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NYPA To Cut Energy Use In Half At Its White Plains Offices: Initiatives address Governor's energy-saving goal
March 13, 2002
WHITE PLAINS—Louis P. Ciminelli, acting chairman of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), today announced a $3.5 million program to install energy efficiency improvements in its White Plains offices, The Clarence D. Rappleyea Building at 123 Main Street.
NYPA's energy-saving initiatives will cut the building's energy use by more than 50 percent and are being implemented as part of Governor George E. Pataki's goal of reducing state building energy use. In June 2001, Governor Pataki issued Executive Order No. 111, which includes the requirement all state buildings to reduce energy use by 35 percent by 2010 relative to 1990 levels.
"The energy efficiency improvements undertaken by the Power Authority at our largest office facility will serve as a showcase for economic and environmental benefits of energy-savings," said Ciminelli.
"Under Governor Pataki's leadership, the Power Authority has more than doubled its annual investment in energy efficiency and clean energy technologies. NYPA now provides more than $100 million annually to help schools, local governments and state agencies save energy. The 1,000-plus projects NYPA has completed across the state are producing $74 million annually in reduced energy bills and taxpayer savings," Ciminelli added.
"White Plains is pleased to have the Power Authority highlighting energy efficiency building practices in our downtown. We've been working closely with the Power Authority to meet Governor Pataki's aim of reducing energy use, which saves taxpayers' dollars and also preserves the environment, through initiatives including electric vehicles and energy efficient lighting at many city facilities," said Mayor Joseph Delfino, City of White Plains.
"By replacing older fixtures with high-efficiency lighting; using motion-sensors to turn off lights in unoccupied rooms; replacing aging chiller plants with more advanced units and installing computer-controlled energy management systems, this NYPA building will be a model for energy-savings," stated Eugene W. Zeltmann, president and chief operating officer of the Power Authority.
Replacing the 21-year-old chilled water plant, which has reached the end of its useful life, is the major component of these improvements. Installing two new 460-ton chillers and associated cooling towers, valves, controls plus two sets of chilled water and condenser water pumps, will reduce energy use by 2.6 million kWh (kilowatt hours) for projected annual savings of over $191,000. Included in this project is the replacement of three Leibert AC units in NYPA's computer room and two wall units will be replaced with high efficiency units. Total installed cost for the cooling systems project is $2.4 million.
Additional measures in this project include upgrades in lighting and computerization of mechanical environmental controls; installation of occupancy sensors in offices and common areas; lighting improvements in the building's garage, and a power control system that reduces the power requirement for all existing lighting fixtures.
A computerized control system plus premium efficiency motors for fans and pumps, for the building's heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, will be installed to provide greater efficiency with reduced energy use, while maintaining comfort levels.
Cooling costs will be further reduced by the installation of reflective, thermal film on all windows to reduce the summer sun heat gain.
The upgrade in lighting and automated control systems will cost about $1.1 million with annual savings of over $120,000 on electricity costs. Energy use reductions of 1.9 million kWh are also expected. Total installed cost of the entire program is $3.5 million with energy use reductions of 4.5 million kWh leading to annually recurring energy savings of over $313,000. Including energy efficient building improvements previously done, the Power Authority has estimated energy reductions in excess of 50 per cent at this building from 1990 levels.
This project builds on extensive energy efficiency improvements in controlling air ventilation and lighting installed by NYPA in 1996-97.
In addition to energy efficiency projects, NYPA is using the Rappleyea building as a working laboratory for commercial applications of advanced "clean, green" energy technologies. On NYPA's roof is a solar energy demonstration. The photovoltaic system delivers 5.5 kW to power parts of the building. A microturbine—clean energy system about the size of a refrigerator—is also used by NYPA to generate power and heat for the building. The building's garage includes charging stations for an array of emission-free all-electric vehicles.
The Power Authority is reviewing potential energy savings at the other buildings it owns and leases to assure compliance with the Governor's Executive Order 111.
To assist with the implementation of the order, Governor Pataki introduced legislation, under consideration by the Senate and Assembly, to remove regulatory barriers and enhance the benefits of energy efficiency programs available to state agencies, local governments and school districts from NYPA and the New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA).
The Clarence D. Rappleyea Building, named after a former NYPA chairman and chief executive officer, is located in the heart of downtown White Plains. About 650 Power Authority staff members occupy about half of the building's 420,000 square feet, with the balance leased to others. Built in 1981, it was purchased by the Power Authority in 1991 after leasing space in the building since 1982.


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In smokers who lapse during nicotine patch treatment, continued patch use increases the likelihood of recovering abstinence
- Division of Primary Care, UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Correspondence to: Tim Coleman
, Division of Primary Care, UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG72RD, UK; tim.coleman{at}nottingham.ac.uk
Commentary on Ferguson SG, Gitchell JG, Shiffman S. Continuing to wear nicotine patches after smoking lapses promotes recovery of abstinence. Addiction 2012;107:1349–53.
Implications for practice and research
Quitting smokers who use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) are often advised to stop using this if they restart smoking; quitters often discontinue NRT after brief smoking lapses.
Quitters who continue using NRT during brief lapses may be more likely to return to abstinence.
Treating lapses with NRT probably encourages short-term cessation; research should investigate this further and test the impact on smokers' long-term abstinence and health gain.
Smoking is the greatest reversible cause of morbidity and mortality; cessation is the most important lifestyle change for improving future health. NRT is the most widely used cessation treatment, but 75% of those who attempt cessation will restart smoking within 1 year.1 Treatments which stop brief lapses from becoming chronic relapse to smoking could increase treatment success.
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China's Lin, Xie favored in Olympic badminton
BEIJING (AP) China's Lin Dan and his girlfriend Xie Xingfang will be the center of attention in the Olympic badminton tournament which begins Saturday.
Gold medals for Lin and Xie in the men's and women's singles events would an inspirational boost for the host nation in a sport it hopes to dominate.
Lin will be out to avenge his first-round exit in Athens while Xie will be making her Olympic debut after being left off the team four years ago.
Badminton is hugely popular in China and capacity crowds are expected at Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium for the Aug. 9-17 badminton tournament.
Nicknamed 'Super Dan,' Lin is notorious for his on-court outbursts and will have to keep his temper in check in front of the home crowd.
Lin and Xie, who are both No. 1 in the world rankings, have been dating for years. Their relationship became public in 2004 at the All England Open and rumors have circulated that they will be married after the Olympics.
China's shuttlers won three out of five gold medals in Athens and coach Li Yongbo has said anything less than a repeat in Beijing will be a disappointment.
Lin has a first-round bye and will play his first match in the second round on Monday against unseeded Ng Wei of Hong Kong. Xie also has a bye in the first round and sees her first action Sunday against Taiwan's Cheng Shao-chieh.
Lin's nemesis, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, is second-seeded and will play his first match in the second round against Singapore's Ronald Susilo, who upset Lin in the first round in Athens.
Lee, who will be bidding for Malaysia's first gold medal in the Olympics, has beaten Lin twice in recent matches: at the Thomas Cup in May and the 2007 Japan Open.
Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat is the defending champion in men's singles but has struggled to find his form of late and is seeded seventh. His first match is on Monday against Malaysia's Wong Choong Hann.
Even if Lin and Xie fail to win the men's and women's singles titles, China has a deep talent pool that includes defending women's champion Zhang Ning and Bao Chunlai, No. 3 in the men's rankings.
