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Millions of children in developing countries lack access to basic necessities, like health care, nutrition and education. When you sponsor a child, you give them resources they need to survive and empower them to raise the standard of living for their families and communities. Help a child. Help their community. Help begin the cycle of progress.
When you sponsor a child, you'll receive an information package about them, including details about their lives and the community they live in, and photos of them and their family. You'll also receive an introduction letter from your child, opportunities to write them whenever you like, and annual updates on your child, their community and country so you can see first-hand how your donations have made an impact.
Sponsor a child
There are over 150,000 child sponsors (and counting), but, there are still millions of children who need access to adequate nutrition, healthcare, education and more!
For a little over $1 a day, you can provide life-saving essentials to a child, their family and their community.
Your donations will fund life-changing projects in your sponsored child's community – projects that will help children access their basic rights.
Almost one third of children in developing countries don't get enough to eat. Plan knows that malnutrition isn't simply a matter of too little food, it's the result of a combination of factors that influence a community's health and well-being. Things like teaching sustainable farming techniques, adequate maternal health, safe water and sanitation and education. That's why your sponsorship means so much.
In some parts of the world, access to clean water is a bigger crisis than armed conflict, leading to 2.2 million deaths and over 4 billion related illnesses every year. With the help of our sponsors, Plan has a proven track record of using local labour, resources and expertise to help children and their families gain access to safe, clean water and proper sanitation.
Each year, around 9 million children die needlessly from preventable and treatable illnesses before they reach their fifth birthday. Together with our sponsors, Plan works to improve health care for mothers and children, so children have the healthiest start in life.
Of the 101 million children not in school, more than half are girls. You can help close the book on poverty. Even one extra year of education has been proven to improve the future livelihood and health of a child by 15%, which is why Plan works to ensure that more children have access to a quality education rooted in gender equality.
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eat for a lifetime. By improving the livelihood of a community through small loans and basic business training, mothers and fathers are able to support their families, emerge from the cycle of poverty and contribute in many positive ways to the long-term development of their communities. That's the power of your sponsorship.
Your support will actively prevent child abuse and support the rights of children in your sponsored child's community.
*In the event that money raised exceeds project requirements, funds will be used to support similar activities for children and communities in need and match ratios may change.
"I was a very poor child in Colombia, but my Canadian sponsor showed me the world through her letters. Now I am 50, with an MBA and have traveled to 15 countries. Thank you Plan and my sponsor Miss Louise Miller."
Carlos Aparicio, MBA, Plan Colombia Board Member and former sponsored child
"I went to visit my sponsored child, Ruby in Ghana, Africa The money from sponsors funds so many amazing projects that benefit both sponsored children and the children in their community. It makes more of a difference than you can even imagine."
Kaitlyn Strickland, Plan Canada child sponsor
"When I visited my sponsored child, Sidonie it was rewarding to see the significant difference I've made in her life and in the community, especially in such a remote place!"
Eileen Fernandes-Smith, Plan Canada child sponsor
Child Sponsorship provides you with an opportunity to have a unique personal connection with a child and their family in one of the developing countries where Plan works. As part of your sponsorship you can exchange letters and photos and visit your sponsored child.
When you sponsor a child, your donations are pooled to support a wide range of programs in your sponsored child's community. This means you are helping to improve the life of your sponsored child and the lives of all those in the community.
Child Sponsorship costs $42 a month, which works out to be a little over $1 a day – the cost of a cup of coffee.
No. When you sponsor a child, your contributions not only benefit the child you are sponsoring, they benefit the whole community! Your contributions are pooled to support a wide range of programs in your sponsored child's community. More than 75 years of experience have taught us that helping families and communities become self-sufficient is the best way to secure the child's future.
Plan International has been building powerful partnerships to protect and promote children's rights for over 80 years. As one of the world's most effective and responsible development agencies, our focus is to maximize impact by keeping administrative costs low and ensuring your donations reach and directly benefit as many children as possible.
In 2018, 81.3% of every dollar raised went to support programs benefitting children and families. Trust and transparency are important to us and we invite you to look through Plan International's annual review and financial statements.
Absolutely! If you write to your sponsored child, they'll write back to you! Writing to the child your sponsor is one of the most rewarding aspects of sponsorship. And with our free online tool, MyPlan, writing to your sponsored child is easy!
Yes! We encourage sponsors to consider a trip to their sponsored child's community. It's a life changing experience to meet your sponsored child and their family and you will be able to see first-hand the impact your sponsorship is making. Please contact us 10 weeks in advance of a visit so we can make the necessary preparations for you.
Yes. Donations $25 and over are eligible for a tax-credit as a charitable gift. Tax receipts are issued in February for the previous calendar year.
Our Donor Care team is happy to answer any questions you have about our work. You can call them at 1-866-321-2386 or email email@example.com. You can also request an information package to learn more about Child sponsorship.
Plan International is a global movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around the world to support social justice for children in developing countries.
Learn how your contributions have helped change the lives of children and families in developing countries.


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The History Show Sunday 5 May 2013
On tonight's show, The History of Cannes, Historical Comic Books, National Famine Commemoration in Kilrush, The Last Hanged in Carlow, History Ireland 20th Birthday.
The ultra-chic city of Cannes grew from being a poor fishing village to the playground for the rich and famous it is today.
It's is perhaps best known for its Film Festival which kicks off on the 15th of this month. Over the 10 day festival, billionaire actors, porn stars and art house directors will throw shapes and sell their wares on the coastline of this glamorous French city.
Credit: Lucien Adrion's depiction of Cannes
The festival has its origins in the 1930s. It began properly in 1946, but of course, Cannes was around for a long time before then. Trinity College historian, Laura O'Brien and film lecturer Steven Benedict gave us a potted historyof the city and the festival.
The 2013 Cannes Film Festival runs from the 15th to the 26th of May.
Historical comic books have been rising in popularity in recent years.
The latest publication is Big Jim: Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout by Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch (O'Brien Press). Liam Geraghty took a behind the scenes look at this niche market in historical publishing.
The National Famine Commemoration is an annual day of observance which was established in 2008 to remember the Great Irish Famine. Each year, a weeklong programme of events is held in a place in Ireland that was particularly affected by the Great Hunger. This year, the venue is the town of Kilrush in southwest Clare. Lorcan Clancy spoke to Paddy Waldron of the Kilrush & District Historical Society about what happened in Kilrush during the famine years.
