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- The inability to grow a thick beard has some men turning to surgery
- A transplant can run up to $10,000 for a full beard
- One man says it's the best money he's ever spent
Take a look at Hollywood's leading men, the White House press secretary and the hipsters strolling through Brooklyn. It's obvious beards are in, and the inability to grow thick warm fuzz can leave some men feeling left out in the cold.
At least, that's how it would seem from the reported uptick in facial hair transplants.
"Whether they're filling in a few gaps or doing a complete beard construction, New York City doctors who specialize in the procedure said they're seeing a growing number of men paying as much as $7,000 to pump up their beards," wrote Serena Solomon, who first reported on the trend on the neighborhood news site DNAinfo New York.
But fear not, face-bald hipster men -- you don't have to live in the Big Apple to be able to sport a big beard.
In Portland, Oregon -- host of the 2014 World Beard and Moustache Championship -- Dr. Steven Gabel can help you get the right mustache to savor sips of craft beer and artisan coffee.
"In the Northwest here, there are a lot of men with facial hair, and they like to show it," he said.
Gabel says his business in facial hair transplants has increased a lot over the years. People he performs transplants on usually have a beard already, he says, but have patches and want it filled out.
That's not always the case, though.
"I saw a guy yesterday who really had no hair on his face. I did the first transplant on him about a year ago, and it is looking good," Gabel said.
Gabel pointed out that it isn't just hipsters looking to bolster their beards. "I get coat-and-tie types too. It's all walks of life."
So how does it work?
"It is a very meticulous procedure," Gabel explained. The doctor and his technicians remove hair strands with the follicles intact from another part of the body -- usually the bottom of the back of the head. It's moved to where it is wanted on the face. Then the doctor makes a small hole in the face with a 0.8-mm blade and inserts each hair into place.
"The hard part is the angle," Gabel said. "You have to go with the natural angle. You don't want to put it in sticking straight out."
Once it is all done, and the follicles are in place and the patient's face has healed, the hair will grow in like a natural beard. You can even shave it -- though why would you want to?
The procedure takes an entire day, and can run up to $10,000 for a full beard, Gabel said. Though there are risks just as in any surgical procedure, it is relatively safe.
"The most common thing that patients experience afterwards will be some temporary redness and itching to the area," Gabel said. "Some people say it is more intense than others, and it is usually short-lived."
Dr. Bernard Arocha recently opened an office in Austin, Texas, home of South by Southwest, an annual festival of music, film and interactive conferences. Facial hair is a small part of his business, which specializes in hair restoration, but he said he has definitely seen a beard boom in recent times.
"Procedures for mustaches, sideburns and beards have been in increased demand over the past year or two," he said. "It's more in vogue, stylish."
In the city that boasts the slogan "Keep Austin Weird," Arocha confirms his clientele is mostly young hipster types.
"That's the demographic -- 20-, 30-somethings, bohemian, artists, musicians," he said.
James, who asked us to only use his first name for privacy reasons, had a full beard transplant done by Arocha. The 33-year-old already had something of a beard but wanted more.
"It was like beard steroids, basically," he said.
According to James, the procedure was painless. He called it some of the best money he has ever spent.
"It's thick enough now I actually get compliments on it," he said. "Beards are flat-out awesome!"
In Nashville, aka "Music City," Dr. Michael Ramsey performs facial hair transplants with PAI Medical Group.
"I would say the number of calls of people interested in beards is up fivefold," he said.
Ramsey credits the sudden popularity of facial hair transplants to different cultures emerging in Nashville. On the one hand are the large unkempt beards modeled on the TV show "Duck Dynasty," he says; on the other are the more stylized hipster beards.
"Nashville is a creative city, and there are relaxed styles and attitudes toward facial hair at work and in the office," Ramsey said.
You don't have to be stateside to get help with your face-mane. If you're across the pond, as they say, hanging out in Manchester, England, you'll find Dr. Bessam Farjo, founder of the Farjo Hair Institute.
"A full beard is very much a statement look, and it goes in and out of fashion," says Farjo, who first developed and performed the procedure almost 20 years ago on a patient who had suffered from burns and wished to cover his scars.
The procedure is still predominantly used to treat men who have scarring for one reason or another, he said, but more and more clients simply wish to improve the density and coverage of their facial hair, purely for cosmetic reasons.
"The majority of men are looking to create a designer stubble look which seems incredibly popular nowadays," Farjo said. "That being said, all it takes is for one recognized face to show off a new look for men to start considering their own facial hair."


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V-MODA Crossfade M-80 Shadow On-Ear Headphones
by Wayne A. Thorp
Stylish on-ear headphones built to military specifications
In today's wireless world, headphones are no exception. More and more, Bluetooth-enabled headphones are becoming the norm. I have become a huge fan, having switched to the MEELectronics Air-Fi AF32 wireless headphones several months ago and currently testing out Phiaton's PS20 BT Bluetooth earphones for a future review.
Wireless headphones eliminate the cord, which, for me, has always been an issue with traditional headphones. The cord is usually the first thing to go—either the connection at the plug eventually detaches or the cord itself is severed. Also, the cord oftentimes gets tangled with my laptop bag or duffle bag during my daily commute.
Having abandoned wired headphones, I was intrigued by the look of the V-MODA Crossfade M-80 headphones. They represent another trend in headphones, where headphones are becoming as much a fashion statement as they are audio accessories.
Out of the Box
It's hard not to be struck by the look of the M-80s and their construction. V-MODA didn't skimp on the building materials—you won't find any plastic here, which you should expect for $230. The frame is metal as is the Steelflex headband. However, it is covered in microfiber suede that makes wearing the M-80s reasonably comfortable (more on that later). The ear cups, which are octagonal in shape, rest on your ear (supra-aural) versus those that fit around your ears (circumaural).The ear cushions are made of memory foam and mold to your ears over time for optimal comfort.
The M-80s come with two Kevlar-reinforced cables that are detachable from the headphones (a feature I have never come across). The Kevlar makes me feel that it would be next to impossible to damage the cables. The one drawback is that the Kevlar makes the cables a bit stiff.
The detachable audio cable isn't something to gloss over either. As I mentioned before, at least for me, the cable is usually the first thing to go. Being able to swap cables instead of having to buy a whole new pair of headphones is an extremely attractive option. Both cables measure 52 inches and one has a traditional three-button controller while the other has a one-button controller. The remotes are equally over-engineered, encased in durable plastic with rubber-coated buttons.
Lastly, all M-80s come with a hard "exoskeleton" zip carrying case to protect your investment. In addition, V-MODA provides a carabiner that allows you to clip the carrying case to a bag.
Having been wowed by the convenience of wireless Bluetooth headphones, the V-MODA M-80s faced an uphill battle in winning me over. From almost the instant I started listening to them, they had me. I am not an audiophile, but I know enough to identify superior sound quality. At mid-volume levels, the M-80s' 40mm dual-diaphragm drivers had me picking out layers on songs I have listened to dozens of times before that I had not noticed with other headphones. Disappointingly, however, at higher volumes, the highs can become a little too bright and there is some bass distortion. It seems that for the price you are paying, these things shouldn't happen.
The buttons on the remotes are responsive, unlike the stiffness of some other remotes I have run across. The three-button controller is the typical up-and-down volume with the play/call button in the middle. The one-button controller is intended for iPhone operation. The controls are only a few inches below the left ear cup, an optimal location for the microphone if you are using the M-80s for calls. However, this location makes it impossible for you to see the controller, which means you have to rely on touch to operate the buttons. This led to more than a few accidental hang-ups and advancing or rewinding tracks when I was simply trying to adjust the volume. Furthermore, encasing the microphone in thick plastic, presumably for protection, V-MODA did sacrifice audio quality for calls. If you are someone who uses headphones for listening to calls, this is something to keep in mind too.
From a comfort standpoint, the memory foam ear cups and microfiber suede headband make the M-80s relatively comfortable. After prolonged use (a couple of hours) the ear cups began to press on my ears and the headband started pinching my head. This is something to keep in mind if you plan on using your headphones for long periods of time.
Having the luxury of receiving many of my review models gratis, I am able to focus on performance when deciding which of them I choose for my day-to-day use. For that reason, the V-MODA Crossfade M-80s are now the headphones I take with me on my daily commute as well as on trips. At moderate volumes, I have yet to come across headphones that offer better sound quality and clarity. While I am a bit dismayed of the performance at higher volumes—distorted bass and overpowering highs—I prefer to enjoy the musical experience without ruining my hearing any more than it already has been damaged. Add the fact that the M-80s are arguably the best-constructed headphones I have reviewed to this point, and the decision is relatively easy.
However, there is also the important issue of cost. Taking into account the solid construction and excellent sound quality, the $230 price tag is justifiable ($172 from Amazon). However, this is still not an insignificant price to pay for headphones, especially considering the sound performance at high volumes. For this reason, I give the V-MODA Crossfade M-80s my qualified recommendation.
- Excellent sound quality at moderate volume
- Unique look
- Detachable cable with spare provided
- Rugged design
- Slight bass distortion at high volume
- Expensive
- Awkwardly placed audio/call controls
- Sub-par microphone performance for making calls
V-MODA Crossfade M-80 Shadow On-Ear Headphones
$230 (Currently $172.25 from Amazon.com)
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In my preview for Darksiders II, I mentioned Death's Ghost Hook weapon which helps you navigate around levels or attack enemies. What I didn't mention was that you don't start off with the Ghost Hook right away so you won't be able to get to hard to reach areas when you start. Obviously this means there's going to be backtracking but it's not going to be as tedious as it was in Darksiders.
As Marvin Donald, Creative Director at Vigil Games told me, "most of [the backtracking] will be optional and it will also be driven by quest content. So you'll have some context to why you're going back and you won't necessarily have to do it."
That alone should be enough to put fans of Darksiders at ease but Marvin went on to explain they're dealing with backtracking even more by stating how they aren't "trying to reuse the same space over and over again. We have a modular system that we're using to build our environments so it's made it a lot faster for us to build new interesting areas, have more complex layouts, actually get them done faster, to modify them and to come up with new sequences for the character to go through so we don't have to rely on the same space as much. It's pretty easy for us to generate more content."... read more