China is the defending Olympic champion in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen return to defend their title in women's doubles as do Zheng Bo and Gao Ling in mixed doubles.
While a sweep of the gold medals is not out of the question for the hosts, Indonesia boasts the top-ranked players in men's doubles and mixed doubles.
The behavior of China's coach Li will also be under scrutiny in Beijing.
His must-win attitude caused a stir in March when the international Badminton Players' Federation reported that Li claimed to have Zhou Mi throw her match to let Zhang Ning win the semifinals of the women's singles at the Athens Olympics. Zhang went on to win the gold medal.
Li made no apologies for his actions, saying that it was a sign of patriotism to put the interests of the team ahead of individual goals.
Badminton was contested as a demonstration sport during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. It debuted as a full medal sport in 1992 at Barcelona.


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Hi Bellas,
Last night I went to sleep late and really paid for it That's what happens when you take a 3 hour nap after work he he. When I got up however, I was really productive. I cooked, laid out my work clothes, packed my lunch, and filed another video. I filmed my urban decay deluxe eyeshadow look #2. I pretty much finished editing it as well except for adding music and a few titles. What you guys might not see is that in a lot of my videos I sit there looking for products, sometimes wander off into space, watch the TV, basically waste airtime. I have to edit these moments out which are sometimes several minutes so that I can stay around the 10 minute deadline for youtube. My look was very cotton candy inspired-pink, blue, and purple. I put on some falsies, which I haven't worn in a few weeks so it was a little awkward at first. If I had to choose my favorite falsies, I would choose Ardell Invisiband Wispies.
They are so lightweight they don't make your eyes feel like they're weighted down like other falsies. The invisiband helps it blend better and the lashes are long and curled enough to give a dramatic effect. I'll probably post this sometime next week or so since I still need to post my Shiseido Mascara Base Review and Hot Hepcat look this week.
I've been a lot better about catching up on my blog reading . It may be because the BF is out of town so I have more time, but I love seeing what you ladies are coming up with. It really inspires me to try new techniques and what not. One look I want to replicate is putting a dark crease color on the inside 1/3 of the crease and the outside 1/3 of the crease, leaving the middle blank. I've seen PowPowBaby and Verdge do this look and I likey!
Well I'm back to work, writing this on the DL, take care bellas!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
I love Ardell Invisibands....
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4 comments:
- Vanessa said...
Sis Ren! Thank you lovely! Aww I am sure the BF misses your hot sexy ass! LOL. And yay I love your videos! I too love the Ardell invisibands, they just look so much better and natural!
- March 4, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- Fei said...
Ahhhhhhh! I LOVE the invisibands too! They're the only ones I'll ever buy anymore. Very comfortable and lightweight. :D
- March 4, 2008 at 8:06 PM
- Emilee @ GMM said...
Can't wait to see the video! I just bought the palette and it's the best palette I've bought in a long time.
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fei: yup, my eyelids feel like they're lifting weights whenever i wear the regular ones, i'm all about the wispies
emilee: stay tuned, i'll have it up next week! i think i just have to add music and that's it.
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Police: Pursuits based on safety
November 29, 2008
One recent police pursuit ended in the death of a 25-year-old Portales man. Another pursuit ended in the shooting of a Clovis man who led Texas police on an hour-long chase through Curry County.
Police officials say the decision to pursue suspects is largely based on public safety.
Curry County Undersheriff Wesley Waller said he has been involved in 60 to 70 pursuits in his law enforcement career - mostly during patrols of Interstate 40 in his state police days.
"Safety is paramount, and at the beginning of a pursuit there is specific criteria that has to be quickly taken into consideration," Waller said.
Each case is unique, with considerations made for weather, speed, traffic and road conditions, he said.
Operating under the New Mexico Safe Pursuit Act of 2004, agencies follow the state policy with little variance from department to department.
Agency officials said the policy gives sound guidance on pursuits and also lends consistency when pursuits cross jurisdictions.
Under state law, an officer is authorized to pursue if it's determined a suspect "poses a clear and immediate threat of death or serious injury to others or who the officer has probable cause to believe poses a clear and immediate threat to the safety of others that is ongoing and that existed prior to the high speed pursuit."
Phil Davis, co-legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, said he feels pursuits are dangerous but sometimes necessary.
"If it's followed, the safe pursuit act is consistent with good pursuit practices," he said. "The question is whether they (all follow it)," Davis said, explaining each pursuit must be evaluated for adherence to the law.
Portales police Capt. Lonnie Berry said a pursuit is authorized only when a clear, pre-existing risk exists.
"If we don't chase someone and they're driving in a dangerous manner, then we feel we're responsible," Berry said.
Such was the case Oct. 19 when a Portales police officer began following a suspect after he observed him driving in a manner he believed consistent with an intoxicated driver. Miguel Gutierrez Ornelas tried to evade police and was killed when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree.
Other times Berry said it's prudent to let a suspect go.
"When you're chasing someone through the middle of town even in the best of circumstances, (even) being right, you cannot do that for the sake of the public," Berry said. "(You have to) just let them run and hope that they'll slow down."
In those cases, an officer attempts to get the vehicle description and license plate number and broadcasts it to other officers. Berry said there is a good chance another officer can make contact with the suspect after they have slowed down or stopped.
In the Curry County pursuit in early November, JaWayne Helfferich, 39, was shot multiple times after he drove toward a state trooper, according to police. The suspect survived.
Officials said supervisors have the ultimate power to end the pursuit if it reaches a dangerous point or violates statute.
Having a supervisor involved lends critical detachment to the situation, Waller said.
Clovis police are involved in pursuits a couple of times a month and most end peacefully, according to Clovis police Capt. Patrick Whitney.
"(The) typical (conclusion) is an arrest of the driver," though wrecks happen, Whitney said. "I've had them jump out of the car while it's still moving."
More often than not, Whitney said, the drivers are intoxicated.
When the pursuit ends, more work begins for officers, who have to document the pursuit and evaluate it with superiors.
"You try to second guess it," Berry said. "We always want to see, did we follow the policy? We keep preaching that policy to the guys."
State law mandates officer training and continual review of pursuit law.
If it's determined the officer followed policy, responsibility lies on the suspect, a condition upheld in a 2007 Supreme Court decision, Whitney said.
"All they have to do is just pull over and stop," Whitney said of suspects. "The Supreme Court made it very clear, that person is responsible. For an officer to be held responsible, they would have to do something that will just shock the conscience, do something that's just totally out line."


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In a recent opinion piece for The Daily Beast, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer and Ambassador Peter Westmacott, the U.K.'s Ambassador to the United States, addressed the use of sexual assault as a weapon. The text of their opinion piece, which appeared on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, appears below.
"Nearly 40,000 people have died already in Syria's civil war, and close to 100 are still being killed each day. Homes, hospitals, water infrastructure, and sanitation systems have been destroyed. But one element of this ongoing brutality has been largely overlooked in the media: the appalling sexual violence being visited on the Syrian people by government and militia forces. Such use of sexual violence as a tactic of war is shocking -- yet depressingly familiar.
"Today, November 25, marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the beginning of the 16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence. These awareness-raising campaigns are vital, both because, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has repeated time and again, women's rights are human rights; and because, without accountability for sexual violence and other acts of severe violence against women and girls -- which are often designed to humiliate and degrade victims and the groups with which they identify -- security and development are impossible.
