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Does anyone know if it is possible to remove Thunar as the Xfce file manager, and use another one in its place?
I don't quite understand you.
What's wrong with your distribution's remove application function?
I mean the "aptitude uninstall thunar" or "emerge -C thunar" or whatever else.
BTW, I think that nautilus will mess with you desktop, but I'm not sure.
Try it and see what happens. By the way, the preferred method would be to open Shaman (GUI for pacman), search for Thunar, and select to remove it. While doing this simple process, one obtains an excellent list of the dependencies which will also be removed. These include:
I would be particularly worried about that last one. It doesn't take a genius to realize that one had better just leave it alone. IMHO, the whole thing would probably cease to work.
The problem appears to be that there are a lot of tie-ins, like is done in Windows. Without true modularity, there can be no true customization.
As for my rationale:
In this case, Thunar doesn't hold a candle to XFE. When looking for that perfect program, it is often better to go with a specialized program then trying to reinvent the wheel. I saw Thunar coming down the pike and reviewed it a number of years ago, and a comparison showed the things that were lacking in the roadmap for the program. It was never the intent of the developers to make something with the ease of Windows Explorer, let alone to improve upon it. Roland Baudin's desire was to take that functionality and bring it to X. Simply stated, he has done a wonderful job.
On the other hand, Nautilas is just scary. This is the perfect example of Jack of All Trades, Master of None. A file manager that is a browser, viewer, etc., etc.? It would never be my browser; it simply can't compete with Firefox or Opera and likely never will. Picture viewer? No again. File manager? Too constraining. It is one busy program that does nothing.
But back to the original problem. I don't use Thunar, but it is tied to everything in the desktop and is always in the way of improved productivity. Xfce is designed to cut the overhead and give the user the option of increased speed and stability because of its simplicity. That directly relates to increase productivity. That's why it is the best desktop at this stage of the game. But there is always room for improvement, and figuring a way to get Thunar unhooked from the rest would solve the file manager problem.
I hope that explains what you wanted to know. Please feel free to ask me any questions you have.
This is not an Xfce problem, it's Arch's (you said pacman and that's Arch's package manager afaik).
In Gentoo you can freely uninstall thunar. Actually when you pull the xfce4-meta package, thunar is NOT pulled.
The only thunar dependencies are its plugins, but you can still uninstall thunar anyway.
So no, thunar is not so integrated to Xfce, let alone xfdesktop. I would not recommend it, but probably pacman
would have some option of allowing the breaking of dependencies, so you could delete thunar alone and I believe that xfdekstop will still be working.
Well even if I'm wrong you can reinstall it from the command line; if you use Arch you should have the appropriate experience anyway.
As for which is the best file manager I really don't know. After the major disaster of kde4 konqueror became a no-go for me, along the the whole kde system.
I think nautilus is ok, but I want JUST a file manager, I don't want to mess with desktop, change wallpapers, icons,
be browser or whatever, and certainly not being tied to a specific Desktop Environment.
LXDE's PCMan file manager seems a bit basic but you can give it a try.
So it leaves thunar as the only non-DE tied, just fm nothing else, fast and simple, low dependencies.
If you have a specific file manager to suggest me that approaches Win2K File Explorer, I would greatly appreciate it.
If you want desktop icons etc, Thunar is need (thunar-vfs specifically) (hence USE=thunar for xfdesktop)
Thanks, galanon. I was wondering a little about the packaging of the bundle presented in the Arch repository, but I have a hard time believing that these things were bundled in some arbitrary manner. Keeping it modular is important, and I am sure they would break things down into the lowest common denominator they can, while still keeping things working correctly. And thanks to sOulslack, we do know that some things are indeed tied together, so it isn't likely to be a packager problem, but is actually an Xfce problem.
I have reviewed something like twenty or more file managers for the Linux enviroment. I have found that the best is still XFE (the X File Explorer), as I pointed out. You should give it a try.
Shaman is currently a total mess/ totally unusable... don't touch it.
It has never been an official ArchLinux tool, nor it will ever be.
pacman or yaourt from console is all you should use.
Wow, scarecrow. Not even on topic. But since you made your statement, I can attest that it is by far the finest package manager front-end I have ever used in my life; and that's saying something. There simply isn't anything better. However, if you like to work at the command line, that's fine. Just don't cast dispersions upon those of us who find that archaic. On the way to the future, we've stopped at GUI's along the way. We're on the road to voice recognition, and we ain't gonna look back. Type 'till till your fingers are raw; we don't care. We just want something better, and one hell of a lot faster.
To be clear, we are not discussing GUI's versus CLI's, nor package managers or their front-ends. We are talking about trying to improve the default file manager by replacing it with something more preferrable. Hence the name of "Re. Thunar Removal".
Thank you.
That's fine if you like it. But then, don't complain if it wants to remove the whole universe together with a single package, or if it fails to fetch packages, or...
I've been using ArchLinux exclusively since summer 2004, and I have used shaman when it was still moderately usable- that is more than ten months ago.
The blame is definitely on shaman- neither XFCE4, nor the Arch packaging system, or the pacman backend.
With your clarification, I can now understand the tie-in with the subject and can appreciate your viewpoint, but it is based upon a mistaken understanding of how the Arch package management system works. Again, Shaman is simply a GUI front-end. Therefore it will not do anything to the packaging. It does not decide what parts to remove, nor does it decide on the dependencies. All of that is handled by ALPM and the pacman mechanism. So if any part is removed that should not be, then it most certainly is the fault of anything but Shaman.
Well, the real problem might well be in alpm- not in shaman...
But since the frontend is behaving erratically, the only sane choice one can give is simply: DO-NOT-USE.
Granted, all graphical frontends to pacman are either buggy, or incomplete. The only one working fine is the Frugalware pacman GUI. But since the Frugalware pacman is quite different than the one used in Arch, and, more than that, the Frugalware packages are a bit different than the ones use in Arch (packed with bz2 instead of gz is one of the diffs) it can't be used in Archlinux, unless someone cares to port it.
Then I guess I'm confused. So, the problem is not with Shaman?! Or at least you aren't as sure as you first were?
But now you start saying the GUI front-ends are all buggy. Where in the world did you get that from? I've never heard of such a thing. In fact, it appears even less likely to be true now that we realize your first statements were not correct.
Then you start talking about Frugalware, which further confuses the issue.
Don't forget that if ALPM is bad, then so is pacman automatically. Pacman does not work without it. Pacman is the CLI interface to ALPM (just as Shaman is the GUI interface to ALPM).
So basically we are back to what I first implied as my summary of the problem, that if the contents of the Xfce package was supposed to be in separate packages, then the problem was with the people who packaged things in the first place. But I believe that sOulslack ought to know, and he stated we can't even have desktop icons without Thunar. So basically, the functionality of Xfce will fall apart without Thunar. That is a serious problem.
It appears that we need to hack the DE to get Thunar out of there and still keep everything else working. I am totally under-qualified to even attempt to do that, so I hope someone that knows how can help with this.
