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Millard Fillmore Suburban Among 2011 Top Performing Hospitals
|Updated: 1/3/2012
Receives Award for Reliable, Efficient and Safe Care
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital is among the 2011 Top Performing Hospitals in the Premier healthcare alliance�s national QUEST� collaborative.
It was the only hospital in Western New York to be recognized, based on the QUEST High Performing Hospitals collaborative where they were cited for top performance in:
- Increasing delivery of recommended evidence-based care to every patient, every time. For example, providing flu vaccinations to all pneumonia patients, or prescribing a high blood pressure or chest pain medication to all heart attack patients prior to discharge.
- Safely reducing the cost of care for each patient's hospitalization.
- Saving lives by reducing avoidable hospital mortalities.
�Being a QUEST member means redesigning the way we operate so that patients receive reliable, safe and efficient health care every time they come in,� said Chris Lane, president of Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. �By collaborating to share our patient outcomes data and provider best practices with other members, we are leading the industry in driving the best results, which creates a competitive advantage.�
QUEST supports hospitals in delivering the best care possible, as well as sharing collaborative solutions to improve health care nationwide and influence public policies. Together, the current 278 QUEST members share ideas, strategies and proven practices to reduce variation, an approach that has been shown to improve care quality, safety and cost.
This is the sixth quality designation or award bestowed upon Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital this year.� In January, the hospital was once again named a �Consumer Choice Award� winner by the National Research Corporation. The award identifies hospitals that healthcare consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in more than 300 markets throughout the U.S.
In October, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association awarded Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital two Get With The Guidelines� Gold Plus Quality Achievement awards for its care in both cardiac and stroke.
In September, the hospital received official �stroke center designation� from the New York State Department of Health.
In June, the hospital�s vascular laboratory received accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).� Millard Suburban attained recognition for its commitment to providing a high level of patient care and quality testing for the diagnosis of vascular disease.
In June, Millard Fillmore Suburban became the first hospital within Kaleida Health to go live with the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
In just 30 months, QUEST members saved 25,235 lives and reduced healthcare spending by $2.85 billion through the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to 63,094 patients.
In addition, Quest:
- Members observed mortality is five percent lower than non-participants when compared to what is expected.
- Member costs for inpatient care have increased only four percent, compared to a national cost increase of 21 percent.
- Members began increasing adherence to evidence-based care delivery in patient experience, harm and readmissions last year to support new improvement goals such as those proposed by the Partnership for Patients program.
Susan DeVore, Premier President and CEO said, �These hospitals challenged themselves to overcome process failures and excessive costs by measuring themselves against each other to drive success. The achievements made by QUEST members are remarkable as they continue to reveal what is possible in health care.� Millard Fillmore Suburban is a true standard setter for top quality care in America, as they support the health of people in their community.�
An advisory panel of experts from the country�s top health organizations, such as the National Quality Forum, The Joint Commission and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, guide collaborative members to achieve success.
About Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital � Millard Fillmore Suburban is a 261-bed community hospital and a subsidiary of Kaleida Health, Western New York�s largest health care provider.� The hospital offers services in emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, urology, otolaryngology, and orthopedics, internal medicine, family practice, and geriatrics. The hospital also supports residency-training programs of the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, urology, and obstetrics and gynecology, and family practice.
About the Premier healthcare alliance � Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals and 80,000-plus other healthcare sites using the power of collaboration to lead the transformation to high quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier has worked with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has an office in Washington.


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Can I Modify my Crampon Without Compromising the Integrity?
I reversed and flipped a front point on my DMM Terminators to make a heel spur. This required cutting a notch in the frame of the crampons to fit the point. Have I seriously compromised the integrity of the crampon? Am I heading for Armageddon? Will the metal Schwarzenegger come after me?My modification also required widening some of the heel bail notches to allow for hardened steel nuts and bolts. These were supported by the extra spacers that came with the crampon to make it dual point.
—Caver J. Rowley | via online
Heel spurs were universally deemed cheating years ago when Will Gadd discovered he could hook them and sleep like a bat on the world's hardest mixed routes, but you obviously did not get the memo. Gear Guy respects a fellow DIYer (do-it-yourselfer), but DMM would surely not condone drilling and sawing their beautiful products, nor do I, and you may have structurally damaged your crampons. Simply drilling the bail holes a bit and notching the heel frame a little should be OK, assuming you didn't overheat the metal or remove too much of it, but your Frankenstein creation sounds like it took a bit more than just a simple nip here and there. If you feel like you might have damaged your crampons, you probably did. Get new ones. Gear Guy has spoken!
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Calgary T20 Finals Weekend
The 2011 T20 league wraps up this Sunday, July 10, with a Playoff Day for all 3 divisions. Division 1 sees 2009 champions United (8-1) play first-time semi-finalists Cavaliers (5-4) in the first semi-final, to be followed by the second semi-final between 2010 champions Crown (5-2), and 2009 & 2010 runner-up St Johns (6-2). Cavaliers beat Canasia last Saturday to move one win ahead of Knight Riders, Canasia and Stallions.
In Division 2, Crescent Star, Patriots, Ahmadiyya and Glenmore all make their first ever T20 playoff appearances. Glenmore and Ahmadiyya have bounced back well after being relegated from Division 1 after the 2010 season, while Crescent Star and Patriots have moved up the standings in 2011 to 1st and 2nd respectively.
In the brand new Division 3, KIngs XI finished with a perfect 10-0 record, and will be up against the C&DCL U19 Colts, made up mostly of 15-17 year olds, who have surpised many this year. The second semi final will be played by new T20 teams Kanata Panathers and Crown 3 Eagles.
Division 1
July 10 Inland Large
10.00am - Semi Final 1 - Cavaliers (4th) v United (1st)
01.30pm - Semi Final 2 - Crown (3rd) v St Johns (2nd)
05:00pm - Final
Division 2
July 10 Westwinds
10.00am - Semi Final 1 - Glenmore (4th) v Crescent Star (1st)
01.30pm - Semi Final 2 - Ahmadiyya (3rd) v Patriots (2nd)
05:00pm - Final
Division 3
July 10 Riley Large
10.00am - Semi Final 1 - Colts (4th) v Kings XI (1st)
01.30pm - Semi Final 2 - Crown 3 (3rd) v Kanata Panthers (2nd)


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Photo|Synthesis: 7th Annual Youth Exhibition
Photo|Synthesis: 7th Annual Youth Exhibition
October 7, 2012 – January 27, 2013
(San Diego, CA) May 8, 2012—San Diego's young photographers take center stage in Photo|Synthesis: 7th Annual Youth Exhibition, which features the creative photographic work of more than 75 local students. This year the exhibition will feature images that address issues about the environment and sustainability, on view at the Museum of Photographic Arts from October 7, 2012 until January 27, 2013.
Photo|Synthesis showcases the creativity and artistic expression of San Diego's youth through environmentally themed photographs and films. Each year, MOPA's juried youth exhibition inspires young photographers to share their artistic with MOPA's visitors. This year, the youth exhibition encourages students to address local or global environmental topics such as energy, ecology, conservation, natural resources, food and water, pollution, or other environmental threats facing our planet. Submissions are juried by a team of museum professionals, photographers, and community members, and selected works are professionally matted, framed, and exhibited in MOPA's galleries.
"The annual youth exhibition is a powerful expression of MOPA's longstanding commitment to youth arts education," said Amber Lucero, director of education and public programs, MOPA. "Not only will it touch the lives of the students who proudly see their work featured in a museum, but it also offer visitors the unique opportunity to view the world from a child's perspective and engage with the values, dreams and concerns that are found within each student's work."
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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in partnership with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) will officially launch the CIMA Mayor's School Cricket Tournament on April 18th (see event details below).
The tournament will be held on May 14 to 17 at the Eglinton Flats Park, G. Ross Lord Park, Centennial Park and Sunnybrook Park. The final games of the tournament will be held on June 2 at Summerlea Park.
CIMA has partnered with the City of Toronto since 2005 on cricket projects aimed to engage youth from Toronto's diverse neighbourhoods.
Launch Event | Wednesday, April 18, 2012 | 10:30 - 11:30a | Metro Hall, Rotunda, 55 John Street, 1st Floor
For further details please visit: www.cima.mayorscricket.com


