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Chapter 5, Diseases and Disorders fo the Eye and Ear
Functional Process of the Eye
1) the images are formed on the retina; 2) the rods and cones are stimulated; and 3) nerve impulses are conducted to the brain
similar in shape to a sphere and is composed of a wall of primary structures in three concentric layers - the sclera, the choroid, and the retina - and is connected to the brain by way of optic nerve.
the outermost layer, consists of though fibrous connective tissue that is visible as the white of the eye. Attached to the sclera are the six extrinsic muscles that move the eye.
the colorless transparent structure on the front of the eye is continuous with the sclera on the anterior aspect of the globe. This transparent structure uses its curvature to help focus the light rays as they enter the eye.
the middle layer of tissue. This layer is continuous with the Ciliary body and the iris. These vascular structures supply the tissue of the eye with oxygen and nutrients. Anteriorly, the choroid joins the Ciliary body, which contains Ciliary muscles used to focus the lens of the eye.
Ciliary body
secretes aqueous humor, the fluid found in the anterior portion of the eye. The Ciliary body is connected by suspensory ligaments to the biconvex, transparent lens of the eye. Also attached to the iris.
: attached to the Ciliary body and is the colored portion of the eye, which helps regulate the amount of light entering the eye. In a brightly lit environment the eyes contracts, causing the opening in the center of the iris, the pupil, to become smaller.
in the innermost layer of the eye, covering the posterior three quarters of the eye, It is a light-sensitive layer made up of photo-receptive cells called rods and cones.
covering the anterior externally visible portion of the sclera is a thin transparent membrane this is the conjunctiva. It begins at the edge of the cornea, extends over the exposed sclera, and folds Anteriorly to the line the inside portion of the lids.
Maintenance of Pressure withing the Eye
is maintained by aqueous humor, which ultimately enters the general circulation of the body.
Vitreous Humor
the jellylike fluid, which filled the large cavity behind the lens, which is the vitreous body.
Internal Lens of the Eye
is elastic and therefore can focus images whether viewed close by or at a distance.
Key to Sight
light rays are the key to sight. The light rays enter the eye and pass though the cornea, aqueous humor, lens and finally the vitreous humor.
Extrinsic Muscle
there are six extrinsic muscles that control the movements of the eye; the muscles pull on the eyeballs, making the two move together to converge on one visual field.
Drainage from the Eyes
Lesions/sores in or around the eyes; Visual disturbances; Unequal pupils, sudden loss of vision
Tests to identify Eye Disorders
Diagnostic tests for the eye diseases and conditions including the following: Eye charts, such as the Snellen chart to measure visual acuity; Tonomerty to measure intraocular pressure; Dilation to directly view the posterior structures of the eye, including the retina and optic nerve
is an irregular focusing of the light rays entering the eye. It usually is cause by the cornea not being spherical
the eye movements can be horizontal, vertical, circular, or a combination of all of these.
a visual defect of misalignment is failure of the eyes to look at the same direction time, which primarily occurs because of weakness in the nerves stimulating the muscles that control the position of the eyes
ulcerative form of blepharitis is usually the result of staphylococcal infection. Nonulcersitve blepharitis can be caused by allergies or exposure to smoke, dust or chemicals.
often the result of staphylococcal infection and can be associated with and secondary to blepharitis.
is often caused by an infection resulting from the herpes simplex virus. Other forms of Keratitis can be caused by corneal trauma, or exposure of the cornea to dry air or intense light, as occurs during welding
the eyelid margins (more often the margin of just the lower lid) turn inward, causing the lashes to rub the conjunctiva
a condition in which the lower eyelid everts from the eyeball and the exposed surface of the eyeball and the lining of the eyelid become dry and irritated.
also called ptosis, is a permanent drooping of the upper eyelid, such that it partially or completely covers the eye.
inflammation of the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane that covers the anterior portion of the eyeball and also lines the eyelids, is called conjunctivitis
can be caused by infection, most commonly viral or bacterial, and also by irritation resulting from allergies or chemicals.
usually develop slowly and gradually reduce visual acuity. The primary symptom is the deterioration of vision in the affected eye.
caused by the aging process and may be congenital or may result form ocular trauma, drug toxicity or from systemic disease such as diabetes mellitus or a complication of other ocular disease.
is damage to the optic nerve in the presence of elevated intraocular pressure. Glaucoma is one of the major caused of blindness. It is more common in patients older than 60 years of age.
early treatment is essential: if not treated promptly the disease can lead to blindness because any vision lost as a result of the disease generally can not be regained.
Diabetic Retinopathy
a pathologic alteration of the retinal blood vessels and the pathologic proliferation of the retinal vessels.
Diabetic Retinopathy
is characterized by micro-aneurysm, hemorrhages, dilation of retinal veins, and the formation of abnormal new vessels (neovascularization). The condition usually occurs in both eyes, affecting the sharpness and clarity of vision. Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of acquired blindness in the United States.
Cancer of the Eye
may involve the globe (ocular tumors), the orbit (the bone surrounding the orbital cavity and the soft tissues and muscles that lie between the globe and the bone), the optic nerve, or the eyelids. Neoplasm may be benign, malignant, or metastatic from another location (secondary tumors)
Functioning Organs of Hearing
is to collect sound waves, or vibrations, from the air or environment and channel them to the tympanic membrane (eardrum), which begins to vibrate
Organ of hearing and balance
The ear and is composed of three sections: the outer, the middle and the inner ear.
Outer Section Parts
the external ear, also called the pinna or auricle and the external auditory canal.
Outer Section Function
is to collect sound waves, or vibrations, from the air or environment and channel them to the tympanic membrane (eardrum), which begins to vibrate
Middle Section Parts
contains the tympanic membrane and three ossicles (tiny bones) called the malleus (hammer), the incus (anvil), and the stapes (stirrup). Also called Eustachian tube, which leads to a cavity (the pharynx) at the back of the nose. At the inner most region of the middle ear is the oval window
Middle Section Function
receives sound waves from the vibrating eardrum and relays them along the three bones to the oval window.
Inner Section Parts
contains two membrane-lined chambers, each filled with fluid, called the cochlea and the labyrinth.
Inner Section Function
the cochlea contains tiny hairs that change the sound waves in the fluid into nerve impulses, which then are transmitted to the brain via the auditory nerve. The Labyrinth is responsible for maintaining balance. It consists of three connected tubes bent into half circles, called the semicircular canals. Their function is to detect movement of the head and relay this information to the brain.
Common Signs and Symptoms of Ear Disorders
Hearing loss; Ear Pain or pressure; Tinnitus (ringing or buzzing noise); Vertigo (dizziness); Nausea and vomiting
Conductive loss
is caused by an impairment of the eardrum or bones in the middle ear, which conduct sound waves to the cochlea in the inner ear.
Impacted Cerumen
an atypical accumulation of Cerumen in the canal of the outer ear. The wax accumulates and hardens and has a tendency to prevent sound waves form reaching the tympanic membrane (eardrum) resulting in decreased hearing.
Swimmer's Ear
inflammation and resulting infection of the outer ear canal after water has been entrapped during swimming is termed swimmer's ear.
Swimmer's Ear
sever pain; a red, swollen ear canal; hearing loss; fever; and pruritus are common symptoms of swimmer's ear.
Infective Otitis Externa
using an otoscope an examination an history of symptoms confirm the diagnosis.
Otitis Media
inflammation of the normally air filled middle ear with the accumulation of fluid behind the tympanic membrane.
