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The bankruptcy rumor mill has been turning yet again, with a new report in the wind that says Pacific Sunwear — commonly known as PacSun — is preparing a Chapter 11 filing. [More]
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Judge Picks American Apparel's Bankruptcy Plan Over Founder Dov Charney's Buyout Bid
Dov Charney's dream of buying back the company he founded would appear to be over: a U.S. judge said he will approve American Apparel's plant to exit bankruptcy and rejected a takeover bid from the former CEO and his financial backers. [More]
Columbia House Improbably Still Exists, Files For Bankruptcy Protection
You might have the same reaction that we did to news that the company that owns Columbia House filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today: astonishment that it's still in business at all. Our younger readers are probably just wondering what a "Columbia House" is. Yet the company still exists, and business isn't quite where it was at the company's peak in 1996. [More]
Use Your RadioShack And Deb Gift Cards Right Now
Do you have gift cards lingering in your wallet from RadioShack or Deb? If so, put down the device you're reading this post on and head over to the store right now to spend that card. That's only slightly hyperbolic, but card holders will need to get to RadioShack before March 5 and to Deb before March 8 to cash in their cards before they're worthless. [More]
SkyMall Files For Bankruptcy Because You're Not Buying Enough Inflatable Movie Screens
The SkyMall catalog has always been good for a chuckle when you have absolutely nothing else to read during a flight and you just can't sleep. Some people have presumably even bought stuff through the publication, as it's difficult to sustain a business for 25 years if the only revenue is punchlines. But apparently not enough of us are doing our inflight shopping through SkyMall, as the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. [More]
Wet Seal Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, Shocking No One
We've heard the funereal bag pipes warming up over the last few months and now it's time to play the official dirge: Wet Seal has filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to keep what stores it has left open in business.
Sbarro Planning To File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection… Again
Like my Great Uncle Aloysius always used to say — if at first you don't succeed at restructuring your failing pizza chain under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, try, try again. After its first round with Chapter 11 didn't work out so well, Sbarro is reportedly planning to file for bankruptcy again. [More]
Scooter Store Files For Bankruptcy After Overbilling Medicare At Least $47 Million
If you watch daytime TV or have been stuck watching daytime TV while visiting your parents, surely you're familiar with The Scooter Store. The power wheelchair vendor has had some trouble lately, including accusations of Medicare and Medicaid fraud, a raid by the FBI, and even a lawsuit from the company's hometown, of New Braunfels, Texas. The company laid off most of its employees, and plans to deal directly with health care providers, rather than blanketing the airwaves and selling directly to consumers.
Bankruptcy Court Signs Off On US Airways/American Merger, But Not On $20 Million Payout To Outgoing CEO
Yet another hurdle in the race to the altar for American Airlines and US Airways has been cleared, with the bankruptcy court giving its blessing on the matter, but reserving judgment on a proposed $19.9 million payout to outgoing CEO Tom Horton. [More]
To Preserve The Brand, Hostess Leaves Equity Owners Without A Twinkie To Show For Their Investment
Back in January, Hostess Brands Inc., makers of the Twinkie and lots of other snacks (but mostly the Twinkie) declared bankruptcy. Yesterday the company finally filed its plan to get out of bankruptcy, which basically amounts to telling its equity owners, "Thanks for all the money, now go away."
Kodak Gets Out Of The Digital Camera Business
Kodak, the company whose name was once synonymous with photography, announced today that it will phase out its digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames during the first half of this year, as it fights to crawl out from under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Report: Kodak Prepping To File For Chapter 11
The new year isn't getting off to a good start for the photo folks at Eastman Kodak Co., which is reportedly preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if it can't unload a pile of its patents on buyers in the next few weeks.
American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy Protection
The third-largest airline in the U.S. has more to worry about than delays and baggage fees. Earlier today, American Airlines announced that it and its parent company are filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and that its CEO has stepped down.
Friendly's Files For Bankruptcy Protection, Closes 63 Restaurants
As we reported last week, the financial outlook at ice cream and burger chain Friendly's is bleak. Earlier today, the company confirmed rumors it would be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced it has closed 63 shops around the country.
Diners and Employees at Marie Callender's Restaurants Abruptly Kicked Out
Marie Callendar's may be known for warm pot pies, but patrons and employees of Marie Callendar's restaurants in Washington got a cold bit of news last night: The eatery's parent company told restaurant managers they needed to shut down and tell customers — some in the middle of their meals — to get out.
American Apparel May Pout Its Way Into Bankruptcy
American Apparel, the store perhaps better known for the barely legal, oft-undressed models in its ads, and the peccadilloes of company founder Dov Charney, than for its actual clothing, has alerted the Security and Exchange Commission that it may need to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Sbarro Pizza Preheats Oven For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Lovers of lukewarm pizza, despair. Troubled pizza chain Sbarro is getting ready to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The slice slingers are $365 million in debt and made the move after missing their interest payments. Part of the reason Sbarro has been suffering is because it has a lot of shops tied up in malls. Traffic to those dying down with the recession and the rise of online shopping has meant fewer patrons hitting the food court. The other reason is that their pizza is just sad.
Borders Turns The Page To Chapter 11
We knew this was going to happen, and now it has come to pass: Borders has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to shutter 30% of its stores as a result.


text: A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of Donegal Insurance Group, its members and Michigan Insurance Company (Michigan) (Grand Rapids, MI). In addition, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of "bbb" of the publicly-traded holding company, Donegal Group Inc. (Donegal) (Delaware) [NASDAQ: DGICA and DGICB]. The outlook for all ratings is stable. All the above companies are headquartered in Marietta, PA, unless otherwise specified. (See below for a detailed list of the companies.) The Donegal Insurance Group's ratings reflect its strong risk-adjusted capitalization, sound balance sheet liquidity, historically favorable operating performance, effective use of technology, established regional market presence and its improving geographic and product line diversification through acquisitions. In December 2010, Donegal completed the purchase of Michigan, which provided Donegal with entry into that state and an increased diversification between personal and commercial lines products. The ratings are further enhanced by the added financial flexibility for Donegal to raise capital through the issuance of equity or debt during favorable markets. These favorable rating aspects are partially offset by the group's negative earnings trend, which is primarily due to increased frequency and severity of claims from severe weather, home fires, rising claims cost inflation, below average interest rates and the downturn in the general economy. In addition, the acquisition of Michigan and more recently, Union National Financial Corp. in May 2011, were funded by increasing debt; however, debt leverage remains within acceptable limits for the group's current ratings. Although, the group's banking operation remains modest in comparison to its property/casualty insurance operation, the banking sector has not performed as well and presents a competing interest for capital within the organization. These concerns are partially mitigated by the strong capitalization within Donegal, its experienced management team and its use of a formal risk management process.

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A national membership campaign conducted during the past year by the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods has added 2,132 new names to the organization's roster, it was announced yesterday.
The Federation, which has a membership of 120 brotherhoods, has just concluded the eleventh year of its existence. It aims to promote religious interests of men, to advance Jewish culture through study and to intensify social life under temple auspices.
A report issued yesterday by the Federation reviews the organization's activities during the past year. Credit for the successful membership drive is accorded Jesse Cohen, a vice-president, who lives in Brooklyn.
A national survey on the layman's attitude toward the Reform religious service is described as one of the year's outstanding projects undertaken by the Federation. The survey was launched by a committee on synagogue service study. Satisfaction is expressed in the report for the results achieved. It is stated that almost 2,000 responses have been received to date. They are now being compiled and final results of the survey will be announced shortly.
