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Beautifully Broken
Bella Swan is starting her senior year of high school. Being in one of the richest families and being in the most popular click definitely suggests that she's got everything, but her life is far from perfect. She finds comfort and kinship in a fellow teacher. Will it lead to more? And what will happen when she goes through her darkest struggle yet?
1. Chapter 1
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Title: Beautifully Broken
Author: Marcalbabe
Summary: Bella Swan is starting her senior year of high school. Being in one of the richest families and being in the most popular click definitely suggests that she's got everything, but her life is far from perfect. She finds comfort and kinship in a fellow teacher. Will it lead to more? And what will happen when she goes through her darkest struggle yet?
Rating: R and eventual NC17
Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own Robert. Nor do I own Kristin. This all purely fan-based.
Author Notes: This story will eventually deal with rape. And there is a bit of controversy seeing as it does deal with a student/teacher eventually getting together. Edward is 24 and Bella is 17. And everyone's human, all alternate universe.
Bella Swan groaned for what seemed like the hundredth time.
It was her first day of senior year and she could not find her last class of the day.
She really thought she'd covered this whole building during orientation back when she'd started freshman year.
Apparently not, She ruefully decided.
Bella's apprehension grew when she saw the yellow color of the lockers.
"This is freshman wing!" Bella whimpered, putting her head in her hands. "Not good, so not good..."
She looked over at the clock and felt her tension mount.
If she didn't get a move on and figure out where in the hell she was supposed to be pronto, she was gonna be late.
That word was so foreign to her.
Bella Swan was going to be late.
Bella could not be late, that just was not an option. She'd never been late for a thing in her life, and she sure as shit wasn't going to start now.
She looked up at the clock and realized she may not have a choice in the matter.
Bella Swan was gonna be late for class and get...detention.
She could feel her nerves build up as she thought about what her parents would say...what they would do...to her.
Life really was a bitch and than you died was all Bella could think right at this very moment.
She looked at the clock hanging on the wall.
Two minutes left.
Maybe if she really hauled ass, she could get the hell off this wing.
Bella took off and started racing down the halls again. She was half way to the yellow lockers when she felt herself slam into a solid form, the impact of the force crashing them both to the ground.
Bella moaned at the pain she felt in her back as fell to the ground. She could've sworn it cracked.
Not wanting this stranger she'd crashed into to see her tears, she hid her face in the floor.
"Oh my God," A young man's voice said full of worry and sorrow. "Kid, are you okay?"
Bella took in a deep breath as she struggled to stop her tears. She couldn't let this guy see her cry, she couldn't.
"Of course you're not," The guy continued. "I saw how you fell, straight onto your back. I bet it hurts like hell." She felt him gently touch her shoulder. "Here, let me help you up. I'll take you the nurse's office."
At that statement, Bella found the strength to make her tears stop. That could not happen. If she went to the nurse's office, they'd call her parents, and if they called her parents, her parents would come down here and if her parents came down here....
Bella felt her head spin at those ideas. Oh, no, no, no. That just was not an option.
Bella lifted her head and any words that were going to come out of her mouth completely died when her eyes met his.
Right in front of her face was the most gorgeous guy she'd ever laid eyes upon before in her life.
Their eyes met and for a brief second she felt like he was looking right into her soul and she was looking right into his.
"Hey," The guy gently touched her face and it made her shiver. "you're not gonna pass out on me, are you?" He shook his head. "You know what, it's okay. I'll just carry you to the office and it'll be okay..."
Just like that, Bella got her senses back. "No!" She quickly shouted. "I don't need to go see the nurse. I am fine, I promise."
He looked hesitant. "Are you sure? You took a pretty bad fall."
Bella smiled at his obvious concern. Back in the fifth grade she'd broken her arm falling out of a tree and her dad couldn't even be bothered to go to the hospital with her. She didn't even know this guy and he seemed to care more than her dad did.
"I'm positive." Bella assured him. "I'm sorry about knocking into you like that. Are you alright?"
He nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine." He looked into her eyes with a look she couldn't quite define. "You know, in the future you may not want to run so fast," His brow furrowed as she detected a hint of scolding in them. "Or at all."
"Right," Bella quickly responded. "I shouldn't have ran into you at all, and I am so sorry about that. I never run like that usually, I promise."
Her eyes scanned over at the fallen papers out of a briefcase and she felt her heart stop.
A teacher.
She'd just ran into a fucking teacher.
Scratch that, she'd just been crushing on a teacher.
Just great, She thought worriedly. My first day was going fine and the last hour of the day, I'm gonna get detention for running in the halls and knocking a teacher down in the process. Just fucking great.
The older guy suddenly broke out into a laugh. "Relax kid, I'm just messing with you."
Bella's eyes shot up. "Huh?" She already felt herself being so into him and the phrase 'messing with you' caused her mind to go places it really shouldn't be going with a teacher.
He looked at her amused. "I was joking. You know? It's that thing where someone says something and it's like meant to be one of those things that makes the other person--"
"Right, right!" Bella laughed nervously. "I get it. I get what joking means. I'm not retarded."
He laughed along with her. "I'm sure you're not. You do seem like you might be a little lost though, Miss…"
"Swan." Bella supplied and didn't miss the look of recognition in the man's eyes. Sadly everyone in town knew of her family. "Bella Swan. Sorry, I seem to have forgotten my manners along with my common sense all of a sudden."
He laughed again. "Hey, it's fine. First days can be very rocky. Nice to meet you, Bella Swan. I am Edward Cullen, the kids call me Mr C though."
Bella was surprised. Teachers never introduced themselves to her by their full name. There was something so different about him. Almost like he could be the kind of guy she could talk to, even with him being a teacher and all.
Edward seemed to catch on to her surprise and he elaborated. "I like to try and get to know my students, so giving them my full name just seems to help ease things along."
Bella smiled. "What makes you think I'm one of your students?"
"Senior, right?" Edward said, pointing to her id pass.
Bella lightly chuckled. "You caught me."
Edward laughed also. "Well, seeing as with you being a senior and all….you have to take psychology in order to graduate…"
"So, you're my psych teacher." Bella realized, her eyes held noticeable relief.
"You seem happy about that." Edward noted. "Aw, were you worried you were gonna wind up with Mr Larks?"
Bella nodded. "Immensely."
Edward laughed. "I would up stick for him, but he can be kind of a di--" He broke off as if he realized that he was talking to a student and not some girl he'd just met that was his own age. "Jerk. Big jerk."
This time it was Bella's turn to smile at him in amusement. "I think I'm gonna like you, Mr C."
Edward smiled. "I think I'm gonna like you too, Bella." He reached down and helped her gather her papers and books.
"Thank you," Bella smiled gratefully. "although, shouldn't I be doing that? I mean, I did run into you. Still sorry about that."
Edward looked up at her, his eyes suddenly serious. "Well, just don't do it again. This is a school, not a playground."
Bella nodded, worry in her eyes. "I so will not, I promise. I was trying to find your class and not be late, but that's no excuse. I shouldn't have…"
"Bella, Bella!" Edward cut her off with a slight laugh. "I am messing with you!"
"Oh," Bella said and than gave a small smile. "You have to stop doing that to me. You're like giving me two strokes in five minutes."
"I'm that intimidating, huh?" Edward smirked.
Bella rolled her eyes, feeling completely at ease with him now. "You're a teacher. You could screw up my college plans, not to mention my record. Coming from two parents who expect nothing but perfection…"
"That's just a parent's right." Edward smiled at her. "If they didn't love you, they wouldn't be on your case. Remember that."
"I wish they did," Bella muttered, sadness entering her eyes.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. You okay?" Edward asked with concern.
Bella quickly plastered on a fake smile. "Yeah, I'm fine." A bell rings.
Edward laughed. "Well, I am totally late."
"Me too," Bella replied. "I was lost though, what's your excuse?"
Edward appeared to look thoughtful before replying. "Injured by a student."
Bella laughed. "You're funny."
He shrugged. "Hey, I try." He picked up his briefcase and stood up. "C'mon, I'll show you to class. Unless, you were planning on skipping?"
Bella smirked. "Oh my parents would just love that! On second thought, maybe I'll do that. It's always nice to freak them out."
"You're mean." Edward noted with a hint of amusement.
Bella rolled her eyes. "Oh, you don't know my parents."
Bella stood up and she felt a shooting pain rip through her back. "Son of a bitch!" She slumped back to the ground and quickly covered her mouth. She really needed to quit while she was ahead with this guy.
Edward felt himself slightly chuckle at the look of mortification on the girl's face for swearing in front of him.
