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PARK RIDGE, NJ--Oct. 12, 2012: The Hertz Corporation today announced that its U.S. car rental fleet does not include any of the Toyota vehicles subject to the recently announced safety recall related to power-window switches. The company said its corporate rental fleet vehicles are currently from the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Model Years. All of the recalled vehicles are from model years prior to 2010.
"The vehicles in the Hertz car rental fleet are from the current and most recent model years, and typically avoid the maintenance and repair issues consumers may encounter with older cars," commented Hertz Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mark P. Frissora. "Our emphasis on clean, safe and newer cars results in higher levels of customer confidence that their rental experience will be trouble-free. Whenever a vehicle in our fleet is subject to a safety recall, it is taken out of the fleet immediately not rented again until it has been repaired."
It is Hertz's policy not to rent or sell a recalled vehicle until it is repaired. In January, Hertz was the first rental car company to reach an agreement with Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) that mirrors the proposed federal legislation announced on September 27, 2012. The legislation, which is consistent with existing Hertz policy, prohibits recalled rental vehicles from being rented until they've been repaired, and also permits rental companies to continue managing the recall and repair process.


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Lawson couldn't simply replace his iPad. How could he on a busboy's wages? He had saved up for some time to buy the now burnt beyond recognition tablet, which he hoped would help him with his school homework. Upset at the loss of his iPad, which he had only owned for days, Lawson still had to take his next shift at the diner. And that is where some of the holiday magic starts. Donna Drumheller, a server at the diner, is a friend of the Lawson family and started to spread around his sad tale to co-workers.
A customer overheard Drumheller talking about Lawson and after asking some questions about him, he left. But he returned an hour later with a $360 Best Buy gift card earmarked for the busboy. The good news is that the busboy has already replaced his iPad with a new one, thanks to the benevolent diner customer who wants to remain anonymous.
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Politico.com is reporting that the top lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the Supreme Court to allow television cameras inside the courtroom when the court delivers its ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law.
Sens. Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley, the chairman and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, respectively, asked in a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday that the court allow live broadcasting of the delivery of its highly anticipated decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
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A North Branch mother of two school-aged kids says Governor Mark Dayton is "making the right choice."
On April 5, Gov. Dayton vetoed legislation that would have made a one-time payment from the state budget reserves to pay back the $2.4 billion owed to kids, instead supporting a plan that pays back the entire debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.
In his veto letter, the governor called out the legislative majority because it decided that "protecting large corporations' tax breaks for operating overseas was more important than paying back our schools responsibly."
Minnesota borrowed $2.4 billion from schools over recent years instead of raising fair revenue to balance the state budget. This accounting gimmick has forced school districts to borrow, cut and levy in order to make up for the missing funding they are owed.
"I'm glad to see Gov. Dayton is making the right choice," said Robin Dial of North Branch, a mother of two school aged kids. "Our kids should be a priority, and it's good that the governor is calling for a plan to pay back all the money that the state borrowed from our schools. It's going to take a lot more than a one-time payment to bring back a five day school week to North Branch or a music program to my daughter's school."
The governor vetoed legislation that would have made a one-time $430 million payment, leaving $2 billion in IOUs to Minnesota's schools with no plan to pay that back. DFLers introduced legislation this session that closed corporate tax loopholes for companies sheltering profits in countries like Grenada and Bahrain to pay back the billions owed to schools. The majority in the House and Senate rejected this legislation, instead opting for a one-time payment from the state's rainy day funds.
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Medicinal use: Laboratory studies have shown rosemary to be rich in antioxidants, which play an important role in neutralizing harmful particles called free radicals.
Blood levels of a rosemary oil component correlate with improved cognitive performance, according to research in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE.
Rosemary contains an ingredient, carnosic acid, that is able to fight off free radical damage in the brain.
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Nashville Predators general manager David Poile, the architect of the 2014 United States Olympic hockey team, won't be traveling to Sochi after undergoing facial surgery last week.
Poile suffered an eye socket fracture after he was hit in the face with a puck during his team's morning skate in Minnesota on Feb. 6. He will have to watch his team compete in Sochi from home as he recovers from multiple surgeries.
Ray Shero will serve as acting GM of Team USA in Sochi.
"I first want to thank everyone who has reached out to me since suffering this injury," Poile said in a statement from the Predators.
"The outpouring of support and comfort has been overwhelming. My priority is to adhere to the advice and counsel of the medical team and, as a result, I will not be traveling to Sochi to be with Team USA during the Winter Olympics. Serving as GM of the U.S. Olympic Team has been the opportunity of a lifetime and I am forever grateful to USA Hockey. However, it is not possible for me to travel at this time, but I will remain in contact with Ray Shero, Brian Burke, Jim Johansson and our coaching staff during the Games. Team USA is in great hands and I will be there in spirit. I wish all the best for our players, coaches and entire group as they begin play in the 2014 Olympics and go for the gold."
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Merger and acquisitions in the oil patch continue to soar, with major companies involved in two new natural gas deals worth more than $2-billion.
Encana Corp. on Monday said it sold its Jonah natural gas field in Wyoming for about $1.8-billion (U.S) to TPG Capital, a global private equity firm. Meanwhile, Houston's Apache Corp. sold $374-million worth of natural gas assets in the Deep Basin area in Alberta and British Columbia to Calgary's Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Big energy companies such as Encana and Talisman Energy Inc. made big bets on dry natural gas years ago, accumulating large positions of land in North America. The natural gas market, however, did not rebound as they expected, leaving them financially pinched and stuck with unpopular parcels of land. Some energy companies have since migrated away from dry natural gas plays, looking for land rich with oil and natural gas liquids (such as propane, butane and ethane), or property which could become part of proposed liquefied natural gas market.
Encana's sale lines up with its strategy of narrowing its focus and further concentrating on plays containing oil and NGLs – a plan chief executive Doug Suttles laid out last year. But the deal comes as natural gas prices have become more attractive. Natural gas traded at $4.37 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday.
The Jonah field, however, is not strictly dry natural gas, which may have made it more palatable to TPG. The play produced 323 million cubic feet per day of natural gas in 2013, down from 411 million cubic feet per day in 2012, according to Encana's 2013 management's discussion and analysis released at the end of December. Meanwhile, Encana said Jonah churned out 4,700 barrels of oil and liquids per day in 2013, up from 4,100 a year prior. The Canadian company attributed part of its overall increase in oil and natural gas liquids production to Jonah.
"Average oil and NGL production volumes during 2013 increased primarily due to successful drilling programs in the DJ Basin, Piceance and the San Juan Basin and new and renegotiated gathering and processing agreements which resulted in additional NGL volumes primarily in Piceance [play in northwest Colorado] and Jonah," the document says.
