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What's In A Name?
My favorite commenter, Anonymous, asks:
Once a person is diagnosed as, say Bipolar II, do they keep that designation for the rest of their lives?
Oh, gosh, I think we all wished we knew more about the exact course these illnesses would take and that we could tell each individual what to expect. We don't. I like the part of the question that asks if one keeps a diagnosis for life.
It left me thinking about what a diagnosis actually is. I know what a piece of chocolate cake is, and I could give a pretty good guess as to the fate of that cake if it's put near me. I know what a diamond is and that it is likely to last for a very long time.
Unlike a piece of chocolate cake or a diamond ring, a diagnosis is a hypothetical construct. It isn't a real thing, it isn't tangible, and the only meaning it has is the meaning we give it. Diagnosis isn't even an illness, which is slightly more concrete for certain diseases (say broken bones or the presence of a tumor) because one can have an illness without ever having a diagnosis simply by avoiding contact with physicians. While mostly we agree that certain symptoms (for example, having hallucinations or delusions) are likely the cause of a yet-to-be-fully-elucidated pathological process, some diagnoses are a matter of spectrum-- the somewhat random designation of when sadness or grief is "depression," when personality is disordered, or the precise reading at which we deem blood pressure to be "hypertensive."
The meaning of diagnosis is left to each person. Some people advertise their diagnoses, others live in fear of stigma. Sometimes, diagnosis is used to protect a member of society from suffering from the consequences of their behavior ("not criminally responsible") or to justify financial support from the government ("disabled"). In the negative, diagnosis alone seems to be held in the greatest regard by insurance companies. The implications for a diagnosis of AIDS are profound when one wants insurance. The same person, undiagnosed and undesignated, might find it easier to get insurance. There's a blood test for AIDS, there isn't one for Schizophrenia.
We talk about "carrying a diagnosis." Whatever that means. I think, if one suffered from episodes of an illness many years ago, and one has remained symptom-free for a long time with no treatment, the issue of designation (-- for purposes of a medical history, or perhaps for government security clearance when applying for the Vice-Presidency in any party)... is best left to an honest recount of history. If it were cancer, one might say they were diagnosed with cancer 20 years ago, treated for a period of time, and have been disease-free since.... I'm not sure psychiatric illnesses are any different.

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I stay the same age, they keep getting older...
Ben Stiller looks old as balls.
I was just talking to my BF about this the other day. " Babe, you realize that if we live until our 60's, all of the actors we've ever known will most likely be dead before then? "
It's sad. lol
LOL, I was just saying that to a friend as I was watching Thelma and Louise.
Dang, Brad Pitt was beautiful in 1991. Now he's an old geezer. Of course, I still look the same. ;)
I was talking about how gorgeous Timothy Dalton was in the 1970 version of Wuthering Heights. And how gorgeous Frank Langella was back in the early 80s. They are now 69 and 76 years old! GEEZERS!
I've turned into my mother. I used to watch all these old movies with her and she would constantly say, "Oh, I remember him when he was so young and handsome".


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Sherrie Human appointed first Castellini chair
Associate professor oversees entrepreneurial studies program in the Williams College of Business | February 18, 2005
"Currently, I will be overseeing the next steps in our academic and student programs as well as our entrepreneurial center programs," Human says. She will also work with the department's entrepreneurship executive advisory board.
"Our goal with the entrepreneurial program is to develop ethical entrepreneurial leaders who are creative and innovative," says University President Michael J. Graham, S.J. "Sherrie will provide the leadership needed to get that job done."
Human is a nationally and internationally recognized scholar, with research interests focusing on business startup processes, inter-organizational networks, and more recently ethical decision making in entrepreneurial environments. Since 1997, she has participated in the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics, an unprecedented research program involving more than 100 researchers from 10 countries, resulting in the 2004 Handbook of Entrepreneurial Dynamics.
"Sherrie's excellence in the classroom is part of the reason we were ranked the eleventh most entrepreneurial college in America by the Princeton Review in 2004," says Roger Fortin, Xavier's academic vice president and provost.
