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An 80-year-old right-handed male with history of hypertension, mild peripheral neuropathy, moderate macular degeneration, and a history of migraine headaches in the past presents with new nocturnal visual images intermittently for the last year. He mentioned that he would wake up from sleep in the middle of the night and immediately see some colorful butterflies, multi-colored parrots, and occasional animals, mostly stationary but some in motion in his bedroom. These images would last for a few minutes, but once he turned on the bed lamp, all these animals would vanish instantly. He denies any other sleep related complaints. Although he has taken frequent naps in the daytime recently, but he blames it on his being bored.
On physical examination, his blood pressure was 136/80, pulse was 80/min, and respiratory rate was 18/min; BMI was 27. His neck circumference was 16 inches, and his Mallampati score was 3/4. The rest of his examination was unremarkable except for mild neuropathy. His EPSS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale Score) was 10.
His routine blood work and an MRI of the brain initiated by his primary doctor were within normal limits. His overnight polysomnogram with a 16-channel EEG showed normal sleep onset with a sleep efficiency of 66%, with multiple awakenings causing fragmentation of sleep. During one such awakening he complained of seeing the dog and wanted the lights to be turned on. The EEG during that time showed alpha rhythm in the background and no ictal discharges. His sleep architecture showed stage N1 25%, stage N2 60%, stage N3 5%, and stage REM 10%. His AHI was 56; lowest saturation was 84% with a respiratory event. There was no other evidence of parasomnias or any REM related atonia. There was no evidence of any epileptic focus noted in the EEG leads of the polysomnogram. After 3.5 h of baseline polysomnography, PAP titration with CPAP was initiated; at 10 cm H2O with humidification, all the respiratory events with arousal were eliminated.
QUESTION: Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis for the patient's nocturnal imagery?
Peduncular hallucinosis
Complex nocturnal visual hallucinations
Lewy Body disease
Nocturnal seizures
Complex migraines
ANSWER: 2. Complex nocturnal visual hallucinations
The patient's nocturnal symptoms are consistent with complex nocturnal visual hallucinations (CNVH). Patients suffering from CNVH awaken from sleep at night and see vivid hallucinations for few minutes, but these hallucinations resolve instantly in bright light. These symptoms are not associated with any sleep paralysis. This patient had multiple awakenings from sleep at night because of the untreated sleep disordered breathing. These multiple awakening along with the deafferentation of visual pathways from macular degeneration (as is reported in Charles Bonnet Syndrome) may have resulted in the CNVH. Treatment of the undiagnosed sleep disordered breathing with PAP therapy resolved the multiple fragmentations of the sleep and eventually stopped the hallucinations.
Complex visual nocturnal hallucinations are thought to be a "positive release phenomenon" from occipital lobes.3 Some authors hypothesize that the combination of the deafferentation of the visual pathways in presence of ambient light and the "thalamic gated theory of passive sleep" may result in the "positive occipital release phenomenon."1
This patient's history and examination was not consistent with parkinsonism to suggest Lewy Body dementia (LBD). Patients with LBD have vivid hallucinations, which are present throughout day and night with some predilection to more evening occurrences.2 Our patient's nocturnal symptoms occurred only during awakening from sleep for few minutes and resolved when the room lights were turned on.
There was no stereotypy or amnesia of these events to suggest seizure events. Patients suffering from complex visual nocturnal hallucinations from an epileptic focus experience generally brief, repetitive, stereotypical images that are not distinct and as clear as seen by most patients suffering from CNVH.2
These visual symptoms were not preceded or followed by any headaches to suggest migraines. The visual symptoms associated with complex migraines are mostly simple hallucination rather than the complex, detailed, and vivid hallucination seen in NCVH.2 Brainstem strokes can result in peduncular hallucinosis (PH). However, the visual symptoms in PH are not present only during sleep and tend to occur more in the evening. PH does not resolve when the room lights are turned on and is rarely polymodal. PH can appear in any part of the visual field.2
Dr. Ganguly is a neurologist who joined private practice group of Neurology Consultants Medical Group, a group practice comprising 4 other neurologists. There is no conflict of interest in the preparation of this manuscript. Neither the Neurology Consultants Medical Group nor its partners have any intellectual or financial proprieties in the making of the manuscripts. Dr. Ganguly is affiliated to the USC-KECK school of medicine as Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology. There are no contractual obligations between USC-KECK School of medicine and Dr. Ganguly except for clinical assignments for overseeing residents in outpatient departments three to four times a year. Again there is no conflict of interest.
Ganguly G. Vivid hallucinations in an octogenarian. J Clin Sleep Med 2012;8(4):461-462.
Silber MH, Hansen MR, Garish M, authors. Complex nocturnal visual hallucinations. Sleep Med. 2005;6:363–6. [PubMed]
Manford M, Andermann F, authors. Complex visual hallucinations. Clinical and neurobiological insights. Brain Res. 1998;121:1819–40
Kester EM, author. Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Case presentation and literature review. Optometry. 2009;80:360–6. [PubMed]


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Hey everyone,
So here is the deal. I just went through a 5 day Python 3.x programming course and I'm trying to build off of my basic syntax knowledge. My first project is going to be how to use OS level commands and specifically ping a router and get the IP address and Interface description from a router/switch configuration file.I am *NOT* asking or wanting anyone to do this for me. I am just kinda lost as to how I would approach this project. Here is how I think this script would work and I would love feedback as I figure this out.
Create a txt file with the IP addresses I want to ping
insert into a list within python... list = [name,ip,password]
Use a while loop to complete the following ping function :
ping function (no idea, still trying to find one online)
If no response or the IP starts with 127.0, print "No response"
else print (results)
The idea of this program is just to get my feet wet with Python in the networking realm. I would love if someone could hint me in the right direction, but please don't do it for me.

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Regarding Powell et al.'s auto-bilevel study,1 Quan, Awad, Budhiraja, and Parthasarathy wrote a commentary entitled, "The Quest to Improve CPAP Adherence—PAP Potpourri is Not the Answer" and offered a summarizing point: "Finally, such negative device trials [auto-adjusting devices, etc.] suggest that any improvement in PAP adherence rates will more likely occur by addressing social and psychological obstacles to usage rather than newer technical innovations in PAP delivery or interface design."2
We beg to differ—not because it is less important to address social and psychological obstacles. To be sure, these aspects are critically relevant to PAP adherence. Our development of the PAP-NAP, in which patients learn imagery distraction techniques to overcome unpleasant mask and air pressure sensations as well as elementary emotional processing skills to recognize and work through resistance to PAP therapy, demonstrate our strong commitment to managing psychosocial factors.3
Our point of contention is the authors' lack of distinction on how auto-adjusting devices are currently used in research studies and clinical practice. We find ourselves at odds with current practices, as described by Quan and colleagues and as reported in the literature, because we manually titrate auto-adjusting devices in the sleep lab for the vast majority of our patients. Apparently, most researchers and clinicians use these devices only in their auto-adjustment mode (lab or home), which bypasses the incredible talents, skills, and expertise that a sleep technologist could bring to bear when manipulating these "auto" devices to generate an exquisitely fine-tuned titration.
We are nonplussed by the reluctance to use this human-directed approach to the auto-adjusting technology, given the unequivocal evidence in the "auto-only" mode; these devices show: (a) no clear enhancements beyond standard PAP; (b) mixed or ineffectual responses to RERAs; and, (c) almost no useful information on residual RERAs on data downloads. Just on these three factors, auto-adjusting devices in "auto" mode do not meet AASM guidelines for titrations, let alone provide definitive therapy.
In contrast, when manually titrated in a sleep lab—with the auto-adjusting feature still engaged and coupled with direct access to several of the advanced technological features built into these devices—the combination of man and machine can fine tune the pressure settings to eliminate RERAs while preventing or resolving expiratory pressure intolerance. These two effects align with AASM guidelines.4,5 First, a PAP titration must eliminate apneas, hypopneas, and RERAs.5 Second, among patients with expiratory pressure intolerance, bilevel-type devices should be tested.4
In our lab experience, eliminating RERAs with a fixed pressure delivery system almost invariably triggers the side effect of expiratory pressure intolerance—either subjectively (patient complaint) or objectively (irregularities on the expiratory limb of the airflow curve). We find auto-bilevel, APAP with EPR, and ASV (the latter when complex sleep apnea emerges) the most effective devices for preventing or resolving expiratory pressure intolerance as we strive to titrate out RERAs and normalize the airflow curve. This hands-on approach to the auto-adjusting technology during a titration in the sleep lab consistently achieves these optimal results.
This protocol is a testable hypothesis, but it cannot be tested until researchers and clinicians put their sleep techs behind the "steering wheel" during auto-PAP titrations.
This is not an industry supported study. Dr. Krakow operates 6 websites providing education and offering products and services for sleep disorder patients, he markets and sells 3 books for sleep disorder patients, he owns and operates a commercial sleep center, and is the president of a nonprofit sleep research institute which has received support from ConAlma, Respironics, GlaxoSmithKlein, and Covidien. He has participated in speaking engagements supported by ResMed and Respironics. Mr. Melendrez is a Principal Owner and the Chief Operating Officer of Quality Sleep Solutions, inc. a for-profit sleep center network. Mr. Ulibarri, Ms. Kikta, Mrs. Sanchez, and Ms. McIver have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
Krakow B; Ulibarri VA; Sanchez JN; Kikta S; McIver N; Melendrez D. Driving on "auto": hands-on is more effective than hands-free. J Clin Sleep Med 2012;8(3):343-344.
Powell ED, Gay PC, Ojile JM, Litinski M, Malhotra A, authors. A pilot study assessing adherence to auto-bilevel following a poor initial encounter with CPAP. J Clin Sleep Med. 2012;8:43–7. [PubMed]
Quan SF, Awad KM, Budhiraja R, Parthasarathy S, authors. The quest to improve CPAP adherence-PAP potpourri is not the answer. J Clin Sleep Med. 2012;8:49–50. [PubMed]
Krakow B, Ulibarri V, Melendrez D, Kikta S, Togami L, Haynes P, authors. A daytime, abbreviated cardio-respiratory sleep study (CPT 95807-52) to acclimate insomnia patients with sleep disordered breathing to positive airway pressure (PAP-NAP). J Clin Sleep Med. 2008;4:212–22. [PubMed Central][PubMed]
Kushida CA, Littner MR, Hirshkowitz M, et al., authors. Practice parameters for the use of continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure devices to treat adult patients with sleep-related breathing disorders. Sleep. 2006;29:375–80. [PubMed]
Kushida CA, Chediak A, Berry RB, et al., authors. Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2008;4:157–71. [PubMed Central][PubMed]


