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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the US did not violate the speedy-trial rights of a terror suspect. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was interrogated and held for two years by the CIA and detained for another three years at Guantánamo Bay before being brought to New York City to stand trial for the 1998 truck bombing of the US Embassy in Tanzania.
The ruling is a victory for Attorney General Eric Holder, who has sought to underscore the usefulness of using both military detention authority as well as the criminal courts in the battle against international terrorism.
Mr. Ghailani is the first Guantánamo detainee transferred by the Obama administration from military to civilian custody pending trial in federal court.
His lawyers had asked US District Judge Lewis Kaplan to dismiss the indictment in his case on grounds that the government failed to prosecute the criminal case in a timely manner.
After his capture in 2004, Ghailani was held for two years in secret CIA interrogation centers, where he was subject to enhanced interrogation methods. Later he was transferred to the terror prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Mr. Ghailani's lawyers argued that once Ghailani was in US custody in 2004, the government had to make a choice to proceed with the criminal prosecution or to dismiss the indictment and hold him for intelligence purposes as an enemy combatant.
Judge Kaplan ruled that such a choice is not required. "The delay in this case did not materially infringe upon any interest protected by the right to a speedy trial," he said in a 46-page ruling.
The action clears the way for Ghailani's trial on Sept. 27.
The decision is significant in part because the judge refused to consider the legality of the harsh tactics used during Ghailani's interrogation by the CIA. Lawyers had argued that their client suffered significant physical and psychological harm during the ordeal.
"This is not the time or the place to pass judgment on whether those techniques, in and of themselves, were appropriate or legal," Kaplan said.
The question, the judge said, was whether the CIA's treatment undercut the values protected by the Constitution's speedy-trial clause.
The speedy-trial requirement is designed in part to prevent the government from gaining an advantage by delaying the start of a trial.
Kaplan said that Ghailani, as a captured enemy combatant, would have been detained by the military during the entire disputed period anyway. So the fact that he was in CIA custody enduring harsh interrogations or detained at Guantánamo was not a significant enough factor.
The judge ruled that the five-year delay did not undercut Ghailani's ability to defend himself in the criminal case.
Ghailani's lawyers had argued that the delay made it harder to obtain witnesses for the defense so many years after the alleged crime. The judge rejected this argument.
"There is no persuasive evidence that the delay in this prosecution has impaired Ghailani's ability to defend himself in any respect or significantly prejudiced him in any other way pertinent to the speedy-trial analysis," Kaplan wrote.
At one point during his detention at Guantánamo, Ghailani was brought before a military tribunal and questioned under oath. The transcript of that proceeding has been released to the public. In it, Ghailani admits to delivering the TNT and gas canisters to the house where the Tanzania truck bomb was assembled. But he said he wasn't aware that it was TNT and that a bomb was being built.
He denied being a member of Al Qaeda but admitted that after the bomb attacks he went to Afghanistan and trained in the use of weapons and explosives in an Al Qaeda training camp. He admitted that he worked for Al Qaeda forging passports. And he admitted that he met Osama bin Laden and other top Al Qaeda officials. But he denied swearing an oath of allegiance.
The New York indictment relates to the Aug. 7, 1998, embassy bombing in Tanzania. Eleven individuals died and 85 were injured when a truck bomb packed with TNT and gas canisters detonated. At the same time, a similar truck bomb exploded outside the American Embassy in Kenya, killing 213. Al Qaeda later claimed responsibility for both attacks.
Ghailani was named in a December 1998 indictment as a co-conspirator with Mr. Bin Laden and others for allegedly waging a campaign of terror against the United States.


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Plantsville Elementary School hosted several guest readers recently as it celebrated Read Across America Day.
This was the first year that the school invited "celebrity" guest readers, including various media personalities and businessmen from the area.
"We decided to branch out a little bit," said Hilary Birdsey, one of the co-organizers of the event.
Some of the guest readers read books by Dr. Seuss, which are commonly associated with Read Across America Day, though they were free to read any book to the students.
Mike Soltys, the vice president of communications at ESPN, was one of the celebrity guest readers. Soltys, who was reading to a second grade class, said this was his first time participating in the program, though another ESPN personality had participated in prior years.
"It's a great way to bring visibility to reading," Soltys said. "It's a great opportunity for the volunteers."
Morgan Birdsey, Hilary's daughter, was also a guest reader. The eight-year-old Morgan, a third grader from Hatton School, was excited to come in and read to a first grade class at Plantsville.
"I love to read," Morgan said, adding that she had used to read to her whole class last year at Hatton. "It's one of my favorite subjects."
