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The first time I went to Barcelona, Franco was still in power. Catalan, like the rest of Spain, was cautious and dark, well aware of the harsh boot of his repressive regime. That was 1970.
My photos from that visit are buried in a box somewhere in my basement, but I remember making a pilgrimage to the infamous Sagrada Familia. Described by some as Gaudi's Sacred Monster, its outrageousness was astounding even in its legendary incompleteness. Its over the top, kitschy extremism was in strong opposition to the supremicist vision of the sleek internationalist style being built all over the world. This strange structure, purportedly based on the intentions of its primary architect who died in a tram accident in 1926, was a massively retro and anachronistic project. The interior was indecipherable to me above the obfuscating net of scaffolding, and the facades were in various stages of "not sure where this is going" confusion. I wasn't moved so much as I was amazed by its eccentricity. But memorable. That it was that for sure.
Over the next 40 years I passed through Barcelona 4 more times. Franco died in 1975. Catalan began reclaiming its extraordinary heritage and pride. Barcelona became one of Europe's top tourist cities, and the 1992 Olympics catapulted its reputation even further. Every stopover in Barcelona included the obligatory visit to Sagrada Familia. I began a relationship with that structure when I was 18 years old, and watching it evolve became something of a marker of time that had a personal twist. The story was that this massive project would never actually be finished. Don't we feel that way about our own work as well?
This last visit to Barcelona was my first since Sagrada Familia was completed enough to be consecrated by Pope Benedict two years ago. Construction continues of course, with the building of additional towers and the construction of a new Glory facade. But for the first time in my life, the interior is scaffolding free. Even though I had been to the site many times before, I was unprepared for what that space has become. No longer just a Guadi creation, this is an assemblage of multiple architectural visions and convoluted variations of outrageous overstatement. But Sagrada Familia has become, for me, a place of overwhelmingly beauty and inspiration.
I did an early morning visit (the line for entry is long every day) with the family art historians, my daughter Kellin and her husband Sean. A great set of eyes combined with a staggering knowledge of Christian symbolism made them the best Sagrada Familia companions ever. We spent hours examining every element and sightline. (Kellin took the rest of our crew back for their visit the next day, putting together an iPhone-based presentation overnight to enrich their experience.) None of us is sure just why this overstated outrageousness works, but it does.
I get why architects dismiss it. It isn't Gaudi's creation any longer (In the 1960s, Le Corbusier and Alvar Aalto signed a petition requesting that it be left unfinished in its pure Gaudi-ness or turned over to a living architect to redesign.) But there is something in its essentially non-pedigreed architecture that captures the eye and the imagination.
From Rowan Moore's 2011 review in the Guardian:
His building is dense with his fervour. It strives to compress all of earth and heaven into its structure – endless saints, biblical scenes, symbols, inscriptions, seashells, reptiles, birds, flowers and fruit. Time was captured through images of the seasons and holy dates. It was not just a thing of sight – the spires are designed for peals of bells, the nave for a choir of up to 1,500.
With its avoidance of straight lines and right angles, and its tree-like columns, it embodies Gaudí's belief that he should follow nature. Above all, it has the property of fusion: on the Facade of the Nativity, the most significant part built in Gaudí's lifetime, columns and arches melt into a viscous jism that foams, drips and procreates foliage, beasts and people. It then becomes the geological eruption that is the building itself, in whose spires and portals you can, without difficulty and should you wish, read further sexual images. No other architect has made stone look so fluid, so dissolving. It is not pretty, but that is not the point. As Salvador Dalí, an early fan, put it: "Those who have not tasted his superbly creative bad taste are traitors."
Superbly creative sometimes carries the day.
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Visited this incredible vision with my daughter last May and was astounded by the enormity of the project as well as Gaudi's complete trust that it would be finished, although not in his lifetime. As fascinating a structure as I have ever encountered!
Oh man. I am so planning a trip in the next couple of years. Hopefully with Sue and Joanne (and Lynda of course). Thanks. This is so up my alley (to use a really high falutin' cultural reference.
Gaudi was amazing; thanks for the photos of the interior, which I'd never seen. I only know his work through photos and a wonderful film by Hiroshi Teshigahara, the director of Woman in the Dunes.
The ceiling is a kaleidoscope of shapes morphing into something completely different and unsuspected, but surprisingly welcomed. Its a structure that can never be completed. There is no natural end.
Deborah, thanks for these photos. It's always a wonder to live vicariously through you and your brilliant eyes. Holy Sh**t. Could this building be any more phallic? My eyes, my eyes! There is nothing virginal about his edifice. Eruption indeed. Dali will not chastise me for being a traitor. I love love love it! Meryl Streep is right, more IS more. All creation…even a DNA stairway to heaven! And I dig that it won't ever be finished. Like the world. Like true art. Like a poem. Like the love of a dear friend.
Stunning. It's as if he foresaw and understood the principles of fractals long before the mathematicians. Wonderful piece, Deborah.
After reading your description and about your relationship with this place, and after looking at the pictures last night, I dreamed of Sagrada Familia. I realize I do not have a clear idea of its size. Tell me when we meet. I do not know this place. So glad you were with Kellen and Sean. See you soon.
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Victoria Azarenka hits the ball hard. Agnieszka Radwanska does not.
