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The arrival of summer prevailed over consumers' worries about rising oil prices last month, sending shoppers into stores and giving retailers...
NEW YORK — The arrival of summer prevailed over consumers' worries about rising oil prices last month, sending shoppers into stores and giving retailers their best performance in more than a year.
As merchants released June sales figures yesterday, even recent laggards like Wal-Mart Stores had solid results.
The winners were from a range of retail sectors, including discounters such as Target, wholesale clubs such as Costco, department stores like Nordstrom and J.C. Penney and teen retailers such as Abercrombie & Fitch.
A handful of companies including TJX and Family Dollar had disappointing results, but they were the exceptions.
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Overall, "the final results were terrific," said Ken Perkins, president of Retail Metrics , a research firm in Swampscott, Mass. "There was broad-based strength across all retail segments."
He added, "Consumers clearly seemed to shrug off higher oil prices. And it didn't seem to bother the low-income consumers."
A series of bomb attacks rocked London yesterday, creating a possible source of anxiety for U.S. consumers. But Perkins said he foresees no big impact on American retailers as long as there are no other attacks.
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The International Council of Shopping Centers-UBS preliminary sales tally of 66 stores surged 5.3 percent in June, better than the 4.5 percent forecast. It was the industry's best showing since May 2004, when the index was up 5.7 percent, according to Michael Niemira, chief economist at the International Council of Shopping Centers.
The tally is based on same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year. Those sales are considered the best indicator of a retailer's strength.
June — the second most important month of the year in a retailer's calendar after December — is when merchants clear out summer goods to make room for fall items. With clean inventories behind them, the nation's stores should be able to make the transition to the back-to-school selling season more easily, Perkins said.
Niemira noted that the strong sales gain in June was helped in part by easier comparisons with June 2004, when the tally had a weaker 3.0 percent gain.
Still, the performance was a relief for retailers who had only modest increases the past three months, when lower-than-normal temperatures hurt demand for seasonal merchandise including clothing.
Although oil prices passed $60 a barrel for the first time last month, consumer confidence rose to better-than-expected levels as shoppers shrugged off energy's advance and focused on an improving job market.
The latest report on unemployment claims, released by the Labor Department yesterday, indicated that the job market is indeed recovering.
While the number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits rose last week, it was mostly due to layoffs related to temporary shutdowns at auto plants as well as school closings.
A better measure is the four-week moving average of new jobless claims, which smooths out week-to-week fluctuations. That figure dropped last week to 320,500, a decrease of 3,500 from the week before.
That decline left the four-week moving average of new claims at its lowest level since early March.
Wal-Mart, whose lower-income shoppers had pulled back in recent months partly because of gas prices, reported a 4.5 percent increase in same-store sales. The figure was in line with the consensus from analysts polled by Thomson Financial.
The world's largest retailer now expects same-store sales to be 3 to 5 percent for July, an encouraging sign given Wal-Mart has averaged a 2.8 percent pace for the January through May period.
Still, Wal-Mart said its earnings for the second quarter will be in line with forecasts given rising expenses.
Rival Target had a 9 percent gain in same-store sales, beating the 6.9 percent forecast. Total sales rose 16 percent. They were so strong that the discounter raised its second-quarter earnings forecast.
Costco announced a 9 percent increase in same-store sales in June, beating the 7.6 percent analyst forecast. Total sales rose 12 percent.
Kohl's enjoyed a 14.4 percent sales surge, beating the 9.9 percent Wall Street forecast. Total sales rose 25.6 percent.
"We are very pleased with our results in June," said CEO Larry Montgomery in a statement. "Our seasonal businesses experienced strong comparable-store-sales increases with the break of the weather."
But TJX's and Family Dollar's results were disappointing. TJX announced a modest 3 percent same-store sales gain, less than the 5.6 percent Wall Street projected. Total sales rose 9 percent.
Family Dollar had a tepid 1.4 percent increase, missing the 2.5 percent estimate. Total sales rose 8.6 percent.
Department stores had their best performance since March 2004, according to Niemira.
Penney's same-store sales within its department-store business rose 7.4 percent, beating the 4.2 percent forecast. Total sales rose 8.1 percent.
Federated Department Stores, which is acquiring May Department Stores in a deal expected to close in the third quarter, reported a better-than-expected 2.9 percent gain in same-store sales. Analysts forecast a 1.9 percent increase. Total sales rose 3.1 percent.
May eked out a 0.6 percent gain, better than the 1.3 percent decline analysts expected. Total sales rose 20.6 percent.
High-end stores continued their winning streak.
Nordstrom announced an 8.1 percent gain in same-store sales, better than the 6.6 percent forecast. Total sales rose 9.3 percent. And Neiman Marcus Group enjoyed a 9.2 percent same-store sales gain, surpassing the 6.8 percent estimate. Total sales rose 8.2 percent.
Apparel retailer Limited Brands posted same-store sales unchanged from a year ago. Analysts expected a 1.6 percent decline. Total sales rose 2.8 percent.
Even Gap, whose sales have languished, posted sales that were unchanged from a year ago, better than the 1.5 percent decline analysts forecast. Total sales rose 3 percent.
Abercrombie & Fitch's same-store sales soared 38 percent, surpassing the 24.2 percent forecast. Total sales rose 52 percent.


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Saturday is your chance to safely dispose of any unused or expired prescription drugs at the Drug Take Back event in Sheridan. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has the story.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified prescription drug abuse as an epidemic. Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that nearly one-third of people ages 12 and over who used drugs for the first time began by using a prescription drug non-medically.
In an attempt to thwart the problem of prescription drug abuse, law enforcement agencies nationwide take part in a prescription drug take back day twice a year. The event will take place from 10 to 2 Saturday in the Walgreens parking lot in Sheridan. Sheridan Police Administrative Services Manager Jenifer Shassetz says that instead of listing what will and will not be accepted, it's easier if people just bring their unused or expired medications down to Walgreens.
Shassetz said that the amount of drugs collected seems to grow each year.
Shassetz wanted to remind people that if they can't make it to the collection site Saturday, they can drop off any unused or expired medications at the Police Department in Sheridan Monday through Friday between 8 and 5. She stated that after hours, people need to call dispatch so that they can open the door to allow access to the drug drop-off box.