Otitis Media
Is classified as either serious or suppurative, according to the composition of the accumulating fluid.
Otitis Media
Analgesics and decongestants may be ordered. Oral or topical antibiotics are ordered for cases of suppurative Otitis media. Surgical evacuation of the fluid (myringotomy)
tubes are inserted to prevent fluid build up.( involves actual grafting of tissue for an eardrum repairs.)
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is usually a vestibular system disorder. The patient complains of his/her head spinning, becoming worse with movement of the head. They also may complain of a feeling of their surrounds are moving.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
dizziness experienced is that the room is spinning while the body is still; this is a false sensation.
is usually the result of a virus but can be caused by a bacterial infection that has spread from the middle ear. It also maybe a result of meningitis.
Ruptured Tympanic Membrane
Any type of tear or injury to the eardrum. May be a result of pressure, force or insult from the exterior aspect or it may be cause by increased pressure within the middle ear.
Ruptured Tympanic Membrane
the four most common causes of a ruptured eardrum are insertion of sharp objects into the ear canal, a near by explosion (including lightning strikes), a severe middle ear infection and a blow to the ear. A ruptured eardrum also can occur as a result of a fractured skull.
acute Mastoiditis is the result of neglected acute Otitis media. Streptococcus is the usual causative organism.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Sensorineural hear loss (deafness), also often referred to as occupational hearing loss, sound waves reach the inner ear but are not perceived because the nerve impulses are not transmitted to the brain.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
The causes of Sensorineural hear loss is nerve failure or damage to the cochlea or eh auditory nerve. Also loud music, machinery noise, or sometimes the side effects of medications may be the cause.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
hearing loss that is caused by damage to the cochlea is irreversible. Prevention is essential.
Cancer of the Ear
tumors of the ear can occur in any part of the ear and may be benign or malignant. Tumors may be primary or secondary.
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UNO Swimming and Diving Record Book
The UNO men's swimming and diving program will hit the pool in September. When they do, it will be the first time a UNO men's swimming and diving program has competed since 1992, according to records recently recovered.
In an attempt to restore records for several sports that have been put on hiatus over the years, the sports information office discovered swimming records for both a men's and women's program.
The original UNO women's swimming and diving program was started in 1984-85 under the direction of Ray Woods, who had previously served as head coach at the University of Miami.
Woods brought to the program a tremendous amount of experience, having produced 85 All-Americans in five years as the Hurricanes women's coach. Prior to his stop in Miami, Woods was the head women's coach at the University of Texas in Austin.
Shannon McIntyre became the first athlete to sign with the program, originally signing with Miami before Woods came to the Lakefront.
The native of Arcadia, Calif. would go on to become the first NCAA qualifier in UNO swimming history. During her time at UNO, she won the 200 meter breaststroke at the 1983 Sports Festival Games, finished 13th in the US national championships and was world ranked in the event. McIntyre's time of 2:21.16 in the event set on Feb. 16, 1985 still stands, eclipsing the 2006 Sun Belt Conference time of 2:25.59 of Erica Granesater
It was discovered that McIntyre also still holds the school mark in the 100 breast with a time of 1:05.77, set on Feb. 16, 1985. The mark replaces the 1:07.27 set at the 2008 Sun Belt Conference meet by Granesater.
"In any scenario, it's important to find the history of a program to know what standards were set before at our university," said current head coach Randy Horner. "It means more to the girls to know they hold records that exceed what was done previously. The two records that still stand, it's important for that person to know that they still hold a place here and it will be a goal for us to erase that this year."
As is the case now with the UNO women's team competing a few years prior to the formation of a men's team, the Privateer women were joined by a men's swimming and diving team in 1988.
Woods said in a release when the men's team was added, that it would improve the team's schedule. "We'll be able to attract better teams here to compete," he said. "It's difficult for us to call Alabama and invite just their women's team because the men's team competes in the same meets."
With information on the men's team, a record book has been established, which will set standards for which the re-established men's swimming and diving program members can aim at as they hit the pool this coming fall.
"It gives us a starting mark for all of our men, some are definitely faster than other records and it will take more time to erase," said Horner.
Patrick Daigle was the top swimmer of the original incarnation of the program as he currently holds marks in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 free events. A native of Marrero, La., Daigle also was part of all four record-holding relay teams.
The records for both programs do have gaps, which Ed Cassiere, the former UNO sports information director explained had to do with the lack of record-keeping.
"My office did not provide a lot of swimming publicity or record keeping," said Cassiere. "At times that seemed OK with Ray Woods, who was not happy with the program's poor funding."
Both programs were cut in 1992 and were eventually replaced by men's tennis and women's golf. UNO at the time had a women's tennis and men's golf program to compliment these additions.
The women's program was restarted in 2004 under the lead of Ashley Tappin, a former Olympic swimmer. Horner, an assistant at Missouri State, took over the program prior to the 2007 season.
Similar to the original formation of the women's program that coincided with the opening of the Lakefront Arena, the men's swimming and diving program returns in 2008, coinciding with the re-opening of the Lakefront Arena after several years of renovation following the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
Now with names and information from the past, Horner hopes that his team can connect to former student-athletes who swam for the Privateers while continuing to build on the amount of information already gathered.
"More than anything, I hope it allows us a chance to connect back to some of our alumni and get them in touch with our team now," said Horner.
All former Privateer swimmers and divers are encouraged to contact Horner at email@example.com.

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A Sandusky woman has now been charged in connection to the death of her three year old son.
22-year-old Danielle Flannery was arrested Wednesday and charged with a felony county of manslaughter.
Prosecturs say Flannery knew her son, Owen, was being abused by her boyfriend Michael Milner and did nothing to stop it.
He's been charged with murdering the boy.


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Don't panic: the falling leaves and the shortening days we're currently experiencing aren't the result of global warming, nor do they a portend the approach of a planet-shattering comet. These things simply signify the autumnal equinox.
It's been purported that at high noon on the day of the autumnal equinox the alignment of the earth and the sun makes it possible to balance an egg on its end. I once wasted half a day testing this theory and found it to be totally true. But it only worked if I boiled the egg first. And then firmly smushed one end of the egg against the tabletop.
Fall is the favorite time of year for many farmers. This is because autumn is their big payday, the season when they (hopefully) collect on that humungous bet they made last spring.
Farming is like going to a casino and plunking a wad of cash - most likely more than you can afford to lose - onto the red or the black. The wheel is spun and the little ball is sent on its spiraling orbit. And you wait. And worry. And wait and worry some more. Finally, the ball sputters against the wheel, kicks into the air and settles into a slot. Did you win? Or will you slink home empty-handed?
At least that's how I felt when I farmed. My goal each fall was to come away from the table with enough to try again next spring.
Farming is a fickle undertaking. We want enough moisture but not too much. We need warm weather in the summer but hope it doesn't get too hot in July. And don't get us started about a late or an early frost!
Yes, farming is very similar to baking an angel food cake from scratch. Except if a cake flops, the event generally doesn't engender mass quantities of financial distress.
During the course of my life, the equipment utilized to complete fall harvest has changed immensely.
When I was a young whippersnapper, picking corn on the ear was considered state-of-the art. This involved sitting out in the open on a cabless tractor while pulling a clattery, rattling corn picker to and fro across the field. When the weather turned cold you became cold; if it began to snow you were snowed upon. If you could afford it, you might install a thing called a "comfort cover" on your tractor, but that would only mark you as effete and limp-wristed.
