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"Pop star to wig star" — that's how Bob Kretschmer describes his unusual career path. The former member of the band Icehouse now works as an expert wig maker for films including Fox's "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" and Sony's "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones."
"I find the process is the same — music and wig making," he said. "Obviously, it's a different thing you're making, but it's very creative. It's very intense."
Kretschmer, 64, who was born in Australia, traces his fascination with music and hair all the way back to Elvis Presley. "As a kid, I always wanted to have hair like Elvis Presley and black hair, like a big bouffant," Kretschmer said. "And I could never get it. I just didn't have the look."
VIDEO: Bob Kretschmer - the wig maker
Lured by the music scene, he moved to London after high school. There, he met musicians and picked up wig making.
He landed a job teaching wig making to the hair and makeup department at the Australian Broadcasting Commission, but he quit to pursue music and tour with the rock band Icehouse during the 1980s. He eventually moved to Los Angeles and returned to wig making, creating his first film wig for Marlon Brando in 1994's "Don Juan DeMarco."
Since then, he's made wigs for Russell Crowe in 2001's "A Beautiful Mind," Tom Cruise in 2004's "Collateral," Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, Leonardo diCaprio in 2012's "Django Unchained" and many others.
"The last wig I make will be the Elvis wig," he joked. "I don't know who the actor will be."
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To top it off: To make a wig, Kretschmer creates a cap of fine netting, which is fit to a mold of the actor's head. He performs an initial fitting to make sure the cap is comfortable and devises a detailed plan in consultation with the actor, producers and designers: which color and style the wig will be, how it will fall and swing, how much height it will have and how it will integrate with the actor's natural hairline. "You might use the front or parts of their hair, or you pull their hair through," he said. Then he sits down and ties strands of hair onto the netting, one by one.
Knotty and nice: According to Krestchmer, "there are about five, six classic knots that will give you a different quality or architecture for the wig." The trick is deciding which one to use when. For instance, with a split knot, "you get hair going in two directions, so then you get lift, and it looks very natural," he said.
Follow the rainbow: For most of his wigs, Kretschmer uses finely textured, non-chemically-treated hair from Eastern Europe. "Hair to me is like mirrors — it reflects color," he said. "It's very hard to dye hair and get some of these colors. From the top of the hair down to the bottom, it's going from dark to lighter. As a wigmaker, I know all the colors in there: there are greens, and there are blonds, and there are yellows. I'm inspired because with natural hair I see all the reflections of color. But if I have to deal with dyed hair, it's just not the same, and it's actually boring. I wouldn't do it. I've got to have those natural colors."
Good hair days: For the action-adventure movie "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," Kretschmer created locks for the stars Lily Collins and Lena Headey. "Lily Collins, her hair's very fine. She has lovely hair and all that sort of thing, but it would be too much work every day. They wanted her to have fuller hair, so a wig was decided on. And Lena, who played Lily's mother, had dark hair. They wanted to have a bit more red, and she wasn't prepared to dye her hair. So then a wig comes in."
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Hair today, gone tomorrow: By the time "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" went into reshoots, many of the actors had cut or changed their hair. It was up to Krestchmer to re-create their original looks. "There was a girl, and she had long hair. Her hair was beautiful and very soft. So it was a very difficult wig to make and match the color, but it was successful."
At his wig's end: For 1996's "The Island of Dr. Moreau," Marlon Brando did not wear his wig in the intended fashion. "I made this beautiful wig," Krestchmer said. "And he decided one day, instead of wearing the wig as it's meant to be, he just turned it upside down and plopped it on his head. He said, 'That's the way I want to wear the wig.' And you watch the movie, and there's an upside-down wig on Marlon. He's a fascinating character. I mean, I feel very privileged to have met someone like that. We spent many hours talking about the strangest things."


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Protecting Fort Hood starts with you. If you see or hear anything suspicious, call 288-COPS (2677). Think....Protect...OPSEC!
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It is mandatory that all Fort Hood personnel register their privately owned vehicles (POVs) and obtain a DoD Vehicle Registration Decal. This includes civilians, active military, retired personnel and contractors. To obtain a DoD decal for persons in-processing you must first know your assigned unit.
Once you have obtained unit information you can then register your vehicle at the Marvin Leath Visitor's Center. Persons must have a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, proof of insurance and an identification card or proof of military affiliation.
If you are requesting to operate a vehicle on Fort Hood is that registered in another person's name (other than spouse) you may obtain a 6 month temporary pass for the vehicle. You must present a notarized statement or power of attorney, stating that you are authorized use of the vehicle. It must contain the period of authorized usage and a description of the vehicle including the VIN number, make, model and license plate Number/State and vehicle color.
Military, family members, DA civilians and retirees may walk in with the pre-printed DA Form 3626 in order to expedite vehicle renewal/registration. This service will provide DOD decals or new vehicle registration.
Notice: New Vehicle Registration and Renewal Request must be submitted on DA Form 3626 (Vehicle Registration/Driver Record) which may be down loaded from link. The DA Form 3626 contains PII and can only be sent from an encrypted .mil email account. Otherwise the DA Form 3626 forms completed and faxed to 254-553-1589 or dropped off in person. The completed renewal or new registration should be ready for pickup within 48 hours the required information is received. When picking up your registration you will need to present the following documents: Valid MIL/DA CAC, Retired or Dependant ID, Drivers License, Current state vehicle registration form, Current insurance card or binder. Contractors requesting to register a vehicle must submit their request on Company Letterhead. The request must include the contract identification number along with the end of contract date.
You may check the status of your mailed, faxed or dropped off registration request by calling 254-287-9909 to see if it is ready to be picked up.
Renewal request may be sent to:
Requirements for DOD Decal:
Requirements for One-Time Entry Pass:
Note: If there are any additional drivers to listed on the temporary pass, they must provide their Social Security account number, driver's license number and state of license origin
Requirements for Rental Vehicles:
(You may drive a rental vehicle directly to an entry control point without a pass from the Visitors Center)
Requirements for Commercial or Company Vehicles:
(Bring all the below listed information to the Visitors Center and you can pick up the passes 72 hours later from Station 7.)
The Marvin Leath Visitor's Center is open:24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Phantom Express…
Most of Fort Hood's gates are electronic Phantom Express lanes. To use these lanes, you
must obtain a Phantom Express sticker. The system scans your sticker as you
swipe you CAC card. Phantom Express registration is conducted at bldg 69005 adjacent to the Marvin Leath Visitors Center on TJ Mills
The office is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. The phone number is
287-3469. For more information visit their website at:
Texas Driver's License…
A Non-Resident active duty soldier and their family members stationed in Texas who hold a valid state
driver's license from another state are not required to obtain a Texas Driver's license.
A Resident active duty soldier and their family members stationed in Texas must obtain a Texas Drivers
Soldiers and family members can obtain their driver's licenses and get their vehicles registered at
the Bell County Annex at 301 and 302 Priest Dr. in Killeen.
Three forms of identification are needed for a Texas driver's license or Texas
identification card. Active duty military will only need their military
identification card.
In Copperas Cove, the facility is in the Coryell County Annex at 201 S. Second St.
State Registration…
The owner must bring current proof of the out of state registration, if applicable;
the lien holder's name and address; proof of insurance; and the "green slip," or
valid Texas inspection slip.
Regardless of status of home of record, the state requires vehicles to have
Texas minimum liability insurance. Please contact the Bell County Vehicle
Registration Office at 254-618-4180 for guidelines regarding insurance, tax rates
and fees.
Texas charges a 6.25% motor vehicle sales tax on the purchase price of the
vehicle titled in Texas and owned by Texas residents. New residents pay $90.00
Regardless of status or home of record, the state requires vehicles to have
Texas minimum liability insurance of $25,000 bodily injury per person, $50,000
per accident for bodily injury and $25,000 for property damage. Drivers have 30
days after moving to Texas to change their vehicle insurance coverage.
Seat belts are required at all times while driving on post; infant car seats are
required; minimum amount of liability insurance is required; parking of motor
vehicles is authorized only in those areas/spaces designated for parking. Speed
limit on Fort Hood is 30 mph unless otherwise posted.
