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It was a great morning in the office. If one patient hadn't cancelled I would have been booked solid which would have been a first. So number wise the week ended well, but collections were still down which sucks. Especially when I can almost see the surface and break through the debt wall when another debt comes due and pulls me back down. Getting tired of it and at times feel like curling in a ball about it. I just need a little more each week to start balancing out. I was looking around for a part time job, but the economy must really suck cause there isn't much there. We're a tourist city and for the last few weeks there has been no tourist jobs and we just went in to the summer season. WTF?
Today was the annual Strawberry festival. Each year I'm asked the same question of "why do you go to a strawberry festival if you don't like strawberries." Well there is plenty else to do. I've been going for 4 years now and this year they added a lot more. The dog show was one of them as was many more crafts. The usual pig races, food, and bands were all there. The singles and I had a blast, although I think I got sunburned on my neck. A spot I forget a lot until it's too late.
Tonight I'm meeting up with an old friend that is visiting from Colorado. A bunch of her friends, me being one of them are meeting for drinks. I don't know anyone which I never really like doing even though I handle myself in these situations every week. Just an old tape playing that I don't seem to get rid of.

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Whom You Know Interviews Ward Morehouse III
Ward Morehouse III is the author of Inside the Plaza. Below is an excerpt from an interview he conducted with the blog Whom You Know.
If you could live in any room in the Plaza disregarding that some of it is condos now, what would be your top five rooms and why?
I would live in 1) The Palm Court because of the sheer beauty of the room and memories of celebrating my 20th birthday there and all the times of just relaxing – and dreaming; 2) A corner suite on Central Park because of memories of celebrating the publication of my Plaza book there; 3.)Any suite on Central Park because it's in one of these that Jay Gatsby and Daisy in The Great Gatsby spent a hot afternoon cooling off with the breezes of Central Park wafting into their room; 4) my family's one-bedroom suite, rooms 660-662, facing the hotel's interior courtyard because that's where my father and I played "wolf": he would climb into bed in his signature blue suite, put on a wolf's Halloween mask, and jump out of bed growling when I opened the bedroom door; 5) the kitchen in my family's suite where my father and I would light gunpowder in the sink and watch it flare up and smoke.
Peachy Deegan went to the Plaza auction in 2005 probably over 40 times and went in every single room and regrets not owning a digital camera at the time…did you go to this sale and if so what did you purchase and did it have any sentimental meaning?
I didn't go to the auction but have several mementoes from The Plaza, including a miniature porcelain bathtub to hold soap.
Please tell us about your encounters with Eloise if you have had any!
I never met Eloise but have written about and interviewed Liza Minnelli, who lived at The Plaza with her mom, Judy Garland, and who speculation has it Kay Thompson patterned Eloise after. I also think that as a boy I ran to fast through the corridors of The Plaza myself to ever stop and meet Eloise or any little girl who was 6.
For more please visit Whom You Know.
Ward Morehouse III, who himself did some growing up at the hotel, has collected all the Plaza's gems, looked into all the nooks and crannies. In his newly revised and updated edition, Morehouse recounts the hotel's recent $450 million transformation, with its 181 luxury condominium residences, 282 guest rooms and suites, and landmark public spaces, such as the Oak Room and Oak Bar.He has created a special and personal account of the only storybook castle in America where anyone who desires to can stay overnight.


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HONG KONG, Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will open Shangri-La Hotel, Qufu in the hometown of the famous Chinese philosopher Confucius in early 2013. To celebrate the hotel's imminent launch, Shangri-La is leading a Qufu culinary expedition across Asia with a team of Lu cuisine chefs and service professionals from Shangri-La Hotel, Qufu bringing Kong family cuisine to six selected Shangri-La hotels in January and February.
Qufu's cuisine flourished under the Kong family, the descendents of Confucius. Unique in style, Kong family cuisine features creative presentations of skillfully combined ingredients that express the four most important elements in the art of Chinese cooking: colour, aroma, flavour and texture.
At each of the six Shangri-La hotels offering the "Kong Family Cuisine Menu", guests will have the opportunity to enjoy hot and cold selections from an a la carte menu or banquet menu sets for tables of six, eight or ten people. Specially chosen tea and wines that complement the unique style of food will also be served.
Shangri-La's Qufu culinary roadshow will visit the following hotels:
Influenced by the imperial Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) dynasties, Qufu cuisine centres around elaborate banquets, royal commemorations and religious ceremonies. The delicacies, a combination of Shandong regional Lu methods and Su cuisine from the south of China, are prepared with unsparing attention to the ingredients, appearance, taste and shape. The names of the dishes allude to auspicious meanings.
Shangri-La's "Kong Family Cuisine Menu" embraces tradition with items such as Kong Mansion's "Six Art" Cold Appetisers (spiced beef shanks; sea whelk jelly salad; scallops and lettuce salad; jelly fish salad; spiced duck tongues; and baby celery with sesame and olive oil) and Lu Wall's Hidden Collection (prawn roll wrapped in crispy vermicelli) and auspicious sounding dishes such as Wisdom Frees Perplexity (braised pork ribs stuffed with spring onion stalk) and Confucius "Four Supreme Bowls" -- Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity and Happiness (braised chicken, braised fish, braised pork and meat roll of minced chicken breast and prawns wrapped with seaweed).
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Shangri-La Hotel, Qufu will debut in early 2013 in the historical and cultural city of Chinese educator Confucius. The hotel is within walking distance to the Temple of Confucius -- a UNESCO world heritage site -- and a 20-minute drive to the Qufu high-speed train station. The hotel's guestrooms overlook a traditional Chinese landscape garden and the old town, and are the city's largest. Among the hotel's dining and entertainment options are Cafe Kong serving international fare, Shang Palace offering authentic Cantonese cuisine and Kong family dishes, the Lobby Lounge and a bar. The expansive property features a spa, swimming pool and fitness facilities, and offers the largest meeting spaces in the city, including a 1,600-square-metre, pillar-free Grand Ballroom and a Confucius Cultural Centre.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts (www.shangri-la.com), one of the world's premier hotel companies, currently owns and/or manages 78 hotels under the Shangri-La, Kerry and Traders brands, with a room inventory of over 32,000. Over four decades the group has established its brand hallmark of "hospitality from the heart." The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in mainland China, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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SUNNYVALE — A 28-year-old man is facing a charge he molested a child between about 9 years ago, according to law enforcement officials.
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety arrested Michael Alexander Anthony on Feb. 11 on suspicion of molesting four children between 1999 and 2005, according to police Capt. Jeff Hunter. The children were between the ages of 3 and 8, Hunter said.
Anthony would have been between the ages of 13 and 19 at the time of the alleged sexual assaults.
Sunnyvale police say they located child pornography on Anthony's computers.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has charged Anthony with a single count of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under the age of 14 and possession of child pornography, according to prosecutor Stacey Capps.
Prosecutors allege Anthony molested a young female neighbor at least once between January of 2004 and December of 2006. He is next scheduled to appear in court on March 24.
Capps said she could not discuss any alleged crimes that may have occurred when Anthony was a minor.
Sunnyvale police say a victim "recently came forward" and notified investigators of the sexual assaults.
Sunnyvale police believe there are potentially other victims from the same time period of 1999-2005 and that the sexual assaults took place possibly near his residence on Brahms Way and in the area of El Camino Real and Cezanne Drive.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Sunnyvale detective Michael Mendoza at 408-730-7130.
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Last week I attended the Grand Opening of the New Fantasyland at Walt Disney World. I hadn't been to Walt Disney World in probably 20 years or so. My daughters had never been. I still remember walking through Cinderella Castle the very first time – I was 6 years old – and seeing Fantasyland spread out on either side of me. It's so vast and unbelievable that first time.
This trip was no less magical, and maybe even more so watching my daughters experience it for the first time.
