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GH145, Reviewed June 2009
Fires cause considerable damage to homes and their contents; however, "after the fire" activities can cause more damage. It is important to take immediate, appropriate action. Carpets, draperies, upholstered furniture and clothing usually can be refurbished after a fire, except for scorched or severely water damaged items.
Fire creates two types of smoke damage — the visible soot and the invisible odor. Because each fire is different, it is not possible to provide one set of guidelines for removing soot and odor. For example, smoke odor from wood could react differently to certain cleaning products than smoke odor from plastics. It usually is difficult for inexperienced home owners to remove soot and smoke odors without professional assistance or advice.
This guide provides emergency steps to take after the fire is out and explains some of the processes professional fire restorers use to remove soot and smoke damage. Information about cleaning clothing is based on research findings. Dry cleaning is recommended to remove soot and smoke odors from clothing, but that may not always be the answer.
Even small fires can cause severe damage and be extremely costly. That is why it is wise to contact the appropriate individuals to help you. If you have insurance, contact your insurance agent for suggestions and advice. If you rent your dwelling, the owner should be notified as soon as possible so that you can both assess the damage.
Consider contacting a professional fire restorer. They deal with problems similar to yours every day. If your insurance agent doesn't suggest someone, look in the yellow pages of the telephone directory under "Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners" or "Fire and Water Damage Restoration". Keep in mind most professional fire restorers will travel a certain distance to restore fire damaged property. Inquire about the experience the fire restorer has had and, if possible, secure some references of persons they have served. Usually the professional fire restorer can provide helpful hints to prevent further damage, determine which items can be refurbished and estimate the cost of deodorizing and cleaning your home. Hiring a professional fire restorer can be costly, but the best way to remove smoke odor and soot is with the appropriate equipment and appropriate chemicals.
Don't attempt to clean any household textiles unless you know the proper procedures, because you can cause additional damage. Whether you hire a professional or do the work yourself, you can minimize further damage by following these guidelines.
Before carpets, draperies, upholstered furniture and clothing can be deodorized or cleaned, the soot must be removed. Because soot is oily, it easily stains items. This is why upholstered furniture, curtains, and other textile items should not be touched after a fire. If a professional fire restorer is hired, they will remove soot with a heavy duty vacuum.
If you don't plan to hire a professional fire restorer, some of the soot can be removed by holding a vacuum cleaner nozzle slightly off the surface of an item to be cleaned. It is best not to use vacuum cleaner attachments with brushes or upright vacuums because the brushes tend to force soot into carpets, upholstered furniture and curtains. Cover carpets with plastic after removing the soot. The plastic will prevent workmen, inspectors and visitors from grinding dirt into the carpet. After the soot removal, the smoke odor will need to be removed.
Smoke odor could remain in clothing, upholstered furniture, carpets and draperies unless it is properly deodorized. Professional fire restorers and some dry cleaners use a deodorizing process that actually breaks up the smoke molecule to eliminate the odor. This deodorization process is called the ozone treatment. The ozone treatment produces an oxidizing agent that creates the same sweet smelling air associated with a rain storm. The ozone treatment can be done by a professional fire restorer at the home with an ozone generator. Sometimes household textiles are deodorized in an ozone room. If the process is done at home, clothing, upholstered furniture and other textile items are put under a tent while the ozone generator is operating. Clothing and other textile items should be deodorized before they are cleaned; otherwise, the smoke odor could be set in the fabric.
Household deodorizing products are temporary relief methods. Deodorizing with perfumes, aerosol sprays, and disinfectants generally only mask the smoke odor. The smoke odor will still remain after the spray or perfume evaporates. In addition, deodorizing sprays may interact with smoke odor and create an additional odor.
Smoke can enter and remain in and between the walls of the living space. If it is not properly removed, the smoke odor reoccurs from time to time, particularly during damp periods. Therefore, action should be taken to properly remove all smoke odors.
During a fire, the heat will expand pores in the walls and fill the pores with smoke. After the fire, the house cools, the pores close and trap the smoke odor. On warm days the pores will open and release the trapped smoke odor, which could settle on furnishings. Professional fire restorers can eliminate the smoke odor with a process called thermal fogging, which opens the pores in the walls and neutralizes the smoke odor. There is probably no process a home owner could use that would work as effectively as thermal fogging.
Household vents and ducts trap smoke odors. During a fire, smoke drifts through the ducts and becomes lodged on the sides. Since it may be impossible to clean the ducts; some professional fire restorers will use a chemical sealer to secure smoke permanently to the sides of the ducts. This procedure prevents smoke odors from drifting in the air at a later time.
If the attic has been insulated prior to the fire, it may be necessary to remove the insulation. Insulation cannot be cleaned; unfortunately, it will need to be replaced because insulation retains smoke odors.
After deodorizing household textiles, the items can be cleaned. Dry cleanable clothing and draperies should be taken to a professional dry cleaner. Some professional fire restorers will clean draperies and upholstered furniture in the home.
Carpets should be cleaned by a professional carpet cleaner. Sometimes the carpet will need to be cleaned twice. The first cleaning will be done before repairs begin, and another cleaning will be done after the house has been cleaned. If the carpet is wet after the fire, it will need to be dried before any cleaning can be done. In some cases it may be necessary to remove the carpet for complete drying. After the house is cleaned, the dried carpet can be replaced. Most professional fire restorers can clean draperies carpets, upholstered furniture and other textile items.
Soiled clothing is cleaned by a variety of laundry methods; neither can all fire damaged clothing could be cleaned equally as well by the same method. Sort fire damaged clothing as you would sort any soiled clothing by the recommended care method (found on the permanent care label), color and degree of soil.
Some clothing may require dry cleaning because of fiber content, dyes used in the fabric or incompatibility of fabrics such as linings and face fabrics. In some cases, these articles may be subjected to a careful wetcleaning process, even though they are labeled dry clean only. This can be done only with professional expertise when it is felt that the garment will not be wearable unless another process is used.
Sort washable clothing by color (light/medium/dark) and soil (light/moderate/heavy). The majority of clothing items will probably be cottons, polyesters, and polyester/cotton blends. These can be most effectively renewed by using a warm water wash with either a non-built liquid detergent (EraTM) or a low phosphate powder detergent and a liquid chlorine bleach (AllTM and CloroxTM). This recommendation is based on the research findings of Cloud, Bondurant and Keith at Louisiana State University in their study of removing smoke damage from apparel fabrics.
The tests were carried out under laboratory conditions and were evaluated after an equivalent of five home launderings. Therefore, it may not be possible to reach the desired state of color restoration or whiteness after one or two washings. But visibly smoke damaged clothing should be restored after five launderings.
The researchers evaluated four fiber content fabrics (100 percent polyester, 65/35 polyester-cotton blend, 50/50 polyester-cotton blend and pure cotton) and four cleaning solutions (powder detergent, liquid detergent, powder + liquid bleach and dry cleaning). The fabrics responded differently to the four cleaning treatments. Table 1. (below) summarizes the effects the different cleaning treatments had on fire damaged fabric samples.
Table 1
Restoration of appearance with fire damaged fabrics.
The researchers found that 100 percent polyester fabrics were not successfully returned to their original color state. The dry cleaning method was the least effective method of restoring fabric appearance, with the powder detergent method only partially effective. Liquid detergent (Era) and powder detergent plus bleach (All and Clorox) were the most effective in restoring appearance to fire damaged fabrics.
Smoke odor damage was most effectively treated by the three home laundry methods; there was no significant difference by fiber content as shown in Table 2. The dry cleaning solution did remove a significant amount of odor, but not as effectively as home laundry methods.
Table 2
Removal of smoke odor with fire damaged fabrics.
This research suggests that visible smoke and odor damaged cotton, polyester and polyester/cotton blend fabrics be washed in warm water with a liquid detergent such as Era for one to five launderings. As bleach may have a damaging effect on the fabric color or fiber content, liquid detergent would be better. Dry cleaning did not effectively remove the visible soil nor odor resulting from fire damage as did the home cleaning techniques and would add unnecessarily to the cleaning costs.
To effectively remove soot and smoke damage from household textile items such as carpet, draperies and upholstered furniture, it is necessary to use the appropriate chemicals, the right equipment and judgment that comes from experience. Professional fire restorers, properly trained, have the knowledge and materials to refurbish household textiles after a fire.
The most important guideline for home owners to remember is not to begin cleaning until the visible soil and smoke odor are removed. In the long run, money can be saved by contacting a professional fire restorer immediately. These experts can be identified through insurance agents and generally are willing to travel several miles to restore a home.
Damaged clothing in closets and drawers can be restored by home cleaning methods. Research results indicate that home laundry methods are most effective for the majority of washable fabrics and dry cleaning is of limited effectiveness.
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While her daughter was being made a ward of the state and charges were being pressed against her for striking her ex-fiance, it seems Teen Mom star Amber Portwood was busy getting some permanent body art.
Above is a picture of Amber's giant tattoo of her 2-year-old daughter Leah on her belly. According to Star magazine, Amber got the tattoo on November 14 and it reportedly took a total of 9 hours.
A source close to the 20-year-old reality star tells RadarOnline that "she got the tattoo as a way to show her commitment to Leah." Radar adds that so far it's her first and only tattoo.
Amber is arguably the break out "star" of the MTV reality show as she continues to remain in the press for all the wrong reasons. First it was for her violent attacks on her daughter's father Gary Shirley (she has since been charged with domestic violence) and then recently, two media outlets reported she was pregnant again. Something Amber has now denied.
Radar adds that Amber's new boyfriend Clinton Yunker also has two children of his own to go with his lengthy criminal record. A bigger photo of Amber's tattoo is below.
You know what they say, you can take the trailer park trash out of the girl but…