Rental vehicles…
Military (Active Duty, US Army Reserve, National Guard, Retirees), DoD Civilian or Contractors with a CAC card, Dependants of Active Duty and Retired driving a rental vehicle can enter any Access Control Point without a pass. Rental or loaner agreements must be presented along with valid identification. Rental agreements may be in the sponsor's name or the dependant's name. Loaner agreements must be issued from a new or used car dealer or repair shop. This policy is not intended for vehicles loaned for use by private individuals.
Weapons/Firearms Registration:
Weapons/Firearms registration, Fort Hood Regulation 190-11 Weapons, All firearms entering Fort Hood must be registered with the DES. All military personnel, government employees, and all civilians, including Family Members, who store, possess, or use a weapon on Fort Hood. Firearms may be registered at the Visitor Welcome Center, Bldg 69012 or at the DES Police Desk Bldg 23020. Do not bring the firearm to either location to register. Weapons are prohibited in these facilities except for Law Enforcement personnel performing their duties. To view FH Regulation 190-11Weapons you can go to the following link:
To register your firearm(s) go to the following link and download pdf.doc FH form 190-19. Follow the directions and complete the form and bring the form to either location to complete the registration process.
The following is from the Commanding Generals Policy Letter concerning firearms:
All personnel bringing a Privately Owned Firearm (POF) on Fort Hood must enter through an Access Control Point (ACP), declare that they are bringing a POF on post and state the reason they are doing so to ACP personnel. Personnel must also declare possession of firearms to officials upon being directed to an ACP inspection area, being stopped by law enforcement officials, or for any other checkpoint or inspection operation.

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The Alachua County Commission adopted a wage-theft ordinance Tuesday evening that allows it to mediate disputes between workers and employers over unpaid wages.
The Alachua County Commission adopted a wage-theft ordinance Tuesday evening that allows it to mediate disputes between workers and employers over unpaid wages, but state legislation could pre-empt the ordinance before it goes into effect.
Commissioners have discussed enacting an ordinance since January when the Alachua County Wage Theft Task Force, a local coalition, asked the board to establish one that would handle the issue at the local level. Wage theft commonly includes unpaid overtime, sub-minimum wage compensation and withheld final paychecks.
The commission voted 3-2 to approve the ordinance, with Commissioners Lee Pinkoson and Susan Baird in dissent.
After the commission passed the ordinance, people clapped.
Task force member Jeremiah Tattersall said it felt good to see the group's goal achieved after months of effort. He said he has seen local governments approve measures championed by interest groups or powerful individuals but not by a broad coalition of citizens like the task force.
"It's strange. I haven't seen local government work like this," he said. "I haven't seen a large swath of citizens push something like this."
Although the commission passed its ordinance Tuesday, it could be pre-empted by state legislation that, if passed, would funnel wage-theft complaints into small claims court.
State Sen. Rob Bradley, a Republican whose district includes Alachua County, has filed a bill that would pre-empt Alachua County's ordinance, as well as future ordinances like it that use the hearing-officer method. There is a companion bill in the Florida House of Representatives.
The commission unanimously approved sending a letter to the county's legislative delegation, as well as Florida Senate President Don Gaetz and Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, asking the state not to pre-empt counties from providing these kinds of wage-theft regulations.
The county's ordinance, which is called the Alachua County Wage Recovery Ordinance, is set to be implemented on Jan. 1, 2014, and applies countywide, but municipalities can opt out.
It allows the county to mediate wage disputes between workers and employers.
If mediation fails, the case can advance to an adjudication phase in which an independent hearing officer will rule in favor of either the business or the worker.
Employers who lose at this level could then have to pay employees twice the amount of back wages owed in addition to covering the county's administrative hearing costs. But the hearing officer's decision is only enforceable by the court system, so workers must go to court if their employers refuse to pay.
The adjudication phase will cost an estimated $10,000 per year.
Pinkoson said he understood the need to address wage theft locally but would prefer an ordinance that directs workers to small claims court if mediation fails, excluding the adjudication phase since a hearing officer's decision is only enforceable in court anyway.
Byerly argued that relying on the courts alone would be problematic because many people would question whether to spend the time and effort to navigate what they consider a complex legal system if they aren't sure their cases have a good shot at success.
Baird said the county could fight wage theft at its root if it spent as much time and resources on encouraging economic development as it has on this measure because it would bring in more jobs for workers. The best thing to do if an employer treats you unfairly, she said, is to quit and find a better job.
A few people laughed when she said that, but Baird emphasized her point.
"The best solution is options," she said.
Most of the people who attended the commission meeting favored the county's ordinance.
"We've got an opportunity to fix this problem locally," said local resident James Ingle. "To lead the state and to make sure that what we say locally continues to matter."
About 40 people came to the commission meeting, and Ingle asked those who supported the ordinance to stand up. Most did, but not all.
Kamal Latham, vice president of public policy for the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, told the commission the chamber believes the best way to deal with wage theft is through state-level measures, not local ordinances.
Workers will be able to file wage-theft claims with the county after the ordinance is implemented on Jan. 1, 2014.
Employees can file a complaint no later than 180 days after the date their wages were supposed to be paid, according to the ordinance. But they must first try to resolve the issue by contacting their employers within 60 days of that date.
Anyone with a claim for unpaid wages due on or after Tuesday and before Jan. 1, 2014, can file it with the county by June 30, 2014.
County Attorney Dave Wagner said employers can't retaliate against employees for filing a claim over unpaid wages they are owed.
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There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter, $1.86 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no appropriations for any fiscal year may be made for the purpose of this chapter after fiscal year 1969 unless previously authorized by legislation hereafter enacted by the Congress.
(Pub. L. 90–396, § 7, July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 340.)
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TOBLACH, Italy (Feb. 1) – Olympian Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) skied into the top spot for the USA in 11th during the warm and rainy FIS World Cup 10k classic race Saturday, less than a week before the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Norway's Marit Bjoergen and Therese Johaug went one-two in the race, while World Cup sprint champion Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) finished 15th. The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team just returned from a weeklong training session in Seiser Alm, Italy, and is set to take on World Cup sprints on Sunday, the final event before the Sochi Games.
Olympian Liz Stephen, seen here racing at World Championships, skied into the top spot for the USA in 11th during the warm and rainy FIS World Cup 10k classic race Saturday. (Sarah Brunson/U.S. Ski Team)
Kikkan Randall
It was great to get back to racing today after another training break. I haven't done so much distance racing since Christmas so it's taking a little bit to get the feeling back. I was really happy with the way I felt today and my skis worked great. It snowed a ton over the last two days and then turned to rain this morning, but the tracks were in surprisingly good condition.
Our training camp at high altitude over the last two weeks went exactly as we had planned and my form is sharpening more with each session. Today's race was a great effort to kick my body back into race gear and I'm looking forward to another skate sprint tomorrow.
It's great to be in the final stretch to Sochi. The energy and spirit on the team is high and we're really looking forward to the games!


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The Lifetime Achievement award is presented to those whose extraordinary achievements, creativity, leadership, and vision have set them apart as an outstanding caliber of entrepreneurs. According to Ernst & Young, the Lifetime Achievement winner is "recognized as a pillar of the community, and the benchmark that other business men and women strive to emulate. The award is presented as an honorary designation and is without compare."
"It is an honor to accept this prestigious award," said Curler. "The journey of building and growing a company requires commitment and support from many people. It has been rewarding and personally fulfilling to be a part of Bemis' success for the past 36 years and to lead an organization that has embraced innovation, progress, and integrity."
Headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, Bemis is a $3.8 billion global supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials. Curler joined Bemis in 1973 as a chemical engineer eight years after Bemis acquired Curwood, a flexible packaging company co-founded by Curler's father in New London, Wisconsin.
Throughout his career at Bemis, Curler has consistently inspired his colleagues with his unwavering vision for growth, expansion, and innovation. He has promoted product development using material science and unique process technologies that have given the company a competitive advantage in the industry.
Curler has been a director of Bemis since his election in 1992. He has been executive chairman since 2008 and chairman of the board since 2005. He was elected chief executive officer in 2000 and president in 1996. He was chief operating officer from 1998 to 2000. Since joining Bemis in 1973, Curler has held several positions in research, product development, and engineering. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in chemical engineering.
