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NHL on Versus One More Year?
The current deal between the NHL and Versus expires at the end of this season. There's been no announcement or story in any State-side paper yet, but the Globe and Mail has this note at the end of a story about the NHL extending agreements with CBC and TSN:
Versus, the U.S. cable channel, has extended its deal with the NHL through 2007-08. The Versus audiences are growing, up to about 195,000 a game, but far short of ESPN's 416,000 average in 2003-04.
This is just after a lot of media attention about how the NHL All-Star game was hard to find (ironic that the story itself let people know about it and where it is).
If true, one big trigger that'll come from this one-year extension: Comcast, owner of Versus, will now help distribute the NHL Network in the US. They have until July to do so. That could have played a large part in the NHL's decision to renew.
Some recent NHL-Versus-related media stories:
Did Versus leave fans glued to tube?
Has the NHL become invisible?
Will Fans Find NHL All-Star Game?
Hockey TV versus apathy
Update 300am: Commenting below, Mike Chen brings up a good point, that Versus was able to trigger the extension, possibly by reaching a certain level of distribution.
Either way, I hope Time Warner in NYC carries the NHL Network.
Update 315pm Andy Strickland had news of the extension back on the 10th.
There's been no release, and not much news about it. I still think the NHL Network being broadcast in the US is the most important thing to come from this, no matter what the trigger was.
There's also been talk that ESPN2 is interested in a game or two a week.
If the NHL could forge a deal with ESPN/ESPN2 and VS and have 3-4 games broadcast a week on national cable, it'd be the ideal solution for the league. While the money probably wouldn't be as good with Disney & co., it would provide much needed exposure, plus it would also allow the NHL to advertise on ESPN, something they cannot do now because the network does not allow advertising for sports that they don't broadcast.
Update 520pm: Just a random thought. If the NHL were to ever be broadcast games on the ESPN networks again, I do hope the network can come up with some creative like this about NASCAR coming back to ESPN. I don't really watch NASCAR, I've never been to an event, but I still like the spot and can just relate to it as a sports fan. Well done.
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The Water Supply Technology and Wastewater Technology Programs at Green River College prepare students for entry-level employment as water supply or wastewater technicians. Professionals in these fields make daily decisions that affect public health and the environment. Graduates are primarily employed by cities, counties, federal agencies and industry that operate and maintain water treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection and/or wastewater treatment systems. They may also find employment in support roles such as equipment sales.
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Mon cher Denis,
Oui, cela m'intéresse bien sûr!
Have you ever written to Amrev list? Anyway, my friend Francis
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Denis Ouimet a écrit :
> Hello Robert,
> I also have SCHMIDT ancestors.
> I remember looking at an article published in "Le bulletin des recherches
> historiques" (1957 or 1959). It showed how Jacob SCHMIDT came with the german
> mercenaries to Canada. I think his son married three times in the southwestern
> Québec area.
> If you're interested, or if Mr King is interested, I could find that article again
> and send it to him or you. Although it is written in french, I'm sure (you or him)
> could get by.
> Denis Ouimet :-)
> Rockland, Ontario
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Two sets of impending economic data are likely to hit the headlines in the last days of the US presidential campaign: the first estimate of GDP for the third quarter of the year, out on Friday October 26, and the employment situation report for October, published on Friday November 2, four days before the election.
After the release of labour market data for September, President Obama's camp made much of strong growth in hiring, up 114,000 compared with August, and a fall in the unemployment rate from 8.1 per cent to 7.8 per cent, taking the rate back to where it was when the president took office in 2009. Mitt Romney's campaign countered that, if not for people exiting the labour market, the rate would be in double figures. Read more


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After years of taking massive losses because their U.S. manufacturing workers earned more than their foreign rivals, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are now paying pretty close to the same on average.
But the closing of the wage gap still doesn't extend to management employees, who still earn a lot more, says an economist with the Center for Automotive Research.
Economist Sean McAlinden said wages and benefits now cost GM around $58 an hour, just $2 more an hour than Toyota, the Associated Press reports. But he said Detroit's wages will shrink further compared with Toyota's as it hires more workers at the lower wage and takes on fewer skilled-trades workers, who make more money than other factory workers. Now the wage pressure will be on Toyota:
McAlinden predicted that between 2013 and 2015, Toyota could even be paying $10 more per hour than GM unless the Japanese company reacts and lowers wages.
At least for the production workers, pay has made big changes from 2007 when GM was paying $1,400 more per vehicle than Toyota in North American labor cost. Most of the difference was due to a $950 charge for retiree health care coverage.
Detroit automakers were paying their hourly workers an average of $69,368 per year in 2008, while the biggest foreign-based competitors were paying $70,185, as reported by the Associated Press. But salaried workers were still making a lot more -- an average of $122,963 compared to $81,506 for foreign rivals.
Concessions by the United Auto Workers union sliced the difference. Automakers made deals that transferred the responsibility for retiree health care to a trust run by the UAW. The UAW agreed to cut wages in half, to around $14 an hour, for new hires and reduce pension and health benefits. The concessions came both before GM and Chrysler filed for bankruptcy protection last year, and during.
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(CNSNews.com) - The California Assembly has passed a bill intended to discourage candidates from using "anti-gay rhetoric" in their political campaigns.
The bill adds "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to California's Code of Fair Campaign Practices -- an "anti-discrimination" pledge that is given to every candidate for public office.
Signing the pledge is voluntary, but failure to sign it could prove difficult for candidates who might risk being judged "unfair."
Critics call the bill an effort to muzzle any politician who refuses to support the homosexual agenda.
But homosexual activists say its an effort to stamp out prejudice: "This bill red flags candidates and campaign committees to think twice before using anti-gay rhetoric as a campaign tactic," said Geoffrey Kors, executive director of Equality California, the group that helped write the bill.
"We thank Assembly Speaker pro Tem Yee for promoting an equal playing field and helping to end the misinformation and anti-gay bigotry that taints our elections cycle and divides voters.
