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End of the year a busy time for charity scammersBy Shelia Poole
The Associated Press | December 11,2012ATLANTA Consumers making end-of-the year donations to nonprofits should beware of scams that target unsuspecting donors.
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp said many people want to do the right thing by donating to charities, but it also pays to be cautious.
Why is the end of the year so important?
Many people feel generous during the holidays and want to help those in need. Its also the time when taxpayers rush to make contributions by Dec. 31 to qualify for tax deductions. Consequently, consumers are likely to get more solicitations for donations through email, regular mail and by phone.
According to Charity Navigator, charities -- on average -- receive 40 percent of their annual contributions from individuals between Thanksgiving and New Years Day.
This is really a critical time for most charities, said Sandra Miniutti, vice president for marketing for the New Jersey-based charity evaluator. She advised consumers to find out as much as they can about a charity and how donations are spent before they contribute.
Experts say consumers should be particularly aware of groups that claim to be helping victims of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated the East Coast. While many are legitimate, some may not be. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, more than 4,000 bogus websites were created to solicit donations or for phishing scams designed to gather personal information off computers. A good rule of thumb is that if you dont know the sender or if something looks odd, avoid opening attachments or links.
The elderly should be especially careful.
Telemarketers seem to aggressively target the elderly, Miniutti said. Sometimes, senior citizens get confused and may respond readily to high-pressure tactics.
Seniors are often available to take the phone call or be at the computer, said Shawn Conroy, a spokesman for the Georgia Governors Office of Consumer Protection. Obviously, scammers are going to target them.
He said some seniors may have built up wealth over the years, making them attractive targets. People will say that older people are from a more trusting generation, he said.
Conroy also said the holidays might be good time to visit with older relatives and be aware of the types of mail and phone calls they are receiving.MORE IN National / World BusinessNEW YORK Its not just the musical Hairspray that will air live on NBC tonight. Full StoryOXON HILL, Md. Far from the Las Vegas Strip, MGM Resorts International opens its $1. Full Story
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I would like Jason Brown to be choreographed by either Lori Nichol, Tom Dickson, Jeffrey Buttle, anyone who can utilize his lines and extension while creating a program that has a range of dynamics for Brown to express.
I would like to see Mao work with Tom Dickson or Pasquale Camerlengo it would be soo interesting to see what they could come up with together.
another interesting choreographer change would be if Miki got a program with Lori, I really have no idea what kind of program they would do together, but interesting it sure would be!
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Hello again! I keep posting questions here, thanks for answering them for me, you all are so nice.
Does anyone know what the classic signs of reflux are in newborns? My ped said that might be something to look out for in these next two weeks before his next appt and I'm not sure I remember what he said to look for! I feel stupid saying that, but I was overwhelemed at this appt with my ds being so uncomfortable and all. The ped was giving me several things that could be making ds uncomfortable and I didn't take notes....
He's been having a few milk spit-ups with some screaming beforehand. But not tons of spit up and not many times a day (2-3 times a day?) Today especially he seems to be really liking laying on his back, too. Weird.
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Dina Khader has been advising people about nutrition for more than 20 years. She says she's seen many cases of misuse of supplements. Dina Khader "People start to take their own supplements without really checking if they really need it or if it's something that would benefit them in any way." Consumer Reports cover Supplements A Consumer Reports investigation found many surprising dangers in vitamins and supplements - largely unregulated products. And moreover, there's increasing evidence there may be few, if any, benefits. Nancy Metcalf Consumer Reports "There was a study published in June that showed that calcium supplements increased the risk of heart attack by 86 percent compared to the group who didn't get them. On the other hand, that same study showed eating calcium-rich foods can protect your heart." A recent study of antioxidant supplements shows that high doses of some "may increase cancer risk" and not reduce it. Nancy Metcalf "Even more troubling - some supplements have turned out to contain prescription drugs like Viagra and Cialis that were not on the label." The FDA says supplements spiked with prescription drugs are "the largest threat" to consumer safety. There have been more than 400 recalls of such products since 2008. Nancy Metcalf "Even with uncontaminated vitamins and minerals, the labels don't tell the whole story because generally, the FDA does not require manufacturers to include warning labels." When Consumer Reports checked out the labels on more than 200 bottles of supplements, it found just one in three listed possible adverse reactions. SOT partially covered Nancy Metcalf "In some cases, the potential risks of supplements can outweigh the benefits. We say if you're generally pretty healthy person, you can skip them." Eating a diet that includes fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, and protein is the best way to go. .."
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The Gundersen Lutheran Nursing Department kicked off its annual "Wrapping the Community in Warmth" blanket drive Friday.
They're collecting blankets that will be given to several area agencies, including the Salvation Army, New Horizons, Birth Right, St. Clare Health Mission, Community Liaison, Gerard Hall, Houston County Women's Resource Center and Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation. Some blankets will also be given to patients at the hospital.
Other departments in the hospital are also taking part in the drive. Last year more than 1,200 blankets were distributed. Event organizers say this year the need is just as great.
"Every year the economy has just hit a lot of people, and it's amazing to think that the 1,000 blankets plus are used not just in the La Crosse area, but also Minnesota and Iowa," said Kathy Koehne, RN, Gundersen Lutheran Department of Nursing. "They are always much needed and appreciated by the agencies that we are able to donate the blankets to."
The blanket drive runs Friday, December 7 through January 13. So far, about 300 blankets have been donated. You can drop off new or gently used blankets at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse at one of the valet parking sites, or at the Gundersen Lutheran Onalaska clinic. For more information about the drive you can call the nursing department at (608) 775-73-41.


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Police say James David Johnson, 57, was driving a 1996 Toyota Tacoma at 1:02 p.m. in the northbound lane of the highway at a location about .7 miles south of Helena when he failed to notice traffic ahead of him was slowing to a stop due to construction in the area.
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State health secretary steps down; deputy appointed to top job
State Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith stepped down from his post Friday to take a job with a Washington law firm, and his deputy was elevated to the top spot.
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In a move that will eliminate 5% to 7% of its worldwide workforce, Brady Corp. Thursday announced a broad reorganization meant to cut costs and integrate the global operations of the Milwaukee-based manufacturer.
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The state Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a right to privacy claim filed by one personal injury law firm against a competitor over its purchase of the plaintiffs' names as search engine key words to bring up ads for the competitors' firm.
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Johnson Controls joins U.S. challenge to cut energy waste
Johnson Controls Inc. said Thursday it will cut energy use at its 71 U.S factories by 25% in the next six years.
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High, soft wedge shots around the green are a good way to really improve your scores, but it can be a tough shot to master.
I find that having the right idea, or picture, of a shot is one of the most important factors in learning a new shot. The high-lofted wedge shot is no different.
If you're learning the high, soft wedge shot, a good mental picture to have is to imagine yourself tossing a golf ball on top of a golf cart. If you were trying to toss a golf ball onto a golf cart, you would toss it high with the palm of your hand facing up on the follow-through.
Try it. When you finish tossing the ball, hold that pose; you'll notice that your palm is facing the sky. This is how you should finish when you're actually playing a high, soft wedge shot around the green. Your bottom hand should be facing up on the follow-through.
More specifically, if you're playing a high, soft wedge shot, open the face of the club slightly and stand the shaft up a little bit straighter than normal at address.
Slide under the ball and finish with your bottom palm and the face of the club facing the sky.