I am running XFce under Mandriva. Mandriva uses a different packaging type (RPM) with a different shell around it to handle dependency checking (uprme/uprmi for CLI; rpmdrake for GUI). I find that I can remove thunar; the only dependencies that are going with it are thunar-specific:
> urpme thunar
To satisfy dependencies, the following 5 packages will be removed (11MB):
(due to missing thunar-volman)
(due to unsatisfied thunar >= 0.8.0)
(due to unsatisfied thunar >= 0.8.0)
(due to missing thunar-thumbnailers)
(due to unsatisfied thunar >= 0.8.0)
Remove 5 packages? (y/N)
None of this is needed for anything else than thunar, so I would also conclude that thunar is not firmly tied to XFce. The link you see in your distro seems to stem from a packaging decision. I also note that thunar (on mandriva) is not providing icons (mandriva has some general packages for this). Suggestions to get to closure on this one:
file a bug with your distro; may be they want to change the packaging a bit and achieve the modularity you want. I have had some success with the plugins for thumbnailers (one of tehse required lots of other packages to thumbnail files which were only occurring rarely)
Manually override -- don't know pacman, but using (pure) rpm I would do a 'rpm -e --nodeps' to remove what I do not want.
Thanks for the interesting idea. I believe, as a former Mandriva user, that the overall OS is a Linux heavy-weight distro, and as such, is going to have overhead that I don't want in the first place. It could be that, as the Mandriva folks do with many things, they customize the Xfce DE for their distro by specific hacks. The average person is not privy to those. Also, that they have substitute icons does not apply to the rest of us who do not.
IMHO, I think that the best way to reach consensus is to first understand what would be ideal (something like XFE). Second, understand the existing limitations toward that goal (the Thunar-specific hooks in the DE). Third, to figure out how to make steps toward the first issue while considering the second. Specifically, since we would like a greater degree of modularity, we would like to see the code broken up a bit into separate parts.
We do see some of this happening upstream from Xfce. For instance, there are changes to file system handling that is being institued in Linux by GIO, and Xfce is starting to implement that. I don't quite understand how that affects the Thunar code, but it seems as though it would be fairly significant. At that point, a major rewrite or redesign might be appropriate. However, I hate to reinvent the wheel. Thunar will never be as good as other file managers. As in anything else, the user should have the choice of programs within the DE.
And as with any code, the basic issue will always be a beginning simplicity, which should continually be reviewed for functionality and applicability. The lowest common denominator is always a good tool for reaching simplicity, but it is often overlooked in application. What is also overlooked is the fact that patchwork is not modularity.
It appears to be a fairly foundational fact that Xfce is way ahead of anything else in the simplicity, performance and stability arenas, and because of that, it deserves to be pushed forward. A greater degree of modularity and customizableness (Is that a word?) is needed. So, polish, polish, polish. And improve, improve, improve. And it can be improved by removing Thunar.
File a bug for what? About a third party tool which doesn't manage packages well?
All one has to do is opening a terminal and typing
# pacman -Rc thunar
... and that's all.
And that is really horses for courses. For me, thunar is a great and extremely customizable filemanager, and its removal hurts XFCE4, both regarding integration, and functionality.
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- What is intersex?
- How common is intersex?
- Intersex conditions
- What does ISNA recommend for children with intersex?
- Does ISNA think children with intersex should be raised without a gender, or in a third gender?
- What's wrong with the way intersex has traditionally been treated?
- What do doctors do now when they encounter a patient with intersex?
- Questions about Intersex Society of North America
- How come many people have never heard of intersex?
- Is a person who is intersex a hermaphrodite?
- Does having a Y chromosome make someone a man?
- Is intersex the same as "ambiguous genitalia"?
- Show me how intersex anatomy develops
- What is the current policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics on surgery?
- What's the difference between being transgender or transsexual and having an intersex condition?
- Why Doesn't ISNA Want to Eradicate Gender?
- How can you assign a gender (boy or girl) without surgery?
- What evidence is there that you can grow up psychologically healthy with intersex genitals (without "normalizing" surgeries)?
- Does ISNA advocate doing nothing when a child is born with intersex?
- What's ISNA's position on surgery?
- Are there medical risks associated with intersex conditions?
- How can I get my old medical records?
- What do intersex and the same-sex marriage debate have to do with each other?
- Who was David Reimer (also, sadly, known as "John/Joan")?
- What's the history behind the intersex rights movement?
How common is intersex?
To answer this question in an uncontroversial way, you'd have to first get everyone to agree on what counts as intersex —and also to agree on what should count as strictly male or strictly female. That's hard to do. How small does a penis have to be before it counts as intersex? Do you count "sex chromosome" anomalies as intersex if there's no apparent external sexual ambiguity?1 (Alice Dreger explores this question in greater depth in her book Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex.)
Here's what we do know: If you ask experts at medical centers how often a child is born so noticeably atypical in terms of genitalia that a specialist in sex differentiation is called in, the number comes out to about 1 in 1500 to 1 in 2000 births. But a lot more people than that are born with subtler forms of sex anatomy variations, some of which won't show up until later in life.
Below we provide a summary of statistics drawn from an article by Brown University researcher Anne Fausto-Sterling.2 The basis for that article was an extensive review of the medical literature from 1955 to 1998 aimed at producing numeric estimates for the frequency of sex variations. Note that the frequency of some of these conditions, such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, differs for different populations. These statistics are approximations.
|Not XX and not XY
|one in 1,666 births
|Klinefelter (XXY)
|one in 1,000 births
|Androgen insensitivity syndrome
|one in 13,000 births
|Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome
|one in 130,000 births
|Classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia
|one in 13,000 births
|Late onset adrenal hyperplasia
|one in 66 individuals
|Vaginal agenesis
|one in 6,000 births
|one in 83,000 births
|Idiopathic (no discernable medical cause)
|one in 110,000 births
|Iatrogenic (caused by medical treatment, for instance progestin administered to pregnant mother)
|no estimate
|5 alpha reductase deficiency
|no estimate
|Mixed gonadal dysgenesis
|no estimate
|Complete gonadal dysgenesis
|one in 150,000 births
|Hypospadias (urethral opening in perineum or along penile shaft)
|one in 2,000 births
|Hypospadias (urethral opening between corona and tip of glans penis)
|one in 770 births
|Total number of people whose bodies differ from standard male or female
|one in 100 births
|Total number of people receiving surgery to "normalize" genital appearance
|one or two in 1,000 births
1 Dreger, Alice Domurat. 1998. Ambiguous Sex—or Ambivalent Medicine? Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Intersexuality. Hastings Center Report, 28, 3: 24-35.
2 Blackless, Melanie, Anthony Charuvastra, Amanda Derryck, Anne Fausto-Sterling, Karl Lauzanne, and Ellen Lee. 2000. How sexually dimorphic are we? Review and synthesis. American Journal of Human Biology 12:151-166.
We were recently asked to update these frequency figures, and a lively discussion arose between two staff members.

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Vengeance is now capped at max HP (tested this on an EU realm).
Edit: And a response about the 409 items: https://twitter.com/Ghostcrawler/sta...86044846915586
Vengeance is now capped at max HP (tested this on an EU realm).
Edit: And a response about the 409 items: https://twitter.com/Ghostcrawler/sta...86044846915586
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It's fixed, vengeance caps at Max HP. Expect a better fix later. Whee!
the ammount of stupid ppl in this thread makes me sad.
This is a bug, no matter what you say or do will change it, and we want it fixed. Dont call me jelly or hater or what ever. I got a 80 paladin my self and can do this, I haven't as i think its wrong.
Edit: yey for fix
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Oh well, guess I'll just use my weekly LK 25 hc save to ninja the mount if it ever drops. I'll just send them to your Youtube account if they want to vent their rage <3
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I have a relatively low health pool for a 90 tank, ~520k HP. I can honestly say I've never gotten my vengeance that high legitimately, and of the few times I have, most were with decimation blade (I.E. I was doing baleroc and thus had extra HP).
