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GlassFish ESB v2.1, MySQL v5.1 - Make HL7 v2.3.1 Delimited Messages from Custom Delimited Records with HL7 Encoder and HL7 BC
By Michael.Czapski on Jul 03, 2009
"Progress" notwithstanding, Healthcare environments still extensively use the HL7 v2.x Delimited messages for conveyance of patient and patient-related information between applications. The GlassFish ESB provides support for HL7 v2.x messaging in the form of the HL7 Encoder, which allows conversion between HL7 v2 Delimited and HL7 v2 XML message formats, and in the form of the HL7 Binding Component, which allow connectivity between the GlassFish ESB-based healthcare solutions and healthcare applications that support HL7 over TCP connectivity.
In this document I will walk through the process of generating HL7 v2.3.1 delimited messages from pipe-delimited records containing patient information, sending and receiving HL7 v2.3.1 delimited messages using the HL7 Binding Component, parsing HL7 v2.3.1 delimited messages and writing HL7 v2 delimited messages to a file. To create and process HL7 messages I show how create a custom ADT A04 XML Schema and a custom "any HL7 v2 message" XML Schema. This gives me an opportunity to use the File Binding Component (File BC), the HL7 BC, the HL7 Encoder, the Custom Encoder and the BPEL Service Engine (BPEL SE). This also gives me an opportunity to demonstrate a HL7 v2.3.1 delimited message sender solution and to demonstrate a HL7 v2.3.1 delimited message receiver solution. At the end of the process we will have a file containing HL7 v2 delimited ADT A04 messages, which we will use in related writeups.The article and referenced materials are available at http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2009/07/glassfish-esb-v2-1-mysql-v5-1-make-hl7-v2-3-1-delimited-messages-from-custom-delimited-records-with-hl7-encoder-and-hl7-bc


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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A southwestern Colorado man who pleaded guilty in a fatal shooting on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian reservation has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison.
The Durango Herald reports (http://bit.ly/11x91nG ) Clarence M. Lehi of Towaoc was sentenced Friday for the Nov. 5, 2011, death of 22-year-old Winslow Big Soldier. Lehi struck a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty in August to voluntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
Lehi says the gun went off as Big Soldier came at him in a threatening manner. The assault charge was filed because an 11-year-old boy was hit by a ricocheting bullet during the altercation at Lehi's home.
Several other charges, including first-degree murder, were dropped as part of the plea deal.

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RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) - The picture shows a lot as Kentucky natives, Elizabeth Austin and Lora Ballard, make the most of their study abroad trip to South Korea.
"Everything about it is just a huge cultural shock because I'm from a very rural part of Kentucky, very small city," expressed Austin, who calls McKinney home.
The Eastern Kentucky University student has been overseas since February and in the few months she's been there she says she's learned a lot.
"I'm just hoping that I get to continue my stay here!"
What the photos don't show, is the growing tension in the area as North Korea has made a threat warning all tourists in South Korea to leave before the nuclear attack he has promised.
"Some of the international students are really worried. I think a couple are thinking about going back to their respective homes," described Austin, adding, "but the majority are just like, 'okay.'"
Even though she is half-a-world away, the student says she finds herself having to comfort her family back in Kentucky, especially after the recent warnings.
"I know she's worried and I just want her to relax," Austin said of her mom.
"Well, my fingernails are shorter than they used to be!" scoffed Bernadine Austin, who said she calls her daughter via Skype twice a day to check on her safety.
"So I'm on there everyday, 'What have you heard today? What are they saying?'"
Don't get her wrong, Austin's mom is thrilled for her daughter, but with each headline from overseas emotions flood her heart.
"Her father was in the Korean War and, now, here she is in Korea when it's on the brink of war again. That's on my heart a lot," said Bernadine Austin.
For Elizabeth Austin, she says she's finding comfort in those around her.
"The Americans here are freaking out because we hear news from home. The Koreans are not freaking out they're like, 'We live next to them all the time.'"
A comforting thought for Austin, but at the same time she finds the difference in information between news in South Korea and the United States to be frustrating.
Still, this student says she'll continue living it up until it's time to leave, whether that's tomorrow or much later.
"I'm in it until somebody tells me I have to go home," Austin said with a laugh.
The U.S. Embassy in South Korea released earlier this week a statement saying "there is no specific information to suggest there are imminent threats to U.S. citizens."
The release later says, "The U.S. Embassy takes as its highest priority the welfare of American citizens in Korea. Should the security situation change, the Embassy will issue updated information."


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VOLUME 12 NUMBER 24 MONTH OF THE BITTERROOT MAY 1, 1984 Indians win round one of Kootenai Falls dam controversy Tribal member Pat Lefthand, Elmo, got a phone call last week that made him "feel pretty good", he said in his characteristic serious, quiet way. A fight he'd been helping to wage for nearly a decade had reached the end of round one and his people the Kootenais, were the victors. Lefthand's phone call was from Tribal attorney Evelyn Stevenson, who told him that a plan to build a dam at sacred Kootenai Falls had been dealt a blow by a federal judge over the weekend The judge had decided that there wasn't any need to dam the off-Reservation Kootenai River for power generation, that to do so would hurt the Kootenai Indians of Montana Idaho and Canada who use the area to practice their religioa Although details of that practice aren't widely known, it's been acknowledged by Lefthand that the area is a prime vision quest site Lefthand, who works for the Tribes in the Fish and Game Conservation Dept., met briefly with the Tribal Council April 24 to thank them for their support over the years. Some of the legal costs of the protest have been paid for by the Tribes. The Indian cause has been represented by the Native American Rights Fund, a group of lawyers from Colorado. Lefthand said he would like to organize a victory dinner for some time in the future when the NARF lawyers could attend Besides its importance to spiritual-minded Indians, Kootenai Falls is the last undeveloped major waterfall in the Pacific Northwest, and a valuable fisheries for rainbow trout and white sturgeon. Conservationists and out-doorsmen joined the protest of the project that sought to put a 30- foot-high, 925-foot-long dam across the Kootenai River, about 70 miles northwest of Elmo near the town of Libby. The dam was proposed by eight (Concludes on page two) Hot Springs - Camas area to have district meeting CM 3 io Z oo < CO H SM Z 10 1¿ d 85 -j ~ 00 < a - Its been many years since Hot Springs had a district meeting. Former representative Tom Pablo remarked once that he used to schedule them until widespread non-attendance convinced him to give it up. The community's new councilman hopes to have better luck Mickey Pablo will be having his first district meeting on Monday, May 7, beginning at 7 p. m at the Hot Springs bowling alley. Items he'll be bringing up for discussion will include the road closure program, proposed amendments to the Tribal Constitution, secretarial elections and registering for them, Kerr Dam, and oil-gas-mineral exploration on Indian lands.
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STOCKTON - The CHP will observe a Maximum Enforcement Period for the Thanksgiving holiday beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday and ending at 11:59 p.m. Nov. 25.
Collisions increased significantly last year during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, when 32 people died due to collisions on California roadways, an increase of 52 percent from 2010, the CHP said. The CHP made 1,475 arrests for drunken driving during Thanksgiving week in 2011, officials said.
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After beating Park Hills 11-1 in the opening round of the Babe Ruth State Tournament last weekend in Charleston, the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars had their sights set next on Jackson in the second round on Sunday.
However due to rain on Sunday, the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars had to hold that thought until Monday. But as it turned out, the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars had that one game they would just as soon forget while committing a season-high seven errors in a 11-1 loss.
"We just had way too many errors and not enough hitting against Jackson" said Missouri Valley manager Eric Rhorer. "However, in the game against Park Hills we hit the ball really well."
Now facing win or go home in the next game, the Missouri Valley 16-18 managed to bounce back in a loser's bracket game against New Madrid while breaking a 2-2 tie after 4 1/2 with four runs in the fifth for a 6-2 victory.
Rhorer said while his team didn't play very well defensively again in the game against New Madrid, they did hit the ball better while scratching out seven hits.
Of course a series of miscues, lack of hitting and just plain bad luck led to Missouri Valley's demise in the next game against Charleston as the 16-18 All-Stars dropped their second game by a score of 4-3.
Despite finishing fourth in the tournament at 2-2 overall, Rhorer said his team gave it everything they had. "In the end sometimes luck just falls the other way,"?Rhorer said.
The Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars had all of their luck they needed in the opening game against Park Hills while pushing across two runs in each of the first and fifth innings of play. Then, after a rare run by Park Hills in the top-half of the sixth, the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars came back and broke the game wide open with seven runs in the bottom-half of the inning to win by the mercy rule.
Grant Davis, who pitched as a freshman at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau in the season, picked up the complete-game victory for Missouri Valley. Garriet Coffman, meanwhile, took the loss for Park Hills. In seven innings, Davis struck out nine batters and gave up just one run on three hits and two walks. Coffman also went the distance and allowed 11 runs on nine hits and nine walks while striking out four.
Jalen Poindexter went 2-for-2 in the game for Missouri Valley with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Mitchell Hackman was 2-for-4 with a single, double and two RBIs while Kyle VanderLinden added a single, two RBIs and scored twice, Jacob Francis with one single, one run scored and two RBIs, Jeremy Davis with one single, one RBI and two walks, Cass Quinlan with a RBI-single and Grant Davis with one single and one run scored.
Page 2 of 3 - For Park Hills, Levi Moss, Andrew Warren and Brad Bass each had one single.
