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HTC Vivid ReviewHTC Vivid 7.5
Continuing the trend of offering a dual-core processor, the brains behind the scene is none other than a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 processor, which is supplemented by 1GB of RAM. Using the third-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, it's readily equipped to handle pretty much all tasks with relative ease – and it's blatantly obvious while navigating across its home screen with a live wallpaper activated. Still, there are few times when we notice just a little bit of delay with its operation, but it's not something that's widespread. Nonetheless, its overall performance is efficient enough to provide a responsive platform experience that's been so characteristic of most HTC smart phones we've checked out.
Certainly it's not something new to anyone who has checked out a very recent HTC smartphone, but AT&T customers will surely appreciate all of the depth of offerings available with the HTC Sense 3.0 experience running on top of Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread. Sure it's not the most up-to-date Sense experience, especially when the HTC Rhyme currently has version 3.5, but it's nevertheless a satisfying customized interface that's packed to the roof with plenty of personalization. From its vast array of useful widgets to the deeper set of available lock screens, the Sense experience continues to show us why it sets the bar in terms of customized experiences. Rather than just making a skin to modify the look and feel of the platform, sense is deemed as an organic experience on its own simply for the fact that it's engaging and interactive.
There isn't anything really new found with the HTC Sense experience that we haven't seen before, and in fact, it's the same thing that we find on the HTC Amaze 4G and EVO 3D right now. Core organizer apps are very functional and deep with their offerings, thus, giving us nearly complete control in all aspects with the calendar, calculator, clock, weather, and voice recorder. Unlike some other customized experiences, Sense goes beyond the normal spectrum by providing us an unprecedented amount of selection with core organizer functionality.
messaging experience is undoubtedly satisfying since the Sense keyboard is very spacious. Not surprisingly again, we find it to be one of the more convenient options for inputting text – thanks to the usefulness of having most things available to us with the main keyboard layout. Add in the fact that it's wickedly responsive, it essentially provides for an exceptional experience in inputting text with minimal accidents along the way.
Whether you end up using either the HTC mail or Gmail apps, both are resoundingly useful since the large display is able to show a lot of content – thus, minimizing the need for us to scroll to read its contents in its entirety. On top of that, the HTC mail widgets provide the task of allowing us to preview our emails without having the need to run the dedicated application. And finally, the setup process couldn't be any simpler, which isn't anything particularly new seeing that we've been accustomed to seeing that for a while now.
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1. Goldeneye (Posts: 419; Member since: 22 Jan 2011)
A least is super thin as at&t promised!
2. bigdawg23 (Posts: 449; Member since: 25 May 2011)
I just swapped the SGS2 for the Vivid on Monday. I will disagree on call quality. My calls on the Vivid are much clearer and crisp than SGS2. Also I have more bars in more places. One spot I have always dropped calls no longer happens.
As for the Camera, so far it looks as good as the SGS2. I also like the better resolution.
3. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
Goldeneye the phone is huge. The skyrocket is thin. Btw, att has the vivid for $99 online and the skyrocket for $149.
9. bigdawg23 (Posts: 449; Member since: 25 May 2011)
Not everywhere. Its that price in markets like NY and LA. However, other places its $199 and $249 for Skyrocket.
28. supplytheginger (Posts: 1; Member since: 14 Nov 2011)
where can you get it for $99 dollars online(pls include link)
22. Goldeneye (Posts: 419; Member since: 22 Jan 2011)
I know I just been sarcastic
4. drahmad (Posts: 480; Member since: 20 Aug 2011)
What the d**k kindda phone is that
5. drahmad (Posts: 480; Member since: 20 Aug 2011)
i mean HTC and samsung are making too many android devices...having very little differences bw them
12. jamrockjones (Posts: 345; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
True dat!
14. Galaxys2...R (Posts: 46; Member since: 04 Oct 2011)
yes i mean in the last two months we have the rhyme, sensation XE, XL, rezound, edge now ville for android and apart from the rhyme these phones all have practically the same specs with only minor differences.
21. idgaf (Posts: 31; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
woah woah woah the edge had a hd display and a quad core processor. How is it not different!?!?
27. christianqwerty (Posts: 467; Member since: 05 May 2011)
lol thats a concept.
6. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Haha...oh gash. 1080p in 3gp format?? Why HTC, why????
7. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
I've been saying it for the longest. They don't allow their phones to mature and grow because its always a new coming out next week. I don't care either way. I have the iphone 4 and skyrocket so im set.
39. gragonHDfones (unregistered)
att did not get any of those new android phones from htc in a while since the the inspire. People with att actually needed that.
8. deadinside (Posts: 26; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
Im sorry but a 7.5..thats a BS score..u guys gave the atrix a 9.0 and that phone is horrible..the 1st and the 2nd one
16. Carlitos (Posts: 514; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
The Atrix is not a horrible phone, well i guess it was close to that when it had froyo, but ever since GB, its an entire new phone. But i do have to say the Atrix 2 wasnt much of an improvement from the original.
18. Gemmol (Posts: 792; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
I have the Atrix it is far from horrible, maybe the ones you play with it are defective, but mine is smooth and responsive, the best part I did not remove anything the carrier put and like the other guy say Gingerbread made everything better
19. deadinside (Posts: 26; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
im on my 4th atix since it came out, and im sorry but this is the worst phone i have ever had...and its definitely not a 9 like PA rated it
10. snowgator (Posts: 3584; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Sooooo... the camera is really good, the screen is really nice, it is fairly heavy, we have no idea how it will work on LTE, and everything else is fair-to-middlin?
That about some it up on the Vivid? Okay, bring on the Skyrocket review.....
11. username (Posts: 25; Member since: 05 Nov 2011)
i got this phone, and i give it a 10.10!
13. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
I expected nothing less from HTC. This is exactly why I will not buy any phones from them, aside from PA's poor and sometimes biased rating system. But this time, I have to agree.
30. JGuinan007 (Posts: 684; Member since: 19 May 2011)
You really like that Skyrocket don't you yeah yeah you do you know its better than the Iphone but why so harsh with HTC
15. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
Nothing about this phone says "buy me". Its boring, bulky, and ugly. The sgs2 skyrocket is better. HTC needs to revamp their designs because its pretty played out now.
20. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1236; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)
Actually I think this is what happens when HTC does try to revamp their designs. It looks like something LG would make. Just cheap and awkward looking. Not up to HTC standards in the design department.
33. gragonHDfones (unregistered)
and no lg has these cheap ass plastic annoying ugly phone, htc has it medal on most spots and makes look a little more elegant, look at the phone in person and you find a big difference, i agree with every week nonsense, lg is wayy off form htc, even samsung makes there plastic non cheap and nicely made
32. gragonHDfones (unregistered)
wrong, i saw it at best buy its alot different then you think, its not all that bulky really, go look at it yourself instead of these pictures. Htc is annoying but all together they dont have bad phones
17. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Ugly and boring. I don\'t see any progress htc.
34. gragonHDfones (unregistered)
its prettier in person
23. Forsaken77 (Posts: 553; Member since: 09 Jun 2011)
It may not be pretty but from what i've heard, it's much more reliable... getting better signal compared to GS2 and rock solid performance. I'm waiting to see the Skyrocket review and I want this compared to that phone in the review. Is there any other high-end AT&T LTE dual-cores coming out recently? I got 2 upgrades... one now and one in April. But a 7.5 for this phone is complete horse shit! This phone is more like an 8.5.
24. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
Instead of releasing a new phone every week with a slightly different feature, why not release them altogether in one package?
