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Toys for Tots information announced
Horry County government is helping with the 2010 U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program and announced the locations of drop boxes:
M.L. Brown Jr. Emergency Management building, 2560 Main St., Conway
Fleet Services, 4457 Privetts Road, Conway
Horry County Museum, 438 Main St., Conway
Auditor's office, South Strand Building, 9630 Scipio Lane, Myrtle Beach
L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Shortcut Road, Conway
Auditor's office, Olin Blanton Building, 1201 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach International Airport administration offices, 1100 Jetport Road, Myrtle Beach
Government & Justice Center atrium, 1301 Second Ave., Conway
C.B. Berry Community & Historical Center, 2250 S.C. 179, Little River
James R. Frazier Community Center, 1370 Bucksport Road, Conway
The program distributes new, unwrapped toys to more than 12,000 children in Horry County, and this year, toys are needed for kids from infancy through age 12.
The county is also collecting items for the Marine Corps Reserve's Operation Rudolph, which gathers small items such as personal hygiene products, stationary, writing utensils, greeting cards and hard candy, which are used to make care packages to send to service men and women overseas.
Toys and other items may be placed in any one of the drop boxes until December 20.
It is also time for Coast RTA's fifth annual Coats for Kids program.
The program accepts new and gently used coats, jackets, hats, sweaters, and blankets and distributes them to needy people.
Items can be dropped off at the Horry County Government & Justice Center, Atrium, 1301 Second Avenue, in Conway now through Friday.
For more information on the Coats for Kids program, call Jessie Callahan at 488-0865, extension 243.
For more information on Toys for Tots or Operation Rudolph, call Kelly Lee Brosky at 915-5390 email@example.com.
Benefit concert to support mom, children
Friends of Kim Richardson, a single mother of three, are organizing a benfit concert to help raise funds for the woman, who just underwent a double mastectomy.
The show, featuring Shay Wise and Charlie Floyd, starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at Hog Heaven on U.S. 17.
Tickets are $10 and all proceeds go directly to Kim Richardson.
Her friends are also collecting unwrapped toys and other items for her children, 12-year-old twin girls and a 14-year-old daughter, to make sure the kids have a good Christmas.
If you can't attend but want to donate, visit any First Federal Bank and give to Kim Richardson's Journey with Breast Cancer.
For more information, call Leslie at 240-0304 or Hog Heaven at 237-7444.


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Registration has opened for Richmond Community Theatre's 2012 summer Young People's Theatre program.
This year, RCT will hold three sections of Young People's Theatre for three different age groups.
"Section 1 will be for young people ages 8-10," said Richmond Community Theatre's Director Shelly Walker. "Section 2 will be for young people ages 11-13. And Section 3 will be for young adults ages 16-18. Each section will be limited to 12 young people. All the sections will be held Monday through Friday during the weeks of July 30 and August 6. Section 1 will meet from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Section 2 will meet from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. And Section 3 will meet in the evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m."
For the youngest age group, ages 8-10, participants will work on the story of "Stone Soup."
"These young people will first focus on basic communication and presentational skills, being seen, being heard, having presence," said Walker. "The participants in Section 1 will also work on telling a story, creating a character, and on physical and spacial awareness. In addition, they'll work on cultural awareness as this rendition of the story will be set in Japan."
The children will wear kimonos for their presentation, said Walker.
The middle age group, ages 11-13, will be given some additional focus points and challenges.
"These participants will focus on perspective and point of view," she continued. "Section 2 will begin by telling several well known tales. Students will identify whose perspective the story is told from. Then the students will re-write the tale from a different character's perspective. Eventually these students will be performing their own original script. Key skills the students will work on will be: analysis, writing, collaboration and ensemble work. The story these students will analyze, create anew, and present to the community will be 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf.'"
The oldest group of participants, ages 16-18, will delve deeply into character work and acting. They will work on scenes and 10-minute plays. They will learn about character objectives, wants, tactics, obstacles and really get into the "nitty gritty" of acting.
"Adding an older group onto the young people's theatre program is a new venture for Richmond Community Theatre," said Walker. "In its long history, RCT has regularly held summer youth programs for 8-13 year old community members. This is the first time it will offer a program for young adults. Richmond Community Theatre would like to foster having young adults come and participate backstage and onstage during its regular season as well. So the new program is geared specifically towards young adults who are old enough to come to the theatre on their own. Also, the small age gap between the younger and older program signifies a large developmental jump in expectations and content."
Another slight change in the program this year: Richmond Community Theatre is accepting early registration by mail. Parents and young adults who are interested in the program should send a registration form and tuition payment beginning July 1 through July 20 to the theatre's mailing address: Richmond Community Theatre, P.O. Box 635, Rockingham, NC, 28380. Registration forms can be found in front of the theatre in the information box at 109 E. Washington St., Rockingham. Or online at RCT's facebook page: www.facebook.com/richmondct.
Sections 1 and 2 will each be a total of an hour and a half each day; their tuition is $50 each. Section 3 will have a total of two hours each day; its tuition is $75. If a section becomes filled during the mail-in period, registrations will be accepted on a first received post-marked basis. In the event of receiving too many registrations sent for a section, we will notify early and late post-marked registrations who will be placed on a waiting list. If there are any openings left at the end of the mailing period, parents may be able to register at the theatre in person July 26 and 27 from 5 to 7 p.m.
