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LAKELAND | Sunday night's freeze brought local farmers outdoors to check their crops and homeless people indoors to escape an uncomfortable night outdoors.
Farmers reported no major crop damage, industry officials said Monday.
"Statewide we came out in pretty good shape," said Andrew Meadows, spokesman for Florida Citrus Mutual in Lakeland. "There have not been any reports of damage."
Meadows said the only concern – growers won't have a clear picture for a few days – is whether the cold weather affected the blooms on many citrus trees now as a result of warm winter weather.
A serious loss of blooms could affect next year's citrus crop, he said.
Last month was tied to be the 10th warmest January on record since local weather records began in 1915, according to the National Weather Service.
Until last weekend, February weather has been pretty mild, too.
As a result, there have been reports of many plants blooming earlier than usual.
Strawberries, the other large cold-sensitive crop in the area, seemed to have escaped damage as well, said Carl Grooms of Fancy Farms in Plant City.
"We had water on them from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.," he said. "There was a real heavy frost."
He said temperatures dropped to 30 degrees in his fields.
Citrus Mutual's Meadows said although there were reports from the Lake Wales area of brief drips into the 20s, there were no reports of prolonged cold below 28 that would have damaged trees.
He said the only places that might have sustained some damage were isolated pockets of low-lying land.
Temperatures varied quite a bit Monday morning around Polk County, according to data compiled by the National Weather Service in Ruskin.
Lows ranged from 27 in Poinciana to 39 near Frostproof.
The freezing weather was a challenge for the area's homeless.
Tony Fusaro, director of Talbot House Ministries in Lakeland, said their shelter near downtown Lakeland was packed.
"We had 172 people, which meant 21 people slept on the floor because we didn't have enough beds,'' he said.
Fortunately, the cold weather was short-lived.
The forecast for the rest of the week calls for nighttime lows from the upper 40s through the lower 60s through the weekend.
No rain is forecast.
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Did the owners pull the plug again?
Just read Rodgers comments in the telegraph about how Willian would have been perfect for us but it don't go ahead for 'non-footballing' reasons and that it's 'the owners money.' I could be wrong but reading between the lines there, they've put the kybosh on another deal!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
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Its hard to say who got this wrong without all the facts, but the question is what does "not footballing" reasons mean? If that is money which I'd say is a pretty good educated guess, then I'm not so sure it is such a bad thing that we backed off.
The saying is every player has his price, but why would anybody pay more than that price? it seems to me Willian wanted to come to the prem, and we'd put forward a decent offer his club and he were interested in. Spurs then sweetened that offer so the player logically went in their direction. But despite a fee with Anzhi agreed, and a medical being passed, paperwork has not been signed as the player is keeping his options open as now Chelsea are in the frame also. Sounds very much like the players agent is trying to start a bidding war over the players personal terms, or more bluntly, who's going to pay him the most per week.
If that is the "non footballing" reasons, then the question you have to ask yourself is how much is Willian worth. Not his transfer fee, but his wage; what we'd actually have to pay him each week for the next 5 years. How about 75K a week, or 19.5M over his contract? How about 100K a week or 26M over the contract? What about 150K a week or 39M over the life of the deal? Well now Chelsea are in the picture could we even consider 200K a week which is over 50M for his contract.
Maybe we disagree with the owners on the number, but surely we agree there is a number at which point its rational to say, we're out.
I haven't seen those quotes Loki but, if correct, I think it's worrying.
So far, we seem to be about breaking even on transfers in/out and probably have made a saving on the overall wages bill. We've sat still whilst we watch a club in a similar position buy quality player after quality player. Given the increase in revenue from this season and our need to get into the top 4, it's incredible that we haven't purchased the promised three first teamers yet.
Just over a week left - I'm beginning to get a sinking feeling!
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I'm with you there Paddy, we've spent #$%$-all this window. In fact taking into account wages it's cheaper to run the team now than last season! Personally I'm not too upset at missing out on Willian but the manger has identified him, we've done all that work scouting him etc only for the owners to say 'no' - where is the communication to avoid these embarrassments?
Willian sounded excited about LFC, it sounded like we met the fee so he must have been chasing silly money. Perhaps that is what everyone is earning right now at the top end but I have got over it already. There is plenty of widemen available that could take us on a level. Arda Turan, Xherdan Shaqiri, Victor Moses, Cristian Tello, Ben Arfa etc. Even an Agbonglahor would be a good signing!
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WHEELING - Tournament soccer is exciting enough. But when you go to overtime or a shootout, that's makes the nerves a little more unstable.
Wheeling Park's girls squad experienced all of those emotions and more this week. But it's all good as the Patriots are once again sectional champs.
Carly Collins' goal with 6:31 left in overtime Thursday night gave Wheeling Park to a 2-1 victory against Parkersburg in the West Virginia Class AAA Region I, Section 1 final at Wheeling Island Stadium.
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Parkersburg's Kailey Cox dribbles the ball against a Wheeling Park defender Alison Irvin during their Class AAA Region I, Section 1 final Thursday at Wheeling Island Stadium. Wheeling Park won, 2-1 in overtime.
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Morgantown blanked Wheeling Park, 2-0, on Sept. 1 at Pony Lewis Field.
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''They're strong and have good players everywhere. They are very athletic and skilled. It's a team that has been playing together for a long time, so they have a pretty good understanding of each other.''
Thursday's victory was Park's second this week that went pass the regulation 80 minutes. The Patriots opened tournament play Tuesday by topping Parkersburg South in a shootout.
''After that game they had (Tuesday) and the energy they came out with (Thursday), I'm sure they're physically exhausted,'' Big Reds coach Kristen Schreiber said.
''Wheeling Park played a phenomenal game. They were the better team. They stopped us and made our touches bad. We didn't help ourselves a whole lot, but the effort was there. Sometimes it just doesn't go your way.''
Alyssa Sonnefeld and Ashley Grove were credited with assists on the winning goal. The Patriots had numbers in front of Big Reds keeper Taylor Beckley and Collins made sure Parkersburg paid.
''This is a big victory for us,'' Taylor said while holding the sectional championship trophy. ''It's great to come up with a win. These girls have worked hard and we have a good team.''
Both teams combined for four shots on goal during a mostly uneventful first 40 minutes. But one of those shots - by Parkersburg co-captain Allie Roberts - got past Patriots netminder Devyn Nickerson with 1:14 left in the half to make the score 1-0.
''I told the girls at halftime that we weren't putting enough pressure on them,'' Taylor said. ''The girls turned that around in the second half.''
Park controlled the tempo for the last 30 minutes of regulation. In the process, it tied the score at 1-1 on a goal by Grove off an Evan Robinson assist.
''That goal was a reward for all the pressure we put on them,'' Taylor said.
Park had several more opportunities to take the lead in the closing minutes, but to no avail. Meanwhile, the Big Reds (12-6-2) couldn't get anything going.
''I thought the girls played hard,'' Schreiber said. ''I don't necessarily think we played smart, but we played hard.''
Parkersburg finished the season with three seniors and 11 freshmen or sophomores on the roster. So Schreiber sees a bright future ahead.
''Expectations for us weren't very high,'' she said. ''But from a coaches' perspective and a player's perspective, our expectations were more than this and know we could have done it.''


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The robber pulled a black semiautomatic handgun on the 19-year-old woman who had welcomed him to the restaurant and demanded money from the cash register.