TPG said in the press release that it intends to keep Encana's employees, and plans to open an office in Denver as it expands into the oil and gas business. The private equity firm would not comment further on its strategy.
The deal's price tag may have been "marginally lower than expected," according to TD Securities analyst Menno Hulshof, but is a "long-term positive" for Encana because he expects the cash to go toward paying down debt.
Encana in November said it would concentrate on five plays: the Montney in northwest Alberta and into northeast British Columbia, the Duvernay in west central Alberta, its DJ basin in Colorado, the San Juan oil play in northwest New Mexico, and its slice of the Tuscaloosa marine shale in Mississippi and Louisiana
CNRL's purchase comes one month after spent $3.1-billion to buy Devon Energy Corp.'s natural gas plays in Western Canada, making it a consolidator. CNRL confirmed it purchased Apache's assets, and one analyst believes it may have bought them on the cheap. RBC Dominion Securities analyst Leo Mariani said the price Apache received is "slightly weak."
Apache is not entirely abandoning the area.
"These producing assets were determined to have more value with another operator and divestment allows us to focus on other properties in the region," Apache spokesman Patrick Cassidy said.
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You can't get away from World Cup fever in this city. If you don't hear reminders on t.v. or the radio, you'll see it on billboards and in the pages of every newspaper. It's written on the faces of people wearing team clobber and in the window of every restaurant offering World Cup Specials.
But, in case the world's most unobservant man or woman happens to work in Cape Town, there is one final reminder: the giant Vuvuzela hanging off an unfinished freeway in town. Motor car manufacturers Hyundai have constructed the world's largest vuvu zela as part of their 'Bring The Gees (spirit)' campaign. This 35 by 5,5 meter beast is fitted with a digital clock, which has been counting the days down for us. From Friday, it will be blown at the start of every match.
Today I looked up and noticed that it was ... that's crazy. What's even more outrageous though, will be hearing it go off every day for a month. When blown properly, your average vuvu zela is loud enough to wake the dead and shatter slabs of concrete. Here's hoping the one above the city doesn't level Table Mountain.more blog posts


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H3N2v Spread In Indiana Raises Pandemic Concerns
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Monroe County fair officials broke the news to 4-Hers and their families Tuesday, July 31st. Vets have been checking the health of every pig at this year's fair. Some pigs are being sent home after showing signs of the Swine Flu.
There were four confirmed cases of Swine Flu at this year's La Porte County Fair. There have been unconfirmed cases in: Hendricks, Jackson and now Monroe Counties.
The above comments strong suggest that H3N2v cases in Indiana are widespread. Although the number of confirmed H3N2v cases linked to the LaPorte County fair was limited to four, telephone surveys have identified 15 additional symptomatic cases. Moreover, symptomatic cases linked to the Monroe County fair are being influenza A tested.
However, the above comments suggest H3N2v has spread throughout Indiana since Hendricks and Jackson counties are not adjacent to LaPorte or Monroe counties.
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"Bride Wars": "Mean Girls" For Grown Women!
Do you ever feel old while watching movies like "Mean Girls" or shows like "Gossip Girl" and "90210" because you're completely out of the characters' age range? Sometimes I do. I think to myself, "Why is this stuff so entertaining to me? I don't have these issues anymore. Am I losing precious brain cells by watching fluff?" Well now we can enjoy bitchy entertainment without remembering our age, thanks to a little movie called "Bride Wars."The Mean Girls trend continues! Both Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson star in "Bride Wars," a rom-com in which grown women play the Mean Girls. Liv (Hudson) and Emma (Hathaway) are best friends that get engaged around the same time. Like typical friends, they plan their weddings together, and even choose the same venue. The claws come out and the insults start biting when they learn that both weddings have been booked for the same day, and both brides refuse to change their venue. Liv and Emma seemingly revert to their Mean Girl tactics of adolescence by trying to sabotage each other's wedding. You can almost hear them screaming, "I want what I want, when I want it and how I want it!"
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Dog Owner Shot Outside McDonald's Calls The Crime 'Senseless'
Robert Lucas and his wife Linata say their two dogs are like children, especially since they can't have any of their own.
The dogs, named Nusaba and Ogee are Bull Mastiff/Labrador Retriever mixes.
Robert Lucas said he always takes them on a morning walk and stops at a nearby McDonald's for coffee.
Lucas said last Wednesday, he left his dogs tied up outside the restaurant when a stranger came in yelling "Whose dogs are these? One of the dogs tore my pants!"
Lucas said he was stunned because his dogs are not at all aggressive. He said he apologized and offered to pay for the pants, but the man pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot his dogs.
"He reached his hand out of the McDonald's doorway, and he shot twice and hit me in my foot," Lucas said.
He now has to walk with a cane and will require several follow-up doctors' appointments.
Lucas said he feels fortunate his dogs were not injured, but he is angry someone could be so careless.
"That's an animal, this is my life. He wasn't in danger, he was endangering other people's lives by shooting that gun," he said.
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With the intent of long-term functional flexibility, this student center on Boston College's campus was designed from the outset as a kit of standardized parts. A grand glazed atrium forms the building's circulatory crux and greatest gathering space. Precast concrete planks evoke the structural simplicity of a wood frame house but afford a greater degree of monumentality, forming both the ceiling joists and perimeter columns that hold three levels of academic programs aloft. The long channels between concrete ceiling joists can be enclosed to form forced air plenums, connected to a basement ventilation system through the central vertical cores. Citing the explicit structural clarity of parking garages, the kit of incremental concrete joist and column parts can be easily recreated in the future to accommodate unforeseen programmatic additions.
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HPRC continues its series on Pain Management with an article on epidural steroid injections (ESIs), which involve injections of pain medication around the spinal nerve roots. They are done by qualified healthcare providers for short-term relief of back and neck pain. They also can help doctors diagnose some types of pain. Learn more in HPRC's "Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain."
Hypnosis is a trance-like state produced from a heightened sense of focus and concentration. Like other mind-body strategies, hypnosis can sometimes provide temporary pain relief for many pain conditions. Learn more about what hypnosis is, the research on what pain conditions it can help, things to be aware of, and its relevance to the military in HPRC's "Hypnosis for Pain."
If you've injured a muscle or tendon during your PT training and wondered if that elastic tape that comes in bright colors could help you, read on. Elastic therapeutic tape is significantly different from regular elastic bandages, and it became popular during the 2008 Beijing Olympics when athletes such as professional beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh used it. Both are used to treat athletic injuries such as strains and sprains, but they produce their benefits in different ways. Elastic therapeutic tape is made of a thin material with thickness and elasticity similar to that of human skin. When taped on skin it supports injured muscles. However, it has also been reported that it helps relieve pain by lifting the skin away from the tissue beneath and enhancing blood and lymph flow to the injured area. Regular elastic bandages such as ACE bandages also provide support and reduce pain when wrapped around an injury, but unlike elastic therapeutic tape, they provide localized pressure to reduce swelling. In addition, they don't stick to skin and usually restrict range of motion. Users report that elastic therapeutic tape works, but scientific evidence is contradictory. There just isn't enough evidence to support the use of elastic therapeutic taping over other types of tape/bandage, and there is no scientific explanation for why it should work. So just be aware and use this tape at your discretion.
