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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama's wide-ranging plan to curb gun violence in America isn't likely to be enacted in full, but experts say the sheer breadth of his proposal will provide a national blueprint for action that can guide lawmakers, fuel a powerful lobbying effort and sustain a national dialogue on gun control.
The mix of executive orders and congressional proposals offered one month after the mass slayings of 20 elementary school children and six school staff members in Newtown, Conn., drew widespread praise from experts in the mental-health, education and law enforcement fields. Each found something to like in the package.
"The genius of the president's plan is that it acknowledges that no single thing is going to solve this problem," said Kim Anderson, director of the National Education Association's Center for Advocacy and Outreach. "It actually does take a set of recommendations and proposals. So the comprehensive nature of this response is something that we're very pleased with."
Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, said the president's calls to ban sales of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines "hold tremendous promise for creating safer, healthier communities."
"Today's proposals represent a real opportunity to make long-lasting progress on reducing gun violence," Benjamin said. "Now, Congress must get to work."
When the assault-weapons ban was in effect from 1994 to 2004, police saw a "precipitous drop" in shootings with those weapons, said Terrence Cunningham, chief of the Wellesley (Mass.) Police Department and fourth vice-president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. But gun makers began to skirt the ban by changing the size and appearance of weapons to avoid having them classified as assault weapons.
If the ban is reinstated by Congress, "I think that people will be alerted to that this time, and I hope that they're more thoughtful" in how the laws are written, Cunningham said.
Cunningham also applauded Obama's push for more information about a potential gun buyer's mental-health history during background checks. In Massachusetts, Cunningham said, police are only notified if an applicant has been confined to a state mental hospital. Information on private mental-hospital stays and out-of-state hospital stays are not provided.
Able to say 'no'
"So even if I knew this person had severe mental deficiencies and I don't want to issue them a firearms licence because I feel it's unsafe, I still have to by statute. So having the ability to say, 'No,' " Cunningham said, would make the community safer.
Larry Amerson, president of the National Sheriffs' Association, said Obama's call to expand mental-health services would also help. Sheriff of Calhoun County, Ala., Amerson said four of the five people his department has shot and killed during his tenure had long-term mental problems. But Alabama's state mental-health services budget has been cut 36 per cent, from $100 million in 2009 to $64.2 million in 2012.
"We've got to improve in that area, but without the support and encouragement of the federal government, that's hard to do," he said.
Mike Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, cheered Obama's plan to enact the final regulations on a federal law that requires group health plans to provide coverage for mental-health services at the same level as general medical and surgical benefits. But he expressed caution about Obama's call to have mental-health counsellors provide police with information on potentially dangerous patients.
"On a given day, well over half of the people in this country with a diagnosable mental-health problem don't get treatment," Fitzpatrick said. "And a lot of that has to do with the stigma surrounding mental illness. So we don't want to create gun laws that block people from taking that first step to get evaluated and treated."
The National Rifle Association, which has fought almost all gun-control measures, said Obama's plans put too much emphasis on targeting gun owners and not enough on protecting children in schools.
"Attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution to the crisis we face as a nation," the gun-rights group said in a statement. "Only honest law-abiding gun owners will be affected (by the proposals) and our children will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedy."
The NRA has called for placing armed officers in every school and supports firearms training for teachers.
But a recent survey by the National Education Association found 68 per cent of its members oppose arming educators. The organization does, however, support having armed officers in a school if local school officials decide to do so.
Anderson of the NEA said the organization will begin a massive lobbying effort that will include phone calls to lawmakers and outreach to parents as well.
-- McClatchy Newspapers


