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BROOMFIELD - Vail Christian boys basketball, meet the state of Colorado. Centennial State, meet the Saints.
No. 6 Vail Christian made its debut in the 1A state tournament at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield a smashing success, pulling the upset of No. 3 Fleming, 67-58, Thursday afternoon. The Saints are in the Final Four today (Friday) at 4 p.m. here against No. 2 McClave.
"It's incredible," center Kevin Boselli said. "First, we pushed through districts, then regionals and now we're in the Final Four. I don't think anybody except for Vail Christian fans and our team thought we could win, but we stepped it up."
"They believe. It's on our gym wall," said Vail Christian head coach Sheldon Kuhns. "They believe, and they don't think they're done yet."
The word is both
The Saints (19-4) came in hoping to jump-start their offense, which was amusing to those who have followed this team for the last five years. The biggest obstacle to success in the regular season and the playoffs for run-and-gun Vail Christian has usually been defense.
The Saints seem to have the defense thing finally down, to the tune of 42 points per game. But after 42 points on offense in a win over Norwood in districts and just 44 last weekend at regionals, it was time to get running again.
"We came into this week and the word was 'both' - offense and defense," Kuhns said. "Keep playing D and offense. We had to score a few more points, so we opened it up a little bit and we tired them out. They were a little bit gassed at the end. We missed some shots early, but we kept going."
Whether it was breaking out the running game again or nerves on the state stage, the first half wasn't pretty. Vail Christian turned the ball over and missed some good looks on offense.
The Saints trailed for the entire first half and were down 32-26 at the half. Some good signs were emerging, however. Sophomore Luke Berger came off the bench and had six points in the second quarter.
"I think, maybe, some guys were nervous coming in as a sixth seed and playing a third," Berger said. "But after the first quarter going into the second, we got our groove back on offense."
Austin Ellsworth was also in the groove. He had a 3 with 4:34 left in the half, which answered Fleming's Tanner Serrato's shot from downtown. The Vail Christian senior had a jumper a minute later and was being his general pest-like self, taking fouls from the Wildcats.
All things considered, the Saints were in good shape only being down by six at the break.
"We were in the position we wanted," Saints guard Nigel Johnsen said. "It would have been better to have been up. As long as it was close, we could take care of it."
"We felt like we had played our game in the first half, but we didn't finish," Kuhns said. "We gave up a few too many points, but a three-possession game is right where we wanted to be."
Second-half rally
Johnsen and Kuhns proved to be right as the Saints, erupted for an 18-7 third quarter. Zach Linder dropped a 16-footer from just above the free-throw line to start the half. With 6:23 left in the third, Robby Bowles shot from beyond the arc for the Saints' first lead of the game at 33-32.
Ellsworth zipped through the lane for a layup, followed by a slick steal from Johnsen, who dished it to Gunnar Wilson for two and a 37-34 lead. Fleming called a timeout to stop the flow, but the Saints kept coming.
At the 3:37 mark, Boselli went hard to the hoop, off a Linder pass. Boselli then blocked a shot that Wilson converted into an easy bucket.
Boselli's recent offensive slump was a concern for the Saints, but he was back on his game after a talk with Saints assistant coach Doug Bruce.
"Mr. Bruce came up to me and told me to be aggressive and try my hardest to attack the basket and get to the free-throw line," Boselli said. "That's what I tried to do and it finally paid off."
Fleming didn't go quietly, however. Tyler Vanderbark was unconscious in the fourth quarter, dropping two 3s as part of his game-high 18 points.
Bowles knocked down another 3 with 4:03 to go. Bowles to Boselli with 2:56 left pushed the lead to 54-46.
And then it was a parade to the line. The Saints were 14-for-20 in the final 2:48.
"Longest two minutes ever," said Bowles, who was 4-for-4.
"It was pretty nerve-wracking, but Austin is really clutch in practice," Berger said. "I knew we were going to make a lot."
Ellsworth was 5-for-6 in the fourth.
Vail Christian's scoring was the definition of balanced. Bowles had 14, while Boselli, Ellsworth and Wilson all had 13.
The Saints went to lunch after their win and returned to watch the McClave-Holly game.


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Published: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
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The Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce is set to host its After Hours Business Card Exchange from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 14.
The exchange at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 826 N. Canal Blvd., Thibodaux, allows participants to network with other business professionals.
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Today made me *so* wish that I grew up near a large, active science centre. I've seen my fair share of presenters. In fact, I go out of my way to see good presenters. The Toastmasters International convention, the Power Within motivational event... but this guy took the cake, and he probably hasn't even finished university yet.
Maybe it was the sheer spectacle of propane gas burning in a trough, or maybe the methane bubbles that flamed into rings in mid-air. Or maybe it was all of that as well as humor, enthusiasm, passion... The Bluecoat who did the two demonstrations we watched is named Ben, and he was good. He was really good. He made me want to go and volunteer somewhere so that I could learn how to do stuff like that too. He made me wish I grew up near a big science centre so that I could have done that as a summer job. Not that I could've done it with anywhere near that kind of flair. Ah, well... that's okay, I'll just have to make it up. At least I have yet another role model!
We also did a few workshops. In the lapidary lab, we polished rocks. W. and J. just smoothed the surfaces of theirs, but I went to the trouble of shaping an oval cabochon out of the feldspar and quartz mix I picked out of the bucket of rocks. I'm happy with the rock that I polished, and I wonder if I can make it into a pendant or a bracelet.
In the LEGO stop-motion movie workshop, we used iStopMotion to create our own movies. J.'s was surprisingly well done. Two dinosaurs were heading for the same gift. They bickered in front of it, then got distracted by a passing spider, which they chased. Another dinosaur crept in and gobbled the gift. The first two dinosaurs turned around and ran after the third dinosaur. I thought that was better than my short clip of Darth Vader attempting to hitchhike in the desert, although I did enjoy simulating a bit of a force tantrum.
We all headed back to the toy store for a few more puzzles. I picked up some 3D block puzzles. Think tangrams, but using segments of four cubes stuck together. The graded puzzles and hints might be good for J., although she still needs hints. I thought the cubes might be more interesting than flat tangrams. Besides, *I* want the spatial practice. ;) W. picked up some more of those wooden puzzles under the brant Headstress. They're fairly well constructed and rather pretty; the kind of thing you can display in the living room as a trap for unwary geeks. ;)
Good day. Very good day. I heart science centres.
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John Walsh
John Walsh (1665 or 1666–1736) was a publisher, instrument maker, and music retailer, who established himself in London by 1690. Walsh was the pre-eminent English music publisher of his day. He was the first publisher to be named as music seller to the crown.2
Walsh began publishing together with John Hare in 1695; John Playford (1623–1686/7), who had dominated the field previously, was dead, and his son was inadequate as a businessman to maintain the house. Walsh thus encountered a distinct lack of competition, and "engraved music soon appeared from his premises on a scale previously unknown in England."1. Many of Walsh's editions were pirated from other publishers, and this accounts for much of the variety in his catalogue. It appears that he had managed to establish business relations with Estienne Roger by 1716, however, and his imprint and other marks can be found on several Roger prints. Walsh was astute at cost-saving, and found many ways to streamline his publications, and to make them more cost-effective. However, he often (at least early on) provided lavish title pages for publications. Walsh was quick on the uptake, always keeping abreast of new developements and advertising to great effect. By 1710, he was widely recognized as the most important publisher in England, even though competition was springing up and piracy was rampant. Handel had Walsh print Rinaldo in 1711, and from that Walsh claimed to have made £1500.
