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A year ago Thursday, when he left the family's Blackwood townhouse for outpatient addiction treatment, Sal Marchese showed no sign that heroin was again taking over his life.
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He was 26.
"We don't know, when he walked out the door that night, whether he knew he was going to go use heroin," Patty DiRenzo says.
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A positive attitude is what makes Falcons soar
For the past two years I have attended WHS. Every morning for 360 days I have climbed the three flights of stairs to start my six and a half hours of school and two hours of after school activities. I don't know if it's normal for a school to receive as much criticism as Woodinville has received this past year, but I would like to tell this community something: I am proud to walk up those stairs every morning and I am proud to be a Falcon.
My history teacher has a quote on the wall of his class by Stokley Carmichael, "If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem."
If you don't like that dangerous things have happened in the parking lots after games, then organize a group of parents and start a patrol. If you don't like the way a teacher teaches, then you go get your PhD and teach it better. If you don't like the way things are done, then be prepared to give some worthwhile suggestions along with your criticisms.
It doesn't take a genius to make a list of their pet peeves. My dog doesn't like it when I step on her tail. But for someone to sit down and say, "Here are the problems, and here is something that could help," that's where the critics have fallen short.
The choir director at Woodinville never allows his students to comment on the choir unless it is phrased in a positive way. No "You shouldn't be . . ." or "I don't like how . . ." because these kind of comments don't do anything. "I would like to see . . ." or "How about we try . . ." makes you more than a critic, more than a judge, it makes you part of getting something done.
If you think that another high school would be any better or treat people more fairly, then by all means tell me how it works out. I doubt that you would have any luck finding a better public high school. Let's all be reminded that this is free education, not a private school, and everyone is doing their best.
There are certainly things that could be improved at WHS. The soap dispenser in the third floor girl's bathroom is broken. But let's not kid ourselves, running a high school is no easy task. Parents should be the first ones to realize that if one teenager is so much to handle, then 1,500 are unthinkable. No one's saying that the administration couldn't have handled situations a little better this year.
But out of 1,500 kids, my principal knows my name. My principal has shaken my hand, looked me in the eye like an adult and told me that she's proud. I know that when I walk up those stairs, I'm cared about. I have teachers who I can turn to and my fellow Falcons to lean on.
I've heard a lot of things that made me disappointed in the community of Woodinville this year. A lot of You-Shouldn't-Bes and I-Don't-Like-Hows. We're a community. Nothing is going to get accomplished if we stand up and point out each other's faults.
I don't want to hear what's wrong with my school. I'm tired of hearing that it's not a great place to be. I want to hear what we can do to make it better.
You might be thinking that it's ironic that a 17-year-old student is the one to support the school so many adults have been condemning. But I've learned that a positive attitude is what helps you soar.
Every true Falcon knows that.
Halley Anderson, WHS Class of 2003

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Hand gesture spotting and recognition using HMMs and CRFs in color image sequences
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Even though automatic hand gesture recognition technology has been applied to real-world applications with relative success, there are still several problems which need to be addressed for wider applications of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). One of such problems which arise in hand gesture recognition is to extract (spot) meaningful gestures from the continuous sequence of the hand motions. Another problem is caused by the fact that there is quite a bit of variability (i.e. in shape, trajectory and duration) in the same gesture even for the same person. Throughout literature, the backward spotting technique is used which first detects the end points of gestures and then tracks back through their optimal paths to discover the start points of gestures. Upon the detection of the start and the end points, in between points trajectory is sent to the recognizer for recognition. So, a time delay is observed between the meaningful gesture spotting and recognition. This time delay is unacceptable for online applications. Given the fact of high variability of corresponding gesture to other gestures, modeling the other gesture patterns (i.e. non-gesture patterns are other movements which do not correspond to gestures) is a vital issue to accommodate the infinite number of non-gesture patterns. In this thesis, a forward gesture spotting system is proposed which handles hand gesture spotting and recognition simultaneously in stereo color image sequences without time delay. In addition, color and depth map which is obtained by passive stereo measuring based on the mean absolute difference and the known calibration data of the camera, are used to localize hands. Moreover, the hand trajectory is obtained by using Mean-shift algorithm in conjunction with depth map. This structure correctly extracts a set of hand postures to track the hand motion and achieves accurate and robust hand tracking with a stereo camera as an input device. One of the main contributions in the work is to examine the capabilities of combined features of location, orientation and velocity for gesture recognition with respect to Cartesian and Polar coordinates. Furthermore, k-means clustering algorithm is used to quantize the extracted features and employs them for Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) and Conditional Random Fields (CRFs) codewords. The effectiveness of these features yields reasonable recognition rates. In this work, isolated gestures are handled according to two different classification techniques: generative model such as HMMs and discriminative models like CRFs, Hidden Conditional Random Fields (HCRFs) and Latent-Dynamic Conditional Random Fields (LDCRFs) to decide the best in terms of recognition results. To spot meaningful gestures accurately, a stochastic method for designing a non-gesture model with HMMs versus CRFs is proposed with no training data. The non-gesture model provides a con fidence measure which is used as an adaptive threshold to find the start and the end points of meaningful gestures which are embedded in the input video stream. The number of states of non-gesture model with HMMs increases as the number of gesture models increases. However, an increase in the number of states is nothing but lead to a waste of time and space. To alleviate this problem, a relative entropy which merges similar probability distribution states is used in order to save time, space, and to increase the spotting speed. On the other hand, the non-gesture model with CRFs is improved by adding a short gesture detector to further increase gestures spotting accuracy and also tolerate errors caused by spatio-temporal variabilities. Another contribution is to use a forward spotting scheme in conjunction with sliding window mechanism to handle hand gesture segmentation and recognition at the same time. In addition, it solves the issues of time delay between meaningful gesture spotting and recognition and achieves accurate, robust results, as well as making the system capable of working for real-time applications. To demonstrate coaction of the suggested components and the effectiveness of gesture spotting and recognition system, an application of gesture-based interaction with alphabets and numbers is implemented. The HMMs models are trained by Baum-Welch (BW) algorithm while CRFs are trained using gradient ascent along Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) optimization technique. The experiments demonstrate that the proposed systems with HMMs and CRFs are accurate and efficient for spatio-temporal variabilities. In addition, these systems automatically recognize isolated and meaningful hand gestures with superior performance and low computational complexity when applied to several video samples containing complex situations.
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The church is a collection of professing sinners. So we shouldn't be surprised when toes are stepped on, feathers are ruffled, and hackles are raised. We will at times offend, upset, betray, disappoint or simply annoy one another. Sin is still at work among Christian believers.
Most of the time we take the faults and foibles of others in our stride: we tell ourselves, "That's just them … That's the way they are … Don't worry about it, move on." We want to be obedient to the Bible: "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." (1 Peter 4:8).
So that we aim to let the small stuff go: ignore it, overlook it, and don't hold on to it. Our default approach is that if the problem is big enough, serious enough, public enough … then alright … we will tackle it by talking to offending party seeking to address sin and resolve the situation in a godly way. Continue reading


