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Studio or Live Applications Vocals, Choirs, Instruments The MC 840 is a very compact large diaphragm studio microphone with a gold vaporised double diaphragm and 5 selectable polar patterns (omnidirectional, wide cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, figure 8). On the basis of the MC 740 microphone capsule this new microphone has been equipped with an improved low-noise pre-amplifier and an impedance transformer without transducer. Due to a two-stage roll-off filter (80 and 160 Hz) compensating the close miking effect and a two-stage pre-attenuation (-10 and -20 dB) the MC 840 is a superior microphone for any recording application. It has been designed without compromise to capture every sound detail with absolute clarity and purity. Applications for the MC 840 include recording orchestras resulting in a superb transparent sound.
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www.bonedo.de 02/2016Title: beyerdynamic M 840 N review / large diaphragm condenser microphoneAuthor: Nick Mavridis
Translated from the original German article
"(...) Today, the double-diaphragm condenser microphone MC 840 is our test object (...). Meanwhile, both gold-coated large diaphragm capsules can be omnidirectional, turn eight, wide cardioid and hypercardioid. Surely only the anterior capsule will be used frequently, which in this design principle results in the known "normal" cardioid polar pattern.
The Beyerdynamic is operated with phantom power. It is pleasant that also 12 volts are completely sufficient for the device, the permitted maximum is 52.
In this test I did not expect a colourful sound fireworks or other spraying of individuality anyway. So I approached as part of our series of tests the MC fairly neutral, as expected the Beyerdynamic carried out its duty without emotion." It does not care " I commented on the microphone through the window of the control room. My colleague called the microphone even the "social worker among the large-diaphragm microphones". But one does the 840 wrong when one makes fun of it: it is working dutifully and exceptionally conscientious .
It does its job with a reliably high quality remaining unobtrusive and never pushing itself in the foreground. What perhaps may still sound a bit negative, is meant different: Disturbing noises or even errors in the signal are nowhere. The highs are finely resolved, but never harsh. In the bass range the microphone is rather "cool" and dry, it is never unclean, spongy or "boomy". Excellent! As expected the different polar patterns work in conjunction to their frequency response (and of course its directivity) - the "textbook" sends its regards.
Conclusion: The Beyerdynamic MC 840 N is a multifunctional, good-natured, but surely something characterless tool. As an all-rounder in my opinion it constitutes an excellent basis in studios where more than just voices are recorded or where microphones with colorations are not needed or are additionally available. For a newcomer, I would recommend the microphone only conditionally, because it requires the skills of engineers and other equipment to form from the signal what is ultimately needed. With the MC 840 the German manufacturer has a typical German piece of engineering on the market: Technically excellent, at the same time modest and useful. You will still hear and can't get enough of this microphone in 40 years. The chances are very good that it will still work as on the first day!
Regarding the sound a very neutral and discreet microphoneSuitable for a number of applicationsVery good workmanship
Rather unsuitable for newcomers
www.amazona.de 11/2014Title: Special studio microphones for vocalsAuthor: Armin BauerTranslated from the original German article[...]
Beyerdynamic regards the MC 840 as an all-rounder. This is the reason why the frequency response has been designed for neutrality and airiness. The diagram displays a linear frequency response curve up to 4 kHz, from there is a slight treble increase, which reaches its peak at approximately 10 kHz.
As requested by the designers, the MC 840 sounds very neutral and honest. The speech is pleasantly direct with a good pulse accuracy[...]The basic sound is slim the beyerdynamic microphone and definitely not sophisticated. [...]So I see the MC 840 in a classical context, where absolute fidelity of sound is required.


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The general consensus is that phasing out the tax exemption for employer-sponsored health insurance makes sense, and it's one move that politicians on both sides of the aisle have endorsed, albeit sometimes in different ways.
Excluding employer-provided healthcare from taxable income is the largest single tax expenditure, accounting for somewhere between $109 and $163 billion in 2011, according to research from Pew's Tax Expenditures Database.
A new study from the Tax Foundation looks at the impact of ending the exclusion, calculating the effects both with no other changes, as well as with a concurrent cut in individual rates. If the exclusion was eliminated but no other changes made, tax revenues would jump – not surprisingly, as individual incomes would be higher – by about $160 billion.
However, if you account for the fact that more individuals would move into a higher tax bracket (again, due to the bump up in their incomes), providing less incentive to work and invest, overall tax revenue still climbs, but by a smaller amount – about $133 billion.
What if the change were paired with cuts to income tax rates? If each rate was lowered by about 15 percent (so, the 15 percent bracket now is 12.8 percent), overall tax revenues jump by $29 billion, as taxpayers have greater incentive to work. Employment would benefit as well, to the tune of about 826,00 jobs, the Tax Foundation reports.
Clearly, the current treatment of employer-funded healthcare impacts tax revenue and employment levels. It also can encourage excessive use of healthcare services, as workers are somewhat insulated from their true cost. And, employers are forced to become experts in health insurance, or pay somebody else for their expertise in the subject.
However, while ending the exclusion might boost tax revenue, there's no guarantee that it would significantly bring down healthcare costs. A 2011 study by the Health Policy Center estimates the reduction at about 1.5 percent. The reason? About 50 percent of the population spends very little on healthcare. That means, of course, not much can be cut there.
The same goes for the 10 percent of the population that accounts for about 65 percent of total spending. Their healthcare needs are simply too severe. This leaves just the folks in the middle – the ones who are relatively healthy, but do access medical services. If their costs declined 5 percent, the overall impact would be a 1.5 percent decline in healthcare costs.
While the exclusion generally is considered regressive, benefiting execs and other higher-income earners (who are in higher tax brackets) more than the guys and gals in the plant or manning the store, who likely are in a lower bracket, not everyone agrees with this assessment. "For whom would it be more difficult to obtain coverage if not from their employer — Warren Buffett or his secretary?" asks Jim Klein, president of the American Benefits Council, speaking on NPR. "The benefit is very progressive. It means much more to a lower-paid person than a higher-wage individual."
Even so, the general consensus is that phasing out the tax exemption for employer-sponsored health insurance makes sense, and it's one move that politicians on both sides of the aisle have endorsed, albeit sometimes in different ways. The Affordable Care Act takes a small step in that direction by imposing a tax on more expensive plans. This starts in 2018 and applies to most plans whose costs top $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for families. These plans will be subject to a 40 percent excise tax on costs above these levels.

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Location: Sugarcane ResearchTitle: Natural fiber production, harvesting, and preliminary processing: options and opportunities Author
|Webber, Charles - Chuck
|D'souza, Nandika
|Stevens, Kevin
|Ayre, Brian
|Allen, Michael
|Chapman, Kent
|Dickstein, Rebecca
Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/17/2012
Publication Date: 9/18/2012
Citation: Webber III, C.L., D'Souza, N.A., Stevens, K.J., Ayre, B.G., Allen, M.S., Chapman, K., Dickstein, R. 2012. Natural fiber production, harvesting, and preliminary processing: options and opportunities [abstract]. BioEnvironmental Polymer Society Conference, September 18-21, 2012, Denton, TX. Poster No. 15. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: The utilization of natural fibers and plant oils in bio-products introduces numerous logistical challenges not typically encountered with non-agricultural resources. Once it has been determined that a plant material is suitable for commercial development, the production, harvesting, and processing systems should be thoroughly evaluated to assure consistent and sufficient quantity and quality are available for delivery to the manufacturer. Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L., Malvaceae), a natural fiber and seed oil source, will be used to illustrate the production, harvesting, and preliminary processing options and opportunities available when dealing with bio-based inputs. The selection of the appropriate kenaf production and harvest system is dependent on many factors, including location, equipment availability, storage options, processing plans, and plant component utilization. Products using kenaf plant material utilize different yield components (plant parts) with a range of characteristics. Yield components may include the whole plant, the leaves and stalks individually, portions of the stalk (bast and core), and the seeds. Yield component research with five kenaf varieties over a two year period produced plants at harvest which averaged 26% leaves and 74% stalks by weight. The kenaf stalk's average composition was 35% bark and 65% woody core by weight. Kenaf bark contains a long fiber called bast fiber, while the woody core contains short core fibers. Historically, kenaf was hand-harvested for use as a cordage crop (rope, twine, and sackcloth). The bark portion, which contains bast fiber strands for cordage, was hand-stripped, bundled, and placed in water for the retting process. The advent of new uses for kenaf has resulted in the development of new equipment for harvesting and processing. Four major approaches have been advanced in the development of mechanical whole-stalk harvesters; cutter/crimper-type harvesters, in-field decorticators, forage/chopper-type harvesters, and soldier-type sugarcane harvesters. The types of harvesting equipment used within this algorithm, even though actually used for kenaf harvesting, are just representative examples of the different harvesting types. The selection of the specific equipment will depend on local availability and the required yield component characteristics. The demand for the specific bio-product will determine to a large extent the pathway through the kenaf harvesting and processing algorithm. Two primary considerations for all harvesting and processing systems must include the 75% moisture content of actively growing kenaf plants and the low bulk density of dried kenaf stalks. The high moisture content is an important consideration for safe storage. Typically, the kenaf plant material is allowed to dry to safe levels before compaction for storage. Compacting is often advantageous for storage and transport because it increases the bulk density of the typically rarefied kenaf stalks. The flow chart aspect of the algorithm will assist the producer and manufacturer in gaining a greater grasp of the complexities of management options, and the resulting opportunities, resulting with the use of bio-based material in the manufacturing setting.


