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A Flea In Her Ear
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See A Flea In Her Ear at Old Vic Theatre in London. A Flea In Her Ear plays in London. Buy tickets her!
A comedy of errors set against a backdrop of jealousy, misunderstandings and confrontation.
In December, Richard Eyre will direct John Mortimer's version of Georges Feydeau's 1907 classic farce A Flea In Her Ear, last performed on The Old Vic stage for the National Theatre in 1966. Starring Tom Hollander and Lisa Dillon.
When Raymonde (Dillon) suspects her husband Victor (Hollander) of infidelity, she enlists the help of a friend to set a trap resulting in mistaken identities, bruised egos and comic disaster.
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Ceramic Tile House in Madrid
Commissioned by the Spanish Association of Tile and Ceramic Flooring Manufacturers, architect Héctor Ruiz-Velázquez designed this apartment with — on the floor, the walls and even the ceiling.
Many of the wide plank tiles (all the rage in Europe) used are designed to resemble woodgrain, another hot trend in ceramic tile. In this instance the woodgrain pattern and texture warms up the super-cool white tiles. The addition of a sleeping loft takes advantage of the high ceilings and are another area architect Hector Ruiz-Velazquez can use Spanish ceramic tiles!
For many more interior images of the Ceramic House, check out Contemporist | Ceramic House by Héctor Ruiz-Velázquez.
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Associated Estates Declares Common Share Dividend
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CLEVELAND, March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Estates Realty Corporation (NYSE, NASDAQ: AEC) announced today that a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share has been declared on the Company's common shares, payable May 1, 2014 to shareholders of record on April 15, 2014.
Associated Estates is a real estate investment trust and is a member of the S&P 600, Russell 2000, and the MSCI US REIT Indices. The Company is headquartered in Richmond Heights, Ohio. Associated Estates' portfolio consists of 52 apartment communities containing 13,324 units located in ten states. For more information about the Company, please visit its website at AssociatedEstates.com.
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The effect of urban hospital closure on markets
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"Hospital Costs and Excess Bed Capacity: A Statistical Analysis,"
The Review of Economics and Statistics,
MIT Press, vol. 78(3), pages 470-481, August.
- Keeler, Theodore E. & Ying, John S., 1993. "Hospital Costs and Excess Bed Capacity: A Statistical Analysis," Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt7cb0d9zc, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley.
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£67,500 Guide Price
Location are pleased to present to the market this pretty end terraced villa located within a quiet residential area within the popular village of Cleland. The property is only a short drive from a selection of local amenities transport links to Motherwell and has excellent direct rail links to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Cleland Primary School and St Marys primary school are just a short walk from the property with Taylor High School and Coltness High School a short drive.
The property offers spacious accommodation set over two levels, entering from the front garden in to the welcoming entrance hall with stairs to the upper level and access to the lounge, the large bright lounge and dining area has large windows towards both the front and rear of the property, accessed from the lounge the kitchen has a range of fitted units and UPVC door to rear garden. On the upper level there are two large double bedrooms both with fitted wardrobes and family bathroom with three piece suite. The property is heated by gas central heating and is double glazed.
There are enclosed gardens to the front and rear with large garden area to the side which was an additional purchase by the current owner. There is ample parking to the side of the property.
Outside entrance
Slabbed path leading to UPVC door with stained glass panel. Outside light.
Entrance hall 119 x 6
Radiator. Cupboards housing electric meter. Power points. Telephone point. Smoke detector. Laminated flooring. Carpeted stairs to upper level.
Lounge with dining area 232x 117
Glass panelled entrance door. Window to rear. Radiators. Telephone point. Two centre ceiling lights. Laminated flooring.
Kitchen 810 x 11
Glass panelled entrance door. Window to rear. Wall mounted and base standing units. Inset sink. Breakfast bar. Plumbed for washing machine. Cooker. Radiator. Centre ceiling light. Venetian blinds. Lino flooring. UPVC door to rear garden.
Upper hallway
Good sized bright top landing ,centre ceiling light, carpeted flooring.
Bedroom 1 102 x 11
Great sized master bedroom facing onto the privacy of the rear garden. Window to rear. Triple wardrobe with mirrored centre door. Radiator. Power points. Centre ceiling light. Linen cupboard. Coving. Carpeted flooring.
Bedroom 2 18 x 104
Double sized second bedroom with a range of fitted bedroom furniture, drawers and units which allows this room amazing storage and still room for two beds. Television point. Cupboard housing boiler (five years old) Vertical blinds. Coving. Carpeted flooring.
Bathroom 68 x 410
Solid entrance door. Bath. Shower over bath. Low flush w.c. Pedestal mounted wash hand basin. Radiator. Fully tiled walls. Roller blinds. Lino flooring.
Extras included in purchase price
All curtains. Blinds. Cooker. Floor coverings. Kitchen appliances are available by separate negotiation.
Gardens, parking and storage
Front garden: Wooden fence. Slabbed path. Laid to lawn.
Side garden: Wooden fence. Laid to lawn.
Rear garden: Wooden fence. Slabbed. Laid to lawn. Shrubs.
EPC: Band D
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Mobile Minutes: In-air use, Telefonica, Songza, connected home, Facebook
Mobile device use in the air not taking off
The percentage of airline passengers using smartphones, laptops and other personal electronics has barely budged despite a new rule that allows them to stay powered up from takeoff to the time a flight touches down, according to a new report being released Wednesday.
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Deal creating top German mobile company gets OK
In a deal that creates Germany's biggest mobile phone company in terms of customers, the European Union's antitrust authority on Wednesday approved network operator Telefonica's multibillion bid to buy its competitor E-Plus under certain conditions.
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Google buys streaming-music service Songza
Google is trying to improve its streaming-music chops, scooping up Songza. The price wasn't disclosed, but Songza's 40-person team will be joining Google.
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Microsoft sides with Qualcomm in showdown over connected home
Microsoft Corp has joined Qualcomm Inc and other technology companies in a bid to establish standard ways for household devices like light bulbs and thermostats to talk to each other.
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Facebook to acquire video-advertising firm LiveRail
Facebook will acquire LiveRail, a video-advertising technology company, as the social giant looks to dramatically expand its video advertising business.
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Bob Moon: Your home is your castle, to borrow a phrase, and even if we can't afford a moat, we all want a home that's safe and secure.
What's that mean to you? Maybe an alarm system or extra lock or two?
Now consider the kind of special security features you'd want if you lived in Beirut, Lebanon. We're talking some armor reinforcements, special windows, emergency fuel... But just think about what that adds to the cost of even a humble home.
Ben Gilbert recently found that out first hand.
Ben Gilbert: Last month, there were violent clashes in my neighborhood in Beirut. Bullets bounced off my balcony, rocket propelled grenades exploded nearby and I found myself crouched in the only windowless room in my apartment, waiting for the next boom.
That's when I decided it was time to do as the Lebanese and began looking to make a few important purchases.
First is the door. In Beirut, most apartments are decked out with thick steel doors. I asked Bruno Jureidini of the El Seer Steel company to stop by and give me an estimate. He says most steel doors have been there for years, installed during Lebanon's 15-year civil war that ended in 1990.
Bruno Jureidini: Before everybody have steel doors because everybody was out of Lebanon.
When Lebanese left, the steel doors protected homes against burglars and looters. With tensions increasing with Iran again, I'm worried I may have to leave my home for a bit. Bruno says I can leave the home protected with a steel door for about $1000.
Now to the windows. This is John. He sells plastic sheets of Mylar film. They're thin and transparent and stick to windows like wallpaper. He advertises Mylar by saying it blocks UV light and "prevents shattering as a result of explosions."
John: The explosion creates a shockwave which makes your glass fly and it flies like bullets and it can kill you, it can hurt you and it will damage all your furniture and your walls and everything. So when put this film, the glass breaks but doesn't shatter.
Outside on my balcony, John takes measurements. He says Mylar protection for all my windows will cost about $400 and he gleefully highlights the dangers of my exposed ninth floor apartment:
John: See here, you got a stray bullet. This is another one...
The walls are scarred with mostly old bullet holes and a few new ones from last month. John says he's seen it all in this neighborhood: artillery barrages, car bombs and street battles. So he stays ready.
John: I belong to a generation where I witnessed the whole civil war, so I got trained on all these things. So whatever I can do in anticipation of, let's say, another war, I do it.
John points to his apartment building a few blocks a way. He has a solar powered hot water heater on the roof. Years ago, he and his neighbors banded together and bought a $5,000 electricity generator that can power the whole building. It reminds me of American survivalists preparing for the coming collapse of the U.S. government. Except here, that actually did happen about a month ago. The police disappeared, and the army was powerless. So John says the Lebanese prepare for calamity from block to block, building to building.
John: Every building is an entity, is a state, which is autonomous, let's say, from government, because you have to cater for your electricity, for your water, for your everything. So you get together and say we are going to get together to pay $2,000, $5,000 to do this and that because we want to live.
And so do I. Now that the rival factions have come to an agreement in Lebanon, the country's mostly peaceful. But still, living here means hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. So, my total tab for a generator, window protection and a steel door: around $2000.
In Beirut, I'm Ben Gilbert for Marketplace.