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atural disasters, area fishing hauls and hope for new economic development dominated Del Norte County news during 2006.
Those headlines mark eight of the 10 local andquot;News Stories of the Year,andquot; as selected by The Daily Triplicate.
Those news stories by far either had the most widespread impact on the county or deeply effected a specific community, and will long be known as a turning point.
In order of importance with the biggest listed event first, here are our top news stories for 2006:
1. Tsunami smashes harbor - A 5.9-foot tsunami smashed the Crescent City Harbor about 2 p.m. Nov. 15, causing an estimated $1.2 million in damage. The destruction received media attention around the world. But the story didn't end with the disaster. Two days later, local emergency officials said the warning and response system went exactly as it should leading up to the tsunami. The following week, however, Harbormaster Richard Young said andquot;a breakdown in communicationsandquot; caused emergency officials to fail to warn Crescent City Harbor about the threat of a tsunami. The Daily Triplicate later found in an investigation that Crescent City officials received no warning because a state Office of Emergency Services staffer thought the city was in Humboldt County.
2. Heavy New Years' weekend rains - The year began with a New Years' weekend storm pummeling Del Norte County, damaging the Crescent City harbor, flooding Klamath and closing U.S. Hwy. 101 and State Hwy. 169. Damages exceeded $5 million. California Office of Emergency Services officials assessed damage and identified 64 sites as sustaining significant damage. On Feb. 3, President Bush declared Del Norte County and nine other California counties disaster areas. A section of west Klamath Beach Road, wiped out during the storms, finally reopened on April 5 thanks to a temporary bridge that allows one-way traffic.
3. Home Depot opens - Excitement filled Crescent City through the year over the impending opening of Home Depot at the former Kmart site. On May 31, The first walls of the new Home Depot store go up. A large crane is shipped into town from Portland to erect the 44 slabs that will make up the store's shell.
But in mid-July Home Depot officials announced the store would open four months later than anticipated because heavy winter and spring rains delayed construction work. On Aug. 12, almost 430 applicants for the new store showed up at a job fair the company hosted at Del Norte County Fairgrounds.
Finally on Oct. 4, Home Depot opened its doors, providing 125 new jobs and a projected $150,000 in sales tax for city coffers.
4. Bed tax measures fail - Several community members began to press during the spring for expanded marketing of the county to increase tourism. Initially, the Crescent City-Del Norte Chamber of Commerce lobbied city and county government for the dollars.
In June, the Crescent City Council agreed to provide a one-time $100,000 for a tourism marketing campaign. But they also decided to cover that expense beyond 2007 by placing a measure on the November ballot to raise the bed tax from 10 percent to 12 percent. The following month, the Del Norte County Board followed suit, placing on the ballot a set of three measures that would raise the bed tax at county motels and extend the tax to RV parks.
By the end of October, however, opposition to the measures began to organize, with Kamp Klamath RV owner Aaron Funk spearheading opposition to Measure C, saying a transient occupancy tax would be devastating to RV parks.
On Election Day, Crescent City and Del Norte County voters reject three of four measures that would have raised the bed tax. The only measure to pass eliminated the bed tax exemption for government employees.
5. Salmon fishing restrictions Fishery managers early in the year once again predicted grim numbers for the fall's Klamath River Chinook salmon runs about 19,000 spawning salmon, well below the 35,000 needed to maintain a healthy population. On April 6, the Pacific Fishery Management Council closed 700 miles of ocean coastline to salmon fishing for most of June and July to help the fish population recover in the Klamath River. A few days later, the council cancelled the commercial fishing season for salmon from Humboldt Bay to the Oregon Coast. By month's end, NOAA Fisheries approved a 60 percent reduction in the commercial salmon fishing off the California and Oregon coasts to protect struggling returns of wild fall Chinook salmon in the Klamath River.
In May, the California Fish and Game Commission followed suit on inland waters, limiting the salmon sportfishing season to catch-and-release only for adult Chinook, effectively wiping out much of the sport fishing trade in Klamath.
But some good news came in July when the California Coastal Conservancy gave a $1 million grant allowing the Smith River Alliance to improve Mill Creek habitat for the endangered Coho salmon and other fish. The 25,000-acre Mill Creek watershed became part of Redwood National and State Parks in 2003.
6. Crab fishing record haul - The 2005-06 crab season did not start with much promise. Winter storms kept crabbing boats from leaving the Crescent City Harbor until mid January. Then a six-day strike by fishermen affected the Pacific coast from Mendocino County to Washington state.
But as spring arrived, the season began to look brighter. In late April, Crescent City's fleet accounted for almost half of all crab caught in the state, the California Department of Fish and Game reported.
When the season ended, Crescent City's crab fishermen brought in a record catch of about 11.5 million pounds of Dungeness crab, or nearly half of California's total catch.
7. Football team success - Following last year's conference championship, there was high hope for the Del Norte Warriors football team. The Warriors did not disappoint. They opened conference play in September with a 42-0 whooping of McKinleyville. On Oct. 13, the Warriors blanked archrival Eureka 28-0 to remain undefeated in the Big 5 Conference after playing all four league opponents.
The month ended with the Warriors winning the Humboldt-Del Norte Conference football crown with a 32-0 Homecoming victory over Arcata.
November began with the Warriors completing back-to-back undefeated seasons in conference play with a 34-6 trouncing of McKinleyville.
During the first round of playoffs on Nov. 24, the Warriors football team hung on to beat Marin Catholic 14-13. With six seconds left in the game, the Warriors intercepted a two-point conversion attempt that Marin hoped would give it the lead.
On Dec. 2, though, the Warriors' season came to a heartbreaking end as the Novato Hornets beat the team 58-0 during the regional championship game in Novato.
8. Mountain School's sixth through eighth grade classrooms close - In late February after a year of planning, the Del Norte County School Board decided to close Mountain School's sixth through eighth grade classrooms, which serve about 15 students in Gasquet. The students would attend Crescent Elk Middle School beginning the 2006-07 school year, the board said.
The response from Gasquet residents was swift. In April 6, Mountain School parents filed a complaint with the school board, claiming andquot;geographic discriminationandquot; in the panel's decision.
Then in May, a group of Gasquet parents contended that the district's decision to close grades 6-8 at Mountain Elementary School was to mitigate the civil rights investigation into the previous year's closure of Margaret Keating Elementary in Klamath. District Superintendent Jan Moorehouse denied the charge, saying that the decision to close Mountain School was made last year.
Despite pleas from Gasquet parents, the board would not reverse its decision. On June 21, several students mark their last day at Mountain Elementary.
9. Controversial Tsunami Landing project - What seemingly was a simple plan turned out to be anything but: Remove the aging Tsunami Landing canopy in downtown Crescent City. Tired of the city not taking any action,in January developer Bill Stamps Jr.'s company, Retreats Inc., sued Crescent City in Del Norte County Superior Court, alleging that allowing the canopy over Tsunami Landing is maintaining a public nuisance, negligence and interfering with the company's business endeavors.
Then in March, after an apparent agreement had been reached with the city, Stamps announced he would drop the lawsuit that called for the city to remove the canopy.
But later that month the council decided to wait on approving the canopy's removal as two members were absent. Scathing public comment peppered the council at the meeting.
On April 3, the council finally approved removal of the breezeway canopy, opening the possibility that Stamps' project could yet move forward.
In early October, the council unanimously agreed to allow Stamps Jr. to remove the canopy above the city-owned walkway. Within three weeks, Stamps unveiled artist's renderings of what new development will look like
10. Bucks fires - A July 24 lightning storm struck 30 spots in the Six Rivers National Forest, which stretches from Eureka to Oregon. Of those, eight started fires, including Del Norte County's Bucks fire in a remote area with steep terrain.
By July 26, about 30 acres had burned and smokejumpers firefighters who parachute from airplanes to fight the blazes attempted to battle it.
By the following day, the fire had burned 100 acres.
The fire prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to close public access to the Siskiyou Wilderness in the Smith River National Recreation Area of Six Rivers National Forest, about 20 miles southeast of the Gasquet Ranger Station.
andquot;There were so many fires burning in northern California and across the nation, we didn't have enough resources,andquot; said Julie Ranierri, a public affairs officer with the Six Rivers National Forest.
Since the fire burned in a wilderness area, away from people, the USDA Forest Service allowed it to continue. It burned about 210 acres before running itself out by Aug. 16.
Hilary Corrigan contributed to this report.


