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Terra Infirma
This has been a week of upheaval in both the physical and existential sense of the word. We continue to be bombarded by images of Haiti and even today a new quake brought new fear. And in the US, both minor and major tremors shook us as McGwire admitted what we had always suspected and the Democrats lost what was supposed to be a sure thing.
In times of upheaval people search for solidity, for something they can cling to as their world is dashed to pieces. For Haitians this is an ongoing search as even their government and their public services have fallen apart. And for baseball fans, even though we knew what McGwire was up to, we go back to the basics and try to rediscover again why we love this game.
For the Democrats, they are in much the same spot as the Haitians. I remember standing on the lawn between the capitol and the Washington Monument a year ago as President Obama gave his historic inauguration speech. But a year later his star power has faded to the point that a virtual unknown was able to take the seat held by Ted Kennedy, the Liberal Lion, for nearly the past five decades.
The real question before all of us is what happens next? Is it possible for Haitians to go back to living a normal existence when even the ground betrays them? Can we trust any of our baseball heroes anymore or do we have to assume that they are all lying? And does the promise of a universal health care system fade away for another 20 years until we once again realize how broken and rigged the current system is?
Upheaval forces us to answer difficult questions. And whether major or minor, these answers take time. Me, I'm a realist and always have been. I expect people to take the easy route. In another two weeks, Haiti will disappear from the news and we won't hear about it again until the next time a disaster strikes. Despite the nearly universally accepted realization that health care is broken, our leaders will shy away from making us taste the bitter medicine and unfortunate people (who, luckily for the politicians, don't tend to vote) will continue to fall through the cracks. And Mark McGwire, a self-confessed liar and cheater, will continue to make an exorbitant salary as a hitting coach while Pete Rose is banned from baseball. That, my friends, is reality.
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Pete Rose actually ruined lives he should be banned as for Mark McGwire he has his punishment. He'll never get into the hall of fame so bottom line here I think that is fair.
In a sad sort of way I think the human condition has reached it's law of diminished returns. Unless we plug into alternative realities, Plato's idea of a Republic seems like a comic book much less a pipe dream to his own contemporaries.. In the human condition at it's worst, Hitler tried standardizing the human ideal. I don't know what to say. When in yours or my lifetime has the condition taken a turn towards enlightenment? I fear the opposite, towards Darker Ages. History repeats itself, always.
damn that was gloomy of me.
Lorcan – Keeping McGwire out of the hall but allowing him to have an active role in the game that gave him everything even after he spit in its face is not punishment. And to say that Rose ruined lives but McGwire didn't is just plain wrong. Baseball loves its double standards and this is just one more example.
BTB – You need to go get some sun, stat.
You are right. As soon as another tragedy hits, everyone will forget Haiti. However, right now it is on everyones mind. It is a fact that the medical care that they are getting now is better than any that they have ever had. Many of the Haitians had nothing to start with. Maybe this will open up everyones eyes.
I try not to consume myself with politics since it seems I am usually in the minority. 🙂
Your blog is one of my favorites. You actually make me think!
I don't know where to begin about the current state of affairs except to say to Mike (BTB): Allen is right – get some sun! LOL. Yes, the world is in a complete mess, but I want the health care system fixed and I'm not giving up on it!
Does anybody know Pete Rose? I know somebody who had to work for the team and worked with Pete Rose a lot. The team fired him for not telling them about his gambling even though he knew nothing about it. He commited suicide the day next. That not ruining a life? Pete Rose is a scumbag. As for Mark McGwire seriously so A-Rod did not ruin lives, Papi didn't, and no Clemens has all but been an a-hole since it went to court. Mark McGwire working in MLB is nothing not like he is gonna give Pujols some roids and who knows maybe he is using them already! As for health care I lived in Lewisto, ME and let me tell you if everybody had health insurance and what not the place would be in ruins. It cost 200 dollars just to get a check up there with health insurance! Does the system need to be fixed yeah, but for some it won't work it will make things worse. I am a middle left guy anyways so don't throw the right wing crap down my way. So to finish this my opinion is my opinion yours is yours. I won't push my point any further.
Hey, Lorcan, thanks for commenting and being a part of the RSBS discussion. I'll let Allen handle the specifics of what you're talkin' about here since he wrote the post, but I wouldn't be true to myself if I didn't at least say: SHAME ON YOU for dragging Albert Pujols' name into the steroid conversation. Shame. On. You.
I believe the health care system WILL be fixed! I dont believe people will forget about Haiti. Haiti was set a few years back from where they were which was already the poorest country in the americas.
I know there was corruption before and it will continue to have corruption after this disaster but I believe there will be less. A lot of people lived in shaks. They have torrential rains and live with the thread of hurricane warnings. In these countries there is no welfare, no social security program.
I believe Pete Rose wil eventualy make it to the Hallf of Fame.
Jeff I was trying to prove my point. I doubt Pujols is doing the juice.


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Uncomfortable choicesMay 02,2013
None of the options in the debate about end-of-life choices is likely to make legislators or the public comfortable.
The bill passed by the Senate and the one moving toward final passage in the House vary widely in their approach, reflecting the lack of comfort that legislators feel. They will have to resolve their differences to produce a bill, or the status quo will continue, which itself will make many people uncomfortable.
The status quo troubles people because patients with terminal illnesses, suffering extreme and irremediable pain, who wish to obtain a medication that will hasten their deaths must do so within the shadow of illegality, endangering the professional status of the physicians who choose to help them. Presently, these decisions occur furtively and with an overlay of guilt.
We can argue that people should not seek that ultimate recourse and that physicians or family members should not help them die. But it is what happens, and it will happen as long as death singles out a certain number among us for a painful and unendurable end.
The Senate has passed a bill protecting health care providers from legal retribution if they are involved in helping a patient end his or her life. The Senate bill makes people uncomfortable because it does not define a humane process for helping people at the end of life. Backers of the Senates version of the bill insist that the state should not involve itself in that process.
The bill moving toward final passage in the House establishes a process like the one in Oregon and Washington allowing physicians to prescribe a lethal dose for a patient who has met strict criteria. The patient must have received a diagnosis of terminal illness with six months to live or less; must be in sound mind; and must have made the request three times, one time in writing. The patient must administer the dose himself or herself.
In Oregon and Washington there has been little indication of dire consequences. Still, this bill makes many people, even some of its supporters, uncomfortable. Critics worry that putting the stamp of state approval on suicide, even for people at the end of life, devalues life and may send a message that suicide is a legitimate way out. They worry that depressed young people will get the wrong message.
Critics also worry about a potential slippery slope toward euthanasia. And they fear that the existence of state-sanctioned suicide will create pressure for ill people to make a quick exit and that heartless relatives could push people toward that exit. They worry that a terminal diagnosis is often mistaken and that people sometimes live for years beyond the time when it was expected they would die.
