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The U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision yesterday approved Sovereign's $1.4 billion purchase of surplus New England offices of the newly merged FleetBoston Corp., contingent on 18 conditions.
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Arizona Hammerskins
A small offshoot of the Hammerskin Nation. In January 2004, federal agents in Chicago arrested three men allegedly attempting to use drugs to purchase illegal automatic weapons. One of those arrested was Bulent "Billy" Arseven, who, according to law enforcement, admitted to being a member of the Aryan Brotherhood and the Arizona Hammerskins. At last report, he was still awaiting trial.
January 2008
: On January 26, 2008, members of the Arizona Hammerskins traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend a private white power concert, organized by Ross Hack, a prominent Nevada Hammerskin. Notice of the event was being circulated by Arizona Hammerskin Jimmy "Soda Pop" Miller. Members came from mainly the southwest region of the United States, to listen to the racist skinhead bands No Tolerance from Texas and White Knuckle Draggers from California. Over 100 hardcore racist skinheads were in attendance. During the event, an altercation erupted, and as a result, the victim of the attack was left with brain damage. The victim was a Hammerskin from Arizona, who was allegedly attacked and hit from behind. The motive for the attack is still under investigation; however, the suspect in the incident has been apprehended and is awaiting trial.
Arizona Northern American Skinheads/SS Guardians (ANAS/SSG)
A loosely organized Phoenix-based group founded in September 2002 by Josh Fiedler, previously associated with the National Skinhead Front (see below). The group was formed shortly after Fiedler and other racist skinheads with ties to the National Skinhead Front attended a conference held by the National Alliance in Scottsdale. In March 2003, ANAS/SSG sponsored one of its first events, an "Aryan Barbeque" described as a picnic for "whites only" and held at Cortez Park in North Phoenix. Approximately 25 racist skinheads attended. At one time, ANAS/SSG had approximately 15 members and affiliates. As the result of numerous arrests of members, some mentioned below, the group has essentially become inactive.
June 2008:
A Maricopa County, Arizona, judge sentenced the last of four racist skinhead defendants for their role in the attempted murder of one of their own gang members in 2006. Kelly Ann Harkins, 29, received an 18-year sentence on June 3, 2008, after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder. In January 2006, four members of the Arizona Northern American Skinheads/SS Guardians, a loosely organized racist skinhead group, took Amanda Crow, a 19-year-old recent recruit of the group, into the desert outside Phoenix. The assailants beat her, slit her throat and severed her spinal cord, and left her for dead. Crow was later found by a group of recreational ATV riders who obtained aid for her. She ultimately survived the attack, but remains a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. The Anti-Defamation League assisted law enforcement in identifying both the victim and the perpetrators. In February 2006, police arrested Kelly Ann Harkins of Tucson and Edward Maurice Ware, Jessica Laura Bruner, and Jason Matthew Shakofsky, all from metropolitan Phoenix. In November 2007, Ware received a life sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder as a class 1 dangerous felony. In May 2008, Bruner, 26, received a 21-year sentence after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder as a class 2 felony. That same month, Shakofsky, 28, received a seven and a half year prison term after pleading guilty to hindering prosecution in the first degree as a class 3 felony.
March 2004:
Josh Fiedler, former leader of Arizona Northern American Skinheads/SS Guardians, was arrested for a home invasion. In January 2005, he pleaded guilty to one count of burglary, five counts of kidnapping, and one count of armed robbery and received a 21-year sentence.
October 2002:
A group of racist skinheads with ties to both ANAS/SSG and the National Alliance got involved in a fight with other patrons at a pool hall in north Phoenix. The skinheads then assaulted a 19-year-old man, who was standing outside waiting for a ride, brutally stomping and beating him to death. On May 25, 2007, a Maricopa County judge sentenced white supremacists
Samuel Compton, 27, and Christopher Whitley, 25
, to 22 and 21 years in prison, respectively, after the two pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. A third man, Justin LaRue, 29, had previously been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Compton and Whitley were tape-recorded in telephone calls from the jail laughing about the victim's funeral.
February 2002:
Four racist skinheads, Jeremy Johnson, Jessica Nelson, Patrick Bearup, and Sean Gaines, all affiliates of ANASH/SSG and the National Alliance, allegedly murdered 40-year-old Mark Mathes for stealing $300 from one of them. The four reportedly surrounded Mathes at his home, beat him with their fists, a baseball bat and the butt of a shotgun; then threw the unconscious Mathes in the trunk of a car, and drove to a remote area called "Swastika Mine." Once there, the skinheads pulled the victim out of the car, stripped him naked, and cut his finger off so one of them could take his ring. According to police, Mathes was then thrown down a ravine and shot. In December 2003, one defendant, Jeremy Johnson, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and agreed to testify against the others. In February 2007, Patrick Bearup was sentenced to death. On September 12, 2008, Jeremy Johnson was sentenced to 14 years in prison, and on October 16, 2008, Jessica Nelson was also sentenced to 14 years in prison. Sean Gaines is still awaiting trial.
Canyon State Skinheads
A group with members from around the state who affiliate with the Vinlanders Social Club.
October 2008:
On October 30, 33-year-old Toby Gaspard, a member of the Canyon State Skinheads and affiliate of the Vinlanders Social Club, was taken into custody in Oklahoma for an outstanding warrant in the state of Arizona for numerous weapons charges. He is also wanted for questioning and/or as a suspect, in the stabbing death of Cory Simpson (see above), outside a party in Mesa, Arizona.
December 2005:
Racist skinhead Cory Simpson, a member of the Canyon State Skinheads, was stabbed to death while attending a skinhead party in Mesa. The killer, as yet unknown, is presumed to have been one of the skinheads at the party. It had been less than a year since Simpson was released from jail after serving four years in prison on armed robbery charges.
Deaths Head Hooligans (DHH)
A neo-Nazi skinhead organization based primarily in Arizona, whose main organizer is an adherent of Christian Identity. The group came on the scene in April 2008, when they organized a BBQ on Hitler's birthday attended by about 20 racist skinheads. On September 20, 2008, DHH was the main organizer behind the "Oi Fest," a white power music concert in Tonopah, Arizona, about 30 miles west of Phoenix. The event was co-sponsored by The
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, a racist prison gang based primarily in Texas with a chapter in Arizona, and The Sons of Aesir, a small Arizona white supremacist motorcycle club. White power bands from around the country were featured, including Whitewash, Totenkopf Saints, White Knuckle Driver, and Storm Troop 16. Approximately 100 racist skinheads attended the event.
A neo-Nazi skinhead organization based primarily in the Pacific Northwest. In 2003, Brian Zauber and Derek Krueger, skinheads from Washington state, relocated to the Phoenix area and quickly helped establish a new Volksfront chapter there. Several other skinhead affiliates from Washington also moved to Phoenix, and Zauber became the leader of the group in Arizona. Within a month of Zauber's arrival in Phoenix, Volksfront members and affiliates began organizing Aryan Fest 2004, a major regional white power concert and white supremacist event. It was held the weekend of January 31, 2004, at a state park north of Scottsdale. Featured speakers included Tom Metzger of White Aryan Resistance, Billy Roper of White Revolution, and Richard Butler of Aryan Nations. Approximately 250 white supremacists attended the event, including some from as far away as South Africa and Europe. Groups represented included Hammerskin Nation, Imperial Klans of America, the Creativity Movement, National Socialist Movement, National Alliance, Women for Aryan Unity, and Aryan Nations. Despite the event's success, however, Volksfront has not been active in Arizona since. However, the Zauber brothers, and other local racist skinhead groups, maintain ties to Volksfront nationally.
