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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services paid money to dead people and others who didnt qualify, wasting at least $7.7 million in federal money.
Foley said in August 2011 -- just 5 weeks before the end of the federal fiscal year the DHHS spent $17.6 million via more than 43,000 separate payments in an apparent effort to spend the money before it became unavailable.
A previouw state audit informed federal authorities that those payments were questionable, with particular emphasis on nearly $8 million of the money, Foley said.
The payments are supposed to help low-income persons pay heating and cooling bills if they qualify for help under the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Thousands of people apparantly got the money even though they didnt qualify, Foley said.
State regulations say people who received prior crisis assistance for utility bills cannot receive more payments for one year. And, any additional assistance to such persons is supposed to be made directly to the energy utility companies, as opposed to payments to individual low income consumers, Foley said.
DHHS violated that critical regulation on Aug. 25, 2011 when it spent roughly $7.7 million via nearly 19,000 separate payments (of $250 or $500 each) to individuals who had been prior recipients of crisis assistance and were therefore not eligible for the additional payment.
Auditors have serious concerns that most of those payments were not even used to pay utility bills, Foley said. The assistance money could be traced to the payment of utility bills in only a handful of instances.
In a random sample of 135 payments, 19 were cashed at Wal-Mart, 24 at grocery stores, restaurants, and Paycheck Advance, and one was cashed at Ralston Keno, Foley said.
Some program participants were note even behind in their utility bills and had credit balances, yet they received the payments and spent them anyway.
Perhaps more alarming, the audit found that 261 payments totaling nearly $112,000 were sent to persons who are dead -- in some instances, for a year or more.
In most instances, the deaths were known to DHHS before the payments were issued, and the payments to dead participants were cashed at a grocery store, a paycheck advance company and funeral homes. Signatures of the deceased were used, raising questions of forgery that law enforcement should pursue, Foley said.
Systemic breakdown
"The systemic breakdown at DHHS did not end there," Foley said.
As recently as June 13, the agency issued another $9.5 million in LIHEAP supplemental assistance payments to more than 38,000 recipients.
Once again, auditors found dozens of cases where payments were issued to persons known to be dead and, generally, those payments were cashed.
The audit team also found nearly 1,300 payments totaling more than $500,000 in federal funds that were never cashed. But rather than cancel the uncashed federal payments, the state converted them into state general funds the legality of which is suspect, Foley said.
The full audit report will be available Recent Publications Released at the state auditors website, HERE.
The scandal comes on the heels of the appointment of a disgraced head of the Illinois child welfare agency to help Nebraska negotiate how much it paid a private company to provide child welfare services.
Erwin McEwen left his job as director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in September 2011 after that states executive inspector general found that a man McEwen described as his personal friend and mentor Dr. George Smith perpetrated a large scale fraud upon the state.
McEwen was later hired by the Nebraska DHHS, according to a March 8 report by the Nebraska Watchdog news service.
The DHHS has been beset with scandals since 2009, after Gov. Dave Heineman turned the state's child welfare system over to private companies who demanded more money, broke their contracts and eventually pulled out in all areas but Lincoln and Omaha, and still charged the state millions of dollars.
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Great news for Ramen fans in Europe! Omedetou!Yokohama Ramen Museum announced that they are planning to open another Ramen Museum in Europe in less than 10 years. They will also mark the 20th anniversary of their ramen museum business tomorrow.The visibility of Ramen has been increasing so much overseas. Proof of that is the fact that 150,000 foreigners visited the Yokohama Ramen Museum in 2013.

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WATSONVILLE - Samantha Carroll said that when her husband Patrick went into the hospital for a heart transplant, she learned to deal with it one day at a time.
"I've always been a calm person by nature," she said. "I can handle stress, but once we got past the worst parts of it, sometimes I would have a little nervous breakdown. I would find a quiet place to sit and cry."
Patrick Carroll had been on a waiting list to receive a new heart, but didn't know if one could be found or if he'd live along enough to receive it. The 36-year-old's transplant was performed March 6.
"The hardest part before was not knowing when or if it was going to happen," Samantha Carroll said. "You're living on pins and needles. Every time in the middle of the night when the phone rings because of a wrong number - your heart stops."
When the call came, the Carrolls had four hours to get to the hospital. Normally a six to eight-hour procedure, because of Patrick's congestive heart defect the operation took 12 hours at Stanford University Medical Center.
"The doctors were remarkable," Carroll said. "They did everything to keep him alive."
Samantha Carroll grew up in Illinois and met her husband in Las Vegas, Nev., where she was living at the time.
The two moved to Watsonville three years ago from Long Beach after Patrick's business partners advised him to seek a less stressful life because of his heart condition. He was born with a defect, a transposition of the two major frontal arteries.
"He had a temporary fix done on it when he was only 18 months old," Samantha said. "That lasted all this time."
Nevertheless, Patrick's condition worsened dramatically in recent months and the need for the transplant became urgent. He was on 15 different medications to keep him going.
Patrick is currently in an ICU unit at the hospital recovering. Like all heart transplants, there are complications that have to be monitored closely. Samantha Carroll said the couple has not been told from whom or where the donated heart came from.
"The only thing we know is that it's a younger and much stronger heart," she said.
The Carrolls have two children, 13-year-old Robbie and 9-year-old Jazzlyn. Samantha said she practically lives at the hospital to be with her husband and the two children are being cared for by relatives and friends.
The ordeal has been hard on the children in different ways.
"My daughter thinks it's cool that her dad has a new heart," Samantha Carroll said. "My son is older and has a better understanding. He's more focused in making sure his dad is OK."
The family faces a mountain of medical bills. Insurance is paying for much of it, but that still leaves $6,000 per month in anti-rejection drugs that have to be paid out-of-pocket.
"We can apply for some financial help with the companies that make the drugs, but we can't do so until Patrick is released," Samantha Carroll said. "We had some money saved because we'd been fund-raising over the past two years expecting the operation."
She said it still won't be enough.
Samantha Carroll said she is hopeful the family can resume a normal life. She credited friends who helped during the ordeal, such as Gil Warren of Capitola, Marsha McCarthy of Capitola, Kelvin and Jeanette Ramer of Watsonville.
"They drove us places and took care of the kids and did all the jobs we needed," she said. "We couldn't make it without them. My advice to anybody going through this is, get a support team of relatives and friends."
WHAT: Patrick and Samantha Carroll need donations to help pay costs of Patrick's heart transplant
TO DONATE: Go to www.ntafund.org and click on "Donate Now." The number is 800-642-8399.


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CalTrans Willits Bypass Project Manager Mauricio Serrano updated the Willits City Council on the project at a packed house on March 26.
"We are excited to be back for the second construction season," says Serrano. He characterized the work on the site as maintenance and inspection after November 2013, with work to restart in April, weather permitting.
The utility relocation was expected to complete this week and the bypass contractors were waiting for dry weather to kick start the full construction activity.
The construction is considered about 25 percent done.
This building season should see the construction of concrete structures, supports and bridges from the southern end of the bypass to the middle of the viaduct, says Serrano.
Work in on the northern interchange will begin with the import of substantial fill material, according to Serrano. Where the fill will come from is still being finalized, although the most desirable location for the contractor will be from the old Apache Mill site about a mile north of the bypass northern interchange. The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors accepted the environmental documents for the Apache Mill site at its meeting on March 25, paving the way for the current property owner, Mendocino Forest Products, to get the last permits needed to remove 900,000 cubic yards of fill for the bypass project.
Serrano acknowledged that CalTrans was being required by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board to complete the Mitigation and Management Plan prior to moving fill into the area. Serrano said CalTrans and the water board were "very close to a final MMP."
Serrano assured the council that closures of E. Hill Road during the 2014 construction season would be minimized.
Members of the public vented about the bypass, for and against. No action was taken by the council to address any of the issues raised.