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Nearly 468,000 passengers travel through RSW in July
August 19, 2013
During July, 467,946 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport, an increase of 0.7 percent compared to July 2012. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 5....
While it is an increase over last year it shows the amount still is not enogh to stem the deficit tide in budgets in the area.
That is why Lee County will reduce staff and services. However one particular municipality can not get the fact they need to follow that direction.
Yes you guessed it Cape Coral, Fl while the biggest in land mass and concentration of about 24% of the county's population can not figure how to tackle the problem. This $150 per home they keep shouting about. The 7% charge on my electric bill from last years nearly covers the figure. The Fire Assessment Tax they mailed an estimate is $200, not counting the city tax with a 7.13% increase in valuation will increase the city portion of their increased revenue. You can plainly see their figures as is mostly the case are BOGUS and the residents will pay way more than this elusive $150 per home, not counting the so called businesses in this city. There is talk of a court action and I would be inclined to INVEST
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I can not wait until we get to a retiring chief of policeman writing his very own ordinance so he can collect almost 1/2 a million dollars and then NOT retire and continue to work in the position.
Take a look at the proposed police budget for 2014 and look at the salaries and other vague costs of a broke city.
One program should be if not eliminated needs to be reduced and it is only chicken feed to the bloated budget. Do The Right Thing Program. $72,000 a year or $6000 a month.
It evidently is going to pay wages for officers involved in the administration, man hours, and public relations for a broke city.
Turn this program over to one of the fraternal organizations in the city who will do it for FREE.
When your done looking at the police budget look at the proposed Fire Dept budget man hours and wages. Then contemplate 83% of the calls are medical emergencies. So give more to the EMT's and figure only 17% are for fire calls.
This is mismanaged money!
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How are we coming on the $82,000 repayment by the police officers who deceived the city with false records for educational compensation. You remember the 10% increase in wages put into the city records by an unknown person.
You remember the city had to go to a third party who found for the city and against the police union and police benevolent assoc. But the police appealed the finding and went to arbitration. AND LOST TO THE CITY AGAIN. Where is the $82,000 was it paid back or still owed? Not a peep from the chief in what 2 years or more. Not a peep from the city Attorney. Not a peep from city council or the city manager. Maybe it is coming back to the taxpayer in 25 years like the pension money. The $125 million which the city does not receive until the latter part of the 25 years has past. This wreck of a shyster city manager will be long gone, so will the council and the majority of police, fire and city workers. My bet is there will be no savings! Just like everything
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Our first day intercepting the Tour de France, and I'd love to say it was all fun & easy, but Ventoux is one tough climb and this time, it got the better of Kevin. Probably because it was hot, 90+ degrees for the first part, and wickedly steep. I brought along enough water (Cytomax) and made sure Kevin was drinking, and planned ahead of time to stop for a cold soda anytime Kevin wanted one. But still, that 7 mile section that averages over 9% can get to you, and it certainly did today.
Still, it was a successful and, in the end, fun day, even though the Dutch weren't out in force (they've likely been staying on Alpe d'Huez waiting for Thursday's big day there). Lots of people in nutty outfits, the usual cast of incredibly-strong guys pulling kids in trailers up the hill, the people yelling encouragement to you.
In a flip-flop from last year, it was Kevin that requested walking up part of the climb, about a quarter mile or so, when one of his legs was bothering him. Did I protest? No way. You do whatever it takes to get to the top! And he did recover fairly well after that. Far fewer issues with Gendarmes closing off the roads or telling us we couldn't ride too! I had some concerns that we might get shut down at Chalet Reynard like they tried to do to us last time (we had to sneak around a barrier) but I figured if we got there by noon we'd make it through, and we arrived at 11:58am. Pretty good timing!
What we should not have done was to park ourselves at the highest part of the hill we could get to, 550 meters from the top. It wasn't a great spot for photos, being in the middle of a long straight section, but it did have the advantage of a sandwich and coke seller 100 meters away. Next time, we'll ride up as far as we can, and then head back down the hill a couple of kilometers to a good spot for photos, which means on a corner, not a straight section.
Tomorrow we pack up and leave Avignon for Grenoble, where we'll be spending 6 nights and see the final Time Trial and all the Alps stages. Lots of big climbs still ahead, but nothing quite like Ventoux, and in fact the only climb I've ever found quite like Ventoux is Sonora Pass. Which I need to ride again, but seem to be in no rush to do so. 🙂


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In this week's Barbershop roundtable, the guys look back on the Democratic National Convention. They also discuss the launch of the new NFL season. Host Michel Martin checks in with writer Jimi Izrael, former Obama administration advisor Corey Ealons, National Review contributor Mario Loyola, and Univision journalist Fernando Vila.


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Dispatches from Aspen Fashion Week
File this one under: only in Aspen. Someone apparently had a formal engagement at the top of a ski lift.
Our intrepid editor Randy Goldberg has spent the past few daysroughing it at Aspen Fashion Week, bombing down Ajax mountain, making sure every hot tub in Colorado is safe, and tracking down the latest in skiwear, starting with this shawl-collared gentleman.
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The mean-spirited and outright nasty comments that have gotten attached to every post mentioning Gene Kan's death remind me of why I cringe every time Slashdot announces that someone has died. Although it would be nice for Slashdot to provide a place for those of us touched by this tragedy to pay our respects, I'm actually relieved that they haven't. It would be painful to see all the trash that some of the miscreant AC's who hang out here would post.
Goodbye, Gene.
I don't know why Redhat didn't just hire the guy.
My best guess is Public Relations: free Slashdotting and an even open-friendlier image. Red Hat wouldn't get to show off quite as much if they just put another employee behind their doors.
Actually, RPM stands for RPM Package Manager. I forgot where I first saw this referenced, but here [220.127.116.11] is a google cache of a mailing about the name.
If you want the original authors to make money, donate money and specify who you want to do the work.
The purpose is to let individuals enjoy the same kind of tax benefit. Employees are taxed on earnings, not on profit, so if you hire someone to work on open source for you directly it won't affect your tax bill. But if you donate the money to a non-profit that hires the person for you, you can reduce your tax bill.
Considering that this is all within the law, and that it is up to IRS whether or not to accept the validity of what they are doing for the purpose of tax excempt status, calling it a "tax cheat" is certainly not fitting.
This is exactly the same way you can indirectly hire a pastor through a church by donating money, and reduce your tax bill by doing so.
It's all explained on their pages, linked to from the article - why not read them?
Red Hat Pornography Manager
sed 's/\.rpm/\.mp3/g' *.c
If you create a "work of art", have it appraised by an expert, print it on paper, and donate it to a non-profit organization. That org can issue you a tax deduction.
Tax Deductions are worth n+n^2 face value where n is your income tax rate. Say you were at the 50% rate - the Tax Deduction you receive for your artistic contribution to AmigaOS would be 75% of the Appraised Value. I doubt many programmers get 75% of the selling price of their software - so it's really a generous deal.
See IRS Document 561 [irs.gov] for official details on donating "Works of Art".
Its true the document doesn't break down "Works of Art" into Books, vs Photographs, vs Original Van Gough vs, Compiled works of highly mathmatical precision, but Art is a big tent, and Software is as like art as anything else.
IANAL/CPA But what an easy place to find the money you need to complete that OS! And We the People will both benefit and pay.
now... if you just bounced onto that company online -- what goes on in your mind?
1) public fund open source software company
2) beer related software company
3) beer
my reaction was somewhere between 2 and 3 above, leaning strongly toward 3...
See wondershaper [lartc.org] for a semi user friendly script and the Linux Advanced Routing & Shaping HOWTO [lartc.org] for docs if you want to tweak it.
Note: I'm not very familiar with how RPM packaging works in the first place, as I have mainly used dpkg and various source package managers. (swpkg, depot, graft, etc.)
peer-to-peer is a lovely idea, but without authentication it quickly becomes a cesspool.
every up2date client has a certificate to authenticate the connection (to redhat) and a GPG public key to verify each package; you can reasonably assume the packages are what they claim to be.
gnutella (et al) vs. up2date: which do you trust to find (RedHat) kernel updates?
bittorrent minimizes the 'slashdot effect', and it's our intent to build it in.
combined, this hopefully makes distribution of RPMs pretty nice, and a good starting point for a more general file distribution system.
one step at a time, no pushing please.
PS: no thing solves all problems.
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Of course, you can start out with the U.S. National Archives. The National Archives site is being "hosted" by Archives.com. Here is what the official statement has to say,
Now who or what is Archives.com? It is a subscription website that claims to have more than 2 billion records. But who are they? Archives.com is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. It is apparently owned by Inflection LLC. (See Inflection.com). Inflection is described as "a data and e-commerce company headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley. The company owns and operates Archives.com and PeopleSmart.com, emerging leaders in the family history and people search markets."About this Site1940 census is an official web site of the U.S. government, administered by the National Archives and Records Administration in partnership with Archives.com
Inflection.com lists a number of partners, they include:
- White Pages
- FamilySearch
- reputation.com
- newspaperarchive
- OneGreatFamily
- Identity Force
- USAVital
- Svitla Systems
- FamilyTree DNA
OK, enough about Archives.com for now. They apparently negotiated a deal with the National Archives to host the official website and partnered with FamilySearch. Of course, they have the entire 1940 U.S. Census online at Archives.gov.
Just a side note. Archives.gov is the National Archives website. Archives.com is the host site for the 1940 U.S. Census, but is a private company. Neither of them is Archive.org (notice no "s") which has a complete copy of the U.S. Census minus the new 1940 version.
Next is FamilySearch.org. It is difficult to determine if FamilySearch.org has a complete copy of the 1940 U.S. Census only certain states are available to be searched. As of 6 April, 2012, most of the states were still showing that records were unavailable. It appears that FamilySearch is releasing records as they are indexed.
Ancestry.com announces that all of the 1940 U.S. Census images are available. Although you can search the Census by county, populated place and enumeration district, only two states have been indexed by name.
MyHeritage.com has the entire 1940 U.S. Census images available for free.
So at the time of the writing of this post, 6 April 2012, it looks like to me the complete U.S. Census is on only two websites. Anyone know if this is correct? Any other sites?


