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UC Davis Medical Center ranks among top 50 hospitals in America
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UC Davis Medical Center ranks among the top 50 hospitals in America, according to an annual survey published in the August issue of U.S. News and World Report.
Out of more than 5,000 hospitals nationwide, UC Davis Medical Center was ranked 35th for orthopaedics and 50th for cancer.
"We are delighted with this recognition from U.S. News," said Ann Madden Rice, UC Davis Medical Center CEO. "It is one of several indicators we use to monitor our ongoing efforts to provide excellent patient care and improve health outcomes for our community, the region and beyond."
Only two other Northern California hospitals ranked in the top 50 for cancer: UC San Francisco Medical Center and Stanford Hospital and Clinics.
UC Davis Cancer Center Director Ralph deVere White said he was gratified that the U.S. News rankings recognized UC Davis' excellence in cancer research and clinical care.
"(The U.S. News & World Report survey) is one of several indicators we use to monitor our ongoing efforts to provide excellent patient care and improve health outcomes for our community, the region and beyond."
— Ann Madden Rice, UC Davis Medical Center CEO
"We are one of only 65 hospitals in the country with a cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute, and have recently expanded our reach through our Cancer Care Network of community hospitals in Truckee, Pleasanton, Merced and Marysville," he said. "This recognition represents our national standing as a community resource that is doing all it can to better people's lives through excellent cancer care."
Only three other Northern California hospitals ranked in the top 50 for orthopaedics: UCSF Medical Center, Stanford Hospital and Clinics and John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
Paul DiCesare, medical director and chair of orthopaedic surgery at UC Davis, said the recognition highlights efforts toward building a leading orthopaedic department.
"The UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is a leader in state-of-the-art orthopaedic surgery, research and education, with a world-renowned level 1 trauma center and a musculoskeletal research center that are among the nation's most sophisticated and interdisciplinary," he said. "Our program, encompassing nine subspecialties, a 24-hour level I trauma center and Shriners Hospitals for Children, plus access to the latest clinical research trials, ensures one-stop coverage and the best available care."
The U.S. News survey also showed that UC Davis Medical Center's nurse-patient ratio — 2.8 registered nurses per patient bed — was among the highest in the nation. In cancer, only Mayo Clinic had a higher nurse-to-patient ratio, with three nurses per bed. In orthopaedics, only Mayo and Abbot Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis had higher ratios, both with three nurses per bed.
The Best Hospitals 2010-11 issue ranks medical centers nationwide in 16 specialties, and examines death rates, volume, balance of nurses and patients, reputation and the availability of medical technology, among other measures.
UC Davis Medical Center is a comprehensive academic medical center where clinical practice, teaching and research converge to advance human health. Centers of excellence include the National Cancer Institute-designated UC Davis Cancer Center; the region's only level 1 pediatric and adult trauma centers; the UC Davis MIND Institute, devoted to finding treatments and cures for neurodevelopmental disorders; and the UC Davis Children's Hospital.
The medical center serves a 33-county, 65,000-square-mile area that stretches north to the Oregon border and east to Nevada. It further extends its reach through the award-winning telemedicine program, which gives remote, medically underserved communities throughout California unprecedented access to specialty and subspecialty care.


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2007-03-28 / Obituaries
Thelma Tejada: beloved Amityville matriarch
Loving grandmother, mother, wife and longtime Amityville resident Thelma A. Tejada died March 5, 2007 at New Island Hospital in Bethpage. She was 77 years old. Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic to Oscar and Juana (Tineo) on October 27, 1929, she later came to the United States and settled in Amityville.
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Does anyone know if there is a 2600 metting in Delaware? i know that there is one in Philly but not Delaware.
i've noticed that the notices on the site don't always match those of the magazine.
so make sure to pick up a copy of the latest 2600 to be sure...
if your city is not listed then i'm pretty sure you're out of luck.... also- you can always search the net for local computer clubs...
yeah, I\'m gonna need that by friday...
The spring 2003 edition has no meetings listed for Delware. If you and some friends are interested you can start your own. You can also check irc.2600.net to find others in your area.
Here are the guidelines: http://www.2600.com/meetings/guidelines.html
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ya, i have, but i was wondering if you can start your own 2600 club, but i bet that takes alot of sponsorship//skill, oh well i check it out on there site.
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How common is depression in later life? Depression affects more than 6.5 million of the 35 million Americans aged 65 or older. Most people in this stage of life with depression have been experiencing episodes of the illness during much of their lives. Others may experience a first onset in late life—even in their 80s and 90s. Depression in older persons is closely associated with dependency and disability and causes great distress for the individual and the family. Why does depression in the older population often go untreated? Depression in elderly people often goes untreated because many people think that depression is a normal part of aging—a natural reaction to chronic illness, loss and social transition. Elderly people do face noteworthy challenges to their connections through loss, and also face medical vulnerability and mortality. For the elderly population, depression can come in different sizes and shapes. Many elderly people and their families don't recognize the symptoms of depression, aren't aware that it is a medical illness and don't know how it is treated. Others may mistake the symptoms of depression as signs of: • dementia • Alzheimer's disease • arthritis • cancer • heart disease • Parkinson's disease • stroke • thyroid disorders Also, many older persons think that depression is a character flaw and are worried about being teased or humiliated. They may blame themselves for their illness and are too ashamed to get help. Others worry that treatment would be too costly. Yet research has also shown that treatment is effective and, in fact, changes the brain when it works. What are the consequences of untreated depression in older persons? Late-life depression increases risk for medical illness and cognitive decline. Unrecognized and untreated depression has fatal consequences in terms of both suicide and nonsuicide mortality: older Caucasian males have the highest rate of suicide in the U.S. Depression is the single most significant risk factor for suicide in the elderly population. Tragically, many of those people who go on to die by suicide have reached out for help—20 percent see a doctor the day they die, 40 percent the week they die and 70 percent in the month they die. Yet depression is frequently missed. Elderly persons are more likely to seek treatment for other physical aliments than they are to seek treatment for depression. Are symptoms of depression different in older persons than in younger persons? Symptoms in older persons may differ somewhat from symptoms in other populations. Depression in older persons is at times characterized by: • memory problems • confusion • social withdrawal • loss of appetite • weight loss • vague complaints of pain • inability to sleep • irritability • delusions (fixed false beliefs) • hallucinations Older depressed individuals often have severe feelings of sadness, but these feelings frequently are not acknowledged or openly shown; sometimes, when asked if they are depressed, the answer is "no." Some general clues that someone may be experiencing depression are: • persistent and vague complaints • help-seeking • moving in a slower manner • demanding behavior
NAMI • The National Alliance on Mental Illness • www.nami.org • 1 (800) 950-NAMI 3803 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100 • Arlington, VA 22203
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How can clinical depression be distinguished from normal sadness and grief? It's natural to feel grief in the face of major life changes that many elderly people experience, such as leaving a home of many years or losing a loved one. Sadness and grief are normal, temporary reactions to the inevitable losses and hardships of life. Unlike normal sadness, however, clinical depression doesn't go away by itself and lasts for months. Clinical depression needs professional treatment to reduce duration and intensity of symptoms. Any unresolved depression can affect the body. For example, depression, if left untreated, is a risk for heart disease and can suppress the immune system, raising the risk of infection. What causes depression in older persons? Although there is no single, definitive answer to the question of cause, many factors—psychological, biological, environmental and genetic—likely contribute to the development of depression. Scientists think that some people inherit a biological make-up that makes them more prone to depression. Imbalances in certain brain chemicals like norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine are thought to be involved in major depression. While some people become depressed for no easily identified reason, depression tends to run in families, and the vulnerability is often passed from parents to children. When such a genetic vulnerability exists, other factors like prolonged stress, loss or a major life change can trigger the depression. For some older people, particularly those with lifelong histories of depression, the development of a disabling illness, loss of a spouse or a friend, retirement, moving out of the family home or some other stressful event may bring about the onset of a depressive episode. It should also be noted that depression can be a side effect of some medications commonly prescribed to older persons, such as medications to treat hypertension. Finally, depression in the elderly population can be complicated and compounded by dependence on substances such as alcohol, which acts as a depressant. Are some older persons at higher risk for depression? Older women are at a greater risk: women in general are twice as likely as men to become seriously depressed. Biological factors, like hormonal changes, may make older women more vulnerable. The stresses of maintaining relationships or caring for an ill loved one and children also typically fall more heavily on women, which could contribute to higher rates of depression. Unmarried and widowed individuals as well as those who lack a supportive social network also have elevated rates of depression. Conditions such as heart attack, stroke, hip fracture or macular degeneration and procedures such as bypass surgery are known to be associated with the development of depression. In general, depression should be assessed as a possibility if recovery from medical procedure is delayed, treatments are refused or problems with discharge are encountered. How is depression in older persons diagnosed? A physical exam can determine if depressive symptoms are being caused by another medical illness. Medical concerns and their treatment are common in this population. A review of the individual's medications is important: in some cases a simple medication change can reduce symptom intensity. . A clinical and psychiatric interview is a key aspect of the assessment. Speaking with family members or close friends may be helpful in making a diagnosis. Blood tests and imaging studies (like a CT scan) are helpful insofar as they rule out other medical conditions that would require a different path of intervention. Can depression in older persons be treated? Fortunately, the treatment prognosis for depression is good. Once diagnosed, 80 percent of clinically depressed individuals can be effectively treated by medication, psychotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or any combination of the three. A novel treatment—transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)—has been approved by the FDA and may be helpful for mild depression that has not been helped by one medication trial. Medication is effective for a majority of people with depression. Four groups of antidepressant medications have been used to effectively treat depressive illness: selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs); norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibitors (NSRIs); and less commonly, tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Medication adherence is especially important, but can present challenges among forgetful individuals. It is important to note that all medicines have side effects as well as benefits, and the selection of the best treatment is often made based on tolerability of the side effects. ECT (also known as shock treatment) may be very useful in the treatment of severe depression in older adults. For carefully selected people, ECT can be a lifesaving intervention. For example, an 80-year-old man who lives alone, has been depressed for months, lost 60 pounds and has delusions about his body has a kind of presentation that may improve quickly with ECT. ECT can impact memory— an important consideration in comparing it to other interventions. Medications can be beneficial for elderly individuals in treating the symptoms of depression. Medications are frequently combined with supportive psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy to improve their effectiveness. Research has shown that depressed individuals may need to try more than one medication to get an optimal response.
NAMI • The National Alliance on Mental Illness • www.nami.org • 1 (800) 950-NAMI 3803 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100 • Arlington, VA 22203
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Psychosocial treatment plays an essential role in the care of older patients who have significant life crises, lack social support or lack coping skills to deal with their life situations. Because large numbers of elderly people live alone, have inadequate support systems or do not have contact with a primary care physician, special efforts are needed to locate and identity these people to provide them with needed care. Natural supports like church or bridge group colleagues should be encouraged. There are services available to help older individuals, but the problem of clinical depression must be detected before treatment can begin. Like diabetes or arthritis, depression is a chronic disease. Getting well is only the beginning of the challenge—the goal is staying well. For people experiencing their first episode of depression later in life, most experts would recommend treatment for six months to one year after acute treatment that achieves remission. For persons that have had two or three episodes during their lifetimes, treatment should extend up to two years after remission. For peopled with more than three recurrences of depression, treatment may be life-long. The treatment that gets someone well is the treatment that will keep that person well. Reviewed by Ken Duckworth, M.D October 2009
NAMI • The National Alliance on Mental Illness • www.nami.org • 1 (800) 950-NAMI 3803 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100 • Arlington, VA 22203


