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MORE than half of expectant mothers in Worcestershire have had a vaccination to protect their unborn babies from whooping cough.
There was a 55.6 per cent uptake for the vaccine by pregnant women after it was introduced at the end of September following a dramatic increase in the number of cases of the highly infectious condition.
Of the 275 women expected to give birth in October in Worcestershire, 153 had received a dose of the Repevax vaccine.
Dr Ash Banerjee, public health consultant for NHS Worcestershire said he was very pleased with the uptake in Worcestershire, which compared with a 43.6 per cent figure nationally.
Dr Banerjee said: "We know that having the vaccine when you're pregnant significantly reduces the risk of your child getting the whooping cough infection, which can be really serious in some cases.
"Although the early figures in Worcestershire and indeed nationally are encouraging, I would still echo calls for more pregnant women to get the vaccine."
Medical professionals had urged women to have the jabs when they were introduced following a national increase in the number of cases of whooping cough this year.
The number of people with the highly infectious condition in Worcestershire by the start of October was six times higher than the previous year.
The provisional figures collected by the Department of Health were provided by GPs to their primary care trusts.
Infants are particularly vulnerable to whooping cough and there have already been 13 deaths of children aged under three months this year.
Professor David Salisbury, director of immunisation, said he was pleased women had taken up the offer of the whooping cough vaccine but urged women 28 to 38 weeks pregnant who had not yet had the jab to take it up.
He said: "It's vital that babies are protected from the day they are born – that's why we are encouraging all pregnant women to have the vaccination."


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Peak shut-in natural gas production in the Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico (GOM) during Hurricane Isaac was about 3.2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day. Isaac was sufficiently powerful to force evacuation of 85% of production platforms and shut-in 73% of GOM natural gas production (at peak). However, Isaac's impact on overall U.S. natural gas production was relatively modest, representing only 4.7% of average daily natural gas production in 2012.
While the shut-ins associated with Isaac represented a significant portion of GOM production, the impact on the domestic market was less severe than it might have been in the past because GOM production represents a smaller portion of total U.S. production today than 5 to 10 years ago due to the dual effect of waning GOM production and increasing onshore production. The graph to the left shows Isaac's peak shut-in volume as a share of total average daily U.S. natural gas production from 2000 to present. The declining share after 2006 underscores the diminishing contribution of the GOM to overall U.S. natural gas production.
Natural gas prices rose across most spot market locations, most notably at Algonquin Citygate. Algonquin Citygate, which delivers natural gas to Boston, saw price gains well above other trading points due to unseasonably warm weather. Algonquin began the week at $2.99 per MMBtu, and ended at $3.55 per MMBtu, a gain of 56 cents, or 18.7 percent. The Henry Hub showed comparatively modest gains, more in line with other trading points. The Henry Hub price rose from $2.63 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.87 yesterday, an increase of 24 cents, or 9.1 percent. Although many Hurricane Isaac-related production outages in the Gulf of Mexico were restored this week, both Texas and the Southeast experienced above-normal temperatures, offsetting restored Gulf production with additional demand for natural gas for power generation.
The NYMEX October 2012 futures contract increased from $2.685 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.795 per MMBtu yesterday, an increase of 11 cents, or 4.1 percent. The October settlement price rose week-on-week after falling through much of September. The 12-Month Strip (average of October 2012 to September 2013 contracts) similarly gained 13 cents, starting at $3.163 per MMBtu last Wednesday and settling at $3.290 per MMBtu yesterday. Both the NYMEX futures price and the 12-Month Strip fell a few cents yesterday, a phenomenon that did not occur in spot markets.
Total consumption across the report week showed an increase, driven by power generation. According to BENTEK Energy LLC (Bentek) estimates, consumption in the industrial and residential/commercial sectors fell by 1.6 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively, but was more than offset by a jump in consumption for power generation, which increased by 7.2 percent. The top three regions that consume natural gas for electricity all increased their consumption week-on-week. The Southeast (the largest consumer) burned 8.3 percent more natural gas for electric generation, and the Northeast and Texas consumed 3.6 percent and 16.7 percent more natural gas, respectively, in this sector. Overall natural gas consumption for power was up 24.5 percent compared to the corresponding week last year.
Supply for the week fell by 1.6 percent week-on-week, driven by lower dry gas production. Bentek estimates a 1.8 percent drop in dry production, although still 0.8 percent above this week last year. While imports from Canada increased by 1.2 percent, they had little impact on overall supply. As of Wednesday, September 5, about 1.2 Bcf per day of natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico was still shut-in, accounting for approximately 26 percent of total Gulf natural gas production, down from 72 percent the previous Wednesday.
Working natural gas in storage increased to 3,402 Bcf as of Friday, August 31, according to EIA's WNGSR. This represents an implied net injection of 28 Bcf from the previous week. This week's injection was 32 Bcf below the 5-year (2007-2011) average injection of 60 Bcf, and 34 Bcf below last year's injection of 62 Bcf. Inventories are currently 395 Bcf (13.1 percent) greater than last year at this time and 329 Bcf (10.7 percent) greater than the 5-year average.
Two of the three storage regions posted increases this week. Inventories in the East and West regions increased by 34 Bcf (the 5-year average net injection is 50 Bcf) and 1 Bcf (the 5-year average net injection is 3 Bcf), respectively. The Producing region posted a decrease of 7 Bcf (the 5-year average net injection is 8 Bcf). In the Producing Region, working natural gas inventories decreased 6 Bcf (2.6 percent) in salt cavern facilities and remained at the previous week's level in nonsalt cavern facilities.
Temperatures during the storage report week were 2.7 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal temperature and 0.1 degrees cooler than the same period last year. Temperatures in the lower 48 States averaged 74.9 degrees, compared to 75.0 last year and the 30-year normal of 72.1. During the week all regions were warmer than normal, particularly the West North Central and the East North Central Census divisions in the Midwest, which, respectively, averaged 5.3 and 4.7 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal.

