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Sen. McCaskill investigates troubled power plant in Afghanistan
A major U.S.-funded power plant built in Afghanistan by Kansas-based contractor Black & Veatch is barely being used and is not properly maintained by poorly trained Afghan staff, according to a recent audit.
The $300 million Tarakhil power plant outside Kabul has been "severely underused" and only generates 2.2 percent of the power it was intended to produce, according to the audit by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
"Had the power plant been operating as designed, at the recommended 90 percent capacity, the plant could have produced more than 2.9 million megawatt-hours of electricity from July 2010 to December 31 2013," the audit stated. "Instead, the plant's output during this period totaled only about 63,000 megawatt-hours, a small fraction of Tarakhil's potential production capacity."
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., on Tuesday sent a letter demanding answers from USAID, which oversaw the project.
"The power plant operates only as an emergency power source and its generators sit idle most of the time," McCaskill wrote in the letter to USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah. "Worse, this limited use is actually damaging to plant equipment and, over time, could lead to catastrophic failure."
McCaskill said she was outraged by the situation and complained that the waste "seems to have been entirely predictable and preventable."
The Democratic senator, who heads a subcommittee tasked with oversight of government contracting, requested that USAID provide documentation for the contracts, expenses and task orders related to the plant, all communications about the project, and a list of responsible USAID staff.
She also asked the agency to produce an analysis to identify "a more economical and affordable fuel supply" for the plant, which can only run on diesel, a fuel that is expensive and dangerous to transport in Afghanistan.
In the audit, which was released on June 19, the inspector general notes that USAID "claimed to be against building the plant from the very beginning and expressed concerns about the project," but the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan instructed the agency to move forward anyway.
Under political pressure, USAID never conducted an in-depth study of fuel issues and did not explore other options for powering the plant, auditors said.
After USAID transferred the plant to Afghan control in 2010, the agency continued to provide maintenance support and training through a $27.7 million contract with the Louis Berger Group and Black & Veatch, based in Overland Park, Kan. The inspector general's audit found that the training "did not adequately prepare staff to run the plant."
Afghan staff needed help to fix the plant's malfunctioning computer systems and wasn't capable of maintaining its equipment, auditors said. Staff also did not track inventory and failed to maintain records of spare parts and other supplies, according to the audit.
Auditors said the trouble was compounded by "chronic problems" with operating software in five generator units, which staff hadn't properly been taught how to troubleshoot.
Engineering firm Black & Veatch, in suburban Kansas City, Mo., previously came under scrutiny for cost overruns and delays during the construction of the Tarakhil plant, a project plagued by so many problems that critics dubbed it "The White Elephant of Kabul."
A spokesman for Black & Veatch said the company turned over the plant in excellent working condition to USAID.
"Our contract to provide operation and maintenance support ended on June 30, 2012," Black & Veatch spokesman Patrick MacElroy said in a statement. "Since that time we have not provided operational support to the staff."
MacElroy said Black & Veatch is proud of the work it did for USAID to increase overall power availability in Afghanistan.
A USAID official said in a statement on Tuesday that the Tarakhil power plant serves as a critical backup and peaking facility for Kabul in cases of high demand in the cold winter months, or failure of transmission lines that bring electricity from Central Asia.
"The Afghans use the plant regularly for this purpose, and it has helped them avoid massive blackouts," said Russell Porter, director of the agency's Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Porter said USAID agrees with the inspector general's recommendations to boost the plant's capacity and is training Afghans to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to manage the facility.
"Since 2002, USAID and other international donors have helped the Afghans increase access to electricity by nearly 500 percent, including access for more than 2 million people in Kabul who now benefit from electric power 24 hours a day," he said.
But in its audit, the USAID inspector general said that the amount of power available to Kabul on average is less than 48 percent of what the city needs. Residents of Kabul experienced at least 25 percent more power outages last winter than they did the year before, an Afghan official told auditors.


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How The Sunday Shows "Covered" Romney's Birther Line
The major Sunday network news talk shows gave less than two minutes of coverage to Mitt Romney's invocation of the conspiracy theory that President Obama was not born in the United States. The New York Times reported that Romney's comment was part of a shift by the Romney campaign to a "more combative footing against President Obama in order to appeal to white, working-class voters."
NY Times: Birther Line Part Of Romney Campaign's "Sharper Edge"
Romney: "No One's Ever Asked To See My Birth Certificate." At an August 24 rally in Michigan, Romney said:
ROMNEY: I love being home, in this place where Ann and I were raised, where both of us were born. Ann was born at Henry Ford Hospital. I was born at Harper Hospital. No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised. [Talking Points Memo, 8/24/12 [1]]
NY Times: Birther Comment Reflects "A Sharper Edge And Overtones Of Class And Race." The Times reported that Romney is heading into the Republican National Convention "with his advisers convinced he needs a more combative footing against President Obama in order to appeal to white, working-class voters." The Times described Romney's birther comment as "reflect[ing] a campaign infused with a sharper edge and overtones of class and race":
Mr. Romney's chances hinged to a large degree on running up his advantage among white voters in swing states who show deep strains of opposition to Mr. Obama but do not yet trust Mr. Romney to look out for their interests, Republican strategists say.
Many of those voters are economically disaffected, and the Romney campaign has been trying to reach them with appeals built around an assertion that Mr. Obama is making it easier for welfare recipients to avoid work. The Romney campaign is airing an advertisement falsely charging that Mr. Obama has "quietly announced" plans to eliminate work and job training requirements for welfare beneficiaries, a message Mr. Romney's aides said resonates with working-class voters who see government as doing nothing for them.
The moves reflect a campaign infused with a sharper edge and overtones of class and race. On Friday, Mr. Romney said at a rally that no one had ever had to ask him about his birth certificate, and Mr. Ryan invoked his Catholicism and love of hunting. Democrats angrily said Mr. Romney's remark associated him with the fringe "birther" camp seeking falsely to portray Mr. Obama as not American. [The New York Times, 8/25/12 [2]]
Major Sunday Shows Spend Less Than 2 Minutes On Romney's Birther Line
Sunday Shows Devote 1:53 To Romney's Comment. During their August 26 broadcasts, CBS' Face the Nation devoted one minute to Romney's comment, while NBC's Meet the Press devoted 53 seconds to the remark. ABC's This Week and Fox's Fox News Sunday did not mention it all.
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Cristie Kerr, Lizette Salas share Kia Classic lead
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) Cristie Kerr made a 55-foot par-saving putt after hitting her final approach into the water Saturday at Aviara, giving her a share of the Kia Classic lead with Lizette Salas.
Kerr finished with a 2-under 70 to match Salas at 10-under 206. After dropping a stroke on the par-5 17th, Kerr holed out from the edge of the green on the par-4 18th after taking a penalty drop.
"Obviously, it was the worst shot I could have hit and then it was the best shot I could have hit," Kerr said. "So go figure, that's golf. It was pretty amazing. It is really one of those moments that you just remember for a lifetime. I was just trying to get it close. Usually that's when those go in."
Kerr won the Kingsmill Championship last year for her 16th LPGA Tour title.
"I hit two hooks on 17 in a row," Kerr said. "That hole owes me tomorrow. That hole owes me tomorrow, big time."
Salas, the former Southern California player from Azusa, had a 69. She birdied the par-5 17th for a share of the lead and matched Kerr with a par on the last.
Salas was followed by a spirited gallery wearing "Team Salas" shirts as she tries to win her first LPGA Tour title.
"I'm just really trying to capitalize on the par 5s," Salas said. "Just staying patient. That's really my key this week is to stay patient, even though I'm in trouble, like on No. 13, where I hit it into the bunker."
She got up-and-down for par, and didn't let a bogey on No. 15 – her first of the tournament – bring her down.
"One bogey out of three days is not a bad thing," Salas said.
Dori Carter, the second-round leader after a course-record 64, had a 74 to drop into a tie for third at 8 under with Thailand winner Anna Nordqvist, Ayako Uehara and Shanshan Feng.
"Overall I handled my nerves pretty well," Carter said. "It was my first time playing in the final group."
Nordqvist and Uehara shot 67, and Feng had a 69.
"I started off really solid," Nordqvist said. "I think the back nine is playing a little tougher, but I hung tough and made a silly mistake on 16. But other than that, I'm really happy with my round."
Third-ranked Stacy Lewis was 7 under after a 73. She had two late bogeys.
DIVOTS: One of the tournament's most bizarre shots came Saturday from Yani Tseng on the par 4 No. 18. Tseng sprayed her approach shot left, deep into the bleacher hugging the green. The ball ricocheted around and spit out, landing on the green where Tseng, the 2012 winner, pared the hole. … Michelle Wie and 16-year-old Lydia Ko were in a group tied for 28th at 3 under. Wie had a 70, and Ko shot 71.


