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News 12 at 6 o'clock, May 7, 2009
AUGUSTA,Ga. --- They are the drugs of choice for teenagers and adults. They pick them over cocaine, over heroine, and over meth.
We're talking about prescription drugs.
Tonight, in a News 12 special assignment, Lynnsey Gardner is helping to break down the stereotypes so you can get real about the dangers lurking in a bottle near you.
The Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency says prescription drug abuse is so out of control, the problem now outweighs that of street drugs, by a long shot.
Prescribed pills are more abused and more prevalent than ecstasy, cocaine, heroine and meth. Prescription drugs now come in second only to marijuana.
"The prescription drug problem exceeds that of the street drugs by 50 to 75 percent." And Joe Arp should know, he's a registered pharmacist and a certified law enforcement officer working as a field agent with the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency since 1982. "When I was growing up, we didn't offer other people our medication, nowadays it's common place."
And Arp says the abuse problem is skyrocketing. "It seems day by day."
Between 1992 and 2003, adults abusing prescription drugs rose 81%; teen abuse rose 212%; and the number of teens abusing prescription opoids alone, or prescription strength pain killers, rose 542% and this latest data is already seven years old.
"The numbers have doubled in the last five years, it's exploded, it's huge." Tim Robinson works with all types of substance abuse problems at Bradford Health Services in Augusta. He knows illegal prescription drugs are gaining ground. "That's what so sad, Lynnsey. I have a lot of people who are spending a lot of money on opiate medication just so they can feel normal and unfortunately, by the time people reach me, the enjoyment and the high is long gone."
But he's more than an administrator and a licensed counselor, he's also a recovering addict himself. "Alcohol mainly, but also cocaine were my two problematic drugs. Well, lots of them, I did lots of things."
And he knows kicking a habit is hard. "I've gotten clean and sober more than once."
But thankfully Robinson says for him, illegal prescription drugs weren't as popular then as they are now.
Robinson, "A lot of time initiation starts in middle school, 7th and 8th grade."
A scary thought and consider this, teens are five times more at risk of abusing prescription drugs than marijuana, 12 times more at risk than heroine, 15 times more so than ecstasy, and 21 times more likely to abuse prescribed pills than cocaine.
"Young people try these and they don't know how powerful they are and unfortunately they go to bed and they don't wake up." says Robinson.
But a wake up call is what both men say is exactly what the doctor ordered.
Robinson, "It is really spreading into all areas of our society and it's one of the most dangerous problems we face as Americans now."
Gardner, "And people don't realize it."
Robinson, "No, and that's the sad thing."
But Special Agent Arp and his agency are doing what they can to stop the doctor shopping, stop the forged prescriptions, and Internet pharmacies, and to crack down on the physicians abusing their power to make a quick buck. Like a Wrens doctor arrested in Jefferson County in 2007.
"Ninety percent of physicians do a good job, and in any profession, you have some bad apples who will do anything for money." says Arp.
An illegal drug ring with a suspected 200 patients involved. It took agents two and a half years to make the bust. An investigation that may have been shorter, if Georgia had a prescription monitoring program.
It's passed in 38 states throughout the country, including South Carolina, but failed to pass the state house in Georgia this year.
Arp. "It brings us to the here and now." He who oversees 21 counties and says it would allow the state's 10 agents to work cases in a matter of days, rather than weeks or months.
Gardner, "But is it an invasion of privacy?"
Arp, "That has been the biggest opponent is everyone worries about big brother? Does someone know more than they should about me?"
But, Arp says it's information they can already get, the program would just take the footwork out of it by putting all of our prescription information at agents fingertips in a computer for our doctors and pharmacists to check as well.
"Sometimes the wheels of government grind slowly, but that's reality." explains Arp.
Gardner, "Do you think the problem is going to get worse, before it gets better?"
Arp, "Yes, yes I do."
The Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency says the prescription monitoring program has already passed in South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and it's about to pass in Florida, meaning Georgia is surrounded.
And that's something the drug abusers know too. Agents say there are already increased reports of more drug users coming here to get their illegal prescription medication.
Special Agent Arp says Augusta is potentially at an even greater risk because it's a border city with an interstate providing abusers quick access in and out of town.

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Monique Morrissey berates Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo for reforming the state's pension system, claiming the Rhode Island Retirement Security Act (RIRSA) hurts taxpayers and workers ("Pension deal hurts taxpayers, workers," Commentary, June 30).
Morrissey fails to acknowledge that without Raimondo's pension reforms, the existing defined benefit pension plan would have gone bankrupt in the near future. She bemoans that some cost savings under RIRSA were the result of suspending automatic cost-of-living-allowances and making them contingent upon investment returns.
She fails to point out that the U.S. Congress enacted a law titled "Federal Employees Retirement System" in the 1980s that implemented pension reforms for federal workers almost identical to our RIRSA reforms.
She fails to mention that federal workers received no COLAs in both 2011 and 2012, and as a result of the sequester are taking a 10 percent pay cut during the remainder of this fiscal year. Federal retirees in both the old defined benefit and the current pension plans received no COLAs in 2010 and 2011.
Finally, she warns us that RIRSA cuts will make it harder to recruit new teachers and state workers, but fails to mention the difficulties our cities are facing as a result of the unfunded liabilities for their municipal pension and health insurance plans. According to the most recent state Auditor General's report, this liability in 2011 was $5.6 billion, and growing.
Gina Raimondo should be congratulated for devising a plan to save the pensions for state workers -- something the leaders in the General Assembly should have done 30 years ago if they weren't so beholden to the public employee union bosses.
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Ramadhan or lost time?
It's that time of the year. Feels like Ramdhan only just left us two minutes ago.. doesn't time fly when you're..
time.. Years feel like months, months feel like weeks, weeks feel like days, and days just flash by.. before you know it, it's time to die. Where have I heard that before?
Live in the present 🙂 Live now.
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Vt. town scraps solar plans for now
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Plans for a solar array in the town of Rockingham, Vt., have been scrapped for now.
The town had planned an estimated 500-kilowatt facility on a gravel pit on town-owned land.
The Eagle-Times reports Municipal Manager Willis Stearns says the property's Act 250 permit had lapsed during Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. He said the town could not reasonably apply for an extension if there were plans to significantly alter the pit with a major solar construction proposal.
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Threads of Fate
Baysan's Journal
I am travelling in France with a German woman and two Irishmen. I am doing do because I am a child of the goddess Sekhmet and the only reason this is acceptable is because I have lost my mind. In my grief I have relinquished all control and all sanity. The only thing I can do now is find Afzal and destroy him. It will give me no peace, but at least he will be gone so that he no longer be able to harm anyone.
Ciaran, Aednat and Ericka…I don't really know what to think of them. The Irishmen seem to be getting along well enough – big surprize there. And Ericka…she reminds me of Lindsey. Accent's different but same kinda mother-y ness. But I dunno – Lindsey would flit about and just shine…Erika seems broken. It's like all that compassion just comes from sorrow.
…It's sad.
No, I am not losing my mind. It is utterly destroyed. I relished the opportunity to destroy those walking corpses with my bare hands and I wanted…him. All power and death and most importantly he kept that mouth of his SHUT.
This just makes no sense.
And now we have some son of Poseidon here, Peter. Being around him just agitates me, like hearing nails on a chalkboard just under the tone of his voice. Is this what being a scion felt like for my brother? Dealing with this for a year…little wonder he went the way he did between this madness and his predisposition to selfishness.
I don't know why Aednat seems to draw everyone's ire. Suppose it's fair though – she riles the scions and I rile the gods. I envy her a little. She'll have better odds in the long run I think. Hard to tell though.
I am awake again… and I am afraid I am going to lose my mind permanently. Sleep does little to soothe and it wears on me. It seems that being a vivid dreamer is going to damn me to insanity faster than anything.
The dreams always start innocuous enough. I dream of sand and it blows, scorching hot from the midday sun and it burns as it whips past my skin. I taste blood on my tongue and hope there are more enemies to vanquish. They are faceless, formless – beyond where I wound them, anyway.
And oh, do I wound them.