When John Hare died in 1725, his son Joseph took his place until his death in 1733.3
"Besides Hare another music seller joined with Walsh. This was P. Randall, who had a shop in Paul's Grave Court, without Temple Bar, at the sign of the Violin and Lute. The date for this is 1707-8, but before 1711 P. Randall seems to have abandoned his own shop and entered into some kind of partnership with Walsh, for the imprints give the Catherine Street address for both names. If we might assume that P. Randall had married into the Walsh family — say with Walsh's daughter — it might, in some degree, account for his presence on the Catherine Street imprint, and also for the circumstance that a William Randall (possibly his son) was, on the decease of John Walsh, junior, in possession of the business. This is of course only guess work, and no doubt an examination of the registers of some of the neighbouring churches might reveal more particulars."3
Walsh died on March 13, 1736 (leaving from £20,000-30,000). His son, also John Walsh, took over the firm. Walsh (ii) was noted as an instrument maker, becoming appointed maker to the king in 1731. At the same time, Walsh (ii) began numbering all of the firm's publications. Kidson again:
"During a certain period, the commencement of which I have not been able to definitely fix, Walsh, senior, affixed numbers to his publications ; these appear to be consecutive and indicate a date of publication. I have notes of works bearing numbers between 58 and 683, and ranging in date from probably about 1725 to 1736-7, for after the senior Walsh's death the son does not appear to have long continued the numeration; it is also pretty certain that the elder publisher did not by any means number all his publications during his period."3
Dating Walsh publications is generally no simple matter, as very few had a date printed. Kidson:
"Another particular which may be worth while noting, as tending to fix a date, is the different spellings of the name of the street. In the very earliest imprints it is spelled as in the modern way, "Catherine," varied with "Katherine," but while these two modes of spelling were used more or less indifferently at the same period, I cannot recall any imprint where the K is used later than 1718-20, though it was very generally used by Walsh about 1705 to 171 5. At a certain later date, during the son's time, and from about 1745 to 1760, "Catharine" is spelled with a centre "a" instead of an "e." "
It was Walsh (ii) who published Handel's later works; the Organ Concerti (Op. 4) were dedicated to him. As a retailer, he sold the work of other publishers, and absorbed several smaller publishers upon their liquidation. When he died (15 January 1766), he left £40,000. William Randall took over the business until 1783, whereupon it was absorbed by Wright and Wilkinson.
Imprints & Addresses
- John (Iohn) Walsh, and John Hare (1695-ca.1725), and Joseph Hare (ca.1720-ca.1733), and P. Randall (ca.1707-ca.1710)
- "printed for and sold by John Walsh Musical Instrument maker in ordinary to his Majesty, at the Harp and Ho-boy, in Catherine Street nere Somerset House in the Strand, and likewise to be had at Mr. Hare's Shop in Freemans Yard in Cornhill near the Royal Exchange" (1696)
- "sold by John Hare, musical instrument seller, at the Golden Violin, in St. Paul's Church Yard, and at his shop in Freeman's Yard, in Cornhill, and by John Welch, [sic] musical instrument maker in ordinary to his Majesty, at the Golden Harp and Hautboy, in Catherine Street, against Somerset House Water Gate, in the Strand" (1697)
- "printed for and sold by John Walsh, musical instrument maker in ordinary to his Majesty at the Golden Harp and Hautboy in Katherine Street, near Somerset House, in ye Strand, and John Hare, musical instrument maker, at ye Golden Viol, in St. Paul's Church Yard, and at his shop in Freeman's Court, Cornhill, near ye Royall Exchange" (1700)
- "printed and sold by I. Walsh, musical instrument maker in ordinary to his majesty, at the Golden Harp and Hoboy in Catherine Street, near Somerset House, in ye Strand, and I. Hare at the Golden Viol, in St. Paul's Church Yard, and at Freeman's Yard" (ca.1705)
- "printed for I. Walsh, servt to her Ma'tie, at ye Harp and Hoboy, in Katherine Street, near Somerset House and I. Hare, at ye Golden Viol, in St. Paul's Church Yard, or at his shop in Freeman's Yard" (ca.1705)
- "printed for J. Walsh, servant to her Majesty, at the Golden Harp and Hoboy, in Katherine Street, near Somerset House, in the Strand." (c.1705)
- "printed for J. Walsh, at ye Harp, in Catherine Street, in ye Strand, and J. Hare, at ye Viol and Flute, in Cornhill, and P. Randall, at ye Violin and Lute, without Temple Barr" (1707)
- "printed for J. Walsh, at the Harp and Hoboy, in Katherine Street, near Somerset-House in the Strand: and J. Hare, Instrument-Maker, at the Golden Viol and Flute in Cornhill near the Royal Exchange: and P. Randal, at the Violin and Lute by Pauls-grave Court, without Temple Barr" (1708)
- "printed for J. Walsh, and P. Randall, at the Harp and Hoboy, in Katherine Street, by Somerset House, in the Strand, and at the Violin and Flute, by Paul's Grave Head Court, without Temple Bar, and J. Hare, at the Golden Viol and Flute, in Cornhill" (ca.1709-10)
- "Printed for J. Walsh Servant in Ordinary to her Majesty, & P. Randall at ye Harp & Hoboy in Katherine Street near Somerset House in ye Strand. & J. Hare at ye Viol & Flute in Cornhill near ye Royal Exchange" (before 1714)
- "Printed for I: Walsh Servt. to his Majesty at the Harp and Hoboy in Catherine Street in the Strand. & Ino. & Ioseph Hare at the Viol & Flute in Cornhill near the Royal Exchange" (1723)
- printed for I. Walsh in Catherine Street in the Strand
- John (Iohn) Walsh [junior] (ca.1733-1766)
- printed for I. Walsh in Catherine Street in the Strand
- printed by I. Walsh in Catharine Street in the Strand
- "Printed & Sold by John Walsh Musick Printer & Instrument Maker to his Majesty at the Harp & Hoboy in Catherine Street in the Strand" (ca.1735, 1747)
- sold by I. Walsh, musick printer and instrument maker to his majesty ... (1747)
- William Randall (& Abell) (1766-1783)
- "Printed for Wm. Randall Successor to the late Mr. Walsh in Catharine Street in the Strand"
- Wright and Wilkinson (1783-ca.1810)
- Printed for Wright & Wilkinson Successors to the late Mr. Walsh in Catharine Street in the Strand"
- Printed by Wright & Co. Successors to Mr. Walsh. Catharine Street, Strand"
Catalogue Numbers
Sources Consulted
- 1. Sadie, Stanley. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- New York and London: Macmillan Publications, 1980.
- 2. Wier, Albert E. The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians in One Volume
- New York: The Macmillan Co., 1938.
- 3. Kidson, Frank, British Music Publishers, Printers and Engravers
- London: W. E. Hill & Sons, 1900.
External Links
- [http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxpublish.html Music Publishing in Baroque
- Handel's Publisher, John Walsh, His Successors, and Contemporaries The Musical Quarterly Vol. 6, No. 3, Jul., 1920 Published by: Oxford University Press http://www.jstor.org/stable/737971
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OAKLAND -- A teenage girl who friends described as an innocent victim is dead and a teenage boy was injured in a double shooting at an East Oakland housing complex on Sunday afternoon, police said.