Unaffiliated Skinheads
December 2008
: Phoenix police officers arrested four racist skinheads in connection with two violent hate crimes. Officers arrested
Chad James Kerns, 30; Preston Clay Onion, 23; Doolin Eugene Onion, 20; and Jamie Michael Lyon, 20
, all of Phoenix, on December 10, 2008, for their suspected involvement with two hate crime assaults occurring in 2007. According to authorities, the suspects were each charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of leading or participating in a criminal street gang and one count of leading or assisting in a criminal street gang. The Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism, which monitors racist skinhead activities, was previously familiar with Kerns and assisted police with the investigation. Kerns is a long-time white supremacist, covered with racist tattoos, who has been associated with the racist and anti-Semitic
Creativity Movement
October 2008
: Racist skinheads may have been behind a possible hate crime assault that occurred over the weekend of October 18 – 19, 2008. The victim told police that he was approached by three white males who asked him if he was a white supremacist. When the victim told them he was born in Chile, one of the men allegedly revealed a swastika tattoo, and then the three men began to assault him. According to the victim, two of the men restrained him, while the third stabbed him in the stomach. The men then allegedly threw him down and told him to bite a rock. When the man refused, the attackers kicked the back of his head. The incident appeared to have been an attempted "curbstomping," inspired by the film "American History X." After the men fled, the victim was able to drive himself to the hospital, where he was treated and law enforcement was called. The victim believes that the men first approached him believing that, due to his physical appearance, he might have also been a white supremacist.
September 2008
: Two Native American men were allegedly assaulted by white supremacists as they walked home shortly after midnight on September 28, 2008, in Phoenix. According to authorities, several white men and women wearing "white pride" t-shirts confronted the two men as they walked home from a nearby store. The victims, aged 48 and 24, allege that the attackers stated that they were "taking back the neighborhood," after which point they purportedly assaulted them. Gunfire erupted and one of the Native American men was shot in the leg. Phoenix police arrested Jason Carl Merk, 21, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A hate crime enhancement may be forthcoming depending upon the County Attorney's findings. Law enforcement officials believe that a number of other suspects may have been involved, and that there may be a link to a local white supremacist group.
July 2007:
A Superior Court Judge in Pima County, Arizona, sentenced Blake Joseph Edwards, 32, to 11 years in prison for a racially motivated aggravated assault on an African-American man at a restaurant in 2006. Edwards, who has the words "pecker" and "wood" tattooed on his knees, was also ordered to pay $75,000 in restitution. The term Peckerwood is commonly used to refer to individuals with ties to white power gangs in and out of prison, as well as to actual racist skinhead gangs who have incorporated "peckerwood" into their name. Edwards hit the victim in the face with a beer mug, lacerating his left cornea, and blinding him in that eye. The victim was additionally left with cataracts in both eyes, nerve damage to his face, and spinal injuries, necessitating numerous surgeries. Edwards was heard uttering racial slurs about Mexicans and African-Americans moments before the attack.
January 2005:
Skinhead David Augustine Higdon was sentenced to life without parole for the baseball bat beating murder of a gay man in Tucson in 2002. Higdon had hit the victim with a bat over 50 times. According to prosecutors, he killed the victim to earn red shoelaces.
October 2003:
Clifford Bea Fowler and another man were arrested for an assault on a man and his sister near Duncan, in eastern Arizona. Fowler, tattooed with "skinhead" and "white power," was said by local law enforcement officers to be involved with prison gangs in Arizona. The two were charged with aggravated assault. Fowler was convicted in 2004 and sentenced to three years in prison.
June 2002:
Two alleged skinheads were convicted on aggravated assault charges for an attack on a 53-year-old African-American man, Leroy Willis, outside a grocery store in Phoenix. Willis was approached by the suspects who punched him in the head. After he fell to the ground, the attackers continued to hit him as they cursed and yelled racial slurs.
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Sevendust are really a band for the fans, and the fans are definitely always there for the band. Case in point - their latest release TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES. This release is one paid for by the latest trend hitting the music business, pre-funding by the fans to pay for a project. The band asked for a lot for this campaign, and got 245% funding from their fans in return. So what did Sevendust do with that money? Well, they created a very cool release that, while different from anything they've ever done studio-wise, is about as good as anything they've created to date. An acoustic release featuring fix new tracks and acoustic reworkings of some of their most popular material, TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES connects on every level with the established fanbase. For a band that gets so much from their fans, that's just what you would expect.
For those that don't remember, this is not Sevendust's first foray into the acoustic realm. Their often overlooked yet brilliant acoustic live release DOUBLE WIDE: ACOUSTIC LIVE is one of the most energetic live releases from any band trying to go "unplugged" ever. For fans of the band, that one has stood as a go to release for years. With TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES, the ban have seemingly decided to take a new approach to not only their classic material, but to presenting new songs they are working on. It works incredibly well. "The Wait" is one of the best songs these guys have put together since "Angel's Son"; a mid-tempo song that is reminiscent of some of the less heavy material from the last two releases and powered by vocalist Lajon Witherspoon's nearly perfect vocal combination of crooning and power singing. "Under It All" is another nearly perfect song from the band, with guitarists Clint Lowery and John Connolly driving the song with acoustic guitars that are still very much played in the unique rhythmic style the band always maintains. Reading that this is acoustic might give you a false thought that TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES is a mellow release. It's far from it. "Upbeat Sugar" rocks, and is one song I'd love to hear live given a full on electric reinterpretation (this one is somewhat electric).
If the new songs don't get you, the classics are sure to entertain even the most casual Sevendust fan. "Denial" is a big fan favorite with it's high energy and memorable presentation. This new version is absolutely dark and haunting. It creeps along, with drummer Morgan Rose adding some bongos lightly behind the music to give it a bit more of a dark tribal vibe. It just works. "Trust" is one where the arrangement from the previous acoustic live album returns, but it works once again here. "Black" is a very unique reinterpretation because it's pacing as a song (and specifically lyrically) is odd to begin with. Still, Witherspoon and company find a way to give it new life.
PITRIFF RATING - 92/100 - Like Sevendust as a band, TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES is not for everyone. The most underrated band of the last 20 years does what they always do here. They deliver exactly what their fanbase would want. Solid from start to finish, TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES is sure to entertain fans until the next plugged in release comes along. That's good enough for me.


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Just when K-State needed a big bucket, Angel Rodriguez launched, and swished, a 3-ball. Just when the 'Cats needed another, Shane Southwell scored from three on the next possession.
Just when the Wildcats could use another basket, Martavious Irving struck from three. And, just for good measure, it was Southwell who scorched the nets for another trifecta to complete the 12-point, four-possession run.
Those baskets were the highlights of a 16-4 Wildcat flurry during the mid-minutes of the second half to propel Kansas State to an 81-61 Big 12 victory over the Baylor Bears in Bramlage Coliseum.
It was the first game after the Monday loss to Kansas, and the first game after Wildcat coach Bill Snyder visited with the team on Friday.
"I can't thank him enough," said KSU coach Bruce Weber. "He just talked about taking them one game, one win, at a time, and not taking anything for granted."
It worked this fall, and again Saturday night as K-State played one of its best games of the year in continuing its dominance over the state of Texas. In four Big 12 games, the Wildcats have defeated TCU by 13, Texas by 26, Texas Tech by 9 and now Baylor by 20.
K-State jumped out to a 14-point lead by making the first five points of the second half, only to have the Bears score the next 12 points to slash the lead to a 43-41 count with 12:39 remaining.
"Our lead actually could have been bigger but we missed three or four wide open 3s," said Weber. "They have a lot of talent and ability, so we knew they weren't going to quit. We made those shots, and then the defense started doing much better."
Up just two, that's when K-State put its offense into 3-point overdrive to up the lead into the mid-teens and solidify victory No. 20 of the season and up its Big 12 record to 9-3, and in a first-place tie with Kansas and Oklahoma State.