This changes nothing for 90s. Only possible exception I can imagine is maybe 25H empress p2, but even then I don't believe tanks actually get THAT much vengeance.
Simple fix: Put a level req on the raids and make the gear level 90 or like 88+ or just outright delete the gear from the game they have done that before. the vengence setup dose not work unless the player has the twink MOP gear so just change it or remove it.
Worse still because not all tanks are created equal in terms of health.
(Although at some point, the amount of vengeance people can get just gets to the point of "how are you taking that much damage and living", but I still do agree it's an annoying bandaid fix)
Vengeance was working as they intended it to work, they just never expected a level 80 to survive a hit from a level 93 boss.
You (were) seeing this bug because of the server lag or some other bug involved with incorrect ordering which allowed the sacred shield to be calculated as if the damage was taken before the damage is actually taken, and thus absorbs the hit it was itself calculated on.
Capping vengeance at max HP is a mistake. The design was sound at end-game, tank DPS is an important thing in progression raiding, especially in finding that balance between mitigation and DPS. This will effectively nerf warrior damage, but more importantly nerf pally/bear self-healing, which is an important part of their mitigation. They should have just band aid fixed it with a level restriction on the raid, but apparently that must be tied to the raid grouping requirement or something equally absurd.
To be clear, I have no problem with 80s soloing old content. I think the soloing of current max-level content, even when T14 becomes obsolete and we're raiding T15, is a bad thing.
Funny how Ownedcore are fighting over if its a bug or exploit, good reading.
There. If a non-intended player engages a boss fight, it kills them. Done. No need to fuck around with max-level balance, no need to rebuild the instance transfer mechanic. Uses the InstantKill mechanic to avoid people circumventing it with damage reduction or immunity effects.Code:If player character level is less than x (replace as necessary) then instantly kill player character. x= 70 for TBC raid instances, 80 for WotLK raid instances, 85 for Cataclysm raids and 90 for MoP raids.
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For me it is a bug. It's using some kind of server lag when using shield of the righteous. You get hit, in the same time you use shield and (at lowlevel with stacked mastery) you get like 95-99% physical reduction. Server thinks "shit, he got 80k hit on 99% reduction! that was a hit for zyllion!" bwam 10M vengeance.
Whole game of that pala ends up on that bar with white bars moving right to left. I expect them to be melee swings incoming. Nice addon.
"White bar incoming in 3 pixels! press '1'!"
You call that any kind of achievement? Or being pro maybe?
I wouldn't ban them for using it, as long as it doesnt affect world of ppl with guts to level up to max and compete with millions of others in race to be first.
Just take back the achievements and mounts (no matter if they got them from bugging it or on lvl90 char), fix it and /wave for goodbye.
They could always leave the Max-HP cap in for level 85 or lower characters, and remove it for players level 86 or higher.
In the interests of fairness, I would have all achievments and items removed from offenders that were obtained using this exploit.


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BEIRUT, Lebanon (Reuters) - Syrian soldiers have raised the national flag on the battlements of a 900-year-old Crusader castle after a three-month siege that ended on Thursday when rebel fighters fled.
The recapture of Crac des Chevaliers, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a real and symbolic victory over divided rebel factions.
The army has also wrested back control of most of al-Hosn, the town below the hilltop castle, which was surrounded by Syrian troops for weeks until many rebels moved out on Thursday morning and the army moved in, according to residents.
"The Syrian Arab Army raised the national flag on al-Hosn Castle in Homs province after eliminating the terrorists holed up in it," Syrian state television said.
The army's siege of Crac des Chevaliers echoes the tactic used by the Mamluke Islamic dynasty in the 13th century against Crusaders in the fortress.
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The castle is one of the best preserved in the world but suffered mortar hits as rebels sheltered behind its thick stone walls, built for battles hundreds of years ago.
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Dozens of wounded Syrian rebels fleeing al-Hosn were ambushed as they attempted to cross a river into Lebanon on Thursday morning, Lebanese medical sources said.
The sources said 41 wounded rebels were taken into a hospital in north Lebanon. A further eight were carried in dead or succumbed to their wounds after managing to escape Syria into Wadi Khaled, said the medical sources, who requested anonymity.
Syrian state television said soldiers had killed 11 rebels.
The fall of al-Hosn and the castle follows an army takeover on Sunday of Yabroud - one of the last rebel-held towns along the Damascus-Homs highway - and will further cut rebel supply routes.
The Syrian army campaign has accelerated the deterioration of Lebanon's security and stability, raising local sectarian tensions as thousands of refugees flood into the country.
As rebel fighters fled, Syrian army shells hit villages in Wadi Khaled, Lebanon's National News Agency said.
Lebanese frontier towns have been used by rebels as a refuge and have been attacked by Syrian helicopters and rockets.
Lebanese Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah has sent fighters into Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels and their Sunni Lebanese allies have set off bombs in Shi'ite areas and fired rockets at Shi'ite towns inside Lebanon.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an anti-Assad monitoring group based in Britain, said displaced civilians were also killed on Thursday while trying to escape al-Hosn.
More than 140,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict, which has become increasingly sectarian as rival regional powers have backed either Assad, a member of the Shi'ite offshoot Alawite sect, or the majority Sunni rebels.
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Medgar Wiley Evers (July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963)
was an African-American civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi. He became active in the civil rights movement after returning from overseas service in World War II and completing secondary education; he became a field secretary for the NAACP.
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Sir David Attenborough's BBC natural history show Frozen Planet which won best documentary series.
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Peter Malcouronne meets the arrivals at Auckland Airport
Scratch a New Zealander, they say, and you'll find a (self-appointed) tourism board ambassador beneath. For ours is a nation of a million Murrays - and Paul Lambert, 36, certainly does his bit.
The Queenstown snowmaker - more on this later - has just got back from a three-week business trip to the East. Most nights Paul was away there'd be a formal dinner where he expertly steered the conversation back to the majesty of the Motherland.
"Many of our clients have been to New Zealand," he says. "They know about the ski industry here: they know we've got some pretty good mountains and good snow."
Pleasingly, the Koreans and Japanese show - or at least feign - an interest in the national game.
"They understand the All Blacks are the biggest team in world rugby and that they're a big part of our lives. I always explain the team's importance in bringing together our different cultures. The different races - Maori, Samoan, Tongan, Fijian ... European. They like that."
With the audience in his thrall, Paul then unleashes a Potted History of Aotearoa.
"I try to explain about the Treaty and how it's important to us. We didn't just - well, we Europeans actually couldn't - dominate the natives. This was obviously good for them, and ultimately better for us. Better for New Zealand. They find that very interesting."
Evangelising done, it's down to business. Paul works for the Italian company TechnoAlpin, arguably the world's leading snowmakers. With 1000 installations in 41 countries, Paul's responsible for their machines in Australasia and Asia.
Now, I didn't touch snow until I was 13 and I still think it's magical. Which makes Paul a magician. I ask: how do you make snow?
"It's a mixture of air and water at a really high pressure," he explains. "Once the temperature drops below minus two, the machines start up. They blow the water up in the air and it freezes into tiny snow crystals."
The colder it gets, the more snow is born. In a good night with little wind, a machine can lay down 30cm. For Paul's biggest customer, the 210-machined Coronet Peak, that extends the season from 30 days to more than 100. "It's super-important for Queenstown," he says. Helps it look like a picture.
