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If you plan on going to see the new Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "The Last Stand," pay close attention to the bad guys because one of them is an Alpena native who plays the role of Eagan and is beginning to make a name for himself on the silver screen.
Tait Fletcher moved to Los Angeles and became a competitive fighter in the Ultimate Fighter Championship, but knowing time in that profession is short-lived he decided to pursue other ambitions, which includes stunt work and acting. Before getting a role in the shoot 'em up thriller Fletcher did stunts in the remake of Red Dawn, Lockdown, Thor and the blockbuster, The Avengers. He also will have a role in the soon-to-be-released reboot of " The Lone Ranger."
Fletcher said he is also going to be in several episodes of the cable show Breaking Bad and is in a unique position because his experience in martial arts and stunts allows him to play roles that require both skills. He said more movie parts and stunt work might be on the horizon and less time in the octagon and cage might be a possibility because as much as he loves organized fighting, he wants to move into a career which is longer lasting.
"It is kind of moving in that direction right now," Fletcher said. "I appreciate that I have been able to move away from just being a fighter. When you fight you start to get older and the injuries begin to take their toll, and I was looking for another avenue and this may be it."
He said his favorite action sequence on the new movie features him jumping from the second story of a building onto a moving bus. He said then there is a choreographed fight with the bus driver. He said it is also his final scene, as he is shot and thrown under the bus. Fletcher said he did get a chance to socialize with Schwarzenegger.
"He is really cool and super approachable," Fletcher said. "He is very funny and just really kind. I didn't get to spend a great deal of time with him, because he was in and out a lot, but he was just super cool."
Fletcher said there is always a certain amount of nerves, adrenaline and excitement before conducting a stunt. He said it is the feeling and the thrill of pulling off the impossible that makes him thrive. He said unlike fighting, when you never know where and when you are going to be hit, stunts are more controlled and therefore there are less surprises.
He said he makes it back to Alpena from time to time, but said the people in Alpena, particularly his friends who he grew up with, helped pave the way for him to excel now. He said one friend, Rory LaFave, lost his life in a car accident years ago and it is his memory that helps him to do what he does now.
"Rory was good looking, smart and athletic and I used to always think to myself that he should be an actor or a stuntman," Fletcher said. "Now there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of him … The people of Alpena are just so genuine and good-hearted. I have so many true friends there. I think of them all the time."
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Aquatic park rates going up
FAIRMONT – The price of a swimming pass has not changed since Fairmont's aquatic park opened in 1999, so the City Council voted Monday to increase the cost of admissions and swimming lessons.
Rate changes for 2013 are as follows:
o Per person, age 2 and older will increase from $4 to $5.
o Annual family pass, from $130 to $150.
o Annual adult pass, from $90 to $100.
o Annual student pass, from $70 to $80.
o Punch pass for 12 admissions, from $40 to $50.
o Swimming lessons, from $30 to $35.
Councilman Wes Clerc also suggested adding an annual grandparent pass, an idea that was backed by his colleagues and city staff.
Last year, quite a few policy changes were implemented at the park, in order to increase attendance and user satisfaction. Numbers were up, from 20,797 in 2011, to 24,508 in 2012. Those figures exclude fitness swimmers, private parties and special events.
The park stayed open Tuesday through Thursday until 9 p.m., which brought a lot of positive comments, but not a lot of people, reported city administrator Mike Humpal. The daily average for 2012 was 97 visitors, but only 30 people on average took advantage of the extended hours. Still, Humpal recommended the facility continue to stay open late on those evenings.
Staff also implemented a policy on temperature-related closure, which Humpal said seemed to work well. The park closes if the temperature is 69 degrees or less, which occurred only four days in 2012.
Special promotions also were successful last year, such as Family Fridays in August, when admission for a family is $10. Grandparents Day was every Sunday, with half-price admission. Free admission for dads and grandfathers was available on Father's Day, and on Tuesdays in August, daycare providers' clients could swim for $2, for up to four hours. Those specials will continue in 2013.
In addition to the benefit the aquatic park provides to its users, the facility helps draw people to Fairmont.
Humpal also pointed out the park provides about 60 jobs, most of which go to Fairmont area youth. When those young people graduate high school and leave Fairmont to attend college, many of them continue coming back to their hometown for their summer jobs.
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The United States Olympic Boxing Team traveled to Beijing with high hopes, boasting two world champions and several young, but experienced athletes. Yet, it was the last experienced boxer in the U.S. team, heavyweight Deontay Wilder (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) who walked away with the team's lone medal, winning bronze.
Wilder took up the sport less than three years ago, in hopes of providing a brighter future for his daughter, Naieya, who was diagnosed with Spina Bifida. A towering 6-7 heavyweight, known for his tremendous punching power, particularly in his right hand, picked up the sweet science quickly after entering a Tuscaloosa gym. He earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team with only 21 bouts of experience and quickly earned a reputation for thrilling fourth round comebacks. Beijing would be no different as Wilder took the lead in the final rounds of both of his bouts.
Wilder took the ring for his first bout on the final day of opening round action and fell behind early in the contest. Yet he took over in the fourth round, outscoring Algeria's Abdelaziz Toulibini, 6-0 over the final two minutes to win a 10-4 decision and advance to quarterfinal action. Fewer heavyweights and super heavyweights compete in Olympic competition, requiring that heavyweights need to win only two bouts to advance on to the medal round.
Wilder's second bout featured a match-up with Morocco's Mohammed Arajoui in quarterfinal competition. The American heavyweight lost his focus slightly before his second bout after watching his teammate Demetrius Andrade (Providence, R.I.) fall two bouts before him in a contest he thought he had won. A distraught Andrade stepped into the locker room shortly before Wilder went out for his quarterfinal bout and it briefly distracted the preparing Wilder. Yet he managed to shake it off and pull out a tiebreaker victory over Arajoui. The two boxers competed to a 10-10 tie after four rounds of action, but Wilder earned the win with a 23-22 accepted score edge.
As the referee raised his hand in victory over Arajoui, Wilder knew that he was now an Olympic medalist. As the lone U.S. boxer remaining in the competition, Wilder faced a great deal of pressure on his broad shoulders. His semifinal bout featured a match-up with reigning World Champion, Clemente Russo of Italy. Wilder finally took the ring with Russo three days later and although the bout was close through the first two rounds, Russo held a four point lead as the final round began. There was no late comeback in his bout with Russo, and Wilder dropped a 7-1 decision. Despite the loss, he was crowned an Olympic bronze medalist, an amazing feat with less than three years of experience under his belt.
"Just to have the experience I have, and to get to this point is awesome. I'm not going home empty handed," Wilder said. "To have a guy in his third year boxing and to enter the Olympics and then win a medal fighting all these guys who have double figures in years of experience over me, is awesome. I think it's an awesome accomplishment for me and I feel great."
