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Baltimore City Downtown Shuttle System
KAI worked closely with Baltimore City DOT to plan for the introduction of three new fare-free shuttle routes to serve key institutions and tourist destinations in the downtown Baltimore area, as well as adjacent neighborhoods. KAI reviewed the initial routes proposed by the City and made recommendations for modifications based on traffic congestion, location of key destinations, potential stop locations, and turning radius for the proposed vehicle. KAI then developed estimated capital needs and anticipated operating costs for the three routes and worked with the City to modify the route in Federal Hill and Otterbein, explore options for a route serving Key Highway and/or Fort Avenue, and provided additional mapping support for the project. The Orange and Purple routes were implemented in 2009 and 2010 with the last Green route implemented in 2012. Ridership has been very high and has exceeded expectation on all routes thus far.


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Solid Moa debut lifts sharemarket
The New Zealand sharemarket shrugged off a weaker start to the day to post a modest gain at midday. Moa, the boutique beer brewer, also started trading on the NZX.
Xero led gainers and Westpac fell.
The NZX 50 Index rose 3.24 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 3987.24 as of noon. A lower-than-usual 6.8 million shares changed hands in the first two hours of trade, worth $30m in turnover.
Across the Tasman, S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 0.2 per cent to 4437.70 at the open, with uncertainty around Europe and the US fiscal cliff weighing on sentiment.
Xero, the cloud accounting platform provider which dual listed on the ASX recently, rose 2.1 per cent to $6.43, a fresh historic high.
Moa, the Blenheim-based brewer last traded at $1.35, a 10c premium to its $1.25 issue price, having started trading on the NZX as of noon.
Kathmandu, the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, rose 1.8 per cent to $1.70.
Heartland New Zealand, the would-be bank, rose 1.5 per cent to 68c.
Telecom, the country's biggest phone company and most traded stock, rose 0.2 per cent to $2.44 on the back of 1.2 million shares traded.
Infratil, the infrastructure investment firm, rose 0.2 per cent to $2.18. The firm today reported a loss of $17 million for the six months to September, after it wrote down the value of its British Airports and other assets.
Westpac, the Australian lender, fell 3.9 per cent to $32.10 after fears that Greece would not receive a 30 billion euro bailout saw investors trim their holdings in financial stocks, which are widely regarded as a bellwether of the global economy.
Mainfreight, the global trucking and logistics firm, fell 1.9 per cent to $10.20 after the firm's half year earnings fell 4.6 per cent to $27.7 million due to the ongoing weakness of the European economy.
Vector, the Auckland electricity and gas distribution monopoly, fell 1.1 per cent to $2.72 amid uncertainty over proposed rules governing the price it can charge customers.
Guinness Peat Group, the investment holding company in the throes of winding itself down, fell 0.9 per cent to 59c.
Food prices fell 0.6 per cent in October according to the latest data from Statistics New Zealand. That reflects seasonally lower prices for vegetables, partly countered by higher grocery food prices. Annual food prices were up just 0.3 per cent.


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Stefan Merrill Block's debut novel, The Story of Forgetting/i>, despite receiving a rave review from Publishers Weekly, makes me nervous. First, there's the separate but slightly parallel stories of Texans Abel and Seth (old and young, respectively). Then there's a sort of fantasyland-daydream escapism. And lastly, there's Alzheimer's. To be perfectly honest, the write-ups and descriptions sound pretty spectacularespecially given this is Block's first offering to the literary publicbut you see, I must offer a bit of personal background. About three nights ago I saw a certain Ryan Gosling chick-flick (which, to be fair, it so isn't) for the first freakin' time and while I'm not aiming to spoil anyone's movie watching, I blubbered like an idiot and haven't stopped thinking about it since. In short, I might go get Block to sign his two-week-old release 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Barnes & Noble, 801 W. 15th St. in Plano, but I'll probably wait until the tears subside (screw you Nicholas Sparks) before I read it. Call 972-422-3372.
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The Franklin County Health Department conducted inspections on all local lodging facilities and childcare businesses in 2011 and 2012, even though an insufficient number of food establishment inspections were done those years, an official said Monday.
The county's 57 childcare facilities and 19 lodging establishments had to be inspected in order to get their annual licenses renewed, said Tony Buel, epidemiologist with the county health department.
In some cases, reinspections were required because problems were found, Buel added.
Inspections of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities, are conducted annually by the state. There are 23 long-term care facilities in Franklin County, according to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services website.
The Missourian recently reported that the Franklin County Health Department conducted an insufficient number of inspections on local food establishments in 2011 and 2012.
Buel said there was not a spike in food-borne illnesses in those years compared to years when full inspections were done.
Following is a breakdown of illnesses that were reported to the Franklin County Health Department for 2010 to 2012 and could have been food-related.
Salmonella, 2010, 13; 2011, 15; 2012, 16.
Campylobacter, 2010, 14; 2011, 14; 2012, 8;
Shigellosis, 2010, 3; 2011, 2; 2012, 0;
Giardia, 2010, 4; 2011, 8; 2012, 1;
Cryptosporidosis, 2010, 1; 2011, 3; 2012, 3;
E-coli, 2010, 3; 2011, 1; 2012, 4.
While those illnesses were reported to the Franklin County Health Department, it does not mean that the sickness was contracted locally, Buel said.
In fact, he said some of the people who got the illnesses those years were out of the country when they got sick.
When the county failed to conduct full inspections of food establishments in 2011 and 2012 there were between 460 to 500 food establishments in the county.
But there were only 186 inspections in 2011 and 386 in 2012, and the food establishments were supposed to be inspected at least once a year.
Buel said the same inspectors who handle food inspections for the county also inspect childcare facilities and lodging facilities.
County officials have said that a lack of funding to pay for additional inspectors contributed to the lack of food establishment inspections in 2011 and 2012.
The county now has one full-time and one part-time inspector, and there has been discussion of hiring another full-time inspector if funding can be found.


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Pacific Hearing Services schedules tinnitus open houses
Pacific Hearing Service has scheduled four Tinnitus and Hearing Open Houses 2:30 and 6 p.m. Tuesday and Jan. 30 at 496 First St., Suite 120, in Los Altos, and 3555 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 100, in Menlo Park. Space is limited, so reservations are encouraged.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from audiologists who specialize in the management of tinnitus and hearing loss as well as representatives from SoundCure and Widex.
Tinnitus is most commonly experienced as a ringing, hissing or roaring sound in the ears. There is no cure for tinnitus, but there are treatments that have proven effective.
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LAUMC hosts discussion on health-care law
Los Altos United Methodist Church has scheduled a panel discussion on the Affordable Care Act 1 p.m. Feb. 9 in the church's Creekside Center, 655 Magdalena Ave.
Presenters include Allan Eckmann of Bay Crest Insurance, retired doctor Mike Fischetti and attorney Janice Carney.
New health-care reforms will impact taxes, health-care services, preventive health care, retirement and employee benefits. The presenters will discuss the law from their points of view and answer questions from attendees.
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Portsmouth pair Diop and Kanu pen new deals
Portsmouth pair Papa Bouba Diop and Kanu have both signed new contracts at the Premier League club.
Midfielder Diop has signed a one-year extension to his current deal to keep him at Fratton Park until 2011.
Diop has made 55 appearances for the club since joining from Fulham in 2007 and there is an option to further extend his deal to 2012.
Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie said of Diop's new deal: ''It's good news. Papa's a strong midfielder and it's great that he has committed himself to Pompey.
''Papa wanted to extend his contract last season but he injured his knee so first we wanted to make sure he was fit and there were no problems,'' Storrie added on www.portsmouthfc.co.uk.