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New office and hiring support multi-year partnership with NB Power
FREDERICTON, NB, Jan. 31, 2013 /CNW/ - New Brunswick Premier David
Alward, NB Power CEO Gäetan Thomas and Siemens Canada CEO Robert Hardt
were among those in attendance today at the official opening of
Siemens' newest home in Fredericton, NB. The location will house both a
smart grid centre of competence (COC) and a research & development
(R&D) centre and is a milestone in Siemens' multi-year partnership with
NB Power, announced in the summer of 2012.
The collaboration between Siemens and NB Power, involving a
comprehensive Smart Grid Reduce and Shift Demand (RASD) modernization
plan, will invest in technology and engage customers, offering business
and residents more choice and control over their energy consumption.
Using Smart Grid Compass methodology, Siemens will support NB Power in
developing an energy road map for the next decade and beyond. Design
and rollout of smart grid software will take place at the new
Fredericton facility, located at 40 Crowther Lane, Knowledge Park 4.
Approximately 23 employees have been hired at the facility to-date, of
which 15 are R&D hires. Invest NB has committed to support the hiring
of a total of 25 R&D employees. The majority of new employees are local
hires, aligning with Siemens' strategy to bring the best of global
smart grid knowledge together with local expertise from New Brunswick's
impressive talent pool.
Siemens' plans for 2013 include additional hiring, working with NB Power
to further develop its RASD plan and implement base IT systems for
smart grid applications, as well as develop partnerships with local
About Siemens Canada
For more than 100 years the innovative ideas from Siemens have helped
make Canada a better place. From the Atlantic to Pacific oceans, more
than 4,500 employees in Canada work together to provide answers that
last in the fields of industry, energy, healthcare and infrastructure
solutions for cities. Since it was federally chartered in 1912, Siemens
has stood for technical achievements, innovation, quality and
reliability. Sales for Siemens in Canada in fiscal 2012 (ended
September 30), were $2.1 billion CAD. The company has 53 offices and 14
manufacturing/assembly facilities across Canada. Further information is
available at www.siemens.ca.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on the
beliefs of the management of Siemens Canada Limited and its affiliates.
The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "forecast," "expect,"
"intend," "plan," "should," and "project," are used to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the management's
current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks
and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results to be
materially different, among others, changes in general economic and
business conditions, changes in currency exchange rate and interest
rates, introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new
products or services and changes in business strategy. Actual results
may vary materially from those projected here. Siemens Canada Limited
and its affiliates do not intend or assume any obligation to update
these forward-looking statements.
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And it came out in a single ball, and tangled to boot.
Is there really a way to prevent all the strings from coming loose from the fabrics in the first place?
I've tried pinking each corner by 1/2" - didn't work.
Wash each one separately? Too time consuming and wasteful (water, energy etc.)
After 30 minutes of careful scissor work I untangled the mess and had enough loose strings to weave a whole other FQ of fabric. Help! I'm open to ANY suggestions on how to prevent this from happening later this week when I wash another load of fabrics.


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County government provides several hotlines to assist people in finding help in a crisis situation, get essential information during emergency events and provide feedback about county services.
Personal/Family Assistance
Basic Needs/Personal Assistance
703-222-0880, TTY 703-803-7914 (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
703-527-4077, TTY 711 (after hours)
For residents who need help in emergency situations, such as food, clothing, furniture, and transportation to medical appointments, rent or mortgage to prevent eviction or foreclosure, security deposit to secure permanent housing, utility payments to prevent disconnection, prescriptions, eye glasses, and other special needs.
Community Services Board Emergency
703-573-5679, TTY 711 (24 hours, 7 days/week)
For people in crisis with a mental health, intellectual disability or alcohol or other drug emergency. Services include crisis intervention and stabilization, and evaluation for referrals to crisis care facilities, emergency shelters, and hospitals.
Protective Services
703-324-7450 (24 hours), TTY 703-222-9452 (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.), TTY 711 (after hours)
Suspected adult abuse, neglect or exploitation of older adults or adults with disabilities.
Child Protective
703-324-7400 (24 hours), TTY 703-222-9452 (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.), TTY 711 (after hours)
Suspected child abuse or neglect of children. Also serves as a "helpline," providing resources and information to keep children safe.
Domestic and
Sexual Violence Services
703-360-7273, TTY 711 (24 hours)
Provides 24-hour confidential emergency assistance and telephone counseling for people experiencing domestic abuse, sexual assault or for people who are victims of stalking.
Family Abuse Crisis Shelter
703-435-4940 (voice/TTY) (24 hours)
Provides 24-hour confidential emergency assistance for victims of domestic violence who are in immediate danger and in need of safe shelter.
Emergency Phone Numbers
List of phone numbers that includes police non-emergency, public schools, poison control, utility hotlines and more.
Fairfax County Government Emergency Information Line
703-817-7771, TTY 711 (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., 24 hours when needed)
In the event of inclement weather or other types of local emergencies, Fairfax County provides information about government office closures, service changes and other pertinent instructions. Call this number to speak with staff during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. During emergency events these hours are extended as necessary. At other times, callers can choose from a menu of recorded information or leave a message that will be returned the next business day.
Government Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Fraud Hotline
If you suspect or have knowledge that fraud (defined in the Fairfax County Fraud Policy as theft, intentional waste or abuse of county funds, property, or time) has been committed, you may contact the Internal Audit Office's Fraud Hotline to leave a voicemail report of suspected wrongdoing.
In order to fully and properly investigate these allegations, the following information should be provided:
- Date of occurrence or date the issue came to your attention
- Description of the suspicious activity
- If known, the names of the agency and individuals involved
Your contact information so that Internal Audit may gather
additional information or clarification when needed


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From 1988 to 2002, Charlotte's professional basketball team was known as the Hornets, a fitting name for a team that was beloved by its city.
When the franchise relocated to New Orleans after the 2001-02 season, the Hornets name went with it. Michael Jordan, who owns Charlotte's current team, the Bobcats, might have interest in changing that.
When asked about the possibility, Jordan expressed interest in taking on the Hornets moniker, contingent on New Orleans relinquishing the name.
"It's definitely an interest down the road, but right now it's the New Orleans Hornets," Jordan told the Charlotte Observer. "We would definitely entertain the opportunity. That's as much as we can say right now. We've heard the community ask the question, and we would listen."
Ultimately, that decision won't be in Jordan's hands. The NBA will determine team names and colors, the league made clear in a Wednesday statement.
There is irony in Jordan trying to bring the Hornets name back to Charlotte. As a member of the Chicago Bulls, he competed against the Charlotte Hornets in the Eastern Conference. In his first return to North Carolina as a pro in 1988, the team's inaugural season, the Hornets topped the Bulls, 103-101.


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Preseason doesn't matter record wise but preseason is a good tool that teams use to evaluate their players and fill their rosters, Sloan and Butler look like trash in preseason and the Pacers don't sign them.
I also remember the Pacers cutting players they drafted because of their preseason showing, so yeah preseason is not as worthless as some think.
In Danny's case preseason was used for him to get in shape and yes he looked slow and rusty not a surprise there but is the true, that is also the only example we have of DG after surgery there is not really a way to sugar coat it.


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The countdown to the summer Olympics is on, and hopeful athletes are preparing for what could be one of the biggest moments in their careers. For one young gymnast on the U.S. Olympic team, chocolate milk is part of her secret to success.
Seventeen-year old gymnast Alexandra "Aly" Raisman has been waiting for her chance to win the gold. And, through the long hours of sweat and hard work, she has consistently depended on chocolate milk to help her recover after training 35 hours each week. It helps her be ready for the next workout.
"Chocolate milk is important to me because it is scientifically proven to be the best recovery drink that you can have after your workout, especially for me because I train so many hours a day," Raisman said in a Yahoo! Sports video, seen below. "It's really important for me to replenish my muscles."
Raisman credits the nutritional makeup of chocolate milk.
"It has the best combination of carbohydrates and protein. I know a lot of other athletes that do it. I definitely feel like it makes a big difference if I have chocolate milk after I work out," she said.
In the video, Raisman's mother, Lynn, points out other foods that help her daughter stay Olympic-ready. Among those options: yogurt.
"We just try to make sure we have a lot of good choices for her so she will feel ready to go," the proud mother said.
Recent studies support Raisman's decision to turn to chocolate milk after training. According to one study published in the Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, runners who refueled with fat-free chocolate milk instead of a carbohydrate-only beverage performed better than competitors who didn't. Read more. A new campaign by the Milk Processor Educator Program also featured other elite athletes, including Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, former Olympic swimmer Dara Torres, and IRONMAN world champion Mirinda Carfrae, who turn to the dairy drink for their post-workout routine.