Andrade hoped to go home with a medal as well but the 2007 Welterweight World Champion was eliminated in quarterfinal action, following two victories in Beijing. Andrade opened the competition with a closer than planned contest with Georgia's Kakhaber Jvania in first round action. Andrade pulled out an 11-9 decision over Jvania, whom he had defeated at the 2007 World Championships as well. His second bout featured a more convincing win as Andrade defeated Russia's Andrey Balanov, 14-3, in second round competition. Andrade's win over the much older Balanov advanced the 20-year-old on to a quarterfinal bout with Korea's Jung Joo Kim. The bout was a defensive stalemate early, but the pace quickened late in the bout. Andrade came out strong in the fourth round, hoping to take the lead when it counted, but fell short. Kim won an 11-9 decision, ending Andrade's run at gold.
Light flyweight Luis Yanez (Duncanville, Texas) entered the 2008 Olympic Games with a strong appreciation for his Olympic spot and his determination showed in his opening bout of the tournament with Jose Kelvin de la Nieve of Spain. Yanez used strong movement and ring generalship to take a 12-9 decision over the Spaniard and move on to the second round where he would battle Mongolia's Serdamba Purevdorj. Once again, the bout was low scoring and went into the final round up for grabs. Yet it was Purevdorj who took the decision, winning an 8-7 victory to eliminate Yanez from the competition.
Featherweight Raynell Williams (Cleveland, Ohio) opened the 2008 Olympics in impressive fashion, showing off the technical boxing skills that got him to Beijing with a 9-1 decision over Alessio de Savino. Yet his second bout of the Olympics told a different tale as he couldn't get the judges to push the button in his contest with Khedafi Djelkhir of France. The two met at the 2007 World Championships with Williams claiming the victory, but it was Djelkhir avenging his loss in China. The Frenchman won a 9-7 decision over Williams in their second round match-up to end Williams' dreams of an Olympic medal.
Middleweight Shawn Estrada (E. Los Angeles, Calif.) opened the 2008 Olympic Games for his United States team in victorious fashion. Inspired by his ailing father in Los Angeles, Estrada won a 10-2 decision over familiar foe, Ezequiel Maderna of Argentina, in their first round match-up to move on to the second round. Estrada endured a full week off before taking the ring for his second round match-up with Great Britain's James Degale. Estrada could never get going in the bout and dropped an 11-5 decision to Degale.
Two-time Olympian and reigning flyweight World Champion Rau'shee Warren (Cincinnati, Ohio) waited four years in the hopes of winning an Olympic gold medal and placing it around his mother's neck. Yet his dreams were dashed in eight minutes of first-round boxing action in Beijing. Warren faced a fellow world champion, Ok Sung Lee of Korea in the opening round contest in Beijing. Lee claimed a victory over Warren in their first match-up at the 2005 World Championships, and added a second to his resume in Beijing. The two boxers were tied after each of the first three rounds, with the fourth serving as the definitive period. It was Lee who scored one more point in the final two minutes to win a 9-8 decision and eliminate Warren from contention.
Lightweight Sadam Ali (Brooklyn, N.Y.) took the ring at the Workers Indoor Arena as the first Arab-American boxer to compete in the Olympic Games, but he couldn't pull out a victory in Beijing. Ali never found his rhythm in his four-round contest and lost a 20-5 decision to Romania's Georgian Popescu in first round competition.
Light welterweight Javier Molina (Commerce, Calif.) faced off with Boris Georgiev of Bulgaria in his opening bout, the same opponent who eliminated U.S. light welterweight Rock Allen in the Athens Olympic Games. Molina competed valiantly despite facing an illness, but lost a 14-1 decision to Georgiev in their preliminary round bout.
The United States team was led by Head Coach Dan Campbell (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Offensive Coach Robert "Herb" Martin (Washington, D.C.), and Defensive Coach Willy Price (Peshtigo, Wis.). Basheer Abdullah (Colorado Springs, Colo.) served as Technical Advisor with Joe Smith (Chattanooga, Tenn.) joining the squad as Team Manager.


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This document gives various statistics and projections regarding "demand-side management (DSM)," "distributed generation (DG)," "customer side generation," "energy storage," etc.
Demand side management is about timing and level of electricity demand, and it encompasses energy and load-shape modifying activities. Spending on demand-side programs, incurred by utilities, have increased. As a result peak load reduction has increased in recent years. According to Zpryme's estimation, DSM investments will increase at an annual rate of 9%-12% over the next five years. Consumer education will be very important in getting the customers involved in these programs.
Smart grid technologies are expected to work in concert with policies facilitating DG interconnection. The DG capacity increase is projected to be 1.9 GW in 2009 to 6.8 GW in 2035. To encourage home-mounted customer side generation, feed-in tariffs, net metering or cash rebates have been utilized. This resulted in a jump, in residential solar capacity, only within few years from 35 MW nationwide to 197 MW, only in California. Zpryme expects growth in this side at an explosive annual average rate of 40% - 50% over the next few years. Energy storage is another important aspect of smart grid. Currently, only 54 MW of total 23,251 is stored with Lithium ion batteries. But recent and expected investments have begun to change the situation.
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"Life's ultimate statistic is the same for all people: One out of one dies. "
Fishing the flats in tropical Los Roques
Eighty miles off the Venezuela coast, the little jet dipped its wing, giving me a stunning view in the February sunshine of a place called Los Roques: three great igneous rock formations surrounded by brilliant blue water, green mangrove strips and thousands of shimmering white sandbars.
For years I had heard about this remote coralline archipelago in the southern Caribbean. It is one of the world's top destinations for wary bonefish on the fly, along with feisty barracuda on spinning tackle. Now I was about to experience wading these crystalline saltwater flats myself, at the invitation of Chris Yrazabal, who runs a fly-fishing operation there called Sight Cast. I'd met him the previous September on a steelhead river in Canada.
"You haven't lived until you experience Los Roques," Chris had told me with infectious enthusiasm. "We have many, many small flats–some with nice white sand bottoms, some grassy, some sheltered by mangroves. The diversity is incredible. No matter what the wind or the tide, there's always a place to fish. And because we're only 12 degrees north of the equator, the air and water temperatures stay pretty much the same year-round. Plus, we miss the hurricanes and the cold fronts–we let the Bahamas have those!"
How could I resist? Months later, as I walked off the tarmac with my fishing rods, Chris was waiting for me with a hearty greeting.
"There are more than 40 true coral islands here," he explained. "You're on Gran Roque now, the largest. All this is a national marine park. It's all protected."
"How many people live here?" I asked as we walked past brightly painted buildings with music and the smell of tasty food wafting from open doors. Laughing barefoot children were running through the sand streets. Cars were conspicuously absent. "Fifteen hundred," my host said. "But 70,000 to 80,000 tourists visit us each year."
"Not all to fish the flats, I hope," I said with a laugh.
As I learned during the days to come, the interesting fishing is just part of the allure of this sparkling necklace of tropical desert islands. Other watery adventures awaited.
Paddleboarding–or, as the high-energy team at Play Los Roques calls it, standup paddle–was new to me. "Sure, why not?" I said. Off to a secret shallow cove surrounded by mangroves we raced. Light waves rolled in from the open water. At first I was a little unsure on my feet–kind of like trying to stand up on a patch of greased tennis balls. But thanks to the expert instruction of national champion kiteboarder Cesar Espinoza, I quickly learned to soften my stance and was zipping along over the surface of the aquarium-clear lagoon with ease.
