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Strong storms moved across much of Alabama Monday, bringing hail, high winds, and heavy rainfall as a cold front passed through the state and the Southeast.
Strong storms moved across much of Alabama Monday, bringing hail, high winds, and heavy rainfall as a cold front passed through the state and the Southeast.
While areas like Jasper and Fayette were hit hard, with a high number of power outages Monday afternoon, Tuscaloosa escaped virtually unscathed, save for a few downed trees in the Northport area between Alabama Highway 69 and U.S. Highway 43, according to the Tuscaloosa Emergency Management Service.
"Basically all we've gotten are tree-down reports," said Billy Green, deputy director of the Tuscaloosa County EMA, who added that no trees were known to have damaged any houses in Tuscaloosa County. He said there were reports of downed power lines in Northport.
The National Weather Service said the strongest storms produced heavy wind gusts and large hail.
The storm system caused approximately 34,000 power outages in a 13-county area of Western Alabama late Monday afternoon, with about 15,000 of the outages in Jasper. Fayette had 3,400 homes and businesses without electricity, while Tuscaloosa County had 1,200 outages, said Freddy Padilla, spokesperson for Alabama Power.
As soon as it was safe enough, Alabama Power crews were out repairing power lines and getting electricity restored, Padilla added.
Damaging winds were also reported in north Alabama.
Authorities in Colbert County said they had reports of downed trees Monday afternoon near the border with Tennessee, and officials in Lauderdale County reported street flooding and dime-size hail. A dog was killed in Madison County after its shelter was struck by lightning and caught fire.
The Weather Service recorded quarter-size hail in Limestone, Madison, Franklin and DeKalb counties. Trees and power lines were uprooted throughout the state and caused roof damage.
Power outages left much of the state in the dark. About 213,000 Alabama Power customers lost power with about 166,000 customers still without power at 7 p.m. Monday.
Etowah County officials said a person had to be removed from a house in Rainbow City after a tree fell onto it. Nearly two dozen trees had toppled onto Alabama Highway 77.
"I think most of it was caused by straight-line winds. We just won't know really until tomorrow when the National Weather Service comes and does an assessment," said Gadsden-Etowah County EMA director Mike Bryant.
Bryant said eight people in the Gadsden area and five others in the county were hospitalized Monday night, but he did not know the extent of their injuries. There were numerous calls about downed trees and damaged homes in the Gadsden area.
Meteorologists recorded wind speeds of 80 mph in some areas, and DeKalb County EMA director Anthony Clifton said the roof was ripped from a school in Collinsville, about 15 miles southwest of Fort Payne.
Clifton said severe damage was reported in south DeKalb County.
"It's a densely populated rural area," Clifton said, "We have a large number of mobile homes in that end of the county."
Bryant said northern Etowah County, which neighbors DeKalb, also saw extensive damage and a group of mobile homes there were destroyed.
The National Weather service reported that several DeKalb County roads were blocked because of downed trees and that numerous farm structures in the county were heavily damaged.
In Mississippi, authorities reported two people were hit on the head by large hail as the enormous storm front crossed the region. Fire official Tim Shanks said baseball-sized hail smashed windows in several vehicles in Clinton, where the two people were hit. He had no immediate word on their condition.
Emergency officials said there were reports of downed trees or other damage in 14 Mississippi counties.
Georgia Power officials said 73,000 customers were without power Monday night and, of that number, 31,000 were in northwest Georgia.
In Tennessee, heavy rain helped firefighters contain a wildfire that burned nearly 60 rental cabins in a resort area outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The fire forced up to 200 people who had been staying in cabins in the area to evacuate.
Staff writer Lydia Seabol Avant contributed to this report.


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Let's explore some types of headaches, their causes and when you should be alarmed. Let's also look at the many natural alternatives to aspirin and other medication for treating this commonplace, but not necessarily benign pain.
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The cause of headaches is vast. Daily tension explains most aching temples. But infections like the flu, brain tumors, head injuries, sun exposure, high blood pressure or conditions of the ears, throat, eyes, nose or teeth can also lead to headaches. Sometimes taking a medication, particularly birth control pills, can make your head ache. If this (or any other unusual symptoms) occurs, call your doctor or pharmacist.
You may suffer from cluster headaches. These vascular headaches tend to be intense and one-sided. They usually begin during sleep and causes the affected eye to redden and water, while the nostril drops.
Many women are afflicted with menstrual headaches each month, sometimes migraines and often premenstrual. The homeopathic remedy Pulsatilla may help if the pain moves around, accompanies nausea, vomiting and other digestive discomforts, feels better with pressure and you feel weepy yet desire company. The best way to eliminate PMS-headaches is by treating the PMS. Often these headaches accompany food cravings, fatigue, and dizziness. General PMS therapies like avoiding alcohol and stabilizing blood sugar may also help (The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 1987, vol 32.)
Hunger or low blood sugar also sparks headaches and can include irritability, sweating, dizziness, nausea and confusion. If you suspect your headaches are due to hypoglycemia or irregular eating habits, frequent small meals high in complex carbohydrates and protein should bring relief. Cut out sugary foods, caffeine and alcohol.
Some living situations can directly cause headaches. Sudden headaches that occur after the first cold snap may indicate poisoning from a leaky gas furnace. Pollution sickens some people. Constipation, another headache trigger, often resolves with a high-fiber, low-fat diet and managed stress. In the meantime, peppermint tea with its anti-gas, nerve-calming, spasm-relaxing, anti-nausea, pain-relieving actions calms most digestive headaches.
Food (and other) allergies may promote headaches. A poor diet brimming with salt, sugar and fat increases physical stress which can in turn elicit a tension headache. Caffeine drinkers, for instance, tend to have more headaches than non-users (International Journal of Epidemiology, 1985, vol 14.) Yet caffeine has a paradoxical effect. Trying to kick the habit, usually leads to caffeine-withdrawal headaches.
Physical problems, like poor posture, can cause headaches. Throbbing linked with eye pain could point to new or different glasses. Headache and jaw pain could be TMJ; visit a dentist acquainted with this problem.
Tension Headaches
Most common is the muscular contraction or tension headache. It begins as a dull, steady ache at the back of your head, moving across the forehead to the temples. Very tight muscles feel like a band squeezing your head. Neck, scalp or shoulder muscles are tender, even excruciating.

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Hearts of Iron III lets you play through the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts, as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry between 1936 and 1948.
Hearts of Iron III has now in the Beta stage of development. These last months has seen the team stabilizing the foundations of the AI, tightening up the rules and mechanics of the game, along with implementing brand new artwork and interface features.
With the Beta crew now in place the testing has already started and Hearts of Iron III is scheduled for release during the latter half of 2009.
The development of Hearts of Iron III has a dual focus of catering both to the veteran Hearts of Iron player as well as newcomers to the series.
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CAIRO (AP) — Libya's newly elected parliament asked the United Nations for an "international intervention" and voted Wednesday to dismantle the militias responsible for violence raging across the country for weeks.
Libya is witnessing its worst spasm of violence since the 2011 ouster and killing of dictator Moammar Gadhafi as rival militias battled for control of territory and political clout. Thousands have fled the country, including diplomats and foreign nationals, as dozens have been killed in the bloody confrontations. Scores of embassies have closed down and international organizations have shut their offices.
In a move that aimed to stem the violence, the country's newly elected parliament voted to dismantle the rival militias, giving them an ultimatum to join the military and police by the end of the year. Officials repeatedly have tried unsuccessfully to disarm the slew of militias that sprouted in Libya to fight Gadhafi.
It is not clear how Wednesday's decision will be implemented. Details of the decision were not yet worked out.
In a joint statement, the governments of the U.S., France, Germany, Britain and Italy deplored the ongoing fighting and called for "an immediate cease-fire and for all parties in this conflict to begin a peaceful political dialogue."
"We are in particular deeply concerned by the increasing toll the violence is taking on Libya's civilian population and institutions, as well as the threat it poses to Libya's democratic transition," according to the statement released by the U.S. State Department. "We deplore the rise in the number of civilian casualties and express deep concern about the shortages in medical supplies, the displacement of thousands of families, the destruction of residences and infrastructure, as well as the halt in economic activity."
The statement demanded that all sides "recognize the authority of the elected representatives of the Libyan people."
Earlier, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said she was not apprised of the parliament's decision to dismantle the militias and declined to comment on it.
Lawmaker Eissa al-Aribi said the militia members have until Dec. 31 to join the regular forces or to be integrated in other state institutions. Until then, he said, their salaries will be paid. Al-Aribi said violators will face up to three years in prison. Nearly 200,000 people are estimated to be on the government payroll as part of various militias.
Some 102 out of 104 lawmakers in attendance voted in favor of the measure.
The parliament is convening in Libya's eastern-most city of Tobruk, far from the weekslong militia battle over the international airport in the capital, Tripoli, and clashes in the country's second-largest city, Benghazi.
The militias filled a void left by weak police and a shattered army. Successive governments have put militias on their payroll in return for maintaining order, but rivalries over control and resources have led to fierce fighting. The militias are divided along regional and ideological lines, with western and eastern militias as well as Islamists and anti-Islamists pitted against each other.
Lawmakers also adopted a resolution asking the Security Council to intervene in the militia violence. It passed with 111 votes in favor from among 124 lawmakers present.
The new parliament is composed of mostly anti-Islamist politicians.
It was not immediately clear how the U.N. would respond to the Libyan parliament plea but calls for outside help have come from many in Libya. The U.N. mission in Libya— which evacuated because of the violence — has called on warring parties to stop the violence and hold peace talks.
Violence mounted when Islamist-led militias mainly from the coastal city of Misrata launched an attack on the Tripoli airport, under the control of rival militias from the mountain town of Zintan. Analysts believe that the operation came as a backlash to Islamists' devastating loss in last parliamentarian elections and to counter a campaign in Benghazi led by a reneged army general and army units against Islamic militias. At least 250 people have been killed in these clashes.
Meanwhile, random shelling in Tripoli killed three people overnight. Another eight were killed Tuesday night and Wednesday in clashes in Misrata.


