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I think you are way too emotionally involved in all of this. I wouldn't spend the amount of time you spent typing this on thinking about this. It's just not your problem and you can't solve it anyway. Whether or not her friends are confused is not your problem to solve. It doesn't even sound like it bothers her if her friends are confused. The only person who seems to be bothered by that is you. Why do you care so much?About meeting her new man. I get why it's awkward. I get why you don't want to do it. I don't even totally disagree. However, if someone refused to meet my theoretical boyfriend out of some kind of judgment of my choices, I don't see how we could be friends after that. Either accept her for who she is, or move on and let the friendship die. I am not aware of any friendships that can survive "I refuse to meet the man you love, but hey, we can still be friends!" I just don't see that ever working.
I think you were in the wrong to refuse to visit with her if her BF attended. The idea that you would view the child differently just seems off to me.It is of no ones concern who the biological father of the child is. Why would this even be raised unless people are gossiping. She confided to you in confidence. Her ex-DH is the child's father.If someone asks about photos say "sorry, I don't know much. Why don't you ask friend". Honestly, it sounds like a lot of HS gossiping and drama by all parties.
From your description, your friend has certainly not acted honorably in her personal life. But I don't see where she has acted badly towards you (indeed, please forgive me, but I see a lot of judgment in your posts - why did you need to mention that she portrayed her relationship with her husband as "so in love"?)From an etiquette perspective, she is absolutely not obligated to share personal information on facebook, even if not sharing that info causes some confusion. Relationships are complicated, and I frequently remind myself I don't know what goes on behind someone else's closed door. As a friend, I may feel entitled to information or to have my opinion listened to, but if the person does want to share or listen, so be it. Not that I don't understand your frustration with the situation - I do. I just don't think there really is a means to address it.
I suppose I was hoping that in posting on here that I would receive some helpful tips from others who might be more experienced with touchy situations such as this when it comes to FB, which I could then relay to her since she really doesn't seem to know how to best handle this. I did my research on this forum before posting, and have seen other situations where advice was asked for and received, not just judgment and snide remarks.
1. How should a divorce announcement be handled on FB? Especially with children involved, a multitude of mutual friends and goal of maintaining amicability? Oh and can't forget about the mutual infidelity too...
2. How soon after such a divorce/separation should mutual friends be expected to accept the new BF/GF? In this case, no divorce or separation papers have even been filed yet nor do they seem to be in a hurry to do so, so it is hard to expect a typical timeframe for being "officially divorced" :/
3. What obligation, if any, could someone be expected to have to explain the true paternity of their child on FB? Especially when they are in a new relationship with the true father, and seem to make no secret of his relation...but haven't come right out and said it.
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(MCT) — It seemed fitting Joakim Noah scored 23 points in the Bulls' season-opening victory over the Kings because he fielded questions about his offensive game as if he were Michael Jordan.
Noah, whose offensive game always has been better than he has been given credit for, chuckled when asked if could continue his team-high performances.
"Probably not," Noah said.
Nevertheless, Noah and Carlos Boozer combined for 41 points on just 25 shots, including half of the Bulls' 24-point, fourth-quarter output. Their continued chemistry, particularly in finding each other with high-low passes, finally should put to rest the misperception they can't co-exist efficiently on offense.
"I don't know where that started," Boozer said. "Our first season together, we both missed a ton of time with injuries. Last year, we played well together. We do a great job of doing the high-low action. It's like anything else: The more we play with each other, the more comfortable we are with each other. Joakim and I have great chemistry together."
Noah, who helped ice the victory by sinking four of his career-high-tying 11 made free throws in the final 24.5 seconds, concurred.
"We've been playing together for awhile now, and I kind of know where he wants the ball. He knows where I want the ball," Noah said. "We're comfortable in Thibs' offense. It's good."
Boozer made several critical plays down the stretch, sinking a jumper, assisting Luol Deng on a dunk and finishing a three-point play off his own offensive rebound. Despite playing 40 minutes, Noah consistently ran the floor to get deep post position, opening space for cutters.
"Both of our bigs, if we play through them in the post and you cut and you're open, you get the ball," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "That's why it's so important to play through those guys."
Thibodeau consistently praised Noah's conditioning throughout training camp, and the center said he felt great following Thursday's practice.
"He has been healthy, which is a big plus," Thibodeau said. "He's practicing a lot better this year too. He's putting a lot more time into film. He's trying to improve every day. He has great vision and decision-making ability."
Those abilities are why Noah always has been overlooked as an offensive player. Whenever Derrick Rose got double-teamed in the past, Noah served as the release point in the high post, able to catch the pass, turn, size up the defense and consistently make the right reads.
Though Noah's jumper isn't aesthetically pleasing, it's typically reliable to 17 feet.
"I remember when I was in Boston, I watched him shoot pregame and saw him make consecutive shots," Thibodeau said. "The first time, you're thinking, 'OK, aberration.' Then you're watching him as he's moving around and you see it's not. The ending of his shot is good. He has touch."
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Love Actually
has been named most romantic movie in a new British study measuring viewers' emotional reactions.
The poll ahead of Valentine's Day found the 2003 tale triumphed ahead of other love stories such as Dirty Dancing and Ghost.
Online movie rental firm LoveFilm examined the neurological responses of couples to what they saw on screen, with the Richard Curtis-directed tale giving the strongest reaction.
The Notebook, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, was runner-up.
"When a couple watch a romance together each person mistakenly attributes a part of the adrenaline buzz produced by the film to the presence of their partner, said Neuropsychologist Dr David Lewis, of Mindlab International, who analysed the reactions.
"Couples are far more likely to touch, hold, hug and kiss one another than couples watching a less emotional film," Lewis said.
"Our research shows that romantic movies can cause a romantic reaction, which is why snuggling up with a carefully chosen film is the perfect way to spend time together this Valentine's Day," said LoveFilm editor Helen Cowley.
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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has ruled himself out of the running to sign Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder in January.
The Inter Milan star looks certain to leave the San Siro in the New Year, according to Goal.com, with an unresolved contract dispute leaving the 28-year-old frozen out of the first team in Serie 'A'.
However, the former Ajax starlet will not be making his way to the Etihad Stadium anytime soon, with Mancini believing the Citizens already have similar calibre players in the squad.
"Sneijder is a very good player but we have two players in Samir Nasri and David Silva who have the same skills as Sneijder," the Manchester City boss told Sky Sport Italia.
"So Sneijder can't be helpful for us."
Whilst Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson hasn't spoken about his club's interest in the player, last season's Premier League runners-up continue to be linked with a move for Sneijder.
Indeed, the Dutchman – who nearly joined the Red Devils in the summer of 2011 – still dreams of making a move to Old Trafford, according to reports in Italian newspaper Gazetta dello Sport.
The Italian newspaper also claims that Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in landing the former Real Madrid star, with the Nerazzurri wanting between €10 and €15 million for the player.
Whether Manchester United will be willing to pay such a figure remains up for debate, but the title-chasers now know that they won't face a fight with their 'noisy neighbours' for the 90-cap international.
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Experiment of The Month
When Equipartition of Energy Does Not Work
This month's experiment is performed by students in the Chemistry Department's physical chemistry course, taught by Dr. Iannone. Students were Tyler Musselman, Hudson van Ormer, Ian Rowe, Kelly Rhoads, Anthony Burkholder and Erik Allman . A small hole is opened in a container of gas, and the pressure of the gas is measured as a function of time. The ideal gas laws give an excelent prediction for the rate at which gas leaks out, provided that the average velocity of gas molecules is correctly calculated.
The figures below show enlarging views of the opening and the trajectory of an escaping gas molecule.
Velocity component vx in the figure is the component that carries molecules out of the opening. During time dt,
dN=(r)(Avxdt) move out of the volume. (r is the number of molecules per unit volume.)
The rate at which molecules with this vx leave the volume is dN/dt = rAvx
If that is the average velocity component, we can use it to estimate the average rate at which molecules leave the volume. We can find the average velocity component in terms of in terms of temperature, T, in two interesting ways.
The naive approach is to refer to the equipartition of energy, stating that each degree of freedom of a molecule carries, on average, 1/3 of the total energy of the molecule. That is, m <vx2>=kT
where m is the mass of the molecule and k is Boltzmann's constant, and the <> brackets indicate the avera ge value of vx2. Naively, we can set
However, for this problem we need the average of the velocity component, which is different from the average of the square of the velocity component. The correct approach is to use the Boltzmann velocity distribution. This distribution correctly leads to equipartion of energy, and it also leads, separately, to the correct average velocity component in the positive x direction.
Thanks to Michael Young for pointing out the need for the normalization factor under the square root.
Following Hyperphysics pages for these kinds of integrals, we can find that
In the equation representing outflow of the gas, N is hard to measure, but the pressure in the constant volume, constant temperature serves as an indicator for N:
This integrates to
and we have changed from the mass of a molecule, m, to its molecular "weight," M*.
Dr. Iannone's students Ian Rowe and Kelly Rhoads measured 90 seconds for t when the gas was carbon dioxide. They predicted, for their 0.39mm diameter hole, a characteristic time, t, of 88.5 seconds.
When the naive value for vx is used for carbon dioxide, the predicted t is only 35 seconds. The Boltzmann distribution correctly gives both equipartition of energy and the average velocity component. Using equipartition of energy to estimate the average velocity component is incorrect because the energy uses the average of the square of the velocity.
The graph below shows the rate constant (k = 1/t) versus 1/(square root of molecular weight) for the data graphed at the top of the page. The results indicate that t does indeed depend on the square root of the molecular weight, as predicted. They also hint at a discrepancy for helium, the pair of points farthest right on the graph. It would be interesting if the long mean free path of helium molecules were being reflected in the data.