Neck pain in military pilots, particularly helicopter and fighter jet pilots, is a major concern. Conditions inherent in flying helicopters and jets put these pilots (and crew) at a greater risk for developing neck pain due to misaligned postures, the use of additional equipment on their helmets, and exposure to high G-forces. Effectiveness and readiness are compromised if a pilot is can't fly because of pain. Pilots sometimes forego medical treatment for fear of being grounded or losing their flight status and, as a result, pain is left untreated.
Exercise programs specifically for strengthening the neck area can be helpful in preventing pain. "G-warmup" maneuvers can also be beneficial to prepare a fighter pilot for high G-forces. Military researchers are looking at improving and updating the ergonomics of aircraft seats and cockpits, as well as helmet fit. In the meantime, see your doctor if your neck pain doesn't improve with rest and basic at-home treatments. And for more information, read HPRC's InfoReveal.
Pain is a sensation of both the body and the mind—and it's within your power to use strategies such as meditation to control the mental aspect to decrease the physical sensation of pain. Meditation can teach you to have a focused, calm mind, and rhythmic breathing. It may sound easy, but it requires practice. The payoffs can be improved well-being, reduced pain, and relaxation. Want to know more? Check out HPRC's new Pain Management section, where you can find strategies such as meditation that you can use on your own or with the help of a healthcare provider.
Most of us will experience pain at some point in our lives, and Warfighters—in training or in theater—are obviously at an even greater risk. For that reason, pain management has become a priority for the military. Committed to being a comprehensive Warfighter resource, HPRC now has pain management information, tools, strategies, and resources. You'll also find answers to some of the most common questions about pain, including:
- What is pain?
- Why do some people tolerate pain better than others?
- What is the difference between acute and chronic pain?
- What happens if pain becomes chronic?
- What sorts of things affect my pain?
- How do the DoD and VHA treat pain?
Biofeedback teaches you how to control your body's nervous system in order to reduce pain and stress and promote relaxation. Biofeedback can sometimes relieve musculoskeletal pain such as neck, back, and shoulder pain. It also may work for migraines and stress- and tension-induced headaches. For more in-depth information, read HPRC's InfoReveal on biofeedback for pain management.
Acupuncture is an ancient form of Chinese medicine. Thin needles are inserted into the skin at points of the body that are thought to regulate the body's flow of energy (also known as qi or chi). It often is used for common health concerns such as headaches and migraines, carpal tunnel syndrome, and back, joint, and chronic pain. For more in-depth information, read HPRC's InfoReveal on acupuncture for pain management.
Relaxation, meditation, imagery, and redirection strategies (such as distraction) may be helpful at reducing pain. These mind-body techniques can help you consciously relax your body, slow your breathing, reduce your blood pressure, and improve your sense of well-being. These techniques can also help you shift your focus to other things besides your pain. For more in-depth information, read HPRC's InfoReveal on "Mind-body strategies for pain."
Almost every Warfighter experiences pain at some point in his or her military career, but for many it can be a long or even chronic experience. Sometimes the treatment of pain is relatively straightforward, but at other times it needs a holistic treatment plan. And it's no longer just a question of taking a pill. The DoD and VHA are exploring a range of alternative treatments for pain, including biofeedback, acupuncture, and various mind-body strategies that have been shown to be promising. HPRC's new Pain Management section gives you an introduction to a variety of strategies you can do by yourself or with your doctor, and it points you to information and tools to help you understand and deal with your pain.


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Mailing list marketing made (a little) simpler
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As a gigantic nerd, I have a profound weakness for mailing lists. I'm forever signing up for Yahoo! groups, listservs and other virtual correspondence groups.
While they run the gamut from design business to employment issues to woo-woo practices, they have one thing in common: me. On every list where I read and post, I'm presenting myself to a whole bunch of people who don't know me from Adam, but who are forming an opinion of me by what I respond to and how I do it.
With rare exceptions, I'm not a fan of explicit marketing on lists. But the reality is that when I respond to a question in my area of expertise, I'm marketing myself. So are you. So is everyone.
And so, in my roles as both participant and observer, here's what I've seen works–and doesn't–when posting/replying to mailing lists.
1. Know the difference between facts and opinions and make it clear which you're offering.
I've seen raging flame wars start because of the way information is delivered.
Unless you are a trained mental health care professional, that "information" you're offering on how to treat co-workers/clients/vendors/kids/etc. is your opinion, not fact. Even then, you're on shaky ground.
It's fine to offer advice in the form of stories and opinion, as long as you serve it up that way. You really cannot be clear enough or humble enough when doing this. If you're unclear, stick to information. As in, "I've used this vendor and they offer these six products."
A related bugaboo is…
2. Watch your tone
It is very, very easy to come off as a jerk on a list. And once you're
tarred with that brush, good luck getting anyone to pay serious
attention to anything you say.
Bend over backwards to be gracious and polite. Take excruciating pains with your posts until you're sure you've got the tone thing down. Even then, if it's a hot topic, take extra care. Or don't post. Someone else will, trust me.
3. Be judicious in your use of email signatures
While a tasteful URL can work in your favor, the whole Ringling Bros. Circus of crap–offers, taglines, newsletter/blog links, etc–can make you look like the online equivalent of a used car salesman (with all due respect to the TASTEFUL used car salespeople.)
Remember, if you are even a little bit active, people are seeing that sig over and over. That biiiiig sig. Less really is more–as little as you can get away with, I think. (Oh–and this is an opinion, by the way!)
4. Offer incredibly useful information consistently
This should be a modus operandi, period, but it's really important on lists, where people only know you from the words you're sharing.
Be generous. Do it often. It will work for you.
This brings us to the final point…
5. Mailing list "marketing" is for the long haul
It's fine to meet people on this list. It's great when they turn into clients, or people who send clients your way. But the primary objective of most mailing lists is to share useful information. If your content is good enough, long enough, your stock will rise. Period.
If you can't look at a particular list that way, probably best to limit your exposure on it. Lurk and gain information. Over a long haul, see whose posts you like reading and whose ignore (or worse, that you read for a laugh of the not-so-nice kind.)
What have you learned from being on mailing lists? Have you begun any interesting relationships from your involvement with one?


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Alcoa's '29' getting new life in New Kensington
Officials hope Alcoa, the company that helped found New Kensington, will play a role in forging the city's future.