Skulls cracking under my fist, a throat crushed under my heel. The screams never change, even as my fingernails break skin and I revel in the feel of warm blood under my fingers.
At it's most feverish – the dream changes. The shift…that will be what drives me mad – more so than the violence. Gently the mood moves at first but the blood-lust transmutes. Maybe my mind thinks the tenderness is too close to weakness. That's when I know it starts, my hair being pulled and teeth on my neck. It's painful but I fight back – breath at my ear, the fingers on my spine.
Lindsey and I were like this, once.
It's not her now, in these dreams – no matter how I try to rationalize in the dark hours of morning. I can't soothe my mind into resting and I dare not try to hash out who my lust screams for.
I hate this.
I wonder if Afzal dreams of sand and death; of lording over corpses and making all he finds bow to his whims.
It's funny. I pray for the strength to stop him, knowing full well I go unheard.
I just don't want to I am no better than he. Surely father rolls in his grave- the son he never wanted destroying every life he touches. The daughter he wanted so badly to be something turned into a greedy moaning harlot at the sight of blood.
How long until Afzal and I are not so different?
He dug up father. The sight is burning through my memories, it feels like.
Everything still reels when I think of him. I can think of nothing else.
He will be without peace and I am powerless to stop it.
I can't do this.
What have I been doing? Drowning everything I am under the standards every other person I have ever met has for me.
Who am I? Do I even know any more?
I am grateful for Aednat, now that I have had time to calm down. I don't even know what I was thinking.
But I am … awake finally and I understand. The pain, the anger – it's stripping everything unimportant away.
Things are moving along.
We have a new person travelling with us. His name is Isamu and I think he's the closest to reasonable I am going to find in this group. He is very astute from what I can tell and he always seems to know what I need. I've known him less than two days and we're already getting on like we actually know each other.
We went drinking in this club in Germany and we talked to Loki and one of his sons. They both strike me as being vaguely insufferable and to help soothe my temper – yet again I drank.
Well, that was unwise.
Apparently it was divine stuff and made me sick as a dog. Woke up next to Isamu in the morning. Not something…
I don't know what to think. Especial-
Well, regardless of what I think – I am relieved nothing actually happened.
Spending better part of the day hungover is not something I am really willing to have happen twice – especially not in France.
Afzal is there and we are going to see him. I am …I feel a great many things about this. But regardless of how he grew, it matters little. He is a monster now and no amount of grief will ever change that.
He will continue to destroy unless I …we stop him. This is no longer just my fight. I would do well to remember that.
I think I will do well to remember a lot of things.
Well, there it is then.
The truth of it all is that we were all connected long before we all knew each other. It's…an odd relief, to know that this is not simply some sort of perverse enaction of Murphy's Law.
Just knowing that my brother is responsible for more than my own pain -it's jarring. Amarante lost her sister – they all clearly lost a friend. More than that in Isamu's case, if he's calling her dove. Now it's been confirmed that Afzal has been a killer for much longer than I've known. I think I've always known.
I don't think I've ever been so embarrassed or disappointed in my life. I know that his actions are his own, but …
I am so very, very tired of not being good enough.
Peter, for all of his damned floundering, was accurate.
I am supposed to be grateful for this world and the life I have. I am supposed to be stronger than this, I am supposed to be a warrior and I am supposed be better than this.
My enemies know this and they make me a fool. They make me choke and vomit on my weakness.
So the only way to combat this is to accept reality and find joy in it.
But how can I?
How can I find joy in all of this madness?
If this I am to speak of my family – I loved them, all of them. My step-mother and I were close, closer than I think I can ever really be with anyone ever again. She was strong without having to destroy and
I wish I was hers I wish I was so much more like her. My father was a harsh man and I made nothing easy for him. Even at my most honest, my most sincere I did nothing but embarrass him. Afzal is our greatest sin. I can't claim that he would have been different – but I can't claim how he was treated was right. We all failed him and we have paid and will continue to pay for it.
And my mother – as such as she is. Fearsome, violent, deadly – I know my life hangs each time we speak and yet I am expected to revel in the bloodlust we share. I am expected to simply accept our bad temper and taste for excess – to move on as if there is nothing wrong. In her duty, she is amazing but am not HER. I don't want to be her!
What about my near miss?
Hassan was the first person that knew me as I truly was. For all of my faults and all of my talents – he was my closest friend. We were a good match, I know this. Talking to him eased my anger often and I kept him from becoming too complacent with his surroundings. He would have been an excellent husband. I should have been happy.
But I could not endure. I loved him, but did not want him. I would never be to stand to touch him, much less give him children. When I told him, he looked relieved. I can't even fathom that. He said that he had seen something very wrong in how I acted about our arrangement but he didn't want to upset me. He was kind and forgiving and even took the blame when the engagement was broken. He destroyed his reputation so that no one would know the truth. And I lost him over my temper.
As much as it pains me, Hassan was right about Lindsey. She wanted everything I couldn't give her and I refused to admit it- especially when it was too late to matter.
I loved her and she haunts me still sometimes, almost as badly as my father does.
She was the first person who I ever wanted to impress. I knew I was strong and fairly smart, but I wanted her to notice. Got exactly what I wished for. She smiled at me once and I knew I was damned. Her kisses were sweet, her affections intense. Soon after, I guess she realised that I was serious and soon after hell began.
I wasn't affectionate enough in public, no matter how I adjusted, no how much it was no one else's business. When she introduced me to her family – she expected reciprocation immediately. She pressed even after I explained that only one person knew the truth about me. We made a deal finally, she wasn't to ask about meeting my family until I had told them the truth – it was only fair for both of us.
When I did, when I finally faced my family – I thought I was going to be homeless. My father and Fahima fought into the night and she advised that I not be present for the worst of it. Linds comforted me and when I returned home-
It was as if I had said nothing. I wasn't about to look this gift in the mouth but to Lindsey I was a coward. I did not love her because I valued a strained peace in my house and a roof over my head more than her affections. I was playing games because I wasn't willing to throw the life I had away for the vision she had for the two of us.
She was being selfish. I told her as such. Since she was foolish enough to ignore what I had to deal with, I didn't bother with restraint. I almost wish I'd hit her. Maybe then I feel like I earned the look she gave me.
When I spoke to Hassan about it, he was…less than sympathetic. I raged and threatened and he refused to placate me. I know he was right – but she had hurt me, we could least agree on that. He said I was no better. I stormed out. We've barely spoken since – few emails, phone calls on birthdays early on. But we're broken now. And I sure as hell can't go talk to him now.
And what have I done since. Even before this I was lost. Abandoning law – why because the system was corrupt? If I was half of what I claimed to be – I would have done better. I would have made those around me do better. Afzal wasn't baiting me. Peter did not have a slip of the tongue. I failed.
I failed and now I have done nothing but cling to the past. I all I do is curl in and seethe and scream for the world to be better and I can't even be better. I can't even look myself in the eye any more.
All I see is what should have been and what I am.
Baysan bint Faizah. "She who walks proudly, Daughter of the victorious"
Childish. Selfish. Weak. What do I have to be proud of? What victory is there in this?
The Truth has come from your Lord. Let him who will, believe it, and let him who will, reject it.[18: 29]
I have known every expectation I have ever had thrust upon me. I know where I have succeeded, I know where I have failed – but above all, I know what I have done.
I've been running from myself for so long and now that none of what I was running from matters – what am I left with? Nothing but ammunition for my enemies.
God, it's like waking up after a nightmare. I forgot how clear everything is after you've lost.
So, truth then.
I feel so uncomfortable in my skin. The only thing that does make sense is fighting and even then it's like jumping from flame to ice water. Even dancing doesn't feel the way it used to and to be honest it does little more than remind me of Lindsey. Everything feels so unfamiliar, like I'm walking in a damned straight jacket.
I miss Hassan. I miss his teasing and I miss how he didn't judge me, even in the end he was tired of me behaving poorly and my acting like I had done nothing.
I regret not making my parents face the reality that their daughter was never going to give them grandchildren or become a good wife.
I still feel like Afzal is somewhat my fault – but in the end he made his choices. Regardless of how I affected him, he still made the choice to do wrong. Just like I am making the choice to stop him. I just have to remember that.
