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Janice Langbehn had taken the red-eye flight from Washington State to tell Florida senators her story, how she tried but failed to see her longtime partner before she died of a brain aneurysm at Jackson Memorial Hospital in 2007.
Langbehn didn't get the chance.
Sen. Eleanor Sobel, sponsor of the domestic partnership bill (SB 196), told the standing-room-only crowd at the Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee meeting Tuesday that she was temporarily postponing a vote on the bill, the second time a vote has been delayed because passage was unlikely.
"It's unfortunate but I wanted this bill to get its best shot, and we're missing a valuable member today," said Sobel, referring to Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D.-Orlando, who was absent at the Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee meeting but had attended a press conference supporting the bill Monday afternoon. "We needed a full debate and we didn't have everyone."
Sobel, D.-Hollywood, delayed a vote of a more sweeping bill at a Feb. 19th meeting of the Children, Families and Elder Committee, which she chairs, after critics said the bill was too broad. The bill was revised and "narrowed," Sobel said, to mirror domestic partnership registries outlined in 18 Florida jurisdictions, including Sarasota and Pinellas, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
The revised bill allows either same-sex or heterosexual couples to register as domestic partners and offers limited rights such as visitation at healthcare facilities, hospitals and correctional institutions, buying real estate property and funeral arrangements.
Langbehn's story attracted national attention, becoming a symbol for efforts to pass domestic partnership laws. She had been in Miami to embark on a cruise six years ago when her partner Lisa Pond collapsed. Langbehn said the staff would not allow her, or three of their four adopted children who were with her, to see Pond, even though she had legal documents faxed to her. She was only allowed to see her partner when a priest was performing last rites.
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Santiago, Chile, Apr 3, 2013 / 04:07 pm (CNA).- A new norm approved by Chile's Ministry of Health has met with disapproval for allowing the morning-after pill to be made available to 14 year-old girls without parental consent.
"By 14 year-old minors, it is clear we are talking about children. And by definition children do not have capacity or responsibility in any civil or civic environment," said Congressman Juan Luis Castro, the former president of the Medical College of Chile.
"It is not appropriate to administer this drug at the request of a child," he said. "It doesn't correspond to reality in Chile."
In statements to reporters, Congressman Castro, who is also a member of the Congressional Committee on Health Care, warned that use of this drug by minors "could become an object of abuse."
For his part, committee president Javier Macaya said allowing minors to have access to the morning-after pill "is not the right signal."
"The general rule should be that when a person lives under his parents' roof, he or she depends on them," he said. "They are the ones who represent them legally for many legal procedures in civil legislation, and this should not be the exception."
"When we are talking about 14 year-old minors, we are talking about people who do not yet have discretion," Macaya added.
"Measures like this only show the profound contradictions of our society," he said, noting that the people who want to regulate the amount of junk food children can eat at school "are the same ones who believe that (a 14 year-old) can ask for the pill without parental consent."
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The 9th Annual Cowboy Legends Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival will be held from May 24th-27th, 2013. The Festival is located on the historic Fielding Garr Ranch on Antelope Island, and features a wide range of events and attractions for the whole family to enjoy. Visitors can enjoy live music and cowboy poetry, as well as covered wagon rides, games and even a dinner show with authentic barbeque. For information about the Cowboy Legends Poetry & Music Festival, click here.
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S.R 44 in New Smyrna Beach now has a paved bike trail adjacent to it.
Great news for bicycle riders: S.R 44 in New Smyrna Beach now has a paved bike trail adjacent to it, and it's newly paved with appropriate markings.
Cyclists will no longer need to use Pioneer Trail, which has no shoulder and is single-laned with auto traffic at 45 mph, lots of yellow no-passing zones and exposure to automobiles traveling at much higher speed, while the cyclist groups are plugging along at about 15 mph and working hard to maintain that speed.
Look at all the lives saved and road rage avoided, even school buses schedules maintained.
I know this route is not as scenic as S.R. 44 itself, but cyclists get new pavement, a lane of their own and better utilization of resources. I'm all for bike trails and definitely not for mixing 15 mph traffic with 45 mph traffic in a single lane with no shoulders.
Save the bikers and build safe bike trails.
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Holly Hill Commissioner Donnie Moore cannot seem to prove where his residency has been or is at present, and Supervisor of Elections Ann McFall knows what she is doing and is not derelict in her duties.
She knows her job well and seems to have the paperwork to prove it.
Mr. Moore seems to be stalling.
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My morning ritual includes reading The Daytona Beach News-Journal. In Friday's Business section, page 13A, I noticed a disturbing trend. On the inside left column under "In Brief" were small items of uplifting news: "U.S. budget deficit down 35% from last year," along with two other "good news" items concerning a cut in jobless claims and stabilization of mortgage rates.
On the opposite, right side of the page appeared the less welcome, but much larger news: "7-day rally in U.S. stocks fades away."
I would like to know why, when the current administration accomplishes something encouraging for the U.S. economy, does The News-Journal "hide" the good news in a tiny, small-print article and then highlight the more negative economic news in a large, prominent, boldly headlined article.
Is it my imagination, or is this an example of how print media negatively influences readers' morale and mindset against the current president?
Ormond Beach
Esther Cepeda in "Needed: A report card on parents" (Sept. 16 News-Journal), implies that we aren't helping parents learn how to be effective parents, that this component is missing from early childhood education programs. This may lead some readers to think that early childhood education is expensive and not effective — we just need better parents.
Interestingly, this same topic was addressed two days earlier in The New York Times, but with a different take. According to James Heckman, professor of economics at the University of Chicago and a Nobel laureate in economics, "Quality early education childhood programs for disadvantaged children more than pay for themselves." He cites a long-term cost-benefit analysis of effective early childhood programs between 1962-1967 that produced better education, economic and life outcomes. He stated that "The economic rate of return from this program was a 6-to-10 percent per year, per dollar invested, based on greater productivity and savings in expenditures on remediation, criminal justice and social dependency."
Professor Heckman cites another longitudinal study of an early childhood program that affected lifelong health over 30 years. He notes, "States and municipalities have used these {two} models to custom-build their own programs and are seeing substantial results and cost savings."
The Obama administration has proposed an early childhood initiative that combines family visitation, infant health and development, early learning, quality child care and more effective preschooling at ages 4 and 5.
Notice that family visitation is a critical component in helping parents learn how to be effective in their child rearing. This initiative is grounded in Professor Heckman's article.
So, to Cepeda's point, it's not only disadvantaged parents who need assistance, it's their children as well. They will get it if this proposal is approved and implemented.
Susan Bayley
Ormond Beach
The "Budget positions irresponsible" letter must have been written by a White House staffer. The letter states that the conservatives "refuse" to do their duty by producing a budget. But they have written many budgets that are immediately tabled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. These Republican budgets try to show a little belt-tightening and spending restraint.
That is not in the liberal agenda.
The conservative leadership has not threatened to shut government down if Obamacare is funded.
They said, (if anyone bothered to listen), that they would fully fund all government programs except Obamacare. The government would continue to run unimpeded. It is the president who threatened to veto the bill, and shut down the government over funding his very flawed bill.
Bill Clinton was on the tube the other day stating that Obamacare had some serious flaws that must be fixed.