This can be a tough shot to master, so I think it helps to have a mental picture in your mind when you practice it. So the next time you're getting ready to hit a high, soft wedge shot, picture yourself tossing a golf ball onto a golf cart.


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For example, if the Bank unilaterally amended the contract. The debts of the testator, regardless of whether the loan is from a Bank or other debt obligation, called passive part of the inheritance.
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In economics, business is the social science of managing people to organize and maintain collective productivity toward accomplishing particular creative and productive goals, usually to generate revenue.
The etymology of "business" refers to the state of being busy, in the context of the individual as well as the community or society. In other words, to be busy is to be doing commercially viable and profitable work.
The term "business" has at least three usages, depending on the scope — the general usage (above), the singular usage to refer to a particular company or corporation, and the generalized usage to refer to a particular market sector, such as "the record business," "the computer business," or "the business community" -- the community of suppliers of goods and services.
The singular "business" can be a legally-recognized entity within an economically free society, wherein individuals organize based on expertise and skills to bring about social and technological advancement.
The court stood on your side, he must be a good reason. It is very often the emotions come across and the young people that get consumer loans only to show off to friends expensive smartphone or tablet and then be repaid over 3-5 years credit for a toy, the activities of which they do not even use half. As you know, to change the terms of the contract, and even more so to terminate it unilaterally prohibited. it can change throughout the term of payment more than once. Financial institution, in turn, may be a kind of indicator of the reliability of the developer, because of serious financial institutions are ready to cooperate only with honest, reputable and successful construction companies.


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Eye twitching (blepharospasm) is an involuntary movement of the eyelid every few seconds over the course of a minute or two. Sometimes the spasm is strong enough to make your eyelid close completely before reopening.
Eye twitching can come and go unpredictably for a few days, weeks or months. The spasms don't hurt, but they can be annoying. In its most common form, eye twitching is harmless and stops on its own, although it may recur occasionally.
Sometimes, eye twitching may be the earliest sign of a chronic movement disorder, especially if other facial spasms develop in addition to the eye twitching. Usually, however, there is no identifiable cause.
Some of the causes of eyelid spasms that have been identified include:
- Alcohol intake
- Bright lights
- Caffeine intake
- Fatigue
- Irritation of the eye surface or inner eyelids
- Lack of sleep
- Smoking
- Stress
- Wind
Chronic, uncontrollable eyelid movement affecting both eyes is known as benign essential blepharospasm. Although its exact cause is unknown, the following conditions may precede or accompany benign essential blepharospasm:
- Blepharitis
- Dry eyes
- Entropion
- Light sensitivity
- Pink eye (conjunctivitis)
- Trichiasis
- Uveitis
Very rarely, eye twitch may be a sign of certain brain and nervous system disorders. When it is, it's almost always accompanied by other signs and symptoms. Brain and nervous system disorders that can cause eye twitch include:
- Bell's palsy
- Cervical dystonia
- Dystonia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Oramandipular dystonia and facial dystonia (a separate type of dystonia sometimes accompanied by blepharospasm)
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- Side effects of drugs, particularly medications used to treat epilepsy and psychosis
- Tourette syndrome
The Mayo Clinic warns that anyone who is concerned about eye twitching should work with their doctor to identify the cause.
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Chumpcar 24 Hour Enduro – Pikes Peak Raceway June 11-12 2011
"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be." – Yogi Berra
The night finally yielded it's awful power to the day, as it always does. The black sky broke apart, and was displaced by deep blue and purple hues. Slowly at first; then red, orange and yellow were added to the sky's pallete. Quite suddenly, the sky lit up. Dawn had broken, revealing the survivors still circling the track at a blistering pace. The light offered relief from the fearsome darkness, and the drivers picked up the pace. The race was now in the final few hours.
At the pre-race drivers' meeting Saturday, they told us that there might even be a couple of spectators in the stands. We laughed at the joke, because there just aren't many spectators who go out to watch amateur road racing. All of the family and friends who turned out to support their teams would have pit passes. The stands, built to hold tens of thousands of spectators would remain completely empty.
And then they were spotted. At 7 AM on Sunday, two spectators were observed high in the upper rows of the bleachers. The race marshalls checked them out, and determined that they were unarmed and apparently harmless. The racing continued uninterrupted.
We ran all six of our drivers in the hours after dawn, until the end of the race. Each of us in turn put in our one-hour driving stints, pushing our home-built machine through the corners. Pushing is just the right word, too. Our MX-7, with a precision "piece of string" and tape measure alignment, running on crapped out highway rubber did nothing but push. Nothing short of getting seriously out shape in a corner would get the rear-end to even "think" about stepping out. The handling was only remarkable in that it was completely benign.
As we soon discovered, the loose handling and plowing would make it fast on the banked oval. It was there that most of our passing attempts would succeed. On the six infield turns, the plowing left us wishing we had tried a bit of a different suspension setup, and thirsting for at least a BIT more power. Any, even the slightest bit of acceleration there would've been a welcomed improvement. Still, we were racing, and we continued until the very last lap. My final stint ran through the 23rd hour, and Dennis finished out in the 24th, taking the checkered flag. We had met our goal: we had raced for 24 hours and had finished the race.
At the awards ceremony, our team was called upon to receive our sixth place award. Dennis stepped forward to accept our ball caps and certificate of accomplishment. I proudly donned my cap, knowing that this was one special hat. On it was written "Cometic Gasket", but underneath it there was so much more. For in my head, the memories of what we had done were just beginning to take hold. Those memories will long be remembered with satisfaction and a smile. I had found my hat.
We gathered together as Dennis, our Captain held up the certificate. Seeing it, I couldn't help but get a bit teary eyed, and straightened my shoulders a bit. For there, written on the green certificate, in large bold type were the words:
"$25 towards any purchase of Cometic Gasket or StreetPro Gasket Kits. Please include $8 for shipping and handling. Expires 6-5-12"
More was written as well, for handwritten in the upper right corner with a Sharpie pen was a very special dedication to our Team's effort. In neat letters, it said: "6th place". Wow!
We had come a long way together, to build the car and then race it. At every step, the outcome was uncertain. But we had come together as a team, and now we were quite proud to be just another bunch of Chumps. It doesn't get any better than that.


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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the "massive" wildfire that burned 8, 131 acres in northwestern Wisconsin started in an area where workers were doing logging operations.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the operator of the logging equipment noticed smoke coming from below the cutting head of the machine while harvesting timber around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
"The operator got out of the machine and made a concerted effort to extinguish the fire using a fire extinguisher located in the cab of the harvester," said Gary Bibow, Fire Law Enforcement Specialist. "Another operator on the crew immediately called 911 and DNR resources were on scene in less than 10 minutes."
An investigation shows that the fire was not started intentionally. The DNR and the Douglas County District Attorney have recommended that no criminal charges be filed.
It's the biggest wildfire to hit the state since 2005, according to the Wisconsin DNR. Firefighters were able to contain the massive blaze early Thursday morning.
It was first reported southwest of the Township of Barnes in Douglas County late Tuesday afternoon. Members of 17 local, state and federal fire crews and several DNR conservation wardens aworked to put out the wildfire. The DNR says it was roughly six miles long and about a mile wide at the widest point Tuesday night.