"An endowed chair in entrepreneurial studies enhances and distinguishes our overall program even further," says Ali Malekzadeh, dean of the Williams College of Business. "Our executive advisory boards, executive mentors, corporate partnerships and nationally ranked M.B.A. program are putting the Williams College of Business on the national map for business education excellence."
Human received her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Kentucky in 1995, following which she joined the faculty at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, and then moved to Cincinnati in 1997 to join the faculty at Xavier. In addition to actively working with her colleagues to continue building Xavier's entrepreneurship program, which ranks in the top 25 U.S. undergraduate entrepreneurship programs ( No. 11) by Forbes.com, Human earned the highest research honors from the Williams College of Business: the D.J. O'Conor Research Professorship and the D.J. O'Conor Research Chair, as well as the college's innovative Downing Teacher-Scholar-Mentor Award.


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Saturday April 25 has won the poll. Please indicate your intent to attend at the end of the thread.
Info for the uninitiated:
Victory Brewing Company is in Downingtown, PA about 30-50 minutes west of Philly
The way this all works:
11:00 am meet at Marsh Creek State Park.
Where is Marsh Creek? Map 1 Map 2
Drive down Park Road until you see Subies in the parking lot.
If the lower lot is nearly full there is a second lot up the hill. We had to use the upper lot once.
Map 3 Map 4
11:30 -12:00 leave for a fun run through beautiful scenic northern Chester County. Maybe some of Berks and / or Lancaster.
1:00 - 2:00 arrive at the recently renovated Victory Brewing for lunch.
A most pleasant drive, very good food, great fresh brewed beer and Subie camaraderie. C'mon out.
The list of attendees: (based on voting and responses)
- crazycracker
- devilfluff
- mbs627 - Buck Buck! I'm gonna miss another big one!
- wrx wagone
- elwray
- falconflyer
- iDomo
- jcfuzzdog29 - dont know if i will be making it sucks....
- Jusino
- Pavia
- sicksynergy
- Slayer X
- Steveo47193
- svynx
- web0420
- wrx_sim0n
- indytruckboy
- bkotzman00
- daveC
- dfuent724 (maybe)
- Vez - I won't be making this meet.
- wrxloaf08 (will try)
- rexbro (I might be there)
- khellen0
- sti27cbrd - probably not
- NickDHdfc - Sorry guys I will not be making this one
- Kid Aces STI
- Lipster
We are starting our third year! Previous Victory Meet threads:
Victory meet November 15th 2008
** Victory meet is on for 8/16/2008! **
> Victory Meet - Saturday May 24th 2008 <
Victory Brewing Meet on May 6 2006 is ON!! (the first meet)
Victory Meet, part 2.
The uber fun Victory Brewing Meet is ON!! Sat. 9/16
11/18 - The famous Victory Brewing Meet is back again.
Feb 17th Victory Brewing Meet!! w00t!!
Lots of pics from the Victory meet. [56k beware]
The Victory meet and its humble beginnings
Teh World Famous Victory Brewing Meet is on for 6/30! Be there!!!
The Meet Everyone Loves - Teh Victory Brewing Meet 9/22 (write it down now)
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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish borrowed a trick from rival Sir Alex Ferguson in attempting to deflect attention away from Luis Suarez ahead of the striker's first meeting with Manchester United since his suspension for racially abusing Patrice Evra.
A quirk of the fixture list means the Uruguay international is set to play his first away match since returning from an eight-game suspension at Old Trafford tomorrow.
Suarez is certain to encounter a hostile atmosphere and, after trying to play down the encounter earlier this week, saying a line should now be drawn under the incident and Suarez would shake the hands of all the United players, the Reds boss has gone a step further.
Dalglish knew his tongue-in-cheek suggestion the Football Association should approach fellow Scot Ferguson to replace departed England manager Fabio Capello would grab attention and remove some of the focus on his player.
The United boss has used similar diversionary tactics in the past and Dalglish, who was criticised for his handling of the Suarez affair, appears to have picked up some pointers.
