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Public Hearing Notice: Proposed Amendment to the Huntington Conservation Plan
The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the FCRHA Board Room of One University Plaza, 4500 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia, on a proposed amendment to the Huntington Conservation Plan (Plan).
The proposed Plan amendment is requested to bring its standards for the Huntington community land parcel, identified in the County Comprehensive Plan as Land Unit T, bounded by Huntington Avenue, Biscayne Drive, Glendale Terrace and Blaine Drive, into conformance with the zoning and planning requirements contained in the current Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan.
Following is a summary of the proposed change to the Huntington Conservation Plan, the current version of which was approved by the Board of Supervisors on March 30, 1976 and amended on March 21, 2001:
Section VIII C - Specific Regulations: Subsection 3.Regulations Applicable to Mixed Use and Institutional Facilities, paragraph e –
[Following the existing paragraph, insert the following as paragraph e]
Notwithstanding any other language in the Conservation Plan, the area bounded by Huntington Avenue, Biscayne Drive, Glendale Terrace and Blaine Drive is planned for transit oriented mixed use with an FAR up to a maximum of 3.0, incorporating approximately 75% residential, 20% office, and 5% retail uses with a significant portion of workforce housing. Building heights adjacent to Huntington Avenue closest to the Metro station should not exceed 120 feet, transitioning to lower building heights toward Glendale Terrace. High rise residential and office buildings along Huntington Avenue should incorporate street level community retail uses and a pedestrian friendly streetscape with convenient sidewalk access to the Metro station. Buildings along Glendale Terrace limited in height to 40 feet or less should be used as a transition to the adjacent neighborhood. Development along Glendale Terrace should be compatible in scale and architectural treatments to the surrounding residential neighborhood, incorporating sidewalk connections to the Metro and a pedestrian friendly streetscape. To encourage consolidation, portions may seek rezoning without the need for the entire block to be included at one time, provided that the applicant can demonstrate that any unconsolidated parcels would be able to develop in conformance with the Plan.Development within this area should also include the following:
• Creative storm water management techniques;
• Green building design to meet the criteria for certification as LEED Silver;
• Integration of urban park features within the site; and
• Consistency with the Policy Plan, Parks and Recreation, Objective 6 Policies.
The current Huntington Conservation Plan, as revised in 2001, is
available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rha/huntingtonplan.pdf
; the proposed revisions can be found at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rha/amendment_huntingtonplan.pdf.
Hard copies of the existing plan and proposed revisions are also
available at the Sherwood Hall Regional Library. For additional
information, contact Robert Fields in the Department of Housing and
Community Development at 703-246-5277, or TTY (703-385-3578).
Persons desiring to speak at the public hearing should call 703-246-5170. Written comments may be submitted to the FCRHA, in care of Robert Fields, DHCD, and 3700 Pender Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 or at the public hearing.
The FCRHA is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in all FCRHA programs, services, and activities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. To request special accommodations call 703-246-5101, or TTY 703-385-3578. Please allow 48 hours in advance of the hearing in order to make the necessary arrangements.


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Since the National Bureau of Economic Research determined that the last U.S. recession ended in June 2009, bank loan growth in the U.S. has been anemic. Growth averaged about 1.25% annually for a total loan growth of 4%, taking total loans outstanding at U.S. banks up from about $7.3 trillion to about $7.6 trillion.
Given the fact that this coincided with the greatest monetary intervention and lowest engineered cost of capital to banks and borrowers in U.S. history this level of growth is alarming. This issue is even more disturbing though when the performance of different types of loans is examined.
The value of first trust residential loans at U.S. banks in the fourth quarter of 2009 was about $1.74 trillion. Today it is only about $1.79 trillion. Even after residential real estate values declined by about a third and mortgage rates declined to their lowest in history, banks have only grown their mortgage assets by 3% in total in three years!
A home purchased in 2007 for $500,000 with a $100,000 down-payment of 20%, and financed with a mortgage of $400,000 at a 30-year fixed rate of 6.5%, carried a monthly principal and interest payment of $2,515.
That same house today, on average, can be purchased for $375,000. With a $75,000 down payment of 20%, a mortgage of $300,000, financed at 3.5% and carrying a monthly principal and interest payment of $1,343.
Since the housing bubble popped, the debt carry cost of newly financed or refinanced residential real estate declined by almost 50%, and yet, the housing market languishes.
The increase in housing activity this year, championed as an indication of secular growth again, and the stock prices of home building companies increased an average 50% to 100% this year.
Construction and development loans being made by banks to these same builders though declined by 12.5% over the same period. This trend continued every quarter since the recession ended three years ago. During that time these loans declined by more than 50%, from $450 billion to $210 billion.
Consistently over the past three years as well, home equity loans declined every quarter by a total of 15% today, second trusts declined by 43%, and personal loans declined by 50%.
The only two loan categories experiencing an increase over the past three years are credit card balances and auto loans. Credit card balances carried by banks increased about 60% and continue to increase. The default rate decreased by an even greater percentage. Auto loans increased by about 20% in the past few years.
Over the past 3 years on the commercial loan side, the value of commercial real estate loan balances and lease financing decreased by 3% and 5% respectively. Multifamily loans and farm loans increased by 7%. The only marked increases have been in commercial and industrial loans which increased about 20%.
These are all cumulative figures and indicate that banks are not lending and borrowers are not borrowing. In order for the economy to grow and the residual losses caused by the housing and financial crisis to be absorbed by banks and individuals, this must change.
It is unhealthy and unviable for an economy with a banking system relying almost exclusively on credit cards, farm loans and commercial and industrial loans for growth in debt capital to increase economic activity and supply jobs.


