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On behalf of Secretary Shinseki, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the 23 million Veterans we serve, I would like to thank Dr. David Blumenthal [National Coordinator for Health Information Technology], Vish Şankaran [Program Director, Federal Health Architecture], Ginger Price [Program Director, Nationwide Health Information Network], and the staff at the Office of the National Coordinator for the opportunity to offer a VA perspective on the nationwide exchange of health information.
As many of you know, VA operates the largest integrated healthcare system in the country. Over a third of the nation's Veterans are enrolled in the VA system — about 8 million out of 23 million. Last year alone, five and half million Veteran-patients walked through our doors. We operate more than 1,400 points of care, where nearly 18,000 VA doctors, 49,000 VA nurses, and an army of clinical and support staff provide some of the best care anywhere. It wasn't always that way, but it is today — thanks in part to VA's investment in health information technology.
VA is not only the largest health-care system in the country. It's also a leader in the development and use of electronic health records, and the largest health-care system in the country to provide EHR's for 100% of its patients.
When VA adopted EHR's system-wide in the 1990's, it wasn't easy getting everyone to go along. In 1998, a VA physician in South Texas surveyed his colleagues on their willingness to adopt EHR's. One third said they were "willing" to do it, another third said they would "wait for it to go away," and the final third said they would "never do it" and that VA would just have to wait for them to retire.
Since then, the hold-outs have either retired or changed their mind, and I'm pleased to report that every single VA health-care provider is now using the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture — known as VistA — VA's celebrated electronic health record system.
VistA is one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated electronic records systems in use anywhere. It brings together in one place all elements of a patient's health history — medications, lab results, diagnoses, progress notes, medical images, and more. It's all there, anytime and anywhere it's needed, which as you know often isn't the case with paper records. In the mid-1990's, when a Veteran came to one of our hospitals, the all-important patient record was available only 60% of the time. Today, the records of the millions of patients we see each year are available any time and every time, at any of our fourteen-hundred-plus points of care.
When a Veteran from New York snowbirds in Florida, his records are there for him. When a 73-year-old diabetic Veteran in New Orleans was evacuated upstate after Hurricane Katrina, his records were there for him, too. It's estimated that over a million medical records were destroyed by Katrina — but not even one belonging to America's Veterans, because they were all saved electronically in VistA.
VistA has largely eliminated errors stemming from lost or incomplete health records. VistA saves patients and providers time and trouble. It lowers costs and improves care by cutting down on redundant tests. It warns providers of drug allergies and drug interactions. It provides Veterans with much better care for lower cost.
These achievements are just a preview of things to come. Now the challenge for VA and the Department of Defense is to ensure the seamless transition of service members from active duty to Veteran status. When Veterans enroll in the VA system after leaving the military, it takes time to verify their eligibility and obtain their military health records. Care delayed is care denied, so to eliminate the delay, President Obama in April charged Secretary Shinseki and Defense Secretary Gates with building an integrated record system that would provide each member of our armed forces with a single lifetime electronic health record — called VLER — to stay with them from the day they put on the uniform to the day they are laid to rest.
Such a system would be a big step toward transforming VA into the high-performing 21st century organization envisioned by the President. But there are different ways to achieve that transformation, and some are more forward-looking than others.
One way would be for VA and DOD to construct their own point-to-point system, linking their electronic health records together through special portals and customized protocols. In fact, today, VA and DOD are nearing completion of just such a one-to-one integration. This is a tremendous achievement, of course, and will be of great benefit to Veterans.
But such a system is far from ideal. Many Veterans also receive care outside the VA system. In fact, DOD and VA spend about half of their combined health-care budget purchasing care in the private sector. When Veterans do come to VA for care, we need access — with their permission, of course — to the notes and records of that outside care, to ensure that the care they are getting is seamless and safe. For the same reason, private-sector providers need secure, reliable, and Veteran-authorized access to our patient records as well. It must be a two-way street.
We can achieve this better solution with a plug-and-socket-like capability, that would not only make the interoperability between VA and DOD easier and more complete, but would also enable any properly secured and authenticated system — public or private — to "attach" to the network. Indeed, this is the purpose of your meetings yesterday and today.
In other words, what we need is not a stand-alone, point-to-point VA-DOD system, but the capability for interoperability throughout the health-care community, based on open architectures governed by common standards. This is, of course, the approach that made possible the explosive growth of personal computers and the Internet. It can do the same for electronic health information.
And so we have taken these principles and developed a new strategy for the joint DOD-VA VLER project. This open-architecture design philosophy is a crucial step in delivering on the President's vision of a secure, reliable, accessible, and — here comes the punch line — scalable system that leverages DOD health and benefit information, and lays the groundwork for sensible public/private interoperability. In fact, just last Friday, with the support of the White House, the DOD-VA Joint Executive Committee, co-chaired by DOD Deputy Secretary Lynn and myself, formally adopted this strategy as the go-forward plan of record.
The open approach focuses resources not on building big, costly, high-risk, enterprise-class systems, but on making new and existing systems interoperable. In web development, this is done through the use of application programming interfaces — or API's.
API's make the development of applications quicker, easier, and more cost-effective. They are budget friendly. Many require no upfront fee and no subscription commitment, which eliminates the need for major capItal investment. Portions of the system costs become an operating expense instead of a capItal, or development, expense. The lower cost lowers the risk of investment and speeds implementation. New features can be added in hours because they don't have to be developed from scratch. And because API's are based on common standards, the hard task of infrastructure scalability can be outsourced to others.
This is the approach we are taking for health IT As you well know, the Federal Government has already taken serious steps towards laying a solid foundation. We have promoted the Nationwide Health Information Network, to create a truly integrated system. Soon, we will connect — with permission and on-demand — not just to other federal and other public-sector agencies, but to private health systems as well. This is the beauty and the opportunity of open, standards-based, architectures.
The IT industry is replete with examples of exactly this kind of innovation-igniting approach. The best example is the Internet itself.
The Federal Government's role in the creation of the Internet was largely limited to leadership. It provided the vision of what could be built, it helped specify the standards by which things should be built, and then it let smart folks like you do everything else. It's a role the Federal Government does well.
In health IT, we have enabled the development of standards for interoperability, through the work of the Office of the National Coordinator and a broad and inclusive spectrum of federal, state, and private-sector stakeholders. We have drawn our own agencies into a national health network and are making it possible for non-federal systems to connect.
We are not mandating participation by anyone; participation is entirely voluntary. But the smart money is on those who join in this approach.
The expectation is that voluntary participation in an open-architecture network of networks, based on national standards, will spur private-sector innovation. Unleashing those forces will create better choice, greater flexibility, and lower cost. The health-care community will want to move away from paper-based, innovation-resistant, legacy systems, and move towards an interoperable future.
And the Department of Veterans Affairs will continue to be out in front — walking point, as Secretary Shinseki likes to say. We have a well-tested and much admired EHR platform. We have the most comprehensive collection of outcome data available. And we have a responsibility to share what we have and what we know with others, for the greater good of the nation.
We also have a responsibility to protect the privacy of our Veterans and to maintain the security and integrity of their health records. This is a responsibility we at VA take very seriously. You probably know we had some non-health-system–related challenges years ago and are vigilant about cyber security. Indeed, cyber security is an important design criteria that needs to be reflected in the national standards that govern open, interoperable health IT systems.
Interoperability is the key. If we have learned anything from the evolution of information systems, it is that we can all do a lot more when we work together on open architectures according to established standards. That's the path to the future of health IT That's the change needed to provide the best care anywhere.
And finally, we must not forget why this work is important and compelling. It's to provide treatment for our Veterans like Sarah Wade's husband. You will recall that Sarah spoke compellingly yesterday about her husband, who suffered TBI from an IED while serving in Iraq. Keep Sarah and her husband in mind while you're here. Helping us as a nation provide the care we promised and that they need is what interoperability is all about.