The National Famine Commemoration in Kilrush runs throughout this week with among other things, walks, remembrance ceremonies, lectures and there'll also be reconstructions of original soup kitchens. The events will culminate next Sunday with a National Famine Commemoration Ceremony which will be attended by President Michael D. Higgins.
Link to the National Famine Commemoration Kilrush
The name Lucinda Slye might not mean much to most people, but over the last two centuries, her story has weaved its way into the folklore of County Carlow. The ingredients are a dizzy cocktail of tainted romance, a secret love affair, and a murder. And Lucinda Sly's name entered the history books when she became the last woman to be hanged in Carlow. Gabriel Fitzmaurice told her story to Rhona Tarrant.
'Lucinda Sly, A Woman Hanged' by Gabriel Fitzmaurice (Liberties Press) is the first translation of Maidhc Danin Ó Sé's historical novel.
The year 1993 saw the beginning of the end of the Troubles in the North and the rise of the Celtic Tiger. And as we all know, there's been a lot of water under the bridge since then.
Another event that took place in that Spring was the launch of History Ireland magazine. The idea behind the magazine was to bring history out of the ivory tower. It covers topics from early history to modern times and to mark its 20th birthday, Myles was joined by editor, Tommy Graham.
'Too many histories . . .'? surveys of the past generation
Royal College of Physicians, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 (in association with the Irish Association and Dept. of Foreign Affairs).
Date: 16 May Time 7pm.
Ireland's leading historians discuss the major narrative histories of the past generation.
Joe Lee (Ireland 1912–1985: Politics and Society, 1990), Éamon Phoenix (Northern Nationalism: Nationalist Politics, Partition and the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland 1890–1949, 1994), Diarmaid Ferriter (The Transformation of Ireland 1900–2000, 2004), and Mary Cullen (Telling It Our Way: Essays in Gender History, 2013).
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• 1935 and 1936. The representatives of Western democracies attending the Mostra di Venezia were shocked by the influence of the fascist governments of Italy and Germany on the selection of films and the decisions of the jury. France, and particularly its Minister for Education and Fine Arts, Jean Zay, proposed the creation, in Cannes, of an international cinema event.
• June 1939. Louis Lumière, inventor of the cinema, informed Georges Huisman, Director General for Fine Arts, that he was prepared to preside over the first International Film Festival, scheduled to take place in Cannes from 1 to 20 September. Its aim was "to encourage the development of all forms of cinematographic art and foster a spirit of collaboration between film-producing countries". Painter Jean Gabriel Domergue, a Cannes resident, designed a poster that has become famous.
• 1 September 1939. Everything was ready for the opening of the Cannes Festival in the salons of the Municipal Casino. The war, which broke out the following day, interrupted this first festival before it had even begun.
• From 20 September to 5 October 1946. Films such as René Clément's La Bataille du Rail, Jean Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête, Charles Vidor's Gilda or Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, had top billing in this first Cannes Festival, defined by Jean Cocteau as "a living comet that has touched down for a few days on La Croisette". He added: "The Festival is an apolitical no-man's-land, a microcosm showing what the world could be if people could communicate directly with one another and speak the same language."
• 1948. The Festival did not take place because of budgetary problems.
• 1949. Inauguration of the Festival Hall. The stars finally came to Cannes: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Norma Shearer, Errol Flynn and Edward G. Robinson were all there. André Bazin wrote: "Cannes seems to be the best of the official festivals."
Cannes Film Festival Books
• 3 to 20 April 1951. The Cannes Festival took place in spring for the first time.
• 1952. This year's discoveries were Minelli's An American in Paris, Orson Welles' Othello and Kazan's Viva Zapata.
• 1953. A starlet by the name of Brigitte Bardot made her appearance on La Croisette
• 1955. To crown the official selection, the Festival created the Palme d'Or. Until then, one or several 'Grand Prix' had been awarded, the prizes being paintings by Marquet, Humblot, Cavaillès or Klein... That year Elia Kazan's East of Eden was booed by part of the audience in Cannes.
• 1959. Official birth of the Film Market, which had been taking place unofficially in the cinemas of Rue d'Antibes.
• 1960. The year of Federico Fellini's controversial film La Dolce Vita.
• 1962. 'Critics' Week' was created at the instigation of the Association Française de la Critique du Cinéma and the Film Festival.
• 1968. The Festival, which opened on 10 May with the screening of Gone with the Wind, was interrupted at noon on 19 May. The previous day Louis Malle, who had resigned from the jury, François Truffaut, Claude Berri, Jean-Gabriel Albicocco, Claude Lelouch, Roman Polanski and Jean-Luc Godard, burst into the main auditorium of the Palais to demand that the screening be halted. Jean-Luc Godard went so far as to hang himself from the curtain so as to carry the day.
• 1971. The Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary. Charlie Chaplin was awarded the Légion d'Honneur.
• 1975-77. Maurice Bessy created three official non-competitive sections: Les yeux fertiles, presenting films devoted to other arts, L'air du temps, privileging films dealing with contemporary issues, and Le passé composé, showing compilations on the cinema itself.
• 1987. For its 40th anniversary the Festival presented a montage, Le cinéma dans les yeux, and published a book, Les années Cannes. Federico Fellini compared Cannes to "a natural harbour where a film had to berth."
• 1993. For the first time a woman received the Palme d'Or: Jane Campion for The Piano.
• 1994. The Festival had a stage curtain made in homage to Federico Fellini.
• 1997. The Cannes International Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Palme des Palmes was awarded to Ingmar Bergman for his life's work.
• 2002. The powerful American Jewish Congress pressured Americans to stay away from the Festival because of increasing anti-Zionist sentiment in France stirred up by brutal repression of the Palestinians by the Israeli regime. There was also a special tribute to Bollywood, the world's largest film industry.
• 2004. The 57th Cannes Film Festival created a worldwide stir by giving the highest award to Bush-bashing director Michael Moore for his documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 and by declaring a 14-year-old Japanese boy, Yuuya Yagira, as the Best Actor.
• 2012. Cannes goes from strength to strength and opened with Wes Anderson's new film Moonrise Kingdom. Celebrities included Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Angelina Jolie.
