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EHR Donation Program
California Pacific Medical Center has created the EHR Donation Program to enhance the quality and efficiency of medical care, as well as facilitate improved clinical integration among practicing physicians in San Francisco. The EHR Donation Program is intended to allow participating physicians to cost effectively implement a full-featured electronic health record (EHR) with broad connectivity to other providers and varied clinical data sources. In implementing this EHR, program physicians are expected to meet federal "meaningful use" criteria, thus making them eligible for government financial incentives available between 2011 and 2015.
- Selection Criteria
- Benefits at a Glance
- Key Provisions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Billing Information
- Selected Physician Practices
Who is Eligible?All interested members of the California Pacific and St. Luke's medical staff who:
- practice in an office-based setting
- do not currently have full EHR capabilities in their practices
- are not scheduled to go live on EPIC with Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation
- meet minimum standards for technology infrastructure in their offices (network, desktop computing requirements)
Planned Timeline
- Three-year program (Jan. 1, 2011–Dec. 31, 2013)
- 85 physicians to be brought on each year
- First physician groups to be selected and go live by end of 4th quarter 2010
Program features
- Allscripts EHR with integrated GE Centricity physician practice management software
- Access to experienced implementation and support teams through vendor Brown & Toland Physician Services Organization (BTPSO); costs of implementation, training and support to include all office staff
- Comprehensive data interfaces with organizations throughout San Francisco, allowing results to be viewed within the EHR
- Robust privacy and security protections
- Creation of a Physician Advisory Committee(to advise California Pacific Administration on the development of physician selection criteria as well as definition of the process for applying for the program; Brown & Toland as technical advisor)
Who will pay for the program?
- California Pacific will absorb 82% of the cost per participating physician (estimated $1,321/month per physician)
- Participating physician share is 18% of cost (estimated $290/month per physician)
- California Pacific's ability to make donations ends Dec. 31, 2013
Minimum physician requirements
- Application form
- Completed checklist that outlines what existing infrastructure (including hardware) is in place to qualify
- Three-year agreements (one with CPMC and one with Brown & Toland)
- Cost-sharing (see above), including three month deposit
EHR Donation Advisory Committee
- Arieh Rosenbaum, MD, Chair (hospitalist)
- Desiree Arretz, MD (internal medicine)
- Jay Long, MD (vascular surgeon)
- Robert Margolin, MD (internal medicine)
- Adrian Rawlinson, MD (orthopedist)
Arieh Rosenbaum, MD,
Director of Medical Informatics at:
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2012 Discraft North Iowa Tour
Hampton Showdown
Hampton, IA
Saturday, April 14th
Men (3 Flights - Open, Advanced, Intermediate) - $20
Women (1 Flight - Open) - $10
*Women always have the option to play with the Men for $20
Ace Fund (Optional) - $2
*Ace Fund will carry forward to Forest City (5/6) if no Aces.
*Multiple Aces will split the Ace Fund equally.
*Max of $200 per Ace will be paid out, any remaining Ace fund will carry forward.
EDGE CTP (Optional) - $3
*Winner will receive a Fade Gear Disc Golf Bag.
Player Registration - 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Player Meeting - 9:45 a.m.
1st Round Tee - 10:00 a.m.
Hour Lunch Break after 1st Round
2nd Round Tee (Estimate) - 1:00 p.m.
Quick Break after 2nd Round to "Flight" the Men
3rd Round Tee (Estimate) - 3:15 p.m.
Awards Cermony (Estimate) - 5:00 p.m.
Other Info:
*3 Rounds of 12 Holes (includes 3 Temp Holes)
*Trophy for the Winner of each Flight
*There will be a Discraft CTP each Round (Winners get a SuperColor Buzz)
*There will be a Men and Women WAK PAK CTP all day long
*There will be a Tour CTP all day long for only Tour Members
*The $3 EDGE CTP will be out there all day long also
*DNIT Fundraiser Discs for Sale (ESP Buzz for $16 each, Pro-D Challenger, Focus, and Magnet for $8 each)
*Reminder - No Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs, Dogs/Pets allowed and must keep shirts on during the Rounds
Tour Memberships: (One-Time Fee for the entire season)
Men - $20
Women - $15
Tour Members will receive......
*SuperColor Buzz
*Dry-Fit Shirt
*Bag Tag
*Tour Manual
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zagadka wrote:
How did Rick's wife go from being distraught about her dead husband to getting it from the back on the forest floor with Shane to shooting daggers at him every chance she got when Rick rolled up into camp all "I'm ALIIIVE!"?! It seemed so fast and forced to me.
I saw the potential rapist in Shane right away. He has an angry penis.
Neuro wrote: ricks wife is a dumbass, wtf was that
love this show
Captiv8 wrote: I don't throw around phrases liked "jumped the shark" often.
Neuro wrote: the dislikes about this show are retarded
if you dont like it , dont watch it and save us from your nit-picky criticisms


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Age restrictions for video Hangouts in Google+
You can restrict people who are under 18 years old from joining your video Hangouts in Google+. There is an option available when starting a video Hangout to require guests to be at least 18 years old.
Video Hangouts in Google+ where participants must be at least 18 years old: When you start a video Hangout, you can restrict minors from joining it by selecting "Require guests to be 18+ to join this video call."
Video Hangouts without an age restriction: When you first join a video Hangout, you're agreeing to be in a Hangout with everyone who is there. Anyone in a video Hangout in Google+ can add others, including people who are not in your circles.
Remember, you can block or ignore someone at any time. When you block someone in Hangouts, the person will also be blocked in other Google products including Google+ and Google Chat in Gmail.
- On computers: You can ignore someone by hovering over their image and clicking . Or you can close the video Hangout to leave immediately.
- On mobile devices: You can block someone by tapping their image and then tapping , or tap the to leave the video Hangout immediately.
Age restrictions with YouTube
People under the age of 18 are not allowed to watch R-rated videos in a video call. If an R-rated video is played, the underage participant will see a message that the content is restricted.
If at any time you feel uncomfortable in a video Hangout in Google+, press the call end icon .
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On loan at least...http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21477227What a pity his move to us has been. He had quite a career ahead of him before that, and his first half season for us was a good'un. Thanks for the memories (by which I mainly mean THAT Arsenal goal).
he just played in their win at the gooners to knock them out the cup! yay!that's 8yrs without a trophy for them!never liked the guy. poser and poor attitude.we should never have signed him.15m on the back of a really good 6months for Blackburn.be wary of signing players on the back of a good 6months.his contract runs out at the end of the season so he is gone for good unless he picks up an injury before the end of the season.so that's both jenas & Bentley gone for good, yay!just need to get rid of hudd & gomes now!


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Yarn Profile: Artful Yarns Portrait
First Impressions
Portrait has an interesting twist to it, if you'll pardon the pun. Most brushed mohairs have a nylon/wool core holding everything together, usually dyed to match the brushed mohair.
But Portrait's core is dyed an entirely different color (black), which gives the mohair the illusion of floating in and out of the core.
Portrait has a second interesting twist to it. While most brushed mohairs are a combination of mohair, wool, and some form of acrylic, Portrait skips the wool altogether in favor of viscose/polyester. Maybe this helps keep the price down, at least in theory.
And finally, all Artful Yarns have a free pattern on the label that requires only one skein. The Portrait pattern is an attractive lacy scarf.
There are seven available colors, with such interesting and descriptive names as Whistler's Mother, Madame X, and The Blue Boy. For this review, I used American Gothic.
Knitting Up
Try as I might, I couldn't get my stitches to look perfectly even. Rather than blame this on my technique (heavens no!), I decided it was the yarn's fault.
In all seriousness, though, this could be true. The mohair protrudes from the core at regular intervals, rather like flags, resulting in a slightly irregular thickness. For lacework or garter-stich garments, however, Portrait would be fine.
Blocking / Washing
The only time I worried was when I removed the swatches from the wash. They looked miserable. The areas with excessive fuzz were matted into little blobs, almost like someone had left corn flakes in the wash by mistake. Much to my relief, the swatches returned to normal once completely dry.
It also produces a surprisingly strong knitted fabric, possibly because of the higher synthetic content. I finally gave up thrashing swatches, partly from pity and partly from defeat.