I mean in the last like 5 weeks there have been the;
1. HTC Amaze 4G - Great camera
2. HTC Sensation XE - Nice design and colours
3. HTC Sensation XL - Nice big screen and good looks
4. HTC Rhyme - Thunderbolt for the ladies
5. HTC Design 4G - Ok midranger which no one cares about
6. HTC Vivid - Nice video recording!
7. HTC Rezound- Great screen but played out design
If you guys pay attention you will notice that HTC is releasing their phones in only 2 form factors, like a Sensation 4G (Amaze, Sensation XE/XL) or like an EVO 3D (Rhyme, Design 4G, Vivid and Rezound.
I really don't see the need to release either the Rhyme, Design 4G, Vivid, or Sensation XE.
37. gragonHDfones (unregistered)
well if you think about at&t and htc together last android phone was the inspire and that was feb,. there was a reason for the vivid because it is just another version of the others that came out for different carriers. some people that have att and only like htc dont only want the old aria and the inspire it was a bout time for the vivid to come
25. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
They got too many assembly lines maybe?
26. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Volume, quantity verses quality. That's what HTC's game is and that's how Android works. Samsung, a little less.
29. rayjones09 (Posts: 149; Member since: 16 Dec 2010)
I actually favor this phone very much so. The White version is beautiful. I would most certainly choose this if looking for an Android on AT&T.
31. wookieslayer (Posts: 1; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
beware me my bro and a couple people had this phone for less than a month and returned it for the same issue. it heats up really fast even at low settings. the battery life sucks even if your not doing anything it wont last long. It will get hot when you are charging it. i gave it a 7.5 because of these issues. I constantly had to have it connected to a wall so that my phone would not shut off. I have switched to the skyrocket and have not had any issues. Also I had the settings on low just to see if it was my phone or my settings and it still did the same. So beware hopefully anyone who by this phone dont come up with the same issues as me,my bro and a couple of people i know did
35. gragonHDfones (unregistered)
htc has a bad issue wit phones heating up, but it works good though, as in speed and other features. but your pretty much right in alot of areas
36. gragonHDfones (unregistered)
these pictures are terrible, i saw this phones and its a lot nicer in person
38. jeffkoe (Posts: 2; Member since: 08 Dec 2011)
Can the sound quality in In video recording be fixed through software updates? What makes HTC put such rubbish sound in their camcorder?
40. awestm11 (Posts: 1; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
how come the vivid has a lower rating than the inspire? Im trying to decide whether or not to spend the extra money for the vivid and it seems like an even better phone than the inspire
HTC VividOS: Android 4.0.3 2.3.4
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|4.5 inches, 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) S-LCD
|8 megapixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3, Dual-core, 1200 MHz, Scorpion processor
|5.07 x 2.64 x 0.44 inches
(129 x 67 x 11 mm)
6.24 oz (177 g)
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1. What lesson can we learn by examining the
life of King Azariah (Uzziah)? (2 Ki. 15:1-6)
[ Sept. 6, w91 7/15 pp. 29-30] One lesson
is that we should stay humble. Because
of King Uzziah's lack of humility, his
heart became so haughty that he attempted
to seize hold of priestly duties. When
he became enraged at the priests for correcting
him, he was stricken with leprosy.
(2 Chron. 26:16-21; Prov. 16:18) May we
never be like Uzziah and let pride prevent
us from accepting discipline from God
through His Word and organization.
2. Since Judean King Jotham is credited with
ruling for only 16 years, why does 2 Kings
15:30 refer to "the twentieth year" of his
reign? (2 Chron. 27:7, 8) [ Sept. 6, it- 2 p. 119
par. 5] The reference at 2 Kings 15:30
to "the twentieth year of Jotham" evidently
is to be understood to mean the
20th year after his becoming king, that is,
the fourth year of Ahaz. The writer of the
Kings accountmay have chosen not to introduce
Jotham's successor Ahaz at this
point because of yet having to supply details
about Jotham's reign.
3. Who were "the Samaritans" mentioned at
2 Kings 17:29? [ Sept. 13, it- 2 p. 847 par. 7]
This term as used in this scripture refers
to those who lived in the northern tentribe
kingdom of Samaria before it was
conquered by the Assyrians in 740 B.C.E.
In time, however, this expression came to
mean both the descendants of those Jews
and those brought in by the Assyrians to
replace the exiled tribes.
4. Why is Jehovah spoken of as 'forming' his
purpose? (2 Ki. 19:25) [ Sept. 20, w99 8/15
p. 14 par. 3] Jehovah causes himself to be
the Fulfiller of all of his promises. (Isa.
46:11) The expression 'forming' is taken
from theHebrew word related to the word
meaning "potter." (Jer. 18:4, ftn.) How
faith strengthening it is to know that just
as a skillful potter can shape a lump of
clay into a beautiful vase, Jehovah can
shape, or maneuver, things to accomplish
his will! (Eph. 1:11)
5. How does 2 Kings 25:8, 25, 26 accurately describe
the starting point of the fulfillment of
the seventy years Jerusalem would lie desolate?
[ Sept. 27, it- 1 p. 415 par. 6–p. 416
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pars. 1-2; p. 463 par. 4] It was in the seventh
month, Tishri, of the year 607 B.C.E.
that Jerusalem was destroyed and that
the land of Judah was left completely desolate
by the flight of the remaining Jews
who had not been deported by Nebuchadnezzar.
Ezra 3:1 officially corroborates
the exact fulfillment of this prophecy by
indicating that seventy years later—to
the month—in Tishri 537 B.C.E. the sons
of Israel were back in their cities.
6. Why does 1 Samuel 16:10, 11 record David as
the eighth son of Jesse, while Ezra records
him as the seventh? (1 Chron. 2:15) [ Oct. 4,
w02 9/15 p. 31] In Ezra's day, there was a
need to verify the tribal inheritances and
guarantee that only authorized people
would serve in the priesthood. Therefore,
Ezra prepared a clear and dependable
record of the lineage of Judah and David.
Evidently, one son of Jesse did not
live long enough to get married and
have children. If that is true, he would
thus have had no claim in the tribal
inheritance nor any bearing on the genealogical
records of Jesse's lineage. Hence,
his name was omitted.
7. How can we imitate the example of the
ancient Gileadites? (1 Chron. 5:10, 18-22)
[ Oct. 11, w05 10/1 p. 9 par. 7] During
Saul's reign, the Israelites inhabiting
the land east of the Jordan defeated the
Hagrites even though the Israelites were
outnumbered more than 2 to 1. This was
because they looked to Jehovah for help.
We too can trust in Jehovah as they did,
equipped with "the large shield of faith"
and "the sword of the spirit, that is, God's
word," as we carry on our spiritual warfare
against great odds. (Eph. 6:10-17)
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gatekeepers? (1 Chron. 9:26, 27) [ Oct. 18,
w05 10/1 p. 9 par. 8] The Levite gatekeepers
occupied an office of great trust. They
had the key that controlled entrance to
the holy areas of the temple. They were
reliable, opening the gates dependably
each morning. We too have been given a
unique trust, a special key, as it were,
with which we can open up, morning by
morning, the opportunity for others to
worship Jehovah God. We should guard
that trust well and use that key dependably.
9. How important was singing in ancient Israel?
(1 Chron. 9:33) [ Oct. 18, it- 2 p. 452
par. 9] Great importance was attached
to the singing at the temple. This is evident
from the many Scriptural references
to the singers as well as from the fact
that they were "set free from duty" common
to other Levites in order to devote
themselves wholly to their service. "The
singers" even continued as a special
group of Levites after returning from
Babylon. (Ezra 2:40, 41) Singing is likewise
an important part of our worship.
