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Community Hospital groundbreaking for Post Partum private rooms is May 3
MUNSTER — The Community Hospital will break ground Thursday on a $5 million expansion of its Birthing Center. The expansion marks the first time the hospital's building has been expanded in nearly 10 years and represents the first phase of an effort to convert to private rooms.
The expansion will add 11 patient rooms, offering a total of 25 private rooms to the hospital's Post Partum unit where care is provided to new mothers after they deliver. Currently, all of the hospital's birthing suites are private so this expansion will extend these same accommodations to new mothers throughout their hospital stay.
A ground breaking ceremony will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday May 3 on the hospital's rooftop garden, the site of the new construction. Among those who will be invited to help break ground for the expansion will be Angie Wilson, the first baby born at Community Hospital and who now works as a nurse in the hospital's Neuroscience Unit.
"These 11 new rooms are a significant beginning for us as we begin to eliminate semi-private rooms here at Community Hospital," said Don Fesko, Administrator of Community Hospital. "We always tried to accommodate patient requests for private rooms, but as the area's busiest hospital, this is a challenge and the only real solution is to begin adding rooms."
Community Hospital delivers about 2,500 babies a year, more than any other hospital in Northwest Indiana. This expansion follows a $2 million remodeling and upgrade to its 16-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery in 2003.
"With the completion of this expansion project, our Family Birthing Center will offer new mothers the privacy they desire for one of the most intimate times in their lives," Fesko added. "These new rooms will enhance the comfort of patients and better accommodate family requests throughout the birthing experience here at Community Hospital."
The expansion of the Family Birthing Center will push the building out over a portion of the hospital's rooftop garden. The 11 new private rooms in Post Partum are expected to be completed by February, 2008. The existing semi-private Post Partum rooms will be converted to private and remodeled. The all-private Birthing Suites will also be remodeled as part of this project. The hospital's three nurseries, which include the special care and neonatal units, will not be affected by the project.
The private rooms in post partum will feature new wall paper, ceiling finishes, flooring, flat panel TVs, draperies, art work as well as the latest equipment and new technology; the nursing station will be relocated to a central position closer to patient rooms and will feature new cabinets and counters. The birthing suites, which are already private, will be updated with new wall finishes, ceiling and draperies.
"The new Post Partum unit will have the same home-like feel of our birthing suites along with the private accommodations," Fesko said. "Our new Birthing Center is being designed for the comfort, privacy and special needs of our new families."


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Cognitive impairment (dementia) is known to be very common among elderly schizophrenic patients, raising the question if these patients are more prone to develop Alzheimer disease (AD). Purohit et alArticle report a comprehensive clinicopathological study of 100 cases of elderly schizophrenic subjects. They found that although clinical dementia was extremely common among these patients, postmortem examination of the brain specimens revealed only a small percentage of cases with pathological changes of AD or other dementing neurodegenerative diseases. The dementia in elderly schizophrenic patients, therefore, must be related to some alternative mechanisms.
Changes in cell size can be indicative of pathological processes in the central nervous system. Rajkowska et alArticle compared neuronal and glial sizes in the prefrontal cortex from postmortem brains of schizophrenic, Huntington diseased, and normal subjects. In the brains from schizophrenic patients, large neurons, particularly those in layer III, were atrophied, indicating a selective vulnerability of the connnections between the prefrontal cortex and other cortical areas. The patterning of cell size change in Huntington disease differed from that in schizophrenia in exhibiting considerable neuronal loss and gliosis.
Some patients with schizophrenia exhibit a slow deterioration in their cognitive and functional abilities that extends into late life, suggesting a neurodegenerative process. Using sophisticated methods to identify and quantify common markers of neurodegeneration and other forms of neural injury in the cerebral cortex of elderly persons with schizophrenia, Arnold et alArticle found no increases in neuropathological markers compared with elderly control cases and no significant correlations between markers and clinical ratings obtained prior to death. Neurodegeneration does not appear to play a role in schizophrenia, even in the most ill and deteriorated individuals.
Both the size of brain structures and brain metabolism itself are often reduced in schizophrenia. One exception is the striatum—the dopamine-rich target of antipsychotic drugs—which is larger and more active in some patients. Hypothesizing that these changes are drug-induced, Shihabuddin et alArticle measured striatal size and metabolism in never medicated vs previously medicated patients; both were greater in the treated subgroup. Higher metabolism was linked to increased adverse effects. Future studies should determine whether atypical antipsychotic drugs achieve their therapeutic effects without increases in striatal size and metabolism, and whether absence of increases predicts a favorable adverse-effect profile.
There is strong evidence from human and animal studies that serotonin activity decreases in the fall and winter months. Exaggerated decreases in serotonin activity might contribute to the depressed mood, increased eating behavior, and increased sleep experienced by patients with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Levitan et alArticle report that female SAD patients in the depressed state have altered hormonal and mood responses to the serotonergic drug m-chlorophenylpiperazine. This suggests that women with SAD have an abnormal decrease in central serotonin activity during their fall/winter depressive phase.
Depressive symptoms are a common feature of schizophrenia, complicate the course of recovery, and introduce a heightened risk of suicide. Tollefson et alArticle reported on an international sample of nearly 2000 patients with schizophrenia or related disorders. Over half had at least moderate depression. The novel antipsychotic agent, olanzapine, outperformed the standard neuroleptic, haloperidol, on a series of mood-related measures. These findings suggest that symptoms of depression within schizophrenia, including suicidal ideation, are treatment responsive.
The effect of depression on return-to-drinking among persons with alcohol dependence has been controversial. Greenfield et alArticle consecutively recruited individuals hospitalized for alcohol dependence and followed them monthly for 1 year after discharge from the hospital. They found that subjects with a diagnosis of major depression at the time of entry into alcohol treatment relapsed to drinking after hospital discharge sooner than those without major depression. There was no gender difference in this effect.
The rapid spread of human immunodeficiency virus in impaired populations challenges prevention specialists to develop behavior change interventions that can be tailored to the special needs of persons with cognitive and attentional limitations. Susser et alArticle report on a randomized clinical trial that demonstrates the effectiveness of a sexual risk reduction intervention for homeless men with severe mental illness. The experimental group showed a substantial reduction in risky sexual behaviors compared with a control group throughout the 18 months of follow-up.
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Walker having difficulty handling Kaepernick's fastball
Harbaugh: 49ers added plays to utilize Kaepernick
Jim Harbaugh: "Delanie will want to get on the Jugs (machine) and make sure he's catching those balls." (USA TODAY IMAGES)
SANTA CLARA -- Coach Jim Harbaugh knows as well as anyone how difficult it can be to catch one of Colin Kaepernick's passes.
Harbaugh said he routinely drops some of Kaepernick's darts during pregame warmups. And he sees improvement from his team in adjusting to Kaepernick's high-velocity throws. Kaepernick's passes were measured at 59 mph at the NFL scouting combine in 2011. As a high school pitcher, he routinely clocked in the low-90s.