"England are on the lookout for another manager and if you are looking for a manager I think you look for the one with the best record since the Premier League started of looking after English and British players and the success they have had," said 60-year-old.
"If I was in their position I'd be looking at the best one and if it's not available then start going down from there.
"Whether they want someone of their own nationality or the want the best it's up to them."
Dalglish was not referring to Redknapp, although said: "Harry would be fantastic", and when asked whether he meant Ferguson the Scot, with a smile, added: "I never said that."
While his comments may have been in jest, Dalglish has at least partially moved the spotlight away from Suarez, who made his comeback with a 24-minute substitute cameo in Monday's goalless draw at home to Tottenham.
The 25-year-old appeared to show no ill-effects from missing the whole of January as he produced a typically determined, sparky display and could even have won the match late on.
Dalglish refused to comment on the likely reception Suarez will receive from United fans.
"We will comment on football," said the Reds boss.
"We enjoy going there to play football and that is all we are going to concentrate on, we've covered every other aspect of what has to be covered.
"In the build-up to the FA Cup tie here (which Liverpool won 2-1) everyone played their part; both clubs, both sets of fans and the referee (Mark Halsey) was magnificent in the way he handled the game.
"If it is the same again then everyone will be happy."
Dalglish did, however, say he felt Suarez had not suffered much from a lack of pitch time and likened the situation to 12 months ago when the striker arrived from Ajax at the end of January.
Then he had served a seven-match ban for biting an opponent in Holland and had not played because of the Dutch league's winter break but scored in his first match.
So his short, impact spell against Spurs was nothing the Liverpool manager did not expect.
"He was off for a long time when he came here and signed and he came on and scored against Stoke so it never surprised us because we know what type of person he is," added Dalglish.
"When you see them in training you can analyse where they are because training is a little bit different to match day.
"He keeps himself fit and we know matches are the quickest way to get him back to match-standard and that is what he needs.
"But he will always be fit and sharp."
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With the passage of Tuesday's Question 4 ballot initiative, Maryland became the latest state—and the first by popular vote—to pass a so-called state Dream Act, allowing undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition rates for public college and universities there. Fourteen states* now have such laws on the books:
It might not have been the most controversial initiative on Maryland ballots this year—that'd be Question 6, the same-sex-marriage measure, which also passed—but the Dream Act still generated a heated debate in the Old Line State. The bill originally was approved by the General Assembly and was signed by Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley in 2011, but opponents, led by the group Help Save Maryland, collected well over the nearly 56,000 signatures required to force a referendum on the issue.
Coming just months after President Obama's deferred-action directive, the result was another bit of good news for advocates of immigrants' rights, who in the past couple of years have fought both the Obama administration over its deportation of more than 1 million undocumented immigrants and various statehouses over the bevy of self-deportation-related state immigration laws like Arizona's SB 1070.
Now, with Obama's reelection secured thanks in no small part to the overwhelming support of Latino voters, they will try to hold him to his campaign promise to push through comprehensive immigration reform. If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's post-election comments were any indication, immigration could follow the fiscal cliff as 2013's biggest legislative battle.
*Note: According to the National Immigration Law Center's Tanya Broder, Minnesota, while not marked on the above map, offers a flat tuition rate to students, regardless of immigration status. Also, Rhode Island's state measure was passed by its higher education board, not the Legislature.


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So the Government wants to take us one step closer to a totalitarian regime by granting itself permission to monitor every single piece of communication which is passed between its citizens. This is a wholly unwarranted response to the massively (one might almost think deliberately) overblown perception of a terrorist threat, and needs to be resisted by any who cherish freedom of thought and the right to uninhibited political expression.
In these times of austerity and cuts on public institutions, when our NHS is being privatised, our schools cut, our libraries closed and our wages suppressed, it is most impressive that our elected representatives feel able to finance a surveillance operation of such magnitude. Of course, it may well become necessary for our overlords to be able to monitor the masses for any signs of dissent or resistance, as we serfs become increasingly unsettled by the stripping back of all our egalitarian institutions.
