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Heart Disease in Dogs: Chronic Valvular Disease and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
The leading cause of heart failure in dogs is chronic valvular disease. Next is dilated cardiomyopathy, followed by congenital heart disease and heartworms. More infrequent causes include bacterial endocarditis and myocarditis. Coronary artery disease is rare in dogs. It occurs only in dogs with severe hypothyroidism accompanied by extremely high serum cholesterol levels.
Chronic Valvular Disease
This common heart disease of unknown cause affects 20 to 40 percent of dogs. It occurs most often in toy and small breed dogs, particularly Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Miniature and Toy Poodles, Chihuahuas, Lhasa Apsos, Yorkshire Terriers, Schnauzers, and Cocker Spaniels.
Chronic valvular disease is characterized by degenerative changes in the heart valves. The mitral valve is affected in nearly all cases; the tricuspid valve in about one-third of cases. The valve leaflets become thickened and distorted so that the free edges of the valves no longer make contact. The cords that attach the valve leaflets to the lining of the heart may rupture, allowing the valve to flap in the bloodstream.
These changes result in loss of valve function and a fall in cardiac output. When the ventricles contract, some blood is ejected backward into the corresponding atrium. This is called regurgitation. Regurgitation increases the blood pressure in the atrium and causes it to enlarge. Because the mitral valve is invariably involved, chronic valvular disease is also sometimes called mitral valve disease or mitral regurgitation.
The hallmark of chronic valvular disease is a loud heart murmur heard over the left side of the chest. A chest X-ray, ECG, and echocardiogram may show an enlarged left atrium, thickened valves, or a ruptured cord (muscle band). If the tricuspid valve is involved, there will be a loud heart murmur heard over the right side of the heart. It is important to exclude heartworms as a cause of a right-sided heart murmur.
Signs of congestive heart failure can be attributed to low cardiac output and lung congestion. They include a cough that occurs after exercise and/or is worse at night; lethargy and tiring easily; and fainting spells often related to cardiac arrhythmias.
Treatment: Many dogs with uncomplicated heart murmurs associated with chronic valvular disease remain asymptomatic for years. The disease, however, is chronic and progressive. Treatment should be started at the first signs of impending heart failure (coughing, easy tiring). The outlook depends on how far the disease has progressed and the general health and age of the dog.


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A TERRIFIED shop worker is in shock after being threatened with a meat cleaver by a would-be robber.
The brave employee refused to hand over any cash despite being threatened with the potentially lethal weapon.
She stood up to the intruder despite fears for her own safety and was rescued from the frightening situation when her manager saw what was going on and chased the raider out of the Bournemouth shop.
The drama unfolded at Central Stores in Cunningham Crescent, West Howe just before 3pm yesterday and now officers are hunting the man, who attempted to rob the shop.
Tony Stark, Director of the chain of Central Stores, said: "He went in to the shop wearing a hoodie and a beanie and attempted to get some cash from the till by threatening a young lady with a meat cleaver.
"She refused to give him any money which was brave but not necessarily something we would advocate. The manager was in a back office and saw what was going on on the CCTV system so he ran out and chased him off."
Police have described the suspect as white, possibly with suntanned skin, and aged around 20-25. He is more than 6ft tall and stocky and was wearing a navy hoodie and dark tracksuit trousers.
A Dorset Police spokeswoman added: "The suspect ran from the store towards Cunningham Place. This was a frightening experience for staff and members of public who were in the store at the time. We are appealing for anyone who witnessed the male before or after the incident to contact police."
The shopping parade is in a residential area near a library and medical centre, and the incident happened just as parents were collecting their children from nearby schools.
Kinson South ward councillor Ben Grower said: "Obviously I'm concerned when these things happen in the ward and I do hope they are isolated. I've got every confidence that the police will be able to find out who is responsible."
Fellow councillor Roger Marley said: "There's so much good going on that it's a shame when an incident like this happens. West Howe has got so many great things going for it."
Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101 or the free and anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111.
In a separate incident, police are also hunting a knife-wielding raider who attempted to rob the Co-op store in Bearwood.

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Fairmont Heritage Place, Franz Klammer Lodge, Telluride
- Free WiFi and free parking
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- 63 smoke-free condos
- Ski-in/ski-out access
- Full-service spa
- Outdoor pool
- Free airport shuttle
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- 24-hour fitness center
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- In-room childcare
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For Irwin Jacobs, Qualcomm's 20th annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday was his last as an official member of the company's board of directors.
It was a good one to end on.
Jacobs, the 78-year-old co-founder of Qualcomm, retired from the board during a year when revenue jumped 36 percent to $15 billion. Earnings rose 33 percent to $5.4 billion, excluding certain charges. The company ended the year with about $21 billion in cash.
On Tuesday, Qualcomm also announced a 4 cent increase its quarterly dividend to 25 cents per share. It also authorized $4 billion in stock buybacks.
The company's share price is up 11 percent so far this calendar year.
Jacobs founded Qualcomm in 1985 and took the company public in 1991. His son, Paul Jacobs, took over as chief executive in 2005. Irwin Jacobs retained his role as board chairman until March 2009, when Paul Jacobs took over that title as well.
A former University of California San Diego professor, Irwin Jacobs helped pioneer code division multiple access technology for wireless communications. Today, various iterations of CDMA are widely used to deliver voice and data to smart phones worldwide.
"He taught us that the high road is the only road to take," Paul Jacobs told shareholders. "He taught us to treat employees like family."
At the annual meeting, Paul Jacobs also discussed a handful of familiar themes that are driving Qualcomm's growth. Third generation, or 3G, wireless networks that rely on Qualcomm's technology are expected to grow significantly in the next five years, especially in China, India and other developing regions.
The company's Snapdragon application processors – the brains behind many smart phones and tablets — have been designed into 340 products to date, with another 400 products on the drawing boards.
With Microsoft's updated Windows 8 operating system coming out later this year, Qualcomm expects that its Snapdragon processors will be designed into more laptop computers – which could vastly expand its addressable market.
The company demonstrated the computing power in its newest Snapdragon processor – a quad-core chip that ran four high-definition video streams simultaneously. Each core in the chip, which is being sampled now by phone and tablet makers, has 1.5 Gigahertz of processing power for a combined total of 6 Gigahertz.
Qualcomm expects the chip to be ready to ship to customers in the second half of this year.
Jacobs also talked about new technology that Qualcomm is developing to increase the data capacity of overloaded wireless networks.
The technology aims to bring small, inexpensive cell sites closer to users. Jacobs said wireless operators are interested in the idea because it shows "there is a road map to solve the data problem" created when smart phones overwhelm wireless networks.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Alumna Blends Health and Music
Abbe Lyons '87 switches hats — literally — multiple times a day. As the executive director of the Ithaca Health Alliance, she may be overseeing the volunteer staff at a free walk-in clinic before she rushes to Congregation Tikkun v'Or, where as a cantor she pulls a brightly colored yarmulke from her pocket to wear while giving a student his bar mitzvah lesson. Then off comes the yarmulke as she heads back downtown for a Health Alliance board meeting.
Her whirlwind schedule has allowed Lyons to blend the two passions that have shaped her career for the past two decades: music and health care. While her dual interests may not have an obvious connection, Lyons says they share the same goal: helping people. In fact, her interest in music is what led her to learn about the Feldenkrais method, which uses movement to help people who have physical limitations or who want to improve their performance in music or sports.
"When I'm working with clients to use movement to increase their options, I'm hoping that their lives will be improved," she says. "And when I'm leading services or doing a life cycle event, I'm hoping that those activities will also improve the lives of those who are there and hopefully inspire them to help others."
Growing up on Long Island, Lyons wanted to be a singer-songwriter and began experimenting with folk, jazz, and blues in high school. At Ithaca College, she majored in voice performance and trained in the classical repertoire as a soprano. But her musical life took a detour when she injured her ribs while practicing karate in an off-campus class.
On the advice of a teacher, Lyons went to see Carol McAmis, an IC voice professor who had become a practitioner of the Feldenkrais method. After working with McAmis, Lyons decided that she wanted to learn the method herself and moved to California to study with McAmis's instructor.
While in California, Lyons worked as a financial manager at a nonprofit agency and became involved in the Havurah movement (Hebrew for "friends"), which consists of groups that meet together for volunteer-led prayer services. When she returned to Ithaca, Lyons began working with Tikkun v'Or/Ithaca Reform Temple and embarked on a quest to become ordained as a cantor through the Philadelphia-based Alliance for Jewish Renewal.
"It took me eight years part time," Lyons says. "It was a way of combining my love of music and my love of Judaism."
After resettling in Ithaca, Lyons became a member of the Ithaca Health Alliance, which started out providing small grants to help people access health care. When the alliance launched a search for a new executive director more than a decade later, Lyons was hired for the parttime position.
"She had the organizational skills that we were looking for, but she also clearly demonstrated an interest and an agreement with our cause," says Scott McCasland-Bodenstein, president of the Health Alliance Board.
Situated in downtown Ithaca, the alliance offers health care services for anyone without health insurance through its largest program, the Ithaca Free Clinic. The clinic is staffed by volunteer medical and holistic providers and serves more than 1,300 patients annually.
"I really believe in the work that we do," Lyons says. "It gives me tremendous satisfaction to be able to do things that make a difference in people's lives."
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Cantor Abbe is such a blessing to our community in so many ways. It is great to read about her journey from Ithaca College to her professional, musical and spiritual leadership.


