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This website provides information and support to patients and families. A list of specialists who treat inflammatory bowel disease can be downloaded from this website. This nonprofit agency supports research to determine the causes and find cures for inflammatory bowel disease.
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The NIDDK is a part of the National Institutes of Health. It provides information about treating inflammatory bowel disease and other digestive conditions.
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Every year, the folks who organize the embedded world Exhibition&Conference hold the embedded AWARDs, which honor the most innovative software, hardware, and tools for embedded developers. And this year, the competition judges selected QNX Acoustics for Active Noise Control as a finalist in the software category.
If you aren't familiar with our ANC solution, allow me to provide an overview — which will also help explain why the embedded AWARD judges are so impressed.
Automakers need to reduce fuel consumption. And to do that, they employ techniques such as variable engine displacement and operating the engine at lower RPM. These techniques may save gas, but they also result in "boom" noise that permeates the car's interior and can lead to driver distraction. And who needs more distraction?
QNX Acoustics for Active Noise Control can integrate
seamlessly into a vehicle's infotainment system.
Enter QNX Acoustics for ANC. Rather than use dedicated hardware, QNX ANC provides a software library that can run on the existing DSP or CPU of the car's head unit or audio system. This approach not only reduces hardware costs, also enables better performance, faster development, and more design flexibility. I could go on, but I will let my colleague Tina Jeffrey provide the full skinny.
Did I mention? This wouldn't be the first time QNX Software Systems is tapped for an embedded AWARD. It has won two so far, in 2006 and 2004, for innovations in multi-core and power-management technology. It was also a finalist in 2010, for its persistent publish/subscribe messaging. Here's to making it a hat trick.

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Ubaldo rises to occasion in big game vs. O's
Perez flirts with disaster in ninth after righty's six shutout frames
CLEVELAND -- More than ever, the Indians need Ubaldo Jimenez to become a leader for their rotation. All-Star starter Justin Masterson is injured, there are multiple arms facing pitch restrictions and the offense has labored of late.
On Tuesday night, Jimenez stepped up in a big way for Cleveland.
Facing an Orioles team that has a slight edge on the Tribe in the battle for the American League's second Wild Card spot, Jimenez led the way to a 4-3 victory that was nearly derailed in the ninth inning. For at least one night, the timely hitting Cleveland has lacked lately was on hand at Progressive Field to support a strong starting performance.
"We all need to do that," Jimenez said of coming up big for the Tribe. "Masterson is our star and he got hurt, so you have to find a way to step up. If you want to make it to the playoffs, all of us, we have to step up and be there for the team."
Climbing back into the AL Central race seems like a long shot for the Indians, but the club remains 3 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay for the second Wild Card spot. The win was only the second in the past eight games against postseason contenders in the Braves, Tigers and Orioles.
Baltimore nearly robbed Jimenez of his 10th win with its three-run outburst in the ninth inning. Closer Chris Perez allowed three straight hits to open the frame -- culminating in a three-run home run off the bat of Nate McLouth -- but the pitcher settled down and retired the next three Orioles batters in order to seal a much-needed win.
"I was worried," Jimenez said of the shaky ninth inning. "It was getting kind of close. But [Perez] got strong after they scored those three runs. He got back to who he is, getting outs."
Disappointing was the fact that the Tribe's win came in front of a crowd of 9,962, marking the smallest announced September crowd in the history of Progressive Field, which opened in 1994.
"Of course, we notice," Jimenez aaid. "What can we do? We're in the playoff chase. We just got 9,000 people. There's nothing we can do. We have to go out there and try to compete -- whoever is in there rooting for us."
Pitching has put the Tribe in its current position, and it will probably need to be pitching that keeps the team in contention down the stretch. In the opener of this three-game series against Baltimore on Monday, the Indians were dealt a major blow when Masterson -- the club's resident leader and workhorse -- exited with a strained left oblique.
Masterson will miss at least one start, and could have his season threatened by the injury. Right-hander Corey Kluber (right middle finger sprain) is due back on Saturday, but he is not currently stretched out for a full outing. Starters Scott Kazmir and Danny Salazar have fought innings limits throughout this season, and righty Zach McAllister is in the midst of his own comeback from a finger injury.
This is Jimenez's time to show that he can keep Cleveland's starting staff from sinking.
"He goes out there and he gives us six shutout innings," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "Against that lineup, that's exciting."
Tuesday's performance was only the latest in a string of strong outings from Jimenez. Dating back to May 27, the right-hander has turned in a 2.81 ERA, lowering his season mark to 3.79 from 6.04 over that 18-start stretch. Heading into his start against the Orioles, Jimenez was coming off back-to-back games with at least 10 strikeouts.
Over his past eight turns, Jimenez has fashioned a 2.22 ERA, with 53 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings.
"Three or four years ago, he was about as good as anybody in baseball," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of Jimenez. "We knew he was carrying the ball pretty well coming in. It seems like he's gotten some arm strength back, which really creates some problems with the changeup."
Jimenez did not blow Baltimore away -- the righty only collected four strikeouts in his six innings -- but he kept its potent offense in check. The Indians starter scattered four hits and issued two walks, but dodged trouble in a handful of spots. Jimenez's most important escape act came in the sixth inning.
Manny Machado got the Orioles started by sending a one-out offering from Jimenez off the wall in left field. The hit looked like a sure double at first, but Tribe left fielder Michael Brantley played the carom perfectly and swiftly rifled a relay to second base. Machado rounded first base before quickly scrambling back to the bag upon seeing Brantley's throw.
"That's Brantley all year," Francona said. "He was in position and he made a nice throw. We did a lot of good things tonight."
Clinging to a 1-0 lead, Jimenez then issued a pair of walks -- one to slugger Chris Davis and another to catcher Matt Wieters -- to load the bases with two outs. Jimenez then induced a grounder off the bat of Michael Morse that the pitcher gloved himself and tossed to first baseman Nick Swisher for an inning-ending out.
Cleveland's offense thanked Jimenez with a three-run outburst off Orioles starter Chris Tillman in the bottom of the sixth.
Carlos Santana led off with a walk and Brantley then came through with a double down the left-field line. Asdrubal Cabrera followed with his second sacrifice fly of the evening off Tillman to push the Indians ahead, 2-0. Two batters later, Yan Gomes crushed a pitch from the righty deep to left for a two-run double and pumped his fist after stopping at second base.
"We haven't been able to kind of get that big hit with guys on," Gomes said. "Hopefully it keeps going and starts some momentum that we need right now."
