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OSB Performance Tuning - RouterRuntimeCache
By MikeMuller on Jan 30, 2013
Many customers start out with smaller projects for an initial release. Typically, these applications require 20-30 Proxy services. But as time goes on and later phases of the project rollout, the number of proxy services can increase drastically. The RouterRuntimeCache is a cache implemented by OSB to improve performance by eliminating or reducing the amount of time spent on compiling the proxy pipeline.
By default, OSB will not compile a pipeline until a request message for a given service is received. Once it has been compiled, the pipeline is cached in memory for re-use. You have probably noticed in testing that the first request to a service takes longer to respond than subsequent requests, and this is a big part of the reason. Since free heap space is often at a premium, this cache can not be infinite in size so this cache has a built in limit. When the cache is full, the least recently used entry is released and the pipeline that is currently being requested is placed into cache in its place. The next time a request comes in for the service who's pipeline was released, that pipeline has to be re-compiled and placed in cache, again forcing out the least recently used pipeline. Once a pipeline is placed in cache it is never removed from cache unless forced out by a full cache scenario as above, or if the service is updated, forcing it to be recompiled.
The default size limit of the RouterRuntimeCache is 100 entries (or pipelines). It is limited by the number of services in the cache, not the memory used by the cache so the amount of memory used by a full cache will vary greatly based on the complexity of the services, the extent and complexity of inline xquery, etc. If your project grows beyond 100 proxy services, system performance can degrade significantly if the cache size is not increased to hold all frequently used services.
Unfortunately, the way to tune this cache is not exposed through the OSB console. As of 11g PS5, the only way to set this parameter is via a system property specified on the Java command-line. The property name is com.bea.wli.sb.pipeline.RouterRuntimeCache.size. For example,
"java … -Dcom.bea.wli.sb.pipeline.RouterRuntimeCache.size=500 … weblogic.Server …".
In this example, OSB will cache 500 proxies, instead of the default 100. Because increasing the RouterRuntimeCache.size value will require more space in the heap to hold the additional proxies, be aware that you may need to reevaluate your JVM memory settings to allow OSB to continue to perform optimally.


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This orientation is mandatory for all new international students.
Airport pick-up is available from the Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) from January 2-5. New international students must complete the shuttle reservation form.
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The restaurant business can be brutally physical, the hours long and exhausting, and the competition cutthroat.
Except sometimes it isn't.
Cameron Douglas helps run the Dusty Boot in Beaver Creek and Eagle, and the Metropolitan in Beaver Creek.
Not so long ago the good folks from Herradura invited him and some the management staff to the Tequila region of Mexico where they distill, wait for it ... tequila. Crank up The Champs song of the same name and sing along.
It was a fact-finding mission and they found Herradura Reposado, one of the best tequilas on God's green earth.
The Cameron Crew took a VIP tour of the Herradura grounds and spent many educational hours in the tasting room. They got to chose their favorite double barrel of tequila, which has now been shipped to Colorado and you can try it yourself at four local restaurants. In Eagle County, that's the Dusty Boot Beaver Creek and Eagle, The Metropolitan in Beaver Creek and Luigi's in Eagle.
Reposado means "rest." Herradura Double Barrel Reposado Tequila is aged at least 11 months, then another month is a second barrel, this one toasted oak, and that's where the smoothness comes from.
It has some caramel notes, you'll note a little cooked agave, dried fruit and some sweet brown spice. They hand bottle it at the estate.
Sipping tequila
Douglas has been in the restaurant business for years and knows that not all tequilas are created equal. But a refresher course is always good.
Basically there are three types of tequila:
o Silver: Unaged, the kind you drank when you were a college student with no sense of self preservation.
o Reposado: Ages 6-12 months. The kind you drink now that you bear a striking resemblance to a grownup.
o Anejo: Aged more than a year.
Herradura is a double barreled reposado.
"It's more of a sipping tequila, like a Scotch," Cameron said.
In the name of good investigative journalism and The Public's Right to Know, we sampled some Herradura Reposado. Then we sampled some more, because we needed to be absolutely certain, and we are.
Herradura has been doing this 135 years, and this is what tequila is like when you get it right.
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Arrest made in Sarasota murder case
Published: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 7:02 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 7:02 a.m.
A homeless 19-year-old has been arrested in connection with a Sarasota murder discovered in mid-March, authorities said.
Kevin L. Peterson was taken into custody shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday by U.S. Marshal Service officers for the murder of Jovonne Corn, according to the Sarasota Police Department.
Corn's body was found in a field in the 1800 block of 19th Street in Sarasota the morning of March 14.
Working on tips and clues from the community, Sarasota Police investigators zeroed in on Peterson as the lead suspect in the death. Investigators planned to question Peterson about the case before booking him into the Sarasota County Jail.
No other information about the arrest has been made available at this time.
Although Peterson has been arrested, the investigation into Corn's death continues, according to police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Dan Riley at (941) 954-7062.
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|Honda Announces Major Investment in the Marysville Auto Plant
|MARYSVILLE, Ohio – Honda of America Mfg. unveiled plans today to construct a $123 million paint facility at its Marysville Auto Plant, continuing Honda's commitment to a cleaner environment, flexible and efficient manufacturing, and high-quality products for its customers.
This is the largest single investment among a series of renovations and expansions at Honda's two auto plants in Ohio. Honda's 25-year commitment to manufacturing in Ohio has grown to more than $6 billion over the years.
"This project is the latest step to keep us competitive in the global vehicle business and ensure the future of our operations," said Koki Hirashima, president and CEO of Honda of America.
"It is fitting that, in our 25th anniversary year of U.S. manufacturing leadership, we will build an industry-leading paint facility," Hirashima said. "Our goal is to keep our original American automobile plant among the most efficient, clean and flexible in the industry."
Construction begins this month on the facility, which replaces the oldest of the plant's original paint lines. The Marysville Auto Plant was the first Japanese auto plant in America when it began producing Accord sedans in November 1982. Honda began U.S. manufacturing with a motorcycle plant in 1979.
Housed in a 234,000-square-foot expansion, the paint facility will introduce waterborne paint systems to the Marysville plant when it goes into full operation in mid-2006. This, along with new paint systems developed by Honda, is expected to reduce emissions by 41 percent. Investment in high-efficiency ovens, air recycling systems and highly efficient variable drive motors should reduce energy use by 34 percent.
"Our associates have always been the key to our success, along with our suppliers, state agencies and communities where we have operations," said John Adams, Honda of America senior vice president and general manager of manufacturing. "This investment represents a commitment to our associates, business partners and the communities in which we live."