The status of the restriping of Highway 101 was also discussed. This project will result in the repaving and restriping of northbound lanes of Highway 101 from Hazel Street to Highway 20. The construction work will be done at night between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and result in the closure of northbound lanes. During construction northbound traffic will be shifted into one of the southbound lanes. The work cannot begin until night time temperatures are above 50 degrees so work is not expected to start until late April or early May, according to CalTrans. The construction contract requires work be completed within 25 working days. The work is expected to result in a 10 percent improvement in traffic flow, according to CalTrans studies.
The main change is the elimination of the central turn lane. This multi-direction lane will be turned into a northbound left turn only lane. Some turning restrictions will be introduced for drivers leaving the Safeway parking lot. Southbound drivers will still be allowed to turn left into both Safeway lot entrances.


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Pujols happy for countrymen in Classic
TEMPE, Ariz. -- In an ideal world, Albert Pujols would've played for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic this spring. But clearly, he needed to be with the Angels to recover from offseason surgery on his right knee. And even if he wanted to take part, Classic officials wouldn't have secured his contract anyway.
"Of course," Pujols said in Spanish when asked if he would've liked to play. "But I don't have any control over that. It's part of the rules; they didn't want to insure me. Besides, they don't need me. They have a great team."
Any team could use Pujols in the No. 3 spot, but the Dominicans have nonetheless advanced to the semifinal round with a 6-0 record. They'll play the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Monday at 6 p.m. PT on MLB Network and ESPN Deportes.
Pujols hasn't been able to watch many games because they've mostly coincided with his schedule at Angels camp, but he was able to take in the Dominican Republic's thrilling win over Team USA, when good friend and teammate Erick Aybar notched the game-winning hit in the ninth.
"He's really happy," said Pujols, who spoke with Aybar on Saturday.
"They have a good team. They're really excited, they're hungry. It's good to see."
Games will start at a more convenient time now that the series has moved to San Francisco, and Pujols intends to watch the Dominicans play the surprising Dutch team.
The Angels' slugger played in 2006, when his native country lost to Cuba in the semis, but recovery from offseason elbow surgery in '09 and knee surgery in '13 has kept him from participating in the last two events.
"The last time [in 09], they didn't play like they wanted to and they lost in the first round," Pujols said. "This year, you see they have more emotion and they want to show they have a great team. They're playing good defense, hitting well, but the best part is their bullpen."
The Dominicans, led by Yankees bench coach Tony Pena, have stars all over the field. But they're stacked in the bullpen, with the likes of Fernando Rodney, Santiago Casilla, Kelvin Herrera and Pedro Strop.
In Pujols' mind, that's the biggest key.
"I remember that was the difference in 2006," he said. "We had good starting pitching, but the bullpen wasn't as good as what they have now. Now it's different. The bullpen is better than their starting pitching - not that their starting pitching is bad, but in the first two rounds, that's the key because you have a pitch count and can't throw more than [65 pitches in the first round and 80 in the second]."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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GENYOUth Foundation, along with its collaborating partners, is launching a series of Town Hall meetings across the country throughout the 2013-14 school year to address child health in the school environment and the community. The Town Halls aim to accomplish three things —support better learning, reinforce schools as a focal point for action and get help for schools. The kickoff event, titled "Fueling Healthy Schools and Communities for the Future," is being held in Chicago on Oct. 16, in partnership with The Quaker Oats Company, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc., and Midwest Dairy Council, a local affiliate of National Dairy Council.
According to Alexis Glick, GENYOUth Foundation CEO, this Town Hall series "is about bringing together a diverse group of top minds, including local business, education, health, government, and the critical perspective of student leaders, to facilitate dialogue in local communities about school wellness, and to focus on key solutions."
Jose Luis Prado, President of Quaker Foods North America, points out that Quaker's involvement in the Chicago Town Hall is based on sparking exactly that kind of dialogue among local leaders. "Quaker is an iconic brand that's been fueling healthy families for more than 135 years. We are proud to sponsor this forum not only to spotlight the importance of quality nourishment, but to also facilitate creative ways in which we can work with our community partners to improve the wellness of our city's youth." In addition to sponsoring the Chicago Town Hall, Quaker will contribute $125,000 to foster health and wellness initiatives in schools across the country, including exploring a portion dedicated to its hometown of Chicago.
The GENYOUTH Chicago thought-leader event was also developed in close cooperation with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and CPS Chief Health Officer Dr. Stephanie Whyte is slated to be a key panelist at the event. "All efforts that encourage community stakeholders to engage as part of the solution to getting our kids to eat better and move more in school are good things," said Dr. Whyte. "I applaud GENYOUth and its partners, like Quaker and Midwest Dairy Council, for supporting the development of collectively conceived, locally implemented school wellness projects, initiatives, and ideas – and just as important, encouraging community leaders to step up to help make them happen."
GENYOUth Foundation was established to inspire and educate youth to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in schools and their communities, through a public-private partnership with National Dairy Council and the National Football League.
"Dairy farmers have a nearly century-long commitment to children's health and we're excited to be part of the Town Halls to help bring even more support to schools," said Jean Ragalie-Carr, RD, president of National Dairy Council (NDC). "The Town Halls will inspire communities to help cultivate healthier and more productive youth as a local extension of GENYOUth's flagship program, Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60), created by NDC and the NFL, which is in over 73,000 schools helping 14 million students eat better and move more. FUTP 60's emphasis on improved nutrition, especially school breakfast, and increased physical activity can help improve academic achievement (i.e., the learning connection)."
"Together, we can make a difference," said GENYOUth's Glick. "The ultimate goal is to generate actionable steps to get kids eating better and moving more at school, and, crucially, to forge public‐private partnerships that garner commitments of assets to launch and fund these solutions. Schools cannot succeed alone. The broader community, including business leaders, health professionals, community organizers, parents, and students themselves must work together to effect change for children's health."
Additional Town Halls will take place throughout the Fall and next Spring in Columbus, Ohio; Denver, Colo; Indianapolis, Ind.; San Francisco, Calif.; St. Louis, Mo., and New York City – with support from a list of blue-chip partners that includes the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, Cardinal Health, Jamba Juice, the NFL, the NFL Players Association, State and Regional Dairy Council organizations, UnitedHealthcare, the University of San Francisco, and others.


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Fairfax County officials want residents to know that home and garden makeovers don't end at the curb. The waste generated from tree removal or home construction or remodeling isn't routinely picked up by residential trash companies.
Before putting this kind of trash on the curb, residents should contact their waste collection company or contractor to make special arrangements for disposing of these items. Fees and restrictions vary by company. Residents also can haul their waste to a county disposal site. Visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/curbside-who.htm to find contact information for many residential waste collection companies and the locations of county waste disposal facilities.
Most households in the county have their trash picked up by private firms. However, approximately 43,000 households receive county waste collection service. To learn if the county picks up your trash, please visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/specialpickup/matchaddress.asp, or call 703-802-3322, TTY 711, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday.
If your trash is collected by the county, you can arrange for the removal of oversize waste generated from tree removal, construction or remodeling through the MegaBulk service. This service will accommodate the removal of oversize items but only for households that have their trash collected by the county. To learn more about the guidelines for MegaBulk service, please visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/navbar/faqs/trash-large.htm, or call the phone number above for a brochure.
To schedule a MegaBulk collection, fill out the online form at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/specialpickup, or call the automated system at 703-802-3322, TTY 711. The minimum charge for MegaBulk service is $60. Payment is accepted by credit card or check only; please follow the directions explained online and the automated phone system. County trash collection staff will never ask for cash.
To learn more about solid waste collection, recycling or disposal in Fairfax County, please contact the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, Solid Waste Management Program, 703-324-5230, TTY 711.