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Qualcomm has 1 GHz mobile processorNovember 9, 2005 in /
Qualcomm plans to announce next year what it plans to do with a new mobile microprocessor that has a full gigahertz of capacity.
The Scorpion processor is seen as ushering in a new generation of cell phones that will be closely tied to consumer electronics. Specific details will be released in 2006.
Qualcomm says the Scorpion can give mobile devices computing power comparable to a personal computer.
Specifically, the device uses 65 nanometer low-power, low-leakage technology to help optimize power consumption and allow wireless-device batteries to last longer.
Copyright 2005 by United Press International
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS NEWS) -- Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds Monday night and hurled an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City, threatening its subways and the electrical system that powers Wall Street. At least 11 deaths were blamed on the storm, which brought the presidential campaign to a halt a week before Election Day.
Sandy knocked out power to at least 3.1 million people, and New York's main utility said large sections of Manhattan were plunged into darkness. Water pressed into the island from three sides.
Just before its center reached land, the storm was stripped of hurricane status, but the distinction was purely technical, based on its shape and internal temperature. It still packed hurricane-force wind, and forecasters were careful to say it remained every bit as dangerous to the 50 million people in its path.
As the storm closed in, it smacked the boarded-up big cities of the Northeast corridor — Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston — with stinging rain and gusts of more than 85 mph. It also converged with a cold-weather system that turned it into a superstorm, a monstrous hybrid consisting not only of rain and high wind but snow.
Sandy made landfall at 8 p.m. near Atlantic City, which was already mostly under water and saw a piece of its world-famous Boardwalk washed away earlier in the day.
Authorities reported a record surge 13 feet high at the Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan, from the storm and high tide combined.
In an attempt to lessen damage from saltwater to the subway system and the electrical network beneath the city's financial district, New York City's main utility cut power to about 6,500 customers in lower Manhattan. But a far wider swath of the city was hit with blackouts caused by flooding and transformer explosions.
The subway system was shut down Sunday night, and the stock markets never opened at all Monday. They are likely to be closed Tuesday as well.
The surge hit New York City hours after a construction crane atop a luxury high-rise collapsed in the wind and dangled precariously 74 floors above the street. Forecasters said the wind at the top the building may have been close to 95 mph.
As the storm drew near, airlines canceled more than 12,000 flights, disrupting the plans of travelers all over the world.
Storm damage was projected at $10 billion to $20 billion, meaning it could prove to be one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
The 11 deaths were in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Some of the victims were killed by falling trees.


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CAMP HILL, Pa. Rite Aid on Thursday named Lance Aizen, a pharmaceutical and pharmacy benefit management executive, to the post of vice president of sales of Rite Aid Health Solutions, Rite Aid's pharmacy benefit management company.
Aizen, 44, is responsible for all sales activity for Rite Aid Health Solutions and reports to Greg Drew, vice president and general manager of Rite Aid Health Solutions.
"We're fortunate to have an experienced pharmacy benefit management executive of Lance's caliber join our team and help us continue to grow Rite Aid Health Solutions," Drew said. "Lance's proven ability in negotiation and business development as well as his strong leadership skills in pharmacy benefit management will be a great asset."
Aizen previously served as executive vice president of Envision Pharmaceutical Services, another PBM. Prior to Envision, Aizen was chief operating officer at the PBM SunRx.


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NORTHRIDGE, Calif., May 22 (UPI) -- Actress Eva Longoria announced via Twitter Wednesday she has graduated with a master's degree in Chicano studies from California State University.
"You're never too old or too busy to continue your education!" the 38-year-old former "Desperate Housewives" star tweeted.
Longoria told E! News earlier this month she had been working on her thesis until the last minute to ensure she graduated on time.


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Merry Christmas!
Article by Delusional posted Tuesday 25th December 2012
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Qimonda 1.4ns Memory on the Inno3D, while the Palit houses a
heatsink over the RAM chips. Upon removing the RAM sinks, I saw that the Palit spots slightly better Memory, Qimonda 1.3ns:
No need for a PCI-E Power connector on the Inno3D, nor for the
Palit – one of the key difference between a GTS model and a GT model.
Back of Inno3D
Back of Palit
The Inno3D 8600GT comes clocked at 540MHz Core and 700MHz
Memory, and the idle temperature of the core stays at 46C.
On the other hand, the Palit 8600GT is clocked at 600MHz Core (11% higher
than Inno3D), and 800MHz Memory (14% higher than the Inno3D). It idles at a
lower temperature of 41C, probably because of the better Zalman cooler on
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Even though I'm at home most of the day, I find it's harder to fit in exercise than it was when I had a full-time job. Well, it's not that it's harder to fit it in, it's just more of a challenge to do it all at once. With a baby, I find it's easier to squeeze in a walk when I can or a few minutes of HIIT type workouts throughout my day. It's kind of fun and challenging as well, and I'm really enjoying the spontaneity of my workouts. I used to be such a planner, but now, I just go with the flow. Following is what I did this week:
Sunday: 30 minute walk pushing the stroller + 5 hill sprints (w/o stroller). CD and I raced. I lost…big time.
Monday: I took several walks with Summer that day, maybe 4 miles total?
Tuesday: 60-minute walk pushing the stroller.
Wednesday: 60-minute Ashtanga yoga class here (thanks for baby-sitting mom!) + 30 minute evening walk with CD & Summer. CD pushes the stroller if we walk together. 🙂
Thursday: 60-minute walk pushing stroller and then another 30-minute walk in the evening with CD & Summer.
Friday: Due to rain, I had to cancel a walk planned with a friend. So, while Summer played on the floor, I did this 10-minute workout next to her and then did this 20-minute yoga podcast during her afternoon nap.
Our master bedroom, AKA my at-home yoga studio.
This was a very typical week. Again, lots of walks with Summer. I actually prefer to wear her in my Ergo or Mei Tai baby carrier, but it's too hot right now. So, the stroller it is. Summer and I love our walks together, and the fresh air and vitamin D do us both so much good. I also try and squeeze in yoga classes or podcasts and short intense cardio/strength training when I can. Still loving my Mizfit workout cards! A few years ago, I had to workout for at least an hour if not more everyday, and it usually involved lots of steady state cardio. Seriously, you could not pay me to jump on an elliptical or stairclimber for more than 15 minutes nowadays. BORING.
Not only have my workouts been more of the grab-n-go variety, but so have my meals. Honestly, I have the time to bake and cook as Summer takes two long naps every day, but for the most part, I spend those hours away from the kitchen doing other things. These days, I'm all about keeping it quick and easy. Plus, by the time I feed Summer her lunch followed by a bottle and get her down for a nap, I don't feel like making myself anything elaborate. Often, I just graze or make a protein shake.
My favorite shake these days.
2 scoops vanilla ProtoClear (rice & pea protein powder) + 1 scoop chocolate NuMedica Power Greens + 32 ounces water + ice. I buy both powders from the doctor I used to work for, and I love this combo. Easy, not complicated, full of nutrients, and delicious.
Are you a fan of HIIT or more of a steady-state cardio person?