These are all real and legitimate reasons to be uncomfortable with the legislation. No one wants dying people to feel obliged to depart. No one wants to suggest that anyone is not deserving of the most heroic efforts, the most steadfast support and enduring love that family members and caregivers can summon.
Supporters of the bill must acknowledge the discomfort created by the bill and by the process it outlines. What allows them to persist year after year on a topic that many might wish would vanish is that the bill is meant to create a choice that people may or may not avail themselves of. Ultimately, lawmakers will have to choose which option makes them the least uncomfortable.
Rep. Thomas Koch, of Barre Town, spoke out against the bill but unwittingly expressed an argument in its defense. He said it was the antithesis of medical care and was a form of surrender.
Surrender is accurate, but if part of medical care is the easing of pain, then its not the antithesis.
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January 20, 2012. Posted by Becca Pulliam.Add new comment | Filed under: Jazz Alive, JazzSet, mark turner
Mark Turner's woodwind-like tenor tone spans atall range, and he sidesteps onto the rungs as he climbs and descends. There's a piece by Monk and another by Bud Powell, but the heart of this set is a pair of flowing, conversational, improvisatory pieces – "Wasteland" by Turner leading to "Etude" by Motian (bassist Ben Street's choice). Pianist David Virelles, born in 1983 in Santiago de Cuba, adds a fresh slant.
Listen on WBGO 88.3 this Sunday, January 22, at 6pm and Wednesday, January 25, at 6:30.
Thanks to Josh Jackson for documenting this Mark Turner Quartet, one of drummer Paul Motian's final nights in his favorite room, the Village Vanguard. Hear why -- oh those cymbals -- on this week's JazzSet.
There's more about the show andweb extra music at jazzset.npr.org.
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The Village Vanguard is is one of my favorite places in New York. With that simple statement, it gives me great pleasure to introduce WBGO's newest adventure. We're starting a monthly concert series from the legendary jazz club. Our eventual plan is to air the shows live on WBGO, and stream them simultaneously on NPR's Music site. Last night, we took the first of many baby steps.
Guitarist Adam Rogers made his debut as a leader at the Vanguard, and we recorded our initial show for this series. An evening of "firsts," so to speak.
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Edward Simon, piano
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Recorded 4/8/08
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The Getaway driver, ROFLMAO.Classic thread.
JR Smith aka Killa Instinct...when things get close Smiths killa instincts allow him to score, rebound or pass. Whatever his team needs, when hes in the streets he takes out his enemies with a gun, knife, or bat
Toney Smugglas...he rolls with a crew of smugglers. Also known as Toney Montana
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With the New York Knicks recently getting coined "Mob Deep" over their extensive line-up of bench players, the real Mobb Deep's Prodigy and Havoc have come foward with their take on the nickname.
For Prodigy, the nickname came as a surprisingly good shocker and was well received by both him and Havoc.
Prodigy said that while the duo has used some sports references in their songs, they've never been associated with sports in this kind of manner. "I've heard them play our music before at different games, maybe during the highlights on the news and certain things like that," he told ESPNNewYork.com. "But this is the first time where the team actually called something 'Mobb Deep.' That's the Knicks. That's what's up." (ESPN)
The rapper's partner also revealed how big of a shock the team's nickname was for him.
"I thought it was like a one-time thing," Havoc said, "but then I started hearing about it and people kept on telling me that they mentioned it on MSG every time they have a game." Havoc said there is a lot of similarity between their name origin and the Knicks' bench. "It was a saying that we used to use in Queensbridge, describing how many of us it would be when we all went out, or if we saw another crew that had a lot of people rolling with them," he said. "We would be like, 'Yo, we were mobb deep last night at the movie theater,' or whatever have you -- as in a mobb of us, that we were rolling deep." (ESPN)
Over the past few weeks, the Knicks have continued to go by "Mob Deep."
Since around the time Baron Davis returned, J.R. Smith signed and Steve Novak sizzled in mid-February, the most consistent word that's described the Knicks' bench is "deep." And the Knicks believe that depth will give them the best chance to compete for a championship this season, even now that Amare Stoudemire is out indefinitely with a bulging disk in his back. That's why the Knicks' community has been going with "Mob Deep" as the nickname for the bench. (NBA Grapevine)
As the story goes, Knicks player Iman Shumpert came up with the name courtesy of a fan in early March.
"Ok I'll think of a new since the Bulls have @benchmob," Shumpert tweeted March 1st before re-tweeting a fan's suggestion of "Mob Deep." (Iman Shumpert's Twitter)
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A festering dispute between Maggie resident Joe Maniscalco and town employees who feel they have been harassed by him in recent months erupted at the meeting.
Maniscalco has been accused of harassing the town staff through emails and handwritten letters and has been banned from town hall unless he has a police escort.
During the public comment portion of the meeting, former alderman and Maggie resident Colin Edwards took Maniscalco to task.
ŌĆ£He has terrorized the staff, everybody here,ŌĆØ Edwards said. ŌĆ£The employees of Maggie Valley are great employees.ŌĆØ
Maniscalco, who was in audience of the meeting, continued to interject, denying EdwardsŌĆÖ comments, and eventually got up from his seat until the two ended up arguing with their faces inches apart from each other. Police Chief Scott Sutton, former policewoman and Alderwoman Saralyn Price, and a couple of audience members separated the two before either laid a hand on the other.
Maniscalco later said that he repeatedly contacted town employees because he could not get answers to his questions.
ŌĆ£They donŌĆÖt respond to my faxed letters. So therefore, I have to write a second and third letter,ŌĆØ Maniscalco said. ŌĆ£They are always finding reasons not to respond.ŌĆØ
Town Attorney Chuck Dickson had advised town staff not to reply to ManiscalcoŌĆÖs messages after he threatened to sue the town.
But Maniscalco said he only threatened a lawsuit after town employees ignored his letters.
ŌĆ£They try to word it like I go to town hall and threaten people,ŌĆØ Maniscalco said. ŌĆ£I speak my piece. I speak my rights.ŌĆØ
In the emails and faxed, handwritten letters to town hall employees and the aldermen, Maniscalco accused them of corrupt practices and inappropriate behavior, even accusing one of watching porn on a town computer during work hours.
Following a barrage of letters from Maniscalco, the board of aldermen met in closed session on Nov. 13 to talk about what, if any, action to take. In the end, all the board members agreed to mail a letter to Maniscalco asking him to contact the Maggie Valley Police Department or Aldermen Phillip Wight or Mike Matthews to accompany him if he wanted to visit town hall. And if Maniscalco wanted to request any information, he needed to do so using the police department as a middleman, the letter stated.
Months later, Maniscalco was sent another letter ŌĆö this time from Police Chief Sutton. The letter stated that Maniscalco failed to follow the terms of the first letter.