According to Equality California, "Incidents of violence against LGBT people have peaked in national elections years, such as in 2004 during the presidential campaign, in which lesbian and gay issues played an unprecedented role at both the national and local levels."
Kors said the bill should prompt candidates to be "thoughtful and culturally sensitive to the constituencies they hope to represent."
Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) said passage of AB 866 moves California "one step closer to ending anti-gay rhetoric in political campaigns.
"Candidates should not discriminate and victimize the LGBT community for political purposes, and fostering campaigns that create fear and intimidation only incite a potentially dangerous situation for the LGBT community," Yee said in a press release.
After passing the California State Assembly Monday on a 47-27 vote, AB 866 now heads to the State Senate.
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for swellings at different sites, autoimmune disorders are often the cause
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after i got out of shower i didnt even no they were there til i felt under arm i thought it was a pimple but the same exact bumps are under each arm
tests like fine needle aspiration biopsy may be needed for this
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blood tests are also needed to find your blood cell count, ESR, etc
i have been havng my knuckles in my hands swell and the pan is awful
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in that case, most likely is rheumatoid arthritis which can cause both this pain and the lymphadenopathy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Health Care is the first academic medical center and the ninth health system in the country to meet federal Stage 2 "meaningful use" standards for its adoption of medical information technology to improve patient care.
To qualify for Stage 2 meaningful use standards, MU Health Care met 19 objectives set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) related to medical information technology. MU Health Care previously qualified for Stage 1 meaningful use standards in 2011 by achieving 18 objectives related to data capturing and sharing set by CMS. This is the first year health systems could achieve Stage 2 meaningful use status.
"University of Missouri Health Care strives to be a leader in the use of health information technology, and this designation recognizes that commitment," said Mitch Wasden, chief executive officer and chief operating officer of MU Health Care. "This technology helps us engage with patients and empowers them to take an active role in their health, and it is a tribute to the hard work and commitment of our staff."
Meaningful use involves the implementation of certified electronic health record technology to:
· Improve quality, safety, efficiency and reduce health disparities· Engage patients and family· Improve care coordination and public health· Maintain privacy and security of patient health information
"While Stage 1 meaningful use standards focused on gathering data, Stage 2 is really about pushing the boundaries of communicating with providers in a meaningful way across organizations," said Bryan Bliven, chief information officer at MU Health Care and executive director of the Tiger Institute. "We could not have met this goal alone."
MU Health Care's online patient portal, MU Healthe, offers patients the ability to schedule appointments, communicate with health care providers and view lab results online. Additionally, MU Health Care is a member of the Tiger Institute Health Alliance, a health exchange allowing MU physicians to share patients' up-to-date electronic medical records with providers from other health care organizations in central Missouri.
"If a person is traveling out of town and has a medical emergency, a hospital in the network can access that person's medical history," said Thomas Selva, M.D., chief medical information officer for MU Health Care and professor of child health at the MU School of Medicine. "This avoids potential medication errors and tells a provider if the patient has a medical condition that could be affected by their treatment."
MU Health Care has a tradition of utilizing advanced medical information technology to improve patient care. In July, University of Missouri Health Care was recognized for the fourth consecutive year as one of the nation's "Most Wired" health systems, according to the 2014 Most Wired Survey by the American Hospital Association's "Hospitals & Health Networks" magazine. University Hospital also has been recognized for its adoption of electronic medical records, having achieved Stage 7 of the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model — the highest level of EMR implementation set by HIMSS Analytics.
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You better budget for that baby
When I was having my first child, my friends and family were very concerned.
Knowing my penny-pincher nature, they weren't sure I would buy much of anything for my newborn. So they threw me a shower. I received some wonderful and very thoughtful gifts.
But you know what?
Most of the clothes and items were barely used. My baby girl – born 19 years ago last month – grew so quickly I couldn't get her into the outfits fast enough. Some she only wore once or twice. Expensive educational toys were ignored in favor of jingling car keys or the cardboard boxes the items came in. Gadgets and products that promised to make it easier to care for my baby often just got in the way.
I'm saying all this because if you're expecting, focus your finances on the big-ticket items, such as day care. Consider this sobering news from the U.S. Agriculture Department, which releases an annual report on the cost of raising a child. A middle-income family with a child born in 2012 with an income between $60,640 and $105,000 can expect to spend about $241,080 until the child is 17 for food, shelter and other necessities. For a family earning less than $60,640, expect to spend $173,490. A family earning more than $105,000 can expect to spend $399,780.
After the cost of putting a roof over the head of your child, the next biggest expenses you will face are for care and education, including baby-sitting, day care, books, fees and supplies, and if you send your child to private school the cost of elementary and high school tuition.
The average annual cost of care for an infant in a day care center can range from $4,863 in Mississippi to $16,430 in Massachusetts, according to a report last year by Child Care Aware of America. Depending on your state, the average cost of full-time care for an infant in a day care center ranges from 7 percent to about 19 percent of the state median income for a married couple with children, the report adds. In 2012, in 31 states and the District of Columbia, the average annual cost for an infant in center-based care was higher than a year's tuition and fees at a four-year public college, according to the organization.
You can go to usda.gov and search for "cost of raising a child." The calculator can be tailored to give you an estimate of your costs based on where you live, your household size and income. You can compare what you spend to the national average.
Here are some steps you can take to prepare for your little bundle:
Baby step 1: Start collecting price information. Before you can budget, you need to know what things will cost. Don't wait to find out after the baby arrives. Check out the major expenses from diapers to day care.
Baby step 2: Baby-proof your budget. How are you going to pay for the expenses of raising a child? Either you're going to make more money or you'll have to cut current expenses, or both. If it's just the latter, something's got to give. There are a number of free budgeting sites online. One of the most popular is mint.com.
Baby step 3: Dump the debt. Do as much as you can to get rid of it so that you can have more money for baby expenses. I favor a debt buster method in which you list all your obligations starting with the one with the lowest balance. Throw any extra money at that debt while making the minimum payment on the rest. When you've paid off one, move on down the list.