10. What was wrong with David's reaction described
at 1 Chronicles 13:11? [ Oct. 25, w05
10/1 p. 11] David's anger was not justified.
The problem was the result of his failure
to obey Jehovah's specific instructions.
(Num. 7:7-9) Apparently David analyzed
the situation and corrected his mistake
and successfully brought the Ark to Jerusalem
using the proper method. Rather
than becoming angry and blaming Jehovah
when our efforts fail, we must
analyze the situation and try to see what
caused the failure.
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Country Day trailed by 10 points early in the first set against St. Amant, but the young Cajuns shook off that slow start and battled for a 17-25, 25-19, 25-18, 26-24 non-district victory on Monday night at home.
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The Cajuns trailed 2-12 in the opening game before cutting the lead to 15-10, but the Gators closed out the first set on Kourtney Gremillion's kill. While the first set belonged to St. Amant, Cajuns sophomore hitter Tai Bierria took control of the second set. Bierria recorded nine of her team-high 26 kills as Country Day evened the match with a 25-19 victory.
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The final two sets were battles as the teams combined for 20 ties and 12 lead changes. In the third set, Caroline Perlis, who finished with four blocks, provided the blocking, and Maddie Leger, who finished with 19 digs, provided the defense while Bierria closed out the set with a kill through two Gators.
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Is the circus in town? Are there clown auditions going on? How else to explain the bad performance of men in the news this week?
It all started with the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Being the head of the World Monetary Fund and an expected French presidential candidate meant the media took note when Strauss-Kahn was escorted off his plane at JFK last weekend, minutes before takeoff. NYPD cops were responding to accusations from a hotel maid that the French political figure had sexually assaulted her in his $3,000-a-night suite.
We'll spare you the lurid charges - Google won't, if you're curious - but following her response to his "advance," the French leader, also known as DSK or "the great seducer" in his homeland, was in such haste to catch the next flight for Paris, he left his cellphone behind at the hotel.
Saying he's French doesn't quite cover it. After all, Italy's 74-year-old prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is in the midst of a high-profile trial involving sex with an underage prostitute. And what about reports of a "sizeable stash" of pornography found in the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound?
On the home front, Newt Gingrich replaced Donald Trump in the Republican presidential field, apparently not worried about the impact his many marriages and very public divorces will have on his chances. Then came the announcement of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child.
It's not as though the Republicans have a monopoly on this. Just ask Bill Clinton, or John Edwards, or, if you could, John Kennedy, who was state of the art.
Aside from providing free material for Comedy Central, these developments raise the eternal question: What is it with men? Is there some defect in our wiring? Especially ambitious men with designs on controlling big chunks of the world - why are they so unable to control smaller things closer to home?
Clearly, sex and power - not to mention, stand-up comedy- are inexorably intertwined. While it looks like the hotel maid might have finally gotten the good cards in this hand, it's all just another reminder of the distance from Mars to Venus.
Women are infinitely complex psychological beings when it comes to sex and relationships. For men, the whole subject is more like being in an auto supply store and never getting past the parts and fluids aisle.
The week's smartest, most touching and laugh-out-loud addition to the discussion comes in the movie "Bridesmaids." Showcasing the impressive talents of Kristin Wiig as star and co-writer, it makes its points about men, women and romance, basically by leaving men out of it.
Oh, there are some token males -John Hamm, once again playing the cad; and Chris O'Dowd, who's simpler and sweeter, even if he never quite explains how someone who sounds just off the boat from Ireland got to be a Wisconsin state trooper.
But even though the story revolves around an upcoming wedding in Milwaukee, the men are almost afterthoughts. Wiig and her endearing co-stars, led by Maya Rudolph and the movie-stealing Melissa McCarthy, are more interested in exploring the ties that bind among girlfriends.
Friendship, for openers -although, as the script makes clear, there's all the difference in the world between friends and best friends.
That's how Wiig and Rudolph start the story. But Rudolph's engagement seriously clouds the issue when a wealthy new friend, played to obnoxious perfection by Rose Byrne, enters the picture vying for the maid-of-honor role.
Apparently the sweetness of friendship has a dark underbelly of doubt, insecurity and jealousy. Already on the brink of a nervous breakdown with everything else in her life headed south, having to compete to be maid of honor sends Wiig's character right over the cliff, with hilarity and tender pathos attending her free-fall.
Produced by Judd Apatow, "Bridesmaids" proves that his trademark blend of crudeness, insecurity and sweetness need not just be a "guy thing." Or that not all chick flicks require hankies. Wiig, who's brave enough to make her vulnerability her strength, matches "The Hangover" for gross-out gags, good writing and great laughs and doesn't require any dumbing down to get there.
For all its quirky charms, "Bridesmaids" failed to dislodge Kenneth Branagh's classic feat of epic Thorytelling at the box office. Amidst its magical effects, "Thor" spins a fanciful love fable between a mythical Norse god and a contemporary lady scientist.
Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman create light, sometimes comic chemistry in the starring roles but no matter how strong their stirrings, we can never forget they're beings from distant galaxies.
Like men and maids everywhere.
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It seems the more things change the more they stay the same. it seems posters come and go to this board ---all seem to fall into the same category over time. They are either " this stock is a few days/weeks away from exploding to the up side" because good news is just around the corner . The others are the chartist." The charts point to a huge turning point in a few days ". I've seen them come and go.
I got into this stock from the Spin off fro FTEK many moons ago. Call me a dope because I believed in what the Company was doing was important for a number of reasons. Also call me a dope for , forever blaming the current or past management for the stocks failure.
After some serious reflection, 2013 will be my I last hurrah with CDTI. If Breese does not succed in getting Honda to put CDTI products into all Hondas[ not just Accords] and get an additional OEM { Nissan, Toyota or whoever ]to buy into this tech. And California doesn't finally come through with Heavy Diesel regulation compliance---Well I will bite the bullet big time-----then CDTI will go up!!!!!!
Sentiment: Hold
Let not your heart be troubled Wood Frog..........
Look at the long term chart, multiply the # of shares outstanding by the share price, view the revenues each year, and place a value on 200 plus patents, and of course, a new era of technology with a disruptive profile. Not a technology which is theory, not a technology in the planning stages. not a technolgy hoping to be qualified with an OEM..........no, a technology which saves 37% per unit according to Honda Motors. Business will always go where it costs less to produce.
Some of the posters are here because they understand that even with the artificial knock down at the hands of Greenberg & Schwartz, the company itself could be sold for more than its naked enterprise value. If CDTI management were to put this company on the market, as is, it would bring $50 to $75 million within 12 months. They just may decide to explore strategic alternatives.......
Craig Breeze"s personal options have no value whatsoever until they reach $2.86 per share.
Breeze is a sharp guy, the CFO is prudent and in command, and everyone in the organization is focused on making the completion of the total Honda product line quality/priority job one.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Spanspur---Excuse me if I reserve an opinion re Breese until I see a little more than just an Accord contract. I would have thought that by now---more than 6 months since the Accord announcement that Honda would have added some addition models ---if the savings are that great---why the delay. Again, if the savings are that good why aren't Nisson or Toyota or whoever knocking down our doors to get on board?
Believe me, no one hopes more than I do that Breese is CDTI's savior. I like other long term shareholders [ diluted more than I care to admit] though have seen many saviors come and go with the same horrible results.
One thing remains a constant------The Company gives us no information at all----two months now since any PR out of cracker jack IR department.
