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Following a long-running thread on the Adobe Illustrator forum [click here to read], it emerged that there are different methods to measure the area of a vector path within Illustrator. It was interesting to see that each approach was different – and free – and included a plugin and a hidden window within Illustrator intended for debugging by the development team. Each of the two methods has it own advantages, but both have the same disadvantage; they can only provide a result for simple paths – not compound paths, clipped paths, etc.
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A skilled Kansas City sports animation team can easily insert various clips and cartoons into your video during the editing process. If you don't want cartoons or other graphics in your video, then you should find other ways to provide viewers with a mental break. People often cannot process having a lot of information thrown at them at once, and if you want to ensure that every part of your video is heard, enjoyed, and understood, you'll make time for your viewers to have a breather. Some people accomplish this simply by putting brief pauses or breaks in the video itself or by dividing it into several short segments. During the breaks, viewers can get up, use the restroom, grab a coffee or a snack, or just chat about what they've seen. Some smart business owners even use this time for fun teamwork or learning activities related to the video being presented. It doesn't matter what you do really, as long as you keep viewers in mind as you design your video.


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Innisfree managers increased the hotel sales by by 43% within the first year. They also reduced expenses by 15% and increased the Net Operating Income by 50%. By 2008 we had doubled the record sales of the previous owner. After hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Katrina (2005) the Holiday Inn Express was the first hotel in Orange Beach to reopen. Despite the effects of an economic recession in 2009, and BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010, the hotel eclipsed sales records in 2011.


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Falling to Pieces
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..........I watched this wonderful man for the following year not be able to tell us what was going on in his mind. We really had no idea what he was feeling or thinking. One day Vicki asked him to please say something and the word he said was "Defeated".
This is a vicious form of cancer and I only prey that the song you are about to hear can help express the feelings that anyone suffering from this monstrous disease may not be able to say for themselves.
Rest in peace our beloved Cary, this is for you.....
The picture of health, did everything right
Never tasting the dark side, this just can't be right
Feeling fine on Sunday, kissed the kids goodbye
The vicious nightmare begins on Monday, it just can't be right
Falling to pieces, what a wicked ride
Life is full of surprises, don't let me die
Falling to pieces, there's no justice in sight
Life is full of surprises, don't let me die
Trapped inside the silence, smiling but wanting to scream
All the memories are fading, please wake me from this wicked dream
Not knowing the future, will it ever be the same?
How could this happen so cruel and inhumane.
Falling to pieces, what a wicked ride
Life is full of surprises, don't let me die
Falling to pieces, there's no justice in sight
Life is full of surprises, don't let me die
Crying in the darkness, I can't make sense of this life
The hourglass is slowly sinking
Am I running out of time, am I running out of time
Jen's rap
I can't find a reason or a rhyme, it makes no sense to me
Spent my life playin by the rules, so where's my happy ending?
Some people would cry till their eyes go dry
But i have just gone numb
There's no escape, they sealed my fate
I've got nowhere to run.
The clock keeps ticking as my head is spinning
It just doesn't seem right
All the passed up bong hits n missing out on the sniffs
And still I'm gonna die.
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Yo where's the justice in this big bad world?
How can we swallow the lie,
Eat right, work out like a champ
Still kiss your ass goodbye.
Days are numbered, I know it's true
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Think of September. Think of fall, the falling of leaves, the recessional of summer, and the time before winter. Actually ...
Think of September. Think of fall, the falling of leaves, the recessional of summer, and the time before winter. Actually ...
There's no question that education is probably the most important issue in this 2010 Democratic Primary election campaign. Mayoral candidates Fenty and Gray are giving it plenty of air time.
Glenn Beck is coming to town. So is Sarah Palin. They're bringing about 300,000 folks with them for a major conservative rally called "Restoring Honor," a fevered brain child of Beck's originally meant to be about honoring American servicemen.
This fall in Washington, everything from vibrators to Verdi is taking the stage. Arts writer Gary Tischler picks the top performances you shouldn't miss.
Marsha Mason, four-time Oscar nominee, farmer and classic actress, returns to the stage this fall in Shakespeare Theatre's production of "All's Well That Ends Well."
As Artistic Director Molly Smith puts it, "We are finally home again." But Arena's home isn't exactly what it used to be — in fact, it's about to complete a colossal renovation that will soon light up Washington's theater scene once more.
The Washington performing arts world runs the gamut. But we also have institutions, organizations and individuals that are beyond category.
In Washington, nothing is official until the mayor cuts the ribbon. Or the pasta, as was the case for the last week's opening of Carmine's, the classic New York restaurant.
Gary Tischler is not in the least embarrassed to admit that he really, really enjoyed myself at a recent performance of "Mary Poppins," now at the Kennedy Center's Opera House.
Georgetown's Dr. Lee Morgan seems like a man who has found his niche, not like a safety net, but rather a place to be everything all at once: a responsible community person who loves what he does.
There is a new mental health problem out there. We call it The Real Housewives of Washington D.C. Stress Syndrome.
The recent D.C. Tenants Advocacy Coalition city council candidates forum tried to pack in all the council candidates, including Brown and Orange, into one forum, a process that proved to be both unwieldy and illuminating.
In August, The Music Center at Strathmore hosts its annual tribute gig, this year devoted to the turbulent '60s and the British Invasion.
"Mary Poppins" is a way of life for Welsh tour director Anthony Lyn. A life a long way off from his homeland's famous Swansea Grand Theatre.
Where the District's 2006 election seemed almost dreamily sleepy and below the radar in the summer months, 2010's race has a daily, electric and strange feel to it, covered almost 24-7 by a blogosphere that never lets up.
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Wake up Barnes & Noble!
Growing up, my parents often took us to Barnes and Noble. Whether it was Friday evening after dinner or a rainy Sunday afternoon, trips to the bookstore were a rare occasion that fed the curiosities of everyone in my family — something they believed should be practiced often.
These trips to B&N planted seeds to learn something new. My sister would head over to the fashion section; my father to the business or new releases, my brother often to the video game magazines and my mother to the travel section or novels. Although we found ourselves browsing different areas, there were always new conversations at home that led to us understanding each other's interests and goals better than before.
Since I grew up going to Barnes & Noble, the recent New York Times article, "The Bookstore's Last Stand," frustrated me even more. In it, B&N spells out their plan to focus solely on selling the Nook and digital content to save the fledging company.
Sound familiar? It should: it's an uninspired "me-too" strategy following in the footsteps of Amazon. But here's the difference — if B&N continues down this path, they'll be transforming a brick-and-mortar book browsing asset into a device retailer that more closely resembles Best Buy or Radio Shack.