Many of the guest readers, including news anchors from many of the local cable news channels, held a question and answer session with the students and a few discussed the various aspects of their profession and how it correlated to television screens.
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Melbourne's Federation Square has been taken over by an 11-and-a-half metre (37.5-foot) baby named 'Ping Pong' made by Australian artist Felipe Reynolds:
The artist wanted the baby to "incorporate everybody in it," he said, "I wanted it to not be white, not be black, not be female, not be male - just be as inclusive as possible, so everybody can relate to it."
According to the Fed website:
"Interaction is key to experiencing this unique inflatable. Through a camera rigged to The Atrium screen (operating between 7am – 10pm) members of the public will find themselves part of the installation. Upon interaction the frame will be flipped horizontally, so it looks like the baby is sitting on the ground and the visitors become the human mobile. On weekdays from 10am – 4pm, during the school holidays, play with the baby via 4 giant rattles (1.5 meters) based beneath the inflatable."
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A new report from KPMG sees 500 billion annual miles from people who might have otherwise stayed home.
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Despite his Conservative credentials, London Mayor Boris Johnson is backing a major scheme to clean up the city's transportation, starting with its iconic buses.
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Anxiety is steering young people away from cars, a new study finds.
Elon Musk wants your hyperloop ideas
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SpaceX wants designs that emphasize safety and aerodynamics in its vacuum tube transport system.
New York City's oldest bridge reopens as community-connecting pedestrian link
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Move over High Line, there's another comeback kid in town.
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GeoOrbital's design looks cool, and it converts any bicycle into an electric bike. Oh, and it takes 5 minutes to install.
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In terms of cost and environmental impact, the 2-town equine operation elicits more yays than neighs.
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WEST — The known and the unknown stood in the starkest
contrast Thursday, as daylight revealed to the world the gruesome
effects of a fertilizer plant explosion of a few hours before - a blast
so stunning it gave parts of this small Central Texas community the
appearance of a war zone, was felt 40 miles away and even registered on
the Richter scale.
There were at least two certainties as workers combed wreckage near
the plant for bodies, dead or alive. The West Fertilizer Company plant,
one of the largest private employers in this traditionally Czech town,
is no more. There are only small remnants of where it stood.
And there were fatalities. Members of the local volunteer fire
department were battling a fire at the plant when a separate part of the
plant exploded, flattening a nearby apartment complex and damaging or
destroying dozens of houses in the vicinity. Some of those firefighters
are known to have perished.
But what caused the Wednesday night blast and how many died as a
result of it remained unclear as the chilling darkness closed in
Thursday night. Reporters jousted with local authorities for much of the
day for any information on the dead, even for a reliable estimate. The
most frequently heard estimate was five to 15, although the mayor of
West had earlier predicted the toll would be much higher.
Toll unknown
Late Thursday night, neither a count of the missing nor an official
list of those known to be dead had been provided by local or state
officials. More than 100 people were treated at hospitals in Waco,
suffering from punctures, cuts and other blast-related wounds. But the
full extent and seriousness of their injuries also was unclear.
The damage was not. The ugly tableau of West in the aftermath was
scattered across the country via websites and newscasts - one image
after another of smashed homes, ruined cars, damaged school buildings
and block-long debris fields. Gov. Rick Perry
declared McLennan County a disaster area, and he said Thursday that
President Barack Obama has said he will do likewise and offer federal
For the second time in three days, the nation was forced to come to
terms with a fatal explosion. And though dissimilar in nature and cause,
each brought a desire for consolation and community. In West, the day
started with small groups of friends and neighbors gathering in quiet
conversation and ended with a candlelight vigil for the victims at the
local Catholic church.
Reliving the drama
Mike Hutyra does not typically see the sunrise, as breakfast is not
on the menu at the West Bar and Grill. But he got up early Thursday and
opened at 7 a.m. to give townsfolk a warm place to gather and compare
stories. News reporters who had descended on West overnight were
crisscrossing local streets looking for residents who had experienced
the explosion first-hand. There was no shortage.
There were people like Janie Salazar, whose first thought upon
feeling the shockwave from the blast was that a plane had hit her house.
The windows were knocked out, a small piece of glass lodging in the leg
of her daughter.
Salazar gathered her family and stormed out the door. They ran and
ran, but later she acknowledged she had no idea what she was running
Claudia Wolfe never saw the shard of glass that flew by her head and
stabbed into the drywall behind her. Glass was everywhere. She and her
daughter were covered in it but luckily were not hurt. The fertilizer
plant was a half-mile or so away, and a disaster there was not her first
"I thought the house exploded," Wolfe said.
