text: Projects Our projects combine original research with objective analysis to influence policy, support leaders and generate informed debate Search Apply Listing Content Type Viewing: Completed projects Active projects Completed projects Share this content Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Print this page Topics Health and care services Adult social care Community services Emergency care End-of-life care General practice Hospital care Long-term conditions Maternity services Mental health New models of care Public health Sexual health care Leadership, systems and organisations Clinical commissioning groups Clinical leadership Equality and diversity (-) Integrated care Local service design Quality improvement Sustainability and transformation plans System leadership Voluntary and community sector (-) Workforce and skills Patients, people and society Health inequalities Housing Older people Patient experience Patient involvement (-) Patient safety Population health Public opinion Technology and data Volunteers Policy, finance and performance Access to care (-) Commissioning and contracting General election 2019 Governance and regulation Health and Social Care Act 2012 NHS finances NHS five year forward view NHS long-term plan Performance Productivity (-) Social care finances Active project Healthy communities together The King's Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund are joining forces to support genuine partnership-working in local areas between the voluntary and community sector, the NHS and local authorities to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities. 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Active project Integrated care systems and patient insight As the health and social care system moves towards greater integration, the people best placed to tell us whether it is working are those it serves. We are looking to develop ways for integrated care systems to listen to and work with patients and users. Completed project Big questions on integrated care Integrated care happens when NHS organisations work together to meet the needs of their local population. On this page we pull together some of our core content and recent commentary to help make sense of the developments in integrated care. Completed project Integrated care systems: how are they emerging in England? This project aims to bring together information on how integrated care systems are developing in England; to identify learning for local and national leaders and share examples of good practice. 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We look at the pressures on services and what needs to be done to put the system on a sustainable footing for the future. Completed project Autumn Statement 2016 The Autumn Statement was announced on 23 November 2016. It was the current government's first major economic statement and has set the financial context in which the health and social care system will operate going forward. Completed project The evolving NHS The NHS is evolving. Following the publication of the NHS five year forward view, a number of vanguard sites are developing new models of care in which commissioners and providers are working together in different ways to achieve closer integration of services. This change is happening quickly and has significant implications for the health and care system. Completed project The future of HIV services in England This project, funded by the MAC AIDS Fund, will look across the HIV pathway from prevention to treatment and ongoing support, and consider how system-level policy developments apply to HIV services. Completed project Mental health in the vanguards The King's Fund is working in partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists to understand the extent to which opportunities for mental and physical health integration are being realised in the vanguard sites.

