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Kenai City Council incumbents Bob Molloy and Ryan Marquis were elected to fresh three-year terms on council, according to the municipal election preliminary results Tuesday night.
Of the 787 votes tallied, Molloy received 357, Marquis 290 and James Rowell 129. Absentee ballots are still pending, but all three candidates accepted the numbers with resolve.
Molloy, who will be beginning year eight on the council, said he is looking forward to serving the next three years.
"Boy, I've got to say, it's really an honor to be re-elected by the voters of Kenai, and it's going to be a privilege to serve for another three years," he said.
Despite his more than 30-year presence in Kenai's community, Molloy was surprised with his re-election.
"You never know how things are going to go, but I do know what our issues are, and I do know our city and a lot of its neighborhoods and businesses and residents," he said.
During his campaign, he said he spent a lot of time "door to door" in neighborhoods, which kept him close to issues that were important to the city's residents.
"I had a good dialogue with people," he said, "and that was very encouraging."
Molloy will work in council on the city's management of dipnet fishery issues. It is a short term goal, he said, that the city will have to resolve; he said that was "loud and clear" from the people he spoke with.
A bigger picture issue, he said, is updating the city's comprehensive plan.
"That was of significant concern of people in the neighborhoods who I was speaking with, who were looking forward to more public participation when the draft and the recommended plan comes to council," he said.
He called the comprehensive plan a "guideline" for the city's future.
Residents also want settle the conflict between the setnetters, dipnetters and sportfishers, he said.
"Again," he said, "I'm really happy that (this) part is done and I can continue to do the job."
He congratulated Marquis for his re-election and Rowell for running a good campaign.
Marquis, who was not surprised, was happy with the race.
"I thought this race was very respectful and honest, and I appreciate the other two candidates for running," he said.
Marquis said his top priorities as council member are also the city's dipnet fishery, the bluff stabilization project and "working to make sure people know that the city hall is a friendly place to get help."
"Bob is a really hard campaigner," he said. "He puts a lot of work into it, so I knew he would turn out the results. I'm happy to come in a very close second.
And Rowell, 46, is happy with his results.
"It looks like I came in a solid third," he said. "There's a lot of Olympic athletes that would have been proud to make that spot, so I can't make myself out to be better than them."
He said he couldn't devote a lot of money to his campaign, and he didn't want to spend very much time away from his family — so he went for the experience, and he was happy with it.
"Those guys (Molloy and Marquis) did a great job for the city in their past terms, and I'm sure they're going to continue to do a great job for the city," he said. "So no regrets at all, but, yeah, a little disappointed — but nothing to keep me from trying again next time."
Rowell will remain on the city's planning and zoning committee and maintain his political "armchair quarterback" role, and, next year, he is thinking of running for another political spot in Kenai.
"If I'm not mistaken, I think there's a seat that's coming up for election next year," he said, "so I'll likely throw my hat in the ring and see where it goes."
In Soldotna, three candidates ran unopposed for three seats on the Soldotna City Council during Tuesday's municipal election.
Dale Bagley, a real estate agent, will serve a three-year term on Seat C. Bagley was first elected to the Soldotna City Council in 1994, left to serve on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly and was then re-elected to the Soldotna City Council in 2009.
John Czarnezki, a resource planner for the Kenai Peninsula Borough, will serve a three-year term on Seat A. Czarnezki will replace outgoing council member Nels Anderson. He has been on the city council since July when he took over for former council member Kyle Fisher.
Nancy Eoff won a one-year term on Seat E. Eoff has been on the City of Soldotna's Airport Commission since 2008 and was previously a member of the city's Memorial Park board.
Rashah McChesney contributed to this report.

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AC Milan have announced that they have reached an agreement with FIFA Club World Cup winners SC Corinthians Paulista which will take striker Pato back to his home country.
"I want to say goodbye and thank everybody, from the club president to all the people I have worked with during these unforgettable years in Milan," said the Brazilian international, who joined Milan from SC Internacional in 2007 when he was only 17. "I move am moving to Brazil, to Corinthians, in order to play on a regular basis. However, I will always have a special relationship with the Milan shirt and with the Rossoneri fans."
The 23-year-old scored 51 goals in 117 Serie A games for Milan despite suffering a long list of muscular problems during his Rossoneri career. He helped Milan to win the Scudetto in 2011, scoring 14 goals in 25 games. This season, injuries limited him to only four league appearances, although he scored twice in three UEFA Champions League games. The Rossoneri take on FC Barcelona in the round of 16.
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HIckory Post 48 splits Monday twin-bill
Two games, two opponents and two different results.
Hickory Post 48 earned a thrilling 4-3 victory over Moundsville (W.Va.) in the first game on Monday and closed the night out with a difficult 11-8 defeat to Shelby.
In the first game of a doubleheader, Hickory (6-6, 5-6) made a tremendous comeback against Moundsville by scoring three runs in the final two innings to pick up the 4-3 victory.
The rally started in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Kyle Johnson delivered a leadoff home run to cut Hickory's deficit to 3-2.
After a leadoff walk of Cole McGraw in the bottom of the seventh inning, Hickory's Phillip Carroll ended the game with a two-RBI walk off home run.
It appeared as if Hickory's momentum was going to continue into the second game against Shelby after a strong bottom half of the first inning. Back-to-back doubles by McGraw and Carroll led off the bottom of the first and plated the first run of the game.
However, Shelby tied the game up in the top of the second on a Mason McCullough single and took the lead in the third inning on two more runs. McCullough scored one of those runs and Even Loaces scored on a wild pitch.
Shelby distanced itself from Hickory in the top of the fourth inning with a grand slam off of the bat of Landen Elks and an RBI from Loaces to make it an 8-3 game.
Hickory pulled within three runs late and had a chance to win the game with Carroll once again at the plate.
Johnson drove in two RBIs with two outs in the ninth inning and two batters later, the bases were loaded. Another home run from Carroll could have given Post 48 a win. However, Carroll struck out to end the game.
Post 48 returns to action today when they host Caldwell at the American Legion Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. The team plays two more home games on Thursday against Burke and Friday versus Cherryville at 7 p.m.


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tcb4 wrote:Introductions
was Elvis paid to mention the FENDER bass ?
Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:31 pm
Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:39 pm
Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:07 am
tcb4 wrote:tcb4 wrote:Introductions
was Elvis paid to mention the FENDER bass ?
so ... ?
Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:01 pm
Matthew wrote:tcb4 wrote:tcb4 wrote:Introductions
was Elvis paid to mention the FENDER bass ?
so ... ?
Leo Fender pioneered the electric bass guitar (although it was not his invention) so arguably the term "Fender Bass" could be used to refer to a type of instrument which is likely how Elvis was using the phrase. He was not signed to endorse Fender instruments.
Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:22 pm
tcb4 wrote:Hello
Hereunder is my one euro review of MSG 72
just one thing, don' t read that too seriously
Who knows is this strass version would stress Strauss ?
that s allright
Arthur Crudup ? a weird name ... exactly like Elvis Presley
Proud mary
Ronnie Tutt really needed his complete drums set for this song !
Never Been to spain
THE highlight in Elvis on tour (72)
You don't have to say you love me
did you know that 4 people were needed to create this 2 minute song !!
You're lost that lovin' feelin'
do you know what is a chinese cymbal ? if not, listen ronnie !
Polk salad Annie
J Burton was well inspired in 1972, one of burton' best years ...
Love me
The 50's version will always remain the best
all shook up
are you all shook up of his version ?
Heartbreak hotel
not his best interpretation, not his worst
(Let me be your) Teddy bear/ Don't be cruel
when i think that some of you sent teddy bears to graceland ...
Love me tender
It begins in D and then in D sharp, it gives the impression that the song was speeded up !
The impossible dream
hey ronnie, calm down !, it s a slow !
was Elvis paid to mention the FENDER bass ?
Hound dog
wha wha guitar ... was JB inspired by j hendrix ?
suspicious minds
one of these songs that begins in 4/4 and ends in 12/8
for the good times
a Kristofferson song,
did you know that Kristofferson grabbed Cash's attention when he unexpectedly landed his helicopter in Cash's yard and gave him some tapes including "Sunday Morning Coming Down". ?
src = wiki
american trilogy
a little bit of elvis
a little bit of america
Funny how time slips away
not so funny that time goes by so fast ...
I can't stop loving you
listen the end, just the end !
Can't help falling in love
One more song that elvis speeded up but it was no slapdash work !
Many of us probably prefer the 70's than the 60's version
End theme
joe guercio composed the theme but was not credited !
$ad for him, very $ad
The concert was a complete success, but elvis never came back in MSG
Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:53 am
Tony Trout wrote:I don't quite 'get' the review.....??
Tony Trout wrote: Particularly the quote about "Ronnie needing his full drum set for "Proud Mary"???
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Cisco, Fusion-io's blade lovechild in EMC flash face-off
Will VBlock partner be forced to line a rival's pockets?
