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Since Yom Kippur, the Boulder area (near Denver) of Colorado has been hit with intense storms which have caused widespread flooding (that has covered 20% of Colorado's landmass and caused immense damage to entire residential neighborhoods). Over 20,000 buildings have been damaged or swept away entirely and their residents have been evacuated.
As you may know, the community in Colorado has maintained a strong partnership with Israel through its Partnership with Ramat HaNegev and Nitzana. During these years, the Colorado community has supported Ramat HaNegev during ordinary times and of course times of emergency in Israel.
Currently, our roles have been switched and we want to assist our Partnership community abroad.
As part of the sincere and deep solidarity between the communities, we are preparing to take part in getting the Denver/Boulder community organized and back on its feet.
An initial group of volunteers from Ramat HaNegev set out this week, in cooperation with IsrAID. The volunteers will be focused mainly on clearing debris and renovating, in order to enable evacuated residents to return to their homes.
At the same time, donations are being gathered from all corners of the United States by a special relief fund to assist the tens of thousands of those impacted by the flooding.
The Jewish community in Colorado has taken upon itself the task of raising funds and has created a website through which a symbolic $18 donation (or more) can be made. The website's address is www.jewishcolorado.org
The Ramat HaNegev Regional Council is also donating from existing emergency funds, and all residents have received a letter encouraging them to donate.
We are turning to you, personally, and requesting that we all come together to assist our partners in the Jewish Community; and that we show the unity and solidarity that exists between all of the families in this partnership, by way of a symbolic donation. Our help will give expression to the value of the mutual partnership between us.
We hope that you can help.
With best wishes,
The Partnership2Gether Team, Ramat HaNegev – Denver, Colorado


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Arkansas Methodist Medical Center is sponsoring a blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross in the Auditorium in the Professional Office Building at AMMC.According to the Red Cross, one in 10 people entering a hospital needs blood. Blood transfusions are used for trauma victims due to accidents and burns; heart surgery; organ transplants; women with complications during childbirth; newborns and premature babies and patients receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer and other diseases such as sickle cell anemia. At Arkansas Methodist Medical Center alone, approximately 100 units are transfused monthly.To give blood for transfusion to another person, you must be healthy, be at least 17 years old or 16 years old if allowed by state law (includes Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee). You must weigh at least 110 pounds, and not have donated whole blood in the last 8 weeks (56 days) or double red cells in the last 16 weeks (112 days). "Healthy" means that you feel well and can perform normal activities. If you have a chronic condition such as diabetes or high blood pressure, "healthy" also means that you are being treated and the condition is under control.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Electric-car maker Tesla Motors Co. is scheduled to report its first-quarter results after the closing bell on May 7. Here's a look at what to expect:
Earnings: Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect Tesla TSLA, -2.23% to report net a first-quarter net loss of $25 million, or 15 cents a share, compared with break-even results a year earlier. However, adjusted to exclude one-time items, the company is seen posting a profit of $9 million, or 8 cents a share, compared with $15 million, or 12 cents a share, a year ago. It's this number — the adjusted profit — to which analysts will be paying closest attention, and it's been gradually whittled down from 13 cents a share over the past month, as investors take a slightly more sober look at the cost of Tesla's big plans.
Revenue: First-quarter sales are seen rising 22% to $684 million from $562 million a year ago. For the full year, analysts are looking for sales to hit $3.59 billion.
Stock reaction: Tesla shares closed Tuesday at $207.28, up a staggering 248% from where they were trading 12 months ago. They've tumbled from the $265 all-time high they hit on Feb. 26, a week after Tesla rolled out surprisingly strong fourth-quarter results, but they're still up 38% since Jan. 1.
Key points: Vehicle deliveries and margins are always at the heart of Tesla's quarterly updates. Discussing its Feb. 19 fourth-quarter report, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company expects to deliver 35,000 cars this year, up from 22,477 in 2013, and achieve an automotive gross margin of 28%, up from 25.2% in 2013. Both are lofty goals, and the year-end production target of 1,000 cars a week hinges on getting a second assembly line up and running at its Fremont, Calif., plant.
Other issues: Spending. Investors are keenly awaiting word on where Musk plans to build his next big project, the Gigafactory at which he aims to basically corner the global market for lithium-ion batteries. According to Musk, the Gigafactory will be built in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas, and once it's fully operational in 2020, it will make more lithium-ion batteries than were produced worldwide in 2013. Analysts estimate the cost of this undertaking at something between $5 billion and $10 billion.
Also look for an update on China, where Tesla started selling its popular Model S sedan this year. Musk has vowed to start manufacturing cars there as well within the next three to four years.


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The International System of Units (SI) is a modernized version of the metric system established by international agreement. The metric system of measurement was developed during the French Revolution and was first promoted in the U.S. by Thomas Jefferson. Its use was legalized in the U.S. in 1866. In 1902, proposed congressional legislation requiring the U.S. Government to use the metric system exclusively was defeated by a single vote.
SI provides a logical and interconnected framework for all measurements in science, industry, and commerce. The metric system is much simpler to use than the existing English system since all its units of measurement are divisible by 10.
The following list provides the conversion relationship between U.S. customary units and SI (International System ) units. The proper conversion procedure is to multiply the specified value on the left (primarily U.S. customary values) by the conversion factor exactly as given below and then round to the appropriate number of significant digits desired. For example, to convert 11.4 ft to meters: 11.4 X 0.3048 = 3.47472, which rounds to 3.47 meters. Do not round either value before performing the multiplication, as accuracy would be reduced. A complete guide to the SI system and its use can be found in ASTM E 380, Metric Practice.
