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State Fair Named One Of The Best In The Country
Acting State Fair Director Troy Waffner today announced that the New York State Fair has been named one of America's top state fairs by Yahoo! Travel. This news comes just a couple weeks after Hopper.com ranked the Fair as the number one State Fair in the United States.
"The Fair has a lot of excitement this year with new exhibits, great concerts featuring international superstars, and a huge focus on New York agriculture," said Waffner. "Momentum is clearly on our side and as evidenced by these recent reports, people are taking notice."
In an independent survey conducted at the conclusion of the 2013 Fair, fairgoers cited food as the number one reason for visiting every year. Last year, the Fair introduced Taste NY Wine and Cheese seminars and also a competition as a way to engage fairgoers and educate them about the various wines and cheeses that are made here in New York State. Like much of the food and drinks at the Fair, they were a big hit and the report by Yahoo! Travel cites these seminars as the "Best Thing To Stuff Your Face With" for 2014. These seminars will return this year twice a day in the Horticulture Building, as will the Taste NY Wine and Cheese Competition.


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Paul Dickov says he owes a lot Oldham - but feels he had to resign as manager for his and the club's benefit.
The Scot vacated the Boundary Park hosteat last Sunday, after witnessing his side lose eight of their previous nine League One encounters and slip towards the relegation places.
Dickov saw three members of his Oldham coaching staff - Gerry Taggart, Paul Butler and Lee Duxbury - placed on gardening leave on New Year's Eve
And he told Soccer AM that situation, coupled with the team's poor run of results, eventually convinced him to depart the North-West outfit.
"I'm not going to slag off Oldham because they were fantastic for me for two and a half years as I learned the process of going from playing into management," said the 40-year-old. "They were the best thing that could have happened to me.
"When I lost my staff on New Year's Eve - there the view to maybe bringing in somebody a little bit more experienced alongside me - it might have been the right time to step aside then, but I stuck with it because one thing I'm not is a quitter.
"I wanted to make a success of the job, sign new players and make things better, but unfortunately results and bits and pieces off the pitch didn't go the way we wanted.
"So I decided last week that for the good of myself and to help the club get out of the mess they are in, I should step aside."
Dickov's greatest achievement at Oldham was possibly the FA Cup giantkilling of Liverpool at the back-end of January - a win that secured Athletic a fifth-round tie with other Merseyside heavyweight Everton.
The former Manchester City and Leicester striker says he will have a tinge of regret about not leading the Latics into battle against the Toffees next week - but says he hopes to be back managing another club in the not too distant future.
"I am desperate for Oldham to win as there are a lot of good people there, while the players worked hard for me every day in training and in games," added Dickov.
"I'll be a bit sad (that I am not managing) but at least I can relax and not have my blood pressure going through the roof. However, I've got to get into work soon because my wife (Jan) has got a to-do list for me every day!
"I do want to get back in as soon as I can, though, and make sure I do not make the same mistakes again."


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HUNTER RIVER - Terry Hatty and the Island Jazz Messengers will bring the sound of music to Harmony House Theatre on Friday, June 13, at 8 p.m.
From his early days growing up in Saint John, N.B., through university in Antigonish, N.S., making waves with his Jagger impressions, to decades of success with a variety of bands across Canada, including six years touring with the Guess Who, to the realm of musical theatre with his co-written musical "Canada Rocks!," Hatty is an Atlantic original.
For this performance, he will be performing funky R&B inspired covers of classic tunes like "Compared to What" by Les McCann, "People Get Ready" by Curtis Mayfield, and "Land of Hope and Dreams" by the boss, Bruce Springsteen, with a little McCartney too – "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "Fool on the Hill".
Also gracing the stage at Harmony House on Friday night will be the Island Jazz Messengers, P.E.I.'s fun and funky hard-bop sextet, featuring some of the Island's best improvisers, performing a mix of original charts along with some cool covers of pop and standards arranged for horns. The band is dedicated to continuing the tradition of East Coast hard-bop combos like those led by Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, Lee Morgan and Horace Silver, and influential jazz arrangers such as Oliver Nelson famous for "Blues and the Abstract Truth".
The "funky" label refers to the rollicking, rhythmic feeling associated with hard bop, with roots in bebop and model music, but with all the influences of soul, R&B and jazz fusion.
This incarnation of the band will feature blistering solos and great grooves by sax man Dan Rowswell, trombonist Grahame Rhodes, Sean Ferris on piano and organ, bass player Deryl Gallant, and drummer Alan Dowling.
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Familiar with the workings of the Windsor Royals, Dan Boyd has been asked to man the helm while the club looks for a new president.
On Nov. 8, Boyd took on the role of interim president after the Royals learned president Garnett "Gun" Smith had to step down for personal reasons.
Boyd is no stranger to running the popular Junior B hockey club.
"I've been involved with the Royals since 2003-04 but I've been going to hockey games since I was six years old in Windsor," said Boyd.
He also served on the former Windsor Senior Schooners executive.
Boyd held the volunteer role of president from the 2005-06 season until Smith took over in 2010-11.
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The young lawyer was returning to her townhouse near Regents Park with her boyfriend when she was accosted soon after dark.
The doctors were accosted by local settlers, and the Arab doctors and their families were subjected to racial harassment.
Days later, supermodel Kate Moss accosted Bieber at another party in Ibiza, giving him a dressing down over his behavior.
When they split up, Luis and Brandon were accosted by four men a few blocks away.
November 20—Franco November 21—Harvard On reaching the sidewalk, they were accosted by the New Haven police.
He mounted his horse, therefore, and was on the point of starting homeward when Dr. Harrison accosted him.
Madeleine, who could not suspect the object of her visit, accosted her in astonishment.
Peter thanked her, and, walking away, accosted the first policeman.
Soon after that came Sir Charles, who accosted him also in the same manner.
Fenwick, as soon as he saw Lord St. George, accosted him before he spoke to the others.
1570s, from Middle French accoster "move up to," from Italian accostare or directly from Late Latin accostare "come up to the side," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + costa "rib, side" (see coast (n.)). The original notion is of fleets of warships attacking an enemy's coast. Related: Accosted; accosting.


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CONTAMINATION by asbestos, further traffic disruption and the lack of schools were the hot topics debated by Horwich residents, as they vented their views on the proposed development of the former Loco Works site.
More than 150 peope packed into a function room at the Horwich RMI to hear about the Rivington Chase scheme, which includes building 1,700 new homes.
Developers Horwich Vision said they believe the proposals could regenerate the area and bring in an extra £19 million to local business.
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Even if you have enough money to hire an entire social media army as well as a social media monitoring and response task force, there are too many hours in a day and, according to some, the sweet spots don't even occur during the workday anymore. So, social media automation is key. It's not optional, it's not nice to have, it's de rigueur.
Some say from 9 pm to midnight on Sunday. Other say "the highest number of clicks per tweet on average occurs late at night, between 2 AM and 4 AM, local time," according to MarketingProfs. And the scientists over at Buffer concur. In The Biggest Social Media Science Study: What 4.8 Million Tweets Say About the Best Time to Tweet,
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The situation in Libya continues to deteriorate, as militia groups gain ground in the capital and intense fighting continues in Benghazi. In all International Medical Corps sites, staff report increases in food and fuel prices, putting pressure on local NGOs to provide basic relief items to vulnerable populations, including migrants and non-Libyans.