The Indians are also hoping Jimenez can keep his hot streak going.
"It's exciting when you see a guy this time of year seem to have another gear," Francona said.


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If I told you I would hand you some money to buy a few shares of a stock, but only if you could tell me which company was at the top of your buy list, could you do it? Most folks probably could do no more than toss out a random name, because few keep an up-to-date short list of their best investing ideas.
Yet such a list is crucial -- and for more than the obvious reason of knowing which stocks to buy when opportunities arise. The very act of diligently keeping up with such a list will sharpen your investing skills; you are forced to develop a thesis for every company, and you'll constantly be reassessing the business to make sure your thesis still holds. You'll also be in better tune with valuation, especially relative to other companies in the industry.
For example
I can give you an example from my own portfolio. I have full positions in some relatively stable blue-chip stalwarts such as Berkshire Hathaway
So when it was time to add new money a few months ago, I felt I had good balance in the portfolio and was free to consider almost any stock. For many reasons, including solid management, reliable cash flows, and compelling valuation, Johnson & Johnson had been on my short list. After a 10% drop in less than a month at the beginning of 2006, it had moved up to No. 1. I pulled the trigger in early February 2006, getting in at $56.95.
Of course, only time will tell whether that was a good buy. But because I keep an up-to-date list of my best stock ideas, I was able to buy with confidence when the opportunity presented itself.
Look inward, grasshopper
When making your list, don't forget stocks you already own. All of us will have a limited number of great ideas in our investing lifetime, so many times your best stocks are already sitting in your portfolio, just waiting for new money.
Most of history's greatest investors followed this route. You may already be familiar with Charlie Munger's disdain for overdiversification; he'd rather have his money in a small handful of stocks, allocating not a single penny to any second-tier idea. David and Tom Gardner are thinking along the same lines for their Motley Fool Stock Advisor members, and now each month they publish their top five stocks to buy now for those ready to allocate new money.
That said, don't think that you need to limit yourself to just four or five stocks. In fact, the less experienced you are as an investor, the more diversity you need in your portfolio. This is simply to keep one or two bad mistakes from torpedoing your net worth. Masters such as Munger and Warren Buffett are tops in their field; they're not perfect, but it's highly unlikely any one investment of theirs will completely tank and significantly harm Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. The rest of us, however, need a bit more diversification.
But no matter your investing experience, you'll want to focus on your best ideas as you add new money. And as the years roll by, if you were right about most of your ideas, the extra concentration in them will supercharge your returns.
The short story
Do you need help compiling your own short list? The most important consideration, especially for the average individual investor, is balance: between large and small caps, between less risk and more risk, and among different industries. As this chart shows, if you owned Intel
And don't be afraid to seek out qualified help. As I mentioned, David and Tom now publish their own short lists in Stock Advisor; each list contains their five best stock picks for new money now. They happen to be pretty good at what they do, with 67% average total returns for their recommendations since the service began more than four years ago, versus 30% for equal amounts invested in the S&P 500.
It won't cost you a dime to see their lists and all their recommendations. If you're interested, click here for more information on a 30-day free trial.
This article was originally published June 10, 2006. It has been updated.
Rex Moore parks in a driveway and drives on a parkway. He owns shares of all companies mentioned in this article except Intel and AMD. Johnson & Johnson is an Income Investor recommendation. Intel is an Inside Value pick. Portfolio Recovery Associates is a Motley Fool Hidden Gems pick. Berkshire Hathaway is an Inside Value and Stock Advisor pick. This information is brought to you by the Fool's disclosure policy.


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Use the Interactive Well Water Quality Viewer
Disclaimer: The viewer summarizes private well water quality data from the Center for Watershed Science and
Education,the WI Dept. of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection, and the WI Department of Natural Resources Groundwater
Retrieval Network, Eau Claire County Health Dept and LaCrosse County Health Dept. It is not considered a scientific study and does not represent well water quality
information for all known private wells. The compilation of data was assisted by a grant through the Environmental
Public Health Tracking Program through the WI Department of Health Services.
This information is not intended to be a substitute for well water testing and does not provide site specific information
for an individual well or property. The Center for Watershed Science and Education is not responsible for misuse or
misinterpretation of the data.
Direct questions on using and interpreting this information to Kevin Masarik.
Interactive Well Water Quality Viewer 1.0 created by David Mechenich, Center for Watershed Science and Education
Learn about groundwater and your well water system with this interactive guide
Use this guide to:
The WI Well Water Quality Interactive Viewer was created as an educational tool to help people better understand Wisconsin's groundwater resources that many of us rely on for our drinking water.
Nearly 900,000 households rely on private wells as their primary water supply. Homeowners with
private wells are encouraged to have their well tested on a regular basis to determine the safety of the
water supply for purposes such as drinking and cooking. While testing is the only way to determine
the types and amount of contaminants in a well water system, homeowners and local officials often
want to know more about water quality issues in their community.
The viewer relies mostly on voluntarily submitted well water samples from homeowners and other well
water data collected by state agencies over the past 25 years. It would not have been made possible without
the many well owners who took the initiative to have their wells tested.
Because groundwater quality can often be very site specific for certain contaminants, many water
samples are required to get a sense of groundwater quality at a county or watershed scale. By combining
all of this data together we are able to look at averages or the number of samples that exceed drinking
water standards to better understand private well water quality across the state.
Yes, absolutely. The viewer is not a replacement for testing your well. Well water quality
is often very site or system specific. Every well should be tested for certain things depending on where
you live and the types of land-use activities around your well.
Certain tests like bacteria are recommended to be tested for on an annual basis or anytime water changes
color, taste or odor. Water quality can also change - so testing for things like nitrate on a regular basis can be used to track changes in water quality over time.
For more information on important tests to perform on a private well please download the brochure:
Always have your water tested at a certified laboratory:
No. Anytime you invest in a new home or property with a private well we strongly encourage you to have it
inspected by a certified well inspector and have it sampled for some basic water quality concerns at that time.
Many of the results displayed in the viewer are voluntarily submitted well water samples and we cannot verify
the results of any one individual test result. Individual test results have the potential to misrepresent water
quality, both good and bad. For example, some homeowners submit samples that have passed through water treatment
devices that may make water quality appear better than it actual is. A past positive bacteria test may no longer be
an issue if an old well cap was replaced. Lastly, water quality can change over time. Many of the samples displayed
in the viewer may be years or even decades old and not representative of the well water at the time of sale.