As for the inconsistent stitch issue, it's only evident if you hold your garment up to the light. If you wear dark clothes beneath your sweater, you'll be safe.
Yarn name
Artful Yarns
Fiber content
70% mohair
25% viscose
5% polyester
3.75 stitches per inch using US 9 needles
Average retail price
Where to Buy Online
Weight/Yardage per Skein
50g./ 164 yards
Country of Origin
Manufacturer's suggested wash method
Hand wash in lukewarm water, dry flat. Dry clean OK.
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Where does the Sidewalk Program construct sidewalk?
The Sidewalk Program retrofits sidewalks in areas of the City where streets are already built, but sidewalks were never installed. A number of other City programs construct sidewalk also, including the Neighborhood Improvement Program, state and local roadway projects and with new development through subdivision and zoning requirements.
How does the Sidewalk Retrofit Policy work?
Sidewalk needs are identified by City staff and by residents depending on the category where the sidewalk request would fall. Sidewalks on thoroughfares are identified by the staff. Thoroughfares are primarily higher volume roads where there is a need for sidewalks to separate pedestrians from higher volume and higher speed traffic. Sidewalk requests on non-thoroughfare and neighborhood streets must be requested by residents.
How can I get a request on the sidewalk list?
Residents can contact the City of Charlotte at 311 to find out if a sidewalk has already been identified or requested on a certain street. For those streets where a sidewalk has not been identified or requested, a resident can request a new sidewalk online.
A sidewalk will be ranked by the City when a valid nomination form is submitted which contains the signatures of at least 25% of property owners or tenants on both sides of the street. As a project nears the top of the ranking list, CDOT will hold a public information meeting to provide residents with information about the project and to receive their input. In addition, CDOT will ask adjacent residents to provide feedback regarding design concerns. City staff will determine the best side of the street for sidewalk installation based on design consideration and neighborhood input. After the public meeting is held, a second assessment of neighborhood support for the project will be conducted requiring a petition with property owner signatures of at least 60% of both sides of the street.


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Steroids to Treat Arthritis Center - Charleston, WV
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Charleston Rheumatologist Doctors for Steroids to Treat Arthritis
Type of Physician: Rheumatologist
What is a Rheumatologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners treat diseases of the joints, muscles, bones, and tendons. The rheumatologist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries, etc. The rheumatologist may work closely with other specialists such as orthopaedic surgeons and physical therapists.
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Rheumatologist Doctors in Charleston * results
- 2
Michael A. Istfan
Rheumatology Associates
4610 Kennal Ave SW Ste 301 Fl 3
South Charleston, WV 25309
(304) 343-3888
- 31 years experience
- 2 office location(s)
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William B. Dennison
Huntington Internal Medicine Group
5170 US Route 60
Huntington, WV 25705
(304) 528-4600
- 32 years experience
- 1 office location(s)
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Leah M. Triplett
Mountain State Medicine & Rheumatology
505 Summers St
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 400-4900
- 16 years experience
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Malea J. Smith
Rheumatology Group
4610 Kanawha Ave SW Ste 301
South Charleston, WV 25309
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South Charleston, WV 25309
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University Physician & Surgeons
1249 15th St Ste 3000
Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 691-1000
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University Physician & Surgeons
1249 15th St Ste 3000
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South Charleston, WV 25309
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333 Laidley St
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
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- 2Women & Children's Hospital
800 Pennsylvania Ave
Charleston, West Virginia 25302
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Charleston, West Virginia 25136
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Charleston, West Virginia 25130
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Generalized anxiety disorder
(GAD) is characterized by six months or more of chronic, exaggerated worry and tension that is unfounded or much more severe than the normal anxiety most people experience. People with this disorder usually expect the worst; they worry excessively about money, health, family, or work, even when there are no signs of trouble. They are unable to relax and often suffer from
and an inability to concentrate. Many people with GAD also have physical symptoms, such as fatigue, trembling, muscle tension, headaches, irritability, or hot flashes.
Approximately 6.8 million American adults develop GAD during the course of a given year. It most often strikes people in childhood or adolescence, but can begin in adulthood, too. It affects women more often than men. Some research suggests that GAD may run in families, and it may also worsen during stressful times.
Research shows that GAD often coexists with
substance abuse
, or other anxiety disorders. Other conditions associated with stress, such as
irritable bowel syndrome
, often accompany GAD. Tell your doctor if you have physical symptoms, such as
or headaches, or emotional symptoms, such as constant feelings of worry and tension. This information will help your doctor determine if you are suffering from GAD.
Generalized anxiety disorder.
National Institute of Mental Health website. Available at:
Update June 2008. Accessed October 29, 2008.
Muller JE, Koen L, et al. Anxiety and medical disorders.
Curr Psychiatry Rep
Statistics and facts about anxiety disorders. Anxiety Disorders Association of America website. Available at:
. Accessed October 29, 2008.
Stern T, Rosenbaum J, et al.
Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry
Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2008.
Last reviewed May 2015 by Michael Woods, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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While amidst yet another frustrating exercise in Windows XP I thought; What if Microsoft got a clue? I was trying to do what should have been a fairly simple task, scheduling the system to reboot once a week. Never mind that I really shouldn't have to do this, the system is a simple security camera server. The system is also doing just this single task, and it meets all the requirements of the software. Yet here I am trying to get the Task Scheduler to reboot the system once a week. This isn't an isolated incident either, both a colleague and my brother, both system administrators, need to do the same thing and we are all running different single task applications. The common thread is that each of the machines, because of the operating system, need to be regularly rebooted.
After doing the search engine tango and the knowledge base salsa, I finally reverted to making Windows XP more like GNU/Linux. I installed Cygwin and cron to schedule a weekly reboot, which worked fine. I wrote my little Bash script, which also wrote to a simple log file, and I had more control over the whole process. When I ran into a small problem, unbelievable as it may seem I actually made an error in my script, I was able to redirect output to see the error of my ways. While trying to troubleshoot my batch script earlier, I had to go through the pain of the Event Log and all other means of narrowing down the Windows XP problem. Since there isn't a single mechanism to look for the problem, it took much more time to troubleshoot.
Why should I have to go through all of this for a solution to a simple problem? What if Microsoft decided against giving us the bells and whistles of Aero and decided to make a better scripting language in Vista instead? Oh wait, they were going to do that, but it's not included in Vista. The new PowerShell, aka Monad, is a separate download. I am actually not going to try VBScript or PowerShell, when Bash and cron will do just fine, thank you very much. I really should get into more powerful scripting, but when I do it will either be in Perl or Python. No need to lock myself into a single language for a single operating system, nice try.
I digress. What if Microsoft decided against paying for studies to prove how much better Windows is than Unix or GNU/Linux? What if they got away from all of the FUD and misinformation about GNU/Linux? What if they decided they would make an operating system that was not vulnerable to viruses, trojan horses and all other internet unpleasantries? The infamous Blue Screen of Death is almost commonplace; almost everyone is familiar with it. This is the legacy that Windows has bestowed on us, crashes and frustration.
Surely Microsoft has the resources to build a much better OS that doesn't suffer the frailties of Windows. Now the question is why they don't. Unfortunately it is difficult to determine why they continue with promises of better security and stability. It could be that they are so tied in to backwards compatibility that they cannot make a change. They may not want to because of internal politics. It may cost them and customers great pain to make such a major shift. However, it shouldn't be any more pain than moving from Windows to GNU/Linux; which is a chance they run if things don't improve. Microsoft is getting a reputation of saying the latest version of Windows is more secure, stable, etc. than the last version. We've been hearing this since the release of Windows 95 and all subsequent releases; it has become a running joke.
So while we are tied to some applications that require Windows, as in the case of my security cameras and server, we can start moving the applications and services that we can to improved operating systems. Doing administration tasks on GNU/Linux has been much easier to troubleshoot and more reliable than on Windows desktops and servers. Any services or similar applications that I can move to GNU/Linux has been my experience and I suspect for a lot of others too. What if Microsoft got a clue? If they decided to fix the problems they have continuously reported to have solved, GNU/Linux may have never been as widely accepted. As long as this trend continues Linux keeps on marching along. I seriously doubt that any changes will happen in the next few versions of their OS's. I happened to install Vista on one of our newest most powerful machines, the screensaver crashed. I'm not even going to bother, a new OS is destined for that box. In the mean time, I will try and make my frustrations limited to as few instances as I can.
