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POLICE officers could spend up to an extra hour out in the community on each shift when they are issued with new handheld computers in North Yorkshire.
Chief Constable Dave Jones said yesterday that this was the positive impact when the technology - allowing officers to complete paperwork without having to return to their police station - was introduced at his former force in Northern Ireland.
Although he could not commit to such a time-saving in North Yorkshire, he said he was passionate about keeping officers visible in its communities, saying: "I believe this is crucial to successful policing and I know this is what the public want to see too.
"The investment in technology is designed to support this. We will be able to pinpoint where our resources are needed to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, which will ensure North Yorkshire Police is even more productive and continues to offer value for money."
He also spoke about the potential technological help which the mobile devices could offer officers in future, when it might be possible to use them, for example, to carry out fingerprint tests and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) checks.
The new mobile devices are part of a £10 million shake-up of the force, dubbed Operational Policing Model (OPM), which was announced yesterday by the Chief Constable and the Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan.
Other measures include new ANPR equipment to cut down on cross-border and vehicle crime, the closure of the Selby custody suite and new "Investigation Hubs" to be set up in York, Scarborough, Harrogate and Northallerton.
A review of senior police ranks such as Chief Inspectors and Superintendents is also expected to save £1 million, with the money used to fund an additional 20 constables who will directly support community policing.
Mrs Mulligan said that the plans showed that despite years of austerity, the force was still investing in community policing, and working with victims of crime.
She said: "Making it easier for officers to do their jobs on the move, without having to come back to the station to fill in and submit paperwork, will mean more time spent on the beat serving the public and arresting criminals.
"The OPM has also analysed how policing is changing, setting up the force for the future so that it is better placed to tackle crime over the coming years. For example, for the first time, North Yorkshire Police will have a dedicated Cyber Crime Unit. We now need to discuss these proposals with local communities, and ensure they understand what's needed of a modern and effective police service."
The OPM has been developed over the past eight months by Assistant Chief Constable Paul Kennedy, and if agreed by the public will be implemented between now and 2016.
Mr Jones said the money had been partly taken from the reserves and by making use of budget underspending.


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text: 2009 Best of Show Winners Announced March 4, 2009 12:00 AM Consumer voters proclaimed their auto show favorites in five categories, in the Chicago Auto Show's fourth annual Best of Show balloting. 2010 Ford Taurus SHO - Winner of Best New Production Vehicle Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray - Winner of Best New Concept Vehicle & Vehicle I'd most like to have in my driveway 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid - Winner of Best Green Vehicle Winners in the contest's five categories were the following: Best All-New Production Vehicle: Ford Taurus SHO (27% of vote) Best Concept Vehicle: Chevrolet Corvette StingRay (39% of vote) Best "Green" Vehicle: Ford Fusion Hybrid (31% of vote) Best Exhibit: Ford (30% of vote) Vehicle I'd most like to have in my driveway: Chevrolet Corvette StingRay (12% of vote) Eight finalists in four categories were selected by a panel of elite automotive journalists. The fifth category, "Vehicle I'd most like to have in my driveway," allowed voters to choose from any vehicle on the show floor. According to the results, nearly one-third of the voters considered the Ford Taurus SHO the Best All-New Production Vehicle at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. It was followed by the BMW Z4 with 20 percent of the vote. Vehicle I'd most like to have in my driveway was captured by the Chevrolet Corvette StingRay concept. The restyled 2010 Ford Mustang finished second with 7% of the vote. The Ford Fusion Hybrid grabbed the title of Best "Green" Car. Ford says that Fusion Hybrid is the most fuel-efficient midsize car in America, and apparently voters agreed, giving it a commanding 31% of the votes. Fusion Hybrid trumped the Toyota Prius and Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid, which tied for second at 14% of the vote. Gathering 39 percent of the vote, the striking Chevrolet Corvette StingRay captured victory as the Best Concept Car of the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. StingRay is set to star in the upcoming movie "Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen." Joining StingRay in the movie are Chevrolet's Camaro, Trax, and Skids concepts, which also made appearances at the Chicago Auto Show. The innovative Lincoln C finished a second with 20 percent of the vote. Wrestling the crown of Best Exhibit away from last year's winner, Chevrolet, was Ford. The Blue Oval brand grabbed 30 percent of the vote versus Chevrolet's 27 percent. It's interesting to note that the Ford display included several interactive exhibits including an off-road driving simulator, truck alley, slot-car racing, and music-mix stations. Click here to watch the NBC5 Chicago video of the Best of Show results. Stay tuned, because we'll announce the winners of the $100 Shell Gas Cards and $100 Cash Cards shortly. Back to News


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GREER, S.C. - Hundreds of employees were evacuated during a fire at the BMW plant in Greer.
No one was hurt in the fire that started around 9:15 p.m. Thursday. The company's fire department and the Pelham-Batesville Fire Department extinguished the blaze about an hour later.
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Editor's Note: This article appears in the December 20 issue of ESPN The Magazine.
During a recent Pacers-Clippers game, I noticed a fan wearing a yellow Indiana jersey with "ARTEST" and "91" on the back. You're not going to believe this, but he was acting like an idiot -- spilling beer, yelling at Clippers fans and generally carrying on like a lunatic. By the third quarter, two Staples Center guards were standing near his section. You know, just in case. Somehow he made it through the game without pulling a William Ligue Jr.
One thing's for sure -- wearing an Artest jersey makes some kind of statement.
But he got me thinking. What kind of statement was an Artest jersey? What was the dude trying to say? Was it ...
A. He's my favorite player, and I'm standing by him.
B. I'm a Pacers fan, and this was the only jersey I had.
C. I support anyone who charges into the stands and attacks innocent fans.
D. Much like Ron, I'm completely insane -- please be afraid of me.
I don't know the answer. If pressed, I'd guess D. But that made me start thinking about jerseys in general, especially throwbacks, which have become an improbable billion-dollar industry. Jerseys used to be simple. Fans bought them because they wanted to dress like players on the team. Not only were we supporting our guys, but the player we chose became an expression of sorts. And in the old days, this worked like a charm. When I held a gun to my dad's head and made him buy me a Wade Boggs jersey, he knew No. 26 was sticking around for a while. And I knew the jersey designated Boggs as "my guy."
These days, because of free agency and impatient front offices, not only do stars bounce around, but teams switch uniform styles as often as Christina Aguilera changes her hair. Just ask New Englanders stuck with Bledsoe's light-blue jersey from the '94 Pats season (one starting QB and two styles ago). When I take office as President of Sports, fans will be able to trade in dated jerseys for a 33% discount on new ones. Until then, you're screwed. At a recent Pats tailgate, our friend Grover needed a new jersey, but his pals were already wearing certain players whom he considered "claimed." Grover wanted his own guy. Worried that any new purchase could leave in a year or two -- like his last choice, Lawyer Milloy -- Grover discussed his options with the intensity of someone shopping for a new car. Now he's leaning toward an Andre Tippett throwback, "just to be safe."
That's the thing about throwbacks: you never have to worry. Pete Maravich isn't getting traded from the '77 Jazz. Nolan Ryan isn't getting traded from the '80 Astros. Not only are you exercising a form of personal expression -- this player was cool, this uniform looks cool and right now, I'm feeling cool! -- but you aren't blowing $200 on a potential lemon. Once celebs attached a "hip" factor to the whole thing, throwback makers started popping up like Starbucks franchises, with Mitchell & Ness (the pioneer) and Distant Replays (famous for their Atlanta store) emerging as industry leaders. For musicians and athletes, throwbacks are a fashion statement, much like gold teeth and 22-inch rims. Fans inevitably followed suit. Now everyone seems to be making a statement.
But what's the statement? I used to have a running joke that someone should make Disgraced Throwback Jerseys for guys like Chris Washburn and Lloyd Daniels. I was kidding. Well, over the past year, I've seen people wearing throwbacks for O.J. Simpson and Lenny Bias. How could you possibly explain this?
Then again, how can you explain any jersey? About six years ago, I was pretty much broke ... and that still didn't stop me from spending $160 on Tony Simmons' No. 81. I always wanted the Pats to have a wideout with my last name. I had to have the jersey. I wanted to wear it to games and have people say, "Cool, he has your name," and then I'd feel good about myself. Which is pretty weird, when you think about it.
Should adults even wear jerseys? Some naysayers are condescending about this -- the whole "Grow up!" mentality -- but I would argue that it's a reasonable way to support your favorite team, no matter how old you are. As Seinfeld once joked, we're rooting for laundry, anyway. So why not wear the laundry? During the 2004 ALDS, I defiantly wore my game-worn '86 Sox jersey into Angel Stadium. Whenever I noticed other fans wearing Boston jerseys, we invariably nodded at one another, maybe even shared a high-five. It's like Fight Club. Who cares if I graduated from college 12 years ago? I was there to support my guys.
Just like that Artest fan last week. Whether he was backing his team or aiming for a reaction, his No. 91 jersey certainly did the job. I noticed him and I was afraid of him.
Mission accomplished.
Bill Simmons is a columnist for Page 2 and ESPN The Magazine. His Sports Guy's World site is updated every day Monday through Friday.