Which just happens to be another of Paul's sidelines. An enthusiastic snapper, he frames his best shots and gifts them to his overseas clients. He really ought be on a retainer from Tourism New Zealand.


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2 squares of layer cake ( for bodice front and lining)
2 fat quarters ( for bodice back and skirt)
Lets first assemble the pieces for bodice.
Shoulder Ties and belt on waist:
Snip the corners. Turn the tubes inside out and iron flat. I have only shown 3 but you should get 4, 2 of each print.
Bodice Front:
Fold a layer cake square into half along the width
Fold it one more time (again along the width).
Iron. You will get 3 creases.
Now sew two rows of seams along each crease.
Pull the bobbin threads on each of the three sets of seams to gather. Set aside.
Bodice Front lining: Keep one layer cake square for front bodice lining. Cut it into half along the length.
Bodice Back:
Joining skirt and bodice:
A little dressy dress for your mini diva. The sizes I showed above work for 12-18 months old.
No matter how she wears, she will surely stand out in the crowd!
And the back.
Put it on the little one and admire!
Anshu Jain


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Heart Failure: Working With Your Medical Team
Heart failure is a lifelong condition. So you will have dozens-or even hundreds-of appointments with various health professionals while you have the disease.
Creating ongoing and lasting relationships with these professionals can give you:
- Better control of your heart failure symptoms and the disease.
- Treatment tailored to your own needs.
Your health care team
You will not be left alone with the task of managing your disease. You will see several doctors, specialists, and nurses. Each will offer you specific suggestions and guidance that can help you to control your heart failure. The number of health professionals you see will probably grow over time. Your health care team can include doctors, nurses, cardiac surgeons, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians, social workers, and pharmacists.
With such a large care team, you might forget that you must also play an active role in managing your heart failure. In fact, you are the most important member of your treatment team. If you don't take part and cooperate in managing your condition, no amount of effort by your doctors and nurses will improve your health.
Each member of your medical team plays an important role in heart failure treatment. But your doctors and nurses help guide you in making the best treatment decisions for you.
Your doctors
Your primary care doctor will act as the coach of your health care team. Your coach may be a family doctor or a cardiologist. He or she will create and correct your drug treatment plan, regularly check in on the symptoms of your disease, and coordinate your care with other members of your care team. Your doctor will also help you to understand your overall prognosis and the specifics of how your drugs should be taken.
How often you see your doctor will usually depend on how far your heart failure has progressed. If you have class I or II heart failure, you may see your doctor 2 or 3 times a year. At those visits, your doctor will check your overall health and ask you important questions about your lifestyle. If you have more advanced (class III or IV) heart failure, you might see your doctor more often.
Your nurses
The nurses involved in your care have four main roles. They:
- Help assess your symptoms and how they affect your lifestyle. They may also be able to give you tips to help you control your disease and make your treatment plan easier.
- Respond quickly to any changes in your health or concerns you may have about your heart failure.
- Help educate you about your heart failure. Much of the education that you receive over the months and years of your heart failure will come from your nurses. Nurses also will work hard to encourage your active participation in treatment. They will almost always be available to answer any of your questions about heart failure.
- Act as a link between you and your doctor. When you have a problem that requires your doctor's attention, your nurse can decide which information is important to tell your doctor.
Communicating with your care team
You can't follow your health care team's orders unless you take the time to understand them fully. Open, two-way communication between you and the members of your health care team is the key to a successful relationship. Make sure to listen to everything they have to say. But they will also be listening to you. Tell them about how you have been feeling between visits and about any concerns you have about your health.
Remember that you should feel comfortable discussing any aspect of your health or life with your health professionals. There are no wrong questions, especially if it is something that concerns you. Do not be intimidated by their level of education or by how busy they are. Focus on taking an active role in your visits with the health care team members.
It may be hard to remember exactly who does what. The following table may help you understand the roles of each person on your care team.
Team member
Role in your care
Primary care physician (PCP)
Your PCP coordinates the care of your heart failure with other illnesses or conditions that you may also have.
This is a doctor specialized in caring for your heart. He or she is responsible for your heart failure care.
Heart failure specialist
This is a cardiologist specialized in caring for heart failure. He or she is responsible for your heart failure care if you have severe or very complicated heart failure or are seeking an experimental treatment.
Cardiac surgeon
This doctor is trained to operate on the heart. He or she performs surgeries, such as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries and heart transplants.
A nurse educates and cares for you during your illness and answers many of your questions.
Nurse practitioner
A nurse practitioner also educates and cares for you during your illness and answers many of your questions.
Physical therapist
This health professional is specially trained in recovery. He or she helps you improve your strength and endurance after surgery or a heart attack.
Registered dietitian
A dietitian teaches you about nutrition and develops diets to promote your health.
Occupational therapist
This health professional is specially trained to help in your physical recovery so you can return to your previous job or train for a new type of job.
Social worker
He or she offers advice about the financial, legal, and emotional aspects of your treatment.
A pharmacist answers questions about how often to take your drugs and the side effects they might cause.
Making the most of appointments
Work closely with your medical team to take an active role in your health care.
- Keep a notebook about any changes you have experienced. The more detailed you are, the more helpful they'll be.
- Prepare a list of questions in advance.
- Take notes of key information during your visits so that you can review it later. Or ask if you can record your discussions.
- If needed, slow down the pace to help you understand or when you're feeling overwhelmed.
- Never hold back information about whether you are following the advice of your health professional.
- Share information about all of your current drugs. Include nonprescription drugs, dietary supplements, and alternative medicines.
- Don't leave the office until you understand all your instructions, have them written down, and have asked questions about anything you did not understand.
- Bring along a family member or friend. He or she can help with note-taking, listen to instructions, and offer moral support during your appointments.
- Don't hesitate to call the office if you still have questions after your visit.
Current as of: October 5, 2017


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"... But we will also be setting up a statutory inquiry which will again, we hope, Praveen (Savita's husband) will be happy with," Ireland's Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Ciaran Cannon T D, who was on a visit to the south Indian city, told reporters.
"We trust that he will trust the outcome of the (statutory) inquiry... will trust the Irish State intentions in establishing such an inquiry. We want him to be able to trust us that we will respond effectively in a really meaningful way to the tragic loss of life (of Savita)," Cannon said.
People protest Savita Halappanavar's death.He said an announcement on the statutory inquiry is expected to be made in Ireland later on Friday evening.
"Medical inquiry will continue because we need to establish medical circumstances around her case," Cannon said.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in Ireland earlier this week published the terms of reference of its inquiry and named three new members, two Irish and one from England, of the inquiry team. These replaced the Galway-based consultants who stepped aside in an unsuccessful attempt to meet the objections of Praveen.
The report to be compiled by the team will not identify staff members involved in the treatment of Savita or any other names, according to the terms of reference.
Praveen has reportedly expressed his lack of confidence in the HSE to carry out any investigation into his wife's death. "These people are salaried by the HSE," he was quoted as saying. "They pay them. We think that there would be some kind of bias during the investigation."
He said he and his wife were told by medical staff that a termination on medical grounds was not possible as a foetal heartbeat was present and due to Ireland being a "Catholic country".
Savita had been 17 weeks pregnant and her husband says she repeatedly asked for a termination but was refused because the foetal heartbeat was present.
