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White Lake State Park Campground is well-located to serve as a base from which to enjoy many activities and attractions in the area. White Lake is only 20 miles south of North Conway, N.H. which is famed for its tax-free outlet shopping opportunities. The east end of the Kancamagus Highway, a National Scenic Byway that extends 32 miles through the heart of the White Mountain National Forest, is located in nearby Conway. Many hiking trails in the White Mountain National Forest provide hiking options for both beginner hikers and those with extensive experience. Within the park, trout fishing, swimming, hiking, and canoeing are favorite activities of campers. A camp store, showers, canoe rentals, ice, and firewood are available.
The 200-site campground includes 174 sites available by reservation only, with one site for youth group reservations; and 25 sites for first-come/first-served campers. Reserved camping with full staffing and facilities will be available from May 28 to October 11, 2004. Reservations for campsites may be made by calling the Reservation Office, Monday through Friday, from January through the end of the season. Campers interested in possible first-come/first-served camping prior to the opening of the reservation period should call the park directly in mid-May for further information.


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HIGHLAND, Ill. – Friday night's semifinal round of the '12 SLIAC Tournament wasn't kind to the Panthers, as the Black & Orange saw their season come to a halt - dealt by a 6-3 loss to Webster and a 4-3 heartbreaking defeat to Fontbonne at Glik Park.
After the weekday capper, Saturday offered some positive news for the Panthers as both sophomore Tyler Mitchell and junior Cole Lawson were named to the 2012 SLIAC All-Tournament team. Mitchell, a middle-inning reliever, showed his stuff in the opening round 12-9 defeat of Fontbonne in which he delivered 5 1/3 innings of four-hit baseball. The Panthers right fielder Lawson performed masterfully for GC in the lead-off spot, collecting six hits in 12 at bats during tournament play.
In the opener Greenville College battled tough, keeping the contest scoreless through the top of the fifth inning. G'ville ace and SLIAC first team selection David Massengill hurled a gem in his five frames of work. The senior allowed only six hits and two runs with three strikeouts registered. Massengil also helped his cause at the dish, batting 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
Webster hung two on the board in the bottom of the fifth but the Panthers answered in the sixth with an RBI fly-out produced by shortstop Jared Massengill that scored Cole Lawson, and then by way of a clutch RBI double that was driven in by SLIAC first teamer Kenny Trager. However the surge was short lived and the Gorlocks would add three in the seventh and another run in the eighth to outdistance the hopeful Panthers by a final of 6-3.
Greenville closer Scotty Voyles was charged the loss in the bout, pitching three full with four earned on five hits. Greenville would be supplied a 30 minute intermission before squaring off with foe Fontbonne in the all-deciding semifinal elimination showcase.
Exacting their revenge, finale action was concluded with a 4-3 defeat by Fontbonne. Greenville displayed an impressive overall team performance, but could not manufacture a hit in the ninth with the tying run aboard. Fontbonne moved to the championship and was crushed 14-3 by WU.
In all the Gorloks of Webster (31-12), swept through the winner's bracket of the four-team tournament to take home their sixth title overall and receive an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament.

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By Kevin Lim and Jeremy Wagstaff
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's move to tighten regulation of news web sites, already under fire from bloggers and human rights groups, has attracted criticism from an unexpected quarter - large Internet firms with a big presence in the city-state which say the new rules will hurt the industry.
Web giants Facebook Inc, eBay Inc, Google Inc and Yahoo! Inc have said the revised rules "have negatively impacted Singapore's global image as an open and business-friendly country".
The comments, made in a letter to the Minister for Communications and Information, Yaacob Ibrahim, by the Asia Internet Coalition, an industry body, are the first sign that Singapore's success in wooing major players is not assured.
Google, eBay, Facebook and Yahoo all have a major presence in the city-state.
Google said separately it was concerned about the long-term implications of the regulation - especially for local Internet entrepreneurs who it said now faced greater uncertainty and legal risk.
Minister Yaacob, however, told parliament on Monday that his ministry intended to move ahead with the legislation, despite calls from lawmakers to delay its implementation, and dismissed some of the concerns raised.
"The overall law is not meant to force sites to close down by causing them financial difficulties. MDA have already indicated and replied earlier that they will be prepared to exercise flexibility where warranted should a site have genuine difficulties putting up a bond," he said.
In late May, the Media Development Authority (MDA) said websites that regularly report on Singapore would have to be licensed and listed 10 news sites that would be affected, based on criteria such as having 50,000 unique visitors from Singapore each month.
Websites affected by the new licensing regime would have to put up a S$50,000 ($39,300) performance bond as well as take down within 24 hours any story that authorities deemed objectionable.
"Singapore aims to be the future, but this regulation looks a lot like the past," Google's Ann Lavin, director of public policy and government affairs, Southeast Asia, told Reuters.
MDA had said the changes would make the rules governing news websites more consistent with those affecting newspapers and other traditional media platforms. It also said there was no change in its content standards, a point reiterated by Yaacob.
The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) was set up in 2011 by Google, Facebook, Yahoo and eBay to lobby for free and open access to the Internet and promote e-commerce.
The Internet and related industries have become an important sector for Singapore, with revenues last year growing 23 percent to S$103 billion ($81 billion). The sector employs more than 144,000 people out of the city-state's 3.2 million workforce, according to government data.
"When you look at other countries in the region, it's hard to see anyone immediately breathing down the neck of Singapore and Hong Kong," said John Ure, executive director of AIC. "But things can change. Five to 10 years is not a long time."
Ure said the coalition's members had been unnerved by the announcement coming "out of the blue" at a time when it had been holding discussions with the Singapore government on several Internet-related issues.
The regulations, he said, "muddied the waters" and that "anything that is seen to be a hindrance to the free flow of content and data" was of concern to his members.
Singapore has attracted major Internet companies in part because of its commitment to what it has called a "light touch" when it comes to policing the Web.
Yahoo's popular Singapore news site was the only foreign website among the 10 listed by the MDA, but critics fear the rules could be extended to cover other websites, including those critical of the government.
A Yahoo spokesman said it had no official comment on the regulation but that the AIC's position was "broadly consistent with ours".
Opposition lawmaker Lina Chiam told parliament there were still many unanswered questions about the new MDA regulations despite recent attempts at clarification.
"The definition of news sites under the regulations, as they stand, is so arbitrary, and can encompass any website posting at least one news-related article in a week," she said.
"That is why Singaporeans continue to believe that the regulations had been crafted to censor blogs, especially those that discuss politics."
Lobby group Reporters Without Borders, in its latest report, ranked Singapore 149th globally in terms of press freedom, down 14 places from 2012 and below many of its neighbors.
In 2011, the city-state's tiny opposition made big gains against the long-ruling People's Action Party in a parliamentary election, partly by using social media such as Facebook and YouTube to reach voters.
Rights groups have joined local bloggers in criticizing the move. Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Asia division, said that major Internet companies adding their voice should give Singapore serious pause about its approach.
The government, "like a little boy in a dark bedroom, imagines that every bump in the night means there are monsters under the bed ready to pounce on Singapore's much vaunted social stability", he said.
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(Reporting By Jeremy Wagstaff, Kevin Lim and John O'Callaghan; Editing by Alex Richardson and Ron Popeski)


