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Philippine Peace Process Forges Ahead in Malaysia Despite Sabah Conflict
Since the International Contact Group was formed in late 2009 to work with the Malaysian Facilitator in peace talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), I have traveled back and forth to Kuala Lumpur often.
Lessons from India's Pop-Up Megacity: The Kumbh Mela
On February 10, 36 people were killed in a stampede at the Allahabad railway station. Allahabad, located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is the second-oldest city in India and plays a central role in the Hindu scriptures. Most of those caught in the stampede were devotees traveling to attend the sacred Maha Kumbh Mela, a massive Hindu religious festival held every 12th year in Allahabad. While planning to travel to the festival ourselves, news of the stampede was concerning. Taking in the reports from our offices in Delhi, we became increasingly skeptical that the authorities could pull off an event of the Kumbh's magnitude. We were surprised by what we found.
Global Trends in Social Media: An Interview with Blogger Beth Kanter
In Asia editor Alma Freeman recently caught up with author and social media expert Beth Kanter after a talk held at The Asia Foundation's headquarters, organized by the Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company
The Most Dangerous Job in Afghanistan?
When the Afghan government quietly appointed Shah Bibi Saeedi to what may be the most dangerous job in Afghanistan, it was an easy decision: she was the only person who had dared to apply. On Saturday, the 44-year-old doctor became the new director of women's affairs for the eastern province of Laghman.
Asia Foundation Hosts Panel on Asian Approaches to Development in D.C.On April 23, The Asia Foundation's Washington, D.C., office in cooperation with USAID and UNDP, will bring together senior government officials and policy specialists from China, India, Indonesia, and South Korea for a high-level panel discussion on Asian...
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Mechanic's Institute, 4th Floor 57 Post Street San Francisco, CA Please join us in welcoming to San Francisco the great travel writer, historian, and journalist William Dalrymple, who will speak on his newest book Return of a King: The...
Asian Perspectives: Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation9:00 am to noon Registration 8:30 am Remarks 9:00 am Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Horizon Room 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20004 RSVPs are required as seating is extremely limited. Please RSVP here by Friday, April 19th, 2013. For...
How an Electronic Database is Dramatically Reforming Indonesia's Prisons
Kiki, a registrations clerk at Cipinang Prison in Jakarta, glanced at his pile of paperwork with a degree of resignation. It was April 2009, and he was responding to three summons letters from the prosecutor's office and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for 92 inmates to appear in court the next day.
Building a Technology Future in Burma/Myanmar
Driving from the airport down the gridlocked streets of Yangon – with people of all ages going about their business in patterned longyis – it's hard not to notice the dozens of billboards jutting out at eye level advertising web services and brand name mobile devices. Though mobile and internet penetration rates are still very low (no higher than four and two percent, respectively, of Burma's 50 million people), senior leadership in the government, NGOs, and the private sector is increasingly focused on improving the country's existing technology infrastructure. These collective efforts to loosen censorship laws, extend telecommunications licenses to foreign operators, and develop new legal frameworks for eGovernment and information and communications technology (ICT) are likely to not only ramp up mobile penetration rates, but also bring greater access to information for Burma's citizens.


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Bad Vibes! Page 4
One example of this misconception, frequently applied in audio, is the use of massive slabs of granite or marble alone. Many audiophiles expect that "isolation" will be guaranteed occur for any component or speaker so supported---as if the vibrations wouldn't be able to pass through such a massive object. As we will see, the different problems of floor- and stand-borne vibrations require different practical approaches. Once you understand the basic elements of physical law that affect each, and the different roles required of a platform and its isolating suspension, their proper relationship should become clear.
Every structure associated with a typical stereo system---floor, shelf, component chassis, speaker cabinet, equipment rack---will have a number of natural resonant frequencies. Each resonant frequency of a solid object corresponds to a specific bending mode unique to that frequency. These mode shapes define the direction of motion and correlate to the peak amplitude of displacement that results when the particular natural frequency of a platform is excited into resonance by external vibrations of the same frequency.
Every solid object, particularly irregularly shaped ones, will have numerous modes, yet the lowest natural frequency of a given platform will usually be the most dominant, with the next few adding a significant contribution to its overall "resonant signature." Modal analysis begins with the concept of "degrees of freedom" of a system or object. This refers to the minimum number of directions of motion necessary to define how an object can move in its particular environment. For instance, a single, independent particle has three degrees of freedom, while our ideal rigid body has six: up and down, front to back, left to right, and rotation around each of these three axes. There is a direct relationship between the number of degrees of freedom an object has and the number of natural resonant frequencies and modes it is subject to. Most fixed objects or enclosed acoustic spaces have many hundreds of degrees of freedom and related modes (see sidebar 1, "The Rigid Body Concept").
Because audio components are non-ideal three-dimensional objects, it doesn't take much imagination to see how complex the twisting, bending, and flexing of modal forces can become when random and variable vibrations stimulate multiple resonant frequencies in such structures. As a result, vibrations in the horizontal and vertical planes must be dealt with. (Keep this requirement in mind; it has a major impact on the real-world performance of most vibe-reduction products.)
When you multiply the modal signature of a platform by those simultaneously at work on shelves connected to a rack or stand---which is contributing its own complex resonant pattern to the mix---and include vibrations from the floor that the stand is coupled to, you have a real problem. Toss in a few stereo components whose non-uniform chassis contain vibration-generating transformers that make their resonant frequencies particularly complex, and an incredibly elaborate set of mode interactions will likely occur that will add sonic colorations and can result in a genuine limit to a system's resolution.
In vibration analysis, the minimum resonant frequency of a platform or suspension and the maximum amplitude of that resonance are of paramount importance. This is due to the effect of displacement. In vibration analysis, "compliance" is often used interchangeably with displacement as a measure of the tendency of an object to move in response to vibration. As such, it is directly related to mode shape and defines a structure's dynamic rigidity. Compliance is a ratio of displacement to the amount of applied force, and is also the inverse of stiffness, whether of a solid object like a shelf, or of a spring-like suspension; in the latter case, the stiffer the spring, the lower the compliance, and vice versa.
There are several reasons why the minimum resonant frequency of a rigid structure is so important. For starters, a reduction in frequency leads to an increase in displacement and a corresponding amplification of the resonance, resulting in a "noisier," less stable platform.
Realistically, the lowest natural frequency of any practical platform or table-top is around 80Hz or so, meaning that all vibrations of frequencies lower than this will transmit through the platform with little change in amplitude. Actually, most materials and shapes used for platforms have natural frequencies ranging from around 120Hz up to 400Hz or more---well into the midrange. The lower the resonant frequency of a platform, the less desirable---the associated increase in amplitude will cause more serious ringing that damping can only partially reduce. A very stiff structure will have a higher dominant resonance, and, since an increase in frequency correlates with a reduction in physical displacement, less complex mode shapes will form, even though the total amount of energy remains the same.
This, then, is the most practical solution for a good supporting platform: Employ specific materials and geometry that increase the platform's stiffness:weight ratio so that the improved rigidity raises the resonant frequency, reduces its amplitude, and minimizes the structure's bending mode shapes. In addition, enough damping should be applied to the platform to further lower the displacement of resonances over a broad frequency range without degrading the structure's stiffness. As we've seen, damping is particularly important for supporting platforms used in audio systems, to help dissipate equipment-borne and acoustically coupled resonances.

