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A third man accused of breaking out of the Pike County Jail last fall has pleaded guilty.
Joseph Verive, 50, of Clarksville was sentenced to four years in prison on two counts of escape and six years on a separate charge of domestic assault.
The terms will be served consecutively.
Two other men, Jacob Darnell and Emmanuel Chatman of Louisiana, have pleaded guilty and been sentenced to seven years each in prison.
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Spa News: Dermalogica Founder Jane Wurwand Honored with CEW's Achiever Award
Jane Wurwand, Founder, Co-Owner and Chief Visionary of Dermalogica and The International Dermal Institute (IDI), and founder of the brand's social impact initiative, FITE, has been awarded top honors by Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW), one of the cosmetic industry's leading executive associations, as one of this year's recipients of the prestigious CEW Achiever Award. The Awards ceremony took place on October 17 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
The Achiever Awards recognize the accomplishments of women leaders in the cosmetic industry. The Awards serve as an inspiration to future leaders and for companies to support executive women's advancement. In years past, CEW recognized top level executives of major cosmetic corporations. In the spirit of CEW's 60th Anniversary, with an eye towards the future, the organization recognized women within a new awards category: trailblazing entrepreneurs who have changed an industry.
"We are excited to have Dermalogica recognized by CEW in this first-time ever entrepreneurial category," says Wurwand. "The cosmetic industry has given birth to incredible entrepreneurial brands, many founded by women with a singular passion and vision. The professional salon skin care industry puts more women into their own businesses than any other, and I am very proud to represent the hundreds of thousands of professional skin care therapists who make up our Tribe worldwide."
For thirty years, since the inception of The International Dermal Institute (IDI) and the Dermalogica professional skin care brand, Wurwand has focused her business on creating professional opportunities and economic empowerment for women. In 2011, Jane launched FITE, Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship, to help women entrepreneurs around the world invest in their own potential. Working in more than 70 countries, FITE creates pathways to entrepreneurship by providing access to funding and business resources, supporting education and leadership training for women, and helping to amplify women's voices. To date, FITE has helped to fund more than 50,000 women entrepreneurs worldwide, providing them with the opportunities and resources needed to achieve financial independence, and most recently announced the launch of their groundbreaking new program to support vocational training to careers in the salon industry for young women and girls.
Also recognized at the CEW Achiever Award ceremony include the following Honorees: Laura Geller, Founder, Laura Geller Beauty; Alli Webb, Founder, Drybar; and Wende Zomnir, Chief Creative Officer/Founding Partner, Urban Decay Cosmetics. Additionally, Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
For more information on Dermalogica, visit www.dermalogica.com. To learn more about FITE, visit www.joinFITE.org.
Spafinder Wellness 365-Wellness for Cancer Partnership Announced
Spafinder Wellness 365™, the world's largest network of spas and wellness locations, and Wellness for Cancer, the first organization to establish standardized, objective, cancer-focused training and business criteria for the wellness industry, have announced a partnership that will serve as a bridge for the millions who have experienced or are living with cancer, and the wellness providers who seek to serve them, but may have lacked the training to do so properly.
According to the partnership, which was announced at the International Spa Association's annual conference in Las Vegas, members of Spafinder Wellness 365's global partner network who would like to provide services to those affected by this illness can apply for "Cancer Aware" Basic or Comprehensive Certification through Wellness for Cancer at spafinder.com/wfc. Once a business or practitioner is verified, it will be identified as a "Cancer Aware" provider on spafinder.com, allowing people to easily find qualified wellness providers who can offer safe, effective services, such as therapeutic massage and manicures.
"The ultimate objective of this new relationship is to help those living with cancer—including friends, family and co-workers—to easily find 'Cancer Aware' wellness locations with confidence," said Mia Kyricos, chief brand officer of Spafinder Wellness, Inc.®. "We hope the industry will join us in recognizing the vital importance in bringing wellness to those who need it most."
In addition, special training programs will be offered at or below cost by Wellness for Cancer instructors to Spafinder Wellness 365 partners who would like to increase their level of comfort and confidence in delivering safe and nurturing services for this clientele. The non-profit organization offers a flexible, cancer-focused educational platform, including solutions to train multiple staff and departments.
Spafinder Wellness 365 is also launching a new line of "I Care" eGift Cards at spafinder.com, which can be used to give the gift of nurturing to friends, family and co-workers who are in need of relaxation and comfort. "Cancer Aware" partners and Spafinder Wellness 365 Network locations will be eligible to accept the gift cards, and a percentage of proceeds for the sale of each "I Care" eGift Card will be donated to the Wellness for Cancer educational fund.
The new network combines the expansive reach of Spafinder Wellness 365 in the wellness space with the depth of training and certification provided by Wellness for Cancer, which was founded to help those who seek crucial expertise and informed options. The partnership gives the wellness community an opportunity to reach members of this vast group, who are looking to lead healthier lifestyles and decrease the stress and anxiety associated with cancer. Those with cancer (present, or in remission) make up a broad segment of the population: 15 million people in the U.S. alone.
Accompanying the network will be an outreach campaign that extends to the ribbon rainbow of cancer organizations, including educational programs and events.
"For anyone touched by it, cancer is not a one-month issue; it's all year round," said Julie Bach, executive director of Wellness for Cancer. "We are excited to partner with Spafinder Wellness 365 and help educate and qualify an army of wellness providers, making it easy to find them on spafinder.com."
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6 lucky winners will receive a product from the Modern Exfoliation Collection from DermAware. Prizes includes A+Smart Serum® Peel, Perfect Fit™ Peel, True Beauty™ Peel, Cellzyme™ Peel, Cellzyme™ Mask Part I and Part II and Ruby Cream™ Scrub.
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Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa Welcomes Grant Bruce as Director of Spa
Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa announced the appointment of Grant Bruce as director of the Life in Balance Spa. With over 12-years of industry experience, Grant will oversee all spa operations and lead initiatives to continue Miraval's established reputation as the premiere destination resort and spa in the world. Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa is owned and managed by KSL Resorts, a full-service hotel management company that oversees a collection of resort destinations coast to coast.
Most recently, Grant spent three and a half years in director roles at Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, Illinois where he consistently achieved Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond status for spa and fitness operations. Grant also served as the Executive Director for WTS International, one of the world's largest and most diversified spa consulting and spa management firms, where he oversaw four additional sites in the Chicagoland area. Previously, Grant served in management roles at W Chicago Lakeshore, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers and started his career at Canyon Ranch Spa at The Venetian. Grant is an alumnus of The University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration.
"Grant lives by the Miraval philosophy and will play a key role in delivering memorable moments with a real human touch, extending his role past that of a traditional spa director," said Scott Delacio, chief executive officer at KSL Resorts, "Our commitment is to help guests achieve balance with the most innovative spa services in the world. Grant's formidable background furthers that commitment."
Since 1995, the spa at Miraval has been a vital component in upholding the resorts powerfully simple vision: life is more meaningful and enjoyable when physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and intellectual components are in harmony. After a redesign in May 2012, the 16,000-square-foot spa facility is home to 23-treatment rooms and reflects the resort's core philosophy of living life in the moment through innovative, life-enhancing treatments unique to Miraval. Creating a seamless blend of indoor and outdoor relaxation spaces, the spa is home to new treatments designed to create balance and promote a sense of well-being.
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In Memoriam: Dermanew Co-Founder Dean Rhoades
Dean Rhoades, 64, founder of the Dean Rhoades Salon in Beverly Hills and co-founder of DermaNew Skincare, passed away on September 6th in his sleep at his Beverly Hills home. Dean was born on July 17, 1950, in Indianapolis, IN, to Terry and Wynona Rhoades, of blessed memory.
