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In malaria-prone Mozambique, two girls live very different lives. One is protected by a mosquito net; the other is not. A handful of gossamer threads treated with insecticide makes all the difference.
Ten-year-old Marita Adelino wants only two things — a best friend and a mosquito net. Her yearning for a friend is sketched across her face, a portrait of loneliness.
And the desire for a mosquito net? Marita is terrified of the tiny, sinister creatures that spread malaria, the disease that killed her best friend, Marta Joao, two years ago. Marita cared for her sick friend, cradling her head as it burned with fever, lifting cup after cup of cool water to Marta's lips.
But malaria won, and now Marita is alone. Her school headmaster says she is a different girl since her friend died.
Malaria, which claimed 660,000 lives worldwide in 2011, is a major killer of African children.
"The saddest thing is that you lose a person not knowing their full capacity — what might have been," says Chandana Mendis, who directs the Global Fund Malaria Project for World Vision. "These children are the buds, which will never flower."
Marta's father, Manuel Joao, 43, has lost four children — three to malaria. Marta was bitten in January 2011, during the high season for malaria when it is hot and wet in Mozambique. Water stands in pools and puddles. Mosquitos breed and bite. Without a treated net, anyone can be a victim.
Malaria is a disease of poverty. An insecticide-treated net can prevent death, but even the few dollars each costs is largely out of reach in Mozambique, where the national per capita income is $470. Farmers like Manuel earn far less than that.
"Malaria is like war," he says. "But it's a big war. It's not a small war. In a war, you can negotiate. But with malaria, you cannot. With war, maybe there is a place of peace. But with malaria, you cannot find a peaceful place. If there was, we would all go there together."
North of here, in Nampula Province, malaria and mosquitoes couldn't be farther from Delfina Candido's mind. There is too much for the third-grader to do today with exams at school and washing her clothes for afternoon choir practice.
The 8-year-old sits on her bed with her two best friends, all under a canopy of mosquito netting, which World Vision provided last year. The girls swing their feet in rhythm, and they talk about their plans to play and jump rope all day after church.
Outside, Delfina's father, Eduardo, 35, thumbs through his daughter's Portuguese workbook, mouthing the words out loud. Eduardo grew up during the civil war in Mozambique and missed out on a proper education.
Twenty years ago, Eduardo helped build the road in his community of Namakai, World Vision's first project in the area. As the country struggled to recover from 500 years of Portuguese domination and a decade of civil war after independence, there was little to build upon. World Vision gave men like Eduardo cash to build roads, and staff distributed seeds and tools so families could begin to farm again. Eduardo became a successful farmer.
Child sponsorship also was introduced. Evidence of sponsors' generosity and the parents' work ethic can be seen in Eduardo's home: Everything is immaculate. The yard is swept baseball-diamond clean, brush strokes still visible.
Two years ago, World Vision provided mosquito nets and training on how to use them in Nampula. Since then, malaria has left Eduardo's family alone.
"[Before], it was constant," he says. "It moved from one person to another. It never stopped."
Community awareness is critical to the success of mosquito net distributions. World Vision staff members demonstrate the correct way to hang nets and conduct spot checks afterward to make sure families are using them correctly. They also encourage latrine use and the practice of filling in puddles and disposing of standing water where mosquitos breed.
"I am grateful for World Vision," says Aida, Delfina's mother. "I never knew there was such a thing as a net that would protect me from mosquitoes.
"Before, our prayers were [for] God to protect our family and for our children to be healthy. Now we thank God for everything that He has done."
Delfina is living the life that Marita craves — thanks to a mosquito net that takes fear out of life and robs death of its sting. In a place without fear and disease, families can flourish. That's why World Vision is dedicated to defeating malaria in Mozambique, which involves canvassing the country with 2 million mosquito nets, including 700,000 in Zambezia, where Marita and her family live.
Please join us in prayer for the children, families, and communities whose lives are needlessly devastated by this preventable disease. Ask God's protection for those who are at risk.
Make a one-time donation to World Vision's Malaria Eradication Fund. Your gift will help provide insecticide-treated bed nets, medical care, malaria prevention education, and other interventions that can save lives in vulnerable communities like these.
You can also give monthly to World Vision's malaria prevention efforts and bring urgent assistance to even more children, families, and communities at risk.


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'Spartacus: War of the Damned,' Season 3, Episode 3, 'Men of Honor': TV Recap
We open with a shot of swords being forged from shackles. An apt metaphor for the rebels, and one not lost of Spartacus himself.
Spartacus advises one of his men to make sure the prisoners are fed; we're beginning, more and more, to see the rebels treat the Romans as wickedly as they themselves were once treated. The sandal is on the other foot.
Saxa notices a young woman has an eye for Gannicus. He took her master's life; now she seems drawn to him. Or does she have another agenda?
Crixus, spurred on by others, stages a contest between a baker and another Roman to fight for a crust of bread. Gannicus questions the gladiator-like contest, but Naevia responds that they're just giving the Romans a taste of their own cruelty. But it's so hard to stop with just a taste.
In an upset, the baker wins the fight, but Naevia, thinking he's reaching for a sword to attack Crixus, slices open his hand. Even in victory the Roman is punished. Yes, the rebels are becoming more like their former captors every day.
So what makes Naevia so mean? She shares a story with Crixus about a Roman who regularly raped her in the most horrifying fashion–we won't go into specifics, but it involved tools–and then presented himself as a caring family man to the world. She is haunted by the episode.
Spartacus's city encampment is discovered by pirates. The leader of the pirates comes to visit—he names Spartacus a brother, and the Romans a common enemy.
But can you ever really trust a pirate?
That was a rhetorical question.
Julius Caesar and Tiberius arrive at the encampment of Crassus's troops. Caesar is received as, well, Caesar, Tiberius is treated more like a Caesar salad. By that we mean green, and to the side of the main course.
The pirate wants to work with Spartacus, but Agron and the others don't trust him.
Attius, a blacksmith, has a chat with Gannicus. He didn't like seeing Romans made to battle Romans as the gladiators were once made to fight. Gannicus claims he didn't start the fight, but the words seem to hit home.
A soldier comes to see Caesar and Tiberius. When it becomes clear that the soldier retreated in battle, Caesar kills him. Tiberius, outraged, sends Caesar away and asserts his command over the army. Bad move. You can always use a Caesar in battle.
Spartacus talks with Laeta. She tells him that his men made the Romans fight for a crust of bread. Spartacus shows her documentary evidence that her dead husband was making his own dirty deals. He asks her to help him find the hidden seals that will allow them to make trades that can bring goods to the city and help feed everyone. In return, he'll help her people.
Laeta brings Spartacus the desired seals; he uses them to strike a deal with the pirates to bring them food. The lead pirate asks for Laeta as part of the bargain."You mistake me for a Roman," Spartacus says, adding that he doesn't deal in slaves. They agree to meet and make the trade.
Before that, of course, there is a semi-nude celebration.
The young woman is still making eyes at Gannicus. Saxa notices and spirits her away.
A naked rebel, giving the party the full frontal treatment, declares his male organ "is magic."
"See it vanish from sight," Crixus deadpans, in the episode's best line. If only I had thought of that quip when my wife dragged me to see "Magic Mike."
Spartacus gives Laeta permission to move about the city and report any mistreatment of her people. She asks to move into a stable her dead husband kept at the edge of the city.
The wild party continues. Nasir runs into a pirate who makes a pass at him; Agron, wild with jealousy, gives the pirate a beatdown before taking his boyfriend back to bed. Now Agron has made an enemy.
We break from the action for a Starz-y sex scene between Agron and Nasir.
Meanwhile, Saxa has a surprise for Gannicus. She's brought home his young stalker to join them in bed. After taking a long look her her unclothed firelit figure, he sends her away as too young, which is probably the most unrealistic thing that's ever happened on this show.
The stalker is there to meet Gannicus later. She says that her name is Sibyl, which is never a good sign. He advises her to stay far away from him "and men of my kind."
Spartacus and his men go to meet the pirates, wary of betrayal.
