text: I think it does. All Mcnair will need to see is the most minimal improvement just like when Kubiak was first hired to be happy "where this team is going". Now that Wade is here and he has the "Phillips" name and pedigree, Bob will feel like Wade will need a few years to turn this horrible defense around and that Kubiak is just fine with the offense. It will be on the defense to get their things together now. I think this gives Kubiak possibly even two more years of no playoffs, because Bob will look at this like a whole new situation that will need more time to turn around. I think his next excuse is that one year was not long enough for Wade to put his footprint on this defense and that "he'll need his time." Get ready for a lot longer of more Kubiak win or lose and playoffs or no playoffs. Kubiak just got grandfathered for another two seasons at least and probably even three.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Lung diseases
Pleurisy while pregnant
I am 8 months pregnant and think I`m getting pleurisy. I had it about 4 times last year and pnumonia once for which I was in hospital for. I would like to know what kind of treatment is available for pleurisy during pregnancy. And can the treatment cause complications in pregnancy or bring on early labour?
Pleurisy is a symptom of many diseases but it is not a diagnosis in and of itself. Some of the conditions that can cause pleurisy include infections, pulmonary embolism (blood clots), and rheumatologic diseases (like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis). Pleurisy occurs when there is sharp chest pain that is worse when a person breaths in. It is not normal to get pleurisy from pregnancy so it is important to discuss these symptoms with your physician to determine if there are any other reasons for the pleurisy.
James N Allen, Jr, MD
Clinical Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University

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Noctua at Computex 2010
All the OC3D staff know and love Noctua, and with good reason. Due to its amazing performance and low noise, our entire review team use the award winning NH-D14 CPU cooler exclusively. It gives me great pleasure to show off some of the toys they've been working on.
First of all are four new prototypes based on the current U and D lines of CPU coolers. The two D-style heatsinks take the design of the NH-D14 and shrink it down to suit 120mm and 92mm fans. Due to the asymmetric design of the 120mm prototype, the heatsink doesn't overhang the RAM slots on LGA1156 and thus allows for improved compatibility with tall memory heatspreaders. Measuring 95mm by 95mm, the prototype with 92mm fan is the same size as the LGA1156 socket square and hence allows for optimal compatibility with high profile RAM or chipset heatsinks too.
The two U-style prototypes employ the single-tower architecture of the U12P and U9B series: Due to the asymmetrical layout of the heatsinks, the fan doesn't overhang the RAM slots, ensuring full compatibility with tall memory modules. Upgrading the number of heatpipes from four to five (92mm) and seven (120mm), the two U-type prototypes provide a significant boost in cooling performance compared to the popular U12P and U9B series.
Noctua also showed off a new low-profile cooler aimed at small form factor cases. The 120mm/80mm dual fan design allows for excellent flexibility as the cooler can be run either with both fans for maximum performance or only with the 80mm fan underneath the fin-stack. Used this way, the cooler is only 63mm tall, making it ideal for use in slim cases for HTPCs and media centre applications.
Last but not least, Noctua showed off a preview of an upgrade to their C-line of coolers. Featuring a 140mm wide heatsink and an NF-P14 FLX 140mm dual fan configuration, this down-draft cooler rivals the performance of high-end tower models such as the NH-U12P, while being much lower in height and providing more airflow over the motherboard. Two NF-P14 fans can be installed on top and underneath the fin-stack to configure the cooler for maximum performance in dual fan mode and either low profile (105mm) or maximum component clearance in single fan modes.
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Upper Eyelid Hollowness As a Result of Botched Blepahroplasty
I am a 36 year old Asian female. Last June 2007, I had a blepharo to have double eyelids. However, my left upper eyelid became too hollow. I had a second bleph in March 2009 to correct this. The same doctor removed scar tissue. This did not work. Nobody in Manila seems to be competent enough to perform a fat-grafting procedure. I even consulted an oculoplastic surgeon but he can not... READ MORE
Questions from virgo36
Are Oculoplastic Surgeons Better at Fat Transfer?
I am 36, Asian, and have a hollow left upper eyelid as a result of a "failed" Blepharoplasty. I'm looking up fat grafting to correct this, and I'd like to know, are... READ MORE
Third Blepharoplasty or Fat Grafting for Hollow Eyelid?
I've had 2 Blepharoplasty surgeries, and the last one didn't correct the hollowness. I fear a 3rd surgery may affect muscle function and cause ptosis. Can surgery be done... READ MORE
Pubic Area Fat for Fat Grafting?
I am 36, Asian, and have a hollow left upper eyelid as a result of a "failed" Blepharoplasty. I'm looking up fat grafting to correct this. Is it true that the best... READ MORE
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Also consider going to an OCULOPLASTIC SURGEON. They are opthalmologists trained to do cosmetic surgery on the eyes. They know their way around eyes better than any cosmetic surgeon does. READ COMMENT
Yes, i used a board certified plastic surgeon. just make sure he does not take away too much fat. tell him to be conservative about it. its more difficult to deal with hollowed eyelids later on. TRUST ME. READ COMMENT
I haven't done orbital fat grafting. I'd like to do a less invasive procedure but I have to wait it out for three more months to let "the tissues settle". Let me know how yours work. I just got my 2nd bleph last March 09 with no... READ COMMENT


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There S&P 500 climbed 0.50% as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL) and other companies reported earnings. On CNBC's "Fast Money" TV show, the panel started with Apple.
Dan Nathan, co-founder and editor of riskreversal.com, said investors who are currently long the stock should be happy with this earnings report. He added that gross margins were stronger than expected.
Guy Adami, managing director of stockmonster.com, noted the average selling price for most products were down, but overall it was a good quarter. He thinks the stock will move higher.
Brian Kelly, founder of Brian Kelly Capital, said the "quarter was good enough" for Apple. However, he pointed out that iPad sales are weakening, which could be trouble.
Steve Grasso, director of institutional sales at Stuart Frankel, said a larger iPhone could hurt margins more than investors think. The stock is rangebound between $85 and $100 for now.
Gene Munster, managing director at Piper Jaffray, has a buy rating on Apple with a $105 price target. He was pleased by Apple's gross margins and said the new iPhone should be available in the last week of September. He thinks Apple is "just scratching the surface" in China.
Amit Daryanani, managing director at RBC Capital Markets, has an outperform rating shares of Apple with a $100 price target. He also said the iPhone is likely to be available near the end of September. He has not factored in new products into his price target, but suggested that something such as the iWatch could boost margins, and therefore, earnings per share.
Microsoft beat on revenue estimates but missed earnings expectations.
Dan Ives, managing director at FBR Capital Markets, has a buy rating on Microsoft with a $49 price target. He said this earnings report definitely represents a "step in the right direction." He added that PC demand is benefiting Microsoft, as is the cloud. He suggested that it wouldn't be surprising to see Microsoft trade above $50 as investors start to value the stock more.


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|This one's a winner...
even the dog can't tear himself away.
Here are just a few ideas for publication and competitions.
Centum Press was launched this year (2016) as a new publisher that produces short story and flash fiction anthologies. They will pay each author royalties for his or her work.
They are looking for short stories and flash fiction between 500 and 1,500 words.
Independent publishers of new short fiction.
Looking for short story submissions for publication in their anthology series; about people and places, rather than about writing itself.
Stories between 1,000 and 20,000 words in length; most of the stories they publish are between 2,000 and 7,000 words
They pay £15 per thousand words for stories they publish
£3 submission fee
This short story magazine welcomes short stories from new and established writers.
Critiques offered on all unsuitable work (FREE for annual subscribers). At least 72 pages in each issue.
Stories should be no longer than 3000 words.
Comma publish an annual anthology. They are looking for stories between 1500 and 8000 words, usually with a theme. See website for requirements.
No cut off date. All types of story are welcome.
Three prizes every issue, of £300, £150, and £100
Stories MUST be between 1000 and 3000 words
Entry fee is £6 or just £3 for subscribers | Optional feedback for just £5
Closes 14th March 2016. For writers of all levels, writing stories on any subject, in any style.
