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1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
Develop a set of standardized genetic markers for coca DNA that will make it possible to conclusively identify the different coca species in Colombia.
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These coca leaf samples will be used for DNA and RNA extractions, as well as DNA and cDNA sequencing. Selected genes with unique regions from the resulting DNA and cDNA sequences will be used for identifying varietal and species differences. The project will look for short sequence repeats (SSRs) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) markers. Once identified these marker regions will be validated and screened for their ability to show varietal differences within the coca samples.
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The department occupies approximately 100,000 sq. ft. of space in the Medical Laboratory Building, Medical Research Center and University Hospital, and approximately 30,000 sq. ft. of space in the adjacent Veteran's Administration Hospital.
Most of the diagnostic laboratories occupy approximately 40,000 sq. ft. of laboratories on the fifth and sixth floors of University Hospital in close proximity to the operating rooms and wards, including a modern, spacious laboratory adjacent to the surgical operating rooms to enhance frozen section and surgical pathology consultative functions, and new state-of-the-art laboratories for diagnostic microbiology and for molecular pathology. The department is well-equipped with numerous multi-headed teaching microscopes, modern projection and audio-visual equipment, and computer based teaching facilities.
The department currently occupies approximately 26,000 sq. ft. of research-dedicated space in the Medical Laboratory Building and Medical Research Center. This space consists of modern laboratories and core facilities that support cutting edge cellular, molecular and genetic research investigating a range of diseases. Faculty in Pathology currently have research programs in immunology, inflammation and vascular biology, microbiology, neuroscience, signaling and cell death, stem cells, tumor biology and cancer, and virology. In addition to faculty-directed laboratories, the Department provides core laboratories to support the efforts of its investigators. These include flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, quantitative real time PCR, histology and veterinary pathology cores. The College and University also maintain a large number of high-level research core facilities.

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Detectives: Charlotte County bank robbery suspect turns himself in
Published: Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 8:51 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 8:51 a.m.
Port Charlotte - Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit detectives announced Saturday morning that Eli Cummins Rogers, 40, 20318 Banner Avenue, Port Charlotte, turned himself in Friday at the Charlotte County Jail in connection with the robbery of C1 Bank in Port Charlotte that occurred last Tuesday.
According to a Sheriff's Office report, Rogers had shaved his head after the bank robbery. The Sheriff's Office issued very clear C1 Bank surveillance photos of the robber to the media and received numerous tips on his identity. Friday morning, detectives released Rogers name to the public after a warrant for bank robbery had been issued. Rogers remains in the Charlotte County Jail without bail.
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Gnomes to stay on Calif. utility poles for now
Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 7:13 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 7:13 a.m.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Small paintings of gnomes that have popped up on utility poles have become a community sensation in Oakland, prompting Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to say Tuesday that it will keep them in place for now.
The hand-painted portraits on 6-inch blocks of wood began going up last year in an apparent effort to brighten up the blue-collar California city. There are currently more than 2,000 of the images on utility poles, with many screwed to the bases.
The gnomes have red hats, white beards and brown shoes. Some of the images contain a mushroom.
Word that PG&E planned to remove the paintings sparked an outpouring of support from residents who said the gnomes add character to the city.
PG&E spokesman Jason King planned to meet Tuesday with the artist, who requested to remain anonymous, and a member of the City Council. The utility hopes to eventually relocate the gnome paintings from the poles to other spots in the same neighborhoods.
"We've received a lot of feedback from residents who love the gnomes," King told The Associated Press. "We're looking for solutions. We'll keep them where people can enjoy them."
King said PG&E did not want to encourage such installations, explaining a proliferation of such images could cause damage or make it difficult for crews to access the poles.
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Microsoft Brings Office to the iPhone, Sort Of
Microsoft is making its ubiquitous Office workplace software available for gadgets from rival Apple. (Insert giant asterisk here.)
Microsoft said this morning it is releasing a mobile version of Office for iPhone. BUT…the iPhone apps are only available to people who have a new consumer version of Office, called Office 365, that people "rent" for a monthly fee, similar to how people subscribe to Netflix. The iPhone version of Office will be available only to people who buy tiers of Office 365 that start at $9.99 a month, or $99.99 a year.
No, there is no full version of Office software for the iPad, nor for tablets and smartphones powered by Microsoft nemesis Google. (Some pieces of Office, including the note-taking app OneNote, already are available as iOS apps.)
Microsoft for some time has had a team of people working on Office for iPhone and the iPad, but Microsoft executives repeatedly say they will hold off releasing Office freely for competing gadgets. Microsoft gets two benefits by limiting the availability of Office on the iPhone. First, it gets to sweeten the allure of Office 365, which Microsoft is pushing very hard. And second, it gets to protect its Windows franchise from competition from Android and Apple tablets.
Microsoft executives say Office is one of the most desired features for tablet computers and other gadgets running Windows 8, the latest (and not universally loved) version of Microsoft's operating system. If the company makes Office widely available now on Apple or Google-powered tablets and smartphones, it risks blunting one of the major exclusive selling points of tablets, PCs and phones running Microsoft operating software.
Many Wall Street analysts have said Microsoft is missing out on boatloads of revenue by not making Office available as a so-called native app for iOS and Android devices.
"We view this as a very limited first step in the right direction of delivering Office functionality across platforms that compete with its own Windows platform and, for now, not tablets," Nomura analyst Rick Sherlund said in a research note Friday. "Office is a bigger business for Microsoft than Windows, so we see more urgency to preserve and extend the Office franchise cross platform."


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Jade Holder, 19, died after being attacked in the Augusta Youth Development Campus. (WRDW-TV / Nov. 9, 2011)
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Department of Juvenile Justice says the Augusta YDC will have a new director by the end of the month.
The DJJ also announced the firing of a corrections officer during a news conference Wednesday evening. According to a DJJ news release, Lt. Ricky Smiley was dismissed for "employee negligence in connection with the Dec. 2 assault."
His firing is in connection to the assault of a 15-year-old inmate earlier this month at the Youth Development Campus. That teen was taken to the hospital after getting into a fight with another inmate.
DJJ Commissioner Avery Niles says Smiley failed to follow up on his responsibilities as a lieutenant.
"This performance failure may have hindered the ability of other key staff members to prevent the assault and subsequent injury," Niles said in a news release.
Current Interim Director Melvin Womble has been suspended with pay because of the pending investigation.
The DJJ revealed that during the investigation into December's assault, an assault that happened on Nov. 4 was also revealed. This fight involved five inmates and left one 17-year-old inmate with a broken jaw. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called into investigate because the Nov. 4 incident went unreported to the YDC.
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Play Tropic Reels
The object of Tropic Reels is to obtain a winning symbol combination by spinning the reels.
Game Type
- Choose the value of the coins you wish to wager each round, by clicking on the + and – buttons on the left of the screen.
- Click Bet One or Max Bet to select the number of coins you wish to wager. Each click on the Bet One button wagers one more coin. Pressing Max Bet increases your bet amount to the maximum amount possible – that is five coins – and spins the reels automatically. Remember that your total bet is five times the bet on one row. You can see your remaining credit, the bet amounts and win amount on the machine left of the reels.
- Click Spin (if you did not press Bet Max) to spin the reels.
- After the reels stop, select the reels you want to hold, by clicking on the Hold buttons beneath them or on the reels themselves. Click on Spin again to spin the reels you did not hold.
- If any of the rows show a winning combination after they stop, you win according to the winning table. Click the Paytable button to see the paytable, if you wish. Flip the pages with Next/Back, and close the paytable with Close. You can also click the Paytable button again to close the paytable.
About the winning tables
The tables show a winning amount for every symbol combination that deserves a win. The payouts shown in the paytable are multiplied by the line bet. If you have winning combinations on multiple lines, add them all up to get the winning amount.