Stores are an asset
I'm a self-professed Amazon fangirl and admire what they're doing with the publishing industry. They're taking an inefficient and unreasonable economic model and turning it upside-down, democratizing a platform that has been inaccessible to thousands of would-be writers. In the end, writers, readers and trees win.
Rightly so, B&N, as well as the publishing industry, is terrified of Amazon. But in the quest to drive more e-book sales, B&N risks overlooking one of its largest competitive advantages: its stores. Despite the profession that "our stores are going nowhere," CEO William Lynch is focusing on the wrong areas of his retail spaces:
Back in New York, Mr. Lynch has been working to revamp the look of Barnes & Noble stores. Last year, the company expanded sections for toys and games and added shiny new display space for its Nook devices. In another sign of the digital revolution, Mr. Lynch expects to eliminate the dedicated sections for music and DVD's within two years — while still selling some of them elsewhere in the stores. He also plans to experiment with slightly smaller stores.
I'm astounded by the shortsightedness. If these moves are taken to be true, Lynch will be ignoring the core tenets of the bookstore, cited elsewhere in the same article:
What publishers count on from bookstores is the browsing effect. Surveys indicate that only a third of the people who step into a bookstore and walk out with a book actually arrived with the specific desire to buy one.
B&N doesn't need to rethink the book — they need to rethink the store. Expanding the size of toys & games doesn't cut it. People go there to learn something new, be entertained, or find information.
So how do you rethink the retail experience and take advantage of 703 stores in 50 states? Pull an Apple. Even better, it's an area where Amazon will be hard-pressed to compete.
Barnes and Noble 2.0: Creating Experiences
What large bookstores have always been successful at is their ability to provide access to thousands of topics in a single place. B&N should embrace this promise by dedicating 15-30% of floorspace to a theater/classroom. The Prince Street Apple store in New York City comes to mind — offering a comfortable auditorium where ideas can be shared or classes taught.
Want to learn to cook? Interested in WWII history? Taking a trip to Thailand? All of these answers sit on the bookshelves of B&N. Harnessing all of the knowledge in the space to get more people into the store is only the beginning. Providing a third place in a community where people can spend time learning is the bigger vision.
Educational content at scale
Providing in-depth classes, teachers and a curriculum is a huge undertaking but thankfully there is a growing trend in a new educational model. Instead of recruiting teachers for a strict curriculum, content will be driven by the community. SkillShare and Dabble, startups that allows anyone to teach or take a class, have proven there is demand for learning from our peers. "Teachers" (people with passion about a topic) offer their courses for a set price, attendees purchase tickets online and classes are taught in person. The company takes a portion of ticket sales.
Whether B&N would build the same technology or license/buy an existing company is up to them. They already have the advantage of an massive distribution system: email, retail, loyalty customers. This could see an additional revenue stream from their retail spaces and would match well to selling books that match the topic taught in each class.
Publishers need a new perspective
A seemingly misguided publishing president said, "the biggest challenge is to give people a reason to step into Barnes & Noble stores in the first place. 'They have figured out how to use the store to sell e-books," she said of the company. "Now, hopefully, we can figure out how to make that go full circle and see how the e-books can sell the print books.'"
This overlooks two major opportunities for publishers. First, publishers, just like music executives a few years ago, have to realize that making money off of the content alone is a dying business. Packaging the paperbook as a limited edition, adding media or access to the author will become more common as ebooks drive down the price of books. B&N doesn't have to just be a sales channel for paperbooks, it can be a personal plaform to sell the book, author and extra experiences.
Second, the key to a successful book is attracting an audience. Good writing is essential, but customers are key to making money. The publisher's role is to distribute, promote and market the story to find the audience. Cutting through the noise of thousands of books on a bookshelf is no small feat, but there is a huge opportunity to reach the thousands of people walking into physical stores to make them part of that audience. Publishers should focus on how to grow the audience more than just the medium in which content sold.
How could book stores help with that? Imagine if media, video and voice recordings from the author came with the book. They could distribute the ideas of the author, her true voice and vision into rich experiences across the country. People would show up to be entertained and may leave as new readers. We've seen movies made from books drive more book sales, why not let every author have that chance using new media? Even a simple video of the author reading a passage is a low cost way to spread the message. If B&N can provide the audience and the instant gratification of retail, it seems like a win-win.
Bigger vision, bigger mission
In a country where unemployment borders double-digits and higher education is showing the signs of a bubble, there is a huge opportunity to create a third place to learn new skills and feed curiosity for new opportunities. Barnes & Noble already has an existing advantage of presence in communities across the country, so instead of being concerned about being disrupted by an online retailer, it should instead focus on disrupting another industry entirely: education.
Barnes and Noble shouldn't just be thinking about reinventing the book, but rather, the bookstore. And perhaps in the future, my family will travel to Barnes and Noble on a Friday evening to spend an hour learning together — and, who knows — we might even buy a book.
I've made a habit to write when I have ideas about different industries. I'm going to start sharing them instead of keeping them in a folder. Comments, thoughts and advice on better writing are welcome! @br_ttany


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Understanding Hot Nuclear Matter That Permeated the Early Universe |
A review article appearing in the July 20, 2012, issue of the journalScience describes groundbreaking discoveries that have emerged from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, synergies with the heavy-ion program at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe, and the compelling questions that will drive this research forward on both sides of the Atlantic. With details that help enlighten our understanding of the hot nuclear matter that permeated the early universe, the article is a prelude to the latest findings scientists from both facilities will present at the next gathering of physicists dedicated to this research — Quark Matter 2012, August 12-18 in Washington, D.C.
"Nuclear matter in today's universe hides inside atomic nuclei and neutron stars," begin the authors, Barbara Jacak, a physics professor at Stony Brook University and spokesperson for the PHENIX experiment at RHIC, and Berndt Mueller, a theoretical physicist at Duke University. Collisions between heavy ions at machines like RHIC, running since 2000, and more recently, the LHC, make this hidden realm accessible by recreating the extreme conditions of the early universe on a microscopic scale. The temperatures achieved in these collisions — more than 4 trillion degrees Celsius, the hottest ever created in a laboratory — briefly liberate the subatomic quarks and gluons that make up protons and neutrons of ordinary atomic nuclei so scientists can study their properties and interactions.
"Quarks and the gluons that hold them together are the building blocks of all the visible matter that exists in the universe today — from stars, to planets, to people," Jacak said. "Understanding the evolution of our universe thus requires knowledge of the structure and dynamics of these particles in their purest form, a primordial 'soup' known as quark-gluon plasma (QGP)." continue reading
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Larry Ellison: Why it pays to be a jerk
The success of Larry Ellison, and what it says about leadership.
On the battlefield of Silicon Valley, it takes a lot to distinguish oneself as more bloodthirsty than the rest. But in recent months, Oracle CEO and founder Larry Ellison reminded observers why, even in an industry dominated by barbarians, he has earned a reputation as a first-class SOB.