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Rangers prospect primer: Can fire-balling Wilmer Font make bullpen?
Wilmer Font, RHP
Age: 22
2012 stats: 4-5 with a 4.03 ERA, 138 strikeouts and 44 walks in 98.1 innings between high-A and double-A
Scouting report: Font has a lively fastball that can hit the upper 90s in velocity, as well as a slider and a changeup that are both still unrefined at this point. Inconsistencies in his command and mechanics seem to be the biggest hurdles he has to overcome in order to develop into a reliable major league pitcher.
Notable: Once considered one of the more promising pitching prospects in the Rangers' system, Font fell out of the mind of many prospect gurus after he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2010 and missed the entire 2011 season to rehab. But Font returned impressively in 2012, flashing the same mid- to upper-90s velocity he had before the surgery while introducing a slider to his repertoire. He also kept up his penchant for strikeouts (his 12.7 K/9 ratio was actually better than his career mark of 10.6), which is a great sign, and his walk rates didn't balloon as he moved up the minor league ladder, though they're still a bit high.
After spending his entire minor league career as a starter, Font moved into the bullpen when he was promoted to double-A Frisco in part to keep his innings down, and the Rangers even gave him a brief big league look in September, when he walked four in two innings. And though his ceiling is ultimately higher as a starter, Font needs at least another year or two of seasoning before he could realistically help the Rangers in that role. As a reliever, he might be able to help much sooner.
Though Font may not be ready for a full-time role in the bullpen just yet, he's already on the 40-man roster and he only has one more option year remaining, so the Rangers will almost certainly give him a long look in spring training. And if he doesn't make the Opening Day roster, he should be marked as one of the top internal options if the club needs bullpen help during the season.
Future role: Font's natural velocity will have some fans drooling over the possibility of him turning into a No. 1 starter, but his command and secondary pitches would have to take huge steps forward, which doesn't happen all too often. More likely, he'll wind up in the bullpen for the time being, where his big arm can play well in shorter spurts and the Rangers can get him to the big leagues. A realistic goal for Font is as a 7th- or 8th-inning reliever, with the potential to become a closer or middle-of-the-rotation starter if he continues to develop.


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The Twins had one foot in the clubhouse Friday night. Fans were ready for the scheduled postgame fireworks.
Then it all unraveled in the ninth with Glen Perkins, of all pitchers, on the mound.
Fortunately for the Twins, Brian Dozier has come into his own, and he was there Friday to untangle the Twins from a big mess.
Chicago scored twice off Perkins in the ninth to tie the score, and more runs were coming before Dozier began a huge inning-ending double play. Then Dozier stroked a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth, scoring Eduardo Escobar from second with the winning run in a 5-4 victory over the White Sox.
Perkins retired the first batter he faced in the ninth, but Dayan Viciedo hit a deep fly to left that was misplayed by Josh Willingham into a triple. That was the first of four consecutive hits off Perkins that scored two runs to tie the score.
Manager Ron Gardenhire had Perkins walk Gordon Beckham intentionally to load the bases for Chicago's No. 3 hitter, Conor Gillaspie. And Jose Abreu, who hit his 21st homer of the season in the first inning, was on deck.
"I don't ever really like to walk anybody and force [Perkins] to do that," Gardenhire said, "but I felt we had to go that way and take a shot."
It was up to his infielders, playing halfway, to make the right read. Go for two or the safer force play at home? Gillaspie put that decision in Dozier's hands with a ground ball to his left.
"My first step was to go home because it bounced so high," Dozier said. "Then it was to my left just a tad. Something clicked to stay back on it and turn and throw it."
Shortstop Danny Santana caught the throw at second and needed all of his strong arm to throw Gillaspie out at first to end the inning. Twins players bounced into the dugout pumping their fists.
Escobar and Sam Fuld drew one-out walks in the bottom of the ninth off Daniel Webb (4-1). Scott Downs entered and got Santana to line out to left for the second out. White Sox manager Robin Ventura replaced Downs with his closer, Ronald Belisario, to face Dozier.
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The Twins had one foot in the clubhouse Friday night. Fans were ready for the scheduled postgame fireworks.