Compare that to today. Modern combines' cabs have more creature comforts than the Taj Mahal. It's gotten to the point where combine cabs could almost be classified as mobile man caves.
One late summer many moons ago, I was cleaning out a grain bin in preparation for the autumn harvest. Three young boys - our two sons and their slightly older cousin - insisted that they accompany me in order to "help."
But their idea of "helping" involved playing tag in and running through the shallow grain. A game of hide-and-seek sprang up, but there was a decided lack of hiding places in the mostly-empty bin.
The boys then began to throw corn at each other. I ordered them to cease and desist as this could lead to injury. That command had scarcely left my lips when the youngest boy began to squall.
A kernel of corn had become lodged in his ear. His first instinct was to dig it out with his finger, but this only pushed the corn even deeper into the auditory canal.
I examined the whimpering child's ear and could barely discern the very end of the kernel. Racking my brain for a way to safely extract the corn from his ear, I was suddenly struck by an epiphany.
I told the lad that we could simply water the kernel regularly and wait. In a few days it would sprout; after perhaps only a few weeks, the corn would have grown tall enough allow for easy removal.
The child was almost convinced that this would be a good plan. But then his smarty-pants older cousin spoiled things by describing the tentacle-like nature of corn roots and their likely effects on the nearby brain.
So I took the boy to see Dr. Saxena, and the good doctor used a special extractor gizmo to swiftly and safely remove the kernel. He then advised us to soothe the affected ear by dosing it with a drop of warm corn oil.
I was going to point out that he had just removed a source of corn oil. But I was just glad that Dr. Saxena had been able to complete this particular ear corn harvest.


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Helen Margaret (Milhoan) Siddle
SALEM – Helen Margaret (Milhoan) Siddle, 87, of Salem, died at 12:31 p.m. Friday at Salem Community Hospital.
She was born on Dec. 29, 1925 in Indianapolis, Ind., a daughter of the late W. H. and Helen M. (Smith) Milhoan.
She was a member of the Salem First United Methodist Church and retired from B & L Electronics with 20 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Duane Siddle, and a daughter, Helen Stoffer.
She is survived by her children, Cheryl Siddle, Larry (Marilyn) Siddle, John Siddle, Betty Jane (Pete) Hinkle all of Salem, and Robert (Marylee) Siddle of Columbus; her siblings, Don Milhoan of Georgia, William (Nancy) Milhoan, Eileen (Henry) Phillips, Linda (Michael) Hilliard, and Ben (Becky) Milhoan, all of Salem; 10 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen & Son Funeral and Cremation Services, Salem. The Rev. P. Douglas George of the church will officiate. A time of visitation will be observed from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. on Monday.
The family has requested that memorial contributions to be made to the Salem First United Methodist Church 244 S. Broadway, Salem, Ohio 44460.
Please view the complete obituary or sign the guest book at www.apgreenisenfh.com.


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Nathan Parmelee: It's no fun prognosticating about economic catastrophe (well, maybe a little), but unless the EU comes up with a more comprehensive way to correct its economic imbalances, my prediction is that Spain is set to follow the tragic economic path of Ireland and Greece. Yes, Portugal may face the same fate earlier, and make more headlines at first, but Spain is the country investors ought to watch. The Spanish economy is likely too big for the joint IMF-EU bailout fund created earlier this year to handle. Its GDP is twice the size of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal's combined, and the first two have already taken a sizeable bite out of the fund.
Spain is making headway in cutting its budget deficits, but it's not growing its economy, and unemployment remains high. In other words, Spain isn't making its economic hole much deeper, but it isn't digging its way out, either. As in Ireland, the bond market reacted by pushing Spain's cost of borrowing higher. In a bond auction earlier this month, Spain's 10-year government bond yield was 5.4%. With the U.S. 10-year treasury rate at 3.3%, the 2.1% difference might not sound like much, but its regional savings banks -- known as cajas -- are hurting. If financing costs are increasing for the Spanish government, they're increasing for the country's banks, too.
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Next event - Seagull Century. Anyone else from DC Tri heading that way. I am staying at the over priced Chesapeake Hyatt due to babysitting arrangements for my daughter.
Some of us expect to head out from the starting line at 7-7:15 am. Staying at the luxurious Motel 6...
If someone needs an entry, I know of one that is available.
Also may know of an extra spot in a motel in the area.
Latest from the organizers:
"Registration will re-open online on Friday, October 14 by 4pm.
Riders may also register on-site at Maggs Gym on Friday, October 14 beginning at 4pm and Saturday, October 15 beginning at 6:30am.
Riders registered after October 5 may pick up rider packets and numbers at Maggs Gym on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15.
Pick up your long-sleeve rider t-shirt from Maggs Gym on Friday, October 14 from 4:00pm -9:00pm or Saturday October 15 from 7:00am-6:00pm.
Bring your bib number! You may not ride without it and a replacement costs $5.00.
Bring needed items such as cell phone, water bottle, chap stick, sunscreen, etc."
Anyone else?
In :)
I'm in, but I don't really know anyone :)
I'm in and looking for someone to ride with since the friend I was supposed to ride with just bailed on me :(
There's supposed to be a group from Team Z too, also leaving from the starting linel around the same time. (We can all draft behind Beth, as it's supposed to be windy...) I'll be wearing a DCT jersey at the intersection near the start.
I'll be there! I'm one of the crazies driving down race morning.
Hope to start around 7:15 so hopefully I will see you guys. I will be wearing my DC Tri jersey!
Yikes! Forecast says winds WSW 20 to 30 mph...
Linday - I admire your Tri spirit. Why sleep in until 5a or 6a when you can get up at 3a!
I hope to be wearing my DC Tri jersey - weather permitting as it is sleeveless, but I have some rogue arm warmers from Terry that I will fashionably adorn. I wore out my DC tri shorts so you won't spot me there.
I am not psyched for the wind, but at least there won't be wind and rain : )
I am all for drafting behind Team Z - they are usually easy to spot.
I hope to start riding @7:15 or so. I have no one to ride with either so would be nice to hook up. My bike # is 70. This is my first Seagull Century so I would have no clue on where to hook up to start the ride.
Those at the headwind-wracked yet sun-spackled classic included: Beth Durman (5:49 time), Matthew Carson Crossley (1st century), Pamela Smmonds (112 + hour run), Shelly-Ann Sinclair, Julia Hoppock, Carol Cohen, Belinda J. Smith (1st century), Rhyne Beniga (century + run), Renato Molina (1st century), Sarah McGuire (1st century), Lauren Becker, Emmy Hully, Hillary Oe Hertler, Maureen Williams, and Misty Foal.
Maureen Williams - for the above. I rode with Hillary for about 40 miles or so. This was my 1st Century. Oh my, so much more civilized than Tris - beer, band and massage at the end and no run. Also, full swag support with tons of food and pretty clean bathrooms by sporting standards. Great time - yes, except for the wind that was never seemingly at one's back.


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At least, some analysts aren't panicking. NFL.com's Vic Carucci still lists New Orleans among six NFL teams he thinks can realistically contend for a Super Bowl Championship, despite the Saints' awful preseason opener against the Steelers.
His analysis makes the case that the New Orleans offense is potent enough to win it all, and any semblance of defense will be enough.
I think given Sunday's performance, it may be too much to ask for that semblance.
I jest. In truth, one never knows.