We at VA look forward to working closely with you to make it happen soon. Thank you.


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SUNNYVALE — Activist investor Daniel Loeb is selling part of his stake in Yahoo (YHOO) and departing the company's board of directors, taking a hefty profit just 14 months after he succeeded in ousting the company's previous CEO and setting it on a path to major stock gains.
Loeb and two other directors representing his Third Point Investors hedge fund will step down from the board at the end of this month, Yahoo announced Monday.
While Loeb will retain a smaller investment in the company, he's taking a sizable profit of close to $600 million. The New York-based financier acquired nearly 6 percent of Yahoo's outstanding shares back in 2011, when the stock was trading in a range between $13 and $16 a share. Yahoo said it will buy back 40 million shares from Loeb, or about two-thirds of his stake in the company, at Friday's closing price of $29.11.
The news marks the end of one chapter in Yahoo's history, as Loeb collects his profit and steps back from an activist role, leaving new CEO Marissa Mayer without the looming presence of a major shareholder peering over her shoulder as she attempts to engineer a turnaround. The parting appeared amicable — Loeb and Mayer issued statements praising each other Monday.
Yahoo's stock has surged more than 70 percent over the past year, in part because of the soaring value of its holdings in two Asian Internet companies. Analysts also credit a company overhaul that Mayer launched after the ouster of former CEO Scott Thompson and the resignations of several longtime directors, including the company's cofounder, Jerry Yang.
Loeb had agitated for those changes by publicly criticizing Yang and other board members for inept leadership and for mishandling several deals. Loeb threatened to run his own slate for the board and also mounted a public challenge to Thompson, who resigned in May 2012 after Loeb called attention to a falsely claimed computer science degree on Thompson's résumé.
Mayer was hired two months later by a mostly new board of Yahoo directors that included Loeb, turnaround expert Harry Wilson and former MTV President Michael Wolf. Wilson and Wolf are now resigning, along with Loeb.
In a statement, Mayer thanked all three for being "incredibly supportive" and added: "Daniel Loeb had the vision to see Yahoo for its immense potential — the potential to return to its greatness as a company and the potential to deliver significant shareholder value."
Loeb responded with a statement endorsing the CEO he helped hire: "I'm confident that with Marissa at the helm and her team's focus on innovation and engaging users, Yahoo has a bright future."
Yahoo will pay about $1.16 billion in cash for Loeb's shares, which the company said will be part of a $1.9 billion stock buyback program announced earlier this year. Loeb's company will still hold 20 million shares, or just under 2 percent of the company's stock. Those holdings have appreciated by at least $300 million or so, giving Loeb a total gain of nearly $1 billion on the investment.
Analysts credit Mayer with improving morale and revamping Yahoo's online products. But they gave lukewarm reviews after she reported last week that Yahoo's advertising business is still in decline.
"We see the performance of the core business as weak," Bernstein Research analyst Carlos Kirjner wrote in a note. He and others attribute Yahoo's stock surge to investor excitement about the upcoming initial public offering of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba, in which Yahoo owns a 24 percent stake.
Contact Brandon Bailey at 408-920-5022; follow him at Twitter.com/brandonbailey.

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County Executive Evaluated by Board of Supervisors
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
Dec. 3, 2007
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Evaluates County Executive
At its regular meeting on Dec. 3, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors performed its annual evaluation of the county executive and approved a salary adjustment. The evaluation was an in-depth, comprehensive review of the county's performance and represented input from all board members.
County Executive Anthony H. Griffin's base salary was increased to $232,086 annually, effective Jan. 5, 2008. His contract also was amended to allow Griffin the option to forego the county-provided vehicle, and instead receive an allowance of $675 per month from the county.
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Network Rail are examining a 4ft section of wall from Roebuck Bridge on Corsham Road in Lacock, after debris fell from the bridge on to the embankment next to the railway today (February 27).
Contractors for Network Rail, Dyer and Butler, have erected barriers around the wall and put temporary traffic lights in place to create a single-file traffic management system while the work takes place.
The damage was reported by a passer-by at 7.49am, who noticed that a section of the wall had fallen away.
Network Rail sent a bridge examiner to the site shortly after the report came through, but authorised normal line speed past the location for trains.
They also diverted two First Great Western high speed services while it was established which bridge was affected, with both services travelling via Hullavington rather than calling at Bath or Chippenham.
Police closed the road to vehicles shortly after 8.30am, but it was re-opened with the traffic management system in place at 5pm. It is unknown how long the repair work will take.


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The week featured a series of low-pressure systems moving along a northern storm track. These storm systems brought significant rains to many portions of the Northwest, Great Plains, Ohio Valley, and Central Appalachians. Additionally, soaking rains fell across south Florida. Dry conditions persisted over many of the areas already experiencing drought conditions, especially across the Intermountain West, Upper Mid-West and Southeast, with the exception of South Florida.
The Northeast and mid-Atlantic: At the end of last week, a storm system moved to the northeast from the Mid-Atlantic. Much of the precipitation with this system was forced out of the clouds over the Central Appalachians before the storm could again tap moisture over the Atlantic, so the major impacts were across West Virginia and Maine. The result was the removal of the area of abnormally dry (D0) conditions across northern Maine and a slight trimming of the Severe Drought (D2) across the Delmarva Peninsula. No other changes were made across this region as the light precipitation did little to ease the drought.
The Southeast: As the storm systems passed to the north, some convective rains (0.5 inch – 2.3 inches) moved across the Carolinas, with heavier amounts (1.0 – 2.6 inches) over the western portions of North Carolina and extreme eastern Tennessee. The response to the precipitation in the hydrologic system over western North Carolina prompted the removal of a small area of D0 across the Catawba and Upper Yadkin river basins. Continued dryness prompted discussion of the expansion of Severe Drought conditions across the Broad River basin, but local hydrological conditions (reservoir storage levels) were not being impacted, so no changes were made across that region. The generally dry conditions over the past 30 days (percent of normal precipitation ranged from 25-50 percent of normal across this region) supported the expansion of D1 conditions across much of the southern Coastal Plain and central portions of the Piedmont.
Continued dry conditions across Georgia, Alabama, and North Florida prompted the expansion of drought conditions across those three areas. Extreme Drought (D3) conditions were expanded to cover the areas where deficits are nearing record lows for yearly totals (Tallahassee). Areas of southern Alabama remained dry last week, with 60-day rainfall totals near 50 percent of normal and USGS streamflows indicating severe hydrologic drought. Farther north, the latest USDA Crop Progress and Condition report noted several impacts in Jackson County, where lack of rainfall has essentially halted planting, along with adverse impacts to crop and pasture health. Early hay yield reports are below half of normal there as well. Winter wheat harvesting however, in the central portion of the state is apparently going well and that was noted, so there are some advantages to the recent dryness.
Exceptional drought was expanded in coverage over central Georgia, with the area indicated reflecting Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) values out through 24 months (SPI3, SPI6, SPI9, SPI12, and SPI24) all indicating drought severity of at least D2. Above-average temperatures exacerbated conditions across the state, as it was second warmest year on record at Augusta-Bush Field, from May of 2011-May 2012.
The Ohio and Tennessee Valleys: Abnormally dry conditions expanded across Tennessee, eastern Missouri, and portions of western Kentucky, while some welcomed rains prompted the removal of D0 conditions across eastern Kentucky. That reduction is dry conditions depicted on the map are in sharp contrast to the lack of precipitation that has developed as over the past 3 months near the COOP sites of Shelbyville, Winchester, and Tullahoma, which are having their driest such period ever on record. Tullahoma has a period of record of 120 years.
The Midwest/Northern Plains: Contrasting signals emerged over Illinois and Indiana. Recent rains stemmed the tide of drought in some areas but did were not enough to stop the reports of dry conditions across Indiana. Minor modifications were made to the depiction of drought over Illinois to reflect some recent rains (1.0-1.9 inches).