Dean was an inventor and innovator from his earliest days as a teen. He followed his dream to London at age 20, where he studied at Vidal Sassoon and was quickly on his way to becoming a world-class hair stylist. The Dean Rhoades Salon he founded became known for excellence in hair and skincare, providing award-winning beauty solutions to a celebrity clientele that relied upon Dean not only to style their hair, but to create their image.
Dean was one of the first to recognize the emerging role of salons as day spas. He was also one of the first who embraced natural-based products by joining forces with Aveda. He felt that he wasn't just cutting hair, but instead changing the quality of his client's lives.
It was at a Beauty Industry Show when Dean met Amby Longhofer, his life and business partner. It was love at first sight, and they married and had their wonderful son, Wyatt. Dean and Amby created the first privately owned Aveda Lifestyle Store and Salon in the heart of Beverly Hills.
Dean continued his passion for invention, innovation, and design at DermaNew, inventing a hand-held skin resurfacing device that became a new beauty category, and the standard for at-home skin resurfacing.
As an accomplished entrepreneur, Dean went to school and graduated after three years with an Executive MBA from the Harvard Executive Education Business School OPM 34. He liked to joke that he was "The Hairdresser who went to Harvard".
Dean loved the ocean. And besides hair, beauty, and his family, of course, deep-sea fishing was Dean's other love. Good sushi, global travel, world history, and a political debate were things Dean couldn't pass up.
Dean called himself a "serial inventor" and if you stepped into his garage and workshop, you'd know why. Until September 6th, Dean had been working on a couple more "dreams" that he will be testing up there. And of course, we will soon see and enjoy them here, as he will be waving down to us.
Amby as well as Dean's sons, Dustin and Wyatt, will honor his work and continue his legacy by bringing Dean's latest inventions to life. Dean's sisters, Terri, Diana, Victoria, Dawn and brother Kent, will be cheering on. And Dean's two grandkids, Trey and Avery, will be following in the footsteps of their amazing Granddad.
Dean's family, many friends, and acquaintances mourn the loss of a man who gave his soul to creating a more beautiful world for all. He left us with infinite knowledge, an enduring passion for invention, and the realization that any dream really can come true.
A celebration of a life well-lived will take place at 4:00 p.m. on October 17th at the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church located at 505 N. Rodeo Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210. All are invited to attend the celebration and the reception that will immediately follow.
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Dr. Jart+ Partners with Opening Ceremony at New York Fashion Week
This year at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, Dr. Jart+ joined up with Opening Ceremony to help combat dry dehydrated skin and prep models for the runway by restoring their natural, beautiful glow. Dr. Jart+ applied their new Water Replenishment Mask to soothe and moisturize the skin, and the Ceramidin Liquid or Ceramidin Cream to reduce redness and irritation.
Constantly having makeup applied to and removed from the face can cause serious irritation. The light and refreshing Water Replenishment Mask - an environmentally friendly, concentrated, hydrating serum containing chamomile flower water, collagen, hyaluronic acid, and witch hazel extract - was the perfect way for models to achieve a soft, dewy, look. To add moisture and create the perfect blank canvas for makeup, Dr. Jart+ applied the Ceramidin Liquid or Ceramidin Cream to models' faces.
Spa News: Salon and Spa Professionals Unite Against Domestic Abuse with the CUT IT OUT Program
October marks Domestic Violence Awareness month and highlights an issue that continues to affect countless women, men and children on a daily basis. The Professional Beauty Association's (PBA) CUT IT OUT: Salons Against Domestic Abuse program is dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States by building awareness and training salon professionals to recognize warning signs and safely refer clients, colleagues, friends and family to local resources.
PBA is calling on beauty professionals and salons to support the CUT IT OUT program by participating in the Give the Power Back Drive. Aimed at raising awareness and funding to stop domestic violence, salon professionals in particular have an extraordinary opportunity to help.
CUT IT OUT is a year-round effort that builds awareness by offering complimentary training and display materials to salon professionals, which enables them to recognize warning signs of abuse. The goal is to safely and confidently help clients, colleagues, friends and family find local resources for help. The Give the Power Back Drive is an opportunity for salon owners and beauty professionals to host a fundraiser of their choice during October to bring awareness to this growing epidemic. Fundraising suggestions include donating tips, donating a percentage of sales, donating a percentage of each service, and/or soliciting donations from clients. PBA recommends participants donate 50 percent of the money raised to a local domestic violence resource/shelter and 50 percent to CUT IT OUT. Those who cannot participate can still donate directly to CUT IT OUT throughout the year by visiting probeauty.org/cutitout.
To help beauty professionals and salons in their fundraising efforts, CUT IT OUT will provide a complimentary "marketing toolkit" upon registration with a customizable press release, flyer and donation cards to help market efforts to their clientele and the community. Complimentary CUT IT OUT posters and safety cards are also included, which can be displayed in the salon and include the national domestic violence hotline number for those affected by domestic violence to call for help. As this is an ongoing effort, CUT IT OUT posters and safety cards can also be ordered for free at any time during the year from the CUT IT OUT website.
Participation is simple and can help save a life. To learn more and register, visit probeauty.org/endabuse or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dermalogica Speaks on Entrepreneurship at 2014 Global Accelerator Conference Hosted at the UN
Jane Wurwand, Founder and Chief Visionary at Dermalogica and its philanthropic women's initiative, FITE, participated on a panel that spoke upon women's financial independence. The panel, which was moderated by Rana Foroohar, Assistant Managing Editor, TIME Magazine, was joined by other notable speakers including Kristin Hetle, Director, Strategic Partnerships, UN Women and Ashish Thakkar Founder and Managing Director, Mara Group.
"We have an obligation to embed our business consciousness with a sense of social responsibility which provides women with economic opportunities," said Wurwand. "In order for world economies and countries GDP to thrive, women must thrive. Providing economic opportunities to women isn't just a woman's issue—it is a human rights issue."
The mission of the 2014 Global Accelerator Conference was to bring together a select group of entrepreneurs and high-level UN officials to find scalable solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges, and drive progress on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to alleviate poverty and save lives.
The 2014 Global Accelerator Conference brought together luminaries in media, technology and public policy, including Arianna Huffington, Chair, President, and Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, Elizabeth Gore, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, United Nations Foundation and Kathy Calvin, President and CEO, United Nations Foundation.
For more information on Dermalogica and its philanthropic initiative, FITE, please visit www.joinFITE.org. For more information on the 2014 Global Accelerator Conference, please visit www.globalaccelerator.org.
Spa News: Backstage at Charlotte Ronson with OPI at New York Fashion Week
On Friday, September 5, OPI joined Charlotte Ronson at Lincoln Center for the designer's Spring/Summer 2015 presentation. Lead nail artist Miss Pop created a nail look showcasing negative space, with alternating cutout half moon shapes. To complement the collection's feminine color palette, which included blues ranging from pastel to navy, soft mint and cream, Miss Pop used That's Hula-rious! to create the look. This never-before-seen pastel mint OPI hue is slated to launch in February 2015 as part of OPI's Spring/Summer 2015 seasonal collection.
For the nail look, each model sported one hand with the pinky, middle and pointer fingers featuring a painted nail with a natural half moon, and the ring and thumb fingers featuring a natural nail with a painted half moon. On the other hand, the look was reversed, with the pinky, middle and pointer fingers featuring the natural nail with a painted half moon, while the ring and thumb fingers had the painted nail with a natural half moon.
Toes were lacquered in one coat of Bubble Bath; each model's big toe was painted with a daisy falling toward the nail's free edge. To create the daisy, the following shades were used: Put a Coat On It! (petals), Jade is the New Black (stem), and Barefoot in Barcelona layered with Need Sunglasses? (flower center).