The fatal shooting of the 15-year-old girl is the second time a teenager has been killed at the Lion Creek Crossing housing complex since July and comes exactly one year after a 5-year-old boy was killed outside his father's taco truck about one mile away.
"I heard the shots and my son came running to the house and said, 'Mom, this girl just got shot, there's blood," said Latasha Bailey, 28, quoting her 9-year-old son.
Bailey, who lives in the housing complex, said she ran outside, saw the girl on the ground and the girl's friend performing CPR.
"But she was already gone," Bailey said Sunday night as she stood behind yellow police tape at the scene.
Officers were called around 3:40 p.m. to the housing complex in the 6600 block of Lion Way for reports of shots being fired, said police spokeswoman Johnna Watson. When officers arrived, they found the girl fatally shot and a 14-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound that was not life threatening. He was taken to a hospital, Watson said. Both of the victims are from Oakland.
Authorities have not released the girl's name, but her friends described her as kind. Friends were comforting her family at the scene, where a dozen police cars and as many evidence markers remained as of 6 p.m.
Weeping was audible in the cold night air.
"She was a really nice girl," said friend Jakil Sarhim, 15, who lives across the street from where the shooting took place.
Alisha Walker, 39, also lives in the complex and said she was inside her home when she heard a dozen shots rang out.
"I was like, 'Here we go again with the gunshots.' But this time I heard sirens," she said. "I knew something was wrong."
A preliminary investigation revealed that the teenagers were walking with a group of people east on Lion Way near the complex when a male suspect, who police said was a lone gunman, approached and started firing at them, Watson said.
Police described the suspect as a black teenager, age 13 to 16, about 5-foot-5 and possibly wearing a red T-shirt. A motive for the double shooting has not been established, according to police.
The housing complex, which is near 66th Avenue and the Oakland Coliseum, was where 15-year-old Hadari Askari was gunned down on July 10.
On Dec. 30, 2011, 5-year-old Gabriel Martinez Jr. was shot and killed in front of his family's taco truck at 5490 International Blvd., the 110th and final homicide of 2011.
Sunday's slaying is the city's 131st homicide in 2012.
June Allison, stood next to her son, Jakil Sarhim, outside the housing complex Sunday night and shook her head.
Allison, who has lived in the neighborhood for 21 years, called the killing senseless.
"I want more police presence here. At least for the kids," she said as she glanced at the taped off homicide scene. "It's just not safe here anymore."
Harry Harris contributed to this report. Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Contact David DeBolt at 925-943-8048. Follow them at Twitter.com/nataliealund and Twitter.com/daviddebolt.


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You just never know who will show up when you are in the Wood County (Tx) Genealogical Society genealogy research room at the Quitman public Library. Last Friday it was Quitman and Wood County native Sissy Spacek who was visiting in the area that day.
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Sleepy Eye 7, New Ulm Gold 3
The Sleepy Eye Post 7 Legion team won their first game of the summer on June 10 when they hosted New Ulm Gold.
Sleepy Eye got off to a solid start after they scored four runs in the first inning.
Jordan Anderson had a nice game on the mound, throwing seven strikeouts to lead in pitching.
John Mangen went 2-3 at bat and had three RBI. Brandon Helget went 3-4 and had one RBI, while Mitch Neid went 2-3 and had one RBI as well.
Sleepy Eye's next game is on June 13 at 8 p.m. at home against Fairmont.
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Little more than huge gun mountings fitted on simple, self-propelled rafts, the Royal Navy's big gun monitors were designed and built rapidly to fulfill an urgent need for heavy shore bombardment during World War I. They were largely forgotten when this short-lived requirement was over until Buxton produced the first edition of this book in 1978. Now completely revised, expanded, and redesigned to a larger format, the book provides a top-notch technical and operational history, supported by more than 200 illustrations of the ship. A final class, built in World War II, along with new material on the heavier monitors, is included in this revised and expanded edition of a classic work.
Ian Buxton is a naval architect who taught in the School of Marine Science and Technology at the University of Newcastle for twenty-eight years. The former president of the World Ship Society, he is the author of four books.
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DL Naquez Pringle of Carvers Bay attended USC's junior day and took the opportunity to experience some things he hadn't on earlier visits. "It was something different than before," he said. "The new (DL) coach is there. I liked him. from the time I me him. He seems like he's ready to start his career at South Carolina." Pringle also spent time with his recruiter Steve Spurrier Jr. "He just loved me to death," he said. "He walked up on me one time and punched me in the back." Pringle also spoke briefly with Steve Spurrier. USC and Clemson remain his two offers and he plans to visit Clemson for its next junior day. He also wants to visit LSU. Pringle said USC and Clemson remain on top for him with no favorite.Tweet
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Margie S. Youngblood, 91
Published: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
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FLETCHER — Margie May Sisk Youngblood, 91, of Fletcher, N.C., died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Jan. 5, 2013, at Elizabeth House. Born in Clarkesville, Ga., she moved to Hendersonville at age 19. She was married to Charles H. Youngblood, who died in 1974 and was the daughter of the late Charlie Benton and Lillie Harris Sisk. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Omer and Ralph, and sisters, Addie, Ophelia, and Rosa Lee, and her daughter-in-law, Joan Mullen Shytle.
After raising her family, she returned to college, earned her degree in bookkeeping, and later worked as hostess in many area restaurants.
She is survived by so many who loved her: a son, W. Douglas Shytle and wife, Maryann; a daughter, Vickey Sitton and husband, Don; grandchildren, R. Douglas Shytle and wife, Rebecca, Lori Shytle Brown and husband, Sean; "her special" grandchildren, Tommy, Mikayla and Mackenzie, and six great-grandchildren. There were also her "adopted" family: Martha and Boyce White, son, Preston; Judy and Steve Ferenchiak; Sandy and Will McPherson, and Freda and Will Graham.
Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at Shepherd Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, 5045 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, N.C. with Ron Kelley and Steve Ferenchiak officiating. The family will receive friends there one hour prior to the service and burial at the park to immediately follow with Eric Evans officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Elizabeth House, 571 S. Allen Road, Flat Rock, N.C. 28731.
An online register book is available for family and friends by visiting www.thosshepherd.com.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
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September 25, 2006
Augusta commissioners are trying to fix the budget, but have they taken the time to see how they're contributing to the deficit?
In this special assignment, News 12's Jonathan Martin looks at some of the costly decisions made by commissioners.
Commissioners ultimately decide how millions of your tax dollars are spent...and while they're looking at solutions for this budget shortfall, some ask: are they a part of the problem?
Augusta is facing a $5 million deficit for the second straight year.
"It's a mess, it really is," says Augusta resident Diane Godsey.
And while commissioners have talked about making cuts to areas that are said to be losing money, like transit, there hasn't been much talk about the Commission's role in the budget shortfall.
"I'll admit freely that some shortsighted decisions by past commissions have put us in the budget situation we're in now," Augusta mayor Deke Copenhaver told News 12.
"That's a lot of money that has been spent that's really unnecessary," said Commissioner J.R. Hatney. "I'm not faulting or blaming anybody, but it's not been done."
The biggest way the Commission has cost you is by not following the city's charter, which calls for a legal department.
That means instead of your tax dollars paying a salary of $250,000 to an attorney who works for the city, you pay private attorney Steve Shepard by the hour...which has added up to at least $2 million a year.
"How we do not have an in-house legal department to this point after it was called for by consolidation...it was actually voted on three times to move forward with that," Copenhaver said.