"Now with hot, dry and windy conditions forecast for today, we are asking people to be extremely careful so no more destructive fires are started," DNR incident commander Larry Gladowski said Wednesday.
SLIDESHOW: Pictures from Douglas County wildfire
Forty-seven structures were lost in the wildfire, including 17 homes. Firefighters were able to save 77 other buildings, including 42 houses. Crews used air tankers and scoop planes from Wisconsin and Minnesota to drop water to battle the blaze.
Governor Scott Walker declared a state of emergency and surveyed the damage on Thursday.
Conservation wardens went door-to-door to alert area homeowners of the fire danger. Residents were evacuated from the Loon Lake, Sand Lake, Murray Lake Potowatomi Estates, Rock Lake, Beauregard Lake, Catherina Lake, Ellison Lake and the Village of Barnes. A portion of the fire crossed state Highway 27, which caused the evacuation of Potowatomi Village.
The American Red Cross and state emergency management officials are helping evacuees. An information line (715-376-4185) has been set up at the fire command center where evacuees can get up-to-date information on damage to structures.
The Wisconsin DNR says the last major forest fire in northern Wisconsin, called the Oak Lake Fire, occurred April 22, 1980 and consumed 11,418 acres of forest. The Cottonville Fire, in central Wisconsin, started May 5, 2005, burning 3,410 acres.


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Senegal, Vermont talk about cooperationJeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo
President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal, right, talks with Lewis Lukens, left, the former U.S. ambassador to Senegal, during a tour of the State House in Montpelier on Friday. Sall met with Gov. Peter Shumlin and other state leaders.
MONTPELIER Gov. Peter Shumlin and the president of the West African nation of Senegal said Friday they expect to expand cooperation begun by the Vermont National Guard and the Senegalese military into civilian areas such as education, agriculture and energy.
We are very committed to work with you, together, and to exchange experiences, Senegal President Macky Sall said after he met privately with Shumlin and other state officials during a visit to the Vermont State House.
Sall encouraged young Vermonters to come to Africa and to know how people are living there and how at this age they can build relationships with their counterparts in Africa.
Shumlin said that even though Senegal and Vermont are on different continents, they are facing similar challenges.
President Sall is dealing with the same issues we are, Shumlin said. Access to affordable health care, jobs and job creation for the people of Senegal, ensuring they achieve an energy policy that makes sense and powers Senegal and most importantly education.
After Shumlin and Sall met, officials planned to get together to look for areas where they could turn those broad goals into concrete proposals.
Sall was in Washington earlier this week as part of a group of African leaders who met with President Barack Obama.
The Vermont National Guard has been involved with a partnership with the Senegalese military since 2008. Its part of a broader program that involves many state National Guards working with militaries from nations across the world.
The program helps provide technical expertise to the other countries while building long-term relationships between the military leaders in those countries and Guard members in the U.S.
Over the years, the Vermont Guard has sent scores of delegations to Senegal, and there have been a number of visits to Vermont by the Senegalese military.
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A corrosive hateMarch 11,2013Catholics throughout the world are anxiously awaiting the selection of a new pope and debating vigorously whether their church needs to alter its approach to an array of sensitive subjects that have caused painful rifts among its faithful.
Meanwhile, a much smaller and lesser-known religious organization is facing its own crisis, one most Americans will instinctively applaud. The tiny Westboro Baptist Church is nationally notorious for its practice of picketing the funerals of American soldiers killed in combat. Its members carry placards that say God is punishing our country because too many of us tolerate, to one degree or another, homosexuality. Their posters have read God Hates Fags and AIDS Cures Gays.
And Vermonters will remember that a delegation from the Kansas church came to Montpelier to protest when the Legislature was debating the bill that established the right of gays and lesbians to form legally recognized civil unions so their legal status was similar to that of married couples.
Well, the church that promotes hatred finally has a problem: Two granddaughters of the churchs founder, Fred Phelps, have very publicly left the church and their family and now theyre openly discussing the blatant intolerance so constantly promoted by Phelps and his followers.
Most fair-minded Americans, regardless of their particular faith (or lack of it), will surely believe that its about time.
Recently, The Huffington Post reported, Megan and Grace Phelps-Roper toured the Museum of Intolerance in Los Angeles, and almost as soon as they entered the building they spotted a photo of their own family.
Having been excommunicated by that family, the sisters have begun thinking for themselves rather than accepting without question the doctrine of hatred preached in their familys church. They have also begun meeting people who have a wide array of religious beliefs and shedding the cruel stereotypes that had defined the world to them.
We were taught that what we were doing was the only thing that would help people, Megan Phelps-Roper told a reporter. Because, from their perspective, everything bad that happens in the world is because people dont obey God. When people dont do what he says, then horrible things happen: school shootings, tornadoes and hurricanes. So if I really care about people, Im going to be out there with a sign.
But her caring took her in a different direction: Looking back, I knew that it was hurtful emotionally for people, but I thought that if it caused somebody to believe and to obey God, then their lives would be so much better.
The churchs teachings actually go further than that: Youre taught that everyone outside the church is evil, Grace Phelps-Roper said, adding there was nothing they could do to change the teachings of their church because if we disagreed, we would get in trouble.
The young women said that the culture of conflict bred an us-against-them identity among the church members and that identity was reinforced by their belief that Jesus said that If you follow me, the world is going to hate you.
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Elder Scrolls is arguably one of the most well-established and respected franchises in gaming. So why shouldn't the series get its very own MMO spin-off? The Elder Scrolls Online was announced only a year ago in May 2012 and has remained a rather heated point of contention among gamers, particularly Elder Scrolls' most devoted followers. The initial unveiling surprised some and disappointed others, as early screenshots depicted a game much brighter and less realistic take on Tamriel.
But a few debut screenshots aren't indicative of an entire game, as everyone knows. MMOs are especially peculiar, as far as games go and how critics are forced to approach them. The MMO experience doesn't end after a few hours with a cinematic and some credits. It lives for weeks to months to years, evolving over time with its community.
Last week, a few of us were able to sit down (behind closed doors, mind you) and get some solid hands-on time with The Elder Scrolls Online. Well over an hour, actually. This early taste of the massively multiplayer online Elder Scrolls proved quite surprising, actually, and I'll share with you my thoughts, primarily as an Elder Scrolls fan.
That Elder Scrolls Feeling
I'm not going to go into too much detail about gameplay, given the focus of this entire article is the game's Elder Scrolls-ness, but I'm going to mention some of the gameplay as it ties into the subject matter. You know, just to give some background.
We started our adventure as members of the Daggerfall Covenant. That'd be the faction with the Orsimer, Breton, and Redguard. Watching over us were members of ZeniMax Online Studios, including game director Matt Firor, creative director Paul Sage, and combat designer and expert Maria Aliprando.
The team was, first of all, very eager to show off the character creation system. With so many customization sliders that dictate how your character might turn out (belly and breast sizes can be altered) it's no wonder the developers would want us to try it out. For the sake of time, however, we opted not to spend several hours playing with sliders in favor of actually, you know, playing.
Elder Scrolls Online does try to differentiate itself from other MMOs by implementing several gameplay mechanics distinctive to Elder Scrolls.
First-Person Perspective: Perhaps the most welcomed and unique feature is an optional first-person perspective, made to emulate the default perspective in previous Elder Scrolls RPGs. Is it necessary for TESO? Not by any means, but it's a great throwback to the MMO's roots, and any Elder Scrolls fan will no doubt feel more at home running around in first-person than third. I did, anyway.