ŌĆ£You are banned and trespassed from further visits to Maggie Valley Town Hall, unless your presence is authorized,ŌĆØ the letter read.
It reiterated that Maniscalco must be escorted to and around town hall.
ŌĆ£Failure to comply with the terms of this letter may have definite legal consequences for you, including the possibility of criminal arrest,ŌĆØ Sutton wrote.
A month later, Maniscalco appeared before the town board asking why he is banned and why the police delivered the letter, which warns of legal action. Maniscalco noted that the second letter came a day after he announced his intent to run for the board of aldermen.
Maniscalco said he is being unfairly singled out and picked on because of his New York Italian accent and not being ŌĆ£from here.ŌĆØ
DeSimone said he authorized the police chief to send the letter after Maniscalco neglected to follow the terms of the initial November letter.
Aldermen Wight and Matthews said they were unaware a second letter was sent and condemned it.
ŌĆ£The next letter (that went) out speaks of criminal charges and sounds over the top to me,ŌĆØ Wight said, adding that he any further concerns about Maniscalco should have come back to the whole board.
Although he agreed to send the first letter, Wight said the influx of letters from Maniscalco to the town did not rise to the level of harassment or terrorization.
ŌĆ£It wasnŌĆÖt threatening. It was accusatory,ŌĆØ Wight said. ŌĆ£Joe has not hurt anybody.ŌĆØ
Matthews questioned the mayorŌĆÖs authority to send the letter without prior approval from the town board.
ŌĆ£I stand by my authority,ŌĆØ DeSimone replied.
Alderwoman Price sided with DeSimone, saying that the first letter warned Maniscalco that further action would be taken if he did not comply.
ŌĆ£He violated that. He came up here more than one time without police or you all,ŌĆØ Price told Matthews and Wight.
The board went into closed session at the end of the meeting but was split on whether to rescind SuttonŌĆÖs letter.
The origin story
The bad blood between some Maggie Valley resident Joe Maniscalco and some town leaders and employees can be traced back nearly four years when Maniscalco claims his gated, luxury, mountaintop home was wrongfully annexed into the town limits. Maniscalco last year appealed to the town to undo the annexation of his property, claiming it was wrongfully annexed in 2009.
The Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen last February voted 3 to 2 to de-annex Maniscalco. The matter had to be approved by the state General Assembly, but legislators never voted on it. Maniscalco remains in the town limits, which means paying town property taxes. He has both supporters who think heŌĆÖs been treated unfairly and critics who think his claim is unfounded.
Read The Smoky Mountain News recount of the matter at www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/6602-maggie-man-wants-out-in-bid-to-undo-annexation.


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Ronn Torossian on Racism in the Middle East
Racism seems to be the worst thing one can be accused of — except when it comes to the Jews.: : Could anyone imagine if Hindus were told they couldn't live in an Indian neighborhood the uproar we would hear from the world? How about if blacks were banned from living in a white neighborhood? As CEO of: 5WPR, I can envision the outrage and headlines now.
But, indeed this week, there was "world outrage" when the democratic Jewish state of Israel decided that 3,000 new homes would be built in Jerusalem — the holiest Jewish city in the world. Why aren't Jews free to live where they choose? Arabs live in Israel — yet no Jews are permitted to even visit Arab countries. Is that fair? Equal?
The land is legally owned by Jews, and hold your breath to the comment a senior Israeli government official made: "continued construction is done according to Israel's strategic interests.": : Jerusalem is Israel's capital — and Israel does what is best for Israel. Imagine that?
A similar condemnation took place some years ago and: Cherna Moskowitz: who has invested in significant building projects in Jerusalem said: "This: seems to be a continuation of a 2,000-year-old habit of Jews being told where they can and cannot live. This spanned from the ghettos of medieval Europe, to severe zoning restrictions in czarist Russia and finally to the edicts of Nazism, where we were eventually told that we could not live at all. Can it be possible that we will accept any part of that today in our own nation? Jews should be able to live anywhere in the world."
There is no democratic state in the world where people are told they can't build somewhere because of their religion — and certainly the State of Israel shouldn't be a place where they tell Jews where they can and cannot live.
Ronn Torossian is CEO of 5WPR, a: NY PR Agency.
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I mean…! I'm a little too tipsy to blog tonight after a rousing frozen-margarita-filled happy hour with the girls which translates into YUM!
But you're gonna tell me that David Wright gets the first NL home run of the All Star game to tie the score and then Carlos Beltran gets the second run!?
David Wright? Sick good. Carlos Beltran? Mets good.
Mets good? F.r.i.g.g.i.n' AWESOME!
I'm so glad our Davey is having the All Star experience he deserves. Hopefully our beloved Rey will get his turn next year.
Now go check out the post below about my reading! xx
Update: David Wright quote of the night about him and Jose Reyes: "We both bleed blue and orange."
You can't help but love him. It's literally impossible not to. There's got to be some David-Wright-love-organ nestled somewhere in the human body, like, next to the heart around the lungs.
I'm telling you. The next episode of House will be about some guy who's dying because he was born without the David-Wright-love-organ. Mark my words.
AND now Beltran's on first but looks like he almost hurt himself! CARLOS!!! Your effort and skill are truly admirable, but baby it's not worth an injury!
The All-Star game has made me coo over our Mets like a fiercely proud mother hen. I love them all–especially my #1 favorite Cliff Floyd–but somehow the adoration has been spilling out hard core these past couple days!
DAMMIT. We deserved that one. The Mets rocked the NL team like it was their private talent showcase.
Mets? I love you so.
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That's our boys!
I bought your book, but didn't read it yet! I'll let my other-half read it first.
Good luck with your reading!
Thanks Joe!! I hope all enjoy!!
So the NL lost. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. There is still half a season left and no one has won anything yet. David is always clutch, but Beltran impressed me tonight. This may be why he plays better on the road, which could be a good omen for us.
by the way first time reading and it is great oahve someone with so much love for the mets.. But when we sweep the AL team in the world series Game Four will be at Shea!!!
I'm with the wolfman on this one. Last night was a bummer, but you know what? Wright continues to excel on the biggest stages and Beltran really is back. If these guys make it to October, watch out. There may not be a game seven on the road.
~Eddie @ Willie Ball
Zoë: enjoyed reading portions of your blog, since there's so much I haven't read yet…it's a pleasure…I'm a Met fan since the mid-60s and living in DC for nearly 30 years, so I try to catch up with all things Mets…anyway I happen to agree with you about the charm and chemistry on this team, it was a joy to see Glavine, Beltran, and Reyes watch LoDuca and Wright star in the Derby and then the three starters play in The Game last night, so they lost, it happens even with two outs and no one on, witness Oct. '86…also big fan of Trax and Cliff, so you see we have that Love-Wright organ (i'm hetero male so i prefer to describe it this way-sorry) somewhere in that warm upper mid-section and bleed blue and orange…Lets Go Mets in '06! Have a great second-half rooting for our team Zoë.