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At 268 metres, Mt Byng is no great shakes as a destination in its own right. You could easily climb it in an hour or so from the settlement at Port Patterson to the southeast. The attraction is in taking in the high point as part of a day long traverse of the island from the stunning white sands of Leopard Beach in the southeast, along the height of land and down to Elephant Spit at the northwest tip of the island – a journey of some 17-18 km if you include the distances from and back to the settlement from the two extremities of the walk.
Like most Falkland mountains, Byng encompasses lower slopes of barren heathland below wind scoured quartzite ridges.
Summit views include the whole of Carcass Island, Saunders Island to the SE and the distant Jason Islands to the NW. To the south is the northwestern tip of West Falkland Island.
As with all Falkland Islands hikes be aware that "summer" weather includes sunshine one minute and a snowstorm/white-out the next. The mountainsides are bare and open to the wind with limited possibilities for shelter in an emergency. Carry clothing appropriate to the severe and changeable conditions.
Getting ThereReaching the remote and – at least by independent travelers – infrequently visited Falklands is covered in the Falkland Islands parent page.
Onward travel to Carcass Island is by air on the Falkland Islands Government Air Service to the grass airstrip on Carcass north of Mt Byng.
The RouteFrom the settlement walk southeast along the seashore about 3 km down to the stunning white sands of Leopard Beach. Carcass Island is cat and rat free and consequently there are many ground nesting birds along this stretch, particularly near the settlement. Watch your step and don't approach any nests.
After enjoying the beach, turn left and northwest and follow a fence line quite steeply up to the top of Jason Hill. A colony of gentoo penguins nest right on the high point. Keep a respectful distance.
Head down and northwest off the top of Jason Hill and walk along the spine of the island towards Mt Byng, the obvious summit in the distance. There are a couple of subsidiary high points to traverse along the way adding a bit of extra vertical exercise to the day. The ridge walk gives continuous views in all directions. You can almost always see the settlement below on your left and can drop down any time you get tired or if the weather closes in.
It's about 4 km and just over an hour from Jason Hill to Mt Byng. The summit rocks at the very top offer a bit of a scramble.
Continue northwest from the summit and down to the airstrip at sea level below. Cross the strip and carry on northwest as far as you like down towards the tip of Elephant Spit. BEWARE. If you enter the tussock along this stretch, be extra alert to the presence of elephant seals at any time but particularly in rutting season. If surprised, the animals are quite likely to attack and they can move a lot faster than you can.
Return to the settlement southeast from the airstrip, likely following the jeep track that you drove when you were picked up on arrival on the island.
Make sure you get back to the settlement in time for afternoon smoko. Lorraine's smoko is amongst the best in the Falklands!
Red TapeAll land in the Falklands is privately owned. Any activities you undertake on Carcass must be with the permission of the local landowner, Rob or Lorraine McGill. Since you're staying with them, just mention at breakfast where you're off to and make sure they're OK with everything.
Close all gates and don't disturb the sheep.
AccommodationThe settlement at Port Patterson on Carcass is the only place you'll find houses. Rob and Lorraine have set aside some very comfortable en-suite guest rooms in the main house and offer full board. Telephone +(500) 41106 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
I don't know if camping would be allowed on Carcass. Phone Rob and ask first.


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Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn was scheduled to have surgery today to remove a new cancerous tumor inside his right cheek, ESPN.com reports.
Gwynn's wife, Alicia, told ESPN.com that doctors don't believe the cancer has spread outside of Gwynn's salivary gland. In August of 2010, doctors found cancer in Gwynn's parotid gland. He had surgery to remove lymph nodes and tumors from the gland that August and also has had chemotherapy and radiation treatments since then.
"Tony told them to take (the malignant tumor) all out,'' Alicia Gwynn told ESPN. "They said they may need to remove the facial nerve—they might have to go a lot deeper. But he just told them to take it out. And if they do remove the facial nerve, they'll replace it with a nerve from his shoulder or his leg. Hopefully, his face will work fine; hopefully he'll be able to blink his eye. They said they will make his face as normal as they can—and that it might be better than it was."
Gwynn, 51, currently is the baseball coach at San Diego State University, though Alicia Gwynn said he would have to miss about a month following the surgery. He blames his longtime use of smokeless tobacco for his cancer.
Gwynn was a .338 hitter with a .388 on-base percentage in his 20-season major league career, spent entirely with the San Diego Padres. He is an eight-time batting champion, a 15-time All-Star and a five-time Gold Glove winner.
He was elected to the Hall of Fame in his year of eligibility in 2007, receiving 97.6 percent of the vote.


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IMS sophomore selected to honor band
KALONA — On Saturday, Jan. 5, approximately 800 students from southeast Iowa arrived at Fairfield High School in hopes of being accepted to attend the SEIBA Honor Band Festival. Each year, the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association sponsors the auditions in Fairfield. This year, there were 28 audition centers, with approximately 400 students auditioning for two junior high bands; over 300 students auditioning for the high school concert band; and about 80 students auditioning for the high school jazz band.
Competition is tough, as only about half of the students auditioning are accepted. Anne Buckwalter, an Iowa Mennonite School sophomore and Wellman resident, was selected as the third-chair clarinetist for the high school concert band.
The SEIBA festival will be held at Iowa City West High School on Saturday, Jan. 19. The students rehearse with guest conductors during the afternoon, and give an evening concert.


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Value-based management
European Solvency II survey
Nearly three-quarters of insurance companies have a value-based management concept or plan to implement one.
Potential increase in profitability due to value-based management (VBM) is estimated at up to 4%.
Insurers with VBM expect it to provide an average increase of 2.9% in return on economic capital. However, nearly 40% of insurers expect to achieve only a quarter of this potential benefit.
New risk capital models in Solvency II highlight the need for VBM. Most insurance companies (73%) have a VBM concept or plan to implement one. Implementation of an internal model is often a driver for VBM. Half of surveyed insurers use an internal model with risk-based management, and 25% apply the standard formula to calculate the risk capital requirement. Companies also use capital models based on Solvency I or rating models.
A range of VBM activities can be applied to increase profitability. Our survey shows that these have been adopted to varying degrees. Internal transparency increases via economic and performance measurement, transparent capital allocation and definition of VBM indicators. 27% of VBM insurers consider themselves at this level.
Profitability can also be increased by aligning executive and employee incentive structures to corporate management strategy (implemented by 9% of companies) and capital optimization through restructuring (24% of insurers). Nearly 10% of companies use VBM to manage insurance portfolios and investments, and 30% optimize their product margins and risk exposures through value-based pricing.