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Nov. 19, 2006
If it's Monday then the Lady Bisons must be playing their third game in four days.
After opening the season with a 77-39 loss to Arkansas Friday night at Allen Arena, the Lady Bisons traveled to Evansville, Ind., Sunday night where they lost to the Lady Aces 76-53.
Monday night at 7 the Lady Bisons are back in Allen Arena to face Fisk University.
In the loss to Evansville center Penny Jones stepped up to score a game-leading 17 points and a game-high seven rebounds. Jones was 5-of-6 from the field and 7-of-9 from the free throw line.
Tiffany Arnold added 10 points and six rebounds.
Turnovers proved to be a problem for the Lady Bisons. They made 31 compared to 17 for Evansville which produced 28 points off of turnovers. The Lady Aces also recorded 18 steals.
The Lady Bisons shot 16-of-44 from the field for 36.4 percent. They were 6-of-19 from 3-point range for a 31.6 percent success rate. Dana Carrigan hit 3-of-9 3-pointers.
At the line the Lady Bisons hit 15-of-22 attempts for a 68.2 percent.
Evansville placed four players in double figures. Robyn Jennings led with 14 points. Rebekah Parker added 12. Anaris Sickles finished with 11. Courtney Felke tossed in 10.
Evansville hit 43.5 percent from the field, 26.7 from 3-point range and 78.5 percent from the free throw line.
Tal Milchan led Evansville with six rebounds.
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Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Chicken Galantine and Duck Roulade were such great temptations, I made both. Aside from the duck, most of the ingredients were local, including the morels. Although time-consuming, I would do it again for both the flavor and unique presentation.
Chicken and Italian sausage galantine.
Another month has passed and we're sadly that much closer to the end of The Year of Meat.
In which I roll a few fatties - duck and chicken, that is.
Chinese soy sauce chicken galantine with ginger-scallion oil.
This month's Charcutepalooza challenge .... galantine. Chicken & apricot forcemeat inlaid with a pork tenderloin and poached in it's own skin.
For another Charcutepalooza challenge I made a very sustainable yet elegant Chicken Galantine. A week later, delicious Duck Roulade followed. Time consuming but the results so impressive!
An involved project, that builds on previous CharcutePalooza skills. It is delicious, but not the most visually pleasing. Served with my homemade plum chutney.
Chicken galantine created in its true historical context.


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We like Daleks, here at Project Dalek. We like them a lot. We want more Daleks in this world. We don't really care what size they are - scale models or full-size Daleks. We don't care if they are 'real' or CG renders. So long as they are Daleks we are happy.
Are you ready to take the plunge and create a Dalek of your very own? If so, Project Dalek is the place for you. Project Dalek is the home of the 'Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual', the Dalek builder's bible. It contains everything you need to know about how to construct a full size Dalek of your very own.
We also have Dalek plans for every major Dalek variant. These are free to download, once you have become part of the Project.
There's also plenty more to discover, including...
The Dalek Reference Library- an extensive collection of photographs covering all Dalek types.
The Project Dalek Members Showcase- featuring our members Daleks, gives a behind-the-scenes insight into how their Daleks were built.
The Project Dalek Forum- the core resource within Project Dalek, where members meet and exchange Dalek-building information. 'PDF' is also where members can find the essential Dalek plans.
Remember, at Project Dalek, we are 'hardcore' Dalek builders. We don't 'do' general Doctor Who topics and we don't 'do' Dalek fiction. For us, it's the actual Dalek props that matter.