Sampling the well prior to purchasing the property is the only way to know for sure the current water quality.
The value of the water quality viewer is in the amount of data displayed. It does a good job of showing areas
where water quality has been degraded or is more likely to exceed certain drinking water standards. It relies on
the law of averages and requires large numbers of samples in order to characterize water quality for a county or
town. The smaller the number of samples the less representative the information will be of water quality in an
area. The viewer is not a replacement for a water test and should not be used for site specific planning purposes.
The viewer is good at identifying areas where water quality issues exist. It is not designed to look at trends
in water quality over time.
Answering whether water quality is getting better or worse requires baseline data as a starting point and regular
monitoring of wells into the future. This viewer is a good start for communities to view baseline data and
identify areas where more data is needed. It can also help communities focus future water quality testing
efforts in areas where problems exist.
If the viewer is successful in encouraging private well owners to perform routine well water testing then in the
future we will have a better chance of answering whether groundwater quality is getting better or worse.
Historical statewide groundwater quality inventories:
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I like having structure and purpose to my day. I like the feeling of being expended for a worthwhile purpose, one that is driving me towards productivity and something meaningful. I like talking to people and delivering. I want to contribute towards a bigger picture and I want to learn.
When I am hungry however, I am not the best version of me and so, whether I have worked the evening before or up and moving (frantically) around activities with my boy, a family day out or working from home; I need to eat. I need to eat a proper breakfast. My recipe for coconut and spice quinoa porridge is generous, sustaining, nourishing, exotic in aroma and the spices of cardamom and star anise tickle the senses of escapism and luxury. This is indulgence in the form of coconut milk and spice, but virtuous in the form of quinoa, which I have used instead of regular oats. There is even some fruit in here.
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Happy Turkey Day from Youtube, 16×9 widescreen is now the default viewing experience. Here's an embed of the In Studio show my brother Jon produces for 103 WRNR in Annapolis, MD.
Embeds are still letterboxed but if you check out this video on YouTube's site you will see it displayed in its native 16×9 widescreen glory. Note, I am embedding the high quality version by adding "&fmt=18" to the tail of the video's YouTube url.
The footage is captured on Canon HV20, HV30, and HF10 cameras as available (thanks again Mike the Mailman!). Shot with a 23.98 frame rate and edited as a multiclip sequence in Final Cut Pro, the key to taking advantage of YouTube's new widescreen presentation is choosing the appropriate Compressor export setting:
Name: H.264 for iPod video and iPhone 640×480
Description: H.264 video @ 1500 kbps, progressive, multi-pass. Audio is 44.1 kHz, stereo
File Extension: m4v
Estimated file size: 644.17 MB/hour of source
Device: iPod/iPhone VGA
Frame sync rate: 5 seconds
Video Encoder
Format: QT
Width and Height: Automatic
Pixel aspect ratio: Square
Crop: None
Padding: None
Frame rate: (100% of source)
Frame Controls: Automatically selected: Off
Codec Type: H.264
Multi-pass: On, frame reorder: Off
Pixel depth: 24
Spatial quality: 50
Min. Spatial quality: 50
Key frame interval: 120
Temporal quality: 50
Min. temporal quality: 50
Average data rate: 1.5 (Mbps)
Maximum data rate: 4 (Mbps)
Audio Encoder
Format: MPEG4
Sample Rate: 44.100kHz
Channels: 2
Bits Per Sample: 16
AAC encoder quality: high
Data rate: 128 Kbps
Or if you wanted to be super efficient, you could use this setting…
…and upload the same compression to YouTube and Vimeo.
So WTG YouTube, now can we get 720p already?
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Virtual Shopping, Real Results
Despite the flash-in-the-pan success of virtual reality mediums like Second Life, marketers are flocking to VR—for research purposes.
Computerized store simulations—in which consumers "shop" in on-screen environments that look very close to the real thing—are now standard for the larger packaged goods firms like Procter & Gamble, Frito-Lay, ConAgra and Intel, which have been using them for years.
But now there are several factors speeding the adoption of VR shopping research among other, smaller players including better technology, lower prices, the expanded use of brainwave and EKG measurements on consumers to hone results, more emphasis on shopper marketing and the ubiquity of broadband.
While firms like P&G tend to do such simulations in-house, IRI, the Chicago-based market research firm, began offering the program to clients about a year or so ago. Earlier this month, Staci Covkin, vp of consumer and shopper insights at IRI, gave a presentation on the subject at the Advertising Research Foundation's Re:think conference in New York.
IRI's simulation program, which uses software from Vision Critical, presents a close approximation of the interior of a Wal-Mart as well as the prepared foods aisle of a supermarket, among other locales. IRI taps its base of 60,000 or so consumers to virtually shop such locales to see what pops on shelf and what doesn't.
"We instruct respondents to shop as they normally would and ask them which displays capture the most attention," said Covkin. "Because it's virtual, you can change things on the fly."
Testing new products in a real store environment would be too expensive and time-consuming, Covkin said. "In the perfect world, we'd be testing everything in a real store environment. However, due to the time it takes to implement an effective test and get compliance with retailers, the cost is enormous."
In contrast, Covkin said the range of pricing for a VR store similation runs from about $30,000 to more than $1 million.
Meanwhile, the quality of such simulations is much better than even a couple of years ago, said Raymond Burke, a marketing professor at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. "The quality is getting so close that you couldn't tell diff between it and a photograph, except when they put people in—they can't do them that well yet," Burke said.
Burke, who has been studying VR shopping technology since early '90s, said that such environments offer the best simulation possible to real shopping, except for one area: "If the product relies on a tactile experience—like how heavy it is—it won't be that accurate."
As a tradeoff, Burke envisions a day not too far away in which VR shopping technology will redefine shopper marketing and create tenets of conventional wisdom (like, segment products on shelf by category, not brand) that will increase it's efficacy. "We could better learn how to turn demand into purchase, which is the whole point," he said.


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The Phillis Wheatley Elementary School is in danger of demolition by the School Facilities Master Plan for Orleans Parish. The elevated school was designed by the architect Charles R. Colbert (1921-2007) in 1954. The cantilevered steel truss structure is solid and clearly did not flood after Hurricane Katrina. The building suffers only from neglect. It is one of the most innovative monuments of mid-century Modern architecture in New Orleans. The design was recognized by Progressive Architecture in 1955. Mr. Colbert received the Louisiana AIA Medal of Honor in 2006.