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Give or take, 90 percent of the time celebrities go under the knife for some sort of plastic surgery and I just can't help but wonder WHY. Yeah yeah, there's nothing wrong with getting a little bit of somethin' here or there, but when things go bad, man do they go BAD.
We all know the famous cases, the worst cases. The Bruce Jenners, the Heidi Montags. Maybe it's something in the water out there in Hollywood that warps what the true perception of beauty really is. Either way, 2012 has come and gone and we have a whole slew of new plastic surgery fails to dish on.
Check out our list of the top 5 celebrity plastic surgery fails of 2012, here:
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The sisters-in-law of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev testified Thursday afternoon before a federal grand jury investigating the attack, their lawyer told the Associated Press.
Amato DeLuca — who represents Tsarnaev's widow, Katherine Russell, and her family — said that Anna and Rebecca Russell testified at the federal courthouse in Boston. Their parents, Judith and Warren Russell, testified before the grand jury in September, but Katherine has not been called.
A spokeswoman for the US attorney's office would not confirm that the Russell sisters had testified. She did not respond to questions about why they were called or whether Katherine Russell is being investigated in the April 15 bombing.
Three people were killed and 260 people were injured when two bombs went off at the Marathon finish line. Tsarnaev was killed later in a shootout with police. His brother, Dzhokhar, was indicted on 30 counts in June and faces the possibility of the death penalty. Three of his friends were also indicted on charges of allegedly lying to investigators or trying to cover up his role after the bombings.
DeLuca said that the sisters had visited Katherine on occasion in Cambridge and knew the Tsarnaevs, but had no suspicions about them.
He said he believed prosecutors are calling everyone who has any possible connection to the brothers.
''I think what they are doing is what you expect them to do, look at everyone and talk to everyone who has any possible information, and see what comes of it,'' he said. ''Because of the nature of it, they're bringing in everyone.''
Russell has not been charged with wrongdoing and has been questioned several times by federal investigators.
She, her husband, and their 3-year-old daughter had shared a cramped apartment in Cambridge before and after the bombings.
She and the girl moved to her parents' home in North Kingstown, R.I., after her husband was killed.
DeLuca said she was doing well. ''This is unnerving because they're your sisters,'' he said. ''They're kids. They're scared stiff.''


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Field Journal: Searching for Birds in the Malakula Heat
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After a warm welcome in the village, the team faced constant dehydration and mounting bug bites in the field—but made a new canine friend, too.
Seven Questions for Herpetologist (and Taxonomist) Darrel Frost
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Herpetology Curator Darrel Frost answers questions about taxonomy, technology, and the evolution of scientific classification.
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Museum Open for Regular Hours on December 13
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The Museum safely evacuated visitors and staff today as a result of a smoke condition in the Hall of Northwest Coast Indians. The Museum will be open on Saturday, December 13, during regular hours, 10 am – 5:45 pm.
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Despite a growing embrace of environmentalism among many designers, so-called sustainable fashion continues to conjure notions of burlap. Awards show commentators rarely use the term — elegance just isn't synonymous with eco-friendly living.
But at the Academy Awards, Missi Pyle, part of the ensemble cast of"The Artist," will walk the red carpet in a flowing blue gown made from organic silk, hand-dyed with natural mineral pigments and lined with recycled polyester. The gown was designed by Valentina Delfino, one of hundreds of designers around the world who submitted sketches to the third annual sustainable couture competition known as Red Carpet Green Dress in the hopes of presenting their creations on the most glamorous — and watched — red carpet in the world.
Pyle is the first actress in an Oscar-nominated film to wear the annual competition's winning design. She was selected for her willowy, 5-foot-11-inch frame, her interest in sustainability — and all the attention surrounding "The Artist," which is up for 10 awards.
"Ultimately, Red Carpet Green Dress isn't about beautiful gowns," said program founder Suzy Amis Cameron. "It's really about bringing awareness to the fact that we can be kind to the planet and still wear something really gorgeous — and to then take that a step further, for people to think about the carbon footprint of their everyday clothes."
The wife of "Avatar"director James Cameron started Red Carpet Green Dress after realizing she'd be walking a lot of red carpets herself in conjunction with her husband's film, which won three Academy Awards in 2010.
Red Carpet Green Dress is similar to an initiative spearheaded by Colin Firth's wife, Livia; her Green Carpet Challenge encourages Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford and other top fashion houses to incorporate sustainable fabrics into their designs. Cameron's program, however, is a global competition open to designers of all backgrounds. Designers pay $65 to enter, and the proceeds go to help fund the private Muse School in Malibu, a nonprofit co-founded by Cameron and based on the concept of social responsibility.
"I wanted to wear a beautiful dress that had some meaning to it," said Cameron, whose 2010 Oscars gown was the first Red Carpet Green Dress winner. It was made from fine hemp silk dyed "Avatar" blue and lined with material salvaged from another dress. A collaboration of unknowns and heavy hitters, the "Avatar" dress was designed by a student at Michigan State University and built by Deborah Scott, who won an Academy Award for costume design in "Titanic." Last year's winning design came from Samata Angel, now the global campaign director for the initiative, and was hand-dyed with cranberries, hand-sewn to avoid using electricity and embellished with recycled vintage beads.
Over the last five years, sustainable fashion has been quietly growing as more types of textiles with lower environmental impacts become available and more designers and consumers embrace them. In addition to organic cottons and silks, there are fabrics made from seaweed fiber, milk proteins and wood pulp. Yet even as mass-market brands such as Nike, Levi's and Patagonia incorporate more environmentalism into their offerings, eco-fashion has yet to become mainstream.
Nonetheless, interest is growing, if the number of competitors in Red Carpet Green Dress is any indication. This year's contest saw 264 aspiring designers submit sketches, compared with 60 who submitted designs for the 2011 dress. The new designs showed a greater breadth of interpretations of "sustainable," which includes organic textiles as well as recycled and vintage materials.
This year's winning dress is also a collaboration. Miami-based designer Delfino is an unknown, but her dress is being assembled by Emmy Award-winning costume designer Birgit Muller. Pyle's stylist, Colin Megaro, was considering dressing the actress in Armani Prive until he was approached by Red Carpet Green Dress eight days before Oscar night.
"It was kismet this project came in our direction," said Megaro, who is donating his services and will accessorize Pyle with a metallic bag from eco-conscious designer Stella McCartney and stilettos from Christian Louboutin. Both designers are supporting Red Carpet Green Dress with loaned items.
On Tuesday, Megaro's West Hollywood condo was the site of the first fitting for a dress that needed to be completed four days later. Pyle was ushered into a guest room and zipped into a muslin prototype of the gown's undercarriage. The finished dress will be asymmetrical, with a heart-shaped neckline, corseted bodice and fishtail.
"I didn't know what the dress was going to look like," Pyle said. "This is going to be stupidly beautiful."