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Is it on t.v. anywhere?
Is it on t.v. anywhere?
FSN Midwest has the game, but if you live in Cincinnati it will be blacked out.
Comcast Sports Net... the one time it pays to be in Cubs-land
Tom Shearn... who knew?
Reds reccord when I attend in 2007: 6-1
MLB Extra innings or Comcast
Most Vottomatic Player
Yes it is.
Go to Willie's in the C-O-V.
I'll see you there.
I have a love-hate relationship with Albert Pujols. Mostly hate.
If you ain't first, you're last! - Ricky Bobby
It doesn't take much imagination to figure out that MLBAM just might be able to add 2 and 2 together when they notice someone with a billing address in Cincinnati is regularly connecting to game broadcasts from an IP address in Moldova or Reykjavik at 3 AM in the IP address's timezone. I don't know that they have done this, but they certainly could - and automatically, too. Discussing workarounds openly on the Internet is a good way to make them think they should.
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An earthquake hit northern Illinois just before 4 a.m. Wednesday, waking up residents throughout the region.
The 3.8 magnitude earthquake happened at 3:59:34 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and was about 3.1 miles underground. The quake was felt as far away as Madison, Wis., which is 134 miles away, according to the USGS. There are also reports of the quake being felt in Michigan and Iowa.
The quake was centered about 1 mile south-southeast of Pingree Grove. The USGS initially had placed the epicenter 5 miles east of Sycamore and 4 miles west of Virgil.
The USGS originally said the quake was 4.3 in magnitude before downgrading it just before 8 a.m. Wednesday. Paul Stoddard, an associate professor in department of Geology and EnvironmentalGeosciences at Northern Illinois University, said the numbers are fluid during the first couple of hours after an earthquake.
John Bellini, a geophysicist with the National Earthquake Information Center, said the numbers are being revised as more data becomes available. The same is true as to the location of the epicenter, he said.
The quake woke Jesse and Camille Asanoski at their home in Rockford, they said. Jesse Asanoski initially thought it was a snowplow going by, but didn't see anything when he looked out the window.
"My pictures on the wall were all sideways and my cat was (scared,)" Camille Asanoski said. "We turned the TV on and saw it was a pretty good earthquake."
When the couple arrived at their restaurant, Tommy O's in Sycamore, Camille Asanoski noticed some of the knick-knacks on the walls had shifted.
"Who could have thought you would have an earthquake in Sycamore?" Jesse Asanoski said as he flipped a customer's omelet.
There is no known fault line in this area, Stoddard said, but there "is a fault there because there was an earthquake. Anywhere on the planet can see an earthquake. Some places get them a lot more frequently."
There have been a handful of earthquakes in northern Illinois during the last decade, he said, including one in 2008 that was south of DeKalb County and was registered at a 5.1 magnitude.
Earthquakes, generally speaking, are caused by a shifting of rocks, Stoddard said. In the Midwest, it's most likely due to what is calledglacial rebound.
"We used to have huge glaciers sitting over Great Lakes region and into Canada," he said. "When they melted, that releases a lot of weight from that part of the world. The surface of the Earth rebounds upward. Imagine taking a bowling bowl off a mattress, only with the earth it happens a lot more slowly. As the surface rises up, small adjustments in the rock happen occasionally. And we felt one this morning."
The Edwards family of Sycamore slept through the earthquake, except for 13-year-old Lilia.
"It seemed like it was just in my dream," she said. "It felt like the whole house shook."
It wasn't until the family overheard other people talking about the quake at Elleson's Bakery later in the morning that they learned it had even happened, Lilia's father, Jim Edwards, said.
There were no reports of damage called in to the police departments in DeKalb or Sycamore, nor to the dispatch centers for DeKalb or Kane counties, officials at those department said. Stoddard said a quake this small would result in little to no damage.
"I would say hundreds of calls came in (to the county dispatch center) shortly after 4 a.m," DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said, most to report the shaking and of hearing a "boom" sound.
When the noise of the earthquake woke Jean Winter of Sycamore, she initially thought it was snow falling off the roof of her three-story townhouse.
"Then it just kept going and I thought, 'Nope, this is another earthquake,'" she said. "I lived in Chicago in the 1980s when we had one, and that one I blamed on the dogs shaking the bed."
Winter was relieved the quake didn't do any damage, she said.
"I had some things fall off the back of the toilet, but that was it," she said.
Larry Verhaeghe didn't feel anything shaking, but was suddenly awakened in his home in rural St. Charles by the quake, he said.
"I couldn't feel anything, but I woke up and knew something happened," he said. "I heard a lot of rattling, and thought for a minute the roof might have caved in."
Floyd Kocher of Sycamore was just getting out of bed when his house began to shake. It reminded him of a time he was outside and a jet broke the sound barrier overhead, he said.
"You could feel it the same way," he said. "I knew what it was. You figure it's an earthquake when the whole house shakes."
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FLORENCE, S.C. – Taking on a Division I field, the No. 16 Georgia College golf squad is 11th Monday after two rounds at the Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate, played at the Country Club of South Carolina. The Bobcats shot rounds of 303 and 287 for 14-over par on the par-72, 7,062-yard course.
Senior Bryan Fox (Roswell, Ga.) is tops on the squad at 18th overall, thanks to his 68 in the second round. His second round effort tied for third-best among the entire 65-golfer field. Fox owns a two-round score of 144, good for even par.
Former All-American Ryan Trocchio (Norcross, Ga.) is 28th overall and second on the team with a two-over score after rounds of 72 and 74. Senior Victor Monte (Chantilly, Va.) is 38th at four-over, firing a 71 after starting with a 77.
Freshman Conner Albright (Macon, Ga.) is 54th at plus-eight, carding rounds of 78 and 74 in his first collegiate tournament. Harrison Stewart (Roswell, Ga.), also playing his first collegiate rounds, posted an 88 and 79.
USC Upstate leads the team scores at 15-under par, an amazing 12-stroke lead over second place Samford University. The individual race is tied at eight-under par between Upstate's Ryan Cornfield and Wofford University's Brannan Hudson.
The third and final round of the tournament tees off tomorrow, Sept. 10.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 27, 2013 / 01:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The twelve youths chosen to lunch with Pope Francis during World Youth Day said they were still in disbelief, adding that the encounter gave them a greater responsibility to serve the needy.
"I still can't believe what happened," said Marcelo Galiano, originally from Argentina's Diocese of Paraná.
"I had already been working for the Church, but this gives me a bigger push to be more firm in my faith," he said July 26.
Following a press conference in Copacabana, four of the twelve spoke with CNA.
Galiano, a therapist, works in Rio de Janeiro with those who have autism.
He said he never imagined he would be eating with the Pope.
"We have been so privileged," he said. "What has changed in my life is that now I have more responsibility because he spoke with us with authority, as a pastor and as a father."
Galiano said he liked the Pope's "closeness," describing him as "such a simple person" who "hasn't put aside the things of everyday life."
He stressed Pope Francis' importance as Pope, "but one realizes that he still calls his friends and that he is still himself."
"We spoke a bit about everything and when he gave us our gift at the end, a rosary, I gave him a big hug," said Galiano.
The twelve youths ate with Pope Francis at the Archbishop of Rio's residence. The six men and six women were chosen by lot to represent World Youth Day pilgrims from each continent: Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Americas and Brazil.
Two of the women included Paula A. García from Colombia and Polina Grigorieva from Russia, who worked as volunteers for World Youth Day.
"The Pope really transmits God," said Paula A. García, who was asked to translate for the youths and the Pope since she speaks both Spanish and English.
Pope Francis posed them questions including "why are you having lunch with the Pope when others are hungry in the slums?"
García said that question made the young people break into tears.
"He was telling us 'God loves you a lot' through the questions he asked us," she remarked. "He didn't tell us directly that, but he made us reflect."
"We were all nervous in the beginning because we didn't know what we were going to talk about with him, but he just came and it was very normal," she told CNA.
She said that for her, meeting the Pope was a top point in her life, calling the meeting "the cherry on top."
"Listening to him was reaffirming everything I had been learning spiritually up until now in my life," said García.
"It was a very impressive atmosphere and I know we are all very moved."
Danielle Danowsky, from Michigan, said meeting Pope Francis was amazing and that she had "no words" to describe it.
"I want to live now more profoundly the things that he said to us during the meeting," Danowsky told CNA.
"He mentioned how we are so fortunate with our health and with what he had and that we should care for the needy," she added.
Thomson Philip, an India-born man from New Zealand, sat at the left hand side of the Pope.
He said he felt "very blessed," calling the meeting the "biggest opportunity" he had had in his life.
"When I received the email inviting me to this lunch, I was so shocked I almost fainted," he told CNA.
After he confirmed the authenticity of the email, he could not even tell his parents about it because the youths were asked to keep it confidential.
Like the other youth who lunched with the Pope, Philip felt more responsibility because of the meeting.
"He asked each one of us to spread the hope of Christ among the young people," said Philip.
He noted the Pope did not ask them to do "big things," but "small things in our parish and in our community."
"Go talk to the young people, listen to them and share Christ's hope, basically," Philip summarized.
He stressed that the Pope asked them to pray a lot, especially the rosary.