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Amtrak service in Vt. canceled Thursday
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Amtrak is working to restore train service in parts of the Northeast after the region was walloped by Superstorm Sandy.
But the Ethan Allen Express to and from Rutland, Vt., will not be running on Thursday because of track damage south of Albany, N.Y.
The Vermonter service from St. Albans to Washington, D.C., also is cancelled on Thursday.
Amtrak says it plans to restore some service on Friday to and from New York City.
Service to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey has been restored, but Northeast Regional service between Newark and New Haven, Conn., and Acela Express service for the length of the Northeast Corridor are canceled for Thursday.


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Seeing the comment about pie & mash, well growing up in Bermondsey l went to webb street school and my mum gave me sixpence a day for my school dinner which l sometimes did not like very much, so l would go to manze spend four pennies on mash & liquor and two pennies on two doughnuts from Edwards just along road from manza, always make fresh not very healthy, l survive.
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I always preferred Berts down the Old Kent Road. I also liked the one in Peckham Park Road was that a Berts? A must after Saturday Morning pics at the Astoria
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Hi Patricia, yes it was a Bert's Pie & Mash shop, now Angelo Flooring,2017.
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A single-family garage is used to park a car and store items; it may be in a building separate from a house or it may be attached to a house.
Construction permit - subject-to-field-inspection. Most new and remodeled garages require only a subject-to-field-inspection permit. To qualify, your garage needs to be 750 square feet or less, a single story without a roof deck, and with beams spanning 14 feet or less. We issue subject-to-field-inspection permits over the counter, typically on the day you apply.
Construction permit - addition or alteration. If your project doesn't quality for a subject-to-field-inspection permit, you will need an addition or alteration permit. If your garage will be located in an environmentally critical area (such as a steep slope or creek) or if you need to dig an area over 750 square feet for your garage's construction (including any driveway or other paved area), you need to schedule a pre-application site visit and we may have additional requirements.
Electrical or plumbing permit. You may also need to get an electrical permit or plumbing permit if your garage will be wired for electricity or have a sink. You may also need to apply for electrical service changes or new services from Seattle City Light.
Our Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) and Environmentally Critical Area Code limit the size and placement of your garage.
The combined footprint of your structures (including new garage), covered areas, and decks 36 inches or more above the ground can't exceed a certain percentage of your lot size. That percentage depends upon your property's land use zone.
In single-family zones, we limit the total coverage of all structures to 35 percent of the lot area (on lots 5,000 square feet or larger) or 1,000 square feet plus 15 percent of the lot area (on lots smaller than 5,000 square feet).
You usually can't put a garage within the front 20 feet or the side 5 feet of your property. You may place your garage in your rear yard (within the last 25 feet or the rear 20 percent of your lot's depth, whichever is less), but we limit its size and height.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNCG outdoor track and field team wrapped up day one of the 2014 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Spartanburg, S.C., Saturday, picking up points in three different events on both the women's and men's programs. Day two of the SoCon Championships begins Sunday morning at 10 a.m.
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Senior Chelsea Sumney (Washington, Pa./Trinity) was the Spartans' top point-getter of day one, picking up eight team points with a second place showing in the 3,000-meter steeple chase event. Sumney finished just outside the championship as she clocked in at a time of 10:51.59, trailing only Tereza Novotana of Elon at 10:41.08. Her second place showing ties her career-best finish in the outdoor track championships.
Sophomore Katherine Link (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake) was the Spartans' other scoring runner on the women's side, notching two points in the 10,000-meter distance. Link placed seventh overall with a personal-best time of 36:54.93 in the longest event of the championship.
Sophomore Eira Jensen (Holmveien, Norway/Sortland VGS) was one of 12 runners to qualify for the 1,500-meter finals, which will be run Sunday. Jensen placed 11th in the preliminary rounds with a time of 4:46.67 to advance to the finals for the second straight year. Last season, she finished seventh overall in the event, earning SoCon All-Freshman accolades and notching two points for the Spartans.
Senior Shannon Hall (Waldorf, Md./North Point) just finished outside the qualifying times for the 800-meter distance, placing ninth overall with a time of 2:13.45, less than a second outside the eighth and final qualifying time of 2:12.52.
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The Spartan men picked up five points in the team standings on day one as junior Dylan Belles (Denver, N.C./East Lincoln) placed fourth overall in the 10,000-meter event. Belles posted his best career finish in the SoCon Outdoor Championships with a time of 31:16.03.
Senior Tyron Alston (Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance) qualified for the 1,500-meter finals Sunday as well, placing 11th overall as 12 runners advance to the finals. Alston finished win a time of 4:02.61 to move onto Sunday. He fell just short of qualifying for the 800-meter dash finals, placing ninth overall with a time of 1:55.97 behind the eighth and final time of 1:54.69.


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We were two families who stayed at Poggiacolle for 4 nights over December 2011 - January 2012.We stayed in the farmhouse and had 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The farmhouse was absolutely beautiful and spotlessly clean. The farmhouse is a short walk to San Gimignano and has stunning views over the Tuscan Hills. Our host Stefano was an absolute delight and provided many excellent restaurant recommendations. We would definitely recommend staying here, we had a wonderfull four days.