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LCI Solutions is a registered corporation in good standing with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission. LCI Solutions is based in Cebu City, Cebu.
Our Board of Directors has a vast experience in many industries and has combined their knowledge to form a company that will best serve its clients.
Our knowledge and experience interact to form a network of services to serve our clients from the first point of contact extending to long lasting relations. Our Directors are active in the daily operations of the company. LCI Solutions is a hand on company that not only supervises its staff but is actively involved in the daily operations as to insure that we deliver our services to our clients within their time frame.
LCI Solutions portfolio of experience
- Commercial Real Estate and Development
- Commercial Construction
- Advertising and Marketing
- Computer and Communication Technology
- Sales and Marketing
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Website Development and Management
Our background is derived from different cultures and is woven to form a net to support our clients' needs. We have a mixture of experience from the United States of America, Europe and the Philippines. LCI Solutions uses our cultures to understand our clients and their business, to focus on their vision and goals, as to place them in the best position possible in order to secure their future.
LCI Solutions has built out numerous office spaces and continues to have an ongoing client list for future projects. We constantly look for strategic and economical locations for future office development, that if we find an ideal location with below market rent, we will take over that space and spec build it out, so that future clients can take advantage of the economical rent. We know that when clients make the decision to start or move an office, they want to move quickly.
LCI Solutions Inc.
LCI Solution
is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 130 people serving clients in different countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.
We offer vast of services from BPO to web services. With high individual knowledge and skills, we can give you a good service.
LCI Solutions continually strives to enhance the value to our clients and the end-customers we share. Through operational excellence, technology innovation, and global skill set sourcing; Litnik Communicaitons Inc. provides greater end-customer satisfaction and incremental client revenue at a reduced cost. Our service model makes customer satisfaction more affordable by aligning the right resources, technology, and processes with client needs and end customers expectations.
Our Business
specializes in the 4 most important areas of, starting or relocating, a BPO company, which are the most difficult and important ones when beginning. There are so multiple factors to consider;
Office design
Human resources
Time management
All these will affect a successful start and make the difference of success and failure.
The right location is essential; it must have good accessibility for employees and clients, a user friendly environment, services in the area, image, price, security and many more factors that are vital to success.Designing an office is very important; where certain work areas are located, layout of offices and cubicles, spacing, vantage points for admin, are all factors to consider.
A prime office must be user friendly; retail services, banks, 24 hour eateries, main transportation routes, traffic conditions, safety are the difference in successful human resourcing.
Knowing and selecting the right technology for your office system is essential for a system to function at its peak and best performance, not wasting unused technology which also slows performance. Understanding how an office operates and the right technology is important in determining start up and running costs in the operational state.
Human resourcing is the oldest and yet mysterious science of the BPO industry and of all industries. So many factors affect the hiring and maintaining employees, factors that have are not influenced by the company but by simple everyday details. Do you ever wonder why perfectly happy employees resign for no apparent reason? The amount of time and effort to select admin staff to be able to operate your office is extremely important.
Marketing your office is a factor which must be done timely and make an impression when first introduced. Having your website developed by professionals that are cost conscience is very important. Making sure that it is ready to introduce your company when you begin operations; knowing where to market your company to get high rankings on search engines.
Assembling all these factors while operating your present business will surely affect either component. If you take time away from one, the other will suffer, it is inevitable. Add in that all the above factors must correlate in correct timing. Selecting an office, building it, hiring employees, choosing the technology and operating the system, having all the proper government permits and approvals must be done to coincide with each other. If one of these factors is delayed, then it could cost your business thousands of dollars a day.
This is where LCI will step in to shoulder these responsibilities and worries. Our company and its resources know how to assemble an office environment and operations that you can step into turnkey. When you take over, all of the major components are operational, so that you can concentrate on doing what you do best. Best of all, it is done for a price that is below market, when you factor in all the details, you will see that it is very economical.
Office Development
will undertake the responsibility of developing your new office from the first step. With over 30 years of experience in Commercial Real Estate Development and Construction, we know exactly where to locate your new office that will suit your needs. Location, price, accessibility, user friendly environment, and image will need expertise and experience to get your new office developed.
We begin with getting your company started, arranging so that you will have the necessary corporation formed, applying for business permits, Tax authority registrations, employee health and insurance applications are submitted to government departments. With our contacts and resources, the governmental procedure is guided and checked to make sure your documentation is being expedited, so that all key components are in place to coincide with the development of your office.
Construction in a timely fashion; our own crew can typically build you out an office with office cubicles, administrative offices, conference/training room, storage areas, break room and reception area within 2 weeks, turnkey. We outfit your office with a range of furniture and office cubicles depending on your budget. We have many excellent suppliers, both new and pre-owned, we hand pick the best quality for the most economical price
Technology is then organized; during the construction build out phase we begin to engineer how the system will be assembled. We begin ordering equipment so that it will have arrived and there are no delays, then our Information Technology staff begins to construct your technology system. Installing the UTP cabling, checking the connections, assembling computer units, installing Information Technology servers, operational software, internet networking systems, programming and testing the system constantly to make sure everything is operational. Administrative office computer and networking system is intergraded into the Technology servers.
When you take over your new space, all systems are in place, Technology and construction have been completed working hand in hand, so that your space is user friendly and operational. Your technology system comes with a
12 month warranty and we give you I.T. support for 60 days
, in case your system will have any problems or glitches.
Business Development
. Our admin staff creates a flow of clients that are directed to your center for various services such as telemarketing, virtual office support, back office support, accounting, content writing, programing and many other services. LCI constantly markets and promotes ourselves to all sizes of businesses so that we can support their needs and direct them to your office for service.
All our clients are advance paying, usually 2 weeks to 1 month depending on the service.
We have a vast amount of resources and contacts that gives us excellent networking, so we are able to get quality leads that we develop until they are paying clients to your center.
LCI SOLUTIONS will devote an admin that is your contact point for all your clients that we stream to your center, so that familiarity with your center is known when you contact us for whatever reason. We will provide daily, weekly and monthly reports as to the leads generated and successfully closed as clients.
When LCI SOLUTIONS develops an office for you, we do it as to be built with the best equipment and technology for the money. Most of our offices are developed without a contract in place; we design and build it for optimum usage with the lowest overhead
The average hourly operating expense based on 40 stations operating 176 hours per month is $2.50 per hour that is inclusive of all salaries and expenses. Your center can offer campaigns at $5.00 per hour and make 100% profit. Our centers have the capability to run 3 (8 hour) shifts, so that your operating cost could be reduced by as much as 70%. USA campaigns on 1 shift, Australian campaigns on 2nd shift and web designing, content writing and other non-VOIP campaigns on 3rd shift
Human Resources
knows that in operating a successful office is to have the best qualified administrative staff that can operate individually but communicate as one. We all know the expression team player, but how you find the best qualified player is experience. To understand the factors that will bring a team together, to know what details to look for when the selection process begins. To understand what the client's vision is so that we can construct the proper administrative staff to make sure your company goals are accomplished without having turnover.
Our admin staff markets the key positions with different avenues so that we can obtain a diversified database of applicants to accommodate your positions. We pre-screen and interview as to save you time, check references, verify certificates and degrees that have been presented and provide you with the best staff possible to assist you in launching your new company.
In the pre-final selection stage, we require the applicant to go through a series of testing to make sure they are qualified and experienced enough to be presented to you for final selection. You are presented with the best of the finalist.
Home base agents
are many of BPO Company's marketing tool, but the selection and management of home-based agents is a difficult one. To interview and recruit is a major task, let alone, the management of them during operations. To rely upon self discipline from the home-based agent is not the answer. Our Technology servers have various software programs to record and monitor every aspect that is needed when employing home-based agents;
Web camera recordings
Keystroke auditing
Inbound/outbound call management
Voice recordings
Daily/weekly/monthly reports
Website and surfing suppressors
Training programs & aids
The Technology of LCI Solutions
LCI Solutions Information Technology staff will develop your system to meet your requirements, whether you are a new client or a client who wants to upgrade their system and servers, we can accommodate your needs quickly and efficiently.
Our staff can program your system with BPO enhancing software such as predictive dialers, auto dialers, speed dialers & power dialers. We will assist you from the inception of selecting the right server with the necessary requirements to operate your dialer, program the server, run multiple tests until all parties are satisfied, train your staff and turnover
, free online support for 60 days
and we could operate your system remotely for far less than a full time I.T would cost you.
The advantages to having your own server programmed with a dialer program are numerous, just the fact that the savings would pay for it in 6 months time;
- One time setup
- No monthly fee
- No annual fee
- No per call charges
- Unlimited inbound/outbound calling
An average hosted dialer costs $16 per month per agent, if you have 20 agents, that is $320 per month plus the set up fee, with LCI Solutions we could provide you with a branded server, predictive dialer, training , warranty and tech support that would pay for itself in less than 6 months.
LCI Solutions has exclusive contacts to custom build your computers and servers with branded parts (not Chinese off takes) for the best price in the market. We give you 12 months warranty on all equipment purchased through us and 60 day Tech support.
Our network of associates gives us a wide range of specialties, depending on your requirements is the determining factor who we will use to set up your system. Not all Information Technology personnel have the same specialty; each one varies upon their education, training and experience. Such are dialer software programs, each one does something different, with so many to select from, we can speak from experience of the different programs and features, thus helping you select the best dialer for your requirements at the best price. A 20 seat center will not use the same software program as would an 80 seat center, or visa-versa.
Contact us for an estimate of our services.
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Tony Bianco Conquer Tote - Black
Carry your everyday essentials around in style with this trendy tote. A generous main compartment offers plenty of storage, with designated pockets for easy organisation, while an optional shoulder strap detaches in seconds for versatile wear.
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- Materials: Polyurethane/leather-look finish
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- Carry handle: 25
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- Please note: Measurements taken from sample and are approximate. Bag width is inclusive of side gusset while empty and may vary slightly dependent on contents. Depth taken from base of bag.
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At the edge of humanity, there's nothing to stop you falling.
When former SWAT commander Adam Jensen is forced to undergo cybernetic augmentation, he discovers that the boundary between man and machine is a point of no return. Uncover the truth behind a global conspiracy in a first-person role-playing game where you must combine combat, stealth, hacking and social interaction to determine the course of human evolution.
