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With comprehensive healthcare reform signed into law on March 23, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act signed into law almost two years earlier, people in the U.S. now have little to fear in terms of discrimination based on genetic information. Genetic tests, and the innovation and technology that produce and surround them, give us the tools to transform health through genetics. But we must be able to locate, understand, and utilize those tools.
The GTR represents a significant step forward for genetic testing and the integration of genetics into medicine. Over the past decade, the number, types, and indications for genetic tests have evolved and expanded, and it is a demonstration of how far the field has come that such a resource is even needed. Given technology's inevitable rapid advancement, the numbers and types of tests will continue to grow in the future, leaving information gaps the GTR hopes to fill.
The ultimate goal of genetic testing, and thus the registry, is better health for all individuals, families, and communities. The benefits they will reap from a registry are both informative and life-saving. Currently, the accuracy and validity of tests are often unknown to patients, providers, and payers alike.
A comprehensive, Web-based public database of genetic tests and genetic test providers will get this information out to those who need it all over the world. Individuals and families will then have access to the resources they need to make informed decisions, in order to become partners in the management of their healthcare and stewards of their own health.
Furthermore, it is anticipated that making this information available will increase confidence in and improve the proper utilization of genetic tests, including those ordered by providers and those available directly to consumers. The latter case is particularly noteworthy; the registry will give consumers the resources to analyze and evaluate tests and test providers, as a healthcare provider or genetic counselor is not required in order to access direct-to-consumer tests and results.
The testing landscape currently includes a wide range of institutions and companies offering testing services, with a broad range of interests. This diversity results in a spectrum of quality and intentions that include standard-setting good actors, as well as bad actors who ultimately harm the system.
For this reason, the GTR is only a first step; next, the registry should be made mandatory. A system that includes a mandatory registry and enables informed decision-making has the potential to create incentives to increase quality and access for genetic testing through mechanisms such as adverse event reporting to track the harms of testing, and to help ensure high-quality tests.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), part of the National Library of Medicine at NIH, will be responsible for developing the registry. Therefore, GTR genetic-test data will be integrated with other NIH/NCBI databases to facilitate connections for researchers. The registry should also include education regarding basic genetics and the testing process; professional society recommendations and guidelines; information for patients and providers on risk or diagnosis; and referral networks for specialists, researchers, and disease-specific organizations.
Such a layered, linked, and integrated registry would be able to maximize its own potential benefits and facilitate its integration into the genetic testing and healthcare systems. It would provide a gateway for access to services and information, as well as facilitate important connections for those who receive a diagnosis through the testing process.
Ultimately, a mandatory genetic testing registry will improve public health by enabling a forward-looking oversight system that is flexible and nuanced. It would undergird a transformed system that is open, transparent, and coordinated with all stakeholders and agencies, and one that balances safety, innovation, ethical and social issues, viability, and the risks and benefits of improved health.
A registry that includes all tests across the risk continuum and comprehensive standardized information in a format appropriate for the public would enable truly informed decision making by all players.
On occasion, Genetic Alliance is challenged by laboratory directors and organizations that advocate for their interests. The challenge usually comes in the form of this question: "Won't GTR be onerous for laboratories, creating undue burden for reporting, and therefore, increasing the costs of tests and decreasing access?" We reply that in any system, it is important to strive for metrics that reveal the quality of the system, and burden should not keep the system from striving for the best solutions, particularly when it comes to the health of individuals.
We are certain that there will be increasingly innovative ways to automate the critical data aggregation. A high-quality system for genetic tests will take coordination and cooperation from industry, heathcare providers, government, payers, and patients. We look forward to moving ahead.
Sharon F. Terry ([email protected]) is president and CEO of Genetic Alliance. Click here for more information on the Genetic Testing Registry.
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Well, adding a 4th combo would have him zayaking, so he would need to cancel one of the later combos. Another quad-combo wouldn't pay off, not with the way this system works (although it should). Unless you meant to upgrade the 4S-2T to a 4S-3T (looking at his CoC LP), that would give him about 3 points more. He'd still not even quite tie Hanyu. (Part of that probably comes from Kovtun 'just' going for 5 additional triples. Of course 3 quads + 5 triples is a tough layout, but Hanyu goes for 2 quads + 8 triples).Originally Posted by qwertyskates
It boils down to their mental state at the end, I didn't do the Math too carefully but wasn't Kovtun's base value for both SP & LP during CoC on par with (or close to) Hanyu's? (edit: ok, it's not, but with 4S-3T& 4T, closer) He popped two of his jumps at CoC at least and fell during steps, but his PCS was low balled for both. His TES was 46+ for SP w a fall, received 36+ for PCS. I reckon at Sochi he might get TES close to 50 and also PCS to match.
I might be wrong but I have a hunch that it's not Kovtun who is waiting in the wings for Plushenko, but Plushenko waiting to see if Kovtun is ready for Sochi. If Kovtun isn't, Plushenko would go but he'll be facing a difficult TES battle as the most senior and injured skater there. I love Menshov, but Sochi was why he got a raw deal from the Russian Fed.
Watching Chan's LP again on CBC I would have to say the PCS he is getting for this LP are way over the top, even when he skates well. The edge work is excellent as always, but compared to Lambiel's program to the same music the interpretation, performance, and choreography is all significantly inferior, although the skating skills are better:
Today his GOE were also grossly exagerrated. He did all the jumps cleanly but they werent as good as he can do, and they were tight and low. The first triple axel was super ugly and stiff and still got very high GOE. It is silly think even had Hanyu landed his 4salchow the GOE between the two would have been close, which was definitely not accurate to reality today.
MEN'S FREE SKATE - VIDEOS (By Starting Order) - Updated
1. Tatsuki MACHIDA (JPN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy
2. Maxim KOVTUN (RUS) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
3. Han YAN (CHN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
4. Nobunari ODA (JPN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
5. Patrick CHAN (CAN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy, 4th Copy
6. Yuzuru HANYU (JPN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy, 4th Copy
Overall Result, Segment Result, Protocols
Hanyu has stronger will and nerves among the 3, Chan and Kovtun seem prone to breakdowns, and it may boil down to that at the end, as it takes nerves of steel to deliver quads.
I think competitors need to adjust themselves to the demands of Sochi by skating more "Russian" (I don't mean music or style , but what they prize) to win.
MEN'S FREE SKATE - VIDEOS (By Starting Order) - Updated
1. Tatsuki MACHIDA (JPN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy
2. Maxim KOVTUN (RUS) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
3. Han YAN (CHN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
4. Nobunari ODA (JPN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
5. Patrick CHAN (CAN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy, 4th Copy
6. Yuzuru HANYU (JPN) Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy, 4th Copy, Interview
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Canadian Skater Guy:
I suppose you are a Patrick Chan fan, so am I, from across the ocean, overseas Canadian that is eh?
One thing the GPF showed is that Canada is top of the world, in men's figure skating discipline. Reason(s)?
Patrick Chan's performance is reason No.1
Yuzuru's coach, Brian Orser, is reason No.2.
It is very smart of Japan to send their best talent, young and full of future possibibilties, to the best coach around, who formerly coached Kim, too, until fired by her, for private reaons, but not before Brian helped her to her first Olympic gold, in Vancouver.
Whatever the outcome between the young Japanese talent, Yuzuru and 'veteran' Patrick Chan, in the coming Sochii games, the results will be a full compliment on the excellence of Canadian figure skating tradition, for both competitors are 'Canadian' , one born with it, trained with its system, and the other, although born overseas, with different culture, is nurtured and trained by a top Canadian coach.