Farther north, a wet pattern allowed for some improvement over the arrowhead of Minnesota and across North and South Dakota. Improvements across Minnesota were based on recovering lake levels and recent rains (30 and 60-day percent of normal were greater than 125 percent in some regions). Across the Dakotas, 30 and 60-day percent of normal precipitation and SPI values were used to shape the drought depiction. Those indicators warranted the removal of D1 conditions near the North Dakota-South Dakota border, and improved conditions across Perkins and Ziebach counties. Eastern South Dakota has experienced near-median to 150 percent of median precipitation for this calendar year while stock dams out west are still drier than desired.
Central and Southern Plains: The changes to the drought conditions across Texas varied this week, with some improvements across the northern portions of the state. Across the northern portions of the state locally 0.5 – 2.0 inches of rain fell near Hockley County. The rest of the state experienced above-normal temperatures and below-median rainfall, so drought conditions were expanded and/or intensified to reflect SPI values over the past 2 through 6 months. Rains the fell on Monday prompted a small improvement near Del Rio (0.5-1.5 inches).
The West: Across Utah, a reassessment of conditions prompted the removal of an area of severe drought, but the expansion of moderate drought. Snow-water equivalent, percent of normal values were the lowest across the western and eastern portions of the state. Beaver River Basin was at 47 percent of normal, and the Sevier River Basin was at 21 percent of normal, while the Price-San Rafael Basin was at 1 percent of normal. SPI values indicate this split as well. Recommendations from the Upper Colorado River Basin NIDIS project also supported this configuration. Further, the data analyzed by the UCRB project participants supported the introduction of Severe Drought (D2) conditions across Larimer County.
A small improvement to conditions was noted across the central Sierra Nevada mountains as 30-day percent of normal precipitation indicated wetter than average conditions. The impacts designation across Utah and Nevada was also changed to SL to reflect the impact to hydrologic conditions and that data through at least 6 months indicates very dry conditions.
Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico: Windward locations of the Hawaiian Islands generally received 1-2 inches of precipitation during the past 7-days. Strong gradients in precipitation and greenness were evident in photos sent in from the USDA FSA field agents. Conditions were unchanged across Puerto Rico and Alaska, although Alaska has been experiencing dry conditions lately.
Looking Ahead: Forecasts from the National Weather Service depict an active northern storm track for the next 5 days, with some moisture moving northward over the western Gulf Coast. Rainfall amounts are expected to exceed 3 inches across portions of the Upper Mississippi River Valley, with amounts greater than 1 inch expected from North Dakota to New Hampshire. Dry conditions are anticipated across the Southwest, Central Rockies and much of the southern Great Plains. During the period from May 8-12, conditions favor warmer than normal temperatures from Nevada to the Pacific Northwest and across the southeast with below-normal temperatures from the southern Great Plains to the Northeast. A southward shift in the active weather is anticipated, as wet conditions are favored from Texas to Nebraska, and across the southeast.
Author: Matthew Rosencrans, Climate Prediction Center/NCEP/NWS/NOAA
Dryness Categories
D0 ... Abnormally Dry ... used for areas showing dryness but not yet in drought, or for areas recovering from drought.
Drought Intensity Categories
D1 ... Moderate Drought
D2 ... Severe Drought
D3 ... Extreme Drought
D4 ... Exceptional Drought
Drought or Dryness Types
S ... Short-Term, typically <6 months (e.g. agricultural, grasslands)
L ... Long-Term, typically >6 months (e.g. hydrology, ecology)


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Bulbrite brand MR16 halogen flood. 20 Watts for less intensity and lower light levels. 24 volts for low voltage systems. Low voltage means a smaller fillament, for greater optical control.
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Greyfriars Chapel, set in the Franciscan Gardens, is the only building now remaining of the first English Franciscan Friary built in 1267, forty three years after the first Friars settled in Canterbury, during the lifetime of St Francis of Assisi.
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Groundsmen John Wilkins and Chris Chapman plan to tackle a tour of England's top cricket pitches in aid of three-year-old Ollie Baker, who needs more than £24,300 for an operation to help him walk.
Goatacre friends Mr Wilkins, 54, and Mr Chapman, 30, hope to raise at least £5,000 for Ollie from Lyneham, who suffers from spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy which means the muscles in his legs are always tight.
They have arranged to visit all 18 of England's first class county grounds in four days.
Ollie's dad Stephen, 42, has been a member of Goatacre Cricket Club for 26 years and often uses his skills as a builder working at Haines Construction in Calne to help with club maintenance.
Mr Wilkins said: "An operation will give Ollie a much better quality of life. At the moment he's three years old and he can't walk. The thing with Steve is he's always the first to volunteer for anything that needs doing so this is our way of helping him.
"They're over half way towards their target for the operation but after that he needs intensive physiotherapy at £160 an hour to teach him to walk. We're just trying to give him the best chance we can."
The tour starts on March 18 with a visit to county pitches in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan, and will end with visits to Kent, Sussex and Hampshire.
The pair have been sponsored by Malmesbury company Custom Transformers Limited. They are looking forward to meeting familiar face Mike Hunt at Lord's. Members of the Goatacre Cricket Club played at Lord's in 1988 and 1990 when they won the national village cup and Mr Hunt still works there as a groundsman.
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It's a hard one to write about being from London; you only ever see it from a work point of view and in rush hour normally.
However about 2 weeks ago , me and my girlfriend decided to take a week off work and go sightseeing in London , we stayed in a hotel in just outside covert garden and brought a week's travel card each for zones 1 to 6 ( that was expensive , felt like a rip off in fact )
The transport itself can be mad, it really is just stupid at rush hour, although for the millions of people using it daily, it's doing quite well to be honest, tube trains all over London are very regular and seem to be packed all the time but there is the odd train that arrives seconds after the last one leaves and its lovely and quite in there.
The best way to travel in London, if possible. we found was to take the river cruisers , they give a whole new meaning to London , after sitting on a packed tube and then getting out , walking down a noisy and smell road where the busses , cabs and cars are sitting in what can only be described as one huge car park at times . The river just turns peaceful, after getting on the cruiser and traveling down the centre of the river, almost all the noise had gone. it was amazing , its defiantly the way to go if possible , the price is a little steep but if you're a tourist then your probably have budgeted for it anyways .
Buses are ok if you're not looking to go anywhere fast, they aren't too bad when it comes to overcrowding but can take up to 15 minutes to wait and get on one and if you're not lucky, you may have to change a couple of times, a tube journey may only take 20 mins but the same journey by bus has taken me up to 2 hours to do.
Black Cabs are the way forward if you want to experience the world famous London knowledge, your go down streets only an inch wider than the cab itself and your appear in the most odd places but it's always the quickest way to travel, although slightly expensive, for the quality of what you're getting, the price is pretty much spot on.
We did do a lot of things in London that week, but were just talking about the transport in this review.
Transport in London gets a bit of a bad name for itself sometimes, mainly when the tube system has problems and people generally like to have a good moan but I actually think the transport network in London is brilliant, vast & diverse.
You have buses, overground trains, underground trains (the tube), cycles, light rail, trams and boats all overseen by Transport for London (TFL). TFL are there to overlook the running of all of these, by issuing service licences & setting tickets & fares. TFL contract out all the operations to the operators like Arriva & First. I thinkthat with TFL overseeing everything it mean's that no operator is different from the other, for example theres tons of bus operators in London, but they all have to use red buses with a small variation to show their companies identity, but the fares are all the same and I never bother to see which operator runs my bus as it makes no difference. This is kind of good as it means that all operators whether bus, train or tram or other, has to run to set guidelines & can ensure a high standard of service is maintained for all passengers regardless of mode or company used.