With one win already in the bag, the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars were hoping to make it two in a row against Jackson on Sunday. However, the rain delay turned out to be a bad thing for the 16-18 All-Stars, who were out-played in every facet of the game to suffer the loss.
While Jackson scored in every inning against the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars and led at one point 9-0 after four, they also banged out 11 hits while committing just one error. The Missouri Valley All-Stars, meanwhile, managed just one run in the fifth and finished the game with three hits and seven errors.
Pitching also went south for the 16-18 All-Stars. Dyllan Crowley took the loss but pitched just 2/3 inning, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out one. Kyle VanderLinden then came in and pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed seven runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one. Then, to finish the game, Caleb Hein pitched one inning and surrendered two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two.
For Jackson, Austin Baldwin went the distance and gave up just one run on three hits and three walks while striking out two.
As for the hitting in the game for the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars, Wes Davis went 1-for-1 with a single, one run scored and one stolen base. Grant Davis and Cass Quinlan also had one single in the game.
For Jackson, they hit the ball a little better with Chris Devonport going 2-for-4 with a double, home run and two runs scored. Colby Brown also had multiple hits in the game with a single, double and four runs scored.
With a record of 1-1 after the first-three days, the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars had no choice but to bounce back on Tuesday or risk dropping their second game and a trip back to Boonville.
As it turned out, the Missouri Valley All-Stars took the latter by pushing across two runs in the first and four again in the fifth for the victory.
New Madrid made it close, though. Up until the four-run fifth, New Madrid had rallied back with one run in each of the second and third innings of play to tie the game at 2-all.
As for the pitching, Grant Davis picked up his second win of the tournament by holding New Madrid to just two runs on two hits and three walks in seven innings. He also struck out four batters. Kellawis, meanwhile, took the loss for New Madrid by giving up six runs on seven hits and five walks while striking out three.
Missouri Valley also out-hit New Madrid 7-2, with Kyle VanderLinden going 2-for-4 with two singles, one run scored and two stolen bases. Mitchell Hackman also had two singles and one run scored while Wes Davis added a RBI-single, Jeremy Davis with a single and two stolen bases and Jacob Francis with one single, one run scored and one stolen base.
Page 3 of 3 - For New Madrid, Darst went 1-for-3 with a single and one run scored while Nolan added a RBI-single.
In what turned out to be the final game of the tournament for the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars, the Charleston Squirrels used a little bit of luck and trickery on Wednesday while prevailing by a score of 4-3.
Although the Missouri Valley 16-18 All-Stars scored first in the game with two runs in the top-half of the first, it didn't take long for Charleston to get one of the runs back with one in the second. Meanwhile, after a scoreless third, Missouri Valley came back and tacked on one run in the top-half of the fourth only to have Charleston send one run across in the bottom-half of the inning to cut the lead to 3-2.
The Charleston Squirrels did everything and anything they could after that. After adding two runs in the bottom-half of the sixth to go up 4-3, the Charleston Squirrels used the old hidden ball trick to perfection in the seventh. And it worked. After walking the lead-off runner and then giving up a stolen base, Charleston skipper Michael Minner decided the time was right for the hidden ball trick.
After tossing the ball to second on a few pick off attempts, Charleston's shortstop and second baseman faked an overthrow by the pitcher with the Boonville runner taking off for third. As it turned out, Charleston's pitcher had the ball all along and tossed the ball to third to get the runner out to end the game.
Dyllan Crowley took the loss on the mound for Missouri Valley. While leaving the game in the sixth after being hit by a line drive, Rhorer said Crowley pitched well enough to win for 6 1/3 innings. However after leaving the game, Rhorer went with Caleb Hein for 2/3 inning to closeout the game.
Grant Davis had two of the team's three hits in the game for Missouri Valley with two singles and one run scored. Jalen Poindexter had the only other hit, being a single.
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This past summer, the University replaced its 44-year-old system of gears and mirrors with a 32-foot nanoseam dome and powerful digital planetarium projector, designed specifically for "full dome" education. Built by Spitz, the world leader in projection domes, and powered by "Starry Night" and "The Layered Earth," the SciDome XD Touch system provides real time simulation for space and earth science teaching. Students can explore the layers of Earth in 3D detail, or immerse themselves in an interactive visual universe.
"In place of sky views seen only from the Earth, the new system allows students to look beyond the solar system and study star formations or clusters of galaxies and galactic mergers beyond our own Milky Way from any prospective," says Karen Vandlandingham, associate professor and director of the planetarium.
"Geology students are taking advantage of this equipment as well," says Vanlandingham. "The 'Layered Earth' program can project huge areas of the Earth onto the dome. Any data base of earthquakes, for example, can be projected - even the center of a quake. Students can also observe what's happening under the Earth's surface as a volcano develops."
Located in the Schmucker Science Center link, the new facility is named after alumna and retired faculty member Dr. Sandra F. Pritchard Mather. In addition to enhancing the educational experience of WCU students, the new planetarium is expected to continue being an exceptional resource for the surrounding community. Each year, thousands of children, local community groups and individuals attend its weekly private presentations and hour-long monthly evening shows - all which begin again on October 18.
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SONOMA -- The only experiences Kyle Larson had at Sonoma Raceway before this week included driving go-carts and attending a handful of NASCAR and NHRA events. He had never driven a stock car on the 1.99-mile track.
Right now, no one can tell. In an eventful Saturday for the 21-year-old, he won NASCAR's K&N Pro Series West race, leading all 66 laps, and qualified third for the Toyota/Save Mart 350.
"I'm not shocked at all," driver and teammate Jamie McMurray said after winning the pole for Sunday's NASCAR's Sprint Cup race. "Kyle has done a really good job at every track we have been to this year."
It's been a magical rookie season for Larson, heralded by some as the most complete driver to enter the Cup series since Jeff Gordon in 1990. He is eighth in the standings with seven top-10 finishes in the first 15 races and has a legitimate chance to advance to the season-ending Chase for the Cup.
"I thought we'd be fighting to get a top 15 finish every week, and it seems like we're in the top 10 for the most part every race," said Larson, who took over the No. 42 car previously driven by Juan Pablo Montoya for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates.
Larson began driving Outlaw Karts at tracks in Chico and Red Bluff when he was 7 years old. After a few years, he began racing sprint cars all over Northern California, later moving to the Midwest and East Coast when he was 14 to compete against drivers two and three times his age.
In 2011, he won 22 races competing in the World of Outlaws series, all three U.S. Auto Club national divisions and the American Sprint Car Series. It didn't take long for some of NASCAR's biggest teams to take notice, and he was signed to a development deal by Ganassi.
As a member of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program, Larson, whose mother is Japanese-American, won NASCAR's K&N Pro Series East title in 2012 in his first full season in a stock car. He moved into the Nationwide Series and took eighth in the 2013 standings with nine top-five finishes.
"It helped me run a full season of K&N East and get some experience in stock cars," Larson said of the diversity program, "because I hadn't run any stock cars yet."
Last summer, it was announced that Larson would take over the 42 car from Montoya, becoming the first graduate of the Drive for Diversity to make the Cup series.
"He jumped into a nice ride that Montoya and Ganassi have raced for years, almost a Chase-level" car, said Kurt Busch, who began in the Cup Series in 2000 with Roush Racing when he was 21. "Hopefully he does well with it. As a rookie driver, he's done a good job of staying out of trouble."
Well, almost. Last week at Michigan after a restart, Tony Stewart moved to the outside to pass Larson. But Larson moved to block Stewart, and the two cars came together.
That prompted a middle-finger salute soon after from Stewart, who thought he had a car good enough to finish in the top five.
"I think he'll learn, just like we all learned when we were rookies, one way or the other," Stewart said Friday. "He'll either slow down enough and think about what he's doing or he'll be forced into a situation where he'll have time to think about it and there still will be cars on the racetrack."
Larson, speaking earlier this week about the incident, said: "In sprint car racing, blocking is a little more normal, I guess. A guy like Tony Stewart probably respects you more if you don't back down. Coming to a place like Sonoma, I'm sure we'll be around each other, and we'll see what happens."
After his first two days on the road course at Sonoma, there's already been plenty to see.
"I thought I'd be OK when I came here, I didn't think I'd be that good, and I still don't believe we're that good. We just qualified well," Larson said after winning the K&N Series race. " ... It was great, but we just have to finish the weekend off with a good finish tomorrow."
Follow Curtis Pashelka on Twitter at twitter.com/CurtisPashelka.
Driver Points Wins
Jeff Gordon 537 1
Jimmie Johnson 522 3
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 514 2
Matt Kenseth 513 0
Brad Keselowski 490 1
Carl Edwards 462 1
Joey Logano 454 2
Kyle Larson 454 0
Kevin Harvick 447 2
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By Michael Beaton, Presidio of Monterey Public AffairsMay 9, 2014
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The return of the Defense Language Institute's Language Day celebration was a welcome -- and well attended -- event, with visitor turn-out numbered in the thousands.
The popular free event, which is primarily aimed at students in grades K-12, took place at venues throughout the Presidio of Monterey May 9, 2014, and featured cultural displays and activities, classroom presentations, ethnic foods served by local international vendors and a wide variety of entertainments.
School groups, some having driven as many as three hours to attend the event, arrived in a steady procession all morning, prior to events opening ceremony.
A special shuttle helped move the thousands of attendees from the parking area at the base of the Presidio to the various festivities and presentations taking place at Soldier Field throughout the day.
