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Although our society is becoming more and more plugged into the Internet, there are some things the online universe cannot provide or substitute for us.
This includes the unique services provided to citizens by community newspapers.
Weekly and small daily papers help strengthen communities, build local economies and report on local governments.
Readers of community newspaper understand and appreciate these services, too.
That fact is underscored in an annual survey taken by the National Newspaper Association, which recently released its latest survey results.
"The numbers are self-evident," said Merle Baranczyk, president of the National Newspaper Association and publisher of a community newspaper in Colorado. "They [responses] indicate the level of connectedness people have with their community newspaper."
"From year to year, the studies have shown that people believe in their local papers, for the news they need and the advertising they rely on."
With consolidation in the newspaper industry, the rise of the Internet and even some papers shutting down, readers no doubt have heard much about the death of community newspapers. But to borrow a phrase from Mark Twain - rumors of the death of community papers are greatly exaggerated.
Consider the responses in the newspaper group's latest survey, which sampled newspaper readers in small towns and cities where the circulation size of the local paper was 15,000 or less:
• 92 percent said they thought local newspapers were informative.
• 84 percent said they looked forward to reading their local paper.
• 83 percent agreed they relied on their local paper for local news and information.
• 69 percent thought their local paper provided valuable advertising and shopping information.
In some ways, as we move deeper into this new digital era, community newspapers are becoming even more important.
That's because they help foster something important that the Internet and iPhones and iPads and all of the other newfangled gadgets cannot provide - a feeling of community.
After all, it's in the pages of community newspapers where folks can read about civic club fundraisers, church gatherings, honor roll lists, birthdays, family reunions, and other happenings that provide much of the content of our day-to-day lives.
In this way, community newspaper readers enjoy a special connection to their local paper - a relationship to it, if you will.
The responses to the newspaper group's survey bear out these facts.
On average, respondents said they spend nearly 40 minutes reading through their local paper. And nearly half said they hold onto it for more than 10 days.
And unlike some of our other modern-day institutions, community newspapers are trusted by those they serve.
About 70 percent of the survey participants said the accuracy and coverage of their local paper is "good" or "excellent," with 59 percent saying the same about their paper's fairness.
Thomas Jefferson once said that if he were left to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers - or newspapers without a government - he wouldn't hesitate to choose the newspapers.
I think readers of today's community newspapers understand the wisdom of Jefferson's words.
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Rick Browde, a retired record producer and an animal rescuer, is surrounded by adopted pets and foster dogs at home in Beverly Hills. When he first met Sid, he thought, "Who is going to want a dog that looks like this?" Then he began working the phones.
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NATHANIEL LEE recently turned 31. He's got an English degree and thus considers himself basically unemployable if he ever loses his current (unrelated) position. His son, Archimedes Lee (a.k.a. Archie) is 13 months old, and Nathaniel can't get any work done around the house. But at least he's not someone's flying monkey.
He still runs MIRRORSHARDS, which is now on an erratic "whenever he gets the chance" schedule because: baby. The MIRRORSHARDS book still exists at Amazon, too. His self-described sappy little story "The Alchemist's Children" is in Alex Shvartsman's extremely entertaining UNIDENTIFIED FUNNY OBJECTS anthology.
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"Fresh wails assault my ears as I leave the cell and haul the rusty door shut. The lock clicks. I wonder briefly if anyone still has the key. Well, the witch can sort it out if she wants to. I'm too tired to care.
I see the witch, standing two cells down. She seems hesitant. 'It's very… damp,' she remarks.
'Apologies, mistress,' I say, sweeping into a bow. 'I gave the girl water to drink.'
'She's losing it fast enough,' the witch remarks. 'What has her crying so hard?'
'Her lost friends, mistress. And her pet. A small dog. Toto, I think.'
'She must be calm if I am to speak with her,' says the witch, rubbing at her chin. 'We must have leverage.'
I close my eyes and pray for patience before speaking. If I do not offer, she will command it of me. 'Permission to go and retrieve the child's missing pet?'
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Uncle BJ's Deli & Groceries is a supermarket that features in Liberty City in the Grand Theft Auto III era with various stores in Staunton Island. In the mission Shima for Kenji Kasen in Grand Theft Auto III, the player goes to one of the stores to collect the protection money and finds out that it was wrecked and robbed by some Diablos. After that the player must drive to Hepburn Heights, kill some Diablo gang members and get the protection money. On the roof of that store, the player can find a hidden package.
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Tai-chi for residential patients with schizophrenia on movement coordination, negative symptoms, and functioning: a pilot randomized controlled trial,
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Doctors Health Press, a division of Lombardi Publishing Corporation and publisher of various natural health newsletters, books, and reports, including the popular online Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin, is reporting on a new study out of the University of Hong Kong, finding that tai chi can be an effective alternative method to treat symptoms of schizophrenia, including the loss of coordination and social functioning.
As Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin (http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/brain-function-articles/try-this-ancient-art-for-a-healthy-brain) notes, while many would rather not take medication to treat depression and anxiety, it can be difficult to find effective alternative treatments. But according to a new study, tai chi may be just that.
As the article "Try This Ancient 'Art' for a Healthy Brain" reports, researchers at the University of Hong Kong tested the therapeutic martial art tai chi on patients suffering from schizophrenia. The researchers noted that patients with schizophrenia residing at institutions often suffer from negative symptoms in excess of what those who live at home do. In particular, they have trouble with movement coordination and social interaction.
The Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin article explains that the researchers found 30 Chinese patients with schizophrenia who were residing in a rehab residency. Each was assigned to receive either a six-week tai chi program and standard residential care, or only the latter. The researchers assessed movement coordination, negative symptoms, and functional disabilities at baseline, following intervention, and six weeks after intervention.
The article notes that according to the research team, the tai chi group was buffered from deteriorations in movement coordination and interpersonal functioning for six weeks after the intervention. In contrast, the controls showed marked deteriorations in those areas. The tai chi group also experienced fewer disruptions to life activities at the six-week mark.
As Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin concludes, tai chi has been proven to help with the challenging symptoms of schizophrenia. But for those who are suffering from much milder symptoms of depression or anxiety, tai chi may just be their ticket to improved mental health and soothing stress relief.
(SOURCE: Lo, P.H., et al., "Tai-chi for residential patients with schizophrenia on movement coordination, negative symptoms, and functioning: a pilot randomized controlled trial," Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012; 2012: 923925.)
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In a nutshell, the Mary Sue character is beautiful, talented, brilliant and nice, which means that everyone loves her. And I mean everyone, except for the obviously inferior villain. But the Mary Sues modesty makes her unaware of her own perfection and everyone elses devotion to her, so she worries about whether people like her. Meanwhile, she has a few minor faults such as slight clumsiness or big feet. Or maybe she frets about what are obviously desirable traits: Im too tall! Im too thin!