The tiger with the word "Wild" written on it, is a wild symbol – meaning it stands for any other symbol, like a joker in card games.
Note: The three wild symbols pay 2500 x line bet only if you play for max bet. Otherwise they only pay 2000 x line bet.
Please note: There is a difference between the line bet and the total bet. The line bet shows how much you're betting on a single payline. The total bet shows how much you're spending in this game round. The payouts shown in the paytable are multiplied by the line bet, not by the total bet. If you
get winning combinations on more than one payline, the winnings for each payline are added up.
Click this to see the winnings table. Click it again to close it.
Bet One
Bet one to five coins (click one to five times). Click Spin to spin the reels after that.
Bet Max
Bet all five coins and spin the reels automatically.
Spin the reels.
Hold the reels you want, after the first spin.
The lower edge of the game window holds the casino toolbar. It contains the following:
- Current balance
Your account balance. This is the money you can use to play the casino games.
- Cashier
Clicking this button opens the Cashier window, where you can make deposits and withdrawals, see your transaction history, etc.
- Play for Real Money
This button appears only in Fun or Offline Mode. Clicking it will take you to the Real Money account creation page. If you already have a Real Money account, it will take you to the Play for Real Money login screen.
- Menu
Some popular functions are united under the Menu.
Clicking History (unavailable in Offline mode) will open the game history window, where you can see the details of recent game rounds.
Options allows you to change audio quality and various gameplay settings, and Help opens the help article that you are reading right now.
Online Support lets you contact a customer support specialist, if one is online.
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Exit the game.
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NBC Sports Chooses Oracle for Social Relationship Management
By Pat Ma on Dec 11, 2012
NBC Sports wanted to engage fans, grow their audience, and give their advertising customers more value. They wanted to use social media to accomplish this.
NBC Sports recognized that sports in inherently social. When you watch a game at the stadium or at home, you're chatting with the people around you, commenting on plays, and celebrating together after each score. NBC Sports wanted to deliver this same social experience via social media channels.
NBC Sports used Oracle Social Relationship Management (SRM) to create an online sporting community on Facebook. Fans can watch sporting events live on NBC television while participating in fan commentary about the event on Facebook. The online fan community is extremely engaged – much like fans in a sporting stadium would be during a game. NBC Sports also pose sporting questions, provide sporting news, and tie-in special promotions with their advertisers to their fans via Facebook.
Since implementing their social strategy, NBC Sports has seen their fans become more engaged, their television audience grow, and their advertisers happier with new social offerings.
To see how Oracle Social Relationship Management can help create better customer experiences for your company, contact Oracle here.
Watch NBC Sports Video: Mark Lazarus, Chairman, NBC Sports Group, describes how Oracle Cloud's SRM tools helped the broadcaster engage with their fans on social media channels.
Watch Thomas Kurian Keynote: Thomas Kurian, Executive Vice President of Product Development, Oracle, describes Oracle's Cloud platform and application strategy, how it is transforming business management, and delivering great customer experiences here.


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It was kind of a boring week on Big Brother 18, with Frank's eviction all but inevitable after he lost OTEV. But it did confirm one thing: The women are way too petty and focused on showmances to have a prayer. Sigh.
With all the commotion, hustle and need to keep it all together at the airport, saving a few navigation minutes can make a significant difference on your travel experience. Time saved provides you and your family an opportunity to settle in, gather...
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Federal researchers returning from a 30-day expedition to study whales and dolphins around the Hawaiian Islands said they are looking for clues to help sustain healthy populations of the marine mammals.
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- Feb 19:
- Oscars 2013 party cocktails: Green Lantern, 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
- Oscars 2013 party cocktail: The Richard Parker, 'Life of Pi'
- Oscars 2013 party recipe: Two on a Raft, 'Life of Pi'
- Oscars 2013 party cocktail: The Silver Linings Playbook
- Oscars 2013 party cocktail: Zero Dark Thirty
- Oscars 2013 party cocktail: 'Les Miz' Sparkling Cocktail
- Oscars 2013 party cocktail: The Diplomatic Escape, 'Argo'
- Oscars 2013 party cocktails: Old Fashioned, 'Django Unchained'
- Oscars 2013 party recipe: Crimini Mushroom and Broccoli Bruschetta
- Feb 22:
- Oscars 2013: Ethan Hawke rips Academy Awards
- Feb 21:
- Oscars 2013: The 10 biggest mistakes in Oscar history
- Oscars 2013: Top 10 Academy Award-winning travel movies
- Oscars 2013: Critics from across the country make picks in major categories
- Oscars 2013: A theater man casts his design eye on the Academy Awards
- Oscars 2013 fashions: Dresses that changed the red carpet
- Best film sets and design elements from the movies of 2012
- Oscars 2013: Live coverage from the 85th annual Academy Awards
- Oscars 2013 predictions: Is it 'Argo' vs. 'Lincoln'?
- Oscars 2013: A playlist of memorable 'Best Original Song' winners
- Oscars 2013: Can you pick the top winners? Cast your ballot and see how your vote stacks up
- Oscars 2013: Trivia quiz
- Feb 20:
- Oscars 2013: The categories we wish were real awards
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- Oscars 2013: Why "Argo" and Ben Affleck are going to win
- Oscars 2013: Five ways to fix the telecast
- Oscars 2013: Can Seth MacFarlane save the show?
Turn on the klieg lights and cue up the glitz. Just because you're not sashaying down a red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards this Sunday doesn't mean you can't enjoy a little glamour at home.
Whether you prefer a tiger-striped cocktail to accompany your "Life of Pi" cheers or a bold, "Argo"-inspired Diplomatic Escape -- with a twist, of course -- we've got you covered with a cocktail menu that pays homage to the best picture nominees.
You'll find eight sips -- some of which are apt for multiple films -- and two noshes on Pages 2 and 4.
'Silver Linings Playbook'
Oscar-inspired cocktails are a tradition at San Francisco's Foreign Cinema, where mixologist Bryan Ranere has created everything from "True Grit" lowballs to inky "Black Swan" martinis. Here, he pays homage to the silver lining in this wildly eccentric nominee with a Don Julio Silver tequila-based cocktail. Ranere gives a nod to the Philadelphia Eagles -- the objects of Robert De Niro's passionate "Go green!" obsession in the film -- via a green chartreuse float, lime and mint. (Psst, for total authenticity, serve it with crab-topped anything, and tell your guests the appetizers are "crabbies and homemades.")
'Zero Dark Thirty'
For Kathryn Bigelow's intense retelling of the hunt for Osama bin Laden, Ranere suggests a riff on the classic Dark and Stormy cocktail, which typically uses dark rum, lime and ginger beer. Here, Gosling's black rum increases the midnight hue, and a diet Coca-Cola variation on the soda theme adds the signature Zero.
Jim Hewes, who runs the bar at the historic Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., carved out an unusual niche for himself when he first began mixing cocktails for Presidents Day.
Now that menu includes 44 libations, some of which may not technically have been the POTUS drink of choice, but are at least period-specific. "Lincoln" buffs get an easy way out here, because our 16th president enjoyed a reputation as a teetotaler. He may have enjoyed a dram or two of corn whiskey in his youth, but fresh apple cider is Hewes' choice for the perfect Lincoln libation.
'Life of Pi'
Walnut Creek Yacht Club owners Ellen McCarty and Kevin Weinberg were swept away by "Life of Pi," the tale of a young Indian boy and a Bengal tiger lost at sea in a very small boat. Pour your Oscar-watching guests a tiger-striped Richard Parker, McCarty suggests, a frothy Bombay gin cocktail.
"Lemon grass brings in an Indian flavor, along with the yellow chartreuse, which gives it a little punch -- tiger's blood, so to speak, a la Charlie Sheen," she says. "The frothy white top of the cocktail and the salted rim remind you of the ocean they floated on for 227 days."