K-State netted 11 3-pointers out of 25 attempts (.440) against a Baylor defense that had allowed teams to make just 29 percent from long range for the first 24 games. Rodriguez scored 22 to lead K-State, while Southwell had 18, Henriquez 10 and Rodney McGruder 10.
It was a night of first career double-doubles as Jordan Henriquez had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Rodriguez 22 points and 10 assists. Entering the game, JO had scored just 11 points with 10 rebounds and nine fouls in his last four games combined. It also marked his first twin-figure game this season.
"We've told JO that he'll stay on the floor if he plays well. He did that tonight," said Weber. "And then it all starts with Angel on defense, and then he made quality decisions offensively with his 10 assists." The 'Cats are now 20-5 for the year and 9-3 in the Big 12; Baylor falls to 7-5 and 16-9.
Going head to head with Baylor's Pierre Jackson, KSU's Angel Rodriguez won the head-to-head battle, as well as the team game.
Rodriguez held Jackson to seven points on 2-of-8 shooting with the point total being 12 under his near-19-point average for the year. Jackson did have nine assists, but also five turnovers.
It marked the first time that Jackson had been held in single-digits this season. Rodriguez led all scorers with 22 points, which included three 3-balls. In addition, Rodriguez dished out 10 assists to only two turnovers. Rodriguez netted 22 and now has been in twin figures in five of his last six games with 32 assists during those six games.
The trio of leaders all were victorious as Oklahoma State edged Oklahoma in overtime, and, Kansas defeated Texas.
Along with the K-State win, all three schools are now 9-3 in the Big 12 standings. Two games back at 7-5 are Oklahoma, Baylor and Iowa State.
K-State (9-3): WV, at UT, TT, at BU, TCU, at OSU, Kansas (9-3): at OSU, TCU, at ISU, WV, TT, at BU O-State (9-3): KU, at WV, at TCU, UT, at ISU, KSU
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The Bridgewater-based law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., is pleased to announce that it participated in the 2013 Adopt-A-Family Program as part of its commitment to the community.
Adopt-a-Family is sponsored by the Resource Center of Somerset and helps fulfill the holiday wishes of many local families.
Children, teens, and families create wish lists for the Resource Center, requesting gifts that will make the holiday season brighter. Attorneys and staff at the firm volunteered to purchase gifts from a family's wish lists and also donate gift card, gift wrap, and household goods.
"Norris McLaughlin & Marcus is happy to continue its support of the Resource Center of Somerset. The Resource Center's Adopt-A-Family Program is another way in which Norris McLaughlin's attorneys and staff are able to give back to the community in which they work and live. It is our hope that the generous contributions from the Firm will help bring comfort and enjoyment to the family during the holiday season and throughout the year," said Annmarie Simeone, a Member of the Firm who also serves as Vice President of the Board of Trustees for the Resource Center.
The Resource Center of Somerset is a non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to serving victims of domestic abuse in Somerset County. Its mission is to end domestic abuse and empower victims by providing protection, education, and resources to victims and their families. It has advocated and provided services to the community for over 30 years, growing and adapting those services to meet the changing needs of their clients.


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The Montreal Canadiens have aquired 27-year-old goaltender Devan Dubnyk from the Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations.
Dubnyk will be playing for his third NHL team this season. He began the year with the Edmonton Oilers and was traded to the Predators on January 15 in exchange for Matt Hendricks.
The move comes in the wake of starting goalie Carey Price being placed on injured reserve earlier this week.
In 34 games with the Oilers and Predators this season, Dubnyk has posted a 11-18-3 record with a 3.43 goals-against average and an .891 save percentage.
Dubnyk is expected to report the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.
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Performance Explores Themes of Mobility and Environment
4,000 mile journey through deserts of Southwest culminates with event at Tucson Museum of Art.
4,000 mile journey through deserts of Southwest culminates with event at Tucson Museum of Art.
For 10 years people from Mexican, Native American and Anglo cultures have gathered in AZ town to commemorate UN holiday.
Buena Vista Social Club founder shows no sign of slowing down after decades of playing Cuban music worldwide
Hear some wild rock & roll stories about the Arizona adventures of The Tubes, from founding members Fee Waybill and Prairie Prince
An adjunct research scientists at the UA led investigation, says group-on-group violence is relatively new.
The organized collections of data include pieces from the Pueblo, Navajo and Spanish-American cultures.
Projects show relations between desert inhabitants, environment, and sky.
Novelist, essayist Edmund White visits Tucson, to discuss career, latest writings.
New film explores effects of childhood spent behind computer screen
Metaphorical short stories based on 'germs of personal experiences'
Critical acclaim grows; on display in Tucson Cine Mexico 2013
Author & UA professor Erec Toso discusses the special writing workshops that he leads at a Tucson prison, and shares some of the truth and beauty that is the result
Have you ever wondered what multiple cellos and an alternative folk trio performing the music of pop composer Beck would sound like?
'Out in Desert' brings diversity of LGBT cinema to big screen
"Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger made history in Tucson 81 years ago this month. Film writer Chris Dashiell looks back at three different Dillinger-inspired films from three different Hollywood eras
Photographer calls unique work 'dance with phenomenon of life'
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This well-known text-book, which has for so many years been a work of standard reference for the ophthalmologist, the neurologist and the practitioner of general medicine, is now reprinted, with additions, for the third time. The text has not undergone many alterations since the third edition was published, but the colored illustrations have been omitted. We must confess that we regard this innovation, in the reproduction of ophthalmoscopic pictures especially, as a decided improvement. The autotype plates, in making no pretense of reproducing the coloration of the fundi, are at least not misleading (as the colored plates were) and furnish a good idea of the changes in and the appearance of the ocular background. The original drawings are in sepia by the author and the collaboration of Mr. Marcus Gunn, the well-known ophthalmic surgeon, has further enriched the book. This valuable manual ought to be in the hands of every
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Woman killed in McKean County crash
KANE -- A Port Allegany woman was killed in a one-car crash in McKean County this morning.
State police in Kane said the victim, 21-year-old Emily Schena, was a passenger in a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix that went out of control along Fogel Crossing Road in Liberty Township and landed on its roof in a stream. The driver of the car, 21-year-old Emily Schultz, of Port Allegany, was able to free herself from the car, police said.
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912-233-1011 | 800-780-7234
The BEST WESTERN PLUS Savannah Historic District offers the ideal location for guests to see and visit all of Savannah's key area attractions. Guests will find the beautiful Historic District, shopping on River Street and great dining at the City Market all less than one mile from this hotel. Also located within walking distance is the famed restaurant, The Lady and Son's, owned by Chef Paula Deen. History fans will enjoy visiting the First African Baptist Church, the Mercer Williams House and Old Fort Jackson, all within five miles of the hotel. Corporate travelers staying at this Georgia hotel will also be close to Georgia Power, US Customs, Hunter AAF and Georgia Port Authority. Tybee Island, famous for its beautiful beaches is just a short 20 minute drive away
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Hours of Operation
Sunday: All Day
Monday: All Day
Tuesday: All Day
Wednesday: All Day
Thursday: All Day
Friday: All Day
Saturday: All Day
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AAA Rating: 3
AAA, AARP, Group Discount, Military Discount
Facility Amenities
Bus / Motorcoach Parking on Site, Complimentary Breakfast, Complimentary Newspaper, Concierge Service, Exercise Room/Fitness Center, Free Local Calls, Full-Service Business Center, Outdoor Pool, Parking on Site
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ADA-compliant, Connecting Rooms, Family-friendly, Handicapped Accessible (Limited) , Miles from Convention Center, Miles from Downtown, Parking Fees, Pet-friendly
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Group-friendly, Maximum Room Block, Motorcoach-friendly
Internet Connectivity
Free Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi in Public Space, Wi-Fi In-Room
Near Interstate Highway
16, 95
Historic District: 1
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American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Room Amenities
Hair Dryer, In-Room Coffee Maker, In-Room Safe, Iron/Ironing Board
Room Information
Number of ADA-compliant Rooms: 4
Number of Doubles: 69
Number of Non-smoking Rooms: 89
Number of Rooms (Total): 89
Number of Singles: 20
Number of Suites: 0
Room Type
1-Bedroom Units, 2-Bedroom Units
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Farmboy. What farmboy. Real fans worship Wedge.