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Physicians and medical organizations nationwide have a responsibility to ensure that physicians' prescribing practices are based on delivering the highest quality medical care for patients without industry influence.
UC Davis Health System has strong policies and procedures in place to prevent, detect and manage potential conflicts of interest with industry. The health system's institutional compliance program supports the open discussion of ethical and legal issues, and reviews the details of specific cases whenever questions arise.
Faculty's outside professional activities are reviewed regularly to ensure they adhere to University standards, policies and procedures. In the case of pain medicine physician Scott Fishman, institutional reviews have found that his activities are in compliance with health system policies, as well as national standards.
Dr. Fishman is a highly ethical, socially responsible physician who has advocated for the responsible use of pain medicine. He is an excellent physician who practices the highest standard of medicine and always acts in the best interest of patients. We are proud to have him as a member of the UC Davis faculty. The ProPublica story is an inaccurate and misleading representation of Dr. Fishman.
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PAIABUNA INDIANS. In 1683–84 Juan Domínguez de Mendoza led an exploratory expedition from the area of El Paso as far eastward as the junction of the Concho and Colorado rivers east of the site of present San Angelo. In his itinerary he listed the names of thirty-seven Indian groups, including the Paiabuna (Paganuma) Indians, from which he expected to receive delegations on the Colorado River. Nothing further is known about the Paiabunas, who seem to have been one of many Indian groups of north central Texas that were swept away by the southward thrust of the Lipan Apache and Comanche Indians in the eighteenth century.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:Herbert Eugene Bolton, ed., Spanish Exploration in the Southwest, 1542–1706 (New York: Scribner, 1908; rpt., New York: Barnes and Noble, 1959). Charles W. Hackett, ed., Pichardo's Treatise on the Limits of Louisiana and Texas (4 vols., Austin: University of Texas Press, 1931–46).
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A presentation on the "Medical Treatment of the Confederate Army and Navy" by Dr. Guy R. Hasegawa is set for 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Bluffton High School Auditorium.
During the Civil War, the scarcity and expense of imported drugs forced the Confederacy to establish several medical laboratories to make drugs for military use. These labs produced medicines from indigenous plants and made non-plant based drugs.
Hasegawa is Senior Editor of the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (Bethesda, MD). He received a B.A. degree in zoology from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California at San Francisco and completed a hospital pharmacy residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
His interest in writing, the Civil War, and medicine has led to his publication of historical articles in various scholarly periodicals and his co-editing of a compilation of essays by various authors in 2009 entitled Years of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine.
Guy serves on the board of directors of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and the Society of Civil War Surgeons and frequently lectures at conferences of those organizations. He is currently writing a book about Union and Confederate artificial limbs programs which is expected to be published in the fall of 2012.
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Crystal Springs Rodeo It's not exactly the biggest, but this rodeo in June is one of the best location-wise. It's held in a bowl created by glaciers thousands of years ago: no bleachers, no stadium. Bring a blanket and grab a spot on the hillside to enjoy the show. In Clear Lake, about 27 miles southeast of Watertown. (605) 874-2996; crystalspringsrodeo.com
Goss Opera House and Gallery Regional artists display and sell artwork; performances take place at the opera house. (605) 878-4677; gossoperahouse.com
Lake Kampeska Clear waters—typical of lakes in the Coteau de Prairies region—invite swimming and year-round fishing. (605) 753-0282
Redlin Art Center Paved trails weave around the galleries showing original oil paintings by native son Terry Redlin. Free. (605) 882-3877; redlinart.com
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Herbal Medicine: Pro-Life Therapy with Probiotics
Christopher Hobbs LAc, AHG
The human body
is a walking ecosystem. Although we do not usually think of ourselves in this way, the fact is that we are "home" to trillions of microorganisms that live on and inside us. We are actually made up of 90% bacteria cells (100 trillion) and only 10% animal cells (10 trillion). Every person harbors more microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tract than there are people in the world, or have been in all of history. The gums, teeth, hair, and skin are also richly populated with many types of microorganisms.
Although some of the microorganisms inside us may be harmful, the vast majority are not. In fact, they are necessary for good health. Human beings have evolved with these microorganisms, and we have developed a symbiotic relationship with them. For instance, beneficial bacteria in the intestines help digest foods, create vitamins (such as B-12 and K), and inhibit the growth of disease-promoting pathogenic bacteria. Without these beneficial or
microorganisms, as they have now come to be called, we could not survive.
Throughout history many peoples have traditionally eaten certain cultured and fermented foods that are rich in beneficial microorganisms and can increase digestive strength and general health. For instance, fermentation with lactic-acid forming bacteria, including
Lactobacillus acidophilus
, is one of the oldest methods of making cultured foods such as yogurt and sauerkraut. In ancient days, this process was inadvertently initiated in milk and vegetables using the organisms naturally present in the raw food, the air, or on utensils. Today, genetically-selected starter cultures are used commercially, and the industry for foods and supplements that contain probiotic organisms is rapidly growing. Many scientific studies over the last 50 years have shown that probiotic organisms can improve the nutritional quality of foods, as well as produce antibiotics, anticarcinogens, anticholesteremic substances, and substances that break down and recycle toxins for their human host.