Mind you, Japan is a great skating nation, in many ways greater than Canada. Japan is not snow bound 8 months of the year, its people are not as athletic as Canadians do. But they do have a great skating population, greater than Canada's figure skating crowd, thinned by the NHL prospective parents' efforts.
My kid's coach took her best pupils to a Japanese meet at Kyoto, last year, and the ISU event pulled in more than 600 competitors!
Perhaps, the ISI commercial rink setup is hurting N American figure skating, and not promoting serious competitions like the all ISU Japan Skating Union is doing.
One final word, the Japanese people, genetically, was proven by some experts, to be extremely similar to the people across the Eastern Sea, the Chinese people at Fujian Province, they are both short in stature, and proportioned similarly. So is Patrick Chan, a genetic native of Southern China, ancestral county/village in TaiShan, for his dad, and the adjacent county of XinHui, for his mom, just west of the Pearl River estaury, in GuangDong Province, . Well, they are all short (in western standards) and extremely agile and athletic.
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The bride is a daughter of Eric H. and Debra S. Brown of Mount Pleasant. The groom is a son of Richard M. and Cathleen L. Rufener of Ravenna, Ohio.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a satin and taffeta ivory-colored gown with a rouched sweetheart neckline and Swarovski pearl crystals. The gown had an A-line skirt and a chapel-length train with floweres of organza lace and a hem of lace. She carried a boquet of dark purple Lisianthus, white Dendrobium orchids, freesia and lavendar stock. Her veil was fingertop length tulle with crystal edge accents.
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Allergy to Wheat and other Grains
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- Immediate type allergy to wheat
- Delayed allergic reactions to wheat
- Coeliac Disease
- Wheat (gluten) intolerance
- Foods containing, or possibly containing, wheat
- Alternatives to wheat
Wheat is a major component of our western diet. A few years ago, anyone excluding wheat faced a difficult task trying to find alternatives. Now there is much more awareness and consideration into special diets.
Wheat is part of the grass family Triticeae. Many people report reactions to wheat, but not all reactions are true allergy. The most common reactions are:
- Immediate type allergy to wheat
- Delayed allergy reactions to wheat,
- Delayed type allergy to gluten, known as Coeliac Disease
- Intolerance to wheat
Immediate type allergy to wheat
True, immediate-type, wheat allergy is caused by an IgE reaction to one or more of the proteins found in the wheat grain. Wheat contains four types of protein:
- Globulins
- Albumins
- Glutenins
- Gliadins
Allergic reactions to wheat and other cereals are most common in infants and usually resolve within the first few years of life. Symptoms of wheat allergy (IgE mediated) may include rhinitis, asthma, urticaria, angioedema and conjunctivitis. Patients may also develop loose faeces, abdominal pain and worsening of eczema (which tend to occur within a few of hours of eating wheat or other cereals to which an individual is allergic to).
Some people only get symptoms to wheat after exercise. These reactions are often quite severe in nature. This is known as exercise-induced anaphylaxis to wheat. Symptoms, typically asthma-like, have also been reported in people working in bakeries, due to inhaling flour.
Wheat and cereal allergy is occasionally seen for the first time in adults. Many suffer from allergic rhinitis to grass pollen (hay fever) as well.
Delayed allergic reactions to wheat
Some children with eczema will be able to eat wheat-based foods without any obvious immediate reaction, but go on to develop significant worsening of their skin symptoms, usually within 24-48 hours.
Occasionally delayed reactions occur after the food is eaten regularly over several days, resulting in eczema or sometimes diarrhoea, or poor weight gain. In this situation, skin prick allergy testing is often negative and the diagnosis rests on temporary elimination from the diet followed by deliberate food challenges under medical supervision.
Coeliac Disease
Coeliac disease is a lifelong intolerance to gliaden, part of the gluten proteins that are found in the grain of wheat, rye and barley. Gluten gives elasticity to baked goods and the 'chewy' texture of many breads and products.
People with coeliac disease have antibodies to gliadin which cause an immune reaction resulting in damage to the small intestine. The antibodies which are involved are a different class to the IgE antibody that causes classical food allergy.
Symptoms of coeliac disease vary considerably from person to person, and include:
- stomach pain, abdominal cramps, nausea and bloating
- altered bowel habit: often diarrhoea but sometimes constipation
- low energy and tiredness
- mouth ulcers
- a severe type of skin rash, called dermatitis herpetiformis
- poor weight gain in children; weight loss in some adults
- joint and bone pain, with or without osteoporosis
- infertility and repeated miscarriages
- nerve symptoms (such as pins-and-needles) which are thought to be due to the inflammation causing vitamin deficiencies
There are a number of blood tests which can be used to help diagnose Coeliac disease. Skin tests cannot be used to look for the antibody in Coeliac disease.
Strict adherence to a gluten-free diet brings complete resolution of symptoms. For more information, Coeliac UK have an extensive website which can be found at www.coeliac.org.uk, as well as a helpline on 0845 305 2060.
Wheat (gluten) intolerance
Wheat intolerance differs from coeliac disease in that it is a poorly defined set of symptoms which vary considerably from one affected person to another. Symptoms tend to include abdominal discomfort, nausea, tiredness, bloating and altered bowel habit. It is not caused by an immune reaction, and while the symptoms can be very unpleasant, it cannot cause life-threatening reactions or consequences unlike true wheat allergies.
People with wheat intolerance will still experience adverse symptoms from gluten free products, as the remaining part of the wheat will be affecting them. They may, or may not, be able to eat rye, barley and oats, that are part of the wheat family and, as with many other food intolerances, may be able to reintroduce wheat back into the diet after a period of elimination.
Sensitivity to wheat (and gluten) can also produce symptoms in some individuals which means they have to avoid these substances. For a wheat free diet, you will need to make sure you check all ingredient labels (be aware of hidden wheat which can be found in many convenience products such as ready meals, sauces, etc.) Due to customer demand and increased need, there are many ranges available in supermarkets and health food shops which include wheat free flours /cakes /biscuits/frozen foods. This has made a valuable contribution and extended many peoples' choices enabling them to adapt recipes and use alternative flours and products. Wheat free cooking is a challenge. However with practice and trial and error, it can become easier!
Foods containing, or possibly containing, wheat
Bread and baked foods
All loaves, including pumpernickel, and rolls unless specifically stated; many "rye" and "corn" loaves contain some wheat; pitta, crumpets, muffins, tortillas, and tacos (should be corn but mostly wheat in UK), doughnuts, cakes, cookies, biscuits, crackers, croutons, packet snacks, rusks, waffles, pancakes, crepes, pizzas, pretzels, breadsticks, communion wafers, pasta, pastry, Yorkshire pudding, suet pudding, and many other puddings.
Most cereals will contain some wheat. The exceptions are porridge oats, corn flakes, rice krispies and granola. NB. always read the labels.
Flour and pasta
All of these will contain some wheat unless stated to be wheat free or buckwheat, which is not from the wheat family.
Meat and Fish
Burgers, rissoles, salami, sausages, corned beef, luncheon meat, liver-sausage, continental sausages, pates, meat and fish pastes and spreads, ham, fish and scotch eggs coated with breadcrumbs.
Vegetable products
Vegetable pates and spreads, vegetables coated in breadcrumbs, e.g. onion rings, vegetables tempura, tinned beans, (also tinned spaghetti, often grouped with vegetables), soups and tinned and packet snack or ready prepared foods.