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, the award celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing, and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national, and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
Bemis Company is a major supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials used by leading food, consumer products, manufacturing, and other companies worldwide. Founded in 1858, the company reported 2008 net sales of $3.8 billion. The company's flexible packaging business has a strong technical base in polymer chemistry, film extrusion, coating and laminating, printing, and converting. The company's pressure sensitive materials business specializes in adhesive technologies. For more information, visit www.bemis.com.


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1854 Atlanta Medical College, the earliest forerunner of Emory University School of Medicine, is founded by the Georgia General Assembly. Tuition for the first 16-week semester is $105. The school's first dean is John Westmoreland, who helped found the Atlanta Medical & Surgical Journal and Atlanta's first medical society.
1856 The first building of the Atlanta Medical College opens at the corner of what was then Butler and Jenkins Streets. This location continues to serve as a center of medical education in Atlanta, even today (Emory's new Faculty Office Building now stands on this site).
1857 The Atlanta Medical College is represented for the first time at a meeting of the American Medical Association, held in Nashville.
1861 Classes are suspended during the Civil War. The college's building is damaged by shellfire, and its furnishings and equipment are destroyed. Classes resume on August 16, 1865.
1866 The city council donates $5,000 in city bonds to repair and refurnish the college's building.
1876 Atlanta Medical College, under the leadership of Dean J.T. Johnson, introduces special clinics for eye and ear treatment, diseases of women, and venereal diseases, in addition to the regular medical and surgical clinics.
1878 Atlanta Medical College faculty member, Thomas Powell, joins with other doctors to establish the Southern Medical College.
1879 Atlanta Medical College extends the length of its semester from 16 to 20 weeks.
1880 Atlanta Medical College graduates 48 students—the largest class since the Civil War.
1887 Enrollment at Atlanta Medical College rises to 117. Expected revenue is $7,000.
1892 Grady Memorial Hospital opens to serve a largely underserved indigent population. The site on Butler Street is selected because of its proximity to Atlanta Medical College (which is across the street). A new building for the rival Southern Medical College, is erected on Butler Street, next door to the Atlanta Medical College.
1895 Atlanta Medical College installs a telephone in its building. Professors are no longer required to issue a ticket for admission to class for each student. Curriculum changes from two to three lecture courses per semester.
1896 Enrollment at Atlanta Medical College is reported at 171 students, with revenue of $16,500.
1898 Atlanta Medical College and Southern Medical College agree to consolidate their schools to form the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons. The building for Southern Medical College closes, and the new school meets in the original building of the Atlanta Medical College at Butler and Armstrong Streets.
1905 Dean W.S. Kendrick resigns from the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons and establishes a competing school, the Atlanta School of Medicine. The new school shares headquarters with the Atlanta Dental School.
1906 The original building of the Atlanta Medical College, now operating as the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons, is razed and a new building is erected on the same site.
1908 Rivalry between the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons and the newer Atlanta School of Medicine becomes fierce, with the new school publicizing its enhanced teaching methods, including the use of drawings to teach anatomy and an emphasis on bedside learning.
1910 Enrollment at the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons climbs to 334—the highest to date. In this same year, the Carnegie Foundation commissions Abraham Flexner to take the pulse of medical education in America. His report is a scathing critique, concluding that medical education in this country was in a sorry condition. He recommends that medical schools either align with a university or get out of the business of teaching medicine.
1913 The Flexner Report of 1910, combined with pressure from the American Medical Association, convinces the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Atlanta School of Medicine to consolidate to form the Atlanta Medical College (reprising the name from the original institution of 1854).
1915 Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler donates $1 million to establish the Emory University campus in Atlanta. Emory College is moved from Oxford, Georgia to join the Atlanta campus. Emory University School of Medicine was formed this same year when Atlanta Medical College transferred its holdings to the university. The university pledged to endow $250,000 to the medical school.
1917 During WWI, Lt. Col. Edward C. Davis, who had served on the faculty of the Atlanta School of Medicine, develops and organizes the Emory Unit, also known as Base Hospital 43, stationed in Blois, France. This medical unit, largely composed of medical school faculty and alumni, specializes in the treatment of victims of war gas.
1917 The Scott (anatomy) lab and the Fishburne (physiology) lab open on Emory's Atlanta campus. The medical school moves its first- and second-year students from Grady Memorial Hospital to the Emory campus.
1921 Frank Boland, former faculty member at the Atlanta School of Medicine and member of the Emory Unit, is chosen as the first president of Emory's Medical Alumni Association.
1921 Emory physicians are given charge over Grady's hospital for African-American patients, located in the medical school building across the street from Grady.
1922 Wesley Memorial Hospital, relocated from downtown, is dedicated on the Emory campus (it is now Emory University Hospital).
1923 The medical school receives $10,000 from F. Phinizy Calhoun Sr. to establish the A.W. Calhoun medical library (named for Phinizy's father).
1923 Home "Butch" Blincoe begins a 21-year "reign of terror" as chair of anatomy at the medical school. His intolerance of lack of mastery of his subject quickly becomes legendary among students. (One former student said that when he was in a foxhole during WWII, he took comfort in the fact that "at least he wasn't in Blincoe's anatomy class!")
1925 Russell Oppenheimer is named dean of the medical school. He is referred to as the "one man medical school" because of his numerous administrative roles (dean, professor, administrative chair of the Department of Medicine, superintendent, and medical director of Emory University Hospital).
1925 Medical alumni who graduated prior to the 1915 merger are given an opportunity to receive a new Emory University diploma in exchange for one awarded by one of Emory's forebear medical schools.
1929 Evangeline Papageorge becomes the first woman appointed to the full-time faculty at the medical school. She would later become the school's first female administrator when she is appointed dean of the students in 1956. She is remembered fondly by legions of alumni, who created the Papageorge Teaching Award in her honor.
1930 Daniel Elkin becomes chair of surgery, serving until 1954. He improves the surgical curriculum, elevating classroom teaching to equal footing with clinical training, and adding a year to the surgical residency program.
1930 Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center is established in Florida (later acquired by Emory in 1956, it moved to Atlanta in 1965, and is now called Yerkes National Primate Research Center).
1931 Emory medical instruction at Grady Memorial Hospital, previously restricted to the African-American wards, is extended to the white wards, as well.
1932 Wesley Memorial Hospital changes its name to Emory University Hospital.
1937 Coca-Cola leader Robert W. Woodruff donates $50,000 to found a cancer clinic named for his grandfather (known today as the Winship Cancer Institute).
1940 At the request of the U.S. Surgeon General, Emory organizes its second Emory Unit in preparation for service in WWII.
1940 Crawford W. Long Hospital is deeded to Emory, as a gift from Luther Fischer to take effect at his death. The hospital came under Emory management in 1953, and today is known as Emory University Hospital Midtown.
1940s With other Emory colleagues Eugene Stead 32M helped develop the first cardiac catheterization lab in Georgia, and third in the world, at Grady Hospital.
1943 Elizabeth Gambrell becomes the first woman to be admitted to Emory's School of Medicine.
1946 Bruce Logue, often called the Father of Cardiology at Emory, establishes Emory's first cardiology residency at Grady Memorial Hospital. He continues to help establish a strong relationship between cardiology and cardiac surgery.
1946 The VA Medical Center enters into an agreement, stipulating that Emory would be responsible for patient care in return for its use of VA facilities for teaching and research.
1947 Phinizy Calhoun Jr. performs the state's first corneal transplant at Emory University Hospital, and is later credited with bringing modern ophthalmology to Georgia.
1949 Cardiologist J. Willis Hurst develops the first standard preparation of digitalis for children.
1949 Members of the Emory faculty establish the Private Diagnostic Clinic to be closer to their patients at Emory University Hospital (this clinic is the forerunner to the present day Emory Clinic).
1949 Phinizy Calhoun Jr. helps establish an eye bank (the fifth ever established in the United States) to serve patients in the Southeast needing cornea transplants.
1951 Emory heart surgeon Osler Abbott performs the first intracardiac operation in the Southeast for mitral valve stenosis (not yet "open heart" surgery, as the heart-lung machine was not available until 1955).