On the most recent Changeover podcast, I picked Azarenka to win Doha. This wasn't based off of her current form. It wasn't even based on the fact that she was the top seed. It was based entirely off of the chance of her draw. A quick glance revealed that there were no players in her entire half that would likely give her any trouble. Barring injury, it would be a major surprise if she didn't make the final. She's made the final, and hasn't had an opponent take more than 3 games off of her in a set.
The fact that Agnieszka Radwanska, the fourth seed, and a player who can roll over lesser players with ease was dismissed by Azarenka speaks volumes to how good Vika is; and where the WTA is currently at.
Power remains the biggest weapon a player in the WTA can have. A combination of movement and consistency is a deadly combo. Mental toughness? Bloody hell. It's the reason players like Sorana Cirstea and Ana Ivanovic can be so frustrating – the power is there, the consistency is not. It's also the reason I've backed players like Sloane Stephens and Laura Robson. Once the ranking becomes respectable, these type of players can simply hit through smaller players to roll on through early rounds.
Aga sure didn't play well, but she never looked like giving a damn, either. Azarenka is simply killing her prey before they get on court and then ripping the meat off over the following 80 minutes. That's not to say that Serena and Maria won't have something to say about it, but it's difficult not to back Azarenka, particularly with the great draws she is bound to get.


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Skip to comments.CDC says another 19 people diagnosed with meningitis in U.S. outbreak (over 230 cases now)
Posted on 10/16/2012 4:49:34 PM PDT by nuconvert
Another 19 people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 231.
The CDC said there were two additional cases of infection in joints after a steroid injection but these were not confirmed as meningitis, bringing the total of infections nationwide to 233.
The death toll from the unprecedented outbreak was unchanged at 15, the CDC said.
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Fox news just updated to 16 deaths.
Thanks for the update
Victims of ObamaCare.
WTH was the sterilization protocol at this place of production?
Kill everyone.
Was this compounding pharmacy specializing in preservative-free injectables?
A whole bunch of insurers are preparing to bend over right now. Sheesh.
Any specifics on those who died?
Old? Young with weak immune system?
Just curious on capabilities to fight this.
Feel sorry for those sickened and died due to this.
I haven't really heard much or followed it. But I think the one killing people was an injection site to stop severe back pain. Spine shots. I know a grandfather was a victim.
This is bad either way . Hopefully now they can spearhead it before it gets too bad.
because the fungus was in many cases injected into the epidural space healthy individuals will be equally effected as this is a sterile space with no circulating white cells normally
sounds like this place was cutting corners and mass producing medications without proper licensing..compounding pharmacies are only supposed to fill individual prescriptions
With this many cases and deaths it may have gone beyond "scare". It is a bad deal.
Has anyone heard if the components or precursors of the medicine were sourced from outside the U.S., or from you know where?
Just damn.Sitting here with 3 bulging lumbar discs weighing whether to have an epidural.The timing was right though, this news broke the same week I had my MRI
Was this compounding pharmacy specializing in preservative-free injectables?
That is my understanding
I know nothing about the situation but find the lack of facts about and lack news of investigation of the production facility curious. It's almost like they are part of 0bamaCare.
It's almost like they are part of 0bamaCare.
I've found that my occasional back issues are relived by using a PAR Course apparatus at a park to hang almost upside down for a few minutes in the morning.
I've found that my occasional back issues are relieved by using a PAR Course apparatus at a park to hang almost upside down for a few minutes in the morning.
My granddaughter was just diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, three days after visiting a major medical center for a post-op check-up. Is this just the tip of the iceberg? Can you only get meningitis from a direct injection or can it be transferred from active cases to the general population prior to diagnosis?
Mine, as well. However, that was only mentioned in passing in the first article I saw on the incident. After that, it was omitted, including the last ProMed posting I saw. Now, I am reading about greedy independent compounders who have put others out of business by providing products demanded by patients (and therefore by their physicians) and who must receive more regulation.
Had these injectables contained ingredients normally present in the products available from the large, extremely regulated pharmaceutical manufacturers, would that have protected them from Aspergillus contamination?
I like compounding pharmacists. I had a dog who would not take doxycycline in any form until my vet worked with a compounder to create a liquid formulation very high in chicken flavor. It was obscenely expensive, but it saved my dog from Lymes.
It's fungal, so unrelated to your granddaughter's case. It's not communicable, and most of the harm is in being directly injected into a part of the body the immune system doesn't protect effectively, a "sealed space" of sorts.
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On September 14, 2012, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered remarks at the Transfer of Remains Ceremony to honor those lost in attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Secretary Clinton began her remarks by saying, "...Today we bring home four Americans who gave their lives for our country and our values. To the families of our fallen colleagues, I offer our most heartfelt condolences and deepest gratitude."
President Obama remembered the four men, and said:
"Glen Doherty never shied from adventure. He believed that, in his life, he could make a difference -- a calling he fulfilled as a Navy SEAL. He served with distinction in Iraq and worked in Afghanistan. And there, in Benghazi, as he tended to others, he laid down his life, loyal as always, protecting his friends. Today, Glen is home.
"Tyrone Woods devoted 20 years of his life to the SEALs -- the consummate 'quiet professional.' At the Salty Frog Bar, they might not have known, but 'Rone' also served in Iraq and Afghanistan. And there, in Benghazi, he was far from Dorothy and Tyrone Jr., Hunter and little Kai. And he laid down his life, as he would have for them, protecting his friends. And today, Rone is home.