Sauces and condiments
Gravy, packet and jar and bottled sauces, casserole and "ready-meal" mixes, stock cubes and granules, ready prepared and powdered mustard, stuffing, baking powder, monosodium glutamate, some spice mixes (check label).
Most puddings, pastry, yogurts containing cereal, ice cream, pancakes, cheesecakes and others with a biscuit base.
Malted milk, chocolate, Ovaltine and other powered drinks. Beer, ale, stout, lager, Pils lager, whisky, malt whisky, gin, most spirits and many wines.
Liquorice, chocolate, chocolate bars and most wrapped bars. Other sweets (check labels).
Many prescribed and over the counter drugs contain wheat. Check with your pharmacist. Do not stop prescribed medication without discussing with your doctor.
Glue on labels and postage stamps.
Sometimes, a food label may not specify wheat but another form of wheat product:
- Durum wheat, spelt (triticum spelta), kamut (triticum poloncium)
- Couscous
- Bran, wheat bran, wheat germ, wheat gluten
- Farina
- Rusk
- Semolina, durum wheat semolina
- Flour, wholewheat flour, wheat flour, wheat starch
- Starch, modified starch, hydrolysed starch, food starch, edible starch
- Vegetable starch, vegetable gum, vegetable protein
- Cereal filler, cereal binder, cereal protein.
Alternatives to wheat
Cereal & grain
Maize (corn), maize(corn) flour, potato, potato flour, rice, rice flour, Soya beans, Soya flour, millet, buckwheat, sago, tapioca, quinoa, sorghum, arrowroot, gram (chickpea) flour, lentil flour. Chickpeas, beans and lentils are good fillers and can be added to soup.
Wheat-free pasta is available in large supermarkets and health food stores.
Baking powder
Bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar.
Meat & fish
All fresh and frozen meats and fish without coatings.
Dairy & Eggs
Milk, cream, butter, margarine, eggs and unprocessed cheese.
Rice, sago or tapioca puddings, jellies, sorbets, gelatine or vegegel based desserts.
Seasonings, sauces & condiments
Pure spices, salt, freshly ground pepper, French mustard. Home-made mayonnaise and dressings. Sauces prepared with cornflour or other alternative flour.
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Though LTE 4G is stimulating andeverything, I was more interested in the Titan 2s 16-megapixelcamera. I acquired to spend few time on the Titan 2 and talked toHTCs communication team about its development.
In the previous year, HTC has moved upits game in the camera department. First, there was the T-Mobilemy-Touch 4G slip, which impressed us with its great image standard,visceral camera interface and broad variety of several shootingcharacteristics. HTC followed up with another camera-centric phonefor T-Mobile, the HTC Amaze, which lent the Burst-Shot and a someextra shooting ways. HTC extended this to its Windows Phones,beginning with the HTC Titan and following up with the HTC Titan 2.
The company required to detect a modeto distinguish itself in the Windows Phone world. Microsoft does notlet covers and needs sure hardware specifications andcharacteristics. The one area where there is few flexibility, still,is the camera and camera user interface.
The 16-megapixel camera has a F2.6aperture, which is ideal for shooting in low light environments. Iteven has a rear lit illuminated sensor. The camcorder can shoot up to720p result video. As the Titan 2 has a single core processor, it cannot back up 1080p HD video capture.
Plan-wise, the Titan 2 looks a muchmore as the original Titan but it somewhat thicker (0.01 inches to beexact) because of the LTE chip. It has the similar 4.7-inch screen.It does not look aslo awkward in hand, still, because the phone is soslim.
Battery life is always a pertain for meon LTE phones (and specifically camera-centric phones) thus I waslived over to hear that HTC advanced size of the battery from theoriginals 1600 mAh to 1730 mAH. This has been an exciting display forMicrosofts mobile operating system with the proclamations of boththe Titan 2 as well ad the Nokia Lumia 900 with AT&Ts LTE 4Gnetwork. Eventually, Windows Phone is acquiring enticinghardware--and its around darn time.


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"Robert Stelmack"
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> ...which had comments about the newer version that would reinstall the
> entry to reinstate the old battery link upon uninstall. I tried the
> newer one, but still have no battery indicator, even after unistall.
> The web site linked to from the Zaurus Software Index
> (www.killefiz.de/zaurus/) has a link to www.killefiz.de/zaurus where the
> battery source had a link to
> http://community.zaurus.com/download...erx-batteryapp[...],
> but today I can't get to it to try to figure out what I need to do to
> change the program or reinstall the link to get the older version
> functional.
The Community site is currently down as Sharp has decided to revamp the
whole zaurus.com site without telling anyone and without the current site
continuing :-(
> The download page did have this comment: "Advanced battery monitor based
> on Opie's batteryapplet. This applet estimates the time remaining based
> on the battery usage rate. This applet requires libopie and is not
> guaranteed to run on IPAQs. Hint: To get a different applet view,
> tap-and-hold the applet icon until the perentage view is displayed."
> Now I am not that familiar with this Zaurus and don't know what
> "libopie" refers to so this might be a clue to someone that knows a
> Zaurus better than me.
OPIE is the completely open-source alternative to Qtopia:
libopie is a common library that most Opie originating apps need. To install
this and other Opie apps on a Sharp ROM, use this feed:
http://opie.handhelds.org/feed/sharprom/latest/ (Don't go installing
everything though. There are still some incompatible packages)
If you want to get back to the original battery applet, run the following
commands as root:
cd /home/QtPalmtop/plugins/applets
ln -sf /usr/QtPalmtop.rom/plugins/applets/libbatteryapplet.so.1.0.0
ln -sf libbatteryapplet.so.1.0.0 libbatteryapplet.so.1.0
ln -sf libbatteryapplet.so.1.0.0 libbatteryapplet.so.1
ln -sf libbatteryapplet.so.1.0.0 libbatteryapplet.so
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THOUGH MOST ACTORS PRAY THAT their names will leap off casting rosters, Terence Ford is grateful that his blends in. "I'm a lot happier it's not Terence Costner or Terence Belushi," says the 46-year-old brother of superstar Harrison Ford, 49, to whom he is loath to be compared. In fact there's hardly a family resemblance between curly-haired Terence and his sib. "The family joke is that there were different milkmen," says Terence. "But sooner or later everyone does seem to make the connection."
After two decades of finding his way in the business, the younger Ford finally has something tangible to connect with, though he had to journey abroad to find it. Last autumn he whipped up suds as American photographer Simon Jones in the first pan-European soap opera, Riviera. His scenes in the Dynasty-esque drama about a wealthy family on the Côte d'Azur will air this spring in a half dozen countries. The show, which runs through July, was filmed in Paris, performed in English and has been dubbed in various languages.
"Because I'm so typically American, I'm actually a unique entity here," says Terence, whose juiciest stateside credit was last fall's syndicated movie Memories of Midnight, with Jane Seymour. He had no trouble landing the Riviera part in October, just after arriving in Paris, where he rents a two-room, fifth-floor walk-up in the fashionable Marais area.
The move from L.A. is giving Ford a chance finally to enjoy the fruits of a career stalled by an addiction to drugs and alcohol that began in the early 1960s. "Any substance that altered my mind, I took," he says. "It was probably an effort to overcome my basically shy attitude." In 1987, he says, he went clean, and he still attends recovery meetings. "The difference in my behavior and life," he says, "is like night and day."
Ford is also coming to terms with a more stressful change in his routine: a painful separation from his third wife, Los Angeles television executive Terri Guitron-Ford, whom he wed in 1987. "She is the best person I've ever met," says Ford. "Both of us are upset that it's ending in divorce."