Blocks and Files Will VCE ship Vblocks - its virtual machine battery farms - with Fusion-io flash cards inside instead of EMC's VFCache memory rival?
In June Cisco entered into an OEM deal with Fusion-io whereby the networking hardware titan would incorporate Fusion's ioDrive2 PCIe flash cards into its UCS B-Series blade servers. The aim is to speed up applications running on those servers by dishing data from fast flash instead of slow disk, and also treating flash as a memory tier and bypassing the host operating system's disk IO subsystem.
Cisco could have chosen from several PCIe flash vendors, including OCZ, STEC, Micron and EMC. It picked Fusion-io.
Park that thought for a moment and consider this: Cisco, EMC and VMware are partners in VCE, which builds converged server, network and compute stacks called Vblocks: each one contains Cisco server and networking technology, EMC storage and VMware hypervisor software.
EMC has its own PCIe flash card product, the VFCache, which uses Micron or LSI WarpDrive technology. Cisco has rejected this kit for its B-Series blade servers, selecting Fusion-io instead, and these blade servers go into Vblocks.
When Cisco ships B-Series blades with Fusion-io ioDrive flash cards designed in later this year, will they be used in Vblocks? If they are not then Vblock customers won't be getting the best and fastest Cisco servers. If they are then EMC will be helping to sell Fusion-io flash cards that compete with its own VFCache products.
Intriguing question, no? ®
PS… Would NetApp agree to having Fusion-io flash-enhanced UCS servers in the FlexPod configurations? Pretty please?
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Coker did not strike first until late in the first half, when Dennis Gonzalez scored a great goal, after faking out the Hawk defense in the box and buried the ball in the back of the net. The score remained 1-0 until the 46th minute, when Sean Maupin scored a one timer on a cross from Olivier Harper. Freshman Zach Sneed gave the Cobras a three goal lead at the 51st minute and just four minutes later Gonzalez tallied his second goal of the night, when Jake Wyman fed him a ball just outside the 18 and Gonzalez slid the ball past the Chowan keeper. The Cobra men capped off the scoring when Wyman gave Marshall Thomas a great touch, that Thomas turned a fired into the net for a 5-0 win.
Coker goalkeepers Nathan Scales and Jeremy Smith combined for the shut out, although either had save, as the Cobra defenders held the Hawks to only two shots I the game. Chowan keeper Josh Cenci recorded four saves in the game.
Coker (1-2) will take on cross town rival Francis Marion University in their next match on Friday, September 8 at 4:00 p.m. at Francis Marion.


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Home > Patients & Visitors > Health Library > Grief and Your View Of Death
grieving process is influenced by how you view death.
Children younger than age 7 usually perceive death as separation.
They may feel abandoned and scared, and they may be afraid to be alone or to
leave people they love. They may not want to sleep alone at night, or they may
refuse to go to day care or school.
Children between the ages of 7 and 12 often perceive death as a
threat to their personal safety. They may fear that they will die as well, and
they may try to protect themselves from death. Some children may try to behave
extremely well. Others may try to be very brave. Some children may want to stay
close to someone they think can protect them.
Teens perceive death much like adults do. But they may express
their feelings in dramatic or unexpected ways. For example, they may join a
religious group that defines death in a way that calms their feelings. They may
also defy death by participating in dangerous activities, such as driving a car
very fast.
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Quake Shakes Seeley Lake [AUDIO]
A few minutes after 10 o'clock Sunday night, folks in the Seeley Lake area felt the earth move twice with a magnitude 3.7 earthquake, preceded just 25 seconds before by a smaller quake with a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter Scale. The quake was felt as far away as Ovando, Ronan and even Helena.
Mike Stickney, Director of Earthquake Research at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology in Butte says the earthquakes caused no damage because the epicenter was so deep in the mountains around Seeley Lake. Stickney says the double earthquake was unusual but not necessarily rare. Stickney says the Sunday night quakes are two more in a series that are common in the Southern Swan range, and the strongest in recent years measured at 4.2.
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Kampe wins 500th, Oakland tops N. Dakota St. 66-63
ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) -- Oakland coach Greg Kampe earned his 500th official victory Thursday night when the Golden Grizzlies outlasted North Dakota State 66-63.
Oakland (12-13, 7-4 Summit League) trailed 63-62 when Duke Mondy stole the ball from TrayVonn Wright and drove for the go-ahead basket with 20.2 seconds left. Mike Felt then missed an open 3-pointer for the Bison (18-6, 9-3), and although Wright rebounded, he fell down and was called for traveling.
Mondy made two free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining, and the Golden Grizzlies fouled intentionally to prevent a chance for a tying 3-pointer.
Kampe now has 500 victories according to NCAA records, although Oakland credits him with two more because of forfeits.


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Facebook Profit Drops as Spending Rises on New FeaturesBrian Womack
Facebook Inc. reported a plunge in fourth-quarter profit on higher spending, even while it made long-awaited progress luring advertisers eager to reach mobile-device users.
Net income fell 79 percent to $64 million last quarter as operating expenses jumped 82 percent, Facebook said yesterday. That outpaced a 40 percent revenue gain to $1.59 billion and raised concerns that margins will come under pressure. The stock fell as much as 8 percent as investors weighed near-term lower profit against the prospect of future growth.
Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg plans to increase expenses, excluding certain costs, 50 percent this year to hire staff and roll out new tools for advertisers. That's more than the 33 percent increase projected by Pacific Crest Securities LLC, and it underscores the urgency of capturing a bigger slice of the $6.97 billion U.S. mobile-ad market. Done right, the added investment will translate to profit growth, said Adam Schneiberg, a portfolio manager at BTR Capital Management.
"Wall Street tends to be forgiving of higher spending during high-growth periods when new products are being built," Schneiberg said. "As long as eyeballs tune in and revenue keeps growing, the Street will believe that at some point the company can flip the switch on profitability."
Facebook, based in Menlo Park, California, retreated 6.9 percent to $29.10 at 9:35 a.m. in New York, and earlier touched $28.74 for the biggest intraday decline since Sept. 24. Through yesterday, the stock had climbed 76 percent from a record low close on Sept. 4.
Mobile-Ad Push
Facebook's increased investment is designed to help the company grapple with rising competition from larger rivals in the U.S. market for mobile advertising, predicted by EMarketer Inc. to surge 82 percent this year. Google Inc. is projected to grab 57 percent of that market, and Facebook will remain a distant No. 2 with 12 percent, EMarketer estimates.
"More mobile revenue means way more spending on the operations of selling ads," said Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research Group LLC, who today upgraded his rating on the stock to buy from hold and raised his prise estimate to $36 from $30. "This is an expensive company to run."
Mobile contributed 23 percent of total advertising revenue, or about $306 million, according to Facebook. That compares with 14 percent in the third quarter. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. predicted mobile would contribute $384.2 million, or 27 percent of ad revenue, in the latest quarter.
'Big Transition'
Facebook's engineers are making improvements to mobile applications, including those for Google's Android software, Zuckerberg said on a conference call. Better mobile services can boost user engagement, he said.
"We made this big transition, where now there are more people using Facebook on mobile every day than on desktop," Zuckerberg said. "More people are starting to understand that mobile is a great opportunity for us."
Profit excluding some items was 17 cents a share. That compares with analysts' prediction for 15 cents. Analysts had projected $45.8 million in profit on sales of $1.52 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Facebook is investing in new products to attract users and keep them on the site longer. Earlier this month, the company announced a revamp of its search service that lets members find information on people, places, photos and interests. The company also has upgraded its mobile applications with new versions for phones running Google's Android software and Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
'Investing Heavily'
"We're investing heavily because we see big opportunities ahead for the company," David Ebersman, Facebook's chief financial officer, said in an interview. "So, we're trying to invest to build the most valuable company we can for the long term and to really invest in areas that can drive engagement."
Zuckerberg also said that he expects to hire aggressively, causing expenses to grow at a faster rate than sales in 2013. The company had 4,619 employees at the end of last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Facebook's fourth-quarter operating margin declined to 33 percent from 48 percent a year earlier, while costs rose to $1.06 billion from $583 million.
"Facebook will continue investing in technology and engineering resources to drive growth, tempering margin expectations," said Colin Sebastian, an analyst at Robert W. Baird, wrote in a research report today. He rates the shares the equivalent of buy with a target price of $34.
User Growth
Facebook reached 1.06 billion users during the fourth quarter, up from 1.01 billion in the third quarter. The number of mobile users was 680 million, up from 604 million in the third quarter.
Analysts had been pushing up ratings amid growing optimism for accelerated revenue growth. Through yesterday, the proportion of analysts covering Facebook with a buy rating had risen to 65 percent from 52 percent on Oct. 23, when Facebook posted third-quarter sales that beat estimates, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"A lot of these products are pretty new," said Scott Kessler, an analyst at S&P Capital IQ, who rates the stock a hold. "It's just going to take some time."