Honda of America also announced today that it is constructing a 20-milllion-gallon pond system behind the Marysville Auto Plant that will recycle rainwater to cool the plant in warm-weather months. The 7-acre pond will save tens of thousands of dollars in energy costs and significantly reduce the use of groundwater. The pond will be filled with runoff from parking lots and roofs.
"Honda's green factory concepts date to the earliest years of our company and represent a daily commitment by Honda around the world," Marysville Auto Plant Manger Tom Shoupe said. "We reuse parts containers, and recycle steel scrap and other materials on a continuing basis. The new paint facility and the cooling pond are examples of our continuing environmental leadership."
Employing 5,600 associates, and with a capacity to produce 440,000 vehicles per year, the Marysville Auto Plant produces the Honda Accord sedan and coupe, and the Acura TL luxury sedan from domestic and globally sourced parts. Honda's investment in the 3.6-million-square-foot facility has grown to $2.8 billion since the plant began production in 1982.
Honda of America employs more than 13,000 associates in Ohio. Total Honda employment in the state is nearly 16,000 – two-thirds of Honda's direct U.S. employment.
In recent years, Honda has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in its Ohio operations.
Since starting in Ohio, Honda's manufacturing has expanded in North America with automotive plants in Canada, Mexico and Alabama, a motorcycle plant in Mexico, an ATV and personal watercraft plant in South Carolina, and a power products plant in North Carolina.
Last year, Honda's North American operations spent more than $12.6 billion for parts and materials from 620 domestic suppliers in North America.


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Yarn Profile: Rowan Cashsoft
First Impressions
This machine-washable cashmere is new for 2005 and comes in two basic incarnations: Cashcotton (a mix of cotton, polyamide, angora, viscose, and cashmere) and Cashsoft (blending merino, microfiber, and cashmere).
Smitten with Cashsoft from the very first touch, I made it the focus of this review. I should note that it is very similar to Cashmerino from Debbie Bliss.
Touch is everything with this yarn. It is breathtakingly plush and soft, inviting full-body contact.
The yarn contains 57% extra-fine merino, 33% microfiber, and 10% cashmere, thoroughly blended and spun together in four balanced plies for stability and durability. It comes in 20 vibrant, almost candylike colors—typical Rowan at its best. For this review, I chose a delicate blue called Ballad.
Knitting Up
As a result, the yarn clings comfortably to your fingers and your needles, stretching and sliding easily into stitches.
My swatches emerged slowly and steadily from the needles. Occasionally I'd pull a tiny loose clump of fiber from the strand, but otherwise it posed no issues whatsoever.
I was happy to see that the yarn's multiple plies didn't snag once on the highly defined tip of my Bryspun needles.
Visually speaking, the four plies give each stitch a somewhat rippled look on the finished fabric. But I did see that the yarn's elasticity made consistent tension on knit and purl rows a little bit trickier.
Blocking / Washing
The bias pretty much straightened out with blocking. I'd like to think this was an isolated incident, or perhaps caused by my throwing the yarn with my left hand, but do be prepared for extra blocking just in case.
Friction caused the swatches to soften and bloom, but it also brought pilling. Fortunately, the pills formed rather evenly across the fabric surface. And from a distance, the fabric's bloom concealed any pill detail.
If pills bother you, yet you crave the delicate softness of merino and cashmere, I'd still recommend Cashsoft. All you need to do is find a pattern with some stitchwork to help detract from any early surface degradation.
Rowan hit the sweet spot when pricing this yarn, with each 142-yard skein costing only $7.95. This means a classic medium-sized woman's cardigan will require nine skeins and cost under $75.
Debbie Bliss. They are also machine washable, but because the Aran and Super Chunky weights contain more fiber, you'll pay far more per yard.
Otherwise, for a fine blend of merino and cashmere that won't break the bank and can be tossed in the washing machine, I consider this a top choice.
Yarn name
Cashsoft DK
Rowan Yarn
Fiber content
57% extra-fine merino
33% microfiber
10% cashmere
5.5 stitches per inch on US 6 needles
Average retail price
Where to buy online
The Knitting Garden
In the UK: Colourway
Weight/yardage per skein
50g / 142 yards
Country of origin
Not indicated on label.
Manufacturer's suggested wash method
Warm wool cycle (minimum machine action), warm iron, do not dry clean, do not bleach. Do not tumble dry. Dry flat out of direct heat or sunlight.
Review date
Color used in review
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Men's Eddie Bauer Providence Casual Boat Shoes
Buy Online & Pick Up In-Store
Nautical inspired, classic American style. A great addition to your shoe collection guaranteed to bring back memories of vacations spent by the sea.
The Eddie Bauer Providence Men's Casual Boat Shoes are so easy to kick back in. The comfortable slip-on shoes feature a durable upper, hand sewn Tru-Moc construction, 360-degree lacing system, and a non-marking rubber sole.
- UPPER: Durable, hand sewn Tru-Moc construction
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Headlines for Tuesday:
|@0630 Wake up and exercise
|@0800 Catch up with friends
|@0800 Download emacswiki
|@0900 Read Emacswiki: A-C
|@1000 Follow up with library
|@1000 Follow up with SGS re letter of confirmation
|@1400 Library run
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1. Highrise HQ: 09:00
I took a look at Highrise HQ following a recommendation by Winston Damarillo. It's a web-based contact relationship manager (CRM) by 37signals, so it's all pretty and Web 2.0-y.
Looking further, I'm surprised at how much my hand-hacked Emacs-based CRM can do:
- Review a colleague's notes before calling her contact at the printer
- I do this with BBDB. Not only that, but my system automatically inserts notes into any e-mail I compose to that person.
- See all the follow-ups scheduled for this week
- Got that with Planner
- Set a reminder to write your client a thank-you note next Friday
- Ditto with Planner
- Keep all important emails from a customer together on one page
- I suppose I could do that with mail search. There must be a better way, though...
- Schedule a follow-up sales call with a lead in 30 days
- Gotcha.
- Review all communications with your investors
- I haven't figured out how to do this one yet. Mail folders help. Maybe I can hook up BBDB with my mail search engine...
- Build a list of all the designers your company has hired in the past
- Can do this with tags. In fact, I can build a list of people who are tagged with A but not B and whom I've talked to in the last year... =)
- Enter notes from a call with a potential client
- Gotcha.
- Enter contact info for people you met at the conference this week
- Gotcha.
- Generate a list of contractors you worked with last year
- Gotcha.
- See all the people your company knows at The New York Times
- Regexp search, easy enough.