The institution last Spring of a Passover rally by New York groups, to supplement annual chanukah rallies which have become a national institution, was another highlight of the Federation's activities. It is added that next season Passover rallies will likewise be celebrated by brotherhoods in all parts of the country.
In addition to the increase in individual members, six new brotherhoods became affiliated with the Federation during the past year. These include groups from Wichita, Kan.; Glencoe, III.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Lynn, Mass.; Huntington, W. Va., and Philadelphia.
A large percentage of the brotherhoods participated last year in the layman's services held in congregations in all sections of the country. The National Committee on Brotherhood Services, of which Isaac Joffe, Lawrence, L. I., is chairman, also carried on special work in the Metropolitan area, where a large number of clubs held services conducted solely by the laity.
The brotherhoods also publish a monthly magazine. The Jewish Layman, which contains cultural and educational articles.


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My cycle is irregular and I have a very low level of progesterone. my doctor recommended to take Utrogestan or Duphastone from 17 day of the cycle 10 days along. But I have heard that this medicines can suppress the ovulation and some people say that you shouldnt take it before you are 100% sure that you have already ovulated. Has anyone taken these medications and what do think about its affects on ovulation?
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WorldStation is a Java-based control panel to control the Ten-Tec DSP RX-320 shortwave receiver. The RX-320 is a "black box" radio which has no front-panel and is controlled via your PC's serial port. With an appropriate antenna, the RX-320 will allow you to listen to thousands of broadcasts from around the world. WorldStation features integrated Xbase frequency database support and advanced scanning to allow the user to visualize the radio spectrum.
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Release Notes: Over 100 new features were added, including Xbase support and 9 spectrum visualization modes.
WorldStation for Tentec 320
I get most of my software free. I'm not really cheap, it just that the free software is soooo good. WorldStation is one of those exceptions. It's commercial software that really is worth paying for. I use it with Linux. Now I have the best radio (TenTec) with the best OS (Linux).
WorldStation does a great job of building a database of your favorite stations with very little effort. Tuning is very easy. Everything exports easily so it can be used in other applications.
Also, they were great when I needed help getting the software going.
ILG Shortwave Database Support Built Into WorldStation 2.0
WorldStation 2.0 has a built-in Dxtra written Xbase driver written in Java that reads the ILG database into memory. The table is sortable using column "drag and drop". Once the database has been read into memory, the user can click on a row to set the frequency in WorldStation.
A Fluent OpenStack client API for Java.
A TWiki appliance that is easy to use and lightweight.


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Maid of Mist; Aquamarine gem
N.Y. gov: Maid of Mist to continue at Niagara Falls
A deal has been struck to keep the Maid of the Mist scenic tour boats running from the New York side at Niagara Falls.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed the deal Tuesday. The deal is a part of a new license agreement with the state. The boat company will pay the state $105 million during 30 years.
Cuomo says the Maid of the Mist Corp. has agreed to invest $32 million in continuing operations that will provide more state revenue through the Niagara Falls State Park.
The agreement also will lead to improvements for the tourist attraction, potentially including rock climbing and rappelling.
The family-owned tour-boat company will make improvements at a former power station nearby to create a winter storage and maintenance facility.
Smithsonian to unveil aquamarine gem
The world's largest cut aquamarine gem is on display in its new home at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
The museum unveiled the obelisk-shaped Dom Pedro gem Thursday for long-term display. The blue-green crystal was mined in Brazil in the late 1980s, and is named for Brazil's first two emperors.
The gem was designed and cut by gem artist Bernd Munsteiner. It stands 14 inches tall and weighs 10,363 carats — or nearly 5 pounds. Cuts in the reverse faces serve to reflect light within the gem.
National Gem Collection Curator Jeffrey Post said museum visitors will be drawn to it because of its color and large size, as it joins the Hope Diamond and Marie Antoinette earrings on display.
It's difficult to place a value on the gem, though it was offered to the Smithsonian in the late 1990s for $7 million to $10 million, Post said.
In 2011, Jane Mitchell and Jeffery Bland of Palm Beach, Fla., donated the gem to the Smithsonian so it could be publicly displayed.


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WONDERFUL CRUISE!: Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review by skipsu14
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Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Bayonne (Cape Liberty)
Warning, this is a long review, but I wanted to give everyone our opinions of the trip. I had read a lot on these boards about the Explorer and how things have "gone downhill", but we were very happy and surprised to find that we didn't find that to be true. We were a group of 10 adults ranging in age from 27 to 59. We had 4 first time cruisers, 2 who were new to RCCL, and four of us who had sailed on Voyager previously. We enjoy fine dining and participate in many activities around the ship. We drink moderately and do not do the nightclub scene too often. We cruise to relax and don't sweat the small stuff- just to give you an idea of the type of cruisers we are. Also, we went into this cruise realizing that this was not Cunard or Celebrity or a higher end cruise line. Overall, we, as a family, felt we got a phenomenal value for our dollar.
Embarkation: We More arranged for a car service to drive us from our home in ocean county, NJ to the cruise port. Luckily, the car service was able to push back our leaving time by 4 hours due to the ship returning late. On the sailing before us there was a medical emergency and the ship had to turn around to get close enough to San Juan for a medical evacuation. In any case, we arrived at the terminal at 3:15pm to utter chaos! People were still trying to leave, and we were all itching to board. Porters checked our luggage, but gave us little direction about where to go from there. We waited in a line for about 15 minutes and then were processed and handed our seapass cards and were given #22 to board the buses to the ship. Note: A couple in our group who decided to get there at 1:30pm because they couldn't wait, were processed, but were not given their seapass cards because they were too early. They had to wait in line a few hours later to get them. For the next 4 hours, we waited in the terminal. There were plenty of seats and an abundance of food and snacks and drinks provided free for the delay. We were really surprised at the amount of food they kept bringing out (hoping to avoid a mutiny from the crowd) - there were sandwiches, hotdogs, pasta and sauce, cookies, soda, water, and coffee. It was a nice touch to a rotten start to the cruise. The waiting was VERY long and there was very little information about boarding times. We finally got onto the ship at around 7pm. By this point, we were tired, cranky, hungry, and just wanting to get going already. The dining room was open seating for the night and was only until 8:30pm, as the muster drill was scheduled for 9pm. We were able to get a table for 10 that turned out to be our regular table! We had a good laugh the next night when we found our table and had the same wait staff as the night before. The dining room staff was phenomenal - they got us in and our in an hour - well fed and ready for the muster drill. Actually, the whole cruise, our waitstaff of Wirawen and JoRhonda were amazing!
Dining: We had main seating which worked well for our group. As I said above, the waitstaff was wonderful! The food was well prepared and well presented. Even a picky eater in our group had no problem finding something she liked every night. From previous reviews, I had expected lackluster food in the dining room, and was VERY happily surprised. Our only complaint was addressed after the second night and we never had a problem again. A few of us are tea drinkers and the tea water our first real dining night tasted strongly of coffee - a big no-no for tea drinkers. We mentioned it to the Wirawan and after that, the tea was perfect. Our waitstaff made a WONDERFUL effort to get to know our likes and dislikes and addressed every little need. I drank a lot of iced tea the first night, the rest of the trip, I had a large glass brought every night. 3 of us ordered tea the first night with milk - it was brought automatically every night after that. But the biggest attention to detail I can mention was my mom's tea. The servers were bringing just a regular no-name tea for us each night (fine, not a huge deal), and my mom had snagged a tea bag of her favorite tea from the cafe promenade and brought it to dinner one night and slipped it (unnoticed we thought) into her tea pot. The next night, JoRhonda brought out her tea with that type of tea. No little detail was left unattended. We also celebrated 2 birthdays, including a 50th birthday on the first formal night. The waitstaff allowed me to come early to decorate the table, and then stopped their work, and insisted on helping me to decorate the table to get everything ready. We also had one person come done with a bacterial stomach bug and after a trip to the infirmary, he and his wife were quarantined for 24 hours to their stateroom - even though, once he got some medication and fluids and was feeling fine. While, they could order the rest of the meal via room service, lobster was not being offered for room service. Our waiter packed up 3 plates of lobster and shrimp for them and I was able to bring it up to their room. Again, as I said, Wirawen just went out of his way to serve us all.