Nigerian Kanu has scored 21 goals in 98 appearances for Pompey and has penned a one-year deal to remain at the club until next summer.
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Our interface could be extended in two directions: higher-level views of the application's procedures and modules, or lower-level exposure of the code cache and cache management.
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It may be a moot point with today's court ruling, but Virginians have contradictory feelings about whether there should be a power sharing arrangement in the deadlocked State Senate.
On one hand only 31% of voters think the Republicans should have full control of the chamber, while 55% think there should be some sort of power sharing arrangement. Predictably Republicans think they should have all the power and Democrats think it should be shared. Independents tip the balance by siding with the Democrats in support of power sharing by a 53/28 margin.
That's how Virginians generally feel about the issue...but when it comes specifically to whether they think Bill Bolling should be able to cast a tie breaking vote on Senate organization voters say yes by a 37-34 margin and independents side with the Republican point of view on the issue by a 41/37 spread.
Takeaway: in theory voters think there should be power sharing but they also think Bolling has the right to break the tie...so they're basically sending a message to the GOP that it should share power, even if it doesn't have to.
Bob McDonnell continues to have above average appoval numbers in our Gubernatorial polling with 45% of voters approving of him to 33% who disapprove. In addition to most Republicans approving of him he has solid numbers with independents at 47/29 and receives crossover support from 19% of Democrats.
Despite his good numbers McDonnell as the VP choice would not be a game changer in the state. 30% say they'd actually be less likely to vote for the GOP ticket if McDonnell was on it compared to only 21% who would consider it a positive. That's not really a reflection on McDonnell himself so much as it is on the fact that there really just isn't such a thing as a VP game changer. We've found that Marco Rubio wouldn't do much for the ticket in Florida and that Susana Martinez wouldn't do much for the ticket in New Mexico as well.
With Ken Cuccinelli's announcement that he'll run for Governor in 2013 attention is already turning to the race to replace McDonnell and at this incredibly early stage everything looks up in the air. Although we found Bill Bolling well behind Cuccinelli in the primary numbers we released earlier this week, he actually does better in the general election. Bolling leads the 3 Democrats we tested by an average of 3 points- it's 39-36 over both Gerry Connolly and Terry McAuliffe and 39-35 over Tom Perriello.
Cuccinelli meanwhile averages a tie against the 3 Democrats- he leads McAuliffe by a point at 41-40, ties Perriello at 41% each, and trails Connolly by a point at 41-40.
Cuccinelli is easily the best known of these candidates with 68% name recognition to 43% for Bolling, 41% for Perriello, 38% for McAuliffe, and 25% for Connolly. But Cuccinelli's being well known isn't necessarily a good thing- only 29% of voters see him a favorable light while 39% have a negative opinion.
We didn't test a Democratic primary but McAuliffe (26/15) has the best favorability numbers among his party's voters, compared to 23/15 for Perriello and just 11/15 for Connolly who clearly just isn't known to much of anyone beyond Northern Virginia.
Finally Mark Warner continues to be Virginia's most popular politician and one of the most popular Senators in the country with a 54/24 approval spread. That gives him the 11th best numbers among nearly 90 current Senators we've polled on. Jim Webb has a solid 44/31 approval but as ever remains in Warner's shadow on the popularity front.
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BI 6727 (Volasertib) in Combination With Cisplatin or Carboplatin in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumour
This study has been completed.
Boehringer Ingelheim
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First received: August 31, 2009
Last updated: July 25, 2012
Last verified: July 2012
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The primary objective of this trial is to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of BI 6727 therapy in terms of drug-related adverse events when combined with a platinum therapy (cisplatin or carboplatin).
Secondary objectives are the collection of overall safety and antitumour efficacy data and the determination of the pharmacokinetic profile of BI 6727 combination treatment with cisplatin and carboplatin.
|Drug: BI-6727 Drug: BI 6727
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|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Phase I Dose Escalation Trial of BI 6727 in Combination With Cisplatin or Carboplatin in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
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Further study details as provided by Boehringer Ingelheim:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Determination of the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of the BI 6727 combination treatment with cisplatin or carboplatin. [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Incidence and intensity of drug-related adverse events according to common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) v.3.0, incidence of DLT, laboratory evaluations, patient performance and vital signs. [ Time Frame: from 1st treatment until 3 weeks after end of treatment ]
- Pharmacokinetic parameters of BI 6727 in combination with cisplatin or carboplatin. [ Time Frame: from 1st treatment until 3 weeks after end of treatment ]
- Objective response rate and progression-free survival after BI 6727 treatment based on RECIST criteria. [ Time Frame: from 1st treatment until 3 weeks after end of treatment ]
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|August 2009
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|February 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: A. BI 6727-cisplatin
patient to receive 3-weekly infusion escalating dose of BI 6727 combined to cisplatin
Drug: BI 6727
low to high dose
Experimental: B. BI 6727-carboplatin
patient to receive 3-weekly infusion escalating dose of BI 6727 combined to carboplatin
Drug: BI-6727
Low to high dose (administered every 3 weeks). Depending on the toxicities observed, intermediary dose levels may be added
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|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion criteria:
- Patients with confirmed diagnosis of advanced, non resectable and / or metastatic solid tumours, who have failed conventional treatment, or for whom no therapy of proven efficacy exists, or who are not amenable to established forms of treatment
- Indication for a treatment with platinum therapy as judged by the investigator
- Age 18 years or older
- Written informed consent consistent with ICH-GCP and local legislation
- ECOG performance score lower or equal 2
- Recovery from CTCAE Grade 2 - 4 therapy-related toxicities from previous systemic anti-cancer therapies or radiotherapies (except alopecia grade 2)
Exclusion criteria:
- Serious illness or concomitant non-oncological disease considered by the investigator to be incompatible with the protocol
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Active infectious disease or known chronic Hepatitis B/Hepatitis C infection and HIV I/II
- Clinical evidence of symptomatic progressive brain or leptomeningeal disease during the past 6 months
- Second malignancy currently requiring another anti-cancer therapy
- ANC less than 1500 / mm3
- Platelet count less than 100 000 / mm3
- Bilirubin greater than 1.5 mg / dl (> 26 micromol / L, SI unit equivalent) (except Gilbert's syndrome)
- Aspartate amino transferase (AST) and / or alanine amino transferase (ALT) greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (if related to liver metastases greater than five times the upper limit of normal)
- Serum creatinine greater than 1.5 mg / dl (> 132 micromol / L, SI unit equivalent) or creatinine clearance <70ml/min (as calculated according to Cockcroft-Gault formula for GFR estimate)
- Known history of relevant QT-prolongation, e.g. long QT-syndrome
- Pre-existing clinically relevant hearing loss
- Women and men who are sexually active and unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception
- Treatment with other investigational drugs or participation in another clinical interventional trial within the past four weeks before start of therapy or concomitantly with this trial
- Systemic anti-cancer therapy or radiotherapy within the past four weeks before start of therapy or concomitantly with this trial. This restriction does not apply to steroids and bisphosphonates.
- Patients unable to comply with the protocol
- Active alcohol or drug abuse
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00969761
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Awada A, Dumez H, Aftimos PG, Costermans J, Bartholomeus S, Forceville K, Berghmans T, Meeus MA, Cescutti J, Munzert G, Pilz K, Liu D, Schöffski P. Phase I trial of volasertib, a Polo-like kinase inhibitor, plus platinum agents in solid tumors: safety, pharmacokinetics and activity. Invest New Drugs. 2015 Jun;33(3):611-20. doi: 10.1007/s10637-015-0223-9. Epub 2015 Mar 22.