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NH motorists encouraged to avoid Boston area
April 19. 2013 9:12AM
CONCORD - Commuters and other New Hampshire travelers are being urged to avoid the Boston area today as a massive manhunt continues for one of the Marathon bombers, who police describe as armed and very dangerous.
Massachusetts authorities ordered a lockdown of the entire City of Boston and a number of surrounding communities as the search continues for suspected bomber Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge. According to reports, his brother Tamerlyn Tsarnaev, believed to be 26, was killed in a shootout with police in Watertown early Friday morning. Media reports indicate he had an improvised explosive device strapped to his chest.
The shootout came after the brothers allegedly robbed a 7-11 in Cambridge, shot and killed a MIT security officer, hijacked a Mercedes SUV and then engaged in a shootout with police, tossing explosives at the officers as they fled. Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, according to reports, drove over his brother when he stole another car and made his escape.
"We ask New Hampshire residents to avoid the Boston area to allow authorities to conduct their investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing," said Perry E. Plummer, Director of New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management. "Public transit, including AMTRAK service to and from Boston, has been shut down. Universities and businesses in and around Boston are closed."
Plummer said this is a rapidly changing situation. He urged people to monitor media reports and to follow instructions from Massachusetts authorities.
A spokesman for the state Traffic Management Center (TMC) said message signs along the state's highways are encouraging motorists to "check media before traveling to Boston."
He said South Station in Boston is closed, resulting in Boston Express, Concord Coach and C & J in Portsmouth all canceling their bus routes to Boston. Transportation to Logan International Airport is still being provided by all three bus companies, according to TMC spokesman.
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is operating as usual, according to Deputy Director J. Brian O'Neil. The airport has no flights to Logan, he said.
Van Dongen, public information officer, New Hampshire Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said state police have sent personnel and equipment to Boston to help out in the case. He would not specify who went and what they brought with them.


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Currently, the path is filled with litter, overgrown trees, thorns and crumbling wooden railroad tracks, and is home to a growing homeless population, said one of the project's coordinators Anandi Premlall.
"It would be great to transform this place that's just been wasted here for almost 50 years," Premlall said.
The group wants to transform the tracks into a 3.5-mile park complete with walking and biking trails, native plants, play areas for children and meeting places for visitors.
"I think there's a misconception that Queens is just one big park, or Queens is just so green," said Premlall, who's lived in Queens since she was five and currently lives near Rockaway Boulevard.
Although Queens has a few big parks, most of them are wooded or asphalt, she said.
"We want some love for Queens," she said.
The Rockaway Beach Branch Greenway Committee started the project years ago, but were denied approval by the city.
Recently, the Institute for Urban Design called for ideas for its Urban Design Week, Premlall said, so The QueensWay's seven-person steering committee submitted a fresh proposal.
So far Friends of the QueensWay, comprised of local civic leaders and architects, gained support from more than 1,300 community members who signed their petition, in addition to the Trust for Public Land.
The group is putting together a design with the help of the Institute for Urban Design, and will soon call for public input.
"We really want to show that we do have the community support and show that there is a strong need for this space," she said.
In addition to its overgrowth, the tracks are littered with electronic waste.
"I'm surprised that they were able to lug these heavy T.V.'s up there," Premlall said.
Due to the tracks' desolation, small businesses are hesitant to purchase space in the area, which deters shoppers and makes the area home mostly to warehouses and car repair shops.
"I never felt safe just even walking in that area," Premlall said.
However, the tracks' proximity to the Resorts World Casino, John F. Kennedy Airport and the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk make it an ideal place to attract tourists if it's cleaned up, she said.
"We will definitely bring a lot more traffic in the area," Premall said. "I would like to see more small businesses in the area."
Michael Perlman, chairman of the Rego-Forest Preservation Council and board member of several other civic organizations, said The QueensWay would also provide a beautiful view of Rego Park, Forest Hills, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill and Ozone Park.
"People should be creative visionaries," Perlman said, "and imagine how they can take their family and friends on a polished industrial relic bonding our Central and Southern Queens communities."
Visitors could enjoy "walking or bicycling through a 3.5-mile park and trail with trees and some native vegetation and edible gardens, while reuniting with old friends or establishing new friends from Queens' diverse communities," he added.
Friends of The QueensWay hope to get 2,000 signatures on their petition, which they will then bring to local community boards to push through the city's approval process.
The group plans to have a volunteer cleanup in the spring, and welcomes any other support the community can provide, Premlall said.
For more information on the project, visit Facebook.com/friendsofthequeensway or queenshighline.blogspot.com.


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Burns, Oregon, located in the high desert of southeastern Oregon, is the county seat and largest town in Harney County. Harney County is 10,228 square miles in size (one of the largest counties in the country) and has a population of approximately 7500 people with the majority of the people living in Burns or nearby Hines. At an elevation of 4200 feet above sea level Burns averages 300 days of sunshine a year. Average high temperatures in summer are in the mid 80's and lows in the winter average in the teens. Burns receives about 10 inches of precipitation per year with most of the moisture falling as snow. For more information about Burns, Oregon or Harney County check out the following web sites.


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Facts about JDRF
JDRF is the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Driven by passionate, grassroots volunteers connected to children, adolescents, and adults with this disease, JDRF is the largest charitable supporter of T1D research.
Research Funding Facts
JDRF's research mission is to discover, develop and deliver advances that cure, better treat and prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D). As the global leader in the fight against T1D, JDRF's research programs are comprehensive — addressing the hopes and dreams of every person with T1D for the best quality of life and a cure for this disease.
Type 1 Diabetes Facts
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which a person's pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy from food. It occurs when the body's immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, called beta cells. While its causes are not yet entirely understood, scientists believe that both genetic factors and environmental triggers are involved.
General Diabetes Facts
Diabetes is the name given to disorders in which the body has trouble regulating its blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels. There are two major types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which a person's pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy from food. Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which a person's body still produces insulin but is unable to use it effectively.


