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Jeffrey R. Harris, MD MPH, MBA, professor of Health Services, University of Washington, received the American Cancer Society's Stay Well Award to acknowledge his community service in health promotion, advocacy, and fundraising.
ACS presented the Stay Well Award on September 30, 2010, at its 6th Annual Legacy and Leadership Awards Ceremony in Seattle, WA. Dr. Harris's community service includes serving as the principal consultant on workplace health promotion to the ACS Employer Initiative, which operates nationwide. For the past two years, he has also led discussions with the board of the ACS Great West Division on obesity prevention, physical activity promotion, and health disparities elimination. His advocacy work has included briefing the Washington State Legislature on tobacco control and on the benefits of the proposed $1 per pack tobacco tax increase that passed in Washington last spring. His fundraising for ACS included help in initiating the UW Relay for Life in 2003. Dr. Harris's Relay team that year led in fundraising. Since then, the UW Relay has raised more than $2 million for cancer research, prevention, and control.
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Light, fresh, crisp and refreshing Biltmore Estate's 2011 Riesling covers all of Riesling's bases. As an opening salvo, this wine offers tempting scents of citrus oil, white peach, and mountain balsam to tantalize the nose. Pure and refreshing on the palate, too, it's difficult to imagine a more quaffable wine, as Biltmore's racy, medium-bodied Riesling slips ever so easily down the thirsty throat. However, before allowing this comely wine to gracefully make its exit, we encourage you to let each sip linger a few seconds on the tongue in order to satiate the senses. By doing so, pure fruit flavors that are superbly balanced by crisp acidity play counterpoint to one another, allowing the wine's pleasant minerality to shine. All of this adds up to another benchmark offering from Biltmore Estate. We suggest giving this delightful Estate Riesling a moderate chill before serving (38°-40° F). Enjoy!
Biltmore's 2011 Estate Riesling is a versatile wine. It makes an excellent aperitif and is wonderful with hors d'oeuvres, spreads, and salsas. It pairs especially well with Asian and California Fusion cuisines, too. We've enjoyed it with sushi, edamame, and fresh spring rolls, as it holds up nicely to spicy sauces, soy, and even judicious amounts of wasabi. We've also enjoyed it with various hummus dips. Even hummus with roasted pepper and cilantro doesn't dint the flavors of this wine. Chicken, fish, and spicy vegetable dishes such as Baba Ghannouj (a spicy Mediterranean delight with chickpeas, eggplant, and sesame tahini) draw out the superbly balanced flavors of Biltmore's Estate Riesling. So, whether you're into plain and simple or complex and spicy, the 2011 Biltmore Estate Riesling is ready and willing to serve and be served.
Biltmore evokes images of grace and luxury. Today, the name graces many a hotel and resort. However, George Vanderbilt's original Biltmore Estate, which lay nestled amid the mountains surrounding Asheville, North Carolina, epitomizes the ultimate in beauty and grandeur. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt (architect of Marble House and The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and many other famous structures) and landscape architect Fredrick Law Olmstead (designer of New York's Central Park), Biltmore opened its doors on Christmas Eve 1895. Set amid 125,000 acres, Biltmore was and still remains the largest private residence in America. Although now open to the public, Biltmore continues to be home to George Vanderbilt's descendents. It is quite likely the most stunning and authentically preserved home on the continent. Moreover, it contains a winery and an impeccably situated vineyard of mature vines, which yield wines worthy of the name Biltmore.
For more than three decades, Biltmore has tended a 90-acre vineyard nestled in a sun splashed amphitheater near the Biltmore home. Like Biltmore house, the vineyard is meticulously laid out and tended. A winery was added in 1985 to produce estate bottled wines. Although much of the wine that bears the Biltmore name originates in California, the estate's North Carolina Chardonnay, Viognier, Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon are made on the property and have become benchmarks by which other eastern wines are measured. Elegance, flavor, and uncompromising purity are their hallmarks.
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Frankenstein has never been out of print since it debuted in 1818.4
Frankenstein isn't the only classic monster to come out of the ghost story contest of 1816. Byron's doctor John William Polidori wrote "The Vampyre," a story that has inspired vampire depictions from Dracula to Twilight.5
Mary Shelley once listened to Samuel Taylor Coleridge recite his poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" in her family's living room. Young Mary hid behind the couch to listen because she was supposed to be in bed.6
Shelley refused to eat sugar to protest the treatment of plantation slaves in the West Indies.7
Poor Fanny Imlay Godwin. William Godwin raised the illegitimate daughter of his late wife Mary Wollstonecraft after her death, but never made any secret of his preference for his own daughter, Mary. Fanny committed suicide in 1816 at the age of 22.8
Frankenstein has been made into hundreds of movies. In the 1931 film starring Boris Karloff, Universal Studios filmed two alternate endings, ultimately choosing to release the happy ending to the public. The movie was such a success that they made a sequel called The Bride of Frankenstein in 1935.9
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Bradley Charles Glover, 24, died Aug. 11, 2012.
Born April 15, 1988, in Tulsa, Okla., son of R. Kirk and Charlett J. Triplett Glover of Franklin, he graduated in 2006 from Centennial High School in Franklin. He was employed by World Champion Productions where he taught ballroom dancing, professional competitions and was a member of New Song and People Church.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by: one brother and sister-in-law, Christopher and Andrea Glover of O'Fallon, Mo.; and his maternal grandmother, Jeanne Triplett of Dexter, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles L. Triplett, Robert Glover and Pat Glover.
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Canada's National Post reports that last week a Quebec Superior Court ruled that given the "exceptional circumstances," a Hasidic synagogue in Montreal's Outremont neighborhood can continue to operate in violation of the city's zoning bylaw. The half-block on which the converted duplex that houses the synagogue is located is zoned residential. The city has accommodated the synagogue's activities since 1980 despite the zoning violation. The zoning controversy is part of long-running tensions between the Hasidic community and its neighbors. The decision in Montréal (Ville de) c. Congrégation Munchas Elozer Munkas, (Cour Superieure, April 18, 2013) is available online in French.
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One of my all time favorite teas is Chai Coconut Tea. I drink it almost daily over ice with a little stevia. So as I was pureeing peaches to make some fruit leather, I decided to get brave and introduce them to one another.
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Each year since 1988, Wine Spectator has released its Top 100 list, where our editors select the most exciting wines from the thousands we reviewed during the course of the year.
The 2015 Top 100 emphasizes how much the wine world has changed since Wine Spectator put together its inaugural honor roll, in 1988. That year, the Top 10 counted three Bordeauxs, four Burgundies, two Italian reds and one California Cabernet. Now, less than three decades later, outstanding wines from almost every corner of the globe compete with these historic leaders for attention. Put simply, it's a great time to be a wine lover.