Subject to viruses
The main reason why it's vulnerable to viruses is because it's the #1 O/S. The majority of people use it so viruses have the most impact on it.
I dare-say if Linux was the most used system in the world the story might be a little different. Just a thought.
Don't buy it
There are many people who claim this, but I don't buy it.
There is only one system where the default installation also gives the user who's created during this installation full administration rights, and that's Windows; no wonder viruses can wreak havoc there. MacOS does give you administration rights, but only after you enter a password. Most GNU/Linux distributions act similar.
Additionally, techniques such as NSA's SE Linux can help enourmously in fighting viruses, if enabled and used properly.
I buy it
I do. Not because I have an anti-Linux agenda, just because I am a bit realistic.
1- Some Linux distros include Anti-virus software, so maintainers do allow such a possibility.
2- As Linux desktop becomes more popular, more people try it (including newbs like myself) who don't know much about it. More 3rd party applications would be available as separate downloads. At this point Linux Desktop can become a more attractive target.
3- I did install several RPM packages that did not come with the distro. The instruction was to launch Root Shell, install... Then there is instruction how to run the program from command line. If I did not verify integrity of the package, did not logged off root shell. and started that program -> there is a chance of some harm...
#2 is the one to watch, as Linux becoming easier to install...
I am not saying it would happened all the time and not claiming that harm would be as destructive as it can be in Windows....
GNU/Linux virus scanner
One of the uses that I am aware of of a GNU/Linux virus scanner is for a server (for example, a mail server) that serves Windows clients. So, these virus scanners detect Windows viruses, not GNU/Linux viruses.
(I don't know whether a virus scanner exists that detects GNU/Linux viruses only, and if one exists, how many viruses are in its database...)
Apart from that, it might be easier to keep GNU/Linux safe (which I think it is today, whatever the reason) than to make Windows safe. It seems, even GNU/Linux "newbs" are aware of the implications of being "root" during an RPM install. Many Windows users don't know what "Administrator" is.
Viruses and the most popular OS
The only problem with this argument is that Linux and open source software are already over 40%, which is higher than MS software (in other words, more servers on the Internet run Linux than MS software and the number is higher if you include Unix/Unix variants).
How come MS software/servers are the only ones with this problem if Linux (and Unix) servers are already the most popular software/OS combination in the world of running the Internet?
Maybe Microsoft is trying to keep Windows unstable, so customers have reason to upgrade to the next one in hope of slight improvement... ($$$) - just a thougt.
How can you?
Wait a minute! This is a very serious thing you say.
I mean, it's Microsoft we're talking about. They wouldn't do something that mean, would they?
Just some Humour regarding Linux & Viruses
Why MS
Curious as to why you find the problem is with MS and not with the security camera s/w vendor? Cannot a bad driver or bad applicaiton make the system unusable regardless of thw OS? Have you tried just killing the app or process associated with the app?
As for scheduling the reboot itself, surely the Scheduled task tools is easier to use than cron. Please - unless you use cron every month, you have to hit the man page to figure out that arcane syntax.
And as for Monad - does every tool you use on Linux come with the distro - or did you have to install them yourself? How many did you actually have to compile?
My friend - Linux will move forward when its evangelists start discussing its' virtues for their own merit - not for how it is better than Windows or worse yet - why MS sucks.
Becuase it is MS.
As noted in the post three different applications, all on Windows, have a similar issue. One is security camera software, second is user login statistics package and the last is Intrusion Detection. The common thread, Windows. Could all three be badly programmed applications? Sure, but MS can't always rely on this answer like they similarly did with Anti-virus vendors.
Scheduled Task was easy to setup, it just didn't work. The only solution that we could come up with is to join the machine to a domain, which we were able to make work. It seemed silly to join a domain on a standalone machine, and shouldn't be required.
Bash and cron are standard on most if not all Linux distributions. This is similar to Task Scheduler and the Windows XP command language. This also goes along with Perl and Python, distrubutions commonly use these programming languages in their distributions tools.
I am not an Linux evangelist, as I support both Windows servers and desktops, as well as Linux servers and desktops. Becasue of Linux's "own merit" is why I am migrating as many services as I can to Linux.
Thanks for reading and the comments.
The solution to your problem....
Since i know one or the other Windows Hack (out of Necessity) i could have told you how to do it:
Write a batch script named "restart.bat"
which has only this one line:
shutdown -r
Then you can use the Task planner to schedule this script to be executed weekly.
It should have worked your way too, i admit that. But there IS a possibility for elegant solutions on Windows. Now and then.


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The Sting tallied 10 hits, compared to Minnewaska's eight. Yet Minnewaska racked up seven errors to YME's two.
YME 12, Minnewaska 3
Six runs in the second inning Friday sparked Yellow Medicine East in a 12-3 victory against Minnewaska in Glenwood.
The Sting tallied 10 hits, compared to Minnewaska's eight. Yet Minnewaska racked up seven errors to YME's two.
Brandon Grund was the catalyst offensively for the Sting with a three hit, two RBI performance. Devon Dyrdahl and Adam Koepke also knocked in runs for YME who are now1-1 in the conference and 3-2 overall.
On the mound, Austin Thorstad went five innings for the Sting; striking out four in the victory.
Minnewaska 002 001 0 — 3 8 7
Yellow Medicine East: Brandon Grund 3-for-6, 2 rbi; Garrett Londgren 1-for-3; Devon Dyrdahl 1-for-4, rbi; Austin Thorstad 1-for-4; Adam Koepke 2-for-4, rbi; Elliot Carmany 1-for-2
Minnewaska: Jake Amundson 1-for-3, rbi; Blake Johnsrud 1-for-4, 2 rbi; Sam Long 1-for-4; Bryce Miodus 1-for-2; Dylan Peterson 1-for-2; Sawyer Steidler-Thompson 1-for-1; Derek Klimek 1-for-1; Cody Blevins 1-for-2
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Achema with bioeconomy highlights
22.06.2012 - Finale at ACHEMA: The world's biggest fair for chemical engineering, biotechnology and environmental protection delivers its final day.
Frankfurt – The fair brings together more than 180,000 participants and 3,770 exhibitors from 56 countries. Hot topics at ACHEMA 2012 are energy and resources. With BiobasedWorld, the organisers have introduced a special industrial biotechnology and biomass processing focus, mirroring how the knowledge-based bioeconomy has started to transform the chemical industry. The bioeconomy is not only a special focus amongst exhibitors, but was also covered by its own "BiobasedWorld" conference.
The importance of the subject was highlighted by a group of 30 science and industry experts from Germany presenting the "Roadmap Biorefineries". This paper, worked out on behalf of the Federal Government , includes a SWOT analysis on the potential of available biorefinery technologies as well as fields where further research and development efforts are necessary by the year 2030.
Georg Schütte, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Education and Research, also introduced three strategic alliances in industrial biotechnology. In these alliances, partners from industry and research from a variety of industry branches work together to foster "biologisation" of industry and to deliver novel biobased products. The alliance "ZeroCarbon Footprint" , coordinated by energy giant RWE Power AG , will have a total volume of €46m, from which the half is financed by public money. It focuses on using carbon-rich waste streams as a basis for novel biotech products. The alliance "Functionalisation of polymers", coordinated by enzyme specialist Evocatal, will see the government und the respective industry partners investing €8m in total. The cosmetics and nutraceuticals alliance "NatLifE", coordinated by BRAIN AG, will have a total volume of €30m.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-02/achema-with-bioeconomy-highlights.html


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Clinical Trials Data Sharing in Europe
More Voices Enter Clinical Trials Data Sharing Debate in Europe
09.20.13 | By Mark Grayson
A new paper released this week highlights issues surrounding the discussions on clinical trial data & The paper Clinical Trials and Data Transparency: The Public Interest Case, highlights specific problems to the current draft European Medicines Agency (EMA). Among the problems highlighted were gaps in the protection of patient privacy, further bureaucratization of an already bureaucratic system and conflicting policies on regulatory data protection.