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February 24, 2014
Message from IT: Sunday evening, February 23, between 7:55 p.m. and 1:30 a.m., campus Internet service and authentication services to external systems like Blackboard were disrupted by a hardware failure on server network distribution switch. This was a partial hardware failure which resulted in a somewhat unpredictable impact. Some services were up and down until the network fully stabilized around 1:30 a.m. IT apologizes for the disruption to services. Contact the Help Desk at 5050 if you have further questions about this service disruption.
A very special First Wednesday coming March 5
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 5 at 9:30 a.m. to attend President Harrison's First Wednesday town hall meeting, where we will get our first look at Columbus State's new and refreshed "brand," including the new logo—the first in 27 years!
The college's advertising agency, Ologie, will give a presentation detailing the extensive rebranding effort, which included input from committees composed of students, faculty, staff, administrators and community members. Everyone will have the opportunity to participate in the new brand as well!
The branding portion of the program will be repeated at 12:00 and 3:00 p.m., with all three presentations taking place in the Conference Center Ballroom in WD, fourth floor.
As always, First Wednesday will be live streamed at http://www.livestream.com/ columbusstate . You will be prompted to enter the password cougars to enter the site. The livestream will also be archived for later viewing on this site.
The campus community is invited to meet the candidates for Dean of the Arts and Sciences Division. The three final candidates are Keith Groff, Ph.D., Allysen Todd, Ph.D., and Linda Schoen Wolf, Ph.D. The candidates will be available to answer questions about themselves and provide their vision as leaders within the Arts and Sciences Division at Columbus State. Read each bio below:
Dr. Keith Groff
Dr. Allysen Todd
Dr. Linda Schoen Wolf Tuesday, March 4
For more information about these forums, please contact Sandra Kellam or Julie Vanwynsberghe in the Human Resources Department, ext. 2408.
Grossman completes doctorate
Connie Grossman, chairperson of Allied Health Professions, has recently completed her Ph.D. program at Northcentral University. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Education specializing in Organizational Leadership. Grossman's dissertation title was Succession Planning and Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education. "I want to personally express my appreciation for the support and assistance of the Allied Health Department, Columbus State administrators, staff, and faculty. Many people helped me accomplish this goal and I sincerely thank you all," said Grossman.
Sternberg to tell stories March 8
Ruth Sternberg, Grants coordinator, enjoys telling stories – but not merely for grant applications. She also tells true stories each month at Speak Easy, a project of Wild Goose Creative. Sternberg will be a featured "teller" at the annual big storytelling event, The Big Easy, at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Strongwater Food and Spirits, 401 W. Town St. You can get your tickets here: http://www.brown papertickets.com/event/558268, or pay at the door. The Big Easy is supported in part by the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education and the City of Columbus. Read more about the storytelling project at http://www.speakeasycbus.com/.
SBDC client success results in cleaner restaurant glasses!
Former Columbus State employee Jeff Shick, of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), worked with husband and wife entrepreneurs Ken and Nicole Amicon a while back on an idea for an invention they had—a way to clean bar glasses inside and out, quickly, efficiently and two at a time. Removing lipstick and smears from bar glasses has always been the nemesis of restaurant staff, and most procedures were messy, inefficient and time consuming. Enter the Small Business Development Center, and Schick, who advised his clients to take a class in Computer Aided Drafting and 3D printing, and "KissClean" was born! The product is now being manufactured in Wisconsin, assembled in Newark, and used at restaurants all over Columbus!
You can read the whole article that appeared in Columbus Business First here.
Weight Watchers at Work slated to begin March 4
Spring is right around the corner which makes this a perfect time to get into shape and lose those few extra pounds you gained during this long, cold, snowy winter!
The spring session of the new improved Weight Watchers starts Tuesday, March 4 at 12:00 p.m. in WD 312, and all interested participants are invited to attend!
Columbus State's Weight Watchers at Work Program offers many advantages over joining a normal Weight Watchers group:
The meetings are held conveniently at lunch time so they do not interfere with your busy schedule.
The cost of $156 for the 12-week program can be deducted from your paycheck in five installments of $26.
A smart phone app allows you to track your progress throughout the program.
Best of all, if you attend 10 of the 12 meetings you will be reimbursed half of the cost following the completion of the program!
Columbus State's Weight Watchers at Work program has helped many participants lose unwanted pounds and inches. One of the current members has lost more than 90 pounds in the last 11 months. To attend the March 4 meeting, contact Nichole Bowman-Glover at ext. 3989 by Tuesday, February 25.
SAC Brown Bag Lunch offered Feb. 26
Join Staff Advisory Council for their February Brown Bag Lunch offering: "A New Approach to Health Eating" presented by Carol Thomas, vice president for Information Technology. Thomas will discuss the plant-based diet that she has undertaken, and the impact it has had on her health. She will share some cooking ideas, recipes and tips. She may even have a few surprises for you! The session will be offered Wednesday, February 26, at noon in the Center for Workforce Development, room 011 (lower level).


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Topic: What we have learned so far...
We are so grateful for the extra time we have with Bruce and are anxious to share some of the things Bruce has done or is willing to do to provide for a longer, better quality life. Bruce was originally told that he had less than 6 months. It has now been 26 months and he is doing very well at the moment.
If I were to sum up in a short list of recommendations, based on our family's collective experiences, I would say this:
(PLEASE NOTE THAT SOMEHOW MY ORIGINAL POST WAS DELETED...SO THIS LIST MAY BE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS HERE ORIGINALLY. But to the best of my recollection...here goes!)
1. RESEARCH like crazy. Use the internet as a tool. Turn over every stone. Sites like this one (www.cholangiocarcinoma.org) have been a God-send for information and for support.
2. ALWAY GET SECOND OPINIONS. If you hear something that rocks your world, make sure that you are getting the same prognosis from as many sources as possible.
3. BE YOUR OWN BEST ADVOCATE & CHECK ALL OPTIONS! My brother Bruce was originally told he was totally inoperable...by many doctors!!! But he finally found one (Dr. Wallis Marsh at UPMC in Pittsburgh) who WAS willing to operate...and he saved Bruce's life!)
NOTE: When Bruce was operated on, we had Dr. Marsh send tissue samples to TargetNow (a lab in AZ) that will determine what treatments (chemo & other) work best to eradicate your specific instance of cholangiocarcinoma. For instance, we found that there were many chemo's and alternative therapies that will work to fight Bruce's CC. Thus providing, as Bruce likes to phrase it, "more arrows in my quiver!"
4. EAT LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDED UPON IT. It does!!! Books like: Anticancer, A New Way of Life by Dr. David Servan Schreiber; The China Study; Forks Over Knives; etc. give similar information about following an anti-cancer diet with great success. Bruce has been eating like this for over 2 years, and is doing well...he was originally given 4-6 months.
5. LET YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY HELP. Allow your friends and family to help you. Your friends and family are looking for things to do to assist you...they love you. Let them in! We had friends/family members cooking (using anti-cancer recipes), holding prayer vigils, writing cards (get-well card campaigns with 100's of cards), sending organic fruit, attending chemotherapy appointments, and more. It is a great way to make them "feel better" so that you can "feel better".