In early August, Ellison launched a public attack on Hewlett-Packard, throwing what had for decades been an amicable business relationship into jeopardy with a few choice words. Following the ousting of CEO Mark Hurd, who was forced to step down after a sexual harassment inquiry, Ellison lashed out at HP in an email to The New York Times. "The HP board just made the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago," he wrote, invoking one of the most infamous board blunders in tech industry lore. Ellison argued that the company's decision to make public the sexual harassment claims, which had been proven "utterly false," constituted "cowardly corporate political correctness." And if there's one thing Ellison can't abide, it's pansy-picking ninnies interfering with genius at work.
His assault on HP continued through September, when he hired Hurd, a close personal friend, as co-president of Oracle (a title he'll share with Safra Catz, who has been Ellison's second-in-command since 2004.) The move prompted HP to launch a lawsuit over concerns about the protection of its trade secrets. The legal dispute was quickly resolved, with both firms pledging to mend fences, but it wasn't long before Ellison went about tearing them down again. When HP tapped Léo Apotheker, the former CEO of SAP, Oracle's archrival in business-application programs, as its new commander-in-chief, Ellison charged HP with "[picking] a guy who was recently fired because he did such a bad job of running SAP," and called for the board's immediate, "en masse" resignation. All of which, onlookers agree, is classic Ellison. Bloomberg Businessweek described the outbursts as a return to his "old strategy of ridiculing the competition"; the Associated Press, meanwhile, noted that he "thrives on insulting rivals in public."
Since co-founding the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle in 1977, Ellison's antics, which have included everything from hiring a private investigator to snooping through Microsoft's garbage to unceremoniously punting a series of would-be successors to his throne, have earned him the distinction of Silicon Valley's consummate meanie. "Ellison," observes Karen Southwick in her unauthorized 2003 biography Everyone Else Must Fail, "is like a modern-day Genghis Khan who has elevated ruthlessness in business to a carefully cultivated art form. His weapons are not the marauding hordes but his company's possession of a key technology platform, his willingness to exploit it, and his disdain for anyone who gets in his way."
The incredible success that he has enjoyed is a marvel to anyone familiar with the accepted literature on what it takes to make a great leader, qualities like empathy, mediation skills and humility. By all accounts, he is a bad listener and a big talker, whose brash, take-no-prisoners approach tends to alienate employees and customers alike. Yet, in the past 35 years, the jet-flying, sailboat-racing renegade has built Oracle into one of the most important tech firms on the planet, with annual revenues of $27 billion — about a billion dollars shy of his personal fortune. (All figures are in U.S. dollars.) While many of his contemporaries have moved to arms-length positions or other projects, Ellison remains the driving force behind the computing juggernaut, continuing to fashion it according to his own design. After acquiring more than 65 tech firms in the past five years, the mercurial CEO announced in September that he would be "buying chip companies," suggesting that Oracle is positioning itself for what Bill Tatham, head of Toronto-based enterprise software firm NexJ Systems, describes as "another level of world domination."
But while it may be tempting to single out Ellison as the ruthless villain of high technology, "none of these guys are nice," says Jeffrey Pfeffer, a business professor at Stanford University and author of Power: Why Some People Have It — And Others Don't. Before his ousting from Apple, Steve Jobs is said to have become increasingly difficult to work with, refusing to acknowledge that sales were tumbling; since his return, he has often been criticized for his obsessive secrecy, and ruling the company with an iron fist. Meanwhile, it was Bill Gates's attempt to snuff out the competition that led to antitrust allegations — and sent Ellison rooting through Microsoft's trash. "It's very unpopular to say in today's world, where we have these Kumbaya theories of leadership," says Pfeffer, "but it actually doesn't work well." If anything, Ellison is merely the poster boy for what it takes to thrive in an increasingly ruthless environment. His rare combination of hubris and self-awareness enables him to skid recklessly to the edge, stopping just short of the cliff. And his stunning trajectory offers a valuable lesson: In the cutthroat arena of big business, sometimes it pays to be a jerk.
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Elsa Lichtmann sketch~ :)
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Tennis star Maria Sharapova officially joined the social craze known as Twitter on Monday, just hours after disposing of Olga Puchkova in straight sets in the first round of the Australian Open.One might initially assume that her first tweet would be tennis-related. This wasn't the case. She opted to reference her upscale line of candy called "Sugarpova" instead by tweeting:"Your ultimate sugarmama has arrived #myfirsttweet"Sharapova attached a photo to the tweet of herself mimicking a painted silhouette of a young girl blowing bubbles. Pretty classy, huh?The Russian bombshell already has over 28,000 followers at the time of this post. And don't worry, folks, her account has already been verified.It's really only a matter of time before herds of males hear the news, immediately flock to Twitter, and seek out the "Follow" button.By the way, her handle is @MariaSharapova. You are welcome.Via Metro.
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The President shall appoint to the Commission a United States Commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The President may appoint one Native from each of the two inhabited Pribilof Islands to serve as Advisors to the Commissioner and as liaisons between the Commissioner and the Natives of the Pribilof Islands. The President may also appoint other interested parties as Advisors to the Commissioner. Such Advisors shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The President may also appoint a Deputy United States Commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The Deputy Commissioner shall be the principal adviser of the Commissioner, and shall perform the duties of the Commissioner in the case of his death, resignation, absence, or illness. The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, and the Advisors shall receive no compensation for their services. The Commissioners may be paid traval [1] expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence at the rates authorized by section 5703 of title 5 when engaged in the performance of their duties.