There are a couple of words that get repeated over and over again when you are at Disney World – wishes, imagination and dreams. At the core of Fantasyland are those ideas that form the foundation of fairy tales. New Fantasyland expands on these themes in dramatic and incredibly engaging ways. The expansion of Dumbo into an entire Circus experience is whimsical and wonderful.
Belle's Cottage, the Beast's Castle and the little French village built around the Beauty and the Beast area is truly enchanting. And Ariel's Under the Sea Ride brings you into that undersea world completely. It feels new in every way – from the technology to the artistic details.
For us, this trip was truly a holiday wish come true, an amazing vacation filled with take our breath away moments – especially the end of the evening castle projection show on Cinderella Castle.
Disney hosted me and my family for this trip, but all starry-eyed opinions are my own.
Now, I feel especially lucky to help grant a wish to one of my lucky readers. I have partnered with General Motors Northeast to pick one reader for their Grant One Wish program who will win a $500 Amex Gift Card and a one week car loan from GM Northeast to help make their holiday wishes come true.
Want to visit family? Drive around to volunteer and do good this season? Take a holiday road trip? What would you do with a fab car for a week and $500? I can't wait to hear all about it!
Method of entry:
- You must follow me on twitter @beccasara
- Tweet your holiday wish and include the hashtag #GMNER and my handle: @beccasara, then leave a comment below with the link to the tweet. (to do this click on the time stamp of your tweet and you will be taken to the tweet's url.)
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Eligibility: Winner MUST be 21 years or older and live in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut or Washington, D.C. areas. Employees, and their relatives, of GM and Beccarama.com are not allowed to enter. Contest ends on December 17, 2012 at 12:00pm EST. Winner will be chosen at random using random.org. Prize to be provided by GM Northeast.
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Dear Friends,
With Election Day around the corner, the LGBT Progress team has been working hard to produce research and policy analysis that matters as we look to 2013. This update highlights some of the work we think is most relevant.
Of course, the number one issue this year is the economy, and economic security is especially important for LGBT people. We have included an infographic (to see infographic visit LGBT Progress on Facebook) highlighting some of the harmful impacts of discrimination on LGBT employees and their families, but we've also shown how these antiquated policies compromise the efficiency and effectiveness of public and private workplaces. In the midst of a recovering economy, ending workplace discrimination against LGBT people is crucial for the economic security of all Americans.
This election cycle is a decisive year for marriage equality. With marriage on the ballot in four states this November, it is more important than ever for the public to understand that marriage equality laws are perfectly compatible with existing laws that guarantee religious freedom. Our research has shown that a majority of Americans believe gay couples should have the freedom to marry, and we hope to keep the momentum growing in favor of equality.
This November will also determine the future of the U.S. health care system. With LGBT people facing numerous barriers to health, from difficulty obtaining health insurance through their spouses to finding physicians who understand their unique health needs, we're working to make sure that Obamacare is implemented in the states in a fully LGBT-inclusive way no matter who wins the election.
We believe in a country where employees are only judged by their job performance, where religious freedom is preserved and the freedom to marry is expanded, and where every American is given an equal opportunity to take care of themselves and their families, free of discrimination. Thank you for your commitment to building a just America through your interest in and support of the work we do.
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Washington, D.C. – May 9, 2012 – Today, President Obama affirmed his support of marriage equality, the loving and commitment of same-sex couples. GRIOT Circle, the nation's leading People of Color LGBT Aging organization, applauds the President for this historic endorsement of the freedom to marry. "I continue to be proud of this president who remains strong and steadfast in his comment to Social Justice of lesbian and gay couples and their right to marry," said Glen-Michael Francis, Executive Director of GRIOT Circle, Inc. "We thank the president for his continued support and vision for greater equality and inclusion in America."
The President's record for advancing protections for the LGBT community remains unequaled. But as he stated, his position on marriage equality had been changing and had not explicitly proclaimed his support of extending marriage to gay and lesbian couples until now. Despite the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," ending the legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), endorsing the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) and the Department of HHS new policy for inclusion, all during increasing pressure from the fight to a position of non-movement.
"This is a president who understands that to be the most powerful nation in the world, you need the full engagement of all your citizens," added Francis. "Congratulations and thank you Mr. President! Our 1237 members, their family and friends appreciate your commitment and hard work."
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional! We knew all along that Prop 8 was wrong, and this ruling affirms what millions of people all across the country already know — loving, committed same-sex couples and their families should be able to share in the celebration and obligations of marriage.
This is a huge victory in the battle for marriage equality, but this fight is far from over.
The federal government still refuses to recognize our families. The so-called Defense of Marriage Act remains the law of the land, and thousands of loving families are denied the protections, rights, and responsibilities that other married couples take for granted.
The Obama Administration has refused to defend DOMA. It's time for Congress to repeal it.
Take Action now: Tell your senators to pass the Respect for Marriage Act and repeal DOMA.
Let's use this historic ruling as a catalyst in our fight for equality, and demand that the federal government recognize our relationships.
Repeal DOMA now!
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This weekend is your final opportunity to catch Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings, LACMA's major retrospective of Ellsworth Kelly's print practice. Ellsworth Kelly will be open only through this Sunday, April 22, on the second level of BCAM. Note, however, that BCAM is closing early on Saturday evening (5 pm) for a special event, and the third level of BCAM will be closed all day Saturday. Likewise, the last run of Chris Burden's Metropolis II on Saturday on the lower level of BCAM will be 3:30–4:30 pm.
Installation view, Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings, January 22–April 22, 2012, photo © 2012 Museum Associates/LACMA
Where some things end, others begin: We're hosting our first ever Earth Day celebration on Sunday from noon to 5 pm. We've organized special nature-themed gallery tours, as well as tours of LACMA's own gardens and natural art on campus. There will also be an all-ages outdoor sketching workshop with artist Thom Dower, a bike photo booth, and KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox providing the soundtrack for the day's events.
We're also saluting alternative transportation with free bicycle valet parking (space limited), a screening of the documentary Riding Bikes with the Dutch (including a Q&A with the director), and FREE general admission for those who travel to LACMA by bike, foot, bus, or by some other non-single-car means of transportation.
Andell Family Sundays takes place on the North Piazza from 12:30 to 3:30 pm and stays true to the Earth Day theme with family art activities centered on using recycled materials.
Kay Sage, Danger, Construction Ahead, 1940, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Chisolm Jr., BA 1936, © Estate of Kay Sage Tanguy, photo © 2012 Yale University Art Gallery
We have a ton of other exhibitions on view as well. This weekend marks one of the final weekends that In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States will be on view in the Resnick Pavilion before it closes May 6. Reserve your tickets now. Members see it free.
Daido Moriyama, Love Motel, Miyagi Prefecture, 1970, collection of Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, © 2012 Daido Moriyama
Spring is proving to be a great season for photography at LACMA: See Fracture: Daido Moriyama in the Pavilion for Japanese Art and Robert Adams: The Place We Live in BCAM. Plus, if you haven't yet seen our newest exhibition, Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico, this weekend is the perfect opportunity to check it out. Co-curator Victoria Lyall gives an overview of the exhibition in this video:
Close out a big weekend with a free Sundays Live concert featuring Hausman and Aiana String Quartets in the Bing Theater at 6 pm.
Hope to see you this weekend!
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Proposition 32 would ban direct campaign contributions from unions and corporations, and ban automatic paycheck deductions for political purposes. But rarely do two competing sides disagree so sharply about a measure's impact.
Supporters say it would level California's political playing field by clamping down on special interest money. John Kabateck is with the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a small business advocacy group.
"Let's give the average voter – the taxpayer, the small business owner – a voice. Stop the money in, favors out, pay-to-play way that things have been," says Kabateck.
All good in theory, says Philip Ung with the public interest group Common Cause – if Prop 32 were real campaign finance reform. But, he says, it's not.
"We think it's a group of partisans trying to use campaign finance reform to go after an opposition group or a group that they simply don't like," says Ung.
He's talking about California's powerful public employee unions, who collect their dues using the same automatic paycheck deductions banned by Prop 32. And Steve Smith with the California Labor Federation says the measure is riddled with loopholes for everyone else.