Zachery Kocain and a friend were fortunate to be standing outside, in
a cornfield, when the plant went up. The force knocked him 5 feet back,
and it was only instinct that kept him moving after he hit the ground.
"Me and my friend, we started to crawl," Kocain recalled Thursday
from the same field where he was recording the fire with his phone less
than 20 hours earlier. "Then I told him to run because the pieces of the
plant would start coming down."
The 17-year-old circled back to his house across the street to find his mother in a state of panic.
"My mom went into shock - I heard her scream 'my babies' because she
thought I was dead," Kocain said. But she, his two younger brothers and
his two nephews mostly were dazed. The 1-year-old nephew suffered a cut
on his leg, and the 4-year-old a different sort of trauma: fear.
"He said the monsters shook the house," Kocain said.
Czech heritage
In truth, the monsters were man-made. The nitrogen fertilizers are
manufactured with different forms of ammonia, which can be fatal to
breathe and potentially volatile. However, the processes involved go
back almost a century and are used in thousands of plants nationwide.
Explosions are relatively rare.
That fact was of no consolation Thursday in this traditionally Czech
town of 2,800, known if at all for kolaches, sausage and polka dancing -
the main ingredients of its well-attended annual celebration Westfest.
While residents spoke of helping their neighbors and rebuilding their
hometown, the knowledge of friends lost and funerals to come was
The firefighters who rushed to the plant when the fire was reported
at 7:30 Wednesday night were known to most of those who live here.
Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jason Reyes would not confirm
the number of missing firefighters or any other first responders "out of
respect to the their families." Reyes said local, county, state and
federal officials were still conducting search and rescue operations.
The area was still "volatile" because of potential chemical
contamination, and they do not know when the affected area would be
'Worst-case scenario'
West Fertilizer Company had been a mainstay among local businesses
for generations. While there had been concern over the years about the
implications of an ammonia leak, the possibility of an explosion
apparently was far from anyone's mind. The company's own plan for a
"worst-case scenario" did not mention a catastrophic explosion.
In a June 2011 report filed with the Environmental Protection Agency
and local safety officials, the company said 54,000 pounds of anhydrous
ammonia is stored at the site. By itself, the fertilizer ingredient is
toxic but isn't considered to be highly flammable unless it's combined
with other chemicals.
"The worst-case release scenario would be the release of the total
contents of a storage tank released as a gas over 10 minutes," the
company stated in its 2011 risk-management plan. Such reports are
required under federal law for companies that store hazardous materials
to keep communities informed about potential risks.
The company reported that there had been no major accidental releases
of the gas in the previous five years. It said another possible
accident was a smaller chemical release from a break in a transfer hose.
The report makes no mention of other materials being stored at the site
that could combine with anhydrous ammonia and increase the risk of an
But on Wednesday night, when most citizens of West were concerned
only with the approach of a late-season cold front, the unmentioned -
the unimaginable - literally shook the town to its foundations. Less
than 24 hours later, those who survived lit white candles at a
non-denominational service at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the
They gathered in memory of the dead, and to reaffirm their commitment
to the living. In the words of Janie Salazar, who was among the
fortunate despite the damage to her home, "This is one thing about West -
we help each other out."
Source: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/State-officials-confirm-firefighter-deaths-4444339.php?t=90a24b7ac3


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Study: Children Playing with Gaming Devices Experience Finger, Wrist Pain
(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) -- A new study shows that youngsters who spend a lot of time with handheld gaming devices tend to have wrist and finger pain.
The study was conducted on 257 students at two schools in St. Louis. The nine-to-15-year-olds who played with their Xbox or Gameboy tended to have more wrist and finger pain than their mobile phone-using counterparts.
The research was conducted to determine when children should be allowed to start using gaming devices and smartphones.
"Our study has shown the negative impact that playing computer games and using mobile phones can have on the joints of young children, raising concerns about the health impact of modern technology later in life," Yusuf Yazici, a professor of rheumatology at New York University Hospital, says in a news release. "We hope that further research in this area will shed light on what could be a serious health concern for today's gaming children in later life."
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Lost in translation: The dangers of using analogies in science
We're publishing the shortlisted entries to the 2012 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. In this article, Richard Roche explains how analogies can sometimes get in the way of science, not to mention science communication.
[Warning alarm sounds]
"Captain, the star is about to collapse and engines are still not responding. We have less than two minutes before we're vapourised."