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"The rural cemeteries… were America's first public parks. They were intended from the beginning to be places of resort, not only for those who had friends or relatives buried there, but for the general public as well."
—John F. Sears, "Sacred Places: American Tourist Attractions of the Nineteenth Century"
TOWN OF COCHECTON, NY — Records of the past carved in stone, cemeteries are of special interest to historians, genealogists and poets. Grave markers and monuments and the information and poetry contained thereon speak volumes about the lives of those interred. Wonderful places for meditation, contemplation and recreation, cemeteries serve to commemorate those who came before us, remind us that life on this plane is temporal and console us with the knowledge that present trials will surely pass away.
The word "cemetery" means "sleeping place" in Greek. Scholars argue that its entry into American language heralded an age in which death was no longer considered final, thus making it important that families remain together in perpetuity. Family plots and whole cemeteries dedicated to one extended family became the fashion in 19th century rural America. But there were also other significant differences between rural cemeteries and their city counterparts. Instead of the fancy marble and granite monuments and mausoleums of city cemeteries, rural cemeteries boasted unostentatious local stone markers and natural monuments: grass, trees, shrubs and flowers.
If you're interested in visiting some out-of-the-way cemeteries containing graves that date back two or more centuries, here are four worth viewing in the Town of Cochecton.
Lake Huntington Presbyterian Cemetery
Heading west on Route 116, just past the old Cochecton Town Hall, the white wooden sign announcing this cemetery is visible from the road, but the cemetery itself is not. A fairly steep uphill climb brings it into view. This semi-manicured cemetery (covered with tall grass and with more than one grave sporting a tree) contains 19th and 20th century graves and quite a few unadorned sandstone and fieldstone markers and obelisk-style monuments from the early part of the 19th century. Although weathering and lichen growth have made many of the inscriptions difficult to read, it's still fairly easy to see that most of those residing here either died in youth or lived to fairly ripe old age. One woman lived 97 years. Sometimes whole families perished within days of each other. And, at a time when the climate was considerably colder and central heating was as yet unknown, most people died in winter.


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Sam Khachatrian, new owner of long-closed Twin Palms restaurant, shoots for January opening
By Dan O'Heron 11/29/2012
Disciples of dining out in style can thank new Twin Palms restaurant owner Sam Khachatrian for creating an aura of expectation not exceeded in Pasadena since 1994, when actor Kevin Costner and then-wife Cindy first opened the popular Old Pasadena eatery and nightspot.
In the process of reincarnating the place, Khachatrian, a Pasadena resident, said his goal is to bring back "the look and feel" of the restaurant in its dancing days, while making people forget the diminishing Twin Palms that existed before it hobbled toward closure in November 2009.
After lengthy negotiations with the San Miguel Band of Mission Indians (which purchased Cindy Costner's 50 percent share of Twin Palms in 2002) and other entities, Khachatrian said he battled to keep the name and wouldn't have signed a long-term lease without it.
Old Pasadena needs Twin Palms to perform again as a dining and entertainment giant, said Khachatrian. And to that end, "I'll be at the restaurant, or a member of my family will be here, at all times to see that it happens," he said.
Before it closed, the restaurant served as a campaign stop for current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she ran for president against Barack Obama in 2008. That year, the restaurant struggled with what Lisa Cohen, spokeswoman for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, later called "the worst economy since the Great Depression."
"In its last days, I didn't like the food," Khachatrian admitted. "We'll have high-quality steaks and ribs, keep the rotisserie chicken — only make it even better — and grill seafood with flair."
Until he hires a kitchen staff, Khachatrian said he can't provide details about the style of cookery his chefs will be utilizing. But, he said, "The service will set us apart from everybody else's in town. I've already had a dozen top people who worked here before tell me they want to come back."
Hiring starts in December.
So what's Khachatrian been up to so far?
"I've trimmed and treated the two palm trees," he said of the restaurant's towering namesakes.
He's also installed a new parachute canopy made of better material, a new sound system and new heaters, and has reconditioned the flooring to provide a fresh rapport among the restaurants three convergent rooms — the patio, terrace and dining room.
Along with that, the restaurant's lurid blue paint has been sand-blasted from the brick archway above the bar. Khachatrian said he's going to have live entertainment, but hasn't yet decided on what kind or on which days that will happen.
While he's deciding, Khachatrian said that he welcomes suggestions from old customers and future guests.
Some of my personal suggestions include bringing back Thursday night music to dine by. Feature jazz or swing. Ballads and old favorites played by small combos, sometimes including a vocalist, would be nice. Who could forget the excitement over the Twin Palms-Thursday that kicked off the annual Old Pasadena Jazz Festival, featuring Chris Botti, former jazz trumpeter for Sting?
I'd get on my feet to applaud Khachatrian if he set aside a good part of the restaurant's floor space for dancing, some gigs with high energy R&B and salsa bands; music that is romantic and evocative for guests over 40 would also likely be a hit.
And, Sam, please bring back the sugar-rimmed lemon-drop vodka martini. Also remember the other martini classic, the one that once left us high and dry: Bombay gin, a suspicion of vermouth and a twist instead of an olive. This would help officially reinstate the two-hour lunch.
One of the best dining and entertainment values in the early '90s was the "Revival Sunday Brunch." These featured traditional and contemporary gospel songs from various groups, including the choir from Pasadena's Friendship Baptist Church — my favorite.
Earlier, when I pestered Khachatrian for details about the "better food" on the regular menu, his face sagged into noncommittal folds. But at the mention of Sunday brunch, Khachatrian's eyes lit up: "It will be the best Sunday brunch ever," he exclaimed.
While I'm not likely to say vespers before lunch and dinner, if we have a hymn book along with a better menu, I may go to Twin Palms instead of church on Sundays.
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June 26, 2013
The season recaps from the mouths of rising racing stars James Buescher and Austin Dillon sound like replicas of each other.
Flat tires, surprising breaks in the weather and unfortunate positioning laced a season in which both drivers missed out on an elusive victory.
Great cars, pole sitters, bad luck.
That's why these drivers and their crews can't wait to arrive in Sparta, where both completed sweeps of their series' two events at Kentucky Speedway last year.
"Everybody gets really excited because we've had good luck there in the past," said the 23-year-old Dillon, whose only two Nationwide Series victories came at last year's Feed the Children 300 in June and Kentucky 300 in September. "Any time you win at a place, you love it. I have other tracks I love, but that one's very close to me because I got the two biggest wins of my career here."