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STORM LAKE—Central College used a layered attack to roll past Buena Vista University in a 25-20, 25-19, 25-13 Iowa Conference volleyball decision Tuesday.
The Dutch hit .303 overall to Buena Vista's .098 and finished the match in just 75 minutes. Central improved to 8-12 overall with a 2-3 league mark, while the Beavers dropped 4-18 overall and 0-5 in conference play.
"We had good balance from our hitters and we did a good job of mixing up the speed of our offense to keep Buena Vista off balance," coach Kent Clayberg said.
Outside hitter Tess Reinig (senior, Manchester, West Delaware HS) led the attack with seven kills. Middle hitter Ashley Pedersen (senior, Humboldt) hit .357 with six kills in 14 attempts and right-side hitter Jessica Laflin (sophomore, Phoenix, Ariz., Horizon Honors HS) had five kills. Right-side hitter Liz Ihnen (junior, Sheldon) was an efficient force at the net again, hitting .500 with three terminations and no errors.
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The Dutch tack on the miles this week, heading to San Antonio, Texas, over fall break for the Trinity University Fall Classic. After a few days of sightseeing, Central meets Bethel (Minn.) (14-8) and Austin (Texas) (12-9) at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Friday, respectively. The Dutch face Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) (8-11) and Trinity (9-12) Saturday.
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How Loud Motorcycles Could Reduce The Deficit
Posted by Tom Hannaher , Tuesday, October 19, 2010
7 comments :
I couldn't agree with you more. People who ride loud motorcycles are simply inconsiderate boors.
- October 21, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Hmm, here's an idea why don't we stop the petty crapola that Maine has started and get more cycle awareness. It's a fact that four wheeled vehicle's and bigger do not see two wheels as they should. It's also a fact that vehicles turn in front of motorcycles at intersections when pulling out of businesses. This list goes on from inexperienced to the senior citizen and the foreign folks how have little to zero experience in driving the public streets of America. So to the person or persons who have started this campaign in Maine I would have to believe that they are just not tune with free america and the motorcycle history. Or they cannot ride a cycle and are possibly jealous of the freedom that's experienced with this behavior. But it's probably that individual who is miserable and hates life and people in general. So I respectively request that you don't talk on your cell phone or read a book or shave your ass when me and my brother and sister rider's come thru your town with our loud pipes so that you can hear us before you kill us with your illegal in car discrations! P.S. Why did they only point out the Harley in this article?
- October 21, 2010 at 3:20 PM
Everyone is guilty of making noise. As long as you don't mind those same fines being imposed on people booming their loud home theatre systems for hours on end, motorcyclists shouldn't have a problem applying it to the few seconds it takes to ride by such residences.
Ah, wait...there's laws on the books for that as well. Rarely enforced as well.
- October 21, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Wow Tom, mad at bikers today ha?
Being a biker that fits none of the stereo-types you listed in your blog, I can agree that loud pipes can in fact be too loud. Yes I agree that many bikers seem to be compensating for something with their "pipes". However I find the whole thought ridiculous. The issue is noise pollution not bikes or bikers. Noise pollution should be addressed on a whole not just single out bikes.
I've been woke up or disturbed by loud pipes on pickups or cars more than motorcycles. And what about audio? All the complaints when I used to live in an apartment were from the volume of peoples stereos. Heck on the street I hear just as much if not more noise pollution from cars driving by with their stereo's cranked to "11" than from motorcycles.
As far as noise being a safety "feature", I hesitantly have to somewhat agree with that. I have two examples. I was on motorcycle one day when some idiot decided to pass in a no passing zone, I had to dive to the shoulder in order to not be a blood spot on her windshield. That was one time I wished my pipes were louder. Also this summer I was beginning to make a lane change while a bike was in my blind spot. I don't know what happened as I had checked my blind spots, I think he came up on me really fast. Anyway the only reason I didn't make the lane change is cause I heard the bike if I hadn't heard him who know's what would have happened.
Anyway here is a good article about loud pipes that I can agree with: http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tech/0805_crup_loud_pipes_tech/index.html
Did you write that article too? Slight resemblance.
- October 21, 2010 at 6:45 PM
You know, you're onto something here. First, collect the noise tax from the loud harley riders, then the loud sportbike squids, then the fart can rice rocket drivers, then the blinged out Escalades with the boom stereo systems, and finally the loud home theater / audiophiles who play their systems too loud.
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- October 21, 2010 at 9:42 PM
- Mike Cronin said...
HELLS YEAH. Our neighborhood is particularly hard-hit in the summertime. The south coast of Massachusetts seems to be a migratory landing spot for summertime motorcyclist, and we can get trains of them that drive by for minutes at a time.
I find the safety reason complete bunk -- they just like to be loud.
- November 4, 2010 at 12:49 PM
Pick your Poison!!!!! Mine is loud music erupting from automobiles. I love loud motorcycles. Can't make everyone happy all the time.
- February 7, 2011 at 4:31 PM
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WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS ... I don't know what happened to the dog days of summer. Maybe we can blame global warming. But Monday produced a pack of local stories, from Vic Toews leaving office, to Alex Burmistrov leaving the Jets, to...
Jeppe Hansen, a would-be Royal Winnipeg Ballet star who became an adult-entertainment performer, leaving the company's professional division after the RWB learned he was doing porn on the side.
Gay porn, if you must know.
That was back in March, mind you.
But judging by what Hansen is bleating lately to inquiring journalists from his new home in New York City, he feels he's been done dirt by our prestigious ballet company.
Apparently, when the RWB learned of Hansen's other performance speciality, they requested he sign a letter that said he had voluntarily withdrawn from the program.
No wonder Hansen's upset.
He signed it.
By April, he was a full-time adult-entertainment performer.
So far, the RWB has artfully dodged their "personnel" issue by simply saying it has a code of conduct. Even if their code of conduct doesn't explicitly mention a student having explicit sex on camera isn't something the ballet crowd would sit still for.
Or at least admit they would.
I'm sure, eventually, Jeppe Hansen will land on his toes somewhere.
Meanwhile, he seems to be suggesting the RWB doesn't understand porn can be an art form and that, by extension, he's an adult-entertainment artist.
You know what they say. When all else fails, claim it's art.
These must be the dog days of summer after all.
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NOW AS PROMISED, THE POLICE REPORT ON THEMSELVES ... Back in the fall of 2011, when the Winnipeg Police Service's chief, Keith McCaskill, trumpeted the organization's strategic plan for 2012 through 2014, it pledged to issue an annual "report card" on how the stated goals measured up against the results.
The report card arrived in my email Monday at 1:06 p.m.
So how did the city's finest do last year?
Well, generally they appear to be pointed in the right direction and accomplishing most of what they hoped to.
Or so the self-generated report card suggests.
I particularly applaud the arrival of the long-overdue downtown foot patrol strategy. And this fiscal goal: "improve process for authorizing overtime..." And the "status" of that goal as of last year. "A formal budget management process has been implemented."
That and the accompanying note that "senior management... is reporting on this regularly."
Or reducing assaults.
The stated goal was to reduce assaults in the city by nine per cent by 2014. Last year, they were down three per cent. Right on target.
But there was something near the outset of the document that's on the police website for all to read that suggested the report card needs some elaboration, to put it politely.
The document opens with what amounts to an executive summary from new police Chief Devon Clunis.
Then, near the top, the report card mentions one of its first goals for 2012.
"Reduce violent street crime; with a focus on Downtown and high crime rate areas."
This is the reported "result."
"Violent crime dropped by four per cent across Winnipeg from 2011 to 2012."
That's great news.
But that's a city-wide number.
What about the specific areas set out in the "goal?"
What's the year-over-year crime rate in the goal's target area of downtown and so-called high-crime areas?
One would think -- at least this one would -- when the Winnipeg Police Service issued its generally self-congratulatory "report card" on how it's doing, they would call a news conference and provide a spokesperson, preferably Chief Clunis himself, to answer questions like that.
As I recall, McCaskill did that when he proudly announced the strategic plan.
But this time, there was no news conference.
It was just before 3 p.m. by the time I contacted a police public information officer and asked why not.
That was followed with this question, sent via email as requested.
"If 'reduce violent street crime, with a focus on Downtown and high crime rate areas' was the stated goal, by what rate did violent crime climb or drop in those target areas and why wasn't that information included in the report card?"
The standard answer from the on-duty public information officer arrived via email:
"I have forwarded your query on and will advise as soon as I have answers for you."
I'll let you know when I know.
What I can tell you in the meantime is my comment on the police report card.
Needs improvement.
I doubt even Chief Clunis would argue with that.
I'll let you know if I hear from him.
Meanwhile, you can read the police service's report card on itself by going to the Winnipeg Police Service website at http://winnipeg.ca/police/stratplan/stratplan.stm.


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Thursday, June 30, 2011
THE Trip, Hiking Red Rock State Park, Sedona Arizona
When we can, as in, when we have the time, the energy and fair weather, we do like to hike some of the easier trails in parks we are visiting. We have discovered that what the park volunteers and employees consider to be an "easy" hike actually is enough of a challenge for us. After Silly Mountain, I am trying to be very careful in picking our trails. (Stay tuned, even an "easy hike" in some parks ended up being a lot more than we bargained for, one hike in Arches National Park comes to mind.)
Anyway, we were informed by our many mentors/friends/RVing gang that we had to see Red Rock State Park. We set aside a full day to enjoy the park, a hike and a "reverse drive" from Sedona to I 17.
We were NOT disappointed, the park is lovely, clean, well kept, staff knowledgeable and helpful. We chose to hike (what we remember as being approximately 2 miles), starting out from the Visitor's Center we crossed the Kingfisher Bridge, hung a right to follow the path/trail that runs parallel to Oak Creek, joined the Eagle's Nest Trail for a bit, turned onto Coyote Ridge Trail, joined the Apache Fire Trail and eventually walked back down to the Kingfisher Bridge. You can find a map of the trails, here.
The footing was good here, the trail was packed, not a lot of loose gravel, some loose sand. After hiking Silly Mountain near Gold Canyon Arizona (two posts, one and two) and Dripping Springs (also two posts, one and two) just outside of Las Cruces New Mexico, we found this surface to be easy walking. Oh, you can still slip, ya, I did, but only once, and just an inch or two, but, when you are on a narrow path, and the slip could result in a tumble down a steep hill, a slip of just an inch or two is still a wake up call! LOL. But, still this surface was a delight to hike on.
The trails, especially when we got higher in elevation had a lot of sharp switch backs. Trails were well marked. Here is Man on the trail, just past one of those switch backs. Yes, a bit of gravel here and there, but still, basically a well packed surface to hike.
And, even tho I realize that panaromic photos don't show well here at Reflections, sometimes I just have to share one, so, here it is. Remember, clicking on the photo will open it in a new window, a bit larger view, click your back button to return.
Now for a slide show. Yes, you will see some of the views in more than one photo, as we climbed the trails, the views changed, and I kept taking photos of the same thing, over and over again! LOL
Lets go hiking!
After our hike we drove back to Sedona, 179 and out to I 17 to get back to our campground. Can never get enough of the drive and seeing it from the opposite direction from our first drive was great. Photos coming to Reflections soon.
This possibly was one of our favorite hikes taken all winter. Conditions were perfect, the scenery special. It was a FAB day!
*By the way, if you have not looked in a while, there is a photo at the very bottom of this blog of us taken during this hike.
** This hike was done April 11, 2011.
3 comments:
- Lisa Wallen Logsdon said...
As usual, these are stunning shots! Just wondering, if you are hiking, what kind of temps do you have? Thought I saw you say something about 90s yesterday. I know there's supposed to be a difference in dry vs humid heat. I think I've only been in the humid kind where you break a dripping sweat after the first 30 yards!
- June 30, 2011 at 7:36 AM
- Carol said...
Lisa, this hike was done in April. LOL I am a couple of months behind in blogging THE Trip. I'll add some dates in future posts. Yes, it was 90 yesterday, and we are now in Custer South Dakota, many miles and parks and a few hikes down the road from Red Rock Canyon. Loved the place, would love to go back!
- June 30, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Linda McCauley said...
All your hiking makes me tired sitting here in a recliner chair. :) But the pictures sure are amazing.
- June 30, 2011 at 7:41 PM