"Sean Smith, it seems, lived to serve -- first, in the Air Force, then, with you at the State Department. He knew the perils of this calling from his time in Baghdad. And there, in Benghazi, far from home, he surely thought of Heather and Samantha and Nathan. And he laid down his life in service to us all. Today, Sean is home.
"Chris Stevens was everything America could want in an ambassador, as the whole country has come to see -- how he first went to the region as a young man in the Peace Corps, how during the revolution, he arrived in Libya on that cargo ship, how he believed in Libya and its people and how they loved him back. And there, in Benghazi, he laid down his life for his friends -- Libyan and American -- and for us all. Today, Chris is home.
"Four Americans, four patriots -- they loved this country and they chose to serve it, and served it well. They had a mission and they believed in it. They knew the danger and they accepted it. They didn't simply embrace the American ideal, they lived it. They embodied it -- the courage, the hope and, yes, the idealism, that fundamental American belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. That's who they were and that's who we are. And if we want to truly honor their memory, that's who we must always be."
In her remarks, Secretary Clinton spoke of condolences received from the Middle East and North Africa and addressed events unfolding in the region. The Secretary said:
"...In the days since the attack, so many Libyans -- including the Ambassador from Libya to the United States, who is with us today -- have expressed their sorrow and solidarity. One young woman, her head covered and her eyes haunted with sadness, held up a handwritten sign that said 'Thugs and killers don't represent Benghazi nor Islam.' The President of the Palestinian Authority, who worked closely with Chris when he served in Jerusalem, sent me a letter remembering his energy and integrity, and deploring -- and I quote -- 'an act of ugly terror.' Many others from across the Middle East and North Africa have offered similar sentiments.
"This has been a difficult week for the State Department and for our country. We've seen the heavy assault on our post in Benghazi that took the lives of those brave men. We've seen rage and violence directed at American embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do with. It is hard for the American people to make sense of that because it is senseless, and it is totally unacceptable.
"The people of Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Tunisia did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. Reasonable people and responsible leaders in these countries need to do everything they can to restore security and hold accountable those behind these violent acts. And we will, under the President's leadership, keep taking steps to protect our personnel around the world.
"There will be more difficult days ahead, but it is important that we don't lose sight of the fundamental fact that America must keep leading the world. We owe it to those four men to continue the long, hard work of diplomacy."
You can read President Obama's full remarks here, and Secretary Clinton's here.
Patricia M. in California writes:
Thank you so much for posting the touching and heartbreaking video of the transfer service for the four Americans killed in Libya: Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, Sean Smith, and Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. It made it possible for this citizen in California to honor all four of them and to hear the speeches made by President Obama and Secretary Clinton.
Deirdre F. in the U.S.A. writes:
Hillary Clinton is an amazing woman and an inspiration to all people around the world. She has handled this crisis with strength and grace, and I am proud she is a representaive for The United States. Thank you Hillary.
Marty in Virginia writes:
There are no words when our hearts are so broken. These good men deserve our best reverence, our solemn promise to stay the course by continuing their honorable efforts. Americans love deeply, because we are free, and we are bonded together as one, though we freely live as many...many as one. My heart goes out to all who feel our loss.
Barbara M. in the U.S.A. writes:
This was a sad yet proud moment. As a former FS employee, I find that even though I am retired I remain united with my colleagues. When one of us hurts, all of us hurt. I do not understand the hatred that could have caused this horrible, horrible sequence of events. My prayers remain with the families and souls of our departed ones.
Donald M. in Virginia writes:
It's a sad day when we lose American lives to terrorists. It also has to underscore the money sent to these Arab Nations that burn our flag, march in the streets like the Palestians did during our September 11th, 2001 attack and celebrate our losses. All the good deeds the State Department has tried to implement and the wheels of Justice and the hate that boils in the blood of those Arabs seems to me the simple solution is draft up a new Movie that can be translated in Arabic to try and calm things down before we have the biggest melting pot of Angar at our Americans. Just think you send in ships and marines to Lybia and they just turn around and hit other places. United States needs to ensure all the Embassies in the Middle East are safe and secure from these attacks or shut them down before we continue losing more Americans. There is no way in the world you can call them your friend, when they are destroying our people! Friends do not destroy human life, enemies do! May our Americans rest in peace and prayers to the families for the service they have done for thier country.
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mourn to victims
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W.W. writes:
r they calm now ?
C. Kennedy in California writes:
It would be much appreciated if the State Department provided information on the charities to which the a donation could be made to honor these men.
Mari in the U.S.A. writes:
What is the response of the Department of State to the story in today's London Independent, saying that Obama administration had 48 hours advance knowledge of the attacks in Libya?
[independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/revealed-inside-story-of-us-envoys-assassination-8135797.html ]
This is disturbingly reminiscent of the Bush administration, which also failed to act on advance warnings about the original 9/11 attacks.
Roger T. in Texas writes:
Thank you for the beautiful and moving ceremony honoring these American heroes. American at its best arising out of its worst. Thank you.
Heather in Indiana writes:
I know I am not the only one who is highly upset over the deaths of the innocent americans overseas in the U.S. embassys but my question is: Why in the world are we still sending our tax dollars to either Egypt or Libya? From what I have gathered so many people are infuriated I wouldn't be surprised if a petition is not already circulating to not send those funds. I am not the people but I am one of many. Don't fund terrorist nations.