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Maritime Accidents
Injuries or accidents that occur on ships other seagoing vessels are governed by "Maritime law".
Maritime law, also called "Admiralty law" covers the relationship between private individuals or entities involved in maritime, seagoing or ocean-based commerce. It includes sailors, fishermen, ship workers and passengers of vessels operating on the oceans.
Maritime law is governed differently from traditional land-based injury and liability laws and violations often must be redressed in federal court. Seeking compensation for injury or illness suffered while at sea requires an attorney experienced in Maritime law.
Ship Owners and Operators Responsibility
Owners and operators of ships or sea-going vessels have a responsibility to provide adequate safety protections. The vessel must be seaworthy and must be crewed with appropriate numbers of adequately trained workers. Provision of an adequately maintained and crewed ship does not always limit the liability of a ship owner when a crew member, worker or passenger becomes ill or is injured as under Maritime law, the operator or owner may still carry responsibility.
Sailors, Fishermen and other Ship Workers
Maritime law requires that ship owners and operators must provide adequate care, treatment and compensation if a worker is injured or becomes ill while at sea. Seamen, sailors or ship workers become ill or who are injured aboard ship and are not afforded their rights under Maritime law have options for compensation for their illness or injury.
Principal of Maintenance and Cure
Maritime law states that a ship-owner has the obligation to "cure" which means that the seaman who is injured in the service of a ship must be given medical care, free of charge until a "maximum medical cure" has been effected. The obligation of maintenance means that in addition to medical treatments including pain medications, prostheses and disability aids, the ship-owner must also provide basic living expenses while convalescing. A seaman who must sue the ship-owner to obtain his rights under Maritime law is also entitled to payment of his attorney's fees.
Doctrine of Unseaworthiness
The ship owner or operator owe sea workers the duty to operate a "seaworthy" vessel. This means that the operator must provide a reasonably safe environment. All parts of the vessel must be in safe, working order and the ship must be adequately crewed which includes enough workers with appropriate training and proper safety procedures and precautions should be in place. Injuries that occur due to unseaworthiness can be addressed under this doctrine and may allow for additional recover if it can be proven that a ship owner or operator was negligent.
The Jones Act
For seamen, sailors and ship workers who spend more than 51 percent of his time on a vessel in navigable waters, the Jones Act is legislation that made "Maritime law" a federal obligation. The Jones Act deals with injuries and illnesses that occur out on the water. It means that if you were injured or became ill while on the water, you are entitled to recovery – no matter who is at fault. You do not have to prove guilt or unseaworthiness.
Under the Jones Act, a worker who was injured or became ill during the service of an ocean-going vessel is entitled to the rights granted under Maritime Law including maintenance, cure and unearned wages.
Maintenance is given as a daily stipend or allotment to cover room and board while recovering and is required from the time the voyage has ended until the time of "maximum cure" is reached. Maximum cure must be determined by medical professionals. Maintenance rates may be set by employment contract or through agreement with the company but in some cases may be increased if actual expenses exceed the contracted amount.
Medical cure should include payment for medical expenses including medications, treatments, prosthesis and other medical necessities until a time of "maximum" improvement is reached. In other words, at the time that added medical treatments will not make the injury or illness better.
Unearned wages is the amount of money that would have been earned if an injury had not occurred. This would be until the end of the voyage, the contract or the end of the normal pay period. It may be necessary to consult with other crewmembers to find out what others earned during the same time period.
Benefits under the Jones act and Maritime Law allow for basic remedies but additional benefits may be awarded if it can be proven that an employer or ship owner was negligent or that another crew member was at fault.
An attorney versed in Maritime Law and the Jones Act will likely be needed for:
- Port and Pier Injuries
- Cruise Ship Injuries
- Ferry Injuries
- Tug Boat and Barge Injuries
- Crab Boat Injuries
- Longliner Injuries
- Merchant Mariners


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Video replay turns Rockies homer into triple
By Matt Fortuna / MLB.com
PITTSBURGH -- Crew chief Mike Reilly overturned a call after review in Colorado's 6-3 win over Pittsburgh on Friday night, a ninth-inning hit by the Rockies' Dexter Fowler that was first called a home run, but ruled a triple after replay.
Fowler lifted a 2-2 fastball from Joel Hanrahan off the top of the wall in left-center field -- in front of the bullpen -- that bounced back into play as he was rounding the bases. Second-base umpire Eric Cooper signaled for a home run before Pirates manager John Russell came out to argue and the crew gathered to review the play.
The review marked the fourth in PNC Park history, three of which have now been overturned.
Matt Fortuna 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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Open the stat sheet from Sunday's game and you'll see that the Ravens converted 8 of 16 3rd-down opportunities.
Overall efficiency was excellent and the team improved to 7 for 9 in their dominant 2nd half. What's bothersome is the reliance on rubs and picks to get separation for their slower receivers, most notably Stokley. The other issue is reliance on YAC to convert.
Let's review those 16 plays:
(Q1, 12:43, 3rd/7) Clark lined up left in the backfield and drifted left uncovered. Flacco threw a strike to him 2 yards from the LoS that Dallas advanced 6 yards after the catch through converging defenders for the first down.
(Q1, 11:18, 3rd/7) Marlon Brown lined up slot left, ran towards the pylon by the left sideline. Flacco dropped in a near perfectly thrown ball that Marlon could not secure for a TD.
(Q1, 6:39, 3rd/6) Flacco threw a little too high for Torrey Smith incomplete 15 yards down the left sideline.
(Q1, 1:59, 3rd/5) Flacco was flushed from the pocket and rolled right under pressure. He overthrew Stokley by several yards. Brandon did not maintain his full depth down the right sideline and the pass fell incomplete.
(Q2, 12:25, 3rd/1) Sheard beat McKinnie inside for initial pressure, but missed. He then returned to clean up for a 5-yard sack.
(Q2, 4:19, 3rd/4) Smith lined up near right and crossed to the left, but was diverted shallow by both ILBs. He caught the ball just a yard from the LoS and was taken down quickly and short of the sticks.
(Q2, 0:42, 3rd/7) Smith lined up slot left and ran a shallow cross. Flacco threw slightly behind him and just 3 yards from the LoS, incomplete.
Flacco and his receivers were much better aligned in the 2nd half:
(Q3, 9:35, 3rd/6) Smith lined up far right in trips and crossed to make a 23 yard catch (21 + 2 YAC), between the numbers and left hash with Haden trailing and in front of Ward.
(Q3, 8:07, 3rd/7) Brown lined up far left, and caught a 10-yard pass (3 + 7 YAC) on a shallow cross in front of Sheard.
(Q3, 6:29, 3rd/8) Stokley lined up slot left, motioned back to that spot, and crossed shallow to take advantage of a pick from Clark. Flacco completed the pass for 11 yards (6 + 5 YAC) with Skrine trailing in coverage.
(Q4, 13:29 3rd/21) Sheard bulled Oher and hit Flacco's arm as he threw. Smith was the target, but this is the sort of target which should not count in any denominator for receiving effectiveness.
(Q4, 11:48, 3rd/10) Stokley lined up slot left and ran a deep turn inside which Flacco completed between the hashes for a gain of 16 (15 + 1 YAC) in front of Skrine.
(Q4, 10:17, 3rd/8) Marlon Brown lined up far right but the entire 4-receiver set was close to the tackles. Flacco hit Brown on the out route for a gain of 18 (15 + 3 YAC) by the right sideline, covered by Haden.
(Q4, 4:47, 3rd/3) Stokley lined up slot right and used a pick by Smith to get separation to the right. Flacco rolled right and hit him for a 4-yard gain (1 + 3 YAC) to convert.
(Q4, 3:53, 3rd/7) Stokley lined up inside a bunch right. Flacco threw to him for a 5-yard gain (3 + 2 YAC) where Owens contained and Skrine tackled him.
(Q4, 2:00, 3rd/4) Pierce was the tail in a 2 TE, 2 back, offset I formation. Pierce ran left and Bajema's block delayed Sheard and allowed Bernard outside where he outmaneuvered Jackson to the marker for the game-sealing first down.
The Ravens displayed a consistent substitution pattern on 3rd down with Stokley and Clark entering to replace Dickson and Leach.
Of the 7 conversions by pass, 4 came as a result of YAC with a pass short of the line of gain. Of the 15 total conversion attempts by pass, 7 were thrown short of the sticks. To top it off, Ray Rice, the only receiver they have been able to trust to convert such attempts for the past several seasons, was not targeted on a single one of these passes.
I like the fact the Ravens were effective in manufacturing separation. I just didn't like the overreliance on such routes.
The scoring is based on 68 offensive snaps for the Ravens, which includes Flacco's 3 kneels.
McKinnie: Bryant returned to an apathetic day of run blocking and had trouble with the quickness of Barkevious Mingo. He does not regularly make an attempt to block on the back side of any run. Mingo, who reminds me of Aaron Mabin by body type, but not results, blasted by him on the outside to sack Flacco (Q1, 12:19) on one of his first NFL snaps. He twice displayed an outstanding spin move, something you rarely see from a rookie. Scoring: 52 blocks, 10 missed, 1.5 penetrations, 2 pressures, 1.5 sacks, 36 points (.53 per play). Normally, that would be 4+ points from a D-, but the Browns' edge rushers (Mingo, Sheard, Kruger) are all talented. D-.
Osemele: Cleveland clearly watched the tape from Denver and continued to throw stunts at the Ravens. Osemele and McKinnie had difficulty picking them up. I split responsibility for the sack by Sheard and Bryant (Q2, 12:25) when Sheard beat McKinnie inside with a swim move and Bryant stunted across the face of Osemele and outside of McKinnie. Scoring: 58 blocks, 5 missed, 2.25 pressures, ½ sack, 50.5 points (.74 per play). C, with a slight upgrade for quality of competition.
Gradkowski: Gradkowski recovered from a pancake pressure from Taylor on the opening play (Q1, 15:00) and a shared pressure when unable to block Bryant 2 plays later (Q1, 14:37). He also allowed a slow-developing QH to Winn (Q3, 2:16), but turned in a game consistent with his week 1 effort versus the Broncos. 62 blocks, 3 missed, 1.75 pressures, 1 QH, 55.5 points (.82 per play). I'm going to upgrade him to a C based on the quality of the Browns' front 7.
Yanda: It was another day at the office for the Ravens' best offensive player. He has now gone 21 games without being party to a sack (he gave up 2 in the divisional playoff game versus the Texans in 2011). Scoring: 63 blocks, 3 missed, 1.25 pressures, 60.5 points (.89 per play). A-.
Oher: Michael missed his last block of the first half to ruin a perfect score, but still had a solid game. He was shed by Kruger for a penetration (Q4, 10:51) on which Pierce was taken down for a loss of 1. He was also party to 3 2nd-half pressures. Scoring: 61 blocks, 3 missed, 1 penetration, 2.25 pressures, 54.5 points (.80 per play). B.
Other Offensive Notes:
- Flacco had Ample Time and Space (ATS) on 15 of 35 drop backs (43%).
- With ATS Flacco completed 11 of 15 for 123 yards, 0 TDs, and 0 INT (8.3 YPP). That's approximately 5 yards worse than his expectation based on his 2010-12 results (8.6 YPP).
- Without ATS he was 11 of 18 for 90 gross yards with a TD and took 2 sacks for 14 (76 net yards). That's 3.8 YPP, which is very close to his average for the last 3 years as well.