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A single-vehicle accident involving a truck carrying hazardous materials that overturned early Tuesday morning shut down all northbound lanes of Interstate 85 for almost three hours.
The accident occurred near mile marker 101 shortly after 6:15 a.m. Motorists were detoured to U.S. Highway 64 at Exit 96 to I-85 Business Loop as an alternative route.
Traffic started flowing again shortly after 9 a.m. when the right two lanes were opened, said Larry Morgan, emergency management coordinator with Davidson County Emergency Services.
He said the area needed to be inspected for safety reasons after the left front tire blew on the Orica USA truck, causing it to roll over and spill hazardous content such as blasting caps.
A news release from the company said the truck was carrying equipment and materials from its local facility, and the materials onboard the truck are classified by the U.S. Department of Transportation as an oxidizer, which has the same chemical composition as fertilizer. Orica is one of the world's largest suppliers of explosives, mining chemicals and mining services. The headquarters of the company is in Colorado.
The driver of the truck was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. The name and condition of the driver were not available. Orica said that the driver was conscious and communicating with medical staff.
The release also said that Orica personnel worked with emergency responders, local authorities and HEPACO — a hazardous material clean-up company — to safely remove the materials from the scene.
Less than a month ago another 10-wheeled truck from Orica wrecked a couple miles up from this accident near mile marker 111. That accident caused all lanes of I-85 to be closed as well due to the similar hazardous materials in its cargo. The truck tires rapidly deflated, causing the driver to run off the road, down an embankment and then overturn.
Morgan said Tuesday's accident was cleared at 2:45 p.m., and all lanes were reopened after the wreckage and products had been removed.
"The highway is back (to) normal," he said Tuesday afternoon.
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A single-vehicle accident involving a truck carrying hazardous materials that overturned early Tuesday morning shut down all northbound lanes of Interstate 85 for almost three hours.


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French Election: Sarkozy in attack mode
Will Nicolas Sarkozy accomplish what many believe is now "mission impossible", as he lags behind his Socialist rival François Hollande in the polls? Meanwhile, this week, France's constitutional court issued a highly awaited ruling on the rules whereby one can be a presidential candidate - much to the dismay of the far-right National Front.
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Thank you for presenting both perceptions for and opposed to the value of the recent movie entitled "Obama's America, 2016." Ever since Barack Obama entered my political awareness several years back, I have been intrigued with who he is, what he stands for as an American, and what he is doing as our President. So much as to buy and read a lot of descriptive books such as Bob Woodward's book "Obama's Wars", "Kill or Capture" by Daniel Klaidman, "The Hate Obama Machine" by Bill Press, "The Amateur" by Edward Klein, a couple of Obama's early books and "Obama's Rage" by Dinesh D'Souza, the author of Obama's America 2016, recently at the Kambe Theater.
In a minimal attempt to overcome my biases and to keep a semi-open mind I paid Marge's and my admissions to see the movie. After seeing the movie "Americans need to wake up before election day" appeared in the Clarion (Sept. 20) by Orson Swindler III and I eagerly read about him, his perceptions, and his recommendation of the movie. To make a long story shorter Marge's and my experiences were respectful of his service and experience and our perceptions and interpretations of the movie were totally different. Thus it was very enlightening to read the critique of the movie by Chris Jenness in the same Clarion. If you haven't read the critique by Chris, I recommend you do read it before you pay good money to see the movie.


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Anyway if anyone is interested, my Yahoo addy is publicly visible. I'm open to talking to anyone from anywhere really, so feel free to add me.