If, and I say If, as you say good times are just around the corner, the suitors will be sniffing around hot and heavy to buy up the Company. Let us truly see some more progress though before we spent all that capital gain!!!!


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In the solar corona, the electron-ion collision frequency is much lower than the electron cyclotron frequency. Thus, the Pederson (perpendicular) conductivity and the Hall conductivity are much smaller than the parallel electric conductivity. This situation can be considered in magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) by including a so-called Hall term in Ohm's law. Although the contribution of this term to the electric field is still small compared to the convection electric field, it effects an interesting deviation from the ideal MHD. A numerical simulation is performed to investigate the coronal magnetic field evolution with a Hall term in Ohm's law. The inclusion of a Hall term breaks certain geometrical symmetries that are allowed in ideal MHD or isotropic resistive MHD. Comparison of the two evolutions will be reported and possible observational effects will be discussed.
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Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Genre: Drama
Rated: PG-13
Directed by: Jane Anderson
Starring: Julianne
Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan
Released by: Dreamworks
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Optimism Conquers All
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the one hand, Evelyn Ryan of Defiance, Ohio has everything
one might aspire to as a 1950s homemaker: a husband whom
she calls "Dad" while he calls her "Mother;"
a busy, comfy home; white gloves to wear in public and
ten kids who never seem to be at each others' throats.
the other hand, Evelyn's life is rotten: her husband,
Kelly (Woody Harrelson) is an alcoholic prone to rages,
who pours away his meager earnings on liquor for himself
instead of milk for the kids. Meanwhile, the priest advises
her to grin and bear it…and then there are the ten
Evelyn, Julianne Moore grins and bears it beautifully
and effectively. Her coping mechanism is "contesting"
– entering competitions to compose advertising jingles
and slogans for cash and prizes. Turns out she's
very good at it, winning everything from $3 to a car and
all the appliances Kelly can't provide her with.
Her winning only exacerbates Kelly's anger, yet
it helps Evelyn to see the positive no matter how bad
things get.
Jane Anderson's use of cutaway scenes, cartoonish
effects and perky, plucky music keeps "the
Prize Winner" milkshake-frothy. Yet Anderson
gloss over Evelyn's hard knocks, such as a gross-out
scene featuring a wardrobe malfunction with a diaper.
Paradoxically, at other times Anderson's storytelling
is as cloying as a king-sized bowl of jell-o with extra
marshmallows—the most egregious example shows
Evelyn and kids merrily composing a jingle about a
sandwich while a blotto Kelly makes up his own about
how he's a
21st century standards, you'd probably say that
Evelyn needs a hug or, better yet, an intervention followed
by assertiveness training. It's exasperating to
watch her endure a marriage that these days would be considered
abusive. In the end, though, it's worth remembering
that expectations were different then, and Evelyn's
ability to combine sweetness, steel and nobility is, ultimately,
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Washout swallows two cars in Vt accident
LOWELL Vermont State Police say two cars carrying three family members plunged into a 15-foot-deep hole in a road washout created by heavy rain and a dislodged culvert.
Police said the members of the Richardson family, of Lowell, suffered minor injuries in the accident early Saturday in Lowell. A 16-year-old in the second vehicle suffered an arm fracture.
Police said the culvert under Mines Road was washed away sometime late Friday or early Saturday. A nearly 30-foot stretch of road went with it. The washout was north of the Eden town line.
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Federal lawmakers join state reps in attack on public workers
Right-wing federal lawmaker are backing up state government attacks on state and local workers' pensions through a measure that, if passed, would make the pensions virtually unaffordable.
What I learned from the Immokalee workers
Earlier this month I marched for three days with Florida's Immokalee farmworkers and their supporters.
Rank and file longshore leader honored at memorial
The South African government honored longtime International Longshore and Warehouse Union activist Leo Robinson with its Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award.
"Five day, no way," postal workers say!
The chant came loud and clear: "Five day, no way." At the Post Office here and all across the nation, postal worker unions turned out in huge numbers.
A union leader goes on a crusade for democracy
A top Communications Workers official has taken the union's democracy crusade to the good-government group Common Cause.
Workers to Hyatt: Put housekeeper on board of directors
Housekeepers will convene here tonight to nominate one of their own to sit on the hotel's board of directors.
Union leaders like Obama's choice for labor secretary
A top union leader who worked closely with Thomas Perez, President Obama's nominee to be the nation's next Secretary of Labor, says Perez can bring labor and progressive firms together.
To fix the 'real' economy, stop attacks on working families
Inside Cobo Hall, Detroit's convention arena, corporate CEOs gathered to discuss the state's economy at Gov. Snyder's two-day economic summit.
Largest union sportsman's event in Ohio highlights conservation project
The Pipefitter's Hall was packed, over 500 folks filing in for what was the eighth in a series of Union Sportsmen's Alliance public events.
"I am San Francisco City College" - city rallies to save beloved institution
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FAO to Provide Training on Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture
8 March 2011: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) will be offering training to national meteorological services, agriculture departments and other relevant institutions on performing impact assessments using the FAO-MOSAICC (Modelling System for Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change) tool.
The system and related capacity building activities will be trialled in Morocco in 2011 before being exported to other countries. The tool will help countries fill the gaps on understanding how agriculture and crop production will be affected by the impacts of climate change. The tool will examine how changing crop yields under a variety of climate change scenarios will impact national economies. This will then allow countries to develop effective adaptation strategies.
Trainings will be provided at host institutions in: statistical downscaling for climate data; hydrological modelling; crop modelling; dynamic computable general equilibrium models; and server maintenance. Optional training in statistics is also available, as well as continued assistance from the FAO team when the climate change impact studies are undertaken. The FAO-MOSAICC project is being developed under a joint programme of the FAO and European Commission on "Linking information in decision making to improve food security." [UN Press Release] [FAO-MOSAICC Site] [Climate Change Policy and Practice Story on the Launch of the FAO-MOSAICC Tool]


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Defense lawyers for former state senator Wayne Bryant are expected to call state Treasurer David Rousseu back to the witness stand in federal court in Trenton today.
Bryant is on trial for bribery and fraud, charged with steering state grants to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in return for a low-work job that padded his state pension.
Last week Rousseau testified that Bryant, while chairman of the Senate budget committee, had control of $4 million in a now-defunct state grant fund.
Rousseau's testimony pulled back the curtain on how millions of dollars in state grants were distributed in the 2005 and 2006 budget years, and prompted the public release of internal documents showing which lawmakers secretly funneled money to their favored projects and causes.
Bryant's lawyers began his defense Tuesday with nine witnesses, including two clergymen, who described Bryant as an honorable, trustworthy and law-abiding public servant.
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on January 13, 2013 - 1:00 AM
Alice Munro and Joyce Carol Oates – those doyennes of the North American short story – both have striking new story collections, Munro's 14th and Oates' 25th.
But it is the older Munro's "Dear Life" that transcends the genre, with four of its 14 stories being, in her own words, "the first and last – and the closest – things I have to say about my own life."
Munro has ventured this way before, but never so deeply as in this extraordinary quartet, comprising the collection's (and perhaps Munro's?) "finale" – which she begins, gently, with "The Eye."
Layered, like all of Munro's seemingly simple yet profound stories, "The Eye" finds Munro questioning authority from an early age: "When I was five my parents all of a sudden produced a baby boy, which my mother said was what I always wanted. Where she got this idea I did not know. She did quite a bit of elaborating on it, all fictitious but hard to counter … It was with my brother's coming, though … that I began to accept how largely my mother's notions about me might differ from my own."