"Oh god. Please, don't give me a detention Mr C." Bella pleaded, tears nearly coming into her eyes and it made Edward's eyes soften. This poor girl was really afraid. "I wasn't expecting to feel such a sharp pain in my back like that, I'd never swear normally and..."
"Bella, Bella!" Edward knelt down to her level. "I am not going to give you a detention, okay? You're not even in my class yet and you didn't really do anything wrong. I get why you sweared." He gave her a small smile. "Take my hand, I'll help you walk to the nurse's office."
"No!" Bella instantly responded. "I don't need to go, I'm fine."
Edward raised his eyebrow at her stubbornness. "Wow, you are really strong willed. Most girls would be happy to go to the nurse's station and get out of school an hour early."
"Yeah, well I'm not most girls, okay? I have no one to come get me anyway." Bella told him. "My parents are really busy people and I have to keep moving. Life is hard and you can't just quit the moment things get rough."
Edward looked at her stunned. This girl couldn't be any older than seventeen, but he could've sworn he was talking to a twenty six year old. "I don't care how busy your parents are, Bella....they're your parents. It's their job to take care of you."
Yeah right, Bella thought bitterly. They have never taken care of me. They may put a roof over my head and give me a five thousand dollar credit limit every month, but they haven't shown me love ever.
"I can take care of me, okay?" Bella responded. "I really need to finish this day. Don't make me go home, please."
Edward seemed to consider her for a moment before nodding his head. "I admire your strength, Bella." Edward gently took her hand in his, helping her stand and watching her grimace. "I'm still taking you to the nurse's station. Make sure your back isn't fractured."
Bella sighed. "Fine, okay. If you must. I don't want my parents bothered though, okay? They are busy people. They wouldn't be happy if you called them."
Edward helped Bella walk down the hallway, his arm around her waist.
"They can't be that bad," Edward insisted.
"Tell ya what, you meet them and than we'll talk." Bella retorted.
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A Lake in the Hills man is scheduled to appear in court later this month after posting a Craigslist advertisement to meet and have sex with a young boy, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Jeremy T. Mansfield, 20, was charged with two counts of indecent solicitation of a child Sept. 4 after meeting with a Lake County Sheriff's Office detective who he thought was a young boy he agreed to meet on Craigslist.
Mansfield posted the ad on Craigslist for a male companion, according to a news release. He then began communication with a detective who he thought was a 13-year-old boy, and set up a time to meet and engage in sexual activities.
Mansfield attended college in Washington and recently moved back to Illinois, the news release states. He told detectives he had sex with a 15-year-old girl in Idaho while attending college.
He also said he posted advertisements on many websites seeking males or females of any age, the release states.
He is scheduled to appear in court in Lake County on Sept. 25.
His bond was set at $100,000.
Anyone with information on Mansfield can contact Lake County Sheriff's Office Detective Chris Covelli at 847-377-4145.

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download the denyhosts-remove script from http://www.atrixnet.com/remove-an-ip-address-ban-that-has-been-errantly-blacklisted-by-denyhosts/
This command will copy a folder tree (keeping the parent folders) through ssh. It will: - compress the data - stream the compressed data through ssh - decompress the data on the local folder This command will take no additional space on the host machine (no need to create compressed tar files, transfer it and then delete it on the host). There is some situations (like mirroring a remote machine) where you simply cant wait for a huge time taking scp command or cant compress the data to a tarball on the host because of file system space limitation, so this command can do the job quite well. This command performs very well mainly when a lot of data is involved in the process. If you copying a low amount of data, use scp instead (easier to type) Show Sample Output
Get your server's fingerprints to give to users to verify when they ssh in. Publickey locations may vary by distro. Fingerprints should be provided out-of-band. Show Sample Output
You can use this to directly dump from machine A (with dvd drive) to machine B (without dvd drive) . I used this to copy dvd using my friend's machine to my netbook. Above command is to be issued on machine B. Advantages : 1) No wasting time dumping first to machine A and then copying to Machine B. 2) You dont need to use space on Machine A. In fact, this will work even when Machine A doesnt have enough hdd space to dump the DVD. Use -C ssh option on slow networks (enables compression). you can replace "dd if=/dev/dvd" with any ripping command as long as it spews the iso to stdout.
This can be much faster than downloading one or both trees to a common servers and comparing the files there. After, only those files could be copied down for deeper comparison if needed. Show Sample Output
dsh - Distributed shell, or dancer?s shell ;-) you can put your servers into /etc/dsh/machines.list than you don't have to serperate them by commata or group them in different files and only run commands for this groups dsh -M -c -a -- "apt-get update" Show Sample Output
Once it is connected to the remote server by that ssh protocol,the mentioned command will start working on that server.
Stop tormenting the poor animal cat! Also you should not that you need a private key not protected by a passphrase on middlehost that grants you access to securehost..
If you need to ssh into a computer on the local network but you're unsure of the ip to use, then ping them and see if you get a response. If you do, print out the address you got it from. Adjust the range to suit your network.
copy files to a ssh server with gzip compression
middlehost allows ssh access from where you are but not securehost. Use nice ssh piping to simulate scp through A => B => C setting up the shell function if left as an exercise for the reader. ;-) Agent forwarding should avoid password typing.
Useful to move many files (thousands or millions files) over ssh. Faster than scp because this way you save a lot of tcp connection establishments (syn/ack packets). If using a fast lan (I have just tested gigabyte ethernet) it is faster to not compress the data so the command would be: tar -cf - /home/user/test | ssh user@sshServer 'cd /tmp; tar xf -'
This starts a very basic X session, with just a simple xterm. You can use this xterm to launch your preferred distant session.
ssh -X john@otherbox gnome-session
Try also startkde or fluxbox or xfce4-session.
To switch between your two X servers, use CTRL+ALT+F7 and CTRL+ALT+F8.
Directly attach a remote screen session (saves a useless parent bash process)
Redirects the contents of your clipboard through a pipe, to a remote machine via SSH.
If your firewall or proxy at your location prevents connection to a particular host or port, you can use ssh to tunnel to your home server and do it there instead.
Uses ssh as tunnel tunnel for an other connection. -f runs ssh in the background -N tell that there is no command to run -L deals with the forwarding aspect where the first number is the local port number, the second is parameter is the name of the server to forward to and the third parameter is the port number on that server. The last part of the command is the usual ssh form consisting of the user name and remote server name
When you have to manage lot of servers, it's boring to type ssh root@myhost for each connection. Now you can type juste "s someting" and you are connected. You can too add bash_completion script to complet with tab the name of your servers. This will be the next tips from me ;) Show Sample Output
Optionally, you can create a new function to do this with a custom command. Edit $HOME/.bashrc and add:
myssh () { ssh $1 | tee sshlog ; }
Save it.
At command prompt:
myssh user@server
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I find it ugly & sexy at the same time isn't it ?
ssh -X example.org xeyes
The SSH server configuration requires:
X11Forwarding yes # this is default in Debian
And it's convenient too:
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Last week I received a free chair from Home Reserve furniture to review. You can read all about that and how it came to be here. I was pleased with the chair, and they were pleased with my honest review, and I asked if they would like to provide a giveaway for my readers.
They have generously provided a $25 gift certificate to be used at their website! There are some choices that would be covered by the $25.
Throw pillows come in several different shapes and many fabric choices.
This is the 16" square pillow in Jacinta Spa ($19):
Rectangle pillow in Kiowa Black ($21):
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If you chose to do so, you could put the $25 toward any other choice. I think the the designer cubes would be useful. They all have storage and could be used as a footrest, coffee table, living room toy box, etc.
Small designer cube (17"w, 23"l, 19"h) in Ella Citrus ($49):
The large cube (20x45x15) might work well at the end of a bed (Kia Onyx $71):
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"line of people or things," Old English ræw "a row, line; succession, hedge-row," probably from Proto-Germanic *rai(h)waz (cf. Middle Dutch rie, Dutch rij "row;" Old High German rihan "to thread," riga "line;" German Reihe "row, line, series;" Old Norse rega "string"), possibly from PIE root *rei- "to scratch, tear, cut" (cf. Sanskrit rikhati "scratches," rekha "line"). Meaning "a number of houses in a line" is attested from mid-15c., originally chiefly Scottish and northern English. Phrase a hard row to hoe attested from 1823, American English.
"propel with oars," Old English rowan "go by water, row" (class VII strong verb; past tense reow, past participle rowen), from Proto-Germanic *ro- (cf. Old Norse roa, Dutch roeien, West Frisian roeije, Middle High German rüejen), from PIE root *ere- (1) "to row" (cf. Sanskrit aritrah "oar;" Greek eressein "to row," eretmon "oar," trieres "trireme;" Latin remus "oar;" Lithuanian iriu "to row," irklas "oar;" Old Irish rome "oar," Old English roðor "rudder").