You might be thinking, Oh, please! You would never give your heroine every possible advantage. You would never be so unrealistic as to make all of your supporting characters worship her while she bravely trudges along on her big feet, endearingly unaware of it. But the Mary Sue character (to various degrees of subtlety) continues to show up in fiction.
Sometimes, it happens because of genre. Romance demands attractive heroines. Science-fiction and mysteries traditionally tend to favor concept over character. Other times, the Mary Sue survives to the final draft through mental fatigue on the writers part. Consider how stories germinate in a writers head and how long it takes to bring that idea to fruition.
Every story begins with first one and then the other of two parts: a character and a situation/concept. You might imagine a character, and then figure out his situation. Or you think of a concept and invent a character to explore it. The Mary Sue often appears as a placeholder to writers who start off more interested in concept than character. Probably sooner rather than later, you replace her with a real character whose complex traits help to drive the plot. But sometimes while laboring through your rough draft, you might get so anesthetized to the Mary Sue character that you no longer see her for what she is. And then she slithers into your final draft.
To safeguard against the Mary Sue character, balance the good with the bad within the same type of attribute. For example, genetic traits. If your heroine is brilliant and talented, you could make her struggle with poor health or emotionally instability. These are similar traits of equal weight. By contrast, if she is a brilliant physicist and ballet dancer, but her problems consist of a critical mother or a lot of student loans to pay off, there is no balance. Your heroine is still obnoxiously lucky. Meanwhile, her relationships with other characters should show as much variety as yours do with other people in real life. Some characters may take an instant dislike to your heroine, others grow to like her, and most wont pay her any attention at all. She must prove herself to other characters. Those who dislike her may have good reasons, and are not acting out of envy.
But what if youre writing a romance and you want your character to be beautiful? You might feel understandably nervous, especially considering how hypersensitive readers are for the mere whiff of a Mary Sue character. Try giving your heroine a mix of attractive and plain traits: she might have striking eyes, but frizzy hair. Or she is voluptuous, which also means she carries an extra thirty pounds. Another approach is to have supporting characters notice her beauty but not all of them, and not necessarily in a worshipful way. Maybe she walks to work at her law firm, and draws annoying catcalls from construction workers. She dreads trying a case in front of that one judge who can never concentrate from staring at her and yet who always favors the other lawyer as if its her fault he cant control his libido. You get the picture. Think variety, balance, and rewrite to weed out the Mary Sue characters in your fiction.


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Motorists in the Swansboro area will soon find traveling through a busy intersection a little easier.
SWANSBORO � Motorists in the Swansboro area will soon find traveling through a busy intersection a little easier.
Funding has been identified for a proposed project to install a traffic signal at the intersection of N.C. 24 and Belgrade Swansboro Road.
Jessi Booker, deputy division traffic engineer for DOT Division 3, said the formal funding submittal is expected to be on the agenda of the N.C. Board of Transportation for final approval.
�That will put funds in a pot of money we are able to charge to,� she said.
A traffic analysis of the intersection done by DOT showed a traffic light is warranted; however, work cannot proceed until funds are in place.
Booker said that with final approval of funding from the Board of Transportation, the project will be able to continue.
�From there it would go to the signal design unit in Raleigh to design the project,� Booker said.
Design work typically takes about 90 days, she said.
While it will take time, securing funding is the key to moving the project forward.
The Swansboro Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution of support for the project for DOT to include with the funding submittal.
The proposed project is one that evolved from discussions that surfaced at a town board meeting last summer.
Swansboro resident John W. Parker of Parker & Associates in Jacksonville appeared before commissioners at that time about a rezoning request for property near the intersection.
He was asked by Commissioner Jim Allen if his company, an engineering and planning firm, had looked at the speed limit at the intersection.
Parker went on to submit a request to the DOT for a speed zone adjustment along N.C. 24 so that eastbound traffic would reduce speed from 55 mph to 45 mph before the intersection and westbound traffic would not accelerate to 55 mph until after the intersection.
DOT did not find a need for a speed zone change, but further evaluation led to the study of a possible traffic signal.
Parker and town officials have said the proposed improvements with the traffic signal will address a primary concern at the intersection: making a left turn safely from Belgrade-Swansboro Road onto N.C. 24.
Now, vehicles have to cross westbound lanes of N.C. 24, where traffic is accelerating, onto a median to turn left into eastbound traffic. During mornings and afternoons, school buses from several area schools use the busy intersection.
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iTypewriter – a typewriter for the iPad9/3/2012 | Edgar Mutelbrünk
The iTypewriter by Austin Yang is a fully functional typewriter module for the iPad. Very geeky and it looks like there's probably only one of them in existance. Anyway I thought it was a quite cool project, check it out over at Austin's site for more images and a video.
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Linked by Kroc Camen on Mon 21st Jun 2010 19:49 UTC
"For three years [my] son Ben, and I have engaged in a quixotic but determined quest: We've searched for a simple and straightforward way to get the introductory programming language BASIC to run on either my Mac or my PC. Why on Earth would we want to do that, in an era of glossy animation-rendering engines, game-design ogres and sophisticated avatar worlds? Because if you want to give young students a grounding in how computers actually work, there's still nothing better than a little experience at line-by-line programming." Looking beyond the immediate fear-inducing acronym BASIC, this article delves deeply into what it means to simply be in control--via a basic understanding of under the hood--of your own computer, and how our whiz-bang world of technology today is failing to bestow this understanding on this generation of would-be hackers.
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I think you hit the nail on the head there.
I think people program in "language" these days.
Real programmers can program in any language given the manual and a few hours.
Yes even Lisp/Forth etc.
They are all just tools to get things done, if you cannot adapt to a new syntax you aint a programmer.


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Alex McCord and leather-pants-loving hubby Simon van Kempen have blasted their former Bravo series as a "train wreck" and "faux reality show." Having been dumped from the "Real Housewives of New York City" after four seasons, they're currently trying to launch their own show, according to an e-mail sent to friends. "While we were sad to lose the dollars . . . we weren't sad to be off that particular show," it reads. "Now that we are free-and-clear of our Bravo contracts, we have been meeting with . . . just about every cable network as well as a couple of the main networks." They're asking pals to join a new show, possibly called "Based in Brooklyn," about 30-something parents in "Brownstone Brooklyn." "We would never expose ourselves to another faux reality show," they wrote. When we asked McCord if she'd sell "Brooklyn" to "train wreck" home Bravo, she said, "I don't know, I hadn't, that doesn't mean I wouldn't, it's not just me either if we did this it would be Simon and me together."
'Wives' was a 'train wreck'
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RENTON, Wash. (AP) For a change, the conversation about whether Russell Wilson was the best option at quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks was a bit muted on Monday.
Rightfully so after the performance the Seahawks defense turned in a day earlier in shutting down Cam Newton and Carolina.