Both manicure and pedicure looks were prepped with OPI Base Coat and finished with OPI Top Coat.
Spa News: Backstage at New York Fashion Week with Cuccio Colour
Cuccio Colour partnered with South African designer David Tlale on Sunday for the designer's Spring Summer 2015 show at The Pavilion at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week.
Celebrity manicurist Gina Eppolito and her team created chic and sophisticated nails using four eye popping colors: A Kiss in Paris, Red Eye to Shanghai, Red Lights in Amsterdam and Electric Orange.
Each model's hands were buffed before Cuccio Nail Solutions Base Coat was applied. Eppolito used two coats for true coverage and then finished off each nail with the Cuccio Nail Solutions High Gloss Top Coat. Quick Dry Drops were also applied to help speed the process.
The nail looks were the perfect complement to the new collection, which was all about giving women back their power and equipping them with a strong and confident sense of allure, without losing their essence and femininity.


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- Thanks for the wonderful memories
- Delivery of higher ed needs to change
- Gun control: Watch out for that first step
- Supermarkets put profits over customers
- Show caution when making donations
- Most aren't trained for survival
- Our sad farewell to Hendersonville
- Powerful voice for moderates is possible
- Providing memories for my father
- We fail to appreciate our blessings
- No high ground in this debate
- Time to rally the third-party base
- A guarded sigh of relief over Syria
- Dissecting the complexities of race
- What does Labor Day truly celebrate?
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- Nation's ethanol boondoggle increases
- Corporate thinking is short term
- Cal Thomas is wrong about health care
- This didn't happen by accident
- Human behavior sinking America
- Krugman's change of direction
- What would true patriotism look like?
- Do we dare to deny the unthinkable?
- This is indeed our national debt
- A flip of a coin and a new adventure
- Is European austerity failing?
- Krugman is only theoretically right
- Eisenhower's Guns vs. Butter revisited
- An intentional solution for jobs?
- Significant changes are on the horizon
- Is the GOP's demise imminent?
- Short-term management is killing jobs
- Do you feel the anger building?
- Finally, my take on the environment
- 'Don't reduce our military budgets'
- Job-killing tsunami is imminent
- It's true: You can't buy happiness
- With time comes a clearer perspective
- Who lobbies for the people? Nobody!
- Fiscal cliff deal just the beginning; get involved by signing petition
- Village illustration shows American power
- A new, much-needed resolution
- Newtown massacre: What do we do now?
- Imagine an extra 100 million Americans
- The fiscal cliff: How close are we?
- Postelection debate has quieted down
- Evidence shows job losses are permanent
- A family journey back in time
- I lost a truly special friend last Sunday
- Election 2012: To the victor go the spoils
- Taking a 'safety net' to extremes
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- We need more than a storyteller
- Brutal truth: US job front is still hurting
- When a politician's lips are moving ...
- Our runaway entitlements train
- Blame lawmakers for our taxing plight
- Integrity is in short supply in D.C.
- They just tell you what you want to hear
- You think it couldn't happen here?
- Some campaign advice for Mr. Romney
- Who regrets voting for Obama?
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- Health care bill comes with consequences
- This man's life was one truly well lived
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- Paul Krugman gets it dead wrong
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- Mankind tries to play God again
- Athens: A tragedy of epic proportions
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- Another view of OWS movement
- Advancement of technology comes with unintended consequences
- Super PACs: This republic's real enemies keep getting stronger
- Denial of the truth or just apathy?
- The 99 percent's theory is flawed
- Sharing a few thoughts about OWS
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- Federal lawmakers are above laws that they create for the rest of us
- More proof of corruption in Washington
- Who is to blame for the 12 million illegal immigrants in our midst?
- Citizens forum seeks to bridge the divide
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3.7-17 Failure to Sound Horn
Revised to January 1, 2008
The plaintiff claims that the
defendant failed to sound (his/her) horn prior to the collision. The driver of
an automobile has a duty to use reasonable care to avoid injury to other persons
using the road. He has a duty to sound (his/her) horn prior to a collision to
give warning of (his/her) approach to other persons if a reasonably prudent
person in the same circumstances would do so.
General Statutes § 14-80 (e)
requires motor vehicles to be equipped with horns in "good working order." The
statute says nothing about when such horns should be sounded. Several
Connecticut cases hint at the necessity of sounding a horn to give warning, but
do not specify the circumstances in which such a warning should be given. See
Alderman v. Kelly, 130 Conn. 98, 100 (1943); Rosenberg v. Matulis,
116 Conn. 675, 678 (1933); Travis v. Balfour, 115 Conn. 711, 712 (1932).
The reasonably prudent person standard, however, is clear from the case law.
See McHaffie v. Bunch, 891 S.W.2d 822, 828 (Mo. 1995), appeal dismissed
after remand, 951 S.W. 2d. 340 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997); Lowe v. Futrell, 157
S.E.2d 92, 95 (N.C. 1967).
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When people think of miracles, they are usually referring to an occurrence so wonderful that words can not explain. And for Martha Rotelli, the miracle began unexpectedly at a Madison bookstore back in January.
"I was standing looking at books and, all at once, I wondered what I put in my pocket because it was so heavy," she says. "I took my hand out of my pocket and realized three of my fingers were completely numb. Once I realized the numbness wasn't going away I went to a manager and requested an ambulance. He asked what was wrong and I said, 'I think I'm having a stroke.'"
Martha knew at the time the words she uttered were exactly what she needed to say, but to this day she's still not sure exactly how she knew what was happening to her.
"I listen to my radio in the car all the time and they have these PSAs and I listen to all those things and I think that's what told me the symptoms of stroke," says Rotelli.
Thanks to her quick thinking, Martha arrived via ambulance at the Dean & St. Mary's Stroke Center at St. Mary's Hospital in less than an hour of the onset of her symptoms. That's important because drugs used to reverse the damage caused by stroke, in most cases, can only be administered within the first three hours after stroke symptoms start. With these treatments, 50-70 percent of survivors are able to lead a normal life. Up to 30 percent of people, however, are permanently disabled.
"A stroke means there's an obstruction to the blood vessels going to the brain," says Dr. Charles Miley, Medical Director of the Dean & St. Mary's Stroke Center. "Because blood is not able to flow, brain tissue is starved of oxygen and glucose and it becomes damaged. That can lead to a loss of function, loss of movement in your arms and legs, or blurry vision and dizziness (?)."
Breast cancer may be most women's number one health concern, but the reality is two times as many women die from stroke each year compared to breast cancer. And a new study shows among people age 45-54, stroke is two to three times more common in females than in males. This is particularly the case for women in this age group who are obese.
But nobody is immune. In fact, stroke is the number three killer of all people in the U.S., and strikes more than 100,000 African Americans per year. Of those who have and survive a stroke, about 40 percent will suffer another within 5 years.
"In the 45-54 year old age group, strokes are generally pretty uncommon," says Dr. Miley. "But once you reach a certain age, nobody is immune from serious health problems. It's estimated as many as 80 percent of all strokes are preventable. So you have to work on risk factors to prevent stroke."
Risk factors include a family history of stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, being overweight and not exercising. Additionally, in women, the risk for stroke increases for those who take birth control pills, are pregnant, use hormone replacement therapy, have high triglycerides or suffer from migraines.
Minimizing your risk factors is very important but so is recognizing and reacting to the signs and symptoms of stroke.