Food: We were all VERY happy with the quality of the dining room selections. The soups, both warm and cold, were Excellent! My only complaint was my lobster on formal night was overdone. But overall, considering the shear number of people on the ship, we cannot complain about our meals. Portofino's was above and beyond excellent. Definitely worth the extra charge, and then some! Windjammer food had a nice selection - it was buffet food. But to be honest, it was better than most buffets that I have had. We enjoyed it for lunch and breakfast most days and never went hungry. We loved the little sandwiches and pepperoni pizza at the Cafe Promenade (perfect for the late night hunger from an early dinner and a busy night), the ice cream machines by the windjammer, the room service snacks and the afternoon tea snacks in the windjammer. It was nice to have the selections of iced tea, lemonade, and fruit punches free for the meals too. We only wished that there was some sort of cold drink station for iced tea/lemonade in cafe promenade. They only offered water, and just sometimes you wished for a flavored drink without ordering room service late at night.
Drinks: We love the after-dinner cordials. Expensive, but we love them! Our bar server, Tom (aka "Yummy Yummy") was awesome. Again, noting an attention to detail, he had our names memorized from the seapass cards after the first night. However, around the 5th night, he realized we were calling my dad a name different from his card (he actually goes by his middle name) - he caught on and questioned us on it. Bar service at the pool was a little slow, but very entertaining!
Entertainment: Dave Chapman was the cruise director and he was great, but I don't go nuts about the CD as some do on this board. The production shows were good. The Cool, Swingin show didn't impress us, but Fast Forward and Invitation to dance were fun and entertaining. We started off with 2 comedians who were so funny we cried. We were still laughing at their jokes this morning at disembarkation. There was a violinist who was wonderful - and we kept seeing him and his family all over the ship. The ice show was so much fun - you CANNOT miss it! I luckily got tickets for our group the first night before they ran out. We also had Charo perform on the cruise. She surprised a lot of people with her Spanish guitar. She was funny, did a little of the dancing and jokes she is known for, then she played and stunned everyone. It was actually a good show. Love and Marriage show, was as always, a riot. We also did Quest - I managed to captain our team - we lost, but let me just saw that my parents saw a whole different side of me that night. ? YOU MUST DO THE QUEST!!! We played a lot of trivia, lost each time, but got to know a great crowd of people! We loved that the evening trivia was in Maharaja's lounge and not in the schooner bar - more room for the crowds.
Casino: Was smokey most of the time. We wish they had more non-smoking times in there, so we could play more. I had fun with the $5 Blackjack tables and the blackjack tournament. My husband found a calling playing craps, winning the payment for most of our seapass account. My dad found some luck with the Wheel of Fortune slots. Our only negative here is the Texas hold 'Em table. IT was electronic, which we knew, but to buy in, you have to activate an account with a minimum of $100 to even sit down. Also, a lot of the fun was lost without a dealer. Not a deal breaker for the trip, but not enjoyable.
Ports: Labadee - canceled due to bad sea conditions for tendering. 1 tender actually made it out to the beach and was called back. Disappointing, but we were happy to be inside of Dizzy's lounge when it was torrential rain at 11am. After that, it ended up being a nice, warm afternoon and we spent it by the pool. Extra activities were added to the cruise compass to make up for the lost day. By this point, people were a little bit annoyed as we had started out late from Bayonne and now we missed the first port. On the plus side, we were able to get into Casa de Campo at 8am as opposed to 11am. Casa de Campo: We took the shuttle to the Marina in the morning ($5 pp roundtrip). It is an upscale shopping area in a planned community. Everything was perfectly manicured with beautiful flowers along the road and lush greens and palm trees everywhere. We walked around and looked at the yachts. If you are looking for something to do in port - this was VERY safe and protected. The shuttles ran every half hour. However, if you want to see the real side of the country, this is not for you. We took the shuttle back to the ship, grabbed a quick lunch in the windjammer and then did the Country Safari excursion. For $59pp, it was really a waste. We went to a sugar cane plantation which we liked, but then they took us to a nursery to show us some orchids - it was like I was at the local nursery- no big deal. We then went to a little shop in La Romana where we watched people making cigars by hand. I got the feeling that this was staged just for our excursion and not a real shop. The cigar smokers in the group were a little disappointed. We had a good time, but overall, the excursion wasn't much. I definitely recommend spending the money and just making this stop a beach day. The ship's excursions were only so-so. We heard people complain that while on the skeet shooting excursion, one of the guns broke and it wasn't real skeet shooting (not sure why). If they want to keep this port, RCCL needs to add some better excursions. St. Thomas: We did the Discover Scuba excursion through the ship. We had a late start with immigration which actually pushed back the start time of the early morning excursions (like ours) and wrecked havoc on all of the later day excursions for Scuba. We had a great time, though we thought the "teaching" portion of the excursion was a little lacking. The dive shop just wanted to get diving and didn't provide strong instruction for people who had never done it before. We also wished that they had fitted our equipment better. However, once on the dive, it was AMAZING - we got to check out a wreck and a reef - not bad for just us beginners. It was also nice as they split the group into 2 and so we got about 45 minutes of time to go snorkeling around. The amount of fish that we saw were unbelievable! I highly recommend getting into the water at this port. After the excursion, we took a taxi over to Morningstar beach for an hour or two, did a little shopping, and just enjoyed a wonderful day. Others in our group loved Meagan's Bay, but with 6 ships on the island that day, it was very crowded! San Juan: We did the Old San Juan and Bacardi tour. We loved the tour of old San Juan, but felt the Bacardi company's tour was very rushed. We didn't get to see everything at one spot before we were ushered to the next stop. On the plus side, we did get 2 free drinks each and enjoyed the fine Bacardi libations! ? After the tour, the husband and I went in search of authentic Puerto Rican food and found a little local place for some arroz con pollo. Yum! We enjoyed the port, but just wish we had more time to walk around before the ship had to leave.
In booking shore excursions I had a problem with how the shore excursion staff handled a wait list for the country safari. - In a nutshell, they had a cancellation and instead of going on to the names on the waitlist, they gave the spots to the next people in line who wanted to book the excursion. When I questioned them on it, both of the girls insisted that it had not happened as such and each insisted that they had not done it (but there are only 2 girls who work at the desk) Again, not a thing to ruin a vacation, but not a professional way to do things.
We also enjoyed watching the NFL playoff games at the Weekend Warrier - with all of the NY fans present, it made for a fun game. If they offered hot wings or some bar food here, I don't' think the husband would have ever left.