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Obama's DOJ Tries to Sneak Around Supreme Court GPS Tracking Ruling, ACLU Upset
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January 17, 2013 2:08 PM
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You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! (says the DOJ)
The American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) hit a brick wall when its Freedom of Information Action (FOIA) of 1966 (
§ 552
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I. GPS Tracking is Back
The issue of GPS tracking has been a contentious one. In some high profile incidents federal agents, state police, or local police have attached GPS trackers to citizens' cars and used the continuous tracking as incriminating evidence. While law enforcement agencies contend that GPS surveillance is a powerful tool for fighting crime, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) clearly thought otherwise,
deciding unanimously
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planting GPS trackers on citizens' vehicles
generally is a violation of Fourth Amendment rights.
Following the January ruling, the FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann provoked ACLU scrutiny when he spoke at a February law enforcement convention in San Francisco, suggesting that other forms of location tracking were arguably legal.
While not specifically mentioned, one such form of tracking would be to seize citizens' cell phones or request records from mobile carriers in order to gain a record of locations based on tower pings. Such tracking has only been used in a handful of cases nationwide, but is growing in use.
GC Weissmann also suggested that boats and other types of vehicles may be fair game for tracking as his interpretation was that the SCOTUS prohibition was narrow, only covering GPS tracking on cars.
The FBI argues that it may still be legal to use GPS tracking on boats.
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He also makes reference to a pair of memos, detailing how tracking was to be carried out.
II. ACLU Gets Non-Answer From DOJ
In the wake of those comments the ACLU filed suit to obtain those memos, arguing that their release would make clear whether the FBI and other DOJ agencies are actively pursuing such forms of location tracking, and what the rules are (e.g. whether a warrant is required).
The DOJ gave the ACLU the memos this week, but they were almost entirely redacted, leaving little useable information. The sweeping redactions were justified in a note from the DOJ that cites the stipulation that FOIA requests can be redacted to prevent the release of information that would aid criminals.
In a
blog post
Catherine Crump, an attorney for the ACLU, blasts the DOJ memos, writing:
The Justice Department's unfortunate decision leaves Americans with no clear understanding of when we will be subjected to tracking — possibly for months at a time — or whether the government will first get a warrant.
Privacy law needs to keep up with technology, but how can that happen if the government won't even tell us what its policies are?
The DOJ release the FBI memos, but it redacted most of the details in the documents.
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Given the DOJ's relative non-response it appears that the DOJ and ACLU will continue to square of in federal court or possibly in another Supreme Court case.
The ACLU's position is clear -- warrantless tracking is a danger to Americans' freedoms.
The DOJ's position appears to be that while it will respect the SCOTUS rulings narrowly, it will freely engaged in any form of investigation not explicitly prohibited. The Obama administration has gone to bat for the DOJ in court, arguing that when it comes to law enforcement, sometimes
safety trumps the need for transparency and protection of civil liberties
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at flash.data::EncryptedLocalStore$/processErrorCode()
at flash.data::EncryptedLocalStore$/getItem()
When you run a new project and attempt to access the ELS, Flash will search the ELS directory with a case insensitive search, creating a new ELS if it doesn't find an appropriate app ID. This is important to note, as the data you encrypt and save is keyed to a case sensitive copy of your application ID! Thus, if you migrate a Flex project with an application ID that varies only in case, Flash will find the ELS directory but fail to decrypt it, as your application ID is different than the key used to encrypt the ELS.
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In XP I've read that the files are either in C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\AIR\ELS or C:\Documents and Settings\[username]>\Application Data\[app ID]\ELS. On Vista I've read that it's in C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\AIR\ELS.
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The trust's Flu Fighter campaign carried extra importance this year, as the government said some additional NHS funding would only be made available to trusts where three-quarters of staff had been vaccinated.
The campaign featured more than 50 members of staff pictured on posters stating why they had chosen to become Flu Fighters and why they would encourage fellow colleagues to do the same and get the flu jab.
The trust said 76 per cent of staff had been vaccinated by the end of January.
Lee Barnes, head of occupational health and wellbeing, said: "The rise in the uptake of the flu vaccination is evidence that staff want to protect their patients and remain healthy to provide effective care for patients at a time when demands on the NHS are at their highest.
"It has been a tough year for staff, with many difficult challenges, yet their commitment to patients is higher than ever with the trust experiencing its highest ever uptake rate of the staff flu vaccination."