He was first married, from 1969 to 1971, to a cashier at the late Manhattan nightspot Max's Kansas City, then from 1977 to 1982 to a waitress and secretary in L.A. "The marriages simply just didn't work out, and I assume my share of the responsibility," he says.
With relative anonymity and no current flame, Ford wanders around Paris practicing his 20-year hobby, photography, a passion he shares with his soap persona. Although he's still learning to speak French, Ford has won over his international Riviera colleagues. "He does everything with a humorous, dynamic spirit," says actor Jean Denis Monory. Oil-camera, Ford is earning another reputation that can only endear him to the French. Says Riviera's art director, Virginia Field: "He's a terrible flirt."
His commitment to acting, though, is in his genes. Terence and Harrison are the sons of former actor-advertising executive Christopher Ford and his wife, Dorothy. Their grandfather was a well-known vaudevillian, and a great-grandfather was also in showbiz. Raised with his brother in the Chicago suburbs of Morton Grove and Park Ridge, Terence says, "Harrison was always more confident and outgoing. I was shy and a lousy athlete. But our three-year age difference prevented any rivalry."
After attending three colleges in a two-year period, Terence moved to Hollywood in 1968, renting an apartment downstairs from Harrison, who at that time was a struggling actor making a living as a carpenter. But while Harrison buckled down to keep food on his family's table, freewheeling Terence became a member of the Sun Land, Calif., hippie commune, the Hog Farm, in the late '60s. By the early '70s he had lived in Morocco, cooked brown rice in a Tibetan meditation center in Scotland, wandered through Nepal and studied film in London, taking odd jobs along the way. When he moved back to L.A. in the mid-'70s, he worked as a commercial fisherman and then as a film grip. By 1983 his focus was on acting, and he started compiling credits on shows such as Falcon Crest and Dynasty. More recently he appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210. Throughout, Terence neither sought his brother's help nor checked himself against Harrison's fame. "He's in a different league," he says.
With Riviera, Terence found his own place in the sun. "I have no wish to emulate Harrison," he says. "We're close. We talk on the phone regularly. But I certainly don't wake up in the morning and say, 'Hey, I'm Harrison Ford's brother, and that makes me special.' " As for his own career, he adds, "There's no certainty about my future. I'm just a lonely cowboy in Paris."
JOEL STRATTE-MCCLURE in Paris
An American Ford in Paris
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WARREN - James R. Knepper, 79, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013, at the Hospice House in Poland.
He was born Feb. 28, 1934, in Champion, the son of the late Carl and Cora George Knepper.
James was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from WCI Steel, where he was employed as a motor inspector and electrician.
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He enjoyed bowling and spending time with his family.
James is survived by his wife, Janet Richter; two sons, Raymond (Sherry) Knepper of Niles and James Bostic of Warren; four stepchildren, Jack (Lisa) Matthews, Donald Matthews, Darla (Kenneth) Lemmo and Sally (Frank) Easha; a sister, Margaret "Peggy" (Robert) Culver of Bristol; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and his favorite companion, BeBe.
He was preceded in death by his son, Joseph Michael Knepper; a daughter, Anita Darlene Knepper-Williams; a stepson, Thomas Matthews; two sisters; and seven brothers.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Lane Family Funeral Homes, Roberts-Clark Chapel, 180 Garfield Drive, Warren, OH 44483, where funeral services will also be held 10 a.m. Friday.
Interment will follow in the Pineview Memorial Park in Warren.
Family and friends can view this obituary and send condolences online at robertsclarkchapel.com
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More than 120 jobs are coming to the Carlisle area.
Officials with Randstad Inhouse Services, a job clearing firm, said they are looking for forklift operators, warehouse associates and order planners.
A job fair is scheduled for 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the New Bloomfield Library.
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Riley Cooper Back With Eagles After Leave
Whatever help Riley Cooper needed, he apparently got it quickly.
The Eagles announced that Cooper had returned after an excused absence, and is scheduled to practice today.
That?s a quick turnaround, after what appeared to be a cooling off period for the team to decide on a future course of action. It appears they?re willing to give him a chance to continue his career.
Riley Cooper will be back at practice with the Eagles today and will play in their preseason game against the Patriots this weekend.— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 6, 2013


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[U] The Greater Lag Monster (Violet 'U')
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It is even worse than the RNG, coming from Mangband, it seeks to crush you to pulp... and surely can. This evil demon moves somewhat erratically. It may shriek for help. It may breathe confusion, time, inertia or gravity, and is also magical, casting spells which cause brain smashing, terrify, blind, confuse, slow, paralyse, haste-self, heal-self, teleport to, cause amnesia, summon monsters, summon hounds, summon hydras, summon an angel, summon greater undead, summon ancient dragons, summon greater demons or summon unique monsters; 1 time in 2. It can pick up objects. It is invisible. It is rarely detected by telepathy. It resists acid, lightning, fire, cold and poison. It resists nether and teleportation. It cannot be stunned, frightened, confused or slept. It is very observant of intruders, which it may notice from 400 feet. It will carry up to 6 exceptional objects. It can gaze to paralyze with damage 20d15, hit to attack with damage 15d10, touch to lower experience (by 80d6+) with damage 10d5, and touch to steal items. (T.o.M.E. 2.3.5)
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May 9, 2013 - John Mehno
You don't have to be a math major to know that the Penguins-Islanders series is now a best of three.
Dan Bylsma is wisely starting Tomas Vokoun in goal for Game Five. The Penguins have allowed too many goals, and Marc-Andre Fleury is clearly frustrated by his second straight sub-par postseason. This isn't a time to soothe egos. The Penguins need to win.
But goaltending isn't the only problem. Maybe the switch in net will help the team focus better and keep that concentration for 60 minutes.
All is not lost. The Penguins are still capable of winning this series. But they're going to have to work for it, maybe harder than they thought.


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Every team know the way to win against the Red Wings is by playing physical and high forechecking.
That's less a function of being "intimidated", more a function of our post-Lidstrom/Rafalski defence being unable to handle the puck under pressure. Quincey, Lashoff and especially Smith were forechecked relentlessly in the playoffs because they kept making mistakes when pressured.


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Carnival Buds
Three silk cords attach to 6 beaded buds to be worn around your neck as shown or as a lariat. These could also be used in your hair or worn around a small waist. The buds are made from fabric and hand sewn with tiny seed beads, sterling flowers and sequins. Each is a small work of art in itself and one of a kind.
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Diabetes Health Center
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Hyperglycemia and Diabetes
In this health topic, we explain the dangers of hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar levels, and diabetes. Hyperglycemia causes many of the warning signs of diabetes listed above. Hyperglycemia may be caused by skipping or forgetting your insulin or diabetes medicine, eating too many grams of carbs for the amount of insulin administered, simply eating too many grams of carbs in general, or from stress or infections.
For more detail, see WebMD's article Hyperglycemia and Diabetes.
Diabetic Coma in Type 2 Diabetes
In this health topic, we discuss hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS), an extremely serious complication that can lead to diabetic coma and even death in type 2 diabetes. This serious condition occurs when the blood sugar gets too high and the body becomes severely dehydrated. To prevent HHNS and diabetic coma in type 2 diabetes, check your blood sugar regularly as recommended by your health care provider; check your blood sugar more frequently when you are sick, drink plenty of fluids, and watch for signs of dehydration.
For more detail, see WebMD's article Diabetic Coma in Type 2 Diabetes.