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JACK Pike is nearly ready to take his first steps. The five-year-old is recovering at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, after going through a difficult but life-changing operation.
The little boy, of Penhill, suffers from spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, which causes stiffness to his leg muscles, making it very difficult for him to walk.
He underwent pioneering surgery on his spine in Bristol on Monday, more than two years after his parents Kylie and Gary launched a fundraising campaign to raise the £24,000 needed for the operation.
The Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy is a complex neurosurgical technique that targets nerves in the spine to treat spasticity in the lower limbs.
But the operation did not go as seamlessly as his family had hoped.
The initial incision was too low, as what the bone surgeons were targeting was actually higher up his spine.
This prolonged the procedure and left Jack in excruciating pain.
Yet he is expected to make a full recovery.
"It went well but he is still in the high dependency unit because he keeps screaming out in pain," said Kylie, 27.
"They had to make a bigger incision in his spine. The bone they were trying to get at was not in the right place but higher. So he has got a much bigger cut than he would normally have had.
"He is very tired. He is constantly on morphine but it's not really helping. It's hard.
"During the operation, it was very stressful for us. We sat around and there was nothing much we could do. I'm pleased to have him back with me."
He is already showing signs of improvement and his legs will soon be placed in casts to allow his muscles to stretch.
"He lifted his feet up, which he couldn't before because they were so tight," added Kylie.
"I'm happy it's over and done with but he is in so much pain; I just want him back as my happy little Jack. But I know he will be."
As the Pikes were refused NHS funding for the £24,000 surgery, they launched a campaign to secure the sum.
Thanks to the help of generous Swindonians, they eventually reached the £32,000 mark.
Jack, who was born with an enlarged heart and has a heart murmur, had to undergo a test, known as an ECG, to make sure he would be able to cope with the surgery last summer. He will be in hospital for a minimum of three weeks.


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By Kathrine Jack, staff attorney at National Advocates for Pregnant Women
Abortion, Roe v. Wade and the extent to which fetuses should be afforded legal protection are key issues for many groups examining President Obama's first nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. But as the court's decision last week in AT&T v. Hulteen illustrates, while public debate focuses on abortion and the rights of the fetus, we too often forget that the court has never fully recognized or protected the rights of pregnant women.
In Hulteen, Noreen Hulteen and three other women sued AT&T for reducing their pension benefits because they took time off work for pregnancy and childbirth. Two of the women were actually required by AT&T to take time off - a reflection of workplace practices at the time that presumed that all pregnant women were unfit to work or unwelcome because of their "condition." AT&T provides pension benefits based on a seniority system calculated based on years of employment minus uncredited personal leave time. Until the late 1970s, AT&T treated pregnancy and childbirth leave as uncredited personal time even though all other medical leave resulted in full service credit for the entire period of absence. Decades later, Ms. Hulteen and the other women learned that they were receiving a smaller pension benefit because of the uncredited pregnancy leave. The women argued that this calculation violated Title VII as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) in 1978.
The Hulteen majority opinion acknowledged that a company's failure to credit women for pregnancy leave taken today would be unlawful gender discrimination under the PDA. However, the court found that AT&T's practice was part of "bona fide seniority system" that, when adopted, "as a matter of law, as Gilbert held, was not gender-based discrimination." In other words, since pregnancy discrimination did not violate U.S. law before the PDA, AT&T was free to carry forward that discrimination in its current calculation of pension benefits.