Martha was treated with interarterial TPA which is essentially an injection that dissolves the clot to open back up the artery. It works best within the first three hours of stroke, with new research suggesting it may be able to be used up to 4.5 hours after the first signs. The Dean & St. Mary's Stroke Center also has a device called the Merci Retriever which is a mechanical means of removing a stroke. It can be used when a clot is found in certain parts of the brain. In some cases, a new treatment option called the Penumbra is used like a mini vacuum cleaner to suck out the clot. But again, in order for any of these to be effective, it's important for people to call 9-1-1 at the first signs of stroke.
"We know from experience people can and do live normal lives following a stroke," says Dr. Miley. "But I cannot stress how important it is to seek medical assistance right away. Just a few hours of waiting can lead to permanent damage that cannot be reversed."
It's been a few months now since Martha Rotelli had her stroke and recovery is going well. For the most part, feeling is back in her hand and the only real way to even tell she's had a stroke is her minor memory lapses.
"My memory isn't exactly right but I know how to get around that," she jokes. "I just laugh and tell people I forgot what I was going to say."
Martha's husband, Leo, says her positive attitude through all of this combined with following doctor's orders have been the keys to her success.
"We kid one another a lot and you have to have that. We have a lot of fun," he says.
Martha agrees and says she's thankful to everyone who helped make her treatment and recovery happen. She hopes through sharing her story others who find themselves in the same situation will be able set recovery goals and achieve those goals using the same positive attitude she has.
"All in all, I know this happened and I don't look at it as something bad that happened. This was my miracle and we all deserve at least one," she says.
And her words of advice to others? Pay close attention to what your body is telling you.
"Most people are in denial when they have symptoms," she says. "It isn't fine. You have to pay attention to it. And I think that's what saved me."
Signs You're Having a Stroke
With stroke, time is of the essence. Call 9-1-1 if you are having:
According to the National Stroke Association, women also can have unique symptoms of stroke including:
Did You Know?
May is Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke is the number three killer in the U.S. causing the death of twice as many women each year compared to breast cancer. Of those who survive one stroke, 40 percent will have another within the next five years. It's important to realize your risk factors and know the symptoms.
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Mortgage Rates Hit Six-Month Low; Not Likely to Rebound
Mortgage-interest rates have fallen to their lowest level in six months, and may struggle to surpass last fall's peak by the end of the year.
Such a development could be a boon for the housing market slowed by a rise interest-rates that began a year ago.
Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.21% in the past week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. That's down from 4.29% in the prior week and the lowest level since the week of November 7.
And Freddie Mac Chief Economist Frank Nothaft isn't expecting a quick rebound.
Mortgage rates will "just gradually rise, very slowly" this year, he said Wednesday during an economic forecast event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Nothaft expects rates to rise to between 4.6% and 4.7% by the end of the year.
That gain is much weaker than he forecast in January, when he projected rates to reach 5.1% by the end of the year.
The lower forecast reflects weaker economic growth in the first quarter than expected. The slowdown coincided with an easing of home purchases and mortgage demand.
During 2013, interest rates jumped more than a percentage point, but rates have moderated since the start of this year. Rates initially jumped last spring when markets anticipated that the Federal Reserve would start to reduce the pace of monthly bond purchases, including buying of mortgage-backed securities. In December, when the Fed actually did begin to ease off the stimulus measure, rates ticked up before trending back to November levels recently.
"I do think economic growth will pick up…and that the Fed will continue to taper," Mr. Nothaft said. "That will gradually put some upward pressure on mortgage rates."
Elevated interest rates compared to a year earlier have been blamed for a slowdown in home sales during the fall and winter. Higher rates make home ownership more expensive for borrowers. If interest rates increase at just a modest pace throughout the year, that potential headwind could be lessened.
Mr. Nothaft expects the pace of home sales to accelerate after a poor start to the year, and ultimately match last year's total in 2014. The pace of new construction should accelerate compared to last year.
"Most markets remain affordable in the U.S.," he said. "That's a good signal that even if interest rates are rising over the next 12- to 18-months, we should still see pretty solid home-buying activity."


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Hub City Hog Fest will be held March 22-23 in Spartanburg
Published: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 12:58 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 12:58 p.m.
Spartanburg residents Cal and Grey Wicker are bringing a Southern tradition downtown with the Hub City Hog Fest.
The two-day event features a barbecue competition and will be held March 22-23 at RJ Rockers Brewery. All proceeds from the festival will benefit Mobile Meals of Spartanburg.
"Grey and I entered Tryon's barbecue festival this past year and thought how great it would be to bring a similar concept to Spartanburg," said Cal Wicker, a 2005 Spartanburg High School graduate. "And to be able to give all of the profits from this event to Mobile Meals is icing on the cake."
"We are all so lucky to live in a town that cherishes community, fellowship and charity so much," said Grey Wicker, a 2000 Spartanburg High School graduate. "This event certainly wouldn't be possible without the hard work of a devoted committee of Spartanburg Mobile Meals supporters, all of whom you'll get a chance to meet at this first-ever festival."
This competition is in accordance with the South Carolina Barbecue Association's rules and regulations. Competition categories include butts, ribs and brisket. All meats will be provided to each team and are included in the $175 team-entry fee.
Thirty-five teams from across South Carolina and North Carolina are registered to compete. Each team entry includes a designated cooking space for Friday and Saturday, five competition T-shirts and five weekend passes to the festival activities.
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WHEELING - Pittsburgh Pirates' shortstop Clint Barmes can only smile when he thinks of the team's run to the postseason last year.
After 21 years of missing the playoffs, the Pirates, buoyed by a resurgence of fans and a talented roster of what many thought were consummate overachievers, beat the Cincinnati Reds in a one-game play-in postseason game at PNC Park.
That the Pirates lost to St. Louis in a five-game series couldn't dampen a season that saw the team win 94 games in the regular season.
Pirates fever had caught on. "Raise the Jolly Roger" and "Zoltan" were synonymous with the Pirates as pennant fever caught on in Pittsburgh.
"That was the most fun I've ever had in the game," Barmes said Saturday afternoon during the Miracle League of the Ohio Valley baseball camp at the Miracle League Field at the J.B Chambers Youth Sports Complex. "There is nothing like playoff atmosphere in baseball, and that was something I'll never forget. Not even Opening Day can match the electricity of postseason baseball."
Now, he wants to do it again.
Though currently on the disabled list, Barmes was scheduled to meet with Hurdle to discuss returning to the active roster before Saturday's game with the San Diego Padres. He is hopeful of returning by the middle of next week.
"Without a doubt, this team can definitely make another playoff run," Barmes said. "I have faith in every one of those guys in the clubhouse, and I'm sure they would say the same thing."
Seven hours before they were scheduled to play the Padres on Saturday, Barmes and a few teammates, including pitchers Charlie Morton and Stolmy Pimentel and first baseman Ike Davis were in Wheeling for the Miracle League event. Bench coach Jeff Banister, third base coach Nick Leyva, team president Frank Coonelly and team owner Bob Nutting were on hand as well, as well as the Pirate Parrot and a couple of the racing pierogies.
Barmes instructed participating area local players in batting. At one point his son Wyatt, 7, who accompanied his dad so they could spend some extra time together, took a couple of mighty hacks off the tee.
When told his bat speed resembled that of his teammate, four-time all-star and reigning MVP Andrew McCutchen, Barmes laughed.
"Right, I think I'm going to have Cutch work with him on his hitting," Barmes said.
Barmes said he and his teammates enjoy getting out in the community, especially at events like the one Saturday in Wheeling.
"There isn't a guy out here who doesn't enjoy doing this," Barmes said. "It's a chance for us to give back to the area."
Davis, acquired in an early season trade with the New York Mets, agreed.
"I was fortunate enough to be an athlete and to play this game and go out and compete," Davis said. "Just to be able to come out and share the game with some kids who might not be able to do that means an awful lot to me."