As for negatives, the carpet on the pool deck was coming up in spots, but the crew was working to re-glue it. The pools needed to be cleaned more often, or at least skimmed to remove the cigarette butts that people had so kindly dropped into the pool. We also wished that they enforced the age restrictions on the hot tubs a little better as the young kids jumping into the hot tubs made it not enjoyable at all. We also had some parents who felt that they did not need to watch their children at the pool. Kids were running around, jumping in and splashing all around with no parents in sight. The Deck police ended up positioning themselves by the pool and had to try and control these kids. The mini golf course was a lot of fun, but it was in poor condition. In spots, you actually sank an inch or two. My mom was not comfortable walking on it at all. Also, my parents had a problem with their air conditioning not working and despite numerous attempts to fix it, it never did cool down in their room (however, they were very happy with how RCCL was prompt in trying to remedy the situation each time). No major negatives, just little things to note. As I said, we all had a great time!
All in all, it was a WONDERFUL vacation that we completely enjoyed. We got 6 more people hooked on Royal Caribbean and we all booked a "Next Cruise" while on board. If you have any questions about the ship, ports or whatever, I will be happy to answer them. Less
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One of three, or none, to be archbishop
Contenders: (from left) John Parkes,
Ray Cleary and John Harrower.
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MELBOURNE Anglicans today will choose one of three men to be their archbishop. Two have virtually no chance, and quite possibly none will be elected, senior Anglicans have predicted.
About 850 Anglicans will gather at Dallas Brooks Hall to choose between John Harrower, the Bishop of Tasmania (the only realistic prospect), Anglicare Australia chairman Ray Cleary and Brisbane dean John Parkes.
Both the main Melbourne factions evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics have been meeting and planning strategies since the shortlist was announced on Monday.
Evangelicals are backing Bishop Harrower and Catholics are backing Canon Cleary, with the little-known Dean Parkes, also from the Catholic wing, a possible compromise choice.
The problem is that each group, if it is united, can block its rival but neither has enough support by itself to elect its preferred candidate. (Archbishop Peter Watson, a moderate evangelical, succeeded in 2000 because Catholics were divided.)
Evangelicals hope that Bishop Harrower, who was a popular archdeacon in Melbourne before moving to Tasmania in 2000, will be considered sufficiently middle of the road to pick up neutral votes and enough Catholics.
They say he has done well in Tasmania, particularly in handling a sexual abuse scandal, and proved a peacemaker at a bishops' conference, mediating between the church's then-dominant figures, archbishops Peter Carnley and Peter Jensen. But among other criticisms, Catholics say that he has favoured evangelicals too much in appointments he has made in Tasmania.
Canon Cleary has a national profile as a spokesman on justice and welfare issues, but his supporters know they will find it hard to convince enough evangelicals to reach the majority.
Last night, when the synod began, the three men were to be approved as candidates. When voting starts today, two ballots will rule out the candidates with least votes. Then the synod's two houses, clergy and laity, will be asked to approve the final candidate, who must receive 66 per cent in each house. If no candidate achieves that, the process will be repeated. This is when Dean Parkes may emerge. If no candidate gets to two-thirds again, the synod may ask for a fresh shortlist or it may choose a new board of nominators.
Evangelicals may be the biggest group in the synod but Melbourne electors are less likely than most Anglican dioceses to vote along factional lines.
One theologian estimates about 25 per cent of electors are influenced by the evangelical lobby group and 20 per cent by the main Catholic group. The rest are potentially unaligned.
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Beautiful adobe villa and house for exchange.Featured in design books.
Pioneer's in the "back to adobe movement" built their family complex in the 1970's. It has been featured in several design books, "Living with Folk Art" and...
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These are some of the key analyst actions on Bay Street today.
Research In Motion Ltd.
Things aren't getting much better for Research In Motion as the fall season unofficially gets underway. Its Canadian-listed shares inched to a fresh nine-year low today and Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley -- who's been particularly bearish on the stock for some time now -- released yet another troubling research report.
Canaccord's latest channel checks for August showed continued weak global selling trends for BlackBerry 7 smartphones. "While our checks indicated pockets of solid sales for RIM's low-end Curve 9550 and 9320 in markets such as Indonesia and the Middle East, RIM's higher-end Torch and Bold sales remain very weak," he said.
Mr. Walkley assigns a high probability to RIM releasing its BlackBerry 10 smartphone as scheduled in the first quarter of next year. But he doesn't see it doing much in terms of turning around the struggling business.
"In fact, we believe RIM has lost too much smartphone market share to Apple and Android and will mightily struggle to win back consumers even if BlackBerry 10 smartphones are very competitive and compelling products," he wrote.
"With increased global smartphone competition and our belief there is a very low probability the market will support RIM's new BB10 ecosystem, we believe RIM will ultimately need to sell the company or dramatically change its business model."
Downside: Mr. Walkley maintained a "hold" rating and an $8 (U.S.) price target, which matches the median analyst price target on the Street, according to Thomson/First Call.
National Bank of Canada
Even though National Bank of Canada beat the Street consensus in reporting quarterly earnings per share last week of $1.98, CIBC World Markets analyst Robert Sedran isn't impressed. He downgraded the stock to "sector underperformer" from "sector performer," contending that the "quality of the beat" was weak.
Specifically, lending net interest income fell well short of expectations, as the company continued to chase greater quantity of loans at the expense of margins, he said. Net interest margins were down 20 basis points from last year, a trend he found "troubling."
He's also worried about the impact of the election campaign in Quebec, a province where the bank has considerable exposure. "While we suspect that fears may be overblown as they relate to the bank, they may remain an overhang on the shares if no clear mandate emerges from the vote," Mr. Sedran said.
Downside: Mr. Sedran cut his price target by $3 to $78.
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
While believing there is potential for Medicis to receive a higher bid than the $44-per-share cash offer from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., RBC Dominion Securities analyst Shibani Malhotra is advising investors not to bet on it. "With the stock now reflecting Valeant's offer, we no longer believe MRX shares represent a favourable risk/reward, leaving us neutral on the stock," she said.
Upside: Ms. Malhotra downgraded Medicis to "sector perform" from "outperform," and raised her price target by $7 to $44 (U.S.)
Fairborne Energy Inc.
While Fairborne Energy has very little debt and there's significant potential to boost resources at its Harlech-area operations in Alberta, Raymond James analyst Kristopher Zack believes the stock will perform in-line with the market until it can demonstrate success with further well results.
Downside: Mr. Zack downgraded Fairborne to "market perform" from "outperform" and cut his price target to $1.65 from $2.50.
Bonterra Energy Corp.
Bonterra Energy, a high dividend-paying exploration and production company focused in the Pembina Cardium play in Alberta, "represents a strong resource oil yield investment with solid asset exposure, capital efficiencies and returns to drive dividend growth," said National Bank Financial analyst Dan Payne. But he sees "near-term headwinds," commenting that it may need more funding or financing options to sustain production and dividend levels.
Upside: Mr. Payne initiated coverage with a "sector perform" rating and $44 price target.
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This book any good?
I am looking for a general introductory type book about fly fishing for steelhead in a Great lakes area. Have any of you read:
Great Lakes Steelhead: A Guided Tour for Fly-Anglers by Bob Linsenman, Steve Nevala, Carl Richards
Any good? Any of book recomendations?
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Red Owl,
I've seen the book you mentioned and it's not bad..I would recommend the Steelhead Guide by John Nagy; it's specific to Lake Erie but has lots of useful information on flyfishing for steelhead.
Re: This book any good?
I have both and they both are good books. John's book is probably the best I have read and Dan is right - it is Lake Erie specific but I think the knowledge applies throughout the Great Lakes...
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get fly fishing the great lakes by Rick Kustich
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That is another good one...