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March 14, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - No costly mistakes this time. No problems at the foul line. No big turnovers, either.
When Michigan pulled away from Penn State on Thursday, Trey Burke and Co. just poured it on.
Burke scored 21 points and the sixth-ranked Wolverines beat the Nittany Lions 83-66 in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, avenging a shocking loss during the regular season.
"It was a lot of motivation coming into this game," Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. said. "We knew what they did to us at Happy Valley and we really wanted to do a great job just going into the game, sticking to the game plan, and just playing Michigan basketball."
Hardaway and Nik Stauskas each had 15 points for the Wolverines (26-6), who will play fourth-seeded Wisconsin in the quarterfinals on Friday. Freshman reserve Mitch McGary added 10 points and 11 rebounds, helping Michigan to a 28-15 advantage in second-chance points.
"Their bigs did a tremendous job today," Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said. "I think that was really the difference. The bigs finished. They hurt us on the offensive glass as well."
D.J. Newbill scored 20 points for the Nittany Lions (10-21), who faded after a fast start. Sasa Borovnjak scored 10 of his 15 points in the first half, and Ross Travis finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Michigan had a chance to grab a share of the Big Ten title when it hosted Indiana last Sunday, but the Hoosiers won 72-71 after Jordan Morgan's last-second putback rolled off the rim. The Wolverines then slipped all the way to the fifth seed for the conference tournament, giving them a game on the first day at the United Center while the top four seeds rested.
The one payoff was a chance to avenge a shaky performance against the Nittany Lions two weeks ago, when Michigan blew a 15-point lead in the second half of an 84-78 loss.
"It was obviously in the back of our head that we were up 15 points with 10 minutes left at Penn State and that they're capable of coming back and winning the game," Burke said. "This is a team that's playing for pride, a team that's been through a lot this year. We just had to make sure we did what we needed to do to pull out the win."
This one had a much different finish, with the Wolverines breaking open a close game with an 18-3 run in the second half. Hardaway got it started with a jumper and Morgan added a layup to make it 50-45 with 13:36 left. After Jermaine Marshall scored inside for Penn State, Burke made another jumper and the rout was on.
Jon Horford converted a three-point play and Hardaway dunked on a fast break to extend the lead to 64-48 with 9:49 remaining.
"They played some great basketball, that's all I can say," Newbill said. "They hit shots, we missed shots. They got stops, we didn't. Can't say much more than that."
Now Michigan gets another chance for revenge when it takes on the Badgers, who rallied for a 65-62 victory over the Wolverines on Feb. 9 in one of the best games of the season. Ben Brust hit a tying 3-pointer from just inside midcourt at the end of regulation, then hit another big 3 with 39 seconds left in overtime to lead Wisconsin to the win.
If the Wolverines were at all motivated by the shocking loss at Penn State, it sure didn't show at the start. Borovnjak had eight quick points as the Nittany Lions bolted to a 14-3 lead with 14:27 left in the first half.
Michigan eventually settled down and led 35-33 at halftime. McGary had 10 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, providing a big lift after Morgan got off to a slow start.
"Coming off the bench I wanted to provide a spark," McGary said. "We were down 14-3 and I know we needed to pick up the intensity on the defensive and offensive glass and I was able to score a few buckets."
Horford scored seven of his 11 points in the second half as the Wolverines pulled away. They shot 46 percent from the field and went 19 for 23 at the foul line in their fifth victory in the last seven games.
"Really proud of the way they showed great composure to come back and then win the game going away," coach John Beilein said.


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This is a firm favourite dish and it's rather common to see such dish on the dining table of Chinese households and restaurant as tofu and mince meat are easy for the children. The only messy bit is one need to shallow fry the tofu which I really dislike cos the oil sputters all over the place even after patting dry the tofu with paper towel. Grrrrr...
So to make this dish, slice firm tofu into squares. Pat dry with paper towel before frying them in some oil. Once the tofu squares are lightly browned, remove and set aside.
In the same pan, if there are still a lot of oil, remove them, if not enough (about 2 or less tbsp depending how much minced meat you have) add some. Add in some chopped garlic and fry till fragrant. Then stir in minced meat (can be chicken or pork, both are equally delish, marinade with some soy sauce, ground white pepper, a dash of sesame oil and a little cornflour). Next stir in soaked and sliced shiitake mushroom. Once the meat is cooked, pour in some water, a couple dashes of oyster sauce and dark soy sauce. Season with some ground white pepper. If you prefer a saltier dish, you may adjust with some salt but seriously oyster sauce alone would be good enough.
Add in the fried tofu and let it simmer on low heat for a few minutes. If you wish, pour in some cornstarch solution to thicken up the gravy but I prefer to simmer mine till drier and the liquid thickened up. Dish up and serve with steamed rice.


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Independent Contractor Status
The discussion over whether an individual is an independent contractor or employee has many opposing views and is interpreted federally by definitions of common law and other statues. State law also has statues that have references to employees. There are many points of view. There is the common law test, the Internal Revenue Service test and the economic reality test. More detail regarding the application and definition of these tests can be found in Chapter 25 of the Michigan Public Employment and Labor Relations Law (pages 455 to 467).
For purposes of our definition we will first determine who is an independent contractor. The college has developed a form titled "Independent Contractor Status-Determination and Documentation" to allow department administrators to access whether a true independent contractor relationship exists. The college does not want to find itself in the Microsoft, Inc. dilemma where individuals signed independent contractor agreements and submitted invoices, but were determined by the IRS to be employees under the 20-factor criteria defining "employees" and "independent contractors". There may be situations where an individual is a member of a group (speakers bureau, artist union, coach); but the organization does not negotiate/sign contracts. These individuals can be independent contractors if the college does not have the "right to control" the means by which the task is accomplished. Independent contractors services are procured by the preparing a requisition for the services required or completing an instructional services contract when contracting for instruction services.
Once this is accomplished, the conclusion should be simple. Those who are not independent contractors are employees. Wasn't that easy?
Now the dilemma; those individuals who are left are employees by default. Employee status requires the collection of certain types of forms, information, and the completion of paperwork. They are categorized by classifications and salary and wage levels, may be represented by collective bargaining agreements and have other benefits or restrictions that commonly apply to employees.
The college has established processes for hiring full time employees, part time faculty and staff and student employees. Any payments for services rendered; those within the scope of the job and beyond are paid through the payroll process. The college has established contracts with agencies that provide temporary help to the college in situations where the college does not wish to commit to full or part- time employment. What situations are left?
We are now down to casual labor for services or payments that provide recognition of but are not in direct payment of services. Examples include honorariums, meeting a class one time, mileage stipends, day labor, etc.
First let us consider those situations where an individual has agreed to provide a personal service to LCC at an hourly rate or some other agreed upon price that can be calculated into an hourly rate. The first decision to be made is whether to process this individual as an employee of Lansing Community College or Kelly Services. This decision should be made by first considering the interest of the college and secondly the interest of the individual. Part-time faculty, including those part-time faculty who are assigned to teach a class that is later cancelled, are to be paid as college employees. Individuals who are not MPSERS retirees will also be paid as college employees so they can earn additional service credit towards retirement. Individuals who are MPSERS retirees should be advised that their earnings from LCC would may affect their retirement payments. They should be advised to contact MPSERS for assistance.
For those individuals who will become employees of Lansing Community College using the college wide Casual Position (C0000Z) the following requirements must be met:
- The assignment must be short term or one time.
- It may be used to pay faculty for training before a faculty member begins teaching his/her first part time teaching assignment, substitute teaching or honorariums where there is an agreement that requires a payment for performing the service. Payments will be initiated by submitting a Salary Authorization Memo and a MPS form for the first payment and an MPS form for subsequent payments.
For those individuals who will become employees of Access Jackson Employer Services the following things must be done:
- Contact the LCC benefits specialist in the Human Resources Department. You will be provided with a packet that includes the necessary forms to make the individual an employee of Access Jackson Employer Services.
- Access Jackson Employer Services will invoice the college based on the time information provided and related administrative costs agreed to in the contract.
- A sub-purchase order and receiver record will need to be completed in order for a check to be issued to Access Jackson Employer Services.
For non-employment, that is, providing a payment in recognition for some type of voluntary service or expense incurred that is not considered to be a wages will be requested by submitting a check request voucher to authorize payment. A Social Security Number must be provided so a 1099 can be provided when required.
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No, I didn't find the lists of birthdays and death dates that are shown above. A guy named Michael Popek found them. He runs a used book store and often discovers things tucked away inside of old books, which he chronicles on his blog, Forgotten Bookmarks. Last fall he published a book by that same title. (As for the lists shown above, Popek found them inside a book of Shakespeare.)
As you may recall, about a month ago I ran an item about a 49-year-old note found inside a book. The guy who found that note successfully tracked down the fellow who'd written it. But Michael Popek doesn't try to connect the dots or reconstruct the stories of behind the objects he finds -- he just lets them speak for themselves.
And that's fine, because he finds a lot of them. He's been blogging about this stuff since 2007, during which time he's amassed over 1000 entries. If he tried to trace the backstory of each one, he'd end up so far down the rabbit hole that he'd never get back out.
So what does he find besides lists of dates? A small sampling: Snapshots. ... Recipes. ... Magazine clippings. ... Bus tickets. ... Postcards. ... Receipts (I really like that one). ... Letters -- sometimes handwritten, sometimes typewritten. ... Legal documents. ... Drawings (that's another of my favorites). ... Four-leaf clovers. ... Maps. ... And yes, as the blog's name implies, bookmarks (and what a beauty that one is!).
Sorry about all those links, but Forgotten Bookmarks is kind of addictive, so it's easy to get carried away. Frankly, I'm a little embarrassed not to have known about Popek's project until Kirsten Hively told me about it a few days ago. Just poke around anywhere on his site -- you're bound to find interesting stuff. (He also does used book giveaways on a regular basis, which is very nice.)
I haven't yet gotten my hands on a copy of Popek's book, but I plan to find a used copy. And I'm going to be seriously bummed if there's nothing lurking inside of it.