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Jennifer Lopez Holds Hands with Marc Anthony in Awkward Reunion
You know those warnings about dating your coworkers? Situations like this one are probably why. Jennifer Lopez had a visibly awkward reunion with ex Marc Anthony to promote their new show, 'Q'Viva! The Chosen.'
Radar Online reports that the pair briefly held hands at a press conference for the Television Critics Association, garnering buzz for the Jan. 28 Univision premiere of 'Q'Viva!'. Anthony complimented Lopez's rings — with no mention of the fact that her wedding ring wasn't one of them. The press at the event also knew better than to mention the elephant in the room.
Anthony and Lopez's split has been a pretty dramatic one — at least in the press. Reports surfaced that Anthony wasn't thrilled with J. Lo's new beau, Casper Smart, and vindictively planned to launch a custody battle to hurt the 'American Idol' judge.
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According to an annual report from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy the country has lost 347 libraries in past two years, down to 4,265. As grave as this sounds the news becomes more bleak when the figures for library attendance partly justify the closures. Visits to libraries across the UK have also dropped 2.4% in the past year and 6.7% compared with five years ago; and borrowing rates are down comparable figures.
So now the fight is on, with opponents claiming that: shutting down libraries is no way to improve public education, libraries also provide internet access to the less privileged, meeting places for social groups are a valuable community service, and they provide a service to job seekers looking to hone their resumes. Those in favor of the reductions to public spending point the aforementioned statistics, adding that not all libraries should be closed only the ones no longer being used; the same study indicates that while many libraries are being closed the largest libraries are mainly staying open. The Norfolk and Norwich Millennium library had 1.18m books issued and 1.34m visitors alone in the past year.
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Reading manager Brian McDermott has distanced himself from reports linking the Royals with Arsenal midfielder, Andrey Arshavin.
The newly-promoted side have long been linked with the Russian international in recent times, and having only played in seven games this season, Arshavin may well look to move on from north London.
McDermott has publicly stated his desire to bring in some experienced faces to help Reading in their battle against relegation, but the manager has all but ruled out signing 31-year-old Arshavin.
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Vera Brock, 96 - April 11, 2007
Vera D. Brock, 96, of Cozad, died Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007, at the Golden Living Center in Cozad.
Services were to be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, at the Cozad Christian Church with Jeremy Jech officiating. Burial will be at the Cozad Cemetery.
Brock was born on Oct. 9, 1910, at Gothenburg, to Warren and Minnie Putnam Earll.
On April 11, 1937, she married William H. Brock of Medicine Lodge, KS.
She was a member of the Christian Church for over 50 years and a member of the Rebecca Lodge for over 50 years, where she held several offices. She was also a charter member of the Cozad Grand Generation Center.
Brock was a loving and supportive mother and grandmother and worked hard to help support her family, according to family members. She loved to dance until her health limited her mobility after the age of 90. She also enjoyed playing Yahtzee, Bingo and other board games.
She was preceded in death by: her husband, William in 1970; a son-in-law, Edward "Eddie" Christensen; seven brothers and four sisters.
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Memorials are suggested to the Cozad Christian Church, the Grand Generation Center, Central Plains Home Health & Hospice or the donor's choice. Condolences may be shared online at berrymanfuneralhome.com.
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The MacArthur Foundation, among whose fundable 'causes' is credibility in online information, is funding the start up costs of the Reference Extract project, that the New York Times characterized as "Google if built by librarians". Michael Eisenberg, emeritus Dean of the UW iSchool, is leading this effort involving David Lankes of Syracuse University, and a team at OCLC led by Jeff Penka.
I spent a day last week among a dozen or so invited advisors brainstorming the direction and development of this system. The group included librarians, technologists, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and researchers, and the diversity of their reflections mirrored the variety of their backgrounds.
The effort is intended to augment, rather than displace, search capacity on the open Web, adding the credibility of librarianship to the mix of 'special sauces' that distinguish commercial search engine relevance ranking today.
Librarians have been known to turn up their collective noses at open search, impugning the quality of search results, and a plethora of online dross bolsters the position. But it is mostly good enough for most of us, most of the time. Will reference-librarian links improve that quality?
It might be more useful to think of librarian-vetted links as another cut on relevance ranking… useful primarily in circumstances when 'good enough' is not quite good enough. Still, such results are more likely to live comfortably within existing search environments, rather than in competition with them.
Business models comprised a significant part of the day's discussion. Early in the discussion, one of the venture capitalists in the group posed the questions asked of any new venture:
• Who are the buyers?
• What are the compelling reasons to buy?
• Does the approach enjoy a sustainable competitive advantage?
It is commonplace for buyers and payers for a given service to not be the same people, and this will almost certainly be the case in this venture. It is hard to imagine a search service garnering by-the-drink or subscription support in today's ubiquitous search environment. This leaves advertising models (generally unappealing to public institutions such as libraries), foundation support (not a strong contender for long term sustainability), and the perennial favorite, subsuming the operational costs (losing money on every transaction, and making it up on volume).
The latter model we know well, and there are reasons it may be particularly effective in the present case. But why should the library community take on yet-another cost in a time of flat or declining support? Because future library use will depend over the long run on transferring brand equity from the physical to the digital world.
One of the UW librarians present at the meeting evoked a statistic related to their implementation of WorldCat Local, of which UW has been an early adopter. Inter library loan fulfillment doubled almost immediately after launch – users found things and asked for them… twice as often as before the launch. It is hard to ignore a doubling of a basic service demand that translates into more satisfied patrons.
Thus, it is not outlandish to imagine substantial return on a reference/search/relevance-ranking system that amplifies the value of mediated search – generating results that enjoy the imprimatur of an information professional. A successful service will raise the profile of what librarians have to offer web users, and return substantial dividends to libraries, helping to achieve credibility at web-scale that we have enjoyed in the physical world for a century and more. And the costs of such a system will be substantially mitigated by mining existing reference workflows, not creating new ones. Another example of making library data work harder.
Librarians enjoy a degree of public trust that is rare among any group of professionals. As is evident in the OCLC report Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources, this trust translates to a brand equity that can be captured in a single word: books. The promise of RefEx is, in part, to extend the brand equity of physical information formats (books) to digital information credibility on the Web. No single project will accomplish this, however well it succeeds. But to fail to effect this transformation over time is to allow decay of public trust in proportion to the decline of the impact of print relative to digital systems.
So, the value proposition for imbuing online information with greater 'credibility ' is to convert the brand-equity of traditional book-bound trust into its digital equivalent – a brand-promise for managed, evaluated information stores that can be counted upon to meet needs when just-good-enough… isn't. This is a promise librarians must keep.
George Washington's profile (Mt. Rushmore) from the flanks of the monument. Taken in October on our trip west from Ohio to Seattle.