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Nutrient Quality of Food Affected by Agricultural Practices
Dr. Debra Pearson's presentation at NEWfare focused on how agricultural practices influence the nutrient content of the fruits and vegetables we grow and the livestock we raise. An examination of the USDA's food database since the 1950s indicates that there has been a decline in some nutrients over a range of fruits and vegetables.1 There are still many unanswered questions and controversies about why there has been a decline in the nutrient content of produce, but research suggests 3 reasons for this decline: 1) monoculture farming, 2) selection for yield, and 3) plant defenses. Techniques of plant breeding, selection and genetic modification, fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide practices, crop and livestock management differ markedly between sustainable/organic farming and industrial farming, and these differences impact the nutrient profiles of crops and livestock.
For a number of reasons relating in part to uniformity of produce to make machine planting and harvesting easier, the varieties of any given crop grown has sharply declined over the decades. We used to grow many more varieties of apples, corn, potatoes, broccoli etc, but in recent decades for most of these crops we have drastically decreased the number of varieties. One of the basic tenants of good nutrition is "variety". The greater the variety of foods in our diet the better our chances for obtaining the wide array of nutrients we need. The minute we reduce the variety of foods, it becomes harder to obtain the full range of needed nutrients. Along with a reduction in the variety of crops grown, industrial farming has emphasized yield – selecting and breeding plants for bigger yields. Scientists theorize that plants have a somewhat fixed amount of resources, and if the plant is bred to grow rapidly and/or produce larger fruit (more dense head size in the case of broccoli) then the plant has fewer resources to direct to vitamin synthesize or mineral acquisition, thus nutrient density is compromised. We have seen this happen for instance, in the wheat cultivars we grow. We have both reduced the variety of wheat cultivars grown and selected for larger wheat yields. This then has reduced the mineral content of several minerals in the modern wheat cultivars grown versus the historical varieties that used to be grown.2
Plants synthesize a wide variety of phytochemicals (over 8000 have been identified) that protect plants from viruses, fungal diseases, UV/oxidative damage, and help in plant growth and maturation. Humans obtain these important beneficial phytochemicals when we eat plants. Also, livestock – if allowed to graze in the fields – obtain these phytochemicals as well, which means their meat, eggs, and milk are enriched with these phytochemicals. Industrial farming, with its heavy reliance on pesticides and fertilizer practices that don't support the maintenance of a rich organic soil matrix seem to dramatically decrease the amount of phytochemicals the plants produce.3,4
What we feed livestock directly impacts the nutrient and phytochemical content of the meats, milk and eggs we eat. Grass-fed cattle and free-range chickens produce milk and eggs that are lower in overall fat content, higher in omega-3 fatty acids, higher in conjugated linoleic acid, higher in vitamins such as vitamin E and higher in phytochemicals. To reverse the decline and increase the nutrient density of foods, Dr. Pearson concluded that we need to research, develop, and encourage the use of agricultural practices that promote high quality, nutrient dense foods.
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Murphy et al Euphytica, 2008, 163, 381
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And we're out of Beta.
We're releasing on time.
Ellen McLain/Jonathan Coulton -- Portal, Still Alive
Yes, its true: We are out of Beta and we are releasing on time!
And if you are adventurous, you can test the current LibreOffice 3.6.0 release candidate 1 from the LibreOffice prereleases PPA:
One late feature (came in with beta3) I would like to especially point out are the new masterpages in Impress by Alexander Wilms, Mateus Machado Luna, Stefan Knorr and all the other cool guys on the LibreOffice design team. And before anyone screams "pics or it didnt happen!" -- here is a screenshot of them running on Ubuntu Quantal:
In addition, for the more conservative folks LibreOffice 3.5.5 rc3 (which is the final 3.5.5 version) has been updated to the LibreOffice PPA.


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Soundgarden Reveal Second Leg of 2013 North American Tour Dates
If you happen to be upset about missing Soundgarden on their early 2013 North American tour, stiffen that upper lip and wipe away those tears, because the legendary grunge act have just revealed a second leg of North American dates. Sequenced in yet another month-long block, Soundgarden are confirmed to perform a sweet cluster of North American shows beginning on May 3 in Atlantic City, N.J.
Soundgarden rocked their massive fan base late last year with the release of their sixth studio album, 'King Animal.' As the group's first 100-percent new full-length in 16 years, 'King Animal' was well-received by both fans and critics, lighting a fire under the band which shows no signs of dying out anytime soon.
Within Soundgarden's newly announced tour dates include performances at the Carolina Rebellion and Rock on the Range festivals. The remaining shows will see Soundgarden headlining at each stop, with tickets becoming available to official fan club members on Feb. 26. Check in with your local venue for info on when tickets will be available to the general public.
Check out Soundgarden's new string of 2013 North American tour dates below. See you in the pit!
Soundgarden 2013 North American Tour Dates:
05/03 Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Event Center
05/04 Washington, DC – RFK Stadium ('DC101 Chili Cook Off')
05/05 Concord, NC – Rock City Compound ('Carolina Rebellion')
05/07 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
05/08 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
05/10 Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace
05/11 Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center ('May Day 2013')
05/12 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
05/14 West Long Branch, NJ – The MAC at Monmouth University
05/15 Worcester, MA – Palladium
05/17 Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theatre
05/18 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center ('MMR*B*Q 2013')
05/19 Columbus, OH – Columbus Crew Stadium ('Rock On The Range')
05/21 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
05/22 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
05/24 Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
05/25 Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
05/26 Dallas TX – The Palladium Ballroom
05/28 Broomfield, CO – 1stBANK Center


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Chicken and Pear Salad on Arugula
From: National Chicken Council
Quick Facts
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 15 min.
Celebrate the best of the pear season with this lovely late-summer chicken salad.
- 1 whole chicken, pre-roasted, sliced
- 1/2 cup bottled fruit-flavored or blue cheese salad dressing, low-calorie
- 3 pears, sliced
- 2 bunches arugula, rinsed
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- Place the pears and arugula in a medium bowl; toss with salad dressing.
- Arrange arugula salad plates. Divide chicken slices among the plates and place on top of the salad. Sprinkle with walnuts.
Recipe courtesy of the National Chicken Council
Nutrition Facts
Calories 593
Calories from Fat 230 (39%)
(40%) Total Fat 26g
(30%) Saturated Fat 6g
Polyunsaturated Fat 9g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
(66%) Cholesterol 199mg
(19%) Sodium 465mg
(29%) Potassium 1028mg
Total Carbohydrate 18g
(18%) Dietary Fiber 4g
Sugars 11g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(142%) Protein 71g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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The information presented here is for informational purposes only and was created by a team of US–registered dietitians and food experts. Consult your doctor, practitioner, and/or pharmacist for any health problem and before using any supplements, making dietary changes, or before making any changes in prescribed medications. Information expires December 2019.


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Top 8 Identity and Access Management Challenges with Your SaaS Applications
Enterprise IT departments everywhere are getting ready to make a transition to hybrid cloud-based on-demand/on-premises configuration. This transition is leaving IT departments with a number of challenges when it comes to identity and access management (IAM) - and it is IT's job to address these issues.
Read this whitepaper to learn the eight main IAM challenges associated with cloud and SaaS application deployment and what you can do to address them. Dive in and discover how you can ensure your company is getting the most out of their SaaS investment.