The paper concludes that the release of large amounts of detailed clinical data proposed by the EMA is not a direct, practical solution to the problems that the EMA identifies in the current clinical research environment in Europe. As a follow-up to the paper one of the authors suggested in Pharmaceutical Executive that the draft policies could have an effect of Europe being a hub for pharmaceutical innovation.
PhRMA and EFPIA issued its Principles for Responsible Clinical Trial Data Sharing in July, reflecting the biopharmaceutical sector's strong support for responsible data sharing that recognizes the importance of protecting patient privacy, respecting the integrity of national regulatory systems, and maintaining incentives for continued investment in biopharmaceutical research.
Biopharmaceutical companies believe that continuing augmentation of information available to researchers, patients and the public will expand research and scientific knowledge, foster a collaborative scientific discovery process, and support patient care – all with the ultimate goal of improving health.
Under the Principles, PhRMA and EFPIA member companies agree to:
- Enhance Data Sharing with Qualified Researchers: This includes patient-level clinical trial data, study-level clinical trial data, full clinical study reports, and protocols from clinical trials in patients for medicines approved in the U.S. and EU. Requests are subject to terms necessary to protect patient privacy and confidential commercial information.
- Share Results with Patients Participating in Clinical Trials: Companies will work with regulators to provide a factual summary of clinical trial results to clinical trial participants.
- Enhance Public Access to Clinical Study Information: Synopses of clinical study reports for clinical trials in patients submitted to the FDA, EMA, or national authorities of EU member states will be publicly available upon approval of a new medicine or new indication.
- Reaffirm Commitments to Publish Clinical Trial Results: All company-sponsored clinical trials should be considered for publication in scientific literature regardless of outcome. At a minimum, results from all phase 3 clinical trials and clinical trial results of significant medical importance should be submitted for publication.
- Certify Procedures for Sharing Clinical Trial Information: Companies will certify on a publicly available website that they have established policies and procedures to implement these commitments
In light of the concerns raised in the Johnson, Pugatch and Taylor report PhRMA believes even stronger that the commitments made by our members is a more effective means in advancing science through enhanced data sharing than the EMA proposal.


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Could it happen today?
April 8, 2013 By the time the devastatingly high waters of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers had receded in April 1913 from their 58.3 foot peak, the worst flood in the history of Marietta had come and gone. more »»
Much has changed in terms of protection from floods
April 8, 2013 More than 100 Ohio communities were left underwater by the March 1913 flood. More than 400 people in the state were killed as a result of the disaster, and nearly 36,000 homes were no longer livabl. more »»
With no federal disaster agency, Red Cross steps in
April 8, 2013 The 1913 flood was one of the worst natural disasters to hit the United States. more »»
Former resident shares boyhood memories of flood
April 8, 2013 By Carlos Burr Dawes, as told to Linda Showalter, December 1985. When the flood of 1913 came along, Father seemed to know more than anybody else about i. more »»
Some businesses of today survived the 1913 flood
April 8, 2013 When the raging waters from the Ohio and Muskingum rivers swept through Marietta during the 1913 flood, local businesses incurred tremendous damages. more »»
Q&A: Family-owned business survives all floods
April 8, 2013 Schafer Leather has been a family-owned business in Marietta since 1867 and has survived all of the floods that affected the downtown area during that time. more »»
1913 flood compared to today's storms
April 8, 2013 How the flooding and tornadoes in the spring of 1913 stack up with recent natural disasters depends on what measures one uses. more »»
The debate over flood protection
April 8, 2013 Preventing floods in Marietta was no doubt a subject of debate long before the great flood of 1913 left 66 percent of the city underwate. more »»
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April 8, 2013 Living through a flood just comes with the territory when you're one of the thousands of Washington County residents who lives near the area's rivers and creeks. more »»
One woman's unforgettable rescue from a severe flood
April 8, 2013 When the waters of Duck Creek started overflowing the banks on a hot summer day in 1998, Lower Salem resident Janet Kidd, 65, did not think much of i. more »»
Courthouse at the center of it all during floods
April 8, 2013 Walter and Lawrence managed to survive the 1913 flood and today they watch over downtown Marietta hoping never to see such a sight again. more »»
1913 flood, others part of local landmark's history
April 8, 2013 The existence of a post office in Marietta dates almost back to the existence of Marietta itself. According to David Van Allen, corporate communications specialist for the U.S. more »»
Cutting edge bridge building followed flood
April 8, 2013 In the wake of the March 1913 flood 69 bridges had been heavily damaged or totally washed away along the Muskingum River Valley. more »»
1913 flood shortened usefulness of Ohio canal system
April 8, 2013 The Flood of 1913 hit Ohio tremendously hard, completely destroying the canal systems that allowed for goods to be distributed throughout the state. more »»
Early church withstands threats of flooding
April 8, 2013 In 1840, with no bridge over the Muskingum River connecting Harmar and downtown Marietta, it was so expensive for Harmar residents to take the ferry to church they decided to simply open their own o... more »»
River rising: 'We are suffering, we need help' local newspapers read
March 29, 2013 Weatherwise it was pretty certain that March 1913 would be going out like a lion in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Forecasts were calling for wind, snow and rain. more »»
River rising: 'We are suffering, we need help' local newspapers read
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Otto family shares its history of brothers' store, flood
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Young, strong and able, many of them were just boys when they stormed the beaches straight into withering machine-gun fire or dropped from darkened skies into the unknown.
Seventy years later, the world again is focusing on France's Normandy coast in a salute to those who endured unimaginable horror and overcame daunting odds June 6, 1944, in the battle that marked a decisive turning point of World War II: D-Day.
The honored now are lions in winter, the youngest among them in their late 80s, dealing with the frailties of advanced age. And with so few of these veterans healthy enough to return to Europe, there is the harsh realization that this likely will be the final major commemoration while men of their remarkable era still are alive.
"I just want to go back and see it again," said Hayward's Tony Malin, a medic on a landing ship that ferried men and equipment onto Utah Beach, and who has returned for the anniversary. "This will probably be the last time. After all, I'm 91."
The generation that was forged by the Depression, fought in the war, then came home to change America forever is fading away in the same quiet, dignified way that they have lived. An estimated 555 World War II veterans die each day, and only 1 million men and women are left who wore uniforms in the global conflict.
While it's unclear how many D-Day vets remain, Bill Kays, 93, of Palo Alto, said they are passing away fast.
"I might be the last living officer in my battalion that served on D-Day," said Kays, a combat engineer on Omaha Beach. "That's pretty remarkable because I thought for sure that I was going to die on that beach, I can tell you that."
The decades have changed these men physically, but not their attitudes. They still refuse to cast themselves as heroes. Some remain reluctant to even talk about a day that would become one of the most storied in U.S. military history.
"I have a lot of memories, but I keep them to myself," Malin said. "There are a lot of history books about D-Day that you can read. I just did what I was supposed to do, and that's it."
A risky gambit
Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious invasion in history, featuring 5,000 vessels, 11,000 aircraft and 156,000 Allied troops. The armada crossed the choppy English Channel, invaded five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of French coastline and dropped airborne troops inland.
They established a foothold in Adolf Hitler's vaunted "Fortress Europe," opening the long-awaited second front -- with the Soviet Union squeezing from the East -- that put Germany in a vise grip and toppled the Nazis the following year.
"It was an all-or-nothing throw of the dice," said Keith Huxen, senior director of research at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. "If the Germans had succeeded in pushing us into the ocean, there was no alternate plan. Had we failed, we would live in a vastly different world today. It probably would have led to consideration of making a separate peace with Hitler because people would have thought it was too difficult to bring down that regime."
Instead, average Americans helped carry the day. Before the war, Earl W. Spargur had worked at a San Jose service station. At Normandy, he piloted a C-47 transport plane pulling a glider that contained troops on the second day of the battle.
"We were just guys off the streets who were made into pilots," said Spargur, 96. "And then suddenly we were flying, wing tip to wing tip, 500 feet off the ground. We just felt like were doing something that would always be remembered."
Amid the chaos, they witnessed deadly beauty.
Emmert Parmley was a 20-year-old paratrooper, jumping into France hours before the landings. He watched with fascination as German tracer rounds rose into the night sky, searching for their planes.