Ashim C. in India writes:
USA does everything in the name of democracy, freedom and liberty. Yet USA gets reasons to to mourn it's citizens far too often. US diplomacy has failed to position US itself in world affairs, or it's communication design in Asia and Africa to grow out of perceptions created about US during cold war years. Net result is huge drainage of scarce resources and little momentary or no results utimately. If US interests in Libya, Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Afpak regions where US citizens are dying every second day, can be threatened the way they are, one can imagine how American pride and prestige shall be damaged beyond redemption if US really has to take on say a power like China for example.
Mohamed in Tunisia writes:
i dont know how is behind this hate
i lived for years in us sincerly american people is the best so why the extremists do such atrocity
William P. in Florida writes:
I don't know what is more sad...9/11 in 2001 or the loss of these 4 men.
This is beyond an outrage and now we know it really didn't have anything to do with a stupid film.
Please do whatever it takes to bring the people responsible for this to justice. This simply breaks my heart.
Thank you,
William P.
Eugene in North Carolina writes:
I am Sean Smith's father-in-law. On behalf of our family, I would like to thank President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary Clinton, and the entire State Department team for the way you have responded. Sean was honored in a dignified and appropriate way without politics. Some day, I will post a drawing from my granddaughter of the American Flag, when she was inspired by the memorial ceremonies for her father. Thank you everyone for all that you have done. What a fine community you are at State with a wonderful leader in Hillary Clinton!!
Maureen in Massachusetts writes:
Symbols speak for emotions overtaken. That space is filled with the most intangible place of dignity one could touch. The deepest ideal and burden of proof. If you "feel†this image than have you understood country? All that your country really has, is you.
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Our prayers continue to be with the families of the victims and their State Department coworkers.


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Here's how RW members rated this race (56 votes).
In short: Fantastic route with glorious scenery and excellent friendly organisationDate of review: May 15, 2011
In short: First time doing this an it is brilliant. I will be back next year for a blue mug!Date of review: May 15, 2011
In short: As Always, Brilliant!In full: At the risk of sounding like a broken record, once again I have to say this is a superb event. My eighth, consecutive year now, the first six on the 20 mile course, and for 2010 and '11, on the 33.As usual, the atmosphere was terrific, with a real shared spirit amongst the runners. I must thank the woman who offered to take my photo with my camera, with the superb view as a backdrop after the hefty climb from Roundway, north of Devizes - a superb keepsake, thanks for disrupting your own run!Definitely take a map - or the provided instructions - on this one! There were generally lots of markers and several marshals out on the route, but a sudden dearth of both around the slightly tricky section around Calstone Wellington.It was good to see the very young female marshal at the checkpoint before the Cherhill Monument making a second appearance – having appeared 'in utero' for the first time last year.If you haven't tried an 'ultra' (which this most definitely is, surpassing the required 50km) I'd say have a go. Just slow down from your usual pace a bit, treat the event as a day out rather than a race, and enjoy. Also, forget all the nonsense you read in the running press trying to sell you exorbitantly priced 'hydration' and 'nutrition' products – here there are plenty of checkpoints allowing you to DRINK water and squash, and EAT jellies and Jaffa cakes. These work perfectly for me anyway, without the pretentious and ludicrous terminology.Another classic day out – please don't spoil the event by increasing numbers! See you in 2012, I hope!Date of review: May 14, 2011
In short: Fantastic race, beautiful scenery, great weather and really well organised.In full: Thank you to everyone at Marlborough Running Club and leisure centre for all your help and support. Will be back next year and one year will tackle the 33!!Date of review: May 14, 2011
In short: Glorious fun,really friendly, and excellent supportersDate of review: May 14, 2011
In short: Great Course and organisation in beautiful sceneryIn full: I did the 20 mile route and enjoyed it a lot, the course was really good with some good hills. The scenery is beautiful with some great views over the downs.The organisation was really good with checkpoints where you needed it, including well needed fig rolls and custard creams at the latter checkpoints. I took an OS map and marked out the route beforehand, but could have got away without it as the signs and marshalls pointed you in the right direction.I enjoyed this a lot and will definately consider it next year. CheersDate of review: May 18, 2010
In short: An Absolute Classic...In full: ...not that I'd expect anything different given my previous six consecutive years on the 'short' course.Yes, finally plucked up the courage to do the full course this time, and I'm so glad I did. Once again, organisation, marshalling and general atmosphere was spot on. Best part is that the slightly uninteresting slog from Tan Hill, north to Avebury Trusloe, is now a 16 mile epic of wonderfully varied scenery - more Wansdyke, the Kennet and Avon canal, masts on Morgan's Hill and the superb Monument on Cherhill Down, plus at least one White Horse along the way. Beautiful!Speaking of Cherhill Downn one minor plea would have been for some arrows around the Monument - I took a slightly long way round, but other than that, had no problems having marked up a 1:50000 OS map from the instructions.One interesting difference from the shorter distance seemed to be that rather than spreading out as individuals, the runners tended to form supportive groups, most evident at the checkpoints with some waiting for others to catch up. I didn't encounter any nutters this year, but I can well believe the one about the guy who was convinced about the extra six miles - there's always someone isn't there?Fabulous stuff - will be back for more next year, hope I'm still in one piece enough to go the whole distance again!Date of review: May 17, 2010