Baby step 4: Build a savings safety net. Just like you have to baby-proof your house, you need protection in case of emergencies. Start or build up an emergency fund aiming for three to six months of living expenses.
Baby step 5: Start saving for college soon after the baby is born. In fact, when people ask what you need or would like, tell them you would love a contribution to your child's tax advantaged 529 college savings plan (but only if they ask and insist on getting the baby something). One of the best sites for information on 529 plans is savingforcollege.com.
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Olivier Azam has been in demand recently. First there was the interview conducted in drenching rain after Gloucester's game in Bourgoin last Friday night, the hooker in his stockings paddling in puddles as French television pumped him for information about the English side's four-try victory and the ins and outs of playing in the Premiership.
"They wanted to know the inside stuff," says Azam, who was not allowed to shower until the crew had enough for half-a-dozen programmes. Back in England Azam has been trying to explain some of the more unexpected French results that have laced the Heineken Cup as the competition goes into the second half of the pool matches this weekend.
The 10-times capped hooker, the son of a famous French rugby father, is ideally placed to do this, having split his 15-year playing career almost equally between England and France. After two years with his home side, Tarbes, he had two spells at Clermont totalling six years and is now in his second spell at Gloucester. Azam's analysis is complicated but so is French rugby. First, he says, there was the hangover from the World Cup: "French rugby was disappointed with the World Cup. It wasn't meant to be like that. France at home were meant to win."
And then there was the consequent late start to the French league season. Clubs went into the Heineken Cup after only two Top 14 matches whereas English clubs had played eight league and cup games. "We had a perfectly normal pre-season and were ready whereas they were not match sharp. We had two months to prepare, whereas they had two weeks. It was like a three- or four-month holiday before going straight into the Heineken Cup."
The 33-year-old goes on to explain other influences which shape the way French clubs prioritise games. First and foremost is the domestic championship.
"The Top 14 is massive and clubs like Clermont have to make it their priority. They target it, which is a bit of a shame because they have the potential to do well in [European] competition. They have the quality in their squad but they try to do it in a clever way. They try to get position in the league and, if they have something to play for in the last two games of the Heineken Cup, they go for it."
However, local arguments can come ahead of European honours, which explains why Castres, when they were in the Heineken Cup, were usually more concerned with winning their derby against Albi.
"In France we first have to be champions of our village. Old rivalry has been the subject of French rugby for many years and we like it. But people get mentally tired by this kind of game," Azam says, revealing a lack of surprise at Biarritz's defeat by Glasgow last Sunday that is common to those who had seen anything of the Basque derby the previous weekend. Biarritz spent 80 minutes beating themselves up to secure a 14-10 win at Bayonne.
He was expecting Sean Lineen's side to have a more torrid time at the Parc des Sports Aguiléra last night, and likewise London Irish in Perpignan today, where the Catalans cherish that other French favourite - victory in front of the home support - above anything.
"The Heineken Cup is massive in England and that is shown in the interest of the clubs," says Azam. "It has been driven by the top clubs who are trying to win it every year. In France it's a bit of a mixed message for the public."
All of which nicely describes the predicament of Bourgoin, serial under-achievers in the Heineken Cup and today's visitors to Kingsholm. "People from Bourgoin are a more traditional French public," says Azam. "They love the championship and big games like Toulouse and Paris. They are a bit less interested by a Gloucester or a Welsh team."
This is Bourgoin's sixth consecutive season in the Heineken Cup and they have yet to make the last eight. Six thousand watched Gloucester put the game beyond their reach by half-time eight days ago but the Stade Pierre Rajon is normally full to its 9,500 capacity for championship matches.
Away from home in the Heineken Cup Bourgoin have lost their last 15 matches but Gloucester still have to be wary. They may be riding high in Pool Two, with 14 points from a possible 15, but the Premiership leaders have been stung by wounded French sides before. Last Nov- ember Agen, struggling at home and beaten by Edinburgh the previous week, forgot their priorities lay elsewhere and put in one of the upset performances of the season at Kingsholm. The French can be like that.
French flops
Munster 36 Clermont 13 The Irish side bounced back from defeat at Wasps with a five-try win over a weakened Clermont side
Bristol 17 Stade Français 0 Mark Regan and the Memorial Ground mud proved too much for the coffee-shirted Parisians to handle
Glasgow 9 Biarritz 6 Sean Lineen called it the greatest win in Glasgow's history but Biarritz just wanted to get out of the rain and cold


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May 7, 2014 - By Katie Roenigk, Staff WriterInstructor Jeremy Nielsen says audience feedback is a vital part of the learning process.
Members of the public are invited to a film festival Wednesday featuring student work at Central Wyoming College.
Instructor Jeremy Nielsen said the event is a chance for the community to see the work his film, television and radio students are doing on the Riverton campus.
"These are things you probably wouldn't get an opportunity to see at all otherwise," he said.
This is the second year Nielsen has put on the show.
Each film is about five minutes long, but Nielsen said the videos cover a wide variety of topics. Some are based in fiction, he explained, while others are commercials created by television students to sell a certain product.
"Students have kind of gone above and beyond," Nielsen said. "Some made something specifically for the festival."
Participation in the event is not mandatory, he added, and all CWC students are invited to enter the competition. The deadline for submissions was Monday.
After the festival, a panel of CWC staff members will select the winners of two awards: "Best of Fest" and best first-year production. The audience also will get to choose a favorite film.
Nielsen said the first-year prize is new and comes with a scholarship for the winner.
Another change this year is the inclusion of CWC's screenwriting program in the event. Nielsen said students who have written movies or plays will read selections from their scripts during the film festival.
"Each part will be taken by a different student," he said. "They'll all just stand up where they're sitting and perform them that way, rather than going up front."
He said students often get nervous about showing their work to strangers, but the process --which he described as being "gloriously painful" at times --is an important part of the film industry.
"The students screen work for each other and provide feedback in workshops, but that's a pretty safe environment," Nielsen said. "If you show it to a bunch of strangers, they potentially laugh at the parts they're not supposed to, or they don't laugh when they are supposed to. It's a valuable experience to get that objective viewpoint."