More specifically, they want the research laboratories that Alcoa built, then vacated, off Freeport and Edgewood roads to be one of the keys to attracting new business and industry to the city.
For the past year, developer Steve Kubrick has been renovating the three main lab buildings with plans to lease portions to interested businesses.
By summer, he hopes to have the buildings ready to host an open house for prospective tenants.
"It's hard for people to visualize what this major space can be," Kubrick said recently as he led a tour through Building 29, the original lab building whose iconic façade has faced Freeport Road for 84 years.
But Kubrick has a clear vision for returning the empty space to its former glory.
Kubrick said he entered a land contract with Moret Construction last spring to buy the 17-acre property for $950,000. Moret bought the land from Alcoa in 2003 for $400,000, according to county deed records.
Kubrick said it will take millions to fully renovate the buildings, whose combined 200,000 square feet of space were vandalized heavily over the years and need some modernization.
He declined to put a firm price tag on renovations, noting the cost will depend on the amount of work that tenants require.
If a manufacturer or researcher requests a clean-room environment — space free of dust and other pollutants that is used in semiconductor and biotechnology manufacturing — the cost would be significantly higher.
Less work and money will be needed if a prospective tenant requires only a shell of space for offices or classrooms.
Kubrick said he — and the buildings — are willing and able to provide whatever type of environment is needed.
Multipurpose buildings
Kubrick and Kim McAfoose, executive director of the city's redevelopment authority, said the variety of space available at the Alcoa Research Labs is part of the property's appeal.
The wood-paneled executive offices that overlook the front lawn could be offices again. Many window-filled rooms would be appropriate as classrooms.
Two of the buildings contain space with ceilings more than 40 feet high that would accommodate manufacturing.
"This setting, it's only limited by your imagination," McAfoose said.
Kubrick imagines the labs acting as a business incubator. Entrepreneurs could start their projects inside his buildings, then move to some of the city's vacant lots downtown when they're ready to expand.
Mayor Tom Guzzo said the project is looking for opportunities to partner with Penn State, Westmoreland County Community College and other educational facilities to offer training programs at the site.
Guzzo noted a popular WCCC program that offered training in the Marcellus shale natural gas industry as one that would work well at the former Alcoa site.
McAfoose said the redevelopment authority is working with Penn State New Kensington marketing students to survey businesses to find out what types of space and amenities would be attractive.
The authority will assist Kubrick in marketing the buildings so he can concentrate on renovations, she said.
The city will be involved largely as a grant recipient, Guzzo said, and is in line to receive $375,000 in a state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant that will be funneled to infrastructure improvements at the site.
Blending old with new
Guzzo said he was surprised to learn that many prospective tenants don't want the old buildings stripped of their features — the historic feel is part of the draw.
"We can meld future technology with the past," he said.
Kubrick said he will retain as much of the buildings' original look as possible, especially in Building 29, named for the year it was built.
He's cleared brush outside, exposing decorative aluminum elements such as the frieze, cornices and windows.
The stately sycamores that shade the front lawn have been pruned.
Kubrick hopes to add a reflecting pond leading up to the front entrance, which still features heavy aluminum grates over the front doors.
The marble lobby behind those doors is largely intact, but the rest of the interior was ravaged by vandals.
Terra-cotta floor tiles, light fixtures and windows were smashed. Bullets left holes in the wooden door of a former office.
Most of the aluminum, from the window frames to the stair banisters, was either stolen or damaged when it couldn't be easily removed.
Fires were set inside the building, likely to melt the coating off wiring so it could be sold for scrap, Kubrick said. Truckloads of debris were left behind.
But most of the damage is skin-deep, Kubrick said. The floor tiles, windows and lights are being replaced, the walls repainted, the building rewired.
"It's solid," Kubrick said of the 16-inch-thick concrete floors and walls. "You couldn't afford to build like this today."
Kubrick also is repairing Building 44 and Building 51, named for the years in which they were built.
A few smaller structures on the property likely will be razed.
Impact on neighborhood
McAfoose noted Kubrick has security at the site to prevent vandals from undoing his work. She said Kubrick and the city are conscious that the redevelopment will be occurring in a residential neighborhood that sprang up around the original labs.
Sharon Resek, who lives nearby on Edgewood Road, said she's glad the property is being cleaned up. Over the years, she said, neighbors have worried about trespassers and vandals.
"We would like to see the property become relevant again," said Resek, a real-estate agent and former coordinator of the city's now-defunct Weed and Seed revitalization program. "To have colleges come in and research businesses in there would be wonderful."
Her main concern would be how additional traffic would impact the surrounding residential streets.
"Knowing Steve Kubrick, I feel he also wants to have the right tenants," Resek said. "We all live here and love New Kensington and we want to see it thrive."
Kubrick said he has no firm time frame for bringing in tenants, but is fielding inquiries and providing tours. He said space could be readied in as little as 30 to 60 days.
"We're very excited about this," Guzzo said. "It's going to happen."
Liz Hayes is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-226-4680 or email@example.com.


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Here is a great double use for plastic flowers pots, courtesy of Woodstock Sports in Vermont.
Genius way to display hats and if you look for these now in stores, chances are they might be on sale!
Then you can store the flower pots until it's time to plant them next spring or use them to hold cash wrap "doodads."


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IAEA Expects Deal with Iran
On the radar: Progress made; Why give Patriots to Turkey; Kerry, Hagel, Rice; Is an Iran deal possible; Disarmament and nonproliferation; Dealing with North Korea; and Advertising for weapons designers.
On the radar: Progress made; Why give Patriots to Turkey; Kerry, Hagel, Rice; Is an Iran deal possible; Disarmament and nonproliferation; Dealing with North Korea; and Advertising for weapons designers.
December 14, 2012 | Edited by Benjamin Loehrke and Marianne Nari Fisher
Potential IAEA deal - "Talks between the U.N. atomic agency and Iran are expected to lead to a deal next month on resuming an investigation into Tehran's nuclear programme, the chief U.N. inspector said after returning from Tehran on Friday," reports Fredrik Dahl at Reuters.
-- The IAEA and Iran are set to meet again on January 16. "We expect to finalise the structured approach and start implementing it then shortly after that," said IAEA team leader Herman Nackaerts. http://reut.rs/SoUmqr
Patriots to Turkey - NATO allies are preparing to deploy Patriot missile and air defense systems to Turkey "as a relatively simple means to demonstrate alliance solidarity and protect against remote but serious ballistic missile threats [from Syria]," write Aaron Stein and Shashank Joshi in Foreign Policy.