But it never did move forward. Mayor Pro Tem Marion Williams says he's addressed this before, but got little support.
"None of the other commissioners want to address this," he said. "When the taxpayers want to look at money, they need to see how many millions of dollars goes into our attorney's budget versus the city's budget."
Another decision that's cost you millions was the Commission giving eight percent raises to all 2700 city workers. Not only were the raises unbudgeted, but the city administrator warned city leaders before about the negative effect that large of an increase would have.
"I just don't think you can go outside of the budget like that," Copenhaver said. "That was a very shortsighted decision."
And while commissioners certainly are not to blame for all of the budget problems, when you factor in some of their decisions along with the fact that some continually go over on their city cell phone and gas budget, perhaps it can be argued that city leaders have played a role.
"They're fully responsible for all of the things they blow away," says Augusta resident John Force. "They just blow away things; they don't put it into perspective."
"We're going to work through some of this," Commissioner Hatney said. "It's going to take some soul searching and heart searching."
City leaders tell News 12 there is a committee currently in place to establish a law department. As far as what commissioners will do to fix this year's budget, that is still in the works.


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HOUSTON (December 20, 2012)—Former President George H.W. Bush's month-long stay in a Houston hospital for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough appears to be nearing an end, spokesman Jim McGrath said Thursday.
McGrath said Bush might be released from the Methodist Hospital over the weekend and be home in time Christmas.
Hospital officials have said the 88-year-old former president is steadily improving and that he's been receiving physical therapy to increase his strength.
Bush has been in the hospital since Nov. 23.
He also was in the hospital with a cough for about a week in early November.
Bush and his wife, Barbara, spend winters at their home in Houston and summers at their home in Kennebunkport, Maine.


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Citation: Simon, P.W., Cavagnaro, P.F., Chung, S., Ali, A., Yildiz, M., Alesandro, M.S. 2009. Development and Characterization of Novel SSR Markers in Carrot (Daucus Carota L.) and Their Application for Mapping and Diversity Analysis in Apiaceae. Plant and Animal Genome Conference [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. p. 132. Technical Abstract: Genomic resources in carrot and other Apiaceae are relatively underdeveloped. The availability of a large set of pcr-based codominant markers, such as simple sequence repeats (SSR), would allow integration of the different carrot genetic maps constructed to date (mainly using anonymous dominant markers) and aid in the genotyping of carrot and related taxa. We used two different approaches to isolate carrot SSRs; 1) Construction and analysis of a genomic DNA library enriched for SSR loci (GSSRs) and 2) Bioinformatic mining for SSR motifs in a 1.7 Mb BAC-end sequence database (BSSR). The SSR-enriched library yielded microsatellites with higher number of repeats but shorter motifs than the BAC-end sequence derived SSRs. The most abundant motifs found were di- (47%) and tetranucleotides (40%) for GSSRs, and tri- (43%) and tetranucleotides (25%) for BSSRs. A total of 304 SSRs (158 GSSRs and 146 BSSRs) were succesfuly characterized in a subset (16 plants/population) of 5 F2 carrot mapping populations, and in 16 different Apiaceae. The percentage of potentially mapable markers (codominant or dominant) in the F2 families ranged from 34-45 and 25-34 among GSSRs and BSSRs, respectively. More than 80 % of the SSR markers amplified DNA in Daucus species other than carrot, whereas in the further related non-Daucus species the SSRs performance varied greatly depending on the species and the SSR. In general, the type of motif class, motif length and repeat were not indicative of polymorphisms. The frequency of carrot SSRs in BAC-end sequence was estimated to be 1 every 7.6 kb.


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Folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash coming to Peace Center
Published: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 4:58 p.m.
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One of the most influential music acts of all-time is set to bring its trademark harmonies and extensive song catalogue to the Upstate.
Folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash will give a rare performance at 7:30 p.m. on May 21 at the Peace Center for the Performing Arts in Greenville.
Tickets, which start at $65, go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Saturday and can be purchased online at www.peacecenter.org; in person at the Peace Center box office, 300 S. Main St., Greenville; and by phone at 864-467-3000 or 800-888-7768.
Formed more than four decades ago by David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, the iconic trio played their first-ever concert together at the legendary Woodstock festival in 1969.
All three members have been twice voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including membership for their work in Crosby, Stills & Nash.
"An Evening with Crosby, Stills & Nash" will be an intimate two-and-a-half to three hour show packed with many of the trio's classic hits such as "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Our House," "Teach Your Children" and "Wooden Ships."
Prior to forming Crosby, Stills & Nash, each member of the band had been in another prominent group: Crosby in the Byrds; Stills in Buffalo Springfield; and Nash in The Hollies.
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quote: Why do I need to know that someone is infinitely kind to take a financial hit, so that I can buy something at a decent price? It feels like talking to a car salesman.
quote: Anyway... Does anyone know what does "laminated" screen mean? (vs gorilla glass?)
quote: Now, that I hear all the whine about rock-bottom cost, I start to wonder how many corners were cut


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At Long Last, Signs of Woori Progress
Setting a positive tone for the South Korean government's latest attempt to sell Woori Finance Holdings, bidders emerged Monday for two regional banks that are being offered as the first stage of a sale.
After failing three times to sell its 57% stake in Woori Finance due to a lack of interest, the government aims this time to do it in three steps—first selling the two regional banks, then the brokerage unit and related affiliates and finally flagship Woori Bank.
While Woori Bank is targeted for sale next year, both two regional banks attracted more than one interested party when bids were accepted on Monday, the government said. South Korean law requires at least two bidders for the auction sale of any government asset.
Valued at $5.3 billion, Woori Finance—the nation's largest banking group by assets—was formed in 2001 after the government spent $11.9 billion to rescue five financial firms from the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. The government has already recouped 45% of its investment through an initial public offering and four block sales, which reduced its holding to the current 57% from 100%.
The FSC aims to name a preferred bidder for the two regional banks early next year and close the two deals in the second half of 2014.
The bidders for Kyongnam Bank, based in the southern province of Gyeongsangnam-do and valued at $1.3 billion in its parent's books, are Busan-based BS Financial Holdings, Daegu-based DGB Financial Group, state-owned Industrial Bank of Korea, and a consortium made up of Jabez Partners, the Changwon Chamber of Commerce Industry and local private-equity firm Truben Investment, according to the four bidders.
Among bidders for Kwangju Bank were Seoul-based banking giant Shinhan Financial Group, BS Financial, DGB Financial and JB Financial Group, according to the companies and the person involved in the deal.
Also boosting expectations for the deal's success, KB Financial Group—home to Kookmin Bank, the nation's largest—and farmers' cooperative NongHyup Financial Group are mulling separate bids for the package of Woori's brokerage unit Woori Investment & Securities, according to both companies. At the closing share price Monday, the unit is worth $822 million.
Potential buyers are also lining up for debt-investment unit Woori F&I, people familiar with the deal had said earlier this month. It's valued on its parent's books at $191 million.


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Forget the pipe dream of actually competing for a World Cup title, Team USA would be pulling off a minor miracle by just advancing to the knockout round.
Friday's much-anticipated draw put the Americans in Group G with Germany and Portugal and Ghana. This is the Group of Death everyone feared. It's the only of the eight groups with two top-five teams.