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Logan Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding the person behind the theft of an outboard motor from a Lac Le Jeune shed.
Police say that, some time between Nov. 4 and Nov. 9, the shed at a cabin at the lake was burgled, with the thief making off with a Minn Kota electric outboard engine, which is described as being 30 inches, with 30 pounds of thrust.
Anybody with information on the theft and the whereabouts of the stolen engine is asked to contact Logan Lake RCMP at 250-523-6222 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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SPOKANE - The Orlando Predators beat the Spokane Shock 83-82 in one of the highest scoring games in Arena Football League history on Saturday.
Orlando (2-5) came into Spokane riding high after their first win of the season in Pittsburgh, and dropped the Shock (5-3) on a last second touchdown pass from future Hall of Famer Aaron Garcia.
Unlike last week in Pittsburgh, the first quarter was an explosive one, with both teams trying to get out of the gates rolling. Once again, the Predator's opponents strike first on a 7-yard pass from Spokane QB Erik Meyer and the Shock take the lead 7-0. Orlando responded quickly, with Maurice Williams returning a 56-yard kickoff for a touchdown; which tied the score 7-7.
Orlando decided that after that score, it was time to take a risk and tried an onside kick. In an unlucky turn of events for the Predators, Spokane recovered and returned the short kick for an 11-yard touchdown, after missing the extra point attempt the score stood at 13-7. Spokane took advantage of a confused offensive line for the Predators to put pressure on Aaron Garcia on the next drive, which led to a fumble. Meyer, once again led Spokane down the field to take the lead 20-7. Orlando and Spokane would trade touchdowns at the end of the quarter and at the end of an explosive first quarter the score stood at 27-13 with the Shock having the lead.
Both teams came into the second quarter ready to pick up where they left off in the first, Aaron Garcia led off the quarter with an impressive 20-yard pass to Jason Geathers in the endzone, to bring the Predators within 7, 27-20. On the ensuing kickoff, the Shock would return their second kickoff for a touchdown. However, the Garcia would once again step up with a 32-yard pass to T.T. Toliver and keep Orlando in the game 34-27. Spokane would turn up the heat and score two straight touchdowns, one on a fumble in the endzone and go up by 3 touchdowns 48-27. The teams would continue to trade touchdowns for the rest of the quarter and the high scoring first half would come to a close with Spokane still up by 21, 62-41.
After being shut down in the 3rd, the Shock came out in the fourth and quickly scored on a four yard pass to Adron Tennell. Orlando wanted to respond, and Aaron Garcia came up once again with a 41-yard pass to Mauri Williams on the first play of the drive. Spokane's offence seemed to revive, however Aaron Garcia did not falter either, and the track meet that was began in the first half was continued in the fourth quarter. After trading scores again, the Predators went for a two point conversion and made it count to cut the lead to a single touchdown with 7:05 left in the game. Spokane would respond once again and make it a 13 point lead on Meyer's seventh passing touchdown of the game.
Orlando would fail to convert on a 4th down with less than one minute in the game, but would come up with an interception to get back in the game, and after Garcia throws his tenth touchdown of the game, the Predators cut the lead to six. Travis Goldman would recover an onside kick for the Predators with 28 seconds remaining in the game and Garcia, led the team down the field and Orlando took the lead for the first and final time in the game with 5.7 seconds left in the game, 83-82. Garcia, the EDC player of the game, threw for 441 yards and 11 touchdown passes in the game.
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The City is running free summer bike courses at Sydney Park to help people brush up on their pedalling skills.
The half-day classes are open to kids, adults, seniors, rookies or regular bikers and teach you safety tips and traffic skills.
Courses at the Sydney Park Cycling Centre and Green Square are free, but spaces fill up fast. For more information and to book a spot, visit www.sydneycycleways.net
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UCB Wheeler Occupation UPDATES
Police keep attacking to get in, but the doors are holding strong. Outside a solidarity demonstrator was arrested.
Cops sprayed pepper spray through doors earlier and injured an occupier with a baton.
If you can get to UCB now, please come and show support!
more updates as they come in...
get your butt down here
Pickets around Wheeler Hall
Cops charge picket
Front of Wheeler Hall
Rain rain go away, we're taking back our school today
Students in front of Doe Library
1:45pm - Wheeler still occupied
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Just announced new occupation at UC Davis
Blockades staying strong
Recent reports of cop violence west side
Cops sent someone to hospital with disfigured thumb about 130pm
Crowd as strong as ever ringing Wheeler
Crowd as strong as ever ringing Wheeler chanting and in good spirits
Students coming out within the hour
Students coming out within the hour only being ticketed
Students will be released into crowd
Students will be released into crowd. If u know anyone arrested earlier in the day tell them
At UCB, Coming out now
Students coming out
Second batch out
At UC Berkeley Third group released
At UCB Third group released
Only a few left
Only a few left
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More out. One group to go...
Every last person out of Wheeler Hall
Every last person out of Wheeler Hall now. Large meeting on next steps soon after students d [msg ends.]
11/20 9:30pm: A student takeover is underway at the library at CSUF. About 100 students and supporters are occupying the second floor of the Madden Library.
11/20 8:14pm: Occupiers are out, giving speech.
11/20 7:41pm: Protesters are slowly being released from Wheeler Hall; large crowd still gathered at the scene.
11/20 7:21pm: From Fresno: Over 100 students and supporters occupy the closed library at CSU Fresno.
11/20 6:50pm: Peter Glazer, poli sci professor, was part of negotiations and reports that police will bring protesters out without handcuffs and only misdemeanor charges.
11/20 5:01pm: SWAT team is attempting to enter the blockade in Wheeler Hall.
11/20 4:56pm: Reports indicate police have started using rubber bullets.
11/20 1:45pm: At least 40 students have occupied Wheeler Hall on the UC Berkeley campus and have requested supporters to come to the hall. UC Police have surrounded the building as a "crime scene".
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Friday Nov 20th, 2009 11:31 AM
Be safe!! Keep the doors barricaded! Try to keep it up for the rest of the day! We are all in solidarity with you!
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 12:42 PM
video of shoving of students here
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 1:07 PM
A group of us from San Francisco state will be there soon
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 1:46 PM
@'s from the bay are coming!!! Hold on!!~
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 1:54 PM
What are they doing in the library? Is there more study-in at 5pm? I went to Berkeley but am not located nearby right now.
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 1:54 PM
RT @dailycal: Alameda Cty Sheriffs have arrived in front of Wheeler. Police are donning riot gear with face shields down. #ucstrike
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 3:02 PM
Here is a better shoving video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frr6qPySVak
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 5:25 PM
Here is the scene outside Wheeler after they managed to set up the barricade fence.
The latest on twitter is that a SWAT team, or something resembling that, is taking the doors off the hinges of the room they barricaded themselves in. It should be clear what happened in a few minutes.
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 5:43 PM
more trawling of youtube
shoving and yelling, one arrest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwA_CKqS_kg
scuffle over fence piece http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frr6qPySVak
calm chanters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzJFWSnhGSY
People in the building speak from window with bullhorn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qODFzQTGjaY
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 9:21 PM
when they were setting up metal barricades and trying to push them into the crowd
Friday Nov 20th, 2009 10:08 PM
Just a shout out of support from the occupied Library at Fresno State.
Saturday Nov 21st, 2009 6:50 AM
To K in all
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responsible member of the Watterson family. When she is not taking care of her family, she is at work in the Rainbow Factory. She cares about her family, and often tries to keep Gumball and Darwin from getting into stuff that will ruin their future, as shown in The GI. Nicole also loves her daughters Anais and Mabel Watterson, but with her being responsible, Nicole usually does not have to worry about her. According to The This Giant Buck of House, she married Richard because she was need to have a company after her husband died.