Meanwhile, Tiberius and his men are watching the meeting. He's been told by his father Crassus to keep his distance, but he wants to make a name for himself. He tells his men to advance. "My father desires a wolf of battle, not a well-heeled dog," Tiberius declares, all the while looking like a puppy.
The blacksmith Attius is ready to leave the city–but Naevia thinks he's up to some sort of betrayal and fights and kills him. "I have had my fill of men such as you," she declares.
She then does some stuff to Attius's face that shows she has a very different perspective from most folks on the meaning of "Hammertime." I'm guessing her take on the song "If I Had a Hammer" is also pretty out there.
On a more psychological note, her rage likely goes back to that story she told about being assaulted by tools by a Roman when she was young. Rage, once planted, is hard to uproot.
The pirates seem ready to fulfill their side of the bargain during their meeting with Spartacus and his men. But both sides come under attack from an unexpected enemy: the Romans. The pirates help turn the tide by bombarding the Roman army from their ships. Tiberius is forced to retreat–the ultimate disgrace for a Roman. Daddy isn't going to like this.
Spartacus seals his deal with the pirates. They've shown themselves to be the kind of lawless, bloodthirsty scoundrels you can trust.
Laeta not so much. She's using her stable to help the baker and others to escape. Una salus victis nullam sperare salutem.
What did you think of the episode? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
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Vote Winn for schools director
I'm writing to urge a vote for Dwight Winn for director of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.
I have known Dwight for more than 20 years in social and competitive settings. We coached together and against each other in youth baseball for boys ages 10 through 18. Throughout that time he demonstrated a positive attitude and encouraging demeanor without crossing the line in very competitive situations.
He and his wife, Bev, have shown excellent parental guidance in raising their two fine sons while they went through the San Ramon Valley school system.
He is always congenial and willing to work with anyone to get the job done correctly. He would represent this community with a calm and reasoned approach that would be a definite asset to the board.
Frank Finney
Services board needs Duarte's expertise
Ed Duarte, of San Ramon, is the most qualified to be elected to the open nonincumbent seat on the Dublin San Ramon Services District board of directors.
His record of community service is exemplary and extensive. His professional experience and background well suit the requirements for this position. The district's activities in the utility services require technical, financial and business experience that Duarte satisfies.
Further, Duarte knows the Dublin and San Ramon communities by having served in many volunteer capacities and living here for many years. I served as a Services District director from 1977 to 1994, and I know what is required of the position and the attributes necessary. Duarte is the candidate you should vote for.
Joseph Covello, P.E.
San Ramon Former DSRSD Director
Looming new recession was made in D.C.
Recently the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that without any doubt, the United States is about to be hit with a new economic recession, caused entirely by the Congress and the president. On Jan. 1, we are set to drive over a "fiscal cliff," consisting of several bad things, including a $500 BILLION one-year tax increase.
The CBO predicts we won't have to worry about GDP growth if this happens -- the economy will actually SHRINK, with unemployment rising more than 9 percent.
Congress, meanwhile, is doing pretty much nothing, including not stopping this crisis. For four years in a row, the annual budget deficit has exceeded $1 trillion. And amazingly, the Senate hasn't even voted on a budget for more than three years, choosing instead to pass stopgap bills to prevent government operations from completely shutting down.
Politicians continue to tell seniors that we shouldn't touch Social Security and Medicare -- not mentioning that the present system is headed straight for bankruptcy as it is -- somebody better change it somehow, or it is going to disappear altogether.
Think carefully this November -- vote for those who will make America successful. Higher taxes and continued massive federal budgets are dooming our kids!
Mike Heller
Romney rude to Obama in second debate
Where has respect for authority gone in this great country of ours? I was appalled at the disrespect shown President Obama by Gov. Romney during the Oct. 16 debate. After reading an Associated Press report on the debate, I see I am not alone. I quote:
" 'You'll get your chance in a moment. I'm still speaking,' the former governor of Massachusetts said at one point while Obama was mid-sentence, drawing a gasp from the audience."
I wonder what the rest of the world looking on thought of the boorish disrespect for the president of the United States by one of his constituents. He is our leader. We elected him. He is not a self-appointed dictator. We owe him as much respect as we accord any duly elected leader. Gov. Romney's arrogance is akin to a playground bully saying to a smaller kid, "Buzz off. I was here first."
Shame on the governor for forgetting his manners. Even his mother would have been appalled.
Vera Henry
Press barely even hides its bias anymore
Here we are a few days before our presidential election, an election that everyone agrees is going to determine the direction of this country. And this newspaper has its democratic shills writing a front-page article about Gov. Romney's comment that he received "binders full of women."
What if he said "I received binders full of resumes of qualified women," which is obviously what he was saying? Is this the most important issue that your reporters can find to inform voters before they vote for president? The bias in the article is blatant, but just the fact of writing about this subject, even if had been a neutral article, shows the motive and effort that this newspaper will take to influence voters to vote for Obama. The Contra Costa Times is just following the lead of The New York Times and all other liberal newspapers writing as many biased articles as possible to influence voters in favor of Democrats.
Where is your article about the position of candidates on the economy or foreign policy? Maybe you should write another article about Romney's comment to cut federal financing to Big Bird? There has never been an article in your paper questioning what Obama's plan is to turn the economy around; nor has there ever been an article in your paper questioning the administration's failure to protect our consulate in Benghazi; or why they didn't acknowledge the killing of our ambassador and three other Americans as a preplanned attack by Al Qaeda jihadists as it was known even as the attack was occurring.
The job of newspapers and their reporters is to write informative, unbiased articles. If you write opinion pieces, then they should be on the editorial page or equally balanced between the two sides of an issue.
Duane Grummer
Stop unions: 'No on 30,' 'Yes on 32'
Again Gov. Brown and Democrats are using education and public safety to blackmail us without addressing fiscal root causes such as public employees' union power. The governor's "fix" is "kick this can down the road."
Union-supported politicians provide generous union wages and benefits despite the fact that public employees' wages and benefits nationally are more than 10 percent higher than those in the private sector. The 42-station San Francisco Fire Department demonstrates the problem. Base pay for these firefighters is more than $100,000 (it's $41,000 for New York City firemen), 60 earn more than $150,000 and raises were seven percent in 2007, four percent in 2008, five percent in 2009, six percent in 2010, and six-and-a-half percent in 2011.
History indicates the blackmail will continue, the "temporary" taxes will continue, new taxes will go to satisfy union demands and nothing will happen unless we force changes. "No on 30" takes away the blackmail option. "Yes on 32" takes away the union money used to buy corrupt politicians. This vote combination will create short-term pain but send a massage that we want real reform now.
L. Lynn Cleland, Ph.D.


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SNOWMASS VILLAGE --Somebody around here has to stand up for skiing. Even though they didn't do it by a conscious effort or intent, I want to thank our Town Council members for doing it nonetheless. In a great move that inadvertently defended the integrity of the sport that is dear to our hearts and pocketbooks, last month they shot down the operations of the boringly pretentious Roaring Fork Mountain Club that, for a not-so-small fee, will valet park your car slopeside, carry your skis to the snow and set them down facing the correct direction, buckle your boots, confirm your apres ski and wipe your nose to begin your pampered and properly sanitized mountain adventure.
Town Council denied a permit to this venture for reasons within their purview to do so. They cited traffic snarls and congestion in front of the Timberline Condominiums as grounds. Yes, those are valid concerns. But, didn't you get the feeling that there was more to it than this, and Council was only using the tools available to it for doing its job so it didn't have to say the real reason for nixing it?
This isn't about class warfare, as many familiar with local goings-on might assume. It's about wimps, pansies and pampered prissies who can afford to bring a lackadaisical laziness to a sport once viewed as invigorating and athletic. Let's be honest: An assault on the sport we love is personal.
I'm not saying that skiing has to be completely hard core, but the love handles we have sprouted lately aren't doing much for the image. We've become soft around the middle, and that's bad for the heart.