--Patriots are not perfect. They are capable of defending against a narrow range of air and missile threats, but the newest systems (PAC-3 missiles) have yet to be tested against Scud missiles in battlefield conditions. In the first Gulf War, PAC-2 missiles may have had a startlingly low hit rate - near-zero percent - according to independent studies. Full analysis here. http://atfp.co/Urv46n
Tweet - @glubold: Two Patriot batteries and 400 Americans headed to Turkey to defend against Syrian spillover, we learn on Panetta's plane. #Syria #NATO
Welcome to Early Warning - Subscribe to our morning email or follow us on twitter.
--Have a tip? Email email@example.com. Want to support this work? Click here.
Name game - "The case for John Kerry as secretary of state" by David Ignatius of The Washington Post. http://wapo.st/Y1pQV3
--"Top five reasons Obama should pick Chuck Hagel for SecDef" by Stephen Walt at Foreign Policy. http://atfp.co/Xm6CEF
--"Why I made the right call" by Amb. Susan Rice in The Washington Post. http://wapo.st/SoJVDj
Article - "Is a Nuclear Deal with Iran Possible? An Analytical Framework for the Iran Nuclear Negotiations" by James Sebenius and Michael Singh in International Security.
--Abstract: Graphing a "negotiation analytic" framework, the authors argue "the Iranian regime's no-deal options, at least through the fall of 2012, appear superior to potential nuclear agreements. If so, purely tactical and process-oriented initiatives will fail. Opening space for a mutually acceptable nuclear deal—one that avoids both military conflict and a nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable Iran—requires relentlessly and creatively worsening Iran's no-deal options while enhancing the value of a deal to the Iranian regime." (paywall) http://bit.ly/12puAn2
Launches - Russia's commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces announced that his service will conduct 11 ballistic missile launches in 2013. That is the same number forecast for 2012, though only 4 launches took place. From Russian Forces. http://bit.ly/UrFMKa
Article - "Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation: Examining the Linkage Argument" by Jeffrey Knopf in International Security.
--Abstract: "Comparative assessment of the arguments on [whether there is a linkage between disarmament and nonproliferation] suggests that signs of commitment to nuclear disarmament by the nuclear weapon states will tend to enhance support for nonproliferation. Because of the multitude of other factors that affect state decisionmaking, however, progress on disarmament will not by itself address all of the challenges to making the nonproliferation regime effective." (paywall) http://bit.ly/W59TNu
Interview - Three Stanford experts - David Straub, Thomas Fingar, and Nick Hansen - field questions on North Korea's launch, and offer speculation for its future implications. Topics include: the international community response, a third underground nuclear test, the launch timing and the success' overall impact on the global community. http://stanford.io/Th4CxC
Tweet - @chicoharlan: #DPRK state-run news agency publishes photo of Kim Jong Eun watching the rocket launch -- while smoking a cigarette. pic.twitter.com/eSsxInhl
Losing friends - "The aftermath [of North Korea's rocket launch] can be managed through clever diplomacy that exploits the few changes that do appear to have taken place under the Kim Jong Un regime," writes Andrea Berger, reflecting on her recent trip to Pyongyang.
--The author recommends that countries show North Korea's behavior is losing it old friends quicker than it is making new ones, with a condemnatory Security Council resolution with Chinese and Russian support and a unified diplomatic approach from countries with missions in North Korea. http://atfp.co/SoLwcf
Moving forward - "The U.S. does not seem to have a playbook for curbing North Korea's increasingly threatening behavior," notes Elise Labott. She offers, "in lieu of engaging North Korea...the U.S. could refocus on containment and strengthening efforts to curb its weapons program."
--Recommendations: "In addition to tightening existing sanctions and examining further ones, the U.S. can intensify measures to curb North Korean procurement of sensitive technology, including the Proliferation Security Initiative, a U.S.-led effort to stem the illicit trafficking of weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems. Close to 100 countries are members of the program." CNN has the story. http://bit.ly/UgW0Gw
Tweet - @FAScientists: @senatorlugar @Gottemoeller honors Sen Lugar for work on foreign policy and arms control pic.twitter.com/IreugvET
Advertising - What's the best way to recruit nuclear weapons designers? Alex Wellerstein at Restricted Data pours through Cold War magazine advertisements from Los Alamos, Sandia, and Livermore labs in attempt to answer the question.
--"Do you appeal to rad science and rad living conditions because you don't want to turn off people who aren't totally sold on WMDs, or do you assume that the only people who are going to apply have already made their peace with that idea?" See the ads here. http://bit.ly/VGkTus


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Have Cell Phones Made Us Addicted To Technology?
It wasn't long ago that none of us had cell phones. I remember when I first got one…I was almost 15, and my brother was about to get his driver's license…so I used that to convince my mom that we should both have one. You know, for safety. More than 10(!!) years later, and I can't remember what life was like before I had this electronic crutch.
I remember the early cell phones…they were the size of a computer keyboard, and weighed about as much as a brick.
They didn't have maps, GPS, internet, games, or texts.
My first phone was the same Nokia that everyone had in 1999…you could change the faceplate to make it any color you wanted! It was the coolest thing EVER. And it had this game called "Snake"…a little black pixelated snake chased other pixels around the tiny little screen. (I was AWESOME at that game.)
It was in February 2002, when I was home from school with a knee injury that I discovered texting. (It was in March 2002 that my mother discovered the phone bill…who knew texts costs 10 cents apiece?!?)
Fast forward a bit and I've gone through several phone…I've had a Blackberry, a Droid, and today? Santa came early…and brought me an iPhone 4S.
Have I seemed distracted today? It's probably because I've been trying to sync up my 4 e-mail address, Facebook and Twitter accounts to my phone…and of course downloading Angry Birds, Words With Friends, and about 10 other apps…and I haven't even gone home to sync with iTunes and get my music on it yet.
This tiny little thing…has become such a crucial part of my life. How many times have you left the house, forgetting your phone? You feel lost for the day! Someone could be texting you, tweeting you, calling you (people still call sometimes!!) What if you need to look something up?? Check your schedule! What if something happens and you can't update Facebook??
Here's what I've realized…before I had a phone? I used to read. A lot. If I wanted to tell a friend something, I had to call their house and actually tell them. (I actually had to speak to their parents first to find out if they could come to the phone…the HORROR!!) If someone took a bad picture of me…I asked them for it, and then ripped it up, and never had to worry about it again. And if something embarrassing happened…I had time to do some damage control before the whole world seemed to know about it.
Now? I feel like I barely have time to BREATHE. I have e-mails to check, blogs to write, tweets to read, texts to send, and don't even get me started on Facebook…I LOVE that I have access to everything I need in the palm of my hand…but when you think about it all, it's exhausting!
Sometimes I long for those simpler days…but the truth is, those days are gone. Give it time, I'm sure someone will develop an app to bring them back!
Are you addicted to technology?