In keeping with the analogy of the body as an ecosystem in itself, the rich supply of microorganisms in the intestines have been given a special name: the
intestinal microflora
, or IM as I will call it for short. The IM is an amazingly complex mixture, containing an estimated 400-500 different species of bacteria (at least 17 families and 50 different genera of bacteria). Among these many species, there may be dozens, or even hundreds, of different genetic variants or biotypes. All areas of the gastrointestinal tract contain bacteria, but the colon is by far the most heavily populated. The upper small intestine is mostly sterile, but the lower small intestine and stomach have limited numbers of various species of microorganisms, depending on conditions there. The mouth and vagina also harbor a rich microflora, which probably plays a role in the health of these areas of the body, too.
Why are there so many different species and biotypes of microorganisms in the intestines? Well, if you think of the IM as a very basic physical link between our bodies and the external environment, it begins to make sense. The purpose of the diversity of the IM is to be able to adapt to the great diversity of environments that our bodies may come into contact with. **Studies show that the predominant species or biotypes of bacteria in the IM are constantly changing. The IM is a swarming, evolving world of bacteria that is continually responding to changes in diet, climate, microorganisms in the environment, and other factors that have yet to be determined. Thus, if we are forced through necessity or climate to subsist on a certain kind of food that we cannot digest very well, then the make-up of the microflora will change so that it can produce the enzymes needed to help us extract the nutrients we need from that food.
For example, most people in the United States would not do well eating large quantities of lichens. However, the Laplanders from Scandinavia are known to eat certain lichens, and can gain nourishment from them. Similarly, if you eat a great deal of meat, or if you eat a high-cellulose diet, your IM will adapt accordingly. So you can see that the IM must be considered a very important homeostatic mechanism in the body, helping us to survive and even thrive in varying environmental conditions.
Benefits of Probiotic Organisms
There are two ways to approach the subject of the probiotic organisms that constitute the IM. One way is to look at the
roles that these organisms play in the body. The other is to study factors that
affect or harm them. To start on a positive note, let's look first at the benefits of having abundant probiotic organisms in the body.
Below I have gathered information on eight main points of interest. These are the major benefits of adding probiotic organisms to the diet, whether in a pure form such as
L. acidophilus
supplements, or in the form of traditional fermented and cultured foods.
Please note that some of the benefits discussed below have been definitively established, while others seem likely but have yet to be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. In particular, certain benefits, such as lowered risk of irritable bowel syndromes or a cancer-protective effect, have been suggested by laboratory and clinical tests in Europe and Japan, but have yet to be verified by thorough double-blind studies in both animals and humans. Some of the needed research is already under way, while some of it still waits to be done.
The Benefits of Maintaining a Healthy Indigenous Microflora or Probiotic Supplementation
Boosting the Immune System
Inhibiting the Growth of Pathogenic Organisms
Prevention of Diarrhea from Various Causes
Cancer Prevention
Reduced Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Improved Digestion of Proteins and Fats
Vitamin Synthesis
Detoxification and Protection from Toxins
Microflora Formation in Infants
The formation of the IM begins at birth. As the infant passes through the birth canal, she or he is "inoculated" with microflora from the mother's vagina (Midtvedt, et al, 1988). Later, breast-feeding provides bacterial and immugenic substances that create a simple flora of
, a genus of beneficial lactic-acid producing bacteria especially common in infants and babies, such as
B. bifidum
B. infantis
B. longum
, and a few other beneficial anaerobic bacteria. This early IM influences the development and composition of the final, adult IM. Significantly, studies show that a formula diet can allow potentially pathogenic bacteria, such as clostridia and anaerobic streptococci, to proliferate in an infant's digestive tract. It has also been found that the addition of cow's milk to an infant's diet can have negative effects in that it can decrease the numbers of
in the intestines and increase the pH and numbers of bacteroides, which are sometimes considered to be a less (Drasar, et al, 1986). Thus, once again, so-called "improvements" over breast-feeding may not, in fact, be improvements at all!
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Negative Side Effects of Antibiotics
There is no question that antibiotics are invaluable medicines. In emergency situations--such as in the case of a child on the verge of death from meningitis--antibiotics are literally life-savers. Even in many less extreme situations, they can be extremely valuable. Nonetheless, antibiotics are too often overused in current medical practice--with marked negative side effects, one of the greatest being damage to the intestinal microflora.
The effects of a weakened IM, for reasons explained previously, can be quite detrimental. Once probiotic organisms have been destabilized and stripped off the walls of the intestines, potentially pathogenic organisms such as
Candida albicans
, and
Clostridium difficile
have much more opportunity to proliferate. This can lead to infection, sepsis, diarrhea, and colitis (Hill, 95). Significantly, these conditions usually coincide with a reduction in the number of
L. acidophilus
in the intestines (Lidbeck, et al., 1988).
The conclusion one should draw from the research cited is not that antibiotics should be discarded, but that their use should be minimized. Also, when their use is essential, it is best at least to combine them with probiotic supplements to maintain the IM. Below I explain five simple steps to take to reduce the risk of side effects from antibiotics.
Ways to Minimize the Side Effects of Antibiotics
1. Avoid unnecessary use of any antibiotic.
2. Use antibiotics for as short a period as possible.
3. Use narrow-spectrum rather than broad-spectrum antibiotics.
4. Always take probiotic microflora supplements.
Many of these, including ones containing
spp., have been shown in studies to minimize the unwanted side effects of antibiotic therapy, such as diarrhea (after Hooker and DiPiro, 1988).