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Why Skid Mark Why? Part 2Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
When Question Mark unlocked the door, he thought that he would see his wallet straight away. But Skid Mark (Question's brother) decided to put the wallet in a safe. The combination is three 2-digit numbers which can be expressed like this:
You are given the following clues to work out the combination:
The total of the three numbers is 39.
The second number is half of the third number.
The first number is the third number minus 1.
Can you find Question's wallet in time? It's all up to you.
AnswerThe combination is 15-08-16. Thank you for helping Question get his wallet back.
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Times tables for kids: 3 times tables
Learning the three times tables is tricky but if you have a printable sheet and add in some colouring fun, the three times tables go from tricky to terrific! Get the kids learning the fun way and they may not even realise they are being taught something!
What you need:
- computer with internet access
- printer
- pencils, crayons or markers
Memorising multiplication times tables is now considered old-fashioned as an educational tool. Yet there's no doubt that "knowing your times tables" can be helpful, even if it is just to give a child the confidence to deliver a rote answer when they are older!
There are many methods to teach children multiplication concepts, but the most important thing is that your child has the ability to visualise the multiplication process before times tables can truly be understood. Children can start to understand mathematical concepts by using toys or food to see how adding and taking away truly "looks". This can be further reinforced by letting children have fun with numbers and maths concepts.
Colouring in, doing dot-to-dots and mazes are all helpful learning games which allow children to explore the fun of numbers, times tables and mathematics.
- Print out the three times table chart to colour in.
- Print out easy dot-to-dots to colour in.
- Print out easy mazes.
Click here to print out the three times table sheet.
Tips for teaching kids multiplication
Multiplication is taught from the first year of school which can surprise parents as many think of multiplication as a concept taught later in primary school. In fact the strong foundations for multiplication are taught from kindergarten or prep.
If your child is aged five to six years then they will be focusing on modelling equal groups or rows of items. They are using the language 'group' to describe a collection of items. This ability to 'see' the groups is important.
Children aged seven to eight years can count by ones, twos, fives and tens in rhythmic patterns. They learn that equal rows are called arrays. Your child will also be making the connection that 3 groups of 2 gives the same answer as 2 groups of 3 but that it looks different. These are the basis of multiplication concepts.
Children aged 11 and 12 are multiplying three and four digit numbers by one digit as well as long multiplication which is multiplying three digits by two digits. Accuracy with times tables is assumed at this age as students should have a level of automaticity which allows them to move onto problem solving skills.
Find more times tables charts:
- Two times tables chart printable
- Four times tables chart printable
- Five times tables chart printable
- Six times tables chart printable
- Seven times tables chart printable
- Eight times tables chart printable
- Nine times tables chart printable
- Ten times tables chart printable
- Eleven times tables chart printable
- Twelve times tables chart printable
Find more about multiplication and learning:
- Games to teach children multiplication
- Reading games for fun
- Host your own spelling bee
- Learning games with Kidspot's spelling scrambler
- Improve handwriting with printable mazes
- Handwriting fun with dot-to-dots
- Fun teaching ideas to learn left from right
- Addition facts and learning games
- Subtraction learning games
- How to teach division
- What cooking will teach our kids
Learning benefits of play, craft and activities:
- Benefits of crafts for kids
- Craft ideas to make for babies
- Why reading is important
- Your child's development milestones
- Why play makes kids smarter
- The importance of outdoor play
- Types of play
- How craft helps unplug kids from screentime


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Duck Baseball: Horton gets new five-year deal
EUGENE, Ore. -- University of Oregon Athletics and baseball coach George Horton have reached an agreement on a new five-year contract it was announced Monday, Nov. 19.
"We're extremely excited to have George continue the progress of Oregon baseball. He's done an outstanding job. We look forward to our journey to Pac-12 championships and Omaha," said Rob Mullens, UO's Director of Athletics.
Horton will be paid a base salary of $200,000 per year throughout the term of the agreement, in addition to receiving $250,000 per year in a guaranteed salary supplement. UO will also pay Horton annual performance incentives based on competitive excellence, baseball ticket sales and academic achievement of the baseball student-athletes.
"I am honored to be bestowed the great opportunity to continue as the head baseball coach at the University of Oregon," Horton said. "I have great admiration for our athletic department's outstanding administration and fellow coaches. I specifically want to thank, Rob Mullens and Jim Bartko for the trust and confidence they have shown in my current coaching staff to continue the development of this baseball program."
Horton, a two-time National Coach of the Year, has a career record of 622-321-2 (.659) in 15 years as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level. He led his previous school, Cal State Fullerton, to the NCAA title in 2004. In his four seasons at Oregon, the Ducks have a record of 132-109-1 (.548).
"It is a distinct privilege to work with my immediate staff and with a group of student-athletes for which I have great respect," Horton said. "I love being a Duck and cherish my role as a member of our extended team. Phil and Penny Knight, Pat and Stephanie Kilkenny, and many others have made being part of this fabulous athletic department a unique and exciting experience."
Horton and the Ducks are coming off their first appearance in the NCAA Super Regional since the program's reinstatement in 2009. That Super Regional - which the Ducks hosted at PK Park in Eugene -- was also the eighth of Horton's head coaching career.
Oregon finished the 2012 campaign with the most single-season wins in program history (46-19). The Ducks' .708 winning percentage was the best for the program since the 1965 squad went 27-8-1 (.764). UO's third-place conference finish was also the best for the program since the 1978 team finished second in the Northern Division.
With Horton overseeing the pitching for the first time during his tenure at UO, Alex Keudell and Jimmie Sherfy combined to win seven All-American awards. Keudell was also voted the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year - a first for a Duck.
Since his first season as a NCAA Division I head coach at Cal State Fullerton in 1997, Horton has had 24 student-athletes receive All-American honors in addition to 103 Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft picks.
During his tenure with Cal State Fullerton, Horton compiled an overall record of 490-212-1 (.698) and oversaw six appearances to the College World Series. That postseason run included back-to-back berths to Omaha in 2006 and 2007 as well as 2003 and 2004.
"I hope to remain the coach of this growing program until I choose to retire," Horton added. "We have more work to do to obtain the goals of the players and coaches. The university, the community, along with our great donors and administration, deserve the best."