"What this would do is really tilt the balance of power even further toward those corporate special interests while shutting down the ability of working people to engage in politics," says Smith.
But former Democratic State Senator Gloria Romero, who's clashed with unions over education policy, says Prop 32 is consistent, fair and democratic.
"It gives the power to the individual union member to decide for [themselves] how they want to spend their political dues," says Romero.
Both campaigns have raised tens of millions of dollars and are slamming each other with TV ads – unions on one side … wealthy donors and Super PACs on the other.


text: Albany They came in through the hearing room window, pitching dollar bills. As Senate Republicans convened a hearing to air criticisms of public campaign financing, protesters organized by labor and progressive groups called "sham" and stage-whispered through a Capitol window after they were barred from entering. Several Republican senators questioned the cost of public financing and whether it would do anything to address a perceived "show-me-the-money" culture reflected in the recent arrests of three sitting lawmakers. As the last witness at the hearing wrapped up, members of the Democrat-dominated Assembly passed a bill to implement a voluntary system in which private contributions up to $250 are matched 6-to-1 by public funds. Also Tuesday, the New York Public Interest Research Group underlined lax enforcement of current state laws by releasing a report detailing 103,850 violations of state election law over the past two years. "When you combine these reports with the perp walks, it confirms what New Yorkers already know: This system has got to change," said Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause. Representatives of Lerner's group and NYPIRG were rebuffed from the hearing, which featured testimony from the Center for Competitive Politics, a Virginia-based group that pushes for looser limits on political spending, as well as officials from the New York City Campaign Finance Board and the State Board of Elections. "There's no evidence that any of this works," said David Keating, president of the CCP, an organization funded by several prolific Republican donors. "If the worry is corruption, why would you want to give more state tax dollars to corrupt politicians? ... This is like providing whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." Amy Loprest, executive director of the Campaign Finance Board, said there were strict audits on spending in the city's system, though audits could take several years. She said city taxpayers gave $27.4 million in matching funds for citywide elections in 2009, It costs roughly $10 million a year to staff her agency. Strict rules to get matching funds have "created a culture where compliance with the rules matters" and people are more likely to donate to candidates and run for office, she said. 3 1of3Protestors stand outside a legislative hearing on public financing in New York City elections at the Capitol on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)Paul Buckowski Show MoreShow Less 2of3Senator John DeFrancisco takes part in a legislative hearing on public financing in New York City elections at the Capitol on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)Paul Buckowski Show MoreShow Less 3of3A audio technician works in the foreground as protestors chant from an open window during a legislative hearing on public financing in New York City elections at the Capitol on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Albany, NY. The windows were then closed by Capitol staff because the chanting was disrupting the hearing. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)Paul Buckowski Show MoreShow Less Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, worried that tax funds would go to fringe candidates. Other Republicans, including Sen. Kathy Marchione of Halfmoon, questioned whether any public expenditure was appropriate at a time when the state budget cut funding for disabled care. Nothing could be worse than the status quo, argued NYPIRG's Bill Mahoney. He found contributions reported in excess of legal limits, incomplete information and inaccurate addresses. Small potatoes, perhaps, but Mahoney's point was clear: No one is watching. "There are millions of (campaign) records filed each year. It would take our zero auditors a lot of time to read through," he said. (The state board has four auditors on staff now, officials testified at a hearing, but no investigators on its staff.) Mahoney described the situation as a political twist on the "broken windows" theory, which holds that a failure to address graffiti and other relatively minor signs of civic decay can be viewed as a signal to potential wrongdoers that more serious offenses against the public order won't be punished. When a large number of campaign finance rules are broken without consequence, he suggested, citizens shouldn't be surprised when public corruption arrests come in waves. There are several pending proposals to increase enforcement of election law by creating some type of new election czar. Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered legislation that would let him appoint a leader. Assembly Democrats passed a bill to create an enforcement unit where each legislative conference and the governor would have an appointee. The measure passed 88-50 over Republican objections. John Conklin, a spokesman for the State Board of Elections, said the board was "doing the best that we can" with limited budget resources, and noted 43 instances of over-contributions in 2011 have been referred for prosecution. Work on the 2012 filings is ongoing, he stressed. Cuomo, a Democrat, called the buildup of violations detailed in NYPIRG's report "unacceptable, and a clear sign that the current self-policing system at the Board of Elections does not work." email@example.com • 518-454-5081 • @JimmyVielkind


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A man's online post calling a doctor "a real tool" is protected speech, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
The state's highest court dismissed a case by Duluth neurologist David McKee, who took offense when a patient's son posted critical remarks about him on rate-your-doctor websites. Those remarks included a claim that a nurse called the doctor "a real tool," slang for stupid or foolish.
The decision reversed a Minnesota Court of Appeals decision that would have let the doctor's lawsuit proceed to trial.
The opinion, written by Justice Alan Page, said the comments posted by Dennis Laurion don't add up to defamation because they're opinions that are entitled to free speech protections.
"Referring to someone as `a real tool' falls into the category of pure opinion because the term `real tool' cannot be reasonably interpreted as stating a fact and it cannot be proven true or false. … We conclude that it is an opinion amounting to `mere vituperation and abuse' or `rhetorical hyperbole' that cannot be the basis for a defamation action," the justices said.
The ruling also said it doesn't matter whether the unnamed nurse actually exists. McKee's attorney argued that Laurion might have fabricated the nurse, something Laurion's attorney denied. And it said the doctor's objections to Laurion's other comments also failed the required legal tests.
The case highlighted the tension that sometimes develops on ratings sites, such as Yelp and Angie's List, when the free speech rights of patients clash with the rights of doctors, lawyers and other professionals to protect their good names.
Experts say lawsuits over negative professional reviews are relatively uncommon and rarely succeed, partly because the law favors freedom of speech.
This dispute was over how McKee treated Laurion's father, who had suffered a stroke, during a single hospital visit in 2010 that lasted 10 to 15 minutes. Laurion expressed his dismay in several online posts with what he considered the doctor's insensitive manner.
"I'm sure he and his family are very happy with this result," Laurion's attorney, John Kelly, said. "It's been a long and difficult process for them."
McKee's lawyer, Marshall Tanick, said he and McKee plan no further appeals and that they were disappointed with the ruling.
"We feel it gives individuals undue license to make disparaging and derogatory statements about these people, particularly doctors and other licensed professionals, on the Internet without much recourse," Tanick said.
While the decision is not binding in other states, Kelly and Tanick agreed that it might influence how other courts would rule on similar questions. Kelly said lawyers often look at rulings from other jurisdictions when they put cases together, sometimes for leads or guidance.
"Certainly this is a cutting edge issue and I'm sure lawyers and courts in other jurisdictions will pay attention to this decision and give it the weight it deserves," Tanick said.
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Etihad – Aegean Airlines: 5 years of partnership with Star Alliance member
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and codeshare partner with Aegean Airlines, is celebrating five years of Etihad Airways' non-stop services between Athens and
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and codeshare partner with Aegean Airlines, is celebrating five years of Etihad Airways' non-stop services between Athens and Abu Dhabi, and the start of Aegean's new direct flights to the UAE capital.
Etihad Airways commenced operations to Athens in June 2009, and since then has carried almost 400,000 guests and nearly 3,700 tons of cargo on the route. To meet rising demand, the airline will increase its current daily Athens-Abu Dhabi services to 10 per week on 2 July.
For the summer 2014 season Etihad Airways will also deploy a wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the Athens-Abu Dhabi route, returning to Airbus A320 operations for the winter season.*
Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways' Chief Commercial Officer, said: "Year on year, our Athens route has exceeded our expectations and we are delighted to build on this success by adding more capacity to and from Greece, and officially mark our codeshare partnership here in Athens with Aegean, Greece's largest commercial airline.