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Body mechanics are the central focus of the style of Karate I practice, Kishaba Juku Shorin-Ryu. We basically work on body mechanics all the time.
However, one of the things my Sensei has been very clear about is this: he can teach a student of another style to develop body mechanics using their own kata. It is not necessary for them to learn and practice our kata. What is important is learning the optimum way to move in whatever style you practice.
My Sensei routinely teaches students from other styles. I know that he often urges them to remain in their own styles and just work on applying the body mechanics principles to their own kata. I have also "coached" students in this way.
It is probably helpful for a student to learn our Naihanchi Shodan and the way we perform it. It is almost like our scales, using a music analogy. Once the student has learned our Naihanchi Shodan and our body mechanics as applied to each movement and combination, then it is a relatively simple process for the student map/apply the same body mechanics to his own kata in his style. In some ways, kata is just a convenient medium for learning how to move.
Despite good results, one problem that might arise is the displeasure of other students and instructors in the style when the student begins to move differently. Moving differently might be perceived as a sign of disloyalty... to the style. If you belong to a style you are supposed to move a certain way. The issue is not whether you have learned to move better -- you are not supposed to move better you are supposed to move the same.
An emphasis on style, in my opinion, is like elevating form over substance. What counts is how you move. Hey, we all punch, block and kick. Most of what we do is pretty similar. Good Karate is good Karate.
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Body mechanics are the central focus of the style of Karate I practice, Kishaba Juku Shorin-Ryu. We basically work on body mechanics all the time.
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Donna Slack, 76 - October 22, 2008
Donna Slack, 76, of Gothenburg died at her home Oct. 19, 2008, surrounded by her family.
Register book will be available to sign Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Randy Dilts officiating.
Burial will take place in the Gothenburg Cemetery.
Donna (Shelley) Slack was born May 6, 1932, to James David and Allie Mae (Alkire) Shelley in Gothenburg. She attended Gothenburg Public Schools and lived her whole life in Gothenburg.
She worked for Nebraska Salt and Grain as safety director for over 25 years. She retired in 2005.
Slack had a full life with many hobbies and interests, family members said. She and Denny Horst loved to camp, travel and ride their Harley motorcycle. She did ceramics and all kinds of crafts. She loved her family and they have many beautiful memories of family dinners and barbecues on the patio, the family said.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and six sisters.
Slack is survived by: her partner, Dennis Horst; her four children—Kristi (Dutch) Edson of Gothenburg, Kathy (Mark) Stencel of Mullen, Karen (Mark) Meyer of New Salem, ND, Kim (Marcy) Slack of Gothenburg; a brother, Russell (Cleo) Shelley of Laramie, WY; a sister, Opal (Floyd) Cummings of Greeley, CO; extended family Clay (Joni) Horst of Loveland, CO, Clint (Heather) Horst of Hickman, Jeff Horst of Sidney, Ben (Jessica) Horst of Ogden, IA, and Brandon (Amy) Horst of Chadron; nine grandchildren—Tina Goodenberger of Kearney, Jennifer (Shane) Belgum of North Platte, Torrey (Jill) Smith of Lincoln, Taun (Aengle) Smith of Laramie, WY, Julie Speck of Gothenburg, Shelley (Phil) Bader and Bridget (Travis) Wetch of New Salem, Karissa Slack of Lincoln and Korbin Slack of Lincoln; 10 great-grandchildren. She and Denny also shared six grandchildren from Denny's five sons.
Memorials are suggested to Central Plains Home Health and Hospice or the Gothenburg Senior Center.
Online condolences can be given at www.blasestrauser.com.
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Barrow County Emergency Services Chief is issuing a warning to all citizens about all county roads in Barrow.
"As the Emergency Management Agency Director it is my duty to warn citizens of the worsening road conditions throughout the county," stated Chief John Skinner. "We are telling citizens to stay off the roads tonight, and into Thursday afternoon. If you do travel you must realize it is at your own risk."
A coordination of all agencies involved in the Emergency Operation Center (EOC), including law enforcement agencies and public works departments, has determined that as of 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, county roads have deteriorated to the point that they are very treacherous and quickly becoming impassable. Barrow County Roads and Bridges as well as several municipality public works departments have been plowing and treating roads and bridges with salt since Tuesday night. After 3/4" of sleet and freezing rain falling overnight and throughout the day, and temperatures falling below freezing, it has become a losing battle.
Barrow County will remain under a Winter Weather Storm Warning until 1 p.m. Thursday, and conditions are expected to continue to worsen. The National Weather Service is forecasting between two and four inches of snow to fall overnight Wednesday.
The Emergency Operation Center is STRONGLY, STRONGLY, STRONGLY advising citizens to stay home and stay off all roadways. If you choose to travel and become stranded, understand that public safety will have an extended response time and will be prioritizing all calls for help.
"In the interest of the safety of our citizens as well as our public safety personnel we are taking steps to reduce our traveling on the roadways," commented Chief Skinner "We have and will continue to prioritize all calls for help, and will send crews out on true emergencies first."
Roads and Bridges crews, who have been going for over 24 hours straight, have also been pulled off the roads for the night. They will not be out salting roads except when requested by the EOC to assist public safety personnel responding to emergency calls.
The weather has also started affecting power for county citizens. At one point Walton EMC was reporting ten percent of their Barrow County customers were out of power.
"We also want to remind citizens that the 911 lines are for emergency calls and with this weather we are seeing an increase in call volume," stated Chief Skinner. "We remind you not to call 911 to find out about road conditions or weather conditions. To report power outages you need to contact your power company."
Barrow County Emergency Operation Center will remain fully operational over night and as long as necessary monitoring weather conditions as well as assisting in allocating resources for emergency responses. Our Emergency Operations Center nonemergency help desk number is (770) 307-2987 Extension 4996.
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Jah Bill: ///I would have to say the average Cuban I met seemed much happier than the average urban dwelling American I have met.////
That's a very important observation you've made! I think Cuban mentality is different from the US/Western mentality due to many different factors: cultural, political, economical, historical and even religious etc. But I totally agree with you. Cubans are usually hospitable and easy going. They love to of ask questions about places in the world they've never seen. Thay are really interested in the outside world while many Western people only care about their jobs, bills, bank accounts etc - just like the robots in the Matrix movie. There's almost no illiteracy in Cuba, unlike on most other Carribean islands. I miss Havanna sometimes and the island still remains a beautiful memory in my mind. The US embargo causes many problems for ordinary people in Cuba but on the other hand the Cuban system is sadly poisoned by extreme corruption that slowly devours the best Achievements of the Cuban Revolution.


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LONDON (AP) — The attack on the upscale Westgate Mall in Kenya's capital has killed dozens of people, from Africa, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and the Americas. Here are details about some of the victims.
Ross Langdon was an architect who worked in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania, creating eco-lodges and socially sustainable tourism in ecologically sensitive locations.
He was born in Tasmania, he said at a conference in Krakow last year, and his experiences living off the land as a child persuaded him it was better to try to adapt to one's environment than to attempt to change it — to express sensitivity and respect for the tradition of the communities in which he was working.
"I thought it might be better to be like a chameleon — able to adapt and change and blend with our environment rather than conquer it," he said.
The firm he co-founded, Regional Associates, an architecture and research consultancy, issued a statement expressing grief.
"Ross was living his dream, greatly contributing to the lives of people within highly disadvantaged communities and supporting habitat conservation for some of the world's most threatened species," the organization said on its website.
The consultancy has offices in London, Australia, and Uganda. British media widely reported that Langdon was a dual national, though the Foreign Office did not identify British victims by name.
Langdon's partner, Elif Yavuz, 33, was expecting their first child in early October.
A 2013 graduate of Harvard University's Department of Global Health and Population, she had completed her dissertation research on malaria in eastern Africa and was working with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, the university said in a note to faculty, staff and students.
A statement from Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton said Yavuz had been working with the foundation as a senior vaccines researcher based in Tanzania.
"Elif was brilliant, dedicated, and deeply admired by her colleagues, who will miss her terribly," the Clintons said.
Jessica Cohen, an assistant professor of global health at Harvard and a friend of Yavuz, remembered her as "a deeply caring person and also an intellectually curious person."
"She was one of the most intelligent and full-of-life students I have met," Cohen said. "Malaria is such a huge burden in the world that it is an area where you can make a difference. I think she really enjoyed applying what she learned from the research side to what she knew from field experience."
Juan Ortiz-Iruri was a retired tropical disease specialist for UNICEF who had lived for 25 years in Africa, according to UNICEF and Peruvian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alejandro Neyra.
His son, Ricardo Ortiz, told Radio RPP that he entered the mall accompanied by his daughter, a 13-year-old born in the U.S.
"The version from my sister is that sadly my father fell to the floor and showed no signs of life," Ortiz said. He said his sister suffered a hand injury, but is out of danger.
Ortiz-Iruri had worked in Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Liberia.
Kofi Awoonor, a Ghanaian poet, professor and former ambassador to Brazil, Cuba and the United Nations, died after being wounded in the attack, Ghana's presidential office confirmed. Ghana's ministry of information said Awoonor's son was injured and is responding to treatment.
Awoonor's work drew its inspiration from the traditions of his native Ewe tribe. Ghana's poetry foundation said on its website that Awoonor went into exile after Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, was driven out in a coup in 1966. He studied at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and his dissertation was later published as "The Breast of the Earth: A survey of the History Culture and Literature of Africa South of the Sahara" (1975). He returned to Ghana in 1975 and was later jailed for alleged involvement coup plot. His time in prison was recounted in "The House by the Sea (1978)," the foundation said.
Ruhila Adatia-Sood, whose husband worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Nairobi, was killed, the organization said in a press statement. She was a popular radio and TV personality in Kenya and tributes poured in for her on Twitter and Facebook. She was expecting a child.
Mitul Shah, the president of a second-tier football team in Kenya was among those killed, a spokesman for the country's national football federation told The Associated Press. Shah, president of Bidco United, was shot and killed on the first day of the siege on Saturday, Football Kenya spokesman John Kaniuki said. Shah worked for the Bidco cooking oil company and was reportedly attending a promotional cooking event with children at the Westgate mall.
President Uhuru Kenyatta's nephew and nephew's fiancee were also among the dead.
Two Indians, 8-year-old Parmashu Jain and 40-year-old Sridhar Natarajan, were killed, and four others were wounded in the attack, an External Affairs Ministry spokesman said.
Two Canadians, including a diplomat, died in the attack, according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He paid tribute to the victims and noted the loss of diplomat Annemarie Desloges, who served in Canada's High Commission to Kenya as a liaison officer with the Canada Border Services Agency.
Her spouse Robert Munk was wounded in the attack, but has since been released from the hospital, the Canadian Press reported.
Tim Edwards, president of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, said Desloges "was one of our bright young lights, and hers was a career brimming with promise. Today we grieve the loss not only of a warm and intelligent friend and colleague, but a lifetime's potential tragically unfilled."
Edwards said 29-year-old Desloges came from a "foreign service family" and had accompanied her parents on overseas postings before deciding to follow in their footsteps in 2006. She served at a posting in New Delhi before moving to Kenya, where she had worked for two years.
Media reports and Facebook users identified Vancouver businessman Naguib Damji as the other Canadian victim. The daughter and niece of Damji confirmed to various media that he died in the attack.
The Swiss government confirmed that one of its citizens was injured in the attack. It said its embassy in Nairobi is in contact with the victim's family and local officials, but would not provide further detail on the victim's name.
British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said six British nationals are believed to have died in the attack, and he warned the number could rise.
The victims include Zahira Bawa and her 8-year-old daughter Jenah Bawa, from Leamington Spa in central England, a relative told Britain's Press Association news agency.
Two French women were killed, President Francois Hollande said.
One South African citizen was killed, according to the country's International Relations Department.
A 38-year-old Chinese woman with the surname Zhou who worked in the real estate industry was killed in the attack, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. Her son was injured in the attack and was in stable condition in a hospital, according to the Chinese Embassy in Kenya.
Five American citizens were injured, U.S. officials said.
Andrew McLaren, 34, a New Zealander who managed a factory in Kenya for the avocado oil company Olivado, was wounded in the attack, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed. He was hospitalized in stable condition.
Associated Press writers Maria Cheng and Jill Lawless in London; Franklin Briceno in Lima, Peru; Gerald Imray in Cape Town, South Africa; and Robert Gillies in Toronto contributed to this story.