Highrise: you can share your notes with other people. I don't need that yet, and I don't think I'll need it any time soon.
Emacs: I can use it offline. That totally rocks. Also, I can do lots of complicated batch operations, such as composing form letters that include conditional text, randomized text, and personalized signatures. I can add arbitrary data fields and write code to do all sorts of things. I don't need Firefox or a mouse.
You know, if I just figured out how to translate my setup to the Web, I'd make a killing. ;)
I'm going to steal the idea of a pretty view, and I'm going to make it easier to see all the tasks associated with a person instead of relying on my daily view. I also need to make it easier to mark something as for-followup. Hmmm... But yeah, not too bad, not too bad...
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2. Emacs: 12:06
Terrific comic from UserFriendly about my favorite text editor.
I might take sick leave too! ;)
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3. Out of my control: 16:13
The person responsible for preparing letters of confirmation of degree at University of Toronto's School of Graduate Studies isn't around. I've called SGS every day to follow up on the letter, but no one else can prepare it. My transcript currently shows that my thesis is still in progress, so I can't request a paper copy and use that as proof of completion.
An international student advisor at U of T said that there's absolutely no way I can rush either SGS or Citizenship and Immigration Canada. She advised postponing my start date to three to four weeks after I send the application, which is dependent on when I receive the letter.
I'm very uncomfortable with the idea of moving my start date forward, but I don't think I can do anything about it. I've asked SGS if anyone else can prepare the letter. I've asked about my transcript. GWAAH!
Looking back, I really can't see how I would've done things better. This galls me even more than being late does. The tentative start date for my offer was based on a fairly reasonable time estimate after my thesis defense. I don't think I delayed a lot myself. Maybe I should have been more pessimistic, adding at least a 50% buffer to account for delays in communication, unexpected absences, things like that. I guess that's it: be much more conservative when estimating around other people's times...
I can't do anything about it now. I just have to wait.
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AWANA Verse Listeners
Do you love kids and seeing them grow in their knowledge of Jesus? Then AWANA is the place for you. A weekly gathering of kids ages Pre-K to grade 6, AWANA helps kids develop a deeper knowledge of Jesus. Specifically, we are in need of a few people who would like to listen to the kids recite their memory verses each week, while helping them to learn about the Lord. This commitment is every Friday evening from 6:15 - 8:00 pm. Sign up by contacting the Office at the number below.


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Don Marshall Chrysler Center, located at 1147 S Highway 27, Somerset, Kentucky, takes pride in our helpful staff and we will do everything to make your car buying experience the best you have ever had. We have helped many people from the communities of Danville, London KY and Monticello get into the RAM, Dodge, Jeep or Chrysler car of their dreams.
While you're visiting our dealership's website, take a look at our inventory of RAM, Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler vehicles, including the RAM 1500, Journey, Challenger, Wrangler and Town & Country for the Somerset region. We are a leading provider of new and used RAM, Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler cars to Somerset thanks to our quality automobiles, low prices, and superior sales staff. We encourage you to come and visit us at 1147 S Highway 27 to view our selection in person, speak to a sales professional or take a RAM 1500, Journey, Challenger, Wrangler or Town & Country for a test drive. Call us if you have any questions about a new or used RAM, Dodge, Jeep or Chrysler vehicle that we can answer for you.
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Looking for a car loan in Somerset? Come speak to the experts at Don Marshall Chrysler Center. By working with lenders and understanding your needs, we can create customized loan and lease programs suited to your situation. Our finance department can adjust variables to make sure your loan will fit your lifestyle. The term can be extended to lower monthly payments, or you can pay a little more to shorten the duration of your loan. Call us or stop by to speak to a financial representative.
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We have every new Chrysler Dodge Jeep model just for you. Stop by our showroom to get a firsthand look at one of our many top-rated vehicles, such as the Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Challenger.
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The New Land of 'Oz'
Sam Raimi, best known for directing the "Spider-Man" trilogy, brings to life the vibrant land of Oz in the new Disney film "Oz The Great and Powerful." Follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City as wizards, witches and flying monkeys come to life in the prequel to the beloved classic.
Oscar Diggs (played by James Franco) goes from small-time circus magician to -- you guessed it -- the great and powerful leader of Oz in the film. Diggs relishes the fame and fortune of his position until three witches (played by Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams) question just how worthy he is of leadership.
Witness the magic before it hits theaters. Enter to win two passes to "Oz, The Great and Powerful," screening at 7 p.m. Monday, March 4, at Edwards Mira Mesa.
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Remember James Arthur Ray, the Oprah-endorsed "guru" who hosted a sweat lodge "vision quest" that caused the deaths of three people and "vomit everywhere"? The one overheard stating "It's a good day to die" while people literally died in front of him?
He has been sentenced to three two-year sentences for the reckless endangerment that caused the deaths. The sentences will run concurrently. "The case is bound for appeal" because Ray's lawyers demanded retrial or mistrial no fewer than nine times over the course of trial. [AP, image of Ray in court via AP]


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Danville's perennial parody favorite, "Reel Blondes," comes back to town Feb. 15, with Blondie returning to her beauty shop only to find she has competition just across the street, where the diabolical Dante has opened a salon.
All appears set for a real showdown on Main Street when Blondie vows to fight tooth and well-manicured nail to win clip-and-curl supremacy in town.
Or, it's just another episode in the madness called "Reel Blondes," which has been entertaining audiences for the past two decades. The show this year "Back to the Roots," will be staged Fridays through Sundays through March 9 in Danville's Village Theatre at 233 Front St.
The theater, where "Blondes" has been for the past couple of episodes, is an extreme departure for Vicki Brooks, former owner of Victoria's Hair on Stage. Brooks satisfied her show business leanings by staging annual incarnations of the show right inside her salon, with audiences seated around the place, under hair dryers or at manicure stations to watch the tales unfold.
Traditions for the company, which continue, include song parodies, mostly of rock oldies, performers clad in enormous replicas of various consumer products -- soup, cheese, canned pasta and the like -- and a loose, take-no-prisoners sort of attitude that adds a spirit of fun to the "Reel Blondes" episodes.
The company has been extremely loyal over the years, with many of the crew returning time and again. Veteran Jeff Seaberg comes back as the director and also to make an appearance of his popular handyman character. Longtime "Blonde Paula Wujek" returns as choreographer and performer. Peggy Stratton returns as Blondie, with Donna Turner, Danny Santero, Nick Quintell, Min Kahng and Morgan Breedveld rounding out the cast.