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Delta, in Southern York County, Pennsylvania, will soon be the place to be for Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad fans when the Old Line Museum continues its tradition of bringing this famous and well-loved rail line back to life and all of its former glory each Sunday in June by photographs, memorabilia and tales of years gone bye. This will be the 38th year the museum has so honored this famous short line.
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Month, as it is known to its many loyal followers, began in the Peach Bottom Rail Way Station on Bond Street in Delta, Pa., in 1976, the year that the Old Line Museum was founded. It began as a single Sunday afternoon exhibit, but because of its instant popularity and the popularity of the railroad, it soon became the museum's most popular and best attended attraction. This year it will be open on the five Sundays in June.
Ride the rails and enjoy this display by visiting the many towns along its route through photos, memorabilia and the many stories visitors tell of their experiences relating to the Ma & Pa.
Model Railroaders will also want to attend as there will be scale models of the locomotives, freight and passenger cars, along with their builders. Other craftsmen will display completed and in-process models of trestles, stations and buildings along the way. All of our craftsmen are well known and respected in their fields of model railroading. Some have been published in national model railroad magazines.
The J.E. Murphy collection of photos relating to the Ma & Pa and its narrow gauge predecessors will be featured again this year. The collection covers the time frame from the 1870s to the end of operations on the Ma & Pa as we knew it.
This year, the Murphy Collection will feature the Maryland Division of the line (from Baltimore to Cardiff) on the first two Sundays and the Pennsylvania Division (from Delta to York) on the third and fourth Sundays. The railroads that merged to form the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad will be featured on the final Sunday. These lines were known as the narrow gauge, or three foot lines.
All exhibitors are proud of their work and will be happy to talk with visitors about them. Questions are welcome and encouraged.
The model railroad clinic has been expanded from last year. On display will be a scratch built or in-process model of the Baldwin station and the various steps in the building process will be explained. There will also be a session on three construction for the model railroad. This was very well received last year.
The Old Line Museum is at 602 Main St., Delta, Pa. It will be open to the public each Sunday in June from 1:30 to 4 p.m. There is no admission fee, but donations for the upkeep of the museum are appreciated.
For more information, call 410-592-7491 in Maryland. In Pennsylvania, call 717-456-7124.


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This post is written by guest blogger: Shahrad Milanfar.
Many view Mediation and Trial work as two separate and unrelated events requiring totally different skill sets. This perspective is not exactly accurate because, at their core, mediation and trial work have one thing in common. Both processes are about Persuasion.
If a trial lawyer can't connect with and persuade a jury, s/he loses the case. At mediation, if the mediator and the lawyers can't persuade each other that it is in everyone's best interest to settle, then the mediation process is unlikely to succeed.
As a faculty member teaching in the NITA trial training and deposition training programs, I and the other faculty members help the participants understand that success in trial requires persuading the jury to see the case from their client's perspective. This is done by presenting their case in a concise manner, through good questioning and argument, with good timing. This approach elicits empathy and understanding among jurors. The most effective trial lawyers (who clearly follow the NITA principles) know how to speak simply, what questions to ask, and when. They do a fantastic job of telling a story that resonates with the jurors and provides the jurors a "road map" for what they believe is the correct result.
As a mediator, mediation instructor & practicing litigation attorney, I have a unique perspective about the litigation and mediation process. I have worked as a plaintiff's attorney, and a defense attorney in catastrophic injury cases. I have represented family members in litigation, and been a plaintiff in a real estate fraud case. As I tell my litigation and mediation clients, I have personally sat in virtually every seat in the mediation room and can literally shift my focus to every perspective in the room to find the path to success. Why am I telling you this? I'm telling you this because I firmly believe that the same skills we learn in the NITA programs and utilize in a courtroom are transferrable and applicable to the mediation setting.
Many times attorneys come to mediation and use the opportunity to try to scare the heck out of the opponent into settling. Yet, I have never seen this tactic work, as a mediator, because people rarely settle out of fear. They typically settle because they see value in the settlement. The effective attorneys do a great job of asking good, open-ended, questions and really trying to understand the other side's perspective because this gives them insight into how to reach a settlement agreement. This skill is similar to the NITA funnel technique, which encourages lawyers to ask broad questions and allow the other side to tell their story. The attorneys and mediator can also use the same skills they employ in building rapport, while giving witnesses deposition admonitions. As we know from our NITA training, admonitions are used to set the ground rules and build rapport with witnesses. This allows for a much better flow of information.
Asking great questions and building rapport is also crucial to mediators because it allows the parties to tell their own stories and eventually acknowledge that settlement is the best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA). I can't count the number of times I've asked a good question at mediation which later helped get the parties to an agreement.
So, how can you apply your trial skills to mediation? Here are a few suggestions:
1. Always prepare. Make sure you talk to your clients about the process, about the people, about the law. Make sure that your clients understand that they are there to work hard and solve a problem. This may mean answering tough questions and making difficult choices.
2. Consider what open-ended questions you can ask the other parties and the mediator about ideas, which may move the case toward resolution. Encourage the mediator to do the same.
3. Remember that life is about relationships and others will work with you because they are persuaded by you and not because they are scared of you.
4. Last but not least, make sure that you listen for and hear what the other party needs to walk away from the mediation with a settlement agreement and not simply walk out on the mediation. The ability to read between the lines is a skill all great mediators and trial lawyers must possess.
In order to speak, one must first listen. Learn to speak by listening.
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From what it looked like before to what I seen Sunday when I played at the picnic. I took a moment to just take it in on how well it looked. I mean I just stood there to just take in the good hard work you've done and I must say what a job Frank! That course just keeps getting better and better. To think what your gonna come up with next has got me very anxious. So, I just wanted to take this chance to thank you, so Thank You Frank. Thank you very much. Michael Noe
That sounds amazin frank! But if hole 4 open early or not. Its still looking fantastic. But if there's ever a day you need help, i can bring some big guns down there to channy and help you with whatever you like. Just let me know frank.


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NEW YORK — Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on "American Idol" next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her.
"She's a sexy beast," Tyler said in a phone interview Monday. "I feed off that female energy with her."
He added: "I'm always flirting with her. It's not a bad thing. It's really a good thing. The best part of it all is that we been able to pick some good talent. Just look at this year."
Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez are the final two contestants. The winner will be crowned Wednesday night. If the 16-year old Sanchez wins, she'll be first girl to win the competition since Jordin Sparks took home the crown five years ago.
Tyler gives her the edge: "She sings so good you can't deny, but America votes for it, so we'll see."
While Tyler deflected a question as to whether he or Lopez would return to the show next season, the 64-year old rocker said he has loved the experience. He said he was always comfortable judging the talent competition and feels he's the same guy as an "American Idol" judge that he has been as a vocalist that has rocked audiences for 40 years.
"It doesn't really matter because I'm that big-lipped guy that fronts Aerosmith," Tyler joked.
When he took the job in 2010, it was rumored the band, which has had its share of friction over the years, would not survive. But this summer, Aerosmith is touring and is set to release its first studio album in 10 years.
Tyler said his "Idol" gig never was a problem for the band.
"There was no working through it. I took a job. I took a day job (and) for whatever reason it was very successful," he said.
Tyler attributes his "Idol' success to the chemistry among the judges and host Ryan Seacrest.
"The ride has been nothing but good. I think people at home see that realness. I didn't think it would transcend like that and God bless that it did."