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Averaging $2.18 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in March, natural gas spot prices at the Henry Hub were at their lowest level since 1999. In the past few weeks, spot prices have traded below $2.00 per MMBtu, and NYMEX futures prices have been slightly above the spot prices. This month's STEO reduces the average price outlook for 2012 to $2.51 per MMBtu, a downward revision from the 2012 average price outlook of $3.17 per MMBtu expected in last month's STEO. Henry Hub prices have been on an overall downward trend since summer 2011, and March 2012 prices (as reported by Natural Gas Intelligence) declined on 16 of 22 trading days to end the month at $2.00 per MMBtu.
The average 2012 Henry Hub price represents a decline of $1.49 per MMBtu from the average 2011 price; similar declines also are expected for residential, commercial, and industrial prices, as well as for the price of natural gas delivered to electric power plants. Prices have fallen so far this year as a result of increased production and abundant supplies, coupled with reduced winter demand for natural gas due to warm weather, leading to record storage levels by the season's end.
(For the Week Ending Wednesday, April 11, 2012)
- With continued mild April temperatures and the fourth week of net storage injections in 2012, natural gas prices dropped again this week. The Henry Hub price closed at $1.91 per MMBtu on April 11, down 15 cents for the week.
- At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the May 2012 natural gas contract fell 15.7 cents per MMBtu for the week to close at $1.984 per MMBtu on April 11.
- Working natural gas in storage rose slightly last week to 2,487 billion cubic feet (Bcf) as of Friday, April 6, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR). An implied storage build of 8 Bcf for the week positioned storage volumes 888 Bcf above year-ago levels.
- The natural gas rotary rig count, as reported by Baker Hughes Incorporated a day early on April 5 due to the Good Friday holiday, decreased by 11 to 647 active units. Meanwhile, oil-directed rigs increased by 11 to 1,329 units, resuming the divergence between the two drilling objectives.
Movement in the Henry Hub day-ahead price reflected a widespread decrease in market prices in this week's cash market by falling 7.3 percent, from $2.06 per MMBtu the previous Wednesday to $1.91 per MMBtu yesterday. As the Spot Prices tab on the left shows, the Henry Hub cash price began its descent last Thursday at $1.98 per MMBtu and hit its low yesterday. In the same period, numerous other spot market pricing points also began dropping below the $2.00 mark.
At the NYMEX, the May 2012 contract fell from $2.141 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $1.984 per MMBtu yesterday, a decrease of 15.7 cents (7.3 percent). The May 2012 contract led the downturn in the futures market over the week and dipped below $2.00 for the first time in 10 years. The 3-Month Strip (average of May-June-July contracts) also reflected the price decline with a 15.9 cent loss for the week.
Nearly all downstream trading locations registered lower prices as mild weather loads continued this week. Spot prices at Transcontinental Pipeline's Zone 6 trading point for delivery into New York City, which started the week at $2.32 per MMBtu , showed a $0.23 per MMBtu price loss over the week (Wednesday to Wednesday) to close at $2.09 per MMBtu (down 9.9 percent). Over the same period, the Chicago citygate spot price registered an 18 cent per MMBtu price loss (from $2.20 per MMBtu last Wednesday), ending the week at $2.02 per MMBtu (down 8.2 percent).
In the midst of seasonal April temperatures throughout most of the country during the past week, total consumption decreased slightly. According to estimates from BENTEK Energy LLC (Bentek), domestic natural gas consumption fell by 0.7 percent from last week. The power sector led the decline, posting a 9.9 percent loss due to a decrease in power burn in all regions except the Pacific Northwest. However, the residential/commercial sector showed a 7.9 percent week-over-week gain, while the industrial sector registered a 1.2 percent increase.
Total supply was up slightly for the week due to a small increase in dry gas production. According to Bentek estimates, the week's average total natural gas supply posted a 0.1 percent increase from last week's level, led by a modest increase in dry gas production. Domestic weekly dry gas production averaged 63.9 Bcf per day, 0.3 percent higher than the previous week and 5.4 percent above this time last year. The increase in this week's dry gas production was offset by a 2.7 percent decrease in imports from Canada, which averaged 5.1 Bcf per day over the period. Imports from Canada stand 2.0 percent below year-ago volumes for the same week. There was a 0.6 percent decrease in supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during the week, where sendout averaged 289 MMcf per day; however, sendout volumes remain 56.6 percent below year-ago levels.
Working gas in storage increased to 2,487 Bcf as of Friday, April 6, according to EIA's WNGSR. This represents a net injection of 8 Bcf from the previous week. The injection this week is less than the five-year (2007-2011) average injection of 22 Bcf for the week, but slightly greater than last year's net injection of 7 Bcf. Working inventories are currently 888 Bcf greater than their levels last year at this time and 920 Bcf greater than the five-year average.
Inventories increased in the East and West Regions and declined in the Producing Region. Inventories this report week in the East and West increased by 7 and 4 Bcf, respectively, while inventories in the Producing Region declined by 3 Bcf. Working inventories in the Producing Region declined in both salt cavern and non-salt facilities by 2 Bcf.
However, reclassifications of natural gas from working gas to base gas from one or more respondents in the Producing Region resulted in lowered working gas stocks by approximately 10 Bcf for this report week. In all three regions, inventories are well above their year-ago and five-year average levels.
Temperatures across the lower 48 States were warmer than normal, although slightly cooler than last week's much warmer-than-normal temperatures. For the week ending April 5, temperatures in the lower 48 averaged 54.9 degrees, 5.7 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal and 4.1 degrees warmer than the same week last year. The Pacific Census Division was the only area that saw cooler-than-normal temperatures. The West North Central was warmest relative to normal, with temperatures averaging 57.7 degrees, 13.6 degrees warmer than normal and 11.6 degrees warmer than the same week last year.