text: Arrests made in Sky Lounge shooting By Travis Crum September 25, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Police arrested a Charleston man Tuesday in connection to a triple shooting reported early Saturday morning at Sky Lounge on Capitol Street. Detectives also arrested the man's friend for being a felon in possession of a firearm.An argument escalated inside the martini lounge at about 2:52 a.m. Saturday as staff escorted three men outside, police said. A man on the street then opened fire, striking the men as they exited.Charleston Police Lt. Steve Cooper said detectives identified the suspect through surveillance footage and previous run-ins with law enforcement as Braheem Jamal Griffin, 19, of Charleston.Tuesday afternoon, police apprehended Griffin and his friend, Curtis Watkins, 24, of Charleston, as they ate at Sistah's Rib Shack on the West Side. Cooper said both men were carrying handguns, and Watkins was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm. It's unclear if Watkins was involved in Saturday's shooting and detectives are still piecing together witness statements, Cooper said.Cooper said they are also trying to figure out if Griffin knows the victims or if he was involved in the altercation that led the victims to be thrown out of the bar.Morgan Pauley, the manager of Sky Lounge, said Griffin was not inside her bar before the shooting.Two men -- Shawn Williams, 23, and Varryl Venson, 44, both of Charleston -- were shot while still inside the bar. A third, William Wallace, 34, of South Charleston, was shot in the street.The three were taken to CAMC General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and have since been released.Griffin was charged Tuesday with three counts of malicious wounding and five counts of wanton endangerment, which is one count for every round allegedly fired. He was arraigned in Kanawha County Magistrate Court and ordered held in South Central Regional Jail in lieu of a $200,000 bail.Police took Watkins to CAMC General Hospital Tuesday night, believing that he may have concealed crack cocaine inside his rectum."We actually have a search warrant that's going to require medical personnel to assist us in executing," Cooper said. "At this point that's all I'm able to say."Watkins cursed at reporters as detectives escorted him onto an elevator at the Charleston Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division. He was to be arraigned Tuesday night upon completion of the search warrant.Cooper said police are familiar with Griffin, and his name has come up during investigations of similar crimes."He's been on our radar," he said. Griffin was a shooting victim himself in January. He reported that an unknown assailant shot him in the calf from an alleyway somewhere in the 1500 block of Second Avenue or Third Avenue on Jan. 27. However, detectives said he was not cooperative and had difficulty re-creating where he was shot. No suspect was arrested or charged in the shooting.According to reports, Griffin was indicted in April on drug charges. Cooper said police would seek guidance from the Kanawha County prosecuting attorney's office to determine if Griffin also will be charged with felony possession of a firearm.The state Alcohol Beverage Control Administration has pulled Sky Lounge's liquor license until Oct. 3. Pauley said she would open with new management and would stop playing DJ music on weekends.Reach Travis Crum at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5163. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 2 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 3 'Report for America' pilot project begins in Appalachia 4 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken Charleston to conduct sobriety/car-seat checkpoint Thursday Previous Story Putnam woman gets 6 years for embezzling Next Story


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The General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has accused the Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo and his campaign team of "not thinking through their policy options" before churning them out.
"When they present a policy statement and it is criticized for lack of something that they had to have added, they will come back and add it," he said.
President John Mahama has described the promise by Mr. Akufo-Addo of building hostels to accommodate head potters 'Kayayei' in Ghana as insulting to the dignity of northern girls.
But the NPP has stated that the President's comment is indicative that he has "completely lost touch with the concerns and aspirations of the suffering masses of Ghana" as the head potters are constantly abused and have to endure the hazards of sleeping unprotected on urban streets and pavements and therefore the hostel is a necessary measure.
Mr. Nketia who spoke on Accra based Citi fm opined that nobody takes the NPP serious because of the inconsistency in their promises and policies.
He said: "When they talked about free SHS and they were attacked, then they said they will add free basic school. And when they said 'well, you claim you want to cure unemployment but it is technical schools and technical training that will create the jobs,' then they said they will add free technical schools and so on. So they keep on adding so it tells you that they don't think through their policy options."
"Why didn't they add the option of training when they were espousing the policy in the first place? Mr. Nketia questioned.


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Haim Goldenberg, a "real-life mentalist" and the star of the critically acclaimed television series GoldMind, can (seemingly) bend spoons, read your mind and drive blindfolded through Toronto traffic.
But he'll be the first to shoot down theories that he possesses supernatural powers and argue that there is no such thing as a psychic.
He said his live shows always begin with a question for the audience: "Who believes in mind-reading…" and as people begin to raise their hands, he adds, "and all this kind of bullshit?"
Thirty-six-year-old Goldenberg, who moved from Israel to Toronto in 2004, said he explains to his audience that it's not real.
"I don't have secrets in my show," he said, adding that he's opposed to those who "take advantage of people," by charging them to heal them, predict their future or relay messages from dead loved ones.
"This is terrible in my opinion. Maybe I'm wrong."
So Goldenberg has chosen to use his talents for good rather than evil.
With a successful, Gemini-nominated reality show under his belt, as well as consistent corporate gigs and live shows, he said he's happy to entertain and inspire his audiences, not swindle them.
He's also got a lecture in the works on the subject of achieving skills and goals through the power of believing.
If anything, Goldenberg's dismissal of supernatural psychic abilities makes his talent that much more mysterious and impressive.
If he wasn't born with some kind of otherworldly gift, how has he succeeded in tapping into a part of the brain that eludes the rest of us?
Within minutes of speaking with Goldenberg, it was easy to see why his show, GoldMind, and his live shows have been lucrative.
He possesses the charm, mystique and talent required by a performer, without the old-school, magic-show smoke, mirrors and over-the-top hand gestures.
Despite the success of the first season of GoldMind, which debuted on TVtropolis in 2009, it has yet to be picked up for a second season.
"We're working on the second season. We don't know if it's going to be with TVtropolis because we're trying to sell it in the U.S. now, so it's a very long process," Goldenberg explained.
For those wanting to catch clips of the first season, search YouTube or his Facebook page.
His enthusiasm for mentalism was inspired by famed Israeli mentalist Uri Geller when Goldenberg was just six years old.
When he first saw a television performance by Geller, bending spoons, "for me, he was like a superhero."
After the show, Goldenberg grabbed a spoon from his kitchen, and tried to emulate his new-found hero.
He did this every day for two years.
One morning, Goldenberg woke up and opened the drawer where he kept his spoons. With his eyes closed, he grabbed a spoon and focused his energy on bending it.
"After five seconds, I felt something strange, but I didn't want to open my eyes. Suddenly, I saw that the spoon was bent. I was amazed," he recalled.
"The real story is that one day, my mother took all the spoons in the kitchen and bent them because she was tired of seeing me try everyday."
But she only told him three years ago, years after he began performing the feat in front of countless audiences.
"I explain almost everything I do with my show, but [spoon bending] is the only thing I don't explain."
Geller used to proclaim that his abilities were the result of supernatural powers. Goldenberg insists that anyone with unwavering persistence and some talent can train themselves to do the things he does.
"And even though I have these abilities, I'm not above anybody. Some mentalists or magicians think that because they can 'read your mind,' they are better than you."
He said one of the skills he acquired is learning to read people's body language, but he's not talking about the way a shy person might sit with their arms crossed over their chest.
"Body language is something that you need to feel. It's more like intuition. If you want to get better at reading people's body language, you have to practise again and again and again."
To demonstrate, Goldenberg handed me a six-sided die and asked me to choose a number. He said that based on the numbers I chose, he'd be able to predict future decisions.
I chose four. He asked me to either stick with four or chose a different number.
I flipped the die over and saw number 1.
"Now what you did was very simple," Goldenberg said.
"You were holding the die like this, you turned it over and chose number 1. I can see the way you are thinking."
He asked me to choose again. I stuck with number 1. Next, I chose five.
Goldenberg explained that based on the information I gave him, based on the way I chose the numbers, my body language, the pattern, he would be able to predict the next two numbers I would choose.
I chose another number and covered it with my hand.
"I know that you are very spontaneous in that what you see is what you take," Goldenberg said. "But this time, you were different. You chose probably number 3.