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Stones found with a natural hole through them are called Hag Stones. In bygone days, when superstition played a part in everyone's lives, it was common to see these stones hanging above the doors of people's houses in England. They were believed to provide protection for your home and those living within it. This Random Round was made using stones beach-combed from the shores of the Isle of Wight, England. I have interspersed them with turquoise beads and hung the round with natural jute twine. Hang them in your porch, from a tree, inside the house, wherever you fancy .... Round diameter measures 16cm


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The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is home to some of South Africa's most passionate horse handlers. Many of the country's most famous horse racing stud farms can be found in this area, and there are numerous estates that offer horse riding as an activity.
Nottingham Road is a town synonymous with horse riding in South Africa, having produced many top horses and riders across various equestrian disciplines over the years. Here you'll find a number of riding schools, as well as estates where riders of all experience levels can go on rides. Kleinbosch Estate is just one of the establishments to consider.
History buffs can explore the KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields region on horseback and follow in the hoof prints of soldiers who fought here. Numerous wars between the Zulus, the Boers and the British were waged in this area, which has remained largely undeveloped and unspoiled.
While visiting the battlefields, you may wish to take some time to experience one of the traditional horse races held in farm fields on certain weekends.
Inversanda farm in the Dargle area, close to Midmar Dam, has a selection of horses for guests to choose from, as well as stabling for those who wish to bring their horses on holiday with them.
Zulu Waters Game Reserve near Estcourt offers horse riding tours of the reserve to guests as part of the package. Wildlife that riders may get close to during their rides includes buffalo, rhino, wildebeest, zebra and a variety of antelope.
If you'd like to experience the Midlands region's impressive forestry, Karkloof Horse Adventures offers three-hour rides through pine plantations, with scenery that includes six waterfalls. Zebra and antelope are some of the wildlife you will encounter on this adventure.
For more information about horse riding in this part of South Africa, contact the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority.
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In the video posted below, Bill Whittle, on Pajamas TV, makes some good points (made by many, including this blogger) about the importance of branding and graphic design in politics, rightly pointing to the Obama logo as brilliant, but also overdoing it by calling the logo and its use symptomatic of a "cult of the personality."
There is no doubt, however, that the team commissioned by the Obama campaign developed a distinctive logo, which helped establish a brand of "hope" and "change" for the candidate, and succeeded—just like the logos for Nike and Apple—to gain recognition and which communicated the "essence" of the "product."
[Thanks to Sean Quinn for alerting me to this video.]


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Mount Baw Baw is Melbourne's closest downhill ski resort. Just two-and-a-half hours drive from the city, this family friendly alpine resort and caters to snowboarders, skiers and snow enthusiasts during the snow season.
Mount Baw Baw is about 120km east of Melbourne and 50km north of the Latrobe Valley. The mountain itself is one of several peaks on the Baw Baw Plateau, a long plateau tending northeast.
Mount Baw Baw is one of the closest alpine resorts to Melbourne and takes just two-and-a-half-hours to drive there from the city. You can travel to Mount Baw Baw by car, train, coach.
VLine trains leave from Melbourne's Flinders St and Southern Cross stations regularly on the Gippsland line. The closest train station to the mountain is Warragul and additional bus transfers from the station to the mountain need to be arranged.
Alternatively, you can catch the Mount Baw Baw Transport Service bus from Melbourne airport or the city centre directly to Mount Baw Baw.
Find more information on how to get to Mount Baw Baw.
Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort offers more than 35 hectares of groomed runs, seven ski lifts, two snow play areas, 10km of cross-country ski trails and unlimited terrain to explore among the snowgums.
The resort village is at the bottom of the lifts, offering ski in-ski out access. The downhill runs are accompanied by a greater distance of cross country tracks offering access to other parts of the Baw Baw plateau.
Find more information about Mount Baw Baw and its beautiful surrounds.
To enter the Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort you will need to pay a resort entry fee. This is applicable to all motor vehicles, passengers of coaches and taxis and pedestrians entering Victorian ski resorts during the snow season.
Day and season passes are available for purchase and to save time and money you can buy them online in advance of your visit.
Find more information on resort entry to Mount Baw Baw.
Mount Baw Baw has a variety of accommodation types and prices. From luxury lodges and romantic cabins for two, to comfortable hotels and apartments to backpacker's accommodation, there's somewhere for everyone to rest their head after a big day on the slopes.
Accommodation options also include on-mountain and off-mountain, and there are some great package deals on offer and worth checking out on the resort's website.
Find the right style of Mount Baw Baw accommodation for you.
The car park closest to the village entrance (car park 1) is strictly for day visitors only. Overnight visitors are required to park in car parks 2 and 3. Then you can proceed to the Administration building in the village where the Guests Services team can check you into your accommodation.
If you don't want to struggle with your luggage when you arrive on the mountain, book oversnow luggage transport and you and your bags will be chauffeured directly to your accommodation.
Mount Baw Baw has a ski school that caters for everyone from beginners, lower intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders. The school also offers private one-on-one lessons as well as adult and child group lessons.
Find more information on Mount Baw Baw Snow Sports School.
Mount Baw Baw has around 35 hectares of mainly beginner-intermediate ski runs all of which are accessible by seven T-bar and poma lifts (no dis-mounting off chairlifts … perfect for the beginner!), with the highest (the Summit lift) going almost to the top of the mountain.
Mount Baw Baw's two terrain parks are a playground for freestyle skiers and snowboarders and a great place to practise your skills.
Find more information on Mount Baw Baw's ski runs.
All snow equipment can be hired after you arrive at Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort. There are two retail outlets at the resort where can hire all the gear you require. Mount Baw Baw Ski Hire has absolutely everything you and your family could possibly need to hit the slopes. It is located next door to the Village Central complex and is impossible to miss.
Additionally, snowboarders can also hire and buy equipment from the Cactus Black General Store.
Find more information on equipment hire at Mount Baw Baw.
There is so much fun to be had at Mount Baw Baw for families and kids, it's hard to know where to start ... Perhaps with a morning of tobogganing followed by a Howling Husky Sled Dog Tour.
The following day you might all don your snowshoes for a tour along one of the many gorgeous tracks with a designated guide. Or perhaps a Snow Mobile Ride or a Snow Groomer Tour would be more your thing?
If you don't think you can take one more afternoon out in the snow, consider taking a sauna or having a rock pool spa to unwind, or even hitting the gym for a few hours to shake out tired legs from skiing.
Find more information on fun things to do with the family at Mount Baw Baw.
There are a number of great eateries, bars and bistros to help the family refuel the batteries after a big day sliding down the slopes. A kiosk, bar, cafe, bistro and restaurant offer a wide range of eating options. And, once the kids are tucked up in bed there's always something going on down at the Alpine Bar.
There's entertainment at the bar most weekends throughout winter and it's the ultimate place to have a social drink, a game of pool or take to the dance floor. Local and Melbourne DJs and bands play most Friday and Saturday nights.
Find more details about what goes on once the skis are off in Mount Baw Baw.
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One problem with Obama's statement on chemical weapons last summer was that he was sending a message to Assad that carnage up to that supposed red line was acceptable. But the red line itself was problematic. Given the limited flow of information coming out of Syria, it was always going to be difficult to confirm the use of chemical weapons. The conflicting signals from the State Department last week made the issue plain. "When this particular message came in from consulate Istanbul," said a State Department spokesperson, we "concluded at the time that we couldn't corroborate it; we haven't been able to corroborate it since either."
Sure, the opposition might submit evidence that they'd been gassed, but how would anyone know if they were telling the truth? How would you verify their stories, or authenticate YouTube videos of people vomiting, choking, and dying? The Syrian rebels have an interest, after all, in bringing the United States into the conflict.
In any case, as outgoing defense secretary Leon Panetta explained earlier this month, it turns out the United States would only send in troops to secure Syria's chemical weapons stockpile after Assad fell. The concern, said Panetta "is what steps does the international community take to make sure that when Assad comes down, that there is a process and procedure to make sure we get our hands on securing those sites?" In other words, as long as Assad is still in power, the White House is not going to do anything about his arsenal.
And even if it wanted to, said chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, how would it know when to move against chemical weapons?