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As I mentioned in the previous post, burying the lead, I'm clearing my convention calendar for the near term until I'm ready to put out Part Four in book form. This means I won't be attending many of my usual shows in 2013, including Anime Central and Anime Boston in the spring.
This is a painful decision, because I've attended ACEN since 2004 without fail, but it's getting to the point where it doesn't make sense to go when I don't have anything new to promote. It's possible I'll have the book finished by the time May rolls around, but there's no guarantee of that. It might be working its way back from the printer. Or I may still be touching up the artwork and getting it ready to send off. Either way, it makes more sense to figure out my touring schedule after I've finished the book, not before.
So, if you don't see me at the usual conventions next year, it's not because I'm dead or have fallen off the map. I'm just taking a break and gathering my energy so I can make a strong return.
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The 'prophecy' does not stem from the Mayans at all.
Instead, the beliefs come from two New Age books in the Seventies and Eighties, says a British academic.
"There is no central belief," says Wilson, "It varies from the ideas that Earth's magnetic poles might shift, to the idea of a 'galactic council' visiting Earth. There's no one, definite idea - it mirrors the New Age beliefs from which it comes."
"It's become part of a lot of religious movements. For instance, 'The Galactic Federation of Light' believes that 'Planet X' will make a close pass by the earth in 2012 – causing a deep transformation of human life on Earth.


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The sixth edition of Prague Photo takes place at Kafka's Birth House in Prague where Franz Kafka was born 130 years ago. The event introduces 25 exhibitors, andl then continues with Prague Photo Festival – the presentation of curators' projects in twelve Prague galleries, museums and exhibition halls.
On display are more than two hundreds original photographs by contemporary photographers, as well as by great names from the past. Among the exhibitors are the Association of Professional Photographers of the Czech Republic, Artinbox Gallery, Photo Edition Berlin, Czech Center of Photography, Archiv B&M Chochola, Cargo Gallery, Montanelli Gallery, IndigoSpace, Thalia Picta, Gambit Gallery, Rayfilm, Millennium Gallery and others. Prague Photo Festival
12 curator projects in Prague galleries, museums and exhibition halls:
1. Artinbox Gallery: DANA KYNDROVÁ / LÍBA TAYLOR 2. Ateliér Josefa Sudka: JAN JINDRA 3. České centrum fotografie: JANA WALLACE 4. Galerie Deset: KAREL POKORNY 5. Galerie Fotograf: STEPAN GRYGAR 6. Galerie Fotografic: BARBORA BÁLKOVÁ 7. Galerie Gambit: MILAN JAROS 8. City Gallery Prague: THE INTIMATE CIRCLE in Contemporary Czech Photography 9. Galerie Václava Špály: STEPANKA STEIN & SALIM ISSA 10. IndigoSpace: ANTONÍM KOPP 11. Leica Gallery Prague: TONO STANO 12. Uměleckoprůmyslové museum v Praze: ANNA FÁROVÁ
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Milance's update
He is still receiving antibiotic treatment , and the surgeon in Belgrade said that he want to wait until Friday's report from the Novi Sad vet, to see when to proceed with the surgery.
In the meantime, the little one is still having really horrible time at the vet, but Danica stresses out that it is not the pain, but the fear.
" He plays at home, as soon as we come back from the vet, he is fine...So I do not think he is in big pain. But, his fear from the vet's office, the smell and the vet is unbearable, both for him, and the staff ", Danica says.
Here are 2 new photos (although they all look alike, because he is almost always resting in his little bedding after vet's visits), and the videos from the two consecutive vet's visits.
Warning: On the first one he peed from fear, and on the other one he pooped, so, maybe some people do not want to see it. Although, it is neither graphic, nor repulsive, it just tells you how poor Milance feels.
3 comments:
- Black Cat said...
Milance is such a darling and a real fighter - of his injury as well as the vet! :)xxx
- September 9, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- aliciab said...
Poor baby. My cat had the same sort of "accident" at the vet. He made a mess all over their floor. It's just the fear.
I hope Milance gets better very, very soon!
- September 9, 2009 at 8:38 PM
- ACE said...
Yes, how well I understand the fear. My Big Bad Baby Twinkle pees and poops and sometimes pukes in her carrier. So now I have a nice soft Puppy Pee Pad taped securely (securely taped, so she does not eat the tape in her fear) to the bottom of the carrier. It works VERy well. And if she poops, well sometime I forget to bring a stool sample so (LOL) her poopy comes in handy. The vet also has two large rest rooms, so I go in there and clean up La Large One to restore her dignity and make her look good for the vet. And although I throw out the used pee pad, clean up the carrier and tape in a new Pee Pad, she is so happy to be going home after the vet visit that she maintains her composure and doesn't pee puke or poop on the way home.
Now I DO know someone whose DOG (80 pounds) does the same thing. Can't be helped. I guess my personal doctor is happy I have no fear of her.
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Originally published on June 3, 2014 10:20 pm
In a recent Nippon Professional Baseball game in Japan, Kazuhito Tadano threw a slow, arcing pitch that caught the batter by surprise. Video of the play quickly went viral on the Internet, but the pitch has a history — and a name: the eephus pitch. Paul Dickson, author of the Dickson Baseball Dictionary, offers more details.
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Cirque du Soleil provide media representatives with show and corporate press kits.
Jonathan Deans is one of the most sought-after live entertainment sound designers in the world. As a young man, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company as an actor but had also a keen interest in sound and so began to blend with a theatrical context. Several years later, after a spell as a sound engineer in the music industry, notably at Morgan Studios where he brushed shoulders with artists such as Cat Stevens, Paul Simon and Rick Wakeman, he made his way back to the theatre via the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and later went on to mix the sound for the musical A Chorus Line. One success soon followed another, and he became the sound mixing engineer for dozens of London's West End productions. Jonathan's success as a mixing sound engineer led to him being hired as sound designer on the musical Marilyn. This was followed by work on other productions as Designer on Time, Les Misérables, Mutiny, Jean Seberg to mention a few. Over a decade later he relocated in America where he has designed systems and productions for theme parks, stadiums, arenas and Broadway productions including Ragtime, Fosse, King David, Damn Yankees, Taboo, Brooklyn, Lestat, Pirate Queen, Young Frankenstein, La Cage Aux Folles, Spiderman, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. With Michael Jackson ONE Jonathan is creating the sound system and the audio environment of his 14th Cirque du Soleil show since Saltimbanco in 1992.


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What Is Darwin (and How It Powers Mac OS X)by Matthew Russell
- Darwin
- Darwin is the Unix-derived core that provides the underlying foundation for Mac OS X. At Darwin's heart is the XNU kernel--a Mach 3.0-based microkernel that has been modified to include portions of FreeBSD for performance reasons. Darwin includes facilities for creating device drivers, supports multiple file systems through its enhanced Virtual File System (VFS) design, and offers premier networking facilities such as Bonjour, an implementation of zero-configuration networking. Apple releases Darwin under the Apple Public Source License (APSL) 2.0, and organizations such as OpenDarwin.org and GNU-Darwin use this source to periodically release their own custom versions of Darwin in an effort to foster community involvement.
In this article:
- Darwin's Evolution
- A Quick Overview of the OS X Architecture
- XNU--Darwin's Kernel
- The Rest of Darwin
- Darwin and Open Source
- The Intel Switch
Since the introduction of Mac OS X, its Objective-C-based Cocoa frameworks have allowed developers to produce some amazing software at an incredible pace. All of the resulting innovation in the marketplace has made it pretty easy for us to stay captivated on the desktop and forget all about the engineering marvel that makes all of this possible. Let's take a trip down into the core of OS X--Darwin--to learn more about the foundation that gives us one of the best user experiences in computing.
Darwin's Evolution
Mac OS X development started shortly after Apple's acquisition of NeXT all the way back in 1996. After the buyout, development on what would evolve into Mac OS X was code-named Rhapsody until Mac OS X was officially released in 2001.
Sometime during Rhapsody's development, its code was forked and open sourced into what we know as Darwin. By April 2000, Apple's team had already completed their version 1.0 build. Although they'd been releasing the Darwin source prior to that time, the version 1.0 build was especially significant because it was based on a new hybrid core that we now know as the XNU kernel. Like the Free Software Foundation's recursive acronym GNU, XNU stands for "XNU is Not Unix."
A Quick Overview of the OS X Architecture
Now that you know a bit about Darwin's past, let's take a moment to look at where it fits into the overall OS X architecture before diving off into the details. Generally speaking, most of Darwin fits into what's called the Core OS, which sits directly on top of the hardware and comprises the kernel, device drivers, and other low-level resources of the OS. Other layers, including core services, application services, graphics, and multimedia, sit between the Core OS and the user experience that is defined by Aqua: the standard that defines the overall appearance and behavior of Mac OS X apps. For some good reading on all of the ins and outs of how all of the OS X technology fits together, check out the Mac OS X Technology Overview. It's a good way to spend a rainy day.