The truth is out there. It may be inconvenient for some.
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With the upcoming launch of its latest powertrain, AMG, the Mercedes-Benz performance division, claims it will be able to deliver the muscle of a traditional AMG V-8 with the mileage of a compact 4-cylinder powertrain.
While that might be a mild exaggeration, the claims are nonetheless impressive if the new 5.5-liter V-8 – developed specifically by AMG – actually can yield a 30% improvement in fuel economy compared to the brand-within-a-brand's current 5.5-liter V-8.
Until recently, fuel economy was way down the list of attributes Mercedes officials were likely to emphasize – especially at AMG – but studies show that even the affluent buyers who ante up for cars like the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar now list mileage as a concern.
The new powertrain will find its first application on the AMG-upgraded version of Mercedes' compact roadster, the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG. Significantly, the 30% mileage improvement comes despite a 60 horsepower bump, to 415 hp, with torque jumping from 376 to 398 lb-ft on the new model.


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SANDUSKY, Ohio, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and active entertainment, will present to investors attending the UBS 40th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference on Monday, December 3, 2012 in New York, NY.
Matt Ouimet, Cedar Fair's president and chief executive officer, will be presenting at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and the presentation may be heard live via webcast at www.cedarfair.com under "Recent News." A replay of the discussion will be archived on the web site shortly after it concludes.
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Cedar Fair is a publicly traded partnership headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio, and one of the largest regional amusement-resort operators in the world. The Company owns and operates 11 amusement parks, four outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and five hotels. Its parks are located in Ohio, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, and Toronto, Ontario. Cedar Fair also operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in California under a management contract. Cedar Fair's flagship park, Cedar Point, has been consistently voted the "Best Amusement Park in the World" in a prestigious annual poll conducted by Amusement Today newspaper.
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European Sophistication in Downtown Atlanta
Melia Atlanta makes its home near downtown Atlanta's legendary Peachtree Street, a main stretch of the capital city's midtown lined with historic architecture and prominent landmarks. Frommer's praised this convenient location—near Georgia Tech, the Georgia Aquarium, and the Georgia Dome, home of the Atlanta Falcons—noting its "good position for exploring the city." But inside, the lavish hotel feels like it belongs on the Spanish Riviera. In the lobby, large oriental rugs cover glossy marble floors and candles softly flicker.
Many of the posh level and deluxe rooms offer panoramic views of Atlanta's glittering skyscrapers via windows that stretch the length of a wall. The decor is refreshingly understated, with rich red and black accents. Downstairs in the candlelit Grille at 590, partake in the optional three-course dinner for two, which features international and eclectic southern cuisine such as roasted-pepper tapas, pearl-couscous ratatouille, and new york cheesecake. The Lobby Lounge has a more laid-back vibe—here you can sip a handcrafted cocktail to the sounds of live jazz.
Atlanta: Urban Parks and Renowned Aquarium in Capital of the South
Named one of 50 Places of a Lifetime by National Geographic, Atlanta lies near the Chattahoochee River in Georgia's northwest region known for its famed trees: magnolias, pines, and dogwoods. Despite a metropolitan population of more than five million and what is considered the world's busiest airport by passenger count, Atlanta seems to always offer a relaxing escape. Stroll through the 185 acres of botanical gardens, hiking trails, and oaks at Piedmont Park, or study one of the country's largest Civil War exhibitions at the Atlanta History Museum.
Anchored by historical Peachtree Street, the city's midtown area boasts a thriving arts-and-culture scene. Opened in 1929, the Fox Theatre features imposing Egyptian architecture and a custom-made organ with a network of 3,622 pipes. Tours take place on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The High Museum of Art spotlights more than 12,000 pieces of contemporary and folk art, ranging from Renaissance paintings to photographs from the civil-rights era. Kids might better enjoy the Georgia Aquarium, located downtown at Centennial Olympic Park. Considered the world's largest aquarium with more than 8 million gallons of fresh and marine water and more than 100,000 animals, the aquarium is home to beluga whales, lionfish, whale sharks, bottlenose dolphins, and more.
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My fathers name was Norman Ernest Vaughn, his mother and father was George columbus Vaughn and Narcy Elizabeth Hardy, Georges parents were Albert Bivens or Burt Vaughn and Margaret Robinette, Narcys, or (Narcissa) parents were James N. Hardy and Narcissus or Narcissa S. Lee. I have William Hardy as James father and Rebecca as his mom, maiden name unknown. anyone that has these people as thier relatives and have more info on them u can email me at [email protected]
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Facebook is a great way to get, and stay, in touch with friends and family, old or new. It's also a great way for anyone to access things you may only want a few people to see. And on Front Page Sunday from WKMS News, we'll look into ways you can get a better handle on what makes it onto the social media landscape. We'll also get some perspective on the lawsuit filed by some national textbook publishers against a Murray businessman and speak with the new executive director of Paducah's Yeiser Art Center. Then, we find out how a ham sandwich centuries ago helped inspire a modern art form.
(1.) CHUCK JONES LAWSUIT UPDATE -- A lawsuit filed last Thursday in U.S. District Court against Murray businessman Chuck Jones and several of his associates and businesses alleges Jones used companies he owned to infringe the copyrights of several textbook publishers. McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education allege Jones and his associates produced counterfeit covers for international editions of their textbooks, allowing him to sell and rent them as U.S. editions for a significant profit. Shelly Baskin spoke to attorney Karl Means about the case. Means is the chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group for the Schulman Rogers law firm in Potomac, Maryland.
(2.) KY COMM FOR THE DEAF 2-WAY -- The National Institutes of Health says hearing loss is the third most common health issue in the United States, behind arthritis and heart disease. Fully 16 percent of our region's population deals with hearing loss. Kate Lochte speaks with the Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Virginia Moore and a Commission staff advisor who is deaf, Anita Dowd.
(3.) RACER SPORTS WITH NEAL BRADLEY -- Tracy Ross talks Murray State sports with the Voice of the Racers, Neal Bradley.
(4.) ELIZABETH THOMAS ON FACEBOOK PRIVACY -- Studies have shown that the human brain, for all of its intelligence and reasoning, prefers efficiency. Or, as a psychology professor of mine once said, "The brain likes it easy." That could be why we only tend to scan, at best, things like website privacy policies. And when that involves the world's most ubiquitous social media site, that ignorance can be dangerous. To find out to improve that state of affairs, I spoke with Murray State University journalism professor Elizabeth Thomas. She teaches and blogs on the subject of social media.
(5.) NEW YAC EXEC DIR JOSH WHITE -- The Yeiser Art Center gallery has been a visual arts gallery staple in Paducah since the 1950s. YAC has made a name for itself by offering donation-based admission, and with popular annual exhibits like Paducah Photo, Fantastic Fibers, Teen Spirit, and the Yeiser Members Show. The YAC's goal is to provide access to professional and amateur visual art, and art education programs for people of all ages. With the addition of a new executive director, YAC is renewing its focus on reaching the community. Josh White is a Georgia native, and most recently worked with the Telfair Museums in Savannah. Angela Hatton spoke this week with White.