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I use this method as an image replacement.It works good for single images, sprite technique, users with disabled images or JS don't suffer.However, I once read (somewhere, don't remember now) that text content that is hidden, covered with image might be not good from SEO perspective. Is it true or was it true? Any experiences on this field?I know that some companies tried to cheat like that and hide tons of keywords under banners. As far as I remember Google used to banned such websites. However, image replacement used for buttons or labels/titles should be treated as a technique for cheating by SE.
I work for a big project now and would like to make sure that I don't get banned or something for such stupid thing.
The problem, as I understand it, is with techniques which try to hide text from human visitors whilst presenting it to the search engines. This technique doesn't do that, as such. Also, Google is probably smart enough to recognise this type of technique, which is popularly applied to headings, and is certainly smart enough to distinguish a few words hidden by an image from vast screeds of keyword-stuffed garbage hidden from view but served up to search engines. I think you can stop worrying. :)
In that case, stay far from any "hiding"or "cloaking" techniques or any other blackhat tricks. Google have declared war on any and all forms of "gaming" of serp rankings and trying to outsmart them is taking a big risk. A very big risk. And rightfully so.
I noticed that Amazon uses the same technique for sprite buttons so I guess I can as well.Thanks for your advices.
The web crawlers won't be able to crawl image and the link on it but they will be able to read what have been written at the "alt" tag of that image. So, it will beneficial to use this attribute to link the image to a webpage.
Technobear alludes to it but I think you're referring to a really old SEO practice where designers would place a huge pile of keywords into white space on their site, colouring it the same as the background colour. In that way human visitors didn't really notice it but search engines would find tons of keywords, we're talking 15 odd years ago when search engines were pretty basic. Very quickly Google and others started busting down websites using this technique. I don't think it applies to what you're talking about at all.
As Search Engines will not index Images so we suppose to give some alt text with images related keywords.. So that SE will consider image related to that alt text...
Coming to hidden text...As you said it will be worst practice to manipulate Search Engines..
I use this exact method when there's no room for a "real" H1 on a page and I haven't had any issues yet. The big site that I use this method on ranks at #3 right now for their main keyword of high competition and has consistently been top 5 for a few years. It is something that I try to avoid if I can though since the H1 also has an <a href> in it... I've always actually been more concerned that the search engines wouldn't see it as a legitimate H1 since it's more accurately a link wrapped in H1 tags. In my mind an H1 should be something that the end user (and for the engines a crawler) can use as a headline for the main subject of a page. A link indicates a path to elsewhere on the site, so even if it's linking back to the root homepage it's still just a weird loop.
One thing I'd definitely recommend is using this only on the home page, if possible. It's usually a case where you can't stick an H1 solely on the homepage, but you can on sub-pages. In those instances I change the logo to a <span> class on inner pages and then have a 100% legitimate H1 tag.


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A 14-year-old boy has been rushed to Poole Hospital with a serious head injury after a collision with a car in Wimborne Road, Poole, this afternoon.
The emergency services were called just after 1.30pm following the collision which involved a gold Peugeot 206, registered to a woman from Wimborne, and a male pedestrian.
The incident took place near the junction to Darby's Lane.
There are not believed to be any life threatening injuries, but PC Lee Savage, speaking to the Daily Echo on the scene, said the victim had received a serious head injury.
The car was being driven by a local man who was uninjured. Police say he is helping officers with their enquiries.
PC Savage added: "We are aware that there were other vehicles at the scene at the time of the collision.
"We would appeal for the drivers of those vehicles to get in touch with PC 287 Gatfield of Poole Traffic Police on 101."
Samantha Stockley, 18, who lives close to the scene of the collision, said she went outside to help the victim.
She said: "We heard the sound of a massive crash upstairs in our house and when I went outside I saw the boy lying on the floor.
"Somebody gave me a pink cardigan to wrap up and put under the boy's head. When he came to, he was just asking for his dad. It was horrible to see.
"I think he had been looking at the bus timetables just before it happened. As soon as the ambulance got here, we just moved out of the way so that they could help him."
Police and accident investigators on the scene of an RTC on Wimborne Rd, Poole @Bournemouthecho pic.twitter.com/ajxJiz2FlE— Sally Adams (@SallyDailyEcho) July 31, 2014


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Folk Art, African American Art, and Latino Art
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has long championed works that were overlooked by many collectors, museums, and art historians. The museum was one of the first general museums to recognize the importance of folk art and to display it. The Smithsonian American Art Museum significantly increased its folk art holdings when it acquired the renowned Herbert Waide Hemphill Jr. collection and works from the Chuck and Jan Rosenak collection. Howard Finster's painting (shown right) pays tribute to Hemphill, the collector who helped Finster become a folk art celebrity. James Hampton's spiritual sculpture, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly, a collection highlight, represents the powerful vision of America's self-taught artists. These and works from Thornton Dial Sr., Mr. Imagination, Malcah Zeldis, and others remind us that creativity flourishes independent of formal art training.
In addition, the museum holds a notable array of more than 2,000 works by African American artists. Going to Church (shown left) and many other artworks by William H. Johnson form a key component of the collection. This painting depicts an African American family going from their work in the fields to the spiritual support of the church. Johnson's childhood in rural South Carolina provided a deep wellspring of imagery as he began painting the history, folklore, and spirit of the African American experience. Similarly, artists such as Robert Scott Duncanson, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Horace Pippin, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Loïs Mailou Jones, and Sam Gilliam tell stories of the South, the Great Migration, Harlem and the Jazz Age, and the struggle for full acceptance as Americans and as artists.
The museum began actively collecting Latino art in the 1980s. Now, more than 600 artworks in the collection represent rich traditions from colonial religious works and woven textiles to abstract expressionist paintings and contemporary installations. Artists featured in the collection reflect the rich diversity of Latino communities in the United States, including artists of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican descent, as well as other Latin American groups with deep roots in the United States. The museum has acquired paintings and sculptures by modern and contemporary artists such as ADÁL, Olga Albizu, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Melesio "Mel" Casas, Teresita Fernández, Carmen Herrera, Luis Jiménez, Vik Muniz, Raphael Montañez Ortiz, Freddy Rodríguez, Rafael Soriano, and Patssi Valdez. From 2000-2002, the museum toured Arte Latino: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 66 rarely lent paintings, sculptures, and photographs to seven U.S. cities. Artworks ranged from 18th-century colonial Puerto Rico works by José Campeche and The Caban Group to contemporary works by Carlos Alfonzo, Carmen Lomas Garza, Ana Mendieta, Amalia Mesa-Bains, and Pepón Osorio. The 2013 exhibition Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art is the culmination of a major collecting initiative, still underway at the museum, to build a significant collection of Latino art in the nation's capital.
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Pictured top: Howard Finster, THE HERBERT WADE HEMPHILL J.R. COLLECTION FOUNDER OF AMERICAN FOLK ART THE MAN WHO PRESERVES THE LONE AND FORGOTTEN. THE UNKNOWN COLLECTION., 1978, enamel, 79 1/2 x 50 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Pictured middle: William H. Johnson, Going to Church, about 1940–1941, oil on burlap, 38 1/8 x 45 1/2 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Pictured bottom: Patssi Valdez, The Magic Room,, 1994, oil, 9 x 10 ft., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program