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I have not done the the DB Control for more than one instance, but I
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If there is no "sysman" account, you need to manually install the DB control by setting up your environment and running "emca"; it will prompt you for everything it needs.
If you already have a sysman account and its not working, you should try to reconfigure it, which means rebuilding the repository. I had to do that after simply changing the "domain", as its connection got out of sync. In the case of multiple instances you need to make sure each EM has its own set of ports, so I'd suggest reconfiguring the 2nd instance while the first is up and running.
Here's what I did to "reconfigure" EM (I believe I found this on metalink somewhere):
emca -deconfig dbcontrol db -repos drop
emca -config dbcontrol db -repos create
You can do a "emctl status dbconsole" to see what port it is running on; as it seems to grab whatever it finds available.
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Ok, thanks for taking the time to add that added info. Not knowing the full extent of your case and the plea agreement giving you probation it is hard to really tell you what will occur. I would expect the worst. You plead guilty to obtain probation it sounds. The courts (judge) can at their discretion order you to jail time to violation of probation based on the sentencing guidelines of the charge itself that you plead to and subsequently were given probation.
I suggest you attempt to contact if possible the attorney they represented you during the plea agreement. They can order the records from the courts that were made in reference to the judges comments on any terms of violation of probation. Actually, you can do this yourself by contacting the courts and ref: back to the case number XXXXX get them. In these reports they will state the "conditions of probation". This will give you a far better idea of what to expect. Hair will hold trace for about 90 to 120 days time. So if you have used during this time you can indeed expect it to come back dirty. The courts can order you to be placed in jail as a condition of your violation of probation. The time that they would give is very difficult for me to say or find. But expect them to either up your probation time or send you to jail for the time that you could have got had you not plead guilty and got the probation. Let me know if this helps answer your question.


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ST. PETERSBURG — Even with the division lead dwindling, even then, he was the pitcher worth trusting. Even with the most important game of the year on the line, especially then, he was the player who carried the hope.
After all, Scott Kazmir is supposed to be the ace, isn't he? He has been on a roll, hasn't he? He is the guy with the live arm, the guy with the great stuff, the guy with the brilliant future.
In a game of this magnitude, in a showdown for first place against the vaunted Boston Red Sox, who else would you want on the mound?
And then, suddenly and savagely, it was over.
Kaz was crushed. Kaz was clobbered. Kaz was clubbed.
The disappointment wasn't simply that Kazmir lost a crucial game Monday night. It was the merciless, relentless nature of it. The Red Sox bullied Kazmir as if he were a high school pitcher throwing batting practice.
It was over before the popcorn was ready. It was over before the fans could remind each other how big the game was. It was over by the time Lightning coach Barry Melrose reached the grandstand; come to think of it, the Rays would have been better off if they had left Melrose in the game.
This was Kazmir? This was an ace?
Or was it?
From the way Kazmir talked, that might not have been him at all. If someone finds one of the four home run balls he surrendered, perhaps they can check it for fingerprints.
"I really feel like that wasn't me, that wasn't my game out there," Kazmir said. "Even in the bullpen, I wasn't hitting my spots. I didn't feel comfortable with my body. It wasn't responding to me."
Kazmir said that he felt "jetlagged" and "flat" and "out of synch."
Just a guess, but given the importance of the game, perhaps you would have preferred "dominant" or "overpowering" or "victorious."
Instead, Kazmir struggled to get the ball over the plate, and when he did, it was a battle to keep it inside the park. And if you could argue that this was the biggest game in the history of the franchise, then it was also the biggest letdown.
How bad was it?
• Kazmir's first pitch flew wildly to the screen. The technical term for it is "a warning shot."
• It took Kazmir 10 pitches to throw his first strike. On the 11th, David Ortiz became the first left-handed batter to hit a home run off Kazmir in more than a year.
• Kazmir recorded nine outs. He also gave up nine earned runs.
• For the first time as a pro, Kazmir allowed four home runs.
• Kazmir gave up five earned runs in the month of May. He also gave up five earned runs in the fourth inning.
• In a third of a game, Kazmir surrendered six hits, four home runs, four walks, a hit batter and failed to cover first base. When he is 90 years old, if he wakes up screaming in the night, this will be the pitching line that will cause it.
"I really expected more out of Kaz tonight," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "His command wasn't very good, and when he threw it over the plate, they hit it very hard and far."
In the end, the lasting image of Kazmir's night was as he stood on the mound, looking up at the C-ring of the catwalks for a baseball that Jason Bay had lost up there.
Frankly, if the Rays don't start playing better quickly, that may be the viewpoint of the entire team.
As it is, the Rays are in a virtual tie for the AL East lead. True, they are still percentage points ahead of the Red Sox, but does it feel like a lead to anyone else? Not when you consider the team's three-game losing streak in which they have allowed 27 runs. Not when you consider that the Rays led the Red Sox by 5½ games on Sept. 1.
Kazmir was the pitcher who was supposed to stop these kinds of streaks, remember?
Oh, Kazmir has had a patchy year, and he doesn't pitch deep enough into games to be considered a true ace, and no one thinks his victory total approaches his ability. Still, Kazmir had won three straight, and the Rays had won eight of his past nine starts. In his previous four starts after a loss, Kazmir had been 3-0 with a 1.44 era.
Considering that, Monday's start was especially disappointing. A big-game pitcher gives his team a chance. Kazmir didn't.
For the record, Kaz said he was not overhyped and was not overthrowing. It was, he kept saying, just an off night.
"For me, it feels like I just have to go out there and take it out on the next team I have to face," Kazmir said. "You have a chip on your shoulder and you want to go out there and erase what happened."
As of now, the Rays can't stand many more of those. There are 13 games left, and the marathon has turned into a sprint.
Funny, but you would think that a first-place tie would feel closer than this, wouldn't you?


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High school baseball playoffs continued around Southwest Georgia on Friday.
Berrien's 2-A playoff game with Greater Atlanta Christian was postponed on Wednesday and restarted on Friday. The Rebels scored first, but eventually fell, 8-1. The loss ended their season.
4-A's Crisp County is the only local team to make it to the Final Four. They play Monday against Alexander at home.
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How do allergies affect mood? It seems when I'm experiencing my hay fever and I take Actifed or Sudafed and the symptoms go away, I become short-tempered on the meds. Can you tell me what causes this?
Both untreated allergic conditions and allergy medications can cause mood changes. When people have severe nasal allergies, they often complain of feeling irritable and utterly exhausted. Others describe a nervous agitation. People who have chronic hives may also report similar fluctuations in mood that correspond to outbreaks. People who have had anaphylactic reactions often describe a strong sense of impending doom during the early stages of the reaction. Allergy cells produce a potent mix of natural chemicals that are released either gradually or in a large burst during various allergic conditions. Some of these, including histamine and one called TNF-alpha, are known to have mood-altering effects. We have receptors for these chemicals throughout our bodies, including in our brains.
On the other hand, allergy medications can also affect mood in some people. Medications like Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) cause some people to feel anxious and jittery, and others to feel lethargic. Many antihistamines cause drowsiness.
If these side effects are bothersome to you, then I suggest that you change to a nasal steroid spray for your nasal symptoms. You will need to get a prescription from your primary care doctor. Whether it is used on a regular basis, year round or just during the pollen seasons in which you have symptoms, this type of medication is far more effective than antihistamine and decongestant pills, and does not have the mood effects. If your eyes are very itchy and watery, then try the over-the-counter eye drop ketotifen (ask your pharmacist to help you find it). This very effective medication used to require a prescription but can now be purchased over-the-counter. Eye drops should not get into your system enough to cause any mood effects.