And while Seahawks coach Pete Carroll felt the effort his defense put forth in Sunday's 16-12 win could be the best since he took over in 2009, he also added this bit of caution.
``We're just getting better. It feels like we are very, very early in the stages so hopefully we can keep going,'' Carroll said.
Despite all the ways the Seahawks tried to give away Sunday's game, the end result was their defense would not let it happen. Facing the Panthers' unique offense, Seattle limited them to 190 total yards, a combined 2 of 15 on third and fourth downs and the worst day passing in Newton's young career.
Newton was just 12 of 29 for 141 yards and was sacked four times. Only one other time in his two seasons has Newton completed less than 50 percent of his attempts.
The 190 yards of total offense were the fewest allowed by the Seahawks since November 2007 against San Francisco. Carolina had only two plays of more than 20 yards after coming into the week averaging more than five per game.
``Most teams, after three turnovers, something would go wrong. But our defense held on and fought hard and we stayed true to what we were there to do and finished the game really well,'' Carroll said. ``It was an exciting game for our guys. I love seeing that we played so well and so tough on defense.''
There were plenty of moments when the Seahawks defense shined on Sunday and cornerback Brandon Browner was often in the middle. It was Browner's strip of DeAngelo Williams and subsequent fumble recovery in the third quarter that changed the momentum after Seattle had gifted the Panthers three turnovers, including Captain Munnerlyn's 33-yard interception return for a touchdown to give Carolina a 10-6 lead.
Browner's forced fumble led to Wilson's touchdown pass to Golden Tate that gave the Seahawks the lead late in the third quarter.
But the burly cornerback wasn't done. He and Marcus Trufant combined to tackle Carolina's Louis Murphy at the 1-yard line on third-and-goal with less than 4 minutes remaining when it appeared he would score easily and potentially give Carolina the lead. On fourth-and-goal, Newton rolled out of the pocket, but threw a pass intended for Ben Hartsock into the turf.
``The four plays down there were really extraordinary,'' Carroll said of the goal-line stand. ``That's a fun situation to be in. As a defense that is as intense as it gets and as exciting as it gets to play ball, so much at stake and the game on the line and all that and to come through is really huge.''
Overshadowed by the play of the Seahawks defense was Wilson's best performance as Seattle's starting QB. He completed 19 of 25 passes for 221 yards, but was intercepted twice. The throw that Munnerlyn intercepted was a poor decision and a poor throw, but the other interception was a ball that Marshawn Lynch should have caught.
After seemingly weekly debate about whether Wilson was the right choice to be the starter over Matt Flynn, Sunday's efficiency quieted the talk for a bit.
Instead, the concerns continued about red zone efficiency. Seattle has just four touchdowns in 14 trips inside its opponents' 20 this season. Seattle outgained Carolina 174-93 in the first half on Sunday, yet led only 6-3 at halftime because it stalled inside the Panthers' 20.
Additionally, Seattle continues to struggle with penalties and had a number of big plays called back on Sunday, most notably a 56-yard pass to Tate and a pair of long runs by Lynch. The Seahawks enter this week's home game against New England as the most penalized team in the league.
``I better start reinforcing a lot better than I'm doing. I'm not doing a very good job here. It's not because it's not emphasized, the message isn't hitting home yet,'' Carroll said. ``We just stay after it. We have very aggressive guys, we sought them out and now we're having to deal with it.''
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I look forward to seeing wider support for CSS3, very powerful features giving more flexibility within design & much simpler than hacking around – hopefully 24ways.org will have more CSS3 articles on the way soon!
Keep up the good work, it makes great reading over the festive period. CSS3 – much better than chocolate!


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Former ATF Agent Larry Smith defeated former Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Chris Green to become the next sheriff of Smith County.
Smith won Tuesday's primary runoff elections by taking 53% of the vote to Greens 47 %
Unofficial but final results showed Larry Smith with 13,501 votes to Chris Greens 12075 separating the two candidates by more than 13 hundred votes.
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Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown is named after the 1920s labour activist and deputy mayor of Johannesburg.
The Newtown Cultural Precinct is the heart and soul of Johannesburg's cultural landscape, a place where the creative arts are nurtured and celebrated.
Few places embrace cultural diversity like Newtown. Here, Hindi celebrants light up theskyline with massive Diwali firework displays, dancing dragons breathe fire into the Chinese New Year, Gay Pride queen's samba across the Nelson Mandela Bridge, and jazz aficionados flock to Newtown's annual Joy of Jazz Festival.
Centred on Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown is packed with museums, art galleries, craft workshops, dance studios, live music venues, nightclubs, bars and restaurants. Among Newtown Cultural Precinct's more famous landmarks are Museum Africa, the Market Theatre and Gramadoelas restaurant.
In Newtown, you can also explore the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, browse alternative bookshops, tour the SAB World of Beer, or shop for local art and crafts at numerous galleries. Nearby is the Oriental Plaza, a famous – and cheap – shopping destination.
Perhaps because of its politically turbulent past, Newtown Cultural Precinct remains resolutely colour-blind. Since the mid 1900s, musicians, artists, poets and dancers, irrespective of race, gathered here, seeking relief from life under apartheid through creative expression. This vein of defiance still keeps Newtown's creative pulse throbbing, so if cutting-edge, controversial and boundary-breaking creative expression inspires you, you'll find it here.
For a quintessential Johannesburg night out, look no further than Newtown. Drop in at Kaldi's Coffee for a pick-me-up brew from Ethiopia, Tanzania or Kenya; watch the sun slip down over the City of Gold from a trendy café overlooking the square; take in a show or an art exhibition before a night of clubbing or grooving to live jazz. Creative Newtown will keep you endlessly entertained.
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On 05/23/09 12:44, Carsten Koch wrote: > On Sat, 2009-05-23 at 11:47 +0200, Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > ... >> You could also remove all unwanted channels from your list and set >> "DVB/Update channels" to "names and PIDs". Then the EPG scan would >> only switch through the desired transponders. > > I believe there is room for improvement. > > Of course I want *all* channels I can use > and I want new channels, too, if can use them. > > And I do not want to go through my list of channels > manually all the time, find those that I cannot view > and delete them manually. > > I believe VDR could do a much better (more thorough, > less error-prone) job at that than I ever could. > > Here is a list of improvements that would greatly > help maintaining a clean and useful channel list: > > 1) When VDR does its EPG scan, it switches to all > channels anyway. Why not test each channel and > see if it actually delivers data?
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Throughout many years of consulting I've had clients who needed help setting up support for a variety of OSs across many locations as a result of a merger or acquisition involving a company running on an OS other than Windows. The first step is to incorporate the new company into the email system. The second step is to bring all locations up on Windows, and many IT directors spend months or even years supporting multiple OSs before taking this second step.