The event, which showcases Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center excellence in foreign language study, and the diversity of its faculty and students, is also aimed at promoting and encouraging cultural understanding and the rich variety of ethnic folk traditions and customs found around the world. Organizational diversity within the DLIFLC itself was also given a nod at the event in which all five branches of the U.S. military were represented and took part in the day's program.
The Language Day celebration, last held in 2012, dates back over 60 years and was previously known simply as the Army Language School Festival. It is the one day a year visitors to the Presidio of Monterey can enjoy access to tour the grounds and facilities, speak with and observe language students learning in classrooms, and catch a glimpse of the daily life of service member students as they strive to learn their chosen languages of study.
The day's activities were centered around the main stage area situated on Soldier Field, which was surrounded by more than 50 participating foreign food vendors and multicultural displays.
Throughout the day, encircled by the aroma of richly spiced foods, visitors applauded a colorful program that included Korean dancers, a giant roaring Chinese paper dragon, Hindi and Afghani musicians playing exotic traditional instruments, European choral ensembles and troubadours, Hebrew recitations, Balkan folk singers and a variety of other performers and cultural entertainments representing each of the 24 languages taught at the DLIFLC.
Although almost all the food vendors came from outside the Presidio, most of the entertainment was provided by students and faculty of the DLIFLC.
DLI faculty, 98 percent of whom are native speakers of the languages they teach, were also on hand, in nearby classrooms adjacent to Soldier Field, where visitors were able to participate alongside DLIFLC students in teaching demonstrations conducted in various languages. After each demonstration, students and faculty took questions from visitors about their lives and studies at the DLIFLC.
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center is regarded as one of the finest schools for foreign language instruction in the world. Annually, the institute provides resident instruction in 24 languages to approximately 3,500 military service members, five days a week, seven hours per day, with two to three hours of homework each night. Generally, students spend between 26 and 64 weeks at the Presidio, depending on the difficulty of the language.
To learn more about the people and facilities of the Presidio of Monterey, visit www.monterey.army.mil.


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A hiker fell several hundred feet and died Thursday morning on Jagged Mountain, near the Chicago Basin area north of Durango, according to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office.
"He fell about 300 to 400 feet down a steep face," said Sheriff Sue Kurtz. "He is deceased."
The hiker's identity and age were not immediately available. Kurtz said he is not a local resident.
Search and rescue members were working Thursday afternoon to remove the body.
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FFP Missouri 17, LLC; BOST2 Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice Announcing Preliminary Permit Drawing
The Commission has received two preliminary permit applications deemed filed on August 6, 2010, at 8:30 a.m., [1] for proposed projects to be located on the Ouachita River, in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. The applications were filed by FFP Missouri 17, LLC for Project No. 13824-000 and BOST2 Hydroelectric, LLC for Project No. 13826-000.
On February 22, 2012, at 9 a.m. (Eastern Time), the Secretary of the Commission, or her designee, will conduct a random drawing to determine the filing priority of the applicants identified in this notice. The Commission will select among competing permit applications as provided in section 4.37 of its regulations. [2] The priority established by this drawing will be used to determine which applicant, among those with identical filing times, will be considered to have the first-filed application.
The drawing is open to the public and will be held in room 2C, the Commission Meeting Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. A subsequent notice will be issued by the Secretary announcing the results of the drawing.
Dated: February 10, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-3633 Filed 2-15-12; 8:45 am]
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Sharanya Reddy, PhD, application scientist with PerkinElmer, describes the use of time-of-flight–mass spectrometry for impurity analysis of an over-the-counter drug product. Robert Mattes, application scientist with Foss NIRSystems, and Stephen Hoag, professor, and Ravikanth Kona, PhD candidate, both in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, explain the use of in-line moisture analysis in a laboratory-scale fluid-bed dryer using diode array near-infrared spectroscopy. Jeffrey P. Kiplinger, president, Paul M. Lefebvre, director of laboratory operations, Michael J. Rego, staff scientist, and John H. Tipping, staff scientist, all with Averica Discovery Services, explain a chiral biotransformation analysis using supercritical fluid chromatography–mass spectrometry.
Impurity analysis with time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Sharanya Reddy, PhD, application scientist, PerkinElmerTime-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) provides high resolution and exact mass information over a wide mass range to identify unknown compounds. This case study describes a workflow to identify impurities in over-the-counter (OTC) drugs using proprietary technology (TrapPulse, PerkinElmer) of the AxION 2 TOF mass spectrometer (PerkinElmer). In conventional orthogonal TOF instruments, the ions are lost between pulses. In the TrapPulse mode operation of the AxION 2 TOF mass spectrometer, the ions are collected as packets before they are pulsed, which results in signal enhancement. Analysis in the TrapPulse mode prevents potential "wraparound" of higher mass ions into subsequent spectra, thereby eliminating spurious peaks in the spectrum and potentially incorrect mass assignments. Using this technology, the author improved detection limits and identified 10 impurities in OTC melatonin, including previously uncharacterized ones.
The AxION 2 TOF mass spectrometer also provides mass accuracy and isotope ratio-profile accuracy, both of which are required for elemental composition identification of unknowns. The author predicted the elemental composition of several unknown compounds in melatonin using information provided by the TOF in conjunction with elemental composition matching software (AxION EC ID, PerkinElmer). Accurate monoisotopic mass and isotope ratio information is used by the AxION EC ID software to search against databases, such as the PubChem database (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health) or other databases for potential molecular formula matches. The software provides a ranked summary of the potential matches and suggestions for possible compound structures for a given elemental composition.
Materials and methods.
The following materials and conditions were applied for liquid chromatographic (LC) analysis:
The following were applied for mass spectrometric analysis:


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SSIS News : March 2011
Day of Thanks
December 01, 2014
High school students had lunch in the plaza and spent time reflecting on things they were thankful for. Each student sent an appreciate card to another member of their advisory group. More »
International Week
October 23, 2014
International Week was a great success. Elementary students were able to visit booths from the the various countries represented in our community. We held our first ever international foods evening and had over 300 people attend. The event culminated with…More »
Elementary Celebration of Learning
September 30, 2014
The elementary Celebration of Learning allowed the elementary students to show us what they have been doing in their classrooms. Zero the Hero made an appearance and the first graders told us how important he is for math. The third…More »
Family Day
September 15, 2014
The PTA hosted an amazing Family Day last Saturday. There were games and activities for the children and great food and coffee for the parents. The student and teacher performers did a great job entertaining us. Thanks to our sponors;…More »
Autumn Moon Festival
September 08, 2014
The PTA is sponsoring a Dragon dance at school today to celebrate the Autumn Moon Festival. It will be held at 2:15pm in the Atrium for elementary students and at 2:40pm in the middle school gym for the middle school…More »
MAP Testing
September 01, 2014
MAP testing for all students in grade 3-10 has begun this month. Please check the eNews for the exact date of your child's test. Help to ensure that they have a good nights sleep and breakfast before the tests.More »
Student Council Elections
August 22, 2014
The middle and high school have completed all of their student council elections. The student governments are a great opportunity for the students to gain leadership experience and to make contributions to lives here at SSIS. Please congratulate the winners. More »
August 18, 2014
The first season of middle school and high school athletics began today. The middle school begins with basketball and the high school with volleyball. Hope they have a great season. Go Dragons. More »
New School Year Started
August 12, 2014
Welcome back!! The 2014-2015 school year started with over 180 new students and 24 new staff members. With over almost 700 students and 80 teachers returning it is getting to be a busy campus. Be sure to say hi to…More »
Anh Linh Love School Annual Food Drive
May 19, 2014
Dear SSIS students and parents,
Gather up! The annual food drive is coming right up. This year's food drive is organized by the 6th grade leadership class to support the students at the Anh Linh Love…More »
MRISA HS Basketball
February 13, 2014
SSIS is hosting the senior basketball tournament this weekend. Stop by to catch some of the action. Good luck to the players and coaches. Go Dragons.
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Lawrence Ting Scholarship
February 06, 2014
The Lawrence Ting Scholarship applications are now available for pick up from the Admissions office. Vietnamese nationals who have attended local curriculum schools and are entering grade 10 next school year are eligible. Please contact the Admissions department for more…More »
Audtions, Auditions, Auditions
January 13, 2014
We are auditioning HS students this week for the drama production of Three Musketeers. It is strictly an after school production designed for students who do not study drama to have an opportunity to perform. It will be performed in…More »
Sun for Philiippines Charity Fundraiser
November 13, 2013
Dear Saigon South International School Community,
As everyone knows, the Philippines has been devastated by the worst typhoon in recorded history. Our hearts ache for the victims of this tragedy and we share the concerns of all…More »
HS Career Day
November 07, 2013
The High School Counseling Department, in collaboration with a group of parent volunteers, organized its very first Career Day for our High School students. Twenty parents and other volunteers from our community presented a variety of careers to our students,…More »
Emergency Early Dismissal
November 06, 2013
Dear Parents,
SSIS is aware of reports predicting that a tropical depression will reach HCMC between 3:00 and 4:00 today. As such, we are taking the precaution of dismissing students from school at 2:30 PM. Busses will depart at…More »
EC/ES Literacy @ SSIS
September 09, 2013
Over 70 parents were in attendance as Tara Ronzetti explained the literacy program at SSIS. We learned about the workshop approach and discussed ways we can help our children at home. Thanks to all who attended. On Tuesday September 10th,…More »
Instrumental Lessons @ SSIS
August 07, 2013
The music department is excited to once again be facilitating music lessons at SSIS.