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CLEVELAND -- The forgotten man finally appeared for the Red Sox on Wednesday night as Mike Carp shook off the rust and hit the ball all over Progressive Field.
Carp, a left-handed hitter, got the nod at first base while Mike Napoli served as the designated hitter.
The only Boston player not to start in the first 13 games made up for lost time, belting two doubles and a triple in his three at-bats, helping the Red Sox notch a 6-3 victory over the Indians.
"Like I said, it's been a lot of fun watching these guys," Carp said. "I know I'll get my opportunity here and there. You've just got to be ready to go whenever you get it. I try to stay sharp, prepare myself the best way I can, and it worked out well today."
Manager John Farrell looked like a genius for deciding this was the night to get Carp in the lineup.
"I didn't know that he'd do that," Farrell said. "I just felt like he's a good fastball hitter. Again, we talked about getting a number of lefties in the lineup. You know what? He swung the bat very good. To get the base hit inside the third-base bag to start things off, he just did a heck of a job for us."
How has Carp gone about trying to stay sharp?
"I'm just trying to work on staying short in the cage. We have [first-base coach] Arnie [Beyeler] throwing BP to us, and he brings it kind of firm and gives us more of an opportunity to see a live pitcher," said Carp. "I had a [simulated] game against [Felix] Doubront the other day so I could see some live pitching. "
While Carp was in the lineup, Jackie Bradley Jr. was on the bench for the second straight game against a righty.
Bradley opened the season as an everyday player, but the club's No. 2 prospect is starting to take on a more reduced role. He is likely to go to the Minors when David Ortiz is activated, which could be as early as Friday.
"He's handled it very well, and yet if he's frustrated, we would expect that to a certain extent, but it hasn't affected his work," said Farrell. "We know he's getting challenged right now, too."
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Tired of blackened kernels instead of your crispy snack? There's an app for that. We're happy to present this post from our friends at Yahoo! Shine.
Ever since microwave popcorn became popular in the early 1980s, fans of the whole-grain snack have faced a familiar problem: if you don't stop the microwave at exactly the right moment, you end up with either too many tooth-shattering unpopped kernels or a bag of scorched popcorn and a smoke-filled kitchen.
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"Our consumer services team found that this is the most frequent difficulty that consumers have," Craig Tokusato, vice president of marketing for Diamond Foods and the person in charge of its Pop Secret popcorn division, told Yahoo! Shine in a phone interview. "It's a highly frequent and annoying problem."
Read on to learn how to pop the perfect bag of popcorn every time.
How frequent is "highly frequent"? According to an informal in-house study by Deutsch LA, about 400 people per week send some sort of angry message through social media about having burned their popcorn.
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"We needed to find an interactive way to fix an age-old problem," Deutsch LA CEO Mike Sheldon told Yahoo! Shine by phone.
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The result: The Perfect Pop app, which is calibrated to make Pop Secret pop up perfectly (and is supposed to also work with other types of microwave popcorn). The free app officially launches on Monday but, thanks to a stint in the iTunes App store's "What's Hot" section recently, more than 78,000 people have already downloaded it.
We decided to put the app to the test ourselves. Yahoo! Shine writer Elise Sole popped six bags of microwave popcorn, two each from Orville Redenbacher, Pop Secret, and Act II, with and without using Perfect Pop. (All varieties were standard butter flavor.) Here's what she found:
Pop Secret: Instructions call for 4 minutes in the microwave but warn that the popcorn could be ready in just a minute-and-a-half.
With the app: It told us to shut off the microwave at 1 minute, 37 seconds. The popcorn wasn't burned.
Without the app: It popped for the full 4 minutes and burned.
With the app: It told us to stop the microwave at 2 minutes and 56 seconds. The popcorn wasn't burned.
Without the app: It popped for the full 3 minutes and didn't burn.
With the app: It told us to stop the microwave at 2 minutes and 15 seconds. It was burned.
Without the app: It popped for the full 2 minutes and 30 seconds and burned.
Then we remembered the preprogrammed popcorn setting on the microwave. We took two more bags of Pop Secret, fired up Perfect Pop, and checked it out.
With the preprogrammed popcorn setting: The microwave shut off automatically after 2 minutes, 17 seconds. The popcorn wasn't burned, but it wasn't fully popped either.
With the app: It popped for 2 minutes, 50 seconds before the app gave us a red "Uh-oh!" message and said the microphone couldn't hear the popping. We hit the "resume" button and, 12 seconds later, the smell of burning popcorn forced us to turn off the microwave ourselves. Six seconds after that, the app dinged, indicating the popcorn was ready. It was burned.
What happened?
User error could play a part in the app mishaps, Sheldon told Yahoo! Shine. "The microphone [on the smartphone] needs to be pointed toward the microwave and as close to the microwave is as feasible in order to get the best results," he explained. The age of your microwave and the elevation of your house can also affect results, Tokusato added.
Also: The preprogrammed popcorn setting doesn't always work, either. "The popcorn setting of a microwave does not recognize the type of popcorn, the brand of popcorn, or the thickness of the bag itself," Sheldon said. "It's the thing that gets 400 people a week twittering about why they burned their popcorn. It's kind of a placebo button."
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APRIL 18, 2003 - Muskingum College has good news for those who aspire to be special education teachers, as well as for parents who have children with special needs.
This summer's JUMPSTART Program at the college will dramatically accelerate the preparation process for special education teachers and, as a result, address a severe regional shortage in that field.
The program, set for July 7 through August 15 is a radical departure from what most people assume is a much longer process for preparation of teachers.
This six-week program will offer 15 semester hours of graduate credit for those considering a career as a licensed Intervention Specialist who is prepared to work with students with mild to moderate disabilities. The program is also designed for those already-licensed professionals who need to earn a temporary license in Special Education.
The 15 hours of credit include the following courses: Phonics and the Reading Process; Serving Individuals with Exceptionalities; Instruction Adaptation and Assessment in Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Science; and Proactive Approaches to Classroom Management.
During the six-week term, JUMPSTART participants will also complete fieldwork in a summer camp for students with mild to moderate disabilities.
An additional Saturday class meeting each month throughout the year is required and will yield the student another six semester hours of graduate credit which will help meet licensure requirements. Students can continue to work toward a master's degree by completing additional courses with other graduate students throughout the school year and following summer.
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Monterey County will hit a population of almost 570,000 residents by 2060, but the 37 percent growth rate will be slightly lower than California's overall rate of adding new residents.
The county's population will reach about 569,400 in 2060 — an increase of 153,200 residents from 2010, said new projections released Thursday by the state Department of Finance. The county's current population is about 423,900.
California's population will reach almost 52.7 million — nearly 15.4 million more than 2010 and 39 percent higher than its 2012 estimate — and have 13 counties with more than 1 million residents.
Four new counties reaching a population of 1 million or more will be Fresno, Kern, San Joaquin and Ventura.
On the Central Coast, state officials say Monterey County will have a median age about two years younger than neighboring San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. But San Benito County will have the most rapid rate of population growth — 57.1 percent — of the three.
Statewide by 2060, Latinos will comprise 48 percent of the state's population, whites will represent 30 percent, blacks 4 percent and Asians 13 percent.
In Monterey County, Latinos and Asians will be the fastest-growing population groups. The county's Latino population will grow by nearly 164,000 residents, a 71 percent increase, but below the 80 percent statewide increase in Latino population.
The county's Asian population will grow by 15,389 residents, a 63 percent increase. The county's white population will drop by just over 30,000 residents — a 22 percent decrease — and the black population will decline by 3,180 residents, a 28 percent drop.
Statewide, California's white population will jump by 4 percent, the same growth rate as the number of black residents.
Overall, California will remain one of the youngest states in the union over the next 20 years. Monterey County's population, by 2060, will be slightly older than the entire state's.
Monterey County will have higher growth rates for college age residents (20 percent), working age residents (30 percent), young retirees (105 percent), mature retirees (141 percent) and seniors (276 percent). Only county growth rates for preschoolers (9 percent) and school age residents (15 percent) will be lower or equal to the state rates.
The population projections are used by state and local governments for planning purposes.
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Pittsburgh is still a football town, even when the Steelers aren't playingJanuary 17, 2014 11:56 PM
No, the Steelers aren't in the playoffs. But Steelers fans are still paying attention.
Television ratings for the NFL playoffs in Pittsburgh outpace most other markets in the country, even though the Steelers' playoff hopes died on the last day of the regular football season.
Of the top 20 television markets that don't have an NFL team still in contention, Pittsburgh had the fourth-highest viewership during last weekend's playoff games, according to Nielsen Media Research. It also finished in the top half of markets during the wild card playoff weekend Jan. 4-5.
"We love it," said Jim Lapiana, general manager of WPGH, the local Fox affiliate.
And why wouldn't he?
Bigger ratings mean his network can charge more for advertising spots. And National Football League playoff games are a great lead-in for other network programming, which also means more chances for advertising revenue.
Football typically is the highest-rated TV event each week in most major markets throughout the country. Still, the eight playoff games of the past two weekends had the highest ratings of any broadcast in the Pittsburgh market, and those numbers outpaced most markets in America.
"Pittsburgh is a good sports town in general," said Chris Pike, general manager of KDKA, the local CBS station. "While viewership is obviously the highest for Steeler games and for playoffs that the Steelers are involved in, the performance of non-Steeler games -- both the regular season and playoffs -- probably rival the ratings for most home team games in most markets."
Women help drive the numbers locally, Mr. Lapiana said, because they watch NFL football in high numbers, even when the Steelers aren't playing.
"More women are involved here in the sport than in other markets because of the dominance of the hometown team and the understanding of the sport in general," he said. "Probably more families watch the sport collectively in this market, which I assume attributes to the higher percentage of viewership."
While fans in Pittsburgh watch more football than in most other cities, Steelers viewership dropped this season by 14 percent, according to the Sports Business Journal. The decline in viewership is directly related to the team's on-field struggles.
Despite the drop, the Steelers still earned the sixth-best local market ratings of all 32 NFL teams.
CBS owns broadcast rights for the AFC playoffs, and Fox owns the rights to televise the NFC playoffs, although NBC broadcasts a pair of wild card games each year. While ratings have been high for this year's playoffs, KDKA certainly misses having the chance to broadcast a Steelers playoff game.
The Denver Broncos-San Diego Chargers divisional round playoff game Sunday drew a 24.8 rating on the network and a 38 share -- meaning 24.8 percent of all TVs in the Pittsburgh market were tuned in and 38 percent of all TVs in use at the time were tuned in to the game.
By any account, those numbers would make a TV executive swoon, and Mr. Pike at KDKA isn't complaining.
But those numbers pale in comparison to the last time the Steelers played a playoff game.
In 2012, the Steelers-Broncos wild card game featuring quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Tim Tebow drew a 56.2 rating and 77 share for the CBS broadcast in the Pittsburgh market.
"Thankfully we haven't had too many years when the Steelers weren't involved in the playoffs," Mr. Pike said. "Most years they are. ... It's a big football town."
Turns out, it's not just football.
Pittsburgh was also one of the top markets in National Hockey League's Winter Classic viewership for the Jan. 1 event -- although the Penguins were not in it. The game between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs drew a 7.0 rating in Pittsburgh, the third highest U.S. market behind Detroit and Buffalo.
ESPN also recently ranked the Pittsburgh market as 16th-best for college football viewership in the country, with most of that viewership unrelated to the University of Pittsburgh.
The AFC and NFC championship football games this Sunday will be sure to send TV ratings soaring once again.
The matchups between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots -- and quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady -- and between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks are projected to produce huge ratings nationwide.
"Obviously we'd prefer a Roethlisberger-Manning or a Roethlisberger-Brady matchup," Mr. Pike said. "But I think a Manning-Brady matchup will do just fine."
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Pollock returns to lineup, starts in left field
MILWAUKEE -- A.J. Pollock, held out of the starting lineup for five games, started in left field on Tuesday night against the Brewers rather than his customary center field spot to hopefully lessen the strain on his injured groin.
Rookie Ender Inciarte, who made his Major League debut on Friday, was in center field for the fifth consecutive game.
"That's one of the reasons. Pollo, he's been nursing that a lot. I think it kind of minimizes how far he's got to go," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said before Tuesday night's game. "I think Pollo's probably going to be our center fielder. Inciarte can play anywhere, as well. But for right now, his first game back, I decided to put him out there."
Pollock, hitting .256 , grounded out as a pinch-hitter in Monday night's 8-3 loss to the Brewers and appeared as a pinch-runner on Sunday against San Diego, staying in to play left field for one inning.
Jim Hoehn is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Celebrate Fairfax! June 11 to 13
June 3, 2010
News Highlights
Come to Celebrate Fairfax! to enjoy rides, concerts, performing arts, exhibits, food and fireworks. The annual event is Friday, June 11, through Sunday, June 13, at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. The festival's hours are: Friday, 6 p.m. to midnight; Saturday, 10 a.m. to midnight; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
General admission is $12 (ages 11 and up); $10 (age 55 and up and active military with ID); $5 (ages 3-10); and free (ages 2 and under). This includes all the concerts, entertainment and exhibits for that day. Carnival rides are not included in the general admission price.
Tickets can be purchased in advance through Celebrate Fairfax!'s online ticketing system. Advance adult ticket purchases provide a 25 percent discount on regular admissions tickets. Festival-goers also can save money by buying special combo tickets online and purchasing discounted daily admission tickets from Wegmans in Fairfax.
Celebrate Fairfax! will feature popular musical artists throughout the weekend. Top headliners include Rusted Root on Friday evening; Carolina Liar and KC & The Sunshine Band on Saturday; and Josh Thompson and Jimmy Wayne on Sunday afternoon. There will be more than 60 performances on five stages located throughout the festival. All entertainment is free with daily general admission. A fireworks display will light up the night Friday and Saturday evenings. BLAZE, a comedy hypnotist, will offer free shows in the Government Center Board Auditorium Friday at 10 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
In addition, there are enhancements to the already extensive family programming at Celebrate Fairfax! These include new program areas such as Mini-Golf; the second annual Fairfax County Karaoke Championship; the all new ArtsFairfax.org Stage in the Better Living Expo and a Cares for the Troops hospitality tent.
Parking and Free Shuttle Buses
There will be no Celebrate Fairfax! parking at the main Government Center building. Parking will be available nearby behind the Pennino and Herrity buildings located on Post Forest Road and Government Center Parkway. Buses will transport festival-goers from the Vienna Metro Station and off-site parking lots. The schedule is below:
- Friday, June 11 – Free shuttle service from Fair Lakes Circle and Fair Oaks Mall, 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (Saturday). Fairfax Connector Route 621 will operate regular service between the Vienna Metro Station and the Government Center for $1.45 (cash) or $1.35 (SmarTrip).
- Saturday, June 12 – Free shuttle service from Fair Lakes Circle and Fair Oaks Mall, 9 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. (Sunday). Free Fairfax Connector buses from the Vienna Metro Station every half-hour starting at 9 a.m.; the last shuttle will return to the Vienna Metro Station half an hour after the festival's close.
- Sunday, June 13 – Free shuttle service from Fair Lakes Circle and Fair Oaks Mall, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free Fairfax Connector buses from the Vienna Metro Station every hour starting at 9:30 a.m.; the last shuttle will return to the Vienna Metro Station half an hour after the festival's close at 8 p.m.
Adjustments at the Government Center
Every effort has been made to minimize the impact on access to the Government Center. However, to accommodate festival activities, parking for visitors to the Fairfax County Government Center will be extremely limited; bus routes will be adjusted; and some roads and entrances will be closed.
- Road Closures Begin Thursday, June 10 – From 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, until 6 a.m. on Monday, June 14, the center entrance roads to the Government Center, across from Post Forest Road at the stoplight, will be closed. At 9 a.m. on Friday, June 11, the north entrance to the Government Center, located nearest the intersection of Monument Drive and Government Center Parkway, also will be closed until Monday, June 14, at 6 a.m. From 6 p.m. Friday, June 11, until 6 a.m. Monday, June 14, Government Center Parkway will be closed between Monument Drive and Post Forest Road.
- Visitor Access and Parking at the Government Center on Friday, June 11 – Visitor parking during business hours will only be permitted in the lot on the left, closest to the building. If no spaces are available, visitors will be directed elsewhere by security officers. Vehicles will only be able to enter the Government Center from the south entrance near Forum Drive. All other entrances will be closed.
- Government Center Business – Government Center offices will be closed to employees and visitors from 5 p.m. Friday, June 11, until 6 a.m. Monday, June 14. Many of the activities that residents come to the Government Center to transact, such as renewing library books and paying property taxes, also can be performed online.
Fairfax Connector Route Changes
(Monday, June 7, to Sunday, June 13) – From Monday, June 7, to
Sunday, June 13, Fairfax Connector buses will not enter the Government
Center. Routes 605, 621 and 623 will be altered as follows:
- Route 605 Northbound: This route will start at the "Yellow Gate" of Celebrate Fairfax! on Government Center Parkway, turn left onto Post Forest Road, turn right onto West Ox Road and then turn right onto Legato Road where regular routing will be resumed. The route will continue to operate on Friday evening until half an hour after the festival's close.
- Route 605 Southbound at Monument Drive and Government Center Parkway: These buses will continue on Monument Drive to Government Center Parkway, make a right on Government Center Parkway and proceed to the "Yellow Gate" of the festival where the route will end.
- Route 621 and Route 623: Afternoon trips will continue on Government Center Parkway and make a left turn onto Post Forest Road.
- Route 623: In the mornings, these buses will continue on Government Center Parkway to Monument Drive.
- Route 621: It will continue to operate between the Vienna Metro Station and the Government Center on Friday evening until half an hour after the festival's close. The fare for Fairfax Connector bus service is $1.45 (cash) or $1.35 (SmarTrip).
More information is at Celebrate Fairfax!, or call 703-324-3247, TTY 711.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711