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As more key Caltrans workers and consultants break their silence, it becomes harder to believe Tony Anziano, the manager in charge of construction of the new western span of the Bay Bridge.
They say he ignored their concerns about substandard quality and testing, tried to silence them, insisted they not put complaints in writing and punished them when they didn't play ball.
Anziano denies the allegations, suggesting the individuals were sometimes at fault. He says one angered the contractor he was overseeing, another was abusive to a fellow worker and two wanted more autonomy.
Those are the conflicting perspectives contained in a report commissioned by the state Senate transportation committee, chaired by Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, that examines why bridge costs ballooned from $1.4 billion to $6.4 billion yet serious questions remain about its lifespan.
The report portrays a rush to finish with little regard for expense and at the sacrifice of quality. "At least nine top bridge engineers, scientists, and other distinguished bridge construction experts who worked on the project have similar stories of being gagged and banished," writes the report's author, investigative journalist Roland De Wolk.
—... (T)hey have consistent tales about admonishments by management to avoid keeping written records of the discords that could help document -- or dismiss -- their criticisms and concerns."
The report reinforces that Gov. Jerry Brown must get beyond his blind defense of the bridge project and fix Caltrans' unprofessional culture of intimidation, secrecy and denial.
As Oakland mayor, Brown insisted on the signature design that drove up costs and added delays. As governor, he has dismissed Caltrans' costly mistakes. "S--- happens," he said at one point. And in 2012 he vetoed DeSaulnier's bill to establish an independent inspector general for transportation.
Meanwhile, Brown's Caltrans director, Malcolm Dougherty, defends Anziano and the bridge project. Remember, it was Dougherty who gave contradictory answers last year about the infamous failed rods. And it was Anziano who arrogantly ignored highly respected outside engineers with divergent views about the metallurgical breakdown.
Anziano, an attorney, remains in charge of bridge construction despite mounting evidence, detailed by De Wolk, that he squelched technical experts' concerns to keep the project progressing:
This is no way to manage. Clearly, it's time for Anziano to go.
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Next month, the state Assembly education committee will begin discussing legislation to require that school employees receive child abuse reporting training every year.
After two years of reports by this newspaper of various school employees failing to properly report child abuse, Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Burbank, introduced Assembly Bill 1432, which would change state law from "strongly encouraging" training to "requiring annual training," including yearly proof of such education.
"This is really an example of stuff that was published really motivating legislation," Gatto said in a phone interview.
Teachers, administrators and all school employees are considered "mandated reporters," required to immediately report any suspected child abuse to police or county Child Protective Services. Failure to do so is a misdemeanor crime.
A report by this newspaper last year found that fewer than half of 94 Bay Area school districts surveyed trained employees on the identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect, and that training standards varied by district. This newspaper has covered cases of unreported physical and sexual child abuse by teachers in the Moraga, Brentwood, Antioch, San Jose and Mt. Diablo districts. Incidents included cover-ups of reported incidents, investigations of abuse on their own, and obfuscating other investigating agencies' efforts.
These revelations led to teacher convictions, employee terminations and large lawsuit payouts.
"The situation now is a mess. The law is suggestive and not mandatory. Training is done on a school-by-school basis," said Gatto, who called the current training law a "recipe for bad things to happen."
On Feb. 11, he amended his legislation to include requirements that employees must provide proof of training at the start of each school year, and that the state Department of Education would create a training program, including an online module.
A youth law expert called the legislation a "step in the right direction."
"Providing training to school district personnel about their obligation to report suspected child abuse or neglect should be mandatory, not left to the discretion of districts," said Bill Grimm, senior attorney with the National Center for Youth Law in Oakland. But other reasons suspected abuse is not reported -- including the culture within some districts to deal with such problems internally -- remain unaddressed, Grimm said.
The bill allows districts to opt out of training if they can give the state Department of Education a reason. However, if a district opts out, it could open itself up to significant liability, said Gatto, adding that individual teachers would be responsible for getting the training, which would be needed for teaching in California.
Tom Torlakson, the state superintendent of public instruction, supports the bill and praised the newspaper reporting that prompted it.
"Even as changing state laws have expanded the number and nature of 'mandatory reporters,' never have they required any accompanying training in these duties," he wrote in a letter of support to Gatto. That lack of training, Torlakson said, "does a disservice to both school employees and to the children these laws are meant to protect."
Carol Carrillo, executive director of the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa, also has written legislators in support of the bill. Her agency provided live training to more than 5,000 mandated reporters in 2013, and has requests from schools that will double that number this year, she said.
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Parkersburg officials hear about home rule, budget
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PARKERSBURG — Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie spoke Tuesday to Parkersburg City Council, asking members to call state legislators in support of home rule....
Why don't they give Pothole Bob a raise? He's Skilled labor.
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City workers know what the pay is when they apply for the job. How many people has gone several years without pay raise, they get discount on health insurance also they get a pension. They should to be happy they have a job. When users fee is dropped then we could look into pay raises.
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So Newell pushes the user fee in Parkersburg and now wants to give city employees pay raises because they have to pay the city use fee?! Seriously? Words almost fail. So the tax payers of the city are paying the user fee if they work in town and also going to pay for pay raises for the city employees because it's somehow unfair that THEY have to pay the fee? Really?
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There Newell goes again. Home rule means he wants either an income tax or a sales tax or both! Don't blame me I voted for Gerald Board.
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A Utah federal judge has given prosecutors the green light to keep cash, gold coins, a sports car and other property seized from American International Security Corp. and others over their alleged roles in a bribery scheme aimed at winning $54 million in government contracts in Afghanistan. Hearing scheduled for April 30 on stay of civil forfeiture until criminal case is resolved.
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Ships and helicopters are searching for two oil rig workers who disappeared when an explosion rocked a gulf oil rig off the coast of Louisiana and set it on fire, Coast Guard officials said.
Eleven other crew members were flown to hospitals, and four of them are listed in critical condition. No one has been confirmed dead.
Earlier reports by the Coast Guard that as many as 15 people were unaccounted for were resolved as the workers were located.
Among the injured were four who were airlifted for medical treatment to the West Jefferson Medical Center, where they are in critical condition after suffering serious burns. All four are intubated and will be evacuated to Baton Rouge Burn Center when they are stabilized, according to West Jefferson spokesman Taslin Alfonzo.
Three helicopters and two rescue boats are scouring the water looking for the missing crew members, according to Ed Cubanski, chief of the U.S. Coast Guard response.
The Coast Guard said that a Black Elk Energy Co. oil and natural gas platform caught fire after workers using a torch cut a line that had 28 gallons of oil in it, causing an explosion.
Black Elk's CEO, John Hoffman, said that the wrong tool was used in cutting the line. Contract workers should have used a saw instead of a torch, which caught vapors and caused the blast. The workers were employees of Grand Isle Shipyard, not Black Elk, he said. All of the individuals were men.
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Evening storm topples trees in Hendersonville
Published: Friday, June 20, 2014 at 7:38 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 20, 2014 at 7:38 p.m.
Another storm toppled trees and power lines in the Hendersonville area Friday evening, leaving 1,488 Duke Energy customers in the dark as of 8:30 p.m. That number had dropped to 827 by 8:50 p.m.