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Did you know?
The pinotage grape, a cross between a pinot noir and cinsaut (also known as hermitage), is uniquely South African.
Since 1994, South Africa has steadily been welcomed back onto the world stage as a major New World wine producer.
Our wines, through their history, heritage and world-beating quality, have so impressed and intrigued international wine buffs, chefs, merchants and regular wine-drinking folk, that eventually it simply wasn't enough for them to trot down to the bottle store and buy another case.
Do South African wines really make travellers up sticks and trek to the far southern tip of the African continent? You bet they do! So does our sunshine, our scenery, our warm-hearted people, our fantastic outdoors lifestyle that revolves around family, friends, good food, good wines too (of course), sport and having fun outdoors at any given opportunity.
You'll find some of the fantastic attractions and activities to try when you visit our winelands. Among the world's wine capitals, our winelands are a gastronomic destination of note.
Visit our best winelands cheese venues, try some unusual food and wine pairings, and take your winelands trip to the next level with harvest festivals, a Pinotage wine bath, and all kinds of adventure sports.
Across the Western Cape, there are 14 wine routes to explore. Tour the world's first brandy routes in the Boland and the Klein Karoo; in Elgin, the Green Mountain Eco Route is the world's first biodiversity wine route; and Route 62 Wine Route, the world's longest wine route, has around 70 wine stops for you to explore.
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South Africa's winelands are a year-round attraction.
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All of South Africa's wine routes can be independently visited, at your own pace. Alternately, there are numerous tour operators.
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Eat local. From traditional Cape and Cape Malay cuisine to home-grown, home-made cheeses, fresh and dried fruit, olives, breads, hand-crafted chocolates, charcuterie, and more.
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Liberty Advances to NorPac Semifinals With 3-1 Win Over Cal
A balanced offensive attack and a stifling press by the defense helped lead the No.1E seed Liberty Lady Flames field hockey team to a 3-1 victory over No. 4W Cal in the quarterfinals of the NorPac Championship at Liberty Field Hockey Field. With the win, Liberty advances to the semifinals tomorrow and will face No. 2W UC Davis at 1:30 p.m.
Jordan Richardson, Sarah Gipe and Bethany Barr each tallied goals for the Lady Flames, who collected their program-record 10th consecutive win. The victory also helps Liberty avenge an earlier 1-0 loss to Cal on Sept. 8 in Berkeley. The Lady Flames improve to 15-4 overall, while the Golden Bears fall to 6-12 on the year. Cal will play a consolation game tomorrow at 11 a.m. versus the Radford Highlanders.
From the get-go, Liberty's defense applied heavy pressure to the Golden Bears. The Lady Flames held Cal to just two shots and one penalty corner in the first half.
With the Liberty defensive unit busy holding down the fort on its side of the field, the Lady Flames' offense broke through in the 15th minute of play. Jordan Richardson received a long pass on the left side of the field and dribbled into the top-left portion of the circle. Sensing daylight, the senior wound up and ripped a shot past Cal goalkeeper Courtney Hendrickson and into the far corner of the cage. Richardson's fifth goal of the season put the home team on top, 1-0.
Liberty goalkeeper Ann Jefferis kept the lead intact, knocking away the Golden Bears' first shot of the game with 11:53 showing on the game clock. Less than a minute later, Lara Kruggel had her shot attempt blocked by the Lady Flames' defense.
Sarah Gipe extended Liberty's lead to 2-0 with 7:02 left until halftime. Bethany Barr sent a pass to Gipe in front of the cage near the right post. The sophomore dove toward the ball and was able to get a touch on the ball and squeeze it in between Hendrickson and the post for her fifth marker of the year.
The score remained 2-0 heading into the halftime break. In the opening stanza, Liberty held the advantage in shots, 7-2, and penalty corners, 3-1.
Cal scored a quick goal coming out of the break. Jordan O'Reilly knocked a crossing pass from Shannon Elmitt into the goal just 3:38 into the second frame, cutting Liberty's lead in half at 2-1.
After back-to-back short corner attempts for the Golden Bears proved unsuccessful, Liberty's offense forced eight consecutive penalty corners, spanning a time frame of nine and a half minutes. Despite the numerous opportunities Cal was able to keep the Lady Flames from scoring. Hendrickson made a trio of saves during the penalty corner barrage.
With time running out, Cal pulled Hendrickson in favor of another field player with 2:55 remaining in the game. Liberty's defense rose to the challenge and did not surrender a shot or penalty corner the remainder of the game.
Bethany Barr put the icing on the cake for the Lady Flames, dribbling up the right side and banging a shot into the open cage with one second left in the contest. Barr's fourth tally of the season gave Liberty the final 3-1 advantage.
The Lady Flames controlled the game statistically, out-shooting Cal 18-4 and forcing a dozen penalty corners to the visitors' four. In goal, Jefferis tallied a pair of saves for Liberty, while Hendrickson notched five stops for Cal.


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One moment, Todd Stevens and the Washington Panthers football team were celebrating a quarterfinal victory in the 5A playoffs, impressively continuing their push to a state championship. Less than 24 hours later, they were taking cover for the lives.
The town of Washington was in the crosshairs of Sunday's F4 tornado that ripped a path of destruction throughout central Illinois. Washington took a direct blow, leveling parts of the town and killing one resident.
Stevens, an old pal of mine from the 1989 State Runners-up from Princeton, said it was an emotional roller-coaster.
"You go from cloud nine to ground zero. You go from the up and up and less than 24 hours later you're digging out players and their families and community members and you're just worried and making sure everybody's OK," he said.
"The emotional roller coaster is something everybody's dealing with it. I'm sure there will be a point in time they'll sit back and reflect on it and break down a little bit. So, everybody's just kind of operating and trying to get the necessary things done and everybody's OK."
Stevens, a 1990 PHS graduate, said the town is as bad as it looks on TV, maybe worse.
"It's just like a bomb went off," he said. "It's a miracle more people were not killed. It's amazing."
The Panthers football team was deeply affected. Seven varsity players and a coach completely lost their homes.
"I'm not talking structure damage or minor damage, house still standing, windows blown out. This stuff was completely flattened to the ground. But everybody's safe, and that's the important thing," said Stevens, the Panthers defensive coordinator, who has taught history and economics for 17 years at Washington.
When the storm cleared, the football team took care of its own.
Stevens first met up with head coach Darryl Crouch at the high school, and they started walking the streets to assess the damage, unable to drive on any streets because of the debris field. They first found the home of a fellow coach and had to dig him out, their comrade laying beneath a couch.
"We had to dig him out. I mean, he totally lost his house," Stevens said.
Many of the football team began to show up to lend a hand, arriving by any means possible.
"We just started seeing football players show up, scooters, 4-wheelers anything they could use to get around town going to different players' houses, community members to try to help out. We went to all seven kids that lost their houses and tried to find as many valuables as we possibly could and tried to give them some support."
Stevens and his family were spared from injury and mayhem, barely escaping the tornado's path. He was home sick Sunday morning, when he started receiving text from his wife, Karen, who was with their two kids, Ben and Bryn, at the nearby church.
"It ended up missing the church where my wife and kids were about 200 yards," he said. "It was real scary. She said you better be watching the weather. As as soon as I got up off from my chair, I could hear the sirens going off. Just like they say, it sounded like a train. I could hear it before I saw it, let's put it that way."
My first job out of college was covering the Washington football team for Tazewell Publishing Co. based out of Morton, following the Panthers' 1985 state championship run. I know from first-hand experience that football brings a source of great pride to the community, much like the folks in Spring Valley and their Red Devil football.
A resident interviewed Monday morning by the "Today" show, a husky man wearing a Washington Panthers ball cap, became emotional when talking about losing his home, but surviving the storm. He said everybody's going to be OK and proudly adding that, "We have a kick-ass football team."
"I hope it can be a little bit of a distraction from the destruction attending the game possibly Saturday," Stevens said of the town folk.
In the worst of times, Washington has found it's brought out the best of people, many of whom they don't even know.
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, which will host the Panthers in Saturday's semifinal game, has offered to pay for charter busses for the Washington fans knowing many people lost their vehicles and have no means for transportation. They will also feed the Washington football team, before and after the game.
Stevens said Sycamore coach Joe Ryan, whose team is in the opposite semifinal bracket of 5A, is a native of rival Metamora and formerly was head coach at Princeton, called to see how they can help as well at Joliet Catholic Academy.
The very team Washington beat just the day before the tornado, Normal U-High, fed the Panthers football team before and after Tuesday's practice at ISU. The Panthers also planned to practice at Eureka College with no power, water, etc. available at Washington High School.
Bureau County is teaming together to show our support to the people who were devastated by the terrific event. Visit our Facebook page to see how you can help. It is times like this that we need to help each other. They could use a prayer, too.
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run my page trough validator this is what i got:1. The character encoding was not declared. Proceeding using windows-1252.
2.Line 103, Column 75: The element button must not appear as a descendant of the a element.…<button class="btn primary">Read More...
tried this w/the  insided the button tags and wrapping the button tags either way a get an error.
3.Line 298, Column 62: Stray start tag div.

don't understand this as it works. and it has a closing div...???
If anyone here is more familiar with this could you please tell me what they mean?thxD
Make sure to declare a character encoding on your page. E.g.
<!DOCTYPE html>

<meta charset="utf-8">
The element button must not appear as a descendant of the a element.
Use either a <button> element or an , not both.
Stray start tag div.
It means that the validator is not expecting a start div tag there. This might be because there's something out of place earlier in the code.
Thank you Ralph,will go fix them!Dps...just read the bog thing.you don't like bootstrap?
How on earth did you get that impression? :shifty: [/ot]
feet...bogs...:-)seriously. would appreciate your opinion on bootstrap & why you might not might not like it.I just recently started working w/it.Over all so far not so bad.I just want to use it for it's responsive props so far.have an awesome weekD
I think frameworks just introduce more problems than they solve. Layouts with CSS are pretty easy—even responsive ones—and it's much nicer to start from a clean slate then to have to modify a tangle of code that contains a ton of stuff you don't need.
can see that point after I spent a nice chunck of last night looking for code so I could change it...Still so far it seems to have lots of other nice features.Can you recommend a good book/video tutorials for responsive sites. the one I got off lynda.com (we mentioned it before) I did not care for very much (although they have other good ones)thxD
There are lots around these days. SitePoint has one, A Book Apart has one (both shortish) but you can find a ton of others on Amazon I'm sure. I've only read the A Book Apart one so far, by the guy who make the "responsive design" concept popular.