A simple thought with lifelong repercussions – one that set Munro early on a quest for "what was true and what wasn't" and how she "knew enough not to talk to anybody about this."
With "Night," the finale's second story, we learn that Munro, as a girl, had an emergency appendectomy, which, she was not told till much later, also revealed a growth "the size of a turkey's egg" – another early untruth, or half truth, this time of omission. (And we have the selfish thought: How close we came to not having Alice Munro!)
What was certainly true, however, was Munro's "unsettled" relationship with her sister Catherine, five years her junior, and how, in adolescence, Munro harbored an unspeakable thought for no other reason than that she had thought it:
"I must not even think of it but I did think of it. The thought was there and hanging in my mind. The thought that I could strangle my little sister, who was asleep in the bunk below me and whom I loved more than anybody in the world …"
For countless nights, Munro takes walks in the dark, to keep herself – and Catherine – from the thought. In time, Munro tells her father of it – and the way this hard-working, thoughtful man handles the situation is packed in so tender a set of paragraphs that we can only read and reread and wonder and somehow sense, as if it were today, Munro's father, just outside, smoking a cigarette and tempering his words to a troubled teenage Munro.
We know the sequence of events here is told in works that, as Munro explains, "are not quite stories" but are "autobiographical in feeling, though not, sometimes, entirely so in fact." Yet we feel honored by their intimacy, as if we have been singled out to share in these beautifully rendered confidences.
"Voices," third in the quartet, speaks to Munro's relationship with a mother not liked much by others who would begin suffering from a rare form of Parkinson's in her 40s.
Here, Munro continues to let us in on her process – describing a party she attends with her mother where she sees a woman (obviously a prostitute) flamboyantly dressed in low-cut "golden-orange taffeta" for the dignified event.
"I think that if I was writing fiction instead of remembering something that happened," Munro interjects, "I would never have given her that dress. A kind of advertisement she didn't need."
The Canada of Munro's rural Ontario childhood comes through loud and clear here, and perhaps particularly so in the title story, "Dear Life," one of six stories in this new collection previously published in The New Yorker.
Munro's childhood home, she recalls, "turned its back on the village; it faced west across slightly downsloping fields to the hidden curve where the river (the Maitland) made what was called the Big Bend … And even farther away, on another hillside, was another house, quite small at that distance, facing ours, that we would never visit or know … But we knew the name of the man who lived there … Roly Grain, his name was, and he doesn't have any further part in what I'm writing now, in spite of his troll's name, because this is not a story, only life." Yes, "only life."
Here, Munro recounts an incident her mother told her of many times, concerning "a crazy old woman Mrs. Netterfield" – known for threatening a grocery boy with a hatchet. When Munro – her parents' firstborn, after two miscarriages – was left outside napping as an infant, her mother spied Mrs. Netterfield coming toward the baby carriage, and raced to retrieve Munro, running with her "for dear life."
It is only after her mother's death that Munro comes to know the truth about Mrs. Netterfield and why she was probably approaching their home. An ordinary truth, but breathtaking all the same, as is the way with Munro's work.
And this is perhaps never more so than in the final stories of "Dear Life," a quartet so simple yet profound it is as if there is no more of the Munro onion to peel.
Other of her stories here, most also previously published, deal just as baldly with the human condition, doubt and discomfort and, in two cases, physical disability.
Joyce Carol Oates, mistress of anguish and the macabre, does all of that as well – in her latest story collection, "Black Dahlia & White Rose" – while remaining on her signature dark side.
Unlike Munro, who completes her new collection with her title story, Oates chooses to begin with hers.
Marilyn Monroe, the protagonist of Oates' celebrated 2000 novel "Blonde," is the roommate here of another aspiring actress Elizabeth "Betty" Short – known as the Black Dahlia after her lurid murder in Los Angeles at the age of 22.
"It is too terrible for me to say," Monroe (still Norma Jeane Baker) mulls. "It is too terrible to think of Betty Short in this way, who was my friend and my s-sister … Oh Betty what has happened to you! Who would do such a thing & why – why to you?"
Oates uses the ampersand in lieu of the word "and" throughout this story – which also highlights Monroe's penchant for stuttering.
Whether or not Monroe actually roomed with Short is of course moot here: "Black Dahlia & White Rose" is unsettling on many levels, and we mourn the disillusion of both young women, lost to the worlds they sought so eagerly.
Deceit, abuse, indifference – and full-blown violence – reign, in varying degrees, in this and the 10 other stories in the collection, most of them published initially in The New Yorker, Harper's, Ellery Queen, Playboy and other venues.
In one, called "Roma!," a wife ponders "the particular beauty of another's decay – not our own." And we know all over again why it is we cannot turn away from the deep recesses of Oates' mind.
Dear Life: Stories By Alice Munro
Knopf; 319 pages, $26.95
Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories By Joyce Carol Oates
Ecco; 274 pages, $24.99
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LEWISTOWN - C. Roy Long, Jr., 95, of Lewistown, died on Oct. 25, 2013.
He was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1937 to 1950, and was a Flight Engineer on a B-18, in the Pacific Theatre, during World War II.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
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Detroit Pistons coach Doug Collins was fined $5,000 by the NBA yesterday for leaving the court with his players before the end of a game Tuesday against the Orlando Magic.
Collins was furious after Orlando's Anthony Bowie called a timeout with 2.7 seconds left so he would have a chance for a triple-double. The Magic was leading by 20 points at the time, and Bowie needed one more assist for the triple-double.
Collins waved his players to the side of the court, allowing Bowie to get the assist, then led his team to the locker room with just under one second remaining.


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Healthcare today is an extremely complex process and we know that it is sometimes imperfect. Incidence of harm in healthcare is a national concern. At GBMC, we believe that our patients have a right to know how we are doing and that we have made a commitment to be transparent and open about our efforts to provide safe and reliable care. Included on this website are many of the metrics we monitor such as hand hygiene, infections, patient satisfaction and quality care measures. Click on the name of the metric to learn more about what it is and see our most current measurements.
We also encourage you to visit the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) website for consumer guides on hospitals, long term care facilities, ambulatory surgery centers and health plans. Additionally we suggest you check out the Joint Commission's "Speak Up" program to learn how to take a more active role in preventing health errors. Our video library features 13 helpful videos from the Joint Commission.
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The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) rating is a standardized survey and data collection methodology for measuring patients' perspectives on hospital care. The survey contains 21 patient perspectives on care and patient rating items that encompass eight key topics, which include communication with doctors, responsiveness of staff, pain management and discharge information.
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score is important to GBMC because it helps us identify how well we are performing in a number of areas. Eight categories that span the patient experience are measured and 21 questions are asked that provide an overall rating of the hospital.
GBMC uses this feedback from completed surveys to improve our patients' experiences. For example, last year we identified nurse communication as an area to improve. A comprehensive action plan around hourly rounding was formulated and organization-wide training for standards of communication were implemented to drive improvement in this key domain. All staff, not just nurses and physicians, have been trained on these standards of communication. This is just one of the ways we've used HCAHPS feedback to improve the patient experience.
For patients who would like to see GBMC's scores and compare them to other hospitals, they're available on www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov. Patients are encouraged to view scores of local hospitals and use this as a factor in choosing where they receive their care.
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) is an infection of the urinary system, including the bladder and kidney that occurs in patients using a catheter, a tube inserted into the bladder through the urethra to drain urine.
CAUTI's account for about 35 percent of hospital acquired infections. GBMC is diligent in its efforts to prevent CAUTI. There are checklists available that help care providers with both the insertion and maintenance of the catheter to help prevent infection.