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Dion Liverpool '93 uses global experiences to rock the world as DJ Rasta Root
Alumnus creates his own path with liberal arts education
A world-traveler for the first 23 years of his life, Gettysburg College alumnus Dion Liverpool '93 aka DJ Rasta Root, experienced an upbringing that was rich in different languages and cultures. Originally from Canada, he also lived in Guatemala, Brazil, England, Holland, Abu Dhabi, Spain, and Japan. His career path has been diverse, from teaching in Japan through the Japanese Education and Teaching Exchange (JET) program after graduating from Gettysburg, to becoming an international presence in the music industry as a disc jockey (DJ), manager, producer, and entrepreneur.
"I was always around music growing up. My parents played calypso, disco, reggae, and other genres when I was a kid," Liverpool said. "Living abroad for most of my childhood, I found a connection to music because it gave me an indirect connection to 'American Life.'"
The liberal arts education he received from the College and his global experiences served as a conduit for his musical style, sparking international success and appeal. Through traveling, he was exposed to a variety of musical influences and instruments, including the Japanese taiko drum and the Brazilian war drum. Ultimately, it was the turntable that captured his interest – allowing him to blend sounds to provide a riveting experience for the listener.
"I believe that being exposed to so many cultures at a young age gave me a firsthand view of music around the world. My ear became tuned to new sounds and patterns that influence my DJ-ing and production to this day. It's embedded in my DNA," he said.
Life as a Gettysburgian
"I chose Gettysburg for the rich out of class experiences that the campus offers. With my major and minor, I was able to tailor my courses in a way that I felt would best benefit me upon graduation," Liverpool said. He majored in Spanish and developed his own minor in Portuguese, with the help of Prof. Ron Burgess of the Gettysburg College Spanish Department. Liverpool is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and conversational in Japanese.
Liverpool even got his start as a DJ at Gettysburg. "When I was a freshman at Gettysburg, my two friends, Rich Norris '93 and Mark Kieffer '93, were already active DJs working at WZBT and also at a club in the Student Union Center called The Dive," Liverpool said. "I learned bits and pieces from them and had a work study job as a DJ staff member for The Dive. This allowed me access to practice mixing whenever I felt like it."
Forging his own career path
In recent years, Liverpool created a business developing high end turntable head shells for music aficionados and fellow DJs called Smokin Shells, a subsidiary of a production company he co-owns, Smokin' Needles Records. In addition, he's worked as a music producer for ABC, ESPN, 2K Sports, and Midway Games.
A turning point in his career occurred when he was selected as one of 60 DJs out of 2,500 applicants to attend the 2004 Redbull Music Academy in Rome. He was able to travel to Europe for a two-week music seminar and connect with current and future stars of the music scene.
His advice for career success?
"Don't feel the need to follow the conventional career paths that most people do. Look forward to the unknown or a path that hasn't been traveled before. Don't spend too much time explaining your choices to people, they probably won't get it until they see the positive results."
Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with a strong academic tradition. Alumni include Rhodes Scholars, a Nobel laureate, and other distinguished scholars. The college enrolls 2,600 undergraduate students and is located on a 200-acre campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers say they're down to less than 1,000 tickets yet to be sold for Sunday's home playoff game.
The NFL on Thursday gave the team an extra day to sell 3,000 remaining tickets and avoid a blackout in the television markets of Green Bay, the Fox Cities, Milwaukee and Wausau.
With a long waiting list for season tickets, not selling out a playoff game is an unusual scenario for the Packers. The last time a Packers home game didn't sell out was in January 1983 when they hosted the St. Louis Cardinals in a first-round playoff game in a strike-shortened season.


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Astronomers Calculate How To Spot Life On an Alien Earth 46
KentuckyFC writes: "One of the main goals of the space program is to spot an Earth-like planet orbiting another star. And by Earth-like, astronomers mean a planet with liquid water, gaseous oxygen and even chlorophyll, or a light-harvesting molecule like it. The biosignatures of these molecules were all observed during the first Earth fly-by in 1990 when the Galileo spacecraft measured the light reflected off Earth as it flew past on its way to Jupiter. But if these biosignatures exist on more distant exoplanets, could we spot them today? Now astronomers have calculated how good the next generation of space telescopes will have to be to pick up these biosignatures of life. They say that gaseous water should be relatively straightforward to pick out and that oxygen will be more challenging. But the spectral signature of chlorophyll-like molecules will be much harder to spot, requiring significantly more sensitivity than is possible today (either that or a great deal of luck). That suggests a plan, they say. The next generation of space telescopes should look for water and oxygen on exoplanets orbiting nearby stars and only then begin the time-consuming and expensive task of looking for chlorophyll on the most promising targets. One spacecraft that might do this is the Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope or ATLAST that is currently scheduled for launch in the 2025-2035 time frame."