(6.) COMMENTARY: TO DYE OR NOT TO DYE? -- Commentator Celia Brewer returned to western Kentucky eight years ago. But in another, completely different way, she has also gone back to her roots.
(7.) SLEEPWALK WITH ME @ ME -- Public radio returns to the big screen this week at Paducah's Maiden Alley Cinema. Following the Garrison Keillor documentary The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes and the Robert Altman-helmed movie version of A Prairie Home Companion, This American Life host Ira Glass presents Sleepwalk with Me, a film loosely based on the real-life experiences of comedian Mike Birbiglia. Birbiglia is a frequent contributor to This American Life and suffers from rapid eye movement behavior disorder. His efforts to control the resulting sleepwalking, jump-start his career, and maintain his relationships form the basis for this movie. Maiden Alley's Larry Thomas and I take a look at Sleepwalk with Me.
(8.) COLIN NESBIT 2-WAY -- Printmaking as an art form has existed for hundreds of years, but it experienced a revival in the 1960s and 70s, bringing new life into art prints. The term fine art printmaking covers a long list of art techniques, and styles, as Murray State University Galleries director Colin Nesbit knows. In addition to being a curator, he's also an artist. Nesbit holds an MFA in Printmaking and Drawing from Bringham Young University. Nesbit joined Angela Hatton to talk a little about this niche in the art world.


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We're all in this together! That's right, we're talking to YOU, kids of the High School Musical generation! When the Disney Channel showed an HSM marathon yesterday, people basically went crazy, it trended on Twitter, and it was ALMOST as if Zanessa had never broken up. In other words, it was literally perfection.
But as we watched (and no doubt, sang along to each tune) yesterday, all those jazz squares, musical numbers, and basketball dribbling got us thinking — there are way too many amazing HSM memes on the Internet. So many, in fact, that M feels totally obligated to share them in one giant HSM-loving gallery!
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Mom has new way to get around, thanks to son
Rand Carter cycles with his 93-year-old mom, Doris Carter, around Venice and is pictured leaving Blu Island Bistro after enjoying breakfast. He came up with the idea for this Moms Chariot and worked with another big thinker to create this amazing invention.
You may have seen Rand Carter cycling around Venice with his mom, Doris Carter, proudly sitting in a comfy, swivel armchair on the platform at the front of this unique bicycle.
But what is this mode of transportation? It's not a rickshaw because the seats are behind the driver; it's not a tricycle because it is powered and seats only two.


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Is it not true though that an opinion between two people (even in Thailand) is not considered lese majeste unless it is aired publicly?
So simply overhearing someone wouldn't bring some criminal action.
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WTH? I know they wanted to deal Haren, but they couldn't do better than that?
Seems like a salary trade to me.
As the Cubs improve, and with the Stros out of the Central, next season will be tougher for the Reds.
Yeah, I don't get it, Marmol makes like $10M, I thought the whole point of trading Haren and Santana was saving up enough to pay Greinke and keep Hunter.
"Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons
Angels freeing up $$$ to sign Greinke?
"I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic.
"Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread
Nice move for Cubs.
The two sides haven't agreed to a trade, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The Cubs did ask Marmol if he would waive his no-trade clause to go to the Halos, but the Angels are still speaking with other clubs
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Marmol never had the game's best control, and he seems to have less every year. I think that at this point, he's a liability in the pen. 7.3 walks per nine innings last year. 6 for his career, even, and he just turned 30. Arredondo was at 5, and I don't really want him back.
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It's the American dream to own a home and Midway city officials are trying to help folks in the Big Bend do just that. City officials will be showcasing several affordable housings to residents and interested buyers.
Bob Stout is one of several contractors who's building brand new homes with amenities in the city of Midway. Stout says the city has a lot to offer folks from the surrounding areas.
"We're two, three, four miles, so it's easy accessibility so it hasn't been over built like Wakulla where you have couple of fetter roads where people are sitting in lines forever."
One hundred homes are being constructed in the Hill Top subdivision. Midway city officials are hoping these affordable homes will not only improve the quality of life for residents, but also ease the overcrowding in the Big Bend area.
In the meantime, crews have been hammering out the final details and putting the finishing touches around newly built homes that will be showcased in a home expo scheduled for Saturday.
Builders say these houses are a cut above the rest when it comes to quality single family homes, but aside from modern conveniences, potential buyers will be able to get help in purchasing one of the homes.
Paul Piller, Midway City Manager, says, "A lot of what we can do is to get them down payment assisting and get them into a house they can afford to live in. As far as the existing homes, we're looking at weatherization and other programs."
They're programs they hope will be an incentive to attract more families to the city. Several lenders and developers will be at the Housing Expo, which will take place Saturday at City Hall from 10 a.m. in the morning until 2 p.m. in the afternoon.


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Adams Land and Cattle and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality have settled out of court. According to records filed with the court, NDEQ charged ALCC with water pollution following heavy September rains in 2010. The complaint was filed in Lancaster Court by the State Attorney General's office Aug. 9 of this year. In a consent decree filed Aug. 10, ALCC agreed to a $11,682 fine, $5,800 of which will go to the state, $5,800 will go to the Broken Bow Chapter of Pheasants Forever to be used as habitat restoration and enhancement, and $82 will go to the cost of the court. Adams Land and Cattle President Barry Fox responded Wednesday to the court hearings. "We are a highly regulated industry and while we work hard to comply with the environmental regulations at all times, mother nature does not always cooperate with our efforts. On Sept. 22, 2010, up to 9 inches of rain was delivered to Adams Land and Cattle south lot and the surrounding town of Broken Bow. This significant rain event caused a discharge form a holding pond. Fox went on to state that the company has been working closely with the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality on this matter , and have taken additional measures to prevent such incidents in the future. The consent decree stated that "on or about Sept. 23, 2010, and continuing until approximately 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 24, 2010, a 25 year, 24 hour rain event caused a discharge of livestock wastewater from a holding pond at the defendant's facility ... "At the time of the rain event, the wastewater level of the holding pond exceeded the "must pump" level established for the pond by applicable regulations and the Defendant's permit because the Defendant was in the process of dredging sludge from the pond. The decree went on to state that both parties agreed to settlement without taking the case to trial, and that the degree settlement was not an admission on the part of ALCC.


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The Los Angeles city attorney has settled a lawsuit that alleged health insurer Anthem Blue Cross illegally dropped more than 6,000 policyholders from coverage.
Thursday's $6 million settlement is far less than the $1 billion in fines and restitution former City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo threatened when the lawsuit was filed in 2008.
Chief Deputy City Attorney William Carter says none of the people who initially worked on the case for Delgadillo still work in the office and the current staff is satisfied with the settlements.
Delgadillo filed a similar lawsuit seeking $1 billion in fines and restitution from Blue Shield of California in 2008. It was settled for $2 million in 2011.
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MOUNT PROSPECT – The Republican race for Illinois governor took on a combative tone Thursday as candidates at a forum took jabs – mostly at businessman Bruce Rauner – over allegations of clout, flip-flopping over the issues and questionable campaign donations.
It was the first time all four candidates appeared on a stage together in 2014 to give their side-by-side views on a recent pension overhaul, the minimum wage and Illinois' business climate, but comments from state Treasurer Dan Rutherford and state Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard were peppered with digs at Rauner, a billionaire who has already saturated the airwaves with campaign ads.