One thing to keep in mind is that the longer the defensive struggles continue, the more pressure it puts on the offense, and the more mistakes start happening. Do I foresee doom and gloom? Not necessarily. It's just good to hold one's expectations in check this time of year anyway, and Sunday's performance provides the perfect excuse to do so. Let's hope the Saints look better against the Bills on Friday. I think they will.


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Flowers laid at the feet of the Mountie outside of the Kings District RCMP detachment in New Minas after the deaths of three members in Moncton.
New Minas Baptist Church will be streaming the memorial service for the three Mounties' killed in the tragic events last week in Moncton.
Many members of the local community have close ties with the RCMP community as well as family members in the Moncton area.
One of the fallen officers was married to a Kings County native.
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To honour the fallen RCMP officers and their extended families, the New Minas Baptist Church will be live streaming the RCMP regimental service taking place in Moncton June 10. The live stream service will begin at 1 p.m. Local RCMP detachment members and all other law enforcement agencies are especially welcomed to attend.


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Yours is the only version of my desertion that I could ever subscribe to
That is all that I can do
You are a past sinner, the last winner, I'm raping all around me
Until the last drop is behind you
But you're so cute when you're frustrated, dear
Yeah, you're so cute when you're sedated, oh dear
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Sleep tight, grim rite, we have two hundred couches where you can...
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"PDA" is one of the oldest songs by Interpol and has appeared on many of their early demos and EPs (included their first demo tape, the Fukd I.D. EP, and the Precipitate EP).
The song is about a relationship gone sour. The lyrics are directed towards the ex-girlfriend or ex-wife and were written by Paul Banks, the lead singer.
Between the releases of the Interpol EP and Turn on the Bright Lights, Interpol released "PDA" as a promo single along with a music video, directed by Christopher Mills.
"PDA" was nominated for a MTV2 award in 2003 and is a playable track on Rock Band 2.
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Sure, Swan is a graphic designer, but when his latest, long-suffering girlfriend, Ivana (Katheryn Winnick), decamps and the eternally sunglassed lothario accidentally drives his car over a cliff, the resemblance to actual tabloid headlines is impossible to ignore. And when a hospital stay for anxiety leads to a series of revelatory dream sequences, it's hard not to imagine this as Sheen's version of "All That Jazz."
In any case, Coppola's first feature since 20011's "CQ" features Wes Anderson, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze and even Robert Altman on its menu of influences, yet never brings anything original to the table. The movie is set in a stylized, apparently 1970s-era Los Angeles, full of pop-art touches like a hot-dog-shaped couch and a car with two eggs painted on one side and three strips of bacon on the other.
Further enhancing the Wes Anderson-wannabe vibe, Jason Schwartzman gives a loose, engaging performance as Swan's best pal, 'froed comedian Kirby Star, and Bill Murray drolly drawls his way through a few scenes as Swan's business manager. Patricia Arquette shows up in an unflattering hairdo as our hero's eternally tolerant sister. Sheen, surprisingly, retains some superficial, shameless charisma, especially in a couple of song-and-dance numbers.
As a misogynist's mea culpa, whether from White or Sheen, "Charles Swan" is frustratingly unrepentant. The movie seems to be saying that some men just don't understand the mysterious ways of women and are doomed, beyond their control, to dysfunctional relationships.
There's a term for this. It's called Peter Pan syndrome, and Charles Swan III just needs to grow up. And unpleasant as it may be, we deserve more than a glimpse into his mind.
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Since former executive director Mike Olewine resigned on June 29, the rest of the staff has been putting in extra work.
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I made arguments earlier that this storm is generated or created and is being steered.
Once you see where my argument is leading, especially with the fact that
Obama started this Sandy hype
(something unusual and perhaps unnecessary for him to do especially since he hasn't done so in previous storms), you will have no doubt in your mind that there is some sinister reason(s) behind this storm and indeed in him taking the lead in forewarning the public of it.
Let me clarify something here first. Some will argue that Obama was perhaps informed to take this storm seriously and that this is why he put himself forward to make this announcement in order to save lives.
Assuming this is the case, are these people saying that these advisors never informed Obama of the impacts of previous storms that have equally claimed lives and destroyed property? And if he was told, did he put himself forward to warn people then? Are proponents of this line of thought saying that the president can now decide situations or circumstances under which some people can live or die? that he can preside over the number of people allowed to survive in a disaster? That he can keep this information to himself through inaction or ignorance?
Are they saying it is permissible to have a certain degree of loss of life in some situations and mitigate this in some others and that the president has the moral justification to decide these sorts of things? Is this the image the president projects to the world or what he stands for? Is this what he tells you on the media?.....that he wants to allow some Americans to live and some to die? If the president could have this kind of power or make decisions based on just how he feels about the lives of Americans or their survival, who benefits then? More importantly, is this acceptable to you?
Did the president just
like announcing this storm but kept quiet in previous situations? Is this the sort of thought process that he has?
To feel like announcing disasters that could potentially kill people in some situations and not feel like announcing it in other situations?
Is this a sign of responsibility? What kind of person have you elected into office then if this is the way he responds to situations?
Why couldn't the president have handled Sandy, like he handled previous storms - keep quiet and not get involved until after the event has hit then he appears on TV to give his usual consolatory messages and media appearances? What's different this time around? Don't you see that he couldn't have done that with this storm especially since its close to election? So what are the chances of a storm occuring just close to an election to
your chances of winning?
If he did as before in previous storms by not acting, do you realise this would have been devastating for his chances of reelection and the only reason he could have taken the initiative with Sandy is because it would boost his chances in the election? But this is not the only storm that has ever occurred in US history that could have potentially boosted the President's ratings had he responded just like he did with Sandy. There have been others that have occured that he could have taken advantage of but didn't. So you cant help but think that the only reason he took action this time around was because he expects this storm to help in his re-election? But thats not all......what are the chances of a storm, an unpredictable act of nature, coming to your aid just at the time you needed it?
So you see this storm was planned, and his response was equally planned to enable him continue on as president and you are going to witness more events in the very near future that will make him act more presidential.
In previous storms that have claimed lives, if the president did what he did with Sandy by announcing in advance and acting as the hero he is now portraying to the world, it could only have been beneficial to him by strengthened his ratings, score political points and make people like him some more. He would look good in the eyes of the public. He would be a hero. The resulting high regard of his personality held by them as someone who cares would simply have been a natural thing, more genuine, original and heartfelt which will build into the elections and secure him a second term without any problems whatsoever.
So the president had several opportunities in the past that came his way to save lives but didn't seize them but was banking on just this one future opportunity of the Sandy storm, to prove his gravitas in handling tough situations? Hmmm!
This opportunity, if people don't understand what I am getting at here, has one in a million chance of occuring. It is an opportunity that may never, ever have happened unless of course he knew about the storm in advance (at least a year ago since the last devastating storm occurred) or perhaps created this storm when he wanted it to fit in this time period and for an agenda. If I tell you that a storm is coming on the 15th of January 2013, would you believe me? Would you prepare for it? What are the chances of this storm happening as I said? You you see, Obama couldn't just have had heaven favour him that this storm just happened before the election that now gave him the spring he required?
I believe there is a saying that a bird in hand is worth more than ten in the forest. If the president was pragmatic in the past, he would simply have taken advantage of those opportunistic moments when disaster struck, that would have been as they occur, once in a life time opportunities that just happened to come his way to do something really good instead of hoping for one future opportunity that may never materialise (Sandy in this sense) unless again he created this perfect storm.
What are the odds that this storm came out of the blues? Impossible!