6. PRAYER WORKS! Keep praying and solicit others to pray, too. It does work! My brilliant youngest brother found a scientific article that is now providing proof that prayer works.
7. LAUGHTER! Use humor as a weapon...It is healing! (Proven fact!) Do everything possible to keep your spirits up...stay around optimistic and joyous people. It has been proven that there is a positive impact from this. We, as a family, have looked for ways to lighten and brighten Bruce's day...from sending him funny movies in the mail, to playing mild practical jokes.
8. TAKING CARE OF THE CARE-GIVER. We made sure that we were taking care of Bruce's wife Andrea, too. She is there day-in and day-out facing grim news...and we knew that she couldn't help Bruce if she was struggling herself. So we took time to relieve her for a few hours, a day, a week at a time, so that she could rejuvenate and come back to her role as Bruce's prime support rested and in a better place.
9. REALIZE THAT THERE IS PROBABLY NO "MAGIC BULLET," so use MANY alternatives to reach your goal...Yoga, diet, herbal treatments, tea, prayer, support groups, along with traditional medicine.
10. KEEP THE SPIRIT OF A FIGHTER IN YOU. Use determination and strong will to your best advantage. As Winston Churchill said: "Never, never, NEVER give up!"
I believe that this was the essence of my original post. I will continue to review and add more if I find a particular recommendation that I missed...or if I remember a salient point.
I am also maintaining my brother's website: www.brucehaney.org. The full story on Bruce is here: www.brucehaney.org/brucesstory.
Our entire family is wishing you all well in your journey and your battle!
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When I was a kid, all the students at the school I attended had chores. One of those chores was attending the animals in the barn. When it came to the horses, each kid was assigned a horse to take care of. The responsibilities included currying the animal, shoveling the manure that had accumulated over night, shaking out hay, making sure the horse had a bit of salt to lick and finally, taking the horse out to the trough to get a drink of water.
In order to water the horse, you had to unhook the horse from the ring s/he was attached to in the stall, grab the halter, back the horse out of the stall, and then lead the horse outside to the trough. It wasn't very hard, but you had to be attentive. One day when I wasn't paying attention, the big work horse I was leading stepped quite accidentally on my foot. The horse was big. I was small. It hurt. But I knew, even as it hurt, that the fault was mine ... I hadn't been paying attention.
Usually, on the way to the watering trough, the horse knew exactly where we were going. You might be holding the halter and imagining you would somehow 'leading,' but really, the horse knew the way. Every now and then, the horse might be diverted by a bit of hay on the barn floor and yank you in that direction ... at which point you'd have to yank back: "No!" But aside from occasional diversions, the horse knew what s/he was doing just as the kid knew what s/he was doing. It wasn't a big deal -- just a small ritual the two would play out ... with occasional hiccups of diversion. The horse needed to drink. The kid needed to do the chore.
Easy does it was the rule. Fussing and flouncing around, making a big deal out of things, was unnecessary. Easy does it ... just do the work and things work out fine.
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Who here had a Lite-Brite when they were kids? Nope, not me! It was the one toy that I remember asking for over consecutive birthdays and Christmases that I never received. And now, many many years later, I still want a Lite-Brite. Lucky for me, I work at the IMA and we have a 7 x 5 foot Lite-Brite in our Star Studio! Though it was built with 3 to 6-year-olds in mind, you might just find me hanging with the little ones creating colorful compositions using neon acrylic pegs.
But why does the IMA have a giant Lite-Brite at all? Well, it turns out that there are many educational components, beginning with imaginative play. As many early childhood studies have shown, play-based learning enhances the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development in early childhood. And … BONUS … play is an ideal opportunity for grow- ups to engage with their children. The purpose of the Lite-Brite, first made by Hasbro in 1967, is to create images using colored pegs. But Hasbro was not the first to come up with the concept of making pictures using colored dots. The term "pointillism" first came about in the 1880s, when artists like Georges Seurat began to make large-scale paintings using small colored dots of paint. The IMA has a couple of good examples of pointillism — Georges Seurat's The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort Philippe, and Alfred William Finch's The Road to Nieuport.
But it turns out that the concept of pointillism has been around even longer. Think mosaics. The earliest known mosaics have been dated to 3000 BC! And mosaics use colored stone, glass, shells or the like to create large, and sometimes quite elaborate, works of art.
And in the 21st century, dots are everywhere! You are reading this on your computer or some other sort of digital device that produces words, pictures and graphics using pixels. Pixels are just little colored dots of light that, when arranged in a particular order, make an image. Which brings us back to the Lite-Brite … now ready for play and learning in the Star Studio on Floor 2.


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'There is a long way to go from now until the end of the season, and a lot of snow will fall in Buffalo along the way. But there are real worries that when that snow finally stops in the spring, so will the Sabres' season.'
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Disc/Weight/Course D/Description
Star Firebird 173- (200' on thumbers) Thumbers, Tommys, FH, some flex shots, rarely throw it BH
CAL TL 175- (370') flat/beefy, straight with hefty fade, very consistent disc
CFR Champ TL 172- (380') beat in to perfection, control driver
Pro Leopard 170- (350') turnover driver, beat in
Star Mako 180- (340') super gummy, workhorse mid, shots that need to be worked, annys
FR Oj Axis 180- (350') long mid drives, downhill shots, gap hitter, straight shooter
Pro Pig 172 - (300') new/beefy, short right to lefts, upshots, flex shots, some drives
Eclipse S Ion 171 - (320') shorter drives, approaches/long putts
S Ion 173 - main putter
I had a Wraith & Archon as my D. Drivers but now I'm looking to scale back a bit. I've picked up the following
Opto River 171
From first impressions I really love the SOLF, very stable and controllable. I've had the River for a while and I love what it can do but I can get a bit more Max D with the P-PD and it may be a bit more workable; BUT it's also going to break in faster and I really like where it's at right now. The S-PD is the stable driver I wanted to add to my Wraith & Archon but now that they're gone I'm thinking the SOLF suits my needs more, feels more workable.
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A Louisiana native, 66-year-old Roger Rabalais, made his living in radio as a sales and production executive. Through it all, through every new position and relocation, he nursed a (mostly) suppressed desire to write songs, play music and sing.
A five-time attendee at the annual Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp says something about the seriousness of this festering yen. So does the "Tombstone 1881" CD he released last year. Inspired by the infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, he wrote the songs in the late '80s and early '90s.
In 1999, he settled in Charleston. Now, in retirement, he can oblige the muse for music that tugged at him all those years.
He's the cohost of the weekly songwriter stage at Timothy's on Quarrier Street, a place for singer-songwriters to share and showcase their original tunes. He penned a song for the Coal River Group. He contributed a song for a benefit CD based on the January water crisis in Charleston.
Free at last to pursue his passion, he's having the time of his life.
"In my career I have lived in eight states -- Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, West Virginia and Colorado.
"I grew up in Baton Rouge, the son of a physician. When I was 3 or 4, we moved to New Orleans while my dad did his residency in OB-GYN. We returned to Baton Rouge by the time I started first grade. I finished high school there in 1966.
"When I was a kid, I used to draw a lot. In the second grade, we had to do an essay on what you wanted to be when you grew up. I said I wanted to be an artist. My father was a gifted illustrator, but he chose to become a doctor.
"I remember dad taking us to see Gene Autry and I watched a lot of Hopalong Cassidy, Range Rider, the Lone Ranger and Roy Rogers. So I was always into all of that.
"Around the fourth or fifth grade, Elvis Presley broke the scene, out of which came my interest in music. I played trumpet through middle school but didn't become interested in guitar until I heard the Kingston Trio in the late 50s and early 60s.
"Still a schoolboy in Baton Rouge, I started playing folk music, 'Tom Dooley' and 'Puff the Magic Dragon,' tunes like that. I didn't perform except at home. When I was a senior in high school, with the British invasion of 1964, I began my garage band experience. Some friends and I had a garage band. We were called the English Castles. We played the LSU fraternity party circuit and battle of the bands, things like that. I was the lead vocalist.
"Throughout college at different times, I talked to various people about forming bands, but I wasn't a trained musician, the kind of guy you call to sit in for your band. I'm a strummer, not a lead player.