There are also educational efforts for both the patients and clinicians on catheters and CAUTI. Patients receive education from their clinician prior to insertion to learn about why they have the catheter and the risks associated with it. Clinicians are also re-educated periodically about proper insertion and maintenance of the catheter. They also work diligently to get the catheter out as soon as it is no longer medically necessary.
Hand hygiene plays an important role in preventing CAUTI. Patients are encouraged to ask their care providers if they've washed their hands.
CAUTI can cause patients severe discomfort, frequent urination and the overwhelming urge to urinate. Some of the bacteria that cause CAUTIs are becoming resistant to commonly used antibiotics and that decreases the choices for treatment. They may reduce immunity and in severe cases, may spread to the kidneys.
Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections
Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (all hospital)
A Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) is a serious infection that occurs when germs cause a bloodstream infection in a patient who has a central line in place. A central line is a tube that is placed in a large vein of the neck, arm or chest and delivers fluids, blood or medications to a patient.
All patients with a central line are at risk for developing CLABSI. Infections may cause patients pain and suffering resulting in a longer hospital stay with more complications and in some cases can be fatal.
GBMC clinicians make it a priority to educate all patients, when possible, about the risks associated with a central line before insertion. As a patient, it's also important to ask questions of your clinicians such as:
• "Is a central line necessary for my treatment?"
• "When can my central line come out?"
It's important to note that the less time a central line is in the patient, the less risk there is for developing an infection.
Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene
Proper hand hygiene is the number one way to prevent infection and the spread of disease. At GBMC we routinely monitor our compliance through the use of "secret observers". Our Hand hygiene rates are the percentage of times staff are secretly observed performing hand hygiene when required:
- Upon entry and exit from a patient's room
- Prior to patient contact
- After removing gloves
- Before an invasive procedure
- Before and after touching soiled dressing or a wound
Clinicians and staff are recommended to use soap and water for 15 seconds or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Our goal at GBMC is to reach 100 percent compliance.
Patients are encouraged to ask clinicians if they have washed their hands. Although this may be difficult, clinicians have become used to this as a standard question from patients and don't mind being asked.
Reduce Serious Safety Events
Reduce Serious Safety Events
A serious safety event is an unanticipated adverse event that is not part of the natural course of the patient's disease, which results in serious harm to the patient or has the potential to result in serious harm. It is our goal at GBMC to significantly reduce these types of events.
The goal of GBMC is to provide perfect care to our patients; when an SSE does occur, we review our system of care to identify ways to prevent that event from happening in the future.
Using an advanced electronic reporting tool, GBMC staff and clinicians are able to take a close look at every safety event, examine why it happened and provide learning throughout the organization on the best safety practices.
Patients can assist in preventing safety events by being an active part of the healthcare team. Patients should be aware of their medications and treatment. We encourage patients to ask three important questions of their healthcare providers:
• What is my main problem?
• What do I need to do?
• Why is it important that I do this?
We also strongly encourage patients to carry a current list of medications and to know how and why to take them. Open communication between patients and their care providers is important. If something doesn't seem quite right, patients should ask their provider. For more information, visit the National Patient Safety Foundation at http://www.npsf.org/for-patients-consumers/patients-and-consumers-key-facts-about-patient-safety/.
Surgical Site Infections as Identified Through NSQIP
Surgical Site Infections as Identified Through NSQIP
The National Surgical Quality improvement Project follows randomly selected, consecutive surgical patients for thirty days following their procedures to give an accurate measure of the development of a surgical site infection or other complications.
Now more than ever, patients are seeking information about the quality of care they're receiving and what their hospitals are doing about improve. GBMC has always maintained a focus on quality, especially in the area of surgical quality improvement. Because of this commitment, GBMC participates in the American College of Surgeons National Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP.) This is the leading nationally validated, risk-adjusted, outcomes-based program to measure and improve the quality of surgical care.
Only about 10 percent of hospitals participate in this program. GBMC feels that the in-depth knowledge gained from NSQIP makes this an important investment. Patient education is a huge part of this program and GBMC has made a significant commitment of time and resources to ensure patients are receiving proper education on a number of issues such as home care, postoperative instructions and rapid identification of issues that could be or may lead to infection.
Patients should always follow the instructions of their care providers to reduce the risk of such issues as surgical site infections.
Surgical Site Infections — Hips & Knees
Surgical Site Infections — Hips & Knees
A Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place. Surgical Site Infections are the second leading cause of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) nationwide.
Anyone undergoing surgery is at risk for a surgical site infection. SSIs can range from minor infections causing redness and irritation at the incision site to the more serious infections that would require implant removal and further surgeries.
GBMC has many new initiatives to help protect patients against surgical site infections. As a part of Project JOINTS, an initiative GBMC is participating in with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), patients undergoing elective hip and knee replacement surgery are given special preoperative baths and cleansing wipes to use at home prior to surgery. These wipes reduce the amount of bacteria on the skin, which is the most common cause of surgical site infections. Patients are will also screened for methicillin Resistant (and Sensitive) staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA) by obtaining nasal swabs before admission to the hospital. If the organisms are found, patients will be treated before surgery.
Patients are encouraged to ask their surgeons what measures are being taken to prevent surgical site infections.
Core Measures
Core Measures:
At GBMC, we measure compliance with best practices for several common diseases and care processes. Our dashboard provides an overview of the total score within each measure, known as a composite score. A perfect score is 100 percent.
GBMC's goal is to deliver consistent, quality care following evidence-based practices. These practices have been shown to improve outcomes and reduce the risk of complications. For example when having surgery, we know that when patients receive their antibiotic within one hour of the time of incision, they have reduced risk of surgical infections. We measure how well we follow the best practices and work to provide perfect care.
There are 33 Core Measures for four different care processes.
• Acute Myrocardial Infarction
• Community Acquired Pneumonia
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Surgical Care Improvement Project
It's important for patients to be aware of these measures, particularly those that affect them directly. Patients and families are always encouraged to have a questioning attitude about their healthcare. Asking questions is the best way to understand why certain tests are ordered and treatments are given.
(Note: These measures are a requirement for participation in the Medicare/Medicaid program and results, although about 9 months old, are available on www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov.)
Hospice Patient Comfort Within 24 Hours
Hospice Patient Comfort Within 24 Hours
Any hospice patient (residing in their home, in a facility or in the inpatient centers) under the care of Gilchrist Hospice Care with an incidence or evidence of pain, should be brought to his/her comfort level within 24 hours.
Some patients with end stage diseases that are served by Gilchrist Hospice experience varying levels of pain. The national comfort measure question for individuals receiving hospice care asks: "Was the patient brought to comfort within 48 hours of admission?" A patient's comfort is Gilchrist Hospice Care's highest priority and as such, has set its goal for patients to be brought to their comfort level within 24 hours for any incident of pain.
It's important for patients to get relief as soon as possible so that they're able to spend as much quality time with their loved ones at the end of life.
Patients and families should stay informed about the types of medication being administered and potential side effects. Some good questions to ask the care providers are:
• What are the effects of this medication?
• Are there any pain relief alternatives to medication?
• What can be expected within the next 24-48 hours?
• Are the side effects temporary or will they last only for the duration that the patient is on the medication?
A patient's pain level is routinely assessed by talking about the pain they're experiencing and finding out information such as the level of pain and where the pain is located. Medication adjustments can be made after each assessment.