One day I treated myself to a bring-your-own-wine lobster picnic on one of the many sunny keys within distant sight of Los Roques, but most days we enjoyed a midday sandwich during a break in the fishing. Sometimes the guide poled the long fiberglass-hulled boat into the shade of the mangroves. Another time he docked at an old conch-fishing shack abandoned after the region was declared a national park in 1972.
Evening meals were a surprise. Many fishing lodges claim to serve "gourmet" food that doesn't quite measure up; the food at Posada Acuarela does. The reason is the Italians. They run this remarkable hotel in the middle of nowhere with palms and lush tropical plants flowering in an open-air courtyard. The pasta is perfect, the seafood succulently fresh. Nothing is overcooked. Simple but splendid. The soft night breeze scented with bougainvillea bathing the dining patio complements the icy caipirnha served before dinner.
Ah, paradise. Who knew?
What To Do In Paradise
Los Roques offers outstanding shallow-water fishing for silvery bonefish of above-average size. Other species include barracuda, snook, cero mackerel, bonito and a variety of snappers and hard-fighting jacks. The best season for fishing is mid-January to October…Multiple living coral reefs provide ideal snorkeling and diving in Los Roques, where average air and water temperature all year is 29°C/84°F. Courses for beginners and private charters with personal instruction are available in kiteboarding, standup paddle, sea safari and eco-adventure camping…Since 1963, Los Roques Scientific Foundation has operated a marine biology station on Dos Mosquises Island, carrying out important conservation and research in marine science and archeology. (Check out the sea turtle project.)…Hike through melon cactus and prickly pear to the abandoned lighthouse constructed on Los Roques by the Dutch during the 1870s. The view at sunset is spectacular.
Planning a Trip
For more information on Los Roques, visit www.sightcast.org and www.playlosroques.com. Private jet users should fly to Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, near Caracas. A commercial flight from there to Los Roques will take 30-45 minutes.
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On June 29, both Houses of Congress passed, and President Obama signed, a law maintaining Stafford student loan interest rates at 3.4 percent for one more year – two days before they were scheduled to double. A number of human rights groups and religious communities have praised this development. The Jubilee USA Network, a coalition of over seventy-five churches, has been pushing for passage of this bill, and now celebrates it as a living-out of the Biblical practice of periodic forgiveness of debts. Even the organization's use of the word "Jubilee" in its name is a reference to a practice God commanded for the Israelites in the Old Testament: "Thou shalt sanctify the fiftieth year, and shalt proclaim remission to all the inhabitants of thy land: for it is the year of jubilee," (Leviticus 25:10). Similarly, the Catholic Church has a long tradition of periodically holding a Jubilee Year celebrating forgiveness. There's no question that the concept of pardoning debts out of pure mercy is certainly a Judeo-Christian one. But intellectual honesty requires us to ask whether any particular event is an example of a given principle. Is maintaining the current Stafford student loan interest rate actually a Christian "jubilee" event?
The first Church-wide jubilee was proclaimed by Pope Boniface VIII on February 22, 1300, granting indulgences and remission of the penalty for sins to all the faithful who would make a pilgrimage to Rome and Saint Peter's Basilica. As the concept of the Jubilee was gradually being developed, the details continued to change over the next hundred and fifty years (various lengths, such as 25, 33 and 100 years were proposed as the time span between Jubilees) but beginning in 1450, the Church has held Jubilees once every 50 years up to the present day, with only three omissions. (more…)


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Former Cessna PR chief joins EmbraerWednesday, September 7th, 2011
Well, that didn't take long. Bob Stangarone, who left Cessna Aircraft in mid-August to "stay ahead of change," is head of Embraer's North American public relations operations. Embraer is the scariest competitor Cessna has–given the success of Embraer's Phenom jet. Still, the company is affected by the economic doldrums like everyone else. Embraer is estimated to have had 23 deliveries in the second quarter, compared to 40 for the second quarter of 2010, and eight in the first quarter, compared to 20 for the same period in 2010.


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Proposed Python SDK API
This is about designing the API for the next generation Python SDK for Couchbase. In the end the API might look the same as the current one, or be completely different. Feel free to come up with any ideas.
To make it easier to get a feeling on what the API might look like I'll list a few API calls from different SDKs.
"Python" describes the current API, "Python vmx" is what Volker Mische has in mind. Add your own ideas, leave comments or sent an email to the Couchbase Group.
Connect to a bucket
The Python has the concept of a Server Connection where you can select buckets from. In the Ruby and PHP you connect directly to a bucket.
couchbase = Couchbase(ip:port, username, password) bucket = couchbase[bucketname]
Python vmx
Following the way Ruby is doing it, keeping the bucket concept, but different from the old Python API.
cb = Couchbase.connect(ip:port, username, password, bucket)
The connect will be an instance of the Bucket class. This way the API can be expanded in the future to do administrative tasks on the cluster that are not bucket specific.
In Ruby there are essentially two ways, with a string to the REST end-point of a bucket, or with a hash, or combined way, where you can use string URI and override its parts with options. Also it is possible to specify set of nodes as array.
# using string URI
c = Couchbase.connect("http://example.com:8091/pools")
# using Hash of options
c = Couchbase.connect(:hostname = ip, :port => port, bucket => bucket, :username => username, :password => password)
Couchbase.connect is just class method to create new instance of Couchbase::Bucket class, so you can substitute Couchbase.connect with Couchbase::Bucket.new.
$cb = new Couchbase(ip:port, username, password, bucketname);
my $cb = Couchbase::Client->new({server => "server", username => "user", password => "password"});
| bucket.get(key) or
|bucket.gat(key, expiry)
|Python vmx
| cb.get(key) or
|cb.get(key, ttl=ttl)
| c.get(key) or
|c.get(key1, key2, key3, ...)
|c.get(key, :ttl=ttl)
|cb->getAndTouch(key, expiry)
|cb->get(key, { exp => expiry })
|set value
|set value with expiration
| bucket.set(key, expiration, flags, value) or
bucket[key] = value
| bucket.set(key, expiration, flags, value) or
bucket[key] = {'value': value, 'expiration': expiration}
|Python vmx
| cb.set(key, value) or
cb[key] = value
|cb.set(key, value, ttl=ttl)
|cb.set({key1: value1, key2: value2, ...})
| c.set(key, value) or
c[key] = value
|c.set(key, value, :ttl=ttl)
|c.set(key1 => value1, key2 => value2, ...)
|$cb->set(key, value)
|$cb->set(key, value, expiry)
|$cb->set(key, value)
|$cb->set(key, value, { exp => $expiry })
|$cb->set_multi([key, value, { exp => expiry }], ...)
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Mar 25, 2013
ingenthr says:Generally, I like getting rid of the bucket abstraction... A couple of question...
Generally, I like getting rid of the bucket abstraction...
A couple of questions would be:
- How do you propose handling flags and datatypes?
- Will there be some kind of built in support for conversion from Python to JSON and back?