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Last week's news that Loblaw Cos. Ltd. was closing Extra Foods stores in Winnipeg's North End (Main Street and Inkster Boulevard) and another in Steinbach was greeted with what appeared to be a deep resignation.
The closure of a grocery store, especially in an older, inner-city neighbourhood, seems hardly to qualify as news these days. Especially considering grocery stores are doing what banks, dry cleaners, restaurants and other purveyors of goods and services have been doing for years: closing outright, or leaving low-income neighbourhoods for the more lucrative strip malls and power centres of the suburbs. There are so many inner-city neighbourhoods going without grocery stores, the phenomenon has a name: 'food deserts.'
The closure of these latest two stores follows a well-worn path. Loblaw said the stores were no longer viable, which was the same explanation it provided two months ago when the Extra Foods on Notre Dame Avenue was closed. There is good reason to believe this is the hard, sad truth. It appears selling groceries is such a low-margin business, it is impossible to keep underperforming stores in inner-city neighbourhoods.
In the United States, the most recent statistics show a profit margin of just over one per cent; in Canada the margin is just over two per cent. Over the past decade, profit margins on both sides of the border have fallen by half.
What is driving the low margins? Industry analysts believe a weak economy has consumers pinching their pennies, which, combined with fierce competition, has driven down retail food prices in the past four years, even as wholesale costs have increased. This trend gives the grocery chains motivation to take a hard look at the number and location of the stores they operate.
A quick survey of other North American cities facing this problem -- which is to say just about every city on the continent -- has shown almost no progress in reversing the trend. Grocery co-operatives, neighbourhood gardens and smaller independent stores and chains serving specific ethnic communities have helped. In general, however, the loss of the inner-city grocer is a problem that has defied the efforts of policy-makers and lawmakers all over the continent.
Although they cannot be blamed for the harsh economics of the time, big grocery chains can be held responsible for blocking the effective redevelopment of the stores they leave behind. Those facilities are often impossible to repurpose. Even so, the big chains consistently refuse to sell them to anyone interested in selling groceries. So even if another chain wanted to take over the Loblaw properties, it is unlikely the current owner would give up the deed. Safeway has drawn considerable criticism for doing this in the U.S.; Walmart has an estimated 250 abandoned stores across the U.S. it is hoarding.
All of these forces add up to a stubborn, complex issue for government, especially in a city such as Winnipeg that has not shown a propensity for bold or creative solutions to chronic planning woes. Every year, North End and downtown residents are losing means to obtain basic necessities. The implications of this trend are profound.
Although research in this area is still rudimentary, there is strong evidence the absence of conveniently located stores with full grocery offerings means more families are forced to compromise on nutrition, living on fast food or convenience-store staples. Poor nutrition contributes to social and familial problems, higher obesity rates, poorer results in school. These are the trends that help keep inner-city neighbourhoods mired in poverty, violence and dysfunction.
It is impossible to say there is one solution to the chain reaction that starts with something as simple as the closure of a grocery store. Non-governmental groups are doing their part with community gardens and food banks where needed. A handful of co-operatives, such as the North End's Neechi Foods Co-op and Agape Table's low-cost grocery program in the West Broadway area, certainly provide some reason for optimism.
Neechi is an excellent example of government creativity. Supported by a provincial tax credit on shares of the co-operative, Neechi meets the needs of its neighbourhood because the neighbourhood runs it. Lamentably, there are too few Neechis to offset the loss of the large chains and smaller independents.
It may be unfair to expect a private company to stick it out in a neighbourhood that does not provide a return on its investment. That means this problem will require some concerted, focused effort by government.
To date, however, we haven't seen even a half-hearted effort toward finding a more comprehensive solution.
This isn't a new problem, so we can't claim we didn't see it coming. Perhaps this most recent spate of closures will finally inspire someone or something to take steps to help bring food back to the expanding inner-city deserts.


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14 Apr 2015 by Dave Sullivan in Nature , Culture , Trip Planning , Cultural Experiences , Museum and Weather
As much as we'd like to tell you that it's sunshine and lollipops each and every day of the year – we can't. Sometimes (not all the time), it can rain.
19 Jul 2013 by Lauren Saunders in Culture , History , Art Galleries , Cultural Experiences , St. John's and MuseumRegion: Avalon
Our city isn't short of museums, galleries, historic sites, and unique attractions. Meet new people, hear our stories, and learn something new. Each of these places will bring you a colourful experience you won't soon forget.
26 Mar 2013 by Alyssa Free in Culture , History and Cultural ExperiencesRegion: Eastern
From the time the first colonists settled in Cupers' Cove (now Cupids) in 1610, Newfoundland culture, heritage, and survival has revolved around the North Atlantic and its bounty. Spending time at The Wooden Boat Museum in Winterton gave me an idea of what life was like in the outport communities back when people relied on the land and sea to survive.
29 Nov 2012 by Lauren Saunders in CultureRegion: Avalon
She stands majestically overlooking the harbour, sharing the dominance of our iconic skyline with the Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Built on the same strategic location of Fort Townsend, an 18th century military fort that protected our city, The Rooms houses and protects all that is dear to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador: our history, our stories, our art and culture.
2 Aug 2012 by Brady Huxter in Whale Watching and Trip PlanningRegion: Central
The Central Newfoundland whale pavilions, a truly beautiful place, revealing the absolute beauty of our back yard mammals. With twenty-two different species of whales living in our waters, the Central Newfoundland whale pavilions in Triton and Kings Point take full advantage of what nature has brought to our shores. The Huxter family takes a quick dive into what is offered and takes time to investigate the marvelous creatures.
12 Dec 2011 by Janice Goudie in Whale Watching , Nature and Trip PlanningRegion: Central
Frolicking on a beach in Newfoundland and Labrador doesn't always top the list of must do's when visiting the province. Much less during the month of December! But a trip to King's Point and area reveals a beach that can be enjoyed any time of the year.