For patients who are unable to self report, care providers look for non-verbal clues such as grimacing, body rigidity, facial expressions and guarding of certain areas when they move, to help care providers determine if the patient is experiencing pain. Patients are monitored for effectiveness of the medication which can be adjusted as necessary until the patient's signs and symptoms of pain have been relieved.
The Board Quality CommitteeThe Board Quality Committee is responsible for oversight of the quality and safety of the care provided to patients of the GBMC Healthcare. The membership includes board members, physicians, nurses, patients and family members. The Committee recommends and oversees achievement of the annual quality and safety goals. In addition, they work with leadership to promote a culture of safety throughout the organization. Reports are provided to the Board of Directors at every meeting. Quality and Patient safety is the first report on the Board agenda which allows ample time for discussion.
Have a question about patient safety at GBMC? Contact Us
Committee Members
Ms. Carolyn Candiello
John B. Chessare, MD
Andrew Clive
Cate O'Connor-Devlin, RN
Timonthy Doran, MD
Ms. Kaye Flamm
Ms. Darlene Fleischmann, ESQ
John Flowers, MD
Paul Foster, MD
Neal Friedlander, MD
Mr. David Hynson
Amanda Icenroad, RN
Mr. Benjamin Lucas, II
Ms. Jane Mace
Mr. Jerry McCann
Mrs. Catherine McDonnell
Dorothy Needer, RN
Robert Palermo, MD
Jody Porter, DNP
Melissa Sparrow, MD
Mr. Steven Thomas , ESQ
Ms. Marion Thompson, Chair
Harold Tucker, M.D.
John Wogan, M.D.


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Mike Vogel crossing his fingers over 'Captain America' screen test
Mike Vogel and some of his cohorts from "She's Out of My League" were crossing their fingers on Friday, for the actors' forthcoming screen test audition for the role of Captain America.
"I'm trying not to jinx it," Vogel, visibly excited, beamed to HitFix.
The 30-year-old actor, who plays pal Jack to lead Kirk (Jay Baruchel) in "League," spoke briefly on the "great opportunity" to try out alongside six other candidates, including Chace Crawford and John Krasinski. "So I don't want to talk about it too much."
"We're going all be walking around this week like this," said "League"cohort Lindsay Sloane, who crossed both her fingers, facing Vogel.
The role is up for the Marvel/Disney adventure "The First Avenger: Captain America," due July 22, 2011. Lensing is set to start this summer with "The Wolfman" director Joe Johnston leading the way. A follow-up "The Avengers," is due in 2012.


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The last time we saw the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, we'd rather forget.
A coronation of back-to-back NL champs somehow morphed into the first few bars of Taps and the Birds haven't been back to play at 700 Clark St. until today.
Coming off a 3-3 road trip that could have been much better (losing a 1-0 game and another one in 16 innings after blowing 4 leads) or much worse, the Cardinals have the first games against the team expected by most to take the NL Central… the Cincinnati Reds.
Yes, the pomp will be welcome and I'm 100% sure that the emotion of having 45K faithful remember Stan the Man will be AWESOME… but, beyond all of that… this is a pretty critical game and series against the Reds. Just so much good stuff going on today, we figured it'd be best to put it all in one post so you can enjoy the day.
It's Opening Day. A St. Louis holiday. And here's what you need to know:
Pep Rally: Joe Buck's downtown anytime after 10:30a. Why Joe Buck's? 1) Giving away good tickets to the game today. 2) Autographs from former Cardinals. 3) Live music. 4) These are being given away:
Stan Musial: Opening Day marks the first time the Cardinals family will be together at Busch Stadium for a game since the passing of Stan Musial earlier this year. On Monday Stan and Lillian Musial's four children, Dick Musial, Gerry Ashley, Janet Schwarze, and Jean Edmonds will unveil a memorial marker in left center field as part of the Opening Day ceremony. All fans will also receive a #6 sticker to honor Stan.
Clydesdales: Fans can see the Clydesdales pre-game when they start staging near Poplar Street and Broadway @ gate 1 around 1p today. They'll make a lap around the field to kick off pre-game ceremonies as well.
Opening Ceremony: The pre-game ceremony begins at 2:30p. and kicks off the 2013 season with the famed Budweiser Clydesdales and appearances from Missouri Governor Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon, St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley, St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay, Fredbird, Team Fredbird and an American Bald Eagle, courtesy of the World Bird Sanctuary. The ceremony will feature all four of the team's Commissioner's Trophies from each of those World Championship teams ('67, '82, '06, and '11), as well as the introduction of the Cardinals Hall of Famers and 2013 Cardinals.
National Anthem: The National Anthem will be performed by six members of the Gateway Harmonica Club of St. Louis. Stan Musial was an honorary member of the club. Scott Sir Force Base will present the colors and American Flag in center field.
First Pitch: Former Cardinals, pitcher Jason Isringhausen and center fielder Jim Edmonds, will throw a ceremonial first pitch.
Game time is 3:15 today and the weather radar for the game is here: LINK HERE


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Even though weather forecasts predicted scattered rain and storms, Mother Nature kept her sunglasses on and gave residents and visitors to SummerFest in Fairview Park a great weekend of fun.
Led by a colorful parade, activities got under way Friday evening at Bohlken Park. Dry conditions and hot temperatures kept vendors busy as they provided cool drinks and food to the crowds that roamed the grounds. Saturday found much of the same, as temperatures climbed into the high 80s.
It was a great day for the Junior Women's Club pancake breakfast, followed by the Dick Nicoloff Memorial Car Show. Public safety officials from Fairview Park, Bay Village, North Olmsted, Olmsted Township, Rocky River, Westlake and the local Community Emergency Response Team sweated it out on the baseball diamond as the annual Friends for the Community Foundation Charity Softball Tournament took place throughout the afternoon.
The stage was a busy place, too, as dance groups, musical acts and other entertainment kept visitors in a summer frame of mind.
There was only one major glitch during the weekend, a faulty generator that kept the amusement rides on the midway dark Friday night. The carnival vendor was able to locate and install a replacement generator so that all rides were operating by midday Saturday.
All in all, it was a great weekend to enjoy the sights and sounds of Fairview Park — especially for the guy in the dunk tank.
See more Fairview Park news at cleveland.com/fairview-park.
Mlady is a freelancer from Parma. Contact her at email@example.com.


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Lions Club disbands 'FISH' in Lehigh
To The Editor:
The Lehigh Acres Lions Board of Directors voted to disband FISH (Friends in Service here) based on the lack of need due to Medicare supplying much of the needs of our citizens as well as the lack of manpower to support this program any longer.
We wish to thank all who have assisted us with this program for several years.
Jacqueline Landon
Lehigh Acres
Landon is the secretary for the Lehigh Acres Lions Club. Ed.
Mystery about vet receiving Bronze Star cleared up
To The Editor:
Mr. Vern Medaugh contacted the National Personnel Records Center earlier this year and requested a free set of replacement medals. We responded to him in August explaining which medals we could verify and exactly which medals would
be sent to him and by whom (the Tank and Automotive Command office in Philadelphia). In his case some of the medals he was authorized are temporarily out of stock and the Bronze Star Medal was shipped separately. There is no mystery or government waste involved in this instance.
Niels J. Zussblatt
Management Analyst
National Personnel Records Center
National Archives and Records Administration
Philadelphia, Pa.
The story was in last week's Citizen. Medaugh said he received a bronze star medal in the mail but didn't know why. Ed.
Two deficits; one debt - many solutions
To The Editor:
Federal deficit - When the government spends more than it brings in, there is a deficit. This year the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects a deficit of $1.3 trillion, which will be added to our national debt.