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November 9, 1943 - July 4, 2013
Newburgh, NY
The Honorable Mary Louise Smith Crabb - Mary lived, laughed, loved, and served! She will be sorely missed by the many lives she touched with her winning ways. Her life is a celebration of all the good we share in the humanity of the human family!
The Honorable Mary Louise Smith Crabb was born November 9, 1943, to Edward and Snowdrop Smith and was the oldest of three daughters. Mary's parents were a young Army couple stationed at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Her father was a Buffalo soldier of the 10th Calvary, which was assigned at West Point. She attended elementary school at West Point and elementary school in Highland Falls when her Dad was in Korea. Mary attended her first two years of high school in Highland Falls, after finishing the 8th grade at West Point.
In 1959, Ret. MSG Smith was stationed at Ingrandes, France and where Mary completed high school in 1961, graduating from the Poitiers American High School in Poitiers. After graduation Mary moved to Munich, Germany to attend the University of Maryland and where she lived with her Aunt and Uncle, the late Rachel and Alpheus Jones, who was also a Buffalo Soldier.
After returning to Highland Falls in 1962, Mary attended and graduated from St. Luke's Hospital School of Practical Nursing and became a LPN. She began her life of service by caring for Veterans as a member of the staff at the Castle Point VA Hospital. Mary would eventually change careers in 1968 and went to work for the State of New York Department of Corrections. She would ultimately spend 28 years in Corrections, where she rose to the rank of Lieutenant and retired from the Department of Corrections in May 31, 1996. Never one to be idle, Mary went to work for the Board of Education and currently worked at the Newburgh Library System on Grand St.
In 1964 Mary met her lifelong partner and future husband, the Honorable Tyrone Crabb. The couple fell in love and were united in marriage at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Beacon, NY in June 1966. The young couple was blessed with two sons: Tyrone Jomo Crabb, Lieutenant Colonel Retired US Army and Hudson Joda Crabb, a teacher in the Norfolk, VA School System.
Mary and her husband, Tyrone, were a dedicated Newburgh family. They worked hard to raise their family and to make Newburgh a better place to live. Tyrone was very active in local and state politics and the family supported his desire to improve the quality of life for all residents of his beloved Newburgh. Following the death of Tyrone, after his successful run for Mayor of Newburgh, Mary was appointed Mayor of Newburgh to fill his vacated seat. She served in this position for one year and during this year and beyond, she was a tireless ambassador for the people of Newburgh and believed that people should be proud of the city, have jobs, affordable housing and be able to take care of their families. Most recently, Mary was considering a run for the Orange County legislature, where she hoped to continue her service to the Newburgh community.
Mary was active with the American Legion Auxiliary and served as Unit President, Orange County President and 9th District President. She toured New York State extensively in support of the American Legion Auxiliary and its many causes.
Mary was on the Board of the St. Luke's Foundation working extensively with fundraising for its many worthwhile causes. Mary had many passions to include serving as the St. Andrews Chair for Carpenter's Kids. The Carpenter's Kids Program was founded in 2005 as a partnership between the Anglican Diocese of Central Tanzania and the Episcopal Diocese of New York to bring shoes, breakfast and clothing for orphans of AIDS parents in Tanzania. As a Vestry board member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Beacon, she worked extensively in its renovation. Mary was part of a team who assured the Undercroft became a work of art! Mary had many unique and creative talents, enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening, and woodworking. There was nothing she wouldn't try to fix and saw the beauty in old architecture. She was always involved in a project at home or at her church; no job was ever too big or too small. As Chairmen of the Architecture review Board for the City of Newburgh, thijourneyed s further allowed her to serve and fulfill her passion for old architectures.
Mary and her family loved to travel. They visited many areas within the United States to include much of New York State and several countries outside the states. Most recently Mary visited the Grand Canyon and Sedona. Mary also journeyed abroad, visiting Germany and many of the Slavic countries, Russia, India, the Great Wall of China, Ghana, Togo and Benin. Mary and her family cruised extensively and Mary landed in over 80 ports of call.
Her husband, the Honorable Tyrone H. Crabb, and her father, Retired US Army M/Sgt Edward Smith, predeceased Mary in death.
Mary is survived by her mother, Mrs. Snowdrop Smith of Highland Falls; mother-in-law, Mrs. Ida Crabb of Banning CA; sons: Ret. LTC Tyrone Jomo Crabb (Erika) of Burke, VA and Hudson Joda Crabb (Monique) of Virginia Beach, VA and stepdaughter, Michelle Ford of Fontana, CA; grandchildren included Briana Crabb, a junior at Virginia Tech, Tyrone Crabb of Burke, VA, Emmary and Jamie-Ty Crabb of Virginia Beach, VA; step grandchildren: Jasmine Ford of Fontana, CA and Kimberlee Wiilis of Irvine, CA; sisters: Jacqueline Jackson of Las Vegas, NV and Edweana Aiken (Eugene) of Hopewell Junction; several nieces and nephews to include Jason Jackson (Bernice) of Atlanta, GA, Jonathan Jackson (Jennifer) of Phoenix, AZ, Alecia Wells (Lawrence) of Rahway, NJ, Christopher Thomas of Los Angeles, CA, Amanda Aiken of New Orleans, LA, Eugene Aiken (God Son), III of Hopewell Junction, NY; brother-in-law, Wesley Thomas and many, many family and friends, too numerous to list.
Mary had a warm and infectious personality so that all who knew her loved her. Mary deceased this life on July 4, 2013. We shall always treasure this day as an endorsement and celebration of the life of the Honorable Mary L. Crabb.
May God Bless Mary and we shall see her on the other side!
Mrs. Crabb will lie in repose from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 12th, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 17 South Avenue, Beacon, NY 12508. Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 13th, at Crossroads Assembly of God, 7 D'Alfonso Road, Newburgh, NY 12550. Public viewing will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. at the church.
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Can you point me to any web sites that have the explanations from the OPC regarding the controversies with Dr. Gordon H. Clark, and more recently with ruling elder John Kinnaird?
In this regard, would you be kind enough to answer the following questions? I was told that the followings are the statements from the OPC.
1. "God desires all men to be saved and yet His Son died for some of them and not others." What does it mean that God desires a certain thing but acts otherwise?
2. "Justification by faith and works." What is the definition of works here? Are they meritorious works by us?
There was a committee that reported to the OPC on the question of the free offer of the gospel. You can read the reports at here.
Something you should be aware of, however. A committee report is nothing more than a committee report. When the church faces a thorny issue, it sometimes asks certain gifted members to help think it through. It "commits" the matter to them for study; hence, they are a "committee." They report back and the church decides what to do with their report. In this case, there was a committee report and a minority report, thus reflecting disagreement among the committee members. The general assembly sent both reports to the churches "for earnest study." What that means is that the church saw the committee's work as helpful fodder for thinking about this issue, but they did not adopt it as an official position statement. That's true of all these committee reports. So please don't misunderstand them to reflect "The OPC position." To find "The official OPC position," you need to look at our Confession of Faith and Catechisms. The Confession and Catechisms don't answer every question. They are not so much a tightrope that our officers must walk as they are a fence outside of which we agree not to stray.
Here's the situation in a nutshell. Part of the Reformed ethos is to submit to all of Scripture, whether one understands it or not. The reason is that it is the Word of the living and true God, the Word of the infinite Creator given to finite creatures. The fact that an infinite God communicates to finite creatures means that we finite creatures will bump up against "mysteries" in his revelation. They are not contradictions because they are resolved in the infinite mind of God. But sometimes they appear contradictory to finite (and sinful) creatures. Because the Reformed ethos is to submit to all of God's Word, tensions sometimes arise in the Reformed community over how to handle these "mysteries." One theologian may stress one side, another the other side.
One example is this case of the free offer of the gospel. On the one hand, Jesus says that "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him" (John 6:44). Because of our total depravity, we are utterly dependent on the sovereign grace of God. By God's sheer grace, the elect will be saved. Because we are utterly dependent on God's grace, only the elect will be saved. On the other hand, Scripture says things like, "Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely" (Rev. 22:17). Scripture gives gospel invitations for sinners to come and find the grace of God in Christ.
Dr. Cornelius Van Til (whose influence is still felt in the OPC) argued that we should simply recognize that because God is so very, very great, we should humbly submit to the mysteries we confront in God's Word, embracing both sides even if they appear to contradict. We can trust that our heavenly Father understands how they fit together.
Some, like Dr. Gordon Clark, saw that approach as "irrationalism." He preferred to seek a solution to try to logically resolve such apparent contradictions. Dr. Van Til, on the other hand, saw that approach as "rationalism," an attempt to scale down God's revelation to the size of finite (sinful) human reason.
To put things into perspective, however, the two men agreed about much more than they disagreed over. I have every reason to expect that they are both worshipping our Lord in heaven now. But some of their admirers tend to blow their disagreements out of proportion, to fan them to flame, and to interpret everything in light of those perceived differences. And this gives rise to some grievous conflicts in the body of Christ. (I don't mean to suggest either that these disagreements are utterly unimportant or that I am innocent of such failings myself; I simply mean to give these matters a proper proportion.)
The case of ruling elder John Kinnaird from Bethany OPC in Oxford, Pennsylvania, revolved around what it means that, at the final judgment, our Lord will judge his people according to their works and openly acknowledge and acquit them (see Confession of Faith XXXIII, Larger Catechism 90, Shorter Catechism 38). He had been accused of teaching that God justifies sinners not through faith alone, but through faith and works, and his session had found him guilty. He appealed to his presbytery, which upheld the verdict. And so he appealed to the General Assembly. Again, the case provoked considerable debate. He contended that he did not teach justification through faith and works but was only concerned to emphasize that salvation involves not only justification but also includes sanctification and glorification.
Again, there was considerable divergence over whether the debate was over the doctrine itself or over the way that doctrine was stated. Some were persuaded that Mr. Kinnaird intended to teach orthodoxy, but that the way he actually taught was culpably confusing. Others argued that, even if at points he expressed his views in a way that confused some, his actual views are nevertheless orthodox. In this case, the General Assembly determined that the session and presbytery had erred in convicting him. This means that it reversed the original verdict. The Assembly insisted on maintaining both a free justification (the primary concern of the accusers) and a full salvation (the concern expressed in the teaching the accusers were challenging). In other words, the Assembly did not determine that what Mr. Kinnaird was accused of teaching is legitimate in the OPC; it determined that Mr. Kinnaird was not guilty of teaching what he was accused of teaching.
I hope you find this helpful. May God bless you.
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At least one new question is posted each week, so there should always be something new here for you to read. (For those people who would like to look at previous questions and answers, they will continue to be available as well.)
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text: May 1st, City Tech students will lead a walking tour for the general public and the college community that will explore environmental sustainability. The 1 ½ hour tour begins at 12:30 at the southeast corner of Jay and Tillary. Stops include a paper recycling plant, a "green" performative space, the Borough Hall greenmarket, Recycle-a-Bicycle, and more. From 2-2:30 Professor Reggie Blake will present on green roofs and the Urban Heat Island Effect in Namm 1023. Refreshments will be served. Please see attached brochure for more information. All are welcome.


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Mother of slain babies speaks about murder suspect
Tiffany Fox: I had no idea my husband was abusing our children
On Friday, 40/29 News spoke with Tiffany Fox, who's husband, Travis, is a suspect in the death of their two babies.
She said she never suspected that her husband was abusing the children, and she's now living her worst nightmare.
Tiffany said she and her husband had a good relationship with each other, but now that police say Travis confessed to violently shaking the couple's sons, Tiffany says she wants nothing to do with him, going so far as to call him a baby killer.
Now, investigators say they're reviewing the death of the couple's first child from back in 2011.
In September of that year, police say they responded to a West Fork address, where a 6-month-old child, Travis Fox II, was found dead.
The body was sent to the medical examiners office, and the Arkansas State Crime Lab did an autopsy.
A probable cause affidavit says the death was suspicious, but the results were inconclusive.
The Washington County coroner now tells 40/29 News he is reviewing that case, and West Fork police say it's an open investigation.
Police said it was a similar series of events on Wednesday of this week, but this time it was Fox's 7-month-old, William, who died.
Investigators said Fox admitted to shaking the baby inside a home on Ashlee Drive in Springdale.
Fox, who actually lives in a Rogers Apartment complex, was questioned and arrested after police say he admitted to violently shaking both babies.
Tiffany would not go on camera but told 4029 she had no idea her husband was behaving like this, and she now wants nothing to do with him.
She also told 40/29 News she's pregnant with twins.
A local funeral home has confirmed that services for the baby are pending.
Fox remains is in the Washington County Jail and will be arraigned on murder charges April 17.