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SHEPHERDSVILLE - After a series of frighteningly bad offensive showings this season, Bullitt Central head coach Joe Pat Lee decided after the team scored 40 points in a loss to North Bullitt, that the pace had to pick up.
That was certainly the case three days after the sputtering effort against North Bullitt as the Cougars exploded for a season-high 87 points on Monday against visiting Kentucky Country Day, a team with a winning record. Unfortunately, the maroon and gray tired down the stretch, giving up the final five points in falling 91-87.
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TWENTY-ONE affordable homes are to be built in Stanmore after planning chiefs approved plans to build on the site of the estate's last pub.
Winchester City Council gave the green light for the council houses on the former site of the New Queens Head in Stanmore Lane at a planning committee.
The estate's last pub was controversially demolished last year after a £1m council buy-out to free land for housing. There were no objections to building on the now-empty site.
Stanmore's other pub, the Stanmore Hotel, was knocked down to be replaced by a retirement home.
The new one, two and three-bedroom homes will be saved for local people on the social housing list.
St Luke ward councillor Rose Prowse said: "I mourn the loss of two pubs, but I do believe this is good news for Stanmore. Our families do struggle with finding affordable homes that adequately accommodate them."
Cllr Ian Tait, portfolio holder for housing services, said he "whole-heartedly endorsed" the plans.
He said: "All of a sudden we're actually seeing what is so much needed and supported by communities in Winchester – delivery of effective affordable housing. Twenty-one homes here will make a real difference."
An improved footpath connecting Stanmore Lane to the Carroll Centre and Stanmore Recreation Ground will also be built as part of the plans.
"The Carroll Centre is tucked away but anything we can do to get more people heading in that direction is to be welcomed," Cllr Prowse added.