The wines our editors found among the most interesting in 2015 are a diverse group—ranging from emerging labels and regions to traditional estates exploring new directions—and all generated the excitement we call the "X-factor."
In addition, our selection also prioritizes quality (based on score), value (based on price) and availability (based on the number of cases either made or imported into the United States). These criteria were applied to the more than 5,700 wines that rated outstanding (90 points or higher on Wine Spectator's 100-point scale) this year to determine our Top 100 of 2015.
Overall, the average score and average price are the same as in 2014's Top 100: 93 points and $47—an excellent quality-to-price ratio.
Many wines on the list are made in limited quantities, a reflection of the greater wine world. As such, our Top 100 is not a "shopping list," but rather a guide to wineries to watch in the coming months and years. The selections reflect the producers and wines our editors were particularly passionate about in 2015.
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Have you heard Natasha Bedingfields song "Pocketful of Sunshine"? the words are perfect for those frustrated by life and uncertainty, yet determined to succeed. I will be singing for Gavin(can you hear the screaching from Indiana?) and all that want to be taken to "a secret place, a sweet escape, to better days"...wishing a quiet, productive day and SUNSHINE
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you again today, as you wade through the trenches.
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I just found your blog through 6yearmed, and I'm praying for you and your family. I admire the joy you manage to maintain in your life despite your troubles, and the positive outlook you exhibit. Gavin and Madison are adorable and deserve the best. Looks like they got it - at least in the Mom department!
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Cooler Master HAF Stacker System Review
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Published: 11th January 2014 | Source: Cooler Master | Price: 210 |
Up Close: 915F interior
Although as we've seen there are minimal external differences between the two 915 models, on the inside it's a different story altogether. To get things going we've already stripped off the roof and side panels as you saw when we delved into the 915Rs interior.
The first thing you'll notice aside from the PSU living up front is the absence of the 3 bay HDD rack. It is possible to centrally mount one of the racks from the main case or the 915R in here, but failing that The 915F is able to accept a 3.5" drive on the floor or laterally mounted on the internal perforated panel. The bay for the 5.25" device still remains though, and even this has additional mounts for 3.5" drives.
Turning to look at the front of the case in more detail we can see the 3.5" drive mounts in the floor of the 5.25" bay. we would assume that it is intended that you mount your drive internally, but we think if you wish to preserve the 5.25" bay it's entirely feasible to sling the HDD under the 5.25" floor as there's plenty of clearance before you reach the top of the PSU. The cable you can see in the images below is the link cable between the rear of your PSU and the IEC socket at the rear of the case, there's plenty of slack, and access holes on both sides so you can mount your PSU either way up without having to worry about the cable reaching.
And so to the rear of the 915F. A single 120mm fan is positioned above the rear I/O and with no PSU to worry about coolers up to 170mm can be fitted in just fine. The position of the rear 120mm fan also makes it a doddle to fit an 120mm rad AIO solution. The pair of PCI covers also means that the 915F can take a dual slot GPU up to a maximum length of 360mm, and with plenty of ventilation down each of the side panels there shouldn't be the same sort of cooling issues we've seen in some M-ITX cases recently.
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A big case needs a big review. And boy is the HAF Stacker system from Cooler Master BIG
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.. but as someone who considers looks pretty far down on the scale of case requirements - looking mostly for adaptation, options, practicality, ease of build/'monkeying around inside' - this is one heck of a range.
(even tho I'm not a case-looks person, I know when something isn't going to appeal to others)
There's some corporate uses this stack could come in useful for, and I'm keeping that in mind for suggestions. Sometimes you see something reviewed and it has features that stick in your mind when people talk to you about if and how they can have things created for them.
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HDD's or WC in the bottom AIO in the roof, then add the extra bit on the roof if you want even more water space? I still think there should be a roof panel for the main section and AIO support basically.
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Is it just me that thinks not being able to use a 240mm AIO in the top of the main section is nuts?
Its to encourage you to buy more bits . Also, its probably because they want to make it for custom loopers, not people who use AIOs. Every other HAF case supports a 240 AIO in the roof/front(in the case of the X I think.
Yeah but a roof panel should be avail so you can use the lower case. With the 240mm AIO's being so common just seems retarded to not support them straight out of the box.
If enough people do a mod for it they'll release it as a panel to order. Its the same with my case, enough people wanted a window mod/did a window mod so you can now buy a windowed top on their site.
With all the other 'options' it should have been there from the start. Something like that not to be supported out of the box is actually a big thing to miss. If I had reviewed this Id have been a bit harsher on that aspect tbh.
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But VERY ugly. I know you mentioned it already but it just seems like a company rip from the SR-2 stacker. The difference being here that the SR-2 is much more sleek (spelling?) and better designed. Then again most mod cases generally are.
I remember having the HAF932. The moment I switched from stock cooling to water cooling I felt limited with options for the case. Now this case is aimed at water cooling so give it a new name like HWF or WCP - watercooling performance.Quote
Really not a fan of any of the HAF series, it's just an ugly thing, but I do kind of think the design is kind of cool. The idea of having more than one build in one case, although I'm sure people have made better cases themselves to allow for this, kind of a strange one for me, yay and nay, hot but as two individual words does it best for me.Quote
We appreciate your thoughts on the HAF element of this case. What would you be thinking if this case was sleek and minimalist? In other words, is it the looks or the concept that's not lighting your fires?
Its too much of a half way house between trying to go for the 'signature' HAF look (basically alot of mesh and big frontal fans) and trying to go towards a more sort of sleek look. What has happened hasn't really worked well I think. To be fair to them though I don't think they could elongate the "HAF look" much xD.
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This research investigates the contemporary relevance of classical dance movement vocabulary and choreographic techniques in an Indian context, with a special focus on artists who have been intensely trained in Bharatanatyam. The output will be in the form of a public performance and a critical commentary. The written component of this PhD will provide a narrative of the performance making process and situate my practice within a broader cultural framework. Both seek to answer the following question: How can the Bharatanatyam vocabulary be used alongside influences from other movement systems along with words, images, and modern technology to create works of contemporary relevance?
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(a) IN GENERAL.–Except where a defendant is convicted of an offense involving a minor victim under section 1201, an offense under section 1591, or an offense under chapter 71, 109A, 110, or 117, of title 18, United States Code, a downward departure may be warranted in an exceptional case if (1) the defendant's criminal conduct meets the requirements of subsection (b); and (2) the departure is not prohibited under subsection (c).
(b) REQUIREMENTS.–The court may depart downward under this policy statement only if the defendant committed a single criminal occurrence or single criminal transaction that (1) was committed without significant planning; (2) was of limited duration; and (3) represents a marked deviation by the defendant from an otherwise law-abiding life.
(c) PROHIBITIONS BASED ON THE PRESENCE OF CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.–The court may not depart downward pursuant to this policy statement if any of the following circumstances are present:
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"Dangerous weapon," "firearm," "otherwise used," and "serious bodily injury" have the meaning given those terms in the Commentary to §1B1.1 (Application Instructions).