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Christine Kinealy is currently the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Irish Studies at the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. She is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, where she completed a Ph.D. on the introduction of the Poor Law to Ireland. She has published extensively on the impact of the Great Irish Famine and has lectured on the relationship between poverty, famine, and emigration in Ireland, India, Spain, Canada, France, Finland, the United States, and New Zealand. In 1997 she was invited to speak on the Irish Famine in both the United States Congress and the British Parliament. Her other areas of specialization are nineteenth-century Ireland, the 1848 revolutions, Daniel O'Connell, Young Ireland, Irish-American nationalism, and memory and commemoration in Irish history. Her book This Great Calamity: The Irish Famine 1845-52 (2nd ed. 2006) was named the Irish Post book of year in 1995. Her other publications include Lives of Victorian Politicians: Daniel O'Connell (Pickering and Chatto, 2008); A New History of Ireland (2nd ed. 2004); 1848: The Year the World Turned?, ed. with Kay Boardman (Cambridge Scholars Press, 2007); Teaching and Learning History (with Geoff Timmins and Keith Vernon; Sage Publications, 2005); The Great Famine in Ireland: Impact, Ideology and Rebellion (Palgrave, 2002); Ireland: A Photohistory 1840-1940 (with Sean Sexton; Thames and Hudson, 2002); Memory, Silence and Commemoration: Ireland's Great Hunger (ed. with David Valone; University Press of America, 2002); The Forgotten Famine: Hunger and Poverty in Belfast 1840-50 (with Gerard MacAtasney; Pluto Press, 2000); A Disunited Kingdom: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, 1800-1949 (Cambridge University Press, 1999), and A Death-Dealing Famine: The Great Hunger in Ireland (Pluto Press, 1997). Her latest book, Repeal and Revolution: The 1848 Uprising in Ireland, is forthcoming from Manchester University Press. Currently she is exploring the role played by the Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell in the antislavery movement in Europe and North America.


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Do you wish Randy Fenoli of TLC's 'Say Yes to the Dress' and 'Randy to the Rescue' was your best friend as much as we do?
-Lucia Peters
I have kind of a weird love-hate relationship with TLC. The television network, I mean—not tender loving care (no one should ever have a love-hate relationship with tender loving care). Sometimes I think that its programming is the modern-day equivalent of a circus sideshow: Something that allegedly seeks to illuminate unseen and underrepresented portions of society, but which mostly just puts strange and unusual individuals up on stage for the rest of the world to gawk at. I find this troubling.
That said, though, I love the wedding shows.
I'm particularly fond of Say Yes to the Dress and Randy to the Rescue, mostly due to the wedding dress wonder that is Randy Fenoli. Oh, okay, so a lot if it is also because of the dresses (who doesn't secretly love scrutinizing a whole series of spectacular formal gowns?), but there's a reason I prefer the New York shows to the Atlanta ones, and that reason is Randy.
The fashion director for chi-chi New York bridal salon Kleinfeld, Randy is one of the most delightful human beings I've ever not-actually-met, and for that reason, I can watch him find dresses for brides-to-be until the proverbial cows come home. He's exactly the kind of person you want helping you find your wedding dress, and as a result, I harbor a not-so-secret desire for Randy to be my best friend. Am I alone here? I'm pretty sure I'm not, but I figured I'd ask anyway. Here are eight reasons why I want Randy to be my best friend; what are the reasons on your list?
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1. He's always positive.
This is key. Randy is always fun to be around, and his positivity is infectious in the very best way possible. I mean, just look at that grin he's always got spread across his face! A smile goes a long way!
2. He genuinely wants to help as many people as he can.
Sure, helping people find the perfect dress is what he gets paid to do, but he's pretty selfless when it actually comes to doing it. It may seem like a little thing, but in actuality, it's huge.
3. He's also genuinely happy for the people that he helps when everything works out in the end.
The big thing to note here is that Randy is happy for the people he helps—not for himself for having found the perfect dress for yet another bride.
4. He knows how to handle a crisis.
If a bride starts freaking out, you can always count on Randy to be a little oasis of calm, complete with a warm hug and a shoulder to cry on if it's needed. Then he gets down to business, which leads to…
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HOUSTON - A security guard was shot and killed at a southeast Houston game room, and a person of interest is talking to police.
KPRC Local 2 was the only station to capture images of the person of interest turning himself in to authorities.
"He is a suspect … and in other game room robberies. Which ones, I'm not sure," community activist Quanell X said.
Local 2 is not identifying the suspect because he's 16 years old and he hasn't been charged.
The crime happened about 11 p.m. Saturday. One man walked into the game room on Evergreen near Hemlock. Security guard Pedro De Pena, 40, met him at the door and a scuffle happened outside. De Pena died after being shot in the head.
Police released surveillance video of the attack. A camera outside the game room showed two people running from the scene.
Sources said the boy panicked when he saw the video on television. He contacted Quanell X.
Witnesses told investigators there were as many as four people involved.
De Pena was laid to rest Thursday.
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Happy Birthday, Baby Spice! Emma Bunton's Style Evolution
And a very happy birthday to the Spice Girls' Baby Spice, Emma Bunton! Here's her style evolution to celebrate.
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And in today's illustrious celebrity birthday news, we here at BettyConfidential are happy to inform you that Emma Bunton, AKA the Spice Girls' one and only Baby Spice, turned 37 yesterday. We were off for MLK Day then, but happy belated birthday, Emma! In honor of the occasion, we'd like to take a look at how far your style sense has come since those early days of girl power and glitter. From "Wannabe" all the way up through Viva Forever, check it out!