Perhaps nobody has struggled as much as tight end Delanie Walker, who had a couple catchable passes slip through his hands Saturday in the 49ers' 45-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers in an NFC divisional playoff game.
For the season, Walker dropped nine of the 37 passes in which he was targeted, according to Pro Football Focus.
"He's caught a lot of passes, too. And it's something we'll look at it, and Delanie will want to get on the Jugs (machine) and make sure he's catching those balls," Harbaugh said of Walker, who caught 21 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season.
When asked if some of his players have a difficult time catching passes from Kaepernick, Harbaugh said, "I know I do in pregame. I got to wear gloves and I still drop a few. It gets on you real fast."
Harbaugh said he sees the team's pass-catchers learning how to adapt to Kaepernick's throws.
"I definitely see the guys adjusting to Colin's throws,"Harbaugh said. "As you expect through repetition in practice that would occur. It's been tremendous. Michael Crabtree, there's a guy -- name a guy who catches the ball better. All he does continue to do is catch and catch and catch the ball. So a tremendous game by him."
Over the past six games, Crabtree has caught 44 passes for 657 yards and six touchdowns. The other six wide receivers and tight ends -- Randy Moss, Ted Ginn, A.J. Jenkins, Vernon Davis, Walker and Garrett Celek -- have combined for just 35 catches for 524 yards and one touchdown during that period.
One of Kaepernick's best plays -- in a game filled with exceptional plays -- was a soft throw he made to running back Frank Gore that came on a third-and-10 and resulted in a 45-yard gain against Packers defensive back Charles Woodson.
"Colin's got the ability to put touch on the ball as well," Harbaugh said. "You saw the ball he threw to Frank Gore, running to his left out of the pocket, he was a threat to run or throw at that point. He kept his eyes up the field and laid a feathered ball in there for Frank, and that created a big play in the game.
"There were throws that were piercing, once again in this game, when he powered the ball through the defense to Randy in the middle of the field and to Vernon Davis, 45-50 yards the ball was in the air on a line and to a spot. heck of a grab by Vernon on that particular play."


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It's been difficult the last week listening to people talk football in this area and not hearing a conversation similar to this:
"Their running game stinks.''
"Yeah, but the passing game looks good.''
The conversation could be about either Penn State or the Steelers - which is ironic considering both teams' offenses are traditionally run-oriented.
Of the two, though, the Steelers should feel better about themselves. They, at least, played one of the best teams in the NFL and one of the best defenses, too.
With all the worrying among Steelers Nation after last Thursday's 13-10 opening win over the Tennessee Titans, one should note that not too many teams will be able to run on the Titans this year.
That's not to say the Steelers don't have problems with their running game - Willie Parker may not be completely healthy, the line was a problem all of last year and is working in a new starter (Trai Essex at right guard), and they may be missing fullback/tight end Sean McHugh (injured reserve) more than one might think.
The Titans game, though, at least showed the Steelers right away where they need the most improvement.
They'll need to improve this week because the Chicago Bears have a strong front four on defense and may keep the Steelers from being effective on the ground again.
A better gauge will be in Week 3. If the Steelers have trouble running the football against the Cincinnati Bengals, it will be more alarming.
About the Bears
n The Steelers have won just once in 12 tries in Chicago but have only played there three times since their Super Bowl run of the 1970s.
n Bears quarterback Jay Cutler threw four interceptions last week, but if the Bears' secondary didn't break down on one long pass, he would have beaten the Packers in Green Bay.
n Soldier Field's grass playing surface was re-sodded on Tuesday and could be a factor in Sunday's game.
NFL Week No. 2
Game of the week: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. Sunday (NBC). This game will get all the hype, but Baltimore-San Diego is just as intriguing.
Upset special: Cleveland (+3) at Denver.
Fantasy tip: Don't get too discouraged with your Houston Texans. They'll probably struggle again this week, but they're a team that has started slow in the past.
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The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center (Hartford, CT) and the
"Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture" project at the
University of Virginia announce a two-day conference, June
1-2, 2007, at the Wilde Auditorium, Gray Conference Center, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT.
Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the
conference will bring together nationally known scholars
from eight different academic fields - history, African
American studies, women's studies, children's literature,
art history, music history, drama and literature - to
explore the story of Stowe's story as a cultural
phenomenon. The presentations will address
the larger meanings of Uncle Tom's Cabin in many media and
over many periods of America's cultural history. This
multi-disciplinary approach will give the participants a
rare chance to reach past the boundaries of their fields,
and to share their expertise with a wide audience, which in
turn will have many chances to interact with the presenters.
Presenting scholars and their topics are:
Joan D. Hedrick, Trinity College, "Stowe's Life and Uncle
Tom's Cabin"
Michael Winship, University of Texas at Austin, "History of
Uncle Tom's Cabin as a Book"
Mary Kelley, University of Michigan, "Uncle Tom's Cabin and
Women's Writing"
Patricia R. Hill, Wesleyan University, "Uncle Tom's Cabin
as a Religious Text"
Richard Yarborough, University of California, Los Angeles,
"African American Responses to Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Jo-Ann Morgan, Coastal Carolina University, "Illustrating
Uncle Tom's Cabin"
John W. Frick, University of Virginia, "The Ante Bellum
Dramatizations of Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Deane L. Root, University of Pittsburgh, "The Songs of
Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Louise L. Stevenson, Franklin & Marshall College, "The
'Tomitudes': The Novel in the Parlor"
Patricia A. Turner, University of California, Davis, "The
Tom Shows"
Violet J. Harris, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
"Uncle Tom's Cabin as a Children's Book"
Stephen Railton, University of Virginia, "Uncle Tom's Cabin
on Film"
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This past week I had another rat mammary tumor case. Rats are prone to mammary tumors, and these can form in just about any location on the body. As you can see in the photo, this rat had a large, ulcerated and infected tumor that was attached to the skin near the left armpit area. Unfortunately due to cost, the owner decided to humanely euthanize this rat.
The next case was a middle-aged ferret with the two most common tumors of ferrets. He had a right adrenal gland tumor and a tumor in the pancreas.
Adrenal gland tumors overproduce the sex hormones and androgens, which can cause a wide variety of problems. In this case the adrenal tumor was causing hair loss, itchy skin and some aggressive behavior toward other ferrets that he normally got along with. The aggressive behavior is from the excessive hormones.
The tumor on the pancreas is called an insulinoma. It overproduces insulin. When there is too much insulin, the blood sugar becomes abnormally low. A low blood sugar level will cause the ferret to become weak and wobbly in the rear legs. If left untreated, this can lead to seizure activity, coma and eventually death.
Fortunately the owner decided to treat the ferret, so surgery was scheduled. The surgery revealed two tumors on the pancreas, which I removed. The right adrenal gland was enlarged and had spread into the lobe of the liver on top of it. The lobe of the liver was removed along with the right adrenal gland. Sometimes when part of the liver is removed, the blood sugar level drops. Conversely when an insulinoma is removed, the blood sugar level may become elevated (like a case of diabetes).