Only last year we witnessed the reaction to peaceful protests when marchers were kettled and forcibly dispersed. A Home Office spokeswoman has said that the new proposals are compatible with the Government's approach to civil liberties. For reference, this is the same government which is trying to get the Human Rights Act repealed in the UK.
I suspect that this undertaking is doomed to failure anyway: terrorists will undoubtedly use coded exchanges, in which case the terminology of those ubiquitous online games would make suspect messages virtually undetectable.
Julian Self
Milton Keynes
Were we not once innocent until proven guilty? Now the Government will increase powers to access the "who, when and where" of everyone's email, internet and phone activity, treating everyone as a guilty suspect.
Whatever happened to the Conservative election commitment to "a full programme of measures to reverse substantial erosion of civil liberties under the Labour Government and roll back state intrusion". Perhaps it was just Orwellian doublespeak.
Shaun Walton
Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire
Galloway win points the way for Labour
Mary Ann Sieghart is very wrong to suppose that the Bradford West by-election result does not signal a potential appetite for left-wing policies among the electorate. ("Labour's wrong if it thinks it's time for a shift to the left", 2 April).
Currently those on middle and lower incomes are being hit hard in the pocket by a government of millionaires pursuing measures that coincidentally increase the wealth of the rich. There can surely be no more fertile conditions for socialism to thrive than where the poor are being asked to pay for a deficit created by the rich, by a callous and uncaring coalition government who were not even elected on the manifesto they are implementing.
If George Galloway, whose arrogance is self-evident, can sell socialism in Bradford, just imagine what a party of left-wingers could achieve in the current electoral climate.
Tim Matthews
Luton, Bedfordshire
Mary Ann Sieghart is no doubt right – heaven forfend that we should elect a government that is not acceptable to the bond markets. In fact, why not cut out the pretence of democracy, and just ask the bond markets to appoint our government?
Lewis Rudd
Twyford, Hampshire
Whatever you may think of George Galloway, his win in the Bradford by-election should be a reason for us all to cheer. Why? Because it gives the lie to the theory that ethnic minorities will always "vote for their own". Here, the ethnic population of Bradford looked at the issues, and not at the skin colour. I salute them.
Dai Woosnam
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
All the electorate did in Bradford was to vote real Labour rather than pseudo-Labour. Blair stole the party; Bradford wants it back. So do many of the rest of us.
Sara Neill
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Maude and the danger of petrol
In any business or profession, a senior manager who behaved with the incompetence displayed by Francis Maude last week would have been instantly dismissed. We cannot expect a minister to know everything but we are entitled to demand that he take professional advice and act upon it.
I was responsible for safety for a major oil company for six years. There is not a safety professional in the country who knows anything about the hazards posed by petroleum spirit who would not have told him of the potentially lethal danger inherent in his advice to tell the general public to fill up cans with petrol. His own lawyers should have told him of the sensible legal restrictions on domestic storage of petrol.
Mr Maude either didn't ask or ignored advice: either way he bears a heavy moral responsibility for the serious injury sustained by at least one lady following his advice. Worse, is there anyone who does not believe that his comments were a politically motivated, cynical attempt to bring pressure of hostile public opinion to bear upon the Unite union?
Keith Farman
St Alban's, Hertfordshire
We should not be too hard on Francis Maude and his crass but casual afterthought, "a bit of extra fuel in a jerry can in the garage is a sensible precaution to take". He would have been mortified by the unfortunate coincidence of the lady who suffered severe burns after decanting petrol in her kitchen.
The onslaught following his remarks focused on the simple truth that the majority in the population do not have jerry cans or garages to put them in. But his critics missed the point. Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude (Corpus Christi, Cambridge, millionaire and former banker) was merely reflecting the immutable mindset of the traditional Tory.
Back in October 1955, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, the late Lord R A Butler (Marlborough, Pembroke College, Cambridge) made a speech designed to alert the population that the current hard times required austerity measures. With that genial tactlessness typical of dyed-in-the-ermine Tories, he declared: "We must not drop back into easy evenings with port wine and over-ripe pheasant."