THREATENED: Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, New Orleans
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As far as beer commercials are concerned, women might as well be blow-up sex dolls — as long as they're pretty dolls. But in what looks (at first) like a win for feminism, Newcastle Brown Ale is running a TV commercial featuring a female brewmaster. The commercial goes on and on about her skilled hands, showing them sifting through barley and such. But wait for the punchline:
"Why do we focus so much on our brewmaster's hands? Because she's not an attractive woman."
Yes, beer companies aren't known for subtlety, but come on. It almost makes me nostalgic for the days when they just showed pretty women but didn't come out and say "we won't even look at any female who doesn't make us pitch a tent."
I may be giving the fraternity of beer and advertising executives too much credit here, but maybe they are feeling threatened by the growing number of successful female professionals (there is one in their midst: they employ a female brewmaster) and are lashing out with a reminder that however successful, talented, or smart we are, to them we are still no more than sex dolls.
I call for a truce in the war on Rush Limbaugh's advertisers just long enough to require Newcastle to advertise only on his show. They deserve each other. Currently, and inexplicably, the commercial is running on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show." To give them a shout-out about the ad, call The Daily Show at 212.468.1700. (They suggested I call Comedy Central Viewer Services at 212.767.8642, but that number got me to a full voicemail box.)
Then take a moment to let Newcastle (owned by Heineken) know how you feel. I called customer service at 1.877.522.4577. You can also email the company at email@example.com.
UPDATE: Heineken's Senior Director of Corporate Communications, Tara Carraro, contacted me after reading this post on BlogHer.com. She said that Newcastle's intent was to call out the "BS" in "typical beer ads that only show attractive women." The company thought it clear that the hands of the actor playing the brewmaster in the commercial were male, and therefore clear that the comment about the brewmaster not being "an attractive woman" was tongue-in-cheek.
The problem with this explanation is that, as Ms. Carraro confirmed, the script refers to the brewmaster as "she." The line "she's not an attractive woman" makes no sense if the brewmaster is male. It does make sense that the unattractive woman has mannish hands like those in the ad.
I applaud the company's prompt response to my post and the message Ms. Carraro says Newcastle meant to send. But they didn't send that message. Changing one pronoun in the narration would make a world of difference; otherwise, the commercial should be pulled. As it stands it is not a wry commentary on beer commercials' blatant sexism but an example of it.


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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St Patrick's Day!
As someone who's totally not Irish in any way, I don't really feel anything special about St. Pat's day, except that it means two things. One, my birthday is in a little over 2 weeks (it was supposed to be today), and two, it's corned beef season!!! I love corned beef. It's my favorite food. When I was younger, I used to always ask for corned beef for my special birthday dinner. Technically, I made New England boiled dinner, which is easy easy easy, and good. Not terribly nutritious, but it could be worse. I could have deep fried it.
New England boiled dinner
3-4 lb corned beef
1 onion, quartered
2 heads garlic, peeled
2 bay leaves
1 t peppercorns
1 T pickling spices (or the packet that came with your corned beef)
4-6 carrots, peeled and sliced into 1" pieces
4-6 red potatoes, halved
1 head of cabbage, cored and cut into eighths
Combine corned beef, onion, garlic, bay, peppercorns, and spices in a large pot. Cover with cold water, bring to a lot boil, cover with a lid, and lower the heat to medium-low. Cook about 3 hours, until it's not too hard to stick a fork into the meat. Add the carrots and potatoes and a little more water if you need to (you shouldn't), cover back up, and cook 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, add the cabbage, cover, and cook another 15 minutes. Done! Serve meat sliced, with vegetables and broth.
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Launch your own home-based business doing the things you love. US News editor Kim Palmer shares 10 side ventures you can start today!
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Reuters / Patrick T. Fallon
Police opened fire on this blue Toyota Tacoma pickup truck in Torrance, Calif. while searching for a similar vehicle driven by murder suspect and ex-cop Christopher Dorner.
Published 6:30 p.m. ET: They were in the wrong car at the wrong time.
Two women who were delivering newspapers in Torrance, Calif., early Thursday were shot by jittery Los Angeles police officers who mistakenly thought cop-hunting fugitive Christopher Dorner might be in their vehicle, NBCLosAngeles.com reported.
One was shot once and the other twice; both were were expected to survive. Police did not release their names.
REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon
Police detectives investigate a shooting scene involving a black Honda pickup truck in Torrance, Calif. Police opened fire on the vehicle in a case of mistaken identity while searching for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner.
The LAPD detectives were in the neighborhood to watch over a home they believed Dorner might target. Hours earlier, the fired cop had allegedly ambushed officers in two other cities, killing one of them.
Across the region, cops on high alert were on the lookout for Dorner's dark-colored Nissan truck. In the predawn dark, they saw a blue pickup rolling through the streets with no headlights on.
It's unclear what happened next, but LAPD Chief Charlie Beck confirmed the officers fired on the vehicle, hitting the two occupants. He said it was a tragic case of "mistaken identity."
Less than a half-hour later, cops fired on another vehicle in Torrance, just two blocks away from the first scene, NBCLosAngeles.com reported. No one was injured in that vehicle, which was similar to Dorner's truck, police said.
Dorner, 33, remains at large. Police say he waging a vendetta against the LAPD for firing him, and has already murdered a retired captain's daughter and her fiance, along with the officer slain in Riverside. They say he detailed his plans and hit list in a twisted online manifesto titled "Last Resort."
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Qantas has scrapped its plans for inflight internet on A380 flights.You can get receive and send emails aboard almost any US domestic airliner for as little as $US1.95 for 15 minutes.
The competition is fierce and no-one appears to be making money out of the service. The takeup rate is also miniscule, with just four per cent of flyers reportedly using it.
But airborne wi-fi was demanded mainly by business flyers, so it was provided.
Internationally, demand is also there, especially among business flyers, so leading airlines, like Singapore Airlines and Emirates, have jumped on board as the technology has become available, with rates starting at $US7.50 for basic access. Among the international carriers flying here, Cathay Pacific has promised a service and Qatar Airways has it aboard its new Boeing 787s, which begin flying to Perth this month.
But using a foreign airline is the only way you can now access inflight internet in Australian skies following Qantas's decision to abandon its trial aboard A380s from Sydney and Melbourne to Singapore and London and, in the other direction, to Los Angeles.
Qantas said fewer than five per cent of passengers had accessed the serviced during the trial, according with international experience.
But the airline has decided it isn't worth the hundreds of thousands of dollars per aircraft it must spend to provide the service.