Two different views of the OS X System Architecture. Most of the technologies in the "Core OS" are part of Darwin.
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Reading as Inquiry: Summer Reading that Digs Deep
By Dennis Walikainen | Published
To succeed at Michigan Technological University, students must do more than skim articles and cruise through textbooks. They are asked to dig into their subjects, analyze results and information, and engage in conversation, including topics outside their majors.
Thus, Michigan Tech created the Reading as Inquiry program. Now in its 10th year, Reading as Inquiry gives the incoming first-year students a summer-reading assignment to prep them for college-level analysis and discussion.
"We want them to be inspired, too," says Heather Simpson, assistant director of COMPASS and one of the directors of the program. "This year's book proves that everyone can make a difference, and even small changes can do a lot of good. We hope they become more civic-minded."
The book, "The Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal," tells the tale of Conor Grennan, who went to Nepal to help reclaim children who had been victims of human trafficking. The book was a strong favorite of the selection committee.
"Students on the committee especially liked it," Simpson said. "It's a quick read and is hard to put down, so we felt the students would read it cover to cover."
Reading as Inquiry is a large undertaking. Some 1,200-plus incoming students are placed in about 100 groups led by orientation leaders and resident assistants, as well as faculty and staff discussion leaders, and, new this year, community members.
"We involved high school teachers Tom Suchenek and Ruth Ryynanen librarian Chris Alquist in our committee, working with the Copper Country Reading Council and various local book clubs," Evelyn Johnson, lecturer in humanities, says. "And we've had discussions at bookstores, libraries and businesses in Copper Harbor, Hancock and Houghton."
Johnson also believes "The Little Princes" offers a ripe opportunity for further exploration in classes, including at the high school level.
"We feel the book should be brought into the schools to achieve the widest possible audience," she says. "We can also help bridge any town-gown gap with this effort and contribute to the first-year student experience."
The book also exposes students to a vastly different way of life. Nepal is the size of Arkansas and has 100 ethnic groups, 90 languages, and incredibly rough terrain.
"It's a beautiful opportunity for learning," she adds, "an appetizer to a very, very large smorgasbord."
Bob Johnson, professor in the humanities department, was one of the founders of the program, with Bonnie Gorman, now dean of students. He also sees opportunities for in-depth discussion.
"Our hope is the students will probe, ask critical questions, even about ourselves and our culture," he says. "We want them to do more than just know the facts; we want them to ask good questions."
He especially appreciates the project's campus-wide scope. About 300 members of the University community are involved, from President Glenn Mroz, vice presidents and deans to staff members from many different offices and departments. "This is the most inclusive activity at Michigan Tech," he says.
Johnson has received some notoriety. Recently recognized as "they guy who does the summer reading." He was thanked, especially for opening it up to the community.
The campus discussions include those for student-athletes, parents and family, and new first-year students.
In addition to those group discussions, the summer reading program includes five discussions for members of the local community. The author will also give a special presentation to first-year students and a public address on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Rozsa Center.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 60 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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This week, guest blogger and couture aficionado Marina von Koenig gives us a sneak peak of April's BurdaStyle couture challenge using two handpicked sewing patterns from our upcoming issue of Burda Style Magazine.
A year ago, I started my guest blogger couture posts with a short quiz You Know You're a Couture Aficionado If… By then, I could relate to each point on that quiz. A couple of months later, I took a Classic French Jacket course at Susan Khalje's Couture Sewing School in Baltimore. It took me over 70 hours to complete my Chanel-inspired jacket. I enjoyed every minute of the process. I feel good when a garment fits me, when it's made of natural materials, in colors that suit me and quality and styles that I can wear for years to come. Now, almost a year later, I am addicted to couture. What I love most about it is that it is a creative process from the very beginning to the finished garment. Any material or style requires a different engineering or construction approach based on personal experience and judgment, something you cannot find in a regular sewing handbook. Couture takes me beyond technique and allows me to experiment.
Having spent time learning the techniques and making my own couture projects as Susan's student, I thought it's time to challenge myself to creat[e] a couture wardrobe, trying new fabrics and styles, ranging from more casual pieces to evening wear. I am very happy that BurdaStyle is hosting the challenge and providing the patterns, and I am very lucky that Susan Khalje agreed to be a mentor.
The Challenge
So, every month I will pick one or two styles from a current Burda Style Magazine, consult with Susan about my engineering and construction decisions and create a couture version of the style featured in the magazine. The fun part is that I will not only post the image of the finished garment, but [I'll] also share with you the crucial planning process, as well as some tutorials and techniques I use to create it. I do feel a little giddy about this couture version of a baptism of fire, so wish me good luck!
Meanwhile, let me dive into my first project – two beautiful styles from [the] April 2012 [issue] – a lace cache-coeur top (#126A) and a princess seam pencil skirt (#118B).
I liked these two styles as soon as I saw them in the March magazine preview. The skirt is very flattering with princess seams, and the lace blouse provides a focal point for the ensemble. I am not a daring type, so I will have to create a corselet to wear underneath the sheer lace.
Let's move on to the engineering and construction – the actual couture part of the challenge! Once I knew what I [was] going to make I spoke to Susan about how I thought it [could] be done. Susan Khalje is a couture expert and instructor and author of a coveted book Bridal Couture. She established The Couture Sewing School in 1993 and teaches couture sewing techniques throughout the U.S. I was happy to see that I was on the right path, but she made a few corrections. Read on to find out more:
The Skirt
The skirt will require silk organza underlining and boning.
• To add support to the fashion fabric (medium-weight silk twill), I will be underlining it with silk organza.
• The raised waist of the skirt will benefit from extra support and structure that can be best achieved with boning. Susan recommends to attach boning to the facing and extend it [an] additional 3" below the waist: "You want to make sure that things are nicely smooth over the stomach."
• Susan also recommends to make the facing a separate piece: "I'd sew the skirt with its underlining, sew the lining, join these two layers together along the top edge, then attach the boned facing."
• Finally, the center back seam may benefit from off-graining for the vent to hang straight and closed. This means that instead of cutting the center seam straight on grain, it is done at an angle, with the width increasing toward the hem, where the slit is. The amount that needs to be added depends on many factors. "You kind of have to experiment, but you might adjust each of those seamlines by about ½" to ⅝" by the time you get to the hemline," Susan says.
The Blouse
I want to use Chantilly lace for this blouse. It is a rather delicate material to work with, so I need to make a few decisions on how to support the lace. Does it need underlining, how will it be stabilized – along the hem or at the armholes?
I have worked with other lace types, but Chantilly is new territory [for] me, so I was very happy when Susan offered a few great tips:
• "It depends on your lace, and how much body it has (often determined by the density of the motifs), but you may not need an underlining. That's for you to determine – feel it and see how strong it is. If it seems really fragile, I kind of like the idea of underlining with silk chiffon – I think organza might be a little crisp in this situation. You could also assess the hand of it – see how it feels when you gather it up with chiffon and without chiffon – they'll feel different, and you may prefer one to the other."
• French seams, recommended in instruction, are a good option, but I wanted the seams to be invisible. My first guess was to overlap the motifs along the seamline and join them with a fell stitch, but Susan had a better option: "Sew the shoulder seams normally, and bind the trimmed-down seam allowances with little bias strips of flesh-colored silk organza – that way they'll totally disappear against the skin."
• To eliminate side seams, Susan suggests joining fronts to the back – "they are straight anyway" – and spreading it out along the border of the lace. "I'd run the scalloped edge of the Chantilly along that bottom edge, then that will be finished off nicely." This is a great option but requires almost twice as much fabric, so I may as well cut all the pieces separately and treat the side seams in the same manner as shoulder seams.
• Neckline treatment is another challenge with Chantilly. "Be careful – there's pulling on it, so you've got to make sure it can withstand it," Susan warns. "So, lots of fine fell stitches around the motifs – and even if you didn't underline the whole blouse, you could always put a little flesh-colored silk organza under the sections that will be appliqued – it will stabilize them nicely."
With these great tips, I am all set to start working on my skirt and the blouse. I hope this post will inspire you to try these techniques and create a beautiful and effortless garment. As for me, in my next post, I will be blogging about the final result, the couture details as well as additional resources and tutorials. Stay tuned!
Marina von Koenig shares her couture learning experience on her blog Frabjous Couture (also available in German).


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DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they'll continue to oppose a cancer doctor's efforts to get out of jail while awaiting trial on fraud charges.
Dr. Farid Fata wants his bond reduced to $500,000 from $9 million. But prosecutors fear he'll flee to his native country, Lebanon. They say they're still trying to sort out his extensive finances.
The next hearing is Wednesday in Detroit federal court.
Fata, an Oakland County resident, is accused of misdiagnosing patients and ordered unnecessary treatments to enrich himself through Medicare and other insurance programs. The government says some patients were repeatedly exposed to powerful drugs despite having no cancer.