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Fallout 3
Review by Archmonk Iga
"God bless the USA... And nowhere else!"
I had heard a lot about the Fallout series prior to playing its third installment
I never really thought I would give myself the opportunity to actually be one of its many players. But I was always attracted to the visual style of it based on what I had seen on websites and in storescomplete wastelands represented by a cheerful young cartoon boy. So I was very open-minded during that Gamestop visit, where I would be making my first 360 purchase in months. My friend emphasized his love for Fallout and made it pretty obvious that Fallout 3 was the game he thought I should buy. I did a quick check to see if they had Shadow of the Colossus, saw they didn't, debated a little bit between Fable II and The Orange Box, and finally made my ultimate purchase in Fallout 3 for a mere $18. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, and when I actually turned the game on and was thrust into the corridors of Vault 101, I knew that Fallout 3 was a much different game than other choice-based series, such as Mass Effect or Fable.
One of the many interesting concepts brought into Fallout 3's story is the fact that the game starts when your character is born. You first gain control of yourself when your character is first learning to walk. Yes, I believe that Fallout 3 is the very first videogame I've played in which you start off as a baby. It may be something some players gloss over, but I think that this is a phenomenal way to commence such a huge game.
Later in your character's life in Vault 101, you must face typical teenage drama. The jerk-off authorities always on your ass, your father constantly giving you parental guidance (your mother died giving birth to you), and of course the many encounters with your classmates. Life is difficult as a post-apocalyptic Vault-dwelling teenager Or so you think at the time.
One day, you find out your father has escaped the vault. No goodbye, no note, not a folded load of clean laundry. He's just gone. As expected, the vault-dwellers panic, and you have just made it to the top of their to-do list. If you stay in Vault 101, you will be taken in by the authorities and overseer, maybe even get killed, and likely never see your father again. If you follow in his footsteps and escape yourself, you will be directionless yet far away from the terrors that have arisen in the place you once called home. Enter The Wastelands.
The ceiling is too high to be seen, there is a bright light above you, there are strange plants and animals roaming about, the water is gross, and the architecture and environments look nothing like they did in your school textbooks. Welcome to a destroyed Washington DC, AKA The Wastelands. From the moment you escape Vault 101, the old capital is yours for the taking. From this point on, the main storyline progresses based on your actions.
And thus here comes the good vs. evil part of the story. Will your quest to find your father be one of love or hatred? Worry or anger? The man was with you forever one minute, gone without a trace the next. How will you live in the Wasteland based on what your father did to you?
When I say that, I do not only ask what you will do in your search for Dad. The Wastelands are enormous, filled with all different sorts of people and opportunities. One of the first (and possibly Fallout 3's most popular) missions will involve an undetonated bomb in the middle of a town called Megaton. You can choose to defuse it or you can choose to blow it upMegaton residents and all. It is decisions like these that make Fallout 3's story stand out.
What makes it stand out even more is in The Wastelands themselves. Have you ever wondered what DC would look like if it was blown apart in every possible way? Even more specific, if the bomb hit during the 1950's (or a similar period), leaving nothing but its capitalistic trends behind? Fallout 3 answers that question. In this wordy reviewer's opinion, The Wastelands are the best part of Fallout 3. They are HUGE, filled to the core with infected and mutated plants, animals and people, completely demolished buildings and towns, and massive amounts of radiation seeping through every crack in the pavement. It is far from safe here, as the unfortunate circumstances have taken their toll on many of DC's residentsthere is no form of government anymore, and stealing, vandalizing, even killing, are a common sight throughout the land.
From the gamer's standpoint, the Wastelands are truly an intriguing place to explore. It is more fun discovering new buildings than actually interacting with the people because sadly, many of them are one-dimensional and stereotypical.
Even worse, I felt no attachment to MY characterthis is not a good thing at all. MY character is supposed to be ME, representing who I would be and what I would do if I, myself, were forced into this situation. But somehow you will have no attachment to your character, and thus have very little attachment to the residents of The Wastelands. It's very disappointing when I say my favorite characters in Fallout 3 are Moira (who reminds me of the mom from Bobby's World) and my robotic butler, both of whom take those titles because of their comic relief. Another disappointment in the story is with the ending. Think about all the time and effort you put into this game, only for it to result in a minute-long slideshow.
Nonetheless, The Wastelands are what makes Fallout 3's story so appealing. The actions you can take throughout them range from being good-hearted to being completely vile. The capital is yours.
As I mention in the story section, The Wastelands are how you would picture DC after a nuclear bomb hit. Graphically speaking, The Wastelands are unmatched. Roads and bridges are so destroyed you can't walk across them, buildings that are still standing have lost all windows and doors, water flows realistically (though drinking it is not advised) and the natural surroundings look deader than the Sahara. While looking at the Wastelands for hours on end starts to wear on the eyes (constant beiges and browns, all brightly lit during the day), you can't deny the success of making it believable.
Coming inside, things are less stellar. Houses and buildings are detailed enough but are a big step down in comparison to being outside. Even worse, the underground train stations that you will frequent (and I really mean frequent) are bland and recycled.
But nothing compares to the character models. Facial expressions are numb and bodily motions are robotic. I honestly can't see anyone enjoying the game playing it in third-person perspectiveyour character looks absolutely silly in everything he or she does. It's actually laughably bad, and almost even ruins the point in creating your character in the beginning of the game.
But for all the mistakes in the small scale, Fallout 3 delivers in the grand scheme of its graphics. The Wastelands are the star of the show, and they definitely stand out the most.
One thing I loved while playing Fallout 3 was the option to turn on your Pip-Boy's radio. Classic boogy-woogy, big band and cabaret fill this game's soundtrack aside from the appropriate themes for the actual game. It's pretty cool, though after playing for awhile it gets repetitious. Another cool thing about the radio is in its newsyou'll hear about all kinds of goings-on throughout the Wastelands, and maybe even YOU will be a featured story now and then. It's pretty cool hearing about your quests through the ears of the average radio listener.
Voice acting is always appropriate, though within hours you will recognize the same voice actors for different characters. What's worse, more often than not you will, for example, talk to a white man who sounds like a black man, and vice-versa. In addition, the ghouls all seem to have the same voice actorsone for the males and one for the females. It may seem petty, but hearing the same voices over and over again can build up to making the game much less believable.
The sound effects are excellent, however. They are all based on where you are and what's going on around you. Inside, footsteps are much more audible, but outside they can also be dangerous because of crunchy gravel or shallow puddles. Gunshots and explosions sound about as real as they can get, and I especially enjoyed them during VATS mode.
As I said before, The Wastelands are yours for the taking the moment you set foot in them. Combat, conversation, exploration, trade, and much more will take control of your character's lifehow you approach all of that is up to you.
First and foremost in the gameplay department is your actual character. In the beginning of the game, you can choose many of his or her stats, because you are just that SPECIAL. In addition, you can choose what skills you're good at and what you want to specialize in as you level up. These skills aren't limited to combatthey can include how you interact with people, lockpicking, sneaking around, and even how good you are at repairing stuff. Some of them are completely useless (don't build up Bartertrust me!), some aren't necessary til you're closer to the end, and some are extremely important. As you'd guess, the important ones can change on different playthroughs, but certain ones are constantsmall guns and medicine will likely be built up every time you play.
In addition to the skills you gain, you are allowed to add perks to your character. These are little bonuses that make the game that much easier for you. Some examples are bypassing enemy traps, extra points added to skills, increased accuracy in VATS, or even leveling up your character twice in a row.