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Many women readily admit their wardrobes are full of clothes, shoes and hand bags they never wear. But did you know these items could be turned into cash? With these handy hints, you'll be able to make a tidy profit from items you already own.
In addition to selling on eBay or The Trading Post, clothes can also be sold via consignment stores. These are recycled fashion stores that will sell your items to their customers and take a percentage of the profit. For example, The Great Mistake in Sydney pay sellers 50 percent of the item's final sale price minus GST. See the links section for examples of consignment stores in Australia.
The condition of the item is paramount : It's important that any clothing that may be sold is kept in good condition. Many online second hand stores and newspapers recommend that all items are either freshly cleaned or dry-cleaned and pressed. Check for loose threads, buttons, hems and seams.
Brands and quality matter: Brands people can recognise are much more likely to sell. If the item was cheap to start with, you will probably have trouble re-selling it. Buyers want to purchase brands they know and trust for less than the market price.
Luxury or designer goods are particularly popular with buyers who want a champagne lifestyle on a beer budget.
Items are seasonal : For most buyers, it's all about the here and now so it's best to be selling items for the current fashion season. Don't try and sell summer clothes in winter as you'll have more trouble finding a buyer. Many consignment stores won't take on items that are older than two years.
Wear and tear: While good quality items will wear well over time, it's important to consider how much wear and tear buyers will tolerate. For items such as hand bags and shoes, it's best to sell things that haven't been used a lot. Something under two years of age is less likely to show the kind of wear and tear that may prevent it from being sold.
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In the last several years I have heard a lot of Christian ministries and others working to end the trafficking of sex slaves–women, girls and boys, often to areas with high male concentrations: man camps for the pipeline or fracking industry in North Dakota and possibly soon in South Dakota, South Dakota hunting cabins during pheasant and other hunting seasons or in more urban areas like this Rapid City sting operation by South Dakota law enforcement.
Watching the DVR'd ' "Super Bowl" episode of Melissa Harris-Perry last night, she first briefed us on this issue and then had a panel of those who are concerned for the rights and concerns of the sex worker industry and have delved into the statistics of the large events that some are saying bring in thousands of sex slaves for the markets of say, the Republican National Convention, Super Bowl's, and other large sporting events.
To my surprise, they critiqued some of this focus on sex trafficking as a trojan horse for further criminalization of sex work and a way of building the prison industry.
I happen to agree with one of the panelists, Dave Zirin of The Nation, that says, that sex work should be legalized so that workers can unionize and have better protections (see video below at about 4:24 mark but watch the hole video for comment from the women on the panel).
Deon Hayward of Women With a Vision also brings up the issue that hyper-vigilance during these high-focus alerts by law enforcement, the end result is that poor and minority women get picked up and arrested, just for being in the wrong place and merely having condoms in their purse (proof to police that they're a prostitute).
That this high-profile work can backfire and further harass already marginalized women (who aren't even sex workers!).
All of this nonsense does nothing to protect those who have been forced into sex slavery.
Decriminalizing sex work so that it would be like any other occupation would force the implementation of labor laws and obviously create guidelines to keep minors from work that would not be safe for them. It would also allow sex workers to report to law enforcement those who commit violent crimes against sex workers, without fear that they themselves will be prosecuted.
I live in one of the highest states in the union for rape. In a state, where 1 in 3 American Indian women will be raped in her lifetime, and apparently, the statistics for her white sisters aren't much better, I think our relationship to sex work and our relationship to the sex industry must find new ground.
So, back to sex trafficking versus sex work.
While I applaud the police forces doing stings to pick up child predators, I do hope this is not just a new 'industry' to 'save' those who don't want saving, just respect.
And that we forget to save the children in the process of further criminalizing sex.
I would like to say I also support sex workers in becoming a legalized profession. They are going to do the work anyway, so why shouldn't we afford them, in a high-risk industry, the benefits of protection by the law?
Isn't the Christian thing to do is provide them safety, whether we agree with their choices or not?
Or are we left to throw stones?
I am concerned at all the non-profits and Christians becoming involved in this campaign if it is indeed a Trojan horse.
I think it is evil to use this concern for our children to further criminalize female sexuality and the men who seek their company.
For more information, follow hashtag #notyourrescueproject for the opinions and experiences of sex workers themselves.
[The original version of this post had a family story that I have been informed I remember incorrectly. While I am not certain I do, I removed it for the sake of the concerned family member. It doesn't change the gist of this post anyways.]


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The eagle designs were first made by artists from the Weimar period and the position of the wings and the shape has differed since then and has gone through several changes. The present coat of arms is a re-introduction of the Weimar Republic that was in use till 1935. The current design was adopted on May 23, 1949.
Flag of Germany: The German flag is a tricolor consisting of horizontal stripes of three colors- black, red, and gold. The flag was first designed in 1832. The black, red and gold color combination is a rendition of the uniform that the soldiers wore during the Napoleonic Wars.
National Tree: Oak is the national tree of Germany. The oak tree is generally found in the northern hemisphere. The tree as the national symbol stands for strength and endurance.
Brandenburg Gate: One of the important cultural symbol of Germany, Brandenburg Gate is an important German landmark. It is located in Berlin. A former city gate, it was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia and built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791. The monument suffered great damage in the Second World War, but was restored from 2000 to 2002 by the Berlin Monument Conservation Foundation.