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text: content LE Magazine September 2004 How Humans Died Last Century William Faloon Most people fail to realize how far medicine has progressed in a remarkably brief period of human history. For instance, the three leading causes of death in 1900 were pneumonia, tuberculosis, and diarrhea.1 During the first four decades of the twentieth century, bacterial infections ravaged human populations of all ages. Diphtheria, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, scarlet fever, syphilis, staphylococcus, and a host of enteric pathogens were the epidemic killers of the day. By 1946, these diseases were largely brought under control with the advent of antibiotics, improvements in hygiene, and other antimicrobial therapies. The three leading killers today are heart disease, cancer, and stroke.2 Pneumonia still claims the lives of elderly people with weakened immune systems, but the bacterial infections that caused so many people to perish from pneumonia were eradicated long ago. In less than 65 years, science has turned the death tables upside down to the extent that the major threat now facing health-conscious people is aging and its accompanying diseases. The average life expectancy in 1900 was 47.3 years. In 1993, it was 75.7 years. SOURCE: ODC, National Center for Health Statistics. In 1900, deaths from other causes accounted for almost 30% of total deaths; in 1996, deaths from other causes accounted for about 20% of total deaths. Critics of our objectives to radically extend the healthy human life span contend that it is not possible to gain control over aging. Some pessimists even say that cancer may never be cured. We at Life Extension disagree with these cynics who fail to appreciate how far health care has advanced over the past seven decades. Considering the scientific discoveries that have occurred in recent years, it would appear that both cancer and aging will become controllable diseases long before this century ends. The problem is that most people reading this are likely to die before then.3 We Cannot Forget the Past To educate more people about how close we may be to eliminating pathological aging as a consequence of human maturation, it is useful to look back just a few generations to see how hopeless the prospects for living a long and healthy life appeared to be then. At the dawn of the twentieth century, life expectancy at birth was only 47.3 years. In 1900, fewer than 60% of women lived to the age of 50; today, 95% of women can expect to reach at least the age of 50.4 Cancer Used to Be a Death Sentence We at Life Extension have been highly critical of the medical establishment's failure to discover more cures for cancer. For many cancers, the mortality rate has not changed much since 1950 and obvious ways to reform today's broken system have not been implemented. Despite the many failings we have identified, far more cancer patients are surviving than ever before. Although many of these victims suffer lifelong debilitation from the treatments used to cure their cancer, there has been undeniable progress in many areas of oncology. In the 1930s, only one of five cancer patients survived five or more years. During the 1940s, the five-year survival rate improved to one of four patients. In the 1960s, one of three survived. Today, 64% of cancer patients survive for five years or more.5 The cancer establishment can brag about these statistics, but we at Life Extension will continue to fight for the lives of cancer victims who are not being effectively treated. One overlooked problem is that despite improved survival rates, cancer deaths continue to mount. While 143 people per 100,000 died of cancer in 1930, today the figure is nearly 180 per 100,000.5 Much of this increase is due to increased life expectancy (cancer incidence increases with age) and smoking-related cancers. Cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart disease in the US, but it is the major cause of death in women between the ages of 35 and 74. In children under the age of 15, cancer trails only accidents as the leading cause of death.5 If current trends continue, cancer is expected to be the leading cause of death in the US by 2010. It is because of these worrisome trends that we at Life Extension believe that finding a cure for cancer should be a national priority. Staggeringly High Childhood Mortality If you visit any old cemetery, you might be surprised to see how large the "babyland" sections are. That is because infants and children used to die at dreadfully high rates. In the pre-vaccination era, pertussis (whooping cough) was a leading cause of infant death. The number of cases of pertussis dropped by more than 99% between the 1930s and 1970s (though an increase occurred in the US and Europe during the 1980s and 1990s).7 In 1900, 30.4% of all deaths occurred among children less than five years of age. By 1997, that percentage was only 1.4%. These remarkable improvements in saving children's lives occurred because of improvements in sanitation and hygiene, the discovery of antibiotics, and the implementation of vaccination programs. Scientific advances played a major role in each of these areas.8 AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS ARE SIMILAR TO US STATISTICS In Australia during the early 1900s, the leading causes of death were infectious and parasitic diseases. For example, in 1907, infectious and parasitic diseases caused 25% of all deaths. By 2002, only about 1% of Australians succumbed to these illnesses.9 Deaths from circulatory disease increased from about 15% of all deaths in 1907 to nearly 40% in 2002. Cancer rates rose even more sharply, from 7% of all deaths in 1907 to about 30% in 2002.9 In less than 100 years, the reasons why people die have completely changed. We at Life Extension would like to see the same commitment aimed at saving the lives of adults. Critics of our ambitious research programs state that it is "natural" for people to succumb to illness as they age. Our rebuttal is that it was perfectly "natural" in 1900 for infants and children to die at a rate 21 times greater than they do today! The reduction in mortality for children and infants is irrefutable proof that the lethal forces of nature can be overcome by scientific innovation. Life Extension has long advo-cated that a medical research "Manhattan Project" be established to find cures for the diseases of aging and aging itself within the next 17 years. Our organization currently funds almost $5 million of scientific research each year. Dying from Acute Vitamin Deficiencies It is hard to imagine that only 65 years ago, thousands of Americans died each year from diseases such as pellagra (niacin deficiency), beriberi (thiamine deficiency), rickets (vitamin D deficiency), and scurvy (vitamin C deficiency). As many as 3,000 deaths were attributed to pellagra and hundreds of children died from rickets each year as late as 1938. Over 40% of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration was deficient in riboflavin (vitamin B2) and over 20% of preschool children had rickets. These diseases were common and malnutrition was typically a result of not enough food.10 Today, people die of chronic nutrient deficiencies caused by less-than-optimal intake of a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Thousands of published studies indicate that many of today's lethal diseases could be prevented if people consumed more than the minimal daily intakes established by the federal government. Yet approximately 40% of the US population takes no dietary supplements, resulting in an epidemic of chronic nutrient deficiency states.11 EXCERPT FROM A BRITISH HOSPITAL REPORT, CIRCA 1933-34 "During the busiest time of the year in 1933, every pair of skilled hands was needed to stop every kind of infectious disease [from] spreading, even within the hospital. Scarlet fever continued to be the greatest concern of the hospital staff; year after year, nothing seemed to stop the spread of this disease. Around the same time, four cases of diphtheria were admitted; one young woman who was admitted was in a highly toxic state, and despite all the medical help, she only lived another hour. A few months later, eight further cases of diphtheria were also to be admitted into the hospital, three of which required a tracheotomy. All the permanent staff, from nurses to ward maids, were tested for diphtheria; one gave a positive reaction and received treatment. Another two members of staff were immunized against this awful disease. Scarlet fever seemed at times untreatable, and since the isolation hospital opened, it had admitted more scarlet fever patients than [for] any other disease. Throughout the year of 1934, the scarlet fever put so much pressure on the hospital, it pulled into question, did the isolation hospital need an extension to cope?"12 Continued on Page 2 of 2


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MEET in Paris
- Address:
9727 Culver Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232Neighborhood:
Culver City
- Cuisine:
FrenchPrice: $30 and under
MEET in Paris
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://meetrestaurantla.com/
- Phone: 3108158222x
- Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday: 10:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Friday: 10:30 AM to 10:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 to 10:30 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM
Happy Hour: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Daily
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: French
- Executive Chef: Sebastien Cornic
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Beer, Cafe, Counter Seating, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine, Wine Bar
- Catering: Catering menu available on request. Meet is the perfect choice for office meetings, parties, and special events. Please contact Sebastien Cornic at (310) 815-8222 to schedule an event or for more information.
- Private Party Contact: sebastien cornic 310-815-8222 x
- Special Events: All-inclusive prix fixe menu available Monday through Thursday and Sunday: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM and ALL NIGHT Friday and Saturday, only $34.95, or $46.95 with a bottle of wine for two. Includes appetizer, main course and dessert with a large variety of dishes to choose from.