For all community members, The Young People's Theatre program will present a culminating showcase of their work, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. The showcase for each group will begin at the same time of day that the group will have met over the course of the two weeks, ages 8-10 at 1 p.m., ages 11-13 at 3 p.m. and ages 16-18 at 6 p.m. The final showcase will be $5 per performance for individuals. There will be a $10 parent pass for all performances. It will be a great opportunity to come out and celebrate young people and theatre, said Walker.
If you have any questions about these events, call the theatre at 910-997-3765, or e-mail Walker at firstname.lastname@example.com.
— Staff Writer Dawn M. Kurry can be reached at 910-997-3111, ext. 15, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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The Return of Jesus Christ
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. (1:11)
After Jesus Christ rose from the dead, He ministered for forty days to the disciples before He ascended into Heaven. (Act 1:11) teaches us that His ascension was physical, and that it was witnessed by many people. The angels declared that Jesus Christ would just as they saw Him ascend. Therefore, we may confidently look forward to the physical return of Jesus Christ. His return is not a spiritual return: it is a literal one. He came the first time as a humble servant, hardly notice except by a few. But, He shall return as a conquering King, and every one will see Him. His return will be magnificent, glorious, and even frightening to many – to those who do no know Him.
(Daniel 7:13)
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
(Matt. 24:27)
27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
( Matt.24:30)
30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
( Matt. 37-39)
37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
( Luke 12:40)
40Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
( John 14:1-3)
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
(Rev 1:7)
7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen
God Bless you as we continue on this spiritual journey.
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With over 350,000 churches in the United States its can be hard to keep track of what Christian resources are in your community. We find that the best way to meet Christian friends is through a Christian Social Network that provides both rich faith-based content and the ability to meet people to learn about churches and other faith-based organizations near you. PrayerGroup is The Social Network for Christians.
Christian Social Networking is among the fastest growing segments on the internet, as it allows members to enjoy their faith online through Christian blogs, prayer requests and other faith-based forums. Commonly referred to as the Christian Facebook, Christian Social Networks like PrayerGroup, also allow Members to connect through Christian Chat forums which provide a real-time exchange. PrayerGroup.org is among the fastest growing Christian Social Networks in the world. It's online Christian Community features more than 70,000 churches in the United State making it the largest free online church community in the country. PrayerGroup features include: Christian Blogs and Christian Articles, Christian Members from over 120 countries, Christian Prayer Requests(International), Christian Chat and Online Bible. Join us today and see what you're missing!
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Each afternoon, you probably talk about your day with your family or friends, reviewing the highlights and perhaps discussing problems you faced that day. Daily prayer is reviewing your day with God. It is how we count our blessings for what went well or seek guidance when we need it. Prayer is an intimate conversation, where you can say anything with the understanding that forgiveness and grace can be yours.There are many types of prayer. There are words of praise for God's magnificence, prayers expressing gratitude for your blessings or simple humble requests of God when you or another is in need. Prayer is simply a conversation with God and like all relationships, the more we communicate, the closer we become with the Lord.The way you communicate with God, need not be like anyone else. Some pray through meditation (or complete silence), while others speak out loud. Prayer often takes practice before you find your "voice" with God and you begin to feel comfortable with the relationship you are building with him.
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The term prayer group refers to a small group of people that come together to pray for those in need. Fellowships around the world do this while recognizing that collective prayer is both powerful and healing.
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One of the most powerful ways to share God's word is through your own communication with friends, family, and others. Sharing the gospel by word-of-mouth has been instrumental to sharing the faith for centuries.
Today, our technology allows us to share in ways that fit our times. Email, social media and christian chat are all relatively new ways Christians can both share and learn from others. The Christian Chat feature on PrayerGroup allows Members to meet new people from around the world. Whether your discussion is about faith or simply a casual conversation about life, Christian Chat provides a new technology for groups and individuals to connect in a new way. Many groups use the Christian Chat feature to pray in real time or for bible study.
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Looking for a Christian Partner?
The Christian dating scene has changed considerably over the last decade. There seems to be a Christian dating site everywhere you look. There are surveys to fill out, matching algorythms and all these other formulas used by dating sites to find the "perfect" match. But what ever happened to the concept of just simply meeting someone and learning about them through conversation?
PrayerGroup is a Christian Social Network that operates in over 120 countries including the United States, Canada, Philippines and India. We are not a typical dating site. We are here so you can find people you would have never met otherwise. They may be just around the corner, or in another country. The fact is, that you can meet anyone here if just say hello. We are free, we are Christian and our social network allows you to simply meet other people, enjoy their company and discuss whatever the two you might have in common. If this sounds simple, that becuase it is. This is how dating has worked for centuries. No forms, no surveys, no complicated algorythms...
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Time Fcuk
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Time Cfuk is a game about stasis, its a game about perspective and viewing both sides of the story from afar, its a game about blocks, platforms, drinking, high school reunions and work time fun.