"Serious drug trafficking offense" means any controlled substance offense under title 21, United States Code, other than simple possession under 21 U.S.C. § 844, that provides for a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years or greater, regardless of whether the defendant meets the criteria of §5C1.2 (Limitation on Applicability of Statutory Mandatory Minimum Sentences in Certain Cases).
2. Repetitious or Significant, Planned Behavior.–Repetitious or significant, planned behavior does not meet the requirements of subsection (b). For example, a fraud scheme generally would not meet such requirements because such a scheme usually involves repetitive acts, rather than a single occurrence or single criminal transaction, and significant planning.
3. Other Circumstances to Consider.–In determining whether the court should depart under this policy statement, the court may consider the defendant's (A) mental and emotional conditions; (B) employment record; (C) record of prior good works; (D) motivation for committing the offense; and (E) efforts to mitigate the effects of the offense.
Background: Section 401(b)(3) of Public Law 108–21 directly amended subsection (a) of this policy statement, effective April 30, 2003.
Historical Note: Effective November 1, 2000 (see Appendix C, amendment 603). Amended effective April 30, 2003 (see Appendix C, amendment 649); October 27, 2003 (see Appendix C, amendment 651).


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On Medicine's Frontier, Two Children in Need of a Transplant Receive Two Parts of the Same Liver
On Oct. 25 the two mothers were given a single solution to a mutual problem. In a rare procedure a liver was divided into two pieces and transplanted into the bodies of their two little boys: Waldo Garcia Jr., 4, and Steven Nuss, 10 months. "This is how you make the most out of the potential organs available," says Dr. Stephen Dunn, 42, director of the Liver and Kidney Transplant Program at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Less than a whole liver can be transplanted because the organ has a capacity to regenerate itself.
Dunn headed two teams of surgeons who worked for 17 hours transplanting the liver from a 36-year-old woman who had died just hours earlier in Philadelphia. "We had a small child and a big liver," says Dunn, who is one of the nation's leading practitioners of shared-liver transplants and over the past two years has performed the procedure on four pairs of children. Of the eight kids, all are still alive, and only one has had to have a second transplant. "We were either going to be using the right side or throwing it away. This was not a very God-like decision."
Maybe not, but to the Nusses and Garcias, it surely seemed like one.
When Steven Nuss was born a year ago January, his mother, Michelle, 28, a homemaker, and his father, Keith, 31, a hunting-and-fishing guide in Pike County, Pa., had no idea he was seriously ill. Doctors thought his jaundiced coloring would soon disappear. Remembers Michelle: "They told me, 'Keep an eye on him, and if he doesn't improve, call back.' "
He didn't improve. When he was 6 weeks old, the doctors referred Steven to a specialist, who diagnosed biliary atresia, a disease that prevents the flow of bile from the liver to the intestines. In late February doctors tried to buy time with a Kasai procedure, in which Steven's bile was drained directly into his intestines, but he was still subject to liver infections. In July the Nusses were referred to Dunn, who put Steven on a transplant wait list. According to Michelle, Steven's body was so bloated, "he couldn't get his belly off the ground to crawl."
In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, the Garcia family was undergoing a similar ordeal—one compounded by inadequate medical expertise and their own lack of money. Waldo, the second child of Waldo Sr., 47, an accountant, and Leslie, 42, a homemaker, had been born May 4, 1990, with jaundice. Doctors diagnosed biliary atresia and performed a Kasai. In the fall of 1993, following a second such procedure, Leslie went with Waldo to seek help in the U.S. While staying with a distant relative in Virginia, Leslie went to see Dr. Dunn. "I was sad when he said Waldo needed a transplant," says Leslie through a translator. "I was hoping there was a medication."
The Garcias felt even worse when they learned the operation would cost $200,000. After weeks of frantic searching, Leslie discovered a U.S.-based charity called El Banquete del Millón y del Amor Inc., which raises funds mostly for needs in the Latino community. "I pleaded and cried," says Leslie, "and told them to please help my son. I had nowhere else to turn." Banquete came up with the entire $200,000.
All that was needed then was a liver. On Oct. 24, when a liver became available, Dr. Dunn told the mothers that he would try transplanting both boys from a single donor. Steven, whose condition was worse, was rushed to the hospital and transplanted first. "I just had to know who was going to have the other half," says Michelle, who met Leslie in the waiting room.
Following the operation, the little boys were placed toe-to-toe in the intensive-care unit. "They had big charts at the bottom of the bed," says Michelle. "We'd go over and peek at Waldo's, and they'd come over and peek at Steven's, and we'd go, 'Good, good.' "
As their children went through anticipated temporary episodes of rejection, the mothers took turns offering comfort. "We leaned on each other," says Leslie. After a month of recuperation, Waldo and Steven prepared to go home. But Steven woke up on the appointed morning with a temperature of 104°, and doctors would not let him go. Waldo's departure was emotional for both families. "They came in four times to say goodbye," says Michelle. "When Waldo left," she adds wryly, "that was the first day the liver was actually separate."
But it was not separate for long. Four days later, Waldo returned for a checkup and to see Steven—his friend for life, says Leslie. Adds Michelle: "If the boys get married, they'll be at each other's weddings."
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Human Rights First is excited to announce that we have opened a new office in downtown Houston! This office allows us to bring our unique, award-winning asylum pro bono representation program to the Houston area, where there is a great need to connect those fleeing persecution and violence with quality legal counsel.
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Last year, nearly 1,000 people living in Houston sought asylum. Most of them did not have an attorney to represent them. We want to change that.
Houston is an international city. Thirty percent of its 2 million residents are immigrants, including many asylum-seekers. While the city's dramatic growth over the past decade has created strong immigrant and refugee communities that contribute to Houston's vibrancy and diversity, many asylum seekers have legal needs that are not being met.
Human Rights First has the tools necessary to connect unrepresented asylum seekers with pro bono attorneys in Houston who have expressed a desire to serve. For 35 years, Human Rights First has been the bridge connecting these two communities. Our pro bono asylum program utilizes a distinct model in which pro bono attorneys are recruited, trained and mentored by Human Rights First's expert legal team. They are then paired with asylum clients who are in need of representation as they navigate their way through the United States' cumbersome and complicated asylum system. Every year, Human Rights First ensures that more than 700 refugees are provided with free legal services donated by private law firms. These services have an estimated value of just under $30 million annually. We know from experience that legal representation is the single most important factor that can positively affect the outcome of an asylum case.
By making Houston our new home, Human Rights First will work to ensure that local refugees have a chance to access counsel and gain U.S. protection from persecution and violence in their home countries.