It also should be interesting for the audience to watch a movie while sitting in the same room as the filmmaker, he pointed out.
"There's an energy to the evening," Nielsen said. "It's pretty exciting --how often do you get to watch films, and the filmmakers are all sitting in the audience with you?"
He anticipates a contingent of about 20-30 staff and faculty at the Student Film Festival, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the CWC Little Theatre. Admission is free; for more information, call Nielsen at 855-2212.
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Days begin at 6:30 a.m. at SwellWomen with an outdoor, hour-long "flow" yoga class led by the instructor, Tiffany.
It is here that attendees learn the relationship yoga has to surfing: poses such as the Cobra and Chataranga mimic the movements needed for surfing. Muscle strength and, of course, balance gained from yoga classes will also be of great assistance on the surfboards.
Located on the expansive Royal Lahaina hotel resort property on Ka'anapali Beach on the island of Maui, SwellWomen is a week-long surf & yoga retreat aimed at women of all ages. A certain number of the annual retreats - such as Swell Co-ed and SwellMates - are dedicated to co-eds and couples.
Headquarters for SwellWomen is a cozy, cottage-like environment where all meals, classes and meetings are held. Sleeping accommodations are in well-appointed rooms in the nearby hotel tower.
Following yoga, the retreat's private chef prepares a healthy breakfast of home-made granola, yogurt, tropical fruit and toast. Then, in preparation for the daily surf instructions, appropriate surfing gear is donned (swimsuits, board shorts and "rash guards" – athletic shirts made of spandex and nylon used to protect against sunburn and chafing – and water shoes (rash guards and water shoes are loaned to guests for the week). Then it's off to the Guard Rails, a quiet beach area located a 15-minute drive from the resort and known for its beginner waves.
Surfing lessons are taught by SwellWomen founder Me-Shell Mijangos' husband, Mike, along with instructors from Maui Surfer Girls School – a capable bunch who are able to teach key moves to beginner surfers in a nurturing and non-competitive environment.
Students are given a land lesson first, focusing on the all-important "pop-up", a precise movement where a surfer will jump up on the surf board from the Cobra-like position into a bent-knee stance, arms outstretched, all while catching a wave.
After the land lesson is completed, guests huddle for group discussion, where they are encouraged to recognize their limitations in the water and maintain a high level of self-awareness – not unlike what is taught in yoga class.
The surfers make their way into the water and then paddle to the "outside," the calm area located before the surf's break. As each set of waves swell, the surfers take turns testing out what was taught on land. Love the way the surfer girls were all supportive of one another, regardless of an individual's level of skill.
With each successive surf lesson, attendees are taught new skills and additional safety measures. At one point, Maui Surfer Girls instructor Sharkey warns me not to stand too long on the ocean floor after falling, lest I get bitten by ocean wildlife.
Also on hand one day is Maui-based professional photographer Nicole Sanchez to take photographs of the rising surfer stars. Photo are then sold at reasonable prices.
While surfing is the main component of the retreat - along with the morning class there are daily afternoon sessions and a few stand-up paddle board lessons - attendees are given ample opportunity to discover other things that Maui has to offer.
There is a morning snorkeling excursion in nearby tranquil waters among local species of fish, including the Hawaiian state fish called the Humuhumunukunukuapua, as well as resident sea turtles.
On another day there is a picturesque island mountain hike in a nearby state park. During a free afternoon, the group heads to the nearby town of Lahaina with its enormous Banyan tree in the town square, and local surf and gift shops.
The retreat also offers some spa amenities such as massages.
Days are capped off around the cottage dinner table, and Phil's cuisine rivals the best of any fine dining establishment. Dinners usually feature chicken, tofu or local fish dishes (macadamia nut-encrusted Mahi-Mahi is a stand-out) along with rice and beans or some variation of oriental noodles, plus salad and dessert (although comprised of healthy, fresh ingredients, portions are not calorie-controlled, so attendees looking to lose weight may need to practice some restraint.)
For those with any remaining energy, evenings can be spent watching movies or attending a Luau at the resort (extra-curricular activities provided by the resort are not included in the price). Me-Shell, the self-proclaimed "Mother Hen" of the group, frequently checks up on everyone to ensure guests are enjoying the retreat.
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Forensic Accountant John A. Damico '67
Jack Damico joined the New York-based accounting firm Johnson Atwater as its first-ever intern while a freshman at Boston College, and testified in his first case during his junior year of college. Set in a Canadian court where the judges wore robes and wigs, the case centered on an explosion in a paper mill and the amount of damages his firm's client, an insurer, would cover. "I was scared to death," he says.
Damico returned to Atwater after graduation and, at the age of 26, opened its Atlanta office. In 1979, he and his current partners bought out the firm, and today he is managing partner of Matson, Driscoll, & Damico, overseeing 29 offices on three continents. Damico describes forensic accounting as financial detective work, often involving disputed insurance claims—just how much did a hurricane, say, hurt a company in terms of profits, inventory, property, and intangibles such as market share and reputation? He has testified in such high-profile cases as the Three Mile Island nuclear accident (1979), the MGM Grand fire (1980), Food Lion v. ABC/Prime Time Live (taking the stand right before Diane Sawyer, in 1997), and more recently, as an expert witness on claims arising from the World Trade Center attacks.
Damico's firm also specializes in fraud examination, a field that has seen explosive growth since the Enron Corporation's unraveling in 2001 and enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley bill in 2002, which requires companies to obtain outside audits of not only financial records but also financial procedures. In a corporate feud, Damico says, "We could be hired by either the company or the stockholders to find out who's doing what, why they're doing it, and what they're trying to cover up."
A recent case concerned a New York warehouse fire and a $100 million insurance claim; it seemed routine until Damico's examiners discovered invoices that looked to be fabricated, customers that didn't seem to exist, and ultimately two sets of accounting books. Damico also worked with Scotland Yard on a case in which jars of baby food had been poisoned. Authorities caught the perpetrator, but not before he cost the British maker millions in product and bad PR—damages Damico helped to determine.