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Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculure renewed support for dairy producers to become more environmentally sustainable. Now, some of these resources are being directed to one Upper Midwest university.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $9.9 million from the USDA over the next five years to reduce the industry's carbon footprint by finding climate solutions.
"We're going to do everything we can at the USDA to equip our farmers and producers to be able to deal with whatever the challenges may be," U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is quoted as saying.
Reducing greenhouse gases will be a major focus of the USDA-funded study.
The university is teaming with the University of Michigan, Pennsylvania State University, University of Arkansas, Cornell, North Carolina A&T, and the University of Washington as part of the USDA's $19.5 million initiative that will include 29 universities across 24, four federal agencies and 150 nonprofit agencies. Read more.
The dairy industry has already made major progress in reducing its carbon footprint. Read more.
Vilsack renewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the dairy industry first signed in December 2009. It supports the dairy industry's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2050. Read, "USDA renews sustainability efforts with dairy industry."


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A man has been charged with murdering his three-year-old son after his wife rang police with concerns about their welfare.
The 36-year-old man was charged late on Tuesday at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, before being taken into surgery for a self-inflicted neck wound, Superintendent Graeme Adock told reporters.
The mother rang police about 8.15am saying her husband had gone missing from their Stepney home with their son and she had concerns about their welfare.
About 9am, a police patrol was attending an unrelated crash scene at Athelstone when a man in a black Volkswagen Amarok stopped at the scene and told police his son was injured.
"The police officers went to the vehicle and found a small three-year-old child very badly injured," Superintendent Adock said.
"The ambulances were already at the scene, so the child was immediately attended to by the paramedics."
He was taken to Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital, where he died.
Police believe the boy received the fatal injuries in the family car.
"He received the injuries while he was in the vehicle," Superintendent Adock said.
The man, who had non-life threatening injuries to his neck, was taken to hospital.
Superintendent Adock said it was too early to say whether mental health issues were involved in the tragedy.
A post-mortem on the boy will be held on Wednesday.
"He had injuries consistent with being stabbed, but whether he was stabbed or not we do not know," he said.
"As you can imagine, the mother of the child is very distressed.
"Police are providing her with all the support we can, so it is difficult to get the information we need from husband and wife for various reasons."
He understood the family was not known to police and was not aware of any intervention orders.
"Everyone who is involved in this, the mother and very close relatives and friends, are extremely distraught."
"I just visited the police officers involved. They are very upset. The ambulance officers, they are very upset."


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House Republicans are behaving childlishly by threatening to shut down the government, especially because better options exist to move their agenda.
The House has passed a bill to keep the government funded at current levels after Sept. 30 – but aims to defund the Affordable Care Act. Senate Democrats will send it back to the House stripped of that provision, where it will likely fail. Theoretically the government will run out of money. However, Uncle Sam will continue withholding taxes from paychecks and businesses must continue quarterly payments.
The president has authority to continue mandatory spending programs – Social Security and other benefits checks should go out – and to respond to emergencies involving the safety of human life and property. The latter may embrace a pretty wide swath but if history is any guide, the president will engage in some juvenile behavior of his own.
During the early days of sequestration, President Barack Obama sullenly threatened public safety by not realigning funds to keep enough air traffic controllers and food inspectors on the job. Draconian warnings that prison guards and cooks will not be paid are extrapolation from such conduct. Will he release the inmates at federal penitentiaries to avoid keeping and feeding them in their cells?
Obama wants to impose whatever laws he likes and reduce Congress to a compliant debating society. Obamacare was passed through Congress by sleight of hand. House Democratic leaders packaged the final legislation into a budget reconciliation bill, avoiding the need to win any Republican votes in the Senate – an unprecedented legislative maneuver for such a major piece of social legislation.
The law has not gained legitimacy among the majority of Americans to the peril of Democrats. In states where Senate races will be highly contested this fall and in House districts leaning Republican or likely to be contested, a significant majority of independent voters oppose Obama Care.
Shutting down the government will spoil that potential GOP support – especially because the president is in a position to make such a shutdown as painful as possible.
Obamacare is already creating huge headaches. Businesses have been exempted from the requirement to provide health insurance to employees for one year. State and federal health insurance exchanges are simply not ready to provide accurate pricing and coverage information to individuals who must purchase coverage under the law. Labor unions who supported the law are asking for permanent exemptions from the law, and employers like Starbucks are compelled by the law's rigid application to drop insurance coverage for part-time workers.
House Republicans would do better to exploit those problems by linking continued government funding to a one-year delay in the individual mandate to purchase health insurance and some the law's other more onerous requirements, and offer the president the opportunity to renegotiate the law in ways that broaden public support.
That would give Republicans a platform to run on next fall, but Republicans cling to false notions that the health care system was just fine before Obamacare. Alas, it was not and remains much more expensive than the German and many other European systems that deliver universal coverage and better results.
Obstructionist threats and obstinance won't make the GOP a governing party again. It will result in the election of a more Democratic House, a continuing Democratic Senate and another Democratic president to succeed Obama.
Peter Morici is an economist and professor at the University of Maryland.