Germany, which has finished top 3 each of the last three World Cups, is ranked No. 2 in the world. Portugal, featuring arguably the best player in the world in Cristiano Ronaldo, is No. 5. Only two teams advance from each group's round robin tournament, so USA is nothing short of a long shot.
The worst team in Group G is hardly a slouch. Ghana, which ranks No. 24 in the FIFA soccer rankings, has beaten USA in each of the last two World Cups.
As ESPN's Taylor Twellman put it: This is like playing in the NFC West.
(Oddly enough, Mexico -- which squeaked into the World Cup -- got a better draw than the U.S., landing in Group A with host Brazil, Croatia and Cameroon.)
This sucks because soccer has become cool in America. The steady improvement of the national team has turned into a national party every four years, powered by hopes that the US might finally do something big. That buzz might have just been killed six months before the party started.
The Americans' group has given fuel to conspiracy theories about FIFA being anti-USA. This, indeed, is a disaster for the U.S. They don't have the horses to run with these powers, especially not early.
Their best hope was a good draw to help finish top two in the group and reach the knockout round, where anything can happen.. Hopefully the pressure of the moment, the threat of elimination, plays to their advantage.
But America doesn't have the talent at the top, which usually wins out in these tournaments. Strategy and willpower typically aren't enough to beat speed, skill, size and experience. As much as Jozy Altidore has improved, he can't carry the team on his back. As tough as Clint Dempsey is, he can't by sheer will lift USA over better players.
The men's national team is probably as deep and as versatile as it has been in years, coming off a great season that featured a record 12 straight wins. Perhaps the mystery that is Jurgen Klinsmann's formations can work to the advantage of the U.S. Maybe being counted out by the entire world gives this team the edge it needs to pull off something special. Maybe the time for that is June, when optimism peaks as the World Cup nears.
Right now, it feels like the U.S. just got doomed by the draw. And with it, perhaps, America's burgeoning soccer party tradition. Contact Marcus Thompson at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ThompsonScribe.


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POSITION: Left Wing
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BIRTHPLACE: Kiev, UKR
DRAFTED: undrafted
|- Named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for games ending February 17... tallied four goals and an assist in the three games, including two game-winning goals.
- Recorded his seventh career two-goal game on 2/14 at TOR... both goals were on the power play.
- Registered a goal and two assists in his Islander debut on 10/5 at BUF, tying a career-high with three points (six times)...recorded his 100th career assist in Islander debut.
GAMES MISSED: 14 --- Healthy Scratch: 0 --- Injury: 14 (shoulder, 2; flu-like symptoms, 2; knee sprain, 10)
Tied for third on the team in goals with 16 and ranked sixth in points with 33…Led the team in power play goals with eight…Made his Islander debut on October 5 at Buffalo, tying a career-high with three points (1-2-3)…Recorded his 100th NHL assist in his Islanders debut…Named NHL's Second Star of the Week for games ending February 17 after recording four goals and an assist in three games, including two game-winning goals…Missed 15 games due to injury, including the last 11 of the season with a knee sprain.
2006-07: Was 12-20-32 in 80 games with Tampa Bay…Posted a career-high four power play assists along with two power play goals and one game winner…Recorded a four-game point streak from Oct. 19-28 (3g,2a).
2005-06: Established personal bests for goals in a season with 26 and points with 41...Scored 21st goal of the season and moved into fifth on the all-time Lightning game-winning goals list with 15 on March 19 vs. the Islanders...Netted 20th goal of the season to set a career best March 11 at Toronto...Tied a personal record with three points for the fifth time with a goal and two assists on Feb. 4 vs. Washington.
2004-05: Did not play due to NHL lockout.
2002-03: Led team in game-winning goals (6)…Tied franchise record for GWG in a season…Finished season ranked tied for 15th in the NHL in GWG and tied for 21st in shooting percentage (16.8%)...Set new career-high with 18th goal of the season on March 31 at Boston.
2001-02: Set career-highs in games played (78) and goals (17…Appeared in one game with Ukraine in the preliminary round of the 2002 Winter Olympics, scoring one goal on Feb. 11 vs. Switzerland…Appeared in 100th career game on Dec. 6 vs. Islanders…Tied career-long 3-game goal scoring streak from 12/15-12/18 (3g).
2000-01: Tied for fifth among NHL rookies in points with 36...Sixth among NHL rookies in goals with 16...Tied for eighth among NHL rookies in assists with 20...Fourth among NHL rookies in shooting percentage at 13.4% (16 goals on 119 shots)...Made NHL debut Oct. 24 at NY Rangers, recording one assist...Went 1-1-2 with first career NHL goal (the game-winner) on Nov. 4 vs. Buffalo...Set career mark with two goals at Washington on Dec. 30...Set career-high with 1-2-3 on Jan. 5 at Atlanta...Ended the regular season with a career high 3-game goal-scoring streak (3g).
1999-2000: Appeared in 75 games split between Philadelphia (AHL) and Trenton (ECHL) during his first professional season…Set Philadelphia records for most assists (34) and most points (50) in a season by a rookie...Named Philadelphia's co-Rookie of the Year...Fourth on Philadelphia in plus/minus (+24).
1998-99: Appeared in 55 games for Sioux City, scoring 43-34-77…Led the USHL in GWG (9) and SH Goals (6) and finished 2nd in the league in Points (77) and Goals (43)...Led the USHL in the Three Star Standings (53 total points, including 11 times as 1st Star)...Posted a 13-game goal-scoring streak from Oct. 31-Dec. 5 (21g)...Scored four goals on Nov. 22 in Sioux City's 6-0 win over Thunder Bay.
2006: Recorded a personal playoff high for 2006 with four shots and had 12 PIM in Game 3…Played in all five playoff games in the ECQF vs. Ottawa.
2004: Scored both Lightning goals in a 2-1 victory in Game 7 vs. Calgary to win the game and the Stanley Cup…Played 22 of 23 games en route to setting new career highs for goals, assists, points, penalty minutes, power play goals, game-winning goals, shots, shooting percentage, and time on ice during the playoffs…Tied the team record for most goals in a playoffs with 12…Set a new franchise record for goals in a playoff series with six and for power play goals in a series with four in the ECF vs. Philadelphia…Recorded first two-goal game (7, 8) of the playoffs in Game 6 vs. Philadelphia.
2003: Appeared in all 11 playoff games, recording an assist and two penalty minutes…Averaged 13:58 in ice time…Recorded second career playoff assist by setting up Martin St. Louis' goal in Game 3 vs. New Jersey on April 28.
2002: Appeared in 5 games, recording 1-0-1 with 11 shots on goal…Scored game's only goal at 7:47 mark of OT on April 17 vs. Ottawa in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
2001: Appeared in six games, posting 0-1-1 with four PIM and six shots…Made NHL Playoff debut on April 11 vs. Buffalo in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Quarterfinals…Registered first career playoff point with an assist on April 19 vs. Buffalo in Game 5 of ECQF.
MILESTONES First NHL Game: 10/24/00 at NY Rangers
First NHL Game: 10/24/00 at NY Rangers
Most Goals: 2 (seven times), Last: 2/14/08 at Toronto


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Pretty new to the excellent PS3 Media server & hope you can help with a couple of questions.
Firstly - saving of any setting is change doesn't seem to work - for example is i set the buffer to 600mb and click on the 'definitely disable subtitles' box - if i save and quit - as is says to do - when i relaunch everything is back to default settings - Am i doing something wrong??