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Researchers in the UK have come up with a way to fabricate solar cells that involves a process similar to spray painting and lowers the price of manufacturing the cells, potentially making them more accessible.
Originally, the idea to apply an active polymer material to photovoltaic devices involved a process called spin-casting that is similar to how a potter's wheel works, David Lidzey, a professor in the University of Sheffield's Department of Physics and Astronomy and one of the leads on the project, told Design News. However, that method was not scalable to a large area, so -- inspired by project partners -- the research team last year devised a new way to apply the material via a spray-coater system that's similar to common spray painting. Lidzey told us:
The idea of using a spray-coater was suggested to us by a group of industrialists we were collaborating with. They pointed out that this technique is already used to put down other films at industrial scale, and would be very interesting to adapt to put down the active layer of organic photovoltaic devices.
The system works using a piezoelectric ceramic element that vibrates a high frequency, onto which a solution of semiconductor ink is fed onto the surface. The vibrations break the solution up into fine droplets that are then carried to the surface of a cell by a jet of nitrogen carrier gas. Lidzey said:
At present, most research groups around the world use spin-coating to deposit thin films for organic electronic applications. The spray-coat technique is, we feel, better than this as it is less wasteful of expensive organic semiconductor inks, and can in principle be scaled up to very large size -- something that would be difficult by spin-coating.
The benefit of this method is that spray-coating is a low-waste process already used widely in industries such as graphic arts and automotive to produce thin-film coatings. To apply this process to creating organic solar cells that use polymer rather than silicon as an active material -- a nascent but evolving industry -- could make the production of cells less expensive and also be applied to other fabrication processes.
Lidzey said:
Organic photovoltaics do however hold out significant promise as the technology requires a lower energy input compared to other solar cells -- e.g., crystalline silicon -- where expensive infrastructure and high temperature processes are often required. Organic materials require less energy input into their synthesis, and spray-coating is an energy-efficient manufacture process. This means that organic solar-cells may have much lower embodied energy than other solar-cell technologies.
There are some drawbacks to the organic cells, Lidzey pointed out, which currently have lower efficiency and much lower operational lifetimes. However, "these are issues that many groups around the world are currently addressing."
In addition to creating solar cells, the spray-coating method could also one day be used to apply a photovoltaic material to car roofs and glass windows, giving those surfaces the ability to store and generate energy, researchers said.
Lidzey and his team will continue to experiment with spray-coating to scale up the devices being fabricated, since they are currently on the small side. "We would also like to further improve device efficiency, and find ways of using spray-coating to control the nanostructure of the thin films and thereby make further gains in device efficiency," he said.
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Trying to fix a mistake in your credit report by providing a detailed set of documents to credit bureaus could be a waste of time.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in a report released Thursday, suggested that the three major credit-reporting firms--Equifax Inc. EFX, +0.89% , TransUnion LLC EXPN, +1.60% and Experian PLC --may not be giving adequate consideration to information submitted by consumers disputing their credit reports.
Federal law requires credit-reporting firms to send suppliers of consumer data -- including credit-card companies, banks and collection agencies -- notice that includes "all relevant information" supplied by the consumer.
But rather than pass along documents, the industry uses a computerized coding system to describe the complaint. The big three credit-reporting firms "generally do not forward documentation that consumers submit with mailed disputes or provide a mechanism for consumers to forward supporting documents when filing disputes online or via phone," the report said. See the full report.
For example, if a consumer has evidence that a debt has been paid off, the credit bureau may not pass along that information to his or her credit-card company or a debt collector.
Norm Magnuson, a spokesman for the Consumer Data Industry Association, which represents credit-reporting firms, said the industry's system is adequate and handles a huge volume of complaints quickly and efficiently.
"The lenders are getting all the information they need to resolve the dispute in a timely manner," he said.
An industry-funded study from last year that found that 95% of consumers were satisfied with the dispute-resolution process, Magnuson said. Representatives of Equifax, TransUnion and Experian either declined to comment or couldn't be reached for comment.
The report didn't come to any conclusions about whether the credit bureaus are out of compliance with this piece of the law.
The consumer bureau found that credit-reporting firms resolve 15% of complains on their own, passing along 85% to the financial institutions that provide reports on consumer activities, known in the industry as "data furnishers."
Credit reports are used by lenders to evaluate potential borrowers for home loans, auto loans and credit cards. Earlier this year, the consumer bureau began overseeing the industry, and plans to evaluate whether the firms are providing accurate consumer information, handling consumer disputes appropriately and preventing fraud.
The consumer bureau's report "sheds light on a process that's tilted against the consumer," said John Ulzheimer, president of consumer education at SmartCredit.com, a credit-monitoring site.
The CFPB report also found that fewer than one in five consumers get copies of their credit report every year.
Alan Zibel is a reporter with Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal based in Washington, D.C.