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Our asylum pro bono model relies on pro bono power. Last year, our organization helped over 700 refugees and we were able to do that in large part because of pro bono power. The total value of donated legal services in 2012 was $29.5 million dollars. We are delighted to be opening up a new office in Houston because this is a great chance for us to make new connections and develop new pro bono partners.
There are many great benefits to taking on an asylum case – the first of course being, the opportunity to save someone's life.
"I think the greatest thrill you can have as a lawyer is standing up in court next to a client who is seeking asylum and saying to that person: 'You never have to go back home. You're safe now'." -Steve Schulman, Pro Bono Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Hammond, La. - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team picked up another crucial Southland Conference victory on Wednesday night by beating Southeastern Louisiana by a 75-67 final at the University Center.
The Islanders are now 18-8 on the season and 10-3 in the Southland Conference. It is the first time in school history that TAMUCC has won double-digit conference games. The Lady Lions move to 10-16 overall and 4-9 in Southland contests.
"Anytime you can get a tough road win, you gotta be happy with it," said head coach Robert Robinson. "I thought overall, the kids played well on both ends of the floor.
"We slowed ourselves down when we needed to and made shots when we absolutely had to."
Shaye Montgomery led the team in scoring with 17 points on the night on 6-of-9 shooting and going 5-of-8 from behind the three-point line. Jade Davis finished with 14 points, Myeisha Myles had 12 and Adrienne Scott finished with 11 as the Islanders had four in double-digit points. Elisa Beagle led the team with eight rebounds in the game.
The two teams played close early in the first half before the Islanders built their lead up to as many as 16 points at 32-16 with 5:35 left in the period. The Lady Lions closed the lead to 10 points before TAMUCC ended the half on a made Adrienne Scott jumper to make it 39-26 entering the break.
Montgomery and Deziree Green led the team in scoring at the half with nine points apiece while Beagle went into half with a team-high four rebounds. The Islanders shot 58 percent in the
In the second half, the Lady Lions made it quite a game, getting it down to as many as six several times but were never able to get back to level with TAMUCC to finish with a 75-67 final.
The Islanders return home for two of the most important games in their history as they face Stephen F. Austin on Saturday and Lamar next Wednesday. The game against SFA will be a battle of second place teams looking to keep just one game back of league-leading Lamar. The Wednesday night game against the Lady Cardinals could possibly be the game that decides the conference championship.
TAMUCC is also looking to break the all-time attendance record of 4,510 fans at a women's game with its "Go Blue For $2" promotion. The record was set against Fresno State in the WNIT game during the 2005-05 season. All tickets to the game are $2 and fans are encouraged to wear blue as the Islanders take on the Lady Cardinals in the Southland Game of the Week.


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WASHINGTON - Consumers avoided $3.9 billion in health premium increases in 2012 partly because of the Affordable Care Act's limits on what insurers can charge, the government said Thursday.
About $500 million in excess premiums will be rebated to 8.5 million people this year, while the rest of money is reflected as "upfront value" in the plans, the Health and Human Services Department said Thursday in a statement. Last year's savings are more than triple the $1.1 billion from 2011.
The 2010 health law, an attempt by President Obama to make medical coverage more widely available and affordable, forbids most insurance plans from keeping more than 20 percent of premiums charged for profit and overhead. A report earlier this week showed that other provisions in the law penalizing hospitals for excessive readmissions and encouraging employers to offer wellness programs are slowing the growth of medical costs for insurers, which may explain the latest reimbursements.
"The health-care law is providing consumers value for their premium dollars and ensuring the money they pay every month to insurance companies goes toward patient care," the U.S. health secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, said in the statement.
Exceeding the 20 percent threshold requires companies to reimburse customers through rebates or reductions in future premiums. The insurance industry has said that the Obama administration's focus on premiums masks the true cause of health cost inflation: prices charged by hospitals and doctors.
The rule, which governs a metric known as the medical loss ratio, "does nothing to address the main drivers of health-care costs and puts an arbitrary cap on what health plans spend on a variety of programs and services that improve the quality and safety of patient care," Clare Krusing, a spokeswoman for America's Health Insurance Plans, the industry's Washington-based lobbying group, said in an email.


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Sen. Suzanne Williams, D-Aurora, was involved in a fatal car accident on her way home from Texas Sunday evening.
According to information from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the accident took place at 6:30 p.m. local time on Highway 385, five miles south of Channing, Texas and about 45 miles northwest of Amarillo.
Williams, driving a 2010 Honda CRV and traveling northbound, crossed the centerline of the two-lane highway into the path of a southbound 2003 GMC Yukon driven by Eric James Gomez of Amarillo. Despite efforts by Gomez to avoid an accident, the vehicles collided head-on, with Williams' car coming to rest on the southbound shoulder and the Gomez vehicle on the northbound shoulder.
Gomez' pregnant wife, Brianna, was a passenger in the front seat and was flown to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, where she was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m. local time on Dec. 27. A baby boy was delivered by c-section and is in critical condition.
Eric Gomez and his two other children, Mali, age 6, and Eleri, age 4, also were injured in the accident but were treated and released Monday from Northwest Texas Hospital.
Williams had three passengers in her car: her son, Todd, 41, and his two sons, Tristan, 3, and Tyler, 7. None of the passengers were wearing seat belts; Todd and Tyler were both ejected in the accident and remain hospitalized at Northwest Texas Hospital. Sen. Williams and grandson Tristan have been treated and released.
All of the members of the Gomez family were wearing seat belts.
Williams issued a statement Tuesday, saying "I cannot express the horror, sadness and grief I feel for an accident that will change forever the lives of a young family. It is a burden I will carry with me for the rest of my life."
In a statement issued Monday, Senate President Brandon Shaffer said, "This was a horrific accident. I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families involved."?
Williams was the primary sponsor of SB 10-110, a bill signed into law by Gov. Bill Ritter on May 26 that requires children under eight years of age to be properly restrained in a seat belt or other child restraint system. Children between the ages of 8 and 16 who are under the care of a child care provider also must be belted in or in a proper child restraint system. The law went into effect on August 1, 2010 with a one-year grace period in which law enforcement officers are allowed only to warn drivers who violate the law, rather than issue citations. The bill as introduced would have made failure to wear a seat belt a primary offense, meaning the driver could be stopped and cited for failure to wear a seat belt or for any front-seat passenger that fails to wear one. She also was a co-sponsor of three other bills — SB 09-296, SB 07-151 and HB 06-1125 — which attempted to do the same. Colorado law currently makes failure to wear a seat belt a secondary offense.
Texas law requires children under the age of 8 to be restrained in a seat belt or other safety system. All passengers in a motor vehicle in Texas are required to wear seat belts; failure to do so is a primary violation.
Williams was elected to the state Senate for the 2005-06 term; she will be term-limited in 2012. She currently serves as vice-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and vice-chair of the Business, Labor and Technology Committee; in the next session Williams is slated to become the transportation committee chair.