Then let their playful appetizer tell the story on a plate: An avocado "boat" carries a tiger prawn and a mahi mahi crudo -- a nod to the raw fish that kept Pi and the tiger alive on the open sea -- across a sea of arugula and lemon aioli.
'Django Unchained'
It's irksome to catch an anachronism in a period film, but this particular error -- Leonardo DiCaprio ordering a Pearl cocktail in 1859 -- is one few history mavens would have spotted. Cocktails didn't have names before 1862, says Stew Ellington, the Oakland author of "901 Very Good Cocktails" (Felix Press, $25, 240 pages).
"If you really want something 1860's-ish, an Old Fashioned is your best bet," Ellington says. "It wasn't actually called an Old Fashioned until close to the end of the 1800s. It's the original cocktail and still one of the very best cocktails in existence. I'll take one every time."
It's a favorite with Comstock Saloon executive chef Carlo Espinas, too. The Fremont native has been doing toasts -- a riff on the bruschetta theme -- to coordinate with the cocktails served at San Francisco's Barbary Coast-esque saloon. Pair that Old Fashioned, he says, with a hearty, rustic appetizer, such as a crimini-mushroom and broccoli-topped toast.
'Les Miz' and 'Amour'
More a fan of French epics or bittersweet stories of long-ago love? Manny Hinojosa, Bacardi USA's award-winning mixologist and former bar manager at the Walnut Creek Yacht Club, offers up a Les Miz-inspired Sparkling Cocktail that combines the fizz of prosecco with the depth of creme de cassis and a pear-infused vodka. It's an elegant cocktail, he says, "with hits of chocolate, pear and vanilla flavors to enjoy with this great film and epic novel."
It's also the perfect sip to pair with "Amour," the deeply poignant tale of two long-married French music teachers at the end of life.
One of Hinojosa's favorite films this Oscar season was Ben Affleck's thrilling film about the Iran hostage crisis, so he designed The Diplomatic Escape with the Canadian ambassador in mind. The drink is a blend of Dewar's 12-year-old Scotch whisky, St. Germain elderflower liqueur, Campari, lemon, basil and ginger ale.
It's a twist, the Brentwood resident says, "on the classic Americano cocktail, one of the most popular cocktails in Canada. Ben Affleck, playing the role of CIA agent Tony Mendez, drinks scotch in a couple scenes from the movie. I got inspired by that, and I wanted to give great credit and recognition to the Canadian ambassador and government by using those ingredients."
'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
This evocative post-Katrina fairy tale tells the tale of Hushpuppy -- played by then-6-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, now nominated for an Oscar -- in Louisiana's brackish, steamy wetlands in an area known as The Bathtub. It's a story of survival, imagination and myth, and it deserves a libation that captures its spirit, says Sam Babalola, the bar manager of Picán, a Southern restaurant in Oakland's Uptown.
For his Green Lantern cocktail, Babalola mixes a "youthful whiskey ... with a hip, flavorful assortment of ingredients like coconut cream, lime juice and green chartreuse."
Why this particular sip? Because, Babalola says, it pairs so beautifully with chef Sophie Uong's hushpuppies.


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SUNOL -- Theft was not a part of the sustainability circle that students at Sunol Glen School were expected to learn when a school garden was started five years ago.
Unfortunately, the students have had to learn that lesson after one of three chickens was taken from the school, a week before summer break.
The theft of Feather Foot was particularly hard for Jennifer Rampton and her two daughters and niece. Rampton bought the chickens when they were hatchlings back in February and her daughters, Asa, 7, and Lia, 5, and her niece, Maria raised one of the chickens.
"Having the chickens taken was not something we worried about when we put them in the garden," said Jennifer Rampton, Asa's mother. "I was concerned about a fox and other predators like raccoons and possums, but I didn't considered human predators."
Rampton suspects a human stole one of three Silkie chickens she and her two daughters and niece helped raise sometime between the evening of June 7, when the quartet fed the chickens for the weekend and the morning of June 10, when they returned to school.
The chicken coop, which Rampton purchased through the website Craigslist and donated to the school, was closed on that June 10 morning and inside the coop there was no evidence that a predator had entered and the remaining two chickens, Pock-a-Dot and Isabella, were still there unharmed.
Silkie chickens are known for their fluffy plumage and their silky feel. Rampton said Silkie chickens are also very docile, making them an easy choice to have at the school's garden.
"Having chickens goes along with the garden in that the kids get to see where eggs come from," said Rampton, an immigration attorney based in Fremont. "It's a fun thing to connect kids on where food comes from and how to raise animals." Rampton's daughter, Asa, was responsible for Feather Foot and raised the black chick from when it was a few days old.
Asa and Feather Foot, named because of its abundance of feathers on its feet, would spend an hour day watching television together with Feather Foot tucked away in Asa's shirt for warmth.
"We were all saddened by Feather Foot's disappearance," school Superintendent Molleen Barnes said in an email. "Having the chickens in our garden has been a huge draw for our students. They love to go and visit them and discuss the benefits of having the chickens in the garden as they have an impact on the ecosystem that has been created there.
"The students were also worried about our other two chickens missing their beloved friend, Feather Foot."
The school and Asa expected to see the labor of their work in the fall when all three chickens were expected to begin producing eggs.
Instead, Rampton purchased two additional baby Silkie chickens to help replace the loss of Feather Foot.
"She (Asa) still asks if we have found Feather Foot and that we need to put up more posters," Rampton said. "I have gone and purchased two more chickens from the breeder but Asa says it's not the same. It is not Feather Foot." Anyone with any information about the missing chicken is asked to call Sunol Glen School at 862-2026.


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Chamber hosting after hours event
Published: Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 14, 2013 at 9:54 p.m.
Members of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce will gather to network while enjoying drinks, food and door prizes Thursday.
This month's event is hosted by Terrebonne General Medical Center from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. About 125 members attend each month.
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Diarrhea: Why It Happens and How To Treat It
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When you have diarrhea, your bowel movements (stools) are loose and watery. It's very common and although it feels bad, it's usually not serious.
It typically lasts two to three days, and if you need to treat it, there are over-the-counter medicines, which means they don't need a prescription.
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For many people, diarrhea strikes once or twice each year. If you have certain conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, it can happen more often.
What Are the Symptoms?
You may have:
- An urgent feeling that you need to have a bowel movement
- Thin or loose stools
- Watery stool
- Nausea and vomiting
- Bloating in your belly
- Cramps
More serious symptoms include:
- Blood, mucus, or undigested food in the stool
- Weight loss
- Fever
If you have watery stools more than three times a day and you don't drink enough fluids, you could become dehydrated. That can be dangerous if it's not treated.
What Causes Diarrhea?
Usually, diarrhea is caused by a virus that infects the gut. Some people call it "intestinal flu" or "stomach flu."
It can also happen due to:
- Alcohol abuse
- Allergies to certain foods
- Diabetes
- Diseases of the intestines (such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
- Eating foods that upset the digestive system
- Infection by bacteria (the cause of most types of food poisoning) or other organisms
- Laxative abuse
- Medications
- Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
- Radiation therapy
- Running (Some people get "runner's diarrhea")
- Some cancers
- Surgery on your digestive system
- Trouble absorbing some nutrients (Doctors call this "malabsorption.")
Diarrhea may also follow constipation, especially for people who have irritable bowel syndrome.
When Should I Call My Doctor?