"I remember how those tracers kept going off around us," said Parmley, 90, of Antioch, who suffered a gunshot wound to the neck seven days after the invasion. "There was orange, white and blue rounds going through the air. It was kind of pretty."
On a landing craft the next morning, Nick Leonoudakis helped put wave after wave of men ashore on Omaha Beach, which became known as "Bloody Omaha."
"The most vivid thing was the amount of shells that went over our heads from the cruisers and battleships," said Leonoudakis, 90, of South San Francisco. "It was like a big Fourth of July celebration. But that beach was not a happy experience for a young man. It was pretty bad."
Kays, in the second wave to reach Omaha Beach, was in a landing craft with Life Magazine photographer Robert Capa. Later, Kays would realize that he was part of "The Magnificent Eleven," a grainy photograph of soldiers scrambling onto the beach that became one of the war's lasting images.
"We were under heavy machine-gun fire when he stopped on the ramp and took that picture," said Kays, a retired Stanford School of Engineering dean. "By that point, there were a lot of bodies and wounded men in the water."
In his 2010 memoir, "Letters From a Soldier," Kays detailed how he later wrote to his family about D-Day, telling of how he found shelter behind a tank at the water's edge.
"Then I thought of a passage from the 23rd Psalm -- 'Yea though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil,' " Kays wrote. "I took my men and walked through all that fire, stumbling and stepping over the dead all the way."
The liberation of Europe had begun, but with a terrible cost that included 6,603 American causalities, including 2,499 dead.
Changing the country
When the war ended, the veterans' story was just beginning. They came home, went to college on the GI Bill, became the parents of the baby boomers, and launched the country onto an unprecedented trajectory of prosperity.
"It's not just that they put their lives on the line in the war," said Huxen, the historian. "But they also changed the country. They set us on a pathway toward civil rights and women's rights, and created the modern economy. They rose to the challenge."
And they did it without drawing attention to their war service. Maybe it was because so many Americans had been in uniform -- 16 million -- and most figured nobody wanted to hear about their own experiences. Or they simply were too painful.
George Depold, 91, of Campbell, was a combat engineer on Omaha Beach. He politely declined to delve too deeply into what he saw.
"Only with me is he willing to talk much about his memories," said his wife, Daphne, 89, a native of England who met her husband during the war. "But to a certain extent, I'm sure there are things he hasn't told even me. You have to remember, they were so very young when they were going through this."
For Ken Bull, the memories of Normandy are jumbled. The 89-year-old Los Gatos resident was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2006.
But the commendations in Bull's living room speak for themselves, including the Purple Heart he received for being wounded June 18, 1944. He pulls up the sleeve on his left arm to show a scar.
The former Army sergeant often wears a D-Day cap.
"It's so touching because people just come up to him and say, 'Wow, were you part of that? May I shake your hand?' " said his wife, Louise, 73. "And people will hug him. He was sitting in the car recently while I went to get his medications, and a lady saw his hat and took a picture with him."
Bull smiled as he listened.
"Of course I'm married to a hero," she added.
Journey's end
Journalist Tom Brokaw coined the phrase "The Greatest Generation" with his 1998 book, and perhaps it was then that many aging veterans understood, finally, how much they were admired. Leonoudakis and Bull are among the Bay Area veterans who have received the Legion of Honor from France in recent years for their Normandy service.
However, few were able return this week.
Kays stopped flying a few years ago, and Depold is dealing with diabetes. Parmley marked the 50th anniversary by jumping out of an airplane over France, and he wanted to return with The Greatest Generation Foundation, the same tour group that invited Malin. But Parmley wasn't up for the trip.
They are an example of why this is the last time the nonprofit will organize a Normandy visit on the June 6 anniversary.
"The numbers are dwindling," said Timothy Davis, president of the organization. "Just look at the obituaries in any newspaper. Soon they will be all gone. It's been a great journey, but unfortunately it's coming to an end."
Follow Mark Emmons at Twitter.com/markedwinemmons.
73,000 Americans (34,250 Omaha Beach, 23,250 Utah Beach, 15,500 airborne)
156,000 total Allied troops
20,000 paratroopers
11,000 aircraft
5,000 ships and landing craft
6,603 Americans casualties, including 2,499 dead
Sources: The National World War II Museum, The National D-Day Memorial
D-Day Memories
"It was just something that had to be done. Hitler obviously was totally out of control. He thought he could take over the world, but he didn't count on us. When we came home, we just didn't talk about it. None of us did. We did the job, came home, and went back to work. We never did blow our own steam. I just thought it was over and had no reason to talk about it." -- Peter Schantz, 89, of San Leandro, a military policeman after the D-Day invasion who is returning to Normandy, France, for the 70th anniversary.
"The beach was just a mess. Boats were turned over. Vehicles on fire. It was just chaos down there. I could see these men, dead and alive, on the beach. I thought that the whole thing had failed and this is exactly what (German Field Marshal Erwin) Rommel was promising to do. All the troops were piling onto one another. Nobody could find their own command. But we survived that first day, and then it got better." -- Bill Kays, 93, of Palo Alto, who was in the second wave to land on Omaha Beach.
"For the first few days, I thought it was a total disaster. Nothing went according to plan. There was a lot of confusion. At one point, I found myself in a bomb crater with a lieutenant colonel. It was just us two. He didn't know where he was and was scared to death, too. And here I was waiting for him to tell me what to do." -- Emmert Parmley, 90, of Antioch, a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne.
"A number of the boats hit mines and sunk. The whole scene that day is impossible to forget. There were so many planes overhead that it blotted out the sun. It was like nighttime. And the gunfire. I never had heard the full power of our ships until that day." -- Nick Leonoudakis, 90, of South San Francisco, who was part of a landing craft crew ferrying men onto Omaha Beach.
"It was just a job that we wanted to get over. The Army did a good job of teaching you what to do without thinking about the possible consequences." -- George Depold, 91, of Campbell, a combat engineer on Omaha Beach.


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Getting To Flemings Mayfair Hotel
The hotel is located on a quiet side street off Piccadilly in the heart of Mayfair.
Flemings Mayfair hotel benefits from fantastic transport links and is just a short walk away from some of London's top tourist attractions including Green Park, Buckingham Palace and Bond Street.
Whether you're in London for business or leisure, Flemings Mayfair Hotel, Suites and Apartments is the ideal base for exploring the city, relaxing in one of the famous Royal Parks or making your way to the main business districts.
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Flemings Mayfair Hotel is a 3 minute walk from Green Park Underground Station. Green Park is on the Victoria, Piccadilly and Jubilee Lines.
From Green Park Underground Station, exit onto Piccadilly and turn right. Walk down Piccadilly with Green Park on your left. Take the fourth road on your right, Half Moon Street, and Flemings is on the right.
From Victoria Station a taxi takes about 5 minutes. Victoria is just one stop from Green Park on the Victoria Line, or a pleasant 15 minute walk to Flemings past Buckingham Palace.
From Waterloo Station a taxi takes about ten minutes. For the underground, take the Jubilee Line two stops to Green Park (approx. 4 minutes).
From Paddington Station a taxi takes about 10 minutes. For the underground, take the Bakerloo Line to Baker Street and from there take the Jubilee Line to Green Park (approx. 11 minutes).
From King's Cross Station a taxi takes about 15 minutes. For the underground, go to King's Cross St Pancras Underground Station and take the Victoria Line to Green Park (approx. 6 minutes).
From Heathrow airport, the quickest way to Flemings is the Heathrow Express which takes 15 minutes to get to Paddington Station. From Paddington Station, we are a 10 minute taxi journey or underground journey.
From Gatwick airport, the Gatwick Express takes 30 minutes to Victoria Station. Victoria is a 5 minute taxi journey or 2 minute underground journey from Flemings.
Our Concierge can arrange a transfer for you; please get in touch for a quote.
If travelling to us by car please enter the postcode W1J 7BN into your satellite navigation. Please phone us if you need any assistance.
We do not have our own parking however we have special rates at Audley Square car park, a 5 minute walk from Flemings.
We have negotiated special rates at the Audley Square Car Park, a six minute walk from the hotel. Designated parking areas are also available in the local area; please take note of the signage and restrictions displayed when parking in Mayfair and central London.