Those included him recently changing his stance from cutting Illinois' minimum wage to being supportive of raising it under the right circumstances, questions over his daughter's entrance into an elite Chicago high school and the vast amounts of money he's raised. Campaign financial disclosure reports due Wednesday show he's brought in more than five times the amount of the other three combined.
"It's the constant drip drip drip of questions that I think will wash away in a flood any chance that our party has if Bruce is the nominee of defeating [Gov.] Pat Quinn in the fall," said Dillard, who loosed the first barb at Rauner, remarking he was glad the businessman could attend. Rauner has committed to only a few debates and missed one hosted by tea party activists this week.
Rauner, who called himself the "master at fundraising," said the attention his rivals were giving him showed that his message was resonating with voters and he was ahead.
"This has been a little bit of beat up Brucey morning," he said. "And that's OK."
Brady knocked Rauner's television ads and said he'd learned lessons from 2010, when Brady ran against Quinn and lost.
"The general, it's the big leagues," he said. "You're not going to be able to buy the airwaves. Democrats have money to counteract you."
Rauner, who is seeking political office for the first time, took shots of his own, calling his rivals political insiders with conflicts of interest who are tied to union money.
Rutherford quickly fired back: "No, Bruce Rauner, don't do that. You have no right to put out false information on me."
The event was billed as a forum about business affairs.
Among the most prominent business issues discussed were a recent pension overhaul to the state's nearly $100 billon public pension crisis.
Lawmakers approved a plan last month that cuts benefits for state employees and retirees, but has already been the subject of lawsuits.
Brady voted for the overhaul and said his action would produce enough savings and aid Republicans' opposition to an extension of the state's income tax increase, which is due to be scaled back in 2015. Quinn has said the issue needs to be examined.
"If we delayed, the Democrats would absolutely have an argument to raise the income tax," he said of the pension vote.
Dillard voted against the pension deal and called for further discussion about the matter, Rutherford said it wouldn't survive a court challenge and Rauner said he was against it.
Quinn faces one Democratic primary challenger in March, suburban Chicago activist Tio Hardiman.


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You can not right the wrong since it is already done, and you DO NOT want to try to right every wrong in history.
Seriously. Trying to right wrongs on the European continent would be a blood bath. Just in the last life time millions of people have been forcible displaced, had their livelyhoods destroyed and homes taken from them. We have peace now though, but trying to right those wrongs that happened just after WW2 is not going to make the world a better place, only much much worse.
I also think we can't right every wrong, but we can do some and this one's quite easy.
While it only features one person he is symbolic for a far larger group of individuals.
Also he's an important historic figure who can be an inspiration for our current and the generations that follow. Giving him a pardon not only sets his record straight, but also might restore some confidence in politics and perhaps that history isn't just something that tends to repeat itself, but also can be corrected.
Besides, for the people in the know Alan Turing is already a respected person.


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Highly-rated goalkeeper Damian Martinez has insisted that he is ready to step up his game and become an integral figure at Arsenal.
The 20-year-old Argentine made his senior debut in the emphatic 6-1 League Cup victory over Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium last month, adding to his already impressive reputation in north London.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has shown great faith in a number of youth players, handing first-team opportunities to plenty of emerging talents, which has given Martinez reason for optimism moving forward.
Asked by Argentinian newspaper Ole about his chances of cementing his place in the Arsenal side, the South American stopper said: "I am working for that. They played me and I responded well, so they know they can rely on me.
"Arsene is very professional, and is very helpful. He treats the best player and the 17-year-old lad the same way. And he has the same demands. And if he has to play the kid that is better than the veteran, he will."
After signing for Arsenal from Independiente in 2010, Martinez has slowly moved up the ranks, but still faces competition from Wojciech Szczesny, Lukasz Fabianski and Vito Mannone when fit.
Still, the youngster is quietly confident about his chances of establishing himself, in a bid to break into the full international setup, under Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella.
"I know that, being in the Premier League, one day, Sabella is going to look at me," he added.
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A recent study shows that a mini stroke can lead to a serious disability and doctors frequently say those strokes are too mild to treat. Lynn Fisher from Washington County Public Health says about 80 percent of strokes can be prevented by simply working with your health care provider. Fisher says knowing your blood pressure, stop smoking, knowing your cholesterol level, controlling weight, managing your diet and exercise and limiting alcohol use are some ways to prevent strokes.
She adds knowing the signs of a stroke can be extremely helpful in stopping the long-term effects of one. Any sudden numbness in the face, arms or legs, sudden confusion, difficulty in vision, trouble with walking or dizziness are signs of a possible stroke. Fisher says medical professionals can administer a clot-breaking drug to stop the effects of a stroke if help is sought right away.


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mysterious girlfriend X
the story of two teenagers who share their love through drool
Don't forget the X! And I think that most people have heard of it now that it has a full season of anime under its belt... Before that, it was still fairly well known, but closer to fitting the category.
I really don't know any unheard of manga, since I usually don't read something until I have heard of it.
Yeah, but thats the closest thing that fits the bill, since i mostly read the popular stuff
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Yeah, but thats the closest thing that fits the bill, since i mostly read the popular stuff
Yep! Same here. If I've heard of it, it isn't unheard of... (Nana to Karou or Photo Kano are probably the closest I come to unheard-of... Or Sayonara Piano Sonata...)
naruto and one piece, almost no one knows about these masterpieces
Needless - more funny than the jokes on naruto/bleach/fairy-tale/one-piece and has more action and awesome art too
Freezing - great art and good drama with action
Medaka Box - seriously this one is a genius manga it has a lot of genre lol, and Nisio Isin the author of Monogatari series (Bakemonogatari/Nisemonogatari/etc) and Katanagatari and etc made this genius of a manga
Giga Drill Breaker
I'm sure everyone has seen the Miyazaki film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind but many don't know it's adapted from an amazing manga (Well I sure didn't until years after seeing it). The movie only touches on the surface of the story in the manga. The manga is written and illustrated by Miyazaki as well, so you know it's top quality. It's seven volumes and is still in print. Check it out!
Okay, ill name a few that i came across before they became famous. Though they might be popular now.
*Note: some of these mangas might be for 18+ (Explicit content, Sexual themes, Blood, Violence, Tragedy)*
1. Tower of God
2. God of High school
3. I am a hero (zombie apocalypse)
4. Shingeki no Kyojin
5. Btooom
6. Piano no Mori
7. Sun Ken rock
8. Gekiryuuchi
9. Green Blood
10. Vinland saga
11. Paladin
12. Higanjima
13. Diamond no Ace
Can't seem to think of anymore right now. But if you happen to see this post, I would highly recommend all of these.
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Four-Eyed Prince?a girl who likes her senpai but then got rejected and only to find that those two r not blood related siblings cuz her mother got remarried?
yep.. i read it .. and i like the story .. especially akihiko's eye glasses
Paradise Kiss~ its a beautiful story about just love and life, so sweet but also i feel a little dark.. definetly a loved series but VERY few have seen it! Please watch!