Violin and Cello (private lessons)
Lesson Details
40 minute private lessons from Saigon Conservatory professional teacher/musicians.
Our…More »
Congratulations to IB Diploma Students - 100%
July 08, 2013
SSIS would like to congratulate the IB Diploma Candidates from 2013 on their success. They had 100% pass rate and an average score of 36 well above the world average of 29. Go Dragons!More »
MS Volleyball MRISA
May 20, 2013
The MS Volleyball teams had a great time a the MRISA tournament in Cambodia. The girl's team took 5th place as well as the Sportmanship award and the boy's team placed 8th. A big thanks to the coaches Mr. Myers,…More »
Elementary Soccer
May 20, 2013
Coach Fabrice lead the ES Boys soccer team to first place in the HCMC International Schools tournament. Our ES Girls team was one goal away from also going to the finals, and the Boys B squad played some entertaining soccer…More »
HS MRISA Soccer
April 10, 2013
Congratulations to the teams on a great tournament. The girl's team took 7th place and brought home the Sportsmanship award while the boy's team placed 4th. Way to go athletes and coaches. A big thanks to the coaches Mr. Mooney,…More »
Rock Out Charity Concert
April 01, 2013
SSIS Rocks!
Interfuse (SSIS) has won the 2013 Rockout competition at the Hard Rock Café. Competing schools included ISHCMC, the British International School and the Taipei School. Congratulations to all concerned. Go to the SSIS Fine Arts Blog to…More »
MS Soccer City Championships
March 01, 2013
Congratulations to another great showing from our MS Boys and Girls soccer teams at their City Championships tonight. The girls placed 5th but beat the eventual champs BIS in their 1st game. The boys won a shootout in the semifinal…More »
PTA Community Notice Board
February 26, 2013
The PTA is proud to announce the launch of our SSIS Community Notice Board
The SSIS community can use the boards free of charge to display community information ,to promote non-commercial events ,to seek some help and to advertise…More »
MRISA HS Basketball Tournament
February 04, 2013
Congratulations to the HS girls and boys for their great showing at MRISA this weekend. The girls finished 2nd. They won a fantastic come from behind game to beat ISPP in the semi by 1 point, and lost a close…More »
MRISA Tournament results
November 12, 2012
It was a busy weekend for MS/HS athletics.
MS basketball: girls 5th and Consolation Champs. Boys 6th.
HS volleyball: Girls girls 5th, Consolation Champs & Most Sportsmanlike Team. Boys CHAMPIONS!!!!
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Arts Blog
October 30, 2012
Exciting things are happening in our Arts Department. Go here http://blog.ssis.edu.vn/arts/ for snapshots and soundbites of student creativity.More »
Earth Week
September 10, 2012
Earth Week is being celebrated schoolwide this week. Please take the chance to talk to your children about what they have been doing at school. Explainations of the various activities can be found on the Enews.
"The…More »
Instrumental Lessons @ SSIS
August 09, 2012
Learning a Musical Instrument at SSIS
Introducing our exciting programme of private instrumental lessons at SSIS for 2012/2013. Please refer to the attached documents for -
Details of our expert, bilingual instrumental teachers.
…More »
Welcome Ms. Stern
July 30, 2012
SSIS is proud to welcome Ms. Ellen D. Stern to our school community. Ms. Stern will be serving as the Interim Head of School for the 2012/2013 academic year. Ms. Stern's depth and breadth of experience as both a Head…More »
100% IB Pass Rate
July 13, 2012
Congratulations to the IB students, their parents and teachers for all their hard work and dedication, it paid off. The International Baccalaureate Diploma results are in and SSIS Diploma candidates have achieved a 100% pass rate. Only 78% of the…More »
SSIS Summer library hours
June 11, 2012
SSIS school libraries will be open during the summer holiday to SSIS students and parents Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am-11:30am. During this time students and parents with appropriate SSIS ID cards will be allowed to visit and check-out books.More »
IB/AP Art Exhibition Opening Ceremony
April 18, 2012
We would like to invite you to the opening night of our IB and AP Art Exhibition on the 18th of April 2012 at 7:00 pm. at the auditoriumMore »
Grade 1 & 2 Spring Concert
April 16, 2012
Parents were thoroughly entertained by the delightful grades 1 & 2 Spring Concert held in the auditorium last Friday. Thanks to Mr. Thompson for all of his hard work and to the students for their great performance.More »
MS/HS Swim Team
April 13, 2012
Congratulations to Coaches Bass and Rayle and the Swim Team for a great finish in the Swimming City Championships on April 12 at ABC International. They swam very well and finished 2nd to a very strong BIS team. With many…More »
HS Soccer
March 19, 2012
Congratulations to the HS girls and boys soccer teams for once again representing SSIS very well at their MRISA Tournament hosted at ISHCMC March 16 & 17. The boys won their first ever championship! Coach Bertoia and the team faced…More »
MS MRISA Soccer
February 20, 2012
Congratulations to the MS soccer teams who once again represented us well at MRISA this weekend. The Boys won the Tournament Championship for the 2nd year in a row, and the girls won the Plate Consolation Championship. The boys team…More »
HS MRISA Basketball
February 13, 2012
Congratulations our HS Basketball teams for a great showing at their MRISA Basketball Championships last weekend. The Girls are Champs!!!! Way to go coaches Wittry and Isley! The girls had to fight hard to win games in the roundrobin part…More »
PTA Charity Bazaar Reception
December 06, 2011
The PTA proudly donated over $18,000 USD to local charities today. This was the proceeds from the Charity Bazaar in November which was attended by over 3,000 people. The Bazaar was supported by volunteers from the entire SSIS community. What…More »
Reading Week & Book Fair @ SSIS
November 22, 2011
Reading week is happening at SSIS. Today's theme is pajama day, this helps children get comfy when they read. Students are enjoying the Schoolibook book fair at SSIS. There are a wide range of books and educational games to choose…More »
MS MRISA basketball
November 07, 2011
The boys and girls basketball players played a great tournament in Laos, from November 4th through the 5th. The players were accompanied by Mrs. Wittery, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Johnston and all teams got 5 games of tight tournament play.…More »
HS Walk on Wheels
October 24, 2011
HS students and teachers were able to experience a day in a wheelchair as part of an awareness campaign and fundraiser for Heart Says Free Move. More »
CAS Clothing Drive & Fashion Show
October 13, 2011
A group of dedicated CAS students hosted a fashion show culminating their clothing drive. All clothing and proceeds will go to the students at the Ahn Linh Love school. More »
HS WWW Celebration
October 12, 2011
The WWW celebration gave parents the opportunity to see what their children experienced on their WWW trips. It was a fun filled evening with food, music and dance.More »
HS Volleyball City Championship
October 07, 2011
Go Dragons!! Congratulations to the boys and girls high school volleyball teams for winning the City Championships. More »
MS Basketball City Championship
September 30, 2011
Congratulations to the MS boys and girls basketball teams for the great showing at the City Championships. The girls took second place losing to TS by one point. The boys came in third in their tournament. Go Dragons!!More »
PTA Family Day Picnic
September 21, 2011
Last Saturday more than 1000 people came to this year's Family Day. With Santa Fe's bouncy castle, Saigon Sports Academy's athletic and chess activities, great food from the Caterers, Simrans, Bega's and Dole there was something for everyone. The plaza…More »
They had a BLAST
August 25, 2011
Over 100 middle school students came back to school last Friday for 3 hours of activities. The enjoyed basketball in the gym, soccer on the field, Karaoke and board games. The team activities gave some friendly competition and helped build…More »
Instrumental Lessons @ SSIS
August 06, 2011
Dear Parents,
Registrations are coming in for instrumental lessons at SSIS in the coming year. Please read below for details on how your child can be part of this exciting new project.
PLEASE NOTE: To begin with at…More »
UNIS Swim Meet
May 30, 2011
The swim team had a great finish to their year at the UNIS Meet this past weekend. They had lots of personal bests and earned many medals. Jo-an Chen, Alberto Wilson and Brian Lin finished first in their age groups.…More »
Rock-Out a Big Success
May 10, 2011
The first Rock Out! concert ever, organized by members of the HS Global Issues Group, was a huge success. The bands were fantastic - big applause to our own school band Undecided, who were awesome. To all of you who…More »
Congratulations to MS boys and girls soccer teams
May 09, 2011
The MS boys soccer team are the MRISA champs this year. They defeated the hosting team of ISPP in a dramatic final game. Well played boys!!