This ferret's blood sugar level right after the surgery was in the high end of the normal range, but it continued to rise and became abnormally high after a few days. Most of the time the blood sugar level decreases as the remaining portion of the pancreas starts to produce insulin again. Only rarely will the blood sugar level remain elevated. If this occurs, insulin therapy is needed to control the blood sugar level.
This ferret recovered just fine, and no insulin injections were needed.
See all of Dr. Murray's columns>>
Posted: September 22, 2010, 5 a.m. EDT
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Jury selection today for the trial of Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong
The first stage of the trial of Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong starts this morning with jury selection at the federal courthouse in Erie.
Those chosen for the jury will hear evidence in the "pizza bomber" case. They will decide whether Diehl-Armstrong conspired in the bank-robbery plot that ended in the bombing death of pizza deliveryman Brian Wells on Aug. 28, 2003.
Diehl-Armstrong has said she was framed. Once jury selection ends, 30 to 50 government witnesses will start to take the stand against her. The trial is expected to last as long as a month.


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Building ruined by fire
FLAMES IN DOWNTOWN ERIE: At about 9 p.m. on Sept. 27, 1908, a policeman making rounds noticed smoke pouring from a building at 15th and State streets. The policeman alerted L.W. Lawrie, owner of Lawrie Bros. Furniture Store, who ran into his storeroom and discovered a smoldering fire. Within hours, the blaze decimated the building, leaving behind "the charred and blackened skeleton of what had been one of Erie's largest and finest business blocks." In addition to Lawrie's store, C.A. Curtze's Lake City Spice Mills, Jacob Haller's Wholesale Grocery and the offices of Henry Mayer, owner of the building, were destroyed, with losses estimated at $326,500. Luckily, rain during the day dampened the surrounding buildings, preventing the fire from spreading. The Erie Daily Times estimated that had the blaze occurred the previous evening, "a path of blackened ruins would mark the course of the wind from Fifteenth and State streets to the lake."
ALSO IN 1908: Six cars participating in an around-the-world auto race from New York City to Paris passed through Erie. The stretch from Buffalo to Erie took 10 hours, and the drivers said the roads here were some of the worst they'd seen.


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BLACK MADAM, the transgender urban Goth singer facing murder and assault charges for injecting silicone into women's buttocks at "pumping parties," has broken her silence.
In letters sent to the Daily News, Black Madam, legally known as Padge Victoria Windslowe, said she is remorseful for the death she is charged with causing and wants to plead guilty.
But she was emphatic that she did not commit murder because she does not believe she acted with malice in the Feb. 7, 2011, death of British citizen Claudia Seye Aderotimi, 20.


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Dinosaurs Do It For 65,000,000 Years.
Researchers at Berkeley have just concluded a study indicating that dinosaurs reached sexual maturity during their teenage years, just like me! Of course, dinosaur puberty had a few differences:
But despite these divergences, I'm sure awkwardness with the ladies still plagued our saurian brothers. After all, no T-Rex is going to be able to work up the nerve to ask a girl to the tar pits when he's all self-conscious about his gimp arms.
And unlike human teens, his inability to reach his own genitals meant the sexual frustration was totally insurmountable. At least not without rubbing himself against a rock or getting an accommodating Dimetrodon friend to help him out, and the guys that did that were never quite the same.
How do the scientists know that all this is true? Well, as one researcher put it, "They wouldn't be ovulating if they weren't of reproductive age."
Careful; that motto can get you in trouble in most states.
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Why not eat the whole egg?
Why not eat the whole egg?
Of course. They make excellent "tortillas" when whisked with cream and cooked very thin. Nutritionally, however, egg whites are best served with their yolks.
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It's party time Tom Cruise fans. Save the date. March 14, 2014. That's the opening day of Tom's new epic sci-fi thriller, 'All You Need Is Kill.' Warner Brothers Pictures officially announced the release date today. We know where we'll be on March 14, 2014. Sure, it's a year and a half away, but with such an impressive artistic team behind the movie (see below), and a super cool Japanese graphic novel as it's source (see below), we know it will be worth the wait.
In the movie, Tom plays a soldier fighting in a war with aliens. Quickly, he is killed but finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, enabling him to live and become better skilled along the way in the hopes of finally saving himself and defeating the aliens.
Oscar® nominee Cruise (the 'Mission: Impossible' films, 'Collateral,' 'Jerry Maguire') will star alongside Emily Blunt ('The Devil Wears Prada,' 'The Adjustment Bureau') and an international cast that also includes Bill Paxton ('Aliens,' HBO's 'Big Love'), Jonas Armstrong (BBC TV's 'Robin Hood'), Tony Way (HBO's 'Game of Thrones'), Kick Gurry (Australian TV's 'Tangle'), Franz Drameh ('Attack the Block'), Dragomir Mrsic ('Snabba Cash II'), and Charlotte Riley ('World Without End').
Doug Liman ('The Bourne Identity,' 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith') is directing the film from a screenplay by Dante Harper, Joby Harold and upcoming 'Jack Reacher' writer/director Christopher McQuarrie. The movie is based on the acclaimed graphic novel 'All You Need is Kill' by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
Hiroshi Sakurazaka was born in 1970. According to his publisher's website, after a career in information technology, he published his first novel 'Wizards' Web' in 2003. His 2004 short story 'Saitama Chainsaw Massacre' won the 16th Hayakawa's S-F Magazine Reader's Award. His other novels include 'Characters' (co-written with Hiroki Azuma) and 'Slum Online.'
All You Need is Kill was published in Japan in 2004. Its English version hit shelves in 2009.
While you count down the days till March 14, 2014, share your excitement with the entire TomCruise.com community on Twitter, Facebook, WhoSay, Orkut, Gree, Sina Weibo, Google+, Tumblr, and Tencent Weibo. Plus, get all the latest news and insider information when you sign up for the TomCruise.com official newsletter today!
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Baked Salmon
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 10 mins
Another 'don't know where it came from' recipe, but it tastes good, so who cares!
Ingredients Nutrition
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
- 1 lb boneless skinless salmon fillet
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, lightly crushed to release oils
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, juice of, divided
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1⁄4 cup dry breadcrumbs
- Spray a shallow baking pan with nonstick coating.
- Add wine.
- Place fish in pan, and sprinkle with oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Sprinkle with juice of 1/2 lemon and 1 Tbsp olive oil.
- Top evenly with tomato and onion slices and chopped parsley.
- Drizzle with remaining lemon juice.
- Mix breadcrumbs with remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil, and sprinkle over veggie topped salmon fillets.
- Bake in a 450 degree F oven for about 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily.