Flemings Mayfair does not accept liability for your vehicle whilst it is parked in the area, including the Audley Square Car Park.
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There is nothing better than having hearty breakfast, getting out in the fresh air and walking through the beautiful countryside that surrounds you in Ireland.
No matter where your trip to Ireland might take you ,whether it's Dublin City or the Dingle Peninsula, there are long and short walks all around Ireland surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery in the world (even if we do say so ourselves).
Walking holidays are becoming more and more popular in Ireland and there are plenty to choose from. Whether you want to spend two days, five days or two weeks walking in Ireland there are different packages and different levels of ability you can choose from.
Of course there are also the day trippers who just come to visit the wonderful walking trails of Ireland, walk for a couple of miles and then return to reality. Both of these options are available on most of the trails and 'ways' in Ireland.
Here is our pick of the top ten trails -
1. The Kerry Way
The Kerry Way is one of the most popular walking trails in Ireland. It is often referred to as the Historic Way as it brings the walkers on a journey through history using the old droving paths and coach roads.
Along the way you will see the stunning Iveragh Peninsula. Also the old butter roads which in the 18th century used to ship butter from Kenmare to London.
Some flora and fauna of note is the sub-tropical plants along the way. You will spot giant fern and palms right beside rhododendron bushes and yellow irises.
There are many different walking trails in the area but one will take you to Derrynane House the home of Daniel O'Connell, the Great Liberator. A short walk from this house is a beach which looks as though it should be in the Caribbean. Paradise.
2. The Glen of Aherlow, County Tipperary
This trail is tucked away between the Galtee Mountains and the Slievenamuck Hills. The walk offers everything from low-lying strolls along verdant river banks to high-level hikes through the Galtees.
There are varies trails at various lengths which can last from half hour walks to four hour hikes.
If you want a bit of a challenge while on this trail visit Lough Curra and Lake Muskry in the Galtees. The view is superb. From there you can see corrie lakes, wooded foothills, mountain streams and open moorland.
3. Beara Way, County Kerry
This trail is technically Kerry Way's next-door neighbor but it is a much quieter holiday spot that offers equally beautiful vistas and walks. The entire walk stretches over 120 miles but again you can pick and choose which trails you want to follow.
Along the trail you will find yourself hiking through low rounded hills, walking old bog roads or
exploring abandoned copper mines. But don't worry though because 38% of the trail is covered on country roads. Also the rocky coastline is very dramatic and perfect for a walking holiday.
3. Connemara Way, County Galway
This is a pretty short trail (49 miles) which starts at Oughterard and stretches as far as Westport in County Mayo. This area of Ireland has to most fine scenery and quiet countryside in the country.
Connemara means "The Conmaicne Tribe of the Sea". The area stretches from Galway Bay up to Killary Harbor and is bound in on the east by Lough Corrib and Lough Mask.
Along the way you will see shimmering quartz peaks over bogs and small loughs but beware the average rainfall is 1,700 mm. Just 30% of this walk is by road.
4.The Dingle Way
This one might not be for the faint of heart. It stretches over 112 miles and was one of the first national walking routes. The trail follows minor country roads and beaches.
The most dramatic part of the hike comes with a 1,200 feet descent crossing the shoulder of Brandon Mountain between Ballydavid and Cloghane. The walk skirts the mountains of Slieve Mish which form a spine of 40 miles jutting out in the Atlantic Ocean.
The peninsula is littered with remains from the early Christian period, oratories, beehive huts, megalithic tombstones, monastic enclosures, high crosses, to name a few. Beautiful white sandy beaches, a temperate Gulf Stream climate and the profusion of strong colors in the flora – montbretia, fuchsia, purple loosestrife to name a few. A truly amazing spot and 40% of this walk can be made by road.
5. The Sheeps Head Way, County Cork
The Sheeps Head Way starts in Bantry and takes you to the tip of the peninsula at Sheeps Head. The whole trail is 55 miles.
Cork is a spectacularly beautiful place and therefore much visited by tourists and Irish people alike. However this area is the least visited part of Cork which makes it truly idyllic.
Along the walk there are a couple of climbs but it is primarily a ridge and shoreline route. The terrain varies widely, making the walk a moderate rating.


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SACRAMENTO -- Ready to drive across the Willie L. Brown, Jr. Bridge?
The state Senate on Thursday voted 26-7 to give final approval to name the older, western span of the Bay Bridge after the celebrated but controversial former San Francisco mayor and state Assembly speaker. The Assembly had previously voted 68-0 to approve the plan.
But whether the name will actually come to pass remains a mystery.
Gov. Jerry Brown is opposed, saying he wants to keep the "iconic" name the bridge has had for 77 years. Normally, Brown can veto legislation, but because the bridge-naming plan is a nonbinding resolution, it will not reach the governor's desk.
Still, the measure "requests" Caltrans, which Brown oversees, to put up signs declaring the new name, an action the governor has the power to overrule. Brown's office declined to comment.
Supporters say the NAACP -- which sponsored the plan to honor Willie Brown, who is black -- is leading an effort to pay for the signs and hopes they go up some time next year.
Willie Brown said in an interview after Thursday's vote that he was "blessed" and "deeply honored" by the recognition but did not seek it.
"It's an inspirational symbol to young people -- in particular, young people of color," Brown said, calling it the most significant government project named after an African-American in state history.
He said he does not expect the governor to stand in the way of the signs but also does not expect people will call the span anything other than the Bay Bridge. Even still, he takes the "bevy of opposition" to the plan to heart.
"It's all personal. It's the only way you can take it as an ordinary human being. Like any human being, I'm supersensitive," said Brown, 79. Still, he couldn't resist pointing out that the Legislature's vote was a rare defeat for Gov. Brown.
While most legislators were eager to pay tribute to one of their own, opposition emerged among current and past San Francisco supervisors, the editorial boards of Bay Area newspapers and thousands of people who signed an online petition. One San Francisco activist on Thursday even filed a lawsuit trying to overturn the new name.
Critics said Brown shared the blame for the problems of the eastern span, which opened last week after years of delays and huge cost increases. The name of the eastern span will not change, although it was unclear whether signs will inform drivers headed from San Francisco to Oakland that they will be leaving the Willie L. Brown, Jr. Bridge and driving on the Bay Bridge once they reach Yerba Buena Island in the middle.
Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, who represents the district that includes the bridge's western span, voted for the new name along with several other Democrats and even a few Republicans. Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, voted against it.
Sen. Roderick Wright, D-Los Angeles, compared Brown to everyone from Michael Jordan to Barack Obama. If the new sign is put up, when drivers cross the bridge, "I hope that you'll think about a kid who came here with nothing but a pillowcase with stuff in it," Wright said.
Republican Bill Emmerson, of Redlands, also spoke admirably of Brown, saying the former speaker always stood by his word.
Sen. Joel Anderson, R-San Diego, was the one lawmaker to speak against the measure, saying he was concerned that the Legislature was breaking four of its seven guidelines for naming roads after people, including the fact that Brown is still alive.
As is the case with many renaming proposals, lots of Bay Area locals were not pleased.
"It has become a landmark, and to have something that spectacular named after Willie Brown? I just don't see it," said 82-year-old Los Altos Hills resident Carol Phy, who was a child when the bridge opened in 1936, two years after Brown was born. While the plan "offends me terribly," she thinks most people "will probably keep calling it the Bay Bridge."
Scott Farray, a 59-year-old Redwood City resident, said he'd prefer to think of the bridge being named after the Hall of Fame ex-Oakland Raiders player of the same name.
"If only our state legislators could apply themselves with the same zeal over issues that truly impact the state," Farray said.
A towering California political figure who is both revered and reviled, Brown was the Assembly's first black speaker and the longest-serving speaker in state history, presiding over the 80-member house from 1980 to 1995. His tenure, political acumen and ironclad grasp on one house of the Legislature made him the most powerful state politician of his time.
Later, the Texas native served as San Francisco mayor from 1996 to 2004.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705. Follow him at twitter.com/RosenbergMerc.


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16U players do not believe the myth that coaches do not watch 18U teams, this team has been watched by over 60 different colleges/universities with the Indy Crush Showcase, Atlanta Legacy Showcase and Nationals still left to play. There was a college coach at our practice on 7/8 to watch and recruit.