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When it comes to arts and crafts, the latter half of the duo gets a bad rap. Art is lofty, we seem to think, while craft is lowly. Anyone can knit a macramé doily, but it takes a skilled artist to paint the beginning of humankind on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. Fair enough. Michelangelo deserves a little more credit for his work than my grandmother does, but Michelangelo lived in a different age than we do now.
Michelangelo is regarded as such a genius because, among other things, he was one of the most skilled artists of all time. "Skill" is the operative word here. As art becomes more conceptual and abstract in its creative meandering, skill is being washed away in the wake of innovation and self-reflection. Art has no more rules, no more measuring sticks to determine how skillful a work is.
For those who dig conceptual art, this trend is fascinating as hell. It's opened up the world of art to realms of limitless possibility. But for those who still want a Michelangelo, an artist whose skill they can admire, most works of contemporary art summon disturbed cries of "I could do that." Those who feel this way about the current state of art need to give craft a second look.
"Home/land: Artists, Immigration, and Identity"
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The traditional craft forms -- weaving, sewing, glassblowing, woodworking, pottery, etc. -- are the last bastions of skill when it comes to creating something with your hands. Anyone can fling a bucket of paint at a canvas or submerge a statue of Christ in a vat of urine, but it takes a skilled craftsperson to sew a complex garment or blow some serious glass. If you think art should be something the average person can't do, then contemporary craft is the new art and contemporary art is the new crap.
The latest exhibition at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, "Home/ land: Artists, Immigration, and Identity," features several artists with hard-core skills. It showcases the work of 14 individuals who have shaped a new identity through the transition to a new country (hence the title). For these artists, moving was about far more than the heave-ho of old knickknacks or loading up the back of a truck à la The Beverly Hillbillies. Immigration is a change of place, a change of culture, a change of self.
Vesna Todorovic Miksic knows a thing or two about change of place. Born in Serbia, she now resides in Philadelphia. Her works on display are "dedicated to those for whom the clothes on their backs are the closest it gets to having a home." With garments made from money, financial documents and foodstuffs, Miksic has designed a line of clothing for the girl on the go.
And a girl could go just about anywhere she pleases in VESTED INTEREST: tailored. Crafted from $1 bills, thread, matchsticks and wire, VESTED INTEREST is a testament to the immigrant experience. As disturbing an image as it might be, one can even imagine a runway model clopping along in this form-fitting number at some dingy immigration checkpoint. And once she finally arrives at her destination, our model should have no trouble having the vest cleaned. Money, after all, can always be laundered.
Across the gallery space, three more of Miksic's trousseaux are set up on hangers on the wall. Dangling in the air, they beg to be touched. Foolish me, I gave in to the urge and poked Haute Couture: WATER: size 30 days with my pinkie, an impulse that left me staring in distress as the dress rocked back and forth on its hanger. Luckily, no one else was looking
Haute Couture is a formal dress made from Ziploc bags, water, Evian labels and thread. It's designed to provide an immigrant with the necessary nourishment for the long road ahead. The piece stands in stark contrast to the other two works on the wall, a Jackie O-style dress made from Yugoslav currency and a puffy jacket filled with financial documents. These two garments are part of Miksic's "None of this money can keep me warm this winter" series.
All three of the moneyed garments on display are made from currency, thread and matchsticks. This last ingredient is crucial to Miksic's latent symbolism. Money can't keep you warm unless you set it on fire. The seemingly unnecessary inclusion of matchsticks in the currency-based works hints at the ephemeral nature of moola -- it could go up in smoke at any second. Water, one would hope, has more permanence in this world.
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On the subject of permanence, the work of Dinh Q. Lê deals directly with the permanent effects of the Vietnam War on the collective consciousness of his homeland. Two of his large-scale photo-tapestries are on display as part of the exhibition. "And just what is a photo-tapestry?" you might ask. Lê takes two images, slices them into slits and weaves the pieces together using traditional Vietnamese grass-mat techniques.
The resulting combination of images boggles the mind.
The more impressive of the two is an untitled work that features a montage photograph of images from Vietnam -- mothers, nurses, soldiers and celebrities -- woven together with a whitened image of a woman's dead-on gaze. Like a mosaic, the image appears to change relative to the viewer's position. From up close, the many different faces of Vietnam pop out of the tapestry. As the viewer backs away from the piece, the woman's frightfully white face becomes all that is apparent. The collective memory responsible for her stare cannot be seen from a distance.
And the inherent artistic value of craft media cannot be understood from a distance. The works of Miksic and Lê need to be experienced in order to understand the depth of skill involved in their creation. Along with the other pieces on display, their work demonstrates how contemporary craft is elevating itself from pop-up tables in church bazaars to pristine walls in renowned museums. Now if only my grandma would stop giving me those darn doilies every Christmas


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Can universities and colleges adapt fast enough to meet Canada's demands? This week, academics and policy makers gathered in Toronto for a pair of overlapping conferences, looking for answers. Schools have been under pressure from students, governments and businesses to revitalize teaching, help address Canada's perceived skills gap and ensure graduates are ready for jobs. The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario and the Conference Board of Canada led a range of discussions. These three ideas could shape higher education in the coming years.
It's not all about who gets in
Canadian universities and colleges receive much of their government funding based on how many students they accept – often called the "bums-in-seats" model. But governments increasingly want schools to be accountable for that money. The state of Tennessee has turned heads by adopting a funding strategy based on students' outcomes. State schools receive money based on how many degrees they award, how long students take to graduate and how many get job placements.
Since the funding formula was first changed starting in 2010, schools appear to have become "far more interested in student success," said Richard Rhoda, executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
Critics have raised concerns – for example, won't schools only admit the strongest students who are most likely to excel? But Dr. Rhoda has an answer: Schools receive a funding premium for admitting low-income and adult students and showing their progress.
Teaching innovation – it's not always about technology
A flurry of recent efforts to revamp teaching have grabbed attention with promises that online and digital technologies will revolutionize learning. But Eileen Herteis, director of the Purdy Crawford Teaching and Learning Centre at Mount Allison University, argues a course isn't innovative just because it reaches many people online, like massive open online courses, or incorporates the latest computer software. "A lot of money" is poured into teaching innovation, she says, and nearly all of the "rewards and awards" go to those going digital.
But many innovative teaching strategies use little or no technology, such as experiential or service learning through which students do projects with local schools or community organizations, study abroad or launch their own venture. And making the best use of these strategies is mostly about rethinking the makeup of a course.
"What we call a course right now is kind of an administrative convenience. It's as if something magical happens in a student's brain after 39 hours over 13 weeks in a classroom," Ms. Herteis said.
Arts education must evolve
A debate is raging about whether higher education is fuelling a skills gap, mismatching students with the needs of the labour market by enrolling too few students in the STEM disciplines – science, technology, engineering and math – as well as college programs and apprenticeships aimed at unfilled jobs.
Higher-education leaders argue that masses of students major in classics or history because, in most cases, they really want to. "The reason we have big faculties of arts is not to annoy our government," said Carl Amrhein, provost at the University of Alberta, who is now working with the Conference Board.
But arts and humanities students must have the same opportunities as science or engineering majors. They want to learn skills like entrepreneurship and leadership, and branch out beyond their own disciplines to take courses in other faculties, Dr. Amrhein said.
"The message [from students is], make it possible for us to study what we're passionate about, but at the same time, make it easy for us to do other things that hedge the bets," he said.


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Ugandan lawmakers will consider new legislation that would strengthen the restrictions placed on nongovernmental organizations who may work with the LGBT community, reports Reuters.
Despite the fact that the existing Anti-Homosexuality Act already allows for directors of such groups to spend up to seven years in jail, draft legislation would ban foreign NGOs from any involvement with Ugandan politics or policy, and require them to fully disclose all financial information to the Ugandan government.
"There are some NGOs who have come here to undermine us, to promote very bad behavior like homosexuality," James Baba, a junior internal affairs minister, told Reuters Monday. "As a responsible government we need to check that. They [NGOs] will not be able to do that when we pass this law."
The draft legislation is now being considered in the national cabinet before its introduction in parliament, and would require any foreign charities who work in Uganda to formally disclose to the government the organization's annual budget, sources of income, and records of how that income was used.
The provision preventing foreign NGOs from commenting on Ugandan politics and policies is viewed by many as the latest attempt in an ongoing effort to silence dissent and political opposition to President Yoweri Museveni's 26-year rule, and the ruling party's stranglehold on Parliament.
Reuters notes that last year, the ruling National Resistance Movement party passed a law that requires any public gathering of more than three people who plan to discuss politics to seek pre-approval from the local police chief. Museveni is up for re-election in 2016, and has been working to quell growing discontent with abject poverty, systemic corruption, and lack of basic services for everyday Ugandans since the president took power in 1988, when Uganda gained its independence from the United Kingdom.