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Eating this now. Suggest new name for recipe - white wine poached salmon with garlic, tomato and onion. YUMMO. Super easy to prepare. Made me open a bottle of wine. Lots of reasons to love this recipe. Yes, I would in fact serve this for company...thanks for asking! :)
This was a very good dish to make when you want a change in how you make salmon. It was very taste, almost greek in flavor. Yum. (I wonder how sprinkling a little feta on top would taste.) It seemed like there was a little too much wine as it was quite soupy at the bottom. Thanks I enjoyed this and will use it again.
Overall, good flavors and a good concept. However, the salmon took nearly 3 times the suggested amount of time to cook! It was a bit frustrating to take it out after 15 minutes (suggested time was 8 - 10) and still find it VERY raw in the middle. Great recipe, but make sure you allow time for extra cooking!


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Well, he didn't take any damage in his last fight so if he's feeling good I think Bika is a good matchup, he keeps you honest and will make Froch stay on top of his game. the possibility for a war is there so it will be good for fans as well..........he will always have issues with certain styles so I would not consider Rodriguez or Degale if they are trying to hold out to make 2-3 more big fights within the next calender year. not saying he wouldn't win, but i dont know if he looks good in those fights
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from a sales point of view degale is obviously a big draw in the UK, should get out of nottingham and up to manchester and bring the event to the people with Brook having a tune up on the undercard and gavin rees getting his title shot on the same night
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I would love Pavlik to get his shot at Kessler.
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Typical with most things on tv or in the news
On the Marilyn Dennis show today they had a nutritionist on talking about Paleo Diets (they will be talking about diets all week and the links will show here in a day or two). Wow was she awful, I think she only did a 30s google search rather than read any of the books on the Paleo/Primal way of life.
her example breakfast: Egg-white omelet - (wtf why throw away those tasty yokes)
served a nice lunch with a plate full of veg and some protein but she focused on the protein
She did say it had lots of good nutrition and could be used as a good detox but the low carb would be hard. PRIMAL/PALEO IS NOT ABOUT LOW CARB, it is about avoiding grains dairy and other problem foods.
Her examples to improve the diet, fist (already on it), sweet potato (if you want it eat it) then sprouted grain bread. So much misinformation about improving the diet with things that are permited etc...furious for that type of reporting to be go on!
Eating primal is not a diet, it is a way of life.
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Typical with most things on tv or in the news
When you mentioned the part about the bread, it almost makes it sound like someone paid her to talk bad about Paleo/Primal eating ways. Hmm...
Today I will: Eat food, not poison. Plan for success, not settle for failure. Live my real life, not a virtual one. Move and grow, not sit and die.
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I got a response from the show: "Thank you for your email Rob I will happy to forward it to the producer of this segment. D. Melissa Hershberg is however a weight loss specialist and we are doing our best to represent each diet fairly."
No response to the fact she missrepresented the Paleo/Primal way of eating at all. I googled her and of course she has her own book to push....lets guess do you think her type of diet might come out at top?
Eating primal is not a diet, it is a way of life.
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What materials did you use? Various yarns, rat tail cord, floss, ribbons and cotton perle were sewn or couched on to fabric with Decor Bond on the backside.
What are you most proud of? I am proud after learning some new techniques, such as couching and attaching a rat tail binding, that I actually did it and had so much fun!
Finished my project and LOVE it!!! Thanks SO much Carol for this wonderful technique that I WILL use again for sure! :) Hope I added the photos correctly or in the right place...
Your embroidery added so much texture to your piece. Love it! Thanks for sharing!
Very cool piece. Don't you just love how all the colors, stitches and couching materials pull together so nicely? I certainly do. Great job.
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Stormwater management practice comparison: Australia and USA
Greg Blaze
Manager Investigation and Design
Greater Taree City Council
New South Wales, Australia
This article is presented as part of the partnering agreement between APWA and its Australian counterpart, the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA). The APWA International Affairs Committee proposes these articles to assist in the exchange of ideas between our international partners. This issue we hear from Greg Blaze who was the recipient of an IPWEA Foundation Scholarship which allowed him to undertake a study tour to the U.S. to compare stormwater management practices.
Stormwater management in New South Wales (NSW) has progressed significantly in recent years, due in part to the direction from the Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) for councils to prepare urban stormwater management plans in the late 1990s. Similarly, in the United States, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) has been a driving force in addressing pollution from stormwater runoff, by requiring an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit to cover stormwater discharges. This article discusses the different approaches to stormwater management in each country.
Stormwater Management — Plan or Permit?
Local councils in New South Wales were given a Directive from the NSW EPA in 1998 that required the preparation of Stormwater Management Plans (SMPs). The Directive was in accordance with the Protection of the Environment Administration Act, 1991. The plans were to be completed within a one- to three-year period depending on the size of the council.
The US EPA followed a different path, requiring municipalities to obtain permits covering the discharge of stormwater into receiving waters. This was in response to the 1987 Amendments to the Clean Water Act. Phase 1 of the NPDES stormwater program commenced in 1990. This required permit coverage for stormwater discharge for municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) with populations greater than 100,000.
In 1999 the US EPA published the Phase II Final Rule. This requires permit coverage for stormwater discharges from small municipalities, generally with populations below 100,000. The application for these permits should have been completed by March 2003.
Stormwater Management Plan Requirements — NSW
The Directive from the NSW EPA required local councils to develop SMPs that cover urban residential areas under post-development conditions. Issues like erosion and sediment control are covered in the other documents. The SMP should:
NPDES Permit Requirements — USA
In the United States the NPDES requires municipalities to obtain a permit and develop a stormwater management program to prevent pollutants entering the waterways via the storm sewer system.
In order to achieve water quality objectives, the permit application is required to address six elements termed "minimum control measures.†These control measures are:
Funding – The NSW Experience
Whilst the direction from the NSW EPA for councils to develop SMPs was initially received reluctantly, it was accompanied with the sweetener of the State Government providing 50 percent of the cost of development of the plans. Added to this was the formation of the Stormwater Trust (State Govt) that has seen funds provided for the implementation of a significant portion of SMPs throughout the state.
As an example, Greater Taree City Council, which is a medium-sized rural/regional council, has expended over $1.2M in the last four years on stormwater management projects (structural and non-structural) with the following cost apportionment:
Reality Check – NSW, Australia
The Directive of the NSW EPA that all councils in NSW are required to provide Stormwater Management Plans has resulted in raising the awareness of stormwater quality issues across the state in both local councils and the community.
The formation of the Stormwater Trust has ensured that plans have the necessary funding base to commence implementation, and in many cases sufficient funds have been provided, such that stormwater programs are well in advance of initial expectations.
Projects that have received funding from the Stormwater Trust cover a wide range of aspects of stormwater management. There are structural measures including constructed wetlands and gross pollutant traps, and non-structural such as industrial audits and projects aimed at raising community awareness.
In a nutshell, things are happening on the ground, SMPs are being implemented, the community is becoming more aware of stormwater issues, and pollutant stress on the waterways is slowly reducing.