This vision of the masses gorging themselves on port and pheasant unleashed the same scorn and derision which struck the hapless Mr Maude. "Rab" Butler was equally mortified that his remarks should have caused such an outcry.
Donald Zec
London W14
Wrong target in Somalia
The expansion of the mandate of EU's anti-piracy mission to attack Somali land targets as well as off-shore marine craft (report, 24 March) suggests that the land-based logistics base is critical to the success of piracy activities. This is indeed correct.
Your article tends to conflate piracy with al-Shabaab (proxy of al-Qa'ida), which has caused "much misery to the Somali people"'. There is little hard evidence to suggest that al-Shabaab actively participates in piracy, as the land base is in Puntland, a self-declared semi-autonomous region within Somalia and outside the zone of active governance of al-Shabaab. The land base of piracy in Puntland is supported by diaspora members both in Europe and Middle East, where pre-raid intelligence on shipping movements is prepared and ransoms are banked.
Arguably, a concerted effort by the forces of the Transitional Federal Government and Puntland, backed by the African Union Mission in Somalia, could resolve the land-based piracy activities within a short period. But the dividends of piracy are distributed among clan members and other stakeholders and provide a valuable income stream to hard-pressed starving families, among others.
Perhaps we should not use al-Shabaab as a reason for violating the sovereignty of Somalia, but incentivise the current forces in place to undertake action. We dread the thought of an al-Shabaab-groomed Islamist killer mirroring Mohamed Merah on the streets of Britain, but a repeat of the Blackhawk helicopter attacks may not be the way to prevent it.
Dr Joseph Mullen
East Dean, East Sussex
The joy of Blyton in the original
I read with interest your story about Enid Blyton's works being purchased with a view to update them (28 March), and it baffled me. I'm 23 years old and as a child I happily indulged in her works. My access to computer games did not somehow make me unable to comprehend what a lashing of ginger beer was.
There is a great joy to be had in discovering and reading things that are not culturally identical to our own lives – surely that is why books of fanciful tales and adventures are beloved in the first place.
Children don't actually enjoy condescension. If they want to read something modern, there is plenty of scope for that already available. As it is, Enid Blyton's books are hardly slumping in sales, so the demand for the past with all of the historical foibles in language is quite clearly still there.
Luke Southworth
Preston, Lancashire
Solution for a divided city
With a cup of coffee I enjoy doing the Concise Crossword before I get on with the tasks of the day. However No 7942 (30 March) made me write these cross words to you.
The clue at 20 across was "Native of Jerusalem", to which the answer was "Israeli". Jerusalem is certainly home to many Israelis, but also to about 208,000 Palestinians. There are no concise answers to the troubles of Jerusalem but maybe if all natives of that city felt equally at home it would help.
Penny Rivers
Francombe, Surrey
Before Hirst
The correspondence about Damien Hirst paintings reminds me that in the 1960s we bought our children a toy consisting of a turntable that spun paint on to paper and made pretty patterns. It had to go; it just cost us too much to keep replacing the paint, the paper and the batteries. Just think, we could have deprived our children of lucrative careers as artists. Maybe he will move on to Spirograph patterns next.
Chris Thomas
Worthing, West Sussex
'Free' drinks
Long live "all-inclusive" holidays (letter, 2 April). They prevent a tight-fisted husband from encouraging me to have a beer rather than a coffee as the beer is cheaper. And they allow a group of eight middle-aged lady tennis players to avoid the interminable tedium of bill-splitting when some have had soft drinks, some hot drinks and others (heaven forbid) alcoholic drinks.
Carol Brazier
St Albans, Hertfordshire
I often wonder who you think are your typical readers. Today's Style page (2 April) has a raincoat costing £850 and a skirt at £390. The 11 items shown have a total cost of £3,458. Are you just aiming at the top 1 per cent paying the 50p tax rate?
Ian K Watson
Emotional plea
Tom Mockridge (letter, 30 March) apparently finds it "disappointing" that The Independent used "emotive language". What must he think of the newspapers emanating from News International?
Kevin Greer
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Our next destination just outside of Worcester had a bit of a hiccup. I directed us on to the wrong part of the Motorway so we headed south instead of north and that added a good 40 minutes to our trip. Called our friends to let them know what had happened.