Call your doctor immediately if you have:
- Blood in your diarrhea or black, tarry stools
- A fever that is high (above 101 F) or that lasts more than 24 hours
- Diarrhea lasting longer than 2 days
- Nausea or vomiting that prevents you from drinking liquids to replace lost fluids
- Severe pain in your belly or rectum
- Diarrhea when you come back from overseas travel
Also, call your doctor right away if you have diarrhea and any of these signs of dehydration:
- Dark urine
- Smaller than usual amounts of urine or fewer wet diapers than usual in a baby or young child
- Fast heart rate
- Headaches
- Dry skin
- You feel irritable or confused
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Illegal firearms suspect pleads guilty to one charge
Published: Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 5:42 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:51 p.m.
After all but one of the dozens of guns charges leveled against a Houma man were dropped, he pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to receiving and having an unregistered firearm.
Michael J. Hebert, 62, was arrested in August after police evacuated several buildings at his apartment complex, The Landing at Bayou Cane, as they investigated whether he had bombs.
His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 22, prosecutors said.
The firearm he admitted was not registered is a Stag Arms Model Stag-15, .223 caliber semi-automatic rifle with a barrel shorter than 16 inches, federal prosecutors said.
After federal officials dropped their charges months ago, the Terrebonne District Attorney's Office dropped the remaining charges against him: 19 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and 10 counts of unlawful possession of fraudulent documents, records show.
The fraudulent documents, which Terrebonne Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said were counterfeit credentials and badges of federal agencies, were marked "for display purposes only," his attorney Robert Pastor has said.
Hebert's complex was evacuated while investigators inspected potential bombs, which they later announced were not real, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office said at the time.
Those were "paperweights," Pastor said.
Staff Writer Katie Urbaszewski can be reached at 448-7617 or email@example.com.
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Ithaca College Choir and Symphony Orchestra to perform at Lincoln Center in New York City this week
The Ithaca College Choir and Symphony Orchestra will perform an adventurous program in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on Friday, April 19.
Beginning at 8 p.m., the School of Music's Choir (ICC) and Symphony Orchestra (ICSO)—conducted by Lawrence Doebler and Jeffery Meyer respectively—will perform "20th Century Anniversaries: Poulenc, Britten and Lutoslawski." The program features a solo by guest alumna soprano Jessica Julin '02, and will also include works by William Byrd and György Ligeti.
The Lincoln Center concerts create exciting and important performance and outreach opportunities for our students. They showcase the School of Music's high level of innovation and artistry in some of the most prestigious venues in New York City.
"These performances with choir and orchestra have been the quintessential musical experience for the students in their young careers," Doebler said. " As our graduates move into the professional world, as this evening's alumna Jessica Julin has done, these performances at major venues and tours have been instrumental in shaping their careers."
This year's program is one that every professional ensemble would be jealous of, featuring a diverse and fascinating program filled with brilliance and beauty—one that puts IC at the forefront of the creative celebration of several important musical anniversaries in 2013.
To that end, Meyer said, "The program exemplifies Ithaca College School of Music's creative and innovative training environment for young musicians. It's one that simultaneously provides a solid traditional groundwork in musicianship and artistry, and at the same time encourages students to experience new musical connections that are adventurous, contemporary and relevant."
Since the early 1970s the School of Music has sponsored nine different concerts at Lincoln Center. In 1992, the concert featured five world-premiere performances of compositions commissioned by the School of Music to celebrate the centennial of Ithaca College. Ten years later, the concert celebrated the eightieth birthday of Karel Husa, and, in 2005, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana filled Avery Fisher Hall. This upcoming performance is sure to be equally as memorable and captivating.
Ithaca College gratefully acknowledges the financial support of Charles Hack '69 and Angella Hearn in helping to make this concert possible.
Ithaca College Lincoln Center Performance
- Tickets are available for purchase through the Lincoln Center box office here.
- More information about the tour and the program for this performance can be found here.
- You can download the concert poster here.
Best of luck to all performers and safe travels to all!
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All Sorts of Weird Stuff offers news and information about George R.R. Martin, in particular about his A Song of Ice and Fire series.
"When I was young, I read all sorts of stuff. One week it would be Lovecraft, the next Vance. It was all imaginative literature, or as my dad called it 'Weird Stuff.' It was all 'Weird Stuff.'"
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Over at Not a Blog, George R.R. Martin revealed that he had a holiday gift up on his site for fans: the first sample chapter from The Winds of Winter, the sixth novel in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series! A very pleasant surprise, to say the least, and it has some juicy details that hint towards some of the upcoming events Martin has hinted at.
Although this is the first sample chapter he's posted at his official website, he has read one chapter at a convention, a detailed report and discussion of which can be found at the A Song of Ice and Fire forum.
It goes without saying that there are spoilers. For extensive discussion and speculation, see this thread over at Westeros.org's A Song of Ice and Fire forum.
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5 Updos in 3 Steps or Less
Don't want to wear your hair down -- again -- to the holiday parties you're headed to this week? This guide will help you DIY a dreamy updo in 5 minutes flat
Here's the thing: Unless you've got a pixie cut, your options are endless when it comes to hairstyles -- and updos are a fantastic way to get yourself out of a hairstyle rut. The catch? If you're like us, you drool over the gorgeous updos you see on the red carpet, but then click for a how-to and your eyes have glazed over before you even get to the "secure with elastic" second step.
But it doesn't have to be that way. We clicked through all of our favorite looks from recent red carpet events and found five easy updo hairstyles that can be pulled off in three steps max. (Seriously, we tried them ourselves just to make sure.)
Oh, and did we mention they are all amazingly chic and sure to get you all kinds of compliments? So, if updo means ponytail in your world, keep clicking. This guide is going to be your new go-to.
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Smiley412, I couldn't agree more, it always looks so easy...until I try it :) I loved loved loved two of the styles though: the Side Chignon and the ponytail with a twist, must try!
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The Michigan Republican Party kicks-off its "Believe in Michigan - Jobs First" Bus Tour in Lansing Friday.
The tour features prominent Michigan Republicans including Gov. Rick Snyder, Attorney General Bill Schuette, Ronna Romney McDaniel, Pete Hoekstra and members of the Republican ticket.
Also joining the tour are the rule of law candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Markman, Justice Brian Zahra and Judge Colleen O'Brien.
The 24-stop, 4-day tour will travel throughout Michigan and rally voters for America's comeback team. It will conclude on Monday, Nov. 5 in Jackson - the birthplace of the Republican Party.
For a complete list of stops, visit the tour's website at: http://www.migop.org/index.php/get-involved/Bus_Tour/ or click on the link below.


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Newtown: A little Irish American girl, six-year-old Grace McDonnell died in the gun attack .
She attended the school with her 11-year-old brother, Jack who survived.
She lived with her parents Lynn, 45, and Christopher, 49, in a $500,000 house, a street away from where killer Lanza lived.
Neighbour Dorothy Werden, 49, told the Mirror newspaper : "I just choke up when I think about it. Grace was like a little doll. She was utterly adorable.
"I used to see her waiting for the school bus over the road from our house every day. She had blonde hair and blue eyes – she was like a little Barbie doll.
"When I saw Lynn and Christopher at the school with Lynn being held up by a nun I knew things were not good. I can't imagine what they are going through."
Retired couple William and Susan Kane Neilson, live at the point where Churchill Road meets The Glen Road in the center of Sandy Hook near the school where the massacre occurred.
They can see the school from their upstairs in their bedroom. Their daughter-in-law works at the Sandy Hook elementary school. She barely survived.
Susan, who claims Irish roots, her maiden name was Kane, cried and told how her daughter in-law, Terry, had locked herself in a closet at the school during the shooting with two other teachers.
"They stayed there for an hour and a half. "
The couple has been receiving calls from people all over the country all evening. "People we haven't heard from in years are calling us."
William, her soft spoken husband said that he saw kids like this all of the time when he worked at the mental institution. "They are just cold, when they have this psychosis.
"I worked with kids who ended up killing their girlfriends, killing their entire families."