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French cinematographer recognized for his collaborations with Alain Resnais and Chris Marker, notably the film "Last Year at Marienbad," 1961.
The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Vierny initially worked as a schoolteacher before spending a short time studying to be a veterinarian. He eventually enrolled at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinemato-graphiques (IDHEC) in Paris. After graduation, he began his career by doing film documentaries in Africa, and then in 1953, he worked as an assistant to Ghislain Cloquet. It was here that he first worked with Resnais during the filming of "Night and Fog," 1956. After much work on shorts, he began working on feature films in 1958 and he quickly gained a stellar reputation within the industry.
In the mid-1980s, he began a long association with Peter Greenaway, a relationship that lasted for more than a decade. The films, which illustrate Vierny's masterful use of lighting and deep focus techniques, include "A Zed and Two Noughts," 1986, to "8 Women," 1999. His last film was "The Man Who Cried," 1999.
Vierny died on 5/15/2001, Paris.
- Death, Cause unspecified 15 May 2001 at 12:00 noon in Paris, France (Age 81)
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Have you often wondered what makes a person speak out against domestic violence? Is it because they themselves or a family member were abused by an intimate partner? Or did they see the injustice that the abused face and want to speak out to offer support and help?
Out of the 17 members on our 15th Anniversary Honorary Committee, eight were either abused themselves or they had a family member who was abused in a relationship. The other nine were moved through events in their careers and by people in their lives who have helped them see the glaring threat that domestic violence poses to our families.
There are many ways someone can use their voice against domestic violence. Many individuals have started blogs to get information out on exactly what domestic violence is, and to supply resources for those needing help. Some bloggers are survivors of domestic violence and want to tell their story in hopes of reaching someone who is going through the same situation.
Others, like members of The Hotline's 15th Anniversary Honorary Committee, have created public service announcements to spread awareness on the issue.
Quite a few musical artists have used their talents to express their feelings, whether through writing songs about domestic violence or using music videos to reach people. Two local musicians who are using their voices on behalf of victims are AJ Vallejo of the Austin-based band Vallejo and Jacob Gonzales. They produced an acoustic version of Rihanna's song, "Umbrella" for SafePlace in Austin. The cover is a stirring rendition and contains statistics and pictures in the video that highlight the facts of domestic violence. Through their music, AJ and Jacob want to ensure that people know how prevalent domestic violence is in our country and that there is help for those who need it.
Another group who is using their talents to bring awareness to domestic violence is Y&R Chicago, a creative firm that aims to bring attention to worthy causes. This group expressed their admiration for The Hotline, and independently created "It Rarely Stops," a PSA with haunting imagery, to bring to light the cyclical nature of domestic violence. The video includes the moving lyrics of "Mercy Street" performed by Peter Gabriel, who donated the rights to the music for the use of the video. Y&R feels the silence of the victim, her voicelessness, is the very thing that makes the spot powerful – and therefore speaks so loudly to its audience.
The Celtic-rock band Apsylon has been supporting The Hotline by donating proceeds from the download of their debut album, "Dreaming of Yesterday," to The Hotline and loveisrespect. They were also inspired by our 15th Anniversary Love Is campaign to produce a PSA for the campaign.
However you choose to use your skills to help those being abused, we thank you and applaud your efforts to make sure everyone knows help is available and that they are not alone. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is confidential and anonymous and takes calls 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY).


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Day One of the inaugural First City Festival is in the books.
And it was a fine day — highlighted by great weather, good times and even better tunes. Some of Saturday's best performances were delivered by Tennis, Beach House and Washed Out.
Now we turn our attention to Day Two. Here are of five of Sunday's can't-miss acts scheduled for the Monterey County Fairgrounds site. For more information, visit www.firstcityfestival.com.
Sunday's top five:
Modest Mouse (9:15 p.m., Redwood Stage): The band was only OK during its concert earlier this year at the lovely Fox Theater in Oakland. That was odd, since this Mouse usually roars with the best in the business on the live stage. I hope that it's the mighty Mouse that shows up to First City. I also hope that the group plays some new material.
Purity Ring (8:30 p.m., Cypress Stage): I just can't name a better "witch house" act than Purity Ring. Actually, I don't think I can name any other act in that bizarre house-music subgenre, which draws inspiration from goth and industrial styles as well as occult themes. But I do enjoy Purity Ring's songs, which take synth-pop and EDM into very bizarre yet tuneful territory.
The Dodos (2:20 p.m., Cypress): Arguably the Bay Area's best indie-rock band, the Dodos are great on record and even better in concert. Meric Long, who grew up in Lafayette, is an engaging vocalist who makes each lyric matter, while Logan Kroeber is a wizard on percussion. The group is now ready to release its fifth full-length, "Carrier," which could be the effort that finally sends these Dodos soaring toward mainstream success.
Electric Guest (4:40 p.m., Cypress): I haven't seen Electric Guest in concert, but it's hard to imagine this L.A. buzz band being anything less than a blast in the live arena. Listen to "This Head I Hold," a ridiculously fun romp through old-school grooves and modern music technology, and see if you don't agree. What kind of music does Electric Guest play? A better question is this: What kind of music doesn't it play? It's futuristic/retro electro-rock with heart, soul and a record store's worth of sonic influences.
Capital Cities (3:30 p.m., Cypress): This fine L.A. synth-pop duo, consisting of Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian, has created a deafening buzz with its 2013 debut, "In a Tidal Wave of Mystery." Not bad for a band that got its start through Craigslist. The music just screams Friday night, boasting grooves that will propel a partygoer all the way to (and probably well past) last call.
Follow Jim Harrington at http://twitter.com/jimthecritic, www.facebook.com/jim.bayareanews and http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/category/concerts.


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Shuck's hometown friends in Cleveland crowd
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CLEVELAND -- J.B. Shuck's hometown of Galion, Ohio, is a little more than an hour drive south from Progressive Field and is made up of only about 10,000 people.
This weekend, many of them are taking up the left-field seats at the Indians' ballpark.
For the first time in his career, the 26-year-old Shuck is playing a Major League game close to home. He got tickets for about 20 of his close family and friends, but said "a ton" of others found a way to make it out, sitting in the stands that reside behind the position Shuck just so happens to play.
They're seeing Shuck as he makes an outside case for the American League Rookie of the Year Award, ranking first among AL rookies in hits (79), doubles (14) and triples (three), second in runs (36), third in total bases (102), and fourth in batting average (.289) and on-base percentage (.333) entering Saturday's game.
"Being from a small town," Shuck said, "it's great to have the support from all the people and know that there's a big community like that that's kind of behind you."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The future stars of the world's most popular sport could be getting scouted this weekend in Frisco.
The championship weekend of the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup at FC Dallas Stadium began Friday.
"There is so much talent here," said Jose Chavez, of Riverside, Calif., who traveled to North Texas for the event.
In its 33rd year, the Dallas Cup is arguably the most prestigious youth soccer tournament in North America -- if not the world.
"There's 150-some-odd teams, and those teams come from some 40 countries," said Chris Hayden, of FC Dallas.
Supporters say the tournament has grown dramatically over the past three decades. Many credit the growth to the emergence of international superstars from its former contenders.
"David Beckham played here as a youth player. Wayne Rooney played here as a youth player," Hayden said. "Lots of international stars have grown up and played here at Dallas Cup."
Those examples of success have young players such as Britton Jones, of Dallas, ready to play for college scouts and beyond.
"They'll know your name for the future," he said. "Like -- 'I saw you play back at the Dallas Cup. You're pretty good.'"
While players think about the future, the area around FC Dallas Stadium is also partly economically dependent on the success of the stadium -- even the popularity of soccer as a whole in North Texas.
"I think it definitely puts Frisco on the map as one of the hubs of soccer in North America and certainly in the Metroplex," Hayden said.
While young players say they've seen the sport grow in their short lifetimes, even if they don't make it big, many say there's a chance someone on the field will.
"I'll look back and be able to say -- I played against him," said Aksel Gerber of Dallas. "But hopefully I'll be playing."
Dallas Cup events are scheduled for the rest of the weekend. Semifinal games begin Friday night.