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Events Calendar
First Generation College Student Celebration Day
St. John Fisher College will join a nationwide celebration of first generation students on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Date: November 6, 2019 - November 6, 2019
Time: All Day Event
Location: St. John Fisher College Campus
Events are sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, Lavery Library, the Center for Career and Academic Planning, and the Office of the President
The College has five events planned for Wednesday, including:
Grab & Go Breakfast
7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Outside Lavery Library
Breakfast is the most important meal to the day. Start your Wednesday off right with a bite to eat.
Famous First-Gens
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lavery Library
Visit the Library to see a specially curated display of well-known people who were the first in their families to graduate from college.
From First-Gen to Vice President Lunch
12:30 to 1:30 p.m., COP Conference Room
Did you know the College president and all of the vice-presidents are First-Generation college students? Come hear about their paths to Fisher. RSVP to attend by emailing email@example.com.
Mid-Day Marketing
1 to 3 p.m., Center for Career and Academic Planning, Lavery Library
How do you market yourself when looking for jobs and internships? Get advice about your professional social media presence, have your headshot taken, and sign-up for LinkedIn and Handshake.
Visit the President's Residence
4:30 to 6:30 p.m., President's Residence
All first-generation students are invited to the President's Residence for pizza, games, and puzzles. Transportation will be provided from the Haffey Steps. RSVP to attend by emailing email@example.com.


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When GOP presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate, pundits salivated over the idea that the campaign would be transformed to be one of ideas rather than insults.
It only took a few days before that was exposed as wishful thinking, but that didn't change the fact that the Romney-Ryan vision of how the nation's tax and investment laws should be shaped offers a stark contrast to the one presented by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
Much has been made about various aspects of the candidates' budget plans, with a particular emphasis on the fate of Medicare. While all the details can be tough to come by, it's possible to divine just what a win by each side might mean to investors.
Here, then, is AdvisorOne's comparison on six key tax and regulation categories:
Investment Income
The battle over the rate at which capital gains are taxed often plays out along what sounds like class lines. Many say keeping them low helps the wealthy at the expense of the middle class because they will pay a disproportionate share. Others say low tax rates on the wealthy help create jobs.
Obama has proposed raising the tax on long-term capital gains from 15% to 20%. He would maintain the current rates of 0% and 15% on qualified dividends and long-term capital gain for couples earning less than $250,000. He would maintain the 3.8% Medicare tax on long-term capital gains that is scheduled to take effect in 2013.
Romney proposes maintaining the 0% and 15% rates on qualified dividend and long-term capital gains. He would eliminate taxes on capital gains, dividend and interest for taxpayers with adjusted gross income below $200,000. Romney would eliminate the 3.8% Medicare tax on capital gains.
Income Taxes
Income tax rates are another area of contention that exposes the split between the left and right.
Under the Obama plan, those couples earning more than $250,000 a year would see their rate move back to 39.6% after the expiration this Dec. 31 of the Bush-era tax cuts that lowered it to 35%.
Romney calls for setting the highest tax rate at 25% and the lowest at 8%, down two percentage points from the current level. Ryan's plan offers a clear choice when compared to Obama's. He calls for creating two tax rates, 10% and 25%, to replace the six that currently exist.
Tax preferences are another matter. The Republicans would pay for lowering ordinary tax rates by eliminating certain deductions and credits. However, they have not said which of these would be targeted.
The Democrats call for a cap of 28% on itemized deductions as well as on health insurance provided by employers, municipal interest, retirement plan contributions and student loan deductions and expenses for higher education.
Estate and Gift Taxes
This is another area that exposes the rift between the two parties' vision for the future of the country.
The president's plan would raise the estate and gift taxes to 45%, the pre-2009 level, while proposing a $3.5 million exemption.
Both Romney and Ryan would eliminate the estate and gift taxes.
Regulation of Financial Services
The Obama administration has backed major reforms for the financial services industry from the Dodd-Frank Act to the Volcker rule.
Romney for his part has called for what he describes as a new, modern set of financial regulations, but has not offered any details. He has called for the repeal of Dodd-Frank.
On the one hand, Ryan is seemingly more aligned with those wanting to reform the banking industry. He has said some banks are too big and has called for a new regulatory system that, according to The Washington Post, "does not put the government in the way of adding more moral hazards to the marketplace and triggering higher likelihood of taxpayer bailouts." On the other hand, Ryan is on the record against Dodd-Frank.
Corporate Taxes
The current corporate tax rate is 35%. Candidates for both parties advocate reducing it, although the details differ greatly.
Obama wants to trim the rate to 28%, while adding a minimum tax on profits. The president advocates a tax break for businesses that shift work to the U.S., while deductions for moving work out of the country would be scuttled. Obama also would seek higher taxes on oil and gas companies, while easing taxes on manufacturers.
Romney and Ryan want to lower that even further than does Obama, to 25%. Romney would also lower taxes on overseas profits, as would Ryan.
Alternative Minimum Tax
The AMT has been problematic for years. Established in 1969 to ensure that wealthy taxpayers hand over a minimum amount of their income to the government, the formula used to determine it, which has changed over the years, has managed to threaten middle-class earners because the amount was never adjusted for inflation. Several times, Congress has been forced into action to make short-term fixes. By 2008, the AMT was raising $26 billion in revenue, which is why it has been difficult to eliminate.
With Obama's focus on raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans, it's no surprise that he advocates a law mandating that households with earnings of $1 million or more to pay at least 30% of their income in taxes.
Ryan and Romney, on the other hand, have called for eliminating the AMT.
Please check out AdvisorOne's Election Impact 2012 home page for complete advisor-related election coverage, including:


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Orlando woman charged in deadly Ocala crash
Mother, son killed in crash
A woman and her son were killed in a crash in Ocala over the weekend, and an Orlando woman faces charges in the case.
The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 just north of County Road 484.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said a car driven by 25-year-old Lanessa Riobe hit the victims' vehicle, causing it to lose control in the middle of the interstate.
While the family inside the car tried to get out, a tractor-trailer hit the vehicle and it burst into flames, according to officials.
The father and daughter were able to escape, but 25-year-old Deborah Maldonado and 12-year-old Eliezer Maldonado Jr. died in the flames.
Riobe apparently fled the scene, according to troopers. She was arrested about 20 miles north of the crash.