International Medical Corps continues to coordinate with UNHCR and local NGO partners to implement an emergency response, distributing medical supplies and relief items to thousands of people in Tripoli. International Medical Corps sent hygiene supplies for approximately 2,000 internally displaced families to Zawiya. Our team sent a second shipment on September 20 of hygiene materials and food for 1,400 displaced people.
The Community Development Center in Seraj has been reopened for the persons of concern living in communities, with International Medical Corps managing primary health service. This is a temporary set up based on guarantee of security for the center by local authorities.
In Misrata, International Medical Corps activities in the detention centers and the GBV project continue implementation without interruption. Reception centers in Misrata are overcrowded with migrants and non-Libyans who are sent there by the Libyan power in Triopli to be deported. International Medical Corps continues to provide primary health services to the reception centers in an attempt to alleviate the effects of overcrowded conditions at the centers
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The diversity of activities available on Lewa is one of the many things that make for a most unforgettable experience. Guests are spoilt for choice here on the Conservancy. From the moment your aircraft lands, the adventure begins.
We have a team of local dedicated staff who are more than ready to share their intimate knowledge of this land and its wildlife. They will also ensure that your stay at Lewa is both comfortable and memorable.
Activities on the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy:
- Game Drives
Wildlife variety and densities on Lewa make any drive an adventure. Lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, impala, buffalo, black and white rhino. The list is long and the experience memorable. All drives are done by local experienced guides in open four-wheel drive vehicles.
- Bird Watching
For the keen bird watcher, the sight and sound of the close to 350 bird species is an absolute delight. Do bring along your bird book and you will enjoy marking the birds off your list.
- Bush Walks
Viewing wildlife on foot, accompanied by our local armed guides, provides an up close and personal interaction with the wildlife and flora and fauna available. This experience is one of the areas that make Lewa a truly unique safari destination.
- Massage & Beauty Treatments
Viewing wildlife on foot, accompanied by our local armed guides, provides an up close and personal interaction with the wildlife and flora and fauna available. This experience is one of the areas that make Lewa a truly unique safari destination.
- Game Viewing from the Blinds
Sit quietly in one of our wildlife blind and watch elephant, impala, waterbuck and many other come to drink water in the nearby marsh.
- Sundowners
The best way to watch the African sun go down in the horizon is with a cocktail in your hand!
- Bush Meals
Drive, walk or ride to a secluded area in the wild. The mouth-watering local dishes, the roaring bonfire for chilly evenings and enchanting Maasai dancers are recipe for a memorable meal.
- Educational Tours on the History and Day-to-Day Operations of the Conservancy
Whether it's a visit to the pre-historic archeological site, a local school, water project or feeding a baby rhino there are plenty of activities that will peak your interest for a behind the scenes look at the conservancy operations.
Extra Activities:
- Visits to the Maasai Cultural Village
- Visit to Lake Rutundu on Mt. Kenya for a fly-fishing excursion
- Day trips to the adjoining Ngare Ndare Forest to look for the elusive Columbus monkey population and to learn about the indigenous flora and its local uses
- Wilderness Trails hosts and flies the only open cockpit biplane in East Africa which will take you around the conservation areas of northern Kenya. It is a truly magical experience and very much returns you to the "Out of Africa" era. The pilot, Will Craig, has over 5,000 hours experiance flying mostly in the Lewa area and can show you how the conservation project is improving and positively affecting the local communities. For more information on the bi-plane, please contact email@example.com.
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Project DescriptionIt's part astronaut suit, part thermos. CHIP—as the California team called its entry—has an otherworldly appearance that belies its grounding in mainstream technologies. The house (whose acronym stands for Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype) features an exterior skin made of 14 to 16 inches of denim batt insulation wrapped with a low-cost, engineered, vinyl-coated polyester fastened with zip ties, dowel rods, and lag screws. "Aesthetically, we are trying to convey the idea that solar housing isn't just about putting solar panels on your roof. It's also about how you conserve the energy once you harvest it," say Robert Gilson, a student at SCI-Arc. CHIP unabashedly shows off "the thick insulation that it takes to conserve your energy and use it responsibly." A key aspect of the energy conservation plan was to separate inside and outside air. The dwelling incorporates a whole-house fan that performs a complete air change in less than 20 minutes, with fresh air intake above the west entrance and exhausts in the collars surrounding the large openings. California's spiraling land costs and urban sprawl helped influence CHIP's compact design, which at less than 800 square feet is suited to infill development or neighborhoods zoned for shared lots. "What helped us with affordability is the assembly removes a roofing contractor from the picture, and it removes a siding and finishing contractor," Gilson says. "One single membrane takes care of all the waterproofing."
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Lian Li has to be one of my favorite case manufacturers. Their cases really set the bar for sleek and stylish, but also they have so many features that you just don't see with other cases. Also did I mention they are made completely of aluminum! That means your system is going to be extremely light. The PC-7A is a mid tower case that can hold 4 optical drives and 3 hard drives. Any computer enthusiast will definitely enjoy this gift.
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I love external storage, it is such a good thing to have since you can easily take it with you anywhere. I am currently running 3 external hard drives right now and I might add a 4th to the mix. Western Digital is known for making good external drives, I haven't heard anything bad about the My Book series of drives. And this is a 750GB drive…for under $100!
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Penguins again lose star defenseman Letang to possible concussion
DENVER -- When Penguins coach Dan Bylsma saw Kris Letang on the ice Wednesday night in Dallas, he didn't consider how difficult replacing the All-Star defenseman would be.
He didn't ponder how the team's power play might struggle without Letang or how other defenders might be forced to extend themselves without his minutes-eating star.
The only thing he saw was a player who might have suffered his second concussion in a three-month span when he took a hit to the head from Stars left wing Eric Nystrom.
"The significance of the hit. Kris being down on the ice," Bylsma said. "(The possibility of a concussion) was the first thing I thought of."
The situation grew worse Thursday: The 24-year-old star reported to the Penguins' medical staff that he was dealing with concussion symptoms, and Byslma said he would be re-evaluated in Pittsburgh.
Letang missed nearly two months earlier this season after a hit from Montreal's Max Pacioretty left him with a concussion. Six weeks after returning, he could be dealing with another.
"It was a bad situation for Kris," Bylsma said. "It's whether you've had one or a couple before. You're concerned for the player's health. He took a hard hit."
And now it's a bad situation for the Penguins because Bylsma might be forced once again to compensate for the loss of a star. His squad has played well without captain Sidney Crosby, emerging as a Stanley Cup contender without hockey's biggest name.
But the possibility of again playing an extended period without Letang is different. Center Evgeni Malkin shares many of Crosby's gifts and has been able to exceed his normal production, but there is not another defensemen on the roster who can match Letang's production. Few in the NHL can.
"He's been really good," Bylsma said. "But we played a significant amount of games without Kris back there."
Without Letang in the lineup, the Penguins are barely better than a .500 team this season — 12-11-0 — and their special teams are not nearly as strong. Heavy pressure falls on Matt Niskanen, who will take Letang's point position on the power play Saturday at Colorado.
"We had success with Matt there," Bylsma said. "The bigger question is whether (fellow point man) Steve Sullivan can play the next game."
Sullivan (lower-body injury) is questionable for tomorrow. If he can't play, Paul Martin would take his spot on the power play. Ben Lovejoy will replace Letang in the lineup.
The NHL announced Thursday that Nystrom will not face punishment for the hit.