Williams represented House District 41 for four terms, from 1997 to 2005.
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FAMILY: BIGNONIACEAE (Trumpet-creeper Family)
Large, scarlet, and trumpet shaped, the flowers of the sausage tree Kigelia pinnata are full of nectar that attracts birds, bees, and even baboons. The tree's fruit gives it its common name, pendulous cylinders up to 2 feet (60 centimeters) long that resemble sausages hanging from a deli ceiling. But despite their tempting name, they are not edible. They may be very useful in other ways, however: in Africa they are sliced and applied to heal skin abrasions, and they have been found to contain the chemical lapachol, which may be effective against skin cancer.


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Resolve, on 05 June 2013 - 01:30 PM, said:
That's not playing the game, it's grinding for cash plain and simple. I'm not saying it's necessary grind, but it is there and it is what the majority of the PvE player base does.
I'd be fine with the current difficulty of PvE if there was more varied and interesting gameplay, but overall it's still really static. The dungeons don't vary, and the events around the world feel merely like public quests. For me, FotM is the thing that kept my attention to most simply because it had only an ounce of variety, and the fight mechanics within it were the most interesting.
Dark Souls is a game that I keep coming back to day after day simply because of all the mechanics providing replayability. With the intense difficulty, random (or constant, if you choose) PvP and co-op, and - most importantly - the millions of build possibilities, I have poored hundreds of hours into it. And that's all for it's PvE.
GW2 lacks a lot of that variety for me. While there are a handful of classes to choose from, I don't feel like I have as much choice over what to do with them as I'd like. Some of that is balance, the other is the structure of the game itself. This could've been overlooked if PvE was more challenging and varied, but as said, it doesn't change a whole lot, and isn't all that challenging.
Hence why I consider GW2 "grindy": When few things in the game feel rewarding, it feels like the only thing the game rewards me for is my time.


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By Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, Published: April 22
The sexual misconduct complaints piled up on the desk of Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison Sr., the commander of U.S. Army forces in Japan. A colonel on his staff had been accused of having an affair with a subordinate, of drunken and inappropriate behavior with other women at a military club and lastly, of sexual assault.
But Harrison let most of the complaints slide or reacted with leniency, according to the Army. He had known the colonel for two decades and said he didn't believe some of the allegations. In March 2013, when a Japanese woman accused the colonel of sexually assaulting her, Harrison waited months to report it to criminal investigators — a clear violation of Army rules, according to an internal investigation.
As chronicled by that investigation, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, the general's handling of the case provides a textbook example of the Pentagon's persistent struggle to get commanders to take reports of sexual misconduct seriously.
Stung by troop surveys that show most sex-crime victims don't trust the military to protect them, the Defense Department has repeatedly pledged to fix the problem and punish commanders who don't get the message.
"Everyone in positions of leadership are accountable," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday during a visit to a military call center for victims of rape, abuse and incest. "It doesn't make any difference if you're at the top of the military structure, a four-star general, or if you're a private first class. You're accountable."
The military, however, has been slow to impose discipline on offending senior leaders.
The Army suspended Harrison in June for mishandling the case involving the Japanese woman but only after she took her frustrations outside the chain of command. She complained to the Army inspector general as well as to a Japan-based reporter for Stars & Stripes, a newspaper that covers the military.
After conducting an investigation, the Army inspector general rebuked Harrison in August for protecting the colonel and failing to take appropriate action. But the Army kept the results under wraps until this week, when it released a heavily redacted copy of the investigative report in response to Freedom of Information Act requests filed by The Post.
Despite the suspension and rebuke, the Army brought Harrison back to the Pentagon to take another important position, as director of program analysis and evaluation for an Army deputy chief of staff. He received an administrative letter of reprimand in December for mishandling the sexual-assault case and other complaints, but remains on active duty.
Harrison's attorney said the general officially notified the Army last week that he intends to retire after 33 years in the service. The lawyer, Michael J. Nardotti, Jr., said the timing had nothing to do with the Army's decision to finally release the investigative report, six months after The Post first requested it.
"It was clear to him that this is in his best interest," Nardotti said of Harrison's retirement plans. He said that Harrison had accepted responsibility for the mishandling of the sexual assault case but that he wasn't trying to bury the complaint. He also noted that the Army leadership continues to hold him in high esteem.
"People have noted the outstanding job that he has done in that role," Nardotti said of the general's current assignment. "He didn't simply come back and say, 'Now that this adverse action is underway I'm not going to do my job.' He did his job. He's soldiered on for the entire period."
George Wright, an Army spokesman at the Pentagon, said the decision to relieve Harrison of command in Japan and to reprimand him effectively ended his military career.
"There should be no mistake that we will thoroughly investigate any allegations of impropriety and take appropriate action when warranted," Wright said.
Army generals who have gotten in trouble for misconduct or inappropriate behavior toward women have often remained in the ranks for a long time.
Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts, the former commander of Fort Jackson, S.C., was found guilty in a disciplinary hearing in August of assaulting a mistress and committing adultery; a separate investigation found that he also had affairs with two other women. He was fined $5,000 and issued a written reprimand.
He did not retire until April 1, almost eight months later. Army Secretary John McHugh reduced Roberts in rank to colonel, although he remains entitled to retirement benefits under federal law, Army officials said.
Brig. Gen. Martin P. Schweitzer was admonished by the Army last summer after an internal investigation found that he had e-mailed crude, sexually explicit jokes to other commanders about a female member of Congress, Rep. Renee L. Ellmers (R-N.C.). Schweitzer — who later told Army investigators that his e-mails were "childish" and "truly stupid" — still works at the Pentagon on the Joint Staff, although his prior selection for promotion to major general has been placed on hold.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was reprimanded and fined $20,000 last month after he admitted during a court-martial at Fort Bragg, N.C., that he had a long affair with a female officer under his direct command as well as inappropriate relationships with two other women.
He had originally been charged with sexual assault in March 2012, but that count was dropped as part of a plea deal. He remains on active duty, although his attorneys have said he plans to retire. Army officials said it can often take months to process retirement papers.
Two Air Force lieutenant generals also were forced to retire in recent months after they granted clemency to officers convicted of sexual assault — but only after an outcry from some members of Congress.
In Japan, where the Army has 2,300 soldiers and employs 5,000 civilians, a cascade of leadership problems surfaced at the end of Harrison's tenure as commander.
On the same day that Harrison was suspended in June, the Army suspended or reassigned four colonels who worked for him, as well as a senior civilian official.
Lt. Col. Kevin R. Toner, a spokesman for U.S. Army Japan, declined to elaborate on the reasons for the mass suspensions and reassignments, except to say that most were unrelated to the investigation targeting Harrison.