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Mickey Loomis is the General Manager of the NFL's New Orleans Saints. He was awarded the NFL executive of the year for 2007. He attended Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon, where he played basketball. He earned his degree in accounting from the University of Oregon.
Before coming to the Saints, Loomis spent 15 years in the Seattle Seahawk organization.
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meeting of 16 small organizations for women and girls.
Our Goal: to encourage women and girls - and the organizations
which serve them - to use technology to share ideas, opinions,
support, creativity and political action.
The project was co-sponsored by The Women's
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VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC will celebrate Fan Appreciation Day this coming Sunday, October 21, for the club's historic final 2012 Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season home match against Pacific Northwest rivals Portland Timbers. Kickoff at BC Place is set for 4 p.m. PT – TV: SNET ONE and OMNI BC, RADIO: TEAM 1410, teamradio.ca, MOBILE: bell.ca/mobiletv.
Fan Appreciation Day
- Mullet barber shop on 'Caps Kickoff, by donation to the United Way (minimum $5 donation)
- 10% mullet discount on regularly priced merchandise
- General merchandise discounts, including $12 for a single Whitecaps FC t-shirt and $10 for multiple t-shirts
- Two-for-one hot dogs at all Dawson Dog locations for the first 30 minutes after gates open
- Whitecaps FC 2012 Player Awards presented by BMO
- Season ticket holders will be selected to walk out teams prior to the match
- Whitecaps FC jerseys off the back after the match
- Vancouver Southsiders fancy dress night
- 8,000 fans will receive a Whitecaps FC toque upon exit from match sponsor Kia
"You couldn't ask for a more exciting match than this," said Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi. "BC Place has been a fortress all season, and with a chance to clinch a playoff spot with a win over one of our closest rivals, we'll need energy to be at an all-time high. What better way could there be to thank our fans for their incredible support!"
Fewer than 1,500 tickets remain for Sunday's crucial match, as the Blue and White can become the first ever Canadian club to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs with a first MLS victory over their Cascadia rivals. Tickets are available at whitecapsfc.com/tickets or Charge-by-Phone at 1.855.646.2277.
To commemorate Fan Appreciation Day, fans will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of pre, during, and post-match activations from Whitecaps FC player awards presented by BMO and "jerseys off our backs" to contests and discounts on food and merchandise.
Fans attending the match are encouraged to come sporting a mullet in honour of captain Jay DeMerit's vow to grow the back of his hair until Whitecaps FC qualify for the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs. All fans who come to the match with a mullet – whether with a haircut, wig, hair extensions or other creative method – can enter to win Jay DeMerit's jersey off his back at the conclusion of the match. Ballots for entry will be available prior to the match at 'Caps Kickoff on Terry Fox Plaza. Additionally, all fans with mullets will also receive a 10% discount off all regularly priced merchandise.
Before the match, fans can visit the official Playoff Hunter mullet barber shop at 'Caps Kickoff. Haircuts will be by donation (minimum $5) with all proceeds going to the United Way of the Lower Mainland. A limited number of wigs will also be available by donation. However, fans are encouraged to bring their own wig.
Prior to kickoff, seasonal awards will be presented including Player of the Year, Jock MacDonald Unsung Hero, Most Promising Player, and Humanitarian of the Year. Fans can vote for the Player of the Year award by visiting whitecapsfc.com.
After the match, 28 lucky fans – including the mullet winner – will be invited down to the pitch to receive the jerseys off Whitecaps FC players' backs. Whitecaps FC hosts will come find the lucky winners during the match.
The Vancouver Southsiders supporters group are also encouraging all fans to join them in costume for their annual fancy dress night. For more details, visit http://ow.ly/ev1qQ.
With the postseason on the horizon, Whitecaps FC are offering fans the opportunity to secure their seats for potential MLS Cup Playoff matches at BC Place. All current 2012 and 2013 season ticket holders will have until Wednesday, October 17, to secure their seats for both postseason matches through a special one-week presale window by logging on to My Account Manager. Following the presale, single match playoff tickets will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, October 20, at 9 a.m. PT.


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Some answers about meningitis outbreak
Federal and state health officials are investigating an outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis. Some details:
Q: How big is the outbreak?
A: At least 35 people have contracted fungal meningitis and five of them have died. All received steroid injections, a common treatment for back pain, in the past few months. Most of the cases are in Tennessee, the rest in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia.
Q: How were people infected?
A: The prime suspect is the steroid shots. Federal officials said that a fungus was found inside one sealed vial of the steroid and other vials also appeared to be contaminated.
Q: Where did the steroid come from?
A: A specialty pharmacy, New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass., custom-made the steroid. The company has recalled nearly 17,700 vials. Shipments went to 75 clinics and other facilities in 23 states, but it isn't known how many vials may have been used. U.S. health officials urged doctors not to use any products from the company, which has shut down production.
Q: What is meningitis?
A: Meningitis is an inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include a severe headache, nausea, dizziness and fever. Fungal meningitis is not contagious like the more common forms, bacterial and viral meningitis. It is caused by a fungus often found in leaf mold.
CDC: Online: https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/fungal.html


text: The Second Level Gallery, located upstairs, houses our collection of City Art Represented Artists' work. Between 30 and 60 artists have their work on display at any one time. Just under 2,000 sq ft of hardwood floor space, 13 ft. ceilings, and 8 ft. tall panel partitions to allow for the creation of several different moods in the same space, the Second Level Gallery houses everything from large sculptures to small charcoal drawings.


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George Lucas has set his sights on the makers of a wireless headset called Master Mind that claims to allow people to interact with computers through brainwaves. Jedi Mind, Inc. is the target of a new Lucasfilms lawsuit over trademark infringement, claiming that the company's products will hurt Lucas' business and cause confusion among consumers.
Lucas has somewhat of a reputation of being intolerant of anyone using references to Star Wars in their products. The now-popular "Droid" mark for Android-powered smartphones was, in fact, licensed from Lucasfilm for this reason—otherwise, Motorola would have to use another, undoubtedly less catchy name.
With this fairly common knowledge, it's surprising that Jedi Mind, Inc. even moved forward with its company and product names in the first place. According to Reuters, Lucasfilm sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company in May of 2009, and then again in September of 2009 after Jedi Mind failed to phase out the Jedi-related marks. The two companies tried to settle out of court, but apparently failed, leading Lucasfilm to ask for $5 million in damages as well as injunctive relief.


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Someone Is Snooping Through Your Lost Phone
We try to believe that people are mostly not awful, but a depressing new study reveals we're right to be suspicious. Symantec found that 96 percent of lost cell phone finders will try to access the device, while an almost as staggering 89 percent will be looking for "personal-related apps and information." Oh, and the chance the finder will try to return the phone? Fifty percent.
Symantec purposely ditched 50 phones in New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Ottawa. (No, there's no information on whether people were more helpful in certain places than others, so Ottawa is not off the hook.) Once all the "lost" phones had been picked up, Symantec was able to analyze the data.
According to the report, six out of 10 finders attempted to view social media information and email on the phones, eight out of 10 finders tried to access phony corporate information that Symantec had loaded on the phone and half of the finders even tried to access a bank account linked to the phone.
The report concludes with a reminder to password protect your phone — and you're not required to use Symantec software, regardless of what their study says. Or you could just not lose your phone, which seems like the better plan overall.


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The Philippines IP Factsheet for EU SMEs
Intellectual property issues can be the biggest stumbling block to expanding your business into new markets. The ASEAN IPR SME Helpdesk has published a Philippines IP Factsheet to assist European businesses manage successfully in the country.
Whether your business is already operating in the Philippines or you are exploring the potential offered by the country, the Philippines Factsheet provides you with an overview of key IP considerations. Download this Factsheet to receive practical, business-focused information for free.


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Genomic Equality
From Omics.org
The genomic equality in the information age
Owning a PC and an internet connection is an important thing in the information age.
Being able to sequence one's whole genome or get nearly whole genome information in a rich nation such as USA by paying $1,000 is also an imporant thing.
It is about knowing almost all the molecular information of self.
As much as the gaps in income, technology, the internet and personal computer, the gap among people who can utilize genomic information or not is an important issue.
Our scientists and governments should discuss this matter and provide the easiest access with minimum cost to our own genome information.