"From today, Aegean will operate four weekly services to our home and hub, Abu Dhabi, providing convenient onward connections for guests to destinations on the Etihad Airways network right across the globe.†
"Etihad Airways will place its EY flight code on these new Aegean services, and, focusing on our guests in the travel and tourism industry, the business community and governments, we look forward to further cementing the strong ties between Greece and the UAE."
Dimitris Gerogiannis, Aegean Airlines Managing Director, said: "We congratulate Etihad Airways on the fifth anniversary of its operations to Greece, and we are delighted to be working together to launch our direct flights to Abu Dhabi.
"We have taken the strategic decision to enhance our presence in the wider Gulf area and through our partnership with Etihad Airways, we are now in the position of offering enhanced connection possibilities and premium services to our clients.
"Aegean strongly believes that through partnerships like the one we inaugurate today with Etihad Airways, that we will continue our active support for the tourism industry of our country."
Aegean Airlines will operate the new Athens-Abu Dhabi service with a 168-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline is also allowing Etihad Airways to place its EY flight code on Aegean services to 16 destinations across Greece.


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This may be of assistance as you journey through my blog…
Problems and misfortunes are a part of life. Everyone experiences unhappiness, and many people may become depressed temporarily when things don't go as they would like. Experiences of failure commonly result in temporary feelings of worthlessness and self-blame, while personal losses cause feelings of sadness, disappointment and emptiness. Such feelings are normal, and they usually pass after a short time. This is not the case with depressive illness.
What are the signs of depressive illness?
DEPRESSION ~~ becomes an illness, or clinical depression, when the feelings described above are severe, last for several weeks, and begin to interfere with one's work and social life. Depressive illness can change the way a person thinks and behaves, and how his/her body functions. Some of the signs to look for are:
~~ feeling worthless, helpless or hopeless,
~~ sleeping more or less than usual,
~~ eating more or less than usual,
~~ having difficulty concentrating or making decisions,
~~ loss of interest in taking part in activities,
~~ decreased sex drive,
~~ avoiding other people,
~~ overwhelming feelings of sadness or grief,
~~ feeling unreasonably guilty,
~~ loss of energy, feeling very tired,
~~ thoughts of death or suicide
Bipolar disorder, also called manic depression, is an illness in which there are periods of serious depression, followed by episodes of markedly elevated or irritable moods or "highs" (in the absence of drugs or alcohol). These mood swings are not necessarily related to events in the person's life. Bipolar disorder affects approximately 1% of the population; it typically starts in late adolescence or early adulthood and affects men and women equally. Depression and bipolar disorder can be treated. There is good reason for hope. By learning more about these conditions, you can help remove the stigma that prevents many people from seeking help.
Anxiety disorders are a group of disorders which affect behaviour, thoughts, emotions and physical health. Research into their origins continues, but it is believed they are caused by a combination of biological factors and an individuals personal circumstances, much like other health problems, such as heart disease or diabetes. It is common for people to suffer from more than one anxiety disorder; and for an anxiety disorder to be accompanied by depression, eating disorders or substance abuse. Anxiety disorders can also coexist with physical disorders, in which case the physical condition should also be treated.
Some of the signs to look for are:
Panic Disorder – As the name suggests, panic disorder is expressed in panic attacks which occur without warning, accompanied by sudden feelings of terror. Physically, an attack may cause chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, abdominal discomfort, feelings of unreality and fear of dying. When a person avoids situations that he or she fears may cause a panic attack, his or her condition is described as panic disorder with agoraphobia.
Phobias ~~ Phobias are divided into two categories: social phobia, which involves fear of social situations, and specific phobias, such as fear of flying, blood and heights.
Social Phobia ~~ People with social phobia feel a paralyzing, irrational self-consciousness about social situations. They have an intense fear of being observed or of doing something horribly wrong in front of other people. The feelings are so extreme that people with social phobia tend to avoid objects or situations that might stimulate that fear, which dramatically reduces their ability to lead a normal life.
Specific Phobias – Fear of flying, fear of heights and fear of open spaces are some typical specific phobias. People suffering from a specific phobia are overwhelmed by unreasonable fears, which they are unable to control. Exposure to feared situations can cause them extreme anxiety and panic, even if they recognize that their fears are illogical.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ~~ A terrifying experience in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened can cause post-traumatic stress disorder. Survivors of rape, child abuse, war or a natural disaster may develop post-traumatic stress disorder. Common symptoms include flashbacks, during which the person re-lives the terrifying experience, nightmares, depression and feelings of anger or irritability.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ~~ This is a condition in which people suffer from persistent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and / or rituals (compulsions) which they find impossible to control. Typically, obsessions concern contamination, doubting (such as worrying that the iron hasn't been turned off) and disturbing sexual or religious thoughts. Compulsions include washing, checking, organizing and counting.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ~~ Characterized by repeated, exaggerated worry about routine life events and activities, this disorder lasts at least six months, during which time the person is affected by extreme worry more days than not. The individual anticipates the worst, even if others would say they have no reason to expect it. Physical symptoms can include nausea, trembling fatigue, muscle tension, or headache.
Eating Disorders ~ Eating disorders can be difficult to detect. The media glamourization of so-called ideal bodies, coupled with the view that dieting is a normal activity, can obscure a person's eating problems. It can be difficult for a person with an eating disorder to admit they have a problem. Knowing how to support someone with an eating disorder is also a challenge. Treatment is available – it can be a long process, but an eating disorder can be overcome. If you think that you, or someone you know, has an eating disorder, it is important to learn the facts. Gaining an understanding of these conditions is the first step in the journey to wellness.
Clearly, these potentially life-threatening conditions are a growing problem. Despite their collective label, these disorders are not about food. Eating disorders are a way of coping with deeper problems that a person finds too painful or difficult to deal with directly. They are complex conditions that signal difficulties with identity, self-concept and self-esteem. Eating disorders cross cultural, racial and socio-economic boundaries, and affect men and women.
SAD ~~ Weather often affects people's moods. Sunlight breaking through clouds can lift our spirits, while a dull, rainy day may make us feel a little gloomy. While noticeable, these shifts in mood generally do not affect our ability to cope with daily life. Some people, however, are vulnerable to a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern. For them, the shortening days of late autumn are the beginning of a type of clinical depression that can last until spring. This condition is called "Seasonal Affective Disorder," or SAD.
Information and online source: Canadian Mental Health Association


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There�s more potentially bad news coming for college students, future college students and beleaguered parents of the students.
There�s more potentially bad news coming for college students, future college students and beleaguered parents of the students.
Tuition in North Carolina may be going up, for a variety of reasons. Tuition may be going up just because the student is majoring in a certain subject, or attending the University of North Carolina over a smaller state school or community college.
And this doesn�t count the continuing trend of higher college costs across the country. Tuition inflation is running at about an annual rate of 4 percent for both public and private colleges, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. That�s quite a bit lower than the double-digit increases of past years, but the nation is in an economic slump and every percentage point rise takes a bigger bite out of family incomes.
Will the inflationary cycle in higher education ever end? Probably no time soon.
North Carolina�s state colleges and universities are under pressure from state lawmakers. The Legislature looks at the state colleges and sees a way to help balance the budget. By expecting the universities to charge more for tuition, the Legislature can save money in its general budget.
Fortunately, North Carolina has some of the lowest college-tuition rates at public schools in the nation. The average annual tuition at state universities is $5,800 compared to a national average of $8,200 at four-year universities. North Carolina�s public colleges are thus a tempting target for the Legislature.
Lost in all this news about college tuition and North Carolina�s public university system is that parents are still struggling to get their kids into and through college.
And students themselves are taking on massive debt to get through college. Students borrowed $113 billion for the 2011-2012 school year, up 24 percent from five years earlier, according to the Post.
Students now are coming out into a job market that has 23 million people looking for full-time work. So the new governor, state officials and the Legislature should think twice about making North Carolina�s public colleges more expensive.