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YOUNGSTER Tyron Leigh feels he has already improved as a player during his time with Chippenham Town and is savouring the opportunity to cut his teeth at Hardenhuish Park.
The defender left Swindon Town's academy before joining the Bluebirds' U18 side last summer and quickly rose through the ranks, featuring twice for Chippenham Park before being handed his first-team debut in the Red Insure Cup against Merthyr Town last November, just four days after his 17th birthday.
Leigh has gone on to make six more starts for Mark Collier's Chippenham and reckons that he is at the perfect place to continue his footballing education.
"I left Swindon because I wasn't enjoying my football at the time. I know (former Swindon Town defender) Sean O'Hanlon, who's at Carlisle now, and he said that Chippenham Town would be a good club to go to," said Leigh, who is a student at New College, in Swindon.
"I spoke to my dad about it and we decided that it would be a good decision.
"My aim was to try and get in to the first team and I know that to be playing at this level when you're 18 or 19 is pretty good.
"I was a bit nervous before that game over at Merthyr but as soon as I got on the pitch, it all went.
"I'm young but I think that I've improved as a player already because playing against older players with a lot more experience has helped me.
"I'm enjoying things and I'm thankful to have the opportunity to play. I want to try to keep playing well and keep improving."
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I am blessed to have a doctor for a wife along with great friends and a supportive church.
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Celebrities including the Only Way is Essex stars, a muscle-bound pop band and former Premier League players turned out to play in a charity football match.
A team of celebrities took to the pitch at Sutton United FC to raise money for local charity the Bob Watson Foundation on Sunday.
Model and TOWIE star Pascal Craymer poses with Sutton United mascot Jenny the giraffe
Mr Watson was a former policeman who died from cancer in 2012. He was a big football fan and coached youth teams all over the area.
Sunday's event was the second charity match in his honour and raised money for Cancer Research and Onelife UK.
Among those who played in the game were boy band the Forbidden and former professional footballers Jason Euell and Andy Clarke. Guests included model Pascal Craymer from The Only Way is Essex and cheerleaders the Hustler Honies.
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Phineas, Ferb and you!
In their live show, characters getthe audience involved.
Updated 4:19 pm, Wednesday, September 5, 2012
"Mom! Phineas and Ferb are doing a live show!"
Tattling older sister Candace can't stop Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb from bringing all their friends and an idea for a new invention to the Lila Cockrell Theatre on Friday in "Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever!"
It's the last day of summer vacation and Phineas and Ferb want to put on a great show, so they invent a mash-up machine to combine all of their friends' fun ideas.
"Everything is interactive," said Nicholas Bouthillette, who plays Ferb. "We shoot marshmallows and giant inflatable golf balls into the audience. Agent P runs through the audience at the beginning, and some lucky fans are pulled up to dance with us on stage."
The goal is to keep the live show from being two-dimensional like the animated series, Bouthillette said. His favorite moment also seems to be the audience's.
"Ferb has an idea to create a backyard beach," he said. "He busts into a reggae dance number with umbrellas, coconuts, limbo and everything. It's an unexpected moment, and the crowd goes nuts for it.
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"He doesn't talk much, but when he does, Ferb has ingenious things to say."
On the other hand, some things never change. Candace tries to bust the kids, Dr. Doofenshmirtz hatches an evil plan, and Perry the platypus becomes Agent P to save the day.
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"Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever!" 4 and 7 p.m. Friday at Lila Cockrell Theatre, 200 E. Market St. $21.03-$59.25 through Ticketmaster.
The animated series was created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh. The pair wanted to make a show that used the same type of comedic timing and pop culture references as "Family Guy" (on which Povenmire worked) but did not exclude younger viewers. As a result, "Phineas and Ferb" attracts an audience of all ages. That is also true of the live show.
"There's lots of adult humor that the kids don't get, and vice versa," Bouthillette said. "Our demographic isn't just kids."
The kids are the ones who make the most noise, however. Bouillette said he wants them to get up, scream and leave with no voices.
"The louder the kids are, the better the show will be," he said.
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SCHOOLS, businesses and individuals across Swindon were getting sweaty for Sport Relief yesterday and raising money to help people in the UK and abroad.
At Kingsdown School, students racked up more than £100 for the charity when they competed against staff in an all-day row-a-thon.
- Matt Lambourne competing for the staff team at the Kingsdown School row-a-thon
Louise Spence, head of PE at the school, said: "This year Sport Relief have been encouraging schools to do things a little bit different, rather than just the mile everyone does each year.
"So we decided to have a row-a-thon of staff against the students.
"The atmosphere was fantastic, all different kinds of staff were getting involved and students enjoyed it as well with many staying on longer if the next student didn't turn up."
Pupils at Covingham Park Primary School also got involved by taking part in a Wake and Shake event before classes.
Joe Lee, KS2 leader and PE co-ordinator at the school, said: "In recognition of Sport Relief we held a five to ten-minute session before school. Everybody got involved – teachers and students – and did a bit of dancing to music."
Staff at Nationwide's Pegasus House ran a call centre taking donations throughout the night from people who rang in.
- Volunteers from Nationwide in Swindon who were manning the phones for Sport Relief, back row, from left, Matt Carter, Stephanie Austin and Alex Down. Front, Lesley Gossage and Sam Keenan. Picture: STUART HARRISON
Stephen Uden, head of citizenship at Nationwide, said: "It is exciting to once again be part of Sport Relief, building on the success of last year when our staff and members raised over £100,000.
"We are proud to be able to offer one of the country's largest volunteer call centres with over 500 Nationwide volunteers staffing Sport Relief phone lines and taking donations on the night in our call centres here in Swindon and across the country."
Across the town individuals were also taking part in challenges for Sport Relief.
Jane Cordes, the former headteacher at St Luke's School, hiked along the Inca trail to Machu Picchu with Kirk Norcross of The Only Way Is Essex fame.
- Jane Cordes and Kirk Norcross at Machu Picchu
Jane said: "Completing the trek was one of the most gruelling and rewarding challenges I have ever undertaken in my life.
"Reaching the top and taking in the most breathtaking views of one of the seven wonders of the world from the Inca Sun Gate was indescribable though.
"And knowing that we were raising money for such a worthwhile cause really helped to spur us on when the going got tough."
Money raised through Sport Relief is split evenly between supporting projects and changing lives in the UK and all over the world.
In Swindon, several projects have benefited from cash from the charity, which includes its sister campaign Comic Relief, over the years.
These have included Swindon Sea Cadets, Swindon Walcot & Parks Community Group and Kandu Arts Sustainable Development.
For more information about Sport Relief, visit www.sportrelief.com, and for Comic Relief, visit www.comicrelief.com
THERE'S still time to do your bit for Sport Relief. Head along to one of these events over the weekend:
- Swimathons at Lime Kiln Leisure Centre, Highworth Rec, and Faringdon Leisure Centre, all day
- Swimathons at Lime Kiln Leisure, Centre, Highworth Rec, and Faringdon Leisure Centre, all day
- Sainsbury's Coate Water Mile – one-mile event at 11am and 11.15am, three-mile event at 10.45am, and six-mile event at 10.30am
- Cricklade Mile Run at Cricklade Leisure Centre – one mile event at 9.45am, three-mile event at 9.30am, and six-mile event at 9.30am


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The Midwest Collegiate Conference links seven private universities and colleges in an athletic affiliation featuring 17 varsity level sports for men and women. MCC sports compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and routinely send qualifying teams and individuals to NAIA national tournaments.
MCC schools are located in a few of the best locations in America's Heartland; cities ranging from the metropolitan Des Moines and Quad Cities to the quaint Oskaloosa. All schools in the conference are four-year institutions with enrollments ranging from 600 to 3,200.
The Midwest Collegiate Conference began as a basketball conference prior to the 1988-89 season. By the time the 1988 school year began, the sports of women's volleyball and men's soccer were also recognized as conference sports, providing the league with two male and two female sports. The league was founded and remains affiliated nationally with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The six original members of the league, which called itself the Midwest Catholic Conference, were: Clarke College (Dubuque, IA), Edgewood College (Madison, WI), Marycrest University (Davenport, IA), Mount Mercy College (Cedar Rapids, IA), Mt. St. Clare College (Clinton, IA), and Viterbo College (La Crosse, WI). In 1989, Grand View College (Des Moines, IA) replaced Edgewood and the league changed its name to the Midwest Classic Conference.
The St. Ambrose men's basketball program joined the conference in 1990, while the rest of St. Ambrose's sports followed suit a year later. Iowa Wesleyan College (Mt. Pleasant, IA) joined the league in 1995, giving the MCC eight members. However, Clarke dropped out a year later to join the NCAA Division III Northern Illinois and Iowa Conference. In 2001, William Penn University (Oskaloosa, IA) was added to the conference, but again an eight-team league was short-lived as Marycrest International University shut its doors at the end of the 2001-02 school year.
In 2003-04, the MCC featured two notable changes. The first was the addition of Waldorf College (Forest City, IA), a former junior college that is now a four-year institution. The second change was that Mount St. Clare College changed its name to The Franciscan University of the Prairies.
In 2005, the MCC became one of the first NAIA Conferences to add a full-time Commissioner when Rick Sanders assumed the role in August. That same year the MCC committed itself to an administrative structure lead by the Council of Presidents, who have responsibility for all Conference functions and maintain direct authority over admission of new members, the league budget and evaluation of the Commissioner. Other Conference issues are delegated to the Athletic Directors Council who, with input from each Coaches group, set all guidelines for Conference and sport administration.
In 2006, Clarke College announced plans to return to the MCC beginning in the 2007-2008. The MCC currently sponsors championships in 17 sports. Those sports are: men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, and volleyball in the fall, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's bowling and men's and women's indoor track & field in the winter, and baseball, softball and men's and women's outdoor track in the spring. Men's and women's golf is also an MCC sport, which is played in both the fall and spring.
In August 2007 the MCC became the Midwest Collegiate Conference in order to better identify and define the conference. In July 2010 the conference welcome its first associate member, as the AIB College of Business in Des Moines joined the MCC as an associate member.