"I started at Southern Methodist University in liberal studies and finished at LSU with a B.S. degree in general studies. It was during college that I became interested in radio, but only from afar. I knew some friends involved in it. A fellow I knew in high school was already a deejay. I ended up in sales.
"I was interested in radio as a creative medium. After college and broadcasting school, my first job was at a small station in Pensacola, Florida. I started as a copywriter and a production manager. I did not know then that radio is famous for short-lived jobs and ownerships. Within a month, I was let go because the station was sold.
"I was a newlywed and suddenly had no job. I walked out of the production manager's office and into the sales manager's office. He was putting together a new sales staff. I needed a job and went to work in sales.
"I got pretty good at it because I centered my attention on the selling of ideas instead of selling audience and numbers. I centered on the message itself and became pretty well known for production, on the way I would put a commercial together, more than reading copy over a piece of music.
"I did a lot of clever scenario type commercials and used music a lot. I always enjoyed writing. Through that first job in Pensacola, I got into sales and another station heard about me and brought me to work for them. That job petered out after so long, but I stayed on, part time on the air and part time writing copy, so I was a jack of all trades and master of none. I was still just 22.
"After a year or so in Florida, I ended up in Lake Charles, Louisiana for all of the '70s. That is where I made a lot of friends, including friends who years later bought a station here in Charleston and called me when they were staffing. From '80 to '86, I worked at radio stations in Aspen, Colo.
"It was 1987 when I came to Charleston with WCHS. It was owned by a company out of Lake Charles. One of the people I worked with was John Dickensheets. Jim Nesbit was general manager, and I was general sales manager. I was here a couple of years and then went back to Aspen in 1990.
"Through all that, I would occasionally sit in with bands as a singer. I did have a band in Aspen the second time around.
"I first went to the Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp in 2005. I was living here then. I returned to Charleston in '99 after I married a West Virginia girl. We had a long-distance relationship for 10 years. I relocated here rather than her relocating.
"I got into sales with a company that did real estate presentation folders. I did that with two different companies for the next 10 years.
"The Kingston Trio has evolved from many people over the years, but one of the almost founding members was John Stewart, a very prolific songwriter of Americana songs. His most famous is 'Daydream Believer' by the Monkees. He is on the level of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. He was one of the first of the singer-songwriter genre.
"My brother and I grew up listening to the Kingston Trio. He lives in Nashville and stumbled on a website about the fantasy camp. We went together in 2005 and have been back five times. You get to sing with the trio.
"They were all alive when we started. Two have died since. In my case, I was on stage with John Stewart and Nick Reynolds on either side of me. You perform for an audience in concert. I performed 'It Takes a Worried Mind' with the real trio. I sang lead.
"I started songwriter stage in the fall of 2010 at the Daily Cup Cafe in South Charleston. After two and a half years of doing that once a month, they moved to downtown. Several factors affected their ability to remain open at night, so we lost the venue.
"Over the next year or so, I was looking for a venue. I got together with Anna Pollitt at Timothy's.
"A lot of successful country artists have come out of this tri-state area. The Judds. Brad Paisley. Little Jimmy Dickens. Billy Ray Cyrus. Kathy Mattea. Billy Ed Wheeler. He wrote a lot of songs for the Kingston Trio. That's where my songwriting aspirations came full circle. I had heard of Billy Ed Wheeler in high school for songs like 'The Rev. Mr. Black' and 'Coal Tattoo,' all covered by the Kingston Trio.
"We do songwriter stage on Tuesday nights. We feature local and regional singing songwriters, people who write and perform their own material. Ron Sowell. John Lilly. Regulars from Mountain Stage. Todd Burge. Julie Adams and Steve Hill. Mike Arcuri is my cohost. One recent show featured Micah and Mark Atkinson. Micah is the vocalist on my 'Tombstone 1881' CD.
"The CD is a labor of love I've had in my head for a long time. Years ago, I picked up some books on the Wild West and became fascinated with the story of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral -- 30 seconds in history that have lived in infamy all these years. I didn't realize the intricate relationships and personalities involved in that culminating event, including Wyatt Earp and his brothers, Virgil and Morgan. He had another brother not involved in the street fight, or the shootout as they called it then.
"It didn't even take place at the O.K. Corral, but that sounds a lot more charismatic than 'Shootout in the Vacant Lot Behind the O.K. Corral.' I call my CD a 'cowboy opera,' a term coined by a friend, a re-enactor in Colorado, Marcus Morton. All the songs are original. I hired studio players in Nashville and a top notch recording studio.
"I've been dabbling in songwriting for some time. I got interested in that by listening to the music of Lennon, McCartney and Jimmy Buffet. They inspired me to become a songwriter.
"The songs on the CD were mostly written from 1987 to '92 or so. I first started writing songs in 1980. The first one was about a visit I made to Hawaii when my older brother was stationed there. I wrote the theme song for songwriter stage, 'One More Irish Coffee.'
"We have a special show this Tuesday, the return of Ron Sowell along with Dave McCormick, who is one of our area's leading songwriters; and a friend of mine from Nashville, Ron Frugee, a self described 'full-bleed Cajun.' On Sept. 4, songwriter stage moves to Thursdays.
"I'm involved in a project being headed up by Trish Ansley. She's gathering up songs about our water crisis for an album to be produced locally, 'The Water Project.' It's going to be used to set up water banks around the country. I'm pleased that I was asked to write a song for it. It's called 'Don't Let Them Pump and Go.'
"I feel very content and happy now with my life in Charleston and my wife, Carolyn. We've been married 15 years. I feel good about where I am. West Virginia is being good to me.
"There is a great music community here that needs more attention, and that's part of what Songwriter Stage is about -- local and regional singer-songwriters performing original material in the round. It's an opportunity for them to play together. They wouldn't get to do that otherwise because they're always playing gigs."
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Taxation of the Military
As a general rule, a vehicle's situs--where it is normally garaged, docked or parked--determines where a vehicle is taxed. Vehicles that are garaged, docked or parked in the County of Fairfax are subject to taxation in Fairfax County (Va. Code, Section 58.1-3511). There are exceptions to the situs rule:
- Domicile controls when situs cannot be determined;
- Domicile controls when the vehicle is owned by a student away at college;
- Domicile controls when the owner of a vehicle is domiciled in another state and pays a personal property tax on the same vehicle in the state of domicile.
See: Attorney General Opinion 01-083 issued 11/21/2001
Fort Belvoir - Taxation of Fairfax Military/Situs
- Fairfax County has general taxing authority with respect to property not belonging to the United States, but otherwise located at Fort Belvoir. Fairfax County CAN tax the personal property of servicemembers domiciled in Virginia who reside on Fort Belvoir military base in accordance with situs provisions of Va. Code, Section 58.1-3511.
For military personnel, taxation is controlled by the federal Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act (SCRA) which states that:
- An active duty servicemember here on military orders who maintains domicile in another state is exempt from Fairfax County's personal property tax, regardless of whether a similar tax is paid within the state of domicile.
Military personnel who claim Virginia as their state of domicile are
subject to Fairfax County's personal property tax based on the normal
situs rules. The car is taxable if:
- it is normally garaged, docked or parked in the County, or
- if garaged in another state but maintains a Fairfax County registration in the Virginia DMV.
For military spouses, a new law--the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (Public Law No. 111-97)--now provides relief under certain circumstances. Prior to November 11, 2009, to be exempt from taxation, vehicles had to be registered solely in the name of the active duty military servicemember stationed here on military orders. Vehicles co-owned by a non-military spouse were subject to taxation. Beginning November 11, 2009, this is not necessarily true. For tax year 2009, qualifying spouses can be prorated out for the period from 11/11/2009 to 12/31/2009 upon request and certification. Beginning January 1, 2010, qualifying and certified applicants can be exempted from personal property taxation. Spouses continue to be taxable for car taxes prior to 11/11/2009.
Fairfax County's Application for Car Tax Exemption of Military Servicemember and/or Spouse - Use this form to change the exemption status on a vehicle already registered with Fairfax County and for new registrations.
For more information or assistance with military exemptions, email us at email@example.com.
PL 111-97 says that under certain circumstances, the spouse of
qualified military personnel can benefit from our local tax exemption.