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Maternal & Child Health - Flyer - April 2017
Maternal & Child Health - Flyer - April 2017
The DSHS Division for Family and Community Health Services hosted stakeholder webinars on February 4 and 5, 2016 to present the draft State Performance Measures considered for FY17. Click the links below to download the slides from the webinars and a one-pager with information on the draft State Performance Measures.
Texas Title V Block Grant Draft State Performance Measures Webinar SlidesTexas Title V Block Grant Draft State Performance Measures 1-pager
The Office of Title V and Family Health hosted a stakeholder webinar on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 to announce the selection of the new National Performance Measures for FY16. The slides from that webinar are now available to view and download here: Title V FY16 Performance Measures.
Presentation: You may also review a copy of the Power Point presentation - Maternal Child Health (MCH) Title V 2015 Needs Assessment Findings Stakeholder Feedback Pertaining to Selection of National Performance Measures.
Opportunity to give feedback
Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D5HFCZR to complete a brief survey. Your responses will inform the selection of the Title V National Performance Measures for the next five years (fiscal year 2016-2020).
Your participation is encouraged and we look forward to the discussion!
A new, updated, more portable version of the guide is now available to order, for free, to those who qualify. Downloadable versions can be found below. A Parent's Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy Children is available from DSHS, as per HB 1240 enacted by the 81st Legislative Session. The resource guide provides information relating to the development, health, and safety of a child from birth to five. This developmental resource guide is only available free of charge to prenatal care providers, including hospitals, birthing centers, physicians, nurse midwives, and midwives, who provide prenatal care or deliver an infant of a pregnant woman enrolled in Medicaid. The resource guide should only be distributed by providers to Medicaid-enrolled women receiving the above mentioned services, the father of the infant, or another adult caregiver.
The resource is available for ordering through Best Press at www.ebestpress.com. Orders must be placed in a bulk amount to exceed 100 in order to receive the guides free of charge and orders may be placed for up to a one-year supply. To ensure prompt processing of your order, please include in the additional information box, "For HB 1240."
Or, you can download the guide in .pdf format here:
For a reference to the language as cited in the Health and Safety Code, Section 161.501-161.502, click the following link: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/HS/htm/HS.161.htm#161.501
Please contact us at email@example.com, or (512) 776-7373 for more information.
During the 2011 legislative session, an amendment was made requiring the addition of pertussis information to the Information for Parents of Newborns pamphlet distributed by providers. DSHS has added the required pertussis information to the pamphlet. The related bill text, HB3336, can be located here.
Looking for free training?! Texas Agrilife offers FREE online courses on a variety of topics ranging from safe sleep to nutrition to breastfeeding. While the courses are targeted for child care professionals, they are relevant for all types of caregivers – parents, teachers, health care professionals. If you are looking for continuing education credit, certificates can be printed at the completion of the course for a small fee. Some courses are multilingual - available in Spanish and Vietnamese. You can check out all the courses here: https://extensiononline.tamu.edu/courses/child_care.php
Food, Fun and Games: Healthy Activities for Children in Child Care
In child care, teaching opportunities abound! This new booklet is targeted to child care facilities and provides examples of low to no-cost activities that incorporate the concept of nutrition and physical activity into daily routines.The booklet is available to order in English through the Texas Department of State Health Services' Literature and Inquiry and Order Entry site by calling the HHS Warehouse at (512) 250-7116 for assistance.
The stock number is:# 1-182
Or, you can download the booklet in .pdf format here:
For questions or comments about the fact sheet, please contact us at 512-776-7373, or email firstname.lastname@example.com
The Department of State Health Services and the Department of Family & Protective Services have partnered to provide parents and health care professionals with a "Safe Sleep Checklist" and public service announcement. The checklist is downloadable and can be printed out for any parent who wants to check their baby's sleep environment for safety. Providers may also want to provide this checklist to new parents, expecting parents or keep copies in their waiting room.
Safe Sleep for Babies: Safe Sleep Checklist(41Kb, PDF, Viewing Information)
Safer Sleep for Babies: Precautions for All Parents and Infants(977Kb, PDF, Viewing Information)
Safe Sleep for Babies Fact Sheet
Creating a safe sleep environment by placing infants on their backs to sleep reduces the chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This new fact sheet has been developed in collaboration with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, to increase awareness and educate caregivers on Safe Sleep.
For questions or comments about the fact sheet, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or (512) 776-7373.
You may order it by calling the HHS Warehouse at (512) 250-7116 for assistance.
You can find more information about Safe Sleep at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/
You can get the fact sheet in .pdf format by downloading it from here:
Safe Sleep for Babies: A Community Training
The Department of State Health Services and the Department of Family & Protective Services have partnered to develop a tool for talking with parents, grandparents and caregivers about the best practices for safe infant sleep. This tool is a training manual designed to be used by service providers of all types. The manual is formatted in a train-the-trainer style with frequently asked questions, tips about presenting information to parents and caregivers and parent handouts. Topics covered include myths and facts about safe sleep, crib safety and how to talk with grandparents, day cares and babysitters about safe sleep. Anyone providing services to parents and caregivers are encouraged to use these materials in conjunction with local resources (such as crib distribution, fan distribution or breastfeeding support). Materials may be used in a workshop or classroom type setting or portions may be taken for use in an office or home visit as needed.
You can get the community training guide in .pdf format by downloading it here:
Texas Infant Sleep Study
The Texas Infant Sleep Study (TISS) is a population-based sample survey that is representative of mothers of infants 2 through 11 months of age who were born in Texas. It was developed to provide baseline data on infant sleep practices, including sleep position, sleep surface, and bed-sharing. This fact sheet has been developed as a result of the survey, to inform providers, caretakers, and agencies working with families about current infant sleep practices.
You can get the fact sheet in .pdf format by downloading it from here:
During the 2007 regular legislative session, legislators passed HB 709 which requires that a physician or other person permitted by law to attend a pregnant woman during gestation or at delivery of an infant shall provide the woman with the brochure before the third trimester of the woman's pregnancy or as soon as reasonably feasible.
Please contact us at email@example.com, or (512) 776-7373 for more information.
The stock numbers are:
#6-73 - English
#6-73A - Spanish
You can get this brochure in .pdf format by downloading it from here:
Title V and CHIP Perinatal
Title V prenatal contractors may provide prenatal care and bill Title V for a maximum of the first two prenatal care visits for women who are in the process of applying for and enrolling in the CHIP Perinatal Program application process. See Section III, Chapter 1 - Reimbursement for additional guidance on billing Title V for the initial prenatal visits. Policy Manual - FY 17 Title V MCH
To find Title V-funded contractors providing prenatal care, go to the Title V MCH Fee-for-Service Clinic Locator
Current Information regarding CHIP Perinatal is located on the HHSC web page at the following address: https://chipmedicaid.org/en/CHIP-Perinatal
Texas families with uninsured children may be eligible for health insurance through Children's Medicaid and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program). For more information and to apply, visit the CHIP Website.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national, 24-hour, and toll-free suicide prevention service available to all those in suicidal crisis who are seeking help. Individuals seeking help can dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255). They will be routed to the closest possible provider of mental health and suicide prevention services.
The network is comprised of over 100 individual crisis centers across the country creating a nationwide coverage area. It is administered through the Mental Health Association of New York City, an organization with experience in crisis, information, and referral hotline management.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline grant is one component of the National Suicide Prevention Initiative (NSPI), a multiproject effort to reduce suicide led by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Mental Health Services.
Contact National Suicide Prevention online
Frequently Asked Questions Here you can locate answers to many frequently asked questions regarding the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Find out more.
This law, effective September 1, 2005, requires physicians, certified nurse midwives, direct entry midwives, hospitals and birthing centers that provide prenatal care to a pregnant woman during gestation or at delivery to provide the woman with information on immunization, newborn screening, postpartum depression and shaken baby syndrome.
These brochures can now be either downloaded from the Parents of Newborn Children webpage in English or Spanish or ordered from the HHS Warehouse at (512) 250-7116. The stock numbers are: #1-316, English and #1-316a, Spanish.
This information can also be found on page 1-60 of the Policy Manual.
For more information about the Office of Title V and Family Heailth, or information regarding maternal and child health in Texas, please email email@example.com
Texas Department of State Health ServicesOffice of Title V & Family HealthPO Box 149347, Mail Code 1922Austin, TX 78756Phone: (512) 776-7373Fax: (512) 458-7658
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Microsoft Targets Box, Dropbox
Look out, Box and Dropbox. Microsoft is coming after you.
Microsoft Monday announced a 40-fold increase in the online-file storage available for business versions of Office 365 and OneDrive, the company's workplace document software and storage service.
The announcements, and Microsoft's blog post on the topic, seem to be a declaration of war on Box and Dropbox, high-flying startups vying with Microsoft and others offering workplace tools like document sharing inside a company.
Microsoft didn't call out Box or Dropbox by name in the text of the post. But its headline, "Thinking outside the box," seemed a not-so-subtle jab at the new kids on the block.
Box Chief Executive Aaron Levie fired back in a blog post Monday night, criticizing Microsoft for keeping its storage software "closed" and making it difficult for users to move their data between different services. "Microsoft is stranding hundreds of millions of users and customers that have chosen Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and others," Levie wrote.
A spokesman for Dropbox declined to comment.
In the post, Microsoft argues that companies are better off buying an all-in-one product (from Microsoft of course) rather than stitching together technology pieces from multiple companies– Box for file storage, for example, plus Google Apps for document creation.
"The era of making isolated, single-solution decisions is rapidly coming to a close," John Case, a corporate vice president for Microsoft Office, said in the post.
That one-stop-shop view runs counter to arguments of younger companies, such as Box or human-resources software firm Workday, which say corporations are better off with specialist software from firms focused on doing one thing.
This split in approaches to corporate technology is one of the fundamental philosophical battles as young and established companies fight over the $2 trillion companies spend each year on technology.
Box, and more recently Dropbox, have been adding offerings to stay ahead of deep-pocketed rivals like Microsoft. To differentiate itself, Box is pitching itself as a kind of hub for different types of business software, such as Salesforce.com programs for salespeople, and NetSuite's financial software.
Dropbox, which initially focused on consumers, has begun targeting corporate customers with additional security features and tools for sharing documents.
–Doug MacMillan contributed to this post.
- This post has been updated to include Levie's response.
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This trip has been filled with so many wonderful things:
- Obviously the highlight of it all was the arrival of Georgia Capri and being able to spend all this time with my son and his family. Hard to believe she'll be one week old tomorrow.
- Surprising my sisters and attending my niece's graduation party. It was great spending time with all of them.
- Going with my sister, Linda, to meet our Uncle Jerry, and going to our beach
There were pictures of old family homes--and lots of history. Not so many names, but lots an lots of stories. I would love to figure out how many of my relatives were administrators or worked at the different missions in California.
I'm so glad that I have been here so long and have had the opportunity to connect with members of my mom's family. I am sure many of you spend time with family whenever you have the chance--keep doing it. Family is so important. I'm going to tell you all a little secret--about 20 years ago my mom's family had a reunion and part of my family attended. I don't know what was wrong with me, but I didn't take a single picture and didn't really visit with anyone. (I think something must have been wrong with me--4 of the family were still alive and I didn't even talk to them ; ( I'm so glad I've been able to connect with these guys.
And--next week I'm going to see the Giants play--I haven't been to a Giants' game in years. In fact, the last time I was there they were playing at Candlestick Park, so I'm excited about going to I can't wait to see my little granddaughter in her Giants outfit.
Sidenote: I'm going home next Friday. It will be great to see my husband again--it feels like it has been A REALLY LONG TIME.