Levelling up is always fun, but combat is important in any RPG as well. Fallout 3 is in many ways an FPS, but it doesn't exactly follow all the rules of one. You have your standard gun, melee and grenade fare, but you can exit real-time and go into VATS mode (don't know what it stands for, don't really care). Here, you pause the game and select enemy limbs to concentrate your fire on to cripple and killso long as your auto-replenishing Action Points are high enough. Is a raider wielding a dangerous minigun? Shoot his/her arms so they can't hold it up anymore. Is a mutant trying to run away from you? Cripple its legs to slow it down. VATS is a great addition for those who aren't very good at FPS's, but it's also fun for, well, basically everyone. Wouldn't you rather have a 95% success headshot over an unknown success rate in real-time? Not to mention watching it all play out is very fun because the actions are shot from all different angles.
Just as important as the combat is the conversation. Dialogue options galore in many of DC's residents, ranging from generous offers, to rushed exclamations, to bored yawns, to the classic f-bomb. This is probably where players will have the most excitement in the game, because your karma is often altered based on what you say. Also, depending on how you play the game, different dialogue options may arise with characters you have already spoken to before. While the bland people of the Wastelands is a downfall to the game in my opinion, the various conversations you have can still be quite entertaining.
Another important part of Fallout 3 is in the exploration. There are loads of buildings, both occupied and unoccupied, that you will be snooping around in. Tons of stuff can be found all over the place, from coffee mugs, to ammo, to scrap metal, to soft drinks. Some are useful, some can be sold for caps (the game's currency), and some are meant to be ignored. The fact that this stuff is all over the place is what's really impressive, whether or not any of it is even useful. Also, a lot of it can only be reached by picking locks or hacking computers, making the exploration that much more appealing
I mentioned karma above, and it is what makes you who you are in Fallout 3. It is basically the same as Paragon and Renegade from Mass Effect. Actions you take and things you choose to say all affect your karma. Your karma will then affect how the story plays out, and even how other people treat you. This gameplay mechanic had been done to death by the Fallout 3 came out, but since the Fallout series was one of the first to actually use it, calling it unoriginal would be pretty unfair. Choosing to be good means you get a warm feeling in your heart and now and then an appreciative reward, while choosing to be evil gets you a lot more violence and a lot more materials to make you stronger. As with any game that follows the good vs. evil choices, both directions can be pretty fun. Admittedly, being evil still has that special appeal because well, you get to be evil.
With all this gameplay praise, it pains me to have to bring up everything that brings Fallout 3 down. First of all, Fallout 3 is buggy and glitchy in many areas, meaning a lot of crashing and restarting. This is buffered a lot because you get to save the game whenever you want, but it still shouldn't even be a problem. I also am often confused by civiliansa woman walks up to me and thanks me for all I have done for the community, gives me an item out of the kindness of her heart, and walks away. I walk up to her and press the A button to speak, and she rudely tells me to go away. This can be seen as an insignificant imperfection, but it still doesn't make sense.
Speaking of being able to save anywhere, doing so kind of allows us to cheatsaving before hacking a computer or starting a conversation basically guarantees our success. I also never once have found myself actually using the schematics I found throughout the wastes to build myself equipmenta completely pointless addition to the game, as far as I'm concerned, when you can buy or find any weapons and armor around any nook or cranny. I also had a problem with some of the locations and their mapsspecifically Rivet City, which is a map-user's nightmare. The Pip-Boy's maps should have been much more detailed since some of the locations we visit are huge and very confusing to get around.
But by far, the biggest problem in Fallout 3 has to do with everything that makes it great. Combat is fun and VATS is very original, but it soon gets repetitive and mundane. The Wastelands are an awesome force to be reckoned with, but you care so little about the people that you eventually won't even bother taking up all the humdrum quests they throw at you and will just play through the game's main story. Hell, you may even be worn out by the end of Moira's Wasteland Survival Guide quest, which is meant to be an (and is actually an EXCELLENT) introduction to Fallout 3's vast world. What's worse, the maximum level you can reach (in the original game) is level 20. This alone can take away any incentive to explore the wastes further, take on other quests, or basically do anything that this huge game offers you. Level 20 is the maximum? Come on. It doesn't help that by around level 14 or 15 your character is unfairly powerful anyway, making the game extremely easy towards the latter third of it. It really just sucks because there's SO much to do in this game, but there's often so little need, desire or reason to actually do it.
But perhaps I digress. Fallout 3's blend of choice-based RPG and FPS make its core gameplay solid (though repetitive after awhile), and there really IS too much to see and do to put into words. It's just a shame that with all that effort put into it, at the same time it seems like Bethesda half-assed it in a way.
You could easily put in 40 hours to this game without even touching the main quest. There is so much to do, so many people to talk to, so many raiders to kill, so many yeah, you get the picture. Sure, it can get boring after awhile, but in a way the game only lasts as long as you want it tobe it 20 hours or 120 hours. Multiple playthroughs are also guaranteed because of the karma levels and the simple fact that you want to see the other side of your character's coin. Plus, there is a bunch of DLC for you to buy and enjoy, if you still can't get enough. Too much to do and all the time in the world.
After playing Fallout 3 for so long, I've decided that it may be best played at a slow and steady pace. Play a couple hours, wait a day or two, play a couple more hours. Playing it at every chance you get may turn it stale much more quickly than it should. There are plenty of issues bringing it downplenty of very obvious issues. But at the same time, the game is so darn immense that on many levels you just can't go wrong. Having never played the first two Fallouts, I can't base my recommendation on past experience with the series. But I can say that RPG fans will find Fallout 3 a fascinating and engaging first-person (first-person, NOT third-person) experience that can take up to hundreds of hours to fully satisfy them. And that's a long time! Who knows? Maybe people will be playing Fallout 3 til the year 2277.
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While the world celebrates the great news coming from Cairo, Algerians are holding their breath wondering what will happen tomorrow. A coalition of political parties, unions, human rights groups and other non-governmental organizations (The National Coalition for Change) has issued a call for a march for tomorrow, February 12 in Algiers. The government's refusal to authorize the event came as no surprise. Under Algeria's state of emergency law , in place since 1992, all public events of this kind are prohibited. Although Algerian President Abdulaziz Bouteflika recently announced that the emergency law would "soon" be lifted, this has remained one of the key demands of the march.
The coalition of political groups organizing the February 12 march first gathered in January, undoubtedly influenced by the-then ongoing revolution in Tunisia. There meeting represented the first time in years that opposition parties and non-governmental organizations gave any signs of emerging from their deep political coma and cooperating with each other for a greater political purpose. The Algerian riots that took place in early January, dubbed by some as the "sugar riots", highlighted the political vacuum that exists within the country. While in neighboring Tunisia the protests sparked by the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi gathered steam and attracted an ever widening range of civil society organizations, the Algerian riots, fueled by the country's youth, quickly fizzled out as the political classes stood by silently.
Against this background, the February 12 march seemed like a good first step towards galvanizing the opposition and inspiring further action. While it may appear as slightly chaotic, the organizational meeting that took place in early January (video here) involved representatives from various groups of differing political persuasions and brought encouraging signs about the state of the Algerian political scene.