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Nancy Potter RitesMarch 30,2013Nancy Potter Rites
The memorial service for Nancy Nan Potter, 81, of Rutland who died Monday, March 25, 2013, at the Rutland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center was held Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the Trinity Episcopal Church chapel.
The Very Rev. Christopher David officiated.
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Enter coastal photo contest
Published: Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 12:39 a.m.
The Coastal Waters Consortium is hosting the Love Me, Love My Marsh photo campaign seeking photos that show how much you love the marsh.
Every eight weeks, a winner will be chosen for a surprise prize.
Photos will be featured on the Coastal Waters Consortium Facebook page and gallery at: http://www.facebook.com/coastalwatersconsortiumgallery.cwc.lumcon.edu.
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Teyana Taylor feels "young again," which is odd to hear coming from a 21-year-old, but considering how hectic the last six years have been for her, it makes sense.
At 15, Taylor was signed to Pharrell Williams' Star Trak imprint under Interscope and though the experience featured some highs—a few singles being released from an eventually shelved debut album—the end goal was never achieved.
Now things are looking good for the Harlem artist. She's parted ways with Interscope and recently signed on with Def Jam's motley crew, the Kanye West-led G.O.O.D. Music.
The multi-talented First Lady checked in with Complex to talk about how her tomboy swag changed the game, how humming around Mr. West got her on his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and her squad's forthcoming Cruel Summer album.
Interview by Brad Wete (@BradWete)
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Complex: How did you first meet Kanye West?
Teyana Taylor: At his Glow in the Dark tour with him, N.E.R.D. and Rihanna. At the time I was signed to Pharrell Williams and his Star Trak label. Kanye used to always like my outfits. So from jump we became fashion friends and we'd talk about different clothes and designing different things. We'd email each other different garments that we liked. That's how we became friends and super close.
How'd you go from being the stylish friend to being on a couple of records on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?
One day he called me while he was working on the album. He wanted me to come to the studio to check out some pieces that Balmain had exclusively made for him and he wanted me to check out his album.
Even though the invite really was to check out clothes, I had told myself I was going to get on that album—whether he knew or not. [Laughs.] I'm not even a morning person and he wanted me to come at 9 a.m. I get there and I like his clothes. He's like, "I knew you'd like this!" Then he started playing his album and I start humming and doing some little runs to what I'm hearing on the sly tip. I came in there humming! I knew what I was doing. [Laughs.] So he hears me and is like, "You can really sing. Yo, can you put some backgrounds on this song 'Hell of a Life'?" He knew I was signed to Pharrell and all that, but I guess he didn't know what I could really do. Like I said, we were more fashion friends. He just knew I was fly.
So then he tells me to do "Dark Fantasy." At the time it was pretty empty, just verses. He put me in another room by myself and said, "Go." I came back with a whole intro and chorus. I did all the scratches and the cuts myself with my voice. That's not a DJ thing when you hear my voice go like that. I was so nervous when I played it for Kanye. I hadn't been in the studio for so long. I was so excited to be trying out for that song. Rihanna was there.
Are you a Martin fan? Your story sounds like the episode Biggie was on. Pam and Gina got all dressed up and sing in the background while he and Martin talked in the living room. You really got on Kanye's album by singing in the background.
Yeah! That's kind of what it was. I was scheming, looking through clothes on the laptop doing my little humming. Yeah, that was definitely an episode from Martin. That was a great experience.
Who else is really fly enough to be the first lady of G.O.O.D. Music? I don't feel it could have been anybody else but me. And I'm a humble person. But you couldn't name another person who'd be a better first lady.
What did Kanye think when he heard your work?
He loved it. He didn't add nothing or change anything. I ended up getting three placements on that album. It was perfect. So then he asked me what my label situation was. I told him I was getting out of the Interscope contract that I was in for a while. He called me to perform in New York and then in Austin, Texas. Shit pretty much popped from there.
When did you first think being signed to G.O.O.D. was an actual possibility?
After I heard "Dark Fantasy" being played on The Hangover 2 trailer and at basketball games, it really got me thinking, "Who else is really fly enough to be the first lady of G.O.O.D. Music?" I don't feel it could have been anybody else but me. And I'm a humble person. But you couldn't name another person who'd be a better first lady.
What do you think Kanye loves about you as an artist?
Kanye always felt like I was the female version of him. The way I believe in clothes. The visions and wanting to make more than just a great song. It's bigger than that. He's been where I've been, where people aren't believing in you. I feel like everybody has their season. And my season is coming up.
Was it tough being on the shelf for so long at Star Trak and Interscope?
I'm so blessed, man. It doesn't make any sense. Of course the haters are going to see what they want to see. But you have to think about it: I'm a young girl that's worked with Beyoncé when I was 15. I worked with Jay-Z when I was 17 and I was signed to Pharrell. I've been a part of some pretty epic situations. I've had one-on-one heart-to-hearts with Alicia Keys and people like that. And they say, "I understand you. I've been through that." And even when I spoke to Swizz, he was like, "Alicia can't stop talking about you." So when people would hate on me, I just knew none of that matters. The right people believe in me. When Beyoncé stops me and goes, "Oh, my God, I love your video. I'm so proud of you." That's all that matters to me. I'm blessed on a whole other level.


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Bulgarians Protest Electricity Prices
A protester threw a snowball at Bulgaria's energy minister amid a wave of weekend protests over the prices of electricity.
Public frustration with a weak economy led many in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia and in over a dozen other cities to come out to the streets to say their electricity bills are too high. Some said that they won't pay.
Chanting "Mafia" and carrying signs reading "Stop CEZ" and "How long will we remain silent?", protesters voiced apparent public fury towards Prague-based utility CEZ AS, Austria's energy company EVN, and privately-held Energo-Pro, all of which have electricity distribution businesses in the southeastern European country.
As Europe enters another year with little hope of a strong economic rebound, public discontent is not uncommon. Consumers in the European Union's poorer eastern flank spend relatively more of their disposable income on household expenses than do their peers in the more affluent western part.
Protesters say the companies lifted their prices unfairly.
In Bulgaria, where the European Union forecasts economic growth of 1.4% this year following an estimated 0.8% gross domestic product rise last year, the electricity market is highly regulated and power companies face strict limits on what they can charge end users.
In November of last year, Bulgaria had the absolute lowest end-user electricity price of all 27 EU member states.
Energy ministry officials were not immediately available to comment. Stefan Zach, head of corporate communications at EVN, said the Austrian company isn't seriously worried about the public outcries, which are similar to protests that took place in 2006 and were largely peaceful.
"At the beginning we weren't the focus of the protests, but from Saturday to Sunday some extremists burned two of our company cars, and because of that we are now the focus," Mr. Zach said, adding that over the years there have been protests, "but not with this kind of brutality."
CEZ spokeswoman Barbora Pulpanova said that if there are higher prices, it's most likely due to a colder winter, higher consumption over Christmas, and a prolonged accounting period.
Both Christmas and New Year's fell during the work week in 2012, unlike the year before, and so families were heating their homes during those weeks when a year ago they were mostly at work.
But to sooth the situation, CEZ has prolonged the opening hours in customer centers to examine bills from Bulgarian citizens complaining about higher electricity prices for December and January, it said.
"We've examined already 500 bills and in none of them did we find a mistake," Ms. Pulpanova said.
Michal Znojil, an equities trader at J&T Banka in Prague, said that investors shouldn't overestimate the current problems in Bulgaria.
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Gruml lets you view and manage your subscriptions of your Google Reader account.