"Naturally, the costs associated with offering a reliable internet connection in-flight are significantly higher than on the ground, particularly when you are flying over vast expanses of ocean and can't connect to ground towers," a Qantas spokesman told Fairfax.
The airline points out most of its A380 flights are overnight services and the vast majority of its customers prefer to sleep.
Qantas charged between $12.90 and $39.90 for its data packages in the trial – significantly more than the competition.
The airline says it is now concentrating on upgrading wi-fi access for its customers on the ground. Several months ago, the airline introduced free wi-fi access at its terminals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
Qantas's new international partner, Emirates, has introduced the same technology on its A380 superjumbos with rates starting at $US7.50 for customers using five megabytes of data on their own mobile phones.
Virgin Australia's partner Singapore Airlines (SIA) starting rates are also cheaper than Qantas's at $US10 for 10 megabytes.
For the past two decades, Emirates and SIA have always been at the forefront in introducing the latest in-flight gadgets and it has paid off, particularly in Australia.
Emirates began its global marketing campaign two decades ago with the promise of video in every seat. Similarly, SIA gambled on new inflight entertainment (IFE) systems long before they were a proven product.
In the 1990s, IFE systems were full of wires that ran hot, sucked up a huge amount of the available onboard power – apart from anything, just to cool them down. And they were always breaking down; unserviceable IFE become the bane of of the lives of both airlines and their customers.
Qantas was one of the Western airlines that stood back and waited for the technology to become reliable before adopting it – and there's no doubt who won that battle.
Emirates now has rights to operate more than 20 services a day to Australia and the Australasian region (Australia and New Zealand) now accounts for about a third of its global revenue.
Qantas appears to have made a sound commercial decision about the commercial potential of onboard wi-fi. It's apparent that it's never going to be a money-spinner – or at least it won't be for some time until the cost of the technology comes down.
But it appears it has also given its key competitors another advantage with which to chip away at Qantas's international market share on services to and from Australia.
Meanwhile, inside Australia, neither Qantas or Virgin Australia appear the least bit interested in providing wi-fi on domestic flights. Both are putting more effort into introducing onboard wi-fi designed just to run IFE applications without the telecommunications applications.
The original release of this article first appeared on the website of Hangzhou Night Net.


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Bishop Denounces Health Network's Compliance With Mandate
Catholic health-care provider Avera made the decision to comply with the federal contraception mandate without seeking diocesan counsel or authorization.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The bishop of a South Dakota diocese criticized a Catholic health-care provider's decision to comply with the federal contraception mandate without seeking diocesan counsel or authorization.
Jerry Klein, delegate for social outreach for the Diocese of Sioux Falls, told CNA that "there is a continued dialogue between the diocese and Avera" Catholic health-care systems, but that a response from the health-care provider is "not anticipated."
Avera, a regional health network in South Dakota operated by the Benedictine and Presentation sisters, runs more than 100 hospitals, clinics and nursing homes throughout the area.
On March 1, Bishop Paul Swain of Sioux Falls wrote a letter to the clergy of the diocese notifying them that Avera had decided to change its policies to conform with a federal mandate requiring health insurance plans to offer free coverage of contraception, sterilization and early abortion-inducing drugs.
Catholic bishops from every dioceses around the country, including Bishop Swain, have banded together to oppose the mandate, arguing that it coerces individuals into violating their deeply-held religious beliefs by forcing them to provide these products and procedures.
"This development is troubling in a number of ways," wrote Bishop Swain of Avera's decision to comply with the mandate. "Most importantly, as an organization, Avera will now be materially cooperative in the termination of life.
"Avera's decision," added the bishop, "creates public scandal; as a Catholic institution, its practice is of course inconsistent with Church teaching."
The bishop described Avera's healthcare over the years as a "ministry of hope" and "a great gift of loving service to those in need," made possible by the "heroic sacrifices" of all those involved. Because of all the valuable services that have been provided by the system, he said that he was "deeply saddened" by news of Avera's decision to include the immoral coverage.
"While healthcare today is complex and highly regulated," said Bishop Swain, "compliance with government requirements must not be viewed as licit reasoning for compromising moral teachings."
He explained in the letter that Avera's president and CEO, John Porter, said that he had personally made the decision to bring the company into compliance with the mandate.
Bishop Swain added that he was neither consulted nor informed of the decision before it was made.
Two members of diocesan offices in Sioux Falls had been members of the Avera board of directors and finance committee. However, the men did not play any part in the decision, and both have since resigned from their posts on the board.
Currently, Avera's policy change applies only to health insurance plans offered through for-profit businesses and for individuals. Plans covering priests and lay diocesan employees have not been affected because they are currently protected by a one-year "safe harbor" period. The government is currently preparing details of a revised policy for religious groups that will take effect when the safe harbor period ends; however, the initially proposed ideas have been criticized as inadequate to protect religious liberty.
Bishop Swain told his priests that he wanted them to be informed of the development because many Catholics in the diocese "have grown accustomed to choosing a health insurance plan or medical providers based upon the Catholic mission of Avera," but the group's recent decision "ends our ability to blindly trust that all its activities are consistent with Church teaching."
He said that he has asked Avera's administration to stay in touch with him so that both dialogue and consultation can be offered as the regulations go into effect for religious employer plans later this year.
"Sadly, we must consider whether a Catholic healthcare delivery system in our day will be able to balance the regulatory and financial obligations it faces in order to remain a viable business while maintaining its unique and important mission of the healing ministry of Jesus," he said.
The bishop added, "Let us all continue to pray that our religious liberty and freedom of conscience might be protected and that those who carry out the ministry of Catholic health care might be encouraged to persevere when facing financial and regulatory adversity."


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2011 25 Man Roster – Platoons and Puzzle Pieces
I felt like I was stuck in a time-warp as I had been writing this and researching for a solid two hours, but the clock barely turned. Then a friend of mine pointed out that it is indeed the night we turn the clocks back.
I was relieved to find out I wasn't going insane, but also reliving 2010 Pirates stats is enough to drive any person mad.
So in some zany, time warp fashion, this entry will fall before the coaching staff entry, which it shouldn't have.
I'm probably the only once who cares about this though, so let's move along and dive right into this:
25-Man Roster:
Non-Tender Candidates – Zach Duke, Andy LaRoche, Delwyn Young, Jeff Karstens.
Zach's gone. There's no two ways about that. He just isn't performing and is past his prime, which is a real shame considering the Brewers were willing to part with JJ Hardy for him around this time last year.