Time Fcku is a "puzzle platformer" about finding logic in irrelevance, its a 1+1=2 formula that will ask more from you after you leave it alone, its a community experience about communication with people who you dont like.
Time KcuF is not an art game, its an allegorical game about stuff you've never experienced, its an escape from your current existence, its the feeling of loss and panic.
Time Fcuk is a play on how if one changes around the letters in a word even though it means nothing
logically, we all still see it as something that its not.
Controls and instructions are for those of us who choose to experience life the way others want us to live.
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I got the weirdest glitch and epicness glitch! the 100pts achevement pops out evry 0,5 sec so think i have like 5000 pts now in 1 min xD so dont think i hacked
Rated 5 / 5 stars 1 month ago
This has to be the best game I have played this year. The atmosphere of the game really has something poetic to it. I can see the author didn't just tried to make a fun game to play (which it is), but also to provide a whole artistic experience. The vocoder sound is awesome.
Rated 5 / 5 stars 1 month ago
This is an amazing game. For what seems like such a simple concept and seemingly overused gameplay choice (flash puzzle platformer), this game truly gets down how to make a gameplay style fresh and fun again. The gameplay, story, and art make this game a 10/10 (I really wish I could give more than 5 here)


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Very professional staff!! Room very large with stove, full size fridge, etc.. I thought someone was messing with my A/C but found out that the A/C turns off when you leave the room, and turns back on when you walk back in. I would have given 5 stars but held back for the trash that pilled up just outside the... More
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All the contest and prizes that you have to enter to win is only for 18 and up. what about the young Angels what do they get other than presale ticcets?
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All the contest and prizes that you have to enter to win is only for 18 and up. what about the young Angels what do they get other than presale ticcets?
i mean... Trey is an adult. he sings about adult things. a majority of his fans are adults. yes, some are children... but those children shouldnt necessarily even be listening to Trey in the first place. i was young when he came out... and i was sad that i couldnt go to some 18+ shows. but i've learned to appreciate him now more that i've stuck it out and now im old enough to do all the things i wanted to. these lil girls just gotta wait like some of us other ladies did.
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Paul Clarke, Sunday Gleaner Writer
Western Bureau:The Manning's School were stopped in their tracks yesterday as they were clipped 2-1 by Cedric Titus High at Drax Hall in the quarter-finals of the ISSA/Gatorade/Digicel daCosta Cup.
Of the four teams poised to advance yesterday, Ben Francis KO champions St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) were the only ones to virtually secure their berth in the semi-finals. STETHS whipped Garvey Maceo High 3-1 and are now on six points and are poised to take one of the top two spots in Group A. Manning's and Cedric Titus are both on three points.
In Group B, Frome High were ambushed 2-0 by Bog Walk, while the game between Glenmuir and Manchester ended in a 1-1 draw. Glenmuir lead the group with four points while Frome and Bog Walk are on three points each.
On Wednesday in Group A, Manning's play leaders STETHS at Santa Cruz, and Cedric Titus travel to Jamalco to tackle Garvey Maceo in key encounters from which the other qualifiers will be drawn. Manning's will have to pull off a very big victory to keep STETHS out of the semi-finals.
It was Manning's who went in front in the 17th minute, when Tevin Daley scored on a beautiful pass from one of the candidates for the MVP award, Melvin Blair.
Manning's could not, however, hold the lead into the break. The referee pointed to the spot in the 37th minute after the ball was adjudged to have been handled by a Manning's player inside the area and Devroy Campbell made no mistake to level the scores at 1-1.
The second half worked like a charm for Cedric Titus, who grabbed the lead in spectacular fashion.
Kemar Harris picked a pass in midfield, took three touches and kicked powerfully past the Manning's goalkeeper.
"It was a crucial win for us. It could have decided our season, but we showed some fighting spirit today and won the match, which keeps our season alive," said Wayne Crawford, the Cedric Titus coach.
"They took the lead against us early, but we never gave up and found a way, especially in the second half, to win," he added.
Cedric Titus 2 Manning's 1
STETHS 3 Garvey Maceo 1
Bog Walk 2 Frome Technical 0
Manchester 1 Glenmuir 1
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'It was a crucial win for us. It could have decided our season, but we showed some fighting spirit today


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P67 Sandy Bridge Gaming Performance Analysis
We've taken a bit of a different approach to an Intel launch this time around. While we generally get our motherboard / CPU guy to take care of any kind of CPU / Chipset launch, we've added something extra into the mix.
Moving away from things like encoding times and boring synthetic bandwidth numbers, we get stuck into the fun stuff; games! - Using our normal video card benchmark suite which covers everything form 3DMark 11 too Direct X 11 games, we're going to find out, as a gamer, if this is a platform you should be eyeing off.
We've got the three major platforms on offer here today which of course include the P67 one, P55 which from today onward has become almost redundant, and still the top dog for the time being, the X58.
We won't go into any more detail, though, and instead just check out the test systems in a bit more detail on the next page. Before you jump forward, though, you might want to firstly check our initial piece covering some of the new CPUs that are launching with the new P67 chipset.