"Back to the Roots" is pretty classic "Blondes" fare, with Blondie trying to battle the mighty Dante by adding a tanning bed to her salon. But it isn't just an ordinary tanning bed; it's also a time machine, which allows the battle to be waged back and forth through time.
In a bit of self-referential mockery, the story has Dante offering music and entertainment to his hair customers. Then, in an attempt to bolster her chances, Blondie goes to the past to enlist the help of some of her ancestors.
"Blondes" plays at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets, at $35, may be reserved at 925-314-3400 or 925-736-2858 or http://www.victoriasreelblondes.com/.
RENT: "Rent," the coming-of-age musical by Jonathan Larsen, continues its run through Feb. 10 at Pleasanton's Firehouse Arts Center.
Despite severe changes in the economy since the play debuted, it continues to have considerable resonance with audience members, particularly younger ones who are engaged by the struggles of the young bohemians and artists trying to make a go of it in the bleakest part of Manhattan.
The Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is based on Puccini's "La Boheme."
This production, by Pacific Coast Repertory Company, also features Alan Mingo Jr., who was a member of the Broadway "Rent" cast.
All shows are at the Firehouse Center, 444 Railroad Ave. in Pleasanton, with shows at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets, at $19 to $35, may be reserved at 925-931-4848, at http://www.pcrtproductions.org or at http://www.firehousearts.org.
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J.P. Morgan's Legal Headaches: A Tally
J.P. Morgan has had its fill of legal headaches.
To solve a large chunk of the problem, the bank is now making a big offer: It will pay what would amount to one of the biggest fines in history to the Department of Justice to wipe clean the slate with prosecutors. WSJ says it has offered $3 billion for a global settlement.
That actually could be something of a pittance to what the bank is up against.
Earlier this month, analysts at Bernstein attempted to get to the bottom of J.P. Morgan's legal issues. The analysts estimated that since 2009, J.P. Morgan has set aside about $21 billion in total legal reserves, including what Bernstein expects to be $2 billion in the current quarter.
Of that $21 billion, the bank had announced settlements of about $6 billion, Bernstein said in a "guestimate." That was before the bank last week announced another $1.3 billion in settlements, largely thanks to the London Whale.
Backing out those settlements, the analysts estimate that J.P. Morgan might have total legal exposures across civil suits and investigations between $20 billion and $30 billion. (The analysts had said $21 billion-$31 billion.)
The vast majority of that is the $13 billion to $21 billion that Bernstein says the bank could be forced to pay to either repurchase mortgages from bond holders or pay out in claims for mortgage bonds. Those claims are civil and likely don't involve the DOJ.
Bernstein estimated J.P. Morgan faces about $2 billion to $3 billion in "financial crisis-related legal claims" including those regarding CDOs and litigation from the Bear Stearns acquisition. The analysts pegged a further $1 billion to $2 billion would remain from "internal control issues," when the London Whale settlement is subtracted. This would include claims about allegations for the rigging of Libor, which the bank has denied. The final $3 billion bucket would include various cases and investigations, Bernstein said, including some settlements that have already been announced.
Since 2011, the bank has announced a total of $5.4 billion in big settlements. To put that in context, MoneyBeat's similar count of settlements for Bank of America totals $45.9 billion since the start of 2010, though that includes some payments made to borrowers.
Here's a tally of the biggest J.P. Morgan settlements in the past few years.
Sept. 19, 2013 — $920 million – In settlements with the OCC, the SEC, the Fed and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, J.P. Morgan agreed to pay a total of $920 million to settle all claims about its management and oversight of traders involved in the London Whale debacle. The bank also admitted wrongdoing in the matter, a trade that cost the bank more than $6 billion.
Sept. 19. — $389 million – The bank paid $80 million in fines and refunded $309 million to credit-card customers to settle regulators' charges that it harmed consumers by allegedly making errors in hundreds of thousands of debt-collection lawsuits and leading more than two million credit-card customers to buy services they didn't want.
July 2013 — $410 million – FERC alleged J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corp. traders gamed rules that help set the cost of electricity in California and the Midwest with 12 manipulative trading schemes starting in 2010. The DOJ is now investigating the claims. The $410 million included a $285 million fine and the bank agreed to give back $125 million in profits.
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November 2012 — $269.9 million – The bank settled with the SEC over the creation and underwriting of mortgage-backed securities.
August 2012 — $1.2 billion – The bank disclosed in a filing its share of a broad settlement over interchange allegations against the banks and Visa and Mastercard.
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In the second cost-cutting announcement in a week, John Muir Health -- which runs hospitals in Walnut Creek and Concord -- announced Thursday it is offering voluntary severance packages to its employees, hoping to save money by trimming about 200 full-time positions in anticipation of falling revenues once Obamacare takes effect.
"We're being paid less, and we either stick our head in the sand or make changes for the future so patients can continue to access us for their care," said John Muir Health spokesman Ben Drew.
With the Affordable Care Act coverage set to start next year, Drew said the nonprofit health care system expects a shift from government payments for each service to a set amount of overall care for a patient, which will lower revenues.
"We must take proactive steps to preserve our ability to deliver great care in the midst of growing patient concerns about health care costs and the most profound changes to health care in decades," said Cal Knight, president and CEO of John Muir Health, in a Tuesday letter to employees. "Given that responsibility, we will make decisions, sometimes difficult ones, to maintain our short- and long-term ability to fulfill our mission and serve the community."
Knight outlines a cost-saving plan that aims to cut $20 million this year and $32 million next year, including a total of $23 million in labor expenses. The voluntary buyout program will trim the nearly 5,000-member John Muir Health workforce by about 4 percent, although no doctors are being asked to leave, Drew said. They expect to get enough volunteers, but layoffs are possible if they do not reach the desired savings, Drew said.
"I hear concerns that John Muir Health's focus on affordability could have a negative impact on patient care," Knight wrote to workers. "These are challenging issues, but I want to assure you that our focus will always be on providing the absolute best possible care and patient experience."
The "voluntary separation" plan comes about a week after John Muir Health announced it is selling its MuirLab business and laying off 540 employees. The company, which will shutter MuirLab's main 56,000-square-foot Concord lab, expects about 150 of those workers to be rehired by MuirLab's buyer, Laboratory Corporation of America.
The last public tax return in 2011 shows John Muir Health's profit dropping from $132 million to $101 million. From 2008 to 2011, the nonprofit saw a $157 million increase in costs; however, during that same time period it realized a $302 million revenue increase, according to tax records.
In his letter, Knight said the nonprofit's staffing was higher than more than 75 percent of hospitals with "similar recognitions for quality."