In short: Excellent event,superb organisation runners well looked afterIn full: Very well organised event,plenty of checkpoints on the 33 miles, the marshalls were all friendly and encouraging - great mix of countryside on the route, canal, bluebell woods, fragrance of wild garlic and the white horse on the downs and through Avebury before the last climb to cross over the Ridgeway and the hand made mug and food at the finish - what a great day out.Date of review: May 17, 2010
In short: Wonderful marshalls and stunning viewsIn full: Having run a few marathons myself and 5 other club runners decided to have a go at an ultra. After a fall, blisters and tiredness(we all had recent marathons in our legs) we came in last. However the marshalls were still there waiting for us long after they should have gone home with wonderful food and bags of ecouragement and support. Each checkpoint had bags of treats as well as well earned fluids, the atmosphere was very friendly and the organisation spot on. If we promise to be a bit faster we are hoping they will have us back next year.Date of review: May 17, 2010
In short: What a fantastic event - well organised, stunning views and a good challengeIn full: This was my first time running this event and running 20 miles. I couldn't have picked a better event - the organisation was really good, marshals were all friendly and encouraging, there were plenty of water stations with juice, biscuits, jelly beans etc and even tea at one stop. The route was undulating with a few good hills but not too challenging and we couldn't have been luckier with the weather. I hope to make this an annual event. Well done Marlborough Running Club.Date of review: May 17, 2010
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text: Kenya Airways doubles capacity to Juba … move aimed to meet marked increase in travel to Southern Sudan 24th June 2011 … National flag carrier and Pride of Africa, Kenya Airways has doubled the number of flights to the Southern Sudanese city of Juba effective 1st July, 2011. In a move aimed at meeting the rising demand for travel to the region by individuals and organizations, the airline will now fly twice daily to Juba from Nairobi. This move comes exactly one year after Kenya Airways commenced flights to Juba. Since then, there has been a marked increase in travel by both individuals and corporate as well as developmental organizations seeking to do business in the region. The growth also comes a week before Southern Sudan officially becomes an independent state, on July 9, 2011, following the January referendum in which the country seceded from the greater Sudan. Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer Dr. Titus Naikuni said that the additional capacity was expected to take care of the surge in traffic and to give the airline an edge in attracting travelers to the Southern Sudan region. "We are very encouraged and excited about the uptake of our services to Juba since we started flying there mid last year. Transport is a key element in the enhancement of trade and we believe that regular flights to the region will go a long way in enhancing trade between Kenya and Sudan." Dr. Naikuni noted further that "Kenya Airways seeks to be the leading carrier on the continent, interlinking African cities and, through the Nairobi hub, connecting Africa to the world." He added that the airline was well on course with the planned African route expansion program, with flights to the West African city of Ouagadougou commencing on 19th June. Naikuni noted that other routes that Kenya Airways was looking at opening in the next few months included Jeddah in the Saudi Arabia, Abuja and Port Louis in Mauritius. "We will provide further details about the respective services once we complete the preparations," he explained. He pointed out that Kenya Airways was keen to meet its new route opening targets before the end of the year.


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Late rallies lift Jammers
BATAVIA, N.Y.-A little late inning magic led to a Jammers win Wednesday night, as they improve to 33-20 on the year with a 4-2 road win over the Batavia Muckdogs.
After allowing a Batavia run in the bottom of the sixth inning, Jamestown tied things up at one with a sacrifice fly from Edwin Espinal that brought in Jeff Roy. The Jammers then took their first lead when Harold Ramirez came in to score on a wild pitch from the Muckdogs' Reid Redman.
Back-to-back RBI singles from Jin-De Jhang and Espinal in the ninth made it a 4-1 game, and Brett McKinney earned his sixth save of the year despite allowing a run in the bottom of the inning.
Jhang and Espinal led the way for the visitors offensively, Jhang with two hits and Espinal with a pair of RBI.
Cody Dickson got the start on the mound for Jamestown, working five scoreless innings while striking out seven batters and walking just one. Justin Topa got credit for the win after working the sixth and seventh, and Henry Hirsch worked a scoreless eighth before giving way to McKinney to finish the game.
Jamestown currently holds a two-game lead over State College for first place in the New York-Penn League's Pinckney Division. The Jammers and Muckdogs meet again Thursday night for game two of the series at Batavia's Dwyer Stadium.
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Day care providers express union concerns
MARSHALL – A bill that would allow in-home child care providers in Minnesota to form a union is being considered in the state Legislature, but several local care providers say they're afraid it would do more harm than good.
Concerns ranging from the cost of union fees to possible increases in regulations are leading them to speak to state lawmakers.
"There is nobody I've talked to who wants it," said Jen Shaffer, a child care provider in Marshall.
Shaffer was one of a group of Lyon County child care providers who met with Rep. Chris Swedzinski last week to voice concerns on the bill. Shaffer and Lori Coleman, another local child care provider, said about 10 people met with Swedzinski.
"We are looking out for not just our businesses, but for families," Shaffer said.
Two bills, one in the Minnesota House and one in the Senate, would allow in-home child care providers to form a union. In particular, the bill would affect providers who receive state money from the Child Care Assistance Program. The program helps low-income families pay for child care.
Under the bills, a child care union could be formed in either of two ways. Either a majority of chid care providers need to indicate through a petition or union authorization cards that they want to form a union, or at least 30 percent of providers would need to call for an election on the matter.