An elongated pile of narcotic, esp cocaine, for sniffing; line: and snorted a row of coke (1960s+ Narcotics)
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Former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola, a reported target for Chelsea, would an ideal candidate to replace Mano Menezes as Brazil manager, according to Selecao legend Ronaldo.
Guardiola is currently on sabbatical after leaving Barcelona at the end of last season and has been tipped to succeed Roberto di Matteo on a permanent basis at Chelsea, while the Catalan has also been linked with Manchester United.
Along with Chelsea and Manchester United, becoming the next manager of Brazil is also among the reported possibilities for Guardiola, and Ronaldo believes the Nou Camp legend would make a fine appointment.
But Ronaldo, who played alongside Guardiola at Barcelona, admits that the 41-year-old could only be a success with Brazil if the fans accept him as Menezes' successor.
"Guardiola is today the best in the world," the former Real Madrid superstar told Globo.
"He did a great job for Barcelona and would be a candidate for the national team. We'd have to see if the fans approve.
"We have great coaches here in Brazil. What we need is a coach that brings tranquillity."
Guardiola's next destination continues to be one of the most talked about topics in football, particularly following Di Matteo's departure from Chelsea last week.
Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has been appointed by Chelsea on an interim basis, but Guardiola is still the favourite with the bookmakers to take the job for the long-term.
However, it was reported by The Sun on Sunday that Guardiola is ready to reject the advances of Chelsea in order to wait for an eventual approach from Manchester United.
Ferguson celebrated his 26th anniversary in charge of Manchester United earlier this month, and could reportedly retire from duty at the end of the season.
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Chironomid midges (gnats) are small flies that range in size from 1/16 to 1/2 inch long. They range in color from light tan to light green to nearly black, depending on the species. Midges can be confused with mosquitoes, which are similar in size, appearance and habitat; however, midges are distinctly different from mosquitoes in their feeding habits. Mosquitoes possess a long, beaklike mouthpart that is used to suck blood, whereas most midges do not even feed as adults and never take a blood meal. In addition, midges typically have "fuzzy" antenna, a characteristic found, to a lesser extent, only in male mosquitoes.
Figure 1Life cycle of chironomid midge (actual size, 1/16 to 1/2 inch).
Midge larvae are small and wormlike and develop in lakes, ponds, slow-moving streams, drainage ditches, wet mud and even in highly polluted sewage water. Midge larvae are often the most abundant aquatic insects in these habitats. They feed on algae and organic matter in the water, and in turn, are readily fed upon by fish. It takes approximately one month to complete the life cycle from egg to adult (Figure 1). Midges typically pupate in the same habitats where the larvae develop.
Large numbers of adult midges emerge at sundown, gather in swarms and produce a humming sound that can be heard several feet away. Adult midges are attracted to lights, which is the reason they are often found near human structures. When abundant, they are capable of completely covering areas of the home and other objects near lights. Several different species live and develop in a single body of water, and most of these species produce more than one generation per year. In some locations, the result can be almost nightly swarms, one after another, throughout the summer months. Some midge species are small enough to go through ordinary window screens and infest indoor areas.
LarvaeFinding and eliminating the sources of midge larvae should be the first consideration when you have a problem. Look for habitats where they develop and, if possible, use ditches to drain away areas of standing water. If the midge population is developing in a permanent water source that is not drainable, and there is sufficient space to support them, fish can be introduced into the habitat to reduce midge populations to a tolerable level. Several species of fish will feed on midges, so select a fish that is suitable for the type of water source you have.
Insecticide treatments that kill midge larvae in water may be the only remedy if the population is associated with residential or municipal lagoons. Be extremely cautious when applying insecticides to these midge habitats. Inappropriate applications of insecticides to water can lead to severe consequences if the products are not used according to label directions. The label must indicate that the insecticide is approved for use on midge larvae and that it can be applied to standing water sources. You cannot apply products labeled for flying midges (adults) because these products are not safe when applied to water.
CautionAn insecticide treatment will kill desirable insect species living in the water, in addition to midge larvae; so make sure a problem is severe enough to justify the use of an insecticide.
Insecticides used to control midge larvae are usually also registered for controlling mosquito larvae and are normally available through a mosquito control supply company. Examples include temephos (Abate), methoprene (Strike), and Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) (Teknar, Vectobac). However residue tolerances from temephos in fish have not been established, so it is currently illegal to consume fish caught from bodies of water treated with temephos. When using Bti, remember that it needs to be consumed by midge larvae and that water with high organic content has plenty of other food suspended in the water. In these situations Bti is only effective at higher rates of application (at least 10 times the rate for mosquitoes). This normally limits use of Bti to smaller habitats.
AdultsAdequate control of adult midges is difficult. Because their attraction to light makes them a nuisance, try these suggestions:
NoteLight traps that attract and "zap" insects will kill a lot of midges, but they rarely eliminate a high percentage of the local population. In fact, since the light in these devices is highly attractive, you may be inviting more nuisance midges to your home than if the light trap had not been used in the first place. If you decide to use a light trap zapper, place it as near to the midge source as possible and as far away from human activity as possible.
Machines that produce an insecticide fog can provide temporary relief from midges. Two types of foggers are commonly available and are used with specially formulated insecticides. Thermal foggers heat the special formulation, producing a smokelike effect. ULV foggers disperse tiny particles of insecticide. Both machines rely on air currents to move the insecticide fog across an area of suspected activity. When considering insecticide fogs, remember that these treatments give only temporary relief and should only be considered if they can be applied within an hour or two before an outdoor function such as a yard party or wedding reception. You will normally need to contact a professional pest management company for this service.
Some midge adults will undoubtedly find their way inside homes. In these instances, temporary relief can be obtained by spraying flying adults with a household aerosol containing synergized pyrethrins or pyrethroids (several products with names ending in -thrin ).
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MRC Unit Partners with Doctors Without Walls to Vaccinate Homeless
April 28, 2010
Reaching out to Protect against H1N1
Forty-nine people were vaccinated, including many high-risk unsheltered people who wouldn't have been vaccinated otherwise. The March clinic occurred in conjunction with a weekly free breakfast for the homeless at the downtown Santa Barbara Veterans' Hall, sponsored by Organic Soup Kitchen. The fear of the vaccine and medical providers among the homeless proved to be a challenge for the volunteers; however, the volunteers were able to provide basic first aid and medical consultative services to many people, whether or not they received the vaccine.
Experience Brings Connection to the Community
"I think the collaborative mobile vaccination clinic model is replicable, and I hope it will be deployed in the future by our MRC and other MRC units," said Jennifer Eskridge, MPH, CHES, SB-MRC Coordinator. "We hope other homeless programs around the nation will want to partner with their local MRC to utilize this model next flu season after they learn more about these outreach efforts."
SB-MRC Medical Director, Dr. Noemi "Mimi" Doohan; Dr. Neil Jayasekera, Contra Costa County MRC volunteer; and Dr. Jim Withers, founder of the Street Medicine Movement, are presenting about the Street Medicine Movement at the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference in San Francisco in June 2010. Dr. Doohan will be speaking about the partnership in Santa Barbara and the success of the H1N1 homeless vaccination efforts.
For more information about DWW-SBSM, visit www.santabarbarastreetmedicine.org.
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Oh, so that's what happened to some of my bosses over the past several years. A shame, they seemed like such nice people...#1 rule for success as a manager
... hire employees who don't need to be managed
Is the manager expected to work so closely to the employee, that they see every transaction that takes place?
Want to cite your source for that?"Less than 10% of games are purchased by someone under 18."
In 2006, 93 percent of computer game buyers and 83 percent of console game buyers were over the age of 18.
It's about passing the blame. If Gamestop succeeds with this, then parents can only blame themselves for buying it, or they can blame their older children for buying it, or they can blame their kids' friends, or whatever, but they can't blame the games industry.
Welcome to America! I hope you enjoy your time here, but I think you should know something about the people here. They don't blame themselves for anything. If the parents can't blame Gamestop for selling the game to their kid, then they'll try to
While I wouldn't purchase this particular title for my child, what would make a parent irresponsible if they did for theirs? After all, isn't the point that a parent should weigh the content of the game against the maturity of their child? That it should be the parents' call?
After all, isn't the point that a parent should weigh the content of the game against the maturity of their child?
Um.... If they actually parent, it is.