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The Stars of Oz
By: Linnea Crowther
5 years ago
Three quarters of a decade after it was first in theaters, The Wizard of Oz remains one of the most-loved movies of all time. In a world where it's easy to forget a blockbuster movie just a few months after its time, something has made The Wizard of Oz stick with us. Certainly, part of the movie's longevity is the timeless story… the beautiful, groundbreaking-for-its-time cinematography… the award-winning music. But perhaps most enduring are the performances – the people who brought Oz and its fantastic characters to life.
All these years after the film's debut, most of the actors who appeared in The Wizard of Oz have died. This week marks anniversaries for two of its stars: Bert Lahr (the Cowardly Lion) died Dec. 4, 1967, 45 years ago today; and Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West), born Dec. 9, 1902, would have turned 110 later this week. We're remembering them and their costars today with a few facts about the people behind the makeup.
Ray Bolger delighted audiences as the Scarecrow (as well as farmhand Hunk back in Kansas). But when he was originally cast, he was to play the Tin Man. Desperate to play the Scarecrow, just like his idol Fred Stone had done in a popular 1902 stage production, Bolger finally talked the producers into making the switch, and he worked hard to emulate his idol's "wobbly walk."
But playing the Scarecrow was not all song and dance: while having a smoke break between takes, Bolger accidentally tipped his ash into his highly flammable straw costume and caught it on fire – not once, but twice. Maybe the Tin Man would have been a safer choice… or maybe not….
Jack Haley wasn't the first to take on the Tin Man after Bolger switched roles. Buddy Ebsen – who would later star as Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies – was initially cast as the Scarecrow and stepped into the Tin Man's silver shoes when Bolger got his Scarecrow wish. But a severe allergic reaction to the metallic makeup landed Ebsen in the hospital (in fact, he would complain the rest of his life of chronic health issues he attributed to his stint as the Tin Man). With Ebsen out, the studio altered the makeup and brought in Haley. Though we're sure Buddy Ebsen would have been a fine Tin Man, there is no denying that Haley put his heart into the part.
Haley helped write dialogue for the Kansas portion of the story, as did Bert Lahr, the actor behind the Cowardly Lion (aka farmhand Zeke). Lahr's costume didn't make him sick, but it wasn't much easier to wear than the Tin Man's – made from real lion's hair, it was heavy and hot, almost unbearable under the bright lights of the set. But Lahr still made us laugh as he not-so-bravely went where no lion had gone before…
Margaret Hamilton played the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, as well as Miss Almira Gulch in Kansas. Hamilton's delightfully wicked performance has terrified generations of children...
But perhaps the grouchiness of Gulch and the Witch wasn't entirely an act – Hamilton's costume was as perilous as her costars'. After the Wicked Witch first appears in Munchkinland, she exits dramatically in a burst of fire and smoke. On the second take, the fire and smoke burst a bit too dramatically… and the grease in Hamilton's makeup caught fire. With second degree burns on her hands and face, Hamilton spent six weeks in the hospital before she was healed enough to return to the set. To add insult to injury, the heavy makeup rendered her unable to eat solid food, so during the long days of filming, she existed on a liquid diet.
All the actors we've spotlighted so far played multiple parts in The Wizard of Oz… but none played as many as Frank Morgan. He was Professor Marvel back in Kansas, the Emerald City's Gatekeeper, a coachman with a horse of a different color, the Wizard's Doorman, and of course, the Great Oz himself. The reason for all those roles? Originally, studio heads wanted to woo W.C. Fields into playing the Wizard. They thought that more screen time – via a variety of roles – would entice him. But after a long stretch of haggling over Fields's fee, the studio gave up and cast Morgan, who did a wonderful job with his many characters.
And then, of course, there was Judy Garland. Her performance as Dorothy is so iconic, it's hard to imagine anyone else in the part. But Garland wasn't always a lock for the role – some MGM studio execs preferred the Shirley Temple, who at 10 was much closer in age to the character. When negotiations to borrow Temple from her studio didn't work out, the studio eventually settled on Garland. She was 16 at the time of filming, much older than the young girl pictured in L. Frank Baum's books. Initially, in keeping with the image found in some editions of the books, Garland was given a blonde wig and "babydoll" makeup, her breasts were bound, and she was told to play Dorothy in an exaggerated fashion (in the style of Shirley Temple, perhaps). Eventually, a new director changed the tone of the character, losing the wig and makeup and telling Garland to "be herself." Only the blue-checkered costume – including its corset to deemphasize her adult figure – remained, and the much more natural Dorothy we know and love today was born.


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Oven-Steamed Rainbow Trout in Parchment
Source: NOTE: Packets may be prepared ahead and refrigerated up to 4 hours.
The aroma of fresh, steaming trout is intoxicating. Gently pulled off the bone with a fork, and eaten only with some crusty bread dipped in the fish's own olive-oil and herb-infused broth, it could be the best trout you've ever served.
¾ cup chopped parsley
¼ cup olive oil
2 tbsp. minced garlic
2 tbsp. grated orange peel
¾ tsp. salt
¾ tsp. ground black pepper
12 pieces (12- by 15-in.) parchment paper
12 boneless rainbow trout fillets (4 oz. each)
- In small bowl, combine parsley, oil, garlic, orange peel, salt and pepper; set aside.
- Fold each piece of parchment in half; open and place one trout fillet, skin-side down, close to the fold.
- Sprinkle each fillet with reserved parsley mixture. Bring top half of parchment over trout; fold edges together to form a tight seal.
- Per order, place parchment packages on baking sheet. Bake at 375˚F for 10 min.


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This silver presentation box was presented by the Glasgow Hebrew Community in November 1887 to Michael Simons, the first Jewish magistrate in Scotland. Simons was the senior partner in the firm Simons, Jacob & Co. and was closely involved with the Jewish community in Glasgow.
A Jewish community was founded in the city in the early 19th century, and the first purpose built synagogue, Garnet Hill synagogue, was established in 1879. The Jewish population was swelled in the late 19th century by immigrants from eastern Europe, many of whom settled in the inner-city area of the Gorbals. During the 19th century other communities were formed in towns across Scotland, including in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness.
Today, the Glasgow community is the fourth largest in Britain with 6000 members. There are six synagogues in the town and a host of other communal institutions.