Three Interesting Cannes Tidbits
• There has only been one time that the Palme d'Or, the top prize at Cannes, and the Oscar for Best Picture have gone to the same movie. In 1955, Marty, the slice-of-life drama starring Ernest Borgnine as a lonely butcher, scripted by Paddy Chayefsky, won both honours
• No French film has won the top prize since 1987, when it went to Maurice Pialat's Under Satan's Sun, the story of a rural priest starring Gerard Depardieu
• Although the 2004 festival, when Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 took home the Palme d'Or, was seen as a highly political year for the festival, in 1968, a group of filmmakers, including Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, took over the largest screening room on opening night and held the curtains closed, to show solidarity with the student protestors. Because of this act of protest and others, the festival was shut down that year
The Outer Edge of Ulster by Hugh Dorian (Lilliput Press).
Hugh Dorian's recollections of life and death in mid-nineteenth-century north Donegal published by Lilliput Press.
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Poll: Should We Get Rid of the Dollar Bill?
Americans have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as kids do their spinach. They may not know what's best for them either. Congressional auditors say doing away with dollar bills entirely and replacing them with dollar coins could save taxpayers $4.4 billion over the next 30 years. What do you think?


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Excluding retrofits or airworthiness-directive compliance, the worldwide market for overhauling Rolls-Royce (R-R) Trent 700-series turbofans is projected at about $2 billion for the next three years, with Asian carriers accounting for the largest share of the work.
A 2009 retrofit kit for the engine, which improves efficiency by 1%, is proving popular, however, and adds to the potential value of each shop visit for those engines undergoing the modification. Moreover, R-R expects to have another retrofit kit available by 2015, the final year of the forecast period, to incorporate technologies from the Trent 1000, Trent XWB and BR725 engines. The final shape of that package, unveiled during this year's Farnborough air show, is still being determined.
In addition, high- and intermediate-compressor airworthiness directives still in force also could add to the costs of Trent 700 shop work during the forecast period.
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways, which launched the 70,000-lb.-thrust-class Trent 700 17 years ago, will require the largest single share of overhauls—9.5% of the 610 overhauls projected to be needed during the forecast period by the 50 operators tracked—according to Aviation Week's MRO Prospector tool. Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways in the UAE come in at second and third place, with just under 7% of the total overhauls for the period.
Like its RB211 predecessor, the Trent features a stiff, three-shaft spool arrangement, and also like its predecessor, its large Asian and Middle Eastern market presence means lots of service hours on long routes. R-R reports that the 700 accrues about 250,000 service hours each month, and the 700 series already boasts 4.5 million cycles.
Cost Estimates
MRO Prospector uses an hours-and-cycles model to project the likelihood of maintenance events for each operator and aircraft, while using a regional assessment of in-house and third-party shop labor and component rates to estimate the potential cost of each shop visit.
The analytical tool projects that Cathay's installed base of Trent 700 turbofans should generate the need for 58 overhauls during the three-year forecast period beginning with June of this year, at an estimated cost of just over $200 million. Cathay is expected to require 22 overhauls during the first 12 months of the forecast period, 12 in the next 12-month period and 24 in year three.
Cathay outsources its R-R overhaul work to the Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Ltd. (Haesl) joint venture of R-R (45%), Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd. (Haeco) (45%) and Singapore's SIA Engineering Co. (10%). R-R also owns a stake in Singapore Aero Engine Services Ltd. (Saesl) and in German overhauler N3, a joint venture with Lufthansa Technik, so a considerable chunk of the overhaul market is controlled by R-R itself.
Of the other two Hong Kong carriers flying Trent engines—Dragonair and Hong Kong Airlines—only Dragonair is projected to require overhauls during the period, an estimated 16 overhauls in total at a cost of about $54 million. As R-R notes in its fact sheets on the engine, Cathay, together with sister airline Dragonair, is the leading Trent 700 operator, with 48 Trent 700-powered Airbus A330s in service and another 19 of the engines on firm order.
Although Cathay represents the largest single overhaul requirement for any operator, mainland China represents the largest overall market, with 116 overhauls expected worth an estimated $382.7 million. Air China and China Eastern Airlines are expected to require the lion's share, at 38 and 36 overhauls, respectively, during the forecast period, worth $126 million and $118.6 million. China Southern Airlines needs 28 overhauls worth $92 million and Hainan is projected to require 10 at just under $33 million.
Asian operators make up 48.5% of the market by number of projected overhauls, and 48.2% of the projected value. Aviation Week projects the three-year overhaul market value for the Trent 700 in Asian markets at $984.4 million through the first part of 2015.
Along with the major airframers, R-R agrees that Asia remains the largest growth opportunity for the next two decades. In its recent market outlook, R-R forecast that Asian air traffic will be double that of either the North American or European markets by 2031. Asia eclipsed North America as the largest single air traffic market in 2010. Growth is widely expected to balloon in the long-haul markets, particularly in the developing regions of Asia and Latin America, rather than in the mature North American and European markets, which are uniformly expected to grow only modestly during the next few years.
Other significant Trent 700 operators include Fly Asian Xpress in Malaysia, projected to require 36 overhauls during the forecast period at nearly $118 million, just under 6% of the overall three-year market; Germany's Lufthansa, accounting for 30 overhauls or just under 5% of the market at $103 million; Garuda Indonesia with 22 overhauls; and Aeroflot and Swiss International Air Line, with 20 each.
Work In Americas
There will be significant overhaul work in the Americas as well. Air Canada is projected to require 16 overhauls during the period at just under $56 million. Half of those are expected during the next 12 months or so, with the balance in the second half of 2014 and the first half of 2015. Canada's Air Transat comes in with a projected 10 overhauls at $26.6 million, all near the end of the three-year period.
Like Air Canada, Avianca in Colombia is also projected to require 16 overhauls, at $52.5 million, and US Airways is expected to require 14 overhauls, beginning next year, at a cost of just over $45 million. Hawaiian Airlines is seen requiring six overhauls at just over $19 million between the second half of 2014 and the first half of 2015.
It is unknown which of these airlines, if any, have installed or intend to install the Enhanced Performance, or EP, Trent kit, which incorporates many of the features of the EP standard for new-build 700s that R-R introduced three years ago. R-R does not identify which customers bought the retrofit kit, although the enginemaker reports that 12 carriers so far have purchased it.