But William could not answer the question on how to prevent something happening like this. "It's an open society, we can't do anything to prevent it. We can't predict it."
Susan said how she saw parents driving towards the school as news broke that something devastating was happening. "I just watched it all unfold. I watched parents park their cars in the middle of the road, get out and just run towards the school."
The streets here are thronged with men and women carrying black aluminum camera stands. The small stream that runs through Sandy Hook is called Pootatuck. First white settlements started in this area around the 1660's and 1670's. A local said to this reporter that "Yea, this is Newtown now, we've got a label now. This is what we'll be known for.
A Newtown student recently back from studying in Ireland recounted how stunned he was when news of the killings reached him.
Twenty-one-year-old Conor Collier, who has lived in Sandy Hook all his life, is Irish American. "I studied last fall in NUIG, I am majoring in English, so I was taking English in my classes in Galway. That's the only reason I'm talking to you," he said.
Collier's friendly almost jovial demeanor became sullen. "We are a tight knit community here, you know. It's so sad. I was in high school with Lanza. He was a year below me, but when I saw a picture of him, I didn't recognize him. That's weird for here, because everyone knows everyone here.
"My sister was very close to a family who lost a six year old. I just don't understand it."
"Me and my friend, Patrick Gordon Shine have set up a fundraiser. Just to do something for the families. We don't know what money will do, but hopefully it will do something."
As the sun rose on the frost bitten rolling hills of the Sandy Hook community in Newtown, news teams left their hotels and went out into the cold sharp morning air.
Last night locals said that people 'were getting up in arms' about the overwhelming media presence.
One woman, in a fit of wearied sorrow roared: "How dare you come into our town? I cannot even make my way across town because of all the barricades."
Last night silent police car sirens and small street were disquieting as they dimly lit the small quiet town.
Today, in this picture perfect, postcard town people seem to have accepted the juggernaut news teams holding cameras, sound booms, microphones, notepads. Choppers populate the sky.
This morning local woman, Victoria Munoz agreed to be interviewed at the side of the street, "I've never seen this town so packed before. I think that it could have been overbearing, but the real thing I take from this is that there is huge attention to the hurt that we're feeling right now. I think that's good."
An upset woman, Kelly, who gave this reporter a lift in her black Ford jeep described to how she felt: "I think people in the town feel wrong about doing basic errands. I went to the bank earlier and I just felt that I shouldn't be doing this"


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A man armed with a gun robbed a Bad Ass Coffee on Crater Lake Avenue in Medford Tuesday night.
The suspect approached the barista just before 9 p.m. and displayed a weapon before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash. A Medford police officer who was patrolling nearby arrived on the scene within a minute, but was unable to locate the suspect.
"There are apartments just to the east of that location in which the suspect could scurry into," Medford police Sgt. Mark Boone said.
Officers surrounded the area and deployed a tracking dog, but no sign of the robber turned up.
No one was injured during the robbery attempt.
The man stood approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and is described as a white male adult.
Police are asking that anyone in the area call police dispatch with tips at 541-770-4783.
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Credit: Courtesy of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
(WOMENSENEWS)--It was very early on New Year's Day 2007, and I discovered cartographer Marie Tharp in the New York Times Magazine, part of the 2006 roundup of all the notable people who had died throughout the past year. Some were famous; some were not. The photograph on the cover showed names constructed out of neon tubes and the letters spelling out the words "Marie Tharp" came just after the ones that spelled out "Betty Friedan."
Inside the magazine were articles about all these people, short biographical pieces whose intent was unclear. Tharp, the header of the article about her said, was a "contrary map maker." In the article's first line the author wrote that Tharp had red hair and cut a fine figure. In its second line I learned that she had studied English and music before going to graduate school for geology. In the second paragraph I learned that she and her scientific partner, an Iowan named Bruce Heezen, "rewrote 20th century geophysics." It was not until the next paragraph that I learned what exactly she had done: from the 1950s to the 1970s she mapped the entire ocean floor and discovered a rift valley that circled the globe.
When I first read that article about Tharp in the Times I was attracted to certain elements of the story, to the use of words such as "imagine," "intuit" and "creativity." I loved the idea of a map having been produced as a "supreme act of rigorous creativity," tried to imagine her 30-year-long "Hamlet-like" relationship with the "hulking" Heezen.
The article also said that Tharp's discovery of a rift valley running down the center of the Atlantic essentially proved the theory of continental drift (which said that the Earth's surface was made up of moving plates), but when I first read the article what stood out to me was that no one believed her--when she initially discovered what came to be called the Mid-Oceanic Rift, her claims were dismissed as "girl talk." I thought I was reading a classic--the story of an outcast eccentric, a female scientist whose reputation had been the victim of mid-century American gender bias. I was wrong, but also right: the whole story, the true story, was much more complicated.
Google Earth Oversight
After I first read about Tharp and had looked at images of her maps from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, I turned to Google Earth for a modern glimpse of the ocean floor. I was disappointed; the oceans fill almost three-quarters of the Earth's surface, but the images illustrating them just showed vast swaths of woolly cobalt. The emptiness of the oceans was infuriating--average people like me couldn't explore the ocean floor. Tharp's maps had been around for decades, and I knew that other scientists must have been collecting information since then--where had all that data gone?
And then, on Feb. 2, 2009, the oceans got their due. In the version of Google Earth released that day, you could engage in what Google's publicity called "a plunge into the oceans of the world" to explore shipwrecks, watch clips of old Jacques Cousteau footage and learn about marine protected areas; most important to me, though, was a new feature that allowed users to see Tharp's World Ocean Floor Panorama wrapped around the globe. It's now possible to look at the Earth as she envisioned it: the features of the ocean floor painted in all different shades of blue (sky, suede, corn and midnight); the continents' rich ripe yellows and peaches and oranges; bruised brick reds where mountains burst through the skin of the plains--the whole map much more beautiful than the muddy shades of Google Earth's terrestrial satellite images.
Overlooked Importance
There's one other curious thing about Tharp's work: its importance, much like the oceans in general, gets little attention. Without Tharp's first map of the ocean floor, the scientists who developed the first theoretical models of plate tectonics would have had nothing to look at--and, therefore, no theories to develop. Yet there are no books devoted to Tharp, only a handful of articles. Histories of that period in geology usually refer to her only in a single sentence or in a caption for one of her maps.
By the time I discovered her in the Times on New Year's Day 2007, she'd been allowed to settle into obscurity. Even in that article, the sensational aspects of her life drowned out the scientific value of her work. For all my own limitations, I told myself as I ran into all sorts of walls during the years I spent working on this project, if I could restore the detail to Tharp's life, I could restore the importance of her work, so that there'd be more to her than the sensational or eccentric, more than just the highs and lows.
Hali Felt is the author of "Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor." She currently resides in Pittsburgh where she teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Marlen James Berdahl, 85, of Bismarck, ND, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Missouri Slope Nursing Home surrounded by loving family members.
The funeral service for Marlen will be held at the Aaker Funeral Home of Lakota, ND, on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be in the spring at the Michigan Cemetery. Visitation will be held for 1 hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Aaker Funeral Home, Lakota is in charge of the arrangements.
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Downtown Lakeland Developer's Appeal to Serve Liquor Denied
Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 1:52 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 1:52 p.m.
LAKELAND | City commissioners voted 5-2 to deny an appeal by downtown developer Gus Palas that would have allowed him a new conditional use hearing to serve liquor at a Main Street building he owns.
In other action Tuesday, city commissioners:
■Recognized Nicki Oakley, a 25-year volunteer at the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce, who turned 90 on Monday.
■Approved the appointment of Cora Rankins to a three-year term on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
■Approved the reappointment of Jack Strollo to a three-year term on the Code Enforcement Board.
■Approved the appointment of Brian Waller to a three-year term to the Historic Preservation Board.