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I found this single card behind the baseboard of my home in Iowa. It is in rough shape and hard to see the team name on the baseball uniform. I'm curious if anyone has seen something like this or even would know who the player is and what team.
Any info would be helpful to solve this mystery.
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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is speaking to her southern Arizona constituents, telling them in a recorded message that she's anxious to get back to work and she misses her home.
Giffords' office says the minute long message was recorded last week in Houston where the three-term congresswoman has been undergoing rigorous rehabilitation therapy for 10 months.
The message was released Tuesday on Giffords' Facebook page. She says in the message that she's getting stronger and better. Speaking in a clear but stilted voice, she adds that representing Arizona is an honor.
Giffords was shot in the head on Jan. 8 while meeting with constituents at a shopping center in Tucson. Six people were killed in the shooting and 13 others, including Giffords, were wounded.


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After being photographed with 22 year old girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, and having tabloid reporter, Kate Major, publicly announce their new "relationship," while quitting her job last week, Jon Gosselin is now publicly breaking his silence.
"At this point … I'm single – per se," he told PEOPLE this Saturday. "I'm just a regular guy who just wants to have friendship and good times. And I like meeting people." Translation – I am single and ready to screw anything moving.
It seems Jon and Girlfriend #1, Hailey, have decided to put the breaks on their new romance. Jon says, "She doesn't like this [craziness]. She loves me for who I am and not for what I do. We are going to chill out for a while and see where it takes us. I'm not looking for anyone."
And what about Girlfriend #2, Kate? "We are just friends" says Jon.
Jon however wants us to know he has his priorities in order saying, "I'm just trying to concentrate on my family first, second my career. That's what I have to do." And will the kids be meeting any of his multiple girlfriends? "I don't want to introduce anyone to my kids," he says. "We just have to play it by ear. I don't know what it's like to be divorced."
So you mean to tell me the big idiot Kate Major quit her job and all but ruined her career for nothing? Fortunately for Kate, she can always take solace in the good news that she should have zero problem winning the biggest dumbass of the year award. Her only other major competition is Hailey.


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Stockton, CA
Leonardo J. Lemos, Jr.
June 8, 1982 - June 17, 2013
Leonardo J. Lemos, Jr. passed away at the age of 31 on June 17, 2013. He was born in San Jose,
California on June 8, 1982. Lenny was an amazing man, father, husband, son, brother, uncle & friend. He served his country proudly in the United States Army beginning July 27, 2000, serving 3 tours in Iraq. Lenny's first duty was Ft. Campbell 101st Infantry and his last duty was station 1-18 First Infantry. He then returned home to Acampo to be with his family, where he continued to grow in family and friends. Many who met Lenny grew to call and consider him family. He was and will continue to be an inspiration to all who had the pleasure of knowing him. He is extremely loved. "You were always the stronger one and still my hero, love Rosa."
Lenny is survived by his loving wife, Heather Lemos, children; Angeliena Lemos, Maria Lemos, and Leonardo Lemos III, father and stepmother; Leonardo J. Lemos Sr. and Cynthia Elaine Lemos, mother Virginia Toyooka, sisters; Rosine Alanzo, Monica Montanez, and Melissa Cuellar, brothers; Robert Montanez, Sonny Toyooka, Jesse Toyooka, and Ralph Toyooka, grandparents
Patricia and Donald Goddard, and great grandmother is Maria Burgett, as well as many nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts and cousins. Lenny will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
Funeral Services will be held at 11am Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Temple Baptist Church, 801 S. Lower Sacramento Rd., Lodi with interment to follow in the Garden of Freedom at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 & Harney Ln., Lodi. Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Lemos
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"I read earlier this week about a developer who made their Android version free after the $1 game was extensively pirated. Stories like this come as no surprise, but the industry press rarely deals with the core problem - and nor does Google. [...] Whilst the aforementioned story about the Android game didn't surprise me, it did horrify me. Android is designed to be difficult to make money from, and the core issue is that it's open - with the corrosive mentality that surrounds such openness."