Reality Check — USA
The NPDES Permit system adopted by the United States covers a broad range of stormwater polluting issues. Phase I permits for cities with populations over 100,000 have been in operation for a number of years.
Phase II permits for cities/municipalities fewer than 100,000 were required to be obtained by March 2003, with the program fully implemented by March 2008.
Discussions with a number of stormwater managers and public works directors from cities in several states evoked a wide variety of responses to the issue of Phase II permitting for stormwater management. The spectrum of responses ranged from those who considered their stormwater program a model for others in the area to emulate, to those who were still unsure as to their requirements under the NPDES and concerned over the financial burden that the permitting would place on their community.
At the APWA Congress in Kansas City, Ron Norris, Director of Public Works for the City of Lenexa, Kansas, when outlining that city's response to the Phase II permit, stated that, "You can be in compliance or you can make a commitment. If you make a commitment, then the paperwork will be your compliance.†Many other managers and community leaders would do well to adopt a similar approach.
Stormwater management in New South Wales and the United States is enjoying a high profile at the present time. Whilst each area is using different techniques (plans or permits) to achieve their objectives, the results in both locations will lead to a reduction of pollution of the waterways.
Implementation of stormwater programs has been relatively successful in recent years in NSW, due in part to the availability of funds from the Stormwater Trust. Similarly, Phase I permits for medium and large cities in the U.S. has seen significant works reducing pollutants entering waterways. It would appear, however, that many smaller cities requiring permits under Phase II have limited resources and a lot of work to do to achieve the required results.
Greg Blaze is the Manager Investigation & Design at Greater Taree City Council, New South Wales, Australia. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tijuana to host 2003 Mexican Public Works Conference in May
The Association of Mexican Municipalities (AMMAC) National Public Works and Services Conference will be held May 14 through 16, 2003 in the dynamic commercial and industrial city of Tijuana, Mexico, just across the border from San Diego.
This annual event brings together public works officials and vendors from throughout Mexico to discuss technical and managerial issues affecting the delivery of public works and services in Mexico. It is also an opportunity for the APWA/AMMAC Task Force to review their work program for the upcoming year.
A national delegation of APWA members will participate in all activities of this conference including technical presentations and as exhibitors. Our APWA delegation will be headed by APWA President Marty Manning and International Affairs Committee (IAC) Chair and past APWA President Jerry Fay, as well as other APWA members from throughout the United States who are interested in the improvement of our partnership with Mexico.
This year's AMMAC conference is being held in conjunction with the Mexican Construction Industry Chamber's Expo Construcción Internacional 2003, a major construction industry trade show. APWA members interested in participating in this trade show should take special note of the fact that the United States Department of Commerce is offering assistance to any U.S. company that would like to attend this event, through a special international exposition certification program. This is a unique opportunity to become exposed to the growing market opportunities in Mexico, and all APWA members should consider attending this event.
You can get more information about this event from APWA by contacting Julio Fuentes at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also reach the U.S. Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce by contacting Judith Valdes at firstname.lastname@example.com, phone 011-52-(664)-622-7495. Information will also be available on AMMAC's website at www.ammac.org.mx. We hope that you can join us in Tijuana in May!
Using humor when talking with international visitors
An old Chinese proverb says, "You get sick by what you put in your mouth, but you can be hurt by what comes out of your mouth.†In his book, Do's and Taboos of Humor Around the World, Roger Axtell says, "Every culture enjoys some form of humor. But, humor has difficulty crossing cultural boundaries because what is humorous in one country is often not humorous in another.â€
The smile may be the most universally understood form of non-verbal communication in the world. However, even with the smile, one cannot assume that the meaning is the same all over the world. For example, in some cultures in Asia or West Africa, a smile can mean that a person is uncomfortable or sad. The author has observed that some West Africans might smile on sad occasions, such as a funeral, and he found this confusing. To the individual in this West African culture, it is perfectly acceptable. To an American, this is strange. There are cultural issues involved.
There are some basic rules that are advisable to follow. Humor is indigenous to each culture, and it is very difficult to export. Involving wordplay and very colloquial expressions, humor requires exceptional knowledge of a language and an in-depth understanding of the culture. Ethnic-type humor, stereotyping, sexist, off-color, cultural, or religious humor should be avoided. Political humor can be effective in certain circumstances, but be cautious and test this humor with a confidant. When in doubt, play it safe and avoid humor. Americans, in particular, love to begin speeches with a joke. Be cautious when taking this style to other cultures. And lastly, laugh at yourself. This will often diffuse some otherwise tense situations.
Cultural Proverbs
"Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.†— Scottish Proverb
"Go often to the house of a friend; for weeds soon choke the unused path.†— Scandanavian Proverb
"When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.†— African Proverb


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Come on, Twitter is so last-quarter! When are we going to see Google Wave integration?
Why not just use an AddThis button which already supports a lot of destinations?
Did I make the screen shot. Cool!
Really though, this is good stuff.
We've considered it, but around the time we were thinking about using it we were asked to add support for MSDN's bookmarking service and decided that we needed (wanted) the flexibility to add destinations ourselves. Their widget does look amazing though and has many customization options!
It is also worth noting that using their widget, I couldn't put a custom URL in for twitter, while leaving the full URL for a service like DIGG.
Well, I do a lot of my dev testing as you on my local machine
Mostly because you are not an admin and your name is easy for me to remember!
I love these small update posts. The editor enhancements are very cool and the URL-shortener is a nice addition.
Awesome. Thank you Duncan and team!
Could you guys look at this issue in a future round of updates?
Nice work. Thanks for the additions!
We are working on that, but the player isn't making it easy... it was built using all Grid controls so it auto sizes a bunch of things and moves the whole media element up when the video isn't as high...
but yes, we are working on it!
I like that you used some code from Oxite. Too bad I removed that class today.
This issue should be fixed now, widescreen videos are displayed with top/bottom letterboxing
Hi Duncan, I am one of the developers of the TinyMCE editor, we noticed the Bing spellchecker API a while ago and was thinking of implementing it, but it would be sweet (and save some time) if we could look into your implementation. Get in touch for further discussions, mail to joakim at moxiecode dot com.
How would I implement this spellchecker API on tinyMCE?
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Junior Varsity
AHS 18, Borger 0
Russell Webb threw a five-inning no-hitter and picked up his fourth victory of the season as Amarillo High blanked Borger in the first round of the Amarillo Independent School District JV Tournament on April 20. Luke Britten homered for the Sandies, who opened the game with a 10-run outburst in the first inning. Amarillo High pounded out 15 hits and capitalized on six Borger errors.
Randall 11, Plainview 7
The Raiders outhit the Bulldogs 14-7 and used their offensive output to get past Plainview during the opening round of the AISD JV Tournament on April 20. Kyle Edwards (1-0) picked up the win for Randall, which scored in each inning but the second. Matt Rainey homered for the Raiders.