"I think it's a tough call," Penguins left wing Matt Cooke said. "The league is doing the best job it can to assess everything."


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Baroness Miller of Hendon: My Lords, I thank the Minister for his clear explanation of very complex regulations and for his department's very detailed Explanatory Memorandum. The regulations that we are considering today cover 10 pages, while the Explanatory Memorandum issued by the DTI is 30 pages long. No wonder the DTI, in its paper entitled Dispute Resolution Regulations: Government Response to Public Consultation admitted that they were "not simple, but necessary".
Indeed, that sentiment has been echoed by a senior partner in a leading firm of solicitors specialising in labour relations. She asked whether they were,
In the Explanatory Memorandum to which I have just referred, the Government report on the quantified and unquantified costs and benefits. They estimate the one-off implementation costs at between Ł37 million and Ł73 million. That gap of Ł36 million, just 100 per cent up on the lowest part of the range, is wide enough to suggest that they were not too sure and simply came up with a figure.
The annual recurring costs of using the statutory procedures are estimated by the department as being between Ł35 million and Ł48 million, without taking into account the time cost of what is described as a "companion" to accompany a claimant.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations certified in the Explanatory Memorandum that he was satisfied that the benefits justified the costs. The claimed benefits range from "better employment relations" and "lower recruitment costs" on the employers' side to allegedly "improved employment prospects" and "reduced stress" on the employees' side. Let us hope that that is the effect of them.
Ephemeral as the claimed benefits are, the Government claim that they will range from Ł697 to Ł922 million a year over the first 10 years. Included in that figure is the number of tribunal applications, which they put at between 74,000 and 75,000 a yearmore than 1,400 a week. They arrive at those figuresand I very much hope that your Lordships will be able to follow thisby, in square brackets, multiplying 9.64 per cent by 76 per cent and then by 900,000, then adding 18.06 per cent multiplied by 5 per cent and again by 900,000. I invite those of your Lordships who are better at algebra than I am to review those footnotes on pages 22 and 23 of the Explanatory Memorandum. However, I am sure that someone was scraping the bottom of the barrel in dredging up those figures, because I found them very difficult to follow.
It will not surprise your Lordships to hear that, on the other hand, the costs estimated by the Government are more or less 45 per cent to 50 per cent of the benefits. I shall not comment any more on the figures relating to costs and benefits, except to invite your Lordships to draw on your own experience as to whether the Government's estimates of costs may be generally far too low. Their estimate of benefits may verge on the over-optimisticbut I hope that I am not right.
A major defect in the Employment Act 2000 was the refusal of the Government to accept an amendment that I proposed that an application to an employment tribunal should be accompanied by a deposit against possible costs. In one stroke, this would have deterred
The Government's own consultation paper admits that the cost to employers of each claim is around Ł2,000I note that the noble Lord, Lord Wedderburn, is smiling as he recalls the debates we had upstairs in Committee. Many employers put the figure considerably higher and that is without taking into account the distraction to management in having to find time to deal with the claim.
Then there is the fact, which is admitted on all sides, including by the Government, that the procedures in these regulations are extremely complex. They contain a number of traps which will lay the unwary employer open to severe penalties by an arbitrary increase in any compensation that the tribunal thinks fit to award of between 10 and 50 per cent. Conversely, an employee would possibly lose the same percentage of compensation for failure to comply with disciplinary or grievance procedures. Problems of precise compliance with the very detailed timetables and procedures will undoubtedly fall heaviest on small businesses whose needs are often ignored.
I quote what the CBI said in its brief on these regulations:
The Government have made an optimistic forecast that their proposals will cut applications by a quarter. This forecast is presumably arrived at by the convoluted calculation that I mentioned to your Lordships a little while ago. Significant costs will undoubtedly fall on small employers. This is acknowledged in the regulatory assessment made in connection with the Employment Act.
This Government have extended employment rights to whole new categories of workers, have shortened qualifying periods before cases can be taken to employment tribunals and have increased the ceiling on compensation payments. At the same time, the newspapers frequently report tribunal decisions that can only be described as bizarre and awards of compensation that are out of all relationship to what is awarded, for example, by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to persons who have suffered serious physical traumas as distinct from merely injured feelings.
Therefore, it is right that employees will be required to use internal grievance to resolve disputes in the workplace before going to the tribunal. The
I shall take a moment or two to quote what the CBI said on that point:
The implication that the laws of the United Kingdom apply to all contracts should be sufficient for anyone. We are also pleased to note that the definition of "relevant disciplinary action" excludes warnings and suspensions on full pay. Otherwise we would find employers dragged through this complicated procedure merely for a severe reprimand on the shop floor or in the office.
The Government have also sensibly, in our opinion, excluded, in Regulation 3, dismissals where collective consultation is already required by redundancy regulations.
Despite the complexity of the regulations, which the Government admit, and the cost to business, which perhaps they do not, in the interests of giving effect to the Employment Act, we shall not oppose the regulations. Indeed, we believe that any measures that help to resolve more disputes in the workplace without the need to go to litigation are truly to be welcomed.
Lord Razzall: My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving a clear exposition of the background to these regulations. Listening to the noble Baroness, and seeing the noble Lord, Lord Wedderburn, in his placewelcomed, I am sure, by all of usbrought an awful sense of deja vu about the endless discussions we had on the Bill itself.
Before I make one or two comments, I wish to remind the Minister that, as he will remember, we on these Benches were fundamentally in support of the Government's proposals, which was not the case for the Conservative Opposition and not always the case for the noble Lord, Lord Wedderburn, who was normally coming from a slightly different perspective from that of the noble Baroness.
Having put in that slight admonition, on this occasion I agree with a good deal of what the noble Baroness has said, particularly with regard to the costs. Having studied the numbers in the regulatory assessment in some detail, I have doubts. It may significantly underestimate the costs to employers and significantly overestimate the savings to the taxpayer. As an aside, when we debated a
The most fundamental reason is set out in paragraph 50 on page 15 of the regulatory assessmentwhich the Minister has touched onregarding the position of small businesses. A policy decision has been taken, which I support, that these regulations and the procedures they set out should apply to every company, from the Shell oil company down to the corner shop. I think that that is absolutely right. But I also think there is a danger that the Government will underestimate the impact that it will have on the myriad small businesses which, as indicated in paragraph 50, do not have a specialised personnel function. The type of situation covered by the regulations will often arise only when something peculiar arises in their business such asthe example given in paragraph 50parental leave following an adoption.
Paragraph 51 states that the DTI,
That is going to be a significant challenge for the department. This is really the first time that anything like this has been attempted in this country. I applaud the intent to do so because there is no reason why an employee in a small business should be treated any differently in terms of employment rights from an employee of the Shell oil company. However, it will be a serious challenge to explain business obligations and employee rights to the corner shop ownerI do not know why we are picking on the corner shop owneror to any other very small business in a way which achieves the effect that the Government seek.
It may be difficult for the Minister to give a definitive answer to my final question. However, it would be useful if we could know what were the especially difficult areas on which there was significant disagreement among consultees in the consultation exercise. I absolutely accept that these regulations result form an extensive consultation exercise with employers' organisations, representatives of small business and so on. It would be helpful if the Government could indicate the difficult areas. On which issues was there no real agreement
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Last weekend, "Dr. Seuss' the Lorax" exceeded all expectations by making some serious green at the box office, all while promoting seriousness about being green. It will take a heroic effort to unseat the little orange fur ball from the top spot at this weekend's box office, but there may just be a hero coming to a theater near you on Friday.