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You have six seconds to make a great first impression. Go!
Seriously, a recent study by TheLadders found that recruiters spend only six seconds with a resume before they determine if it's worth more of their time. That's a pretty small window, so you have to make sure you're including only the most critical data. The study found that recruiters spend almost 80 percent of their review time focusing on name, current title/company, previous title/company, previous position start and end dates, current position start and end dates and education. Beyond that, recruiters mostly looked for keywords that matched the open position.
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Meatless Monday is a global movement, a way of life. It's not a campaign to turn everyone in the world vegetarian or vegan; in fact, many involved are meat-lovers. Eating less meat has been proven to reduce the risk of disease, curb obesity and has important environmental impacts, too. Will you join us in giving up meat, just for one day a week?
How much hummus is too much hummus? Whatever the threshold is for normal people, take that number, double it, and you'll see the approximate amount of hummus I eat in any given week. It might make me a vegetarian cliche (vegetarians eat nothing but tofu and hummus!) but hummus is so delicious and convenient that I'm not interested in breaking cliche.
How do I love hummus? Let me count the ways . . .
I make homemade hummus most of the time because it's super easy and takes like 10 minutes. Dave Lieberman's recipe (pictured above) is a good basic one and you can easily add other stuff to it, like roasted red peppers or a shot of sriracha if you like your hummus fancy or spicy.
Call me lazy, but last week my neighborhood grocery store had Sabra hummus on sale (two for $5!) so I stocked up. I do like homemade the best, but in a pinch (okay fine, when I'm lazy) the store-bought stuff is pretty good. I keep an emergency tub at the office for a quick snack with cut-up vegetables or crackers and I buy those little single-serve hummus packs whenever I'm on the road or stranded in the airport without sustenance.
On a Sandwich:
I loathe mayonnaise and have since I was a kid, but I'm no fan of dry sandwiches either. A smear of hummus — store-bought or homemade — on a sandwich, wrap or even a bagel does the trick: it adds a ton of flavor, plus it's not all greasy like mayo.
Hummus and Grilled Vegetable Wraps
Stuffed into Mushrooms:
Hummus is to savory foods as whipped cream is to sweet — add a dollop to just about anything to fancy it up. Grilled vegetables are a good place to start if you're not sure what to start dolloping your hummus; it works well with any vegetable, but especially grilled eggplant, mushrooms, zucchini or bell peppers.
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms With Hummus and Feta
On Top of Nachos
Move over, salsa; I declare hummus to be the nacho topper of 2013. Set up a nacho bar at your next party with pita chips, hummus, kalamata olives, chopped scallions, feta cheese, diced tomatoes and some chopped herbs and let your pals make their own plate of Greek-style nachos, or bake a big platter for folks to dig into.
Lightened Up Greek Nachos (leave the chicken out to make these meatless)
In or On Salad
A scoop of hummus and a squeeze of lemon on a green salad makes a mighty fine dressing. You can use hummus to dress picnic salads too — mix homemade or store-bought hummus into potato or pasta salad for a may0-free alternative (bonus: You won't have to worry as much about how long your salad has been sitting out on the buffet).
With a Spoon
That's right, just a spoonful of hummus. Don't judge; you know you do the same thing with peanut butter — I don't see the difference.


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Soldiers, Spies and Statesmen: Egypt's Road to Revolt
Hugh Roberts writes:
Western opinion has had difficulty working out what to think, or at any rate what to say, about Egypt. It now seems that the pedlars of hallucinations have been cowed and it is no longer fashionable to describe the events of 3 July in Cairo as a 'second revolution'. But to describe them as a counter-revolution, while indisputably more accurate, presupposes that there was a revolution in the first place. The bulk of Western media commentary seems still to be wedded to this notion. That what the media called 'the Arab spring' was a succession of revolutions became orthodoxy very quickly. Egypt was indispensable to the idea of an 'Arab spring' and so it had to have had a revolution too.