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Two recently released animated movies are both what you might call unusual. The first has the almost unheard-of distinction of being aimed primarily at adults, while the second offers an entertaining time at the movies for both kids and their parents.
Two recently released animated movies are both what you might call unusual. The first has the almost unheard-of distinction of being aimed primarily at adults, while the second offers an entertaining time at the movies for both kids and their parents.
One of this year's Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature, "The Wind Rises" is a Japanese historical drama. It's about the plane designer Jiro Horikoshi (voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, leading a cast of English-speaking actors in this dubbed version of the film). Jiro's planes were used by the Empire of Japan in kamikaze operations during World War II. But the movie is less about destruction than it is about Jiro the dreamer and his search for beauty, both in the skies and in his more earthbound pursuit of Naoko (Emily Blunt), the love of his life.
A biopic might seem like a departure for director Hayao Miyazaki, famous for some of the most surreal and beautifully animated films of all time (including "Spirited Away" and "Princess Mononoke"). But "The Wind Rises" has the same otherworldly quality as Miyazaki's other films, particularly in dream sequences featuring an Italian inventor named Caproni (Stanley Tucci) and the depiction of an earthquake and its aftermath. Like his earlier work, Miyazaki's latest (and, reportedly, his last) masterpiece includes images I'll never forget, like when Naoko stanches the flow of a lung hemorrhage, or when Jiro's tears fall like fat raindrops.
The movie has been criticized for making a hero out of an inventor of war machines, but Miyazaki doesn't shy away from the devastation wrought by Jiro's creations. The moment when his aircraft finally passes a flight test is a melancholy one, because that's when the dream ends and the cruel realities of war take over.
Another recent animated movie also takes a keen interest in history, but to more comedic effect. Based on characters featured in "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show", which first aired in 1959, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" is largely faithful to its source material. It's about a super-smart dog named Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell) who happens to be the adoptive parent of a red-headed boy named Sherman (Max Charles). Using the WABAC, a time machine invented by Mr. Peabody, the two get into adventures in different historical periods. A notable addition to the film is a sequence that shows how Mr. Peabody came to adopt Sherman. Set to a famous song written for John Lennon's son, Sean, this flashback has some of the same poignancy as director Rob Minkoff's previous movies, especially "Stuart Little" and its sequel.
The early scenes showing Sherman's first day at school and his troubles with a girl named Penny Peterson (Ariel Winter) are often amusing. But the movie really takes off when Sherman and Penny jump in the WABAC. From that point on, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" is a funny and magical trip through time. Both kids and adults will be delighted as Mr. Peabody, Sherman and Penny encounter various historical figures from Ancient Egypt, the Italian Renaissance and other periods. Kids might even be inspired to crack a history book, because of the way this movie makes curiosity cool and the past a blast.
"Mr. Peabody & Sherman" is playing this weekend at the Augusta Historic Theatre, 523 State Street. Showtime is 7:30pm on Saturday and 2pm on Sunday. Tickets are $6. Look for a Disney Blu-ray of "The Wind Rises" later this year.


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I just bought two sticks of 1 gig Corsair XMS PC-3200. I'm using a AMD
XP 2500+ Barton and started it up Sunday night, after setting the memory
frequency to 200 MHZ. It was working fine until yesterday morning, when I
booted it back up. I set the mem freq. to 166 and saved the settings.
Since I was in a rush to leave for work, I turned off the power just prior
to loading the BIOS screen. Ever since then, my computer has been
"non-responsive." Everything will still light up and has power, but when
the computer is turned on, it doesn't beep (like it does prior to displaying
the BIOS screen). Also, if the DVD-Rom and CD-RW is plugged into power, the
light on the DVD-Rom will flicker continuously, while the CD-RW light will
remain on. I'm also using Award Bios v.1.06. I read through the manual and
didn't find any help. The video card is fine and the mobo or case doesn't
smell like anything fried.
Asus A7N8X-D v.2.0
AMD XP 2500+ Barton (unlocked)
1 gig Corsair XMS PC-3200
120 gig Seagate SATA drive
120 gig WD drive
ATI Radeon 9600 XT
Let me know if you need any more info. Thanks.


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Chickens could become election issue in Fox Lake
Chickens might play a role in the April 9 Fox Lake mayoral election because of a failed proposal to allow residents to raise hens on their property.
Supporters of the effort to raise chickens for food and educational purposes say they are upset the board voted 4-2 in January to defeat the measure and will back village board and mayoral challengers in the election.
"We have thrown our support behind Donny Schmit and his slate of candidates," said Rob Watson, 38, who was among a handful of residents who helped draft rules for the proposal. "I think, from here, we will continue to try and educate the community about hens and, also, alternative board members."
Schmit is running for mayor against incumbent Ed Bender. Schmit heads the Common Sense Party, which features trustee candidates Bernice Konwent, Ron Stocl and Jeff Jensen.
Bender is crying foul. He said that had he been allowed to vote on a "chicken ordinance," he would have supported it. In Fox Lake, the mayor votes only to break a tie.
"I probably would have voted in favor of it," he said Friday. "I would have heavily regulated it, but I would have voted in favor of people owning and raising chickens."
Currently, chickens are restricted to property zoned for agriculture uses, Fox Lake officials said. Like other communities, Fox Lake was approached recently by people looking to allow hens in residential areas.
Arlington Heights and Mundelein have voted against such an effort, while Batavia has approved one. Palatine also voted against it, but allowed one person with more than one acre to raise chickens.
Watson said supporters of the proposal want chickens so they can grow food in their backyards.
"It's an emotional thing for us. It's about feeding our families and eating healthy food," he said.
However, Watson said the village board "just laughed it off."
"You could tell they had already made up their minds. They hadn't read the guidelines or seriously considered our issue," he said.
Among the "no" votes were Trustees Kevin Burt, Val Griseta and Jon Mumford, all running with Bender on the election slate Focused on Fox Lake. The trustees who voted against it said they didn't want the smell, the noise or chicken coops in town.
"I don't think we need to add feral chickens to the feral dogs, feral cats, feral rabbits running around town," Mumford said during the January meeting.
Schmit, who was one of two trustees to vote in favor of the proposal, said he has raised ducks and geese, and no one has ever complained.
"My neighbors never had any problem with them," he said.