Add subscriptions, manage your folders and tags, have a quicklook over unread articles, view your subscriptions webpages and much more.
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Love Gruml, still have some little bugs but notjing important
Now it's 64 bit !!!
I have one simple request that the current version (0.9.17) does not support yet: the possibility to sort the feeds manually. (Now they are sorted alphabetically only.)
Latest Version 0.9.15.977:
● Fixed: Google Reader sync issues (unread/read, mark items, add feeds etc. not synced any more) due to changed interface (Issue #140)
● Fixed: ClickToFlash support (>=1.6b6) in preview ● fixed (Issue #144)
● Fixed: Slow scrolling in articles list on 10.5
● Fixed: Open article's website in default browser/new tab didn't work if article pane is active (Issue #136)
● Improvement: Changed count of unread items (Issue #141)
● Improvement: unread folders/feeds in sidebar are marked bold
● New: Open article in browser tab/default browser by pressing right arrow / right sweep if status in item list (Issue #142)
● New: short link services: u.nu and .tk
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I'm liking this app more and more every day and am now using it as my default Google centric reader. Granted, as others have mentioned, it does have a few issues, but remember it hasn't reached GA yet. Version 0.9.11 brought very good improvements and I think this app has a bright future. No other RSS reader I know of has such a wide range of integration with almost every major social network. Good job.
This is a good alternative to netnewswire. But its almost impossible to use bacause it runs so slowly on macbook 2.0ghz even scrolling through feeds conjours up the beachball. I understand its still in beta and that this will probably be fixeed in the future. It has more features than most rss readers and its syncs with google reader as well.
Though I've happily used NetNewsWire for quite some time, after the recent changes I'm looking for a better alternative. I agree with BRH (and as the developer has stated on their site) Gruml is definitely beta, but I'm really excited about where this is going! Will be a fantastic news reader once the kinks are worked out.
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Accenture Tapped as New HealthCare.gov Contractor
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Accenture LLP has been selected as the lead contractor for HealthCare.gov, the online insurance marketplace plagued by snags since its Oct. 1 rollout.
Accenture Federal Services was awarded a one-year contract to continue technical improvements to the site, the company said in a statement Saturday. After reviewing more than a dozen firms, the government selected Accenture for a $45 million contract for the initial phase of the project, which includes a transition plan to define the work required.
"Accenture will bring deep healthcare industry insight as well as proven experience building large-scale, public-facing websites to continue improving HealthCare.gov," David Moskovitz, chief executive of Accenture Federal Services said in the statement.
CGI Group has been largely responsible for assembling and fixing the troubled portal serving consumers in 36 states. While CGI's contract expired Feb. 28, it included options to continue work for 18 more months.
The company said Friday that the federal government opted not to renew its contract to oversee key parts of the online site, and people close to the project said they were blindsided by the decision to select a new contractor.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services didn't immediately respond to requests for comment Sunday. "As CMS moves forward in our efforts to help consumers access quality, affordable health coverage, we have selected Accenture to become the lead contractor for the HealthCare.gov portal and to prepare for next year's open enrollment period," the agency said in a statement Saturday. "We are pleased that more than 1.1 million consumers already have enrolled in a private plan in the federal marketplace thanks to existing efforts and look forward to working with all of our contract partners to ensure a smooth transition of this work."
Industry consultant Robert Laszewski said the decision to swap contractors wasn't surprising considering the difficulty CGI had with the site and the finger-pointing that occurred, with both the company and the government blaming each other for the portal's flaws.
"They are at odds over who is at fault so it's not a surprise there's a divorce," said Mr. Laszewski, president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates LLC, a policy and marketplace consulting firm based in Alexandria, Va. "Accenture's reputation is mixed, like all major government contractors. The question is, can they do a better job? I think it's telling they weren't the first choice. It's when you get a divorce you go to the second and third choice."
CGI said it would continue contracting with CMS on other projects and has received nearly $37 million in contract awards since Oct. 1.
The site is a signature piece of the health-care overhaul that allows consumers to select health-insurance programs by entering personal information such as age and income. Design flaws and other problems meant many users were unable to complete applications and enroll when the portal debuted. Improvements have since been made, with about 1.1 million consumers picking private plans through the site through Dec. 28.
Accenture Federal Services, based in Arlington, Va., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP. Following a transition period on the current program, Accenture will provide services to support the federal marketplace to prepare for open enrollment in October 2014.


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In a debate on Obamacare, the law was called a failure due to high premiums, deductibles, failed promises and plans loaded with unnecessary provisions, such as maternity care for nuns and senior adults.
Other problems include the fact that it is a forced government program with hidden taxes and costs and it appears the only people who can afford coverage are those being subsidized.
While many of us are recovering from the holidays and looking forward to a busy 2014, it's important that county homeowners remember the residential property tax deadline is coming soon.
All residential property taxes are due in our office by Jan. 15 – and the late penalties can be costly – so please don't be late.
Those homeowners whose tax payments are postmarked after Jan. 15 will have a 3 percent penalty assessed.
By the time you read this Christmas will have come and gone, yet this is a story that still needs telling. A young man at the tender age of 9 has the ability to know his own mind, to think of others and to share what he has with those less fortunate than he, be they people or animals.
We received a Facebook message recently from Paula Livingston Nguyen, who said she had some pet food and blankets for us and could one of us please meet her in Indian Land to pick it up.
My friend, a grandmother to a child at Indian Land Elementary School, posted this on Facebook the day after she had expressed so much excitement about seeing her child's Christmas program on Dec. 12 at the school.
Please, parents, be considerate of other children and teachers and remember, you are teaching your child by every word, action and attitude you express.
What you teach them today will stay with them forever.
This season, when we are supposed to celebrate peace, joy, love and hope, is not modeled by this behavior:
The title says it all. With seven decades of living experience, I thought that I had seen most everything that life had to show. Well, I've been proven wrong.
America, wake-up! A new war has begun. Call it a new revolution or another civil war. You can choose any name you wish; they all translate the same. Make no mistake – we are at war.
Most of the civilized (the term is used loosely here) nations of the world understand what is happening here better than we do.
Lancaster County Council gave the cluster development proposal second reading Monday, Dec. 9, after seeing evidence that such closely spaced developments have burned at rates that full-time fire departments in Horry County were very hard pressed to control.
South Carolina is a solidly red, Republican state or so says the media and most observers. However, a closer look into history and the current state of politics might surprise you.
In 1974, a Lowcountry dentist named Jim Edwards waged a massive grassroots campaign to become the first Republican governor in 100 years. And it was only within the last two decades that Republicans gained majorities in the South Carolina General Assembly and among our state's nine constitutional officers.
The first year of the current two-year legislative session ended in June. From January until then senators did a lot of talking, meeting and arguing. Even though days lengthened as summer approached, the work stretched into nights as we debated the business of South Carolina.
The season of the light is upon us – a time of year that provides us with an opportunity to reflect on what we have as well as focus on how we can make life better for others who may not be as fortunate.
South Carolina has more than 900,000 seniors, and that number is expected to double over the next 15 years, with those 50 and older accounting for nearly half of our state's population by the year 2030, according to census projections.
To University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides, his offer to the S.C. General Assembly is too good to pass up:
Give the state's flagship university an additional $10.13 million in general funds in fiscal 2014-15 for its eight campuses statewide, plus cover any pay hikes mandated by lawmakers and any health-care benefit and utility rate increases, and in-state students won't pay higher tuition next fiscal year, which starts July 1.