Though the EP kit does not turn the older Trent 700 into today's build, it comes pretty close. Like the new-build engine, the EP kit features the aerodynamically enhanced compressor blade shape R-R developed for the latest Trent 1000 and Trent XWB engines. Elliptical leading edge profiles improve efficiency for these blades, which are installed on all of the engines' intermediate- and high-pressure compressor blades. High-pressure turbine blades, plus the high-pressure and intermediate-pressure nozzle guide vanes, are super-polished, and there are other HP compressor quality improvements.
There are a few items the kits do not contain, however, such as optimized HP turbine clearances, optimized fan tip clearances or a pocket-less spinner fairing.
With another kit in the offing promising another 1% efficiency improvement, it is likely more operators will move to add the kits during a shop visit.
The Trent 700's most high-profile airworthiness issue actually grew out of an incident involving its higher-thrust successor, the Trent 800. The January 2008 crash of a Trent 800-powered British Airways Boeing 777 was pegged to a specific combination of factors that allowed ice to form within the fuel system and collect on the front of the fuel-to-oil heat exchanger (FOHE), limiting fuel flow.
In-Service Data
Engineers looked at in-service data from the seemingly innocuous go-around of an Airbus A330 in May 2009, which led the European airframer to conclude that the problem could exist on Trent-powered A330s and A340s as well. An airworthiness directive followed, AD 2009-0257, ordering upgraded FOHEs on Trent 700s and 500s.
Among other actions in the 700's history, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in 2009 mandated (AD 2009-0187R2) inspections and possible replacements of front combustion liner (FCL) head sections after routine inspections detected cracked FCL heads. R-R service bulletin instructions outline acceptance criteria for any damage found.
In 2007, EASA ordered inspections of intermediate-pressure compressor rotor Stage 2-3 interstage spacers after one was found cracked on an in-service Trent 700.
In 2005, a series of in-service oil loss events prompted an emergency AD (2005‑0025) ordering oil filler caps on all in-production Trent engines replaced. The problem was traced to a manufacturing defect on a batch of the caps.
Also in 2005, a Trent 700 was removed due to oil loss and low oil pressure. The oil leak came from an oil feed tube damaged by an outer head shield. EASA ordered inspections in 2006 and followed up with a directive (2007‑0260) that included a termination action. Modifications must be done at the next intermediate-pressure (module 05) overhaul or by May 31, 2014.
A number of low-power surges prompted the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to order surge tests and eventual replacements of high-pressure compressor Stage 1 casings and intermediate case outer location rings in late 2003. An EASA AD (2007-026) superseded CAA's directive and extended the terminating action compliance window to 6,300 cycles from 4,500 cycles.


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Men's Results | Women's Results
SEWANEE, Tenn.—Juniors Robert Willett and Jessica Thornton were Birmingham-Southern's top finishers, earning All-Conference honors at the 2011 Cross Country Championships today, hosted by Sewanee.
It was the first-ever SCAC championship appearance for BSC. Willett placed third overall in the men's field, notching a new 8K personal record time of 26:04.02. Thornton took 11th on the women's side with a 5K time of 23:00.92, which was also a personal best.
Overall, the Panther men finished seventh, and the women were eighth.
"I am so very proud of our entire team," Head Coach Kenneth Cox said. "They have been working so hard and we finally were able to line up and compete against the conference. Robert and Jessica both continued to lead the team and did it in an amazing way. It was a competitive field and they really fought from beginning to end. This one championship has transformed the future of our program already and this program will never be the same!"
Centre College won the SCAC women's title, while Colorado College was the men's champion.


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The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR), located within the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was established in 1993 to combat a serious public health concern. About 70 million Americans suffer from sleep problems; among them, nearly 60 percent have a chronic disorder. Each year, sleep disorders, sleep deprivation, and sleepiness add an estimated $15.9 billion to the national health care bill. Additional costs to society for related health problems, lost worker productivity, and accidents have not been calculated. Sleep disorders and disturbances of sleep comprise a broad range of problems, including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, parasomnia, jet-lag syndrome, and disturbed biological and circadian rhythms.
Review Date: Monday, October 05, 2015
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The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) was originally established in 1950. The NINDS conducts and supports research and research training on the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological disorders and stroke. The Institute awards grants for research projects, program projects, and center grants; provides training support to institutions and fellowships to individuals in the fields of neurological disorders and stroke; conducts intramural and collaborative research; and collects and disseminates research information. Requests for information should be directed to the Office of Communications and Public Liaison.
Review Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), formerly the American Sleep Disorders Association, is a professional medical society for more than 10,000 clinicians, researchers and other health care providers in the field of sleep medicine and research. The AASM promotes excellence in sleep medicine health care, education and research and accredits more than 2,000 sleep centers across the nation to assure the highest quality of medical care for sleep disorders patients. The AASM's public education website provides accurate medical information about sleep, sleep disorders and treatments.
Review Date: Friday, December 12, 2008
The mission of this professional membership association is to promote and advance the development of the profession through education of its members; establish a level of competency through its credentialing program; and provide sleep disorders education and increased awareness to the public and health care professionals. Visit the association's web site for details related to the associations goals and activities.
Review Date: Wednesday, January 07, 2009
The primary mission of the American Sleep Association is to improve public health by increasing awareness about the importance of sleep and the dangers of sleep disorders. A secondary mission is to support other efforts and organizations that share our primary objective or help to improve public sleep health in other beneficial ways.
ASA was founded in 2002 by sleep professionals as a member-driven public awareness effort. ASA believes that every member of the community (physician, scientist, allied health care, technologist, patient, family member, and corporate partner) can make a positive impact in this effort.
Review Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Established in 1979, the Better Sleep Council (BSC) is the consumer education division of the International Sleep Products Association (ISPA). The BSC is devoted to educating the public about the importance of sleep to good health and quality of life and about the value of the sleep system and sleep environment in pursuit of a good night's sleep.
Review Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
This national, non-profit, patient-based organization serves people who have narcolepsy -- or related sleep disorders, their families and friends, and professionals involved in treatment, research, and public education regarding narcolepsy. Membership is open to all who share an interest in narcolepsy and other sleep disorders.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Established in 1990, this nonprofit organization promotes public understanding of sleep and sleep disorders and supports sleep-related education, research and advocacy to improve public health and safety. The Foundation's goals are: increased understanding of the importance of sleep to good health and productivity; prevention and/or remediation of health and safety problems related to insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders; expanded scientific research in sleep and sleep medicine; and implementation of public policy that promotes sleep education, research and treatment. NSF's programs are funded by corporate and individual donations, and through it's partnerships with corporations and government. Visit their web site or write for more information.