I recently heard from an IT director who had moved two acquired companies from NetWare to Windows. He told me there were many computers and users that couldn't join Windows Active Directory (AD) and he couldn't find the cause. He wrote, "I know I overlooked some detail, but I can't find it. I'm sure it's right in front of my face, but I'm missing it."
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You must remove the following services from the NIC settings:
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text: Subject: libcomo(tm) VER 35 Sep 25, 2006 PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE IN FULL. There are many details in the discussion below, and although details are tedious, reading this message in full will save you time and frustration in the long run. This message contains download and install information for `libcomo'. libcomo(tm) is the Comeau Standard C++ Library VER 35 for use with Comeau C/C++(tm) 4.3.8 NOTE THAT libcomo AND Comeau C/C++ ARE SEPARATE PRODUCTS. DOWNLOADING, OBTAINING OR USING libcomo DOES NOT GIVE, GRANT OR TRANSFER TO YOU ANY ADDITIONAL RIGHTS TO Comeau C/C++. If you have any questions, then email us libcomo has been modified to work with Comeau C++ 4.3.8 on MS-Windows (XP, ME, 2000, NT, 98 and 95), Solaris/SPARC, SunOS 4.x.ys, NetBSD, RedHat 6/7/8/9+ LINUX/INTEL/ELF, SuSE 6.3+ LINUX/INTEL/ELF, "older" LINUX/INTEL/ELFs, SCO UNIX, and UNIX 3/486 SVR3's. For a more complete list, and other information about libcomo, see http://www.comeaucomputing.com/libcomo/35.html This VER 35 version of libcomo is available in a compress'd cpio'd version at: ftp://ftp.comeaucomputing.com/pub/libcomo35.Z If you do this by hand, make sure that you download in "binary" mode. SEE THE MS-Windows INFO BELOW ON OBTAINING A .zip FILE VERSION (note therefore that some files may have cr/lf as their newline delimiter) and for additional Windows requirements and concerns. Upon downloading the above file, you should note that its size should be: -rw-r--r-- 1 comeaump comeaump 753177 Sep 25 11:11 libcomo35.Z Once you uncompress it, its size should be: -rw-r--r-- 1 comeaump comeaump 2365440 Sep 25 11:11 libcomo35 Make a directory somewhere (it's best not to use an existing directory, so create a new one instead), say /como438/libcomo, then uncompress and un-cpio it. Below is a sample shell script to install: #!/bin/sh set -vx to=/como438 # CHANGE THIS cd $to mkdir libcomo cd libcomo #download ftp://ftp.comeaucomputing.com/pub/libcomo35.Z ls -la libcomo35.Z uncompress libcomo35.Z ls -la libcomo35 cpio -ivcdIlibcomo35 # An upper case "eye" is immediately after the d rm libcomo35 Now that the files have been installed, you may need to build libcomo as explained below. Notes for MS-Windows users: =========================== libcomo is now available for use with Comeau C++ under MS-Windows with the following backend C compilers: * MSVC++ 8.0 * MSVC++ 4.0-6.0 * MSVC++ 7.0 * MSVC++ 7.1 * Borland C++ Builder 5.x (either their commercial compiler or their free 5.5.1 version), * Borland C++ Builder 6 (compiler version 5.6.x) * MinGW (the "mingw special" gcc version 2.95.3-6 and above), Note that other versions of MinGW, or gcc's from different sources, will currently not work, nor will gcc 3.x's or 4.x's * lcc-win32 from "Feb 3 2002 09:47:54", also from "Aug 31 2003 13:37:11" * Digital Mars C version 8.26.3n, also 8.34 * MetroWerks CodeWarrior version 2.4.5 build 199 and above MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AT LEAST THE VERSIONS JUST MENTIONED. If you don't you'll need to upgrade your C compiler, or switch to another C compiler. Use of any other C compiler(s) or other versions from above requires a port. TO USE THIS RELEASE OF LIBCOMO WITH COMEAU C++ FOR MS-WINDOWS, ***YOU NEED*** THE 4.3.8 UPGRADE OF COMEAU C++. If you are an existing 4.2.x+ customer of a generally available port, then contact us about how to obtain this upgrade. If you would rather download a .zip version, there's: ftp://ftp.comeaucomputing.com/pub/libcomo35.zip its size should be: -rw-r--r-- 1 comeaump comeaump 489803 Sep 25 11:11 libcomo35.zip The .zip file contains the exact same files as the compress'ed version above, so it need not only be used with MS-Windows (similarly, if your software under MS-Windows can uncompress the .Z version, you can use that with no problem too). To install the .zip version under Windows, make a directory somewhere (it's best not to use an existing directory, so create a new one instead), say d:\como438\libcomo, then un-zip it into that directory. Below is a sample .bat file to install: set DRIVE=d: #CHANGE THIS set TO=d:\como438 #CHANGE THIS set OPTIONS="options for your specific unzip'er" # CHANGE THIS set UNZIP=unzip # name of YOUR UNZIP command here # CHANGE THIS %DRIVE% cd %TO% mkdir libcomo cd libcomo #download ftp://ftp.comeaucomputing.com/pub/libcomo35.zip dir libcomo35.zip %UNZIP% %OPTIONS% libcomo35.zip Of course, if you have an interactive unzipper application then just follow its documentation. Note that Comeau C/C++ 4.3.8 for MS-Windows will automatically pick up libcomo if it is placed into a directory named libcomo in your main Comeau directory structure. As well, this release will recognize an environment variable named COMO_LIB_BASE containing libcomo's location. If you use either of these choices (but don't do both!), you will not have to specify the libcomo include file directory or .lib on the command line. Some of you are still using Comeau C/C++ 4.2.45, and below, whereas you may have specified: como -Id:\libcomo ...other options... file.cpp d:\libcomo\libcomo.lib Now, with auto detection of libcomo as just described, you just need: como ...other options... file.cpp Note that you should not mix these two auto choices, just use one or the other. Note also that if you opt for either of these choices, and you previously used COMO_INCLUDE for the libcomo include directory, then you should remove the libcomo directory from COMO_INCLUDE. Again: if you create a directory named libcomo in the top-most Comeau directory structure, then don't use COMO_LIB_BASE, and, if you use COMO_LIB_BASE, then don't create a directory named libcomo in the top-most Comeau directory structure. Note that Comeau C/C++ for MS-Windows may be run in --microsoft mode and --microsoft_bugs mode -- the default mode. In previous versions of Comeau C++, due to extensions in the VC++ header files, it was necessary to deal with some VC++ issues by specifying these options: --wchar_t --no_microsoft_bugs -D_WCHAR_T_DEFINED However, if you use either COMO_LIB_BASE or the libcomo directory as described above, you no longer need to specify the above options. So, whereas previously you may have used the following with VC++ as the backend C compiler: como --wchar_t --no_microsoft_bugs -D_WCHAR_T_DEFINED...other ops.. file.c you now just need: como file.c As you can see, many of the command line options previously necessary are no longer necessary. Additionally, note that Comeau C/C++ 4.3.8 now allows you to specify --a and --A options (two dashes) in an effort to support Comeau C++ strict mode under Windows too, and so libcomo is able to be *used* (not compiled itself) in strict mode under Windows in many cases. This should be so with the Borland, MinGW, lcc-win32, Digital Mars and Metrowerks CodeWarrior backends too. Give us feedback if you find this is not the case. If you are using Microsoft as the back end C compiler, note that YOU WILL GET ERRORS IF YOU ARE NOT USING MSVC++ 6.0, 7.x or 8.0. That is to say, stl_config.h defines the macro __USING_MSC_WITH_COMO and by default it is set for use with VC++ 6.0. If that is not the case, you must change __USING_MSC_WITH_COMO as stl_config.h discusses. When you run makeit.bat (see below) it will tell you what the value should be for #define'ing __USING_MSC_WITH_COMO. If it's not right, you'll need to hit control-C during makeit.bat, change stl_config.h, and run makeit.bat again. Again, note that if you have MSVC++ 6.0 (no