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Sailing Antarctica in a World-Class Racing Yacht
By Stephen Hartshorne
Antarctica has become a very popular travel destination in recent years, and there are dozens and dozens of tour offerings there.
But if you want to get really close to the striking Antarctic landscapes and the hardy animals that make their homes there, you might want to take a hands-on sailing tour of the White Continent aboard the "Spirit of Sydney," an eight-passenger yacht designed for round-the-world racing.
In addition to their other popular Antarctica cruises, Adventure Life of Missoula, Montana, now offers sailing excursions to Antarctica which embark from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. Passengers travel through the frequently rough seas of Drake's Passage in an expedition vessel to the protected waters of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Hands-On Adventure
There they board the "Spirit of Sydney," a sea-tested racing yacht designed by Australia's Ben Lexcen for the 1986 BOC Challenge Race, a solo race around the world sponsored by the British Oxygen Company.
Originally designed for racing, the "Spirit" has been re-outfitted as an expedition yacht. The tour is a "hands-on" adventure, and passengers are welcome to participate as members of the crew, take a turn at the helm or just sit back and enjoy the scenery and the wildlife.
Adventure Life President Brian Morgan, who designs all AL tours, says the new tour is the first of its kind.
"The only other way to sail around Antarctica is to charter an entire vessel," he says. "The 'Spirit of Sydney' trips are unique because they offer individuals, couples and small groups the opportunity to join a sailing trip. Also, you're a lot closer to the water when sailing. This trip will allow passengers the opportunity to view the amazing wildlife that Antarctica is famous for, including whales, penguins and sea birds, up close."
"Anyone who has ever dreamed of feeling the wind in his or her sails will enjoy being at the helm of this thoroughbred racing yacht," he says.
The "Spirit" has also been likened to "an ocean greyhound," with long clean lines and flared bow sections designed for surfing the big rollers of the Southern Ocean. The ship had a major refit in 2002 including a new engine, new mainsail and a plexiglass dodger on the cockpit.
In 2004 the "Spirit" got a new saloon and navigation area and was outfitted with central heating and hot water systems.
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The ship is also equipped with state-of-the-art weather information and communication systems, including he Xaxero Sky-Eye System for downloading real-time satellite images, Iridium phone access to Global Marine Information Network
and e-mail facilities. Imagine checking your e-mail while sailing on the coast of Antarctica!
Adventure Life offers 14-, 23- and 27-day sailing tours. All the tours begin in Ushaia and voyage across Drake's Passage aboard the Peregrine Mariner, an ice-s strengthened expedition vessel designed for rough seas. (Though the passage is named for Sir Francis Drake, Drake himself decided not to hazard it, sailing instead through the Straits of Magellan which cut through the southern tip of South America.
Sea Birds, Penguins, and Seals
The 27-day tour includes stops at the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. In the Falklands, which is warmer than any of the other destinations, visitors can see three species of penguins -- Magellanic, rockhoppers and gentoos, as well as 60 species of birds which migrate to the islands to breed.
This tour also stops at South Georgia, the most mountainous of all the islands in the Southern Ocean.
Antarctic wildlife here includes albatross, skuas, giant petrels, tens of thousands of fur seals and hundreds of thousands of penguins including king penguins, and macaroni penguins, named by early English explorers, not for noodles, but for the plumes which resembled the feathers that "Yankee doodles" stuck in their hats when they went to London.
Visitors to South Georgia can also visit the old whaling station and the grave of legendary Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Zodiac Excursions
All three tours stop in the islands of the South Shetland Archipelago, from which they take a variety of excursions by zodiac boat to King George, Half Moon, Aicho, and Livingston Islands and, weather permitting, sail into the flooded caldera of the active volcano on Deception Island.
On these islands, the wildlife includes Adelie, chinstrap and gentoo penguins as well as several species of seals, and some of the most dramatic scenery in the region, formed by massive tabular icebergs, some several miles long.
The voyage aboard the Peregrine Voyager includes a series of educational presentations about wildlife, conservation and the history of Antarctic exploration.
Up-Close and Personal
On arriving in the relatively sheltered waters of the Antarctic Peninsula, visitors board the "Spirit of Sydney" for an up-close and personal exploration of Antarctica's bays and passages inhabited by humpback whales, leopard seals and, of course, penguins.
As an independent yacht, the "Spirit" can visit tiny coves and shallow anchorages where larger vessels cannot go. Members of the expedition, even "landlubbers," are invited to help sail the vessel, take a turn at the helm or just enjoy the awe-inspiring landscape of Earth's "last paradise."
Evenings are spent at anchor in the comfort of the ship's cabins, and dinner is generally a focal point for social activity as well as planning and communication.
The Co-Skippers
The "Spirit of Sydney" is owned and skippered by Cath Hew and Darrell Day, both experienced Antarctic sailors. Hew has designed and built her own yachts and sailed them around the world in many ocean races. Day is a veteran mountaineer who has climbed peaks all over the world.
In 2000 Hew and Day visited the Antarctic Peninsula and decided to make their dream of sailing in the region a reality they could share with others. They purchased the "Spirit of Sydney" in 2003.
The 14-day excursion includes five days of sailing aboard the "Spirit" while the two longer tours include eight days of sailing.
Returning to Tierra del Fuego
The return trip to Tierra del Fuego features onshore hikes, zodiac cruises among the icebergs, a visit to a working scientific research station and, weather permitting, a trip around Cape Horn.
The final night on board, passengers are invited to a captain's dinner as the ship makes its way down the Beagle Channel.
Adventure Life was founded in 1999 with the goal of providing quality small-group tours that have a positive impact on local culture and environment. The company offers more than 40 tours in South and Central America, exploring local cultures in remote villages and bustling city markets.
Adventure Life's grassroots approach to travel utilizes local guides, family-run hotels and local transportation. Groups are rarely larger than twelve, and every tour is is designed by founder Brian Morgan with the goal of providing fun and excitement.
For more information visit adventure-life.com.
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After a year-long deployment with the National Guard that included almost nine months in the Middle East, Dustin Dunklee is back at home and back to his duties as prosecuting attorney for Morgan County.
After a year-long deployment with the National Guard that included almost nine months in the Middle East, Dustin Dunklee is back at home and back to his duties as prosecuting attorney for Morgan County.
"It's very good to be home," he says.
Dunklee returned to his home in the Versailles area in early May. He had been serving as trial counsel for the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade stationed in Kuwait. One of two JAGs, he served as a prosecutor in disciplinary issues for the close to 1,400 soldiers in the brigade as well as giving briefings on rules of engagement.
Overall the deployment was a great experience for Dunklee, but there was no feeling like coming home. Welcomed back by a crowd of friends and family who surprised him by redoing his '66 Mustang while he was gone, Dunklee says his return was an "overwhelming, humbling" experience.
"Seeing my wife Dina and my daughter Ella - it was a feeling I won't forget. And coming to Versailles, I really got an unearned hero's welcome," he says. "I had a 9 to 5 job. There was a lot doing worse stuff than me."
As an aviation bridge, the main mission of the 35th were joint missions to other countries in the region as well as training missions with the Navy.
Dunklee was stationed at Camp Buehring, a small base just south of the border with Iraq. On the hottest day he was there, the temperature hit 134 degrees — almost unbearable, he says.
Driving was one of the small things he missed during this deployment — the ability to simply get up and go.
The few times they did drive, the route to Kuwaiti City was like "Nascar Kuwait," he says. While there are speed limits, they're not generally enforced because the police are third country nationals. He now has a greater appreciation for the stress free drive he can take whenever he feels like it.
But there were really no bad experiences, Dunklee says. The older generation who remembers Operation Desert Storm were especially friendly.
Third country nationals, however, make up a large percentage of the population with large Filipino and Lebanese communities.
Kuwaiti City was not what one might expect of a city in the Middle East. The downtown was very westernized, he says, reminding him of Miami Beach but without the swimsuits. The Muslim culture was a little different, but training before deployment teaches cultural awareness. A natural talker, Dunklee says it felt odd to not to be able to talk to women who didn't have a man with them.
But it was not all strict and traditional. Going to a mall in Kuwaiti City once, you could see the whole range of Muslim culture from women in full burkhas to women in shorts and t-shirt.
"It's kind of like Mennonites here. Some are stricter than others," he says.
Dunklee has been in the National Guard since the age of 17. Part of big blended family, he signed up mainly for the opportunity to help pay for college.
But Dunklee grew to enjoy the Guard for its service to community and country. He stayed with it long past time when he needed to and plans to continue in the Guard in the future.
"I like doing my civic duty. That's why I became a prosecuting attorney. That's what I'd always hoped to do. I like public service. I've been in private practice and enjoyed it, but if it's my choice, I'd be prosecuting attorney for my whole career. I was born to do it. I love it," Dunklee says.
Now, he feels fortunate to have been able to have left his prosecuting attorney responsibilities in good hands while he was gone. Part time assistant prosecuting attorney Doug Kinde, Laclede County Prosecuting Attorney John Morris and Morgan County's P.A. staff stepped up and did a great job during Dunklee's employment, Dunklee says.
"I didn't have to worry about stuff getting messed up. It was a relief leaving it in such good hands. Even with some of the serious stuff that has happened, the sheriff's department and police deserve a lot of credit for the way they've handled things," he says.
Settling in at home, Dunklee plans to take his wife and daughter on a vacation soon.
"I just don't want to see sand unless there's an ocean attached to it," he laughs.