He was right. He asked me to do it again.
"This time, you were thinking about what to do and you tried to confuse me. You went to number 1 again."
He was right.
"It's about choices. It's your choice, but I needed to learn the pattern of the way you are thinking. It's not that I read your mind, but based on [the previous numbers] and based on other things, I knew the others."
On the other hand, he said he also relies on an indescribable feeling.
It's like trying to explain the feeling of moving your hand from the left to the right, he said.
"My brain tells my hand to move, but I don't know what I feel. It's natural."
It may feel natural to Goldenberg, but being on the receiving end of one of his demonstrations feels anything but.
After our interview, he asked me to doodle something on a piece of paper, fold it up and put it in my pocket without showing him.
He told me that I might see that same image somewhere at some point later in the day.
I wasn't too impressed, because I often doodle that same image – a flower – on my notepad, so I was certain that I would see it later.
But I wasn't prepared for an e-mail from Goldenberg a couple hours after our meeting.
Attached to the email was a photo of the exterior of the Starbucks coffee shop where we meet for our interview.
On the bottom right corner of the image, Photoshopped onto an electrical box, was a hand-drawn flower eerily similar to one I had drawn on the piece of paper that was still folded up in my pocket.
Between his show, his live performances and his new lecture, Goldenberg said his ultimate goal is simple: to help people believe in the power of believing.
"I cannot help you, I cannot heal you, but I can convince you that you can help yourself. I really believe that people can do miracles for themselves."
Check him out at www.reallifementalist.com.


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Sheryl Santiago's son, Erik, was addicted to pills he'd been prescribed for anxiety and depression. Just over a year ago, he tried to quit.
"He kept saying I'm going to make everyone so proud of me that I'm getting off this," Santiago said. "He said my brothers will be so proud of me."
But deciding he needed help and getting treatment — those were two different things.
"As soon as he contacted [a treatment facility], he thought he could go that night," Santiago recalled. "He was ready to go and then he just got more and more discouraged."
Eric didn't have health insurance, and neither he nor his parents could afford the private facilities. So the first step for the family was to purchase insurance for Eric.
"When we got the insurance, they only covered a couple places, and they had waiting lists," she said.
A few weeks later, Eric was moved off the waitlist at a local treatment facility in Ocean County, N.J. However he had been trying to stop using drugs on his own while he waited for help, and the program he was accepted into was the kind of place that assists patients detox with the help of medication. Like many facilities of this type, it required potential patients to be active drug users to get treatment, to actually fail a drug test.
"He told me, he goes, 'don't be mad at me if I use something because I have to test dirty in order to go into their program,'" said Santiago. "And he did, he must have used whatever he was using prior — the dosage — and it was too much."
Santiago says Eric had been clean for four weeks before he overdosed. In that time, his body may have lost some of its tolerance for the drug.
He had just turned 31 when he died, so it's hard not to play a game of "what-ifs?" but Santiago believes her son would still be here today if he'd gotten into a program right away.
"There's not enough beds, there's not enough providers," confirmed Bruno Silie, a health educator who helps place addicts in treatment facilities at a drop-in center run by the South Jersey AIDS Alliance in Atlantic City.
"There's options, but the waiting period is ridiculous," he added. "I've had clients wait for 60-plus days, and by that time they've given up."
"You really have to strike when the iron's hot," agreed Kimberly Reilly, the alcohol and drug coordinator in Ocean County. "So if someone comes to us and says I'm motivated for treatment, you really want to get them in, really, within that hour, because the next hour they could be off looking for their next hit of heroin."
Reilly says beds for inpatient programs in Ocean County are especially scarce.
"A private detox facility just opened up, but for our indigent population, they're going to be on a waitlist until a bed opens up," she said.
That might takes weeks.
"It's very rare that we can navigate the system and get someone in same day," she said.
There are simply not enough beds to meet New Jersey's growing demand for substance abuse treatment. Statewide, admissions are up nearly 40 percent since 2006. As the state moves divert more nonviolent drug users to treatment over prison, the waiting lists are even more of an issue.
Increasingly, people are seeking treatment for heroin and opiate additions. In Ocean County, half the admissions last year were for heroin. It's cheap and easily accessible, so many users turn to the drug after getting addicted to prescription pills, such as OxyContin.
"This a trend that we're seeing in other counties," said Reilly. "So we're definitely having an epidemic in the state of New Jersey."
Reilly says one of her counselors can start the day with 40 voicemails from people asking for help. Even if they don't qualify for the county's grants or programs, they try to place people somewhere — Narcotics Anonymous or an out-patient program. But she says even those programs are running out of space.


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Integrated CBT for Cannabis Dependence With Co-occurring Anxiety Disorders
This study has been completed.
Louisiana State University and A&M College
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Julia Buckner, Louisiana State University and A&M College
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: June 10, 2013
Last updated: August 24, 2016
Last verified: August 2016
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Detailed Description:
This project tests the feasibility and utility of a novel, integrated approach to treatment of patients with cannabis use disorder (CUD) and anxiety disorders.
|Cannabis Dependence Anxiety Disorders Cannabis Use Disorder Cannabis Abuse
|Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Behavioral: Motivation Enhancement Therapy Behavioral: Integrated Cannabis and Anxiety Reduction Treatment Behavioral: False Safety Behavior Elimination Therapy
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Integrated CBT for Cannabis Dependence With Co-occurring Anxiety Disorders
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Anxiety MarijuanaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Julia Buckner, Louisiana State University and A&M College:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- cannabis use [ Time Frame: change from baseline to weeks 6, 12, & 32 ]
- cannabis-related problems [ Time Frame: change from baseline to weeks 6, 12, & 32 ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- anxiety [ Time Frame: change from baseline to weeks 6, 12, & 32 ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Cannabis & Anxiety Reduction Treatment
Cognitive-behavioral treatment program that integrates strategies to manage both cannabis use and anxiety with techniques to address motivation to change cannabis use.
Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Behavioral: Motivation Enhancement Therapy
Behavioral: Integrated Cannabis and Anxiety Reduction Treatment
Behavioral: False Safety Behavior Elimination Therapy
Other Name: Transdiagnostic anxiety disorder treatment
Active Comparator: Motivation/cognitive-behavioral therapy
Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) that includes techniques to address motivation to change cannabis use with strategies to manage use.
|Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Behavioral: Motivation Enhancement Therapy
Detailed Description:
Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is the most common illicit substance dependence and people with CUD are highly vulnerable to anxiety disorders. The co-occurrence of anxiety disorders among those with CUD is a pressing public health matter given elevated anxiety is related to poorer cannabis treatment outcomes. Cannabis-related problems among those with anxiety disorders may be maintained by a reliance on cannabis to manage anxiety. Investigations of the treatment of these conditions when they co-occur have been virtually absent. Motivation enhancement therapy (MET) combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an efficacious intervention for cannabis CUD, yet outcomes are highly limited for anxious patients. Transdiagnostic anxiety treatments can facilitate the treatment of patients with anxiety psychopathology regardless of the specific type of anxiety disorder. One such treatment, False Safety Behavior Elimination Treatment (FSET), may be particularly useful with anxious patients with CUD as it focuses on the elimination of behaviors that may be effective in decreasing anxiety in the short-term, but can maintain and even exacerbate anxiety in the long-term (i.e., false safety behaviors). The use of cannabis to manage anxiety can, therefore, be targeted in such a treatment. This project tests the feasibility and utility of a novel, integrated approach to treatment of patients with CUD and anxiety disorders. Phase I of the project includes development and refinement of a specialized group protocol (i.e., Integrated Cannabis and Anxiety Reduction Treatment or ICART) for integrating MET-CBT for CUD with FSET. The initial protocol will be modified based on the experience gained during group treatment with the integrated treatment. Phase II will be a randomized controlled trial examining the relative efficacy of the refined ICART treatment versus MET-CBT alone. After post-treatment assessments, the ICART group will be followed for 3 months to examine maintenance of gains; the participants originally assigned to the control condition will be offered ICART. It is hypothesized that ICART will produce better outcomes than the control.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of cannabis use disorder
- An additional diagnosis of an anxiety disorder
- Patient reports that at least some of his/her cannabis use is aimed at reducing anxiety and/or for social facilitation.