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Tonight's the night. Go to Meltdown Comics to pay homage to unforgettable decade-long run of "100 Bullets" and to also support a good cause …
If you haven't been captivated by "100 Bullets," here's the perfect introduction: The good folks at Meltdown will be hosting a "100 Bullets: Last Shot" goodbye party to coincide with the release of "Wilt," the 13th and final collection of the Eisner- and Harvey-winning Vertigo series.
Totaling 100 issues, the noir-style "100 Bullets" has the distinction of being the longest-running comic book series to be produced, without interruption, by the same writer (Brian Azzarello), artist (Eduardo Risso) and cover artist (Dave Johnson). Azzarello and Johnson will both be on hand tonight.
During its run of nine years and eight months, the murder and mayhem saga revolved around the mysterious Agent Graves, who gives select people a handgun, 100 bullets, a photograph of a person who supposedly caused pain in that person's life and the promise that, no matter how brutal the crime, the bullets would never be traced back to the shooter. What appeared at first to be an exercise in vigilante fantasy turned into something far more complex, however, as greater conspiracies were revealed.
All the proceeds will benefit the Hero Initiative. The event will feature food, cocktails and an auction of artwork from the two artists from the series. "Wilt" will also be available for purchase with a limited edition tip-in plate signed by both Azzarello and Johnson. A Q-and-A session with the creators will round out the festivities.
The event tonight is the talk of the town, at least among comics fans. There will ba torch singer performing and plenty of the industry elite on hand. Consider the ticket, which includes food, an open bar, guaranteed seating, valet parking, a "100 Bullets" shot glass, a T-shirt and more, are available for $150 each from the Meltdown website.
If that's too much for the budget, there are tickets available for $50, which will include admission to the night's events, food and drink.
— Michelle Castillo
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Be Careful this Thanksgiving, Warns Law Offices of Burg & Brock
Personal injury law firm notes that most serious accidents can be averted with a little common sense
By: PR Newswire
Nov. 14, 2012 06:15 PM
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's somewhat traditional to warn readers about traffic and other dangers before a major holiday weekend, but the outstanding legal staff at the Law Offices of Burg & Brock thinks it's a tradition worth continuing. Every year a personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles is confronted with hundreds of serious cases and they know better than most people why safety is crucial. While it's mainly accidents on our highways and streets that causes clients to inquire about the services of a personal injury attorney in Los Angeles, that isn't the entire story. Believe it or not, oil slicks caused by spilled giblet gravy at a family restaurant have been known to lead to severe injuries and a call for a Los Angeles slip and fall lawyer from Burg & Brock. Safety is crucial wherever you go.
Of course, the most common type of accidents resulting in serious injuries is automotive in nature. Every year, holiday automotive mishaps cause countless injuries and far too many deaths. While the statistics can be all too disheartening, the good news is that there are any number of steps the public can take to prevent accidents and serious injuries. Burg & Brock would like to point out that studies have indicated as many as 40,000 Americans may die annually from alcohol-related accidents. If the thought of significantly curbing your holiday consumption of alcohol is too painful and a designated driver isn't available, spending a little extra money for a cab ride home is far less expensive than a DUI charge, much less an accident. Thanksgiving of 2010 saw some 431 traffic deaths over the four day weekend, and some 40 percent of them were alcohol related.
Even if you're driving stone cold sober, being distracted or just a little bit tired can be almost as dangerous as driving while somewhat intoxicated. There are a lot of good reasons for all those laws against driving while using a handheld cell phone and even better ones for not driving while texting. Still, the number of distracting activities drivers engage in can be a bit staggering. Driving while snacking or even drinking an (obviously non-alcoholic) beverage can be a lot more dangerous than you think.
Finally, staying alert to your surroundings is crucial. Try to resist the urge to zone out, mentally argue with the people on your radio, or doing anything else that might dangerously distract you. Be especially careful when driving near the sides of large commercial trucks, which have dangerously large blind spots. Most of all, no matter how safe a driver you think you are, be sure to wear your seat belt at all times. Even the safest driver can be involved in a deadly accident.
Of course, bad things do sometimes happen and if you or a loved one have been involved in an accident and have not been properly compensated, it might be past time to contact the Law Offices of Burg & Brock. For a free initial consultation, visit www.legaldefenders.com or call 888-509-2998.
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New Analysis Shows Illicit Drug Use May Vary by Payer Type: Detection Rates as High as 17 Percent
In contrast, absence of prescribed medications consistent across all payer types, with one in three missing expected Rx
Poster Presented Last Night at PAINWeek in Las Vegas
Sep 07, 2012, 08:00 ET from Ameritox
BALTIMORE, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeritoxSM, the nation's leader in Pain Medication Monitoring Solutions®, today announced the presentation of a scientific poster titled "Analysis of Illicit Substance Abuse and Medication Monitoring By Payer Type" at PAINWeek, the nation's largest pain conference for frontline practitioners. Analysis of nearly two million urine drug monitoring (UDM) samples revealed that illicit substance presence varies widely by payer type (commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, patient self-pay, and Workers' Compensation), while the absence of clinician-prescribed medications – another indicator of potential non-adherence – is common across all payer types.
"Until now, few studies have examined UDM results from the perspective of who is paying for the test – but as with other studies looking at age, gender, and socio-economic background, our analysis reinforces the fact that a significant problem exists across all patient types, with more than three out of 10 patients overall having the prescribed drug absent from their systems," said Dr. Harry Leider, chief medical officer of Ameritox. "It is critical for physicians to understand that year in and year out, regardless of who is paying for the test or what the patient's background may be, every third patient that a doctor sees is potentially non-adherent to their prescribed medication. That's why monitoring patients is so important to protecting patient health."
The retrospective review was conducted utilizing a database of nearly two million urine drug samples submitted to Ameritox between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2012. Researchers showed that the presence of illicit drugs – including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, PCP and/or MDA/MDEA/MDMA – was highest among patients with Medicaid as their primary payer (17.1%), followed by "self-pay" patients (14.8%), commercial insurance (9.7%), Medicare (8.9%), and Workers' Compensation (8.6%).
Further, across all payer types, more than one in three samples (34%) contained no evidence of a prescribed controlled or pain-related medication – indicating that patients may not be getting the full pain relief benefit needed, or may be misusing or diverting their pain medication.
"In the battle against illicit drug use, physicians and law-enforcement agencies serve as the front line in efforts to protect patients and ensure public safety. The more information physicians have to inform clinical decisions when treating these complex patients with chronic pain, the better," Dr. Leider said. "Drug monitoring companies like Ameritox possess a wealth of data and can contribute great knowledge to support both clinicians and law-enforcement agencies as they work to protect patient well-being and public safety."
In this study, rates of illicit drug use and the presence/absence of prescribed medication were also analyzed by state. In states with greater than 2,000 samples available for analysis, Alabama had the lowest rate of illicit drugs (6%), while Massachusetts had the highest (18%). "The results stratified by state again reinforce the idea that we can't stereotype patients -- testing is important for everyone," added Leider.
Along with Lisa Burke, Ph.D., M.B.A., R.N., the "Analysis of Illicit Substance Abuse and Medication Monitoring By Payer Type" poster was co-authored by Eric Dawson, Pharm.D.; Michael DeGeorge, Pharm.D.; Pat Woster, Pharm.D; and Kathryn Bronstein, Ph.D., R.N.
A 2009 study from Ameritox found that drug misuse was very common across all age and demographic groups. The results of that study can be found at ameritox.populationsatrisk.com.
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Ameritox is the nation's leader in Pain Medication Monitoring Solutions®, offering specialized laboratory testing and reporting services. Ameritox's expertise and innovative science provide physicians with insights and support to enhance and optimize the care of chronic pain patients. Ameritox offers the most thorough pain medication monitoring lab process – Rx GuardianSM – with Rx Guardian CDSM, the only pain medication monitoring process with a proprietary normalization algorithm and a reference database of pain patients clinically assessed for adherence. Patient results are compared against this database, helping physicians assess whether patients are taking their pain medications correctly. Monitoring through prescription drug testing helps physicians make more informed clinical decisions and manage the risks and complexities associated with prescribing pain medications. Ameritox is headquartered in Baltimore, Md. with laboratory facilities in Midland, Texas and Greensboro, N.C. Ameritox can be found online at www.ameritox.com, on Twitter @Ameritox, on Facebook at facebook.com/ameritox, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/ameritox.
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The season for special holiday events has arrived at locations all over, including a number of popular sites in Delaware.
The Historic Odessa Foundation�s 2012 Christmas Holiday Tour is one that is guaranteed to appeal to kids of all ages. The tours will be presented now through December 30 in Odessa�s historic district.
This holiday season, the Historic Houses of Odessa�s Georgian-style Wilson Warner House (c. 1769) will be transformed into the storied English countryside home, Bracebridge Hall.