A portion of Kanuga Road was closed just after 7:30 p.m. due to a downed tree, not long after report of a tree down at 7:20 p.m.
Dispatchers received a call about a tree on a home on South Hillandale Drive at 7:25 p.m. A vehicle collision with injuries was reported a minute later on Kanuga Road near Price Road.
There was a report of power lines on a house at 7:12 p.m., and a caller said power lines were smoking on top of a tree on Carolina Avenue off Brevard Road at 7:45 p.m. A few minutes later, trees were reported down and blocking the road at 2052 Brevard Highway, and a caller reported power lines sparking on West Blue Ridge Road.
At 7:50 p.m., a tree was down involving power lines at 112 Cypress Point off Sugar Hollow Road, blocking the road.
The National Weather Service's forecast for tonight calls for a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m.; otherwise, partly cloudy with a low around 65.
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Injured Lester learns plenty on sidelines
WATERTOWN — As the Ansonia High football team extended its win streak to a state-best 21 games last Thursday, the person who should have been on the field to engineer the Chargers' offense was in an unexpected locale — the sidelines.
Sporting his Ansonia baseball jacket, with the No. 13 jersey logo on his lapel, Tyler Lester stood idly by with a crutch, as sophomore quarterback Jai'Quan McKnight directed the Chargers to a 49-21 win, the Chargers' sixth win this season.
Lester cheered on his teammates, no different from than the past five weeks since his senior year ended back on July 12, at the Southern Connecticut State University camp. Lester sustained a broken left tibia while playing during a 7-on-7 drill with the Notre Dame of West Haven team.
A Notre Dame player was running a crossing pattern when he tripped and fell on Lester.
"My leg snapped, and I knew that the season was over," said Lester, who spent two days in the hospital, but the injury didn't require surgery.
"But the doctor told me that it would take a while to heal," he said. "He didn't give me any definitive timetable to heal. It would just take time. The leg feels pretty solid now. I've had the cast off and am learning to walk again without the crutches. I should be walking without them by next week."
Lester looks to continue his football career at a prep school, and doesn't care what position he plays, quarterback, running back, safety, linebacker or even place-kicker.
"I'm an athlete, and I plan on returning and I'll get right back into it where I left off next fall," he said. "When I separated my shoulder as a sophomore, I ended up kicking for the varsity because I had to do something," he said.
He likely will be joining the baseball team as a pitcher and outfielder to get back his competitive edge.
What has Lester, and, hopefully others, learned from this ordeal?
"You can't take anything for granted," said Lester. "Any little time you have here in high school is so precious."
A year ago, Lester was a starting linebacker for the Chargers' Naugatuck Valley League and Class M state championship team, which went 14-0.
"There was nothing better than being at Rentschler Field last year when we beat Ledyard (38-0) and I really believed that we had a shot to get back there and, obviously, I still do."
Ansonia coach Tom Brockett anticipated that Lester would have had a major impact season if not for the injury.
"I think Tyler would have been one of elite quarterbacks in the state," said Brockett. "He has great feet, a good arm, and his accuracy was getting much better. He's a dynamic kid who is so versatile and once he fully recovers, he'll have plenty of (prep and college) options."
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ESCALON — A San Joaquin County sheriff's deputy is on administrative leave after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Escalon, authorities said Thursday.
Deputy Clinton Sizeula, 35, was arrested after being involved in a single-vehicle collision about 2:20 a.m. Sept. 27 on Escalon Avenue just north of Libby Avenue, said Sgt. Milt Medeiros, acting chief of police for the Escalon Police Department. Sizeula was subsequently placed on administrative leave, said Deputy Les Garcia, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.
Sizeula sustained a laceration to the forehead and a concussion, police said. His wife, the only passenger in the vehicle, suffered a severe laceration to the forehead, a small laceration to her liver, a potential fracture to her left hip, a broken nose, and multiple cuts and bruises.
Sizeula consented to a breath test at a hospital following the collision and was then arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence resulting in injury, police said.
Read Friday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Jason Anderson.
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A 17-year-old from Virginia is in jail on suspicion of calling a bomb threat into a Rockingham County high school last week.
Travon Christopher Wilson, of Danville, was charged in connection with the threat made Nov. 27 at McMichael High School on N.C. 135 in Mayodan.
The school was evacuated, and Rockingham County deputies found no explosive device at the school.
Wilson was charged last Friday and was arrested on Monday. He was held under a $10,000 secured bond in the Rockingham County Jail in lieu of a Dec. 18 court appearance.


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To help individuals get more out of their healthcare dollars, Humana offers Medicare Advantage plans that include benefits beyond Original Medicare (Parts A and B). With these plans, clients can take advantage of special features such as more predictable costs, which make it easier to budget monthly healthcare expenses and international coverage for medical emergencies.
In Kentucky, Humana offers the following Medicare Advantage plans for individuals:
These plans include the benefits of Original Medicare and more. They typically have lower out-of-pocket costs than PPO or PFFS plans but only cover care from network providers.
A PPO plan lets clients choose in-network or out-of-network providers. If they decide to go with network providers, their out-of-pocket costs may be lower.
This type of plan allows clients to see almost any provider as long as the provider is Medicare approved and accepts Medicare and the PFFS terms and conditions of payment.
In Kentucky, Humana offers Optional Supplemental Benefits (OSBs) with our Medicare Advantage plans. OSBs vary by plan option and may include vision, dental, or other benefits.
You must be a licensed insurance agent certified and appointed by Humana to sell Humana Medicare Advantage plans. For contracting information, please complete the Agency Inquiry form below or call Humana's Agent Support Unit (ASU) at 1-800-309-3163, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Eastern time.
Humana's stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) help individuals balance their health needs and healthcare costs. "Stand-alone" PDPs are separate from Medicare medical coverage. They let clients add prescription drug coverage to their Original Medicare (Parts A and B) coverage.
In Kentucky, Humana offers the following Medicare prescription drug plans for individuals:
Low premium nationwide— $18.40 per month.
No deductible on Tiers 1 and 2, $360 annual deductible on Tiers 3, 4, and 5.
Plan offers copays as low as $1 on certain generic drugs at Walmart and Sam's Club and mail-order copays as low as $0 for a 90-day supply of certain generic drugs at Humana Pharmacy®, the mail-order pharmacy that offers preferred cost-sharing.
Prescription drug plan coverage with retail pharmacy copays as low as $1 for Tier 1 prescriptions when filled at pharmacies such as Walmart and Sam's Club. $360 deductible.
Humana's broadest prescription drug plan coverage, with fixed copayments and no deductible.
These plans help cover costs such as deductibles and coinsurance. Clients can keep the same doctors and are still in the Medicare program. They also have all the rights and protections associated with Medicare.
In Kentucky, Humana offers the following Medicare Supplement Insurance plans for individuals:
Medicare Supplement Plan A is ideal for people who want more coverage than Medicare Parts A and B, but don't anticipate using a lot of healthcare services. It provides basic coverage for hospitalization, medical expenses, and hospice care. With Plan A, clients pay both Medicare Part A and Part B deductibles.
Plan B provides basic benefits for medical expenses and hospice care. It offers a bit more than basic coverage for hospitalization. It may be a good fit for those who want more coverage than Medicare Parts A and B, especially for hospital expenses. Plan B enrollees are responsible for paying the Part B deductible.