Eligibility requires four factors. The spouse of an active duty
servicemember who maintains domicile in another state and is stationed
here on military orders can be exempt from personal property taxation
when the spouse:
- Currently resides in Virginia, but maintains domicile in another state;
- Resides in Fairfax solely in order to live with the qualifying servicemember;
- The active duty servicemember is here in compliance with military orders; and,
- The spouse and servicemember are both able to claim the same state of domicile. The law does not simply permit a non-military spouse to "pick or choose" a state of legal domicile in order to benefit from a tax exemption.
- Domicile can typically be thought of as the state where a servicemember has their permanent home and to which, whenever they are absent, they have the intention of returning. This is also known as Legal Residence or Home of Record (i.e., the state in which a person is recognized as having "citizenship or roots"). If they have never lived there, they generally cannot claim the state as their domicile. Generally, a person must reside in the new state at the time they form the intent to make it their permanent home.
- Both the qualifying military servicemember and the spouse must have the same domicile and provide evidence. Evidence of domicile includes things such as property ownership, voter registration, driver's license, and income tax filings. In addition to the documentation listed above, military servicemembers must fill out a federal DD Form 2058, "State of Legal Residence Certificate." A military servicemember's LES will show their state of domicile. Military spouses are also issued a military ID card that identifies the card-holder as a spouse, but it does not identify the spouse's domicile. Therefore, separate evidence of domicile will be required for military spouses before an exemption can be granted. Under Virginia law the burden of proof is on the one claiming an exemption.
As noted by the Federation of Tax Administrators:
- The spouse does not "inherit" the domicile of the servicemember upon marriage.
- The spouse cannot simply "adopt" the domicile of their choice.
- The spouse must be able to document when and how they established domicile.
- At a minimum, the spouse must have lived in a state before claiming it as a domicile. A spouse who has never lived in State X cannot simply claim it as their domicile for tax exemption purposes.
Everyday scenarios may cause the spouse to lose his or her tax
exemption under PL 111-97. These scenarios include:
- Servicemember leaves the service
- Divorce
Voluntary physical separation due to duty changes--i.e., orders
move the servicemember to a location outside the state where the
spouse is allowed to join the servicemember, but chooses not to do
so. (This DOES NOT include servicemember's deployment to a war zone
or other location where the spouse is not allowed to follow. The
military treats this as a "travel" or "TDY" situation; the
servicemember's orders do not change).
- Spouse commits an action that clearly establishes the state of residence as the state of domicile. Such actions would include filing a local court action, such as a claim for divorce, accepting in-state tuition, voting locally, and, possibly, filing Virginia income taxes.
- Effective January 2016, vehicles leased by a qualified military service member and/or spouse will receive a 100% state Car Tax subsidy (PPTRA) as a tax credit on the first $20,000 of assessed value. The credit will be reflected on the bill, but the leased vehicle remains fully taxable on any remaining assessed value in excess of $20,000. Contact DTA to claim and document military eligibility.
See: Military Resources and Assistance
If a servicemember assigned to Pensacola, Florida, marries, and the spouse lives in and establishes domicile in Florida, then both may retain Florida domicile when they are later stationed under military orders in Fairfax, Virginia. Neither would be subject to our personal property tax while here on military orders.
Likewise, if the couple met and married in Virginia, the military Floridian would be exempt from our personal property tax, but the Virginia spouse would not be able to claim an exemption under PL 111-97 because the physical presence and intent tests for domicile have not been met.
A military servicemember with a Florida domicile is stationed in Texas. Servicemember marries spouse in Texas. Spouse did not live in Florida and previously claimed Texas as domicile. Both move to Fairfax, Virginia on new military orders of the servicemember. Spouse cannot now claim Florida as being their joint domicile. The Military Spouse's Residency Act does not allow the Spouse to simply pick a state of domicile for tax exemption purposes. In this example, any vehicles owned by or co-owned with the Spouse would be subject to the Fairfax County personal property tax.


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- In order to make a group reservation on Hostelworld.com it is necessary to pay a deposit. The balance is due directly to the hostel according to their payment conditions.
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He-Boy-Girl-Dislikers Club #5
The He-Boy-Girl-Dislikers club is very strict about security.
They don't want to risk their treehouse being contaminated by cooties, cosmetics or any other girl borne plague.
Each week they change their secret password to prevent infiltration.
Decipher the clues to determine what this week's code is.
spike attached perpendicular to a handle + opposite of down + Potamoi daughter of Okeanos
HintTwo words to describe a Silverado, F150, Tundra, or Ram could replace the first two clues.
AnswerPick up sticks
"We are He-Boy-Girl-Dislikers....we'll grow up to be big bikers"
"H.B.G.D.'s rule this tree....Girls just bring on misery"
"If you want to join our club....then girls you have to always snub"
"Jimbo wants to be pals with Sue...criminitly what are we gonna do?"
"Down by one, but going strong....need some help with this lame song"
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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Skidmore College hosts the 24th annual National College Comedy Festival Feb. 8 and 9. Started in 1990 by David Miner, National College Comedy Festival is student-produced annual gathering at Skidmore College of professional and college groups focused on the collaborative process of sketch and improvised comedy. Past participants include Olde English, Derrick Comedy, Bleak! Comedy, Upright Citizens Brigade, Harvard Sailing Team, Tim Meadows and Kevin McDonald.
This year's lineup includes newcomers Jimmy's Traveling All Stars, Stroopwafel, 8th Floor Improv and Fruit Paunch. James Adomian, a prominent stand-up comedian and a top 10 finalist on the most recent season of "Last Comic Standing," will perform Friday night with female Canadian sketch duo The Templeton Philharmonic.
Saturday night features The Improvised Shakespeare Company from Chicago, Ill. Videos and information about the groups can be found at www.nationalcollegecomedyfestival.com
The schedule for the weekend is as follows:
Friday, Feb. 8, 7 to 9 p.m.
Vassar College -- Happily Ever Laughter
Emerson College -- Stroopwafel
Skidmore College -- Sketchies
Yale University -- The Purple Crayon
Brown University -- Out of Bounds
Cornell University -- Whistling Shrimp
Skidmore College -- Skidomedy
10 to 11:15 p.m., James Adomian and The Templeton Philharmonic
Saturday, Feb. 9, 7 to 9 p.m.
Ohio State University -- 8th Floor Improv
Columbia University -- Fruit Paunch
Emerson College -- This is Pathetic
Tufts University -- Major: Undecided
Brown University -- Starla and Sons
Yale University --Red Hot Poker
New York University -- Danger Box
Skidmore College -- The Ad-Liberal Artists
10 to 11:15 p.m. The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 4, in Case Center at Skidmore College.
Regular One Night Ticket is $5 for college groups, $10 professional groups; regular weekend pass: $20 student; one-night ticket; student weekend pass, $15


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Are Your Cookies Spreading Too Much?
If your recipe contains a lot of fat, such as butter or oil, your greased cookie sheet may be to blame. Instead, top your baking sheets with parchment paper or Teflon liners to help prevent…Read More
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When baking cookies, I line the baking sheets with parchment paper. This helps brown the cookies evenly and saves cleanup time. —Mary Wilhelm, Sparta, WisconsinRead More
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Biscotti is derived from "bis" (twice) and "cotto" (cooked). This crunchy confection has its roots in the Tuscan region of Italy in a city called Prato. Because it could be stored for a long time,…Read More
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Some recipes for spritz cookies say to chill the dough, but this makes pressing difficult. Instead, I chill my cookie sheets. The room-temperature dough presses out quickly, and the chilled sheets…Read More
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Chocolate chip cookies are a favorite treat for school functions and other kid-related events, but sometimes the batter spreads a little too thin while baking. I've found that if I chill the…Read More
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For cookies that are rolled in sugar, place five or six balls of dough at a time in a container of sugar; cover and shake to coat. It saves time, and your fingers stay clean. —Doris B., Ft.…Read More
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Dip your cookie cutter in slightly warm vegetable oil for a crisper, cleaner cut. —Cathy T. Falkville, AlabamaRead More
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Store cooled, baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3 days. To freeze cookies for up to 3 months, wrap the cookies in plastic, stack in an airtight container, seal…Read More
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Queer singer Rufus Wainwright has been hanging out apparently with the Occupy Wall Street crowd as evidenced in the below video posted Sunday. He and Sean Lennon teamed up with surrounding protestors for an acoustic version of Madonna's hit "Material Girl," as a sort of ironic anthem for OWS.
