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The body of Mother Teresa, the nun who gave this battered old city nearly 70 years of her love and labor and not a little controversy, was placed on public view today in the quiet convent chapel where she entered religious service in India.
Thousands of Indians of all faiths and classes, some bearing bouquets wrapped in cellophane and others clutching in their thin hands sprigs of wild flowers or scraggly weeds that had blossomed in the monsoon rains, began filing past a glass-enclosed bier in what is expected to be a weeklong demonstration of respect and homage.
''The world is mourning,'' said Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, who arrived at midday to bow, palms clasped in an Asian greeting, before the body of India's most famous Roman Catholic in the nave of St. Thomas's Church at the Loreto convent.
By Saturday, when India will give Mother Teresa a state funeral, political leaders and celebrities from around the world will have joined Indian mourners in honoring the founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
So powerful is Mother Teresa's image that in many places in this largely Hindu country -- where Christians of all denominations add up to only a small minority -- flags are flying at half-staff. National Government functions were curtailed this weekend and will be canceled on the day of the funeral.Continue reading the main story
Many Indians may be ambivalent about Christian missionaries and even about the work of Mother Teresa, but they are also aware of the international attention she has brought.
Today, Mr. Gujral met with Mother Teresa's successor, Sister Nirmala, a Hindu Brahmin convert to Christianity who inherits the enormous task of running a worldwide organization that has lost its symbol and inspiration.
''Our Beloved Mother went Home to Jesus 5th September 1997,'' someone has printed on the chalkboard outside the second-story chapel at the headquarters of the Loreto order -- to which Mother Teresa belonged before she founded the Missionaries of Charity -- a complex of well-scrubbed and painted buildings known in Calcutta as Mother House.
It is an island of order in an urban sea of crumbling, mildewed concrete buildings strung with laundry and the ubiquitous electrical wires that illegally and brazenly siphon power off the mains.
On the ground floor below the chapel and its earnest novices at prayer, men were measuring the silver-trimmed wooden coffin in which Mother Teresa will be buried, apparently on this site, although a sister in one of the order's blue-bordered white saris said that ''it is not yet fully decided.''
The crowds that gathered around her order's headquarters after the death of the 87-year-old Mother Teresa on Friday night had all but disappeared today. At the Loreto convent, a few miles away, where her body was taken this morning in one of her neighborhood ambulances, men, women and children lined up to file quietly through St. Thomas's Chapel.
The convent school that shares this walled compound rich with green gardens is one of Calcutta's best. It serves the daughters of an elite who live in a different world from Mother Teresa's clientele in the city slums.
Not everyone in Calcutta, or India for that matter, is unanimous in praising the nun, whose organization was able to raise millions of dollars worldwide but made virtually no significant changes in the social structure of this collapsing city's poor neighborhoods.
Salvation -- hers and that of the destitute she rescued from the gutters -- was her aim, not economic or social development as many others understand it, she said. ''Go forth and preach the gospel to all nations'' is emblazoned large on a wall of her headquarters.
Many Indians -- especially here in India's most intellectually intense city, the base of a leftist state government -- believe that Mother Teresa and the attention she generated around the world stigmatized Calcutta. Worse, some say she exploited the city's poverty to boost her organization, which became as adept at public relations as it was at fund-raising.
People here recall her relentless crusade against abortion and contraception in a vast metropolitan area overwhelmed by homelessness and the disintegration of public services under pressure to a great extent because of its high rate of population growth. Calcutta is projected to become one of the world's mega-cities in the next century.
''Every child is God's child,'' Mother Teresa would say in interviews, forcing hard-bitten reporters to their knees for a prayer before the conversation began.
This afternoon, well-dressed, well-fed children bounced happily in their orphanage cribs under a sign that repeated one of her vintage mottos, which the writer Malcolm Muggeridge adopted for the title of a laudatory book about her: ''Let Us Do Something Beautiful for God.''
Sunanda K. Dutta-Ray, a leading Bengali writer and editor, wrote today in The Telegraph, a Calcutta newspaper, that Mother Teresa ''was contemptuous of secular labor to relieve poverty.''
''Calcutta has little reason to be grateful,'' he wrote. ''It was she who owes a tremendous debt to Calcutta. No other city in the world would tamely offer up its poor and its dying to be stepping stones in a relentless ascent to sainthood.''
But no one who knew Mother Teresa, an ethnic Albanian born in what is now Macedonia and a naturalized Indian citizen for most of her life, failed to be impressed by her unflinching morality. Comments made at the news of her death sometimes dwelled on the rectitude of her life when many top Indian politicians -- Prime Minister Gujral a notable exception -- seem to be under indictment for clouds of corruption and the abuse of power.
''At a time when humankind is being increasingly driven by selfish motive, she gave selflessly to those whom society has forsaken and forgotten,'' said Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party who was briefly Prime Minister. ''In this age of cynicism, Mother Teresa was a symbol of understanding faith.''
Mother Teresa was also comprehensible to many less-well-educated Indians -- and to foreigners in search of gurus -- as a leader of what amounted to a sect with ashrams. She was also a maternal figure in a country whose Hindi-speaking people call it Bharat Mata, or Mother India.
Pilgrims still visit the tomb of another ''mother,'' the disciple and companion of Sri Auribundo, the mystic who built a renowned institution in Pondicherry, a city on India's Coromandel coast that was once a French enclave.
The Indian press has found something more than coincidental about the death in the same week of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Mother Teresa. There have been many front-page photographs of them together in various places.
In them, a tall, slim woman in expensive clothes towers over a stooped old woman with wrinkled skin in a coarse cotton sari and with a right foot with six toes, an object of interest to those who came to view her body today.
The coincidences did not stop with the calendar. Around rainy Calcutta today, in bazaars and along the streets, people asked if they knew who had died and why the world was coming to venerate this person were often a little foggy on details. But when given a name and some questions to ponder, the reaction was almost universal.
''This was a person who tried to help the poor,'' said a young man serving up French fries. ''People who say bad things about her are just trying to sell newspapers.''Continue reading the main story


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The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Copper is an essential mineral that the body incorporates into enzymes. These enzymes play a role in the regulation of iron metabolism, formation of connective tissue, energy production at the cellular level, the production of melanin (the pigment that produces skin color), and the function of the nervous system. This test measures the amount of copper in the blood, urine, or liver (hepatic).
Copper is found in many foods including nuts, chocolate, mushrooms, shellfish, whole grains, dried fruits, and liver. Drinking water may acquire copper as it flows through copper pipes, and food may acquire it when people cook or serve food in copper dishes. Normally, the body absorbs copper from food or liquids in the intestines, converts it to a non-toxic form by binding it to a protein, and transports it to the liver. The liver stores some of the copper and binds most of the rest to another protein called apoceruloplasmin to produce the enzyme ceruloplasmin. About 95% of the copper in the blood is bound to ceruloplasmin, and most of the rest is bound to other proteins such as albumin. Only a small amount is normally present in the blood in a free (unbound) state. The liver eliminates excess copper into the bile and it is removed from the body in the stool. Some copper is also eliminated in the urine.
Both excess and deficiency of copper are rare. Wilson disease, a rare inherited disorder, can lead to excess storage of copper in the liver, brain, and other organs. Copper excess (toxicity) can also occur when a person is exposed to and absorbs large amounts over a short period of time (acute exposure) or various amounts over a long period (chronic exposure).
Copper deficiency may occasionally occur in people who have conditions associated with severe malabsorption, such as cystic fibrosis and celiac disease, and in infants exclusively fed cow-milk formulas.
A rare X-linked genetic condition called Menkes kinky hair syndrome leads to copper deficiency in the brain and liver of affected infants. The disease, which affects primarily males, is associated with seizures, delayed development, abnormal artery development in the brain, and unusual gray brittle kinky hair.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm and/or a 24-hour urine sample is collected. Sometimes a health practitioner performs a liver biopsy.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.