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(AllHipHop News) In another effort to become as synonymous with money as the dollar sign, Jay-Z recently inked a deal with Samsung Mobile according to the New York Daily News.
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While there is no official word on the details of this deal, it is not far fetched to believe Jay-Z could be soon placing himself in the music streaming business. In March of this year, Universal Music Group signed a two year deal with Samsung for their Kleek music streaming service. A month after this announcement, Jay-Z and Roc Nation signed a partnership with Universal Music Group.
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In Germany it is the common practice to harvest grapes at various stages of ripeness. This practice has given rise to a system of rating German wines based on their ripeness. Qualitätswein can be made from either ripe, very ripe or overripe grapes and is divided into 2 categories: Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP).
Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) – this category encompasses the largest number of German wines. These wines come from eleven specified winegrowing regions. All wines carrying this rating are produced from grape varieties that have been approved and which have reached levels of ripeness that allow the wines made from them to reach a certain traditional level of taste and style. These wines tend to light, fresh and fruity and are produced to be consumed while in their youth.
Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP – quality wine with special distinction, or attributes) is the highest quality wine produced in Germany. Wines having this rating carry one of six special attributes (Prädikat) on its label: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese (BA), Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA).
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2012 Race Results by Race
April 29th, 2012 IUPUI Kids TRI for Kids Race Results Overall Race Results by Divisions as of 4/29/2012 1:38:00 PM Division: 7-8 Girls Place Bib # Name Start Finish Elapsed Age Gender 1 6 Grace Kaufmann 9:54:00 10:21:21 0:27:21 8 F 2 9 Phoebe Burrell 9:54:00 10:21:32 0:27:32 8 F 3 1 Julianna Hoover 9:54:00 10:21:52 0:27:52 7 F 4 2 Madelyn Lathrop
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We are ready for a great season! Welcome IU Health North as our participation awards sponsors! Dates of events: April 29th – IUPUI May 28th – Southport July 4th – Zionsville Aug 5th – TRI Indy – downtown on the canal – NEW this year! Sept 3rd – Jordan – Nora
2010 Season Start at IUPUI
Great start to the season at IUPUI! The rain held off and it was perfect weather for all the triathletes! Congratulations to all who the participants and the winners. We had close to 65 kids participate. A BIG thank you to our sponsors who were able to come out for the day and enjoy the fun: Chick-fil-A at the Crossing and the American Dairy
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2009 Series Winners
Congratulations to our series winners Drew Shellenberger, Ellie Pedersen, Matthew Monday, Erika Shellenberger, Meghan Mahoney, Beau Boggs, Matthew Carr, and Becca Carr! Thanks for a great season! See you next spring!
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Graham Rahal supports Kids Racing For Kids
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IBM's Systems and Technology Group (STG) introduced a slew of new products and enhancements, both hardware and software, for the System z and Power. The System z announcements, which DancingDinosaur will take up in subsequent posts, focused mainly on software enhancements, such as new revs of CICS and Omegamon, for the zEC12. The Power announcements covered new capabilities as well as new machines. And all the announcements in one way or another address IBM's current big themes: Cloud, Analytics, and Security.
Of the new Power announcements, Power7+ certainly is the star. Other capabilities, such as elastic capacity on demand and dynamic Power system pools, may prove more important in the long run. Another new announcement, the EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer, may turn out quite useful as organizations appreciate the possibilities of SSD and ramp up usage.
Power7+, with 2 billion transistors, promises to deliver 40% more performance, especially for Java workloads, compared to Power7. Combined with other enhancements Power announced, it looks particularly good for data and even real-time analytics workloads. The new processor boasts 4.4 GHz speeds, a 10MB L3 cache per core (8 cores =80 MB), and a random number generator along with improved single precision floating point performance and an enhanced GX system bus. IBM invested the additional transistors primarily in the cache. All of this will aid performance.
The enhanced chip also brings an active memory expansion accelerator and an on-chip encryption accelerator for AIX. Previously this was handled in software; now it is done in hardware for better performance and efficiency. Power7+ also can handle 20 VMs per core, double the number of Power7 VMs. This allows system administrators to make VM partitions, especially development partitions, quite small (just 5% of the core). With energy enhancements, it also delivers 5x more performance per watt. New power gating also allows the chip to be configured in a variety of ways. The upshot: more flexibility.
Elastic capacity on demand (CoD) and Power System Pools work hand in hand. Depending on the server model, you can create what amounts to a huge pool of shared system resources, either permanent or temporary. IBM has offered versions of CoD for years, but they typically entailed elaborate set up and cumbersome activation routines to make the capacity available. Again, depending on the model IBM is promising more flexible CoD and easier activation, referring to it as instant elasticity. If it works as described, you should be able to turn multiple Power servers into a massive shared resource. Combine these capabilities to create a private cloud based on these new servers and you could end up with a rapidly expandable private cloud. Usually, it would take a hybrid cloud for that kind of expansion, and even that is not necessarily simple to set up. The payback: greater agility.
There are, however, limitations to elastic CoD and Power Systems Pool. An initial quantity of CoD credits are offered only with new Power 795 and Power 780 (a Power7+ machine). There also is a limit of 10 Power 795 and/or 780 servers in each pool.
Enterprises are just starting to familiarize themselves with SSD, what it can do for them, and how best to deploy. The EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer, scheduled for general release in November, should make it easier to include SSD in an enterprise infrastructure strategy using the GX++ bus. The 1U drawer can hold up to 30 SSD drives (387 GB) in that small footprint. That's a lot of resource in a tight space: 11.6 TB of capacity, 480,000 read IOPS, and 4.5 GB/s of aggregate bandwidth. IBM reports that it can cut batch window processing by up to 50% and reduce the number of HDD by up to 10x. Plus, you can still attach up to 48 HDD downstream for another 43 TB. The result: great scalability and efficiency.
And this just touches on some of what IBM packed into the Oct. 3 announcement. DancingDinosaur will look at other pieces of the Power announcement, from enhancements of PowerVM to PowerSC for security and compliance as well as look at the enhancements made to zEC12 software.


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Woman Buys $500 Fake iPad at Wal-Mart
A Massachusetts woman bought an iPad at a local Wal-Mart to find things aren't as they appear.
Suzanne Nassie bought the bogus iPad at Westgate Mall Wal-Mart. After paying $500 for the gizmo she took it home and opened the box. Instantly she noticed the iPad was very light. When the product didn't turn on she became suspicious.
After closer examination she noticed that the iPad was phoney. The rear speaker was non-existent. It was simply black dots painted on the device. Even the iPad's charge port was fake! Suzanne thought she might have accidentally purchased a display model.
Suzanne called up the Wal-Mart explaining her frustration. The manager refused to give her a refund, citing the return policy on electronics. Once a product is unwrapped it can't be returned or exchanged.
After local press started to inquire about the fake iPad, Wal-Mart agreed to exchange the product. They say they are still working to find out how the situation occurred.
The sale of fake iPads has been the latest counterfeit scams.


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SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Illinois trappers captured about 2,000 river otters during the first otter-hunting season in decades, hundreds more than expected, state officials said.
Bob Bluett, a biologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, attributes the larger-than-predicted numbers to high fur prices, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports. He had expected a harvest between 1,200 and 1,800 animals during the roughly 5-month season, which began last November.
"The difference was fur prices were up," he said. "More people were trapping and there was more opportunity to catch otters."
Each river otter pelt brought in about $73.
The 2012-2013 season marked the first time since 1929 that Illinois hunters could trap the animals, which are part of the weasel family. River otters were once so rare in the state that authorities believed there were less than 100 of them in Illinois before 1990.
But their numbers rebounded. By 2009, the population was pegged at about 11,000.
State officials said the most recent season's hunt culled about 13 percent of the population.


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Will you be in New Orleans this weekend? I will! I'm looking forward to attending; this is the first Annual I will attend that is not in D.C. I've never been to NOLA and have always wanted to go. I know that the end of June is not the best time to be there when you are a cold weather-loving gal like myself, but I'm still excited!
Last year, I had a very firm schedule due to my Local Arrangements commitments, but this year my schedule is much more fluid. Here is what I know I plan to attend:
12:30 – 4:30 – YALSA pre-con Give Them What They Want
5:30 – Exhibits open!
10:00 – 12:00 – YALSA Strategic Planning session
6:00 – YALSA's Happy Hour
8:00 – The YA Blogger Meet Up
9:00 – 10:00 am – YA Author Coffee Klatch
10:30 am – The Beekman Boys at the What's Cooking Stage – I loooove the Beekman Boys and will have a few long-overdue posts about them post-Annual.
10:30 am – I'm presenting! Reading & Wrestling: Think Outside the Box to Reach Today's Teens – author Paul Volponi and wrestler
Sgt Slaughter (last minute change) the Mouth of the South will also be speaking! Wish me luck!
8:00 pm – Printz!
Please say hi if you see me!