Hopefully Madonna won't sue for a cut. That would be so "1 percent" of her.
As for the best YouTube comment award, that would go to SuperIdelfonso for asking, "Are they occupying wall street or repealing 'don't ask don't tell'?"
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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:People gravitate towards what appeals to them.
In the Mahāsi method, the mental noting will drop away by itself when concentration is deep enough.
The two jhāna factors of initial application (vitakka), and sustained application (vicāra), are present in the first jhāna. The mental noting performs the function of applying the mind to the object to be noted (vitakka). At the later stages, the mind is aware of the objects almost automatically without any special effort. However, don't try to run before you can walk. Do note any and every mental and physical phenomenon arising throughout the entire day without missing any at all. This is how to develop deeper concentration. With progressive practice, the internal dialogue will diminish.
See Reaching the Higher Vipassanā Jhānas for details.
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SANTA ANA -- After a day of deliberations, a jury Thursday found Long Beach police officers violated the civil rights of a man who was shot and killed without warning in 2010, awarding his family $6.5 million in damages.
Officers Jeffrey Shurtleff and Victor Ortiz were found liable in the death of Douglas Zerby, 35, who was killed without warning as he sat on the stoop of a friend's apartment playing with a pistol-grip hose nozzle that police mistook for a gun.
In a unanimous verdict in federal civil court, the jury of women and two men found not only that the officers violated Zerby's 4th Amendment Constitutional rights, but that they committed a battery on Zerby and were negligent.
Attorneys for the Zerby family had asked for $21.5 million in damages, and received about a third of that. Zerby's son, River, was awarded $3.5 million, his father, Mark, $2 million, and his mother, Pam Amici, $1 million.
About a dozen Zerby family members and supporters sobbed in the courtroom as the court clerk read the verdict. Afterward, Zerby's older sister Eden Marie Biele said the case was about much larger issues than just her brother.
She said the verdict was "a victory not only for our family but for every citizen in the United States. My brother's 4th Amendment rights were violated and a jury of our peers and fellow citizens saw that. "
Biele and plaintiffs' attorneys said Zerby could have been anyone and deserved better than to be callously gunned down without police identifying themselves or issuing a warning.
She also said the verdict brings relief to a family that feels Zerby was defamed and besmirched by both city officials and the media.
"This is a validation for us," she said. "It's exactly what we said all along. "
Amici said she planned to attend a Long Beach City Council meeting to talk about the verdict and asked that Shurtleff and Ortiz lose their badges.
The city, meanwhile, has not said whether it will appeal.
Family members said the monetary awards were irrelevant and would go to providing for Zerby's son.
Dale Galipo, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, who represented Zerby's son and mother, said he was pleased with the verdict and to see the reactions of the Zerby family as they hugged, celebrated and cried in the hallway.
"Federal court is tricky because you need a unanimous verdict," said Galipo, who in May will go to trial in the case of a Downey man shot in the back by police there.
Galipo said seeing the jury come down on the family's side on every issue "was a great victory for the plaintiffs. This was a thoughtful and courageous jury. "
Brian Claypool, an attorney who has been with the Zerby family from the outset, saw large implications in the verdict, saying it was much bigger than Zerby.
"This to me is a public confirmation of the fact that the Long Beach Police Department was unjustified, reckless and careless in failing to give Doug a command," Claypool said. "The use of deadly force was categorically excessive, unjust and unreasonable. "
Claypool said from the beginning the case resonated with him because Zerby could have been anyone. He had not committed a crime, was unarmed, was never a threat to anyone and was killed probably without ever knowing he was being watched.
The city has the opportunity to appeal the verdict or reach a settlement, although their final decision remains to be seen.
Biele said her family is now going to urge that Shurtleff and Ortiz face criminal prosecution. She said the family is not anti-police nor anti-Long Beach, but that they needed to take a stand against what she feels is a rising problem of police violence.
"We love Long Beach, but that doesn't make this excusable," she said.
Although Galipo supports the family, he said in this case he was not sure the officers' actions rose to the level of homicide.
Amici said it was a bittersweet day for her.
"All I ever wanted is to reverse time and bring my son back," she said.
The Zerby case began in December 2010 when Ortiz and Shurtleff responded to a 911 call reporting a man with a "small six-shooter" in an Ocean Boulevard courtyard.
Within eight minutes of the call, Zerby was dead.
Both sides agreed Zerby was unarmed. They also agreed that Zerby was highly intoxicated at the time and that no warning was issued before the fatal volley of gunfire erupted.
It is there that opinions diverge.
The plaintiffs say there was absolutely no reason for the shooting as officers had good cover, reasonable containment and at the very least had the opportunity to warn Zerby to drop the object in his hand.
"Amazingly they didn't give him any commands until after he stopped breathing," plaintiffs' attorney Galipo said. "We have to expect better out of police, we really do. We don't want innocent people being killed. "
Instead, according to attorney Garo Mardirossian, the officers engaged in a "rush to judgment" possibly ignited by a misfire and resulting in a contagious hail of gunfire that left Zerby dead.
Zerby suffered four fatal wounds from handgun and shotgun fire.
The city's defense team described a highly tense and rapidly evolving situation with an unknown gunman on the loose in a congested area filled with beach-goers and area residents. All who saw the nozzle agreed it looked like a gun and feared Zerby might fire or get loose in the neighborhood.
According to Monte Machit, deputy city attorney for Long Beach, police did not know whether Zerby was lying in wait, or if he had already left dead bodies in an upstairs apartment he was visiting.
"I'm not going to tell you this is not a tragic series of events, of course it was tragic," Machit said. But he insisted it was consistent with police training, tactics and policies.
According to the police account, the officers only fired when Zerby became alerted either to a police siren or the racking of a shotgun and suddenly brought his hands up into a firing position, aiming directly at Ortiz, who was watching Zerby from inside a nearby apartment.
It was only then, according to the defense, that Shurtleff had to make "a split-second decision" to protect the life of fellow officers.
"Police are human beings," Machit said. "We're not talking about super heroes. They're doing the best they can do under very difficult circumstances. "
The officers were cleared in reviews by both the LBPD and the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, but Zerby's family pressed forward with the civil case.


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HONG KONG—With economies in the U.S. and Europe weak or struggling, a more robust Asia would seem a less attractive place for expansion by firms advising companies on financial restructuring and bankruptcy.
But some law firms and consultants say they can't hire fast enough to meet demand from companies in Asia looking to improve their operations due to slower growth.
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Hill's broken hand healing slower than expected
PHOENIX -- For the second consecutive week, the D-backs didn't receive the results they were hoping for when Aaron Hill underwent a CT scan on Monday. Hill is recovering from breaking a bone in his left hand on April 9, and the injury isn't healing as fast as the club anticipated.
"It's inconclusive at this time, it's probably not as good as news as we'd hope," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "It hasn't progressed as far enough for him to do more strength exercises."
Hill, who went on the 15-day disabled list on April 15, was originally supposed to miss between four and six weeks of action. But as Monday marked the second baseman's fourth week on the shelf, that initial timetable seems unlikely as he still isn't able to resume baseball activities.
"I'm not sure right now where we're going to go from here, but certainly he's going to be waiting," Gibson said. "We'll try to get more growth on that broken bone."
In 10 games before going on the DL, Hill hit .306 with two homers and six RBIs.
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Type designers are accustomed to approaching the line between homage and parody with great care. It's especially daunting when its subject is a living colleague, as was the case last Friday when our own Tobias Frere-Jones presented an award of his own design to Wim Crouwel, winner of the 2009 Gerrit Noordzij Prize. (In keeping with the tradition, the current holder of the prize designs the award given to its next recipient.) To design an award for Crouwel, a Dutch icon who is indelibly associated with a strong and recognizable personal style, takes great sensitivity: imagine having to design a business card for Piet Mondrian, or select a ringtone for Igor Stravinsky.