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WORCESTER — Four weeks of filming, seven months of waiting and the film "American Hustle" is finally, almost, nearly, sort of here. The movie opens nationwide Dec. 20. Nicole Watson, owner of Nick's Bar and Restaurant, where scenes were filmed in April, caught a screening Wednesday in Brookline and said it was excellent.
WORCESTER — Four weeks of filming, seven months of waiting and the film "American Hustle" is finally, almost, nearly, sort of here.
The movie, loosely based on a late 1970s sting operation run by the FBI, is earning critical raves ahead of its release Friday in a limited number of markets, as well as seven nominations for Golden Globe Awards. It opens nationwide Dec. 20.
Nicole Watson, owner of Nick's Bar and Restaurant on Millbury Street, where a number of scenes were filmed in April, caught a screening of the movie Wednesday night at Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline and described it as excellent.
"It was so much fun to see so much Worcester in there," Ms. Watson said.
Directed by David O. Russell, "American Hustle" tells the story of con artists forced to work for an FBI agent in an investigation involving politics. It recalls the Abscam sting, which became public in 1980 and led to bribery convictions for several members of Congress.
The cast includes Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence.
"American Hustle" was filmed at a number of Massachusetts locations. During April, production took place at Worcester locations such as Worcester Memorial Auditorium, the Worcester Art Museum and the city's Canal District neighborhood. The exterior of Shack's Clothing in downtown Worcester got a temporary sign that allowed it to double as the entrance to Studio 54, a famous New York City nightclub of the era. Nick's Bar and Restaurant morphed into "Baron's Italian Dining" for the film.
That re-use of sites is part of the art of movie making, according to Erin I. Williams, cultural development officer for the city of Worcester.
"We might recognize our City Hall as one place, and it might appear as something very different in the film," she said.
Some local arts-scene officials had hoped to schedule a premiere of the film at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, but the movie's release date conflicted with events at the downtown theater, according to Barbara Guertin, an actress who appears in "American Hustle" and is a founder of Mass Studios, a proposed production center.
"We thought it was going to be a great opportunity to highlight all the work that was done here, especially in Worcester," she said.
Instead, she said, she'll see the movie the night it opens.
"And we're planning our own little '70s party," Ms. Guertin said.
The Worcester Art Museum has already repainted and switched out the art in a gallery where Mr. Bale and Mr. Cooper shot a scene, but it would be happy to have the filmmakers come back for an event, said Monica A. Elefterion, the museum's marketing and communications coordinator.
"We've posted to their social media saying if they want to come back and have a viewing here, we would love it," she said.
For Ms. Watson of Nick's Bar and Restaurant, who has already seen the movie, one surprise was how quickly the scenes shot at her establishment go by. The bar appears at two different points in the film, serving as different settings, she said.
"It'll be really fun when everybody else gets to see it, and we'll definitely have an Oscar party, because it looks like it's going to be a contender," she said.
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Dublin is often referred to as the party capital of Europe; full of pubs, clubs and Irishmen extolling the virtues of 'the craic'. One thing you will find in abundance in the Irish capital is traditional folk music and you certainly won't have to travel very far around the streets of Dublin to find a place to have a jig and a swig!
Whelan's in Camden Street, central Dublin is the place to visit for traditional and folk music. This exciting venue has had most of Ireland's folk talent perform on its stage at some point. Just a stone's throw away, also in Camden Street, is The Village another vibrant music venue, that's well worth a visit.
Vicar Street – despite its confusing name – is not a street but a fabulous traditional music venue and can be found in Thomas Street in the heart of Dublin. This prestigious venue opened in 1998 promising to give Dublin a mid-size venue that would 'punch above its weight'. It presents bands and solo artists that play all types and genres of music including traditional and folk, with big-name Irish bands such as the Dubliners appearing at this venue. Other artists that are slated to appear at Vicar Street include Dara O'Briain, Fionn Regan and Brendan Grace proving that it is living up to its promise to deliver quality acts.
Plus, you'll find many more places where you can enjoy traditional folk music at most times of day or night. Bars, cafes and hotels in Dublin are all places where you can find Irish Folk Music being performed by eager and talented local musicians. Plus, you'll be able to enjoy just about any other genre of music in Dublin that takes your fancy, from rock to classical. So, if you are planning to visit Dublin, or just toying with the idea, make sure that you are prepared for 'the craic'!
And if you are in any doubt as to how much the Irish love their music, take note of the following example. The Irish Post Office has recently started selling a series of stamps that pay tribute to four iconic bands whose roots are based in traditional Irish folk music; The Chieftans, The Dubliners, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, and Altan. The bands have been chosen because of the success they have had in taking traditional Irish folk music to the world. The inclusion of Tommy Makem is quite poignant as he recently passed away, and these stamps make a fitting tribute to his life-time contribution to making Irish music popular throughout the United States. They are sure to become collectors' items, so be sure to pick some up when you visit Dublin.