1st prize £2,000, plus a week's writing retreat at Anam Cara and a day with a Virago editor
2nd prize is £500 | 3rd prize £250 |Three other finalists will each receive £100
All six winning stories will be published in the June issue of Mslexia.
2,200 word limit
Closes 31st March 2016. All types of ghost story welcome. But we may be more likely to respond well to psychological chills and unexplained mysteries than in-your-face gore!
Prizes of £500, £250, and £100
Entries between 1,000 & 7,000 words in length; longer or shorter entries will be disqualified.
Entry costs £8
Closes 31st March 2016. Crime fiction/crime short story competition for previously unpublished writers.
Prize: a week-long writing retreat at West Dean College, editorial feedback and six months mentoring from a Myriad author.
Up to 5,000 words
Entry fee: £10
Closes 31st March 2016. Competition for unpublished writers - theme of 'An Extra Day'
Prize: £100 plus trophy
Stories of up to 2,500 words
Entry fee: £5
Closes 15th April 2016. A new competition open to black, Asian, minority ethnic writers living in the UK and Ireland. "We want to read your story, whatever it may be."
Prize: £1,000, and publication on the Guardian website.
8,000 word limit
Closes 30th April 2016. Stories may be on any theme but only humorous stories will be eligible for the Trisha Ashley Award.
Prizes: £500 + trophy | £150 | £100
In addition, The Trisha Ashley Award for the best humorous story: £200 + trophy
Winning and short listed stories will be published in an anthology.
10,000 word limit. There is no minimum word count.
Entry Fee: £10
Closes May 1st 2016. NO THEMES | NO GENRES! "We're looking for imaginative, surprising, absorbing and beautifully written stories that bring characters to life and elicit an emotional response from the reader; in short, well written tales that will appeal to both the head and the heart."
Prize: £150, publication in the summer issue and on the website, and promotion on Shooter's social media. |The runner-up will receive £50, publication on Shooter's website, and promotion on social media. |All entrants will receive an e-copy of Shooter's summer issue.
5,000 word limit | £7 entry fee
Closes Tue 31st May 2016. Highly prestigious award
Prizes: 1st £5,000 | 2nd £1,000 | 3rd £500 | Highly Commended 10 x £100.
The top winning short stories will be published in the Bridport anthology. The winning stories and shortlist will be read by leading London literary agents with a view to representing writers. The top thirteen eligible stories are submitted to the BBC National Short Story Award (£15,000) and The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award (£30,000)
Word limit: 5,000 words (no minimum). Title not included.
Entry fee: £10 for each short story submitted.
Closes Tue 31st May 2016. Prizes: 1st £1,000 | 2nd £500 | 3rd £250 | Highly Commended 3 x £50
The top winning short stories will be published in the Bridport anthology... (as above)
250 word limit
Entry fee: £10 for each short story submitted.
Closes 31st May 2016. WWJ are looking for the most captivating first page of a story. Entries can be from a novel published, unpublished, a part written novel, or simply a first page written purely for the competition. Entries will be judged anonymously.
Prizes: 1st Prize - £500 | 2nd Prize - £100 | 3rd Prize - £50
Up to 400 words
You can submit more than one entry. First entry submitted is £6, and £4 per entry thereafter.
Closes 1st November 2016. Theme: 'Fear'
Prizes: £100 | £50.00 | £25.00
The winning entry will appear in the winter edition of Scribble, which will be published during December 2016
Maximum length: 3000 words.
Entry Fee: £4.00
If you know of any more, please feel free to post them in the comments below.
Happy writing, and GOOD LUCK!
If you know of any more, please feel free to post them in the comments below.
Happy writing, and GOOD LUCK!


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The land Use Plan partially represents the remedial action deemed necessary to resolve the foregoing major problems, as well as lesser ones. The proposals are framed in a realistic economic framework which will tend to induce private redevelopment of certain areas of the Township and direct new development toward a more efficient and functional community. While some of the recommendations may be carried out at once, or in the next few years, the Plan shows total development so that planning decisions made now and in the future may fit into a logical pattern for Teaneck's growth.
The relatively low-density suburban character of Teaneck can remain essentially unimpaired in the future even though the Plan proposes a nominal increase in the amount of land to be used at a medium-density level and introduces high-density residential development.
LOW-DENSITY (Five to Eight Families to the Acre).
The low-density areas substantially reflect existing development patterns. It includes one, two, and three-family housing with prevailing lot sizes of from 4,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet. Very little land is left in the Township for one-family housing. A number of new building lots will be made available through the sale of Township-owned parcels which are not otherwise reserved for some public use. Most of these holdings which will be recommended for public sale over an extended time period are concentrated in the vicinity of Argonne Park in the north-east section of the Township and in the Glenwood Avenue neighborhood.
There are a number of approaches to the handling of the problem of deteriorating housing in these two areas, as well as the prevention of deterioration in other areas. The first is to do nothing. An argument can be made that all residential areas in Teaneck have shown tremendous vitality in the past ten years. In the northeast area, east of Teaneck Road, since 1950, 518 new one-family dwelling units have been built. In the southeast area, which includes the deteriorating housing, in the same period 326 one-family units have been built. About one-third of the new one-family homes built during the 1951-1960 period have gone into these areas which, together, comprise about one-quarter of the residentially developed portions of the Township.
Unfortunately, these areas of incipient deterioration have not contracted and as these areas of the Township continue to fill in, the problem may become greater. Therefore, to expect a voluntary improvement of property or spontaneous redevelopment of the rundown homes in the long run is not warranted, despite the proven desirability of these areas at this time.
The Glenwood Avenue area, indicated on the land Use Plan as "A Future Neighborhood Design Study" will be the subject of a special study to be undertaken in the near future by the Planning Board. This course of action is desirable because: (1) There is some scattered, deteriorating housing in the area intermixed with higher quality housing; (2) An inefficient and deteriorating street system; and (3) A scattering of municipally owned parcels of land with questionable value as potential parkland. Thus the future pattern of land use and, moreover, the appropriate densities are subject to question. This design study will provide the basis for any change in zoning, the disposal of public lands and the provision of major improvements in the area.
MEDIUM-DENSITY (Twenty Families to the Acre). Garden Apartments and Town Houses.
There are presently in Teaneck 1,900 dwelling units in 56 apartment buildings. They are generally scattered along Teaneck Road, Cedar Lane and Fort Lee Road, following the strip business zones as they are permitted uses under the existing ordinance. The major concentration is found in the Plaza area which has been long established as a multi-family housing area. Existing densities range between 20 to 31 dwellings per acre.
Four specific factors have a bearing on the "need" for apartments in Teaneck;
- There is a tremendous over-all demand for housing in Teaneck. The vacancy rate of 1.4% indicates a very tight housing market. The demand reflects the pleasant suburban character of Teaneck and its locational advantage so sought after by suburban residence seekers.
- People desiring to live in Teaneck have varying socio-economic characteristics and, consequently, different housing needs and tastes. The existing and measurable demand is primarily oriented to home-owning, while the potential and unmeasurable demand might also include a substantial number of rental unit occupants.
- A higher and better use of the land is needed in those areas in the Township primarily along the major arteries, where the existing one-family homes have in some cases partially deteriorated and the demand is not sufficient to stimulate economic forces into self-renewal or regeneration. The alternative land uses are offices, retail shops or apartments.
- A solution is needed to aid in the utilization of those vacant lands in the Township which are not particularly desirable for one-family development or are too costly to develop for such low intensity uses.
With respect to the locational pattern of garden apartments, these last two factors played a key role in selecting the appropriate sites for additional apartment construction in the Township.
GARDEN APARTMENTS: Based upon extensive studies in northern New Jersey communities, two types of persons or families are likely to occupy garden apartment-type dwelling units. (1) Young married couples with no children or one or two pre-school age children, two-thirds of whom usually relocate to one-family residences when the children become of school age; and (2) Married couples over 45 whose children have left home and who prefer not to continue to maintain their private homes. The characteristics of the garden apartments as suggested under the proposed zoning ordinance include a maximum 2½ story height limitation, not more than 20 dwelling units per acre, a minimum of 30,000 square feet for the lot size, and subject to strict landscaping and design standards.