"You can tell from my smile I enjoy this stuff," Damico says. "It makes for good cocktail conversation."
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Evidence of a Teleprompter Addiction, People's Exhibit C
The photo is a few months old, but I always like to kick off the weekend with a laugh, and what better to do that with than by showing a "gifted orator" who uses a teleprompter in a cabinet meeting:
Look at the small glasses on the table — they must have decided to do shots every time Obama blamed Bush for something.
By the way, this was People's Exhibit B:
And People's Exhibit A:
"We're doing everything we can to plug that hole out there — we've been on this from day one!" How difficult is that?
We'll get a photo of People's Exhibit D as soon as Obama speaks to India's Parliament.
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Marshall_Will on
October 29th, 2010 5:27 pm
"I always like to kick the weekend off with a laugh"
And it appears that you have. For even further chuckles, click on the "cabinet meeting" link and then you can read the sign behind The One: Reads, "Middle Class Task Force"!
Wow, I don't know about you, but I feel all better just knowing The Prez cares about me! I mean he has a sign right -behind- him that sez so! Only question is, who among us knows who the Middle Class Task Force Czar is? ( I'm… I'm sure there's one ) Czarina? A little help!
OK_Loyalist on
October 29th, 2010 6:36 pm
I'm thinking that "We The People" now have TOTUS's vying for space with Charmin next to the Presidential Throne. Maybe it's that Charmin that ends up being The One's speeches!
Scott B on
October 29th, 2010 6:37 pm
At a cabinet meeting? Really? Does he talk to his wife and kids using the stupid thing, too?
SignPainterGuy on
October 29th, 2010 7:50 pm
SignPainterGuy on
October 29th, 2010 7:57 pm
At one time, "I read it in the paper" was proof of accuracy……NOW, ya gotta have it on a SIGN ! I be jammin` mans !! Or is that "Settin` Purtty" ?
clu seatoe on
October 29th, 2010 8:30 pm
The puppet master will not allow an impromptu word. He will get himself in trouble every time. Witness The Daily Show.
The Watcher on
October 29th, 2010 8:55 pm
"Look at the small glasses on the table — they must have decided to do shots every time Obama blamed Bush for something." If that was the case, everybody at the tables would be under them within five, six minutes. tops.
kittymyers on
October 31st, 2010 9:04 am
I picture the president with his teleprompters in holsters, treating them like handguns. When he gets ready to speak to anyone — reporters, cabinet members, even MOOchelle and the girls — I picture him taking them out and twirling them on his thumbs. When he's done talking, he blows smoke from them, twirls them on his thumbs once more, then puts them back into the holsters.
kittymyers on
October 31st, 2010 2:23 pm
HAVE TOTUS, CAN READ: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5132334736_86…
SignPainterGuy on
October 31st, 2010 2:44 pm
Good find there girl ! Now the lawlessly uninformed will be running in terror and shame !
"The SideTOTUS", Never leave home without it ! Does the Orator-in-Chief have a Concealed TOTUS Carry Permit ? Is that peculiar-shaped imprint in his wallet (wink-wink) really a credit card sized Mini-TOTUS ?
It just occured to me, back when the Biker-in-Chief was mom jeans peddling around, no one thought to photoshop TOTUS (or is that TOTI ?) onto his peach-pit bike helmet !! He looked out of his element on the kid`s bike and couldn`t peddle and talk at the same time….we all know how much he loves to talk !!
SignPainterGuy on
October 31st, 2010 2:50 pm
"twirling them on his thumbs"…..All the handgun exhibitionists I`ve seen use their forefingers ! Well, he`s wrong about everything else, I think you nailed it on that one !
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Jeannette school board fighting high absentee rates
Jeannette School Board president Joseph Yorio made it clear this week that it was the board's decision to amend and more strictly enforce the district's attendance policy — and that next year the policy will likely be tougher.
The policy was revised over the summer and the amount of days a student is permitted to be absent from school was lowered from 30 to 20 days. Yorio said the change the board instituted last month seems to be garnering more attention than limiting the number of absences per year — the new rule enables students with 20 or more days to make up "in-seat" time on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon.
Each Saturday session removes one absence from a student's record. It is not instructional time and normal classes aren't held during those hours, but students are required to accumulate work throughout the week from their teachers and then finish that work during the Saturday session.
Yorio said district administrators were being criticized by parents for these changes and he wants parents to know the decisions were made by the school board, not administrators.
High school principal Patricia Rozycki said Monday night that the attendance policy has been that if a student has any absences beyond 10 days in a given school year, the student needs to present a medical excuse.
Essentially, a student can miss up to 10 days without a medical excuse and up to 10 days with such an excuse, but once a student's total reaches 20 absences they face severe repercussions.
Some parents questioned why the specifics outlining the need for medical excuses beyond 10 absences was not explained in the student handbook given out at the beginning of the year. Yorio said there is a chance the board will lower the number of acceptable absences even further, and if those changes are made the student handbook will explain them clearly before the next school year starts.
"I can't fathom a kid missing 20 days, if you missed 20 days I would hope you've been to a doctor," said Anita Mash, board member.
Randy Highlands, board member, said he was confused as to why parents were justifying students who missed 20 days of school. "It has a negative impact."
Rozycki said as of Feb. 15, 3,461 days have been missed by students —and that's only counting the absences of students who have missed at least five days.
Yorio said there are other penalties the board is within its right to use and those penalties can range from fining parents of students who are excessively absent and suspended the driver's licenses of students who miss too much school. Those types of penalties are something the board is looking into for next year.
For now, students who miss 20 or more days are no longer able to participate in extracurricular activities, attend prom or graduation, and students who are not seniors may be forced to repeat a grade. There are alternatives beyond the new Saturday sessions, such as summer school.
"We're only halfway through the year and we already have so many kids over the 10 days (unexcused absences) we knew we had a problem," Rozycki said. "We knew we needed a 'Plan B' to the attendance policy."