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Jyoti wrote:humanpreta wrote:Why so much pride? Can you imagine that you're actually wrong? One day, a longtime from now, you'll thank all of us from a buddhafield....
Who is the one to accuse others not entitle to talk about dzogchen? Only the one with the pride of tradition can say that no? If I say you can't talk about mahayana practices unless you join as member of my tradition, then surely I had pride of the tradition.
Jyoti's Pride Disorder: you have received many simple, clear critiques of your statements by numerous members--you have failed to recognize truth in any one of these criticisms. It's dangerous when someone believes everyone is wrong--this narcissism will get you no where. And, btw, I didn't imply you had to join any tradition. My final and only message is: WAKE UP from your blatant ignorance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2012-12-06
Listen to podcast version here.
Father Edward McIlmail, LC
Matthew 7:21,
Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to
me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of heaven,
but only the one who does the will of
my Father in heaven. Everyone who listens to these words
of mine and acts on them will be like
a wise man who built his house on rock. The
rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew
and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse;
it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who
listens to these words of mine but does not
act on them will be like a fool who built
his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods
came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
And it collapsed and was completely ruined."
Introductory Prayer: Lord,
I come before you in humility and with a
spirit of hope. You no doubt have something to tell
me. I approach you in prayer, confident of your
love and trustful of your grace to enable me
to carry out whatever you ask. I offer this prayer
for those in my family who might be far
away from you.
Petition: Lord, help me deepen my
life of faith and charity, to better prepare for
the trials ahead.
1. The Façade: It is easy to
address Jesus as "Lord, Lord." After all, we know by
faith that he is the Son of God. His
miracles and the endurance of his Church attest to his
divine nature. Yet, our recognition of his divinity isn't
enough. Our admission that "Jesus is my savior" won't
guarantee us a place in heaven. Faith in Christ
can't just remain on our lips; it must penetrate our
hearts and minds as well. Faith, then, implies doing
the will of God the Father – in thoughts,
words and deeds. How does my faith in Christ translate
into acts? Am I satisfied with saying a few
prayers, and little else?
2. Out of Sight: Christ exhorts
his disciples to build their faith on rock, not
on sentimentality. To dig a solid foundation of faith
takes hard work. It demands constancy in prayer, charity
and generosity. It also requires humility and purity of intention,
since the work of preparing a foundation is not
glamorous. There's nothing particularly beautiful about a big hole
in the ground at a construction site. So it is
in the spiritual life, too; digging a foundation forces
us to go deep, to remove our worst faults.
The process isn't pretty. It forces us to face our
vices honestly and to rip away the mask we
might wear in front of others. Without this step we
risk building our lives on sand. How well am
I digging my foundation?
3. Too Late: Foundations seem firm
when all is calm. Fair weather doesn't test the strength
of a building. The real test comes when the
climate turns nasty. The same occurs in the spiritual
life. When serenity reigns around us, peace blossoms effortlessly.
But when a crisis befalls us – a rejection, an
illness, a bit of opposition over a moral matter
– that's when we learn the sturdiness of our faith.
Peter, who boasted that he would stand by Our
Lord "though all may have their faith in you
shaken" (Matthew 26:33), learned the hard way that his
courage wasn't what he thought it was. He abandoned Christ
in the garden of Gethsemane, as did all the
apostles. How well do I face ordinary temptations and
setbacks? How well could I face a serious crisis?
with Christ: Lord, I fear sometimes that I'm not
much better than Peter, who bragged that he would stand
by you, but then fled when the guards arrested
you on Holy Thursday night. I want to be
a true Christian witness in the world, but I need
your help to overcome my human respect and laziness.
Resolution: I will do one external act of witness
to the faith.
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I had a pretty good estate sale day yesterday. I went to the sale of a deceased WW II veteran. As it turned out, he was a pilot and trained here in Texas.
This is a copy of "The Cadet", Fred Harmon Training Center, Bruce Field, Ballinger, Texas. He was in class 42-H, 1942.
Here is some background info on Bruce Field:
"Opened on October 4, 1941, it began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Harmon Flying School. The airfield had three 2,100' active hard-surfaced runways and five local axillary airfields for emergency and overflow landings.
It was assigned to the United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command), as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. Fred Harmon Flying School was the flying training instruction contractor. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19's as the primary trainer. It also had several PT-17 Stearmans assigned.
It was inactivated on 16 October 1944, with the drawdown of the AAFTC's pilot training program. The facility was declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. It was eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport."
Note the signatures from classmates, I wonder how many did not come home.
I would like to add something about this veteran.
Harold Massey Obituary:
"Mr. Harold Massey of Fredericksburg, TX passed away in Fredericksburg on Monday, March 21st, 2011 at the age of 90 years. Harold was born April 5, 1920 in Eden, TX to W.M. and Lizzie Jo Prosise Massey. Harold married Natalie Blair on May 1, 1944 in Eden, TX. Harold retired from the United States Air Force after 30 years of service, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel."
** Harold Massey is top row, far left in pic four.


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Facilities Rentals
The City of Prescott Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of areas available to rent including Ramadas, Fields, Camping and Full park rentals. Rentals are all throughout the city and include different facilities. For more details on how to reserve a specific space and the fees involved, please click on one of the links below:
- Field Rentals
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- Grace Sparks Activity Center Rentals
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Tennis Courts
The tennis courts located at 824 E. Gurley St are open to the public on a first come - first served basis. We do not take reservations.
Parks and Recreation Online!
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Corn hybrid trials in Illinois have been harvested, and results are showing Non-GMO corn hybrids performing as well or better than GMO corn hybrids, according to a news release from Spectrum Premium Non-GMO seed company.
The Spectrum non-GMO hybrids used in University of Illinois testing cited by Spectrum produced three to 10 more bushels per acre when compared to nationally known GMO corn hybrids. Trial details for the northern region of Illinois can be seen at http://bit.ly/1baSkPt.
"These regional data summaries are evidence that farmers now have the opportunity to lower input costs and effectively increase profitability with the use of Non-GMO corn hybrids," according to Spectrum. What is not clarified in the news release is the cost of planting a non-GMO hybrid if insecticides are needed to control rootworms or corn borers.
"In addition to competitive yield performance, our aim is to exceed seed purity demands from grain producers as well as grain users across the country who are trying to reach a fast growing consumer market for food products derived from non-GMO sources," said company Sales Manager Roger Rudolph.
Spectrum Premium Non-GMO is an independent brand of genetically improved corn seed sold in 38 states. The company is based in Linden, Ind., and was founded by Scott Odle. He claims the company has hybrid genetics completely different than those of major seed companies.


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Parkinson's Research: The Organized Genetics Initiative (PROGENI)
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|Parkinson Disease
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Parkinson's Disease Collaborative Study of Genetic Linkage
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 1998
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2011
The The Parkinson's Research: The Organized Genetics Initiative, also known as PROGENI, is a multi-center study involving 2000 people throughout North America who are affected, or possibly affected, with Parkinson's disease (PD). The goal of the initiative is to study the genetic and other risk factors which may be important in the development of PD.
In order to better understand the genetic factors leading to PD, researchers will study families having 2 or more members diagnosed with PD. Using DNA samples from each participant, researchers hope to identify genes that may cause a person to be at higher risk for developing PD.
Each participant in the study will be asked to complete a family history questionnaire, providing information about the history of PD in the family. Participants also will be asked to discuss the symptoms they have experienced and their responses to PD medications. This information will be used by study personnel to determine further eligibility for the study. Those eligible for further participation will be asked to undergo a study visit at the site closest to their residence, during which they will be asked to complete questionnaires regarding PD symptoms, medical history, places of residence, occupations, mood, mental status, and activity level. A blood sample will be drawn for DNA extraction. The study visit will take about 2 hours.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- To be eligible to participate in this study participants must be diagnosed with or have symptoms of PD. In addition, they must also have a family history of PD in other relatives.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects cannot have participated in any other genetic research project for Parkinson's disease.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00086073
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|Principal Investigator:
|Tatiana Foroud, Ph.D.
|Indiana University
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Tatiana Foroud, Ph.D, Principal Investigator, Indiana University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00086073 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01NS037167 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|June 22, 2004
|Last Updated:
|February 15, 2011
Keywords provided by Indiana University:
Parkinson disease
Parkinson's disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parkinson Disease
Parkinsonian Disorders
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Found dogs come with price tag
Published 12:00 am, Sunday, December 5, 2010
Dear Cathy: The other day, I found a dog. She was so adorable. I would have kept her, but I already have two dogs. Of course, I couldn't get her into any shelter, as they are always full. So she spent the night at my house. I had her scanned for a microchip the next day, reported her found to the area shelters, and looked around for a few fliers to see if anyone was looking for her. No luck on either front. So I eventually found her a good home with the promise that if the owner turned up in the next few weeks, she would give the dog back. I lost my dog once and was so grateful to have found him a week later.
In the meantime, I spent about $300 in the week I had this dog. I paid for her to be spayed and microchipped and I bought her food, dog bowls, toys, a leash, a collar and an ID tag. How quickly these costs add up. I am mentioning this so people can appreciate the work animal shelters do. Each dog and cat that comes in is an expense that continues for them until the pet is adopted. Each of us does what we can.
Hope Marie
Dear Hope Marie: I know a few people who find dogs and cats and, like you, put in gargantuan efforts to find a home for these lost pets. Kudos to you for taking the right steps in trying to find her owner and for being this dog's guardian angel in her time of need. You are a special person. As for the rest us, this is a nice reminder that animal shelters and spay /neuter clinics need our donations.
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Dear Cathy: I have always been a good pet owner, getting my pets sterilized, obedience trained, socialized and really spoiling them with love and affection. But this dog I adopted at 5 months old has been a handful. He is housetrained, but he doesn't like people coming over. And even though I show my displeasure, he continues to bark and act nasty with my guests. Any suggestions?
Dear Frustrated: Some dogs are easygoing and some are not. You have a few options, depending on your commitment level to this project. If you don't have much time, you can always crate your puppy or put him in a room when guests arrive. But because you are dealing with a puppy, I suggest you spend more time getting him socialized. My trainers would remind me to ignore his barking when people come in, put him on a leash so he is not scaring anyone and praise and reward him the moment he sits quietly in the room. I think if you have one or two patient friends who can help you with this project, you will be able to help your dog overcome his obnoxious behavior with guests.
Holiday reminder: One of the joys of the holidays is decorating the home. However, it's important to protect pets from seemingly safe decorations. Many traditional holiday decorations — ribbons, tinsel, glass ornaments, as well as wires, cords, candles, and even Christmas tree water — can pose potential dangers to pets if left unattended. Think about your pet when you're decking the halls.
Send your pet stories and questions to Cathy M. Rosenthal, c/o Features Department, San Antonio Express-News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171, or email@example.com. Cathy's advice column runs every Sunday.
Send your pet stories and questions to Cathy M. Rosenthal, c/o Features Department, San Antonio Express-News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171, or email@example.com. Cathy's advice column runs every Sunday.