In a world where amoral corporations market biomechanical modifications and those who protest against them are silenced, only those who adapt survive. Discover the true potential of your augmentations and manipulate Adam's body into your perfect machine.
Key Features:
- Discover what led to the events of the groundbreaking Deus Ex in this visionary prequel, set 25 years before the original game.
- Experience truly open-ended gameplay in a world where your every choice has a lasting consequence.
- Unlock and upgrade augmentations to Adam's limbs, eyes, brain, skin and lungs as you develop his body to suit your playing style.
- Wield the power of robotic limbs to perform brutal takedowns on your foes.
- Become invisible, move silently and see through walls as you use stealth upgrades to sneak past deadly troops and penetrate forbidden zones.
- Hack into security systems to read e-mails, disable surveillance cameras and unlock doors to hidden areas.
- Make friends and influence people! Become a master of persuasion and convince intriguing characters to give you information and behave as you want them to.
- Immerse yourself in strikingly inventive futuristic visions of Detroit and Shanghai, where cyberpunk sensibility meets Renaissance aesthetic. Explore every corner of these cities to uncover hundreds of secrets.
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Ultimate Edition contains The Missing Link DLC and the Explosive Mission and Tactical Enhancement expansion packs.
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David G. Underwood II '54
Dave Underwood died on Nov. 21, 2008, at his home in Bow, N.H. The cause was yet another recurrence of the intestinal cancer that struck him first when he was 17. He underwent oncological surgery six times more after that.
Dave was the most complete person I've ever known. He was hugely talented—academically, musically, socially and, before his first bout with cancer, athletically too. He was enthusiastic, adventuresome and passionate, but he was also at ease with everyone and particularly with himself. He was the gifted kid from Leominster with a central Massachusetts accent, but he was equally at ease at a nifty New York society party, on a mountain in Nepal, at the bar mitzvah of my son who was his godson, in a hospital in London or in the executive suite of a large insurance company.
Dave Lundeen tells me that during freshman year, before I transferred to Amherst, Phi Psi upperclassmen awakened the freshman pledges in the middle of a cool spring night and dropped them off in the remote countryside. It was Dave Underwood, I'm told, who figured out where they were and how to get back to Amherst. The country boy led the way.
Dave sang in the glee club and in the chapel choir, but what distinguished him was that he was a musician, not just a singer. He played the piano and every other instrument available, including the accordion that was his favorite during freshman year. He was also a bell toller—every Sunday from the top of Stearns Chapel. Another of his Amherst jobs was distributing packets of Chesterfield cigarettes. That was ironic because in the late 1960s it was Dave who designed the anti-smoking program for New Hampshire elementary schoolchildren.
Dave went on to Cornell medical school where he was again a star, finishing at the top of his class. He continued at New York Hospital as an intern, resident and chief resident and then was awarded a Fulbright to do research in gastroenterology in London. His work there on ulcers was published in The Lancet in 1962. While in England, he also studied English silver and mastered the code of hallmarking. We laughed about how his interests had matured.
Dave had his choice of the most sought-after private medical practices in New York, but he elected to leave New York for New Hampshire. His grandfather, the first David Underwood, was a country doctor in Bradford. Dave revered him and the medicine he practiced. It gave him huge pleasure when his early New Hampshire patients asked if he were related to "old Doctor Underwood."
In 1975, Dave took charge of the emergency medicine program at Concord Hospital. It was right for him because it was a chance to participate in the development of a new medical specialty and because emergency medicine happened at a patient's critical moments. It was also right because Dave was a skier and climber who became a leader in the new field of mountain medicine. Dave served as a trustee of the Concord Hospital and president of the hospital's medical staff and of the New Hampshire association of emergency physicians. He was also on the faculty of the Dartmouth Medical School. The Concord Hospital opened a new emergency facility in 2007 and named it the Underwood Trauma Center.
When Dave stopped practicing medicine, he joined the Chubb life insurance company as the senior medical director and head of underwriting. He chaired the AIDS committee of the American Council of Life Insurance.
Throughout his life, Dave continued to sing with choral groups including the New Hampshire Musical Festival Symphonic Chorus. He was a director of the orchestra's summer festival and hosted their pre-concert lecture series.
Dave's wife, Ruth, survives him. So do his three sons, Geoff '84, Derek and Chip and Ruth's three daughters, Karen Murray, Linda Kolb and Jean Stewart.
We will miss our choregus. "Strangers once . . . "
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I recently had a 3.0 ton Trane xl16i system installed in my home. The new air handler is set to 350 cfm
The old system was a 2.5 ton and had a single air return which is a 20" x 30" filter with a 14" flex duct.
When I had the new system put in, I added 3 new 12" x 12" air returns for each of the 3 bedrooms the unit services. The obvious purpose was to get more air circulating in those rooms and allow the hot air to escape.
So now I have 4 air returns on the system.
I want to restrict the flow of the 20" x 30" air return to encourage more air to be pulled from the 3 new air returns located in the bedrooms.
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Census Bureau figures from March 2011 show more than 30 percent of U.S. adults age 25 now have a bachelor's degree, compared with less than 25 percent as recently as 1998.
From 2001 to 2011, the number of Hispanics with a bachelor's or higher level education increased 80 percent from 2.1 million to 3.8 million. The percentage of Hispanic adults with a bachelor's or higher education increased from 11.1 percent in 2001 to 14.1 percent in 2011.
Overall, the proportion of the population with a bachelor's degree or higher increased from 26.2 percent in 2001 to 30.4 percent over the decade.
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The 72-year-old Tory "big beast" told reporters: "Being offered a job in the Cabinet at my age? Don't be so daft. It's rather a privilege, I think."
His move was one of the key changes made by David Cameron to his new-look Cabinet in a reshuffle designed to rejuvenate the coalition Government. The veteran former chancellor is being given a roving "wise head" role with Cabinet status.
Also losing their present roles are Conservative co-chairman Baroness Warsi, Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan and Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman. The first two indicated their departures via Twitter while sources confirmed that Ms Spelman was set to leave the top table altogether.
Three female departures will mean Mr Cameron must recruit others from the ranks if he is to maintain his long-held desire to boost the number of women in government.
There is also a return to the front benches for former Liberal Democrat Treasury minister David Laws. The MP, who was forced to resign over his parliamentary expenses just weeks after taking office, is in line to replace Sarah Teather as education minister, according to sources.
Jeremy Hunt has been moved from Culture Secretary to be the new Health Secretary with Andrew Lansley leaving that post to become Leader of the House of Commons, Downing Street said.
Work and pensions minister Chris Grayling is replacing Mr Clarke as Secretary of State for Justice, Downing Street said.
The first confirmed appointment of the reshuffle was Andrew Mitchell as the new chief whip - a move disclosed late last night. Mr Mitchell leaves his post as Secretary of State for International Development to replace Patrick McLoughlin, who is expected to be given a new job, in the key enforcer role for a Tory party that has become increasingly rebellious.
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This post shows what was happening on this crochet blog during this same week in 2011 … and includes related updates where I can. You can follow the links to the original posts and additional information.
Crochet Art
The crochet artist I profiled at this time last year was Patricia Waller. I was (and still am) fascinated by how she can take super cute things (like Bambi) and put a really dark twist on them (like Who Killed Bambi? shown above) all using her crochet skills. In September I wrote about the Knot After Knot online art exhibit that Patricia Waller was a part of. She also had 2011 exhibits in Poland and Germany. I recently mentioned her because of some similarities she has to another crochet artist I profiled: Andy Aguilar of The Dope Fiends.
In other crochet art news, I had mentioned the Build It With Yarn contest that was about to start, a collaborative project by @lionbrandyarn and Instructables. I never did remember to come back and mention that the winner was indeed a crochet art work showing How to Build the Roman Aqueduct in Spain with Yarn:
Crochet Books
First off, I won a crochet book from a @CraftGossip giveaway. Which one? Twinkie Chan's Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies: 20 Yummy Treats to Wear. I used the book a lot, did a crochet book review and then offered my copy for giveaway at the end of the year. @twinkiechan continues doing cool stuff that I follow on her blog.
The book I actually reviewed this week last year was Crochet in No Time by Melody Griffiths. One project I really liked here was the granny square fingerless gloves and I've seen versions of those many times since online. She continues to have designs published on Ravelry and in various books. The most recent book I know of is a 2011 knitting encyclopedia that she did in collaboration with Lesley Stanfield.
Crochet News
The big news of the week was about eco-friendly fair trade crochet aluminum tab accessories from Escama Studio.
Escama Studio artisans continue to produce cool new green products using innovative techniques and incorporating crochet. One that I really love right now is their spiral bag:
I have since written about quite a few other fair trade crochet projects that offer crochet work to people in other countries. Examples include AHA Bolivia, CordoBags, Same Sky and Jishike Social Couture.
Other interesting news stories from this week last year included:
- Woman loses her fingers, continues to crochet
- Winning word in spelling bee is crochet
- Eco-friendly crochet trail markers make sense
- College students use snow days to crochet
- 7th Annual Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet Festival (the 8th annual event is happening there right now)
Crochet Fashion
Urban Outfitters was featuring a lot of crochet at this time last year. They continued to do so. Take a look at some of their current crochet items I like:
Of course, we've since talked a lot on this blog about the many problems (and some benefits) of chain store crochet.
Another brand I talked about was Missoni. Many crocheters weren't too familiar with this designer crochet and knitwear brand. That changed later in the year when Missoni did a collection for Target that was so popular it immediately shut down the Target website from traffic overload.
Crochet on Etsy
The Etsy crochet features that I chose for this site during this week of last year were:
- Watermelon Purse by Pomquat
- Vintage Crochet Doily from ThreeVintageLadies
- Crochet Cupcake Coin Purse by Skymagenta
- Heart Shaped Crochet Rug by Gramsheart
- Crochet Corset from AnniesWearableArt
- Felted Gege Bag Crochet Pattern by Pomquat
- Red and White Crochet Apron from ThreeVintageLadies
- Sewing Machine Crochet Pattern by Skymagenta
- Crocheted Heart Coaster by Gramsheart
- AnniesWearableArt appears to have closed down :(
Crochet Quotes:
The crochet quotes that were featured on this site during this same week last year were:
"What more do you need besides a crochet project and some hot cocoa?" – ChompCake
"In my career, designs have come from all different types of inspiration. Sometimes I fall in love with a stitch pattern, sometimes with the yarn, and sometimes I see something I really want to replicate." – @traciecrochets
"Vintage clothing is different. Wearing vintage is like wearing an haute couture original, as nobody else will have the same thing. What's more, you usually get a quality that is rarely found these days, which means luxurious fabrics, hand finishing, unusual buttons, hand embroidery, handmade lace, crochet, appliqué and beading." – Lisa de Silva
"A good crochet design is not a garment that uses cheap, stiff acrylic yarn that makes your design stand up on it's on or one that feels like a straight jacket when worn!" – Mary Jane Hall
And there was a nice long quote from Vickie Howell.
Crocheters on Twitter
At this time last year I recommended following ten crocheters on Twitter. Let's check in on them:
- @RebecaVelasquez. Still active on Twitter. Check out her website of crochet designs.
- @crochetnmore. Frequently links to free crochet patterns.
- @nothingbutstring. This one isn't on Twitter anymore.
- @AnnettePetavy. Fairly active on Twitter but I stay particularly up to date through her crochet blog.
- @stormyzcrochet. I haven't been following this amigurumi maker as much on Twitter but do know she is active on her Etsy store.
- @SherylMeans. Doesn't seem to be on Twitter anymore but you can find her designs on Ravelry.
- @irenestrange. UK designer of cute crochet critters.
- @MollyMade. She's been kind of quiet lately on both Twitter and her blogger.
- @crochetkitten. Active Tweep self describing as: "I'm a feral-turned-domestic housecat in love with crocheting. Voulez-vous crochet avec moi?"
- @Mountainside23. Etsy crafter moderately active on Twitter. Her designs on Etsy are super cute.
Here's What I was Up to A Year Ago:
I went to a local women's networking group filled with ladies who support my crochet so I shared that story.
I shared my four simple crochet joys of the week.
I was obsessing over bobble crochet.
And I made my first crochet capelet:
What were you doing one year ago in crochet or on your blog?