One of those suspended was the colonel accused of sexual assault. The Army would not name him because his case did not result in a court-martial, but Toner said the colonel was subjected to administrative discipline.
Toner said the new commanding general. Maj. Gen. James C. Boozer Sr., conducted leadership surveys at U.S. Army Japan after taking over from Harrison but did not find "systemic concerns about misconduct."
But a female captain who served under Harrison in Japan said that she personally knew of several sexual assault and harassment cases that languished or were dropped. Among them was a complaint she filed against a male major for harassing her during her maternity leave and making sexually offensive remarks.
"The system is so flawed that it's almost not worth reporting anything," said the captain, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because she remains in the Army and fears reprisals. She said some junior officers took sex-crime cases seriously, but "they just kept running into roadblocks."
Continuing to Battle Sexual Assault within the Ranks of Our Military
As your Representative, I began working on the issue of sexual assault in the military in 2007 when we learned of the tragic story of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach (USMC). Maria was a young woman from southwest Ohio who was serving her country honorably when she was allegedly sexually assaulted by a senior enlisted servicemember. Eight months later, she and her unborn child were murdered by that accused servicemember.
Maria's mother Mary Lauterbach, and Dayton attorney Merle Wilberding have been integral in helping me find legislative solutions to the many problems Maria faced in the military justice system.
This past year, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, of Massachusetts and I created the bipartisan Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus with the intent of educating Members of Congress on the serious problem of sexual assault in the military. In furtherance of this effort, the Caucus sponsored a screening of The Invisible War at the Library of Congress last February. Since that time it has been viewed by countless Americans, servicemembers, legislators and leaders in our Department of Defense and has received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. The nomination of The Invisible War is certainly welcome news and has been helpful in raising the awareness of sexual assault in the military.
With the help of the Secretary Leon Panetta and leaders at the Department of Defense, we are currently working to implement several policy changes on dealing with sexual assault. This includes increased access to legal counsel, a provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, to maintain a victim-focused system. Recently, the United States Air Force announced the full implementation of new pilot program, which builds upon the right to legal counsel. These recent changes along with years of work with the House Armed Services Committee have begun to change how this issue is dealt with inside our military. For far too long, the issue of sexual assault had gone unchecked.
I must commend the efforts of Pentagon leaders, including Secretary Panetta, as well as U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh for their continued efforts on behalf of our servicemembers. By combating the issue of sexual assault in the ranks, we are strengthening the morale and readiness of our bravest citizens. I hope through the story of Maria and The Invisible War, we can continue on a path towards ending the crime of sexual assault in our military.
Military sexual assault film featuring Pingree gets Oscar nod
This article was originally posted by Kevin Miller at The Portland Press Harold on January 10, 2013
A documentary film about sexual assault in the military that includes interviews with U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, was nominated for an Academy Award on Thursday.
"The Invisible War" is a hard-hitting documentary on the U.S. military's poor record for investigating and prosecuting rape or other sexual assault incidents. The widely acclaimed movie, which won the audience award for best documentary at the Sundance Festival in 2012, has drawn public attention to sexual assaults in the military and helped spur action in Congress as well as within the Defense Department.
The documentary features interviews with numerous survivors of sexual assault and their subsequent experiences dealing with a military culture in which only 8 percent of sexual assaults crimes are prosecuted and only 2 percent result in convictions, according to the filmmakers. The Pentagon estimates that nearly 20,000 sexual assaults take place in the military every year.
113th Congress House Armed Services Committee
Now that the 113th Congress is in session, the House Armed Services Committee will convene for the first time for an "Organizational Meeting" at 11:30 a.m. in Rayburn 2118. The main item on the agenda? Ratify the committee's rules.
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Sen. Barbara Boxer's Daughter Behind Oscar-Nominated Documentary The Invisible War
This article was originally posted by Elizabeth Flock at US News on January 11, 2013
A number of Washington politicos appear in the new documentary The Invisible War, which looks at sexual assault in the military and received an Oscar nomination Thursday. Reps. Chellie Pingree of Maine, Loretta Sanchez of California, and Louise Slaughter of New York—all Democrats—share their thoughts on the problem on screen.
But behind the scenes, another member of D.C.'s political community was responsible for making the film happen.
Nicole Boxer, the film's executive producer, is the daughter of Democrat Barbara Boxer, the junior senator from California, and the ex-wife of Tony Rodham, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's youngest brother. (When the two married in 1994, it was the first White House wedding since the 1970s.)
The younger Boxer has produced documentaries and TV shows for more than a decade, often political in nature, on issues ranging from climate change to immigration. In 2007, she produced 14 WOMEN, a film about the 109th Congress and its record number of female senators—which included her mother.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the elder Boxer told a crowd at the Beverly Hills Hotel in November that she supported her daughter's new film, and that it had "already begun to effect significant change" in policy on sexual assault in the military. In June, the Daily Beast reported the film had even inspired Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to announce "a slew of changes to how the military handles reports of sexual assaults."
Slate's Alyssa Rosenberg wrote Thursday that The Invisible War was the "one Oscar-nominated movie you must see."
The film was directed by Kirby Dick, likely known best in Washington for his 2009 film Outrage on the supposed hypocrisy of closeted gay politicians.
Read more: http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2013/01/11/sen-barbara-boxers-daughter-behind-oscar-nominated-documentary-the-invisible-war
Female lawmakers applaud Oscar nod for 'The Invisible War'
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Several female Democrats were particularly interested in one Oscar contender announced on Thursday.
The movie "The Invisible War" was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Documentary Feature, and Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Niki Tsongas (D-Mass.) took to Twitter to congratulate filmmakers on raising awareness on the subject of military rape.
Congrats to "The Invisible War" on #OscarsNoms. An important film on a topic I've been addressing for years. We must keep making progress.— Louise Slaughter (@louiseslaughter) January 10, 2013
Congrats to @invisible_war on your @theacademy Oscar nomination! Well deserved, your moving film has focused nat'l spotlight on #MST— Niki Tsongas (@nikiinthehouse) January 10, 2013
Military sexual trauma (MST) is the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) term used to refer to rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment that occurred during military service.
Female lawmakers have been particularly concerned with pressing the military to address the frequency of sexual violence in the military. Tsongas, along with Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) and others, are interviewed in the film. The documentary points out that the number of rapes reported by military service members is twice that of the civilian population, and the number of incidents actually reported is likely around 10 percent of the total.
The film urges action to curb the high rate of sexual assault in the military and criticizes the military's current attitude toward the problem.
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'The Invisible War' Oscar film has D.C. footprint
This article was originally posted by PATRICK GAVIN of Politico on 1/10/13 10:10 PM EST
Of the five documentaries nominated for the Academy Awards on Thursday, no film hits Washington more directly than "The Invisible War," which looks at sexual assault in the U.S. military.