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So much for techno-anarchy: Popular punk outfit Alkaline Trio is back with their seventh album, This Addiction, and they aren't just sitting back to promote it. The Illinois-bred band launched a new Twitter and Facebook campaign on their Web site that will allow fans to stream their raucous new single, an album title track comparing drug addiction to love (hint: have heard that theme before but never quite like this...). Hey: No way to rebel, but it is the way to get the word out these days, so kudos, guys.
Check out the boys on tour soon, too, kicking off Feb. 16 in Pomona, Calif. And before their album drops on Feb. 23, listen to their single, "This Addiction," above. For more, visit AlkalineTrio.com.


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March 20th, 2012, 11:13 PM #1
Caribbean Jerk Chicken Salad
Caribbean Jerk Chicken Salad
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground allspice
1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons ground sage
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
3/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion3 scallions, chopped
4 chicken breast halves
4 cups mixed fresh greens
12 cherry tomatoes
In a large glass baking dish, combine garlic powder, allspice, thyme, sugar, cayenne pepper, black pepper, sage, cinnamon and nutmeg. Slowly whisk in soy sauce, vinegar and orange juice. In a slow stream, whisk in olive oil. Add onion and green onion. Combine well. Add chicken breasts and turn from side to side a few times to coat chicken well with marinade. Allow to marinate 8 hours or overnight, covered in the refrigerator.
When ready to cook, grill chicken 6 minutes on each side. Or, for indoor preparation, broil it for 5 to 6 minutes on each side. Brush chicken well with marinade while grilling or broiling.
Slice cooked chicken into strips and lay over bed of salad greens. Heat remaining marinade to boiling and let boil for 2 minutes (to kill any bacteria that might be present from the raw chicken). Spoon over chicken and greens. Garnish plates with cherry tomatoes.
Serves 4.
Per serving: 385 calories, 12 grams fat (31 percent fat calories), 148 mg cholesterol, 356 mg sodium.
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Sam Costa 48
Half and Quarter Marathons
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Sam Costa 48
Half and Quarter Marathons
Saturday, March 25, 2017
2017 Results
Thanks for racing with us! The 2018 Sam Costa Half and Quarter marathon will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2018.
Indy Runners Vice-President
Jesse Davis
won the 2016 Sam Costa Half Marathon with a time of 1:10:07.
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broke the women's record in winning the 2016 Sam Costa Half Marathon with a time of 1:16:17.
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until the 2017 Sam Costa!
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General Information
The 48th Annual Sam Costa Half Marathon, certified by USATF, is 13.10938 miles. The 12th Annual Sam Costa Quarter Marathon, also USATF certified and sponsored by Mike Helms, DPM, is 6.55469 miles.
We are proud to announce that the half marathon has been declared the 2017 RRCA Indiana State Half Marathon Championship!
Date and Time
The Half Marathon starts at 9:00 a.m., and the Quarter Marathon starts at 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017.
Note: Central Indiana observes Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Both races will start and finish at Northview Church, Carmel, IN. The church is located at 12900 Hazel Dell Parkway, 2 miles east of Keystone and just west of the Hazel Dell Parkway/Main Street intersection.
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Packet Pick-up:
All runners should check in (or register) between 7 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. on race day at Northview Church. (There is no early packet pick-up.)
Time Limit for Half Marathon Completion:
There is a 3 hour time limit for completion of the Sam Costa Half Marathon. This equates to a 13:45 min/mile pace. For those not wishing to maintain this pace, or faster, for the entire Half Marathon, we request you compete in the Quarter Marathon instead.
In both the Half and Quarter Marathon, awards will be given to the top 3 overall finishers in the Open and Masters divisions. In addition, Age Group awards will be distributed in approximate proportion to the number of Early Registration entries received by March 15, 2017. In no case will there be less than two awards per Age Group. Five year age groups start at 19 & under and go to 75 & over.
We know that some of you love finisher medals, while others couldn't care less. Let's compromise! For 2017, we are again offering optional Sam Costa Half Marathon finisher medals for only $12 through March 15, 2017. These medals will be substantial, artistically crafted, and feature the "Costa" detective logo.
In addition, we will again be distributing medals to the top 50 overall finishers in the half marathon!


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EDUCATION boss Dave Harling is demanding parents get a ballot on schools becoming independent academies free from local authority control.
He is urging fellow councillors to back his call for a vote on such changes in the wake of Darwen Vale High being forced by Whitehall to seek the status.
The senior Labour politician has tabled a motion on the issue for Thursday's Blackburn with Darwen's full Council meeting.
He has been backed by former Tory leader of Lancashire County Council Geoff Driver, who last year had a public dispute with Education Secretary Michael Gove over schools being pressurised into the status.
Concerns have been raised by councillors, staff and parents over the forced change to Darwen Vale after the school was rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted.
The formal change will come into place later this year, with the Aldridge Foundation, which runs Darwen Academy, as preferred sponsors.
Coun Harling's motion reads: "This council notes the recent upset over the enforced conversion of Darwen Vale School to an academy.
"It notes schools now have the power to convert to academies with a minimum of consultation.
"This council believes parents should have the final say on the status of their children's school and on the preferred sponsor of any academy.
"It calls on any schools consulting on whether nor not to become an academy and on the preferred sponsor – whether through choice or by direction – to hold a ballot of parents."
Borough Liberal Democrat leader and Whitehall councillor David Foster said: "We agree with the motion."
The Department for Education was unable to provide a comment before the Lancashire Telegraph went to press.


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Once upon a time, not too long ago, a subscription meant your favourite magazine plopped onto your door mat every month. Nowadays, all manor of things can be found on your door mat. Beauty products, stationary. vegetables, and this, Graze Box.
I admit, when I first saw these I wasn't prepared to be impressed. Why on earth would I pay for some teeny tiny sized snacks that I may not even like to be delivered to me when I can just pick them up during my regular shop, probably for half the cost.
The reason I was sucked in initially, was an offer on Groupon. That site we all love. The offer was too good to pass up, 4 boxes for 5.00. So I did. I signed up, browsed the boxes, 'binned' snacks I didn't want to come near my doormat (anything spicy, FYI) then sat and stared at my doormat for a week waiting
I'm one of the people they count on. After initially signing up and thinking I would probably cancel my subscription after my offer ran out, I am still receiving the little box every week.
There's a lot to love. It comes through your door and it's not a bill or junk mail. It fits through your letter box perfectly so you don't have to traipse into town to collect, the snacks come in handy dandy 'cute' little boxes that fit perfectly into
your my lunch bag, and you don't get anything you don't like (see the 'bin' option above)
There are several box options, mine being the 'snacks' box. You could go for a 'breakfast' box or a 'chocolate' box if you fancy.
If you want to try these yourself, use my friend code, which gets you your 1st, 5th and 10th box free!