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MELBOURNE, Fla. - A state house committee votes for a bill to ban all Internet casino cafes in Florida, as dozens of those charged in a gambling charity operation bond out on Friday.
The Jacksonville attorney who authorities say is at the center of a gambling charity operation under investigation is having his bond reduced from $1 million to $200,000.
A judge reduced Kelly Mathis' bond Friday during a closed-door session in Sanford.
Authorities say the operation Mathis was at the center of generated almost $300 million under the guise that proceeds were donated to veterans' groups, but actually only 2 percent of that was given to charity.
Mathis' attorney says his client did nothing wrong. His attorney, Mitchell Stone, says he expects Mathis to post the bond and be released from the Seminole County Jail later in the day.
The probe into the operations connected to Allied Veterans led to the resignation of Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll earlier this week.
Dozens of the other lower level defendants are reaching deals to post bonds, some of them lower than they've been held on since the arrests earlier in the week.
Among the dozens brought to court Friday morning, several are being held until they can prove the money they post for bond is clean money, not proceeds of what the state says was illegal gambling. The bonds range anywhere from $100,000 to $500,000 to $1 million bonds.
The three-year investigation into gambling at strip mall casinos led to the resignation of Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll, who promoted and provided public relations to the Allied Veteran's Group before her election, that the state says was an illegal gambling, racketeering and money laundering operation.
The investigation resulted in an additional 50 arrests.
A special House panel also cleared a bill on Friday that would ban the Florida gambling establishments commonly known as Internet cafes.
The House Select committee on gaming Friday voted 15-1 on a bill (HB 155) that was rewritten last night. Rep. Jim Waldman was the only vote against. The Coconut Creek Democrat said the committee hadn't had enough time to study the measure.
The action comes just days after revelation of the investigation. The bill still needs to clear the Rules committee before heading to the floor.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The businessman credited with starting Florida's popular prepaid tuition plan is saying the newly passed university tuition bill that awaits the governor's signature threatens the program's future.
The bill just passed by the Legislature allows the University of Florida and Florida State University to set higher tuition rates than the state-imposed annual cap of 15 percent. Other universities could to do the same thing If they could meet a set of standards.
Historically, tuition increased 5-6 percent per year, but in recent years, it's gone up the maximum allowed annual rate. Under the new law, the state's flagship universities could charge whatever the market will bear.
Stanley Tate, a Miami businessman involved with the creation of Florida Prepaid in 1988, said allowing different universities to charge widely different tuition threatens the plan's ability guarantee that any student in the program can attend any state school.
More than 1.4 million prepaid plans have been purchased over the last 23 years.
While existing prepaid contracts must be honored, there is concern about students who have not signed up for the program.
Ciara Viner, who attends the University of North Florida, said the new law could prevent millions from enrolling.
"I think they want so much from us, and they tell us that we have to have degrees and we have to pay for college, but yet they're going to take all our means away to pay for it," Viner said. "They're making it more and more unattainable for us, and they're limiting our options."
College student Braxton Linton said existing expenses prevented him from going to FSU -- his school of choice.
"Right now, I'm spending at least $1,500 a semester, that's not even including books," Linton said. "Over the years, I'll probably spend way more than that."
While both houses of the Florida Legislature passed the tuition bill, Gov. Rick Scott may not sign it.
"I don't believe in tuition increases, so I am going to look at that every closely," Scott told the Associated Press.
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Mum-of-two Marie Coupland has completed the London marathon a year after undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.
The 56-year-old from Corston, Malmesbury, ran alongside her daughter Teresa, 21, completing the 26.2-mile event in six hours and six minutes.
Mrs Coupland defied the odds and is now in remission from pancreatic cancer, which is known for having the lowest survival rates of the 21 most common cancers.
"We kept together the whole way round and we had a really good time," said the three-time marathon runner.
"Teresa did brilliantly; it was her first marathon and she doesn't even really like running.
"The atmosphere in London was just amazing and it was so well organised."
Mrs Coupland first discovered she had cancer in October 2012. She had been feeling unwell for less than a week and decided to visit her GP after developing jaundice.
Blood tests revealed some liver dysfunction and when her jaundice worsened a week later her GP advised her to go to the Great Western Hospital, Swindon, for further checks.
A CT scan revealed that Mrs Coupland had operable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
The fitness fanatic underwent several hours of surgery to remove her pancreas, gall bladder and parts of her stomach and small intestine, before having six months of chemotherapy.
She said: "It took me about three months after my chemo before I started feeling better again. This marathon is the turning point because I can now say, 'yep, I can move on now, it's behind me'."
Mrs Coupland and her daughter were cheered on by eldest daughter Hannah, 25, and husband Colin, 53.
The pair have already raised about £5,000. To donate, go to www.justgiving.com/teamcoupland
Nick Davidge, who works for Kier Construction, ran the marathon in four hours and 32 minutes, raising £1,500 for Visually Impaired Children Taking Action.
Mr Davidge, 46, from Quemerford, Calne, said: "At the end the crowd do keep you going, but it's very painful.
"At 17 miles I hit the wall, but the thrill of having run it outweighed the pain."


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I'm not sure if I mentioned it or not, but I had been looking for breeders of Fischer's Lovebirds in my area. I recently moved and wanted a new addition, but wasn't sure if I was ready (after Captain's death earlier this year). My SO spoke up and mentioned that he'd like a Fischer's and I thought that that would be a nice change (Lovebird, but not a PF like Captain). Anyway, I couldn't find any and we've talked it over and decided it may be not be the right bird for us right now. So we decided on another bird that meets all of our needs, plus will hopefully be a companion for Phoebe when we are working.
I'm picking up his cage soon and hopefully him within the next week.


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Beautiful Beans: 15 Delicious Recipes with Beans
I find dried beans to be some of the most beautiful foods in the pantry. The red and white whorls of Good Mother Stallard, the creamy pale green of flageolet and Vallarta, and even the modestly speckled pinto bean all have unique, enticing beauty. Those individual characteristics fade in the cooking pot, but they are replaced by rich flavor. Here are 15 recipes (many vegetarian) that celebrate the humble dried bean — from polenta and borlotti with tomato sauce, to quick black beans with lime, and from pasta with greens and beans, to the best baked beans you'll ever eat, we think you'll like at least one of these.
Directions for cooking beans in the oven, on the stovetop, and in the slow cooker are included here too!
How To Cook Beans: The Basics
• How to Cook Beans
• How To Cook Beans: A Fast, Foolproof, No-Soak Method
• How to Cook Beans in the Slow Cooker
• Cooking Beans in a Clay Pot: A Review of La Chamba
15 Delicious Recipes with Beans
• 1 Slow-Cooked Tomato and Herb White Beans - A review of a great recipe from Gourmet.
• 2 Borlotti Beans in Tomato Sauce with Creamy Polenta - From the splendid Rancho Gordo cookbook.
• 3 Cauliflower, Fennel, and White Bean Winter Salad - A fresh, crunchy salad that's hearty enough for a meal.
• 4 Tomato and White Bean Panade - Tomatoes, beans, AND bread! Yum!
• 5 Rapini With Orecchiette And White Beans - Greens, beans, and pasta — a classic combo.
• 6 Florida Butter Beans with Caramelized Onions and Bacon - Another favorite from the Rancho Gordo book.
• 7 Gluten-Free Recipe: Braised White Beans - A lovely recipe from Shauna James Ahern's book.
• 8 Avocado-Lime Black Beans - A quick lunch recipe using canned beans.
• 9 No-Guilt Bean Dip - Creamy beans, low-fat dip.
• 10 Cuban Black Bean Soup - We love a bowl of good black bean soup.
• 11 Slow-Cooker Black Bean Enchiladas - A family favorite, made in the slow cooker.
• 12 Italian Marrow Beans with Tuna - One last recipe from the Rancho Gordo book. Fresh and fast.
• 13 Yam and Black Bean Burritos - Sweet potatoes and black beans make the best burritos!
• 14 Vegetarian Black Bean Espresso Chili - Don't forget chili!
• 15 Quick Southern-Style Baked Beans from Pioneer Woman - Probably the best baked bean recipe ever.
OK, your turn! What's your favorite way to use dried and canned beans? Do you have any especially creative recipes?
Better Beans: Reader Questions
• Help! How Do I Properly Cook a Pot of Beans?
• Perfectly Cooked Beans: Leave the Cover On or Off?
• How Do I Cook Lupini Beans (Without It Taking 5 Days?)
• Can I Freeze Cooked Beans?
• How Can I Make Beans More Digestible?
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Make the rose base, using tip 12 and flower nail #7. Hold the bag straight up, the end of tip 12 slightly above the center of your waxed paper-covered flower nail, which is held in your other hand. Using heavy pressure, build up a base, remembering to keep your tip buried as you squeeze. Start to lift the tip higher, gradually raise the tip, and decrease the pressure.
Stop pressure, pull up and lift away. The rose base should be 1 ½ times as high as the rose tip opening.
Make the center bud, using tip 104. Hold nail containing base in your left (right) hand and bag with rose tip 104 in right (left) hand. Bag should be at a 45° angle to the flat surface of the nail and in the 4:30 (7:30) position. The wide end of the tip should touch the cone of the icing base at or slightly below the midpoint, and the narrow end of the tip should point up and angled in over top of base.
Now you must do 3 things at the same time: squeeze the bag, move the tip and rotate the nail. As you squeeze the bag, move the tip up from the base, forming a ribbon of icing. Slowly turn the nail counterclockwise (clockwise for lefties) to bring the ribbon of icing around to overlap at the top of the mound, then back down to starting point.
Move your tip straight up and down only; do not loop it around the base. Now you have a finished center bud.
Make the top row of 3 petals. Touch the wide end of tip to the midpoint of bud base, narrow end straight up.
Turn nail, keeping wide end of tip on base so that petal will attach. Move tip up and back down to the midpoint of mound, forming the first petal.
Start again, slightly behind end of first petal, and squeeze out second petal. Repeat for the third petal, ending by overlapping the starting point of the first petal. Rotate the nail 1/3 turn for each petal.
Make the middle row of 5 petals. Touch the wide end of tip slightly below center of a petal in the top row. Angle the narrow end of tip out slightly more than you did for the top row of petals. Squeeze bag and turn nail moving tip up, then down, to form first petal.
Repeat for a total of 5 petals, rotating the nail 1/5 turn for each petal.
The last petal end should overlap the first´s starting point.
Make the bottom row of 7 petals. Touch the wide end of tip below the center of a middle row petal, again angling the narrow end of tip out a little more. Squeeze bag and turn nail to end of fingers, moving tip up, then down to form first petal.
Repeat for a total of 7 petals, rotating the nail 1/7 turn for each petal.
The last petal end should overlap the first´s starting point. Slip waxed paper and completed rose from nail.