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PHILADELPHIA – It was sweet revenge for the University of Pennsylvania volleyball team as they knocked off Columbia with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-20) win in The Palestra, after falling to the Lions earlier this season in a five-set heartbreaker. Taking out the Lions in three was even sweeter as the win was Penn's first weekend sweep. The victory tonight improved the Quakers' home record to 7-2, and they now stand in third place in the Ivy League with a 12-9 overall, and 6-4 Ivy record.
After a block by junior Kendall Turner and sophomore Alexis Genske to claim the first point in set-one, a kill from sophomore Alex Caldwell was the point that set the pace for the 25-16 victory. Caldwell's kill sparked a five-point run by the Red and Blue, with senior captain Kristen Etterbeek contributing two of her seven set-one kills. The four point deficit the Lions faced at 9-5 was soon increased to a deficit of 14-7, which was too great for Columbia to come back from as Turner finished the set with a kill.
Set-two was much different, as an intense back-and-forth battle ensued -- eight lead changes and a tied score 13 times. It wasn't until Caldwell tied the score late in the set at 21. Caldwell's kill was followed by a kill from Genske. In an effort to turn the momentum, the Lions called a timeout but couldn't shake the Quakers as Caldwell put down another kill to give Penn the advantage, 23-21. The next point went to Columbia after a Red and Blue service error, but Genske responded with a kill and an ace to take the second set victory, 25-22.
Etterbeek put down a kill for the first point in set three, which established the tone for the rest of play. Penn held a steady three-point lead until a block by Etterbeek gave the edge the Quakers needed to extend the lead. Etterbeek followed her block with a kill as Genske followed suit, to put the Red and Blue up, 17-11. Penn soon extended their lead to nine, but the Lions began to claw their way up the scoreboard, narrowing the gap to 3 at 23-20. The comeback was short-lived as Genske's attack was good for a kill, giving the ball back to the Quakers. The Red and Blue finished the set with a block by Turner and Caldwell to win, 25-20.
The Red and Blue hit a .303 attack percentage with Etterbeek leading the way with 16 kills. Also hitting double-digits in kills with 12 was Genske. As well as double-digit kills, Genske also hit double-digits in digs (11), behind senior captain Dani Shepherd (23). The offense was paced by Caldwell and sophomore Ronnie Bither with 26 and 23 assists respectively.
For the second night in a row, the Red and Blue outperformed their opponent in kills (55-31), assists (54-31), digs (61-39), and points (63-42).
Penn will be back in action this weekend for their last road trips to Dartmouth and Harvard.
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BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction written and read by author Jack Campbell.
Stark's Crusade was originally published as "by John G. Hemry".
Battle stations! Listen to more in the Stark's War series.
©2002 John G. Hemry; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
I am an avid eclectic reader.
"Sorry to see the series end"
I am a fan of military Sci-Fi. I read the other two books in the series (you must read this series in order) and knew this was the last book. I was wondering how Campbell was going to end it, I was thinking up all types of scenarios. The politics was interesting sort of reminds you of what is going on today in Washington. The space and land battles descriptions were fantastic. Campbell is a master of space battles. I will not give away the end but Campbell did an excellent job of tying up all the ends and coming up with a reasonable ending. I have read all the Jag in Space series and the Lost Fleet which I am keeping current on as Campbell writes them. I hope Audible has books under his real name of John Henry as I want to keep reading his books. Eric M. Summerer did a great job with the narration.
"A fine conclusion"
If you've read the previous 2 books then this is a must-read. It has good periods of military action balanced by periods of strategic planning, and enough action to keep things interesting throughout. With the last half of the book working to the inevitable climax, the book ends with a very satisfying conclusion.
"Look out, this story is an omen"
Just finished Stark series. Jack did a great job of keeping it going. Now I'm looking forward to his JAG series. I think we should encourage the Military and Politicos to read this series. I hate to say it, but it almost looks like Jack has a crystal Ball.
"Love the series"
I truly recommend this author's books to anyone who asks. keep up the great works.
"What an awesome conclution"
The series started off being a bit difficult to listen too but it ended by being a publication I could not stop listening too. A story well worth listening too.
It is difficult to say more than the best was left till last. The best monent or event happens in the final 5 minutest of the recording when the story winds down ...
"Upholding the Ameican Constitution"
A fresh point of view. Great read for those of us that have dealt with Toxic leadership.
"Excellent, but short."
This is the third and final installment in the Stark's War trilogy...I think. Those of you who have seen my previous reviews of Stark's War and Stark's Command may get that the surviving mutinous NCOs of 1st Division hold the Lunar Colony. They have continued to repel raids attacks from other countries and US led shenanigans to protect the colony and to keep from being a television spectator sport.
They have been infiltrated, had turn coats leave doors open and had their remaining Earthbound family members used as hostages yet they've held the line. Now it appears the pentagon will try autonomous robotic warriors to bring about an end to this struggle. Anyone who has followed the Terminator series or Phillip K. Dick's The Other Variety (turned into the movie Screamers) which featured a host of killing machines termed Autonomous Swords can sense where this story is taking us so I do not want to spoil it for you.
This is an excellent Military Science Fiction trilogy and was well delivered by both the author and the narrator. Considering my taste on audio books I almost took a pass on this one because of the short length of the installments. My opinion, yes it is personal, is that all three volumes should have been marketed as one thirty plus hour unit. I will still give this a five out of five. Great job guys!
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"great series"
loved the way Jack Campbell develops a story line in all the series he writes
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This is great. Wish there was a three movie deal on this series! When will we see it happen? BZ!
"Too bland."
This review is about the entire series:
I am a big fan of John G. Hemry, and I realize that this is his first series. My major objection to this entire series is that the language is too clean. John is censoring the language and it takes away from the realism of the combat. Why does he do this? I do not know. I find it frustrating that language is more offensive than describing people getting their limbs torn off.
Let's face facts. Combat is a dirty, ugly business. Combat soldiers swear, and call their enemies some of the most racist, ugly names you can imagine. This series lacked the grit that would have made it exciting and believable.
The only redeemable thing about this entire story is the underlying messages. But it is simply not worth putting up with the oatmeal blandness. I want gumbo!
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Before the NASA alloy, there were two ways to meet these temperature requirements, says Hartlein. One method was to use existing aluminum to make a bigger fan that spins more slowly. The drawback to this approach was that a bigger fan requires more space. "If we use the NASA alloy, the fan is smaller relative to the competition, and the tunnel can be smaller as well. Even if you can take a foot out of the construction of a new tunnel, there are massive potential savings," says Hartlein. "In addition, the properties of this material allow us to run even hotter, leading to safety smoke exhaust at temperatures beyond what tunnel designers anticipated."
The other solution, Hartlein says, was to make the fan blades out of steel, but this required a specialized motor to turn and reverse the fan. "Steel weighs roughly three times more than aluminum. If it is three times as heavy on the rotating parts, the bearings are heavier, the shaft is heavier, and the motor is heavier—a lot comes with it. The motivation and opportunity for us to use aluminum, where in the past we would have had to use steel, is quite attractive to us. We can lower the cost of the overall product and provide better performance through the use of this alloy. We are just beginning to find applications that will provide value to our industry using this alloy."
While Twin City Fan Company has purchased the tools to produce 3 sizes of the fan, it plans to manufacture 12 different sizes in total. In 2011, Clarage sold the first of its fans made with the NASA alloy to a company testing the fans to certify them to European standards. Hartlein says he has met with a major engineering company in the United States, and the representatives are very interested in the capabilities of new fans. "We are bidding many projects now and should be shipping our first projects by the end of the year," he says.
According to Hartlein, the tunnel industry is busy and is projected to continue growing. "If you look around major metropolitan areas, there's no place to put traffic, so it goes underground. This is driving a busy tunnel ventilation market," he says. There are also opportunities for installing fans in existing tunnels due to stricter air quality standards.
As this innovative application of NASA technology is projected to keep people safer, it is also helping the inventor of the technology answer an important question. "One of the most frequently asked question that I have encountered over the years is, 'What does the Space Program do for me?' Unfortunately, few people are aware of the benefits that NASA technology provides to our society," says Lee. "I am honored to know that my innovation has moved beyond NASA to benefit private companies and their customers in a way that can significantly improve the quality of our daily lives."