matter which sp's you have installed) then you don't need to change this. You don't need to change this value for VC++ 7.x or 8.0 either. As well, note that WE DID NOT TRY EVERY VERSION OF MSVC++, nor every possible "sp" combo either. We used an earlier version of VC++, 4.0, and also 6.0, 7.0, 7.1 and 8.0 in hopes that it will shake out fixes and enhancements that MS would have made that would impact compilation and use of libcomo. This means that in some cases you may not be able to compile libcomo for Windows due to some difference that we are unaware of. If you run into a problem, don't hesitate to contact us about it. Include in the problem description which MSVC++ you have, which sp's you have installed and the value of the _MSC_VER macro (do a cl -E __unix.c, found in the libcomo directory). We'll provide patches here as soon as we know them. Similarly, we did not try libcomo with every version of Borland C++, MinGW, lcc-win32, Digital Mars C or Metrowerks CodeWarrior. So, if you run into problems, we'll need to see if it is version specific or not. As noted above, we have tried it when using VC++ 7.x & 8.0 as a backend though. Note that in some rare cases with VC++, you may be using other libraries that do not allow compilation with the MS single-threaded runtime library. This will make the compile of _whichmsc.c fail, which makeit.bat compiles as its first step when being used with VC++. In such a case, makeit.bat just assumes threading is the reason for the failure and tries to recompile _whichmsc.c using the /MT command line option to specify use of the MS multithreading run-time library. If this is not the reason, then, the second compile will no doubt still fail. The compile of _whichmsc.c is not normally expected to fail, so if it does, you probably do not have VC++ set up properly. NOTE: the compile of _whichmsc.c does not use Comeau C++, it uses cl. This means that IF YOU ARE BUILDING LIBCOMO FOR USE WITH VC++, THEN YOU NEED TO HAVE VC++ SET UP TO COMPILE AND LINK APPLICATIONS (this is necessary for any backend to work with Comeau C/C++ anyway). If you are not building libcomo for use with VC++, _whichmsc.c is not compiled, so it does not matter, although you should still ensure you can compile AND LINK applications with that C compiler independent of Comeau C++, since that is necessary for it to work with Comeau C/C++ too. To compile libcomo under MS-Windows, you will need to run makeit.bat: C:\como438\libcomo>makeit [vc8|vc71|vc7|vc|bcc|min|lcc|dig|mw] [--no_exceptions] Note that building libcomo without exception handling is now supported. Note that VC++ versions don't subsume all previous ones. Therefore, for instance, 'makeit vc8' doesn't necessarily accommodate VC++ 7.1. And so on. Both version of VC++ can be installed, and both versions of libcomo can be built but do to difference between each VC++ version from the other, then each libcomo must be built independently. See below for some more information about compiling libcomo yourself. Last but not least, check http://www.comeaucomputing.com/4.3.0/minor/win95+/como438.html which shows you how to make changes needed with the various C compilers. For instance, with MSVC++ 6.0-7.x you will need to make a shadow <winnt.h>, etc. Note to users with Borland and MetroWerks CodeWarrior as backend C: ================================================================== Note that the Borland compiler and linker, and the Metrowerks compiler, seem to have a maximum external id length of 250 characters. It turns out that some of the generated mangled template names are unable to fit within that space. Therefore, when Borland or Metrowerks is used as the backend C compiler up until Comeau C++ 22.214.171.124, we have remapped some of the names libcomo uses to shorter names. So short in fact we could not get away with names beginning with underscores. In fact, it was necessary to map most to 2 character id names. We believe that libcomo is still intact with these changes, however, there are two impacts: 1) Your own programs may use some of these identifiers (although one could claim that's bad style) 2) Error messages will contain the remapped names and not the original names. As an FYI, here was the list of names and their remapping: #define insert_unique_noresize IN #define _Select1st S #define _Hashtable_iterator HI #define hashtable _H #define allocator _a #define hash _h #define back_insert_iterator BI #define __get_monetary_value GMV #define istreambuf_iterator II #define basic_string BS #define _M_ignore_unbuffered IU #define _M_ignore_buffered IB #define _M_copy_buffered MCB #define _M_read_buffered MRB #define _Scan_for_not_wspace SN #define _Scan_for_int_val SI #define _Scan_for_char_val SC #define _Constant_binary_fun BF #define _Constant_unary_fun UF #define _Eq_int_traits EI #define binder2nd B2 #define equal_to ET #define pair _P #define char_traits CT #define eqstr Q Note that you should continue to write your source code using the correct names, and hopefully the remapping can be as transparent as possible. NOTE: Since version 126.96.36.199, Comeau C++ automatically "gets around" this id length limit of Borland, so it can now resolve this for Borland (obviously people ran into this problem in their own code, not just with libcomo). When we get conformation that everybody who ran into this problem is ok, we will (a) remove the above #define's and (b) implement the resolutions for Metrowerks. So, *** PLEASE PROVIDE US FEEDBACK *** if you ran into a name mangling problem in previous versions of Comeau C++ and/or libcomo when using Borland so we can confirm that it is now ok with versions of Comeau C++ after version 184.108.40.206 Note to RedHat LINUX users (and NetBSD): ======================================== With some versions of RedHat LINUX, the cpio options will need to be -ivd not -ivcd. Also, the RedHat cpio may not create directories with the right permissions. In such a case, you will need to chmod the directories by hand. If you don't, it may then effect some #include and lib lookups, etc. in the sense that it may silently use some other one in a different directory. Note additionally that not all LINUXes or versions of gcc are the same. Sometimes this is even true when from the same vendor for the same release. This also seems to be the case for NetBSD, though rarer. THIS MEANS THAT YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPILE libcomo for your LINUX (or NetBSD) due to some minor but annoying difference. If you run into a problem, contact us about it. Include in the problem description exactly which OS and development system that you have. We'll provide patches here, or directly to you, as soon as we know them. That said, note that CXXFLAGS in Makefile.como is set up for use with leading edge LINUX implementations, for instance RedHat 7.x. If you have earlier versions, you may get a successful build using one of the CXXFLAGS definitions that are commented out. Also, as a general remark, check http://www.comeaucomputing.com/4.3.0/minor/linux for LINUX specific issues with Comeau C/C++. HOW TO USE: =========== Normally, you might compile a file with Comeau C++ by saying: # use when set up automatically como file.c However, the como'ized libcomo headers (and _in some cases_ binary library) are available in the directory you installed them into above. There are ways Comeau C++ can use libcomo automatically. For non-automatic use, using the example directory above, you would need to type the following in order to be able to use libcomo under say UNIX (all on one line): # UNIX use when not set up automatically como -I/como438/libcomo -I/como438/libcomo/cnames file.c /como438/libcomo/libcomo.a In some cases, you will need to recompile libcomo yourself in order to obtain libcomo.a/libcomo.lib This probably makes sense anyway, even if a libcomo.a/libcomo.lib is provided in your case. As usual, this does not apply to custom ports of libcomo, as they will have their own terms. Note that the cnames