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MONTREAL—It was loud, crazy loud. And so was Drew Willy.
"He was just screaming super hard," Julian Feoli-Gudino recalls, "because the fans were making lots of noise.
"But he was also really calm and we just executed the play."
"The play," of course, was an18-yard TD pass from Willy to Feoli-Gudino in the final minute of the 4th quarter here at Stade Molson Friday night that won the Winnipeg Blue Bombers the game, 34-33 over the Montreal Alouettes.
And it was precisely because the Winnipeg QB was able to remain calm in that frenzied moment - to keep his head while all others were losing theirs - that the Bombers are 3-0 today and off to the best regular season start for this franchise in 11 years.
And with that, this once beleaguered club's future is suddenly looking like it might be right now - embodied in the person of a 27-year-old starting quarterback who has demonstrated calm and composure the likes of which are seldom seen in a man who on Friday was making just his 7th professional start.
With Friday's win in Montreal, Willy has now orchestrated dramatic 4th quarter comeback victories in each of the last two weeks, to go along with a Week 1 evisceration of a pretty good Toronto defence.
Put it altogether and Will has demonstrated precisely the kind of cool confidence that can take a quarterback - and a team - a very long way in the CFL.
Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea - who as a veteran CFL player and coach has been around some of the game's all-time great QB's over the years - was asked to assess his quarterback's performance on that final 13-play, 75-yard game-winning drive.
"It was awesome - marched down the field and put the ball where it had to be when it counted the most," O'Shea said.
So how is it that a man who had just four previous professional starts prior to joining the Bombers during the off-season has so quickly morphed into the kind of player that can carry an entire team on his back in the 4th quarter?
"Because he's confident in himself," says O'Shea. "It's not really overt with him -- he's just a quietly confident professional football player and the guys rally around him."
While Willy's performance here Friday night was the statistically weakest of his three starts -- 24-38, 256 yards, 1 TD -- it was the difficult circumstances in which he authored those numbers that made it easily his most impressive performance in Blue and Gold yet.
Under siege all night by a ferocious Montreal pass rush - he was sacked four times, but that didn't begin to tell the story of a man who ran for his life all night - Willy did just enough to keep his team in the game and give himself a chance to win it late.
He made no major mistakes and threw no interceptions and basically bought his team just enough time to let an exceptionally opportunistic Bombers defence make the big plays in the second half on this night. A 70-yard fumble return by linebacker Desia Dunn and a 28-yard interception return by cornerback Chris Randle accounted for almost half the Bombers offence and kept Winnipeg within striking distance.
And then Willy simply took over on the final drive, willing his team to the endzone on a drive that saw the Bombers convert on third down twice, including on the game-winning touchdown.
"That last drive - yeah, that was pretty exciting," Willy reflected after the game. "I've been in some crazy games before but to make it on third down and in a tough place to play like this - it was fun to be a part of and I'm happy to be in that locker room with those guys for sure."
Willy credited his defence with setting the stage for the late heroics.
"We had them on the field a lot - a lot of 2 and out and not being productive with the ball the way we wanted to be. I just wanted to help them out and we were able to get some points there. Just to get a win in Montreal, that's big time."
And it also the kind of win - come from behind, in a hostile environment, in very adverse circumstances - upon which entire seasons are sometimes built.
"It just shows the resiliency of the guys," said O'Shea. "We're not going to quit and it looks like we're all really starting to believe in it. It's a good thing."
Willy put it this way.
"Each game has had it's own little story," said Willy. "We have a lot of guys that have a lot of faith and confidence and that's what we're going to need the entire year."
A lot of that faith and confidence, of course, is now vested in Willy. If being a winning quarterback is at least as much about leading as it is throwing the ball, there's little question whose Bombers team this now is.
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Spark Usage
David set Spark up with Google Analytics so we could track usage. Here's the Fall 2010 semester:
This graph shows page views for Spark for the entire semester. Usage is highest mid-week (Tuesday through Thursday) and typically peaks on Wednesday. Over the semester, Spark had nearly 106000 page views. Peak usage was on Oct 20 with almost 3400 page loads. On this peak day, the peak hour saw 330 page loads. Heaviest usage on Oct 20 was between 5pm and 8pm.
Here's a graph of page views broken down by time of day:
Usage peaks in the morning and again after 4pm. This latter peak suggests significant use by students.
The following table shows page views over the past three fall semesters:
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It is difficult to predict the future, but we should plan on Spark receiving at least 150000 page views in the Fall 2011 semester.
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text: If you've seen Tommy Gainey swing a golf club, you've probably noticed it looks somewhat different than the elegant action of most tour pros. But have you really looked at his swing? Golf Digest Teaching Professional Randy Smith has, and from his reaction, you might think he just saw a yeti.\n"Wow. Where do you start?" Smith says. "Let me tell you, this man owns his golf swing. I'm thoroughly impressed with what he does. There are some positions he gets into that are absolutely phenomenal."\nIn an era when homemade swings seem to be making a comeback--Bubba Watson and Rickie Fowler come to mind--the way Gainey hits the ball might be the most unorthodox of all. But there's real genius to it, Smith says. For example, Gainey attacks the ball like a home-run hitter "waiting on a three-and-two pitch with the bases loaded," Smith says. And Gainey also keeps the clubface square to the target through the impact zone "longer than any player I've ever seen." It's reminiscent of Lee Trevino's move through the ball, Smith says, and Trevino was considered one of the game's all-time best ball-strikers.\n"I know my swing is ugly," Gainey says. "I know it's unorthodox. But I feel like I'm a good ball-striker, too. And besides, look at Bubba, Furyk--no one can question what they do with their swings. It's all about hitting fairways and greens and scoring. I just pick a spot and hit it at that spot."\nThat philosophy served Gainey well at the McGladrey Classic in October, where he shot 60 on Sunday to win for the first time on the PGA Tour. It was the lowest score on tour this year and is even more impressive when you consider it wasn't that long ago that Gainey was working for a water-heater company and bouncing around the mini-tours.\n"Back in 2007, I got through three stages of PGA Tour qualifying, including six rounds in the final stage. If you can go through that and get your card, that tells you how you stack up against the best players in the world," Gainey says. "That's all the confidence I've ever needed."\nIt also helps to have a swing that produces a ball flight with very little movement left or right, Smith says. The secret to Gainey's accuracy is that he doesn't rotate his forearms much through the impact zone. Gainey says he prefers to draw the ball, but everything about his swing indicates he can also play a fade.\n"And he's got power, too," Smith says. "Look at that knee bend in the downswing. It's difficult to get the clubshaft on the proper path from that position, but he's doing it. He's coming into the ball on line and can really smash it."\n--Ron Kaspriske


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LOCAL businesses and a school concerned about loss of car parking spaces have protested over plans to rebuild Blackburn Spiritualist Church on nearby Princes Street.
They want borough planners to reconsider proposals to move the worship centre several hundred yards from its current home in St Peter Street to the council's Montague Street car park.
The transfer is key to plans to complete the town's orbital route allowing the Wainwright 'Bridge to Nowhere' to finally have a destination.
After lengthy talks, with both sides accusing each other of delaying tactics, a deal costing the borough more than £500,000 was finally agreed to allow the demolition of the existing church and building a replacement on the pay and display car park between Montague Street and Prince's Street.
If Blackburn with Darwen council's planning committee on Thursday were to uphold the objections from traders in King Street and the head of St Anne's RC Primary School in Feilden Street, the £7 million ring road completion project would be thrown into chaos.
Despite the protests, council planning officials have recommended approval for the new church building saying there is adequate parking provision for shoppers and parents dropping and collecting children nearby.
If councillors approve the proposal, it will bring an end to the long saga which saw the £12 million Wainwright Bridge, started in 2006, left without a destination as the ring road could not be finished.
Now the orbital road is set to be completed in 2014 with the remaining stage of the orbital route linking Bolton Road to Preston Old Road between Freckleton Street and Montague Street.
The development will also allow the completion of the knowledge zone around the college/university campus.
The new church will be rectangular with a dual-pitched roof and two-storey front elevation.
Floor-to-eaves windows and full height brick columns will liven up the front and rear of the new building which will be constructed of red brick and tiles.
There will be 16 car park spaces for worshippers including two for disabled drivers.
Planners told the committee members: "The scale and design of the proposals would harmonise with the locality and would not look out of character in the street."