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Speaker Boehner has offered to postpone for a year any new fight over the federal debt limit. The Washington Post says that this concession is "breathing new life into the stalled talks over the year-end 'fiscal cliff'." And, in fact, Obama met with Boehner for more talks this morning.
However, what the Post means by "new life," I fear, is that, as a result of Boehner's concession, the White House stands ready to receive additional concessions from the Speaker.
On the merits, though, I think it makes sense to hold off for a while on fighting against raising the debt limit. As I argued a few days ago, given Obama's post-election popularity and the draconian nature of a default, it's unlikely that Republicans successfully could execute a reprise of the 2011 default threat in early 2013, when the debt limit issue will next arise.
By early 2014, Obama's "honeymoon" will be over and, depending on how the economy performs, his popularity may be substantially diminished. Delaying the next fight over the debt limit until then seems reasonable.
But this assumes that Obama makes meaningful concessions on the spending/savings side. From the Republican perspective, the debt limit and the fiscal cliff are the forcing mechanisms for the serious reforms needed to deal with our crushing national debt. Boehner has signaled both his willingness to raise some tax rates and to postpone the debt limit fight. But he cannot waive both forcing mechanisms without having forced significant savings. If he tries to, I imagine that Republican resistance will be intense.
The ball, then, is in Obama's court. If he doesn't return it, we will know that he's happy to take us over the fiscal cliff.


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Sold out by her ma!
We've been talking about Gwyneth Paltrow's face all week. Click here for a refresher. Her mother Blythe Danner was at the premiere of the Fockers movie last night and spoke rather candidly about Botox. Blythe is getting a phone call from my G pretty soon, if not already. I mean G is all about nature and sh-tting bran and hating McDonalds. And now her ma is admitting to some friendly face freezing? For shame!
"Well, I think we've all fooled around with it. I won't go into detail, but we all need a little help from our friends! I think, you know, we've got so much at our fingertips now, why not take advantage of it? There are extraordinary things that can help us now."
So when you say "we", who else does that include?
All in moderation, of course, according to Danner. And then she takes a shot at Madonna:
"I mean I can't stand the big, puffy lips. That stuff is just crazy! And the cheekbones that come out to here! I feel like, "Why do they think they have to do that?"
Love this so much. For all her tight ass control, Gwyneth is more like many of us than she cares to admit in that she cannot muzzle her mother. I know. I know this all too well.
Oh yeah. It's Thursday. She's creating wreaths on GOOP, more homemaker business – click here to see.
Attached – a collection of photos of Gwyneth and Blythe side by side though the years. You'll note in one of them, there's a mother-daughter "Judgy Bitchface" look that totally makes my life.
Photos from Kevin Winter/Scott Wintrow/Stephen Lovekin/Gettyimages.com


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The Maternity Place at Samaritan Medical Center cares for our mothers and their precious newborn infants. The staff delivers and cares for 1,700 babies on average each year. The Maternity Place features 20 mother/baby rooms, six labor and delivery rooms, and a newly renovated Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 12 beds and enhanced privacy - making Samaritan the largest and most advanced maternity services in our area.
The Maternity Place offers extensive labor pain management options, 24 hour anesthesia coverage, minimal visitation limitations, pull out sleep chairs for partners and more. And, as part of our family-centered philosophy, we strive to keep mothers and babies together after birth, including the times where a cesarean section must be performed – all of these care qualities are very important for expectant mothers.
In addition to the experienced and compassionate staff at The Maternity Place, there are many other reasons for expectant mothers to deliver their babies at Samaritan Medical Center, including:
- Promote early initiation of maternal and infant bonding
- Two of the Labor and Delivery Rooms are jacuzzi suites
- Promote rooming-in for mother and baby right away
- Sleep accommodations for partner
- Private mother/baby rooms is our goal
- Skype services for when partners or family members cannot be there for the birth
- Special infant security feature for all babies
- Baby 360 digital photography services
- Assistance with breastfeeding
- Many FREE childbirth classes
- Nursing staff who specialize in maternal and infant care
- Pumping room for mothers who need privacy
For Our Military Families:
It is an exciting and cheerful time when a family is expecting the birth of a newborn baby. Samaritan Medical Center recognizes that military families may face extenuating hardships during this otherwise joyous occasion.
Operation Special Delivery (OSD) is a free program that provides trained doulas for pregnant women who may be anticipating the absence of their spouse or partner due to a military reason during the birth of their newborn. A doula is someone who is specially trained to give informational, emotional, and physical support to a woman during childbirth. For more information about Operation Special Delivery please visit their website.
Samaritan is also proud to partner with Army Community Service (ACS), who offers the Fort Drum New Parent Support Program. This program offers expectant military parents and parents of newborns and young children the opportunity to learn new skills as parents and also improve old ones. For more information about this program, please visit their website or via phone: 315-772-0748.
Our Location:
The Maternity Place
Samaritan Medical Center
3rd Floor – Use Pratt Elevator (C)
p. 315-785-4050
f. 315-785-4277
Our Doctors:
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) (Click the link for a full listing)
Dr. Karl Komar
Dr. Craig Guerin
Jodi Hill, CNM
Stephanie Jones, CNM (only Fort Drum OB/GYN patients)
Deborah Kaiser, CNM (only Fort Drum OB/GYN patients)
Nicolette D. Vallandigham, CNM


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'It is about making sure our players are right for the Test series at home'
The whitewash in the two-Test series in India has set off alarm bells in Australia. With the all-important Ashes round the corner, the Aussies are a worried lot, taking every measure to ensure the team can bounce back from the disastrous showing.
So, it was not surprising that all their top players, including captain Ricky Ponting, all-rounder Shane Watson and strike bowler Mitchell Johnson, were asked to return home for some rest ahead of the Ashes, starting November 25.
The new-look Australian side, under the leadership Michael Clarke, also failed to break the winless run, going down in the second ODI in Vizag, after the first match was rained out.
Coach Tim Nielsen pointed out that the three-match ODI series is a mere formality for his team and an opportunity to try out youngsters.
"This time it is more about making sure that our players are right for the Test series at home. We play so much of cricket these days and we can't keep pushing these blokes to play everyday. We have to find a happy mix between what was right for the Australian summer and what was right here. We thought that the Test matches in India and the Test matches in Australia are the top priority and we acted that way," Nielsen said in Goa, on Friday, ahead of the third ODI.
Image: Tim Nielsen
Photographs: Reuters
'There were positives from the Vizag game'
The 42-year-old also defended his young side, saying despite the defeat they all are upbeat and keen to bounce back in Sunday's match.
Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc and all-rounder John Hastings made their debut in Visakhapatnam and both earned rave reviews from their head coach.
"The mood in the camp is very positive. One of the benefits of having young inexperienced players is that they are really excited about every opportunity that they get to play for Australia. While we lost the game the other night there were some real positives that came out of the game. The kid Starc is only 20 years old, Hastings in his first game was exceptional, I thought. So they look really keen to get a game on Sunday and have another chance to play for Australia.
"So it's that as we get older, like me, and that is when you start getting a bit down about results. The young blokes just jump out of bed and want to play again and they are really keen," he said.
Image: Mitchell Starc
'Excellent experience for our bowling group'
Captain Michael Clarke had a precautionary MRI scan on his right hand at a hospital in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The right-hander was struck on his right wrist by a short delivery from pacer Ishant Sharma during the first Test in Mohali, but the scans revealed no damage.
"It was just a precautionary look at his hand. That was struck by Ishant Sharma in the first Test at Mohali. It was a little bit tender at different times and then he batted for a long time in the first one-dayer. He is fine; we just wanted to make sure that nothing was wrong," the Aussie coach said.
With their top pacers, Peter Siddle, Brett Lee and Doug Bollinger, unable to play because of injuries, Australia's poor bench strength in their bowling has been exposed. But Nielsen sought to his defend his young bowlers, saying it is more of a learning tour for them.
"The series has been good, especially for our bowling group. We had Starc and Hastings make their debut in the Visakhapatnam game. Clint McKay has played probably 10 ODIs and even Steven Smith has played only 10 ODIs. So it has been an excellent experience for our bowling group and it was nice to see our senior players in Hussey, White and Michael Clarke stand up as senior batsmen and give us a really competitive total. I would like to believe that we can defend 290 more often than not."
Image: Clint McKay
'Hauritz will be ready for first Ashes Test'
India's spinners have always had much success on the slow pitches at home over the years, but that does not seem to be the case for spinners from abroad, including the legendary Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan.
And, not surprisingly, even Nathan Hauritz received harsh treatment in the Tests, in which he took just six wickets in the two matches, at an average of 65. Things didn't improve in the second ODI at Vizag, where he was hit for 54 runs in ten overs, as Australia lost by five wickets.
Nielsen pointed out that Hauritz failed to come to terms with the conditions in India, but will definitely return to top form in the Ashes.
"Hauritz has had better performances in Test cricket than he had in India. It was probably the slowness of the wickets here and the lack of bounce in the wickets that affected him. He normally gets some assistance in Australia. It is no secret that the Indian spinners put a lot of top-spin on the ball to try and get the ball to bounce, while in Australia the surfaces are harder and we try and concentrate more on side-spin.
"So that is a big difference when you play in those conditions. Something Nathan had to do to adjust to these conditions. He has got two or three Sheffield Shield matches when he gets back to Australia and, I am sure, come the first Ashes Test, he will be ready."
Image: Nathan Hauritz
'We are not panicking at all'
He went on to put on a bold front, saying the team is not panicking despite suffering defeats after defeats in India.
"It was like the first Test at Mohali. You know, it was just a matter of one ball and everybody would have then said how well we played. We are not panicking at all," Nielsen said.
He also confirmed that youngster Calum Ferguson would take Michael Hussey's place in the middle order, while it is not clear whether David Warner will open the innings on Sunday.
If Clarke & Co. lose Sunday's match also, they will suffer the ignominy never associated with an Australian cricket team -- of not winning a single game on a tour.
Image: Team Australia