If there is anyone able to see past the obvious, it is Wim Crouwel. In the 1960s, Crouwel's fresh yet doctrinaire approach to graphic design earned him the pejorative nickname "gridnik," which Crouwel, with typical flare, adopted as a moniker, and later chose as the name for his best-known typeface. In his acceptance speech on Friday, Crouwel described his decades-long disagreements with his friend Gerrit Noordzij — in whose name the award is given — and both men reflected gleefully on their continuing philosophical differences. This fruitful synthesis has colored both the study and the practice of graphic design, and it's satisfying to see it recognized. This is what awards should be for.
In keeping with the custom, Tobias designed an award that uses one of our typefaces, but includes a nod to Crouwel's own work. In celebration of the pre-history of the Gotham typeface, Tobias arranged for the fabrication of a traditional enamel sign, featuring an abundant grid of Gotham's many styles (64 out of 66, to be precise.) Hearing Crouwel speak with such good humor at the presentation ceremony, I was almost tempted to reveal Tobias's original idea, which was to find a way to bridge the Dutch tradition of chocolate letter-making with Crouwel's arresting new alphabet of 1967. ("I probably could have done it with Kit-Kat bars," Tobias mused.) I am certain Crouwel would approve. —JH


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Wynn: October Off To A Strong Start, Special Dividend? Nomura Raises TP $215
Macau had a strong start in October. Nomura Securities estimate Wynn Macau's (WYNN) fourth-quarter Ebitda could be $340 million, above the current $300 million consensus.
The broker was encouraged that Wynn was allocating more tables to the higher-margin mass market table. Here are analysts Harry C. Curtis, Louise Cheung, and Brian H. Dobson:
WYNN allocated 16 incremental tables to the higher-margin mass segment in Oct. We believe this supports our theme that competition for premium tables is heating up as mgmt shift tables from the low-EBITDAproducing VIP segment to higher-margin premium mass segment. We expect this trend to continue as WYNN yields up its table mix.
The analysts also believe a special dividend is likely:
The Board meeting is scheduled for Nov 4-5, meaning a special dividend could still be announced. We estimate WYNN has the ability to pay a $4-6/sh special dividend.
They raised their Buy target price from $178 to $215. This stock is trading at $166 today and lost 4.2%.


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The 2013 Citizens Police Academy will be held at the Independence Police Department, 223 N. Memorial Drive, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each Thursday night, October 3 through December 19. There is no charge for the class, which is limited to 25 participants.
Open to anyone who lives or works in Independence, those interested in attending should complete an application form. Click here: /userdocs/police/Fall 2013 Citizens Police Academy Appl..pdf
Completed forms may be faxed, mailed, emailed or dropped off at the front desk of the police department. For questions, contact Sgt. Chris Rapp at (816) 325-7876.


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Bill Walker, agriculture marketing specialist for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, said he believes the partnership between schools and local growers will strengthen.
"To me, the farm to school program is the future," he said.
New Jersey's farm to school program seeks to bring locally grown produce into schools, both to increase fresh produce consumption, but also to teach students about agriculture and nutrition, according to a letter on the program website from Beth Feehan, New Jersey Farm to School director.
"Farm to School is a three-legged stool: local procurement and foodservice contracting with an eye toward accountability; the emergence of school garden education and its impact on getting children to eat fruits and vegetables; and federal, state and districtwide policies created by and for schools," Feehan said in the letter.
Walker agrees that the program is important.
"We're trying to help these children double their intake of fresh fruits and vegetables, and since they are in school for 12 years we can really have a positive effect," he said.
Another benefit is the opportunity to source produce at a good cost to the school.
"Half the cost in most produce is the distribution, so if you don't have a lot of carrying costs growers can bring produce to the school and get a good price for it and everyone's happy," Walker said.
Foodservice opportunity
Foodservice companies can work with smaller operations through these programs to help keep costs down.
"We've seen some distribution companies start trying to take advantage of having these small, local farming outfits. They see this as a big opportunity," Walker said.
However, these programs also include the aspect of schools having their own garden areas for students to get even more hands-on experience.
"Every school has some sort of open area, and the more urban the area is the more important it is to have those raised beds," Walker said.
Walker says that with today's childhood obesity rates, the farm to school programs are crucial for educating students about fresh produce.
"Foodservice management companies are not only wanting to source fresh fruits and vegetables locally, but they encourage farm-to-school programs based upon teaching kids nutrition through the use of these gardens," Walker said.
The state sponsored an award for the Garden of the Year to be given to a school that participates in the program.
One goal of the contest is to help keep a current count of all the school gardens in the state.
This is the second year for the award to be given, and the deadline for entry was Aug. 1, according to the July issue of New Jersey's farm to school newsletter.
New Jersey has several materials available online to support the program.
They also help teach about the seasonality of local produce, so foodservice directors are aware of what is ready to be picked and available for use.
Program links farms to schools in New Jersey
Bill Walker, agriculture marketing specialist for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, said he believes the partnership between schools and local growers will strengthen.


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A 54-year-old baker repeatedly abused a young girl over a number of years, a jury has been told.
Edric Hogarth, known as Eddie, indecently touched the youngster and got her to carry out sex acts on him from 2009 until 2012, Swindon Crown Court heard.
Hannah Squire, prosecuting, said he was caught after the girl told her mother what had been going on in September 2012.
Hogarth, of Eastleigh Road, Devizes, denies any wrongdoing, saying the allegations are all made up.
He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and sexual assault of a child.
The father-of-five is said to have abused the girl when he was living in the village of Redstocks, near Melksham.
The jury were told the first charge relates to an incident in September 2012, which the child said prompted her to tell her mum what had been going on.
Miss Squire said the other charges were 'multi-incident counts' which meant a course of conduct where he was alleged to have done the same thing more than once.
They are said to have taken place between the start of 2009 and the date of the last alleged offence.
Miss Squire told the jury of seven men and five women that the child could not be sure about how long the abuse had been going on.
Hogarth was working 6pm to 6am night shifts as a baker at the time he was said to have been abusing the child.
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On Saturday we just did takeout for dinner, and I had gotten a sausage sub. I usually don't eat the roll, or don't eat most of it, just pick out my sausage and peppers. Oldest stepson sees I've finished the insides of my sandwich and asks if he can have my bread if I don't want it, to which his younger brother responds by grabbing it off my plate holding it up and saying, "Do you know all I've had to go through to get this bread, do you? My name was in 44 times!" I died.


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A 21-YEAR-OLD man who had been provided with a high powered BMW to attend a wedding was caught doing hand-brake turns on the car park of the Vue cinema in Blackburn.
Blackburn magistrates heard police were investigating another incident at the cinema when they witnessed him driving at speed at a time when there were people walking across the car park.
"The allegation is that he was showing off to friends at the risk of injury to innocent bystanders," said Catherine Allan, prosecuting.
"When the police spoke to him he accepted he had been "really stupid" and apologised."
Ramzan Ilyas Kola, 21, of Audley Lane, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.
He was made subject to a curfew between 9pm and 7am for 14 weeks, banned from driving for 18 months and ordered to pay £145 costs.
Miss Allan said at the time of the incident it was dark, it had been raining and the road surface was slippery.
She said the BMW M3 Kola was driving was a hire car.
Richard Prew, defending, said Kola had come into possession of the car for a family wedding.
He said the driving was over a very short period of time and there was no suggestion anyone had to run out of the way or take evasive action."
His inexperience got the better of him and he accepts he shouldn't have been driving in the manner described," said Mr Prew.


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Raltegravir Insulin Sensitivity Study
This study has been completed.
St Stephens Aids Trust
Information provided by:
St Stephens Aids Trust
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 18, 2007
Last updated: August 13, 2010
Last verified: August 2010
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of the study is to look at the effects of two different HIV medications on the body's response to insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels). This will be done using a method called the 'euglycaemic clamp'
The study will also investigate the effects of these drugs on blood fats and on circulating markers in the blood stream related to blood vessels (vascular inflammation markers).
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Raltegravir then lopinavir/ritonavir Drug: Lopinavir/ritonavir then raltegravir
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|An Open Label Study of the Impact on Insulin Sensitivity, Lipid Profile and Vascular Inflammation by Treatment With Lopinavir / Ritonavir (400 / 100 mg Twice Daily) or Raltegravir 400 mg Twice Daily in HIV Negative Male Volunteers.