The MS girls team made a great showing by winning the Plate. Good…More »
Summer Program Registration Now Open
May 05, 2011
SSIS is proud to once again host a Summer Program. For details and the registration form please use this link http://www.ssis.edu.vn/learning/summer-program/
Join us for a summer of fun and learning.More »
HS Spring Music Concert
April 27, 2011
Entitled It's About TimeThe HS spring music concert was performed last night and time stood still. Concert goers were delighted by performances from the ochestra, instrumental music classes, rock band, choir and even the dance team. Another fine night of…More »
MRISA Champions
April 25, 2011
Congratulations to the HS boys basketball team for winning the 2011 MRISA Championships. A round of applause goes out the the boys and to coaches Murphy and Bass on a job well done.More »
MS Music Concert
April 20, 2011
Parents and community members were entertained by the musical talents of our amazing middle school students last night. There was something for everyone with music ranging from classic to contemporary. Thanks for a great show.More »
International Week
March 07, 2011
The campus was awash with colors and folktales as the PTA in conjunction with the elementary teachers held another incredible international week here at SSIS. A big thanks goes out the the committee, the parent volunteers and the teachers for…More »
Talent Show
February 27, 2011
The HS student council hosted a successful Talent Show last Friday night. The evening really showcased some of the amazing student we have a SSIS. Everyone truly enjoyed the student council's special act.More »
MRISA MS Volleyball Tournament
February 21, 2011
The SSIS community did an excellent job hosting the MRISA MS volleyball tournament. Thanks to a great effort from the coaches, athletes, teacher, student and parent volunteers the event was enjoyed by all.More »
MRISA Soccer Tournament
February 14, 2011
Congratulations to the boys and girls soccer teams for a great effort in the MRISA HS soccer tournament. A big thanks to the coachesMore »
Together we Build
January 25, 2011
SSIS Global Issues students raise enough money to build sanitation facilities and a UV filtration system for the My Luong Primary School, located in Cho Moi district.More »
MS Basketball MRISA Tournament
December 10, 2010
Congratulations to the MS boys and girls Basketball teams. Both teams placed 4th in MRISA and the boys team won the Sportsmanship Award.
Go Dragons ! More »
Charity Bazaar is a Great Success
November 26, 2010
This year's Charity Bazaar was a great success. The PTA had a record breaking attendance of over 2200 people. We raised approximately 17,000 USD for our selected charities. A big thanks goes out to all the teachers, parents, students and…More »
MRISA Volleyball Tournament
November 14, 2010
Our HS volleyball teams once again made a great showing at their MRISA. For the second year in a row, the boys finished 2nd and the girls 3rd.More »
SSIS Idol competition
October 29, 2010
You could really feel the energy in the auditorium as the near capacity crowd was treated to the talents of our MS/HS. It was a great effort from all participants and congratulations go out to the winners. More »
High School Week Without Walls
September 28, 2010
The 9 &10 graders have left for their WWW trips. They will be learning outside of the classroom in Thailand, Bhutan, Hong Kong, China and Borneo. Please check the enews for updates on their trips. More »
PTA Family Day
September 16, 2010
With over 900 community members in attendance the Annual PTA Family Day was a great success. The kids had fun on the bouncy castle, in the arts and crafts center and playing on the field with Saigon Sports Academy. Parents…More »
Middle School Week Without Walls
September 15, 2010
Middle school student have begun their Week Without Walls trips this week. Students will be having amazing adventures in Laos, Dalat and the Mekong Delta. Teachers are providing the students with wonderful educational experiences outside of the classroom. Great examples…More »
Middle School New Students' Welcome Party
August 30, 2010
The middle school student council sponsored a welcome party for their new classmates. Student ambassadors, student buddies and new students enjoyed an afternoon of fun. They worked together to solve clues and perform challenges in great teambuilding activities. More »
First Day Success
August 30, 2010
Smiles have returned to campus. Over 700 students started school on the 11th of August and the classrooms were full of excitment and energy as the students got ready for a new school year. At elementary recess the fields were…More »
First Day Fast Approaching
August 06, 2010
The Campus is a buzz with activity and excitement as the teachers prepare to welcome the students back to school next week. Everyone is eagerly awaiting the first day; a chance to see old friends and meet new friends. More »
Tea for Parent Volunteers
June 04, 2010
As a token of our appreciation....More »
Graduation Ceremony 2010
June 02, 2010
The SSIS Auditorium dressed up well....More »
Habitat for Humanity Build
May 28, 2010
From May 23rd to May 27th, 2010....More »
MIT Professor Gives Workshop
May 26, 2010
On May 20th, our school had a dance/theater arts....More »
Middle School BLAST
May 25, 2010
On Friday, May 14th, 92 middle school students....More »
Operation Smile Gala Dinner and Art Auction
May 24, 2010
Ten teachers enjoyed a wonderful evening....More »
Philip Pincus Wins Lehigh University Summer Scholarship
May 17, 2010
Philip Pincus has received a prestigious scholarship....More »
Grade 5 Students to Buu Long Park
May 06, 2010
The SSIS 5th grade classes....More »
Grade 3 Spring Concert
May 04, 2010
On Wednesday, April 28th, the third grade....More »
Spring Dance Recital Showcase
May 04, 2010
On April 27th, the SSIS Spring Dance....More »
Athletic Banquet
May 04, 2010
High school athletes were honored....More »
International Week
April 26, 2010
It was a very exciting week for the....More »
Distinguished Visitors from Fay School and Harvard
April 22, 2010
SSIS welcomed Mr. Robert Gustavson....More »
MRISA Basketball at SSIS
April 12, 2010
MRISA High School Basketball proved....More »
Health Alert - CHOLERA
April 12, 2010
In Ho Chi Minh City, there were four patients confirmed positive to cholera bacterium last week, and another three people admitted to the hospital with typical symptoms of this disease. The Health Public Authority worries that an outbreak of cholera…More »
SSIS Has Top Mathematicians
March 08, 2010
Congratulations to You Jin Kim....More »
Tet Assemblies
February 11, 2010
Tet assemblies for all school divisions....More »
Guest Musician
February 11, 2010
Mr.Mai Dinh Toi entertained students....More »
Early Childhood/Elementary School Sports Day
February 08, 2010
A great time was had by all on....More »
Tet Raffle for Long Hoa Orphanage
January 25, 2010
Tickets for the 7th Annual SSIS Tet Charity Raffle....More »
SSIS Visits Tam Duc Hospital
January 13, 2010
On Friday, December 18, representatives of the students....More »
Grade 2 Students Visit Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station
December 16, 2009
Students from 2nd grade visited the Cu Chi....More »
Bazaar Funds Save Lives
December 16, 2009
Seven children from Soc Trang province....More »
Music Concerts
December 14, 2009
Audiences were entertained with wonderful....More »
Red Shoes Dance Performance
December 10, 2009
Following last year's "Cinderella"....More »
Charities Overwhelmed!
November 30, 2009
At the Bazaar Reception....More »
Week Without Walls a Success!
November 30, 2009
Although some were a little chilly,....More »
Reading Week Sets Record!
November 30, 2009
Last week SSIS celebrated Reading Week....More »


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Kansas governor Sam Brownback signed the state's far-reaching anti-abortion bill Friday, surrounded by a smiling group of pro-life onlookers at a Statehouse ceremony. But among them, unseen, was the original anti-abortion power duo.
According to a photo of Brownback's desk shot by the AP, the words "JESUS + Mary" are scrawled across the top of the governor's notes on the bill, like two lovers' names carved into a tree. Some of the key phrases Brownback used in his address just before the signing, such as "building a culture of life" and "All human life is sacred", show up handwritten near the bottom.
The bill is one of the most restrictive in history: it forbids abortion providers from receiving any government money or tax breaks, defines life at the moment of fertilization, and even requires doctors to falsely warn their patients that abortions can lead to breast cancer.
No one's shocked, since Brownback is avidly pro-life (after all, this is the man who was ready to tax rape victims seeking abortions last year.) Much of the bill will go into effect in July, while the tax portion kicks in during 2014.
Brownback's staffers did not immediately respond to the AP's request for more information about the notes.


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I am running PS3 Media Server on my sony tv and it works fine. Only thing that shows strange is that there is more than on instance of ps3 ms show on my tv. There is only one with the green play button and that one works, the otherone seems not to work. Is there a cache in my tv or is my mac sending out more "older" setup?
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Arlene Castle Williams Stevens died Sunday, February 24, 2013, at her home in Caldwell, Idaho. A viewing was held Thursday, March 1, at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel in Boise, Idaho. The funeral service was held there Saturday, March 2. Burial was at Joplin Cemetery in Boise.
Arlene was born September 8, 1933 at her parents home in North Redwood. She was the youngest of 12 children born to Fay Co. Castle and Hattie Taubert Castle.
She attended her first eight grades of school in a two-room schoolhouse in North Redwood. She graduated from 12th grade at Redwood Falls High School in 1951.
During her school years and for four years after high school she worked in the Montgomery Ward Store office.
In September of 1955 she was transferred to Aberdeen, S.D. where she was district secretary until March 1958. She then became office manager for Brown County Co-op until moving to Idaho in anticipation of her marriage to Roy W. Williams, a native of Midvale, Idaho, and they were married in August 1966.
They lived in Council, Idaho, for a short time while Roy was a teacher and counselor in the high school before he was hospitalized with pneumonia and complications of Hodgkins disease. Roy passed away the following February at the VA Hospital in Boise.
Arlene was married to Lauren C. Stevens of Boise in December 1967 at Winnemucca, Nev. She then was employed by Hillcrest Country Club in Boise from December 1966 until 1977 when she and Lauren moved to Caldwell. There they owned and operated a Coin-op Laundry, and Lauren opened his own upholstery shop – TLC Upholstery.
Arlene was a member of a non-denominational church and always had a deep love and appreciation for other members and ministers of her faith. Lauren and Arlene always welcomed visitors into their home.
She is survived by her husband Lauren Stevens of Caldwell, three step-children: Cynthia (Stan) Dufer of Portland, Ore., Vicki (Arthur) Clare of Weiser, Idaho and Mark (Teri) Stevens of Kennewick, Wash.