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New Elitch's to lend old Elitch Theatre a hand on Saturday
Elitch Gardens, the downtown amusement park that takes its name from the now long-closed, 32-acre park it left behind in northwest Denver in 1995, is holding a fundraiser on Saturday, May 22, to help the effort to save the 119-year-old Elitch Theatre that today stands as about the only reminder of the park's glory days on 38th Avenue and Tennyson Street.
"As we celebrate 120 years, it's important to recognize where it all began," Elitch Gardens general manager Steve Honeycutt said in a press release. "We are proud to support the Historic Elitch Theatre Foundation in their noble goal of bringing the Elitch Theatre back to its former glory."
The foundation needs to raise about $6 million to transform the historic theater into a sustainable performing arts and community center.
"The Board of Directors of the Elitch Theatre Foundation is thrilled to collaborate with the Elitch Gardens and celebrate the 120th year of bringing entertainment, happiness and joy to families in Denver and throughout Colorado" said Jose Mercado, a member of the foundation's board of directors.
Saturday marks the debut of Elitch's 2010 show lineup. So $5 of each ticket sold to customers who use a special discount code when ordering will go to the Historic Elitch Theatre Foundation.
Tickets are $25, which is $15.99 off the regular admission price. Tickets can be purchased online at www.elitchgardens.com using the PROMO code THEATRE.
The entertainment program for Saturday:
1 p.m. Bob the Builder, Dancin' to Derulo
2 p.m. RockNation
3 p.m. 120 Rockin' Years at Elitch's
4 p.m. Bob the Builder, Dancin' to Derulo
5 p.m. RockNation
6 p.m. Bob the Builder, Dancin' to Derulo
7 p.m. Special Performance of RockNation
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Kiwis Want To Spy On All Communications, VPNs, And Be Able To Use Secret Evidence Against You
from the no-justification-needed dept
The TICS [Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security)] Bill is a replacement for the Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004. This law forced communications providers (ISPs, telcos, data networks, etc) to provide "lawful intercept" capabilities so that the Police, SIS and GCSB could access communications once they had a suitable warrant. The new bill expands and clarifies these requirements.As Beagle goes on to explain, this will have a number of implications, including a requirement to build backdoors into all telecoms networks:
However, the addition of the word "security" is the key to what has changed. The new bill now gives the GCSB sweeping powers of oversight and control over the design, deployment and operation of all data and telecommunications networks run by network providers in New Zealand. The stated reasons are to both protect New Zealand's infrastructure and to ensure that surveillance agencies can spy on traffic when required. As part of this, the GCSB will have the power to stop network providers from reselling overseas services that do not provide these capabilities.
From the Bill:Here's one way that could dramatically impact Internet users in New Zealand:A network operator must ensure that every public telecommunications network that the operator owns, controls, or operates, and every telecommunications service that the operator provides in New Zealand, has full interception capability.Note that the surveillance agencies still need to have a legally issued warrant (under the Search & Surveillance Act, NZ SIS Act, or GCSB Act) to actually intercept any communications and there are obligations to avoid capturing communications that are not covered by the warrant.
It then goes on to give the Minister the power to ban the resale of an off-shore telecommunications service in New Zealand if it does not provide interception capabilities. This could stop the resale of foreign-hosted VPNs, instant message services, email, etc.Another clause could have major implications for Megaupload:
Network operators must decrypt the intercepted communications if they have provided the encryption, but there is no obligation to do so if the encryption is provided by others.One deeply troubling aspect is the following:
What does this mean for providers such as Mega (file locker) or LastPass (password storage) who have a business model based on the fact that they supply a cloud product that uses encryption but have deliberately designed it so that they can not decrypt the files themselves? This gives users the assurance that they can trust them with their data. Will the government close them down unless they provide a backdoor into the system?
There is also a provision that allows the courts to receive classified information in a court case in the absence of the defendant or the defendant's lawyer. This applies to information that might reveal details of the interception methods used by the surveillance agency or is about particular operations in relation to any of the functions of the surveillance agency, or is provided as secret information from the surveillance agencies of another country. It can also be used if that disclosure would prejudice security of NZ, prejudice the maintenance of law, or endanger the safety of any person.As Beagle notes:
particularly offensive to civil liberties are the provisions for convicting people based on secret evidence. How can you defend yourself fairly when you can't even find out the evidence presented against you?He concludes with an important point:
One must ask where the justification for this expansion of power is coming from. Has New Zealand already been materially affected by attacks on our communications infrastructure? It seems clear that while the GCSB may not be that competent at exercising the powers they already have, they have done a fine job of convincing the government that they can handle a lot more.That's a question that needs to be put to the governments of other countries, like the US and UK, that are also seeking to extend massively their ability to spy on their own citizens. What evidence do they have that such extreme, liberty-threatening powers are actually necessary, and will make the public safer, rather than simply being a convenient way for governments to identify whistleblowers who expose their incompetence and corruption, say, or to spy on those who dare to oppose them?
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(Neb.)-National Weather Service Plans Statewide Upgrades
By: Roxie Graham-Marski Posted at: 02/21/2013 09:06 AM NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - The National Weather Service has scheduled radar upgrades at its three Nebraska offices.
The first installation will begin March 11 at the eastern Nebraska office in Valley. The Hastings office work is scheduled to begin on March 25, and the North Platte office work is expected to begin on April 8.
The upgrades are part of the weather service's goal to build a "Weather-Ready Nation" and better protect people from dangerous storms.
Weather service meteorologist Teresa Keck in North Platte says the new dual-polarization technology will help meteorologists determine precipitation types and gauge rainfall totals. She says it also will make it easier to see tornadoes at night.
The Des Moines and Davenport offices in Iowa received their upgrades last year.


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Police Log
The Police Log is a digest of reports filed by the Warwick Police.
A teacher at the Martin School on Toll Gate Road told Officer Kevin McGuire she came to the school that morning and found that someone had broken some of the stuff and then moved the playground equipment into "provocative arrangements." McGuire said the equipment included a water table and two large plastic hippos worth a total of $800. McGuire said he asked dispatch to tell the second and third shifts to keep an eye on the playground. No suspects or witnesses.
The manager of the Motel 6 called police on July 9 to complain that someone had sprayed graffiti on one of their walls and stole a manhole cover from the back of the building. Officer Zachary Davis reported that she told him she called the city of Warwick and asked what they were going to do about it and informed her that the motel was private property and the city was not responsible for the missing manhole cover or for the graffiti. No suspects or witnesses.
Officer James Wenneman reported he was dispatched to the Wal-Mart on Post Road around 6:45 p.m. on July 9 for a shoplifting in progress. He said he arrived to find the three suspects coming out of the store carrying bags who fled when they saw him and ran around some cars in the lot before they were rounded up, along with a female accomplice. Loss prevention at the store told police the trio was filling tote bags with merchandise as they were followed around the store. He said they recovered two $19.94 tote bags and 85 fishing lures worth $893.94 from James Monteiro, 31, of 213 Morris St. in Cumberland; a $9.97 tote, a beer cooler worth $17.97 and $474.73 worth of fishing lures from Justin C. Benjamin, 25, of 25 Cedarwood Dr. in Riverside; and $181.80 worth of fishing lures and $10.48 worth of clothing from Nicole Pacheco, 25, of 41 Thompson Ave. in Bristol. Monteiro was charged with felony shoplifting and the others were charged with misdemeanor shoplifting.
Officer Robert Gauvin reported stopping an SUV at Hillard Avenue and Burt Street around 5 p.m. on June 29 after watching it run three stop signs. He said the SUV stopped in the middle of the street and the driver looked, smelled and sounded inebriated. Gauvin said he was running a check on the driver when Officer Matthew Moretti told him the driver was making furtive movements in the vehicle, apparently hiding or looking for something. Gauvin said he ordered the driver and passenger out of the vehicle and searched it but found nothing suspicious. He said the driver agreed to a field sobriety test and, after several tries, gave a breath sample on a portable breath analyzer, which indicated a .136 blood alcohol content. Joseph Luis Rivera, 34, of 1116 Toll Gate Rd. in Warwick was charged with DUI and refusal when he wouldn't take a breath test at headquarters. He was later released to a sober adult.
Officer Jason Brodeur reported he was dispatched to Center Court around 5:50 p.m. on July 4 for a report of a DUI in progress. The caller said a man in a blue Ford pickup crashed into someone's yard and took off toward West Shore Road. Brodeur said he spotted the truck near Benny's hardware store. He said the truck pulled over into a shrub on Salisbury Street. He said the driver appeared to be drunk and smelled of alcohol. Brodeur said he started a field sobriety test but had to stop it when it looked like the driver would fall down and hurt himself. He said a preliminary test on the portable breath analyzer registered a .203 blood alcohol content. He said the driver was taken to headquarters where he refused to take a breath test. John Manolakos, 62, of 40 Whitford St. in Warwick was charged with DUI (second offense), refusal (first offense), driving an unregistered vehicle and driving on a suspended license. He was taken to Kent Hospital for detox.
Officer Aaron Kay reported seeing a car driving erratically on Sea View Drive around 11 p.m. on July 3. He said it nearly struck two parked cars attempting to turn onto Oakhurst Avenue and he turned onto Oakhurst to stop it but it was already stopped and the driver of the car behind flagged him over. He said the man told him the driver sideswiped his car earlier and he was following it until police arrived. He said the driver of the suspect car appeared to be drunk and smelled of alcohol. He said he gave her a field sobriety test and stopped the test for her safety. He said he took her to headquarters where she told him "There's no way" she was going to take the test when he asked her about the breath test. She was charged with DUI, refusal, driving an uninsured, unregistered car and laned roadway violation, and Karen L. Boehm, 52, of 63 Pettis Dr. in Warwick was later released to a sober adult.
Officer John Curley reported he was dispatched to an accident between a tree and a car next to St. Timothy's Church on Warwick Avenue around 9 p.m. on July 7. He said she appeared to be intoxicated and smelled of alcohol and said "Whatever" when he asked her what happened. He said she told him she did not need medical attention and refused to be treated beyond a preliminary examination by Rescue personnel and agreed to take a field sobriety test. He said he stopped the test after she nearly fell down on the one-legged stand and arrested her on suspicion of drunk driving. She was taken to headquarters where she refused to take a breath test. Jo-Anne Clark, 52, of 39 Tarleton St. in Warwick was charged with DUI and refusal and later released to a sober adult.
Officer Stephen Major reported that several units were told to look for three motorcycles speeding on West Shore Road around 10:30 p.m. on July 3 who were refusing to pull over for a traffic stop. He said he found one of them and pursued it until it pulled over. Major said he asked him why he didn't pull over for the other officer and he said he "just wanted to go home." Major said he also denied knowing the name of another suspect that Major saw flee. He said the biker was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol. He said the rider failed a field sobriety test and was taken to headquarters where he refused a breath test. Javier Lopez, 38, of 44 Terrace Ave. in Providence was charged with DUI, refusal, driving without a license and failure to yield to a policeman. He was later released to a sober adult.
Officer Matthew Moretti reported an accident at Post Road and the Airport Connector around 9:50 p.m. on June 30. He said the driver of a Jaguar involved in the accident admitted he had been drinking but was taken away by Rescue on a stretcher and taken to Kent Hospital for further evaluation. He said the driver did show nystagmus but could not do the rest of a field sobriety test. He said Michael J. Paliotta, 43, of 292 Friendship St. in Providence refused to submit to a blood test at the hospital and was charged with DUI and refusal and left with the medical staff.
Officer Christian Vargas reported he was dispatched to an accident at Main Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard around 5:40 p.m. on July 1. He said the driver of one of the cars involved appeared to be under the influence and he had her do a field sobriety test in the parking lot of the Greenwood Inn. He said she told him she couldn't complete it and she was arrested for suspicion of DUI. He said she told him she "Pleaded the fifth" and refused to take a breath test at headquarters. Lisa V. Mello, 44, of 21 Marvin St. in Warwick was charged with DUI and refusal and later released to a sober adult.