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LIMA – A highlight of 2013 at Limaland Motorsports Park was a three-car Modified showdown between track champion Todd Sherman, Kenny Schrader and Kenny Wallace. It resulted in a thrilling race to the finish with Schrader taking the checkered flag. While Schrader had a prior commitment this season, Wallace made his annual stop at the western Ohio speed plant and it produced another stellar chase to the finish. This time Sherman successfully defended the local honor as he held off Wallace following a pair of late race restarts that served to create some genuine drama.
UNOH racer Anthony Flannery led the 20-car field around for the opening circuit in the 20-lap Reineke Modified feature. A three-car pileup in turn one brought out an early race yellow flag. Following a restart on lap number two, Todd Sherman executed a defining inside pass on the back straight to take the lead by the third lap of the event.
The veteran Sherman paced the field, but the previous week's winner Matt Westfall and racing great Kenny Wallace grabbed the attention of the large crowd as they became engaged with a stirring side-by-side battle just behind Sherman. Eventually Wallace got the better of Westfall and he started to nip at Sherman's tail as both drivers were forced to navigate through slower traffic.
A pair of late race restarts gave Kenny Wallace a couple of opportunities to move past Sherman. As Wallace tried aggressive inside dive moves, Sherman was able to hold off Wallace coming out of the turns and went on to take the 38th checkered flag of his Limaland Motorsports Park career and second of 2014.
"The racing was unbelievable again tonight," exclaimed Sherman from the front straight winner's circle. "My son was signaling me that you better get on the gas. I knew Kenny (Wallace) was gonna be coming up underneath me trying a slider and he just didn't quite have enough. It was good clean racing."
Wallace lost some momentum earlier with a slight spin out when battling Westfall. "If you spin out and come to a stop, you essentially start 20th" explained Wallace following a second straight podium finish in the event including last season. "I spun out and kept on the gas and kept going. Shermanator (Todd Sherman) was just too much. I sure wanted to win this year, but I always have a great time when I come racing here."
The 25-lap K & L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders feature was front loaded at the start with powerhouse veterans Greg Wilson, Jared Horstman and the track's most recent sprint car winner Max Stambaugh, from one week earlier.
Wilson took full advantage of his pole starting position and immediately took a high racing line. Horstman followed him at the top of the racing surface and eventually Randy Hannagan joined Horstman in a spectator friendly battle for the second position. A mechanical issue forced Hannagan from the race and that left only a restart with two laps remaining to decide whether Horstman could catch Wilson. As good as Jared Horstman was on this night, there wasn't much of a genuine chance to pass Wilson. The Benton Ridge, Ohio star held the lead for those final two trips around the oval and posted the 11th win of his Limaland career in his first appearance at the track this season.
"Its pretty cool to come back to Lima and be in front of this heckuva crowd," said an excited Wilson. "I hope we diced it up with a little traffic and put on a show for you fans. This track and facility is one of my two favorite in the whole country. It's a privilege to race here and I put a lot of pressure on myself to run up front at this place."
The Budweiser Thunderstocks division has had different winners through each of the three feature races contested so far this season. This night's 15-lap main event would produce a first two-time victor for 2014. Front row starter Justin Long managed to grab the lead for the opening four laps until a spin out allowed Tim Cole to take the front running position.
Cole had to maintain his hold on the front with fellow 2014 winners Jeff Koz and Tony Anderson hot on his rear bumper. A restart on lap number 11 did not slow Cole's momentum as the Findlay, Ohio pilot rolled around the final four laps to post that coveted second win of the season. "My guys changed a bunch of stuff after we struggled last time out," revealed Cole. "They were all about getting this car right and I think it's now right. My crew does 99 percent of the work, I just pay the bills."
Limaland Motorsports Park returns to action on Friday, June 13, for the 13th Annual Keysor Memorial with the Budweiser Thunderstocks. The Elwer Fence Sprints and Reineke Modifieds will also battle on the famed ¼ mile oval. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. with hot laps beginning at 6:30 p.m. Racing begins promptly at 7:30 p.m.
All the latest news and information can be found at HYPERLINK "http://www.limaland.com" www.limaland.com. You can also find 2014 Limaland Motorsports Park on Facebook and Twitter.
Limaland Motorsports Park - 6/6/2014
McDonalds Dash for Cash
Stocks (5 Laps)
1. 48-Tim Cole 2. 71C-Barney Craig
3. 27-Frank Paladino 4. 89-Keith Shockency
NRA Sprints
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 7 Transfer)
1. 23-Devon Dobie; 2. W20-Greg Wilson; 3. 22H-Randy Hannagan;
4. 10X-Dustin Stroup; 5. 8J-Jess Stiger; 6. 23M-Jack Miller; 7. 11N-Ed Neumeister
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 7 Transfer)
1. 17-Jared Horstman; 2. 22R-Kevin Roberts; 3. 12R-Nick Roberts;
4. 83-Kyle Sauder; 5. B20-Butch Schroeder; 6. 49-Shawn Dancer; 7. 1-Jimmy Snead
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 7 Transfer)
1. 6M-Max Stambaugh; 2. 6S-Jr Stewart; 3. 11-Tim Allison;
4. 18-Todd Heuerman; 5. 28H-Hud Horton; 6. 22D-Dennis Yoakam
A-Main - (25 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. W20-Greg Wilson[1]; 2.17-Jared Horstman[3]; 3.6S-Jr Stewart[6];
4. B20-Butch Schroeder[14]; 5. 6M-Max Stambaugh[2]; 6. 23-Devon Dobie[4];
7. 11-Tim Allison[9]; 8. 18-Todd Heuerman[12]; 9. 49-Shawn Dancer[17];
10. 8J-Jess Stiger[13]; 11. 28H-Hud Horton[15]; 12. 22D-Dennis Yoakam[18];
13. 23M-Jack Miller[16]; 14. 1-Jimmy Snead[20]; 15. 1N-Ed Neumeister[19];
16. 12R-Nick Roberts[8]; 17. 10X-Dustin Stroup[10]; 18. 22R-Kevin Roberts[5];
19. 22H-Randy Hannagan[7]; 20. 83-Kyle Sauder[11]
Reineke Modifieds
1. 36-Kenny Wallace; 2. L5-Casey Luedeke; 3. 18N-Derrick Noffsinger;
4. 83K-Josh Kehle; 5. 11H-Mike Hohlbein; 6. 22T-Tony Anderson;
7. 10-Scott Bowersock
1. 54-Matt Westfall; 2. 5X-Jerry Bowersock; 3. OO-Anthony Flannery; 4. 23J-Jeff Koz; 5. O7-Damen Bock; 6. 28-Chad Rosenbeck; 7. 8R-Jesse Rush
1. O1-Joel Ortbergt; 2. 65-Todd Sherman; 3. 3W-Dylan Woodling;
4. 34X-Brandon Vaughan; 5. 40-Terry Hull; 6. 19-Ryan Ordway
A-Main - (20 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 65-Todd Sherman[4]; 2. 36-Kenny Wallace[9]; 3. 40-Terry Hull[15];
4. 54-Matt Westfall[8]; 5. 23J-Jeff Koz[11]; 6. 34X-Brandon Vaughan[12];
7. 10-Scott Bowersock[19]; 8. 22T-Tony Anderson[16]; 9. 83K-Josh Kehle[10];
10. 11H-Mike Hohlbein[13]; 11. 28-Chad Rosenbeck[17]; 12. O7-Damen Bock[14];
13. OO-Anthony Flannery[2]; 14. 5X-Jerry Bowersock[5];
15. 18N-Derrick Noffsinger[3]; 16. 3W-Dylan Woodling[1]; 17. 19-Ryan Ordway[18]; 18. O1-Joel Ortbergt[7]; 19. 8R-Jesse Rush[20]
Bud Thunderstocks
Heat 1 - (4 Laps - Top 10 Transfer)
1. 22T-Tony Anderson; 2. 48-Tim Cole; 3. 89-Keith Shockency;
4. OO-Charlie Sanborn; 5. O1-Shane Aeschliman; 6. 17J-Jarrod Klay;
7. 501-Emily Gade; 8. 77-Corey Wooten; 9. 1-Colton Glaicar; 10. 7C-Jordan Conover
Heat 2 - (4 Laps - Top 10 Transfer)
1. 27-Frank Paladino; 2. 16-Jeff Koz; 3. 1X-Jerry Butler; 4. 7W-Dan Wooten;
5. 26-Justin Long; 6. 32-Scott Boyd; 7. 2-Bridgett Clifford; 8. 9-Dave Keysor;
9. 71C-Barney Craig
A-Main - (15 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 48-Tim Cole[9]; 2. 16-Jeff Koz[8]; 3. 22T-Tony Anderson[11];
4. 27-Frank Paladino[10]; 5. O1-Shane Aeschliman[3]; 6. 7C-Jordan Conover[19];
7. OO-Charlie Sanborn[5]; 8. 26-Justin Long[2]; 9. 89-Keith Shockency[7];
10. 1X-Jerry Butler[6]; 11. 17J-Jarrod Klay[1]; 12. 2-Bridgett Clifford[14];
13. 32-Scott Boyd[12]; 14. 7W-Dan Wooten[4]; 15. 77-Corey Wooten[15]
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Part 2: I noticed the complete absence of fumes at the Jarrett Bay plant.
By Elizabeth A. Ginns
Jarrett Bay uses epoxy resin, which doesn't produce the heat (hence the term "cold" molded) or fumes that polyurethane and vinylester resins do. In fact, I noticed the complete absence of fumes at the Jarrett Bay plant; visiting this construction facility was a breath of fresh air, literally, compared to some production facilities I have walked through.
The result of the countless hours of sanding and fairing is obvious in the mirror-like finish on a Jarrett Bay hull. Of course, this degree of hands-on work and customization does require a longer wait period than a production-line boat. Design concept to project completion takes about 16 months on average, depending on the size and scope of the project (some have taken more than three years), Davis reports, whereas people can walk into a production boat dealership and have a boat delivered to them in far less time. Says Tate Lawrence, who meets with customers and focuses on the second half of construction, "I do anything the customer wants, he's just gotta be willing to wait for it." But because of the way they're built, says Davis, Jarrett Bay hulls are much lighter ("by about 20,000 pounds") than comparable fiberglass boats and quieter (because of their wooden structure, the wood acts as a sound absorber). And he claims they're stronger than a number of boats on the market today.
As for the way a Jarrett Bay performs on the water, I have yet to test one, and the water was flat calm on the day PMY Editor-in-Chief Richard Thiel tested the 68-foot Jarrett Bay he recently wrote about ("Personal Best," March 2003). But what I can tell you is that if waiting a bit longer than you would have to for a production boat doesn't bother you, and if you're willing to go back to basics with a boat company that takes a true hands-on approach to construction, take a trip to Beaufort, North Carolina, where it appears that good things really do come to those who wait.
Jarrett Bay Boatworks Phone: (252) 728-2690. www.jarrettbay.com.
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This article originally appeared in the August 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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There's a bit of a meme going around showing a time line of Iggy Pop shirtless over the years. It's pretty amazing and although I only like a few early Iggy songs you have to respect the man on some level. Take a look at the full Iggy Pop Shirtless Aging Timeline here: buzzfeed.com/iggy-pop-shirtless-aging
"As much as I want to unsee the last few photos, you have to admit that for 40 years (40!!!!) of being shirtless on stage, he could have looked a lot worse much sooner. He is 63 years old now. Just gotta keep that in mind." – dak1038
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- 2014 National Sexual Assault Conference: Many Voices, One Movement
2014 National Sexual Assault Conference: Many Voices, One Movement
View the Call for Workshop Proposals in Spanish/Ver la solicitud de propuestas de taller en español
Fill-out the proposal submission form in / Llene la forma de la presentación de la propuesta en:
English/ Inglés
Spanish/ Español
The National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC) (August 20-22 in Pittsburgh, PA) is an annual conference that brings together over 1000 people to share information, advance learning opportunities, and support professional growth to those who work to address the needs of survivors of sexual assault, to raise awareness about sexual assault, and to prevent sexual assault from happening.
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape are excited to announce a call for workshop proposals for the 2014 National Sexual Assault Conference, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Wyndham Garden Hotel. The theme of the conference is "Many Voices, One Movement."