The exhibit is inspired by the story of �Old Christmas: From The Sketch Book of Washington Irving,� the 19th-century American author noted for his classic stories of �The Legend of Sleepy Hollow� and �Rip Van Winkle.�
Visitors to Historic Odessa will be able to travel back in time to an old English Christmas complete with a peacock pie in the dining room, tavern games in the upstairs parlor, mistletoe in the center hall and gambols for guests to partake in the downstairs parlor.
Each room is identified with handmade letters inspired from the garden and by the illustrations of Randolph Caldecott from Washington Irving�s book. All of the Historic Houses of Odessa, including the Wilson-Warner House, will be open and on display for the holidays.
Another popular attraction is the �Storybook Trees Exhibit,� which is a festive display of Christmas trees that reflect books and works of children�s literature. The trees have been decorated by local families, schools and organizations.
Special events and tours will be held throughout the holiday season including �Candlelight Tours� every Friday in December, hearth cooking demonstrations in the Collins-Sharp House on December 8 and 15 and a lecture by Amherst College�s Michael A. Lord titled �The View from Sunnyside: A Sketch of Washington Irving� on December 9.
What: Historic Odessa Foundation�s Christmas Holiday Tours
When: Now through Dec. 30
Where: Historic Odessa, Main Street, Odessa, Del.
Tickets: Adults, $10; seniors and students, $8; children (under 12), free
Information: 302-378-4119 or www.historicodessa.org


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WANAKA, New Zealand (Aug. 18) – Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT) started her season off on top of the podium at the Burton High Fives, the first halfpipe competition of the season. Kaitlyn Farrington (Bellevue, WA) rode strong and took third. The contest was set up in a jam style format with a one-hour window for riders to get their best run scored. U.S. Snowboarding teammate Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA) bounced back from a 2012 season riddled with injuries to land third in a tough field of men.
HIGHLIGHTS• Kelly Clark took first at the invitational Burton High Fives halfpipe event at Snow Park, New Zealand.• Clark's scorching second run of a 94.60 gave her the win with a frontside 900, backside 540, front 700, cab 700 to a stalefish.• It was a unique competition set up in a jam format that allowed for a one-hour time frame for riders to get their best runs in.• Greg Bretz came in third with a solid run of a frontside 1080 tail, cab 1080 nose, front 900 lein, back 900 tail to a frontside 1080 double cork. He scored an 88.60.• For the women, Spain's Queralt Castellet took second and Kaitlyn Farrignton was in third. For the men Japan's Ayumu Hirano took first and fellow countryman Ryo Aono came in second.• Next up is the FIS World Cup Aug. 25-26 at nearby Cardrona. It will be the first competition of the 2014 Olympic qualifying period.
QUOTESKelly ClarkThe girls rode really great today and Queralt [Castellet] and I were run for run throughout. But in the end I was really happy about my riding and it was so much fun to be putting down 9's and 10's in the summertime.
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NEW YORK – Of the 38 swimmers representing 11 countries and 14 states, recent Yale graduate Abigail Nunn was number one in the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on Saturday. The 28.5-mile circumnavigation of the island of Manhattan is widely recognized as the longest annually held swimming race in the world. Nunn now joins the ranks of some 600 swimmers to have completed the distance and becomes the 30th person to win the race.
Nunn completed the 28.5-mile course in a time of 7:30:26 for a pace of 15:48 per mile. Her time puts her close on the heels of last year's winner, Erica Rose, who finished in a time of 7 hours, 29 minutes and 46 seconds. In second place this year was Javier Gutierrez of Marina del Rey, Calif., with a time of 7:47:44. Full results can be found here.
The race started and finished at South Cove in Battery Park City on the Hudson River. Competitors proceeded counterclockwise around the island, up the East River and through the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges. From there the race passed through Hell's Gate, where the East River meets the Harlem River, and past Spuyten Duyvil, where the Harlem River joins the Hudson River.
Coming in to the Hudson River Nunn led the field by about 1200 meters. She reached that final stretch coming down the Hudson in a little more than four and a half hours, and would go on to grow her lead to more than a mile as she approached Midtown and on back down to South Cove for the finish.
The Manhattan Island Marathon goes on Nunn's already impressive list of open water swimming victories. At just 22 years of age Nunn has won the Madison Mile in Madison, Conn., and the Greenwich Island Beach 2-Mile Swim in Greenwich, Conn. She also owns the fastest 1-mile and 2-mile times for any female competitor at the Chris Greene Lake Swim in Charlottesville, Va., and won her first marathon swim, the 2010 Swim Around Key West in Florida.
At Commencement last month Nunn won the Kiphuth Student-Athlete Distinction Award, given to the male and female student-athletes who rank highest in scholarship and have earned two varsity awards. The award is named in honor of DeLaney Kiphuth '41, M.A. '47, who served as Yale's athletic director from 1954 to 1976. Nunn was in Calhoun College and majored in history of science and medicine.
Nunn will be attending the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia in the fall.
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Texas Instruments (TXN - Free Report) or "TI" will collaborate with SoftKinetic to develop 3D sensor and gesture recognition solutions for televisions (TVs), personal computers (PCs) and other devices. This innovative technology will be demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013.
TI will be introducing 3D time-of-flight (ToF) image sensor chipsets to be integrated with SoftKinetic's gesture recognition software platform, iisu.
Founded in July 2007, Belgian company SoftKinetic provides motion control or gesture-based recognition solutions. This technology is widely used in a variety of devices in the consumer electronics, health & fitness markets. Currently, the video game industry is using this technology as well. Gaming consoles such as Microsoft Corporation's (MSFT - Free Report) Kinect and Nintendo's Wii are already equipped with this technology.
Currently, the motion-based or gestures-based technology is gaining immense popularity. It is the next big thing in the technology world. The ease of use offered by this technology -- if one wants to listen to music he or she can tap anywhere on the screen to play it, pause it or swipe anywhere on the screen to change the track -- is the primary reason for its popularity.
Although the gesture-based technology is in a nascent stage, apps are already being developed. Start-up companies like Flutter are allowing PCs powered by Apple Inc.'s (AAPL - Free Report) Mac and Microsoft's Windows computer to control their music by downloading the app. The users, through gestures, can use applications such as Spotify, iTunes, Windows Media Player, QuickTime and VLC.
According to ABI Research, 600 million smartphones will be shipped with vision-based gesture recognition features by 2017. Further, companies like Intel Corporation (INTC - Free Report) are launching notebooks and ultrabooks with voice recognition features, which is another form of this gestures-based technology. Thus, based on the growth opportunities present in this field, the collaboration will likely to be positive for TI.
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Attorney General Lockyer Announces California Businesses Eligible for Restitution Under $2 Million-Plus Settlement of Internet Yellow Pages Case
YP.com Will Stop Using Account Activation Checks Under Settlement with 34 States
(SAN DIEGO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced YP.com (YP) and affiliate Telco Billing, Inc. will pay restitution to businesses and nonprofit groups in California and 33 other states under a $2 million-plus settlement that resolves allegations YP deceptively marketed enhanced advertising in its Internet yellow pages directory.
"Thousands of California businesses and nonprofits bought these services, many times unwittingly, or without fully understanding how the program worked, or the extent of their financial obligation," said Lockyer. "We believe YP's marketing practices caused these problems. The settlement advances consumers' interests because it provides restitution to victims and imposes court-enforced reforms of YP's business practices."
Incorporated in Nevada, YP provides standard online business listings, using information purchased from other sources. Additionally, YP offers enhanced listings, called Internet Advertising Packages (IAP)." The IAPs provide businesses "preferred status" and listings that include links to a "mini-web page which may contain additional information about the business or organization," according to an Agreed Statement of the Facts" that Lockyer filed today in San Diego County Superior Court along with the settlement.
YP's direct mail marketing of IAPs included the use of "activation checks" that ranged from $3.25 to $3.50. By depositing the check, recipients activated an IAP account and agreed to pay monthly fees for the enhanced listing services. The activation checks included a statement above the endorsement line which informed prospective customers that by depositing the check, they agreed to pay monthly IAP fees, which would be collected automatically through the customer's bank account or phone bill.
Despite the disclosure, "some businesses and some nonprofit organizations, including churches ... were unaware or remain unaware that they deposited an 'activation check' which resulted in an obligation towards YP, (or) were unaware that there was automatic withdrawal from the checking account for YP services," the Statement of Facts says. Additionally, according to the Statement of Facts, some businesses or nonprofits mistakenly deposited the checks, or did not notice the disclosure statement above the endorsement line.
Lockyer's office alleges the defendants' marketing practices related to the activation checks violated state laws prohibiting unfair businesses practices, and false or misleading advertising.
In California, more than 65,500 businesses and nonprofits have received and deposited the activation checks since January 1, 2003. Under the settlement, California will receive $200,996 to provide restitution to former YP customers who deposited the checks, plus $75,000 to cover the state's investigation costs.
Former customers will have six months to file claims for restitution. Each former customer could receive restitution for up to four months of IAP fees, which ranged from $24 to $29 per month. The Attorney General will use any money remaining from the $200,996 in restitution to fund the investigation of consumer protection cases.