Also, as discussed previously, I think it should accept URIs and pass those down to libcouchbase for bootstrap. libcouchbase does support this notion-- even properly where not every host has to have the same port number.
We can debate the URI thing ongoing, but just wanted to get it out there.
Mar 25, 2013
vmx says:The flags, will be just another named property, so you can do: cb.set(key, v...
The flags, will be just another named property, so you can do:
cb.set(key, value, flag=flag)
Datatypes should certainly be handled, but I'd like to put it out of scope for now. I'd say that's an layer on top of the API.
I don't think URIs should be supported. Even libcouchbase doesn't use them.
Mar 25, 2013
ingenthr says:Ah, but libcouchbase does use them, sort of. Admittedly, if you look at the inn...
Ah, but libcouchbase does use them, sort of. Admittedly, if you look at the innards it's not using them well but that's implementation detail based on history. I think it is in fact bootstrapping correctly after the first HTTP fetch.
Mar 26, 2013
pavelpaulau says:btw, why do we use this strange "ip:port" notation?
btw, why do we use this strange "ip:port" notation?
Mar 26, 2013
mvgetz says:I am not a Python person so this question is merely from an API perspective. Whe...
I am not a Python person so this question is merely from an API perspective. When doing a multi-set operation, would it be possible to use an array of objects so that each key/value pair could have its own flags, expiry, etc?
Mar 26, 2013
dorfsmay says:Two questions: will this be a pure python implementation, or are we relying on...
Two questions:
- will this be a pure python implementation, or are we relying on a (C?) library?
- Any idea how we want to pursue python 2 vs python 3:
- Common code (like bottle.py)
- Separate stream? Using automation (2to3) only, or completely separate?
Mar 28, 2013
vmx says:For now we'll rely on a C library. Are there any problems with it? I don't see a...
For now we'll rely on a C library. Are there any problems with it? I don't see a reason to have a pure Python one.
I haven't yet decided on the way to support Python 2 and 3 (and also not enough experience with supporting both). Any input is welcome. Though only the higher level API would need to be separate, as the lower level is done by Cython.
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tsharju says:First, I'd like to say that I'm really excited that you guys started working on ...
First, I'd like to say that I'm really excited that you guys started working on libcouchbase based Python SDK. I've been sort of experimenting with Cython and libcouchbase also.
Few questions. About the connect API. I don't know how other SDKs handle this since I've used mainly moxi to connect to Couchbase cluster, but for availability reasons I'd like to specify multiple IPs to connect to the cluster. Like in moxi where you can give a list of URLs to connect to. Then what happens inside libcouchbase, I suppose, is that it fetches the vbucket list etc that contains the IP addresses of all the machines in the cluster. If the one node that I would use to get the list of server is down, then I would not be able to connect to the cluster at all.
Second question. Have you thought about async support yet? We rely heavily on gevent so we'd need to have that. The Ruby SDK seems to support eventmachine, so maybe some similar ideas could be used with pylibcouchbase.
Apr 28, 2013
vmx says:Hi Teemu, about the initial connection to several nodes, the Ruby SDK does it, ...
Hi Teemu,
about the initial connection to several nodes, the Ruby SDK does it, the Python SDK will also do, though it's not implemented yet.
We thought about async support, though first get the sync one finished. If you'd like to contribute or have any suggestions about the async support, feel free to post here, send an email to the Couchbase discussion group or directly to me.


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Skip to comments.Union leaders: ObamaCare will destroy the very health and wellbeing of Americas working class
Posted on 07/15/2013 9:33:04 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike
Bear in mind that Big Labor went to bat for ObamaCare in a big way throughout the months-long debate over its passage. When Tea Party activists demonstrated to raise opposition to the legislation, unions like the Teamsters counterprotested, sometimes violently, in an attempt to intimidate conservatives into acquiescence. Unions spent big money in the 2010 election hoping to protect Democrats from the consequences of their votes on ObamaCare, arguing that the bill would help the working class by sticking it to insurers and fat cats.
Now that the law is about to be implemented, though, it suddenly looks awful to union leaders like Teamsters president James Hoffa, UFCW president Joseph Hanson, and UNITE-HERE president D. Taylor. The Wall Street Journal published a letter on Friday that the union leaders sent to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi expressing shock, shock that a massive and expensive government intervention would screw up the labor market:
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
Talk about hypocrisy. I wish Obamacare would only be for the unions and any other fools who want it.
Didn't these union morons support nobama and nobamacare? Fools!
The partisan fruit was just too delicious at the time to stand aside and listen to reason, wasn't it?
"The union heads are only worried now because their members are finally going to impacted by their own actions...the law of unintended consequences"
By the time it is implemented, ALL union members will be exempt.
It would almost be worth watching this pile of poop go into effect just to watch the Unions squeal.
You have to be careful what you wish for though, and Obamacare is going to ruin the Health Care of us all.
The Unions backed this Muslim pile of trash because they were looking at their Pensions, their bargaining process , and pay raises. Now they see that Obama and his idiot ideas are hurting them, They wouldn't listen, they had to have this scum.
"Union leaders: ObamaCare will destroy the very health and wellbeing of Americas working class"
Well duh!
Welcome to the party geniuses...while you all were working hard and giving your money to your union and your union was spending your money to get "the one" elected and re-elected. Pay attention next time or don't vote.
"And you let it on the ship!"
Even Union Bosses are Useful Idiots, but they can use members dues for their health care. Even less for the rest of the union morons.
Attention union goons.....you reap what you sow....deal with it you morons. You got what you voted for why are you crying now?
For the life of me I can't understand how unions favor the RAT candidate. If you look at the policies that the RATS favor, they are against capitalism, which creates jobs that employ workers. If the unions were smart they would realize that and switch to the "right" side of the equation. Better fiscal and regulatory policies means that more business is created and more people need to be hired. High school economics.
Yea we know, you fools.
Jokes on us as well, though.
Is this the group of unionistas that want to keep their multi-employer plans and also have the lower paid union members go into the exchanges?
Now they are finally starting to figure out how much it will hurt their members they are trying to cover their asses. These people betrayed their own membership in order to gain favor with Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.
They only cared about the "win". Now they realize they won the booby prize.
Dear union leaders,
Obama doesn't give a $#!+ about you, either.
ON THE COUNT OF THREE LETS SAY AN "AWWW POOR BABY" to the Unions...
1... 2... 3.... :-)
Unions convince their members how to vote and now they are reaping their ignorance.
Well . . . they have him.
Or they realize it's going to take too long to unionize healthcare workers as they were promised or they suspect obamacare won't even get around to doing that because ... the unions will support obungler etal anyway.
I work in a closed SEIU workplace (a hospital). And the dumbasses I work with want to blame hospital administration for the mess Obamacare is creating. They just can't or won't see the connection between their voting behavior and their situation.
THE DEVIL is NOT JUST in the details of ObamaCare!!!
Sooooo—What exact event finally took the blindfolds off the Unions???
Have they finally realized that Congress & their employees are exempt from Obamacare???
So maybe something as evil as obamacare can have a positive aspect.