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"The thyroid gland is very important. It sits in the base of the neck and it actually controls your metabolism," saysLee Memorial Health System internal medicine physician, Dr. Aldith Lewis.
Your thyroid also affects the health of your skin. Even your energy level. If your thyroid levels are off, your body can give off clues.
Underactive thyroid is called a hypothyroidism: usually things slow down. Remember it controls your metabolism, so your heart rate will slow. You may feel fatigue. You may have some weight gain. Sensitivity to cold. Some people have constipation, thin nails, things tend to be slow. The body slows down," explains Dr. Lewis.
Feeling anxious? Rushed? Irritable? You may have an overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism. "Everything speeds up. So you may get a fast pulse rate, you may get some weight loss, nervousness, restlessness sensitivity to heat, flushing sensations, again, everything speeds up."
January is thyroid awareness month. Women are seven times more likely to develop thyroid problems than men. Testing for any potential thyroid issues is easy. "Routine blood testing will tell us," adds Dr. Lewis. "That's usually done by your physician with your routine lab work."
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If your toddler has sleeping problems, getting them to fall asleep in the first place and then to sleep through the night and avoid early waking can be difficult. You may be experiencing sleep problems such as broken nights, your toddler constantly coming into your bed, nightmares or your toddler may be struggling to make the transistion from cot to bed.
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Looks like Dancing with the Stars pro Karina Smirnoff won't be getting her wish to partner up with actor John Stamos after all.
Stamos, who finished his Broadway run in Bye Bye Birdie in November, tweeted Monday that he isn't cut out to jitterbug and tango his way to the top on the popular ABC show.
"I'm not doing Dancing with the Stars. Flattered to be asked," he wrote. "I'm not a dancer. I'd put my foot in my mouth faster than John Mayer."
Last month, Smirnoff told PEOPLE that 46-year-old Stamos had been approached about competing on DWTS and she was hoping he'd say yes.
"I have a wish to dance with John Stamos," said Smirnoff, 32. "He could be a great dancer."
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ROCKFORD -- It can take Catherine VanderWal 10 minutes to pull out of her driveway onto 10 Mile Road, she told the Kent County Road Commission at a public hearing Tuesday.
Adding three lanes in front of her house will not only make it harder to negotiate traffic, she said, but will bring the traffic noise closer to her home.
"The noise is atrocious already. I can't watch TV with the window open," she said.
VanderWal was not alone in her opposition to the Road Commission's proposal to widen a 1.5-mile stretch of 10 Mile Road from two lanes into four through lanes and a center turn lane. The affected area stretches from Childsdale Avenue to just east of the Meijer store at U.S. 131.
Several residents spoke against at least parts of the plan, for different reasons.
"My concern is the charm of the area," said Deck Andrejczak, of Rockford. "I'm concerned it will take what we came to the area for. ... I think five lanes is the wrong move."
The estimated $2.6 million project is meant to relieve traffic congestion, Andrejczak said, but he can leave his house at 8 a.m. on a work day, take the stretch of 10 Mile Road, and be in downtown Grand Rapids in 15 minutes.
The expansion project means commercial developers will be attracted and ultimately harm Rockford businesses, he predicted.
Brent Boncher, of Rockford, applauded the Road Commission's attempt at improving the road. But he said traffic flows "pretty fluidly" at rush hour now. Proposed traffic signals at Wolven and Childsdale avenues will slow down commuters, he said.
Jeri Bovee, who lives on 10 Mile Road just beyond the proposed widening, asked why the Road Commission does not add only a center turn lane. The county is not taking good care of its existing roads, she said, so more lanes will make the situation worse.
"Do we really want to keep pushing all this big stuff?" she said.
Road Commission Director of Engineering Wayne Harrall said three lanes would address the rear-end collisions the road sees often. But the threshold for a three-lane road is 15,000 vehicles a day. Ten Mile Road gets 22,000 vehicles a day and is projected to grow to 33,000 a day in 20 years, he said.
The Road Commission will take up the proposal at its meeting April 26 at 8 a.m. at 1500 Scribner Ave. NW.
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"The draft plan describes the history of walleye fish management, identifies the factors affecting the biological health of walleye, prioritizes the future needs relative to fisheries management, and discusses the proposed future plans," said Dave Miko, chief of the Division of Fisheries Management. "Before we finalize the plan, we want to provide the public the opportunity to provide comments"
The draft fisheries management plan is available on the PFBC website at http://www.fishandboat.com/walleyeplan.htm. The public can view the plan and also submit comments online. Comments will be accepted through Sept. 9.
The mission of the Fish and Boat Commission is to protect, conserve, and enhance the Commonwealth's aquatic resources and provide fishing and boating opportunities. For more information about fishing and boating in Pennsylvania, please visit our website at fishandboat.com.
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97.7 HTZ-FM is proud to support Evan's Ride for Autism.
On Sunday May 25th, 2014 join Evan and his family as they set out on a journey to improve the lives of individual and the families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder. Evan's Ride symbolizes the hope, love and opportunities for all people affected by ASD.
The ride on May 25th will start at J.W. Sheldrick Transport (2942 Thompson Ave., Smithville). You can choose between the 11km or 22km distance. Inflatables and food will be available after the ride.
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"Andrew Johnson and the Challenge of Presidential Leadership after the Civil War" will be presented at the State Capitol at noon on Dec. 1 by Dr. Dan T. Carter, one of the nation's foremost Southern historians.
The free lecture will be in the Old House Chamber and is sponsored by the Office of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, and is part
of the "Telling Our Stories" year-long theme observance. Dr. Carter is a University of South Carolina Education Foundation Professor of History Emeritus. His doctoral degree is from UNC-Chapel Hill; he lives in western North Carolina.
Of Dr. Carter's recent book "From George Wallace to Newt Gingrich: Race in the Conservative Counterrevolution, 1963-1994," the Journal of Southern History said, "Carter's essays present graphic evidence of the extent to which race continues to matter in American politics." Carter's publications include "Scottsboro: a Tragedy of the American South; When the War Was Over: the Failure of Self-Reconstruction in the South, 1865-1867"; and "The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics."
The State Capitol will feature an exhibit on Johnson's North Carolina roots and turbulent times in office in "Raleigh's Own President: Andrew Johnson's Life in North Carolina," Nov. 21, 2008, to Jan. 16, 2009, commemorating his 200th birthday. Johnson was too poor to attend school so he apprenticed with a local tailor. In his Raleigh shop, Johnson learned two life-changing skills: how to perform the tailor's craft and how to read.
A National Historic Landmark, the N.C. State Capitol is located in downtown Raleigh and bounded by Edenton, Salisbury, Morgan and Wilmington streets. At 5 East Edenton
Street, the N.C. Museum of History lies between the Capitol and the Legislative Building. Its main entrance faces Bicentennial Plaza pedestrian mall linking Jones and Edenton streets. Parking is available in state lots near the Capitol. For more information call 919-733-4994.
Administered by the Division of State Historic Sites, the State Capitol is part of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, a state agency dedicated to the promotion
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The chairperson of Saint Catherine's Hospice's Board of Trustees is stepping down after four and a half successful years in the role and has welcomed his successor.
Ian Westmoreland says he has enjoyed his time as chairman. "The greatest pleasure has been working with the staff and volunteers and being part of a culture where absolutely everything, from the chief executive and trustees down, is focussed on providing care for the patients and their families," he said.
"I am particularly proud of the wonderful volunteers, without their help it would be impossible to achieve what the hospice does."
In his period as chairman, the hospice has opened extra beds as part of building improvement work, begun a programme of working on end of life care in local care homes, integrated the Macmillan nurses team in Saint Catherine's, worked towards providing a hospice at home service and worked more closely with Marie Curie. The way health care is funded has also changed, with the shift from health trusts to the new clinical commissioning groups.
He will be replaced by former deputy chairwoman Diane Flint and Mr Westmoreland wished his successor well in the role.
"Diane has been an excellent trustee and I have every confidence that she will be an excellent leader too. I am delighted that she has taken on the role," he added.
Mrs Flint, who is a freelance HR consultant from Kilnwick, near Driffield, became a member of the hospice trust in 2008, when she joined its fundraising committee. She became a board member two and a half years ago and deputy chair last year. She paid tribute to her predecessor.
"Ian will be a hard act to follow, particularly in terms of the time and dedication he has given to the hospice.
"We have been very fortunate as he has been tireless in his commitment to Saint Catherine's – I can only hope that I can live up to that."
She says she is looking forward to helping spread the word about the work the hospice does across the huge geographic area it covers.
"The hospice covers 1,600 square miles, taking in Whitby, Malton, Scarborough, Bridlington, Driffield and everywhere in between," she said.
"I look forward to continuing to spread the message about our excellent work, helping around 2,000 people each year. We have an excellent hospice, with an extremely strong team of staff, volunteers, shops and support groups.
"There are challenges ahead. The country has an ageing population and it is up to us to ensure that population is cared for in the way that they want to be cared for.
"As we look ahead, the hospice is moving forward, developing new partnerships and services and in particular, taking its palliative care closer to people in their own homes. All in all, a very exciting period for Saint Catherine's."


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Author and CRRL Librarian, Virginia Johnson, and co-author Barbara Crookshanks will be signing copies of their book Virginia Horse Racing:Triumphs of the Turf, this Saturday, December 13, at the Griffin Book Shop & Coffee Bar in downtown Fredericksburg, from 2-4pm.
About the Book
Virginia, mother of presidents, is also the mother of American horse racing. From the very beginning, Virginians have risked it all on the track as eagerly as on the battlefield. Follow the bloodlines of three foundation sires of the American Thoroughbred through generations of rollicking races and larger-than-life grandees wagering kingly stakes, sometimes on horses not yet born. How did the horse nicknamed Damn His Eyes get protection money from other horse owners? What did it mean to "tap the claret" to break a neck-and-neck tie? Why was the Confederate cavalry so much better than Union's, was it the riders, or was it the mounts? All these and many more stories of horsemanship on and off the track fill the pages of Virginia Horse Racing:Triumphs of the Turf.
The Author
Virginia, a Fredericksburg native and graduate of William and Mary, was hired by the CRRL in 1988; in the past 20 years she has worked in a variety of positions including young adult librarian, adult services librarian, and assistant branch manager. Virginia found her writing niche as a web-content librarian and is a shining star on the CRRL web team. She has accumulated numerous national and state writing awards for her work published on the CRRL's suite of sites. You can sample her excellent writing in a score of articles archived on this website and the HistoryPoint web site.