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TWO goals in each half saw first division Castle Combe ease into the semi-finals of this season Chantry Digital Ltd-sponsored Knockout Cup after they defeated second division opponents Bradford United Reserves 4-0.
Bradford, who caused an upset when they beat first division Lamb 1-0 in the previous rund, were unable to conjure up another magical performance as a first half double from Matt White gave Combe a 2-0 half-time lead.
The second half mirrored the first with first Will Gale getting his name on the scoresheet to make it 3-0 and then Jack Sanderson rounding things off when he added the fourth from the penalty spot.
Bradford missed out on the chance of a consolation when Elliot Hinton missed from the penalty spot.
Combe will play the winners of Westbury United Reserves and White Horse in the semi-finals.
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POLICE today hope to formally identify a body found on North Yorkshire moorland during the search for missing pensioner Barbara Colling.
Mrs Colling, 68, from Helmsley, went missing on Monday, January 28, sparking a huge search effort supported by hundreds of volunteers in the area around the town.
North Yorkshire Police confirmed that a body had been discovered by a member of the public on Hawnby Moor, in the North York Moors National Park, at about 10.45am yesterday.
The person who made the discovery, who was not part of a search party, alerted the force. The body has yet to be formally identified, but Mrs Colling's family have been informed and the search has been stood down.
Last weekend, search and rescue teams from across the north-east of England helped scour the area around Helmsley and the North York Moors for the missing pensioner, who suffered from dementia and was last seen walking along the B1257 at Abbotts Hag.
House-to-house inquiries were carried out and outbuildings searched, while an appeal was made for a witness who may have exchanged waves with Mrs Colling when he drove past her to come forward, but police had said in recent days that there was "very little chance" of finding her alive.
Insp Andy Everitt, of the Malton Safer Neighbourhood Team, who has been leading the search, said yesterday: "I would like to thank everybody who has helped in the search for Barbara Colling over the last two weeks. Their assistance has been fantastic and greatly appreciated."
As we reported on Monday, Mrs Colling's daughter, Lizzy Firmin, thanked those who took part in the search for their "overwhelming support".


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Hello All,
Normally I meditate sitting on a chair or on a cushion but today I decided to mix it up and try the couch. I have been reluctant to do this because I had assumed that the couch would be considered a luxurious extreme, thus missing the Middle Way. I didn't fall asleep though, there was a bit of dullness at first but as I got settled in my mindfulness got very sharp and had one of the deepest meditations yet. Has anyone else had success meditating on a couch? Is this not the right way to approach meditation or is it okay?