Armor and Weapon Proficiency: In a typical MMO (and many other games), your class determines what kind of gear your character can equip. Elder Scrolls Online adopts a different system, also taken from the single-player games. Rather than be limited by class, players instead have weapon and armor proficiencies. This means a caster can equip heavy armor and a greatsword, while a Templar can pick up a staff and wear light gear. The only issue is how effective you are with a specific kind of weapon or armor type.
Nostalgic Dungeoning: Dungeons aren't a rare occurence reserved only for mid- to high-level players. At level 7, we were able to begin dungeon-diving around the starting zone. So what? I had a major nostalgia trip, is what. The area was littered with Ayleid ruins, better known as those elven ruins in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The architecture and dungeon designs were all reminiscent of the Aylied ruins, though Elder Scrolls Online did away with that claustrophobic feeling the single-player dungeons tend to have. By contrast, the dungeons we saw in TESO were more cavernous -- typical of the MMO medium.
Lockpicking and Bread: As we all know, Elder Scrolls isn't just about killing and looting. Sometimes, a hero needs to take some time off at the forge or in the kitchen. Yes, crafting professions will be crossing over (this is an MMO, after all), but so will other traits like Lockpicking. Stealthing, while most likely not a trait you can level, is worked in as well. So far, I haven't needed it for stealing, because as far as I can tell, every loaf and book in the game is free for the taking. I'd certainly like for theft to be made a thing, however.
MMO First, Elder Scrolls Second
Oh, I was plenty excited to find all of the above implemented or at least teased by ZeniMax, but for the time being, I remain unconvinced this is an MMO I can invest in. In many ways, it's still more of an MMO than an Elder Scrolls.
While the world is certainly open enough for free exploration, allowing players to basically rack up as many quests as their brains can comprehend, these are designed more for the MMO environment. Sure, this is understandable, because Elder Scrolls Online is, at the end of the day, an MMO first and Elder Scrolls second. Not every quest can be dynamic and world-changing, so we wind up with some pretty typical filler like "Kill (this many) harpies," then "Collect (this many) harpy eggs." Even with a bland story tying together the quest chain, I couldn't bring myself to actually care enough to finish. Running toward that gaping portal of death in the sky seemed much more appealing.
The character designs aren't to my tastes, either. In the Elder Scrolls games, we're used to seeing the various mer races with distinctive physical features, like generous brows and slanted eyes, among others. In Elder Scrolls Online, these are done away with in favor of a more generic design, where elves wind up looking like humans with pointed ears, and at a distance, you couldn't tell a Breton from an Altmer. I get that this was done in order to make the characters more appealing to a wider audience, the majority of which may not even be familiar with Elder Scrolls games, but as a bit of a diehard fan, I found this incredibly disappointing -- not to mention a bit jarring. When I walked up to a random NPC at one point and engaged him in conversation, I really had no idea he was an elf until he pointed out his race.
I'm also still wondering how the heck Argonians, Dunmer, and Nord manage to work together, but that's not entirely relevant here, given we didn't get to touch on faction-oriented content during the preview.
Overall, I'm appreciative of what ZeniMax is trying to do. During my time with the game, I was definitely surprised by the attention to detail and all the work that went toward making this feel like an Elder Scrolls MMO. But for me, it's still too much along the same vein of massively multiplayer online RPG as World of Warcraft to really feel at home in this take on Tamriel.
Right now, I get the feeling that Elder Scrolls Online is less for Elder Scrolls fans than it is for MMO players who happen to be familiar with The Elder Scrolls. I look forward to being proven wrong.
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Home List of Titles Enriched haloes at redshift z=2 with no star formation: implications for accretion and wind scenarios
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/206294
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- Title
- Enriched haloes at redshift z=2 with no star formation: implications for accretion and wind scenarios
- Author(s)
- Bouche, N.; Murphy, M. T.; Peroux, C.; Contini, T.; Martin, C. L.; Forster Schreiber, N. M.; Genzel, R.; Lutz, D.; Gillessen, S.; Tacconi, L.; Davies, R.; Eisenhauer, F.
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- [Abridged] In order to understand which process (e.g. galactic winds, cold accretion) is responsible for the cool (T~10^4 K) halo gas around galaxies, we embarked on a program to study the star-formation properties of galaxies selected by their MgII absorption signature in quasar spectra. Specifically, we searched for the H-alpha line emission from galaxies near very strong z=2 MgII absorbers (with rest-frame equivalent width EW>2 \AA) because these could be the sign-posts of outflows or inflows. Surprisingly, we detect H-alpha from only 4 hosts out of 20 sight-lines (and 2 out of the 19 HI-selected sight-lines), despite reaching a star-formation rate (SFR) sensitivity limit of 2.9 M/yr (5-sigma) for a Chabrier initial mass function. This low success rate is in contrast with our z=1 survey where we detected 66%\ (14/21) of the MgII hosts. Taking into account the difference in sensitivity between the two surveys, we should have been able to detect >11.4 of the 20 z=2 hosts whereas we found only 4 galaxies. Interestingly, all the z=2 detected hosts have observed SFR greater than 9 M/yr, well above our sensitivity limit, while at z=1 they all have SFR less than 9 M/yr, an evolution that is in good agreement with the evolution of the SFR main sequence. Moreover, we show that the z=2 undetected hosts are not hidden under the quasar continuum after stacking our data and that they also cannot be outside our surveyed area. Hence, strong MgII absorbers could trace star-formation driven winds in low-mass halos (Mhalo < 10^{10.6} Msun). Alternatively, our results imply that z=2 galaxies traced by strong MgII absorbers do not form stars at a rate expected (3--10 M/yr) for their (halo or stellar) masses, supporting the existence of a transition in accretion efficiency at Mhalo ~ 10^{11} Msun. This scenario can explain both the detections and the non-detections.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Source
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 419, no. 1 (Jan 2012), pp. 2-13
- Publication year
- 2012
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- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
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- Absorption lines; Galaxy evolution; Galaxy formation; Haloes; Quasars; Redshifts
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- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- 0035-8711
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- Copyright © 2011 The Authors. Journal copyright © 2011 Royal Astronomical Society. The accepted manuscript is reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The definitive publication is available at www.interscience.wiley.com.
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Patients don't have enough information about electronic patient records and it is too hard for them to opt-out if they want to, the BMA said today (Monday 1 March 2010).
Following limited local piloting, patients' summary care records1 are now going to be uploaded to a central database across England. Five Strategic Health Authorities recently announced they were speeding up their plans2. Anyone who does not want to have a Summary Care Record (SCR) has to opt out3 by informing their GP or by completing a form either downloaded from the internet or requested through an '0845' national call centre.4


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I live in a house with three women: my wife and two daughters, ages 20 and 17.
One of my roles is insect slayer.
Stink bugs. Moths. House centipedes (Google those; they're super-creepy). Spiders.
My services are requested once or twice a month. No problem.
The tools of the trade? A tissue and, if needed, a sneaker.
I grabbed both one morning this month when my younger daughter, Caroline, shouted down the steps: "Dad, can you kill a bug?"
Caroline was sitting on her bed, and our cat, Junior , was pacing the carpet. I asked what I was looking for, and she said she had seen something, probably a centipede, behind her stereo stand.