When my son was six (couple of years ago), he hung around a friend his age at a nearby home. A friend we found out eventually was as unctuous as Eddie Haskel. My son eventually told us the 'friend' has repeatedly chased him around with a lit lighter threatening to burn him. This was after the kid's grandmother caught him doing it. I would consider someone c
"What do you think will happen next?"
Not saying it's a game for kids. I'm just saying it's probably the parents job of being mindful of what their kids are playing, rather than leaving it up to some retailer.
I agree w/ this up to a point -- parents don't seem to accept enough responsibility for their children; however, parents can't keep an eye on their children 24/7. The game rating is a system that's created to help parents control what games their children are playing, and that only really works if game retailers help make the system work
It is a parents responsibility to control their children's access to certain content and (In my opinion) Gamestop is just acknowledging that fact
It's imperfect (much like beer) a child can ask an adult to buy their "mature" games for them, but for the most part if a child wants a "mature" game their parent will have to buy it for them; thus a parent will have control on the content their children have access to.
I like the Beer analogy, but there are several laws that make giving beer to minors illegal
Hey! I'm only in my mid-30's you insensitive clod!While I was in my local gamestop two days ago getting another wireless controller for my 360, there was this just-starting-to-grey man who looked to be in his late 40's early 50's...you know, showing signs of wrinkles, etc. He was picking up a copy of rainbow six vegas, and the guy behind the counter STILL carded him.
I personally appreciate this move. No, it's certainly not going to keep my kids from being able to get some game they just have to have, but it might make it just hard enough to not be worthwhile.
However, it's still nothing more than an extra tool for responsible parents. I'd much rather my kids feel comfortable asking me to buy something that they wanted than to have to sneak it in without my knowledge. I'd be happy to hear their argument for it and have the chance to accept it or explain my reasons a
It used to be that alcohol was a part of man's daily life. Making water into beer and wine kept it potable for long periods of time. While "underage" - if you could call it that - drinking wasn't illegal, it was generally frowned upon for a man to let his son or daughter get roaring drunk. There was family oversight of drinking activities, which tended to restrain people from getting totally sloshed. That, and the fact that hard liquor hadn't been invented...
As the industrial era came upon us, families generally stopped producing alcohol. They could buy it more cheaply from the brewery than they could make it. Consequently, there came about laws which prevented minors from purchasing alcohol. Now the state had to step in to prevent unscrupulous shopkeepers from profiteering from inappropriate drinking. The rationale was pretty good - underage drinking does have deletrious effects on developing minds and bodies.
Still later, when the dangers of tobacco became apparent, selling it to minors was prohibited. Again, it was done with the intention of protecting children, and given that nicotine is more addictive than heroin, it didn't seem like such a bad law.
Now, in the Land of the Future(TM), selling strings of bits to minors is prohibited. Somehow, we are supposed to believe that children are not capable of dealing with violent video games, even though they'll see 16,000 murders on tv by the time they are 18. This restriction, mind you, from the same society that considers Jack Bauer torturing a suspect on national tv to be entertainment. Show it all you want on tv, but don't dare let a minor buy a violent video game.
What an improvement to society!
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Submission + - Firefox for Enterprises Officially Announced 1
mvar writes: After a meeting held last Monday regarding Mozilla Firefox ESR (Enterprise Support Release), the new version was announced yesterday in a post on Mozilla's official blog: "We are pleased to announce that the proposal for an Extended Support Release (ESR) of Firefox is now a plan of action. The ESR version of Firefox is for use by enterprises, public institutions, universities and other organizations that centrally manage their Firefox deployments. Releases of the ESR will occur once a year, providing these organizations with a version of Firefox that receives security updates but does not make changes to the Web or Firefox Add-ons platform."


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>>> Full Schedule
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College baseball team and head coach Tom Carty have released the 2013 schedule, featuring 26 home contests.
The Bobcats start the year off at home, hosting a three-game set with Mars Hill College a doubleheader Saturday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. with a single contest Sunday, Feb. 3 at noon.
GC baseball has a tall order for its first road series, traveling to No. 8 University of Tampa for three contests a week later. Georgia College takes on three teams that were nationally-ranked at the end of the 2012 season.
Peach Belt Conference (PBC) play begins at Flagler College Feb. 23 and 24. After another PBC series at UNC Pembroke, the Bobcats finally get a home conference trifecta starting with a single game Friday, March 8 at 6 p.m. doubleheader action follows the next day at 1 p.m.
The annual Alumni Weekend comes March 23-24, as the Bobcats host Augusta State University for a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m. with a single game Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Bobcats host Toccoa Falls University Wednesday, April 3 at 6 p.m. for Miracle League Day. GC baseball renews its yearly relationship with the organization that helps the developmentally disabled get the opportunity to play baseball.
Senior Day will come Sunday, April 28 as Georgia College wraps up a three-game set with the University of Montevallo.
GC baseball is fresh off a 29-21 season in 2012, a year in which the Bobcats battled for the PBC title up until the last weekend. The Bobcats return two All-PBC honorees from a year ago, including designated hitter Cody Maas (Alpharetta, Ga.) and reliever Matt LaMothe (Troy, Mich.). Maas was named to both the All-Southeast Region Team and the Jewish All-America squad as well.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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RENO, TX - Two anonymous strangers forever changed the lives of a Reno family, but these men disappeared before the family could thank them.
Sly Woodworks owner, Larry Young was going through his everyday routine, with his two year old granddaughter Macy at the shop.
The two went outside to talk to his son and the next thing they knew, little Macy was missing.
"At that point I saw cars stopped all in the road in front of my business, which is an extremely busy road." said Young. "I was just expecting obviously the worst."
Two men driving by saw Macy in the street and immediately stopped, put their vehicles sideways blocking traffic, saving Macy's life.
"As I got a little bit closer, I just snatched her out of his arms and actually just came back to the shop." said Young. "The thing I regret I never even recall saying thank you."
Sly Woodworks, in Reno, is off the busy highway 82 East, with cars whizzing by at 55 miles per hour.
Reno Police Chief Matt Birch wants the opportunity to show his gratitude to the heroes.
"Good Samaritans, honestly good Samaritans now days are hard to come by." said Birch. "We'd like to know who they were too, to thank them and tell them how much we appreciate helping out our community."
Young says he doesn't know if he has the words to express to the men of how grateful he is.
"I probably would just hug them like a long lost brother or something and just cry." said Young.
Young's mother reminded him of a prayer he said at church, just a day before.
"I said Lord, while school is about to be out and all the dangers." said Young. "There will be kids around swimming pools and lakes and pools and all other things, I said will you just put an extra guardian angel around everyone of these children."
The family is trying to reach out to their heroes by posting on Facebook and they even put a sign outside the shop reading:
"The two men who saved the little girl in the road, please stop and come in."
If anyone knows who these two heroes are, there is a family a Reno that would like to thank you.


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Flight (MA)
3 stars
General release (138 minutes)
Among the Oscar contenders now in Australian cinemas, Flight is the most unusual: a ''serious'' drama not based on famous source material or a notable historical event. Its ad campaign seems bent on misrepresenting its tone and subject matter as thoroughly as possible - encouraging audiences to expect an action-thriller, when the director Robert Zemeckis has something very different in store.
In fact the sole action set-piece in Flight occurs during the first half-hour, shortly after we're introduced to the cocky, boozy Captain Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) as he wakes late in a Florida hotel room after a night spent with one of his flight attendants (Nadine Velazquez).
After fielding a phone call from his ex-wife, he snorts cocaine to stave off the effects of alcohol and heads for the airport to pilot an hour-long flight to Atlanta, taking off in the middle of a storm.
Up in the air there's an apparent mechanical failure, forcing Whip to think fast and take risks in the hope of minimising the impact of the crash.
The sequence allows Zemeckis, as well as his hero, to show off his mastery, immersing us in chaos and terror while ensuring that the consequences of Whip's choices are plainly spelled out.
Knocked unconscious on landing, Whip wakes in hospital to find his real troubles have just begun. The balance of the film is chiefly an exploration of his addictive personality and how it affects those around him, notably his female counterpart Nicole (Kelly Reilly), who overdoses on heroin at the same time as Whip's fateful flight.
Despite the virtues of Washington's surprisingly restrained performance and John Gatins' slightly overblown script, Flight is first and foremost a showcase for Zemeckis as a director. While it's easy to see him as a chilly virtuoso, the film self-evidently qualifies as a personal statement, not least as an expression of his interest in machinery.