So you have the tube, a very wide network of large & fast shuttle trains running under & above ground on 11 lines, I think trains are very good, they are quick & very regular, with trains running across all lines pretty much all day every few minutes, unless theres major disruption you don't have to wait too long for the next one. The bus network is very large & has a vast range of routes across the whole of the London Borough, infact, hundreds of routes run around the city & outskirts every single day, you also have a vast range of 24hr & night buses, so even at 3am you can get a bus to most places, nowhere else in the UK has a network quite like it, even at 3am theres a vast array of buses you can catch, especially in the centre of London. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a fast rapid transport system, which has 2 little train cars running, as if by magic, without a driver, running across East London from Tower Gateway & Bank in Central London out to Lewisham, Beckton & London City Airport/Woolwich. I find the DLR a fantastic system, very quick, a journey from London City Airport to Bank is just 23 minutes, the stations are wide & bright, clean & tidy, the service generally operates to timetable with trains upto every 5 minutes in peak periods. Never had any problems with the DLR. The Croydon Tramlink, operates trams across South East London from Wimbledon. Boats operate along the river in Central London and also many cycle routes are available for those that wish to cycle. You can also use the 100's of black cabs to get around from door 2 door too.
Each mode of transport links together, for example all the major train stations are linked with the tube & tons of buses, taxi's can take you to any of the 5 airports in the City and the tram & DLR also connect to the tube & local bus routes.
I find that the huge amount of choice & variety is fantastic, great fares & ticket options too with an Oyster Card.
I feel compelled to write a review on London Underground after finally winning a crown. I have been meaning to write a review on this topic for a while now, as I have a lot to say, so bear with me and I hope you enjoy reading.
If you are looking to travel into London regularly, through work of social reasons, then I am sure you will understand that pretty much the only way to go in is through the use of the tube. For those of you who are not familiar with the system there is basically a wide number of different trains that link together at certain stations, which means it is possible to get from one part of London to another without any walking, just changing trains. Also you can use some of these stations like Kings Cross St Pancras and Victoria station to travel directly to other parts of the country by national express and many other lines.
The problem is that due to the whole transport system being owned by the government they are effectively a monopoly. This means that as customers we are abused and have no choice to pay the increased prices. There were many problems with this in the past as they were increasing prices at a very fast rate. Initially they solved this problem by offering the Oyster card and let me say that I was a very big fan of the oyster card. This allows me to travel with ease as the card just needs to hover above the reader and does not even need to be removed from my wallet. The problem is that with the oyster prices, yes they are lower than the normal prices, but that is due to the normal prices being ridiculously expensive. I am sure the government would say this is due to inflation; however I am not so sure as the rate all the prices are increasing is alarming. Oyster Prices are now £1.10 to travel in the same zone when just a couple of years ago the price was 70p. A normal price is over £3 which is just plain ridiculous. They know that customers, like me, have no choice but to pay this price as it is the only half decent way to travel into London and they can change the prices at will due to their monopoly status.
Also this monopoly status means that they do not have to try hard to satisfy the customers and can keep the train quality as low as they want. For example the tracks used are over seventy years old so around the world war two era. This means that the trains can not go at a decent speed and it takes a good forty minutes for me to travel into London, where as by car it would take around fifteen to twenty minutes. In Germany the trains are much more efficient and trains come within thirty seconds of the stated time, so the customer knows exactly at what point their train will arrive. On top of this the train speed is much much faster than this country and it really is excellent service. In this country some stations do not tell you how long to wait till the next train and at certain points of the day you may find yourself having to wait over thirty minutes for a train. So you can see the difference in efficiency and timing between Germany and London and why the system needs to be drastically changed in the capital of our country.
Now above I did mention that the Oyster was a good service in comparison to the normal ticket buying, and that the prices are cheaper than normal; however I have had an experience which made me reconsider my judgement on the Oyster and the service of the London Underground staff, which is normally excellent. Once when travelling back from Clapham junction I tried to use my Oyster card and it was not functioning. So I went up to the staff at the gate and asked him why it did not work. He promptly swiped my card on his reader and said that I needed to buy prepay. I had no idea what this meant and he just went back to chatting with his colleague, so I politely interrupted him again. He then said I needed to go up to a ticket officer and buy a ticket. Of course I did not want to buy a ticket as this was more expensive then Oyster and I already had enough money on my Oyster card. At this point I was getting pretty frustrated and believe me it takes a lot for me to get flustered. So I went up to him again and was in the middle of explaining the situation and some girl approached to also talk to him and he ignored me and asked her what the problem was. It turned out she had the same problem as me. You will not believe what happened next and I apologize for the use of cap locks but hopefully that will emphasise how I felt at the time. He asked her to stick out his hand, and then he KISSED HER HAND, and let he go through the gate. I really feel like swearing here, but will retain myself from doing so as I am sure it against the Dooyoo conditions, however how can he HAVE THE CHEEK TO DO THAT, and leave me behind, just due to me being male and this service was inexplicable. I really wish I had asked for his name and reported him to the London Underground as this service was DISGUSTING. I was then left trapped on this side of the gate for the next thirty minutes and eventually a staff member came to replace the horrible staff member who served me. Luckily this guy was much more polite and I explained my situation and he let me through. So I hope you can understand how I was annoyed at my oyster card not functioning and disturbed at the service from the London Underground staff and how I was treated by this particular member.
Now let me move onto the Bus service provided. The Bus and Tube service is all operated by the London Underground and the TFL website can be used to view what the best route to take is to get from one destination to another and on average how long this journey would take. Although I will not review the website right now, let me just mention that this site is excellent and I have nothing bad at all to say about it. Too bad about the actual service itself. The Bus service itself is not bad, with many different busses available to take you from one destination to another. It is more convenient for short distance travel, so within a few miles and for this it is good. However like with the trains they are not efficient enough with busses not that frequent and never on schedule. However they do accept Oyster which makes them compatible with trains, but like with trains the prices are always rising and have increased a lot within the last few years.
The bus drivers seem to vary and I can not criticize the TFL on this, as it really does depend on the bus driver himself, or herself, on how friendly they are. What really baffles me though was that the driver has a video camera in his compartment which views the backdoor, which I believe is primarily used to see if anyone, sneaks in through the backdoor without paying. This is frankly a waste of money and yes it would stop some people scamming them, however the government should spend money on more pressing issues, especially with the financial situation affecting everyone.
Overall I have to give the transport for London, two stars, but it could easily have been four if it was not for the few bad experiences I have had. A lot of work does need to be done and I feel a major reconstruction is vital so that the tracks are better which will result in faster more efficient trains and a better service all round for customers.
I do not live in London but i am fairly regular visitor to the capital to visit family and therefore need to use the public transport as driving is a complete nightmare. My auntie used to live in Camden, north London, and getting around from there was very easy due to the tube being on the northern line and from my experience a decent bus service, sorry couldn't tell you exactly which service. Now living in Lee the train runs about every 15 minutes which is pretty impressive i feel and from her house to Leicester Square say is only about a 15 minute journey. I understand there are occasionally problems with line closures and so on but this comes with the territory of a wide ranging service like this. However i feel that i get a little ripped off when i visit, an off peak travel card costs me £5.70 each day and i might only make one or two journeys. However an excellent and reliable service.