"Very well. Crew, it's been an honour serving with you…"
"Wait! If we reverse the polarity of the shields, the build-up of charge caused by the ions in the upper atmosphere might just cause enough impetus to force us clear!"
"You mean like shaking up a bottle of pop and taking your thumb off the lid?"
It's a familiar scenario – the resigned crew of the intrepid starship are saved from destruction by a bit of scientific quick-thinking. The nuts and bolts of their salvation are, of course, incomprehensible to most until the helpful Ensign Layman provides a simple analogy that elegantly explains it all to the bemused viewers. This is a staple of science fiction – the inclusion of an everyman character, whose primary role is to act as translator, to make the technical mumbo-jumbo accessible to the masses, typically via the use of well-chosen analogies. And it's very effective.
For scientists trying to convey their work to the public, though, it's not so straightforward. The challenge of expressing sometimes very complex scientific ideas to people who are not trained in the ways and procedures of scientific enquiry is a difficult one. Very often, a simple analogy is wholly inadequate to properly express the principle or model being described. And so, there arises a trade-off: is it better to make do with an accessible yet imperfect analogy that fails to capture the complexities of the subject matter, or to explain the concept in intricate and impenetrable detail and leave the lay audience none the wiser? Borrowing a term from science fiction, this conundrum has been called the Babel fish Dilemma.
But using analogies to explain science can lead to more serious problems than merely inadequate understanding. Not only can they give a false impression of the nature of phenomena, they can actively limit and restrict the way we think about those phenomena as a result. They can shape the type of questions we ask and influence the techniques we use to investigate them, sometimes resulting in major aspects of a problem being neglected. Scientific analogies can be worse than passively insufficient explanations – they can actively obstruct our pursuit of knowledge.
Consider how we think about the process of memory and the language we use to describe it. We seem to view memory as a place: we talk about "storing" information, so that it can later be "retrieved" or "recalled". We speak of "recollection", as if our experiences are somehow kept in a great mental repository, catalogued and shelved for later (re)collection when we wish to "bring" this event to mind. There is a clear implication that our memories are discrete objects which are sent from one place to another when we learn something, and later brought back from this mysterious storehouse when we remember it.
We now know that this is not accurate. One of the most important findings to emerge in recent years is that memories are not the same every time they are retrieved; rather, they are malleable and subject to change over time. It seems that remembering an event really constitutes an internal "re-living" of that event, as the entire complex neural circuit involved at the time of learning will become activated again. It is this reactivation that corresponds to our subjective experience of "remembering".
But we have also discovered that remembered events are not exact carbon copies of the original experience. Research into the phenomenon of memory reconsolidation has shown that a retrieved memory is malleable: it can be altered, modified, weakened or even, in some cases, eradicated. To use an inadequate analogy, we could consider memory as more like watching a play than a DVD. A DVD movie will be identical every time you play it but each performance of a stage play will be slightly different to the last: subtle aspects or nuances will change, even though the lines and the themes remain roughly the same.
The use of analogies to communicate science is often necessary – sometimes there are simply no other means available to convey complicated ideas to a mass audience in an accessible way. It is the nature of how we process information to seek to relate new material to things with which we are familiar. But we must bear in mind that even the most elegant and carefully considered analogy will, by virtue of its use as a simplification, be fundamentally limited.
Ensign Layman might say that these analogies are just like putting on an ill-fitting coat: most of the important parts are covered, but unsightly bits may protrude here and there and wearing it can seriously restrict movement.
But of course, like all the others, that analogy falls some distance short of the truth. Perhaps that's why he's an Ensign, and not the Captain.
Richard Roche
This is an edited version of Richard's original entry in the professional scientist category. Views expressed are the author's own.
Find out more about the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize in association with the Guardian and the Observer and read our 'How I write about science' series of tips for aspiring science writers.
Over the next couple of months, we're publishing the shortlisted essays from the 2012 competition. Read them all, and the 2011 essays, in our archive.
Image credits: davydubbit on Flickr (top); Wellcome Images (Richard, left)
Kevin Mc Inerney permalink8 Nov, 2012 7:52 pm
Interesting read. But analogies are fundamental to science on every level. Do you believe that scientists only use them as shortcuts when dealing with the uninitiated and scientifically illiterate? I strongly disagree, if this is your opinion. The very best scientific theories, even in the physical sciences, are ultimately just models of the world. And models are built from analogy, not experimental observation. Have I misunderstood?


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(This is the second of a two-part series on sexual addiction. Part I appeared in the July issue and presented a theory of sexual addiction-Ed.)