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- Views: 483 Global Perspective: Bringing innovative business practices into area businesses
The Executive Center for Global Competitiveness (ECGC) is an outreach and engagement center at the University of Toledo's College of Business Administration. The ECGC brings a host of innovative practices, research and hands-on consulting to area businesses. We visit SSOE, an engineering and architectural design and construction management firm in Toledo to see how they are partnering on innovations in process improvement.
- Views: 513 Organically Designed: Green fashions and safe products
Kyle Smitley, is a UT college student concerned about the environment, and she is also an entrepreneur who has designed her own line of organic clothing for children, called Barley & Birch. Katie Colosimo explores what organic means, from the cotton grown on the farm to the dyes used in the manufacturing process, and then visits an eco-friendly retail store.
- Views: 433 This Little Product Went to Market
America is waking up to the fact that our transportation infrastructure is the key to a bright economic future. Airports, Shipping Channels, Federal Highways, Rail Facilities – when all of these forms of transport work together to get products to and from where they need to go - this is Intermodal Transportation. Intermodal links and hubs are unique benefits of NWOhio. Shaun McDonald hitches a ride to explore the science of transport.
- Views: 270 Beating the Market: The Science of Economic Prediction
Students at the UT College of Business Administration are interested in the mysteries of how financial markets work. What are the methods of prediction and analysis? Now, more than ever, people want to find out the basics of world finance, to separate the wild speculation from helpful solid analysis.
- Views: 472 We Are Family
UT's Center for Family Business provides opportunities for faculty and students to learn more about Family Business in a variety of ways. 90% of all American businesses are family-owned enterprises and 94% of Ohio workers are employed by family businesses. Some unique challenges face these businesses during a tough economy. The College of Business Administration at UT provides resources, capable interns and insight to help grow the foundation of the American marketplace.
- Views: 497 Zero Gravity Challenge
NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight Program challenges engineering students nationwide to compete for the chance to test their product designs in a low-gravity environment. David Mette, Plugged-In reporter and a member of UT's design finalist team, takes us on a zero gravity airplane flight where the students' concepts are put to the test.
- Views: 173 Virtually Connected
Blogs, Facebook, Twitter – are all changing the way that people and organizations communicate messages to each other – in short putting power into the hands of the people. What are the positive effects on communication and the negative effects on verified facts?
- Views: 340 Making Green with Green
The process of taking a green product from the idea phase to the store shelf has many stops along the way. David Mette follows the development of organic dinnerware from EcoLogic as they test safety with the UT College of Engineering and create a business plan with the UT College of Business.
- Views: 509 Cutting Edge-ucation: Educational technology meets medicine and the marketplace
Multimedia learning at its very best is practiced and invented at the Center for Creative Instruction at UTMC. Software engineers, designers and faculty create amazing ways of teaching through technology. The Anatomy Revealed project is our subject to explore the range of ways CCI can bring a topic to life! Designers from CCI and anatomists talk about the axis where medicine, technology and product development meet.
- Views: 438 Creating the 3rd Dimension: How 3-D really Works
A look at a couple of technologies, one at UT Dept of Engineering where 3-D models are being built and presented through the innovative efforts of students. Also, Regional Growth Partnership is working with a start-up called Tech Tol that has a 3-D chamber to create computer models. The chamber has 15 camera and photographs subject, person or thing, from all angles. A software element then knits those together as a life-like seamless 3-D computer image. Homeland security has interest for identifying people.
- Views: 882 Student 2.0: Tech savvy students use new ways to learn
Today's university student is adept at using the latest technology to communicate, find entertainment and research coursework. From iphones and laptops to wikis and skype, there are more doors that can open minds to our ever expanding world. How are students and professors using the latest technology to communicate, share resources and educate?
- Views: 819 Thinking Global and Buying Local: Eco-Friendly Products
When we buy local, we rein in the effects each of us has on our environment, especially when those local products are also bio-based green products. We visit with Rebecca Singer, Assistant Director of the Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT) and Program Coordinator for the Northwest Ohio Green Products Center. A business perspective is enhanced by with Dr. Kevin J. Egan, Assistant Professor of Economics at UT as he explains the environmental impact of green purchase power. David Davis goes in search of the story and some good shopping.
- Views: 543 No need for needles: A better way for diabetics to check their sugar
Currently the method for measuring blood sugar (glucose) levels in people with diabetes, is to draw blood by pricking a finger. With 15 million diabetics in the US testing glucose levels each day, there must be a better way – and there is. The Glucose Eye Scanner, developed at UT is a non-invasive and easy-to-use scanner that looks at the liquid between the lens and cornea to give an instant read-out. Roquel Cunningham talks to the developer of the scanner, and experts from UT's College of Business Administration to explain the path from lab to store shelf.
- Views: 543 No need for needles: A better way for diabetics to check their sugar
Currently the method for measuring blood sugar (glucose) levels in people with diabetes, is to draw blood by pricking a finger. With 15 million diabetics in the US testing glucose levels each day, there must be a better way – and there is. The Glucose Eye Scanner, developed at UT is a non-invasive and easy-to-use scanner that looks at the liquid between the lens and cornea to give an instant read-out. Roquel Cunningham talks to the developer of the scanner, and experts from UT's College of Business Administration to explain the path from lab to store shelf.
- Views: 453 Green-Collar Economy: Jobs that move technology out of the lab and onto the rooftop
We explore solar panel installation as a new 'green-collar' career. Also, how technology is taken from idea stage to marketable product - featuring Al Compaan on PhotoVoltaics; Xunming Deng and Matt Longthorne at Xunlight Corp. We focus on the installation and assess ease of the technology for home utility.
- Views: 668 Stop The Bleeding: Avoiding Blood Vessel Leakage During Trauma
When blood vessels become weak or are put under trauma, they become porous and blood cells leak out – flooding surrounding tissue and putting a person's life in jeopardy. Faculty at the University of Toledo have developed a new liquid compound polyethylene glycol (PEG) – modified albumin. Dr. Joseph Shapiro, Dr. Regheb Assaly, and Dr. J. David Dignam developed this medical breakthrough and are licensing its use through ADS Biotechnology. Dr. Jeffrey Gold, provost, UT College of Medicine, talks about the process taking a drug from lab to the pharmacy shelf.
- Views: 530 Green Goes Green: Alternative energy sources turn greenhouses eco-friendly
Midwestern growers are creating a local network of grower businesses, buyers and sellers that make locally grown plants viable and affordable. They are also concentrating their energy on energy savings for the environment, and to bring down their reliance on fossil fuels.
- Views: 710 Keeping Tabs
Supply chain management is all about KNOWING. Where things are. How many do you have. How many do you need? When do you need them? This tracking technology is now being used in the healthcare industry to insure quality care. Katie Colosimo examines healthcare's new front on infection.