directory provides <Cname> style headers on some platforms, as <name.h> alternatives for "C headers". Similarly, note that Standard C++ does not use <iostream.h> but instead uses <iostream> and by implication then, has std::cout, and not cout. For some technical details here, see http://www.comeaucomputing.com/techtalk/#cnames Note also, that as of Comeau C++ 4.2.45, the UNIX Comeau C++ install program (NOT the libcomo install) now lets you set up the -I and .a information automatically (even if the standard lib you want to use is not libcomo). This means you don't need the -I and .a options in the last example above on UNIX. See the discussion above on how to set up libcomo for automatic use on MS-Windows. Also, note that the cnames directory is not used when Metrowerks is used as the back end C compiler. COMPILING LIBCOMO YOURSELF: =========================== You should recompile the libcomo library yourself. In fact, due to slight differences in platforms, even sometimes when of the same release, this recompile is probably recommended. This ensures it's really in sync with your compiler release, sp patches, whatever. If you have a new platform, we would be glad to consider a custom port for you. If you would like to recompile the library yourself, and you are using a UNIX listed much earlier in this document, then use Makefile.como: # UNIX use: make -f Makefile.como Note: On some LINUXes you might get errors in stdio_streambuf.cxx about fpos and fpos_t. If so, it may be necessary to #define __REALLY_NEW_LINUXES in order to compile successfully. You can do this by uncommenting the respective CXXFLAGS line in Makefile.como (and commenting the active one) that contains a -D__REALLY_NEW_LINUXES As well, if you have a very recent version of LINUX, you'll need to have -D__REALLY_NEW_LINUXES for a different reason, as fstream.cxx uses caddr_t. Furthermore, you'll also need to set -D_POSIX_SOURCE=1 and _D_SVID_SOURCE=1 on the CXXFLAGS line of Makefile.como. As of libcomo 22 we've left all these -D's as the default. TAKE NOTE THAT THESE SETTINGS MAY OR MAY NOT EFFECT OTHER UNIX PLATFORMS. If they do, use a simpler CXXFLAGS setting. If you are using MS-Windows, then run makeit.bat, in one of the following ways: REM Windows use, for use with a Microsoft VC++ 8.0 back end: makeit vc8 or REM Windows use, for use with a Microsoft VC++ 7.1 back end: makeit vc71 or REM Windows use, for use with a Microsoft VC++ 7.0 back end: makeit vc7 or REM Windows use, for use with other Microsoft back ends: makeit vc or REM Windows use, for use with a Borland back end: makeit bcc or REM Windows use, for use with a MinGW back end: makeit min or REM Windows use, for use with a lcc-win32 back end: makeit lcc or REM Windows use, for use with a Digital Mars back end: makeit dig or REM Windows use, for use with a Metrowerks CodeWarrior back end: makeit mw Make sure that you have the required versions of these C compilers, or else problems will arise, and you will just waste your time. Note that if you would like to use libcomo with more than one of the required C compilers, then you can build libcomo for more than one of them by running more than one of the above makeit's. Note that makeit for Microsoft will result in libComo.lib (for VC++ 7.1 it will create lib71omo.lib, and for VC++ 7.0 it will create lib7omo.lib, and for VC++ 8.0 it will create lib8omo.lib), makeit for Borland will result in libBomo.lib, makeit for MinGW will result in libMomo.lib, makeit for lcc-win32 will result in libLomo.lib, makeit for Digital Mars C will result in libDomo.lib, and makeit for Metrowerks CodeWarrior will result in libWomo.lib. Therefore all flavors may reside concurrently in the libcomo directory. Furthermore, they can be picked up/detected automatically by como.exe if you've installed libcomo as described elsewhere. As well, as of libcomo 21, you can specify --no_exceptions to makeit after the C compiler designation. This allows you to build libcomo with exception handling disabled. Note that in this case the library name is appended with NX. So, for instance, if you invoke makeit as "makeit vc --no_exceptions" it will produce libcomoNX.lib instead of libcomo.lib. como.exe will also handle this correctly (by picking up the right libcomo file) if you use --no_exceptions to compile your source files (this assumes that you have already compiled libcomo with --no_exceptions as the argument to makeit.bat). Note that YOU CANNOT COMPILE LIBCOMO ITSELF IN Comeau C++ STRICT MODE. Nor do you need to. Nor should you. In general, do not change any options that we've set. By the way, in previous versions of Comeau C++ under UNIX or LINUX, if you wanted to install Comeau C++ to run in strict mode by default, then you would have to install Comeau C++ in relaxed mode first, then install libcomo, then reinstall Comeau C++ in strict mode. However, Comeau C++ 4.3.2 and above for UNIX and LINUX supports a --no_a and --no_A command line option, which the libcomo UNIX build uses by default. So this is no longer a problem, and libcomo can be built without the need to do anthing special even if Comeau C++ is by default set up to run in strict mode. Once libcomo is compiled, you can compile YOUR APPS using the libcomo headers in strict mode (except on NetBSD which appears to be provided with messed up system header files (it use to not be possible on MS-Windows, but we have rectified that)). There are lots of template instantiations, so be patient while building libcomo. Depending upon your OS, your disk space, your RAM, etc., the compile could take just a few minutes, or, it could take an hour or more. Also, note that on some platforms some files will produce warnings. To the best of our knowledge, all the warnings are safe. In previous versions, you may have received a linker error when building libcomo for Windows about 3 unresolved external symbols _hypotf, _hypotl, and _main, but that should no longer occur (it was the result of an extra link step, which now does not occur since como.exe now supports a --prelink_objects option). Under MS-Windows, check the file "makeout" for warnings and errors after you build libcomo. Note that the so-called "pure STL" part of libcomo is completely header file oriented (for instance <vector>, but not <iostream>). That means that if you don't use say the iostreams or string part of libcomo, then you don't have to create libcomo.a/libcomo.lib, nor even link with it. Don't be too led astray though, as for instance, std::string and iostreams have some actual lib requirements. If you make any changes to the sources, please notify us about it. That way, if we consider it generally useful, all users may benefit when we post an update. CUSTOM PORTS: ============= As with Comeau C++ itself, Comeau Computing is available to perform custom ports of libcomo for you. Contact us with your particulars. EXTENSIONS: =========== Some headers in the libcomo directory are provided as extensions. That is, they are not part of Standard C++, nor is there any guarantee that they may be added to Standard C++ at some future time (the C++ committee is currently (2006) still processing defect reports and although it has also entered a formal revision status mode, the status of common extensions won't be known for certain until it is completely commplete). In any event, the following are generally useful extensions in libcomo: hash_set, hash_map, hash_multiset, hash_multimap, hash, rope, and slist classes. Note that these extensions have not been fully tested with Comeau C++ 4.2.45 or above. LEGAL NOTICE: ============= libcomo is based upon SGI's Standard C++ Library. 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AEP Names Richard To Board Of Directors
Jan 22, 2013, 10:34 ET
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oliver G. "Rick" Richard III, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Columbia Energy Group, has been elected to the American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Board of Directors.