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With the start of a new year comes time for reflection on the old year and my hopes for the new one. In aviation, the past year held many memorable moments; for a former NTSB member like myself who has been on site after many fatal crashes the best part was the continuing accident-free record for U.S. airline flights. That record was, as you all know, made possible by the concerted efforts of many people in the industry: frontline folks in flight crew positions, flight attendants, maintenance workers, dispatchers, ramp workers and gate agents, as well as people in management positions and the executive suite. Safety isn't the dominion of one group of employees alone. And certainly, as difficult as they can be to work with at times, the dedicated regulatory people in the FAA, NTSB and, yes, even TSA all contributed to the extraordinary safety record.
Sharing Data
Keeping the airline industry accident free–and reducing accidents in corporate and general aviation–will depend on the continued dedicated efforts of all these people. But these efforts alone will not be enough. Most everyone knows that continued accident-free flying depends on spotting problems before they become safety issues that can lead to accidents. And this means mining the data generated by all the programs we have today that collect data–known mostly by acronyms such as ASAP, VRDP, FOQA, SDR and more–and analyzing them to see what the information tells us that could some day, perhaps, prevent an accident.
So, one of the highlights of the last year for me was learning that the FAA had finally gotten its bureaucratic act together and agreed to give the NTSB access to its data to assist in that analysis. With fewer major aviation accidents to contend with, the NTSB is well equipped to bring its expertise to bear on mining this treasure trove of data for whatever clues may reside that bear on safety.
Of course, it is mind-boggling to imagine that the FAA had any issues at all with sharing this data in the first place. But then again many of us were not aware of just how jealously the FBI and CIA guarded their information–until the tragic events of 9/11 revealed how zealously guarded information fiefdoms can harm our collective well-being.
So I look forward in the new year and the years to follow to the contributions of the NTSB to the analysis of this data–along with the analysis by the FAA and others–so that safety recommendations can be made and considered well in advance of accidents and incidents.
Expired AOPA Membership
The renewal notices have been coming in regularly over the last few months–first that my AOPA membership was due to expire and now that it has lapsed. Seems AOPA still wants my dues. But they can stop sending me those notices. I've decided not to re-up.
Yes, I'm a mechanic and not a pilot or aircraft owner. But for years I thought AOPA did a good job for airmen in general and I gladly paid my membership dues. I know that I wasn't alone. Other mechanics, aircraft dispatchers, air traffic controllers and others who hold FAA airmen certificates did so as well, thinking that AOPA was keeping an eye out for them, too.
That all changed for me with AOPA's advocacy for the so-called Pilot's Bill of Rights, that useless piece of legislation that will make it harder and more expensive for all airmen (not just pilots) to fight the FAA in enforcement hearings. But what really angered me was that AOPA pushed for this legislation knowing full well that it didn't apply only to pilots. Seems the rest of us airmen didn't count. In press releases and information to membership, I have found no reference to the fact that this legislation applied to all airmen. By the time I looked at the legislation more closely and saw that it applied to airmen, it had sped its way through Congress and was awaiting the President's signature. By then it was basically too late for mechanics and other airmen to consider the pros and cons of the law for themselves.
Would it have been that difficult for AOPA to mention somewhere, somehow that the new law would apply to, say, mechanics and not just pilots? Guess so. Since I no longer trust AOPA to look out for all airmen, I'm tearing up my membership. If other mechanics and airmen feel the same, I would encourage them to cancel their memberships or not renew them when they expire. I don't know about all of you but I sure have better things to do with my money.
Kid's Seats
Of course, if you're a faithful reader of my columns then you've heard me on the topic of kid's seats on airplanes. You may even be sick of hearing me and wish I would just give it up as hopeless. But, no, I'm not going to stop talking and writing about this disgraceful issue until something is done. And hopefully before an innocent young life is senselessly lost.
For those of you new to my column, the issue is the FAA's refusing to require children under the age of two to be restrained properly on airliners, even though everyone and everything else has to be secured properly in the cabin for take off and landing. Yup, even coffee pots have to be restrained.
We all know how the FAA came to be called the tombstone agency, its regulations all too often written in blood. But, really, isn't there anyone at all working on the 10th floor over there who cares enough for these babies to finally do something? And in the absence of regulatory action, couldn't just one airline step up and do the right thing? Couldn't just one of them find some way to make it economically viable to require their most vulnerable passengers to fly safely?


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With latest win, Seahawks fever is burning up
SEATTLE -- What a performance, what domination and what bragging rights. All that buzz is great for the team and for fans and our city.
In front of a record crowd and before a national audience, the Seahawks delivered a statement performance that everyone's talking about.
From sports radio KJR studios: "This is the best team of the NFC, maybe best in NFL dare we say it? The Super Bowl on the horizon? The path may go through Seattle."
KJR's Ian Furness was equally excited when he spoke to his afternoon listeners. The 950 am call-in lines lit up with Hawks fans happy to relive the highlights of Monday Night Football's match up at the Clink. The Hawks secured playoff birth and remain undefeated at home. The first KJR caller got Furness laughing out loud when he asked, "Is it awesome to be blue today or what?"
Awesome indeed. Even the national media is buzzing about the Hawks. Today ESPN tipped the NFC balance to the Seahawks with a cartoon tweet. That likely make sense to Furness's co-host Jason Puckett, aka "Puck."
"I think the buzz of the area right now this is the chance this is the legitimate shot and I don't know maybe we felt in 2001 (Mariners) and then in 1996 with the Sonics, but I think this is the moment our chance to win the championship here," Puckett said.
Caller after caller gushed about their Hawks, mentioning repeatedly the unadulterated dominance the team showed last night.
"Such a spectacular job of shutting down the Saint's D line and the pressure to allow Wilson to throw," one caller said.
There's even a Hawks anthem called "Seahawks Time." Tacoma Hip Hop artist K Cartier says the song has made its way to the Hawks' website. Cartier insists it is the Seahawks Time - as in Super Bowl bound.
"This team is the team of the year." said Kris, one of many fans at the Teams Pro Shop at CenturyLink field today.
The Hawks moved their fans and the fans moved the Clink. A UW Seismologist says a 1 or 2 magnitude earthquake registered when Michael Bennett returned a Drew Brees' fumble for a touchdown. You can actually see the spike on the seismograph. It looks like thick blue heavy concentration of tightly scribbled lines of color.
The vibration lasted more than a minute.
"It was loud, very loud, but more than the noise it was the vibrating," said the state's Seismologist and UW Professor John Vidale.
He said the stomping and clapping caused the seats to sway and that caused the ground to vibrate.
"The fans realized what power they have and they exercised it last night," Vidale said.
Tim and Kimberly Peters of Roseville, California were part of the record size crowd, which was more than 68,000 strong.
"It was crazy and amazing. It felt like we were a part of the game and helping the team out," said Peters.
The fans grabbed another national headline by reclaiming the title for loudest sporting event.
"I love the Seahawks, they are perfect, but today my voice is gone" said Abdul Alsarras, who came from Virginia to see the Hawks.
He couldn't leave without hitting the pro shop for some Hawks merchandise.
Seattle was a winner last night, too. The Visitors Bureau is already seeing the fruits of the national attention.
"It was my first time here it was a dream of mine to come," said Malik Bois, who made the trip from Virginia with Abdul.
Bois knows if the Hawks continue to play on fire, that the road to the Super Bowl would go through Seattle.
"I will be back for the NFC Championship game, they'll be here," said a confident Bois.
Tim and Kimberly Peters from California will be back too. They love the Seahawks and they fell in love with Seattle this trip too.
"It's beautiful. We drove all around, looking around before the game, visited Pikes market, I don't know a whole bunch about it, but it's gorgeous!"


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The fishing community on the English tidal island of Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, has found a wonderful channel of employment for their once seaworthy vessels. By simply turning them upside down and adding doors they are upcycled into sheds! So cool I wish they were converted into little studios instead. Photo by Kevin Wakelam. [via Teagan Tall]
Boats Recycled into Sheds


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Let's be clear what we're talking about here. When you have talented craftsmen working with the finest materials--the best woolens, cottons, leathers, horn buttons and the rest of it--the only difference in custom work is the use of individual patterns. With handmade
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The EDEN AU LAC is a luxurious, tradition-conscious five-star hotel as well as an architectural masterpiece on Lake Zurich. With its superb location, air of deep-pile luxury, exquisite cuisine and discreet service, the EDEN AU LAC delights guests from around the world. Not for nothing is the hotel known as the Garden of Eden of Zurich hotels.
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The image of an ill Michael Jordan being carried to the bench by Chicago Bulls teammate Scottie Pippen—after he had punished the Jazz in Game 5 of the 1997 Finals in Utah—will forever be remembered as one of the great moments in one of the great NBA careers.
But the circumstances leading up to that moment remained cloudy over the years, and Jordan's trainer, Tim Grover, added yet another theory to how Jordan's history 'Flu Fame' came to be.
In fact, Grover says it wasn't the flu at all.
"100 percent," Grover said on TrueHoop TV. "He was poisoned for the 'flu game.' Everyone called it a flu game, but we sat there. We were in the room."
Grover goes into further detail:
We were in Park City, Utah, up in a hotel. Room service stopped at like nine o'clock. He got hungry and we really couldn't find any other place to eat. So we said eh, the only thing I can find is a pizza place. So we says all right, order pizza.
We had been there for a while. Everybody knew what hotel. Park City was not many hotels back then. So everyone kind of knew where we were staying.
So we order pizza.
Five guys came to deliver this pizza.
I take the pizza and I tell them: "I've got a bad feeling about this. ... I've just got a bad feeling about this."
Out of everybody in the room, [MJ] was the only one who ate. Nobody else had it.
And then 2 o'clock in the morning I get a call to my room. Come to the room. He's curled up in the fetal position. We're looking at him, finding the team physician at that time.
Immediately I told him it's food poisoning.
Not the flu.