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UFC lightweight Evan Dunham (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) admits his UFC 156 fight with Gleison Tibau wasn't the best performance of his career. That said, he takes offense to a writer's claim that he would "probably get murdered" by Rafael dos Anjos and would love the chance to prove him wrong.
"I tell you who I would like to fight: Rafael dos Anjos," Dunham recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "I read an interview saying I had no business fighting a guy like that and that he's at a whole different level.
"Bleacher Report put out something – I'm not very happy with that guy, but I don't let it get to me."
Yet it's easy to see it does get to the Oregon native. There was certainly no shame in his win, grinding out a hard-fought split decision over a massive Gleison Tibau, who Dunham said felt like a tree trunk when he tried unsuccessfully to take the fight to the floor. Still, Dunham admits his primary attack was unfortunately ineffective.
"My mindset going into the fight was to put him on his ass and submit him," Dunham said. "But as we saw, that didn't work out too well. Plan B was to go to the hands.
"He's a very durable guy. I was trying to put him away, and that didn't happen."
Tibau proved capable in his takedown defense, but he tired as the fight wore on. Dunham kept active and pushed until the final bell, sealing the narrow win. It didn't provide any material for his career highlight film, but Dunham was secretly satisfied with the win. While he only begrudgingly discussed his condition, Dunham admitted he battled several pre-fight injuries that nearly saw him pull out of the fight.
"I don't want to go into the whole thing, but … this camp was by far the shortest and least productive – not by choice, obviously," Dunham said. "There were several things that came up within this fight. I don't want to go into it all, but it was by far my worst camp ever. "
So perhaps that's why Dunham is a little emotional about the criticism of his performance. After all, with 10 UFC fights under his belt and three "Fight of the Night" bonuses, Dunham has proven he belongs in the UFC.
Now, in an effort to silence one Internet writer, Dunham is ready to take on dos Anjos.
"I read it real quick, but it said I didn't have any business fighting a guy like Rafael dos Anjos," Dunham said. "I wanted to remind him that two of his losses are two guys I beat. I would love to go fight that kid and put the hurt him just so I could rub it in that other dude's face."
MMAjunkie.com Radio broadcasts Monday-Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. The show is hosted by "Gorgeous" George Garcia, MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan and producer Brian "Goze" Garcia. For more information or to download past episodes, go to www.mmajunkie.com/radio.


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Microsoft sees desktop tech cert catching on, with the company issuing more than 8,000 Microsoft Certified Desktop Technician titles as of June this year.
"[MCDST] is the fastest growing credential we have right now," said Valvano. Microsoft first introduced the certification back in February 2004.
Valvano said the credential has been producing some "crazy, crazy numbers," but attributes growth to what's typical for any program in its early stages as IT hirers begin to catch on. "In some ways, it's protypical of a credential, like Visual Studio or SQL Server," he says, "It's a natural alignment of a credential to a job role: It's very clearly defined, the exam path is short, and the objective domain that it's testing on is extremely focused and narrow."
As of late June, when Valvano was interviewed at Tech Ed, the program had topped 8,154. That number is more current than what appears on the "Numbers of Microsoft Certified Professionals Worldwide" page on Microsoft's MCP site, which shows data as of June 14, 2005.
To see the chart of certifications issued per title, go to http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certified.asp.
Side note: Valvano says that the Microsoft Learning group also experienced its biggest month ever for issuing tests, in May. He believes one contributing factor is "the conclusion of the second-shot promotions at the end of May." Valvano says that the group decided to extend the second-shot offer to August 31, based on popularity of that program. For more on the MCP exam retake, go to http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/offers/2ndshot/.
About the Author
Michael Domingo has held several positions at 1105 Media, and is currently the editor in chief of Visual Studio Magazine.
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the "semiannual channel" release of Windows 10 version 20H2, otherwise known as the "October 2020 Update," and it also released Windows Server version 20H2.
Here are three pointers for finding and fixing any bugs in your PowerShell script, no matter how long it is.
Microsoft issued two "out-of-band" security updates late last week.
Microsoft this week described the launch of a so-called "Zero Trust Deployment Center," which essentially is a Web page landing point for accessing Microsoft documents on its zero-trust security approach.
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GwenElf wrote: » November 9th, 2011, 7:24 am
Hello newcomers! This is the home of the TORC 365 photo project, and we are looking to go another year, but with some new recruits!
Do you own a camera? Yes? Then you're in!
...no, really, that's all we want: people with cameras who are willing to take one photo per week (or to be an occasional guest poster) and share it on our blog.
You do not need to be a photographer. You don't need a fancy camera. All you need is a couple of minutes each week to take photo and upload it to the site. Photos can be of anything (TOSable) you like--aspects of your home, your workplace, your city, pretty landscapes, places you go on vacation, etc. The point of the blog is to share a little bit of yourself with the rest of TORC through pictures.
We've had a great time doing this in 2011 and plan on doing it again in 2012--if you're at all interested, either in being a regular poster or a guest poster, please post and let us know, and we'll get you set up on the blog before the new year!
We are always looking for new posters to this blog.
Like GwenElf said,
You don't need a fancy camera or be a pro photog....
Just like to see and take pretty pictures is all the experience you need.
Sunday: Simply Sable and ateelah
Monday: Frelga and Vana
Tuesday: Tookish Traveler and LalaithUrwen (Lali)
Wednesday: Calma and siddharth
Thursday: crystalseed and luthienelflover (luthy)
Friday: KohakusShadow and celebalqua (cel)
Saturday: Heliona and....
Roving Reporter... Alasséa (Leafy.)
You are more than welcome to join in.
We'll squeeze you in on a day that's good for you
Or you can take a space that's open.
I hope I haven't forgotten any members
Please forgive my brain if I have.
Carry on....


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The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an open standard from the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) for creating, managing, and publishing modular content. It supports the definition of new content types within a comprehensive content ecosystem, and has been increasingly adopted across a wide range of content disciplines and industries.
DITA Overview
You will better understand how DITA can support your organization and how it can scale to meet your enterprise content needs by first understanding the basics of DITA standardization.
DITA Topics and Maps
DITA is a modular, structured, XML framework based on topic-oriented content. This means that content developers author units of content, called "topics," which can then be assembled into deliverables, such as books and Web pages. Typically, each topic covers a specific subject with a singular intent; for example, a conceptual topic that provides a system overview, or a procedural topic that tells readers how to accomplish a task.
In addition to chunking information into small units, DITA structures content by type. By default, DITA provides a base type, topic, and several more specialized types: task, concept, reference, and glossary entry. Each type has a specific structure that defines the valid elements that can exist within that type. For example, DITA does not allow you to create a <step> element in a concept topic because steps are parts of procedures and thus belong in task topics.
You can organize topics into collections using a DITA map, which can then be used to generate a Portable Document Format (PDF) file, Web site, or other information application. Maps can reference topics and other maps. Because the same topics and maps can be reused in many different collections and deliverables, DITA enables a powerful reuse architecture that can scale from simple Web pages or newsletters up to complex inter-related libraries or information centers.
DITA Specialization
No one set of content types could meet the needs of every organization or even of a given organization as it grows. For this reason, DITA supports the creation of new content types and collection types as required. Specialized types can exist at many different levels: for example, a relatively generic type such as reference might be specialized for a particular subject area, such as semiconductor design, or for a particular company's needs, or for a product area within a company.
Specialized types can inherit associated behaviors from their more generic ancestors, so even new DITA content types can be included in standard publishing streams, although it is common to extend processing to take advantage of some of the new markup. For example, a new content type for policy analysis might introduce sections for risks versus rewards, and processing could be extended to automatically create subheadings for the new section types.
DITA Support
DITA is an open-source standard approved and supported by OASIS. Participating OASIS members, drawn from active vendor and broad user communities, work together on the DITA Technical Committee to evolve the DITA specification. In addition to vendor-specific implementations of the standard, the DITA Open Toolkit provides open-source processing support for the specification. As DITA matures, more companies and organizations are participating on the Technical Committee and its subcommittees, contributing functionality to the Open Toolkit, and contributing specializations to the community.
Because of the benefits of XML in general, such as the separation of content from format, and of DITA in particular, DITA is becoming a popular information model in today's global, multi-channel environment.
Maturity Model Investment/Return Summary
One of DITA's most attractive features is its support for incremental adoption: You can adopt DITA quickly and easily using a subset of its capabilities, and then add investment over time as your content strategy evolves and expands. However, this incremental continuum has also resulted in confusion, as communities at different stages of adoption claim radically different numbers for cost of migration and return on investment.
The DITA Maturity Model addresses this confusion by dividing DITA adoption into six levels, each with its own required investment and associated return on investment. You can assess your own capabilities and goals relative to the model and choose the appropriate initial adoption level for your needs and schedule.
The DITA Maturity Model: Investment/Return Summary
- Level 1: Topics. Achieve simple single-sourcing by migrating current XML content sources.
- Level 2: Scalable reuse. Achieve flexible reuse by architecting content using DITA topics and maps.
- Level 3: Specialization and customization. Achieve quality and consistency by expanding DITA architecture to a full content model, which explicitly defines the content types required to meet different author and audience needs and specifies how to meet those needs using structured, typed content.
- Level 4: Automation and integration. Achieve speed and efficiency by leveraging investments in semantics with automation of key processes, and unify the semantics across different specializations or authoring disciplines.
- Level 5: Semantics on demand. Achieve dynamic personalization as DITA is adopted as a cross-application, cross-silo solution that shares a common semantic currency for content authoring and management needs.
- Level 6: Universal semantic ecosystem. Achieve universal knowledge management with a new kind of semantic ecosystem that can move with content across old boundaries, wrap unstructured content, and provide validated integration with semi-structured content and managed data sources.