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Pizza Hut perfume: Yes, it's real
No matter which way you slice it, Pizza Hut has long been an innovator in the pizza industry. But now Pizza Hut is channeling its creative streak into other ventures, releasing its own perfume.
"A brand new fragrance from Pizza Hut Canada boasting top notes of freshly baked, hand-tossed dough," reads the announcement from Pizza Hut and its parent company Yum! Brands.
It began as a joke: Pizza Hut Canada's marketing firm, Grip Limited, posted a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post on the Pizza Hut Canada fan page, asking, "Do you love the smell of a box of Pizza Hut pizza being opened? We thought so. If that smell was a perfume, what would it be called?"
Thousands responded, some requesting a bottle of Pizza Hut perfume for themselves. And so it was.


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NCCOS, through partners within and outside of NOAA, supports the development, transition, and operational use of scenario-based forecasts in coastal management decisions. NCCOS is supporting regional workshops, research projects, and coastal manager surveys to investigate pathways for transition from research to routine applications. These efforts support NOAA's Ecological Forecasting Services Roadmap.
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Earlier this year, J.J. Abrams released a little movie called Super 8. The film was such a mash note to 1980's sci-fi kids flicks that I was surprised it didn't end with "Do you like me? Check this box?" It was pretty good, I guess, but in the end it owed so much to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial that it failed to live up to its promise: to be "The Best 1980's Movie Since the 1980's." A few months have gone by now, and with the benefit of hindsight there is one thing of which we can be certain: the movie he meant to make was Real Steel, which actually earns that hyperbolic praise. It's a wonderfully entertaining movie on every level. I'm as surprised as you are.
Honestly, I didn't expect much from director Shawn Levy, who previously gave unto the world utterly forgettable comedies like Cheaper by the Dozen and the Night at the Museum movies. They were competent enough but in no way indicative that Levy was capable of greater things. It just goes to show you that even the critics can be wrong… sometimes. Real Steel is a work of exceptional craftsmanship that engages on every level. Every level is still home to an underdog sports movie riddled with clichés, but underdog sports clichés actually work, especially if you shove giant robots into them.
Real Steel takes place in the not-too-distant future, in which standard fighting tournaments have been replaced in popularity with no holds barred cage matches between enormous robot avatars. It ultimately boils down to two guys with videogame controllers facing off Street Fighter IV-style, but the spectacle of having real, physical metal automatons beat the hell from each other has driven boxing, wrestling and all the other man-to-man combat competitions to the sidelines. Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton, a former boxer turned robot jock who travels the country betting on his own fights, screwing them up, and owing money to jerks in just about every town.
After Kenton's robot breaks down in a degrading fight with a wild bull (a strange sequence which would have felt like animal cruelty had the poor beast actually lost), he needs money to get back in the ring as soon as possible and pay off his debts. Luckily, in the darkest sense of the word, his ex-girlfriend has died and left Charlie's son, Max (Dakota Goyo, who also played the young Thor) without anywhere to go. Max's aunt wants to adopt him, but Max's uncle wants to avoid having him around all summer, and makes a back alley deal with Charlie to babysit the kid for a few months in exchange for the funds he needs to buy another robot. Yes, Charlie just sold his kid. That's just one of the reasons why Real Steel is so great.
Like many of the great kids movies, many of which happened to hail from the 1980's, Real Steel has a family friendly storyline but doesn't play it too safe in the details. The filmmakers realized that in order for the audience to care about Charlie and Max bonding over the course of the film, they needed to establish them as outright antagonistic from the start. Max immediately learns that Charlie only wants him around for the money, and their relationship continues to sour as Max discovers his father's tragic tendency for self-sabotage. Charlie's flaws are not "movie flaws," in that they actually hobble him instead of preventing other characters from seeing just how awesome he is. And Max is a little jerk half the time, showboating throughout the film and matching his father's resentment snark for snark. Fortunately both Jackman and Goyo are talented enough to make their behavior truly lovable, as opposed to unpleasant or annoying. They are actual characters, not the stock archetypes you'd normally find in a movie for young demographics.
Back to the plot: pretty soon Charlie's new robot is broken, and while they scrounge for spare parts to fix it, Max discovers a training robot in surprisingly working order. Before long, Max's robot, "Atom," enters the ring and proves itself capable of taking enormous punishment. It also has a "shadow" function, which allows it to mimic the movement of whoever happens to be in front of it at the time. Max teaches Atom to dance. After some cajoling, Charlie teaches it how to box. And then the real movie gets going.
Atom proves himself a popular underdog fighter thanks to his supposedly outdated, "human" style of fighting, and Real Steel reveals itself as one of the rare American fight movies that acknowledges the importance of at least some strategy over mere dramatic wherewithal. Atom bests supposedly superior robots in a series of memorable fights with strikingly designed opponents thanks to his techniques, whereas in lesser movies this kind of "character" often whens by having a big heart, etc. The film culminates in a prolonged, exciting bout with the reigning champion, "Zeus" (I choose to believe that the name is a No Holds Barred reference) which has been programmed by robot fighting superstar Tak Mashido, played with seething villainy by Karl Yune (real-life brother of Rick). It boils down to man vs. machine by proxy of yet another machine, as well as a duel of – admittedly unexplored – ideals. The tension is impressively palpable, since both Charlie and Max believe that they're going to lose to Zeus, and probably lose badly, but they choose to fight anyway on sheer principle. Mmm… Those are good underdogs right there.
It feels like a gave away quite a bit of the plot here, but Real Steel is, on the surface, pretty familiar. Despite a few lofty sci-fi notions, Real Steel never foregrounds them. This is a tried-and-true fight movie from beginning to end. The heroes learn predictable lessons and go through familiar motions, but thanks to excellent direction by Levy and uniformly charismatic performances by the entire cast, Real Steel sells every single one of these story beats like they were fresh out of the box. The good news it that you'll like Real Steel, and you'll like it a lot. The bad news is that Christmas is ruined: your kids are going to want every single one of these robot action figures for the holidays, and if you don't have kids of your own, you're going to have to fight off hordes of angry parents to buy them for myself.
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The flag Bartholomew Roberts: a man holding a sword in his right hand, standing on two skulls, all above the initials "ABH AMH". Black field. Jorge Candeias, 12 November 1998
'The Caribbean islands of Barbados and Martinique were particularly keen to see an end to his activities (in 1720 Roberts captured the Governor of Martinique and hung him from the mast) and Roberts' flag reflects the personal vendetta he had with them.
"The jack had a man pourtray'd in it with a flaming sword in his hand and standing on two skulls subskribed ABH and AMH, that is a Barbadian's and a Martinican's Head," described an account of the time.


text: Insidious: Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renai (Rose Byrne) are a happily married couple with three young children who have moved into their idyllic new suburban home. When tragedy strikes their young son, Josh and Renai begin to experience things in the house that are beyond explanation. Before long, their lives are turned upside down by demonic forces, hell-bent on terrorising their very existence. Forced to seek help and protect their family, they learn the terrifying truth its not the house thats haunted. Insidious 2: After the traumatic events that plagued their family, the Lambert family move into their grandmothers home. However all is not well as Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renai (Rose Byrne) continue to experience the demonic forces that are set on turning their lives to chaos. With Joshs increasingly bizarre behaviour, Renai is forced to seek help to protect her family and in uncovering the truth she soon learns the terrifying reality Josh didnt come back alone. Insidious 3: The terrifying prequel that takes Insidious back to the beginning When teenager Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott) senses that her late mother is trying to contact her, she seeks help from gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye). However, Elises tragic past makes her reluctant to use her abilities. After Quinn is attacked by a malevolent entity, her father (Dermot Mulroney) pleads with Elise for help. With support from two parapsychologists, Elise ventures deep into The Further -- where she finds a powerful demon with an insatiable craving for human soulsCheck stock and price