I am mostly sure I am projecting on to Ciaran. He fights how I used to. The thought of it makes my blood run hot, and it's not his fucking stupid face. I mean I am not going to kid myself and call him unattractive. But want to feel that rush again – the pulse of blood racing against my skin, rapid heartbeat. I want to beat the ever loving FUCK out of someone, make them regret challenging me. I guess the fact that he is objectively attractive and that the physical sensations that occur in a fight are really close to what happens to the body during sex I have to assume that the combination is what is so painfully awkward. I hope.
Peter is smart and pisses me the fuck off because for how damned smart he is, he doesn't seem to have any fucking answers. That's mainly it. I mean he is kind of insufferable, but really no one is perfect. I just wish he didn't like to hear himself talk so much.
Aednat…is Aednat. At my lowest she tried to give me some sense of normalcy and for that I will always be grateful. I worry sometimes that she will say something and get herself killed, but don't let me be there if someone wants to try. She's never made any pretensions about who she is and that's damn better than anyone else in this house. I hope with all these revelations everyone stops riding her so hard.
Erika ..is beautiful. Sometimes I wonder what thing Ciaran sold his soul to in order to get that close to her. I wonder if I can beat his deal. It terrifies me because she just…looks like Lindsey. But she's so sad, I can practically feel it for her. She takes care of everyone around her and I don't think anyone is taking care of her. I don't know if anyone can with the way she talks but Lord do I want try. I want to make her smile, make her laugh, make her scream even – I don't care I just don't want to see her so broken. I know I don't know her, I know I'm probably beautifying her and it's probably because I want…
I want to do for for her, what I couldn't do for Lindsey.
The truth is, for how beautiful nostalgia makes our memories, Linds and I were probably very bad for each other. And now I'm tangling what I want up with my regret and it does nothing but taste bitter.
Isamu is a different matter entirely. Well, sort of. I think. He reminds me of Hassan. He is a gentleman and strong without being overbearing. But that is where the similarities end. His passions very plainly run deeper than Hassan's ever did – you can see it when he gets offended especially. I am curious about him. And if we're being totally honest, I shared a bed with him when the last person I've done that with is Lindsey. I don't like sharing my bed, even when I'm am just sleeping. It feels too intimate to wake up next to another person, knowing that I was completely vulnerable a scant few moments prior.
I am also worried that he sees a dead woman when he looks at me. Sometimes I wake up at night and I can feel his arms wrapped around me, like he is terrified to let me go. I know he probably cared very deeply for her, but I just… if he going to make it a point to protect me and call me nicknames – I want him to see me, I want him to want me.
Speaking of want.
Amarante inspires the most embarrassing, soul-shattering cocktail of reactions I think I have ever felt at once. Afzal is the reason why her sister is dead and he was my responsibility. Awkward. I..she is dangerous and I would really, really like to feel her skin under my fingers – her lips under mine and a myriad of other emotions that I don't really want to put words to. She is also a reminder that my bloodlust and …lust, I guess are connected in ways that make me never want to leave the shower. When Isamu he saw her put a stiletto through a man's eye, I think I was about a hair's breadth away from losing it. Just the thought of her legs and the ferocity and strength required to pull that off – makes my skin crawl. I can't tell if it's a good or bad thing yet. Logic dictates that this is probably a very, very bad sign.
I pray that I have the grace to face all of this when I am merely left with my own thoughts. I pray that I am not overcome by all of this, that by being honest in the face of my shortcomings that I can make them into strengths.
Honor to my Mother who bore me, Praise to the man who raised me in this world
I hear myself, voice echoed off of walls
Servant of divinity, Fate's keening, desperate call
Bury all my past under stone
My precious little family, never one at all.
Can't say I'm surprised. Rubaiyat was always step-mother's strength.
We're all talking of how different things are now, and all I can see is what is the same. The same thoughts in my head, the same blood in my veins, same chorus of instruction from everyone around me. First it was be a godly woman and now it's become the goddess I am. It's all more than a little maddening.
I don't think my problems are that meaningful, all of us with so much work to do. Hunting down the next relic and hurtling down the path that fate is urging us to. But I can't shake this feeling, this recoil every time someone tells me to be who I am and not let the past weigh me down. But the truth is our past is what makes us, isn't it?I still feel shattered, I feel lost and I don't see how giving in to everything I've been feeling will help me.
I still can't believe she said I failed her. I didn't think 'myself' would have been meaningful to her, not after all this. Learn something new every day, right? Just another thing to add to the pile, another thing to sort through, another fucking complication.
I have to keep going. I have to stop Afzal and I have to make sure this world is safe. That's why we're doing this right?
Sometimes the world will surprise you.
I think, in a lot of ways, this will be our last chance for frivolity like this. A small miracle in a sea of doubts and uncertainty.
But the reprieve is over. 6 relics and an entire opposing band.
The time for fear is over, it seems.
Tonight was the first night that I did not dream – at least in any memorable fashion.
Thankful for small miracles, I suppose.
I fear now that I've cleared some room in my head (mostly), new worries and doubts will come rushing in to replace them. It seems we have no shortage of them.
The how is not important, but why.
I can't believe to talked to him, like we were mostly equals. Or Ciaran. Or Amarante. The whole day after the Jinn market was hazy. It's like I could see everything. I know I've written of clarity, but the feeling truly pales in comparison. And Isamu…
Not forgetting that anytime ever
Thoughts turn to my brother and the other band and I sober slightly.
I try to remember what the Prophet said. Only the opposite, will be successful in defeating my brother. If that is the case, I may not be the right one for the job.
Few know this, but Set is also a defender of the sun and pharaohs – like my mother. Both fearsome, both with great and terrifying reputations before them.I don't think I am as relieved to remember this. In fact that only raises more questions. And to be honest they haunt worse than the dreams do.
Why were we seven chosen?
I thought it was because a number fate likes but it may be more complicated. Why us seven, why a group that from what I have gleaned would not be ordinarily given a second chance by their parents? Why was Ericka able absorb the Grail when nothing like that had ever happened before? Why were those seven chosen?
On a more personal note – I know what my mother told me, as for why my father was chosen. I have little reason to doubt her. Why did Set choose Fahima? More importantly, why were we allowed to stay with each other for so long?
What is tying all this together?
He told me that Doubt was the nature of faith.
I've doubted for so long that it feels weird to be encouraged. I worry that he's setting me up a bit. Aurora doubted, after all.
And now I'm going to be awake all night. Lovely.
I'm not worried about the instruction – per se. I was damn near a lawyer. Doubting will be second nature again before sun up.
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The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Versions of Reality Quotes in The Hunger Games
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Do this!" I command myself. Clenching my jaw, I dig my hands under Glimmer's body, get a hold on what must be her rib cage, and force her onto her stomach. I can't help it, I'm hyperventilating now, the whole thing is so nightmarish and I'm losing my grip on what's real. (14.26)
The tracker jacker attack leaves Katniss full of venom, and she starts hallucinating. Katniss has literally lost sense of reality here from the venom. How else has she lost track of what is real?
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The star-crossed lovers…Peeta must have been playing that angle all along. Why else would the Gamemakers have made this unprecedented change in the rules? For two tributes to have a shot at winning, our "romance" must be so popular with the audience that condemning it would jeopardize the success of the Games. No thanks to me. All I've done is managed not to kill Peeta. But whatever he's done in the arena, he must have the audience convinced it was to keep me alive. (19.3)
Romance stories are powerful things – especially on television. Even though Katniss isn't really in love with Peeta, she realizes the power the story must have. Still, can Peeta and Katniss control the Games just by playing up their so-called romance?
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For a moment, I'm almost foolishly happy and then confusion sweeps over me. Because we're supposed to be making up this stuff, playing at being in love, not actually being in love. But Peeta's story has a ring of truth to it. That part about my father and the birds. And I did sing the first day of school, although I don't remember the son. And that red plaid dress…there was one, a hand-me-down to Prim that got washed to rags after my father's death.