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LONDON ( The Deal) -- Suntory Holdings' recently listed Suntory Beverage & Food is widely reported to be close to buying the Ribena and Lucozade drinks brands put up for sale by the U.K.'s GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK) in April.The purchase, for an estimated 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion), would mark a major push into Britain for the Japanese company, which became a significant force in Europe with its acquisition of France's Orangina from Blackstone Group ( BX) and Lion Capital ( LCHL) in 2009 for 300 billion yen ($3.01 billion). In June, Suntory Beverage raised 388 billion yen in an initial public offering, with proceeds earmarked for a planned 500 billion yen acquisition drive as it seeks to double sales to 2 trillion yen by 2020 through overseas expansion. The blackcurrant-flavored Ribena and Lucozade, a glaring-orange glucose drink, occupy a similar place in Britons' cultural consciousness to Orangina soda for the French. Lucozade, traditionally used as a pick-me-up during illness, has recently been chasing the sports and exercise drinks market. Pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline's April decision to sell the brands was a long time in the making. The British company at the same time also hived off around 50 older, or "tail," drugs brands with 2012 revenue of about 3 billion pounds into a separate unit which could be sold. Beyond expanding Suntory's global empire and distribution reach, the deal should also reassure those who worry that the voracious appetite among Japanese companies for outbound acquisitions is diminishing because of the yen's retreat from historic highs. Yet Japan's banks have been active acquirers this year, particularly in Southeast Asia, and, only on Thursday, Otsuka Pharmaceutical agreed to pay $886 million for Dublin, Calif.-based Astex Pharmaceuticals. Dealogic figures show that Japanese companies struck 416 outbound deals in the year to Sept. 6, down from 513 in the year-earlier period. The value of Japanese outbound acquisitions in the year to date was $27.8 billion, down from $56.8 billion in the corresponding 2012 period, when the year started with several big-ticket transactions. The value of outbound deals by Japanese banks in 2013 to date more than doubled year-on-year to $7.6 billion, Dealogic figures show. Separate figures from law firm Allen & Overy LLP found that Japan was the No. 6 outbound acquirer in the first half.
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Wightman moves to apartment
State Sen. John Wightman of Lexington, who had a moderate stroke on Sept. 16, moved to his Lincoln apartment from a rehabilitation center Tuesday.
Wightman's legislative aide Roger Keetle said Wightman is progressing well and will undergo outpatient therapy.
Following the stroke, the 73-year-old was taken from Lexington to Bryan LGH in Lincoln and later was admitted to Madonna Rehabilitation Center where he received rehabilitative care.
Keetle said cards and letters can be sent to Wightman at 1130 H St., Apt. 204, Lincoln, NE, 68510.


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There been any rumors lately with him coming to the Pacers again? I'd love to see us get him, maybe the 15 for him straight up? Or Rush and a bag of basketballs for him.
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There been any rumors lately with him coming to the Pacers again? I'd love to see us get him, maybe the 15 for him straight up? Or Rush and a bag of basketballs for him.
The way he played in the playoffs, Memphis won't be trading him for a bunch of our crap.
Heck, I doubt the J-Mac + 1st would get it done now.
And no, there haven't been any new rumors of us getting him, though I wish there were.
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
I think its old news now. I dont think the rumors have resurfaced.
After this performance in the playoffs, I think the asking price will be too much
"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
Memphis is "standing pat" for the draft. Not looking to trade anyone.
memphis is still hoping the new CBA will allow them to keep everyone. good luck with that. since they are in denial, the cost of everyone is more expensive than the pacers are interested in paying.
Latest rumors came out today about Mayo. The Grizz don't want to trade Gay or Mayo unless they get a great offer. If they had their choice, they'd move Mayo before Gay, though. They mainly want to keep their core of guys that played in the playoffs together, well...umm...together--plus keep Rudy. If they'd move anyone, it would be Mayo. The Grizz do say they've received some offers for him.
I think you ( and most fans) are really overrated OJ Mayo's playoff performance. Because he hit some clutch shots, and distributed the ball well coming off the bench, and played solid defense on multiple positions. Statistically he was nothing special for his talent level. ( mainly because of playing time and playing style of pounding it in to bigs)This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I do agreed that OJ's value would have gone through the roof if the Grizzlies managed to somehow win game 7 of round two. Because OJ was finally starting and seeing starting minutes. But most importantly next round he would have had Jason Kidd and Jason Terry guarding him, instead of defensive specialist Sefolosha, and given the minutes OJ would have go 20+ pts on most games.
OJ is a big time talent, and given minutes he will produce. People are quick to forget that the age of 20/21 years old when he was a rookie. He was looking guys like Peak Dwyane Wade and Manu Ginobili and Brandon Roy in eye and dropping 30 pts on 60% FG some games on them at young of age.
Like in these two game highlights
He is the whole package, and if Bird manages to find a way to steal him tomorrow and then uses him "right" then he will be heavily rewarded.
I have a feeling that Bird will wait until he is a RFA to grab him or wait to his price is down next year when the Grizz realize they can't resgin him in 2012-13. They won't be able to take salary back so that limits the amount of teams that he can go to.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
IMO the 2012-13 FA market will benifit the buyers and not the sellers.