When I moved the stand, though, something zipped across the room and into the hall.
This was no centipede; it was something big — something way too big.
You have to understand that I was thinking insect. My daughter had said it was an insect, so my brain was telling me I had indeed seen an insect.
Suggestion is powerful juju.
I staggered into the hallway still clutching a tissue and sneaker, both of which suddenly seemed highly inadequate.
My wife, Jackie, was at the bottom of the steps. I whispered to her: "I'm going to need a shovel."
Whatever it was ran into my older daughter's room. I quickly shut Mara's door, which, we all agreed, would stay closed until we figured out what we were chasing.
We all had to get to school or work, so we left the house and our problem.
My wife called an exterminator. Mara texted from class that an exorcism was in order.
After dinner, we peeked inside Mara's room. The creature wasn't a bugzilla as I'd feared. Nor did we need a priest.
As I went in, the mouse ran out.
And, within seconds, Junior did his job.
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She's been dancing for nine years and recently joined the Corpus Christi Ballet company. Although she at first meeting is a little timid and shy, on stage it's a different story.
"I get a little nervous, but when I'm on stage I'm a whole other person," Jessica said.
Her mother, Linda Urquizo, added, "She is very shy and quiet, but when she steps on stage I see a whole different Jessica.
"It's as if that person doesn't exist. Then she gets off the stage, and she gets really shy again."
And for Jessica, it's something more than just a passing phase. When she talks about dancing in her soft, sweet voice, there's a searing enthusiasm imbedded in her every word.
"It's fun. It's amazing," Jessica said with a smile.
"Ever since I was little, I saw it on TV, and I kept telling my mom I wanted to do it so much.
"I want to keep doing it forever. I just really love to dance. That's what I want to do."
And it's that passion that keeps her going through a gruelling routine of classes, rehearsals and performances.
She takes ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical and folklorico classes throughout the week, including classes and rehearsals that stretch for hours during the weekends.
And now that she's gearing up for her second Corpus Christi Ballet production, this time a performance of "Cinderella," she's more than a little busy.
"She practices every day. It gets to the point to where my husband tells her, because we have wooden floors, to stop because all we hear is the 'thump, thump, thump'," Linda laughed.
Jessica added, "The first couple of weeks it takes a while to get it right. But then when we get close to the show, we actually get it."
But most of the kids at school don't really know of Jessica's ambitions outside of class.
"They know she dances," Linda said "but they don't know the passion she has for it.
"It's hard for us sometimes if they have to do shows. Like this Friday, they did an educational show for the kids. And they give us a written excuse, and we have to take it to the school and they say, 'Really? You're going to miss school for that?'"
But it's an excused absence that comes from the higher-ups since it was for education. And it's just one of the many obstacles a young dancer must face.
Linda said, "My husband and I really support her. We go wherever she goes. We take her wherever she needs to go. And we buy her whatever she needs."
And every year, the Joffrey Ballet Company from Chicago has come down and done summer sessions. You have to audition and may be chosen to join only the one hundred dancers asked to attend their workshop.
"Last year and the year before, she was chosen to do the workshop for two weeks," Linda said.
"And this year, for unseen reasons and because she's really busy, we couldn't go to this year's audition.
"She was a little upset, but everyone auditions in January and February for summer sessions, and this year she's not going."
But that hasn't dampened Jessica's spirit.
Last year, she had a few small parts in the Nutcracker performance, and she's already gearing up for auditions after "Cinderella" has ended.
"I'm going to keep going to class and keep trying to do my very best because I want to try again for the Nutcracker and get a bigger, better part," Jessica said.
And in the not-too-distant future, Jessica may soon have one of the largest crowds ever as she climbs the steps ever higher that lead to the world stage.
Jessica added with a gleam in her eye, "I look at the audience, and sometimes I daydream off because I feel like I'm in a whole different world. Like I'm in that story."
However, she's been in that story all along.
Paul Gonzales is the entertainment writer at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 116, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Nikon D600 is one of the most affordable full-frame DSLRs ever, so is it the camera we've all been waiting for? We find out in the What Digital Camera Nikon D600 review
Nikon D600 Review
The Nikon D600 is one of the most affordable full-frame DSLRs ever, so is it the camera we've all been waiting for? We find out in the What Digital Camera Nikon D600 review
Full-frame DSLRs have for the most part been the preserve of the professional or high-end enthusiast due to their high cost, but with the arrival of the D600, Nikon hope to open this up to a much wider audience.
The D600 is Nikon's most affordable full-frame DSLR to date and will undoubtedly appeal to a broad range of photographers looking to upgrade, and not just Nikon users either.
The question though is have sacrifices been made in an effort to produce a sub-£2000 full-frame DSLR or is the Nikon D600 the perfect DSLR for the enthusiast photographer?
Nikon D600 review – Features
If you're thinking that the D600 is a stripped-down full-frame DSLR offering from Nikon, then think again. For a start, the D600 features a newly developed 24.3MP full-frame CMOS sensor. With the exception of the 36.3MP D800, the resolution offered by the D600 matches or exceeds any other full-frame DSLR on the market today. As with other full-frame Nikon DSLRs, there's a 1.5x DX crop mode as well, so should you still want to use an existing DX lens that's in your camera bag, you'll come back with 10.5MP files to play with.
The D600 features Nikon's latest EXPEED 3 image processing engine that's employed by both the D4 and D800. This allows the D600 to deliver 14-bit A/D conversion, as well as 16-bit image processing. Not only that, but the D600 will rattle through a burst of images at a maximum rate of 5.5 frames per second. There's also a Continuous L mode should you still want to shoot continuously, but at a slower rate (this can be selected in the menu, with a choice of between 1-5fps), while there's also a Quiet Shooting mode designed to dull the sound of the shutter for discreet photography. There's also an Interval Timer Shooting mode that allows you to trigger the shutter at preset intervals, which are then saved as movie files to then be viewed from between 24 and 36,000 times faster than normal.
While the ISO range doesn't quite reach the heady heights of some recently launched DSLRs, its still strong, delivering a native sensitivity range of 100-6400. This can be extended to an ISO equivalent of 50-25,600, delivering an identical ISO range to that of the D800.
Working in tandem with the D600's image sensor is a 2016-pixel RGB sensor that feeds information to the camera's Scene Recognition System, which is then used to optimise the D600's exposure, white balance and autofocus. It's not quite as advanced as the system found on the D4 and D800, which uses a 91k-pixel RGB sensor, but still none-the-less, a very capable piece of technology to have on board.
Rather than opt for a similar 51-point AF arrangement to the one found in the D4 and D800, the D600 utilises a 39-point AF system very similar to that in the DX-format D7000. The Multi-CAM4800 system features nine cross-type sensitive AF points for improved AF acquirement, compared to 15 cross-type points found on the D4/D800. The other difference is the AF's functionality in low-light conditions, with the D600's system working down to -1EV compared to -2EV on the D800.
The viewfinder delivers 100% coverage, while the rear screen is a nice and large 3.2in display with a resolution of 921k-dots that monitors the surrounding brightness and adjusts the screen accordingly. There's also a built-in flash, so not only does it come in handy for the odd bit of fill-in flash, but it can also be used to control and trigger Nikon flashguns positioned off-camera for creative lighting control on location.