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Despite the drought and other environmental factors reducing grain yields all over the world, Mosaic Company expects a strong market for crop nutrients over the long haul.
"The long-term outlook for crop nutrition is outstanding, and Mosaic is well positioned as the world's largest potash and phosphates producer," said Jim Prokopanko, president and chief executive officer of Mosaic. "Drought and other weather-related issues in several of the world's key agricultural regions severely impacted this year's corn, soybean and wheat crops and provided a vivid reminder of just how tenuous global food security is. Our products are essential in helping the world grow the food it needs."
Mosaic released its reports for the first quarter fiscal 2013 this week and provided a glimpse into the global forces impacting the market. Some of the highlights of progress from the report for Mosaic include:
- Potash expansion projects continue to be on time and on budget with expenditures of $158 million in the quarter.
- Mosaic ramped up production at South Fort Meade to full capacity, replenished phosphate rock inventory and plans to resume shipping rock to its facilities in Louisiana in the second fiscal quarter.
- The company has committed additional capital to continue the feasibility work to expand the company's ammonia production capacity.
- Mosaic launched "Pursuit of 300: The Road to Higher Yields," a program that uses farmers' real-world experiences as a launch pad for agronomists, researchers, retailers and industry stakeholders to create the next generation of cropping systems.
Turning to the phosphate side of the business, Mosaic explained the market issues.
"The phosphate market continues to be tight, with low producer inventories and supply uncertainties," Prokopanko said. "During the quarter our production was impacted by longer annual maintenance shut-downs and challenges posed by hurricanes, and our sales were further impacted by low beginning inventories and low Mississippi River levels. As a result, demand for our products outpaced our ability to produce and deliver; we expect better execution in the quarters ahead."
Prokopanko went on to explain other impacts impacting worldwide fertilizer demand and consumption.
"While current sentiment is being affected by volatile markets and challenging weather conditions, farm economics remain compelling. Crop nutrients have never been more affordable, and farmers around the world continue to have strong incentives to use our products to increase crop yields. Our capital strength, global reach and unique asset base position us well to continue to help the world grow the food it needs while generating long-term shareholder value," said Prokopanko.
Waiting on China's Potash Contract
Mosaic also announced this week that China may not sign its potash supply agreement with North America's largest potash producers until next year. China appears to be holding out for lower prices than the ones paid in the first half.
China is "very determined" to pay less than the $470 a ton it negotiated for the first six months of 2012, Prokopanko said. The standoff is being exacerbated by the country increasing its rail imports from Belarus.
Prokopanko said China could wait through the rest of 2012 without purchasing more potash. They may even wait as long as into the first of 2013.
In the meantime, India is not expected to sign its potash supply agreement with North American producers until China settles its contract first. Imports into India have been cut due to a weaker rupee and budget cuts.


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What could compromise the integrity of a test and what is done to minimize them?
Laboratory testing is subject to many factors that potentially could adversely affect the integrity of the sample and prevent the timely reporting of an accurate test result to your provider. Typically these are grouped into three areas that track the sample from beginning to end of the process.
- Pre-Analytical is the term used to describe things that happen from the time the test is ordered to the time the sample arrives in the lab.
- Analytical is the term used to describe the things that happen during the handling and analysis of the sample in the laboratory.
- Post-Analytical is the term used to describe what happens after a result is obtained and includes how and when it is reported to your provider.
Pre-Analytic Activities
From the time a test is ordered, a chain of events is set into motion. All these steps must be done the right way to ensure that an acceptable sample arrives at the lab. The following are some of the areas where errors can occur, even though standard procedures are in place to prevent such errors.
- Test ordering process – the provider must order the correct test using the correct test name or code.
- Patient preparation for the test – the patient should have received appropriate instructions about diet, fasting, medications, etc. to ensure that the sample will not contain substances that interfere with the test.
- Patient identification – the person collecting the sample needs to confirm that the person is indeed the patient on whom the test was ordered. In hospitals, this means checking for a wristband and confirming proper identification of the patient. When you are asked to give your name and some other identifying information, it is to ensure that you and your sample are correctly matched. If this isn't done when a sample is taken, make sure you check to see that your sample is identified correctly.
- Completeness of patient information – the sample must be carefully labeled with two identifiers (usually patient name and date of birth or medical record number and the date of service) to ensure that the sample is associated with the correct patient. A hard copy requisition or electronic version must accompany the specimen and includes the tests ordered, patient's demographics, ordering practitioner's demographics, date of service, and the phlebotomist's identification.
- Specimen collection procedures – the sample must be collected in the correct type of container and mixed with the right preservative, when appropriate. The laboratory staff who collect samples receive special training on how to collect samples for each kind of test.
- Transport to the lab – some samples need to be kept cold, while some need to be processed and tested within a limited time, so careful handling and prompt transportation are important components to sample integrity. In addition, ambient temperatures during transport, with extremely hot or cold weather, may also have an impact on specimen integrity and must be addressed accordingly.
Automated ordering systems are increasingly used to expedite orders and minimize errors in sample collection and test requests. Use of computer technology (Laboratory Information System or LIS) allows healthcare providers to quickly input the test orders themselves. Since there are thousands of laboratory tests that may be selected from a laboratory's test menu, this process minimizes the chance for misunderstanding of what tests are desired. Many of these systems can generate labels that include a bar code for tracking and identification of a patient and the specific tests ordered. It can also provide supplemental information on the sample size needed (how much blood needs to be drawn), types of containers or blood tubes to be used to collect the sample, and information about handling, transporting, and storing samples.
For some tests, your diet, medications, and exercise history are important for proper interpretation of results. In some cases, special preparation must be taken to get reliable results for a test (such as fasting overnight before blood glucose or cholesterol is checked). A patient who does not follow preparation instructions or provides insufficient information to the healthcare provider undermines the entire quality assurance effort for a specific test.
Analytic Activities
Many test methods use automated analyzers, thus minimizing opportunities for human error. In the past decade or so, integrated computer technology has greatly enhanced the ability to accurately and consistently manage proper specimen identification, process of specimen testing, and test result reporting. In addition, these complex instruments can incorporate surveillance systems to detect malfunctions or other discrepancies and bring them to the attention of the laboratory staff.
Once the specimen is received in the laboratory, quality assurance procedures guide and monitor all related activities and include the following:
- Instrument operations – all instruments are calibrated and tested regularly according to standard protocols that address quality control, maintenance, and operation.
- Valid test reagents – all test materials have an expiration date. The lab has routine procedures to make sure that test materials are good and have not gone past their expiration date.
- Testing personnel – laboratory personnel who perform the testing must meet certain educational and training criteria. Many are professionally certified and in some states are required to be licensed in order to perform laboratory testing. (See Who's Who in the Lab.)
Post-Analytic Activities
After the test is completed, the result must be delivered in a timely fashion to the healthcare provider.
- Report sent to appropriate party – the report needs to be sent to the provider who ordered the test and any other healthcare professional identified to receive the report in order to diagnose, treat, or manage their patient.
- Timely reporting of data – for most laboratory tests, an expected turn-around-time (TAT) is established and is often monitored as part of the quality assurance program.
- Reference intervals – laboratory reports must include a framework for interpreting the results, which is referred to as the "reference interval." Each laboratory must establish a reference interval for every test they offer or provide a written interpretation of the test results. In general, small variations in these intervals may be observed from laboratory to laboratory due to differences in instrumentation or testing methods. They also may be adjusted for biological factors such as sex, age, or other clinical situations. When a specific test is used to monitor a patient over a period of time, using the same laboratory to obtain those results provides a level of consistency to the treatment plan.
- "Critical limits" – each laboratory has in place a system for immediate reporting to the ordering provider any finding that reflects a critical or life-threatening condition. When a test value falls within the critical limits, immediate action is required. Failure to report critical values may result in a patient's death or a medical condition that cannot be reversed.
Most laboratory results are collated and managed by a sophisticated computer system (Laboratory Information System or LIS) capable of sending electronic reports to the healthcare provider by directly printing the report in a provider's office with a dedicated printer, by email, or by automated faxing. These computers can track test orders, provide pre-analytical information, assist in quality control and quality assurance procedures, alert laboratory staff of an unusual finding such as a critical value, and report and store all laboratory results. Laboratory reports generated by the system can also highlight values that fall outside the expected or reference interval to help the provider focus on the tests that are of most concern.
Here is one example of a laboratory report containing the elements described above.