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The effectiveness of drugs and their potential for both benefit and side effects are not only the result of drug selection and dose but also the rate of drug metabolism and target interaction. For many drugs, this metabolism is accomplished by the Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzyme system located in the liver. Variability in the CYP450 system, accumulated in humans since prehistoric times, results in strikingly different drug levels, drug effectiveness and drug safety among individuals when the recommended dose is designed to treat the "average" person. These variances, particularly relevant to drugs used in mental health, cardio-metabolic disease, and pain control, can now be measured by DNA typing before treatment. Drug doses can then be tailored to provide safe and effective therapy for individual patients (DNA-Guided Medicine). The Laboratory for Personalized Health analyzes the CYP2C9, CYP2C19, and CYP2D6 genes simply from a blood sample or buccal swab from the patient. LPH then assists in the interpretation of these results for DNA-guided medical management of serious side effects and individualized optimization of therapy. The genotype results and guidance delivered by LPH markedly improve the safetly and efficacy of drug therapy by providing:
Personalized Health Portal (PHP): Medical Informatics Enabling DNA-Guided Medicine The Personalized Health Portal integrates pharmacokinetic information available from the FDA, drug manufacturers, pharmacogenetic databases and studies by Genomas to determine the drugs that each patient would be most likely to tolerate and process given the person's innate drug metabolism capacity determined by the HILOmet PhyzioType System. PHP provides therapeutic guidance for 250 medications: 130 neuro-psychiatric drugs (antidepressants, neuroleptics, anticonvulsants, anxiolytics, stimulants, analgesics, hypnotics) and 120 cardio-metabolic drugs (to treat hypertension, diabetes, angina, thrombosis, GERD, ED, asthma). PHP is covered by U.S. Copyright Registration Number VA 1-797-692 (Personalized Health Portal). Click here for extensive reference information and educational resources. |


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'Batman' Starts Trouble at Mall Instead of Stopping It: Best of the Blotter
Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.
Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Dastardly Dark Knight Detained for disorderly conduct- A 17-year-old male was arrested at the Beachwood Place Mall and charged with disorderly conduct after police say he ran through the mall wearing a Batman mask and a hood, "causing annoyance and alarm to shoppers." He's not the hero they deserve or the one they needed. Mmm... Weed tastes good- A Twinsburg Township teen faces charges after he tried to hide marijuana from police by eating it, according to a police report. On Jan. 6, a police officer tried to …
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The music IS far too loud in the squares. Not just Brecksville but Twinsburg as well. My husband and I have commented on that many times Where is the respect toward others who live in the area? Please let me know who is in control of the functions . Myself and a few neighbors would like to send letters. Thank you.   more ›


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A project to build two hotels on vacant land near the San Diego (405) Freeway in Redondo Beach is moving forward after a financing deal was approved this week by the Redondo Beach City Council.
The two hotels - a Marriott Residence Inn and a Hilton Garden Inn - will be four stories high, occupy 200,000 square feet and have a combined total of about 320 rooms and conference facilities.
Along with a luxury hotel slated for King Harbor, the Marriott and Hilton inns would be the first hotels built in the city in decades. They will be erected on Marine Avenue near the Redondo Beach Metro Green Line station.
The project is expected to generate about $2 million annually for the city in transient occupancy and property taxes. Under terms approved Tuesday, the city will provide financial support for the project, if necessary, through tax funds generated by the two hotels . The first $8.5 million of new city revenue generated from the project will be placed in a reserve fund for the debt service guaranty, said Assistant City Manager Peter Grant.
City officials and the developer behind the project lauded the hotels as potential catalysts for revitalization in the area. Once built, the hotel facilities will likely cater heavily to local aerospace companies.
"This is a project that has been so long in the making," said Councilman Matt Kilroy, whose district includes the 5-acre parcel of land on Marine Avenue . "It does such great things for a piece of
The City Council originally approved the deal in November 2010, but the proposal by developer TRCF Redondo LLC fell through after financing dried up because of the stale economy. The contract approved on Tuesday by the council also calls for a 99-year lease between the city and the developer.
Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year, and the hotels are expected to open mid-2014, Grant said.
The hotel project is expected to cost just under $60 million.
"It's a significant investment," said Brad Wagstaff, managing partner of the project's developer, TRCF Redondo. "We feel it would be a massive revitalization of that area."
The Marine Avenue parcel has been mostly vacant since Malibu Castle, a popular family fun center, closed in 2005. Homeless encampments have popped up sporadically on the site through the years. There have been more than 500 calls for police department service during the last three years, Grant said.
"It is a piece of property that has been blighted for quite some time," he said.
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Earlier this week, there was chatter that The Pirate Bay, a popular BitTorrent site, had moved its servers to North Korea. That was a hoax.
Ever wonder how much a developer benefits from promoting a game on The Pirate Bay? The folks behind the Zelda-like Anodyne
Yeah, I had to rub my eyeballs when I saw this report on TorrentFreak, too. Evidently a Finnish group set up an antipiracy site (above) by ripping off The Pirate Bay's symbols and site code. TPB took the bait, threatening to sue if the site didn't stop using its symbols.