Commonly Asked Questions About Probiotic Supplements
Now that you are more familiar with the benefits of probiotic supplements, you may be interested in trying one of the commercial products which are available in most natural food stores. The following information on commercial products came from a number of sources including a review of the available scientific literature, my own personal experience, and from a conference on Probiotics sponsored by the National Nutritional Food Association (NNFA). This conference brought together some of the acknowledged experts in the field, including Dr. K.M. Shahani, probably one of the world's leading authorities on probiotics.
Why bother to take a probiotic supplement at all? Remember that besides antibiotics, a number of common environmental influences can strongly affect our resident microflora, including
Chlorine and other bacteriocidal chemicals which are often added to city drinking water
Chicken and other commercial meats will likely contain residues of antibiotics added during their growth in pens and other unhealthy living quarters
Pesticide and herbicide residues may be present in various fruits and vegetables
Excessive sugar, fat, red meat and refined foods in the diet may promote undesirable species in the IM
Raw vegetables contain natural compounds which may inhibit the implantation of probiotics
Alcoholic beverages inhibit the implantation of probiotics
Today, a wide variety of probiotic supplements are available in several forms:
Powder--introducing measuring devices (spoons, etc.) into the powder may lead to contamination; more susceptible to moisture and oxygen than capsules and tablets
Capsules--may be the most desirable way of taking probiotic supplements; more protected from contamination, oxygen, and moisture
Tablets--protected from contamination, moisture, and oxygen better than powder, but the heat produced during the tableting process may damage organisms
Liquid--studies show that many liquid supplements are weak, and some contain few, if any, organisms; if fresh and of good quality, they can be useful for douching and gargling and are more pleasant to take than capsules or tablets for some people; an alternative: try opening a capsule or two and mixing it in distilled water for a more potent liquid dose
Dairy products that contain added organisms--dairy products containing lactobacillus and other probiotic organisms provide a mild dose of probiotics and perhaps help lactose-intolerant people digest it.
When evaluating a probiotic product, questions such as what kind of product is best, how long to take it, when to take it, do the organisms really implant in the colon, and what benefits they have are often asked. Although the experts don't always agree on these points, there is enough agreement to offer the following answers, probably the best information on the subject available at this time.
Commonly-Asked Questions about Probiotic Products
(Taken from the scientific literature, my own experience, and mostly from the NNFA Probiotics Conference.)
When should I take the product? Before meals? Between meals?
Most experts feel that first thing in the morning on an empty stomach (when stomach acid is at its lowest levels) or just after meals, when the food can buffer the acid.
How much is best to take?
For therapeutic benefits, about 4-10 billion viable organisms/day is about right.
What species are best? Is a mixed-species product better or a single species (like
Lactobacillus acidophilus
The main species used in probiotic supplements are
L. acidophilus
L rhamnosus
L. bifidus
L. casei
L. plantarum
Bifidobacterium bifidum, Streptococcus faecium,
and others (Sandine, et al 1972, Speck 1976).
This is a controversial question, and not easy to answer. Some experts (like Dr. Shahani) feel that
Streptococcus faecium
is an excellent probiotic species and can be taken alone, or with other microorganisms. Some feel that only
Lactobacillus acidophilus
should be used. My experience tells me that because traditional fermented foods contain a variety of organisms, a mixed species supplement is best. On the other hand, many people get excellent results from single species products. My suggestion is to try both kinds and see what results you get--ultimately, you are the best judge.
Can I trust the product to deliver what it says on the label?
Tests show that there are some excellent products on the store shelves, and some poor-quality products. Experience and talking with owners or supplement staff in natural foods stores will usually provide helpful guidance. Above all, don't be afraid to ask questions about any companies products. They should be able to provide tests and hard facts about the species that they have, the potency, when it was manufactured and so forth. I will also suggest that you don't buy any product unless it has the manufacture date right on the bottle. All of these products, especially lactobacillus and bifidobacterium, lose a lot of potency after 4-10 months.
Should the product be refrigerated? Some products say yes, some no.
Products last longer when they are refrigerated. Many of the experts I have heart on the subject say that the best products are ones that are refrigerated. Only species like
Streptococcus faecium
does not need much refrigeration.
Indications for Probiotic Supplements
1. Maintaining the Probiotic Flora during antibiotic treatment
Begin taking immediately, take up to 2x recommended dose during antibiotic therapy, then follow product label.
2. Constipation
Long-term use can help promote regularity.
3. Diarrhea
Short-term or long-term use can help prevent diarrhea.
4. During pregnancy
Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy can promote regularity and support nutrition during this important time. A probiotic supplement during breast feeding may also be helpful.
5. Programs for infants and young children
Supplementation with bifidobacteria may help support immunity, help establish a strong probiotic flora, protect against diarrhea and other bowel disorders.
6. Counteracting Infections
Urinary tract infections (cystitis)
Lactobacillus supplementation may help prevent recurrent infections.
Bowel infections
A probiotic supplement taken regularly may help prevent chronic infections.
Gum and tooth infections
Take a probiotic supplement and rinse the mouth regularly with a solution of 1 capsule of lactobacillus supplement to 3 ounces of water.
Vaginal infections (Clamydia, Trichomonas, Candida)
Take a probiotic supplement containing lactobacilli and douche regularly with a solution of acidophilus, made same as above.
7. Irritable bowel syndrome
Long-term use of a lactobacillus or mixed-species supplement may help prevent irritation and other symptoms of irritable bowel syndromes.