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Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find out the answer?
Once, Emperor Akbar wanted to find out which of his courtiers was the most intelligent. He put forth to them a test, announcing that whoever won the test would be awarded the title of "The Most Intelligent Courtier".
He brought a piece of white cloth, laid himself down on the floor, and said whoever could cover him with the cloth from head to toe would get the award.
Several courtiers tried, but to no avail. If they covered the Emperor's head, the toes remained uncovered.
Finally, Birbal came in and achieved what none of the courtiers could achieve! What did he do?
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Cloudy future of state rivalry adds importance to outcome
Published: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 6:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 7:09 p.m.
MIAMI GARDENS — The Florida players who were asked this week if they have any memories of the Florida-Miami series pretty much had the same response — a sideways shake of the head.
"I don't really have too many," quarterback Jeff Driskel said. "I saw (former safety) Ahmad Black tweet the other day one of the scores to a game that we won. That's about all I know of the history of Florida-Miami. Just worried about this year."
Driskel's response was typical among the Florida players, which is understandable.
The Gators and Hurricanes have not played since 2008 and have met on the football field only five times over the last 25 years. The two schools didn't play each other a single time in the 1990s.
And after Saturday's game in Sun Life Stadium, it could be decades before the schools get back together again for a game.
Which begs the question: Does Florida-Miami qualify as a college football rivalry?
Well, yes. Absolutely.
The series has no future, but it has quite a past, one filled with memorable games, moments, coaches, players and characters.
And even during those long stretches when the schools weren't playing each other, they were competing intensely against one another in recruiting, a battle that will continue to be waged in the coming years.
Today's players may not know much about the rivalry. But they know it is one. They can feel it, sense it, they say.
"It does (feel like a rivalry game)," said junior cornerback Cody Riggs, who is from South Florida (Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas). "I've waited a long time to play Miami, so of course it feels like a rivalry.
"You feel it at practice, where everybody is excited to go down and play Miami."
Junior wide receiver Quinton Dunbar, who is from Miami, said this week has had the same feel as the buildup to the Georgia game, or the Florida State game.
It's rivalry week.
"I mean, it's very intense," Dunbar said. "We came into practice very excited because we're ready to get out there and play Miami. It's pretty intense."
One Gator who does have memories of the rivalry, who has experienced it, is Florida coach Will Muschamp. He grew up in Gainesville following Florida football, and UF-UM was big back in that day (the early 1980s).
Muschamp said he witnessed one of the rivalry's biggest moments sitting in the north end zone of Florida Field for the 1982 game.
"Since we expanded in the SEC (in 1992), it's not a game that's been played every year," Muschamp said. "But we're looking forward to this Saturday. It's a game with a lot of tradition.
"Back in the '80s, when I lived in Gainesville, (UF fullback) James Jones made a one-handed catch in the north end zone and won the game, I think it was 17-14.
"(The rivalry) led off the year every year. So, it's been a fantastic series, and we'll see where it goes after Saturday."
Muschamp said earlier in the week that he planned to educate his players on some of the history of the rivalry to give them a better feel for the intensity of the game and what it means to both schools.
"Our players understand the importance of the game," Muschamp said. "We've talked about it, and we will continue to educate our players about the game."
Muschamp pointed out two good reasons why the game should feel like a rivalry to today's players.
Many of them know each other from playing against (or with) each other in high school and in all-star games. And, Florida and Miami are big-time college programs that are in the same state and share much of the same recruiting ground.
"Anytime they're playing guys that they're familiar with and they know, it's obviously very important," Muschamp said. "(The two programs) are very well aware of each other. We have great respect for their program, as I'm sure they do for us.
"I don't know that the history is as much (of a factor in the rivalry) as the carry-over of maybe knowing players on the team, whether you played with them in high school or against them in high school and having respect for them."
The Florida players said Muschamp has added a little extra motivation to the rivalry by stressing that the Gators have a chance to win the state championship this season because Florida, Miami and Florida State all play each other.
"Muschamp always stresses to win the state, so this is a pretty big game for us," Dunbar said.
Said Riggs: "That's the whole thing that I'm looking forward to, being able to win this game and win here (against FSU later in the season), to beat both of those guys and hopefully we'll be the state champs."
As for the UF-UM rivalry, Riggs knows so little about it that he didn't realize until this week that this is the last time the two teams will play for perhaps many years.
"I didn't know that. I thought we played them again (next season)," Riggs said. "That's kind of sad that two big-time programs in the state don't play each other. I would hope to play them every year.
"Hopefully, times can go back to old times. It's kind of disappointing that this might be the last time."
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Greeting all, and Happy Valentines day.
I've been through quite a number of places on the interwebs this morning searching for the htaccess rules, or set-up, that will allow for stipping of the .php or .html from the url displayed in the address bar in a browser.
I've struck out so far.
Has anyone a suggestion or definitive set of .htaccess rules for invoking this? Even the ones from an article here from years ago failed me.
The domain will be php based, static files, and have but 10 to 15 pages. So, all I'm after really is having/forcing something like
I've been through quite a number of places on the interwebs this morning searching for the htaccess rules, or set-up, that will allow for stipping of the .php or .html from the url displayed in the address bar in a browser.
I've struck out so far.
Has anyone a suggestion or definitive set of .htaccess rules for invoking this? Even the ones from an article here from years ago failed me.
The domain will be php based, static files, and have but 10 to 15 pages. So, all I'm after really is having/forcing something like
to be displayed as
in the address bar when loaded.
I'm on a linux server.
Thanks in advance for any crumbs.
First off, you are approaching it backwards.
Think of it like so, you want to go to /all-about-company/ and have it serve up all-about-company.php
For example:
RewriteEngine on
# if a directory or a file exists, use it directly
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
# take the url and append .php to it
RewriteRule ^([a-z0-9-]+)$ $1.php
Thanks cpradio for the quick reply. And I see we're 'neighbors', as I'm punching keys here from Miamisburg.
Will this addition to the htaccess file then 'strip' the extension from the page loaded?
And my naivety is the result of being hand-held in these matters from use of WP for a number of years, and that I didn't really worry about it the development of smaller sites.
I'd like to add something real quick, because I'm only now discovering that it's been a recurring topic on these forums for a while.
For rewrites such as this, it's actually standard -- and recommended in the Apache documentation -- to match on (.*) rather than ([a-z0-9-]+). The former is simpler, is more accurate (match any URL), and has no drawbacks.
I smell the grok that may be coming, but still a bit wobbly. The snippet above does allow the following to resolve correctly in the browser address bar:
<!doctype html>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Hello world</title>