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1/2 Prince, a story about a teenage girl and her brother that is really into gaming. They decide to play a virtual game together and they like to race to see who can get to a higher level than each other. Her brother also teases/complains how girls get it easy in games like how they can persuade a guy player to do their work. The sister being very annoyed somehow got 1 wish from the game master for entering the game 1st since it was just released. She decided her wish is to be a male character and her journey begins. Kinda long intro =P not sure if this is popular or not and sorry for any grammar mistakes, but this manga was really good and i think its still ongoing, but the chapter releases are really random and has no specific dates.


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When Mark Pasman thinks back on his 26-plus year run as host of the Motor City Blues Project radio show on WCSX-FM (94.7), his thoughts go immediately to when he hosted live remote broadcasts from the now defunct Memphis Smoke nightclub in Royal Oak.
"The best musicians in Detroit were in the house band," said Pasman, who's more commonly recognized as "Pazman." I would have guest artists, and conduct interviews while jamming on my guitar. And it was all live on the radio. Nobody does that anymore.
"It was magic time."
Pasman's long run at WCSX ended last week when the Greater Media station "decided to go in a different direction on the weekends," according to a statement. His 7 p.m.-midnight shift Sunday will be filled by Pam Rossi (host of the Sunday morning "Over Easy" show).
Pasman thoroughly enjoyed his lengthy run on the air on Sunday evenings and is thankful for the opportunity provided by Greater Media.
"I got to talk with with B.B. King, Taj Mahal, John Mayall and Tommy Castro, the blues stars of yesterday and today. I got to jam with some of my heroes, Kim Simmonds, Jimmy McCarty, etc.
"It's been a great, long run and I am very appreciative of the opportunity to do it, but it's their baby. They are in charge of what goes on the air. I'm not in their plans anymore and that's OK."
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Ming Style Baxian Table
Tables such as these were used all over China. They were frequently used underneath a longer taller Altar table, and pulled out for eating or for playing games. This square table has beautiful proportions. It is made of Southern Elm, has a two panel top inset into a traditional picture frame molding. A well proportioned waist separates the top and the cuffed feet. Please note the Giant's Arm Braces which added stability and strength by connecting the legs with the top. These braces have, in my opinion, been replaced - although I believe it was done some time ago. Again, this table is Ming style. Although this table is well over 100 years old, the style itself is over 500 years old.
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I would like to install Sabayon on a 8Gb pendrive so I could transport the system everywhere...
To do so I thounght i would need just to install the system on the pendrive as I made with a normal HD but after searching i found out that I have to worry about other things like make the pendrive bootable. Unfortunately I didnt found a specific guide for sabayon but I found this one for gentoo:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/09/21 ... /#more-237
I would like to know if I can falow this guide to do the install with sabayon thx
other question, I had sabayon instaled on a normal computer and when a bought a new grafic card the system was no more able to reconizethe hardware and i had to format the system to get it running again(maybe just reconfiguring the xorg would save the probllem, i didnt knew it at that time) anyway, if a plug the pendrive with sabayon intalled on diferent machines I will have the same probllem all the time right? thx again


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May 25, 2010 > Paying It Forward - With Every End Comes a New Beginning
On May 12, 2010, the Leadership Fremont Class of 2010, a community leadership program sponsored by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, celebrated their graduation from the nine month program. Being a member of that class, I was honored to learn about leadership while witnessing and contributing to the twelve of us starting as individual classmates and growing into a cohesive and collaborative team. The success of the team is best described by a response from Henry Ford who was once asked about teamwork. "Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success."However, I speak on behalf of all of us in the class when I say that none of this would have been possible without the selfless spirit, unwavering commitment and support from the Tri-City community. We'd like to thank each and every one of you who donated your valuable time and funds to help us reach our class project goal to help CALICO further their mission of preventing child abuse and helping those most in need who don't always have a voice. Among those on our "thank you" list are:Cargill Salt, Tri-City Voice, Cinemark Theaters, Horatio's Restaurant, Olive Garden, Aria Investments, Jeff Faust, Kathy Lievre, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Sherwin Williams, Trader Joe's, Jim Weller, Douglas Morrison Theater, Tina Nunez, Bill Jennings, Krystal Yu, Kaiser Permanente - Fremont, Crab Landing, Jamba Juice, Brent Hodson, San Jose Wolves, Beth Rasler, Kim Douglas, Ashley Perriera, Royal Ambulance, Dickey's BBQ Pit, Applebee's, Louise and Richard Brower, Centerville Business Community, Pat and Denise Mapelli, Bob and Pam Zajdel, William Douglas, Fremont Police Officers Association, W Hotel, Mary Kay, Bed Bath & Beyond, Michelle Carroll, Barbara Jenkins, Bill ErnserAs sad as I am to see the end of our class, I am happy to say that it also officially marks the beginning of the next Leadership Fremont Class of 2011. If you are interested in learning more about the program and/or participating, please contact the Fremont Chamber of Commerce at (510) 795-2244 or email@example.com for those of you who are considering paying it forward, but wonder if one person can truly make a difference, I'd like to leave you with a couple quotes: "According to the US Census Bureau, the projected life expectancy of a human is a little over 78 years. With this statistic, 9 months, the length of the Leadership class, is less than 1% of our expected lives. However, actions taken over the course of 9 months, or even a decision made in less than 1 minute, can have affects that last a lifetime. Coming together as a team, we were able to draw media attention for CALICO, renovate its interview room, and also raise $10,000 for them. These efforts will help CALICO provide support to abused children and teens that will last a lifetime." - Jay Lee, CPA, Sensiba San Filippo LLP, Leadership Fremont Class of 2010 Graduation"People will forget what you say, they will forget what you do, they will never forget how you made them feel." - Dave Smith, Mayor of Newark during a Leadership Fremont ClassIf you are interested in learning more about CALICO, please visit www.calicocenter.org or email them at email@example.com.) If you would like to make a donation to CALICO, please use one of the following methods (Please be sure to earmark your donation "Leadership Fremont"):Cash or Check:Send your tax deductable donation to:CALICO Center524 Estudillo AveSan Leandro, CA 94577Online: www.calicocenter.orgFacebook: CALICOCredit Card:Contact CALICO (510) 895-0702Donate Wish List Items:You may also donate toys, supplies and materials to CALICO. To see their current wish list, please visit: http://www.calicocenter.org/support-us/contribute.htm.


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Daredevil returns: Marvel teams with Netflix for comic book TV series
The blind superhero Daredevil is leading a new charge of Marvel comic book characters heading to television.
Marvel TV announced Thursday plans to team with Netflix on new, original live-action series centered on Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage.
Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, 13-episode series and a culminating Marvel's "The Defenders" mini-series event that reimagines a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters, Marvel TV said in a statement.
"This deal is unparalleled in its scope and size, and reinforces our commitment to deliver Marvel's brand, content and characters across all platforms of storytelling," said Alan Fine, president of Marvel Entertainment, in the statement. "Netflix offers an incredible platform for the kind of rich storytelling that is Marvel's specialty. This serialized epic expands the narrative possibilities of on-demand television and gives fans the flexibility to immerse themselves how and when they want in what's sure to be a thrilling and engaging adventure."