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Harness the power of the suite of Text functions, such as RIGHT, LEFT, MID, FIND, LEN, TEXT, and REPLACE, and you'll be an unstoppable force. Okay, maybe that's a bit over the top. But learning to use these functions can really build your formula prowess. And it can be fun! Still a little extreme with the enthusiasm? Sorry, I'll tone it down a bit.
Want to pull out phone numbers from a bunch of cells, and you know the phone number is always at the end? Use the RIGHT function. Or is it always at the beginning? Use LEFT. Need to see if some text is buried somewhere in a cell? Use FIND. Want to do some fancy formatting of your own? Use the TEXT function.
Anyway, let's get started with some examples. All of these are shown in the embedded workbook, below, where you can really see them in action.
Read on to find out a little more about how I used the functions in the above examples.
In cell A2 I have a name and a phone number. I want to extract the phone number (555-0198). Because it has a 3 number prefix, a dash, and 4 more numbers, I know it's a total of 8 characters. I can use the RIGHT function, specifying cell A2 and the number of characters (8) from the right to get, like this:
By the way, with these functions you don't necessarily have to refer to a cell. For example, =RIGHT("Hello, world!",6) returns the 6 rightmost characters, or "world!"
In A4, I have a phone number with area code in parentheses, and the phone number is followed by the company name. I only want the phone number. With a quick glance and ten handy fingers (I still use them for counting, on rare occasion), I can see that the entire phone number will be 13 characters. I can use the LEFT function, specifying cell A4 and the number of characters (13) from the left to get, like this:
Next, I have a customer alpha code (COWI) for Coho Winery in cell A6 that I'd like to extract. I know that in my spreadsheet I always have a four-digit number code followed by a comma, a space, the customer alpha code, and the full customer name. I can see that the alpha code will always start at position 7. I can extract the alpha code by using the MID function. MID works sort of like LEFT or RIGHT, but you give it one more piece of information – the starting point (here, it's the 7h character, C). So, my formula looks like this:
In A8, I have a string of random numbers and letters in it, including my name somewhere in the middle. Just curious; where does my name start in the cell? I can use the FIND function, specifying the string to find in quotation marks ("Gary") and the cell in which to search. So, my formula looks like this:
If it finds "Gary," it returns a number; in this case 12. That's where the "G" is. If it doesn't find "Gary," it returns the #VALUE! error. FIND is case-sensitive, by the way. If I look for "gary" or "GARY," I get the error. Like you, I'm sure, I'm not a big fan of errors.
Let's say I have a confirmation code, and I want to verify that it contains 14 characters, which is a test to see if it's valid. Here's a code in cell A10; I'll use the LEN function to get its length, like this:
Suppose I want to format a cash amount, but the format I want isn't available. For example, I can't express a number as British pounds (£) by using built-in formatting in the English U.S. version of Excel. I can, however, use the TEXT function to convert this number to British pounds, like this:
In the formula, I enter the format I want to use in quotation marks. I inserted the £ symbol in the formula by holding down the Alt key and pressing 0163 on the numeric keypad (you need to use the numeric keypad, not the numbers in the row above the letters). Smashing!
After the £ symbol, I type #,###.## to tell Excel that it should use commas to separate groups (such as millions and thousands and hundreds) from each other with a comma, and to use a period for the decimal point. The downside? The result is text, so I can't do math on it. It's always something!
Another function I can use on text is REPLACE. Let's say I want to replace part of a string inside a cell with another string. For example, in A14, I want to replace " Gary" with "Frederique," since I'll be in Hawaii during an upcoming convention, and Frederique will be available to go to that convention in Hartford. Lucky Frederique! (I'm sure it's always pleasant in Hartford). I can replace "Gary" with "Frederique" by using REPLACE and FIND together, like this:
The first thing this formula does is use FIND to locate "Gary" in cell A14. "Gary" starts at position 22. Next, the REPLACE function looks in cell A14 for position 22 – which is the result of FIND("Gary",A14) – and replaces the 4 characters "Gary" with the string "Frederique." Neato mosquito!
Hope you learned some interesting stuff and you're now excited to find out even more about these and the several hundred other functions in Excel! Dive in!
— Gary Willoughby


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This article, entitled Easter: Think outside of the candy aisle! comes from Amanda Hearn at The Eco-Friendly Family.
I don't know about your children, but ours certainly don't need more single use toys – or piles of candy and sugar coated marshmallow shaped "treats." Easter comes around each year and the children love it, but it requires me to think outside of the candy aisle to give them the fun they are looking for with the qualities that us parents can approve of. Below are a few ideas to get you started.
Candy-Free Easter Basket Ideas
What are some of your favorite non-candy basket fillers?
For more information and great stories like this one please visit The Eco-Friendly Family


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"ProChords is a hand held road map of chords from 9000 songs. So if you are working on a song Fx. "Am7, Em7, Am7, Em7″ and don't know how to get out of the loop. Tab it into ProChords and you will instantly know 31 different ways to continue. It makes it fun to explore odd chord progressions and get inspiration for more original songwriting" – prochords.dk
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We have periodic adoption events throughout the year at various places.
We do a home visit and a vet reference check and have guidelines in adopting out our cats. (criteria). We ensure each cat is placed in the best home/match possible.
Thank You!
Your message has been sent to Street Cat Rescue.
You'll receive a copy, too, at to help you keep track of which pets you've inquired about, and which shelters and rescues you've emailed.
NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.


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FAQs: Resource Protection Areas
Resource Protection Areas (RPAs) are the corridors of environmentally sensitive land that lie alongside or near the shorelines of streams, rivers and other waterways which drain into the Potomac River and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay. In their natural condition, RPAs protect water quality, filter pollutants out of stormwater runoff, reduce the volume of stormwater runoff, prevent erosion and perform other important biological and ecological functions. RPAs include any land characterized by one or more of the following features:
- a tidal wetland
- a tidal shore
- a water body with perennial flow
- a nontidal wetland connected by surface flow and contiguous to a tidal wetland or water body with perennial flow
- a buffer area that includes any land within a major floodplain or any land within 100 feet of a feature listed in 1-4.
Development in RPAs is regulated by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation
Ordinance, enacted by the Board of Supervisors in 1993.
Fences are permitted in an RPA without an exception or waiver subject to compliance with certain design requirements that collectively maintain the functional value of the buffer. Fences should be designed so that they do not inhibit or alter surface flow (i.e., water must be able to flow under and through the fence unimpeded), and vegetation may only be removed to provide for the actual placement of the fence. Where vegetation is removed, it must be replaced with other native vegetation that is equally effective in retarding runoff, preventing erosion and filtering nonpoint source pollution from runoff. Fences should be located to avoid the removal of trees. If the fence were to be placed in an area that was an existing maintained lawn, the revegetation requirement would not be applicable. For further information, please contact Land Development Services at 703-324-1720, TTY 711.
The administrative waiver available for minor additions is not available for construction of detached accessory structures such as sheds. Accessory structures are specifically prohibited in the state regulations from consideration as minor additions. However, the construction of small sheds that do not require a building permit (the current limit under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code is 256 square feet of building area) constructed over existing maintained grass lawns can be considered to be an inconsequential modification to an existing use and may be permitted. As a general rule, sheds should only be located in RPAs when there are no reasonable alternatives for locating the shed outside of the RPA. Sheds should be designed so that they do not inhibit or alter surface flow. Locating a shed in an undisturbed RPA area is more problematic because there would normally be at least some other place on the lot that the shed could be located without encroaching into the undisturbed area of the RPA and should be discussed with county staff. The construction of multiple small sheds in the RPA also is problematic and should be discussed with county staff.
Decks are treated as minor additions under the ordinance and therefore are permitted subject to an administrative waiver process. The administrative waiver process is available only for minor additions to homes constructed prior to the original effective date of the ordinance, July 1, 1993, for existing and new RPAs and homes constructed prior to the effective date of the amendments for newly designated RPAs. For further information, please contact Land Development Services at 703-324-1720, TTY 711.
Go the the County's Digital Map Viewer and choose the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas map