TOWN HOUSES: On two limited areas in the northern section of the Township, the provision of town houses as a possible alternative to conventional one-family homes is being suggested. With a recommended density of not more than five dwelling units per acre (which is, in fact, less than several of the one-family neighborhoods), and not more than five dwelling units in a group, such attached dwellings with intensively developed and enclosed outdoor living space offer an exciting new opportunity to create an attractively balanced suburban environment. In essence, they would not be unlike the much imitated but rarely duplicated community of Radburn. Although they have a potential appeal to the same basic population group as garden apartments, they more than likely would attract families with some children in Teaneck where the demand for one-family dwelling types is so great. The fact that town houses must attain a dignified status to insure their success, coupled with the provision of greater livability inherent in each unit attracts a higher income group than the average garden apartment.
HIGH-DENSITY (Thirty Families to the Acre).
The social, economic and physical impact of tower apartments was carefully explored before a decision was reached to provide a limited area in the Township for their construction. Only one site is proposed being selected for its unique appeal to such a structure or structures and for the maximum degree of compatibility with the over-all Township image and the surrounding local environment. They will be subject to stringent design standards, thus insuring the highest degree of architectural merit and functional living space. The potential rental market for these luxury apartment types includes the unmarried professionals, young married couples without children where often both work, older couples who have given up housekeeping, and a variety of executive and managerial types. The minimum size of the tract indicated on the Plan results in a potential maximum number of 300 dwelling units.
Today Teaneck has 198 acres of land devoted to stores and offices. This is four per cent of the Township's developed land area. Most of this is concentrated along Cedar Lane, Teaneck Road, the Plaza and Queen Anne Road between Fort Lee Road and Degraw Avenue. Sporadic commercial development, although in conformance with the present zoning ordinance, has occurred along Fort Lee Road, Glenwood Avenue and Forest Avenue. These areas have become residential in character over the years and thus the commercial uses tend to be non-conforming. Several parcels along Cedar Lane have never developed into business uses because of the insufficient depth to allow for the adequate provision of off-street parking and their general severance from the rest of the business area. In a number of other business areas where stores declined in importance, they have been replaced by professional and commercial offices and garden apartments.
The two main areas where there is a nominal concentration of commercial deterioration are (1) The Queen Anne Road-Fort Lee Road intersection and (2) The West Englewood Avenue section of the Plaza area, where a number of vacant stores are found.
Overall, the Land Use Plan represents a reduction in the amount of land to be used for commercial activities from that which is presently zoned. One significant area is the neighborhood center in the vicinity of the Queen Anne Road-Fort lee Road intersection. There is evidence of a gradual lack of appeal of this center, despite the popularity of several of the stores. Renewal of parts of the block between Fort lee Road and Degraw Avenue is needed. Yet, any intensification of commercial activities in this area would produce a serious traffic problem due to the expected increase of traffic on Degraw Avenue. Thus, a transition from scattered one-family homes and mixed commercial-residential uses to garden apartments is provided for.
The Land Use Plan establishes professional and commercial office areas. Restricting retail and other commercial activities, these areas would be for the exclusive development of professional offices, medical and dental clinics, business, governmental and utility company offices, banks and other financial institutions. This clustering effect is already occurring in several locations in Teaneck. Some of the recommended locations are particularly advantageous for this type of development in that they can be expected to be relatively low-traffic generating uses.
There is little doubt that both the Cedar lane and the Plaza shopping areas are generally burdened with visual unattractiveness and functional inefficiencies. As pleasant as it is to dream of pedestrian malls, greater consolidation of shops in one location, parking by every door and a prosperity which shines through every pane of glass, Teaneck should dream for more immediate and practical results--at least for the present. Some additional off-street parking can be established, obvious eyesores can be removed, signs and advertising can take on a more discriminating and tasteful appearance, street trees in either the sidewalk pavement or in planters can be installed, and the general attractiveness can be restored. Only after individual and collective organization between the business community and the Township can a more detailed plan evolve.
Occupying only 26 acres, industrial activity is the smallest user of the developed land in Teaneck. The major concentration is located in the industrial park at Alfred Avenue where land is available for only one additional plant. Presently in the process of being developed further is the area in the vicinity of West Tryon Avenue and Palisades Avenue where "glamour" firms such as Rolls Royce and Cokesbury Regional Publishing Company are located. The Land Use Plan indicates expansion of this area from that which is presently zoned, northerly along Palisades Avenue extension to Sackville Street. Most of these lands are presently owned by the Township.
Mixed concentration of industry and commercial activities is found in the area between Chestnut Avenue, Front Street and the West Shore Railroad. At present the area is far from realizing its economic potential. The Land Use Plan as well as the Circulation Plan partially attempts to create some of the conditions necessary for private actions to succeed in upgrading and generally redeveloping the area. The area will be established for exclusive industrial purposes and subject to the same rigid performance standards as the other existing industrial parks. The Circulation Plan recommends the extension of Windsor Road, in the long-rage future, and the construction of a new bridge linking Kipp Street and Vandelinda Avenue in the near future. Both proposals, if carried out, will greatly increase accessibility to this area. Teaneck has succeeded in attracting a small amount of highly selective light industry, particularly wholesaling and distribution activities. With Teaneck's strategic location in the local region, there' is reason to expect continued success on the part of Teaneck in receiving these industries.
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Community Service Spotlight
NATIONAL REPORT -- Giving back through community service efforts and charity donations is a positive force that keeps many retailers and suppliers of this industry moving ahead. On a regular basis, Convenience Store News highlights these philanthropic efforts in this special section.
Here are the latest company spotlights:
Aloha Petroleum Ltd.
Aloha Petroleum is collecting funds through its statewide collection canister program to be donated to the American Red Cross to assist with Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief and recovery efforts in the Philippines. The company will match all funds collected up to $10,000. The specially marked canisters will be in participating Aloha and Shell Aloha Island Mart locations through Jan. 31.
Aloha Petroleum has used its collection canister program to support dozens of nonprofit organizations including the March of Dimes, Aloha Harvest, American Heart Association and, most recently the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii.
C.N. Brown Co.
This fall, CITGO marketer C.N. Brown celebrated its 26th annual Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Golf Tournament and its most fruitful fall mobile program to date. Combined, these initiatives raised nearly $130,000 for MDA programs throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Over the last 28 years, C.N. Brown has donated nearly $4.5 million through company-sponsored events to the MDA, becoming one of the largest supporters within the CITGO network. As MDA's largest corporate sponsor, CITGO has raised more than $160 million since 1986 to help provide health care services for MDA families nationwide and to rally local communities to raise awareness and help find treatments and cures for neuromuscular disease.
Exxon Mobil Corp.
ExxonMobil donated $100,000 to the Red Cross to provide disaster relief assistance for the victims of recent tornados in Illinois and across the Midwest. The company's donation is being directed to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which is providing food, shelter and supplies across five states to help people affected by the devastating tornadoes and severe weather.
ExxonMobil employs almost 1,000 employees and contractors at its Joliet, Ill., refinery, located about 45 miles southwest of Chicago. It also serves more than 380 independently owned Exxon- and Mobil-branded stations in the affected area.
Global Partners LP
Global Partners' retail gasoline dealers, Alltown convenience stores and New England Mobil gasoline distributors, are participating in ExxonMobil's Educational Alliance Program, a nationwide initiative to enhance math and science learning at K-12 institutions.
More than 200 schools throughout the Northeast will receive educational grants for materials and programming such as learning tools, lab supplies and educational trips. Grants will be awarded this month to schools in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
Since 2000, the Educational Alliance Program has awarded more than $18 million to schools through Exxon and Mobil retailers.
Royal Dutch Shell
The Shell Group is donating $2.5 million in response to the catastrophic Typhoon Haiyan that recently struck the Philippines. This donation will be used for rebuilding and rehabilitation efforts in the areas badly hit by the typhoon.