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Season ticket sales for Liberty's upcoming football campaign continue at a record pace with the Flames 2013 home campaign beginning in 65 days. Season ticket sales are more than 20 percent ahead of last year's sales pace with prices remaining the same from 2012.
Liberty opens its home schedule against future Big South foe Monmouth on Sept 7, kicking off a seven-game home slate for the Flames' second season under head coach Turner Gill.
A mass mailing to Flames Nation fans will be hitting mailboxes soon, encouraging fans to use the link above to purchase their football season tickets.
Football season tickets start as low as $65 for general admission tickets. Packages are also available for reserved ($100), premium ($125) and club seating ($225) for Flames Club members.
Flames Club membership begins at just $50 and members can enjoy preferred parking, seating and pregame hospitality privileges. For more information about the Flames Club or reserved, premium, or club seats call 434-582-CLUB (2582), email email@example.com, or visit www.LibertyFlames.com/FlamesClub.
In addition to season tickets, fans can save $20 with the purchase of mini-packs. Each mini-pack costs $30 and includes one general admission ticket to the Kentucky Wesleyan, Coastal Carolina (Homecoming) and Brevard games.
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On May 13th, students, families, faculty and staff gathered at the Lange Room to celebrate 21 students' successful completion of the 2013-14 Interprofessional Health Post-Baccalaureate Program. With clear skies and a warm temperature, the Lange Room proved to be the perfect setting to celebrate these students' accomplishments.
The highlight of the event was when student representatives from each cohort (Dental, Pharmacy and Medical) spoke to the audience about their experience in the program. These speeches were both moving and entertaining, providing moments of humor, emotion, music and depth that highlighted the dedication it took for the students to succeed in the program, despite many challenges.
We wish these students nothing but the best as they begin the process of applying to their prospective professional schools in the upcoming months.
2013-14 Dental Post-Baccalaureate Cohort (left to right): Alejandra Saenz, Jessica Baisley, Jose Carrasco Sandoval, Gaff "Will" Wiltshire, and Brandon Lynch, with Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management & Outreach James C. Betbeze.


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RIBBLE Valley, Pendle and Rossendale councils have been named in the top 10 local authorities to ensure businesses complied with food safety regulations after last year's horse meat scandal.
The figures – released by Which? – followed an investigation into 395 local authorities across the country using data from the Food Standards Agency.
The figures show that 96.5 per cent of the 791 establishments in Pendle were found to be 'broadly compliant' with the regulations.
They also show that out of the 717 establishments in Rossendale, 98.6 per cent were found to be broadly compliant, and of 736 establishments in the Ribble Valley, 94.5 per cent were broadly compliant.
The figures come a year on from the scandal which exposed companies for introducing horse meat into the food chain. The FSA data also shows that overall food testing fell by 6.8 per cent on the previous year and testing for labelling and presentation fell by 16.2 per cent.
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: "No-one wants another horsemeat fiasco, so it is very worrying that local authority food checks are in decline." He called for a "more strategic approach to food law enforcement that makes the best use of limited resources."


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Sacred Line is a free first person dark adventure/surreal thriller with story-driven explorative physics-based gameplay, black-white-red silent movie/BD style and multistructural abstract non-cliche plot. It takes its place in a fully developed universe where your main enemy is a union of third-world countries which is trying to set totalitarian regime over the whole planet polluting and destroying everything around them. In this game you will face their leader which was summoned by the ancient sect, dealing with unknown sources of power and paranormal activity.
This game has two endings, normal and secret.
You are playing Ellen, a private detective, who is trying to survive in Eastern Europe. Lately detective business, which she inherited from her missing sister Sarah, almost ceased its existence and one day before she was going to close her office she got an anonymous call. The unknown asked her to find some hidden forest outpost and told her about its position. That was just the beginning.
The game supports only 16:9 monitors and minimal resolution is 1280x720.
Almost every object is physically interactive (drag'n'droppable), glass and walls are breakable.
One-man project.
Current version is 1.2b Overhaul (released 27.02.13), includes new content, secret ending and update of graphics/physics plus bug/grammar fixes.
Official site - http://sacredline.orgfree.com/
Trailer - http://youtu.be/nNyl5-FGWTE
Sacred Line on Desura:
Windows 32Bit (direct, 199 mb)
MacOSX (needs chmod 755)
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CPU: 2 GHz Dual Core
Hard Disk Free Space: 647-724 MB (depends on chosen build)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced its next great Costume Institute theme: Alexander McQueen! And the underwriter of show as well as the opening night party, aka the Party of the Year, aka the ultimate nexus of fashion and celebrity and society (chairs are Stella McCartney, Colin Firth and Anna Wintour; honorary chairs are PPR chief Francois-Henri Pinault, owner of McQueen, and his wife, Salma Hayek), is…Alexander McQueen! What a surprise.
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Everyone in the heavens and earth requests His aid. Every day He is engaged in some affair.
So which of your Lord's blessings do you both then deny? (Surat ar-Rahman, 29-30)
In the sense that Allah creates you at every moment. We are created at every moment, the movements of our hands and arms are all created. The fact we drink tea is created. Sentences, words and letters are created. Allah is creating every second.
(Palestinian head of state Mahmud Abbas has said that the priority for the next term will be to ensure national consensus in Palestine. He used the terms, "Fragmentation must end. The whole world must now look at Palestine and see a single state." Abbas also went on to say, "I want to see the Palestinian and Turkish flags flying in Jerusalem.")
There will be Turkish and Palestinian flags in Jerusalem. There will also be Egyptian flags and the way of the Mahdi will reign. There will be all the flags in Palestine, in Israel and in Jerusalem.
Verses pointing to the system of the Mahdi:
Surat al-Hijr, 56
He said, 'Who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for misguided people?' There are several kinds of people that lose hope in the mercy of Allah. But Allah says that those who lose hope in His mercy are misguided. Losing hope is a sin.
Surat al-Hijr, 87
We have given you the Seven Oft-repeated and the Magnificent Qur'an.
We note the seven of 87. For example, the economic crisis began in 2007. It will ease off in 2014, insha'Allah.
Surat al-Hajj, 41
...those who, if We establish them firmly on the earth, if we reign, will establish prayer and pay poor-alms, and command what is right and forbid what is wrong.
A verse pointing to the Mahdi (pbuh). A verse referring to global sovereignty.
Surat adh-Dhariyat, 23
By the Lord of heaven and earth, it is certainly the truth, just as you have speech.
What is promised to us? The return of Jesus the Messiah, the coming of the Mahdi (pbuh), the Dabbat al-Ardh (the Beast of the Earth) and the Day of Reckoning. Allah says these will happen.
Surat ar-Rum, 4-5
...in a few years' time. The affair is Allah's from beginning to end. On that day, the believers will rejoice in Allah's help. He grants victory to whoever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.
This event foretold by Allah came about to the letter. He spoke of the lowest place in the world, and it happened in the lowest place in the world. Allah revealed who the victorious side would be, and they were victorious. He revealed the time frame, and it happened in the time frame revealed by Allah.
Surah Muhammad, 18
What are they awaiting but for the Hour to come upon them suddenly? Its Signs have already come.
Signs of the Day of Reckoning. The appearance of the Mahdi (pbuh) is the first sign. That is the greatest sign of the Day of Reckoning, the appearance of the Mahdi (pbuh). Two, the return of Jesus the Messiah, the appearance of the dajjal, Gog and Magog and the Dabbat al-Ardh. What good will their Reminder be to them when it does arrive?
It will be no use at all once the Day of reckoning is here, but people need to concentrate on the signs and pull themselves together when they see them. The coming of the Mahdi (pbuh), the return of Jesus the Messiah.
Surat al-Jinn, 24
So that when they see what they were promised, they will know who has less support and smaller numbers.
The hadiths say that this verse refers to the Mahdi (pbuh). In other words, when the see the coming of the Mahdi (pbuh) and Jesus the Messiah (pbuh). They will say the Mahdi (pbuh) is weak because he has few followers. They will say there are only 300 of them, so they can do nothing. But Allah says the fact they are few in number is irrelevant. They will still reign, with My help, He says. You saw they were few in number and thought they were weak, He says. But I shall cause them to reign despite their low numbers, He says. That is the meaning of the verse.
Surat al-Ma'ida, 54
Allah will bring forward a people whom He loves and who love Him, humble to the believers, fierce to the disbelivers, who strive in the Way of Allah and do not fear the blame of any censurer. They issue condemnations on the internet and the radio and on television. They gossip, they talk on Facebook. But will the followers of the Mahdi fear the condemnation? No. Who says this? Allah. Do not be afraid, for I shall bring forth a people, He says. That is the unbounded favor of Allah which He gives to whoever He wills. Allah is Boundless, All-Knowing.
Of the followers of the Mahdi; they will share the burden of the work of the land with him. (Portents of Doomsday, p. 187)
Surat ad-Dhariyat, 4
...and those apportioning the command:
Allah speaks of those who share the division of labor among themselves. The Mahdi (pbuh) will be highly disciplined. He will work hard and divide work among people.
They are lions by day and servants by night. (Kitab-ul Burhan Fi Alamet-il Mehdiyy-il Ahir Zaman, p. 57-68) The word servants here means people who preach, who speak, who remember Allah. Lions, because they resemble the Mahdi (pbuh), and he is a lion. The Prophet (saas) says that his followers are also lions. The title of 'lion' was given to Hazrat Ali (pbuh) and it is also given to the Mahdi (pbuh), but also to his followers.
Surat ad-Dhariyat, 17-18
The part of the night they spent asleep was small. Because they work and preach.
...and they would seek forgiveness before the dawn.
They would pray to Allah and repent in the early hours of the morning.
Allah will support him (Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)) with 3,000 angels. (El Kavlu-l Muhtasar Fi Alamatil Mehdiyy-il Muntazar, Ahmed İbn-i Hacer-i Mekki, p. 41)
And when you said to the faithful, 'Is it not enough for you that your Lord reinforced you with three thousand angels, sent down?' (Surat al-Imr'an, 124)
Look, that is the same as the hadith.
"The helpers of the Mahdi are [the archangels] Gabriel and Michael" says our Prophet (saas) in a hadith. He says that Gabriel will be in front of the followers of the Mahdi, and Michael behind. Gabriel and Michael will be to the right and left of the Mahdi (pbuh).
... Allah is his Protector and so are Gabriel and every right-acting man of the believers and, furthermore, the angels too will come to his support. (Surat at-Tahrim, 4)2013-02-02 19:02:36