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MIAMI (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Can you imagine being a teenage boy, living at the beach, and not having enough confidence to take your shirt off and not having enough energy to even take a walk? The condition is called concave chest. One-in-500 kids will be born with it.
Just last year, even yoga was too exhausting for Thomas Luongo.
"I couldn't do any strenuous activity because you could see my heart beating through my skin," Luongo told Ivanhoe.
Thomas suffered from pectus excavatum, or concave chest. His chest was sinking in, pressing on his lungs and his heart, and zapping his energy and his confidence.
"People would be like, 'oh I can eat cereal out of your chest,'" Luongo explained.
Pediatric surgeon Cathy Burnweit used a metal bar to remodel Luongo's chest.
"It's basically putting a metal bar under the sternum and it remodels the sternum, much like braces," Cathy Burnweit, MD, Chief of Pediatric Surgery, Miami Children's Hospital, told Ivanhoe.
Doctors cut a small incision on both sides of Luongo's chest. The bar is tunneled under the skin, underneath the breast bone, and is then rotated and the breast bone is pushed out.
"We usually do the procedure as the child enters puberty and so they go through their growth spurt with the bar in place," Dr. Burnweit explained.
The chest will remodel over the course of three to four years. Before this surgery, doctors had to perform open chest surgery, remove the cartilages, break the sternum, and then let the bones re-heal. The recovery time was months. With the bar procedure, Luongo was able to leave in five days and was back to daily activities in just one month.
"I feel a lot better [and] I feel healthier," Luongo said. "I've gained weight and I feel better about myself."
Dr. Burnweit says the bar is taken out in three to four years. A smaller number of kids suffer from a condition called pectus carinatum, or pigeon chest, where the chest bulges out. It is easily treated with a brace.
BACKGROUND: Pectus excavatum, also called sunken or funnel chest, is a congenital chest wall malformation where several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally, creating a concave or caved-in appearance of the anterior chest wall and sternum. It occurs in an estimated one in 300 to 500 births, affecting mostly males. The condition is usually noticed at birth and more than two-thirds of cases are diagnosed within the first year of life. (Source: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1970203-overview)
SYMPTOMS: Worsening of the chest's appearance and the onset of symptoms are usually reported during rapid bone growth seen in puberty and early teenage years. For many people, their only sign is a slight indentation in their chests. In some people, the depth of the indentation worsens in early adolescence and can continue to worsen into adulthood. In severe cases, the breastbone may compress the lungs and the heart. Signs include:
• Decreased exercise tolerance
• Rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations
• Recurrent respiratory infections
• Wheezing or coughing
• Chest pain (Source: mayoclinic.com)
NUSS: The Nuss technique was originally described by Dr. Nuss. Nuss performed the first minimally invasive operation for the correction of pectus excavatum in the eighties. It wasn't until 1997 that the new and innovative technique introduced to the American Pediatric Surgical Association. The current recommendations support the use of the Nuss technique in patients aged five to twenty years. The ideal age for undergoing the operation has been established at eight to twelve years because the chest wall is still very malleable, stabilization of the bar is easily achieved, thoracic epidural can be safely placed, and the child is mature enough to understand the operation and postoperative instructions. (Source: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1970203-overview#aw2aab6b2b2


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The Murder of Mr. MooreMystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
Detective Derek was reviewing notes on the murder of Mr. Moore as he was heading to the police station to interrogate the suspects. The victim was Mr. Moore, a very powerful billionaire. He was shot square in the forehead around 11:00 PM the previous day. Mr. Moore had 3 sons, Bob, Jack, and John, who were possible suspects. These sons were strapped for money so each had a motive for killing Mr. Moore.
As Derek entered the police station, he was led to the interrogation room where he met two of the sons, Bob and Jack. He heard out their testimonies. "Jack and I decided to hang out with our old man," said Bob. "My dad, Jack, and I went to a restaurant about 15 minutes away. We came back around 11. As we entered the mansion, John, out of nowhere, started running toward the mansion. It startled Jack and me, but my dad hadn't noticed because he was a bit drunk. When I noticed John had a gun, I tried to warn my dad but John shot him before my dad could even turn around and look at him."
Detective Derek asked, "Jack, do you confirm his testimony?"
Jack replied, "Yes."
Detective Derek then said, "Because you have lied to me, you two are both prime suspects in the murder of Mr. Moore."
How did Derek know Jack and Bob were lying and were involved in the murder?
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AnswerThe notes Detective Derek read said that Mr. Moore was shot "square in the forehead". For that to be true, the shooter would've been standing in front of Mr. Moore, not behind him. Because Mr. Moore did not have time to look back at John, Detective Derek knew John could not have shot Mr. Moore in the forehead. Bob and Jack seemed more likely suspects because they were with Mr. Moore at the time of the murder. The two confessed to the murder because they needed the inheritance for their gambling habits. When they saw John walk by the mansion on his late night stroll, they decided to pin the murder on him.
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Place all ingredients, except the shoyu and scallions, in a soup pot, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium-low, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Reduce the flame to low, and add the shoyu. Simmer 5 more minutes, and serve. Garnish with scallions.
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|EXCLUSIVE: Westport
— By Diane M. Byrne
— June 2003
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|She may be the smallest of the series-built Westports, but the 98 has many large-custom-yacht amenities.
It's not easy being a custom builder.
No, this isn't a ploy to make you feel sorry for the yards that construct one-off yachts; rather, the intent is to shed light on why more megayacht builders are offering yachts on a semicustom basis. In fact, ask the principals of any megayacht yard building yachts in a series why they're following this path, and chances are they'll candidly tell you that the biggest reason is cost control. It's difficult, if not impossible, to pinpoint exactly how much money it takes to create one-of-a-kind yachts, especially when one owner wants a modified hull design, another makes change order after change order, and yet another wants to use an exotic wood the yard has never imported and cut to fit before.
All this said, however, being a semicustom builder isn't exactly an "if you build it, they will come" situation. Rather, because buyers of megayachts, regardless of size or origin, tend to have more sophisticated expectations than production boat buyers, a builder has to make sure that its offerings incorporate touches that make them stand out from the crowd--a crowd which, you may have noticed, has gotten bigger within the past couple of years and continues to grow.
Washington-based Westport Shipyard is one of the yards that embraces this concept. Having successfully built a number of yachts in series over the past decade, including recent 112-footers and 130-footers, it introduced the newest member of its fleet, a 98-foot raised-pilothouse motoryacht, at the 2003 Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami. Despite her "small" size, she still shows off some big-yacht, custom-construction features.
One of the things that makes the 98 different is the smart space planning. It's carried throughout the yacht, literally from the engine room on up to the aft deck and into the relaxation areas inside. In the engine room, you'll find full walkaround access to the twin 1,480-hp MTUs (which permit a mid-20-knot cruise speed, according to Westport). This practical access is something some semicustom builders still don't offer in the 100-foot-plus range. There's also abundant space above each powerplant to let an engineer reach across to a critical maintenance point. A handy workbench that comes complete with a set of tools is just to port inside the entrance to the engine room. Also handy are the sight gauges forward for the fuel and labels on all the pumps.
As for the relaxation spaces, the size of the aft deck is akin to that of a much larger custom yacht. Of course, there's the customary curved benchseat and table for dining or simply enjoying the view, but more than a handful of guests can stand in small groups about the shaded space without bumping elbows. Also notable is the fact that the area is fully decked in teak, a classy, albeit higher-maintenance, touch. (The rest of the exterior decks are FRP with nonskid.)
More well-planned highlights lie inside. The comfortable saloon, with a combination of fabric wall coverings and satin-finished cherrywood paneling, contains a clever feature for when cocktails are the order of the day. When guests pick up a drink from the bar that lies to port immediately inside the doors from the aft deck, a pull-out drink table just forward of it, made by Westport's joinery department, frees their hands.
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This article originally appeared in the May 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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NEW ORLEANS — It's been so long ago now that J.T. Curtis has forgotten the player's first name, but everyone called him "Crab."
At any rate, in 1975, just before the Patriots played for a state championship game for the first time, "Crab" told his coach that if the Patriots won, he might even come to church.
So after Curtis edged Notre Dame of Crowley, 13-12, John Curtis Sr., the late founder of the school that bears his name, held a service that Sunday in the gym for all of the players and their families.
Thirty-seven years later, the tradition continues. When the Patriots make the championship game as they have 32 times now, win or lose, they have church in the gym on Sunday.
Sure enough then, following last Saturday's 35-13 victory against Evangel, the Curtis community celebrated the school's 25th title.
For J.T. Curtis, the experience, like winning championships, never grows old.
"It's one of the highlights of the year for me and for the staff," he said, "During the season, you get caught up in a lot of things, and sometimes you neglect the spiritual side, which is the values this school was founded on.
"We had a great time and a great service. It was just a joy for us all to be there together."
The Patriots weren't the only local team celebrating last weekend.
On Sunday, two days after Karr's 29-22 victory against Neville for the Class 4A title, the Cougar players, their families and fans had a community picnic in Bollinger Playground on the West Bank.
"We were just socializing and having some fun," Karr coach Jabbar Juluke said. "We've got a community here that embraces each other and especially this school and this football team."
Rummel didn't even wait until the next day.
It's a Raiders tradition that fans meet the team at the school after a game. Usually about 200 show up.
But Saturday night, after the 35-14 victory against Barbe for the Class 5A title, the first in school history, 10 times that number turned out.
"We couldn't get the bus turned down the street," Rummel coach Jay Roth said. "And it took the kids at least 15 minutes to walk through the crowd.
"To have all of the students, parents and alums there was the highlight of the night for me. I still get emotional thinking about it."
The titles by Rummel, Karr and Curtis marked the first time since 1981 three teams from the New Orleans area won titles in the same year.
Plus, all three were undefeated. Another trait — the coaches truly care about their schools and not just the football teams.
Curtis' case is obvious. He's spent his adult life at the school his father founded, a span now at 44 years.
Roth played for his father, Easton Roth, at Rummel and returned to his alma mater 18 years ago.
Juluke's a St. Augustine grad. But he's spent 11 years at Karr turning the Cougars into a powerhouse program that's now reached three straight championship games.
"Our kids love one another, and they love going out to play the game of football," he said. "For a lot of them, it becomes their sanctuary.
"Winning a championship is personally fulfilling. But knowing how you can help shape the lives of young men means much more."