1952 The Woodruff Memorial Research Building, named for Robert Woodruff's father, is constructed on Emory's campus.
1953 The Emory Clinic is organized to enable physicians to maintain private practices while also teaching and doing research at Emory. Robert Woodruff funded the clinic, with the idea that the clinic would be self-sustaining and would make the medical school so as well.
1954 Wesley Woods is founded to meet housing and healthcare needs of the elderly. The medical school's relationship with Wesley Woods continues to make Emory a hub for pioneering advances in geriatric care and research and in teaching geriatrics as a specialty.
1957 J.D. Martin becomes the chair of surgery. He later integrates the disparate surgical residency programs at Grady, Emory, and the VA Medical Center to bring them together as one unified program.
1958 J. Willis Hurst starts a cardiac catheterization lab in a building annexed to Emory University Hospital.
1958 Grady Memorial Hospital's new 18-story building is completed and occupied.
1959 Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children (now Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston) relocates from Forest Avenue to the Emory campus.
1960 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is built adjacent to Emory's campus.
1960 Emory University Hospital, with the aid of grants from the U.S. Public Health Service, becomes one of eight hospitals in the nation to establish an extensive clinical research facility.
1960 Cardiologist Nanette Wenger is appointed director of the cardiac clinics at Grady Memorial Hospital. She would go on to become a leading expert in heart disease in women.
1962 Emory trustees take the lead in ending racial segregation of private higher education in Georgia, successfully suing to overturn restrictive provisions of the state's constitution.
1962 Charles Hatcher performs Georgia's first "blue baby" operation using open heart surgery. He goes on to build the heart surgery program at Emory into one of the nation's largest and most successful.
1963 Hamilton Holmes becomes Emory's first African-American medical student. He later becomes an orthopedic surgeon and is eventually named medical director of Grady Memorial Hospital.
1963 Charles Hatcher performs Georgia's first aortic valve replacement surgery.
1964 Asa Yancey becomes the first African-American member of the medical faculty at Emory. He later becomes the medical director at Grady Memorial Hospital.
1966 The Robert W. Woodruff Medical Center (later renamed the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center) is established.
1966 Georgia's first intrauterine transfusion to save the life of a fetus threatened by Rh negative blood reaction is performed at Emory University Hospital.
1966 Georgia's first coronary arteriogram is performed at Grady Memorial Hospital.
1966 Georgia's first kidney transplant is performed by Garland Perdue.
1970 Charles Hatcher performs Georgia's first successful coronary bypass surgery at Emory University Hospital.
1971 A $25 million expansion plan for Crawford Long Hospital is announced, including a nine-story addition.
1972 Emory University Hospital begins a $30 million addition to patient care and teaching facilities.
1974 John Stone founds the residency program in emergency medicine.
1979 Ralph Vogler and Elliott Winton perform Emory's first bone marrow transplant on a patient with acute leukemia.
1979 Emory University receives $105 million from the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Fund, the largest gift given to an educational institution in U.S. history and the lead gift in the $160 million campaign to support scholarships, teaching, research, and building projects across the University.
1980 The National Eye Institute selects Emory to direct the prospective evaluation of radial keratotomy study, the largest and most comprehensive clinical investigation of the procedure to correct myopia.
1980 Andreas Gruentzig, who developed a catheter to perform angioplasty in heart vessels, joined the Emory faculty. He continued advancing angioplasty and helped Emory teach it to physicians around the world.
1982 The Carter Center is founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn. In partnership with Emory University, The Carter Center is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. The Atlanta-based center located near the Emory campus has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 65 countries.
1982 Emory doctors inject a thrombolytic agent into the coronary artery of a patient to stop a heart attack, the first use of this treatment in Georgia.
1984 Richard Krause is recruited from the NIH to become dean at the Emory medical school. His mandate is to build Emory's reputation in research to be on par with that of teaching and patient care.
1985 Surgeons at Emory perform Atlanta's first heart transplant.
1985 Robert W. Woodruff dies on March 7 at Emory University Hospital. During his lifetime, he gave away an estimated $350 million, including $230 million to Emory University.
1986 Luella Klein becomes the first female chair of a department (gynecology and obstetrics) at Emory.
1986 Atlanta industrialist, O. Wayne Rollins, donates $10 million for construction of the Rollins Research Center. The new building doubles the research space at Emory and helps to set the stage for Emory researchers to apply for and receive millions of dollars in research grants.
1987 The nation's first freestanding geriatric hospital is built at Emory's Wesley Woods complex.
1987 Emory doctors perform Georgia's first liver transplant.
1987 John Douglas and colleagues perform the first coronary stent implant in the United States.
1987 Emory heart doctors perform the state's first procedure to insert an implantable defibrillator.
1988 Emory doctors perform Georgia's first directional atherectomy to scrape and remove plaque from arterial walls.
1988 Emory surgeon Kirk Kanter performs the state's first pediatric heart transplant on a 3-year old girl at Egleston Hospital.
1988 Jeffrey Houpt becomes dean of the medical school. During his tenure, annual research income grows to almost $99 million.
1989 Emory surgeons perform Georgia's first kidney-pancreas transplant.
1989 The American Cancer Society moves its national headquarters adjacent to Emory's campus.
1989 The Emory Eye Center performs its first vision correction surgery with an excimer laser.
1990 The medical school helps to establish a new School of Public Health from its masters in community health program begun in 1975.
1991 Emory geneticist Stephen Warren helped identify the gene mutation responsible for fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability. Emory scientists later develop a diagnostic screening test based on this finding.
1992 Neurologist Mahlon DeLong and colleagues perform their first pallidotomy on a patient, using brain mapping to guide placement of lesions and electrodes. Later, state-of-the-art surgery for Parkinson's would shift to deep brain stimulation, involving placement of pacemaker-like electrodes to control symptoms of Parkinson's and other movement disorders. This work would help make Emory known as one of the premier Parkinson's centers in the world, with more movement disorder specialists than any center in the country.
1993 The Emory Heart & Vascular Center is formed to coordinate Emory's cardiac services at various locations under one umbrella.
1993 Emory surgeons perform Atlanta's first lung transplant.
1994 The School of Public Health is renamed the Rollins School of Public Health in honor of donor O. Wayne Rollins.
1995 The Emory Eye Center is approved by the FDA to sponsor a study of laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
1996 The Robert W. Woodruff, Joseph B. Whitehead, and Lettie Pate Evans foundations create and fund the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund with grants of Coca-Cola stock totaling $295 million. Income from the fund is dedicated to the development of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center and the Winship Cancer Institute.
1996 Thomas J. Lawley is appointed Dean of the School of Medicine. Under his leadership, the School of Medicine achieves unprecedented growth in research space, grants, and collaborative partnerships.
1997 Emory doctors perform the world's first minimally invasive triple "keyhole" off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, using mini instruments.
1997 Emory surgeons perform the state's first split living-related liver transplant, from mother to son.
1997 Emory surgeons successfully split a donated liver into two portions and then transplant the left lateral segment into a 21-month old girl and the larger portion into a 42-year old woman.
1997 Emory doctors implant the first biventricular pacemaker in Georgia.
1997 Emory Healthcare is created to unite Emory's hospitals and clinic into one system of care.
1998 The NIH designates Emory as one of three Parkinson's Disease Research Center of Excellence.
1998 Emory doctors perform the world's first unrelated umbilical cord blood transplant for sickle cell anemia on a 12-year old boy at Egleston Children's Hospital.
1998 Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory create the first joint, two-school Department of Biomedical Engineering in the country.
1998 Emory clinicians begin use of virtual reality devices to treat debilitating fear of flying and later, post-traumatic stress disorder.
1999 Emory doctors implant Georgia's first dual-pump ventricular-assist device.
1999 Emory dedicates a new 4-story, 75,000 square ft. Vaccine Research Center.
2001 Emory doctors implant drug-eluting stents in clogged arteries as part of a landmark study to see if the devices reduce incidence of clots or restenosis.
2001 The Whitehead Biomedical Research Building opens, built with funds from the foundations whose patriarch, Joseph B. Whitehead, was the first to sell Coca-Cola in bottles.
2002 Based on a gene discovery made at Emory, the FDA approves a protein that stimulates bone growth and that provides an alternative to painful bone grafts.