"Our current costs are not sustainable in the long run," he said.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball team picked up a big midweek win on Tuesday night, notching a 7-3 win over former Southland Conference rival Texas State at Chapman Field.
The Islanders (4-5) got clutch hitting from the offense, and an even bigger pitching outing by Trevor Belicek (1-0), who picked up the win in relief for his first collegiate victory. The Bobcats (2-6) matched the home team in the hit column, but could not come up with key hits due to Texas A&M – Corpus Christi pitching.
Cody Stephens had a big day at the plate for the Islanders, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Jonathan Gonzales had a big two-RBI single in the opening inning to set the tone for the game.
The Islanders got on the board in the first inning, as Jordan Lee led off with a walk, and Stephens doubled down the left field line to put a pair of runners in scoring position. Gonzales followed with a big two-RBI single through the left side to make it an early 2-0 lead. Eric Weiss singled through the right side to move Gonzales to second, and a Kyle Danford came through with an RBI single up the middle to score Gonzales and stake his team to a 3-0 advantage.
The Bobcats would cut the lead to just one in the top of the third, getting two runs on a pair of hits, but Belicek came on to strikeout the final batter, leaving the bases loaded and the Islanders clinging to a one-run lead.
The home team responded in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring a pair of runs to extend the lead to 4-2 on two hits. Stafford Brantley reached with a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a Danford single through the left side and both runners moved up on a balk by Bobcats reliever Andrew Boes. Zach Taylor was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and was followed by a Lee single just inside the left field line to score Brantley while Danford and Taylor moved up a base. Stephens picked up an RBI on a groundout to the shortstop to score Danford and make it 5-2.
Texas State rallied for a run in the top of the seventh, getting to reliever Tyler Schnuriger with J.D. Stinnett reaching after getting hit by a pitch, and Cody Lovejoy and Garrett Mattledge followed with consecutive singles to plate Stinnett and make it a 5-3 game.
The score remained the same until the Islanders got fortunate on a two-out grounder by Gonzales, with the Texas State pitcher bobbling it before throwing it away for a pair of errors as Danford and Lee came around to score and make it a 7-3 game.
Jacob Dorris came on to strikeout the first two batters in the ninth, and then got a fly out to right field that ended the game.
Danford ended up with a two-hit performance, while Lee, Porras and Weiss each had one hit. Lee, and Danford also added an RBI apiece on the offensive side.
Next up for the Islanders will be a three-game set against Dallas Baptist this weekend at Chapman Field. Game times are set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, and will round out with 1 p.m. games on Saturday and Sunday.
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A 115-year-old Japanese man won the title as the oldest living person on Monday, and is just days away from breaking another longevity record.
Jiroemon Kimura, who lives in Kyoto prefecture, became the oldest living person after the passing of Dina Manfredini, an Italian immigrant to the U.S., on Monday. Mr. Kimura had also previously held the record for oldest living man since April 2011. Once December is over, he'll become the oldest man ever.
Jeanne Calment, a French woman who lived to be 122, holds the record for the longest life ever verified.
Mr. Kimura was born on April 19, 1897, and was a postal worker until his retirement.
According to the Kyoto Shimbun, Mr. Kimura stays once or twice a month in a special nursing home and he reads the newspaper and relaxes. He is also recovering from an illness earlier in the month.
The honor might be a bit more competitive going forward, however. The percentage of the Japanese population 65 years and older is expected to rise to 39.9% by 2060, according to government figures. Life expectancy is also predicted to rise to 84.19 for men and 90.93 for women by the same year.


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WASHINGTON (January 1, 2013)—U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., the No. 2 Republican in the House leadership, said Tuesday he opposes a Senate-passed measure aimed at averting a plunge off the so-called fiscal cliff.
Cantor told reporters after a two-hour closed-door meeting Tuesday with GOP lawmakers that he did not support the bill, said House leaders were looking for "the best path forward" and that no decisions had been made.
The Senate passed the measure early Tuesday by a sweeping 89-8 vote.
House passage of the measure would send it to President Barack Obama for his signature.
The bill would increase taxes on family income exceeding $450,000 and delay across-the-board spending cuts for two months.
House GOP leaders were considering amending the measure and sending it back to the Senate, but that step could produce a deadlock.
House Democratic leaders, meanwhile were pressing Speaker John Boehner to let the House vote on the Senate-approved bipartisan compromise.
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The city engineer in the western North Dakota oil patch city of Dickinson is resigning because of his workload and stress.
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> Super Smash Bros For Nintendo 3DS (2014)
> Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (2015)
> Bravely Second: End Layer (2016)
> Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight (2016)
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> Yo-Kai Watch (2016)
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The work is part of a $330,000 project to the upgrade the signals on Route 619 between Market Avenue NW and state Route 43.
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Medicine's Role in Strengthening Medicare
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With Medicare likely to be a leading topic in tonight's State of the Union address, it's clear that a new conversation over how best to reduce health care spending is underway. Regardless of political party, all sides agree that Medicare can be more sustainable while ensuring that seniors have regular access to the high-quality health care that they need. Medicare Part D, which covers more than 40 million seniors and persons with disabilities, plays a critical role in providing this care and reducing Medicare spending.
As PhRMA President and CEO John Castellani noted in his post earlier today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has endorsed this approach. Last November, the CBO revised its methodology for calculating medical cost savings estimates for legislative proposals that include use of prescription drugs. For every one percent increase in the number of prescriptions filled by those on Medicare, spending on medical services will be reduced by .20 percent.
According to the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, treating patients with chronic diseases comprises 75 percent of the nation's health care spending. Within Medicare in particular, chronic diseases including arthritis, diabetes and hypertension accounted for more than a third of spending growth between 1997 and 2006.
While improving and saving the lives of millions of patients guides our industry every day, the recent action by the CBO illustrates the value of medicine and will help ensure that seniors continue to receive the benefits of the Part D program. The facts are clear: A recent survey by Medicare Today and KRC research found that 84 percent of seniors report that their out-of-pocket drug costs would be much higher without Medicare Part D. Sixty-one percent would be unable to fill all of their prescriptions and 53 percent would be more likely to cut back or stop taking them altogether.
Making sure Medicare patients have access to affordable, high-quality care is critical to building on the success of the program. Every stakeholder has a role to play and we're looking forward to sharing our thoughts and insights on how keeping patients healthy can ensure Medicare's fiscal health for decades to come.