I've skied long enough to know the enjoyment of skiing even though the presence of ski concierges, nose wipers and uniformed butt kissers at the base of the slopes gives me a gut reaction that maybe I ought to get back on the bus and head home. I can work through that initial impression. But, what about would-be skiers in far-away places who hear about this kind of nonsense and just say "yuck!"?
The greatest mystery in the ski industry appears to be over why the sport is dying. Since 1979, participation in the sport has grown on average a measly 0.6 percent annually. The problem is that nobody has been protecting the image of skiing.
We work so hard here to nurture our branding power with the Aspen/Snowmass name. But, I think we've lost sight of the fact that we should be selling skiing first and our destination second. If you think about it, there is no Aspen without skiing, but there is definitely skiing without Aspen ... unless places like Aspen, Vail, Beaver Creek, Deer Valley, etc., etc., continue to up the ante on converting the sport of skiing into an activity for lazy rich people who refuse even to carry their own equipment to the slopes. I don't get the feeling that these types who rely on servants to de-fog their Gucci goggles head up the mountain to experience the elements and healthy vigor of skiing to later tell adventurous tales about and spread the excitement. Isn't word of mouth still the best advertising?
We are dumbing down and pricing up our sport to death. We are catering to a small group of people who have no interest or ability to promote the sport that we rely on for our livelihoods and
peace of mind. They demand on-mountain private clubs, certified ski instructors to act like serfs, and all assortment of special privileges on the mountain. Although they represent a small segment of the market, their boorish demands make big news, especially in a place like Aspen.
It's no secret to ski industry executives that catering to the crowd that demands to be catered to is destructive for the long-term survival of skiing. Why do you think we go through the tremendous effort to stage the X Games here every year? It's an attempt to clear the stuffy air. We know jet-set snobbery is not the image we want to project for our long-term health, but the immediate financial rewards are too good to resist.
The downward spiral caused by focusing on sweeping up the crumbs of the upper crust has to stop. Bending over backwards for the miniscule fraction of our guests who demand services that cause inconvenience for the majority of our visitors - who are, by the way, affluent enough to make this place hum economically - doesn't serve us as well as spokespersons of the Roaring Fork Mountain Club suggest. It was only their pocketbook talking.
Roger Marolt hopes that when Town Council finds out he agrees with them, they don't change their minds. Contact him at email@example.com.


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Usually, horror filmmakers end up descending into the work-for-hire world of television direction after their career has waned a bit and the studios are no longer calling. In the case of Adam Green, he began in television, made his segue to the big screen, and used that clout to go back to television for the most popular work of his career.
Its a smorgasbord of hilarious horror on this week's show.
It's like Piranha 3D, but without the boobs or gore, and the 3D...
A few years back Adam Green set the horror hype machine ablaze with his self-proclaimed "old school American horror" film "Hatchet". The film was breathlessly awaited with many expecting it to herald the second coming of the slasher film, but upon its release audiences were treated to a fairly entertaining but ultimately only middling slasher film remarkable only in that it wasn't as brain-gougingly terrible as most of its competition.


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Biking means a lot to Shannon Galpin. It's not just about recreation, however. For her, it is also a tool she uses to promote women's rights both in the U.S. and abroad. Tonight, as a part of the Colorado Mountain College Speaker Series, Galpin will present her experiences biking through Afghanistan to bring attention to women's rights issues.
In November 2009, Galpin founded Mountain2Mountain, a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing rights and improving opportunities for women and girls throughout the world. That same year, Galpin became the first woman to ever mountain bike across Afghanistan. Once wasn't enough, however, and she returned in 2010, riding across the Panjshir Valley and then again and again, for a total of seven different trips. These feats were impressive enough for her to be named National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year for 2013.
"We're just lucky that someone like this lives in our backyard in Breckenridge," said Rolo Cuadrado, director of continuing education at CMC.
Galpin's presentation will start with a short video about her experience, made by MoveShake, which won an award at the Adventure Film Festival. Next she plans to describe what it was like mountain biking across a war-torn country where women have very few rights.
Galpin will also discuss her upcoming project, Strength in Numbers, which she will be launching domestically this year.
"We're bringing all the lessons that we learned, all the passion for women's rights that we've been fighting for in Afghanistan, and bringing it back to the U.S.," Galpin said.
The aim of Strength in Numbers, Galpin said, is to create "an army of women" to get socially involved in their communities. They will do this through weeklong mountain bike retreats in Breckenridge, Aspen and Moab, which "will essentially be using the bike as a vehicle for change," Galpin said. "The goal is to get these women to really talk about the changes that are needed in their communities, the changes that are needed in their society, all coming from the perspective of surviving violence."
The presentation tonight will not only give Galpin a chance to share her experiences, but will also aid her organization. The entirety of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to benefit Mountain2Mountain.
When asked what those attending can expect to get out of the presentation, Galpin said, "I hope that they walk away with a different perception of what Afghanistan is, because I think what we see in the media is not all that it is, and it's very hard to accept change when we don't understand it. I hope it changes their perception of Afghanistan and what is possible there.
"I also hope that they're inspired to create change, and whatever that passion is, I hope that they come out of that inspired that one person can make a difference, and it's not about the politicians and the Richard Bransons of the world, it's about individuals with limited resources with a lot of passion getting involved, whether that's in their own backyard or on the global stage."


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Marion County 4-H and the Palmyra FFA chapter recently received a donation from local farmer, Ken Disselhorst, and the America's Farmers Grow Communities.
Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company, Grow Communities provides farmers in eligible counties the chance to win a $2,500 donation for a local nonprofit organization of their choice. To further support counties declared natural disaster areas by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) due to the drought this year, winning farmers in these counties are able to direct double donations, a total of $5,000.
Marion County was declared a disaster area by the USDA, giving Disselhorst the opportunity to choose two organizations to receive $2,500 donations. Disselhorst selected Marion County 4-H and the Palmyra FFA chapter. Marion County 4-H will use the funds for general support of the Youth Development Program in Marion County.
The Palmyra FFA chapter will use the donation to purchase contest training materials, and for leadership development activities.
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Former South Carolina Gamecock and current Chicago Bear wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is headed to the NFL Pro Bowl, it was announced today.
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August 17, 2011
Interior Department OKs 550 Megawatt Solar Project in California
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) approved on August 10 the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, a 550-megawatt (MW) solar power project to be built in the California desert east of Palm Springs. Desert Sunlight, the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) facility approved for U.S. public land, will generate enough energy to power more than 165,000 homes. It is located on approximately 4,100 acres. The facility will create more than 630 jobs at peak construction. In June, DOE granted Desert Sunlight project operators a conditional commitment of a $1.88 billion loan guarantee.
The project will be operated by a subsidiary of First Solar Inc., and it will use First Solar's thin-film PV technology. An on-site substation and a 230-kilovolt generation tie line will connect the project eventually with Southern California Edison's regional grid. The Desert Sunlight project underwent extensive environmental review and mitigation. DOI's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) worked with First Solar, the National Park Service, and other stakeholders to significantly reduce the proposed project's total footprint from 19,000 acres to 4,144 acres. In addition, the BLM is requiring that First Solar provide funding for acquiring and enhancing more than 7,500 acres of suitable habitat for desert tortoise and other sensitive wildlife species to help mitigate the project's potential impacts. See the DOI press release and the project fact sheet.


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"...Nursing...and if it is to be made an art, requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation as any painter's or sculptor's work...both by practical teaching and by simple experiments in as far as these illustrate what may be called the theory of it...Nurses should be trained in hospitals for this purpose." - Florence Nightingale
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The curriculum included nursing titles with special courses on hospital housekeeping, sanination and housing, and massage.
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MARIETTA - A new area code is coming to the region, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio wants residents to help make the call on how it happens.
The PUCO has been notified by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator, the federal agency that oversees distribution of telephone numbers, that the 740 area code is expected to run out of available numbers by the first half of 2015. That means a new area code is needed, and the PUCO must decide which of two methods to use.
The first is a geographic split: the southeastern and central Ohio territory covered by the 740 area code would be divided, with one segment keeping that code while the other would have a yet-to-be-determined area code affixed to its existing seven-digit numbers. That's how it was done when the 740 area code was added and split from the 614 area code in 1998.