Tube strikes are something that are often threatened and rarely fulfilled but during the last academic year Londoners have been unfortunate enough to have to suffer two of them. The first of these was horrendous - as I'm sure was the intention. There was complete chaos as men and women who have spent every day of their working life in the City suddenly realised that they would have to dust off their A-Z and don trainers in order to make it into work on time. Those who did not were left cramming the pavement, in crowds five people deep, in an attempt to catch a bus and then cursing at the bus conductors who were really not paid to deal with crowd control. Taxis were a rare commodity as well but it wasn't raining so I was happy to walk. The journey from Liverpool Street to St James' Park only took around 40 minutes but it was made all the more enjoyable by the fact that everyone else was getting so stressed. I actually watched an argument break out when one very smart, middle-aged man was told that there was no room for him on the bus (which, might I add, was clearly bursting at the seams). Obviously, they homeward journey was not such a pleasant experience and the novelty of a bracing stroll had well and truly worn off and I just wanted to go home. So, when the second tube strike came along I decided that I would find a better way of dealing with it. When my train pulled in at Liverpool Street, on the day of the second strike, I wandered down to Tower Pier (next to Tower Bridge) where I had heard there would be a ferry. There those lovely people at City Cruises had laid on a complimentary service that stopped at Blackfriars, Embankment, Westminster and Waterloo - perfect! It was even better than that. The queues went down very quickly and the staff were incredibly friendly. I decided to listen to my inner child and headed straight for the top deck where I encountered many more excited people discussing the various sigh
ts and jostling for the seats with the best views. If, however, you did have to work then there were plenty of chairs and tables inside along with toilets and a coffee/snack bar! Not to mention the fact that smoking was permitted on the top deck, which I gather many people saw as a huge advantage. As the boat arrived at its first stop, I observed from my privileged position a strange half smile on the faces of many. These people who had not only avoided the tube-strike disruption but had experienced a far more pleasurable journey than they would have done had the tube been running. I know it put me in a good mood for the whole day - perhaps due to the excitement of doing the same thing on the way home! The boats for the return journey were not quite as efficient, as they were laid on for the tourists rather than just the commuters, but there were still plenty of seats. Also, we were treated to a running commentary - the majority of which I was unaware of - along with more tea and snacks just at the time when we all needed it most. All in all, I cannot speak highly enough about the City Cruise service and staff and I have to admit to being slightly disappointed whenever the subsequent tube strikes have been cancelled!
Heaven help the tourist. If you were a tourist trying to get from A to B would you know whether to buy a single, return, LT Card, Travel Card, Family Travel Card or a Weekend Travel Card ? and all the prices are different depending which zone you are in or going to, or would you better with a Carnet. What a farce. It is cheaper to travel with a child than it is to travel on your own. Even then a child of 14 or 15 years has to go through the performance of applying for a photocard, bit tricky if you have just arrived in the country, as a passport is not always acceptable as proof of age ! What is more 16 year olds are counted as adults. Could you trust the ticket booth to offer you the best deal for your journey if your spoken English is poor ? Heaven would also need to help you out if you travel on the wrong ticket, couldn't exit through an automatic barrier and had to go the excess ticket office and risk being fined. You don't want to make a mistake. I have seen unfortunate tourists, an adult plus 15 year old (with no photocard), charged for two unnecessary LT Cards covering zones 1 to 6, total £15.40. They should have been charged an adult and a child Family Travelcard, total £4. Now where is the logic, no wonder we are accused of rip off Britain. What a welcome to Britain those guys had, for the same money they could have had the freedom of the entire network for a weekend. Do we try to make life complicated in this country ?
I'm a Londoner, so it may seem a little odd that I'm writing about pleasure boats, something intended for tourists.Having worked there for 30 years, you always put sightseeing on the back burner as something you can do any time, and by implication never get round to! Then I became one of 10's of thousands of people who can say that they USED to work for BT, and suddenly going to London is no longer a daily grind, in fact I don't suppose I go "up there" more than twice a month now, and when I do it's for some leisure reason. I have a friend whose job has taken him to Greenwich, so I occasionally arrange to meet up for a wet lunch in one of Greenwich's pubs. Having "all the time in the world", means that I can pick and choose my means of getting there. The obvious choice, now that I'm a "twirly"*, is to wait till 9.30 am and buy a Travel card, affording use of all Underground, service buses and national rail services within the zones that I have paid for. * "Twirly" – as in "Am I twirly to buy a travel card?" Geddit? Note: a Travel card does not apply to "prestige" transport like Round-London sightseeing tours or Airbuses to Heathrow. HOWEVER, what a Travel card does get you is discount of 1/3rd off the cost of a trip to Greenwich on a pleasure boat. So here's how I get there. Boarding the Piccadilly Line at Osterley in west London means that I have to buy a Zones 1-4 Travel card, costing £4.30. Some might think that this is expensive but when you consider the amount of services you COULD be using for that money, it's peanuts. You can pay the same for a day rover of the Isle of Wight, a similar-sized area, but with b****r-all routes available. An alternative, particularly in hot weather, is to get the South-West Trains service from Isleworth to Waterloo – the same ticket applies
. These are only half-hourly, so you need to know the timetable, whereas the Underground is more or less "walk-on" The nearest (most westerly) pier operating boats to Greenwich is Westminster, just outside the eponymous Underground station. This can be reached by changing at Green Park onto the newly extended Jubilee Line to Westminster itself. Also you can come from Waterloo by the same line. Likewise, the District & Circle Line already serves Westminster. Westminster is a good pier to pick if you have kids in tow, as the subway from the ticket hall of the station brings you right out on the Embankment, a few yards along from the boat operator's ticket offices. No nasty roads to cross. Don't say Mr. N doesn't care about these things! One of the boat companies is known as City Cruises, and they operate a fleet of near-identical and reassuringly new catamarans in red and white livery. Other operators may have bigger and glitzier boats, but not whole fleets of them. The "Silver" fleet is an example. Their largest boat appears to be the Silver Sturgeon, looking suspiciously like an escapee from the Volga cruising (maybe "Sturgeon" is a hint), whilst other "Silvers" are somewhat smaller. A City Cruises boat can always be depended on to shift the same amount of queue each time. THE COST City Cruises operate from Westminster, Tower Pier and Greenwich. Other companies use Charing Cross, another Victoria Embankment location – I was about to say "in a riverside location" but then I suppose they'd have to be, wouldn't they? (By the way, why is it always me who ends up asking rhetorical questions?) Westminster to Greenwich (Adult single) costs £6 less £2 on production of a valid Travel card. A return would be £7.50 less discount. Even better, if you have your nuclear family threatening a wallet meltdown is a Family Day
Rover ticket for £19.50, allowing you to jump their boats at Tower Pier, Westminster and Greenwich all day. Of course, you don't need to book returns, since Greenwich (Cutty Sark) is now served by the Docklands Light Railway (Lewisham branch), which is covered by your Zones 1-4 Travel card, and Tower Pier is also only a short walk from Tower Hill District & Circle Station in Zone 1. THE BOATS The "cats" have an open upper deck and a fully enclosed air-conditioned lower deck with grey-tinted picture windows. In summer, the usual rush to grab upstairs seats in predictable, but fear not, if you get to sit downstairs at the front pointy bit (note the lack of nautical terms), the windows are so heavily raked back that you can still look upwards as you pass under Tower Bridge etc. The on-board bar is licensed, but don't expect this to be the cheapest watering hole in London. The ride is very comfortable, and the boat just seems to shrug off oncoming waves with disdain. I suspect that it's these boats that CREATE the largest wakes, rather than suffer from them! If you're lucky, you'll get one of their "unofficial" commentaries from one of the diamond geezers upstairs. These contain a lot of information put in a very amusing way, but don't take it all as gospel! WHAT TO SEE EN ROUTE From the top deck, you will immediately be aware of Big Ben towering over you at the back non-pointy bit (not strictly true, Big Ben is only the bell, but you know what I mean). Over to your right, and equally imposing is the London Eye standing suspended over the river at some 140-odd metres high and rotating at a dizzy 2 r.p.H! As the boat sets off into mid-stream, you find yourself approaching what many people call Charing Cross Railway Bridge, but officially, it's Hungerford Bridge. Not the most prepossessing structure you ever saw, but