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The Ryan Express is officially on the move.
Edmonton Oilers winger Ryan Smyth announced the launch of his charity hockey tour yesterday - a four-stop event to raise money for local minor hockey programs.
"It all started when I couldn't play with my brothers," said Smyth, who was thwarted in an attempt to play senior league hockey with Kevin and Jared. "It's tough not playing hockey and I thought Brad May did an excellent job with his charity games, so I thought I'd expand on that through Alberta and Saskatchewan."
Smyth will be joined by 27 other locked-out NHLers, including Tie Domi, Kris Draper, Shane Doan, Wade Redden, Robyn Regehr, Robert Luongo and fellow Oiler Eric Brewer. The three Smyth brothers will all be playing on the same line.
"I'll be the centre," chuckled Smyth.
Of the four stops, only one is in Alberta (Wednesday, March 22, at the Red Deer Centrium).
The other dates are March 23 in Moose Jaw, March 24 in Regina and March 25 in Winnipeg. Tickets are $25 each, through Ticketmaster.
"We want to try a few new things, like maybe taking the red-line out," said Smyth. "I'm not keen on it in the NHL, but this is for the fans and we're trying to win some of our fans back."
Smyth's family is from Red Deer (his dad will be a coach for the game there) and he played junior in Moose Jaw.
"My wife is from Moose Jaw and I haven't been back since I played, so it's going to be special," said Smyth, adding they intentionally stayed away from NHL centres.
"We don't want to really step on anybody's toes as far as sponsorship goes, and it would probably be tough getting ice."


text: The PS3 is good, it just that it costs too much!!! BUT THE THING IM MAD ABOUT IS, WHY IS THERE PEOPLE SAYING THAT IT HAS NO GAMES!!! C-MON, THE SYSTEM JUST CAME OUT, GIVE IT SOME SLACK!! Trust Me More Games Are Coming Out For It! 380 PS3 Games by March 2008 Sony promises 200 retail and 180 PlayStation Network games for release. UK, June 21, 2007 - Kazuo Hirai, the new president of Sony Computer Entertainment, has promised there will be 380 games released for PlayStation 3 by March 2008 - consisting of 200 retail titles and 180 PlayStation Network games. Speaking to Japanese newspaper Nikkei Business Daily, Hirai explained that Sony plans to release this glut of games within the company's current business year, starting back in March 2007. That, fact fans, equates to seven PS3 released each week to meet Hirai's promise. Worldwide, there are currently 60 titles available for PS3 along with 50 PSN games, meaning Sony certainly has its work cut out. Hirai also stated that Sony will work closely with videogame publishers to ensure better marketing, including events and in-store promotions, to bolster the PS3's sales. Your thoughts! (Oh no flaming/spamming please)


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Glucocorticoid receptor mRNA levels are selectively decreased in neutrophils of children with sepsis
Objective: Corticosteroids are used in sepsis treatment to benefit outcome. However, discussion remains on which patients will benefit from treatment. Inter-individual variations in cortisol sensitivity, mediated through the glucocorticoid receptor, might play a role in the observed differences. Our aim was to study changes in mRNA levels of three glucocorticoid receptor splice variants in neutrophils of children with sepsis. Patients and design: Twenty-three children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with sepsis or septic shock were included. Neutrophils were isolated at days 0, 3 and 7, and after recovery (>3 months). mRNA levels of the glucocorticoid receptor splice variants GR-α (determining most of the cortisol effect), GR-P (increasing GR-α effect) and GR-β (inhibitor of GR-α) were measured quantitatively. Main results: Neutrophils from sepsis patients showed decreased levels of glucocorticoid receptor mRNA of the GR-α and GR-P splice variants on day 0 compared to after recovery. GR-α and GR-P mRNA levels showed a gradual recovery on days 3 and 7 and normalized after recovery. GR-β mRNA levels did not change significantly during sepsis. GR expression was negatively correlated to interleukin-6 (a measure of disease severity, r = -0.60, P = 0.009). Conclusions: Children with sepsis or septic shock showed a transient depression of glucocorticoid receptor mRNA in their neutrophils. This feature may represent a tissue-specific adaptation during sepsis leading to increased cortisol resistance of neutrophils. Our study adds to understanding the mechanism of cortisol sensitivity in immune cells. Future treatment strategies, aiming at timing and tissue specific regulation of glucocorticoids, might benefit patients with sepsis or septic shock.
|Additional Metadata
|Children, Corticosteroids, Cortisol sensitivity, Sepsis, Septic shock
|Persistent URL
|dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-009-1468-6, hdl.handle.net/1765/24147
|Intensive Care Medicine
van den Akker, E.L.T, Koper, J.W, Joosten, K.F.M, de Jong, F.H, Hazelzet, J.A, Lamberts, S.W.J, & Hokken-Koelega, A.C.S. (2009). Glucocorticoid receptor mRNA levels are selectively decreased in neutrophils of children with sepsis. Intensive Care Medicine, 35(7), 1247–1254. doi:10.1007/s00134-009-1468-6