It would explain another thing too. Why Peeta took a beating to give me the bread on that awful hollow day. So, if those details are true…could it all be true? (22.95-96)
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MIDDLEBORO — How do you talk to someone who half the time is in their own world? Have a conversation when they can't hear? And when you become the parent and your parent becomes the child, how do you deal with this? Playwright Kenneth Lonergan gives his characters the dialouge to handle these questions in ways that have audiences laughing out loud as opposed to crying in his comedy/drama "The Waverly Gallery, opening Thursday March 27 at 7:30 for two weekends at the Alley Theatre and produced by Theatre One Productions. The play runs through Sunday afternoon, April 6 with a 2 p.m. performance.
Gladys Green (Susan Wing Markson of Lakeville) is like the gallery itself, on her last legs, and if she asks her grandson Daniel (Chris Cartier of West Bridgewater) one more time if he knows how to cook the whole family is leaving town. In one confrontation on over-feeding the dog between Gladys and her married daughter Ellen (Jane Cartier of West Bridgewater), Ellen tells her mother before storming out of the room that she just can't take it anymore. Son-in-law Howard Fine (Ken Carberry of Milton), relatively easy going but very direct, gets quickly put in his place by Gladys one evening when he makes the mistake of saying "It's tough to get old." "Who wants to hear that?" Gladys fires back.
Painter and part-time waiter Don Bowman ( John Marzelli of Whitman) drives to the Village all the way from Lynn Massachuttes and realizes there is quit a distance from New York and Lynn. He comes upon Gladys and the Waverly Gallery in Greenwich Village and while s dream comes true by a showing at the gallery it becomes Gladys's last hurrah.
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We mentioned last week how a large, dust covered wooden box bearing the Brooks logo had been happened upon by a sharp eyed colleague rummaging through a car boot at a Nottingham jumble sale last January. It has quickly transpired that the contents of said box seem to shed light on a plethora of hitherto shrouded Brooksiana from the late 18- and early 1900s.


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In 2005 Estacada defeated North Bend for the 3A championship. Both of those schools, along with Henley (4th place in 2005) are back at Lane Community College, but this time in the new 4A bracket. Meanwhile, the eight-team 3A quarterfinal bracket features perennial favorite Burns, which will be challenged by five former 2A schools with deep playoff experience. If nothing else, the OSAA reclassification has provided for some competitive bracket play at each venue, and the 3A bracket is no exception.
Here's a look at Friday's quarterfinal matches.
Sheridan (WVL) v. Burns (EOL). On paper, this appears to be a total mismatch between a pre-season favorite to win it all and a 5th-place team that just happened to claim its league #2 seed and win its opening round OSAA match.
Sheridan shouldn't be here. At least that's what the regular season standings indicate. After all, the West Valley League boasts Gervais, Valley Catholic, and Willamina even after the departure of former WVL powers Oregon Episcopal School and Santiam Christian to other leagues following reclassification. The Spartans finished 8-6 in WVL play and in fifth place. So, with little to lose, Sheridan proceeded to beat, in order, Valley Catholic (3-1), Dayton (3-0) and Willamina (3-0) before finally running out of steam against Gervais in the WVL district finals. Even then, the Spartans managed to take a game from the Cougars, losing 3-1. Sheridan continued its Cinderella season with a first round 25-19, 26-24, 25-10 sweep over Reedsport (Sunset Six #2). If the Spartans are seeking more opportunities to be the 3A giant killers, they need to look no further than Friday's early opener against Burns. Sheridan placed one player, sophmore Bethany Dickey, on the WVL 1st Team.
Burns was considered by many an early favorite to win the 3A title, especially by those unfamiliar with some of the newly promoted 2A schools. Since 1990, the Hilanders have participated in the OSAA 3A playoffs every year except 1994. In the past three seasons, coach Paula Toney's team has taken home trophies for 3rd (2005), 1st (2004) and 2nd (2003). In 2006 Burns continued its regular season dominance, winning the Eastern Oregon League with a perfect 10-0 record. Burns also made the most of its tournament chances in 2006 with several impressive showings. After a slow season start at the Pendleton Tournament (consolation champs), Burns won its own Invitational, followed by a strong showing at the Sisters Tournament. After beating #1 ranked 4A Estacada, the Hilanders fell to #3 ranked Henley in the semi-finals. A week later, Burns made its debut at the Santiam Christian Tournament a worthwhile venture as the Hilanders went undefeated in games and matches to beat Myrtle Point, 25-15, 25-8 in the championship match. The Hilanders (EOL #1) made short work of Warrenton (L&C #4) 25-10, 25-12, 25-7 in the first round. Burns is led by 3A POY favorite Jessica Clemens, who is surrounded by an exceptionally solid team that is often overlooked by awed spectators following Clemens' every move.
OES (L&C) v. Santiam Christian (PacWest). After moving up a classification and into different leagues, the former WVL opponents meet once again in the OSAA playoffs.
Oregon Episcopal School is the defending OSAA 2A state champion. After moving up to 3A, the Aardvarks have not missed a beat, going undefeated in match play all year, while dropping only one game in the process. The Lewis & Clark League provided little competition for OES, which zipped through the L&C regular season and district playoffs to claim the league top seed. In the opening round, OES knocked off former WVL rival Willamina, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19. A year ago, OES beat the Bulldogs, 26-24, 25-23 to win the 2A title. The Aardvarks are led by junior Libby Morrison, the 2005 2A POY, 2006 L&C POY and guaranteed 3A 1st team All-State this year.Morrison is supplemented by 6'4" Alexandra Mason, also a 2005 2A 1st Team All-State player, and 2006 L&C 1st Team selection.
Santiam Christian, which won the 2A 3rd place trophy last year, won the newly configured PacWest in 2006 with a perfect 14-0 record. The Eagles, who host their premier 3A tournament in October, are led by senior Becky May, the 2006 PacWest POY. SC head coach Kim McLain was named PacWest COY in its inaugural season as well. Santiam Christian beat Coquille (Sunset Six #4) 25-19, 25-13, 25-15 to advance to the quarterfinal opener against OES. Last month at the DeLaSalle tournament, Santiam Christian dropped two games to OES in the only meeting this year between the former WVL rivals.
Creswell (PacWest) v. Gervais (WVL). This match pits the PacWest 3rd place team against a league champion capable of winning it all.
Creswell is a PacWest refuge from the former 3A Sky-Em league. After finishing 7-7 in the Sky-Em in 2005, the Bulldogs posted a much improved 11-3 record in the PacWest this year to finish tied with Regis behind undefeated Santiam Christian. Creswell beat Waldport, 3-0, to claim the PacWest #3 seed and traveled to Rainier (L&C #2) in the OSAA first round. The Bulldogs left the rainy Columbia River town with a 25-17, 25-23, 25-18 sweep over the Columbians. Creswell is led by seniors Kaelene Spence and Alicia Sells, both PacWest 1st Team selections in 2006.
Gervais is yet another former 2A power now making noise in the new 3A classification. Formerly of the 2A Tri-River Conference, the Cougars found themselves moved into the new 3A West Valley League, which itself built a well-deserved reputation as the most powerful 2A volleyball league. Gervais lived up to that reputation, running the table at 14-0 in league play to claim the title and #1 state seed. In first round play, Gervais rolled over Nyssa (EOL #3) 25-20, 25-13, 25-11 to reach the 3A quarterfinals. Gervais qualified for the OSAA 2A playoffs in 2004 and 2005. At last year's 2005 2A tournament, the Cougars failed to emerge from its pool that contained OES, Myrtle Point and Sherman County. In 2006 Gervais has not lost a five game match all year, although the Cougars did drop a 2-1 tournament match to Santiam Christian in the SC Tournament. The Cougars are led by WVL POY Emily O'Neal, and seniors Krystina Stricker (WVL 1st Team) and Andrea Belleque (WVL 1st Team). Cougar coach Molly McCargar was also named WVL COY for 2006.
Vale (EOL) v. Myrtle Point (Sunset Six). This quarterfinal match showcases two more schools that participated in the 2005 2A tournament, though both are best remembered as traditional 3A powers.