Mondays: 30% off all mussel dishes and all beers are half off!
Tuesdays: All-you-can-eat mussels in any or all of our 16 different styles, only $26.95! One serving of fries per order, and no sharing please!
Thursday: No corkage! (Everyone at the table must have at least one main course or mussels dish to qualify for 'no corkage. Limit of two bottles per table -- corkage will apply for additional bottles.)
Saturday and Sunday Brunch: Bottomless Mimosa $16.95!
Sunday Only: Wine Bottle Half Off at Dinner! (A few bottles don't apply, inquire with your server.)
Getting there
- Cross Street: Duquesne
- Public Transit: Culver City buses service area.
- Parking: Valet
- Parking Details: Meet is located on the North side of Culver Boulevard near the intersection of Duquesne Avenue. Culver City Valet Parking is available right in front of the restaurant. There is also two hour free parking one block east on Cardiff Street ($1.00 each additional hour). Street parking is also available.
A word from MEET in Paris
Meet in Paris brings the Paris bistro to Culver City, serving classic French comfort food in a relaxed style. We want our customers to feel at home. Every aspect of the restaurant is crafted to leave our guests with a sense of satisfaction and well-being. We serve generous portions of full-flavored, hearty food. Our dishes are made from the highest-quality ingredients, presented in an elegant yet simple style that honors our French roots and expresses our passion for consistent excellence and creativity.Continued
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- Diners' Choice WinnerFrench
MEET in Paris - Best Restaurants in Culver City ›
MEET in Paris reviews from OpenTable diners
202 reviews since June 4, 2014
- Food4.4Service4.3
- Ambiance4.2Noise LevelModerate
great for outdoor dining (146)neighborhood gem (135)fit for foodies (94)romantic (73)special occasion (65)great for lunch (61)great for brunch (49)good for groups (32)notable wine list (25)hot spot (20)late-night find (11)kid-friendly (5)scenic view (2)vibrant bar scene (1)Show More
- Good food and dog friendly too.ReviewerDined on 9/30/2014Took a friend for her birthday. She loves mussels and MIP had a special that day. She stuffed herself and loved most of the varieties offered. I got a regular hamburger which was big and delicious. Of special note to me, they allow dogs in the patio area, so I brought one of mine and my friend brought one of hers. I'll cut restaurants a lot of slack just for being kind enough to let me bring my dog(s), but there was no slack needed in this case. Nicole, our waitress, was attentive, fast with the food, brought a bowl of water (and then 2 burger patties) for the dogs. and we all had a pleasant time. About the only possible thing I'd improve is making the table a bit bigger, since we were a bit crowded. Not a big deal. I'm sure we'll be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful, as alwaystapdansrDined on 9/27/2014Celebrated an early anniversary this week. We each ordered a different soup and then switched. Shared an entree-- it was delicious. Unfortunately, didn't have room for dessert. Next time!!Special Features:
- Good French FoodFrenchManDined on 9/26/2014I enjoyed their foods, being Parisian, and semi critical I was nicely surprised. Looking forward to trying their other traditional dishes. Pate was good, moules marinières good as well. Not a michelin 5 stars but very good overall. Bread was sub par, it is a key part of a french mealSpecial Features:
- Everything great about this placeOpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 9/25/2014Wonderful ambiance. Really feels like you're in Paris. The food is terrific and there are so many options. The mushroom soup I had was so delicious! Our waitress was extremely friendly and efficient and the whole experience was truly wonderful. I will definitely go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love your muscles!LODBVIPDined on 9/25/2014Needed a spot to meet a client for dinner and informal talk. You totally fit the bill and gained another customer who said she will return with her friends. Thank you Mario for such great service.Special Features:
- Great PlacejtmattDined on 9/24/2014Good food and friendly people.Good food and friendly people.Good food and friendly people.Good food and friendly people.Good food and friendly people.Good food and friendly people.Special Features:
- Love this placeOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 9/23/2014Meet In Paris has become one of my favorite restaurants in Culver City. The mussels are to die for, such a great variety to choose from. My favorites are the dijonaise and alaska. Its a cozy little restaurant and the staff is always friendly. You cant beat the half price happy hour and 30 percent off mussels on tuesdays and wednesdays!!Special Features:
- Good not greatOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/23/2014The service was excellent and the food was ok. I didn't blow my mind or palette.Special Features:
- Paris in Culver CityTruewiseprinceVIPDined on 9/19/2014Once again, didn't let us down. Great place for business lunch. Great food and great service with a French flair.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A Frenchy Find!maidagoldDined on 9/13/2014We really enjoyed our dinner this past Saturday night. We were going to an art show, and in my reservation I let them know we needed to be on our way. They were all so accommodating and great. Our servers were friendly and knowledgable. All of our main courses were delicious. Two of us got mussels. One of us got the steak. One of us got a pasta dish. Everyone was moaning through their meal. My beet salad starter was fantastic. The other three shared the charcuterie and a cheese plate. (My husband is quite the fan of charcuterie plates, and this would not have topped his list...but it was good enough.) We would definitely go back the next time in CC. It's incredibly charming, and the staff were truly excellent.Special Features:
- Lovely FindFRNDnandWnVIPDined on 9/12/2014A true neighborhood gem! From the impeccable service (not just our gracious waitress, but the busboys and hostess) to the delicious Madrid moules-frites, provides a very nice end to a hectic week.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Another nice evening at MeettwebbmdVIPDined on 9/12/2014Good service and great food made for another enjoyable evening. My wife enjoyed her mussels, and my trout dish was outstanding. We'll be back!Special Features:
- Must Dine OutsideArcadiafcDined on 9/12/2014Meet in Paris is a true neighborhood gem. Unfortunately, despite having a reservation and looking forward to sharing a wonderful dining experience, we were seated inside at a table that was wholly too small and subjected us to constant traffic from the kitchen. At one point the waitress and staff were literally inches from my face as they were hustling past my table. We have been to this restaurant four times in the past two months, however this last experience soured me to the point that I will not go back for some time.Special Features:
- Just Ok!YummyVIPDined on 9/11/2014We were disappointed this time. We usually stick to the Mussels and/or Chicken. This time the Special Salmon was too well done and everything was cold on the plate, it as flavorful. The other entree, borguignon, was just OK but the noodles were cold and dry. We have enjoyed it in the past so we will give it another try!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- MEET for French Bistro FoodChasDined on 9/11/2014MEET has the ambiance of a street front bistro in France, with tables outside on the sidewalk covered by an awning, and crowded seating indoors. This gives the place a cozy, casual feeling you'll like. The food is French bistro fare, with mussels the specialty of the house. The prices are reasonable, the quality excellent, and the service friendly and professional. The profiteroles for dessert are delicious.Special Features:
- All you can eat musselsBeccaAHDined on 9/10/2014The all you can eat mussels special on Tuesday and Wednesday nights is the best deal in town. My friend and I tried five different flavors (of the 20+ they have) all before the doors opened at the Kirk Douglas Theater down the street. Great pre-theater dining!Special Features:
- Like a Paris BistroBandJVIPDined on 9/6/2014Ambiance just like Paris, great service. But $14.00 for 6 escargots ????? in a sauce that was more like creamy salad dressing with very little garlic. Pommes frites came from the kitchen just warm. My Salade Nicoise was nicely done but light on the dressing, it was American style with Ahi not canned tuna as is done in France. Some appealing daily specials such as 1/2 price appetizers and all you can eat mussels for $28.00 on certain days.Special Features:
- Fun in Culver CityHappy2dineVIPDined on 9/5/2014Don't come to Meet in Paris and expect good service. This is my 3rd time dining here. We come for dining excitement and people watching while sitting on the patio. The mussels are good and priced well for happy hour.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 9/4/2014We went here for an anniversary dinner. I had the swordfish and my husband had poulet roti. The restuarant is very authentically country French. the bread was probably the best things about it. The meals were good but not spectacular, the fish could have had more sophisticated seasoning and the poulet roti sauce was a bit heavy. However for the neighborhood it is a nice change from the very westside bar scene elsewhere. The restaurant is tiny and a bit crowded but they do a good job of seating and the outdoor seats are niceSpecial Features:
- Fab French fareluv2eatVIPDined on 9/4/2014Food is outstanding. We are Francophiles and are particular about French food. We were not disappointed. The small plates were delicious and the mussels were outstanding. What a treat. We will go back!Special Features:
- Great food and serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 8/30/2014Our server, Nicole, was amazing. The restaurant had an extensive selection of mussels and their house Bordeaux was pretty good.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Authentic French foodtryingnewthingsDined on 8/30/2014All of our dishes were good, it's kid-friendly but loud.Special Features:
- Mussels disappointedOrangutan2001Dined on 8/29/2014My Moules Marinières had no flavor. The broth lacked sufficient butter and garlic. In fact, it tasted a bit like dishwater with a splash of wine. The fries were good, the caramelized Brussels sprouts were good, and my husband liked his trout meunière. We ate indoors, and the noise level was quite high until the crowd thinned out,
- Wonderful experienceYaiYaiDined on 8/27/2014It is always a treat to go to Meet in Paris. Sitting outside is lovely, with the evening breeze, delicious food and attentive, but not hovering, friendly staff attending to our needs. Being on walking distance is also very nice. We are so glad that we have found this neighborhood gem. Thank you!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Stick with the MoulesuceeDined on 8/23/2014Reservations for three on Saturday night. Seated immediately upon arrival. Seating is very cramped inside. Patio seemed like it would be better. Service was friendly and attentive. Mussels are the specialty. As an appetizer, we tried two of the dozen or so mussel offerings available. Both were great. Also tried oysters. Good, but poor shucking led to lots of shell bits and some smashed oyster meat. Entrees were beef bourguignon and bouillabaisse. Both were quite average. 4 stars for the mussels and 2 for the entrees. Carafe of house Burgundy was very tasty. Sit outside and stick with the mussels.
- Delicious French BistroWestsidefoodlvrDined on 8/23/2014Wonderful place for French food. Specialty in mussels. Nice atmosphere - especially outdoor patio on a warm summer evening. Hostess and server very friendly - server quite knowledgeable. Reservations are a must due to the popularity of the place - packed on a Saturday evening - both inside the place and the outdoor patio. Very nice experience.Special Features:
- Great SpotOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 8/23/2014Really enjoy eating here every time. Food, service, ambiance - everything is really well done. Wished they served Kronnenberg (or however you spell it).
- Great neighborhood vibeOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 8/22/2014Came up to the city to visit our daughter. Made a reservation on line knowing nothing about the restaurant. Food was excellent, waiter wonderful and it was a perfect night so we ate outside. Had a great time and would come back again when we are in town.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ExcellentOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/20/2014Everything about our dinner here was excellent, especially the mussels and the special that night, the snapper with mashed potatoes. Great food, service, wine, and atmosphere. One of my favorites in LASpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great foodOutoftowndinerDined on 8/18/2014I went for the muscles and was very pleased. Delicious and tender. The service was terrific also.Special Features:
- Great French BistroBobbygeeDined on 8/14/2014If you love moules, this is the place for you. If you don't love moules, everything else is terrific too! New items on the menu include a superb Beef Bourguignon littleneck clams, oysters, and bouillabaisse. Owner Sebastian is a terrific host.Special Features:
- Magnificent Mussels!Sharon08VIPDined on 8/13/2014Meet in Paris is a unique and beautiful gem in Culver City. The staff is warm and welcoming. The service is consistently good and the mussels are out of this world. Don't miss out on the all you can eat mussels on Tuesdays & Wednesdays for under $30.00.Special Features:
- Great LunchCAM5VIPDined on 8/13/2014A group of four. The food was great for all of us. The table on the patio was great. Enjoyable for all . Will be back soon!Special Features:
- pennypambpennypambDined on 8/12/2014Delicious as always. It's one of our favorite restaurants. The owner, Sebastian, is very charming and hospitable as is all the staff.Special Features:
- Paris in Culver CityTruewiseprinceVIPDined on 8/11/2014Great place for lunch and business meetings. Great food and service.Special Features:
- arbitrator b0bOpenTable Diner Since 2009VIPDined on 8/9/2014This restaurant is usually way above average in every respects, but it was not this past Sat. the French version of seafood linguini was not quite rights as the sauce was overbearing. RDSSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best Restaurant in LAOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/8/2014We have been living in LA for 8 months and this restaurant blew us away. The food was exceptional and the service was attentive and warm. Make a reservation, and go.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delightful Dinner PartyBBlavinDined on 8/7/2014This is the second time we have met friends at this quaint French Bistro. The food was excellently prepared again. We took advantage of their happy hour half price small plate menu. It gave us an opportunity to order many dishes to be share among the 4 of us. There are still many dishes we have not had an opportunity to try so we will be back again in the near future. The wait staff was very attentive but not overbearing.Special Features:
- Great Steak FritesMattMDined on 8/7/2014We were looking for a restaurant that would have a good steak in the Culver area when we saw meet had the Steak Frites on special. The meat was perfectly cooked. Great joy. Well seasoned and did not require and additional seasoning or sauce. The wait staff was very attentive. We started with some escargot which too was excellently prepared.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best MusselsOpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 8/7/2014If you like mussels this is the place! They are prepared every way imaginable. Garlic, gorgonzola, bacon, you name it, they do it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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Favorite Sport/Team
Go Montana State Bobcats!