For storage, there are two SD card slots on the side of the camera, which are UHS-1 compatible. Just like other dual storage cameras, a range of options should you want to shoot with two cards. These include using one card as an overflow, or as a back-up, or for video.
Via the optional WU-1b Mobile Adapter, the D600 also allows for wireless transfer of images, allowing you to send images directly to your smartphone or tablet, or even control the camera remotely (Android OS at the moment, with support of iOS coming towards the end of the year).
Nikon D600 review – Design
For those upgrading to the D600, you should feel right at home. On the top-plate, you'll find a mode dial to switch between shooting modes – including Scene and Auto options, rather than the four-button arrangement for setting ISO, WB, Quality and Bracketing on the D4/D800. The mode dial features a press-lock to ensure it doesn't get knocked out of position unintentionally, while round the collar is the drive mode selector just like you'll find on the D7000.
Again, like the D7000, 4 of the 5 buttons along the side of the display on the rear of the camera offer different controls dependent on whether you're shooting or reviewing your images. You'll find quick access buttons to ISO, Quality, White Balance and Picture Control if you're shooting, while these revert to zoom out, zoom in, help and the retouch menu when looking at and reviewing images.
The D-pad on the other side of the display is smaller than we've seen on some Nikon DSLRs recently, while there's a dedicated selector switch to choose between stills and video capture, with a button in the middle to select Live View.
The design of the D600 is a blend of the D800 and D7000 that it sits between. Side-by-side with the D800 and it's noticeably smaller, with a similar footprint to the more compact D7000, if a touch taller.
Its also a touch lighter than the D800 too, tipping the scales at 850g compared to 1000g, and is only a little heavier than the D7000 at 780g. This weight-saving over the D800 is due in part to the D600's construction, with just the top and rear covers constructed from magnesium alloy, compared to the entire chassis that is the foundations for the D800. Nikon point out that the D600 is weather-sealed to the same degree as the D800, and while it doesn't quite have the ultra-rugged feel of the D800, it still feels very well put together. The handgrip is a decent size, allowing you to get a firm hold of the camera – it's big enough that you don't have your little finger dangling off the bottom of the camera, while the finish is to a high standard, too.
Nikon D600 review – Performance
The D600's Multi-CAM4800 is a very capable AF system that delivers a high level of performance and sophistication. If we're being picky though, the 39 AF points are grouped a little too closely in the centre of the frame for some subjects, requiring you to focus and then recompose in some instances.
With the camera set to AF-S, we found focus to be fast and precise in action, performing well under a range of conditions. It's only when little levels are really poor that you may find it struggles to lock-on, but this is only in very dark conditions that won't be a daily occurrence for most shooters.
AF point selection is very straightforward too – simply use the D-pad to move from AF point to AF point. If you find all 39 AF points are too much, this can be pared back to 11 should you want to move round the frame quicker.
Switch to AF-C and you've got a host of sophisticated AF tracking options at your disposal as well as single point AF. Linked into the D600's Scene Recognition System, Dynamic AF will intelligently track your subject should it move away from the initial AF point you select. Depending how erratically your subject is moving, you can choose between 9, 21 or 39-point Dynamic AF modes, while this can be fine-tuned in the camera's menu to provide a bias for how far away your subject is. On top of this is 3D Focus Tracking, which will automatically track your subject from point to point, and is ideal for action/sports photography.
In Live View and video shooting, contrast-detect takes over focusing duties, with AF-S or AF-F focusing modes. AF-F is full-time servo AF, meaning that the camera is constantly adjusting focus during Live View or video capture. While it performs solidly, compared to specifically designed Compact System Cameras, it doesn't quite have the same turn of pace and usability of these mirrorless options.
With a Class 10 SD card, the D600 is capable of rattling off 42 Fine JPEG files consecutively at 5.5fps before the buffer slows up, while at the same rate, 16 Raw files can be captured. This is pretty good considering the size of the files the EXPEED 3 image processor is handling, while the 5.5fps offered by the D600 is actually better than the D800's 4fps. There's also the option of adding the MB-D14 battery grip, but even with the additional power supply, it won't boost the frame rate of the D600.
For those upgrading from a DX-format Nikon DSLR or similar, you'll instantly notice the benefit of the larger and brighter viewfinder delivered by the D600. Not only that, but the 100% coverage means you won't experience any stray elements creeping into the corners of the frame when you review your image. As well as that, the 3.2in screen provides a broad viewing angle, though some may be a little frustrated to see it sit flush with the body and not pullout from the camera. The screen renders plenty of detail and colour appears to be faithful, though it doesn't quite have the same amount of 'bite' as we've seen in WhiteMagic and AMOLED screens.
The D600 is a nice camera to shoot with and those looking to upgrade should have no problems getting to grips with this camera. If you want, it can be used as a very sophisticated point-and-shoot camera if you pop it into Auto, but to get the best from it, you'll want to explore the more creative options on offer. It's also quick to use – all the shooting controls are dotted round the body and can be quickly accessed and adjusted, while the menu, while comprehensive, is laid out fairly logically. Within the main menu are six main sub-categories: Playback, Shooting, Custom Setting, Setup, Retouch and My Menu. It's within these sub-categories that adjustments can be made to the camera's set-up to really tailor the D600 to behave exactly how you want.
Image Quality
Nikon D600 review – Image Quality
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Tone and Exposure
We tested the D600 under a range of lighting conditions to put the D600's 2016-pixel RGB sensor to the test. Shooting in 3D Matrix Metering, the D600 performed well, though in some instances could overexpose a touch, requiring a touch of exposure compensation to rectify this, though this was only between -0.3 and -0.7 of a stop.
Also, while the system is not quite as advanced as the D800's, which will detect a face in a backlight scene and expose accordingly, the D600 did an admirable job under these conditions.
White Balance and Colour
Using our Datacolor Spyder Checkr and continuous daylight balanced lights, the D600's Auto White Balance was very good, delivering pleasing natural results. This is maintained through the ISO range, with only a very minor loss of saturation at the D600's highest ISO sensitivity.
As you'd expect, there are a host of Picture Controls to vary the intensity of the colour should you wish, while Raw files can be adjusted to taste.
Sharpness and Detail
The new 24.3MP sensor inside the D600 delivers an impressive amount of detail. In our lab tests with our resolution test chart, the D600's sensor was still capable of rendering finely spaced horizontal lines right down to 34, with it only dropping down to 28 at the D600's extended ISO equivalent of 25.600.
This level of detail offered by the D600 transfers across into real world shooting, with images displaying excellent levels of detail through the camera's ISO range.
ISO Quality
As you'd expect at ISO 100, results are incredibly smooth and free of image noise. What really impressed us though was the image noise characteristics at higher sensitivities. While image noise had encroached onto the image at higher ISOs, it was still very well controlled. Even at ISO 3200, images looked pretty clean with good levels of detail. Shots at ISO 6400 did see the image degrade at touch more, but results were more than acceptable, and you'd have no problem producing a decent print from it. It's only in the extended range where detail suffers noticeably and chroma noise becomes more prominent.
Raw vs JPEG
Colours are a touch warmer on the JPEG files compared to the unprocessed Raw files, while at higher ISOs, image noise control has also been applied, producing less noise in the JPEG file. The payback is sharpness, with the Raw file displaying slightly higher levels of detail.