"William Hague, the British foreign secretary, has referred to sexual violence as the "silent scourge of war." The sheer scale of the brutality, and the lack of accountability surrounding it, is nothing short of sickening. During the Bosnian War, between 20,000 and 50,000 women were raped, many of them in camps specifically designed for the purpose. But this tidal wave of systematic brutality has resulted in only 30 convictions. All this took place in Europe within the past two decades.
"Elsewhere the numbers are even starker. In the 100 days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, up to half a million women are estimated to have been raped, a staggering figure in a total population of only 6 million people at the time. Of the 14,200 cases of sexual violence recorded in neighboring South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2005 and 2009, fewer than 1 percent were ever heard in court. It has been estimated that in some conflicts as many as 90 percent of cases of sexual violence go unreported because of stigma, weak legal and judicial systems, or fear of retribution. Gender-based violence constitutes a global epidemic that persists today in both conflict and non-conflict settings.
"Against a background of near-total impunity, it is easy to see why those using sexual violence as a tactic of war today, in Syria and elsewhere, believe that they will never be held to account. Tragically, as these statistics show, they are almost certainly right.
"It was partly to respond to this culture of impunity that the United States, under the leadership of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, created the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, which has been a cornerstone of this year's American G8 presidency. The plan brings together departments and agencies from across the federal government to help countries that have been scarred by sexual violence hold perpetrators to account and start the process of reconciliation. For example, the departments of State and Justice will advise on necessary legal structures and equip judges to deal with criminal cases; the military will help train security and peacekeeping forces to stop sexual violence from being used as a weapon; and diplomats and development officers will reach out to affected populations to make sure that they know they have a right to redress.
"In August, the United States'[ Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally renewed the call to eradicate gender-based violence in every community around the world, emphasizing the need for governments, multilateral organizations, the private sector, and grassroots-level advocates to collaborate on implementing concrete solutions.
"Next year, the U.K. takes over the presidency of the G8 from the United States. One of the British government's top priorities is to complement and build on the U.S. National Action Plan and Gender-Based Violence Strategy by means of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative. Again, the focus is on accountability. One of the centerpieces of the initiative will be the creation of a team of experts in law, policing, medicine, psychology, forensic science, and the care of victims and witnesses. Capable of deployment alone or in support of wider international missions, the team will assist with investigation, evidence gathering and national capacity building. In the six months since the initiative was announced, more than 70 experts have already been recruited. The team will be ready for its first deployment before the end of 2012.
"We need scarcely repeat that we have a long way to go. But, as the successful campaign to ban landmines and chemical weapons has shown, mobilizing global public opinion is critical to ridding the world of abhorrent weapons. The international community must therefore work together to expose the most odious weapon of all -- sexual violence -- by ensuring justice for its perpetrators and support for its survivors. Here, as on so many issues, Britain and the United States are in full agreement."Editor's Note: This entry first appeared on The Daily Beast.
Mike writes:
I dunno...treating rape in the United States seriously might be a good start too. The article here states that in Rwanda, "half a million women are estimated to have been raped, a staggering figure in a total population of only 6 million people at the time". Indeed, a staggering and sickening figure, and yet recent research places the number of women in the US who have experienced rape to be in the 15-20% range. This is just as bad a figure, if not worse, considering the US does not have a war occurring on it's own soil. I just don't think it's taken seriously enough on home turf.
Alisa G. in Washington, D.C. writes:
I think that one helpful tact may be to discuss our own country's struggle with equality and the abuse of those who are weaker within our social structure. We as Americans have committed abuses in war, including sexual violence, but have found ways within the ranks to limit this. Sharing from an empathetic, very human angle what has helped to control this behavior, namely the inclusion of women in strong leadership roles in the military among other strategic places, is no doubt a key factor in this for the U.S. This is diplomacy..the paring down of each discussion to a human reality ..not the finger-pointing and separation of ourselves from other humans as having arrived at the pinnacle of perfection.
Ashim C. in India writes:
Why not advocate more assertive and agrassive women response to male attrocities and equip them with effective but apparently innocent weapons first? Civilized discussion on civilized response to the problem can follow. There should be UN resolution to hold leaders of millitia groups responsible and subjected to open trial if the group fails to identify the accused and hand over the culprits.
Shailen in Mauritius writes:
What has happened in Delhi is not acceptable in a democratic society. This rape case is very wrong in any society, culture or country. It is absolutely not acceptable! Shame on the Indian Government for doing nothing so far! For the suspected people responsible .. They have committed a severe crime that has provoked a response from both a nation and the the world .. They deserve to be tried and convicted of capital punishment.. To the Indian Goverment .. Anything less than Capital Punishment would be a crime against the victim who is just trying to survive right now! I hope you hear the voice of the victims around the world and speak on their behalf.


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In short: As much of a hike as a run !In full: Seventy eight miles of ups and downs on the Cornish Coastpath. Brilliantly organised by Votwo. Date of review: October 4, 2010
In short: Lovely course, but some traffic problemsIn full: Could have done with a bit more marshalling of the traffic on parts of the course, the drivers were all over the road and didnt have any idea what to doDate of review: March 7, 2010
In short: They ran out of water - unforgivable - a beginners mistakeIn full: And a race license requires them to provide a water station. It's not as if they haven't run a race before, allegedly, or have no way of knowing how many people will come - they set the race limit. Date of review: December 13, 2009
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February 19, 2009
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Eastern New Mexico University cheerleader Jason Bloomer, 21, has been involved in competitive cheerleading since he was five.
Given the choice of video games, sleep or studying, Eastern New Mexico junior Jason Bloomer will always go with video games or sleep. He learned not to give himself the option of sloughing off studies by being involved in as many things as possible, including cheerleading, a fraternity, a full-time job, and studying biology with an emphasis in pre-med.
Busy bee: Being that busy forces me to prioritize and become semi-organized. I wake up every morning and just go. Being busy is something I've always done. The bouncing back and forth doesn't let my mind wander. I just thrive.
Male cheerleader: Being a male cheerleader isn't really an issue. Last year, ENMU had two. In high school, I was the only male most of the time. I got some bad feedback but it wasn't something that was a hindrance. I've been cheering competitively since I was 5. Throughout the years, I just let it go in one ear and out the other. There've been breaks in those years. I played football in high school some and went into the Navy, but I always came back to cheerleading. It makes me happy and keeps me sane.
Traveling life: I was born in Artesia but I was raised in Austin, Texas. I lived in Hobbs, Denver and Boise. Idaho. I went to three high schools in four years. It was tough but each and every experience and school has given me something different. Each friend, professor and environment turned me into who I am today.
A crowd to live for: My favorite aspect of cheerleading has to be the crowd. If I've got a good crowd that's excited and jumping just as much as me, even if I'm tired after a 13- or 14-hour day, they get me pumped up to do everything I do.
Thinking on my toes: I want to be a doctor specializing in emergency and sports medicine. I think on my toes when I need to. If I'm constantly going. That's when I think the best and I thrive.
Maritime: I joined the Navy after high school because I didn't think I was going to have financial backing for college. My dad talked me into it and I was nervous. But what I loved about the Navy was the structure. It appealed to me and it gave me something I was lacking.