useful in so much as it also carries a public footpath from the Waterloo area to the Victoria Embankment. The remodelled Charring Cross station starts immediately as the bridge ends. The river now bends right, with the Royal Festival Hall on the south bank and Cleopatra's Needle on your left. This nearly didn't make it to London at all. In towing it, encased in a floating caisson from Egypt, the tug lost the towrope in a storm, and for a while it was presumed lost permanently. As you can see, it was found! When the tide is high, you realise just how close London is to being inundated. The Lions Heads that adorn the Embankment wall are said to be "having a drink" when this occurs. Hopefully, the Thames Barrage will stop this getting any worse for several years to come. Even before the awareness of global warming and its effect on water levels, it was widely acknowledged that London is sinking. I have even seen it mooted that we start moving Parliament to Hampstead before it's too late! As you pass under the graceful and uncluttered 1930's design of Waterloo Bridge, look for the grey hangar doors by the north kerb under the first left hand arch. These mark the spot where trams (remember them?) turned off the Embankment into the Kingsway Subway (now Holborn Underpass) to emerge up a ramp in Southampton Row (this bit is still there complete with cobbles and rails). The Victoria Embankment is a man-made reclamation of mud-flats built in (surprise) Victorian times to house sewers, drains, the Circle Line and to "tidy up" the river bank in one fell swoop. Before this, buildings like Somerset House and King's College gave directly onto the riverbank, evidenced by the arched "Watergates" still to be seen in their facades. This is also why The Strand is so named. Before the Embankment was built, it was the nearest road to the foreshore. (Strand = Beach). The stretc
h of river between Waterloo and Blackfriars bridges isn't particularly rich in "rubber-necking" opportunities, but you may be interested by a number of WW1 ships moored along the north bank. These are to all intents and purposes clubhouses for the various Naval Reserves amongst others. This area used to house Captain Scott's ship, but this has gone home to Dundee, I seem to recall. The other bank is also home the London Weekend TV Studios. Look out also for the "OXO" tower building, now redeveloped and topped out with a Conran restaurant with prices to match the height of the tower. The Blackfriars to Southwark Bridge section has a richer harvest though. You've got the Tate Modern gallery on your right ("they HAD to make it free….. it's full of modern art" opined our guide, nailing HIS artistic colours firmly to the mast!), built from the shell of the old Bankside power station. Dead ahead you've got THAT bridge, you know, the one that sways! Once it's sorted, it will provide a splendid link between the steps up to St Paul's Cathedral and the art gallery, with wide river vistas as you go. Southwark Bridge is nothing to write home about, but just before going under, look to your right and you will see the replica Globe Theatre, brain-child of the late Sam Wannaker – "They put on Shakespeare and stuff" says the man on the mike. Emerging from the gloom, and still to your right is Clink Street, home of the prison that gave its name to prisons. Not including railway lines, the next bridge is of course, London Bridge, a new-ish structure replacing the old one, which was demolished stone by stone to re-emerge in Lake Havasu City USA. Actually, they only bothered with the facing stones, the infill is 100% pure US of A. Several years ago, this was hit broadside by a Royal Naval vessel whose Captain had
turned down the offer of a river pilot whilst manoeuvring to come alongside the HMS Belfast. The Captain was not popular, and had all his Air-Miles rescinded. The Belfast is now an official floating museum of naval history, and is moored as far upstream as a tall ship can come, since London Bridge is too low for any further forays. This stretch of the Thames is known as The Pool Of London and was home to a myriad wharves until ships got too large to handle. The Belfast is also used as the mooring for visiting ships, like cruise liners. It must be a real thrill to arrive slap-bang in the middle of London by ship, especially since they would have to raise Tower Bridge for you, and I got quite envious of the idea. Just before Tower Bridge is the pier where you may break your journey (with a rover ticket). This is located immediately by the Tower Of London, which needs little introduction from me. I haven't been there for years (as a result of the aforementioned "I can go there anytime" approach) but I suspect it's somewhat more full of Japanese tourists these days, posing in front of everything – yes, why do they do that more than other visitors? Does it fulfil some need to prove they've been there, like train spotters crossing off numbers in their little books? The Bridge is one tourist attraction I have visited in the recent past. Many people may be unaware that it's a museum in its own right, with access to the pedestrian walkways at the high level. Displays of the proposed designs, and the history of its construction, pale into insignificance, when compared to the view at the top. It may not be the tallest building around, but the uninterrupted nature of the view is something else. Also, your entry ticket includes a visit to the south side gate-house, under which is the beautifully preserved steam engine that used to provide the hydraulic pressure to work the bridge. After Tower
Bridge, the river suddenly seems to be a lot wider, and less characterful (unless you like loft conversions, that is.) "Only one left at £2.5 million" reads one sign. Hold on, I'll just empty the other pocket. Damn, not quite enough! I prefer barn conversions myself. Take my place – used to be a house, now it's a barn. At this point I settle back with a little something from the bar. As we approach Greenwich, we swing right around the Isle of Dogs, the lion's share of the Docklands Development zone. The water-borne approach to this area looks more like Singapore every time! As you dock at Greenwich, look for the pier manager. Ian, I think his name is. He seems to have a never-ending supply of eclectic bow ties! Now all I need is a pub, but I'll keep Greenwich up my sleeve for another op.


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Giants to don gold-themed uniforms for ring ceremony
SAN FRANCISCO -- Once again, the Giants will dress for the occasion, Sunday's World Series ring ceremony in this case, by donning jerseys and caps with gold lettering.
The Giants wore similar tops when they received their Series rings two years ago. This year's jerseys, instead of bearing the familiar "GIANTS" across the chest, will display the interlocking "SF" logo on the front of the jersey's left side.
The special jerseys were designed by Majestic; caps were fashioned by New Era.
The players won't be the only ones receiving championship rings Sunday -- the first 40,000 fans in attendance will get replica versions.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Treatment of Salivary Gland Hypofunction With Neuro- Electrostimulation (SALELECTROSTIM)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified July 2010 by Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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The objective of the study is to evaluate with clinical parameters the performance of Saliwell Crown as a neuro-electrostimulator of the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands in hypofunction status due to polypharmacy or Sjögren's Syndrome in patients with symptoms of xerostomia.
|Xerostomia Polypharmacy Sjögren's Syndrome
|Device: Automatic neuro-electrostimulation by "Saliwell Crown" Device: Patient-regulated neuro-electrostimulation by "Saliwell Crown"
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Difference in Salivary Flow in Patients With Salivary Gland Hypofunction of the Following Application of Neuro-electrostimulation
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- self-reported xerostomia [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Patient-regulated neuro-electrostimulation by "Saliwell Crown"
Patient regulated (by a remote control) neuro-electrostimulation by "Saliwell Crown"
Device: Patient-regulated neuro-electrostimulation by "Saliwell Crown"
On-demand stimulation of the lingual nerveby "Saliwell Crown"
Active Comparator: Automatic neuro-electrostimulation by "Saliwell Crown"
No remote control used
Device: Automatic neuro-electrostimulation by "Saliwell Crown"
Continuous stimulation of the lingual nerve by "Saliwell Crown"
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age range between 18 and 75 years of age
- Clinical symptoms of xerostomia
- Difference in whole salivary flow between resting and stimulating conditions
- Patient ASA type I to III
- Absence of at least one mandibular third molar inferior, but at least partially dentated in the mandible
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with antimicrobial treatments in the three previous months
- Smokers
- Intake of bisphosphonates
- Limitation of mandibular opening
- Interoclusal distance smaller than 10 millimetres
- Lack of adequate bone availability for implant placement
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|Dr Mario Cesar Salinas Carmona, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
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|July 28, 2010
|Last Updated:
|August 17, 2010
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Sjogren's Syndrome
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Salivary Gland Diseases
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Dry Eye Syndromes
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
Eye Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
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MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH Comes to Arsht Center, 4/16
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County has partnered with renowned producer/promoter Larry Magid to present Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH, a one-man theatrical show performed by legendary boxer Mike Tyson, directed by Spike Lee and produced by James Nederlander. Following a successful run on Broadway and in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH embarks on a national tour that includes a one-night only engagement at the Arsht Center's Knight Concert Hall on April 16, 2013.