Favorite Movie/Actor
The Breakfast Club
Go-to karaoke song
Lady Marmalade
My first job
Host at Chillis
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
I love tattoos!! I have a vine with roses down my side, a lilly on my foot, a dove on my ribs, and a je t'aime (I love you in French) on my back. I also have my belly button pierced and my ears, of course.
Mac or PC?
Mac all the way! I've had my mac for 4 years and it's been amazing. I haven't had a problem with it once, take that PC.
Nintendo, Xbox 360, PS3, or don't game?
I enjoy a little game here and there. I personally like Nintendo, especially old school. Mario can settle any argument! :)
What fun fact, talent or superpower of yours should guys know about?
I did gymasntics for about 12 years of my early life. I am quite flexible, I can do the splits and I can bend in half!
What's the most memorable pick up line you've ever heard?
If I were a stop light, I'd turn red everytime you passed by, just so I could stare at you a bit longer. It's so cheesy but with me, the cheesier the better!
What's the craziest thing you've ever done?
A few years ago my friend and I just decided to take a random trip to the east coast, where we knew no one. We packed up and flew over. We spent an awesome time in NY, so it actually turned out well.
What's the most unusual place you've ever hooked up? How'd it go?
The most unusual place would probably be the golf course. It was actually a lot of fun, though a lot more difficult than one would think. We bet before we started playing and he obviously lost, but actually we both ended up winning! :)
What's in your purse or pocket right now?
I have everything known to man in my purse right now. A girl never knows what she/someone else is going to need. I have tweezers, Kleenex, lotion, perfume, my wallet, chap stick, my gps, my phone, etc. haha
What do you feel most comfortable wearing?
I feel the most comfortable in a summer dress and heels actually. I like the dress being able to flow and me being able to breathe. I also love to wear heels, and I try to all the time. They're so much more fun than other shoes.
Would you rather have boring sex all the time or an amazing romp once a year?
I would much rather have an amazing romp once a year. Sex is something that is so important in a relationship. I would rather it mean something and be pure awesomeness once a year, so that it's at least passionate.
If you could do a shot of Jose Cuervo with anyone -- dead or alive -- who would it be?
The beautiful Marilyn Monroe


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It is already setup (and always has been) to where if you die and corpse run back, the item is no longer in your inventory. If you are rezed then you still have the item in your bags and can still complete the quest. They could easily make the item start the quest and still have it so that if your group wipes you still don't get to turn in the quest.
The brazier being the turn-in is also a good change. Or as Thundrcrackr suggests, putting an NPC inside would work too, they could put one at the front and one at the end.


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Heath Ceramics
Fall colors in ceramic. Edith Heath began throwing her simple, modernist bowls, cups and plates in 1948, before Sausalito became the land of cheap trinkets and stunning, tourist-obscured views. Now, Heath Ceramics have become a "Hot Product" but we love seeing them creep back into design stores, where they rightfully belong...
Dwell points out that the Heath style came out of "the Depression-era traditions that defined California pottery," and they suggest that such an aesthetic may once again be appropriate to the times. Interesting point. Grace over at Design*Sponge says no that "no visit to San Francisco would be complete without a visit to Heath." Here's pics from her recent visit.
We particularly like the "Rim Line" shown here. You can find Heath items in New York at the MoMA Design stores; Moss in Soho; Sublime in Tribeca, or Matter in Brooklyn. Or, you can buy direct from the site.
NOTE: Every two weeks Heath puts out a list of overstock items (bottom of this page) where you can find great tile at discount prices. Nice.
(ReEdited from 2004-05-25 - MGR)
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A great fortune is a great slavery...
I am soooooo in love with the Heath ceramics tableware. I'd love to see a lot more small shops carrying them.
The Depression wasn't as big an influence on California pottery as was WWII, when imported china and porcelain weren't available. After the war, new families wanted more casual households than those of their own Depression-era childhoods. From the Dwell piece:
<blockquote>The Heath aesthetic became synonymous with easy-going, colorful California style and wildly popular mid-century modernism. </blockquote>
To claim that Heath Ceramics sport a Depression-era aesthetic is to misjudge her work as well as the aesthetics of the actual 1930s. Does anyone really think we're reliving the the Dust Bowl?
Relax, Palmetto.
I'm relaxed--after all, what's a little historical accuracy between design mavens? Unless, of course, writers are trying for some political commentary that's not warrented.


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Suburban Milwaukee leaders are mobilizing against a bill that would outlaw local ordinances that restrict where sex offenders can live.
A hearing on Assembly Bill 759 is set for Thursday before the state Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
Franklin Ald. Steve Olson said Tuesday that elected officials from Franklin, Greenfield, Cudahy and possibly other suburbs plan to attend the hearing.
Olson said he thinks the bill would result in Milwaukee sex offenders being released from prison and allowed to live in the suburbs.
"It's an effort by some Milwaukee legislators to again pass something quickly, when nobody sees it, and put their problems on to other communities," Olson said.
"Why should we accept Milwaukee's, why should Milwaukee accept Franklin's (sex offenders)?" he said. "It's a matter of simple logic and fairness - take your own back."
Franklin is among municipalities that restrict sex offenders from living in certain areas, such as a prescribed distance from schools.
The bill would prevent those municipalities from enforcing such ordinances and would prohibit any more such ordinances from being enacted.
One of the bill's sponsors, Rep. Fred Kessler (D-Milwaukee), said he wants to prohibit ordinances such as Franklin's because they will result in sex offenders being concentrated in cities such as Milwaukee, which has no residency restrictions for sex offenders, and rural areas, which don't have enough law enforcement officers to enforce such ordinances.
Instead, Kessler said, the state Department of Corrections should write residency restrictions that would be applied statewide. The department would put a priority on returning sex offenders to the communities they came from, he said.
Noting that the bill's sponsors include Milwaukee Democrats and rural Republicans, Kessler called it "one of the better bipartisan bills that's going to come out of the Legislature this year."
The City of Franklin on Tuesday issued a statement in opposition to the bills and is directing residents to the city's Web site, which provides information about the bills and urges residents to contact their state representatives.
Registered sex offenders in Wisconsin can be searched by name or location on the state Sex Offender Registry.
What's next
A hearing on Assembly Bill 759 is set for 10:15 a.m. Thursday before the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts in Room 415 Northwest of the state Capitol.
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Throughout history, we have seen many different trends in disease. While our great-grandparents worried about polio, whooping cough, mumps and measles, we rarely see those diseases today. Now, we are far more likely to have heart disease, diabetes and asthma than our ancestors were. Discover Rush Online spoke with Miguel Salas, MD, MPH, a family practitioner at Rush University Medical Center who has practiced medicine in his native Colombia and the United States for more than two decades, to discuss how diseases have changed and what is responsible for the new trends.