Andy's here to stay. Expect to see him getting work all around the infield. If he can play a good enough shortstop he can provide some flexibility off the bench, plus keeping him around avoids having another potential Jose Baustista situation and nobody wants another one of those.
Delwyn will not be non-tendered. Anyone who says he will is out of their mind, he's just way too valuable as a hitter. He's a solid hitter off the bench and would have a lot of trade value with an AL team looking for a DH. His glove work is below average but he can play the corner outfield positions and some second base. Don't ever think about third base…that was horrendous. If Del-Y's leaving it's through trade, his talent won't be wasted.
Jeff seems to be a candidate for being non-tendered but he remains a solid 6th starter and long relief guy. The issue there is that guys like him grow on trees. He could be some nice icing on the cake in a trade deal. I don't really expect him to go.
Zach Duke was wildly ineffective in 2010. In the season following his 2009 All-Star campaign, Duke posted an ugly 5.27 ERA.
Roster Needs:
Starting Pitching – Dave Bush
I expect the Pirates to dig up one "diamond in the rough" type pitcher this off-season. I wouldn't expect anything mind blowing, and I doubt they'll get a very long contract. We have a ton of talent coming up in the next few seasons in the pitching department. Expect the guy they sign to get a one or two year contract. It will most likely be a guy coming off a bum or mediocre year, that can be signed low but can eat up innings. My pick would be Dave Bush. The Pittsburgh native is serviceable, familiar with NL-Central hitters, and isn't too old at age 30, Bush is also going into free agency for the first time as reports say that Brewers officials are urging him to test free agency. He seems to be the Pirates type of guy.
First Base – Steve Pearce/Garrett Jones or John Bowker
Almost everybody expects Huntington to go out and look for a solid right handed first baseman with some pop in his bat.Why go outside the organization when it's going to be there in spring training? Steve Pearce has been cheated out of a good look as a first baseman, first being blocked by Adam LaRoche and later having season ending surgery after demolishing Triple A pitching and getting a call up. He'll most definitely platoon with either Jones or Bowker. Personally I think Jones plays some much better defense in right field.
Right Field – Lastings Milledge/Garrett Jones or John Bowker
Milledge was ridiculous this past season with runners in scoring position, and hit pretty well despite a major power outage. I'd expect to see him split time with either Jones or Bowker. I made my case for Jones here. With the Jones/Milledge/Bowker/Pearce combo out there night after night I'd assume you could count on a solid 25 homers from each position. That would be a great improvement over this past year. The downside in right field is that Milledge takes some pretty interesting routes to the ball, makes a lot of unnecessary diving catches because of it. Hey, it looks nice though.
Bush has a career 4.68 ERA and is coming off a mediocre season, going 8-13 with a 4.54 ERA in 2010 with 107 strikeouts.
Now onto the good stuff, finally!
Pitching Rotation:
1. James McDonald – This guys our staff ace currently. He's got some powerful stuff and can use it.
2. Paul Maholm – Paul's reliable, for the most part at least. We know what we're going to get out of him. He'll probably be trade bait at the deadline though as long as the boys from AA Altoona perform well in AAA and have successful call up stints.
3. Ross Ohlendorf – This guy's an absolute workhorse and was unfortunately sidelined a great deal due to injuries and when he wasn't had more than sub par defense behind him. The only reason he's #3 and not #2 is because most managers like to split up their lefties and righties at the top of the rotation.
4. Free Agent Pitcher/Brian Burres/Brad Lincoln – This spot will be a toss up going into Spring Training unless NH finds a solid starter to fill the void. Burres showed some real poise as a starter at the end of the season and put the thought into our heads that he could go out and do it every five days. Lincoln's a guy who claims to have suffered from some mechanical changes that Joe Kerrigan had him try out. Let's hope this former first-round pick fixes his stuff and comes out and deals. He borderline dominated Triple A and with a fastball that hits 96, he'd be a nice face to see in the rotation. If Burres gets the Nod, Lincoln ends up in Triple A. If Lincoln gets the spot in the rotation Burres will end up in long relief.
5. Charlie Morton – Morton is an interesting guy. going 0-9 in hist first 9 starts in 2010 after being projected as a potential ace early in his career. He seems to work well with Searage, and has made some major strides. Let's hope he gets his act together and finally puts in some good work. We all know he has "great stuff" but let's see it in action this year. If he goes with his fastball and overpowers hitters instead of dancing around the strike zone and trying to finesse guys then I think he'll be excellent for this young team.
Daniel McCutchen -He's a solid arm with great control. He can also spot start if need be.
Jeff Karstens/Brian Burres – Karstens is much like McCutchen but is out of options. Burres would supply a second lefty out of the 'pen who can get both sides of the plate out.
Jose Ascanio -As long as Spring Training goes well managment's going to want to get a good look at this guy, finally.
Wil Ladezma – With a mid 90's fastball, some decent control, and a recently signed contract, expect this guy to be out lefty specialist.
Chris Resop – This waiver claim put on a show at the end of the season and looks comparable to Evan Meek. He's a lock.
Joel Hanrahan – He looks to be a solid set up man, and throws straight fire. Lacks control at times though.
Evan Meek – Closer for sure. Do I really need to explain? 2010 All-Star, legitimately.
Ledezma was recently inked to a one year contract for 2011. The left-hander appears to be an integral part of the 2011 bullpen.
1. Andrew McCutchen CF – Cutch is your a-typical leadoff guy and one of the best young stars in the game.
2. Jose Tabata LF – Solid defense and speed in PNC park's giant left field. A steady bat with discipline keeps him in the two-hole.
3. Neil Walker 2B – Neil is capable of becoming one of the top second basemen in the game. Some have suggested moving him to third and Alvarez to third, but that would rob Neil of crucial developmental time at second and Anthony Rendon is almost a certain lock for our #1 pick in this years draft. If he keeps hitting he can remain in the three hole and supply a solid 20-25 HR's
4. Pedro Alvarez 3B – Alavarez is a budding star and has a ton of raw power. He's your prototypical clean-up man. He should get better at 3B and showed some flashes of brilliance in '10 at the position, but is inevitably going to move to first in the future.
5. Garret Jones/Steve Pearce RF/1B – These guys could combine for a solid 30+ homers and provide steady bats with some pop, especially in a platoon situation.
6. John Bowker/Lastings Milledge 1B/RF – Bowker destroys righties, Milledge kills lefties. In a platoon they could be solid RBI guys and combine for a good 15-20 home runs. Both could be insane against their opposites pitching wise.