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Founded in the early 1970s by Dr. William Dement, the Stanford University Sleep Clinic was the first medical clinic ever established to specialize in sleep disorders. The clinic diagnoses and treats patients who have difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep at night, problems with excessive daytime sleepiness or other medical problems occurring during sleep. The Stanford Center for Narcolepsy was established in the 1980s as part of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Today, it is the world leader in narcolepsy research with more than 100 articles on narcolepsy to its name. The Stanford Center for Narcolepsy was the first to report that narcolepsy-cataplexy is caused by hypocretin (orexin) abnormalities in both animal models and humans. Under the direction of Drs. Emmanuel Mignot and Seiji Nishino, the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy today treats several hundred patients with the disorder each year, many of whom participate in various research protocols. Other research protocols are conducted in animal models of narcolespy.
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Source: With deals on table, Lakers' Kupchak, Buss meeting
The LA Lakers are facing decisions about how to proceed in the 20 or so hours remaining before the NBA's trade deadline, and with that in mind, general manager Mitch Kupchak is meeting with team president Jim Buss on Wednesday night, a source told Sporting News.
It now seems that the team will make a move of some sort before the deadline.
First on the agenda is how to reduce the team's luxury tax bill, which is slated to run more than $11.5 million. The easiest path would be to trade away big man Pau Gasol, and the team has had discussions with the Phoenix Suns about that. LA would get back the expiring contract of Emeka Okafor. The teams have talked for weeks about Gasol.
MORE TRADE TALK: Nets get Thornton from Kings | Deng available | Bobcats buyers
But the Lakers are also considering moving forward Jordan Hill and the $3.5 million on his contract. The Nets have discussed taking on the deal and would be able to absorb his salary with the disabled player exception they received when Brook Lopez was injured. That would save the Lakers not only the remainder of Hill's salary, but also about $6 million in luxury tax payments.
Sporting News earlier reported that Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov had given a green light to such a deal .
Another possibility has the Suns taking on Hill - and possibly giving the Lakers back a draft pick. Phoenix wants to bolster its frontcourt, which is light on heft with Channing Frye, Miles Plumlee, Markieff and Marcus Morris, and rookie Alex Len.
The Lakers also are considering other destinations for guard Steve Blake, who is on the books for $4 million. Ultimately, the Lakers would prefer to jettison enough payroll to move under the tax threshold altogether, which would not only save them money, but would also help them avoid the dreaded "repeater tax" status. Tax rates soar for teams that are over the tax for the three previous seasons.
No matter what happens, it is certain something will get done. The injury-addled Lakers have been a disaster in the standings this year, at 18-35 and see no need to pay a tax for that kind of performance.


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It's a musical edition of the daily Speak-Up on Kotaku today, as commenter Harrier entertains us with more than 25 minutes of Mario piano music, played nonstop and without the aid of sheet music.
My 25-minute-long medley of songs from various games featuring Super Mario! It isn't perfect, but it's kind of tough to go for so long without breaks - especially considering this is all from my head... I'm not about to try transcribing all of it down onto paper, especially since it's all just played by memory / ear :P
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This image is called "Captain Lights Part 2: Electric Boogaloo". Looks nice, but it's not entirely the artist's own work, seeing as it's actually a composite of five video games, a movie and a toy gun.
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The background is from the box art of Modern Warfare 2. Her body armour is lifted from some female gear in Mass Effect 2. That gun and belt belong to Lara Croft. The body shape (and the glimpse of a tattoo on her left arm) are from Faith, the star of Mirror's Edge. The hair and the boots come from Lightning, from Final Fantasy XIII.
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Maggie Meisinger of Marion has been preparing income tax returns for 42 years.
The work has changed considerably since she started at Wheeler, Westerhaus, and Wheeler as a legal secretary in 1972.
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January 23, 2012 – The Louisiana Shrimp Task Force will meet this Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. in Baton Rouge at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters in Baton Rouge in the Louisiana Room.
The agenda for Thursday's meeting is as follows:
1. Roll Call
2. Discussion of LA 2012 Coastal Protection and Restoration MasterPlan
3. Presentation on Louisiana Seafood Arena proposal by New Orleans Hornets, LSPMB
4. Premium Seafood Certification Discussion
5. Discussion of funds allocated to support the certification needs of the industry from money appropriated from 2010 legislation from LA Artificial Reef Fund
6. Report on status of sea turtle lawsuit against NOAA and TED testing in LA
7. Review 2009-10 STF recommendations from "Louisiana Shrimp Task Force Report dated March 31, 2010"
8. Shrimp Management
9. Public Comment
10. Set next meeting date
11. Adjourn
The Louisiana Shrimp Task Force was created by Act 606 of the Louisiana Legislature to study and monitor the shrimp industry and to make recommendations to the state.
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb or follow us on Twitter @LDWF.
This meeting is open to the public.
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What do I do to clean out my water garden now that the snow melted?
Brett – Delta, IA
Spring is the perfect time to perform a clean out on your water garden or decorative water feature and remove accumulated growth and debris from the winter months. Not only does this result in a cleaner better looking pond, it also promotes a smoother transition into the warm summer months where a unbalanced pond can easily be overrun with green water and string algae.
Once the ice melts from the surface of your pond you can begin your cleaning regimen. Start by pulling out as much muck and debris as possible. You can use a Interchangeable Pond Tool to safely remove your decorative pond fish and sweep debris away from the sides of the pond. Pond Vacuums are a great way to siphon muck and debris from hard to reach areas of your pond without the hassle of bending and scrubbing. Sprinkle Oxy-Lift™ Defense® on your waterfall rocks and stream bed to lift stuck on debris without having to scrape at your rocks and liner.
After the majority of debris are cleaned from the pond you can perform a partial water change by removing around 20% of the ponds volume and replacing it with fresh water. Not only does this refresh the pond water, removing water from the pond with a pump or bucket will also eliminate some of the floating debris you kicked up during the cleaning process. While the pond is refilling mix in some Water Conditioner to remove the harmful metals and chloramines found in well and tap water.