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The Ins and Outs of Virtual Worlds
my virtual business is virtually empty
in december, greg verdino, the vice president of emerging channels at the tech-savvy marketing firm digitas, took a tour of second life's big-name business campuses, including starwood's virtual hotel, the aloft, and virtual stores from american apparel, toyota, and reebok. none of them contained even a single customer.
there may come a time when virtual worlds are a legitimate means of marketing and selling products. the 3d imagery could give people a better idea of what real products actually look like. some even argue that virtual worlds will bring a certain social element to online stores, letting you discuss products with the people shopping beside you. this sort of retail chat doesn't happen much in the real world, but if anything, the past 15 years have shown that many people are more comfortable chatting with strangers over the web than they are in the flesh.
of course, you can always augment a 2d web site with 3d imagery, and at this point, you can't be sure that people actually enjoy browsing products with a digital avatar. a site like amazon.com is successful because it makes shopping so easy, and in many ways, virtual worlds make shopping more complicated. virtual marketing may seem like a much simpler animalall you have to do is get your company name in front of that wandering avatarbut its effectiveness is even harder to judge. at least until these technologies mature.
"can you, as a business, look at the second life of today and say it's a viable marketing channel? can you draw direct lines between what people do in second life and what they do in real life?" verdino asks. "no, you can't. certainly, second life is innovative, but it's far too early to start calculating roi, or expect any real-world deliverables to come of it." next: the war on virtual terror


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Fracking waste may be impacting politics and science
Portage County residents share concerns about Ohio's injection wells and control of wastes.
Pennsylvania's producing wells as of Jan. 31, 2016
Washington County leads the way with the most producing wells in western Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale.
New drilling permits continue to decline: Just 16 in January
There are 14 rigs currently drilling in the Utica shale.
Oil and gas downturn may not be all bad
The oil and gas slow down in the United States may provide the chance to get ready for the next boom in the shale region.
Pa. board passes updates to oil and gas drilling regulations
The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board has approved revisions to oil and gas drilling regulations, but the industry isn't happy about it.
Belmont County still in the lead for permits
Belmont County may lead Ohio, but Washington County in Pennsylvania had the highest number of permits issued there.
Pennsylvania DEP issues revised drilling rules
The Pennsylvania DEP issues new rules for oil and gas drilling, but the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association calls them 'unreasonable.'
Natural gas outlook: Consumers can expect to spend less on heating this winter
Warmer-than-average temperatures aren't helping the price slump.
Belmont County leads Ohio in Utica shale permits issued
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reported 1,648 Utica shale wells have been drilled as of Nov. 28.
Ohio's producing wells as of Nov. 30, 2015
Carroll County has the most producing wells in the state of Ohio as of Nov. 30, 2015 ODNR reports.


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Introduction: Friedrich Froebel was an 19th Century German educator, who theorised that the learning experiences of very young children influenced their later academic achievements and – more importantly – the health of society as a whole. He is the father of 'kindergarden'. (There is lots more information here: http://www.froebel.org.uk/)
He devised a series of 'gifts' that encourage creative play in young children.
You can buy them here: http://www.froebelgifts.com/
This is my interpretation of the first gift. You can read more about the first gift here: http://www.froebelgifts.com/gift1.htm
Froeballs can be made from small amounts of DK weight yarn (or similar). A full set should contain 6 balls - red, yellow, blue, green, purple and orange.


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I will be cruising the emerald princess in April. Since this is my first cruise, any information will be helpful. Any information about the ship (staying in cabins A336 and A334), what to wear, teen center, excursions, etc. Thanks so much for all your help.
Hi myboo, welcome to Cruise-Chat. Congratulations on your up-coming cruise! What a wonderful ship you have selected to make it your first voyage. Of course, she'll spoil you for any of your next ones. And, there will be more to follow, because cruising is addictive http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo.../icon_wink.gif You're on the Aloha deck, which is a great location. The balconies are supposed to be larger, but I really didn't notice that much of a difference. However, it very convenient to the buffet http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...on_biggrin.gif You will also have less traffic since it is a cabin only deck. Here is a link to some of my pictures, if you care to look. Just click on the Emerald Princess and then click on slideshow or start slideshow, something like that. A little further down on our main page, is a FAQ section, that lists dress codes for most of the cruise lines. No shorts, t-shirts, flip flops allowed in the dining room at night. You have quite a few dining options. You can do traditional seating, Anytime dining, or either of the 2 specialty restaurants. I believe Sabatini's was $25/pp and the Crown was $35/pp, somewhere around there. Be sure to visit the International Cafe on the Plaza deck, they have some pastries and sandwiches that are free, plus they have some items for sale. They have 9 types of gelato daily, 3 scoops for $1.50(or it was $1.50 when we went). Also, a little further down the page are our port chat sections. You can use your "find" feature, type in your ports and it will pull up all the posts about them. Maybe there is something that will be of interest to you. Can't comment on the teen center, we didn't use it. I have heard very good comments, though. I believe they can go into the SkyWalker lounge until 10pm, too. Best wishes and have a wonderful cruise!
Dear Myboo,
I am sure someone with a teen will respond to advise you about the teen centre. However, I can definitely left you know after Xmas as we will be crusing on the Emerald this upcoming Dec 20 and we will have 4 teens with us and two pre teens ( 2 families cruising). So if no one responds before then, I will do so then as you are not going til April. From being on the Crown this past May which is identical essentially to the Emerald, we did note there was a great hot tub at the back of the ship in the teen club and it did not get used because there were no teens on the ship so we used it with our 11 year. Princess always does things up hight quality so yout teens should not be concerned. I have found with our teens (again both families) that kids have to participate in the teen club to have fun. The cruise is what they make it. There is always dancing in the clubs and kareoke and movies, etc...). Our boys and girls have always had a blast and as you can see cannot wait to set sail again in December.
Hi pink845
Thanks so much for your response. My biggest concern is that my girls and their friends have a good time. I will be looking forward to your response in December. Have a great time.
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Australia and NZ extend criminal history information trial
Hon Judith Collins
Minister of Justice
The Hon Jason Clare
Australian Minister for Home
Minister for Justice, and
Minister for Defence Materiel
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Media Statement
Australia and New Zealand extend criminal history information sharing trial
The sharing of criminal history information between Queensland and New Zealand will be extended following a successful six month trial.
Australian Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice Jason Clare and the New Zealand Minister of Justice Judith Collins have agreed to extend the six month trial due to end in December 2012 to July 2013.
The trial follows an agreement reached in January this year between the Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand to improve the exchange of criminal history information for employers.
"New Zealand is our closest neighbour and that closeness brings great economic benefits, however, it also makes it easier for criminals to move between our two countries," Mr Clare said.
Minister Clare said the trial allows Queensland and New Zealand employers to request criminal history checks on behalf of potential employees.
"The trial is progressing well and will continue to help employers to make decisions about who they hire and will protect our communities from people who may pose a risk," Mr Clare said.
Minister Collins said the Queensland trial forms part of a wider programme of work on reciprocal information sharing to support border control and law enforcement, consistent with the free movement of people across the Tasman.
"Both Governments are working toward a more automated process and are considering how this arrangement can be extended to criminal history information requests from employers across Australia and New Zealand," Ms Collins said.