■Approved the reappointment of Deborah Boynton to a three-year term to the Midtown Community Redevelopment Area Board.
■Voted 7-0 to start negotiations with Lunz, Prebor Fowler Architects to design the new fire station on Drane Field Road on the east side of Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. A permanent Station 7 could be in operation for both the airport and residential fire fighting units by summer in 2014.
Palas was appealing a unanimous decision by the planning and zoning board last year that denied him a request to transfer his liquor license to the new location.
Lakeland Mayor Gow Fields and Commissioners Keith Merritt, Don Selvage, Edie Yates and Phillip Walker voted against his request. Commissioners Howard Wiggs and Justin Troller voted for the new hearing.
Palas, who declined comment to The Ledger, said during the hearing that he plans to open a restaurant at the location regardless of the decision. He will be allowed to serve beer and wine at the location, which has been named Preservation Hall.
Commissioners revisited the topic of how many bars should be downtown during the discussion.
Troller said Palas has been treated unfairly by city officials during his year-long attempt to open the bar.
"We should give people an opportunity without government intervention," Troller said.
Selvage said he wanted to compromise by allowing Palas to return in about a year after the restaurant opens.
"I'm not persuaded that the process is flawed to the point where we need to overturn it," Selvage said.
Palas previously owned Traders Alley @210. Officials said the bar on Pine Street received numerous complaints.
The complaints, the number of bars downtown, and the location of the bar, which would be close to Munn Park and Explorations V, a children's museum, were reasons why the conditional use was denied, city officials said.
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This time, the Nashville Predators were able to survive an early three-goal lead against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Nick Spaling, Mike Fisher and Gabriel Bourque scored first-period goals for Nashville, and Marek Mazanec made 29 saves to protect that lead in a 4-2 victory at Bridgestone Arena on Monday.
"That was the mindset we had to come out with," Predators Head Coach Barry Trotz said. "We scored three, we could have scored five or six. We had a couple breakaways, and (Coyotes goalie Mike) Smith made a great save, and we put one off the post. We really came out really well and executed, got a forecheck, turned some pucks over."
Phoenix (14-6-4) lost its third game in a row. The Coyotes trailed a home game Oct. 31 against the Predators 3-0 in the first period before winning 5-4 in a shootout.
"We know they're a team that doesn't give up and they create a lot of pressure and they're going to stay on you," Spaling said.
Nashville (12-10-2), coming off a 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday, scored 1:02 into this game. Predators forward Matt Cullen beat Coyotes forward Jeff Halpern to a dump-in. Cullen's shot coming across the circle was kicked out by Smith's right pad to Spaling, who scored stick-side inside the post.
Coyotes forward Shane Doan nearly tied it, but his shot hit the crossbar, and it quickly became 2-0, Predators. The puck eventually made its way behind Smith's net, and the goalie's attempt to clear it from there was disrupted by the presence of teammate Michael Stone. Predators forward Eric Nystrom was able to collect the weak pass along the boards, and he fed Colin Wilson behind the net. Smith hit Fisher with a pass, and his shot from inside the right circle connected at 8:22.
Nashville scored one more before the end of the first period to equal its 3-0 lead on Halloween. David Legwand's long cross-ice pass found Viktor Stalberg on the right wing and set up a partial 2-on-1 with Bourque. Stalberg fed Bourque, who lifted a shot past Smith with 1:27 remaining.
"We just made some mistakes 1-on-1, missed coverages, and ended up in the back of our net three times," Coyotes Head Coach Dave Tippett said. "… Some of it is there's some mistakes we're making that we have to clean up, but some of it I think we have to start using some different people in situations."
Phoenix started its comeback in the second period with a determined forecheck. Kyle Chipchura checked Legwand to knock the puck free, Antonie Vermette gained possession, and his wrist shot from above the right faceoff dot was tipped by Mikkel Boedker under Mazanec at 9:34.
The Coyotes made it 3-2 less than four minutes later. Tim Kennedy left the puck for Radim Vrbata in the neutral zone, and he skated into the zone up the left wing. His pass to the front of the net was tipped by Martin Hanzal and kicked out by Mazanec to Kennedy, who made a move to his backhand and scored his first of the season at 13:00.
"(Tim) was one of our best players tonight," Tippett said. "(He) played a very fast game, was around the puck, got rewarded with a goal by going to the net. We need more people to contribute like that."
Predators defenseman Shea Weber fired the puck off the glass in his defensive zone and it went into an empty net with 35 seconds to play.
"We gave up too many quality scoring chances, breakaways, two-on-ones," Coyotes center Antoine Vermette said. "You want to take those out of your game, and they got great chances and they took advantage of them early on."
Doan left the game in the second period with a lower-body injury. He played his final shift with 6:38 remaining in the second, and a total of 14 shifts for 9:43.
Tippett said Doan was removed from the game as a precaution and is considered day-to-day.
"That's hard, especially when you lose a guy like Doaner," Tippett said. "That's a tough one to swallow, but we had chances in the third. A couple bounces or a call here or there, and we might have gotten ourselves back in the game."
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LIVERMORE -- After nine years at the helm of the Livermore Chamber of Commerce, Dale Kaye is moving on.
At year's end, she'll take over the reigns of Innovation Tri-Valley (ITV), a consortium of local entrepreneurs, businesses, schools and the two national labs that have united to attract businesses and promote the region on a global scale, especially in the high-tech sector.
Kaye, who spent the past three years as a board member of ITV in addition to her role as CEO of the chamber, said she reached a point where she had to do more for the Innovation initiative.
"You really can't do anything like this without a staff," Kaye said. "We have the amazing potential to announce to the world what we can be ... The plan's there, it's written down, but you need somebody to do it."
With Innovation Tri-Valley, Kaye's immediate goal is to "make it real." She envisions creating a regional brand for the area, highlighting the importance of science and technology to the global economy and getting businesses and schools on the same page.
The brainchild of software company Sybase, in partnership with Chevron, Las Positas College, the labs and the Livermore Valley Chamber of Commerce, Innovation Tri-Valley's birth came from a report that took a year to complete, pointing out the region's assets and potential for innovation.
"Nobody had done that before," Kaye said. "That gave us optimism."
The Tri-Valley area, Kaye said, is blessed with some of the most brilliant minds in the world, and is home to a high concentration of "gazelles" (fast-growing companies) but isn't yet reaping the benefits. Unlocking the potential in the global market, she says, will take "a true regional effort."
"We knew there was a brand problem," Kaye said. "Why don't we get more attention? Because what we have here is amazing; the labs are changing the world."
Kaye says she's leaving the chamber in good financial health, and while she "loved every minute" of working there, she's most proud of the Livermore Valley Film Commission, which she created. The commission will continue on in Kaye's stead, with current commission assistant director Jeanie Haigh moving up to take over operations.
With Innovation Tri-Valley, Kaye wants to take a "top-down approach" with businesses setting the agenda. The initiative, she said, will work with government entities to streamline the regulatory process. Among her first projects will be working with Chevron and Livermore-based light manufacturer Bridgelux to provide LED streetlights in Livermore.
"It's almost crazy," Kaye said of her new direction. "You have this idea, and you have to jump off the cliff and make it happen."
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John Muir Health plans to invest $100 million in San Ramon Regional Medical Center so the former competitors can jointly expand services in the Tri-Valley area and gear up for changes under the national health reform law, leaders of both organizations said Thursday.
John Muir will acquire a 49 percent ownership interest in the 123-bed San Ramon hospital.
"Both of us are thrilled by the partnership," said Gary Sloan, chief executive officer of San Ramon Regional. "We really believe this will be beneficial for our communities."
The joint venture will open ambulatory care centers and other outpatient services in the Tri-Valley area and nearby communities, leaders said.