Other Warning Signs of Diabetes Complications
Other warning signs of type 2 diabetes' complications may include:
- Slow-healing sores or cuts
- Itching of the skin (usually around the vaginal or groin area)
- Frequent yeast infections
- Recent weight gain
- Velvety, dark skin changes of the neck, armpit, and groin, called acanthosis nigricans
- Numbness and tingling of the hands and feet
- Decreased vision
- Impotence or erectile dysfunction (ED)
Contact your health care provider right away so you can have a diabetes test if you have any of these diabetes warning signs. Even people with pre-diabetes can have the increased risk of heart disease seen in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
For more detail, see WebMD's article Preventing Diabetes Complications.
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[B]Would anyone like to take a stab at creating a day's sample menu for weight loss for me?[/B] I an interested in the responses here, because we have the "eat more fat group", the "potato/starch group," the "lower fat group," the "carnivore group," the "mostly veg group," and tons of overlap, of course.
[B]My stats currently 5'3, 29 waist, 36 hips, 120-125 lbs.
Lots of belly fat.
Stand all day at work, but never have energy for additional exercise for too long of a time span.[/B]
I want to compare your advice with what I currently eat :)


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Jackson Pollockby Steven Naifeh Gregory White Smith
Jackson Pollock was more than a great artist, he was a creative force of nature. He changed not only the course of Western art, but our very definition of "art. " He was the quintessential tortured genius, an American Vincent van Gogh, cut from the same unconforming cloth as his contemporaries Ernest Hemingway and James Dean--and tormented by the same demons; a "cowboy artist" who rose from obscurity to take his place among the titans of modern art, and whose paintings now command millions of dollars. Here, for the first time, is the life behind that extraordinary achievement--the disjointed childhood, the sibling rivalry, the sexual ambiguity, and the artistic frustration out of which both artist and art developed. Based on more than 2,000 interviews with 850 people, Jackson Pollock is the first book to explore the life of a great artist with the psychological depth that marks the best biographies of literary and political figures. In eight years of research the authors have uncovered previously unknown letters and documents, gained access to medical and psychiatric records, and interviewed scores of the artist's friends and acquaintances whose stories had never been told. They were also the first biographers in twenty years to benefit from the cooperation of Pollock's widow, Lee Krasner. The results of these unprecedented efforts lie before you: a rich, sprawling, landmark biography of one of the most compelling figures in all of American culture; a brilliant, explosive "portrait of the artist," intimately detailed, abundantly illustrated (with more than 200 photographs from Pollock's life and work, many of them never before published), and filled with new information and new insights. In a style as richly textured, engrossing, and poignant as the best of contemporary literature, Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith give us the family crucible out of which the artist and his art emerged. Beginning with Jackson's birth on a sheep ranch in Wyoming, we follow the Pollock family on a relentless trek across the American West, as their dreams of a better life somewhere else are repeatedly frustrated. We see the young Jack Pollock as a struggling art student in New York, escaping into drunken rages or throwing himself into the Hudson River in one of several attempts at suicide. Later, we see Pollock, by turns, gently affectionate and outrageously cruel, creatively bankrupt and heroically productive. We see him alternately fascinated and intimidated by his contemporaries: Clement Greenberg, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Harold Rosenberg, Clyfford Still, Tennessee Williams. We see him enter into a tumultuous marriage with the painter Lee Krasner, creating a powerful alliance that will lead first to triumph, then to decline, and finally to death when, with his mistress at his side, Pollock smashes his car into a tree. But Jackson Pollock is more than the epic story of a tormented man and his sublime art, it is also a compulsively readable, sweeping saga of America's cultural coming of age. From frontier Iowa to the dust bowl of Arizona, from the twilight of the Wild West to the desolation of Depression-era New York, from the excitement and experimentation of the Mexican muralists to the fanfare of the Surrealists' visit to America, from the arts projects of the WPA to the explosion of interest and money that marked the beginning of the modern art world, Pollock's story unfolds against the dramatic landscape of American history. Here then is a definitive record of the journey of an artist, filled with piercing psychological insights, that brings us to a truer understanding of the power and pathos of creative genius. "Monumental and impressive. " "Washington Post" "For once, with this intense, engrossing, and indeed brilliant work, we have a biography that justifies its length. Seldom have the history of an artist,"
The Mormon Murdersby Steven Naifeh Gregory White Smith
On October 15, 1985, two pipe bombs shook the calm of Salt Lake City, Utah, killing two people. The only link-both victims belonged to the Mormon Church. The next day, a third bomb was detonated in the parked car of church-going family man, Mark Hoffman. Incredibly, he survived. It wasn't until authorities questioned the strangely evasive Hoffman that another, more shocking link between the victims emerged...It was the appearance of an alleged historic document that challenged the very bedrock of Mormon teaching, questioned the legitimacy of its founder, and threatened to disillusion millions of its faithful-unless the Mormon hierarchy buried the evidence.
Van Gogh: The Lifeby Steven Naifeh Gregory White Smith
Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, who galvanized readers with their Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Jackson Pollock, have written another tour de force--an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable portrait of Vincent van Gogh. Working with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Naifeh and Smith have accessed a wealth of previously untapped materials to bring a crucial understanding to the larger-than-life mythology of this great artist: his early struggles to find his place in the world; his intense relationship with his brother Theo; and his move to Provence, where he painted some of the best-loved works in Western art. The authors also shed new light on many unexplored aspects of Van Gogh's inner world: his erratic and tumultuous romantic life; his bouts of depression and mental illness; and the cloudy circumstances surrounding his death at the age of thirty-seven. Though countless books have been written about Van Gogh, no serious, ambitious examination of his life has been attempted in more than seventy years. Naifeh and Smith have re-created Van Gogh's life with an astounding vividness and psychological acuity that bring a completely new and sympathetic understanding to this unique artistic genius. NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Praise forVan Gogh: The Life "Magisterial. "--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "This generation's definitive portrait of the great Dutch post-Impressionist. "--Time "A tour de force . . . an enormous achievement . . . Reading his life story is like riding an endless roller coaster of delusional highs and lows. . . . [A] sweepingly authoritative, astonishingly textured book. "--Los Angeles Times "Marvelous . . . [Van Gogh] reads like a novel, full of suspense and intimate detail. . . . In beautiful prose, Naifeh and Smith argue convincingly for a subtler, more realistic evaluation of Van Gogh, and we all win. "--The Washington Post "Brilliant . . . At once a model of scholarship and an emotive, pacy chunk of hagiography. "--The Daily Telegraph(London) ANEW YORK TIMESNOTABLE BOOK NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYTHE WASHINGTON POST * THE WALL STREET JOURNAL * SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE* NPR *THE ECONOMIST * NEWSDAY* BOOKREPORTER
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Aptera Hotel
Aptera Hotel offers three types of budget accommodation. Studios, one and two bedroom apartments
All accomodations are self catering, and all are furnished in traditional Greek style yet equipped with modern facilities. The apartments are non-smoking and have private bathrooms with shower.
As we are only a stone throw away from the Ancient City of Aptera, we highly recommend a visit to the archaeological site. Leaving your accommodation and going east, within a minute you reach the first signs of the fortifications of the ancient city to welcome you and to provide you with a small glimpse of the scale and the importance of Ancient Aptera.
As short walk (downhill) to the west of the Aptera Hotel, you'll find three local tavernas and a small mini market.