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A person of considerable physical stature. The person must have greater muscle mass as opposed to body fat content. This term is synonymous with hench.
"Wedge guy walks into bar, the bar say's ouch!"
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Someone who wedges in between friendships by being rude or disagreeing with the group. makes a wedge between themselves and other people.
Jehans being a wedge by not wanting to watch Grown Ups when everyone else does.
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I got a load of wedge in me pocket.
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A type of shoe, with a round toe and thicker platform sole in the front that narrows towards the back. Wedges have no actual "heel". They look cool if you want to look more "mainstream" but do not actually want to buy spike heels.
I have black leather wedge sandals with a 4.5 inch sole. They felt very uncomfortable at first because I had never worn a wedge heel before, but now they feel fine.
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Slang for vagina, the female reproductive organ.
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Hailing from the chip family, the wedge (wedginous chiporalis) is a seasoned, wedge shape hot potato chip.
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FAO Documents Adaptation Interventions in Mozambique
May 2012: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has published a report that details its role as coordinator of the largest component of a UN Joint Programme (UNJP) that builds the resilience of community and ecosystems to climate change and diversification of livelihood options in Mozambique. The programme was initiated based on the recognition that Southern Africa is one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, including droughts, floods, and rainfall variability.
The UNJP on Environmental Mainstreaming and Adaptation to Climate Change for the period between 2008 and 2011 (total of US$7 million) was initiated in the District of Chicualacuala, Mozambique. The Programme, which is funded by the Government of Spain, has recently been extended until August 2012.
The FAO report, titled "Adaptation to Climate Change in Semi-Arid Environments Experience and Lessons from Mozambique," documents the experiences, successes and challenges being faced in implementing the adaptation interventions in the remote District of Chicualacuala. It identifies, at farm and community level, adaptive interventions that have been tested and applied and which have shown positive impact on productivity, broadening of the livelihood basis, and improving resilience to climate change. It also draws attention to those interventions that are not so promising and whose sustainability and expansion are questionable.
The report notes that essential components of adaptation include improved access to water, strengthened crop production through improved soil fertility, integrated crop-livestock-agroforestry production practices, small-scale crop irrigation, development of the livestock industry, and livelihood diversification. It identifies supportive technologies that will make a significant contribution to adaptation, including: renewable energy; information and communication systems; and a local center for development of climate-adaptive technologies. [Publication: Adaptation to Climate Change in Semi-Arid Environments: Experience and Lessons from Mozambique]


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TB wrote:
> We have Oracle 8.1.7 running on an IBM p615 single processor server.
> I'm an AIX admin, not an Oracle admin. We don't have an Oracle admin
> on staff.
> I need to ensure some level of recovery (somewhat quickly) in case of a
> total disaster; building burns down, tornado hits,... whatever. I'm
> not looking for anything fancy and costly like clusters or
> (a)synchronous replication. What I do have is a full hot backup every
> night with RMAN and an offsite DR facility.
> Here are my thoughts...
> Buy a second AIX server (I have a quote for a p520 dual proc) for our
> DR site. Backup the rootvg (mksysb). On the weekends shut down the
> Oracle database and do a savevg on the data vg's. Bring Oracle backup
> and continue to do full RMAN backups durring the week.
> Build the new server at the DR sight with the mksysb. If a disaster
> happens, then I could take the savevg(s) to the DR facility and restore
> those vgs. This should give me a fully functional Oracle server as of
> the weekend backup. Then I could use the RMAN backups to restore to
> the weekly full backup. With this process we could potentionally loose
> a full days work, but we are comfortable with this risk.
> Has anyone done anything like this? Think it will work? What are your
> thoughts?
Transmit a copy of the nightly rman backup either with or including the
archived redo logs plus the control file to the diaster site on a daily
basis. Then in the event of a diaster you could recover to the last
backup. If you transmit the archived redo logs on a frequent basis you
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For the last two weeks here in the UK, TV stations have been running a documentary series called "Bank of Dave", in which down-to-earth businessman Dave Fishwick attempts to establish his own bank.
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But as the irrepressible Dave soon discovers, getting a new banking licence in the UK isn't easy.
'Bank of Dave' has obviously been, albeit inadvertently, deliciously well-timed, arriving on television and computer screens accompanied by increasingly shrill coverage of interest rate rigging in the LIBOR manipulation scandal.
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Abilene Police: Intruder shot three times, hospitalized after Thursday morning shooting
ABILENE, Texas - Abilene Police responded to a shooting Thursday morning around 6:30 a.m.
The incident took place at the Maison Blanche Apartments on the 2800 block of Sayles Blvd. near South 27th Street.
Abilene Police spokesperson George Spindler said two men were involved in the shooting.
One male has been taken to a hospital with three gunshot wounds.
The early reports from police are that the resident came back to his apartment and found a man inside. They scuffled, and the resident shot the man in the apartment.
Sgt. Lynn Beard said the wounded man is expected to survive, and as of about 8:30 a.m. was awake at the hospital and able to speak with police.
Spindler emphasized that the investigation was in its early stages. Police are trying to determine if the two men knew each other before the incident.
Police could be seen at a bank across the street from the apartments looking at security cameras.
Two males could be seen being taken away by police at the scene, but were not in handcuffs.
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A supplier to the automotive, aerospace and industrial electrical industries, including Boeing and Cummins, is expanding into Hanahan and creating 20 new jobs.
How to apply
For JBE job information, resumes may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 332-0589.
Hartsville-based JBE Inc. plans to grow its aerospace work and be able to serve its customers better through the Port of Charleston at the Berkeley County site at 5801 N. Rhett Ave.
The 100,000-square-foot space, acquired by the company in February, will initially be used as a warehouse to serve Boeing and Cummins, said Jerry Ellison, president and CEO of JBE.
"Later on it will be some sub-assembly and light manufacturing," Ellison said. "I'm not sure this will be our last expansion in the area because of the way we have been treated there. The folks in Hanahan have really gone out of their way. This is just a start. We are just going to try to grow steadily."
The proximity to the port and two of its major customers, Boeing and Cummins, played heavily in the decision to locate in the Charleston area, he said.
Boeing makes parts for and assembles the 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston. Cummins is an automotive supplier with facilities in the Charleston area.
The Hanahan site once housed Blackhawk, another warehouser.
City Administrator Johnny Cribb said the site had been vacant for less than a year, but it was fixed up before JBE moved in.
"We have seen a revitalization in that area big time over the past four or five years," Cribb said Tuesday.
Established in 1982 as a family-owned business in Hartsville, the company has 55 employees and is among only a handful of minority-owned companies on the East Coast to hold a Foreign Trade Zone designation, it said.
The company out of Darlington County serves a variety of industries in a subassembly and manufacturing capacity. Besides Boeing and Cummins, those served include Otis Elevator, Honda, Sonoco, Hengst and ABB.
The company operates a 200,000-square-foot facility in Hartsville and a 32,000-square-foot operation in Pell City, Ala.
State officials hailed the expansion as another example of a home-grown company on the move.
"JBE was born right here in South Carolina, and they continue to find success and create jobs serving key industries in our state," said state Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt.
The Charleston Regional Development Alliance, the S.C. Department of Commerce, Berkeley County and Hanahan officials helped with the company's expansion.
The company has already hired some workers at the site, but Ellison said it will continue to seek applications to form a pool of resumes to pull from as it continues to expand.