The diagnostic criteria for sexual addiction are derived from the behaviorally nonspecific criteria for addictive disorder that were presented in Part 1 (Goodman, 1998b), by replacing "behavior" with "sexual behavior" (see Table). A definition of sexual addiction, which facilitates preliminary diagnosis of the disorder, can similarly be derived from the simple definition of addiction.
Accordingly, sexual addiction is defined as a condition in which some form of sexual behavior is employed in a pattern that is characterized by two key features: 1) recurrent failure to control the sexual behavior, and 2) continuation of the sexual behavior despite significant harmful consequences. Consequently, sexual addiction is a syndrome in which some form of sexual behavior relates to and affects an individual's life in such a manner as to accord with the simple definition of addiction or to meet the diagnostic criteria for addictive disorder.
Significantly, no form of sexual behavior in itself constitutes sexual addiction. Whether a pattern of sexual behavior qualifies as sexual addiction is determined not by the type of behavior, its object, its frequency or its social acceptability, but by the relationship between this behavior pattern and an individual's life, as indicated in the definition and specified in the diagnostic criteria. The key features that distinguish sexual addiction from other patterns of sexual behavior are: 1) the individual is not reliably able to control the sexual behavior, and 2) the sexual behavior has significant harmful consequences and continues despite these consequences.
Differential Diagnosis
The paraphilic and hypersexual behaviors that characterize sexual addiction also can occur as manifestations of underlying organic pathology. Paraphilic or hypersexual behavior can be a symptom of a brain lesion, a side effect of medication or a symptom of endocrine abnormality.
The differential diagnosis is usually facilitated by the presence of additional symptoms or circumstances that suggest the underlying etiology. Clues that invite an organic evaluation include: onset in middle age or later, regression from previously normal sexuality, excessive aggression, report of auras or seizure-like symptoms prior to or during the sexual behavior, abnormal body habitus and presence of soft neurological signs.
Also of value in determining whether a case of paraphilia or hypersexuality represents sexual addiction are the diagnostic criteria for sexual addiction. Tolerance, psychophysiological withdrawal symptoms on discontinuation of the sexual behavior (usually affective discomfort, irritability or restlessness), and a persistent desire to cut down or control the behavior are generally not observed in patterns of paraphilic or hypersexual behavior that are not part of the sexual addiction syndrome.
Goodman A (1998a), Sexual Addiction: An Integrated Approach. Madison, Conn.: International Universities Press.
Goodman A (1998b), Sexual addiction: terminology and theory. Psychiatric Times 15(7):22-26.
Goodman A (1997), Sexual addiction: diagnosis, etiology and treatment. In: Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, 3rd ed. Lowenstein JH, Millman RB, Ruiz P, Langrod JG, eds. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, pp 340-354.
Kafka MP (1991), Successful antidepressant treatment of nonparaphilic sexual addictions and paraphilias in men. J Clin Psychiatry 52(2):60-65.
Kafka MP, Prentky R (1992), Fluoxetine treatment of nonparaphilic sexual addictions and paraphilias in men. J Clin Psychiatry 53(10):351-358.
Kruesi MJP, Fine S, Valladares L et al. (1992), Paraphilias: a double-blind crossover comparison of clomipramine versus desipramine. Arch Sex Behav 21(6):587-593.
Rasmussen SA, Tsuang MT (1986), Clinical characteristics and family history in DSM-III obsessive-compulsive disorder. Am J Psychiatry 143(3):317-322.
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Allow our professionally trained service staff to present you with delicious dishes made from locally sourced ingredients for breakfast, lunch and dinner. At Senior Lifestyle, dining is an integral part of the resident experience, and we do everything we can to delight you with a personalized dining experience.
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Executive Director, Michael Dockham has been working in the senior living industry for over 25 years. He is currently a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator as well as a Certified Dietary Manager. Mike loves interacting with the diverse and vibrant residents that call Amethyst Gardens home. He is committed to working every day with employees, residents, and families to achieve the shared goals that make this such an exceptional community.
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Since Senior Lifestyle was founded in 1985, our skilled and compassionate team has been helping Senior Living residents learn, grow, and connect in ways they never expected. The best part is that we learn from our residents even more than they learn from us, which might explain why our programs and services continue to evolve and improve every year. As a result of our high level of service, we've received official recognition over the years. While we are proud of these awards, our passion for what we do continues to drive us to improve every single day.
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Testimonials for Amethyst Gardens
We can talk all day about how great our communities are, but we think you should hear from people who have experienced first-hand how we offer an unmatched quality of life at every senior living community.