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- Jun 30:
- San Francisco Pride Parade: Downtown packed as marchers make their way up Market Street
- Gay marriage: Justice Kennedy denies request to stop California weddings
- San Francisco: Gay Pride parade turns into celebration on an epic scale
- Gay marriage opponents ask Supreme Court to halt same-sex weddings
- Jun 29:
- Supreme Court rulings on same-sex unions place spotlight on the weathered institution of marriage
- Same-sex couples marry at San Francisco City Hall as city celebrates Pride weekend
- Jun 28:
- Prop. 8 stay lifted, same-sex weddings can resume immediately
- San Francisco: Huge crowds expected for this weekend's gay pride parade, festivities
- Jun 27:
- July 28 Readers' letters: The Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage
- Prop. 8 case was once seen as a Supreme Court long shot
- Jun 26:
- Same-sex marriage: Evening rallies unleash jubilation after court rulings
- Prop. 8: Bay Area's gay rights advocates celebrate same-sex marriage rulings
- Gay marriage: Proposition 8 appears doomed in California after Supreme Court ruling
- Cassidy: Twitter moved us toward the Supreme Court's DOMA and Proposition 8 rulings on same-sex marriage
- Prop. 8 ruling: Bay Area marriage license officials eager to serve same-sex couples
- Gay marriage: How TV helped nudge society on the issue
- Biz Break: Google, Apple celebrate Supreme Court's same-sex marriage rulings, markets rise again
- Prop. 8, DOMA: Q-and-A
- Bay Area lawmakers' reactions to marriage rulings
- Timeline: Key dates in the American gay rights movement
- Bay Area rallies planned for DOMA, Prop. 8 decisions
- Prop. 8: Supreme Court ends California ban on gay marriage but fight remains
- Obama on DOMA: 'Supreme Court has righted a wrong'
- Mercury News editorial: Prop. 8, DOMA fall; it is a great day
- Document: California Attorney General Kamala Harris addresses marriage licenses
- Document: U.S. Supreme Court ruling on DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act
- Raw Video: Prop 8 Supreme Court decision reactions
- Document: U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 and gay marriage
- Prop. 8 and DOMA: Bay Area greets gay marriage rulings with joy
A story about same-sex couples getting married in Santa Clara County incorrectly reported when Glen Cantrell and his partner Michael Mulhern first met. It was nine years ago.
SAN JOSE -- Just before 9 a.m. Monday, Trish and Eve Kedar's years-long dream finally came true when Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager married the two women -- the first such nuptials celebrated at the county building after an appellate court ruling Friday lifted the ban on same-sex marriages in the state.
"We wanted to do it here in San Jose because it's our home turf," said Trish, 49, who met 50-something Eve on a website five years ago. Ever since their first date at San Jose's Alum Rock Park, "it's been magic," Trish said.
Similar scenes played out around the South Bay on Monday at county clerk and recorder's offices after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Friday. Within hours of that ruling, two of the plaintiffs in the landmark case -- Sandy Stier and Kris Perry of Berkeley -- were married at San Francisco City Hall, which opened on the weekend for dozens of other same-sex ceremonies.
The weddings followed the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions last Wednesday that not only overturned Proposition 8 and made same-sex marriages legal in California, but also struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
In San Mateo County, Theresa Rabe of the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder's Office said Monday afternoon that about 15 same-sex couples obtained marriage licenses, and one wedding took place in the chapel.
The chapel schedule was starting to fill up for later this week, Rabe said, but several same-sex couples told her they're not rushing to the altar in reaction to last week's legal decision.
"They feel this is for sure and permanent," Rabe said, "and they can take their time to plan."
In Santa Clara County, same-sex couples exchanged vows in a more scenic venue: Yeager's 10th floor corner office, with floor-to-ceiling windows offering vistas of the county.
Yeager -- the county's first openly gay supervisor -- had already donned a formal black robe to wear as an official deputy commissioner of marriage.
"It is gratifying to be here today," Yeager told the Kedars before asking them to recite their vows. "All Californians have the right to establish a family with the person they love. We have waited for too long, but the day is finally here," as he congratulated the women as "wife and wife."
With the county's wedding chapel undergoing renovation and unavailable for weddings, same-sex couples could get married in a first-floor conference room, at one of the windows at the clerk-recorder's office, or in Yeager's office.
By 5 p.m., the preference was clear: He'd officiated nine such weddings, and one for a heterosexual couple.
But the Kedars were the first -- as much a surprise to them as their primary place in a very short line outside the county building early Monday morning.
"We didn't expect all this attention. We thought there was going to be a big line," said Eve, who works at a Cupertino startup and had risen with Trish, a marketing manager, at 4:30 a.m. in their Morgan Hill home to be ready for the 8 a.m. opening of the clerk-recorder's office.
"I wanted to get here early to ensure nothing happened and no other rulings came down that would stop us," said Trish of their plans Monday. She also worried that traffic from the BART strike might impede their efforts. When they arrived at 5:45 a.m., they were the only couple in the courtyard.
At 7 a.m., San Jose residents Glen Cantrell and his partner Michael Mulhern joined them in line, and offered to be witnesses for the Kedars' marriage.
"It's another step in a long road, but it's a happy time," said Cantrell of the culmination of his and Mulhern's own relationship after meeting by chance four years ago after a performance at the San Jose Repertory Theatre.
The two men planned to obtain their marriage license Monday, but said they would celebrate with family and friends in a civil ceremony later this month.
After the brief ceremony in Yeager's office, during which Trish wiped away tears of joy, Eve looked at her beloved and exclaimed, "We did it!"
The two women already had marked their domestic partnership in a formal ceremony in 2011 in Monterey and were married at their synagogue in Saratoga the same year. After Monday's ceremony, each planned to return to work, but planned to celebrate that night with friends and relatives.
This occasion, said Trish, was important for many historic reasons, including no longer being barred from federal and other benefits, such as married tax recognition.
In the Kedars' case, Trish noted, it was medical benefits that her employer had not been allowed to offer Eve, a breast cancer survivor.
"We feel we are equal citizens," said Eve after the ceremony. "It's civil rights, man!"
Staff writer Aaron Kinney contributed to this report. Contact Tracy Seipel at 408 275-0140.


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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, England
There is accumulating evidence that positive well-being is associated with reduced mortality and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and other diseases of older age.1- 3 To our knowledge, this association has not previously been investigated in a nationally representative sample in which extensive health and behavioral data are available. We therefore used the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA) to evaluate prospective associations between enjoyment of life and survival.
The ELSA began in 2002 with 11 391 men and women 50 years and older living in England.4 Comparisons of the sociodemographic characteristics of participants against results from the national census show that the sample is representative of the English population. Of the core sample, 94.8% consented to data linkage to mortality records. Participants were tracked for a mean of 7 years, 3 months. Complete data on well-being, health behavior, and survival were available from 1251 fatalities and 7774 survivors.