Savita had been 17 weeks pregnant and her husband says she repeatedly asked for a termination but was refused because the foetal heartbeat was present.Cannon also said, "What we need to do now in Ireland is finally establish the exact details of how Savita's tragic death came about and ensure that once we have that information, that will be able to bring clarity to medical practitioners as to how exactly they should operate in an instance or a case like this (Savita's)."
Asked if Dublin would amend laws so that such deaths don't happen, he said the government is yet to examine details of a report submitted "just a number of days ago" by an experts' group, set up nine months ago, to recommend options to bring clarity to medical practitioners that "life of a mother is primary over any other considerations when you are caring for a mother and unborn baby in a hospital".
Once the government examines the details, it would move quickly to bring the clarity required in such circumstances to ensure that "something as tragic as Savita's death never ever occurs in the Irish system again", Cannon said.
"... I assure you that by this time next year the clarity that is required to ensure that this situation never arises again will be most certainly be in place," he added.


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The American pop star found his cheeky chappy behaviour and general flirting "rude" and "cheap".
The One Direction star, 18, and the 23-year-old country singer were meant to be enjoying a romantic holiday in the British Virgin Islands when Taylor abruptly called it off.
She was fed up with all the constant female attention that Harry attracted and seemed to enjoy.
An industry insider revealed: "Taylor's been in the industry longer than Harry.
"She finds it embarrassing that he always stops for female fans posing for endless photographs and signing autographs.
"Taylor felt obliged to also have photos with One Direction fans as she didn't want to come across as moody.
"But she told Harry she thought it was really cheap. Harry's a happy-go-lucky guy and would never dream of snubbing fans.
"However, Taylor told him she didn't like him constantly chatting and flirting with girls.
"She said it was rude and annoying for her.
"She asked him to start declining requests for photos but he refused.
"Harry's a cheeky charmer, he finds all the attention funny and flattering.
"A massive row erupted and in the heat of the moment Taylor really insulted Harry. She's not used to not getting her own way."
Following their argument on the island of Virgin Gorda, Taylor headed straight back to America, leaving Harry to lick his wounds in the Caribbean.
However, friends of Harry tell us he's hoping to win her back.
We're told: "Harry plans to let Taylor cool off for a few days and will then get in touch to try and make amends."
Meanwhile Harry did little to help the situation mucking around with female fans in London.
He was chatting to hordes of girls outside a recording studio, even posing with one for a picture to put on her Twitter page.


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County of Inyo
Board of Supervisors
July 10, 2007
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Inyo, State of California, met in regular session at the hour of a.m., 9:00 a.m., on Tuesday, July 10, 2007, in the Board of Supervisors Room, County Administrative Center, Independence, with the following Supervisors present: Chairperson Jim Bilyeu presiding, Linda Arcularius, Susan Cash, and Richard Cervantes. Supervisor Brown was absent. Supervisor Cervantes provided the Invocation, and Supervisor Arcularius led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Public Comment
The Chairperson announced the public comment period. Mr. Dan Totheroh, Starlite Resident, addressed the Board to support an increase of Environmental Health Fees rather than reducing services.
County Dept. Reports
The Chairperson announced the County Department Report Period. Mr. Ron Chegwidden, Public Works Director, notified the Board of the collapse of the roof on the Independence Town Water Reservoir as a result of the wildfires, which ravaged the area this weekend. He informed the Board that the community of Independence is on a "boil water" notice, that temporary potable water tanks will be arriving today and tomorrow to supply water for the residents. He went on to thank his Deputy Public Works Director Mr. Mike Conklin and DWP for their help during this emergency. Supervisor Jim Bilyeu took the opportunity to thank Crystal Geyser of Olancha for their generous donation of bottled water, which was distributed yesterday. Ms. Jean Dickenson, Director of Health and Human Services, updated the Board on Health and Human Services Department response activities throughout the course of the disaster, which included support of evacuation centers and thanked the residents of the community of Lone Pine for their assistance. Sheriff Bill Lutze, provided a status report of those areas affected by the wildfires, giving information on which roads are opening and which roads will remain closed. He thanked his Staff and the Deputy County Administrator Kevin Carunchio for their assistance during this disaster.
Post Agenda/ Update on Wildfire
The Chairperson identified the request for an update on the Inyo Complex Fire, which began Friday afternoon, affected the communities of Independence and Big Pine and resulted in the mandatory evacuation of Independence on Saturday. Moved by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Cash to find that the need for the Board to participate in discussions regarding the Inyo Complex Fire arose after the agenda for the July 10, 2007 Board of Supervisors Meeting was posted and there is a need for the Board to take action on this item prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting, therefore, this item is added as Agenda Item No. 7B. Motion carried unanimously, with Supervisor Brown absent.
Post Agenda/ Resolution Declaring Emergency
The County Administrator reviewed the request for the Board to consider a post agenda item, to approve a resolution ratifying his declaration of an emergency as a result of the Inyo Complex Fire. He noted that in order for the County to qualify for emergency relief funding from the State and in compliance with State and County statute the Board is required to take action on the declaration within 10 days. Moved by Supervisor Cash and seconded by Supervisor Arcularius to find that the need to take action on a resolution ratifying a declaration of emergency as a result of the Inyo Complex Fire, arose after the Agenda for the July 10, 2007, Board of Supervisors Meeting was posted and there is a need for the Board to take action on this item prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting, therefore, this item is added as Agenda Item No. 7A. Motion carried unanimously, with Supervisor Brown absent.
Emergency Serv./ Briefing on Inyo Complex Fire
The Fire Information Officer, introduced the Incident Commanders in charge of the Inyo Complex Fire. Representatives from the Incident Command provided the Board with a briefing on the Inyo Complex Fire, providing resources, personnel and agency statistics as well as the number of acres burned, the damage sustained to private and public structures and the update on the status of the injured firefighters. The discussion included (a) the need for defensible space, with Supervisor Arcularius requesting CalFire return in the near future to conduct a workshop with the Board on "defensible space" and "safety zones;" (b) suppression and evacuation efforts; and (c) the town meetings in Big Pine and Independence. The question regarding local notification and involvement of LADWP and the County workforce was identified as a concern and the Incident Commanders indicating that this would addressed in follow-up and incident debriefing meetings. Mr. Larry Grable of the Governor's Office, and representatives of the State Office of Emergency Services, the National Forest Services, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF); and Southern California Interagency Incident Management Team Three (CalFire), participated in the discussion with the Board regarding the fire. The Board of Supervisors commended the Incident Command Staff and all of the firefighters for their quick response and support in getting this fire under control, recognizing the extreme sacrifice made by these dedicated men and women on our behalf. They went on to also thank and recognize all of the volunteers and people who offered their assistance to help those in need during this crisis. The Board Members noted that the County is very fortunate that the loss attributed to this fire is limited to structures and not lives.
Recess/ Reconvene
The Chairperson recessed the regular meeting at 10:00 a.m., to reconvene in open session at 10:10 a.m., with all Board Members present, except Supervisor Brown.