In addition, Shell's companies in the Philippines donated Php 30M (approximately $750,000) to the Philippine National Red Cross, ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya Foundation-DZMM TLC, and GMA Kapuso Foundation to extend immediate relief such as food and water, medicine and personal hygiene products, medical supplies and medical missions, and fuel assistance to impacted communities. Retail stations all over the country also have been mobilized as drop-off points for all in-kind donations. Furthermore, Shell staff participated in various volunteerism activities of partner organizations, such as telethons and repacking of relief goods.
Meanwhile, employees of various Shell offices worldwide are likewise arranging voluntary donation channels and, in several countries, these funds are being matched with a corporate donation.
Stewart's Shops
For the 27th year, Stewart's Shops is doing what it can to help a number of local charities across the state through the Stewart's Shops Holiday Match program, which kicked off on Thanksgiving Day. Donations will be collected at participating stores through Christmas Day and be matched by the company.
All of the money raised will benefit charities that help children under the age of 18, and the organizations will receive their money in March. Last year, more than 1,400 organizations benefited from the program.


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KU17 - Celebrating Freedom - Rising 3rd Graders (Week 6)
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Who We Are: The people who work for Kids' University are our biggest asset. Their special interest in today's youth and their enthusiasm are what make Kids' University a wonderful experience. Licensed teachers, recent graduates, community professionals and university students combine their experience, talents and personalities to make a unique experience each year. All of our counselors have passed a comprehensive background check and are first aid and CPR certified. Certified lifeguards and your child's counselors are always present during their time at the outdoor Georgia College pool. Campers must be comfortable in the water and able to swim unassisted – with or without the use of floaties.
Activities: Kids' University will provide one daily snack and drinks throughout each day. Also, students will receive a souvenir for each week of attendance. Children should bring their own sack lunch, water bottle, swim suit and towel (for the pool every day, weather permitting) and any additional snacks if desired.
Registration Policies: Register for one week, all 10 weeks or any combination of weeks. Registration is on a first-paid, first-enrolled basis. Children will not be guaranteed a place in Kids' University until the registration fee is paid. Refunds will not be granted unless Continuing Education is notified by 4:45 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to each week's class initial meeting. A signed waiver of liability and emergency contact form are required.
Children are divided into age groups each week. Age groups are as follows:
- Rising Kindergarten (Must be 5 years old by their first day of camp.)
- Rising 1st Graders
- Rising 2nd Graders
- Rising 3rd Graders
- Rising 4th Graders
- Rising 5th Graders
- Rising 6th and 7th Graders
Sign up for nine weeks and receive your last week at half price!
Family discount - $7 off per student for families with three or more children enrolled.
Space is limited in each class so don't wait or the week(s) you want will be full!
There are still openings remaining at this time.
A valid credit card will be required for payment. Please have your card information ready.
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It's National Sponge Cake Day, followed by the Night of the Living Dead, in these United States.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
A bit of a personal milestone is reached today, as I've now been amongst you all for some six hundred months. The last eighteen thousand two hundred and sixty three days have been a mixed bag, overall. Lots of boredom and pedantry, which has been punctuated by pulse pounding terror. Every now and then, one or two of the four hundred and thirty eight thousand, three hundred odd hours which I've experienced on this mortal coil hasn't totally sucked. I've met good people, bad people, and have generally gone out of way to try and not hurt anyone who didn't deserve it.
For all of those times when I've been a total asshole to someone during the roughly twenty six point three million minutes I've been on this planet, apologies are offered.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
There's lessons I've learned, and mistakes I've made which I strive not to repeat. When I was born, Lyndon Baines Johnson was President of the United States (I've got a certificate from the White House some where congratulating my parents on my arrival) and the Woodstock festival had just wrapped up. I clearly remember a moon landing, and the Watergate investigations being broadcast live on all three television networks.
I was a weird and lonely kid, and some things never change – even after nearly one point six billion seconds.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
One is lost and deep in a "reminisce" today. Trying to remember their faces and to forget all the slings and arrows. Trying to appreciate what I've got, and lost, and the pageantry I've experienced. Overall I've been fairly lucky, as people of high quality who are "above my pay grade" are in my life. Also, I'm thinking about dead friends, and family.
Tonight is the Night of the Living Dead, so perhaps I'll be seeing some of them as they try to batter in my door to feast.
Upcoming Tours and events
DUPBO Newtown Creek Walking Tour, with NYCH20 – Thursday August 24th, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Explore Greenpoint and Hunters Point, with NCA Historian Mitch Waxman – details here.
America's Workshop Newtown Creek Walking Tour, with Atlas Obscura – Saturday August 26th, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Explore the Dutch Kills tributary of Newtown Creek in Long Island City, with NCA Historian Mitch Waxman – details here.
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It's National Escargot Day, in these United States.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
A humble narrator is fairly crispy around the edges, and in a state best described as "too little butter scraped over too much bread." The ridiculous schedule I've been keeping throughout the months of April and May is beginning to wear me down a bit, and I've got literally thousands of photos to process and deliver to various entities. Busy is good, admittedly, but "man alive" do I need a day or two off.
Pictured above is one of the Cormorant breeding/habitat stands which are observable beneath the Bayonne Bridge, at the intersection of the Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Ultimately, it's the dog who suffers. Poor Zuzu the dog didn't get out for her slow motion walk last night until after midnight. She's a bit pissed off at me, my dog. Saying that, she was quite engaged with the late night sniffing, probably because every other dog in the neighborhood had already taken care of business and every tree pit was redolent with their scents and "pee mail."
Pictured above, the spring blossoms of a tree you might observe on the corner of 45th street and 34th avenue in Astoria, Queens.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
It's entirely likely that, as we descend into the madness of a holiday weekend, you're going to be greeted with single image posts tomorrow, Friday, and Monday, so apologies are offered. My services have been engaged by one of the local newspapers to photograph the Maspeth Memorial Day parade on Sunday, incidentally, so if you're there and you see some weird looking old guy with a camera and a Newtown Creek Alliance hat, say hi.
Pictured above, a double entendre laden bit of signage from Third Avenue in Manhattan. If you don't know the street slang meaning of "Toss my salad" I'd suggest you google it, as this is a family blog.
Upcoming Tours and events
Newtown Creek Alliance and Riverkeeper Visioning, June 3rd, 1-4 p.m..
Imagine the future of Newtown Creek with Riverkeeper and NCA at the Kingsland Wildfowers Green Roof (520 Kingsland Avenue in Greenpoint) – details here.
Newtown Creek Alliance History lecture with NCA historian Mitch Waxman, June 3rd, 5:00- 7:30p.m.
An free hour long lecture and slideshow about Newtown Creek's incredible history at the gorgeous Kingsland Wildfowers Green Roof (520 Kingsland Avenue in Greenpoint) followed by a walk around the roof and a Q&A – details here.
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A few tugs, observed, in today's post.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Last week I was invited to attend the Waterfront Alliance's annual conference, which takes place on a large excursion boat operated by the Hornblower corporation. Onboard, there's a series of conferences in which bigwigs and harbor heavyweights discuss this or that issue which impacts the Harbor of New York and New Jersey. Onboard… well, let's just say that after nearly a decade of a humble narrator hanging around with the harbor crowd that there were a LOT of familiar faces. Last year the conference boat headed north along the Brooklyn and Queens coastline, but this year I was pleasantly surprised when the trip went south and we found ourselves on the Kill Van Kull separating the north shore of… Staten Island… from the chemical coast of New Jersey.
"Cool" thought I, when Moran's "Marie J Turecamo" tug slid past!
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The Kill Van Kull seldom disappoints, as it's a busy maritime corridor connecting the upper harbor with Port Elizabeth Newark and the cargo docks which you'll find back there. There's almost always a ballet of tugs and cargo ships moving through here, and after Newtown Creek and the East River – it's the one of the NYC waterways with which I'm most familiar and can speak intelligently about.