Marvel TV, of course, made its first major foray into the live-action world this fall with "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
On the big screen, Marvel returns to the multiplex this weekend with "Thor: The Dark World," opening in theaters Friday.
– Gina McIntyre | @LATHeroComplex
Hemsworth, Hiddleston shine at 'Thor 2′ premiere
'Dark World': Thor, Malekith, Sif in new clips
'Dark World' trailer: Thor meets 'Game of Thrones'
D23 footage takes Natalie Portman to Asgard
'Captain America' sequel to get 2014 release
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Perhaps it was a doctor [doctor-who-toys.com]?
Which Doctor?
What? I don't know.
-What's the name of the organisation that said it?!
-No, WHAT [wikipedia.org] just mentioned it between songs.
The president of China, that's who.
Doctor Who of course.
Apparently the "terrorist" threat is getting old and worn out, so now the media and politicians have to trumpet the "pandemic" threat.
I wonder what next week's threat will be. Maybe it'll come back to "communists" again.
So what country do we have to invade to fight against the pandemists?
Considering that the majority of deaths in the so-called flu pandemic of 1918 were actually [gaia-health.com] from tuberculosis (which would have made it a tuberculosis pandemic) and pneumonia [wikipedia.org]
Just like today, it was mostly killing off people who had weakened immune systems and chronic diseases.
Considering that the majority of deaths in the so-called flu pandemic of 1918 were actually [gaia-health.com] from tuberculosis (which would have made it a tuberculosis pandemic) and pneumonia [wikipedia.org]
Just like today, it was mostly killing off people who had weakened immune systems and chronic diseases.
Are you implying that it's ok that those who died, died (and are going to die in this pandemic)?
I hope not!
Also, those diseases don't really kill anybody. What ultimately kills in almost all disease related deaths is lack of oxygen in the brain, caused for example by heart stopping.
Three points to consider, which may sound harsh (and they are), but reality bites:
1. "Pandemic" - you keep using that word, but I think you don't know what it means. It means it's spreading. It does not mean that it's deadly. A new strain of rhinovirus can become pandemic, and yet nobody has to die from it, or even get more than the sniffles.
2. The morbidly obese are going to die anyway. Look up the term "morbid" - when you're that fat, maybe the idea that the flu can kill you might motivate you to
Frankly I did not care what the definition is but as my money is spent on the vaccine that is not properly tested for an illness that is not really killing (comparing to normal flu which kills thousands a year anyway) I kind of got interested.
The definition of the word has been constant for decades. The definition currently used by WHO [who.int] is still the same: "A pandemic is a worldwide epidemic of a disease". Not fatal, just widespread. Same as last century.
The only thing that changed was someone looking to expand their empire. THAT is what this "pandemic" has been about. Everyone generating hoopla over it did so with ulterior motives. The media, so that they could make more $$$ with more viewers. The governments, so they could look like they
I am certain that the next one will be how the internet is enabling countries like China and India to take jobs away from the USA. People, afraid for their livelihood, will pressure the government into placing heavy restrictions on internet content and distribution.
Isn't the peak something that you talk about later when you are analyzing the data? Of what relevance is it to discuss a peak in this current cycle?
Also, it's still mutating and is now drug resistant:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8370859.stm [bbc.co.uk]
I'm somehow sceptic about the whole hype around the swine flu based on the fact that the U.S. Government alone paid nearly a billion $ for the vaccine http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/07/13/daily26.html [bizjournals.com], much more globally. I mean, the swine flu is even less hazardous than the normal flu, and with some good care for the immune system it does not cause much problems, so is it really necessary to spread a big panic and spend that amount of money? I mean, that's a lot of money. Rea
(Swine Flu) A virus that was super-contagious and infected nearly everyone,
The big lesson here is don't listen to Fox News and CNN, and don't let Fox News and CNN dictate government policy. (And I'd blame WHO and CDC for part of this
I may be putting words into your mouth, but you are not confusing contagious with deadly are you? It is just that you say:
of the 152 people who supposedly died from it (which is what made people thinkit was highly contagious)
No insult intended, but to avoid confusion I would say that a disease can be contagious without being deadly since the word "contagious" means "can be spread from an infected person to a non-infected person". Colds are contagious, but not deadly, HIV is not skin-contact contagious, but deadly.
Here's some logic: For 152 people to have died from it, 152 would have had to have caught it. The 145 others who died, didn't have H1N1; they died of other causes. So, it wasn't "highly contagious" or "rqapidly spreading through the population" - 152 people didn't catch it and die in the initial outbreak. 7 people caught it and died. It's mildly contagious, and it's less severe than the regular flu.
When my daughter came back from Mexico, she was worried. I told her that I story was complete BS (befo
Any company that goes under that quickly was standing at the edge of the abyss, this is nowhere near an economy killer. Unless the US is standing on the edge of the abyss, but that's a different problem entirely. The economy can have setbacks without going into a Great Depression II death spiral, and temporary things like people falling sick for a few weeks isn't it. There's far bigger structural issues that the US is struggling with, right now they seem to go for the credit card trap - taking up more debt
You know how tempermental customers are, even when dealing with other businesses. Is IBM or Microsoft going to be hurt by the swine flu? A bit. I'm sure there were setbacks as some people came ill. But the business as a whole kept chugging on.
When your payroll is less than ten thousand employees or you're centrally located, then it can be much worse.
The media circus around it is the only reason anything happened this year different than last year.
Considering the amount of FUD spread by the media, the numbers for flu cases and deaths this year isn't really higher than normal. If everyone was as paranoid about the flu every year, we'd see pretty much the same thing.
Take a good look at the CDCs weekly states for this flu season, its really not that bad. The difference is everyone saying 'OMG I GOT SWINE FLUZ I'M GONNA DIE STAY AWAY AND SAVE YOURSELF!@$!
Except that:
A. The only reason for the higher death rate in young people is that we're seeing significant immunity in older people as a result of exposure to several similar strains in the past. Therefore, the proportional death rate in young people is high because they're the only ones getting it. The odds of dying from it if you catch it are not much higher than seasonal flu---less than a factor of two or so in the U.S., IIRC, which is bad, but not "kills a third of the population" bad or anything.
B. We
The odds of dying from it if you catch it are not much higher than seasonal flu---less than a factor of two or so in the U.S., IIRC, which is bad, but not "kills a third of the population" bad or anything.
However, the odds of catching it are close to 100%. Compared to what percentage with regular influenza? 5%? If we had 1 death per 100 people with influenza at that rate, we'd have 10 deaths per 100 people with swine flu (if it's half as severe).
It isn't the end of the world, but it's certainly more serious than regular influenza and worth having a vaccine for.
However, the odds of catching it are close to 100%.
So are the odds for the seasonal flu if you are in the same household as someone who has it. The stats I've read suggest that H1N1 spreads no more or less easily than seasonal flu in humans, just without the air temperature constraints. Of course, there's an endless stream of contradictory reports on this subject....
Virulence is as important to consider as severity. This is so contagious (due to lack of immunity) that almost everyone will get it.
The deaths per capita will be far higher than influenza, even if the individual risk of death is lower. We're quite fortunate it's mild enough that many people who have gotten it don't even realize it.