Unfortunately, following this meeting, eternal divisions within the opposition quickly resurfaced, with some organizations backing out of the the march. Some factions accused other groups of attempting to commandeer the movement and questioned the goals and motivations of the march, following Bouteflika's announcement on February 3 that the state of emergency law would be lifted in the "very near future". While this commotion created a confusion familiar to observers of Algerian politics, the organizers of the February 12 march have nevertheless maintained their call to action. In response, the regime has placed the police on high alert, with reports that 30,000 policemen were mobilized in advance of the protests. On February 11, trains to Algiers stopped operating and reports surfaced that police had surrounded the headquarters of the opposition party Rally for Culture and Democracy , which had unsuccessfully attempted to organize a march in January.
While there are few expectations that the February 12 march will quickly lead to the downfall of the the Algerian regime, even partial success could trigger a reemergence of political activity in Algeria. Though many may agree that the status quo remains untenable, the ten year Algerian civil war has also left people with little appetite for violence; politics has similarly become a degraded concept in the eyes of many Algerians, who see little hope for change. Still, Tunisia and Egypt have demonstrated that peaceful change can be accomplished through massive popular mobilization. With two Arab dictators toppled in two months, it remains to be seen whether these inspiring events can turn the tables on the Algerian regime.
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SALEM -- The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (ODVA) has again lowered their 30-year fixed home mortgage rate—this time to 3.55 percent to qualified veteran home buyers.
The ORVET Home Loan Program offers one of the lowest home loan interest rates available. This new reduced rate includes a 1.375 percent loan origination fee with an APR of 3.793 percent. Loans with a no-cost origination fee have a 3.88 percent APR.
A state of Oregon veteran benefit, the ORVET Home Loan Program is separate from the federal VA home loan guaranty program. Even if a veteran has purchased a home using the federal VA program, they may still be eligible for an ORVET home loan.
"Our veterans have served our country with honor and distinction," said Jim Willis, Director of the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs. "We must always provide them with the very best of what we can offer them. Our new lower rates may allow some of them to take advantage of a great opportunity to buy a home."
The ORVET Home Loan is a lifetime benefit for eligible veterans with a maximum loan amount of $417,000 for a single family, owner occupied residence.
For more information about eligibility and rate details, contact ODVA's Home Loan Department at 1-888-673-8387, or visit http://www.oregon.gov/ODVA/HOMELOANS.
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First Live Tutoring Mobile Application Deployed On Android
TutaPoint.com — Monday, September 12, 2011
First Live Tutoring Mobile Application Deployed On Android; Mobile Application Allows Live, One-On-One Tutoring in Classroom Environment
MANHATTAN, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TutaPoint.com, one of the nation's leading online tutoring providers, has released the first live tutoring application for the Android Market. The application, "Live USA Tutoring," is the first application for Android that allows students using a smartphone or tablet to directly connect, communicate and collaborate with a live tutor.
"After nine months of research, development, and testing, we could not be more proud of the final application," said company co-founder Ryan Duques.
Students who use the new application will find the mobile virtual classroom environment similar to TutaPoint.com's web-based environment. With the app's robust chat and whiteboard system, students and tutors can work out a problem or lesson clearly and effectively. The application was built with lightweight architecture that employs Adobe Corporation's AIR technology.
Mobile tutoring sessions can be scheduled either on a computer or on an Android device, such as a phone or tablet.
"This application further breaks down the barriers to a student receiving educational support," said Duques. "Now a student can receive help from a qualified, U.S.-based tutor no matter what time it is, or where they are."
The application can be viewed on the Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=air.tutapointAndroid&feature=search_result
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TutaPoint.com, based in Manhattan, was founded in 2007 by Ryan Duques and Michael Callaghan. The company provides U.S.-based tutoring in math, science, language arts, and world languages. In addition to live tutoring, the company publishes a variety of supplemental textbooks, ebooks and math support videos.
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The Hispid Hare is actually part of the rabbit family. This rare mammal ranges along the base of the Himalayan Mountains in India and Nepal. They are thought to be extinct in Bangladesh. Only a little over 100 animals are believed to exist. Today, they are listed as one of the rarest animals in the world.
The Hispid Hare has fallen prey to changes in its environment due to human settlement and cultivation as well as predation by dogs. These rabbits are described as slow moving, so they must rely on hiding to survive.
Also known as the "bristly rabbit," the Hispid has coarse, dark brown fur, short ears and weighs around five pounds. The bristly fur is the outer layer; underneath is a shorter, finer coat. They have a pointed face, making them appear like a cross between a rabbit and a mouse.
These rabbits live in grasslands. When these areas are burned early in the year, the rabbits move to nearby fields. During the rainy season, they move to the foothills that offer more protection from the wet.
They nest above ground in thick vegetation or in burrows left by other animals. They primarily eat roots and young shoots of thatch and other grasses.
Wild Hispids that have been caught don't survive in captivity. They have been known to injure themselves so severely in escape attempts that they die.
Due to their rarity, little is known about their reproductive habits except that pregnancy lasts somewhere between 25 and 50 days, resulting in a litter that can number up to 15 kits.
The Hispid Hare is usually considered solitary, though it has been noted that sometimes two rabbits will remain together. They are most active at night.
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How to Overcome Obstacles to Positive Change
Barriers to Change
In Michael's case, hopelessness was the barrier to change. Other common conditions which pose obstacles to change include: feeling powerless, controlled, depressed and angry. There also is the compulsion to engage in competing behaviors, such as addictions. Identifying and trying to resolve whatever is driving the resistance is the first step toward creating an opening where change can occur.
Through discussion in therapy, Michael came to recognize that if his marriage in fact ultimately failed, he would feel guilty and unresolved if he hadn't done everything in his power to try to make it work. This recognition was the leverage needed for him to be motivated enough to make the commitment to treatment. When he did make this decision, he was in fact able to have a positive effect on his marriage.
Fear often creates leverage, which is why sometimes couples cannot get "unstuck" until a crisis in the marriage leads them to the brink of destruction. Only then are they able to come face to face with the real possibility of losing their marriage. In such situations, in order to break through the resistance and provide the leverage needed to commit to do the work, the fear of loss has to become greater than the fear of change.
Finding Leverage
Identifying where the leverage is helps provide incentive needed to offset the risk and difficulty of altering familiar, "safe" patterns. Change is hard and takes people out of their comfort zone into new and possibly scary or risky territory. Why take a risk and do something unnatural? What will be in it for them?
In this example, the risk for Michael was that if he allowed himself to have hope, he might again be disappointed and rebuffed by his wife. The leverage, though, was helping Michael look into himself and project how he might feel in the future. In doing so he recognized that giving up now and not trying would leave him feeling more defeated and guilty, forever unresolved and uncertain. Also, he was then able to see that his hopelessness was self-fulfilling. Inadvertently, he had been setting up his marriage to fail rather than allowing himself to discover the actual truth about whether or not it could work out.
This process of thinking things through allowed Michael to be "onto himself" which shifted what he viewed as risky in the long run, and helped him make a more self-protective decision.
Capacity Issues
The final ingredient in the recipe for change is capacity. For example, a man who is unable to recognize his own and others' feelings will not be able to become more empathic to his wife until he gets help with this problem and develops these skills. A child with an executive function problem will not be able to will himself to "buckle down" and complete his assignments. Instead he will need help developing strategies to compensate for the capacities that are compromised, while those around him must adjust their expectations of him to accommodate his capacities. Men with sex addictions or women with eating disorders cannot simply stop being self-destructive. They need help understanding the function of these behaviors, learning strategies to deal with the underlying forces driving them, and developing presence of mind and alternate coping strategies.
Change is complicated and multifaceted. Motivation accompanied by an explicit, intentional commitment to work toward change is the foundation of any psychological, behavioral transformation.