For clients who can pay a little more each month, Plan C offers predictable healthcare costs. Plan C includes more than basic benefits, including coverage for the Part A and Part B deductibles, skilled nursing care, and emergency care abroad.
Plan F offers basic benefits plus coverage for both Part A and Part B deductibles, skilled nursing care, emergency care abroad, and Part B excess charges (the difference between what a provider charges and Medicare will pay). Plan F provides full coverage with few to no out-of-pocket expenses outside of monthly premium.
Plan F has a high deductible option offering the same benefits but requiring members to meet an annual, calendar year deductible before benefits begin.
Relatively low premiums make this policy best for clients looking to control monthly costs while ensuring fair coverage. With a Plan K, 50% of claims are covered. To avoid higher expenses in cases of unforeseen medical need, Plan K offers clients an out-of-pocket maximum that limits what they have to pay annually.
This low-premium plan offers a range of benefits including medical services, hospice care, hospitalization, and Part B coinsurance. The plan pays 75% of healthcare costs, and clients are responsible for the balance. There is an annual out-of-pocket maximum.
This lower-premium policy offers basic benefits as well as coverage for skilled nursing care, Part A deductibles, and travel-abroad coverage in emergencies. In addition to monthly premiums, there is an office copayment of up to $20 and an emergency room copayment of up to $50 (unless admitted).
Along with the benefits described above, coverage for routine vision and dental procedures is included with Humana Healthy Living Medicare Supplement plans. See the Outline of Coverage for details.
There may be additional plans available in your state. Call Humana's Agent Support Unit (ASU) at 1-800-309-3163, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Eastern time.
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Humana Pharmacy mail delivery shipments for new prescriptions are typically received within 7-10 days from the date of your order and in 5-7 days for a refill. If you don't receive your shipment within this time frame, call 1-800-379-0092 (TTY: 711). Humana Pharmacy is available Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 11 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Eastern time.
Other pharmacies are available in our network.
The pharmacy network and/or provider network may change at any time. You will receive notice when necessary.
Humana MyOptionSM optional supplemental benefits (OSB) are only available to members of certain Humana Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Members of Humana plans that offer OSBs may enroll in OSBs throughout the year. Benefits may change on January 1 each year.
You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium.
Humana's pharmacy network, for both the Humana-Walmart and Humana-Preferred prescription drug plans, offers limited access to pharmacies with preferred cost sharing in urban areas of AL, CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY; suburban areas of AZ, CA, CT, DE, HI, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, RI, VT, WA, WV; and rural areas of AK, DC, IA, MN, MT, ND, NE, SD, VT, WY. There are an extremely limited number of preferred cost share pharmacies in urban areas in the following states: CT, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, RI, SC and VT. The lower costs advertised in our plan materials for these pharmacies may not be available at the pharmacy you use. For up-to-date information about our network pharmacies, including pharmacies with preferred cost sharing, please call Customer Care at 1-800-281-6918 (TTY: 711) Monday - Sunday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., or consult the online pharmacy directory at Humana.com


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Brizo 62636LF-PN
Brilliance Polished Nickel Tresa Bridge Bar Faucet - Includes Lifetime Warranty
Item # bci1828700 | Model # 62636LF-PN | Tresa Collection
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- Faucet body constructed of brass ensuring durability and dependability
- Covered under Brizo's limited lifetime warranty for residential installations and 5-year limited warranty for commercial installations
- Premier finishing process - finishes will resist corrosion and tarnishing through everyday use
- Double handle operation - handles rest on 1/4 turn valve seats
- Spout swivels 360° providing greater access to more areas of the sink
- High-arch gooseneck spout design provides optimal room under the faucet for any size task
- Coordinates seamlessly with a variety of kitchen products from the Tresa Collection
- ADA compliant - complies with the standards set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act for kitchen faucets
- Low lead compliant - meeting federal and state regulations for lead content
- All hardware required for faucet installation is included
Diamond™ Seal: Brizo's Diamond™ Seal Technology utilizes a ceramic disc valve with a real diamond coating to produce a faucet that will last up to 5 million uses. That's an amazing 10 times the industry standard, guaranteeing a lifetime of leak-free, trouble-free performance.
- Faucet Holes: 2 (number of holes required for installation)
- Flow Rate: 1.8 GPM (gallons-per-minute)
- Maximum Deck Thickness: 3" (cannot mount to thicker decks without use of extension kit)
- 2 handles included with faucet
- Designed for use with standard U.S. plumbing connections
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Yarn Profile: Aurora 8
First Impressions
A smooth yet lofty Italian merino, Aurora 8 disproves wool's reputation as a scratchy material. It is incredibly soft, with a buoyancy and elasticity that make it a pleasure to work with.
Knitting Up
Aurora 8 -- made up of eight two-ply strands spun in a tight, almost perpendicular twist -- didn't snag at all. Only a few times did the strands come un-spun at the ends of rows. This is a common trouble area since you're usually reversing the twist of your stitch from knit to purl, adding twist (or lack thereof) to your yarn.
Aurora 8 has the thick elasticity of yeasted bread dough, yet it is surprisingly lightweight. My stitches appeared beautifully even, consistent, and well-defined. I quickly gathered steam and was able to knit by touch alone without any problems.
Blocking / Washing
Stitches lost a small bit of their surface definition but formed a cohesive, nicely draping fabric in the process. The swatches didn't lose any elasticity.
Merino wants to felt. I put Aurora 8 through the "oops" test by dropping one swatch in the washing machine with a load of laundry. Much to my surprise, the swatch came out a bit misshapen but otherwise in good condition. It even survived a brief stint in the dryer without felting, although I'd never recommend such treatment for this yarn.
Lesson learned: Aurora 8 is a safe yarn to use for gifts where the recipient may forget and drop them in the washing machine by mistake. (To learn more about washing handknits, click here.)
Aurora 8 withstood an average amount of wear before beginning to pill. It didn't lose its elasticity and the overall fabric remained thick and strong, but I'd still recommend investing in a sweater shaver to keep your Aurora 8 garment looking good.
It's marvelous to hold and knits up at a quick pace. Its high stitch definition would support any textured garment beautifully.
The yarn's loftiness doesn't come with the usual oppressive weight, making it ideal for people in warmer climates. Its softness, no-scratch nature, and ability to survive machine washing without total destruction also make it ideal for special baby items.Talk about this yarn in our forums
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"I agree - the Aurora 8 yarn is wonderful stuff. I made the 'luxury baby set' out of the Patternworks catalog, held the cables beautifully - not a bit scratch too, you'd never know this was wool yarn. I have to get some for myself now!!!!" Colleen, 5/31/2001
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Aurora 8
Karabella Yarns
Fiber content
100% merino
18 sts / 26 rows per 10 cm square using 4.5 to 5mm needles (US 7-8)
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The Handworks Gallery
Weight/Yardage per Skein
1.75 oz / 98 yards
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The Experts Weigh In on Canada's New SOE Policy
By Paul Vieira
The Canadian government's announcement late Friday on foreign investment forced lawyers and corporate advisers to give up any holiday shopping plans over the weekend to focus on what the news means for their clients.