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BioSprint 96 DNA Plant Kit
For rapid and economical automated purification of total DNA from plant tissue
The BioSprint 96 DNA Plant Kit provides automated purification of total DNA from plant tissue on the BioSprint 96 using proven MagAttract magnetic particle technology. The kit contains all reagents and plasticware necessary for automated DNA purification.
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The BioSprint 96 DNA Plant Kit is intended for molecular biology applications. This product is not intended for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease.
Product Details
The BioSprint 96 DNA Plant Kit enables purification of DNA from a wide range of plant species (see table).
The BioSprint 96 DNA Plant Kit is used with the BioSprint 96. The kit uses magnetic-particle technology for rapid DNA purification from plant material. The BioSprint 96 controls an array of magnetic rods that can attract or release magnetic particles and transfer them from well to well. The sequential transfer of magnetic particles allows a rapid purification procedure to be performed, from the initial binding of DNA to the particles, through to washing of the particles and elution of pure DNA (see figure "Efficient processing of magnetic particles"). Since the instrument transfers magnetic particles instead of liquids, it uses minimal amounts of reagents, enabling cost-efficient sample preparation.
The BioSprint 96 DNA Plant Kit enables purification of total DNA from a wide variety of plant species, including difficult plant material. Fresh, frozen, or lyophilized starting material is mechanically disrupted to give a fine powder using a homogenizer such as the TissueLyser LT or TissueLyser II. The powder is resuspended in lysis buffer, thoroughly mixed, and then sedimented by a short centrifugation step. Cleared plant lysates are transferred to an S-Block and loaded into the instrument, which then performs all steps until pure DNA is obtained (see flowchart "BioSprint DNA Plant procedure"). The kit provides all the necessary reagents and plasticware for sample preparation, and is available in different sizes, allowing cost-efficient use of consumables.
The BioSprint 96 DNA Plant Kit purifies DNA for use in a range of downstream applications, including:
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ERS is the UK's largest specialist motor only insurer underwritten by Lloyd's and rated A+. For over 70 years, we have worked directly with brokers to provide bespoke cover for their customers' specialist requirements.
For these customers' their vehicle is often at the centre of their livelihood or passion, giving rise to different or specific needs that cannot be met with one-size-fits-all insurance. At ERS we recognise and embrace this difference; it is why we employ teams of underwriters who are experts in their field to understand each risk individually to provide the ideal cover and it is also why brokers have told us that they trust us more than any other insurer with a specialist motor risk.


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Tomboy Notes 0.14.2
Tomboy is a desktop note-taking application for Linux and Unix.
Simple and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas and information you deal with every day.
Have you ever felt the frustration at not being able to locate a website you wanted to check out, or find an email you found interesting, or remember an idea about the direction of the political landscape in post-industrial Australia? Or are you one of those desperate souls with home-made, buggy, or not-quite-perfect notes systems?
Time for Tomboy. We bet you'll be surprised at how well a little application can make life less cluttered and run more smoothly.
Tomboy is written in C# and utilizes the Mono runtime and Gtk#. Automatic spell-checking is provided by GtkSpell.


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Muck Boot - Pacy II - Riding Welly - Black
Product Code : MBPACY
The Pacy II from Muck Boot is an all-round great boot that any horse rider should have in their kit. It boasts all of the sturdy waterproof features that a muck boot should have, but takes the form of a professional riding boot.
1 year manufacturer's warranty included.
Product Description
- Stretch fit rim hugs the leg to keep warmth in
- Made from 5mm waterproof Neoprene fabric
- Added heel for stirrups
- Easy clean rubber shoe and soles
- Rubber overlay for extra protection
- Free delivery available
Professional Riding BootThe Pacy II is a super warm full length classic cavalry-cut boot. The Pacy II features a soft neoprene fabric up the leg, with am ankle high rubber overlay. It also features a riding sole and heel as well as a long slim leg profile that stretches to fit.
The boots benefit from a reinforced toe cap and instep, reflective finger pulls and removeable Nitrocel footbeds. Each also has an anti-shock heel, rubber Achilles protector and absorbent double terry lining.
Warranty Information
Customers who have purchased Muck Boots that fall under the Manufacturer's warranty should send the items back to Garden4Less via the return address provided.
Warranty Outline
The Original Muck Boot Company®, a Honeywell Company, warrants to the original end customer, that its footwear will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase by the original end customer. For warranty questions, please contact the MuckBoot Customer Care team on 02034 811333.
This Limited Warranty does not cover any damage arising from normal wear and tear, failure to adequately maintain and store the footwear, unauthorized alterations, repairs or modifications not performed by The Original Muck Boot Company®, footwear used other than in the manner intended, improper or inadequate fit, use of a safety boot after such boot has sustained damage rendering unsafe for use in the environment for which it was designed, damage caused by chemical or foreign substances. The Original Muck Boot Company does not warrant any of its footwear provides protection from bites from wildlife and is not liable for personal injury resulting from such bites.
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Muck Boot - Pacy II - Riding Welly - BlackOverall rating 100% from 2 reviews


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MOJO'S BAR Nth Fremantle
FRIDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2011
Friday 4th November sees the 66th instalment of Perth's longest running Reggae Night - Fisherman Style.
Brand Nu Good Fi U new tunes all night long
After last month's packed Tribute to Gregory Isaacs this month we go up to di time with new tunes all night.
This month EarthLink Sound plays alongside the roughneck Dancehall Don SimmoT, Fishy Style regular and Perth's no.1 Geeza - DJ Sorted. This month's special guest is young DJ on the move Masimba playing his eclectic mix of roots & culture & up to di time dancehall.
With a vibe second to none, this is going to be a killer night filled with good times and much reggae dancehall niceness. Running from 8pm - 1am with Free entry before 9pm and then $10/$5 conc.
Mojo's your home of reggae music....................................to di world mi seh!!!!!