Federal trade deficit When a country imports more than it exports, there is a trade deficit. The U.S. projected trade deficit for 2011 is $429 billion.
Federal debt Cumulative deficits over many years add up to produce national debt, which must be paid eventually. The current U.S. national debt is $14.9 trillion.
Currently Congress is discussing free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Fair Trade is a better solution than Free Trade. Fair trade would balance imports and exports from any given country so that they balance and do not contribute to the U.S. trade deficit. Fair Trade would promote U.S. jobs. NAFTA took American jobs. Free Trade is not Fair Trade for American workers.
The only way for the U.S. economy to recover is jobs in both the private and public sector. The government ought to pay its bills, but solutions to current budget shortfalls should not lead to policies that reduce jobs.
Jobs are the ultimate solution to a healthy economy and increased government income.
Congress has appointed representatives and senators to reduce our deficits and debt. Hopefully they will do it with wisdom and bi-partisan solutions. We must pray that they implement policies that will increase jobs, not cut costs no matter who gets hurt. They should do what benefits the people of their districts, or we should vote them out of office.
Some 55,000 American factories have closed since NAFTA. Not only have tariff-free goods flooded American markets but American companies have chosen to move factories abroad for cheap labor.
Our votes will matter in 2012. Vote to support jobs in this country.
Joan Patterson
Lehigh Acres


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At HealthPark Medical Center we offer spacious labor, delivery and recovery rooms and mother-baby postpartum suites, along with our 18-bed OB Special Care Unit. We consider a patient's family and friends a very important part of care, so fathers and significant others are always welcome.
HealthPark Medical Center is one of 11 hospitals in Florida certified as a Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center. Our services include high-risk obstetrical care, Level II & III Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) and Neonatal Transport Teams. The goal of the program is to deliver optimal medical care to women with high-risk pregnancies and newborns with complications. Studies have indicated that outcomes can be greatly improved by providing this specialized health care to pregnant women and newborns who are at high risk.
Labor and Delivery Suites
Our Family Birth Suites allow you to stay in one homey and comfortable room from the time you check in until after your baby is born. When your special day arrives, you will be escorted to one of our spacious birthing suites. Jacuzzi tubs are available in the room for comfort during labor if desired. Our team of labor-trained nurses and support staff will be ready with the latest technology as well as the touch of a hand and a reassuring voice. If special care is needed for high-risk mothers and their babies, specialists are just a phone call away.
Mother-Baby Postpartum Suites
We recognize the importance of the mother-baby bonding experience and make every effort to keep the family together as much as possible after birth. Babies routinely stay in their mother's room during their hospital stay in the mother-baby postpartum suites. While in the Mother-Baby Unit, the nurse caring for you will also care for your baby and answer your questions. We welcome and encourage family participation during the postpartum period. Our expert nursing staff helps new parents by teaching them how to bathe, feed and care for their new babies, as well as offering printed educational information.
Breastfeeding Support
For your convenience, comfort, and breastfeeding success, all of our nurses are certified breastfeeding counselors and can help support your breastfeeding needs 24 hours a day. We also offer certified lactation consultants for additional breastfeeding support.
OB Special Care
Most pregnancies are a time of joy and anticipation, but sometimes complications occur during pregnancy that requires hospitalization.
The OB Special Care staff provides professional, specialized care to families experiencing complications of pregnancy. We understand the special needs of women and families facing the uncertainty of a high-risk pregnancy.
Whether your stay is 2 days or 2 months, we provide care designed just for you and your family through our team of registered nurses, board-certified maternal/fetal medicine doctors, case managers, medical social workers, dieticians and other staff. A Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is close by and the NICU staff is available before your delivery to give you information on what to expect if your baby should need specialized care.
Family education and lactation consultants are available to prepare you for childbirth and breastfeeding your infant.
Pet therapy volunteers visit those patients who are hospitalized for long periods of time, and the staff helps ease your hospital stay with activities like journaling, art therapy, crafts, and more.
Tours of the facilities at the Family Birth Suites at HealthPark Medical are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00 am and 6:00 pm once a month. Please call 239-343-5271 to schedule a tour and get the monthly evening tour dates.
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Most people enjoy a night out at an Indian restaurant in order to sample a delicious curry but it really is quite easy to prepare this dish in one's own home. The advantage of preparing it at home is also that curries improve their flavour after a few days, so after cooking the curry it is usually a good idea, once cooled, to store in a Tupperware in the fridge in order to reheat and serve a few days later. Doing this allows the curry to penetrate the chicken thoroughly, as when one marinades, and will result in a much tastier dish.
Ingredients needed for a dish for four people are the following:
extra virgin olive oil
4 chicken breasts diced
1 large onion diced
1 red pepper diced
1 desert spoon of madras curry powder
1 small jar of mango chutney
1 banana sliced
handful of sultanas
freshly ground black pepper
Fry the onions and red peppers in a frying pan with hot olive oil until the onion is transparent and the red pepper is soft. Fry the diced chicken, which has previously been seasoned with salt and pepper, separately and once cooked and golden add to the frying pan with the onions and red peppers.
Now add the madras curry and stir it in well until everything is impregnated with the powder, although make sure to lower the heat at this stage to avoid the risk of burning.
Immediately after add the jar of mango chutney and then refill the jar with water and add this as well. Let everything simmer for about 10 minutes and then add the sultanas and sliced bananas and simmer for another ten minutes.
(TIP: when filling the empty jar of mango chutney with water, replace the lid tightly and shake the jar vigourously before adding to the pan - this will ensure that any last remnants of the mango chutney will not be left behind in the jar).
As mentioned above, once cooked this can be either eaten immediately or stored in the fridge for a few days.
Curries are usually best served with basmati rice, pita bread and popadoms and then on a side plate sliced bananas, pineapple cubes, diced cuumber and diced tomatoes can be served in order to cool the palatte as Madras curry is considered to be medium to hot in strength.
In the summer a curry such as this one can also be served with a fresh green leaf salad with a yoghurt dressing.
(TIP: If one finds that the curry is too strong/hot it can be cooled down at the final stage by adding a carton of natural yoghurt).


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Forget about what the rating should be in order to properly represent the story. Forget about whether legit performers will sign on for an NC-17 treatment. That's all irrelevant. There's no chance it will be NC-17. I'll tell you why.
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Harry, allegedly attempting to be funny, delivered the line in November, when black comedian Stephen K. Amos performed at the 60th birthday of Harry's father, Prince Charles, according to Amos, who appeared Tuesday on the U.K. chat show The Wright Stuff.
At the time, recalled Amos, "I wanted to say, 'How is I supposed to sound?' "
'Racist Stereotyping'Reaction to the exchange has been strong. "Many young people will be disgusted by his remark," said Naomi Byron, national secretary of Youth Against Racism in Europe, reports the U.K.'s Daily Mirror.
"But it is not just Prince Harry that is at fault," she is further quoted as saying. "The aristocratic, rich circles he moves in obviously don't have a problem with this kind of racist stereotyping."
Added former Commission for Racial Equality chairman Lord Herman Ouseley: "It is very sad that Prince Harry thinks black people all talk in the same way. It just goes to show how ill-educated members of the upper classes can be."
No CommentA spokeswoman for Harry tells PEOPLE, "We don't comment on allegations about private conversations involving the prince, and we are unable to confirm whether it did or did not take place."
Contacted by PEOPLE, Amos's agent also had no comment, as the office has not been able to talk to the comedian.
2002: Harry gets caught smoking marijuana