The organizations will also explore new models for coordinating patient care as the health reform law unfolds.
"There are a lot of great reasons to work together," said Cal Knight, president and CEO of John Muir Health. "This is a way for San Ramon and John Muir to take advantage of a larger scale without sacrificing their independence."
John Muir is an independent, not-for-profit health system with hospitals in Walnut Creek and Concord and Contra Costa's only trauma center. It has 885 licensed beds and has long been considered one of the East Bay's most financially successful health care organizations.
John Muir also owns a not-for-profit medical foundation that contracts with more than 925 physicians.
San Ramon Regional is part of the for-profit Tenet Healthcare Corp., and is Tenet's only hospital in the East Bay.
Both John Muir and San Ramon Regional have been operating in a highly competitive Bay Area market dominated by large health systems such as Kaiser Permanente and Sutter.
In that environment, they decided that the unusual pairing between a not-for-profit and a for-profit organization made sense.
—We will offer better, more accessible and integrated care together than we can apart," Knight said.
San Ramon Regional will keep its name, and Tenet will continue to manage the hospital.
But a new board will be formed to oversee the joint venture, with San Ramon Regional and John Muir each appointing half of its members, Knight and Sloan said.
John Muir will remain a not-for-profit organization and will continue to have its own governing board, Knight said.
Before the transaction can be completed, approval is required from several regulatory agencies. The organizations hope to complete the arrangement by March 31.
"We have a very similar culture," Sloan said. "Many of our physicians have relations with both organizations."
Sandy Kleffman covers health. Contact her at 510-293-2478. Follow her at Twitter.com/skleffman.


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natas sevol dog wrote: robots give you a reptitle eye
random_sample wrote: That is a pretty good theory. I was thinking about the same thing. But the only thing I got against it is why would he be a living person if he was a computer program. He would not need a body then in the "real world." There is something deeper with the agent smith thing that looks like it will be cleared up in the third one. When he jumped into him in the first one I think they both rubbed off on each other. But the whole thing with stopping the sentinels in the tunnels still baffles me. I just don't understand that yet. Maybe Zion is a part of another matrix? A Matrix with in a Matrix. That is why neo can use his powers. But who knows. All for anyone who cares the Merovingian, the guy who wipes his ass with silk in the movie, Is a old term for the Order of the Holy Grail. The Merovingian's purpose is to preserve, protect and Quest for the Holy Grail. I thought that his name had some relevence and I couldn't remeber what it was. knowing this makes it easier to understand him and his crews relevance in the movie. check out this website to read more
about the merovingian.
Quote: You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision. While it remains a burden to sedulously avoid it, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control.
tinkleDRINKER wrote: after chewing on the movie for a little while it occured to me that neo is most probably a computer program, inserted into the matrix, to either keep the system busy whilst a real reveloution takes place or to crash the system completely. i think this is supported by the constant referal to neo as a system anonmoly... the fact that when neo destroyed agent smith some of neo impronted on him, implying that neo is a program designed to corupt... the fact that neo had been preceeded by others like him, strikes me as the type program that keeps running through a system, changing ever so slightly every time, in order to find a weakness... and lastly because neo was able to stop the sentinals, implying that the "real" is also a program perhaps designed to keep neo busy.
anybody feel that this might be plausable
bobbythebear wrote: havent seen the second one yet . . . but if the "real world" is really just another "matrix" I have to ask about the two "real humans" in the first matrix, cant remember their names. hopw can the real world be another matrix if two pure humans, unconnected in any way to the matrix, still extist?
The Dead Poet wrote: Maybe they were like Agent smith... i don't know... my heads hurting from all this Matrix talk... i'ma have to go watch Searching for Nemo:)


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MENLO PARK -- Facebook is refreshing its News Feed with a visually striking new design, unveiled Thursday, that's intended to draw users more deeply into the social network.
The makeover of what is essentially Facebook's main page -- where users go to see updates and posts from their friends -- includes bigger pictures, curated updates and a choice of optional feeds for users who want to focus on specific topics such as music, photos or just chronological posts from friends or businesses they have "liked."
Analysts and Facebook executives said the changes should help Facebook build its advertising business, by allowing more visually striking ads and providing more opportunities to show those ads to users. But CEO Mark Zuckerberg told reporters the company doesn't plan to suddenly stuff more ads into the News Feed.
Facebook is hoping the new design -- which includes some features already used by rivals such as Google (GOOG)+ and Twitter -- will keep people from feeling burned out or overwhelmed by the mountains of photos, links and updates from games and apps that Facebook's 1 billion users post to the social network every day. Analysts have warned that "Facebook fatigue" could be a threat to the company's future success.
Comparing the world's largest social networking site to "the best personalized newspaper in the world," Zuckerberg compared the main News Feed to a newspaper's front page, showing an array of items that Facebook's algorithms select personally for each user. He said the new specialized feeds are like newspaper sections devoted to specific topics.
"We believe the best personalized newspaper should have a broad diversity of content," Zuckerberg added, explaining the new design is part of Facebook's goal to be the primary platform that people use to post their own material as well as links from other social networks, websites and apps.
News Feed has always been the primary landing spot for Facebook users, but the material they post is changing. Two years ago, photos represented only about 25 percent of the items posted, while today they are nearly 50 percent, Zuckerberg said. Nearly 30 percent of items posted are now links to other sites, ranging from news items to video clips or even Pinterest collections.
With the new design, photos posted by users will be larger and stand out against a cleaner background. Links to other sites will include a bigger photo, more prominent headline and even the logo of the original site.
Some of those elements can already be seen on other social networks, including Google+. Facebook's new design also borrows from its own interface for smartphones, which is more streamlined than the News Feed that appears on desktop screens. The new design is intended to have a much more consistent appearance, with slight variations, on all sizes and kinds of screens.
Facebook is also adding new kinds of curated posts: A calendar feature will tell users about upcoming events or things to do, based on their interests and friends' recommendations. Another will provide a quick digest of items, such as headlines from a favorite news site or news about a famous person that the user has "liked."
The redesign is the biggest upgrade to Facebook's News Feed in nearly two years. Previous revisions have sparked a backlash from people who didn't like changing from what they were used to. But Facebook executives said this redesign responds to users' requests and will be introduced gradually, so they can take feedback into account.
By offering a choice of specialized feeds, Facebook is also responding to complaints from some users who believe Facebook's software isn't showing their posts to enough of their friends. While the main News Feed gives priority to posts that Facebook calculates are most "relevant" to each user, the specialized feeds let users see every post, in chronological order, from friends or companies they follow.
Facebook's advertising will also incorporate the new visual elements, such as prominent photos, according to design director Julie Zhuo. And while many Facebook ads now appear on the right side of desktop screens, analysts said they expect to see more commercial messages in the News Feed itself, where Facebook has successfully shown ads to smartphone users
Advertisers should like the greater emphasis on visual display, as well as the opportunity to place ads in specialized news feeds, Arvind Bhatia, a financial analyst for Sterne Agee, said in an email.
Contact Brandon Bailey at 408-920-5022; follow him at Twitter.com/BrandonBailey.
Facebook's new-look News Feed is designed to be a "personalized newspaper" with new features that include:
Larger and more vibrant photos and videos.
Bigger headlines and more content summarizing the stories your friends share.
Curated posts that show "trending" news about a favorite celebrity, a digest of updates from a favorite site or a list of events or activities based on a user's likes and friends' recommendations.
The ability to toggle between several different news feeds, such as "All Friends," which will show Facebook users everything their friends are sharing; "Photos," which includes only photos from friends; a "Music" feed of posts about the music you listen to; and "Following," a feed offering updated news from both pages and people you follow.
A more unified look between desk-top and mobile devices that will make it easier for mobile users to access News Feed functions. For instance, Facebook's left-hand menu will now be available on tablets and smart phones.