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Lehighton police are investigating a stabbing which occurred early this morning. Police were first dispatched to a report of a domestic dispute at 626 Coal St. just before 4 a.m. But soon after a family on Seventh Street reported a woman screaming for help that she had been stabbed. Police found the woman wandering near the scene. The victim was treated at the scene by Lehighton paramedics and immediately transported to the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Due to the heavy fog conditions no medical transport helicopters were available. A half hour later Palmerton police found the suspect and took him into custody. Family members of the victim stated at the scene the suspect was a former boyfriend who had just gotten out of jail. Lehighton police were assisted at the scene by Mahoning Township, Franklin Township and Palmerton police.


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Located in Gladbeck, Hotel Gladbeck is in the business district and close to Wittringen Castle and Tetrahedon Bottrop. This hotel is within close proximity of Alpincenter Bottrop and Indoor Skydiving Bottrop.
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- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 13.50 for adults and EUR 6.75 for children (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 15.00 per pet, per night
- Late check-out fee: EUR 35.00
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 14.50 per night
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It will have minimal impact. If anything, it will slightly increase your score.
A major portion of your score is your overall balance divided by your overall limit (called utilization).
If you have a store card with a $2000 limit and a normal credit card with a $5000 limit, then you have $7000 limit total. If you had $1500 on your store card, and $0 on your normal card, then you were at $1500/$7000 = 21% utilization.
If you move the $1500 balance from one card to the other, all you are doing is making it so you are at $0/$2000 and $1500/$5000 instead of the other way around, but your TOTAL is STILL $1500/$7000.
The small impact this will have is that it will give you a better individual utilization for each card. Instead of having one card at 75% and the other at 0%, you would now have one card at 0% and one card at 30%, which will help your score a *litle* bit, because you do take a ding if you have any one card over 60%, but it's not a very big impact overall.
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Nicely written Joules, Don't forget if its a new bank card, don't forget the hard inquiry and new account dip, although this will recover over a short period of time. Whatever you do, don't close the store card.
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Around a half-dozen years ago John Mayer decided success was synonymous with appearing on TMZ. What followed were high profile interviews and tweets dotted with off-color and un-PC jokes/inane proclamations/observations that vacillated widely between "amusing" and "what a douche," all while Mayer filled his days by stalking every Tinseltown starlet capable of breathing through her nose. The only studio album released during this time, Battle Studies, traffics in his predictable soul-folk lover-man persona, which like a pick-up line, works on some and fails on others. Last year's more earnest, Laurel Canyon-flavored Born & Raised was a reminder that when Mayer closes his mouth for a minute and stops humping the furniture he makes pretty good music, a fact that years of star-whoring have overshadowed. His latest Paradise Valley sounds like a second plea for forgiveness as he hops the chugging Americana train, which happens to be a great vehicle for songs of humility. But humble's not a pie he's used to eating. So when he pleads on "Dear Marie," "Remember me, I'm the boy you used to love when you were 15, now I wonder what you think when you see me in a magazine," it's hard to tell if he's being earnest, meta, or just working a marketing angle. I'm not sure he even knows. —Chris Parker THURSDAY