Q. Which diseases do you see frequently now that weren't as common 50 or 60 years ago, and why are these diseases on the rise?
A. We obviously did not see HIV/AIDS at all; today, it is a worldwide epidemic. And because of globalization, which enables people to travel around the world, we've seen more viral and respiratory diseases, such as SARS and malaria, coming into the United States from abroad.
Industrialization is another factor that has dramatically changed the trends in disease over time. As a society becomes increasingly modernized, it has to find ways to keep pace with the growing demand for manufactured goods and services. This emphasis on growth and innovation creates a number of secondary effects, which, over time, become triggers of diseases.
Q. What are those effects?
A. There are more buildings and factories, more vehicles, innovations such as plastic and air conditioning, etc., that have gradually polluted the air, contaminated the water and increased people's exposure to chemicals. This has contributed to a dramatic rise in the number of cases of asthma, allergies, respiratory illnesses — such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchitis — and metal poisoning since the 1960s.
Also, with the increased emphasis on convenience, people are now consuming more processed foods and fast foods, which are high in fat, sodium and sugar. This greatly increases their risk for diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. All of these diseases have reached disturbingly high levels in this country, particularly among people who are black or Hispanic and from low-income neighborhoods. These problems are due partly to genetics but also to environmental factors: poverty, low education levels, sedentary lifestyles, lack of fresh foods and limited access to health care.
Q. How do you determine when a disease has become reason for collective concern?
A. If at a given time the total number of cases in the population is increasing, and the incidence of that disease (the number of new cases) is decreasing, it means doctors are doing a better job of diagnosing it and staying on top of the problem. But if the incidence is also increasing, you have to say something is wrong; the medical community is not doing a good job of preventing, diagnosing or treating it, and then it becomes a problem that needs to be addressed.
Q. Moving forward, what do you see as the greatest public health challenges?
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Q. What are health care providers doing to address today's health epidemics?
A. We are addressing diseases on multiple fronts. First, there is a greater focus on prevention. As family practitioners, we are trying to increase awareness and educate people about how to prevent these diseases rather than simply treating them once they are already sick. For instance, the trend in breast cancer has been steady — not decreased, but steady — because women are more aware about how to detect it early. And the trend for cervical cancer has actually decreased because we have been able to screen for it using PAP tests and, more recently, prevent it with vaccines.
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Dr Colin Young
Career Profile
Almost 20 years of front-line practice – as a generic social worker (Buckinghamshire), then attached to the Neurology Unit at the University Hospital of Wales Cardiff (1985 – 1995), and then as a GP attached social worker (1995 – 2002) – this extensive practice informs my teaching and research.
Employed as an Associate Tutor, Cardiff University 1995-2002, and as a Professional Tutor, 2002 – present.
I have lead responsibility for developing service user and carer involvement on the new MA in social work course.
I have been involved with self-help groups, particularly providing advice on the role of the social worker to the MS Society, and assisting in the formation of a local branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. I regularly provide informal advice to organisations such as Age Concern, Carers Centre and People First (learning disability). Advised on policy development on carers issues to carers' groups and Local Authorities. Actively involved with BASW, helping to facilitating the Special Interest Group in older people, and providing feedback on Welsh Assembly Government publications on adults.
I have lead responsibility for registration of academic staff, with a social work qualification, with the Care Council for Wales.
Memberships / External Activities
I am a member of British Association of Social Workers.(BASW). I am a full member of the Society for Research in Rehabilitation. Member of the Stroke Research Development Group. Various consultancy inputs to Local Authorities, e.g. Community Care Law, Young Carers. I am a referee for the journal Research, Policy and Planning.
I review books on a variety of topics related to social with adults for the British Journal of Social Work. A recent example can be found in The British Journal of Social Work (June 2009) vol. 39, no 4 pp 776- 779.
I have undertaken a number of presentations at conferences in recent years, and include links here to the relevant web-sites, for the 2 most recent ones:
Enclosed below is a link to a presentation given on risk and professional artistry, with Professor Tom Horlick-Jones, at the British Sociological Association and City University London, Risk Conference - 27th February 2009:
I contributed to the development of a presentation delivered by one of our service user partners – Cardiff and Vale Coalition of Disabled People – 17th – 18th November 2009 –conference on service user involvement and participation in social care, at the University of Kassel, Germany:
Teaching Profile
Main teaching areas in social work :
- Anti-discriminatory practice, particularly: ageism, and social models of disability;
- Carers' issues, especially young carers;
- Health related social work;
- Community Care law and social work practice with all adult groups.
I developed teaching modules on a Post-Qualifying (PQ) Community Care course that ran from 2003 to 2007. I now teach a module on advanced social work practice with adults contained in the new PQ MSc. in Social Work Programme run by Cardiff University


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MUNSTER | Beginning to end the traffic gridlock on Calumet Avenue at the Canadian National railroad tracks is still three or four years away, but progress is being made on the first phase of the project, said Town Manager Tom DeGiulio.
"The engineer's report, laying out the options and the environmental impacts, is completed," DeGiulio said. "We have a meeting Monday in Indianapolis to lobby for construction money for the first phase."
Town officials, including DeGiulio and several members of the Town Council, will meet with Indiana Department of Transportation officials seeking that funding for Phase 1 of the Calumet Avenue/45th Avenue grade separation project.
"There's been a change in administration (in Indiana) and a new biennial budget," DeGiulio said. "What we plan is to get INDOT on board and to provide the state funding portion."
The underpass/overpass project already has federal backing, some financing from the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission and money being set aside from Munster's tax increment financing district redevelopment fund, he said.
"We are also meeting with the RDA (Regional Development Authority)," DeGiulio said. "And we're working with the Centennial Village developer."
Phase 1 is expected to cost $20 million and will involve building the east-west route for traffic. Key to that portion of the project is moving Munster Steel to its new Hammond location and demolishing that longtime Munster building.
A road then can be built that will take traffic from 45th Street west of Calumet Avenue on a curved road past Calumet Avenue.
That road, 45th Street, must come first because Calumet Avenue eventually will be closed to traffic, as a temporary track will be built so trains still can run while an rail overpass is built.
Work on the north-south leg of the project will turn Calumet Avenue into an underpass road that moves traffic along without having to stop for trains.
"The nice part about the project is that it can be done with minimal interruption," DeGiulio said.
Work on Phase 1 is expected to begin in 2016 or 2017, he said.
In the meantime, traffic headaches will increase along Calumet Avenue and 45th Street, DeGiulio said.
"The town was given notice that CN leased that portion of track to CSX ," he said. "That will mean more trains at that crossing. CSX is posting signs at that intersection."


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