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Newcastle United are being linked with a £4.5 million move for Liverpool defender target Andreas Granqvist.
The Reds made a £4 bid for the player in the summer transfer window, according to The Sun, but the paper now claims that Magpies chief Alan Pardew is ready to 'hijak' the Genoa star's potential move to Anfield.
Granqvist has previously admitted to being flattered over a link to Liverpool, despite being happy with life in Serie 'A', and would compete for a place at centre back alongside Martin Skrtel, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher and Sebastian Coates.
'I am happy in Genoa, but obviously I am flattered by the interest from the Reds. They are an historic and successful club," he said in October, according to Metro.
The report in October claimed that Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers asked scouts to watch the player on international duty for Sweden, but it appears the Merseyside giants were not the only Premier League club watching the player.
Newcastle United aren't short of defenders at St James' Park, although injuries have left Pardew's side particularly weak at the heart of the back line.
Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini and Mike Williamson are the three main centre backs currently on the books in Tyneside, and Granqvist would add further strength to Newcastle in the position as they look to challenge in both the Premier League and Europe.
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I have two tables: table1 and table2, and i want to create a trigger like:
create or replace trigger trig_1
after insert on table1
update table2 set col1 = ....(based on sum(col2 of table1))
Within this trigger i want to update table2. This update is based on column1 in table1(basically on summation of column1 for table1), if i do "select sum(col1) from table1" ---- they must be mutating, please help.
BTW, there is not foreign key relationship and the col1 in table2, col2 in table1 are not keys in both tables.
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November 2013, London, United Kingdom. Communication is a core aspect of diplomacy and communicating efficiently with the media is an essential skill for any diplomat representing his or her country in international fora. UNITAR and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia jointly organized a workshop on "Communication, Active Listening, Public Speaking and Working with the Media" for a group of diplomats from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to strengthen their skills in these areas.
The five-day workshop that took place in London included sessions on various aspects of communication and media relations. During the first two days of the workshop Jérôme L'host, senior consultant and UN-certified coach, strengthened participants' knowledge of non-verbal communication, public speaking, persuasive communication and gave them advice on how to effectively prepare for presentations. Participants immediately had the opportunity to put the knowledge they acquired to the test through different exercises. In addition to group exercises, each participant had an individual coaching session with the trainer during which they practised their public speaking skills. Recording their speeches on video gave participants the chance to analyse their strengths and weaknesses and helped understand the feedback of the trainer.
Susan Manuel, a former journalist with a long career in international communications, amongst others at United Nations Headquarters in New York, increased participants' understanding of media relations, public diplomacy, how to handle interviews and different media platforms during the following two days. Sharing experiences from her own career with the participants provided interesting starting points for discussion. An individual coaching session during which participants practiced an interview increased their confidence when dealing with the media.
On the last day of the workshop a visit and guided tour of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was organized. This heightened participants' awareness of the importance of media relations and gave them the opportunity to see how news is being produced.
All participants thanked UNITAR and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the organization of the workshop and expressed that they felt much more confident when dealing with the media and communicating in public.


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FOR most of his life Drik Drik's Neil Kerr has seen bushfires come and go.
But this week's Kentbruck blaze came within two kilometres of his doorstep.
The cattle producer and Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteer of 50 years was on the front foot yesterday as flames climbed the cliffs of the Glenelg River near his 142-hectare property.
Sitting in his ute with his CFA overalls rolled down, Mr Kerr, 69, reflected on the ominous haze threatening his livelihood.
"We feel as though we've been under attack," he said.
"There's so much smoke and so much fire — it's hard to know what to think."
Earlier this week he rushed home to relocate all his farm machinery from the shed to green pockets around his property.
Sprinklers were also turned on to protect the home and garden from the ever-present threat of embers.
"You couldn't tell where it was, that was the trouble," he said.
Drik Drik CFA was joined by crews from outer Melbourne, Sunbury and South Australia yesterday and watched for falling embers which sparked spot fires along the banks of the Glenelg.
"If we could get at it we could do something but we're all sitting here, it's too rough," Mr Kerr said.
"The trouble is as long as you've got national parks and extensive pine plantations you're going to have big fires that you can't get at."


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Sep 7, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – After a decade of significant gains following the terrorist attacks of 2001, the risk of continuing budget cuts for state and local public health agencies is the biggest threat to US public health preparedness, says a top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The economic crisis and its effects on state and local health departments are a major challenge to preparedness, Dr. Ali S. Khan, director of the CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, wrote in a "viewpoint" article in the latest issue of The Lancet.
"States cannot adequately meet everyday needs, let alone increased efforts for emergency incidents that have potential national implications, without reliable, dedicated, or sustained federal funding," Khan said. "Because all responses are initially local, this limitation is the primary vulnerability to national preparedness."
Khan's article, part of a special issue on the consequences of 9/11 (including the Sep 11 attacks and the subsequent anthrax attacks), focuses primarily on the national preparedness gains of the past 10 years, such as the CDC program that supports state and local public health workers. He also lists areas in which more work is needed.
His article is paired with a report from two New York City health officials who catalog various steps the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) has taken to improve its preparedness since 2001, such as setting up an extra emergency-operations center and enlisting 9,000 Medical Reserve Corps members to assist in emergencies.
Effects of state cuts
Khan wrote that state and local health departments lost more than 44,000 jobs from 2008 to 2010, and the cuts have already affected their ability to respond to routine and major incidents.
For example, a 2009 survey found that only 37 state epidemiologists reported "substantial-to-full capacity" to respond to bioterrorism emergencies, a 10% decline since the peak of federal funding in 2004, he wrote. Also, though laboratory capacity has improved, last year 12 states could not submit Escherichia coli test results to the CDC within 4 working days, slowing identification of outbreaks.
National progress
However, Khan also describes many significant preparedness improvements. He outlines some of the key ones in a "then and now" chart, which notes, among other things, that:
- The CDC Public Health Emergency Cooperative agreement program, authorized by Congress after the 2001 attacks, supports more than 5,000 frontline state public health workers who assist in local and regional responses.
- The nation had no emergency medical stockpile before 1999, but now the Strategic National Stockpile holds key medical supplies, and all states have plans for receiving and distributing them.
- The CDC, equipped with only an ad hoc emergency operations center before 2001, now has a state-of-the-art center, and nearly all states have emergency centers as well.
- In contrast to the lack of coordination in 2001, health departments in every state have set up connections with other emergency management agencies and conducted joint exercises.
- The CDC's Epidemic Information Exchange (Epi-X) provides a secure electronic system for sharing preliminary health surveillance information, something that did not exist before 2000.
- More than 150 labs belong to the Laboratory Response Network and can test for biological threat agents. Before 1999, all such testing was done by the CDC.
Khan observes that much work remains to be done, however. Among the major concerns is the risk that terrorists could genetically modify existing microbes to make them more harmful or even create entirely new pathogens. At the same time, he says, anthrax is still "the most concerning biological agent to the USA," and the CDC has created an Anthrax Management Team to develop guidelines for responding to anthrax incidents.
Among Khan's recommendations for further preparedness efforts are these:
- Improve community and local resilience and personal preparedness.
- Focus on biosurveillance "to ensure accurate and complete data collection and analysis enabled by electronic medical and laboratory records."
- Increase the focus on vulnerable populations that need extra help in emergencies.
- Improve the coordination of public health, healthcare, emergency medical services, and the private sector.
New York City's efforts
In New York City, a key preparedness step since Sep 11, 2001, has been the establishment of a formal incident command system, according to Thomas A. Farley and Isaac Weisfuse of the DHMH.
The 2001 events prompted the department to formalize its system and develop detailed protocols, so that all 6,000 staff members now have emergency management responsibilities. Under the system, the agency has created a pool of five people for each key leadership role to ensure continuity.
In other efforts to improve public health preparedness, the DHMH:
- Set up two emergency operations centers at different sites, since the agency's headquarters was in an unsafe area immediately after 9/11
- Made plans to distribute emergency medical supplies and tested them
- Created a Medical Reserve Corps with more than 9,000 volunteer doctors, nurses, and others who agree to serve on short notice
- Developed a "comprehensive electronic syndromic surveillance system" that draws data from nearly all New York City hospital emergency departments
- Built a new biosafety level 3 lab
Farley and Weisfuse cite two specific areas that need further strengthening: the standards for environmental cleanup of anthrax and other biological agents, and systems for quickly distributing essential medications to large populations.
They also comment that on the global level, "public health officials are increasingly appreciating the complexity of preparedness for public health emergencies in megacities." They say large cities need better dialogue to share best practices and promote efficiencies for future emergencies.
Khan AS. Public health preparedness and response in the USA since 9/11: a national health security imperative. (Commentary) Lancet 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):953-6 [Full text]
Farley TA, Weisfuse I. Redefining of public health preparedness after 9/11. (Commentary) Lancet 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):957-9 [Full text]