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The Red and Gold failed to create even a single opportunity of note on home turf as a Heny Antchouet brace and a late goal from Akram Moghrabi sealed the win for Dias' side.
Henry Antchouet gave the visitors the lead on 34 minutes and he doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time. Substitute Akram Moghrabi than wrapped the poinys on 82 minutes.
These three points were vital for both sides and you could feel the nerves at the start of the game as both tried to feel each other out and the match turned into a midfield scrap with tackles flying in.
However, it was the visitors who looked the more threatening of the two teams in possession and the first chance duly came their way on seven minutes. Raju Yumnum crossed in from the left but Henry Antchouet's header was weak, under pressure from two defenders. That early opportunity proved a sign of more menacing things to come though.
There was controversy in the 16th minute when after a Steven Dias corner from the right, the Churchill players furiously charged at the referee Santosh Kumar, claiming the ball had been handled in the area, though the offical was having none of it though.
After that the game settled back into its scrappy pattern and while there were no major chances created the Goans continued to have the better of the exchanges. They finally broke the deadlock on 34 minutes through Antchouet. Robin Singh conceded a needless free-kick and Dias delivered a great ball in, from which Bilal Najarin failed to head home from point blank rage and Abhijit Mondal made a miraculous save. However East Bengal failed to clear the lines and when the ball was sent back in, the striker, who was in an offside position, applied the finish.
East Bengal failed to muster any kind of a response to going behind and they were hit by a body blow when Antchouet made it 2-0 to Churchill in the second minute of first half injury time. Following a swift counter, another great ball came in from Dias and Antchouet was left with a virtual tap-in as East Bengal once again failed to deal with the danger. As a result, Mariano Dias' men went into the break with a deserved two-goal lead having made the most of their limited chances.
Sadly, the second half was not much better for the hosts as Trevor Morgan's half-time pep talk seemed to have had little effect on his players. With the two goals in the bag, Churchill Brothers were more than happy to let East Bengal have the ball up to the final third, preferring to hit them on the counter attack as before. The Red and Gold now had to make all the running and they were lacking in ideas up against a sturdy rearguard for the visitors, for whom Bilal Najarin was an absolute rock at the back.
With the home support getting ever more frustrated and the game meandering to an end, substitute Akram Moghrabi put Eat Bengal out of their misery by adding a third goal in the 82nd minute. Following another needless foul in midfield a pinpoint free-kick was played into the box and Moghrabi duly obliged with a glancing header into the corner, past a helpless home defence.
Worryingly for East Bengal, they struggled to put a string of passes together throughout the game and bar a few shots from distance were unable to create any presentable chances with Chidi Edeh cutting a rather lonely figure upfront.
With the result Churchill Brothers move onto 37 points from 15 games and move four points clear at the top of the table. Meanwhile, East Bengal remain stuck on 33 points having played two games more.
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If you're like many moms, a typical meal for you might be a leftover half of PB&J, or sharing some mac 'n cheese with your kids because you didn't have time to make a grown-up meal, too. Result? You're probably not be consuming enough of certain vitamins and minerals that are vital to your health -- and energy level. "Large national studies have shown that there are 'vulnerable nutrients' that many American women have trouble consuming in adequate amounts," says Roberta Anding, R.D., spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association (ADA), and a clinical dietician at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. "Those nutrients include iron, calcium, vitamin D, folic acid and, for women who don't consume much or any meat or other animal products, zinc and vitamin B-12."
It's always best to get these nutrients by eating a well-rounded diet; you're unlikely to consume too much of any one nutrient and absorption from foods is often better than from pills. Besides, eating is one of life's great pleasures. That said, you're a way-busy mom and the incessant daily demands of raising a family means you probably don't eat as well as you should. Taking a multivitamin can help fill in those nutritional gaps.
Your nutritional needs vary depending on whether you're thinking about having a baby, currently pregnant, a breastfeeding new mom, or you're finished having kids and just trying to keep up with life. Pregnancy aside, most women can get enough nutritional insurance from a daily multivitamin to help them achieve their Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), the amount of each nutrient recommended by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine. In some cases, though, individual supplements may be best.


text: Finance Department All of the diverse bureaus within the Department of Finance work towards providing all of our customers with a positive experience. Whether it is a citizen paying property taxes or water bill, a vendor who deals with the City or a financial institution handling the City's investments, the Department seeks to leave everyone with the impression that we are customer friendly. In addition, a lot of financial data and financial information is distributed by Finance to other departments and employees of the City. Finances strives to ensure that they are treated the same as an external customer by employing best practices. Having said all that, we really just want everyone to feel as though they were treated fairly and with respect after having done business with our Department. About the Department of Finance The Department of Finance manages the City's financial affairs. It collects revenues, manages and invests cash, manages City debt, and controls financial processing. Its responsibilities include managing payroll, purchasing, and assessment operations, maintaining financial records and reports, enforcing financial policies and standards, and collecting and storing City records.The Department is composed of seven units: the Director's Office, Accounting, Treasury, Assessment, Parking, the Rochester Traffic Violations Agency and Purchasing. The hours for all units except Parking are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, when City Hall is open. The hours for the Parking Bureau are listed here. Learn more about Finance Department services. Ratings Service Assign City Excellent Credit Ratings SEE ALSO Finance | Departmental Listing | Budget and Finance


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Value of Data, EMR Jobs, and EMR vs EHR
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
Raw claims+EMR data not meaningful; need to clean & display it in a way that makes sense to users. @JulieHallBarrow @ChildrensMed #mHealth14
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) July 22, 2014
I agree with Wen that the EMR and claims data needs to be cleaned up. I think it gives the wrong message to say it's not meaningful though. Once it's cleaned up, it has a lot of value.
Looking for a Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Consultant – Manager level (#Washington) http://t.co/pks3fG8bYX #job pic.twitter.com/nl2CWo8pMD
— Jobs in Washington (@W4_Jobs_in_DC) July 28, 2014
How many of you have applied for a job because you saw it posted on Twitter? I'm really interested in this since I do a lot of health IT job posts on Twitter. We see quite a bit of traffic from Twitter to our healthcare IT job board, but I haven't added a good way to track who signs up and applies for jobs. That's next.
Does an EMR offer the same features as an #EHR? Discover the differences: http://t.co/DOzbxJOMoT
— Practice Fusion (@PracticeFusion) July 27, 2014
I love how academic Practice Fusion tries to make the discussion. I thought I made the discussion of EMR vs EHR much simpler.


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The former boy band star, actor, and gushing new dad is ready for some football with new son Camden John.
Congratulations on Camden John! What's been the biggest surprise about fatherhood for you so far?
That you really can't prepare—you think you can and you buy a lot of stuff. You know some things are coming, like the sleepless nights, but you don't realize what it's all really like until the baby is here. You just have to dive right in. My brother, who doesn't say many poignant things, hit the nail on the head when he told me "every baby is different—you just have to find your own way."
Which baby gear item has been your sanity saver so far?
Definitely the swing. It's got these little birds on it he likes to watch fly around.
Any hard lessons?
Yeah—when they start dirtying the diaper, let them finish. They're never done when you think. We've had poop everywhere.
What kind of activities are you looking forward to sharing?
I'm a big sports fan, especially football and baseball, so I have a lot of memories with my own dad at those games. I'm a crazy Cincinnati Bengals and Reds fans. We picked his name so we can call him C.J. Lachey when he's a sports star!
Plus: Vanessa Lachey Dishes on Pregnancy
That explains your passion for the Show Us Your Colors Campaign by Tide and the NFL.
They're making great memories with this. Anyone can go to Facebook.com/Tide click on their favorite team, and upload a photo wearing the team colors and win a trip for two to Super Bowl XLVII. The deadline is this Friday, 11/30, so hurry up! The Pittsburgh Steelers are winning, but we can beat 'em!
What dad job are you best at?
Shussing. I'm an excellent shusser. I've definitely mastered that art. And I love to sing to him. In fact I'm working on a lullabye album that was inspired by his birth.
And not so good?
Picking out his clothes—I leave that to his mom. Except for sportswear. I get to choose things like his Bengals outfit (see photo).
What celebrity parents do you most admire?
That would have to be David and Victoria Beckham. I love seeing them with their kids at Laker games. They seem to keep it together in spite of all the pressure.
How will you keep Camden feeling like a normal, grounded kid when he's got two famous parents?
Normal is what you make it, and I think it comes down to good parenting. I won't be a pushover—kids need discipline supported by love. My dad was always great about showing his support. Kind of like "I'm holding you accountable, but I've also got your back." That kind of balance is key.