Vale is back in 3A again after a four-year cycle in the now extinct 2A Wapiti League. The Vikings reached the OSAA 2A playoffs in 2004 and 2005. This year the Vikings finished 6-4 in the 3A Eastern Oregon League and claimed the EOL #2 state seed and a first round home match against Regis (PacWest #2). In a five-game thriller, the Vikings knocked off the Rams, 25-21, 28-26, 17-25, 20-25, 15-11 to advance to the 3A quarterfinals. In last year's 2A tournament, Vale survived Friday night pool play, only to lose to OES and Portland Christian in Saturday's bracket. Like many schools from Eastern Oregon, Vale brings a competitive toughness to each match that often is not reflected in the team's record.
Myrtle Point also returned to 3A after a four-year stint in the former 2A Big Fir League. During their 2A run, the Bobcats qualified for the OSAA 2A playoffs in all four years. This year, Myrtle Point (10-0) went undefeated to win the new 3A Sunset Six League. In the OSAA first round, the 'Cats swept Neah-Kah-Nie (L&C #3), 25-15, 25-14, 25-20. In last year's 2A tournament, the Bobcats failed to get out of pool play. However, earlier this year at the Santiam Christian Tournament, Myrtle Point faced Burns in the tournament championship in what some observers predicted could be the 2006 OSAA 3A championship match.


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Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment Love Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph). We used Constance Garnett's translation.
Quote #1
Good-bye, till we meet then—I embrace you warmly, warmly, with many kisses.
Yours till death, PULCHERIA RASKOLNIKOV. (1.3.38)
Pulcheria really loves her son. Her sign-off speaks to this love and cruelly foreshadows her death, to which her grief over his act contributes. A big part of her identity is her success as a parent. When she learns of the murders, that identity is shattered.
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[Raskolnikov:] "For one [Dounia] loves, for one she adores, she will sell herself!" (1.4.5)
Here, Raskolnikov is referring to Dounia, but he underestimates her. Although Dounia does think Luzhin can help Raskolnikov, once she knows what Luzhin's true intentions are, she calls it off. Raskolnikov's love for her certainly makes this easier.
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[Raskolnikov:] "I've just been kissed by someone who, if I had killed anyone, would just the same...in fact I saw someone else there...with a flame-coloured feather." (2.7.135)
The kiss was from Polenka, Sonia's sister. This is not a Svidrigaïlov moment, mind you. Raskolnikov expresses deep concern for Polenka many times. The passage also comments on the big impression Sonia makes on him the first time he sees her.


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'Lives of the Forest' was created by indigenous activists from across the Asia Pacific region exploring the likely impacts of the UN's REDD programme on indigenous resources and lifestyles. It was created during a participatory video facilitator training in Ifugao (Philippines) by representatives of 15 distinct indigenous communities from 8 different countries.
The film was shot entirely on location within the remote mountain community of Hungduan in Ifugao (home to the Tuali peoples - one of the many indigenous groups in the Cordillera region of the Philippines) and explores the traditional knowledge and lifestyles of the Tuali peoples including their deep connection with, and reliance upon, their Muyong (clan-owned woodlands) and communal forests as an example of an indigenous community whose way of life is threatened by programmes such as REDD. The indigenous filmmakers behind this short film assert that market-based approaches to climate change are at odds with the traditional lifestyles and belief systems of indigenous peoples and that, through such programs, governments around the world will assert ownership over the forests inhabited by indigenous communities leading to landlessness and increased loss of bio-cultural diversity.
It was planned and created by 18 indigenous activists as a collaborative filmmaking exercise during a 2-week training program in participatory video facilitation. The trainees undertook all the conceptualisation, storyboarding and filming. They made all the editing decisions during a participatory 'paper edit' process. The footage was edited on location with all the trainees in attendance by the trainers, whilst they received editing training and pieced together the short films created by local women and youth during community placements.
'Lives of the Forest' is intended as a piece of video advocacy that will add to the rich tapestry of perspectives on how best to address the climate crisis. It does not purport to represent all indigenous communities; nor does it claim to be 'balanced' or 'objective'. This is collaborative polemic filmmaking by those whose voices are rarely heard and are always under-represented.


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- The Sharks' summer of zig-zag and redefinition — plus a few thoughts on the angry response to the impending arrival of 'ice girls'
- NHL ice girls: San Jose Sharks follow along
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- Catching up with Hertl s knee, rookie prospect Mueller s presence in training camp and a quick ice girls mention
The San Jose Sharks have a new idea this year for attracting fans. That old strategy of trying to build a team that can get past the first round of Stanley Cup playoffs is so yesterday.
The new plan: "Ice girls."
Really. In 21st century Silicon Valley. (We suspect they'll be 18 or over, but somehow "ice women" doesn't have the same ring.)
The Sharks have called down the wrath of social media and Internet petitioners by proposing to follow other teams in fielding an Ice Team -- some "boys" as well as "girls" -- to clean up the ice during timeouts and interact with the crowd.
In fairness, they're not recycling Dallas Cowboy cheerleader uniforms. The costume on the Sharks Web site is tight pants and a sort of abridged team jersey top that show some bare midriff. You see raunchier outfits at the mall. Still, why tick off a big part of the fan base?
Thousands of women follow the Sharks, and women around here don't much cotton to being seen as sex objects. It's apparently fine in some parts of the country, but it's not a valley thing.
There's a compromise here. Add a few inches to those teal tops so they cover up the midriff. And since the Web site solicits applicants who look "physically fit/athletic," apply the term broadly, not just as "sexy."
The alternative would be to chop off the lower half of the actual Sharks' jerseys and send them out on the ice with bare midriffs.
Come to think of it, we like that one better.


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The Government has been forced to make a U-turn on their JobCentre closure programme after a huge rise in unemployment placed unexpected pressure on the network. As part of its closure programme, over 500 JobCentres were closed, even as the recession took hold last year.
Unemployment skyrocketed by up to a third in the areas affected in just one year while the JobCentres were closed.
The Government spent £336,000 closing the JobCentre in South Northfield, Birmingham and another £758,000 closing one in Broadway, Bexleyheath, answers to Parliamentary Questions show.
Between January 2009 and January 2010, the claimant count shows that:
Unemployment increased 33% in South Northfield, Birmingham, from 2,472 (7.3% of the working age population) to 3,292 (9.5%)
Unemployment increased by 25% in Broadway, Bexleyheath, from 1,386 (3.4%) to 1,732 (4.2%) The Government also closed JobCentres only to re-open them again in Great Moor Street, Bolton and Erdington, Birmingham. While the JobCentres were closed, the number of people out of work rose by 28% and 22% respectively.
Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Steve Webb said:
"It is good to hear that ministers have finally backed down and started reopening Jobcentres in areas where unemployment has wreaked havoc during the recession.
"Jobseekers need all the help they can get and shouldn't have to travel miles to get it.
"The Government was arrogant and short-sighted to close more than 500 jobcentres at a great cost to taxpayers, it is a shame they didn't realise their mistake sooner."


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FleetCor Technologies (NYSE: FLT ) reported earnings on Feb. 7. Here are the numbers you need to know.
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), FleetCor Technologies beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded significantly and GAAP earnings per share expanded significantly.
Margins increased across the board.
Revenue details
FleetCor Technologies booked revenue of $202.6 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for a top line of $178.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 45% higher than the prior-year quarter's $140.2 million.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
EPS came in at $0.82. The seven earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.75 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.70 for Q4 were 56% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.45 per share.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 75.4%, 440 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 46.0%, 570 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 29.6%, 270 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $172.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.76.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $776.2 million. The average EPS estimate is $3.40.
Investor sentiment
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On Chuck Knoblauch, Assault and Common-Law Marriage
Earlier today, we came across a story on ESPN about former major leaguer Chuck Knoblauch. According to the story, Knoblauch was charged on Tuesday with beating his "common-law wife" down in Houston. Click here, as well, for the Houston Chronicle article, which includes a video.
We were intrigued by this story for a couple of reasons. For starters, it's Chuck Knoblauch, one of the more perplexing baseball players of our lifetime. Early in his career, with the Minnesota Twins, Knoblauch looked like a possible Hall of Famer. After he was traded to the Yankees before the 1998 season, he stopped being as good, though partly because the Yankees were so dominant in the late 1990s, Knoblauch seemed always to be in the spotlight. He infamously chose to argue with an umpire rather than fetch a ball during one 1998 playoff game, and later completely lost the ability to make the short throw from his position at second base to first.