Buescher, 22, won the Camping World Trucks races, the UNOH 225 and Kentucky 201, for two of his four victories en route to the series title last year. He had 10 top-fives and 14 top-10s in 2012, but this season he has yet to crack the top five in seven starts.
Having also won an ARCA race at Kentucky Speedway in 2009, he has found a track that fits his strengths.
"It's a place I feel like suits me," said Buescher, who drives the No. 31 Turner Scott Motorsports Chevy. "It's pretty flat; it's a tough racetrack. There's a lot of character to it, a lot of bumps and things you have to negotiate well. Just a place I guess I have figured out."
He'll line up in Thursday's race hoping to ascend from the fifth spot in the standings. Dillon, running the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series for a second season after capturing his own truck series title in 2011, doesn't need to dig as far from his fourth-place standing. He merely needs qualifying times to transfer into race day.
Dillon set a Nationwide Series record by sitting on the pole four consecutive weeks, capped by Michigan. He leads the series in average race start (3.9) by nearly three spots in his 13 races. He not only owns the highest rate of laps led (13 percent), but Sam Hornish Jr. (11.6 percent) is the only driver at more than 2.6 percent.
Yet despite all those sparkling stats to complement consistently fast cars, Dillon arrives without a victory.
"Everybody is working hard together; we just are struggling to have things go our way," Dillon said. "When it turns, it's going to be bad news for the rest of the teams out there."
And very good news for his hopes of earning a full-time Sprint Cup gig. The grandson of team owner Richard Childress proved he belonged by beating Cup drivers Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski at last year's Feed the Children 300. And he didn't just beat them. He led 192 laps, a Nationwide record for Kentucky Speedway.
Dillon hopes to find his way to racing with the big boys on a regular basis by next year, but he knows he still needs to prove he can handle the elite level. He finished a career-best 11th at Michigan in his seventh Sprint Cup start.
"It's getting better each time we go," Dillon said. "Just learning. Every little bit counts in that Cup race; you have to make no mistakes. The little things still we are rough at, but we are getting better."
Buescher and Dillon will pull in to Sparta hoping to replay the magic that jump-started last season. The 2012 double sweep could be classified as coincidence, but considering the negative mojo surrounding their 2013 campaigns, they'll happily plug into whatever positive vibes exist.
"Maybe we'll be able to continue our streak at Kentucky and make it three in a row," Buescher said.
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"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." – Colossians 3:12 (NIV)
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- Winter weather in the Northwoods can be tough on some people. But we don't usually think about how the climate affects the deer population.
D-N-R Wildlife Biologist Jeremy Holtz gets paid to keep track of deer numbers year-around.
Because winter affects the population, The W-S-I scale is his best friend.
"The W-S-I metric or Winter Severity Index is the number one metric in deer management. We write down the minimum temperature of the day and the snow depth of the day. When the snow depth gets to 18-inches or higher, that's a mark; when the temperature gets below zero, that's also a mark."
So far this season's W-S-I comes in at a mild 20-point. Holtz has been around long enough to see what a bad winter can do.
"In 2007, at this time we were over 100. So you could imagine that deer were starving to death. They were dying of exposure, getting run down by coyotes. There were all sorts of things going on that were limiting the deer population."
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- Two people died when a dump truck drove through a stop sign west of Green Bay Thursday afterrnoon.
The truck hit a car at the intersection of two county roads in Outagamie County.
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- For the first time in his life, Melvin Casiano got to walk across a graduation stage.
"I feel nervous at the same time, but proud that I made it this far," said 19-year-old Casiano.
Casiano is one of 16 students that graduated from Blackwell Job Corps' first structural firefighting course.
It's an accomplishment that he never thought was possible.
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Former astronaut, US Sen. John Glenn of Ohio has died at 95
Submitted: 12/08/2016
- Former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn has died in Ohio. He was 95.
Glenn became a national hero in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the Earth.
Hank Wilson with the John Glenn School of Public Affairs says Glenn died Thursday afternoon at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus.
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Rhinelander man bakes his way to Instagram fame
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- Cupcakes and donuts might sound like a recipe for packing on some pounds, but a Rhinelander man is blazing his way through social media by showing off healthy spins on those tasty treats.
The man behind the apron is Dustin Chronister, known as "The Flexible Baker" on the social media platform, Instagram.
Chronister has over 30,000 followers from all over the world.
Chronister posts photos of his healthy treats, then the likes and followers flood in.
"It is super humbling because I never expected it, but it's refreshing," said Chronister.
Chronister is a competitive weight lifter.
To maintain a certain weight, he knew he couldn't eat his favorite traditional desserts.
Chronister decided to create recipes using alternative ingredients like adding protein and sugar substitutes.
Many of his recipes are less than 100 calories.
"I had to figure how to enjoy those sweets and maintain that healthy lifestyle. Then this was born. I just wanted to have my cake and eat it too, and kept it rolling after that," said Chronister.
Chronister recently wrote a second e-book with all his healthy recipes, so he continues to post pictures on Instagram every day.
He reminds people to be "flexible" and find balance in their diets.
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Lincoln County finished up Wednesday afternoon, and it didn't see much change.
Lincoln County Clerk Chris Marlowe said the totals fluctuated a bit within each town, but county-wide each presidential candidate gained onevote.
Marlowe said although it was tedious,he learned a lot.
"You know when we do our training and discuss all these things it's always, we always reference the possibility of a count, a recount," Marlowe said. "And it's one thing referencing a recount and it's another thing actually doing the recount."
Lincoln County re-counted all the votes by hand. There were 16 volunteers, and they went through close to 15,000 votes.
The statewide recount cost Jill Stein about $3.5 million.
"You know, at the end of the day was it worth the money, I don't think so, but you know, we gained experience," Marlowe said.
The deadline to finish the recount is Dec. 12.
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- Michigan lawmakers may re-enact a wolf-hunting law declared unconstitutional by the state appeals court.
The Republican-led Senate voted 27-10 along party lines Thursday to define wolves as a game species and to authorize the state to designate game. The bill goes to the House.
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- As shoppers rush down aisles carrying Christmas lists, Merrill firefighters carry Christmas tags.
"We're just finishing up, wrapping up some loose ends," firefighter Jon Leiskau said.
Leiskau, his chief, and battalion chief spent several hours this week hunting the shelves at the Merrill Walmart, looking to make Christmas a little more special for hundreds of kids.
"Make sure we have everyone taken care of," Leiskau said.
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My mother is 57 years old. She is feeling head spinning for a very long time. When she sees down and moves up she has spin feling. Checked eyes and entfeeling. Checked eyes and ent doc also. They said vertigo. Now it's been 2 months having medication. But no improvement. Is there anything else we need to check. Please advice.
Cataract is clouding of clear natural lens present inside the eye, this is a major cause of decreased vision in elderly. Cataracts can occur in one or both eyes, usually developing very slowly. Things look blurry, hazy, less colourful and less sharp with cataract.