- Patient reports that cannabis is his/her substance of choice for anxiety management.
- Concurrent use of psychotropic medications (e.g., selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) is permitted as long as patients have been on a stable dose for at least three months prior to entering the study and they are willing to remain stable on their medication for the duration of treatment.
- Age between 18 and 65 years.
- English language fluency.
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Alcohol or illicit substance (non-cannabis) dependence.
- Cannabis use behavior sufficiently uncontrolled that proper participation in study protocol would likely be disrupted.
- History of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or organic brain syndrome.
- Prominent suicidal ideation with intent that is judged to be clinically significant.
- Mental retardation or another pervasive developmental disability (e.g., Asperger's Disorder).
- Sufficiently socially unstable as to preclude completion of study requirements (e.g., homeless).
- Prior simultaneous cognitive behavioral treatment for cannabis dependence and anxiety disorders.
- Legally mandated to receive substance abuse treatment.
- Report of current participation in or intent to participate in an additional (i.e., treatments other than MET-CBT or MET alone) anxiety or substance abuse treatment method during the course of the study.
- Unwilling to maintain stable dose of regularly-dosed medications during the study
- Unwilling to cease PRN (pro re nata or "as needed") use of benzodiazepines or other fast-acting anxiolytics prior to entrance into social situations.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01875796
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01875796
|United States, Louisiana
|Louisiana State University Anxiety & Addictive Behaviors Clinic
|Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70803
Sponsors and Collaborators
Louisiana State University and A&M College
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
|Principal Investigator:
|Julia D Buckner, PhD
|Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael J Zvolensky, PhD
|University of Houston
More Information
Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Julia Buckner, Louisiana State University and A&M College:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Julia Buckner, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University and A&M College
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01875796 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R34DA031937-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|June 10, 2013
|Last Updated:
|August 24, 2016
Keywords provided by Julia Buckner, Louisiana State University and A&M College:
dual diagnosis
cannabis abuse
cannabis dependence
cannabis use disorder
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anxiety Disorders
Marijuana Abuse
Pathologic Processes
Mental Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
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TNF-alpha Directed Therapy in Asthma
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This trial is a randomised, single-center, placebo-controlled, double blind, parallel group study in patients with asthma symptomatic on inhaled steroids.
This trial will examine the efficacy and safety of 5 mg/kg doses of infliximab in patients with inhaled corticosteroid-dependent asthma. The primary objective of this study is to obtain pharmacological evidence for a role of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha in patients with asthma symptomatic on inhaled steroids and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of repeated intravenous administration of infliximab.
|Drug: Study drug administration Procedure: Tuberculin intradermal skin test Procedure: Lung function test for FEV1 Procedure: Asthma symptom scores diary Procedure: Quality of life diary Procedure: Breath nitric oxide Procedure: Breath condensate Procedure: Sputum induction Procedure: Blood sampling Procedure: Urinalysis
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomised, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Pilot Study to Determine the Effect of REMICADE on Safety, Efficacy and Biomarkers of Inflammation in Patients With Asthma Receiving Inhaled Corticosteroids
- Change from baseline (prior to visit 4: days -7 to -1) to week 8 (prior to visit 8: days 49-56) in mean morning PEFR from clinical diaries:
- The morning PEFR for a 7 day period (week 7 to 8) will be compared to the 7 day period prior to first administration (days -7 to -1).
- 1. Evening PEFR
- 2. FEV1 from clinical diaries and on study visits
- 3. Diurnal variation in PEFR
- 4. Symptoms score
- 5. Short-acting beta2-agonist usage = rescue salbutamol
- 6. Exacerbation's and episode-free days
- 7. Quality of life (St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire)
- 8. Exhaled breath NO and breath condensates
- 9. Sputum levels of IL-8, TNF-alpha and eotaxin (in supernatant) and differential white cell count
- 10. Peripheral blood eosinophil count, and total IgE
- 11. Expression of mRNA related to inflammation in peripheral blood
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2001
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2004
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a diagnosis of moderate asthma as defined by the American Thoracic Society criteria (NIH, 1997) for > 1 year.
- Men and women, >/= 18 to </= 60 years of age and within 60-140% of desirable height and weight range established by the 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company standards.
- Non-smoker for at least 1 year and less than a 10 pack year history of smoking.
- Screening values for haematology, biochemistry and urinalysis should be within clinically acceptable limits for this patient group.
- Chest radiograph at screening must show no evidence of malignancy, infection, or fibrosis. The chest radiographs should also show no apical scarring, cavitary lesions, or calcified granulomas, as evidence of past tuberculosis infections.
- Serological assays for hepatitis B and C must be negative for active infection.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Are pregnant, nursing, or planning a pregnancy within 12 months of enrolment.
- Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis or other significant respiratory disorder (excluding asthma).
- Exacerbation of asthma symptoms requiring hospitalisation within the previous 12 weeks.
- History of clinically significant seasonal allergies will require that the patient is studied outside the allergy season.
- Have been previously treated with infliximab or any other therapeutic agent targeted at reducing TNF.
- Have been treated with any anti-CD-4 antibody.
- Have been treated with any investigational drug within the previous 3 months or within 5 half-lives, whichever is greater.
- Have previously used cyclophosphamide, nitrogen mustard, chlorambucil, or other alkylating agents.
- Have a history of any clinically significant adverse reaction to murine or chimeric proteins, including but not limited to allergic reactions.
11. Have had a serious infection during the previous 2 months. 12. Have a chronic or recurrent infectious disease 13. Have a history of opportunistic infections 14. Have current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, or cerebral disease.
15. Have a history of lymphoproliferative disease, including lymphoma 16. Currently have any known malignancy or have a history of malignancy within the previous 5 years.
17. Have had substance abuse (drug or alcohol) problem within the previous 10 years.
18. Use of restricted respiratory medication prior to screening within the following time periods: 1) oral or systemic steroids, 1 month; 2) immunosuppressant therapy, 3 months.
19. Have a history of chronic cough, haemoptysis, weight loss, or pyrexia considered suggestive of possible current tuberculosis infection.
20. Patients with current active tuberculosis (TB) or atypical mycobacterial infection or a previous history of these infections.
21. Be considered at high risk for tuberculosis according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria, 22. A tuberculin (purified protein derivative, PPD) intradermal skin test > 10mm induration.
23. Have demyelinating disease (multiple sclerosis), autoimmune conditions such as systemic lupus.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00278083
|United Kingdom
|NHLI Clinical Studies Unit
|London, United Kingdom, SW3 6HP
|Principal Investigator:
|Trevor T Hansel, FRCPath PhD
|Imperial College London
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00278083 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 17, 2006
|Last Updated:
|February 23, 2016
Keywords provided by Imperial College London:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
Nitric Oxide
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Respiratory System Agents
Free Radical Scavengers
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neurotransmitter Agents
Endothelium-Dependent Relaxing Factors
Vasodilator Agents
Protective Agents
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Cooperative Network bestowed its Cooperative Builder Award, the organization's highest honor, on three cooperators at its annual meeting Nov. 15 in Rochester, Minn. Dennis Hunwardsen, Ron Tenner, and Lee Uldbjerg received the award in the 36th year of its presentation.