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THE iconic Moulton bicycle is still a firm favourite for thousands of people across the world and having just secured a £500K deal to manufacture a unique bike for the Chinese market the company is stronger than ever.
Established in 1962 by engineer and inventor Dr Alex Moulton, the Moulton Bicycle Company is in the heart of Bradford on Avon and employs 17 people, including a new university placement student and an apprentice joining the team this year.
Long serving employees include Timmy Bigwood, tool and prototype maker, who has been with the company for 50 years. Eddie Fairclough has been there for 29 years and Roy Chapman has been there for 25 years, both passing on their silver brazing skills to the new staff.
Dr Moulton died in December 2012, aged 92, and his great nephew Shaun Moulton, who joined the company 19 years ago, is now the general manager after being involved with all aspects of the business.
Mr Moulton said: "My wish is to see the Moulton Bicycle Company grow and prosper. It feels good to be a part of a genuinely British manufacturing business that produces high-end handmade bicycles.
"It is companies like Moulton, Brompton and Pashley who continue to manufacture in Britain, creating jobs here, passing on valuable manufacturing skills, and providing work to suppliers and crafts people like polishers, chromers and painters. We are happy to carry on these working practices held dear by Dr Alex Moulton."
Steven Harvey, international sales, was one of 100 business representatives that joined Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade trip to China last month and secured the £500k deal for the Chinese bike.
Mr Harvey said: "Having sold our bikes for a number of years, the Chinese wanted a special bicycle for China, and our research and development team helped make that happen.
"The prototype was brought over to the Shanghai Exhibition centre in time for the Prime Minister to see it during the gala event held there, promoting Great British brands."
Mr Moulton said: "After 50 years of innovative engineering, the spirit of Alex Moulton is in all the bicycles we make, and prevails in every Moulton bicycle club around the world. We have keen Moultoneers in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. They are in France, Germany, the US and the list is growing. Japan alone has over 100 Moulton dealers helping to spread the word. All of this interest inevitably contributes to new development and modernising in the product line."


text: Show Hide image Politics 23 December 2012 Who needs God, when you have the Muppet Christmas Carol? Scrooge doesn't find religion. He finds Christmas. And why should the qualities of generosity and thoughtfulness be the preserve of the God-fearing, says Natalie Haynes. Sign up for our weekly email * My final words as he left the flat were, "Don't buy a giant reindeer head. We don't have room to store it." I hardly need to tell you that I am typing this beneath the woolly gaze of a large, felted reindeer head, which now hangs from my living-room wall. When Christmas is over, it'll have to go under the bed, though I do realise the potential for an inappropriate combination of festive and Godfather overtones some time next year. I love Christmas, even though I'm not supposed to on two counts. The first is that I'm vegetarian. I've been off meat for 25 years, so I am pretty much immune to the look that people give me when they ask what we eat on Christmas Day, as though vegetarianism were on a par with being one of those people who eat only what they can scavenge from skips behind supermarkets, in the hope that capitalism might then fall. The answer, in case you were too polite to ask, is probably something with chestnuts and cranberries and leeks. And it takes about 20 minutes to cook, so while you are wrestling a turkey into the oven at some hour just before dawn, I'll be asleep. And, very possibly, drunk. The second reason I shouldn't like Christmas is that I am not religious. Not even a tiny bit. I like churches and cathedrals; I even like gods (especially Greek and Roman ones, nasty though they often are) – but I lack faith. That doesn't quite describe it, because it doesn't feel like a lack. To me, the story of Christmas is just that – a good story. That doesn't stop me enjoying it. My view of what Christmas is about is pretty well summarised by A Christmas Carol. If you're too busy to head to the bookshelf, I suggest a trip to the cinema: The Muppet Christmas Carol is rereleased this year to celebrate the film's 20th birthday. For my money, it's the finest adaptation of Dickens ever made. Michael Caine has never given a more beautiful performance than he does as Scrooge. He bellows at Kermit, Beaker and the carol-singing rabbit with all the fury of an unrepentant miser. Then his eyes mist up as he sees his embittering past, his unloved present. Caine's Scrooge doesn't sing like a singer; he sings like a man who's lost the ability to love. That might leave you dry-eyed but it has me weeping like a girl. Scrooge is a man elevated by Christmas, once the ghosts have reminded him what it's really about, which is kindness. Spirit level Christmas, in the world of Dickens (as played by the Great Gonzo, obviously, with Rizzo the Rat to keep him company), is a time when we remember how lucky we are and try to make other people feel the same way, either through gifts or simply by being kinder. It is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come that finally converts Scrooge. He has to see the future and how the world will continue after his death to understand fully what Christmas has to offer him: the chance for redemption. And it's not any suggestion of hell or damnation that terrifies him – it's the thought of being unlamented when he's gone. It's this world that Scrooge's spirits show him, not another. He eventually realises that Christmas isn't a day; it's a state of mind. His final promise to the last spirit is a comprehensive one: "I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the past, the present and the future." It's because of this that I see A Christmas Carol as a humanist text, in essence. Scrooge does go to church on Christmas Day after his night-time conversion from misanthrope to good man, but it takes up less than a sentence of the book. (And none of the film. Perhaps it's for the best – the church might not approve of the marriage between pig and frog.) Scrooge doesn't find religion. He finds Christmas. And why should the qualities of generosity and thoughtfulness be the preserve of the God-fearing? Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 24 December 2012 issue of the New Statesman, Brian Cox and Robin Ince guest edit More


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Hardi wrote:Perhaps I should bring you to flowers then? Into a lea of blossom flowers. Then u can blossom there middle of beautiful field of nice wild flowers, that smell so sweet.LennyeTran wrote:Hardi wrote:Hey Len, this is a present to you, from Hardi. I like when u smile.
Where's my money? Oh yeah, I have a bright idea: I'd sell your flowers to earn some money.
U can't sell that my beautiful present, that comes deep of my cold heart.. and also flowers don't need to die.
No, I'd sell your flowers if you gave them to me. I'd take the money to buy a nice dinner for us, or we could go out to play games (bowling, golf, paint ball, movie, etc. Pick one!) .