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floriauck necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 53 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
I need a logo for a local, family owned painting company.
Michael Mitterberger - Malermeister Betrieb
- logo should have the name of the owner which is "Michael Mitterberger" as well as "Malermeister Betrieb", which means "painting company" in german.
- style and image should reflect: quality, respectful, stable, professional, clean
- This is a family owned business. They do interior/exterior as well as some detail work.
- The business uses a lot of natural paint and they would like to include some natur inspired elements.
- colors should include blue, orange maybe (greens, yellows)
- Michael Mitterberger - Malermeister Betrieb
- nature inspired, nature elements
- quality, respectful, stable, professional, clean
- blue, orange (maybe greens, yellows)
I did not get any info from the client as far as what they dont want included.
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Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006 10:04 pm
Here and there
The parking lots always full, the patients are overweight, and nobody wants trouble
He was not from here; he was from there. New places made him apprehensive, but it seemed friendly here. The sign outside the building read "Welcome to the Medical Center Parking Ramp." He'd never been welcomed to a parking ramp before — a comforting start. The parking ramp was full. He joined the circling cars, looking for vacant spaces. The cars here all had vanity license plates; some of them were disquieting. He was wedged between "STR ANG 1" and "2 BEE ZAR." Eventually he escaped, parked on the street, and walked to his destination. It was hot for January — 58 degrees, according to the bearded man in the dog-fur hat and heavy full-body-length coat, in a car with the license "IM KRA Z2." "Parking ramp was full," he told the receptionist. "It's always full," she said. "Never any parking spaces." "If it's always full, then . . . " She interrupted him: "Sign here, please." Where he came from, areas with "never any parking spaces" were called "no-parking zones." It was obviously different here. He signed his name on a form and sat down. The man in the long coat was next in line. "Is it hot in here — or is it just me?" he asked. No one answered him. Apparently they don't comment on "hot issues" here. The waiting room's television was rehashing yesterday's news. A mayor and the mayor's sidekick were holding up report cards showing that they had urinated into jars, proving to the satisfaction of the local newspaper that they had not had booze or dope since Tuesday. Another politician followed and suggested that all public people urinate in jars — as an example to others. Now, he worried; he'd been led to believe that it was more sophisticated, more urban here — but back there, where he came from, folks didn't need an example of how to urinate into jars. The television left the politicians and jumped to a fat nurse decrying obesity in children. The story moved to a grade school where a fat teacher called a group of children in from their playground games to watch a film on proper exercise. "So they know the value of staying active," the teacher explained, "we have a series of films scheduled." He looked around, thinking to ask someone here questions, but thought better of it when he saw that everyone was overweight — 28 fat people in skinny chairs. When he turned back to the TV, his view was blocked by a thin lady, just arrived. He couldn't see the screen, but he heard a TV voice say, "We're addicted to oil; we must switch to corn." Therein the fat problem, he reasoned — they drink oil here! Where he came from, they used oil for heat and lubrication. When the thin lady sat down next to him, he decided to share his observation. He said it low enough so that only she could hear. "No wonder everyone here is fat — they're obsessed with oil and eat no corn." "A low-oil corn diet!" she said, "I'll give it a try." And then, "It's my slacks, isn't it? I asked my husband if they made my butt look big, and he said no — as if he even looked or cared about anything except his stupid sports, the sonofabitch!" She ran from the room in tears. The receptionist saw the whole affair and wrote something next to his line — on the form. He was very uncomfortable now; he wanted out of here. "How much longer?" he asked the receptionist. "Can't say," she said, "I'm offline. The network has been shut down to increase response time." He should have stayed quiet, but he wanted at least one answer to the methods here. "Why," he asked, "would you want to increase response time? Seems you'd want to decrease it. And when you shut down completely, you have by the act itself reduced response time as much as it can be reduced. And . . . " "Take a seat, sir! We don't want trouble here. And stop bothering the other patients!" She wrote on his line. He sat down. It was a slow, protracted, small-town hour before she called his name. "The doctor wants a sample." She gave him a jar. "I'm not a public person," he explained. She stared at him, "I'm getting a little tired of your antics. We're busy here. You know very well I'm not talking about doing it here! Use the bathroom." "Where is it?" he asked. "There!" she said, pointing with her eyes. And so he went home, away from the madness here, and ate some corn, with a spoon.


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DODGE CITY, KANSAS (AP) - At least three major grocery store chains are recalling certain packages of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination. The recalls at Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., Publix Super Markets Inc. and Kroger Co. mainly in the southeastern U.S. stem from meat from National Beef Packaging Co. of Dodge City, Kan.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that National Beef was recalling more than 60,000 pounds of beef after the Ohio Department of Agriculture found the bacteria. The recalls affect products sold mainly in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee, but the meat could have been distributed nationwide.
The agriculture department says there have been no reports of illnesses. The company says it's investigating. E. coli can be deadly and can cause bloody diarrhea and other problems.


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ComedySportz, the popular entertainment franchise that stages improv games within a competitive framework, is holding its world championship in Chicago, beginning Wednesday. According to the company, more than 170 comedians attached to franchises from the Quad-Cities to Manchester, England, are in the improv capital to play a series of games (or shows) at the Athenaeum Theatre on Chicago's North Side.
An opening-night parade is slated for Wedneday evening, featuring players walking en masse, Olympics-style, through the Lakeview neighborhood. The various match-ups, which take place through Saturday at the Athenaeum, 2936 N. Southport Ave., are open to the public. (Tickets at 25yearz.com.)
ComedySportz franchises battle it out every summer; the last time the world championship was held in Chicago was 2001.


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Robert Emory Trede
Jan. 21, 1970 - Feb. 9, 2013
Robert passed away unexpectedly at John Muir Hospital in Concord after a short battle with heart disease at the age of 43.
He was born and raised in Stockton, CA. He attended local schools and received a
Bachelor's degree in business administration from San Francisco State University and a Juris Doctorate from JFK University of Law. He was a fan of the Giants baseball team and the Liverpool soccer team.
Robert is survived by spouse Gina Pelucca-Trede, mother Gail Wigley (Marvin), father John Trede (Peggy), sister Valarie Walker (Paul). In addition he is survived by his aunt Sandy Melden (Tom), uncle Ronald Trede (Pam), nieces Emily and Megan Walker, grandmother Norma Garrett, and his two dogs, Nicky and Charley.
Robert was loved by his family and friends and will be dearly missed. Internment of Robert's ashes will occur at a yet to be determined date and time.
A Celebration of Life open house will take place on Saturday, February 16, 2013, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at 946 N. Orange St., Stockton, CA 95203.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Robert's name to the Hospice of San Joaquin. 3888 Pacific Ave., Stockton. CA 95204 or the SPCA.


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Spring is here! Finally, it was definitely a long time coming this year. Winter just held on forever and it only now is starting to warm up here. I'm so excited to see the sunshine and blue skies that I decided it would be fun to celebrate by making some delicious desserts and I started with simple colorful spring cookies.
Inspired by these shortbread cookies, I decided to adapt the recipe so I could cut them out with spring themed cookie cutters. I pulled some cute flowers and a butterfly cookie cutter out of my baking drawer that I thought would be perfect. I also wanted to make the cookies a bright color but wanted to be creative and use something different to color the dough.
I poked around in my cabinets for a few minutes and a bright pink box of JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin caught my eye. Perfect!
Now I was ready to start. I made up the shortbread dough and replaced half the sugar with the JELL-O. It turned the dough pink right away and I was really excited. I called Kora & Logan in to help me cut out the shapes. They loved pushing the cookie cutters into the dough and then pulling them back out to reveal the flowers and butterflies.
After we arranged them on the cookies sheets, I popped them in the oven and in 15 minutes we had our brightly colored and fun flavored spring cookies! They turned out delicious and had a fun fruity flavor. This was a yummy recipe that I'd love to make with the kids again and even take into school for a spring party or other event. They are eye-catching, cute, and sure to garner lots of compliments.
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Hi all,
I have a Fieldpiece SC77 meter that I have been using for a couple of years. I noticed today that when set to measure resistance the meter shows between 0.5 and 0.8 ohms with the leads shorted together. I have tried some of my other leads and have the same issue. I mean I know 3/4 of an ohm is not a big thing, but I can put long leads on my meter, or little 5 inch ones and get the same reading.
Is this something I should be worried about? I am probably only worried because a month ago the k-type thermocouple mode was reading a few hundred degrees inside a 40 degree refrigerator. I tried 4 completely different thermocouples and a new battery and nothing changed. A couple of days later it is reading the proper temperatures again.
I guess I am a little skeptical of my meter now.


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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest who was convicted in Argentina of sexually abusing a boy has finally begun serving a 15-year sentence in prison.
Father Julio Cesar Grassi was something of a star in the Buenos Aires diocese, well-known for persuading Argentine celebrities to donate to the Happy Children Foundation.
His fortunes changed after some of the orphans he cared for accused him of abusing them in 1996.
Grassi was convicted in 2009, but was able to keep living across the street from the orphanage while he appealed. After the top provincial court upheld his sentence last week, Grassi was taken into custody Monday.
The 57-year-old priest still maintains he is innocent. His final appeal to Argentina's Supreme Court will be made from behind bars.


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Tech Girls is a WPI outreach after-school program that encourages girls to pursue study and a career in the STEM fields by exposing them to many different fields of science and engineering along with a wealth of positive female role models.
Tech Girls is open to girls in grades 5 and 6 and takes place on Wednesdays from 4-6pm, every 3 weeks. During each session, WPI students, faculty, and staff facilitate a wide variety of hands-on activities that promote creativity, problem solving, and teamwork in middle school girls. This program costs $180, but there is financial assistance available.
The 2017-2018 program schedule will include the following dates:
- October 4, 2017 (Parent Orientation)
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Republic of Congo passes anti-smoking law
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — A Republic of Congo official says the country is announcing a new law that limits the sale and consumption of tobacco.
Minister of Health Francois Ibovi said Friday the law prohibits the consumption, purchase and possession of tobacco for minors, pregnant women and the mentally ill, with fines for those selling to that population starting at nearly $400. It also prohibits advertising or promotion for tobacco.
The law also prohibits smoking in public places, such as schools, hospitals and public transportation.
Ibovi says the law was approved by President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in July 2012, but the government decided to announce it on World No Tobacco Day.
The Republic of Congo, often overshadowed by its much larger neighbor Congo, is now among the minority of countries in Africa with anti-smoking laws.