Tickets to Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH range from $35 - $75*. VIP ticket offers consist of a $300 VIP package option that includes premium seating, a meet-and-greet and photo with Mike Tyson; and a $500 Super VIP package option that includes premium seating, a meet-and-greet and photo with Mike Tyson and an autographed boxing glove. Tickets are available to Arsht Center Members beginning January 21 and to the general public on January 28. Tickets may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.
Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH is part of the Center's inaugural 2012-2013 Live at Knight series.
"After a successful run at the MGM in Las Vegas and on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre with Spike Lee, I'm excited to take 'Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH' on tour and share it with my fans across the country," said Tyson. "'Undisputed Truth' is my story - I'm giving my all. I'm proud to take the show nationwide, and it's a privilege to continue working with The Nederlander Organization."
"The story of Mike Tyson's trajectory from the tough streets of Brooklyn to world-wide recognition as the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history adds a new dimension to the Center's Live at Knight series, offering unique insight into a well-publicized life in a live performance format," said John Richard, President and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center.
Combining live storytelling by "Iron" Mike himself with photos and footage, Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH is a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown. Directed by Academy Award nominee Spike Lee, this riveting one-man show goes beyond the headlines, behind the scenes and between the lines to deliver a must-see theatrical knockout.
Created by Adam Steck, CEO of SPI Entertainment, Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH is presented by James L. Nederlander; directed by Spike Lee; written by Kiki Tyson; executive produced by Mike Tyson, Kiki Tyson, and Adam Steck and originally directed by Randy Johnson.
Previously announced 2012-2013 Live at Knight performances include: Calypso Rose (February 9, 2013), Kodo (March 9, 2013); Diana Krall (April 2, 2013); and Esperanza Spalding (April 19, 2013).
Mike Tyson is a larger-than-life legend both in and out of the ring. Tenacious, talented, and thrilling to watch, Tyson embodies the grit and electrifying excitement of the sport. With nicknames such as "Iron" Mike, Kid Dynamite, and The Baddest Man on the Planet, it's no surprise that Tyson's legacy is the stuff of legend. Tyson was one of the most feared boxers in the ring -- and one look at his resume proves he is one of boxing's greats. Aside from having been the undisputed heavyweight champion, Tyson holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation world heavyweight titles. He was the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles simultaneously. In 2011, Tyson was also inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. Tyson's enduring mass appeal owes not only to his incomparable athleticism, but to his huge personality and unrivaled showmanship. And his ability to work a crowd extends far beyond the ring -- Tyson's career in entertainment spans blockbuster movies ("The Hangover" and "The Hangover 2"), television (Animal Planet's "Taking on Tyson"), and his own clothing company (shirts are available on his website). Tyson is also the CEO of his own Production Company, Tyrannic Productions, and currently has several film projects in development.


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I would have been just as happy with the Dells also.
well, if it moves back to the dells last minute I would be even more likely to attend.
It has snuck on me and I am not sure I will go the nearly 300 miles only to "get wet", I can do that locally heh.
Haven't seen one yet. Weather is causing some problems and the schedule appears to be "fluid"...
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If you think chocolates are the way to lure love, think again. The true recipe for love can be found in this sweet interpretation of Pop-Tarts, dressed up for Valentine's Day as "Pop-Hearts".
In this toothsome homemade take on a commercial classic, a tender, flaky heart-shaped crust is filled with Nutella, then baked to crispy-on-the edges, soft-on-the-inside perfection. A healthy dollop of confectioners' sugar glaze with rainbow sprinkles makes these treats as adorable as they are sweet.
Best of all? These treats come together in just about half an hour (including bake time), so you can wake n' bake with ease.
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After Baylor Stadium and the Foster business campus — what's next?
The current (Fall 2013) issue of Baylor Magazine includes an excellent feature on Baylor's campus master plan — the planning process that goes into it, how it guides university decisions, etc. If you haven't read it already, I strongly encourage you to take a look.
The most interesting part to me, however, was a sidebar looking at what might be next for the university after current projects like Baylor Stadium, the new track and field facility, and the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation are completed. Among the dreams that could one day be reality:
- An arts district that could do for the arts what the Baylor Sciences Building has done for the sciences at Baylor;
- A clinical sciences facility near the BSB that would provide a central home for several clinics (communications disorders, psychology, etc.) Baylor offers the community;
- Additional space for engineering and computer science, either through expansion of the school's current home in Rogers or a new facility near the Foster business campus;
- An extension of the McLane Student Life Center that could include a natatorium;
- A new student union building behind Sid Richardson that would provide a more central location and allow the Bill Daniel Student Center to be remodeled for academic use.
Perhaps the Class of 2025 will enjoy all these new facilities — or others that we haven't even considered yet. The campus master plan is constantly evolving based on university priorities and fundraising abilities. But for now, each of these projects is at least on the drawing board as a "someday idea," the way new residence halls and an on-campus football stadium once existed only in a Bear's dreams.
Sic 'em, Baylor dreamers!
[Baylor Magazine goes out four times a year to all alumni, parents of current students, and anyone else interested in the university. If you're not already receiving it, click here to sign up for a free subscription.]


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One day, John and Sue were out fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. When a shark swam by, Sue said, "I'll bet you ten dollars that the shark over there doesn't have a bone in its skeletal structure." John thought he would win this one, but he didn't.
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Police warn against distraction thieves in Winchester supermarkets
1:16pm Tuesday 4th December 2012
1:16pm Tuesday 4th December 2012
POLICE are hunting thieves who use distraction techniques to steal bank cards in Winchester supermarkets.
Over the past month three victims have had cards stolen in Tesco in Winnall and Sainsbury's Badger Farm.
The victims were approached by a man who picked up money from the floor, most often a £20, and claimed the victim had dropped it.
On all occasions the victims declined the money but the offender was able to steal their cards while they were distracted.
The first incident at Tesco was on November 16 and the offender is described as a white man, at 5ft 1ins, with white hair and wearing a long Khaki coat with calf or ankle length grey trousers and a pale blue head scarf in relation to the first Tesco theft.
Another theft occurred at Tesco on November 18 with police looking for a man of Spanish or Italian origin, aged 40, around 5ft 8ins with slightly balding dark hair and wearing an open-neck white t shirt, with black trousers and a black top.
The Sainsbury's offence also took place on November 18 and the offender is described as a white man, in his 50s, 5ft 5ins, wearing a dark knee-length trench coat.
Police believe an incident at Morrisons supermarket in Totton on November 16 is also linked.
PC Carolyn Bulpit warned residents to stay vigilant. She said: "It appears that on each occasion the offender has somehow managed to obtain the PIN of the stolen cards, possibly by watching the victims at the checkouts before distracting them and taking their cards.
"I would advise shoppers to always cover their PIN completely when entering it and to place their bank cards in a secure location, preferably inside a wallet or purse which is then zipped or fastened and placed inside another bag or zipped pocket.
"If anyone is approached by someone using a similar technique do not engage in conversation with them or allow them to get close to your personal belongings."
Anyone with information should contact PC Bulpit at Winchester Police Station on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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A global leader in mobile communications, BlackBerry® revolutionized the mobile industry when it was introduced in 1999. Today, BlackBerry aims to inspire the success of our millions of customers around the world by continuously pushing the boundaries of mobile experiences. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The company trades under the ticker symbols "BB" on the Toronto Stock Exchange and "BBRY" on the NASDAQ.
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A lavish theatrical extravaganza, Cirque du Soleil is not a typical circus. With gorgeous costumes, unique music, and amazing acrobatic acts, Guy Laliberte's Cirque du Soleil gives people the experience of a lifetime. Cirque du Soleil offers touring shows, resident theatre shows, and arena shows!