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Brooklyn Animal Care Center
2336 Linden Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11208
Staten Island Animal Care Center
3139 Veterans Road West
Staten Island, NY 10309
Adoption Hours: Noon to 7PM, 7 days a week
Closed on all Holidays and Training Days, as listed on our website (http://nycacc.org/Locations.htm).
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Popular property highlights
Situated near the airport, this hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Lake Taylor Hospital and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Norfolk Botanical Garden. Norfolk Premium Outlets and Sentara Leigh Hospital are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. Free WiFi in public areas is provided, as well as free self parking, a free airport shuttle, and a free shopping center shuttle. Additionally, a health club, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/café are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 250 rooms provide comforts like pillowtop beds and premium bedding, along with free WiFi, free wired Internet, and MP3 docks. Guests will also find cable TV, room service, and coffee makers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Norfolk Airport
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Norfolk Airport provides an outdoor pool and a health club. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measuring 10000 square feet (929 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and concierge services. An area shuttle within 3 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times are complimentary for guests. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Norfolk Airport has designated areas for smoking.
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Express check-in
- Total number of rooms - 250
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Number of floors - 6
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Free airport transportation
- Wedding services
- Coffee shop or café
- Free shopping center shuttle
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Designated smoking areas
- Luggage storage
- One meeting room
- Shopping on site
- Outdoor pool
- Conference space size (meters) - 929
- Conference center
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Indoor pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Health club
- Pool umbrellas
- Multilingual staff
- Year Built 1985
- Free area shuttle
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 10000
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Long-term parking (surcharge), Free self parking, Valet parking (surcharge), Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Video-game console
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Pillowtop mattress
- Cribs/infant beds available
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My Aunt sent me this link.
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Hi Tom, Really interesting link. Makes you wonder if the cure is not out there already. I believe the protocal of managing this disease is just around the corner. It just needs to come to the fore front and the government needs to fast track approval on some of the trials for those patients willing to take the risk. In my opinion it is not anymore risky than deciding to go to war. I better stop before I get in to politics.
God Bless,
Jeff G.
The truth is a cure has probably already discovered but has been silenced from the pharm industry. I am not usually a conspiracy theorist, but I do believe cancer treatment is being held back by people who benefit from the status quo. I had dinner with a professor who told me his collegue had developed a treatment for a specific type of breast cancer that really worked (not for all breast cancer, just one type). She sold it to a drug company and years later nothing has been done with it. When she asked why it was apparently not profitable as it helped only one type so she tried to buy the rights back but was denied. I wonder how many other treatments are just lingering around, hiding. It makes me sad.
Kris.......I agree with you 100%. Just look at the billions the tobacco company is now paying in fines, but did they or did the government stop the sale or ensure the safety. The answer is no of coarse. It wouldn't be economically good would it? Oh!, I truley deep down inside know the cures for a lot of diseases exsist and the Government I feel has a hand in it as well. Like you said, it makes me sad.
Jeff G.
I hate the whole "industry" of illness. I wish nonprofits would focus their grants for a bit on non-patentable treatments and research-for example natural treatments and immunology stuff like is happening in Germany. I always hear about how much is spent on drug development, then I think about that governments, universities, and nonprofits from around the world invest in medical research-but only industry gets the profits. I wonder when a company says it costs X to develop a new drug, how much of that does the drug company pay for as a cost (not including what they donate through tax incentive programs)?
But wouldnt it be wonderful if we had genuine scientific studies on vitamin c, co-Q10, and others? Plus more an Avemar. Wouldnt it be wonderful if there was enough real scientific, published information, that we could then fight to get these things covered by insurance. Or at least, we would know for sure that what we are doing is really helping.
Sorry for the somewhat political rant. I just get frustrated that we are all left in limbo and these types of studies would be so much cheaper to finance, yet (except for Avemar) there have been few good published and researched documentation. I understand that the Pharm industry would not finance such studies, but why not nonprofits?
I have always felt that the cost of medicinal drugs, especially the life-saving or life-extending drugs, is obscene. In my view it is impossible to make a case to justify costs of several thousand pounds (or dollars) per treatment particularly when looking at production costs. In my own working life I have audited the accounts of suppliers and manufacturers within the pharmaceuticals industry and what always struck me was how little regard the major drug companies have to the costs being charged to them by contractors. The reason for this is that, as a percentage of the final sales values, these production costs are negligible. I accept that R & D costs can be very high and that only a small number of the products that the companies start to develop are ever brought to the market. It is therefore necessary for the R & D costs to be recovered through sales. But what is the point in charging ridiculously high amounts for the drugs so that very few can take advantage of them? Would it not be better to substantially reduce the selling price which would result in far greater quantities being sold?
My little rant!
Alright Ron! My sediments exactly. You know, it's all about money, money, and more money! You know ,I don't have a pot too pee in ,well I do but you know what I mean. I have seen the inside of the wholesale to retail arena and you just would not believe the cost mark -up to us consumers. It don't matter what it is, the bigger the demand the higer the mark up. Then when it don't sell...1st it's sale time, then it's clearance sale time, then it's final blowout sale and the company still makes profit Ha! Well it's to far gone now. It'll never change. If we could only afford to hold out for the final blowout sale we could make a big dent in this fraudy supply and demand. Well, let's not lose sleep over it. I'm focusing on CC right now.
God Bless,
Jeff G.
There is also a article in Popular Science, June issue.
I had posted this some time ago. Thought it might fit into the present conversation.
There is very little research in re: to CC and I believe, these are some of the reasons:
The problem with cancer is the way it is researched.
In the past it was common for a clinician to come up with a hypothesis in re: to treatment and test it out in the lab. Not anymore. It requires large amounts of capital, which is almost impossible to come by and virtually nonexistent for anyone who has not spent his or her career in laboratory. (Researcher)
I believe that most research is done by the drug companies thus leaving out the researcher or clinician with a great idea but who has now way of funding further investigations. (This includes large medical institutions)
It takes about $1 billion dollars to bring a new drug to the market. The cost is staggering. So you can bet that there is not one pharmaceutical company willing to make this kind of investment without realizing a healthy return. They will try to bring a new drug on the market and have it patented in order to recoup their investment.
There may very well be products out there already in use, not protected by a patent, which could be highly effective to the patient, and for minimal cost, but they have not been tested further since the money for clinical trials and other evolving costs will not justify the return on anyone
I very much agree with Marion. We live in a society that wants to earn more money every year, make higher profits every year, buy more expensive things all the time. All is about money, not about humanity. Research? O.k., but the outcome must be profitable.
In our case, the bile duct cancer is only a low percentage of all cancers (7%). To spend a lot of money in research is not going to put researchers and money-providers high on the list of lifesavers or moneymakers.
I dived into the life of Dr. Coley of the Sloan Kettering Institute in N.Y. At the end of the 1800's he accidentally discovered how well hyperthermy worked for brain tumors. Doctors from all over the world came to him to learn more. Death rate in his hospital on brain tumors went down. Then radiology and chemotherapy were discovered. That was the chance for hospitals to get some shiny, beautiful new devices and show off the newest technologies. Death rate went up again, but nobody seemed to notice. Dr. Coley died and now, in 2008, even Sloan Kettering doesnot even know anything about hyperthermy any more. After having written to them asking a number of questions I think they don't even remember his name.
For all of us, patients and caregivers, this is tough to chew on.
Therefore, fully live and enjoy every good day.
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Woodcrest Elementary School has a new sports court.
Students, staff, a representative from Hoffman Weber Construction, Inc., and volunteers from Emmanuel Christian Center in Spring Lake Park gathered Oct. 11 at the court for a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The 40- by 60-foot court, located just south of the school building, was donated by Hoffman Weber.
"It seemed like a good way to give back," said Joe Hoffman, president of the Fridley construction firm, in an interview.
Hoffman was raised in a nearby trailer park and was aware of the school and neighborhood needs.
Cost for the court, made of suspended honeycombed plastic, was $5,000.
Installation started in August and was finished in September.
Custom Construction Services of Minneapolis provided its concrete-pouring services gratis.
Volunteers from Hoffman Weber and from the church installed the court. The school has a student mentoring partnership with Emmanuel Christian Center.
Hoffman learned Woodcrest had applied for a grant for the court and had been turned down. He further learned of the school's needs from a pastor at ECC.
"So we decided to step in," he said. "We figured it was our duty to step in."
His company's mission is to give to people who can't help themselves and don't have the resources, specifically, children, he said.
Woodcrest, a K-3 school, will use the court for recess and physical education classes, Principal Judi Kahoun said in an interview.
"We know our community uses it when school is out of session," she said. "On any given night, there can be up to 50 youth from the neighborhoods using the sports court and, then, playing soccer in our fields."
Hoffman Weber also donated soccer goals and physical education equipment to Woodcrest.
The court will provide fun and exercise for children instead of their "getting into trouble," Hoffman said.
"It sounded like the thing to do – to have a big impact on the kids."
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Once again, the Indianapolis Wallflowers are losing the offseason. There's this huge free agent party raging around them -- Adam Schefter has gotten more airtime recently than John Boehner -- and the Wallflowers are kicking back and watching, as per usual.
That's fine by me. And really, it ought to be fine by most sober-minded Colts fans.
Every March (in a normal year), the league's other 31 teams go nuts, throwing money -- sometimes stupid money -- at free agents, generating all the big headlines while appeasing their fan base. The Washington Redskins routinely toss cash at undeserving free agents, get their fans all hot and bothered, then go 6-10 every season.
The Colts?
They re-sign most of their own guys. Maybe they add a spare part here and there when the bargains become available later in free agency, but for the most part, they are the Indy Wallflowers. While Bill Polian did the free agent thing early in his tenure as Colts president when the team needed to add bodies -- Chad Bratzke, Chad Cota, some other guys named Chad -- he has generally been a spectator during free agent season.
Big names? Adam Vinatieri, who worked out great. Corey Simon, who didn't. There have been some midlevel guys, notably Montae Reagor and Brandon Stokley, but by and large, the Colts don't play that game.
And it has worked. Or did I miss something?
They won 12 or more games a record seven consecutive years, and maybe most remarkably, won 10 games last year with half their starters in civilian clothes.
Yeah, it's boring, and it doesn't make for sexy headlines, but you can't argue with the philosophy. Chris Polian, who is in charge now, would be a clod to try to reinvent the wheel here. And it's not like he has much room to play around: The Colts are up against the salary cap, whether fans like the choices they've made or not. And with Peyton Manning's contract number still up in the air, there's not a lot of certainty. Whatever the quarterback gets -- $20 million, $25 million or the gross national product of Mongolia -- there won't be much wiggle room for a franchise that's already paying several other stars big dollars.
On paper, yes, a lot of the Colts' biggest opponents have gotten better. The Patriots made a low-risk, high-reward acquisition in defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. The Texans added Johnathan Joseph to their putrid secondary.
I also think the Colts have gotten better.
They will have Dallas Clark. And Anthony Gonzalez. And Melvin Bullitt. And Austin Collie. And Jerraud Powers. And Kelvin Hayden. All those players missed significant time, and this group still won 10 games.
Would I feel better if Joseph Addai came back? Absolutely.
Would I like to see the return of Ryan Diem, likely at a diminished contract number? Absolutely.
Would I be thrilled if they turned to bargain free agency later and added a kick returner and got some depth at defensive tackle and in the secondary? Absolutely.
Are you getting tired of all these parenthetical questions? Absolutely.
But this is far from a finished product, and Chris Polian is far from massaging this roster. I don't expect any headline-makers these next few weeks, but I don't expect them to sit around and play solitaire the whole time, either.
"One of the things we do is try to look at our own guys who we value," coach Jim Caldwell said Friday.
"The culture here is to build the team through the draft. That's always been the case and will always be the case. There are teams who live in the free agent market; we're not one of those. And we've put together some pretty competitive teams."
I hear the argument and understand it: The window of opportunity is closing. The marquee players are getting up there in age, and there's ample concern about the health of Manning.
But it's too early to panic or drop-kick a tried-and-true philosophy. Every year, we head into camp concerned about this, concerned about that, and then somebody who played sparingly the year before, or some no-name rookie free agent out of Where's That State, emerges and becomes a major contributor.
Maybe if we're sitting here two, three years from now, with the end in sight of the Manning era, you clear the cap space to add a big-time free agent who fills an area of need. But not yet.
As team owner Jim Irsay tweeted recently. "We didn't make a NFL record 9 straight playoff births with bad cap management n dumb signings of other people's problems,we like 2 pay r own".
The Wallflowers will once again lose during free agency season. And you know they're going to lose in preseason, a time when they routinely go winless or win a single game and give rise to the usual level of panic.
Then they'll win 10 to 12 games and have a chance to reach and even win a Super Bowl.
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Wall Hanging made from the side of a genuine Antique Cast Iron Sewing Machine Stand. "Household" brand name. circa 1873-1906. The wall hanging measures approx. 17 inches wide x 28 inches tall.
Between 1873 to 1884, the Providence Tool Company of Providence, Rhode Island, manufactured "Household" brand sewing machines. In 1885, the company relocated to Dayton, Ohio and became the Household Sewing Machine Company. The company continued to manufacture sewing machines at its new location until going out of business in 1906.
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Topic: Gem/Cis Cycles
I am asking for comments/opinions. Is there a defined standard number of cycles of Gem/Cis ?
In meeting with our oncologist, she recommended 8 cycles of Gem/Cis and then switching to only gemcitibene because of the effects of cisplatin (and other platinum based drugs) on the kidneys.
We are currently in the 5th cycle and my wife (ICC) is managing the chemo well. As of Monday, July 30, all blood work looks good (even a significant reduction in the CA19-9 marker). And, as mentioned in earlier posts, the CT scan on July 1, after cycle 3, confirmed the chemo is having a positive impact on the liver tumors and lymph nodes.
I thought I've read posts from others who have gone through many more than 8 Gem/Cis cycles. I am not sure if her suggestion of stopping cisplatin is based on other studies, personal experience, etc.
As an aside, it has also been suggested by another doctor to switch to radioembolization after the 8 rounds of Gem/Cis. We are going to explore that option as well. The next scheduled CT scan will be after cycle 6 so we have some time to research our next course of action.