8. Chronic gas
After beginning a new probiotic supplementation program, one may find that above normal amounts of gas are produced for a short while (up to a week). This condition will normalize and gas may be reduced or relieved.
Ease into a probiotic program by taking 1/2 the recommended amount for a week or two.
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NYC SPLASH had the opportunity to speak with writer director Brian Herzlinger. Here are some excepts from that interview.
What kinds of musicals inspired this?
Some of my favorite musicals are Grease, West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors, Chicago, All that Jazz, all the way back to Mary Poppins. And Hairspray was one of my favorite musicals, you know, the remake of the Broadway show, really was something was an inspiration, especially musically, for this film.
Growing up, I never really went to see Broadway shows, and when I did, I felt like I needed a close up to get emotionally involved with he shows. I was usually sitting up in the nosebleeds. Then in movies, I mean, that was just the way that I grew up. My family, my cousins, my aunt my mom and I would literally anytime Grease was on, we would just stop doing what we were doing and break into song.
Brian then spoke a bit about the talent in How Sweet it Is.
Finding the right talent to bring this movie to fruition was a big task and, Jersey Boys.. That's my favorite Broadway show and I was lucky enough to get Eric Bergen who is in Jersey Boys to play Ethan in How Sweet it Is. He just knocked it out of the park. I can't say enough about our leading man Joe Piscopo. He's been out of the spotlight for awhile on the film side of things and he just really delivered on all fronts. He was the heart and soul of the film.... I was a movie geek in a candy store... with Joe Piscopo, Paul Sorvino and Michael Pare and Erika Christensen.
What was the response of the actors to doing a movie musical?
It was fantastic. Everybody was so excited about the prospect of being in a movie musical. I was beating them away with sticks. There was so much talent that came through the doors. Both my writing partner, Jay Black and I were really excited to have the opportunity to show the audience a new Joe Piscopo that you haven't seen before. Erica Christensen was terrific, too. She did a great job as Joe's daughter.
What is it like to have a co-writer and have a writing partnership? How does that help you as a writer?
Jay and I have been best friends since the fourth grade. We met in the lunch line at our elementary school quoting dialogue from Police Academy II so it was a match made in heaven. Jay lives in our hometown in New Jersey and I live in LA. It's actually beneficial for us, we outline, we come up with the story together, we out line the three acts and then we will just go back and forth with the pages. So he will write a few pages and get them to me, and I'll rewrite them and then write the next few pages . Jay is really great at dialogue and my strength is structure. So it's a perfect blend between the two. There's no ego involved with us. We respect he hell out of each other and anything that we disagree on forces s to find that common ground that ultimately makes the script better.
What's it like as an east coast person living in LA?
I lived in LA in 1997. I live in Sherman Oaks because it's the closest to living in New Jersey for me. It's like the suburbs, If I could have the film business in New Jersey, I'd be the happiest guy in the world. My mom and Dad still live in Jersey, my sister lives in Virginia, my whole family roots are all back east and I think that 98% of the film business in LA are not from LA. They're all from New York, New Jersey or Connecticut. We've all migrated to LA to pursue the film business.. everybody goes their to follow their dream and that's what i'm doing. i've been very fortunate career wise, in terms of being able to work, and the writing and the directing. it's been a blessing.
What advice do you have for young people who are getting started in this business?
I go around the country and speak to students at film schools and I always say the same thing. You have to be persistent. You have to believe in what you do because everyone is out there for themselves, you can't count on anyone giving you that opportunity that you are hoping for. You have to make it happen for yourself. I use the analogy- if you want to be a lawyer you to go to college, to law school, you pass the bar, you're a lawyer. If you want to be a doctor you go to college, to medical school, you do your residency and you're a doctor. If you want to be a writer, producer, director or actor, how do you do it. What's the path? There's no road for you to follow, so you have to make that road yourself. I found that the way to pave that road is with yesses. Don't say no to opportunities that come up because you never know what's going to come out of it.
Great advice from an exciting director.
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Family finds missing Jasper man
A Jasper man who has been missing since Nov. 7 was found Monday, Nov. 25, near a remote pasture a few miles from where he was last seen.
Local news station KTRE is reporting an investigator hired by 28-year-old Alfred Wright's family confirmed that Wright's body was found by a family-organized search party near a remote Jasper pasture where police had found several personal items belonging to Wright, including some of his clothing.
According to local media reports, Wright called his wife, with whom he has two sons, Nov. 7 saying he was having car problems. Wright's parents were notified and began driving to meet their stranded son, but when they arrived, Wright had disappeared.
A local gas station attendant told police she had seen Wright running from his stranded vehicle going north on U.S. 87 the night of Nov. 7.
The case has investigators questioning the cause of Wright's death — Wright had been indicted in a federal court in Tennessee for embezzlement and had a trial date upcoming — but local police aren't saying much.
Stay tuned to TheExaminer.com for more updates as they become available.


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Martha's Vineyard mixed on Aquinnah casino
Some worry about tourist influx, others see a boost for businesses
WEST TISBURY — As year-round islanders bundled up for the first snowfall, the vast majority of restaurants and inns shuttered for the winter, it was hard for residents to imagine what it would be like if a tribal casino makes a debut on the island.
But they agreed on one thing: Things sure would be different.
As news spread around the island that the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah plans to pursue a casino project in Gay Head — and news spreads quickly here — opinions were mixed on whether one of the state's most sheltered communities is an appropriate location for the first casino in Massachusetts.
Mark Przybylo, a 46-year-old year-rounder who works at the Vineyard Golf Club, put it pretty bluntly.