So you see, he knew too much and knew of things he wanted to do in advance and created this storm for this occasion. He couldn't have possibly seen the future and know the time frame, within days of the election, mother nature would create a storm that now has the potential of cancelling/postponing the election or give him that opportunity to look charismatic and presidential to score political points. How on earth is that even possible? So you see, there are sinister motives for him taking this stance with Sandy. I can tell you at this point that shit is about to Hit The Fan and very, very soon.
If you wish to read more of what I have to say, please see my further expansion into this matter below....
The smoking gun in this storm saga is the
. He started this hype and one could argue that if he could be the postman for this hurricane he could as well have been the postman for other hurricanes that occurred in the past.
Obama seems to know so much about this storm. That mother nature wont fizzle out this thing in time for the elections? He knows enough information to put his credibility on the line for it. The only way you can be this confident about a storm like this and its implications with all the possible uncertainties of weather behaviour etc. is if you called for it and control it.
After all there is no way to possibly estimate the trajectory, behaviour, damage and destruction of life and property a storm like this and others like it in the past could leave in their paths. And if lesser hurricanes of the past have claimed lives and destroyed property like the current one has, then I believe no life is less important than the other and those hurricanes should have been given the same treatment and response Sandy received. Did we get this same treatment and response with previous storms, especially with the president coming forward to break the ice? I would assume this is not the case. So what makes Sandy special?
Why is he spearheading the efforts in forewarning and responding to this storm? Is he saying that, by him taking main-stage you should take the storm or him more seriously? So you shouldn't have taken other storms more seriously that have equally cost lives? Or he doesnt have time for you in those periods but now do? The storm seems just like the perfect help he could use during an election season to boost his ratings, doesn't it? That is if you believe in such a thing as coincidence. If all this sounds too good to be true, its because it is. So one could argue that this event has only boosted his credibility, or he is taking advantage of it and is the one who stands to benefit most from this. Hmmmmm! How blessed he is that this storm has come to his aid. Just by the very acts of taking advantage of the situation (of an incoming storm that hasn't hit yet) should make people question his motives. It also tells you he knows more about this storm than he is telling you. Why didnt he do what we did with Irene....NOT ANNOUNCE IT IN THE FIRST INSTANCE? So he somehow seems to know about the prolonged implications of this storm and what impact it would have on the perceptions of people hoping to have elections, otherwise how could he have simply kicked the ball rolling even before the storm actually hit?
I am saying in essence that the President should have been the one announcing every other hurricane that has occurred in the past, like he did with Sandy. He should have had this preparation, response and publicity for those past storms, just like Sandy, but since that hasn't been the case, then this announcement should be deemed fishy by people. It is contradictory of his past actions or inactions and the people should be looking into this.
The reason why this is necessary is that it might be a key to unlocking your own minds as to why these things are happening or being done by these people.
Storm warnings, in the past, have usually come from local agencies and MSM. This time however, it is different. It came directly from the president. Why?
Is this one of the many situations we will be seeing him act presidential in the days, weeks and months to come? Attending to one form of national emergency or the other as they pile on each other? Are we about to see a cascade of events that will make the president assume a position of power and authority acting as the charismatic leader in the middle of it all? Is his address of Sandy a mini prep for him or a meams to pass on a message to a group? Is it a distraction?
His announcement can be for a host number of reasons but I can tell you without any shadow of a doubt is that one of those reasons is
about saving people's lives. It might appear so on the surface but it isn't. His response will appeal to emotionally driven people. Analytical people can however see through what he his doing.
He has his own agenda and people had better find out what that is. Many would say the agenda is about covering up Benghazi issue or to win the election. As I will argue later, his agenda is bigger, covert, more sinister and far reaching than any of those issues.
I'm certain they ordered this hurricane otherwise why would the president put his reputation on the line and warn about the seriousness of a storm when it hasnt hit yet and could possibly not tell how mother nature would behave or what damage and destruction this would leave in its path? How would he know when it will stop? How could he know what Mother Nature would possibly do? I mean, Irene turned out not to be an issue. Would the president still be credible if he had made an issue out of it then? Does he know as much as the number of lives that will be lost before a storm hits and can be the judge and jury as to whether to allow it or not?
And if he didn't make an issue out those past storms that claimed lives, is he saying now that some certain losses are permissible? One life is sad enough to lose and as he claimed, that his first priority as president is about protecting Americans, everything possible should have been done to prevent the loss on just that One Life. Again, it is impossible to know the number of lives a hurricane will take so every possible preparation should be made.
Not only is Obama's reputation on the line now, the mainstream media's reputation for being a pied piper is also on the line for trumpeting Obama's announcement. If this storm turns out to be a non issue, they are seriously out of business and cannot trumpet any other president's speech. I am however certain this wont be the case. They will come out the strong ones on the backside of this.
So either this storm is gonna be serious or what is coming after it is gonna blow your minds. I personally think the storm is a trigger, an excuse, a build up to a series of cascading events we are about to witness that just wont stop. Get your Guinness Book of Records out to record the absurdities and never before seen events about to transpire on the surface of this planet.
Back to the storm, for all we know, nature could fizzle out this whole thing but with Obama's warning last night, he seems to know what nature intends to do. How could this be? How could he know lives will be lost (of which his actions allude to)? Add to this the fact that this warning from him, if it turned out to be nothing, could affect his credibility and ruin his chances of winning the election just few days away from D day (not that the elections are real anyway), then you will realise that he knows whats coming. You could also argue that elections will be the least of our worries by next week and the president knows this as well. Other events will develop faster than we can catch up with.
I believe Sandy was ordered and could be the perfect cover for a number of things.
1. Dry Run or Flash Crash for NYSE before the real thing actually occurs
2. A diversion from other bigger moves they are making. Why wasn't there coverage of the impact of the storm on Washington DC for instance? They showed other places but DC during the coverage. One also wonders how their central commands remain intact in all disasters that ever occurred. Do they steer these disasters or have for avery long time secured locations to keep them safe? These sorts oif questions are just mind boggling.
Concerning their central command. When this is attacked, you will know that the end is come and they have no more leeway to play their games anymore. Until such a time, they will maintain it for operations.
However, the false flag is what actually brings the house of cards down....it is what starts the war they want not the hurricane. Watch out for this very, very soon.
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This month, Jefferson Parish unveiled a new plan to recruit young families and become a healthier, wealthier, more environmentally-friendly parish: a master plan for bicycle use, that envisions 460 new miles of trails. Who would be against something that sounds so promising?
(Read more about the new plan here, and how it came about.)
But plans for eco-friendly transit often face push-back from communities and legislators. That was the case in Tennessee this week, where lawmakers approved a bill that would ban the construction of a rapid-transit system of buses, according to an article in The Tennessean. The $174 million system - referred to as "The Amp" - was nearly in place when senators passed the bill forbidding the "constructing, maintaining or operating any bus rapid transit system."
Just as in Jefferson's plan, the proposed transit changes were intended to spur economic development and reduce the number of cars on the road, according to Wired Magazine.
But opponents raised an issue that may also concern Jefferson residents going forward: the new bus system would require the re-dedication of land along bus routes. Whereas in Jefferson, neighborhoods might see parking spots transform into lanes for cycles, in Tennessee, opponents of the proposed system were concerned with the building of bus stops where passengers would wait, load, and unload from the buses.
Does the Jefferson Parish Master Bicycle Plan concern you? Are you concerned about communities that reject eco-friendly mass-transit options? Weigh in below.