This influences not only his selection of subject-matter but his approach to storytelling: his films are like pieces of clockwork, where every detail planted early on has a pay-off down the track. If his Back to the Future movies were obsessively concerned with replaying the past, this is equally the case here, where the narrative inexorably circles back to the events leading up to the crash.
As in all Zemeckis' work, this streamlined technique entails a certain reliance on cliches and obvious symbols. Nicole's associates are portrayed as cartoonish scumbags, and when a wing of the descending plane knocks the steeple off a church it's a blunt reflection of Whip's spiritual plight.
More interestingly, Zemeckis' mechanical mind puts objects and people on an equal footing; in this sense, the two sections of the film mirror one another.
Where Whip's actions up in the air allow him to seize control of the plane, on the ground he's controlled by his environment, especially when the camera tracks in on liquor bottles that exert a malign pull.
The biggest surprise of Flight is its overall sombre quality, which does some justice to the slow process of recovery from addiction. The excitement of the crash is deliberately inverted in a long series of subdued scenes that emphasise the solitude Whip shares with the hero of Cast Away, the Zemeckis film Flight most recalls.
While Whip is surrounded by morally ambivalent guardians, including a boisterous drug dealer (John Goodman) and a hotshot lawyer (Don Cheadle), the choices he has to make are his alone.
Ultimately, changing his behaviour means both regaining and relinquishing control - accepting, as Cheadle's character puts it, that whatever occurs is an act of God.


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Nicky Forster has announced his retirement as a player to concentrate on his managerial career.
The 37-year-old striker has been in temporary charge of Brentford since the sacking of Andy Scott in March.
But despite leading them to a mid-table finish in npower League One and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final, he has been told he is not in the running for the permanent job at Griffin Park.
Forster has a year left on his playing contract but is hanging up his boots in order to find a management role.
He said: "I have had a fantastic career but the time has come to cross over into management. I've scored 200 goals in 700 games and haven't got anything left to achieve as a player, so I want to concentrate on management."
Forster began his career at Gillingham and also had spells with Birmingham, Reading and Brighton.
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Champree Dinkins, 24, was ordered held in lieu of $500,000 bail today on charges related to an early morning crash Saturday that sent two pedestrians to the hospital - one of them dying just hours before her arraignment.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office charges Dinkins slammed into a man and a woman walking down Woodrow Avenue around 4 a.m. Saturday. Police arriving on the scene found the man unresponsive in the middle of the street; the woman underneath Dinkins's SUV, the DA's office says.
Making the first responders' job more difficult was the presence of several individuals behaving aggressively who were involved in a physical altercation at the scene, prosecutors said.
Police located Dinkins at 16 Irma St. According to prosecutors, Dinkin's eyes were glassy and her breath smelled heavily of alcohol. She was transported to police headquarters for further questioning and then placed under arrest.
Dinkins was arraigned on two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon – a motor vehicle – as well as charges of operating under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident causing personal injury, the DA's office says, adding the charges will likely be upgraded now that one of the victims has died.
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The Impact of National Factors on Personnel Management: A Cross-National Examination of HRM Practices in Singapore and Thailand
This paper attempts to analyse and compare the human resource management (HRM) practices between
Singapore and Thailand in terms of Budhwar and Sparrow's framework for examining cross-national HRM
practices, particularly focusing on national factors and organizational strategies. It aims to identify the significant
relationships between national factors, such as national culture, business sectors and business environment, and
HRM practices. Additionally, the paper also explains how companies manage their personnel with the HRM
practices developed and influenced by its national factors. To strengthen the argument, the paper then discusses
HRM practices at organizational levels in both countries and pays specific attention to the core HRM functions
of recruitment and selection, training and development and remuneration and reward in order to prove the
significant roles national factors have played in each country's HRM practices and policies.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern women's soccer team used the strength of four first-half goals en route to a 4-1 win against Sewanee on Senior Night, Friday evening at BSC Soccer Park.
The win improved BSC to 10-4-1 overall and 6-1 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), while the Tigers fell to 5-10-2 and 3-4-1 in league play.
Prior to the game, BSC Head Coach Benji Walton and his staff honored senior players Linda Amaya (Hattiesburg, Miss.), Amber Hernandez (Louisville, Ky.), Emmy Hollis (Germantown, Tenn.), Sara Menton (Ocala, Fla.), Lauren Metzger (Mobile, Ala.), Alicia Ploky (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Jillian Theibert (Birmingham, Ala.) and manager Erica Ogle.
The Panthers grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in the first seven minutes to take a 4-0 lead at halftime. Amaya found the back of the net for the first goal in the middle of the box on a feed from sophomore Bailey Kimbell just 5:25 into the contest.
Plotky tallied a goal just over two minutes later on a breakaway started by Menton.
Sewanee cut the lead to 2-1 in the 21st minute when Kabler Calhoun scored on a cross from Faith Spencer.
A feed from sophomore Amanda Babbin to sophomore Jamie Sullivan inside the right side of the box pushed the BSC lead to 3-1 in the 39th minute, while Babbin would close the scoring on the nigth in the 44th minute on pass from Plotky.
Hernandez had two saves in goal for BSC, while Megan Poole led Sewanee with two saves in relief of starter Britt Williams.
BSC outshot Sewanee 14-8, which included a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal.
The Panthers return to action against SCAC foe Centre College on Sunday at 12 p.m. in the last regular season game of the year before hosting the SCAC Women's Soccer Championship next weekend, Nov. 4-6.


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Rio Ferdinand is set for his Manchester United testimonial, on Friday August 9, as the Red Devils take on Sevilla at Old Trafford.
The testimonial will be United's final pre-season match and one lucky fan, aged between 7 and 13, will be given the opportunity to accompany Ferdinand and Co onto the pitch.
To win a ticket for the match and be given the opportunity to nominate a mascot for the game, entrants must be aged 18 or over and answer the following question on Ferdinand:
In which season did Rio sign for Manchester United?
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When submitting the email, make sure you include your name, full address, contact number and, of course, your answer - choosing either A, B or C.
The nominated mascot will also receive a full Manchester United first-team kit - the competition closes on Sunday August 4 at 23:59 and the winner will be announced shortly after.
Enter now to get your chance to play a part in the United legend's big day.
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The Repository's Battle of the Bands competition is now accepting applications.
It's time to be a rock star! The Repository's Battle of the Bands competition is now accepting applications. Now in its eleventh year, the annual rock and roll competition searches for talented high school students in Stark County. The Battle will rock the house on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Canton Palace Theatre in downtown Canton.
To participate in the 2014 Battle of the Bands, each prospective band must complete the online submission form at www.cantonrep.com/battle and upload two songs including one original and one cover song. There is no fee to apply. Each band member must be a full-time student in grades 9-12 with at least one member attending a Stark County school. The deadline for entry is January 31 at 5:00 p.m.
The Battle draws more than 1,000 attendees to cheer on each band finalist. Competing bands will be judged on entertainment value, overall sound, originality, overall performance and crowd reaction. The winning band will receive a prize package valued more than $500.
Local high school students are encouraged to enter the competition! For a complete list of entry details and competition rules, visit www.cantonrep.com/battle and follow the event on Facebook at www.facebook.com/repbattle.


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Mall name:
Serramonte Blvd., Daly City, California - CA 94015
Phone number to Serramonte Center mall
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Wheels On The Bus / Seed Trouble
series: Curious George
air date: 12/10/12 8:00 AM
Wheels on the Bus - Running late for an important meeting at the Glass Palace, George and the Man with the Yellow Hat decide to take the bus rather than walk. But when George and the Man get off at the wrong stop, the bus leaves with the Man's portfolio still inside! Determined to retrieve the important drawings AND make it to the meeting on time, George jumps in a basket on a bicycle. The Man orders a baffled taxi driver to follow that monkey on the bicycle to catch the bus to get his portfolio! With the clock ticking, will either of them catch up to the bus and arrive at the meeting in time? Seed Trouble - George loves eating at Chef Pisghetti's restaurant! When Chef explains that he can't grow enough vegetables to keep his customers fed, George and the Man with the Yellow Hat offer to start their own garden to help the Chef out. The garden is ready to be planted, when Compass and his pigeon friends eat some of the seeds! George dumps the seeds into one jar to keep them safe... and learns too late that different seeds can't be planted together. Can George figure out how to separate and identify the seeds, and keep Chef Pisghetti in business?