Nicole is a light blue cat. She has six whiskers, just like her sons and daughter, but all of her whishers are always visible, unlike Gumball. She wears a white work shirt with a grayish-purple skirt. She also wears a rainbow pin, which may symbolize her workplace, the Rainbow Factory. She looks similar to her sons and daughter(Mabel).
Despite caring her family and able to work long hours without stress, Nicole has a medium temper. It is this temper, that is shown in The Responsible, that makes Gumball afraid of her more than anything else. She hates being talked-back to, as shown in The DVD when she punched a hole in the door in response to Gumball's talk-back. Nicole can have a difficult time relaxing, as shown in The Painting, and usually breaks everything in the house just for being able to clean it all up.
- Nicole is great at improvising, as shown in The Spoon when she used the frosting on her rope to get Richard to bite off the rope that was holding her.
- Nicole is very athletic, as she can knock people out with a sausage and has done many stunts in the chase in The DVD.
- She maybe worried about Mabel not able to marry Cobby in the future and never have kids in life,she teaches her how to master free running and karate which she inherited herself.
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The continual conferences here recently of the leaders of the Fascist Heimwehr Organization, are being watched with intense interest, because it is believed that they may result in the organization deciding to declare itself officially an anti-Semitic body and incorporating active anti-Semitism as part of its official programme. The Heimwehr leaders have been denying that the organization is anti-Jewish and have made efforts to win the support of middle-class Jews in their fight against the Social Democrats. They have failed in this, and it is thought that they intend now to appeal for the support of the anti-Semitic Nationalists, who have been urging the Heimwehr to come out openly as an anti-Jewish organization, since there seems no prospect of securing Jewish support.
At the same time it is not believed that the ex-Premier, Mgr. Seipel, who is the powerful patron of the Heimwehr, will consent to it becoming an anti-Semitic body.
Dr. Steidle, the Heimwehr leader, has several times declared that the Heimwehr is not anti-Semitic, and that it fights only against Austrian Marxism and those Jews who are in the Marxist ranks. He urged the patriotic Jews therefore to join the Heimwehr and help to fight Marxism. He accompanied the invitation with a threat, however, that if the Austrian Jews do not do this, the masses of the people, unable to distinguish between the various categories of Jews will confuse them with the Jewish leaders and adherents of Marxism, and will fight the lot.
The anti-Semitic Hitlerists have long been urging the Heimwehr to broaden out its program, by declaring itself an Aryan anti-Jewish organization.
Mgr. Seipel, who is the leader of the Christian Socialist Party, which was founded as an anti-Semitic party, has several times declared that while his Party is theoretically anti-Semitic, in practice however, it is concerned with the welfare of the entire population of the country, and during his Premiership he constantly insisted that he knew no discrimination in his treatment of any section of the population.


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Cleanup efforts continue in Arkansas oil spill
MAYFLOWER, Ark. — Crews are continuing cleanup efforts in central Arkansas for an ExxonMobil pipeline that ruptured and spewed crude oil onto lawns and roadways late last week.
Officials said they've recovered about 12,000 barrels of oil and water since the Pegasus pipeline burst on Friday in Mayflower, about 20 miles northwest of Little Rock.
ExxonMobil and local officials said they've found two dead ducks, along with 10 oiled ducks that are to be treated in Russellville.
Workers in yellow suits waded into an oil-soaked lawn on Monday as they attempted to clean up part of the area where the spill began.
The air still smells like gasoline, but officials say it's getting better. The spill led authorities to evacuate nearly two dozen homes in a subdivision where the pipe burst.
The spill has stoked discussion about the environmental dangers of using aging pipelines to transport heavy crude from Canada, including tar sands, as a boom in oil and gas production in North America increases volumes moving across the continent.
The Pegasus line, which can transport more than 90,000 barrels per day of crude from Patoka, Ill., to Nederland, Texas, was carrying Canadian Wabasca Heavy crude at the time of the leak, a bitumen oil from Pelican Lake field in northern Alberta. It needs to be blended with lighter oils or natural gas liquids to flow through pipelines.
"An influx of tar sands on the U.S. pipeline network poses greater risks to pipeline integrity, challenges for leak detection systems and significantly increased impacts to sensitive water resources," environmental group the Natural Resources Defense Council said in an email.
Exxon had no information on when the pipeline last underwent maintenance.
An oil spill of more than 1,000 barrels in Wisconsin last summer kept an Enbridge Inc. pipeline offline for about 10 days.
In November 2010, the Department of Transportation slapped ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. with a fine of $26,200 for allegedly allowing more than 5 years to lapse between inspections of a stretch of Pegasus that underlies the Mississippi River, between Missouri and Illinois, last decade.


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Sony's first "Made of Imagination" Xperia line TV ad appears, legions of small robots in tow
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1. buggerrer (Posts: 306; Member since: 21 Sep 2011)
bad thing, Im a reality person .. and Sony is way behind competition
6. Firedrops (Posts: 249; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
Agreed. I really expected Sony to catch up in the SoC race with the new Xperia NXT line of phones, until MWC came around and lo and behold, quads are out and Sony's best are still pathetic "S3"s, with "S4"s 2 quarters away. The "S4"s are tough competition for the quads, but the "S3"s are just dirt, relatively and figuratively.
2. davidvvassallo (Posts: 39; Member since: 02 Jul 2011)
That made no f**king sense
4. jamrockjones (Posts: 345; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Hahaha, no kidding. Manufacturers need to go with what works and Apple has already showed what works, show off what the phone can do. Half the iOS users have no idea what Android devices are capable of.
3. RamyRamz69 (Posts: 390; Member since: 12 Dec 2011)
Love the creativity of Sony :)
5. ivanprskalo (Posts: 123; Member since: 09 Dec 2010)
me too -But I'm still wiht my oppinion that they should put all their juice (technology) into ONE or into all of their phones and just diferentiate them by screen size.
That would be a win!
Imagine that xperia S (4.5") have floating touch from sola, that color changing transparent strip from U and white magic display from P.... That would be Sony's start to the top... And not to neglect smaller phones in terms of technology on board and available memory.
Why not to make xperia P (4") with 32GB storage and floating touch and color changing strip?
Why xperia sola have to be available with only 8GB? Why not to make 16GB model at lest with all goodies inside and call it sola XXL?
And lets not forget about little guy, lets put together xperia U XT or XL with 16GB, floating touch, white magic or at least one more selling point?
That would be TRUE NXT line, real change in manufacturer philosophy - almost future prof phones (is what people want btw...)
Phones need to be diferent just in terms of display SIZE and RESOLUTION!
Am I right?
7. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
I really like their animated commercial very cool SONY


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We're big fans of large outdoor helicopters and here's another one to add to our range. The Virtually Indestructible Helicopter XL, as the name might suggest, is one of the toughest, ruggedest, beefiest of them all. So why virtually indestructible we hear you ask? Well run it over with a car, and sadly its going to break. However, normal airborne helicopter accidents (eg. unavoidable collision with tree) and this durable helicopter should be fine.
Introducing the Giant (Virtually) Indestructible Helicopter. This helicopter is made from strong high quality materials and has a unique crash resistant design so it's perfect for those learning to fly. We know that crash landings into sofas, trees and family are sometimes inevitable!