The union bills mark the second time in the past few years that the issue has been in the spotlight. In 2011, Gov. Mark Dayton issued an executive order calling for a union vote for child care providers in Minnesota. But a Ramsey County judge stopped the effort, ruling it unconstitutional.
Shaffer and Coleman said they've heard arguments that a union would be able to help child care providers get more affordable insurance, or provide a voice to bargain with the state. But Shaffer said in-home child care providers are self-employed. There are also groups, like the Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association, who already advocate for care providers.
"We don't need to pay someone in a union for our voice," Shaffer said.
The potential cost of a union, both in dues and fair-share fees, was a big concern for area child care providers.
If child care is unionized, "We have not heard what the dues would be," Coleman said. There's also the possibility the union could affect rates for child care providers across the state, she said.
Shaffer said some providers around the state have said they would have to pass those costs on to their clients. Ultimately, that would hurt people who are already struggling to pay for child care, she said.
"Families on assistance would have to pay even more," she said.
Some area child care providers say they are also concerned about the lack of information being made available to them on the unionization issue, and of the ethics of the drive to form a union. Shaffer said in 2011, she was approached by part of a door-knocking campaign for forming a childcare union in Minnesota. Shaffer said she was asked to sign a card to receive more information on the campaign, but she later learned it was actually a union authorization card. Shaffer said she requested her card back after she found out.
Swedzinski, R-Ghent, said Monday that he was not in favor of forcing a union on child care providers. Providers needed to be able to make the decisions that are most realistic for their business and clients, he said.
"We don't want a union being forced on individual businesses," Swedzinski said. Having to cope with costs like union dues and fees, he said, "would really impact the abilities (of providers) to serve clients."
Local care providers said they felt Swedzinski was listening to them, but urged more people to speak to legislators, especially DFL legislators supporting the union bills.
Shaffer said Minnesotans speaking out against the child care union bills also have an online presence, Shaffer said. One group has a Facebook page called "Childcare Providers Who Are Happy to be Union Free." That group has organized a meeting to discuss the union bills this Saturday in St. Paul, Shaffer said.


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Pianist Inna Faliks Performs Beethoven and Schumann at Spectrum Sunday, March 16 2 PMPosted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: Beethoven, classical, classical music, Dame Myra Hess, piano, schumann
On Sunday, March 16 at 2 pm, pianist Inna Faliks (www.innafaliks.com) will perform her eclectic program Dances and Passions at New York City's Spectrum, 121 Ludlow (Floor 2, ring bell for 2), New York. In addition to Beethoven's well-regarded Piano Sonata No. 23 (Appassionata), Faliks will also play the composer's Polonaise, Op. 89 and Schumann's Davidsbündler, Op. 6. Works by Shchedrin and New York City's Ljova (Lev Zhurbin) complete the program. This will be Faliks' first appearance at Spectrum.
Tickets are $15 general admission; $10 students and seniors. More information is available at http://spectrumnyc.com/blog/.
A resident of Los Angeles and past New Yorker, Faliks now serves as a tenured professor of piano at UCLA's Herb Albert School of Music. She is also the founder of New York's Music/Words.
Beethoven, Polonaise, Op. 89/Sonata, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
Shchedrin, Basso Ostinato
Ljova, Sirota (with historical recording)
Schumann, Davidsbündler, Op. 6
Called "adventurous" and "passionate" by The New Yorker, Ukrainian-born Inna Faliks (www.innafaliks.com) has established herself as one of the most passionately committed, exciting and poetic artists of her generation. Since her acclaimed teenage debuts at the Gilmore Festival and with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, she has performed on many of the world's great stages, with numerous orchestras, in solo appearances, and with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin and Keith Lockhart.
She recently appeared alongside British actress Lesley Nicol ("Mrs. Patmore" from Downton Abbey) in Nigel Hess's production of Admission: One Shilling, a staged tribute to the legendary Dame Myra Hess. Her critically acclaimed CD on MSR Classics, Sound of Verse, was released in 2009, featuring music of Boris Pasternak, Rachmaninoff and Ravel. Her discography also includes a recital recording for the Yamaha Disklavier library, and her new Beethoven recording will be out this year. Faliks recently joined the illustrious faculty of UCLA,
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Predictors of hospitalised patients' preferences for physician-directed medical decision-making
- 1Undergraduate College, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 2Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
- 3Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 4Department of Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Correspondence to Dr Farr A Curlin, The University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 2007, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; fcurlin{at}medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
- Received 17 October 2010
- Revised 17 May 2011
- Accepted 24 May 2011
- Published Online First 22 June 2011
Background Although medical ethicists and educators emphasise patient-centred decision-making, previous studies suggest that patients often prefer their doctors to make the clinical decisions.
Objective To examine the associations between a preference for physician-directed decision-making and patient health status and sociodemographic characteristics.
Methods Sociodemographic and clinical information from all consenting general internal medicine patients at the University of Chicago Medical Center were examined. The primary objectives were to (1) assess the extent to which patients prefer an active role in clinical decision-making, and (2) determine whether religious service attendance, the importance of religion, self-rated spirituality, Charlson Comorbidity Index, self-reported health, Vulnerable Elder Score and several demographic characteristics were associated with these preferences.