7. Ronny Cedeno SS – This guy is absolutely mind blowing. He has some fierce power and has potential to beat pitchers up. He's quick, great hands, and has terrific range, but then he'll blow plays, and bunt with two outs. The man is a true enigma. He has shortstop locked up for the time being. I look for him to hit about .255 with around 10 HR.
8. Chris Snyder C – Snyder's a great defensive catcher with some pop. He has great plate discipline, but can't hit for average. He always has a great OPS though. Look for a .235 average with about 15 HR.
With platoons already factored into the lineup that leaves three bench spots.
Ryan Doumit C,RF,1B – Doumit probably won't be traded but will provide a solid backup catcher with pop and will see time in RF and unfortunately 1B.
Andy LaRoche 3B, INF – Andy will stick around and be our utility guy. He's a great guy, especially in the community and has potential to blow up at any minute. Like I said earlier, if he can get shortstop down he's got a bench spot locked. The position shouldn't provide a problem as LaRoche played short in college and was drafted as SS.
Andy LaRoche showcased some impressive defense in 2009, but struggled in 2010. LaRoche also has showed pop in his bat at times. He has been servicable as a backup option and could become a more integral part of the bench if he can return to the shortstop position.
Deadline Deals:
One thing Pirates fans can always count on is that there will be movement at the trade deadline.
Garrett Jones/Jeff Clement – Jones had a rather diappointing sophomore campaign in 2010, but if the Pirates can work him enough and build up some value they may be able to move him for a decent return in 2011. Jeff Clement will more than likely start 2011 in the minors so it will give him time to continue to work on his swing and defense in case he is provided an opputunity to step into Jones' shoes at some point. Clement would be a nice platoon partner for Steve Pearce as well, as Clement hit seven home runs with his time with the Pirates this year, which was roughly about a third of the time Jones had. Mathematically that would put Clement at 21 homeruns, even with Jones' total in 2010. Clement could also be argued as a trade candidate but Jones would draw more attention due to his impressive 2009 rookie year.
Paul Maholm – Maholm has been the most consistent pitcher for the Pirates, as the coaching staff and fans pretty much know what to expect from him every time he steps onto the mound. Maholm has drawn some trade interest from many of teams, especially the Dodgers this past season. If Maholm holds it together he could be a big move at the deadline as by then Rudy Owens or Justin Wilson will be likely to be ready to take his place in the rotation.
Various Minor Leaguers – This topic is up for debate. Are the Pirates in the stage where they can start pawning off some of their talented, yet road blocked minor leaguers? I'd say so, especially in the outfield department. The Pirates could easily part with some select players in the near future to bring in a more useful return. Look for Chase d'Arnaud, Jordy Mercer, Gorkys Hernandez, and Starling Marte's names to come up. d'Arnaud and Mercer are pretty similar middle infield types who could be sued to sweeten a trade. Gorkys appears to be somewhat of a bust, and I would like to see Marte stick around, but with Andrew Lambo potentially on the horizon he may be dealt.
Ryan Doumit – His name comes up all the time, unfortunately other teams have seemed to stay way from him as thus far he appears to be damaged goods.
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Lying to your chief compliance officer? Far worse than lying to your spouse, at least in the eyes of the SEC.
The commission announced Tuesday that it had sanctioned a former portfolio manager at a Boulder, Colo.-based investment advisor for forging documents and misleading the firm's chief compliance officer to conceal his failure to report personal trades.
An investigation found that Carl Johns of Louisville, Colo., failed to pre-clear or report several hundred securities trades in his personal accounts as required under the federal securities laws and the code of ethics at Boulder Investment Advisers (BIA). Johns concealed the trades in quarterly and annual trading reports that he submitted to BIA by altering brokerage statements and other documents that he attached to those reports. Johns later tried to conceal his misconduct by creating false documents that purported to be pre-trade approvals, and misled the firm's chief compliance officer in her investigation into his improper trading.
To settle the SEC's charges — which are the agency's first under Rule 38a-1(c) of the Investment Company Act for misleading and obstructing a chief compliance officer — Johns agreed to pay more than $350,000 and be barred from the securities industry for at least five years.
"Securities industry professionals have an obligation to adhere to compliance policies, and they certainly must not interfere with the chief compliance officers who enforce those policies," Julie Lutz, acting co-director of the SEC's Denver Regional Office, said in a statement. "Johns set out to cover up his compliance failures by creating false documents and misleading his firm's CCO."
According to the SEC's order, Johns submitted inaccurate quarterly and annual reports and falsely certified his annual compliance with the code of ethics. Johns physically altered brokerage statements, trade confirmations and pre-clearance approvals before submitting them to the firm along with these reports. For example, he manually deleted securities holdings listed on his brokerage statements before submitting them in order to avoid disclosing securities purchases that were not pre-cleared.
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I personally find PBP and Perl::Critic invaluable as a learning tool. Now I don't follow each and every recommendation to the letter, it has helped me learn better programming practices, as I still have a long way to go before I'll be able to consider myself any kind of programmer. I tend to use q() and qq() alot in my code and perlcritic --brutal always seems to complain about it but I find it quicker than using \" or \' to me that makes my code harder to read and I'll tend to forget one somewhere and even with the syntax highlighting takes me sometimes forever to find it. There are a few other things I have found not applicable to the situation, such as it's insistence on using version control systems etc. I do my own work, it's 95% Web work, and i don't see the need to set up a subversion server just to keep track of a couple of scripts and a module or two. On the other hand though, I would say about 85% of the things I've learned from PBP have helped me as a beginner programmer immensely and would recommend it to anyone looking to learn Perl.
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WipEout HD features a selection of the best tracks taken from previous versions of the series, meticulously crafted and fully reworked to showcase the power of PS3. Available exclusively as a download on PlayStation Store and featuring 1080p High Definition visuals running at a breathtaking 60 frames per second, WipEout HD represents the future of the iconic anti-gravity racing series when it launches in late 2007.
For the first time, players will have the option of steering their anti-gravity ships to victory in a whole new way thanks to the SIXAXIS Wireless Controller; a feature that, combined with true High Definition graphics, will have racers on the edge of their seats as they take on the best from around the world in online multiplayer modes.
WipEout HD features eight teams and five game modes; Single Race, Tournament, Time Trial, Speed Lap and Zone Mode all in stunning full HD quality and accompanied by nine fully licensed music tracks all of which are remixed in Dolby 5.1 sound.