I've looked at Amethyst Senior Living, and I love it. It's a very nice place, and it's kept very clean. All the staff knew the residents by name, and I was very impressed with it. The rooms are beautiful. My daughter went with me, they took her to the Alzheimer's section, and she told me it was very nice. I was very impressed with it. Pets are also allowed in this facility. They have a hairdresser and a cafe like a little Starbucks that is open from 10-2. They also do games.
Very wonderful, no complaints at all. Very reasonable price at this location. The price is great but the place is excellent. So much nicer. I love that they provide 3 meals a day, others didn't do that. My father and his wife have a full kitchen in their apartment but if they don't feel like cooking they have the option to go down to the dining hall. They have a special a day and if my father wanted to he can order everything on the menu. My husband and I have personally tried out the food and it was awesome.
I can never thank the staff enough for what you did for my Mother. The staff got my mother and I through a difficult time when my Mom first arrived. I truly never had to worry about my mother because the caregivers were always there for her and were always ready to respond to her needs. It was comforting knowing my mother was in good hands and safe. I highly recommend this facility
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"The facilities at Amethyst Gardens are very nice and the food is good. The staff was very accommodating and very helpful. They have crafts and a lot of beads work to do." – Susan67751050
"This is a facility with three buildings on 28 acres of land. It is nice adobe style buildings with a wall around it. The buildings are two and three stories.The grounds are nice with trees, shrubs, and grass. They have studio, one and two bedroom in the independent building with handicapped equipped and an emergency system. The three buildings are independent, assisted, and memory care. There is a nice central dining room which serves three meals and snacks. There is a good variety and food is good.There is one dining room for each building. They have a fitness room, library, movie room, sitting areas, beauty salon, and activity room. They have housekeeping weekly. They have doctors who come in, nurse on duty and on call,and certified caregivers. They work with hospice and therapies. They can transport to appointments. The staff is very caring. They have several beautiful courtyards to walk and sitting ateas which are shaded.They have greenhouses for residents as well. They do seven activities a day as, exercises, bingo, tea parties, entertainment, movies, arts and crafts. They go on outings shopping, casinos, and other events. This is a very active, homey community." – Emmy
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Head over to Yusuf's posh apartment, located on Columbus Avenue, overlooking Middle Park. When you arrive, you'll run into a rather humorous scene, where an extended cutscene will take place. Yusuf, with no pants on, is running around his apartment dancing with a gold-plated Uzi in his hand, doing coke and hanging out with a disgruntled hooker. After speaking for a few minutes, things get even more interesting when Yusuf's father shows up. Extremely angry at the scene he's found, Yusuf forces Luis to leave. He'll get in touch with him once he can give his father the slip.
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However, there is plenty of speculation regarding what was behind the controversial decision to exclude one of the most traditional Olympic sports.
For some time, the IOC has talked of reducing the size of the Summer Games as well as making it appear more relevant to a younger audience. Olympic-style wrestling is not a well-publicized sport in the U.S., which is dwarfed by the more entertainment-driven professional wrestling.
Mike Moyer, executive director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, says the move will hurt Team USA. Moyer says wrestling has been one of the top medal count sports for the U.S. over the past several Olympics, and the IOC decision will definitely cost America some medals.
There is the possibility that the IOC could reinstate wrestling when it votes in May to add another athletic event, but the chances of that are one in seven. Seven other sports -- including baseball and softball, karate, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, wakeboarding and wushu -- are up for the slot.
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Over the weekend, the Asia E-Sports Cup was held at the Tokyo Game Show. Local Japanese team myRevenge (formerly UNiTED) faced off against the largely Singaporean team Asking Questions.
Noppo has been playing competitive Counter-Strike for a while now and is one of the best players in Japan — and the world.
The above clip is from the Asia E-Sports Cup, and supposedly, that's no mod. Cheats and mods are not allowed in tournament play.
So, while the clip shows through the walls, this was edited in. Noppo was apparently shooting through those walls "blindly" based only on sound, crowd reaction, and where people usually hide. What's more, Noppo had to remember which walls his bullets could pass through (and which guns to use).
MyRevenge took first place in Counter-Strike 1.6 at the Asia E-Sports Cup — and as this clip shows, deservedly so. The team was awarded ¥800,000, which is around $10,000.
The above clip comes courtesy of The Developing Community and YouTube user Sparky1337357.
Asia e-Sports Cup 2012 - Noppo vs Asking Questions [[email protected] via HLTV] 『Asia e-Sports Cup 2012』 Counter-Strike1.6 部門で日本チームの myRevenge が優勝 [Negitaku]
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Former Expos, Blue Jays player Otis Nixon arrested on drug charges
Player detained near Atlanta on early Sunday morning
Former Montreal Expos outfielder Otis Nixon has been arrested on drug charges following a weekend traffic stop in suburban Atlanta.