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"Dante's Peak" was one of the two volcano movies that came out during 1997, starting off the "Everything In Twos" syndrome of last year(asteroids, bugs, etc). Compared to it's "cousin", "Volcano", "Dante's Peak" feels far more realistic, and yet it manages to be less entertaining. Although it does fall back into comfortable action/disaster film formula, at least it's well done technically.
Pierce Brosnan stars as Harry Dalton, a volcanologist who's getting over the loss of his wife in a tragic volcano-related accident a few years before. He's called back to action to investigate "Dante's Peak", the volcano that lies above the town of the title. He's joined by a rag-tag team that, honestly, feels like a real volcanology team. Brosnan, although he doesn't seem realistic, has the role down pat. He walks the walk, he talks the talk in a good performance.
As I said, the film is technically well done. Roger Donaldson is a director that can work with somewhat subpar material and at least make it entertaining("Species"). Here, he has the added feature of formerly being an aspiring volcanologist himself. Although everything tries to be accurate, nevertheless there are quite a few scenes(one involving a dog jumping into a car) that are pure Hollywood and actually take the audience out of the movie.
The film also takes quite a long time to get going, going through seemingly every little character in the town, trying to give the audience some characters to sympathize with or care about. That's really the problem with the film - it tries to focus on thinly written characters rather than action. It's similar to the "Deep Impact" vs. "Armageddon" match - "Dante's Peak" is the "Deep Impact", a character drama where the action is handed out thinly.
Overall, "Dante's Peak", like the rest of the disaster films that have been coming out lately, satisfies as basic entertainment. As it falls, "Dante's" is a little bit better than average, although I doubt that I'll be watching this film repeatedly.
The DVD
VIDEO: A superior quality image that looks phenomenal at times, with impressive sharpness and detail. The bright orange/reds of the lava look striking and vibrant, and colors in general look smooth and natural throughout the rest of the picture. The scenery (especially early on before Dante's Peak does its thing), is breathtaking, with the deep greens and blues of the forest and skys looking fantastic. The depth of the image also was impressive, and flesh tones are consistently accurate.
The picture doesn't suffer from pixelation or shimmer at all, and the print used is in crystal clear condition, with not a scratch on it. This is a great effort and a gorgeous looking image. One of the earlier efforts from Universal, and also one of their best - image quality that's very close to flawless. Cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak also just made his directorial debut with "Romeo Must Die".
SOUND: The DTS version is incredibly impressive, although the thing about the movie itself is that there's a bit too much time getting to the action, but that's a fault of the movie itself. There's certainly a lot to like though, especially with the deep, solid bass offered by all of the rumbling and the occasional explosion once the movie gets going and Dante's Peak begins to get down to business. Even during the dialogue-driven scenes, there's a nice amount of little details to the environment that add to the enjoyment. James Newton Howard's score is effectively ominous and moody, and it sounds dynamic and wonderfully clean on this release, filling the room with absolute crystal clarity. Surrounds are used well, although more intensely and agressively once the action really begins. Dialogue is natural and extremely clear in what is overall a very strong and entertaining presentation by the DTS version.
MENUS:: Basic, non-animated main menus that are film-themed.
EXTRAS: In an odd turn of events, when I first opened the DVD, the disc stated that it was the "Collector's Edition", even though it was in the DTS box. Thankfully, it was the DTS version DVD. Unfortunately, the DTS version includes none of the extras that were included with the Dolby Digital Collector's Edition release.
The Collector's Edition release includes:
-Commentary by director Donaldson and the producer. It's a relaxed, informative commentary that I include as one of the better commentaries out there.
-The trailer.
-The 60 minute documentary, "Getting Close To The Show". This is an outstanding documentary that takes you through every step of the process with great footage and interviews with the cast/crew.
-FX Reel. The disc shows how the FX plates were put together to make the final shot. Then the final shot is shown.
-Storyboards for a few scenes. The disc takes you through board by board, then the actual scene is played.
-Production design sketches.
-Every last poster design that was used or even considered. Super cool stuff.
-Giant picture gallery.
-Frame by frame of photos taken of the church tower falling.
-The Entire Screenplay
It would have been nice if the DTS version had at least included the trailer - there are no extras on this edition.
Final Thoughts: As for the movie itself, "Dante's Peak" is a little more serious, and likely more accurate than "Volcano", although it doesn't manage to be quite as entertaining as that film. The choice between the two is tougher. The DTS version offers a very high quality sound experience, but the Collector's Edition offers a major package of very cool extras that the DTS version lacks. Again, it's a choice of presentation over extras, and the final decision is up to the viewer on how they feel about the film.


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Mike Randall takes on Shakespeare
Western New Yorkers have seen Mike Randall on their TV screens for decades as Channel 7's longtime meteorologist. They may also recognize him as Mark Twain or Charles Dickens, both characters he's brought to life on stage in one-man shows for years. But this summer, Randall is trying something new: playing Angelo, a necklace-hawking, payment-seeking goldsmith in debt with the Mafia, in Shakespeare in Delaware Park's "The Comedy of Errors."
"It's probably the biggest production I've ever been a part of," Randall said. "This is just unbelievable in the level of performers in it. We've got everything from Equity (union) actors all the way down to apprentices that are in high school. It's just a really neat experience."
Randall said working with a large cast – more than 20 people – was initially a strange experience after decades of performing solo roles.
"It was kind of weird. I'm used to just counting on myself – when you're on stage alone, you're not really taking cues from anyone else, but you have to take cues from yourself," he said. "But I think there's a lot more discipline involved when you're working with a number of people, and there's only so much that you can do with your part. You have to listen intently, even after it becomes second nature and you become really comfortable in your part and in the show, you still really have to focus."
Randall is currently working a reduced, 32 hours-a-week schedule for Channel 7. He called Shakespeare in Delaware Park's Managing Director, Lisa Ludwig, for information about Theater Alliance of Buffalo auditions, and she suggested trying out for "Comedy of Errors." His audition is where he first got a taste of the nontraditional style director Steve Vaughan was planning for the show.
"I auditioned with an English accent, and they looked at me like 'what the heck is he doing?' " Randall recalled with a laugh. "They said, 'We're not doing, like, literary … can you do a New York accent?' "
Randall said he "couldn't make hide nor hair" of the comedy when he first read it, but that like many of Shakespeare's works, seeing it performed makes it much more accessible.
"That, I think is the key with Shakespeare in general," he said. "I think that's what really brings these things to life: when people infuse it with real-life emotion, vocal cadence, rhythm."
He also said the show gains appeal for both young and old from Vaughan's unique take on it, which includes vividly colored costumes, plenty of musical accents and a "steampunk" theme, along with a lack of distinct time period.
"It really appeals to people … who say 'Eh, I've never really gone, I'm not into Shakespeare.' You're not into Shakespeare because you've probably never seen it performed by people who really do it well," Randall said. "It's a very entertaining show … There is a lot of music, a lot of sight gags, a lot of running around – the hill, it's almost like a party every night. People are really into it – lots of laughs, lots of applause."
Shakespeare in Delaware Park continues with free performances at 7:30 p.m. through Aug. 18 at Shakespeare Hill in Delaware Park, " next to Hoyt Lake off Lincoln Parkway.
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Radical Islamist militants shot and slit the throats of dozens of villagers in Nigeria early Sunday as they chanted "Allah is great," according to multiple media reports.
The Associated Press quoted a survivor who said the death toll reached 63, while Reuters put the number at 90.
The brutal attack occurred in the remote village of Izghe in Borno State in northeast Nigeria where the government has been cracking down on hardline Islamist Boko Haram militants.
Funerals were held on Sunday afternoon for 52 Muslim victims of the violence, the AP reported.
Reuters spoke to locals who described the frightening scene. "The Boko Haram gunmen surrounded the village of Izge, near the border with Cameroon, spraying it with bullets, setting off explosions and burning down dozens of houses," Reuters wrote.
"As I am talking to you now, all the dead bodies of the victims are still lying in the streets," resident Abubakar Usman told Reuters. "We fled without burying them, fearing the terrorists were still lurking in the bushes."
Borno state Police Commissioner Lawal Tanko confirmed the attack to the AP.
An unnamed survivor told the AP that aside from the killings, the militants looted village food stores, set mud homes on fire and stole about 10 vehicles.
While the militants have attacked churches, they have also targeted mosques. Last month, Islamist militants went on a bloody two-day shooting and bombing spree, including of a Sunday Christian church service.
The Nigerian air force is currently engaged in a bombing campaign to eject the extremists hiding in the forest along the Cameroon border.
Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden," has been engaged in an uprising against the government of President Goodluck Jonathan since 2009, killing thousands in a country made up of Christians and Muslims.