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ROCKFORD — Rockford native Kevin Hartenberger, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, was selected to attend the Irrigation Association Conference held Nov. 4-8 in Austin, Texas.
Hartenberger was selected from an application and cover letter he submitted to the Irrigation Association and was one of eight college students from across the United State to be selected to attend the conference.
For information: uwplatt.edu.
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on December 23, 2012 - 1:00 AM
Better mental health care may avert future tragedies
The tragedy in Connecticut on Dec. 14 doesn't just bring to the forefront the very obvious need for tighter controls on who can obtain guns, it also makes brutally obvious the lack of mental health services available.
As a social worker, I spent 20 years working in mental health outreach services. At that time, there were safeguards in place to assist persons with mental illness not only obtain needed services, but to retain them through a system of case managers in the community. While these services still exist, they have been curtailed by budget cuts and stringent regulation.
Now, as a registered nurse, I see a large number of untreated mentally ill individuals who come in for medical treatment, many of whom could benefit from the safety nets that had initially been put in place to decrease the impact of mass deinstitutionalization.
Our society tends to view the mentally ill as a "throwaway" population, not worthy of our time and resources. Many still blame the victims of these severe psychiatric disorders, as though they're responsible for the illness that plagues them. That's akin to blaming an accident victim for the injury. And, while we hear a great deal about those who commit heinous crimes, we tend to forget that the vast majority of people with psychiatric disorders aren't dangerous at all. They're just in need of assistance.
Perhaps if those in power could re-evaluate their priorities, some future tragedies could be averted.
Susan Gibbons, M.S., R.N.


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Frequently Asked Questions
- How is CyberKnife Different from other Stereotactic Radiosurgery Systems?
- What is Radiosurgery and how is it different from Radiotherapy?
- What Does CyberKnife Treat?
- What are the Benefits of CyberKnife?
- What are the Side Effects of CyberKnife Radiosurgery?
- Is CyberKnife Treatment Covered by Insurance?
How is CyberKnife Different from other Stereotactic Radiosurgery Systems?
Stereotactic radiosurgery has been used for more than 30 years to treat benign and malignant tumors. Radiosurgery does not remove the tumor or lesions, rather it uses high doses of radiation to destroy the tumor cells and stop the growth of active cells. For this treatment, multiple beams of radiation produced by a linear accelerator are directed at the abnormal lesion within the body.
Several stereotactic radiosurgery systems are available, with the most widely-used being the Gamma Knife and modified linear accelerators. CyberKnife's key advantage over other systems is its precision, enabling physicians to maximize the amount of radiation that reaches the tumor while minimizing exposure to healthy tissue and organs.
CyberKnife is the only radiosurgery system to combine a linear accelerator, a robotic arm and the image guidance system. With its unique precision capabilities, the CyberKnife can target lesions that are unreachable by other radiosurgery systems. It is also the only system that can continually monitor and adjust in real-time for patient movement during treatment. For procedures such as the Gamma Knife, patient movements are restricted through the use of a frame that must be bolted to the head with skull pins. The CyberKnife can locate and treat tumors without the use of this painful, invasive head frame. Also, unlike Gamma Knife, this precision can be equally extended to targets in the body (not just the brain, as with Gamma Knife) including targets that constantly move with breathing or with heart beats.
What is Radiosurgery and how is it different from Radiotherapy?
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) combines the principles of stereotaxy, or 3-D target localization, with multiple cross-fired beams from a high-energy radiation source to precisely irradiate an abnormal (oftentimes cancerous) lesion within a patient's body. This technique allows maximally aggressive dosing of the target, while normal surrounding tissue receives lower, non-injurious doses of radiation. The ideal objective is the ablation or destruction of the targeted area without damaging any normal tissue outside of the defined target area.
Stereotactic radiosurgery differs from conventional radiotherapy in several ways. The efficacy of radiotherapy depends primarily on the greater sensitivity of tumor cells to radiation relative to normal brain tissue. With all forms of standard radiotherapy, the spatial accuracy with which the treatment is focused on the tumor is a secondary concern; normal tissues are protected by administering the radiation dose over multiple sessions (fractions) daily for a period of a few to several weeks. In contrast, radiosurgery, by its very definition, requires much greater targeting accuracy. With SRS, normal tissues are protected by both selectively targeting only the abnormal lesion, and using cross-firing techniques to minimize the exposure of the adjacent anatomy. Since highly destructive doses of radiation are used, any normal structures (such as nerves or sensitive areas of the brain) within the targeted volume are subject to damage as well. Typically, SRS is administered in one to five daily fractions over consecutive days. Nearly all SRS is given on an outpatient basis without the need for anesthesia.
Treatment is usually well tolerated, and only very rarely interferes with a patient's quality of life.Stereotactic radiosurgery has been used for more than 30 years to treat benign and malignant tumors, vascular malformations, and other disorders of the brain with minimal invasiveness. To date, more than 200,000 patients have been treated worldwide with radiosurgery. The success of SRS is based, to a large extent, on the use of a multidisciplinary approach, which requires close interaction between surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, physicists, diagnostic radiologists, technicians, and nurses. This specialized team is responsible for the selection of appropriate patients for SRS, treatment delivery, and long-term follow-up.
- Cancers involving the brain
- Lung cancers
- Pancreatic cancers
- Metastatic liver cancers
- Cancers involving the spine
- Benign brain tumors, such as acoustic neuromas, meingiomas, pituitary adenomas, craniopharyngiomas hemangioblastomas, schwannomas Malformations of blood vessels within the brain, such as arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Metastatic orbital tumors, orbital lymphomas and orbital inflammations (tumors or inflammations around the eye)
What are the Benefits of CyberKnife?
The CyberKnife system offers an entirely new approach to stereotactic radiosurgery, one that does not require fixing a frame to the body and offers superior precision to minimize the effect on healthy tissue. More than 10,000 people worldwide have been treated with CyberKnife, a noninvasive alternative for patients who are not ideally suited for or unable to undergo traditional surgery. The benefits include:
- Non-invasive treatment
- No anesthesia
- No pain
- No incision
- No blood
- Immediate return to normal activity
- No metal head frame or skull pins for improved patient comfort
- No hospitalization
- Minimizes radiation exposure to healthy tissue and organs
- Continually compensates for any movement during treatment to ensure accuracy
- Lesions that previously received the maximum allowed dose of radiation can be treated
What are the Side Effects of CyberKnife Radiosurgery?
The CyberKnife is not really surgery and therefore, does not present the same risks - there's no anesthesia, no risk of infection and hemorrhaging is minimized. There are also fewer complications with CyberKnife compared with other radiosurgery systems, such as the Gamma Knife with its invasive head frame. After treatment with CyberKnife, some patients experience side effects related specifically to the area of treatment, such as headaches after brain treatment or nausea after abdominal area treatment. Tiredness may occur for some people, regardless of the area treated. Although not common, there may be skin reddening in the treatment area. Rare complications, again related to the area of treatment, may include decreased or loss of function in the treated organ. Medications may be used to treat symptoms such as brain swelling after brain treatment.
Is CyberKnife Treatment Covered by Insurance?
The CyberKnife procedure, like other stereotactic radiosurgery, is generally covered by most insurance plans as well as Medicare. Because CyberKnife is new to our region, some insurance companies may not be familiar with our services. We ask all of our patients to share with us their insurance information so we can assist with obtaining pre-authorization to meet coverage requirements.