Sean Hogan, one of the two guys behind the delightful Anodyne
Minecraft: The Story Of Mojang
Earlier this week, Hotline Miami released and very quickly became the indie flavor of the minute. Then the story emerged that the game's maker went into the forums at The Pirate Bay
Yesterday the High Court ruled that infamous torrent site The Pirate Bay must be blocked from access by all UK internet providers due to copyright infringement issues. "The galaxy's most resilient BitTorrent site" responded with a call to arms and a way around the oncoming ban.
Swedish stock market AktieTorget has banned potential Pirate Bay purchasers Global Gaming Factory X from offering stock, after determining that the company misled investors regarding their ability to buy the popular torrent site.
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*A Mount Druitt youth, 15 was charged with three counts for break enter and steal and resisting arrest last Tuesday (September 25).
Police allege the boy stole property from residential premises in Mt Druitt and Toongabbie.
He was refused bail to reappear in Parramatta Childrens Court on October 10.
*A Willmot man, 26 will face court this month after he assaulted a Mount Druitt Hospital staff member
Police allege it happened in the hospital's emergency department around 5am on September 22.
The man was charged with assault and bailed to appear at Mt Druitt Local Court on October 11.
*Police have appealed for information following an armed robbery at a St Marys service station last Tuesday morning.
Two male offenders forced their way into the Great Western Highway premises west of Pages Road at around 4.15am, smashing the glass doors in the process. One was armed with a large knife.
The offenders left the premises after having taking money and cigarettes
A crime scene was established and examined by forensic officers.
The first male was described as 165-170 centimetres tall, obese/solid build, concealed face, wearing a dark jacket.
The second was 18 centimetres tall, solid build, concealed face, wearing a dark jumper and black jeans.
Anyone who saw or has knowledge in relation to this incident should call Crime Stoppers on 1800333000 or St Marys Police on 96777499.
*A man will face court next month after an allegedly threatening phone call was made to a staff member at a Mount Druitt private school.
Police alleged the call was made on September 21.
Mount Druitt detectives arrested a Whalan man, 30, last Wednesday as a result of inquiries.
He was charged with "use carriage service to menace/harass/offend.
He was granted strict conditional bail to appear in Mount Druitt Local Court on October 25
*Mount Druitt Police encourages residents to sign NSW Police 150th Anniversary message book
NSW Police Force is inviting members of the public to pass on a written message to police, past and present.
The message book will be on display at Mount Druitt Police Station December 2012. s.
Message books will be collected from each of the state's local area commands and compiled into a book to be kept for historical safekeeping.
It is hoped the book will serve as a lasting memento of the Force's 150th Anniversary and provide a source of inspiration for future generations of police.


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Good hotel and very nice staff. We stayed in the new one which is right in front of the older one. Perfect location in city center Very quiet rooms (hotel is located in a quiet alley) which is a plus in HCMC and brand new furniture/ bathroom and comfy bed ( a hard thing to find in Viet Nam) and... More
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Johnny Costa was born in Naples, Italy, and has been a chef and restaurant owner for more than 36 years in the Palm Springs area. His authentic Napolitano, family-inspired recipes are recreated fresh every day — from pastas and marinara sauce to fresh fish and meats complemented by flavorful sauces.
The atmosphere takes you back to a nostalgic era you only see on film — a romantic setting with soft lighting, dark woods, candlelit tables, and cozy booths, with the Rat Pack and Italian music playing in the background. Many celebrities and entertainers have frequented the restaurant over the years; and in the 1970s, Johnny was one of the few chefs hired by Frank Sinatra to cook for him at his estate.
Every dinner begins with freshly baked Italian rolls and focaccia bread served hot from the oven. Each entrée is complemented by a choice of minestrone soup or a crisp house salad. For starters, try the antipasto for two or the clams or mussels in marinara sauce, a local favorite. Entrées are accompanied by fresh vegetables or a side of pasta and marinara sauce. Menu favorites include linguini with clams or mussels, eggplant Parmigiana, veal mushroom, lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs, of course, Steak Sinatra!
Johnny combines the freshest of ingredients to create mouthwatering tastes. If your palate is in the mood for pasta, sample the spaghetti and homemade meatballs for an authentic taste of Italy. Start your evening with Johnny's signature "Costa-Politan" or choose from a selection of many fine Italian wines, signature martinis, or after-dinner drinks. Don't miss happy hour at the full bar or enjoy an espresso after dinner while choosing from a selection of desserts, including Johnny's homemade tiramisú.
Open for dinner nightly at 5 p.m., closed Sundays. Reservations are recommended. Enjoy outdoor patio dining with views of the mountains. Private dining is available for groups, with ample parking in back on Indian Canyon Drive or on Palm Canyon Drive. Heart — Healthy Menu selections endorsed by the International Heart and Lung Institute. Voted "Best Italian Restaurant" 2011 and 2012 by Palm Springs Life readers.