"It won't happen here," he said, maintaining that the community is too resistant to change to ever make the casino a success.
Joe Keenan, who frequents the general store in West Tisbury, shook his head when he heard the news. More tourists, he said, and more commercialism brought to the island? Residents such as himself, who take pride in the island being more than just a slew of vacation homes for the uber-wealthy, would find it difficult to support such an endeavor.
"Do we need another thing that brings people to this place already overrun by people who don't have the vibe, who don't have any concept of the vibe?" Keenan said.
Already, he said, it concerns him how much the island is taken over by tourists in the summer. Locals avoid the beaches, take little-known back roads, and stay away from the most popular shops and restaurants in an effort to stay away from out-of-towners. He worried that a casino would make that summertime influx a year-round experience.
"People come and they think it's this playground," Keenan said. "But all the hype around the Vineyard is purely superficial."
But others had a more optimistic take.
James Cage, owner of Rosebud Balloons in Oak Bluffs, shrugged when he heard the plans for a casino.
"Sure," Cage said, "it would be good for business. It should have been done years ago."
He pointed out the front door of his business, on Oak Bluffs' main drag, where almost all the businesses were closed for the season. With a casino, he said, that could change.
And with a little coordination from the Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce, he said, businesses could rally behind the casino, and the influx of tourists could help keep money flowing throughout the winter.
"Think about it: A casino means parties, events, functions," Cage said. "They'll need balloons. We have balloons. This could be good for us."
At Basics Clothing Company, an apparel store a few doors down, Hayley Plante hung up clothes on racks in the nearly empty store. When the 22-year-old heard about the casino, her eyes grew wide at the prospect.
A casino, on the island? Not only did she think it would a great economic boon for the community, she said, she would go there herself.
"If they do it in the winter, it would give us islanders something to do," Plante said.
As a lifelong islander, she said, she knows that the Vineyard in the off-season can be less than stimulating
"It might help," Plante said. "A lot of kids like to get into trouble, just because they don't have anything to do. If they're of age, maybe they can go here."
Plante's co-worker was more on the fence at the idea of a casino, though she acknowledged that casinos seem to work in other parts of the country.
"Now, if they had a bowling alley in the casino," the co-worker said, "that would be something."
Residents smirked at the idea that the casino would lead to an uptick in crime or an influx of the wrong element among the ranks of tourists.
"I don't think there'd be any crime," Plante said. "Our island is too good for that."
At a nearby Mexican cantina, Dennis Logan, a nine-year Vineyard resident, said he believed the community's geographic inaccessibility makes it less susceptible to the potential for crime and troublemaking that has concerned other communities mulling casinos.
"We're on an island," Logan said. "To do something bad here, you've got to be pretty stupid, because you're not going to get away."
Kathy Magistrini, a New Jersey transplant who owns Rouge Luxe Apothecary in Oak Bluffs, was warm at first to the idea of a casino coming to the Vineyard.
After all, she said, she has been known to enjoy some casual gambling, and she believes that the prospect could bring others to the island.
But as she thought about it more, she questioned whether a casino could be successful in a place where tourists would have to take an hourlong ferry ride or a flight on an airplane for a night of gambling.
"If I didn't live here, would I come here to gamble?" said Magistrini. "Maybe not. Who's going to come here in the dead of winter?"
"But I guess," she continued, "who am I to say?"
Martine Powers can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @martinepowers.


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Client Infographic: Sudan, Bombing Everything That Moves
Sometimes, you get the opportunity to work on a project with a very serious topic and global relevance. Recently, InfoNewt (my company) worked with Prof. Eric Reeves and designer Mike Wirth to design the infographic Bombing Everything That Moves (hosted on Eric's site SudanBombing.org).
For well over a decade the Government of Sudan—the National Islamic Front/National Congress Party (NIF/NCP) regime in Khartoum—has engaged in a sustained campaign of deliberate aerial military attacks on civilian and humanitarian targets in both South and North Sudan. These attacks have been only fitfully condemned by the international community, and no effective action has been taken to halt them.
Obviously, the topic is very political. Prof. Reeves has published an extensive report and makes his Excel data file available to everyone on his site, so I'll keep my comments focused on the unique challenges we faced when designing the infographic.
The data for this visualization is much different that the readily available Internet stats we see every day. There is no database to query or reseach data file to purchase. The exhaustive work Prof. Reeves has done to manually consolidate these confirmed bombing attack reports from U.N. observers, humanitarian aid personnel, radio reports and news reports is a massive, ongoing effort.
Even though the number of attacks in the report was known, most reports had unknown numbers for casualties and the number of bombs used in the attack. Because of that, the bar chart-style visualization that is the center of the design only shows the number of attacks (a solid number we could work with) and separately shows the average numbers of bombs and casualties from the reports that had that information available.
Data transparency is always important. As an infographic, the data sources have to be very transparent becuase you want your audience talking about the implications of your information, not challenging your credibility.
Eric Reeves is Professor of English Language and Literature at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. He has spent the past twelve years working full-time as a Sudan researcher and analyst, publishing extensively both in the US and internationally. He has testified several times before the Congress, has lectured widely in academic settings, and has served as a consultant to a number of human rights and humanitarian organizations operating in Sudan.
Due to the nature of this infographic, please keep any comments on the infographic design itself. Any inflamatory or political comments will be removed based on my judgement.


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You can use your iPhone to begin playing your audio before you start driving, or you can use Siri to play audio. Or if your car comes with Apple CarPlay support, use the built-in display.