Remove your Filter Media Pads from your waterfall filter, skimmer and pressurized filters. Inspect them for signs of wear and tear and replace accordingly. Thoroughly rinse your filtration media to remove built up debris. Apply PL-Gel to your new or cleaned filter media to seed them with beneficial bacteria and place them back into position.
Now that the pond is cleaned up and topped off you can start up your pumps and begin circulating the contents of the pond. Inspect the pumps, plumbing and power cords for signs of wear, cuts or leakage. Check your waterfall and streams for out of place rocks, splash-outs, and misdirected water. Black Waterfall Foam can be used to keep rocks firmly in place and route water where you want it. Inspect your pond liner for leaks and check the perimeter of your pond for damp areas or puddles.
If the water is still below 55 degrees apply your Pond Logic® Seasonal Defense® to balance the pond water and introduce beneficial bacteria to the water column. If the water warmer than 55 degrees you can apply your Nature's Defense® instead. The Pond Logic® DefensePAC® bundles the water treatment and maintenance products you will need for the season while providing a price break compared to purchasing products individually.
Let the pond water circulate for a couple days before re-introducing your decorative pond fish back into the pond. This will give the pond water some time to balance without putting unnecessary stress on your fish. Add some Stress Reducer PLUS to the water before you start acclimating your decorative pond fish back into the pond as it will help supplement their slime coat and reduce exposure to stress and harmful residual water contaminates.
While it requires a little elbow grease up front, a thorough spring clean out will save you time, money and hassles later in the season so you can spend more time enjoying your pond while the weather is nice.
Pond Talk:What are you tips for getting your water garden ready for the season?
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Changing careers is a big decision to make, especially if you have no qualifications to fall back on, but that shouldn't put you off. Lauren Lockwood ACCA member and former Gold Medal winning student explains how she moved from a career in retail to accountancy
I decided I wanted a change of career after working for 7 years in retail. My role was very sales focused but I had started to become involved in payroll and other financial matters with running a retail unit. I really enjoyed this part of my job however, it was only a small part of the role.
I went to see an adult career adviser and explained that I enjoyed working with numbers and managing budgets and he suggested that I should aim for a career in accounting. He helped me to update my CV. He pulled forward the areas that were key to a career in accounting such as organisation, time management and accuracy. He also explained that I would need to gain a qualification if I wanted to progress in this industry and he suggested ACCA as I had no previous experience in this area, no academic qualifications past my GCSEs and at the time I was not working in accounting.
I was really excited at the prospect of going back to college and at first I was really positive and I couldn't wait to embark on my new career. However, it was not quite the fairytale I had imagined.
I applied to every accountancy firm in my home-town and neighbouring cities, explaining that I was really keen to become an accountant and that I was looking for a role with them to start my accountancy career. Although some of the companies did respond to let me know there were no vacancies, most didn't even reply.
I was also applying for jobs online during this period, most through agencies, but the majority wouldn't even consider me as I had no experience in the field.
I was recalled for a second interview which was looking for a school leaver at GCSE level to embark on an apprenticeship scheme, but in the end the role went to someone else. I was feeling quite deflated and I was desperate for an organisation to recognise my accountancy potential.
Fortunately a recruitment agency called Sewell Moorhouse replied to one of my applications and they thought they would be able to help me find a role. Very quickly they had an interview lined up for me; I didn't get the first one but I received some very good feedback and I was ready to try again.
The second one which I applied for was to cover the maternity leave of a Purchase Ledger Junior with a company called Bramall Construction where I got the job. I was a little worried at first at being a junior when I was 23, but I shouldn't have been as the company was fantastic. I worked very hard and I really loved the role. It was completely different to what I had imagined and involved a lot of administration but it turned out I was a natural at it and I just couldn't believe it had taken me so long to get into accountancy.
This was only a temporary assignment so I was still looking for a permanent position while I studied. Sewell Moorhouse found me a role as a Sales Ledger Administrator at ABP UK, I am certain that one of the things that helped me to get the role was that I was about to start to study for my ACCA and it demonstrated that I was committed to improving myself and that with time I would be able to offer a lot more to the organisation.
That was five years ago and I am still with ABP UK. I have been exposed to many areas of accounting during my time with the company, gaining experience in Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, Management Accounts and I am currently supporting the Financial Accountant in her role.
I am delighted that I was able to change careers when I did and I have enjoyed every second that I have worked in accountancy. During the last five years I have finished my exams and I have also achieved a First Class Honours Degree with Oxford Brooks University, through ACCA.
It has been very hard as I have had to study as well as work full time but I wouldn't change a second of it. I would recommend accountancy to anyone who enjoys working with numbers, keeping organised and being busy.


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More details needed, board members say
After several weeks of talk about the possibility of more K-8 schools coming to Lenoir County, a decision was made by the Lenoir County School Board Monday night to postpone any decisions on the issue until more information can be obtained.
Area residents came out in force, some in support of proposed changes involving K-8 and others who were in opposition.
After the meeting opened with announcements made by LCPS Superintendent Stephen Mazingo, the floor was opened for public comment. Many of the speakers were parents who voiced concerns about K-8, the costs associated with any plan and if the superintendent was moving too fast.
Crissy Rouse, a parent from La Grange, said she is not completely opposed to K-8 but had concerns about the planning.
�I, more than ever, believe that the proposal needs to be thought out,� Rouse said.
After the public comment time was over, Mazingo made a presentation about ideas on how to improve the school system that came out of The School System Improvement Task force.
Among the ideas presented by Mazingo included K-8, themed schools and parent choice.
At the conclusion of the presentation, members of the board addressed Mazingo with their own questions on the proposed ideas.
Many of the questions from board members centered on what the cost associated with any plan would entail.
David J. Fillippeli, Jr., board chair, said due to strong parent reaction, he didn�t want to proceed with the next step of conducting parent forums until they knew more about the costs.
�I don�t want to do it, if it�s a moot point and we can�t afford it,� Fillippeli said.
The board then approved a motion to table further discussions until more information can be brought before the board.


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The Environmental Working Group likes to make much of its claim that posting payment information on the Internet just demonstrates that farm programs are "heavily tilted in favor of the biggest producers."