Most cataracts are related to ageing, however many other factors can either increase the rate of formation or cause cataract formation.
Causes of Cataract Formation-
Ageing: Most common cause. As the proteins present in the lens of the eye degenerates over the years ( just like any other organ) cataract is formed. If you are having Diabetes or hypertension, the rate of formation gets accelerated.
Radiation: Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet rays, especially UV-B rays, results in cataract in your eyes. Wearing sunglasses in the daytime helps in slowing down the process of cataract.
Genes: Many genetic disorders can result in congenital cataract ( cataracts present since birth) or early formation. Like in Lowe syndrome or Down's syndrome.
Lifestyle Choices: Cigarette smoking, long hours of sun exposure regularly, antioxidant, poor diet etc. are responsible for the onset of cataract.
How To Detect Cataract?
Certain signs and symptoms suggest the existence of cataract in the eye. Depending on the type and level of cataract, problems in vision occurs. The main symptom is foggy cloudy vision as if seeing through a dirty glass window.
Other Symptoms are-
- inability to see clearly in bright light (during the day) which becomes better in dim light ( evening and night) and vice versa.
- watery, tired eyes - mild pain in and around eyes.
- yellow tinge in vision
- Halos around light bulbs or bright light.
If you are experiencing above symptoms and having problems in viewing things clearly, visit an ophthalmologist and get your eyes checked.
I have to work 8-10 hours in front of computer. I have been suffering from irritation and itching in my right eye for last 7 days. Problem is more severe after midnight. My itchy eye looks reddish. I have dust allergies too. What anti-allergic eye drop should I use that can reduce strain on my eyes and stop the itchiness?
I am facing a problem of eye twitching for more than 1 week. Its uncomfortable and irritating. please suggest something to stop this. I am 25 years old.
I want to know cost of botox and eye fillers because I have dark under eyes bag and want to go through this treatment. I am 25 years old lady.
I am feeling little pain in my right eye with blurred vision from the morning. There is also itchiness and water is dropping from the eye for some while. Whenever I wake up from sleep the vision becomes more blurry. Can you suggest me something?
I am 37 year old with diabetes and have been diagnosed with Glaucoma in my right eye. I want to know what is the best treatment and management of glaucoma. Is surgery safe and will there be no recurrence of glaucoma. The eye specialist has given me eye drops which I have to put life long. Or should I go for surgery.
Dear sir/madam, my age is 23 years from last two days I am suffering from a pain and itch in my right eye. Yesterday I discovered a small puss building in one of the corner in right eye. Please advise the reason and also how serious it is? Please advise a medicine for this. Many thanks.
8. Individuals taking certain kinds of eye drop that have the danger of building up a retinal separation. Pilocarpine, which for a long time was a pillar of treatment for glaucoma, has for quite some time been used for retinal separation.
9. People with incessant irritation of the eye (uveitis) are at a greater danger of suffering from retinal detachment.
10. Cross section degeneration of the retina is a kind of diminishing of the outside edges of the retina, which happens in 7% to 10% of the overall public.">
Retinal detachment is a condition in which a layer of tissue called the retina gets lifted or pulled far from its initial position in the eye. This can cause a number of symptoms including slight vision impairment and blurred vision as well as pain. The retina is a light sensitive part that can be found in the rear portion of the eye. This part is responsible for sending visual signals to the brain which helps in forming the images that we see when we set our eyes on an object. If a person with this problem is not treated immediately, he or she can suffer from permanent vision loss.
Risks: You are more prone to retinal detachment if you:
- Have had injury (damage or blow) specifically to the eye
- Have as of now had a separation in one eye, then there is an improved probability of a separation in the other eye.
- Have a family history of retinal separation.
- Have weak eye-sight
Here are 10 facts that one needs to know about retinal detachment:
- Once in a while little ranges of the retina get torn. These are called retinal tears or retinal breaks. These can cause retinal separation.
- Obtuse injury, as from a tennis ball or damage by a sharp object in the eye can prompt retinal dysfunction.
- A family history of a disconnected retina that is hereditary could be one of the reasons for this disorder.
- The second eye of a patient with a retinal separation must be inspected by an ophthalmologist immediately.
- High astigmatism builds the danger of a retinal detachment. The danger increases to 2.4% when compared with a 0.06% danger for a defected eye at 60 years of age.
- In the event that you have lost vision in one eye because of a detachment, it can in some cases take a couple of months to get used to seeing with just the one normal eye.
- Laser surgery: Laser surgery can treat little openings and tears in this part of the eye. Little smolders are made around the opening to "weld" the retina once more into the right spot. It is performed in the eye specialist's clinic.
- Individuals taking certain kinds of eye drop that have the danger of building up a retinal separation. Pilocarpine, which for a long time was a pillar of treatment for glaucoma, has for quite some time been used for retinal separation.
- People with incessant irritation of the eye (uveitis) are at a greater danger of suffering from retinal detachment.
- Cross section degeneration of the retina is a kind of diminishing of the outside edges of the retina, which happens in 7% to 10% of the overall public.
Hello sir/madam Myself Abhishek, 23 years old From last 3 days I am experiencing a itch in my eye, so I used to rub Everytime, and also tears generating only the infected right eye. Today I discovered that a small puss building up on one side of my right eye corner. Why is it caused .any immediate care should be taken? Please advise with a medicine immediately. Many Thanks.
My eyes had problem when tested my no. Is 1 and he give me 0.75 and I am only 18 year old how recover my eyes plzz suggest best.
Minimum age for lasik surgery. Limitation of the Surfer. Power of eye upto which this Surgery is useful.
I had left eye irritation for 20 days and had blurred vision in the same. So I consulted an ophthalmologist and after check up and he told me that it may be because of some allergy and prescribed me with two eye drops for one week. Also he said that I have minus 0.75 power. It has been a week and now I feel better with the irritation. But sometimes I feel like my left eye gives blurred vision and sometimes like it gives normal. What is the reason? What is the solution?
My eye is blurred vision .i used ete drops for conjunctivitis .after it cures my eye got blurred .what can I do now.
I have a very bad headache. Specially behind my eyes/forehead. Pain starts just after recovering from bad cold. Pain is worse with sudden movements of the head and bending forward. Sometimes pain is so intense that I can't do anything, even blinking my eyes become tough. I took medicine after consulting many doctors but no improvement. Please suggest me what I should do.
Mera daily 8 se 9 ghante computer chalane ka kaam hai. Lekin meri aankhe itni dard hoti hai ki me jyada der tak khol nhi sakta. Har thodi der me eyes se kuchh white white nikalta rehta hai. Meine kaafi medicines. Eye drops use kiye but kuchh farak nhi pada Please help me.