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Sport Stop loses two
Benton Sport Shop lost its last two games, 9-6 Thursday to Lakeside and 17-9 Saturday to Sheridan.
Sport Shop scored two in the first inning against Lakeside, but gave up eight in the second, which proved to be too many from which to come back. Sport Shop went on to score three in the second and one in the fourth before the run rule was called in the fifth after Lakeside scored one more in the fourth.
Matt Mitchell started on the mound and pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and one walk while giving up five hits. He also beaned two batters before being relieved by Holt Fulcher, who went 3 1/3 innings, walking five and giving up three hits.
On Saturday, Sport Shop used four pitchers as Sheridan continually put up several runs on the board each inning. Sheridan scored five in the first and four in the second, third and fourth. Sport Shop scored three in the first, one in the second and five in the fourth, but was held scoreless in the third and fifth.
Ian Allred pitched one inning, giving up four hits with one strikeout, two walks and two hit batters, while Chris Hamilton pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up two hits. Mitchell pitched 1 2/3 innings, striking out one with four hits, three walks and two hit batters. Caleb Terry went 2/3 of an inning, allowing two hits.


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Rose's 8-foot putt rimmed out of the hole, giving the Welshman his second European Tour victory.
Trailing by two strokes before the final round, the 47th-ranked Donaldson opened with a birdie and had two more on Nos. 9 and 11. Rose, who had led all week, bogeyed the fifth and then lost the lead after a bogey on the 11th.
Rose also bogeyed the 16th after an errant drive before Donaldson missed a 5-foot putt on No. 18 that cut the lead to one.
Rose tied for second with Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark, who also failed to force a playoff on the 18th.
Gay prevails in playoff
LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Brian Gay won the Humana Challenge on Sunday for his fourth PGA Tour title, beating Charles Howell III with a 5½-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff.
Gay closed with a 9-under 63 on PGA West's Arnold Palmer Private Course to match Howell and Swedish rookie David Lingmerth at 25-under 263.
Howell shot a 64, and Lingmerth had a 62. Scott Stallings, five strokes ahead entering the round, bogeyed the final hole for a 70 to miss the playoff by a stroke.
Gay and Howell opened the playoff with birdies on the par-5 18th, and Lingmerth dropped out with a bogey after hitting his approach into the left-side water.
Cook beats Frost
KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii -- John Cook caught David Frost on the final hole of regulation, then beat him with birdie on the second playoff hole to win the Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
Cook closed with a 5-under-67 at Hualalai Golf Club to catch Frost at 17-under 199. Cook drained a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th green.
Frost shot 69, not able to match Cook's birdie on the 54th hole of the Champions Tour season-opener.
Frost had held the lead alone since the 12th hole Saturday.
Both birdied the first playoff hole (No. 18) from inside 10 feet and went to the 17th tee. Cook hit his tee shot about 15 feet left of the hole and drained it after Frost had come up short with his birdie try.


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Pianist to perform at WCSU this week
DANBURY, CONN. — World-renowned pianist Peter Frankl will perform at Western Connecticut State University on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The concert will be at noon in the Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury.
Frankl is a Hungarian-born British pianist who is recognized and respected internationally as a major artist of his generation. After studying at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, and winning first prize at several international piano competitions in the late 1950s, Frankl made his concert debut in London in 1962 and his New York debut in 1967. He primarily performs music from the classical period, romantic period and early modern period. His most famous recordings include the complete works of Schumann and Debussy, and he also has recorded solo works by Chopin, Schubert, Beethoven, Bartok and other Hungarian composers.
Frankl's successful career as a recitalist, chamber musician and soloist has won him numerous awards and has taken him to more than 50 countries. He has performed with major orchestras in Europe and North America including the Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic and Orchestre de Paris.
In 2005 he was awarded the Middle Cross of the Hungarian Republic for his exceptional and versatile performances around the world. In 2006 he was given the title of "Honorary Professor" of the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and also was awarded the "Distinguished Visitors Medal" from the University of Toronto.
Frankl has taken regular tours to Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa, and has appeared in festivals all over the world. He currently is a visiting professor of piano at the Yale School of Music in New Haven, Conn., and maintains a permanent residence in London, England.
Hosted by the School of Visual and Performing Arts, the concert will be free and the public is invited. Donations to support the department of music will be accepted.
For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England's best small private universities.