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BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Pastor Wilfredo Calix-Flores says about two weeks ago he was at his church in Old Brunswick when three men approached him and asked for water.
They left. Then he says came back and pointed a pistol at him.
The Brunswick man says they demanded his cellphone and his money, but he didn't have anything on him, so they shot him in the arm. The bullet would go through and into his chest.
Flores says his attackers ran off and he never saw them again.
Until last week, when police announced the arrest of two teens in the death of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago, who was shot and killed while his mother was walking him in a stroller down a nearby street.
Flores says when he saw 17-year-old De'Marquise Elkins in the news, he knew it was the same person who shot him a week earlier.
Flores says while he believes those who did this to the 1-year-old need to be punished, he says he is a man of God, and he's praying for everyone involved, especially those accused of this heinous crime.
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A leader of Weight Watchers sessions in Otley and Ilkley won a chance to cook alongside a BBC MasterChef winner, in recognition of her inspiring role.
Alison Wakefield, 41, of Leeds, was named one of the UK's most Inspirational Weight Watchers Leaders at an event in London.
The event, which was hosted by MasterChef 2012 winner and Weight Watchers food ambassador, Shelina Permalloo, celebrated the success of ten of the UK's inspirational Weight Watchers Leaders and members and showcased some of the ways that we can all enjoy filling, healthy food while watching our weight.
Mrs Wakefield was treated to a cookery demonstration by Shelina Permalloo and was challenged to cook one of the TV chef and author's recipes before sitting down to taste her efforts, as well as other dishes created by the Master Chef winner, over lunch.
Mrs Wakefield, 41, became a Weight Watchers Leader in July 2007 and now runs eight meetings per week across Ilkley and Otley.
She was named as one of the most inspirational Weight Watchers Leaders after helping residents in Leeds to lose over 858 stone in the past year alone – the equivalent of almost 72 people weighing 12 stone each.


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HERE comes the sun, do do do do, here comes the sun, and I say, it's about time.
Although the week started off with the people of Worcestershire scraping ice off their cars on Monday and drenched everyone during the week, we're getting the suncream out for temperatures that could reach their 20s on the weekend.
Ian Michaelwaite, from Pershore-based Netweather, delivered the glorious news that with the loss of an hour bringing in spring officially, so will the warm weather.
He said: "It's looking pretty good. It's not going to be wall to wall sunshine but there'll be plenty of spells around so it will be hitting 17C, maybe 18C at times. Definitely a big improvement from the weather we've been experiencing this week.
"Looking at Sunday, it's kind of a similar story - 8C or 9C overnight, then maybe a degree or two higher in the morning but there might be a 20C in there but it's pushing it and will probably peak at around 18C or 19C.
"There's still an easterly breeze that might that a bit of that away but all in all it's going to feel pretty pleasant."
But with the good news comes the bad.
"That's the upside but the downside will be for hayfever sufferers. It could all kick off with the warm weather so have your anti-histamines on hand just in case."
Before we reach the weekend though, we must endure another day of showers today (March 28), and next week Malvern-based forecaster Frank Hill said it will drop back down again.
"We are stuck with the easterly winds for several day and expect mostly cloudy weather next week with more rain or showers at times. Temperatures are expected to reach around 5C at night and 12C in the afternoons," he said.