Fly free: If I could have any superpower in the world, it would be the ability to fly. I could get away from everything. I could zoom out of everything and fly free. No restrictions. The world would become my oyster.
— CNJ staff writer Liliana Castillo


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On November 21, I had the distinct privilege of welcoming journalists Janet Hinostroza of Ecuador and Nedim Sener of Turkey to the State Department. Both reporters are recipients of the 2013 International Press Freedom Awards, honored by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) for their personal courage and conviction in reporting the news.
I was joined in the meeting by Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Mark Toner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; and Tomicah Tillemann, Senior Advisor for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies.
Throughout the conversation, we learned firsthand about the difficulty of reporting under threat. We reiterated the United States' unreserved support for freedom of expression, including for members of the press.
In too many countries, journalists who try to exercise their fundamental freedom of expression face intimidation, repression and harassment in the form of censorship, imprisonment, violence, and even death.
Governments that stifle a free press do both a grave injustice to their own people and a tremendous disservice to humankind. Without media freedom, aspirations are imperiled, innovations are stagnated, and economies are impoverished. Countries are stronger when journalists challenge convention and pursue the truth. As Secretary Kerry recently said, "A free and open press is a vital foundation of peace and prosperity."
This year's CPJ awardees embody a special brand of courage and a commitment to speaking truth to power. We owe a debt to all four of them -- Janet Hinostroza of Ecuador, Nedim Sener of Turkey, Bassem Youssef of Egypt, and Nguyen Van Hai (a/k/a Dieu Cay) of Vietnam, who is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for charges stemming from his blog postings. And we stand in solidarity with their colleagues around the world who give meaning and purpose to that indispensable and universal human right – freedom of expression.
About the Author: Uzra Zeya serves as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.


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4:30 Topic: Advice for Poly Newbies
Minx and Anita Wagner give advice for those new to polyamory. Recorded at Polycamp Northwest, a fantastic event near Seattle with 20% poly content and the rest is community-driven.
- Meet poly people in the community and ask for advice
- Read The Ethical Slut and Opening Up
- Create a safe space to discuss and process reactions and emotions
- Have a strong desire for self-knowledge
- Avoid the "kid in the candy store" mentality when you first try poly
- No major life decisions during NRE
- More focus on communication, less on hard and fast rules
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Fruit Splash Level 48 Tips and Strategies
- App name: Fruit Splash
- Developer: Pit Heimes
- Genre: Family
- Release: Jun 28, 2010
If you are stuck on Fruit Splash level 48 you came to the right place. Below you will find a video walkthrough and some written tips that will guide you through that level. Have fun and enjoy this great game.
Level 48 Walkthrough
This page contains Fruit Splash video walkthroughs for iOS (iPhone/iPad) called "mania walkthrough" and has been uploaded on AppsGoer official channel at Feb 3, 2014.
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Drug Interaction Study Between Atovaquone and Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1 Infected Patients
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Malarone® (atovaquone/proguanil) is frequently used in malaria prophylaxis. Unfortunately, there are indications that certain anti-HIV agents may decrease atovaquone plasma levels by induction of atovaquone metabolism.
For travelling HIV patients, the clinical consequences of these possible drug drug interactions are serious, since a diminished exposure to the anti-malarial drug will result in suboptimal prophylaxis of malaria and potential development of drug resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum.
The purpose of this study is to find out if HIV patients using HAART regimes with either lopinavir/ritonavir, atazanavir/ritonavir or efavirenz have lower atovaquone plasma levels than healthy volunteers after a single dose of atovaquone/proguanil.
HIV Infections
Drug: Atovaquone / Proguanil
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Drug Interactions Between ATOvaquone Used in MAlaria Prophylaxis and Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1 Infected Patients (ATOMA)
- Pharmacokinetic blood samples will be taken just before dosing Malarone, and 12 samples in the time between 0,5 hour and 168 hours after dosing.
- Blood will be taken for genotyping of CYP2C19 at study day 1.
- HIV-1 RNA and CD4 determination will be done (HIV patients only) at inclusion screening
|Study Start Date:
|March 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
For healthy volunteers
- 18 - 65 years
- smoking habits < 10 cigarettes, 2 cigars or 2 pipes
- BMI between 18 and 30 kg/m2
- able and willing to sign informed consent form
- subject is in a good age-appropriate health condition
- subject has a normal blood pressure and pulse rate
For HIV patients
- HIV-infected as documented by positive HIV antibody test and confirmed by Western Blot.
- CD4+ > 200 * 10E6 per Liter.
- 18 - 65 years
- BMI between 18 and 30 kg/m2
- able and willing to sign informed consent form
- use of lopinavir/ritonavir, atazanavir/ritonavir or efavirenz for at least 1 month in a dose of 400/100mg bid, 300/100 mg QD, or 600 mg QD respectively
Exclusion Criteria healthy volunteers:
- History of sensitivity/idiosyncrasy to atovaquone/proguanil or chemically related compounds or excipients.
- Positive HIV test.
- Positive HbsAg test (hepatitis B) or positive hepatitis C test.
- Therapy with any drug (for two weeks preceding dosing), except for paracetamol.
- Creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min (calculated from serum creatinine)
- Current diarrhoea.
- Relevant history or current condition that might interfere with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion.
- History of or current abuse of drugs, alcohol or solvents.
- Inability to understand the nature and extent of the trial and the procedures required.
- Participation in a drug trial within 60 days prior to the first dose.
- Donation of blood within 60 days prior to the first dose.
- Pregnant female (as confirmed by an HCG test performed less than 3 weeks before the first dose) or breast-feeding female.
- Abnormal serum transaminases, determined as levels being > 3 times up-per limit of normal
- Febrile illness within 3 days before the first dose
Exclusion criteria HIV patients:
- History of sensitivity/idiosyncrasy to atovaquone/proguanil or chemically related compounds or excipients.
- Suspicion of non-adherence to the HIV medication.
- Current diarrhoea.
- Relevant history or current condition that might interfere with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion.
- Inability to understand the nature and extent of the trial and the procedures required.
- Pregnant female (as confirmed by an HCG test performed less than 3 weeks before the first dose) or breast-feeding female.
- Abnormal serum transaminases determined as levels being > 3 times upper limit of normal
- Creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min (calculated from serum creatinine).
- Any change in antiretroviral medication within 1 month immediately pre- ceding the dose of atovaquone/proguanil.
- Concomitant use of medications that interfere with atovaquone or proguanil pharmacokinetics: anti-coagulants, aurothioglucose, chloroquine, cimetidine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, metoclopramide, omeprazole, magnesiumtrisilicate, rifabutin, rifampin, tetracycline, typhoid vaccine, topiramate.
- Use of a HAART regime containing both lopinavir/ritonavir and another protease inhibitor or a NNRTI.
- Use of a HAART regime containing both atazanavir/ritonavir and another protease inhibitor or a NNRTI.
- Use of a HAART regime containing both efavirenz and one or more protease inhibitors or nevirapine.