Enjoyment of life was assessed with the pleasure subscale from the CASP-19 (Control, Autonomy, Self-realisation and Pleasure)5 and depression with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale. Socioeconomic status was indexed by total household wealth. Education, marital status, employment, smoking, physical activity, and alcohol consumption were also recorded. Participants were asked if they experienced limiting long-standing illnesses and whether they had been diagnosed as having clinical depression, CHD, cancer, diabetes, stroke, heart failure, and chronic lung disease.
The sample was divided by into quartiles of enjoyment of life. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used, testing models that successively adjusted for age and sex, demographic factors, health indicators, depression, and health behaviors. Similar results were obtained when enjoyment was modeled as a continuous variable.
Participants in the higher enjoyment group were, on average, younger and more likely to be female, married, better educated, and wealthier than those with lower enjoyment scores (eTable 1). They had lower depression scores and fewer illnesses, were less likely to be smokers, and were more likely to be physically active. The proportion of people who died over the follow-up period was 20.4% in the lowest enjoyment quartile, 15.7% in the second, 11.6% in the third, and 6.4% in the highest enjoyment quartile. Compared with the lowest enjoyment group, the age- and sex-adjusted hazard ratio was reduced for all other quartiles in a dose-dependent fashion, so participants in the highest enjoyment quartile had a 57.5% reduced risk of death (Table). This was attenuated when demographic factors, baseline health, depression, and health behaviors were taken into account, but in the full model, the highest enjoyment group still showed a hazard ratio of 0.717. Other factors independently associated with mortality are detailed in eTable 2.
As a guard against pre-existing illness leading both to diminished enjoyment of life and premature mortality, an additional analysis was conducted excluding individuals who died within 2 years of the baseline assessments. In this subgroup, death rates were 16.4%, 13.2%, 9.7%, and 5.4% in the lowest to highest enjoyment quartiles, and the proportional hazards regression models were similar to those for the full sample (eTable 3).
Subjective well-being is a central societal aspiration. This study indicates that one aspect of well-being—enjoyment of life—is associated with longer survival in a dose-dependent fashion. One danger in the investigation of positive well-being is that findings simply reflect the adverse effects of depression and other negative states.6 However, a substantial protective effect of enjoyment remained after controlling for depression, suggesting that positive affect has independent associations with health outcomes.
Greater enjoyment of life was associated with less prevalent illness, greater wealth and education, being married, and being in paid employment, all of which have established links with survival. These factors accounted for approximately one-third of the protective effect of enjoyment in the present analyses. But greater enjoyment was associated with a 28% lower risk of death even after these factors, as well as depression and health behaviors, had been taken into account.
Other factors may be responsible for the remaining association between enjoyment and survival. It may be caused by unmeasured confounding factors such as other pre-existing illnesses. Only 3 health behaviors were assessed, and other aspects such as diet may be relevant. In addition, direct links with health outcomes are plausible, since biological responses such as reduced cortisol output in everyday life and attenuated cardiovascular and inflammatory responses to stress are related to positive well-being.7
The results of this study do not establish that enjoyment of life is causally related to survival. Enjoyment may be a marker of underlying health-related biological, behavioral, or dispositional factors that are responsible for the association. Nonetheless, our findings show that the link between enjoyment and survival at older ages is not fully accounted for by demographic factors or major pre-existing illnesses. These results highlight the importance of positive well-being in older adults and suggest that efforts to improve enjoyment of life, as well to manage and prevent disease, could have beneficial effects on life expectancy.
Correspondence: Dr Steptoe, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Pl, London WC1E 6BT, England (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Author Contributions: Dr Steptoe had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Steptoe and Wardle. Acquisition of data: Steptoe. Analysis and interpretation of data: Steptoe and Wardle. Drafting of the manuscript: Steptoe and Wardle. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Steptoe and Wardle. Statistical analysis: Steptoe and Wardle. Obtained funding: Steptoe. Administrative, technical, and material support: Wardle.
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Funding/Support: The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing was developed by a team of researchers based at University College London, the Institute of Fiscal Studies and the National Centre for Social Research. The funding is provided by the National Institute on Aging (grants 2RO1AG7644-01A1 and 2RO1AG017644) and a consortium of UK government departments coordinated by the Office for National Statistics. The data are lodged with the UK Data Archive. Dr Steptoe is funded by the British Heart Foundation, and Dr Wardle by Cancer Research UK.
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The Lamplighter Circle met in the Serve Center Monday. The meeting was conducted by Doreen Ediger. Karen Stewart and Shirley Lewis were hostesses for the evening.
Sheryl Messenger gave devotions from a book by Robert Schnase on practicing extraordinary generosity. Everyone benefits from being generous.
Roll call was answered by 18 members and one guest, Jana McKinney, giving their favorite fall activity. Joyce Hall gave humorous top ten reasons why God created Eve.
The program was given by Jana McKinney. She talked about getting financially prepared and taking steps ahead of disaster. A household inventory should be prepared, insurance coverage should be reviewed, a grab-and-go box should be made, and after a disaster a list of things that need to be done should be made.
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DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- Dolphins receiver Chad Johnson has been released from a Florida jail on $2,500. He had been charged with domestic violence after his wife accused him of head-butting her during an argument.
Jail officials say the 34-year-old Johnson was released Sunday. Johnson's defense attorney, Adam Swickle, says a no-contact order has been issued that prevents Johnson from contacting his wife, Evelyn Lozada.
Such orders are common in domestic violence cases.
Swickle declined to comment further.
Police say Johnson, formerly known as Chad Ochocinco, was arrested Saturday. He is accused of head-butting his wife during an argument in front of their Miami home. Davie police Capt. Dale Engle said the argument started when Lozada confronted Johnson about a receipt she had found for a box of condoms.


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The sun is shining a lot brighter at the Stoll house in Dewitt.
The family of seven moved to a Healthy Home approved by the American Lung Association, after living in a dusty and moldy home took its toll on the kids. Two-year-old Grace almost died from a respiratory virus, and two of the other children developed asthma.
"Grace got sick in February. Then we described Andrew's symptoms and found out he had asthma. Then when Rachel was born and she had it, we knew we had to do something," said Matt Stoll, Healthy Home owner.
The home features a special filter that circulates fresh air throughout the home, along with an insulated basement, guaranteed to protect the home from moisture for at least 20 years eliminating the possibility of mold.
The only carpet in the house is on the stairs to keep dust to a minimum.