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Share a little about the materials, processes and techniques used to create this piece. I used Canson Drawing art book 1557, 9"x12", smooth, medium texture; graphite pencils 2B, 1B, HB, H and 2H; and erasers. For several days at 4:30 PM, I sat on a stool at the same location, and worked for about one hour or more in order to keep the same light. I wore a sun hat also. Before I began, I spent time to select the area I wanted to sketch and the time of day I liked it best. I still found it confusing to work with moving shadows. I also used my thumb and index finger to make an "O" to see through to limit the scene. After I took a photo, I could see the shadows did not match so I tried to reestablish them before submitting the work. I found the more one looks at the scene and what you are drawing the more you see to fix from the initial sketch; one becomes more observant. I tried to keep the value darkest to lightest, front to back of the scene. But what does one do if the front is light to start? I was confused about that one.
What advice would you give someone starting this project? To start this project, think about what you really want to show in the piece. Get all your materials together so that you can just go to the spot and draw with everything you need. It is upsetting to be there and be missing some little thing which is necessary. Start sooner than later.
Hello jamread1662549, Welcome to Perspective in Landscape Drawing. Congratulations on your first posting for the course and thank you for all the information and insights. It is a lovely drawing and it is important to know how you came to make it. Your comment on preparation is noteworthy. So often, artists unintentionally place a great deal of pressure on themselves trying to make a wonderful drawing without the preliminary work: Becoming familiar with the area, choosing the best time [best light] to work, and making sure to have all the necessary material to work. All your preparations manifested in a handsome and spatially-convincing project.The tonal structure does much to contributing to the realization of the pictorial depth. Another key element is that the lines confirm the tonal structure rather than the other way round. One thing that may have helped even more would have been to placed the top of the maize [corn] lower than the center of the paper. In the foreground, are you
[criticism cont.] In the foreground, are you placing the shadow at an angle? This is a good compositional idea, actually two ideas. A shadow mass in the foreground is useful in that it gets the viewer into the middle and far distances quickly. Also, a diagonal helps serve that same purpose. One artist that you may wish to look at is Claude [Claude Lorrain, 1600-1682]. He will sometimes place his foregrounds in shadow and it is effective for the experience of space. Also, take a look at his drawings done plein air in the Roman countryside. It will come as no surprise that he was a renown master of perspective. Look forward to the posting of your next drawing.
Hi Patrick, Thank you for the super review. I appreciate the idea of moving the maize lower. I followed what the light gave me in shadow diredtion. It took a great deal of time finding that naturally. Could I have contrived it if it were not happening? I don't understand how to make that happen so I delayed beginning. I will look up Claude Lorrain. Thank you so much for your help.
Hello jamread, In regards to the direction of the shadow, it can be invented or contrived; but, remember, it needs to confirm how you lit you trees and pasture. Why did it take you a great deal of time to find it naturally?
As regards the shadow, I felt I needed to find that shadow mass to make the foreground be dark enough. Upon reflection, I believe one take any view and just adjust the darkness as the scene went back so that the entire scene would be lighter than starting with a shadow mass.
Thank you jamread for your 15 October comment. You are right, the entire shadow mass, intensity and direction, can be invented or changed from what you see. In most instances, you will need to ensure that the modeling of form and cast shadows seem all seem to share the same single light source: The sun.


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Dr. Lehine is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Practice. Ms. Dittner is a Nurse Practitioner in Family Health with experience in family practice, women's health, pediatrics, complementary and alternative modalities, college health and integrative nutrition.
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EAST RUTHERFORD — It's the kind of news over which kids who grew up in the 1990s revel.
The same TV dads who gave us life lessons in hit sitcom Full House are reuniting, at least for 30 seconds.
Full House actors John Stamos, Bob Saget and Dave Coulier will appear in a Super Bowl commercial for Dannon Oikos yogurt, reports AdWeek.
In a teaser for the ad, the dads are in pajamas watching a football game.
When the game is over Bob Saget says, "don't you think it's time we all get our own places?
"Nah," the dads said in unison.
Stamos is a pitchman for Oikos yogurt and is featured in several commercials for it.
It's not the first time the Full House cast has reunited, reports AdWeek. Several of the show's actors appeared in one of Saget's final episodes as host of America's Funniest Home Videos and during the sitcom's 25th anniversary party in 2012, the report said.


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Tommy Hilfiger may be picking up Jennifer Lopez.
In an in-depth analysis of the clothing designer's label and its financial woes, The New York Times suggests that Hilfiger's $1.89 billion company may buy Sweetface Fashion, the holding company that owns the J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez line.
According to The Times, Sweetface is young and promising enough to help revitalize Hilfiger, should it become Sweetface's parent.
Fashion business analysts say Hilfiger's popularity and sales have peaked, his brand is too old, and the department stores to which he caters are all in trouble to begin with.
Sweetface spokesman Paul Wilmot had no comment on the report. Coincidentally, J.Lo's partner in Sweetface is Andy Hilfiger, brother of Tommy.
Meanwhile, speaking of J.Lo, she also has been cleaning out her closet -- and not necessarily of clothes.
Barely two weeks after she fired her spokesman Alan Nierob, Lopez, 32, has axed her longtime manager, Benny Medina, New York's Daily News reports. She also has parted ways with her agent, Patrick Whitesell, of the firm Endeavor.
Variety reports that Endeavor presented Lopez with an ultimatum: It's us or Medina. She ended up firing them both.
The New York Post reports that Lopez's fiance, Ben Affleck, 30, was behind the maneuvers because Affleck didn't care for the diva image Medina had created for Lopez.
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It took me a while longer, as I recall. But the real proof was when I gave in to some remembered vice, and it didn't provide the pleasure I remembered, even though the taste really was the same. That's how I know I have really changed.
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Here's a look at interest rates on five banking products from Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large banks and thrifts conducted Wednesday.
3.71 % (30-year fixed); 0.34 (average points)
Mortgage rates climbed for the second consecutive week, but the rate on the most popular type of mortgage remains lower than it was six weeks ago.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 11 basis points to 3.71 percent. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point.
The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 10 basis points to 2.92 percent. The average rate for 30-year jumbo mortgages, or generally for those of more than $417,000, fell 1 basis point to 3.99 percent.
The 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage rose 4 basis points to 2.68 percent. With a 5/1 ARM, the rate is fixed for five years and adjusted annually thereafter.
0.25% (1-year CD yields); 0.78% (5-year CD yields)
Rates on certificates of deposit were a mixed bag in this week's survey. The average one-year CD yield was 0.25 percent for the sixth week. The average five-year yield was down 1 basis point to 0.78 percent. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point.
For a deposit of $100,000, the one-year jumbo CD yield lost 1 basis point to 0.27 percent. The five-year jumbo CD yield was 0.81 percent for the third consecutive week.
Also for the third week, the average money market account yield was 0.11 percent.
4.12 % (60-month, new car); 4.69% (36-month, used car)
Auto loan rates were flat across the board this week in Bankrate's national survey.
The average rates for a 60-month and 48-month new-car loans stayed parked at 4.12 percent and 4.04 percent, respectively.
Rates on used-car loans also were unchanged, with the average rate on a 36-month used-car loan cruising at 4.69 percent.
5.12 (line of credit); 6.1 (loan)
Rates on loans backed by home equity fell in Bankrate's weekly survey.
The typical home equity loan fell 2 basis points to 6.1 percent. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point.
The typical home equity line of credit, or HELOC, fell 4 basis points to 5.12 percent.
13.02% (all fixed); 15.24 (all variable)
Credit card rates were unchanged again this week, according to Bankrate's latest survey of interest rates. The average annual percentage rate, or APR, for variable-rate credit cards stayed put at 15.24 percent. The APR for fixed-rate cards remained at 13.02 percent for the 13th straight week.