Three major releases are going wide this weekend, for three seemingly different audiences. The sci-fi folks should be more than satisfied, as will the horror/thriller fans. And if you're looking to laugh, a comedy legend makes his return to the big screen. We break down what this weekend's flicks are all about and predict which fans will enjoy each one.
John Carter
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action.
What's the Story?
Civil War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) finds himself miraculously transported to Mars. After discovering his new environment gives him a superhuman jumping ability, Carter realizes he is not alone and soon becomes embroiled in a war between the warring inhabitants of the red planet. Carter isn't convinced any of these factions deserve his help until he falls for the beautiful Princess Dejah (Lynn Collins) of the Heliumites. In order to save the princess, her people, and the planet, Carter must gain support from the barbarous Tharks and wage war on the evil Zodangans and the omnipotent Therns.
Who Will Dig It?
Fans of sci-fi/fantasy, dazzling 3D special effects, action/adventure, and space-hero journeys will find this epic Disney blockbuster out of this world.
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Silent House
Rated R for disturbing violent content and terror.
What's the Story?
In this single-take, real-time telling of a truly scary tale, Sarah Murphy (Elizabeth Olsen) comes to town to visit her father (Adam Trese) and to help him fix up the family lake house so it can be sold. When the electricity goes out, Sarah hears a startling sound. Dad goes upstairs to investigate but doesn't come back down. Sarah bravely follows her father, only to find him strangely unconscious. When she tries to get help, Sarah comes to the frightening conclusion that she's trapped inside the house, and that the house has an evil mind of its own. In order to save herself and her father, Sarah must find a way out, fast!
Who Will Dig It?
If you love crime, thriller, and horror films, stories based on true events, Elizabeth Olsen, and the filmmaking of Chris Kentis and Laura Lu ("Open Water"), you'll get a scream out of this far-from-homey horror film.
See this exclusive clip from 'Silent House' with an introduction from Elizabeth Olsen:
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A Thousand Words
Rated PG-13 for sexual situations, including dialogue, language, and some drug-related humor.
What's the Story?
Smooth-talking literary agent Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) will say anything to swing a deal, get ahead, or get what he wants. That is, until Jack breaks his word to a mystical New Age guru, Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis). At the guru's behest, a magical Bodhi tree sprouts up in Jack's backyard bearing a finite number of leaves. Every time Jack says a word, another leaf falls. When Jack realizes that no more leaves means no more Jack, he's forced to discover the words that matter most in order to save his family, his career, and his life.
Who Will Dig It?
If you like high-concept stories, physical comedy, and Eddie Murphy, then say no more and plant yourself in front of Eddie for a couple of hours.


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A delicious tangy dessert if you like lime. Key limes are smaller and more bitter than regular limes. However, if you can't find key limes, use the same amount of zest and juice from normal limes. The taste won't be identical but close enough.
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This Fictitious Name Registration is designed to allow you to
register fictitiously named businesses via the internet. This process has been
implemented in response to Legislative Action taken in the 2004 Legislative
Session. The result of that change in the codified law is that the Secretary of
State's office must allow direct access by the public to all Fictitiously Named
Businesses conducting business within the State of South Dakota. This change in
the law was scheduled for implementation on July 1, 2004.
The law also allows for the registration of fictitious names to take place at
the County Register of Deeds as well as via the internet. You have the option
of filing either way. As of July 1, 2004, all fictitious names registered will
be done so on this centralized system. If you register at the County Register
of Deeds, county personnel will record the information you provided to them,
into this system.
On most screens, there are links to various portions of the system that you can
access by clicking on the link. These links are located near the top of each
screen just to right of the seal of the Secretary of State. They are also
located on most screens on the left side of the page. When you click on a link
a new web page will be opened and you will be able to do the process assigned
to that link.
Link Information. Top
Register a Business: This is the link to click to
actually register a Business Name. This process involves answering some
questions to determine if your doing a new registration, an amendment, or a
renewal. Just follow the flow of the screens and you should be able to complete
the registration process. There are help screens on each page to answer any
questions you may have.
Search: This is the link to search for a business or owner. This process
will ask if you are searching for a business or owner and then have you enter
some information regarding the business or owner such as the name or city of
the business or owner.
After searching, a list of businesses or owners meeting the selection criteria
you entered will appear. You can then select the business or owner you
want to look at in more detail by clicking on the View Detail button to the
right of the name.
FAQS: Clicking this link will display a list of frequently asked
questions that we anticipate you may have regarding the registration process.
Email Us: Clicking on this link will open up an email screen that you
can fill out and send to us. You must enter a valid email address so that we
can respond to your questions via email, a subject which allows us to get your
question to the right person and finally the message. The message is limited to
2,000 characters.
We welcome any questions or comments regarding this system. We will attempt to
answer any questions you have as quickly as possible. We would like to hear any
comments you may have regarding this system: Do you like it, did you find is
useful, was is hard to use, was it easy to use, etc.
This link will take you to this screen.
Definitions. Top
Fictitious Name:
You are required to file a fictitious name statement if you operate a business
as a proprietorship and do not include the last name of each owner in the
business name. Corporations, partnerships, associations, cooperatives, and
limited liability companies that are conducting business in South Dakota under
any name other than their corporate name are also required to file any
fictitious name under which they may conduct business (See SDCL 37-11 and
Amendment: This is a registration that amends or changes information
regarding a business. It could be a name change, a change in ownership, the
addition of another owner, etc.
Original Registration: This is the first registration of a business into
this system. It contains the original business and owner information regarding
the business.
Renewal: This is a registration that simply renews the business
registration. All registrations expire after 5 years and each business must
renew their registration within that time period.
Business Information. Top
The business information requested is used to identify the business. Required
information consists of the name of the business and the physical address of
the business. The state will always be South Dakota or a bordering state. The
zip code must be a 5 or 9 digit zip code.
Owner Information. Top
All businesses must have at least one owner. The owner
information required is the owner name, post office address, and residence
address of each person interested in the business, state and zip code if the
United States, province and postal code if Canada, or the country name if not
the United States or Canada. The phone number is optional.
There is a check box on the Owner Screen to indicate if there is a different
mailing address for the owner. Simply check this box before clicking on 'Add
this Owner' and you will then be given the opportunity to enter a mailing
address for that owner.
Owner Mailing Information. Top
If you are entering a mailing address for an owner, the information required is
mailing address of the owner including the country, state and zip code if the
United States, province and postal code if Canada, or the country name if not
the United States or Canada.
Complete the Business Name Registration. Top
This screen is where you verify you are who you say you are. By
checking the check box and entering your name, your authenticating to us that
the business and owner information that has been entered is accurate and
complete and that you are authorized to complete the registration(s).
This verification and authorization is a requirement of the South Dakota
Codified Law pertaining to Fictitious Name Registrations.
Credit Card Process. Top
This screen is the method by which you pay for the business
registration(s). The fee for filing is Ten Dollars ($10.00) per business.
This charge must be paid for by way of a credit card.
The credit card information we collect is only used for the actual processing
of the charges. We do not store the credit number in its entirety. We only
store the last 4 digits. We do not sell or give any credit card information to
anyone. We only store the information regarding the transaction for the purpose
of verifying that the charge took place.