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Managing dogs with thoracic impalement injuries: A review of nine cases
Thoracic trauma is common in dogs and may result in marked morbidity and mortality because of injury to the lung parenchyma (pulmonary contusion), pleural space (hemopneumothorax), great vessels, thoracic wall (rib fractures), dia phragm, or myocardium.1-5 Thoracic injury may be classified as either blunt, such as vehicular trauma, or penetrating, such as stab wounds. Most cases of penetrating thoracic trauma in animals involve bite wounds in small-breed dogs, although a retrospective study of gunshot wounds at an urban veterinary referral hospital included 32 dogs (39%) with thoracic wounds.5
In people, most penetrating thoracic trauma is from gunshot wounds and stab wounds, although more unusual causes such as golf club injury and swordfish attack have also been described,6-12 as well as a recent well-publicized case involving fatal thoracic impalement from a stingray spine.
Impalement injuries represent an uncommon subset of penetrating trauma, in which the object responsible for the injury is left protruding from the victim or the victim is attached to an object.8 Some impalement injuries, such as those caused by large steel rods in association with motor vehicle accidents, may have components of both blunt force and penetrating trauma.The tenets of impalement wound management have been well-described in the human medical literature.6-10 It is strongly recommended to leave the object in the individual until the object can be removed under controlled circumstances, either in the emergency room or operating room. Removing impaled thoracic foreign bodies under less-controlled circumstances may be associated with life-threatening hemorrhage or pneumothorax. Additionally, failure to adequately clean and débride the wound increases the risk of pyothorax or incisional infection.13
Conversely, reports concerning impalement injuries in the veterinary literature are limited. Two articles describe the management of penetrating thoracic wounds in horses, while another describes three cats with high-rise syndrome associated with impalement.14-16 In this article, we describe the clinical history, surgical and medical management, and outcomes for a series of dogs with thoracic impalement as well as provide guidelines for the practical management of affected patients.
We reviewed the surgery logs of the Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University and Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston from January 1996 to May 2003 to identify all dogs that had undergone thoracotomy for management of thoracic impalement injuries. Cases were included if the object was present within the thorax on presentation or if the object had recently been removed by the dog, owner, or referring veterinarian. Gunshot, stab, and porcupine quill wounds without residual foreign objects were excluded, as were cases with incomplete or missing medical records. The signalment, cause of impalement injury, results of diagnostic imaging, method of object removal, surgical approach, postoperative course, and long-term outcome were recorded for each dog. Collected data were statistically described as either mean ± standard deviation or median and range as appropriate.
Nine cases of thoracic impalement injuries were identified; two cases involved one dog that had two separate impalement episodes. All the dogs were large-breed with a median weight of 70.4 lb (32 kg) and a range of 50.6 to 79.2 lb (23 to 36 kg). Six of the eight dogs were male; five of these were castrated. One female was spayed, and one was intact. Six of the eight dogs were hunting breeds (three Labrador retrievers, a vizsla, a Weimaraner, and a German shorthaired pointer). A Doberman pinscher and a large terrier mix were also affected. The pointer had two separate impalements. The ages at injury ranged from 1 to 6.5 years old with a median age of 3.8 years.
Cause of injury
In seven cases, the impaling object was a stick. One dog fell from a second-story porch onto a branch, while the other six injuries resulted from running into a stick. One Labrador retriever was seen running into a stick, three of the dogs returned from running unobserved in the woods with a stick protruding from their thoraxes, and two were found nonambulatory with a stick protruding from their thoraxes.


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January 20, 2012 — May 19, 2012
Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage charts a new direction for one of America's best-known living photographers. Unlike her staged and carefully lit portraits made on assignment for magazines and advertising clients, the photographs in this exhibition were taken simply because Leibovitz was moved by the subject. The images speak in a commonplace language to the photographer's curiosity about the world she inherited, spanning landscapes both dramatic and quiet, interiors of living rooms and bedrooms, and objects that are talismans of past lives.
The exhibition includes 64 photographs taken between April 2009 and May 2011. The Smithsonian American Art Museum acquired the works on display in the exhibition for its permanent collection.
The pictures, although there are no people in them, are in a certain sense portraits of subjects that have shaped Leibovitz's distinctly American view of her cultural inheritance. Visiting the homes of iconic figures including Thomas Jefferson, Emily Dickinson, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pete Seeger, and Elvis Presley, as well as places such as Niagara Falls, Walden Pond, Old Faithful, and the Yosemite Valley, she let her instincts and intuitions guide her to related subjects—hence the title ""Pilgrimage."" Some of the pictures focus on the remaining traces of photographers and artists she admires, such as Julia Margaret Cameron, Ansel Adams, and Robert Smithson.
Pilgrimage is an evocative and deeply personal statement by a photographer whose career now spans more than forty years, encompassing a broad range of subject matter, history, and stylistic influences. Together the pictures show Leibovitz at the height of her powers, unfettered by the demands of her career and pondering how photographs, including her own, shape a narrative of history that informs the present.
Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage is organized for the Smithsonian American Art Museum by guest curator Andy Grundberg, former New York Times photography critic and associate provost and dean of undergraduate studies at the Corcoran College of Art + Design. Joann Moser, senior curator, is the coordinating curator at the museum.
The exhibition is presented in conjunction with a new book by Annie Leibovitz, Pilgrimage, published by Random House. It is available for purchase ($50) in the museum store and at bookstores nationwide.
Free Public Programs
January 24, 2012, Artist Talk, Annie Leibovitz
May 19, 2012, Striking a Pose Family Day
In the News
New Yorker, March 20, 2012, "Annie Leibovitz's Ghosts" by Sarah Boxer
Express, February 9, 2012, "Beyond the Portrait" by Katie Aberbach
PBS NewsHour, February 7, 2012, "In 'Pilgrimage,' Leibovitz Explores Portraits Without People" with Jeffrey Brown
Voice of America, January 28, 2012, "Annie Leibovitz Takes New Path in 'Pilgrimage'" by Deborah Block
The Atlantic, January 26, 2012 "An Annie Leibovitz Exhibit With Shots of Niagara Falls, Not Demi Moore" by Betsy Morais
Washington Blade, January 26, 2012, "Portal to the past" by Patrick Folliard
Associated Press, January 24, 2012 "Annie Leibovitz opens new art show at Smithsonian" by Brett Zongker
washingtonpost.com, January 19, 2012, "New work by Annie Leibovitz at American Art Museum" by Stephanie Merry
DC Magazine, January 2012, "States of Grace" by Karen Sommer Shalett
Smithsonian, January 2012, "Annie Leibovitz's American Pilgrimage" by Terence Monmaney
Washingtonian, January 2012, "Annie Leibovitz Discusses 'Pilgrimage'" by Sophie Gilbert
NPR's Talk of the Nation, November 8, 2011, "Leibovitz Takes A 'Pilgrimage' For Artistic Renewal"
The New York Times, October 30, 2011, "A Pilgrim's Progress" by Dominique Browning
National Tour
Following its presentation in Washington, D.C., Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage is touring the United States. Confirmed venues include:
Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts (June 28, 2012–September 23, 2012)
Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio (September 22, 2012–December 30, 2012)
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (October 25, 2012–January 21, 2013)
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico (February 15, 2013–May 5, 2013)
San Jose Museum of Art in San Jose, California (June 6, 2013–September 8, 2013)
Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina (October 4, 2013–January 5, 2014)
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois (February 8, 2014–August 31, 2014)
New-York Historical Society in New York City (November 21, 2014–February 22, 2015)
Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The Bernie Stadiem Endowment Fund provided support for the exhibition. The C.F. Foundation in Atlanta supports the museum's traveling exhibition program, Treasures to Go.