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When Sarah Vining went for a routine smear test, she had no idea it would end up with a diagnosis of cancer. Suffering no symptoms whatsoever, she tells Rachel Mainwaring why it's crucial to get yourself checked
FIT and healthy with an active, busy lifestyle, Sarah Vining had no reason to worry when she booked herself in for a routine smear test. Having been tested regularly every two years, the 39-year-old marketing consultant saw no cause for concern.
With regular periods, no pain or discomfort and feeling in the best of health, she accepted it was just "one of those things" she had to do.
But when a couple of tests came back abnormal, and further tests revealed she was suffering from the early stages of cervical cancer, the mum of two was completely and utterly shocked.
Sarah, mum to Woody, seven, and Billy, four, says: "I've never had any issues at all. My smears have always come back normal, my periods have always been regular and I've never suffered any kind of abnormal bleeding, pain or discomfort.
"So when I got the letter to go and have a test, I didn't worry about it at all. It's not the most pleasant procedure but something every woman needs to have done and I didn't think twice about it.
"To be honest, I didn't worry when my test came back as abnormal and I had to have another one. And I didn't worry too much when they said they wanted to give me a colposcopy, which is a much more invasive procedure and although it was unpleasant, I never for a minute thought there would be anything wrong.
"I was told there were some abnormalities and I would require another treatment called Lletz, which is when they laser the cervix to try to get rid of the problem cells."
Sarah, who's married to Mark, was then asked to go in and see the doctors to discuss the results but she still had no idea what was about to come.
"I went in on my own on the way to quite an important meeting. I had to wait ages and I remember worrying about how late I was going to be, not about what they were going to tell me. So when they said I had cervical cancer, I just couldn't take it in. I was in total shock. My husband wasn't with me, I was pulling tissues out of a box and all I could think about was that I was going to have to cancel the meeting."
Sarah was sent away for a week to try and make sense of what she had been told, before returning with Mark to discuss her options.
"We were just totally shocked. I was really fit, running about 20 miles a week and there had been no clues at all. I still haven't really come to terms with it really and feel quite melancholy about the whole thing. We decided the best course of action was to have a hysterectomy. We had our two sons and weren't contemplating having any more children and I just wanted to be rid of the cancer.
"But I have to admit it was the worst experience of my life. I was in a ward in Llandough full of 24 curly-haired old ladies and I felt so lonely. It was absolutely horrible. One thing that will stay with me was my mum being visibly distressed upon realising that everyone in the ward was being visited by their daughters and granddaughters, whereas it was the other way around with us.
"I had thought that there may be another woman there who was young like me and we could support each other but that wasn't the case at all. I was there for four nights and then had to go home to recover for six weeks, and basically couldn't drive, or do anything very much, which isn't very easy when you're generally a very active person with two energetic boys."
Sarah went back to see the consultant in December and was told that all was looking good after the op.
"He said there was no more trace of the cancer and that although that doesn't mean I've been given the all-clear, I will be closely monitored every three months for the next five years.
"We jetted off to Tenerife for Christmas and New Year, just for a bit of sun but to be honest I still haven't come to terms with what happened. One minute I had cancer, then I didn't and it's quite difficult to get your head around that, particularly as there were no obvious signs whatsoever. The feeling of helplessness and frustration was the worst.
"I am such a control freak and I couldn't handle something happening to me which was beyond my control so I tried to approach it practically with some humour, using it as an excuse to not do things 'I can't do the bins tonight honey, I've got cancer!'
This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention week and Sarah is urging women to go for their smear tests.
"I would say to anyone out there who isn't keen on having a smear, just do it. If I hadn't gone, I'd never have found out, particularly as there are no signs at all when it's in its early stages. I had a lot of help from a charity called Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust and I'm hoping to start a support group here in Cardiff soon, once I've come to terms with what has happened."
WHILST latest figures from Cervical Screening Wales shows a slight increase in the number of women attending for smear tests in the region, almost one in four women are still failing to take up this life-saving test.
Wales saw an overall increase of 0.1% to reach an uptake of 76.5% from April 2010 to March 2011 with 230,800 women following a formal invitation from the screening programme.
The report also shows a 0.8% increase in screening women under 30.
The report shows the lowest uptake in Cardiff and Vale at 73.7% with the highest in Powys at 80.2%.
Robert Music, Director of Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, the UK's only charity dedicated to supporting women with cervical cancer and cervical abnormalities, said: "It's great to see screening uptake in Wales is moving in the right direction. However the report shows that one in four women are still not attending a screening appointment.
"Cervical cancer is largely preventable and with cervical screening playing a key role in this, we implore women of all ages who have missed or delayed a test to get screened. This simple five minute procedure could save their life."


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Concord, NH – New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) is pleased to announce it is now accepting pre-proposals for the 2007 Watershed Assistance and Watershed Restoration Grants. These grants are available to solve water quality problems caused by pollution related to land use and to help restore polluted water bodies. Funds can be used for a wide range of activities from establishing an advisory committee, creating a watershed management plan, designing and implementing a stream or river restoration plan, stabilizing roadways that are contributing sediment to a lake or river, to dam removals. These grants are offered to municipalities, non-profit organizations, state agencies, regional planning commissions, and county conservation districts. The deadline for pre-proposals is September 15, 2006.
Applicants must submit a pre-proposal to be considered for funding. DES staff will select from the pre-proposals those projects which warrant further consideration. DES will then meet with these applicants to explore each project's potential prior to selecting those which will be awarded funding in 2007.
New this year, DES is seeking comprehensive watershed based projects with requested grant amounts which exceed $45,000 and match amount exceeding $30,000 for a total project cost of $75,000 or more.
Funds for Watershed Assistance Grants are made available through the US Environmental Protection Agency under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. DES awards and administers the grants to local New Hampshire organizations.
For more information contact Barbara McMillan at DES, (603) 271-7889 or visit the web site for the pre-application form.


text: Two adults suffered injuries after the driver lost control of a car along SR309 southbound in Kline Township, near the intersection of Lofty Road. A young girl was also in the car, although no injuries were reported for her. Responding in addition to Kline Township and McAdoo police were McAdoo Fire Company, McAdoo Ambulance, fire police and others. No more information was available as of press time.


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A MAN in his 60s was taken to hospital after a collision with a car in Dudley which caused traffic chaos.
The incident happened at around 7.15am today (December 6) in Peartree Lane, emergency medics were called when the pedestrian suffered arm injuries and a laceration to his head.
Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Medical Emergency Incident Response Team (MERIT) were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "The patient was given pain relief at the scene and immobilised with the use of a head collar and spinal board before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for further assessment and treatment."
Drivers suffered delays during the rush hour after the road was closed to allow 999 crews to deal with the incident.


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Saar Central, CAPIVEST's Premier Real Estate Project, Announces Diamond Sponsorship of BIPEX 2010
Saar Central, CAPIVEST's premier real estate project, has today announced it will be sponsoring one of the region's leading property exhibitions: the 7th Bahrain International Property Exhibition (BIPEX) 2010. Held under the patronage of His Excellency Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, BIPEX 2010 will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from 11 November to 13 November, 2010.
Commenting on Saar Central's sponsorship of BIPEX 2010, Nader Al Qassab, Board Member of Sakan Development Company – owner of Saar Central – said, "Real estate and infrastructure development have played a key role in the development of Bahrain, and will continue to do so in the next few years as the real estate market recovers. Saar Central is proud to be a part of this and to contribute towards developing Bahrain's burgeoning real estate market."
"BIPEX is the ideal platform for the industry's players to come together and exchange notes and seal deals, which makes it the perfect venue for the unveiling of our recently completed development. The progress made on completing Saar Central, despite the challenging market conditions, is indicative of the strong position we enjoy within Bahrain's real estate market and the confidence we have in both our project and the rest of the industry."
Saar Central, which is managed by CAPIVEST, is located on a sprawling 65,000 sq m area and offers a mix of 82 villas of varied size and appointment, ranging from simply elegant to modern to luxurious. Located in the popular Saar area of Bahrain, the villas adhere to the highest international quality standards and specifications, with a wide range of options available to satisfy all the needs and wants of potential homeowners.
"We look forward to participating as diamond sponsors in this year's BIPEX, one of the region's most prestigious real estate exhibitions, and towards the breadth of knowledge sharing that will undoubtedly occur, helping to showcase the region's buoyant real estate market and its growing potential," concluded Mr. Al Qassab.


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YA Dystopian Reading Challenge Wrap-Up
It doesn't officially finish for a few more days, but I wanted to post this now, so it didn't get lost in the big end of year round-ups 🙂
I don't think I'm the first challenge host to find themselves not participating in their own challenges quite as much as they had planned… In fact I read just the one book The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness, which would qualify for it! But I still had an absolute blast seeing everyone else take part and reading their reviews (a link to the reviews page will be at the bottom of this post).
I honestly didn't expect many to sign-up, but in the end almost 40 people did just that! 😀 So many thanks everyone who did, and all those that spread the word about it. I hope to see you again next year!
Powered by… Mister Linky's Magical Widgets.
Those who took part posted some great reviews, and I highly recommend you check out at least a few of them over on the reviews page:
And if you haven't already done so, then don't forget to post your links, so everyone can find your reviews! (I'll be closing the form in mid-Jan).