Many fans were not happy that the team choose to stay pat at the trade deadline, despite the fact that the team is winning.
Coonelly understands some of the frustration.
"Absolutely, I appreciate fan opinions on moves," Coonelly said. "To me, it's a matter of trust. I think we have developed that trust with a lot of the fan base. What we are trying to do is put a a contending team out there on the field. That is our goal. We feel like we are in position to make another push at the playoffs."
The numbers have been reflective of such, especially after a slow start to the season, which saw the Pirates at eight games under .500 at one point.
The team is 13-7 since the All-Star break, and if the season ended today, the Pirates would be one of the National League wild card teams. The team has won three straight and is 17-4 at PNC in its last 21 games.
All that, despite losing the face of the organization in McCutchen, outstanding second baseman Neil Walker, third baseman Pedro Alvarez, outfielder Starling Marte and top-of-the-rotation starter Gerrit Cole at various points in the last month. McCutchen, who suffered a fractured rib Sunday, has missed the last five games, and neither Walker or McCutchen were in Saturday's starting lineup. Cole is on a rehab assignment that was recently extended another game.
"Our mentality is 'the next man up,'" Coonelly said. "What (manager) Clint (Hurdle) and his guys have done is impressive, especially with a short bench. I think we have gotten quality starts from our pitching staff in five of the last six games. When you do that, you are going to win games."
Davis senses it in the clubhouse.
"It's a good team atmosphere, a good winning team atmosphere," Davis said. "I've been on teams that had a good atmosphere but this is also a winning team. It's been a lot of fun. We really get along in the clubhouse and that is a big part of it. We enjoy being together. We have a lot of fun and we come to play every day."
Can a repeat performance be in the books as the summer rolls into fall?
"The talent is definitely in place, and we have gotten good play by whoever is called upon," Davis said. "Travis (Snider) and Gaby (Sanchez) have stepped up and JHay (Josh Harrison) has been ridiculous with the way he has played, wherever we need him. And Jordy Mercer has been swinging a hot bat."
Barmes, meanwhile, was short and sweet.
"I wouldn't pick against us," he said.


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modal verb (third singular present can; past could /kʊd/)
- What they want is one or two books a week which sell in thousands, pretty much as fast as they can unpack them.
- It turns out men and women can set the alarm clock or preset some radio stations with equal ease.
- From the ridge he could see for miles in all directions as the horizon stretched away into the misty mountains.
- You just know that as soon as he can speak, he's going to be asked what he thinks of Joe being his father.
- Not only can he not read music, he cannot read at all.
- At times like these I wish I could drive.
- Well, maybe it isn't fair that one very rich man can use his money to buy any player his club chooses.
- Byng is excited by the new opportunities publishing can enjoy through the internet.
- She can even check the timetable on her mobile phone to find out if Darren's bus has left on time.
- Who but the most resentful can seriously doubt that he, too, belongs on that list?
- How many Japanese mobile phone owners can want to know about North London happenings?
- Now, if a telephone company can't even sort out their own phone lines, how can they sort out mine?
- In just six weeks he has learned that the internet can be an extremely useful tool for research.
- Even November in Florida could be hot, and that day was no exception.
- Inscriptions in public places can also indicate the social status of the artist.
- You are told that you can open the door at any time you wish, but only once, and only briefly.
- Only law officers could legally bear arms.
- It takes a couple of seconds to phone a team doctor and check if you can take something.
- He emerged from the shop empty handed, and said: I'm sorry, can you lend me £6?
- Can you open that window?
- Can't you be more reasonable?
- We could eat out somewhere and get to know each other if you want.
- Once again, can I reiterate my offer to Mrs Fell to go through any problems she has.
- We could have another go if you like?
Is there any difference between may and can when used to request or express permission, as in may/can I ask you a few questions? Many people feel that can should be reserved for expressions denoting capability, as in can you swim?, rather than for those relating to permission. May is, generally speaking, a politer and more formal way of asking for something, and is the better choice in more formal contexts.
Old English cunnan 'know' (in Middle English 'know how to'), related to Dutch kunnen and German können; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin gnoscere 'know' and Greek gignōskein 'know'.
Nowadays a can is a cylindrical metal container, but its ancestor, Old English cann, was a general word for any container for liquids. It may come from Latin canna ( see cannon). If someone carries the can they take responsibility for a mistake or misdeed. The origin of this expression is uncertain, but it probably started life as early 20th-century naval slang. One theory is that it refers to the beer can or keg which one sailor carried for all his companions. An early version was to carry the can back, which might have referred to returning the empties. In film-making and recording you can talk about something being in the can when it has been captured on tape or film to a satisfactory standard. Though videotape and digital recordings are not stored in cans, the older expression has been transferred to them. See also worm, cunning, know
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- The emphasis on cans and metal containers has allowed the company to focus on more than just its information and manufacturing systems.
- On the safety side of the issue, rust damage could occur to the bottoms of stored metal containers such as cans of thinner and other combustible fluids.
- The company, which has had to ship coffee in retro metal cans, is now telling retailers supplies will be back to normal by early December.
- Green, clear and brown glass, steel food cans and aluminium cans may be recycled at this venue.
- The waste matter for the blue bin includes papers, magazines, cardboard, food tins, aluminium drink cans, milk cartons and plastic bottles.
- Each eligible household is given a black box to put in newspapers, magazines, glass bottles, steel and aluminium cans, textiles and foil to be recycled.
- Mr Barton said he and Mr Whitelock, who had been friends since they were 12, had drunk cans of lager and alcopops earlier that evening in a field behind Mr Whitelock's house.
- It was not just the larger stores who experienced an upsurge in sales as town centre shops became a hive of activity with people stocking up on everything from cans of cold drinks to fans.
- I suppose you could invite a gang of male friends around, drink cans of lager, turn it up loud and all bounce around in a huddle - but that stopped being my idea of fun quite a while ago.
- Robert faces a year in the can for drug money laundering despite claiming that he never realized his cousin was a drug-dealer.
- While he may not have a violent crime on record, he's spent plenty of time in the can for other offenses.
- I do hope that she straightens out, but her actions merit real charges, and time in the can.
verb (cans, canning, canned)[with object]
- Some food companies now are canning vegetables with no salt added.
- By the 1880s canned foods had an important place in popular diet.
- Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food may save you half the cost of buying commercially canned food.
- A county wastewater employee says he was canned for speaking out against a private company.
- I watched a district and regional manager fire an employee for a more than acceptable reason, and end up getting canned themselves when the employee sued for wrongful termination.
- Needless to say he was canned along with his boss and dismissed from government work
- Mr Boman said although the June quarter was traditionally slower than the March quarter, the sales slowdown could result in some projects being canned.
- A $3.5-million cleanup project was canned in May 2000 for feasibility problems.
- However, six months after commencement of my portion of the project, my industry sponsors canned their end of the deal.
can it [in imperative] North American informal
- "Geez, Jack, can it, okay?"
- "Can it, Rambo," cut in Mosely-Braun.
- In response, The CEO told the ham radio guys to " can it ".
- I wish you had told them to can it, or at least walked away.
a can of worms
- A complicated matter likely to prove awkward or embarrassing: to question the traditional model of education opens up too big a can of wormsMore example sentences
- I was told by one of his officials that delving into such matters would merely open a can of worms!
- Unfortunately, by making a company liable for a crime that its technology is used to commit, they're opening up a can of worms that is likely to become quite messy.
- Telling the truth will open a can of worms, and cause huge embarrassment to certain establishments.
in the can
- informal On tape or film and ready to be broadcast or released: all went well, the film was in the canMore example sentences
- A director needs a decent film in the can to make another film.