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Career Technical and Adult Education
Big Sky Pathways Initiative tentative Second MeetingsWednesday, December 1, 2010, 9:18 am
The following is a list of tentative dates for the Big Sky Pathways Initiative second meetings. For more information, please contact the specific OPI Program Specialist in the area of your interest.
January 10--Family and Consumer Sciences; Kalispell
January 19--Agriculture Education; Havre
January 19--Business Education; Havre
January 19--Industrial, Trades & Technology; Havre
January 21--Family and Consumer Sciences; Bozeman
January 25--Business Education; Billings
January 26--Business Education; Glendive
January 26--Family and Consumer Sciences; Glendive
January 26--Industrial, Trades & Technology; Billings
January 28--Family and Consumer Sciences; Missoula
January 31--Family and Consumer Sciences; Billings
February 2--Industrial, Trades & Technology; Great Falls
February 3--Business Education; Kalispell
February 4--Family and Consumer Sciences; Great Falls
February 7--Business Education; Great Falls
For more information, contact Diana Fiedler, Perkins Accountability Specialist, 406-444-9019


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by Ethan A. Huff, Natural News:
Mexico and Canada have succeeded in a joint effort to strike down an American regulatory policy passed in 2008 that requires country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat sold in the U.S. Public Citizen reports that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against the U.S. in a case regarding the matter, a move that will potentially expose millions of Americans to "mystery" meat from unknown origins.
As a member of the WTO, and now the ominous Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that allows foreign companies to bypass the American legal system (http://www.naturalnews.com), the U.S. is bound to certain international trade rules that supersede its own sovereign laws. These rules prohibit WTO member countries from engaging in so-called unfair trade practices that discriminate against other WTO member countries.
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Is there an easy way to make a GUI program with Linux? All I need is an
application with several buttons. Each button must do something like
ivtv-tune --device=/dev/video0 -teurope-west -f $SOMETHING
So basicaly it will be a TV station changer. I already have done it with
zenity (and kdialog) but there I need to confirm my choice as it is
radio buttons.
And please very simple. I can do some bash, but have 0 exprience with
anything else (Yeah, some html and php)
It doesn't have to be cross-platform or anything. Probably something
that other people can do in 15 minutes or so.
I have glade and I am able to make something, but I am not able to let
the bittons do anything or make the buttons the size I want them to be
or even close the program by clicking on the X.
Dr. Walter Gibbs: Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs
will start thinking and the people will stop.
-- Tron (1982)


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Domestic Production vs. Imports for Rice in Haiti: A Delicate Balance to Strike
At the end of May, I visited Haiti with a team from CGSD and CEISIN to explore some of the current constraints and opportunities in the agriculture sector. The problems faced by Haitian farmers have been well documented; small land plots, limited access to agricultural inputs and improved technologies, disputed land tenure rights, degraded watersheds and low levels of government investment in agricultural research are among the many factors that have weakened the sector's output over the last few decades. In a country where agriculture occupies a central role for the economy – most Haitians live in rural areas and agriculture employs over 60% of the population – the country remains reliant on imports to meet its national food needs, importing 60% of its total food for consumption.
Rice stands out as Haiti's most significant food import. Once self-sufficient in its rice production, Haiti now imports approximately 80% of its rice. As we passed through the bustling market places in Haiti, we saw firsthand how they were teeming with USA branded sacks of rice. It's easy to understand why US rice occupies such a dominant place in the market – it's cheap. With US rice only subject to import tariffs of 3% (down from 50% before the mid 1990s), imported US rice significantly undercuts the national product. Plus, rice that is grown and milled efficiently in the US can keep up with the increasing demand in Haiti for the product.
To better understand the current state of local rice production, we visited the plains of Haiti's lower Artibonite valley (also known as Haiti's "rice bowl"), where up to 80% of Haiti domestic rice is produced. Across the board we heard how the local varieties of rice tend to be highly preferred by Haitians (I found it fascinating that people could even specify their favorite varieties such as Sheila or Madame Gousgouse) but due to the limited supplies and higher prices, it tends to be viewed as a luxury product compared to the cheaper US varieties.
Encouragingly, there is great potential to boost domestic rice yields in Haiti. One small-holder farmer in Torbeck proudly showed us his plot, which thanks to improved agricultural inputs from a Taiwanese development project, achieved a bumper yield of approximately 6MT/hectare (up from an average of 2.5MT/hectare). With the right practices and strategic investments employed at a large scale, average yields in Haiti can be significant increased and if combined with a shift in tariff policies could allow for Haiti to become more self-sufficient in its rice needs.
However, the challenge in Haiti is not as simple as that. Careful consideration needs to be paid to determine how Haiti can gradually reduce its dependence on cheap US imports whilst also increasing national rice supplies to keep up with the soaring demand for the product. The food prices riots in the pre-earthquake Port au Prince in 2008 illustrated the sheer fragility of settings such as Haiti where any increases in food prices can shake a society to its core. Balancing the price of staple food products, which so many millions of Haitians depend on, with boosting local production and improving rural livelihoods is a central question that has to be addressed in any sustainable development strategy for the country.
Very useful article while researching the reasons for the existence of poverty. It shows un-fair trade is breaking down the dominant agricultural market in LEDCs.
[…] of goods, including clothing, shoes, food, and in particular, rice. Haiti imports approximately 80% of its rice, making it the country's most significant food […]
[…] of goods, including clothing, shoes, food, and in particular, rice. Haiti imports approximately 80% of its rice, making it the country's most significant food […]


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Going to the Trolly Stop is a tradition in the Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Southport, Carolina Beach and Boone areas of North Carolina. When you enter one of our shops, you are getting a meal that is steeped in the tradition of great variety, freshness and great taste! The Trolly Stop offers something a little bit different along with a little bit of good ol' fashioned tradition. We have a variety of hot dogs and sausages, including a vegetarian dog. Along with our freshly made beef chili, baked beans and coleslaw, we have a handcrafted secret sauce that has been a secret since our opening in 1977! Our own "Trolly Stop Hot Sauce" is a citrus based sauce that is a unique blend of spicy with a touch of sweet. We developed it 10 years ago and it is available for purchase at all of our stores and sold locally at Lowes Food Stores and the Robert's Grocery Store at Wrightsville Beach.
The Trolly Stop strives to attract franchise owners who want to invest in the tradition and quality with respect for the product we have developed. That means an investment of time and attention to moving forward in the traditions we have already established, as well as perhaps creating some of your own!
To find out if your desire and qualifications are a potential match for a Trolly Stop franchise, either in or out of the North Carolina area, please give "Rick" a call. The number is 910.297.8416. If you leave a message with your contact information, your call will be returned. Thanks y'all!