Johnny Costa's Ristorante440 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262760-325-4556www.JohnnyCostasPalmSprings.com
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The Costa family: Nephew Chip Illiano, oldest son head chef Vince, father Johnny, sons John Jr., Tony, Nick, and daughter Michelle (not pictured) in their dining room.Photography by Jon Edwards
Some of the authentic Italian specialties featured at Johnny Costa's, clockwise from the right — veal chop smothered in a cognac mushroom sauce with a side of fresh vegetables; linguini and clams, (linguini pasta with fresh New Zealand clams in garlic white wine sauce); homemade crème brûlée; Lasagna, layers of pasta, ricotta cheese, ground beef, topped with marinara and fresh mozzarella cheese; Limon Cheesecake, graham cookie crumb crust, cream and mascarpone cheese with pistachio tuile. The suggested wines are Cakebread Cellars, Napa Valley, Chardonnay, 2010, Caymus, Cabernet Special Selection, 2009 Tignanello, pToscana", Carmignano, 2008. Photographed before a painting of the island of Ischia Port of San Angelo.Photography by Jon Edwards
While thawing out from the winter cold - last week daughter and I enjoyed Johnny Costa's superb seafood ciopino (for me) and Italian spaghetti & meatballs for Lori (delicisio) and the cocktail was to die for. Wish I lived there so I could frequent this restaurant daily. Had our photo taken in front of a favorite 50's crooner Dean Martin (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. etc. photos displayed on the walls - thanks to Johnny Costa's chef to the stars relationship with Frank Sinatra. Marilyn in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Whenever conflicts of interest exist you can be sure that some people will take advantage of them. The pension consulting business has a laundry list of possible conflicts: Pay to play, proprietary products, revenue sharing, and commissions to name just a few. Disclosure is almost nonexistent, and fiduciaries are generally inept. In theory, pensions are subject to extensive oversight, but legislation and regulatory enforcement badly lag the situation on the ground. With both regulators and plan sponsors asleep at the switch, it is hard to imagine a more target rich environment for a sales organization.
For plan sponsors, the Gordian knot is a simple exercise in comparison to untangling the conflicts embedded in a bundled product pension solution. Half of pension consultants receive compensation from the managers that they recommend. So, it shouldn't be a big surprise that those conflicts impact both price and performance in a meaningful way. Continue reading


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Leander Herzog – Sound object (data.matrix, Ryoji Ikeda), 2010
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The human ear perceives sound as an intangible presence, produced by vibrations travelling through a physical medium (air, water, even solids). Recorded sound is produced by measuring these vibrations for later reproduction by mechanical means. What we experience as harmony and rhythm appears to the computer as a one-dimensional number sequence.
Leander Herzog's data sculptures perpetuate this disregard of the emotional dimension of music, looking at the sound input simply as a frozen space of random-access data. Herzog replicates this data stream by perforating plastic ribbons at intervals matching amplitude measurements, producing ornate collections of short and long loops. The result is a curious data artifact, numerically correct but completely disconnected from its own origin as sound.
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Avalanche airbags, how effective are they really?
Last week we tragically had an avalanche which killed two men (leaving behind a total of 7 children) who were touring in Northern Norway. It was a large avalanche, 2-300m wide, 0.3-1.5m thick at the top and it travelled 650m. One of the deceased had an airbag which was deployed but he was buried at 1-1.5m depth. There will be a full report on this by the authorities when they have all the facts. In Norwegian:
I understand airbags isnt a guarantee against beeing buried but it got me thinking. I am, like most people, considering buying one of these packs and Im wondering which one and should I get one at all? ABS has statistics which state that 97% survive. When I see the number 97% I almost automaticly think everyone. It chocked me a bit when I heard he had a deployed airbag.
I dont understand german but heres a guy who obviously doesnt fully trust all the facts stated by ABS-airbags:
Do you know of other accidents where the victims have deployed their airbags and still been totally buried, balloons and all?
Last year a guy in my local skiarea had one of his balloons in his ABS-pack punctured when he was caught by an avalanche. Since then I have always thought of the ABS-pack to be safer then the rest because of the redundancy of 2 balloons. But after watching the youtube video above I may be prone to thinking that the snowpulse system would be better at keeping your head above the snow. I dont understand why they cant divide the balloon into two so that half would stay inflated even if its punctured.
A lot of people are starting to wear theese bags now. I would like to hear all stories of actual avalanches with victims who had airbags. Whats your experience?
Did they stay on top and do you believe it was because of the airbag?
redunancy doesn't mean much IMO w/ regards to puncturing a airbag. If one get's punctured - the remaining one will not likely be big enough to keep you afloat.
It's the brazil nut effect that is keeping you ontop - which doesn't mean that you'll necessary stay on top the whole time.
Avy-ing through trees is going to be a disaster almost any way you slice it.
Size matters too. That sounds like a pretty big slide, so chances of a burial are going to go up. Other then not getting caught in a slide airbags are still your best bet at surviving a slide, but there is no guarantee.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
If you look at the multiple fatality avy at steven's pass...of the 5 (i believe) people who were caught in the slide the only one that survived was Elyse Saugstad, who was the only one to have and deploy her airbag. When interviewed she gives full credit to the airbag being the reason she was only partially buried, and thus surviving the avy.
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there have been lots of tests with avys large and small, using mannequins with and without ABS
ABS always does better in those tests, but every now and then one gets buried.
Terrain, snow texture, size, etc. all have an effect on flotation.
Universally it is agreed they work.
What I worry about is what it does to the heuristics.
will more skiers die with ABS since they feel protected and take more risks??