In case you missed it, the Conservative government allowed Cnooc to buy Calgary, Alberta's Nexen, while Petroliam Nasional Bhd., otherwise known as Petronas, got approval for its revised deal to buy Progress Energy Resources
But more focus was on Canada's new policy on state-owned enterprise-led deals. In short, the government said any further SOE deals for control of Canadian oil-sands assets would be approved only under "exceptional" circumstances. Also, the government would boost scrutiny of other SOE deals to buy Canadian assets, by examining at the "degree of control or influence" the foreign government might have on the company being acquired, and the industry it is seeking to get involved in. The onus would be on the SOE to assure Canada such concerns are unfounded.
The following is a roundup of some of the reactions:
"It is too early to say whether the new guidelines will have a chilling effect on SOE investment in the oil sands sector. At a minimum, SOE investors will have to reset their expectations for the degree of influence they will be permitted to acquire over Canadian enterprises. It is important to underline that the government has not announced any restrictions on private investment in Canada, and in fact re-confirmed the government's commitment to liberalize the regime governing such investment by raising the threshold for net benefit review under the Investment Canada Act over a period of four years to 1 billion Canadian dollars ($1.01 billion) based on enterprise value rather than asset value. However, the increased threshold will be applicable to private sector investments only. SOEs will be subject to the existing net benefit review threshold of $330 million in asset value." — Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, law firm
"While the government of Canada has clarified his rules regarding investment by SOE, there were no details on how private investment would be evaluated when determining if they are 'of net benefit' for the Canadian economy, something that was promised following the rejection of the BHP Billiton-Potash deal in 2010. Overall, the new guidelines signal that Canada remains open to private foreign investment. However, the stricter rules on SOE investment are likely to dampen the amount of investment in Canada. We believe that this will likely be slightly negative for FDI inflows in the future." — Charles St-Arnaud, foreign-exchange strategist, Nomura Securities
"These developments are, overall, very positive and confirm foreign investment is welcome in Canada. While SOEs will likely not be acquiring control of oil sand projects in the immediate future, they can nonetheless invest in such projects on a minority basis or possibly as part of a joint venture. Of course, non-SOE investors are not precluded from any forms of oil-sand investment. Furthermore, SOEs that carefully review and respect the clarified rules applicable to them should be confident that investments in other sectors of Canada's economy will be permitted." — McCarthy Tetrault, law firm
"The Prime Minister's statement that the announced decisions were 'not the beginning of a trend but the end of a trend,' clearly signals that future SOE investments in Canada are going to be assessed under a more onerous government policy. This will deter some SOE investment. It is easier and more attractive to buy outright control than pursue joint ventures, equity stakes." — Anthony Baldanza, lawyer at Fasken Martineau


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UNION CITY -- City residents in November will decide whether to put houses, stores and elder-care facilities on a portion of land in protected hillside open space.
The City Council on Tuesday put an initiative on the November ballot asking voters whether 63 acres of protected land should be developed.
If voters agree, the Union City Flatlands Initiative would allow the Masonic Home of Union City to build affordable senior homes, low-density housing, retail space and elder-care facilities near the Hayward border.
The project would be built below the Masonic Home, a 116-year-old care center for about 270 senior citizens above Mission Boulevard.
"We've got an aging baby boomer community that absolutely needs senior services, and we can provide those services," said Gary Charland, executive vice president of Masonic Homes of California, owner of the Union City facility.
The development will create about 50 jobs in fields ranging from health care to maintenance to food services, Charland said.
"We think this is an exciting opportunity for the community," he said.
Even before Masonic Home leaders last month submitted about 5,000 signatures in support of the initiative, vocal opponents emerged, suggesting that it will be one of the fall election's more hotly contested issues.
Members of Save Our Hills, a Tri-City-area group working to spare the hills from development, say they oppose the plan. That's because the property is part of 6,100 acres protected by Union City's Hillside Area Plan and Measure II -- known as the Hillside Protection Measure -- both of which were approved in the mid-1990s.
As an alternative to putting the initiative on the ballot, the City Council on Tuesday could have opted to make it law, City Manager Larry Cheeves said.
Save Our Hills members, such as Rebecca Spindler, gathered outside of City Hall before the meeting Tuesday.
"This is this area's last pristine view of the hills," Spindler said, noting that the land has been protected for 20 years. "It seems we have to fight this over and over again. How many times does the public have to say no?"
The development would be built near the Hayward Fault, leading opponents to claim the housing units would be unsafe for its residents.
However, state law requires that any construction at the site would be subject to the Bay Area's seismic codes, Charland said.
"There are very strict building codes regarding what can or cannot be built in a fault zone, and we'll have to comply with all of them," he said.
"The City Council did the right thing," Charland said. "Now it's up to Union City voters to decide."
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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LITTLE HOCKING - In the morning hours, the place starts to come alive.
First, a grandmother and her granddaughter take their daily walk.
Next, a local man comes armed with water and umbrella as the sky threatens rain.
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Carolyn Farley, 76, of Little Hocking, walks with her 12-year-old Shih Tzu, Duke, along the trail Wednesday at Belpre Township Recreation Park.
Finally, a local woman and her little canine companion stop by.
What draws this small group for their daily exercise is the Belpre Township Recreation Park and Arboretum and its almost half-mile paved walking track.
The park is maintained by the Belpre Township Board of Trustees, while the Little Hocking Garden Club cares for the 93 trees in the arboretum.
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1982 - Belpre Township Trustees buy the land for the park.
1995 - The park adds the large shelter with electricity and water.
1997 - The Little Hocking Garden Club begins making plans for the arboretum.
2000 - A dusk-to-dawn light is installed for added safety.
Jun 12, 2007- Belpre Township Recreation Park and Arboretum is dedicated.
Source: Berniece McPherson, Little Hocking Garden Club.
"Native trees are difficult to find," said Little Hocking Garden Club Treasurer Berniece McPherson.
She said a nursery in northeastern Ohio used to supply the garden club with all sorts of native trees, but that happens less and less, she said.
Trustee Asa Boring said the township spends about $6,000 per year in mowing the 24 to 25 acres of land included in the park. It takes two township workers with zero-turn mowers about a day to complete the job.
Besides the walking track and arboretum, the parks boasts restrooms, a basketball court, one large pavilion (with water and electricity), two small pavilions, benches and a nature trail.
Carolyn Farley, 76, of Little Hocking, brings to the park her 12-year-old Shih Tzu, Duke, for his walks twice per day.
"He loves to walk up here," Farley said. "The park is the best thing that ever happened to this area."
Boring said the park's heavily used and the pavilions are available to rent, free of charge for parties, reunions or other events.
Layne Marks, 60, who lives on Suzanne Drive, Little Hocking, comes to the park five or six times per week because his street is too dangerous to walk.
"The biggest reason I come here is the safety reason," Marks said. "You get to meet a lot of people. There's always somebody down here."
Walking the trail with her granddaughter, Aleesha Hanson, 11, of Little Hocking, Carol Dickens, said the park would be especially nice if they would get something for children to do -maybe a pool.
Boring said the trustees have considered a stage or other venue for live music to be added to the park, but no firm plans have been developed.