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Janelle Monáe on the Music in her Life
Janelle Monáe has been called a style provocateur; an individual cleverly redefining the modern idea of the musical artist. And she is someone who has done this the only way imaginable – her own. We recently sat down with Janelle to talk about what music inspires her, what makes her tick, and what we can expect from the newest Sonos artist and COVERGIRL.
Sonos: Huge thanks again to you and your friends and creative collaborators The Wondaland Arts Society for appearing in our new ad campaign and opening the Wondaland headquarters to us for the shoot.
Janelle Monáe: We had a great time working on the video. I think it really shows the Wondaland Arts Society in full effect and reflects our energy, our aesthetic and some of the people and music we love. I've had great feedback from people that enjoyed seeing it.
Sonos: You've been a busy woman this year- touring the world, performing at the White House, and being chosen as the newest face of Sonos and COVERGIRL. How do these diverse live events and new experiences help you stay inspired while writing new music?
JM: I've been fortunate to meet so many diverse people from different walks of life. I listen to their stories and it inspires me to want to write music to help guide them through life. No matter where you come from you still need inspiration. Life is full of highs and lows. I aim to uplift.
Sonos: We recently saw you cover "I Want You Back" at the AfroPunk festival. How influential are Motown hits to your performance style?
JM: I'm thankful to Berry Gordy for putting out such incredible soulful timeless acts. I would have never discovered 2 of my favorite voices, "little Michael Jackson," and Stevie Wonder, had he not. He was one of the inspirations behind the record label I co-founded, The Wondaland Arts Society. We study how Motown released music in the 60's and 70's a lot. They have a great blueprint.
Sonos: Tell us about the Wondaland Arts Society and how that project started. Are there any artists or recommended songs we should keep an eye out for?
JM: The Wondaland Arts Society is an arts collective and independent recording label I co-founded with Nate Wonder & Chuck Lightning. Roman GianArthur & Deep Cotton are my label-mates and are dynamic self-produced artists the world needs to know. I get my wildest listening experiences listening to their music. Check out Deep Cotton's song "We're Far Enough From Heaven Now We Can Freak Out" on https://www.sonos.com/listeningisback/janellemonae and in our commercial!
Sonos: What is your Sonos-style? How do you use listen to music at home?
JM: I have several SONOS Play:3's and Play:5's around our studio and in each room of my house. Having SONOS really makes listening to all my favorite music and discovering music from around the world easy.
Sonos: Okay – if you had to choose five songs that influenced you the most? Which would they be?
– The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill
– Bombs Over Baghdad – OutKast
– Let's Go Crazy – Prince
– Girl Blue – Stevie Wonder
– Shape of Things to Come – Max Frost & The Troopers
Sonos: What was the first album you ever bought?
JM: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Sonos: What was the first concert you attended?
JM: Smoking Grooves Tour with Outkast, Erykah Badu, & George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic
Sonos: Who are your favorite artists right now?
JM: Deep Cotton and Roman GianArthur. They're exciting, self-produced, visionary new artists.
The Deep Cotton track Janelle mentions is currently burning up the iTunes and Billboard charts. Get a free download here. And if you haven't already, check out the Sonos/Janelle Monáe collaboration videos here. Outside of being a talented musician with impeccable style, Janelle Monáe continues to be a creative force with the Wondaland Arts Society. We're excited for our Sonos Artist and can't wait to see what's next.
Don't forget! For a chance to WIN a Sonos wireless hifi speaker system and get FREE downloads of new songs from Janelle Monáe's Wondaland Arts Society visit: https://www.sonos.com/listeningisback/janellemonae


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FORT MEADE, Maryland - Al-Qaida leaders reveled in WikiLeaks' publication of thousands of classified U.S. documents, urging members to study them before devising ways to attack the United States, according to evidence presented by the prosecution Monday in the trial of an Army private who leaked the material.
"By the grace of God the enemy's interests are today spread all over the place," Adam Gadahn, an American member of the terrorist group, said in a 2011 al-Qaida propaganda video. The video referred to material published by the anti-secrecy website, according to a written description of the propaganda piece submitted at Bradley Manning's trial.
The evidence came as prosecutors neared the end of their case in Manning's trial on charges he aided the enemy by sending hundreds of thousands of documents to WikiLeaks while working an intelligence analyst in Iraq in 2009 and 2010.
Prosecutors also submitted excerpts from a 2010 issue of al-Qaida's online magazine "Inspire," which said "anything useful from WikiLeaks is useful for archiving."
The government presented another uncontested written statement that former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden asked for and received from an associate the Afghanistan battlefield reports that WikiLeaks published. The material was found on digital media seized in the May 2011 raid on bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, lead prosecutor Maj. Ashden Fein said. Bin Laden was killed in the raid.
Manning has said he leaked the war logs to expose the U.S. military's disregard for human life. He also leaked more than 250,000 State Department diplomatic cables he said exposed secret deals and U.S. deceit in foreign affairs.
The 25-year-old is charged with 21 offenses, including aiding the enemy, which carries a possible life sentence. To prove that charge, prosecutors must show that Manning, without proper authority, gave intelligence to WikiLeaks, knowing it would be published online and be seen by al-Qaida. Prosecutors also must show he did so with evil intent.
Manning told the military judge in February he leaked the material to document "the true costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan." A video showing the deaths of two Reuters employees killed in a U.S. helicopter attack was part of the material he gave to WikiLeaks.
The military judge allowed prosecutors on Monday to argue that Manning used a most wanted list compiled by WikiLeaks as a guide for leaking classified information.
Manning has pleaded guilty to reduced charges on seven of eight espionage counts and two computer fraud counts. He also pleaded guilty to violating a military regulation prohibiting wrongful storage of classified information. The offenses he has admitted to carry a combined maximum prison term of 20 years.
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Here's a sneak peek from our first day of production on Transformers 4! As guests of the Navajo Nation, we took a convoy of brand new, re-envisioned and remodeled Autobots out for a spin down Highway 163 in Monument Valley near the border of Arizona and Utah.
If the Bugatti looks familiar to Transformers fans, that's because a very similar looking alt mode was originally used for Cybertron Crosswise as well as some other repaints and remolds. You can check out his gallery by clicking on the images below.


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Children of undocumented Mexican immigrants have a significantly higher risk of behavior problems than their co-ethnic counterparts with documented or naturalized citizen mothers, according to a new study.
The difficulties come in two forms: sadness or social withdrawal — what the authors refer to as internalizing behavior problems — and issues such as aggressiveness towards others — which the authors call externalizing behavior problems.
People whose sexual identities changed toward same-sex attraction in early adulthood reported more symptoms of depression in a nationwide survey than those whose sexual orientations did not change or changed in the opposite direction, according to a new study by a University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) sociologist.
A new study reveals that while homicide victimization rates declined for whites, blacks, and Hispanics in the United States from 1990-2010, the drop was much more precipitous for the two minority groups.
Skin color is a significant factor in the probability of employment for male immigrants to the United States, according to a new study by two University of Kansas (KU) researchers.
In recent years, several international-comparative studies have analyzed the relationship between migration and native populations' decreasing support for redistributive policies. However, these studies use cross-sectional designs and aggregate the number of foreign-born residents at the national level. Both aspects are theoretically and methodologically problematic. We address these shortcomings by investigating cross-sectional as well as longitudinal effects in the case of Germany, using a combination of individual- and regional-level data for several time points from 1994 to 2010.
Taking advantage of historical census records that include full first and last names, we apply a new approach to measuring the effect of cultural assimilation on economic success for the children of the last great wave of immigrants to the United States. We created a quantitative index of ethnic distinctiveness of first names and show the consequences of ethnic-sounding names for the occupational achievement of the adult children of European immigrants.
Multiple chronic conditions (i.e., multimorbidity) increase a person's depressive symptoms more than having one chronic condition. Little is known regarding whether multimorbidity similarly increases the depressive symptoms of one's spouse and whether this depends on type of condition, gender, or both spouses' health status. Analysis of multiple waves of the Health and Retirement Study reveals husband's number of chronic conditions is positively related to wife's depressive symptoms when both spouses are chronically ill.