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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA -- I received my leather Jennifer recliner sofa that I purchased from the Pasadena, CA Lake Avenue store on Oct.15, after waiting eight weeks. I paid half the purchase price when I ordered it, and also purchased the Guardsman leather protection plan.
I was told when I ordered the couch it would take 6-8 weeks to receive it. I called the store in Pasadena after six weeks to check on the order multiple times; no one answered the phone. I also visited the store to check on my order; it was locked and no one was there. I visited a second time to check on my order and pay my balance; the door was again locked, but a woman opened it and said she was just leaving and closing the store.
I finally received my sofa on Oct.15 after waiting for eight weeks. The couch is lovely at first glance, but is made with incredibly cheap leather and parts. It looks like an amateur upholstered the back of it. On Jan 2, less than 90 days after I got my sofa, the mechanism that operates one of the recliners broke. I called Jennifer's Pasadena more than three times, with no answer. I also contacted Customer Service on their website and have received no reply. Today I called the Glendale store with no answer or message that the calls were refused at their number.
This furniture company has the worst customer service I've ever encountered. I count myself lucky that I actually received my merchandise. My advice: DO NOT PURCHASE A SOFA from this company! On the surface, the prices seem like a bargain, but by the time they tack on extra charges, delivery fees and the Guardsman warranty that I will never be able to use because I can't reach them, it's not a good deal at all. Buyer, beware! I recommend Living Spaces for the L. A. area; great company with superior customer service.
NEW JERSEY -- I looked for the perfect couch for 3 years and finally found it in the East Brunswick store. The sales person was very helpful and patient, answering all my questions during my 2 visits and via phone when I got home and had more questions. He also followed up with a phone call after delivery to make sure everything went right.
The couch was to be delivered between 7 am and noon. The truck was waiting outside my door when I looked out at 7. I wasn't expecting the chair until November but got a call mid-Sept. saying it was in early. Delivery for that was supposed to be between 10:00 and 3:00 but it didn't arrive until 3:30. I love my furniture and everyone I dealt with was friendly and helpful.
I purchased a sofa with 2 recliners 19 months ago because it was inexpensive and had the recliners on each side which I wanted. Well, apparently you get what you pay for. It's only been 19 months and the recliner is already broken on one side and I don't use it that often. Over a month ago, the screws started coming out and now I can't even pull the recliner up. I emailed the company and they never responded. I find it interesting you can't find a phone number to call their customer service anywhere on the internet. I had to call the store and they gave me a repairman to call and said I'd have to pay for it.
Even with the low price I paid, it still has ended up costing me more than if I bought a more expensive one because now the product has averaged $250 a year to use which is $22 a month. Sofa recliners should last longer than that!!!
EL CERRITO, CALIFORNIA -- My family and I recently purchased the Maverick Dual Reclining Sofa from the Jennifer Convertibles location in El Cerrito. Prior to our visit to the store we visited their website and saw that the piece was on sale. When we arrived at the store we located the piece, tested it out, discussed the color options, and decided that the Sand color would best suit our current living room arrangement. After we made the decision we sought out the sales associate to ask her a few more questions and finally place the order.
The associate who helped us out was very pleasant, and we left the store quite satisfied with our experience. However, the next day we receive a phone call from the store to inform us that we had been incorrect charged for our piece and only the Cobblestone color was on sale. In order to keep our selection of Stone, we were told we needed to pay an extra $100. We told the associate that this was odd because there was no indication on the website that made consumers aware that only one color was on sale, and there was no clearly displayed sign in the store to inform the customer either.
She said that there was and she was looking right at it. I told her that if that was the case, it was not properly displayed while we were in the store because four separate pairs of eyes did not catch the higher price for a color selection. I also brought up the point that on their website there were other items on sale and that certain ones were listed with a clear color restriction, and that the Maverick one did not. Her response it was, "Oh it's clear that the piece pictured is Cobblestone."
As a consumer who does not work for Jennifer Convertibles, how am I supposed to know what color the piece in the picture is. On other pieces on sale there was a written description of the sale color such as mocha, beige tweed, or celery, but not on the piece what we purchased.
Since we were not making any headway with the person on the phone, we asked for the contact number for the district manager. We were concerned because in California, the customer has the right to purchase an item for either its advertised price or the price that is displayed on the item at the time of purchase. We called the district manager and left a voicemail. He returned our call later that day, and this is where the customer service and the story takes a turn for the worse.
While he conceded the point that there was no indication on the website, he maintained that we should have seen the price tag in the store. When I once again told him that four people did not see that sign, including one of his employees, his first response was that the employee was new then started to accuse me of trying to deceive him. What kind of customer service is that?! We ended the call by canceling the order and to really have a great ending the DM simply hung up on us after we canceled.


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Monday, April 19, 2010
If NDP MP Pat Martin Were A Fire Truck
6 comments:
- Jesse said...
Best of both worlds, right?
He didn't risk voting with the Cons to block it, but now he gets to be on record as opposed to it if anything goes awry. And I can't see anyone voting against him / his party based on this flipflop, ever.
- 8:21 PM, April 19, 2010
- Jerry Prager said...
Oh God, another, "let me make this clear."
- 9:49 PM, April 19, 2010
- Jerry Prager said...
In case you're wondering Steve, here's the google translation of the Asian characters
"Lun Lun Music Music Blogger said ...
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- 9:52 PM, April 19, 2010
- Steve V said...
Oh thanks so much Jerry :)
I think Pat went in today and realized Lavigne had a new strategy, adjust accordingly.
- 10:14 PM, April 19, 2010
- The Mound of Sound said...
Dandy bit of driving. I think you're giving Pat Martin way too much credit. I'd expected the truck to wind up on its side.
- 11:31 AM, April 20, 2010
- Steve V said...
Don't forget, it comes with those slick NDP tires that allow for sliding :)
- 8:08 PM, April 20, 2010