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John E. Kern, 76, of 31 Harpending Ave. Dundee, NY passed away Tuesday March 11, 2014 at Arnot Ogden Medical Center, in Elmira, NY, surrounded by his loving family. Honoring his wishes there will be no prior calling hours. A celebration of his life will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at the Atlanta Fire Department 34 University Ave. Atlanta, NY. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Dundee Fire Company Emergency Squad 12 Union St. Dundee, NY 14837 or the Atlanta Fire Department 34 University Ave. Atlanta, NY 14808. John was born February 25, 1938 in Atlanta, NY, the son of the late Norval R. and Dorothea Sick Kern. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves after graduating from High School. On July 1, 1982 in Ocala, FL he married the former Deborah M. "Maude" Hodge. A self employed Roofer; he was the owner of John E. Kern Auction Mart, in Cohocton, NY. He loved auctions and wood working; and was a Life Member of the Atlanta Fire Department Fire Police. He is loved and will be dearly missed by his wife, Deborah M. "Maude" Kern at home; a son, William Roy (Tristicia) Kern of Wayland; 2 daughters, Debra Rodgers of Wayland, NY, and Theresa Irvin of Dundee; 2 step sons, Paul (Melissa) Orr of Hammondsport, NY and Rodney (Kari) Soles of Avoca, NY; 16 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; his first wife Mary White of Naples; and several nieces, nephews, and in-laws. Arrangements were entrusted to the Baird Funeral Home, 36 Water Street, Dundee, NY. Online condolences can be sent by visiting www.bairdfuneralhomedundee.com.
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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Transcripts, Day 3: Electronic Edition
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1 Q. [Mr Rampton] No, you refer to something else, but so what? Sorry, I am
2not following you.
3 A. [Mr Irving] If you look in the source reference, it clearly says:
4"Wisliceny report and interrogations of Wisliceny in the
5national archives" which Professor Evans has obviously not
6bothered to look at.
7 Q. [Mr Rampton] I am quite open-minded, Mr Irving. If you tell me that in
8the interrogations, as opposed to the report, there is a
9positive statement by Wisliceny to the effect that
10Goebbels' article was the watershed or a watershed, then
11I will accept it, if you tell me to find it?
12 A. [Mr Irving] Mr Rampton, I am under oath and I am not going to make a
13statement from memory for something that I cannot back up
14without going home and checking the files. All that I do
15say is that Professor Evans has made no reference to the
16fact that I used other sources to justify that one
17sentence and that he, apparently, has not bothered to go
18and have a look at those interrogations of Wisliceny
19because they are so many thousands of miles away.
20 Q. [Mr Rampton] We may just have time to go over to the other side of this
21page in Evans' Report, 346 at paragraph 4. This is a
22further extract, says Professor Evans -- of course, you
23may prove that he is wrong about it -- this is an extract
24from the same document, apparently, where Wisliceny says
26 "According to Eichmann's own report, which he
1made to me, Globocnig (sic) was the first to use gas
2chambers for the mass extermination of humans. Globocnig
3had set up big labour camps for Jews in his area of
4command, and he got rid of those who were unable to work
5in the manner described. As Eichmann explained,
6this 'procedure' was 'less conspicuous' than the mass
7shootings". The German is "Massenerschiessungen". Do you
8remember those words? Do they ring a bell?
9 A. [Mr Irving] Yes, indeed.
10 Q. [Mr Rampton] Something to do with General Bruns? Does that ring a
12 A. [Mr Irving] Well, there were mass shootings occurring all over the
13Eastern Front. It is not specifically a reference just to
14that one. There were mass shootings at Riga, there were
15mass shootings at Minsk, mass shootings elsewhere in the
16Ukraine. So it would be specious just to say this is a
17reference to the Bruns Report.
18 Q. [Mr Rampton] My point is a slightly different one. Indeed, it is not a
19reference to the Bruns Report.
20 A. [Mr Irving] Well, you mentioned the Bruns.
21 Q. [Mr Rampton] Exactly, and I will tell you why. What Bruns said he was
22told by Altemeyer was to precisely the same effect, "These
23mass shootings, or mass shootings of this kind, mass
24shootings, must stop. That must be done more discreetly"?
25 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
26 Q. [Mr Rampton] It is almost a mirror image of what Wisliceny reports
1Eichmann having said, this procedure, gassing, was less
2conspicuous, "unauffalliger" ----
3 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
4 Q. [Mr Rampton] --- than the "Massenerschiessungen"?
5 A. [Mr Irving] This was the tendency in the SS; they did not like
6shooting people. Shooting took it out of them.
7 Q. [Mr Rampton] Sure.
8 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
9 Q. [Mr Rampton] And that is why they took to gassing people, is it not?
10 MR JUSTICE GRAY: But you accept, do you, Mr Irving, that ----
11 A. [Mr Irving] Gassing did occur, yes.
12 Q. [Mr Justice Gray] --- the Bruns Report corresponds with what is, apparently,
13recorded in Eichmann's report?
14 MR RAMPTON: In Wisliceny's report, my Lord.
15 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Sorry, in Wisliceny's report.
16 MR RAMPTON: It is double hearsay, if you like, but so what if
17you are an historian.
18 A. [Mr Irving] It is indeed and the word "report", of course, is slightly
19sharpening it up. He is actually just saying, "According
20to what Eichmann said", he is saying.
21 MR RAMPTON: Do they not echo one another?
22 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
23 Q. [Mr Rampton] Bruns is talking about shootings in the Osland in Latvia?
24 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
25 Q. [Mr Rampton] Here Wisliceny is talking much more generally, is he not?
26 A. [Mr Irving] Indeed, yes, and we do not know about what period he is
1talking about, we do not know about what region he is
2talking about.
3 Q. [Mr Rampton] Do you not detect in the convergence of those two
4completely otherwise unrelated pieces of evidence ----
5 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
6 Q. [Mr Rampton] --- even a hint of a suggestion that the reality was that
7mass shootings were embarrassing because they could get
8out because it upset the soldiers too much, because it was
9expensive in bullets, a shift in policy from shooting to a
10more discreet means of disposal, that is to say, gassing?
11 A. [Mr Irving] I am afraid that was such a long question that I had lost
12you halfway through again.
13 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Well, I think it is the end of a longish day
14for Mr Irving and I think we will...
15 MR RAMPTON: I will repeat the question first thing on Monday
17 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Will you?
18 MR RAMPTON: It will be on the transcript.
19 A. [Mr Irving] Can you put it in two halves so that ----
20 MR JUSTICE GRAY: It was a long question. Anyway, we are
21adjourning now.
22 A. [Mr Irving] --- a bear of limited brain can follow it, but I lost it.
23 MR JUSTICE GRAY: So it is 10.30 on Monday in court 73.
24 (The court adjourned until 10.30 p.m. on Monday, 17th
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One other angle is geography. People assume DM is kind of the geographic center of disc golf in the state, but it's more like the SW corner with places like Lamoni and Atlantic being on an island. Cedar Rapids is really developing into the capitol of disc golf in Iowa being able to draw from both the QC and DM as well as all the other great disc golf areas like Waterloo, IC, Osky/Ott and northern Iowa.
The Iowa Tour has certainly been DM-centric originating here both in terms of who ran it and where the tournaments were, but I don't think that will be the case as much going forward. I've heard the Kurt rumors as well. Wasn't sure if that was locked in stone yet or not. I'm really excited about this upcoming year for many reasons. We've had a ton of growth in several areas, especially the local draws in QC and CR areas. DM has a few plans of their own coming in the next couple years.
Finally, I'm always looking for ideas and people to move on certain projects. Feel free to message me with any ideas about this or anything else and I can always pass them along to the appropriate people.