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Healthy skills for the holidays
Holidays often bring us back home to family and loved ones. Home and family look and feel different to each of us, and our feelings toward gathering for the holidays may run the gamut as well. In these moments of connecting, celebrating and rest, when traditions are practiced and created, consider taking small steps to express and support healthy development. Here are some ideas:
- Open the lines of communication with family and friends. During the holidays is when we often take time to express thankfulness, capture milestones and offer our support or encouragement to loved ones. Take these opportunities to touch base with dear ones on the values that support healthy development for adults and children. Send a message that it's OK to talk openly, ask for support and nothing is off-limits. Whether it's affirming how the adults in your family model positive interactions for little ones or bringing up better boundaries, you can plant a simple seed in everyday conversations and share healthy skills.
- Encourage healthy boundaries and let loved ones know that they can choose to refuse hugs or other forms of affection without offending you. (i.e. I am a zero obligation hugger! Any high-fives requested will be returned.) This is an especially important message for the little ones in your life, and teaching children about respectful boundaries shows that adults need to honor their body rights. If you choose to bring up boundaries with family, keep it audience-friendly and don't lecture. Give space and consideration to silence, sensitivity or discomfort that others express. It may feel new, challenging or difficult for folks to consider changing their behaviors and building healthy skills is all about taking small steps.
- If gift giving is a part of your holiday practice, choose to purchase products that have a healthier impact. You can do this by choosing sustainable packaging, fair trade or even creating your own gifts. Many children's toys perpetuate gender norms and stereotypes that are downright harmful, choose to go an alternative route and leave Barbie behind.
- If you, like our feminist blogger, have been giving thought to some of the creepy messages that sneak into holiday tunes, step up with a healthy message. Talk with friends or loved ones about why "Baby its cold outside" falls short of your standard for consent. Get creative and rewrite the lyrics to a holiday tune. (i.e. "I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need. I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree. I just want PRE-VEN-TION. More than you could ever know…" You're welcome, Mariah.)
- If time-off means more access to media and television than usual, take the opportunity to apply a critical lens. When I find myself catching up on commercials, movie trailers and the latest reality TV phenomenon, it can easily feel like Unhealthy Representation Fest 2012. When representations of gender, sexuality and culture in the media have you outraged you can start a conversation, tweet about it, change the channel or start a petition.
Take a moment this holiday season to see where you can infuse a healthier habit or start a conversation to positively impact those you love. These tips and ideas can trickle into daily life and family gatherings year-round as well. Share your idea on taking a positive step to support healthy skills by posting a comment below.
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My take on Shane Doan, who reportedly visited the Rangers' brass yesterday while in NYC anyway for NHL/NHLPA CBA war discussions:
I've always liked Doan as a player and still do. I think he would fit very, very nicely into the Rangers; into their identity, into their leadership group. He could play on their second line, no problem. He could theoretically play on their first line if they don't make another major move.
Doan spoke with ESPN-NY's Katie Strang yesterday. Click here for that story.
He would be a good get for them, for where they are and where they're trying to go. I don't have even the slightest doubt about that.
But there are rumors out there — and I believe that's all they are, unless somebody's smoking something whacky — that Doan has a four-year, $30 million offer somewhere. The Rangers shouldn't go anywhere near those numbers. They should run away.
However, if they could get him for two years at say $6 million per, or even if they had to go a little higher in the first year, I think he'd be a great get.
That all said, I believe Doan's priorities are A) to stay in Phoenix and B) to stay out West. And of course every free agent's priority beyond that is to get every last nickel. I imagine Doan might be able to get more elsewhere, and the Rangers shouldn't bribe him to come here.
Giving him anything more than two years would be bribery. Doan't do it.


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Welcome to our live coverage of Paul Tucker's testimony to MPs probing the Libor scandal. The deputy governor of the Bank of England faces questions about his actions at the height of the financial crisis. By Tom Burgis and Ben Fenton in London with contributions from FT correspondents. All times are London time.
19.00 That's that for our live blog. There are three main points from Tucker's testimony.
- Did Labour ministers lean on him to get banks to lower Libor in the middle of the financial Crisis, as alleged by George Osborne? "Absolutely not."
- Was Libor considered an ideal measure of interbank lending, even before the rigging revelations? Nope.
- Is the FSA board engaged in contingency plans should Libor collapse? Yes.
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THE leader of Worcester City Council has stuck his neck out by criticising next week's public sector strikes.
Councillor Simon Geraghty has courted controversy by saying he is "personally disappointed" about the walk-out on Thursday which threatens to cripple services across the county.
As your Worcester News first revealed last month, the so-called "day of action' will see council workers, teachers, fire service staff and other public sector employees down tools for a day amid a pay dispute.
It is unclear how many council staff will stay at the picket line, but contingency plans are being hastily drawn up to minimise any impact.
Cllr Geraghty, a Conservative, is also deputy leader of Worcestershire County Council, where the Unison branch has been among the country's most vocal recently over pay and conditions.
He says the strikes are taking place just at a time when the economy is starting to improve, which has led to one per cent pay rises kicking in.
It follows a one per cent pay rise last year, which came after three successive years of freezes.
Cllr Geraghty, speaking during a council meeting, said: "This authority recognises employees have a right to strike, they can do that.
"But I personally find it disappointing that the unions nationally do continue to argue for a strike at a time when the economy is just starting to turn."
Councillor Neil Laurenson, a Worcester Green politician, said since 2010 local government workers have suffered a 20 per cent real-terms pay cut, and insisted "local and national issues" were dragging them down.
Cllr Geraghty then said: "I do understand the pressures, that's what councils across the country are having to balance.
"But I don't think, at this time when we're seeing small pay rises coming through that it's the right time to strike."
He said in terms of the city council, it has a good, positive relationship with the unions and cited "national issues" as the driver behind the strikes.
The strike threatens to be the biggest in the UK since 2010, with the Fire Brigades Union adding to the militant mood this past Wednesday when it announced it was joining in.
Among the unions, Unite has called the deal "insulting" with spokeswoman Fiona Farmer claiming many workers are now on "poverty pay".


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CHILDREN from schools all over Swindon sung their hearts out yesterday to try to beat a world record.
Pupils at Shaw Ridge Primary School, Beechcroft Infant School in Stratton, Lainesmead Primary School in Walcot, Seven Fields Primary School in Penhill and Central Pre-school in Emlyn Square all took part in the sign2sing challenge to beat the world record for the number of children signing and singing at once.
The challenge was to beat the Guiness World Record of 116,980 children and adults singing and signing the same song at the same time across multiple locations.
The song was written by the sign2sing fundraising initiative, which raises money for SignHealth, which supports vulnerable deaf children and adults, and at 2.30pm across Swindon young voices could be heard singing along while signing it.
At Lainesmead alone, 187 pupils took part in the challenge Maria Brown, Year 5 and 6 teacher at Lainesmead and drama and performing arts co-ordinator said it was a great success.
She said: "We had been practising for about a week and they all picked it up really quickly and the children really enjoyed it. They have been singing it before class and in the corridors.
"We have a number of deaf and hearing impaired children in school and we thought it would be a nice thing to do. It was also a good opportunity to get the children up and signing and learning about sign language."
The school also raised around £150 for the sign2sing initiative after every child brought a pound into school.
Now in its fourth year, sign2sing has become a major national fundraising initiative involving over 300,000 primary school children and adults in over 1,000 schools in the UK and abroad.
To find out more about sign2sing, visit www.sign2sing.org.uk.