This commitment does not exist by default and should not be presumed to be in place. In fact, it is often the missing, invisible saboteur that acts as a roadblock to moving forward. Many "helpers" naively assume a 'treatment alliance" (meaning an authentic alignment toward a common goal, which has a sustaining function through the often difficult journey of therapy).
So when you, a loved one, or a client is at an impasse, ask yourself or the one you are trying to help whether in fact such a commitment has been made. Explore directly the possibility of [unconscious] psychological interference and learn how to find where the leverage is.
Finally, if those elements are in place but progress still is not on the horizon, the person's capacity to effect the changes in question must be reconsidered.
Margolies, L. (2016). How to Overcome Obstacles to Positive Change. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 25, 2017, from https://psychcentral.com/lib/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-positive-change/


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TAMPA — Candidates in the citywide District 1 City Council race have similarities.
Both agree the budget is a priority. Both are looking for ways to help small businesses grow.
But as the March 22 runoff election approaches, Curtis Stokes and Mike Suarez are counting on their differences to set them apart.
With more than 18 years of business experience and time spent volunteering, Stokes, 42, said he is focused on what his past can do for the city's future.
"I'm uniquely qualified by the level of commitment and service I have put in to this community," he said.
As a bank executive, Stokes said he has experience working with budgets. As the former head of the Hillsborough County NAACP, his leadership skills have been put to the test and relationships have been built, he said.
As the only candidate in a citywide race living in New Tampa, Stokes said he thinks where he lives could give him an edge.
If elected, Stokes said, he wants to focus on consolidating city services, furthering a loan system to help small businesses he has begun work on and taking a look at pension options for city employees.
For Suarez, 46, connecting with people is one of his main goals.
Throughout his campaign, the independent insurance agent and former Hillsborough County Democratic Party head spent time going door to door and shaking hands. If elected, Suarez, who lives in Riverside Heights, said he'd like to further that interaction.
"I made a commitment that after I'm elected, every month I will be in a different neighborhood to talk to people about how we can make this a better city," he said.
Suarez said he wants to see council members be more responsive to residents' concerns and react more quickly to neighborhood problems.
He'd like to address street flooding, examine the city's insurance policy, locate departments the city could merge with the county to increase efficiency and save money, and develop a low-interest loan for small businesses to expand.
Stokes currently serves on a different seat on the City Council. He was appointed in July to fill a vacancy left when Linda Saul-Sena departed.
When he applied for the position, Stokes said he would not be running in the current election. In November, he said he changed his mind.
Suarez, who tried for the same position and said on the application that he would be running in this election, said he had no comment on the matter.
While both candidates have a handful of endorsements from local unions and organizations, including the Tampa firefighters union endorsement of Suarez and the Tampa Police Benevolent Association endorsement of Stokes, only Suarez earned the support of his three former council race opponents.
Rick Barcena, Guido Mansicalco and Tom Slaughter all endorsed Suarez after their defeat in the March 1 primary election.
Stokes said he isn't worried.
"I knew going in it was going to be them against me," he said. "I don't think it uniquely gives them an advantage."
For those who voted for the three defeated candidates, the endorsement may make a difference.
"Previous supporters for candidates that did not make it through are still engaged," said Mark Nash, a Tampa political consultant who is not involved in any of the City Council races. "If they were willing to be influenced by a candidate when they were a candidate then they are more than willing to listen to the candidate as an advocate in the next round."
In the end, it will all come down to votes.
"If anyone is truly concerned about the outcome of the runoff, it is going to center around turnout" Nash said. "Historically, those numbers are significantly different and in the end, the few will decide who leads the majority."
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Thread: Middle name for Delphine?
December 14th, 2012 02:51 AM #1Junior Member
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Middle name for Delphine?
Hi! Lurker here, coming out of hiding.
Our daughters are Ambriel Jillian and Kalea Evelyn. Hubby and I would love more kids and we're both dead set on the names Xanthe and Delphine if we end up with more girls. Problem is, we can't figure out a good middle name for Delphine. We will probably use Xanthe first, and we've picked the middle name Josefina (after my grandmother) to go with, but I'd love to hear any ideas for what would go good with Delphine. Thanks so much!
December 14th, 2012 04:55 AM #3Senior Member
Josephine Athénaïs - Josephine Ivy - Myriam Athénaïs - Vivienne Josephine
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Athena Beatrice - Beatrice Cecile - Eléonor Anne-Sophie -Myriam Beatrice - Meredith ElizabethAmbrose Aristide - Ulysses Aristide
Girls: Aenor, Bérangère, Bérénice, Catalina, Honorine, Nadezhda Boys: Augustin, Calixte, Emeric, Hugo, Lambert, Maxandre, Maxence, Yves
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When I hear Delphine the perfect combo that comes to mind is Clara Delphine, which obviously isn't what you're looking for.
That said I think there are some great Delphine combos...my ideas would be-
Delphine Esme
Delphine Clementine
Delphine Juliet
Delphine Iris
Delphine Magnolia
Delphine Claire
Delphine Elizabeth
Delphine Isobel
Delphine Helena
Delphine Edith
Delphine Pearl
Delphine Margaret
Delphine Olivia
Delphine Frances
Delphine Cecelia
Delphine Vivienne
Delphine Lavinia
Delphine GraceGirls- Winter, Eden, Colette, River, Charlotte.
Boys- Atticus, Eliot, Milo, Gideon, Malcolm.
December 14th, 2012 06:54 AM #7
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Thanks for the replies so far! We are pretty set on Delphine and not Delphina, but maybe I just need to hear some name combos.
I really love Delphine Cecilia, Delphine Coralie, and Delphine Vivienne a lot! Especially since Coralie and Vivienne are on our faves list. The only combo I could come up with was Delphine Avalon, since we had our honeymoon on Catalina Island, but I'm not sure about it. Since our kids have unusual first names I try to balance the middle names out with something more classic, and Avalon's pretty unique I think.


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Probably the most over hyped, over advertised peace of **** that has ever been shown on TV.
Never seen it.
Cracking tune on the trailer though.
I like i but it wasn't how I imagined it to be, it was overhyped.
aye good choons, in general in the series
Whats it all about alfie?
I've never watched it, but from the advert it looks like teenagers 'experimenting' with each other......... oh and taking drugs too.
Advert does make it look decent!
Shows like Skins just make me wish I had a decent supply of
Far too depressing
Best advert for any TV show in the whole wide world ever.
It is ****, a real let - down all hype and no action. The actors / actresses are all privately educated hurah henry's, and not rough enough in my opinion to be drug taking scallywags.
That psycho blonde weirdo gives me the creeps too, because she reminds me so much of my missus.
The teacher is well fit though, I would love to sit a exam with her.
i think its funny, not excellent but funny.
Careful buddy ur misses might read this and then she will you
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Tort Reform: Is The Road Clear At Last?
Business groups waging war against the powerful trial lawyers' lobby found little satisfaction during President Bush's first term. Distracted by the war on terror and Iraq, Bush put tort reform on the back burner. But with his Nov. 2 victory, Corporate America has reason to believe that Bush II will make the issue a priority. On the campaign trail, tort reform was a frequent -- and surefire -- crowd-pleaser; Bush routinely insisted that frivolous lawsuits were hiking the cost of health care and killing jobs.
Now Corporate America is gearing up to win three big prizes: caps on medical malpractice damages, which business believes will lower health-care costs; a move to make class actions less expensive to defend; and a business-funded global settlement to compensate workers and others harmed by asbestos. "With the renewed focus of the Bush Administration, we could have a lot of success," says Sherman Joyce, president of American Tort Reform Assn.