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HOUSTON - While an elderly couple slept inside their Meyerland home Saturday night, investigators say someone broke in and burglarized the home.
The incident happened between late Saturday and early Sunday on Ariel Street. The couple didn't discover the crime until they woke up the next day.
Precinct 5 Constable deputies said it's unclear how the burglars got in but several hundred dollars worth of electronics, three sets of keys, and a 2006 Toyota Avalon were stolen.
The car was recovered a short time later and investigators have the name of a possible suspect, but no arrest has been made.
"You know, if you got a couple burglars in your house walking around at night while you're sleeping -- that's a very scary thing," said J.J. Laine, Assistant Chief with Precinct 5.
People who live in the Meyerland neighborhood are scared. Many of them hadn't heard about what happened when asked Wednesday.
"We're always on the lookout," said Sam Lee. "If we see anything, we'll let our neighbors know."
Investigators said that's the best thing you can do, adding that it's likely these thieves roam the neighborhood at night looking for their next victim.
"People should know, first of all, keep your house locked. Be observant," said Laine.
If you see anything report it to the Constable's Office immediately.
"We'll send someone to check it out," Laine said.
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Caribe: revista de cultura y literatura is published biannually at the University of North Florida with the support of the College of Arts and Sciences.Caribe publishes scholarly articles, essays, notes, interviews, and book reviews in Spanish and English about the Spanish-speaking countries in the Caribbean area: Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, as well as Central America. Caribe represents the cooperative effort of two academic institutions: the University of North Florida and Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). The first issue, Tomo 1, Número 1, was published in December 1998. This journal of Caribbean culture and literature (ISSN 1099-6451) continues to be published each Winter and Summer. Opinions expressed by authors whose work appears in this publication are not necessarily those of the editors or members of the editorial board.
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Flight testing of the A400M airlifter is on track, and Airbus Military expects civil type certification (TC) by the end of the year, according to the new head of the program, Cedric Gautier. The four development aircraft have now logged more than 1,600 flight hours and will be joined by a fifth next October, which will be in production configuration. After TC, the next milestone will be Initial Operating Capability (IOC) to be achieved by the middle of next year, followed by delivery of the first production aircraft to the French Air Force in the first quarter of 2013. At least three more aircraft will be delivered that year, including one to Turkey. The UK, Germany and possibly Malaysia will receive aircraft from late 2014; Spain in late 2015; and Belgium/Luxembourg in 2018-19. The production rate will rise to 2.5 per month by 2015.
According to the revised schedule agreed with the partner nations, the aircraft's capabilities will be enhanced progressively through five Standard Operational Clearances (SOCs) from 2013 through 2019. Full aerial delivery comes by the end of 2013, but full defensive aids integration comes later, and full low-level flight is deferred until 2019. "We will prove all the basic functionalities by SOC1, [but] some of the human machine interfaces and workload reductions through the flight management system (FMS) will come later," said chief test pilot Ed Strongman. Full agreement on the FMS development path with subcontractor Thales has been reached, but AM officials decline to say whether the company is still claiming damages from Thales for delays.


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AN OLDBURY entrepreneur has scooped an award for innovation after developing a revolutionary cyber security system.
Nithin Thomas beat off competition from 800 youngsters to make it through to the final of the Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Although he missed out on the main title, the judges were so impressed with the 29-year-old's firm SQR Systems, which has developed software to thwart hackers, they selected him to receive the LiveWIRE 2012 Innovation Award.
Nithin received the honour at a ceremony at Millbank Tower, London, last Wednesday from Shell UK chairman Graham van't Hoff.
Nithin set up his business two years ago having developed the technology as part of his PhD in engineering at the University of Bristol under the supervision of professor Dave Bull.
The system he developed also solves difficulties with delivering high quality video content through low bandwidth and means emergency response units can access CCTV footage on a tablet device or smartphone, even in regions with low signal strength.