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It's apparent that as he's preparing his lineup for Tuesday night's game at Calgary, Bruins head coach Claude Julien is picking between rookie Tyler Seguin and veteran Daniel Paille for his 12th forward.
Now things could change between now and the puck-drop against the Flames, and other players might enter the debate. But today at practice Seguin and Paille both skated on Boston's fourth line with Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton.
Readers of TheBruinsBlog.net surely have their take on what the lineup should look like, so I ask:
Who should be the Bruins' healthy scratch in Calgary?
- Daniel Paille (67%, 211 Votes)
- Tyler Seguin (28%, 88 Votes)
- Other (4%, 14 Votes)
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Kingston budget proposal draws concernBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
February 19. 2013 7:19PM
KINGSTON - Some department heads say they're worried voters will reject the proposed town budget next month after budget committee members decided not to support the spending plan.
"Obviously, if the town votes down the budget and we go into default that affects all of us," Fire Chief Bill Seaman said.
The budget committee had recommended passage of the proposed $4.7 million budget until voters at the annual town deliberative session on Feb. 2 added $7,250 to the bottom line. The money was originally included as a warrant article but voters agreed to stick it in the budget instead. It will be decided when voters head to the polls March 12.
The money would match another $7,250 raised by the Kingston Historical Museum Committee for an archivist and to buy materials for the cataloging and preservation of museum, town and library documents and other historic materials.
Following the budget increase, the budget committee later took a new vote and decided against recommending the budget proposal.
Budget committee member Gary Finerty said putting the money from the warrant article into the budget "was a slippery thing to do" and was approved by a small group of people "with a private interest."
"If it gets buried in the budget the townspeople don't know they're voting for it. The town should vote on it, not a set number of people," he said.
In a similar move, the school's budget committee also voted not to recommend the proposed school budget after deliberative session voters added nearly $100,000.
The lack of support from the budget committee "could potentially influence the voters," Seaman said.
If the budget fails, the town would be forced to operate with a default budget that's about $138,000 less than what was proposed.
Road Agent Rich St. Hilaire said he's also worried about possible cuts to his budget.
St. Hilaire said his budget often takes a hit when the proposed town budget fails because road projects can be put on hold, though sooner or later they have to be done. That would likely be the case this time as well, but, he said, "It's not the smart thing to do."
He said he feels the $7,250 should have been left as a warrant article because it had the support of the budget committee and selectmen.
Virginia Morse, chairman of the town's historic district commission, made the motion to add the $7,250 to the budget.
She said she and others felt the money should be included in the budget because it's intended to preserve existing town documents and doesn't involve a new purchase.
"This is property that belongs to the town and the selectmen include those things in their budget," she said. "The people that voted for it were not just a select group who voted and then left.
Those people stayed and worked all the way through all the warrant articles. I don't think it was just a few people who rallied for the moment and then left."
Seaman said his fire department budget is down 1.38 percent from last year's spending - a decrease attributed largely to two new employees who were hired at lower salaries to fill vacancies.
"If I have to reduce it further that will affect some programs. We would start with some of the non-emergency programs," Seaman said.
Areas that could face cuts include education in the schools and other fire prevention programs.


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Working with the serial console
Configure your Arch Linux machine, so you can connect to it via the serial console port (com port). This will enable you to administer the machine, even if it has no keyboard, mouse, monitor or network attached to it (a headless server).
As of Arch Linux 2007.x, installation of Arch Linux is possible via the serial console as well.
A basic environment for this scenario is two machines, connected using a serial cable (9-pin connector cable). The administering machine can be any Linux or Windows machine with a terminal emulator program (putty or Minicom for example)
The configuration instructions below will enable grub menu selection, boot messages and terminal forwarding to the serial console.
Configure console access on the target machine
1. Edit the grub.conf file:
# vi /boot/grub/menu.lst
Add these lines to the general area of the configuration:
serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 terminal --timeout=5 serial console
Add the console parameters at the end of your current kernel line:
console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600
For example, the kernel line should look something like this after modification:
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/md0 ro md=0,/dev/sda3,/dev/sdb3 vga=773 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600
Note: when the 'terminal --timeout=5 serial console' line is added to your menu.lst grub configuration, your boot sequence will now show a series of "Press any key to continue" messages. If no key is pressed, the boot menu will appear on which ever (serial or console) appear first in the 'terminal' configuration line. The lines will look like this upon boot:
Press any key to continue. Press any key to continue. Press any key to continue. Press any key to continue. Press any key to continue. Press any key to continue. Press any key to continue.
2. Edit the inittab file:
# vi /etc/inittab
Add a new agetty line below the existing ones :
c0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS0 linux
3. Edit the securetty file:
# vi /etc/securetty
Below the existing tty's add an entry for the the serial console:
4. Reboot the machine
Note that in all of the steps above ttyS1 can also be used, in case that your machine has more than one serial port.
Making Connections
Connect using a terminal emulator program
Perform these steps on the machine used to connect the remote console.
1. Install Minicom:
# pacman -S minicom
2. Start Minicom in setup mode:
# minicom -s
3. Using the textual navigation menu change the serial port settings to the following:
Serial Device: /dev/ttyS0 Bps/Par/Bits: 9600 8N1
Press Enter to exit the menus (pressing Esc will not save changes)
4. Remove the modem Init and Reset strings:
Under the 'Modem and Dialing' menu delete the Init and Reset strings.
5. Save the setup:
From the main menu, choose 'save setup as dfl'
6. Exit Minicom:
From the main menu, choose 'Exit from Minicom'
7. Connect to the target machine:
While the serial cable is connected to the target machine, start the Minicom program:
# minicom
8. Exiting Minicom
To finish the session press 'ctrl-A' and then 'X'.
Screen is able to connect to a serial port. It will connect to a standard 9600 speed port without options.
# screen /dev/ttyS0
If needed see the section "WINDOW TYPES" in the screen man page for details on setting the baud rate.
Windows Options
On Windows machines, connect to the serial port using programs like Putty or Hyper Terminal.
Installing Arch Linux using the serial console
1. Connect to the target machine using the method described above.
2. Boot the target machine using the Arch Linux installation CD.
After a while, output from the console will start showing on screen and setup can be started normally.
Note that after setup is complete, the console settings will not be saved on the target machine, in order to avoid having to connect a keyboard and monitor, configure console access on the target machine before rebooting.
Note that while a port speed of 9600 is used in all of the examples in this document, working with higher values is recommended (List of available speeds is displayed in Minicom by pressing 'Ctrl-A' and then 'P')
Ctrl-C and Minicom
If you are having trouble sending a Control-C command through minicom you need to switch off hardware flow control in the device settings (minicom -s), which then enables the break.