It has been said that with a beacon, you should still ski as if you have none.
burial is only part of your battle. Trauma (even without trees) can do you in."Fakers are Maggots" - T. Hall, 2011
only a fake Rasta could make a claim like that
This. If people start taking bigger risks because they have a airbag, it will negate the benefit of the bag in the first place.
Also worth noting that a lot of the tests(both company R&D and actual usage in a slide) that resulted in the statistics these companies claim were carried out in Europe and BC, where more of the terrain is above treeline. In most areas in the US we are either below the tree line or a slide could carry us into the tree line, resulting in punctured airbags and more deaths due to trauma then in other regions.
But if you can have an ABS on without letting it changing your backcountry habits, it's a great thing.
^^^ This. It should give you pause that someone was wearing an airbag and still did not make it. This comment is in NO way related to who specifically has or has not survived because those instances are specific and I know nothing about them, but I have like others been very worried that more and more people will think they need less training, knowlege, and facility with the basic tools of the avalanche trade because an airbag saves you "97% of the time".
On the statistic itself, this is likely an incredibly misleading use of numbers. If you flipped a coin 5 times, and it came up heads 4 of those 5 times, would you try to sell me a coin as one that comes up heads 80% of the time? I highly doubt the 97% number is statistically significant (in statistics parlance), meaning, the low number of observations means using a statisic like this meaningless. There are also a lot of qualitative factors affecting the statistic: was the slide someone survived with an airbag likely to bury you if you were not wearing the airbag? This is impossible to know, calling into question to legitimacy of the 97% number (or any number), no matter how many observations are obtained.
All of this is not to say this isn't a good piece of safety equipment; it has clearly helped people and I am certainly inclined to carry one. However, this is not a safety net that can replace anything else. The fake 97% number is irresponsible because people actually take it at face value.
At least one company (ABS i think) who purposely started slides with dummies outfitted with airbags in the slidepath also had dummies without airbags getting caught as well for a control group. While the number of times they did this is probably not statistically relevant it shows they were trying to be as accurate as possible.
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The relatively recent switch to the singular 97% figure at the ABS website is somewhat surprising (at least to me) because through at least the 2009-10 season ABS was publishing (and periodically updating) a very detailed database of every single ABS in-the-field deployment ... both actual and attempted, as well as successful (in terms of life or death) and otherwise.
I still have the file, so that and some other non-ABS databases will be the basis for a possible article in the final issue of TAR this season.For those stuck in the Northeast, follow my NE Rando Race Series and check out my avalanche course. (For other avalanche course providers anywhere, feel free to use any of my "homework" assignments for your own courses too.)
I've worn an ABS bag for three years now and wondered how it might effect my habits mindset as well. Let me tell you...it doesn't. I have never taken an additional risk with because the thought of having an ABS bag on my back might be a ticket to safety. Think of it this way. If you're looking down a slope with the potential to avalanche, do you still want to drop in even though you know you have something that "might" save you?
I didn't think so. My bc habits haven't changed one bit since wearing an ABS. It's just nice to know that if the shit does hit the fan, I have one more hope to survive beyond being unburied by my friends.
Does it change the order in which you ski? The reason I ask is because I've been in an ABS for 3 years as well and a few times I've found myself saying internally "If we're wrong in our assessment of this slope and it did go before I'm safe - at least I have the ABS and the other guys don't have it" so I go first.
I don't believe it's ever changed my mind on a slope I've skied on - I tend to be one of the more cautious of my groups or at least the more vocal - but I honestly wonder if I'd know if it was changing my mindset?
I've argued w/ a number of friends and partners who think it's setting you up for getting into a looser set of habits - but I'm still of the belief that having an extra few pounds on my back is worth the last thread of hope if all else fails.
There are a lot of factors that will determine how well the bag keeps someone afloat, or doesn't. If the ride is short the bag won't have much time to pull you to the surface (gotta shake the can of nuts a lot to bring the big nuts to the top). If someone is caught under slabs and the snow really isn't churning much, the bag can't really do it's thing. Or if the chunks of slab are larger than the person w/bag, the big chunks will stay on top. If the person is low on the hillside and the avi dumps on top of them and then halts, they just get buried.
So yeah, for best airbag results the snow is probably soft and fluffy and churns a lot, and is a long ride above treeline. Unfortunately that's exactly not the norm in the lower 48 states, but every little bit helps. I've got a MR Blackjack on order.
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What you are getting at are confidence intervals. As you say, if you do a small number of tests to find a percentage of success then you cannot legitimately say that you would find the same percentage in a much larger population. However, it is possible to calculate the range in which the true value is likley to fall (with 95% confidence). This range is called the confidence limit or confidence interval.
In the 97% success rate scenario for airbags, if 33 samples were tested (implied minimum to get 97% figure) then we could say with 95% confidence that the actual figure of success in a much larger population would be in the range of 84.7%-99.5% survival (note it could be better or worse than the tested figure).
As the number of tests goes up then the range narrows in so...