This paper proposes a theoretical framework and an empirical example of the relationship between the civic stratification of immigrants in the United States, and their access to healthcare. We use the 2007 Pew Hispanic Center/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Hispanic Healthcare Survey, a nationally representative survey of U.S. Latinos (N = 2,783 foreign-born respondents) and find that immigrants who are not citizens or legal permanent residents are significantly more likely to be excluded from care in both the United States and across borders.
A large literature has documented that Hispanic immigrants have a health advantage over their U.S.-born counterparts upon arrival in the United States. Few studies, however, have disentangled the effects of immigrants' arrival cohort from their tenure of U.S. residence, an omission that could produce imprecise estimates of the degree of health decline experienced by Hispanic immigrants as their U.S. tenure increases.
Although both China and Russia have experienced several decades of market reform, initial evidence suggests that this structural change has compromised mental and physical health among the Russian population but not the Chinese population. Using data from the World Health Organization Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (2007–2010), this study examines the factors associated with the disparity in depression between older adults in China and their Russian counterparts, all of whom experienced market transition in the prime of their lives (N = 10,896).


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The mats look GREAT in the truck with the customized embrodered orange stitching which amazingly matches the exterior paint color! The worst part was trying to get the floor mat stays installed. The directions tell you to use a screwdriver to apply pressure enough to puncture the carpet and screw them in, but there is a slot to insert the screwdriver that allows the screwdriver to slip all the way off the edges of the stays, which resulted in me jabbing my screwdriver straight into the flesh of my hand I was using to hold the stay in place while trying to screw it in! The mats are great looking, quality appears to be good, but install is a b---- if you are trying to install the stays (mounts).


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Tuesday, 20 August 2013 11:35 AM
"Elmore passed away this morning at 7:15 a.m. at home surrounded by his loving family," according to an announcement on his website, elmoreleonard.com. It did not provide other details.
Leonard, who first wrote Westerns when he gave up his advertising agency job in the 1950s before moving on to crime and suspense books, suffered a stroke on July 29.
Known by the nickname Dutch, Leonard had his commercial breakthrough in 1985 with the publication of "Glitz."
His following books, including "Get Shorty," "Out of Sight," "Killshot," "Bandits" and "Freaky Deaky," came out every year-and-a-half or so and were best-sellers.
Leonard's 47th book, "Blue Dreams," was expected to be published this year.
"I don't have any reason to quit," Leonard told Reuters in 2012, referring to his career. "I still enjoy writing."
Hollywood had an affinity for Leonard's books, and more than 25 of his works were made into movies or television shows, beginning with Paul Newman in the 1967 film "Hombre." The Western story "3:10 to Yuma" and the novel "The Big Bounce" were each adapted for film twice.
Movie producers and stars were so anxious to secure rights to his books that they were known to show up on Leonard's doorstep on the publication date.
But audiences and even the author himself were often unhappy with the cinematic adaptations.
Leonard, who spent much of his life in Detroit and its suburbs, said many filmmakers made the mistake of pushing the plots of what were character-driven stories, such as "Get Shorty," which is about a likeable loan shark named Chili Palmer.
"My characters are what the books are about. The plot just kind of comes along," Leonard told London's Guardian in a 2004 interview. "Movies always want to concentrate on the action."
His favorite movie adaptation of one of his novels was director-writer Quentin Tarantino's reworking of "Rum Punch" into the film "Jackie Brown."
The cable television series "Justified," the tale of a U.S. marshal in Kentucky that first aired in 2010, was based on Leonard's work and he served as executive producer of the show.
Born in New Orleans, Leonard moved at age 8 with his family to Detroit, where he became enthralled by the real-life exploits of gangsters Bonnie and Clyde and the fortunes of the city's professional baseball team, the Detroit Tigers.
Reading Erich Maria Remarque's World One tale "All Quiet on the Western Front" as a boy made him want to become a writer.
After a stint in the Navy building bases in the South Pacific during World War Two, Leonard enrolled at the University of Detroit, entering writing contests and selling stories to magazines that featured tales of the Old West.
He would rise before dawn, denying himself a cup of coffee until he had written a page, and then head off to write copy at a Detroit advertising agency.
Leonard switched to crime fiction when the popularity of Westerns faded. His tough characters spoke in a clipped, twisted syntax that led Newsweek magazine in a 1984 cover story to call him "the Dickens of Detroit" - a label he scorned.
Leonard explained his approach in a New York Times essay in which he listed his rules for writing, including, "Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip."
He summed up his technique by saying, "If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."
Leonard, who overcame a drinking problem in 1977, wrote daily in long-hand on unlined pads in his living room, employing a researcher to enrich his material.
He won the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in November 2012, putting him in the company of such U.S. literary luminaries as Toni Morrison, John Updike, Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer.
Leonard was married three times and had five children with his first wife. His son Peter also went into advertising before becoming a writer.
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SickKids is an internationally renowned teaching hospital which is home to Canada's largest, hospital-based child health research institute hosting over 1,000 research institute staff. SickKids is affiliated with the University of Toronto. Within the organization, a number of opportunities have been initiated to provide training programs and resources for the next generation of life science researchers. With research programs focused on a variety of disciplines, we are always interested in recruiting world class talent from all educational backgrounds and academic levels. Students and fellows can refer to the Research Training Centre (RTC) for detailed information about specific training programs, funding opportunities and awards, seminars, links to application forms, and links to career sites.
Post-doctoral fellows
All trainees within the program must be registered with the RTC, which provides valuable resources, and coordinates trainee activities. In addition to providing a limited number of 'Restracomp' fellowships, the RTC runs career building exercises and provides valuable information on moving to Toronto and working in one of our labs. Researchers who have received their doctorates in appropriate disciplines within the last five years and are interested in contributing to any of our research programs are encouraged to contact the principal investigator directly. Current openings may also be found on the SickKids Careers site.
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Typically all students training in the Development & Stem Cell Biology program need to be registered as students at the University of Toronto. In general, students who are considering undertaking masters and/or doctoral studies with members of the program should contact the relevant university department first to enquire about the specific application processes.
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Undergraduate opportunities within the program include co-op placements (available throughout the year), summer studentships and lab volunteers. Co-op placements are typically funded through research grants, while summer studentships are available through NSERC and SickKids own internal competition. Please refer to the SickKids Summer Research Program (SsuRe) site for information about summer student programs.
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Favourite French Canadian author is Anne Robillard's Fantasy/Adventure Series: The Knights of Emerald (available in French or in English in EPUB). There are 12 books in this series. She has other series that are also great stories but they are only available in French, for now anyway. Maybe later.
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METRO VANCOUVER -- Recent and vicious pit bull attacks on children have renewed calls for a pit bull ban in the province.
In a recent attack in White Rock, Elizabeth Cranford watched in horror as her four-year-old daughter Emma-Leigh nearly had her throat ripped out by a dog belonging to a friend of the family, a responsible dog owner.
"I used to think it was the owner, but now I don't. I think it's the breed. I think there's something in them, the way they were bred, they can just snap," said Cranford, who wants to see a local or provincial ban.
Her daughter survived with 40 stitches across her jaw, but not before a two-hour surgery at B.C. Children's Hospital.
Last Thursday, Cranford and her daughter had been at a family barbecue no more than 15 minutes when the two-year-old pit bull lunged for Emma-Leigh's throat.
"I heard a growl and the next thing I knew the dog was attacking my daughter. It went right for her neck," she said. Her brother pulled the dog away from the child and it was later euthanized, according to a statement from the White Rock mayor's office.
Days later, local media reported a three-year-old Kelowna boy received 32 stitches in his face after he reached down to pet a pit bull. And a Calgary woman appeared in court Wednesday on aggravated assault charges after allegedly ordering her two pit bulls to attack another woman, who remains in intensive care with life-threatening injuries to her arms and face.