- He worked on the set for quite a while, and even got 48 hours of film in the can.
- Having two sequels in the can before the first film even opens is risky, though.
- Example sentences
- We really had no other choices but to join a cooperative, as no independent canners would buy our peaches.
- Tomato canners love viscous, or nonwatery, tomatoes because less cooking is needed to produce thick sauce.
- In 1908 a San Antonio company canned chili and other canners followed.
Old English canne, related to Dutch kan and German Kanne; either of Germanic origin or from late Latin canna.
Nowadays a can is a cylindrical metal container, but its ancestor, Old English cann, was a general word for any container for liquids. It may come from Latin canna ( see cannon). If someone carries the can they take responsibility for a mistake or misdeed. The origin of this expression is uncertain, but it probably started life as early 20th-century naval slang. One theory is that it refers to the beer can or keg which one sailor carried for all his companions. An early version was to carry the can back, which might have referred to returning the empties. In film-making and recording you can talk about something being in the can when it has been captured on tape or film to a satisfactory standard. Though videotape and digital recordings are not stored in cans, the older expression has been transferred to them. See also worm, cunning, know
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Wood BOE approves stadium demolition bid
April 20, 2013
PARKERSBURG — Members of the Wood County Board of Education unanimously approved the demolition contract for the Stadium Field bleachers Frida....
So much for local people getting a job...you get what you pay for
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There is a reason for one bidder to be that far under the others. Don't pay one cent to them that work has not been done and wages have not been paid. $216,900 dollars is also a significant amount of money.
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Board members asked if the bid specified prevailing wage and the use of local labor
Taylor said prevailing wage was specified. Local labor was not. Mondo is based in Marietta.
"I can't tell contractors who to use," he said. {A representative of Mondo was at the meeting to answer questions.} {Board members asked him no questions.}
If a representative of Mondo was at the meeting to answer questions, why didn't the Board members ask the representative of Mondo instead of Ryan Taylor?
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Nothing wrong with saving the taxpayers some money. Perhaps the higher bids were inflated??
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If they're paying prevailing wage, they won't have a problem attracting local labor. The board should not let them off the hook on this point.
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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - A snowshoe and luncheon fundraiser benefiting Vail Valley Young Life will take place March 16. Guests will have the opportunity to take a snowshoe through Beaver Creek and indulge in a special lunch at 8100 in the Park Hyatt prepared by Chef Christian Apetz.
Guests will have the opportunity to learn more about the work that Vail Valley Young Life staff and volunteers are doing in the valley.
"Last year's snowshoe was an amazing event as guests came from the valley and Denver to enjoy an incredible day together and to learn more about how lives are being radically changed in the valley through Young Life's involvement in the community," said Ben Dodds, area director for Vail Valley Young Life .
"This is truly a one-of-a-kind event when you get to combine a beautiful snowshoe adventure through Beaver Creek along side an amazing lunch prepared by Chef Christian Apetz," said Jennifer Baker, event planner.
Young Life has been going strong for more than 70 years as an international organization. The mission of Young Life is to "introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith." Staff and volunteers spend countless hours with middle school and high school students around the globe. Vail Valley Young Life has been investing in the lives of our young friends for last six years and has made a tremendous impact in the lives of kids in the valley.
Come out and support Vail Valley Young Life and learn how you can partner with an organization that is truly making a difference in the lives of middle school and high school kids in the valley.


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SAN ANDREAS - The California Highway Patrol and Santa's Express are collecting toys for the 15th annual CHiPs for KIDS Toy Drive.
Collection barrels have been placed around Calaveras County, including CHP stations in San Andreas and Arnold, Mark Twain, Copperopolis, San Andreas and Jenny Lind elementary schools and Toyon Middle School.
Toys will be given to hospitalized and disadvantaged children in Calaveras County just before Christmas.
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Animal rights advocates are asking Utah transportation officials to reconsider their denial of a roadside memorial for 700 turkeys that died in a crash last month.
The proposed sign "does not meet the policy standards for roadside memorial signs," state Department of Transportation officer TeriAnne Newell wrote in a letter last week to Amy Meyer, a Salt Lake City resident who requested the sign on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA renewed its request Tuesday, stressing that the turkeys developed "strong bonds and feel pain just as we do."
"These individuals ... are as deserving of our empathy as are human crash victims," Meyer wrote.
UDOT spokesman John Gleason pointed to language in state guidelines designating roadside memorial signs "only for fatal crashes and by written agreement between [UDOT] and the family."
"Roadside memorial criteria is very specific," Gleason said. "It would not cover animals."
PETA had modeled a sign after templates from the state's official Memorial Safety Sign Program to place at Deer Creek Reservoir honoring "the hundreds of terrified turkeys who died here in a truck crash."
About 700 turkeys were on board a semitrailer truck that went over a guardrail on U.S. Highway 189 on April 24. Many of the turkeys died; some escaped their crates and made their way to shore, and others were trapped but alive in the water.
The drafted sign urges viewers to "try vegan" and displays an image of a turkey.
In her appeal Tuesday, Meyer asked Newell to consider allowing the memorial "in the absence of available family members of the victims."
The proposed sign is not PETA's first effort to create roadside memorials for livestock killed in transit. Similar requests were denied for crash sites in Georgia, Illinois and Virginia. The only PETA-sponsored memorial stands where a cattle transport crashed in 2013 near Madison, Wis., where no policy restricts or permits such monuments.
PETA also has requests pending to place tombstone-style markers for turkeys that died in a crash in Iowa and cows that died in a crash in Albany, N.Y.


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Knitter's Review
July 24, 2003
Repetition doesn't always foster originality. The more one produces, the harder it can be to keep things truly new and unusual.
Knitwear designers are under constant pressure to create refreshing new looks that fit within a set brand image. One such designer is Debbie Bliss, who has given us dozens upon dozens of children's and adult patterns over the years.
Some critics say that her designs are becoming indistinguishable from one another. This week I got my hands on her new book and put this argument to the test.
New This Week
If you're new to knitting and want to start small,
Debbie Bliss' new book
may be for you. The only question is, how different is the book from all her others?
New Card in the Boutique
When my cat Casey crawled into my half-finished Chamonix sweater and fell sound asleep, I knew that a KR card was born. The result is
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KR Retreat Update
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Saturday portion of the retreat
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In the latest edition of Vogue Knitting, Trisha Malcolm dedicates her editorial to a discussion of copyright laws as they relate to knitting patterns. She writes that we can't make and sell a knitted item using someone else's pattern.
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While a show about an activist with good intentions who manages to annoy or antagonize almost everyone she meets was probably always going to be a tough sell, White recently told Vulture that he sees another thread in his career that's made his work less popular than it might have been: his fondness for female leads.
"If I have a male protagonist, it's a studio movie, and if it's a female protagonist, it's an indie movie. That's just how it is. It's not about the studios. It's about America and who goes to see movies. Women are interested in men and women, and men aren't interested in the woman's story. They just aren't. There are exceptions, but by and large . . . I mean I do think that it's feminizing for a guy to go see a movie with a female lead unless it's Angelina Jolie shooting people or "Zero Dark Thirty" or something that feels like it's in the male sphere. The devaluation of the traditional female roles or the traditional female approach, it starts to feel like this is what's wrong with our country."
I heard something similar from FX president John Landgraf at January's Television Critics Association press tour. "I think that male antiheroes are something that's more easily acceptable," Landgraf said. "I don't mean that a female antihero can't be done, but I just do think that somehow it's a more acceptable character, a more easily accessible character to have a male antihero." Landgraf was specifically referring to Patty Hewes, the manipulative lawyer played by Glenn Close in the legal drama "Damages," which ran on FX before transferring to the Dish Network. Hewes is a great anti-hero, but it's true that she didn't find the same audience on FX that a show like "Sons of Anarchy," about a violent and all-male biker gang does. FX is experimenting again with "The Americans," a period drama about Soviet spies that co-stars Keri Russell, and had ordered "The Bridge," a murder mystery in which Diane Kruger will play a cop investigating a body found on the U.S.-Mexico border.