Rozycki said she based what she calls the "sanctions program" off of a system used by Greensburg Salem School District. She received a grant of $1,000 from Communities in Schools to pay for nine sanctions sessions.
"Sanctions" in Jeannette refers to the four-hour make-up sessions on Saturday mornings.
Each session a student attends will eliminate one absence in the hopes of getting all of those students affected back to the 'magic number' of 20 absences. But Rozycki cautions parents and students that once the number is back to 20, at least 10 of those still need to be excused medically.
Once a student hits that number of 20, they will be able to walk at graduation, receive their diploma, attend prom or advance to their next grade level, provided their grades are in line.
The Saturday sessions are optional for students. If they choose not to attend and they have too many absences, they will need to make up the time in other ways in order to obtain their diplomas or move up a grade level, Rozycki said.
Students and parents can attend the "Reality Tour" at the Westmoreland County Courthouse on Feb. 26 and their attendance will eliminate an absence. More information on the event and this voluntary sanctions program is available at the high school office.
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Question and Answer on FDA Guidance Entitled "Recommendations for the Assessment of Donor Suitability and Blood and Blood Product Safety in Cases of Suspected and Probable Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or Exposure to SARS"
Are there alternative procedures to inclusion of specific questions on SARS in the donor questionnaire that would meet the intent of the guidance?
Section III.A. of the above guidance provides examples of questions that may be used to ask donors (either orally or in writing) about history of SARS, suspected SARS or treatment for SARS within the previous 28 days; close contact within the previous 14 days with persons with SARS or suspected SARS; and travel or residence in areas affected by SARS within the previous 14 days. The guidance also recommends that blood establishments show donors a list of affected areas as updated by CDC.
FDA recognizes that the rapid introduction of several new questions to the donor questionnaire instrument introduces practical challenges to blood establishments seeking to follow these recommendations. The key elements that the guidance recommends are that the donor receive written or oral questions to address the information defined in Section III.A. The administration of questions and the donor responses must be documented in accordance with 21 CFR 606.100 and 606.165.
Although introduction of new questions into the donor questionnaire instrument is the standard mechanism for implementation of donor deferral criteria based on donor history, FDA believes that, during this transition period, alternative interim measures can satisfy the applicable statutes and regulations in this circumstance.
For example, it has been suggested that a blood establishment could provide to every donor a printed information sheet that contains a description of SARS risk factors and the three questions described in our SARS guidance document. The information sheet would instruct a potential donor who responds "Yes" (either in writing, or orally to the donor screener, in accordance with donor screener procedures) to any of the questions to self-defer for the time period indicated in the guidance. A single question would be added to the donor history questionnaire: "Have you read the SARS information and answered "No" to all questions?" A donor who responded affirmatively would not be deferred for SARS or SARS exposure. A donor who said "No" or needed clarification would be asked the three questions orally and deferred for the time(s) specified in the guidance, if appropriate.
We believe that blood collection facilities may implement this procedure, provided that blood collection facilities document the donor's responses to these questions. We also remind blood establishments that they will need to update the information sheet to reflect updates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each blood establishment should have a process in place to ensure that only the most current version is available at all donation sites, include bloodmobiles.
We further note that licensed blood establishments should report implementation of these procedures to FDA in their Annual Report under 21 CFR 601.12(d). Additionally, licensed blood establishments should report the date that the specific donor questions related to SARS were fully incorporated and implemented as part of the donor history questionnaire in their Annual Report. Unlicensed blood establishments are not required to report this change to FDA.
Unlicensed blood establishments may either incorporate the questions described in our SARS guidance document directly into the donor history questionnaire, or may use the procedures described above. In addition, if an unlicensed blood establishment wishes to use a mechanism different from those described in our SARS guidance document or in this document, we encourage them to discuss the plan with FDA.
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Arrowood's Goal Gives Women's Soccer First League Win
SALISBURY, NC -- Sophomore Taylor Arrowood (Matthews, NC/Weddington HS) scored the lone goal as host Catawba topped Newberry 1-0 in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon at Frock Field. The Catawba Indians improve to 4-4 overall and 1-2 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 4-3-1 and 1-1.
Arrowood's goal came after nearly 80 minutes of scoreless action, but the sophomore was able to score off an assist from freshman Mary Kirkman (Burlington, NC/Williams HS) at the 79:14 mark. The defensive battle saw just six shots on goal by the teams combined with Catawba having four of those.
Newberry had the lone shot on goal in the first half, but it was turned away by Angelica Pawlowski (Las Vegas, NV/Bishop Gorman HS), one of her two saves on the day. The freshman notched her first solo shutout. Morgan Cox (Perth, AUSTRALIA) stopped three shots in goal for Newberry.
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Volkswagen didn't invent the concept of the hot hatchback, but its GTI defined the ideal combination of affordability, performance and practicality. With the impressive R32 -- available only in 2004 and 2008 -- the German automaker pushed the GTI concept even further with all-wheel drive and up to 250 horsepower.
Fans had to wait another four years for the R32's successor: the 2012 Golf R with all-wheel drive and a turbocharged 2-liter four-cylinder engine that put out 256 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque. Unlike earlier R32s, the Golf R has remained in production for longer than a single model year.


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We've had some interesting posts – and comment threads – on housing in the Guardian Northerner recently, including this week's case of the county Durham end-terrace with online bidding stuck at only £501.
Now here's better news from Morecambe, on a small scale in terms of actual houses but with much wider implications in terms of image – that dour, depressing set of 'northern' cliches which accounts in part for tenacious depression in some parts of our three regions.
Morecambe's West End is an example; an area of fine Victorian and Edwardian houses which would go for a fortune in London or indeed most of Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle et al. But here, they have declined from flourishing seaside boarding houses through temporary student use to low-cost renting and in some cases dereliction.
Lancaster council worked out a regeneration scheme with the Homes and Communities Agency for demolition and replacement with high-spec, architect-designed new homes; but the recession killed that – and my colleague John Harris did a very good film about that for the Guardian, prompted by one of our most thoughtful regular commenters on Northerner threads, tiojo. Harris made the fundamental point which we bang on about here: that a lot would be going for energetic people prepared to move to this part of the UK.