But the story interested us for another reason: the use of the phrase "common-law wife."
Really?" we thought. Common-law wife? Is that really a thing? Perhaps we've been living under a rock, but we had no idea that such a concept still existed.
But lo and behold, it does. Common-law marriages, it seems, are attainable in 11 states, including Texas, where Knoblauch and his wife had been living, commonly.
We called around to family-law practitioners down in the Lone Star state, but didn't get anyone who could talk to us about what constitutes a common-law marriage. Fortunately, a Dallas lawyer named Jerry Melton put up the basics on his Web site.
Writes Melton:
A finding of the existence of a common law or informal marriage is only justified if the evidence shows that the parties agreed to be married, that they lived together in Texas as husband and wife, and they have publicly represented themselves as married. All three of these requisites must exist at the same time. In addition, the common law marriage without formality statute precludes proof of the existence of an informal marriage if the acts occurred in a state other than Texas.
The Common Law Marriage Fact Sheet on the Alternatives to Marriage site further explains:
[In Texas], A man and woman who want to establish a common-law marriage must sign a form provided by the county clerk. In addition, they must (1) agree to be married, (2) cohabit, and (3) represent to others that they are married.
Fair enough, but why does this convention exist? The best explanation we can find is a historical one. Once up on a time, statutory marriages were rare; most marriages were "common." The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 1877 case called Meister v. Moore, ruled that a statute regulating marriage doesn't, by its existence, nullify the right to common-law wed. In other words, in order to rid a state of common-law marriage a state needs to enact a law that affirmatively bans them. Otherwise, the presumption is for validity.
Now that we've got that mostly cleared up, let's get back to Knoblauch. On Tuesday, a judge set his bond at $10,000 after he appeared in court Tuesday. According to a criminal complaint, Knoblauch's wife told police he hit her in the face and choked her at their Houston home Friday.
Prosecutors contend Knoblauch had been drinking heavily Friday evening and taking Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Knoblauch's attorney, Dan Cogdell, told the Chronicle the incident was a dispute between two divorcing people and that charges should not have been filed.


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From the sound of it, every page that turns on the calendar brings higher fares for holiday travel. A New York Times story tells of fares that are going up by the day, in sharp contrast to last year, when consumers who waited fared well.
The story says:
In the last week alone, overall fares for Thanksgiving travel rose 6 percent, according to Bing Travel, part of Microsoft's search engine. Ticket prices for the most popular itinerary, departing Wednesday, Nov. 25, and returning Sunday, Nov. 29, are up 10 percent in the last week.
So, here in Houston what are your prospects if you're planning to do some flying over the holidays?
Here are some sample fares for Thanksgiving travel, all including taxes and fees:
Denver, $331 for a Nov. 25 departure and Nov. 29 return, using a combination of Continental and United, according to Sidestop.com. Cut that to $284 if you return on Nov. 28.
Chicago, $313 using a combination of Continental and United. Returning early on Nov. 28 cuts that to $263.
Seattle, $325 on a combination of Alaska and Continental, Nov. 25-29. Leave on Thanksgiving Day to bring the price down to $298. Both are bargains and worth grabbing today.
Los Angeles, $422 on a combination of US Airways and Continental, according to Orbitz.com, Nov. 25-29. Leave on Thanksgiving Day and cut that to $377.
Peak Thanksgiving fares to the East Coast indeed have spiked. New York is over $500, Boston over $600, even reliable bargain Philadelphia in the $500s. Shifting days can definitely save money.
Here are some possibilities if you're traveling east:
Newark, $388 on US Airways for a Thanksgiving Day departure and return on Nov. 29.
Baltimore, $439 on Continental, Nov. 25-29. Return very early Nov. 29.
Tampa, $415 on a combination of Continental and Delta, Nov. 25-29.


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Economists React to April Jobs Report: 'Quite Strong on its Face'
U.S. nonfarm employers added 288,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.3% from 6.7% in March, the Labor Department said Friday. It was the second-strongest monthly jobs gain since the recession ended in 2009, and provided fresh evidence the U.S. economy gained strength after a weak stretch early in the winter.
This was an exceptionally strong report, and it suggests that the labor market has more than recuperated from the weather-induced slumber earlier this year. Indeed, the broad based strength in employment gains over the past three months lends significant legitimacy to the positive tone in the wide array of post-February economic reports, which have all been consistently pointing to a significant pick-up in economic growth momentum this quarter. –Millan Mulraine, TD Securities
Job gains were widespread with the professional and business segment adding 75,000 jobs and 20,000 more than the 12-month average. Food and drink services positions increased by 33,000 and exceeded the annual average pace of 28,000. Retailers added 8,000 more jobs (35,000) in April than the sector has added over the last year. Construction employment rose by 32,000 and more than two-times the average pace over the last 12 months. The government report noted the pick-up has been concentrated in the latest six months. Temporary positions also rose during April, which is often taken as a precursor to improving conditions for full-time hiring as employers test out workers before making them permanent. Overall the employment report is encouraging, yet requires more hard work from the private sector if the economy is going to pick-up its pace of growth. –Andrew Wilkinson, Interactive Brokers
The sharp decline in the unemployment rate is probably the most striking figures in today's employment report but – admittedly – it is an artifact of the 806,000 decline in the labour force that more than offset the 73,000 decline in household employment. The result was a 4-tenths drop in the unemployment rate to 6.3% versus expectations for a more modest decline to 6.6%. We suspect the unemployment rate will return to a more moderate easing pattern in the coming months, reflecting the still modest pace of recovery. –Annalisa Piazza, Newedge Strategy
The usual suspects will complain that the decline in the unemployment rate was largely due to a massive 806,000 drop in the labor force, which more than offset a disappointing 73,000 decline in the household measure of employment. But the household figures are notoriously volatile and the labor force had increased by about 1.5 million over the past six months. –Paul Ashworth, Capital Economics
Although the drop in unemployment this month can be explained by the participation rate, the drop in the participation rate merely reversed the rise in the previous three months. For the year to date, the participation rate is flat and the unemployment rate is down another 0.4 points. In short, the trend in employment remains more than strong enough to keep unemployment trending down. –Jim O'Sullivan, High Frequency Economics
Job creation in April was significantly higher than expectations, its highest monthly gains since January 2012. There were modest revisions to the previous two months which added a total of 36,000 jobs. Despite some fairly substantial volatility, job creation has averaged 197,000 over the past 12 months little changed from the past 18 months' average of 200,000. … It appears that the trend job creation rate is now about 190,000-200,000 per month, consistent with an economy growing at around 2.3%. –Maninder Sibia and Steven Wood, Contingent Macro Advisors
Today's employment report is quite strong on its face but some beneath the headline data points mitigate our enthusiasm. While the headline rate of job creation was quite good (strongest since early 2012) and it reflected our belief that a weather related snapback was coming, earnings and hours were both flat in the month and there was a fairly large drop in the size of the labor force. That latter observation put downward pressure on the unemployment rate (participation rate dropped four tenths). –Dan Greenhaus, BTIG
The data are noisy from month-to-month, so it's best not to conclude that the 288,000 rise in private payrolls represents the start of a new, overheating trend. But also keep in mind that net revisions to the payrolls data in recent years have been overwhelmingly positive: The average monthly revision last year was plus-31,000, and so far this year it's plus-30,000. The payrolls numbers we see today will definitely not be the ones we're looking at next month, or a year from now. –Carisa Weinberg, American Institute for Economic Research
All things considered, today's report should be reassuring in the wake of the surprisingly weak GDP report from earlier this week. Employers are hiring at a robust pace, seemingly shrugging off the weakness in recent months. It appears that employers have bought into the idea that the weak stretch was weather-driven and would pass with time. Given April's strong job gains, it looks increasingly likely that growth should pick up sharply in the second quarter. –Jim Baird, Plante Moran Financial Advisors
The jobs numbers will alleviate concerns after the disappointing first quarter growth numbers earlier this week. Much of the softness in the first quarter was due to the inclement weather. The acceleration in recruitment indicates that companies are feeling positive about the economy; investing in expanding their workforce is a vote of confidence in the economic outlook. It also suggests that the economy will bounce back in the second quarter of the year, as some of the investments that were delayed from the first quarter – owing to the bad weather – finally take place. –Joseph Lake, Economist Intelligence Unit
Looking inside the data, one untold story has been the growth in construction employment outside of residential building. When we looking at the growth in commercial real estate lending, we begin to get a picture of a decently improving construction market that has nothing to do with single family homes. –Steve Blitz, ITG Investment Research
Despite the unemployment rate at just 6.3%, Fed Chair [Janet] Yellen's dashboard still suggests there is a substantial amount of slack in the labor market. We think the Fed has ample room to pursue accommodative policy and expect patience on rates. –Bricklin Dwyer and Laura Rosner, BNP Paribas
We believe the [Federal Open Market Committee] will, on balance, read this report as indicating that labor market conditions are gradually improving after being suppressed, in part, by adverse weather conditions across much of the U.S. Trends in the establishment survey are clear and mirror much of the underlying activity data in both the goods and services sectors. Beyond this, the committee is likely to view wages as growing only modestly and view the decline in the unemployment rate as clouded by the sharp monthly drop in participation. The committee has mentioned numerous times in its statement that it will consider a wide range of labor market statistics to ascertain its health. Therefore, while the report is likely to keep the tapering process on track, it is unlikely to alter the Fed's timeline for potential policy rate hikes significantly. –Michael Gapen, Barclays Capital


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Doctors intimidated by internet-informed patients?