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Twenty-two-year-old David Winter, a college student struck and killed on I-26 Monday evening, was planning a trip back home to Kansas for Christmas, according to a friend.
Twenty-two-year-old David Winter, a college student struck and killed on I-26 Monday evening, was planning a trip back home to Kansas for Christmas, according to a friend.
Winter was struck at about 6 p.m. in the middle of the westbound lanes of I-26 near the 57 mile marker in Polk County. His vehicle was found on the side of the road about 500 yards away, its doors locked. His keys have yet to be found.
N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper C. Sama said it's not known why Winter was in the middle of the interstate. Without a key, they have not been able to determine if his truck was out of fuel or if mechanical issues left Winter stranded. The accident is still under investigation.
First responders said Winter was struck first by a tractor-trailer and then by another motorist. Sama said he suspects the impact from the 18-wheeler killed Winter instantly.
No charges are expected. Sama said there was nothing the truck driver could have done to avoid hitting Winter.
Winter, formerly of Hillsboro, Kan., was staying in Mill Spring at the time of the accident, according to Sama.
David Loewen, of Hillsboro, Kan., said Winter was a really good friend.
"We have known each other for as long as I can remember, and I just found out about this accident this evening," he said in an email to the Times-News Monday. "It's really rough 'cause he was going to school out there in North Carolina and was going to be coming home for Christmas, and now obviously he won't be."
Loewen also asked for prayers for Winter's family.
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The accessories market is always in flux, but sometimes it's shifting more than others. Lately, we've noticed a half dozen bags that feel like they're getting ready for a popularity spike in the very near future. Below, we've enumerated our picks, along with our reasoning. Be on the lookout.
I have been crowing about how underrated the Belt Bag is for a while now, but since Rosie Huntington-Whiteley took up the cause, I'm betting the bag will start to creep into other notable closets. On top of that,the brand's Fall 2016 collection includes a bunch of totally gorgeous new versions of the Belt, which will undoubtedly help the bag's case with shoppers.
Chanel bags of any type are a pretty reliable popularity bet, but lately the brand's backpacks in particular have been popular with a set of young, ultra-stylish celebs that are often the canaries in the new trend coal mine. When those ladies set their sights on Chanel, we always take notice.
Coach's launch of the new Rogue Bag was met by enthusiasm from both our commenters and shoppers on the brand's website--a bunch of the colors in the Rogue's initial release sold out. Now that the Rogue's mini version has made its Pre-Fall 2016 debut, we expect sales to be even more brisk. I got the chance to preview this smaller version of the bag in person, and it's perfectly sized and perfectly casual. If last season was any indication, you'll want to go ahead and order the color you want now.
I don't necessarily have a great argument for this one--the only celebs I've spotted carrying the BTW in the very recent past are Rita Ora and Lindsay Lohan--but it just feels like the bag's time is here. Megs and I are longtime lovers of the shape, which is roomy at any size, and it's so simple and comes in so many nice colors that summer 2016 is gonna be when it pops. Mark my words! Even if it's just to get me to say "I was wrong" later.
Honestly, I could have included nearly any Gucci bag here and had the same odds of being right when all is said and done. The brand is experiencing a period of explosive consumer interest, and its meeting it with a dizzying array of new products, prints, shapes and embellishments, many of which quickly find their way to Gucci's popular (and seemingly expanding) handbag assortment. The Soho Disco Bag has been the brand's bread and butter with shoppers for years, and the bee-embellished version of the same shape will likely show up on plenty of notable shoulders. But so will a lot of Gucci's bags. That, we can promise.
It might sound weird to say that one of the world's most popular handbags for several decades running is going to experience a surge in popularity, but we've noticed something interesting going on with the littlest Birkin lately. For years, we never saw anyone carrying a 25cm Birkin and they were scarcely represented curated sales and auctions of the most sought-after pre-owned Hermès bags. Then Kendall Jenner showed up with one, and it looked so good on her that we dedicated an entire post to it, which we usually don't do with individual celebrity bag choices.
We noticed several in Moda Operandi's latest Hermès sale, though, and they were going for prices higher than similar bags in larger sizes, which indicates a strong demand for the little bags. We can certainly see why: the petite proportions make one of the world's most famous bags feel fresh and new, and not every rich woman on the planet already owns a 25cm. If that changes in the near future, don't say we didn't warn you.


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Wouldn't it be nice to get up at night for a bathroom jaunt and not worry about tripping over something in the dark? Engineering students Leona Dean and Zoe Robson from London South Bank University have created the Footlume, an electroluminescent rug. Using rechargeable batteries, its light is controlled by a person's weight. Dean says that it can also "provide ambient mood lighting or flash in time to music as a talking point at a party."
The prototype will be on display at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Show in London this month. The thought occurs to us that if it responds to humans, it will do the same with nocturnal pets and the idea may backfire if they decide to play "chase the light" as our cat does.
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When stored its on top of the shelf above the sink. Please be sure to zip the bag up and not expose the inside to any surfaces!
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Absolutely no style. But who cares? Flights within Europe are all pretty short so doesn't matter what carrier you use. Or. barely matters. I do have a favourite. Norwegian is always great value!
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Yes, it was a battle. My first report on this riot gave people a look into the ugly violence and bloodshed. I've reported it the way it happened, but nothing is to be glorified or celebrated here. It felt good, though, to be a part of struggle and change, to see solidarity in action.


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ethopoeia wrote:actual meaning of δαιμων preceded by κατα.
ethopoeia wrote:Some better translations have managed to grasp the ancient meaning of the term relating it to 'spirit' ("to the divine spirit within himself", "the geniality in his mind", "true to his own spirit"), as used by Socrates or Plato, yet I believe they fail to convey the actual meaning intended by Jim's father with the idiomatic collocation κατα followed by the noun δαιμονα in accusative
ethopoeia wrote:And, just like Venus means "Love" in Ovid, I'm convinced that δαιμων means something very different here. ThomasGR has mentioned Neoplatonism (?)