River Road 13, Palo Duro 5
The Wildcats used a strong pitching performance by Chad Hall to get by the Dons in opening-round action of the AISD JV Tournament on April 20. Hall limited Palo Duro to only three hits while improving to 2-0 this season. Leslie Shaw took the loss for the Dons. With the win, the Wildcats improved to 8-2 thus far. The Dons' record was not reported.
Tascosa 16, Dumas 4
Pitcher Cody Gladney picked up win number one this year in leading the Rebels to a convincing victory in the opening round of the AISD JV Tournament on April 20. Tascosa's Ryan Zimmer added a home run, as the Rebels knocked out 16 hits and took advantage of seven Dumas errors.
Randall 13, Canyon 4
Jacob Felton allowed only five hits over seven innings in leading the Raiders to a win over the Eagles on April 17 in Canyon. Felton also was 3-for-4 at the plate, including a double, and scored twice. Randall notched four runs in the second inning to take a 4-1 lead it would never relinquish. The Eagles were down 13-2 entering the bottom of the seventh before scoring twice to give the game its final margin.
Tascosa 10, Plainview 0
The Rebels' Anthony Martinez hurled a complete game three-hitter as Tascosa eased past Plainview on April 17 at Tascosa High School. Chase Kalka homered for the Rebels, who also capitalized on five Bulldog errors in scoring five runs in the first two innings and five more in the fourth frame. Tascosa pounded out eight hits and improved to 8-7 with the win.
AHS 15, Palo Duro 2
Amarillo High scored eight runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back in beating the Dons on April 14 at Palo Duro High School. The Sandies took an 11-2 lead into the fifth inning before scoring four more times for a 15-2 advantage. Palo Duro failed to score in the bottom of the fifth, thus ending the contest on the 10-run rule. Amarillo High remained perfect this season, at 11-0, with the win. The Dons' record was not reported.
Tascosa 14, Palo Duro 5
The Rebels outhit the Dons 9-5 and easily got past them on April 19 at Tascosa High School. Josh Zorsky (2-1) got the win for Tascosa, which improved to 7-7 on the year. Palo Duro jumped on top first, scoring four times in the top of the first inning. The Rebs battled back, however, and produced three-run innings in each of the first two frames to go ahead 6-5. Tascosa sealed the game by scoring eight times in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Tascosa 15, AHS 11
The Rebels were the survivors of an April 17 slugfest in which Tascosa and Amarillo High combined for 26 runs, 26 hits and 13 errors in a wild contest at Rebel Field. AHS struck first, scoring five runs in the top of the first inning before Tascosa answered back with six in the bottom half. The Sandies regained the lead 9-6 after two innings of play, and even went ahead 10-6 before Tascosa scored six times in the fourth to grab a 12-10 advantage. AHS scored once more, but the Rebels added three tallies in the sixth inning to provide the final margin.
Girls Softball
Junior Varsity
PDHS 19, WT High 18, 8 innings
The Lady Dons got quite a lift from a five-run final inning and squeaked past West Texas High in an exciting contest April 15 at Martin Road Park. WT High scored first in the game, taking a 6-0 lead into the second inning before the Lady Dons got on the board. Palo Duro added three runs in the third and five more in the fifth, although WT High also scored five in the fourth inning. Palo Duro led 12-11 entering the seventh, but after scoring three times, WT High took a 14-12 advantage. The Lady Dons then knotted the game with two runs in the bottom half to force extra innings. In the eighth, WT High scored four times for a seemingly insurmountable lead; however, the Lady Dons rallied once again and scored the five runs it needed to come away victorious. Catcher Anna Marie Shaw and winning pitcher Gricelda Barajas each homered for PD, which improved to 3-9-1 with the win.
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Marisa Miller Shares New Picture of Son Gavin Lee, 9 Months: "He's All Boy!
Love is in the air!
Marisa Miller's little boy isn't so little anymore! The supermodel-turned-actress tweeted an adorable picture on Monday, Oct. 7. "Pure Joy," she captioned. Dressed in an Alexander Wang T-shirt, the 35-year-old blonde tossed her Splendid-clad cutie in the air for the adorable snapshot.
"Now that Gavin Lee is almost 10 months old, his personality is really coming out," says the R.I.P.D. star, who welcomed her firstborn with husband Griffin Guess in December 2012. "He is all boy," she tells E! News. "He loves to roughhouse and be tossed in the air!"
The photo is certainly proof of that!
In addition to raising her baby boy, Miller is currently looking at new film projects slated for 2014.


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On the floral sofa, Molly Lowe grapples for her thoughts. Her mind is scattered and hostile, prematurely deteriorating. The inability to articulate frustrates Lowe, and she begins to weep. Her hand grips a wrinkled tissue; she presses it to her face as she shakes her head.
"I know what I'm dealing with," she manages to say. "It's miserable. Miserable."
Lowe, 54, of Amarillo, is one of more than 5 million people in the U.S. living with Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that damages and destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior.
No cure for the disease is known.
And yet, Lowe lives with resilience, doing what she can to inform others of the disease and raise support for ongoing research.
November marks the 30th anniversary of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. Efforts nationwide are ongoing this month to spotlight the condition.
"Molly is such an inspiration for all of those going through the disease," said Tracy Sommers, area director of the Amarillo chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
"She told me when I first met her that she was not going to let this disease get her, and she wants her voice to be heard for all of those going through this now."
Lowe, formerly a registered nurse, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease the day she turned 52 in January 2011.
When daily tasks involving numbers, writing and remembering medical terminology became an increasing struggle, Lowe sought medical attention from a specialist.
The diagnosis devastated Lowe and her family.
"I hung up the phone and cried for the years and memories I knew we would be robbed of," said Lowe's 27-year-old daughter, Megan Neal. "Mom was in the prime of her life. I immediately felt my world was crashing around me."
Commonly thought to be an illness for the elderly, Alzheimer's disease has been diagnosed in about 200,000 people in the U.S. younger than age 65, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
Lowe, a single mother of three grown children, now lives with her 83-year-old mother and now primary caregiver, Peggy Blanton.
The disease has changed almost everything about daily life for Lowe.
"Alzheimer's disease has no survivors," Sommers said. "It slowly and painfully takes away a person's identity, ability to connect with others and way of life."
Lowe quit working immediately following the diagnosis.
"Being in a job where her actions affected the lives of others, she no longer felt capable of performing her tasks," Neal explained. "It was too risky."
As her health continued to worsen, familiar tasks like driving, managing finances and even using a cellphone became challenging. Eventually, Lowe became unable to communicate properly.
She was forced to withdraw herself from friends, church and other social arenas.
"Mom is very aware of what she is less and less capable of doing," Neal said. "She gets incredibly frustrated when she sees her independence being taken from her."
Lowe relies on family to care for her, a shift that has been difficult, Neal said.
"The tragedy of this disease is that you are forced to watch the person you love more than anything lose their ability to function and the memories they cherish and not being able to do one thing to stop it," Neal said.