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- Aria condizionata
- Trasferimenti aeroporto
- Prima colazione non inclusa
- Caffetteria
- Lettini disponibili
- Accesso a Internet gratuito
- Parcheggio gratuito
- Wi-Fi gratuito
- Pulizia
- Deposito bagagli
- Terrazza
- Parcheggio
- Luce per lettura
- Macchine per thé e caffé
Politica di cancellazioneQuesta proprietà ha una politica di cancellazione di 3. La mancata cancellazione entro questo intervallo di tempo si tradurrà in una penale pari alla prima notte di pernottamento.
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From Chania airport take the route to the national road towards Souda harbour, when you reach Souda take the exit to the left towards Rethymnon & Heraklion.
Five km after Souda you will reach a "T" junction, turn right at that junction and follow the signs to Aptera (former Megala Chorafia).
When you reach the centre of the village where the tavernas are, you turn uphill to the left following the signs to the Ancient city of Aptera. Aptera hotel will appear on your left after a minute drive from the centre of the village.
From Heraklion airport as you exit the main gate of the airport you drive straight ahead for 500 meters and then take the first exit to the right to join the national road towards Heraklion, Rethymno and Chania to the west.
After approximately an hour and half drive on the national road you will reach the exit to Kalami village on your right. You stay on the national road, do not take the exit to Kalami but take the first exit to your left at the first "T" junction after Kalami.
When you reach the centre of the village where the tavernas are you turn uphill to the left following the signs to the Ancient city of Aptera. Aptera hotel will appear on your left after a minute drive from the centre of the village.


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White Buffalobyjthserra©
White Buffalo
Smoke . . .
Smoke . . .
He sits naked in the smoke of the lodge fire, legs crossed, arms limp at his sides. Hours have passed, outside the sun slowly crosses the sky. Blankets of heat curl beneath the buffalo skins, tears form in the shimmering waves, roll down his soot stained face. The smoke purges his body with its purity, as fluid dreams pour from him. Visions, after so long the visions finally appear before him. This strange one tastes the acrid smoke as his visions spiral in an odd light.
Endless herds roam under cloudless skies coloring the wide plains in their dust. The sunrise touches the buffalo with bright finger rays and their shadows cover the ground. Dark apparitions flow over the soil, strange forms stain the hoof prints, silence murmurs breathlessly.
Smoke . . .
Smoke . . .
Vultures circle, their dark silhouettes mark the gray skies. Beneath them the skinned carcasses rot in the afternoon sun, as blood stains the prairie. The foul wind wafted slowly, following the footprints, disappearing boots.
Smoke . . .
Smoke . . .
Empty plains at sunset, red skies fade to black as distant storms rumble. Over the miles twin rails disappear into the horizon. A white buffalo silently trots near the rails, each breath steams from its nostrils. The buffalo screams into the night, as the wheels roll over iron rails and a trail of smoke drifts skyward. Darkness swallows the sound, the buffalo's silence soon echoes, its quiet is deafening.
Wisps of smoke rise in the lodge and the Oglala warrior prepares to return to his tribe. One by one he removes the skins from the lodge, ties them to his horses and begins his ride homeward. Tomorrow, his tribe will begin the journey to the white man's fort to surrender and the strange man, like the white buffalo, will fade into the earth. Behind him the smoke spirals upward, dark curling shapes rise from the remains of the lodge fire.
Smoke . . .
Smoke . . .
They walk in long lines, carrying everything they own on their backs and on the few horses that walk with them. One man rides, leading his people to the future. Dust follows them, gently settling into the footprints, silently covering their path.
In the camp outside the white man's fort Little Owl held the tipi flap open and waited for permission to enter. He watched as trails of sacred smoke poured out of the opening and flowed upward. The pungent air quickly rose, the curling patterns disappearing in the breeze.
"You may enter Little Owl." Running Elk spoke slowly, with a raspy voice. The oldest of the tribal elders, he also acted as their medicine man. "What troubles you silent one?" he asked, looking up at the young brave.
"I saw the strange Oglala ride in with his tribe. He gave his rifle to the White Father and climbed off of his horse."
"I saw that too. We all knew the day may come."
"Running Elk, I must confess, I had a vision. Last night, before the moon slept, I saw an open plain. On the plain stood a single buffalo, its hide bright in the moonlight. I watched as his shadow rolled over the grasses and then I saw it stumble and fall to the earth. It lay motionless on the ground with no legs and no hair. Its eyes glowed bright in the moonlight as it slowly faded away. Soon all I saw was the glow of eyes, then soon I saw nothing."
"Ah, Little Owl, your powers are strong. Don't worry, I too had that vision. It is as White Buffalo Woman taught us: 'when the buffalo falls without legs and hair, the great waters will cover us.'"
"But there's no water nearby, not for many miles."
"Can you count the rain in the storm? Can you count the white man? The raindrops fall, feel them splash on your face, listen for the storm, a flood is coming."
Suddenly, a great noise rumbled from the Oglala tents. Little Owl stepped out of the tent to listen to the commotion, wanting to know what was happening. Over the murmuring of the people a voice cried out: "The strange one, the Oglala is dead."
Little Owl stepped back into the tent and fell onto the ground whispering, "Crazy Horse is dead? How can it be? The great warrior, the Oglala is gone."
"The flood is coming," was all Running Elk could say.
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A pirate ship and a chest of gold take readers on a journey through time that leads to the location of purloined treasures. Beginning with a zoom of a gold coin, photographs pull back to reveal the story of the coin's travels from the hull of a pirate ship in the 1700s to the shore of a beach town today. Full color.
Amazing photos accompany a fun search-and-find game by Walter Wick, the creator of the New York Times-bestselling Can You See What I See? series and the photographer of the enormously successful I SPY series.
Praise for Treasure Ship
"The rhyming, find-and-seek games will entice kids to look for the minute details in each packed spread. The search is not always easy, which will stretch out the enjoyment as kids pore over each page. Another winning installment in the popular series." — Booklist
"The latest in Wick's long-running series centers on the story of a wrecked ship, the Bountiful, with luminous results. Striking photographic compositions illuminate the ship and its treasure; in all, they contain 200+ hidden objects and were created using digital photography with miniature and full-scale sets. Little by little, the camera pulls back to show wider views, revealing that the Bountiful is actually a ship in a bottle, in a knick-knack shop, in a seaside town, pictured in a postcard. The entrancing, detail-rich visuals and ingenious twist will likely stir readers' imaginations." — Publishers Weekly
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The 76ers are plain vanilla.
That wasn't Brett Brown's plan when he became the team's coach in August. The former San Antonio Spurs assistant had hoped to be more detailed in the Sixers' game plan. But at this point, that would only confuse and possibly stunt the maturation process of his young and inexperienced squad.
"It really is basic stuff," Brown said, "the iterations that we experienced at my old team and the level of understanding that veteran players could make and read. But that's not our guys' fault."


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In Lars and the Real Girl, one of her costars is a doll. But the Brit, 35, is more than hot air.
IN THE MOVIE, YOU ALL TALK TO A LIFE-SIZE RUBBER DOLL. I was jealous of her. Everything I did seemed like overacting. She was giving such a subtle performance.
AND RYAN GOSLING DATES HER! He's a genius—serious about work but doesn't take himself seriously.
EVER HAVE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND? Yes. Chris. We played in the garden.
WHAT BECAME OF HIM? He's no longer with me.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police here are launching "Project Safe Surrender," a public awareness program that informs people how they can give up their guns without the threat of arrest on certain weapons charges.
"We have always accepted firearms that residents wanted to surrender," Chief Raymond Hayducka said in a news release Tuesday. "This project is to let all the public know how they can safely turn in unwanted firearms."