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Children's Health
Miss Shaped and Large Head in Infants
I have an 11 month old child. Atbirth his head was normall size with a slight lump on one side.This gradually got worse and more miss shaped,so he was refered to a pediatriion who also said his head size had incresed and was on the large side for a child his age, and the miss shaped head was worse than he would like.He asked for a ultrasound wich was ok,he then requested Ct wich there was something thay wanted to check better so the asked for MRI which came back normall. My sons headis 49.3 cmat 11 months and still very miss shapes head and face,my pediatrition is saying he just wants to keep an eye on it for the next year, but I am very worried as I can see that is not ok.Isthere any thing that the MRI would not show up?
What a stressful time for you and your son! I believe your concern is well-founded because of his large head size as well as the ongoing malformation. The misshapen head and asymmetrical facial features commonly signal craniosynostosis, or early fusion of the cranial sutures. As you likely already know, the baby's skull bones are an assembly of bony plates that are not normally fused into a single rigid enclosure for the brain. This is nature's way of helping mothers to birth their infants by allowing the bones to slide over one another and change contour to aid transit out of the uterus through the birth canal. It also accommodates the rapid brain growth that occurs in the first two years of life, also known as the "brain growth spurt period."
Plotting your son's head circumference on a 2000 CDC growth chart for male infants shows his head size to be well above the 95th percentile. This means that few 11-month-old males would have a head size larger than your son's, and your son's head size is much larger than almost all 11-month old males.
It is certainly reassuring that the cranial ultrasound, CT-Scan, and MRI images appear to be normal. This suggests that there is no underlying structural problem in your son's brain and no build up of fluid in his ventricles compressing his brain tissue. It is also encouraging that you have not mentioned any developmental delays.
However, the fact that the skull deformity and facial asymmetry are persisting and worsening, suggests that there may be an underlying bony problem that has not yet been identified. It is possible for there to be a small bony bridge securing skull pieces together that has not been seen on imaging or that the CT scan was not a three-dimensional CT scan, the gold standard for diagnosing craniosynostosis.
It is possible that he has inherited the gene for macrocephaly, or large head, in which there is nothing abnormal at all in the brain. The child will have a prominent forehead that rounds outward and more fluid than most children have buffering the frontal part of the brain, but that is it. That still does not identify the underlying cause for notable facial and skull asymmetry.
So I would recommend that you ask for a referral or do a self-referral for your son to a pediatric neurosurgeon or neurologist at a good children's hospital near you. These specialists will be able to identify any true cause for concern. Even if it is mainly a cosmetic issue, it is a good idea to learn about what can be done and when it should be done. Sometimes these children simply need a head-shaping helmet. I think this is is the only route left to getting a definitive answer to your concerns and to preventing potential harm to your son's development from an untreated problem that could ultimately limit brain growth and function.
I hope this information proves helpful to you. If you are put on a long waiting list, try another children's hospital or ask your son's doctor to intercede for a quicker appointment. I also hope you find a terrific pediatric specialist who can meet your son's needs and yours quickly.
Medina, L.S. (Ed.) (2010). Evidence-based imaging in pediatrics. San Francisco: Springer.
Legido, A., & Piatt, J.H. (Eds.) (2009). Clinical pediatric neurosciences for primary care. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Rep. Sam Farr said Wednesday he hoped Republicans and Democrats could work together in the wake of a general election that kept the federal government politically divided.
Farr, D-Carmel, said he will use his 11th term in Congress to push for passage of the five-year-old farm bill and complete projects in Marina and Salinas — but said he is most focused on the coming weeks.
"We have five trains heading for the same spot," he said of spending cuts and tax changes scheduled for Jan. 1. "When they collide, it is going to be a huge train wreck."
He said the five "trains" are more than $1 trillion in across-the-board cuts over 10 years agreed to under last year's debt-ceiling deal, cuts to Medicare, changes to tax rates, another debt-ceiling agreement and passage of the farm bill.
Farr, who beat Republican Jeff Taylor by 46 percent Tuesday, said he will have to wait and see if the gridlock that characterized Congress this past year would continue in the coming months and into the next session.
"The pressure is on them to make some changes," he said of Republicans.
Farr acknowledged Democrats need to "get along better with our Republican colleagues," but said Tuesday's election sent a clear message.
"We're hoping the right wing that's been able to just beat up on Obama every single day we've been back there," he said, "will realize they've been thoroughly trounced."
Efforts to reach the Monterey County Republican Party were unsuccessful.
G. Terry Madonna, director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, said rank-and-file Democrats in the GOP-controlled House will have "very little impact" in the next session.
He said Farr's seniority may help him, but he did not find Wednesday statements from Republican House Speaker John Boehner or Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid encouraging.
Although Boehner and Reid pledged bipartisanship, Madonna found two statements indicative of a gridlocked Congress. Boehner said House Republicans would not approve tax hikes and Reid said voters want higher taxes on the wealthy.
Madonna said the first six months of the new Congress will be "a test to see if our government still functions."
Yet historian David Anderson, a professor in the Global Studies Department at CSU Monterey Bay, said that historically, "the ball is in the court" of the party that has a two-term president.
He said Obama's victory gave House Democrats such as Farr the opportunity to "get their house in order" by "leveraging power" from having their candidate elected a second time.
Farr said some of his goals in the House were seeing a Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint clinic built in Marina, construction of a new agriculture research station in Salinas and to continue work on the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Trail, child nutrition and immigration reform issues.
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If you are planning a trip to the cemetery to clean some headstones, you should check out this advice from Roy Dixon. Roy is an authority because he designs and creates hand carved memorials for Leyda, Burrus and Metz Monument Company in Burlington, Iowa. Roy has been a regular reader of iPentimento for a while now and to show my appreciation, I would like to introduce you to his website and show you what a talented artist he is.
Just a little side note from me. I once read about an intrepid genealogist who was out in a farm field and she had the idea to use flour to make the writing on an old stone show up more clearly. This was not a very good idea though. There were cattle in the field and even though the stones had some fencing around them, the cows were crazy to get to that flour. You guessed it, they made their way through the fencing, and proceeded to lick that flour off the stones. That wouldn't have been so bad, but it also damaged the stones and knocked some over. So, never use flour on the stones. Instead, use your common sense. Or, binoculars?
Below is an older photo of my husband's Great Great Grandfather John Whitmore's old headstone prior to 1997 when the Medal of Honor Society arranged for a new one to be place on his grave.