Results Data were collected from 8308 of 11 620 possible participants. Ninety-seven per cent of respondents wanted doctors to offer them choices and to consider their opinions. However, two out of three (67%) preferred to leave medical decisions to the doctor. In multiple regression analyses, preferring to leave decisions to the doctor was associated with older age (per year, OR=1.019, 95% CI 1.003 to 1.036) and frequently attending religious services (OR=1.5, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.1, compared with never), and it was inversely associated with female sex (OR=0.6, 95% CI 0.5 to 0.8), university education (OR=0.6, 95% CI 0.4 to 0.9, compared with no high school diploma) and poor health (OR=0.6, 95% CI 0.3 to 0.9).
Conclusions Almost all patients want doctors to offer them choices and to consider their opinions, but most prefer to leave medical decisions to the doctor. Patients who are male, less educated, more religious and healthier are more likely to want to leave decisions to their doctors, but effects are small.
The study's contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views of the funding agencies. GSC and FAC had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Funding Financial support for this work was provided by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research through the Hospital Medicine and Economics Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics (CERT) (U18 HS016967-01, Meltzer, PI), a Midcareer Career Development Award from the National Institute of Aging (1K24 AG031326-01, Meltzer, PI) and the Robert Wood Johnson Investigator Program, (RWJF Grant ID 63910 Meltzer, PI). FAC was supported by a career development award from the national Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (1K23 AT002749-01A1).
Competing interests None declared.
Ethics approval This study was conducted with the approval of the University of Chicago, Biological Sciences Division Institutional Review Board under Protocol 9967.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.


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My Thanksgiving column a few weeks ago was aboutpumpkin pie, the sine qua non of non-Jewish desserts. In passing, Imentioned mincemeat, which I had never seen nor tasted but feltcertain was the Maginot line separating "us" from "them." Spam, lacedwith lard and pieces of raw tongue, is what I imagined it tobe.
Turns out, I had stumbled upon a widely sharedethnic blind spot.
"Mincemeat -- that's real goyishe food," manyreaders wrote of a dessert that has become synonymous with defeat anddestruction. ("He made mincemeat of me," we say when we're trouncedin a tennis tournament.) Here's one part of America's British pastthat Jews envy not at all.
Clearly, an ore of passion was ready to be mined.Mincemeat: Is it a sweet? Is it a pie? Is it meat? Yet for all thatreaders wanted to know, they were nevertheless (as with all mysticalknowledge) afraid to find out.
About this reluctance, I have one thing to say:The time to hide from mincemeat is over. Take a look around you. ThisDecember, menorahs stand next to evergreen trees in the shoppingmalls. Huge ornamental presents wrapped in blue and silver lurecustomers into shops, right alongside those papered in green and red.Self magazine has Cynthia Ozick explaining the Sabbath as part of aneditorial roundup on the Ten Commandments. And LIFE magazine includesRabbi Adin Steinsaltz as one of 35 celebrities (including ShirleyMacLaine and Willie Brown) defining the soul!
("The soul is worse than politics," the greatTalmudist writes. "Everyone talks about it without having thefaintest notion of what it is.... Where does a dream go after you'vedreamt it? Where does love go when it disappears?")
We have dreamed of belonging to the great Americansmorgasbord, and have succeeded, indeed. Bagels and coffee havereplaced the Egg McMuffin as the national breakfast (at least amongthe latte crowd). Rugelach in 10 flavors is sold at the local market.Chanukah pizza -- a bed of potato latkes topped with cream cheese andsmoked salmon -- is served at Wolfgang Puck! Yes, America has indeedbecome a melting pot. And if America can open up its palate to us, wecan know about mincemeat, even if we'll never taste a bite.
Yes, mincemeat pie was once a symbol ofChristianity, the obligatory Christmas dessert in 19th-centuryAmerica, even more than fruitcake. No wonder, back in an era whenJews and Christians didn't mix, mincemeat pie (filled with beef, vealor venison) was untouchable, a sign of the other world.
But from this sense of "other," we've concocted atzimmes. Certain foods are off-limits not because they are treif butbecause they are "not us." Mincemeat is as good a place as any tolook at this discernment of the "dark side." It, like so much else inthis American life, has undergone revision. In an era of porcinimushrooms and tofu, meat pies, especially as desserts, have gone outof favor, even in Glendale. In fact, in the just-published "All NewJoy of Cooking" by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and EthanBecker, the meat is gone, replaced by enough fruit and nuts to make agood fruit compote. (The new Good Housekeeping cookbook, however,still uses canned mincemeat.)
In the interest of dispelling prejudice, I hereprovide, for the first time in any Jewish newspaper in America, theMince Pie recipe as a testimony to faith in our country. I use therecipe from the old "Joy of Cooking" I got when I moved into my firstapartment. You will note that there is no lard, no tongue, no Spam.It seems like nothing so exotic as brisket.
Prepare 9 quarts sliced, peeled apples. Combinewith:
4 lbs. lean chopped beef or ox heart
2 lbs. chopped beef suet
3 lbs. sugar
2 quarts cider
4 lbs. seeded raisins
3 lbs. currants
1 1/2 lbs. chopped citron
1/2 lb. each dried, chopped, candied orange andlemon peel
Juice and rind of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon each cinnamon, mace, cloves
1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
2 whole grated nutmegs
1 gallon sour cherries with juice
2 lbs. broken nut meats
(1 teaspoon powered coriander seed)
Cook slowly for four hours. Stir frequently. Sealin sterile jars. Before serving, season with brandy.
For Mince Pie, use two pie crusts. Bake at 450degrees for 10 minutes, then at 350 degrees for about 30minutes.