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Think you're a Chargers fan? There's a way to prove it that's permanent.
Sure, you can put on your powder-blue jersey, wave a flag from your car window or slap on a bumper sticker, but few gestures are a permanent as a tattoo. On Saturday, the folks at Propaganda Tattoo -- which has locations in San Diego on Point Loma and on El Cajon Boulevard near the intersection of 62nd Street, but is only doing them at the College Area shop -- are inking Bolts fans for free with a Chargers lightning bolt, just in time for Sunday's game against the Jets.
It's a repeat performance for the business, which offered fans a similar service last year.
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"In the past years, it's been busy, so get here early, leave late, and go Chargers!," says the voice mail recording at the El Cajon shop.
About 100 people got the free bolts last year.
Propaganda is offering the tattoos from noon until 9 p.m. on Saturday.
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Actors Arjun Rampal and Rishi Kapoor promoted their upcoming film D-Day on the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Ja 6 at Filmistan Studios in Mumbai, on Tuesday evening.
Arjun Rampal wrote on Twitter: "Thank you for a fabulous time at Jhalak, get ready for some fascinating performances and some great laughs and dance."
He also posted an image of Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit and wrote: "Two of India's most wonderful talents and my favourite actors, I have managed to capture a candid moment on sets of Jhalak! Priceless."
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Resource Management for Advanced, Heterogeneous Sensor-Actor-Networks
Sensor-Actor-NETworks (SANET) consist of several heterogeneous subsystems, which provide specific capabilities for measuring or manipulating its environment. During the run-time, the communication infrastructure as well as communication tasks and the available communication resources are changing dynamically. Furthermore, advanced application scenarios in this domain have strict requirements regarding to the minimal system up-time, QoS features or backup strategies. In this context, one of the most challenging objectives for researchers all over the world is the efficient integration and handling of heterogeneous, distributed SANET components to ensure a reliable and stable system operation.


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Q. I am taking fluoxetine for depression and something unsettling is happening. After years of a satisfying sex life, I am now unable to achieve orgasm.
I asked my doctor if this could be a side effect of the medicine but he was not very forthcoming. He offered to prescribe a different antidepressant but he wasn't very reassuring that it would be substantially better.
I still can't believe that this could be a complete coincidence. Are there any antidepressants that don't screw up your sex life? I have to take an antidepressant or I fall off a cliff psychologically.
A. The vast majority of antidepressants can, according to the FDA, affect "sexual desire, sexual performance and sexual satisfaction." Many make it difficult to achieve orgasm. That is especially true for SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) antidepressants like fluoxetine, paroxetine and sertraline. Newer antidepressants such as Celexa, Cymbalta, Lexapro and venlafaxine are also capable of interfering with a satisfying sex life.
You may want to ask your doctor about Wellbutrin (bupropion). This antidepressant works differently from all other antidepressants. It affects dopamine receptors rather than interacting primarily with the neurochemical serotonin the way SSRI-type antidepressants do. Bupropion does not appear to lower libido or interfere with orgasm.
In one study it was actually found to restore sexual function. Subjects with low libidos were recruited and split into two groups. Half were given a sugar pill and half received bupropion. Within two weeks those on bupropion began to report more interest in sex. After three months, over half of them were making love more often. One of the researchers reported that "the effects we saw in several women who'd had trouble having orgasms were stunning."
Another scientist, Helen Kaplan, who was director of the human sexuality program at Cornell Medical Center in New York City at the time, noted that "Wellbutrin is really the first sensible sexual stimulant we've ever had."
A more recent study of people with type 2 diabetes and depression concluded that, "Bupropion treatment of major depressive disorder had few sexual side effects and was associated with significant improvements in sexual functioning."
Bupropion is not without side effects. Learn more about them here. Many visitors to this website have reported problems with some generic formulations of bupropion. You can read their stories by clicking on this link.
If you would like more information about how drugs can affect human sexuality, you can download our FREE guides on this topic.


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Business As Usual: The Exploitation of Hip Hop Trailer
Posted by Goat | Filed under Documentaries, Interview, Movies / T.V., Music, Politricks
Synopsis after the jump, but you already know dat.
Tags: Bobby Brown, DMC, Do or Die, Dr. Cornel West, Ice T, Kanye West, KRS ONE, Lil' Scrappy, Malik Yusef, MC Lyte, Rhymefest, Slick Rick, Stic Man, Talib Kweli, Wu-Tang
Slick Rick Interview & Performance
Posted by Trose | Filed under Concert, Interview, Movies / T.V., Music
Shout out ACT: LIVE Rochester
Tags: Concert, Slick Rick
Hip-Hop's Crown Jewels Auction
Posted by CarterG | Filed under Bullet Bullet!!!, Events, Misc., More Fyah!!!, Nuwz, WTF?
One of our generation's greatest philanthropists, Russell Simmons, is holding a Hip-Hop jewelry auction for his charity, Rush Community Affairs. He partnered with Phillips de Pury & Company to get some of your favorite rappers pieces available to the general public (or whoever can get together about $100 grand by October 1st). Of course you'll need to get tickets but that shouldn't be a problem.
Spotted over @ Complex
Extra pics & the rest of the story after the jump
Tags: Biggie, Biz Markie, Crown Jewels, Hip Hop, Lil' Jon, Missy, Pharrell, Russell Simmons, Slick Rick, Tupac
Message From The Goat: Reboot
Posted by Goat | Filed under F**kery
My Dukes please Pardon my absence to I had some technical difficulties. My comp was on the fritz for the first time since I had old faithful. I'm back now so the morning news will be the evening news also. Thank God it was a minor issue. This was definitely the moment I feared.
Tags: Apple, Mac, Reboot, Slick Rick


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- About Hunger
- How to End Hunger
- Our Impact
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Editor's note: During Advent, Bread for the World is sharing meditations written by the Society of Saint John the Evangelist – a monastic community of The Episcopal Church & The Anglican Church of Canada.
Each day, Bread will post a picture, meditation, and word of the day. Bread members are encouraged to participate and help create the Global Advent Calendar via social media. On Twitter and Instagram, tag your image/prayer #adventword plus the tag for the day. On Facebook go to the AdventWord Page and write on page using #adventword and the tag for the day.
Word of the Day: Abide
Hashtag of the Day: #AdventWord #Abide
Meditation: God's invitation for us to abide in God as God abides in us is not an invitation to settle down and get comfortable. It is a call to mission, a summons to fruitfulness. We are meant to share the fruits of the divine life with others.
We are meant to share the fruits of the divine life with others.
Hunger and food insecurity add at least $160 billion a year to U.S. healthcare costs.
Even before Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck Puerto Rico, hunger and food insecurity were much more common among Puerto Ricans than among their fellow U.S. citizens in the 50 states.
Before the hurricanes, 1.5 million Puerto Ricans were food insecure. The child food insecurity rate was...
By Marlysa D. Gamblin and Margot Nitschke
Ending hunger in the United States is within reach, explain Marlysa Gamblin and Margot Nitschke, in Getting to Zero Hunger by 2030...
A brief examination of the biblical approach to health as a hunger issue.
Includes an introduction to the issue, a Scriptural reflection, practical actions you can take, and a prayer.
Thank you for inviting me to preach here at Duke University Chapel. And I especially want to thank the Bread for the World members who have come this morning.
Bruce Puckett urged...
In this issue: Another Great Year for Bread; Catholics Begin Observance of Holy Year of Mercy; Serving on 'God's Wave Length' for 39 Years; and more.
A set of how-to sheets for carrying out advocacy and fact sheets on the current issues Bread for the World is working on.
For new and current Bread grassroots hunger activists.
Ideal as a starter toolkit for new Bread activists or as a set of updates for current activists.
Unnecessarily long prison sentences, combined with the lack of rehabilitative programs for people in prison, exacerbate hunger, poverty, and existing inequalities.
Overly harsh mandatory minimum prison sentences have contributed to the rapid increase of our country's prison population. The...
Learn more about the principles that Bread for the World supports regarding health reform.