Despite the high technology used to build a Healthy Home, program coordinators say high tech doesn't mean more dollars to keep your family healthy.
"Cost-wise it's maybe five to eight percent more above market to build a healthy home. But it's affordable and most families are willing to pay more," said Elliot Levinsohn, American Lung Association.
"The healthy home features are things I and most builders are doing anyways," said Tom McCarthy, builder.
The kids are still under a number of medications, but living in their healthy home has made a significant difference.
"In the old house, they'd get sick and it'd be worse. Bronchitis would develop and the kids would be on antibiotics. We haven't been on antibiotics since we moved in," said Heidi Stoll, Healthy Home owner.
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Former Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist visits the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's EVEREST visualization room with Leadership Knoxville on Friday, Feb. 15.
EVEREST stands for Exploratory Visualizations Environment for Research in Science and Technology.
The group toured ORNL's supercomputing facilities as part of the visit.
A large-scale venue for data exploration and analysis, EVEREST measures 30 feet wide and 10 feet tall — and its main feature is a 27-projector Powerwall displaying 11,520 by 3,072 pixels or a total of 35 million pixels.
Coupled with a dedicated Lustre filesystem, 'the EVEREST facility provides a compelling experience for scientists exploring data at extremely fine scales.'
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The Oz The Great and Powerful Film Premiere was held last night (28 Feb) at the Empire cinema in Leicester Square and the four main stars of the film were in attendance including James Franco, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis along with the director Sam Raimi.
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The fall sports have wound down for the Saints with the completion of the State Cross Country Tourney this past weekend.
The fall team banquets are underway. Next week the winter sports activities begin.
On Monday, Nov. 12, the two girls winter sports begin practice. Both girls basketball and girls gymnastics start their workouts.
The girls basketball team is the first SJA team to begin competition this winter as the Saints open at home against Jackson on Nov. 27.
The first meet for the gymnastics team is another home opener against Windom on Thursday, Dec. 6.
The boys begin practice the next Monday on Nov. 19.
Wrestling's first meet is a home match against Worthington on Thursday, Nov. 29.
The boys basketball team's first game is also a home opener against our neighbors from Madelia on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
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The opening was in deference to Pink Floud who had played at Birmingham's Legion Field the night before. http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pink-floyd/1994/legion-field-stadium-birmingham-al-33d764dd.html
My friends and I had 4th row, center. We saw Trey and Mike on the floor several rows back during intermission, sitting there anonymous like. We told them we dug their shit, jams, etc., and hoped for a good show from them the next night. Very casual....
5 Points was a TINY venue, and Phish was still not a huge draw back them in the Deep South. That place held maybe 750 peeps at the most...maybe. Fire code was prob more like 500..
Opening was delayed due to the trouble of getting a disco ball to hang and spin correctly, but then it quickly kicked in with the homage to Pink Floyd. From there, I was way too baked and 3 feet away from Trey and the dudes to know what happened next. Who cares at that point, right? Several doobies later, and Oteil (OMG!!) is on stage jamming. I'm there, against the stage, basically in a small bar, seeing the dudes kill it. No hassle, no pushing, no frenzy. Easy in, easy to the bathroom, easy back to center stage. Set list... Whatevs. The vibe and setting were awesome, with the added bonus of having seen the boys at the Pink Floyd show (I had better seats!!) the night before!!


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Do Jurors Have a Right to Wear Sneakers?
The court is a place, like church, where evolving style often rubs against tradition. Everyone has an opinion about how lawyers, defendants and litigants should dress. (Some are more controversial than others.)
But what about jurors? Can a potential juror get the boot for violating a court dress code? Who enforces it?
These are questions that have come up in a federal mortgage-fraud case in Orlando, Fla., where two lawyers say their clients' rights were violated when court security officers allegedly turned away a number of prospective jurors for violating the court dress code.
The lawyers, John E. Bergendahl and Bruce A. Zimet, said the alleged dismissals flouted their clients' Sixth Amendment rights to have a jury drawn from a fair cross-section of the community, as well as the individuals' right to serve on a jury.
"There is no reason to believe each of these individuals was not at least equally or more qualified than any juror who ultimately sat in judgment in this case," they wrote in a May 30 motion for a new trial.
In the Orlando division of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the dress code reads like this:
You are expected to conduct yourself with reserve and courtesy, and when appearing at the courthouse, must dress appropriately to preserve the dignity of the Court. Proper attire includes coat and tie for men and similarly appropriate attire for women. No jeans, polo shirts or sneakers.
The motion doesn't say how many jurors were believed to be in violation of the dress code or explain the nature of their alleged violations. Mr. Zimet said that he received the initial tip about the dismissals from other lawyers involved in the case, and that he is investigating. The lawyers are also trying to determine whether the court security guards were acting on behalf of the judge in the case, or by themselves, Mr. Zimet said.
The Middle District of Florida clerk of court, Sheryl L. Loesch, told Law Blog that only judges can turn away jurors based on dress-code violations. She couldn't comment on an open case. "Our policy is that the court security officers do not screen jurors for dress code," Ms. Loesch said. Judges may make exceptions to the code for medical conditions, she added.
Judge John A. Jarvey, who presided over the trial, was not in his chambers Monday, one of his staff said, adding that his general policy is to decline to comment on cases.
Andrew G. Ferguson, a jury expert and law professor at the University of the District of Columbia, said the defense lawyers could have a strong argument if it turns out security officials were policing for dress code violations, despite the district policy.
"The court, through the judges, should make the decision about who is 'suitable' or suitably attired for jury service," he said. "I do not know the demographic realities of the courthouse, but I could see, if done on a regular basis, it could distort the diversity of the jury pool."
There doesn't appear to be any consensus among the federal courts on how jurors should dress. Most appear hostile toward tank tops and flip flops. Some dislike jeans. Others balk at mini-skirts.
In the federal courthouse in nearby Tampa, the dress code is more relaxed than in Orlando, with no mention of a coat and tie: "No ripped/stained jeans, shorts, flip flops, tank tops or beach attire are allowed."
In the Southern District of New York, in Manhattan, there isn't a formal dress code. The jury duty FAQ admonishes prospective jurors only "to dress in a manner respectful to the Court."
If you're serving on a jury in the Northern District of Iowa, "you should wear comfortable but appropriate, business-like clothing. Shorts, jeans, t-shirts, tank tops and sweatshirts should not be worn."
In Los Angeles, "Business attire is strongly suggested. Ties are not required. Jurors should not wear shorts, mini-skirts, tank tops, flip-flops, or hats (unless for religious purposes)."