Also surviving are three sisters and one brother all living in Redwood Falls. They are: Kenneth Castle, Helen VanSlooten, Esther (Warren) Hawton and Cheryl Prescott. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and -nephews.
In addition to her first husband, Roy Williams, Arlene is preceded in death by her father, mother, five brothers and three sisters.
Gone but not forgotten – good memories linger.
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The crew of the Federation Starship Enterprise and superheroes young and old team up for this week's notable home video releases.
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 4 (CBS Home Entertainment, Blu-Ray Only) – The re-mastering project of the second live-action Star Trek continues with The Next Generation's fourth season. Using the original film elements whenever possible, the show has been reconstructed for the highest video quality. Season 4 contains 26 episodes, including "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II," "Night Terrors," "Devil's Due" and "Remember Me." The release also includes extra interviews, commentaries, promos and more.
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (PG-13, Warner Home Video, DVD & Blu-Ray) – The latest in the animated DC Universe direct-to-video line, this feature sees the Flash in an alternate universe where the Amazons and the Atlantians, led by Wonder Woman and Aquaman respectively, are at war. It stars Justin Chambers and Kevin Conroy, among others.
Power Rangers: Seasons 4-7 (Shout! Factory, DVD Only) – This box set includes the first Power Rangers seasons after Mighty Morphin', including Zeo, Turbo, In Space, and Lost Galaxy. These episodes include the last adventures of some of the cast of Mighty Morphin', and the first season not to continue directly from the previous one. The release includes over 180 episodes, as well as several bonus features.


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Soda drinkers have a bit of a problem these days. The widely held opinion used to be that diet sodas were a better choice than sugared sodas. Now, though, the artificial sweeteners in sugared sodas are linked to actual weight gain, instead of weight loss. Their sugary counterparts are under fire for contributing to the obesity crisis, in addition to the rise in diabetes and heart disease. Of course, for those of us who aren't soda drinkers, both diet and regular sodas are the equivalent of chemical nightmares. But soda drinkers are having a hard time figuring out what to do. So much so that soda sales have steadily declined over the last 9 years. Consumers aren't happy with soda choices and it's beginning influence manufacturer decisions.
Coca-Cola, notably, is responding. There's a new Coke on the horizon. Packaged in a green can that most of us aren't yet familiar with, Coke Life is Coca-Cola's answer to consumer concerns. Sweetened with stevia, this new version of regular Coke has been released in Argentina and Chili. This coming fall, it will debut in the U.K. It's worth pointing out that this is the first new addition to Coke branded sodas in almost eight years.
Coke Life isn't exactly a diet drink. It contains more than four tablespoons of real sugar and has about 89 calories per can—less than the 140 calories found in a can of regular Coke, but hardly something that will be championed by the quinoa crowd.
Instead, Coke Life is Coca-Cola's answer to the two health concerns that have been hitting the company's soda sales with a one-two punch: the anti-sugar movement, which rails against its full-calorie, full-sugar line of beverages, and the perception that artificial sweeteners such as aspartame (found in both Diet Coke and Coke Zero) are unhealthy and can even contribute to weight gain.
These concerns have contributed to a steady nine-year decline in U.S. soda sales. Last year they slid even further—dropping 3 percent, or more than double the 1.2 percent they'd fallen the year before. (Soda is already down a further 2 percent this year.) Diet soda sales withstood the decline for a while; now they appear to be tumbling, too. Last year, Diet Coke sales in the U.S. dropped nearly 7 percent, according to Beverage Digest.
As soda sales have fallen, Coke has also found itself fending off health-policy experts and state governments pushing for increased regulation of sugary drinks and snacks. New York City's limit on soda container sizes is currently making its way through state courts, and a California law that would add a warning label to cans saying, "Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay" has made it through the state senate, despite heavy lobbying by the local arm of the American Beverage Association (of which Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are members). In the U.K., where Coke Life will make its next debut, Coca-Cola has agreed to reduce the average calories in its sodas by 5 percent by the end of this year.
Coca-Cola has more than 100 years of experience fighting health crazes and government regulation campaigns. In 1906 the U.S. government sued the company in attempt to get it to abandon caffeine. (It lost.) In 1950, a Cornell professor named Clive McCay testified before a Congressional committee on food additives that Coke could eat through teeth. (Not true.) But so many drink choices are now available that Americans' current move away from soda doesn't appear to be temporary.
At the moment, Coke Life doesn't have a U.S. debut date. Given the company's heavy investment in stevia-based drinks—in 2007, Coca-Cola and Cargill teamed up to create Truvia, a consumer brand of stevia sweetener—it seems likely that the drink will soon see much wider release.
While Coke Life may in fact offer less sugar than regular soda and healthier sugar than both regular and diet soda, it still contains about 4 teaspoons of sugar in every can. That's still too much when you consider the new recommendations of 6 teaspoons per day for men and 9 for women.
Step in the right direction? For some, maybe. But then there's us. Here at FoodFacts.com, sugar is just part of our concerns — a big part, undoubtedly, but still only a part. At the end of the day, it will still be a Coke that's sweetened differently. The changes in the ingredient list won't go far enough. We'll still be left with plenty of items on the ingredient list that we can't bring ourselves to consume. Still soda. Still a problem.


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A native of Germany, Dr. Schneewind received both his M.D. (1988) and his Ph.D. (1988) in Microbiology from the University of Cologne. He obtained subsequent post-doctoral training at Rockefeller University's Laboratory of Bacteriology and Immunology under the mentorship of Dr. Vincent Fischetti. In 1992, he received his first appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, where he was subsequently promoted to Associate Professor (1997) and Professor (2001). Dr. Schneewind then joined the Biological Sciences Division faculty at the University of Chicago in 2001.
Dr. Schneewind's research program examines the mechanisms and strategies whereby pathogenic bacteria cause human diseases. His research has produced more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters. Dr. Schneewind has also served as an editorial board member for Molecular Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, and Trends in Microbiology. Additionally, he serves as a consultant to many well-known pharmaceutical companies, lending his academic expertise to translational research efforts.
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OAKLAND -- Warriors All-Star forward David Lee said his hip surgery in May revealed his injury was worse than previously thought. But he reports being 100 percent recovered and in the best shape of his career.
"I feel no ill effects whatsoever," Lee said after working out at the team's downtown facility. "I actually feel a lot better moving around than I did even last year at this time."
For the second consecutive offseason, Lee and point guard Stephen Curry have rounded up most of their teammates to come back to Oakland early to work out together. They began Tuesday, and so far 10 players have shown up.
Lee, entering his ninth NBA season, already looks like he's in midseason form. In the process of rehabilitation, Lee said he shed 5 percent of his body fat. He said his core is as strong as ever, which he playfully evidenced by revealing his ripped abs.
Lee tore his right hip flexor in Game 1 of the opening-round playoff series against Denver -- his first-ever postseason appearance. He was expected to miss the remainder of the postseason but wound up returning for limited action.
He surprised everyone outside the Warriors locker room when he came out to warm up in the critical Game 6. He played only a minute and 27 seconds, missing his only shot. But the Warriors closed out the Nuggets, and he got more action in the next round. He played the last four games of the San Antonio series, starting with three minutes in Game 3 and just over 12 in Game 6.
Coach Mark Jackson called it a miracle. In hindsight, that seems even closer to reality. The initial medical opinions were that Lee didn't need surgery. After multiple opinions, he decided to go under the knife.
"When they went in," Lee said, "it was a situation where they were like, 'Yes, you absolutely needed surgery.' This wasn't a gray area. The muscle was completely torn off the bone and frayed."
But the surgery didn't throw Lee off his offseason course. He said he normally takes the first four weeks off after the season, so having to rest after surgery didn't set him back.
By the time he went to be with the team in Las Vegas for Summer League, he was back to full action on the court.
In late July, Lee gave his hip its first big test by accepting Nate Robinson's invitation to play in the Nike Pro City in New York. Lee followed that up by joining Warriors guard Kent Bazemore in Rucker League action in early August. Lee had no apparent limitations, catching lobs and dribbling coast-to-coast for dunks.
Now, Lee is ready to get back to work. In addition to getting his body in better condition, the plan he concocted with the Warriors' front office included getting his 17-foot jumper to become automatic. Lee said he's also working on adding the 3-pointer to his arsenal, specifically from the corner and the top of the key.
"This is the first time really in about five or six years that I've actually looked at the mechanics of some of the things I've been doing and fixed little things here and there," Lee said.
"But the biggest thing is being in better shape. Having that extra endurance is going to help on the defensive end, being able to make extra-effort plays. It's going to help me be more explosive, more athletic, which helps my overall game."
Lee said he's eager to get back into action. Not just because he ended the year hobbled, but because the Warriors finally have reached a level he'd only dreamed about when he came to Golden State in 2010.
Of course, that made the prospects of being traded a little bit harder to swallow. Lee was mentioned in multiple rumors over the summer. The hottest speculation had the Warriors shopping him to Portland for LaMarcus Aldridge and to Minnesota for Kevin Love.
Lee said he wasn't aware of the Aldridge rumors until co-owner Joe Lacob and general manager Bob Myers reached out to him. They wanted to assure him he wasn't being traded. But Lee joked about being nervous before he actually received their message.
"I was in Europe at Wimbledon the day all that stuff came out," Lee said. "I woke up and got messages from them. I said, 'I don't want to go to HoopsHype(.com) right now. ... They must be messaging me for some reason.' "
Lee is still around. And as usual, he's got something to prove. But this time, it's for a team expected to be a contender in the Western Conference.