This is, of course, due to the tutelage I was lucky enough to receive from Capt. Doswell of the Working Harbor Committee, on the many, many Newark Bay tours he led back here for WHC. I've studied the place on my own, of course, but when you've got somebody like Doswell sharing his "smarts" with you – you shut up and listen.
I believe WHC is going to be conducting a Newark Bay tour this summer, but obviously our late Captain Doswell will be there in spirit only.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The Waterfront Alliance boat didn't go as far back as WHC does – we didn't get a close look at Global Marine Terminal for instance – but it was a real treat to get to shoot some tugs. I was onboard the WA boat to shoot the actual conferences, and some Oyster thing in the morning as well, but after accomplishing my "shot list" one headed topside and checked a few things off of my personal shot list.
"Franklin Reinauer" on Kill Van Kull, check.
Upcoming Events and Tours
Saturday, May 21st at 3:30 p.m. –
A Return to The Poison Cauldron of the Newtown Creek,
with Atlas Obscura, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Click here for more details.
Thursday, May 26th at 6 p.m. –
Brooklyn Waterfront: Past & Present Boat Tour,
with Working Harbor Committee. Click here for more details.
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R.I.P John Skelson.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Another member of "Team Bernie" has left us, this time it's photographer John Skelson. John was a life long Staten Islander who spent a lot of his time on the North Shore along the Kill Van Kull photographing passing ships. Working Harbor Committee alumni, John produced shots for the WHC blog's Friday feature – Ship Spotting with Skelson. Ship Spotting got John noticed by the NY Times and others, and happily I can report that during his final years he enjoyed a certain notoriety in maritime circles. He's survived by his wife, Phyllis Featherstone.
That's John Skelson pictured above, at his office on the Kill Van Kull, just a few months before he died.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Last week, in his honor, a few of us met up at Skelson's office to collect a few shots and reminisce. Will Van Dorp from tugster.com showed up onboard the NY Media Boat. Afterwards, we retired to Liedy's Shore Inn, drank a beer or two, and then headed back to other parts of the archipelago.
You people have no idea how connected all of us are to each other, out there on the edge of the water.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Team Bernie, as mentioned above, was the collection of harbor rats, rail enthusiasts, and antiquarians whom photographer Bernie Ente included on his adventures. Bernie went first, cancer. John Doswell went next, cancer. Skelson just died, cancer.
And you people wonder why I'm so obsessed with what's lurking in the water.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
John Skelson was a good and kind man, as were Bernie Ente and John Doswell. He, and they, are dearly missed. The collective knowledge which died with them, which will be lost to time, is irreplaceable. Bernie, also a photographer left behind a wife and daughter, who are doing fine last I heard. Capt. Doswell's wife Jeanne is still one of the operative and moving gears which allows Working Harbor Committee to continue.
And you people wonder why I blog every day, and kiss Our Lady of the Pentacle every chance I get.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
It's the worst part of growing older – just at that moment when you've got yourself figured out, know what and who you actually are – that's when it comes. All the wasted time and emotional tumult, all the troubles and tribulations, just at the point when you've "figured your shit out" is when it all ends. That's when all that's left are clothes, papers and possessions, and someone you love finds themselves alone. There's some truth to the concept that the person that suffers least is the one who died. Saying that, cancer.
And you people wonder why I'm the guy with the sign boards in Times Square that say "the end is nigh."
– photo by Mitch Waxman
This is Skelson's Office. The tracks of the Staten Island Railroad are still there, at the corner of Richmond Terrace and Bard Avenue, between the gas station parking lot and the water. A general call is going out to the maritime community to refer to it as such. For those of you interested in photographing the show along the Kill Van Kull, Skelson's Office is available for new tenants. Bring a zoom lens, and dress warm. Get there early, stay there late. NY Harbor never disappoints.
And you people wonder why I talk about legacy and "passing it on" so much.
Also, on a completely different note:
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Want to get involved in the future of the Montauk Cutoff? A "visioning meeting" will be taking place tonight (December 2nd) at LIC's Nomad Cycle (47-10 Austell Pl, Queens, NY 11101), between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. There will be snacks!
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Kirby Towing's Siberian Sea tug, along the Kill Van Kull's Chemical Coast.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
As mentioned, one is taking a short break – hence the singular image which greets you above. Back Monday with new stuff.
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– photo by Mitch Waxman
As mentioned yesterday, one is taking a short break – hence the singular image which greets you above. Back soon with new stuff.
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Upcoming Tours and events –
October 10th, 2015
Calvary Cemetery Walking Tour
with Atlas Obscura, click here for details and tickets
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Bayonne Bridge progress, in today's post.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
A recent Working Harbor Committee excursion, one of our education tours for kids (typically inner city teenagers who are introduced to the idea of a career on the water or at the ports by Martime professionals and Coast Guard Officers whom we bring onboard) headed out to Port Elizabeth Newark. These kids tours are what WHC is really about, and the public tours we do are actually fundraisers that support these other efforts.
Your humble narrator was onboard solely to photograph this time around, and I soon found myself focusing in on the Bayonne Bridge reconstruction project.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
There are three major bridge projects underway in NY Harbor at the moment – two are replacements (Kosciuszko Bridge at Newtown Creek, and Tappan Zee over the Hudson) and the third is a retrofit – Bayonne Bridge.
In the case of Othmar Amman's masterful Bayonne Bridge, the roadway is being raised to allow a new class of cargo ship access to the Port Newark terminals and it's the BB's owner which is running the show – The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Bayonne Bridge spans the Kill Van Kull, connecting Staten Island's North Shore to New Jersey. Just beyond it is the busiest cargo operation in the North Eastern United States. The continuing modernization of global container based shipping operations has created a sort of arms race to see how big a cargo ship can get (economy of scale) and the most recent iterations of these giants cannot cross under the roadway. In order to remain economically viable, the Port Authority has been forced to redesign the bridge so as to accommodate these larger vessels.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
There's all sorts of "big industry" involved in this sort of undertaking, and in the shot above and below, you will observe a "beam spreader." It's job is to hoist the sections of approach roadway into place and hold them steady while crews of workers secure them to both the pylons which will support them and to the previous sections already installed.
You can see the difference in altitude between the old and new roadway in the shot above, with the older approach visible to the right hand side of the shot, backed up by the Freedom Tower.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
After decades of inertia, wherein the various governmental entities found here in the megalopolis barely had the funding to perform basic maintenance on the various bits of infrastructure which make it possible to move people and commerce around, it's actually startling to see so much of it going on all at once.
There is no investment more prosaic to make than in infrastructure. Unfortunately, in the case of all three bridge projects mentioned, none of them have avoided the mistakes of the House of Moses and incorporated a light rail line or any sort of mass transit into their modernizations. We are reinforcing and advancing the age of the Automobile.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Still, as I'm sure the crew of the James E. Brown tugboat would say about the project – "I feel good."
Sorry – could not resist the pun.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The Bayonne Bridge project is ongoing, and will continue to be documented at this – your Newtown Pentacle.
For more on the Bayonne Bridge project, direct from the "horse's mouth" as it were – check out this page at the Port a Authority's website.
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Upcoming Tours –
August 8th, 2015
13 Steps Around Dutch Kills – LIC Walking Tour
with Atlas Obscura, click here for details and tickets


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Training Vests
hey guys, I wanted to see if any of you use wieghted training vests. I've been thinking about incorperating them into my Strength endurance training, especially since my wrist is all f'd up and I cant lift right now, and my legs (endurance wise) are sub par at best.
If any of you have stories, suggestions, about how you go about training with one, or where to get a good one that can hold a decent amount of wieghts I'd love to hear about it.
I've checked sports authority, paragon sports, and apt's sites but they either dont have them, or they only hold 20lbs.
thanks everyone!
I've been wanting to get one for a while. They are great. Friend of mine has one and he loves it.
I think the best one are going to be online.
my friend has the 40lbs one that shows the blocks of weights.
I was thinking of getting the X-vest. It is said to be more form fitting.