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Spiny Softshell
Wisconsin status: common but declining
The spiny softshell looks a lot like its relative the smooth softshell, but there are some differences. The spiny softshell has two yellow, black-bordered lines along each side of its head, a row of spines along the front edge of the carapace (top shell), and nostrils in the shape of a "C." Young turtles and male turtles have olive-gray carapaces with small black markings that often look like the shape of a thin donut. Adult females have dark olive or tan carapaces with brown and gray mottling. And, there's another difference. Unlike the smooth softshells, spiny softshells are often aggressive when grabbed and can bite hard! So, take care not to handle these critters.
These turtles can be found in large rivers, lakes and reservoirs, especially those with muddy or sandy bottoms. Young turtles spend a lot of time buried under the bottom in shallow water, especially at night. This keeps them hidden when they're not active.
They feed on fish, invertebrates, mollusks, and carrion (dead stuff).


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The technical theme of the week is the time windows. The way the year is setting up, we have several important cycle points between now and September. What I found most interesting was new Secretary Treasurer Lew stating the debt ceiling now won't be hit until Labor Day.
Hmm, that's just when the biggest windows of the year are set to expire. I don't know about you but I hope we never see a repeat performance of 2011. It was a shameful sequence in the history of the country and did a lot of damage. More than most people are willing to admit. Just to reiterate, August puts us at 161 months from the top of the Internet bubble and also 233 weeks off the 09 bottom. It's going to be a repeat theme we discuss around here all summer. I'm going to tell you the same thing I did last year at this time. You might recall we were looking at October 2012 as being the anniversary point of the 5 and 10 year turns of 07 and 02.
Right now we are sitting at 233 days off the June low of a year ago. Granted we don't have the greatest Gann readings to go along with this pivot but a time window is a time window is a time window. Coming into the week risk is incredibly high.
Let's look at the situation, here's the best read I have.
From the November low to the early March high we have one sequence. Then we have a probable expanding triangle with a spike to the present. The latest rally leg has a 61/161 relationship AND the last leg down to the November low has a 161 extension to the current level. At 233 days up off last year, this is where we are. It's either going to turn in the next handful of days near this level or another one bites the dust. You have to wonder what could possibly stall a freight train. We are probably not going to outright reverse it but perhaps slow it down. But like last year, I'd prefer if we did get a consolidation going over the summer so we could somehow end up with a low as opposed to a high once these serious time windows kick in.
I don't always get what I want as you see but I have to tell you that if it would've worked out that way last year we are likely looking at a Romney White House. No election this year, just a run of the mill debt ceiling fight.
The other big story of the week is noise surrounding the Gold drop on Friday. Yeah, it was down but no sooner did they start calling out 1100 did they see the reversal back up. There's still the potential for Gold to get to 1525 and while that's in question right now, I'd feel a lot more comfortable with the bearish side if Friday had been a stealth move. Anytime you get a move that makes headlines you have to consider it could be closer to the end than the beginning even if the move started the same day. The most dangerous moves are always the ones that start slowly and sneak up on folks. The ones that get all the hype tend to sputter out after a few days and in this era of sneaky bulls we get back near highs before we even realize it.
The Dollar had a parabolic move up which is now an ABC that has potential up to 83.80. Since its straight as a ladder I don't see how it sustains any more than that. So if the Dollar can be marginally higher, Gold can be marginally lower but I'm not giving up on the bullish side for the precious metal just yet.
For me, the biggest news of the week was Roubini going on television suggesting a bubble would be developing in the stock market over the next 2 years. I'm not concerned about 2 years from now; we have enough alligators to deal with. A strategist named Roche also saw trouble with the bond market and sees a potential crash. I do too as I've discuss in my various forums. In case you don't know, what we are doing with clients these days is showing them supply and demand imbalance points. We are looking at the mirror image of technical analysis pitting one move against the next. If we get strength on weakness type of move, a crash might be the extreme but it is possible. When you look at a monthly chart of bonds over the past 10 years we have a lot of steep retracements after each rally. The chart tells us what could happen. It's right there if you know what to look for. Then this guy Roche comes along and talks about the physical reason why it could happen. The manifestation reason is what will these bond markets do once they no longer get supported by central banks is a real concern.
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Ontario wine industry event highlights best grapes from province
This Saturday, as they have for the past 25 years, the Ontario wine industry and supporters will come together to taste wine. Over time, the by-invitation gathering, dubbed the Experts Tasting, has looked at specially selected wines grouped by theme to gain better understanding of which styles best express Ontario's growing conditions and how local wines compare with benchmark bottles from around the world.
Organized by the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute at Brock University in St. Catharines, the sessions bring together winemakers with sommeliers, LCBO employees, media and educators. The wines are presented in a blind tasting format so that individuals can taste through the range and draw their own impressions without bias.
The event was tagged on to Cuvée, an annual celebration of excellence in Ontario winemaking that is now a fundraiser for the Niagara Community Foundation. The morning after the festive gala, a formal and rigorous tasting of Ontario wines was organized to take advantage of the influx of trade and hospitality people into the region.
The organized tasting is co-ordinated by Barb Tatarnic, manager of continuing education and outreach at the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, with a volunteer panel that sets the theme and tastes through submissions from the Ontario industry to isolate the most noteworthy wines. Selected wines are assembled into meaningful groups and international selections are to be added as a benchmarking exercise.
This year's spotlight is on grape varieties that have enjoyed a long history in Ontario, including Riesling, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Merlot blends.
The showcase proves to be an invaluable exercise, says Paul Speck, president of Henry of Pelham Family Estates Winery, who has attended every Experts Tasting. It's come to be his favourite tasting of the year.
"It's always exciting for me, in blind tasting scenarios, to taste these wines," says Speck. "A lot of years, they drop in imports so we can contextualize it on a global basis, which is the only way to contextualize Niagara wines.
"You are only doing well if you are doing well globally, not locally. That is something we need to keep in mind going forward. We're only excellent if we are globally excellent. It's a big world out there and our wines need to deliver globally."
Wines of the Week:
***1/2 Mike Weir Wines 2008 Cabernet Merlot Niagara Peninsula BC $16.95 | AB $16.95 | MB $16.95 | ON $16.95 (000109)
Here's a fine example of an older Ontario red with impressive character and complexity. This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot was made in partnership with Château des Charmes Estate Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake and shows a pleasing mix of ripe, juicy fruit and a soft, mellow texture. Online sales available at mikeweirwine.com
Jacob's Creek 2011 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, South Australia BC $16.99 (775296) | AB $18 | MB $18.99 (711815) | ON $16.95 (091751)
Jacob's Creek focuses its attention on vineyards in cooler Coonawarra to produce its ripe and intense Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. This exhibits classic Cab aromas and flavours, such as cassis and black berries, with solid structure that makes it a great match for most red meat dishes.