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Adam Justin Lysiak, 39, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count each of the three crimes in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.
The remaining seven counts are to be dismissed at the sentencing hearing scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 28 in Tacoma before Judge Ronald B. Leighton, according to the plea agreement.
Lysiak could face more than four years in prison for the crimes — 24 months for the identity theft and 27 months for the possession of stolen mail and bank fraud charges, prosecutors said.
Lysiak has been held in the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac since June 10, when he was transferred from the Jefferson County jail that had held him since his Feb. 12 arrest in Port Townsend.
He was charged then with 12 counts of second-degree possession of stolen property and one count of possession of stolen mail, pleaded not guilty in Jefferson County Superior Court and was facing an April trial when federal authorities took the case.
The agreement requires Lysiak to make restitution to three financial institutions: $300 to Wells Fargo, $283 to Department Stores National Bank and $427 to American Express.
Restitution in the amount of $1,979 to an individual identified only as J.M. also was specified, while other victims may put forth restitution requests, according to the plea agreement.
Victims of this crime who were previously contacted by the Port Townsend Police Department or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service may contact the U.S. Attorney's Office's Victim-Witness Program at 800-797-6722 and inquire about providing an impact statement to be delivered to a judge or read in open court at sentencing.
Lysiak also was required to forfeit several assets, including a computer, a safe and a 2-ton floor jack.
Mail and credit cards, along with computers, printers and other evidence, were collected by officers serving a search warrant on Lysiak's apartment on Sherman Street and his car, said Luke Bogues, Police Department spokesman.
The mail Lysiak collected had been stored around his apartment in large garbage bags, Bogues said.
After investigators discarded advertisements and other mail not addressed to a specific person or business, about 3,000 pieces of mail were left, taken from more than 1,230 victims across the region. Most of the mail was from residences in Jefferson and Kitsap counties. Three Sequim victims were found.
Lysiak used the personal and financial information he gathered from the stolen mail to shop at six Port Townsend businesses and at multiple stores across Kitsap County, according to Bogues.
"It was the most extensive fraud investigation ever conducted by Port Townsend police," Bogues said.
At the time of his arrest, Lysiak was wanted by the Department of Corrections, which said he had escaped from community custody in Federal Way.
He had been convicted in King County on charges of identity theft, possession of stolen property and possession of fraudulent bank checks, authorities said.
He was put in community custody last September after being released from prison but absconded from his probation officer late last year and was later found hiding in a Port Hadlock home, authorities said.
The federal complaint, written by Secret Service Special Agent Brian Molnar, says Lysiak began living with a teenager and her mother, with whom he had a son, a few months before his arrest.
According to the teen girl — unidentified because of her age — Lysiak stole mail from a mailbox in her presence, then recruited her mother to routinely steal from mailboxes in Jefferson and Kitsap counties.
Lysiak created fake IDs that were then used at Walmart in Poulsbo to cash checks or purchase goods with stolen bank cards, the complaint said.
Lysiak expanded his operation to Silverdale, where he targeted Macy's, and stores such as Henery's Hardware in Port Townsend, police said.
Three laptops were in Lysiak's possession at the time of his arrest.
A search of the computers found evidence of bank fraud and identity theft, including pictures of driver's licenses using different names but with Lysiak's picture.
Police spent several weeks after Lysiak's arrest sorting the confiscated mail and contacting the victims.
The investigation involved hundreds of hours worked by Police Detective Jason Greenspane, Bogues and U.S. Postal Inspector Matthew Rintoul.
They were assisted by other officers, citizen volunteers and help from other agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service.
Jefferson County Editor Charlie Bermant can be reached at 360-385-2335 or cbermant@peninsula
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Vegan food is particularly well-suited for lunchboxes - meat, fish and dairy can be pretty nasty after half a day in a plastic box. Even if you are a committed carnivore, Jennifer McCann's vegan lunchbox recipes are worth trying. You might try your nearest Asian market to stock up on the ingredients, although large supermarkets should have what you need.
Tofu apple spring rolls
Ingredients (makes nine)
1lb firm tofu
4 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tbsp mirin (rice wine)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp minced, peeled ginger
Pinch cayenne pepper
Nine 8in round dried rice-paper wrappers (spring roll wrappers)
1 Granny Smith apple
225g finely shredded Chinese cabbage
18 fresh coriander stems
1 bunch spring onions, sliced
Nine leaves from any round lettuce variety, washed and patted dry
Wrap the tofu in a kitchen towel and set on a plate. Put another plate on top and weigh down with something heavy. Press the tofu in this way for 30 minutes.
Make the marinade by whisking together three tablespoons of the orange juice, the mirin, soy sauce and rapeseed oil. Stir in the garlic, ginger, and cayenne.
Cut the tofu into three slices, then turn the tofu block on its side and cut again, making nine equal slices. Place the slices in a baking dish and pour the marinade over the top. Let the tofu sit for 30 minutes, turn the slices over, and set aside for a further 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 190°C. Bake the tofu in the marinade for 40 minutes, or until it is golden brown and the marinade is absorbed. Set aside to cool.
Peel, core and thinly slice the Granny Smith apple. Toss the apple slices with the remaining tablespoon of orange juice to keep them from browning.
Dip one of the rice paper wrappers in a bowl filled with warm water for 15 seconds, or until softened. Transfer to a work surface and pat dry. Arrange a slice of tofu along with some apple slices, two sprigs of coriander, Chinese cabbage and spring onions in a mound just below the centre of the wrapper. Roll up the rice paper to form a tight bundle, folding in the sides along the way.
Wrap each spring roll in a lettuce leaf (this will keep the spring roll from sticking to the plate). If packing for later, cover the rolls with a damp paper towel and some clingfilm to keep them from drying out. Delicious served with either satay or hoisin sauce.
· Recipe from Jennifer McCann, author of Vegan Lunch Box.
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Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon insists it's not time to worry as his club continues to struggle heading toward the All-Star break.
The reeling Rays look to avoid extending their season-high losing streak while again trying to find a way to beat the Cleveland Indians on the road Saturday night.
Oddsmakers from SBG Global have made Tampa Bay -138 money line favorites (MLB Odds) for tonight's game, the over/under has been set at 9 total runs (Matchup). Current public betting information shows that 85% of bets for this game have been placed on Tampa Bay -138 (View MLB Bet Percentages).
For the second time in four days, Tampa Bay (55-37) was shut out, falling 5-0 at Cleveland for its fifth consecutive loss after winning seven in a row. The Rays lost 4-0 to the New York Yankees on Tuesday to open their six-game road trip.
"It's surely messing up our seven-game winning streak," said manager Joe Maddon of the Rays, who have seen their lead over Boston in the AL East go from five games to 1 1/2 over this week.
"I'm not concerned. We'll get through this. You're not going to be void of these moments in a season. They're going to happen."
In order to snap out of the slump, Tampa Bay needs to find some offensive production after scoring a total of three runs in its last four contests and being outscored 32-7 during their slide.
On Friday, Carlos Pena and Ben Zobrist each had two hits for the Rays, who are hitting .192 with 47 strikeouts and not getting production from the top of their order during the losing streak. Leadoff man Akinori Iwamura and No.2 hitter Carl Crawford are a combined 5-for-50 (.100) during their skid.
"When you don't hit, the whole team looks bad," Maddon said. "When you don't score runs, you put a lot of pressure on your pitching staff."
Though the Rays were stymied by Indians' All-Star Cliff Lee on Friday and have lost 11 in a row at Cleveland dating to 2005, they could catch a break Saturday.
Cleveland's Matt Ginter is expected to make his first start since 2005 on Saturday as he takes the spot in the rotation vacated when CC Sabathia was traded to Milwaukee earlier this week.
Ginter, who went 6-6 with a 4.14 ERA in 18 appearances - 17 starts - at Triple-A Buffalo in 2008, is 1-4 with a 4.90 ERA in 15 career starts in the majors. His last appearance came with Detroit on Sept. 18, 2005.
The right-hander, who will make his first start versus Tampa Bay, hopes the Indians' offense doesn't cool off entirely Saturday after outscoring the Rays 18-2 in the first two games of the series.
Jhonny Peralta went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, while Ben Francisco added three hits for Cleveland (39-53), which lost 10 in a row before this series.
Peralta is batting .364 (8-for-22) with three homers and nine RBIs in his last five games, while Francisco is 6-for-9 with five RBIs and four runs scored through the first two games of the series.
The Indians face Matt Garza (7-4, 3.51 ERA), who looks to help the Rays end their slide when he takes the ball Saturday.
Though he's won his last two decisions, Garza allowed three runs and nine hits in 6 2-3 innings of a 7-4, 10-inning loss to Kansas City on Monday.
"First couple of innings, I was searching for something I didn't have, I just grinded it out," said Garza, who is 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA in three starts against Cleveland.
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A word of warning to those who look for those tame words usually found under the byline of that simpering editor.
For it is I, the North Fulton Curmudgeon, who has usurped his usual less than erudite space he allots for what passes as Opinion.
I have slept many months disregarding the lame musings of that jumped-up jackanapes, but he piqued my interest when he said he was going to write about a true American – that genius of letters, science, economy, politics and the man who actually made the postal service pay.