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This year's signing period has been busy but special for the Aiken-Augusta Swim League, and that continued Wednesday with the latest ceremony.
Lakeside's Katy Older signed her letter of intent to swim for Idaho during a ceremony in front of family, friends and teammates at the school's auditorium.
The large crowd in attendance was made up of not only Lakeside teammates but training partners within the Augusta area. They have attended each signing as a show of support after years of swimming alongside each other.
And just like that, Steve Hibbitts became the longest-tenured high school football coach in the Columbia County public school system.
It didn't take much really, just the resignation of Grovetown coach Rodney Holder on Tuesday. Holder was the school's only coach since it opened in 2009 and finished his seven-year run with a 29-41 record after going 5-5 in 2015.
So now, like I said, Hibbitts, who just finished his second year leading the Lakeside Panthers, is the coach with the longest time at his school.
After announcing he was leaving the Grovetown football program Tuesday, Warriors' coach Rodney Holder went hunting.
While on his annual trip, Holder talked about his decision to leave the program he led for seven years when the school opened in 2009. He finished with an overall record of 29-41, going 5-5 in 2015, and felt the time was right.
Friday's opening round of the two-day Wolfpack Tip-Off Challenge wasn't kind to its Columbia County participants.
Greenbrier High School's Lady Wolfpack struggled mightily against a tough Veterans team, losing 51-16, the Greenbrier boys hung with Laney for a while before the Wildcats pulled away for a 74-62 win while the Evans girls lost the first game of the day, 35-33, to Butler.
Familiarity played an important role in Amber Garrett's decision where she would play softball collegiately.
The most successful pitcher in the Mike Leverett era, finishing her four-year career at Harlem High School with a 75-18 record while being named the Region 3-AA Pitcher of the Year four times, Garrett signed to continue pitching at 2015 Division II national champion University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, Ga.).
Sibling rivalry helped steer Megan Sabol onto the golf course.
While her older brother, Russell, was starting to get into competitive golf years ago, young Megan participated in her first Drive, Chip and Putt event. She finished 11th out of 60 competitors in that initial event. When her parents asked if she wanted to play golf, the soft-spoken Sabol gave a quick one-word reply: "Sure."
Prospect Camp
The CSRA Prospect Camp for baseball players in grades nine through 12 is December 5 at Laney High School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will cost $100. Colleges attending are East Georgia State, USC Sumter, Paine College, Covenant College, Georgia Highlands, Oglethorpe University, Georgia College & State and the Philadelphia Phillies. Register at Hometown Sports or e-mail Adrian McCladdie at email@example.com.
Friday, Nov. 27
Evans (boys) at 100 Black Men Thanksgiving Tournament at Richmond Academy, TBA
Saturday, Nov. 28
Grovetown vs. Oglethorpe County
Greenbrier vs. Archer at Loganville (girls), TBA
Tuesday, Nov. 24
Lakeside at Richmond Academy, 5:30 p.m.
Once he stepped foot on the USC Aiken campus, Daniel Wiggins knew he found his next baseball stop.
On Monday, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Lakeside pitcher signed a letter of intent to play with the Pacers.
Last season, USC Aiken went 34-17 in the Peach Belt Conference, one of the toughest leagues in NCAA Division II.
"I just got there and it was a perfect fit," Wiggins said. "It just felt like home the second I got there. I didn't know much about it before, but once I got on campus it felt like home."
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Daily News spotlight athltes: McKeesport's Carlitto Acie, West Mifflin's Taylor Thomas
Carlitto Acie
School: McKeesport
Year: Senior
Sport: Basketball
Claim to fame: Acie scored a career-high 28 points to lead McKeesport (15-7) past Bethel Park in a WPIAL Class AAAA playoff game Saturday. The senior hit six 3-pointers in the upset and will lead the Tigers into their quarterfinal matchup against No. 3 Hampton on Saturday.
"He's very creative, and he's the leader of our team," coach Corey Gadson said. "He's our captain and has been significant for us over the last couple of years. He's a slasher and is very athletic. He's a tough kid who wants the ball in crunch time. He willed us to the win (Saturday). He does a lot for us. That was probably his finest moment this year."
Why were able to play so well against Bethel Park?
I think the bigger the stage and the more pressure there is for me to perform well, the better I play. I don't want to let my team down.
Did you have any special preparation for that game?
No. I made sure I did everything the same exact way. I'm really superstitious. I didn't want to do anything different that might cause me to have a bad game. I have to stick to the same routine.
What spurred the team's 15-point run early in the second half?
It was basically do or die. There were no second chances. We had to play really well really soon or we would be going home. Then it felt like every shot I put up was going to go in. I was taking whatever the defense gave me. I wasn't trying to force any shots up. I didn't want to over-do anything.
Did the team feel any sense of panic trailing in the second half?
No, none at all because we knew we could pull through.
How much did playing Bethel Park last week help?
It gave us a chance to see what kind of talent they had and see tendencies certain players would have.
What does your team have to do to beat Hampton?
I think we need to play well as a team and shoot well from the outside. We also have to have our inside game going on. We need to start inside and move out. But really, it all starts on the defensive end. I know they have two really good twins (Ryan and Collin Luther) that aren't bad at all. I think if we key in on them, we can slow them down. We just need to keep our intensity up and make sure we are prepared.
— Robert Stinner
Taylor Thomas
School: West Mifflin
Year: Junior
Sport: Basketball
Claim to fame: Thomas scored 23 points to lead the Titans to a 61-41 victory over Kittanning in a Class AAA preliminary-round game at Highlands on Saturday.
She showed signs of dominance earlier this season when she scored 35 in a 63-19 win over Brownsville on Dec. 13 and had 27 in a 65-19 win over Monessen on Dec. 7.
"When she plays poised like that, she's pretty hard to stop," coach Rob Yeschenko said. "She played an excellent game Saturday. When she goes, we go."
How important was it to come out and play strong to open the playoffs?
I just wanted to have a big game, especially after we ended the season on a losing streak.
What were the team's goals heading into the playoffs?
We talked at practice and coach said we may only win one time, but it's that one time we win that it matters. We just have to work as a team, get back on defense and pick each other up.
What are you going to work on this offseason to come back better next year?
Mostly, in the beginning of the year we need to get everyone to build a good foundation. We lost a few players and had some freshmen come up this year. We have to trust each other and have each other's backs.
What is the best part of your game?
I would say my inside game and sometimes my jumper. I got the ball dished to me late in the first half of the Kittanning game, and I shot and made a 3-(pointer).
— Brian Graham


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Rapid environmental change can be used as a scientific bridge, relating astrobiology to earth, planetary, and space sciences in the study of how life may adapt through abrupt climate crises. Recent discoveries inspire us to re-examine our understanding of how rapidly
planetary habitats can be redistributed. Past habitable environments on Mars from the Curiosity rover, possible subsurface lakes and oceans on Europa or Enceladus, and potentially habitable exoplanets from the Kepler spacecraft continue to expand our definition of the habitable zone. Abstracts on the intertwined aspects of changing habitability, including the complex interactions among astronomical, geological,
and climatic forces, on the Earth and beyond, are welcome.
Co-Sponsor(s): B – Biogeosciences
Deadline for abstract submission: 6 August 23:59 EDT/03:59 +1 GMT
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WASHINGTON The Department of Health and Human Services on Sept. 8 unveiled CuidadoDeSalud.gov, a website designed to help Hispanic consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable healthcare coverage.
Consistent with the mandate in the Affordable Care Act to provide consumers with information and resources to make informed healthcare decisions, CuidadoDeSalud.gov is the partner site of HealthCare.gov, which was launched in July 2010.
"CuidadoDeSalud.gov, like HealthCare.gov, is an unprecedented website that provides consumers with the power of information at their fingertips," stated HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "Individuals, families and small businesses will be able to easily compare both public and private health coverage options tailored specifically for their needs … [by providing] better information about the choices they have, how much they cost and what they can expect from their doctor — specific to their life situation and local community."
In addition, the website is a one-stop shop for information about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, as well as other healthcare resources. The website connects consumers to quality rankings for local healthcare providers, as well as preventive services.
The initiative is particularly important for Latinos, HHS stated, as that demographic has the highest rates of uninsurance in the nation — more than 1-in-3 Latinos are uninsured. Latinos only are half as likely to have a usual source of primary care, and half of Latinos do not have a regular doctor. As many as 20% of low-income Latino youth have gone a year without a healthcare visit –– a rate three times higher than that of high-income whites.
In addition, HHS noted that Latinos disproportionately suffer from such chronic health diseases as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and that Latinas have disproportionate rates of cervical cancer, which they contract at twice the rate of white women.
In October 2010, CuidadoDeSalud.gov will include price estimates for health insurance plans. In the weeks and months ahead, new information on preventing disease and illness and improving the quality of health care for all Americans will also be posted.