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" Brand: Argos / Type: Table "
I have just moved house after a break-up and it has left me with hardly any furniture. am always on the lookout for a bargain and as I needed a few items for the living room I settled on the 'cubes' range from Argos.
I bought this end table for £14.99, Argos have an offer on where you buy on you get another half price so for this reason I bought the whole range.
In the range there is also a shelving unit, a TV stand and a coffee table. You also get a choice of three colours, beech effect, oak effect or black.
I chose oak as it is fairly neutral and my living room is magnolia and I have a brown leather sofa.
The table is available to pick up from store, the item only weighs 7kg and I managed to get all four items in my three door hatchback no problems.
When I got the end table home I built is straight away. The pieces are clearly labelled with sticky numbers which need to be peeled off when built, a word of caution here when I peeled off one on the stickers I peeled off some of the veneer luckily it was on a bit that you wouldn't notice as it was under the end table. You need a screwdriver and also a hammer although I never used the hammer.
The instructions are clear and very easy to follow. You start by building the base, this is easy you pop in some glue and dowels and it all pushes together easily. The next stage is to put the bottom shelf on the unit, this again involves the glue and dowels, once it is popped in place you have four screws to secure it. You then attach the sides and finally you attach the top of the table using screws.
The table took me literally 5 minutes, it was so easy to assemble. Once it was assembled the table looked really sturdy, I was also impressed by the finish it didn't look as cheap as I expected.
The measurements of the table are;
Size H30, W40, D40cm.
One thing I did think when this table was assembled was that it is very low. The coffee table and the TV stand are also the same height. However once I put a lamp on the top it looked fine and fitted in the living room nicely. The bottom shelf on the table is useful as I like to read and I find that my magazines can make the living room look cluttered this is the perfect solution as I can put them neatly on the bottom shelf. The only negative thing with this end table is when we use it to put a cup of coffee on if we have a visitor it is low compared to the height of my sofa.
Overall for the money this is perfect for me. The items feel sturdy and to be honest even if they don't last more than a couple of years for the price you can't go wrong. The most expensive item in the range was £39.99.
I would recommend this item despite the fact it is smaller than I thought.
~*~*~ Argos Cubes Oak Finish End Table ~*~*~
~ What is it? ~
This is an end table from the Cubes range at Argos. It is a nice, trendy design with a modern look.
~ Why I bought it ~
I bought this a good few years ago from a seller on ebay who had them listed for collection only. It turns out that they lived a two minute drive away and I spent the grand total of £1.98 for this end table and the matching coffee table. They were both still in their flat packed boxes too so I got a brilliant bargain.
I didn't particularly need them, but I did like the look and had the space in the living room for the items. They certainly were a good buy as they have lasted well over four years, a house move and are both still in use today.
~ Price & Availability ~
This is an Argos item so can be bought in Argos stores or online at www.argos.co.uk.
This table is now priced at £14.99 which means that it has had a slight price increase over the years as I am sure they were originally priced at around £12.
This table is available in three different colourways -
Oak Wood Effect
Beech Wood Effect
Black Ash Wood Effect
It is also part of a range and there are other items available in the same style -
End Table - £14.99
Shelving Unit - £39.99
Coffee Table - £29.99
TV Entertainment Unit - £29.99
I think the prices are reasonable enough to kit out your living room in a nice matching style.
~ The End Table ~
This is a small item, really small infact. It currently sits in an alcove in my living room and housing my sky+ box on the shelf, along with a Wii console slotted on top of that, and upon it stands a floor lamp (high ceilings make this floor lamp look like a table lamp!) and a heavy mother and baby ornament.
The actual dimensions of the table are -
Height 30cm, Width 40cm, Depth 40cm.
It weighs 7kg.
In the past I have used this as a table at the end of the sofa, and before my TV was put on the wall, it sat behind the TV unit with the floor lamp on top!
~ My thoughts ~
This little table has impressed me no end, over the years it has had lots of use and still looks as good now as it did when new. It came completely flat packed so needed putting together, I recall this being a pretty easy and straight forward job as each piece was numbered with a little dot sticker. It is incredibly sturdy when put together and has lasted me well over the four + years that we have had it. It is constructed from MDF with an oak wood effect veneer, this hasn't chipped or scratched like some cheaper items do.
The look of the table is very modern with it's sleek straight lines. The table is made up of two cubes, a smaller cube at the bottom and then an open back and front cube on the top, it is nice and simplistic and goes well with the other furniture we have.
The coffee table in the same range is also very low and small, sitting at the same height but being longer, this has been used as a coffee table, a stand for a vivarium and now sits against the chimney breast in my dining room with two wicker baskets underneath and photo's and a vase on top. This held the vivarium safely although it was a bit smaller for the temporary period we needed it too with no ill effects although the top of the table is slightly scratched due to Drako flicking sand out of the vivarium, the sand landing on the table (somehow) and the sand scratching the table when we moved it! Other than that it has too been a great piece of furniture which has withstood climbing children and also being used as a bench by said climbing children!
I think the items of furniture in the Cubes range are good value for money as they can lasts for years.
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Having recently moved in to our own place it has been fair to say that we've spent more money and time on furniture in the last 6 months than in the rest of our lifespan put together. We've gone for an oak kind of theme in our living room which complements the colour of the walls and floor quite well.
This end table was purchased, in oak finish, from Argos for just under £12.00 but this price has now risen to £12.99 meaning this is still on the lower end of the price scale for end tables. There are lots of other items in the cubes range designed to complement your other pieces and build a matching theme to the room of your choice, and in our case the living room.
This end table was packaged, as you'd expect with this kind of thing, flat, and surrounded by protective paper and card in a large cardboard box. The box contained the pieces of wood, glue, screws and instructions required for building the end table. The paper printed instructions were easy to read, understand and very informative and it only took around 15 minutes to build this end table and even less time when building the second one we purchased at a later date because we already knew what we were doing. Each piece of wood was labelled with a small red and white sticker making it easy to distinguish which piece was required when following the instructions, no marks were left behind by the stickers and it was very simple to remove each one once the table was complete.
This end table looks quite smart and we have been using one by the end of our largest sofa and one is acting as a telephone table. Both tables look smart and have been built well. These have been in use for 6 months now and have not sagged or bowed in any place at all. The cube design is ideal as you have the things on display on the top that you want out and then there is a shelf section near the bottom of the unit which is ideal for tucking things away, particularly if the end table is pushed up against a wall. The weight of this unit is just 7kg so it's very simple to just push it around with your foot if you are wanting to hoover up any crumbs or dirt from around it's edges. The dimensions of this table are 30cm (Height) X 40cm (Width) x 40cm (Length) meaning that this is the same height as the coffee table in the range ensuring your range of furniture is matching and looks similar whilst providing different functional pieces for different purposes. This end table is the ideal height for resting coffee mugs on or even for putting your feet up on as I have done on several occasions.