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Born in Staffordshire, Lucy Crowe studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She has
established herself as one of the leading lyric sopranos of her generation.
Her operatic roles include Servilia (La clemenza di Tito) at the Metropolitan
Opera; Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Gilda (Rigoletto), and Belinda
(Dido and Aeneas) for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Sophie (Der
Rosenkavalier) for the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, and the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden; Gilda for the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Rosina (Il barbiere di
Siviglia), Poppea (Agrippina), and Drusilla (L'incoronazione di
Poppea) for the English National Opera; Dorinda (Orlando) in Lille, Paris,
and for the Opéra de Dijon; and The Fairy Queen and the title role in The
Cunning Little Vixen for Glyndebourne Festival Opera. She made her US debut as
Iole in Handel's Hercules at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
In concert, Ms. Crowe has performed with many of the world's finest conductors and
orchestras, including the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Antonio
Pappano; Australian Chamber Orchestra under Richard Tognetti; The Philadelphia Orchestra
under Yannick Nézet-Séguin; the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood under Stéphane
Denève; the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons, Edward Gardner,
Emmanuelle Haïm, and Sakari Oramo; the Konzerthausorchester Berlin under Iván Fischer; the
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Sir Charles Mackerras and Richard Egarr; the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Mr. Mackerras and Mr. Nézet-Séguin; The English Concert
under Trevor Pinnock, Andrew Manze, and Laurence Cummings; The Sixteen under Harry
Christophers; the Gabrieli Consort under Paul McCreesh; and the Monteverdi Orchestra under
Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
Festival appearances include the Aldeburgh, Edinburgh, and Mostly Mozart festivals, as
well as the Salzburg Festival with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra under the direction
of Sir John Eliot Gardiner in Haydn's Creation. Ms. Crowe has given recitals at
the Brighton, Belfast, Norfolk, and Norwich festivals, and at London's St.
Martin-in-the-Fields and Wigmore Hall.
Her recordings include Handel's Il pastor fido, in addition to a Handel and
Vivaldi disc with La Nuova Musica under David Bates for Harmonia Mundi. She has also
recorded a Lutosławski disc with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Edward Gardner, Handel's
Alceste with Christian Curnyn and the Early Opera Company, and Eccles's
The Judgement of Paris (all for Chandos); and a solo Handel disc, ll caro
Sassone, with Harry Bicket and The English Concert (Harmonia Mundi).
Future engagements include concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Mark
Elder, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and the
Philharmonia Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen. Current and future operatic engagements
include Iole in Toronto; Adina (L'elisir d'amore) for the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden; and returns to the English National Opera, Glyndebourne, and Metropolitan
One of Britain's most exciting pianists, Anna Tilbrook has collaborated with leading
singers and instrumentalists, including James Gilchrist, Ian Bostridge, Lucy Crowe, Mark
Padmore, Sarah Tynan, Victoria Simmonds, Emma Bell, Barbara Hannigan, Willard White, and
Natalie Clein, as well as the Fitzwilliam, Sacconi, Elias, Coull, Puertas, and Barbirolli
string quartets. Since her debut at Wigmore Hall in 1999, she has become a regular artist
at all the leading concert halls and festivals. She has also accompanied José Carreras,
Angela Gheorghiu, and Bryn Terfel in televised concerts.
Recent engagements include performances at London's Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, and St.
John's Smith Square, as well as at the Leicester International, Aldeburgh, Cheltenham,
Oxford Lieder, Three Choirs, Alte Oper Frankfurt, and Teatro Romano festivals, among
Ms. Tilbrook has collaborated with tenor James Gilchrist since 1997, and they have made a
series of highly praised recordings of English songs for Linn Records, including Vaughan
Williams's On Wenlock Edge, song cycles by Gerald Finzi, My Beloved is Mine:
Song Cycles by Benjamin Britten, and the songs of Lennox Berkeley (for Chandos). For
Orchid, they have made critically acclaimed recordings of the Schubert song cycles Die
schöne Müllerin (a Gramophone Editor's Choice),
Schwanengesang (with Beethoven's An die Ferne Geliebte), and
Winterreise, which BBC Music Magazine chose as its disc of the month
for its 2011 Christmas edition.
Ms. Tilbrook regularly coaches young artists at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In
June 2011, she performed in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia for the Aldeburgh
Festival in Snape, Amsterdam, and Luxembourg with a cast that featured Angelika
Kirchschlager and Ian Bostridge, conducted by Oliver Knussen.
Lucy Crowe and Ms. Tilbrook have collaborated on many recital projects throughout the past
10 years. They recently performed a program of French songs at the Musée des Tissus in
Ms. Tilbrook studied at the University of York and the Royal Academy of Music, where she
was made an associate in 2009.
Future projects include recording the Schumann song cycles for Linn records, curating a
series of concerts at St. John's Smith Square, and performing recitals at Wigmore Hall with
Lucy Crowe and James Gilchrist.


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Monday, April 1, 2002 - 09:04 to Sunday, April 21, 2002 - 09:04
Monday, April 1, 2002 - 09:04
Exhibition Date:
1 Apr 2002 -21 Apr 2002
School Year:
2001 - 2002
Faulconer Gallery
At the beginning of the 20th century, German artists assumed many different roles as they used their art to push the boundaries of a world in which they were inevitably grounded. This exhibition focuses on the German Expressionist printmakers as tightrope walkers; as those who daringly undertook great risk in trying to rise above that ground to transform society at large. The exhibition includes prints from the John L. and Roslyn Bakst Goldman Collection of German Expressionist Prints, acquired by Grinnell College through the generosity of the Goldmans and an anonymous donor, in 2001. The Exhibition Seminar was directed by Associate Professor of Art Jenny Anger.


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Topic: Gas pains and bloating!
I had a whipple operation on 11-9-07 . I had three different Chemo Treatments plus Radiation and happy to report that as of now all the Cat Scans and Blood Work show me to be Cancer Free now. There have been some bodily changes that I now have to live with which include taking digestive enzymes with every meal to help me absorb my food. How ever I do have an on going problem with gas and or bloating on a regular basis. It can be pretty intense at times, I have tried various gas reducing products to try and remedy this problem but they do not always work. If anyone has run into this problem I would appreciate your output on the matter. Thanks, John.