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New York -- Ahold USA, a division of Netherlands-based Royal Ahold, said six newly built stores had received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The locations include four stores in the Stop & Shop New England and New York Metro divisions, one in the Giant-Landover division and one in the Giant-Carlisle division.
These stores feature white roofs to reflect sunlight and reduce heat gain in the stores, skylights to harvest daylight and reduce electricity consumption during peak daylight hours, and LED lighting throughout the store. Smaller cooling systems are improving the efficiency of refrigerated display cases and open deck refrigerated cases have been replaced with closed door ones.
To date, Ahold USA has a total of 56 stores that have achieved LEED certification for existing buildings, which is largest fleet of LEED-certified stores among U.S. supermarket retailers.
"By utilizing these innovative green building technologies, we are building all new stores across our retail divisions according to the LEED standards to reduce our environmental impact in the communities we serve for future generations," said Ahold USA VP responsible retailing Jihad Rizkallah.


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The closest and most conveniently accessed international airport is Newark Liberty International.
The University is easily accessible by train, which runs along the Northeast Corridor line and also stops at the Newark airport. Both Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT trains stop at Princeton Junction, and the south end of campus is a five-minute connecting train ride away.
Recorded driving directions are available for callers with touchtone phones at 609-258-2222. Limited visitor parking is available in remote locations on campus.
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Panetta: Military 'Looked The Other Way' In Rape Case
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Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Thursday criticized the military's lackluster approach to sexual violence, saying that some officials "looked the other way" rather than pursuing convictions.
These words came during the funeral of Jeremy Goulet, a former serviceman who was killed last week in a gunfight with police after killing two Santa Cruz, CA officers. Goulet, who had a long history of incidences involving sexual assault and harassment, was released from the Army with a "less than honorable" discharge in 2006 as part of a plea bargain in a rape case.
Had Goulet been convicted of rape under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, he would likely be serving a sentence in a military prison. Panetta, who stepped down as Secretary of Defense two weeks ago, acknowledged the flaws in the military justice system's handling of sexual violence while speaking at Goulet's funeral. "We do know that he had a history of sexual violence both in and out of the military. And for whatever reason, people somehow always looked the other way," Panetta said. "And at some point, somebody pays a price."
Sexual assault in the military has been granted a renewed spotlight this week, after Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin's overturned Lt. Col. James Wilkerson's conviction of aggravated sexual assault, sparking outrage. Wilkerson — who was originally kicked out of the Air Force as part of his conviction — has been reinstated, though removed from the list of officers up for promotion by the Secretary of the Air Force. An estimated 19,000 instances of Military Sexual Trauma (MST) occurred in 2011 alone, though the actual number may be higher due to underreporting.
Panetta made promoting women's rights a key part of his tenure at the Pentagon, including vowing to reduce the number of sexual assaults in the military. After Panetta signed off on changes that would allow women to serve in fighting roles inside combat zones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said that the integration of women into combat units could help reduce sexual assault.
During his confirmation hearing, current Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel pledged to continue Panetta's work in this regard. Hagel is now being lobbied by several Senators, including Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), to do more — including looking into the Wilkerson case.
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Since the Great Recession, public discussion of the pensions afforded public employees has escalated. Many of us who work in the private sector feel a little envious when we consider the old-fashioned defined benefit pensions that our friends and neighbors employed in public sector jobs can expect.
A defined benefit pension guarantees a worker an often generous amount of money throughout his or her retirement -- and frequently the amount is adjusted annually for inflation. These pensions are generally paid for by employers and, more recently, workers have also contributed. They're guaranteed by the governments and, ultimately, by taxpayers.
Those of us who work in the private sector where defined benefit pensions have mostly gone the way of the Dodo bird can't help but be envious. As the Manhattan Institute, a nonprofit think tank focused on public policy, says, "Pensions are now one of the most hotly debated topics in public finance, due to their rising costs and generosity relative to what most taxpayers receive."
To help people understand this retirement planning issue better, the Manhattan Institute has devised a calculator that allows anyone to compare pension benefits among states and to their own situation. You just click on a state, select a pension system, plug in the salary and number of years worked and the calculator provides an estimated monthly and annual pension total. It also figures out how much 401(k) savings you'd need to replicate that guaranteed retirement income.
Stephen Eide, a senior fellow at the institute and one of those responsible for devising the calculator, says, "Pensions are a lot of money, and it is a very complicated money."
He explains that this calculator represents only the largest of the public pension systems across the country; there are thousands of smaller ones that operate similarly. He also points out that 70 percent of public pension participants pay into and are eligible to receive Social Security benefits undiminished by the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, or the Government Pension Offset, or GPO.
In many states and municipalities, pension budgetary shortfalls are a hot topic. In bankrupt Detroit, for instance, cuts to promised pensions are almost inevitable. The current tentative agreement requires the state legislature to kick in $350 million in state money. The vote may not go Detroit's way. If there is no approval, then it's back to the negotiating table, with larger cuts to pensions and the sale of the city's art collection hanging in the balance.
"I think that the public is supportive of reform," Eide says. "But it isn't that easy. It isn't just public will. There is a question of what states legally can do. Some of the states with the worst problems -- Illinois and California -- can't do much to adjust their benefits. All they can do legally is just change the rules for people who aren't yet hired."
Do you think pensions for public employees are too generous?
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NEW boss Gary Thornton's reign as York City Knights boss will begin on the bus with the longest trek of the campaign – a trip to Whitehaven, writes Peter Martini.
Fixtures for the new-look 14-team Championship season will be officially announced on Monday – see The Press or thepress.co.uk that day for the full list – but it has already been made public that the Knights will kick off with the 290-mile round trip to west Cumbria to face a side now coached by former York boss Dave Woods.
That game, against one of the four teams promoted from Championship One last term, will be on Sunday, February 3, with a 3pm kick off.
The first league match at Huntington Stadium is a week later against Swinton, who finished two places above basement team York in the Championship in 2012 but were the only outfit Chris Thorman's Knights men defeated in their 18 league games.
No other fixtures have been made public but rumours abound that the Good Friday encounter will be a plum home game against 2011 champions and 2012 table-toppers Featherstone Rovers.


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Board of Supervisors Authorizes Sale of Bonds
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Board of Supervisors Authorizes Sale of Bonds
At its regular meeting on Dec. 3, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized the sale of $250 million in General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds in January 2008.
The county currently maintains its status as a top-rated issuer of tax-free securities from Moody's Investors Service, Standard and Poor's Corporation and Fitch Ratings. Fairfax County has the highest credit rating possible for a local government – Aaa from Moody's Investors Service, AAA from Standard and Poor's and AAA from Fitch Ratings.
Since 1978, the county has saved approximately $245.85 million on bond sales due to its Triple-A rating on new public improvement bonds. Including refunding sales, the county has saved more than $346.31 million as a result of the AAA rating.
The general obligation bond sale of $250 million includes an amount of $144.28 million for school facilities and $105.72 million for general county projects. The $105.72 million includes $53.6 million for county and regional park projects, $41.47 million for transportation projects, $4.65 million for public safety projects, $3 million for library facilities projects, and $3 million for public safety capital renewal.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.


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