But many farmers are becoming convinced that the World Wide Web postings have only served to confuse the issue — either accidentally or on purpose, depending on what motives you impute to the Washington-based EWG.
Aside from the fact that the EWG never points out that the payments mainly follow production, it makes no distinctions between who receives the payments.
"The Grassley-Dorgan amendment was passed in large part due to the Environmental Working Group statistics regarding the concentration of payments in the top 10 percent of recipients," a farmer writes. "These are greatly distorted by the number of share-rent landlords included in the data base."
The writer notes that in summarizing the data for Richland Parish in Louisiana, the EWG says the farm programs are unfair because the top 10 percent received 70 percent of the payments.
"What they don't say is that almost every producer in Richland Parish is included in the top 10 percent of recipients," he noted. "The bottom 90 percent are almost entirely share-rent landlords who receive a portion of farm program payments as part of their rental agreement."
Looking at the concentration of program payments to those recipients who are actually producers, the top 10 percent receive about 20 percent of the payments, he said. "This is a much more accurate portrayal of the concentration of benefits to the top 10 percent of farmers in Richland Parish, but it would not have created the type of outrage that the Environmental Working Group was seeking."
On its Web site, the EWG says "robust programs are needed to support farmers' incomes while helping them protect natural resources and the environment. But we also think current policy has badly failed almost everyone in agriculture but the very largest producers of a few favored crops.
It's difficult to argue with such "motherhood and apple pie" statements. It's true that many farmers and ranchers don't receive government payments. What the EWG doesn't point out is that the organizations representing those farmers have never asked for such payments and, in some cases, have policies rejecting them.
In a recent e-mail complaining about our coverage of the EWG, a spokesman cited correspondence from small farmers applauding its posting of the information, confirming their suspicions that the programs are "heavily tilted to bigger producers." But what does the EWG consider a small farmer? Someone with 50 acres?
Unfortunately, the EWG tries to paint with a very broad brush an issue that is extremely complex; one that could impact the futures of thousands of farmers whose mistake was trying to grow bigger to achieve the economies of scale government economists have been suggesting for decades.
I suspect that for all its protests to the contrary, the EWG shares the same agenda as other environmentalists: wiping out large-scale commercial agriculture, so that we can go back to some idyllic version of small organic farms that they somehow think can feed America and a share of the world's population.


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Championship: Chris Maguire's late goal gives Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 win at Millwall
Chris Maguire grabbed a last-gasp goal at Millwall to fire Sheffield Wednesday away from the drop zone with a 2-1 win.
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The Lions, who face Wigan in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday, got off to the perfect start when Jimmy Abdou scored after just 63 seconds of Tuesday night's Championship clash at The Den.
But Wednesday equalised through Miguel Llera's free-kick before the interval, and substitute Maguire struck in stoppage time as the Owls moved six points clear of the bottom three.
It brought an end to Millwall's three-game unbeaten run and means they are not out of the woods themselves yet. However, for the time being, they can focus on Wigan and potentially 90 minutes from a place in Europe.
They are unlikely to find the Latics as charitable as Wednesday, who conceded the opener with the first attack of the match. Chris Taylor was allowed to cut in from the left wing, charge into the penalty area unchallenged and deliver a low cross for the unmarked Abdou to bundle home at the far post.
It was recalled midfielder Abdou's first home goal for the Lions, five years since he joined, and the perfect way to stake his claim for a Wembley appearance.
Millwall were certainly not playing like a team with their minds elsewhere, though, and continued to bombard Wednesday's goal. Rob Hulse burst into the area but could not get round Owls keeper Chris Kirkland, and Shane Lowry fired narrowly wide.
Wednesday had barely threatened in the opening half hour, apart from a close-range effort from Steve Howard which was well saved by David Forde.
But five minutes before half-time they drew level through Llera, who curled a 25-yard free-kick around the wall. Forde appeared to have the shot covered, but the ball bounced in front of him, over his hands and into the net.
Taylor could have put Millwall back into the lead on the stroke of half-time but his backheel from Lowry's cross flew straight at Kirkland.
The Lions had a let-off moments after the interval when a half-cleared corner fell to David Prutton on the edge of the area and his shot was cleared off the line by Lowry.
Both sides had chances late on with Jermaine Easter firing wide and Kirkland denying Taylor and Sean St Ledger with fine saves, while referee Phillip Gibbs waved away some strong Millwall penalty appeals after Seyi Olofinjana appeared to handle.
Wednesday sub Jermaine Johnson should have put the visitors ahead 10 minutes from time but fizzed his shot narrowly wide.
However, the winner came deep into four minutes of stoppage time when Maguire hooked in Danny Pugh's corner to seal a valuable three points.


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Putting God First in Your Priorities
There are so many things that clamor for our attention and devotion: our jobs, our kids, our spouses, our hobbies-the demands and distractions of life. And we have to be careful not to let them become more important or more of a priority than our relationship with God.
The first of the Ten Commandments states we will have no other gods before Him (see Exodus 20:3). And Deuteronomy 5:8-9 (NLT) says, "You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods."
Yet how many of the things that occupy our time, money, thoughts and attention have taken the place where God is supposed to be? Anything can become a god to us-anything we worship or put an excessive amount of time into. Even your feelings can become a god if you allow them to control you. We need to ask ourselves, "Am I bowing down to God and His Word or to my feelings?"
Another challenge we have to confront is living in a world full of humanism and people not wanting God and His Truth to interfere with their lives and routines. It seems we have an epidemic of selfishness in our world today, and this creates all kinds of unhealthy situations. For example, when people refuse to honor God and follow His wisdom in their decisions, it causes them to become bogged down with worry, resentment and bitterness. Eventually it shows up as sickness and disease in their bodies. And in our culture, this behavior causes a decline in our moral standards and attitudes.
But the good news is, we don't have to settle for this way of living. In Christ, we can enjoy our lives-abundantly! (See John 10:10.)
How to Establish the Habit of Living for God
The key to having God's "abundant life"-His love, peace and joy-is keeping Him in His rightful place in our priorities. God said to Abraham, "Walk and live habitually before Me and be perfect (blameless, wholehearted, complete)" (Genesis 17:1 AMP). Notice that God instructed Abraham to be habitual in walking with Him and living for Him. We can do this by establishing daily habits of prayer, worship and regular, consistent time spent in His Word.