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September 11. 2013 11:00PM
College Roundup: Franklin Pierce edged by No. 12 Post
The Franklin Pierce University men's soccer team gave a spirited effort in the second half Wednesday night against No. 12-nationally ranked Post University, but it could not overcome a sluggish first half performance in a 1-0 setback to the Eagles at Sodexo Field in Rindge.
The Ravens dipped to 1-2 overall, while Post has begun the season 2-0 with wins at Southern New Hampshire and Franklin Pierce, which were both picked to finish first and second, respectively, in the Northeast-10 Conference standings according to the league's preseason poll released earlier this month.
Men's Soccer
SNHU 4, Dominican 0:
First half goals from Miguel Carneiro, Christian Rodriguez and Keegan Campbell led the Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team to a 4-0 win against Dominican N.Y. at Larkin Field in Manchester Wednesday. Brian Francolini added a second half goal for the 2-1 Penmen. Pierre Omanga, Francolini and Jonathan Lupinelli each had an assist.
Field hockey
Bentley 3, Franklin Pierce 0:
Junior forward Gina Lirange scored twice for Bentley and freshman goalkeeper Amy Zahensky of Bow made five saves for the Ravens.
Castleton State 7, Plymouth State 6:
In Plymouth, Rachel Preusser scored five goals including the game-winner with no time remaining on the clock. Nikki Garvey of Cannan led PSU with three goals.
Women's soccer
Bridgeport 1, SNHU 0:
In Bridgeport, Conn., Julia Weidenmark scored the only goal to hand the Penmen (2-1) their first loss of the season.
UNH 2, Harvard 1:
Junior Jordan Logue scored her first goal of the season while freshman goalkeeper Mimi Borkan earned her first-career win as the University of New Hampshire women's soccer team topped Harvard, 2-1, Wednesday night on the road. The win improves the Wildcats to 2-4-1 on the season while Harvard falls to 0-3-0 overall.


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Senior Front End Developer (Javascript)
June 4, 2015
A very hot, public listed technology business is seeking a Senior JavaScript Developer to work in their small but growing team.
Working closely with the Head of Product and CTO, you will be take responsibility for the front end technology stack on a unique algorithmic platform. You'll get to decide on the best tools and infrastructure to make things happen.
Your profile:
– Solid JavaScript application development experience – they are not too fussy on the frameworks or libraries that you have used but you should have experience with at least one of Backbone.js, React.js, Angular.js or Ember.js
– Experience with testing tools
– Experience with Git
– Experience with Linux and OS X for development
– A strong desire for learning and experimenting with leading edge technologies
– Attitude is key, we are looking for an energetic and productive individual- it is a fast paced environment and you should be used to fast growth, rapid scaling, enterprise level projects.
Work with a team on a unique product in a growing company where everyone takes pride in their craft and strives to be exceptional at what they do.
Join one of the largest consultancies in Australia that focus on all things Data and have offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Their significant growth is a result of their highly valued IP and earning a best reputations in the Industry.
Key words: Javascript, HTML, CSS, Git, Backbone, React, Angular, Ember, Mocha, Jasmine, Karma, Sinon, Node.js, Node.JS, Linux, mongo, rabbitmq, nginx, node, Ubuntu, OS X, API, frontend, Front-end, software, engineer, developer, programmer, single page, CSS, SASS, compass
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A government shutdown. Another papal interview. The battle for religious liberty. The battle for traditional marriage. It's a nonstop world out there. And this, of course, doesn't include the series finale of "Breaking Bad" that ensured September ended with a bang for TV enthusiasts.
As we're now halfway through the Month of the Rosary and Respect Life Month, you'll see special attention given to both. Matthew Bunson takes a close look at Pope Francis' devotion to the Blessed Mother (Page 8), which has been a cornerstone of his papacy from the morning after his election when he visited St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome.
And our In Focus takes a close-up look at women — often called Gabriel Angels — who assist other women during unexpected pregnancies. A beautiful interview on Page 12 particularly underscores this important ministry and how powerful this relationship can be on both sides.
Another respect life issue continues halfway across the globe as the civil war in Syria continues to rage. As of the end of September, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights listed the number of dead from the conflict at 115,206.
Crossing the border from Syria into Israel are many wounded, reports Judith Sudilovsky, who recently visited Western Galilee Hospital in the coastal town of Nahariya (Page 5). There, Dr. Masad Barhoum, a Catholic Arab Israeli, is treating the casualties of the Syrian war — both civilians and fighters — with no questions asked.
The visit, in which Sudilovsky encountered many wounded, stuck with her. In a reflection (you can find a complete account on osvdailytake.com), she wrote:
"Having come to interview the Catholic general director of the hospital ... I thought this would be a positive story, happy to be able in this place of conflict to also write about the humanity of people whose leaders may be sworn enemies but who can still come to the aid of others in moments of great need. ... But once seeing, meeting and speaking with these seriously injured men, young men with their limbs missing and paralyzed, their faces and skulls shot and smashed, the reality of the continuing brutality of the Syrian war was brought right to my front door. The wounded keep coming.
"Though there had been no bombing or shooting around me when I was interviewing, there right in front of me were the wounded from this incredibly tragic war — the very immediate human result of the violence. They were not statistics in a news article or TV news cast. They were people with mothers, wives and children."
Sudilovsky, through her courageous reporting, reminds us that we are all children of God, made in his image.
Finally, Pope Francis is keeping us hopping, as always, with more interviews and much Vatican activity. See our editorial (Page 19) for the latest.
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Box art for "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze." (Nintendo)Link
For the last three decades, one of the video game world's greatest antiheroes has been a barrel-throwing ape. He's arrogant, ornery and not nearly as dexterous as he thinks he is. A kidnapper whose jungles were construction sites, he'd steal your girlfriend and trap her atop a skeletal steel structure.
But as males-behaving-badly became a pop-culture norm — and an unfortunate requirement of most video games — Donkey Kong softened up. The once attention-desperate gorilla shed his hostage-taking ways and settled into a more healthful lifestyle with the launch of "Donkey Kong Country" in 1994.
Now five iterations of the game later, he's morphed into a rather lovable grump who just wants to enjoy a slice of cake with a frosted banana on top in peace.
"Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze," released last weekend for Nintendo's home console the Wii U, finds the king of the jungle continuing the makeover from villain to reluctant hero. Arctic creatures are invading the lush isles he calls home, and Kong wants the polar beasts off his lawn.
Whereas Donkey Kong once tossed barrels at a portly, blue-collar adventurer — a character who would eventually become known as Mario and would help lead Nintendo into decades of video-game brand dominance — today he faces off against musically-inclined owls, penguins who are experts in archery (they shoot fish, not arrows) and Viking walruses (walrus Vikings?). He may make a mess of things along the way, but it's up to him to preserve paradise.
While Donkey Kong is jostled out of a vacation-like existence in "Tropical Freeze," the action-adventure he embarks upon is one readily recognizable to Nintendo fans and players, who guide the ape left-to-right and up-and-down through jungle-inspired mazes, where a barrel roll and a stomp take care of most adversaries.
It's worlds away from the cartoonish urban setting of the original "Donkey Kong," which was released in 1981 and predated the Nintendo Entertainment System. It catapulted games into the mainstream cultural conversation, creating a brave new world.
At the start of "Tropical Freeze," in contrast, a relaxed Donkey Kong is surrounded by pals and enjoying the island life. His birthday is interrupted by a chilly breeze and a snowflake, and a peek out the window reveals that a pack of cold-loving critters, the Snowmads, are threatening to make like Disney's Queen Elsa and give Kong's home an icy remodeling.
Whether Donkey Kong actually wants to prevent a cold front from encapsulating his kingdom or is just annoyed that his birthday was interrupted isn't always clear. After all, the Snowmads largely seem like they're having a good time and tiny, slow-moving penguins are no match for an angry ape (plus, they're far cuter than those mutant, bouncing mushrooms of the "Super Mario" series).
It's easy to be impressed by Kong's kingdom. Giant glowing mushrooms recall "Alice in Wonderland" and gorilla transportation includes mine cars, log flumes and a rhinoceros. Levels go underwater, careen into caverns and transform as the player moves through them, sometimes being shaped by a giant and deadly sphere of Gouda cheese. Casual gamers will likely kill hours trying to pass even some of the game's early challenges, but the tone is never less than sprightly, thanks in part to David Wise's jazzily upbeat and lightly Caribbean score.
Following relatively closely on the heels of the Wii U's "Super Mario 3D World," "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze" is once again an example of Nintendo's prowess in the run, jump and smash genre of gaming. This isn't the re-imagining of the former, which saw Mario and Co. gaining the ability to essentially transform into cats and more freely roam the game world. Instead it's more a refinement of a style, requiring near-precise player reflexes to glide on vines, hop around fragile leafs and ride a mine cart on the wings of crashed safari jets.
Donkey Kong isn't always the most cooperative of video game characters. Set the controller down for a minute and Donkey Kong will start playing a hand-held video game system. His ultimate goal is relaxation, and the player is pushing and prodding him along like an overbearing personal trainer. While Donkey Kong can climb up vines and powerfully roll through walls, he's still a gorilla and isn't exactly the most sure-footed of characters. Donkey Kong needs a second to slow down, a moment to catch his balance and friends to reach greater heights. This means he will die often.
Compared with the can-do Mario, there's always the sense that Donkey Kong may just nap if it weren't for the player. Donkey Kong's pals liven things up. There's an elder ape (Cranky Kong) who hops on a cane, and two younger boy/girl tag-alongs, Diddy and Dixie, who use a baseball cap (him) and a lock of blond hair (her) to propel Donkey Kong up into the jungles. For those who want to get deep into Donkey Kong lore, Cranky Kong is said to be the aging version of the kidnapping ape seen in the original game.
Yet it's the spunky Dixie, whose hair whips around like helicopter blades as she balances on a spinning Donkey Kong, who delivers the energy and attitude. Maybe that's because her ponytail and pink beret give her some of the game's most exaggerated features, or maybe that's because female characters are still such a rarity that playing one can turn a familiar genre, even a well-made one, into a whole new game.
– Todd Martens | @toddmartens | @LATHeroComplex
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William Winthrop Karl, 56
William Winthrop Karl, 56, of 1 Ranger Court, Jamestown, died Nov. 22, 2006 at home. He was the husband of Kathleen (O'Connor) Karl.
Born in Fitchburg, Mass., on Oct. 7, 1950, he was the son of the late William H. Karl and Isabelle Louise (Lombard) Karl.
Mr. Karl was a software engineer who worked most recently at Pfizer Global Research and Development in Groton, Conn. His true passion was music. He was an accomplished musician and composer. Mr. Karl was a member of the Jamestown Community Chorus, which performed several of his recent works. His choral composition "Prayer for Peace" premiered November 2005 as part of the 'Rhode Island Sings' concert at the Veterans' Memorial Auditorium in Providence. His superb singing voice brought great pleasure and joy to his friends, family, and fellow choir members at St. Paul's Church in Newport. Mr. Karl was an avid photographer. His love of the ocean inspired much of his photography.
Mr. Karl's quiet humor and steadfast spirit inspired and touched many lives. Mr. Karl was a dear and trusted friend who will be greatly missed.
Besides his beloved wife, he leaves four sisters, Elizabeth Knowles of Spicewood, Texas, Marilee Karl-Foubert of Rome, Italy; Ruth Karl of Granite Shoals, Texas; and Beverly Christenson of Fitchburg, Mass.; his nephews, David, Greg and Chris Knowles, Hans, Eric and Sven Christenson, and Carlos Karl; his nieces, Alice Foubert, and Ana and Rose Karl Mr. Karl was a wonderful man whose generosity, kindness, and thoughtfulness will be treasured forever.
His funeral was held Sunday in St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Newport.
Mr. Karl bravely battled cancer and died peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Donations in his memory may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, c/o Dr. Mary-Ellen Taplin, Suite D 1230, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115.