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Sister Consuelo Morales puts her faith into action in a very dangerous place. She heads a human rights group in Monterrey, Mexico, where she pressures authorities to investigate killings, disappearances and other drug-related violence. She and Nik Steinberg of Human Rights Watch speak with host Michel Martin.
Catholic Nun At Center Of Mexico's Drug War
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Monday, June 07, 2010
Deployed Soldier Finds Home With Old Motorbike
Vermont Army National Guard
June 7, 2010 - When soldiers with the Vermont Army National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) arrived here at Forward Operating Base Vulcan, they didn't know what they would find. Spc. Skyler W. Genest and his colleagues discovered a disassembled early-1970s motorcycle, which Genest found to be just the type of challenge he needed to help pass the time and deal with being so far from home.
"We gathered everything up and brought it back to our room and started to look at it to see if we could get it to run," Genest said. "I know a little bit about motorcycles, so on our down time we started to take it apart to see if we could get it back together."
A long-time motorcycle enthusiast, Genest is stationed here as a military policeman with Detachment 1, attached to the 1/172nd Cavalry Squadron from Northfield, Vt.
When he is not working with the Guard, Genest is employed by the University of Vermont's police department. During the summer, he rides with the university's motorcycle patrol unit.
When Genest found the motorcycle, he and his comrades could not wait to work on it.
"It was in decent shape, the frame was all there," Genest said. "It was not real pretty, but everything we needed to run it was there, so we started working on it."
Getting the motorcycle to run wasn't without its challenges, he said. Many parts were unusable due to the age of the bike, but its neglect did not stop Genest. He compiled a list of needed parts and looked for replacements in his spare time during local missions.
"Some of the things we found were a throttle cable and some fuel line on our first mission out," Genest said. "That is the goal; mission by mission, we would find pieces and parts and what we needed to keep it running. We would enlist the help of the interpreters when we went out, and they would find the parts we needed from the local bike shop owners, and they would hook us up with the parts we needed."
The motorcycle's original gas tank was unusable, so the soldiers employed a little GI ingenuity to replace it with a .50-caliber ammunition box. The box is fitted and sealed with a fuel control valve, complete with a fuel filter sealed to prevent leakage.
"The [new] fuel tank really stands out," Genest said. "When we got it, we saw the original tank was completely rusted out on the inside. So our innovative idea was to take an ammo can and put it where the rusted tank was. We just have to scrounge to get anything to keep this running."
The old motorcycle "started life out as a Honda," Genest said. "It is a 125n, an early 1970's model, but it has some aftermarket parts on it."
Fixing the old Honda "reminds me of home back in Vermont," Genest said. "I like to work on small engines. Hopefully, when it is running, it will help to relive some stress as I run it around the base."
Genest said he has no plans to bring the motorcycle back to Vermont. "We are going to leave it for the next unit or give it to the interpreters," he said. "We are not going to try to bring this thing home. The bike belongs in this country. I'm sure somebody will get some enjoyment out of it when we leave."
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Just how crucial were experts for Arias defense?
Just how crucial were experts for Arias defense?
May. 02, 2013
PHOENIX (AP) — Testimony in Jodi Arias' murder trial concluded late Wednesday, and attorneys are preparing for closing arguments this week before the case goes to the jury for deliberations.
As the trial wraps up, Arias' fate rests in part on the testimony of expert witnesses who have offered one clinical diagnosis after another to explain why the small-town waitress and aspiring photographer from California killed her lover five years ago.
Post-traumatic stress, amnesia, battered woman's syndrome and borderline personality disorder are among the conditions that various experts have offered to describe Arias, who is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander, 30, in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008.
The jury must also come to grips with the defendant's ever-changing version of events. After initially denying involvement and later blaming masked intruders, she now claims she killed him in self-defense but doesn't recall details about the slaying.
Testimony began Wednesday with defense expert Robert Geffner, a psychologist and founding president of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute in San Diego. His testimony aimed to counter a prosecution witness's contention that Arias suffers from borderline personality disorder.
The jury could get the case by the end of the week after closing arguments Thursday and Friday.
Arias faces a possible death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder.
Testimony began in early January and quickly captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a bloodbath. The case spawned a virtual cottage industry for talk shows, legal experts and even Arias, who used her notoriety to sell her jail artwork, as it unfolded like a real-life soap opera for thousands of trial enthusiasts who followed every twist.
Clinical psychologist Janeen DeMarte, a state expert witness, testified previously that Arias showed signs of immaturity and an "unstable sense of identity." People who suffer from borderline personality disorder "have a terrified feeling of being abandoned by others," she said.
DeMarte also discounted defense experts' testimony during which they told jurors that Arias suffered from battered woman's syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder and amnesia, which explains why she can't recall details from the day of the killing. DeMarte said she found no evidence to support the defense experts' diagnoses.
Geffner testified that DeMarte's conclusions were flawed and inaccurate.
He later worked to discount previous testimony from a prosecution witness, Dr. Kevin Horn, a Maricopa County medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Alexander. Horn had told jurors that the gunshot wound to Alexander's head would have rendered him unconscious and unable to defend himself.
Alexander suffered nearly 30 knife wounds, was shot in the forehead and had his throat slit. Arias said that Alexander attacked her on the day of his death. She said she ran into his closet to retrieve a gun, and then shot him. She testified that he kept coming after her, and despite claiming to have no recollection of what happened next, Arias acknowledged that she must have then stabbed him repeatedly.
Based on the defensive wounds on Alexander's hands, Horn said Arias' version of events would be impossible, given Alexander would have already been dead or dying before she stabbed him.
On Wednesday, Geffner, who has also studied neuropsychology, said the gunshot wound "would disorient the person" but not render them unconscious.
As testimony dragged late into the evening, prosecutor Juan Martinez recalled Horn to the witness stand.
The medical examiner stood by his previous testimony, explaining Alexander "would have collapsed to the ground and been unresponsive" within a few seconds of being shot.
Late Wednesday night, forensic neuropsychologist Jill Hayes was called to testify as a prosecution witness to bolster DeMarte's findings and discount Geffner's testimony as the entire case devolved into a battle of the experts.
Phoenix criminal defense lawyer Julio Laboy said the expert testimony from both sides will be key during deliberations as jurors look for anything that may help explain Arias' behavior and lies in the days, months and years after Alexander's death.
"You have to have these third parties to help mitigate her inability to stay on track with her stories," Laboy said.
"What you have here now is the proverbial battle of the witnesses, and you may get a good grouping of the jury siding with the state's expert witness, but you also might get a couple that don't," Laboy said, adding that he doesn't think Arias has any shot at acquittal.
"The victory for the defense here will be saving her life," he said.
Brian Skoloff can be followed at https://twitter.com/bskoloff .