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Jim Lee, front, and Kevin Conroy discuss Batman before a WonderCon panel Saturday that celebrated the character's 75th anniversary. (Sean Marier / DC Entertainment)Link
Kevin Conroy speaks during the panel Saturday. (Sean Marier / DC Entertainment)Link
Ralph Garman participates in the Batman 75 panel Saturday at WonderCon. (Sean Marier / DC Entertainment)Link
Alex Ross' cover art for "Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet" No. 1, written by Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman. It's set to debut digitally on May 21, with a print version coming to comic book store shelves June 4. (DC Entertainment)Link
Alex Ross' cover art for "Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet" No. 2, written by Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman. (DC Entertainment)Link
Kevin Conroy began voicing Bruce Wayne and his vigilante alter ego with "Batman: The Animated Series," which premiered in 1992. He's voiced the character in numerous series and video games since. (Warner Bros.)Link
The popular "Batman: Hush" story line, which ran in the monthly "Batman" series in 2002 and 2003 before being collected as a graphic novel, was written by Jeph Loeb with art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. (DC Entertainment)Link
Batman's 75th anniversary celebration kicked into high gear at WonderCon in Anaheim last weekend with an all-star panel that included superstar artist and DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee, definitive Dark Knight voice actor Kevin Conroy and voice actor/writer/Adam-West-"Batman" super-fan Ralph Garman.
Before heading upstairs to entertain a capacity crowd in a Bat-cavernous room, Lee ("Batman: Hush," "All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder"), Conroy ("Batman: The Animated Series," "Batman: Arkham" video games) and Garman (co-writer of the upcoming "Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet" comics miniseries) sat down with Hero Complex to talk about getting in Batman's head, memorable adventures in their years with Bruce Wayne, and the powers of the artists drawing Caped Crusader comics now.
Hero Complex: The three of you have worked or are working on quite different versions of Batman. For each of you – to draw him, to voice him, to write him – how do you get in the right mind-set?
Kevin Conroy: The way I find the voice is to get into the psychology of the character. It's how I came up with it at the audition. Because I didn't have a real background on Batman. I was just dancing as fast as I could in this audition situation because the only exposure I had was the Adam West series in the '60s, and that wasn't the way they were going. They were going very dark, dramatic, like a Shakespeare tragedy. They were describing this character who was avenging his parents' death and living in a cave, and I said, "You're telling the Hamlet story. You want me to back to my Juilliard days?" And they said, "No one's made that analogy before." I said, "Well, let me just use my imagination."
[Lowers voice] So I kind of got myself into this place that was just very [Raises again] I kept getting darker and deeper and deeper in the sound, and that's how I came up with the sound. Whenever I get into the recording booth, I find that I've got to go through that process, otherwise it sounds phony. And [casting director] Andrea Romano is so good at catching me when I don't do it right. She's like, "You're not there. You're not there." And it makes me go through the whole process and get that sound right. So for me it's a real mental process.
Everything about Batman is what happened to him as a child. That's the whole thing. The whole story is rooted in that – watching his parents be murdered. It's where his whole life went on a turn, and everything comes out of that for the rest of his life. He's avenging that. He's trying to correct that. He's fixing the world to accommodate that childhood tragedy. So I think you always have to go there whenever you approach the character.
Jim Lee: Sometimes I'll put on the soundtrack to "The Dark Knight," one of the Christopher Nolan movies, that helps create that atmosphere. But for the most part, I'm paid to come up with images, so I don't need to create a replica of the Batcave to get in the mood. For the most part, I imagine it, I see it, I draw it. Thankfully, it's a lot cheaper that way than to try and build the sets.
KC: But then you have that room in the back of your house.
JL: I do have a secret room. I work in my secret room.
Ralph Garman: Do you have a pole that goes down to the garage? [laughter]
JL: No, but I do want to get the Shakespeare head to unlock it. Right now it's a billiards table room, but one of the wooden panels, you push it and [to Garman] it opens up like your secret room [seen beginning at the 5:34 mark of that video] into an office, where I've got my drawing table, couch and TV.
RG: It's hard for me to discuss this with these guys, because they're such old pros and I'm just this rookie. I come from a fan's perspective. When I got involved with doing the '66 Batman, it was as if I'd been preparing for this comic book my entire life. I'm such a huge fan. I've digested and absorbed every episode of that show and the feature film and all of the merchandise – I have a big collection of that. I may never have another comic book in me, but I know I had this one. It was if someone came to me and said, "You know all that stuff you love? What would you like to see as a fan? What moments would you have like to to have seen?" You spend your whole life going, "Wouldn't it be cool if …" and you fill in the blank. Now I get to do that.
And then we've got this amazing art team. We've got Ty Templeton, who's just making everything look so much better than I could've imagined. And the other guy, Alex Ross, who's doing your covers – my God, for a comic book geek like myself, this is about as good as it gets.
HC: And speaking of your Batman '66 collection – what was the most effort you've gone to find or procure a particular item?
RG: I flew to Chicago to get a pair of 1966 Batman and Robin bookends because the guy didn't want to sell them. I could tell he was on the fence.
HC: How did you first get in touch with him?
JL: With a dead horse … [laughter]
RG: I made him an offer he couldn't refuse. There's sort of a subculture of '60s Batman fans, and there's message boards … and people will showcase their collections and post photographs. I noticed he had two sets of these – and no man deserves that much good fortune. So I started talking to him, saying, "Look, I want to buy these." "Nah, I want to hold onto them." So I said, "Let me come and see your collection." I knew once I got my foot in the door, I could probably massage him a little bit. The airfare to Chicago, added on to what I actually paid for the bookends, was a little bit more than I expected. But that's the thrill of the hunt sometimes.
HC: You've been voicing Batman now for over 20 years. During that time, whether in studio or out in the world, what's the most memorable moment connected with you voicing Batman?
KC: I live in New York. After 9/11, everyone wanted to volunteer at Ground Zero. By the time I got down there, they had all the tunnelers, they had all the diggers. They had everything they needed. And the guy gave me a phone number to call, and I called and they said, "What we really need are restaurant workers to feed all these people. Do you have any restaurant experience?"
I said, "I'm an actor, of course I have restaurant experience. What do you need? Waiters? Cooks?"
He said, "You cook?" I said, "Yeah, I cook."
"Are you free now ? … I mean right now – we need someone during the night shift."
I said, "I'll be right there."
I ended up becoming the cook at Ground Zero for a couple of weeks after 9/11. And I'm in the kitchen, just doing the night shift, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. It was very hot at that time of year, so it was very hot in the kitchen. There was a real quiet downtown. Everything smelled of sulfur. There was a cloud around everything. There were these big searchlights. It was a very somber, dark, heavy time. But there were hundreds and hundreds of volunteers down there, milling around like ants. People would come in, and we'd feed them every night.
One night I'm in the kitchen, and I'm sweating over the oven. This other volunteer says to me, "So my day job is I'm an architect. What's your day job?"
I said, "Oh, I'm an actor."
He said, "Do you do some kind of special kind of acting?"
I said, "Well, now I really just do animation voices."
He said, "I knew I knew your name. You're the guy who does Batman."
I said, "Yeah, I do Batman."
He said, "Everyone's going to freak out. Can I tell them in the dining room?"
I said, "No one's going to care. We're at Ground Zero – no one's gonna care."
He said, "Are you kidding?" So he goes out into the dining room and he says, "Guys, guys – you're not going to believe who's been cooking your dinners. It's Batman!"
There's this long silence. Then, from the back of the dining room, you hear, "Bull…!" Someone says, "Make him prove it!"
So back in the kitchen, I do [goes into the voice], "I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman!"
There's this long silence, and you hear, "Holy … that was Batman!"
And they all come running back into the kitchen, all these guys just drenched with sweat. They're like, "Man, you know that episode where the Joker …?" Suddenly everyone was laughing. There was all this laughter in the room. It was a great night.
HC: As an artist and co-publisher at DC, would you give your thoughts on how the guys who are drawing Batman now – Greg Capullo in "Batman," Patrick Gleason in "Batman and Robin," Jason Fabok in "Batman Eternal," Francis Manapul in "Detective Comics" – are doing?
JL: They're tremendous artists. Greg was a real get for us. I don't think he'd done any work for DC before we got him. The funny thing is, he and Scott Snyder really clashed at the beginning of their collaboration. Strangely enough, they figured it out and they're like two peas in a pod at this point. I think they're doing some really definitive work on that character.
Francis Manapul, fresh off "The Flash," he's approaching it in a very different way – there's a painterly aspect to it that's just amazing. He does a lot of montage. The level of composition he's doing – most people just imagine the scene and put a frame around it and tell the story that way; he really plays around with it, so much that the page design is a part of the storytelling itself in a very meta way. He's also using watercolors. It's just amazing.
Then Gleason and Fabok are, in my mind, new guys. They're tremendously talented. Fabok's doing the weekly series, which is just amazing to me. I don't know if he stockpiled that stuff or if he's really just strung out on meth at this point or what. [laughter] But he's just killing it. My hat's off to him.
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Here at ESSENCE.com, we're always on the lookout for exceptionally dressed ladies with great individualistic style to fawn over and fashion PR maven Bonnie Morrison fits the bill to a T. Deemed "one of the most socially connected fashion publicists in New York" by Fashion Week Daily, Morrison, who currently represents fashion designer Chris Benz, has an impressive resume to prove it. Morrison has worked as a publicity director at the renowned fashion PR firm KCD (reps the who's who in fashion), PR consultant for Proenza Schouler, Dries van Noten, Phi and magazine editor for the now defunct Men's Vogue. Rubbing shoulders with fashion's distinguished set at industry cocktail parties or store openings is all in a day's work for this New York City nightlife fixture, as is looking sharp. Although Morrison's life revolves around all things fashion and current, you'll never catch her piling on every one of the season's trends. Morrison's personal style leans towards a classic aesthetic which includes a mix of high and low designers wears and vintage styles. She's that cool girl who always looks so enviably chic and comfortable without having to try so hard. She makes pinstripe blue shirts, navy wool peacoats, cardigans, shift dresses and a trench look anything but basic. While she tends to stick to a color palette of mostly grey, beige and black, Morrison doesn't shy away from prints. And judging from the number of pretty, printed shift dresses we've seen her donning around town, courtesy of The Sartorialist and the many other fashion street photogs who capture her looks during Fashion Week, Morrison must house a sweet collection of vibrant party frocks in her closet. We love how she'll throw on a leather jacket or tie a long cardigan with a belt over these feminine dresses. We admire her ability to mix textures and play with proportions to infuse some polished charm to an ensemble. Like when she paired a black sequins cardi with a yellow flower print voluminous skirt. Another signature of Morrison' style is her penchant for bejeweled bib necklaces to lend some glitz to her looks. She's been quoted as saying she favors heirloom costume jewelry from the 50's and 60's. We've pulled together some of our favorite Morrison looks that best express her one-of-a-kind style pedigree. Check it out. Read more:
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Recently, a friend of mine posted on Facebook that she is desperately seeking affordable help with her taxes, which are due in just a couple of weeks. She is a freelancer with income from many sources and has some back taxes to file. If you're like her, feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all, have no fear. You can get organized and paid up. And most taxpayers - yes, most! - can even find help for free.
Recently, a friend of mine posted on Facebook that she is desperately seeking affordable help with her taxes, which are due in just a couple of weeks. She is a freelancer with income from many sources and has some back taxes to file. If you're like her, feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all, have no fear. You can get organized and paid up. And most taxpayers - yes, most! - can even find help for free.
This time of year, the big commercial and chain tax preparers are blanketing the streets and airwaves with ads offering to save you money. But the nonprofits and public/private partnerships that actually help out middle-class and working class people are harder to find. Here's the various options, what they offer, and where to find them.
Since 2003, 40 million taxpayers have taken advantage of the Free File program, saving about $1.2 billion a year. Under this private/public partnership, 70 percent of taxpayers have access to free versions of brand name tax software. These software programs take you step-by-step through filing your taxes online. Online filing means getting refunds, if you're eligible, more quickly. The dozen programs available include the highly rated and best selling TaxACT, Turbo Tax and H&R Block FreeFile. "The service has improved over time," said Tim Hugo, executive director of the Free File Alliance. "There are no pop-up ads now. And free is free. You get a free federal return, and most states now have a free file option as well."
This year the cutoff for eligibility is adjusted gross income of $58,000 or less. If you're not sure whether or not you qualify, visit IRS.gov/freefile today to check the program out.
If you have questions about your return, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers free help with preparing tax returns to anyone making $52,000 or less. Volunteers may be professionals earning continuing education credits, or have special training and certification in helping people understand whether they are eligible for tax credits. Seasonal VITA sites are found at libraries, charities like the United Way, universities (which offer student volunteers), shopping malls, union groups such as Actors' Equity, churches, credit unions, and senior centers nationwide. The Free File Alliance has partnered with VITA for the last two years as well to offer access to their software. You can find a VITA location near you by calling (800) 906-9887 or use the VITA Site Locator at irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep.
The Tax Counseling for the Elderly program is a second IRS partnership volunteer program that gives priority to taxpayers over 60 and specializes in questions about pensions, insurance and other issues unique to seniors. In 2013 92,000 TCE and VITA volunteers prepared 3.3 million returns.
To find a TCE location, go to irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep.
The AARP runs the similar Tax-Aide program for low- and moderate-income seniors at 5,000 locations nationwide. Go to AARP.org to find more information.
Law schools across the country operate free tax clinics staffed by law students, as do legal aid societies. The services at these clinics, which are for low-income people only, may include education and help with filing taxes. Unlike the other groups mentioned here, a tax clinic can also offer legal representation in case of filing disputes, such as audits. According to a 2013 list by the U.S. Tax Court (visit ustaxcourt.gov/clinics/clinics.pdf), there are more than 100 such clinics in 46 states. To find one, contact your local law school.
If your income puts you above the cutoff for the above services but you don't have the funds to pay for tax assistance, a full-featured version of the best tax software shouldn't set you back more than $35. Also, some credit unions provide free assistance to members and low-cost help to everyone else with no income restrictions.
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There's no doubt now, H1N1 is here
Medical personnel say no need to panic.
H1N1 has arrived.
Dr. David Hult of Gothenburg Family Practice has seen at least a dozen people with the virus this past weekend.
At Gothenburg Medical Arts in the last 10 days, Dr. Craig Bartruff has treated more people than normal for this time of year.
Both doctors said they've seen patients complaining of sore throats, high fevers, coughs, headaches, chills and body aches.
Gothenburg Memorial Hospital administrator John Johnson said people have been hospitalized with the H1N1 virus but couldn't say how many.
"People with underlying problems are probably more prone to the serious effects of H1N1 especially those with pulmonary issues," Johnson said.
Johnson said a number of hospital officials are talking about regulation of hospital visitors but no decisions about GMH have yet been made.
District 20 superintendent Mike Teahon said about 100 students were gone from school Monday but that number was down Tuesday.
Student enrollment grades K-12 is about 900 students.
Teahon said it's doubtful school would close because of illness since it isn't recommended by the CDC.
GMH community health coordinator Myra Gronewold said confirmation of the disease in the community shouldn't cause residents to panic.
"There's a risk with driving but you don't ever think about that," Gronewold said. "You could catch H1N1 but you need to put it into perspective."
Both clinics and the hospital are out of the H1N1 vaccine that arrived Oct. 13 but more doses are expected.
At-risk groups get the vaccine first.
The physicians and Gronewold said pregnant women and health care workers received the vaccine last week.
Hult said his clinic also gave the vaccine to a pediatric patient with special needs.
Gothenburg Medical Arts and the hospital each received 20 doses while Gothenburg Family Practice was given 10 by Twin Rivers Public Health Department.
Hult said most people do fine battling the virus, noting that he's not seen any middle-aged adults perhaps because there may be a natural immunity to H1N1 for people born before 1957.
Bartruff and Hult recommend that anyone with flu symptoms stay hydrated and treat fever and body aches with Tylenol or Ibuprofen.
"Don't go to work or school but stay home and recuperate," Hult said.
If treated within the first couple of days of the onset of the virus, the physicians said they treat patients with Tamiflu which can shorten the duration of H1N1 and help keep it from spreading—especially to other family members.
To stay healthy, Gronewold suggested proper handwashing and eating healthy foods as well as exercise.
Hult said H1N1 symptoms are similar to those of the seasonal flu.
However according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), H1N1 is the only influenza circulating at the time, Hult said.
Once a person has had H1N1, Hult said he or she is unlikely to get it again and doesn't need to be immunized.
Patients are tested for H1N1 through a nose swab.
Bartruff said his clinic sends the swabs to a reference lab in North Platte where a few tested positive for H1N1 but quite a few have not.
"But that doesn't necessarily mean the person doesn't have H1N1," he said.
Whether or not local clinics and the hospital receive more seasonal flu vaccine is questionable.
Bartruff said it doesn't sound likely while Hult said he hoped so.
Gronewold said she expects more will be distributed.
According to the CDC, many millions of seasonal vaccine doses are yet to be distributed.
"Most will be able to obtain the vaccine from their usual provider but some will have to get it from an alternative provider," CDC officials said. "We are still early in the flu season. There is still time for people to get vaccinated to protect them from becoming ill."
In the meantime, exposure is probably imminent.
"With the recent cold snap, people were exposed to everything because we were in close quarters," Gronewold said. "Sometimes illness takes longer to get to a smaller community but we're such a communal society, you're exposed."
Gronewold said Gothenburg is fortunate to have excellent health care.
"The clinics are so accommodating and make sure that everyone is treated," she said.
For updates about the flu, visit the CDC at www.cdc.gov or call Two Rivers Public Health Department 1-888-669-7154 or visit their Web site at: www.tworiverspublichealth.com.
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The newly released book Joystick Soldiers: The Politics of Play in Military Video Games looks at the connection between battles fought on screen and those in the real world.
"Pro-war films, military parades, and even fireworks are early symbolic exhibitions of military power," according to co-editors target=_blank>Nina B. Huntemann, associate professor of Communication and Journalism at Suffolk University, and Matthew Thomas Payne. Yet combining powerful media and play transforms citizens from spectators to participants and "has far-reaching implications for how citizens perceive the role of the military in our society."
War is an integral theme of the gaming industry and its appeal has seen enormous growth since the invention of the first video game, "Spacewar!" in 1962. Americans spent over $21 billion on games last year, much of it on combat games, which are used not only for entertainment, but also for military recruitment, education, and even as psychotherapy for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Joystick Soldiers, a compilation of essays, presents a balanced look at the history and culture of the military-entertainment complex and offers in-depth studies of players and political activism.
Loyola University of Chicago Professor Steven E. Jones, author of The Meaning of Video Games, calls Joystick Soldiers "an extremely valuable collection" that "provides the richest and most detailed picture yet of what theorists have called the 'military-entertainment complex,' while focusing attention on the specific video games that help to manifest that complex in the culture but also, surprisingly, offer a platform for critique and resistance."