Hello world

These are two links to check the stripping of the url's extension

Test page

Test page 2

Whereas, I have two files named "test.php" and "test2.php"
Is that the magic for which I seek, simply stripping the extension off the 'link' and let the snippet resolve the files with .php and then load them, but do so with the link url, without the extension?
If so, I can see the validity of cpradio's comment that I was looking at it 'backwards'.
Is the other method un-doable though, just curious.That is given

Test page

is there not a way in which that link is loaded, but with the .php stripped in the address bar? Again, just curious.
Thanks again, to both cpradio and Jeff
That is indeed the magic.
Sort of, yes. You can have Apache send a redirect response. That will cause the browser to re-fetch the page at the new URL, thereby changing the URL in the address bar. But there's a problem in this situation. Using both this redirect rule along with the earlier rewrite rule is likely to create an infinite loop. A .php URL would redirect to a bare URL, then the bare URL is rewritten to a .php URL, but .php URLs redirect to the bare URL, and so on. I suspect there's some trick to get around that, but until someone here can figure out what that trick is, you may have to skip this feature for now.
XSS? no drawbacks? I hardly think so Try doing an XSS attack with my implementation Granted this one isn't appending the match to a URL parameter, so the deed is less likely, but I digress, better to give examples that if used differently won't open up such attacks, than provide ones that could permit such attacks.
[ot]My RantSorry, but this irks me, please note that ALL uses of (.*) shown at http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/rewrite/intro.html (assuming this is the reference you are referring to) is for PATHS and FILENAMES, definitely never used with VARIABLES.
Granted, we are talking file names here so I will concede you can use it, however, I still never recommend it. As you are allowing more than what may be intended. It may be intended that you only consider the root directory, using (.*) permits ALL directories, that could very well be a security issue if you have admin pages, or files in folders you did not want to be a part of this rewriterule.[/ot]
Back to the topic at hand, Jeff is correct you will end up in an infinite loop if you try to redirect *.php to its non-extension form, and you have a rule that internally redirects the non-extension form to .php. You will want to program the links to all of your pages to not use the extension so people browsing will never see the extension.
Can you give an example how (.*) would permit XSS?
Indeed. If it's not your intention to match any URL, then that's a case where you shouldn't match on any character. BUT if you do want to match any URL, then matching any character is exactly what you need.[/ot]
All's well.
Thanks again for the assistance.
To cpradio for the snippet, and to pointing out the control of 'not thinking backwards'
And to Jeff for clarification and explanation.
the toy site is here for now: http://ourperfectnight.com/testing-rewrite/
Cheers from Southwest Ohio,
RewriteEngine on
# if a directory or a file exists, use it directly
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
# take the url and append .php to it
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?name=$1
Sample URL (if field is not properly protected, it will output a script tag that loads an external JavaScript file):
Glad it worked, it is a common mistake that everyone makes when getting started with RewriteRules. We all tend to think it takes .php and redirects to //, not sure why that is, but I know I made that mistake early on too
The part I bolded above is crucial. Your scenario assumes that we failed to use htmlspecialchars, and that is what would really allow XSS. The URL is always going to be provided by the user, and therefore tainted, whether we rewrite it or not.
I apologize for the tangent in the conversation. I'm still toying with ways to solve your second request, to remove .php from the address bar. I don't have a solution yet, but here's a quick preview of what I'm toying with.
# If the request is not a subrequest (that is, not a rewritten URL)
<If "%{IS_SUBREQ} == 'false'">
# Then redirect to the bare URL
RedirectMatch ^(.*)\\.php$ $1
Yes it is, but I'd still argue it is better to assume the worse and provide something similar that matches plenty but excludes <, >, etc to harden their code than to provide a match everything and allow it to have another path of entry to a vulnerability.
You could always use [a-z0-9/\s-]+ and that will in most cases be everything you need to support from a file name stand point. Why capture < and >?
I'd argue that you're trying to plug a hole... but missing the hole. .* does not allow XSS, nor does avoiding .* prevent XSS.
Yes, I can agree with that, but it still teaches a good paradigm, validating your input or only taking what you need. It is one more layer of validation, stripping out what isn't necessary (granted, it only strips out the invalid if it runs your rewriterule, so I concede that argument). However, I can't think of any valid attempts of naming a file with < or > in it, so I still think it stands to reason to eliminate those characters. I don't know, maybe it was education that taught me to only capture what you need, not everything just to parse it out.
I've yet to run into a situation where I needed to capture everything. I've always known at least one restrictions or character I could eliminate. Just my opinion, @cajebo ;, you are more than welcome to capture everything, I just strongly recommend against it unless you know for 100% fact you are not opening yourself to an XSS attack of some sort (and if you run any third party software, you can't make that guarantee). Granted you could still have one, but at least you could argue security through obscurity (no one knows where your data is being redirected to -- but that isn't a very fair answer either).
I really wanted to leave the discussion as it was, but this kept nagging at me. It's worth reiterating that if you're vulnerable to an XSS attack, and you avoid using ., then you're still vulnerable to an XSS attack. . is neither the cause, nor is avoiding it the cure.
IMHO, Jeff Mott is unaware of the security issues as well as poor logic (newbies end up with loopy code for lack of understanding exactly what (.*) does and how it does it).
[rant #1][indent]The use of "lazy regex," specifically the :kaioken: EVERYTHING :kaioken: atom, (.*), and its close relatives, is the NUMBER ONE coding error of newbies BECAUSE it is "greedy." Unless you provide an "exit" from your redirection, you will ALWAYS end up in a loop![/indent][/rant #1]
Arguing is not going to resolve the significant difference of opinion and only provides a platform for spreading confusion. Please allow Jeff his own opinion and continue to create mod_rewrite code correctly, i.e., with the best specification possible in your regex because it will avoid the silly problems which will get dumped on your receiving scripts.
I've said my peace and will continue my rants against the inappropriate use of (.) but will not engage in silly discussions of why everyone should use it indiscriminately. I grant that there are those times when (.) is the best regex to use but only if you know what you're doing with it and, as evidenced above, that is not always the case.
'Nuf said.