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A Toronto family is launching a $3.25-million dollar lawsuit against the Toronto Transit Commission and a TTC bus driver who allegedly struck and killed 47-year-old Wendy Martella.
Ms. Martella left the Scotiabank call centre at 2201 Eglinton Avenue East at 4 p.m. on January 23, 2013, to walk home.
Arriving at the southeast corner of Eglinton and Sinnott Road, she waited for the light to turn green. As she crossed to the northeast, a 34 Eglinton East bus driven by Magdalene Angelidis slammed into her.
Dale Orlando, a lawyer for the Martella family, told reporters at a news conference in his office Wednesday that Ms. Angelidis made an unscheduled stop in the middle of the intersection to pick up a passenger, failed to notice the traffic light had turned red, and drove through the intersection, killing Ms. Martella.
"We allege that [the driver] failed to follow TTC protocols that are in place to safeguard the public," Mr. Orlando said. "The incidence was entirely preventable. The practices and procedures in place are there to safeguard the public. Failure to follow those procedures leads to these sorts of tragic consequences."
The claim filed this week in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeks costs not paid for by the family's insurance, including funeral and burial costs. It also seeks reimbursement of the loss of shared family income from Ms. Martella's death.
Paul Martella, Ms. Martella's husband, her mother Lillian Critch and her sisters Debbie Andrews and Wanda Critch attended the news conference, wearing green ribbons to mark organ and tissue donation. Ms. Martella donated her liver to a young woman in need; it was a testament to the kind of person she was, said her sister Wanda Critch, 57.
"She gave and she gave and she gave," Ms. Critch said.
Mr. Martella, 49, remembers the day his wife of eight years passed away. He was working in the same Scotiabank office as his wife. Sunnybrook Hospital called him at work, saying his wife was hit by a bus.
"It was the worst day of my life," he said. "I lost my wife, my soul mate, my best friend. We did everything together for 18 years."
Mr. Martella said he has not been in touch with the TTC, nor has he received an apology from the commission.
Ms. Angelidis is currently employed by the TTC, said TTC spokesman Brad Ross. He said the TTC can't comment on the lawsuit while it is before the courts.
Mr. Martella hopes the lawsuit will prevent future accidents.
"Nothing is going to bring back Wendy," he said. "What we're looking for is people to be responsible for their actions, to be accountable for their actions."
Police charged Ms. Angelidis with careless driving and failure to stop at a red traffic light. She will appear in Old City Hall courtroom 'C' at 9 a.m. Thursday.


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Located in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, The Phoenix is a family run neighborhood pub, Enjoy chilling out with friends after work, a game of pool, a round of darts or meet new people at one of our events nights.
We serve up a simple pub menu with fresh local ingredients such as our in house made 100%Canadian AA or higher beef burgers as featured on our Build-a-Burger Page. On tap boasts a few local brews, as well as a couple traditional domestic ones and we proudly serve domestic cans out of the fridges with imported and specialties beers in bottles.
We hope to see you and your team stop in for a couple pitchers of beer and share some appies, relax on our West facing patio or take in the game on one of our 6 flat screens all with surround sound so you'll never miss a goal.
Stop in and say "Hi", and welcome to the neighborhood!
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 11am - 10pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11am - 12am
Sunday 12pm-8pm
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CARSON, Calif. – Last Sunday's 2-1 loss to the LA Galaxy may have closed the door on Chivas USA's 2010 playoff hopes, but the team has no intention of rolling over for the rest of the season.
With four games still left to play, the Red-and-White are committed to returning to winning ways in hope of ending the season on a high note and building a good foundation for next season.
"We're going to take the approach of giving everything we have to try and win these last four games," Goats head coach Martín Vásquez told MLSsoccer.com after practice on Tuesday. "We have a group that understands that that's how it is, and obviously we on the coaching staff do."
Chivas USA are in the middle of a three-game losing streak, but hope to turn their fortunes around against Toronto FC on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center.
"They're a good team," Chivas midfielder Ben Zemanski said. "They're dangerous in the attack and we have to respect that. We have to do everything we can to try and get a result and stop this losing streak."
[inline_node:315225]Zemanski's attitude is not unique in the Chivas USA locker room. Even with the demise of the club's postseason dreams, the Red-and-White remain eager to get results in October.
"That's part of being a professional," Zemanski said. "You have to show pride in your team, show pride in your fans and your organization and show pride in yourself. You have to go out there and compete and find a way to get out of a losing streak."
With Dario Delgado gone on international duty with Costa Rica this weekend, Vásquez will likely continue tinkering with his defensive corps against Toronto FC. Against the Galaxy, he pushed normal left back Ante Jazic into the middle alongside Carlos Borja and dropped captain Jonathan Bornstein in to the left-back slot after weeks in the midfield.
"Not having Delgado, we have to find somebody that can help us there," Vásquez said. "Bornstein has played at left back and he's experienced and smart enough to be able to play that position. We've been using him as a left midfielder because of Ante having a good season."
Regardless of who steps on the field for the Goats over the course of the next four matches, the club mandate will be the same: Win games and finish the season strong.
"We're going to use the group that we think can help us win the next game," said Vásquez. "That's the approach for the last four games."