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I got this drive to replace the stock HD in my MacBook Pro 15". I dual boot using Bootcamp and was a little concerned that the Algorithm used by the drive wouldn't cope with a dual boot environment (not that I knew what the algorithm was!) Having used the drive now for nearly a month Im happy to report that it copes amazingly with boot camp and my dual boot environment. I mostly boot into Windows 7 and occasionally in to OSX Lion. Both now load faster. From switching on both operating systems load in under a minute and I can send an email within 1 1/2 mins. Top work Seagate.
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Replaced 5400 rpm 500GB HDD from 3 yr old Sony Vaio. At first, difference is not a 'wow', but after a while, laptop much better in use that the very newest (non SSD) laptops I've used. Fast boot and ready to use as soon as you login.
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First off, the drive arrived very quickly and was error-free on arrival. However I'm sure you're more interested in what the drive is like. The drive is Advanced Format, and as such migration from a smaller drive may require additional help if you use Windows Vista or Windows 7. A fix from Microsoft is available (KB2470478) but it is not officially tested. You will also need to ensure you have Intel Rapid Storage Technology 9.6 or higher to make use of larger disks which are Advanced Format. Intel Matrix Storage is older than 9.6 and needs updating. The drive is definitely faster and makes good use of the hybrid technology, reducing my boot speed considerably. It is a little louder than my old drive and has a higher power consumption. This is using the same power settings. Overall, it's a good drive but I wonder if a hybrid 5400rpm is cheaper and better in the long-run.
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Delcie Light has been married for 53 years to Bill Light. They have three grown children: Christiane is a V.P. at Universal-NBC in California, Bill is an attorney in Manhattan Beach CA, and Jim lives in Devils Lake and owns and operates Computer Clinic. The Light's enjoy 8 grandchildren.
Delcie earned a B.S. from NDSU and a M.S. from UND. She has taught people from 3-73, but mostly teenagers for 25 years at DLHS.
She enjoys family (including a dog and two cats), home, flowers, watching kids and critters, travel, living in North Dakota with 4 seasons, reading, writing, researching (the wonders of a computer!), and genealogy.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a handsome young fellow who rejected the attentions of Echo. He preferred looking at his own reflection in a pond. He admired himself so long and so intensely that he took root and became a beautiful flower, the narcissus. He was stuck, unable to move and unable to form a relationship with anyone but himself.
I am reminded of the time in San Diego I was waiting in a poplular restaurant to meet our daughter for lunch. As I waited, I watched the young professionals in their expensive shoes and clothes as they waited for tables. After a short time, I noticed that most were posing as they waited. When Christi arrived, I said "I'm so glad you married Jim and not one of these guys."
"Why? What's wrong with these guys?"
"i'm glad because these guys are so in love with themselves, they couldn't possibly love you." She looked, assessed, and agreed.
So what words describe a Narcissist? Vain, egocentric, selfish, arrogant, conceited, shameless, haughty body language, pretended self-importance, feel entitiled, use/exploit others, lack compassion or empathy, braggarts, hyper-sensitve to perceived insult---not qualitites that would make a good candidate for a relationship!
A recent news item reported that 25 percent of today's college freshman are narcissists!
While that does not surprise me, it does make me sad and concerned about the future. Narcissists do not care about others. They are Number 1. These are not people who "serve their community, their country, their kin." These are the people who expect to be served by the invisible people. They feel entitied to 'The Best' service, clothes, food, cars, etc. They judge themselves and others by brand names, price tags, appearance.
They would never do the hard and sometimes messy work of taking care of children or the elderly. They will not dirty their manicured nails building or repairing infrastructure. They will not seek employment as cooks or servers. They will not work behind the scenes to make life safe and comfortable for others. And many, many are choosing not have children as children can be messy, expensive, inconvenient, and demanding. Pregancy can change their slim shapes. Horrors. What if the baby gets all the attention?
There was a time when Pride was one of the Seven Deadly Sins, Humility was a Virtue, and modesty was admired. But that is another study in human behavior for another day.


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U.S. Wind Power Capacity Exceeds 20,000 Megawatts
September 10, 2008
The U.S. wind industry has doubled its generating capacity over the past two years, exceeding 20,000 megawatts in installed capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The wind industry trade group announced on September 3 that U.S. installed wind capacity is now at 20,152 megawatts, producing enough electricity to serve 5.3 million average U.S. homes. The industry hit the 10,000-megawatt milestone in August 2006, just over two years ago, which means that the industry grew as much over the past two years as it did in the previous two-and-a-half decades. AWEA expects more than 7,500 megawatts of wind power capacity to be installed in 2008, bringing the total U.S. wind capacity to more than 24,000 megawatts by year end. However, the looming expiration of federal tax credits at the end of the year could cause the industry's growth spurt to sputter in 2009. See the AWEA press release.
A recent report from BCC Research suggests that the U.S. wind industry is poised for further rapid growth. With an estimated market value of $11.2 billion in 2008, the industry is projected by BCC to grow to $60.9 billion in 2013, clocking a compound annual growth rate of 40%. Among the companies preparing to help achieve that growth rate is Vestas Americas A/S, which announced in August that it will build two new wind turbine factories in Brighton, Colorado, about 20 miles northeast of Denver. When they reach full capacity in 2010, the factories will manufacture 1,800 wind turbine blades per year and annually assemble 1,400 nacelles (the housings that sit atop the wind towers), creating 1,350 jobs. Vestas already has a wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in Windsor, Colorado, about 35 miles north of Brighton, that can also produce 1,800 blades per year, and the company plans to build another factory in Colorado to manufacture 900 wind towers per year. The company is also establishing a research center in Houston, Texas, that will open next year. See the BCC press release and the Vestas press releases about the Colorado wind turbine factories (PDF 27 KB) and the Houston research center (PDF 28 KB). Download Adobe Reader.


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A Seneca County father is making a new request to the courts after he pled guilty to killing his son last year.
According to our news partner, News10NBC, Karl Karlsen now wants to appeal that plea. Last year, Karlsen admitted his role in the death of his son Levi. Prosecutors said Karlsen took out an insurance policy on his son just weeks before his death.
Apparently, Karlsen filed court papers to appeal, and a court has appointed a new lawyer for him.
Just last week, Syracuse.com reported that Karlsen has now been charged with murder in the death of his first wife Christina.
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Police say a woman has died in a car accident in Plainfield, N.H.
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Schedule: Thursday-Sunday
Course: The Greenbrier Resort, The Old White TPC (7,287 yards, par 70)
Purse: $6.5 million (winner's share: $1.17 million)
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Last year: Jonas Blixt shot 66-67-67-67 for a two-stroke victory.
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The basic monetary unit of Latvia, equal to 100 santims.
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- As we motor through the European Union in future, we will be able to change our euros into Latvian lats and Lithuanian litas.
- The government has agreed to increase teachers' salaries 20 lats from January 1, 2006.
From the first syllable of Latvija 'Latvia'.
Words that rhyme with latat, bat, brat, cat, chat, cravat, drat, expat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, hereat, high-hat, howzat, mat, matt, matte, Montserrat, Nat, outsat, pat, pit-a-pat, plait, plat, prat, Rabat, rat, rat-tat, Sadat, sat, scat, Sebat, shabbat, shat, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, Surat, tat, that, thereat, tit-for-tat, vat, whereat
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