- Active hepatobiliary or hepatic disease
- Alcohol abuse
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00421473
|Elisabeth hospital
|Tilburg, Brabant, Netherlands, 5022 GC
|Alysis Zorggroep loc. Rijnstate
|Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6800 TA
|Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen
|Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6525 GA
|Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
|Leiden, Zuid Holland, Netherlands, 2300 RC
|Erasmus MC
|Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands, 3000 CA
|Principal Investigator:
|D.M. Burger, Dr.
|Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00421473 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 11, 2007
|Last Updated:
|February 24, 2009
|Health Authority:
|Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)
Keywords provided by Radboud University:
Malaria prophylaxis
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Protozoan Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Atovaquone, proguanil drug combination
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antiprotozoal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antiviral Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 18, 2017


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From nutrition and heart disease, to sun safety and stress management, these sessions provide valuable health information to participants at their worksite in a casual and relaxing environment. Choose from the menu below or a customized class can be developed to meet your specific needs.
Are You Drinking Your Calories?What's in your drink? See a comparison of the sugar content in typical drinks. Learn how extra sugar consumed in beverages can contribute to weight gain and affect overall nutrition.
Fluid Facts for ExercisersWhat types of fluids do avid exercisers really need to stay hydrated and perform at their best? What to stay away from and what to keep handy at home or at the gym.
Portion DistortionWhat's in a serving? How much should you eat? A fun and entertaining way to give guidance on what the daily recommended serving sizes are for a variety of foods.
DON'T Supersize Me!Does that extra 5-10 pounds really make a difference? Tired of loosening that belt another notch? Learn the basics of weight management and avoid being a part of our super-sized nation.
Eating on the GoWhat to eat, when to eat, where to eat. Keep your eating habits simple and realistic. This class provides guidelines for making healthy choices when preparing a meal, grabbing a snack or eating out.
Just Move it! Metabolism BasicsWhat does metabolism mean? How can you change it? How does your metabolism affect your weight loss efforts? A WakeMed dietitian will discuss how losing weight effectively isn't just about cutting calories - it's also about revving your engine regularly.
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Label Me LeanLearn to read a label and uncover the 'mystery' hidden in the ingredient list. Become familiar with the guidelines for amounts of essential nutrients required for optimal health.
Women in Red: Talking about Heart DiseaseHow is heart disease different for women? What to look for and how to handle symptoms if they appear. Learn to reduce the risk of heart problems and when to seek medical attention.
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Stretching From Head to ToeParticipate in a variety of stretches from your head to your toes in order to improve your flexibility and loosen your joints. Beginning Yoga and Pilates exercises may be introduced to enhance the mind and body connection of stretching.
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Back to BasicsLed by a physical therapist, this class is designed to prevent or reduce the risk of back injuries. Back strengthening and stretching exercises will be performed, so wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
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Ready to Quit? Tobacco Cessation Depending on the readiness level of the group, this class can be designed to work for those just thinking about quitting, or for those highly motivated to begin the process of tobacco cessation. Preparation strategies, various quitting methods and coping skills will be presented.
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Dianne Wiest in the play "Memory House" in 2005. (Joan Marcus)
News about Dianne Wiest, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Review: 'Five Nights in Maine' Probes the Pain of Loss
In Maris Curran's delicate drama, a man whose wife has died goes to visit her mother, and the two slowly examine their grief.
August 4, 2016, Thursday
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Review: 'Happy Days,' an Unsettling Glimpse Into the Existential Abyss
Dianne Wiest delivers a fearless performance in a play that examines the trap that human life can become, at Yale Repertory Theater.
May 10, 2016, Tuesday
MORE ON DIANNE WIEST AND: Theater , Beckett, Samuel , Yale Repertory Theater , Wiest, Dianne , Bundy, James , Happy Days (Play)
Review: 'Life in Pieces,' a CBS Comedy, Told in Vignettes
In this new show, whose cast includes James Brolin and Dianne Wiest, a family's identity is conveyed in six-minute-long stories.
September 21, 2015, Monday
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A Review of 'All My Sons' in East Hampton
Alex Baldwin and Laurie Metcalf star in the revival of Arthur Miller's play about a businessman whose irresponsible practices during World War II eventually imperil his family.
June 21, 2015, Sunday
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Review: 'Rasheeda Speaking' Finds a Chilling Place to Work
Dianne Wiest and Tonya Pinkins portray co-workers in a play from Joel Drake Johnson that stirs troubling thoughts about racism.
February 12, 2015, Thursday
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Cynthia Nixon on Her Directorial Debut, De Blasio and How Miranda's Doing These Days
The "Sex and the City" alum will premiere "Rasheeda Speaking" with the New Group theater company on Wednesday.
February 6, 2015, Friday
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When Racism Can't Be Ignored
"Rasheeda Speaking," by the Chicago playwright Joel Drake Johnson, is a dark comedy about racism both covert and obvious, and stars Tonya Pinkins and Dianne Wiest.
January 25, 2015, Sunday
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New Group's New Season Will Be Star-Studded
Holly Hunter, Bill Pullman, Dianne Wiest and Jesse Eisenberg are among the featured performers.
June 26, 2014, Thursday
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Annie and Her Sisters
From "Annie Hall" to "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and now "Blue Jasmine," Woody Allen remains inspired by actresses and the roles he writes for them.
July 21, 2013, Sunday
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Breaking the Fourth Wall to Let Chekhov Out
John Turturro and Dianne Wiest star in Andrei Belgrader's heartbreakingly funny production of Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard," at the Classic Stage Company.
December 5, 2011, Monday
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Helping son healed father
In many ways, Ed Cooley never really recovered from wounds he suffered in Vietnam. Then his son was wounded in Iraq, and things were different.
By By COLLEEN JENKINS
Published May 6, 2006
Inside the granite-walled hospital, three floors above the oak and maple trees outside and the "Welcome Aboard" sign at the glass-door entrance, Ed Cooley slid a chair up to bed No. 19. He took a small night light from his backpack and switched it on.
He fished out a 987-page textbook, The Principles of Horseshoeing III. He had wanted his son to read this book, but that was before the war, before the explosion in a town called Hit.
Now his son, 28-year-old Josh Cooley of Land O'Lakes, lay in Bethesda Naval Hospital, broken and bandaged with terrible head wounds. During the day, doctors and nurses hovered protectively. But Josh was mostly alone at night.
So the father read to keep his boy company. And he prayed, though he had not prayed since Vietnam, that God would help Josh recover.
How odd then, that it was Ed who first began to heal.
Ed Cooley was wounded near Da Nang in May 1969. But in his mind, the deeper injuries were inflicted later. At home. By Americans he thought he was fighting to protect.Ed was just 18 years old when someone called him "baby killer."
He is 55 now, and he never got over those words. He has spent his adulthood angry at how it began. He generally doesn't like people and doesn't give them much reason to like him. He drinks too much, sleeps too little and has a tough time keeping his thoughts in order. He got his most recent DUI just last year.
For all that, he had in his youngest son a devoted fan.
Josh saw beyond Ed's flaws, but he feared his father might never get past the past.
Josh was 15 when he wrote this about his dad.
His life has changed more for the worse
And now he sinks lower and lower
He has tried to get better, at some things he has.
But he can only get worse.
In his mind he is still running from THEM...
No one can say what kind of person Ed would have become if it wasn't for Vietnam and its aftermath.
We do know that Ed was an easygoing teenager who wrangled horses and listened to the Doors and the Beatles.
Then, in August 1965, his 18-year-old cousin, Edward Monahan Jr., died in South Vietnam.
As soon as Ed Cooley was old enough to enlist, he joined the Marines. He proudly wore his dress blues during his wedding to Christine, a quiet girl he met at a rodeo. They had a son, Edmund Jr., on Nov. 30, 1968. Five days later, the teenage husband and father left to avenge his cousin's death.