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Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers
Approximate date of purchase: June 26, 2009
Where did you purchase the item(s) from: threemonkeysclothdiapers.com (she also has an etsy store but I forget the name)
What did you buy: 3 All in Ones
How was the customer service: Awesome. I got a response from Stacey the next day to let me know she was filling orders in 7-10 days (all dipes are made to order) and that she would e-mail when they were sent out. About a week later she let me know to watch for them in the mail and I got them about 5 days later.
Review of the product: These diapers are so cute! They are very trim, she has tons of fabric choices, and lots of upgrade options. She recommends washing ten times before max absorbancy will be reached. I was so excited to get mine I washed them once and put it on her right away, shortly after she fell asleep for the night. I didn't plan to put them to the test that soon but we didn't have any leaks at all! They worked great, I am really impressed.
Any additional comments: Not only are the diapers really cute, they are a great price too. She includes shipping to the US and Canada (being from Canada I was impressed, it usually costs a lot to ship here).
Would you do business with them again? Yes/No - For sure. Stacey was a dream to deal with, got the diapers fast and I am ordering 6 more at the end of the month.
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Re: Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers
Approximate date of purchase: August 2009
Where did you purchase the items from: threemonkeysclothdiapers.com
What did you buy: 6 All in Ones with snaps
How was the customer service: Great. I received emails at least once a day from Stacey answering questions and offering suggestions.
Review of product: These diapers are my new favorite. They fit my little guys skinny legs and they have plenty of room to grow in them. They are super cute, well made, and they don't leak!
Any additional comments: Her prices are amazing!
Would you do business with the again? Yes! I'm about to order 18 more diapers from her, as at this price, I can stock up on diapers and have the cutest little fluffy butts around!
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Approximate date of purchase: March 2012
Where did you purchase from: three monkeys cloth diapers
What did you buy: diaper cover
How was the customer service: wonderful! Stacy responded to my initial emails quickly and it really made me comfortable to buy my first new wahm diaper.
Review of product: I honestly am addicted. Her cover fit perfectly on my son. And it is super cute since she has many fabrics to choose from.
Any additional comments: I have since bought 4 more covers from her. All perfect!
Re: Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers
Approximate date of purchase: November 2012
Where did you purchase the item(s) from: Three Monkey's etsy page.
What did you buy: 2 Pocket diapers with bamboo inserts.
How was the customer service: We had no interaction, but my diapers shipped fast. I have heard wonderful things about her customer service though.
Review of the product: Super cute, trim and super absorbent! You can really feel the quality in them which is hard to believe considering how low the price is! The multifunction bamboo inserts are now being used for night time, but cannot be used with her shell for night because we will experience leaks through where the tag is sewn in (after 10-12 hours). I wish I had underwear as soft as these!
Any additional comments: My only regret is not purchasing these diapers sooner!
Would you do business with them again? Yes/No - Yes! Within just a couple of weeks I placed a customer order for 6 more of her diapers and I can't wait to receive them!
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (WWBT) - Police have more questions than answers as they move into a new phase of the investigation to find out what happened to Morgan Harrington.
Human remains believed to be that of the Virginia Tech student were found at an Albemarle County farm Tuesday.
Investigators will return Wednesday morning to Anchorage Farm off Route 29.
Overnight a state trooper kept watch so that no one would disturb any evidence. Evidence state police will not yet talk about.
For hours, investigators scoured for clues in what police say is likely a homicide investigation in the death of Morgan Harrington.
"Whatever we discover from this time forward we must be very careful because we have a perpetrator, or perpetrators at large that we certainly intend to catch and prosecute," said state police Lt. Joe Rader.
Positive identification is expected Wednesday morning along with cause of death. Farm owner David Bass found the skeletal remains while checking his property line for storm damage. Bass said he was told to keep quiet about any clothing or jewelry that may have been discovered.
"The skull had no hair on it," said a tearful Bass.
The remains were in a hay field which police say was last cut in August.
"At the time Morgan Harrington disappeared the hay field would have been up to the waist," said Lt. Rader.
Bass said the only way to get to that spot is by foot.
"There's no other way. You'd have to go through barbed wire fences, cross rivers, and streams. It's a complete mystery to me," said Bass.
The farm had not been searched before by police.
"We had no evidence at the time that was an area of interest," said state police Superintendent, Col. Steven Flaherty.
Harrington was a junior at Virginia Tech. Counselors are at the ready. Tech President Charles Steger released a statement.
"The Tech community held out hope for Morgan's safe return. The news from Albemarle County put an end to that hope. The most important work we can do now is to turn our efforts toward the support of Morgan's family, her friends and others struggling to cope with the terrible tragedy," said Steger.
As the investigation moves forward police ask that anyone who may have information about this case to call the state police tip line at 434-352-3467.
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Photos: Pride, passion, music and fireworks at Paralympic...
The Games are over and the athletes and ...
Olympic participation no major sacrifice for NHL, IIHF president says
Ten days every four years.
The Swiss president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, Rene Fasel, doesn't think that's too much to ask of National Hockey League owners, who seem set against sending their players to the next Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Sharing a head table with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at Canada Hockey Place on Thursday, Fasel said that a league that plays roughly 5,000 game over the course of an Olympic quadrennial can surely re-schedule a few of them to ensure that the world's best players participate in the Games.
"You have no all-star game in the Olympic year, so the time is not so long," Fasel said.
Bettman, though, sounded a cautionary note.
"When you look at the Games from 30,000 feet, it's all good, when you focus on us being here as part of the Olynpic experience, it's all good," he said, "but you do have to take a step back at ground level and look at the impact it has on our season, and what we can do about it."
Playing in Vancouver, he said, was "almost a no-brainer" given the North American audience it will attract, and the time zone in which the games are played. In Sochi, however, games would air here in the afternoon or even morning, and with added travel time to and from Russia, the upside to the NHL of shutting down its regular season for two weeks or more might be minimal.
However, Olympic participation – which the players favour – is likely to be a chip on the table in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, following the 2011 season, and perhaps the owners' apparent resistance is simply an early salvo in the next CBA contest.
"The Games could play without NHL players – hockey is hockey – but for the fans, we need you here, Gary," said Fasel, who called the Olympics "the pinnacle of our sport."
He chided Bettman for his preoccupation with the business side of all decisions, and said that was one of the difficulties of working out a truce between the NHL and the Russian federation and its Kontinental Hockey League over player transfers.
"We have to find another way," said Fasel. "My job here is to bring the Russian federation and NHL together, and I promise I will. But you have such different cultures, and Gary is so much American, and the Russians are so much Russian and …."
"And you are so much Switzerland," cracked Bettman.
Bettman trumpted the overwhelming influence of the world's best hockey league on this Olympic tournament.
"We're playing in an NHL building, using NHL ice, basically NHL rules, the NHL officiating standard with a couple of minor modifications, and in the games that matter, we're using NHL officials, and the NHL's four-man officiating system," he said. "And most importantly there are more than 140 NHL players here."
Bettman would not go into details of factors weighing for or against NHL participation in Sochi, but said that he doesn't think either the IOC or IIHF would be comfortable with the NHL "cherry-picking" Olympics based on time zones and convenience.
"We're not negotiating now," he said. "There isn't a drop-dead date. There will come a time , and it will be obvious, when we have to make a decision – although we went to Torino at the last minute, coming out of the work stoppage. But there's plenty of time."


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Is global warming to blame for Sandy the "Frankenstorm"? Pundits and politicians were arguing about that even before the massive storm struck the Atlantic coast; now that it has moved on, after killing 50, flooding the New York subway system, ripping away chunks of New Jersey's coastline and causing myriad other damage that will place Sandy among the most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history, it's a more pressing question. After all, if the storm were an act of man rather than an act of God, we might be able to prevent such disasters from recurring.
Unfortunately, though, there's no easy answer. Climate change is measured in terms of observed changes in temperatures and weather patterns across broad swaths of territory over long periods of time. Scientists are reluctant to attribute any single weather event to man-made global warming. So how come such experts as Al Gore are telling us that Sandy was "strengthened by the climate crisis"?
In part, it's because Sandy involved a highly unusual confluence of weather events, some of which may have resulted from a widely documented rise in global ocean and surface temperatures. Waters in the mid-Atlantic, for example, are unseasonably warm, which may have made the storm stronger. It might have headed harmlessly out to sea if not for a rare blocking pattern caused by a high-pressure system near Greenland, which may have arisen because Arctic temperatures are going up.