Org./L.P. CofC Funding for Catch the Gold Promotion
Ms. Lee Barron and Ms. Kathleen New of the Lone Pine Chamber provided the Board with responses to their questions posed during the initial discussion regarding additional funding for the Chambers "Catch the Gold" promotion. They informed the Board that the Department of Fish and Game supports the promotion and indicated that it adds a localized element to the DFG's statewide "Heritage Trout Challenge" Program. They provided detail regarding this year's contract as well as an update on the status of the promotion since it began on July 1, 2007. The Board thanked the Chamber for their responses and continued to discuss the project. Several Board Members expressed concern with the Chamber proceeding with a project, they expected to receive County funding for prior to the Board's consideration. The Board, Staff and Chamber representatives continued to discuss the project. The Deputy County Administrator, Mr. Kevin Carunchio, clarified the Community Sponsored Project, which will begin after the budget is adopted. He explained that the Board could consider a program such as this at that time, and reminded the Board the original request for funding was made in the FY 2006-07 budget, which is now closed and there is no mechanism for the Board to provide funding at this time. The Board took no action on the request from the Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce for funding the "Catch the Gold" promotional program.
Resol. #2007-32D/ L.P. Park Renamed Russ Spainhower Park and Little League Field
Supervisor Cervantes provided additional information and further explanation on the request to rename the Lone Pine Park and the Little League Field, the "Russ Spainhower Park and Little League Field." He provided a history of Mr. Spainhower's connection to the community of Lone Pine and confirmed that the Spainhower family will cover the costs associated with renaming these locations. Mr. Paul Payne, retired Fifth District Supervisor and Lone Pine Resident, addressed the Board to support this recommendation. On a motion by Supervisor Cervantes and a second by Supervisor Arcularius, Resolution No. 2007-32D was approved renaming the Lone Pine Park and Little League Field the "Russ Spainhower Park and Little League Field:" motion unanimously passed and adopted, with Supervisor Brown absent.
Sheriff/Digital In-Car Video Systems P.O.
Moved by Supervisor Cash and seconded by Supervisor Cervantes to award the bid for and approve the purchase of ten Digital In-Car Video Systems, including hardware from Digital ALLY, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $53,353 including tax and shipping, contingent upon the Board's adoption of a FY 2007-08 Budget. Motion carried unanimously, with Supervisor Brown absent.
P.W.Indy Airport Plans and Specs.
Moved by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Cervantes to approve the plans and specifications for the Independence Airport Improvement Project and authorize the Public Works Director to advertise for bids for the project. Motion carried unanimously, with Supervisor Brown absent.
P.W.-Personnel/ Premium Pay
The Board and Mr. Ron Chegwidden, Public Works Director, discussed Mr. Chegwidden's request to have premium pay paid to designated positions within his Department. The Board asked for clarification on the requirements to hold the specific licenses and certifications noted in the Staff Report. The County Administrator provided additional clarification regarding the application of premium pay. He advised the Board against providing premium pay for certificates, but if the Board proceeded they should limit certificates to only those required by a Public Agency for the employee to do the job. He suggested that if the Board moved forward with this request they should limit the certification and non-professional licenses to a maximum of two; with 2-1/2% premium pay increment for each and a maximum of 5%. He also recommended that the Board, in keeping with the action taken with regard to the District Attorney's request for premium pay, limit the amount of premium pay to 5% in FY 2007-08 and 5% in FY 2008-09 and authorize the Public Works Director the discretion to authorize the full 10% as a recruitment enhancement if a qualified candidate is found. The Board and Staff discussed the recommendation including (a) how long this department has had the vacancies that exist; (b) the impact to granting premium pay for certifications in relation to other County Departments; (c) the definitions of certifications vs. professional licenses; (d) the Board's ability to offer premium pay for certifications and non-professional licenses under the Premium Pay Resolution; and (e) the elimination of an Assistant Civil Engineer position and its impact on the Department. The Board and Staff continued to discuss this recommendation in detail and at length. A motion was made by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Cash granting the premium pay, which was withdrawn after further discussion. Several other versions of a motion were discussed, with no motions forthcoming. The Chairperson, at the request of Supervisor Arcularius, postponed further discussion of this item until after the lunch recess, and at the request of Supervisor Cash took the following item under consideration prior to the adjournment.
Planning Comm./ 2 nd District Appointment
Mr. Sam Wasson, Third District Planning Commissioner, offered his comments on the previous discussion. Supervisor Cash reviewed her request to appoint Cynthia Little as the Second District Planning Commissioner. Moved by Supervisor Cash and seconded by Supervisor Arcularius to appoint Ms. Cynthia J. Little as the Second District Planning Commissioner to complete an unexpired four-year term ending January 4, 2009. Motion carried unanimously, with Supervisor Brown absent.
Recess/ Reconvene
The Chairperson recessed the regular meeting at 12:00 p.m., to reconvene at 1:00 p.m., with all Board Members present, except Supervisor Brown.
P.W.-Personnel/ Premium Pay
The Board and Staff continued their discussions on the request to authorize premium pay for positions in the Public Works Department. Mr. Chegwidden provided the Board with more concise information regarding the pay for the positions being recommended, with Supervisor Arcularius requesting that prior to considering offering premium pay for certifications and non-professional licenses that further information needed to be provided. The following motion was made, amended and restated in the original format after a lengthy discussion which included the number of vacancies in the Public Works Department and whether limiting the premium pay to only the professional licensed positions would provide a benefit in the recruitment process. Moved by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Cash to pay 10% premium pay to professional licensed engineers employed by the County of Inyo, per Resolution No. 2007-22 'Inyo County Premium Pay Resolution' and direct Staff to agendize a discussion and provide an analysis of its impact, on premium pay for employees having non-professional licenses and certifications during this year's budget hearings. Motion carried unanimously, with Supervisor Brown absent.
Resol. #2007-33/Resolution Declaring Local Emergency
The County Administrator provided the Board with an amended resolution and declaration regarding the existence of a local emergency as a result of the Inyo Complex Fire. He explained that in conversations with the State Office of Emergency Services they had requested a couple of minor changes to the initial resolution. Mr. Juliff explained that the resolution requests the Governor to declare a State Emergency and that the Board's action will open the door for the County to obtain State OES funds to defray the costs of re-establishing the Independence Town Water System, the reservoir and to help pay for the suppression costs incurred by the County. The Board took the opportunity to thank Mr. Juliff, his Deputy County Administrator, Mr. Kevin Carunchio, as well as the other County employees who offered aid and assistance during this emergency. On a motion by Supervisor Cash and a second by Supervisor Cervantes, Resolution No. 2007-33, entitled "A Resolution of the Board of Supervisors, County of Inyo, State of California, Approving the Declaration by the Inyo County Director of Emergency Services, Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Emergency" was approved: motion unanimously passed and adopted, with Supervisor Brown absent.
Board Members and Staff Reports
The Board Members reported on their activities during the preceding week, focusing on their involvement in the recent Inyo Complex Fire, as well as the Standing Committee Meeting, and rescheduling the Budget Workshop from this Thursday, to Thursday, August 2, 2007.
Closed Session
The Chairperson recessed open session at 1:50 p.m., to convene in closed session, with all Board Members present, except Supervisor Brown, to discuss Agenda Item No. 9. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION [Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) ] Sierra Club v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power , Inyo County Superior Court Case No. SICVCV01-29768 (1).
Report on Closed Session
The Chairperson recessed closed session at 3:20 p.m., to reconvene in open session, to receive a report on closed session. County Counsel reported there were no items discussed in closed session, which were required by law to be reported on in open session.
The Chairperson adjourned the regular meeting at 3:20 p.m., in honor of the firefighters, volunteers and individuals who assisted during the Inyo Complex Fire. The Chairperson adjourned the meeting to 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2007, in the Board of Supervisors Room, at the County Administrative Center, in Independence.