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Continental Color Guard and the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
May 30, 2008
Continental Color Guard and the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps to Open Board of Supervisors Meeting
Note to editor:A downloadable photo and synopsis of each presentation will be posted on the county's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/presentations.htm on Monday, June 2.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, June 2, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., will make the following presentations to residents and county staff. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711. For more information on the June 2 meeting, including an agenda, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/government/board/meetings/2008.htm.
Presentation of the Colors by Continental Color Guard
The Continental Color Guard and the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps will present and retire the colors at the beginning of the Board of Supervisors meeting. The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is the only unit of its kind in the armed forces, recalling the days of the American Revolution. It parades in uniforms patterned after those worn by musicians of the Continental Army.
U.S. Army Celebrates 233rd Anniversary
The Board of Supervisors will designate June 8-14 as Army Strong Week in Fairfax County and recognize the U.S. Army for its 233rd anniversary. Established on June 14, 1775, the U.S. Army has played a vital role in the growth and development of this nation. American soldiers have fought in 10 wars, from the American Revolution, through the Cold War, the Gulf War and the current War on Terrorism.
Fort Belvoir Commander to Be Honored
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Col. Brian Lauritzen, garrison commander of Fort Belvoir, Alexandria, for his leadership and service to Fairfax County. Lauritzen worked with the community and its leaders to identify and mitigate the impact of Fort Belvoir's growth and mission through the Base Realignment and Closure Board of Advisors. As Fort Belvoir's commander, he also helped formulate the agreements necessary to complete the final link of the Fairfax County Parkway.
Lord and Lady Fairfax Honorees
The Board of Supervisors will recognize 20 residents for their outstanding commitment and service in 2008 to the Fairfax County community. Each honoree, designated as a Lady or Lord Fairfax, is selected by a member of the Board of Supervisors. Individuals chosen for this year include Kerrie Wilson and George W. Lamb IV, At-Large; Teena Bluhm and Bruce Wallachy, Braddock District; Pamela Beck Danner and Frank B. Crandall, Dranesville District; Marilyn Silvey and B.J. Silvey, Hunter Mill District; Victoria McLeod and Rodney L. Lusk, Lee District; Nancy D. Hall and David B. Conway, Mason District; Susan F. Fremit and Frank Cohn, Mount Vernon District; Mary Ann Beall and Conrad Egan, Providence District; Tracy Allyn Betts and Rob Robertory, Springfield District; and Gabrielle Levy and Andrew S. Levy, Sully District.
Hepatitis Awareness Day
The Board of Supervisors will designate June 14 as Hepatitis Awareness Day in Fairfax County. The growing incidence of hepatitis C is becoming one of society's serious health concerns, directly affecting residents and employees of Fairfax County. Residents are urged to increase their awareness of hepatitis C and its impact on the health of our community.
Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank Project
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Reston Association, Friends of Reston, Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc. and the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services for the success of the Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank Project. On Feb. 12 the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the project to restore and enhance the Snakeden Branch Watershed. The project includes the stabilization of a degraded urban stream, the relocation of an existing pedestrian trail and extensive native landscaping.
Hypothermia Prevention Services Program
The Board of Supervisors will recognize New Hope Housing, Ventures in Community, Rising Hope United Methodist Mission Church, Reston Interfaith, Volunteers of America and FACETS for their partnership with Fairfax County in the Hypothermia Prevention Services program. During the winter of 2007-2008, more than 2,400 volunteers from 57 faith communities and numerous organizations and businesses provided shelter for approximately 600 individuals in Fairfax County.
County Staff Receive Purchasing Meritorious Award
The Board of Supervisors will recognize county staff who received a U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance Meritorious Award. Those to be honored will be cited for their commitment, contribution, advice and oversight to make their agency purchasing program the number one cooperative purchasing program for local agencies in the nation. Staff to be recognized include Cathy Muse, Lonnette Robinson, Teena Stewart and George Bright of the Department of Purchasing and Supply Management; Pat Rembold, Lee Ann Pender and Tony Crosby of Fairfax County Public Schools; and Deborah Garris of the Park Authority.
Bike to Work Day Challenge Winners
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the county agencies that met its challenge to bike to work on May 16. The Department of Family Services had the largest number of participants and the Department of Transportation had the highest percentage of participants biking to work.


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Carbon Dioxide Insufflation on Cerebral Microemboli
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|Cardiovascular Disease Mitral Valve Repair Cerebral Microemboli Cognitive Decline
|Procedure: Carbon dioxide insufflation
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Effects of Carbon Dioxide Insufflation on Cerebral Microemboli During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Randomised Trial Correlating Embolic Load & Neurologic Outcomes.
- Primary outcome will be the number of emboli as measured by transesophageal echocardiogram and transcranial doppler. [ Time Frame: intraoperative ]
- Secondary outcome will be the prevalence of new ischemic lesions on diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychological impairments [ Time Frame: 2 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: 2
Procedure: Carbon dioxide insufflation
For baseline evaluations, all patients will undergo a battery of neuropsychological testing after obtaining written informed consent and before cardiac surgery. A transesophageal echocardiography and a transcranial doppler will be performed for intraoperative evaluations. For post-operative evaluations, patients will undergo a diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging three to seven days after surgery and have a repeat neuropsychological assessment at six to eight weeks post cardiac surgery. All patients will undergo cardiopulmonary bypass using the same equipment and technique. Patients in both groups will receive a jackson-pratt drain as a gas diffuser. The jackson-pratt drain will be placed 5 cm below the cardiothoracic wound opening adjacent to the diaphragm and if the patient is randomized to carbon dioxide, the flow will be set at 2 litre/min.
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Although open-heart surgery is widely used throughout the world, from 1 to 4% of patients experience neurological impairment such as impairment of memory, language and motor skills after surgery. The cause for such cognitive impairment is thought to be air microemboli (very small bubbles of air) being introduced into the blood circulation of the brain from the heart. These air microemboli are introduced from the surgical field and/or from the heart-lung machine. During open-heart surgery, a patient's blood circulation is supported by a heart-lung machine (cardiopulmonary bypass) while the surgeon is replacing or repairing a valve or performing coronary artery bypass surgery. During valve surgery, chambers of the heart are open to room air, causing an introduction of air into the heart. Despite careful de-airing (removal of air) procedures during open-heart surgery, studies revealed that air microemboli are still formed. Past research studies have shown that carbon dioxide (CO2) filling the chest cavity by means of gravity and replacing the room air may help to decrease the amount of microemboli reaching the brain.
CO2 is 50% heavier than room air. Unlike room air, CO2 dissolves more quickly in blood and tissue (> 25 times more soluble in blood and tissue than air) whereas air contains nitrogen, which does not dissolve easily in the blood. In either case, the emboli made of air or CO2 can block the arteries of the brain causing cognitive impairment. Due to the properties of air and CO2, CO2 emboli may be tolerated much better than air emboli.
This is a single-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, randomizing 100 patients undergoing elective mitral valve repair +/- coronary artery bypass grafting. Patients will be divided into 2 groups: (n=100), 50 patients will be receiving carbon dioxide insufflated and 50 patients will not. The number of microemboli will be ascertained by an intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography and transcranial doppler. Three to seven days after surgery, a magnetic resonance imaging of the brain will be done to assess for any cerebral ischemic lesions. Plus, a battery of neuropsychologic tests will be done preoperatively and 2 months postoperatively.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- provide informed consent
- male or female who are 18 years of age or older
- elective patients to undergo mitral valve repair +/- coronary artery bypass surgery
- ability to read and write
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients with a history of stroke, TIA, carotid vascular disease
- patients with a contraindication to TEE or MRI
- patients with an active history of drug/alcohol dependence or abuse history
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00715845
|Canada, Ontario
|Toronto General Hospital/ University Health Network
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4
|Principal Investigator:
|Patricia Murphy, BSc, MD, FRCPC
|University Health Network, Toronto
|Responsible Party:
|University Health Network, Toronto
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00715845 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|June 17, 2008
|Last Updated:
|October 25, 2011
Keywords provided by University Health Network, Toronto:
magnetic resonance imaging
cardiovascular disease
cognitive decline
mitral valve repair
cerebral microemboli
coronary artery bypass graft
transcranial doppler
transesophageal echocardiogram
carbon dioxide
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cognition Disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017