...we're *not* all gonna die? Shocking, I tell you, shocking.
Yes, we most certainly are going to die. Sorry, make your time.
For great justice!
Nope, not all gonna die. But a large chunk of us are gonna feel horrible for 2-3 days, and then harbor a slowly diminishing cough for several weeks.
At least watching the talking heads scream "OMFG where all gonna die!!!!!11elevin" was entertaining when I couldn't get outa bed.
I really hoped that it will solve all our problems for good. Now we will have to do something about ourselves. Damn.
...we're *not* all gonna die?
I intend to outlive old age. By the time I reach my natural span, improvements in medicine will let me survive the next decades until a definitive cure for aging is found.
So you don't think it's worth trying to figure out whether, to use the hurricane metaphor, you're at the eye or the edge? You know, as a basis for deciding whether to start taking the storm shutters down and cleaning up the yard, or hunker down and wait for the next round? All predictions are inexact by their nature, epidemiological predictions no more (or less) so than meteorological ones. That doesn't mean they're not worth trying to make.
This is more like saying a hurricane might be over while in the eye of the hurricane, where past hurricanes have had a history of dissipating when the eye reached this geographical location. It might not play out the same this time, but there is a pretty good chance that it will.
You can't know something has peaked or bottomed out until way after the fact. It's like having a sign of relief when in the eye of a hurricane or ignoring the possibility of aftershocks from earthquakes.
They have pretty good infection models for the flu. So yes, they can have a good idea of when the flu peaks.
You can't know something has peaked or bottomed out until way after the fact. It's like having a sign of relief when in the eye of a hurricane or ignoring the possibility of aftershocks from earthquakes.
They have pretty good infection models for the flu. So yes, they can have a good idea of when the flu peaks.
Of course (as even the summary says) it's bitch that making and publishing a prediction may change the outcome
You can't be CERTAIN until after the fact, that's why the use of words and phrases like "hopeful", "may have", and even "I wish I knew".
For example, if you have observed both the leading and trailing walls of a hurricane pass you have reason to hope it's over. It COULD come back around or trigger a secondary storm, so you can't be sure but you have ample reason for hope (just don't bet your life on it).
At the same time it's intresting to see media sources desperately clinging to the "OMG! WE'RE ALL GONNA DI
True, but we're can pretty accurately say it. See the interesting thing about 'the swine flu' is that if you account for the media FUD skewing the numbers then it really ISN'T THAT DIFFERENT THAN EVERY OTHER YEAR.
Yes there are more reports this year, because 90% of the public who would have just 'had the flu' and kept going like they have every other year for the past several thousand, this year they stay home. They went to the doctor. They told their friends. They made others stay away from them and st
Here in Canada, my doctor said yesterday that he is seeing a drop in people coming in with flu symptoms. It used to be more in the past few weeks.
Also, Google Flu Trends [google.org] shows a marked drop. In the USA [google.org], there is a drop too.
I have also observed less absence at my little kid's school as well.
I wonder how bad the seasonal flu wave will be this year. With all the excitement about swine flu, seasonal flu vaccinations seem to be forgotten.
I've been undergoing cancer treatment for the past five years and usually get the shot to reduce the chance of getting the flu while I'm busy fighting something else. But this year my oncologist's office ran out of the vaccine between my monthly checkups. My backup plan is to get the shot at work or a drugstore, but I haven't seen any information about those clini
It tells you for how long the swine flu excuse will work.
We are still struggling to find the real effects of vaccination in The Netherlands. Many people think they shouldn't bother.
So are there any statistics about fatality rate of swine flu versus 'regular' flu and also vaccinated vs. non-vaccinated?
Well, the regular flu on average kills 30,000 per year in the US. The swine flu was projected to START at 40,000 and go as high at 100,000.
So far the swine flu has only killed 4,000.
And I bet there will be no coverage on how many die from the regular flu this season.
And so if we DID just watch the peak go by, that would imply a total of about 8,000 once the tail passes.
My current statistics is that in Norway a little over 20 people have died - most with complicating diseases - while 2-300 die each year in traffic accidents. In other words, I find it completely and utterly blown out of any proportion and there's probably not enough deaths to make decent statistics, not unless you gather all of them worldwide. I'm not getting vaccinated, and honestly they could have skipped the whole damn thing. Yes, some more people would lose a week's worth of work but they'd handle the f
The CDC has, somewhere buried on its site that I found a month or so back some states about the mortality rates, sorry I'm not going to bother to find you a link but if you look hard enough google will for you.
This strain of H1N1 seasonal a. AKA the swine flu:
Mortality rate of %0.05
The standard average over the last 50 years or so for the seasonal strains combined is %0.16
So last year, 3 times more people would have died from the flu last year than this year. Total deaths accounted to it will be hi
Interestingly, Google Flu Trends [google.org] shows similar signs, although there the peak already occured in October.
OK, peak oil is bad enough. But now also peak swine flu? Imagine the effects on the vaccine producers!
OK, peak oil is bad enough. But now also peak swine flu? Imagine the effects on the vaccine producers!
Don't worry, the viruses will come back. They always come back... They're patient, just biding their time.
Or, if they get bored waiting, they just release the sharks with lasers to shoot everybody who's immune. So don't get the vaccine! You've been warned now!
Imagine the effects on the vaccine producers!
The government will have to bail them out with billions in aid. They geared up to produce all this vaccine, and now no one wants it. People will lose jobs, big business will fold... Bring on the corporate welfare.
I'd be a lot more inclined to believe a well proven theory than simply looking at the history of past epidemics. With so much talk about history predicting the present, it indicates to me that the knowledge of how epidemics work and how viruses mutate is extremely poor. As an example, we can fairly accurately predict where a hurricane will move in the next few days, but I've never heard anyone say "well, in 1992 Hurricane Andrew went west, then south, then east. It's possible Hurricane XYZ might take a s
Not to mention that time they framed Roger Rabbit. How do they keep getting away with it?
Yes but they also gave us Tommy and My Generation so its a wash.
These "articles" are nothing but baseless slander! These reporters can't even stand behind their lies enough to leave the question marks out of their titles!
Yes, the media needs new FUD to keep their ratings up, way to fall for the trap.
I wish you luck, the media FUD that has made everyone paranoid and falsely inflated the statistics and people drive to get the vaccine is screwing you.
Unfortunately, whats going to happen is they'll just find a couple cases where the vaccine 'didn't work' and so it'll be a whole new paranoia and they'll stop producing the current vaccine in favor of a new one.
When you sympathize with stupidity, you start thinking like an idiot.
When you stop sympathising with stupidity, you start thinking as an idiot.
(My sympathies on the diagnosis, BTW)
France is also the country with the biggest antivaxx movement in Europe.
For fuck's sake, people, swine flu is not a problem.
It is the flu. It is annoying. It is contagious. It might kill you if you already have pneumonia, and it might kill you if you are really young. This is normal behavior for the flu. It came from pigs, and this does not make a single god damned bit of difference.
Our whole family just had H1N1 and yet none of us could get a vaccine beforehand, not even our 2 year old daughter. If vaccine was available, all of us would have gotten it. To top the confusion, the doctor is still asking us to get the shot when it becomes available. Give me a frigging break.