Teamsters Applaud Enactment of Health Care Reform
March 23, 2010
Hoffa Urges Senate To Pass Exemptions for Tax on Insurance Plans
(WASHINGTON) Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today applauded President Obama and Congress for enacting historic health care reform, providing health insurance to millions of Americans who dont have it and controlling costs for millions more who do.
Hoffa urged the Senate to swiftly pass a companion bill to the House measure that includes President Obamas proposal to exempt all Americans from an excise tax on health care plans until 2018.
It was critical that Congress pass this bill to help get our economy moving again, Hoffa said. High health care costs are burdening our employers and taking away our competitive edge in the global economy.
The Senate should follow the Houses lead and spare everyone from the proposed tax on health insurance plans. It doesnt make sense to tax workers who already pay more for health care because of factors they dont control like insurance companies with regional monopolies or the demographics of the group theyre in. The Teamsters will continue to fight against this unreasonable tax.
As originally proposed, 80 percent of the people affected by the excise tax would not be members of unions. We fought against this tax on behalf of all working people union and nonunion because it was the right thing to do.
Much of the health care reform legislation wont take effect until 2013, including the requirement that everyone obtain health insurance. But immediate changes will take place now that the bill has been signed by President Obama.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act:
Requires health plans that offer dependent coverage for children to make it available up to age 26;
Creates a temporary reinsurance program to help companies that provide early retiree health benefits for people ages 55-64;
Forbids insurance companies from excluding coverage for children because of pre-existing conditions;
Prohibits insurance companies from cancelling policies when a person gets sick;
Provides a $250 rebate for all Part D enrollees who enter the donut hole (Between $2,700 and $6,154 in total costs);
Gives immediate access to coverage for people with pre-existing conditions;
Eliminates lifetime and annual coverage limits.
The Teamsters Union was founded in 1903 and represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Follow the Teamsters Union on www.Teamster.org and Twitter at www.twitter.com/TeamsterPower.
Yeah, in THEIR OWN WORDS no less.
You just can't fix stupid.
I thought unions and muzzies were exempt.
Unions spent big money in the 2010 election hoping to protect Democrats from the consequences of their votes on ObamaCare... it suddenly looks awful to union leaders like Teamsters president James Hoffa, UFCW president Joseph Hanson, and UNITE-HERE president D. Taylor.Hoffa's a party-line stooge who, you probably recall, campaigned for Kerry in 2004, claiming Kerry was in favor of drilling the ANWR. This is just a CYA move to cling like the dingleberries they are to the ass-hair of union office.
Amazing how a minority of uninsured became a national overhaul of our entire health system. It's now a socialist's dream- crap-care but, everybody is paying in. From each according to his ability, to each, according to what the death panel dictates.
Unionist are collectivists, ergo communists. Every public union must be destroyed and the private ones left to fend for themselves.(A free market will send them to the dustbin anyway.)
What I earn should go toward paying for my retirement- not someone else's just because they belong to a public union. They can put aside something as I do, or not, their choice. My taxes should go for national defense and other legitimate functions- not social welfare programs. If followed correctly, our system would prevent the need for all of the social spending (that's bankrupting us).
We already have too much government and that's why we're unable to succeed. Obama is determined to pile on more. The last-best-hope are the states who can choke this Fedzilla at their borders. Together, they can force changes in Washington that will restore sovereignty to themselves and the individual via the 3/4ths requirement to amend our basic laws. Obama, Holder, McCain, Rubio, and other RINOs need a swift kick in the nuts and the states are our last hope of delivering one.(The Supremes are not immune- some are just nutless under the robe).
My state, California, will not help as it's run by parasites who will accelerate wealth re-distribution in a fatal attempt to keep itself out of the Detroit column, but it won't work- it is the problem. What needs to happen is for governors to pull a weapon and defend themselves against the nose breaking, head crushing effects that Obama&Co. are delivering.
Obama himself said that he could have been Trayvon 35 years ago. Well, he is today- he's on top of the states pummeling them MMA style with Eric Holder cheering him on all the way. We'll wait to see if a Zimmerman exists among our state leaders with the guts to end this attack. Till then, all those cries for 'Help!' may go unanswered. I think as Americans, we can do better than this. Left and Right must see the danger and do the right thing— 'pull the trigger'. Our life, our country, and our children's future depends on it. This is the Land of Liberty, not Chicago Thuggery. Of thee I sing.
It's gotten so bad, so fast that any "Zimmerman" should be "pulling the trigger" out of fear, not necessarily from courage for the good of the country and the shrinking of the GovernMental monstrosity!!!
I certainly could find nothing in what you said to disagree with and I thank you for saying it.
Now, with that said, don't be blowin any smoke up the hill toward me from wildfires, cause if'n I pee in the American River, it'll be filtered out after flowing over the 7th rock on it's way down to you guys, right???
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Dear editor,
Apparently my comments at the October City Council meeting regarding Music in the Park have upset a number of people. In past years Music in the Park has been a private event held on public property, thanks to the generosity of Northwest Savings Bank, the Zavianski's and many others. At this meeting City Council voted to adopt Music in the Park as a City program. This costs the City nothing but saves the program organizers from being required to buy liability insurance. The funding and administration remains the same, however now this is technically a municipal government program.
As a Councilman part of my job is to insure that our actions comply with the law and don't expose the City to future unintended costs. Right now Warren is involved in many legal matters and the taxpayers are making payments on settlements totaling over one million dollars.
With this in mind, I asked Mr. Zavianski if religious themed acts have performed at Music in the Park in the past. While there were none last year there have been in prior years. We all have the first amendment right to use public space for religious speech; I have been to Mass at Betts Park many times. However, there may be a Constitutional problem if religious music is played at an event that is now controlled and run, even if only technically, by the City. It also might not be a problem at all; I am not an attorney. I made this comment to make the City staff and solicitor aware of this potential issue so they could look into if necessary.
Any individual or group of citizens has a natural right to use public property to express their views and celebrate their values. In Warren this doesn't require a permit or fee unless they want exclusive use of that public space. Anyone is welcome to pray, protest, sing, rally or stand on a soapbox and express themselves in our public spaces and that is how it should be. However we need to tread carefully when the government itself is the group expressing views on deeply held beliefs. Now that Music in the Park is a government program it's only sensible to make sure that it complies with the law in this regard.
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Update:Briefing Transcript | Questions and Answers:Twitter, Facebook
Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman and Ambassador-at-Large for Global Partnership Initiatives Elizabeth Bagley will conduct a briefing today, May 14 at 10:30 a.m. in the Press Briefing Room at the Department of State. U.S. Commissioner General Jose Villarreal will join Ambassador Huntsman and Ambassador Bagley via live digital video conference from Consulate Shanghai, in China. Send your questions to them via Twitter @StateDept.
Secretary Clinton will visit China later this month and visit the 2010 Shanghai Expo and the USA Pavilion. The United States is pleased to be participating in the 2010 Shanghai Expo, which officially opened May 1 and runs through October 31, 2010. It will be the first Expo hosted by China. With an estimated 70 million visitors, it will be the largest Expo (or World's Fair) in history. A total of 242 participants will display at various pavilions at the Expo: 192 countries and 50 international organizations.