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Roche gets EU ok for Perjeta
06.03.2013 - Swiss Roche has gotten EU approval for Perjeta (pertuzumab). The antibody boosts efficacy of Herceptin by blocking HER dimerisation.
The European Commission gave the green light for a combination therapy of pertuzumab, Herceptin (trastuzumab) and docetaxel in previously untreated adult patients with HER2-positive metastatic or locally recurrent unresectable breast cancer. The recommendation for market approval is based on Roche's Phase III CLEOPATRA study in which the combination therapy prolonged median progression-free survival for 6.1 months compared to Herceptin and chemotherapy alone. Furthermore, the treatment triggered a 34% reduction in the risk of death.
The improvement of Herceptin efficacy by Perjeta is due to a synergistic mode of action of the two antibody drugs. Herceptin blocks homodimerisation of HER2 when HER2 is overexpressed. The antibody prevents activation of HER2-dependent pathways by binding to the extracellular domain IV of the protein and thus blocks MAPK-dependent cell proliferation and PI3K-dependent inhibition of apoptosis. In contrast, Perjeta binds HER2 from the opposite side and prevents heterodimerisation with HER1 and HER3 proteins. Especially, inhibition of HER2/HER3 dimerisation seems important as HER3 supports PI3K-mediated cell proliferation following dimerisation with HER2.
"The EU approval of Perjeta is the result of years of research into the HER2 pathway and we are excited to offer a new treatment option for people with this aggressive disease," said Roche's CMO Hal Barron, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Head, Global Product Development. The combination therapy provides a clever strategy for extension of Herceptin's life cycle. However, Roche is already evaluating a combination therapy of its antibody-toxin warhead T-DM1 with Perjeta.
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I'm trying to access PMS, which is working fine serving my PS3, through my Ubuntu laptop -- I thought VLC might be the simplest way, but something seems to be missing.
PMS shows up under Local Network/Universal Plug'n'Play, but without any subfolders. On the other hand, the "Ready DLNA" on my router, which doesn't have anything attatched to it, already has four subfolders.


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Welcome, Bronies and Pony Fans from Equestria Daily! Thank you for reading and dropping by!
Be sure to check out our original report on Lauren Faust and the fundraiser she's backing by clicking here!
Web Wednesday – April 24th, 2013
Every Wednesday, News 4 This Morning takes a look at the stories from our show that viewers and readers are talking about on our webchannel and related social media.
On Monday, we told you about a telescope-viewing event in Mexico set to break a world record. Tuesday, in our poll question results, seven percent of you said that you stargazed through a telescope, the majority using their own eyes to gaze into the final frontier. On News 4's Facebook page, Tim Owens said he owns a telescope and that "it would be great if Dothan and other Wiregrass area cities would host more astronomy oriented events. It would also be great if Troy Dothan would start a really in-depth astronomy program."
Another story discussed on the morning show this week that generated lots of discussion involved jellybeans! Specifically, viewers took interest in our story about the unofficial holiday of National Jellybean Day. When we asked your favorite flavors, over 30 responded on our Facebook page!
Here's what some of you listed as your favorites:
Camille Craig: Cinnamon
Amber Arguelles: Juicy Pear
Tammy Vaughn's: Hawaiian Punch
Melissa Harmon: Popcorn
Amy Heath: Margarita
Many others listed cherry, watermelon and orange as favorites.
A story related to My Little Pony caught on online, but not about the animated series specifically. Over the weekend, Lauren Faust, the creator of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic who also worked on other popular animated series, backed a fundraiser for a California wildlife center. For each $10,000 raised, an animal at the center would be named after a pet from Friendship is Magic. The story attracted a lot of attention online, as it was re-tweeted several times. Users such as OneBrokePony, CJBrony, Brony Retweeet and Frostbite shared the story with their friends and followers. It also received 20 Facebook likes and is one of the most popular articles in our Watercooler section.
Monday morning, we reported about the planned construction of Pioneer Park in downtown Dothan, which will be constructed next to the federal courthouse. Several spoke their mind about this plan. On our webchannel, DMACC052 commented, "I think it's a nice idea. Think positive friends." A viewer by the name of Lois went further, saying "Why not make all of down town Dothan a park since most of the businesses are on the circle. Tear up all the asphalt and plant trees. Put up high fences and have a zoo. Why not ??" A gazebo and grassy area is planned for the future park.
For one of our recent installments of "This Day in History," we looked back to the 1985 launch of "New Coke," a re-formulated soda that ended up failing and being replaced by "Coca-Cola Classic." many of you remembered this, and for most, not fondly. On our Facebook page, Caryl Tucker said, "It was horrible! Glad they returned to the "classic" And, Cheryl Lawn commented, "I didn't like it at all. It tasted like it didn't have enough carbonation in it. Too flat. I refused to buy it." New coke did survive a few years in limited markets as "Coke II" but vanished in the early 90s after that.
And, finally, one video captivated many viewers and readers. It was a cycling race taking place in Turkey that led to a massive crash! No major injuries were reported, and the race did eventually finish. The article, which you can see on our webchannel along with the video of the collision, is the most popular article in our World News section, and one of the most popular in our Watercooler section as well.
The views of commenters, readers, and viewers do not necessarily reflect the views of WTVY News 4. Links to all of the stories mentioned in this segment can be found below.


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A few months back on Kairosnews, we had a long discussion with Michael Bruton, a representative of Turnitin, a commercial "plagiarism detection and prevention service." In short, the question was whether it was ethical for teachers to use the service, since it involves uploading students' essays into turnitin.com's database, where they will ostensibly be encrypted and then used to guard against their being used illicitly in the future. Students at various schools across the country have protested the software as well, arguing that (a) the service is very expensive, and student's don't want to pay for it, and (b) they feel it violates their "intellectual property rights."
Obviously, there is quite a cloud of confusion here regarding all sorts of issues and rights. Most obviously (to us, at any rate), Turnitin.com is non-free software, and it's very expensive (upwards of $50-75,000). Furthermore, it assumes the conventional "intellectual property model" that insists that intellectual work, in this case student essays, ought to be treated as "property." Even still, whose "property" is it? Even if we accepted the metaphor, it's unclear how submitting a student's paper (usually under coercion) to a for-profit company is an ethical use of someone's "property." We'd be much harder pressed, for instance, to force a student to remove his tennis shoes and submit them to a machine to prove they weren't stolen. There are all kinds of policies and laws regulating that type of behavior...
On the other hand, I've heard the argument that this service isn't so much about catching cheaters as teaching proper attribution. Teaching students how to cite their sources is an important part of any writing class, and I see how this can transfer even to programming. It wouldn't be ethical (and is, in fact, illegal) for coders to "copy and paste" GNU-licensed code into their closed-source projects and then sell it, all without acknowledging where they got their code. So, shouldn't it be the same for essays? I suppose we can assume that there do exist students who simply aren't aware of the rules of attribution (that is, they aren't intentionally doing something wrong).
It's a thorny issue, and I've discussed it with plenty of other writing professors, but I'm interested to hear from another perspective. Would a service like this be wrong if it were conducted with free software? Or is the whole idea off-base?
Misattribution a crime even if no-one notices? Yup.
If someone clearly presents another's work as their own, then that's a falsehood. If they can say that lives depended upon such a falsehood, perhaps we may forgive them, but it remains a falsehood.