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155. Army of Death
Released December 2011
The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Mary Shelley to the continent of Zelonia, on the frontier world Draxine – where, many moons ago, the twin citystates of Garrak and Stronghaven bore testament to mankind's colonial spirit.
That was before the sinister death cult of Garrak's President Harmon took hold – and Garrak annihilated itself, utterly, in an apocalyptic explosion. Before the bones of Garrak's dead came back to life, and its skeletal citizens began marching, marching, marching on Stronghaven itself.
But what do they want, this army of death? And can anything stop them? In search of answers, the Doctor and Mary must journey into the dead heart of a dead city to face a terrifying adversary, whose ambitions transcend the stuff of life itself.
Doctor Who main range subscribers whose subscription includes this title will receive the complete Doctor Who audio drama The Five Companions absolutely free. The adventure stars Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, with Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Anneke Wills as Polly Wright, Dan Starkey as the Sontarans and Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks. The Five Companions is a subscribers only release and will not be available to buy separately.
Written By: Jason Arnopp
Directed By: Barnaby Edwards
Paul McGann (The Doctor), Julie Cox (Mary Shelley), David Harewood (President Vallan), Carolyn Pickles (Lady Meera), Eva Pope (Nia Brusk), Mitch Benn (Commander Raynar/Karnex), Joanna Christie (Sherla/Baden/Tox), Trevor Cooper (Captain Maddox/Stennan/Sentries)


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Gillian Flynn
Weidenfeld & Nicholson, $29.99
Every so often, a book comes along that has every kind of reader gasping with pleasure at its style and the anticipation of what's going to come next. Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl is told by two voices, his and hers: she's gone missing and the question that punches the reader between the eyes at the outset is whether or not he's knocked her off.
She's a vivacious golden girl, the daughter of a couple of authors of children's books that feature an idealised version of our heroine. He's a guy from Missouri who worked as a magazine journalist in New York. Now they're in his home town and things have been going bad.
Gone Girl is a thriller that combines elements of very high-class chick lit with brashly inventive melodrama. It has at its centre a hell of a trick - one that violates rules of probability older and more obvious than Aristotle - but there's no getting around the fact that this is a story that manages to scintillate and snarl while having the power of conventional characterisation and a narrative hook that will have the smart girl in the office and the lawyer bloke hanging on her every word equally in thrall.
Maybe the girl particularly. Of the two voices, it's the missing woman's (revealed in the first instance by her diaries) that seems so vivid and alive.
Gone Girl belongs pretty high on the great mountain of trash that enthrals us all - up there with the first Harry Potter books or le Carre's Smiley or the early Hannibal Lecter novels. Well, maybe not quite as high as the early Thomas Harris or the best of le Carre, but Flynn does have the high and mighty quality of providing very pure entertainment that doesn't, in execution, seem coarse-grained.
And, in that sense, you realise, as this book sucks you in, that you are in the presence of one of those huge cultural phenomena that's going to be a Hollywood hit and become part of the air we breathe. It's also true that the book has the power of execution of a good film rather than the limpness of a lot of cinema-of-the-mind fiction.
Don't get me wrong, Gone Girl is a highly schematised bit of melodrama and Flynn plays on several more or less preposterous narrative moves that would sound remarkably silly if they were summarised. Fortunately for her, they can't be because it would be unfair to give away anything about this razzle-dazzle whirligig with the enigmatic faces of a man and a woman at its centre.
A lot of the incidental charm of the book, though, comes from the streetwise frankness of its girls' talk. Why shouldn't men, the heroine says at one point, be made to cavort with each other for the benefit of women's delectation? Why is it the girl who has to pretend to be cool, to chuck back the beer, to wait in vain for someone with a penis who can actually read Jane Austen?
A lot of Gone Girl is made out of snappy mouthfuls of air but it does have, on its surface and in its typology, plenty of red-blooded colour and the constant suggestion of subtlety and intelligence.
There's a fat, smooth lawyer who normally only appears for the guilty, an intelligent female detective, the odd white trasher here or psycho there - as well as some refined liberals - who are as familiar as the great America that stalks our dreams like a myth.
Reese Witherspoon is already set to film Gone Girl. For better or worse, this book is a gleaming magic mirror of just now, a book that's going to have the kind of stranglehold on the thinking woman's common reader that The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo did a couple of years ago.
If there's something a bit sick-making about the way this book turns out - and there is - a fat fraction of the world is going to feel the shiver and the sparkle of how it unfolds.


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Dailymotion, Europe's biggest online video challenger to YouTube, on Thursday said it had raised $25m in a new funding round led by the French Sovereign Fund (FSI). The French strategic investments fund, which is 49 per cent owned by the government, contributed $11m to the round, with all the existing investors, Advent Venture Partners, AGF PE, Partech International and Atlas Ventures, taking part.
Dailymotion chief executive Cedric Tournay also said the company had now hit break-even and expected to make a profit next year. The site now attracts around 60m unique users each month, up from 35m a year ago. Although it is dwarfed by YouTube, it is doing well to survive and grow in a market where competitors like Joost and Veoh have had to retreat. Read more


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HOUSTON - Early voting started Monday in the state of Texas.
In addition to the presidential race, Texans will be choosing a U.S. senator in a seat vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison, as well as dozens of other races.
Hundreds lined up to fulfill their civic duty. Some waited in line for an hour before they could cast their vote.
"We haven't always had the opportunities that we have now and I think that it's a sad reality that a lot of people are not taking advantage of the opportunities that we have today," Pastor William C. Chillis said.
"It was mayhem. You couldn't find a parking place. I thought we should have just parked across the street to begin with," another voter said.
"We knew to park across the street because we knew it would be really packed over here," voter Gail Marcelous said. "I definitely wanted to come out early to avoid all the lines on Election Day."
"I was just excited about voting and just wanted to come here today and get it over with. I knew the lines would be this long," voter Laurie Sowell said.
Voters have two early voting options -- show up in person at an early voting polling location or vote by mail. To vote by mail, voters have to meet one of the following criteria: be away from the country on Election Day and early voting times, sick or disabled, 65 years old on Election Day, or confined to jail.
In Harris County, there are 37 early voting locations. The early voting locations will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., on Saturday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., on Sunday from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m., and next Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For more on early voting in Harris County, visit www.harrisvotes.com/EarlyVoting/EVL.aspx?L=E.
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DAYTONA, Fla. - The Saint Leo men's and women's track teams had a productive day at the Embry Riddle Last Chance Meet, Saturday at the ERAU Track Facility. The races featured numerous top finishes.
The women's relay team, comprised of Anet Milian, Jelena Tanci, Shelby Adams, and Kylie Fagan, took home a second place finish in the Women's Distance Medley relay.
Herns Agyemang-Duah, Thomas Watson, James Mullin, and David Garner teamed up for the 4x400 meter relay, placing 14th. In the same event on the women's side, Andrea Maxwell, Jelena Tancic, Kylie Fagan, and Natalie McCormick finished in fifth, while the team of Allison Knipe, Elise Snyder, Lee Ann Antuna, and Anet Milian placed seventh.
In the women's 800 meter run, Andrea Maxwell took home a top finish by crossing the tape at 2:20.60 and placing third. Shortly after, Kylie Fagan finished seventh with a time of 2:29.87. Behind her, Natalie McCormick finished in tenth with a time of 2:34.05, and Anet Milian placed in the top-20 with a time of 2:47.50 that earned her 19th place.
The Lions' Adam Urbaniak and Kevin Papac finished the men's 5000 meter run in 12th and 15th place finishes, respectively.
The women's 400 meter run featured another top-25 finish as Shelby Adams crossed the finish line at 1:08.94 to earn a 24th place finish. The same event on the men's side allowed Thomas Watson to finish 25th with a time of 54:62.
Running individually, Thomas Watson finished with a time of 24:49 in the men's 200 meter dash.
James Mullin lead the way for the Lions in the men's 800 meter dash event, taking home a 16th place finish after crossing the tape at 2:03.32. Less than two seconds later, David Gardener broke across the finish line to earn 20th place. Steven Brown (36th place) and Matthew Basin (39th place) rounded out the group.
Competing in the Men's One Mile event, Steven Brown led his squad with an 11th place finish and a time of 4:44.06. Kevin Papac, who finished in 4:50.05, placed 16th. On the women's side, Natalie McCormick finished on top for the Lions, earning a 7th place finish after crossing the finish line at 5:33.27. Shelby Adams followed her lead with a time of 5:45.71 and a 9th place finish, while Anet Milian finished in 6:04.58 and placed 14th.
The women also competed in the 3000 meter run, where Jelena Tancic captured a second-place finish after her run of 10:16.39. Elyse Snyder rounded out the top-20 with a 19th place finish and a time of 12:38.84, while Allison Knipe and Lee Ann Antuna placed 28th and 29th, respectively.
The Lions return to action on Friday, March 17, when they participate in the University of South Florida Open at the USF Track and Field Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo track 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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Join local attorneys, advocates and representatives from across state government on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Massachusetts Statehouse to discuss the crucial issue of sentencing reform. Moderated by former WBZ-TV senior correspondent John Henning, the panel discussions will examine the need for changes to increase treatment, education and training and opportunities for parole.
Moderator:John HenningFormer WBZ-TV senior correspondent
Welcoming Remarks:David W. White Jr., Esq. MBA President
Panel I:
Andrea J. Cabral, Esq.Sheriff, Suffolk County
James Alan Fox, Ph.D.Lipman family professor of criminal justice, Northeastern University, Boston
Rep. Roger GoodmanVice chair, House Judiciary Committee, Wash.
Scott Harshbarger, Esq.Senior counsel, Proskauer Rose LLP, Boston; former Massachusetts attorney general
John J. LariveeChief executive officer, Community Resources for Justice, Boston
Panel II:
Sen. Robert S. Creedon Jr.Senate chairman, Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Mary Elizabeth Heffernan, Esq.Undersecretary of criminal justice, Executive Office of Public Safety
William J. Leahy, Esq., Chief counsel, Committee for Public Counsel Service
Hon. Robert A. MulliganChief Justice for Administration and Management, Mass. Trial Court
Rep. Eugene L. O'FlahertyHouse chairman, Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Mary Price, Esq. (not pictured)Vice president and general counsel, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Wash. D.C.
To R.S.V.P., contact MBA Member Services via e-mail or by phone at (617) 338-0530.