White Rock city councillor Alan Campbell said he personally supports a municipal ban, calling the attack "a very unfortunate occurrence."
He said he would bring up the possibility of a ban when White Rock council reconvenes Sept. 17.
A statement from the office of mayor Wayne Baldwin said that tightened-up animal bylaws were to thank for dealing with the dangerous animal, but did not mention a ban.
The BCSPCA said a pit bull ban wouldn't work, and different steps should be taken to protect public safety.
"We can certainly understand people wanting to take action. Especially when something this tragic happens, it's so frightening," said Lorie Chortyk, BCSPCA general manager.
"We think [breed bans] give people a false sense of security. And we think municipalities need to address the root cause of the issue and take steps that are really going to protect families," like breeding regulations, spay-neuter bylaw enforcement, breeder licensing and education or mandatory training for certain breeds.
People who breed dogs to be aggressive will simply switch over to other breeds like German Shepherds or Dobermans if pit bulls are banned, she said.
"In every breed, there are fabulous, gentle animals and then there are some that are going to be problems, and that's true of pit bulls as well ... the reality is they do have very strong jaws and they can do more harm."
She said chihuahuas, terriers and Golden Retrievers are more likely to bite, but pit bulls can do far more harm.
In Ontario, where pit bulls have been banned since 2005, it's illegal to breed or otherwise bring them into the province even for a short visit. Pit bulls born before 2005 must have their dogs sterilized, muzzled and kept on leashes.
The law was met with criticism, a private members' bill to overturn the ban was introduced by three Ontario MPs, after a 2010 Toronto Humane Society report concluded the number of pit bull bites did not drop significantly.
The bill has been ordered for a third reading.


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Well, I've been feeding myself with bizarre meals made from staples we have laying around the house. No, not those staples. Potatoes. Beans. Peanut Butter. You know.
Oddly, I'm not really having much of a problem clearing out a lot of the "bland" stuff we have in the cupboards that my wife doesn't seem to really like. I had all the stuff needed to make a great loaf of home-made bread. We have a bread machine, so this pretty much amounts to knowing how to use a measuring cup and how to press "go". It's been a fascinating exercise of frugality this past week.
Yesterday, I rode down to my parents place (about 20 miles away) to help my dad bust out some concrete stairs and part of the sidewalk from the driveway which has been cracking for a while. I had my first experience using a real (albeit relatively puny) jackhammer and then got to move a few thousand pounds of broken concrete rubble in a wheelbarrow. The ride down was pretty fun. I left at about 7:30AM, and on a Saturday most of the arterial roads are still barren. I took 87th street across to Metcalf, and Metcalf straight down into Stilwell. I had a fun time drafting a semi tractor upwards of 40 MPH for a while, then I finally tuckered out. My average speed was about par for commuting. I had two bottles of water, old shoes and a change of clothes with me.
I hurt pretty bad this morning. That wheelbarrow really worked my back over. Not injured, just sore muscles. The jackhammer did a number on my shoulders and upper arms, too. Ow.
After church today, I needed lunch and I really felt like I deserved a treat. Not an indulgence, but a treat. Something not much more than $5. Hey, that's about the price of the lunch specials at the new budget chinese place down the street...
While there, I was checking up on my RSS feeds via my phone, and I stumbled across this post by Warren-T. I HAD to find this "Hoof Park" place. I had a fair idea of where it was. Only 5 miles or so from the place I was eating. Okay, so maybe an indulgance was in order. The bike/bus multi-mode stuff is grating on me. I needed a genuine recreation ride. Yesterday's trip to the parents' place was a longer ride, but it was in the name of saving gasoline.
All I have for photos is my LG Chocolate's built-in camera phone, so bear with me.
The "bathrooms" at Hoof Park. Nice bathrooms for a park, but just a notch up from a Port-A-Potty
A series of cute wooden bridges greet you to the multi-use path.
The dam is off in the distance. It's inaccessible by car. You have to walk or ride there.
This is without a doubt the coolest dam I've ever seen. I think the fountain in the center is actually gravity fed, but it might be pumped. The center of the dam has a lower cut-out profile to handle rain. If the lake still gets too high, the full width of the dam goes into effect. The information sign said that this dam can usher water out at more than 64,000 gallons every second.
The spiralling canal coming off of the fountain goes out to feed the rest of the spillway when things are all nice and calm like they were today.
The fountain drains to this waterfall. The rest of the spillway is no less ornate, as you can see. This is quite the masterpiece, in my opinion. I can't wait to bring the wife out here when she feels up to it.
Fishies! No fishing in this lake for another year or so, though.
This just looks like some kind of sci-fi scene.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Checking in.
Well, I've been feeding myself with bizarre meals made from staples we have laying around the house. No, not those staples. Potatoes. Beans. Peanut Butter. You know.
8 comments:
- Apertome said...
What a cool place! The photos from your phone look pretty good, too.
- July 28, 2008 10:23 AM
- Tom said...
Nice phione pics... mine won't do that.
- July 28, 2008 8:31 PM
- Tom said...
Nice phone pics... mine won't do that.
- July 28, 2008 8:31 PM
- Warren T said...
Another cool thing about the trail at this park is that it hooks into the Gary L. Haller Trail at mile marker 9.5. Lots of options for rides that will include this park!
- July 29, 2008 8:55 AM
- MRMacrum said...
Yes, that is indeed a very cool dam. What is it's purpose? Surface water supply for KC?
- July 30, 2008 2:03 AM
I finally did it. Commuted to work via bike. ~40 mins, ~6 miles. Of course, now I hear it's going to be very warm by the time I head home. joy.
-ThatGuy from DDRKC
- August 01, 2008 10:30 AM
- Noah said...
Awesome! And yeah... I'm having second thoughts about my full homeward commute, too. It's gonna be a SCORCHER. :(
I think I might have to take the bus to get me within 3 miles or so. I have a lot of running around to do, which i'll probably still do on bike.
- August 01, 2008 11:37 AM
Going home was much easier, more downhills than up. It seemed to go by very quickly, although it was at most 10 minutes faster. I think I've got my best route figured out, and it's not bad at all. I may do it again sometime, hopefully when it's cooler.
-ThatGuy from DDRKC
- August 04, 2008 8:09 AM
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One would never guess that 875 Texas Schools , public, private and charter have purchased and implemented a Marxist Curriculum called Cscope in their schools. Our Texas Education Service Centers (ESCs) have formed a Non Profit business called Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC) and they operate out of our State Agency building, use State employees to create and then have the gall to sell their Cscope Curriculum product to Texas public schools. On top of this, no one is allowed to view the CSCOPE lessons except teachers who had to sign a gag-order not to tell anyone about the content of the lessons.
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Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses. In general, the term "viral hemorrhagic fever" is used to describe a severe multisystem syndrome (multisystem in that multiple organ systems in the body are affected). Characteristically, the overall vascular system is damaged, and the body's ability to regulate itself is impaired. These symptoms are often accompanied by hemorrhage (bleeding); however, the bleeding is itself rarely life-threatening. While some types of hemorrhagic fever viruses can cause relatively mild illnesses, many of these viruses cause severe, life-threatening disease.
The Special Pathogens Branch (SPB) primarily works with hemorrhagic fever viruses that are classified as biosafety level four (BSL-4) pathogens. A list of these viruses appears in the SPB disease information index. The Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, also in the National Center for Infectious Diseases, works with the non-BSL-4 viruses that cause two other hemorrhagic fevers, dengue hemorrhagic fever and yellow fever.
VHFs are caused by viruses of four distinct families: arenaviruses, filoviruses, bunyaviruses, and flaviviruses. Each of these families share a number of features:
In rare cases, other viral and bacterial infections can cause a hemorrhagic fever; scrub typhus is a good example.