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Costco Customers Unite to Send Terminally-ill Employee Who Always Smiles On a Vacation
A Costco employee with bone cancer was ambushed by his customers who secretly raised money to do something nice for him as a reward for his cheerfulness.
Despite living with M.S. and terminal cancer, 45-year-old Arlie Smith couldn't be more positive about life.
He has worked at the Costco store in Danville, California for 21 years, always smiling and cheerful as he looked at shoppers' receipts at the door.
Yesterday those customers surprised Smith and his wife after raising about $2,500 to send he and Shari on a vacation to their favorite beach spot.
Arlie is also thrilled to be raising as much money as possible during a store-wide fundraiser in May for Children's Hospital, "a fundraiser in which he has previously finished in the top ten in North America," reports KTVU-TV.
(WATCH the video above or READ the story from KTVU)
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This modern elevated GROUND FLOOR FLAT offers a superb first time purchase. The property is presented in true walk in condition. It enjoys impressive views over Greenock to the River Clyde spanning from Rosneath Peninsula to Helensburgh with the hills beyond in this popular residential area.
Accommodation Comprising of Welcoming Reception Hallway with Laminate flooring throughout. Bright and Stylish Lounge with Panoramic view towards the River Clyde. Modern Breakfasting fitted Kitchen with both wall and floor white unit, Electric Cooker, Extractor, tiling throughout, Laminate flooring throughout. Two Good sized Double Bedrooms one with built in Mirror wardrobes. Luxury Bathroom with fitted three piece white suite with over the bath wall mounted shower and screen, tiling throughout. The specification of this property included Gas Central Heating and Double Glazing. There is a well kept communal front and rear garden with Drying green. The property can only be access through Security Door Entry System. Communal Parking Bays to the front of property. Viewing is a must to appreciate the accommodation on offer and the locale. EPC = Band D DIMENSIONS Hallway Lounge 3.34m (10'11'') x 3.42m (11'3'') Breakfasting/Kitchen 2.65m (8'8'') x 2.55m (8'4'') Bedroom 1 3.13m (10'3'') x 3.20m (10'6'') Bedroom 2 3.13m (10'3'') x 2.69m (8'10'') Bathroom 1.98m (6'6'') x 1.70m (5'7'') TRAVEL DIRECTIONS: From our office on John Wood Street proceed onto Bay Street carry along then turning left Fore Street. Leave Fore Street turning right onto Greenock Road. If you carry along for 1.3miles then turn left onto Gibshill Road. You will leave this road turning right onto Smillie Road, At this point take a left turning onto Gibson Street carry on for 0.1miles. Turn right onto Poplar Street, number 20 is on the right hand side. Property Misdescription act 1991: Whilst we have made every effort to ensure that the sizes shown are accurate they should be used as a guide, please do not use when purchasing floor or wall-coverings. YOUR LOCAL OFFICE 18 JOHN WOOD STREET PORT GLASGOW INVERCLYDE PA14 5HU TEL: 01475 741850 FAX: 01475 745599 www.brianharkinsfs.com Opening Times Monday-Friday 9am-5: 30pm
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Frances Gergely (nee Gugliemino), 93, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain, following a lengthy illness.
The family will receive friends Monday, March 31, 2014, from 5 until 8 P.M., in the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain. Further arrangements are incomplete and will be announced Sunday.


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Two Jews on Film: 'Harry Potter and Deathy Hallows: Part II' Review
'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows-Part 2 is the final adventure in the 'Harry Potter' series. The film is directed brilliantly by David Yates and cleverly adapted for the screen by Steve Klos.
This is not only the last film in the franchise, but it is the best.
From the first shot…where we see Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) holding his sword up to the darkened sky, followed by Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) staring out into the gloomy courtyard at Hogwarts, you know…you're in for one great ride.
For those of you who haven't read the books (if that's even possible) here's what's happening…more or less.
The Dark Lord aka Voldemort, now has the Elder Wand (that's the mother of all wands) and things are very very bad, for bascially anyone, that's not an 'evil doer'.
Voldemort and his Death Eaters (no, they're not a heavy metal band) are about to take over the entire wizarding world. But luckily for the muggles, Harry (Daniel Ratcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) are not going to let that happen.
They set out on a quest to find and destroy the remaining three horcruxes that contain pieces of Voldemort's soul. Their journey takes them to cavernous deadly vaults, Gringotts Bank, to the halls of Hogwarts…Well basically to a lot of places…where the trio face danger, monsters, and really nasty people.
Voldemort and Harry are in the ultimate battle between good and evil. Every scene is filled with edge of your seat tension, great action, and of course, lots of magic…But in the end, it's about the characters…Harry, his friends, his classmates and his beloved teachers.
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Yes, there's epic battles, but what stood out for me the most…is the story comes full circle. Questions are answered. We find out why Harry and Voldemort are connected to each other…and see characters in a new light…Severus Snape for one. Alan Rickman gives a beautiful, complex performance as Snape.
And Ralph Fiennes of course is absolutely amazing. Yes, he's wearing a lot of makeup, but it's his brilliant acting that makes Voldemort, absolutely terrifying.
Not to give too much a way, but the ending brought tears to my eyes. Okay, it doesn't take much to bring tears to my eyes, but it was a beautiful ending…The film ends where it all began…more or less.
All the characters are back…Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore), Maggie Smith (Prof. Minerva McGonagall) and Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) just to name a few.
I gave 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 five bagels out of five and John almost matched my score…after some arm twisting. The film opens in theaters Friday, July 15, 2011.


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Watch the 'Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Part 2′ Teaser
Do you know someone who is really into the 'Twilight' series? Well, if you're not, but they are, be their best bud today and send them a link to the trailer that just started making its way around the 'net. The ground is officially rumbling with the sounds of the next installment in the 'Twilight' juggernaut.
6 Things You Need to Know About Pinterest
We all like to share our opinions and "likes" all over the internet, so the geniuses at Pinterest created a way for us to just clip, collect and post the things we see and love, and then share them with the world.
Seems simple, right? Well, not really. There are a few things you need to know to make your Pinterest experience very pinteresting. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
10 Things You Didn't Know About St. Patrick's Day
Everyone enjoys putting on their best green clothes on March 17th and being Irish for a day. We've all heard there was a saint and something to do with snakes in Ireland and now we have parades and drink green beer. But what do we really know about St. Patrick's Day?
10 Gloriously Green St. Patrick's Day Foods
Everyone knows that St. Patrick's Day is the one day out of the year when we're all Irish. And, apparently that translates into wearing anything green and silly we can get our hands on and having as much to drink as we can carry at one time. But, there's another strange tradition that has developed in celebration of this day. We can't explain it. Are Irish people really that into unnaturally green food?
15 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Dr. Seuss
Friday, March 2nd is a date that we must celebrate. On March's second day, we must say "Hooray!" With a "Yip yip yippee yay," for Dr. Seuss' own birthday. In celebration of Dr. Seuss Day, on the day of Theodor Seuss Geisel's birth, (March 2nd, 1904, to be exact), we have dug up 15 facts about the self-proclaimed doctor that you might not know.
Girl Scout Cookie Season Means a Candy Bar and a New App
That glorious season is upon us again. The sweetest time of the year…Girl Scout Cookie time. It's time to find those helpful little scouts and have them hook you up with the seasonal deliciousness that is probably one or two too many boxes of cookies.
15 Adorable Snoring Animals
Somewhere along the way, February 28th was declared Public Sleeping Day. There is no record of what tired person made this so, but the fact is that it's a day. A day when you can go out and sleep in public, if you dare.
10 Cute Dogs Who Will Do Anything for Treats
For some mysterious reason, February 23rd is known as International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day. It seems likely that dogs managed to get a hold of a calendar somewhere and decided to mark this day, so to speak, in order to get more treats. Clever pups.
Why Would a Politician Call the Girl Scouts a 'Radicalized Organization?'
State lawmakers in Indiana were recently presented with a resolution to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts organization and honor the positive influence the group has had on American women. Representative Bob Morris, a Republican from Fort Wayne, was the only representative to refuse to sign, citing a belief that the Girl Scouts is a "radicalized organization."
Just 'Cause You're Freelance Doesn't Mean You Can't Get Full-Time Perks – Dollars and Sense
Freelancing allows you to make money on your own terms without permanent employment, but it also means you don't have access to certain perks like group insurance, administrative support and job growth assistance. Though, since a reported 30 percent of the US workforce is now freelance, that has changed.
'The Simpsons' 500th Episode Offers a Secret Message to Fans
'The Simpsons,' that prime time television show we all love, has done the impossible by staying on the air for 22 years and 500 episodes. This exceptional milestone was reached on Sunday evening on Fox. But is it still as good at 500 episodes as it was at 100?
10 Romantic Movies Everyone Should Watch on Valentine's Day
The American Film Institute created a list of the 100 most romantic movies ever made. Because their list spans a good 7 or 8 decades, and doesn't go past the '90s, it doesn't include a lot of our favorites. The movies that shaped our ideas of romance.