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ICC Job Posting
Development Programmes Manager
June 21, 2011
The International Cricket Council is currently looking for a DPM who will be primarily responsible for overseeing the ICC Regional Development Programme around the world. There are five Regional offices who work directly with ICC?s 95 Associate and Affiliate Members. In line with the ICC's new Strategic Plan from 2011 to 2015, the DPM will have an important role in ICC's efforts to assist these Members significantly increase participation levels in the sport .


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1) It's spelled "digital". There are excellent spell-check programs available for most browsers.
2) Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) is NOT digital. DTMF is comprised of two analog tones, superimposed over each other.
In theory, any encryption can be cracked if you have a have some part of the message that is known, or you can reasonably guessed to be in the message. However, there are practical limits to this.
A scanner would be pretty impractical for this application, however, as would using a computer. That would decidedly cause a delay and would not be real time. There are at least two ways to do this cheaper and easier, and in real time.
Of course, this begs the question: "What part of 'illegal wiretap' don't you understand?"


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BOMB disposal experts were called to a Scout campsite near Wareham on Saturday after an unexploded artillery shell was found.
The device was uncovered at Buddens Farm - where Dorset County Scout camp is sited - near Hyde, Wareham.
The shell was reported to measure around a foot long.
A spokesperson for Dorset Police said they were called at 4.24pm to reports of an unexploded artillery shell.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) took the shell away on Sunday morning.
Staff locked down the site and secured it throughout the incident, the police spokesperson added.
A message on Purbeck Police's Facebook page said: "These items are very unpredictable. If you see one do not be tempted to move it, alert others of the pending danger and move to a safe distance - at least 100 metres.
"Call the police immediately on 999, we will advise you of what to do. As a result of the bad weather it is possible more of these items may come to notice."


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Motorola skips Apple iPhone 5, compares Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD to Apple iPhone 4S
0. phoneArena posted on 11 Nov 2012, 19:06
For a reason known only to those in charge of Motorola's marketing, the wholly owned Google subsidiary put up a Facebook ad showing its new Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD with an Apple iPhone 4S ; the question is, why not use the newer Apple iPhone 5 in the ad?...
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1. ElektronicGeek91 (Posts: 105; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Okaaaay why does this matter? So what if its the 4S phone arena, THEIR ALL THE SAME!!!
5. nwright94 (unregistered)
They're** (grammar nazi mode activated)
9. techguy22 (Posts: 227; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
hhahaha @ grammar nazi mode
32. ElektronicGeek91 (Posts: 105; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Aha your right my bad, my grammar sucks!
35. nwright94 (unregistered)
It happens :)
38. nwright94 (unregistered)
And btw it's you're** :p
39. ElektronicGeek91 (Posts: 105; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Texting is starting to take over my natural grammar. Nooooooo! Aha
7. metalpoet (unregistered)
They should had the Motorola Razr Maxx HD(Kind of a long title dont ya think lol) hooked up to the iPhone 4, 4S, and the 5!
34. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
It just goes to show that iPhone 5 is a debacle and the 4s is defintely a better phone despite being older but not even the 4S holds a candle to the MAXX HD...there I shortened the title for you :)
41. darkkjedii (Posts: 24915; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Having had both I have to disagree bro
42. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
its cool...personal opinions :)
i havent had any iphones though but a lot of my cousins(we're a BIG family) have had both and I have had plenty of time to play with both...It just seemed to me that iOS 6 especially is tailor-made for iPhone 4s as it functions much better on the 4S...but then again thats my personal opinion
37. Jobes (Posts: 364; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
Razr Maxx HD, iPhone 5 lol only a difference of 3 letters.
Motorola doesn't need to be included its like saying the Apple iPhone 5.
11. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
I guess if you really read into it, it really doesn't matter
because as admitted in the article above the only two noticeable differences between the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5, respectively, are that the latter has a different cutting-edge connector that allows time travel and a revolutionary headphone jack ('on the bottom....').
I doubt marketing execs' at Motorola were as concerned with the triVial and miNute iNsiGniFiCant differences on essentially the same ole' iPhone as the writer of this article. Who, by the vay', forgot to mention that one sure definitive way to tell the two models apart is to look at the iPhone's Camera Gallery; if you see purple pictures then it's an iPhone 5 and if you see "No Service" or "2G" it's either an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S.
36. Nadr1212 (Posts: 741; Member since: 22 Sep 2012)
Oh, Like the iPhone 5 wasa huge upgrade anyways
12. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
The metal-band design is more recognizable than the boring monochromatic slab of the 5. It still isn't a GOOD design, but just more recognizeable.
33. KParks23 (Posts: 679; Member since: 13 Oct 2010)
They should of compared it to that piece of glass that women bought... It's the same thing
2. JcHnd (Posts: 187; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
That's a funny ad!... but maybe that's an iphone 4 in that image... because, you know... from 4 to 5 they´re the same... one is a rectangle with circular edges, the other has got a S in the name and the 5 is longer, but basically the same overpriced phone :p
3. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
maybe it doesnt matter which model it is and maybe they are saying the Maxx HD is simply better than the iphone as a whole!! whether new or old.........jus a thought
8. wendygarett (unregistered)
Every phone has their strengths and weaknesses... Moto just wanna position himself to be a high battery phone compares to other...
Yup I confess moto is better on that, but still doesn't change my mind to pick iPhone tho :)
10. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
I was not giving my personal opinion on the matter wendy friend i was just pointing out what Moto may be trying to "completely" say with this ad so maybe phone arena could see more than just one side of the coin :)
14. wendygarett (unregistered)
Yeah your right, I think phonearena is misunderstood the adv... I know that mate :)
Moto pick iphone4/4s is that the combination of these two make themselves mainstream IDK... And moto is trying to say the battery is best among the mainstream phone and not just iPhone tho...
I assume this is your thought, no? Lol
15. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
Well if it were me and my company i would be saying what they are saying, which is my battery is bigger than yours and last longer!.......And i would also be trying to promote my phone in every other catergory as well.........and while the maxx may not be better than iphone in every category you still have to point out WHAT is better than the competition in order to gain an advantage over them.......So personally I would just flat out say my phone is better than yours.......maybe just to spark a war between peoples thoughts and opinions on the products, FORCING them to gain more interest in both the Maxx HD and the Iphone 5 as well.......which will ultimately end up with them gaining more sales than usual.........Its No different from what Samsung and Apple is doing right now........Which is a big part of why Samsung has sold so many phones thus far.......not the main reason why......But a big part of the reason why...... :)
18. wendygarett (unregistered)
Yeah your right about that too...
Man I'm start to fall in love to that razr maxx now if we keep continue to talk on that lol... Anyway, I understand your point now, thanks :)
21. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
lol....peace wendy :)
22. shandesilva (Posts: 80; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Be careful as not to fall in love with xperia knight himself :)
4. moyourBB (Posts: 6; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
iPhonearena...why didn't you say that Apple skips others great tablets but instead compare the iPad mini to Nexus 7?
16. phil2n (Posts: 487; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
and why are you crying here?
Post it on the tablet area
6. cfprelude (Posts: 139; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
Probably didn't use the 5 because even with lte it gets significantly (some reports indicate almost twice)... better battery life than the 4/4S.
13. AndroidShiz (Posts: 154; Member since: 08 Nov 2011)
Headphone jack is on the bottom...(mind blown)
17. christianqwerty (Posts: 467; Member since: 05 May 2011)
The amount of bias towards android is ridiculous. The Iphone 5 MIGHT have had better scores, so they compared it to the year old model.