The settlement also requires YP to notify current customers (those still paying IAP fees), that they have an opportunity to cancel and that they are eligible to receive a refund of their prior two months payment. Any refunds to current customers would be paid separately from the $2 million, which will be used solely to reimburse current customers and recoup the states' costs.
Aside from the monetary payments, the settlement prohibits YP from using activation checks in marketing its services. Additionally, YP cannot pursue collection of unpaid IAP fees from customers whose accounts were initiated by depositing an activation check.
Businesses or nonprofit organizations who believe they may be eligible for restitution should contact the Public Inquiry Unit of the Attorney General's Office at P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 or by e-mail at http://ag.ca.gov/contact/complaint_form.php?cmplt=PL .


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Chaffetz leads in 3rd Congressional District
11/07/2012 12:00amChaffetz is currently the projected winner with 76 percent of the votes to Simonson's 23 percent.
Swallow will be Utah's next attorney general
11/07/2012 12:12amRepublican John Swallow will be elected as the next Utah attorney general. In his acceptance speech Tuesday night, he promised to keep fighting for state rights.
Inside GOP HQ: The votes are in ... finally
11/07/2012 12:13amI will be at the Republican Party Election Night Party tonight, watching as the election unfolds. Will Republicans have much to celebrate or will the party be tempered by unwanted results? I'll keep you updated of the mood at headquarters all night.
Utah House, Senate remain dominated by GOP
11/07/2012 12:22amThe Republican Party held its majority in Utah's Legislature on Tuesday, expanding their control of both chambers.
Hatch wins 7th term in US Senate
11/07/2012 12:31amOrrin Hatch will serve his seventh term as a Utah Senator.
Herbert to serve first full term as governor
11/07/2012 12:32amRepublican Gov. Gary Herbert has won his race to serve his first full term in office.
Inside Dems HQ: Matheson claims victory over Love
11/07/2012 12:36amKSL.com's Dave Newlin takes you inside the Utah Democrats headquarters on election night for all the hustle, bustle, ups and downs for the people at the center of it all in Utah's elections.
Bid to incorporate Millcreek fails
11/07/2012 12:37amVoters in Millcreek Township rejected a ballot question Tuesday to incorporate four communities into Millcreek City.
McAdams to take seat as SL County mayor; Crockett concedes
11/07/2012 12:38amIn a tight race, Salt Lake Mayoral Candidate Ben McAdams inched ahead Tuesday evening.
On the road with Romney: concession
11/07/2012 12:48amMitt Romney is conceding that his hard-fought presidential bid has ended in failure. He told supporters in Boston that he gave it his all and that he is now praying that President Barack Obama will be successful in guiding the nation.
Election Pulse: 'Four more years'
11/07/2012 12:48amThere's a whole story that never gets told about how Americans experience elections, beyond the basic red and blue divisions on a map. I want to tell it.
Mormons have long history of presidential campaigning
11/07/2012 7:13amDespite the presidential election results, Mitt Romney has made history as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, a number of members of his faith, including his father, also set their sights on the nation's highest office.
Matheson wins 4th Congressional District seat
11/07/2012 7:28amIt was expected to be a tight race and turned out to be just that. Now Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson looks to continue as Utah's lone Democrat Congressman after narrowly defeating challenger Mia Love.
Romney loss leaves many wondering where he will go next
11/07/2012 11:58amPres. Obama's win in the 2012 election has left many asking what will happen next for Mitt Romney. Plus pundit meltdowns and other political news.
$47 million bond for parks, trails passes
11/07/2012 12:32pmSalt Lake County residents approved a $47 million general obligation bond Tuesday to fund construction of three regional parks, substantial completion of two major trails and purchase land in Magna for a future park.
Shooting range makes good use of leftover campaign signs
11/07/2012 6:04pmAfter a long, arduous and often contentious election season, many are more than willing to see campaign signs disappear. A Bountiful shooting range is providing a way to put them to good use and help charity at the same time.
Utahns wonder if state, nation are going in different directions
11/07/2012 7:01pmAlong with referendum votes in some states on such things as legalized marijuana and same-sex marriage, some Utahns today wonder if the state and the nation are going in entirely different directions.
Highland to remain closed for business on Sundays
11/07/2012 7:21pmFor Highland residents, it became an issue of weighing values against choice. In July, the city council voted to allow businesses to be open on Sunday. But a group of residents didn't like it and got the issue on the ballot.
Voters' trust propelled Matheson to victory, analysts say
11/07/2012 9:07pmRep. Jim Matheson's razor-thin win in Utah's 4th Congressional District race had a lot to do with the trust he and his family have built up among Utahns over the years, political analysts said Wednesday.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 26th Apr 2010 23:11 UTC, submitted by UglyKidBill
Well, this is unexpected. The iPhone 4G saga just got a whole lot crazier - dare I say it, a whole lot more ridiculous. Have you ever reported anything like a phone or something similarly small stolen to the police? What was their reaction? Did you ever get the device back? Did they send an army of officers to get your device back? No? Odd. They raided Jason Chen's house, and took four computers and two servers. Update: And thus our true colours reveal. "The raid that San Mateo area cops conducted last week on the house of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen came at the behest of a special multi-agency task force that was commissioned to work with the computer industry to tackle high-tech crimes. And Apple Inc. sits on the task force's steering committee." Update II: According to TechCrunch, the investigation has been put on hold while the DA ponders Gizmodo's shield defence. Update III: Some legal insight from a constitutional law and first amendment expert and a law professor. The gist? The DA has said no one has been charged with anything here, making this just an investigation - however, this makes the search and seizing of material worse. "If the police are literally just gathering information, with no suspect targeted yet, then a subpoena against a journalist would have probably been smarter than a search warranted that resulted in the front door of Chen's home being bashed in."
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RE[3]: Just a raid?
by Morgan on Tue 27th Apr 2010 00:47 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Just a raid?"
I'm genuinely curious: What comparison would you make? Myself, I'd choose CIA or KGB, except this is happening within the borders of the US where neither agency is (or was, in KGB's case) allowed to take action. NSA, perhaps, or Men in Black? "Thought Police" comes to mind too, though this isn't really thoughtcrime. Wait, I know; he mentioned a hit man, how about the Mafia?
Unfortunately, there is really no better comparison than Fascism, and the Fascist regime that stands out most prominently in our minds today is Nazi Germany.
Though I must say I'm sick of hearing the word "Gestapo" thrown around so much myself.
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May 2005 Readers' RidesPosted in Features on May 6, 2005
Vehicle: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
OWNER: Jeff Pullinger, via e-mail
TIRES: 33x12.50-15 Dunlop Mud Rovers
WHEELS: 15x8 American Racing 767s
SUSPENSION: 41/2-inch Rubicon Express Superflex kit
DRIVETRAIN: Stock 4.0L engine and tranny, Ford 8.8 rear with Detroit Locker, 4.56 gears
OTHER DOODADS: Tom Wood's slip-yoke eliminator kit, custom cage, custom soft top for cut-up rear
FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: I was called to get a friend unstuck and I ended up on my roof.
BEST MOD: Detroit Locker
WORST MOD: Haven't regretted anything yet
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Spicy 'Sploder
Vehicle: '92 Ford Explorer
OWNER: Brandon Hudson, Chattanooga, TN
TIRES: 35x12.50-15 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain
WHEELS: 15x10 Mickey Thompson Classic Lock
SUSPENSION: 6-inch Superlift with spring-over in rear
DRIVETRAIN: Stock 4.0L six-cylinder
PERFORMANCE MODS: K&N air filter, Flowmaster 40 Series muffler
OTHER DOODADS: 3-inch Trail Master body lift, Manik brushguard with matching taillight covers, Trail Master dual shock steering stabilizer, Yakima Megawarrior roof basket
BEST MOD: Superlift
WORST MOD: Attaching roof basket to factory luggage rack (which broke off four wheeling)
Vehicle: '88 Suzuki Samurai
OWNER: Zach Kohl, Homewood, IL
TIRES: 38x12.5-15 SXs
WHEELS: 15x9 bead locks
SUSPENSION: Spring-over axles swapped with YJ leaves
DRIVETRAIN: 1.6L with EFI, dual transfer cases and a 4:1 ratio in the rear case, high-pinion Dana 44 with Ford flat-top knuckles and Detroit Locker with custom axleshafts, Dana 60 rear with Detroit Locker, 4.56 gears
PERFORMANCE MODS: Custom cowl snorkel, header
OTHER DOODADS: John Deere full hydraulic steering, full exo cage, gas tank in the bed, PTO long-travel front driveshaft that was cheap, custom traction bar, Warn 8274 winch
FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: Rolling over due to a 55-gallon drum full of glass bottles falling on me while driving through an off-camber spot while cleaning up an off-road area (note, use more than two ratchet straps to hold the 55 gallon drum to the cage!)