New Jersey law already allows for voluntary surrender of "firearms, weapons, destructive devices, silencers or explosives" to local police chiefs. The person who gives up a weapon can't be prosecuted for the crime of unlawful possession of a weapon, but the immunity doesn't extend to other criminal offenses. And the get-out-of-jail-free card doesn't count if the person who gives up the gun is already facing gun charges.
From a South Brunswick news release: "In South Brunswick, residents and community members can surrender weapons by calling the South Brunswick Police Department's Property / Evidence Officer at (732) 329-4000, ext. 7447. The evidence officer will coordinate when and how the weapons can be turned in."
A handful of guns were turned in to the town in 2012, usually from people who inherited the weapons from family members and didn't want them.
The issue of gun control has taken center stage in the national political dialogue since the Dec. 14 slaying of 20 children and six employees at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
John O'Sullivan, a former South Brunswick councilman, asked the town to consider an amnesty program at the board's Jan. 8 meeting. He cheered the news of the public awareness program on Wednesday.
"I am delighted to learn that South Brunswick has accepted my suggestion to initiate a gun amnesty program," O'Sullivan said in an email. "This program will make South Brunswick and its residents a safer place to live."
The program in South Brunswick is not a gun buyback program, where people are paid to give up their guns. Gun buyback programs are available in Newark and other urban areas.


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Pete Thomas is a 36-year-old from Ypsilanti, Michigan.
The jovial Thomas is from Detroit and likes to be the life of the party wherever he goes. But he also likes good food, and as a devoted husband, he says his love of comestibles is to blame for his weight gain. He considers exercise painful and food "a friend." Growing up in foster care, Pete knows he can overcome anything with a little direction and eating guidance. But he considers himself as competitive as any one of his 13 other contestants.


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ATLANTIC CITY - Ellen Cohen has resigned herself to the fact that she may never know precisely why the Miss America Pageant packed up like a scorned girlfriend seven years ago and left town for Las Vegas.
She's just glad - make that ecstatic - that the high priestess of pageants is hightailing it home come September, at least for three years, according to the official announcement Thursday from state and pageant officials.
The Miss America Pageant is expected to bring in tens of thousands of visitors and create as much as $30 million in revenue for the region, officials said.


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From Asia to Europe to America, equity markets around the world on Monday swayed in anticipation of who would win The Presidential Reality Show® "debate" between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
There's an interesting correlation between heavy truck sales, GDP, and the S&P 500.
Discussing the present and future of the embattled hedge fund industry, Tiger Management's Julian Robertson - one of the most prominent names in the field - said that hedge funds are facing "the most difficult time I've ever seen in the business" his
Jesse Felder published an incisive bubble finance chart over the weekend.
(NaturalNews) Author Charles Dickens' classic, A Tale of Two Cities, begins this way: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness ... ."
New home sales fell 7.6% in August to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 609,000 units.
Chart Of The Day: Household Financial Assets To Disposable Personal Income Now Exceeds Dotcom/Housing Bubble Peaks
Sometimes I wonder if I'm ever going to run out of new things to say about the economy. Nothing interesting has happened in a long time.
U.S. home prices appear to be getting out of hand again as the gap between home price growth and household real income growth is close to where it was just before the housing collapse.
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Last Friday the FRBNY Nowcast was in a blackout period because of the FOMC meeting on Wednesday.
Without the stimulus of ever-rising credit, the global economy craters in a self-reinforcing cycle of defaults, deleveraging and collapsing debt-based consumption.
Monetarists Are Out of Ideas … Steve Williamson of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for the past three years or so has been trying to convince the macroeconomics world to consider a bold new theory -- that central bank policy works in reverse
A heavily divided Federal Reserve left short-term interest rates unchanged but said the case for a rate increase "has strengthened", in a strong signal that a move is likely before the end of the year … Three out of 10 of the US central bank'
Yesterday I told you how the US federal debt level is expanding at its fastest rate since the financial crisis.
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The number of New Yorkers applying for emergency grants to stay in their homes is skyrocketing -- as the number of people staying in homeless shelters reached an all-time high last weekend, records show.
We find it surprising how, having covered the unprecedented growth in US corporate debt over the past few years, which has more than doubled from $2 trillion at around the time of the financial crisis to approximately $6 trillion currently...
I really hate using Hitler quotes these days; people take them as ultimate slams, rather than illuminating thoughts from a bad guy. But that said, Adolph did make a very clear and useful statement when he said this: I have not come into this world to
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Khou.com | 9/27/2013, 2:18 a.m.
Longtime radio personality Michael Harris has removed himself from the airwaves indefinitely after accusing his boss of financial fraud at KCOH, according to sources familiar with the situation.
According to Harris, he took the action after thousands of dollars in loans that he secured for station expenses were misused by KCOH owner Jesse Dunn.
"He cheated. He connived. He stole," Harris said.
Harris claims Dunn took a debit card addressed to Harris and spent money on gambling and other personal expenses.
Dunn admits going gambling but claims that the money belongs to him because he owns the company.
"Loans were not taken out in Michael Harris' name," Dunn said. "Loans were taken out in the name of the corporation, which I am the president of."
Dunn said that KCOH can pay all of its bills and he claims Harris gave him the card to use.
Harris filed a criminal complaint with HPD, and police sources say officers with the financial crimes unit are investigating.
"He has ruined KCOH radio's future," Harris said.


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Pour coleslaw into bowl. Pour in lime juice, rice wine vin, fish sauce, sesame oil, honey herbs and peanuts(optional)Lid the bowl shake and adjust with salt and pepper (not in recipe)
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Travel Song of the Day: 'Me Gustas Tu' by Manu Chao
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A reality TV show "reptile wrangler" is in some hot water for allegedly swiping snakes in our neck of the woods.
Robert Keszey is the star of the Discovery Channel's "Swamp Brothers."
He's been indicted on one count of conspiracy to illegally trap, transport and sell endangered rattlesnakes at his farm in Florida.
Investigators say some of those snakes were captured in the Jim Thorpe area back in 2007.
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Larry King returns to his familiar role of interviewer this weekend as he'll be at the LSU Student Union Theater to speak with La. Gov. Edwin Edwards. The renowned journalist, in advance of his Baton Rouge appearance, chatted with NOLA.com | Times-Picayune about the state of the media, privacy and how he prepares for his interviews.
King said he plans to ask Edwards about his various life choices that led him to be one of the most "fascinating" characters in Louisiana's history -- though he doesn't ever specify those questions ahead of a sit-down.
Tickets for the event are still available through the Union Theater, and the interview begins at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. NOLA | Times-Picayune will post the first five minutes of the interview following the event, but the only way to hear the full interview is by going to the Union Theater.
Question: How did this interview come about?
Larry King: The speaker's bureau contacted us and told us Mr. Edwards would be willing to appear if you were willing to appear at LSU I guess as part of a program they have there in the Student Union. I do quite a bit of speeches at colleges and … usually I just stand up and tell funny stories, but this time it's an interview in which I will sit with the governor and (Edwards' biographer Leo Honeycutt) on stage, and we'll ask questions and take questions from the audience. It's a lot of fun. … I look forward to it.
Q: Was there anything particularly interesting about Edwin Edwards for you? Obviously, he's a colorful character in Louisiana's history.
LK: Oh yes, he's one of the fascinating political figures in the state that's had its share. Louisiana is one of the most volatile political states in the country. Politics is never dull. It's produced some of the more interesting characters and governors and senators and congressmen and outspoken people of all stripes. I've always found Louisiana politics fascinating. I started in Miami so, we're a border state almost. I always had an interest in Louisiana politics. Gov. Edwards is particularly interesting, and at this age having a child. There are so many interesting aspects of him, being in jail, what's it like being in jail? Lot of areas to cover. He's a fascinating character.