Dennis Hunwardsen of Jackson, Minn., spent 44 years in local management and statewide leadership of cooperative enterprises. In 1966 Dennis was recruited by the general manager of the Clarence Cooperative Company in his hometown of Clarence, Iowa. He went to work there consolidating and managing the co-op's financial records and attending to various financial and regulatory duties. Eleven years later he moved on to a stint as general manager of United Shippers Cooperative in Cresco, Iowa, then to the Omaha Bank for Cooperatives, where he was a loan officer and assistant vice president for seven years. The latter 1980s and most of the '90s saw Dennis managing a number of different cooperatives in Iowa and Nebraska. From 1998 until his retirement last New Year's Eve, Dennis was general manager of FCA Co-op in Jackson, Minnesota. Dennis has served as a director of the Iowa Institute of Cooperatives, the Minnesota Association of Cooperatives, the Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives, the Minnesota Cooperative Education Foundation, and Cooperative Network. He was a founding board member of Pillar Insurance Company and is currently a director of Cooperative Development Services.
"Dennis has played a major part in shaping cooperatives across the Midwest," said Bill Oemichen, president and CEO of Cooperative Network. "His devotion to the cooperative form of business has benefitted countless co-op members in the past four and half decades."
Also honored with the Cooperative Builder Award was Ron Tenner of West Salem, Wis. At one time or another during the past 41 years, Ron has served as a director, chairman, vice chairman, treasurer, delegate, search committee manager, and reorganization committee chairman for Tri-State Breeders (now Accelerated Genetics). He's been a corporate, regional, and district director; district chairman; district secretary; secretary of finance; and an active committee member with Associated Milk Producers Incorporated. Ron has also been a board member, president, and vice president of the Sparta Cooperative Oil and Gas Company.
"Ron Tenner has played a vitally important role in a number of agricultural cooperatives in Western Wisconsin," said Cooperative Network's Oemichen. "He has been an asset to the cooperative community and to the dairy industry." Tenner is a 33-year charter member of the Bangor Lions Club and a 40-year member of the La Crosse County Holstein Breeders and the La Crosse/Monroe County Pork Producers.
He's been an active committee member with the La Crosse Chamber of Commerce, a charter member of the Bangor FFA, a director of agriculture broadcasting for La Crosse radio station WKTY, an active member of his church council, and a director of his local bank.
Also honored was Lee Uldbjerg of Hutchinson, Minn. Uldbjerg has been immersed in the cooperative movement from the moment of his birth at Moose Lake, Minnesota, in 1948. His mother was a director of a co-op grocery and hardware store and his father was general manager of the Finlayson Oil Co-op. Lee grew up on a farm, graduated from Finlayson High School, and attended the University of Minnesota at Crookston for a year before joining the U.S. Air Force in 1968. He served as a staff sergeant, with responsibility for flight-line supply and aircraft parts, in Illinois, Japan, and Korea. His 38 years of service to co-ops began with Midland Cooperatives' general manager training program in 1973. Beginning that same year he managed local cooperatives, including Fox River Co-op in Montello, Wisconsin, and Minnesota's Cooperative Oil Association in Blackduck and Le Seuer Cooperative Oil Company. He became Midland's petroleum and automotive sales representative for a region overlapping parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin and then a two-district director of regional services, also with responsibilities in both states. In 1982 Lee became a regional financial and business consultant for Land O'Lakes. He served 21 years as a state and area manager of CHSLand O'Lakes member services and now directs CEO and general manager searches for Land O'Lakes Business Development Services.
"The cooperative model has inspired Lee throughout his life," said Oemichen. "Lee's dedication to cooperatives will be felt by co-ops for years to come."
Cooperative Builder Awards were given by the Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives from 1976 to 2008, while recognitions on behalf of the Minnesota Association of Cooperatives, called Cooperative Leadership Awards, were presented beginning in 2000. In 2009, Cooperative Network started presenting annual Cooperative Builder Awards to honor individuals' distinguished services irrespective of state affiliation.
Cooperative Network is a leading Wisconsin business association. It serves more than 600 member-cooperatives, owned by more than 6.1 million Minnesota and Wisconsin residents, by providing government relations, education, marketing, and technical services for a wide variety of cooperatives including farm supply, health, dairy marketing, consumer, financial, livestock marketing, telecommunications, electric, housing, insurance, worker-owned cooperatives, and more. For more information about Cooperative Network, visit www.cooperativenetwork.coop.


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August 28th marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's"I Have a Dream Speech." President Obama will be at the Lincoln Memorial for the "Let Freedom Ring" celebration. Events will take place on the National Mall from 1:00-5:30. The Global Freedom Festival will be held on August 24th at the Lincoln Memorial. There will be a march and rally that will be from 8:00-4:00. Also on the 24th there is a festival on the National Mall from 2:00-6:00 celebrating MLK Jr's speech. There are many distinguished guest speakers including Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King, III, Congressman John Lewis; Nancy Pelosi, and many others.
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It was show time on May 17th when LG Productions presented their 11th annual Que Onda Car Show & Concert, at the big Fresno Fairgrounds. There were six acres of some of the best custom Lowrider's from Sacramento to Los Angeles. These cars included the Oldies member Chris Roarks car, which won Lowrider of the Year, "Perfect Score", "Black Beauty", and Elites Car Club's, LRM's past cover ride, "Southern Blues", and the awesome 38′ Chevy "El Padrote". Also representing was Uce, Traffic, VIP's, Sangre Latina, Aztec Image, Majestics, Nokturnal, and 559 Kustoms just to mention a few.
The weather was in the scorching 102's, but it definitely didn't stop the spectators from coming out to watch all the fine rides on jack stands, three wheel stance, and many other rides slammed to the ground, showing off the multitude of color schemes, and all of the chrome modifications.
Despite all the heat it was a well-enjoyed show. We received many compliments on how great the show turned out, from the veteran show goers as well as the new spectators; it was such a great honor. Believe me, that can go a long way in lifting ones spirits after putting so much time and effort in a first class event. Pit Bull, who is one of the hottest Latino artist's today, put it all into perspective when he said, "If these people came to party in this heat, then lets do it!" He then took the stage and performed a hot one hour show that had everyone with their hands in the air, having a wonderful time.
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Fairfax County Launches Financial Transparency Web Page
Nov. 18, 2009
News Highlights
Fairfax County has launched the first phase of a financial transparency Web page,that consolidates links from multiple agencies on one Web page.
"Financial transparency" describes efforts to make comprehensive, unfiltered information available to the public – providing a clear view of the government's operations and how tax dollars are spent.
Currently, the Web page has links to information including:
- Financial reports.
- Budgets for projects and services.
- Annual audits.
- Procurement contracts.
- Staff compensation plans.
The commonwealth of Virginia has restrictions ( Code of Virginia 58.1-3131) on disclosure of information in the county's check register (book of warrants).
Fairfax County plans to expand transparency efforts in the coming years. The county has embarked on a multi-year initiative to replace old budget and finance technologies, which will enable the county to provide an extensive, searchable financial database.
The Fairfax County Department of Finance is coordinating the financial transparency effort as part of its charge to protect and maintain the fiscal integrity and financial accountability of Fairfax County Government.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
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SANTA CRUZ -- Actor Dick Van Dyke, visiting Santa Cruz for the first time, told stories from his long and successful show business career, entertaining 300 people at the Dominican Hospital Foundation Holidays d'Eleganz fundraiser at the Cocoanut Grove on Friday.
"Some of you expect me to trip," said Van Dyke, 87, who performed that stunt weekly with an ottoman while starring in a TV comedy created in 1961 by Carl Reiner. "I can still do it but it hurts."
Van Dyke's appearance took the form of an interview with Pebble Beach resident Peter Funt, who took over the "Candid Camera" TV show from his dad.
To Funt, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was "very cool," because it featured a man who lived in the New York suburbs, took the train to work and worked on a TV show, "just like my dad."
Morey Amsterdam wrote lyrics for the show's theme song, and to prove it, Van Dyke sang them for the crowd.
Van Dyke, from West Plains, Mo., recounted how he got a job as a radio announcer at 17 during World War II when young men were being drafted.
"Everything else just happened," he said.
He was in a group called the Merry Mutes, which lip-synched to records.
"Why would people pay to see that?" Funt dead-panned.