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The military meaning of Sharon's announcement was far from clear, since Israel has cast most of its actions during the current Palestinian uprising as acts of self-defense. Israel may ease up on preemptive strikes, but continuing firefights Thursday suggest the announcement won't be enough to significantly reduce the level of violence.
There has certainly been no letup thus far in attacks by Palestinian militants, nor is there likely to be until both sides have embraced the Mitchell proposals in their entirity. These require the Palestinian Authority to stop Palestinian militants from firing on Israelis, and to arrest known terrorists. But in the current climate, Arafat won't risk the heavy political price he'd have to pay on the Palestinian street for going after the radicals unless there was a tangible political incentive for doing so. And Sharon's position on the settlement question is likely to make more impact on Arafat than his cease-fire call, and the Palestinian leader is unlikely to be moved to do anything about fulfilling his side of the Mitchell proposals in the absence of a settlement freeze. Indeed, Israeli opposition leader Yossi Sarid appeared to echo Palestinian skepticism when he accused Sharon of only pretending to adopt the Mitchell plan, saying that without a settlement freeze the proposals were meaningless.
Arafat spokesmen did themselves few favors in the propaganda war by simply dismissing Sharon's offer as a "trick." But the Palestinians may do better with their demand for an international conference to formulate mechanisms for implementing the Mitchell proposals. That's a coded way of saying there's going to be no game without a referee, and the only plausible referee as ever is the U.S. And that suggests we're a long way off from a cease-fire, since the Bush administration clearly has no intention of running onto a field that from Washington's distance looks like a chaotic quagmire. Despite endorsing the Mitchell Report in principle, Washington has simply urged to the two sides to implement it and has kept U.S. involvement to a minimum. Washington has appointed a low-level diplomat to consult with both sides over their attitudes to the Mitchell proposals, but President Bush clearly has no intention of reprising anything close to the hand-on role played by President Clinton, and even Secretary of State Colin Powell is steering clear of personal involvement in efforts to broker a cease-fire precisely because the risk of failure, and the inevitable blow to U.S. prestige, is too high. And the cautious distance maintained by the Bush administration may be its most eloquent statement on the prospects for stopping the violence any time soon.


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It's one thing to read these stories about believers whom you have never met. It's quite another flood of emotions and impact upon your soul to read such a story about a personal friend! That is exactly what I felt as I read through Samuel and Shelley Thomas' account of his arrest, imprisonment, and suffering for the cause of Christ. I've known Samuel personally now for almost 20 years. I've been to his ministry in India numerous times. I've traveled with him. He's been a guest in my home. He's been a guest preacher at my church. We've ministered together, prayed together, fellowshipped over a meal together. I count him as one of the greatest men of God I know alive today. For this reason, because I have come to know him not only as a hero of the faith, but as a friend, a husband, a father, I trembled when I read this book.
I encourage you to visit www.hopegivers.org and purchase a copy of Behind Bars with God. It gives you the awesome privilege to walk with a man through a time of trial through incarceration and rejoice in how God delivered him.
I simply cannot stop at recommending the book however. You must get to know this ministry! The true, real life story of persecution, God's deliverance, and God's grace exploding in India you'll find throughout the book is only a microcosm of what God has been doing through this ministry since its founding in 1960. Through the rescue of orphans, this ministry has seen God raise up literally thousands of men and women to take the Gospel throughout India and beyond. It is truly a miraculous story that continues to this day. It hasn't come without great suffering though. However, with the suffering has come great rejoicing, great grace, and great growth.
Visit the site, www.hopegivers.org
Invite Samuel to your church for a special mission day!
Visit the ministry in India!
Take in and be amazed at what God is doing for the glory of His name through Hopegivers International - and then join in!!!!!!!!


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Moshe Silman couldn't take it any more. The 57-year-old Israeli father and businessman owns a small shipping and delivery company in Haifa in northern Israel. He did his duty to the state, serving for seven years in the army and fulfilling reserve duty requirements for several years after. He paid his workers, his taxes and his obligations to the country's national insurance system on behalf of his employees.
In the past decade, however, business fell off and Mr. Silman fell slightly behind in his national insurance payments, to the tune of 5000 shekels (about $1,300).
For reasons that remain unclear, the state confiscated one of his four delivery trucks, saying it would be returned if Mr. Silman paid his growing debt to them.
It was a classic Catch-22. The man could only get his truck if he paid his debt, but he couldn't make the money to pay the debt without that truck.
The company's finances spiralled. Mr. Silman, who lives alone, had a stroke and remains partially paralyzed. His efforts in dealing with the government to help him save his company turned to efforts to help him get assistance in housing and other welfare.
Again, for reasons that are unclear, he got little help.
When his mother passed away recently, he reportedly inherited her house, only to see it, too, confiscated by the state.
On Saturday evening, in Tel Aviv, during a march for social justice, Mr. Silman poured an inflammable liquid over his body and set himself on fire. He is in critical condition in a Tel Aviv hospital with burns to some 90 per cent of his body.
Some 19 months ago, when a Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi, similarly self-immolated in protest against the failures of his government, he ignited a protest movement that swept across much of the Arab world.
It is apparent that Mr. Silman sought to replicate Mr. Bouazizi's actions in hope that he too could spark a protest movement in Israel.
Considering the autocratic nature of so many of the Arab states, it seemed obvious why Arabs wanted to rise up in protest for dignity and human rights and would go to any length to achieve it – but in Israel? A member of the OECD club of advanced, affluent nations? A state founded on egalitarian and socialist principles? How could a man be driven to take such drastic action?
It seems increasingly clear that in Israel, what is one man's affluent society is another man's poverty.
The morning after Mr. Silman torched himself, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the government had finally completed expensive high-speed improvements to the train service between Tel Aviv and the southern Israeli city of Beersheva that shaved 21 minutes off the journey between the two cities, reducing the trip from 76 minutes to less than an hour.
"This is huge," Mr. Netanyahu said. "This is a revolution that we always dreamed about."
The Prime Minister added that his government also was doing many things to counter the flow of economic refugees from Africa who have been infiltrating the country via the porous border with Egypt; It is warning African countries that their people will not be welcome in Israel; It is building enormous holding pens in which to house the infiltrators in the South of the country; It is punishing employers who give jobs to any such people, and it is completing a 220-km fence that stretches from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.
When word spreads of the drastic action Mr. Silman took to end his desperate struggle, that may do more than any of the measures to discourage people from thinking Israeli is the land of plenty.