The second option is called an overlay and was the approach used when West Virginia was projected to run out of 304 numbers five years ago. Existing numbers would keep the 740 area code, and new lines would be assigned the new code. That also means people would have to dial the area code with all local calls.
Charlotte Keim, president of the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce, said her first instinct was to avoid 10-digit dialing.
"That is cumbersome and time-consuming for those of us who still have a phone on our desk and dial it," she said.
Fact Box
New Area Codes
* The area covered by an existing area code is split into two smaller areas. One of the sections retains the existing area code while the other receives a new one, although the seven digit number itself would remain unchanged.
* A new area code "covers" the existing area code, most often serving the identical geographic area. Existing numbers keep the old area code, and only new telephone lines are assigned the new one. All 10 digits would have to be dialed, even on local calls.
Source: PUCO.
Public comment
* The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is seeking public input on the change through Nov. 27. Residents can share their opinions in one of three ways:
* Online - A survey form, with space for comments, is available at www.puco.ohio.gov
* Phone - 1-866-686-PUCO (7826).
* Mail - PUCO, 180 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215.
But when Keim thought about the effects of having to add a new area code on businesses that have already printed stationary, signs and more bearing their current number, she reconsidered.
"Boy, that's going to be a lot of printing costs," she said. "We don't print that much, but when we do, we usually print two or three years' worth."
Jack Haessly, president of Haessly Hardwood Lumber in Lower Newport, said he thinks assigning the new area code to new numbers is fair.
Changing the area code "would cause a lot of commotion in our network of people," said Haessly, whose business works with companies around the country and the world.
The overlay method is the preference of a number of local residents as well.
"I don't think that it would bother people to dial a few extra digits," said Marietta resident Anna Rehl, 67, of Marietta, noting the most frequently dialed numbers are already programmed into most people's cell phones anyway.
Marietta resident Kenny Ammell, 29, said the overlay method seems easier, because most people wouldn't have to make any changes.
"Most of my family ... has got 740 numbers," he said. "It would make me mad if I had to keep changing them."
Public comments posted on the PUCO website Thursday were running 149-81 in favor of the overlay. Those who preferred the split said having more than one area code in the same geographic region could be confusing.
"With a lot of the elderly, it would be hard for them to remember and might not be able to get ahold of a family member in an emergency," read a comment submitted by a McConnelsville resident. "I remember when my grandparents were alive it was hard for them to remember the area codes for all family members."
Other residents didn't seem to mind either method.
"We had split ours three different times" while living in Mississippi, said New Matamoras resident Elizabeth Langsdorf, 52. "So either way it goes, I don't care."
The PUCO is accepting public comments on the matter through Nov. 27. They can be submitted via an online survey at www.puco.ohio.gov, called in to the agency at 1-866-686-PUCO (7826) or mailed to the PUCO at 180 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215.
The decision won't be based solely on which option proves most popular, but the agency does want to hear from the people who will be affected, said PUCO spokesman Jason Gilham.
It takes about 13 months to implement a new area code, Gilham said, so a decision will have to be made soon.
"I would imagine something in the next couple months," he said.
It's not just residential and business phone lines eating up the 740 numbers. According to information on the PUCO website, technology like pay-at-the-pump gas stations and ATMs also require phone numbers.


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Stockton received 1.18 inches of rain over the weekend, breaking one daily record and stretching the city even further beyond normal for the season to date.
The city had 0.73 inch Saturday, breaking a record set in 2008.
Sunday's total was 0.45 inch of rain.
The city has had 8.30 inches of rain since the start of the season, 50 percent more than normal and just over five times the amount of rain it had last year at this time.
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome is a sometimes fatal illness that has spread rapidly through Asia and is now worldwide. It has killed at least 180 worldwide.
Some of the symptoms of the disease are: a high fever, shortness of breath and fatigue.
Federal officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are monitoring travelers at the airport to prevent spread of the disease here. So far in Colorado, eight cases of what may be SARS have been reported. Health officials are waiting for test results. No one in the state has died of the disease.
Meanwhile in China, another dozen deaths from the pneumonia-like disease have been reported. That brings the country's total number of deaths to 79. The city of Beijing has also reported its number of suspected cases is 357 instead of their previous number of 37. The new, much higher numbers have cost the city's mayor, and the nation's health minister their jobs.
The new deaths come as a blow to China's argument it was not trying to downplay the SARS epidemic.
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"Human mistakes and inaccuracies are no less important than divinity. The human condition creates divinity in the higher self. Thus, it is very important to be human and not to shun or hate our humanity. The incredible process of being human allows for the higher self to acknowledge and extract divinity from one's trials and tribulations..The truth is one must be fully human for the divine part of self to be more in tune. Rejecting the human body assures one will have to come back, return to the lessons here on earth. It means 'you didn't get it'," counsels Kuan Yin. "The indigenous tribes are the most powerful as many of them are so in harmony with nature as to be really, really divinely human. They're so in touch with their humanity that they're totally in tune with their Diva nature. They know that human/nature harmony is the crux of spirituality. Of course there is always the criticism: that "better than" mindset. Humans say they're better than each other. And they say they're better than nature. But they're not. It's ludicrous to compare the intelligence of other living creatures to human intelligence. Plants have enormous intelligences and spirituality. However, the "better than" mindset greatly contributes to the ongoing environmental destruction. The earth is trying to teach humans that everything is spirit. Eventually, humans will learn. It's just another way to understand divinity. Spirit works through one's own humanity and the earth. Everything here (on earth) is for the divine evolution of all energies. ""I'm reminded of how passionate Kuan Yin is about the importance of being human on this earth," continues trance channel, Lena Lees.
"It's the most important thing in your existence," ordinates Kuan Yin. "Your existence is eternal. This phase (of your soul) is so important because you learn so much in human form. This is where the individual's 'spark' or existence can expand into bigger, more powerful energies, not entities. Entities are closed systems whereas energies are open systems," differentiates Kuan Yin. Some energies are not as potent. The only way to develop a potent energy is to spend an existence on the earth. There, one can develop a compassionate nature so that when passing onto other dimensions, one can be of help. When one leaves one's earth body one will need to fully understand compassion to be helpful, effective. When you leave the earth you have a lot more power. It won't be ego-based power. Rather it will be beyond ego, beyond "good" and "evil". In fact, "evil" is just a label as everything is intermixed. The pendulum just appears to swing back and forth."
"Humanity is misunderstood. It's a powerful place to be when it is fully experienced. However, it is often underestimated," explains Kuan Yin.
"Unless one fully experiences one's humanity, one will have to experience earth again and again. One will have to repeat the lessons offered here upon the earth. It is possible that one need not have to reincarnate. Many don't live up to their full potential because they're afraid of death. I want to emphasize here that only the body dies. People get too attached (to their physicality). But, they have to. One's consciousness must be fairly strong in order for the soul's desire to continue. The more we feel our humanity, the more help we can give and the more joy we can create.
"You can't change people. You can love them and give to them. If they can't receive, it's not a reason not to love them, unless impossible conditions have been set upon the relationship, unless it is a kind of conditional love. Do your best. However, don't fall into the trap of getting a reward for doing good deeds. Do a good deed because it is the right thing to do.
"It is important to accept that the human condition is temporary, fleeting. It's filled with pain and suffering, beauty, strange tastes, odors of death, everything that exists in the universe.
Problems are created when one is so obsessed with his/her own death, when one is too attached to their life. This attachment to a single incarnation causes the species to play out gruesome deaths. If you knew you were more than just this life, you would not plunder the land, each other."So many souls, energies have a certain perception of others. They believe they're separate from each other. Such perceptions can collect into an energy agreeing upon a specific direction the country will take. The lesson is acceptance of differences. Don't forget you are a part of everything and everything is a part of you."
"If every human being recognized the power of the love and forgiveness principle, all consciousness on earth would change instantly. Indeed, thoughts can change the course of history. Sometimes, all it takes is enough people knowing about a certain concept."