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Stellar 'Fireworks Finale' Came First in the Young Universe
This is an artist's impression of how the very early universe (less than 1 billion years old) might have looked when it went through a voracious onset of star formation, converting primordial hydrogen into myriad stars at an unprecedented rate. Back then the sky would have looked markedly different from the sea of quiescent galaxies around us today. The sky is ablaze with primeval starburst galaxies; giant elliptical and spiral galaxies have yet to form. Within the starburst galaxies, bright knots of hot blue stars come and go like bursting fireworks shells. Regions of new starbirth glow intensely red under a torrent of ultraviolet radiation. The most massive stars self-detonate as supernovas, which explode across the sky like a string of firecrackers. A foreground starburst galaxy at lower right is sculpted with hot bubbles from supernova explosions and torrential stellar winds. Unlike today there is very little dust in these galaxies, because the heavier elements have not yet been cooked up through nucleosynthesis in stars. Recent analysis of Hubble Space Telescope deep sky images supports the theory that the first stars in the universe appeared in an abrupt eruption of star formation, rather than at a gradual pace.
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The following Mac OS X packages are available for download. Click the package name to access the download page.
Antelope is no longer distributed by the IRIS DMC. Please follow the links above to download the package directly from Boulder Real Time Technologies (BRTT).
Updated: 2013-05-21 09:15 PDT
Antelope is an integrated collection of programs for data collection and seismic data analysis, and typically runs at the central processing site. It has been in development for over a decade and is deployed around the world.
Evaluate response information and output to ASCII files using RESP files and StationXML files
This is a SeedLink plugin that collects data from an Earthworm
export_? process. Usually the
export_scn program is run on a host with access to the appropriate data;
export_scn is a version of
export_generic that will only transfer waveform data. While
ewexport_plugin will accept any Earthworm messages only waveform data will be processed. Only waveform data in
TRACEBUF packets will be processed, the plugin does not support the newer
TRACEBUF2 packets.
The IRIS-WS Library is a Java API that allows direct access to data and information at the DMC from within your programs. This library constructs the service calls based on criteria you define, and accesses the web services behind the scenes. Information is retrieved as Java objects that are available for immediate manipulation, bypassing the traditional "save to disk, reload into my program, and then parse the data format" series of steps.
This Library allows a Java developer to access DMC-stored data without dealing directly with the web service interfaces or, more importantly, the internal formats of the DMC. Even though the web services typically return XML or SEED data, users of this library do not need XML or SEED knowledge to process the returned information.
The Matlab library IRISFETCH allows seamless access to data stored within the IRIS-DMC as well as other data centers that implement FDSN web services. Routines are provided to access event (earthquake) information, station metadata, and time series data. All retrieved data is converted into structs for use in MATLAB scripts.
IRIS System for Portable Assessment of Quality (ISPAQ) is a command line application that calculates seismic data quality metrics locally, by leveraging MUSTANG R-code within a Python client. For LINUX and macOS.
The project is hosted on GitHub:
JEvalResp is a Java utility for evaluating and processing instrument response descriptions. It can make use of instrument responses available as RESP text files and through IRIS/FDSN Web Services .
JPlotResp is a Java utility for evaluating and processing instrument response descriptions. It can make use of instrument responses available as RESP text files and through IRIS/FDSN Web Services .
A Java port of our classic rdseed application developed by ISTI.
JWEED is the Java version of our popular event-related request tool WEED. JWEED is a Java program which can run on any platform that supports Java, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Oracle Solaris, etc.
JWEED is no longer under active development
Users should look into the PyWEED application, which is intended to cover most of the same use cases.
A C library framework for manipulating and managing SEED data records. The library is known to work in most Unix/Linux environments (including Mac OSX) and in Win32 systems.
The project is hosted in GitHub:
Converts miniSEED to SAC format. An optional metadata file may be supplied that contains values for the SAC headers that are not available in miniSEED. This converter should work in Linux/Unix/MacOSX and Windows.
The project is hosted in GitHub:
This is a SeedLink plugin to grab data from an Antelope ORB. The plugin packages any selected data streams coming into the Antelope ring buffer as 512-byte big-endian miniSEED records and sends them to the controlling SeedLink daemon. No "re-ordering" of data is performed, it is assumed that data comes into the ORB sequentially. This may cause unexpected behavior with data streams allowing out-of-order transmission/reception such as CD-1, likely resulting in many unfilled miniSEED records.
The purpose of Portable Data Collection Center (PDCC) is to enable seismic network operators to describe and maintain their instrument metadata in SEED format. Version 3.8 introduces an updated Station Clone Tool that allows the user to create new stations and modify critical differentiating fields in a simple tabular entry form. Blockettes are also represented in a more human-readable form. Other minor enhancements are also included.
This minor update to PDCC 3.8 fixes a bug with sorting Blockette 59 (Channel comments).
PQLX (PASSCAL Quick Look eXtended) is open-source software for evaluating seismic station performance and data quality.
This current P4 release is a patch release to address a potential compilation issue in the previous 2011.365.P1 release. More details can be found in the Revision History tab. PQLX is compatible with external dependency MySQL 5.6, but not with MySQL 5.7.
PyWEED is a cross-platform downloadable app for retrieving event-based seismic data, intended to replace the functionality of JWEED
PyWEED is hosted on GitHub: https://iris-edu.github.io/pyweed
Known Issues:
rdseed 5.3.1 is the current release and has four primary issues that IRIS DMC staff are looking into.
- compatibility issues with summary files produced by JWEED 4.1 (Linux)
- segmentation faulting when attempting to produce SAC files with user-compiled code coupled with a JWEED summary file
- user difficulty building rdseed from source using the latest gcc (Linux, Mac)
- gain of CSS output for infrasound channels off by 10^9
IRIS currently has limited resources to support rdseed and response time regarding rdseed issues may be longer than normal. Nonetheless, we are endeavoring to put out new releases to address these reported problems. Thank you for your patience.
rdseed is IRIS DMC`s legacy utility for reading SEED volumes, the FDSN-approved file format for representing and distributing digital seismic data. This utility allows the user to read the contents of the SEED file and convert it to many different output formats, extracting the data, station information, or instrument responses from the file.
The IRIS DMC distributes the Seismic Analysis Code (SAC) software for scientists conducting research using IRIS data. You must register with an online form to receive the SAC software.
SAC Version 101.6 introduced several new features including a new command parser that simplifies coding, improved precision for blackboard variables, colored fill for positive and negative portions of seismograms, and corrections of many errors and warnings.
Version 101.6a fixes bugs in v101.6 and adds a single-file PDF version of the SAC manual. Details can be seen from the detailed HISTORY of modifications files and brief overview of major CHANGES posted in the SAC project pages on SeisCode.
SeedCodec is a collection of compression and decompression routines for standard seismic data formats in Java. The goal is to support all the formats available within seed, but submissions from the broader community are needed to accomplish this.
SeisFile is a library for reading and writing seismic file formats in java. SeisFile is designed to be a library for accessing common seismic file formats and low level protocols. Hence it is meant to be embedded in other applications. However it does include several examples that can be useful in their own right.
slinktool, the all-in-one SeedLink client for data stream inspection, data collection and server testing.
The project is hosted in GitHub:
Standing Order for Data (SOD) is a program that automates tedious data selection, downloading, and routine processing tasks in seismology.
The TauP Toolkit is a seismic travel time calculator. In addition to travel times, it can calculate derivative information such as ray paths through the earth, pierce and turning points. It handles many types of velocity models and can calculate times for virtually any seismic phase with a phase parser. It is written in Java so it should run on any Java enabled platform. Unfortunately,
gjc, which comes with many Linux distributions, is not quite Java and prevents TauP from finding its model files. Please use Java from Sun on Linux instead.