The video output from the D600 is bound to appeal to videographers
as well. Capable of shooting at either 30, 25 or 24p at 1920 x 1080, the D600
can also shoot at 60, 50, 30, 25 and 24p at 1280 x 720. Footage is recorded as
MOV files with H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding compression, while there's
also an option to have uncompressed HDMI output to external devices should you
wish. There's also a headphone socket (3.5mm jack) on the side that allows you
to monitor audio.
Value & Verdict
Nikon D600 review – Value
It's still a serious investment for anyone considering buying one, but when you consider just over a year ago and a 24MP full-frame Nikon DSLR would have set you back over £5000, the price of the D600 looks remarkable. Not only that, but it's priced very competitively with Canon's recently announced 20MP EOS 6D full-frame DSLR.
Nikon D600 review – Verdict
For many photographers, Nikon has it the sweet spot with the D600 – a perfect blend of size, image quality, performance and price.
Virtually identical in size to the D7000, the D600 is noticeably smaller than any other full-frame DSLR we've seen, yet still feels well-made and comfortable to hold.
The full-frame chip that they've managed to squeeze into it delivers excellent results, with the level of detail, noise performance and colour reproduction really impressing.
It handles nicely too – controls are easy to access and the menu system clear and concise, while key areas such as the AF delivers the goods.
Add to that the price and the Nikon D600 is the camera many enthusiasts have been waiting for.


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Hi Ladies! I posted this concern in another forum but didn't get a very good response... Hopefully I have better luck here. My daughter is about 4 months old. We struggled breastfeeding for a few months, but she is now almost EBF. I always nurse her as often as she wants and as long as she wants.
I've noticed that when I pump directly following a feeding, I don't have enough milk at the next feeding- she becomes incredibly fussy, latching on, but then letting go and crying. I end up switching sides over and over. Occasionaly she calms down, but sometimes I have to supplement with the expressed milk. She is not like this normally.
Is it possible that my body isn't capable of making enough to pump and feed her??? How long does it take for my body to get the signal to make more milk?? Would it be best to pump after morning feedings since I have more milk then?? Thank you!


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Over the last month, third-grade students at Glacier Edge Elementary School in Verona have been reading to elderly residents at St. Mary's Care Center.
Dean Clinic psychologist Bhawani Ballmundi said kid volunteers can see improvements in their grades and exhibit less-risky behavior.
"The kids are giving me suggestions and this is all their idea, they wanted to do the volunteer piece, they wanted to come," said Jill Strand, who teaches the Verona third-grade class.
The teacher said the curriculum is having a big impact on the kids, who told her the volunteering makes them feel good and they want to do more projects helping others.
That is in keeping with studies that look at the value of kids helping others, doctors said.
"It's been shown in research that volunteering does help kids emotionally and psychically," Ballmundi added.


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In May 2013, Loughney suddenly became mysteriously sick. There were a few miscommunications with the doctors that led to a lack of treatment for a very severe case of ulcerative colitis. She ended up almost dying, and spending several months in the hospital until they finally removed her colon. Quite the costly occurrence already, there are still two more surgeries to go to bring her life back to a resemblance of what it was before.
A sum of $10,000 is a lot, especially when it isn't even the whole bill. It will cover enough of the occurred expenses, however, that Loughney's family and her can manage the rest. Loughney's family said they would be overjoyed to get any sort of help, though, and anything anyone can give would be very much appreciated.
Anyone interested in learning more about how to donate can search "Johanna's Surgery Fund" at giveforward.com.
A bake sale is being hosted as a fundraiser Saturday June 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday, June 22, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Karnes City Fire Station to raise funds for Joanna.


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THE BATTLE OF TARAWA: PART 1 By Lara Yamada
Thousands of men - American and Japanese - died in 3 days. So how could it be, so few people know about the "Battle of Tarawa?" But on this Veterans Day, one Maui woman turned back the pages to reveal an important part of her history and ours.
"I deeply regret to inform you," Alexandra Bonnyman Prejean read from a faded Western Union telegram, "your husband 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman was killed."
In the aging pages of a tattered album, Alexandra Bonnyman discovered the father, the hero, she barely knew and the bloody battle that ended his life.
"That's from Daddy. That's from my father," she said, holding up a postcard torn on each corner.
In 1943, 2 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, her father Alexander Bonnyman, was on his way to a tiny pacific atoll called Tarawa 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. It's a place so remote, even today, people tell her:
"There is no place that is called Tarawa. There is no kingdom of Kiribati. It does not exist."
But what happened in just 76 hours left an estimated 1,100 Americans, 4,800 Japanese and 1,200 Korean laborers dead.
"It was a very bloody battle," sighed Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Gregory Fox. We caught him in his office at Hickam Air Force Base. "Iwo Jima had more casualties, longer campaign and a bigger island."
The Battle of Tarawa was fought on a patch of land half the size of Central Park.
"Here's one of the sites on Tarawa," he pointed out on a colored map on his table.
He says for Americans Tarawa was the perfect spot for an air strip.
"The purpose was to get heavy bombers in there to start the island hopping campaign in the pacific," he said.
It was an island already loaded with 5,000 Japanese, hundreds of pillboxes, and huge, steel guns lining the beaches.
"They had a prayer service," said Alexandra, pointing to a black and white picture in her album.
Aboard the SS Matsonia, her father and his fellow marines prepared for what Dr. Fox called the first amphibious assault of World War II. It was an attack by sea nothing short of sending them to slaughter.
"No one would think of doing that now," said Dr. Fox shaking his head. "Putting somebody out in the open, 500 meters away, and say wade to the beach where they're shooting at you."
"He wasn't supposed to be there," said Alexandra of her father.
Bonnyman's job was to escort the marines to shore, and then get back on the boat. It was an order he ignored.
"Well, he saw what was happening," she said, "so he got off himself."
By day 3, Bonnyman worked his way to the top of a bunker. Inside: more than 100 Japanese soldiers. It would be the last obstacle before victory.
"And somebody, somebody had to take it," she continued.
Leading a team to the top, tossing in grenades, it would be his final act of heroism.
"This is right before he's hit with a sniper," Alexandra tapped a picture of a figure, his back facing the camera, at the top of a bunker.
"With deepest sympathy," she then began, reading letters out of her album, "from Harry Truman, how about that!"
Honored, revered and even recreated.
Alexandra pulls out a comic strip depicting her father's last moments alive.
"It's the story of Alexander Bonnyman Junior," she said, of the takeover of what's now called Bonnyman's Bunker.
His story found, his remains still missing, and potential hundreds more, buried, scattered and lost.
"A lot of those small cemeteries just disappeared," said Dr. Fox.
"I think there are a whole lot of families who have no idea," said Alexandra, knowing she's done her best to move on.
"This is right before he's hit with a sniper," sighed Alexandra Bonnyman Prejean, pointing to a black and white picture of her father standing on top of a bunker.
THE BATTLE OF TARAWA: PART 2 By Lara Yamada
More than a thousand Americans died in the Battle of Tarawa in one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history - and many remains were never found.
65 years later, a team of experts from Hawaii is determined to reunite families with their loved ones. It is a daunting, nearly impossible, mission, but in honor of the heroes who died that day it is mission that has not been forgotten.
"This is right before he's hit with a sniper," sighed Alexandra Bonnyman Prejean, pointing to a black and white picture of her father standing on top of a bunker.
"He took it upon himself to do something that needed to be done and lost his life for it, but saved a lot of other lives."