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EAST LANSING -- Enid Gage sleeps during the day after working a 12-hour shift as a Spectrum Health nurse, and such hours cause her to neglect golf.
But not this week.
The 26-year-old Wyoming resident is nursing her game back to normal and is one of the five Grand Rapids-area players still in the mix as part of the sweet 16 at the 92nd Michigan Women's Amateur Championship at Walnut Hills Country Club.
Gage, Kim Kester, Kristina Langton, Jenny Calkins and Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll moved on to this morning's round of 16.
"Being in the sunlight is a new experience for me right now," Gage said.
She outlasted Grand Valley State University golfer Ashley Smith of Plymouth in a 20-hole sudden-death match.
"My big thing is that I haven't really played much, and the game is a little easier when you don't expect much and you don't get so worked up over the mistakes."
Gage had a 3-up lead through 10 holes, but Smith, who earned Division II All-American honors for GVSU this year, rallied to tie the match. Gage hit a tree with a tee shot at No. 18 but managed to save par and won on the 20th hole when Smith's tee shot found a water hazard (No. 2 hole).
Things didn't get easier for Gage. She was slated to meet Shasta Averyhardt, the qualifying medalist and last year's runner-up.
It was Flint's Averyhardt who eliminated two-time state champion Joan Garety of Ada in the first round. Averyhardt, who golfs at Jackson State, fell behind with a double-bogey on the first hole, then rolled to a 6 and 5 win.
At least one local golfer was certain to move on to the afternoon quarterfinals. Slobodnik-Stoll, a Grand Rapids native and two-time state champion, and Greenville's Calkins were to meet in the round of 16.
Slobodnik-Stoll topped 16-year-old Melissa Beurmann of Jackson 2 and 1 to advance, while Calkins turned back Darby Peters of Lake Orion 4 and 2.
Kester turned back Sarah Nirenberg 5 and 4 to land in the round of 16.
And Langton, a GVSU golfer from Ada, rolled past Stephanie Koske of Swartz Creek 6 and 5.
Michelle Boogaard of Grand Rapids, another GVSU golfer, had defending champion Laura Bavaird of Grosse Ile on the ropes Wednesday. Boogaard missed a 3-foot par putt on No. 18 to win the match but lost in 19 holes.


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UGBY Paratransit driver Den Kuehnemund of Rugby is good at what he does. In fact, he is a four-time national champion.
An employee of Souris Basin Transportation for the past 26 years, Kuehnemund will represent his agency again this year at the National Community Transportation Roadeo in Albuquerque, N.M., on June 2.
The National Community Transit Roadeo draws rural and community transit drivers from around the country to compete for top scores in written and hands-on examinations that test every level of the drivers' abilities. Kuehnemund earned the right to compete at the 24th annual roadeo by winning the North Dakota contest last fall at the Dakota Transit Association event in Brookings, S.D.
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Den Kuehnemund, holding a plaque and backed by trophies and the Souris Basin Transportation's Rugby bus, is set to travel to Albuquerque, N.M., next month to compete for more awards in the National Community Transportation Roadeo.
At one time, Minot hosted state roadeos, and Kuehnemund, who joined Souris Basin Transportation part time in 1987, had his interest piqued. He first participated in 1994, when he finished first in the state in the van division. He advanced to nationals in Portland, Ore., in 1995, coming in second.
He won the national event for the first time in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 1997. He went on to win again in the body-on-chassis, or bus, division in 2000, 2004 and 2009. Taking fourth place last year, he typically has finished among the top 10 over the years, competing against fields of 60 to 80 drivers in his division.
Kuehnemund passed up competitions a couple of times, which enabled other drivers to advance from the state and experience nationals. Kuehnemund said part of the fun of attending the contests is the camaraderie with the other drivers, although the competitive spirit tends to take over once on the obstacle course.
"Then it's all business because everybody wants to win," Kuehnemund said.
The competition consists of a written test, a pre-trip bus inspection, wheelchair securement and driving. The bus inspection involves finding pre-determined vehicle defects. The wheelchair securement entails a series of actions, including what to say to the passenger and when, that must be performed in the proper order. The driving portion, which accounts for half the score, takes place on a tight obstacle course, where drivers lose points for striking cones or needing to back up.
Avoiding trouble isn't the biggest challenge of the course, Kuehnemund said. It's knowing how to best get out of trouble once it inevitably comes.
"There's a strategy there," he said. "And it's timed. If you stop to figure 'what am I going to do now?' the clock is ticking."
Drivers get a walk-through of the course before the competition, which Kuehnemund said is when he plots his strategy.
"You have to plan ahead, coming out of an obstacle, how you will line up for the next one," he said.
Darrell Francis, director of Souris Basin Transportation, said Kuehnemund has represented the agency well at the competitions.
"It's experience. That's his strong point. He doesn't get nervous. He doesn't get intense. He's a down-to-earth kind of guy who will do well in situations like this," Francis said.
Kuehnemund said he is considering retiring from competition but would like to win nationals one more time first. Francis said he knows Kuehnemund will want stay involved in the roadeos through judging and by helping familiarize new competitors with the process.
Kuehnemund's roadeo success has given his family a chance to visit places such as Seattle, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Reno., Nev., and Providence, R.I.
Kuehnemund met his wife, Bonnie, then a student at Minot State University, while stationed at Minot Air Force Base in the 1970s. After his discharge from the Air Force, they moved to his hometown area of Bay City, Mich., where he worked in bus mechanics and body repair and received his commercial driver's license. He also earned a degree in residential construction.
Four years later, in 1980, they moved back to his wife's hometown of Rugby, and Kuehnemund went to work for Hartley's School Buses. He eventually became a charter bus driver for the company and also drove school bus.
Now full time with Souris Basin Transportation, Kuehnemund puts in long days transporting residents three days a week within Rugby, usually driving a van. He drives bus passengers to Minot once a week. He is assisted by two part-time drivers. The service operates in Rugby five days a week.
Souris Basin Transportation, Minot, is a nonprofit corporation that operates a rural public transportation system in seven counties. The transportation system is open to the general public but caters to the elderly and people with special needs.
As much as he used to enjoy the scenery on the long-haul charters, driving up and down the streets of Rugby or wearing out the rubber on U.S. Highway 2 to Minot has greater rewards.
"It's more fulfilling," Kuehnemund said, adding that it is a way for him to give something back to the community that has meant so much to his family.
Kuehnemund said he enjoys the personal contact with his passengers, who often consider it a treat to ride the bus or van and visit.
"A lot of them like that because they don't get out a lot," Kuehnemund said. "Ninety percent of my passengers don't have a vehicle."
Francis said Kuehnemund's success in the roadeos is a reflection of his performance on the job. He has a good safety record and understands customer service, he said.
"The competition sharpens the driver," Kuehnemund said. He views the focus of the competition as professionalism. In his mind, that's what his job at Souris Basin Transportation is all about.
(Prairie Profile is a weekly feature profiling interesting people in our region. We welcome suggestions from our readers. Call Regional Editor Eloise Ogden at 857-1944 or Managing Editor Kent Olson at 857-1939. Either can be reached at 1-800-735-3229. You also can send e-mail suggestions to firstname.lastname@example.com.)