A report from the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says Nixon was pulled over just after midnight Saturday after another driver called police to report a Dodge Ram truck weaving all over the road. The 54-year-old remained in jail Monday afternoon on $11,880 US bond.
The report says deputies found a pipe to smoke crack cocaine in Nixon's pocket and another in the car. They also found several suspected crack rocks.
The deputies conducted field sobriety tests and determined Nixon wasn't under the influence of crack cocaine or alcohol.
Nixon collected more than 600 stolen bases in 17 seasons from 1983-99. He played for the Expos from 1988 through 1990.
Nixon, who spent the 1996 season with the Toronto Blue Jays, also played for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins over his career.


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Grey herons are wetland birds resident throughout the UK around any kind of water; garden ponds, marshes, lakes, rivers and even on estuaries. They can be spotted at any time of year as UK grey herons do not migrate.
Herons feed mainly on fish, amphibians, small mammals and insects which are taken in shallow water with the heron's long bill. They have also been observed catching and killing juvenile birds such as ducklings, and small mammals like voles. After harvesting, grey herons can sometimes be seen in fields, looking for rodents.
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Here's a question I've been wondering about recently: How adversely does haste affect your survival from additional parry hastes? Basically with all the haste on my new TOC gear I'm wondering if expertise just becomes even more important as a mitigation stat.
One of the very first posts I ever wrote on this blog was about expertise and survival. It's interesting to go back and read that too. The conclusions are sound (stack expertise over avoidance) but it somewhat misses the overall idea, which is whether or not it's actually that important, and whether or not you can circumvent it with simply having more stamina.
Note that it's much less relevant when you can't be crushed. Having two crushing blows in a 40% speed window + a special was much scarier than two normal hits + a special. But that's not what this question is about; this is about how much haste hurts you with parrying.
here's some rough analysis of how haste will affect your survival.
In 240 seconds you have 160 GCDs and 40 cycles of 6 second mangle/x/x/FF. Of those, 3 can be parried. You will also normally have 100 mauls.
So in 240 seconds you have 120 parryable normal attacks (1/4 are faerie fire) and 100 mauls. Let's assume you're soft-capped for expertise, meaning you have 26 expertise. This means that you will have 8.5% parries overall, or 18.7 total parries in the fight.
If you have 1% haste, your attack speed drops from 2.4 to 99% of 2.4, or 2.37. That gives 101 mauls instead of 100, and now you have 221 parryable attacks. You're likely to get 18.78 parries.
How about 10% haste? Your attack speed is 10% faster than normal, or 2.18, and you are expected to have 110 mauls in the same time. Your total parries?
So 10% haste means you will, on average, get parried .8 more times than you would have before if you have decent but not stellar expertise in a 4-minute fight.
Can that kill you? Yes, it can. It's not nearly as scary as it was before, but parries can certainly kill you on bosses that parry-haste. Thorim is about the only one I know of that actually has killed anyone recently, but it's theoretically possible.
Should it kill you? Well, even with most hard hitting bosses melee attacks aren't what is going to obliterate you. Thorim is one of the only cases I can think of where it can; most of his damage tends to be scary melee towards the end. Hodir has frozen blows, Vezax isn't really scary because of that at all, Gormok's scary because of impales + melee, Anub is scary because of freezing slash + swarm + melee. Now, if you get unlucky and get two very fast melee hits + a special, you can drop just like that. It's possible.
But I've not seen it happen to me yet.
Why is this the case?
Well, the main reason is the damage profile. Healers have to heal you like they did back in Brutallus days due to how much damage is coming in. They must keep you topped off if at all possible. Because of this, small bursts tend to be wiped out by healing. That's not always the case, but it often is.
Note that before Gormok's parryhaste flag was turned off, he absolutely could parry haste and he absolutely could wipe the floor with someone, especially if they got parried twice in a row. Three quick melee hits within a second is both huge amounts of damage and unexpected for healers to deal with.
Anyway, hope that helps. The long and short of it is that for a pure survival build you should max out expertise if possible and minimize haste if you haven't. If you have, of course, you can safely have as much haste as you want.


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Five men and a woman from Tauranga have been sentenced in the Rotorua High Court for their part in a syndicate involving drugs and money laundering. The sentencing follows a large-scale surveillance operation, Operation Safari, carried out during 2010 targeting an organised crime in the Bay of Plenty Police District.