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V-Style Air Filter
The Durafil ES filter is an easy drop-in replacement for any standard V-shaped filter. This filter technology enables the HVAC system to consume 20 to 35% less total energy than competitive (V-style) products. This savings is produced by a patented radial inlet and outlet, which generates a much lower pressure drop profile. There is 30% more open area on the filter inlet and 60% more on the outlet than on conventional V-style filters. The greater open area is key to the lower pressure drop condition. A new height-to-pleat spacing configuration uses the same amount of media as in V-style filters, with more pleats per inch, resulting in a greater active filter area.
Camfil Farr, Amherst, NY 513-324-8346 www.green-air-filters.com
Spark Detection Systems
Sparks and embers are created very quickly in facilities in which combustible materials are being worked, exhausted, transported, filtered, or dried. Filters, dust collection bins, silos, and even complete production lines are areas of greatest risk. Foreign objects in the conveyed material, defective parts of production machinery, friction processes, and electric sparks are all fire-generating and ignition sources for dust explosions. As a preventative measure, spark detection systems can reduce the risk of fires and dust explosions in production equipment, dust collectors, and conveying systems. Sensors detect sparks and embers and then extinguish them before they reach the filter, without interrupting production. The systems are Factory Mutual approved.
GreCon Inc., Tigard, OR 503-641-7731 www.grecon-us.com
Central Vacuum System
The Central Vac dust control system was designed for various applications, from product transfer in the food/feed/seed industry to residue cleanup in manufacturing facilities or dust control and cleanup in feed mills. The unit can be set up as a simple two- or three-point pickup or as a multi-point-type pickup system. The operator can use the system to clean up many types of products in almost any location in the facility. Features include a cast iron drop-through airlock, a secondary precleaner that is located upstream of the blower, a Super Chrome blower, and a primary collector and separator. The computer-designed cyclone is fitted to specific applications and designed to provide optimum performance, keeping discharge dust to a minimum.
Walinga Inc., Guelph, ON, Canada 519-824-8520 www.walinga.com
Baghouse Dust Collector
The Imperial big round filter (BRF) performs dust collecting with little maintenance. Its rugged construction handles tough applications, providing high efficiency and long media life with a seven-year warranty on the cleaning mechanisms. These baghouses are used to contain a variety of dusts, including straw, plastics, grain, powders, rock products, pet food, and wood dust.
Imperial Systems Inc., Jackson Center, PA 800-918-3013 www.isystemsweb.com
Dust Removal System
After plastic regrind has been cleaned in the patented Compact Cyclonic Deduster (CCD) dust removal system, the cleaned material is as good as resins and can be mixed with virgin material for further processing. The core element of the system, the deduster, removes resin dust, streamers, metal dust, dirt, paper, and other contaminants. The contaminants are separated from the cleaning air in a high-efficiency cyclone and collected in a dust drum under the cyclone. The full dust drum can be changed without interrupting operations. The cleaning air is returned to the deduster after it passes through an in-line filter. The system is ideal for cleaning all granular dry bulk materials with high dust loads.
Pelletron Corp., Lancaster, PA 717-293-4008 www.pelletroncorp.com
Automatic Blast Gates
Blast gates open and close automatically, promoting total dust-collection control and increased efficiency in undersized dust-collection systems. The automatic gates enable facilities to employ smaller dust-collection systems where intermittent use is required, effectively lowering up-front and operating costs. Automatic gates can also be used to lower the operating costs of large dust-collection systems. Industrial-grade blast gates can be utilized as blast gates only, as controllers for dust-collection system motors, or for variable-frequency drive control.
K&B Duct, Greensboro, NC 866-562-3828 www.kbduct.com
Baghouse Compliance Systems
EPA MACT compliance systems for baghouses and cartridge-type dust collectors integrate B-PAC baghouse control and sensing hardware with FilterWare software. The control system optimizes processes while monitoring regulatory parameters. The software logs data and automatically generates comprehensive reports on particulate emissions, filter leaks, pressure, airflow, etc. It also reports on the alarm logs and corrective actions required by EPA MACT.
FilterSense, Beverly, MA 978-927-4304 www.filtersense.com
Broken Bag Detector
The DustAlarm broken-bag detector monitors exhaust from baghouses and other types of dust-collection systems, identifing problems with filter media and other sources of dust emissions. The instrument uses time-proven tribo electric technology to continuously monitor the level of dust emission in dust-collection system exhaust. When an increase in emissions level exceeds the user adjusted setting, an alarm is triggered, as indicated by the unit's output relay changing state.
Monitor Technologies LLC, Elburn, IL 800-766-6486 www.monitortech.com
Cartridge Dust Collector
The Gold Series dust collector is available with the X-vent explosion vent for applications involving the capture of combustible dusts. The X-vent is manufactured in accordance with NFPA standards and carries CE and ATEX certifications. The multiribbed vent delivers a high negative static operating pressure rating of –80 in. WC and opens up at +1 psi (30 in. WC). Rated for an operating temperature of 350°F, the vent is made of sanitary food-grade stainless steel and is used in the food processing, chemical, pharmaceutical, and grain-processing industries.
Farr APC, Jonesboro, AR 866-752-0702 www.farrapc.com
Hybrid Vision Isolator
The hybrid vision isolator offers a high-visibility, short-lead-time, midrange option for the containment of pharmaceutical products and processes with containment levels below 1 µg/m3. It incorporates flexible containment isolator functionality and is used for applications that require the containment of larger pieces of equipment and processes that need a bigger working area. It has an acrylic canopy that allows full visibility of the inside of the isolator, which is lit by ambient light or room lighting.
Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems, Summit, NJ 908-277-9347 www.hmicronpowder.com
Baghouse Pressure Transmitters
Model DP 20T (differential) and SP 20T (static) pressure transmitters feature a nonclogging design for mounting on the dirty side of a fabric filter baghouse or cartridge-style dust collector. The 4–20-mA transmitters are more reliable than typical tube-style electronic and mechanical gauges, which clog easily. The transmitters feature a large, flush abrasion-resistant ceramic diaphragm that resists clogging. Both the differential and static configuration are available in various ranges, including 0–10 in. WC, 0–20 in. WC, and bidirectional –5 to +5 in. WC. The units are constructed of heavy-duty stainless steel.
FilterSense, Beverly, MA 978-927-4304 www.filtersense.com
Heavy-Duty Dust-Collection Systems
With heavy-duty, high-stiffness construction to prevent housing failures and deliver long operating life, large-volume dust-collection systems can be engineered to accommodate a range of pressures. Automated pulse-jet filter self-cleaning maintains system pressure. Compressed air in 90–100-psi pulses performs pulse-jet cleaning of bag filters. Without internal moving parts, the collectors are used in foundries, metal and mineral processors, gypsum and cement plants, coal handlers, and grain processors.
CECOaire, Louisville, KY 502-635-2655 www.cecoenviro.com
Dust Collection Hoses
This company offers four different dust collection hoses. The economical CVD line is extremely flexible. The RFH is a general-purpose hose that offers superior chemical resistance and good abrasion resistance. The UFD offers superior abrasion resistance and handles higher pressure and vacuums. The SVUF is ideal for industrial settings and is available with screw-on end fittings.
Hi-Tech Duravent, Plymouth, IN 800-348-6500 www.hitechduravent.com
High-Filtration and Containment Dust Collector
Equipped with a self-cleaning HEPA filter, the Absolut Cephir high-filtration and containment system removes and contains high volumes of even extremely fine dust particulates from the exhaust air of production machines in a variety of industries, including in the pharmaceutical, industrial, chemical, nutrition, and food sectors. The unit features a modular design for easy upgrades, parallel swing doors and a pull-out control cabinet for easy access, and a bag-in bag-out filter exchange system. The compact 40 × 30 × 90-in. unit can fit almost anywhere. It can also be customized with a continuous bag-in bag-out system, a rapid transfer port, a split valve, an isolator, and a wash-in-place unit to perform a variety of dust-handling operations.
Fette America, Rockaway, NJ 973-586-8722 www.fetteamerica.com
VOC Emissions Control System
The MultiPhase BioSystem is an alternative to thermal oxidizers, in-bed biofiltration, and aerobic digestion for the control of volatile organic carbon (VOC) emissions. The system treats high inlet emissions concentrations effectively for high-vapor-pressure VOCs, such as alcohols and methanol, and it simultaneously treats difficult VOC compounds such as turpenes, pinenes, and methanol. It also removes formaldehyde emissions.
Tri-Mer Corp., Owosso, MI 801-294-5422 www.tri-mer.com
Dust-, Mist-, and Fume-Collection Systems
This company manufactures state-of-the-art dust-, mist-, and fume-collection systems that provide low-energy consumption and compliance with all mandatory requirements. A complete line of dust-collection systems and services is available for collectors from 1000 to over 100,000 cfm.