First, connect your iPhone to your car in one of three ways:
- Set up CarPlay in a compatible vehicle1.
- If your car has Bluetooth, you can pair it with your iPhone.
- If your car has a USB port, you can use a Lightning cable to connect your iPhone to your vehicle.
Learn what to do if your iPhone, iPad, or iPod doesn't connect to or work in your car.
1. Even if your vehicle is compatible with CarPlay, not all countries or regions have CarPlay available.
Use CarPlay
After you set up CarPlay the first time, you can access the Music app, Podcasts app, and Audiobooks app while your car is running. Some third-party audio apps (like Sirius XM) are also available in CarPlay.
You can choose what to play from the Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks apps. Use the Now Playing app to control what's currently playing.
Play music from your Library. If you have an Apple Music subscription, you can also stream music from For You, Browse, and Radio. If you don't have an Apple Music subscription, you can still listen to Beats 1 and some news and talk stations.
Play the latest episodes from your shows in Listen Now, or choose from the episodes in your Library. You can also stream popular podcast episodes from Browse.
Play audiobooks that you downloaded to your iPhone.
You can use your iPhone to add, remove, or rearrange the apps that you see in CarPlay. Go to Settings > General > CarPlay, choose your car, then drag the apps to the location you want.
If you received an Apple Music content code
Learn how to redeem it.
Use Siri
You can ask Siri to stop, start, or change the audio that you listen to while driving.
To activate Siri while connected with CarPlay or Siri Eyes Free, press and hold the Voice Control button on your steering wheel until you hear Siri. If your car has a touch screen, you can also touch and hold the Home button in CarPlay. If your car doesn't support CarPlay or Siri Eyes Free and your iPhone is in a mount, just say "Hey Siri." Learn how to use Siri to play music or podcasts.
Customize your settings for driving
If you're not using CarPlay, you can activate Do Not Disturb while driving to filter out most notifications, but you can still use Siri to control your music, podcasts, and audiobooks.
If you don't want certain apps to use cellular data while you drive, you can turn off the app's access to cellular data in Settings > Cellular.
When you download content on Wi-Fi, you don't use cellular data when you play it. To download, tap next to a song, album, podcast episode, or audiobook. Learn how to redownload previous purchases.
Learn more about listening to audio with apps
- Use the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Use the Podcasts app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Get audiobooks in the Books app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.


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Farmed salmon? No, thanks.
I got a kick out of Greg Thomas' blog post today about his experience in a Denver seafood joint he visited during the International Sportsmen's Expo last week. Greg asked the server at the restaurant whether the establishment's salmon was wild or farmed.
The answer? "Farmed fresh."
Greg, the editor of Fly Rod and Reel magazine, immediately stopped the server and explained that he didn't want to hear anymore. He moved down the menu and ordered something else. And good for him.
Those of us "in the know" understand that farmed salmon do much more damage than they do good--often, the fish selected to be "farmed" in net pens off the coast of the Pacific Northwest are really Atlantic salmon. And those operations are environmentally toxic--they create dead zones in the ocean around them thanks to concentrated fish waste and rotting, uneaten fish meal. They cause unnatural explosions of sea lice that don't just attach themselves to farmed salmon, but any friendly, fishy host that might swim by.
And let's not forget the escapees--there are thousands every year, and there are now documented cases of transplanted Atlantic salmon spawning in Pacific waters. The idea that farmed salmon somehow protect wild populations of salmon is simply garbage (and, frankly, I think, after the orange dye is added to the flesh of farmed salmon, that's what these unnatural fish are, as well). What's more, by creating a market for farmed fish, the industry is marginalizing the need for healthy habitat that supports a robust and sustainable wild Pacific salmon fishery throughout Alaska and British Columbia.
Thomas is one of the enlightened many who ask that all important question before
ordering salmon at a restaurant. "Is your salmon wild or farmed?" Wild salmon is superior both in taste and health value, but also when it comes to protecting wild salmon themselves. By demanding wild salmon, you're demanding that habitat for these amazing fish be kept intact. That habitat is what makes it possible for a growing number of recreational anglers to chase salmon and char in the fresh waters of Alaska.
Greg grew up in southeast Alaska fishing for salmon both in the salt and in the rivers and streams of the Tongass National Forest, which could easily be called America's Salmon Forest. I've had the privilege of fishing the Tongass a few times, and there's nothing quite like casting to dollies, cohos and pink salmon under the canopy of the Alaskan rainforest. It's a surreal experience to walk the banks of a salmon stream, not on trails made by anglers, but by bears that are doing exactly what you're doing--chasing wild fish in wild waters.
Follow Greg's lead and hold restaurants accountable. Educate them and help them make the right decision when it comes to what they serve on their menus, and why.
Farmed salmon? No, thanks.


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January 14, 2011
By Maya Parmer
"What would you do if you knew you could not fail?" Dr. Magliato, Executive MBA Class of 2006, lives by this theme. As a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, Director of Women's Cardiac Services at Saint John's Health Center, mother of two boys, wife of a liver transplant doctor, philanthropist, author and businesswoman, Dr. Magliato knows what it takes to reach for the stars ... and still sleep at night. She believes that the fear of failure keeps us from accomplishing our dreams.
As a child raised in upstate New York, Dr. Magliato worked in the orchards that her parents tended as farmers. It was here that she established the steadfast work ethic that has allowed her to sail through the extreme highs and crushing lows of her career. While her parents instilled support, they provided little guidance to the young girl who dreamed of becoming a doctor. "Your parents give you two things. One is roots and the other is wings," says a needlepoint given to Dr. Magliato by her family.