But those shows, like Showtime's "Homeland," have female leads operating in what White refers to as "the male sphere." It's not the same thing as getting male viewers to tune into a show or movie focused on the Amy Jellicoes of the world. "There so many people in this world who are in their own way little heroes, people who are cleaning up the messes created by the guys with the guns or the overgrown kids f---ing everything up," White told Vulture. "There is a little part of me that feels like I have a little bit of creative capital, and I'd rather use it to put a different face forward as the center of the world." The current center of the world, however, is yet to respond.
Rosenberg writes about culture and television for Slate's XX Factor. She also contributes to ThinkProgress and theatlantic.com. @AlyssaRosenberg


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This week, the AMBER Alert Program played a major role in the safe recoveries of a kidnapped baby in Texas and a four-year-old girl in Los Angeles.
Now, Wiregrass officers are working to bring the system here.
The AMBER Alert Program is named in memory of another Texas girl, Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and murdered in 1996.
Since that time, police have teamed up with local radio and TV stations to immediately broadcast descriptions and pictures of suspects, their vehicles and the children who have been abducted.
The information goes out to the public as soon as possible, sometimes within minutes of the crime.
Captain Parrish said, "studies show the AMBER Alert Program also helps prevent child abductions."
WTVY News 4 and other local TV and radio stations will work with local police to try to get a local program up and running.
Extended Web Coverage
The AMBER Plan
The AMBER Plan is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.
Broadcasters use the Emergency Alert System (EAS), formerly called the Emergency Broadcast System, to air a description of the missing child and suspected abductor.
This is the same concept used during severe weather emergencies. The goal of the AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and safe return of the child.
AMBER Creation
How Does the AMBER Plan Work?
AMBER Plans Nationwide
Source: http://www.missingkids.org/ (The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Web site)


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Tuesday, May 17, 2005
May 18th is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, a day for educating American communities about the ongoing search for a preventive HIV vaccine and for recognizing the efforts of thousands of clinical trial participants, scientists and health professionals committed to finding a safe and effective vaccine. On HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, we salute their efforts. Although significant progress has been made in the search for a preventive HIV vaccine, a vaccine still does not exist. HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is an opportunity for all Americans, especially members of the Hispanic community, to learn more about vaccine research and support efforts to develop an HIV vaccine—the world's best hope for ending the AIDS pandemic.
Within the Hispanic community in the United States, AIDS is the third leading cause of death for men between the ages of 35 and 44 and the fourth leading cause of death for Hispanic women of the same age group, having already claimed the lives of more than 92,000 Hispanics through 2002.1,2 While Hispanics make up 14 percent of the U.S. population, they account for nearly 21 percent of all new HIV infections.3,4 Currently, the rate of AIDS cases among Hispanic women in the United States is six times higher than the rate for white women, and the rate of AIDS cases among Hispanic men is three times higher than the rate for white men.5,6
In the United States, an estimated 950,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS, and an estimated 40,000 people contract the virus each year.7 Worldwide, approximately 40 million people are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS.8
The support of Hispanics is essential to bring about the end of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The theme of this year's HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is "Hope for the future." More than 25,000 people have already volunteered for HIV vaccine studies.9 Currently, more than 30 HIV vaccine trial concepts are in various stages of testing or under development.10 A large-scale HIV vaccine trial, however, will require thousands more participants of all races and ethnicities, genders and socioeconomic backgrounds, to ensure that the vaccine is effective in all groups but especially those most affected. Achieving progress in the search for a preventive HIV vaccine—and inspiring hope for the future—requires that individuals and communities work to break down stigma and dispel the myths about HIV vaccine research, support those who get involved in the research and promote a vision of the world without HIV/AIDS.
For the third year in a row, people are encouraged to wear an upside-down red AIDS ribbon on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. The upside-down ribbon forms a "V" for "vaccines," symbolizing advances in HIV vaccine research and the urgent need to stop the transmission of HIV/AIDS.
For more information about HIV Vaccine Awareness Day and outreach activities planned for the Hispanic and other communities, please contact the organizations on the "HIV Vaccine Awareness Day Activities" document located at www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/HVAD. Information about HIV vaccine research is available online at www.aidsinfo.nih.gov, www.vrc.nih.gov or www.hvtn.org. You may also call 1-800-HIV-0440 to request a free brochure (available in English and Spanish).
NIAID conducts and supports research—at NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwide—to study the causes of
infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses. News releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID website.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S.
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Better living through nature
by Jaclyn Chasse, N.D.
Jaclyn Chasse, Holy Basil, Basil, Herbs for Stress, Naturopathic Health, Medicine Cabinet
Dr. Jaclyn Chasse, N.D. is a licensed naturopathic doctor and the Medical Educator for Emerson Ecologics, a distributor of dietary supplements to medical professionals. Dr. Chasse's clinical practice, Northeast Center for Holistic Medicine (www.northeast-holistic.com), focuses on women's health, pediatrics and infertility, with an emphasis on botanical medicine. Dr. Chasse is also a master gardener and spends her free time cooking, playing in the woods with her family and taming her small yard into an urban permaculture oasis.
I love practicing as a naturopathic doctor. I knew this before I even saw my first patient, but every day since has reinforced that for me. I have always been a nature-lover and a scientist, and the use of herbs as medicine allows me to take those two loves and apply them to help others. It is incredibly fulfilling. But even more than that, I am consistently surprised, taught and humbled by the plants that I use in practice. Like trusted friends, their potent actions exceed what I could expect of them. They go above and beyond to heal in ways that I would not have expected.
One example of this was with a patient who came in to see me for fertility. No clear medical cause for the couple's difficulty conceiving could be found, but in speaking with them it was very clear that at least part of the problem was the incredible stress the couple was under. On top of the stressors of trying to start a family, they each had stressful jobs along with typical financial and relationship stressors. For the husband, the stress seemed to roll off his back, but the woman was clearly overwhelmed. She complained of anxiety and trouble sleeping, and felt like she was less effective at work and at home than she used to be.
I ordered the testing that I typically run on couples who come in for fertility and started them on a basic multivitamin and fish oil. I also started the woman on holy basil (one of my favorite plants). Ocimum sanctum, also known as sacred basil, is a well known adaptogen that comes from the Ayurvedic tradition. It has been reported to support almost every system of the body including the cardiovascular system, the digestive tract and the endocrine systems. It is most famous for its effects on the hormones that manage stress—cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Holy basil is a versatile herb used in traditional Indian Ayurvedic healing.Photo by Jaclyn Chasse
At their follow up visit a few weeks later, we met to discuss their laboratory test results. When I saw the couple again, there was a visible change in the woman. She reported feeling more grounded. Her anxiety had subsided and she was sleeping again. She noticed that whenever she forgot her holy basil, her feeling of being overwhelmed would creep back.
This plant has had a profound effect on her hormonal system, and I'm happy to report that the couple now has a 1.5 year old daughter. But the holy basil that the woman started on that first visit is what allowed her to heal and to be able to be more present in her own life. Pretty amazing for a little plant!
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The Fourth Annual Sacred Sounds of Christmas concert will be held on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Beaver Creek Chapel.
Sacred music, punctuated by scripture passages, will be sung by college vocal performance majors, including Galen Jacobs and Meghan Jacobs (University of Denver/Lamont School of Music); Sean Pack (Carnegie Mellon University); Molly Brooks and Kate Manley (University of Colorado/Boulder).