Richard, 60, was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Columbia Energy Group from 1995 to 2000. Previously, he served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of New Jersey Resources Corp., as president and chief executive officer of Northern Natural Gas Co. LLC, and as vice president and general counsel of Tenngasco. Richard served as a commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 1982 to 1985. Before joining FERC, he served as legislative assistant for energy issues to U.S. Sen. J. Bennett Johnston (D-La). Prior to that, he practiced tax law in Louisiana.
"Rick's extensive experience in the natural gas business and deep knowledge of the energy industry make him a valuable addition to our board," said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP president and chief executive officer. "His insights will be important as we continue to transition our generation fleet, optimize our investments in our regulated jurisdictions and grow our competitive transmission and retail energy businesses."
Currently, Richard is president of Empire of the Seed, a consulting firm in the energy, management, and private investments industries. He also serves as a director of Buckeye Partners L.P. and Cheniere Energy Partners GP LLC and as chairman of CleanFUEL USA.
Richard earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a juris doctorate from Louisiana State University. He earned a master's degree of law in taxation from Georgetown University.
American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). AEP's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.
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March of Dimes, the leading non-profit organization for maternal and infant health, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and its ongoing work to help all babies get a healthy start in life. In recognition of this achievement, Governor Mark Dayton has declared Sunday, April 28 March of Dimes Day in Minnesota.
March of Dimes, the leading non-profit organization for maternal and infant health, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and its ongoing work to help all babies get a healthy start in life. In recognition of this achievement, Governor Mark Dayton has declared Sunday, April 28 March of Dimes Day in Minnesota.
About 4 million babies are born in the United States each year, and the March of Dimes has helped each and every one through research, education, vaccines, and breakthroughs.
Communities across Minnesota are coming together to find the next breakthrough – an effective way to prevent premature birth. Thousands of friends, families and co-workers will march for health babies at the annual March for Babies in 18 locations across the state. The largest is Sunday, April 28 at Como Park in St. Paul. Additional March for Babies events will be held Saturday, April 27 in Duluth, Rochester and Faribault. The Mankato March for Babies is Sunday, April 28. Walks in Brainerd, Marshall, Monticello, New Ulm and Virginia will be held the first two weekends in May. Friends, families and co-workers can sign up at www.marchforbabies.org. Additional March for Babies events have already taken place in Austin/Albert Lea, Bemidji, Grand Rapids, St. Cloud and Winona.
In FDR's day, polio was an epidemic disease that paralyzed or killed up to 52,000 Americans, mostly children, every year. The March of Dimes got its name when comedian Eddie Cantor asked Americans to send their dimes to FDR at the White House to help defeat polio. The foundation later funded the development of the Salk vaccine which was tested in 1954 and licensed a year later, as
well as the Sabin vaccine which became available in 1962. Nearly all babies born today still receive a lifesaving polio vaccine.
Throughout its history, the March of Dimes has supported many important research milestones that have benefitted newborn and child health.
For example, in 1953, James D. Watson and Francis Crick identified the double helix structure of DNA, announcing, "We have found the secret of life." Watson had received a grant from the March of Dimes that helped support his research on "protein patterns." The team's work won the Nobel Prize in 1962 and paved the way for modern genetic medicine, including the mapping of the human genome.
Today, the March of Dimes is hard at work to prevent the epidemic of premature birth, which affects nearly a half million babies every year. It established the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford University School of Medicine that is bringing together the brightest minds from many disciplines -- geneticists, molecular biologists, epidemiologists, engineers, computer scientists and many others -- to work together and find answers to explain and prevent preterm birth. The March of Dimes current research portfolio consists of about $100 million in grants to investigators throughout the United States and in about a dozen countries worldwide.
Lawrence Massa, President and CEO of the Minnesota Hospital Association, is serving as chair for the 2013 March for Babies. He is raising awareness and funds to advance the scientific research and educational programs at the core of the March of Dimes efforts to prevent preterm birth and birth defects.
"For Minnesota hospitals, the care and safety of our patients is our highest priority and the mission of the March of Dimes aligns so well with the work of the Minnesota Hospital Association," said Massa. "My work with the March of Dimes is a real honor – especially during the Foundation's milestone 75th anniversary year. March for Babies gives everyone in our community the chance to work together for stronger, healthier babies and make a difference in the lives of millions of babies."
The Minnesota Hospital Association is a large supporter of the most recent education push from the March of Dimes called Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait. The campaign educates moms babies aren't fully developed until at least 39 weeks and if your pregnancy is healthy, wait for labor
to begin on its own. MHA is providing March of Dimes educational flyers, DVDs and public service announcements as part of its patient safety work.
Additional investments in Minnesota include NICU Family Support at St. Cloud Hospital and the newly opened program at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital. NICU Family Support provides information and comfort to families with a baby in the newborn intensive care unit. March of Dimes also funds community programs in Minnesota to improve the health of babies.
March for Babies at Como Park on Sunday, April 28 will include music, entertainment, food and plenty of games for kids of all ages. American Idol finalist Reed Grimm will take the stage at 11:30 am. The goal is to raise $1.8 million for stronger, healthier babies.
The 2013 March for Babies is sponsored locally by Medica and the Minnesota Hospital Association. March for Babies is sponsored nationally by the March of Dimes number one corporate supporter Kmart, Farmers Insurance Group, Macy's, Cigna, Sanofi Pasteur, Famous Footwear, Actavis, Mission Pharmacal, and United Airlines. The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.