I know you won't eat it, but now you won't perishthe thought.
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The process of business optimization is underway at Cirrus Aviation in Sarasota, Florida. Various best-practice tactics will be tried and their outcomes will be updated here on a regular basis.
Below is a short note from Nayda Cattin of Cirrus Aviation talking about how she sees her business and how she sees this opportunity to share her experiences through Project Flight School.
–Shannon Yeager, vice president, strategic initiatives of AOPA's Center to Advance the Pilot Community
I would like to give everyone some insight as to where I stand currently, where I've been, and where I'd like to go.
Where I stand: I am on a teetering point on a daily basis of drowning in my business. I have many ideas I'd like to see come to fruition, and I have zero time to do so. I run a small business, and I wear almost every hat there is, except turning wrenches and flying planes. I am ultra-stressed, extremely spread thin, and heavily burdened by regulation. I know that fellow flight school owners feel the same pressure and stress. I know that fellow flight school owners are scared that their livelihoods can be dissolved in the split second of a grumpy inspector's decision. I know that fellow flight school owners would love to implement marketing ideas if only they have the time and money. So I think represent this group well, in many ways.
Where I've been: We've been profitable–once. Once. We've been broke sometimes. We barely make it all of the time. We have seen the ups and downs of volume and had to change staffing to keep costs under control. We are seeing an increase in business now, and with a skeleton crew it is tough. We are trying to be true to our words and to our honor, and to give excellent service with half the resources that we need. We are scared to hire more because of the ups and downs. We just hired three more people. It is not enough.
We have had business consultants come into our business when we were profitable and we could afford it. We paid stupid amounts of money to have them tell us nothing. They wasted my time, crunching numbers over weeks, only to find the result that my mathematically genius husband spouted off the top of his head in the beginning. We had them give us Powerpoints, tell how great they were, tell us how great we were, teach us procedures for keeping track of our business financially, etc.
Where I'd like to go: I have several items on my mind that I would like to see come into practice. I need the expertise of someone outside of my realm to help me make these things happen. I am looking to the consultants for help on this. As we have begun this process they have given me so many things that I am honesty feeling overwhelmed. I also have some major items around the corner that I would like to market. They are extremely exciting and will really change some of our marketing strategies and some of our appeal as a flight school in the state, as well as the Southeast region.
So I will prioritize, get the business in the door, make sure I am compliant with the feds, make my customers smile, and implement some of these new ideas. While I am a swan gliding above water, my feet are kicking crazily underneath.
I think there are some valuable things that can come out of this project. I would like to see this work so that my entire industry can benefit! I am willing to put my time into it. I am the first person to be disgruntled and jaded by AOPA, Civil Air Patrol, and EAA. However, times are changing and I recognize they are changing. They are finally realizing what needs to happen in this industry for it to survive and I am honored to be a part of this project.


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CLASS SIZE: Minimum: 20 Maximum: 30
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) identified the need for transportation construction and materials personnel to increase their knowledge of the fundamentals of effective transportation construction Quality Assurance (QA). This course was developed to ensure that agency, contractor, producer, and consultant personnel responsible for interpreting and applying quality assurance specifications in transportation construction are properly qualified. The course will utilize a Quality Assurance Reference Manual, adapted from the current NETTCP manual.
This three-day version of the course covers Chapters 1 through 10 of the course materials and will be available to, and appropriate for, production, laboratory, and field QC and Acceptance technicians and inspectors. This version contains mathematical terms and principles used in QA sampling, testing, and decision-making. The content also includes how quality assurance is featured in a transportation construction quality assurance program, quality assurance program elements, the evolution of quality assurance specifications, measuring quality, and the roles and responsibilities of both contractor and agency personnel.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
This is an intermediate-level course for personnel who are implementing QA specifications on construction projects. Necessary background knowledge for participants: 3-5 years minimum in transportation construction specifications inspections, basic statistical knowledge/training, some usage of tools necessary to the Quality Assurance process (contractor test results). The suggested list of personnel that may consider attending, if they have the requisite background knowledge are Contractor/Consultant Personnel (QC managers/QC Plan Administrators, Senior Production Facility QC Technician/Inspectors, Senior QC Laboratory Personnel, and Senior Field QC Technicians/Inspectors) and Agency Personnel (Project Managers/Resident Engineers, Senior Production Facility Acceptance Technicians/Inspectors, Senior Acceptance Laboratory Personnel, andSenior Field Acceptance Technicians/Inspectors).
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Toshiba Corp., a leading manufacturer of solid-state drives and NAND flash memory, has introduced its all-new enterprise SSD for read-intensive applications that pushes even Serial Attached SCSI 12Gb/s interface nearly to the limits. The new PX03SN family of solid-state drives are available in up to 1.6TB capacity and provide up to 1.1GB/s read speeds.
Toshiba PX03SN SSDs are designed to support the widest possible range of read-intensive applications, are available in capacities of up to 1.6TB and supports one full drive write per day. The new 2.5" form-factor SAS interface eSSD is designed for read-intensive applications, server storage and caching applications, and storage systems where customers are looking for a balance between cost, endurance and performance.
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Optimized for read-intensive, read-caching, and low-duty storage applications, the newest addition to the eSSD family features a 12Gb/s SAS interface. The PX03SN reflects Toshiba's continued storage innovation and is optimized for its target segment with NAND flash processes, density, endurance and interface implementation.
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