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Liverpool are set to reward Luis Suarez for his sensational season and hand him a massive £40,000-a-week pay rise.
According to the Daily Mail, the Anfield superstar's incredible goalscoring form has triggered clauses in his contract, which will push up his salary from the current £80,000 per week to over £120,000.
Suarez only signed a new deal with Liverpool last summer that extended his deal to 2017 and instgated the ream of performance related incentives.
The report claims this is part of a wider move by the Reds owners to combat the huge contracts that were handed out to players recently and instigate a system that rewards good form.
It appears to have worked in Suarez's case as the Uruguay international became the first player to reach 20 goals in the Premier League this season.
The 26-year-old pipped his counterpart at Manchester United, Robin van Persie, to the gong with a hat-trick in another outstanding performance during the 4-0 thrashing of Wigan Athletic last weekend.
The Reds will be hoping this form continues in their next Premier League fixture against in-form Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday.
Brendan Rodgers' side will have to be wary as Spurs have an in-form star of their own in Gareth Bale.
The Welshman scored a terrific free-kick and created the other in a 2-1 win for the home side in the corresponding fixture at White Hart Lane earlier in the season.
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This holiday cocktail tastily combines eggnog with apple brandy and apple juice. You can use imported apple brandy, such as French Calvados, or better yet, choose a locally made one from a Vancouver Island cidery, such as Merridale Ciderworks (merridalecider.com).
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: None
Makes: 10 1-cup (250-mL) servings
8 cups (2 L) eggnog, well chilled
1 cup (250 mL) apple brandy, or to taste
1 cup (250 mL) unsweetened apple juice
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon (1-2 mL) ground or freshly grated nutmeg, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) ground cinnamon, or to taste
pinch ground cloves
cinnamon sticks for garnish
ice cubes (optional)
Place all ingredients, except garnish and ice, in a large serving jug or bowl and whisk to combine. Cover and keep refrigerated until ready to serve, whisking again just before doing so. Pour or ladle the eggnog into glasses or mugs and garnish with cinnamon sticks. If desired, the eggnog could also be served over ice.


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June 15, 2010 > Second Annual Quality Report Reflects Hospital's Dedication to Improving Care and Safety
In the past year, the subject of healthcare reform has been a major focus for nearly everyone in America. Much of the discussion has centered on improving access to care and controlling costs. Another aspect of healthcare that is just as important, but often receives less attention, is quality. Washington Hospital is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care in the safest possible environment for every patient. As part of its emphasis on quality, the Hospital publishes an Annual Quality Report to the Community. Washington issued its first Quality Report last year, and the second issue will soon be released, reporting on its efforts to improve quality and safety during 2009. "The community looks to our Hospital to provide safe, high quality care at all times," says Stephanie Williams, R.N., Washington's chief of quality and resource management. "Meeting this standard requires constant attention, a dedication to evidence-based practices, and hard work by everyone at Washington. Our Second Annual Quality Report shows the progress we have made and gives an excellent synopsis of our challenges and achievements." Monitoring the results of safety and quality initiatives and measuring them against statewide and national benchmarks are critical to the effectiveness of a hospital's efforts to improve care. Washington is meticulous about tracking and reporting its work. The Report contains charts and graphs, giving the reader a better understanding of the Hospital's safety and quality efforts. You can learn further details about many of Washington's quality initiatives by visiting the Hospital's web site at www.whhs.com and clicking on "Learn more about our quality initiatives." Keeping patients safe Washington Hospital collaborates with leading health care quality organizations throughout the country, including The Joint Commission and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), to develop and monitor many of its quality and safety improvement strategies. The Hospital works hard to comply with nationally accepted recommendations and guidelines, such as The Joint Commission's annual list of National Patient Safety Goals. Many of these safety initiatives are outlined in the Quality Report. For example, infection prevention is high on the list of goals and a top priority at Washington Hospital. The Report describes the Hospital's multifaceted effort to prevent the spread of infection, including a major focus on hand hygiene, identified as the most effective way to prevent the spread of infection. The Report also covers the Hospital's comprehensive work to prevent patient falls. Washington was an early adopter of falls prevention strategies and has experienced far fewer patient falls than the national benchmark for the past three years. Another National Patient Safety Goal is good communication, including the exchange of information between caregivers and between patients, families and caregivers. Washington has mounted a concerted effort to improve communication within the Hospital. Because patients and family members are also key members of the patient care team, they are encouraged to ask questions and call on the Hospital's Rapid Response Team if the patient's condition seems to deteriorate. The goal of safe medication use is also critical to patient safety. The Report describes Washington's innovative approach to achieving this goal by developing its own computer software application that compiles a list of home medications when a patient is admitted, updates and maintains the list during the patient's hospitalization, and provides the patient with an accurate, comprehensive list, including instructions and prescriptions, upon discharge. Ensuring quality care Many of Washington Hospital's quality initiatives are based on a list of Core Performance Measures identified by The Joint Commission and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. When implemented, these measures have been shown to improve the quality of care patients receive. As explained in the Report, these measures track critical aspects of care for a majority of the Hospital's patients, including those with heart attacks, pneumonia and heart failure, as well as patients who undergo surgery. The Hospital's performance in providing this care is also compared to state and national benchmarks. The Report also highlights Washington's work in other quality-related areas, including managing severe sepsis, preventing hospital-acquired infections and avoiding pressure ulcers. The role of nursing Excellent nursing care is fundamental to ensuring safe, high quality care, and Washington is committed to having the best trained and most experienced nurses on its staff. The Report details the level of expertise of the Hospital's nursing staff and gives an update on the its continuing journey to achieve Nursing Magnet Status, a prestigious designation for nursing excellence awarded to only a small percentage of hospitals. Washington has embarked on another approach to increasing nursing excellence and quality care through nursing research initiatives. Many of the Hospital's nurses went through specialized training to learn how to develop and carry out evidence-based projects, which they then conducted on their own units. Many of these efforts have led to practice improvements that mean better quality care for patients, and some are described in the Report. Other quality-related features included in the Report are Washington's successful Hospitalist programs, the role of patient satisfaction surveys in helping to improve care, and the Hospital's clinical research into new technologies that contribute to quality. In addition to working for the best health outcomes for its patients, Washington Hospital also believes its quality efforts can help raise the standard of care for health providers and patients everywhere. To this end, Washington collaborates and shares information with other hospitals and health care quality improvement organizations in the region, as well as statewide, nationally and even internationally. Washington was the only community hospital to be invited to present its sepsis initiative at last fall's International Sepsis Forum in the Netherlands. It has also shared the results of other quality and safety initiatives at conferences of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Beacon Collaborative, an organization that works with hospitals throughout the region to achieve better quality patient care. Several of Washington's successful quality and safety projects have also been reported in professional journals. Finally, the Quality Report describes many of Washington Hospital's programs and services that have been certified or commended for excellence in the past year. They include the Breast Health Program, Stroke Program, Diabetes Program, Center for Joint Replacement and Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program. "At Washington Hospital, our pursuit of the highest quality, safest care is a never-ending process requiring us to continually analyze and improve all aspects of the way we provide care," explains Kris LaVoy, RN, Washington Hospital's chief of compliance and patient safety officer. "We are excited and enthusiastic about these efforts because we continue to see results in the form of better health outcomes for our patients and the entire community."Read the Quality Report OnlineVisit www.whhs.com/quality to download a pdf copy of Washington Hospital's 2010 Annual Quality Report to the Community. The report illustrates Washington Hospital's various efforts to improve the quality of patient care. The website also provides links to videos of monthly quality reports that are presented at hospital board meetings. You can also request a free copy of the 2010 Quality Report by calling the Hospital's Community Relations Department at (510) 791-3417.