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How to Manage the Most Common Side Effects of Your First HIV Antiretroviral Regimen
Tips From an Activist and a Physician
August 17, 2011
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Starting on HIV medications can be a stressful period. While most medication regimens are easy to handle, side effects occur in many people -- and if you're not prepared to deal with them, they can undermine treatment success.
Side effects are most likely to occur during the first few weeks after you've started taking HIV medications. After that, they usually fade away. If side effects are severe or they cause significant persistent disruption to normal daily activities, be sure to talk to your health care provider; in these cases, additional treatments or a switch to a different medication can usually improve the situation.
However, in many cases, there are simple steps you and your doctor can take to manage side effects during your first few weeks on treatment. You don't always have to "just deal with it."
Here are a few of the most common side effects that the average HIV-positive person might experience while on their first treatment regimen, along with some tips on how to manage them.
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Futurist Thomas Frey gives us some fascinating predictions for the very exciting year ahead. It's a great post with essential information to shift your thinking and get ready for 2012.
My intro:
There were so many things that I could comment on but my primary focus in 2012 is the future of content curation, the evolution and its impact on how we utilize and digest data in our business and personal lives. How will curation be perceived in 2012 and what will the monetary value be for content curation?
Having said that, this is what particularly caught my attention:
Information Doesn't Want to be Free– In 1984 at a Hackers Conference, Silicon Valley futurist Stuart Brand was the first to use the phrase: "Information wants to be free" in response to a point made by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak but continued
"On the other hand, information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable.
**"The right information in the right place just changes your life."
**This set the stage for an entirely new era of free-thinking "free" advocates"
****My commentary: One of the reasons trusted content curators will become a very valuable asset to the information economy:
****"There is always a cost to "free."
****While it may not extract a payment from your bank account, there is always a "time" cost involved.
****Without some amount of friction, the volume of information you have to sift through skyrockets and even with good search technology, your time-costs climb dramatically.
****The days of "free" thinking are numbered. Look for this mindset to shift over the coming years. More details here. This article is from 9/2/2011 - Two things that caught my attention....
**While it is true that the Internet is eliminating many of the gatekeepers, people trying to break into a field without going through gatekeepers find it far harder to gain credibility and foster a "trust" relationship with their audiences.
****In the end it still boils down to trust. Can I trust the person I am reading or listening to? Are they an accurate source of information? Will it be worth the time and brainpower I'm investing?
Curated by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Media and Beyond"
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State income tax filing extensions must be submitted electronically
Department of Revenue does not accept paper extension requests
|BATON ROUGE –Taxpayers who require more time to file their 2012 Louisiana individual income or Corporation Income and Franchise Tax returns must submit their extension requests electronically. Paper requests are not accepted.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) implemented the electronic extension mandate for income tax returns beginning with returns due in 2013. Filing extension requests must be submitted no later than the tax filing deadline.
2012 Louisiana Corporation Income and Franchise Tax Returns are due April 15, 2013.
2012 Louisiana Individual Income Tax Returns are due May 15, 2013.
Some commercially-available tax preparation software programs still provide copies of an outdated printable Louisiana extension request form. These forms are not valid and will not be processed. Failure to file returns on time, or to submit an extension request by the filing deadline, will incur late-filing penalties.
Individual and business taxpayers may submit an extension request by one of the following methods:
A filing extension grants only additional time to file a return. It does not grant an extension of time to pay taxes due. Late payments are subject to penalties and interest.


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Youth Hostel Salamanca
Centrally located in the beautiful & historic center of Salamanca, "Salamanca Y. Hostel" is perfectly situated for your visit to our "Golden City"
Linen included, common room with TV, 24 hour reception, no curfew, phone/fax facilities, internet, breakfast (not included)...
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- Bicycle parking
- Breakfast Not Included
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
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- Linen Included
- No Curfew
- Safe Deposit Box
- Steam Room
- Towels For Hire
- Vending Machines
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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VERY IMPORTANT: Reception is open from 10:00 h to 14:00 h and 16.00 h to 20.00 h (from Monday until Thursday, both included). Check in is from 16:00 to 22.00 h on Fridays. Saturdays, check in from 12.00 to 22.00 h.
Please note that Dec 31st reception will be closed from 21.30 h until 02.00
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From the bus station the bus line number 4 leaves you at 200 metres away from our Youth Hostel, in Gran Via Street. If you decide to take the bus line number 13 leaves you 50 metres away from the Youth Hostel, in Paseo Canalejas, just in the Colegio Calasanz.
From the train station the bus line number 1 leaves you at Plaza Mayor. The Youth Hostel is 5 minutes far on foot, in Calle Escoto (next to the Seminario Calatrava).
If you follow these hints, you wont have any trouble to arrive at our Youth Hostel, and enjoy your well deserved rest.
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