I am 24 years old I have specs rt 1.25 n lft 0.75,due to over use of cell my number becm this. First I had 0.25 each, how cn I reduce my spec NUMBER. Now days I being addicted to smartphone my eye pain a bit, if current goes off n I am in full dark it takes few sec fr me to adjust with the surrounding is this normal or serious, now days when I rotate my eyes I feel they have bcm bit dry or like wen I close my eyes n try to move eyes it bit gives paining sensation. Help me.
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Monk: Season 7 DVD
Tony Shalhoub returns to his acclaimed three-time Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning role for a stellar seventh season in the quirky and irreverent detective show Monk. Join him and phenomenal guest stars Brad Garrett, David Strathairn, John Turturro and more in 16 hilarious, unforgettable episodes - including the all-star 100th episode, Mr. monk's 100th Case! Despite his overwhelming fear of germs, crowds, small places and almost everything else, Monk proves once again why he's the only man for the case and why mystery lovers "...can't deny how amusing it all still is..."
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Trials & tribulations
August 23, 2012 —
On my most recent trip to the lower West Branch of the Delaware, I fished in the company of a Mr. Blair Williams. It was a tough night, with very few flies hatching. Of course, this meant that rising fish were scarce. The high point of my night occurred when my legs suddenly went numb and I went for a swim in water barely up to my knees.
Over the years, I have elevated the act of falling into a river to new heights of gracefulness. I am able to slip into the flow with only a tiny splash, while holding my precious bamboo fly rod high, out of any danger. This latest flop happened while standing perfectly still in barely moving, shallow water. Is this the same fellow who once waded the swiftest, deepest, boulder studded flows of the Salmon River below the town of Malone, NY? In those days, I did not even carry a wading staff to help me maintain my balance. It seems that fly fisher has disappeared around the next bend in the river, out of sight.
As the evening ended, Mr. Williams worked his way down to where I was. He had managed to take one small Brown trout of 13 inches. That fish had taken a size 16 comparadun just at dark. I had lugged in a small three-legged stool to sit on in order to give my legs a rest every once in a while. Spotting it on the bank, Mr. Williams scooped the stool up and offered to show me a better way to reach the path that would eventually lead us up from the river to the road.
It was now quite dark. I did have a flashlight in one of the pockets of my fishing shirt. However, I did not need to try and find it. Every 10 steps or so Mr. Williams would halt and turn facing me, so that his headlamp would light the path for my uncertain feet. I attempted to scurry along as quickly as possible not wishing to delay him any more than absolutely necessary. When we finally reached my van, it felt good to sit down and get my breath back. It is a sad state of affairs when I need to accept the help of anglers who barely know me. Mr. Williams is certainly a kindly Samaritan. I owe him a cold one the next time we meet.
A day or two after the Second Annual Hardy Cup was over, I received a phone call from my friend Takatoshi Kumakirri. Using one of his own bamboo fly rods, he had placed third in that competition. That was good enough for him to be awarded a fine Hardy fly reel. Next year, Kuma has his sights on taking the first prize. Masaki Takemoto, from Japan, who had won the cup last year, placed fourth, just behind Kuma. The Hardy Cup is fast becoming the most popular event held at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center.


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Huntley resident Virginia Macalone recently won a luxurious destination package from a nationwide sweepstakes, sponsored by a financial services company.
Macalone took home the grand prize after stumbling upon the competition while surfing the Internet.
Her destination package includes $5,000 spending cash, airfare for two, a rental car, and hotel accommodations for a four-night stay at a destination of her choice, according to a news release from the Foundation Financial Group.
The group, with offices in Georgia, Florida, Texas and New York, offers insurance, retirement, mortgage and tax services. It was named one of the fastest growing companies by INC Magazine.
The financial group partnered with Southwest Airlines Vacations for the "Start Living Sweepstakes."
Macalone was one of two people to win the grand prize. Mark Boyer, the Foundation Financial Group's chief executive officer, will travel to Huntley to deliver the prize to Macalone and her husband, Carl.
"You never know you are going to be the lucky winner," Virginia Macalone said in the release.


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To foster collaborative student-advisor relationships centered on developing and defining personal, academic, and career goals, and introducing appropriate resources to achieve those goals.
- Provide access to professional academic advisors that demonstrate care and respect.
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- Provide information related to campus and community resources as appropriate to the individual student.
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- Assist students in selecting courses based on personal, educational, and career goals.
- Explain institutional academic policies and procedures.
- Provide information related to college and community resources.
- Be reasonably accessible to students through scheduled in person appointments, drop in, phone calls, and/or e-mails.
- Actively listen to student's concerns and respect their decisions.
- Discuss academic performance with students, and how that performance relates to success
- Maintain confidentiality according to established standards.
- Collaborate with students in the creation and regular updating of academic plans.
- When meeting with an advisor, students should:
- Be prepared to discuss goals and educational plans.
- Be open regarding needs and goals.
- Engage in learning about campus policies, procedures, and resources.
- Ask questions to clarify any information that is not understood.
- Be open and willing to consider professional recommendations.
- Accept responsibility for personal, academic, and career decisions.
- Follow an individualized academic plan that supports the completion of academic goals.
- Review academic plan periodically and keep advisor apprised of any changes.
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- Inform advisor of any academic challenges and difficulties experienced early.
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The Story of Bottled Water, released today, World Water Day 2010, tells the story of manufactured demand — how corporations get people to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap.
Just over five minutes in length, the film explores the bottled water industry's attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces.
The film concludes with a call to take back the tap, not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all.
Since 1993, International World Water Day has been held annually on 22 March to focus attention on the importance of freshwater and to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
Every year, more people die from the consequences of unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war. Clean, safe, and adequate freshwater is vital to the survival of all living organisms and the resilience of ecosystems, communities, and economies. However, the quality of the world's water is increasingly threatened as human populations grow, industrial and agricultural activities expand, and climate change threatens to cause major alterations of the hydrologic cycle.
An investment of US$20 million in low-cost water technologies, such as drip irrigation and treadle pumps, could lift 100 million poor farming families out of extreme poverty, according to the report, 'Clearing the Waters: A Focus on Water Quality Solutions'. It adds that repairing leaky water and sewage networks can also secure not only supplies but reduce pollution and generate employment. In some developing countries, 50-60 per cent of treated water is lost to leaks and globally an average of 35 per cent is lost. By some estimates, saving just half of this amount would supply water to 90 million people without further investment.
But while there are solutions, much more needs to be done, notes the UNEP report. The facts are:
- Globally, 2 million tons of sewage and industrial and agricultural waste are poured into the world's waters every day;
- At least 1.8 million children under five years-old die every year from water-related diseases, or one every 20 seconds;
- Every day, millions of tons of inadequately treated sewage and industrial agricultural wastes are poured into the world's waters;
- Over half of the world's hospital beds are occupied with people suffering from illnesses linked with contaminated water.