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Justin Bieber's Birthday Celebration Photos Revealed
Justin Bieber celebrated his 18th birthday in several big ways. He was showered with gifts on Ellen DeGeneres' TV show, receiving a car, hanging out with a superfan and chilling backstage with Sophia Grace and Rosie. His father even had his initials inked on his side!
Despite those very public presents and birthday activities, the 18-year-old also made time for a low key but luxe dinner with friends and family at a restaurant in Los Angeles, followed by an exclusive party. Word had spread before the big day that the Biebs was hoping to keep his party with friends and family on the quiet tip.
The Biebs' lady love Selena Gomez wasn't able to be at the dinner since duty called; she was in Florida filming the movie 'Spring Breakers.' It's likely she and the Biebs made time for their own special b-day fete out of the spotlight, too.
Gomez did make it to his slightly more A-list and poppin' party, however! She flew out from filming just to be with her beau on his big day. How cute are these two?! Pals at the party included Kim Kardashian, Ashley Tisdale and Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
You can check out the photos below and see that there is a big screen that featured a slideshow of pics of Bieber throughout his life.
Once again, happy birthday to Justin Bieber! He's one special kid. Wait, he's 18 now. We can't exactly refer to him as a kid anymore, since he's growing up before our very eyes.


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All required documentation must be submitted for an application to be considered complete. Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies if you are unsure of the submission criteria.
LANGUAGE TEST: Required (www.toefl.org or http://www.ielts.org or www.pearsonpte.com)
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Giant Bomb reached out to director John Carpenter, who they had previously interviewed about his interest in video games, and asked for a list of his favorite games of the year. He obliged.
It's pretty interesting seeing what a very well respected and talented creator thinks of another medium, and it's really interesting that several of the games on the list— Which I haven't played and have no opinion on —weren't very well received by "video game people." I especially like the fact that Dead Space 3 made his list, since scary sci-fi monsters are something he has some first hand experience with.
It's a good list, thought I'd share.


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This is going to be a lengthy post so settle in. I got obsessed with the idea of these chandeliers. They were literally everywhere I looked especially on Pinterest (which if you're not on it yet, you are missing out). I've always been a fan of capiz shell things, and this is no exception.