"The audience liked it," responded Van Dyke.
After radio gigs in Atlanta and New Orleans, Van Dyke got hired by CBS and anchored a three-hour live morning show.
"My newsman was Walter Cronkite," he recalled. "I was 29 and I didn't know anything."
When a pack of Aleutian dogs came on and knocked down the cooking set, "I realized I wasn't cut out for that," he said.
He was nervous getting a star turn in Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie."
Chita Rivera let him have the song "Put on a Happy Face" and "it changed my life," he said. "Gower Champion (the choreographer) said, bless his heart, 'Give him a chance.'"
Van Dyke, who has a 500-watt smile, was at his most animated talking about the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles, for which he is fundraising chairman.
"Not an easy job," he said, noting a new building has gone up to provide food, shelter, clothing and medical care to homeless people along with a chance to get on the 12-step path to recovery.
"We educate them, get them jobs," he said. "Next week is graduation, all in suits, all dressed up. It's the most satisfying thing."
Van Dyke impressed Della McKenzie, who came with her husband Keith, a retired eye doctor, and their daughter Kathy.
"He's very sharp," she said.
"He showed me backstage he can soft-shoe still," said Richard Ramirez of the Cocoanut Grove staff.
Hearts were the theme of the fundraiser since proceeds will benefit cardiac care.
Caroline Manildi, who chaired the event, credited co-chair Harriet Mainis and a "team of angels" for the elegant ambiance with red tablecloths, gold napkins and sparkly lights.
Donors such as Rowland Rebele, who with his wife Pat gave $1,000 to the fund drive, received a bright red scarf as a thank-you gift.
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CRIMES OF THE HEART Opens at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Tonight
They're funny, they're Southern, they're completely dysfunctional-and they're bound for Whidbey Island Center for the Arts stage this winter.
They are the MaGrath sisters of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, stars of Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy drama Crimes of the Heart, coming to WICA tonight, February 8 through February 23, 2013 under the direction of Rose Woods. Life isn't easy for the sisters-Lenny's horse is dead, Meg's singing career is dead and Babe's husband is near-dead (because she shot him!). But nothing-not meddling cousins, nor past and present lovers, nor a touch of mental illness-can keep these women down.
"At one level this seems like a Southern family version of Sartre's No Exit, as each character seems to have created her own hell, made worse by complex and often humorous interactions with the others," Woods said. "However, a deeper, more focused perspective reveals a resilient and loving endurance as the sisters come together and overcome "bad days" through the lens of a dark, hilarious, and ultimately redemptive family history."
Melanie Lowey plays Lenny, Katie Woodzick plays Meg, and Ahna Dunn-Wilder plays Babe. Rounding out the cast are Gail Liston as Chick Boyle, Damien Cortez as Doc Porter, and Michael Morgen as Barnette Lloyd.
The Crimes of the Heart creative team includes Rose Woods (director), David Gignac (set design), Valerie Johnson (costume design), Tyler Raymond (sound design), and Michelle Durr (stage manager).
Tickets can be purchased online at www.wicaonline.com, by phone at (360) 221-8268, (800) 638-7631 or by visiting the box office at 565 Camano Ave, Langley, WA 98260. Performances begin tonight, February 8 and continue through February 23, 2013. Ticket prices range from $15 to $22.


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THE 92-YEAR-OLD father of a chef at a top Cheltenham school has agreed to bail out his son, who cheated the State out of £30,000 in benefits.
Anthony Harrison, 65, of Sherborne House, Sherborne, Glos, who has now been dismissed from Cheltenham Ladies College, claimed pension credits he was not entitled to from the Department of Works and Pensions from January 2011 to November 2013, Gloucester Crown Court was told yesterday (Monday).
Harrison pleaded guilty to benefit fraud and was given a suspended prison sentence by His Honour Judge Jamie Tabor QC, who told him that he had been 'very close to going straight to prison.'
Defending barrister Sabhia Pathan said: "This is a very unfortunate case - my client had to take on all household responsibilities when his wife had to give up work after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
"But she is now in remission and is working again but my client turned a blind eye and continued claiming.
"His 92-year-old father has written a letter to the court and he is very disappointed with his son, but he is going to help him repay the money."
Said Judge Tabor "Your father wrote a very articulate letter in beautiful handwriting to this court and you should be ashamed of yourself as this has clearly affected him at this late stage of his life.
"A charitable view is that you took your eye off the ball and an uncharitable view is that this was fraudulent from the outset.
"Your father has agreed to pay back this money and you should be ashamed of yourself."
Harrison replied "I am Your Honour, but I have things in place to pay my father back."
Harrison was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years, ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work and pay £150 prosecution costs.
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Primary polycythemia; Polycythemia rubra vera; Myeloproliferative disorder; Erythremia; Splenomegalic polycythemia; Vaquez's disease; Osler's disease; Polycythemia with chronic cyanosis - Myelopathic polycythemia; Erythrocytosis megalosplenica; Cryptogenic polycythemia
Polycythemia vera is a disorder of the bone marrow. It mainly causes too many red blood cells to be produced. The numbers of white blood cells and platelets may increase as well..
This is a rare disorder that occurs more often in men than in women. It is not often seen in people under age 40. The problem is often linked to a gene defect called JAK2V617F. The cause of this gene defect is unknown.
Other symptoms that may occur with this disease:
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. You may also have the following tests:
This disease may also affect the results of the following tests:
The goal of treatment is to reduce the thickness of the blood and prevent bleeding and clotting.
A method called phlebotomy is used to decrease blood thickness. One unit of blood (about 1 pint) is removed each week until the number of red blood cells drops. The treatment is continued as needed.
Other treatments may include:
Taking aspirin to reduce the risk of blood clots may be an option for some people. However, aspirin increase the risk of stomach bleeding.
Ultraviolet-B light therapy can reduce the severe itching some patients experience.
The disease usually develops slowly. Most patients do not have problems related to the disease after being diagnosed. The condition is often diagnosed before severe symptoms occur.
Call your health care provider if symptoms of polycythemia vera develop.
Kremyanskaya M, Najfeld V, Mascarenhas J et al. The polycythemias. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ Jr, Silberstein LE, Heslop HE, Weitz JI, eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 67.
Tefferi A. Polycythemias. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 169.


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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) The day after a woman was sexually assaulted in her apartment in the early morning hours, her next-door neighbor decided it was time to move out of the complex.
"Yes, I'm moving out because of what happened," said a woman who refused to give her name.
The rape happened at the Haven Apartments complex at 231 Quantico Ave. in east Bakersfield. Police said that around 3:43 a.m. Monday, a suspect forced entry into the victim's residence, where he bound the adult victim and a juvenile. The suspect then raped the adult victim and fled the residence with items of value. The juvenile was not hurt, said police.
It's the third sexual assault to happen in just a little more than a month, with all three incidents happening within the same general vicinity. Police said the description matches that of a man described in rapes from July 18 on Columbus Street and Aug. 1 on Virginia Avenue.
"It's very worrisome," said Sonia Valdez, who has lived for five years at Haven Apartments.
In all three cases, the women lived in an apartment complex and all were bound and then sexually assaulted, but police are being tight-lipped. The sexual assault that happened on Aug. 1 at the Kristine Apartments is less than a mile away from the latest sexual assault on Quantico Avenue.
"We're not going to give too much specifics about any type of similarities," said police Sgt. Jason Matson. "At this point, we do believe them to be possibly linked."
The latest assault at Haven Apartments leaves residents feeling insecure about their safety.
"Other than sleeping with a bat next to my bed, I really don't know," said resident Sonia Lopez.
Police offered the following details about the rapist:
- Black
- Late 20s to 30s
- 5-foot-8 to 6-foot tall
- Medium build
- Wore a black ski mask, dark hooded sweatshirt and shorts
- Used handgun in the most recent attack
The Secret Witness program is offering rewards of as much as $5,000 for information that can be used to catch and prosecute the rapist, according to police.