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So its that time of the year again where I have about as many birthday parties to attend to as there are days in a week...which makes me run a little low in terms of ideas for b-day gifts.
luckily they are all my female co-workers, and i have a tendency to buy better gifts for girls than guys *seriously...what can you buy a guy these days that doesn't cost $300+ and be good?*
so I'm open for any and all suggestions as to what i can give as gifts for female co-workers...some are better friends then others but i'd like to keep the gifts as "unfriendly" as possible knowing how they have some posessive boyfriends who have a tendency to get a bit weird when i'm around their girlfriends...
I don't plan on spending big bucks due to many reasons...something around $10-$20 value


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Il Trovatore
- What:
- Nobility, gypsies, murders, curses, kidnappings, a suicide, and a love triangle-all combined with a sensational Verdi score-no wonder this opera has been bringing audiences to their feet since its premiere. The opera is jam-packed with show stopping music including the legendary "Anvil Chorus".
- Where:
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Kansas City MO
- Category:
- Performing Arts
- When:
- Wednesday, November 7 @ 7:30 pm
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Carlos Ruiz and Oh For Shame
"Of course for Philadelphia, I mean they're not fooling around even though they have 16 runs. Every base hit, that's food on the table. You think Ruiz doesn't have the idea right now as if it's the big at bat in the World Series? He sees a couple of ribbies out there." -- Vin Scully
The goal of a hitter is (except in the few situations that call for altruism) to produce big numbers. The obstacle in the hitter's way is the pitcher, who is exceptionally skilled at suppressing big numbers. Every so often, the obstacle goes away and is replaced by Skip Schumaker. To help you keep these things straight:
Every hitter has the advantage against Skip Schumaker pitching; he might get some people out (Batter against Skip Schumaker : Mario with Invincibility star :: striking out : running off a cliff) but he is persistently worse than the hitter. Hitters against Skip Schumaker should produce big numbers. And, just as with the invincibility star, the advantage wears off. Most players will never get to hit against Skip Schumaker, or against any position player on the mound. You only get one shot. Do not miss your chance to blow, this opportunity comes once in a lifetime.
And so here's the weirdest thing:
That's Carlos Ruiz taking a 2-2 pitch from Schumaker. It was called a ball, and it was rightly called a ball, a little bit high. Ruiz shouldn't have necessarily counted on it being called a ball. A few pitches earlier, Delmon Young took a first-pitch "cutter" that was more than four inches outside, and the umpire half-heartedly called it a strike.
But even getting past the fact that Carlos Ruiz was apparently perfectly willing to risk being called out on strikes against Skip Schumaker is the fact that Ruiz wasn't dying to swing at that pitch, and at any pitch Schumaker threw near him, with two runners in scoring position and two outs in a game his team led by 15 runs. He's not alone. The morning before Schumaker pitched in this game, I happened to be looking at o-swing rates for pitchers. Schumaker, who had pitched earlier in the season against the Rockies, was the only pitcher in the game with an o-swing rate of zero. Nobody expanded the zone even a little bit against him in the first outing.
I don't know who would be happy watching batters take close pitches in this situation. Here's Mark McGwire after Ruiz's take above:
After this take by Jonathan Herrera,
we got this reaction by superfan [name unknown]:
And after John Mayberry took this 3-2 pitch
we got the longest Pitcher Face shot I've ever seen, the full length of which is actually about 20 percent longer than you see here:
So why do these batters take these pitches? My guess is that Ted Williams answered this question when he was asked why he didn't expand his zone in situations where a hit was more valuable than a walk. From Leonard Koppett's "The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball,"
There have been, as far as I can tell, five position players who have pitched this season: Schumaker (twice), Casper Wells, David Murphy, Alberto Gonzalez, and Anthony Recker. They have thrown 106 pitches, just 44 in the zone. Of the 62 wayward throws, batters have swung at just 11 -- or, at 18 percent, well, well below the league average, around 30 percent. Of course, we would expect batters to have the ability to swing at far fewer pitches outside the zone against these non-pitchers. They're not seeing good breaking balls or high velocity, so they won't be fooled nearly as often, and non-pitchers miss by much larger margins than pitchers, so many of these balls are awful balls. On the other hand, we might expect batters to choose to swing at far more pitches outside the zone, especially considering that these games are the tail end of blowouts, played before just a handful of fans, against a pitcher who would probably appreciate some mercy. Unwritten rules alone, you would figure, would dictate swings, even if personal ambition isn't enough.
Shoot, maybe the unwritten rules go just the opposite way, and a home run against a non-pitcher is distasteful. Y'all can do whatever you want, what do I care. SMDH baseball.
Sam Miller is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @SamMillerBB
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John Carter
What other plausible explanation is there for why batters don't swing at those close-to-the-zone pitches from non-pitchers besides Ted Williams'? I guess his imprint is in the Orthodox Book on Hitting that is required studying when you sign with a Major League organization.
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Tolleson hopes to start throwing by end of month
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers reliever Shawn Tolleson received an epidural injection for a bulging disk in his lower back on Tuesday and said he hopes to resume throwing within two weeks.
Tolleson made only one appearance after being called up to replace the injured Zack Greinke on the roster, walking both batters he faced on Friday night. But his back was already bothering him.
He said it is an aggravation of an injury he sustained in January. He believes it flared up between a Thursday night save for Albuquerque and his Friday night appearance for the Dodgers in Arizona. In between, the Isotopes flew to Omaha, bussed to Iowa, then he flew to Dallas en route to Phoenix.
"From all of that, it got tight," he said. "After I pitched Friday night, it got really bad."
Tolleson still has pain down his left leg, a typical symptom of a disk pressing on a nerve. He's already compared notes with Isotopes teammate Chris Withrow, who missed two weeks of Spring Training with the same injury.
"The epidural should help a lot and I'll fly to Arizona tomorrow to rehab," Tolleson said. "As soon as I'm feeling good, I'll jump back into throwing. I'm thinking two weeks."
He's been replaced in the bullpen by Josh Wall.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter and Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Dear Members,
Abhidhamma View : Dependent Arising 9-11
[Presented by Dr.Tep Sastri @ SariputtaDhamma/JTN/Mult]
CMA VIII, p. 298:
(9) Dependent on clinging arises existence: There are two kinds of existence --the kammically active process of existence (kammabhava), and the passive or resultant process of existence (upapattibhava). Active existence denotes the twenty-nine types of wholesome and unwholesome volition, or all wholesome and unwholesome kamma that leads to new existence. Resultant existence denotes the thirty kinds of resultant cittas, their associated cetasikas, and material phenomena born of kamma.
Clinging is a condition for active existence because, under the influence of clinging, one engages in action that is accumulated as kamma. Clinging is a condition for resultant existence because that same clinging leads one back into the round of rebirth in a state determined by one's kamma.
(10) Dependent on existence arise birth: Here birth(jaati) means the rising of the mundane resultant cittas, their cetasikas, and kamma-born matter in a new life in one or another realm of existence. The essential condition for the occurrence of a future birth lies in wholesome and unwholesome kamma, that is, in present kammically active existence.
(11) Dependent on arise decay-and-death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair: Once birth has occurred, there inevitably follow decay-and-death and all the other kinds of suffering between birth and death, such as sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair. All this suffering is rooted in birth, thus birth is singled out as their principal condition.
Thus arises this whole mass of suffing: The whole mass of suffing mentioned in step (11) arises through the concatenation of interdependent conditioning and conditioned states described in the formula.
Love Buddha's dhamma,


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