Of course, Lowe has good days: Days when she is peaceful and affectionate, laughing and joining in conversations about life's simple joys, particularly grandchildren.
And hope remains.
Lowe and her family have become staunch champions of Alzheimer's disease awareness and research. Because of her early diagnosis, Lowe has even had opportunities to tell her story at conventions and other events.
"It is more important than ever to become proactive in fighting this disease," Neal said.
"Mom tries to speak to as many people as she can about her disease and challenge them to do something to help find a cure. She knows there is a lot left to live for."
Finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease is an ongoing effort, Sommers said, and progress is being made.
Various treatments help improve quality of life for Alzheimer's disease patients, and many clinical trials are offered for individuals who have the disease, caregivers and volunteers.
Especially during National Alzheimer's Awareness Month, Sommers said she encourages people to become acquainted with the disease and support efforts to cure it.
For Lowe and others with Alzheimer's disease, the possibility of a remedy provides comfort and encouragement.
"Mom is the most courageous woman I know because every day despite the struggles she faces she gets up and carries on," Neal said. "She confronts this disease head-on, and for that she is my hero."


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Poverty rate up by 8.5% in 2 years in Puducherry
By Debjani Dutta | ENS - PUDUCHERRY
Published: 28th July 2013 08:32 AM
Last Updated: 28th July 2013 08:42 AM
While the UPA government wants you to believe that the poverty line sank across the country during its tenure, in Puducherry, its behaviour was much like the Centre's fluctuating blood pressure. From a high of 14.2 per cent in 2004-05, it dropped like a stone to 1.2 per cent in 2009-2010, but then shot up to 9.69 per cent in the next two years. As your family doctor would say, yo-yo BP is a warning sign that needs treatment.
The fluctuation has been most acute in the villages — from 0.2 per cent in 2009-10 to 17.06 per cent in 2011-12. Large scale migration from neighbouring states to Yanam and Puducherry has been a major reason for the rise in rural poverty rate. In urban areas, the rise in BPL population is 6.3 per cent. A total of 1.24 lakh people live below the poverty line, with 69,000 and 55,000 people in rural and urban areas respectively. The per capita expenditure per month is `2,309.92 in rural areas and `2,959.82 in urban areas.
However, Puducherry has the highest state poverty line in the country, estimated at `1,301 per capita per month for rural areas and `1,309 per capita per month for urban areas.
The national poverty line, on the other hand, is `816 per capita per month in rural areas and `1,000 per capita per month in urban areas.
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It is said that the shabby rooms of New York City's fabled Chelsea Hotel are inhabited by ghosts—of Mark Twain, Janis Joplin and other luminaries who once occupied them. But none of the wandering souls could tell a more haunting tale than the spirits of Nancy Spungen and her lover, Sid Vicious. For it was in the early morning hours of Oct. 12, 1978, in room 100, that Sid ended his tempestuous 21-month relationship with Nancy by stabbing her to death with a hunting knife. Four months later, in agony without her, he ended his own tortured life as well.
At the time, Sid was 21 years old. As bass player for the Sex Pistols, which had broken up a year earlier, he was a member of one of Britain's most influential and incendiary punk-rock bands. Nancy, 20, had been his most ardent fan. Together, the couple were in the forefront of rock's avant-garde, two dog-collared nihilists who brought their twisted, gothic romance to its ill-fated end.
The daughter of an upper-middle-class Philadelphia businessman, Nancy had problems "almost since birth," says her mother, Deborah Spungen. "She was volatile." An emotionally disturbed high school grad, she abused drugs and repeatedly attempted suicide. But when she met the 19-year-old John Simon Ritchie in 1977 at a friend's London flat, she could hardly be described as aimless. "Nancy came to England with the express wish, much like a groupie, to bed a Sex Pistol," says Pamela Rooke, a buddy of Sid's who was working at a punk clothing shop on London's trendy Kings Road at the time. "And in a way, Sid was easy meat."
Raised in southern England by his mother, Anne Beverley, now 63, a troubled single mother who had her own history of heroin use, Sid was lonelier offstage than his bad-boy persona suggested. "Deep down he was a shy person," wrote photographer Dennis Morris in a pictorial history of the band 1991's Never Mind the B*ll*cks. "I think he was frightened of the audiences.... Sometimes he showed no emotion at all." At 16, after his first few one-night stands, says Beverley, Sid told her, "Mum, I don't know what people see in sex. I don't get anything out of it."
Nancy, who had worked as a prostitute in London, figured out how to turn him on. They moved into Rooke's flat, not far from Buckingham Palace, sharing a mattress on the dining room floor. "Everybody wanted to be with Sid, but unfortunately he came with Nancy," says Rooke, now a veterinary nurse on the southern coast of England. "She was unbelievably thick-skinned, one of the most unlikable people I've met. Everybody could see through her—except Sid."
The two were archetypally codependent. "Sid didn't have any normal, ordinary relationships, and I think the sex part overtook him," says Rooke. "I always saw him as being the child to Nancy as mum. She was one of those doting people, and he had never had that in his life." Predictably, Nancy's overbearing presence soon led to friction with the band. Lead singer John Lydon (then billed as Johnny Rotten) "would plead with him to get rid of her, but to Sid she was like a crutch," writes Morris. "When they were together he was like a kitten, but without her he would go crazy." In time, says Nils Stevenson, the Sex Pistols' tour manager, Sid came to "dislike everything—except heroin and Nancy." Things came to a head in 1978, on the Pistols' only major tour. Throughout the American concert dates, Sid "was erratic," according to Morris. "No one knew why. It seemed he missed Nancy. Sometimes he wouldn't eat at all. He'd drink heavy and take lots of drugs." Fed up, John flew back to Britain halfway through the tour. Nancy joined Sid in New York City.
After the couple moved into the Chelsea Hotel in August, their relationship took an even stormier turn. "There was a violent episode four days before she died," says Deborah Spungen. "She said he'd been hitting her. I spent the next days worrying. And then she didn't call. And never called again."
On the morning of Oct. 12, responding to a report of a domestic dispute, police entered their Chelsea Hotel room and found Spungen, clad in blood-soaked bra and panties, crumpled under the bathroom sink, dead of a single, deep stab wound to her abdomen. Sid, in a drugged haze, was charged with her murder and released on $50,000 bail. In several telephone calls to Deborah Spungen after his arrest, Sid "never said he was sorry," she recalls. "He never said anything about it happening at all." Ten days later, Sid attempted suicide, slashing the full length of his forearm with a knife and reportedly screaming, "I want to be with my Nancy! I want to be left alone!"
After Nancy's death, Beverley flew to Manhattan to be with her son who, despite a stint in rehab, was still nursing his drug habit. On Feb. 1, 1979, fearful that he would be arrested in a drug buy on the street, she bought a supply of heroin for him, and was with him in the Greenwich Village apartment of a friend that night while he injected it. Afterward, "I swear to God he appeared to have a pink aura around his whole body," she remembers. The next morning, when she brought him a cup of tea, "he was lying there quite peacefully. I shook him until I realized he was very cold and very dead."