2003 Emory doctors Chris Larsen and Thomas Pearson perform Georgia's first islet cell transplant on a 42-year old patient who had type-1 diabetes since the age of 8.
2003 The Winship Cancer Institute dedicates its new 280,000 square ft building, integrating cancer clinicians and researchers under the same roof for the benefit of patients. Winship also receives a planning grant from the National Cancer Institute, a crucial step toward WCI's goal of NCI designation as a "comprehensive" cancer center.
2003 Emory clinicians perform the country's first artificial cornea transplant, the world's fifth nonsurgical repair of a faulty mitral valve, and Georgia's first endoscopic closed-chest, off-pump cardiac bypass surgery.
2004 The Department of Biomedical Engineering, only six years in existence, is ranked second in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
2004 A neuroscience research building is completed at Yerkes, and a new building for the Emory Children's Center opens next to the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston on Emory's campus.
2005 Scientists Dennis Liotta (Emory College) and Raymond Schinazi (medical school) capitalized on decades of research, selling the rights to a major new AIDS drug they had discovered and developed. The drug is taken by the vast majority of people in treatment for HIV/AIDS, including more than 90% of those in the United States.
2006 The Emory Children's Center and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta formed an alliance, adding a hyphen to Emory-Children's Center's to symbolize their new integrated relationship.
2007 The school implements a new curriculum that is the culmination of years of planning. It favors small-group seminars over large lectures, teaches the science of medicine in the context of clinical application, exposes students to clinical experience from week 1, allows more time for student research, and organizes students and their faculty mentors into small "societies" that remain together throughout the entire curriculum.
2007 The James B. Williams Medical Education Building opens on the Emory campus with state-of-the-art simulation suites, auditoriums, and classrooms.
2008 The 120-bed Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital opens in Tucker, Georgia.
2009 Emory's Winship Cancer Institute becomes the first medical facility in Georgia to earn National Cancer Institute designation.
2010 A new Emory-directed phase 3 trial of progesterone to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI) begins in 17 trauma centers nationwide. If the trial substantiates earlier findings, this new treatment, developed at Emory, will be the first new TBI treatment in 40 years.
2010 Emory is participating, along with four other medical centers, in a phase 2 clinical trial testing targeted drug therapy for fragile X syndrome. (See 1991.)
2011 Emory and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta form the Emory-Children's Pediatric Research Center and break ground on a new research building that will research in pediatrics, cancer, immunology, and drug discovery.
2011 Emory surgeons perform the Southeast's first total hand transplant
2011 The FDA approves Nulojix (belatacept) to prevent graft rejection after kidney transplant. This is the first time since the 1990s that a new class of drugs has been developed for transplant. Emory clinician-scientists developed this in collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb.
2012 Thomas Lawley steps down from the deanship after 16 years in office, and Surgery Chair Christian Larsen is named the new dean, effective January 15, 2013, following a national search.
2012 Emory receives NIH designation as an Autism Research Center of Excellence.
2012 Winship Cancer Institute receives renewal of its National Cancer Institute designation and celebrates its 75th anniversary.
2012 A new master's program in genetic counseling, the first in Georgia, is inaugurated.
2016 Davis S. Stephens is appointed interim dean.
2017 Vikas P. Sukhatme, a distinguished physician-scientist, begins tenure as dean.


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Quest in Space with Space Quest
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- Anonymous1/10/12, 4:29 PM
Does the remake add some kind of auto-save system to make constant deaths less of a hassle?I'd want that!ReplyDelete
Not really, as I would say that SQ's deaths are indeed a feature :)ReplyDelete
"Sudden decompression sucks!"ReplyDelete
but freebies rock!
Now, this is the kind of philosophy one could live by. Thank you maitr!ReplyDelete
Is the monkey in the crate a citation to The Crate from Creepshow or a staple in the series? How sad a true adventure expert^(TM) as myself has never played any of the games 0_0;ReplyDelete
Oh, but you really should give 'em a try boukensha and -frankly- can't think of a better way to begin your SQ, uhm, quest than with this here remake. As for the monkey, well, I'm pretty sure it's no series staple.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the heads-up on those new SQ games Gnome - I'm going to check them out. I've only actually played one game of the series but it is one of my all-time favorite computer games (SQ IV). And coincidentally I recently acquired the CD version of SQ IV with the voice upgrade and whatever else they tacked on to the old floppy version I played back in the day so it's the right time for a personal SQ revival!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ah, yes Space Quest IV; my all time favourite Space Quest. You'll love it all over again; especially with the CD version's brilliant narrator.Delete
Oh, and there have been two more SQ fan games released since this very post!


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New pope opens Holy Week at Vatican on Palm Sunday
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart and promising to go to a youth jamboree in Brazil in July, while the faithful enthusiastically waved olive branches and braided palm fronds.
The square overflowed with a crowd estimated by the Vatican at 250,000 people. Pilgrims, tourists and Romans jostled each other in an eager effort glimpse Francis as they joined the new pope at the start of solemn Holy Week ceremonies, which lead up to Easter, Christianity's most important day.
Keeping with his spontaneous style, the first pope from Latin America broke away several times from the text of his prepared homily to encourage the faithful to lead simple lives and resist the temptation to be sad when life's obstacles inevitably come their way.
"Don't let yourselves be robbed of hope! Don't let yourselves be robbed of hope!" Francis told the crowd, in an apparent reference to the economic difficulties people are grappling with as they try to find adequate work amid a poor job market in much of the world.
At the end of the two-hour Mass, Francis took off his red vestments, and wearing his plain white cassock and skull cap, climbed into an open-topped popemobile to circle through the excited crowd. He leaned out to shake hands, kissed and patted the heads of infants passed to him by bodyguards, and often gave children the thumbs-up sign.
His security detail seemed to be reluctantly dealing with this get-close-to-the-people pontiff, scrambling around the vehicle to pick up this child or that one. At one point, the chief bodyguard, Domenico Giani, was sent back to the mother of a child he had greeted to convey a message from the pontiff, and the ever-tense Giani broke into a smile after his mission was accomplished.
Francis even climbed down from the vehicle, kissed a woman in the crowd and chatted briefly with her, and another man in the crowd leaned over a barrier to squeeze the pontiff on a shoulder — an unheard of familiarity in the previous pontificate of the reserved Benedict XVI.
In keeping with his stress on giving examples of humility, Francis kissed the hand of an elderly woman who had outstretched an arm to him.
"There is no doubt that there will be a new spring for the church, a renewal" with this pope, said Sister Emma, an Argentine nun in the crowd.
Palm Sunday recalls Jesus' entry into Jerusalem but its Gospel also recounts how he was betrayed by one of his apostles and ultimately sentenced to death on a cross.
Francis presided over the Mass at an altar sheltered by a white canopy on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica.
Recalling the triumphant welcome into Jerusalem, Francis said Jesus "awakened so many hopes in the heart, above all among humble, simple, poor, forgotten people, those who don't matter in the eyes of the world."
Cardinals, many of them among the electors who chose him to be the Roman Catholic church's first Latin American pope, sat on chairs during the ceremony held under hazy skies on a breezy day. He quoted from Benedict when he told the cardinals that while they are "princes" of the church, their leader is the crucified Christ, a further admonition against attachment to temporal power.
The pope ticked off a litany of evils afflicting the world, including wars, "economic conflicts that hit the weakest" as well as corruption. In the final stretch of Benedict's papacy, the Vatican was embarrassed by a leak of documents from the papal apartment, indicating corruption, ambition and rivalries among upper ranks of the Holy See's management.
Francis told an off-the-cuff story from his childhood in Argentina. "My grandmother used to tell us children, 'burial shrouds don't have' pockets," the pope said, in a variation of "you can't take it with you."
Since his election on March 13, Francis has put the downtrodden and poor at the center of his mission as pope, keeping with the priorities of his Jesuit tradition.
In his homily, Francis said Christian joy "isn't born from possessing a lot of things but from having met" Jesus. That same joy should keep people young, he said.
"Even at 70, 80, the heart doesn't age" if one is inspired by Christian joy, said the 76-year-old pontiff.
The pontiff said he was joyfully looking forward to welcoming young people to Rio de Janiero for the Catholic Church's World Youth Day. So far, that is the first foreign trip on the calendar of Francis' new papacy. "I'm coming in July," Francis said in remarks after Mass from the esplanade of the basilica.