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May 9th marked the opening gala of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, which has become the go-to event of spring for industry members and serious enthusiasts to mingle and get geeky over mixology. Three thousand guests, all dressed to impress, enjoyed more than 30,000 cocktails prepared by 154 bartenders, and 2,000 pieces of cake, courtesy of Spirited Brooklyn, celebrating Manhattan Cocktail Classic's fifth anniversary. Among the highlights, the TasteNY room offered 34 New York State spirits, while Grey Goose held a masquerade and presented entertainment from Big Boi and DJ Questlove to help launch Le Melon.
The two-day Industry Invitational was held at a new location this year in the Financial District, Convene Downtown on May 10th and 11th. More than 1,500 industry members enjoyed sampling products at various tasting bars, including the Beverage Media Walk Around Tasting, and the many educational seminars over the weekend covering diverse topics from pisco, rum and ginger beer to hospitality and what makes some bartenders stay behind the bar.
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Press Release 2000
Below is a list of press releases issued by the U.S. Government Publishing Office. Releases are available in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
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December 2000
12/22 -- President Signs GPO Appropriations for FY 2001. PDF
12/20 -- Supreme Court Web Site Gets 1.1 Million Page Views for Election Opinion. PDF
12/18 -- New "Plum Book" Available from GPO. PDF
12/11 -- GPO Servers Provide Public Access to Supreme Court Opinion in Florida Election Case. PDF
12/8 -- GPO Convenes Working Group on Permanent Public Access Policy. PDF
October 2000
10/23 -- Ninth Annual Federal Depository Conference. PDF
10/13 -- Congress Approves GPO Appropriations for FY 2001. PDF
September 2000
9/25 -- Nearly 500 Government Information Librarians Set to Meet for Major Conference. PDF
August 2000
8/31 -- GPO and Energy Department Launch New Links to Federal Scientific and Technical Information. PDF
8/21 -- Carol F. Cini Heads GPO's Institute for Federal Printing and Electronic Publishing. PDF
July 2000
7/24 -- GPO and National Library of Medicine Sign Partnership Agreement. PDF
July 2000
6/16 -- GPO Achieves Major Space Consolidation with Warehouse Move. PDF
6/8 -- GPO Provides Public Access to Memorandum and Order and Final Judgment in Microsoft Case. PDF
6/7 -- Memorandum and Order and Final Judgment in U.S. v. Microsoft. PDF
May 2000
5/11 -- Public Printer Appeals House Cuts in GPO's FY 2001 Funding. PDF
April 2000
4/14 -- GPO Provides Technical Support for New Supreme Court Web Site. PDF
4/5 -- GPO Provides Public Access to Conclusions of Law in Microsoft Case. PDF
4/3 -- Conclusions of Law and Order in U.S. v. Microsoft. PDF
March 2000
3/28 -- GPO Provides Crucial Printing Support to Census 2000. PDF
3/15 -- Public Printer Names Five to Depository Library Council. PDF
3/9 -- GPO Receives Clean Opinion in Outside Audit of FY 1999 Finances. PDF
3/1 -- GPO Completes 2001 Appropriations Request to Congress. PDF
February 2000
2/26 -- GPO Statement on Census Advance Letters. PDF
2/14 -- GPO Provides Public Access to U.S. Budget. PDF
2/7 -- Second Biennial Report on GPO Access Now Available. PDF
2/2 -- Photo Opportunity: Production of the Budget of the United States Fiscal Year 2001. PDF
2/2 -- GPO Ranked First Among Top 50 In-Plants in the Nation, for 2nd Consecutive Year. PDF
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1/14 -- GPO Releases Kids' Guide to Online Government Information. PDF
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You can change money at the hotel or at the nearest banks. Bank hours are 9:00AM to 12:00PM and 2:00PM to 4:00PM. Banks are closed on weekends and national holidays except for "Credit Foncier de Monaco" near the Casino, which is open daily for 12:00PM to 11:00PM including Sundays and holidays.
Traveler's cheques in $USD should be exchanged at banks or exchange offices, as very few businesses will accept them.
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M2M IoT Cookbook - How to develop a device based on wireless modules?Harald Naumann Feb 5, 2014 11:30 PM
1 Why to write the M2M IoT Cookbook? 5
2 Fundamental considerations before starting the M2M project 5
3 Certifications and approvals 6
3.1 Examples for Radio approvals in EU and US 6
3.2 Examples for Radio approvals in US 7
3.3 Examples for automotive related approvals in EU 7
3.4 SAR – Specific Absorption Rate 8
4 Cellular data communication (GPRS, USSD, SMS, CSD, DTMF) 9
4.1 Voice communication 9
4.2 Modem / acoustic coupler 9
4.3 DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) 10
4.4 GPRS (General Packed Radio Service) 10
4.6 USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) 11
4.7 Comparison of power consumption (SMS, USSD and GPRS) 12
4.8 CSD (Circuit Switched Data) 13
5 Supply voltage 13
5.1 Internal resistance of batteries and linear voltage transformers 13
5.2 Switched mode voltage regulator 15
6 Antennas for M2M devices 16
6.1 Monopole and dipole antennas 16
6.2 Nothing will interfere with your embedded antenna? 16
6.3 Why the embedded chip or patch antennas are resonant on the frequency? 17
6.4 How will the ground plane affect your embedded antenna? 18
6.5 How to connect your embedded antenna with your wireless module? 19
6.6 PCB trace impedance / transmission line calculators 20
6.7 How to design an antenna matching circuit? 20
6.8 How to switch between an internal and external cellular or GNSS antenna cheap? 21
6.9 Which GPS antenna shall be used for a tracking device? 22
6.10 Which embedded antenna to select for a Bluetooth / GNSS application? 23
6.11 Dos and don'ts during embedded antenna design 24
6.12 Examples for good and bad M2M designs with embedded antennas 25
7 Simulation of an embedded GSM PCB track antenna 26
7.1 Definition of the antenna simulation project 26
7.2 Description of the inverted F antenna 26
7.3 3D model of the simulation 27
7.4 Optimization – determination of antenna shape 28
7.5 Typical requirements of a quad band GSM antenna 28
7.6 Optimization of the quad band antenna GSM antenna shape 31
7.7 Directional characteristics of the antenna for two GSM frequencies 31
7.8 Influence on the antenna characteristics of the housing 34
7.9 Influence of the ground plane on the antenna characteristics 35
8 Components around the cellular module 36
8.1 SIM card 36
8.2 SIM card subscription 36
8.3 Low ESR capacitor 37
8.4 Firmware update at final PCB 37
9 Examples for mistakes and errors during M2M development 37
9.1 Power down reset 37
9.2 SMS errors 37
9.3 CSD errors 38
9.4 IP connection errors 38
10 Testing your M2M device 39
10.1 Emulation of TX power peaks 39
10.2 TX power peaks by cellular module test mode 39
10.3 TX power peaks by GSM tester 39
10.4 Testing of the sensitivity 39
10.5 Testing of the radiated TX power 40
10.6 Where to get a cellular tester cheap? 40
11 AT Commands 40
12 Thank you 41
13 Glossary 41
1 Why to write the M2M IoT Cookbook?
Since more than a quarter century I am in Wireless M2M. 25+ years ago we had no word for M2M. We developed Machine to Machine devices without to know that these devices will be decades later will be called M2M. 25 years ago there was no GSM for data communication. The first steps in wireless data communication I made with FSK on Private Mobile Radios. On PMR we reached 3600 bit per second. A while later we got public analogue trunked radios. These trunked radios systems offered local terrestrial networks with FSK data communication. Years ago the last public analogue trunked radio network in Germany was taken out of service. GSM jumped in with its Short Message Service and Circuit Switched Data. CSD offered us already 9600 bit per second. SMS and CSD we could use for countywide communication easy up to worldwide by roaming. And today GSM/GPRS is facing out step by step and will be replaced to 3G and 4G. In US the cellular operator AT&T does not accept new M2M applications on GSM anymore.