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Allergy HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: Ritonavir Lopinavir Raltegravir Raltegravir potassiumU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by St Stephens Aids Trust:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in insulin sensitivity by euglycaemic clamp method [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in serum levels of fasting cholesterol, triglycerides [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 1
Raltegravir 400 mg twice daily for the first 14 days of the study. Lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100 mg twice daily for the last 14 days of the study
Drug: Raltegravir then lopinavir/ritonavir
raltegravir 400mg twice daily for first 14 days of study lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100mg twice daily for last 14 days of study
Active Comparator: 2
Drug: Lopinavir/ritonavir then raltegravir
lopinavir/ritonavir 400 mg twice daily for the first 14 days of the study raltegravir 400mg twice daily for the last 14 days of the study
Detailed Description:
Subjects will undergo four euglycaemic clamp procedures in order to determine the extent of glucose disposal. The first clamp will be performed prior to the commencement of the first study drug administration, the second one following two weeks of study drug, the third after a two week washout period, prior to commencement of second study drug administration and the fourth after two weeks of the second study drug
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must have documented negative HIV serology by ELISA and P24 antigen
- Subjects must be clinically well males aged between 18 to 60 years
- Fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol and triglycerides within normal limits
- Hepatic transaminases (AST and ALT) ≤ 3 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Adequate hematologic function (absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm3; platelets ≥ 50,000/mm3; hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL)
- Serum amylase ≤ 1.5 × ULN (subjects with serum amylase > 1.5 × ULN will remain eligible if pancreatic lipase is ≤ 1.5 × ULN)
- Sexually active males must use condoms during the course of the study
- Life expectancy ≥ 1 year
- Willing and able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with a waist hip ratio > 0.97 or BMI > 28 kg/m2 will be excluded
- Acute or chronic hepatitis B infection (determined by positive hepatitis B surface antigen result at the screening visit)
- Acute or chronic hepatitis C infection (determined by positive hepatitis C antibody result at the screening visit)
- Other metabolic syndrome or disease process in the opinion of the investigator likely to cause marked disturbance in glucose and lipid homeostasis including hypertension
Receiving on-going therapy with any of the following:
- Metabolically active medications
- Any lipid-lowering medication
- Hormonal agents (oestrogens or androgens)
- Glucocorticoids
- Beta-blockers
- Thiazide diuretics
- Thyroid preparations
- Psychotropic agents
- Anabolic steroids
- Megestrol acetate
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00531999
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00531999
|United Kingdom
|St Stephens Centre, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
|London, United Kingdom
Sponsors and Collaborators
St Stephens Aids Trust
|Principal Investigator:
|Greame Moyle
|Chelsea & Westminser Healthcare NHS Trust
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Keywords provided by St Stephens Aids Trust:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Dr Graeme Moyle, St Stephen's AIDS Trust
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00531999 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 18, 2007
|Last Updated:
|August 13, 2010
Keywords provided by St Stephens Aids Trust:
Euglycaemic clamp
healthy volunteer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Insulin Resistance
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Raltegravir Potassium
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
HIV Integrase Inhibitors
Integrase Inhibitors
Hypoglycemic Agents
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? In prior studies undertaken by BioDiem, the BDM-E compound has shown exciting promise in the area of
retinal disease
? Retinitis pigmentosa affects between an estimated 100,000 and 120,000 people in the U.S. alone
? The Foundation Fighting Blindness study will provide insight into the potential for BDM-E to treat retinitis
pigmentosa and the spectrum of RP-like retinal degenerations
? BioDiem has submitted a new provisional patent for BDM-E analogues and will present research results in
Berlin in July 2012
Retinitis pigmentosa is a serious eye disease that causes progressive degeneration of the delicate light receptor
cells in the retina, which over time diminishes night and peripheral vision and eventually leads to blindness. This
condition affects between an estimated one in 3,000 to one in 5,000 people, equivalent to approximately 100,000
to 120,000 people in the U.S. alone, and two to two and one-half million people worldwide. Currently there is only
one therapy, vitamin A supplementation, which can benefit a subgroup of people with retinitis pigmentosa by
slowing progression of disease. There are no therapies, however, that can prevent retinal degeneration or restore
vision lost. The study will examine the protective ability of BDM-E in a non-clinical model of an inherited eye
degeneration disorder that mimics retinitis pigmentosa.
The research will take place at the Foundation Fighting Blindness – National Neurovision Research Institutes'
Pre-Clinical Assessment Center at the internationally recognized Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of
Miami, under the directorship of Dr. Rong Wen, Professor of Ophthalmology. Industry-leading peptide supplier
Mimotopes will produce BDM-E for the study.
The National Neurovision Research Institute (NNRI) is a non-profit support organization of the Foundation Fighting
Blindness, which was founded in 1971 to fund the research that will lead to preventions, treatments and cures for
the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. The NNRI is charged with assisting the translation of
fundamental research into clinical trials, and ultimately accelerating the availability of patient therapies.
Additional characterization work on BDM-E conducted both in Australia and overseas by BioDiem has been
completed, and the company has submitted a new provisional patent covering BDM-E analogues. This will further
strengthen the patent position of BDM-E and enhance its attractiveness for out licensing or a sale in line with
BioDiem's strategy for this asset.
The research that forms the basis for this new patent will be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International
Society for Eye Research (ISER) in Berlin in July 2012, one of the most eminent gatherings of ophthalmology
researchers in the world.
"The BDM-E compound has shown exciting promise in the area of retinal disease, and we are pleased to be
furthering BDM-E's characterization and our research partnerships through this new association with the
Foundation for Fighting Blindness and the University of Miami," said BioDiem Chief Executive Officer Julie Phillips.
"The world-class research conducted by our partners will give investors confidence in the authority of the results,
and contribute to the rounding out of BDM-E's data package in anticipation of a high value divestment, as part of
BioDiem's strategy to increasingly focus on infectious disease."
About BioDiem Ltd
BioDiem is an ASX-listed company based in Melbourne with an international focus on discovering, developing and
commercialising world-class research and technology for vaccines. BioDiem's core technologies derive from its
expertise with the Live Attenuated Influenza Virus (LAIV), which has been developed as an intranasal vaccine to
prevent infection from seasonal and pandemic influenza. BioDiem is also developing non-LAIV assets including
BDM-E and BDM-I.
BDM-E is a tetrapeptide being developed as a treatment for ophthalmic disorders. In September 2010 the United
States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) granted Orphan Drug designation to BDM-E for the treatment of
retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative disease of the retina. Both compounds are being further characterised through
research partnerships with internationally recognised laboratories.
BDM-I is a synthetic compound active against a range of pathogenic micro-organisms including gram-positive and
gram-negative bacteria, fungi and protozoa. Key patents have been filed around BDM-I's antimicrobial action.
BDM-I is being developed for the treatment of serious human infections with outlicensing as the intended outcome.
BioDiem's LAIV influenza vaccine can be produced using egg-based and cell-based manufacturing methods. The
cell-based LAIV vaccine has completed a Proof of Concept (Phase II) clinical trial. The egg-based LAIV vaccine
technology is licensed to the World Health Organization as part of the Global Pandemic Influenza Action Plan to
Increase Vaccine Supply. This allows governmental and non-governmental organizations or private companies in
developing countries to produce seasonal and pandemic vaccines in eggs. The LAIV influenza vaccine is marketed
as Nasovac™ in India by the Serum Institute of India. The LAIV is also being explored as a viral vector for use in
the development of novel non-influenza vaccines.
In December 2011 BioDiem acquired Savine Therapeutics Pty Ltd. SAVINE is a platform technology for the design
of antigens for incorporation into vaccines targeting a range of different diseases.
For additional information, please visit www.biodiem.com
About Foundation Fighting Blindness
The Foundation Fighting Blindness is a Columbia, MD, US-based national non-profit organization driving research
that will lead to preventions, treatments and cures for retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome
and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases that affect more than 10 million Americans. Since 1971,
the Foundation has raised over $450 million as the leading non-governmental funder of retinal research.
Breakthrough Foundation-funded studies using gene therapy have restored significant vision in children and young
adults who were previously blind, paving the way for using this method to treat a variety of retinal degenerative
diseases, and proving a cure is in sight. With a network of 50 chapters, the Foundation also provides support,
education and resources to affected individuals and their families in communities across the country.
For additional information, please visit www.fightblindness.org
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