Viruses associated with most VHFs are zoonotic. This means that these viruses naturally reside in an animal reservoir host or arthropod vector. They are totally dependent on their hosts for replication and overall survival. For the most part, rodents and arthropods are the main reservoirs for viruses causing VHFs. The multimammate rat, cotton rat, deer mouse, house mouse, and other field rodents are examples of reservoir hosts. Arthropod ticks and mosquitoes serve as vectors for some of the illnesses. However, the hosts of some viruses remain unknown -- Ebola and Marburg viruses are well-known examples.
Taken together, the viruses that cause VHFs are distributed over much of the globe. However, because each virus is associated with one or more particular host species, the virus and the disease it causes are usually seen only where the host species live(s). Some hosts, such as the rodent species carrying several of the New World arenaviruses, live in geographically restricted areas. Therefore, the risk of getting VHFs caused by these viruses is restricted to those areas. Other hosts range over continents, such as the rodents that carry viruses which cause various forms of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in North and South America, or the different set of rodents that carry viruses which cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe and Asia. A few hosts are distributed nearly worldwide, such as the common rat. It can carry Seoul virus, a cause of HFRS; therefore, humans can get HFRS anywhere where the common rat is found.
While people usually become infected only in areas where the host lives, occasionally people become infected by a host that has been exported from its native habitat. For example, the first outbreaks of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and in Yugoslavia, occurred when laboratory workers handled imported monkeys infected with Marburg virus. Occasionally, a person becomes infected in an area where the virus occurs naturally and then travels elsewhere. If the virus is a type that can be transmitted further by person-to-person contact, the traveler could infect other people. For instance, in 1996, a medical professional treating patients with Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) in Gabon unknowingly became infected. When he later traveled to South Africa and was treated for Ebola HF in a hospital, the virus was transmitted to a nurse. She became ill and died. Because more and more people travel each year, outbreaks of these diseases are becoming an increasing threat in places where they rarely, if ever, have been seen before.
Viruses causing hemorrhagic fever are initially transmitted to humans when the activities of infected reservoir hosts or vectors and humans overlap. The viruses carried in rodent reservoirs are transmitted when humans have contact with urine, fecal matter, saliva, or other body excretions from infected rodents. The viruses associated with arthropod vectors are spread most often when the vector mosquito or tick bites a human, or when a human crushes a tick. However, some of these vectors may spread virus to animals, livestock, for example. Humans then become infected when they care for or slaughter the animals.
Some viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever can spread from one person to another, once an initial person has become infected. Ebola, Marburg, Lassa and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever viruses are examples. This type of secondary transmission of the virus can occur directly, through close contact with infected people or their body fluids. It can also occur indirectly, through contact with objects contaminated with infected body fluids. For example, contaminated syringes and needles have played an important role in spreading infection in outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever and Lassa fever.
Specific signs and symptoms vary by the type of VHF, but initial signs and symptoms often include marked fever, fatigue, dizziness, muscle aches, loss of strength, and exhaustion. Patients with severe cases of VHF often show signs of bleeding under the skin, in internal organs, or from body orifices like the mouth, eyes, or ears. However, although they may bleed from many sites around the body, patients rarely die because of blood loss. Severely ill patient cases may also show shock, nervous system malfunction, coma, delirium, and seizures. Some types of VHF are associated with renal (kidney) failure.
Patients receive supportive therapy, but generally speaking, there is no other treatment or established cure for VHFs. Ribavirin, an anti-viral drug, has been effective in treating some individuals with Lassa fever or HFRS. Treatment with convalescent-phase plasma has been used with success in some patients with Argentine hemorrhagic fever.
With the exception of yellow fever and Argentine hemorrhagic fever, for which vaccines have been developed, no vaccines exist that can protect against these diseases. Therefore, prevention efforts must concentrate on avoiding contact with host species. If prevention methods fail and a case of VHF does occur, efforts should focus on preventing further transmission from person to person, if the virus can be transmitted in this way.Because many of the hosts that carry hemorrhagic fever viruses are rodents, disease prevention efforts include
For hemorrhagic fever viruses spread by arthropod vectors, prevention efforts often focus on community-wide insect and arthropod control. In addition, people are encouraged to use insect repellant, proper clothing, bednets, window screens, and other insect barriers to avoid being bitten.
For those hemorrhagic fever viruses that can be transmitted from one person to another, avoiding close physical contact with infected people and their body fluids is the most important way of controlling the spread of disease. Barrier nursing or infection control techniques include isolating infected individuals and wearing protective clothing. Other infection control recommendations include proper use, disinfection, and disposal of instruments and equipment used in treating or caring for patients with VHF, such as needles and thermometers.
In conjunction with the World Health Organization, CDC has developed practical, hospital-based guidelines, titled Infection Control for Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers In the African Health Care Setting. The manual can help health-care facilities recognize cases and prevent further hospital-based disease transmission using locally available materials and few financial resources.
Scientists and researchers are challenged with developing containment, treatment, and vaccine strategies for these diseases. Another goal is to develop immunologic and molecular tools for more rapid disease diagnosis, and to study how the viruses are transmitted and exactly how the disease affects the body (pathogenesis). A third goal is to understand the ecology of these viruses and their hosts in order to offer preventive public health advice for avoiding infection.
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The Central Connecticut softball team fell to Monmouth by a score of 11-6 on Monday afternoon. The Blue Devils (25-17, 7-7 NEC) led early in the game, but the Hawks (18-18, 8-8 NEC) scored one in the second and four in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead.
With one out in the first inning freshman Kat Malcolm walked and advanced to second on a ground out by sophomore Tessa Brown. Junior Nicole Springer's two-out single up the middle scored Malcolm and gave Central the lead.
Monmouth responded with a solo home run by Vanessa Cardoza in the second inning.
Katie Schumacher followed with a home run in the top of the fourth to give the Hawks a 2-1 advantage. Monmouth added three more runs in the inning on a pair of hits and a Blue Devil throwing error.
Katie Schumacher hit her second home run of the day in the fifth inning. The two run shot put her team ahead 7-1.
Freshman Laura Messina took the loss in the circle, she falls to 19-9 on the season. She worked 4.1 innings and allowed seven runs, six earned, on seven hits. She struck out two and walked one.
Junior Jordan Tingley got the final two outs of the fifth and pitched the final two innings. She allowed four runs on seven hits, but only two of the runs she allowed were earned. She struck out two and walked two.
In the bottom of the fifth the Blue Devils scored four runs, cutting Monmouth's lead to 7-5. Junior Stephanie Chotkevys walked to start the inning and advanced to second on a ground ball. With one out, sophomore Arielle Bruno stepped to the plate and hit a long home run to left field.
With two outs, Brown walked and Springer singled to center. Freshman Alyssa McCoart drew a walk to load the bases for senior Sarah Vlahos. Vlahos lined a double down the left field line to score a pair of runners and cut her team's deficit to 7-5.
The Hawks ended Central's momentum by scoring two runs in the sixth and another two in the seventh.
Brown hit a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning and Springer followed with a single, but the Blue Devils were unable to rally.
Springer and Bruno combined for five of the Blue Devils' eight hits. Springer finished the day with three hits and an RBI. Bruno had two hits and two runs batted in. Vlahos also drove in two runs.
The Blue Devils return to action on Wednesday in a non-conference doubleheader at Siena College.


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I completed this kit recently. With a fresh battery installed, the kit (and all LEDs) apprear to work correctly when pushing the button, but the 3.4 volts vcc is being pulled down to 2 volts. The LEDs are so dim, they can hardly be seen even in a dark room. It's amazing the processor works at such a low voltage.
I measure 81 ohms across C1 and C2. Roughly a 400 ma load on the battery! I've checked my work four complete times, and re-heated all connections once. Looking at the kit on two different days and I still can't seem to find a culprit. This isn't a complicated kit, so I'm baffled why I don't have infinity resistance across both capacitors?
Not sure how many watch this forum, but if any others have run into something similar, I'd sure love to hear from you. One possible clue I note - 81 ohms is very close to what three of the 27 ohm resistors in series would be. I don't see how that would help based on the schematic, but who knows?
Tim, WK4U