I love the Word of God! It is amazing. It contains wisdom, encouragement, comfort and inspiration for every conceivable human problem or dilemma. His Word brings peace and stability to our spirits and it will renew our minds (see Romans 12:2). Get excited about getting into the Bible!
The Benefits of Keeping God First
Make it your goal to have a deep, intimate relationship with God. Let Him into every area of your life. If you constantly look to other people for answers and validation, pray about this and ask the Lord to help you stop doing that and instead look to Him. First Thessalonians 2:4 (AMP) says, "We speak not to please men but to please God."
As we live to please God, He promises to bless our lives and make us prosper. The Bible says in Psalm 1:3 (AMP) that the man who walks and lives in God's ways is "like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity]."
When you decide to serve God with your whole heart and make Him first in your life, your soul will prosper and your joy and peace will increase. Remember to lean on Him more than anything else, and tell Him, "God, I want to do this, but I can't do it without You." He doesn't expect you to live for Him in your own strength or ability, and He understands when you make mistakes. So if you mess up, don't give in to discouragement and let it hold you back; confess it and keep going. He will give you grace to do what you need to do. One day at a time you and God together can do anything!


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You've probably heard about Don Jon by now, from either its Sundance premiere (back when it was called Don Jon's Addiction) or its SXSW appearance, or even the constant buzz around the performances from the likes of Tony Danza and Scarlett Johnasson, both of whom put in performances remarkably different from what we've seen from them. Many of you will have to wait until Don Jon opens on September 27 to check it out for yourself… but if you're in the New York area, your chance will come a lot sooner.
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CARROLLTON, Ky.—Bernice Jackson McGuire 88, of Carrollton, died Jan. 22, 2015 at Green Valley Health and Rehab in Carrollton. She was born on June 22, 1926 in Carrollton to the late Arthur Sampson Jackson and Lena Williams Jackson.
Bernice is survived by her children: Gary McGuire (Kathi) of Bedford, Shelia McAlister ("Bimp") of Carrollton; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother: Wm. Vernon Jackson, a sister: Helen Jackson Rose, and grandson Shawn McAlister.
BEDFORD, Ky.—Wanda Lee (McCarty) Banks, 69 of Bedford, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 at her residence. Born January 12, 1946 in Salyersville, she was the daughter of Marcus and Effie Margaret (Burton) McCarty, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by one infant sister, Margaret M. McCarty; five brothers Thurman McCarty, Delmer McCarty, Kenneth McCarty, Junior McCarty and Glen McCarty.
CAMPBELLSBURG, Ky.—Robert D. Welsh, 86 of Campbellsburg, died on Dec. 26, 2014 at Norton Hospice in Louisville. He was born on Sept. 12, 1928 to the late William Welsh and Emma Tharp Welsh. He was a United States Air Force veteran.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Joan Smalley Welsh of Campbellsburg; his children: Dennis Robert Welsh and Dana Kay Creech, both of Louisville; his sister, Emma Jean Pate (Lee) of English, Ky., and two grandsons.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers and sisters.
BEDFORD, Ky.—Nannie Sullivan, 83 of Bedford, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014 at the Signature Health Care in Bedford. She was born in Trimble County on April 6, 1931, the daughter of Mortan and Emily Mikesell Hackney.
She is survived by two sons, Doug Joyce of Bedford and Greg Joyce of Milton; one sister, Judy Kelley; two brothers, Benny Hackney and Curt Hackney; one grandchild, one great-grandchild and other relatives.
MADISON, Ind.—James Harvey Reeves, 89 of Madison Ind., formerly of Campbellsburg, Ky., died on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 in Madison, Ind., at the King's Daughter's Hospital.
James was born on December 4, 1925 in English, Ky., to the late Bennie Reeves and Bessie (Sims) Reeves. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant.
He is survived by two children, Shirley Bergren of Surprise, Ariz., and Stephen May (Cathy) of Indianapolis, Ind.; his brothers and sisters: Minnie Pyles of Pendleton,
MADISON, Ind.—Robert "Bobby" Darrell McQueary, age 51 of Madison, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014 at his residence. Born Feb. 16, 1963 in Lancaster, Kentucky, he was the son of Cecil Harrison and Darlene Marie (Broaddus) McQueary, who preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife Betty Prather McQueary of Madison; his daughter Christina Hope Watterson (Wesley) of Madison; two sisters Teri Ann Graves (Garnie) of Madison and Ceneita Cheryl Tingle (Tony) of Milton; his brother Joseph Layne McQueary of Milton; three grandchildren and other relatives.
LEXINGTON, Ind.—Viola Rahe Handlon Giltner, 90 of Lexington, Ind., died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, at Clark County Memorial Hospital, Jeffersonville, Ind. She was born July 6, 1924 in Trimble County near Milton to Elmer and Mary Wentworth Handlon.
She is survived by her daughter Cheryl Smith (Mike Morrison) of Lexington, Ind.; her son, Richard Giltner, Sr. of Lexington, Ind.; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and other relatives.
MILTON, Ky.—Joy Renea McDowell Decker, 51 of Milton, died at her residence on Dec. 24, 2014. She was born on Sept. 24, 1963 in Carrollton to Johnnie and Ella Jean Adams McDowell.
Joy is survived by her parents Johnnie and Ella McDowell of Bedford; her husband Robert Decker of Milton; her children: Natasha Taylor (Darren) of Milton and Ryan Callis (Courtney) of Bedford; her siblings: Gary Callis of Bedford, Janet Fisher of Bedford, Larry Callis (Kim) of Frankfort, and Terry McDowell of Madison, Ind.; and two grandchildren.
MILTON, Ky.—Glen Allen Ashcraft, 42 of Milton, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 at The King's Daughters' Hospital, Madison, Ind.
HANOVER, Ind.— Paul Edward Randall, 69 of Hanover, Ind., died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 at Floyd Memorial Hospital, New Albany, Ind. He was born Aug. 26, 1945 in Madison, Ind., to Robert Paul Randall & Cora Bell Sedam Chambers.
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A blog about lovely Waterlooville, a small, environmentally damaged town in Hampshire, UK. Waterlooville was founded after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, as troops from that conflict returned home and passed through Hampshire. Having grown from a small village to a suburban sprawl, Waterlooville faces serious environmental challenges today and in the future.