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The Dusk
Bella Swan's life is back normal now.. Well, as much as normal as it can get. Her father still watches over her and making sure a certain boy does not come inside their home. She continues to work at Newton's' family-owned store. Though, there is something not normal in her life. Her boyfriend and one that she loves so dearly is a vampire. As these two try to mend mental wounds that effect them both, someone's out there trying to tear them both apart once more.
I don't any of the Twilight universe! I wish I did, but alas, that's a far shot.
1. 1. Capture
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1. Capture
I tossed over in my bed. Something wasn't right. Where's Edward?
Edward Cullen visited me nightly through my window and watched me fall asleep for quite a while now. He always knew better and came before I took a shower and changed for bed. And then he would wrap the covers around me just so I wouldn't get cold.. Where is he? My mind trickled back to Romeo and Juliet, and how she met him on her balcony. I sighed. Where art thou my vampire? I settled on the foot of my bed. I felt myself grow more and more impatient for his arrival. Maybe his hunting trip ran a bit too long and he was 'having fun' much more than expected. Maybe..
I heart a sudden tap at the window, and my heart jumped to my throat. I walked across towards the window -- being the klutzy self that I am, I tripped over my own feet -- and silently opened the window. Edward sat very still on a tree limb, as if he never tapped my window in the first place. His eyes bright, fresh from hunting, seemed to glitter in what little light that leaked from my room.
"I always admired your graceful steps, Bells." His voice leaked into the air and caught my breath, as he added a flash of a smile. I sighed, and leaned over the windowsill. My steps made me look like a duck compared to his fluid ones. He always looked perfect to set on a stage and walk across it. Then again, he'd look quite glittery on stage.. Maybe he'd play a part where his character was so happy, his skin just shined with joy…
"Are you going to let me inside?" Edward said timidly, preparing himself to climb through my window. I nodded out of my thoughts of plays. "Sure." I stepped back from my own window, just as he elegantly climbed - what a choice of words - through my window and jumped onto the floor, not a sound coming from the floorboards below. Charlie grunted in his sleep in the next room over, and then continued to snore.
Edward brought me back to attention again by placing his hands on my cheeks. I immediately felt heat rising to them from the unexpected move. He smiled, and brushed his lips over my own. My heart jumped up in pace and I felt my knees go weak, but Edward wrapped a cold arm around me to keep me in place. Edward parted suddenly, as I felt my knees buckle under my own weight. "I don't want you fainting…" he said silently, his golden eyes looking over me so. He was right, I could feel the world spinning around me. He guided me over to my bed, and easily placed me onto his lap. His arms were wrapped tightly around me, as if he hasn't seen me in weeks.
"How was your weekend?" he asked innocently. I wanted to say something where I sounded angry, but the thought didn't transfer to my tongue.
"A weekend," I said.
He tilted his head, hanging on my words.
"Well, limiting myself so I wouldn't get hurt.." I looked at him thoroughly again, "I did chores all weekend. Nothing interesting, really." My mind suddenly turned on. Wait, I'm sort of angry at this vampire! "Why were you gone for so long?" I shot silently.
"I was only gone for four days, Bella. Not that long." Edward said nonchalantly, as if four days was four seconds.
"I didn't ask that." I snapped.
Edward's eyebrows went rigid, and he looked down at me again. "Emmett decided that he wanted to play some baseball before we left, and it took a while to find a clearing…" His voice trailed off. I was hanging on his words this time. "…You know, since it's the summer and all."
"Oh." My voice sounded small now. He looked around in my room and then with two cold hands, he stood me back up. He felt that I began to silently shiver as he explained himself. He looked around my room once more, and then looked at me.
"Put on something warm." he said in a new tone, almost commanding me to. I gave him a questioning look, but he beckoned me to my dresser. I walked slowly over to open a drawer and pulled out a dark sweatshirt. It did make me feel a bit better. I turned to face him once again, but he was gone. And so was my pillow.
Edward re-appeared at the door to my bedroom with both my pillow and blanket and hand.
"What are you..?" I asked him but he placed both the pillow and blanket into my empty book bag that laid astray on the floor.
"Let's go for a change of scenery tonight." Edward said with a grin. He offered my book bag to me.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, instead of me staying overnight over here, how about you come and spend the night at my house?" He still had a grin on his face.
"What about Ch-?"
"I'll have you back before he goes to work, promise." His eyes echoed the promise. I silently took my book bag and slung it over my shoulder. "You better, or Charlie will flip."
Edward's grin only grew.
After leaping out a second story window (and nearly having a heart attack), I was clinging onto Edward's shirt as he raced back to his house. I kept my eyes closed most of the way due to my heart was still beating in my throat since I snuck out of my house. I shivered against his back. Even though it was summer, it still felt like it was the middle of fall.
Edward placed me down once at the foot of his driveway and offered me his hand. I shyly took it.
"How come you wouldn't just run to your doorstep?" I asked, as I swallowed. My heart wouldn't quit beating so hard.
"Well, I figured if I ran a bit more, your heart would just burst out of your chest." He said smugly as he swung our arms in tune with our steps. I wish that he gave me time to change. Showing up in pajamas and rain boots was no way to present yourself. I started on something else.
"Why did you decide this?" I asked, as I adjusted the weight of my book bag on my shoulder. Not that it was heavy, just annoying to carry.
"Well, I was gone for four days.. I figure to repay it to you." Edward said quietly, his eyes ahead and his jaw locked. I stared at him for a moment and then looked away. It seemed like this for a while now.. He was constantly finding ways to make little things up to me. I wonder if he still hung himself for leaving me most of the school year last year and then tried to get himself killed because he thought I killed myself from leaping off a cliff. But I put most of that behind me now, he was back and that's what counts. Though, Edward doesn't forgive himself that easily.
Edward welcomed me inside and I felt a burst of energy smack me in the face as soon as I stepped foot inside.
"Bella!" a bird-like voice squeaked and pulled me into a cold, hard hug. I caught a glimpse of the pixie-cut hair as Alice. She kissed me on both cheeks before letting me go, beaming.
"Hello Alice," I smiled back.
I then realized that unlike the other times I was over, not the whole family was waiting for my arrival. Carlisle and Esme were gracefully walking towards us, and they both smiled at me. I felt warmly welcomed.
"Where's everyone?" Edward ask softly. His hand rested upon my shoulder.
Esme turned to Edward. "Jasper and Emmett are playing that silly video game.. And Rosalie is reading some magazines at the table." Her voice trailed off.
"Make yourself at home, Bella." Carlisle said timidly before excusing himself to his study. Esme decided to join Rosaline in the kitchen once more, to see what she was reading. It seemed as if my arrival was more casual this time.
I suddenly heard a loud growl from upstairs. Edward muttered something darkly.
What was that?" I asked, my heart jumping.
"Jasper has lost another round of racing to Emmett." He sighed. "C'mon, I'll show you how vampires waste their time at night."
After putting my things down, I walked silently behind Edward on their elegant stair case and stopped, as Edward knocked loudly. "Make yourselves decent!" he commanded in a dark voice, as he opened the door.
Jasper's room was bright red with few furnishings. A desk was lit in a corner with papers tossed across it. A comfortable-looking couch sat against the wall while on the opposite wall, a flat-screen television was hooked to the wall. On the floor, were many game counsels and other electronics enough to make a game junkie swoon. Emmett was currently pinning Japer to the ground, as Jasper yelled.
"YOU CHEATED! I KNEW YOU PUT IN THAT CHEAT TO MAKE THE CAR GO OVER ONE-HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES PER -- Oh, hello Bella." Jasper's voice turned almost mute when he saw me standing in my pajamas. He always acts sheltered against me now, due to what happened at the party the Cullen family threw for me when I turned eighteen.
Emmett immediately got off and shook my hand vigorously. "Hello Bella! It's so nice to see you! Sorry you had to see that!" He smiled weakly before turning back to Jasper. "Another round?"
"Fine, but I'm watching your hands this time."
They began to play their video game once again, and I was blown away of how quick their fingers were dancing across their controllers. Jasper was holding his tongue between his teeth as he weaved his virtual car around obstacles.
"This car isn't fast enough---"
"Stupid turn--"
"The freaking wall!"
"Get out of the way-!"
And then in an instant, Jasper slammed his controller down and paraded around in front of the screen. "I came, I drove, and I conquered!"
Edward sighed, quite bored with their antics. "Let me play."
A few moments later, a new game was on the screen, Edward sitting with a controller that was like a guitar.
"What game are you playing?" I asked, as I laid on the floor next to him.
"Guitar Hero two, you've never heard about it?"
I shook my head. Me being a girl, I don't bother to look up the new 'it' video game. I heard Jasper groan and mutter something like "Here we go.."
Edward chose a song to play, and placed the difficulty level to 'expert'. I knew the song from a CD that I listened to before. It started out the same, but as soon as the keys started blaring across the screen, I watched gaping. He hit every note perfectly. I shouldn't be that surprised, because he's always been quick.. But still. I never saw someone's fingers breeze over the buttons so naturally, as if he created the game himself.
Alice suddenly breezed inside with her dancer-like steps and sat next to me, watching Edward play with the plastic guitar controller. She hummed along perfectly to the song. I looked around from Edward playing, Alice humming, Jasper and Emmett watching like statues (I guess video games were boring to Rosaline) and I felt so small to all of their perfections. I laid my head down on my arms, keeping my eyes on the television.
"You alright?" Edward asked, eyes still watching the screen.
"Yeah, just a little tired." I said.
He continued to play another song and that's where I know I fell asleep. In truth I was tired. But the music, and the low talk of their past hunting trip became my lullaby. At least I was good at something that all of them couldn't do...sleeping.
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Influential folk-rock duo
The Indigo Girls have steadfastly forged their own path through the music world for over two decades, and they don't show signs of slowing down any time soon. The duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have now released 16 albums of breezy and lyrically adroit folk-rock, first emerging in the late 1980s alongside fellow Georgians R.E.M. (who played on the girl's eponymous major label debut). Throughout their career, they've explored issues of faith, love and politics, the jangly production and close-knit harmonies of their music sometimes belying the intelligence and seriousness of their lyrics.
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A winner was selected from 64 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Traiteur Abbey Catering
Im a 30 year old Montreal woman staring a catering company. Im looking for a creative, catchy, classy logo for my future business cards, website and menu.
I like clean, uncomplicated, but trendy looks, which would appeal to all ages. I mostly cater to cocktail parties for 50+ guest and corporate events (luncheon buffets, sit down dinners)
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School of Social Work Announces Online MSW Option
The School of Social Work at Portland State University is proud to announce the offering of an Online MSW Option, with a focus on Community and Organizational Leadership Practice.
The courses are fully online and will require students to be actively engaged in focused learning modules on a weekly basis. This includes individually directed learning, as well as collaborative learning with other students and faculty using web based technologies. Students will be expected to travel to the Portland campus for a 3-day (Thursday - Saturday) intensive at the beginning of each school year.
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If you paid your federal income taxes, you need to call and email the governor and your representative and senator in Raleigh today. The North Carolina legislature is voting to return your hard-earned federal tax money back to Washington to be used by people all over this nation but not here. Why are they sending your money back? Because they can! They have no other valid reason to refuse to use your federal tax money in North Carolina.
Governor McCrory doesn�t want to use our share of the federal taxes you paid to help North Carolinians who are unemployed. The unemployment rate is 9.2 percent. North Carolinians are unemployed through no fault of their own. Representatives in Raleigh don�t want to keep our hard-earned federal tax money to help pay for 500,000 Carolinians who need help paying for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. McCrory is refusing to set up the exchanges in North Carolina and the expanded Medicaid program. The governor and legislators prefer that those without health insurance go to expensive emergency rooms. The result will be that our state taxes will go up to pay for that kind of health care.
Our governor and lawmakers don�t want our federal tax money to be used to insure the poor in the Medicaid program. The money they return to Washington that you paid could be used to pay 100 percent of the bills for Medicaid coverage for several years and about 90 percent of the bills after that in North Carolina.
You might have your own health insurance through your job. A majority of North Carolinians have this good fortune. Sometimes bad things happen. You might need Medicaid should your child have a very expensive illness. Your grandparents or aunt or uncle might need Medicaid should they live a very long life. Parents might need assisted living help which can exhaust any insurance policy. Medicaid is there in other states to help, but will not be available to North Carolinians even though you paid your share of federal income taxes for years.
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Deland, Fla._ The top seeded Lady Bisons got off to a slow start in the 2008 A-Sun Tournament, dropping their first game against Gardner-Webb 3-2.
Senior first baseman Heather Collins put the Lady Bisons on the board first, blasting a long four-bagger over the left field fence to lead off the second inning.
In the top of the fourth inning the Bulldogs took a 2-1 lead. Left fielder Jessi Williams knocked a solo shot over the center field fence, and first baseman Christa Fullwood scored on a bases loaded walk.
Melody Harrell hit a solo home run over the center field fence to make the score 3-1 one inning later.
The Lady Bisons threatened to score in the bottom of the fifth inning, placing sophomore Center fielder Lauren Dortwegt on second, but were unable to bring her across the plate.
In the bottom of the sixth inning sophomore third baseman Christen Campbell shot a dinger over the left center fence to make the score 3-2.
Senior Kim Jacobson took the start and pitched three innings for the Lady Bisons, allowing two runs to take the loss.
With the tying run on second base, bulldog pitcher Taryn Beck managed to get senior left fielder Sara Simons to strike out and end the game.
"Going into the tournament we talked about how we had to perform in all parts of our game," said head coach Kristin Peck. "Our hitters, our pitchers and, our defense all have to be on top of their game. We had some errors that hurt us, some runners that didn't need to get on base and some big hits against us. It's tough when you lose a one run game and your pitchers didn't do what they needed to."
"We are going to have to fight like crazy the rest of the tournament. The character of our team will show through. So far this year, the Lipscomb softball team has done quite a few things that no other Lipscomb softball team has done. Another one of those things is to win an A-Sun Tournament game. If we can do that, it will put is in position to continue to play in the tournament."
The Lady Bisons (29-25 overall, 16-7 A-Sun) are in action at 3 p.m. CDT today when they take on the loser of the Campbell-Stetson matchup.