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Damon Williams, Sun City's assistant executive director, has been with the Community Association for 11 years. He started as superintendent of the Okatie Creek Golf Course and, before he was promoted to assistant executive director in January 2011, he was the director of Common Area and Golf Course Maintenance.
He holds a variety of professional credentials, including Landscape Industry Certified Manager certificate from the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), Certified Golf Course Superintendent from Golf Course Superintendents of America, Certified Manager of Community Associations and Association Management Specialist.
Williams answered some questions about his roles and responsibilities in the community, and why he comes to work with a smile on his face every day.
Q. You've been in the position of assistant executive director for 15 months. What roles and responsibilities have you taken on since then?
I have direct oversight over Community Standards, including security issues, Common Area Maintenance, and have integrated the villa coordinator position into the community. I currently work with the health and wellness and lifestyles departments on a day-to-day and strategic level. I also monitor the current budget, and the reserve study takes up most of my time once we start formulating a proposed budget each year .
Q. How do you remain involved in with Common Area and Golf Course Maintenance?
Since director of golf business operations Shannon Archer joined the association in January, I'm involved in golf more on a strategic level than a day-to-day level. I continue to inspect and tour the courses, and lend my knowledge of golf courses when needed. I also regularly tour the entire property and pass on my findings to the Common Area Maintenance director.
Q. You've been here since the early stages of Sun City Hilton Head. What are the more profound ways you've seen Sun City change in more than its size?
This community has become a melting pot of people from diverse backgrounds and experiences. When I first started 11 years ago, most of the people moving in and living here were in their late 50s and early 60s. But now we have many residents that are well into their 80s. There are two generations of residents here, and we're seeing many baby boomers move in or down the street from their parents. A 60-year-old resident has different entertainment and fitness needs than that of a typical 85-year-old resident. We strive to balance and meet those desires of a wide age range of residents.
Q. What about your experience in Sun City would surprise a resident?
I have done a little bit of everything from top to bottom and bottom to top. I started on the golf courses overseeing and assisting the day-to-day maintenance, and now work with pertinent committee and staff members to ensure the long-term sustainability of golf operations. After all these years though, I truly enjoy coming to work every day. I still have a passion for my role in the community, whether it is working on the budget or making sure our landscaping is up to par. That passion emanates from a lot of the Community Association staff here as we strive to make Sun City Hilton Head the premier retirement community.


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This book tells the story of how Monty Python's Flying Circus came about and how the group managed to write some fo the funniest material of the Twentieth Century. Tempers often flared and friendships were put to the test, but despite their eccentirc and sporadic exterior the Pythons were clearly very concerned with the image and professionalism of the show. This book has been created out of a seris of interviews David Morgan has undertaken with Terr...


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Hi there, I'm Natalia from Piece N Quilt. Once again I am very honored to be able to share another tutorial here at Moda Bake Shop. I love seasonal quilts so I've created this one to hang in my home for Valentines Day.
1-L'Amour Jelly Roll.
1 Yard Bella Solids White Bleached.
2 Yards Sandys' Solids Brown for border, words and binding.
6 Yards L'Amour Circles Pink for small border and backing.
Start out by separating your jelly roll strips. I tried to create some contrast with my strips.
Now take the pieces that will be block centers.
Cut them to 14.5″ strips.
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An Oak (Quercus robur) tree that can grow truffles! This magnificent and beautiful Oak tree has been inoculated with the UK Summer Truffle (Tuber aestivum var.uncinatum). The rare gourmet truffle fungi grows on the roots of Oak trees. With the right care and conditions, you may be lucky enough to find truffles in as little as 3 years from planting! The UK Summer Truffle natural habitat is shady woodland although the trees can be grown in shady or open areas. Ideal pH for Truffles is 7.3 -8.0 but if the soil is acidic you can plant the truffle tree in a pot or add lime to the soil.
The Oak truffle tree is best planted directly into the ground but can also grow for several years in a pot on a balcony or patio. This truffle tree comes with full planting and growing instructions. Current height of the tree is 30-60cm.A magnificent and beautiful tree, the English or Pendunculate Oak reaches 10ft within 10 years. It is easy to grow and produces the classic shaped leaf and acorns.
Often referred to as the "King of the Trees" as is a much loved symbol of strength and duration. In folklore the Oak was sacred to Greek, Roman and Celtic gods who had the power over thunder and lightning so was no coincidence that the Oak (being often the highest tree) would be struck by thunder and lightning.
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Woods & Wine Deluxe Tour
California wine country is less than an hour's drive away from San Francisco and it is one of the most popular sightseeing spots in the San Francisco area.
Our Woods & Wine Deluxe Tour is a great way to see two of the most popular San Francisco sights. In the morning you get to explore the spectacular Redwood Sequoia trees at Muir Woods, and in the afternoon you can relax and taste some incredible wines while the tour guide introduces the group to the beautiful wine country. This tour is ideal for both the first time wine taster and those who have a wine cellar full of fine wines.
The Woods & Wine Deluxe Tour includes three wine tastings and we'll visit small boutique Sonoma and Napa Valley wineries as well as famous Sonoma Plaza. All our wine tasting is complimentary with the chance to try 5-10 delicious wines at each stop! Gourmet cheese tasting are also available at some stops. The tour also includes an optional stop at the Golden Gate Bridge or Sausalito. At the end of the tour, you can take a ferry from Sausalito to San Francisco (optional).
Duration: 9 hours
Important information:
- Shortly after your booking is complete, you will receive an e-ticket by mail. Please print out your ticket and bring it with you on the tour.
- This tour includes free hotel pick-up and drop-off for guests staying in hotels near the Fisherman's Wharf or Downtown area. After your booking is completed and within 48 hours, you will receive you voucher/e-ticket with your pick-up time printed on it. Pick-up is between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM.
- Are you not staying at a hotel near Fisherman's Wharf and Downtown San Francisco, you are asked to show up at our agent's office on Harrison Street in San Francisco at the tour start at 7:30 AM. This we will confirm witin 48 hours when we send your voucher/e-ticket to your e-mail.
- Admission to Muir Woods is not included (approx. $7 for adults, children are free).
- All tastings are included.
- Children are permitted on this tour, but you must be 21 are older to sample wines.
- Children's tickets are available for children age 11 and under.
- The Woods & Wine Deluxe Tour is in English.
- Audio tours available in: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese and Mandarin.
- If you choose to book audio tour tickets you must bring a $20 security deposit per audio set on the day of tour. Customer will receive the money back at the end of the day when returning the audio tour.
- The Woods & Wine Deluxe Tour does not operate on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.
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Woods & Wine Deluxe Tour
Hotel pick up time for our Woods & Wine Deluxe Tour is between 7.30am & 8.30am.
Hotel pick-up and drop-offs are available at hotel in the Fisherman's Wharf and Downtown area.
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