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Wing Wah Watch Shop was established back in 1958 by humble watch enthusiast Chan Kan, driven by strong passion and will. It all began from a humble little shop nestled in the heart of Klang, Selangor as one of the first Rolex Authorize dealers in Malaysia and 25 years after, his son Simon chan moved to Subang Jaya and finally blossomed into what Wing Wah Watch Shop is today.
Wing Wah Watch Shop has slowly grown his seedling of a shop into a full fruit-bearing tree, and it doesn't stop there. Catering and also embracing the information age, Wing Wah Watch Shop had to adapt, and adapt they did. The son and father put their heads together, and the final product? The birth of WingWahWatch.com, which is now run and handled by son and apprentice, Adrian. Now we are able to serve and prove our commitment to our customers further with an online shopping experience, selling and buying original products only.
The future direction of Wing Wah Watch is pretty well defined. We're all working hard to make sure that one day anyone who's looking to buy or sell a quality watch will immediately think of Wing Wah Watch.A view of our shop entrance


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Skyfall Trailer: James Bond Dies, Then He Kicks Everyone's Ass
By Dustin Rowles | Trade News | July 31, 2012 | Comments ()
Random observations from the first full Skyfall trailer: It looks like James Bond will have to confront old age and mortality. Javier Bardem makes for a sinister looking blond villain. Ben Whishaw as the new Q! More Judi Dench. There will be some Ralph Fiennes. It doesn't look like there will be much of a love story to distract us from the *splodey* and did I mention JAVIER BARDEM AS A BLONDE?
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Is 'The Adjustment Bureau' religious?
If you've seen the film, the answer seems like a resounding yes. It's about a secret group of beings who intervene in the fate of mankind whenever we all are about to become too self-destructive. These beings do so at the behest of an unseen, undescribed higher-up dubbed The Chairman.
That seems a blatant allegory for God, angels and the importance of free will, no? It certainly doesn't hurt that at one point in the film Matt Damon's character asks Anthony Mackie's point blank if he's an angel, only to be met with a non-committal answer along the lines of "We've had many names over the years ..." But considering all of the evidence, is 'The Adjustment Bureau' actually religious?
It's certainly not hard to interpret the film strictly as a piece of science-fiction. There exists a race of beings that, for entirely unknown reasons, keeps a watchful eye on mankind, monitoring our free-will decisions and ever so slightly stepping in when we need nudging away from the worst possible path. Ultimately their motivations really don't matter, either; it could be a 'Dark City' situation wherein they want to learn what makes us human, or it could be a completely different set of conditions and their race is simply fascinated by ours.
The story could be interpreted any number of different ways, all free of our traditional concepts of religion. But 'The Adjustment Bureau' could also be taken quite plainly as a story of mankind in the guard of angels at the request of a nurturing God.
The thing is, I actually don't have that much of a religious background. Beyond the broad themes, I don't have the religious knowledge base to pick out specific references to belief systems, be it Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islamism or any other variant of theological devotion.
And that's where this Monday Morning Discussion post comes in. What am I (or someone like me) missing in 'The Adjustment Bureau' that makes it specifically religious? Are there subtle scriptural references that I'm not picking up on? Is there a reason that all of the adjustment team members are men? (Seriously, what's up with that?)
So, if you have any answers or theories that directly connect George Nolfi's film to a religion of any kind, please share them below. We'd love to hear your take on the material.
The Adjustment Bureau
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Meeting Highlights - Friday
"Innovations in Medicine" speakers paint vision of future, spark conversations
An inspiring AMA event debuted Friday to an excited crowd of physicians and medical students gathered in Chicago for the Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
The AMA's "Innovations in Medicine" program, a series of brief, informal presentations in the style of TED Talks, captured the audience's imagination and painted a picture of innovations for the future of medicine. Six physician thinkers and doers shared insights into changes taking place today that will drive the nation toward more affordable care, healthier patients and more professionally satisfied physicians.
Howard Bauchner, MD, editor-in-chief of The JAMA Network, kicked off the event with a single question: "How do you manage change in a complex situation?" One of the keys, he said, is a shared vision. In the span of just 90 minutes, he and the other speakers gave just that.
David Ellington, MD, and Grace Terrell, MD, explained the ways in which the environment is already changing that are enabling physicians to restructure how they deliver care to keep patients with chronic illness healthy. Following changes to their group practice's payment model, one of Dr. Terrell's colleagues remarked, "This is the way I've wanted to practice medicine my whole life."
The audience was challenged to re-evaluate how they treat overweight patients when Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, shared stories of numerous patients who presented with obesity but were struggling with underlying health issues, including two young people who died in their sleep from undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea. "The environment in which our bodies function has changed," she said. "When we see patients, we need to recognize that there may be things outside of their realms of control."
Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, highlighted how spending time asking patients a few questions about their diet can lead to simple solutions for health ailments – and save health care dollars. Finding out that a pregnant woman doesn't eat vegetables can help prevent spina bifida in her child, or asking a young person what they drink may help determine why they have insomnia or heart palpitations.
Bechara Choucair, MD, provided a fitting conclusion with his vision for improving the health of an entire city. As commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, he has applied his internal medicine background in citywide initiatives that empower patients to make the right choices.
He shared an image from the city's campaign to reduce teen pregnancy, which features a photo of a pregnant teenage boy with the caption, "Unexpected? Most teen pregnancies are." The campaign sparked conversations throughout Chicago and captured media attention across the nation and the world.
Before closing, Dr. Choucair encouraged physicians to move forward with these ideas in their own communities. "You can make a difference," he said.
11 med schools awarded $11 million to change medical education
Hundreds of physicians and medical students from around the country Friday welcomed news of the 11 medical schools that will receive $11 million in grants under the AMA's Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, announced during a festive reception at the Chicago Cultural Center.
On the eve of the Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, attendees came together to celebrate the future of the medical profession and the coming transformation of medical education inside Chicago's great monument to the arts and knowledge.
AMA President Jeremy A. Lazarus, MD, announced the 11 medical schools that will receive grants of $1 million over five years to implement bold, innovative projects to transform the way medical students train future physicians.
The recipients "will help identify changes in medical education that will enable students to thrive in the evolving health care environment," Dr. Lazarus said. "Ultimately, our goal is to showcase successful innovations and promote their adoption in medical schools nationwide."
The grant recipients will be part of an AMA learning consortium that will rapidly disseminate best practices to other medical and health profession schools.
Their proposals encompass a variety of educational innovations, including models for competency-based student progression, total student immersion within the health care system from the first day of medical school, and more intensive use of health IT and virtual patients. The AMA increased the total grant funding from $10 million to $11 million based on the strength of the ideas submitted by medical schools.
Representatives from the 11 schools were present for the announcement. The schools are:
• Indiana University School of Medicine
• Mayo Medical School
• NYU School of Medicine
• Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine
• Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
• The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
• The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
• University of California – Davis School of Medicine
• University of California – San Francisco School of Medicine
• University of Michigan Medical School
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Read a summary of each of the schools' projects on the initiative's website. Also, view a video of the announcement and attendees' reactions.
When the initiative was announced at the beginning of the year, 119 of the 141 eligible U.S. medical schools—more than 80 percent—submitted proposals. In March, 28 individual schools and three collaborative groups of schools were selected to submit full proposals before a national advisory panel worked with the AMA to select the grant recipients.
AMA members inspire Chicago minority students to choose a career in medicine
Members of the AMA Medical Student Section and Minority Affairs Section (MAS) teamed up Friday morning to inspire local minority students to consider a career in health care.
The Doctors Back to School Career and Wellness Fair at Rachel Carson Elementary School gave students from Chicago Public Schools an opportunity to learn more about the medical profession through interactions with physicians and medical students.