"Absolutely, it's a political film," director Kirby Dick told POLITICO in the wake of the Academy's announcement. "It was made to have an impact on policy. … We — and actually every one of them who we interviewed — were making this film so we'd help protect the current service members, men and women in the military."
The film, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, interviews victims of sexual assaults in the military and talks with politicians such as Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.). The film is reportedly credited with having inspired Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to take action to eradicate sexual assault.
Dick jokingly said he learned of his film's nomination Thursday the "old-fashioned way" — by going online, like everybody else. "We feel great," he said.
And he said the nomination was especially gratifying "given the fact that it was such a strong set of films on the shortlist."
"Any one of those films could have been in the Top Five." The other films nominated are "Searching for Sugarman," "The Gatekeepers," "How to Survive a Plague" and "5 Broken Cameras."
It's not the first Oscar nod for Dick; his 2004 documentary about sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest, "Twist of Faith," earned a nomination. Dick is also well-known for his 2006 documentary, "This Film Is Not Yet Rated," which examined the Motion Picture Association of America's ratings system. "Outrage," Dick's 2009 film about political opposition to gay rights, earned him an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism.
Although "The Invisible War" has already earned accolades, such as Sundance's Audience Award for U.S. Documentary, Dick says an Oscar nod goes a long way in bringing attention to this issue.
"It's a huge step towards shining a light on this," Dick said. "The film has really done so much to bring attention to this issue. A year ago, when the film premiered, very few people in this country were aware of what an issue this was, and this has been changing over the year and I think a fair amount has been due to the film."
Dick says there are "quite a few things on the wishlist that still need to get done" in order to prevent sexual assaults in the military.
"This decision to investigate and prosecute sexual assault has to be taken out of the chain of command," Dick said. "In every civilian system of justice, there is not this conflict of interest that exists in the military. It's been done in other militaries around the world and it would improve the system of justice in the military, certainly, and make for a stronger military."
Dick says he continues to receive messages of support and thanks from people within the Department of Defense.
"We keep getting off-the-record notes from people within about how much of an effect this film has had on how they are approaching this issue."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/invisible-oscar-film-has-dc-footprint-86034.html#ixzz2Hgm8JF2Q
Congress to hold hearing on sexual abuse in military
This article was originally posted on Reuters by Jim Forsyth
A congressional panel will hold a hearing as soon as this month on sexual abuse in the military, an aide to a key lawmaker said on Tuesday, as the sex-with-recruits scandal in the Air Force continued to expand.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon, a California Republican, "has committed to having hearings on this issue, and the committee is working on putting that hearing together," said Claude Chafin, a spokesman for McKeon.
Chafin did not say when a hearing would take place, but Jenny Werwa, a spokeswoman for committee member Jackie Speier, a California Democrat who has pushed for such hearings, said it is likely to begin January 23 before the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee.
Rachel Maddow Discusses Military Sexual Assault
On her show last night, Rachel Maddow discussed the debate around Chuck Hagel's recent nomination to take over as Defense Secretary. Maddow cited Hagel's voting record during his time as a Senator, when he repeatedly voted against measures that would expand access to abortions for female service members who were raped.
Maddow went on to discuss rape in the military more generally, and how the final Pentagon funding bill (NDAA FY 2013), which President Obama signed last week, provides services for sexual assault survivors—a "hard fought" policy change that Hagel, if confirmed, would be in charge of implementing and enforcing.
Watch the segment here and let us know what you think:
President Obama Picks Sen. Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary
Today, President Obama nominated former Nebraska Senator and Vietnam War veteran Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary. If confirmed, Hagel would replace outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who has taken unprecedented action to combat military sexual assault over the last year—including requiring that each branch of the military overhaul training programs to improve sexual assault prevention and the investigation and prosecution of assault cases.
During a press conference this afternoon, President Obama explained his choice by calling Hagel "the leader that our troops deserve" and a "champion of our troops," as well as of veterans and military families. If Hagel is going to live up to these labels, he must continue and expand upon Sec. Panetta's work to combat military sexual assault—and he's uniquely positioned to do so, considering that, if confirmed, he would be the first enlisted soldier to serve as Defense Secretary.
No matter your politics, it can't be denied that Sec. Panetta has taken some important first steps in ending rape in the military, particularly after seeing The Invisible War. If confirmed, we must work together to make sure Sen. Hagel continues these efforts when he takes over at the Department of Defense.


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Big Chef Little Chef – PR masterstroke
My wife and I were hooked to Big Chef Little Chef this past week where Fat Duck wonder chef Heston Blumenthal attempted to turn around the fortunes of Little Chef. The brand had become almost as run down as some of its restaurants and the future of the company has been thrown in to serious doubt. That said, are we about to see a turn around in fortunes after this programme?
Over the course of the series which ran for three hour long episodes this week Heston fought with the CEO to rework the menu and redesign the whole look and feel of the Popham restaurant. So what was the end result? A smaller and better thought out menu, an attractive re-design of a tired restaurant and a three hour PR masterstroke.
All of a sudden people were talking about Little Chef up and down the country. The wife and I even took a drive down to Popham on Saturday to sit in a queue for an hour and 45 minutes for a table in the restaurant. Something I never thought I would ever do at a Little Chef – and probably won't ever do again. But, we weren't the only ones caught up with the excitement as the queue time suggests – even David Tennant (Dr Who) stuck his head in to try and grab something to eat but balked at the wait and legged it with his mates.
All good fun, but what was the reason for this level of interest? Simple. Instead of this being a simple story about Little Chef revamping its menu the programme added a little drama and human interest. All companies thinking of running a campaign or new launch should take this on board.
People are not interested in your brand or your latest product. Harsh but ultimately true I'm afraid. To get them interested you need make your story newsworthy with the following components – fear, nostalgia, envy, human interest. For more information on how your company can do this why not download this free guide from Berkeley PR.
P.S. The food was great and yes we are incredibly sad for waiting that long.


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Astrocyte Regulation of CNS Inflammation and Remyelination
AbstractAstrocytes regulate fundamentally important functions to maintain central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis. Altered astrocytic function is now recognized as a primary contributing factor to an increasing number of neurological diseases. In this review, we provide an overview of our rapidly developing understanding of the basal and inflammatory functions of astrocytes as mediators of CNS responsiveness to inflammation and injury. Specifically, we elaborate on ways that astrocytes actively participate in the pathogenesis of demyelinating diseases of the CNS through their immunomodulatory roles as CNS antigen presenting cells, modulators of blood brain barrier function and as a source of chemokines and cytokines. We also outline how changes in the extracellular matrix can modulate astrocytes phenotypically, resulting in dysregulation of astrocytic responses during inflammatory injury. We also relate recent studies describing newly identified roles for astrocytes in leukodystrophies. Finally, we describe recent advances in how adapting this increasing breadth of knowledge on astrocytes has fostered new ways of thinking about human diseases, which offer potential to modulate astrocytic heterogeneity and plasticity towards therapeutic gain. In summary, recent studies have provided improved insight in a wide variety of neuroinflammatory and demyelinating diseases, and future research on astrocyte pathophysiology is expected to provide new perspectives on these diseases, for which new treatment modalities are increasingly necessary.