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- More entertainers have cancelled their appearances at SeaWorld Orlando following the recent release of a documentary that raises questions about the effects of captivity on whales.
Representatives for Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride confirmed Monday that the country singers have joined the ranks of recording artists who have pulled out of performing at the park's February concert series, Bands, Brew and BBQ.
They joined Barenaked Ladies, Willie Nelson and Heart in cancelling their appearances.
The documentary, Blackfish, explores what may have caused a 12,000-pound orca named Tilikum to kill veteran SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010. Tilikum pulled her into a pool. The orca was also involved in two other deaths.
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my wife doesn't believe there have been personality changes coincident with the use of topamax to treat migraines. Because the topamax has helped in the severity of the migraines, she gets defensive and tends to blame all problems on me (I'm no angel but I'm not a devil either). Since I am not the patient, I can't go to the doctor. Any ideas to help? She's currently taking 200mg/dayREAD MORE
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Wow, this is familiar. I have suffered horrible migraines for the last 17 years and tried Topamax two years ago. I almost ended up in the pysic ward. Have your wife google this medicine and look at the side effects. I was only able to get help once my parents came for a visit and I drove them around on a sight seeing tour. They were so frightened of my behaviour. I trust my family and was able to look at this and go to my doctor who imedialtyl took me off this medicine. Yes it helped my migraines, how ever just prior to my parents visit, I became violent to my husband by throwing pots at him. He actually had to call the police as I could not calm down. I really thought he was crazy and causing my upset. Some people will have psychotic experiences on this medicine. If your Doctor is aware they will advise your wife. Don't let her not get to see her Dr. Kind Regards, JodieREAD MORE
Well? I had every side effect there was while I was Topamax....I believe you. While the Dr can't give you any imput, you can leave a msg for him regarding your wife and see if maybe he has any suggestions for her..READ MORE
I took Topamax for 3 months. The side effects kind of happened slowly so I didn't realize how affected I was until I stopped taking it. I have never had anxiety problems in my life until Topamax. It was awful and did not help my migraines at all. Luckily when I stopped, all the side effects went away.READ MORE
My experience with Topamax was very aggravating. I've actually been home bound for the last 3 1/2 months because of daily migraines. We have finally found something that has relieved the daily headaches and lessened the migraines. I gave up Topamax for Depakote! I don't have near the side effects with the Depakote that I had with Topamax.With the Topamax,I had major memory problems. Also when I was just talking,I would see the word or object, but I couldn't get the brain to move it to my mouth to respond verbally. just that side effect alone caused so much aggravation, I would stop talking to people or find other ways to communicate.
You might want to talk to her dr. and explain to him what has been happening. The dr.s do depend on the people closest to the patient to give them feedback. My dr always listens to my husband becase he can get a more objective view on how things are effecting me.
To me, Topamax is not a help, but a hinderance. I'm sure it helps many people, but there are those of us who don't get any benefits,only problems. Please let her dr know so he may be able to come up with solutions or suggestions for the problems. Topamax does cause personality changes. I hope you and your wife find the help you are looking for. There are other things that work just as well or better with out the side effects!
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Why don't you go to the doctor with her and get involved with her care. I am taking 200 mg myself (I previously took 400 mg) and, although I don't think my personality changed, I did have blips in my recall of words occasionally. My husband takes an interest in my health and often goes to the doctor with me. "We are a team," he says. She might enjoy your interest.READ MORE
To be honest you can't she will have to see it for herself and experience it. If you bring it up repeatedly it may make her even more defensive. She will see it and others may bring it to light also just try to be patient or even suggest counseling for the two of you not just for her. But trust me no finger pointing and patience is truly needed. Let her, if you can and if she will, pick the counselor. Even though it could have occurred about the same time other things could have impacted it also. Once again be patient.READ MORE
This is something I'm going through now. My wife went on Topamax about 4 months ago and she started feeling depression and loneliness daily. I tried to show her support her anyway I could. I told her she needs to see her doctor about all of this but all I received was the same response, "Why? So he can put me on more pills? I don't want more pills!" She started making impulsive decisions with no thought of repercussions in order to make her happy. She hopped on a flight to move back to the area she grew up right before xmas and called me a week later to say the marriage was over. She kept bringing up arguments from 7 years ago when I asked her to see a doctor regarding her panic and anxiety disorders. She has surrounded herself with people that haven't seen her in 20 years as all her friends here at home have also noticed the changes in her personality. Even her own family noticed it and she has avoided them for confronting her on it. She loves the fact that Topamax helps with migraines and causes weight loss so she defends it adamantly. All of this started when she went on this drug but she has cut herself out of communication with me, her husband, and her own family. I want to get her to see her psychiatrist but she won't do it. Don't know what I can do?
I was perscribed Topamax and didn't last a month! I definitely experienced personality changes. It was effective for the headaches but made me very agitated and on edge. My mood totally ruined our family vacation to Disney!
The vacation brought it to my attention and I went to the doctor and asked to be switched to something else. I didn't realize how bad I was until I was off it!READ MOREYou should know Answers to your question are meant to provide general health information but should not replace medical advice you receive from a doctor. No answers should be viewed as a diagnosis or recommended treatment for a condition. Content posted by community members does not necessarily reflect the views of Remedy Health Media, which also reserves the right to remove material deemed inappropriate.DISPLAY TEXTLINK URL


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1. Remove factory MAF housing and intake box. This is how it should look after being removed.
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Ekalaka is a town in and the county seat of Carter County, Montana, United States. The population was 332 at the 2010 census.
Ekalaka was named after a Sioux girl, Ijkalaka, who was the wife of David Harrison Russell, a scout.
Ijkalaka (Restless or Moving About) was an Oglala Lakota and the daughter of Wombalee We-chosh (Eagle Man).[1] She was born in 1858 on the Powder River.,[1] while she was living with a cousin, Hi Kelly, at a ranch on Chugwater Creek, near Laramie Wyoming.[1] She was 16 when she met Russell, who was a scout and frontiersman.[1]
The town was created by Russell on the edge of his ranch. A man named Carter bogged down in mud the spring of 1885 opened a saloon and is credited with saying "Anyplace is a good place to open a saloon". The site became a trade center for cattle ranchers and sheepherders.[2] He put up houses to house freight workers and hunters who ran the local freight line (team and horses), and other added to it.
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Andrew Hind, head of the Charity Commission, contends (Letters, 23 September) that the commission has taken the view that independent charitable schools "should be able to decide the way in which they provide public benefit" and that the framework the commission has developed, based on case law, "allows for considerable flexibility". It would be nice if that were the case. The facts are that in not one case out of five schools recently reviewed did the commission decide that community and partnership activities were sufficient to demonstrate public benefit. They played down the contribution of the activities they deemed relevant and ignored large areas of public benefit that most legal experts believe should be taken into account. The reality is clear: the commission is taking a highly prescriptive approach, with means-tested access apparently the key to success.
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After feasting on hype, will reality make for a bland meal?
Here is Shane Smith, a 43-year-old Canadian-born media executive whose name is never far from the term "bad boy," ensconced at a corner table of a hip Brooklyn diner, and you're wondering whether bacchanalian excesses will ensue. The co-founder and chief executive officer of Vice Media, Mr. Smith has a Hefnerian reputation for embodying his company's reckless, anti-authority brand. When you last saw him, a couple of years ago at a marketing conference in Toronto, he gleefully swore his way through a panel discussion on Generation Y; he turned off roughly as many attendees as he turned on. And he has a reputation for liking the drink.