The M2M IoT Cookbook describes how to develop a tracking device based on cellular and GNSS modules. A telemetric M2M device you get by ignoring the GNSS part.
Sometimes it is not easy to use the use the right words in English language. The common word for SMS in UK is "text message". In this book it will be still named SMS. A prepaid SIM card in UK they call a "Pay as you go SIM card". I will mainly use the common words used of ETSI. If I use the word GSM module, then this covers 3G and 4G modules as well, because the fallback of UMTS, HSPA and LTE is still 2G (GSM/GPRS). Today GPS is already the wrong word. GPS is just one out of several Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Today we can access to the Russian GNSS called Glonass as well. And sooner or later we will get access to the European GNSS called Galileo.
The M2M IoT Cookbook shall help developers of wireless M2M application to save some time and maybe inspire some ideas. The book is just the summary of experience collected in my different jobs. By leading a team of developers with the order to design a mobile GSM/GPS tracking device I learned to think like a system integrator. In my more than 15 years working with a manufacturer and in distribution I gave the same hints and recommendations that to developers of wireless applications again and again. In May 2012 I made the decision to write the story that I have to tell weekly to customers in a book. The target is to guideline developers from the idea for a M2M / IoT device to a final product for mass production. It will not tell you how an inverted F antenna is working. To tell that I will use links. Nevertheless the book will tell you details that are often missed in the official documentation of manufacturers of radio modules and antennas.
I hope you will enjoin it and I hope it will save some of your time as well.
If you an interest to order a pre version with free of charge updates until the final version then do not hesitate to drop an email to harald.naumann (at) gsm-modem.de


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The term "WrestleMania" was coined by Mean Gene Okerlund to be the name of the event Vince McMahon would bet his whole future on.
Since that night 28 years ago, WWE has gone on to become the worldwide leader in providing wrestling action around the globe.
This year marks the return of The Rock to the WrestleMania scene after having hosted the event last year.
With this year's event being built around a few big matches, I thought it would be appropriate to take a trip down memory lane and go over the 12 best stipulation matches in WrestleMania history.
The list is in chronological order, so take that into account, this is not ranking the matches, just listing the best gimmick matches in WrestleMania history.


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The one-day government shutdown doesn't seemed to have made much of a dent on state coffers.
About $1.8 billion in general fund revenue rolled in during July, reports Secretary of Revenue Thomas W. Wolf.
About $807.6 million came from sales taxes. Another $648.6 million was in personal income taxes and $97.5 million was corporate tax revenue.
People dying generated $78.7 million through the inheritance tax and live people buying and selling property produced $53.9 million in realty transfer tax.
Sin taxes on cigarette, malt beverage and liquor totaled $124.6 million for the month. No correlation was provided between those sinning and dying, so we don't know how many people double-dipped.
Gas taxes through the Motor License Fund drove in another $192.9 million.
Gaming at those slots casinos produced a $134.3 million tax jackpot for the state and $34 million toward property tax relief.


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In order to promote a feeling of well-being in the doctor's office, Dr. Okun and Professor Oliverio collaborated to create a unique patient-centric waiting area in the new UF Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration when it opened in Spring 2012.
"We originally conceived an environment that would be part of a holistic patient centered clinic, including the waiting room, that would be conducive to health and healing," Oliverio said. "We are fortunate to be a part of the design and implementation of this concept as embodied in this leading edge clinic."
Marie Zeglen, who provided the second edition of imagery for the patient waiting room, knows first-hand the difficulties of patient recovery.
"Several years ago, I fell off a ladder and received surgeries and physical training from the physicians and staff of the Orthopedic Center," Zeglen said. "So, I am really pleased to have this chance to do something in return."
Zeglen is a University of Florida Assistant Provost and a self-taught panoramic photographer. In order to create the pans for the Center for Movements Disorders and Neurorestoration, she often used a 50mm lens, shooting eight or more photographs for each pane.
"Most of my photography has been in two areas: wildlife photography and scenic photography," Zeglen said. "For many years, I have combined my activities in birding, hiking, kayaking, bicycling and other ways of exploring natural settings with taking pictures. I fell in love with Florida all over again in traveling around the state to shoot the pans."
To complement Zeglen's scenic panoramas, Oliverio composed music and created original sound design that promotes a relaxing ambience in Dr. Okun's medical center.
"Since we humans have been evolutionarily 'wired' for both sight and sound, it seemed appropriate that we combine relaxing soundscapes with Marie's engaging photographic landscapes," Oliverio said. "So I combined natural sounds with some original music in an attempt to create a suitable ambient accompaniment to Marie's panoramic images."
The opening reception for this project, Florida: Panoramic Vistas, was held in the UF Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration on Feb. 7. The reception hosted guests from all over the world, including the creators of Tyler's Hope Foundation for a cure for Dystonia.
"I hope that this emergent multifaceted collaboration could become part of a sustainable and vibrant cycle for all of these diverse, positive and forward-minded partners," Oliverio said. "We wanted to create something that could contribute to the growing consciousness around the Arts in Medicine, especially since UF continues to be recognized as a leader in this area."
Zeglen hopes that her photographs, combined with Oliverio's soundscapes, will make a difference for patients for years to come.
"I like the thought that our work might distract or otherwise transport a patient's attention from their pain to imagining being in the wilds of beautiful Florida," Zeglen said. "I received excellent care, but I also remember how difficult an injury or the recovery time can be."


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Teen Events at the Library
CHICOPEE – The Public Library is holding events for teenagers in March.
Students are invited to play Wii on the big screen with a gathering of video gamers at 2:30 p.m. March 1. Steampunk Craft will be held at 3 p.m., March 22 and teens will make accessories out of gears and Duct tape.
The Anime Club will be meet at 3 p.m. March 7 and 28 and will make buttons on March 7. The Teen Book Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. on March 21.
Minecraft for students 13 and older will meet at 3:30 p.m. every Wednesday, and students will work on a design contest where they will build something inspired by a fictional place or fictional character.
Athletic Hall of Fame Committee meeting
CHICOPEE – The Chicopee Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m., March 11 in the Chicopee High School cafeteria.
The nomination deadline for the Class of 2013 Hall of Fame, which include players, coaches, contributors and teams, is May 1, but early nominations are encouraged and accepted at all meetings.
Support group for veterans meets
CHICOPEE – The Council on Aging and Senior Center offers a monthly support group for veterans on the last Wednesday of each month called Veterans' Voice. The next meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m., Feb. 27 at the Senior Center, 7 Valley View Court. The guest speaker will be Natasha Dymnicki of Hospice Services of Western Massachusetts. She will talk about how hospice works and the veterans' programs hospice is involved with.
The discussion group is for veterans who want to share their past armed forces experiences with other veterans. To register call Holly Angelo, program services coordinator, at 534-3698.
Cholesterol screening
CHICOPEE – A cholesterol screening will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, March 13 at the Senior Center, Valley View Court. The screening does not require fasting and will provide total cholesterol results. Individuals will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. A donation of $5 is requested. For information, call the center at (413) 534-3698.
Chicopee Notes: Public library holds programs for teens, Athletic Hall of Fame Committee meets, and more
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