A new study published in the British Journal of General Practice examines doctors' responses when patients come to appointments armed with extensive internet research. While there were physicians that embraced internet research; some felt anxiety that a patient might be more knowledgeable about a condition than they were. The participating doctors also reported feeling anxiety over potentially losing control of the appointment. This BBC article by Dr. Anthea Martin provides more details on the study and warns doctors not to dismiss the concerns of these patients she dubs "cyberchondriacs".
What are the most popular foods in America?
The Agriculture Department, which has been examining food trends in America since 1909, finds in the last thirty years, the consumption of cheese has increased significantly to 31.4 pounds per person. The Agriculture Department says this is increasingly due to the attempts to add flavor to quick-serve meals and the result of frequently eating out or ordering in. Chicken is also experiencing a gain in popularity, giving beef a run for its money as America's most popular meat. The site says this is a result of recent consumer health concerns and chicken products now being marketed for convenience.
Happiness can improve heart health
A new study finds that happiness is associated with lower risk of heart disease. Over 1,700 people in Canada and Nova Scotia participated in an initial assessment that rated their happiness level and was used to predict their chances of having a heart attack in the next ten years.
When revisiting the participants ten years later, it was discovered that 145 had suffered at least one heart attack. The researchers found that the happier the participants were at the start of the study, the less likely they were to have suffered from a heart attack.
Online news gaining popularity
According to a new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the web is now the third most popular resource for daily news, passing both newspaper and radio, but still behind local and national television news. The report says the public's relationship with the news has become "portable, personalized and participatory".
92 percent of Americans claim they use multiple resources for news on a typical day, including websites, blogs, social networks and television. The report cites two main reasons for the transformation of the way people receive news – the rise of social media and the increasing popularity of smart phones which allow news to be accessed anytime and anywhere.


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Vladimir Rausch, Tatiana Vitebskaya, Irina Tumakova (
A couple of notes:
- All links to Wikipedia articles have been added by me – I think they can be helpful to non-Russian readers.
- A note on names – Evgeni/ Zhenya/ Zhen'ka and Maria/ Masha/ Mashka are like William/ Will/ Willy.
"Zhenya Plushenko's divorce can become an affair such as Russian athletes have not seen before. Zhenya was hunted for several years. And he was caught." Such was a sensational version of the mysterious divorce of Evgeni Plushenko and Maria Yermak as told to "Nedelya" by an athlete close to the famous skater. It's a shame to lose the beautiful story of how this couple met. It's a shame that when something didn't work out so many intimate details and hurtful accusations had to surface.
Of course, only two people really know the truth of what happened. Masha's family has its version. However, we don't know what it is as both Masha and her parents are silent, saying that the nursing mother needs her rest. "God forbid you go through what my daughter is going through", Masha's dad George Yermak told "Nedelya". That's understandable. After what Plushenko's family has been saying about his daughter's life with the skater, Yermak family lawyers are ready to meet the son-in-law in court.
Masha was born in a very well-to-do family. Her dad is known well in
Masha, meanwhile, has recorded several CDs with her songs. She is now finishing the
The girl lives with her parents near Peter, in a resort town of
According to Zhenya's mom, he got huge prize money following the Turin Olympics; our sources put it at about half a million dollars. Masha supposedly told her husband he had to leave the sport. At issue was Zhenya's participation in his father-in-law's businesses. Evgeni Plushenko put all his savings into the Yermak business.
However, the version of the rich Yermaks hunting his money falls apart at mathematical calculations. Roughly speaking, Plushenko's worth could not much exceed a million dollars. "That's not real money for the business of Yermak's level", say the experts. "Even if we assume a nightmarish scenario where a businessman would use his daughter for profit, Plushenko is only now beginning to make real money".
The news of Evgeni Plushenko's divorce did not surprise the athletic world of
Version one: Masha and Zhenya are too different
"Of course, everyone is talking about it now", said Plushenko's former training colleague who is now coaching on his own. "What do they say? In general, everyone sympathizes with Zhen'ka. Like, he is a fool to have rushed into the marriage. They should have lived together a while, no hurry, see how things were... However, he was always very spontaneous. If something felt right, he didn't think long about it."
There is one thing everybody in Peter seems to agree on. With all appropriate disclaimers - we weren't looking through the peep-hole, and who can trust rumors, and all that - everybody ultimately admitted that Masha Yermak struck everyone from the start as condescending, spoiled, and yet very calculating.
"Sometimes she'd come to Yubileyny to watch Evgeni practice", says a club's female employee. "Always perfectly made up, all dolled up, in a fancy Mers. At best, she'd nod at being greeted. And then I see she starts coming real often. Turns out she decided to go with Zhenya to some championship, and did the paperwork through the sports school. Real miser, that one, though she could have paid for the paperwork herself with all her riches."
Plushenko's reputation in athletic circles is very different. Many still remember how he struggled financially with his mom right after they moved to Peter from
On the other hand, almost everyone we talked to agree that Yermak didn't marry for money. "Her father's money could buy ten Zhenya's", another Yubileyny employee told Nedelya. "She needed his name, that's all. Just imagine how jealous the society circles will be if you say – 'Plushenko is my husband'!"
Version two: Zhenya strayed
People were far less unanimous about the version of the skater cheating on his legal second half, and that causing the whole brouhaha.
"Let's be honest here, Zhen'ka likes women", admits Plushenko's former colleague. "And the girls are always clinging to him. Fun, charming, and World junior champion at 14! But all that was a long time ago, before the marriage. After that, I never saw him with any other girls. Yeah, I heard the rumors of his supposed affair with Tatiana Totmianina. Personally, I never saw them hugging, or even holding hands."
Menshikova is a bit more ambiguous on the point. "In theory, I could see him with Totmianina. They're much alike, both ambitious and persistent, though they're both from the provinces. In practice, though, I doubt it. You know, I know almost all of his girlfriends – both Masha and his ex – Ulyana Petrova. As for Tanya, it's just rumors."
Version thee: his wife's circle depressed Zhenya
Some explain the divorce simply – Zhen'ka has had it.
"You know, Plushenko had a very strong inner core", said an ex-colleague. "In our group, we had 8-10 almost adult kids training. Suddenly, some provincial kid comes in, and is all talented and independent. Of course, many tried to put him in his place.
As the youngest one, he was supposed to carry the stereo with the music, lock up the changing room after practice, etc. Zhenya wouldn't do it. He'd get punched, a few times kids even tried to beat him up for real. Eventually, though, they gave up – it would be pointless. I think his wife's circle depressed him the same way. So he told them to go to hell…"
Yubileyny female employees who know Zhenya's mom Tatiana Vasilievna well come to a similar conclusion. "She never spoke ill of her son's girlfriends in public. Now, it's like a flood. I guess it was all just too much."