Well, the energetic BBC has arrived. Not just at Salford, that miracle of decentralisation, but in Albert Road, Morecambe, which joins Chatsworth Road (where Harris filmed) and Westminster Road, at the heart of the West End. They have done up four houses for the next Turn Back Time series, where contemporary families return to the past, living successively through Edwardian and later 20th century times up to the 1970s, at different levels in the social pecking order.
The first Turn Back Time, using high street shops in the Somerset town of Shepton Mallet, made excellent viewing, and also had a beneficial effect locally. It doesn't do to exaggerate such things (although look what Last of the Summer Wine has done for the Holme Valley), but two new shops and a restaurant opened in the immediate aftermath.
Lancaster council and Morecambe have similar hopes of their five weeks in the sun, when the programmes go out in June this year. Two of the houses in the films were used as a council base when the West End regeneration scheme was on, but the whole block became empty after funding stopped. Now they are handsomely done up by the TV people, with new wooden windows in place of plastic and all the tatty period features repaired and scrubbed.
Andrew Dobson, who heads regeneration for the council says:
We are trying everything we can to attract people to West End in the aftermath of the Homes and Community Agency funding going. It's a surprising thing in this part of the world, with the Lake District on the doorstep and many other nearby places where people want to live and can find work, that areas like this face such a persistent problem.
The same applies in Barrow at the other end of Morecambe Bay. We need to keep promoting the attractions of life here. We're hoping that Turn Back Time will help.
Hear, hear. I worked on the Bradford Telegraph & Argus when so many people from the Yorkshire city went on holiday in Morecambe that we opened a district office there every summer. They wouldn't have gone anywhere else, and plenty still stick to the habit. It's a great place, as Turn Back Time will show. Their houses should be available once filming is over and the council re-assumes possession, for any Northerner-readers elsewhere in the country to apply for.
Meanwhile, enjoy John Harris and John Domokos' Guardian film here.


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While it seems like another lifetime, back in 1981 I joined a just-formed company called Grid Systems Corp. Grid, like most Silicon Valley startups, was working in complete secrecy, what most refer to today as "stealth mode". The mission? To build the first laptop computer. The laptop, by the way, was bigger than the notebook that is ubiquitous today, by roughly double the pounds (11) and a few inches. The tiny monochrome display was 320x240 pixels, and it had a whopping 256K-bytes of RAM feeding an Intel 8086 processor. But it was the first computer to feature the "flip-up" screen design today ubiquitous in notebooks, and everybody wanted one despite the $8,000 price tag.
Since that experience, I've been fascinated with mobile computing and communications devices, and I've worked on countless projects to move the technology of mobility forward. The holy grail of mobility for most seems to be getting everything we need into one small box - what you might think of as the Swiss-army-knife approach. And the concept is seductive - imagine having your cell phone and PDA in one convenient package. Of course, you'll want high-speed mobile data (1XRTT or GPRS) and a Wi-Fi connection as well. And let's throw in a digital camera and a MP3 player while we're at it. And, of course, you'll want this contraption to run for at least a day without needing a recharge. And while the screen needs to be plenty big so you can see your whole schedule at a glance, the entire unit needs to be small and light enough to hold up to your head when the phone rings. And, by the way, it will need to survive repeated four-foot drops onto concrete and the many other hazards of modern life.
Wouldn't this be grand? Well, no, I've concluded, it wouldn't. Let me tell you why.
At Grid Systems, every day was an adventure. You'd arrive in the morning only to discover the problem du jour - the modem couldn't be built, the power supply wouldn't fit, or the whole thing was going to melt. And while we obviously solved all of the challenges that came our way, the issues related to building mobile devices haven't really changed very much - it's always an exercise in compromise.
For example, we want our mobile devices to be as small as possible, so they fit easily in pocket or purse (belt clips are just too nerdy for me). That's great until you put a screen on your mobile phone, and realize that a whole lot of potential customers with money to burn are over 40 and need a larger screen (who's going to whip out reading glasses to dial the phone?). And small means that everything needs to be small, including the battery. Small batteries may mean a dropped call as your phone temporarily gives up the ghost, and always at the worst possible time.
Ever try to send an e-mail with a telephone keypad? Even with predictive-typing assists (that guess as to where you're going with your hunting and multi-pecking) it's still painful, although high school kids (and Europeans with big cellular voice charges) seem to love it. So why not add a mini-keyboard to your phone? Some phones offer this option, but it's another thing to carry, lose, and drop. And that larger screen we desire for reasons of legibility or simply a little more screen context for Web-based information or reading e-mail means the mobile communicator isn't going to be small at all, and likely not very cheap. While there are some economies of scale, putting everything in one box almost always means a higher price and at least some compromise in functionality.
So I don't expect that we're going to see a popular single universal communicator any time soon. But there are lots of good approaches on the market today, including products from Handspring, Danger, Inc., and NTT DoCoMo (only in Japan for now). We're also seeing a number of great camera phones like Nokia's 3650, which can even record and distribute video in addition to still images, despite its questionable retro keypad layout. And manufacturers are now producing cell phones aimed at specific user constituencies, like Nokia's N-Gage (which is designed primarily for playing games! When all is said and done (and dialed), though, the choice is going to boil down to one of individual lifestyle and work style. You may need several mobile phones to meet all of your needs. A separate PDA will also likely be the path of choice for most people for a while longer.
As an aside, I think, like many of you, I'd be happy today if I could just get decent cellular voice service that didn't require me constantly having to ask "can you hear me now?" and that didn't drop calls so often. It doesn't matter who your carrier is; this industry still has issues - and they are getting old. Perhaps before we shoot for the ideal we might just focus on getting the basics right. But, regardless, I'm always going to want more.