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Glendale, Arizona / Ouachita Parish, Louisiana I don't care what your party stories are, nothing can compare to Matthew Hicks' tale. Period. Or at least what he can remember of it, which is just enough to award him with the Dude trophy.
Found wearing only a pair of rubber boots some 1300 miles away from home, police responded to a 911 call and apprehended Matthew Hicks (32) walking toward the road. I surmise, just by the sheer nature of being all nekkid, they were certain they had their man.
He couldn't recall why his car was towed, nor how he landed at the home of the lady who called the police, but he did know he was from Glendale, Arizona and well, decided to make the best of a confusing situation.
While looking out your window and seeing some stranger lathering himself up and bathing in your swimming pool may be a tad strange, seeing that same stranger humping your glass door isn't that far out there. I mean, who hasn't done it at least once?
Authorities state Hicks admitted to bathing in the swimming pool and when asked about the lewd acts with the door, his response: "She saw me?" Dude. You were attempting to hump a glass door, of course she saw you. And she was unamused. And a bit disturbed.
Humpty Dumpty was charged on one count of exposing his genitals in public and one count of trespassing. (more…)


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MONTREAL — Children who don't get enough sleep are more likely to suffer from heart disease, researchers say, while sleep disorders in teenagers are climbing.
As researchers at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal reported on the detrimental effects of lack of sleep on children Tuesday, Brian McCrindle, a pediatric cardiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, said in an interview that one in five teenagers reports having poor sleep and regularly takes sleep medication.
Insufficient sleep is a significant risk factor for developing childhood obesity, which can lead to premature heart disease, research shows. Obesity contributes to several risk factors for the condition such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
McCrindle's study of 1,600 Grade 9 Toronto students, average age 14 and 15, showed sleep patterns disturbed by staying up to watch television, play video or computer games, and social networking.
Poor sleep correlated with higher weight and body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol and other poor health conditions, including poor food choices and lack of physical activity. Many reported difficulty staying awake during the day.
"They don't realize how important sleep hygiene is to their health," said McCrindle, who heads a Canadian Institutes of Health Research team on childhood obesity.
McCrindle cautioned that his study is but a snapshot of what is going on with these students.
"We know there's an association but we can't make an inference about whether it's causal," he said.
However, sleep disturbances are quite common in teens and are associated with higher levels of overweight and obesity, he said.
"We know from long term studies that three-quarters of overweight children become obese adults," he said. "And while we don't yet understand the mechanism, whether it's a cause-and-effect relationship, it does provide some impetus to educate youth and try to improve their sleep hygiene."
Another alarming study presented earlier at the congress held in Montreal and co-hosted by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, showed new evidence of premature hardening of the arteries in obese children.
Kevin Harris of B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver used ultrasound to detect premature heart disease in 13-year-old youths who weighed 55 pounds above normal for their age group.
Health consequences for overweight children include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, bone and joint problems, as well as psychological problems such as depression.
Also, extra weight can cause sleep disorders such as apnea which causes sleep deprivation.
These childhood studies are a cardiac wake-up call, said George Honos, a spokesman for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. "Heart disease is not something that occurs by magic at age 45," Honos said.
Researchers have known for a while which factors increase adult risk for heart and stroke disease and vascular dementia and now the same risks are shown to begin in childhood or adolescence, Honos said, "and continue throughout your adult years until the day you have your heart attack."
The rate of childhood obesity has tripled over the last 25 years. On average, about 25 per cent of Canadian children between the ages of two and 17 are overweight or obese and that increases to 29 per cent among teens age 12 to 17.
Lack of sleep alone may not be an independent risk factor for heart disease, he said, but it's a "red flag. If they are zombies the next day, they're not going to do a lot of sports."


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