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Last week we gave you the lowdown on layering basics and since the temperature has dropped yet again we're here to help you protect your precious extremities along with your head and neck. It's no secret that a pair of gloves or some wool socks will keep you a bit warmer so we'll explore the different possibilities there are for each. Take a look below as we start from the top down in order to stay extra warm this winter season.
Perhaps the most popular of all head warming gear is the omnipresent beanie, also known as a tuque, bobcap, knit hat, or knit cap. Regardless of your preferred nomenclature, the warm cap has been in use in some form or another for the better part of the last 600 years - and for good reason. The elasticity of the fabric - be it wool, cotton, or synthetic fibers - allows each cap to stretch over the wearer's head, keeping the top of your head, and oftentimes your ears warm as well. A favorite of ours this season is the logo bobble beanie from Penfield. Carhartt, too, offers a solid cap this year which seems to be popular both among working-class men and hot urban women - a fine line to straddle indeed. (Pictured above for your enjoyment is the latter.) For even more options check out our Beanie Buyer's Guide.
Many choose the beanie both for its simple looks and the age-old myth that most heat escapes through your head. The latter part, however, is simply not true. Lost heat depends largely on surface area and an exposed leg or arm would lose more heat on a cold day than a bare head. The belief stems from military experiments conducted during the 50s in which subjects were dressed in Arctic survival suits and exposed to harsh conditions. The suits covered their entire bodies with the exception of the head. Naturally, heat made its way out through their tops and the belief has lived on since then.
The Ushanka
Enough with the mythbusting though and back to caps. A second, far warmer option is the ushanka, or as its known in the Western world, the trooper or Trapper's hat. Just by looking at one you could probably guess that the modern trooper has its origins in Russia. The word "ushanka" in fact, is Russian for "ears," and the hat itself became a symbol of Soviet Russia, a stereotype that lives on today.
Traditional ushankas are made of fur and feature ear flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, or tied at the chin to protect the ears, jaw, and lower chin from the cold. Those living in warmer climates will only recognize them from television and movies or through coffee-chugging hipsters wearing them out of irony in the scorching heat. In frigid climates, however, the Trapper's hat is a necessity. Fortunately, the hat comes in a variety of styles now like this Liberty Pinwale Cord Trooper from Supreme.
The Earflap Hat
A third option for the coldest of seasons is the earflap hat. Popular during the early and mid 20th century, the hat was originally worn while hunting in colder climates early in the morning. Now the hat comes in a variety of options that don't require you to be holding a rifle for it to look appropriate. You can even keep your street appearance up with these 5-panel caps from Norse Projects. Get them straight from the aptly named Norse Store.
Scarves and Snoods
Moving further down the perfect map of the human body we arrive at the neck. It goes without saying that the scarf is the most popular and ubiquitous accessory for keeping the delicate area warm. Due to the scarf's long history which dates all the way back to Ancient Rome (although it had a different purpose then), plenty of different styles and patterns exist. The most recognized combination is undoubtedly one made of wool featuring a plaid pattern. Fortunately, it's nearly 2013 which means patterns and prints of all kinds are available including this festive print from Wood Wood available at Goodstead.
Another style that has taken off in recent years is the circle scarf or snood. These scarves loop into themselves and dangle around the neck a bit more freely than a traditional scarf. Used predominately by women for a majority of their existence, the snood recently saw a surge in popularity after soccer stars Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri began sporting them regularly. They became so popular afterwards and eventually faced enough resistance that they were outlawed by the International Football Association Board on the grounds that snoods, "may pose a risk to player's necks if jerked from behind."
Contemporary men's snoods are a bit looser than their soccer equivalents and come in a variety of styles from monochromatic to Fair-Isle. If you're into the holiday spirit check out this offering from River Island available at Asos.
Mittens and Gloves
Going southward we arrive at one of the body's most useful and exquisite features - the hands. What was once limited to bulky mittens is now an expanding field featuring technologically advanced gloves that allow you to play with your smart device while keeping warm. Classic mittens are by no means outdated however; take this pair from Moncler for instance available at Colette. They feature quilted goose down and feathers along with brown nappa leather patches - perfect for walking around like a gentleman before crouching down to pack a snowball to throw at little kids that annoy you for no palpable reason.
If you're in search of something a little more hobo chic, look no further than fingerless gloves. These are perfect when a little more tactility is needed in your daily routine. On the other hand (get it?), maybe you just want people to notice your beautifully manicured nails. Either way fingerless gloves, more often than not, are handy (get it again?). These erotic looking leather gloves from Nonnative are a good choice for the sadomasochist in all of us. Pick up a pair from LN-CC.
A more recent development in finger warming technology is the smart glove. Designed to interface with your smart device, the gloves feature conducive thread allowing you to text without removal. A simpler, though not as technologically advanced solution, are gloves that allow your fingers to peek through like this pair from Chari & Co NYC.
Of course you can always keep it classy and simple like these Neo Rotor Gloves from Libertine Libertine available at SOTO. It's easy to go day after day without appreciating the involuntary awesomeness of the hands so do yourself a favor and pick up a warm pair of gloves designed to match your daily needs.
Heading further down and bypassing other important features of the human body we arrive at the feet. Although the heel portion of the foot is already home to the body's thickest skin, cold weather veterans know the foot's constant proximity to snow deserves extra care. Cashmere is the warmest and most comfortable of options like this top-notch pair by The Elder Statesman available at Mr. Porter.
Wool socks are a good bet as well like these bad boys by Nonnative available at LN-CC. They're even called Logger Socks in case you were wondering how much they exceeded your far less demanding needs.
There you have it. If you're not warm enough between multiple layers of carefully chosen clothing in addition to these accessories, then you're either doing something wrong or you need to move right away to a warmer climate. Seriously those are the only 2 options. Thankfully, yours truly is off to LA in a matter of hours and won't have to deal with the existential crisis inducing cold for the next few weeks. But for those who do - take heed and good luck!