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The A.N. Pax Corps
Although the A.N.'s mission is to promote the use of violence and warfare throughout the Brikverse, there are some civilizations so deserving of contempt that the Allied Nations Unified Security Council has no choice but to strip them of their rights to violence. Requiring a unanimous vote from the A.N.U.S. Council, the Pax Corps is sent in to execute enforced pacification of the populace.
The volunteers of the Pax Corps are among the most feared units in the Brikverse, not because of their strength in arms, but because of their horrifying tactics. Led by a Grand Pacifier (in red) and supported by hooded Sedator Medix, the goal of the Pax Corps is to inflict Peace on sanctioned populations under the authority of the Allied Nations Ultimate Sanction. They enforce the A.N.U.S. through any non-violent means necessary, including:
- 6. Drugging the water and air supply
7. Mass frontal-lobe disruption
8. Psychological manipulation
9. Medikal experimentation
10. Forced conversion through mental domination
11. The bioengineered Pax multivirus
12. Rules lawyering
Air Superiority Suits give these two troops limited flight capability, but otherwise they're equipped with standard Pax armaments - the SleepSaber, a foam boffer weapon enchanted with the soporific power of four dozen fresh down pillows, and the Allied Nations' most dreaded weapon, the Amigdalar-Limbic Disruptor. Prior to a Pacification assault, the A.N.A.L. Disruptor is carefully tuned to the brain frequencies of the target population, using focused beams to target and disable excitement, motivation, capacity for violence, and occasionally bowel control. The resulting Pacifism can often become permanent unless victims are treated within a few hours; in rare cases the Pacifism is so severe that they mutate into deadly Hipbies, conduits for Flower Power from the Nega-Negaverse and mindless vectors for Pax viral outbreak.
Pax Commandos are tasked with infiltrating key enemy facilities and repurposing them for pacification - especially bars. Alcohol is the lifeblood of a population's capacity for violence, and control of the alcohol supply is the fastest means to convince enemies to defect.
Defecting and converted members of the pacified population are immediately brainwashed and conscripted into the ranks of the Fun Police militia, dressed in reflective uniforms of bright orange for maximum visibility and placed under the authority of trained a Pax Occupation Officer. It's the job of these collaborators to maintain Pacifism in the general population and prevent Fun of any kind until the A.N.U.S. is lifted.