I've also seen the X-vest for $50 dollars cheaper so I wouldn't buy from these sites
nice, i think I'll pick one up next pay check, thanks dave, i'll look around for better prices an post any sites i find.
no prob. :) I think I saw the 40lbs X-vest for about $155-160. If I find it I'll also post it.
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Notes from the Newb
Notes from the Newb.
I'm relatively new to MySQL having come from the world of embedded micro-databases, and though I'm pretty familiar with a number of database systems, I've discovered that I have a lot to learn about MySQL.
As a new member to the Percona team, I thought I'd have an ongoing blog theme titled "Notes from the Noob" and discuss common problems that our consultants have encountered when working with customers who are also new to MySQL. To which end, I'm going to make the assumptions that (1) you use InnoDB as your engine of choice (a database that ain't ACID ain't no database) and that (2) you are using the latest release, 5.6.
So last week I polled a number of our senior consultants and asked them, what are the most common mistakes made by our customers who are also new to MySQL? Overwhelming, I heard back that it was using the default settings and not configuring my.cnf to their specific workload. Having said that, one of the dangers of MySQL is that because there are literally hundreds of configurable parameters that can be set, one is inclined to start messing around and thus ending up with worse performance, rather than better.
The key to working with the MySQL configuration file is that a light touch is recommended, and generally only a handful of parameters need be re-defined.
So what are some of more important parameters one should consider changing from the default values?
First and foremost is the system variable innodb_buffer_pool_size. This defines the size of the memory pool used for caching InnoDB tables and indices and its default size is a piddling 128 MB. On a dedicated server, it's generally a good idea to set this at 70-80% of available memory but remember that InnoDB will take up to an additional 10% for buffers and control structures. The idea is that the more memory allocated to the database, the less I/O you can expect when accessing the same data. Other issues you might want to consider when defining this value is the size of your dataset and whether you will have multiple instances of MySQL running. Be careful though if you plan to have your entire LAMP stack on a single machine, you might end up having competition for memory resources resulting in paging in the operating system thus negating the whole purpose of reducing IO.
Next up would be the system variable, innodb_log_buffer_size which can be important if you expect to be committing large transactions. The idea is that if you do have large transactions, setting this variable high enough will prevent the requirement of writing the log to disk before the transaction is committed. The default value is 8 MB, but if you expect to have larger transactions, you should definitely consider upping the value.
As expected, the innodb_log_file_size represents the size of the log files. The larger the value, the less checkpoint flush activity is needed in the buffer pool thus reducing disk IO. The downside however to a large value is that crash recovery can be slower. The default value is 48MB. As usual, you should do a reality check with regards to your actual workload. If your system is doing mostly reads, you may not need a large value, whereas if you're storing blobs (which by the way, is generally not a good idea) you may want to have a larger value.
Another system variable to consider is the innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit, which by default is set to 1, which means that the log buffer is written out to the log file at each transaction commit and the flush to disk operation is performed on the log file. This is great if you can't risk losing any data, however it can also come with a serious performance penalty. If you're able to assume more risk and are able to lose up to a second of data, you might want to consider setting this to either 0 or 2. In the case of small 'write' transactions, this can provide significant performance improvements.
If you don't have many tables in your database, you should be aware of the innodb_file_per_table, which as of 5.6, has a default value of ON. This results in MySQL assigning a separate .ibd file for each table in the database. There are a number of reasons why this can be beneficial, but the primary being that you are able to reclaim disk space. One of the quirks of InnoDB tablespace is that when a record is deleted, disk space is not reclaimed. So how are you able to get back that disk space you ask? Let's say you have a table called biggiesmall and you have deleted 90% of the records. Simple execute the query, ALTER TABLE biggiesmall ENGINE=InnoDB. This will result in a temporary file being created with only the undeleted records. Once the process in completed, the original table is removed and the temporary table is renamed as the original table.
And finally, the best settings are based upon actual runtime statistics. Monitor and record what happens with your database and base your settings upon real numbers.
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The "optimize table" command is easier to remember(and less typing) than the alter table, and maps transparently to the alter table, and also supports optimizing MyISAM tables as well in case you have some of them.
Also of course MySQL isn't alone in that it doesn't reclaim space automagically I recall Oracle is similar (though I think with Oracle you can run a non disruptive job that reclaims it whereas in MySQL the job is disruptive). Maybe with Oracle it is completely automatic now but pulling a quote from ask tom.
"The HWM(High water mark) is relevant since Oracle will scan all blocks under the HWM, even when they contain no data, during a full scan. This will impact the performance of a full scan especially if most of the blocks under the HWM are empty. To see this, just create a table with 1,000,000 rows (or create any table with a large number of rows), and then execute a SELECT COUNT(*) from this table. Now, DELETE every row in it and you will find that the SELECT COUNT(*) takes just as long to count 0 rows as it did to count 1,000,000. This is because Oracle is busy reading all of the blocks below the HWM to see if they contain data."
I remember co-workers dealing with those issues quite a bit on Oracle about 10 years ago, looks like the latest version still has the concept so I imagine it's by design.
I'm sure other dbs have similar things I just don't have personal experience with them
On our systems we've had to set the innodb cache to 65% memory capacity, more than that and we've seen the systems swapping under decent load. Perhaps the SQL that runs on our systems is just really ugly and memory intensive.
Thanks for your reminders of just a few of the critical GLOBAL VARIABLES.
Please consider posting observations related to:
thread_cache_size and threads_created values of 200 and 22 respectively
innodb_io_capacity default of 200
innodb_io_capacity_max default of 2000
what would you set the ini values to if you measured
SQLIO Sequential Writes achieved 800 iops?
innodb_print_all_deadlocks default of OFF
would you ALWAYS set it to ON – so you COULD be aware if you checked your log?
Thanks for considering my questions – hoping to hear from you.


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Picking a name no-one else likes?
My OH and I are planning on TTC 2013 and we've falling in love with the name Arya - we pronounce it ar-yah (it's how we'd pronounce it where I'm from - not native English speaker). Problem is, every time we mention it we get a wrinkle on the nose! We just really love it!!
Everybody says its not the name. its just that they haven't ever heard it before and names like Poppy, Ruby and Ellie sit better with them, but those names aren't in our taste and we'd never pick a name like that anyway.
Would you disregard other peoples opinion and use the name anyway, or would you not use it because your family/friends dislike it?
Problem is.. every other name we've mentioned they dislike as well and I just sort of feel - I'm not naming my child to please others. But should i be!?
We had mixed opinions on our eldest sons name (Tristan), only positives on our second son (Noah) - never had purely negative opinions before...


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NEW YORK Users of a Merck & Co. osteoporosis drug should be provided with a dental monitoring program, lawyers urged a federal judge on Friday.
Lawyers asked U.S. District Judge John Keenan to order the pharmaceutical company to provide a dental monitoring program for Fosamax users, whose jaws were reportedly damaged after using the osteoporosis drug.
The lawyers made the suggestion as they argued for the case to be certified as a class-action, in order to pursue claims by users who believe the drug caused osteonecrosis of the jaw, a condition in which portions of the jaw bone die, sometimes leaving the bone exposed.
Timothy O'Brien, a lawyer for plaintiffs, said many patients would benefit from the program that would include regular dental screenings, X-rays and lab tests, all aimed at preventing the need for dental surgery.
Paul Strain, a Merck attorney, called Fosamax a "life altering and life saving drug" that evades bone fractures that can expedite the deaths of people as they age, and also said there was no proven link between degeneration of the jawbone in some patients and Fosamax. Strain indicated that the drug was a pioneer 11 years ago.
Damage to the jawbone can result in many ways, including from the use of steroids, from diseases or weaknesses in the body and from poor dental hygiene, according to the Associated Press.
A study cited on April 4, 2006, by United Press International, found more than 2,400 patients who were taking the injected form of bisphosphonate had suffered bone damage to their jaws since 2001, and an additional 120 patients taking the oral form of the drug had been stricken. The American Association of Endodontists said that "while bisphosphonates [what Fosamax is made of] support the buildup of bone in areas weakened by disease, as a side effect of treatment, patients may experience the opposite in their lower and upper jawbones."