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Always in the shadow of the 2100 series, the Asics Gel 1170 really deserves its own time in the spotlight.
These days, you're always hearing about getting the most bang for your buck. The Asics 1170 offers a pretty fantastic fit and ride in an affordable package. It doesn't sport as many bells and whistles as the ever-popular GT-2100 series shoes, but our testers were impressed by the comfort and run-ability of the 1170, particularly at its price point.
Testers noted that the upper of the 1170 fits almost exactly like the 2170. It's a middle-of-the-road fit that appeals to a wide variety of foot shapes. Most testers found the heel to be on the snug side, but never uncomfortably tight.
The 1170 also benefits from the smooth transition Asics engineers into its running models, and finds a good balance between cushioning and responsiveness. This is a shoe designed to appeal to a broad swath of runners who need a good amount of pronation support and want a durable shoe to be their high mileage partner.
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Representing: HUN
Gender: Male
Athlete Year of Birth: 1981
Athlete Place of Birth: Kecskemét, Hungary
Athlete Weight: 66kg
Athlete Height: 170cm
Website: http://boronkaypeter.neobase.hu
WTS Ranking: No Ranking
ITU Points List:: No Ranking
Athlete Biography
Peter graduated as a social worker in 2004, then he obtained a swimming and triathlon coach certificate. He worked in a drug rehab for 4 years with young drug users. Now he works as a PE teacher in a special needs school with mentally disabled children. He met his fiancée through sport; she is an age-grouper triathlete.
Peter was born with lower-arm impairment. He started his sports career as a swimmer at the age of 8. He was a member of the Athen Paralymics Games swimming team in 2004, but unfortunately did not get to compete at the Paralymics at the end. His disappointment motivated him to turn to triathlon, which was also a new challenge for him. His first paratriathlon race was the ITU World Championship in Hamburg in 2007 where he finished 4th in his category (Tri4). Peter won the 2008 ITU European Championship in Lisbon and finished 2nd in World Championship in Vancouver in category Tri4. The year 2009 was even more successful for him; he won both the ITU European Championship in Holten and World Championship in Gold Coast.
Peter's triathlon goals are to win the ITU World Championship in Budapest in 2010m to compete in the Kona Hawaii Ironman World Championship, and to race in the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Athlete Sponsors: Univer, Saucony, Cratoni, Orbea, Isostar, Xiont, Zoggs, Garmin, Foundation for Disabled Athletes, FFWD
Athlete Language: Hungarian, German
Athlete Tri Entry Year: 2005
Athlete Other Sports: Xterra, mountain biking, skiing
Athlete Education: Social worker degree, special needs assistant certificate, swimming & triathlon coach
Athlete Proudest Moment: Winning the ITU World Championship in 2009 at Gold Coast, and completing the King of the Mountains Xterra and mountain bike marathon race.
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PRESS RELEASE From the Office of State Senator Kel Seliger, District 31
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2013 Contact: Becky Walker, (512) 463-0131
Austin — State Senator Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) made the following statement today following Governor Perry's veto of SB 15.
"I am very disappointed by Governor Perry's decision to veto SB 15, a bill that not only puts into statute best practices, but also adds much needed transparency to higher education governance. Given the continued lack of transparency and persistent conflicts, this legislation clearly was necessary, due in no small part to some of Governor Perry's appointees. The decision to veto SB 15 ensures that the conflicts, controversies, and lack of transparency will continue. It harms the reputation of Texas' world class public universities and hinders their ability to attract the best students, faculty, and administrators to this great state."


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although I can install and run Iron (v25.0.1400) on Windows 8, and I've currently got it running on 3 machines (2x64 bit desktops and 1x32 bit netbook), the same fault occurs on every machine. Viz the first time it is installed, everything works as advertised, including the desktop, taskbar and start menu icons (I use Start8). However, after a few hours, and even without a reboot, the icons become useless. and if clicked, respond with "Class Not Registered".
Despite which, if I run the program either from the program menu or by doubleclicking the iron.exe file directly, the browser fires up normally, so there clearly is no "real" class registration issue.
It's worth emphasising that this is strictly a Windows 8 Issue. I also have Iron installed on Windows 7 and a few XP machines. None of those have exhibited the same behaviour (so far)
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This Dataline discusses the key provisions of a new FASB standard issued in February 2013 to address diversity in accounting for joint and several liabilities.
In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-04, which addresses the diversity in practice related to accounting for joint and several liability arrangements. The standard addresses the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount under the arrangement is fixed at the reporting date.
An entity would measure its obligation from a joint and several liability arrangement as the sum of the amount the entity agreed with its co-obligors that it will pay, and any additional amount the entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors.
The standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. Non-public companies will adopt the standard in fiscal years ending after December 15, 2014, and in interim and annual periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted.
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Extinguish it or ticket? Cops may enforce smoking ordinance
Smoking near public doors is illegal but rarely ticketed, but that may change if the Spokane City Council decides to allow police officers to start writing infractions.
The ban on smoking within 25 feet of a publicly used door -- or even smoking inside public places -- was passed seven years ago, but the City of Spokane never passed an ordinance allowing officers to ticket those people. They never thought they had too, but now the council wants to change that.
When security guards ask smokers outside the Peyton Building in downtown Spokane to move away they can't actually write any tickets. And, as of right now, neither can the police.
So now the city council plans to pass an ordinance to make sure Spokane doors are smoke-free. Smokers mostly agreed, even the ones on the borderline of breaking the law.
David Franks has been warned before and said he wouldn't mind a ticket if caught.
"They've had this signage up for a long time now and they might as well enforce it," he said.
Warren Dunagan doesn't like the idea; he's sick of being asked to move off Post Street.
"It's almost putting us to ... to where we might have to smoke in the street. There's a chance of us getting hit by a car," he said.
Dunagan pledges smokers will take a stand if officers start enforcing the law.
"A lot of us are going to make a stand for it, which are going to protest, and that's going to make it more trouble for the cops," he claimed.
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Credit balances in student accounts, which result from adjustments and withdrawals during fall term, will be held for application towards the next term's fees, unless the student requests a refund cheque.
No refund cheques for adjustments and withdrawals will be issued until after the final day to add courses in a term.
Allow at least four weeks after withdrawal for processing of refunds. No refund of payments made by personal cheque will be issued for at least one month after deposit.
Refund cheques will not be processed for amounts of $3.00 or less.
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Strappy scoopneck back with chiffon piping brings this 3/4 dolman sleeve top into spring's repertoire. An easy fit with diagonal stripes, silvertone hardware and logo bar at bottom left.
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- 70% rayon, 30% lyocell. Machine wash. Imported.
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