During Mass, at the point when the Gospel recounts the moment of Jesus' death, many faithful knelt on hard cobblestones paving the square, and Francis knelt on a wooden kneeler.
A few young olive trees were inserted in dirt placed around the central obelisk in the square.
Holy Week will see at least one break from tradition with this new papacy. Instead of washing priests' feet in a basilica in a symbolic gesture of humility on Holy Thursday, Francis will wash the feet of young inmates at a juvenile detention center in Rome. Other appointments in public will include the Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum on Good Friday night. Next Sunday, Francis will celebrate Easter Mass in the square.


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Make It Yourself: 20 DIY Camera Strap Projects
The do-it-yourself culture at its roots is about tackling tough or skilled tasks with your own hands, whether it be refurbishing furniture, painting walls, and yes...even crafting your own camera accessories. You might be surprised how easy it is to DIY your very own custom camera strap (and honestly, it's a whole lot easier than refurbishing a chair or painting the walls!)...
Stop being a walking billboard and ditch the stock neck strap that came with your camera and opt for one of these more stylish options. Each of these can be made at home with either newly bought materials (like fabric) or recycled items (like a scarf or bag).
- Silk Scarf Camera Strap, Photojojo
- Leather Handstrap, Hazel & Agnes
- Camera Strap Cover, Design Sponge
- Leather Camera Strap, Almost Makes Perfect
- Painted Patterned Strap, Time for Tea
- Leather Bag Strap, Little Sundays
- Leather-Covered Camera Strap, Sassy Sparrow
- Lace Trim Camera Strap, Brit + Co
- Wool Scarf Strap, Brit + Co
- DIY Chain Camera Strap, A Pair and a Spare
- Scarf Camera Strap, The House that Lars Built
- Vintage Ribbon Camera Strap, The House that Lars Built
- Convertible Camera Strap, Sunglasses and Road Trips
- Camera Strap with Tassels, Lovely Indeed
- Modern Painted Canvas Camera Strap, Design Love Fest
- Flannel Shirt & Leather Boot Camera Strap, ModCloth
- Stamped Camera Strap, WhimseyBox
- Fancy Camera Strap, Funkytime
- Braided Belt Camera Strap, By Wilma
- Striped Camera Strap, Dismount Creative
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A man accused of burglary got a little more than he bargained for when a homeowner confronted him and then took a shot to the head during a scuffle.
The Spokesman-Review reported that a Spokane (Wash.) homeowner heard a disturbance in the garage near his home and found a man with a flashlight. The homeowner said Matthew Marcotte, 53, was rummaging through his garage and came out with some items, then dropped them after the homeowner asked what was going on.
Witnesses, including the unidentified homeowner's son, said the two got into a fight and Marcotte allegedly stabbed the homeowner in the forehead with a deer antler. The homeowner was injured but responsive to police, who arrested Marcotte on charges of first-degree armed burglary. He'd also been arrested in September on an assault charge.


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September 03. 2013 10:31PM
First day
Fresh start for students in Merrimack
By KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
Kimberly Silva serves hot lunches to eighth-grade students on Tuesday during the first day of school at Merrimack Middle School. (KIMBERLY HOUGHTON PHOTO)
— The hallway floors were shining and the whiteboards were spotless on Tuesday for the first day of school in Merrimack.
"Everybody seems happy to be here. They were ready to go bright and early this morning," said Barbara DeNutte, a teacher at Merrimack Middle School.
Wearing their new sneakers and carrying their new backpacks, 609 students entered Merrimack Middle School on Tuesday ready to start a new year filled with new experiences and new challenges, or at least that is what Principal Deborah Woelflein is hoping.
"So far, it is going very well. Some of these seventh-graders look so young, but they will be fitting in before they know it," said Woelflein. "They don't seem too nervous. They actually seem pretty excited."
The middle school teachers arrived at school last week for a core strategies training workshop, encouraging teachers to reinforce important skills throughout the school year.
This year, students will be asked to consistently use daily student planners, and teachers will be offering recommendations on how to take proper class notes, Woelflein said.
"A lot of these skills will focus on improving student organization," she said.
Colleen Powers, who teaches special education at the middle school, said Tuesday afternoon that her students already seem attentive and prepared.
"We are ready to roll," said Powers.
At Reeds Ferry School, the first day went even better than expected for Principal Kimberly Yarlott.
"It was a perfectly smooth day. Everyone is very happy," she said, noting any tears during the morning drop-off were quickly diminished.
Members of the Merrimack police and fire departments were on hand to assist Tuesday morning, offering additional security and extra smiles, said Yarlott.
There are 505 students enrolled at Reeds Ferry School, which does not include the 30-40 students who will begin preschool there later this week.
"Our enrollment is up a little bit, and we will be on the higher end once the preschoolers arrive," said Yarlott, who visited each of the classrooms on Tuesday to greet the students personally.
While most of the daily procedures are remaining consistent, the library at Reeds Ferry is temporarily closed as renovations are under way to improve the facility, according to Yarlott.
At Mastricola Elementary School, students were greeted with brand new flooring as asbestos abatement work was completed throughout the summer.
"It is so good to have the children back in the school. This is a tight-knit community, and it is great to be back together," said Principal Emilie Carter, who described the first day as wonderful.
There are about 465 students at Mastricola Elementary School this school year, according to Carter, who said the teachers are eager to begin implementing a new writing program in the coming months.


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U.S. Charges Snowden in Security-Leak Case
WASHINGTON—U.S. prosecutors have filed criminal charges against National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and asked Hong Kong authorities for his provisional arrest, kicking off what is expected to be a lengthy process to seek his transfer to the U.S.
A one-page criminal complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., accused Mr. Snowden of theft of government property and willful communication of classified communications intelligence to an unauthorized person.
Mr. Snowden has said he leaked documents exposing NSA surveillance programs, sparking a world-wide debate about U.S. antiterrorism tactics. He is believed to be in hiding in Hong Kong.
A U.S. official said that Washington has sent Hong Kong a formal request for Mr. Snowden's provisional arrest, which will start the legal process in the Chinese territory to transfer him to the U.S.
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The criminal complaint—dated June 14 but not publicly released until late Friday—also allows the U.S. to issue an Interpol red notice to stop Mr. Snowden from traveling. An affidavit attached to the complaint detailing the charges remains under seal.
The U.S. District Court in Alexandria has heard many national-security and terrorism cases.
Mr. Snowden, a former employee of Virginia-based national security contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, has said he leaked documents that revealed a broad NSA program to collect telephone metadata from U.S. telephone companies, as well as a separate program to monitor international Internet and email traffic.
Mr. Snowden has said that he would fight any attempt to bring him to the U.S.
In an online chat this past week with readers of the Guardian, the British newspaper that has published stories on his disclosures, he said he came forward because he believed President Barack Obama "deepened and expanded several abusive programs" instead of promoting transparency.
The NSA's director, Gen. Keith Alexander, said the programs revealed by Mr. Snowden helped thwart more than 50 terror plots. Gen. Alexander said the programs received vigorous oversight from Congress and federal judges.
Hong Kong, though part of China, operates under its own laws and has its own "surrender" agreement with the U.S., different from an extradition agreement, which is only between sovereign states. However, Beijing is responsible for handling Hong Kong's foreign affairs and can veto surrender requests from Hong Kong in cases related to defense, foreign affairs and other issues.
Lawyers have said that depending on the nature of the U.S. charges, they could trigger an exception for political offenses in the Hong Kong-U.S. treaty that might make Hong Kong courts reluctant to let Mr. Snowden be handed over.
These and other complications in the U.S.-Hong Kong agreements could cause the fight over Mr. Snowden's transfer to drag on for years.
Hong Kong lawyers said the window for Mr. Snowden to leave the city may have already closed.
"Up to now, he's had freedom of movement, but there's a danger for him now that he's lost that," said Michael Davis, law professor at the University of Hong Kong.
Mr. Snowden has a full suite of legal options for him in Hong Kong, including filing for asylum and contesting any transfer request in U.S. courts.
"He really holds a lot of cards in negotiating with the U.S.," said Mr. Davis.