Dr. Magliato's attitude of 'achieve it and never quit' motivated her to challenge the boundaries of her gender and profession. In high school, Dr. Magliato lost the valedictorian spot. Then, she got rejected from medical school. "Things happen for a reason. You cannot see it at the time but they really do." Of course, Dr. Magliato eventually did get into medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. When faced with the distinct fork between going into medicine or surgery, Dr. Magliato did not hesitate; she already knew she loved surgery. She then began her surgery training at Akron General Medicine Center and was the first woman to ever train there.
Dr. Magliato was also the first woman to ever train in cardiothoracic surgery at Loyola University Medical Center in 1996. Then, she was the first woman to complete a transplant fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh in 1999. Similarly, Dr. Magliato happily challenges the misconception that female surgeons have dainty little hands by showing her 'mitts' that could palm a basketball since childhood.
As an intern, Dr. Magliato was thrown into surgery, where she fell in love with the heart. In the introduction to her book Heart Matters: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon, Dr. Magliato eloquently explains her fascination with the heart. "When the heart muscle contracts, it becomes firm with vigor of expelling blood with all its might. When the heart muscle relaxes, it softens and becomes flaccid to allow blood to gently flow into its chambers. Both functions are diametrically opposed and yet work in concert for one purpose and one purpose only -- to sustain life."
As a female in the predominately male field of surgery, Dr. Magliato quickly learned to wear what she calls her 'metal jacket.' She explains this as not thinking about what is physically happening on the operating table and instead letting the mind retreat. Despite the harrowing and hope-filled surgeries she performs every day, Dr. Magliato emphasizes the importance of compassion in her profession. She moved the audience deeply when she told the story of taking off her 'metal jacket' while disconnecting an infant with a hole in its heart from life support. Here she learned to balance compassion with keeping her head in the game.
However, Dr. Magliato does not believe in the common proverb, 'opportunity knocks.' She believes that you have to seek it. "Go for it; get in the car and drive there." Dr. Magliato mentions the countless stories of sexism she was faced with yet is happy she can at least laugh at them now.
Already in the thick of her medical career, Dr. Magliato married and had her first child after the age of 40. As if this was not enough, Dr. Magliato wanted a business perspective to complement her life. She began attending UCLA Anderson's Executive MBA Program in 2004. While at Anderson, Dr. Magliato had her second child and, believe it or not, she was sitting in class to take a final the day after her C section! "Anderson is like a springboard for your mind. I approach problems differently. I think it honestly changed my life."
Yet, Dr. Magliato's fondest UCLA Anderson memory was when she negotiated the class out of a final, in her Negotiations class with Professor Robert Spich, and won. "I feel so indebted for the opportunity Anderson gave to me."
Dr. Magliato is also working to encourage more women to go into medicine. She believes that fewer women are in medicine because of the lifestyle issue. Due to the duration of training required to succeed, one must wait to have a family and get married. Most recently, Dr. Magliato is wearing both her medical cap and her MBA cap in developing a non-profit to assess patients for cardiovascular disease in Guam.
To learn more about Dr. Magliato's medical mission and to read on about her book, Heart Matters: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon, visit www.kathymagliato.com.


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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox May 7, 2013
At the start of the pool season across America, water recreation professionals are promoting National Water Safety Month.
In Partnership with American Red Cross, National Parks & Recreation Association, Association of Pool & Spa Professionals and the World Waterpark Assn., NationalWaterSafetyMonth.org wants you and your kids to practice safe swimming and be more 'water aware'.
How to Get Involved:
1. Hold a Pool Safety Meeting with the entire family. Create an age-appropriate presentation, heavy on information, that makes everyone aware of the potential danger and liability of owning a swimming pool. Make everyone responsible for pool safety, and ensure that they all know the Pool Rules.
2. Watch Pool Safety Videos. The Poolsafely.gov YouTube channel has nearly 50 videos on pool safety, in English and Spanish.
3. Kids take the Safe Swimmer Pledge. Click the image below for a larger certificate that you can print out (landscape). When they have memorized the 4 Pledges, check them off and have them sign and date the document. Hang it up in their room, or near the pool area, as a reminder.
4. Take the Message to the Masses! With the help of free resources and materials, you could take the pool safety message to your child's school, your workplace, church or civic organization, to make more children, parents and caregivers be water aware this summer.
5. Organize a Pool Safety Fair! A bit more involved than a video and some handouts, a Pool Safety events are usually held at a local community pool, and may involve local swim teams or swim clubs, or other safety advocates. See our post last month on how to organize a pool safety event.
Pool Safety Tips:
The most important thing you can do this month is to review pool safety tips and create a solid set of Pool Rules, and make every effort to make your pool as physically safe as possible, with as many Layers of Protection as you can make practical.
Teach your toddlers to swim, and continue lessons each year.
Instruct care givers on pool safety when children are under other's care.
During pool parties or play time near water, designate a lifeguard at all times.
Unless you have a 4-sided pool fence, utilize door alarms and pool alarms.
Put a cordless phone near the pool, for emergency (911) calls.
Learn CPR, and update your certification every few years.
Keep rescue equipment and a first aid kit nearby.
If a child is missing, check the pool first.
Drowning is Silent, don't think you'll hear it happen.
Never assume someone else is watching a child in a pool area.
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