Q: How are you preparing for the interview?
LK: Well, I've read some of the book. I know a little about the governor. Sometimes the less I know the better. I'm just curious. A million things go through my mind. What prompted him to have a child this late? I had a child when I was 67, they're not 14 and 13 and that was a little late. What's it like to be in your 80s? What was jail like? If you had to do it all over, what would you do differently? What makes for a successful politician? I don't pre-plan really anything. I know areas I'm going to cover but I don't know my first question.
Q: To some degree at least, your story and Edwards' almost have some relative parallel. Would you agree with that?
LK: I do, but the subject's never been around me. When I've done interviews, I don't use the word 'I.' I leave my ego at the door. The public -- maybe they're there to see me ask questions, but they're there to hear from the governor and what he has to say and how he reflects on this fascinating life he's led. It's not about two lives, it's about his life.
Q: What are some of your interviews that have been the most challenging or inspiring for you to do?
LK: I've had so many in all these years, I mean, my God. I've been interviewing people for 56 years. I've interviewed seven American presidents, prime ministers, world leaders. I've always been just intensely curious. I'm just the kind of person you don't want to sit next to on an airplane. I remember being a kid and I'd get on the bus and I'd ask the bus driver, 'Why do you want to drive a bus?' Pilots, 'Why do you want to fly a plane?' Brain surgeons, 'Why did you choose that specialty?' I've always been who, what, where, when, why. Every interview is interesting to me. Everyone has something to say, and some may be more interesting than others.
The whole process of asking questions is a fantastic way to make a living and I'm still doing it on Ora TV and Hulu. I thought I could retire, but I couldn't. If I run down from the Nixons to the Sinatras and the Mandelas, the Martin Luther Kings -- I've been a witness to history, and I feel particularly grateful for that. I was just a kid who grew up in Brooklyn and who always wanted to be on the radio. I started as a disc jockey and a sportscaster in Miami, right before I was 23 years old. I never would have forecast that I'd be seen all over the world or that this would all happen to me. I pinch myself every day. I consider luck a part of it. I was blessed with curiosity. I was able to take that curiosity and make that curiosity a living.
Q: Touching on that -- you talked about your Hulu show -- it's kind of an interesting time to be in the media in general, and especially on the site of the news. You're obviously very active on social media. How do you see new media affecting the industry?
LK: Things have changed so fast. The technology ran rampant and no one could have forecast this coming. We couldn't fave forecast satellites. You can't tell me what it's going to be like in five years. I've attended technology conferences in South Korea and Portugal, I've spoken all over the world. I was at the Samsung factory in Seoul. It's unbelievable the thing's they're thinking about. You can walk into a room and the television set will know when you walk in and what you want to watch. Politics with Twitter and tweets and blogging, everybody's a journalist. No news event can shock you anymore. I mean, you can be shocked, but you'll know about it in a minute. If a big news story happened right now, the whole world knows about it in the next minute. That was unforeseeable ten years ago. News travels so fast.
There's so much media, nobody can own the media. When I was a kid, the Edward R. Murrows and the Walter Cronkites, who I got to know very well, there's no one that can dominate the media, there's no one that can own media. It's just a whole ball of wax. When I see my young kids, it's sad. My young kids, they don't read the newspaper. They're 14 and 13. They have little clickers and their Internets and the things they go to, eat it up, spit it out. I'm a newspaper guy. I love my newspaper. One of the highlights of my day is newsprint on my fingers, opening up the newspaper, being in touch with the world. Newspapers give me great background, and they're in trouble now. It's understandable because the whole business of media is just insane. I wonder how these kids view life as they grow up, how determinations are going to be made? Who will want to run for office? What kind of people will want to run for office?
Loss of privacy -- that's the biggest fear I have for the country and the world. Anybody can investigate anything under the guise of national security. I can look at your phone. I don't have a right to look into your files. I can't open somebody's mail. I would never tap a phone, but now you have a liberal president of the United States saying, 'Hey, times of national emergency, sometimes you have to take steps you wouldn't normally like to take.' You can argue that all day.
You know, Hitler once said, and the German people bought this. He once said, 'why do we need warrants to go into your home if you have nothing to hide? This is a matter of great danger, we're in trouble. We have enemies inside us. Why should you worry, if you have nothing to hide?' And the German people bought that. They abolished warrants. That's crazy. But at that time, in a wave of nationalism, it made sense. And now we have missiles and 9/11 and all this -- you can build a fear in that. Any president can say, 'Listen, I know you like your privacy but we've got to indiscriminately look at people's phones. What's the danger?' My God, there's such danger in that. It's perplexing. And the technology is incredible. The answer to your question is: I don't know.
Q: You mentioned that in your day, media entities were able to own certain things. If a media entity or outlet can't strive for ownership anymore, what do you think is a symbol that they're doing a good job?
LK: All you can do is all you can do. We just have to do the best that we can do. We have pontificators, we have soap-box people. We still have a lot of good journalists around. People trying to get the best stories they can, asking good questions. You invite more opportunities in media and research, you're going to have good and bad, more people communicating with more people. This is a world of instant communication and there's bad in that and good.
I'll say this: I do have faith in the good. I do think in the end, I'm optimistic. A great friend of mine once, I asked him, 'Are you a pessimist?' And he said, ' Of course I'm a pessimist, I'm smart.' … Edward Bennett Williams, a great trial lawyer. He was one of the most magnificent men I've ever known. He died in the late 1960s of cancer. He owned the Washington Redskins, he owned the Orioles baseball team. He was a great, great lawyer and we were talking one day, and I said, 'Are you an optimist or a pessimist?' And he said, 'Of course I'm a pessimist, I'm smart. How can you look at the world and be an optimist?' But I am an optimist. I have faith, but maybe that's rose colored glasses. I have faith in the good outweighing the bad. I'm an optimist with fingers crossed.


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Xerox's Communication and Marketing Services (CMS) has launched Xerox Digital Asset Management as a Service, which combines an enterprise-wide, cloud-based platform with a managed service for creating, approving distributing and managing marketing assets.
It offers a single repository for all brand assets, scalable across the enterprise and sharable with agencies and suppliers, giving organisations full control over versions, access rights for users and security.
Offered as a centralised resource, the platform allows separate teams to manage collaborative proofing and review, brand approval and legal approval, all of which makes it easier and faster to create and distribute
"The managed service from Xerox provides on-going stewardship of the system and artwork amends as and when they are required," said Julie Hesselgrove, Group President, Xerox CMS.
For large organisations, creating, distributing and managing digital assets is a cumbersome task. Working in separate repositories for photography, video, brand resources and brochures, ensuring all materials are up to date and brand compliant is a vital step towards managing image copyright, and ensuring consistent external communications.
"Our solution gives organisations greater control over how their brand is deployed in everyday communications. What's more, it increases the speed and lowers the cost for managing customer communication materials such as photographs, videos and the component assets that make up brochures," added Hesselgrove.
The platform also provides customisable meta-data, including image rights management, allowing companies to improve user search functionality and better track image royalty management any copyright queries.
"The costs of managing collateral can be huge – for example one of our clients needed to remove the Olympic logo from all their materials following the London games last year. By managing that process centrally it is possible to make sure the entire company was immediately compliant with the change without worrying about wasted and unused materials, giving greater control over the corporate brand," said Hesselgrove.