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CALGARY, AB – The Calgary Flames Hockey Club announced today that they have signed defenseman John Ramage from the University of Wisconsin to an entry level contract.
Ramage, a native of St. Louis, MO, was the Calgary Flames 4th round pick (103rd overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and just finished his fourth and final season at the University of Wisconsin. The Badgers team captain finished his senior season with eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points and 65 penalty minutes in 42 games which were all career highs.
Contract terms: Two year entry level contract with a base salary of $600,000 in each season (2013-14 and 2014-15) and an AAV of $900,000 (including entry level performance bonuses).
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Mayor of Trenton Arrested on Corruption Charge
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack was arrested Monday in connection with charges of accepting $119,000 in bribes in exchange for approving a parking garage project in the city.
The embattled Democratic mayor of New Jersey's capitol city was charged with conspiracy by extortion, as was campaign supporter and local businessman Joseph Giorgianni, according to the criminal complaint filed by the FBI Monday.
The FBI has been investigating Giorgianni, Mack and the mayor's brother, Ralphiel Mack, since September 2010, the 31-page complaint shows. Specifics of the investigation are expected to be announced during a news conference held by New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman in Trenton.
According to the charges, the three men received $54,000 in bribes to approve the building of the parking garage by a cooperating witness acting as a developer during the investigation. They expected to receive another $65,000, the complaint alleges.
Federal officials accuse the men of trying to conceal the scheme by using intermediaries and code words, with Mack allegedly going by "Honey Fitz," "Napoleon" and the "Little Guy." Giorgianni allegedly was contacted by the developer in 2010 to build a garage on the East State Street lot in Trenton and arranged for a meeting with Mack.
"I like to make money for my friends," Giorgianni told the developer in a recorded conversation cited in the complaint. "I like to do it like the Boss Tweed way. You know Boss Tweed ran Tamany Hall?"
Mack and several associates were arrested on extortion charges Monday, the U.S. Attorney's office said in an announcement.
The 45-year-old mayor was first elected in 2010, and has been dogged of accusations of cronyism for much of his tenure over the city of 85,000 residents. Mack's housing director quit after it was found that he had a theft conviction and his chief of staff was arrested trying to buy heroin.


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Swirling with lunacy and paranoia, the theories warn of mayhem and cataclysm. They fill books and websites, inspiring hand-wringing among gullible people. The claim: The world is ending Friday, the final chapter in an ancient Mayan prophecy carved into stone calendars thousands of years ago.
The stories are a jumble, based on everything from New Age mysticism to biblical "end times." In some accounts, a giant secret planet is about to slam into Earth, or a solar storm will wipe out the human race.
As Dec. 21, 2012, nears, however, the U.S. government has a secret weapon to hold back the tidal wave of misinformation and pseudoscientific quackery: a bespectacled 72-year-old scientist, often clad in a rumpled cardigan, sitting in a two-story office building off Highway 101 in Mountain View. | » Doomsday survival kit
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This is a discussion on Cross browser issue with QuickTime and proxies - Mozilla ; Hi all, This is a bit off topic, but I can't imagine where I'll get a more sensible answer than here. I'm on a private network of MS based desktops connected to the internet but a MS-ISA proxy (yes, I ...
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This is a bit off topic, but I can't imagine where I'll get a more
sensible answer than here.
I'm on a private network of MS based desktops connected to the
internet but a MS-ISA proxy (yes, I know, but its not something I can
fix). We use a proxy configuration script so that internal (and some
external) sites are accessed directly without going through the proxy
- this works as expected in MSIE, Firefox and Google Chrome. The proxy
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I have a small website within the private LAN which is in the list of
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This was causing a proxy authentication dialog box to appear in
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bit confused because in 'TamperData' all the requests were going
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Congratulations to distributor firm CustomInk, winner of the first-ever online competition honoring the best Halloween party in the industry.
In October, my good pal and Counselor Editor Andy Cohen encouraged industry companies to submit their stories, photos and videos to our Best Places to Work Facebook page describing why their office Halloween party was the wackiest, most entertaining and most creative this year. The spoils? A $100 gift card.
And, wow, did we ever get some great submissions!
Sifting through tons of great Halloween content, Andy and I finally decided that CustomInk simply rocked Halloween harder than any other company, with employees dressing up in costumes ranging from the cast of Glee and Jersey Shore, to pop culture icons like Michael Phelps, John Oates (from Hall & Oates), Uncle Eddie from Vacation, Rosie the Riveter and many more. Congrats, CustomInk!
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care.
"Past practice" is a magical, if murky, phrase. It's the status given, by default, to policies or practices carried out over time that never quite found their way into actual contracts or handbooks. It's understood to have a binding power of its own, such that any change to an established 'past practice' needs to be negotiated or otherwise made explicit through proper channels. For example, even if the contract or handbook doesn't say anything about a four-day teaching week, if everybody always got four-day teaching weeks, assigning someone a five-day teaching week would trigger a grievance based on past practice, even in the absence of anything in the contract saying it couldn't be done. It's akin to legal precedent, except that it's often unconscious.
It's a difficult concept to work with, since anything both old and unwritten will necessarily be subject to differing recollection. Over the years I've been in countless discussions in which different parties recalled the same 'past practice' differently, each with great conviction and moral fervor. Past practices also sometime outlive the contexts in which they originally made sense, but they don't lose their quasi-binding power for that. They're a way of giving moral force to "but we've always done it that way."
Over the years I've made my peace with the concept of past practice, even with the obvious shortcomings and difficulty of application. (I'd rather be explicit and actually document what we do, but that's me.) Now I'm wrestling with past non-practice.
A few seemingly great ideas have percolated up of late on campus. In looking into whether we can do them, I've run into several very confident "oh, we can't do that"s. When I've asked why, there's invariably a silence, followed by a variation on "we've never been allowed to do that." When I ask why they weren't allowed, I get variations on "long gone so-and-so never allowed that. I think it was based on a statute or something."
This does not inspire confidence.
So I've gone to the union contract, the union leadership, the HR director, my counterparts at nearby cc's, and folks with very long memories. Nobody can point to a rule that would actually forbid what we're thinking of doing, nor can anybody explain why forbidding it would make any sense. In fact, most of our neighboring cc's already do this, apparently without issue.
And yet, I keep hitting that same wall of theological rejection. It can't be done, because it can't be done, because it can't be done. Someone told me so, and we've never done it, so there.
Wise and worldly readers – have you found effective ways to defeat past non-practice?
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