I speak of course of the sage of the Enlightenment, Benjamin Franklin. When most 18th century Europeans could not tell you where America was, they knew its most prominent citizen. He tamed lightning and gave us our first understanding of the nature of electricity. Indeed, he gave us the nomenclature we still use today.
It runs as a current, and by nature can be deemed positive or negative. He also gave us a better understanding of that other current that flows west to east from the Gulf of Mexico – the Gulfstream.
Franklin's genius was of a practical kind. He thought fireplaces uneconomical and foresaw as his adopted city Philadelphia grew, so would the need to import cords of wood for the winter. So he designed a more efficient fireplace – later called the Franklin stove. He used convection to draw in the cool air and circulate it back into the room after it was warmed.
His learning – all self-taught – was such that he was celebrated by the greatest scientists and philosophers of the day and could discourse with them on such a range of topics that all were enchanted by his imagination.
And yet he understood the average man of his day and wrote mainly for them as a printer, author, journalist and pamphleteer.
His Poor Richard's Almanack was celebrated for the wit he added along with the phases of the moon, planting season, calendar and such sundry information as those without cable TV found handy to have at hand.
What made yon genius Franklin so delightful was the pithiness of his proverbs that so cut to the heart of wisdom. Who can improve upon "Haste makes waste." Or "Time is money." As The Bard so aptly said, brevity is the soul of wit.
Franklin wrote: "When you are finished changing – you're finished."
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and after half shut."
To that he added, "He who displays his wallet and his wife too often, is in danger of having them both borrowed."
As the Curmudgeon, I have come by my wisdom honestly – that is I have made many mistakes. So allow me to improve a few adages:
Never a borrower or a lender be.
The Curmudgeon adds: But remember it is the lender who collects the fee.
Franklin says: A country man between two lawyers is unto a fish between two cats.
The Curmudgeon adds: But this warning, between two lawyers choose the one that's fat.
Franklin says: Honesty is the best policy.
The Curmudgeon adds: So says every dishonest man – once he's been caught in a lie.
There has not been the like of Franklin since to warm our minds with the truth so elegantly told. One wonders what we have made of the pristine country he left us.
And for our friends in Washington, The Curmudgeon adds just one of his own:
To pay our debts they make IOUs like cheese
And say this coming fiscal storm is only a breeze.
But to the people I say listen naught – or learn Chinese.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Small, nonfarm businesses in 28 New Mexico counties and neighboring counties in Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). "These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by the drought that began on October 1, 2012, in the following primary counties," announced Alfred E. Judd, Director of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West.
Primary New Mexico counties:
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Small, nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private, nonprofit organizations of any size may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses which could have been met had the disaster not occurred.
"Eligibility for these loans is based on the financial impact of the disaster only and not on any actual property damage. These loans have an interest rate of 4% for businesses and 3% for private, nonprofit organizations, a maximum term of 30 years, and are available to small businesses and most private, nonprofits without the financial ability to offset the adverse impact without hardship," Judd said.
By law, SBA makes EIDLs available when the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture designates an agricultural disaster. Secretary Tom Vilsack declared this disaster on January 9, 2013.
Businesses primarily engaged in farming or ranching are not eligible for SBA disaster assistance. Agricultural enterprises should contact the Farm Services Agency (FSA) about the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance made available by the Secretary's declaration. However, in drought disasters nurseries are eligible for SBA disaster assistance.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA's secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
Disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA's Customer Service Center by calling SBA toll-free at (800) 659-2955, emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, or visiting SBA's Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877 8339.
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Enter Jack Trenholm, agorgeous writer obsessed with unresolved mysteries. He has no reason to believe that diamonds from the Confederate Treasury are hidden in the house. So he turns the charm on with Melanie, only to discover he's the smitten one...It turns out Jack's search has caught the attention of a malevolent ghost. Now, Jack and Melanie must unravel a mystery of passion, heartbreak - and even murder.
Karen White, author of 10 award-winning novels, is a graduate of Tulane University and the American School in London. She currently lives in Georgia with her husband and two children. When not writing, she spends her time reading, singing, scrapbooking, carpooling children and avoiding cooking.
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"Simple, safe story..."
This book was an easy "read/listen." There is nothing controversial, steamy, offensive, scary, or complex about it. If you are looking for a no-brainer, non-thought-provoking, easy listen, it is definitely worth your time. I enjoyed the story, but felt that it was really written on a level that would be safe for 6th graders (not that the story would interest 6th graders). So, it was not a "bad" story by any means, and the narrator does an ok job, it just did not instill much emotion at all (which is not always such a bad thing). I would like to give it 3.5 stars.
"Pleasantly surprised"
I really liked this book! I took a leap of faith in getting it, as I knew nothing of the author or narrator, but it turned out to be one of my favorite listens to date. I usually listen to detective thrillers, and that will no doubt remain my genre of choice, but this was a pleasant change of pace from the hard edged style of that type of mystery, and those rough (and sometimes brutal) characters. Good writing and the narrator was OUTSTANDING, with her melodic, southern drawl. A real pleasure to listen to her read. The mystery, like the entire book, wasn't terribly heavy, but it was so engaging that I found myself almost listening to it straight through. The paranormal aspects were believable (not hokey) and they gave a spooky ambiance to the story without being too much. Don't worry if you're squeamish - The Shining, this was not. It won't keep you up at night, but it had just enough scare factor to satisfy a reader looking for something with that type of twist. That was part of the enjoyment of the book. It was just a nice book. A good mystery with some ghosts thrown in, and a romance that actually had some honest-to-goodness chemistry. I would highly recommend it if you are looking for a light paranormal mystery, that is a very easy listen, and yet captivating enough to keep you truly entertained throughout the entire story.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. So much so that I stayed awake until 4:30 a.m. listening to it and still had to wait till the next day to finish it!
I've always been interested in the paranormal, whether "real" or fiction. This book incorporates the paranormal, budding romances, quirky characters and a message about coming back to "home" and roots.
Although the book came to a certain conclusion, the characters and their stories were left open-ended enough for a sequel and I hope that Ms. White intends to do just that.
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I enjoyed the book. It was a-hard-to-put-down-novel for me 'cause I kept wanting to see if I was guessing correctly or not. So long as your expectations are for a funny, light read, you should enjoy it. I just downloaded the next book in this series.
"A new kind of ghost story"
Seldom have I heard (or should I say read?) such a captivating story. Ms. White has a way of keeping us addicted and not want to turn it off till the end. Her writing is witty and I have often burst out laughing during my daily walks (I'm glad I live in the country!).
To anyone who likes a good ghost story with unexpected twists and turns, but without excessive
dramatization, this story is for you. I'm looking forward to reading (or listening) to other Karen White books.
"Good Writer-Terrible Reader"
The author did a really good job of building the suspense of this novel. I could not get by the terrible syrup sour reader. The accent was awful.
I would have liked the author to expand on the characters "Sophie and Chad." They were in the storey but did not come to life. So as the reader;they became stick people in the story.
I look forward to watching this writer develop......she has excellent potential.
"A Wonderful Story"
I was hesitant about this book, but I am so happy I purchased it. The story revolves around a historic old house, a young woman who inherits it, and ghosts that won't let the past be buried. A little light romance, nothing graphic makes this a story that you can listen to without your headphones.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the only scary part was the evil ghost at the end, but you expect bad doings from evil.
Narrator was just fine, I was so invested in the story that I have no complaints about the narrator.
"Shallow main character"
Although the story description seemed interesting I was hoping for something more. The main character, Melanie, is so annoyingly shallow and stuck up that I didn't enjoy much of anything she said or did. She was just too concerned about her hair and nails, her makeup, her clothes and her "rightness" in all situations that I was just plain in a hurry for the story to end.
"A Waste of a Credit."
This is the worst book I have every listened to in my three years at audible. I downloaded it because of all the rave reviews and unfortunately didn't listen to the sample. The narrator absolutely has the worst southern accent since Vivian Leigh played Scarlett O'hara. The characters are tissue thin and the descriptive phrases such as --"he lowered his legs to the floor before he stood up" (really--how else does one stand up?) sophomoric.
Next month I will be much more careful before hitting "add to cart"!
"Not my cup of sweet tea"
I liked the concept of the book but I didn't like Melanie. I was annoyed and frustrated with the bossy, coy southern bell that doesn't like dogs and yet gets annoyed that someone gives her inherited dog some toys! I didn't like the fact that she specialized in selling old homes and yet hates everything not modern.
I would put this book in the young romance section, a predictable story, no curse words, romance?....a couple of kisses and sleeping on the couch, oh hum.
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