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Legal Question in Family Law in Idaho
custody, visitation and child support
My ex-husband and I would like to make three admendments to the above documents in our 1996 divorce decree through Idaho. We are in complete agreement and only need to know how we should procede. Are there specific forms we have to fill out, or can we submitt what we would like changed with our signatures and witness signatures?
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Re: custody, visitation and child support
I'm guessing that I am receiving this question because there is nobody available to answer your question who is licensed in Idaho.
I'm going to try anyway, because the underlying principle *should* be the same in any state.
If you and your ex are in agreement as to the three changes you wish to make to your decree, if you *JOINTLY* represent this to the Court by way of a stipulation and order, and have the Court sign the Order and approve the changes, you should be just fine.
Most county Bar associations will have a family law clinic or some similar set-up so you can get advice from a family law attorney in a low-cost and informal setting.
You can ask for them to review what you have written and ask their opinion on whether the Court will accept what you are proposing.
Assuming your changes are agreed and are not violative of public policy, you should be fine.
Remember you can't ask the Clerk or the Judge for advice.
I hope this helps. Powell


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Google is an amazing company with extraordinary products. And, no, I'm not an employee or stockholder, I say this simply because I use Google products every day and have developed a deep appreciation for how well they serve my needs. It's not that other Internet search engines aren't helpful in their ability to quickly find needles in the worldwide haystack, it's just that it seems there is no end to the innovation that has come from Google in its relatively short corporate life. But why an entire book focused on Google and genealogy? After all, it's not as if Google engineers had genealogists in mind when they built their service — or did they? Before we step forward to answer that question, we have to step back to look at a brief history. Probably just what you'd expect from a genealogist, right?
Not long ago, family historians could be found dutifully writing letters and visiting archives, libraries, and cemeteries in search of clues detailing the lives of their ancestors. The tools of the trade were pencil and paper, microfilm and microfiche, and one-of-a-kind ledger books tucked away in thousands of vaults throughout the world—unless fire or flood had destroyed them first. With limited discretionary time and 9-to-5 hours at most research venues, many would-be genealogists were forced to wait until retirement to pursue their ancestral roots. By that time, most of their family elders had passed on, making it more difficult for them to preserve their unique family heritage for children and grandchildren of their own.
Back in those days, only the most dedicated family historians traveled to Salt Lake City, headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the undisputed mecca for genealogists worldwide. Similarly, millions of visitors each year would make another pilgrimage of sorts to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. These landmarks situated in New York Harbor are recognized throughout the world as symbols of the largest human migration ever recorded. For many family historians, the thought of finding their ancestors' names among the millions recorded on centuries-old passenger lists represented a lifetime of genealogical achievement.
But that was all genealogy B.C. (Before Computers). Today, thanks to personal computers and the Internet, even first-time researchers can point their browser to www.familysearch.org, the LDS Church's online genealogy homepage, providing free access to millions of records for anyone interested in researching their heritage. The future looks even brighter for genealogists with a promise from the LDS Church that it will continue to digitize much of its prized collection of family records from around the world. And many can still recall the April 2001 launch of the Ellis Island website at www.ellisisland.org. With the prospects of finding valuable clues about their immigrant ancestors, tens of millions of visitors flooded the website on opening day causing officials from The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation to place limits on inbound site traffic just to keep the servers working for those lucky enough to establish a connection. Those were the days of dial-up connections, and very few websites were offering researchers a view of the actual digitized record — let alone offering it for free. In an instant, it seemed, microfilm was no longer good enough. The bar had been raised for an entire generation of genealogists.
It's nearly impossible to pinpoint a single event or date, but family historians during the last decade have certainly witnessed the most significant changes to ever occur in genealogical research. With an abundance of content now available online to anyone at any time, the Internet has become a critical resource and Google an important tool for every family historian — beginner, intermediate, or professional. Luckily, mastery of this powerful tool can be achieved in a relatively short period of time and can also pay dividends in other areas of life as well. Having lectured on the use of technology for more than a decade, I have paid close attention to the emergence, growth, and changing landscape of the Web. As a fellow genealogist with little time to devote to my own research, I have paid even closer attention to any tool or research technique that could save me time or prevent wasted effort.
The topics covered within these pages are those that I believe to be the most useful for anyone conducting genealogy research online—regardless of the country you call home. Google has a tremendous range of products and services available to a worldwide audience — well beyond those covered in the pages of this book. Throughout this project, one of my biggest challenges has been to stay focused on the elements within Google that have an undisputed role in helping family historians research and record their family history. Over time, I've certainly found a way to squeeze some genealogical benefits from almost every Google feature or application, but I've decided to include only those with the most broad-based application and likelihood of yielding the greatest return with a minimum of time invested by each researcher.
As a frequent lecturer, one of the most common questions about Google asked by attendees is "How did you become such an expert at Google?" — and the answer is easy. I use Google every day and I'm always visiting its "About Google" pages to learn what they're working on next. Google often launches new services in a Beta version and you just have to be willing to try new products in a sometimes rough, unfinished state. In many cases, if you try something new or make a mistake, Google will let you know. I encourage every reader to spend a few minutes every day trying a new command or search technique. Keep a notebook or index cards and try searching for one of your most elusive ancestors. Write down the number of results achieved and how the query was structured to obtain those results. Continue to refine your query until you have success. Once you have mastered a new technique, try using it in combination with another command (a Syntax Summary is found in Appendix E). You may sometimes find it helpful to search for people and places you have found previously. This will allow you to sharpen your search skills without getting immediately distracted by links to another website. And since the Web is growing and changing every day, submit the same query on a regular basis and use other search engines so you can compare results. You might even try searching for yourself to see what information is available online about you for others who may be trying to contact you about their family research.
I put this book together in a specific way to make it easier, I believe, to learn and practice the concepts that will make you a great searcher of Google. Following are some notes to guide you on the way:
Icons & Layout
This book is specifically designed to be an active workbook that you can refer to on a regular basis to grow your knowledge of Google as you research your family history online. We have left some room around the edges for notes, and there are suggestions throughout for how to test the instructions with your real-world examples.
Screen Shots
Sample screen shots are shown throughout this book, either in whole or in part, to visually support the text describing the feature being discussed. With the majority of personal computers using Microsoft Internet Explorer (~55%), I use this as my browser as well. Depending upon which version of Internet Explorer you use, your screen may look different. If you are using Firefox, Chrome, Mozilla, Safari, or Opera, your screen may have slight differences in appearance, as well.
Google It!
The Google It! boxes call your attention to exercises you can do to test the technique being described. Since many of the concepts discussed in this book are cumulative, I recommend pausing when you see this box so you can try a few Google searches for yourself using the technique described.
Partially Obscured Text
To show results for certain commands, some screen images may contain personal information (email, phone, etc.) of the author or others. To ensure privacy, some text may appear distorted.
Web Addresses
Throughout this book, I list Web addresses (also called URLs—Uniform Resource Locators) for your convenience in visiting the page or site being discussed. I enclose URLs in brackets < >, but you do not need to type the brackets when providing the address. For example, Google.com is accessed by typing www.Google.com
One last thing before we begin our journey together down the road to all things Google. Technology, the Internet, and Google are great, but they aren't a replacement for libraries, archives, or participation in local genealogy clubs and societies. Every time I visit a library or archive, I learn something new. Not just from the books or microfilm, but from the knowledgeable staff that serve as custodians of these sources. They are perhaps more eager to help now than at any time in the past because the flow of patrons has slowed to a trickle. In a similar way, clubs and societies have experienced a lack of participation in local events, yet one of the best places to learn new tips and techniques is by talking with a fellow attendee at one of these local functions. So after you've learned how to find anything using Google, be sure to search for the name of a society or research center near you. Turn off your computer and pay them a visit, not just online, but in person. Yes, genealogists still do that!
If you have a favorite Google tip or technique not covered in this book, but one that may be of interest to fellow family historians, please visit the companion website for this book at www.GoogleYourFamilyTree.com. Updates will be shared online along with other tools of interest to family historians.
Happy hunting!