Dantherm Filtration, Thomasville, NC 800-533-5286 www.danthermfiltration.us
Downdraft-Series Dust Collector
The Modu-Kleen downdraft dust collector contains fugitive dust. The air enters at the top of the dust collector housing and flows downward to the cartridge filters, improving the filtering process and the material-to-air ratio. Air velocities are lower than those with a conventional dust collector, reducing the load on each filter cartridge and extending filter life. Cartridge filters are positioned horizontally, requiring less floor space and making filter removal easier. A large, quick-opening door allows maintenance personnel to closely inspect each cartridge when required without entering the filter housing. In addition, any single cartridge can be removed without disturbing adjacent cartridges.
Dynamic Air Inc., St. Paul, MN 651-484-2900 www.dynamicair.com
Air Filtration Media
TurboWEB (HD) is a synthetic material that provides high dust-loading capacity and extended durability. It achieves high performance through a nanomechanical separation process during the initial media development stages. Nanomechanical separation takes advantage of the small pore structure provided by nanofibers and does not rely on electrokinetic charges. There are no efficiency losses throughout the life of a filter.
Midwesco/TDC Filter, Bolingbrook, IL 800-424-1910 www.tdcfilter.com
Pulse-Jet Cartridge Collector
The MikroFlo pulse-jet cartridge collector's high-filtration efficiency provides lower pressure drop than comparable units, resulting in reduced operating costs, longer filter life, and less maintenance. Its modular design makes the unit suitable for low-overhead applications and processes with limited space. The collector is available with Matrex filter cartridges, which incorporate the company's proprietary premium filter media, providing higher initial efficiencies.
MikroPul, Charlotte, NC 704-998-2600 www.mikropul.com
Nozzle-Based Cleaning System
This complete line of baghouse and cartridge collectors has special design features with a nozzle-based cleaning system that induces more cleaning air into the media. By improving the amount of cleaning air induced, the filter lasts longer and allows more process air to pass through or recover better. The recently introduced next generation of nozzle technology helps induce even more cleaning air into the filter. In addition, certain nozzle types also allow the reverse pulse-jet system to operate at lower compressed air levels.
Scientific Dust Collectors, Alsip, IL 708-597-7090 www.scientificdustcollectors.com
Modular Cartridge Bin Vent
A bin vent has a large cartridge filter that traps fine airborne particles while material is pneumatically conveyed into a storage tank. Timed bursts of air pulse the filter, dislodging fines and returning them to the storage tank. The bin vent's design features a built-in weather hood and diffuser. The quick-release clamp allows easy access to the cartridge filter. Since the height of the unit is less than 4 ft, maintenance is accomplished from the tank deck without tools. In addition, the single-cartridge filter design eliminates the need to install and service multiple filter bags.
Premier Pneumatics Inc., Salina, KS 785-825-1611 www.premierpneumatics.com
Portable Cyclonic Shop Vacuum
The Gorilla Vac is a powerful portable cyclonic shop vacuum that eliminates clogging. It combines a high-efficiency cyclone with a high-power dual 110-V-motor industrial vacuum. It uses the cyclone to separate 98% of the material before the prefilter and the HEPA filter. The air coming out is cleaner than the air people breathe. The cyclone separates the dust into a plastic bag–lined 35- or 55-gal drum. Small amounts of ultrafine dust are trapped in a disposable paper prefilter. The air is finally exhausted through a final filter made of HEPA-rated media. HEPA-rated filter media remove 99.97% of particles that are 0.3 µm in diameter.
Oneida Air Systems, Syracuse, NY 800-732-4065 www.oneida-air.com
Bag Dump Station
A self-contained bag dump system has a filter access door behind which are high-capacity cartridge filters that can be changed out easily. The filters retain product within the process down to 0.5 µm, in contrast to external filtration systems that remove product from the process. The bag dump station features an efficient regenerative blower for continuous dust-free operation. An adjustable pulse-jet filter cleaning system keeps the filter clear, allowing efficient operation and reduced maintenance intervals. Sanitary and pharmaceutical models are available.
Hapman, Kalamazoo, MI 800-427-6260 www.hapman.com
Filter Receivers
Supporting most conveying systems, customizable filter receivers provide automatic air filtration and dust control for dry bulk materials that are conveyed pneumatically. Unwanted airborne material is trapped by the filter media, which are located within the receiver. Preset timers clean the filter media automatically with pulse-jet reverse airflow, dropping retained airborne material into the unit's circular hopper. The easy-to-use and easy-to-install receivers achieve efficient performance when the proper filter media are selected and matched to the system's airflow. The receivers are made of heavy-duty carbon steel for abrasive materials and come with an epoxy coating or in stainless steel for corrosive and food-grade applications.
Cyclonaire Corp., York, NE 888-593-6241 www.cyclonaire.com
Hazardous-Location Industrial Vacuums
This line of explosionproof vacuums is composed of two electric models—the CFM 118 EXP and 118 EXPW—and two intrinsically safe pneumatic models—the A15 EXP and A15 EXPW. The CFM 118 EXP–series is available in two electric models. The 118 EXP is used to pick up dry materials, while the 118 EXPW picks up liquids and other wet hazardous materials. They are made of Type 304 stainless steel and have conductive accessories to eliminate percussion arcing and static charge. In addition, the 118 EXP–series is CSA approved for use in Class I, Group D and Class II, Groups E, F, and G environments. For use without electricity, the pneumatic A15 EXP–series consists of two separate models for dry or wet pickup.
Nilfisk CFM, Malvern, PA 800-645-3475 www.stop-the-dust.com


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To: our airport
That logo on the front of garage gargantua could be a touch larger. While it can be seen from the surface of the moon, I don't think the Mars rover is picking it up yet.
To: my belt
I apologize for throwing you all alone onto the conveyor. While my shoes, wallet, phone, watch, dignity and 43¢ in change went in the bin before you, you had to make that dark passage all by yourself.
To: the woman behind me
I apologize for the misunderstanding. When I asked, while undoing my belt, "May I put this in yours?" I assure you I was referring to your bin since mine had already departed without my belt.
To: the full body scanner
Thanks. Nobody's been that interested in seeing everything I have in decades. Wanna go for a drink sometime?
To: the Transportation Security Administration team
Whatever civil service job you had before that made you so unhappy you left it to do this one, it's obviously not making a single one of you any happier. Trust me, any job that requires you to snap on bright blue plastic gloves before you ask people to remove articles of clothing is not going to give you any positive feedback. But, then again, if any of you were smiling while you were doing that it would be downright creepy.
To: the Starbucks staff in concourse B
Do you trade shifts with the security bunch up front? I thought I was going to have to take off my belt again to get a cup of coffee, or raise my arms above my head for two Sweet'N Lo's. Does everybody working here train at the DMV? Is the whole airport a rehab program for the clinically depressed?
To: the airlines, all airlines
While you charge us an arm and a leg and give us a finger in return, the rest if our bodies get virtually strip-searched for the privilege. Figured against the cost of my ticket, even if I value the tiny cup of bad coffee at 50 bucks, that makes each one of the stale peanuts worth about $37.50. By the way, in my own pitiful rebellion, my phone's on, this iPad is on and they're staying that way. Oh, the 300-lb. ex-wrestler with the head cold and curious rash in the seat next to me and in some of mine? His phone's on, too, his tray is not in the upright and locked position, and there's no way I'm using that seat cushion as a flotation device.
To: terrorists
Congratulations, we're scared beyond reason. Our tsunami of a bureaucratic overreaction to your cowardly acts has made the whole miserable flying experience exponentially more miserable before the plane even takes off. Only you and our penchant for national hysteria could make a seat on a bus look good, and I'm talking a seat next to the bathroom.
I'm a Memphian, and the only threat my belt represented came from that woman's husband.
Dan Conaway is a lifelong Memphian, longtime adman and aspiring local character in a city known for them. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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An apple a day might keep the doctor away, provided you eat the peel. But not all fruit is as good for us as we are led to believe.
A review article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reveals that a chemical in grapefruit increases the risk of overdosing on certain medications, and can prove potentially fatal.
It has been known for some time that the chemical in certain citrus fruits (including grapefruit, lime, pomelo and bitter orange such as the Seville) blocks the enzyme that breaks down some drugs. But the new review reveals the number of drugs that interact badly with grapefruit is higher than previously thought. They include some antiobiotics, statins, heart and cancer medications.