O'Brien said as many as one in every 296 patients who uses Fosamax develops the severe damage to the jaw, though Merck disputed the figure. O'Brien said jaws were more susceptible to damage because they are used so frequently and are under greater stress than most bones.
Keenan did not immediately rule after hearing arguments.


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NEW findings suggest that 44 per cent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the south west believe that they will need enhanced digital capabilities in the next three years.
Of that number, 82 per cent feel they need to up-skill their workforce – with many citing difficulties of finding suitably trained staff and the level of investment required as potential stumbling blocks.
The figures come from the latest Close Brothers Business Barometer, a survey that seeks to canvass the opinion of SMEs across the UK on a range of issues that affect their business.
Paul Kimber, regional sales director for Close Brothers, said: "Our findings suggest that many local SMEs do not feel adequately equipped for the future and that many are concerned that finding staff with the appropriate skills will be a challenge.
"A recent paper published by 02, estimates that there is a requirement for almost three quarters of a million (745,000) additional workers with digital skills to meet the rising demand from employers and fuel the UK economy during the next three years.
"With this in mind, we need to explore how the South West can be prepared to compete in a digital global economy."
Mr Kimber also believes that it is time for SMEs to look towards obtaining a more youthful work- force.
He added: "Perhaps it is becoming necessary for businesses to look towards the younger generation to help address the growing skills gap.
"By working hand-in-hand with the government, firms in the South West can help to tackle this issue and ensure that we have the skills required to compete on a global level."


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Archive for Wednesday, July 7, 2004
THS hoopsters busy with summer league
Tonganoxie High boys basketball players are keeping up with roundball action this summer in the Bonner Springs High School Summer League.
The Tonganoxie team, which is 1-3, played Thursday against the Kansas City Blazers and fell, 57-34, to the organized Mid-America Youth Basketball squad.
Tonganoxie, coached by 2002 THS grad Bryan Gurss, also plays against high school teams from Bonner Springs, Piper, Lansing, Turner, Bishop-Ward, Basehor-Linwood and Mill Valley.
Games are played at the Bonner Springs YMCA complex next to Bonner Springs High School. Remaining games are: 8:30 p.m. Thursday against Turner, 7:25 p.m. July 15 against Bishop-Ward and 6:20 p.m. July 22 against Lansing.
Team members on this year's squad are Kirk Rodell, Levi Huseman, Robert Kirsch, Tyler Smith, Jordan Herron, Bryan Morris, Mike Morris, Jeff Hughes, Zeb Kissinger, Jacob Poterbin, Tyler Gurss and Tyson Letourneau.
Look in next week's edition of The Mirror for a look at the Tonganoxie girls summer league team.
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text: The Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative and the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Ashland University will have a conference June 21 titled Recovery Assistance from Import Competition. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be 8 to 10 a.m. at the Ridenour International Executive Education Center of AUs Dauch College of Business and Economics.Judy Fearnside, marketing manager of Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Center, will be the speaker. The event is sponsored by First Energy.The conference will discuss:n The Trade Adjustment Assistance program sponsored by U.S. Department of Commerce for assisting small manufacturers affected by import competition.n That the TAA program is a cost-share program that invests in domestic manufacturers hurt by import competition.n That TAA provides an in-depth analysis of each firms problems and challenges, then helps fund things such as product development, marketing projects, training, quality systems, process improvements, planning, restructuring, inventory control and system selection.The Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Center helps companies where foreign imports are causing decline in sales and employment. For some manufacturers, imports can represent a minor challenge or up to a major threat. No matter what the impact, TAAC will help identify the companies strengths and weaknesses, develop turnaround strategies, and implement projects to make sweeping improvements in their competitive situations, faster and more aggressively than they could on their own.This conference is well worth the two hours of any managers time who has been impacted by foreign competition,said Robert Stimpert, director of Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative. Whether a plant needs to tweak its product line, or make dramatic changes to the entire operation to become competitive again, this is the conference to attend to determine what assistance is available through the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Center, Stimpert added. Stimpert said TAA had a client with little pricing power that was losing market share to new foreign entrants. This firm also had significant inefficiencies beyond the shop floor. The TAA project helped the firm reduce waste throughout the organization and enabled it to cut costs and improve margins (despite its poor industry and market position).To register for this free conference, call 877-289-1468 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBAs funding should not be construed as an endorsement of any products, opinions or services. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Stimpert at 419-289-5295.


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About half of the 912 000 vehicles registered for e-tolls actually belong to Gauteng residents, it emerged during parliamentary question time on Wednesday.
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters said just over 468 000 private cars had been registered for e-tolls by February 1.
Corporate clients – she did not define these – accounted for another 383 000 e-tags.
The number of e-tags for local, provincial and national government departments totalled 60 007, for which taxpayers will pick up the tab.
DA MP Ian Ollis quickly highlighted the numerical discrepancies, as the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) recently claimed it had sold 1.2 million e-tags.
Arising from the minister's response that only between 23 and 28 percent of e-tagged vehicles were actually using the improved highways, Ollis said: "With so few drivers using e-tags, will the minister not concede the public are voting with their feet?"
The "Nkandla-run government" had wasted people's money on firepools, shopping trips to New York and repeated bail-outs for SAA, the DA MP said.
"Don't underestimate the intelligence of the people of South Africa," Peters replied. "They want world-class roads… You can't use e-tolls to tell people of Gauteng to vote DA."
She said Gauteng residents knew "the party which brought freedom".
Switching to seTswana to continue the electioneering sparring with another DA MP, the minister was interrupted when it was pointed out Parliament's translation services were not working.
"It's not my my problem they don't understand the languages spoken in South Africa," Peters retorted in seTswana and, with interpretation suddenly online, continued to link Gauteng's improved freeways with the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill, passed by the National Assembly the previous day.
Women died because there were no proper roads, they died giving birth, but the ANC wanted to improve the lives of the people of South Africa so the ANC brought the roads, she said.
In response to an ANC question, Peters switched back to English to outline the benefits of e-tolling: more than 1300 young people were employed, and resolved was the estimated R150 million per hour cost due to congestion – excluding maintenance, fuel, late freight fees, lost business opportunities and accidents.
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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: NUMBER 26 STREET NUMBER 32 ROW
List entry Number: 1376230
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
District: Cheshire West and Chester
District Type: Unitary Authority
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 28-Jul-1955
Date of most recent amendment: 06-Aug-1998
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SJ4066SE EASTGATE STREET AND ROW 595-1/4/180 (South side) 28/07/55 No.26 Street and No.32 Row (Formerly Listed as: EASTGATE STREET No.26 Street & No.32 Row)
Undercroft and town house, now undercroft shop, Row shop and ancillary storage and office. C17, early C18 and 1858 by TM Penson for Butt in proto Vernacular Revival style. Sandstone and timber frame with plaster panels; old brown brick to west side; grey slate roof, ridge at right angle to front. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys of one bay. Modern shopfront to street of no interest between sandstone stop-chamfered end-piers to undercroft, half-round responds and foliar capitals to Row storey. Cast-iron Gothic Row-front railings; covered sloping stallboard 2.2m from front to back; terrazzo Row walk; shopfront with no features of special interest; panelled ceiling to stallboard and Row; Row-top bressumer with moulded chamfers. The third storey has a row of 10 small-framed panels, a leaded 5-light mullioned and transomed casements with 2 close-stud round-topped panels to each side. Quadrant brackets on 4 angel corbels, with 10 small panels between, support the fourth storey jetty-beam which has moulded arris; a central canted 3-light oriel on a massive moulded corbel in an arch-braced truss, with an S-shaped strut to each side of oriel and chamfered corner posts; richly carved and crocketed bargeboards; carved finial with pendant. The brick west wall has a replaced 3-light mullioned window and a tall lateral chimney. INTERIOR: the undercroft, 3 steps down, has surfaces covered. The early C20 Row shop retains the form of a previous galleried hall. The open-string open-well early C18 stair to the rear has plinthed newels, 3 vase balusters per step, shaped brackets and a heavy swept rail, all painted. The good parlour above the Row has oak wainscot to all walls with 2 rows of panels beneath the dado rail and above it 3 rows of vertical proportion with a row of broad panels beneath the oak cornice; the carved oak fireplace has architraves flanked by foliar motifs and a frieze with a fine pictorial panel of old Chester and the Dee in relief, between swags; oak door of 2 short, 2 long and 2 short fielded panels; boxed beams; original joists. The timber-framed front to this item is one of the earliest of
the forerunners of the Vernacular Revival in Chester; the C17 over-Row parlour is the best, other than in Watergate Street, Chester. (Improvement Committee Minutes: Chester City Council: 23/6/1858: 1858-; Chester Rows Research Project: Harris R: Eastgate Street South: 1989-1990).