Late one night, a few days later, Beverley climbed the wall to a cemetery outside Philadelphia and, against the wishes of the Spungen family, scattered her son's ashes in the snow over Nancy's grave. Although authorities never officially determined whether Sid's death was by accident or design, Anne Beverley has little doubt. As evidence, she offers the worn piece of paper on which Sid scrawled a poem, simply titled "Nancy," to his departed love: "You were my little baby girl/ And I knew all your fears/ Such joy to hold you in my arms/ And kiss away your tears/ But now you're gone/ There's only pain/ And nothing I can do/ And I don't want to live this life/ If I can't live for you."
Sid Vicious & Nancy Spungen
updated 02/12/1996 AT 01:00 AM EST
•originally published 02/12/1996 AT 01:00 AM EST


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This is the first year that I didn't bother to vote. Three per year are enshrined, and it's near-impossible to believe that it won't be Tyson, Chavez and Tszyu.
Tyson and Chavez are 100% locks, and I'd be shocked if they weren't both unanimous picks.
I still say there's a solid debate between Tszyu and Hamed, but the fact that so many voters view Tszyu as a first-ballot level HOD tells me that voting will be near-unanimous for him as well.
Really pointless to vote for any other candidate this year, all things considered so I sat this one out.
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Hamed would have KOed JMM.
Its a myth that Hamed ducked him. JMM beat noone of any note in the 90s and turned down a carrear high payday to fight hamed.
MAB and Morales only wanted to fight Hamed when he had slowed down somewhat and was there for the takeing.
Hamed fought guys Morales/MAB/JMM would fight later and stopped them in quicker time. Hamed was on there level, anyone who denies this knows f#ck all about boxing.
Hamed beat 10 world titlists and made 16 defences at featherweight. He won every majour alphabelt there was, boxing politics prevented him from being the undisputed champ. He definately deserves it ahead of Tszyu.
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While we're talking about clueless people, who the hell has Tyson beat? You don't rank a fighter's career by how hard you get when you watch him fight(at least I don't)- you look at his accomplishments, and his performances at the elite level.
Both Tyson and Hamed lost anytime they stepped up their opposition, against REAL HOF'ers
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How Anti-Viruses Works
Anti-Virus is a software or a program that can scan your files and data in your computer prevent you from firmwares and viruses...
How Does it works
Anti-Virus uses 2 different techniques to accomplish its tasks :-
Virus-dictionary Method
In a Virus-dictionary Method a Anti-Virus starts by examining a file and checking up the dictionary of known viruses...
Every Binary/ELF/.exe has its own signature if they have different functionality...
Actually by signature we means some data in the bin file..This is a set of opcodes which the computer understands..These are different in every unique program..
When the Anti-Virus gets the signature of the file it then checks for the same signature in the dictionary of known-viruses(reported signatures) if it matches any signature in the dictionary then it is reported as a virus and the required task is performed(Dis-infection , removal ,etc etc..)
For this method to be successful , The virus-dictionary needs to be updated as a new virus-signature is reported.
This Method is quite common in most of the anti-viruses out there but it is not so successful now as its really easy to bypass this protection by using binders (These are the program that binds one program to another) , packers (Packs the signature , simply compresses the opcodes and make it difficult to detect) , encoders (These are the main cause of concern for the Anti-Virus developers out there as its quite a powerful approach , the encoders change the opcodes to something similar which provides the same functionality...It drastically changes the bin signatures and makes it almost undetectable..)
Another con of this Method is that it takes a lot of time and system resources to scan and compare all the files sitting on our system..
The Suspicious – Behaviors Method
In this method the anti-virus simply check for some suspicious – behavior happening on the system.. For checking this the anti-virus today has many modules like :-
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Network Traffic Monitors simply monitors the incoming and ongoing network traffic from the system to other systems or the internet...
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If there is a trojan sitting on the system..It will certainly listen for the attackers call ..As it receives the attackers call (in the form of a TCP , UDP etc packets) It simply send down the data to the attacker system (most of the trojans) This fluctuates the network traffic and Anti-Virus catches the trojan and performs the required task..
System Files Monitors
The System files Monitors simply checks for the files sitting on the system ..
Eg :-
If there is a virus sitting on a system and it checks for some system files and tries to dlete them then this will Report as a suspicious behaviour to the anti-virus..Then the anti-virus performs the required task..
Process Monitors
The Process Monitors check the process tree of the system and checks if there are some hidden programs running..If it finds something suspicious it reports the anti-virus core and then the required task is performed..
Eg :-
There is a key-logger sitting on the system. Most of the key-loggers have hidden processes and simply reads the key-strokes a user makes..This would be undetectable without the use of Process Monitors..
Actually these were only the features on a basic anti-virus Most of the anti-virus today have Millions of protection systems and features and its not in the scope of this article..
But I hope this aticle made you understand something about the working of anti-viruses..
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An antivirus would be useful on a network if a user intentionally or unintentionally allows a virus to execute onto the system. Most antivirus software packages have regular updates to ensure protection against the newest types of virus's, and can will scan a system to ensure it is virus free.
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An anti-virus software program is a computer program that can be used to scan files to identify and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software.
Anti-virus software typically uses two different techniques to accomplish this:
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"2010 is all about doing and discovering." I am happy to say that this mantra worked better than any resolution I could have fooled myself into making. Vague enough to reduce the possibilities of failure and inspiring enough to pull me out of bed especially on dark, cold winter mornings. I started last year with an optimism and energy that propelled me through the tougher days. I did, a lot, and I learned a hell of a lot about myself, life, business and more.
It was exhausting!
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Incidentally, I was watching a documentary about a polygamous family the other night. And while I don't aspire to that kind of living arrangement, there was one thing that I found quite interesting. Sharing your husband's time, parenting and domestic duties with your sister-wives, potentially leaves you with a lot of time for yourself (my boyfriend is going to question me about this later!). But I digress…
A few days ago, I decided that 2011 would be all about making time for myself: in an attempt to address what doing and discovering left wanting and therefore to facilitate even better doing and discovering.
Making time for me benefits others
I understand from experience how difficult it can be to make the connection between taking time out for yourself and increased productivity. On the surface, it would seem that the former precludes the latter. It starts to make sense when you consider the difference between busy work and quality, fresh work that you can be proud of.
I realise that, for me to produce that kind of work every time, I need the right space and time that will allow me to truly reflect upon and immerse myself into what I'm doing. By learning how to regularly give myself this kind of space and time, and appreciating the value it adds to my life, I believe I'll be better able to insist on the importance of this space and time when creating things that others will also experience, use and enjoy.
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You might be wondering what relevance this all has, in terms of Afri-love. It all goes back to my assertion that positive change begins with the self. In order for me to make a useful contribution to my family, my community, my continent, to the world even, I first have to ensure that I'm taking care of myself.
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