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70 Super Sport — By Capt. Ken Kreisler — June 2000
Two Good Reasons...and More
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Also courtesy of that prodigious beam is a 156-square-foot cockpit with all the features necessary to make her ready for bluewater battling as standard equipment. This includes a tackle center on the forward bulkhead comprised of a bait center, freezer, bait-prep compartment, cabinets and drawers, and cutting board, plus fresh- and seawater washdowns and an in-transom livewell, a pair of large lockers under the gunwales to either side, and two in-sole fishboxes. A set of optional 41-foot Rupp riggers and a Pompanette fighting chair rounded out the arsenal aboard hull #1.
The first time I saw the completed 70 was several months after my factory visit, at the Miami Beach Marina, where we were preparing to head down to the Keys for a day of fishing. The ride down was in four- to six-foot beam seas, which the 70 easily shouldered through, thanks to a pair of 1,400-hp Caterpillar 3412Es. We ran at 20 knots all the way to Hawk Channel. Once inside Alligator Reef in flatter water, I was able to assess the 70's performance capabilities.
Martin's hull, with its sharp entry, fine forefoot, and 14-degree aft deadrise, easily met Ocean's goal for all its boats: 30 knots with base power. During four acceleration runs, our 124,591-pound test boat topped out at almost 41 mph (34.5 knots), planed in about 16 seconds, and spooled up to WOT in less than a minute. And then there was the exhilaration after spinning the wheel and ordering the big boat to port and then starboard and feeling her quick response to the helm.
We docked at the Ocean Reef Club for the night and awoke to a windless, cloudless day. With our livewell full we were soon trolling offshore. The 70's enclosed and air conditioned pilothouse, with starboard seating area and port entertainment center, proved to be a perfect spot to watch the baits and the action in the cockpit. We raised fish–probably wahoo or dolphin from the way they took the baits–almost immediately, but unfortunately none ever saw our deck.
My two days aboard allowed me to experience the 70 in a variety of sea conditions and become familiar with her comfortable accommodations. Her saloon, which at first seemed a little small due to space taken up by the port bridge staircase (this instead of the more difficult to negotiate spiral stairs), can easily accommodate eight people. The galley, with stainless steel appliances, had plenty of counter space and enough cabinets and drawers for an outing of several days. And a restful night's sleep is guaranteed for all, as VIP and master have a firm innerspring mattress, along with plenty of closet and stowage space.
Any 70-footer makes a statement, but when it's a 70-foot sportfisherman, the assertion is even more pronounced. With Ocean's 70 Super Sport, the company's commitment to marry good performance and ride with comfortable accommodations and ample bridge and cockpit sizes has produced a boat that is as at home entertaining and traveling as she is on the tournament fishing circuit. And that is just what Ocean wanted.
Ocean Yachts Phone: (609) 965-4616. Fax: (609) 965-4914. www.oceanyachtsinc.com.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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I visited Ghana recently and like many others left asking: how can a "developing" country be developed? But there was something troubling about this formulation, in particular with the word "developing," which is often a euphemism for the absence of economic development. Do countries stop developing because outsiders are so intent on developing them?
My hosts, the Kweku Hutchful Foundation, invited me with a different question in mind: How can Ghanaian leaders be developed? Something troubled me about this formulation, too. It was that word "development" again.
Do we really "develop" leaders or countries? Do multinational companies, international non-governmental organizations, and multilateral lenders really understand local needs? Just because some "best practice" works in New York, does that mean it will work in Accra, Ghana? Imagine how American managers would react to consultants arriving from Ghana with their "best practice": "It worked in Accra, so it is bound to work in New York!"
Of course, there is a prominent example of just that: Kofi Annan, under whose stewardship the UN has undergone a remarkable improvement. Annan spent most of his career outside of Ghana, and had some of his higher education in the US. But, as one of Annan's advisors once put it, he "runs the UN like an old-fashioned African village, with long discussions among the elders, periods of reflection, and eventually a decision."


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This is a wonderful frosting for a chocolate cake, almost like German Chocolate Frosting but with a twist. My kids will eat this before I can put it on cupcakes or spiced cakes.
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- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 egg yolks, beaten
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- 1⁄2 cup cocoa, such as hersheys
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄3 cups flaked coconut
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- Combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter, cocoa and vanilla in a saucepan.
- Cook on medium heat until thick, approximately 12 minutes. Stir constantly.
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- This frosting will cover a 9x13 inch rectangular cake or a two 8 inch layer round cake or 24 cupcakes.


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DLC Management Corporation, one of the nation's preeminent private retail real estate companies, is seeking a Project Administrator to join our Corporate office located in Tarrytown, New York. Reporting directly into the SVP of Construction, this role represents the financial and legal arm of Project Administration for the Construction Department. The Project Administrator will be required to carry out responsibilities in accordance with established practices and as outlined below.
-Support SVP of Construction -Support project team which includes Project Managers, Directors, Sr Directors & VPs -Handle vendor pre qualifications for architects, GCs, and Consultants/Engineers in order to determine if Vendors meet DLC requirements -Handle all necessary steps for bids/RFPs (requests for pricing) -Track and enter budgets into CRM and MRI -Prepare contracts for architects, GCs, Consultants/Engineers in collaboration with Project Management -Audit all change order requests in accordance with the contracts -Collect, file, track and maintain certificates of insurance for all active projects -Obtain and process all invoices through MRI - Handle lender draws- track projects that require lender draws and collaborate with Accounting and Asset Management to ensure all are coordinated. -Track all Construction Management projects -Prepare and distribute all weekly quarterly and annual financial reports -Manage job cost in MRI -Maintain and manage approved/active vendor list -Track, manage and project department CM fees
•Post-secondary education, Bachelor's Degree in Business Accounting preferred •Highly process oriented and organized with strong attention to detail •Positive, can-do attitude, optimistic •Warm, welcoming and receptive •Decisive, self-motivated / self-starter •Strong desire and ability to learn •Consummate team player •Exceptionally customer centric •Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task •Strong communication and problem solving skills •Trustworthy, reliable, patient and professional •Proven work experience in a legal/financial administrative role •Relevant construction industry experience - practices & procedures •Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, & Outlook) MS Project, Adobe Acrobat Pro, etc. •Experience with CRM and/or MRI a plus