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The long awaited, sixth in a row, album from Karolina, "Kapka pod neboto", is in stores now!
The album has a circulation of 20.000 copies and a price of 200,00 MKD. and can be purchased at more than 2.000 outlets throughout Macedonia.
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2015-11-23 11:52:08 by Jean Greco - Patient Family, as posted on the inside.akronchildrens.org blog.
Josie and me
I went into premature labor on Saturday, April 17, 2008 while maternity clothes shopping for the first time.
I was told my only child would likely enter this world by night fall at only 27 weeks into my only pregnancy. She didnt.
Almost 2 weeks later, Josephine Josie Greco was born via an emergency C-section at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Youngstown. She should not have survived her traumatic birth. But, she did.
On her 7th day of life, Josie and I were transferred to the NICU at Akron Childrens Hospital in Akron. Upon our arrival and being greeted by Dr. Butler, a neonatologist, he and his staff worked with Dr. Imam, a nephrologist.
I was told they needed 6 hours to turn Josies life around as she was in acute kidney failure. And, they did.
However, I was also told Josie would endure at least one kidney transplant in her lifetime. A goal was set for Josie to never endure dialysis prior to transplant.
She needed to be at least a year old and weigh 22 pounds in order to qualify for a kidney transplant. She was just 2 pounds at the time.
Josie finally met the criteria and was scheduled for a kidney transplant in October of 2009 and again in September of 2010. But these dates came and went because Josie turned the corner and was able to thrive using her own little native kidneys.
But things changed and, once again, we were scheduled for her first kidney transplant on May 7, 2013. This time, the date was moved ahead to April 30, 2013. And, on Josies 5th birthday, I gave my left kidney to my only child.
In the weeks since transplant, were at Akron Childrens 3 to 4 times a week. But we hope to soon only visit 1 to 2 times a week.
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LONG BEACH >> Despite the recent departures of two members, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday focused on the significant tasks at hand.
The board met for the first time since losing commissioners Thomas Fields and Nick Sramek two weeks ago and addressed more than 30 items, including taking another step closer to finding an executive director to lead the nation's second busiest seaport.
Commissioners voted 3-0 to release a request for proposals for a search firm that would help find an executive director at Port of Long Beach to replace former chief Christopher Lytle, who left in July to lead the Port of Oakland. As outlined in the staff report, the board could see a list of potential firms by January, select one by February and have résumés submitted to the chosen firm as early as March.
"The board is united and focused on keeping the Port of Long Beach the best seaport in North America," Commissioner Rich Dines said.
The City Council on Nov. 19 endorsed Mayor Bob Foster's recommendation to remove Fields. The mayor said he lost confidence in Fields and questioned his travel expenses.
Fields, meanwhile, has defended his travel and disagreed with Foster on key issues, including where to relocate the port's headquarters.
Fed up with the politics on the board, Sramek announced his resignation on Nov. 21.
On Monday, the remaining commissioners addressed the absences of Fields and Sramek.
Commissioner Susan Wise said she did not expect to return to Monday's board meeting as the longest-serving member on the board, and spoke about Fields' and Sramek's dedication to service.
"I am going to continue doing what I have been doing," Wise said. "I am going to continue to work on the issues that this port faces."
Fields had a winning way with customers and was committed to finding grants for the creation of maritime business clusters, which would group together maritime-related firms near the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, Wise said.
Sramek was resolute in his commitment to zero emission and often took vacation days to attend board meetings, she said.
"I will miss working with both of them, and I think many others will as well," Wise said.
Dines spoke of the port's successes in recent years, including its ability to accommodate megaships and adopt an energy policy.
"With all these accomplishments, we are certain to face new challenges in the coming years," he said. "I look forward to working with my colleagues on setting good policy and providing the leadership that the port stakeholders expect of us."
Meanwhile, the Long Beach City Council tonight is expected to confirm Foster's appointment of the city's former Finance Director Lori Ann Farrell to the harbor commission. Farrell was named by Foster to fill Sramek's six-year term. Foster has been interviewing candidates to replace Fields, who had about two years remaining on his term.
Besides naming a new port leader, commissioners will also be involved in the moving of staff into temporary headquarters, the search for a new permanent facility and $4.5 billion worth of infrastructure projects, including the replacement of the Gerald Desmond Bridge and the redevelopment of Middle Harbor, a project that fuses two aging terminal into one mega terminal.
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May 29th, 2013 05:37 PM #61
Well, had my anatomy scan this morning and bub looks perfect, and is very obviously a little BOY!!!! So happy right nowProud Mummy of...
-- Dominic Jameson: 3rd November 2013
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Dom's future brother/s: Alistair, Bennett, Bowen, Elijah, Elliott, Emmett, Finnegan, Grayson, Harrison, Quentin
Dom's future sister/s: Aveline, Aven, Calla, Eleanor, Helena, Iris, Noelle, Rosalie, Sadie, Wren
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Aww! So much happy news! Hurray! I went in for a checkup today. Everything looks fine, found the heartbeat right away on the Doppler so no ultrasound for me . the one exception is that my asthma is not much better. My ob had no advice other than going to my pcp- who will have "that thing you blow into and can check out your oxygen levels". Made an appt for tomorrow morning. It's really annoying to be short of breath all the time. I can't even string 2 sentences together without a deep breath. Apparently my lungs sounded clear so I'm not sure what that's all about.Mama to my little bunny girl (3/2011) and my silly bubble girl (11/13). Baby BOY is coming 9/17!!
May 29th, 2013 07:19 PM #65
Rose, good luck. I've avoided saying so on nameberry but obstetrics isn't the most... intellectual of medical specialties. I personally wouldn't ask an OB to manage anything besides something within the narrow confines of their field. Definitely check in with your PCP because your asthma can easily come under control with a tweak to your medication regimen (again, most likely, inhaled corticosteroids).\
@Annemarie, congratulations! I love having a little boy.
@cvdutch hooray! The best possible news! Very happy for you.Blade, MD
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@cvdutch, yay! I'm so excited for you. 12 week ultrasounds are amazing :-) I've been thinking about you all day, and I'm so glad everything went well.
@rosebyanyothername, I hope you get to feeling better soon. I'm sure one of your doctors will find something that will work for you.Wife to Jordan.
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@anniemarie - Congrats on the great scan and exciting news of your little man! Sorry I never responded to your earlier post. Feeling great at 19 weeks now and still very impatiently waiting for our ultrasound on June 12th... getting there.... Definitely began to feel this little peanut in the last week and a half! And today, I believe the first real 'kicks' rather than flutters or rolls. So exciting!
For the last 10 years I've walked around saying that some things in llife are meant to be surprises! So to find out the sex now would make me the world's largest hypocrite. That alone will stop me from succumbing to the temptation of finding out!
Hope everyone is feeling wellas you reach the end of the first tri. It's amazing to feel like myself again!