While Beijing has authority to weigh in on the transfer, legal experts said any intervention would risk embroiling China in a political backlash.
"The safest course for Beijing is to not say anything and allow Hong Kong courts to decide," said Ronny Tong, a local legislator and lawyer.
Top U.S. lawmakers pushed for the prosecution of Mr. Snowden. House Speaker John Boehner called him a "traitor" and said his leaks of secret information represented a "giant violation of the law."
—Te-Ping Chen contributed to this article.
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Preventing Newtown: Background checks won't
December 15. 2013 3:29PM
To mark last week's one-year anniversary of the horrifying mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., the left did what it does best: attack its opponents by speaking untruthful things. One of the targets was Sen. Kelly Ayotte, whose responsible gun-control vote last year still has gun-banners fuming.
The Manchin-Toomey legislation Ayotte wisely voted against would have required background checks for every gun sale. Gun-banners say this would prevent more Newtowns. But connecting Newtown to the Manchin-Toomey legislation is a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.
Expanded background checks won't stop mass shootings. They would not have stopped Newtown, Aurora, Tucson, Virginia Tech, or the Navy Yard shooting, to name the highest-profile recent cases gun-control proponents love to bring up. All of the guns used in those shootings were purchased legally from licensed gun dealers.
What might actually reduce mass killings? Let's see. All of the mass shootings listed above involved legally purchased firearms, so expanded background checks would have done nothing to prevent them. They also shared another connection: Each of the shooters had a documented history of mental illness. Hmmm.
If we are serious about reducing these horrifying atrocities, we would be taking a hard look at our mental health policies, not at background checks for gun purchases. Tellingly, Ayotte is championing mental health reform while those who claim she does not care about solving this problem are ranting childishly about ineffective background checks.


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After centuries of wandering the Fringe in their ramshackle fleet, humans are ready to settle down on Nexus using grit, backbone, and some old-fashioned elbow grease. And if those Dominion bastards are looking for a fight? Bring it on!
Banished from their homeworld after a bloody war with the Dominion, the Granok are a race of skull-cracking, hard-charging galactic mercenaries that have come to Nexus to kick ass and drink beer. Not necessarily in that order.
Small but scrappy, the Aurin are a race of forest dwellers whose homeworld was ravaged by the Dominion. They might be into hugging trees, but they're more than ready to bare tooth and claw to defend their new home on Nexus.
Cursed with a degenerative disease after delving into the forbidden secrets of alchemy, the Mordesh have come to Nexus to find a cure. Being a space zombie can be complicated. Unleashing dark and deadly disciplines on the Dominion? Much simpler.
Long ago, the Cassians were chosen by the Eldan to establish the Dominion - and they're going to make sure the pathetic vermin infesting the galaxy don't forget it. Destiny is a terribly heavy burden, and the Cassians bear it with style.
Engineered by the Eldan themselves, the Mechari are a race of highly-efficient killing machines that make it their business to eliminate traitors and spies on Nexus. Sense of humor? Not one of their strong points.
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Timbers 1, Whitecaps FC 0
Jack Jewsbury scored in the 39th minute and the Portland Timbers
beat Vancouver 1-0 on Sunday, winning the Cascadia Cup competition
and forcing the Whitecaps to wait a few hours to secure a playoff
Portland finished 3-1-2 against its Pacific Northwest rivals to
take the fan-created Cascadia Cup. Seattle was 2-1-3, and Vancouver
The Whitecaps (11-13-9) got into the playoffs when Seattle beat
Dallas on Sunday night, becoming the first Canadian team to advance
to the MLS postseason.
The Timbers (8-16-9) won for the first time on the road this
season and ended a six-game losing streak before a disappointed
sellout crowd of 21,000 at B.C. Place Stadium.
"It's tremendous for the fans," Portland general manager and
interim coach Gavin Wilkinson said. "They thoroughly deserve it,
everything aside it's something that they thoroughly deserved. It's
been a long season for them and it's been a long season for the
organization, and while this doesn't remove some of the things that
have happened over the course of the season, it's a positive and
it's something we can take into next season.
Steven Smith started the scoring play from the left flank,
sending a rolling cross to Franck Songo'o near the top of the
18-yard box. Songo'o tapped the ball back to Jewsbury and he
quickly fired his shot home.
"I hit it well. The ball went forward I just trailed the play
and Franck got the ball, laid one back to me, I let it go and I was
fortunate to find the back of the net," Jewsbury said.
The Whitecaps controlled much of the play thereafter, but could
not get the equalizer.
"That's frustrating because we think the team is just where we
want it to be and then we put together a performance like that. We
let a lot of people down today," Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie
said. "We had a big chance to move ourselves into the playoffs and
move the club forward because there's so much interest right now.
We didn't really take advantage of it."
The original Cascadia Cup was introduced in 2004 when the
Timbers, Whitecaps and Sounders were part of the United Soccer
Leagues' first division. Fans pooled their money to buy a 2-foot
tall trophy, which went to the team that finishes with the best
record in head-to-head matches among the trio, based on a points
But the roots of the rivalry between the teams actually date to
1975, when all three cities played in the North American Soccer
Seattle claimed the Cascadia Cup last season, which was the
first year for the Timbers and the Whitecaps in MLS.
In July, the Timbers dismissed coach John Spencer, replacing him
with GM Gavin Wilkinson for the rest of the year. The team recently
announced it has hired University of Akron coach Caleb Porter as
its head coach for the 2013 season.
"There were multiple reasons we wanted to come in here and get
the win tonight, we didn't want to go down in history as one of the
teams in MLS that hadn't gotten a road win all year so we
accomplished that," Jewsbury said. "But first and foremost we
wanted to win the Cascadia Cup – that means a lot not only for us
but for our fans and the organization and to get that here in front
of our fans that travelled to watch the game means a lot."


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The Associated Press reports Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim OF Michael Ryan (eye) left the game early Monday, March 22, after colliding with SS Gary Patchett. Ryan had some swelling under his left eye, but the injury is not considered serious.
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The Sports Network reports the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed free-agent OF Cory Aldridge (Royals), SS Gary Patchett, P Travis Chick (Dodgers) and OF Michael Ryan (Marlins) to undisclosed deals Wednesday, Feb. 3.
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Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, has shipped The Spiderwick Chronicles, a video game based on the upcoming 2008 theatrical release of the same name by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films, to major retailers today. The Spiderwick Chronicles, which recreates the fantastical world of the Spiderwick film and popular book series, gives gamers the opportunity to explore the world of the unseen on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii home video game system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS, Windows PC and mobile phones.
From the beloved best-selling series of books and upcoming film adaptation, comes The Spiderwick Chronicles, a fantasy adventure for children and adults alike. Like the movie, the game recreates the adventures of Jared, Simon, Mallory and the mysterious book that offers them entrance into the unseen universe of faeries, goblins, pixies, elves, ogres and other extraordinary and enchanted creatures who have lived among people for centuries but are invisible to the human eye.
Players can take the role of all three Grace siblings, each with unique abilities, along with Thimbletack the Brownie, whose small size allows players to discover the inner passages of the enchanted Spiderwick home. Featuring several areas from the film to explore, gamers must solve quests by engaging in kid-friendly combat, while capturing and cataloging all the creatures they find along the way.
"Sierra Entertainment is thrilled to bring The Spiderwick Chronicles to eager gamers in the days leading up to the highly-anticipated movie release," said Pascal Brochier, president, global retail for Vivendi Games. "The video game allows fans to delve deeper into their favorite fantasy world and discover the mystery behind The Spiderwick Chronicles."
"Fans of the Spiderwick franchise will get an opportunity to go beyond the film and popular book series as they uncover the secrets hidden within the Spiderwick video game," said Sandi Isaacs, Senior Vice President, Interactive & Mobile, Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment. "We're excited to give gamers a family-friendly experience that mirrors all the fantasy and adventure they'll see in the highly-anticipated film."
The Spiderwick Chronicles video game was developed at Stormfront Studios and is available for Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2 system, Nintendo DS and Windows PC. Vivendi Games Mobile is also making The Spiderwick Chronicles available for mobile phones throughout Europe and North America. For more information on The Spiderwick Chronicles, please visit the game's official Web site at https://www.spiderwickgame.com/.