In the opening assembly Principle Javier Arriola-Lopez gave physicians and medical students an overview about the school and thanked them for taking time out to give back. Afterwards, physicians gathered in the classrooms to share their personal stories about what led them to the practice of medicine and answered questions about medical school, specialties, and working in a hospital setting.
"If you like science or math, think about a career in medicine," Niva Lubin-Johnson, MD, an internal medicine physician in Chicago, told the students.
Medical students at the event ran healthy lifestyles activity stations modeled after hospital departments, where Carson school students got hands-on experience. At the risky-behavior station, children learned about the dangers of smoking and were able to feel and see the damaging effects it has on the lungs through a sample brought by the medical students. At the healthy-eating station, AMA members informed the students about what should be the nutritional make up of their daily diet using MyPlate guidelines as an example.
University of Alabama medical student Julia Tan a first-time Annual Meeting attendee, said, "This event is great. You hear through the media about all the daily struggles and challenges these Chicago kids face in their neighborhoods. To be able to come here and inform them of options and careers that they can aspire to is an honor."
Endocrinologist Kevin McKinney, MD, from the University of Texas at Galveston said, "For me as an African American it's important that they see people of color like themselves in careers like this."
Visit the new A-13 Benefits Expo for exhibits, prizes and refreshments
New at this year's Annual Meeting is the A-13 Benefits Expo. Taking place one level down from the Grand Ballroom in the Riverside East Exhibit Hall, the expo offers benefits for you and your practice.
Visit exhibits from participants in the AMA's Member Value Program for special resources and rates. Also, be sure to participate in sweepstakes drawings every day during the three-day expo. Fill out the tickets found with your name badge. Every time you visit any of the exhibits, you'll receive an additional ticket.
Sweepstakes rules are available on request at the expo. The drawings feature such great prizes as gift cards, hotel stays and many other exciting items.
Enjoy complimentary coffee, lattes, cappuccinos and snacks at the café. Check your email on laptops with free Wi-Fi at the Cyber Center. Don't miss the performance and luxury cars on display.
Also, if you missed Friday's "Innovations in Medicine" speakers series, you can watch a replay in the area adjacent to the expo.
Finally, check out the exhibit for the new AMA Store. There you will find AMA books and products, and demonstrations of AMA Coding Online and the store's new online shopping experience.
Exhibit hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.
Stay connected to meeting with mobile app, text messages
For this year's Annual Meeting, there are new ways to stay connected and informed about what's happening.
Mobile app: Download the app for a complete schedule of meetings and events. The AMA Events mobile app will help you navigate the hotel, create your own personalized agenda and find meetings of interest to you. You also can keep up-to-date with the latest news from the event, daily meeting highlights, social media postings and other resources. The AMA Events mobile app is available for both Android and iPhone/iPad operating systems.
While the app will be available to everyone, a unique username and password—available only to attendees—will allow you to enrich your meeting experience. With your username and password, you can create your own personalized agenda, receive notifications, and provide feedback and comments on any session.
To receive a unique username and password for the AMA Events mobile app, please opt in by sending an email to the AMA mobile app team. Simply include the email address you wish to use in the body of the email, and we will send you your sign-in information.
Text messages: Opt in to receive text messages about special meeting events and reminders. Simply text AMAMTG to 25827. You can opt out of the messages at any time by replying STOP to any message.


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Microchip integrates new peripherals in small-package MCUs
Microchip Technology has announced several new 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers featuring configurable logic and a high level of peripheral integration in 6- to 20-pin packages. The PIC10F(LF)32X and PIC1XF(LF)150X MCUs integrate new peripherals, including configurable logic cells (CLCs), complementary waveform generators (CWGs) and numerically controlled oscillators (NCOs), enabling functionality that was not possible before with low pincount MCUs.
The CLCs enable software control of combinational and sequential logic, which increases the on-chip interconnection of peripherals and I/Os to reduce external component count, save code space and add functionality. The CWG works with multiple peripherals to generate complementary waveforms with dead-band control and auto shutdown for improved switching efficiencies. Additionally, the NCO peripheral enables linear frequency control with high resolution for applications such as lighting ballast, tone generation and other resonant control circuits. [via]
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Officials with the Oklahoma City Fire Department said crews recovered the body of a female in the water near 36th Street and May Avenue Sunday.
The woman was among those missing from the May 31 storms, officials said.
Two children are still missing. Crews continue to search the Oklahoma River for their remains.


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Saturday, 10 November 2012
Danish public schools facing collapse
Suddenly the real causes are being discussed
With a tax burden of almost 49 percent (all taxes and fees divided by GDP, according to the government's own calculations as of August 2012), Denmark is the world's most heavily taxed country. In recent years, Denmark has competed with Sweden for the top position but has now emerged as the clear winner.
Danes among all the peoples of the world retain the lowest share of their income after being visited by the taxman. And surprisingly, they seem to like the system. In one election after another they have delivered massive votes for Social Democratic and Socialist parties that have advocated even higher taxes, whereas center-right politicians that have urged tax restraint have been exposed to heavy criticism for giving "un-financed tax breaks" for "the rich".
This ideological consensus is based on the Social Democratic state myth that the objective of all politics is to create the largest possible public sector because the state is our wise friend with our best interests at heart, and surely better placed to spend our money for deserving causes.
For decades, the swelling Danish welfare state has been the pride of the political class and almost all political parties have done their best to expand it.
Now there are indications that this welfare state is in danger of imminent collapse because there is not enough money to pay for it, and because the problems facing it are of a kind that cannot be ameliorated by more money or more public employees.
The writing on the wall became clear to many when the center-left government led by the Social Democratic Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt came into power after last year's election. It was won on a wave of promises of new and expensive government initiatives intended to reverse the welfare cuts, which the former center-right government was accused of having made. But hardly had the new ministers occupied their offices before it became clear that it was financially impossible to keep the promises. The new government was accused of a breach of trust, two of its constituent parties – the Social Democrats and the Socialist People's Party – have nose-dived in the polls, and Danish politics is now in deep crisis. If elections were held today, the current government would be swept away.
The situation in the Socialist People's Party is so serious that a rebellion among its members has forced Party Chairman Villy Søvndal to resign while two of the party's government ministers have just been replaced.
However, the political crisis cannot be solved by changing the leadership. In reality it is so deep that even an entirely new government would be unable to solve it unless it were prepared to slaughter a number of Danish politics' most sacred cows and follow a course that has been anathema for decades.
This is best seen if one takes a look at conditions in the public schools, which can be characterized as the Danish society's most essential institution. It was in the public schools that almost all Danish children – regardless of social class or political, religious and cultural background – were introduced to the country's basic values and the skills necessary for leading happy and productive lives.
The public schools might be described as the glue that kept the entire social fabric together. Now the public school system is falling apart. There are huge problems with discipline; children – and in particular children from immigrant families – are not learning enough (it is estimated that 40 percent of children of Arabic descent leave school as functionally illiterate). As a result more and more parents are taking their children out of the public schools and sending them to private schools, where discipline is better – particularly because there are fewer so-called "double-linguistic" pupils. "Double-linguistic" is the official term for children of third-world descent, i.e. primarily from Muslim countries. The term does not imply that they can speak two languages but most often that they speak, e.g., Arabic and Danish equally badly, so perhaps "double half-linguistic" would be a better description.
It came as a shock in the middle of October to learn that half of the families living in the inner Copenhagen neighborhood of Nørrebro are sending their children to private schools. This is especially noteworthy in light of the fact that Nørrebro is one of the reddest areas in the country, where voters routinely cast massive votes for left and far-left parties, i.e. the very parties that are particularly keen on more immigration and on upholding the public school system.
A few days later, Danes received a lesson in the kind of problems that motivate the reds to send their children to schools that they are ideologically disposed to reject.