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Letters to the editor: Health care appreciated
It has been widely reported that the tea party Republicans detest the Affordable Care Act and want it repealed. Their mantra is "no government takeover of health care, no government health care, and health care is better when privately run."
I am wondering what percentage of the tea party along with their immediate family enjoy the benefits of Medicare, even though it is government-run and controlled health care. Of course, it is quite appropriate for tea party members to have Medicare, because they paid Medicare taxes for years.
Are not their views and political stances another example of hypocrisy? I also think all who consider President Barack Obama a liar should also have the view that he lied when he said if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. I did not know that the president could heal the sick and raise the dead. If your doctor dies or is too ill, how can you keep your doctor? For many reasons, many patients do not keep their doctors.
In all fairness, insurance companies in the health-care insurance field change policies and cancel policies. Should those companies deliberately violate the law of the United States, the Affordable Care Act?
Of course not. Three members of my family have or will have health insurance on Jan. 1 that has less deductible, more benefits, same health-care provider network and, to put icing on the cake, pay at least $100 less per month in health-care premiums, saving well over $1,000 in 2014 in comparison to their inferior policies they have for 2013.
Donald W. GrieshoberEdinboro
space at issue
No wonder it takes so long to do computer backups lately. In 2006, I took photos to the tune of 15 gigabytes all year. In 2010, that was 46 gigs. And in 2013, I took 90 gigs.
More photos and larger file sizes are the reason. And that does not count video, now done in HD and even Ultra HD at 3840x2160 -- or 5 megabytes per second.
And the funniest thing of all: In 100 years, the only record of my family will probably still be my Aunt Jean's tintypes taken in the 1870s. They last.
John BakerErie
Scary ride
just the ticket
At 5, my grandson Jack is a consummate lover of all things ghoulish. Since his little eyeballs could focus on a skeleton, a smile of fascination and adoration would cross his little face. I have pictures to prove it.
When he came to Erie, we had a tiny window one day to make a quick pit stop to Waldameer Park & Water World. We did a process of elimination for one quick ride, and I chose the Whacky Shack. So we screamed in all the right places and had some fun. I thought.
When the little car came out of the last door into the light of day, Jack looked at me wide-eyed and yelled, "Nanna! What were you thinking taking me on that thing!" So, I ramped down to my 5-year-old banter and said, "You are the one who loves skeletons and blood!" And the chastising conversation went from there. "Nanna, I am going to have nightmares!"
I don't mean to sound insensitive, but I could hardly contain my sides splitting, and responded, "Well you haven't had them before!"
So we continued to discuss his love of all things bony and bloody. The next week I was in Raleigh, where Jack and I transformed the basement into Jack's Whacky Shack. With parents out of town, it was like an artist being given a blank canvas. It is a hit scaring the bejeebers out of the neighbors who dared to enter, and I am redeemed.
Diane EsserMillcreek Township
End 'free train'
There is something terribly wrong with the direction that this country is heading. We are constantly adding programs to assist people who do not contribute to the tax system.
I'm not including the retired, as they have already done their share. I'm talking about the lazy, and the illegal immigrants whom we are adding to the system each day. Naturally, they are going to keep voting for the person who will keep them getting their free lifestyles.
So, at the rate we are going, the working class will have no say in how their country is run, as well as how much of their check must go to help out the noncontributing. To me, it looks like the better deal is to stop fighting and join them.
Is this what the government wants us to do? How much more of a burden do we need to take before we give up and ride the free train? We are so quick to say that the new "Obamacare" is going to help out the people who can't afford health care. Who is going to pay for this? The working man who is already paying for his insurance.
Small business has been pushed to the limit. When they say enough is enough, this country is doomed. If you don't work and pay taxes, you should not have a say in who governs you.
Jeff DonovanMillcreek Township
Show me God
Letter writer Dave Heintzel neatly explained how creationism can exist with evolution via theistic evolution ("Creationism can exist with evolution," Erie Times-News, Nov. 5). He said God could have used evolution to form intelligent creatures who know right from wrong ... and I dozed off from there.
Fact is, an all-powerful God is consistent with any claim including that God is a contrarian Jew, an atheist, good, evil, anything. That way it's possible to guilt us for "our faulty perceptions," sending many in search of a curing tonic. Not by coincidence, religions offer just such a tonic for the weak of a freely willing, curious heart that goes wherever the evidence takes it. No claim of God is evidence. It's quite faulty argumentation only as God is indistinguishable from no God. But God narratives are spun as, "Presume I'm an all-knowing, all-powerful God. Now what do you think I said is wrong?" Neither God nor the devil exists without nonprovable presumptions.
Science is like Missouri in that it's in the state of "show me." Creationism is in the state of "believe me as I speak for a God whose evidence can't be wrong." If only they taught proper science and formal logic in places of worship. I would be so happy.
Mark AmatangeloErie
Road is rocky
A chronological development of Republican negotiations on health care to date:
October 2008: "You'll never get elected and pass health care."
November 2008: "We'll never let you pass health care."
January 2009: "We're gonna shout you down every time you try to pass health care."
July 2009: "We'll fight to the death every attempt you make to pass health care."
December 2009: "We will destroy you if you even consider passing health care."
March 2010: "We can't believe you just passed health care."
April 2010: "We are going to overturn health care."
September 2010: "We are going to repeal health care."
January 2011: "We are going to destroy health care."
February 2012: "We're gonna elect a candidate who'll revoke health care now."
June 2012: "We'll go to the Supreme Court, and they will overturn health care."
June 2012: "We can't believe the Supreme Court just upheld health care."
August 2012: "American people will never re-elect you -- they don't want health care."
October 2012: "We can't wait to win the election and explode health care."
November 2012: "We can't believe you got re-elected and we can't repeal health care."
February 2013: "We're still going to vote to obliterate health care."
July 2013: "We're going to vote 42 more times to erase health care."
September 2013: "We are going to leverage a government shutdown into defunding health care."
October 2013: "Why aren't you negotiating?"
Robert H. JohnsonErie


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Last Summer we did what we called "The Burly Project." It was several weeks of programming with one end result in mind: dramatic increases in strength and muscle. Mostly it involved large quantities of meat, lifting lots of heavy weight, and it finished with a grand finale BBQ. We did have few women participate, and of course anyone is welcome, but for the most part it was an ode to all things manly. This year's Burly cycle will be titled "Project Silverback" and the focus will be on squatting and Oly strength as well as upper body hypertrophy. Get stronger, gain power, gain muscle. My personal plan is to lift heavy 5 days a week while eating Paleo foods plus at least an extra 1000-2000 liquid/ice cream calories per day. I'll be putting out a few versions of both eating plans and lifting plans depending on what your goals are. In general this year's Burly values what you see below over what you see on Twilight. In fact, if you saw Twilight and you weren't accompanied by your wife/spouse/girlfriend then you may not be eligible to participate and you should immediately shave any facial hair you may have.
26/April/2012 Friday WOD
50 Kettlebell Swings
50 Kettlebell presses (right or left arm, from shoulder to overhead)
50 Box Jumps
40 Burpees
40 Situps holding Kettlebell
30 HSPU's
20 Pistols (alternating legs)
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Jesus Coming Soon has anniversary
LAHAINA - Jesus Coming Soon will be will be celebrating its 58-year anniversary on Saturday, at 10 a.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Band and choir members from the headquarters in Honolulu will be handling the music, and Head Pastor Billy Han Jr. of Honolulu will give the sermon.
The church service is televised from 8 to 9 a.m. each Sunday on KITV-4, unless pre-empted by sporting events. Then, the service is shown at 2 p.m.
The church with the "Jesus Coming Soon" on its rooftop is located at 1211 Front St.
Enneagram system to be discussed
WAILUKU - The Rev. David Deerfeeder will discuss the Enneagram ancient system for understanding human personality and behavior Saturday, from 10 a.m .to 3 p.m. at Unity Church of Maui.
The cost is $25. Those attending should bring a sack lunch.
For more information, call 242-9327. Unity Church of Maui is located at 483 S. High St.
Thanksgiving services on Nov. 20
WAILUKU - Thanksgiving services will be held Nov. 20 at Valley Isle Fellowship.
At 7 a.m., members will gather on the church property in Waikapu on the Wailuku side of the Waikapu Gardens housing project for prayer, testimony and the Lord's Supper.
At 9 a.m., members will congregate in the Wailuku Elementary School cafeteria for worship filled with music, hula and sign dances.
A fellowship brunch will follow.
For more information, call 244-0865.
* The Religion page is published every Friday. This page welcomes news releases and announcements from churches and religious organizations in Maui County that wish to publicize guest speakers, special events and programs, and news items.
The deadline for submitting releases is 10 a.m. Tuesday in order to be considered for publication the following Friday.
To submit material, go to The Maui News website at www.mauinews.com. Click on the Virtual Newsroom button, then Local News in the left margin, then click on Submit News: Virtual Newsroom. Once there, click on the Religion link.
For information, call 242-6343 or send e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
"Church Listings" advertisements also are published on Fridays. For information, including cost or to update an existing listing, contact the The Maui News advertising department at 242-6316 or email@example.com.