"I was actually young enough and dumb enough," he said, "to think I could go over there and shoot the guy who shot him and come back home."
In May 1969, in the mountains southwest of Da Nang, enemy forces ambushed his unit. A grenade exploded close to Ed's head.
The Marine Corps shipped him to back to Honolulu to recuperate. He had suffered hearing loss and damage to the parts of the brain that affect moods and memory.
Christine had to pay her own way to be with him.
Ed recovered, physically. If nothing else had happened to him, perhaps life could have returned to normal.
Unfortunately, things happened.
A busload of University of Hawaii students passed him as he stood guard, in his dress blues, at the gates of the Marine barracks at Pearl Harbor.
Baby killer! someone yelled.
He returned home to Staten Island, N.Y. There was no brass-band welcome. Ed enrolled in a night class. An instructor asked, in front of the rest of the class, how he would pay for the course.
"G.I. Bill," Ed said.
The next night, as he waited for the city bus, some of those students drove by and pummeled him with eggs. They ruined his new brown suede jacket.
"Normal people" — Ed's name for anyone who hasn't gone to war — just didn't get it. To them, Vietnam was politics and morals. But they hadn't seen an 18-year-old buddy's chest get ripped open by an AK-47 or the burned remains of enemy fighters hit by napalm. The smell of diesel fuel or a loud noise overhead didn't put them "right back there."
Ed moved his family, which now included sons Christopher and Joshua, to rural upstate New York. He wanted to get away from other people's opinions.
Ed became part of a Vietnam-era cliche. Despised by some of his countrymen. Understood by almost no one. A victim of an illness few doctors recognized, much less knew how to treat. Soon after the war, one VA doctor told Ed his "nervous condition" would pass.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, known as "shell shock" or "combat fatique" before Vietnam, wasn't officially recognized until 1980. As recently as 2003, four out of five Vietnam veterans reported suffering symptoms of PTSD.
As a group, they have struggled to keep jobs and posted high rates of divorce, alcoholism, drug abuse and arrests. Post-war injustices, perceived or real, further complicated their illnesses.
Ed fit much of the pattern.
He staggered through life at a series of jobs: carpentry, horseshoeing, laying phone cables and driving a cab.
He vaguely remembers talking to a psychologist for a brief spell but resisted the notion of formal treatment. Ed figured everyone else was crazy, not him. About 15 years ago, Christine forced him to try again at a vet center support group. It was good, Ed admitted, to finally be able to express himself with people who didn't judge him.
On a snowy afternoon when Josh was 15 or so, he drove with Ed to the post office in Summit, N.Y. Josh went inside for the mail; Ed waited in the car.
Josh returned with two brown packages. The return address read: Department of the Navy.
What do they want? Ed wondered. He opened a package and found a Purple Heart and other decorations.
"Wow, Dad," Josh said.
"Forget about them," Ed replied.
Ed was furious. It had been all these years, and now the military sends his medals? Via parcel post? He dumped the medals into the snow.
That night, Josh went back to the spot where his father had thrown the decorations and found all but three.
Cooley men have served since the battle of Bull Run, and Ed's boys would be no different. Eddie and Christopher joined the Marines and took part in the first Gulf War.
The Cooleys did not want Josh, their youngest, to follow the family tradition.
In 1998, Josh, then 21, committed his 6-foot-6, 240-pound frame to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. It wasn't the military, but it was still dangerous work. Josh was a sniper assigned to a unit that handled high-risk calls. But to Ed, it was a better choice than the Marines.
In 2002, Josh saved Cpl. Gordy Larkin's life in Trilby by shooting a suspect seconds after the man shot Larkin in the face.
In his spare time, Josh started shadowing his father as Ed shoed horses. The farrier trade fascinated Josh, and the two men talked of one day going into business together.
Then came Sept. 11, 2001. Josh could no longer resist the call to avenge the deaths of Americans killed by terrorists.
Ed tried to dissuade him, but Josh did not waver.
"You did it," he told Ed. "You believed in it. I'm only going to do the same thing."
On July 5, 2005, about 2:45 p.m., a bomb hidden in an abandoned car blew over the amphibious assault vehicle carrying Josh from one base to another near the city of Hit, in the Sunni Triangle west of Baghdad.
Ed stayed with friends while Christine and Josh's wife and fellow deputy, Christina, flew to the American military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.This time, he noticed, the Marines paid the fare.Ed met his family in Bethesda on July 11. Josh, in a coma with part of his skull removed by doctors, went to the ICU.
Ed, Christine and Christina squeezed into a single room in the Fisher House, a home set up on the hospital grounds for the families of the wounded.A pain worse than any he had known before overtook Ed. He felt lost, even considered suicide. Doctors said it was a miracle Josh was alive. But no one knew then if he would ever be more than that.
So Ed, who had abandoned any faith in a higher being, prayed for his son, the boy who had never lost faith in him.
Dear God, he asked, just give me a little back.
Slowly, it seemed as if God answered.
Small wonders: Josh opening his eyes on his mother's birthday; squeezing Christina's hand; moaning after a question. It wasn't much, but it didn't have to be.
On July 29, the Cooleys got word the president of the United States would visit Bethesda and award Josh the Purple Heart.
Ed worried that he might not be able to find the right words when the moment arrived. So he stayed up late into the night dictating to Christine.
The next morning, George W. Bush pinned Josh's medal to his hospital gown. Ed then handed Bush a single-spaced typed letter.
The letter began:
"When I was notified you were coming today to present my son with the Purple Heart I thought, 'This is different, but also the way it should be,' I myself served in Vietnam ... upon return I was not treated well by the military or our country."
As Bush read, his eyes got wet. He pulled out his handkerchief and turned away from the cameras.
"As I stand here today watching you honor my son as well as the other soldiers of our country, I have nothing but pride, honor and yes dignity, too.
"Not only have you honored my son but you have also healed some old wounds as well."
Bush turned to Ed and called him a hero.
"I'm sorry it was never said to you before," the president said, "but thank you for serving our country."
Then he hugged the old veteran so tightly that Ed thought Secret Service agents standing nearby might intervene. He felt a 36-year burden lift as he hesitantly returned the embrace.
Ed couldn't help but compare what was happening with his earlier experience. Some things were the same: a car parked in front of the Fisher House touted "Re-defeat Bush" and "Mission Nothing Accomplished" stickers.
But this time, the Marine Corps were treating the Cooleys like royalty. The military covered their airfare, their hospital housing, some food costs and a rental car. As doctors treated Josh's burns and fussed over whether to remove the credit-card sized shrapnel from his head, Ed was able to attend a two-day conference on post-traumatic stress disorder.
His own experience told him the physical challenges ahead for Josh would be matched by internal anguish. But he took comfort from the fact Josh would not have to wait years for the right therapies.
"Because I'll drag his a-- there," Ed said, sipping coffee in between smokes. "I'll be able to help him."
To begin the process, Ed started snapping pictures of his son at each stage of his recovery. The images were tough. They showed Josh with puffy eyes, a swollen tongue, a face that didn't look like his own.
But down the road, Ed knew that the painstaking healing process would get Josh down. And when that happened, Ed would be there to show his son how far they had come.
In July, Ed ducked outside a hospital lodge for a smoke.