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Professional Services Staff in the School of Planning and Geography held a cake sale, raffle and even a car wash at the Glamorgan Building to raise £275 for the RCMA Riverside Community Allotment in Cardiff. Then on 19th July, undeterred by one of the hottest days of the year, they spent a team-building day at the allotments clearing a derelict plot of land and preparing it for a seating and recreation area for allotment users.
Helen Spittle, the School Manager, said "This was a win-win project; we helped a local organisation, and it brought the professional services staff together in a way that doesn't happen during our busy day-to-day jobs".
The RCMA Riverside Community Allotment project engages with a wide range of people. The Project Manager, Sam Holt, provides support for volunteers at the site for two days per week, and more than 1100 people participated in their projects and activities during the last year! Many of their volunteers are from hard-to-reach groups including asylum seekers, people who are unemployed, have learning difficulties or physical disabilities. Others are motivated by the environmental aims, transition issues or a general desire to learn to grow their own food.


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July 19, 2009
The Baja California Food Decathlon - Part 1
Though media reports of Baja had been alarming, with detailed and repetitious coverage of the violence associated with the drugs cartels and police, we agreed to proceed with a trip through some fascinating eateries over the course of two days. Little did we really know what to expect since most of us have this conception that Mexican food is mostly rice, beans, and some sort of grilled meat. Even though I've expanded my conception of Mexican food with good meals at La Cabanita and La Casita Mexicana, I was ill-prepared for the gastronomic tour de force that Baja had to offer. Notable guests on the trip included friends Josh Lurie of FoodGPS, Fiona of Gourmet Pigs, HC of LA-OC Foodventures, Cathy of gast*ron*o*my, Pat of Eating LA, Abby of Pleasure Palate, Chef Ramiro of La Casita Mexicana, and Javier of Teenage Glutster. It was great also meeting Noah of the probably world-famous Man Bites World and currently of Squid Ink, as well as Barbara Hansen, a veteran food writer who was formally with the LA Times Food Section and now writes TableConversation.
We hopped onto the Crucero bus at Union Station, which transports travelers in a comfortable charter bus to Tijuana. We arrived famished and tired in a quiet section of Tijuana at our modern hotel of Palacio Azteca. The rooms proved comfortable and well-portioned though we quickly dropped off our gear for a late-night taco run.
Though we in Los Angeles seem to have embraced the humble taco as its greatest culinary earmark, along the lines of New York's pizza and Chicago's hot dog, virtually no taco stands or trucks can rival the best of Tijuana, where a glowing fluorescent joint with a sheen of oil amid ragtag chairs makes for the ultimate in griddled meat incased in tortilla.
At Tacos El Poblano, the taqueros combine three meats to make a savory, toothsome carne asada. Dressed amply with salsa and fresh guacamole, it couldn't have been a better classic taco. The flavors of the meat were unparalleled based on the carne asadas I've had in LA, though just slightly superior to some great carne asada I've had in San Diego. The three meats, comprised of loin, round, and some other hearty meat, made me think of the difference between a cuvee (in winespeak) and a single varietal - a multifaceted melange of flavors exceeding the common carne asada experience. The hardened tortillas were perhaps the only weak spot of the $1 portion, though a crispy/crunchy tostada provided a heartier foundation for the tres carnes. In between we had an intermezzo of crispy, chewy jerky laid out on a platter for our anxious fingertips. I consumed three tacos before I could blink, washing it down with a refreshing Coca-Cola. I was ready for bed.
Then again, I soon realized that this trip wasn't going to be the sort of leisurely affair one would normally call a vacation. It was going to be an end-all, be-all gorge fest and drink fest with an unrelenting pace, something an ancient Roman would jump at with open arms. If General Lucullus had his way around Baja, he'd be leading this trip, but instead we have a modern day version in the plucky Bill Esparza.
We mercifully ended the first night with beers and free appetizers at La Vuelta, with a rambunctious mariachi band, complete with raging violinists, striking trumpeters, grounded guitarists, and a swooning singer. The music was oppressively loud, exactly how I wanted it, while I downed beers from a large ice bucket. A nice nightcap before a long journey through Tijuana and Ensenada's food scene.
Tacos El Poblano
7813 Boulevard Diaz Ordaz in the Tijuana community of La Mesa
La Vuelta
25 comments:
- Food, she thought. said...
Beautiful pictures & prose, as always. I feel like I really missed an experience here and look forward to seeing it through your eyes.
- 5:42 PM, July 20, 2009
- ar said...
Wow! That's a taco!
I wish I could find in Los Angeles, a taquero o taqueria like the ones in Tijuana. I love those taqueria style tostadas! I remember that EL Poblano used to be one of the best.
Tijuana really is a taco lovers dream.
Thanks for sharing.
- 6:13 PM, July 20, 2009
- kevinEats said...
Well your Twitter sabbatical didn't last too long. ;)
In any case, I'm beginning to think I should've gone on this trip. I'll be looking forward to the coming parts.
- 6:36 PM, July 20, 2009
- burumun said...
Hard working Matt, you're already writing it up?
Great photos, not just the food but of the mariachi band and cooks - they really have a nice feel to them.
- 7:22 PM, July 20, 2009
- Kung Food Panda said...
Tacos and beer, very nice! I do have to say, that taco with the guac looks mighty delicious right about now! I wish I went to this trip....
- 2:06 AM, July 21, 2009
- Gastronomer said...
So this is what went down while I was warm and cuddly in my bed! I curse my need for nine hours ;-) Great photos! You make me wanna make an investment.
- 10:15 AM, July 21, 2009
- Jin said...
that looks delicioso!!!
- 1:47 PM, July 21, 2009
- streetgourmetla said...
Matt, you nailed that first night.And, yes, bloggers that missed, you will have to just suffer these reports.You shoulda been there, too, Food SHe Thought!
- 1:50 PM, July 21, 2009
- glutster said...
Hey Matt,
It was cool eating with you along the way, never going to forget how you sharply would sway your hands suddenly to capture all these amazing shots, ha, ha.
- 10:49 PM, July 21, 2009
- Eddie Lin said...
I could almost taste those tacos again from your great photos. I can practically hear the music from those vivid snaps. And I definitely feel that Baja hangover... still but in a good way!
- 11:12 PM, July 21, 2009
- Nanciful said...
As always, great writing and awesome photos!
- 11:44 PM, July 21, 2009
- Noah said...
I don't know about "world famous", but it certainly makes me sound cool.
One thing I do know, though, is that those pictures kick some serious ass.
- 9:53 AM, July 22, 2009
- Diana said...
Considering that my knowledge of Mexican food is mostly of the El Cholo-style rice, beans variety, I'm excited to hear the full report. I'm doing Breed Street this Friday though -- should be an eye-opening experience! Bring on the corn fungus!
- 4:32 PM, July 22, 2009
- Anonymous said...
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- 7:36 PM, July 22, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Way too wordy buddy. Cut down on trying to be a poet and simply get to the point. Let your pictures and succinct descriptions speak for itself. Remember, you're writing a blog about a place. Using large vocabularies do not translate to sophistication, but instead, demonstrates immaturity and fear for certain unpublished insecurities.
Don't get me wrong and I am not trying to bash you. A brief description that say a lot is often associated with great writing, never the other way.
- 7:38 PM, July 22, 2009
- mattatouille said...
Anonymous, you derailed your point with your own loquacious comment.
How about just saying: brevity can be effective; sometimes, vocabulary can be a crutch.
Oh, and check your grammar. And since you weren't putting me down or anything, thanks for the feedback.
- 8:38 PM, July 22, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Now why would you delete a comment? Obviously, you do not take any critiques well.
Are you simply too immature to take it like a man or do you only keep comments that you feel would stroke your little eagle?
Tsk Tsk
- 9:08 PM, July 22, 2009
- mattatouille said...
Actually, it wasn't a matter of the critique. That's fine. I'll even copy the comment here for viewing:
"um...A-Okay. I will try to check my grammar, but then again, I am writing to you. So, why even bother?
Sorry, but it is a comment, not a writing contest. My point was about how your post was so long.