Registration Information. Top
This screen is a listing of all businesses that were registered
and paid for by the credit card you used to do the registration. By clicking on
the View/Print link in the grid box, you can view and/or print the actual
receipt for that business. It is highly recommended that you print the receipt
by either clicking on the "Print Receipt" button or doing a screen print
to your printer.
The information on the receipt will be useful to you and the Secretary of
State's office in case questions arise regarding your registration or
credit card transaction.
Again, the credit card information we collect is only used for the actual
processing of the charges. We do not store the credit number in its entirety.
We only store the last 4 digits. We do not sell or give any credit card
information to anyone. We only store the information regarding the transaction
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BWW Reviews: The Metropolitan Museum - Too Much To Hang
Largeness seems like an American thing. We super size our meals, our homes and our waistline. Wasting much and consuming more and more we try and keep pace with the need for corporations bottom line growth that seems to grow on our bottoms and hips. So follow our Museums. The Metropolitan Museum of Art- the big Kahuna on Fifth Avenue and 81st, 82nd, 83rd is my favorite Museum. I enjoy seeing the 10 plus Museums' buried inside this house of art for everyone. What I do not like is the fact that there are many more Museums' base-cemented on the MET's subterranian levels.
Why labor on this land issue, this space issue about basement deboucherie? Because your Museums are mostly vaults holding the best of the world's art dead, dying, decaying and unhung. What percentage of work in the MET's collection do you think is hug 50%, 25%, 10%? I shot the MET an email about the numbers and guess what, I still have not heard back...maybe they are counting them all and checking for themselves. Large Museum's know about this moral achilles heal. When they grow their mammoth spaces or redecorate the house with waisted dollars on fancy architects they always increase the wall space a bit-they'd be lambasted otherwise.
It is smart and easy to point out the faults in our society. On the contrary it is wise and difficult to propose solutions. The MET has a basement overload issue, what's the obvious solution? Think 1980's mentality. It is time for the MET to spin off herself and become a conglomerate of Museums in different locations.The MET attacked this expansion concept with Museum stores in several spots including a mall in the 1990's. Why did they do shops, are they a retailor? How successful was this and what was the point, to make money?
Marcel Breuer and the infamous oddly shaped Whitney Museum
The now old "New Musuem" has a stacked carton box look not unlike Breuer Whitney design. Wonder if a family move was happening when the moment of inspiration hit the two architects.
The opportunity is in the MET's grasps now to really expand. The Whitney got some big bucks a few years back and are trashing- okay maybe just running away from their old digs in the landmark 1966 Breuer building on Madison between 74th and 75th. The Whitney gang might be better off throwing out, decessioning-the C-word of the Museum world, their Hoppers and lower caliber art and upgrading to more and better Abstract Expressionist works but that's another story. The windfall has dropped on the MET. Just as they were doing a change up of their modern galleries the opportunity arose for the MET to house their soon to be limboed and de-walled collection in the Whitney. They have a two-year lease in Breuer's odd shaped box to do just that. No doubt they are thinking, should we make this the new home for our whole modern collection? Indeed that would be a blunder. The MET has always played catch up with modern and contemporary art.
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Barry has contributed to a variety of panels including a NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Percent for art program, and a Bronx Museum symposium for the Artist in the Artists in Marketplace (AIM) program. Barry formed and moderated talks for the Artists Talk on Art(ATOA) Series at The School of Visual Arts (SVA) and the National Arts Club that discussed the history of the Bronx arts scene and contemporary ceramics. Recently he joined the board of ATOA
Barry served as a member of the Arts in Public Places (AIPP) committee for Rockland County in the past and now sits on the board of "Human Connections Art"
His past experiences managing a family run manufacturing company in the South Bronx for 20+ years gives him a uniquely balanced view of the art world.
He worked in finance and banking from 2010-2013 for a small independent company and then for Bank of America. As a result he sees the art world from both the aesthetic side and the financial market it is.
As an artist Barry has exhibited in group shows in NYC. He works in a variety of medium including oil paints, ceramics, acrylics, watercolor, photography and mixed medium. Whereas the oil paintings are mostly plein-air works not unlike the impressionists and post-impressionist, his acrylic work is quite contemporary and often on found objects including car parts, light bulbs, beds and more. His photographic work ranges from serene nature shots, to street detritus and social commentary using his simple I-Phone and old Polaroid small format cameras. In ceramics Barry makes modern day minkisi-power figures and has helped developed Bruce Sherman's ceramic career while managing his studio from 2014-2016
Barry special ability is to be able to see others artists work from the eyes of an artist and to dialogue with artists in a meaningful way about their art and where they are going.
As a youth Barry was a math major at Vassar College and graduated in 1982. His High School days at New Rochelle High enabled him to develop his artistic talents, Mr. Blackburn was an inspiring teacher. He spent the summer before senior year at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and had a firm footing in the arts before college. By chance Vassar had one of the best art history departments in the US and he studied with Linda Nochlin, Susan Kuretsky and in his rookie year, Ken Silver.
He is a proud father of three grown kids ages 29,29 (twins is the way to start) and 24.
Like so many today he is divorced.
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Cheese wars and the return of initial public offerings dominated headlines in 2013, but familiar companies captured the best returns for equity investors as the big four banks and Telstra did the most to drive the S&P/ASX 200 13.2 per cent higher over the year.
Like most equity markets around the world, the local index had a taper tantrum in May when United States Federal Reserve chair
Preparing for the beginning of the end of unprecedented artificial liquidity has preoccupied investors ever since.
Record low domestic interest rates spurred a housing market recovery that allowed the banks to grow their mortgage books, post record profits and increase dividend payout ratios. The big four banks matched the 20 per cent share price gains from 2012, as Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ANZ, and Westpac all hit fresh all-time highs and National Australia Bank hit a five-year high. Telstra was up 17.8 per cent.
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A falling Australian dollar boosted returns for stocks with exposure to income denominated in US dollars, such as Macquarie Group, Brambles and Amcor, said Equity Trustees chief investment officer George Boubouras.
The ASX welcomed 61 new names onto the market in 2013. But an end-of-year floats rush yielded mixed results, from the shooting stars of Freelancer and Veda Group to the disappointing debut by Nine Entertainment.
Arnhem Investment Management managing partner George Clapham said "avoiding overpriced IPOs" helped his fund's performance in 2013, although he did well from buying into the Virtus Health and Steadfast offers.
Consumer discretionary
After years in the doldrums, consumer discretionary stocks were the best-performing sector in 2013, as retailers such as Harvey Norman and David Jones had a resurgence. JB Hi-Fi and Kathmandu were standouts – each more than doubled.
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Law firm Slater & Gordon is on track to be the best-performing stock in the ASX 200 for the year, up 112.3 per cent. The litigator climbed steadily over the year, but got an extra boost in December after winning an $89 million class action for plaintiffs with birth defects as a result of their mothers taking Thalidomide during pregnancy in the 1950s and 1960s.
Metals and mining was the worst-performing sector as investment in new projects virtually ground to a halt as the growth in Chinese demand for raw materials slowed. Junior explorers and developers were the hardest hit.
Australia's biggest goldminer Newcrest Mining was plagued by governance issues, spiralling debt, and the precious metal's spot price tumbling 28 per cent; it's stock was down 66.9 per cent. Junior goldminer Silver Lake Resources is on track to be the worst-performing stock of the year, down 85.8 per cent.
Things improved for miners in the second half, as the slowdown in China proved less dramatic than many had feared and the price of iron ore held up better than nearly everyone expected.