However, should plagiarism detection bots be unleashed even on our private PCs? No.
Protection of life may warrant invasion of privacy in order to determine pertinent truth, but the pursuit of truth for its own sake doesn't justify an invasion of privacy.
If you submit a work that you declare as your own in an exam, then what possible rights are infringed by the examiner performing due diligence to check it wasn't plagiarised?
Down the slippery slope...
Aside from the technical problems with this system (who submits and essay first is not necessarily the same person who wrote it first), there is the other ethical issue. If we teach students that they should not do things because they may be caught, rather than because it is the right thing to do, where will we be when they are released out in to the world? A lack of trust over trivial things like plagiarism in essays or attendance to classes (like the finger print registers of students being implemented in some UK schools) does nothing to teach students the responsibility they need to learn. All they understand is "don't, you'll get caught". When they realise they can lie, cheat, steal and even murder in the real world without being caught, what stops them?
We need to be educating them, not testing them. The aim of the system is not to ensure that all the students produce individual essays. It is to produce responsible and productive members of society.
You can never guarantee to stop people cheating. At some point, we have to trust each other.
Interesting facts about Turnitin.com
I found this article very interesting. It changed how I view Turnitin. I no longer require my students to use it.
Most of the arguments in
Most of the arguments in that article do not hold up to scrutiny. The copyright issue is very weighty, however. I think that turnitin.com's fate will hinge on that question.
I blogged that article piece by piece at http://hatlie.twoday.net/stories/3433063
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I sure hope the legal arguments against them lose
I read the article linked in the previous comment, and I must say, I'm on Turnitin's side legally, even if I think it's a bad idea.
From the description, Turnitin is essentially a search engine. The data that they collect from student work (or "derive" as the author linked above puts in red letters, apparently trying to convince us that this constitutes "derivation" under copyright law) is just as much "fair use" as computing a hash or storing keywords as Google does. It would be a disastrous additional reduction to "fair use" if such data collection were to be regarded as legal "derivation" for copyright purposes.
So, while I hope Turnitin goes away, and I think it's a really bad idea, it would be even worse if the courts were to rule its data collecting activities illegal!
You're missing the point, Terry
Turnitin is NOT a "search engine." Search engines benefit both Webmasters and the public, for FREE. Search engines have an "opt-out" feature to prevent Web caching, and they certainly do not copy, distribute, or profit from students' unpublished works without permission.
What is the core of the word, "derivative"? The core is "derive." What is the definition of "derive"?
"to take, receive, or obtain, especially from a specified source"
Turnitin.com derives its product directly from students' intellectual property, without permission. Copyright law protects against derivation without consent. Period. You can't put a spin on that fact, Terry. The first student(s) to bring a lawsuit against Turnitin will win.
Turnitin also falsely states that they do not keep a copy of the paper that is readable by human beings. In fact, they claim that once they copy a student's paper, the material that they maintain is "no longer the student's paper." (Well, they HAVE to state that, or else they wouldn't have even the slightest justification for STEALING students' property.) Regardless, that is a complete lie! If it were true, they would not be able to later email word-for-word copies of students' papers to other professors around the world. (Yes, that's what Turnitin does, in case you weren't aware.)
There is much more to the article than what you've suggested.
Currently, Im a online student this program was introduced as a "tool" to teach the students how to use cite and use references. I questioned my professor, this evening about my intellectual property rights, he blew me off. Then I mentioned if I didnt want to have a digital fingerprint, he mentioned FERPA. Then told me to go to contact the adminstration. I told him I will.
I completely understand the behaviors of students who benefit by cheating. At what cost? Yes, you should not use papermills. Then not use work, without properly citing it in the correct format AMA,APA or MLA. It is a bunch of poppycock, the justification of this manipultive and deceptive tool.
What recourse does anyone have besides, dealing with manipulating and stealing by this program? Stealing students papers.. Any university that uses this program, you should question their ethics and motives. Unless, a group of students and parents files suit aganist John Barrie and Turnitin.


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Eight weeks after Gov. Jerry Brown's administration abruptly dumped its $10 million Bay Bridge public affairs contract, agencies overseeing the new eastern span's construction this week quietly installed a smaller and cheaper temporary public employee team to handle PR.
Bart Ney, the man who had become the face of the new Bay Bridge, and others from his firm, MegaProject Studios, were offered the temporary positions, but they declined.
"We worked hard to make sure that Bart could come back, but he and his people want to stay together and make their firm work," Bay Area Toll Authority spokesman Randy Rentschler said. "I hope for them all the success in the world."
Ney said he hoped something could still be worked out.
"As someone who has led a successful communication team for the Bay Bridge over the past decade, including full bridge closures, the job that was offered to me was part of an unworkable plan," Ney said. "I still hope we can find a way to do this right."
The Toll Authority, Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission are jointly managing the $6.4 billion construction of the world's largest self-anchored suspension span.
The shift comes after state officials in December canceled Caltrans' three-year deal with MegaProject Studios, which had been awarded in May 2012. State officials called the contract excessive in cost and length, in particular, provisions for a documentary video and commemorative book.
The scaled-down team of five temporary government employees will cost toll-payers less than $1 million, work only 18 months, and provide basic public outreach services. Their work includes coordinating media, updating the website and leading educational tours for schoolchildren and the global seismic safety community, Rentschler said.
Andrew Gordon, who worked for a MegaProject Studios' subcontractor at the span, has been named bridge spokesman.
Caltrans' Bay Area public affairs branch chief Bob Haus and Rentschler's staff will also take on more bridge duties.
"We are working together to meet the challenges within our resources, and the partners are all stepping up," said Caltrans spokesman Will Shuck. "But the bridge is the star, not any one person or personality. This is a very important seismic project."
Caltrans routinely contracts public affairs work on construction projects rather than hire permanent employees for temporary work. Ney has done consulting work for Caltrans for more than a decade on several other Bay Area bridges, including the new Carquinez Bridge between Vallejo and Crockett.
In early 2012, Caltrans took steps to rework its public affairs services for Bay Bridge work and advertised a request for proposals. The proposal called for media relations, community outreach and project documentation on construction of the eastern span. The state also wanted the contractor to handle communications while crews dismantled the old bridge, which can't start until after the new span opens in late 2013.
MegaProject Studios was the only responder and won the contract. At that point, Ney and his colleagues had already earned reputations as sophisticated technology innovators for Bay Bridge communications and outreach.
In 2008, Ney released Bay Bridge Explorer, the first 3D mobile application to document a public works project during construction. He finagled free ads on a major television network about Bay Bridge construction closures in exchange for allowing "The Bachelor" to film a segment on the western span's cables.
Ney and his team also produced 3D video showing how the construction contractors would transfer the weight of the massive span from its temporary supports onto the giant cable and hold itself up.
Contact Lisa Vorderbrueggen at 925-945-4773, email@example.com, politicswithlisav.blogspot.com or Twitter.com/lvorderbrueggen.


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I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10. on an Nvidia-Optimus laptop. Activating 3D Windows in ccsm kills the rotate cube effect. I attached screenshot of a situation, not even the worst - which is a completely black screen. Desktop Cube and Rotate Cube work fine.
I know one can live without it, but it is only too easy to get used to the good. 3D Windows is a nice feature to look at application windows on top of each other, so it would be very good to get it work.
Could anybody help please?