More prominence for third-party apps, such as Pinterest.
Facebook introduced the new News Feed to a limited number of users Thursday, while opening up a waiting list at www.facebook.com/newsfeed. It will be rolled out to iPhone and iPad users in the next few weeks, followed by Android users.


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Production Tax Credit Extended by Congress
DOE Acquires New Offshore Wind Research Facility
U.S. Department of Energy, Wind Program Initiates Inaugural National Collegiate Wind Competition
Renewable Energy Tax Credits Extended
Wind Project Development Updates
ISO New England Updates
New England Wind Forum Publishes Newsletter, Website Updates
Towns throughout New England Acting to Exert Local Control over Wind Siting
Wind Energy and Public Health: Research, Discussion, and the Future
New England Offshore Wind Advances on Several Fronts
New England Wind Energy Education Project Conference and Webinar Materials Available Online
New England Wind Forum Helps You Follow Wind-Related Events
New England Interview: Stephan Wollenburg, Green Energy Program Director of Energy Consumers Alliance of New England
Small Wind Guidebook Now Available in OpenEI
Largest Kansas Wind Farm is Operational
Pennsylvania's Largest Wind Project is Operating
State Regulatory and Legislative Updates
Keeping America Competitive: Bringing Down the Cost of Small Wind Turbines
New Jersey Selected for First Phase of Offshore Wind Transmission Project
Wind Energy PTC Extension Essential, Beneficial for Rural America, Entire U.S.
Wind for Schools Project Enters 2013 with 124 Turbine Installations and Lessons to Share: A Wind Powering America Success Story
Landing a Job in the Wind Industry: Wind Powering America Lessons Learned
Kansas State University Videos Explore Wind Energy
Keeping America Competitive: Bringing Down the Cost of Small Wind Turbines
A Record Year for the American Wind Industry
Photos of One of the World's Largest Wind Farms
AWEA: Wind Power Leads New U.S. Generating Capacity in 2012
Energy Department, Treasury Announce Availability of $150 Million in Tax Credits for Clean Energy Manufacturers
White Earth Nation Installs Turbines: A Wind Powering America Success Story
2013 Public Power Wind Award Nominations
Clean Energy Highlighted in President's State of the Union
Energy Department Honors South Dakota and Alaska Electric Cooperatives with 2012 Wind Cooperative of the Year Awards
DOE Announces $10.5 Million for Small Business Research and Development in Clean Energy Technologies
Providing Incentives to Help Grow Small Wind: Wind Powering America Lessons Learned
Last Call: Illinois Wind for Schools Program Accepting Applications
Xcel Energy Small Wind Funding Available in Minnesota, Wisconsin
ARPA-E Announces Projects Have Attracted over $450 Million in Private Sector Funding
Energy Department Names Two 2012 Wind Cooperatives of the Year
Secretary Salazar: Renewable Energy on Public Lands and Waters Making Rapid Advances
Alabama Set for Wind Energy from Oklahoma, Kansas
Wind for Schools Program Impacting Nation's Renewable Energy Future
Tallest Minnesota Wind Project Now Operational
Case Study: Burke Mountain Wind Turbine, East Burke, Vermont
USDA Announces Notice of Funding Availability for the Rural Energy for America Program
Developing Wind Energy Projects in Alaska: Wind Powering America Lessons Learned
Senator Introduces Legislation to Fund Nebraska Wind for Schools Project
New U.S. Offshore Wind Supply Chain Development Resources Available
DOE Announces Inaugural Collegiate Wind Competition Teams
Small Wind Certification Important For Wind Industry
President's 2014 Budget Proposes Critical Investments in Clean Energy
DOE and NREL Name Inaugural Collegiate Wind Competition Teams
Middle School Students Compete in Second Annual Pennsylvania KidWind Challenge
California Wind Project Earns Environmental Analysis Award
Small Wind Certification Council Works to Ensure Wind Industry's Credibility
A New Vision for Wind Power
Illinois Wind for Schools Program Selects Partner Schools
Wind Powering America Case Study: Port of Milwaukee Wind Turbine
Wind Powering America 12th Annual All-States Summit Simulcast
Energy Department Announces $7 Million to Promote Clean Energy in Tribal Communities
Baring-Gould Receives Champion Award from Women of Wind Energy
NREL Launches Renewable Energy Optimization Tool Website
Wind Powering America Announces Outstanding Partner Awards
Wind Powering America Hosts 12th Annual All-States Summit: A Wind Powering America Success Story
Secretary Moniz: What the Natural Gas Boom Means for Renewables
Maine Project Launches First Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine in the United States
2013 EIA Energy Conference Features Secretary Moniz
First U.S. Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine Launched in Maine
Newly-Announced Wind SBIR Award Recipients
DOI Announces First Offshore Renewable Energy Lease Sale
Energy Department Honors California and Washington Utilities with 2013 Public Power Wind Award
Energy Department, NREL Launch New Research Center for Grid Integration
KidWind Project and Wind Education in the Classroom: Wind Powering America Lessons Learned
Interior Dept., NREL Developing Modular Hybrid Power Systems for Villages
President Obama Touts Renewable Energy, Efficiency in Climate Plan
Interior Department Approves a 500-MW Wind Project in Arizona
XZERES Acquires Southwest Windpower's Skystream Product Line
Energy Department Commissions a New Wind Farm Testing Site in Texas
DOI Announces Offshore Virginia Wind Energy Lease Sale
U.S., China Lead 2nd Quarter Energy Investment: Report
Google+ Hangout: Answering Your Wind Energy Questions
Wind Farm Growth Through the Years
Energy Department Reports U.S. Wind Energy Production and Manufacturing Reaches Record Highs
U.S. Renewable Energy Use Continue to Grow: LLNL Report
Deepwater Wind Wins Offshore Wind Lease Auction
Re-Powering a Wind Farm: Wind Powering America Lessons Learned
New Reports Provide Economic Analyses of Potential Wind Development in Utah
Top 8 Things You Didn't Know About Distributed Wind
Largest Federally-Owned Wind Farm Breaks Ground at U.S. Weapons Facility
Maine Gets $1 Million Grant for Offshore Wind-Wave Generation System
New York Town Completes $1 Million in Energy Efficiency, Water Projects
Cost Gap for Western Renewables Could Narrow by 2025: NREL
U.S. Renewable Energy Generation Up in First Half of 2013: EIA
Small, Community Wind Empowers Rural Communities, Strengthens U.S. Economy
Wind for Schools Project Funding Case Studies
DOI Holds Second Competitive Offshore Wind Lease Sale
Energy Secretary Moniz Dedicates Clean Energy Research Center, New Supercomputer
Army Energy Initiatives Task Force Announces Selection of Multiple Award Task Order Contracts to Wind Contractors
Wind for Schools Project Funding Case Studies, Part 3: Bloomfield Community Schools in Nebraska
Energy Department Report Calculates Emissions and Costs of Power Plant Cycling Necessary for Increased Wind and Solar in the West
IEA Wind 2012 Annual Report Released
NREL Releases RFP for Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement Projects
A Letter from Patrick Gilman: Wind Powering America Is Now Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach
New Report Shows Trend Toward Larger Offshore Wind Systems, with 11 Advanced Stage Projects Proposed in U.S. Waters
Rural Communities Benefit from Wind Energy's Continued Success
New Report Shows Trend Toward Larger Offshore Wind Systems
South Carolina Opens Nation's Largest Wind Drivetrain Testing Facility
Two Facilities, One Goal: Advancing America's Wind Industry
Energy Department Announces $150 Million in Tax Credits to Invest in U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing
Air Force Announces Funding for Alternative Energy Research & Development
Upcoming Funding Opportunity for Tower Manufacturing and Installation
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