BHP Billiton, Australia's biggest and most diversified miner, was behind 1.5 per cent for the year, amid mixed reactions to its strategy to continue investment in developing a "fifth pillar" producing fertiliser ingredient potash.
Meanwhile, Rio Tinto, Australia's biggest exporter of iron ore, also trimmed its first-half losses to end the year down 1.2 per cent. The third-largest iron ore exporter, Fortescue Metals Group, will end the year ahead, having impressed analysts with its accelerated debt repayments. Resource services stocks were ravaged after a string of companies were forced to issue profit warnings. WorleyParsons and Forge Group were notable examples.
Among other major stocks to get punished following downgraded guidance were Incitec Pivot, Orica, Qantas Airways, Cochlear, QBE Insurance Group, and Coca-Cola Amatil.
Mergers also drove price action. Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory was up 152 per cent, having been the subject of a raging three-way bidding war that jolted interest in food stocks. But
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This week, I discussed some trading thoughts on Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA) as its weight-loss drug lorcaserin approaches its D-Day with the FDA.
Perhaps you read it. Maybe you even read it and then lined up with pitchforks in hand to skewer me. That's fine; I'm pretty thick-skinned.
The heated discussion did get me thinking, however. Maybe I could have made my point by showing you how mistimed stock trades based solely on a drug's approval are nothing new — it's a reckless pattern traders repeat over and over again. They just switch the tickers out.
Don't believe it happens? Then buckle up, 'cause I'm about to show you five high-profile drug approvals that ended up being disastrous for investors that decided to buy into the stock on or shortly after the approval day.


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On Friday, the final step in the dismantling of The Big Three Era in Boston became official. Kevin Garnet and Paul Pierce are now heading to Brooklyn, with a chance to win one more ring and continue to be a thorn in the side of the Miami Heat.
Over the course of Paul Pierce's career he scored 24,021 points (3rd all-time), played in 1,102 games (3rd all-time), he was also third in field goals made, second in field goal attempts, first in three pointers made, and he capped off his 2008 season with an NBA Finals MVP. His step back elbow jumped at the buzzer became a staple. His glare receded over time, and he turned into one of the greatest Celtics of all-time. Even when his name was bandied about in trade rumors numerous times as the Celtics pondered moving on and trying a new tactic, Pierce continued to give his all. Never complaining publicly, and never showing apathy on the court. He is, without a doubt, as Larry Bird said, "one of the better ones to ever come through." That might actually be an understatement.
Kevin Garnett's stint with the Celtics was much shorter, but it had a lasting impact on the culture of the franchise. Garnett showed up in 2007 after a terrible Celtics team missed out on the Greg Oden and Kevin Durant sweepstakes. He joined forces with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, brought an intensity to the game that seems unmatched, even when compared to the likes of Larry Bird, Dave Cowens, Bob Cousy, and Bill Russell. His place in the franchise is secure.
While many fans will see this departure as bittersweet, there is also a lesson in all this rebuilding. It is going to take patience. Who is the next Paul Pierce? Who will come in and stick it out through the good times and the bad times. Paul Pierce was that player. He endured terrible seasons, an 18 game losing streak, a near fatal stabbing. The list goes on.
As the Celtics now move on, they have to look back to help them map out the next few years. They have to find the next Paul Pierce, a guy the team can build around. Paul Pierce was the foundation of the Celtics for the past 17 years. Celtics fans will be checking the schedule to see when The Truth and KG will be back in town, wearing black and white, sadly, instead of green and white. They'll get a huge ovation, and deservedly so. They were both spectacular, and brought this franchise out of 15 years of losing and embarrassment.Tags: Basketball, Bill Russell, Boston, Boston Celtics, dave cowens, Kevin Garnett, Larry Bird, NBA, Paul Pierce, The Big Three, trade


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Things were relatively tame for the most part, but you can feel the underlying hatred between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans is starting to seep through the cracks and that heated words are about to exchanged between the two in the months to come.
Jones, Evans and UFC President Dana White converged upon the media to formally announce Jones' next light heavyweight title defense at UFC 145, which will take place at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on April 21.
Full video of today's presser is after the jump.
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Fresh off of an event last weekend, the UFC is getting right back into the swing of things with a special Wednesday show, their first-ever on FUEL TV. Luckily for Comcast subscribers and other who don't have/aren't able to get the network, this week is a free preview week and a lot of carriers are taking part.
So two days from now Jake Ellenberger is going to put his status at a top contender in the UFC's welterweight division on the line against hard-nosed veteran Diego Sanchez, is who riding a win streak of his own and looking to return to the division's upper-echelon.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 will also feature a heavyweight collision between Stefan Struve and Dave Herman as well as a middleweight battle pitting Aaron Simpson against Ronny Markes. Here's a preview of the main card, which can be seen in its entirety after the jump.
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In the above video courtesy of Strikeforce, check out the weigh-ins for tomorrow night's "Rockhold vs. Jardine" event, which takes place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and airs live on Showtime starting at 10 PM ET.
All 18 fighters scheduled to compete at tomorrow night's Strikeforce "Rockhold vs. Jardine" event, slated for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, successfully made weight.
Saturday night's main event features upstart Luke Rockhold making the first defense of his Strikeforce middleweight crown against Keith Jardine. Other televised bouts include former Strikeforce light heavyweight title holder Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal going up against dangerous striker Lorenz Larkin and slugger Robbie Lawler battling Adlan Amagov.
Complete weigh-in results are after the jump.
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Less than a month since their last venture, Strikeforce kicks off the New Year with another event on Showtime. Saturday night's main event features upstart Luke Rockhold making the first defense of his Strikeforce middleweight crown against seasoned UFC veteran Keith Jardine.
Other televised bouts include former Strikeforce light heavyweight title holder Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal going up against dangerous striker Lorenz Larkin and slugger Robbie Lawler battling Adlan Amagov.
Here's a preview of the show's main card, which takes place at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and airs on Showtime starting at 10 PM ET.
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It's hard to believe that another major UFC event is upon us, but UFC 140 is just days away. Emanating from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the UFC's second visit to what could be MMA's biggest fan base features Jon Jones making the second defense of the UFC light heavyweight title against the ever-elusive Lyoto Machida.
Other high-profile main card bouts include a pivotal rematch between former heavyweight champions and opposing "TUF" coaches Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira as well as Tito Ortiz attempting to stave off retirement once more against the younger Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
After the jump is a preview of the main card, including a breakdown of the storylines leading into each fight as well as what to look for during the bouts.
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It's hard to believe, but UFC 140 is already upon us. The event, which is headlined by Jon Jones making his second defense of the UFC light heavyweight title, emanates from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada this Saturday night.
Jones will put his belt on the line against former champion Lyoto Machida, who secured another crack at the title courtesy of a highlight-reel KO of UFC hall-of-famer Randy Couture back in April. UFC 140 will also feature an important rematch between former champions Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira as well as a battle between younger brother Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and UFC icon Tito Ortiz.
An embedded video after the jump features "Countdown to UFC 140" which previews the three high-profile contests that will take place this weekend.
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The UFC will visit San Jose, California for the first time in the promotion's history this Saturday for UFC 139, which takes place at the HP Pavilion, the former unofficial home base for Scott Coker and Strikeforce.
UFC 139 is headlined by a light heavyweight battle between Strikeforce title holder Dan Henderson and recently dethroned UFC champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, with the winner likely in line to face either Jon Jones or Lyoto Machida for the UFC title early next year.