Kuan Yin
Source: The Living Word of Kuan Yin
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The left-back, 19, has enjoyed a memorable breakthrough campaign for Blues, registering a total of 20 appearances since first making his bow in early October.
But he will not get the chance to add to that tally having broken two bones in his left hand when colliding with Carlos Edwards and falling over the advertisement boards at Portman Road during last Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Ipswich.
Blues boss Lee Clark said: "Unfortunately scans show that Mitch has broken two bones in his hand.
"We won't be risking him for our last league game, although we would have done so if it had been a play-off fixture.
"The injury is not too serious and he will be ready to return for the start of pre-season."
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My name is Jamison Huhner and my blog presents and discusses claims to fame for small towns all over the U.S. And other random nonsense. Claims to fame include celebrity residents past and present, historic events (battles, crimes), oddities, records of some sort and a million other things. I'm a graduate of Devils Lake Central and, eventually, a graduate from the University of North Dakota with degrees in Russian/Soviet studies and business. After college I moved south to Atlanta before finally ending up in Nashville where I now live with my wife and twin boys.
The Small Town: Bottineau, North Dakota Population: 2211 (2010)
The Claim to Fame: Tommy Turtle – World's Largest Turtle
One surefire way for your town to establish a claim to fame is to build the world's largest something, whether it be a buffalo, a trout, a chair, or in Bottineau, North Dakota's case, the world's largest turtle. Fake turtle that is. Tommy Turtle is 30 feet tall and weighs over three tons and the snowmobile he is on, which is also the world's largest, is even bigger.
What strikes me most about this interesting structure is that some guy from Idaho took the time to design this monstrosity, build it, haul it hundreds of miles from Idaho to North Dakota and then, at the last minute, apparently chose to finish it off very quickly with a couple of poorly selected colors (free paint?) and disturbingly large and simple mouth and eyes and that look like upside down quotation marks. It looks like, after all that work, he got in a real hurry near the end. Maybe his wife was on the phone screaming "Enough with that godforsaken turtle already. Get on home!"
Nevertheless, I am certain that thousands of children and a handful of drunken adults have some very fond memories of the day they stopped by to see the world's largest turtle.


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2011 US IFRS outlook survey: Companies' thoughts on the best timing and methods for incorporating IFRS into the US financial reporting system
Corporate financial reporting in the US is in a period of change and uncertainty. In the thick of this change, we wanted to gather companies' views of what approaches to incorporating IFRS would best serve the interests of investors, preparers and other users of financial statements. To accomplish this, we conducted a survey of finance executives and other stakeholders. This paper summarizes the survey findings.


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Volvo wheel loaders are world renowned for their low fuel consumption. Now, Volvo Construction Equipment engineers are once again driving technology with OptiShift - a feature designed to increase operator comfort and machine durability while optimizing fuel savings in applications such as Load and Carry by up to 15 percent.
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Ayman Abdul-Ghani, MD
Dr. Ghani, a Thoracic Oncologist, brings 15 years of medical and surgical experience to RMC. Board certified in General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dr. Ghani completed his Fellowship in Thoracic Oncology at Harvard University, his General Surgery Residency at the University of Hawaii Integrated Surgical Residency Program, and a Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program at the University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western University. An author of numerous medical papers and presentations, Dr. Ghani also has served as an instructor and clinical fellow with the Brigham & Women's Hospital-Harvard Medical School in Boston.
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Anniston, AL 36207
Phone: (256) 231-2553
Fax: (256) 231-2550
A specialist in Hematology Oncology with 32 years of health care experience. Dr. Jin has worked at RMC since 1974. Dr. Jin received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in 1972. Dr. Jin is a member of American Society of Hematology, Anniston Medical Association, Calhoun County Medical Society and the Alabama Medical Association.
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Anniston, AL 36207
Phone: 256-236-5631
Fax: 256-236-5637
Dr. Lattuada is a Medical Oncologist. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Lattuada received his medical degree from Uniform Services University School of Medicine in Bethesda, MD. He completed his Fellowship in Medical Oncology and Infectious Disease at Wilford Hall Medical Center Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. He is the author of several published articles and a regular presenter at national medical meetings.
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McClellan Park Medical Mall
171 Town Center Drive
Anniston, AL 36205
Phone: 256-847-3399
Specializing in Hematology and Oncology, Dr. Baird has practiced in Alabama for more than 14 years. Dr. Baird received her medical degree from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. She completed her Hematology and Oncology Fellowship with The University of Michigan Medical Center. She was an Assistant Professor of Medicine with the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, before relocating her practice to Anniston. Dr. Baird is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and Alpha Omega Alpha. She has served as principle investigator for several clinical trials.
RMC Physician Center
901 Leighton Avenue
Suite 602
Anniston, AL 36207
Phone: 256-238-1011
Fax: 256-238-4366
A specialist in Medical Oncology, Dr. Spremulli has over 33 years of health care experience. Dr. Spremulli graduated with honors from S.U.N.Y Downstate Medical Center in 1972. Dr. Spremulli was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky, and at Brown University in Rhode Island. She is board certified in Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in Medical Oncology. Dr. Spremulli has published numerous articles relating to cancer and is a member of the American Medical Association, the Alabama Medical Society, the CALGB, ASCO, MASA, Calhoun County Medical Society and an Investigator with the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center.
901 Leighton Ave.
Suite 602
Anniston, AL 36207
Phone: 256-238-1011
Fax: 256-238-4366
Website: www.annistononcology.com
Medical Director of Radiation Oncology
Dr. Scarbrough is medical director of Radiation Oncology at RMC. He graduated medical school from East Tennessee State University in 1998 and finished his residency at Emory University in 2003. He is a former adjunct Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, a current Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida School of Medicine, and a co-author of the textbook "Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology." He has published extensively on one the new radiation medicine technologies, image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT). He is an expert in the fields of IGRT and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Dr. Scarbrough has started the stereotactic body and brain radiosurgery programs at RMC, as well.
RMC Radiation Oncology
400 East 10th Street
Anniston, AL 36207
Phone: 256-235-5089
Fax: 256-235-5104
Dr. Vadlamani completed his residency in Internal Medicine with Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. His Hematology and Oncology fellowship training was with University of Missouri, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.
He is board certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology.
Dr. Vadlamani is also a member of the American Medical Association and the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Anniston Oncology
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Stark State College plans to honor a record number of fall graduates at its commencement ceremony Sunday, according to a news release.
The college will award 453 degrees to 417 students — an increase of nearly 16 percent from last year — at its 2 p.m. event at the Canton Memorial Civic Center.
The commencement speaker is the college's 2013 Distinguished Teacher Deborah Calus-Casey, whose address is titled "Never, Never, Never Give In," according to the release.
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VAIL, Colorado - The Vail Vitality Center is offering a weekend-long Kids Yoga teacher training Nov. 3 and 4 led by Denver teacher Christen Bakken, founder of Yoga for Young Warriors. Bakken facilitates teacher training opportunities across the state focusing on play-based movement intended to stretch children both on and off of the mat.
"Children often test boundaries during physical activities, sometimes resulting in bumped heads or hurt feelings," Bakken said. "In a Yoga for Young Warriors practice, students learn to play while building patience and strength by staying calm, a skill that will come in handy during other activities."
The training takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3 and 4 and previous yoga teaching experience is not necessary. Participants will learn the philosophy, benefits and class framework for instruction of Yoga for Tots/Pre K ages 2 to 6, Yoga for Kids (ages 4 to 8), Yoga for Tweens ages 8 to 13, and Family Yoga.
Yoga teacher Adi Luna completed a training session with Bakken earlier this year and was impressed with the experience.
"My expectations were met and so much more, I got re-charged towards my Yoga career," Luna said. "I feel a fresh sense of a mission towards those who cannot protect themselves. This training was so tender, so sweet."
According to Bakken, occupational therapists and physical therapists are recommending yoga for children as a way for them to gain strategies for calming down, to create body awareness, and to build coping strategies for stressful situations. Kids Yoga Teacher Training with Christen Bakken takes place at Vail Vitality Center November 3 and 4, and the cost is $400 for the two-day session. Participants are encouraged to sign up early as space is limited. To register, call 970-476-7960.