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Water Evaporated from Trees Cools Global Climate, Researchers Find
ScienceDaily (Sep. 14, 2011) — Scientists have long debated about the impact on global climate of water evaporated from vegetation. New research from Carnegie's Global Ecology department concludes that evaporated water helps cool Earth as a whole, not just the local area of evaporation, demonstrating that evaporation of water from trees and lakes could have a cooling effect on the entire atmosphere. These findings, published Sept. 14 in Environmental Research Letters, have major implications for land-use decision making. Evaporative cooling is the process by which a local area is cooled by the energy used in the evaporation process, energy that would have otherwise heated the area's surface. It is well known that the paving over of urban areas and the clearing of forests can contribute to local warming by decreasing local evaporative cooling, but it was not understood whether this decreased evaporation would also contribute to global warming Earth has been getting warmer over at least the past several decades, primarily as a result of the emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of coal, oil, and gas, as well as the clearing of forests. But because water vapor plays so many roles in the climate system, the global climate effects of changes in evaporation were not well understood. The researchers even thought it was possible that evaporation could have a warming effect on global climate, because water vapor acts as a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Also, the energy taken up in evaporating water is released back into the environment when the water vapor condenses and returns to earth, mostly as rain. Globally, this cycle of evaporation and condensation moves energy around, but cannot create or destroy energy. So, evaporation cannot directly affect the global balance of energy on our planet. enn
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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/13/ms_ends_mac_wmp_development/
MS ends Mac media player development
Company's 'commitment' to Mac users doesn't go that far
Posted in Personal Tech, 13th January 2006 10:10 GMT
Microsoft hasn't updated the Mac version of Windows Media Player since 28 November 2003, and it doesn't look like it's going to do so ever again - despite the software giant's plan, stated this week, to continue developing Office:Mac for the next five years or more.
"We have no plans to provide future updates or product support for Windows Media Player for Mac," said a Microsoft spokesman this week, Cnet reports.
It's an interesting decision. On the one hand, WMP has always played second fiddle on the Mac to Apple's own QuickTime Player. Then again, it has lagged behind the Windows version somewhat - focusing on video playback and largely ignoring the music side - and with the announcement of WMP 11 on Windows, the gap is increasing.
Yet with WMP acting as a key intermediary to commercial digital music services, there's an argument for maintaining it. A number of digital music providers who use Microsoft technology have expressed an interest in selling to Mac users, but have been prevented from doing so by a lack of Mac software that matches the music features offered by Windows' WMP 10 - or even WMP 9, for that matter.
Microsoft's move is about focusing its Mac software development work on core products: Office, clearly, but the company has also promised updates for Messenger. It has also dropped Internet Explorer - which will be removed from its list of downloadable apps at the end of the month - MSN for Mac and a number of other tools.
The upshot in this latest instance, however, is to cede the Mac digital music market to Apple. The iTunes Music Store is the de facto leader of course, but now there's no chance at all of competition from most of the sector's major players. Only RealNetworks can now provide an alternative.
Microsoft has begun promoting a third-party tool, Telestream's Flip4Mac WMV, which is a free Windows Media Video codec for QuickTime. Telestream also sells a range of upgrades that support WMV-to-QuickTime conversion and other, more advanced features. ®


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Congrats Jim Langley of Daphne, the  Smartest in Lower Alabama today, was the first person to ascertain what the three songs' common denominator is. Can You?
- Bonnie Raitt 'Something to Talk About'
- Jeff Healey Band 'Angel Eyes'
- John Hiatt 'My Old Friend'
|Songs written by John Hiatt (who's coming to Mobile October 18
For being the first with the right answer, Jim scores the brand new release from Green Day "Uno" along with a $20 giftcard to The River Shack (beneath Dog River Bridge on Dauphin Island Parkway)
Play the 3:30 Theme Park weekdays at about 3:30 with Lee Ann Waterrs.


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Here are the screening tests and immunizations that most women ages 40 to 49 need. This plan does not include recommendations for pregnancy. Although you and your healthcare provider may decide that a different schedule is best for you, this plan can guide your discussion.
Who needs it
How often
Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
All adults beginning at age 45 and adults with no symptoms at any age who are overweight or obese and have 1 or more additional risk factors for diabetes
At least every 3 years
Alcohol misuse
All adults
At routine exams
Blood pressure
Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure recommends the following screening schedules:
Every 2 years if your blood pressure reading is less than 120/80 mm Hg, or
Yearly if systolic blood pressure reading of 120 to 139 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure reading of 80 to 89 mm Hg
Breast cancer
All women*
Screening with a mammogram every year is an option starting at age 40. At age 45 start yearly mammograms.*
Cervical cancer
All women, except those who had a hysterectomy (with removal of the cervix) for reasons not related to cervical cancer and no history of cervical cancer or serious precancer
Women between the ages of 30 and 65 should have a Pap test plus an HPV test (called "co-testing") every 5 years. This is the preferred approach, but it is also acceptable to continue to have Pap tests alone every 3 years.
Women at increased risk for infection
At routine exams if at risk
All adults in clinical practices that have staff and systems in place to assure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and follow-up
Sexually active women at increased risk for infection
Hepatitis C
Anyone at increased risk; 1 time for those born between 1945 and 1965
All women
Lipid disorders
All women age 45 and older at increased risk for coronary artery disease
For women ages 19 to 44, screening should be based on risk factors1; discuss with your healthcare provider
At least every 5 years
At routine checkups
Anyone at increased risk for infection
Check with your healthcare provider
All adults2
Baseline comprehensive exam at age 40; if you have a chronic disease, check with your healthcare provider for exam frequency
Breast cancer, chemoprevention
Women at high risk
When risk is identified
BRCA mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility
Women with increased risk
Diet and exercise
Adults who care overweight or obese
When diagnosed and at routine exams
Domestic violence
Women of child-bearing age
Sexually transmitted disease prevention
Tobacco use and tobacco-related disease
Every exam
Tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Td/Tdap) booster
Td: every 10 years
Tdap: substitute a one-time dose of Tdap for a Td booster after age 18, then boost with Td every 10 years
Chickenpox (varicella)
All adults in this age group who have no record of previous infection or vaccinations
2 doses; the second dose should be given at least 4 weeks after the first dose
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
1 or 2 doses
Flu vaccine (seasonal)
Yearly, when the vaccine becomes available in the community
Hepatitis A vaccine
People at risk3
2 doses given 6 months apart
Hepatitis B vaccine
People at risk4
3 doses; the second dose should be given 1 month after the first dose; the third dose should be given at least 2 months after the second dose (and at least 4 months after the first dose)
Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB)
People at risk
1 to 3 doses
People at risk**
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23)
People at risk5
* American Cancer Society
**Exceptions may exist, please discuss with your healthcare provider
1Recommendation from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
2Recommendation from the American Academy of Ophthalmology
3For complete list, see the CDC website
4For complete list, see the CDC website
5For complete list, see the CDC website
Immunization schedule from the CDC