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adidadg wrote:I wouldnt say that the Teebird, JLS, Cyclone, XL, Gazelle suggestion I made are at the opposite end of the spectrum, they are all good, stable very accurate drivers. Also both the Teebird and XL are former world distance record holders, so they are seriously long discs when thrown right.
The thing with using a wraith as a main driver is that you have to adjust your throw to compensate for the large amount of fade. Also faster discs are more sensitive to the angle you release them at which makes them much more unforgiving. I do throw and like Orcs, but only 2-3 times a round when I need that extra distance or if the hole favours a hard left fade. The rest of the time I typically throw a QJLS or a Buzzz.
twmccoy wrote:When I first started, I carried a DX eagle, cheetah, shark and spider. I quickly ditched the eagle, cheetah and shark in favor of the orc, buzz and flash. Lets just say that my first throw with the orc was an eye opener after being disappointed in the distance of the eagle.
Here are a few current long drivers I'd recommend to beginners
Sidewinder: Long, tons of glide and little fade.
Roadrunner: same
Beast 2X: Very fast yet somewhat understable
Spectra: Super long and easy to throw. This disc is the easiest yardage money can buy.
Dragon: This disc has a ton of naysayers, but IMO it will outfly an archangel any day. Some are more overstable than others.
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The first one is me doing the throw from the pec/feel the snap drill. This is mostly to make sure I'm doing it somewhat right so I can build on this. I am throwing with full hip and upper body movement, but from a stand still.
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Definitive Technology Sound Cylinder
Elevate your tablet's sound for mini home theater to go
David Brown is a member of Crutchfield's Home A/V writing team. He studied writing and politics at Ithaca College in upstate New York, where he grew up. He spent 12 years in Washington, D.C., where he earned a Masters degree in journalism and wrote an award-winning humor column. David relocated to Charlottesville, VA, in 2012. He enjoys listening to music, playing the guitar and piano, and hiking with his wife and children.
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Tablets like the iPad® and the Samsung Galaxy are a lot like the current crop of HDTVs: they offer amazing picture quality with sound that leaves a lot to be desired. Just as sound bars were developed to improve TV audio, Definitive Technology has created a small Bluetooth speaker to do the same for tablets.
The Sound Cylinder is a compact, tube-shaped speaker system designed to fatten up the sound of your iPad or other tablet. It's also a cleverly-designed stand to hold your tablet in portrait or landscape position while you watch videos and movies. Can it turn your tablet into a mini home theater? I spent some time with it to find out.
Combination speaker and stand
The Sound Cylinder's aluminum exterior conceals three small speakers powered by an 8-watt amplifier to deliver full-range sound. Two mid/high-frequency drivers provide stereo sound across the wide surface of the 7.5"-long tube. A woofer pumps out low-frequencies from one end for enhanced bass response.
A rubberized clamp along the side of the Sound Cylinder grips your iPad or other 7" or 10" tablet and securely holds it upright for viewing. It was a perfect fit for my iPad 2, which was easy to slide in and out of the clamp with just a little pressure. There's also a flip-out kickstand to keep the speaker stable as it holds a tablet. It provided enough stability so I could tap away on the touchscreen without tipping it over.
The compact Sound Cylinder is a mere 7.5 inches long with a clamp for attaching to a tablet or laptop computer.
I'll admit, at first I was nervous about standing my iPad up in something round. But I found the clever kickstand to provide plenty of stability. I had the unit set up on a somewhat rickety card table as I banged away on my laptop keyboard, and it never came close to tipping. It can even withstand reasonably aggressive touchscreen tapping without toppling over.
The Sound Cylinder's volume and power buttons are located on the opposite end from the woofer. The volume control is a little awkward to adjust during use, so I preferred to set it loud and then make adjustments on the iPad itself. And you can just about max out the volume before any distortion sets in.
Made for movies and videos
Because its design is similar to a sound bar, I was most interested in how this compact speaker performed with movie soundtracks. I placed my iPad in the clamp and set it up on my coffee table. After powering on the Sound Cylinder, it quickly paired with my iPad via Bluetooth – no need to hold any buttons down while the devices synced up.
Once paired, I opened up the Netflix® app on my iPad and selected Ronin, an action thriller starring Robert DeNiro. There are some serious car chases in this movie, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to test the Sound Cylinder's stereo imaging. That is, how well it places sounds. Does the sound of the car's engine follow the image as it moves from left to right across my screen?
Yes, in fact, it does. And it's quite impressive hearing it from such a small speaker system. The Sound Cylinder's internal speaker array and digital signal processing work together to create the illusion of sound emanating outside the physical range of the device. It gave Ronin's sound effects a remarkable depth, despite its small size.
A flip-out kickstand keeps the Sound Cylinder stable and secure while holding your tablet.
The surround effect was quite similar to that of sound bars I've heard, just on a smaller scale. I found myself getting lost in a particular action sequence, with the Sound Cylinder delivering powerful sound effects, robust musical flourishes in the soundtrack, and easily discernible dialogue. This truly felt like home theater shrunk down to a very small package I could take anywhere.
I closed Netflix and opened the YouTube™ app. I wanted to watch Beck's recording of the David Bowie song "Sound and Vision" in which he uses a 160-piece orchestra complete with electric guitars, choir, marching band and more.
This was another great test of stereo imaging, as it was recorded in the round using binaural microphones to convey a three-dimensional sense of space and direction. The Sound Cylinder performed beautifully, not only with impressive left/right placement, but with overall sound quality that was dynamic and clear.
I did notice a minor lip sync issue, which is a "latency" issue with Bluetooth streaming that is not exclusive to the Sound Cylinder. If you're particularly sensitive to this, then Bluetooth streaming of video soundtracks may not be for you. I didn't find it particularly annoying, but if you do, you can always use the supplied miniplug cable to create a wired connection and eliminate any lag from Bluetooth streaming.
Not just for iPad
While the iPad may have been the inspiration for the Sound Cylinder, you can use it to stream audio with any Bluetooth device such as a smartphone or computer. It clamped nicely on the top of my MacBook, though you couldn't use it as a stand for anything smaller than a 7" tablet. A fully charged battery (a USB charging cable and AC adapter are included) provides up to 10 hours of use, and its Bluetooth range tops out at about 33 feet, making it great for streaming music from your smartphone as you move about.
The Sound Cylinder can be used with a tablet or laptop in a variety of applications.
So how does it sound with music? I cued up "Amethyst," a dark dirge by slowcore mainstay Low. There's a lot going on in the low end of the frequency spectrum in this song, so it was a good test for the Sound Cylinder's bass response. I would expect this song to sound pretty thin on such a small speaker, but the sound was beefy thanks to the woofer's bass response. It didn't rattle my walls, but there was nice presence in in the upper bass and lower midrange that accentuated the piano and bass guitar. They formed a nice deep bed for the acoustic guitar and vocals, which sparkled with definition.
It's all about positioning
Because of the side-firing woofer, how you position the Sound Cylinder can greatly affect the sound. When it's serving as a stand for your tablet, you're obviously going to have it face you directly. But if you're just using it to stream music, a 45-degree rotation can seriously alter the sound signature, particularly the bass performance. I recommend experimenting with it to see how various positions change the tone. You can practically fine-tune the bass response to your own liking.
The bottom line
The beauty of the Sound Cylinder is its versatility. I could find a lot of uses for it, from watching a show in the kitchen while cooking, to setting it on a nightstand for catching up on shows in the bedroom, to adding more powerful sound effects to video games. Weighing less than 12 ounces, it would be perfect for traveling, so you've always got something to entertain the kids, whether they're in the car or the hotel. Or simply use it with your smartphone to add streaming music to any room.
Most of all, the Sound Cylinder is an excellent complement to your iPad, elevating its sound quality to the same heights as its gorgeous display. This combination creates instant home theater in miniature that you can take anywhere.


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