BEST MOD: Full exo cage
WORST MOD: Sticking Scout axles in it for a year (lost major turning radius)
Girls Drive Big Trucks Too
Vehicle: '74 Chevy K-10
OWNER: Stephanie Allen, Albertville, AL
TIRES: 18.5x44-15 Super Swamper TSLs
WHEELS: 15x10 American Racing
SUSPENSION: Custom 17-inch with Rancho shocks
DRIVETRAIN: 402ci V-8, TH350 tranny, NP203 transfer case, Dana 44 front, 12-bolt rear
PERFORMANCE MODS: Edelbrock 750-cfm carb topped with a 14x6 K&N filter, Flowmaster exhaust
OTHER DOODADS: Warn 8,000-pound winch
FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: I ran off into a neighbor's ditch after installing a new tie rod and dug huge ruts through his yard and the guy never knew it. I did go back to fix it and he told me not to worry about it.
BEST MOD: 402ci engine and 44s
WORST MOD: Weak 1/2-ton axles
Vehicle: '98 Jeep Wrangler TJ
OWNER: Christopher Taylor, Algonquin, IL
TIRES: 33x12.50-15 Swamper Trxus
WHEELS: 15-inch Rockcrawlers
SUSPENSION: 41/2-inch Rubicon Express
DRIVETRAIN: 2.5L four-banger, five-speed manual tranny
OTHER DOODADS: AtoZ Fabrication rock sliders and rear bumper, onboard air, JKS sway-bar disconnects, Warn skidplates
WORST MOD: Buying it! Now I'm frickin' broke.
Vehicle: '99 Nissan Frontier
OWNER: Mike and Norma Marrero, Deltona, FL
TIRES: 35x12.5-16 Trxuss M/Ts
WHEELS: 16x10 cast aluminum
SUSPENSION: Custom radius arms, 4-inch coils
DRIVETRAIN: 3.3L engine, auto tranny, Dana 44 front
PERFORMANCE MODS: K&N air filter, Optima battery
OTHER DOODADS: The typical stuff
FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: They are all too funny
BEST MOD: Solid axle swap
WORST MOD: Not using a high-pinion Dana 44 to start with
Vehicle: '86 Toyota 4Runner
OWNER: Andy Lincourt, Camden, NY
TIRES: 35x12.5-15 Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs
WHEELS: Black wagon wheels
SUSPENSION: 4-inch BDS
DRIVETRAIN: Stock
PERFORMANCE MODS: Custom snorkel, bobbed rear
OTHER DOODADS: 3-inch body lift, custom rear bumper, Pro Comp lights on custom windshield mounts, CB
BEST MOD: Bobbed bed
WORST MOD: Not doing the solid axle swap and gears yet
Ooh, 5.9!
Vehicle: '98 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited
OWNER: Chris Nickell, Oceanside, CA
TIRES: 285/75/16 Xterrains
WHEELS: 16-inch Rockcrawlers
SUSPENSION: 41/2-inch Rubicon Express
DRIVETRAIN: 360ci, auto tranny, Atlas II transfer case, custom driveshafts, stock axles
PERFORMANCE MODS: K&N intake, Optima battery, Flowmaster exhaust
OTHER DOODADS: Warn 8,000-pound winch, custom bumpers, custom four-point rollcage, Viair tank, Yakima rack with Hi-Lift jack
BEST MOD: Atlas
WORST MOD: No lockers yet
Vehicle: Nissan Kingcab XE
OWNER: Jake Jones, The Ozarks
TIRES: 32x11.50-15 Bridgestone Dueler ATs
WHEELS: 15-inch American Racing chrome
SUSPENSION: 3-inch lift
DRIVETRAIN: Stock V-6, auto tranny, custom driveshafts
PERFORMANCE MODS: K&N air filter
OTHER DOODADS: Trimmed front fenders, bedliner
FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: Letting my older brother (the photographer) try and dirty-up the truck for this shot
BEST MOD: Perfect original black paint
WORST MOD: Not finding a five-speed
Vehicle: '94 Toyota Land Cruiser FZJ80
OWNER: Alvin Kuenster, Tucson, AZ
TIRES: 285/75-16 Yokohama Geolanders
WHEELS: 16x8 black American Racing
SUSPENSION: 21/2-inch Old Man Emu
DRIVETRAIN: 4.5L engine, stock tranny, stock transfer case
PERFORMANCE MODS: Synthetic oil, K&N air filter, Bosch Platinum 4 spark plugs
OTHER DOODADS: Custom front bumper, Surco roof rack
FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: Almost putting it in a ditch while sliding off a steep hill
BEST MOD: Old Man Emu suspension
WORST MOD: Not enough cash for more mods
Vehicle: '72 Chevy Stepside
OWNER: Adrian Pelletier, Belmont, NH
TIRES: 35-inch Pro Comp Xterrains
WHEELS: 15x10 white spokes
SUSPENSION: 5-inch Rancho front, flipped shackles and add-a-leaves in rear
DRIVETRAIN: Big-block 409ci, SM465 manual tranny, NP205 transfer case, Dana 44 front, trussed 12-bolt rear with limited-slip diff
PERFORMANCE MODS: K&N air filter, 650 Holley carb
OTHER DOODADS: 3-inch body lift, homemade bumper, short-wheelbase frame shortened 4 more inches, '69 grille, industrial paint, Hi-Lift, Ramsey 8,000-pound winch on receiver, Line-lock, dubbed "Dolly" cause she's big in all the right places
BEST MOD: 409ci
Rare One
Vehicle: '77 Plymouth Trailduster
OWNER: Matt and Becky Pearson, Salem, OR
TIRES: 38x12.50-15 Swamper TSLs
WHEELS: 15x10 Prime five-spoke
SUSPENSION: 3-inch lift springs, 2-inch custom spring mount
DRIVETRAIN: 360ci engine, TF727 tranny, NP203 transfer case, posi rear diff, 4.10 gears
PERFORMANCE MODS: 9:1 pistons, cam, headers, Edelbrock intake and carb, TCI tranny kit, TransGo stage 3 shift kit, Summit chamber mufflers
OTHER DOODADS: Front bumper my dad built, Herculiner throughout cab
FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: My dad, brother-in-law, and I were at the dunes jumping a sand drift when some guys stopped to judge who got the most air
BEST MOD: Tranny and exhaust
WORST MOD: 4.10 gears - need lower
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By Avi Salzman
Hello again, Dow 13,000. We didn't miss you.
Not since late August has the Dow traded below 13,000, but the index just slid below that level again, and then some. Equities are in a freefall the day after an election restored the same gridlocked political dynamic that has kept the political system in neutral for the past two years.
Update: The Dow's drop has accelerated throughout the morning, and the index was recently down 310 points, or about 2.3%, hitting its lowest level since August 3.
Financials and energy stocks are feeling particular pressure — Bank of America (BAC) is off by about 5%. Coal stocks are in a tailspin, as some investors had put their hopes in a Romney victory, which would have resulted in looser environmental regulations.
Earlier this year, the Dow repeatedly slipped above and below the 13,000 threshold, a kind of existential line. But QE3 seemed to have placed a strong floor beneath the market. That floor is crumbling today.


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While recognizing that Australian medical authorities and government officials are notoriously repressive when it comes to women's autonomy in childbirth, I was disturbed to hear of this recent study on home births in Australia: http://ama.com.au/node/5275
Among the claims are that babies are 7 times more likely to die in planned home birth than hospital birth and 27 times more likely to die from asphyxiation in home birth.
As with all studies on controversial issues, this one has had at least one critic come forward to deconstruct it. Unfortunately, I'm not a BMJ subscriber, so I can't access this rebuttal: http://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c826.short?rss=1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+bmj%25
Because there's little talk of this study in the U.S., I was curious to hear your thoughts. I've home birthed two babies safely. But on the surface, I find this disturbingly compelling.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Four young children, including twin girls, perished Wednesday afternoon when fire swept through a mobile home in the South Carolina city of Hartsville, authorities said.
The 1-year-old twins and their brothers aged 3 and 4 were found dead in the home after firefighters put out the blaze, Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee said.
Hardee said autopsies are planned Thursday as part of an investigation to determine the cause of death and their identities.
Sheriff Wayne Byrd said the mother was in the yard when firefighters arrived. He didn't elaborate.
The fire is under investigation by both the sheriff 's department and the State Law Enforcement Division. No charges have been filed and authorities were preparing to talk with the mother.
Russell Cox, a spokesman for the city of Hartsville, said firefighters took about 10 minutes to put out the flames and then found the victims in the charred interior of the home, which was located on a street lined with mobile homes
While a photograph tweeted by the Darlington County sheriff's office showed the charred interior of the home, it indicated the outside appeared to be relatively undamaged. A tricycle and another children's toy could be seen in the yard.
Smoke could be seen still wafting from an open front door where fire hoses snaked through the opening.
Hartsville is a city of some 8,000 people about 60 miles east of the state capital, Columbia.


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