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Why Businesses Need Storytelling
On-demand Webcast | Part 1 in the 3-part Coffee Break webinar series on Digital Storytelling for Business
When managers and businesses want to win enthusiasm for their ideas and plans, they must first connect with their audience — customers, colleagues, analysts, journalists — and create a sense of interest and empathy for the concept. Storytelling is an ideal tool for explaining and implementing business strategies
Dr. Veit Etzold leads us to the center in the human brain where stories live. Accordingly, the aim is not to create fairy tales, but rather the challenge lies in taking good facts and communicating them with a story that is just as good. Facts without a story are simply blocked by the "bouncer at the door of the brain" as irrelevant and boring.
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During her postgraduate study, Rodham served as staff attorney for Edelman's newly founded Children's Defense Fund in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as a consultant to the Carnegie Council on Children. In 1974 she was a member of the impeachment inquiry staff in Washington, D.C., advising the House Committee on the Judiciary during the Watergate scandal. Under the guidance of Chief Counsel John Doar and senior member Bernard Nussbaum, Rodham helped research procedures of impeachment and the historical grounds and standards for impeachment. The committee's work culminated in the resignation of President Richard Nixon in August 1974.
By then, Rodham was viewed as someone with a bright political future; Democratic political organizer and consultant Betsey Wright had moved from Texas to Washington the previous year to help guide her career;[53] Wright thought Rodham had the potential to become a future senator or president.[54] Meanwhile, Clinton had repeatedly asked her to marry him, and she continued to demur.[55] However, after failing the District of Columbia bar exam[56] and passing the Arkansas exam, Rodham came to a key decision. As she later wrote, "I chose to follow my heart instead of my head".[57] She thus followed Bill Clinton to Arkansas, rather than staying in Washington where career prospects were brighter. He was then teaching law and running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in his home state. In August 1974, Rodham moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and became one of only two female faculty members in the School of Law at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.[58][59] She gave classes in criminal law, where she was considered a rigorous teacher and tough grader, and was the first director of the school's legal aid clinic.[60] She still harbored doubts about marriage, concerned that her separate identity would be lost and that her accomplishments would be viewed in the light of someone else's.[61]
Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton bought a house in Fayetteville in the summer of 1975, and Hillary finally agreed to marry.[63] Their wedding took place on October 11, 1975, in a Methodist ceremony in their living room.[64] She announced she was keeping the name Hillary Rodham,[64] to keep their professional lives separate and avoid apparent conflicts of interest and because "it showed that I was still me,"[65] although her decision upset their mothers.[66] Bill Clinton had lost the congressional race in 1974, but in November 1976 was elected Arkansas Attorney General, and so the couple moved to the state capital of Little Rock.[67] There, in February 1977, Rodham joined the venerable Rose Law Firm, a bastion of Arkansan political and economic influence.[68] She specialized in patent infringement and intellectual property law[33] while also working pro bono in child advocacy;[69] she rarely performed litigation work in court.[70]
Rodham maintained her interest in children's law and family policy, publishing the scholarly articles "Children's Policies: Abandonment and Neglect" in 1977[71] and "Children's Rights: A Legal Perspective" in 1979.[72] The latter continued her argument that children's legal competence depended upon their age and other circumstances and that in serious medical rights cases, judicial intervention was sometimes warranted.[48] An American Bar Association chair later said, "Her articles were important, not because they were radically new but because they helped formulate something that had been inchoate."[48] Historian Garry Wills would later describe her as "one of the more important scholar-activists of the last two decades",[73] while conservatives said her theories would usurp traditional parental authority,[74] allow children to file frivolous lawsuits against their parents,[48] and argued that her work was legal "crit" theory run amok.


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Just a reminder that you are cordially invited to attend a reception to celebrate the accomplishments of our December 2007 graduates on Sunday, December 16, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the Emerson Suites (Campus Center).
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and Football Hall of Famer Alan Page Will Deliver 2008 Ithaca College Commencement Address
Alan Pagea member of the Minnesota Vikings fearsome defensive unit of the 1970s who went on to become Minnesotas first African-American Supreme Court justicehas been selected to deliver the main address at Ithaca Colleges 113th Commencement ceremony on May 18, 2008. A member of the college and professional football halls of fame, he established the Page Education Foundation to motivate and assist young men and women of color in pursuing their educational goals.
Now that Commencement has come and gone and the campus is much quieter, I wanted to thank everyone who played a role with Commencement this year.
On May 20th at Ithaca College's 112th Commencement ceremony, the class of 2007 were recognized for their academic achievements and in gratitude presented Ithaca with a generous senior class gift of $57,648. The contribution set a new record for senior class giving, and maintained an Ithaca tradition in which each class aims to provide a gift greaterthan the...
ITHACA, NY--As the former executive director of Amnesty International USA, William Schulz has seen his share of misery. Yet after years of witnessing human rights abuses in trouble spots ranging from Darfur to Northern Ireland to New Orleans, and despite living in a world brimming with genocide, torture and senseless violence, Schulz says history is not in checkmate. Thanks to people of good...