"We still have a long way to go," Lee said. "But if you looked at where we came from three years ago. Some of the questions were, 'Why would you come here? They've had one playoff team in the last 150 years.' ... Looking where we are now and having these conversations, its very exciting."


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I haven't had much time to blog, or maybe I'm just content with letting this website just fade away into the sunset. I guess I could sort of share some of the delicious things I've had despite being locked down at the shop for most of the day.
Korean BBQ at Genwa
The banchan selection is just astounding. Something like 25-some banchan on any given day, and they're more than happy to refill them for you. The ambiance here is probably the best of any Korean BBQ restaurant, with the exception of the elegance of Chosun Galbi in Koreatown. The meats are very high quality. On this visit I had a bit of the kalbi and the bulgogi. On future visits I definitely want to try the hyu-mit (tongue) and the spicy ssam gyup ssal (spicy pork belly). Prices are a bit high but it's worth it for the service and ambiance. I would get one of the combo deals because you get a bowl of soontubu, salad, and steamed egg.
Oysters and Fried Clams at BP Oysterette
3rd Street Promenade is riddled with terrible, overpriced restaurants, but BP Oysterette is a gem. The fried clams should always be order halves at a time to ensure freshness. The dozen oysters are also a must-get, although they are a bit pricey at $3 each.
Jay Chou Ahh Choo Bowl at Chego
Like all Chego bowls, you're best off sharing one unless you can handle a lot of food in one sitting. These days, I can't eat as much as I used to, so even splitting this is perfectly fine. I pretty much mooched off one of my employee's bowls and thought it was good enough to order on a repeat visit. The bowl has everything: spice, sweetness, umami, fried pork chop, comfort. Get it before it goes off the menu.
Green Bean Salad and The Glutster Burger at Biergarten LA
My buddy Neil runs this Korean fusion pub in KTown and we've always talked about revamping the menu to make it less Korean and more fusion. Thanks to Eddie Hah (formerly of 8oz Burger), there's a trio of delicious new burgers to try, including the Chosun One, which was on 8 Oz's menu for a while. The Green Bean salad features crisp haricot verts and tangerine slices with chopped hazelnuts and a tart vinaigrette. Well constructed and a great start before a heavy burger. The Glutster Burger (named after Javier Cabral of The Glutster) contains epaizote aioli, fried green tomato, pickled onions, and guacamole with your choice of either beef, half-pork half-beef, or all pork patty. Biergarten's new menu is one of the most exciting in Koreatown at the moment, especially with where Eddie is taking it.
Italian Sub Sandwich at Canele
Admittedly, I wanted to get the fried chicken sandwich and the french toast before this one, but it seemed like half the menu was 86'd when I was here for brunch on Easter Sunday. Good for them, but too bad for me. Thankfully I was sort of in the mood for some mortadella (which I grew up eating often since my parents grew up eating it in Brazil and insisted that we eat "gourmet" bologna). The fat sub is a better, refined version of the Godmother from Bay Cities Deli, though perhaps the thick crusted bread is a bit too hard for my jaws. The Godmother's bread is really what makes it great, but the meats and the well-constructed stature of this Italian sub sandwich is quite good if you're not feeling anything fried or super-sweet at Canele's renown brunch.
Foie Gras Torchon at 1886 Bar at the Raymond Restaurant
It was a quiet Tuesday night here and the Lakers had just won Game 5 of their first round playoffs (essentially sealing the series). It was nice to celebrate with Caroline and Lindsay and a bevy of amazing cocktails thanks to the bartending crew at 1886, which I might dub The Varnish of the Eastside. The vibe is similar - low lights and attention to drink detail, though with easier access to those who don't want to make their way to Downtown. Marcos Tello was in the house showing us some very cool cocktail tips and tricks of the trade, but I really enjoyed this Foie Gras Torchon (only $12 on the bar menu!), which came with warm mini-ciabatta bread and grilled pineapple. Definitely a must-order if you're in the mood for foie (which for me is almost any time).
Double Cheeseburger at A-Frame
Roy Choi knows his way around casual dining, and A-Frame might be his grand slam. The Double Cheeseburger is his nod to the South L.A. burger shacks run by Korean-Americans. The burger melds the best of the pub-style burger and fast-food burger. He uses two smash patties that get a great crisp char, putting oozy sharp cheddar cheese in between. Then the burger is topped with a tomato confit, pickled onions, butter lettuce, and whole sesame leaf! Sesame mayo and large, pillowy brioche buns keep it altogether. It's a fantastic new burger that's against the grain of the two prevailing schools at the moment. I've already had it twice and wish that I could get it again...maybe...tonight?
Fennel-Crusted Pork Chop at Sotto
I saw that chef Steve Sampson sent back at least two pieces before finally allowing this one to leave the kitchen at Sotto, the Italian-centric restaurant that has replaced Test Kitchen in Beverlywood (south of Beverly Hills). This is one amazing piece of roasted meat - the flavor just explodes for a piece of pork that's not belly or offal. And the terrific green tomato mostarda takes it to another level. This might be one of the best entrees I've had in recent memory. It's a huge portion, so definitely shareable between two or even three people, and still moderately priced at $25. It was $22 when I was there and thought to myself that that price just didn't seem right. Food this good should cost more. The new decor at Sotto is also one of my favorites - clean, sexy, dark, yet still inviting. You also can't go wrong with barman Julian Cox's amaro-based cocktail menu. Definitely grab one before you have your dinner.
Katsu-don at Wakasan (lunchtime)
I think Wakasan is one of the best deals for dinner, with up to 12-13 courses for a mere $45 (used to $35!). Now they have lunch most days of the week (except Tuesdays), which features terrific technique with good product at a moderate price. How can you go wrong? One day I had the katsu don, which is a piece of fried don-katsu pork over a bed of rice and an egg-ponzu-onion mixture. It's such a simple, comforting dish that reminds me of Japan in an instant. Might be one of the best lunch items in Westwood at the moment.
April 28, 2011
Good Things I've Eaten Lately
Posted by mattatouille at 1:06 PM
6 comments:
- Burp and Slurp~! said...
My parents are coming to visit me in 3 weeks...I hope to take them to Chego...and hop over to Scoops!:-)
Please don't neglect your blog...T__T
- 8:00 PM, April 28, 2011
- Darin said...
Dammit I haven't tried any of these!
- 9:08 PM, April 28, 2011
- gourmetpigs said...
I love the torchon at 1886! I liked Genwa too but since a lot of the banchan was too spicy for me, I couldn't enjoy the $40 meal to the fullest.
- 7:52 PM, April 29, 2011
- Joshua Lurie said...
Good rundown. Considering you have a business to run, glad to see you're still finding time to eat so well. I'm interested to try Genwa and Biergarten LA, and of course Sotto's pork chop.
- 12:16 PM, May 01, 2011
- Kelly said...
I just had lunch and now I'm salivating again. This all sounds absolutely amazing, especially the foie because I will admit to being a bit of a foie lover.
- 10:49 AM, May 02, 2011
- Spencer H. Gray said...
I've just got to get down to Sotto!
- 9:20 AM, May 24, 2011
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How would you like to work for beautiful Nantucket Island? The Massachusetts tourist Mecca has a rich history and beautiful beaches. There's one problem: To buy a home in this charming community, you'll have to dish out—on average—about $1.3 million.
Because Nantucket can only be reached by ferry boat or airplane, living on the island makes more sense than commuting from the mainland. "It's a 2½-hour boat ride to get to the island," says Jeff Willett, director of Nantucket Department of Public Works. "If there's floods, hurricanes, blizzards—or if a pumping station blows up—employees need to be here."
The residency requirement poses a dilemma for those who maintain the island's infrastructure because their salaries can't compete with Nantucket's high cost of living. Many employees must rent, which means paying $2,500/month during the winter, and being forced to leave those dwellings when rents spike for the tourist season.
"Property owners can charge up to $2,000 a week during the summer," explains Willett. "It's beyond the reach of our employees."
Displaced employees bunk with family or friends until winter—and lower rents—return. Or they turn in their resignations. To remedy these problems, the department lobbied for employee housing.
The department procured a $1.6 million bond issue to build two duplexes. Scheduled to be completed by the end of the year, the two-family houses are part of a larger project to build a $45 million wastewater treatment plant. Although plant operators have first dibs at the duplexes—a recruitment incentive to staff the plant—public works employees are next in line. Willett anticipates rent to be set below market prices, and based on income and the renting employee's ability to pay.
This is Nantucket's first attempt at meeting employee housing needs. Says Willett: "It's only four units total, but it's a start."
Obviously, note very community can offer housing to employees—or needs to. And not every community has such a clear-cut need for a residency requirement. What spurs the residency debate elsewhere is the murky question of when requirements should be enforced and when they should be lifted.
"Communities typically want residency so public works professionals can respond quickly in an emergency and so they truly understand the impact of the services delivered to the community," explains Heidi Voorhees, president of management consulting firm The PAR Group. Based in Lake Bluff, Ill., the firm provides management and recruitment services to local governments nationwide.


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OAKLAND -- The Oakland Museum Women's Board -- founded in 1955 and once known as the "bouffant mafia" -- is in charge of the massive Oakland Museum of California White Elephant rummage sale on March 1-2. But volunteers provide the energy that fuels the annual shopping spree.