The first resident Cirque du Soleil show, Mystere, debuted in 1993. O, a water show, opened in 1998. Based on fairy tales, La Nouba was created for Walt Disney World in 1998. In 2003, Zumanity, the first Cirque du Soleil show intended for mature audiences, made its debut. A story about imperial twins, Ka arrived in Las Vegas in 2004. Based on the music of the Beatles, The Beatles: Love opened in 2006. A seasonal winter show that opened in 2007, Wintuk played at Madison Square Garden for a limited time each year until 2011. A recent show from 2008, Criss Angel: Believe stars the magician Criss Angel.
In the 1960s, fans went crazy over John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr of The Beatles. Today, Cirque du Soleil – The Beatles: Love honors The Beatles with a permanent show at The Mirage Love Theatre in Las Vegas. The cast features over 60 acrobats, artists, and dancers. Inspired by 1960s culture as well as The Beatles history, the show includes freestyle dance, panoramic sound, trampolines, and skaters.
In 2006, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison's widow Olivia Harrison, and John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono attended the opening of Cirque du Soleil – The Beatles: Love. A resident theatre show, Cirque du Soleil – The Beatles: Love is located at The Mirage in Las Vegas. George Harrison and Guy Laliberté developed this show, appropriate for anyone who loves Beatles songs like "Octopus's Garden " and "I Want to Hold Your Hand. "
Not a typical showroom, The Mirage Love Theatre features a round stage. The audience enjoys 360° seating around the stage as well as a surround sound system with 6,500 speakers. Characters come from The Beatles lyrics. Meet Sgt. Pepper, Lucy in the Sky, and Eleanor Rigby with your Cirque du Soleil – The Beatles: Love tickets at TicketNetwork today.


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Rudman Center Hosts Former NY City Mayor Rudy Giuliani
The Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy hosted former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for a discussion on leadership with the UNH Law community on April 22.
Addressing a Rich Room crowded with students, faculty, and friends of the Rudman Center, Giuliani emphasized that he believes leadership can be taught. "Everything I know about leadership I learned from others," he said.
Giuliani admitted that he thought he knew all about leadership before 9/11, and had almost finished writing his book on the subject. But after the events of that day, and all that followed, he finally returned to writing his book with more humility and a greater appreciation for how unpredictable life, and leadership, can be.
Giuliani went on to describe his six principles of leadership, illustrating them with examples from his own life, and from contemporary politics. Among the qualities that he most values in a leader are optimism, the courage to take risks, diligent preparation, and effective communication.
Giuliani praised the late Senator Warren Rudman for his ability to make people who disagree with each other work together for the common good. "Compromise can be an honorable thing," Giuliani said, and is a basic principle of democracy. He also commended the Rudman Center for its emphasis on training a new generation of leaders.
In a brief question and answer period, Giuliani was asked if our current political culture is attracting leaders with less character and how democratic institutions can become more entrepreneurial.
After his talk, Giuliani was the guest of honor at a luncheon for Rudman Center supporters. Concord Mayor Jim Bouley presented Giuliani with a key to the city.
Giuliani served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001, after serving in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, eventually becoming U.S. Attorney. He prosecuted a number of high-profile cases, including ones against organized crime and Wall Street financiers.
The Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire School of Law provides scholarship, training, and opportunity for a new generation of leaders who cherish public service. The Rudman Center and its programs also serve as a living monument to Senator Rudman and the other leaders of his political generation whose values and examples it seeks to foster, transmit and preserve. To learn more, visit: law.unh.edu/rudman-center.


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Chocolate can be decadent, luxurious, sumptuous, sensual, even sinful. The richer the better, right? But it can also be on the lighter side, and it's this chocolate that tends to go unappreciated.
This cake was at our Thanksgiving dessert table next to the pies and cookies, and is every year—I would throw a fit if it were missing. We call it Leon's favorite chocolate cake. Leon is my dad's cousin, the patriarch of our New Jersey branch of the family, whose house we usually invade for Thanksgiving, and he loves this cake. I happen to as well.
The lovely thing about this cake is it's chocolatey—especially if you use a really good, flavorful chocolate—but not too heavy or sweet. It's baked in a tube or bundt pan, which I always consider to be the unassuming Casual Wear of cakedom; and it requires no sugary glaze or frosting. It's a cake that could fit on a dessert plate with whipped cream, or just as easily on a tea tray for an afternoon snack. Or, if you're me, for breakfast.
I am by no means condoning eating chocolate cake for breakfast. (Do as I say, not as I do.) But, if one were to decide to do just that one morning, here's a recipe for a cake that won't give you a cake-hangover the rest of the day.
About the author: Liz Gutman co-owns the Brooklyn-based candy business Liddabit Sweets, which means she spends a lot of time around chocolate (and a lot of time eating it). She moved to New York in 2001 to go to, wait for it, acting school. But when the acting life wasn't for her, she wound up in the French Culinary Institute's pastry program while working at Roni-Sue's Chocolates in Manhattan's Lower East Side. She befriended Jen King, aka the other half of Liddabit, at FCI and founded Liddabit in May of 2009.


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The images represent a sequence of top views of a sharp wedge formed by two almost horizontal glass plates. The apex of the wedge is located along the bottom boundary of the pictures and the width of an image is about 10 cm. The apex of the wedge is initially filled with a small volume of silicone oil (clear liquid).
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A surfactant solution (dyed red liquid) is then introduced in the wedge. As it preferentially wets the glass plates, a complex exchange process occurs that leads to the extraction of the oil from the wedge. The oil/water interface destabilizes, oil drops are released and, driven by the confinement gradient, migrate away from the tip of the wedge through the water phase.
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The sequence shows different stages of the exchange process of the oil and soap solution. In the present case, the oil viscosity is 5 cSt and the exchange is complete after typically one hour.


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Information on individual tribes is taken from Tiller's Guide to Indian Country (Tiller, Veronica E. Velarde: BowArrow Publishing Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2005).
County Tribal Courts Alpine Washoe Tribal Court Del Norte
Northern California Tribal Courts Coalition; Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation; Yurok Tribal Court
El Dorado Shingle Springs Rancheria Tribal Court Humboldt Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Court; Hoopa Valley Tribal Court; Karuk Tribal Court; Northern California Tribal Courts Coalition; Yurok Tribal Court Imperial Quechan Tribal Court Inyo Bishop Paiute Indian Tribal Court Mendocino Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Court Riverside Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Tribal Court; Morongo Tribal Court San Bernardino Chemehuevi Indian Tribal Court; Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Tribal Court; Fort Mojave Tribal Court; San Manuel Tribal Court San Diego Intertribal Court of Southern California Shasta Redding Rancheria Tribal Court Siskiyou Karuk Tribal Court; Northern California Tribal Courts Coalition
Most tribes in California are served by the BIA Pacific Regional Office.
To find a list of tribes by county look here for central California; here for northern California; and here for southern California.
In addition, the following tribes which are served by regional offices other than the BIA Pacific Regional Office also have lands in California:
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California (San Bernardino County).
Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California (Riverside County).
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada (San Bernardino County).
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona (Imperial County).
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California (Alpine County).
You can find contact information for the tribes by searching the tribal name in the Tribal Leader's directory published by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.


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James Ray Lovell stood before a Troy court at his arraignment where he was charged with larceny and theft.
Lovell of Troy heard his charges Thursday in front of Magistrate Donald Chisholm of the 52-4 District Court.
The 28-year-old Lovell was charged with one count of larceny in a building, another of financial device stealing and a final two counts of fraudulent use of a financial transaction device.
Troy police were able to apprehend Lovell after a call came to the department Nov. 11 about a home invasion on the 1000 block of Long Lake.
After an extensive two-day investigation, authorities arrested him Nov. 13.
All counts are four-year felonies, a total of 16 years for Lovell if convicted on all counts.
Chisholm set Lovell's bond at $50,000, cash or surety.
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