For more information, visit www.vailvitalitycenter.com.


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The Volvo DD100 Compactor is the ideal roller for asphalt contractor operations of varying sizes, working in versatile applications. From roadways and highways to large parking lots and airport runways, this is the compactor suited to a wide range of conditions and widths. By getting the job done as efficently as possible - in the fewest amount of passes - the DD100 will help you complete your jobs with greater profitability.
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Though Mark Watson said a more detailed report would be forthcoming on the city of Oak Ridge's Tuesday visit with the Environmental Protection Agency in Atlanta, Ga., the city manager told The Oak Ridger late Tuesday afternoon that the meeting was productive as four officials provided the visiting Oak Ridge team with "two full hours of full dialogue."
The city is currently under an EPA mandate to rehabilitate its 70-year-old sewer system by 2015 or face fines. Oak Ridge received the Administrative Order in 2010; and, though city staff has been working to improve the system for about 15 years, the EPA wants quicker results.
The city's rehab plan could cost almost $24 million to complete.
"Four (City) Council members took the lead on this," Watson said Tuesday.
"I think it was very important to have a face-to-face meeting," added the city manager, reiterating he is hopeful there will be further discussions between the city and the EPA on this issue. Though several Oak Ridge City Council members were part of the team that traveled to Atlanta, Watson said the full Council will be fully briefed on the visit during a Monday meeting.
Meanwhile, the city manager emphasized: "We're not out of the woods, but I believe there is a clearer understanding on both sides of this issue" thanks to Tuesday's road trip.
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Scientists have good reasons to be curious about the genome of the naked mole-rat. The mole-rat, found in the deserts of East Africa, can survive many years in a harsh environment and appears to be resistant to diseases of aging, including cancer. Studies suggest that the mole-rat cells have anti-tumor characteristics not found in other rodents.
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 11:36
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although there are several treatment options available, they are largely unsuccessful because the disease is so poorly understood.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 13:32
SALT LAKE CITY — Watch a life-saving drug flow into the arm of a loved one who has cancer or reach for prescription medication to ease your allergies or lower your blood pressure and there's a good chance you owe some thanks to a fruit fly, a zebrafish or a mouse. Or maybe all of them.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 13:07
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have uncovered a pathway in mice that allows white fat — a contributor to obesity and type 2 diabetes — to burn calories in a way that's normally found in brown fat and muscle. The findings are in the July 6 edition of Cell Metabolism.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 12:51
Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to physical changes in the brain, as well as learning and memory problems and even depression, new research in mice suggests.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 13:19
A protein previously thought not to exist in adult human lungs not only is present in normal and cancerous lung tissue, scientists have found, but it also has a major role in the development of a lethal complication of some lung cancers.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 13:11
Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have linked a master molecule of the immune system, gamma-interferon, to the pathology of asthma, in a study of mice.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 10:36
Using a combination of genetic engineering and laser technology, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have manipulated brain wiring responsible for reward-seeking behaviors, such as drug addiction. The work, conducted in rodent models, is the first to directly demonstrate the role of these specific connections in controlling behavior.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 12:57
Rodent study identifies a key virus-sensing mechanism that is necessary for a successful immune response against infection with this particularly deadly type of virus. The research may help to guide the future design of more effective antiretroviral vaccines.
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 14:44
In a U.S. study, early safety tests suggested the eggs of pig whipworms have anti-inflammatory properties, reducing the size of brain lesions in MS patients.
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 14:26
For the first time, scientists have figured out how re-grow big chunks of human skeletal muscle by tricking the human body into accepting a biological matrix of pig proteins. If successful, this cellular regeneration method promises new life for injured war veterans and other trauma victims who are missing more than 25 percent of a limb and/or who face amputation.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 13:26
Scientists have used a gene therapy tool that acts like intelligent molecular scissors to correct the key gene defect in mice with hemophilia B, a disease that can lead to uncontrolled bleeding. The intervention improved the animals' blood clotting enough that their severe disease was reduced to a mild form.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 13:19
Scientists have discovered the tool that bacteria normally found in our mouths use to invade heart tissue, causing a dangerous and sometimes lethal infection of the heart known as endocarditis.
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 12:11
Lithium profoundly prevents the aggregation of toxic proteins and cell loss associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in a mouse model of the condition.
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 10:37
A study in mice has pinpointed a pivotal new player in triggering the rapid antidepressant response produced by ketamine. By deactivating a little-known enzyme, the drug takes the brakes off rapid synthesis of a key growth factor thought to lift depression, say researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 13:46
A study led by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center suggests that adding the amino acid leucine to their diets may help those with pre-diabetes or metabolic syndrome.
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 13:38
Initially the occurrence of progressive retinal degeneration - progressive retinal atrophy, in man called retinitis pigmentosa - had been identified in Schapendoes dogs.
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In a study of mice, researchers have slowed an immune system attack on the ovaries. The mice developed a disorder resembling primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), a menopause-like condition that affects women under the age of 40, sometimes years or even decades before normal menopause.
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Human organs could be grown inside pigs for use in transplant operations following research using stem cells.
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Using a lawn mower can be as routine as bike riding or barbeques during spring and summer months. But often, people find themselves in terrifying situations with these seemingly safe household machines. In fact, 200,000 people - 16,000 of them children - are injured in lawn mower-related accidents each year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports. However, lawn mowers don't "attack" on their own. Most injuries - such as severed fingers and toes, limb amputations, broken bones, burns and eye injuries - are caused by careless use and can be prevented by following a few simple safety tips.
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Senior outfielder Matt Holland (Watkins, Iowa) has been named a Third Team Louisville Slugger All-American, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper announced today. Holland is the first Islander in school history to earn Louisville Slugger All-America honors and joins Humberto Aguilar (Third Team, 2003) as the only players in Islanders lore to earn All-America distinction from any organization.
"We couldn't be more thrilled for Matt Holland to have earned this honor," head coach Scott Malone said. "As impressive as his performance on the field was this season, his presence as a leader and a model student-athlete were even more noteworthy. He is the perfect example of what an Islander should be, and we are glad that he was recognized for his record-setting season."
Just two years removed from an arm injury that ended his career as a pitcher, Holland worked hard in the weight room to bulk up to 210 pounds heading into his senior season, and the results were palpable. The lefty slugged 10 home runs, the eighth different player in school history to do so, and matched the school record with 20 doubles. His 149 total bases set a new school mark as well.
A First Team All-Southland Conference honoree, Holland was second in the league with his .391 average and 93 hits, while his 53 RBI were sixth in the conference. His .626 slugging percentage was the second highest of all Southland players and he finished seventh in the league with a .445 on-base percentage. He also scored 44 runs, stole seven bases, and posted a 16-game hitting streak at the end of the season.
Holland was one of three Southland players included on the Louisville Slugger All-America Teams. Texas State's Carson Smith was a second team selection at pitcher, while Stephen F. Austin's Bryson Myles was a third team honoree in the outfield.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi set school records for wins (37) and Southland Conference wins (19) in advancing to the final day of the SLC Tournament for the first time. The Islanders concluded the year having won 15 of their final 18 contests, and were over .500 from start to finish in the 2011 campaign.


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Tale of the Tape: San Francisco 49ers At New York Giants
The 49ers may have rescued their season when Colin Kaepernick led a late drive that led to a game-tying field goal by Phil Dawson.
Tale Of The Tape: Denver Broncos At St. Louis Rams
On paper this looks like a game the Broncos should dominate because the Rams have a losing record and don't have the kind of offensive weapons that compare with the Broncos.
Tale Of The Tape: Tampa Bay Buccaneers At Washington Redskins
The Bucs went back to Josh McCown at quarterback in Week 10 against the Falcons and he threw for 301 yards, but Tampa Bay still came out with a loss against the Atlanta Falcons.