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Ted Siefer's City Hall: Questions arise over sale, other options for old police station
March 22. 2014 7:33PM
IT IT TIME for the nuclear option for the old police station on Chestnut Street?
This is what Ward 7's Bill Shea was wondering at Tuesday's meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen following the revelation that the Massachusetts developer who had signed a tentative purchase agreement for the building had bowed out.
"Maybe it'd be better to level the building and use the land for a parking lot," Shea said. "We continue to spend money on maintenance; we've already spent $40,000."
The building has been vacant since December 2012, when the police moved into their shiny new headquarters at the Municipal Complex.
Mayor Ted Gatsas and Economic Development Director Will Craig have insisted that the prospective buyer, the Grossman Companies, gave a low-ball offer and then, before they even had a chance to properly respond, wrote a letter withdrawing from the deal altogether.
This sequence of events didn't sit well with Alderman-At-Large Joe Kelly Levasseur, who pressed Craig on whether the developer had expressed his offer in writing.
He had, Craig said.
"If there's a letter with a counter-offer, I want to know if there was a discussion," Levasseur said. "There are not a lot of buyers out there for this building."
Levasseur later told me he was concerned that the mayor had shot down a potential deal without giving the aldermen a chance to evaluate it.
At the meeting, Gatsas said he would be happy to discuss the finer points of the interaction with Grossman but only in non-public session since the building was still on the market.
After emerging from the closed-door session, Gatsas told me he wasn't ready to give up on selling the building. "The building next door to it is completely full," he said. "There are a lot of things moving. It's just a matter of the right person coming along."
Speaking of low-ball deals for city properties, remember the Massachusetts developer who wanted to build a student housing tower at the site of the Pearl Street parking lot? Word is the developer, James Vitas, might be interested in again approaching the city with a proposal. And this time he might have a well-connected ally: Patrick Arnold, the former Ward 12 alderman who gave up his seat to run for mayor last year.
Arnold, an attorney, did not respond directly to the question of whether he was representing Vitas. Rather, he wrote in an email: "I am in communication with a number of individuals in the private sector about potential projects that will serve the best interests of city taxpayers, residents and families."
The last time we heard from Vitas, he made a proposal that would have involved the city bearing much of the cost for the student apartment building; neither the mayor nor the finance director felt it was worthy of much consideration. But some aldermen seemed more inclined to work with Vitas - and Arnold might have their ear.
Mayor Gatsas is generally not one to wait until the last minute, especially when it comes to budgets. Last year, he made a point of presenting his budget as early in the year as possible, so the aldermen could get a jump on reviewing the spending plans, particularly the one for the school district.
But we have learned that the mayor will be presenting his budget on Monday, March 31, the last date allowable under the charter.
Gatsas said his reason for holding off this time was simple. "Last time, the budget just sat there. Getting it in early didn't get the budget out early," he said.
And this time around there are a lot of moving parts, namely the host of revenue ideas the mayor has solicited from department heads. These proposals - from hikes in parking rates and building permit fees to pay-as-you-throw, the controversial trash collection system - have been the subject of many a committee meeting of late.
The mayor's budget doesn't incorporate any of these schemes; first the aldermen would have to approve them. Gatsas is holding the details of the budget plan close to his vest, but he has said it will propose 1 percent increases for all departments - and that it makes "very difficult" choices in order to stay within the tax cap.
Once Gatsas' budget lands, it will no doubt focus the debate on the new fee proposals - and on the prospect of overriding the tax cap.
Every aldermen's meeting has its share of shout-outs, whether it's the mayor recognizing a generous donor to a city cause or an alderman calling attention to the accomplishments of students in his or her ward.
But the biggest praise at last Tuesday's meeting was reserved for the town of Hooksett - for rejecting at its town meeting a contract with Pinkerton Academy that would have essentially resulted in the town pulling its students en masse from city high schools.
"I was very happy to see the Hooksett vote," Ward 1 Alderman Joyce Craig said, turning to the mayor. "I was wondering if you could share any thoughts with us on how you're going to address Hooksett."
Gatsas has had a tense relationship with members of the previous Hooksett school board, and he has at times struck a defiant tone in the face of complaints about city schools. But he said he was ready to turn over a new leaf.
"It's a 100-year relationship. As soon as the new board is put in place, I'm going to ask for a joint meeting so we can get people to the table."
And referring to Central High's victory in the NHIAA Hockey Championship last week, Gatsas noted, "I think the winning goal was scored by someone from Hooksett."
Ted Siefer is the City Hall reporter for the New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. He may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and followed on Twitter @tbsreporter.


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As it's National Library Week, I've been thinking a great deal about the things that unite us. Library education is meant to launch all of us into successful careers in the information world, and to provide a foundation upon which we can build.
Certainly, we are not rubber-stamped automata with identical skill sets. Our interests and electives can and do vary a great deal from student to student, from librarian to librarian. Still, something I have noticed in conversations with librarians and library students is a lack of common readings. We do not seem to have a central "canon," as such, and while our field may be constantly influenced by related disciplines, librarianship has a long history of thought that we could all benefit by reading. Rather than make up an "authoritative list" on my own, though, I wanted to bring in as many perspectives as possible. I hope that this post will prompt a conversation, and later perhaps prompt action as curricula are redesigned throughout the country.
Three nominations, to get you started:
What Is a Document? & Information as Thing, both by Michael Buckland.
I've heard a number of times that graduate school is about changing a worldview. These eye-opening essays by Buckland contributed a great deal to my own worldview-changing, and they were also some of the most-recommended texts when I was starting library school.
As We May Think, by Vannevar Bush
This article is from 1945, and it lays the groundwork for a great deal of thinking about the way information retrieval may work in the future. It's been cited as one of the influences in the design of the internet, and is worth a read to provide some historical information-science perspective.
A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks, by E.F. Codd
The paper that founded the school of thought on relational databases. While the math may be overly-detailed, skimming it is certainly worth your time if you work with the digital side of information.
So here is your assignment: What, in your readings, in your classwork and research, should be read by everyone looking to become a librarian? What should we share? Sound off in the comments!
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Ervin Elmer Kepley, 95, passed away Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at his home.
Ervin Elmer Kepley, 95, passed away Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at his home.
A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Center United Methodist Church by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Pillsbury. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel.
Mr. Kepley was born in Davidson County on Oct. 10, 1917, to Robert Baxter Kepley and Ada Lee Craver Kepley. He was owner and operator of Welcome Drive-In and was a farmer. He was a member of Center United Methodist Church and served 21 years as a former trustee chairman. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Paige Shoaf Kepley, who died April 1, 2011; and two brothers, Hubert and Eugene Kepley.
He is survived by one son, Charles Kepley and wife Vickey of Welcome; two daughters, Molly Long and husband Steve of Welcome and Sue Mendenhall and husband Richard of Arcadia; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials go to Center United Methodist Church, Christian Fellowship Center Building Fund, 186 Center Church Road, Lexington, NC 27295 (P.O. Box 179, Welcome, NC 27374).
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Farewell, Claire Ebel: An honest advocate
January 29. 2013 5:01PM
Claire Ebel, executive director of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union since 1982, retired this month. Her kindly, but forceful voice will be missed in Concord.
Ebel was a powerful advocate for civil liberties regardless of whether the Legislature was led by Repubilcans or Democrats. That says a lot about her integrity. She fought for ideals, not for party, and that made her very effective.
Ebel made allies and enemies on all sides. If she thought a proposed law would trample individual rights, she would fight it with vigor no matter which party was behind it. She forged close alliances with Republicans and Democrats, and she kept the NHCLU politically independent, refusing to let it become anyone's partisan tool.
We did not always agree with Ebel on the issues. When we did, we found her to be a strong and capable ally. When we did not, she always was a formidable opponent.
The world of politics is filled with too many hacks, posers, power-grabbers and charlatans. For 30 years, Claire Ebel stood out as an honest advocate for people who needed one. In Concord, her voice will be missed.


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ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) — Grenada's prime minister has dissolved parliament, paving the way for general elections on the Caribbean island.
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas says he advised the governor general to dissolve parliament Wednesday. This means an election must be scheduled within 90 days.
Thomas says he will set the date "shortly." He says he decided against dissolving the legislature earlier since he was waiting for a new voter registration system to be put in place.
He made the announcement in a televised address Wednesday evening.
In September, Grenada's governor general suspended a parliament session, allowing Thomas to avoid debate on a no-confidence motion filed by a former political ally. The move bought Thomas time to thwart an attempt by unhappy members of his party and the opposition to push through the no-confidence measure.