This end table has a shiny laminate appearance which can be a little susceptible to scratches at times. We do use coasters on this surface to ensure that it is not damaged so much but it's easy to forget about this from time to time. We have other products in this range and one of them was quite badly damaged by a small amount of water being spilt on the surface so I would advise caution with liquids around this type of laminated surface.
The look of this end table is very nice and it does look a little more expensive than the price that we paid. Having to build the furniture ourselves has been a very small inconvenience when compared to the amazingly low price that this end table was available for. The shelf has been very useful for hiding bits and pieces when guests have come over and I am sure that as these have lasted very well over the last 6 months that there is plenty of life left in them yet. I would firmly recommend them if you like the style and have a limited budget.


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The 2012 Ford Focus has already enriched the market with its superior handling, technology, aesthetic appeal, and various other contributions. Having taken several commendable leaps in style, performance, special features and fuel economy, it's no surprise that the 2012 Ford Focus elicits such unanimous approval. Current and prospective buyers have a number of critical considerations to address when assessing the improvements of the 2012 Focus as compared to those of competing models.
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Evaluating the policy of setting up microscopy centres at township hospitals in Shandong China: Experience from patients and providers
Background Since 2004 the China Ministry of Health policy has required microscopy centres (MCs) to be set up in one third of township hospitals nationally, to improve the accessibility of sputum smear testing for TB in rural areas. The objective of this study was to assess the performance of MCs in Shandong province from both patient and provider perspectives.Methods A survey of 245 TB suspects was conducted in 8 counties of Shandong stratified by MC performance. Seventy-two health providers and administrators were interviewed at the township and county levels.Results General performance of MC was poor. In 2006, the high and low performance groups checked on average 190 and 24 TB suspects, respectively. The majority of TB suspects who visited a MC did not have their sputum checked, or sputum was checked but the result was not recorded. TB suspects who visited a MC tended to live closer to it and had better knowledge of the MC than those who visited the county TB dispensary (CTD) directly. Patients with severe TB symptoms tended to go directly to the CTD. No significant difference in medical expenses before the TB diagnosis or diagnostic delay was found between TB suspects who visited a MC and those who did not. Several reasons were identified. The policy tried to set up too many MCs regardless of transportation conditions. It lacked operational details. Township hospitals had limited funding, qualified staff, and technical support from the CTD. The existing referral incentive discouraged sputum checks at the MC.Conclusion The national MC policy fell short of its goals in Shandong. Neither patients nor providers were interested in using MC in its current form. Policy recommendations are given.
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Baby Oliver Talmage born at 12:12 on 12/12/12 in Essex
A couple from Essex are celebrating the birth of their baby son who arrived at 12:12 GMT - when the time, date, month and year all matched.
The timing means Oliver Talmage's full date and time of birth will be recorded as 12.12 GMT on 12/12/12.
His mother Hannah MacLennan went into labour at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow about 06:00.
She said: "He was due on the 18th so it's come as a bit of a surprise. It will give him his 15 minutes of fame."
Miss MacLennan, 34, an admin worker at an investment bank, and her husband Andrew Talmage, 39, who works in car restoration, already have one son, three-year-old Jack.
The couple, from High Ongar, Essex, are expected to return home with Oliver, who weighed 7lb (3.2kg), later.
Ms MacLennan said: "As soon as he was born the midwife came in and pointed out the timing.
"We were already celebrating and this makes it all the more special.
"It's a great little story which we will be telling for years to come."
Ms MacLennan said it was "great to have a brother for Jack" and that she had always wanted two children. The couple are not planning to have any more.
Mr Talmage said: "We're just delighted to have a healthy baby - anything else is just a nice extra."
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There's one item that's moved closer to the top of farmers' to-do lists as they head for their fields this summer -- be nice to bees.
Protecting pollinators now ranks up there with protecting crops as new protocols known as best-management practices come into play for making sure insect- or disease-control products don't contribute to declining bee populations.
The state of pollinators is getting a lot of attention these days. Due to a host of reasons, of which insecticide exposure appears to be one, bee colonies have been dying off at unprecedented rates.
The role of neonicotinoids, an insecticide group used to protect corn, soybean and canola seed from insect damage, remains controversial. Some claim this is another trumped-up scare to discredit modern farming, while others are calling for an outright ban on these insecticides, similar to how the European regulators handled the situation.
Caught in the middle are farmers and honey producers, neither of whom wants to be responsible for the others' losses, and both of whom do better when there are a lot of bees. The Canola Council of Canada says 80 per cent of the honey produced in Canada comes from canola flowers. A healthy pollinator population can boost canola yields by as much as 15 per cent.
The evidence these insecticides are a factor in bee losses is hard to refute. When it started looking into the matter, Health Canada's pest management regulatory agency found neonicotinoid residues in approximately 70 per cent of the dead bees tested, while the pesticides were detected in unaffected bees in one sample and at very low levels. That was in 2012, a particularly dry windy spring in Ontario and Quebec, where most of the bee deaths were reported. Similar losses were reported in those provinces and Manitoba the following year under more typical weather patterns.
"Consequently, we have concluded that current agricultural practices related to the use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seed are not sustainable," it said last fall in a notice of intent to impose new rules on their use and to expedite a review of whether the benefits of these products outweighs the risks.
Studies indicate bees aren't necessarily getting toxic levels of the insecticide in the fields, but enough exposure that it compromises their resistance to other stressors. One of the latest studies, this one from the Harvard School of Public Health, found exposure to two widely used neonicotinoids compromised bees' ability to handle the cold, which is characteristic of Canadian winters.
In two replicated trials, bee populations in test hives treated with neonicotinoids showed significantly higher rates of mortality than untreated hives, particularly when it was cold.
Industry representatives have been quick to point out there are a host of factors implicated in the worrisome decline in pollinator populations in recent years, ranging from mite infestations to lack of dietary diversity.
Companies are pouring millions of dollars into research, establishing bee-care centres and implementing changes in the nature of their products and how farmers use them, in a bid to keep them on the market.
It's believed one of the issues was insecticide-laced dust created by the talc- or graphite-based lubricants used to keep the treated seed, which tends to be sticky, from plugging up seeding equipment.
Farmers are being encouraged to only use these products when soil pests are a clear threat and to consider other strategies, such as crop rotation, to keep pest levels low. If they do use treated seed, they are advised to control flowering weeds prior to planting and to provide a pollinator-friendly habitat away from treated fields. They also need to clean up seed bags and spilled seeds promptly.
These bee-friendly changes and responsible product management will likely be enough to save neonicotinoids, but it may only be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to saving the bees.
Laura Rance is editor of the Manitoba Co-operator. She can be reached at 204-792-4382 or by email: firstname.lastname@example.com