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Plushenko's obstacles on the way to glory
Zhenya was born near the end of the earth – in a small settlement near Khabarovsk where his parents were building the BAM.
The boy was moved to Volgograd as a sickly four-year-old. He became a skater by accident. A neighbor girl of Zenya's age gave him her skates just to avoid having to go the skating classes which she hated. Only three months later, the 4-year-old Plushenko was seventh out of 15 competitors.
At six, he won the "Chrystal Skate" at his first real competition in
Winning Junior Worlds at 14 gave Zhenya $10,000. He spent the money on gifts – bought a car for his father, and some fashionable things for his mom and sister. Then he gathered all the little kids at the rink, and took them to the store of remote-controlled cars. They were walking down the street and "buzzing"…
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Why is the skater silent?
Evgeni Plushenko is a public and very much loved person in our country. Clearly, family problems can make even the most cool-headed person sweat. We think, though, that even the most yellow press would stop hunting Zhenya if he made a statement, oral or written. He could say he's going through a tough time, and he is a good son and understands his mom's emotional state. That he personally respects his wife and mother of this child. That he therefore asks those who love and respect his to give his family a chance to sort things out. Perhaps even to work through them. Such performance could become the best one of his life.
Tatiana Vasilievna, Evgeni Plushenko's mom: "Zhenya tried breaking up three times"
The marriage showed its first cracks just two months after the beautiful wedding. This is what the famous skater's mom told the Nedelya correspondent in Saint Petersburg Irina Tumakova.
He would leave and come back.
Neither Evgeni nor Maria say anything about why their marriage failed so miserable. He's touring in
"Of course, we thought Zhen'ka is too young to get married, but we did like Masha a lot", she says. "She is a decent girl and a good mother. For almost a year before the wedding she lived with us outside the city; she'd share a lot, and help around the house, cook too. Then, after the wedding, they moved into their apartment."
A wedding is essentially just a legal stamp on the already existing relationship, and it shouldn't have changed much in Zhenya's and Masha's lives. According to the mother-in-law, though, that's not how it played out.
"After the wedding, Masha changed a lot", says Tatiana Vasilievna. "She became very jealous."
"Perhaps", I ask carefully "he gave her reason?"
"Yes, he always had a lot of girls. But when he lived with her, he didn't have anyone else. He really loved her. And it's not just that she was jealous of him, she wanted him to be jealous of her as well! He'd come home from practice, and she'd phone someone, supposedly a man, right in front of him – 'hey, how're you doing?' she'd be making plans, making sure that Zhenya would hear it. So, he snapped!"
According to Plushenko's mom, Evgeni first packed up his things and left his wife two months after the wedding. It happened three times after that. Mom would convince him to return to his wife.
Two week after yet another fight, says Tatiana Vasilievna, it turned out that Masha is finally expecting a child.
"She really wanted to get pregnant, and was very upset that there was no baby after a year together. Everyone told her – wait, you'll have time."
Sports career or business?
Plushenko doted in his pregnant wife. He tried not to worry her. And he kept time with his parents to the minimum.
"Masha just wouldn't let him visit us", says Tatiana Vasilievna.
"Why couldn't they visit you together?"
"She wouldn't! He couldn't just tell her, "Masha, you stay home, I'm going". Our daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter spend the weekends with us. And the dog that Zhen'ka adores. And what about us, mom and dad? Of course, Zhen'ka wanted to spend weekends with us, that's what he always used to do. But when they would come – half an hour later Masha would get a stomachache, or a headache, so they'd have to go home. Finally, I would come to his practices just to see my son."
Zhenya would leave his wife and then come back. If we take his mom at her word, Masha was jealous of any lady's silhouette on the horizon. Daily fights would only cease when the skater left home.
"I would tell him to stick it out, that they'd get used to one another. Then in May of last year, a month before Yegor was born, he told me, "Mom, have some pity on me!" He just fell out of love with her. You see? He doesn't want to, he can't live with her. Zhenya told her, "Let's do this amicably". He said it even before Yegor was born! He just doesn't love her!"
Mom thinks that their marriage finally ended after the Turin Olympics, when the question came up of him leaving the sport.
The skater himself considered going into business. He dreamed of a hotel chain. Yet he only wanted this after the end of this athletic career. "I am still young, I want to skate", he said. Masha insisted that it was enough.
Finally, Zhenya Plushenko gave his father-in-law entrepreneur George Yermak his Olympic prize money along with his savings. He also announced that was leaving eligible sport for the time being.
"He just needed a rest. He didn't have time to breath since he was four – practices, competitions, training camps, more practices", explains Tatiana Vasilievna.
Yegor Yermak instead of Christian Plushenko
Despite all the fights and difficulties, the Plushenkos were awaiting their child. Evgeni left his wife yet again in May, a month before his son's birth. The baby is now turning 8 months. Evgeny's friends say he adores his son, always carrying his pictures with him. Despite this, Plushenko did not come back to his wife after the baby was born.
Meanwhile, during his short life the boy already managed to change a name and a surname.
"Zhenya wanted to call his son Sashka, he really likes the name", sighs Tatiana Vasilievna. "But Masha decided back when she was pregnant that it would be Christian."
Ok, no problem. Yet while the skater was out of town, the baby was named Yegor Yermak instead of Christian Plushenko. Later on, it turned out that Masha went back to her maiden name without waiting for the divorce, and changed that baby's paperwork as well.
"Don't worry, Yegor is a good name too", says Evgeni.
However, Tatiana Vasilievna insists that Zhenya never agreed to have his son's last name changed.
Little Yegor, as is often the case in star families, is now a hostage of his parent's problems. Evgeni Plushenko will likely have to go to court just for the right to see his child. According to the mother-in-law, Masha is currently refusing him this.
"Perhaps, Zhenya offended his wife?" I ask the mom, trying to find some explanation to the illogical actions of the spouses.
"He left her! He left her, he doesn't want to live with Masha anymore…"
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1.General: Customer of a professional service provider, or the principal of an agent or contractor.
2.Computing: Hardware device (such as a personal computer) or a software application (such as a word-processor) that requests and makes use of services (such as file-transfer and storage) provided by another computer called the server. Normally, a user interacts (interfaces) only with a client whereas the server might be out of sight. A user logged on to a website is using a client computer (with the browser as the client software) that is connected via internet to a server (website's computer).
Use client in a sentence
This week, the lawyer would be working with his new client, who was suing a company for malpractice and needed help with it.
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Definition of cervine in English:
Relating to deer; deer-like.
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Final Week of Regular Season - Intramural Volleyball Results
Game #1: Off-Set was able to keep every game very close, but could not take down The Staff Infection in the first match this past Friday. The Staff Infection came away with a 3-0 win, heading into their second match-up of the day against Dalhausser.
Game #2: In a hyped match-up between the two teams that consist of staff members, The Staff Infection was able to come away with a 3-0 victory. Dalhausser built a promising early lead in the first game, but after Community Life Intern Nichole Clark served 10 straight points, the Staff Infection was able to capture the lead and never look back.
Game #3: Off-Set took the court once again, to take on the last remaining undefeated team, Serves You Right. Despite another close battle, Off-Set came up short in the end after twin towers Mark Sjoerdsma and Cameron Cramer were too much to handle. Serves You Right took home all three games.
Game #4: Team Befus was forced to forfeit the game, as the majority of their team members were out of town, leading to another win for Serves You Right by default.
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Can you help identify this man?
Arizona authorities issue plea
POSTED: 08:16 PM PDT May 20, 2013
Arizona authorities need the public's help to identify a man who has been a patient at the University of Arizona Medical Center since May 2, 2013.
Hospital officials said the unidentified man suffered a stroke. They believe he his Ernesto Lucero Cruz Espinoza. However, he is unable to communicate clearly. Officials believe he is Hispanic and in his late 70s. They also suspect he is originally from East Los Angeles or Oxnard and has family in those areas.
If you have any information about this patient, please call UAMC Social Services at (520) 694-6671.
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