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'Free money' bait-and-switch targets area's elderly, disabled
In the last few months, hundreds of elderly and disabled Southeast Texans have been scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars, an investigation by The Examiner has revealed. The victims thought they were claiming a portion of federal stimulus funds set aside to assist low-income Social Security recipients, when in fact no such provision exists.
Instead, false tax returns were submitted to the IRS in their names, with roughly half of the ill-gotten refund going to a third party. Once discovered, the victims are on the hook for the entire sum.
Those taken in by the scam were targeted by a group operating under the name "Syam Investments," who filed the bogus tax returns with the IRS. Now local, state and federal officials are following the paper trail leading to a ring of perpetrators hijacking senior citizens' identities and robbing the victims of their money and their sense of security.
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Mary Williams doesn't get around as well as she used to since suffering a stroke a few years back. Her finances have seen better days, too. Waiting in line at her church's regular "fourth Saturday" food pantry giveaway and wondering how she'd stretch her Social Security check through an entire month, she prayed for some financial relief.Williams thought her prayers had been answered when Myra Jackson Jones approached the Rev. L.A. Walters of Lily of the Valley Church of God in Christ in Anahuac and offered to help parishioners like Williams get access to a federal stimulus rebate.
"She said she'd help us get the money we were entitled to," Williams said. "She said she was with the government and she was here to help us."
According to the Rev. Walters, Jones only helped herself.
"She made a nice lick off the people in this community," Walters said. "Myra Jones really pulled a quick one on the people of Southeast Texas. She used the church to scam our community, and I think she very well knew what she was doing."
The church's pastor said he had no reason to doubt Jones when she showed up to the church offering assistance to the masses seeking help during this economic recession.
"Civic groups, community outreach programs, the sheriff's office — they all come here to reach the people because they know we help people here," he said. "I've never had anyone do something like this before."
Walters said roughly 300 people sought help from Jones through his church, all giving her their driver's license, Social Security number and banking information. Further investigation into Jones' "stimulus refund" outreach revealed she also visited churches in Buna and neighboring communities selling the same pipe dream. Walters' wife, Beverly, said that Jones not only helped herself to parishioners' money and personal information while she was in Anahuac, but also signed up to receive free food from the church as well.
Jones, who has a Beaumont address listed on her driver's license but says that she lives in Pearland, also brought a few friends with her to stock up on free groceries courtesy of Lily of the Valley's kindness – Diana Broussard of Port Arthur and daughter Erica Broussard of Nederland.
A little help from friends
Diana Broussard has also been making a name for herself as a purveyor of the make-believe Social Security stimulus, signing up scores of individuals for the "program" out of her Port Arthur home on Waco Avenue. Like Jones, Broussard has targeted church congregations and through word-of-mouth has brought clients from as far away as Kountze and Jasper County to her doorstep.
More than a dozen visitors showed up to Broussard's home Tuesday, Aug. 14, seeking services during the two hours the home was under surveillance. Aside from customers seeking federal funds, an officer from the Port Arthur Police Department also called on Broussard during the same timeframe. Declining to give an official statement to The Examiner, the officer did advise he was at the home following up on a complaint that Broussard was performing fraudulent tax returns in her home. Broussard gave the officer a blank form she alleges all her clients fill out, giving her the authority to forward client information to Syam Tax Services and, she seemed to believe, absolving her of any wrongdoing.
The Examiner spoke with multiple Broussard clients, all of whom said they never signed any form – only provided paperwork for a federal stimulus rebate with copies of their driver's license, Social Security number and banking information.
Theodore Victor was a client of Broussard's, and he is adamant he never signed anything.
"A lady in the church talked to me and said I might qualify for some money since I was on disability," Victor said. "Word of mouth spreads through Port Arthur; news is floating around everywhere. I run into people all the time who say they just got some money – and they say they got it from going to Diana Broussard.
"She said the government owes people this money – that it was stimulus from Social Security. I didn't know about an income tax return until I called the IRS."
Victor said he called the IRS when he noticed the deposit in his bank account came from the U.S. Treasury as a tax refund with no mention of stimulus attached to the deposit. The amount deposited into Victor's account was a little more than $700, but information from the IRS contends that much more than that was awarded to Victor under the pretense he was working in 2011, with approximately half of the tax refund being forwarded to a second recipient, although the IRS wouldn't divulge who the second recipient was. Victor says he hadn't worked since 2003, and never told Broussard that he had.
Victor has since filed charges against Broussard for identity fraud through the Port Arthur Police Department and the IRS, but the IRS is currently holding Victor liable for the entire fraudulent tax refund. The same is true for dozens of Jones' and Broussard's clients, who now face repaying both the money deposited in their accounts and the account of the unidentified third party.
"The IRS said I had to prove I didn't know she was filing these false tax returns for me or else I'm responsible for everything," the 61-year-old said. "I can maybe make payments or something, but I'm very worried. There's no telling what they can do with your identity. This could be just the beginning."
Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas Dispute Resolution Director Jay Sheppard and Brand Manager Michelle Brewer are likewise worried this most recent rash of complaints is snowballing into something bigger. Information compiled at the local BBB lists dozens of citizen complaints against Jones, Broussard and Syam Investments, as well as complaints from banks in Groves, Port Arthur, Anahuac and Buna alleging bank customers are receiving an influx of what's believed to be fraudulently obtained tax returns.
Following up on tips forwarded to the BBB, Brewer and Sheppard have been in contact with authorities from the Port Arthur Police Department, the Texas Department of Insurance, the Area Agency on Aging in Southeast Texas, the Office of the Attorney General, and the IRS.
Chambers County Sheriff Joe LaRive, who serves the residents of Anahuac, is also working with outside investigators to get to the bottom of the stimulus/fraudulent tax return scam being carried out on his constituents. LaRive told The Examiner he couldn't divulge too much information on an active case, but did say he is currently working with the Office of the Inspector General out of Houston and an IRS agent out of New York.
Two, maybe three sides to every storyher living room. Upon hearing a brief introduction, Broussard stated that she "don't talk to nobody" before losing her previous cheerful demeanor and unceremoniously ending the interview. Her friend, Myra Jones, was a bit more conversational when she was questioned about allegations she was swindling elderly citizens by filing false tax returns on their behalf without their knowledge.
"I didn't want to do it," Jones said, adding that all she did was provide a "referral service" to Syam Tax Services in Dallas and Houston, and that the effort wasn't worth the payout. "I didn't make anything – not anything significant," she said. Jones received $50 per client she referred to Syam, taken from the 50 percent the company received from fraudulent tax returns filed using the organization's many pseudonyms.
"All I can say is whatever is done in Dallas, I'm not aware of it," Jones said. "Once I accepted information, I'm not aware of what's done after that. Whatever is being done, it isn't being done locally; here in this area, nothing is being done wrong. I know that."
Jones wasn't as confident about Syam when asked if she felt the company was up to no good.
"I did," she said, claiming she quit referring clients to the company at the beginning of July. "That's why I left it alone." Jones also wanted to reiterate to her former clientele, "To my knowledge, I was completely honest. I was completely honest — to the best of my knowledge."
I am Syam
Owning and operating Syam Investments Houston, Syam Investments Dallas, Syam Investments New Orleans, Syam Tax Services in Dallas, Syan Investments in Dallas, Niia Shamr Insurance in Dallas, Syam Home Healthcare in Dallas and Five Mill Records in Dallas, businessman Shannon Mays has an iron in many fires. Still, The Examiner caught up with Mays outside his Dallas office to inquire as to the allegations of tax fraud and identity theft in Southeast Texas linked to his businesses.
Mays said his companies encompassed many facets of service, but all the businesses were legitimate enterprises.
"No one has filed a complaint with me," he said. Mays later said an officer from the Port Arthur Police Department had contacted him about allegations of improperly using someone's identification, but it didn't seem significant to him at the time. "Anyone can find me anytime just like you did," he said. "It's not hard to reach me."
Mays said his company is in possession of forms signed by all its clients giving Syam Tax Services the authority to perform 2011 tax returns, and has never advertised any stimulus rebate.
"Those women (Broussard and Jones) aren't my employees; they just refer people to me, like anyone can. They get a $50 referral fee, but they don't work for me. All my employees have to pass background checks."
According to Mays, representatives from his company call the phone number listed on the form provided on a referral basis from Broussard and Jones to "verify they are right" although neither woman collected phone numbers from their clients/victims.
"I see that I'm going to have to double-check the referrals I get from them," he said. "Whatever it is they're doing, you need to talk to them. I run an honest business."
However, Mays refused to allow reporters into his "honest business" offices in Dallas and Houston and wouldn't consent to his photograph being taken, stating, "I'm a very private person." Modesty aside, Mays did seem upset by the media attention and vowed "to find out what the problem is down there."
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Baylor Wortham doesn't share Mays' bashfulness, but did have something in common with the Dallas tax preparer in vowing to follow up on what Broussard and Jones are up to in Southeast Texas.
"It may be something simple that blows this up in their face," Wortham said, "but I'm interested enough to find it."
"A lot of these actors think if they use refillable cards, they'll bypass wire fraud charges," Wortham mused, perhaps in an effort to bypass justice. "But that isn't going to be the case. If they're transferring money fraudulently, it's still the same crime."
Fred Davis contributed to this report. Jennifer Johnson can be reached at (409) 832-1400, ext. 231, or by e-mail at jennifer [at] theexaminer [dot] com.


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I don't know how everyone else is, but I am fine =)
Hopefully you figured out how to get your internet working HA!
and its my birthday again.. hello everyone 8 years after this post and 4 years after my last one... Its good to see this forum still going strong. It was one of the first websites i ever joined after i discovered the internet. Every year i get an email from this forum on my birthday which is when i visit it and see this thread.. I'll see you all probably feb 22 next year or in a few years..
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but still didn't add details as to original error, or what the fix was?
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