Now what amazes me is that our daughter coughed for 2 days and then she was fine, while we are still sick after 3 weeks. Daycares must create some kind of mutant immune systems that put interspecies viruses to shame.
"Now what amazes me is that our daughter coughed for 2 days and then she was fine, while we are still sick after 3 weeks."
First off, its not actually 'worse' than any other seasonal flu. Its actually less of a concern. You've just been involved in a media FUD campaign for ratings.
Second, it is in no way 'interspecies'. Pigs don't get 'infected with swine flu'. The 'swine flu' name comes from the fact that part of the DNA sequence for the virus is shared with a strain that pigs get. You can't get the strain that pigs get. Pigs can't get the strain you get.
Third, ALMOST EVERY SINGLE VIRUS IS THE EXACT SAME WAY. We're JUST
Our whole family just had H1N1 and yet none of us could get a vaccine beforehand, not even our 2 year old daughter. If vaccine was available, all of us would have gotten it. To top the confusion, the doctor is still asking us to get the shot when it becomes available. Give me a frigging break.
Same here, and I'm pissed. I got the seasonal vaccine in early October and would have taken both had they been available.
This is the only aspect of healthcare that the Federal government has complete control over. Th
We had a 1976 "pandemic" too. They called it off when 10 people got Guillian-Barre syndrome from the vaccinations. 25 have this time, and they haven't called it off yet. In neither case was morbidity or mortality of the 'swine flu' greater than that of common variants.
I've seen good evidence that someone innoculated against H1N1 only won't get it. I've seen none that shows they can't carry it. I've seen some that suggests those who get the "seasonal" vaccine only are more likely to get H1N1. There's enough
Since when did The Who start making announcements about flu pandemics? Is this like a PSA with celebrity endorsements?
In Canada Swine Flu/H1N1 has become the dominant flu strain circulating representing 99.2% of all flu cases diagnosed. This is good news as 5,000 Canadians died last year from the seasonal flu while this year only 250 have died from flu since April. If 4,500 less people will die from flu this year, it makes you wonder what all the panic was over?
it makes you wonder what all the panic was over?
Wasn't it obvious? They don't need it any more. The health care bit is almost over in the US.
God doesn't play dice. -- Albert Einstein


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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A prosecutor says New York City man whose drunken behavior forced a passenger jet bound for Chicago to land in Buffalo has pleaded guilty to a federal charge.
Prosecutors say 35-year-old Elvir Ardolic, of Staten Island, was intoxicated when he got onto the JetBlue flight at New York's Kennedy Airport on June 23.
They say he became disruptive when the crew refused to serve him more alcohol.
The plane had to make an unscheduled stop in Buffalo so Ardolic could be taken off.
U.S. Attorney William Hochul says Ardolic pleaded guilty Friday to entering an aircraft in violation of security requirements.
That's punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine of $100,000. Sentencing is set for Feb. 20.


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Canola's health benefits, demand by consumers, profitability and rotational potential for farmers make it a popular alternative crop in Kansas
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The yellow flowering fields in Kansas during the springtime showcase one of the state's most beautiful crops—canola. The crop is not only pleasing to the eye, but its seeds produce oil that has many human health benefits and meal that is used as a protein supplement for livestock. The oil can also be used for making biodiesel.
Its growing demand for a variety of uses has, in the last 10 years, made canola a more popular and profitable rotational crop in Kansas. Winter canola is commonly grown in central and south central Kansas under dryland conditions, while in southwest Kansas it is grown using irrigation. The window for winter canola planting begins in late August, so it is about a month ahead of winter wheat planting. Now is the time to make decisions to ensure a successful canola growing season for 2013-2014.
Mike Stamm, a canola breeder and associate agronomist at Kansas State University, said about 80 percent of the canola oil consumed in the United States is imported, so it makes sense for farmers in the southern Great Plains to grow more winter canola.
"One of the reasons why we're encouraging farmers to grow winter canola is that the same equipment used for wheat production can also be used for winter canola," Stamm said.
Canola makes an excellent rotational crop with winter wheat, he said, because different classes of herbicide used to control weeds in winter canola also control weeds that can be troublesome for winter wheat. The roots of a canola plant can draw nutrients and water that are deep in the soil up to the surface that often times wheat roots can't reach.
Seeds within canola pods are small, but their value is not. Each 2 millimeter (mm) diameter seed is about 40 percent oil. With a current futures price for the 2014 crop around $11.35 per bushel, canola is looking profitable for the coming year, Stamm said.
He had tips for producers who are considering growing winter canola this season:
• Insurance: Insurance is available for canola in all Kansas counties adjacent to and south of Interstate 70. Revenue and yield protection are available in Barber, Gray (irrigated only), Harper, Kingman, and Sumner Counties. Coverage in other counties is available by an individual written agreement, for yield protection only, if certain criteria are met. The deadline to apply for canola insurance is Aug. 31. To qualify for full benefits of the coverage, including replant payment if necessary, canola needs to be planted Aug. 25-Sept. 25 in southwest Kansas; Sept. 10-Oct. 10 in Barber, Harper and Sumner Counties; and Sept. 1-30 in Kingman County and all other eligible counties.
• Selecting the right cultivar: Consider several factors when selecting a cultivar, including but not limited to winter hardiness, seed yield, oil content, disease resistance, relative maturity, lodging susceptibility and shatter tolerance. Selecting for two or more cultivars with differing maturities could be beneficial to spread out harvest and reduce risk.
• Selecting the right site: Consider soil texture, pH and crop rotation methods. Well-drained, medium-textured soils work best. The soil pH should be between 5.5 and 7.0 units. Planting canola continuously is not recommended and is not insurable. Be mindful when planting canola following broadleaf crops like sunflower, soybean, alfalfa or cotton, as these crops share similar diseases with canola. Canola will perform best when adequate time is allowed after the preceding crop to let soil moisture recharge and to control weeds.
• Planting methods: Decide on tillage or no-till. If using tillage, use aggressive tillage as early as possible and make each succeeding pass shallower than the last. Incorporate fertilizer and herbicide with the last tillage operation. Some long-term no-till producers have grown canola successfully, and with proper drill settings, no-till planting usually results in adequate stands. Maintaining stands over the winter, however, can be difficult with low disturbance in heavy residue cover. This can be resolved by burning surface residue immediately before planting or by using a more aggressive drill setup that removes residue from the seed row. Canola can be planted in a variety of row spacings, from 6 to 30 inches wide, and should be planted to best suit the land and water situation.
• Timing of planting: The general rule is to plant canola six weeks before the average date of the first killing frost in central and south central Kansas, or eight to ten weeks for southwest Kansas. This allows adequate time for plant growth to improve winter survival and canopy development. Planting too late will result in small plants with insufficient reserves to maximize winter survival. Planting too early might result in excessive growth that depletes soil moisture and nutrients.
• Soil, weed, insect and disease management: Test soils to determine fertilizer needs. Control weeds early in the fall. Canola seedlings compete poorly with established weeds, so a clean seedbed is important. The best control of canola diseases is achieved through careful rotation.
Ag minute: Getting Ready for Winter Canola
Aug 29, 2013 at 5:20 PM