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Mass Effect 3's ending has been hotly debated among fans. Many were simply disappointed. Others cling onto the (admittedly compelling) indoctrination theory. It's clear that many ideas were tossed around at BioWare--and even the original game's writer had his own ideas.
Yet another possible end for Shepard has surfaced through Matt Rhodes, concept artist on the series.
One of the "very, very early" ideas had Shepard meeting his demise at the hands of Ashley (or Kaiden)--the new human Specter. "In this image he has been forced to turn to Reaper technology to accomplish his goals," Rhodes explained in his blog, saying the end would echo Saren's eventual fall from grace.
This potential ending certainly gives the indoctrination theory more weight, as that popular idea suggests Shepard was actually being controlled by the Reapers by the end of the series. Having the surviving human squad mate of the original Mass Effect ultimately defeat you does give the series a surprising "cyclical twist," Eurogamer pointed out.
However, this idea was ultimately scrapped, a decision that Rhodes says was "necessary." For more unseen concept art from the game (including Tali's potential alien face), make sure you read Rhode's blog.


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Motor repair and replace by the numbers
Calculating your efficiency will point the way to the right decision
A generation ago, when a large industrial motor neared the end of its service life, the debate about repairing or replacing it was usually pegged to the magic number of 57. This was a number derived by purchasing agents, based on the residual value of a run-out motor plus repair cost, versus the cost of a new motor and the delay in getting it into service.
If the motor could be repaired for less than 57% of the price of a new one, it was repaired; if the internal damage was extensive and repair cost was going to exceed 57%, the agent ordered a new motor. That was then.
This is now: Energy costs are greater, motor efficiency can be greater, and repair technology is much improved, resulting in little or no loss of motor efficiency after a rewind. (In fact, when rewinding an older "pre-EPACT" stator, a service center can actually improve efficiency on larger horsepower units.) For ac motors particularly, the repair/replace choice has become complicated—especially for medium and large motors that run for an intermediate or high number of hours per year. Complicating the issue is the fact that there are three categories of induction motors: standard, first-generation energy efficient (EE), and current EE motors. In the real world, they are often used interchangeably.
Motor circuit evaluation (MCE) testing provides a heads-up when a motor is nearing the end of its useful life. If the megohm (commonly called "megger") part of the test shows resistance to ground is less than 100 ohms, the motor is nearing the end. Surge testing tends to back up results of the megger test if surge patterns are uneven. Hi-pot testing is a go/no-go test in that it is destructive to windings; a motor that fails a hi-pot test is no longer serviceable.
It's easy to show that, for motors that operate nearly continuously, in choosing between repairing a standard unit and buying an EE motor, the new motor wins hands down because it will pay for itself in a few years. What is less clear is choosing between the repair of an existing EE motor or replacing it with a new one—or making the same choice between two standard motors that operate for fewer hours.
Only at the lower end of horsepower range, below 40 hp, and low operational time does the old 57% rule still apply.
Advanced repair technology
In simplest terms, EE motors are made more efficient by tightening manufacturing tolerances and packing more conductor into the motor to reduce internal losses. Likewise, repair technology has become more precise, too, and the degradation of efficiency that was common in a motor rewind has been cut drastically. Now, repair shops can rewind a motor to its original nameplate efficiency and, in certain circumstances, improve efficiency. This applies to both standard and EE motors.
Obviously, the cost of a rewind can vary with the degree of internal damage, but a typical price for a 100-hp induction motor that we will use as an example is between $2,500 and $2,700—or $2,600 average per IPS Washington Service Center price guidelines.
The hours threshold
High hours: When a motor operates more than 4,000 hours per year, the cost of energy becomes the overriding factor in the repair/replace decision. Like a high-mileage vehicle, the cost of "fuel" quickly outweighs the cost of vehicle, and a repair/replace decision becomes a matter of choosing the solution with the greatest efficiency (see Figure 1). Typical applications are those devices that operate almost continuously, including large compressors, petrochemical pumping stations, crushers, feedwater pumps, paper machines, some metal extruders, plastic film lines, saw mills, rolling mills—or just about anything that operates for three shifts.
The example of the 8,000-hr, 100-hp motor in the figure illustrates the logical choice: According to NEMA projections, a 1% increase in efficiency will save $695/year at a power cost of $0.10/kWh, the rough national average in both the US and Canada. The difference between standard and EE motors of this horsepower is about 4%, so the savings would be $2,780/year. A new EE motor costs around $8,800. Cost of a "typical" rewind is $2,600. So, projected over a 10-year life span, the savings in energy alone dictate the choice to buy a new EE machine.
Intermediate: In the mid-time region—those motors that operate up to 3000 hours per year—the decision to repair or replace may be determined by your location. That is because the cost of power varies around the country, from a little over $0.05/kWh to over $0.13/kWh. The examples cited here are based on national average, but power costs that are 30% higher than average call for different thinking.
In cases where power costs are high, a motor operating in the intermediate-hours region may have annual power costs similar to one in the high-time region and should be considered a high-hours motor. Conversely, if power costs are low, annual power costs could push the motor into the low-hours category.
Low-time: For low-time motors—those with annual operating hours of less than 1500—the choice is much the same as it was in the past. If a rewind is going to cost more than 57% of the price of a new unit, opt for the new machine. Examples include most motors that are used for one shift per day or less.
Unless they are unique or part of unique equipment, nobody repairs ac motors under 15 hp. The math and reasoning are simple: The minimum repair cost will exceed the 57% threshold.
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Chanice Smith scored 12 points and Jasmine Johnson added 11 to give the Bearkats three players in double figures.
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Britni Martin, who led all scorers with 22 points, said the team thanked God for another chance to play this season.
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