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Skip to comments.Man killed was reportedly about to admit role in Waltham homicides
Posted on 05/22/2013 10:39:26 AM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
A man being questioned in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings who was killed in Florida early Wednesday by the FBI was reportedly going to admit his role in the 2011 Waltham triple homicide, according to news partner WCVB.
Khusen Taramov said he and Ibragim Todashev were being questioned as part of the bombings by the FBI official and law enforcement officers in Orlando.
Taramov said Todashev, 27, knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were MMA fighters, WCVB reports. Taramov said they were interviewed nearly three hours, and at some point, "something went wrong," and Todashev was killed. Sources said Todashev was about to admit his role in a triple homicide that happened in Waltham on Sept. 11, 2011, when he "went crazy."
"There was some sort of aggressive movement that led the FBI agent to believe he was under threat and he opened fire," the law enforcement official told ABC News. It was not clear what role Todashev may have played, but he was "about to sign a statement" admitting to a role with Tsarnaev in the unsolved murders.
The Waltham Police Department, the Middlesex District Attorneys Office and the Boston division of the FBI did not comment on the case. The State Police referred calls to the FBI.
The Middlesex District Attorneys Office is looking into the possible tie between now-dead bombing suspect Tsarnaev and the Sept. 11, 2011, murders of three men inside a home on Harding Avenue.
Tsarnaev had been training with one of the 2011 murder victims in an attempt to transition from boxing into a possible career in the sport of mixed martial arts, according to news partner WCVB. One of the murder victims identified by police, Brendan Mess, 25, of Waltham, was a well-known mixed martial arts fighter.
The three men killed had their throats stabbed and their bodies covered with marijuana, according to police. The grisly murder scene had produced no leads made public to date. Cambridge residents Eric Weissman, 31, and Rapheal Teken, 37, were also killed. Teken graduated from Brookline High School and Brandeis University.
The murders are under investigation by the Waltham Police Department and the State Police Middlesex County CPAC Unit.
The FBI confirmed today that a person was shot and killed in Florida, but would not disclose details about the investigation.
"The agent, along with two Massachusetts State Police troopers and other law enforcement personnel, were interviewing an individual in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing investigation when a violent confrontation was initiated by the individual," the FBI said in a statement.
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They must have been shocked when they sprayed 200 bullets into that boat and he came out alive.
Don't worry. Obummer has said that there are no more terrorists in the US and that the Marathon bombers were working alone. Trust him. He only lies to you if he thinks it's for your own good.
Shot and killed while in custody and being questioned? Really?
There is absolutely nothing the feds can say that will be believable from this point on.
B-B-But weren't the Tsarnaev's just sweet little refugees who came to America for an education and somehow became self-radicalized and did a very naughty, misguided thing all by dem little selfs?/s
Even a trained martial artist with a knife would probably know it wasn't smart to go up against armed FBI agents...
What is dangerous or inconvenient about this fellow admitting to something, and to whom?
He was in a room with 2 State troopers, FBI and other LEOs and they had to shoot him?
This is brazen.
Yeah...there's a lot of that going around. Apparently, the FBI agent didn't see a dog to shoot. Oh wait! The terrorist was the dog?
This is the new Obama Regime. Shoot first, ask questions later. They did not want this person to be brought in alive.
How did he smuggle a knife into a secure area?
It probably didn't smell very good.
It is a real bitch having to live in a world where the "Obama Narrative" is sacrosanct.
This stinks of cover up.
If the FBI is questioning a suspect, they have so little control, they have to shoot?
Idiots. Incompetents. Or, Conspirators.
Need to preserve the narrative.
Major WTF alert!
This is truly not credible.
The FBI is either truly incompetent or just shooting suspects and witnesses to cover up.
Which is it?
"There was some sort of aggressive movement that led the FBI agent to believe he was under threat and he opened fire,"
Was it FBI agent Lon Horiuchi? He's been very good at shooting and killing unarmed individuals. Well, the dead guy won't be saying anything about prior FBI/Justice Department involvement now.
The FBI is either truly incompetent or just shooting suspects and witnesses to cover up.
Which is it?
Well, "cover up" is all the rage with the Obama regime and the Justice Department now, so I'd go with something being covered up.
Where is Jack Ruby when you need him?
Boxing, MMA.... his hands were LETHAL WEAPONS!
Luckily for Uncle Scam the man they accused his dead and cannot defend himself in court and the compliant Corporate Media will convict him in the court of public opinion based only on hearsay. Move along, nothing to see here.
According to wikipedia he grabbed a knife and went at the FBI agent.
This may break bad or good. If it seems incontrovertible that he's guilty, it's over; but more than likely someone on our side screwed up.
Okay, it seems he was not in custody, but at his apt. preparing to leave the country and they went there to question him.
Still a monumental cock up.
According to wikipedia Waltham murders 2011 two Massachusetts state troopers were there with the FBI agent who was from the Boston Field office while they interviewed Todashev.
Thanks...but I really don't care about either one.
If FBI planned to execute him, wouldn't it be done in complete secrecy ? Why would they let a word of this shooting get out ?
"Still a monumental cock up."
I think so too - the FBI didn't have full control of the scene and this guy wanted to die as a martyr. But, sadly, with this administration, I can't completely rule out the cover-up theories.
So you'll go with the "truly incompetent" theory.
Totally possible.
This was a long interview, not a street standoff.
This decade's version of Arkancide?
Lot's of strange things going on.
They're saying he pulled a knife, not that he used his hands.
You're being too logical. Ain't no conspiracy theorists got time fo dat!
Maybe both?
Just wanted to re-post that and add; On any subject.
The FBI agent was probably a woman and the individual was overpowering her. Think diversity.
Can one think why the guy wasn't frisked?? And the cops aren't trained to defend themselves against a knife other than by using a gun?
And how many shots did it take to make him really, really dead?
I'm reading the FBI and two local troopers were interviewing him...This makes little sense.
Read the FBI agent was from the Boston field office and it was two Massachusetts state troopers with him in the Orlando interview.
What I'm questioning is that there were 3 cops and one perp....and their only choice was a kill shot??
"Can one think why the guy wasn't frisked??"
I don't think he was under arrest. They were interviewing him at his house, and we've all got knives handy in our homes anyway, so what would the point be?
"And the cops aren't trained to defend themselves against a knife other than by using a gun?"
Maybe as a last resort. I wouldn't try to defend myself against a deadly weapon with a taser, pepper spray, or my bare hands, if I had a gun on my hip, that's for sure.
Don't blame you for questioning here. Just my view.
This guy overpowered every martial arts opponent easily in the videos on youtube. One of them was announced as a championship fight. He was a nightmare without a knife.
Yea... who knows... maybe it was a good kill.
Other sources say that the FBI agent murdered Todashev in cold blood to cover up the bureau's connection to Boston...
Albuquerque. See, I can do it too. Snorkel.
I'll just remind you here that this is the same Police State that needed 9,000 4th Amendment-violating stormtroopers to not find a shot & bleeding teenager.
As far as I'm concerned, anything that comes out of their pieholes is a lie until I see the videotape.
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