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By Jeb Sharp
President Obama's message in the State of the Union address last night was clear. The United States needs to get its act together or risk losing its place in the world.
"This is our generation's Sputnik moment," said the President.
The president's rhetoric got us thinking about the original Sputnik moment, and what it unleashed, and whether it's relevant to today's challenges.
On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite into space. Cathleen Lewis, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, said the spacecraft wasn't that sophisticated.
"It was simply a hollow sphere with two transmitters on board, and batteries," Lewis said.
And it while it didn't surprise Americans involved in the space race, it shocked the public.
"The point of Sputnik was this was the first public awareness this competition was going on," said Lewis. "And that the Soviet Union had the capability of launching warheads to anywhere in the world."
That realization took the cold war competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to a whole new level. Von Hardesty, co-author of "Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race", remembers watching Sputnik move across the sky through binoculars from the roof of his college dorm.
"This was a really traumatic moment," Hardesty said. "It ran counter to our self-image as a country, that we were always on the cutting edge and the Soviet Union was still something of a technological backwater."
What followed was a period of national soul-searching that resulted in major increases in spending on scientific education and research. Jim Lewis, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said the most important part of the federal response to Sputnik was probably the National Scientific Education Act.
"It created a whole generation of scientists and engineers," Lewis said. "And we've lived off that bulge, that big pile of scientists and engineers that were created through the last few decades. These guys are just hitting retirement now and they're going out of the work force and we're not replacing them."
Lewis says he groaned inwardly when he heard the Sputnik analogy being used once again last night. Not because he doesn't support the President's call for investment and innovation, but because the context is different now.
"The problem with the Sputnik analogy is that Americans were afraid when they woke up and realized that the Soviets had this immense new capability that we couldn't match," said Lewis.
"If you can orbit a satellite, you can land a warhead anywhere in the planet. That's what people realized and it scared them. I don't get that sense of fear, that sense of urgency today."
Nor is there a specific focus like Sputnik according to Cathleen Lewis of the National Air and Space Museum.
"There's nothing as discrete as Sputnik," said Lewis. "There's no discernible beeping in the sky."
And there isn't one overarching goal like the race to put a man on the moon. Instead President Obama spoke of a variety of clean energy Apollo projects, not one dramatic unambiguous finish line. Still, Von Hardesty thinks the President's analogy works in a broad sense.
"The country has a perceived need to kind of reorganize ourselves," said Hardesty. "To redeploy our resources, to once again gain a momentum or cutting edge in various spheres of life, including technology."
Hardesty said in that sense President Obama is echoing some of the same feeling that rose out of the Sputnik area. Feelings are one thing though, action is another. Hardesty wonders out loud whether the United States has the economic and popular will to mount the kind of technological effort it did 50 years ago.
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Sunday, July 08, 2012
Shoes dans le Metro
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Wow! Two posts in a single day! Don't forget to get some sleep too, now, Carol :-) As your post demonstrates, la ballerine is still going strong in Paris these days, rain or no rain (my Repettos almost got destroyed in a big puddle by l'Opera Garnier just last week!) Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)ReplyDeleteReplies
Everyone says you MUST get your Repettos resoled instantly.Delete
They have a very short shelf life...
shorter than a macaron!
tres adorable. I love pictures of shoes! bienvenue a Paris!ReplyDelete
Aww, having hit the soldes on Friday (including shoe-shopping) I now feel I urgently need to get back for more (I'm lusting after both pairs of black ballerines above)!ReplyDelete
And re yesterday's post: how funny that I sat having a glass of wine late thursday night at almost the same table at Etoile Manquante, across from Amorino! Sorry to have missed you this time, hope the Hermes sale was good, & lets hook up for some ballerina shopping next time :))Replies
That is sooo bizaarDelete
How did you know to go to that cafe?
It's rather odd ball to end up at the same cafe on different days...
I am wondering if maybe a spare pair might be good in Paris when you want to wear your red Repettos??? I hear from Andrea at ParisDreamTime ( www.http://parisdreamtime.com/) it is raining every afternoon in Paris these days. Rain or Sun, Paris sounds wonderful! Enjoy and thanks for sharing your lovely experiences. KimReplyDeleteReplies
Ahem, Kim...Delete
A spare pair of red sequinned Repettos is not an option when you bought the 1st pair on sale for way too much $$$.
I suppose I should carry rainboots or just gaze at the Repettos and leave them in the closet...
I have tons of ballerinas and espadrilles--I got some striped espadrilles thru soduko for $36 that are so comfy--so much so that I got red/white stripes, blue/white stripes and grey/white. Love 'em. Cute shoes. Get some of those and save your Repettos for good weather.ReplyDeleteReplies
There is almost no consistently 'good' weather in Paris.Delete
It changes minute to minute...c'est comme ca.
And this is a BIG shoe city.
It's a shoe-wrecker IMHO :(
- Connie P4:28 PM
I recently spent a week in Paris.ReplyDelete
As a devoted fan, I visited your favorite TShirt shop - Anne Maisonneuve.
It was crowded when we arrived and crowded when we left! We bought many presents (some were presents for us)!
Angelina asked me to send you a note saying "Hello.". She is a lovely woman!
We stayed at Hotel Powers!
Yes, it was a bit pricey but the experience was worth every penny! Having Maison du Chocolate next door was an added benefit!
We also took the Paris By Mouth tour of Montmartre! Fab!
Keep up your great blog! It is the next best thing to being there!
A devoted fan,
ooh! Love the orange loafers.ReplyDelete
Ages ago one of your blogs (you were in Maine with a watercolor workshop) talking about a sporty shoe that you and several of your classmates were wearing. I can not find the blog! And I wanted to find the name of the shoe? Do you remember the name of the shoe? I hope you still have them and love them and having nothing but good things to say about them.
Thank you !!Replies
Yes I still wear them like crazy Bugs.
One thing - I now put a thin foam liner inside them - much more comfortable that way.
cheers Carolg
Oops--Soludos, not sodukos--that's the game! duhReplyDelete
For some reason I have never had a pair of those shoes. Never liked my foot in them. Might have to rethink that idea. :)) Hope your shoes aren't ruined.ReplyDelete
Gosh, that sale looks amazing and I'd be there just to look at these crazy hungry women for an Hermes scarf... I LOVE everything about this xReplyDelete
ooh really amazing...It is very nice,,,Like it so much..Its color combination is also so perfect...ReplyDelete


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June 18, 2005
One established park will be the setting to celebrate another, in a benefit concert June 19.
The community is invited to the Fathers' Day concert at Jackson Park, from 3 to 7 p.m., to help raise money for the Hood River County Library Park renovation project, and to have fun.
Victor Johnson, Django's Cadillac and the Hapa Howli Boys will provide varied entertainment for all ages. Vendors from nonprofit organizations will have food and refreshments available for purchase. The Hood River Eye Openers Lions Club will offer hamburgers and hot dogs, and the Soroptimists International of Hood River will offer root beer floats.
The event will celebrate the beginning of construction of the library park — officially, the Georgiana Smith Memorial Park — which curves around the Hood River County Library on three sides. The work in progress can now be seen: bulldozers, piles of rock and other building materials, and the areas of bare ground that will become patios, walkways and planting areas have been carved on the grounds.
This new park, which now extends west to Sixth and Oak streets, is enlarged thanks to the donation of the new parcel of land by the John and Charlene Stoltz family. It is being landscaped to improve its accessibility to the public, according to Virginia Hosford, president of the Hood River Library Foundation, which is coordinating fund-raising and the renovation.
Three patios, one with a pergola; benches, a small amphitheater, and well-graded paths will offer opportunities for sitting, strolling, and enjoying outdoor events. The Oak Street side showcases old stonework and shade trees as well as its panoramic view of the Columbia River.
Paving bricks, available to purchase, will be inscribed with the names of the donors.
Donations for other amenities to the park, such as trees or other plantings, are also being accepted.
Hosford said the Foundation is seeking grant money for the project, but that it hopes to also garner extensive support from the Hood River County community.
Whether or not party-goers wish to contribute to the park, all are encouraged to join the celebration and bring the children for an afternoon of fun, according to Hosford.
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