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Join Keith Granet for an intimate conversation with Mark Ferguson on February 21st at Tishman Auditorium at The New School in New York.
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You'll find 35 South African endemic birds in the Greater Limpopo Birding Routes area.
If you were to ask a serious South African birder about the most productive area for birding in the country, he would most likely recommend the Greater Limpopo birding route.
In this upper crescent of South Africa, roughly north-west, north and north-east of Johannesburg up to the Limpopo river, the birding list stands at an awe-inspiring 600, of which 420 birds are resident.
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Because, at my age, I could not possibly understand this team with the same depth as many of you, I have opted to share my favorite Rangers memory:
The day? May 27, 1994.
The background? I was 26, an eighth grader at George Fisher Middle School and a budding hockey fan.
The setting? My parents basement in Carmel.
Hockey, in all its splendor, only began to appeal to me a couple years earlier, slotting just below a few others on my fandom radar. I'd toggle between Ranger and Knick games all winter as both teams proved they were juggernauts worthy of our attention. The '93-'94 Knicks prepared for a trip to the NBA Finals behind Patrick Ewing, John Starks and a few sharp elbows. The Rangers — a little history in their sights — stormed toward a Presidents' Trophy with Mike Richter, Mark Messier and Brian Leetch swirling around Garden ice in their absolute primes.
But even the hockey season trudged on, I remember knowing enough then to know this: the Presidents' Trophy meant nothing. I probably started following hockey closely two years earlier in what registered at the time with me to be a colossal flop: How could the best team do so poorly in the playoffs? The 1991-92 Rangers were bounced by Pittsburgh (a team, with a superstar, I absolutely hated) with hardly a whimper.
To be fair, looking back I didn't understand the singular importance of momentum in hockey. Sure, other sports weren't foreign to a team enjoying a hot streak, but the best teams seemed to always win the NBA, NFL or MLB playoffs. Even college basketball, with the UNLVs and Dukes kicking tail every March. So if the 1991-92 Rangers were the best, why the @#$% didn't they win?
With the lesson learned, I looked toward the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs with a cynical eye. Did I listen and watch? Absolutely. I remember straining to hear a scratchy radio in the dark as Howie Rose (ironic to think it now) sent the Islanders off to a date with Mr. T. It probably only lasted that (very short) series for me to say, screw it, I believe again.
The day Game 7 of the conference final finally arrived, I spent the school day daydreaming about the game, watching time creep along like a row of newborn chicks crossing the street. If I asked a question in Earth Science that day it may have been the ubiquitous, "Are we there yet?"
Friends of mine were pumped for Game 7, too, and one of them, John Gug, hatched a plan: I would invite him and another friend of ours, Bodo, over to watch in my basement. To this day I'm not sure why or how my house and my little sports war room was chosen. Or how I played the role of bystander in its selection. But the details hardly mattered. The idea appealed to me and that was that. A quick chat with mom after I came home from school that day confirmed it: the viewing party was on.
My friends showed up later that afternoon and the games began. In my house, my brother and I formulated dozens of games from nothing. A personal favorite among me and friends was hockey played with wiffle ball bats wrapped in electrical tape, one of those stuffed indoor basketballs (wrapped in duct tape), furniture as goals and full-on checking. You may be surprised to learn this was never my mom's favorite indoor game, although she occasionally allowed it. So we mostly played when no one else was home.
On this day, bastardized Thomson hockey played Third Eye Blind to Game 7's Springsteen, a poor opening act for a legendary main event. Of course, we had fun; Game 7 turned out to be just that good.
As you know, Mark Messier delivered the Rangers back to Garden ice by guaranteeing Game 6. But Game 7 became something to behold on its own.
As eighth graders we were easily distracted by games of our own, watching the Rangers and Devils play deeper into night as we passed time with various modes of basement destruction nearby. But the longer it went, the more focused we became. With every minute we swung a bat or bounced a ball less. The Rangers led 1-0. The Stanley Cup was minutes away, then seconds. We were ready to share one of those awkward moments of spontaneous hugging like Rocky and Apollo in Rocky III, the Sistene Chapel of awkward male celebrations.
Boom. Not so fast. The Devils scored with 7.7 seconds left. A freshly sharpened dagger was stuck into our hearts in the cruelest moment of my sports fandom to that date.
"This wasn't basketball," I thought. "Teams just don't score in the final seconds!"
Right after Valeri Zelipukin scored, it was like our ol' friend Ira K. Doom slipped through the garage door and stretched out on the couch with his feet up. Did Ranger fans believe their team could win? I sure didn't. Imagine the 30, 40 or 50-somethings who had never seen them win the Cup.
Heck, I was only 26. It could've been worse.
Still, the next 20-plus minutes of hockey tortured us, each chance bringing fans closer to heaven or hell and nowhere in between. When the Rangers finally won as Stephane Matteau poked one past Martin Brodeur, my friends and I had our Rocky III moment. I believe I still clutched the bat in one hand. Whether it hit something or someone while I flailed around celebrating I still don't know. Or care. It must have. But the Rangers were playing for the Cup!
I don't even know how long it took, only that the identity of the goal scorer was a mystery at first. For those of you tuned in on the radio, you knew. Matteau played 16 total seasons but his Game 7 winner is the second sentence on his Wikipedia page only because they listed his name and birthplace first.
Despite my Bart Simpson-like qualities, my sports fandom has felt like Groundhog Day. The buildup, the company, the agony and the ecstasy turned May 27, 1994 into a unique day, one I'll never forget.
Of course, at my age, it seems like only yesterday.