We welcome workshop proposals that focus on the uniqueness and value of sexual assault specific programs and services. Proposals that engage in a culturally competent approach to traditionally underserved populations and those that involve interactive learning techniques and innovative methods are encouraged.
We seek workshops on all aspects of the sexual violence continuum, including:
Community Organizing
Culturally Specific Populations
Research to Practice
Rural/Urban Communities
Sexual Assault Specific Programs and Services
Trauma Informed Services
Prevention- Presentation or workshop submissions to the Prevention track should describe efforts to engage communities in the prevention of sexual assault, with an emphasis on primary prevention. Workshop proposals should support the needs of local grantees from the Rape Prevention and Education program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Proposals should draw on the best available research and / or prevention practices.
Proposals will be considered based on the following criteria:
Content reflects best practices to address and/or prevent sexual violence;
Content reflects recent research on topics related to sexual abuse;
Session supports critical conversations to advance work to address and/or prevent sexual violence;
Content is aligned with conference theme ("Many Voices, One Movement");
Session includes use of adult learning methods, as appropriate;
Sessions learning objectives are clear.
Workshop length/duration:
Workshops that cover two (2) 90 minute sessions will also be considered.
The National Sexual Assault Conference attracts a wide variety of people committed to addressing and preventing sexual assault including:
Community Activists
Law Enforcement
Health Care Providers
Local, State, National, Territorial, and Tribal Governments
Corporate Allies
Sex Offender Management Experts
Fill-out the proposal submission form in / Llene la forma de la presentación de la propuesta en:
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Electronic submissions must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 16, 2013. Applicants will receive notice by February 24, 2014. For each workshop session, only one (1) presenter will receive one (1) free conference registration and one (1) night's lodging at the federal or state government rate, if the presenter's office is more than 50 miles from the conference site (per government guidelines). If the workshop has multiple presenters, then they must select one individual to receive the one (1) free conference registration and one (1) night's lodging, as permitted. NSVRC or PCAR will not reimburse for any other expenses incurred by the selected presenter(s) for each workshop.
Proposal Checklist: Before submitting your completed proposal, please make sure that you have all of the requested information/material prepared below.
Title of proposed workshop
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Workshop abstract (50 word maximum)
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- (716) 690-2165
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Case Management/Patient Management
DeGraff Memorial Hospital's Patient Management department offers supportive assistance by providing care coordination and social work services to assist patients and families with the inpatient setting and discharge planning. Patient/Case Management Coordinators and Social Workers are assigned to every hospital nursing unit at DeGraff.
They are available Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The role of the Patient Care Coordinator is:
- To evaluate the patient's ongoing needs, working in partnership with the physicians and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care for the patients in a time-efficient manner.
- To help ensure that special needs of patients and families are identified and addressed.
- To formulate a safe discharge plan. This element includes educating the patient and family about available resources and options to the patient in the community.
- To work collaboratively with the primary insurer to assure proper reimbursement is obtained for inpatient and follow-up care in the community.
The role of the Social Worker is:
- To assist patients and families with discharge to a facility either on a long- or short-term basis, depending on the patient's rehabilitative ability and care needs.
- To assist with direction for financial and other social issues as needed.
- To provide patient and family with support and assistance in adjustment to illness and disability.
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The United Earth Space Probe Agency, commonly abbreviated UESPA, was a space exploration agency with its origins dating back to the era of Earth's Post-Atomic Horror. This agency was administered by UESPA headquarters. (TOS: "Charlie X", "Tomorrow is Yesterday"; VOY: "Friendship One")
In 2067, UESPA launched the Friendship 1 probe to the Delta Quadrant as part of a series of unmanned exploration probes. (VOY: "Friendship One")
By the 2130s, UESPA had been integrated with Starfleet as the leading United Earth space exploration service. Together, UESPA and Starfleet accomplished many missions. (ENT: "First Flight")
In the 2150s, various UESPA personnel were involved in the construction of the NX-class starships. (ENT: "Broken Bow", dedication plaque; ENT: "Affliction", dedication plaque)
In 2155, an opening conference that discussed a possible "Coalition of Planets" was overseen by both UESPA and Starfleet. (ENT: "Demons")
In the 2260s, UESPA was still a major operating agency working with Starfleet vessels. By 2267, UESPA was the operating authority of a five-year mission which the USS Enterprise undertook, as Captain James T. Kirk once informed John Christopher. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday") In 2266, Kirk reported to UESPA headquarters after learning of the destruction of the Antares. (TOS: "Charlie X")
In 2293, UESPA personnel were still involved in construction of Starfleet starships, most noticeably on the USS Enterprise-B. (Star Trek Generations, dedication plaque)
UESPA personnelEdit
Enterprise (NX-01)Edit
The following personnel were noted for their work with the United Earth Space Probe Agency on Enterprise NX-01 in 2151. (ENT: "Broken Bow", dedication plaque)
- Captain G. Roddenberry
- Captain W.M. Jefferies
Columbia (NX-02)Edit
The following personnel were noted for their work with the United Earth Space Probe Agency on Columbia NX-02 in 2154. (ENT: "Affliction", dedication plaque)
- Captain Gene Roddenberry (previously worked on the Enterprise)
- Captain W.M. Jefferies (previously worked on the Enterprise)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)Edit
The following personnel were noted for their work with UESPA on the USS Enterprise-B on stardate 9715.5. (Star Trek Generations)
Background information Edit
UESPA (pronounced "you-spah") was first mentioned in abbreviated form in TOS: "Charlie X" and the acronym was spelled out in TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday". It was one of several names given in early episodes for the agency under which the Enterprise and its crew operated before writers finally settled on "Star Fleet" (later formatted as "Starfleet").
It later appeared in VOY: "Friendship One", when the probe Friendship 1 had the letters "UESPA-1" on its hull. It also showed an emblem looking like a mixture between the United Nations' logo and Starfleet's logo.
UESPA also appeared on the bridge dedication plaque of the USS Enterprise-B. (Star Trek Generations).
Its name was seen on a Starfleet Command logo in ENT: "Demons".
UESPA was mentioned in unseen portions of the Picard family album, in the article "It's Federation Day!". Major General Georges Picard, an aide to Thomas Vanderbilt, implies here that he fought the Romulan scourge, which itself implies that UESPA was in some way involved in the Earth-Romulan War.
Captain Kirk refers to UESPA as a "combined service," but he is vague enough that it is more likely that he was actually referring to his Starfleet crew. It is possible that starship crews of his time were a combined service of both the naval ranked Starfleet and the military ranked UESPA officers. This would explain the use of military ranks in "The Cage". This may also explain West's rank of colonel in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
Retroactive continuity: It can be reasonably assumed that UESPA officer G. Roddenberry's ship, the VK Velikan, operated under UESPA authority.
External linkEdit
- United Earth Space Probe Agency at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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I grew up in Maryland. My husband-to-be hails from Louisiana. Though our hometowns were quite different, one thing unites both states: seafood. We both grew up digging into hard-shell crabs on tables spread with butcher paper, learning as young tykes how to extract as much meat as possible from each one. But that's where the seafood similarity ends. We happened to visit both families on back-to-back weekends this summer, which presented the perfect opportunity for a regional crab smackdown.
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I'm all for new trends and this latest jewelry one does have my attention. The mid knuckle ring kind of looks like your ring is too small to fit down your finger. Or maybe it looks like it kind of got stuck? Could it be a cool new way to accessorize your finger?
In all honesty, I'm not sure how I feel about it. A part of me likes it and then the other part of me…not so much. I love how unique it looks, but then I think it might annoy me on this part of my finger. I think I'll have to try it out myself first before I make any final decisions. In the end, it's just a piece of jewelry, which is meant to adorn your body. And this could be a way to honor your mid knuckle?
I found these SunaharA rings below at The Trend Boutique. Take a look below and let me know if this is a trend you'll wear or are already wearing.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Fourteen Lions saw time on the hardwood as the Saint Leo men's basketball team won its eighth game of the season behind an 87-61 victory over Elizabeth City State University on Tuesday evening from the Bowman Center.
It was a game where Saint Leo shot 54 percent in the first half and opened up as much as a 31 point advantage over the visitors from North Carolina by the midway point of the second, which allowed Head Coach Lance Randall to go to his bench to get reserves some solid playing time.
A solid all-around effort for the Lions capped off Saint Leo's marathon run of five games in nine days and sent fans of the Green and Gold into the Thanksgiving holiday with excitement behind the team's 8-1 start.
Shooting well all over the court, Saint Leo drained 18 three-pointers in 36 attempts for a perfectly even 50 percent average from behind the big arc. The Lions finished the night shooting 32-of-67 (47.8 percent) from the field.
With no Saint Leo starter registering more than 24 minutes, the Lions were able to limit playing time for a number of veterans even though senior Chim Kadima still managed to drop in a game-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Just three points back were Jerrel Harris and Marcus Dewberry as both managed 14 points on a night when 12 Lions registered at least one basket.
Dominique Byrd led the visitors with 16 points as he was one of only two Vikings (2-3) to reach double figures.
Saint Leo will now have over a week to prepare to open Sunshine State Conference play when the Lions travel to Rollins College on Wednesday, December 4. The Lions and Tars are scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. at Warden Arena in Winter Park, Fla.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo men's basketball team, be sure to visit SaintLeoLions.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.