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Well, it looks like the fuses got written successfully. Does it do anything after that?If not, you could try running the next command manually:bin/avrdude -p m168 -b 115200 -P usb -c avrispmkII -D -U flash:w:ATmegaBOOT_168.hex:i
I had a similar problem: a very long delay when I first ran avrdude before it started to do anything. I had to actually patch avrdude to fix it. Arduino 0009 (which should come out tomorrow) will include the patched version and a "Burn Bootloader" command.I submitted a bug to avrdude: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?19882 but haven't heard anything. You might want to add a comment explaining your experience (with the long delay on startup). These things sometimes get fixed faster if multiple people report them.
51 seconds to burn and 512 seconds to verify the flash does seem very long. That sounds like it might be a result of what kg4wsv suggested: that the avrispmkii is configured with a slow clock period. The delay at startup though, is because (assuming it's the same as it was in my case) avrdude tries to sync with the avrispmkii 33 times, and each one has a long timeout.
OK, but is there any way to put the "sck 10" into a command line option for a script?
QuoteOK, but is there any way to put the "sck 10" into a command line option for a script? If I understand correctly, issuing that command causes it to be written to EEPROM in the avrispmkII, so it should be a one shot deal.FYI, on a recent project I flashed and verified a 7k program in a few seconds from a PPC powerbook, so what you are seeing isn't normal (but I think you already knew that ). I was burning directly from the powerbook's USB port, while on battery even.You may also want to check the firmware on your avrispmkII.-j


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Phoenix Bishop: Hospital Remains Non-Catholic, Despite Collaboration With a Catholic University
Statement comes after St. Joseph's Hospital officially partnered with Creighton University. Bishop Olmsted does not have jurisdiction over the university or authority over its partnerships. But St. Joseph's Hospital, he stressed, remains disaffiliated from the diocese and the Church.
Despite its collaboration with a Catholic university, St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix remains a non-Catholic institution due to dissent on abortion and medical ethics, Bishop Thomas Olmsted said July 23.
"Catholics and all people of good will are advised that they cannot be guaranteed authentic Catholic health care at St. Joseph's Hospital," the bishop of Phoenix said in the statement, clarifying the hospital's status in response to its partnership with Nebraska's Creighton University.
Regardless of that collaboration, "St. Joseph's Hospital is not a Catholic institution" and "does not faithfully adhere to the (U.S. bishops') 'Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services,'" Bishop Olmsted said in the announcement, meant to "ensure clarity" among the faithful.
Creighton, a Jesuit university, partnered with St. Joseph's to establish the Creighton University School of Medicine Regional Campus at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. The joint venture was announced in June 2009 and had its official opening in June 2012.
In November 2010, Bishop Olmsted formally stripped St. Joseph's Hospital of its Catholic status after a dispute that emerged over an abortion performed there 12 months earlier. Sister Margaret McBride, a hospital employee who approved the abortion, was declared excommunicated over the incident.
In discussions with Bishop Olmsted, hospital representatives defended the abortion as necessary to save the life of the mother, who suffered from hypertension. Advisers to the diocese said the "treatment" given was a direct abortion, which violated ethical directives and was not a treatment for hypertension.
St. Joseph's Hospital stated in December 2011 that Sister McBride had regularized her standing in the Church and was no longer excommunicated.
However, the hospital itself remains subject to Bishop Olmsted's December 2010 decision to withdraw its approval as a Church institution.
In the months leading up to that decision, Bishop Olmsted called attention to other ethical violations on the part of St. Joseph's and its parent company, Catholic Healthcare West. The hospital was accused of "formally cooperating" with a government program providing abortion, contraception and sterilization.
Unable to reach an agreement over ethical matters, the bishop declared that the hospital was no longer Catholic. The loss of status involved the removal of the Eucharist from the hospital and the withdrawal of permission for priests to celebrate Mass in the hospital's chapels.
In Monday's statement, Bishop Olmsted said the collaboration with Creighton University has "led to some confusion, since Creighton University is a Catholic institution."
Bishop Olmsted does not have jurisdiction over the university or authority over its partnerships. But St. Joseph's Hospital, he stressed, remains disaffiliated from the diocese and the Church.


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Chilean Bishop: Mayan Doomsday Believers Should Donate to Church Before 'World's End'
People who really believe the end is nigh can name the Church as the beneficiary of their wills, the bishop quips.
SANTIAGO, Chile — Bishop Bernardo Bastres Florence of Punta Arenas, Chile has an interesting suggestion for those convinced that the world will end Dec. 21, as predicted by the Mayan calendar.
According to local newspaper La Prensa Austral, the bishop said that those who believe the Mayan prophecy should donate their worldly goods to the Church.
"If there are many who believe the world will end on Dec. 21, as the Church, we have no problem with them naming us as the beneficiaries of their possessions in their wills," he quipped in a Dec. 9 interview.
Doomsday predictions about the end of the world, as prophesied by the Mayans, have circulated in recent years and grown in popularity. The Mayan Long Count calendar begins in 3,114 B.C., which accounts for time in 394-year periods known as Baktuns.
The Mayans allegedly believed that the last, or 13th Baktun, ends Dec. 21, 2012.
To those who are convinced that the world is ending next week, Bishop Bastres said, "I assure them that after Dec. 21, we will eternally pray for them."
"Because I am sure that we will all be alive after that date. If they wish to pass on, they could do enormous good by donating their properties to the Church."
Adding to criticism of the prophecy, Father Jose Funes — who directs the Vatican Observatory — wrote in the Vatican daily L'Osservatore Romano that "it's not even worth discussing" the predictions.
In his Dec. 12 piece titled, "The end that won't come — at least for now," he countered doomsday scenarios by stressing that the "Word of God reminds us that we are heading toward a fundamentally good future, despite the crises of every kind in which we are immersed."
"That's because we are assured that, in Christ, there is a future for humanity and for the universe," the Jesuit priest added.
"In the depths of the human being is the fundamental belief that death cannot have the last word."
Although cosmology asserts that the universe will — billions of years from now — go into "a final state of cold and darkness," he noted, the Christian message "teaches us instead that in the final resurrection, the last day, God will reconstitute every man, woman and all the universe."


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Decorative textile key strap with brass details and Estrid Ericson's classic "Elefant" print. Svenskt Tenn's founder travelled a lot to different places around the world. She always looked for beautiful items and textiles and souvenirs that she could take home and sell in the store on Strandvägen in Stockholm. She designed this print with small elephants, based on a model from the Belgian Congo. The Elefant (Elephant) textile was printed for the first time in the end of the 1930s.
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