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UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will be one of the many interested parties tuned in to Saturday's UFC 169 pay-per-view headliner, and he sees a path to victory for the challenger.
Urijah Faber (30-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC) looks to claim his first UFC title when he meets former interim champ/recently crowned bantamweight titleholder Renan Barao (31-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) at Newark, N.J.'s Prudential Center. It'll be no easy feat for Faber, and Barao is a fairly significant 3-1 favorite with the oddsmakers.
But Johnson believes there's a way for Faber to win, who and he displayed it during his recent victory.
"My mindset on that fight is that if Urijah can go out there and make it a scrap like he did against Michael McDonald, I could see Urijah Faber winning that (fight)," he said.
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I was able to squeeze in a little time this morning over at the Umarex Booth. These guys are not only a bunch of fun, they are passionate about airguns. While last year they really pulled out all the stops with their new line of breakbarrels, this year its all about Action Pistols.
Whats an action pistol???
The term Action Pistol was new for me today. I may have heard it before but Id never really put two and two together until now. An Action Pistol is a bb or airsoft pistol that tries to mimic, as closely as practical, the weight, feel, and function of a true to life firearm. I mentioned a couple of these in my article about American Airgunners trip to my studio. I found out today that those were only a couple of the new guns that are coming out in 2014.
Who doesnt love the old 1911
The 1911 is one of the most beloved pistols of the modern day. The fact that the same basic design is still practical, functional, and aesthetically pleasing over 100 years later, speaks to why its truly a legend. The first 1911 variant I saw was the 1911 Commander. This is one decked out 1911 for sure. Great all metal feel and weight with everything to spec. This is truly great 1911 replica that I personally cant wait to get my hand on.
The second variant was the special limited edition (only 500 made!) WWII commemorative 1911. This pistol is a beauty. Its also all metal and true to 1911 specs and features, but its been carefully aged to look like an heirloom piece of history, right down to the worn wooded grips.
For those that are interested in something a bit more modern, Umarex is releasing the PPS. This is very true to the very popular conceal carry favorite from Walther. Ive had a chance to spend some time with this airgun and its a dream to shoot. I would imagine that this will become a great training tool for those that prefer smaller frame handguns. It is very comfortable in the hand, shoots true, and gives a great crisp feedback from the metal blowback slide. Keep your eye out for this one for sure.
What about a new rifle you say???
Umarex did not want to be the only one at the playground without a new rifle, so theyve pulled out the stops with the new Fuel. The Fuel is a breakbarrel airgun that comes ready to play. Lets look at some of the features that Umrex used to "fuel" the Fuel. First, youve got an all new thumbhole stock. While that in itself may not be all that new, what is NEW is the integrated bi-pod. There are so many people that want to add a bi-pod to their spring gun. Most try and add one to the barrel which just does NOT work with springers. Now the proof will be in the pudding, but Im told that this new bi-pod system is going to really help shooters get more accuracy out of their airgun. The powerplant on the Fuel is the Reaxis Gas Piston system that pioneered the reversed ram position with the compression part of the gas ram riding along with the piston. This delivers more energy and less friction. The Fuel will also incorporate the SilencAir airgun suppressor, an adjustable 2 stage trigger, and a 3-9×32 scope thats easily mounted to a Picatinny scope rail. Expect to see the Fuel available sometime late May. Right now the Fuel is only going to be available in .177, but I hope we can convince them to release a .22 version down the road.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) — With winds blowing consistently out to left field at 19 mph, No. 12 LSU hit four home runs in the first five innings in a 9-2 defeat of Mississippi State softball. With the series win Sunday afternoon at the MSU Softball Stadium, the Tigers improved to 19-5 in 2013 (2-1 SEC), while the host Bulldogs dropped to 16-6 overall (1-2 SEC).
"LSU has gone to the Women's College World Series, and that is what we are working toward," Head Coach Vann Stuedeman said. "We grew up a whole bunch this weekend. Our fight is amazing."
LSU right-hander Rachele Fico went the distance to win the rematch from Friday's classic 14-inning pitchers' duel, picking up her 12th win of the season (12-3) with two runs allowed (one earned) on six hits and three walks in the circle. Mississippi State righty Alison Owen suffered the loss in 5.0 innings of work, falling to 9-3 after giving up eight runs on seven hits. Bulldog senior southpaw Kylie Vry pitched the final two frames, surrendering a run on two hits and a walk.
The top two spots in the order for MSU finished 4-for-7 (.571) with an RBI, while the rest of the lineup went 2-for-19 (.105). Leadoff hitter Jessica Offutt was 2-for-4 at the dish with two infield singles, while two-hole hitter Heidi Shape went 2-for-3 with an RBI sacrifice fly. Freshman Loryn Nichols (1-for-3, run) and sophomore Ashley Phillips (0-for-2, walk, run) were responsible for the two runs scored by the Maroon and White.
Roaring out of the gates courtesy of wind that gusted up to 30 mph, cleanup hitter Bianka Bell put LSU on the scoreboard first with a three-run homer in the top of the first. The Tigers doubled their lead in the fourth when LSU's Sandra Simmons and Tammy Wray connected on back-to-back home runs, extending the lead to 6-0 in favor of the Purple and Gold.
After LSU three-hole hitter Allison Falcon hit the fourth and final home run of the day to left field on a two-run shot, the Bulldogs countered with two runs of their own. Following a leadoff infield single by Nichols and a full count walk by Phillips in the bottom of the fifth, Offutt chopped a base hit to the shortstop. The late throw by Bell to first sailed high, allowing Nichols to score on the throwing error. With Phillips moving to third on the miscue by the visitors, Shape drove in the Water Valley, Miss., native with a sacrifice fly to the warning track in left field.
"I really loved our fight in the latter half of the game," Stuedeman said. "This is a Super Regional in our league every weekend."
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Starkville's team takes to the road Tuesday for a four-game spring-break road trip. The Bulldogs travel to Jacksonville State for a 6 p.m. contest on Tuesday, March 12, before playing a doubleheader at College of Charleston starting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 14. The four-game roadstand concludes Friday, March 15, as the Maroon and White play Charleston Southern at noon.


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This album is the first live album from The Fray. It was recorded on May 21, 2006 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. I'd first like to point out that if you are a fan of How To Save A Life, then you will definitely enjoy this album. There isn't any "new" songs on the album, but there is still a lot of fun surprises in the music that make this album worth buying. It's clearly apparent that this band has staying power and thrives on their live show. What you see is what you get. The music is well executed and shows that this band will be around for years to come. The best song they perform live, in my opinion, is Look After You. They not only perform the piece with lots of emotion and musicality, they also throw in a little surprise at the end. I won't say what it is, but I can almost guarantee that you will love it. The one downpoint, however, is that Isaac hits some wrong notes on his keyboard and it is really obvious. It's still a great album either way.
Lyrics — 8
The lyrics to these songs are so well written and just downright clever. Like I said, if you bring yourself to purchase this album, then you are most likely familiar with their studio recording "How To Save A Life", so you'll probably know all the words anyways. But for those who aren't familiar with The Fray outside the radio hits they have, then you are in for a treat. These guys have a great knack for writing catchy lyrics and melodies, and Isaac sings them exceptionally well, considering he's playing piano while singing. I can relate on a personal level to every song they have on this cd. If you're anything like me, a level of empathy with the lyrics is extremely important to you too.
Overall Impression — 9
Overall, if you're looking for something new and unheard by The Fray, you won't find it here. But if you're looking for something to blast in your stereo at home or in your car, then you have found the perfect mate for that stereo of yours. This album has exceptional production, and if the crowd weren't there, you could almost swear that this is a studio album. The Fray pulls it off again and these guys will be around for years, if not decades to come. This album remains one of those albums I would take with me on a proverbial "deserted island". The best song by far is Look After You. But if you're a bigger fan of the upbeat tracks, then the radio hits won't disappoint you either.


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Total balances of automotive loan portfolios rose for all types of lending organizations in Q2 2012, reaching $682 billion, compared with $646 billion in Q2 2011. Despite this strong growth, overall loan balances still lag behind prerecession levels. In Q2 2007, outstanding loan balances reached $701 billion. The average 30 and 60 day delinquency rate fell slightly year over year across all types of lending organizations, including banks, captive finance, finance companies and credit unions.
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Source: Experian press release dated — Aug 8, 2012: Loan delinquencies and automotive repossessions drop in Q2, according to Experian Automotive.