The bomb went off at the Ejerslykke School in the city of Odense. The school's principal, Birgitte Sonsby, had become so annoyed with the way some of the pupils behaved that she exclaimed: "I'm so damned tired of you Muslims who ruin the lessons." The father of one of pupils reported the principal to the police for racism and, as is customary in such cases, Ms. Sonsby had to withdraw her remarks and offer an apology. She was subsequently chewed out by Odense's Director of Public Schools.
This would normally have re-established an idyllic political correctness, but something quite surprising happened: The Chairman of the Ejerslykke School Board, Peter Julius Jørgensen, wrote an op-ed for the newspaper Fyens Stiftstidende, in which he called attention to the kind of problems with "double-linguistic" pupils that the school had to contend with. They didn't shy away from calling their teachers "fucking whores" and showed so little respect that it made teaching impossible.
To his surprise, Peter Julius Jørgensen received many positive reactions from fellow citizens, who were happy that he had dared to speak up.
The reaction in some of the media was also unexpected. Instead of the usual diatribes about terrible Danish racism and admonitions that the schools' problems had nothing to do with religion or culture, a number of newspapers began writing articles with a new angle. Yes, perhaps the problems were indeed linked to religion – more precisely, to Islam.
On October 27, the mass-circulation daily Jyllands-Posten printed a remarkable editorial: Ms Sonsby's tirade against the ill-behaved Muslims was "rather mild compared to what the principal, her teachers and the school's other pupils have been exposed to. A group of Muslim pupils have exposed them to far worse language and gestures of a latrinal and sexual nature. They have been accused of racism and discrimination when they have dared admonish the pupils to behave. But when they have offended the tender feelings of Muslims, and it certainly doesn't take a lot, then attention is directed not at the naughty and ill-behaved brats but at the principal, who is suddenly made to appear the sinner."
"The problem," Jyllands-Posten continued, "is not the principal but the ill-mannered children, who are not properly brought up by their parents but rather supported in their destructive behavior."
And why, asked the paper's editorial writer, may we not "call Muslims Muslims when they themselves put so much emphasis on this identity"?
The day before, the editorial writer for the daily Kristeligt Dagblad called for unqualified support for Principal Sonsby. To be sure, the paper thought it too "simplistic" to blame the pupils' bad behavior on their religion. Even so, the editorial writer admitted that there was a "real problem", which had not been openly discussed: "The fact that some double-linguistic pupils ruin the education for others and that their lack of respect has something to do with their religious and cultural background."
Despite some reservations, these statements amount to a revolution in a country where the only accepted explanation for the bad manners of the "double-linguistic" has so far been poor social conditions. In other words: If extra billions were pumped into the public schools and parents of naughty boys were given more money, the problems would disappear.
If, on the other hand, the public school system's collapse is entirely or in part caused by religion and culture and the fact that Muslim parents cannot or will bring up their children to become integrated into Danish society, what could possibly be accomplished with more money?
Can Muslims be bribed to integrate into a Western society? So far it hasn't happened anywhere.
This sheds a new political light on the entire problem: By what right do Danish politicians allow further immigration of Muslims, knowing that the public school system – the institution that more than any other has made Denmark a caring and cohesive society – cannot integrate them?
So far nobody has asked that question.
Posted on 11/10/2012 11:57 PM by Hugh Fitzgerald
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Just months from the official launch, workers at the General Motors Lordstown complex have been prepping to begin production of the first clean-diesel auto made by General Motors since the early 1980s.
Test runs for the assembly line of the new Chevy Cruze diesel have been taking place at the plant intermittently over the past couple months, including some as recent as last week, plant spokesman Tom Mock said Friday.
While no specific launch date has been released yet, buyers likely can anticipate the car on dealer lots sometime in April. So far, test assemblies have gone well with no major issues detected in the assembly or "audit" inspection process, Mock said.
''Everything seems to be running on schedule,'' he said.
The Cruze and its competition in the small car segment are expected to be topics of discussion for industry analysts at the North American International Auto Show kicking off this week in Detroit.
Diesel versions of the Cruze already are being sold in Europe. But diesel engines, long known overseas for their fuel efficiency and power, have had a small presence in U.S. passenger cars. Analysts have said they expect that to change.
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Tribune Chronicle Business Editor Brenda J. Linert will report from the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The event is open to the public Jan. 19 to 27 at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit.
"The market for diesel cars in the U.S. is small at present, but is expected to grow due to Corporate Average Fuel Economy requirements and expected increases in gas prices," said Mike Omotoso, powertrain analyst at LMC Automotive. "So far, the German automakers haven't had any diesel car competition in North America. GM could do well with it, particularly with younger buyers who don't have the old prejudices against diesel."
Analysts from the Society of Automotive Analysts, or SAA, including experts on General Motors, will kick off the two-week auto show event in the Motor City with discussions today on what they predict for the year ahead.
It is billed as the largest gathering of the year of SAA members.
Coverage in Monday's Tribune Chronicle will include Jim Davlin, treasurer for GM, an automaker whose largest shareholder, at least for now, is the U.S. Treasury.
Also today, visitors to a media preview of the show will get their first look at the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette and Silverado.
The auto show will feature more than 50 automakers and more than 500 autos on display. About 800,000 visitors are expected to visit the show in Detroit's Cobo Center. The event opens to the public Jan. 19.


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SOUTHPORT, England - Ayako Uehara of Japan felt confident with the putter and played in the best weather Royal Birkdale has to offer. It was the right combination to take the lead Thursday in the Women's British Open at 4-under-par 68.
Pot bunkers can present problems on any links course. Throw in some thick grass and par becomes a problem.
Honolulu's Michelle Wie could attest to that. The U.S. Women's Open champion spent too much time chipping out of sand and rough on her way to a 75.
Wie, a Punahou School alumnus, was introduced on the first tee as the U.S Women's Open champion, then posted her highest score of the year. Wie had to birdie the par-5 18th hole - the only time she hit driver.
"Thought I made a good game plan," Wie said. "Just didn't hit good shots today."
Cristie Kerr didn't make a birdie, shot 81 and withdrew with a sore back. Only nine players broke par, all but two of them in the relative calm of a sunny morning along the Irish Sea.
"It's only going to get harder," defending champion Stacy Lewis said after a 71. "Anything under par on this golf course is a good score."
Uehara's lone mistake came when she bogeyed the opening hole. She made three birdies in a four-hole stretch, added two birdies on the back nine and built a one-shot lead over Mo Martin.
"Ayako obviously put up a really good number," said Lewis, who played in her group. "She seems like she wasn't in trouble at all. She was just greens, greens, center of the green. You can kind of learn a little bit from that and maybe not go at so many pins."
Morgan Pressel scrambled her way to a 70, joined by Sarah Kemp and Mina Harigae. The only players who broke par in the afternoon were former U.S. Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu and Amy Yang, who played in the final group at the U.S. Women's Open last month. Both shot 71.
Pressel had 23 putts, though only four of them were for birdie. She escaped with par when she found trouble off the tee and one time salvaged bogey. Playing her third shot from the right rough to a pin on the right side of the tough 16th green protected by a pot bunker, Pressel played short of the green and got up-and-down to limit the damage. Her putter made all the difference.
"I was happy that I made it look easier than it actually was," Pressel said.
Paula Creamer was 5-over after five holes and rallied for a 75. The best comeback belonged to Jessica Korda, who went out in 39 and then made four birdies on the back nine to return to even par. Karrie Webb, Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen and Kraft Nabisco champion Lexi Thompson also were at even par.
Wie tried to rely on her powerful stinger off the tee, using mostly hybrids, to stay short of the bunkers and out of the rough. But she hit only seven fairways, leading to three of her bogeys.
"I definitely felt like my tempo was a little bit off," Wie said. "But it's a long way until Sunday, and I battled out there. It's not the score I was looking forward to on Thursday, but it could have been a lot worse."