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What to do on the People's Coast
Bob Straub State Park
Bob Straub State Park is a nice place to go to walk on the beach and explore the Nestucca sand spit. This park is located in Pacific City and provides beach access, parking, and restrooms. The Nestucca River is legendary for 50 pound chinook salmon. This park offers beach access, and opportunities for picnicking, fishing, wildlife watching, marine mammal watching, and bird watching.
Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint
A miraculous and rugged, basalt-rimmed bay, Boiler Bay is a great place to watch wild surf action on the rocky spurs. This splendid panoramic viewpoint presents a good opportunity to see migrating and resident gray whales. Take your binoculars -- this is one of the best sites in Oregon to see oceangoing birds (like shearwaters, jaegers, albatrosses, grebes, pelicans, loons, oystercatchers and murrelets). In 1910, an explosion sank the J. Marhoffer, and you can see the ship's boiler at low-tide.
Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint
A must-see when driving the Three Capes Scenic route, Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint is situated on a headland 200 feet above the ocean. Cape Lookout and Cape Kiwanda are the other two capes on this route. Cape Meares provides an excellent view of the largest colony of nesting common murres (the site is one of the most populous colonies of nesting sea birds on the continent). Bald eagles and a peregrine falcon have also been known to nest near here.<P>
Devil's Lake State Recreation Area
With downtown Lincoln City mere minutes away, you can glide quietly by canoe or kayak on the lake while you watch for coots, loons, ducks, cormorants, bald eagles and grebes. As the only Oregon coast campground located in the midst of a city, the lake is a center of summertime activity. The park is nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the 678-acre Devil's Lake. You'll find the campground on the west shore, and the East Devil's Lake day-use area just down the road. The park features boat moorage slips
Munson Creek State Natural Area
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Umpqua River Lighthouse
This lighthouse has a 65-foot tower, which started in 1890. It is located near Reedsport and Umpqua Lighthouse State Park. First illuminated in 1894, Umpqua River lighthouse gives off very distinct red and white flashes. Visitors can check out the inside of the lighthouse, nearby park, or Lake Marie.
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VICTORIA: Harry Cook yesterday told of having watched the mysterious four-legged creature on Friday at 4pm while showing a friend his property.
``We looked into the valley and this strange animal was standing there, with three wedge-tail eagles circling above. It had a dirty grey coat with white stripes on its rib area. I thought, God, it's strange,'' he said.
``When it saw us it went into a crouching run and took off into the creek.''
Mr Cook said the animal was about 1m tall with a small head, long legs and a slim build. He said the tail was upright and hairless, unlike anything he had seen before.
``What I saw wasn't a fox, foxes don't stand that tall. It's a new kid on the block, I suppose,'' he said.
Liz Wylie also reported seeing a similar creature on her nearby property in Modewarre.
The mum-of-three yesterday said she saw a striped animal three months ago casually walk past her horse being held in a paddock.
``I know what foxes look like and I know what wild dogs look like. This wasn't either of those,'' she said.
Big cat researcher Simon Townsend said anything was possible but the animal was most likely a mangy fox.
``If it's showing stripes it may be suffering from problems with its coat,'' he said.
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The guy in front of me in the supermarket checkout line was wearing a 49ers T-shirt and a 49ers cap. While he waited, he paged through a copy of Sports Illustrated that featured a 49ers story on the cover.
When I entered a sporting goods store -- yeah, more shopping; it's good for the economy -- I walked past display racks filled with the 49ers jerseys of Vernon Davis, Patrick Willis and Frank Gore.
Piled high next to the cashier was a stack of boxed footballs -- collectibles, not the kind used in games -- imprinted with "Super Bowl XLVII: San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens." Someone must have felt they were in high demand. They were priced at $39.99 apiece.
Psychologists have tried for years to explain the giddiness that overwhelms a community when a local sports team excels. A UC Berkeley professor wins a Nobel Prize, and he gets a polite round of applause. The 49ers win the National Football Conference championship, and fireworks go off.
Allegiance to a red-hot sports team answers no demands for logic. So a fan in Antioch rides the wake of a team headquartered in Santa Clara that plays its games at Candlestick Point with a roster of players largely devoid of Bay Area roots. And a Walnut Creek resident who couldn't pick Colin Kaepernick out of a police lineup cheers for any player wearing red and gold.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once famously described this as "rooting for laundry," but even political figures get into the act. Mayors of competing towns wager on title games as if the outcome matters.
Fan fever inspires high fives with strangers, boastful rants on blogs, happy water cooler conversation and binge spending on team merchandise. Geography doesn't matter.
Consider: With one more pass completion, the Atlanta Falcons might be taking the 49ers' place on Sunday. If that had happened, those commemorative footballs would still be available for $39.99, but they'd be on store shelves in Atlanta.
An essay in Psychology Today once described sports fanaticism as "BIRGing." That's short for "Basking in Reflected Glory," a phenomenon that manifests itself in good humor the day after a victory.
Fans have no effect on a game's outcome, and in most cases, they've never met the players, but they happily take ownership of success to the extent that they change speech patterns. After a victory, they say we won the game.
The opposite of BIRGing is "CORFing," when fans distance themselves from their team's defeats by Cutting Off Reflected Failure. You may have heard something like this after a loss to the St. Louis Rams: "How could they lose that game?"
If you say this makes fans fickle, history says you're right. There was no rush to buy 49ers merchandise two years ago when the team's record was 6-10. But that's water under the bridge. All that matters now is the 49ers are our team, playing for our community, and will make us proud by defeating the Ravens on Sunday.
Meanwhile, if you still need to gear up for the game, lots of deals await on the Internet. You can pick up a 49ers NFC Championship hoodie for just $84.95; or a 49ers Polo shirt for $56.95; or 49ers pull-up leather boots for $364.95. All would be perfect for a victory party.
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'Clean Start': Chewy Chocolate Macaroons Recipe
I have to admit that when I see a dessert recipe that doesn't call for sugar, eggs or flour, I am more than a bit dubious; these Chewy Chocolate Macaroons from Clean Start by Terry Walters call for none of the above. But reading down the list of ingredients—coconut, both shaved and milk, maple syrup, almond extract, and chocolate—well, I had a feeling that these macaroons were going to work out just fine.
After melting down the chocolate and mixing all of the ingredients together, you form little balls of coconut that bake until just dry on the surface. Infinitely lighter and more delicate than their eggy counterparts, these vegan, gluten-free macaroons were airy, crisp on the outside and chewy within and flavored with a subtly sweet mix of almond and maple. I much preferred this lightened up version to the dense original, and that's saying a lot for a dessert made without any sort of dairy or gluten.
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MORRISON – Last year, Whiteside County was one of only a handful of Illinois counties that failed to approve a resolution in support of the Second Amendment.
The resolution never made it out of a County Board committee.
Now, some residents want the board to approve a resolution that specifically urges the state to pass a law allowing people to carry concealed weapons.
The board's Executive Committee plans to take up that issue at its Nov. 13 meeting. That same panel bottled up the Second Amendment resolution in 2011.
At its meeting next week, the committee will decide whether to refer the issue to the whole board for a vote.
Local gun-rights supporters have collected 548 signatures backing the new resolution. And they say they didn't have to work that hard to get to that number.
Illinois is the only state that doesn't allow concealed weapons.
County Board member Gene Jacoby, D-Rock Falls, backs the resolution.
"I've been a hunter all my life," he said. "I was raised around weapons and raised to respect them. It's everyone's right to defend themselves."
Member Bob Van De Velde, D-Sterling, said he, too, is a lifelong hunter, but he opposes the resolution.
"I believe in being able to have a gun to go hunting," he said. "I don't believe in concealed carry, where people can carry a gun in public. I think you're asking for trouble when you do that."
Another board member, Jim Arduini, D-Sterling, said he would support a resolution for concealed weapons.
"If it's supported by the Constitution and the Supreme Court, I will support it," he said.
Last year, some County Board members objected to the Second Amendment resolution because they felt it was associated with concealed carry.
Officials in Brown County had sent that proposed resolution to counties around the state. Although it didn't mention concealed carry, the cover letter did.
"It was me pushing it last time," said Amanda Norris, who heads the Sauk Valley Tea Party. "Now, there are 547 people others also pushing it."
Besides Whiteside County, the only other counties that didn't approve the Brown County resolution were urban ones and those that contain universities.
Duane Blaufuss of Sterling spoke to the Whiteside County Board last month in support of the new resolution. After he spoke, the board referred the matter to the Executive Committee.
"Every state that has passed this has seen a drop in crime," Blaufuss said.
In Winnebago County, the Rockford Tea Party presented an 11,000-signature petition to urge the county board to pass a local law allowing concealed firearms, although it would violate the state's ban on such weapons. The county had a public hearing on the issue, drawing 80 people.
Lee County approved the Brown County-backed resolution, but the pro-concealed carry resolution hasn't come before it.


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