Tale Of The Tape: Cincinnati Bengals At New Orleans Saints
The Bengals are hoping that Andy Dalton has forgotten about the disastrous performance he had against the Browns in Week 10 and can put on a respectable show against the vulnerable defense.
Tale Of The Tape: Atlanta Falcons At Carolina Panthers
It's hard to see the Falcons finishing the season in a respectable manner, and that could mean that head coach Mike Smith will be on the firing line come Black Monday.
Tale Of The Tape: Seattle Seahawks At Kansas City Chiefs
The Seahawks are going to get tested severely as they go into one of the toughest environments for any road team.


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What is the best way to prepare Thanksgiving leftovers? Cold, right out of the fridge? Warmed to scalding in the microwave? Standing in your kitchen naked? Lady Gaga goes with naked.
This year, the singer celebrated Thanksgiving in Peru, where holiday traditions are apparently very different. A lot more nudity involved. Also breaking and entering.
According to Gaga, the night after Thanksgiving, a pack of fans broke into the garage of the home in which she was staying. She tweeted that they were singing loudly and ringing her doorbell—classic stealth tactics.
She claims to have noticed them on the home's security cameras while foraging around in the kitchen for leftovers. She was nude, so the story is sexy now.
There are a few inconsistencies here: Did she wake up for leftovers or because she heard people breaking into her home? Did she pause for leftovers on her way to investigate the break-in? Who is the LARGE ITALIAN MAN if not her father JOE GERMANOTTA?
In any event, she doesn't seem that annoyed that 35 people tried to break into her house to sing to her. She says she would have given them some food through the door, but there was no "cat-flap."
Translation: You are pussies for not taking a brick to her window.
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Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the following criminal sentences were issued by Pike County President Judge Joseph F. Kameen:
Kristin Strouse, age 29, of Dingmans Ferry, PA was sentenced to a State Correctional Facility for 40 months to 7 years, ordered to pay a fine of $ 2,000.00 and restitution in the amount of over $ 21,000.00 for the crimes of Burglary, Criminal Conspiracy, and Receiving Stolen Property. On November 12, 2012, Strouse and two co-defendants broke into a residence, causing damage, in Matamoras Borough and took various items including jewelry, cigarettes, and a digital camera. On November 18, 2012, Strouse agreed with two others to break into a residence and steal items including jewelry. They then agreed to sell the stolen jewelry. On November 19, 2012, Strouse acted as a "look out" while her co-defendant forced open a garage and kitchen door. On November 7, 2012 in Matamoras Borough, Strouse was in possession of numerous items knowing they had been stolen.
Kevin Panowicz, age 26, of Milford, PA was sentenced to a State Correctional Facility for 9 to 18 months, ordered to pay a fine of $ 400.00 and had his driver's license suspended for the crimes of Delivery of a Non Controlled Substance, and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. On July 23, 2012, in Dingman Township, Panowicz sold 5 oxycodone pills, and a chunky white powder he claimed to be cocaine to a confidential informant.
Michele Fregoni, age 38, of Greentown, PA was sentenced to the Pike County Correctional Facility for 2 to 23 months, and ordered to pay a fine of $ 900.00 for the crimes of Simple Assault and Public Drunkenness. On October 1, 2012, at a gas station in Palmyra Township, Fregoni, who was under the influence of alcohol, punched two Pennsylvania State Troopers while they conducted a welfare check on her.
Gerard Egger, age 40, of Lake Ariel, PA was sentenced to a State Correctional Facility for 9 months and 90 days to 5 years, ordered to pay a fine of $ 2,000.00 and had his driver's license suspended for 18 months for the crimes of Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Operating Privileges were Suspended. On October 19, 2012 in Palmyra Township, Egger was found to be driving under the influence and on a driver's license that had already been suspended for a previous DUI conviction. His blood alcohol level was .137%.
Kevin Thompson age 19, of Milford, PA was sentenced to the Pike County Correctional Facility for 48 hours to 12 months and ordered to pay a fine of $ 500.00 for the crime of Criminal Trespass. On July 8, 2012, Thompson entered a residence in Dingman Township without permission.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition that causes chronic, debilitating fatigue. It continues for at least 6 months. The fatigue is not relieved by bed rest. People who have CFS perform at a significantly lower level compared to their activity prior to the onset of the illness.
The cause of CFS is unknown. Some believe there may be a link between CFS and stress, the immune system, toxins, the central nervous system, or activation of latent virus.
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Women are more likely to have CFS than men. It is also more common in people between 25-55 years of age.
Symptoms vary from person to person. They include:
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. There are no specific diagnostic tests for CFS. Your doctor may do several other tests to rule out other conditions that can have similar symptoms.
The doctor will look for the following signs to determine if you have CFS:
The main goal of CFS treatment is to achieve symptom relief.
Treatments for CFS include:
If you have CFS, avoid overexertion and physical and emotional stress. Balancing your activities throughout the day may help you to not overexert yourself. Moderate exercise that is monitored by a doctor or physical therapist may improve symptoms. Slowly increase the duration and intensity of exercise. Light exercise and stretching 4 hours before bedtime may help with sleep.
In addition, your doctor may have you work with a physical therapist. Some therapies that might be helpful for you include:
A well-balanced diet can help prevent nutritional deficiencies and weight fluctuations. Nutritional supplements cannot make up for an inadequate diet. Avoid foods to which you may be sensitive.
CFS can be mentally and physically debilitating. Depression is common among people with CFS. In fact, as many as half develop depression as a consequence of CFS. Psychotherapy and supportive counseling often help those with CFS cope with the disorder. Learning relaxation training and stress management techniques , as well as changing your sleep routine, may also help.
Talk with your therapist about whether cognitive behavioral therapy is right for you to reduce fatigue symptoms.
Medications used to treat specific symptoms of CFS include:
The following experimental treatments are sometimes used for CFS but have not been proven to be effective. Talk to your doctor before trying any experimental treatments.
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Chef David Welch paused for a second during his interview Thursday morning to sniff and squeeze a loaf of bread, fresh from the oven. He smiled and nodded approval to his sous chef, who went off to make sure there was enough for the day.
The bread - baked every day - is just one of the menu components made fresh in-house by Welch and his crew at Food Hedz World Cafe in Frisco. At the soon-to-be 8-year-old establishment, tucked away in Frisco Station, it's a love of food that drives the business - hence the name.
Welch, who runs and owns the restaurant with his wife, Patti, has 34 years of experience in the industry. His started out as a dishwasher at the age of 17, and ended up training under a French master chef, who gave him a little bit of advice: "It's not the money, the glamour or the hours ... it's the love of food."
And Welch does love the food. So much so, that at his previous job as executive chef at The Keystone Ranch, he found himself wanting to make sure that level of cuisine was available to everyone.
"Summit County was culinarily deprived of great quality at a great price ... I'd been looking to do this for a long time," Welch said. "I honestly believe you don't need to be an affluent diner driving a Mercedes to enjoy good food."
Welch describes his menu as "well-rounded with eclectic influences." The summer menu includes a green chile relleno, a Korean beef and red curry, roast breast of Amish chicken and a saute of fresh Alaskan halibut. Specials can range from a meat loaf on one day, a red Thai curry on another, and maybe even a Creole dish. Welch says it's everything "from Thailand to the heartland."
"Each item has its own identity, its own background," Welch said. "Personally, I want the discipline and the challenge."
The ingredients are as local and as organically sourced as possible - Welch works with a Colorado farmer who plants whatever the chef wants - and when they can't be, he flies them in through his numerous contacts from all over the world, which he obtained throughout his 34 years in the business. He'll talk to his fish guy in Hawaii, who calls Welch up as he's bidding on the docks one morning, and then has it at the Food Hedz' door the next.
It's not just Welch. The whole culinary team there loves to eat, he said. He and the sous chef both have their own greenhouses, and will share their picks with excitement as produce pops up. It's an important part of being good steward of the industry - Welch said that after over 30 years, if you can't pick up a tomato, smell it, and absolutely love the scent, then you've lost it. The chef works eight to 11 hours every day, and can't imagine retiring.