Here's a look at the event's preliminary bout, which features a total of seven bouts that sport a former WEC champion, a one-time "TUF" winner, undefeated prospects and much more.
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Here's an extended preview of the UFC's return to Brazil next Saturday for UFC 134, which takes place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro and is headlined by a UFC middleweight title bout between reigning champion Anderson Silva and the last man to hand him a loss, number one contender Yushin Okami.
Strikeforce will hold its first-ever show in the Las Vegas area with "Strikeforce Challengers 17", which takes place this evening at the Palms Casino Resort, a frequent stop for the UFC's "Ultimate Fighter" finales.
The event is headlined by the third meeting between rivals Roger Bowling and Bobby Voelker, who each have a win over one another heading into their rubber match. Also scheduled is a women's bout between former welterweight champion Sarah Kaufmann and former Marine Liz Carmouche as well as a light heavyweight attraction between rising contender Ovince St. Preux and Joe Cason.
The five-fight main card will be televised live on Showtime starting at 10 PM ET.
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When Pam Owen felt pressure in her chest and pain in her left arm as she going to sleep one night, she didn't possibly think it could be a heart attack.
She rated the pain at about a five out of 10.
''I thought something was wrong, but I wasn't sure what it was,'' the active 59-year-old from Hackett said.
Although the pain wasn't excruciating, the discomfort didn't let up. But after about 90 minutes, Ms Owen managed to get to sleep.
The next morning, the pressure in her chest was gone but the pain in her arm was still there.
''I went to work because I kept thinking 'no, this can't be me'. I'm someone who used to run four times a week, I was a kayaker and if I wasn't running, I was walking. I'm not overweight and am a fairly positive, active person,'' she said.
But as her work day progressed, the pain in her arm persisted. Eventually she decided to drive herself to the emergency department.
Doctors deduced from her blood tests that Ms Owen had suffered a heart attack.
''I burst into tears because I could not believe it. I was in disbelief because the one thing I've prided myself on is looking after myself,'' she said.
''It was really left-field – I don't have a family history, I don't have cholesterol problems, don't have blood pressure problems. I don't smoke.''
Ms Owen said doctors told her stress could have been a contributing factor.
It comes as figures reveal half of all people who suffer a heart attack die before reaching hospital. The revelation has prompted calls for Canberrans to have their heart health checked by their family doctor.
The heart health message from the Australian Medical Foundation and the Heart Foundation comes during Family Doctor Week.
AMA president Associate Professor Brian Owler said cardiovascular disease was Australia's leading cause of death, claiming one life every 12 minutes.
Heart Foundation ACT chief executive Tony Stubbs said heart disease was often silent, with no warning signs before a devastating heart attack.
''Half of the people who suffer a heart attack die before they get to hospital. This is why you need to find out if you are at risk,'' he said.
''You can be fit, well and active with a healthy weight and no symptoms, but still be at risk from high blood pressure or cholesterol caused by genetic factors totally out of your control.
''The message is clear: a heart health check is the best way to find out your risk of heart disease as you certainly don't want a heart attack to be the first sign that something is wrong.''
Associate Professor Owler said
people who had high cholesterol or blood pressure, an unhealthy diet, diabetes and especially smokers were at increased risk of dying from heart disease.
Ms Owen encouraged everyone to have regular heart health checks.
''I think part of it is that you just don't think it [a heart attack] will happen to you,'' she said.
''I think as women, we're too busy sometimes to think 'well, I need to take some time out to look into this'.
''I think we need to be more educated about what heart health is about and not to think it won't happen to us.''
Coronary heart disease accounts for 15 per cent of all deaths in Australia.


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What's Next Lunch: All Together Now, Pizza & Deep Dive, for Web Designers/Developers
NextSpace Coworking San Francisco
Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (PDT)
Event Details
All Together Now, Pizza & Deep Dive, for Web Designers/Developers
Come check out our rockin' new project management platform for web developers & your clients, All Together Now, and get pizza!
The Scoop:
We are rolling out a brand new web application for people just like you. All Together Now is a project management platform designed to make the chaotic life of web agencies more organized and efficient. We are currently in Beta and we are looking for input and feedback. Those attending will be given a free All Together Now account (for use while we are in Beta) and will be walked through getting set up. We will be demoing the application and the initial processes for getting your clients, web sites, and users into the system.
When: Thursday, June 7th – 12:00/Noon
Where: NextSpace San Francisco
What to bring: Your Laptop & Appetite
When & Where
NextSpace SF
28 2nd st
San Francisco,
Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (PDT)
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NextSpace is the workplace for the new economy. NextSpace provides innovative physical and virtual infrastructure that freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative class professionals need to succeed in the 21st century knowledge economy. In an increasingly disconnected world, NextSpace creates a collaborative community that is revolutionizing the nature of work.


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Bashas' said Monday it plans to close its grocery store at Dove Mountain Boulevard and Tangerine Road in Marana, along with 13 other stores in Arizona.
On July 12, the family-owned grocer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in response to "the national crisis, an especially challenging Arizona economy, and the enactment of a threat by the international and local grocery workers' union to drive Bashas' out of business if the company didn't adhere to the union's demands," a release said.
The company is seeking court approval to close the stores by Oct. 10.
"We've been working on a restructuring plan to ensure the long-term survival of our company and to preserve as many jobs as possible," said Mike Proulx, Bashas' president and chief operating officer, in a release. "In order for us to be a stronger company, we need to close some more underperforming stores, along with stores in newer areas that just didn't grow or develop."
Bashas' is doing what it can to relocate its employees at the stores to be closed.
"We're working hard to try to place as many (employees) as possible into another one of our stores," said Edward "Trey" Basha, a senior vice president and Basha family spokesman.
"We're a people-centered company, but we have to make smart business decisions," Proulx said. "We're here for the long haul, and we will rebound. Moving forward, we'll be concentrating our energies and our capital on improving our more than 130 stores in Arizona."
The Bashas' at Broadway and Houghton in Tucson is also slated for closure, along with 10 Bashas', Food City's and an AJ's in Phoenix, one in Winslow and a Food City in Willcox.
The company plans to emerge from Chapter 11 in the first quarter of next year.


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German TV viewers have had a crash course in Welsh placenames thanks to a programme focusing on Rhosygilwen mansion.
Presenter Christian Dassel and a camera crew from the programme Bustour met with poet in residence Diarmud Johnson who speaks fluent German.
Diarmud gave Christian a quick guide in Welsh pronunciation as well as explaining his role at Rhoysgilwen.
The programme also includes some stunning footage of West Wales scenery.
Rhosygilwen owner Glen Peters said: "We're hoping to get a group of German visitors for our Schubert festival in October from the slot. Now the Bard has got more attention in Germany than in Wales."
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Recently by Mark Sisson: How Many Calories Does Muscle Really Burn? (and Why It's Not About Calories Anyway)
If you already eat Primal, your email inboxes are most likely filling up with links to the story. Concerned mothers clutching the local paper's "Health" section are calling (or, if they're hip, texting). Smug vegetarian Facebook friends are posting the story on your wall, sans commentary. Yes, it's about that time again. It's another week, it's another observational study by data-mining researchers hoping to establish a solid link between red meat and some chronic, horrific illness. So, what's killing us this time? Well, considering that they've already done studies linking red meat to colorectal cancer, heart disease, and outright death, type 2 diabetes is next.