The USA Pavilion is a public-private partnership, funded 100% by over 50 sponsors, including, among many others, Chevron, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Pepsico, and Citi. The Shanghai Expo is an unprecedented opportunity to showcase the diversity, spirit of innovation, and commitment to sustainable development of the American people. For more information on the USA Pavilion, click here.
On April 30, 2010 Secretary Clinton attended a reception hosted by the Office for Global Partnership Initiatives to celebrate the opening of the USA Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo. Her remarks are available here.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
(question from the twitter-challenged, and terminally curious)
At what point does China consider the domestic situation in North Korea and the attitude of its leadership to be an unacceptable threat to their national security and take over North Korea to end the problem posed by 'lil Kim and the gang as they starve their people and periodicly threaten nuclear war with the US and S. Korea?
I mean would in a situation that necessitated such action, would they prefer we do it, or would they prefer to do it in partnership with us and S. Korea, or simply all by themselves?
If NK is guilty of sinking the S. Korean warship, would this be grounds for the US gov. to re-list NK as a "state sponsor of terrorism"?
And a final thought, how long are we going to put up with ethical infants anyway?
I'd like to hear what the Chinese President thinks of future possibilities for peace in this regard.
Flavius in Virginia writes:
MR. CROWLEY: She'll be meeting with the minister of labor, social affairs, martyrs and the disabled; the acting minister of health; the director of gender and human rights at the ministry of foreign affairs.
I had no idea that the People's Republic has a minister of martyrs! How cool is that! And how appropriate it is that they have a "director" of gender and human rights.
Flavius in Virginia writes:
Just read the transcript. Not one question from Twitter. Very few questions asked at all, as a matter of fact, and all of those were from the media.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Flavius in Virginia:
Just read the transcript. (unedited from the recorded transcript - State Dept. briefing of May 13)
MR. CROWLEY: Okay, the Secretary – and I know we're a little pressed for time – the Secretary will be meeting with some Afghan female ministers this afternoon, underscoring our support for Afghan women. Our goals are to improve the security of women in institutions that serves women, supporting women's leadership in the public and private sectors, promoting women's access to formal and informal justice, enforcing existing law and constitutional rights of women, improving women and girls' access to education and health care, strengthening and expanding economic development opportunity for women, especially in agriculture, and increasing women's political participation. And I'm sure she will talk to them about reintegration and stress that Afghan women's rights will not be sacrificed as reintegration efforts move forward and that there is a commitment to have at least 25 percent of the membership of the upcoming peace jirga be women.
QUESTION: How many ministers is that? That she's meeting with?
MR. CROWLEY: She'll be meeting with the minister of labor, social affairs, martyrs and the disabled; the acting minister of health; the director of gender and human rights at the ministry of foreign affairs.
Kind of hard to mistake the remarks as involving anything other than Afghan/US bilaterals. So how did you perceive "the People's Republic" being the subject in association with them?
Flavius in Virginia writes:
Thank you for correcting me. I must have misread the transcript. Such things happen when you're at work and in a rush.
It does make more sense for Afghanistan to have a minister of martyrs. I think that they're probably going to have many more in the future, on both sides. The minister will be very busy (chuckle).
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Flavius,
No problem, I figured you simply misread it. But I personally don't think loss of life is something to (chuckle) about.
Flavius in Virginia writes:
I happen to think that having an official minister of martyrs for a government that we support is rather hard to explain, especially when our government complains that the other guy's martyrs are terrorists. I've started to internalize that, I think. Martyr = Terrorist. Now our "ally" has a Ministry of Terrorists. Or martyrs.
My chuckle is therefore a nervous one, not some sort of sadistic glee as you suggest. I find humor in dissonance, and there's a lot of that to be found in this world. Even when people die as a result. If that makes me a no good lousy human being then so be it.
I'm afraid the old saw that life is a tragedy to those who feel and a comedy to those who think is quite applicable to me.
That's my last on this.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Flavius in Virginia: Well Flavius I guess that all depends on semantics, and personal perceptions. Let me see if this makes any sense to you...A terrorist defines a martyr as one who has given their life in the cause of jihad...or holy war. We don't nessesarily define those who make the ultimate sacrifice for this nation's preservation of freedom and security as "hero's", but they are often honored as such. In other words, one doesn't have to die to become a hero. But you do to become a martyr.
Now the difference between the Afghan Gov.'s definition of the word and the terrorist's is like this..."If a blind child is taught that the sky is brown, how do you convince him it is blue?" (an Afghan friend once asked me this to illustrate the education in madrassa of a "taleb". Simply put, all a blind kid wants is one good eye to see the truth. Now if a kid is taught that it's heroic to strap on a bomb and blow a bunch of innocent civilians to pieces in a market place, how do you convince him that the true definition of being a martyr is giving your life to save others?
So ask yourself if you would run out in front of a bus to save someone and by willing to be 100% certain in getting hit by it yourself in doing so and doing it anyway to save another, you can be comfortable knowing you have what it takes to be a martyr or not. I hope that clarifies your conundrum. Given the bombing in Kabul this morning, I have to tell you that the timing of your (chuckle) stinks, nothing personal. It just does.


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Kristen Stewart wearing a catbird (@catbirdnyc) "Threadbare" ring today! This is an exclusive dainty ring from... fb.me/2b3wiinLW
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Kristen Stewart wearing a catbird (@catbirdnyc) "Threadbare" ring today! This is an exclusive dainty ring from... fb.me/2b3wiinLW
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Cold coming out of NY now we can tell she warming up in LA! Lucky she looks great as always!ReplyDelete
Really hope there's not a video. You know how the LAX paparazzi are :(ReplyDelete
don't watch it if there is one. no ones putting a gun to your head. the video at Lax where the papaz ask rob something or other about kstew fake scandal. i didn't watch it. everyone was freaking out. papaz rude to all celebs. my motto is don't look at it.Delete
Is really cold in LA isnt she cold and i wonder where is rob.ReplyDelete
sorry but she has just come back from England we're it's -2 and what temperature is it in LA I think people in England would love that weather plus we are getting snow in the next few days would u like the snow cos England does not want it PS am from England I should know xDelete
She was in nyc theres pics of her in jfk and nyc is cold at this time of year and LA is cold to bealive me i know im from LADelete
When have you ever gotten out of the airport that you are transferring from????? You are inside the whole time so why would she be bundled up like she's going on a ski trip when she flies into New York to fly to LA get a fing clue..... I love that they don't need to be so insecure to be attached to each other at at all that is how I am with my boyfriend and I am an older woman and would never be so ridiculous to feed into the bullshit that is Hollywood
She clearly at least left the terminal at jFK because you see her going through security - maybe it was just to transfer terminals, but she didn't stay inside the whole time. Also, at some point she met up with Ruth and HBG so clearly she had some kind of stay in NY and didn't just pass through.Delete
It looks like that pap in the last pic. was taking video...ReplyDelete
Now where did her greem jacket go?ReplyDelete
Look at that last picture, are they trying to trip her up? Or stop her in her tracks? What a bunch of creeps, and the guy with the black shirt was dodgy too.ReplyDelete
I dont know if you notice but in some of the pics she looks upset like she heard something that upset her and i bet the paparazzis yell something at her that she didnt like and they shouldnt do that they should just leave her alone and the same to robert they should leave both of them alone.Delete
If the pappz keep their mouth shut just take pic I'll be ok with it , I love to see kristen she is the only actress. I love she is special and unique (:ReplyDelete
yes she is home safeReplyDelete
god, i'm about to have a "LEAVE BRITNEY (kristen) ALONE" moment. i don't usually get this upset about pap pics, but recently they've been a lot worse and it's not okay. like they need to back up. the angle of those photos shows they're like on top of her. it really sucks. idk, i feel like they're a lot more aggressive with her than other actors. how is paparazzi-ing (yeh i turned it into a verb) even legal??? there should be SOME restrictions, like, you have to stay at least 10 yards away from the person you're shooting with your 100x zoom lenses. idk, it just isn't right. and i look at the pictures, but honestly, i could do without them.ReplyDelete
Yes...home sweet home to see the kids...Bear and Bernie!!!ReplyDelete
it is mean to do that to her. I dont think thay would like her in there face. True thing.ReplyDelete
Although they are probably saying nasty things etc, I think she has learnt to block it out.