He thought he was alone, which was fine with him, but then he saw someone crouched in a corner. It was a small woman talking on her cell phone.
She spoke in an undecipherable sing-song and was Asian in appearance. Until very recently, Ed had known such people by a single word.
That's what they called the Vietnamese during the war. It was derogatory, offensive. But it was the way Ed felt.
Until now.
When the woman finished her phone call, Ed struck up a conversation.
He learned she was originally from Laos and now Ohio. Alone, she had come to Bethesda to be with her son, an Army man. He, too, had suffered a head wound in Iraq.
These were the people that we fought for, Ed thought. And now this woman's son had replicated the sacrifice.
Ed and the woman met again almost every night for a week.
"She was just like a little angel," Ed said later, describing their meetings. "It was just the nicest thing for me."
During the next few months, hope came in larger doses. Josh opened his eyes, breathed on his own, ate ice chips and then pork tenderloin from his mother's kitchen. He couldn't yet walk or talk.
The Cooleys returned to Florida in late September when doctors sent Josh to the James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa to continue his rehabilitation.
Coming home for Ed meant leaving the cocoon of Bethesda's hospital campus and rejoining the world of normal people.
This time, he considered embracing them. He thought about going to church with Gordy Larkin, whose life Josh had saved and who had become a stronghold for Ed. He said hello to strangers instead of looking the other way.
But he also had to face past mistakes. At a fall court hearing in New Port Richey, Ed learned he would lose his driver's license and serve 30 days of weekend jail time for a DUI he got a few months before Josh was hurt. His decision to drink and drive, he said, was prompted by a disturbing phone call from Josh. The rules of engagement, Josh had complained prophetically, were too strict. They couldn't just shoot up an abandoned car by the side of the road that might contain a bomb.
"I got stupid," Ed explained.
Money worried Ed, too. He was on disability from his war injuries and made a little extra on the side shoeing horses. Even with the Marine Corps covering Josh's medical bills, he feared for his son's financial future.
The normal people Ed had so long distrusted came through. In Pasco and Hernando counties, they held car washes, motorcycle rides, silent auctions and benefit dinners for Josh, raising tens of thousands of dollars.
Difficult days lie ahead.Later this spring, Josh will return to Bethesda to have a plate fitted to the gap in his skull. Then he will continue his rehabilitation in Tampa, where therapists are guiding his first steps and his family delights in watching his shoulders shake when they make him laugh.
They don't know how much of his old life he will regain.
Ed takes things day by day. He dreams of Josh tagging along on horseshoeing jobs. He hurts watching his son suffer, but it feels good to see the country doing right by him.
Ed doesn't feel so angry anymore.
"I'm getting there," he said. "And Josh is going to get there."
-— Colleen Jenkins can be reached at email@example.com.


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A slap on the back and a handshake for the county commissioners' decision not to sell the Crystal Lake Senior Center to the YMCA of Delta County. Remembering the blood, sweat and tears shed by our founding fathers to acquire this site for seniors now and generations yet to come. A petition was circulated, signed and once again the people were heard.
Rest easy wood carvers, quilters, dancers, card and pool players, crafters and whoever else. Meals will still be prepared and delivered, transportation will be provided, meetings will still be held and employees will receive their paychecks. Parking is good, as is location. What a pleasure to walk into this well-kept building.
The fireside room is restful. The game room continues to have pool and poker tables. The kitchen is awesome. The dining room is cheerful, with windows to watch the deer and a bird watchers paradise. The casino bus still boards at this site as well.
Members of the community: take full advantage of the board's decision. Be proud of, take care of and enjoy this facility to the fullest.
P.S. The flower bed needs tending. Perhaps volunteers with green thumbs or members of the Garden Club will give this some thought come springtime.
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Get an overview of this hotelCairns hotel overlooking Trinity Inlet
On the waterfront
Overlooking Trinity Inlet in the heart of Cairns, this hotel is a few minutes' walk to city center shopping. Cairns Airport is 8 km (5 mi) away.
Lagoon-style pool
Guests of Hilton Cairns can take advantage of the 50-meter, lagoon-style outdoor pool, or relax with a massage. Donnini restaurant features Italian flavors and stunning views.
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Hotel Amenities
At Hilton Cairns, Donnini restaurant features stunning views of Trinity Inlet, as well as Italian flavors. Guests can enjoy casual alfresco dining on the patio at Mondo Café Bar and Grill.
This Cairns hotel provides a health club set in verdant gardens. Guests can play in the 50-meter, lagoon-style heated outdoor pool, or relax with a massage. The 24-hour fitness facility offers aerobics classes, as well as personal trainers. The full-service Aiga Spa offers massages, facial and body treatments, manicures and pedicures. Advanced reservation is required.
Event facilities include large and small conference rooms encompassing 3,121 square meters of the property. In addition there is a sizable ballroom. The hotel offers WiFi (surcharge), a 24-hour business center and an executive lounge, 7 meeting rooms, as well as audiovisual equipment.
Concierge and tour desks are provided. Multilingual staff can assist with currency exchange and tour assistance and there is a 24-hour airport shuttle available for a surcharge.
- Year Built 1987
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 262
- Number of floors - 9
- Babysitting or childcare
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Computer station
- Luggage storage
- Designated smoking areas
- Laundry facilities
- Garden
- Concierge services
- Meeting rooms 7
- Multilingual staff
- Terrace
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Conference space size (meters) - 3121
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 33594
- Shopping on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( AUD 14.95 per 24-hour period )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( AUD 14.95 per 24-hour period )
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Access via exterior corridors
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
- iPod docking station
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Mondo Café Bar and Grill - Award-winning restaurant with al fresco dining and stunning views on the Trinity Inlet waterfront. The extensive, international menu includes hanging Mondo barbecue and fajitas. Serves lunch and dinner, with weekly specials and events such as Family Night on Tuesdays and local music on Fridays.
Hilton Cairns Breakfast - Serves a daily breakfast buffet or a la carte breakfast in the Donnini restaurant, featuring views of lush tropical gardens and Trinity Inlet.
Donnini - Traditional Italian cuisine with fresh local produce, relaxed atmosphere. Open for lunch and dinner. This restaurant caters to all occasions from family get-together, corporate lunches and intimate dinners to a great night out
Six Degrees Bar and Lounge - A stylish bar serving signature vodka-based cocktails, snacks and light meals. Chocolate Fondue with fruits and sweets is a house specialty.
Room service - Available 24 hours.
Start your morning with a buffet breakfast, available each day from 6 AM to 10 AM for a surcharge. Room service is available around the clock.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Skydiving nearby
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Reflexology
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 16
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 60 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: AUD 35.00 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: AUD 14.95 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: AUD 14.95 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: AUD 9 per day
- Valet parking fee: AUD 20 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: AUD 60 per night
Hotel Name
- Cairns Hilton
- Hilton Cairns
- Hilton Hotel Cairns
- Cairns Hilton International
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
National Rating
This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.


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Stewart F. McCullouch
Stewart F. McCullouch passed away July 10, 2013 after suffering major head and brain trauma in a bicycling accident.
He was born in Gouverneur on June 5, 1947, and graduated from Star Lake Central High School in 1966 and enlisted in the Air Force. He received an AeroSpace Engineering degree in 1976 and continued his career as an officer and worked with NASA with the Space Shuttle until he retired in 1986. He continued his second career for 10 years at Goddard Space Flight Center in Washington D.C. on DOD programs and then continued as a civilian contractor for an additional 10 years.