If they tested 50 cases then the range would be 88.0% - 99.3%
If they tested 75 cases then the range would be 90.3% - 99.1%
If they tested 100 cases then the range would be 91.5% - 99.0%
There are a couple of slightly different methods for calculating this which produce different (but not wildly different) numbers. If anyone knows the actual numbers of times that airbags have been triggered and the number of times that they have been successful vs resulted in death then I can calculate the true lower 95% confidence limit, but based on the assumption that they have done at least 30 then the success rate is still pretty convincing.Last edited by gritter; 02-24-2012 at 01:57 AM.
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This is a good discussion. I still believe it works but it would be nice to see more thorough research and more cases.
By the way ABS states they have 262 cases analyzed by SLF Swiss Avalanche Institute in Davos. I believe these guys are very serious, I've briefly been there myself to look at their operations. Probably the leading avalanche center in Europe.
It just appears that now everyone is taking it for granted that it just works. I would also like to hear about the cases when it didn't work perfectly.
Here are a few good videos of when it worked:
Here's a test when the dummy without the airbag did it better then the one with:
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^^^ 262 cases with 97% success rate would put the likley success rate in the larger population between 94.2% and 98.5%
That is pretty good.
This video was done by Mr. Fournier, inventor and producer of the avalanche ball and part of a website that was an anti-ABS-campaign.
He was ordered by court in 2010 to stop distributing this misinformation. (edit: although I think, in certain ways he had a point. The -lets say: very optimistic use of statistics by ABS for their commercial campaigns is at least morally wrong in my eyes)
The whole procedure was accompanied by vivid discussions in the german websites freeskiers.net and powderguide.com -for those of you understanding german and interested, I can provide links, if wanted.
This video is part of a german TV show on "popular science" and a single incident, that was picked out by the very same person involved above and commented.
Some discussion has been going on on the eligibility of dummy tests in avalanches in regard of final bury position, as dummies are likely not very well simulating human body movements in this situation. (Plus that humans in this situation are unlikely to be inactive)
However, here's a more complete study of test avalanches with dummies by the mentioned SLF Swiss Avalanche Institute (of course, in german... ):
In this study, they tested eight (later 7 because one was destroyed) dummies in four avalanches equipped with nothing, avalanche ball, ABS or snowpulse airbags. Not big numbers, of course...
There are several interesting things mentioned:
- there was no clear influence of the device on the burial position of the dummies
- airbag systems significantly reduced burial depth (best shown in Fig.3 - burial depth of breathway openings (blue bars) and mean +/- 95% confidence interval as calculated by 2000 bootstrap simulations (red lines))
- according to hints or facts that would speed up rescue, they used a point system (Tab.3), where they gave 1 point each for device/body part visible from distance; head visible; or beathways 10cm or less buried. Airbag systems were performing significantly better, while the avalanche ball is just marginally better than nothing
- regarding head trauma: no clear results, although the dummies with the ABS recorded slightly higher forces on the head than ball/nothing dummies, while the snowpulse system reduced these forces. Higher forces with the ABS are possibly attributed to higher position in the flowing avalanche, which is the faster & more turbulent flowing zone within the slide, from which the snowpulse might protect. Forces are generally high, which is not surprising giving the experiments' design with an avalanche hitting from above.
The high forces let often to an upshift of the backback on the dummy bodies resulting in the hip belt being directly below the chin. Although the leg loops are practically never used by skiers, their usage seems advisable
This sounds rather pro-Airbag.
The SLF-statistics said in 2009, that in 180 cases with deployed ABS airbag, 177 persons survived. In the very same accidents 41 persons without airbag were involved, of which 20 were completely buried. 13 of those deceased.
I don't really like this statement so much, as it doesn't tell, how many of the airbag carriers were burried/completely burried and I would like to see it reduced to the cases, where both ABS and non-airbag carriers were involved, but it tells a strong story anyway.
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Excellent info, thanks Knut
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So those stats suggest that the chances of survival are as follows:
Nominally with an airbag: 98% vs without 68%.
The number of incidents recorded with an airbag gives a lower confidence limit of 95% which is pretty good.
The number of incidents without an airbag (in this example) only give a lower confidence interval of 53%, so we could use a few more data points here.
Does anyone have more data on the survival rate without airbags for comparison
I have no doubt this is very true for somebody like you with large amounts of experience. I have no doubt you can read conditions better then most. The worry is with the less experienced user who just doesn't have a good ability to read conditions. They may look at a slope and think "well it seems safe, but I am not really sure". I have a pack so I will go ahead and drop. This can also be said for beacons and avalungs as well, so I am not dissing airbags. Especially when people read 97% stats, it is like what the hell, I won't die even if it slides. Which is an obviously bad way to think about it, but with all the knuckleheads heading into the BC these days it is a very real concern.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
It's all just conjecture until we have some serious #'s to backup an argument like that. Clearly guys with substantial backcountry training are getting caught - now the question is what % of the skier caused avalanches are set off by people with substantial training and years of experience versus less experience but a more keyed up mind that they're in a potentially life threatening environment.
I can tell you from my rock climbing background, that it's way more common to hear about guys with a wealth of experience making judgement errors. They get relaxed because they have done things hundreds, thousands of times. The newbs are still triple checking knots and checking their partners belay devices.
Again, it's baseless opinion without real #'s - but it's interesting to discuss.Last edited by Poop~Ghost; 02-24-2012 at 12:55 PM.


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