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After the huge production of Thanksgiving, simplicity is a welcome change. Here's an easy, delicious dinner.
This is no ordinary pasta dish. I first tasted it at Osteria Bottega in Bologna on a recent trip to Italy, and I've been making it ever since. Giant rigatoni is available at some Italian markets and supermarkets, but if you can't find it just use regular rigatoni. And if you are worried about the recent tainted beef scare — who isn't? — I recommend buying meat from a local butcher who carries organic or naturally raised meat and knows where all their products come from. (I shop at Cumbrae's in Toronto.) And be sure to cook ground meat (hamburgers, meatballs, meatloaf, etc.) to at least 160F.
– 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil plus ¼ cup for cooking meatballs
– 1 small onion, chopped
– 1 clove garlic, chopped
– 1 lb ground beef
– ½ lb spicy Italian sausages, meat squeezed out of the casing
– 1 egg
– ½ cup breadcrumbs or quick-cooking oats
– 1 tsp kosher salt
– ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
– 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
– 1 cup chicken stock or water
– 1 lb giant rigatoni
– 1 cup pasta cooking water
– 1½ cups frozen green peas
– 2 tbsp butter, optional
– ½ cup shaved Parmigiano Reggiano, optional
1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a small skillet and gently cook onions and garlic until tender and fragrant. Cool.
2. In a large bowl combine ground beef, sausage meat, egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Shape into approximately 50 small meatballs. (Or fewer larger meatballs.)
3. Heat remaining ¼ cup olive oil in a large, deep skillet and brown meatballs. Add rosemary and stock, cover and cook until meatballs are cooked through. (Anywhere from 10-30 minutes depending on size.)
4. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until almost al dente about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well.
5. Add pasta to meatballs and juices in pan. Cook on low heat until pasta absorbs most of the juices. Add pasta cooking liquid as necessary if pasta looks dry. Add peas and butter and season with salt and pepper. Serve with cheese. Makes 6 servings
Escarole is a sturdy, delicious lettuce that does not wilt quickly.
– 1 small head cauliflower, trimmed, sliced as thin as possible (about 2 cups)
– 1 head escarole, washed, dried and broken up
– 3 oz Gorgonzola, in ¾-inch chunks
– 2 tbsp shredded fresh basil
– 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
– ½ tsp kosher salt or more to taste
– pinch freshly ground black pepper
– 1 small clove garlic, minced
– 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or more to taste
1. Place the best slices of cauliflower in ice water until ready to use. (Use the extra little bits and pieces for soup or mashed caulifower.) Just before serving, drain slices well and pat dry.
2. Whisk vinegar with salt, pepper and garlic. Whisk in olive oil.
3. Toss escarole with cauliflower with enough dressing to coat. Add cheese and basil. Makes 6 servings
I was reminded of these buttery cornmeal biscotti at a great new sandwich shop in Chicago called PQM (Publican Quality Meats). This recipe, that has been a favourite of mine for many years is from Hubert Aumeier, owner of Evelyn's Memory Lane Café in High River, Alberta.
– 1/2 cup unsalted butter
– 3/4 cup sugar
– 2 eggs
– 1/4 cup lemon juice
– 1 tbsp grated lemon peel
– 1 tsp vanilla
– 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
– 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
– 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
– 1/4 tsp salt
– 1 cup currants
– 1 cup dried apricots, diced
1. In a mixer beat butter with sugar until light. Beat in eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla.
2. In another bowl, whisk flour with cornmeal, baking powder and salt. Mix into butter mixture. Add currants and apricots. Refrigerate dough, covered, one hour.
3. With floured hands if necessary, shape dough into logs about 3″(7.5cm) wide and 12″(30cm) long. Place on baking sheets lined with parchment. (Stack two cookie sheets together to help prevent burning.) Bake in a preheated 350F oven until lightly browned 25 to 35 minutes. Cool about 5 minutes.
4. With a serrated knife, cut into 1/2″ slices on the diagonal. Place on baking sheets, cut side down. Reduce heat to 325F/160C and bake 15 to 20 minutes longer, turning half way. Cool on racks. Makes 30 cookies


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A lot of hype has been thrown around about the creation of an arts district in old downtown Aurora, an area that's been seriously declining for the past couple of decades. So far, though, all the talk has been little more than a lot of hot air. True, quite a bit of development has been under way over there for the last year or so, but very little of it has to do with the arts. Apparently that's about to change, with the Aurora City Council considering a proposal to turn over two vacant city buildings to two arts organizations.
If the plan goes forward, The Other Side Arts, now at 1644 Platte Street in Denver, will purchase the old Aurora police station at 1400 Dallas Street for the reasonable price of one dollar, and Red Delicious Press will lease the former Martin Luther King Jr. Library, at 9901 East 16th Avenue, for the somewhat higher price of a dollar a year.
This is good news, surely -- so why do I have a knot in my stomach? Because I'm worried about insensitive changes being made to the old library. The jewel box of a building is part of a larger complex that was once known as the Aurora Municipal Center, designed by the late Victor Hornbein, a master of mid-twentieth-century architecture in Denver and the preeminent local follower of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Both the library and the municipal center are worthy of being listed on the National Register of Historic Places; if that were to happen, then the renovation project, if planned sensitively, could qualify for state historic-preservation grants. Before any work takes place, Red Delicious Press needs to get some preservation consulting, and the city, which still owns the place, needs to ensure that these Hornbein-designed buildings are protected. After all, they are among the finest structures in the entire metro area.
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ELYRIA — An upcoming auction in which the owner of Moss' Restaurant hopes to sell the downtown establishment has not stopped the day-to-day business of the eatery.
Sandi Laubenthal said she has been inundated with calls and emails from faithful customers wondering if she is closing since it was reported that she is putting the restaurant and building up for auction. But the longtime restaurant operator said she is not closing up shop now or in the event the business does not sell at auction.
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Among the photographers represented is 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Davidson, highlighting selections from her award-winning series "Victims of Gang Violence." Shot in Los Angeles, Davidson escaped crossfire and attended funerals in her intimate documentation of American neighborhood tragedies.
Curtis Mann, a participant in the 2010 Whitney Museum of Art Biennale, is represented by collaged and staged images that incorporate inventive erasures from the picture in his finished print.
Work by Argentinean Alejandro Chaskielberg and Iranian Shadi Ghadirian will be included if their entries come through the hurdles of a trade embargo and shipping. Transferring art from one continent to another can cause untold delays, charging the composition of an exhibition with an element of surprise.
Two Milwaukee artists complement "Shutter" with local portraits and prints. Darren Hauck draws on city images and Kevin J. Miyazaki will cover the gallery's two-story east wall with photos from Madison's January protests.
UWM's Union Art Gallery plans a reception featuring an informal talk by Davidson and Mann when the exhibition opens, 5-8 p.m., Nov. 18. The young, Irish-born artist Richard Mosse, who presented artwork in London's Tate Modern exhibitions, will give a more formal gallery lecture on his latest prints, depicting the Congo, at 7 p.m., Dec. 1.
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47th Annual Holiday Art Fair
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
227 State St., Madison, Wis.
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Central United Methodist Church
Wisconsin Avenue at 25th St.
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