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Eaton steadily moving toward healthy return
CHICAGO -- Adam Eaton threw from 120 feet and took dry swings on Monday as part of his rehab work after being put on the disabled list on Aug. 9 with a strained right oblique. Eaton already had incorporated abs activities into his regimen this past weekend.
"All the talks with [head athletic trainer] Herm [Schneider] seem right on schedule, which is good," Eaton said. "I'm pretty enthused. I'm pretty happy ... with the progress we've made, and Herm seems like we are right on track where we need to be. We'll get there slowly but surely.
"Throwing was a big step, and so was swinging left-handed. I might actually be swinging and hitting a baseball the next couple of days. I'm not sure. I think I'm due to come off [the DL on] Sunday, so I would imagine it probably would come in the next couple of days where we would actually hit a baseball and go from there."
Eaton has talked to Gordon Beckham, Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko, all of whom have dealt with oblique strains, about this up-and-down injury. He also understands that a quick Minor League rehab assignment might fall behind the stepping stones he reaches under Schneider's guidance.
"Herm has had a million of these," Eaton said. "I put my hands in his ability to get me healthy,"
"Even today, looking at him running around and doing stuff, it is progressing," manager Robin Ventura said. "He was swinging lightly enough that it looks like it's getting better."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Phocoena sinus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Phocoena sinus
|Species Authority:
|Norris & McFarland, 1958
Common Name(s):
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Critically Endangered A4d; C2a(ii) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Rojas-Bracho, L., Reeves, R.R., Jaramillo-Legorreta, A. & Taylor, B.L.
|Perrin, W.F., Hammond, P.S. & Crespo, E.A. (Cetacean Red List Authority)
The vaquita qualifies for listing as Critically Endangered based on criteria A4d and C2a(ii).
The generation time for the vaquita is estimated as 10 years (Rojas-Bracho and Taylor 1999, Taylor and Rojas-Bracho 1999), therefore three generations is approximately 30 years.
Criterion A4d: Given what is known about fishing history in the northern Gulf of California and the vaquita's vulnerability to entanglement in gillnets, it is reasonable to assume that the porpoise population has been declining since the 1940s when gillnet fisheries became widespread in the region. The best estimate of total population size is from 1997: 567 (95% CI: 177, 1,073) (Jaramillo-Legorreta et al. 1999). The estimated annual level of mortality in the early 1990s for one of the three main fishing communities, based on reports from onboard observers (Method 1) and those observer reports combined with information from interviews with fishermen (Method 2), was 84 (95% CI: 14, 155) (Method 1) or 39 (95% CI: 14, 93) (Method 2) (Rojas-Bracho and Taylor 1999, D'Agrosa et al. 2000). Using the 1997 abundance estimate, the range of bycatch estimates for a single community in the early 1990s, and plausible potential rates of population increase for phocoenids, Rojas-Bracho and Taylor (1999) estimated that the vaquita population was declining rapidly, possibly by as much as 15% per year. Using the lower of their plausible decline rates (0.05), the population size would be reduced by more than 80% over three generations (i.e., 30 years), including both the past and the future (Rojas-Bracho and Taylor 1999). The cause of the reduction (incidental mortality in fisheries) has not ceased and may even have increased over the last 10 years based on fishing effort (ca. 1,000 gillnet boats might operate in vaquita habitat each year; Rojas-Bracho et al. 2006).
Criterion C2a(ii): The mature and reproductively active component of the census population is estimated as 0.55 (Woodley and Read 1991), or 311 in 1997. Given the inferred decline in abundance due to fishery bycatch during the nine years since 1997 (possibly at a rate of 0.05 to 0.15/yr according to Taylor and Rojas-Bracho 1999), there are now plausibly far fewer than 250 mature individuals (criterion C). From available data on fishery activities (types and effort) and vaquita bycatch rate, a continuing decline in number of mature individuals is projected and inferred (C2). It is assumed that the species population is not divided into subpopulations and therefore 100% of mature individuals are in a single population (C2aii).
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The vaquita is known to occur only in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico, mainly north of 30º45'N and west of 114º20'W (Gerrodette et al. 1995). The so-called "core area" consists of about 2,500 km² centred at Rocas Consag, some 40 km northeast of the town of San Felipe, Baja California. This core area straddles the southern boundary of the Upper Gulf of California and California River Delta Biosphere Reserve. There is no evidence to indicate that the vaquita's overall range has changed in historic times.
Endemic to upper quarter of Gulf of California, extent of occurrence (EOO) >2,000 km², area of occupancy (AOO) (core area) approx. 2,000 km².
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Mexico (Baja California, Sonora)
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Pacific – eastern central
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
|Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
|The most recent estimate of total population size comes from a shipboard line transect survey in 1997 that was stratified to provide relatively intensive coverage of the core area but that also sampled adjacent areas to the south, east and north, including the shallow marginal bays and the even shallower Colorado River delta. Although imprecise because of variable sighting rates and other factors, the estimate of 567 (95% CI 177 to 1,073) was a great improvement on previous estimates and stands as the best currently available.
There is no immediate means of estimating trend, so it is necessary to impute the direction and rate of population change by reference to a population model laden with assumptions.
Naturally rare (Taylor and Rojas-Bracho 1999) and very difficult to detect and count (cryptic) (Gerrodette et al. 1995). No population subdivision is known or suspected, i.e. no subpopulations, but also no fragmentation. Most recent estimate of total population size (1997 shipboard line transect survey): 567 (95% CI 177 to 1,073) (Jaramillo-Legorreta et al. 1999).
Given the difficulty of sampling the vaquita population, generation time and percent mature (i.e., capable of reproduction) can only be estimated crudely and by analogy with the life history and population biology of the better-studied harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Thus reasonable default values for porpoises (phocoenids) would be 10 years and 55%, respectively.
Ongoing decline inferred from available information on abundance and bycatch rate. Even an unrealistically optimistic scenario - high end of 95% CI for population size (1,073), lower of two estimates of annual bycatch mortality for a single fishing port (39 porpoises) - indicates likely decline (Rojas-Bracho and Taylor 1999).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|The vaquita is a marine species that lives in a relatively shallow (<40 m), turbid and dynamic environment (Vidal 1995, Rojas-Bracho and Jaramillo-Legorreta 2002). Vaquitas feed on a variety of demersal or benthic fishes, squids and crustaceans. They have been observed singly and in small groups of up to 8 or 10 individuals (mean = 2), but many such groups can be loosely aggregated over several km².
|Major Threat(s):
|Mortality in gillnets of various mesh size has long been recognized as the most serious and immediate threat to the vaquita's survival (Vidal 1993, 1995; Reeves and Leatherwood 1994; IWC 1995:87, 167; Rojas-Bracho and Taylor 1999; Rojas-Bracho et al. 2006). The only available estimates of the vaquita bycatch rate are 39 (using one method) and 84 (using a different method) animals killed per year by boats from a single port (D'Agrosa et al. 2000). This alone would represent 7 or 15%, respectively, of the estimated total population size (Rojas-Bracho and Jaramillo-Legorreta 2002). Other potential threats that have been suggested but that appear not to be significant risk factors at present include inbreeding depression, pesticide exposure and ecological changes as a result of reduced flow from the Colorado River (Taylor and Rojas-Bracho 1999). The last of these may be important in the long term and deserves investigation.
|Conservation Actions:
Only approximately half of the "core area" of vaquita distribution falls within the Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve, which was created in 1993. Moreover, the nuclear zone of the Reserve, which is the only area where all fishing is prohibited, appears to be grossly mismatched with vaquita distribution as no sightings of vaquitas were made inside this zone during the two large-scale systematic surveys in the 1990s (Gerrodette et al. 1995, Jaramillo-Legorreta 1999).
An International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita (CIRVA) was established in 1997 and has developed recommendations including: immediate prohibition of large-mesh gillnets throughout the species' known range, followed in sequence by bans on medium- and small-mesh gillnets; exclusion of gillnets and trawls within an enlarged biosphere reserve; and improved enforcement of fishing regulations in the northern Gulf generally. Considerable attention has also been given to development of less harmful fishing methods, alternative income-generating activities for fishing communities, and community-based education and awareness (Rojas-Bracho et al. 2006).
On 29 December 2005 the Mexican Ministry of Environment declared a Vaquita Refuge that contains within its borders approximately 80% of all verified vaquita sighting positions. In the same decree, the State Governments of Sonora and Baja California were offered $(US)1 million to compensate affected fishermen. The results of this action cannot yet be evaluated.
It is listed on CITES Appendix I.
|Rojas-Bracho, L., Reeves, R.R., Jaramillo-Legorreta, A. & Taylor, B.L. 2008. Phocoena sinus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T17028A6735464. . Downloaded on 17 August 2017.
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Motorists booked for speeding will not get away with breaking the law, a spokesman for the Police and Emergency Services Minister Peter Ryan has said.
On Monday, it was reported that 40,000 contested fines had been withdrawn because there were insufficient staff in the Traffic Camera Office to deal with the backlog.
Under the Infringement Act, if a request for a fine review is not dealt with within 90 days, not 45 days as previously reported, it must be withdrawn.
The issue was first mentioned on ABC Radio and was confirmed by the Community and Public Sector Union.
"Claims by Labor's union mates that 40,000 contested speeding fines are to be withdrawn are absolutely false," Mr Ryan's spokesman said.
"Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill stated at least three times yesterday that the allotted 90-day period for dealing with an appeal to a fine had not lapsed in any case. No fines have been withdrawn," he said.
"Independent Traffic Camera Commissioner Gordon Lewis has stated this morning that he has made his own investigations and is satisfied this is exactly the case."
CPSU state secretary Karen Batt raised concerns about the use of contractors in the public service, especially to deal with ethical and legal issues such as traffic fines reviews.
Six staff from labour hire company Tenix have been hired to join the Traffic Camera Office and are expected to be there until at least June, following staff cuts at the office.