A young child when her father died, Alexandra learned through pictures, letters and history books of a 76-hour slaughter that left some 7,000 Americans, Japanese and Koreans dead - including her father.
"Oh, he was very, very handsome," she smiled, looking at a small picture tucked in the corner of a tattered album.
In the years that followed: awards, condolences and questions.
"Now, you see, he had a cross and his name was on it," she said, pointing to a misspelled grave marker on a beach in Tarawa.
She has questions about the servicemen who died on Tarawa - an atoll 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii - whose remains are still missing 65 years later.
"A lot of those small cemeteries just disappeared," admits Dr. Gregory Fox.
This summer, Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Gregory Fox lead a team from Hawaii's Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command - or JPAC - to 6 sites on Tarawa - potentially holding up to a hundred Americans.
They are sites where battle grounds are now roads and houses.
"Today, there are 20,000 people living on that island," said Dr. Fox. "And those 20,000 people are living about as close together as you and me. There is no evidence of any of these cemeteries on the surface now."
So, they dig, scour and analyze.
In 45 days they find two – two sets of remains – two chances for closure.
In JPAC's Honolulu crime lab, forensic anthropologists are investigating those remains - and nearly 1000 others - at what is the largest skeleton identification lab in the world.
"On the lab floor, is anything from the Korean war, World War II, or Vietnam," said Hugh Tuller showing Reporter Lara Yamada around the crime lab. He is a Forensic Anthropologist for JPAC.
"There is no lab here that can do what we do," continued Dr. Robert Mann. Mann heads JPAC's Forensic Science Academy. He says they foster local talent and help crack local cases.
In recent months, JPAC has investigated human remains exposed during a Lualualei brush fire, remains found floating in a Makiki stream, and some uncovered in the backyard of a Manoa Valley home.
"We can make an identification realistically in a police case perhaps in a matter of a day or a couple of days," said Mann. "Cases with the military take longer. It can take weeks, months or years."
"It took all this time," said Alexandra, still flipping through her album.
It took all this time, to learn who her father really was and what he and thousands of others sacrificed on this tiny atoll in the middle of the pacific.
"I feel very grateful to have learned about him as much as I have," she said.
Now, as she and so many other families wait for what, one day, may come she shared a dash of gratitude, mixed with a world of hope.
"It doesn't go away just because time passes," said Dr. Fox.
"It's not an easy task," Dr. Mann adds, "but it's something we need to do."
To this day: more than 74,000 service members remain missing - from just World War II alone. Congress is now mandating JPAC to make 200 identifications - every year - by 2015.
A final note: you may not realize there is a memorial in Waimea on the Big Island called "Camp Tarawa." Thousands of marines who survived the bloody battle went straight to the Big Island to recover and retrain for the battle of Iwo Jima.


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To kill an AmericanFebruary 07,2013The New York Times, in an editorial, said the following:
On one level, there were not too many surprises in the newly disclosed white paper offering a legal reasoning behind the claim that President Barack Obama has the power to order the killing of U.S. citizens who are believed to be part of al-Qaida. We knew Obama and his lawyers believed he has that power under the Constitution and federal law. We also knew that he utterly rejects the idea that Congress or the courts have any right to review such a decision in advance, or even after the fact.
Still, it was disturbing to see the twisted logic of the administrations lawyers laid out in black and white. It had the air of a legal justification written after the fact for a policy decision that had already been made, and it brought back unwelcome memories of memos written for President George W. Bush to justify illegal wiretapping, indefinite detention, kidnapping, abuse and torture.
The document, obtained and made public by NBC News, was written by the Justice Department and coyly describes another, classified document (which has been described in The Times) that actually provided the legal justification for ordering the killing of U.S. citizens.
That document still has not been provided to Congress, despite repeated demands from lawmakers. The white paper was sent to Capitol Hill seven months after the military carried out Obamas orders to kill Anwar al-Awlaki, an American who moved to Yemen and became an advocate of jihad against the United States.
In private, administration officials say Awlaki was a commander of an al-Qaida affiliate and actively involved in planning attacks on the United States. Publicly, it has refused even to acknowledge that Obama ordered Awlaki killed or back up its claim that he was an active terrorist. The White House has vigorously fought holding any court hearing over the killing of Awlaki or his 16-year-old son, who was killed in a subsequent attack.
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to have the operational memo on those killings released, arguing that a U.S. citizen has constitutional rights that a judge must make sure are being respected. We agree.
According to the white paper, the Constitution and the congressional authorization for the use of force after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, gave Obama the right to kill any U.S. citizen that an informed, high-level official decides is a senior operational leader of Al Qaeda or an associated force and presents an imminent threat of violent attack.
It never tries to define what an informed, high-level official might be, and the authors of the memo seem to have redefined the word imminent in a way that diverges sharply from its customary meaning. It talks about due process and the need to balance a persons life against the United States interest in forestalling the threat of violence and death to other Americans.
But it takes the position that the only oversight needed for such a decision resides within the executive branch, and there is no need to explain the judgment to Congress, the courts or the public or, indeed, to even acknowledge that the killing took place.
The paper argues that judges and Congress dont have the right to rule on or interfere with decisions made in the heat of combat. Some officials also draw a parallel to police officers who use violence to protect the innocent. Even in wartime, there are many ways to review commanders and soldiers decisions, and while courts-martial are internal to the military, their verdicts are subject to appeal to a civilian judge. When a police officer so much as discharges his weapon, it triggers a great deal of review, based on rules that are known to everyone.
The white paper is a confusing blend of self-defense and law of war concepts and doesnt clearly explain whether there is a different standard for killing a senior AQ leader depending on whether he is a citizen, said Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies. Its due process analysis is especially weak.
The memo could and should have been released months ago. The administration could and should have provided a select number of lawmakers with the specifics on the killing of Awlaki and his son. The president could and should have acknowledged that decision and explained it.
Going forward, he should submit decisions like this one to review by Congress and the courts. If necessary, Congress could create a special court to handle this sort of sensitive discussion, like the one it created to review wiretapping. This dispute goes to the fundamental nature of our democracy, to the relationship among the branches of government and to their responsibility to the public.MORE IN CommentarySure, you can buy your uncle a necktie that he wont wear, or your niece an Amazon certificate... Full StoryA lot of serious long-term national issues simply werent addressed in the recent national election. Full StoryI have written on the anomaly of the separation of the private and public sectors in our society,... Full Story
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Cisco Opens Up EIGRP
Learn how EIGRP makes IPv6 easier to deploy (Video - 2:59 min)
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) is a unique Cisco innovation. Highly valued for its ease of deployment and fast convergence, EIGRP is commonly used in many large Enterprise networks. EIGRP maintains all of the advantages of distance-vector protocols, while avoiding the concurrent disadvantages.
EIGRP is a simple protocol to understand and deploy. It's IPv6-ready, scales effectively in a well-designed network, and provides extremely quick convergence times. Other EIGRP advantages include:
- Easy transition to IPv6 with multi-address family support for both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
- Superior scaling of Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) for large dynamic multipoint (DM) VPN deployments
- Very fast rapid convergence times for changes in the network topology
- Only routing table changes, not the entire routing table, are propagated, when a change occurs
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EIGRP is an enhanced distance-vector protocol, relying on the Diffused Update Algorithm (DUAL) to calculate the shortest path to a network.
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