Then again, I understand. You feel the need to be a "man" and so you point one fault for another, rather than listening. A good listener only comes with age, just like virtue. You lack both."
It's just that you took made it personal in the last section, and I don't think that's appropriate for this venue. If you want to cite immaturity to me, you should consider your own when mentioning something like that here. Also, if you're hiding behind the veil of anonymity, you are doing perhaps the most childish and cowardly thing one could do on the internet.
If you were a regular reader of my blog, you would see that this style of writing is consistent with the rest of my posts. If you have a problem with it, then don't read my blog, very simple. If you have a personal vendetta against me, then feel free to email me away from the public sphere.
- 9:20 AM, July 23, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Sad indeed. Again you deleted my comments and post. What are you afraid of?
Are you spending the hours on how to provide a rebuttal with SAT words again? SAT words are for high school boy.
You must really enjoy stroking that little eagle of yours.
Tsk Tsk.
- 10:52 AM, July 23, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Haha, what a laugh. I guess you couldn't stomach how much truth was spilling out you required a "Blog owner approval".
Well, my message is for you and not others.
Enjoy Little Boy.
- 10:54 AM, July 23, 2009
- citynitz said...
It seems like you should start a blog, I'm sure it would be very good, since there's a "right/wrong" way to do blogs.
- 1:01 PM, July 23, 2009
- Adam said...
Times like these you sometimes wish Blogger had a minimum age limit.
On to actually interesting things: Part 2 awaits!
- 2:23 PM, July 23, 2009
- Ezra said...
fuxing awesome pictures. Man, you're lucky-- glad to hear you had a great time in Mexico. The armpit of North America. Just kidding.
- 6:56 PM, July 23, 2009
- Aaron said...
Nice pictures. Proper white balance really makes a huge difference. I like how you're incorporating many shots of people. I feel like people take too much of a backseat to food in our blogs, but for a tourism promotion, Tijuana's draw is the culture too.
- 1:03 AM, July 24, 2009
- weezermonkey said...
I really hope that "eagle" is not code for "penis."
Chin up, Matt. Don't let Anonymous bruise your ego.
- 11:37 PM, August 02, 2009


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North Dalmatia stretches from the Kvarner Riviera down to about Split. Sometimes overlooked as a holiday destination in favour of the more famous resorts and islands further along the coast, the North Dalmatia region has much to offer visitors. The area contains the beautiful coastal towns of Zadar and Sibenik, both of which are lovely to base yourself in. Pag island is also in this part of Croatia - the longest island, it is home to the lively party resort of Novalja.
North Dalmatia includes two regions, Zadar and Sibenik's region. Zadar and Sibenik's regions include about 500 most beautiful islands in Croatia such as Pag, Ugljan, Silba, Vir, Murter, Pasman, Krapanj, Iz, Zlarin, Molat, nacional park Kornati, nature park Telascica on Long island.
Tourist region of Zadar is situated in the center of the Croatian coast, North Dalmation region. Region of Zadar is located in 14% of teritory of Croatia, and 12% of territorial waters. It is one of the most attractive tourist regions in Croatia.
Region of Zadar is composed of many tourist known destinations such as Novigrad, Vir, Zaton, Silba, Pasman, Biograd at the sea, Pakostane, Ugljan, Nin, Lukoran, Maslenica, Little Iz... There are few national parks located around Zadar, like Plitvice, Paklenica, Krka and Kornati, and nature parks such as Velebit and Telascica.
Zadar is center of Zadar's region. It is situated on peninsula, protecting one of the largest natural Adriatic harbours. It became colony in 1th century. After Romans, there were many german and slavic rulers, and in 7th century Croats came, making principality. There were many wars led until 14th century when it became real eastadriatic capital. In 15th century Zadar was under Venice command and development of the city stopped. After World War Two, it is constantly developing.
Tourism of Zadar is based on cultural and entertainment events, yachting, accomodation services, beautiful beaches... There are many autohton products such as Pag chesse, Pag gourds, Posedar dalmatian ham, Dalmatian Sokol, Domestic olive oil, Maraschino, which is trademark of Zadar.
Zadar is first croatian town which had university in 1396. There are many legends related with Zadar, or Zadar's region, such as legend about transmition of St. Simun to Zadar, St. Krsevan legend, St. Anastasia legend, Legend about why Toreta is built... In Zadar there are many monuments you should not circumvent, such as St. Donat's Church, Church from 9th century, unique in Europe, Forum from 1st century from the time of emperor August, Belltower of St. Mary's Church from 1105., St. Peter and Andrew's Church from 5th-6th century, St. Sime's ark, Walls with renaissance Continental door from 16th century, Sea door with built-in roman arch...
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The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
by Ernest Hemingway
The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber Introduction
In A Nutshell
Critics seem to agree that "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is one of Ernest Hemingway's best short stories. That's nothing to sniff at for an author who wrote a lot of really good shorts. This story has even been called "perfect." Now we're talking.
What exactly is so perfect about it? Frankly, it has just about everything you could want in a good page-turner: psychological drama, interpersonal scandals, and, of course, guns. But in addition to the theatrics, it is also an excellent demonstration of Hemingway's famously sparse prose style. The narrator gives us the details, nothing more, but packed in those details is all the psychological nuance of a session with Freud. Oh, and just so you know, "The Short Happy Life" was one of Hemingway's favorites.
"The Short Happy Life" was published in the September 1936 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, along with "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," another one of Hem's best. (FYI: those in the know refer to him as "Hem" or "Papa" – just choose your favorite.) Hemingway himself referred to "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" as his African stories because, well, they take place in Africa. But it's also part of a massive body of work that helped to earn Hemingway the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.
Over the years, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" has been adapted to both radio and film, with a fair degree of popular success. At the time, having stories dramatized over the radio was a great way to reach a mass audience that didn't yet have televisions. "The Short Happy Life" was broadcast from NBC in Hollywood in 1948, and had an impressive one million listeners. Eventually, the story also became a movie, with a much more John Grisham title, The Macomber Affair.
It's also worth noting that many of Hemingway's novels and stories are based on people and experiences from his own life, and "The Short Happy Life" is no exception. In addition to the fact that Hemingway went on his own safari in the thirties, it's also possible the characters are based on friends of his – author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda. The pair had a notoriously stormy marriage, and Margot has some eerie similarities to Zelda. Though we can't prove that the Scotts were Hem's inspiration, the parallels can't be denied.
Frankly, though, Hem did not have to go far to find an example of a disastrous marriage. He was smack dab in the middle of one, himself, with a woman named Pauline. Whatever the case, it's clear that marriage and all its drama (with which Hem was utterly familiar) are at the heart of "The Short Happy Life." Get ready for some serious spats on this safari, readers. This is not a tale of marital bliss.
Why Should I Care?
Ever had a grand plan that simply didn't work out? Totally disappointing, right? Well there might just be a chance to reclaim your dignity. We're not suggesting that hunting big animals will save your rep. No, we're merely pointing out that facing your fears doesn't hurt quite as much as you might suspect. Let us explain.
Ernest Hemingway, our author here, was a really macho guy. Impressing other people by accomplishing daring and physical feats mattered a lot to him, and it matters a lot to title character Francis Macomber, too. Unfortunately, Macomber doesn't really have a great support network. His wife is hardly steadfast, and failing to kill that lion gives his lady an opportunity to jump all over him, in a bad way. It doesn't help that Wilson, paragon of manliness is watching it all go down.
Still, that does not stop Macomber. Does he let a hypercritical, cheating wife, a contemptuous mentor, and scornful locals get him down? Nope. He keeps right on going (after moping for a bit), and gets back out on the horse, or, we should say, the hunt.
Hemingway loves men who are working against the odds. "Underdog" might be too strong a word here, but we think you get our point. In Hemingway's world, men must always prove themselves. In Macomber, Hem gives us a model of persistence. He may have mucked it all up on his first attempt at the hunt, but he makes up for it the next day.
So the moral is if you can't shoot a lion, then go shoot a buffalo. In other words, if one challenge proves to be too much, choose another one (we're not about to recommend that you go big game hunting in Africa just to raise your rep). There will always be another challenge to bump up against, and you'll always have another shot at proving yourself. Just remember that in the end, Macomber finds happiness against the odds because he proves his worth to himself.


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