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We all love burritos, particularly those cylindrical gut-bombs from Chipotle. However, who wants to put on pants and get in the car just to get a meal? That's crazy talk. For some, regular delivery does the trick. It's fast enough and you get to practice saying "have a good day" to the driver. But what if you live in a dilapidated war zone with no functioning roads? How do you get your pinto bean fix then?
Now you can have a wondrous flying machine parachute the burrito into your loving arms. This DIY project by the guys at Darwin Aerospace is billed as "The World's First Airborne Mexican Food Delivery System." The restaurant simply pops the burrito in a slot, the slot jettisons the burrito to an unmanned aircraft and that aircraft plays stork by dropping the delicious baby on to your doorstep. This is not science fiction. This is a real thing that actually works! The Wright Brothers are currently doing whatever the opposite of rolling in your grave is.
Of course, there are some hurdles to this being a viable option for your average consumer. Power lines can burn burritos to a crisp and birds, trees and other hazards can ruin a perfectly good lunch. On the plus side, President Obama recently signed a bill which allows for the operation of these kinds of unmanned aircraft throughout the country. So who knows, maybe soon you'll be getting a burrito the new-fashioned way.


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When Eric Hughes first saw the awkward mansard roof and boxy lines of the house that would become his home away from home, the designer's initial thought was "ugly duckling." It was the antithesis of the classic shingled Hamptons weekend manse, but he detected loads of potential behind the unprepossessing 1980s façade. "I knew immediately it had the scale and proportion to be really glamorous," Hughes explains. "It just needed help finding its luxurious swagger."
An interior designer who has masterminded homes for the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker and Katie Couric, Hughes surmised that the property, on nearly an acre of land, was destined for a teardown unless someone saw its inner swan. So he became its savior and set about giving the 2,000-square-foot house a major makeover. And he was pleased to conclude that invasive surgery could be avoided in favor of cosmetic intervention.
Click here to see the Hamptons home.
First he stripped the building to its bare bones. That meant ditching the wainscot in the bedrooms and replacing the outdated moldings. Hughes painted the walls bright white, stained the floors Jacobean brown, modernized the bathrooms, and streamlined everything he could. Only one style of hardware is used, for instance, and the baths are all paved with matching tile. Other surfaces were made visually consistent too; the same terrazzo slabs are employed for the kitchen counters and floor as for the living room hearth. As the designer explains, "I wanted to create a very clean, simple backdrop that would produce a soothing, almost Zen uniformity."
His stark, crisp palette, however, has been joined by an overstuffed sofa and chairs, shots of vibrantly colored art, and objects that Hughes has collected over the years and which reflect his catholic taste—Fornasetti plates, a Hella Jongerius vase from IKEA, malachite boxes he bought in India, wood bowls from a trip to Costa Rica, a carved-wood chain that he discovered in a local Hamptons shop. And since there are so few structural flourishes in the resolutely plain house, Hughes says, "I wanted to create a monolithic structure that stood out and inspired that 'wow' moment." That would be the fireplace in the living room, now sheathed in wavy modular panels of a mineral composite that turn it into a sculpture.
Hughes certainly renovated the house to suit his taste and requirements, but his core intention was to establish it as a refuge where he can entertain friends, which he never does at his Manhattan apartment (it is too small, and his schedule is too busy). "A good hotel requires common sense in design and layout, and this house had that from the beginning," he says. "All I had to do was make sure it was comfortable and user-friendly."
With the idea of a luxury boutique hotel as his mental guide, Hughes appointed the bedrooms with high-thread-count linens, sumptuous mattresses, masses of toiletries, flat-screen televisions, and DVD players. When friends come calling, he sets out bottled water, books, and up-to-the-minute magazines, and the refrigerator is thoughtfully loaded with fresh fruit from area farm stands, bottles of Château de Pourcieux rosé, and savory dishes from a nearby gourmet shop: pureed carrots, caviar dip, deviled eggs, and lobster salad.
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Entertaining—simple dinners like grilled sea bass and corn accompanied by heirloom-tomato salad and rice pilaf—takes place in the open air as much as possible. Hughes and landscape designer Ricks Lee's garden plan—a series of discrete outdoor spaces—softens the lines of the house, takes advantage of the acreage, and encourages alfresco relaxing. Their inspiration was the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando; they channeled Ando's sense of geometry as well as his affinity for poured concrete, vast lawns, and a minimalist palette of various shades of green.
"Often the fantasy of a Hamptons house means hydrangeas and all kinds of flowering plants with lots of color," Lee explains. "It was fun to break out of that mold and create a garden that isn't just a thoroughfare to the pool but a destination that really pulls people outside and enables them to sit and enjoy the outdoors."
The garden renovation also is informed by Hughes's childhood in Southern California, where he spent summers at the beach and visited his grandparents in Palm Springs during the winter. Memories of indoor-outdoor living led him to install big sliding glass doors and an outdoor fireplace that are perfect allies in encouraging visitors to flow in and out of the house.
"Hamptons homes typically have porches that are extensions of the house," the designer explains. "These outdoor living areas were my updated interpretation of that classic idea." He also embraced modern technology by wiring the landscape with a state-of-the-art stereo system.