Here's a link to the full study (PDF). Researchers drew on data from three large-scale dietary habit questionnaires of medical professionals to explore how red and processed meat intakes associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes. The first set was the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, which comprised 37,083 male physicians followed for 20 years; the second was the Nurses' Health Study I, which included 79,570 female nurses followed for 28 years; and the third was the Nurses' Health Study II, which followed 87,504 women for 14 years. These data were pooled with additional data from 442,101 participants in existing studies, so it was a big pile of numbers with which to work.
Sure enough, they found a link between processed meat intake and type 2 diabetes, with a smaller link between unprocessed red meat and the illness. A daily 50 gram serving of processed red meat was associated with a 51% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, while a 100 gram serving of fresh red meat represented a 19% increased risk. Unprocessed meat included "beef, lamb, or pork as main dish" (roasts, steaks, chops), "hamburgers" (but I'm sure they got bunless burgers, right?), and "beef, pork, or lamb as sandwich or mixed dish" (served up on coconut flour bread, no doubt). Processed meat meant "hot dogs," "bacon," "sausage, salami, bologna, and other processed red meats."
To give a complete picture of the data, I'll briefly discuss what the "heavy meat eaters" did when they weren't eating red meat. You tell me if you notice any alarming trends that might have something to do with type 2 diabetes. Folks in the highest quintiles of meat intake were the least active and the most sedentary. They exercised the least and smoked the most tobacco. They drank more alcohol than any other quintile. They guzzled more soda and other sweetened beverages. In the high meat quintiles, folks ate 800 more calories per day than folks in the low meat quintiles. They were much heavier, too (all muscle, I'm sure). Trans fat intake was higher in the high-meat quintiles, too, as was potato intake (since these data included the years before trans fats were taken out of fast food deep fryers, I'm thinking these guys enjoyed a burger and French fry value meal on occasion). They ate the least amount of fiber from grains, indicating they probably ate the most refined grains, drank the most coffee, and ate the fewest fruits and vegetables. In short, people who ate the most red and processed meat were also the unhealthiest by both Primal and mainstream standards. And if what they were doing was actually healthy or neutral (like drink coffee and avoid fiber from grains), it wasn't by design. These people (all health professionals, ironically) most likely didn't particularly care about their health.
There are also variables that weren't even considered that could have impacted the results. Added sugar, which many people heap into their coffee, wasn't covered. They did cover the polyunsaturated fat:saturated fat ratio, but those numbers only incorporated the fat content of whole foods like nuts, meat, eggs, and dairy, not whatever cooking oils were used to fry up all that meat. So there are a couple other significant confounders.
You know how we're always making the point that people who eat the most meat, except for us weirdo Primal types, are also the most likely to be unhealthy in other areas, to eat fast food, to be sedentary, and to smoke? Well, here's direct evidence that this actually is the case.
And then there's the issue of relative versus absolute risk (for a good primer on relative risk, check out Dr. Eades' post on the subject). 51% greater risk sounds pretty awful, right? I mean, that's over half. And when most people hear a figure like that, they take notice. They don't really think about what the number means in terms of absolute risk, but they immediately link whatever risk factor is being highlighted to the big scary percentage figure — and the damage is done. In reality, the effect size is tiny. The absolute risk of getting diabetes was rather small for a participant of the studies mined for their data — about 7% over the course of the 14-28 year range. A 51% increase in risk bumps that up to about 10.5%, not 58%, while a 20% increase bumps risk up to around 8.4%, not 27%. I don't fault the researchers for using statistics, because they're totally valid, but I worry that the average person will see those big percentages and think that represents absolute risk. And then they give up their meat.


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Different reaction to same medicine
I was diagnosed with combined ADHD-ADHD-PI a couple of years back. I've tried several medications and IR dextroamphetamine/d-amp/dex (Dexedrine) has worked the best for me. Problem is, how I reacted to it e.g. a year ago was quite different from how I react now.
First off, I've always had some problems with the dosing and scheduling; tried all doses between 2.5mg to 30mg at a time and how I respond to them varies greatly. At times a 10mg might be enough, at other times 30mg might not be enough, and vice versa. 10mg might put me into overdrive. And this happens regardless of sleep, exercise, diet, life etc. I also do not like the comedown effect.
Now my main point that I started with; For example, a year or so ago, I could be at the end of my dose cycle, get into an argument with my then girlfriend and pretty much lose all hope and lash out verbally on her. All in all every problem seemed worse when the meds were wearing off. And then, on re-dosing, I'd get a completely different outlook on life and have great patience and motivation.
Present day, I still sometimes get the brain activation from d-amp and get to doing things, but all in all my frustration levels don't get better. I also get less flexible in my thinking now. Switching states has become more difficult.
Does anyone have thoughts on this?
Not really sure what info to write here without turning this into an essay!
Other meds I've tried (Brand/generic):
- Adderall - this one the first one I tried. Close to Dex in efficacy but requested Dex because I felt I was a little too robotic on it. But it did give me a 'Oh so this is how it feels to be normal' for the first time in my life. Now I don't think I can get it in this country (moved since first diagnosis) as the rules are very strict and getting Dex prescribed was a real struggle already.
- Wellbutrin - wired, spacy, too serious
- Methylphenidate IR, ER, XR - IR was best but too still too much anxiety, sleep issues
- Vyvanse/Lisdexamphetamine - quite alright at times, but starts working as quickly as IR Dex and the comedown lasts a lot longer and is quite uncomfortable even at 2-3 x a day dosing. Even tried combining with IR but not really that good.
- Strattera - horrible. Did reduce my Dex intake but felt uninterested in everything and the sexual problems were bad too.
- Modafinil - no real effect, even on energy levels
- (for comorbid anxiety and depression) SSRIs - Zoloft, Venlafaxine - no good and venlafaxine was the worst experience I've ever had.
- Buspar - nothing really.
- A whole host of supplements with little to no positive effects.
I eat well, rarely any junk food, moderate to little caffeine and coffee, don't really drink alcohol much or often, don't smoke, lift weights and exercise 6-7 times a week, I do meditate regularly, have a social life, have a decent job.
Aaaand this turned out to be very long anyway!
Basically, I guess what I'm asking is, has anybody found a way to modulate their response to dexedrine and achieve consistency in its effects?
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EMU welcomes Apple Authorized Campus Store
YPSILANTI — Eastern Michigan University will become home to one of the region's exclusive Apple Authorized Campus Stores. The grand opening is Monday, Nov. 17, at the Student Center.
In a partnership between Follett Higher Education Group, managing body of the EMU Bookstore, and Apple Campus Stores, the EMU Bookstore will now carry the full Apple inventory.
"The students at EMU will have the opportunity to encounter the Apple experience in a way that only a few campuses across the nation can boast," said Carlos Costa, EMU Student Center director.
The store, located inside the EMU Bookstore on the first floor of the EMU Student Center, will feature aspects of a regular retail store, including Apple product and sales professionals, and product demonstrations.
EMU students, faculty and staff also will enjoy benefits that can't be found at traditional Apple retail locations, including exclusive education pricing on software and hardware, and specialized one-on-one training.
In celebration of its grand opening, the store will have a drawing for a free 8GB Chromatic iPod Nano (color of choice) and an iTunes gift card.For more information on the store, please call the EMU Bookstore at 734-483-2850.
Eastern Michigan University is a public, comprehensive university that offers programs in the arts, sciences and professions. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their career and lives, and to be better citizens.
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