I think she just has her 'game' face on, no smiles (nothing that can make the shot/photo go for more).
I remember Russell Crowe saying once if the papz take photos of you everyday and you are wearing the same kind of 'uniform' everytime they see you then their photos go for much less. Hence I think thats why we always see her in white t and jeans at the airport when she knows she is going to have her photo taken.
If what Russell Crowe says is true then good on Kristen.Delete
The paps always yell stuff about her cheating, especially when her and Rob are together. They keep throwing it in both their faces. It so should be restricted! It's not fair to them . It's sad that the only way they can walk thru an airport is to have their earbuds in o they don't trash her or try to provoke him.
Is rob still in London?ReplyDelete
A couple of people tweeted that they were on the same plane as Rob, looks like he went on another plane a couple of hour ahead of her.Delete
Yeah @anon 8:55pm, I read that tweets too,Rob leaving NYC earlier before kristen, poor kristen that some fans took her pic at JFK or some paps took her pic, so when she arrived at LAX some paps were ready waiting for herDelete
I wonder if they are legitimate tweets?????? Sometimes people have a way of starting something that may not be true.Delete
Glad she had HDG with her.ReplyDelete
She doesn't look upset to me. This is how she looks when papps are around. I'm sure some of the things she hears hurts but she's got a tough skin about her. She's very strong. I'm sure she just wants to hury up already and get home to Rob and their (children) dogs. I'm glad theyre home safe and sound.ReplyDelete
Well the last time i saw pics of kristen looked upset was in november and i didnt even know there was a video and i knew the reason why she looked like that.Delete
It is not that the paps are saying something rude, although they do (those dirty pigs) but having a stranger shove a camera in your face is very rude and intrusive. That is nothing to smile about. Kristen is one tough girl. She is not wearing any headphones which to me indicates she doesn't give a damn about their rumblings, its just annoying as hell. I think she is doing great as always.Delete
Gald she is home! Maybe stop over in NY was a moivie deal for KS.ReplyDelete
My beautiful bbgir...
Not sure it's Rob's jacket!! don't you remember, she has one that looks almost the same as Rob's! we have seen her wear it before! maybe that one is his, maybe not!!! hope we see them together before he leaves for Australia! at least we will see Rob tomorrow :)ReplyDelete
Rob will not let her go (: look at her so beautiful and kind given girl his friends and her friends get together all the time it show she is very loveable I don't see anyone in HW like these two neverrrr....ReplyDelete
I like her.The way shes hounded and teared into by the tabloids is scary.All other actresses of her age group live their personal life like they want to(hooking up/breaking up/whatever)they are appreciated for leading life as they want to.When it comes to Kristen the media and the world follows a different set of rules.Hypocrites inspired by the middle ages.Kristen i think you are inspiring.ReplyDelete
Yes, I agree with you. Perhaps the reason is that they are more jealous because Kristen is not only beautiful, she is very smart, a very good person... I will always love her, regardless of the choices she makes.Delete
Yes Kristen's my inspiring, don't worry she's a tough girl!!!Delete
yes, media treat her unfairly. I really hope they leave her alone. She's a special girl, I pray for her all the time.Delete
its not fair for kstew to be mistreated just like its not fair for any other celeb to be mistreated by papaz. its not just k a lot of celebs get mistreated unfortunately. right now she is highest paid actress and most dominating and thats why media is so scrutinizing of her. k not worried. she didnt cheat. she not sweating the ignorami.Delete
I see she is wearing her backward cap - like Rob - and carrying the infamous brown bubble jacket - bbj - of Rob's - he's outgrown it and is passing it down to her - how sweet. lolReplyDelete
Hermosa Kristen!!!ReplyDelete
To 11.26 pm. I so agree with you those stupid women they are what you call bullies slut I feel like giving them a slap on the faceReplyDelete
I think there should be laws that keep paps away like restraining order feet distance requirements. use a zoom lens, stay away from the celebs and their cars, and keep back like 250ft or even farther...ah i hate paparazzi!ReplyDelete
I totally agree with you.Delete
Don't worry Kristen co'z God will bring you millions of warrior angels to protect and shelled you from bad people wherever you go.Your always in my prayer.ReplyDelete
Annoyed, but beautiful. Even the worst facial expression can't outshine her beauty!ReplyDelete
I want to see her, but I don't want her to suffer from these disgusting creatures called paparazzi!ReplyDelete
I love her so muchReplyDelete
She is a tough and beautiful lady.Wish the pazz would leave her alone.ReplyDelete
Come on someone can surely find a picture of Kristen with a similar jacket! she has one that is almost the same as his!! it would soo funny if it was not his, all the sites are saying it's his! it won't change the fact that they are together and in love lol!!ReplyDelete
Did u read her cap? Us versus themReplyDelete
I just saw the message on the hat, too. I think that is making a statement, for sure! It always warms my heart to see the ring and the necklace that Rob gave her. I wonder what sorts of things she has given him that he may wear all the time to show that they are together in this. I am so glad that people have stopped treating Kristen poorly because of the "Rupert" debacle. While I believe that Rupert should have gotten more attention for the sick jerk he is, I am so thankful that Rob and Kristen were able to work through this. I honestly think this will make them a stronger couple.Delete
Taking pictures of people in public should not be outlawed. Now harassing them (name calling) should be and probably is. The paps that do this on the airport property should be outlawed by the airport for doing business on their property. Think about it, a vendor selling magazines has to get a license and pay fees. These paps should have to register then when they cause problems with the customers (passengers) they should pay fines or loose said license. These actors have to employe body guards (not cheaply I bet) to protect them from these paps and of course some fans..