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The Colorado Buffaloes have two chances to avoid the worst season in school history.
The Buffaloes (1-9, 1-6 Pac-12) are in danger of going winless at home unless they can beat Washington today or Utah next week. Its a tall order for a team that has given up an average of 52 points over its last six games.
Finishing 0-6 at home and having the first 11-loss season in the programs history would add to the misery.
It would be terribly disappointing, the whole season has been terribly disappointing so far, senior defensive lineman Will Pericak said. That would just be the cherry on top.
Colorado has struggled in its first two seasons in the Pac-12. Last year, Colorado finished 2-7 in the conference, including a 52-17 loss at Washington. The Buffaloes have allowed at least 30 points in nine games this season, and five times opponents have put up at least 50. Last week, Arizona beat the Buffaloes 56-31.
The blowout losses have taken a toll on them.
I talked to the defense about pride, and that no matter how much they think about or wish or go over it, it isnt going to change what happened on Saturday, head coach Jon Embree said. But they have an opportunity these next two weeks. I appealed to their pride.
First up for the Buffaloes is bowl-eligible Washington (6-4, 3-3), which has won three in a row after a tough start to the conference season. The Huskies practice in the morning during the week so they wont be bothered by the early start, which will be 10:30 a.m. by their body clocks.
Im pumped, man. Im so excited to get up, eat breakfast and go to the stadium and play the game, Washington coach Steve Sarkisian said. Maybe these morning practices will finally pay off for us here the last couple weeks.
The Huskies have turned things around since blowout losses at Oregon and Arizona sandwiched around a close setback against USC. In last weeks 34-15 win over Utah, quarterback Keith Price threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns, and Bishop Sankey had 156 yards rushing and two scores.
Although Arizona rushed for 438 yards against Colorado, Sarkisian wont change his offense against the Buffaloes.
Were not going to try and reinvent the wheel; were not going to become Arizona and run Arizonas offense this week, he said.
Unlike the Huskies, the Buffaloes arent making postseason plans. Colorado has not played in a bowl in four years, and Embree, in his second season as head coach, is trying to get the Buffaloes back to respectability after years of struggle.
He can take comfort in what happened to the Colorado program after first-year coach Bill McCartney went 1-10 in 1984. Five years later, the Buffaloes were undefeated and playing for a national title, and a year later they shared the crown.
Colorado isnt worried about championships this year. The only goal is to win a home game and avoid infamy.
Its really important to send off this year on a good note, and the best note is winning a home game, David Bakhtiari said.


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