Martin gave us very clear instructions when we finally left the motorway so we easily found their house. Martin and his family are long family friends - he has family in the same part of rural Queensland where my mum grew up. When she went over to the UK many years ago she stayed with Martin and his family. When we all went over in 1983 (and then I remained in the UK) I visited Martin and his family. I also met his wonderful friends Jenny and Graeme. Whilst I couldn't catch up with Jenny and Graeme this trip we all met Martin's wife Caroline and her mum Anne for the first time
Martin and Caroline married 12 years ago and we have sent cards, wedding presents, I have spoken with Caroline on the phone but it was so special to be meeting her for the first time. We were greeted with lots of hugs and kisses and then a table full of food - homemade sausage rolls in homemade pastry, scones, fruit cake. It was scrumptious.
Martin and Caroline have renovated the home enormously and now run a B&B with three different rooms on offer. The kitchen is the hub in the middle of the house. It adjoins a family room which is barricaded as this is where Georgia the beautiful white boxer lives.
Georgia and the kids gravitated to each other and when we left they were despondent and apparently Georgia went into a decline for a few days after we had gone. She was missing the kids.
The kids were put into the blue room with three single beds, choc reindeer in each of their pillows and some porcelain jugs on low lying furniture. I removed all breakables and they happily settled in their room watching Smallville on the tablet
Martin taught himself to tile and the finishes are incredibly professional. Caroline has a gift for interior decorating and has sourced so much from Ebay. Beds, bedding and towels are all new but all the other stuff is Ebay and she has a real knack. Each room has its own theme and everything is just stunning.
When I see what Caroline has done I wish I had the patience to create such an atmosphere - but alas.
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Martyn and Caroline welcomed us and looked after us above and beyond any expectations. Caroline is an excellent cook and we were treated to wonderful food at breakfast, lunch and dinner. I really want to thank them for taking us in and treating us so well, it can't be easy with five of us charging into their house like that
Martyn's family history in Worcester goes back many generations and he showed us how Worcester had developed over the centuries and the parts his family played in that development.
I am writing this quite some time after we left Worcester and we have visited many places since so I am having trouble remembering the history of Worcester but I do remember it was long and colourful, it is just the details I am lacking at this time.
p.s. Martyn explained the mystery of the hot water issue back in London. It seems these electronic units are very sensitive to water pressure. In apartment buildings when lots of people are using water at the same time (ie in the morning) the accompanying drop in pressure causes these units to not work properly. Later in the day (ie when the plumber comes along to see what the problem is) there are less users so the pressure is higher and lo and behold the unit works properly. You'd think the plumbing professional would have known that. I may take the time to email the apartment manager this information to save issues with future renters.


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LOGAN, W.Va. — On October 17, 2015, the Logan Banner published a story detailing the arrest of a Logan County teacher for sexual abuse.
The teacher was John Cain, 49, of Mallory, W.Va., and now his victim has lodged a civil suit against Cain and the Logan County Board of Education.
Cain taught carpentry at Ralph R. Willis Career and Technical School, and was also preacher at the Big Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Mallory.
Cain is currently incarcerated and is due to serve more than 20 years for his actions against the student.
Attorney Steven Wolfe recently filed a civil action in Logan County Circuit Court on behalf of the student who is referred to in the documents as "Jane Doe."
The documents allege Cain engaged in a pattern of predatory behavior first building trust with the child before engaging in inappropriate communication and contact.
The documents allege Cain would make lewd comments toward the child which eventually escalated to physical contact.
In early 2015, Cain is reported to have forced the minor into an act of fellatio causing her to miss school in order to avoid a repeat of the event.
Cain also reportedly attempted to seduce the child with photos of his genitalia.
Doe's suit alleges Cain and the school board violated rights granted to her by the West Virginia state constitution, sexual abuse and harassment, assault and battery, negligent hiring and supervision, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence.
Doe seeks punitive damages from Cain and the school board to compensate her for damages, court costs and attorney fees.