Chairperson, Inyo County Board of Supervisors
Attest: RONALD JULIFF
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Huntsman Professor's Research Sparks Discussions About "Organizational Virtue"
December 2013
By Steve Eaton
A presidential candidate in the last election cycle took flack when he said: "Corporations are people, my friend." And yet, a Huntsman professor is arguing that corporations can, in fact, behave just like people and his research is generating discussion in the academic management community.
When a strong organizational culture consistently demonstrates "virtuous" behavior, regardless of who comes into the company or leaves it, Brad Winn calls this "organizational virtuousness." His research put him front and center on a panel recently at the annual Academy of Management conference – the largest gathering of management faculty worldwide.
Dr. Winn, a management faculty member specializing in organizational leadership and strategy, maintains that if a leader thinks that a corporation is nothing more than the sum total of the integrity of each individual, then the strategy for change could be different than it would be if someone believed an organization could weave attributes like compassion into its very fabric.."
Dr. Winn proposed to three Academy of Management divisions that they consider doing a panel discussion on this topic at the conference in hopes that one of them would accept the idea. All three divisions liked the 10-page proposal so much, however, they suggested that the discussion be recognized as an "All-Academy Theme" presentation.
James Davis, the head of the Management Department at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, said that for Dr. Winn's proposal to become an All-Academy feature is an honor.
"When the work of one of our faculty members sparks the interests of professors from business schools across the nation, it's something we can be proud of," said Dr. Davis. "We are a school that emphasizes the importance of ethical leadership. Dr. Winn's research has shown that organizations that have high levels of integrity fare better in the marketplace and other people are taking notice of this."
Dr. Winn said that virtues like integrity, courage, justice, forgiveness, and compassion can be measured by asking employees survey questions about workplace practices. Based on those survey results, a score can quantify how an organization is doing.
"You can then look at different bottom-line measures such as profits, employee turnover, and customer satisfaction, and find out if organizations that score high for virtuousness also do well with the kind of things corporations routinely measure," Dr. Winn said. "Studies show that, in fact, they do."
When leaders see that correlation they want to find out how they can make their organizations more positive and virtuous, he said.
"There's a synergistic piece that the organization phenomena brings that can actually accelerate the virtues of individuals when they are in an organization together," Dr. Winn said. "I believe organizational virtue is a phenomenon that tends to exist regardless of the individual players who come and go and it sustains itself as a part of the organizational culture."
Dr. Winn said those on the panel were selected to represent a diversity of viewpoints, and that one professor even argued that most organizations are inherently evil. That kind of exchange is important to scholars as they seek to refine their research, Dr. Winn said.
Recently the Journal of Business Ethics accepted a paper Dr. Winn wrote with David S. Bright of Wright State University, and Jason Kanov of Western Washington University on organizational virtue.
"The Journal of Business Ethics is a leading management journal," Dr. Davis said. "To have research published there is to be considered an academic thought leader. Dr. Winn's research is having an impact."
Dr. Winn has done some of his research with Kim Cameron who is a cofounder of the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship at the University of Michigan and the author of the book "Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance." Dr. Cameron visited the Huntsman School and facilitated a faculty retreat in August 2010.


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Praise to Zion's King
1. Hark, the heav'nly hosts are singing
"Glory be to Zion's King."
While with songs her hills are ringing,
For her children thus do sing:
"Glory to His name be given,
Sacred praise to Him belongs,
Come, assist the choir of heaven,
Join their everlasting songs."
2. Filled with holy adoration,
We will join the Saints above,
Sharing fully in salvation,
Fruit of His eternal love.
Endless lives to Him possessing,
We His praise will ever sing.
Glory, honor, pow'r and blessing
Ever be to Zion's King.
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Composition Date: 1985-08-01
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As I stood in the middle of the enormous garden shop with what seemed like every plant in New England within walking distance, something unexpected happened.
It's my first year in a home with a garden, and it feels as though I've waited forever to fill my own empty patch of dirt. Yet, instead of stuffing my plastic cart – kid-in-a-candy-shop style – with every plant that struck my fancy, I wandered the aisles nearly immobilized by memories.
Both my father and maternal grandmother, lifelong Connecticut gardeners, came from German farm families and had a tough-love style with plants. Without much fuss, they made beautiful flowers grow, each in ways reflective of their personalities.
My grandmother, born in 1899, raised her children through the Depression and had little use for "expensive" annuals that needed replacing year after year.
Except for a white-painted tire in her yard that she filled with geraniums (they could, after all, spend the winter inside and be brought back to their outdoor realm in the spring), she preferred the thriftiness of perennials in which a one-time investment generated favorite blooms for years to come.
She loved her pink peonies, stalky white hollyhocks, and dense clusters of blue irises that always reappeared in daunting profusion.
She also cherished a wild rosebush that rambled across her backyard fence each spring then shed its petals in an unlikely snowfall on fresh grass in early June.
Each season, as if waiting for an old friend, she watched for the blooms on her hydrangea bush, those deep blue flowers that would fade to a dusky violet by summer's end.
My favorite plant in her garden was the bleeding heart that my sister and I called the Cinderella tree.
We used to pluck off the magenta, heart-shaped blossoms and stretch them open until each one looked like a princess riding to the ball in her coach.
Finally, I shook myself from reverie and drifted toward the perennials and shrubs section. After consideration, I set a bleeding heart in my cart. Then I selected a blue hydrangea before I made my way over to the roses.
My father's approach to gardening was far less sentimental. He was an annuals man, fond of marigolds, sunflowers, zinnias, and snapdragons.
Each spring he got right to the business of buying the newest hybrids with the promise of the biggest and brightest blooms.
I can remember him growing double dahlias the size of a baby's head and enormous chrysanthemum plants in every rich fall color. He also had a tender way with pansies and petunias that created a parade of vibrant color up our front walk.
Of the many things my father taught me about flowers, I most vividly recall him giving me my first whiff of heliotrope. I still remember being completely seduced by the sweet, heady perfume and stealing into the garden every day, sniffing it again and again.
I wound my way through the garden center's maze of annuals and sought out the heliotrope. I chose three little pots, which I stood and sniffed until I was a girl again, falling in love in my father's garden.
Somehow I was able to continue buying plants: Yes, zinnias and petunias and other beloved annuals for my father. Yes, perennials special to my grandmother.
There were so many other remarkable flowers that caught my attention, but somehow I managed to pass them by. They did not have that same hold on me.
As much as I wanted to plant my garden in my own creative way, I could not resist the stronger desire to have my two favorite gardeners share that first patch of dirt with me.


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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Ameristar Casinos Inc. has unveiled plans for a $900 million-plus casino at a former industrial site in Springfield, Mass.
The Ameristar plan announced Tuesday includes 150,000 square feet of gambling space, a 500-room hotel, multiple restaurants and a spa on a former Westinghouse Electric site it owns near Interstate 291. It is the only company that owns land in the city. Plans also call for a ramp from the highway.
Ameristar Chief Executive Gordon Kanofsky said the company's project would provide more jobs and more revenue and is at a more convenient site than plans proposed by MGM Resorts International and Penn National Gaming.
In a separate development, the consultant hired by the city to review casino proposals on Monday promised the city council transparency in the process following concerns raised by councilors and residents.


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CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE is all i can say right now....this is just an awfulw ay to end the season.... ****ign awful
This board had better NOT melt down. Nothing to be ashamed of. proUD!!