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Writer Rick Edgerton talks #MHFBeanie Round, the harrowing statistics behind Brain Cancer - and what...
7 hours ago
Round 7 - Full Time Gold Coast Titans 38 - Parramatta Eels 12
The Gold Coast Titans have totally dominated a lacklustre Parramatta Eels with a convincing 38-12 victory at a packed Carrara Stadium today.
With half back Scott Prince calling the shots, the Titans posted points early and then race away to 22-0 lead at half time.
The Gold Coast went further ahead after the break and after 54 minutes of play, led 32-0 and looked set to go on with it.
A brief resurgence fom the Eels stemmed the tide with Nathan Hindmarsh and PJ Marsh posting four-pointers in the latter quarter.
But the Titans had the final say with centre Mat Rogers capping off a fine display with a try of his own in the dying stages of the match.
The Titans next take on the North Queensland Cowboys on Monday week (7th May, public holiday) in what promises to be another packed house on the Gold Coast.
The Eels will be looking to redeem themselves next Saturday when they take on the Sydney Roosters at Parramatta Stadium.
Round 7 - Full Time :: April 29th, 2007 03:00 PM Venue: Gold Coast Stadium Crowd: 18,021 Referee: Tony Archer
Gold Coast Titans 38 Tries: Anthony Laffranchi (2), Jake Webster, Josh Graham, Mat Rogers (2), Matt Petersen Goals: Preston Campbell (3/4), Brett Delaney (2/3) Parramatta Eels 12 Tries: PJ Marsh, Nathan Hindmarsh Goals: Luke Burt (2/2)
LeagueUnlimited.com Player of the Match 3 Points: Scott Prince (Titans) 2 Points: Anthony Laffranchi (Titans) 1 Point: Luke Bailey (Titans) Live Commentary We're at Carrara today with the Titans hosting the Eels in a crucial game. A sellout crowd and a beaut day on the Gold Coast. A bit of rain overnight and early this morning but it looks like a fairly dry track.
Changes: Eels - Ian Hindmarsh is out, with Wagon moving up into the second row and Feleti Mateo coming off the bench to play lock. Zeb Taia is added to the bench. Titans - Paea is out with Petersen coming onto the wing. Cooper drops off the bench with Graham rounding out the bench.
Parramatta have won the toss and the Gold Coast will kick off. The wind is blowing directly across the ground.
10 min: No love lost as the forwards from both sides are hammering each other.
10 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Forward Anthony Laffranchi scores following video ref scrutiny on the grounding. Five eighth Preston Campbell setting up play for Laffranchi to score in good position for the conversion. Conversion attempt by Preston Campbell successful. Gold Coast Titans 6-0
15 min: NO TRY Campbell slices through to score what should have been a try for the Gold Coast, but they are denied by the video ref following an obstruction ruling. A close thing and Parra on the back foot.
19 min: NO TRY Parramatta denied after forward Fuifui Moimoi is ruled to have not grounded the ball.
22 min: Parra kick out on the full and Titans on the attack. the wind has been playing havoc for the kickers.
22 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Winger Jake Webster gallops through to score following a grubber kick from half back Scott Prince. Video Ref checked for off-side but the Titans get the green light. Wide conversion attempt by Preston Campbell unsuccessful. Gold Coast Titans 10-0
32 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Josh Graham scores after Prince runs to the line, kicks ahead, Campbell regathers and finds Graham in support. Tremendous piece of work from the Titans, chancing their hand on the 4th tackle. Conversion attempt by Preston Campbell successful. Gold Coast Titans 16-0
37 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Centre Mat Rogers on the fly after Prince sent a cut out pass to create the overlap. Its all the Titans and the Eels looking shot to bits. Wide conversion from Preston Campbell is successful and rubs salt into Parra's wounds. Gold Coast Titans 22-0
Half time: Titans 22-0 Gold Coast are playing all over a flat looking Eels outfit. Half back Scott Prince popping up everywhere and having a hand in all four tries. Enterprising stuff from the Titans. In the forwards, Laffranchi is putting up his hand with the most hit ups while Luke Bailey is the top tackler for the home side. For Parra, Nathan Hindmarsh has managed a mammoth 34 tackles. 4-3 penalties favour the Titans. Parra with all the work to do.
Second half underway...
43 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Laffranchi bags a double after centre Brett Delaney makes a big bust and pulled down just short of the line. With the defence looking shot, Prince simply sends the ball out to Laffranchi who strolls over to score. Conversion attempt by Brett Delaney successful. Gold Coast Titans 28-0
47 min: Titans on the attack again following a kick down the left side and Gold Coast players lining up in support. Titans hand over possession and Parra off the hook.
54 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Matt Petersen scores after Rogers makes a bust with Petersen in support showing a great turn of speed. Conversion attempt by Preston Campbell unsuccessful. Gold Coast Titans 32-0
59 min: Parra further imploding, getting marched 10m for back caht and the Gold Coast are on the attack again. Titans then get another penalty right in front of the posts and the ref has a chat to the Eels skipper. Titans take the quick tap... but its a fizzer, they knock on in the next play.
60 min: Crowd figure: 18,021
64 min: TRY Parramatta Eels PJ Marsh drives low from dumnmy half and gets a four-pointer for the Eels. Conversion attempt by Luke Burt successful. Gold Coast Titans 32-6
71 min: TRY Parramatta Eels Nathan Hindmarsh backing up gets a well deserved try after he hit the line hard. Conversion attempt by Luke Burt successful. Gold Coast Titans 32-12
76 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Mat Rogers gets his second try following a bomb, Parra Luke Burt unable to diffuse it. Conversion attempt by Brett Delaney successful. Gold Coast Titans 38-12
Eels players being attended to for injuries with a number players down.
Full time: Titans 38-12 Gold Coast convincing winners and now shorts odds for a top eight spot come finals time. The Eels came back a little in the second half, but not before it was 32-0. Half back Scott Prince the best player on the park with forwards Anthony Laffranchi and Luke Bailey paving the way. Nathan Hindmarsh tackled his heart out and was the best in a losing side.


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We were consistently energized throughout the game. Our guys were really aggressive. That aggressive nature carried over to the entire game. —BYU coach Dave Rose
LAS VEGAS — For the first time in nearly 18 years, BYU failed to hit a 3-pointer in a game, as the Cougars went 0 of 12 from behind the arc against Loyola Marymount.
Fortunately for the Cougars, they didn't need the long ball to eliminate LMU in the West Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals. They defeated the Lions Saturday afternoon at Orleans Arena, 85-74.
With the victory, No. 2 seed BYU (22-10) advances to the WCC semifinals against No. 3 seed San Francisco Monday night.
Kyle Collinsworth recorded a double-double with career highs in points (23) and rebounds (16) while guard Anson Winder had a career-high six steals and added 16 points. Winder also sank all eight of his free-throw attempts.
Aggressive play by both Collinsworth and Winder, and a general sense of urgency by the Cougars, helped subdue 10th-seeded, upset-minded LMU (13-19).
"We were consistently energized throughout the game," said coach Dave Rose. "Our guys were really aggressive. That aggressive nature carried over to the entire game."
Collinsworth got BYU off to a strong start with back-to-back putbacks in the paint in the game's opening moments.
"Right out of the gates, he was aggressive," said guard Tyler Haws, who finished with 22 points. "It seemed like he crashed the boards right away on the offensive end and got a few easy buckets. Then he knocked down shots. We fed off his energy the entire game."
Meanwhile, the Cougars clanged 3-point attempts early and often. BYU went 0 of 6 from distance in the first half, and 0 of 6 in the second half. For the game, Haws was 0 of 5, and Matt Carlino was 0 of 4.
BYU's 0-of-12 performance from 3-point territory snapped a streak of 577 consecutive contests with at least one 3. The last time the Cougars didn't score a 3-pointer in a game was Nov. 22, 1996, against Cal State Fullerton.
Perhaps the Cougars were due to end that lengthy streak. Three times this season, BYU hit just one 3-pointer — at home against Colorado Mesa, at Pepperdine, and at St. Mary's. The Cougars were 2-1 in those games.
BYU was able to offset its poor outside shooting Saturday in several ways.
"We were able to get out in transition a little bit and get some easy buckets," Haws said. "I was really proud of the way we battled on the offensive glass. We rebounded really well and got second-chance points. I think that helped make up for not making any 3s."
BYU had 23 second-chance points and pulled down 19 offensive rebounds.
Rose praised the play of Winder, who has started the last four games.
"Anson's defensive presence has really helped us in specific areas," Rose said. "That was the reason for us to make that change (in the starting lineup). He's been so good offensively, too. Anson's playing his best basketball for us right now, at a good time. He's had a positive effect on our team."
"Six steals is awesome," Haws said of Winder's performance. "We definitely fed off that energy. A lot of his steals and his active hands led to good stuff in transition on the offensive end."
The Cougars raced out to a 26-10 lead after a Winder steal and layup. BYU extended that advantage to 18 points — 39-21 — late in the first half before the Lions fought back to within seven at halftime.
LMU closed out the half with a 15-4 run, including the final seven points. Lion forward Nick Stover's three-point play just before the first-half buzzer made the score 43-36 at intermission.
But LMU couldn't maintain that momentum in the second half, as the Cougars quickly pushed their lead back to 12.
"We just didn't get it done against them today," said LMU coach Max Good. "They're just good. I don't know what else to say."
LMU stayed within 10-12 points for much of the remainder of the game.
"They never quit," Rose said of the Lions.
Senior guard Anthony Ireland, who finished his career Saturday, scored a team-high 19 points on 4-of-13 shooting. Stover (12), Gabe Levin (18) and Evan Payne (15) also scored in double figures for LMU.
"For the majority of the game, it was their transition (that made the difference)," Ireland said. "We didn't hang our heads. We continued to battle."