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Amy R. Hurd, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and Recreation at Illinois State University in Normal, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in recreation management, leadership, and marketing. Hurd received her PhD in leisure behavior from Indiana University in 2001. Her research interests focus on management in parks and recreation with specific regard to management competencies.
Hurd has worked in public-sector parks and recreation as a marketing director for the Champaign Park District in Champaign, Illinois. She has also served on the National Recreation and Park Association's American Park and Recreation Society board. She has coauthored Kraus' Recreation and Lesiure in Modern Society and the Official Study Guide for the Certified Park and Recreation Professional Examination.
In her free time, Hurd enjoys biking, kayaking, and hiking. She lives in Normal, Illinois.
Robert J. Barcelona, PhD, is an assistant professor in the department of parks, recreation, and tourism management at Clemson University and teaches courses in the youth development leadership program.
Barcelona received his doctorate from Indiana University after working professionally in the field of campus recreation, specifically in intramural sports and sport club administration. He has also worked with numerous recreation and sport organizations in both programming and research efforts. Barcelona's research centers on the management of leisure services, particularly recreational sport management and youth development.
His interests lie in three areas: competencies and training needs of recreation professionals and volunteers, organizational partnerships, and community needs and participation patterns in sport and recreation. Barcelona is interested in research that bridges the gap between theory and practice, and he has been involved in efforts to enhance both academic and professional development in recreation and sport management. His research has been published in several refereed, professional journals, and he is the author of several book chapters related to recreation and sport management.
Barcelona has presented locally, regionally, and nationally for associations such as the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, the North American Society for Sport Management, the Sport Marketing Association, and the National Recreation and Parks Association.
John T. Meldrum, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Meldrum received his MBA in management (1995) from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada and his doctoral degree in recreation and leisure studies (2007) from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. His research centers on commitment in leisure service organizations, particularly seasonal or contingent employees and their impact on those organizations.
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- 1970 RCA: $75,000,000 9 1/4% sinking fund debentures due June 1, 1990; $75,000,000 9% notes due June 1, 1975
- 1971 RCA: merger Coronet Industries, Inc.
By the end of World War I, the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America was the only company in the United States that was equipped to operate transatlantic radio and telegraph communications. Since Marconi was entirely owned by a foreign company—the British Marconi Company—the U.S. government wanted to establish a domestic company with such capabilities. At the prompting of Franklin D. Roosevelt, then the undersecretary of the navy, General Electric (GE) formed a privately owned corporation to acquire the assets of American Marconi. In 1919 the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was incorporated, and within a month it had acquired those assets.
GE was the major shareholder of RCA and the two companies cross-licensed their patents on long-distance transmission equipment. A year later, American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) bought into RCA and also cross-licensed patents with the new company. In 1921 Westinghouse also joined the ranks of asset holders of RCA; in exchange for selling Westinghouse radio equipment to the public, RCA was permitted access to Westinghouse patents. RCA entered into the broadcasting field that same year with its transmission of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight in Jersey City, New Jersey. In 1924 RCA transmitted the first radio-photo, a portrait of Secretary of State Charles Hughes. This transmission was made from New York to London and back to New York. Two years later, RCA formed the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). At this time, RCA began selling components manufactured by the Victor Talking Machine Company. In 1927 RCA introduced the first Radiotron tube. This radio tube was the first to operate on alternating current, thereby eliminating the need for batteries—a crucial step in the development of mass-produced electric radios. A year later GE perfected a system of recording sound on film, which it called the RCA Photophone. RCA Photophone, Inc., was merged with the Film Booking Office of America (FBO), a movie production company, and the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain.
The following year RCA purchased the Victor Talking Machine Company. The trademark of the Victor company, a dog staring at an old phonograph above the caption "His Master's Voice," was also purchased by RCA and became one of the most famous trademarks in marketing history. In 1930 the company began experiencing legal problems concerning its monopoly status. The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit against RCA; at the end of the battle RCA retained all of its patents, but GE, AT&T, and Westinghouse were forced to sell their interests in the company. By this time RCA's various businesses included broadcasting, communications, marine radio, manufacturing and merchandising, and a radio school. The year after it became an independent company, RCA moved into its new headquarters—the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center in New York City.
RCA greatly expanded its high-technology research department during the Depression. The company made its first public television broadcast at the New York World's Fair in 1939. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved RCA's television system in the spring of 1941, but World War II halted further development of commercial television. RCA was also affected by a 1941 FCC investigation that decided that NBC, which operated two networks (the red and the blue) was a monopoly. Two years later the less-profitable blue network was sold to Edward Noble and became the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). RCA profited immensely from the war, when it began its long association with the Defense Department. RCA switched production to military electronic equipment such as tubes for radio, radar, and microwave communications.
After the war, the company resumed the production of radios and commercial tubes and turned to its television research once again. The NBC radio network expanded into television, and in 1946 the first television network linked NBC facilities in New York City, Washington, Philadelphia, and Schenectady, New York. Television became commercially available that same year when RCA introduced the world's first mass-produced television set, which sold for $375. The entire electronics industry underwent a fundamental change with the birth of the transistor in 1948. RCA quickly entered the semiconductor field and developed new types of transistors. The company eventually applied this new technology to military and commercial electronic products, data-processing systems, and aerospace production.
Color programming did not become available to the public until 1954. RCA developed a color system that was compatible with the existing black-and-white TVs. The company's main competitor, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), also developed a color system. Although the CBS system produced a higher-quality picture, it was not compatible with existing sets. The FCC approved only the CBS system since the relatively small number of television sets in American homes made incompatibility a fairly insignificant consideration. In 1953 the FCC reversed this decision, since RCA had greatly improved its picture quality and the number of sets in American homes had significantly increased.
During the late 1950s RCA ventured into satellite equipment. In December 1957 the first successful satellite radio-relay equipment was launched into space aboard an Atlas missile. In the following years RCA developed a number of satellites for the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA). One such project, completed in 1962, involved six weather satellites and a ground-based complex for televised observation. The following year the Relay communications satellite was put into orbit. This satellite transmitted TV pictures between the United States and Europe and linked Latin America to the United States by radio. RCA also planned and coordinated the construction of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. This radar defense system stretches across the Canadian Artic and was intended to warn the United States of impending missile attack from the Soviet Union.
By 1966 sales of color television sets industry wide rose to $3 billion a year. During this decade RCA continued production of home television sets and came to dominate the camera industry with its best-selling TK-44 camera. The first live pictures transmitted from outer space to earth were recorded by a miniature RCA camera carried aboard the Apollo 7 flight, and the first words broadcast to the earth from the moon were transmitted by an RCA-manufactured radio backpack carried by Neil Armstrong. At the end of the decade the Radio Corporation of America officially changed its name to the RCA Corporation.


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Revision as of 19:30, 20 November 2007
The Eclipse Modeling Framework Technologies (EMFT) project was initiated to incubate new technologies that extend or complement EMF. Over time, projects will graduate from EMFT into other Modeling projects, such as EMF, MDT or M2T.
- 1 Components
- 2 Planning & Project Management
- 3 Documentation & Assistance
For an up to date list of components, see:
Current Components
Proposed Components
- Miguel Garcia, Chris Daly
- Thiago Tonelli Bartolomei
- Ecore Tools aka Ecore Diagram: Announcement, Proposal
- David Sciamma, Jacques Lescot, Gilles Cannenterre
- Peter Nehrer
- Jean-Claude Cote
- EMF4Net: Proposal, www.emf4net.org
- Reinhold Bihler
- Component owners: please provide a quick wiki page at the above links, culled from the materials linked above.
Graduated Components
Planning & Project Management
Callisto (2006)
Europa (2007)
- Query, Transaction, Validation R1.1 Draft Plan
- New and Noteworthy features in the 1.1 release of the Query, Transaction, and Validation components, by milestone
Documentation & Assistance
Newsgroups / Mailing Lists
Have a question? Try the FAQ for your individual component. If that doesn't help, chances are your question has been answered in the newsgroup.
Builds & Server Configuration
- Building & Promoting Guide
- Build Server Setup
- Eclipse Server Sandbox Setup
See also Category:EMFT or Category:Releng.
Articles / Wiki
- Effective Use of the Eclipse Modeling Framework, EclipseCon 2007, by Ed Merks et al.


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Cancer Genetics
Inherited Cancer Risk
Hi, I was wondering what my risk of getting breast or ovarian cancer would be with having one aunt on my dad`s side having ovarian caner at 50, and two of his other sister`s with breast cancer and then on my mom`s side both of her two sister`s having breast cancer in their late 50`s and early 60`s? Neither my mom or my own sister has had it to this date. Thank you
Breast cancer susceptibility can be inherited from both your mother's side of the family and from your father's side of the family. The ages at which women in the family are diagnosed with cancer will influence your risk estimates of breast cancer, as will the number of women who have been diagnosed with cancer. Your father's side of the family has some features that might be somewhat suggestive of a stronger cancer susceptibility because of the combination of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
You should discuss the family history with your primary care physician or your gynecologist, and consider an appointment with a cancer genetics professional to discuss various ways to have your breast cancer risk evaluated, options for screening and options for risk reduction. You can locate a cancer genetic counselor by visiting the website for the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC.org) or the National Cancer Institute website (Cancer.org).
Duane D Culler, PhD, MS
Clinical Instructor of Genetics
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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