"We've known about it interacting with certain medications for a while," said Kathy Chapman, chairwoman of Cancer Council Australia's nutrition and physical activity committee. "Now it is a much wider list . . . Grapefruit is a seemingly innocuous type of food, but sometimes, particularly when concentrated as in grapefruit juice, it leads to high levels of the medicine in the bloodstream and that could cause problems."
The information comes at a time when the health benefits of fruit are already in question. It is packed with sugar, specifically with fructose, a type of sugar that,in excess, numerous studies have linked with obesity and found to have a harmful effect on the liver.
And despite the current dietary guidelines to eat more fruit and vegetables to "reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as . . . some types of cancer", a 2009 study of more than 400,000 people found that fruit and vegetable intake does not reduce the overall risk of cancer.
Despite this, we shouldn't cut back, Ms Chapman said. While being overweight or obese is directly linked to cancer, eating fruit and vegetables can indirectly reduce the risk. They contain an array of vitamins and help us achieve our daily intake of fibre. "Dietary fibre has been shown to be protective against bowel cancer," Ms Chapman said. Plus, "fruit and vegetables help to maintain our weight . . . The latest research shows about half Australians get their two serves of fruit [a day] and only one in 10 have their recommended five serves of vegetables a day."
She expects that upping our fruit and vegetable intake will still be a "mainstay message" when the new dietary guidelines are released early next year. A statement by the National Health and Medical Research Centre, which is behind the guidelines, confirms this.
"A large number of experimental studies using dietary modelling have provided evidence of a protective effect of fruits and vegetables against these non-communicable chronic diseases."
The benefits of fruit "range from reduced formation of cancer-promoting substances in the gastrointestinal tract [through antioxidant activity], to the part played by phytochemicals and micronutrients in detoxification of carcinogenic substances, and to functions relating to the containment and destruction of existing cancer cells by means of a variety of physiological effects".
In addition to this, "these foods are nutrient dense, relatively low in energy [kilojoules] and are good sources of minerals and vitamins, dietary fibre and a range of phytochemicals".
The dietary guidelines are not set to change their message about fruit in general. As for the specific problems relating to citrus fruits and medications, "the main message about grapefruit, when on medication, is check the packaging", Ms Chapman advises. "Warnings about grapefruit juice will be included [on the packet]. Also, a quick word to your local pharmacist or doctor will dispel any concerns you might have."


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series: Rick Steves' Delicious Europe
air date: 3/10/13 6:30 PM
In RICK STEVES' DELICIOUS EUROPE, America's favorite travel guide Rick Steves savors classic European cuisine - from garlicky snails and handmade mozzarella to savory bouillabaisse, hearty wurst and other regional specialties. He also dines on gourmet tapas in Galicia, visits a cozy trattoria in Rome, tastes the catch of the day in Greece and sips wines from ancient vines in Burgundy.
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The big Sunday program that showcased a pair of Grade II features and was topped by the 22nd edition of the track's signature race, the $1-million TVG Pacific Classic won by the 3-year-old eastern invader Dullahan – drew 34,482 and registered a bet total of $22,363,307, the seventh highest single-day figure in track history. Those numbers presented a 23.4% rise in handle over 2011 and a 17.8% jump over last year's attendance.
For the second-to-last full week of the session on-track handle digits rose 27.5%, while the overall betting numbers were up 16.9%. Through six full weeks of sport at the seaside oval, the on-track numbers were up 16.2% over 2011 (a daily average of $2,395,346 this year as opposed to $2,061,273 last year) and the overall betting numbers were up 8.1% ($12,019,469 daily average in 2012 vs. $11,122,904 in 2011).
"With six weeks now in the books," said Del Mar's executive vice president and chief financial officer, Mike Ernst, "we can confidently say that there will be a substantial retroactive purse payment for everyone who earns overnight purse money at this meeting. And that goes forward all the way to the end of the meet."
Attendance numbers went on the positive side for the fifth week in a row also, rising 5.9% for the week. Though the overall attendance figures after six weeks are at a minus 1.5%, it is noted that that the positive change again reflects well from an early-season attendance downswing that went above 6%. After 30 days, crowds for 2012 are averaging 18,209 a day as opposed to 2011's number of 18,492.
Field size per race at the conclusion of 30 days and 260 races moved upward once more, clicking in at 8.50 for the current session as opposed to 8.24 last year. The track's popular and lucrative "Ship and Win" program – which has provided notable rewards to out-of-state horses coming to race at the stand – now shows a 33% increase from the 91 horses who had taken advantage of it in 2011 lined up against the 121 who have cashed in this year.
The track's once-tight jockey race now has seen Rafael Bejarano put daylight between himself and his two chief challengers. The Peruvian rider shows 45 firsts after 30 cards, putting him in the proverbial driver's seat with only seven days remaining. Next up comes Joe Talamo at 34 firsts and Garrett Gomez with 32.
Trainer Peter Miller has put himself in position to possibly win his first training crown with 18 victories, tying him with the suspended Doug O'Neill. But Miller will have to battle to the finish because behind him are two power-house barns, those of Bob Baffert (16 firsts) and John Sadler (15).
The track will begin its seventh week of racing Wednesday with a standard 2 p.m. first post. Thursday's card, which normally would consist of eight races, instead this week will have nine, a direct result of the strong activity shown by horsemen at the track's entry box.
There will be an extra day of racing for the week in conjunction with the Labor Day Monday holiday, then the very final day of the session on Wednesday, September 5.


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Daniel Silna Rumors
The NBA tried, on a few occasions, to work out a deal with the Silnas. There were a few times when the league believed it was close to resolving the issue. At one point, the Silnas were part of a group trying to buy the then-New Jersey Nets, and would have had to obviously give up the Spirits deal as a condition of ownership. In 2007, there were "very serious negotiations," according to a source, between the league and the brothers, and a proposed deal was basically done and ready. And then, the worldwide recession kicked in full, and the deal's proposed financing fell apart.
On Tuesday, the Silnas, the league and the four former A.B.A. teams will announce a conditional deal that will end the Silnas' golden annuity. Almost. The Silnas are to receive a $500 million upfront payment, financed through a private placement of notes by JPMorgan Chase and Merrill Lynch, according to three people with direct knowledge of the agreement. The deal would end the enormous perpetual payments and settle a lawsuit filed in federal court by the Silnas that demanded additional compensation from sources of television revenue that did not exist in 1976, including NBA TV, foreign broadcasting of games and League Pass, the service that lets fans watch out-of-market games.
The N.B.A. has long hoped to be released from its financial obligation to Ozzie and Daniel Silna, brothers who owned the Spirits of St. Louis in the defunct American Basketball Association. But it has never been easy. The Spirits were excluded from the 1976 merger of the two leagues. So the Silnas watched unhappily as the New York (now Brooklyn) Nets, the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs were absorbed into the N.B.A. But the Silnas negotiated an astonishing benefit that was critical to the merger: an agreement to be paid one-seventh of the national television revenue that each of the four teams was to receive, as long as the league continued to exist. That amounted to being paid in perpetuity, and so far, the deal has provided the Silnas with about $300 million.
Still, the league is not getting rid of the Silnas altogether. They will continue to get some television revenue, some of it from the disputed sources named in their lawsuit, through a new partnership that is to be formed with the Nets, the Pacers, the Nuggets and the Spurs, according to the people with knowledge of the agreement. But at some point, the Silnas can be bought out of their interest in the partnership. The Silnas, of course, did not have to settle. They could have continued to make money from the N.B.A., without ever having to invest in players or build an arena. Clearly, their old agreement would have to be honored as long as the N.B.A. continued to exist.
But there is a reluctance, more by Daniel, 69, than Ozzie, 80, to keep fighting the league, said one of the people who discussed the agreement. Although wealthy people often plan their estates, much of the Silnas' riches from the N.B.A. is already in family trusts. Bob Costas, the NBC sportscaster who called Spirits games, said in a telephone interview, "My guess is that for the N.B.A., the upside is that in the foreseeable future, there will come a time when they will not have to look at this and blanch and it will be in the past."
The NBA is engaged in settlement talks with Ozzie and Daniel Silna to end a contract that has long been described as "the greatest sports business deal of all time," according to sources close to the situation. No agreement has been reached, but talks are ongoing. The Silna brothers are the former owners of an old ABA franchise known as the Spirits of St. Louis. When the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976, the Silnas agreed to dissolve their team in exchange for a small percentage of the NBA's future broadcast revenue.
Since the deal was reached in 1976, the league has paid the Silnas $300 million in TV royalties. Recently, a judge ruled that the brothers also have rights to Internet revenue. Because the Silnas' cut diminishes the dividends of the NBA's 30 team owners, the league has long sought to settle the contract.