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DENVER — Broncos owner Pat Bowlen knows what a great season looks like.
This season wasn't one of them.
In a letter sent to season ticket holders, Bowlen thanked Broncos fans for bringing the passion back to the stadium in this, the first season with Peyton Manning in a Denver uniform.
Denver finished 13-3 and had top seeding in the playoffs but lost to Baltimore on Saturday in the divisional round.
"I said publicly last year that I wanted 2012 to be a great season, not just a good season. We certainly had a very good season and perhaps exceeded a few expectations," Bowlen said in the letter obtained by The Associated Press. "But Broncos fans, you and I know what a great season looks like."
After last season, when Denver made the playoffs with Tim Tebow at quarterback but still finished with a .500 record, Bowlen said he appreciated the turnaround from 4-12 but he wanted more.
That helped open the door for vice president of football operations John Elway to go after Manning and ship Tebow to the Jets.
With Manning at quarterback, Denver went on an 11-game winning streak to close out the regular season before falling 38-35 to the Ravens.
Bowlen called it "a gut-wrenching disappointment for everyone who loves the Denver Broncos."
"I feel terrible for our players, coaches and staff who put forth maximum effort throughout the year," Bowlen said. "They accomplished many great things while falling short of our ultimate goal. But most importantly, my heart aches for you."
Bowlen's most famous words — "This one's for John" — came after the Broncos won the 1998 Super Bowl in Elway's 15th season in the league. Now 68 and largely out of the spotlight, Bowlen said a few years ago he was having some short-term memory loss and some of the memories of Denver's back-to-back titles were fading. He has turned over day-to-day control of the football operation to Elway. But he remains involved.
"That is why I'll soon stop reflecting and start working on one thing for 2013 — bringing another Super Bowl victory back to Denver," Bowlen said. "As we move forward, I am extremely optimistic with the future of our team."


text: On Sept. 7, the Princeton High School Class of 1946 made a donation to the Princeton Public Schools Foundation. The Class of 1946 had met at the Princeton Elks Lodge for an anniversary lunch. PPSF President Dixie Schroeder (front row, from left) accepts the donation from Joanne Conley Swan, Eleanor Poppens Skoog, Beverly Enright Rodseth, Alyce Starker Doll, Berniece Sag McGlasson, Marilyn Anderson Evans and Nora Van Cleave Brandstatter; and (back row) Jim Lemke, Don Simon, Don Volker and Frank Gordon.


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Submission + - Airbus Patents Windowless Cockpit That Would Increase Pilots' Field of View (gizmag.com)
Zothecula writes: Imagine showing up at the airport to catch your flight, looking at your plane, and noticing that instead of windows, the cockpit is now a smooth cone of aluminum. It may seem like the worst case of quality control in history, but Airbus argues that this could be the airliner of the future. In a new US patent application, the EU aircraft consortium outlines a new cockpit design that replaces the traditional cockpit with one that uses 3D view screens instead of conventional windows.


text: UMW News BureauThe University of Montana Western beat the University of Montana State-Northern in a Frontier Conference matchup Saturday at Vigilante Field. By Wally Feldt The University of Montana Western football team beat the University of Montana State-Northern, in a Frontier Conference matchup, 24-13. The Bulldogs came out firing and scored touchdowns on their first and second drives of the game. Montana Western sophomore quarterback Michah Mamiya connected with wide receiver Craigh Cornelius through the air for both scores. Montana Western's defense held the Lights to a single touchdown scored with 24 seconds left in the first half. Northern received the second half kickoff and went four and out. On the ensuing drive, Bulldog Charlie Dotson scored on a three yard run to up the lead 21-7. On the next drive, the Lights drove the ball to the Bulldog three yard line, where Montana Western's defense held them for no points. With 6:14 left in the fourth quarter, Lights quarterback Jeff Van Nest connected on a nine yard scoring play to wide receiver Matt Stuart. After a four play, nine yard drive, Bulldog kicker Aukkarapong "Yim" Sribenjakul sealed the game with a 27 yard field goal, with 1:48 left in the fourth. Mamiya went 12-18 for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Bulldog Deryk Van Zee led the team in receptions with nine for 59 yards. Cornelius had 60 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Dotson led the Bulldog offense in rushing with 65 yards on 23 carries. Defensively Montana Western had three players with six total tackles; Stewart Peterson, Curtis Quigley and Coltin Weber. Weber also led the defense with one interception. Van Nest threw for 151 yards, one touchdown and one interception on 13-31 passing. Garrett Hamons led the Lights in receiving with six catches for 20 yards. On defense Northerns Justin Montelius and Kelly Wade both had eight tackles to lead the Lights. Next Weekend the Bulldogs host Carroll College and the Lights host Eastern Oregon University. — MONTANA WESTERN —


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Goffstown public access TV hires full-time manager
GOFFSTOWN – The local access cable station, GTV, has a new full-time coordinator, Adam McCune. McCune assumed the new duties on June 1, filling a position that had been vacant for nearly a year.
He is responsible for the daily operations of the studio and its three part-time employees, along with volunteers.
McCune, who will receive a salary of $44,000, comes to Goffstown from Merrimack TV, having served as an assistant media service coordinator for nearly four years.
A Goffstown resident, McCune lives in the Village with his wife, Robin, and three young sons. The family previously lived in Pinardville for six years. Along with their children's activities, McCune and his wife tend to their vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes and wine grapes. His hobbies include home brewing as well as video editing.
Born in a small town in northern Wisconsin, McCune attended the Brown Institute in Minnesota, studying radio and TV production. He has a varied media background, having been a Union Leader columnist for five years while serving as an on-air radio personality for WZID and the MILL, as well as currently contributing to NPR's Word of Mouth program.
His photographs and feature articles have been published in national magazines such as AAA and Beer Magazine.
McCune has been getting familiar with the GTV studio, its programming and equipment. He has been organizing the work spaces as well. Changes were noticeable the first week with a program schedule appearing alongside the bulletin board on Channel 16.
GTV's public programming is viewed on Comcast cable TV Channel 16, while government meetings air on Channel 22. The studio is located in the back of Goffstown High School and consists of a studio, an office area and editing suites. The studio and video cameras are available to the public for producing television shows.
McCune hopes the public will make use of the studio more often. "We want the content to be relevant and (GTV) to be a presence in the community" he said. "If people want to become involved, it can be as simple as taping their child's sports game to be aired."
Local producers prepare programming that includes cooking shows, comedy, political discussions, religious and book readings for public access Channel, 16. Channel 22 airs most town meetings live. Town meetings may also be viewed live and on demand on the www.PegOnDemand.tv website.
The new coordinator believes it is important to provide a quick turnaround time for re-airing of town meetings such as the School Board, the Zoning Board and selectmen's meeting.
His priority is to go out live with those meetings and then have the video scheduled for rebroadcast on Channel 22 and available for on-demand viewing within 24 hours. Previously, GTV had only part-time employees, making it difficult for such a quick turnaround.
Another change that Adam believes is important is consistent public hours for the studio. It is open Monday through Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. with some overlapping of staff in those hours. As for being in the high school building, he "looks forward to joining forces with students, teachers and staff for content on the public channel."
"I think there's a good base of volunteers and producers at GTV," McCune said, adding "there had been limited time available for the entire GTV organization. This position is full-time now and there will be immediate changes that viewers will notice. We now have an opportunity to improve equipment and the studio meeting space. When that happens, dramatic changes will be visible."
McCune encourages the public and nonprofit groups to visit the studio and discuss programming they would like to see and produce. McCune and his staff are available to assist residents with their video programs.
"Video production is like digital literacy," he said.
GTV has cameras and editing equipment available to the public and offers expert instruction and assistance. The GTV studio is located at 27 Wallace Road behind the high school. McCune can be reached at 497-5707 or email@example.com and you can find more info about GTV at www.GoffstownTV.com.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. wholesale businesses increased their stockpiles in December at the slowest pace since last summer, another sign that the economy lost some momentum at the end of 2013.
The Commerce Department says wholesalers boosted stockpiles by 0.3 percent in December from November, smallest gain since July.
Sales growth slowed to 0.5 percent December after healthy gains of 1 percent in November and 1.1 percent in October.
Rising stockpiles boost economic growth because they reflect expanding production at factories. Bigger inventories accounted for more than 40 percent of economic growth in the July through September period last year when gross domestic product increased at a robust 4.1 percent annual pace.
The surge in stockpiles slowed the last three months of 2013, and overall growth fell back to a still-healthy 3.2 percent.
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Using the design principles from some of EA SPORTS top rated franchises, NBA Elite 11 introduces several significant gameplay changes that center around user control. The new 'Hands-On Control' scheme allows for one-to-one responsiveness of a player's movement and actions on the court, as opposed to traditional predetermined animations that require users to wait while a scenario played out before making the next move. Hands-on Control applies to everything within a player's offensive and defensive arsenal, including: dribble moves, dunks, drives to the basket, fadeaways, mid-air adjustments, blocks, steals and more.
The new real-time physics system in NBA Elite 11 allows each player on the court to move independently of one another, removing the two-man interactions that have long taken the user control out of basketball simulation videogames. In addition, a new skill-based shooting system requires accurate user input, based on a player's position on the court, versus the randomly generated dice rolls that have driven shooting in basketball videogames in the past.
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Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov admits that he has been in contact with Juventus, and could follow Carlos Tevez to the Serie 'A' club this summer.
Sky Sports reports how the 27-year-old left-back has been heavily linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium, as he continues his search for more regular first-team football.
The sacking of Roberto Mancini and arrival of Manuel Pellegrini has raised further doubts over the Serbia international's long-term future in the Premier League, though Kolarov is expected to report for pre-season training with Manchester City next week.
Having attracted interest from a number of clubs around Europe, Kolarov says that he would be willing to take a pay cut in order to guarantee himself regular action, and would be open to a move to Italy to link up with former team-mate Tevez in Antonio Conte's side.
"I am constantly in contact with the club (Juventus), and we will soon see what will happen," he told Serbian Sports Arena. "I'm happy in Manchester, but I want to play regularly.
"Money is not everything, I would be available to cut my salary. Simply, I want to be in the regular eleven."
Kolarov signed for Manchester City from Lazio in a £16million deal in 2010, but could return to Serie 'A' having enjoyed three seasons at Stadio Olimpico prior to his move to England.
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