"I've been in it for 34 years, and I think I'm more passionate about it than I was then," Welch said. "If I don't have my hands on the food, I'll explode. I love to cook."
Because when someone walks through the door and into the 35-seat dining room - decorated with antique tables, wooden, mismatched chairs, no tablecloths and original art, "all the influence is in the food," Welch said - that's what they want to see, right? The head chef and owner, making sure everything is perfect, and catered to the diner's needs (even vegans and gluten-free folks still have a palate, Welch said. "Don't offend it.").
And while he loves to cook, Welch also loves being able to see the customer's eyes light up from his open kitchen when their plates are placed in front of them. And then, when they come back, it's even more of a compliment.
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Solar technical training may lead to a job that makes a real difference.
Would you rather be working at a job you can believe in . . . one in a field that's as sure to grow as fossil fuels are sure to be depleted . . . one that makes a difference? Maybe you should consider attending solar technical training to become a solar/renewable energy technician, a professional who installs, maintains, operates, and tests renewable energy systems and performs energy audits. But how does one learn the skills needed to do such a job or to prove his or her qualifications to potential employers and customers?
Chances are, there's a technical school or college in your region that can teach you what you need to know to get started. Across the country, such institutions are responding to the demand for qualified solar technicians by developing comprehensive training programs. In fact, the cry for competent solar practitioners is so strong that, in many cases, today's students of solar technology already have job offers when they graduate.
The entries that follow this introduction summarize the programs offered by a sampling of schools around the U.S. But before you pick one, you need to make a basic decision: How far do you intend to go with your solar education?
You'll notice that the listings are divided between training programs and two-year associate degree programs. Training programs, which provide a certificate of completion, are shorter, but they also tend to be more trade and less theory-oriented. For example, a two-year associate degree program might include courses in math and science to broaden your understanding of the principles of energy. What's more, that degree program will probably require that you take general education courses (English, for example), as well as the specifically career-related curriculum.
A training program may be more focused upon giving you the job skills needed to get started in the solar field. It will teach you what you need to know (and give you a certificate saying you've had the training) quickly. However, if you have the time to devote to a two-year degree, there are certain advantages to doing so. First of all, though this may sound obvious, a certificate isn't a degree. Consider what that means. A degree from an accredited college—with transcripts of courses and grades available for an employer's review—is a much stronger qualification to advance to (or even start at) a position beyond installation. Do you imagine yourself designing solar energy systems or managing teams of installers? If so, a degree could be helpful. Then too, if you ever decide to pursue a higher degree—perhaps solar engineering at Jordan Energy Institute, Trinity University, or some other four-year college—a two-year associate degree can be applied directly to the requirements for the more advanced training. Getting credit for certificate courses will be much more difficult.
So decide what your long-term goals are and review the listings—then write to some of the schools and request catalogs. There's still time to register for the fall semester and get started on your road to a new career.
Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
One-year Certificate: a program including solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, daylighting, conservation, energy auditing, hands-on system installation, and other renewable energy technologies.
Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley, CA
Certificate in Energy Management: a program designed to train middle managers to evaluate energy needs and sources, make decisions on equipment purchases, do lighting design, and develop future energy plans. Consists of 24 standard credit hours plus electives.
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO
One-year Solar Retrofit: 12-month (three-semester) program emphasizing the retrofit of greenhouses, sun spaces, domestic hot water systems, and space-heating systems to existing buildings. Includes training in energy auditing.
Photovoltaic Systems: an intensive three week course on the installation and maintenance of stand-alone photovoltaic systems.
Edmonds Community College
Lynnwood, WA
Essex County Technical Careers Center
Newark, NJ
Solar Systems: a 300-hour program on solar domestic hot-water, space-heating, and cooling systems.
Solar Systems Night Course: a 120-hour (over four semesters) program on solar collectors and domestic water- and space-heating systems.
Solar Heating and Water Systems: a 25-hour course; contact Essex County College, West Caldwell, NJ.
Florida Solar Energy Center
Cape Canaveral, FL
Seminars on Solar Topics: numerous one-to three-day sessions on topics ranging from solar installation to research.
Jordan Energy Institute
Comstock Park, MI
Energy Management Certificate: a 31-credit-hour, two-semester program in power production and energy management.
Seminars and Workshops: Over a dozen short sessions are offered each year on practical solar skills.
Macomb Community College
Warren, MI
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY
Solar Energy Certificate: a two-semester program of training in the installation and maintenance of solar thermal systems.
New England Fuel Institute
Solar Energy Education Division
Watertown, MA
Solar Heating Installation and Maintenance: a 160-hour (four-week) course licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Education.
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
One-year Certificate: a program including solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, conservation, energy auditing, and other renewable energy technologies.
NRI Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, & Heating School
Washington, DC
NRI Master Course in Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Heating with Solar Technology: a 51-lesson correspondence course that includes six lessons in solar- and energy-related topics. It takes between 14 months and three years to complete.
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
One-year Certificate: a program including solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, wind, conservation, energy auditing, and hands-on system installation.
Pensacola Junior College
Industrial-Technical Dept.
Pensacola, FL
Solar Energy Certificate: a one-year certificate course in the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, and testing of solar systems.
Red Rocks Community College
Golden, CO
Solar Energy Installation and Maintenance: Courses in the two-year certificate or associate degree programs may be taken without entering a degree program.
Passive Solar Design: Same as above.
Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
Southwestern Technical College
Sylva, NC
Seminars and Short Courses: STC periodically offers one- to three-week short courses as a supplement to its degree program.
Associate Degree Program: includes solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, daylighting, conservation, energy auditing, hands-on installation, and other renewable energy technologies.
Colorado Technical College
Colorado Springs, CO
Solar Engineering Technology: a two-year associate degree program in solar theory and design that can be extended to a four-year bachelor of science degree.
Community College of Allegheny County
Physics Dept.
Pittsburgh, PA
Energy Technology/Physics: an associate degree program emphasizing solar energy, energy auditing, fossil fuels, and energy physics.
Associate Degree Program: includes solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, daylighting, conservation, energy auditing, hands-on system installation, and other renewable-energy technologies.
Renewable Energy Technology: Training in the theory and use of renewable energy technologies leads to an associate degree in Applied Science.
Associate Degree Program: includes solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, energy auditing, conservation, hands-on system installation, and other renewable energy technologies.
Air Conditioning Technology with Solar Option: associate degree program in active and passive solar energy theory and installation; includes photovoltaics.
Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills Campus
Auburn Heights, MI
Alternate Energies Technology: an associate degree program with emphasis on your choice of energy management, systems design, solar architecture, business, or special interest areas.
Associate Degree Program: includes solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, wind, conservation, energy auditing, and hands-on system installation.
Solar Energy Installation and Maintenance: 63-credit-hour associate degree program including other general education requirements. It emphasizes hands-on experience and offers credit for skills in trades.
Passive Solar Design: 63-credit-hour associate degree program including other general education requirements. It overlaps some active-solar courses and includes drafting.
Alternate Energy Technology: an associate degree program emphasizing solar and renewable energy applications, energy conservation, and installation; includes general education requirements.
Sonoma State University
School of Environmental Studies and Planning
Rohnert Park, CA
Energy Management and Design: a certificate program that covers active and passive solar applications and energy management for those already holding or pursuing a bachelor's degree.
How much you can earn as a graduate from a solar-technical or a two-year associate-degree program probably depends more on your own initiative
and inclination than it does on the education itself; still, the certificate or diploma does open the door to possibilities. When we asked the directors of some of the programs included in this article what their graduates were earning, we received answers indicating a wide range of compensation. Some graduates are working on construction crews; individual wages vary from $4.75 per hour as a carpenter's apprentice in Maine to $8 an hour as an installer in North Carolina. One 22 year old Colorado Mountain College graduate is already a foreman, making $12 per hour. Another is doing solar consulting work for $15 to $20 per hour. On the average, though, most graduates of training programs are employed by contractors doing solar installation work and are making $6 to $10 per hour. Two-year graduates, on the other hand, are more likely to be involved in directing such projects or working with consumers, and their pay is commensurately higher.
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