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The GMB union is planning protests over the pay rise offered by Next - which has branches in Chippenham, Trowbridge, Swindon and Bath - to staff after achieving profits of £695 million.
And the union for retail staff says a special payout of £300m to shareholders should be invested in staff instead.
Next reported a 12 per cent increase in annual profits to £695m in March and it expects profits in 2014 to rise by up to £770m.
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Now the GMB says there will be protests to say this £300m should be spent by Next to offer jobs above the 12.5 hour maximum per week which can be worked in some stores and to pay staff a living wage of £7.65 per hour, which rises to £8.80 per hour in London.
Next - which nearly 50,000 employees at over 500 stores, call centres and warehouses in the UK and Ireland - is currently paying £6.31 per hour to those 21 and over, £5.03 to those aged 18 to 20, £3.72 to those under 18 and £2.68 per hour to retail apprentices.
Mick Rix, GMB national officer for retail staff, said: "This pay rise while welcome will place Next staff 0.18p above the national minimum rate of £6.50 from October 1.
"This is well below a living wage of £7.65 per hour and £8.80 per hour in London - 30,000 of the 50,000 employees will get no share of the £4m bonus."
In May and June the union will ask consumers to support its call that the special £300m payout to shareholders goes to staff instead.
Mr Rix said: "There has to be a stepping up of public pressure on Next to invest this £300m in better pay and longer hours for staff who now need their meagre wages topped up with family tax credits and housing benefits to make ends meet."
Simon Wolfson, chief executive of Next, wrote to staff: "At this time last year, I wrote to let you know that the Company would pay a special bonus to qualifying staff. I am very glad to be able to write to you with the same good news this year.
"In 2011 the Board awarded me an incentive scheme called a Share Matching Plan (SMP). The value of this bonus was closely linked to the value of the Company's shares. In the last three years, thanks to everybody's hard work, NEXT has grown its profits per share by 65% and the Company's shares have trebled.
"As a result of these exceptional gains, my SMP bonus has become more valuable than I could possibly have hoped. I am also in the very fortunate position to have significantly benefited as a shareholder. In these circumstances, instead of accepting the award, I have asked the Board if they will share it amongst all those who have worked for the Company during the three year SMP qualifying period (28 April 2011 to 28 April 2014).
"The sum in question is just under £4m, and will be shared in proportion to your annual contracted salary. This works out to around 1.5% of your salary. It will be paid as a one off bonus in your May pay. I hope you will accept this bonus as a personal gesture of thanks and appreciation for all your hard work and dedication to NEXT through testing economic times.
"In addition, I am pleased to let you know that we are significantly improving the rate of pay for Retail Sales Consultants and Stock Room Assistants.
"This year we are going to bring the annual staff pay review forward from October to June. From 1st June your hourly rate will increase by 37p an hour.
"Over the last few months I hope you will have seen many positive changes to the way we are managing our stores. We have introduced a new bonus scheme, new recruitment processes, more hours available to work on shift market place, and a new appraisal system.
"We will also be looking at making better use of people's time by re-allocating hours from quieter to busier times of day as and when vacancies arise.
"All these changes have two simple objectives to improve the level of service we offer our customers whilst making NEXT a more rewarding place to work.
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Wigginton seeks ways to maximize contributions
ST. LOUIS -- On paper, Ty Wigginton's biggest contribution since signing with the Cardinals came on Monday, when he doubled and then alertly scored the go-ahead run from second on a ball that made it no further than a few dozen feet from home plate.
To term that as Wigginton's primary impact on the Cardinals' season, though, would be short-sighted.
Matt Adams and Shane Robinson are among those who have publicly praised Wigginton for the guidance he has given them as they fill part-time playing roles. Wigginton, who is also adjusting to reduced playing time, said that he has made it a point to approach veteran bench players on opposing teams to pick their brains on what it takes to be successful in that role.
All the information he gleans is then passed along to his teammates.
"I think he's done a real nice job of being that veteran presence that we'd hope he would be," manager Mike Matheny said. "We talked to him when he first came in and he's stepped up. He helps a lot of these young players - not just the bench guys, but some of these guys who are playing every day. He's just a good teammate … and in the meanwhile, he's trying to do his part to contribute."
On the field, Wigginton has been limited to 24 at-bats, 14 of which have come as a pinch-hitter. He has five hits, two of which have come in his last two plate appearances.
"I knew the role coming in," Wigginton said. "Just show up every day ready. The thing about baseball is that every day truly is a new day, and [you] just prepare yourself each and every day. Obviously there are challenges in keeping your timing, trying to get some rhythm. But fortunately we have [hitting coach John] Mabry here, who really helps out in that aspect and [assistant hitting coach] Bengie [Molina]. They've been great keeping us ready. It's fun. It's a new challenge."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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While we did not have much time for sightseeing, we did get the opportunity to have dinner with Renee Zonka from Kendall College,Carol Fenster from Savory Palate, and Jean Duane from Alternative Cook. Carol and Jean follow a gluten free diet and Renee was kind enough to bring us to Da Lucianos, a family owned Italian restaurant specializing in gluten free pastas and baked goods. The food was amazing and the desserts even better.
Jean (left) and Carol (right) reviewing the gluten free menu- so many options!
The Libreri family was very kind and takes gluten free cooking seriously; with four of their seven children having celiac disease, they fully understand what cross contact means. The family prepares all of their gluten free pastas and desserts in the morning and all of their gluten-containing pastas in the afternoon. The kitchen is scrubbed after preparation of the gluten-containing items and again after the restaurant is closed to prevent any gluten from lingering.
Rosalia Libreri personally ensured that all of the special dietary needs of our party were met and even brought out a special plate of cookies that were dairy-free, gluten-free and out-of-this-world. You can order their pastas, sauces and desserts online at their website.
Here I am pictured with Lori and Renee (right), enjoying the warm atmosphere and good company.


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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star Knoxville hotel in Downtown Knoxville, walk to Sunsphere Tower
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Located in Downtown Knoxville, this hotel is steps from Knoxville Convention Center and Sunsphere Tower. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) away.
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This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, an indoor pool, and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and a free area shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a 24-hour business center are onsite.
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Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown features an indoor pool and a fitness center. 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 meeting rooms. 13 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in a common area. A complimentary area shuttle within 3 mi is available for guests. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown is a smoke-free property.
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Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown has a restaurant on site.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
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Check-in time ends at midnight
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
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Zoonotic parasitic infections contracted from dogs and cats: How frequent are they?
Your clients probably don't know that their lovable pets can transmit parasitic infections to them and their children, so it is up to you to educate them. Being aware of the gastrointestinal parasites with the most zoonotic potential will enable you to give clients the best advice for zoonosis prevention.
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"Breaking Bad" certainly deserves top or near top billing as one of the best American TV dramas of the 21st century. But what are the others? Here's my list, but be warned -- it is arbitrary.
10. "Lost" (ABC, 2004-10)(Credit: MCT)
Down the hatch, into one of the strangest, most beautiful, most interesting TV trips of all time. "Lost" accomplished much, in particular by driving fans into other (mostly Internet-related) dimensions where they explored its meaning or even contributed to it. "Lost" may have been TV's first fully interactive series.
9. "The Shield" (FX, 2002-08)(Credit: FX)
This drama explored the lives of good cops and bad cops with a ruthless precision, while gutting their frayed moral compass. Sounds like fun! And it was.
8. "Six Feet Under" (HBO, 2001-05)(Credit: HBO)
Death and repression starred here, and were linked here as well. "Six Feet Under" could arguably move up a bit higher on the list, but as you'll see, it's already kind of of crowded with quality.
7. "Deadwood" (HBO, 2004-06)(Credit: AP)
David Milch's masterpiece, in which even the mud acted brilliantly, was raw, raunchy, brutal, and chaotic -- an exploration of society, and humanity, when stripped bare of every social convention, fueled by greed and whiskey -- and how something fundamentally human emerged from that chaos, at least after everyone had sobered up.
6. "Friday Night Lights" (NBC, DirecTV, 2006-2011)(Credit: AP)
Life in a small Texas town was never so compelling on the tube, peopled with characters who came alive with every word uttered - and some of those words were even improvised, giving "FNL" an ever richer (and deeper) texture of ordinary small-town life.
5. "Battlestar Galactica" (SyFy, 2004-09)(Credit: AP)
The Glen A. Larson creation has been around in some form or other for over thirty years, but for the purposes of our discussion today, let's just stick to the Ronald D. Moore adaptation that began in '03, ending six years later (before sailing off into a short-lived prequel, "Caprica"). Featuring a long and memorable list of characters, both human and Cylon, "Galactica" is one of TV's finest sci-fi shows ever.
4. "The Wire" (HBO, 2002-08)(Credit: HBO)
Most critics would give this top billing, but -- altogether now -- arbitrary list! "The Wire" is, remains, an almost-journalistic exploration of institutions (politics, law and order, education, even journalism itself) and how easily corruptible they are.
3. "Mad Men" (AMC, 2007-15)(Credit: AMC)
Only question about "Men" is what position it should land on a top 10 list; some would have "The Wire" ahead of it, others would even have "Deadwood" outranking it. So to an extent this is a matter of taste, but "Mad Men's" top-three billing here needs no defense; a rich TV novel that grew in complexity season to season.
2. "The Sopranos" (HBO, 1999-2007)(Credit: HBO)
Some may argue that the best episodes were in the last century, but let's let them argue..."Sopranos" has to make a top list of the 21st century if only because it had such a profound impact on some of the others that appear in this list.
1. "Game of Thrones" (HBO, 2011-)(Credit: HBO)
As mentioned, arbitrary, but "GoT" has established its bona fides as TV's best. Reasons are many, but "Games" has managed to capture the texture of George R.R. Martin's sprawling saga just about perfectly, pleasing fans of the books, while also drawing a crowd of new readers to "The Song of Ice and Fire" series.
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