On Monday, shifts of volunteers took turns fixing, filing, polishing, folding and pricing everything from a signed and framed photograph of Babe Ruth at bat to a Tiki bar. They had less than two weeks left to get ready for the Jan. 26 preview sale, and in the warehouse -- the size of two football fields -- it was cold enough to see their breath.
"This is a good machine, a real workhorse" said Sarah Jang, who sat hunched over a Swedish 1980 Husqvarna Viking sewing machine donated by the Richmond Unified School District. Jang is not much of a sewer but she is a certified sewing machine mechanic. "I just like to fix things," she said, sitting in the center of multiple rows of machines.
One is a 1949 knee-lever Singer distinguished by a case that looks like a wooden doctor's bag, the kind of tote physicians carried back when they still made house calls.
"Those sell pretty good," Jang said, meaning the vintage Singers. But it is a reasonable assumption that an intrepid bargain hunter might also stumble across a vintage doctor's bag in one of the sale's 17 departments. There is, after all, an antique wheelchair.
The museum calls the occasion a "must for serious shoppers."
This year someone donated a watercolor by Anthony "Kid Tony" Sisti, the boxer-turned-artist who traveled with Ernest Hemingway to the Congo. Sisti had to organize a boxing match in Rome to pay for his fare home. "We never know what we'll get," said Ina Pavey, a ceramicist who volunteers in the art department and serves as a docent at the museum.
Another volunteer, Glenola Bush, a quilter, showed off salvaged pieces of wool that she laundered and folded into half-pound bundles tied together with ribbon. On Monday she was assigned to button-sorting duty. "You have no idea how passionate people are about buttons," she said. Last year a woman walked up to the button counter and scooped out $450 worth of them, said Bush, who sells them by the jar.
Bush has been volunteering at the sale for 15 years. Others have been at it for a quarter of a century.
Roy Egawa has been biking for 50 years, which is how he and his wife, Isako Egawa, came to be standing in the midst of dozens of bicycles, from an aluminum Italian-made Alan model to Schwinn 5-speeds with shiny tassels on the handlebars. Roy Egawa fixes, prices and sells the bikes and then adjusts them to fit their new owner. This year, "There are desirable bikes but not what I'd call rare," he said. However, the couple keeps an eye out for the valuable ones, such as a pristine Schwinn Sting-Ray with banana seat and high-rise handlebars. Also an outdoors enthusiast, he helps with backpacks, camping gear, canoes and handmade bamboo fishing rods.
The White Elephant Sale began 55 years ago and broke the seven-figure mark for the first time in 2002, with receipts totaling $1,021,521. Last year the figure totaled $1.8 million. The money helps pay for acquisitions, educational programs, capital improvements and other expenses for the museum.
Sometimes departments fill up even before the sale begins.
But once it ends, the board will donate most of the leftover items to charities. Even a 96,000-square-foot warehouse can't keep the surplus from one year to the next. "We'd be 30 feet up and walking around on top of it all," Women's Board member Lisa Hines said.
Then, around March 16, the White Elephant Sale donation pickup van will go back out, Hines said, "to start all over again."
Jan. 26: Admission to the preview sale is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at www.WhiteElephantSale.org or at the museum store on the second floor, 1000 Oak St. The warehouse is at 333 Lancaster St., Oakland.
March 1-2: Entry is free.
Parking, shuttle: There is no charge for parking at the Fruitvale BART station on weekends and a free shuttle will run between the station and the warehouse on the White Elephant Sale and preview day. Parking, including handicap spaces, at the warehouse, 333 Lancaster St., is limited.
Details: Strollers, shopping carts, backpacks and large bags are not allowed in the warehouse. Shoppers can check them at a counter near the Lancaster Street entrance. Buyers have six days to pick up furniture and pianos. All other items must be picked up and removed from the warehouse on the day they are purchased.


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GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE SWIM - 8th Annual 3K swim
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Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 7:00 AM (PDT)
Early Registration ( before January 31, 213 ) : $ 210.00
Water World Swim Year members - $ 175.00
Fisherman Wharf- Jefferson St and Jones St.
6:50 a.m. Boarding at Fisherman Wharf
Golden Gate Bridge-Meeting at Fisherman Wharf -Jefferson St. and Jones St. San Francisco, CA
This is a 3 Km swim race from the ocean side of the south tower of the GoldenGate Bridge near Ft. Point Beach in San Francisco, under the Golden Gate Bridge to the north tower in Marin County, until you reach and touch
Check in for all swimmers will take place at Hyde Pier, on the day of the swim on Saturday October 26th , starting at 6:30 a.m. to 6:50 a.m. Swimmers will board at 7:00 a.m. Located at Fisherman Wharf
DEFINETIVELY NO REGISTRATION ON SAME DAY. (Water World Swim 2013 members- 30% discount for all events) Before registering please read our non-refund policy.
Rollover Credits
If you cannot participate in an event for which you have registered, you may be eligible to receive a Rollover Credit, which may be applied towards any future Water World Swim event. Rollover Credits may be applied toward any Water World Swim event(s) at any time- There's no expiration on your credit. To retain a Rollover Credit, you must notify us of your intentions to pull out of a race NO LATER THAN 2 WEEKS OR 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT DATE.
f within the 15 days leading up to the event a medical reason, military deployment or death in the family will prevent your participation, you must notify us in writing and attach documentation (i.e. doctor's note, deployment notice) to support your claim. We must be in receipt of your written notice at least 72 hours before the published swim start time. All requests for Rollover Credits for any reason besides medical, military deployment or death within 15 days of race day will be denied.
No credits will be issued within the last 72 hours prior to race start. A Rollover Fee will apply for all Rollover Credits
(See chart below)
We reserve the right to cancel a swim due to extreme weather conditions. This is for your own safety and safety of the support team. U.S. Coast Guard may not allow the swim to take place due to different extreme circumstances. In case of extraordiany situation, like terrorism, earthquake, natural disaster, oil spill or cases outside our control, then will be the time we wil evaluate the situation in order to process full refunds.
Rollover Fees
The amounts listed below will be deducted from the original entry fee paid (less any online processing fees) to determine the remaining amount of credit:
Monthly Alcatraz Swim " $50
Alcatraz with the Centurions $50
Swim Around the Rock $50
Bridge to Bridge 10K swim $50
Golden Gate Bridge Swim 3K $50
Water World Swim has been offering open water swimming events and training programs for over 16 years. Some of our programs include the "Swim with Pedro"
Weekly workouts and training sessions, regular Alcatraz crossings and instructional clinics, the New Waves program for young swimmers with an interest in open water swimming, and our numerous open water races and events.
Our swims have been chosen for their beauty, safety , and general "coolness" factor. Each swim is prepared, organized, and guided by a team of local coaches and swimmers with vast experience and in-depth knowledge of the local waters. All our swims are fully certified, permitted and supported by the U.S. Coast Guard.
We welcome swimmers from all over the world with all levels of ability. If you are training for an upcoming competition, want to accomplish a swim from Alcatraz, or just want to experience swimming in the beautiful waters of the San Francisco Bay, then we encourage you to join us. We offer something for everyone.
Invite you to check our 2013 swim program listing full of swimming events for everyone interested in taking the challenge and register in the swim of your choice.
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Martha Robertson, the Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning to represent the 23rd Congressional District, was endorsed by the National Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare.
The committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose goal is to "to protect, preserve, promote, and ensure the financial security, health, and the well being of current and future generations of maturing Americans," stated a release from Robertson's campaign.
Robertson was endorsed Aug. 13 and the candidate that day hosted roundtable discussions with seniors at events in Fredonia and Penn Yan.
Robertson is a former chairwoman of the Tompkins County Legislature and continues to serve on the Legislature.
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Since 1891, Ball Watches had been the dependable partner for railroad masters, engineers, space mission teams, professional deep-sea divers, extreme-sportsmen and those in other environmentally demanding vocations. Ball Watch continues to wave its "accuracy under adverse conditions" flag high and proud with brilliant horological innovations in each of its pieces. Ball's Gas Light feature uses Self-Powered Micro Gas Lights that last up to 25 years and glow 100 times brighter than paint. Ball timepieces also thrive in the coldest and hottest places on earth. Ball's specially-blended Swiss watch oil lets the watches operate in extreme conditions, even at temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius and as sweltering hot as 60 degrees Celsius. All the classic features – antimagnetism, water resistance, shock resistance, outstanding movement, are all a given in Ball watch. If you are regularly involved in the most demanding exploits – or dreaming to be – here is the Swiss watch brand you can surely depend on.
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Pausing live radio is nice too. It would be even better if you could fast forward and rewind? in the live radio buffer, like you can with EyeTV.
The record feature can be very useful. (Faster to activate than launch Audio Hijack for instance.)
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Works perfectly here. No crash.
Crashes in snow leopard.
Version 1.4.4 doesn't open in 10.4.11 - is it no longer compatible for OS previous to Leopard? Tried both DL versions direct from the Developer's site too. Shame, was a great little app.
Pity, Growl stuff doesn't work for me, in this version of FStream (Growl, in other applications work properly, and I have been troubleshooting my Growl settings for FStream as well).
And it does AAC live strreams as well!!!
FStream is simply amazing. Not only is it tiny and elegant, but it's just about the only OS X player which can do Ogg Vorbis streams properly.
Fantastic - small, efficient and filled with features. If you listen to internet radio, you really should check this out.
Takes so little space on the desktop and does so well what's supposed to do.
It's easy to configure and easier to use.
Great application!
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