Owen Wells is a reporter for Civitas Media. He can be reached at 304-752-6950 ext. 1729 or by email at [email protected]


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As mentioned previously, Ceasar has left to go live with a new family. I hear he is doing smashingly. Marc Anthony, his brother, stayed here with us and is doing very well. He has started playing with me more. Our favorite play time is right after Mommy and the dogs go to bed. As soon as the lights are out, we start zooming around the house and taking turns chasing each other. We both talk a lot too. And I must say that, for a boy, he has very nice manners when its dinner time. He goes and sits quietly by his bowl and lets Mommy feed me first and then he quietly eats his own food and never tries to take mine. He obviously has a clear understanding of which of us is royalty. I think I'll keep him.
Well, its about time. Mom finally got a digital pic of me so she could add me to catster. I can't believe she had the dogs up first. They are such hams when she gets the camera out, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. But none of them have diaries, so there : P
So things in my house have been very topsy-turvy of late. Mommy brought home two new cats about six weeks ago. They are two brothers who were staying at the vet hospital where she works and they needed a new home. Their names are Ceasar and Marc Anthony. Fitting coincidence, isn't it.
Marcus and I get along just fine and are growing a little closer every day. The problem is Ceasar. He's very mean :-( He scratches and bites everybody, including Mommy. He chases me all the time and tries to make me stay under the bed. On Christmas Eve, while I was helping Mommy and Aunt Christy wrap presents, he attacked me out of the blue. I gave him what for, and both of us lost a little bit of hair before the people pulled us apart.
Anyway, Mommy says Ceasar is leaving tomorrow to go live with a new family with no other cats so he can get more attention. I don't know if I'm relieved or sad. And I don't want Marc Anthony to be sad without his brother. *sigh*
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Elsie is a village in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
The population was 966 at the 2010 census.
The village consists of two noncontiguous portions within Duplain Township in the northeast portion of Clinton County.
It was incorporated in 1885.
Elsie was founded in 1857 and platted the same year. It was incorporated in 1885.
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Workers Burned By Acid During Bay Area Refinery Incident
Two contractors at a Bay Area refinery are in the hospital after they were injured in an acid incident.
Officials at the Tesoro Corporation refinery near Martinez say the contractors were doing maintenance work Monday morning when they were splashed with sulfuric acid.
Both workers suffered injuries despite wearing protective gear, and were taken to the hospital with burns.
A Cal-OSHA spokesperson says the incident involved the same pipes where two workers were burned by acid last month.
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With a stay at Fitz Casino & Hotel Tunica in Robinsonville, you'll be minutes from Tunica Queen Riverboat and Tunica RiverPark. This casino hotel is within close proximity of Tunica River Park and Cottonwoods Golf Club.
Make yourself at home in one of the 506 air-conditioned guestrooms. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.
Try your luck at the casino and enjoy other recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a spa tub. Additional features at this hotel include wireless Internet access (surcharge) and gift shops/newsstands.
Satisfy your appetite at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. Breakfast is available for a fee.
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Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free valet parking is available onsite.
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Non-Partisan Elections Debate At PHC
Residents are invited to listen in as the pros and cons of non-partisan elections, which are a proposed in a City Charter revision referendum appearing on the November 4 ballot, are debated locally, next week.
City Councilman James Sanders, Jr. will moderate the debate, which will be held on October 14, at 7 p.m., at the Peninsula Hospital Center (PHC) Meditation Room. PHC is located at 51-15 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway.
Dr. Lenora Fulani, chair of the People's Coalition for Non-Partisan Elections will cover the position supporting the change. Mr. Vincent Payne of the Working Families Party will be presenting the position in opposition to non-partisan races.
Sanders has urged the community to attend the debate, because it will impact future New York City elections. If approved, non-partisan elections could begin as soon as 2005.
For more information call 718-471-7014.


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IT would be hard to underestimate Mr. Nabokoff's love for his characters. He loathes them. But he takes a mannered and sardonic pleasure in writing about them that has an unintended artlessness about it. This is a variant on the very tough guy with the very soft heart.
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