Reformers are so optimistic that they hope to wrap up a measure on class actions before Inauguration Day. The legislation, long stalled in the Senate, would move many multi-state class actions to federal courts, making them easier for business to defend. Supporters had enough Democratic votes to break a filibuster earlier this year, but business -- and the GOP leadership -- dropped the ball. Now they think they can tack the measure on to an omnibus spending bill during November's lame-duck session of Congress.
That would be just the beginning. Proponents of caps on medical malpractice awards think they can roll language into any broader health-care legislation the next Congress tackles. Even the Clinton Administration's Health & Human Services Dept. found that anything that reduced doctors' and hospitals' liability -- such as caps -- could save the health-care system $60 billion to $108 billion a year, simply by reducing the practice of defensive medicine. Advocates say caps also would lead to fewer lawsuits, making physicians' malpractice insurance more affordable and reversing a trend that's seeing doctors shutting their practices. With a half-decent push from the White House, lobbyists believe malpractice reforms could actually happen next year.
An asbestos breakthrough will be tougher. For two years labor, management, and the trial bar have been negotiating to set up a fund to compensate victims whose diseases are linked to asbestos exposure. But as talks drag on, and labor and lawyers make more demands, the fund keeps growing -- hitting $145 billion at last count. Businesses, particularly insurers, want to give up on the pool in favor of a less ambitious plan requiring asbestos claimants to be truly sick before a court hears their cases. A smaller trust would compensate victims suffering from the worst kind of asbestos cancer. But the biggest hurdle to a deal isn't Congress -- it's the deep divisions within business itself.
Tort reform isn't a done deal. The Dems may be in no mood to play ball. Trial lawyers remain a potent lobby. And some Republicans remain ambivalent, including Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), the likely chair of the Judiciary Committee next year. Still, with billions of dollars at stake, business is likely to find ways to get it done.
By Lorraine Woellert in Washington


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Soviet Jewish refusenik Aleksandr Kholmiansky of Moscow, a charismatic 34-year-old Hebrew teacher, has been arrested and is being charged with hooliganism, according to information received today by the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry.
Kholmiansky, who has been waiting for permission to emigrate since 1978, faces up to a year in prison on the accusation that he trampled on some flowers in a public park. He has been in confinement since late July, but no trial date has been announced.
The whereabouts of another Moscow refusenik, Aleksandr Yakir, are unknown, the Conference reported. Yakir was originally scheduled to go to trial on August 2 on charges of refusing military service, but his trial was postponed. His parents have apparently not been able to speak with him, and are extremely concerned about his situation. The charge against him carries a maximum sentence of three years.


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There is no disputing the works of 19th-century author Oscar Wilde. Themes of social conventions, poetic justice and identity form part of the 118-year-old play that is "The Importance of Being Earnest".
But Wild Rice's second staging of Earnest which began its three-and-a-half week run Saturday at the National Library's Drama Centre, does not quite seem to grasp the subtle nuances in Wilde's text. Offering a physically-splendid interpretation of paradox but one lacking depth, not even an all-male cast starring Ivan Heng and constant zingers on social conventions can save this staging from posturing too much and emoting far too little.
Earnest is a re-staging of the same show by Wild Rice four years ago, with minimal changes. The all-male cast stayed and the suits kept as it was -- a sign, maybe, at the play's timeless nature and relevance as the debate on gay rights continues in Singapore.
Earnest recounts the tale of John Worthing (played by UK/Singaporean actor Daniel York) admitting to best friend Algernon Moncrieff (played by Singapore thespian Brendon Fernandez) that he escapes the boring countryside by leading a double life as Ernest in the city.
John – we mean, Earnest -- tries to court Gwendolyn Fairfax (played by Chua Enlai) but a deceitful tale soon spins out of control when Moncrieff pretends to be Ernest to charm John's young ward in the country, Cecily Cardew (played by Malaysian actor Gavin Tan). Mayhem ensues when the city and country cross paths and deceptions are soon exposed.
Don't get the wrong impression: Earnest is a great play. It has a fantastic script, on-point physicality and excellent comic timing plus a strong ensemble propping up the energy throughout Wilde's laborious text. But, this is what we have come to expect of a Wild Rice production – nothing less from a company whose specialty is in this area.
However, the staging just stops short of nuance, preferring to appease theatergoers with laugh-a-minute humour and overacting.
Actors impress, but not in excess
The play is filled with long and laborious interaction among characters. Wilde makes sure to pepper these instances with irony and satire. Daniel seems to get it, as he delivers his lines as John with wit as dry as possible. In fact, his deadpan tone is so spot-on that he would not be out of place if he muttered a string of curses under his breath.
Unfortunately, some interactions fell flat. John and Gwendolyn never really hit it off, their romance a tad directed and the chemistry, sorely missing. Moncrieff and Cecily are only slightly better off, not helped as much by the acting from Brendon Fernandez.
At first glance, Brendon seems perfect for the role of a conceited, self-absorbed Algernon Moncrieff. His strapping physique and smouldering smirk belie the mischief of Moncrieff.
Take two minutes and he immediately becomes a gimmick: ending off every line with the same "hand on hip" pose, mistaking inflection for pause and piling on some cringe-worthy overacting. This could be the fault of the director's instruction but a look at Brendon's body of work in theatre and television points out the worrying fact that he uses the same voice in every role he plays.
A standout thought is Hossan Leong for his portrayal of Miss Prism, Cecily's governess. Among the four male actors who were cast in female roles, Hossan was the most believable. He was not overtly camp or effeminate, but the moment Hossan appeared on stage, the daintiness he gave to Miss Prism made one forget he was male.
This is something early reviewers seem to miss: the all-male cast makes male actors act in female roles, but should they be delicate or brusque in delivery? If differences in femininity were deliberate, they were not fleshed out enough.
That being said, the all-male cast is a brilliant casting choice in Singapore, where the question of sexual identity and orientation is still very much a source of debate. If so much trouble has been made to highlight the all-male cast and to promote themes of marriage equality on government-sanctioned television, then why did no couple kiss on stage? The lack of gumption in that finality is disappointing.
Gorgeous set, appreciative audience
It is not all bad.
The Ivan Heng-designed set is gorgeous and masterful. Six triangular pillars divide the play's three acts, a pillar's face for each scene. The black-and-white design and austerity in the number of props serve almost as a mockery of the colourful dialogue on stage. However, scenes are enacted upstage so much that the actions get too easily washed out by the harsh lighting and panel patterns.
The audience on gala night was generally appreciative but, maybe due to the presence of corporate sponsors and media, laughter was few and far in between on the first two acts. The play only really came alive in the final part of the second act, when roars of laughter were heard in a tightly-coordinated bickering scene. But it was too little, too late.
While Wild Rice must be applauded for its sheer number of productions and sponsors amassed over its 13 year-existence, one must wonder if ArtsEngage's recent manifesto could help a veteran theatre powerhouse like Wild Rice that may have settled into the new normal of preaching to the choir. If arts wants to be political, something as bold as Earnest should unsettle the religious right more visibly.
Instead, the message of identity is nestled too comfortably in the play, and the audience of such theatre is predominantly gay-friendly, judging by the crowd on gala night. Could Earnest's message have been more pointed and thus, heartfelt, had it expected a more centrist crowd to buy tickets?
Make no mistake: Wilde's writing in Earnest is spot-on, with a wry sense of Irish, after-the-fact humour. Much like the camaraderie from the actors off-stage, we just wish there was earnestness in the delivery by Wild Rice.
The Importance of Being Earnest runs from now till 4 May at the Drama Centre Theatre, with shows from Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm, and weekend matinees at 3pm. Please visit Sistic for more details and to purchase tickets.