The single-device paradox - that it seems as though we should be able to build the ideal mobile communicator, but to date have not - remains a reminder of the fundamental limitations inherent in mobility. I expect slow but steady progress in all of the elements of mobile devices, and regardless, the right combination of units to meet your specific requirements is likely out there today. It may not be exactly what you're looking for, but it will probably be at least close. And if it's not - well, the steady stream of new mobile phones, communicators, and other products shows no sign of slowing down.
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While I was taking these two shots at Yonge north of Davenport I met an old Japanese Canadian. I think I enjoyed talking to him for about 30 minutes–as much as he liked talking to me. We chatted about New York, Vancouver, Toronto, cameras, Japanese, and steaks. His friends are all dead, and although he might just have been telling me a story, he has no family in the city. He was born in Vancouver. I think he said he was 88. All his family has gone back to Japan. He smiled and laughed as he told me he was depressed. Maybe I'll have to go back looking for him someday.The conversation made me think of Wayson Choy. He's a Canadian of Chinese descent. I read The Jade Peony in the late 90s and it's stuck with me. It deal with Vancouver and growing up as a child of Chinese immigrants, and touches on how Canada and Chinese Canadians treated the Japanese in Vancouver during the second world war. Maybe it's time to read it again.
These two shots are in the windows of a closed building that may have been a furniture store. They looked distinctly out of place. They're in display windows but they don't look like display items. I had the feeling they had been there for years.


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Subject: Re: [DNA] different surname WILKINSON
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 08:51:08 +0100
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Just to build up on your information: When one of my ancestor entered the US
around 1880, on entry documents, his name was spelled neatheart and
nightheart, later on niteheart to finally return to the original spelling of
Nithart 15 hears later. The fact that often these people could not
read/write well and spoke Alsacian (a sort of German dialect) mostly explain
the phonetic spelling. First names were also modified/changed to sound more
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> Off-topic but for what it's worth: I have a photocopy of a Fauquier
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> I don't think that is off topic. I think that record is a perfect example
> the reason we need DNA test. In most cases the 5 misspellings will be on 5
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This poem was thought up by me one night when thinking about my possibilities in life. It is based on a true story. It will make you think...
K.S.-14 years old.
This poem originally was published in Poems on Life - Teen Poems
Her Unending Faith
"God, if you love me, I know it's right,
Please let us make love tonight,"
She asked Him with a pleading voice,
Thinking she had made the right choice.
She put on music that seemed best,
He would get right to the rest.
She didn't exactly know why she felt,
A cold hollow feeling as he undid his belt.
Her parents found them before it got worse,
She kicked and screamed and hit and cursed,
But ceased when she heard their news.
Many girls had been in her shoes,
They didn't stop him, he caused their strife,
And soon AIDS would take away his life.
See, God really loved her and kept her safe,
And now she has complete and total faith.
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grey girli love it. god closes doors, but opens windows. totally.
RebbeccaReally good work. It touched me alot. I am 16 and at age 12 I was silly enough to be with a man aged 39 who was HIV and Hep C positive. I just found out that at the time we where together unprotected that he was positive for HIV and Hep C and im still waiting for my results. good work.
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A MUM-of-five from Burnley has been hailed an inspiration to women after gaining a degree while looking after her sick husband.
Najma Shah graduated with a First Class Honours degree from the University of Central Lancashire despite caring and supporting for her husband, Abbas, 47 who was diagnosed with bowel cancer shortly before the start of her final year.
Mrs Shah said: "The degree at UCLan appealed to me because it allows women to fit in their studies around their family.
"There were times when I really wanted to give it up as I was really struggling to be able to fit everything in.
"But with the love and support of my children and husband I managed to persevere.
"For me the hard thing was time management, I would often study into the early hours of the morning so I can be around my family when it mattered.
"My husband is doing really well now and after another operation we are hoping he will make a full recovery."
The 46-year-old, who studied a BA (Hons) degree in Community Leadership, has also been working with the local community to run a variety of interfaith events for children to promote cohesion and integration.
She gave up full-time education when she was 18 but decided to return after completing a foundation degree.
Mrs Shah said: "I'd come to a point where my kids had grown up and I wanted a challenge.
"During the course I quickly realised that Asian women don't get out in to the community enough or take advantage of what's on offer.
"I hope to be able to get a job within the community now so I can help change this."
Dr Ali Melling MBE, head of the Centre for Volunteering & Community Leadership at UCLan, said: "Najma is an inspiration to women.
"She demonstrates that women can achieve academic success, as well as making an overall contribution to community, their family, whilst enriching their personal and continuing development."


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The Himalayan Mountains in central Asia and Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the range and in the world, is one of the front lines for global warming in the world. Most climate scientists agree that the Himalayas, sometimes called the Third Pole because the range boasts the world's largest mass of non-polar ice, is quickly changing.
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The 1,500-mile-long range, straddling seven countries including China/Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Pakistan, has over 46,000 glaciers that fill huge glacial valleys, cirques, and perch on the faces of high peaks like Mount Everest. These glaciers, a huge repository of fresh water, are, like the ice caps in Antarctica, Greenland, and the North Pole region, melting. Right now it's estimated that about 95 percent of the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking--the result of soot from coal- and wood-burning stoves, highway emissions, and industrial pollution in nearby countries. And as the glaciers melt, bare rock, which absorbs sunlight and warmth, is exposed, leading to more melting. Read more;


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Looking to sample the political opinions of regular Americans? What better cross-section than the denizens of MSM newsrooms! That seems to be Mike Barnicle's attitude, at least. The former Boston Globe columnist-turned-MSNBC contributor is guest-hosting for Chris Matthews on this afternoon's "Hardball."
Chatting with guests Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post and Holly Bailey of Newsweek, talk turned to the topic of Americans' desire for political change. At one point Barnicle made this observation:
MIKE BARNICLE: The force for change that's out there, if you talk to regular people, people like me, people like you, the idea that they want a change is a very powerful force.
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Yes, good old regular people like the Washington-based MSM. Those folks 89% of whom famously voted for Bill Clinton in 1996. Why bother with expensive polls? Just run a focus group in say, the MSNBC newsroom. You know, those "regular people" who booed President Bush's 2003 State of the Union.