Simply put we couldn't keep up under the pressure we really did, we were up 9 and never recovered after they made their run, terrible play on both sides of the ball, deflating way to end a great season but atleast it wasn't a blow out
Proud of this team. Great season. We belonged on that court, but they were the better team.
Most painful part of this tourney is getting Gottlieb X 3. He's a non-entity in my book. I don't even care what he says. It does frustrate me sometimes, but he's a Tier 4 commentator.
Despite my feelings in game and bad choice of words (I am a firey guy that hates loosing like anyone else just used a wrong word to express it so people calm down haha) I am so proud of what these flyers have done and they have brought me so much joy this season. What a stretch and what a year. Can't wait for the November! GO FLYERS
You have GOT to be kidding, season like we had with six scholarship players and you call them chokers. Don't need fans like you. Go cheer for the Friars, they like to bi**h and moan.
I wouldn't worry about things said in the heat of the moment on here. I think we all feel like that was a game that we could have won, but it just wasn't to be tonight. .
Who would have thought in Dec when we dismissed those two that we would get this far?
Love this team!
OMG, the player they interviewed at the end tells the whole story, how is that man even in college??? Can he speak and write in complete sentences???
OK just had too many good athletes, and unlike some of the players we have seen, they could actually make shots. Flyers did everything they could but just couldn't finish.
You're coming off like a poor loser. No need to bash the other teams on camera public speaking. Not everyone comes off well in interviews.
We lost to a good team, no need to take cheap shots.
I love this team also, but we did not lose a couple of studs!
KP would not have developed as much if they remained on the team. IMHO
OMG, the OU player they interviewed at the end of the game talked with a lisp and seemed like he had an IQ lower than 70. Good season, sad to lose to a team that like that. How did we throw away that 9 pt lead in the second half.
He is from one of the islands...Jamaica or the Bahamas. Give the kid a break. It wasn't a lisp it was an accent.
I wouldn't worry about things said in the heat of the moment on here. I think we all feel like that was a game that we could have won, but it just wasn't to be tonight. We were 10-16 from 3 at one point. 63% from 3 covers up a lot of sins, but can't be depended on.
We need to take care of Archie as Job 1. I thought we did that last year. He's about the hottest commodity in coaching right now as far as guys that others think is "gettable". I'd like to see Archie pick up the Donoher legacy and take us to the next level.


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November 26, 2012
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced he charged Lorraine Brown, former president of mortgage document processor DocX, with racketeering for her alleged role in authorizing the fraudulent signing of mortgage documents filed in Michigan. The felony charge comes as the result of an ongoing Attorney General investigation into questionable mortgage documentation filed with Michigan's Register of Deeds offices during the foreclosure crisis.
"Shortcuts like robo-signing are just one piece of the mortgage foreclosure crisis," said Schuette. "Our investigation remains ongoing, and we will bring to justice every lawbreaker we find."
In April 2011, Schuette launched an investigation after county officials across the state reported that they suspected Assignment of Mortgage documents filed in their offices may have been forged. A "60 Minutes" news broadcast had shown that the name "Linda Green" was signed to thousands of mortgage-related documents nationwide, but with many different variations in handwriting. County officials in Michigan reviewed their files and found similar documents, thus raising questions about the authenticity of the documents filed.
As part of his investigation, Schuette reviewed documents filed in Michigan and prepared by DocX, a document processing company located in Georgia. DocX processed mortgage assignments and lien releases for residential lenders and servicers nationwide. Schuette's investigation revealed that former DocX president Lorraine Brown, 51, of Alpharetta, Georgia, allegedly established and orchestrated a widespread scheme of "robo-signing," a practice in which employees were directed to fraudulently sign another authorized person's name on mortgage documents in order to execute these documents as quickly as possible.
Internally, DocX identified this practice as "facsimile signing" or "surrogate signing." Schuette alleges that from 2006 through 2009, these improperly executed documents were created and recorded at Brown's direction. Schuette's investigation revealed that more than 1,000 unauthorized and improperly executed documents were filed with county registers of deeds throughout Michigan.
Lorraine Brown has been charged with one count of Conducting Criminal Enterprises (Racketeering), a 20-year felony, in Kent County's 61st District Court. Arrangements are being made for Brown to surrender to Michigan authorities, and arraignment will be scheduled at a later date.
In 2010, DocX suspended operations, halting its work as a mortgage document processor. Schuette noted that while the criminal charges against Brown address her role in the scheme, his office's overall investigation into robo-signing remains ongoing and is not yet complete.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.


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Time crunch for funeral travel
Presidential travel overseas is usually months in the making — but President Barack Obama's trip to South Africa for Nelson Mandela's Tuesday memorial service will be the end result of a process measured in mere hours.
Shortly after Thursday's announcement of Mandela's death, Secret Service and American military personnel were en route from the United States to South Africa to prepare for Obama's arrival.
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There they joined officials dispatched from Secret Service field offices in Rome and Pretoria, who had long been coordinating with South African officials planning Mandela's memorial service and funeral. With countless world figures set to descend on Johannesburg, the world's attention will be trained on the memorial service to remember a man who embodied the struggle against apartheid and changed world history.
( PHOTOS: World mourns Nelson Mandela's death)
By the time Obama arrives in Johannesburg on Air Force One, the whirlwind set of presidential preparations will have crammed months worth of work into a little more than 72 hours.
"In terms of the normal planning that goes into a presidential event, most of that would not apply," said Dan Rosenthal, who as assistant to President Clinton was responsible for planning public events around the world. "It's an event that's being planned by the host government. In terms of the logistical challenges, they're immense in terms of the compressed timeline, months now into days."
( TIMELINE: A look at major events in Nelson Mandela's life)
The list of the presidential security and logistical challenges runs from planning and securing motorcade routes to finding hotel rooms for the scores of Secret Service and advance officials to acquiring dozens of vans and buses to ferry American personnel from site to site.
And this week, that all must be done in a 94,000-seat soccer stadium that will host countless other heads of state coming to pay their respects to Mandela — a venue that poses a special set of security issues.
( Also on POLITICO: South Africa prepares for leaders)
When the president appears at an American stadium, officials bring metal detectors and screeners at the entrances. In Johannesburg, the Secret Service won't have that sort of control of the situation — which means, according to several officials who have planned past presidential trips, that Obama and other dignitaries will almost certainly be positioned behind bulletproof glass or in a protected box.
Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan declined, as per custom, to discuss specific security measures involved in the Mandela funeral trip. Donovan did say that many of the logistics of Obama's trip this week were worked out well in advance of Mandela's death by Secret Service agents assigned to the U.S. embassy in Pretoria and its counterparts in the South African government.
( VIDEO: Nelson Mandela, a look back)
"They're going to rely heavily on the embassy to get all the vehicles and drivers ready," said George Gigicos, who served as a lead advance man in the Bush White House. "They probably have a pretty good funeral plan in place already, they've been waiting for this day to happen. They knew that when he died he would attract the world."
Donovan said the Secret Service has ample experience securing presidential visits on accelerated timelines.
( Also on POLITICO: Ex-presidents to attend Mandela memorial)
"We're used to working on short notice," he said. "The president and vice president often go places on short notice. Things like this like funerals, nationally significant events they go to with just a day or two notice."
Past presidential trips to overseas funerals have resulted in security scares for the Secret Service.