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Conditions to deteriorate in Auckland as Lusi hits
Conditions to deteriorate in Auckland as Lusi hits
The Auckland Emergency Coordination Centre continues to monitor adverse weather conditions across Auckland.
There have been over 2000 local power outages, surface flooding, landslips, rockfalls and trees down around the region.
Auckland Council Civil Defence controller Clive Manley says people need to be very careful, especially later this afternoon and into the evening on or near east coast beaches in Rodney and the North Shore.
"We are expecting bad sea conditions which may cause erosion of beaches and nearby low-lying areas.
"People should stay out of the water and off those beaches for the rest of today."
The Fire Service has responded to approximately 40 incidents in the northern region. Most were in Northland but calls are now coming in from the Mahurangi and Rodney areas.
The Auckland Harbourmaster has advised that three boats had to be secured after they broke moorings today. Fullers Devonport ferry is now operating after disruption due to sea conditions. Due to conditions in the harbour, a ship has been redirected to shelter off the Coromandel Peninsula.
Maximum recorded wind gusts have been: Channel Island 122 km/h: Whangaparaoa Peninsula 113km/h.
Rainfall totals as of 11am – Northern Auckland 40mm, Waitakere Ranges 32mm, Hunua Ranges 20mm and South Auckland 20mm.
Forecasts indicate that accumulations may be higher than previously modelled. Rainfall north of Orewa may see an additional 50 - 70mm today, with lesser amounts for the rest of the region. Winds are still expected to increase in strength and peak this afternoon.
The Emergency Coordination Centre continues to monitor the region and will provide additional updates as necessary.
People are advised to be prepared and keep up to date with severe weather warnings and forecasts from MetService.
To keep up to date with outages, download Vector's Outage Manager App from iTunes or Google Play. Go to http://www.vector.co.nz/outages.
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Kevin Edwards, Edwards Design Group Kevin Edwards is a long-time Arizona resident of 30 years. He studied architecture and alternative energy in college and has been self-employed with his family-owned design/build business since the late '70s. In his career, he has accumulated a wealth of knowledge encompassing all aspects of the construction industry — from… Read More →
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jeager wrote:... It wasn't so obvious to me as I figure audio devices are generally set up to work best in in the middle of the adjustment range in my experience, nut of course electric guitar amps are a whole different story....
Jon S. wrote:On the merits, while I continue to disagree w/you as explained previously, folks now have two options they can try ("set 'em & leave 'em"; "set 'em & tweak 'em").
helio wrote:I'll add to this as a relatively newly converted believer in the "dump the bass, crank the treble, play with the mids" camp. Not too long ago I DID NOT believe in this method. Like others on this post, I thought "100% treble... you've got to be kidding." Tried it a bit here and there, and thought it sounded awful. Left that idea to Jerry, and moved on.
Then I heard/read about two others... Jeff Beck and someone else (can't remember... Jimmy Page maybe?) who do the same thing. There's a video where Beck's tech says the first thing Beck does on any amp in walk up, dump the bass, boost the treble, and control the girth with mids.
So I'm then thinking... OK... not a lot of tonal similarity between Beck and Garcia. Very different rigs and styles. Must be something to this. So I revisited it and BOOM... I GET IT! Here's what turned me around on the concept:
- The amp really, really comes alive. I'm dumb about technical language to describe this. It just seems like you're setting the amp to where notes want to jump out of it. Great new energy in everything coming from the amp. Too much, really, until you do the next two things...
- Alter pick attack: Others have said it better, but from a newbie... my perspective is this: I always admired Jerry's dynamics... the runs of softer, barely-there notes, followed immediately but sharp peak notes that really punctuate his solos. Try this with an amp at "standard" settings, and it's hard to get there. You really have to beat the strings to get those peaks, and then you're losing nuance. But when the amp is treble-charged and ready to bark, you can get all the softer notes you want... by keeping your picking really, really relaxed. Then the slightest extra emphasis from your fingers is matched by terrific emphasis from the amp. Really opens to door to a relaxed picking hand, and opens one's eyes to the benefits of careful pick attack nuance.
- ACTIVELY USE YOUR GUITAR TONE KNOB(s): This is painfully obvious to many. But I suspect many more folks were/are like I used to be... set the tone knob to 10 and forget about it. Change pickup selector and guitar volume, of course, but never the tone knob. Why? Because most of us are starting from a fairly dark amp setting. But crank the amp's treble, and for much of what you'll play, you'll likely want to dump some from the highs from the knob on your guitar. But, now you've opened a greater degree of control from the guitar. Your new middle-ground is lower on your tone knob. You've got room to move in either direction as the situation calls. Bonus benefit: now you're set to compensate for any treble roll-off with lowered guitar volume. The amp wants to stay on the brighter side, and you've got headroom to play with, compensate with if you want, on your guitar's tone knob.
Sorry to babble. Just sharing my 18 cents as someone who's a new but complete believer in the settings as Brad and others above describe them.
caspersvapors wrote: I dont know how you dudes who use picks are setting your Fender amps on 10 in small club/bar venues.
SarnoMusicSolutions wrote:Funny you mention that.
I find that when going for the Jerry setup and tone that I can get away with the treble on 10, mid 4.5-6.5, and bass off only if the speaker cabinet and room are right. The one knob that I do adjust sometimes is the bass knob, maybe just around 1 to 1.4 or so, just to bring in a hint of fullness. But I find this is only necessary when using smaller cabinets or cab's that seem to be weak in the low end response. We have to consider that this tone setting worked for Jerry when using his wide-open-back 4-12" or 3-12" cab. That's a lot of volume to generate a thicker sound compared to a 2-12" or a 1-12". So to compensate and adjust for various smaller cab's, I do find I need a hint of bass. But then sometimes if it's at a gig and things are loud, that fullness can be found with the midrange knob alone and the bass can be off.
But it's an interesting point and makes one consider the wide variability from speaker cab to speaker cab as well as cabinet placement, ie. distance from the floor or rear wall or even the height of the ceiling above a stage. All this stuff affects bass response and perceived bass energy. I think the key with the Jerry tone is we simply don't want any deep bass, the low fundamentals say of the E string or low notes. But we do want warmth and body an octave above that so it feels ballsy and chunky. Just no mud, no subby thumpy stuff. That "bassy" stuff is just is not present in Jerry's tone, ever.
caspersvapors wrote: I dont know how you dudes who use picks are setting your Fender amps on 10 in small club/bar venues.
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Spacious 3-Room Apartment (Captain Ryan's Nest)
Спальные места5
Ванные комнаты2
Площадь1200 фут² (~0,1 м²)
Этаж №(с лифтом)
- Возможность проживания семьи/детей
- Интернет
- Кухня
- Кондиционер
- Стиральная машина/сушилка
- Парковка
- Приспособлено для инвалидов
Краткое описание жилья
|Donga Green Apartment, 140-773 Seoul, Южная Корея
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|ID жилья
Three comfortable bedrooms provide sleeping space for 5 people. One of the bedrooms has an ensuite bathroom. There is a spacious living room with traditional style furniture and a flat-screen TV. An enclosed balcony is accessible from here. Tasty home cooked meals can be prepared using the well-stocked kitchen.
Yong-San has its own great shopping centres and attractions such as I Park Mall which is a 10-minute walk away, and Seoul National Museum and Itaewon which are 5 and 10 minutes away by car respectively. Guests can drive in 20 minutes to the central business district in Jong-Ro and Hong Dae.
An airport pick-up service, cleaning service, breakfast service, tour guide and customized concierge service are available upon request.
Правила ПроживанияNo smoking.
No pets.
There are some of the host's personal belongings in storage which guests are not allowed to touch.
Guests should not move the furniture.
Guests should remove their shoes before entering the living area.
Guests should turn off the air conditioner/heater before leaving the apartment.
|Цена за неделю (вплоть до 5 гостей)
|41575 руб.
|Цена за месяц (вплоть до 5 гостей)
|155617 руб.
|Цена за 5 гостей
|594 руб. за одну ночь/ дополнительная ночь
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The apartment is exactly as described. There are a couple of things to note that would have been helpful to us. There was only one bath sized towel, the rest were hand towel sized (according to United States standards). I learned from a Korean friend there that they use the hand towel size to shower with. The other thing is that it is normal to use mattress pads to sleep on instead of sheets. The directions to the place and information was very clear and Captain Ryan arranged for transportation to the airport at our request. He was prompt in answering emails. I would highly recommend this apartment and would rent it again next time we travel there.
We enjoyed our stay in Seoul and Captain Ryan's apartment. It was clean, family friendly and close to communications (two underground stations 10-15 minutes away). There were shops in the area and also many small restaurants with good prices. Captain Ryan answered our E-mails when we had questions. The only thing that could be aproved are the amount of towels and a welcoming letter with the password for the wi-fi and an explanation about the different kinds of sheets that are used in Korea (we were a bit confused by it at our arrival).
But in all we really recommend Mr Ryan's apartment.
/ the Ekberg family from Sweden
Captain Ryans Nest was perfect for my family of 5, the apartment itself was a home away from home, exceptionally clean, very spacious, the Wi Fi was excellent and the location was great, 10 minute walk to Yongsan station and from there you could visit all the major tourist attractions within 20 minutes, and the street food close to the apartments were a bonus. Captain Ryan Kim was exceptionally helpful and was always available when I needed to ask questions, without his help, we would have been lost sheeps in Seoul (he even organised a shuttle for us the morning we left Seoul). I highly recommend Captain Ryans Nest its just perfect especially if it is your first time visiting Seoul. I know for sure I will definately be back at Captain Ryans nest the next time I am in Seoul. Thank you for having us at your apartment Captain Ryan we had an exceptional time and your service is First Class, keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing you again.
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MAJOR £1m improvements to Fordingbridge Hospital were unveiled on Saturday as health bosses proclaimed Ford Ward is "here to stay".
New Forest West MP Desmond Swayne officially re-opened Ford Ward, which was closed for six weeks for refurbishment work.
The transformation means the 20-bed unit now houses a new outpatients' waiting room, kitchen, staff room, patio area, day room, dining area and reception.
A new boiler and hot water system has also been installed along with new heating. A modern telephone and IT system are bringing the hospital into the 21st century.
Mayor of Fordingbridge Malcolm Connolly said he was "astounded by the quality" of the work and that he hoped the new facilities would put "an end to the uncertainty" that has shrouded the ward over the past few years.
He said: "The building work is stateof- the-art and will assist and speed up the recuperation of the patients it serves.
"Over the years there has been doubt about the future of Ford Ward but these fears have now been extinguished. The standard of the building work and the dedication of care that the team is demonstrating are second to none."Morale is high and the ward is operating to a very high standard."
A spokesman from the Southern NHS Foundation Trust said: "What is difficult in any NHS organisation is where you put resources.
Putting our resources into creating these facilities sends out a strong message that we are here to stay.
"Ford Ward is a much nicer, bigger space to come into. Our hope is that Fordingbridge Hospital will be able to offer more and more for people in the community so they will not have to go to the bigger hospitals to get their care."
Ford Ward manager Tracey Aldin said: "We can now provide the best possible standard of care in an environment that can match that.
"This hospital is part of the Fordingbridge community and we are proud of that."
Fordingbridge Hospital was threatened with closure in 2005 and 2008 sparking the Forest Journal's Save Our Beds campaign, which secured more than 2,000 names and hundreds of letters of support.
Later in 2007, the troubled ward was closed to new patients following the suspension of three members of staff.
A full investigation into quality of care took place after this with remaining staff redeployed.


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August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days remaining.
- 1961: Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, was born.
- 1999: "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered.
- 2006: Nighty Nightmare was released.
External links
- August 21 on Wikipedia