The vocalists are all locals and will be accompanied by Dawn Poff on piano, Graham Olson on cello and Elizabeth Labensky from the Boulder Symphony Orchestra on flute.
"The chapel is resplendent this time of year, with red poinsettias and candlelight providing an intimate setting and a moment to step away from all the hectic holiday madness and focus on the true meaning of the season," said concert organizer Eileen Jacobs.
There is no admission charge but a free-will offering will be taken to benefit Amanda Painter, a third grade teacher and mom at St. Clare who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
Please join local birders for the third annual Eagle Christmas Bird Count on Jan. 5, 2013.
"This year we are focusing on getting kids involved in birding, so feel free to bring youngsters," said organizer Jan Fedrizzi.
Avid birders, all skill levels and owlers are greatly welcomed for this count, which is done in the Eagle-Gypsum area. Participants meet at 8 a.m. at the Eagle Visitor Center parking lot, 100 Fairgrounds Rd. Maps will be provided and assignments will be given at that time.
After the count, there is a compilation of data and potluck at 2 p.m. at the Fedrizzi residence, 0265 Fulford Dr. Yummy soup and hot drinks provided. Potluck dishes happily welcomed. RSVP to the Fedrizzis at 328-6961 or firstname.lastname@example.com for potluck and carpooling.
It's ok to count birds at home or in the count circle prior to and after the count day. For more information about the Jan. 5 Bird Count or Bird Count Week, contact Jerry Fedrizzi.
The Porchlight Players is proud to present it third annual Valentine's Day Dinner Theater with a production of "The Full Monty!"
"The Full Monty" tells the story of six men who lost their jobs at a factory to a bad economy. The Chippendales come to town, and Jerry gets the idea that if he could get some guys together, they could earn an easy $50,000 in one night if they put on a Chippendales-like show.
The ladies of the town let them know that they don't have what it takes to sell tickets, so Jerry promises they'll go all the way - The Full Monty.
It all comes down to the last night - will they really go "The Full Monty?"
Tickets are $50 and include dinner catered by HP's Provisions and Catering, dessert, three drinks (beer, wine or soft drinks) and the show. All shows are at the Brush Creek Pavilion in Eagle Ranch and start with dinner at 6 p.m. with the show at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available at the group's website, www.porchlightplayers.com. Click on "Get Show Tickets." All shows have sold out the last two years, so get your tickets early for a fun-filled, touching Valentine's Day celebration.
Email Ann at ann.olin@porchlightplayers for more information.
The Whistling Bullets 4-H Shooting Sports Club is firing up again for this year.
An organizational meeting was held Wednesday as an opportunity to pay the $40 registration fee for the year and address safety and questions.
Regular shooting starts on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Exhibit Hall.
For more information, call the CSU Extension office at 970-328-8630 or Dave Hammond at 970-390-2429.
• The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed the Glenwood Canyon bike path - which extends from Glenwood Springs to Dotsero - for the season. CDOT closes the Glenwood Canyon Bike Path each winter, when winter maintenance activities on I-70 above can create unsafe conditions on the path. The path typically opens in April each year, as weather permits.
• The popular Edwards Farmers Market is back in business for the winter season. Look for fresh produce and local products at the market, which is planned for Sundays, Dec. 1 through March 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Edwards Colorado Mountain College campus.
• Ski Cooper will open with plenty of snow tomorrow, Dec. 21, for the 2012-2013 ski season. All of its lifts and ski runs will open at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. An adult, full-day lift ticket at Ski Cooper costs $46 this year and a child's full-day ticket (ages 6 to 14 years) is $26. For more information, visit www.skicooper.com.


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Skidmore College Education and Development
As stated in President Glotzbach's Strategic Action Agenda 2009-2010 - "Human Resources offers programs aimed at assisting all employees to be more efficient and effective in what they do. But we also need to ensure that those in administrative and management positions do all in their power to encourage and reward individual initiative among those who report to them. Skidmore truly must be a place where individual employees are encouraged to think creatively about their work and develop new ways to increase both our efficiency and effectiveness in advancing our strategic objectives."
Education and development at Skidmore begins with our New Employee Orientation (NEO) program. All new community members (Exempt (AP), Faculty, Non-Exempt (SS) and Union employees) are invited and encouraged to attend this half day program. The design of the program enables new employees to explore life at Skidmore through a variety of departmental presentations. The purpose of this program is to provide an overview of the College and the opportunity to meet with other members of the Skidmore community.
In addition to the NEO, a variety of educational programs are offered throughout the year. These programs are geared toward staff development. Some of the recent topics include:
- Assessment Interviewing
- Communication
- Delegation
- Management Dynamics
- Meeting Management
- Project Management
- Teamwork
- Time Management
As part of building community relationships across campus, Human Resources also hosts informative community gatherings ranging from coffee chats to luncheons and more. A full list of programs can be accessed by clicking the HR Program Calendar link in the right-hand navigation box. Your suggestions for new programs or possible presenters are always welcome. If you have any suggestions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com


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World Cup Surprises Trip Up Goldman Sachs
The most unpredictable soccer World Cup in a while has confounded Goldman Sachs statistical model.
Ahead of this year's tournament, some of the bank's economists had analyzed reams of data to predict the outcome of every game. The results have been less than impressive.
Of the 36 games played so far in the group stages of the competition, Goldman has had a 36.11% success rate in predicting the direction of the games. Its model, you might remember, is based on data gathered from mandatory international football matches since 1960.
So, taking the results so far into account, the bank has updated its predictions for the 16 teams that make up the knockout stages of the competition. Goldman still predicts that Brazil will win, but it now thinks it will face the Netherlands, and not Argentina in the final. The updates table shows the USA making it through to the Group of 16 stage, whereas previous estimates expected it to be knocked out at the initial group stages. Spain, which Goldman thought would reach the semi-finals, of course has gone. Fifty percent of the names in its updated predictions for the next four stages of the tournament are new.
Here are its updated knockout stage predictions:
Previously, Goldman had predicted this:
To be fair, Goldman is not the only bank to have been caught out by the surprising results. Economists at ING had predicted current champions Spain to retain their crown based on the market value of their squad. In reality, Spain were bundled out at the earliest stage after losing their first two games, including a 5-1 hammering received at the hands of the Netherlands.
What the results underscore is that past performance on the football pitch is not a reliable indicator of future success. Yet, Goldman was right in downplaying England's chances. The team may still leave the competition without a single win, as Goldman had predicted.


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CradlePoint's development focus is in creating technologies that solve real day-to-day problems, and embodying them in products that are simple and easy to use. CradlePoint's 'WiPipe' technology delivers functionality that is critical to simplifying the mobile broadband experience, while at the same time serving the needs of the 3G/4G Mobile Broadband Operators.
WiPipe technology includes a number of proprietary algorithms and functions that insure the best use of available bandwidth while delivering a responsive, uncomplicated user experience. WiPipe includes a proprietary Traffic Shaping algorithm that works with the carrier's WAN management scheme to improve overall system efficiency. From the user application perspective, WiPipe helps prioritize time-critical packets to provide the best performance in latency-sensitive applications, while insuring that the background tasks are finished without interruption. The latest corporate applications are supported, including multiple VPN pass through, and also supports WPA and WPA2 encryption to support even the toughest IT standards. Whether running peer-to-peer gaming or corporate applications, CradlePoints technology delivers the best user experience. WiPipe also incorporates a proprietary Access Management control mechanism to provide the user an added level of security and protection regardless of the encryption methodology utilized. It also takes convenience and simplicity to a new level.