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I think there is a something about how close the papz can get, but they don't abide by it. She looks fine to me. She has on her game face and isn't going to be bothered. Love the new rings. As I've said a thousand times before, they are a great couple. And I think that since Rob left earlier, HBG and Ruth probably met Kristen in NYC to escort her home. With the papz like they are I wouldn't leave her on her own. It's just so cool that all the papz can say to them is about last summer. No arrests, or lewd conduct. Go Robsten!ReplyDelete
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Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital 75 to 80 percent done
MANISTIQUE – Contractors are a bit ahead of schedule in finishing work on the new Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital facility, which officials say will be completed this spring.
The approximately $25 million project, which broke ground in August 2011, is expected to open in mid-April, according to Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital CEO George Montgomery.
"The project is about 75 to 80 percent complete," he said. "The exterior work on the building is done. There may just be a few issues like signage to be handled in the spring."
Montgomery noted each room inside the new facility, located just west of Manistique on U.S. 2, is complete, but crews are now finishing up interior work such as plumbing fixtures, flooring, and casework.
This month and in February, crews will go through the building with a checklist to make sure everything is complete; in March they will work on ensuring everything is up to code. Montgomery expects the official ribbon-cutting of the new facility in mid-April.
The new building, which is being funded primarily through a $19 million USDA loan and a $3 million loan for utility connections, will contain several improvements from the old hospital building.
"The original hospital is 62 years old," said Montgomery, noting it costs less and is easier to build a new facility than renovate the current hospital. The new facility is expected to provide easier access and convenience to patients and visitors, improve efficiency, and meet patient needs for a modern hospital and a rural health clinic, he said.
The new facility contains 12 private, in-patient rooms, an emergency room, two operating rooms, CT and MRI imaging centers, a laboratory, a conference center, a kitchen and cafeteria, and offices for administration and staff. It will also contain a rural health clinic.
Montgomery said there will also be several upgrades to new equipment in areas like radiology. Most equipment and technology is newer and has been purchased over the past couple years but will be reinstalled in the new facility.
The facility will also provide new furnishings, improvements in handicapped accessibility, increased privacy, and will be air conditioned – something the current hospital building is not.
Another new feature of the facility Montgomery noted is a stone finish inside made of locally quarried stone.
Gilbane Building Company, of Milwaukee, is the general contractor for the project, but much of the work has been subcontracted to local workers and includes local companies.
"A lot of local people were on this job from the beginning," said Montgomery, as they provided their services and skilled trades toward implementing the project.
For more information on Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital and its project, visit their website at www.scmh.org, or call (906) 341-3200.


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By LANCE ARAM ROTHSTEIN
Published February 4, 2007
I am not what you'd call a popular guy.
Most of my time is spent looking through that little hole in the back of my camera or looking at my computer screen or looking through the bug-coated windshield of my vehicle, driving the relaxing roads of Tampa Bay.
So I don't really get out much and apparently have acquired a reputation for declining invitations to soirees, fetes, keggers and clambakes alike. Needless to say, after a while the invites stopped coming.
So imagine my surprise when I found myself with five requests to attend separate versions of the annual bacchanal that is the Super Bowl Party. More surprising, I'm considering going. The question: Which one?
Now, there are many variables to be considered. All of the invitations came from male friends, so of course the first qualification listed was the size of their television screen.
It would be simple to make a decision based solely on size. One co-worker says he has a 52-inch screen, while my editor offers a 61-incher. Another friend has two 36-inch TVs. (Does that equal 72 inches?) The clear winner in the size category comes from my sister's fiance, who has a real 72-inch HDTV.
So the age-old question arises once again. Does size matter?
Many of my male friends, after first noting the size of their screen, will insist it is not the size, but the quality, that makes the difference. Their questions come rolling out. Is it true high definition, plasma or projection? Surround sound, DLP mirrors or something called Ambilight? Would you really want the walls in your house to reflect the colors of Rex Grossman's face after he throws that third interception?
All the women immediately advise me to go with the 72-inch screen, no questions asked.
To spend time with my sister, of course.
"Hey," they add defensively. "Family is important."
So is it truly a game of inches, as they say? Or should I be asking intimate questions about their true DPI resolution?
There are other factors. The one with the 61-inch screen is technically my boss, and promises wings, munchies, beer and a jacuzzi. All are good reasons to go. Plus, never miss an opportunity to witness your superiors in embarrassing situations. But it is located south of the Skyway Bridge, which might be a deal-breaker considering I live in New Port Richey.
My sister is a great cook and they have a really nice billiard table, but their dog always stares at me funny. Maybe it is because I smell like my cat, but it does get distracting after a few hours. And visiting them will mean I have, yet again, declined all the other invitations from my friends, a trend I'm trying to reverse. Plus, it's not a flat panel, but a projection TV. That is sooooo 2005.
Now the one with the newest TV and, likely, the highest quality is the fellow photojournalist with the 52-inch plasma flat-panel screen. A respectable size. He is also likely to have the most alcohol and the hottest attendees, but his party is also most likely to devolve into a drunken brawl resulting in the destruction of said TV before the half-time commercials, which I don't want to miss again. (Last year I fell asleep before they aired.) Plus, I'm not good at explaining things to the police.
Which brings me to the friend with the two 36-inch TVs. He swears this will be a "get-together," not a party. And he is not providing any alcohol so the likelihood of any police presence is greatly diminished. Plus many of my close friends will likely be there and he has suggested he might try to cook if he wakes up before 4 p.m. He is famous for bringing delicious food to many a party, but I think it's really his mom who makes it. However, he lives in a very ritzy neighborhood and I just wouldn't feel right parking my rusting 1992 Suzuki Samurai among the Bentleys and Lexus SUVs, if the guard at the gate would even let me in. And, he gives terrible directions, so I probably wouldn't find it anyway.
Unfortunately the only thing that really matters is that my New Orleans Saints didn't make it to the big game. Otherwise I'd be on my way to Miami. I've been a WhoDat since Bobby Hebert was the quarterback and I have an autographed Archie Manning rookie card, which is one of the reasons I hope his son Peyton can help win a ring for Tony Dungy.
And whether that happens or not, by the time they hand out the trophy I'll most likely be snoring on my couch with my cat Hobbes curled up next to me.
Did I mention that I recently bought a plasma, flat-panel HD TV?
It's 42 inches.
Lance Aram Rothstein is a Times photojournalist in Pasco County.
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Although somewhat rare in the United States compared to other parts of the world, some areas of the country still experience rabies epidemics. An outbreak recently occurred in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, according to WSLS. It is important for pet owners all over the country to know what they can do to prevent rabies and how this fatal disease is spread.
In dogs, clinical signs of rabies may include an aggressive temperament, difficulty swallowing, progressive weakness or paralysis of the limbs and an unusual tragic facial expression. The clinical signs of rabies in cats vary depending on the individual personality - active cats may become lazy, while less energetic felines could suddenly be jumping around the room. Eventually infected cats will become very aggressive and will often experience difficulty swallowing and excessive drooling.
Rabies can only be transmitted through a bite and the disease typically has an incubation period of two weeks to four months in dogs and three weeks to eight months in cats. Thus, owners should take note of any bites that their pet has suffered, especially from animals such as foxes, skunks or raccoons and report these incidents to their veterinarian immediately.
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