In August 2007, he retired and moved to Tupper Lake with his wife Charlene A. Ferguson McCullouch. He was an active member of his community, church and the Mt. Arab Masonic Lodge. In retirement, he started a new "Journey" that took him on a path to improving his health. He lost over 130 pounds and as a result, became a dedicated Triathlon athlete. His goal was to complete the Ironman in Lake Placid this year and was training for it when he had his bike accident.
He married the love of his life, Charlene, June 15, 1968 and has a daughter, Michele DJ McCullouch of Baltimore, Md., and son, Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Scott McCullouch who is currently deployed to Qatar in the Middle East. His legacy is living on through his son, Jonathan and wife Christina Kirks McCullouch and their adored children: Jonathan Scott McCullouch Jr., age 12, and Kaitlyn Josephine McCullouch, age 7. He is also survived by his brother, Scott Kevin McCullouch and his wife Jeanne of Petersburg, Va., and their children, Tech. Sgt. Stewart F. McCullouch IV, and Chris Wicks of Virginia; and his sister, Suzanne Cheryl La Brake and husband Carl of Colton, and their children, Brian LaBrake of Texas and Stephen LaBrake of Vermont. In addition, he is survived by several aunts and cousins.
He was predeceased by his mother, Dorothy Alexief McCullouch, and father, Stewart F. McCullouch Jr.
The public is welcome to the viewing from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, June 15, at Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 24 Cliff Ave., Tupper Lake. In addition, there will be a Masonic service conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, June 15 at the funeral home and a church service at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the United Community Church in Tupper Lake. Everyone is then welcome to join the family at his home at 100 S. Little Wolf Rd. for a Military Honor Guard service lakeside in lieu of a graveside service. Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider the United Community Church memorial fund. You may visit the website to share your condolences: www.stuartfortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.


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I have been working on Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) since before they coined the phrase. There were several break-out sessions on the third day at the [IBM System Storage Technical University 2011] related to new twists to ILM.
- The Intelligent Storage Service Catalog (ISSC) and Smarter ILM
Hans Ammitzboll, Solution Rep for IBM Global Technology Services (GTS), presented an approach to ILM focused on using different storage products for different tiers. Is this new? Not at all! The original use of the phrase "Information Lifecycle Management" was coined in the early 1990s by StorageTek to help sell automated tape libraries.
Unfortunately, disk-only vendors started using the term ILM to refer to disk-to-disk tiering inside the disk array. Hans feels it does not make sense to put the least expensive penny-per-GB 7200 RPM disk inside the most expense enterprise-class high-end disk arrays.
IBM GTS manages not only IBM's internal operations, but the IT operations of hundreds of other clients. To help manage all this storage, they developed software to supplement reporting, monitoring and movement of data from one tier to another.
The Intelligent Storage Service Catalog (ISSC) can save up to 80 percent of planning time for managing storage. What did people use before? Hans poked fun at chargeback and showback systems that "offer savings" but don't actually "impose savings". He referred to these as Name-and-Shame, where the top 10 offenders of storage usage.
His storage pyramid involves a variety of devices, with IBM DS8000, SVC and XIV for the high-end, midrange disk like Storwize V7000, and blended disk-and-tape solutions like SONAS and Information Archive (IA) for the lower tiers.
To help people understand these concepts, IBM developed the [Thinking Worlds Player] game.
- Managing your Data with Policies on SONAS
Mark Taylor, IBM Advanced Technical Services, presented the policy-driven automation of IBM's Scale-Out NAS (SONAS). A SONAS system can hold 1 to 256 file systems, and each file system is further divided into fileset containers. Think of fileset containers like 'tree branches' of the file system.es.
SONAS supports policies for file placement, file movement, and file deletion. These are SQL-like statements that are then applied to specific file systems in the SONAS. Input variables include date last modified, date last accessed, file name, file size, fileset container name, user id and group id. You can choose to have the rules be case-sensitive or case-insensitive. The rules support macros. A macro pre-processor can help simplify calculations and other definitions that are used repeatedly.
Each file system in SONAS consists of one or more storage pools. For file systems with multiple pools, file placement policies can determine which pool to place each file. Normally, when a set of files are in a specific sub-directory on other NAS systems, all the files will be on the same type of disk. With SONAS, some files can be placed on 15K RPM drives, and other files on slower 7200 RPM drives. This file virtualization separates the logical grouping of files from the physical placement of them.
Once files are placed, other policies can be written to migrate from one disk pool to another, migrate from disk to tape, or delete the file. Migrating from one disk pool to another is done by relocation. The next time the file is accessed, it will be accessed directly from the new pool. When migrating from disk to tape, a stub is left in the directory structure metadata, so that subsequent access will cause the file to be recalled automatically from tape, back to disk. Policies can determine which storage pool files are recalled to when this happens.
Migrating from disk to tape involves sending the data from SONAS to external storage pool manager, such as IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server connected to a tape library. SONAS supports pre-migration, which allows the data to be copied to tape, but left on disk, until space is needed to be freed up. For example, a policy with THRESHOLD(90,70,50) will kick in when the file system is 90 percent full, file will be migrated (moved) to tape until it reaches 70 percent, and then files will be pre-migrated (copied) to tape until it reaches 50 percent.
Policies to delete files can apply to both disk and tape pools. Files deleted on tape remove the stub from the directory structure metadata and notify the external storage pool manager to clean up its records for the tape data.
If this all sounds like a radically new way of managing data, it isn't. Many of these functions are based on IBM's Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMS) for the mainframe. In effect, SONAS brings mainframe-class functionality to distributed systems.
- Understanding IBM SONAS Use Cases
For many, the concept of a scale-out NAS is new. Stephen Edel, IBM SONAS product offering manager, presented a variety of use cases where SONAS has been successful.
First, let's consider backup. IBM SONAS has built-in support for Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), as well as supporting the NDMP industry standard protocol, for use with Symantec NetBackup, Commvault Simpana, and EMC Legato Networker. While many NAS solutions support NDMP, IBM SONAS can support up to 128 session per interface node, and up to 30 interface nodes, for parallel processing. SONAS has a high-speed file scan to identify files to be backed up, and will pre-fetch the small files into cache to speed up the backup process. A SONAS system can support up to 256 systems, and each file system can be backed up on its own unique schedule if you like. Different file systems can be backed up to different backup servers.
SONAS also has anti-virus support, with your choice of Symantec or McAfee. An anti-virus scan can be run on demand, as needed, or as files are individually accessed. When a Windows client reads a file, SONAS will determine if it has been already scanned with the most recent anti-virus signatures, and if not, will scan before allowing the file to be read. SONAS will also scan new files created.
Successful SONAS deployments addressed the following workloads:
- content capture including video capture
- content distribution
- file production/rendering
- high performance computing, research and business analytics
- "Cheap and Deep" archive
- worldwide information exchange and geographically distant collaboration
- cloud hosting
SONAS is selling well in Government, Universities, Healthcare, and Media/Entertainment, but is not limited to these industries. It can be used for private cloud deployments and public cloud deployments. Having centralized management for Petabytes of data can be cost-effective either way.
IBM SONAS brings the latest techologies to bring a Smarter ILM to a variety of workloads and use cases.
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