But on the 15-minute stroll over here from Vice HQ, across the north side of the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Williamsburg, he admitted that indulgence has lost much of its attraction. "The thought of going to a bar till 4 in the morning doesn't really interest me any more. I mean, I've already been to the best party I'm ever gonna go to, I've already seen the best band I'm gonna see. When you're young, you give a shit about that sort of stuff."
By way of explanation, he mentions the filmmaker Spike Jonze, (Where the Wild Things Are, Being John Malkovich) who became Vice's creative director in 2006. "I spent my 30s partying, Spike spent his 30s making stuff, and at the end of 10 years, Spike had pretty much won every video award there was to win, won at Cannes for every commercial he did, made two Academy Award-[nominated] films, [was a writer on] Jackass, a cultural phenomenon – and I had a hangover. So it was kind of a wake-up call: All right, maybe we should get to work here."
Mr. Smith certainly has gotten to work. In the past few years, he has built Vice, which started as a free magazine distributed on the streets of Montreal, into a globe-straddling media brand with operations in 34 countries.
Two years ago, Vice sold a minority share to the London-based marketing firm WPP estimated at $50-million (U.S.) and struck a representation deal with the William Morris Agency's Ari Emanuel. Last December, it bought i-D magazine, which it is currently transforming into a multiplatform fashion brand. And on Friday night, it wrapped up its first 10-week season of Vice, a raucous TV news magazine for HBO, which attracted harsh words from the U.S. State Department after its crew, including Mr. Smith, travelled to North Korea with Dennis Rodman and the Harlem Globetrotters last February and wound up partying with Kim Jong-Un; the show, which earned about 2.5 million viewers an episode, received an order for a second season this week.
If you stop in at Vice HQ, in a converted collection of warehouses nestled in a corner of Williamsburg that is quickly morphing from an immigrant enclave into a land of shiny new condos, you will find a humming digital sweatshop: rows of young workers wearing headphones while coding, or otherwise creating; suites of editors slamming out video for the company's various channels and platforms. Vice says it now has more than 1,100 employees across the globe.
As both the company's CEO and an on-air correspondent for the HBO show, Mr. Smith is frequently on the road, but he is a creature of this neighbourhood (even if he now lives in Tribeca), and was greeted warmly when we walked into this diner called Diner a few minutes ago. The waitress comes over, pulls up a chair and proceeds to reel off the daily specials, a list studded with artisanal ingredients of the sort that have made Brooklyn simultaneously a haven for foodies and an eminently mockable burg: frittata with smoked trout and nettle purée topped with crème fraîche and watercress; house-cured Irish bacon served with caraway yogurt, kumquat, blood orange and toasted oats. As she recites, she writes the items on the paper tablecloth – a touch of authorized graffiti calculated to confer grit.
Mr. Smith orders the trout fillet (served with a salad of dandelion greens and radish topped with a bacon vinaigrette, finished with breadcrumbs and a pickled soft-boiled egg) and a bottle of rosé for the table. "I have to keep my image up in Canada. Drink rosé – they're gonna be, like, 'Who is this guy?' I love rosé, it's got a bad rap, but I love it. We do a lot of trade shows – at MIPTV in Cannes, or the advertising festival – it's on tap! Whenever I'm there, I'm, like, I should drink more of this, I love it!"
Fourteen years after decamping Montreal for New York with co-founders Suroosh Alvi and Gavin McInnes, he is still sensitive about how he is perceived by Canadians – though less so than before. "I used to have a big chip on my shoulder about Canada – because we started in Canada, we were one of the only – if not the only – Canadian magazines to go on the international stage and do well."
He left, he says, because, "I love Montreal, I'm the biggest advocate of Montreal around, but I don't think I'd be far off the mark if I said Montreal is not necessarily the most capitalist of cities." He adds: "The thing is, if you're big in Montreal, you're big in Montreal; if you're big in Toronto, you're big in Canada. But if you're big in New York, you're big in the world."
And so he is. Vice finds itself at the sweet spot of the media world's transformation from traditional TV to online distribution. The New Yorker reported that the company's revenue was about $175-million (U.S.) in 2012. "We happen to be in the right place at the right time," Mr. Smith says. "Why? Because, although we started as a Gen-X magazine, we ended up becoming a Gen-Y brand when we went online. Everyone wants Gen-Y, everyone wants online, everyone wants engagement, everyone wants social – and, sort of by happenstance, those are our four strongest categories."
Marketers who pair up with Vice need to know what they're getting into: The content is, as Mr. Smith says, "salty": a ribald, aggressive, misogynistic, often nihilistic view of the world. In a recent issue of the magazine – still printed and distributed around the world – a feature on civilians in Guerrero, Mexico arming themselves against the drug cartels nuzzled a photo spread with topless models. Advertiser American Apparel loves that kind of stuff. Intel also signed on a few years ago to support Vice's coverage of arts and music.
But if it sometimes seems as if the company has jumped the shark – after a visit to Vice HQ last fall, 82-year-old Rupert Murdoch tweeted approvingly about the company, which might seem to be a kiss of death – and fans grouse about the company selling out, it continues to attract more viewers and readers, pulling an estimated 50 million video views a month.
And it is navigating the way to adulthood. The CNN pundit Fareed Zakaria was brought in as a consultant for the HBO show. "They want this stuff to be serious, they don't just want this to be just attitude and shock journalism," he said. "They certainly want that as part of the appeal and part of what makes it great television, but they want to then draw you in so you think to yourself: 'Gosh, I didn't know that about what was going on in Egypt.' So they're very receptive to improving the intellectual content of the segments."
But adulthood might some day mean passing Vice along to someone else. At Diner, Mr. Smith acknowledged that the pace of travel is beginning to wear on him. "I want someone to challenge me for the gig," he said. He has dreams of building his own modern-day agora in some remote corner of Greece, a kind of commune dedicated to artistic pursuits.
"There's a time I can see where I won't want to be on a plane every two days. You know, l love my kids and I love my wife and I'd like to take a boat around the world at some point, and I love travelling still but I don't necessarily want to travel exclusively to war zones," he says, chuckling. "So, you know, I can see a time. But, you know, I also hang out a lot with old people, old CEOs in particular, and they always say the same thing, which is: 'The saddest day in my life was when I sold my company.' So – I'm cognizant of that as well. I want to go out with some style."Report Typo/Error
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Columbus -- Public health officials say a mumps outbreak in central Ohio has reached 299 cases. That's about three-quarters of all the reported cases nationwide.
The running total of the cases of the contagious viral illness was reported by Columbus health officials as of April 30, with 179 of those linked to Ohio State University.
The cases date to early January.
Mumps often starts with fever, fatigue and body aches. Those infected are urged to stay home, cover their mouths and noses when coughing or sneezing, and frequently wash their hands.
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Girl diagnosed with rare diphtheria case
Dayton-- Health officials say a girl in southwest Ohio has been diagnosed with a case of diphtheria -- an illness that has been extremely rare in the US since children started being vaccinated against it in the 1920s.
The Dayton Daily News reports that the adolescent girl was diagnosed after being hospitalized with symptoms similar to strep throat. The girl, who was released from the Dayton hospital earlier this month, may have been fully vaccinated.
The Ohio Department of Health said diphtheria is spread through close contact with discharges from an infected person's nose, throat, eyes or skin lesions. Symptoms include fever, sore throat and fatigue. An infection in the skin could cause a rash.
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I-cord worked around cotton cording and twisted into a knot transforms a wide elastic band into a beautiful statement belt.
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I-cord braid with sl st bands approx 4 x 8½"/10 x 21.5cm