Royce Duncan, 50 and Wallace Bramley, 38, were sentenced to 15 years jail and 14 years, 5 months respectively, for a raft of charges including the manufacturing of the Class A drug methamphetamine, money laundering and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Dylan Corlett, 38, received 4 years, 5 months, a 35-year-old man who currently has name suppression received 6 years, 4 months and Stacey Russell, 36, received 9 months home detention for drug offences. Nigel Walker, 47, was sentenced to 12 months home detention for money laundering.
Bay of Plenty District Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Tim Anderson says that "the syndicate was extremely well-organised, with large-scale operations across the Bay of Plenty and stretching into the Waikato and Auckland."
The six-month operation finished with a tally of 16 raids on properties throughout the region, 12 of which involved Tauranga properties. Police seized more than $200,000 in cash, $100,000 worth of silver and gold coins and bars, nine illegal firearms, 17 cars, five motorcycles including a Harley Davidson, a Haines Hunter power boat, a launch and properties in Omanawa and Ötümoetai and large quantities of methamphetamine.
All of these assets have been, or are subject to the civil forfeiture regime where 'ill-gotten gains' are seized from offenders.
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With an upcoming presidential election, international turmoil and an ever-struggling economy, President Barack Obama has plenty on his mind. But today he took some time off to play around on the South Lawn of the White House to celebrate Easter Monday with the traditional Easter egg roll.
After a short speech, where the president introduced his wife as "the true powerhouse of the White House," the first family joined the fun. The president used his experience as commander-in-chief to direct the egg rolling, apparently because Michelle Obama had forbidden him to compete.
"Barack said that he has been looking forward to beat 3-year-olds in egg rolling. I've told him that I don't hope he will,' Michelle Obama said admonishingly in her short remarks.
The president and the first family seemed to enjoy themselves, laughing through the activities.
This year's Easter egg roll was the 134th of its kind. The tradition of letting kids into the South Lawn of the White House on Easter Monday was started by president Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. Since then, the event has grown bigger, and this year, more than 30,000 people from all of the 50 states attended the event in the president's backyard.
The egg rolling was complemented by lots of activities that all promoted healthy and active living, all in accordance with the first lady's 'Let's Move!' initiative to deal with the problem of childhood obesity. Celebrity chefs were learning kids and their parents how to make healthy dishes, professional athletes were playing with the kids and there were obstacle courses and dancing and yoga lessons.


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Nostalgia drag racing might be the healthiest, fastest-growing "sport within the sport," thanks to what the Smokers started on this abandoned military base in 1959.
Prior to March 1959, nobody could've guessed that a meet hastily organized around Don Garlits' first appearance west of Texas would be renewed even once, let alone for the next 55 years. Things didn't look too promising after the disastrous 28th edition, either. NHRA's expanding schedule during the late '70s—in particular, March's new Gatornationals, clear across the continent—siphoned off local and touring pros obsessed with chasing Winston points and bucks. Consequently, attendance plunged so dramatically that Bakersfield's fabled March Meet vanished from 1989's major-event calendar, presumably into history.
Riding to the rescue in the early '90s was an unlikely savior: so-called nostalgia fuel racing, a regional, loosely organized activity that began as exhibition runs during Baylands (Fremont) Raceway's annual Father's Day Drags, then percolated for a decade in California. After various underfunded, inexperienced sanctioning organizations failed to stage a successful March Meet—or two, in one forgettable year—local boy Jack Williams persuaded Goodguys to revitalize the show by renting Famoso Raceway in March 1994.
With Williams, NHRA's first Top Fuel world champ (1964), as the respected event director, the meet grew and prospered until 2006's debacle. Within weeks of Williams' sudden death, "weeping" ground water bubbled through the old, cracked track surface, resulting in a scary series of Sunday crashes and the first cancellation in event history. That decision, and another to refuse ticket refunds, alienated racers and fans alike. Many unfairly blamed track lessors John and Blake Bowser, who were helpless to intervene. Considerable negativity and pessimism lingered long after the Bowsers negotiated the subsequent edition's return to local control.
Jam-packed staging lanes, the addition of a fourth day, and SRO Saturday crowds confirm that the March Meet has finally regained the momentum and good faith interrupted eight years ago. Moreover, nostalgia drag racing might be the healthiest, fastest-growing "sport within the sport," thanks to what the Smokers started on this abandoned military base in 1959.


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A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with an old friend of mine. She was telling me all about her winter trip to Bolivia (I think that's where it was, anyway) and seemed really passionate and excited about all of it.
After telling me, though, she paused for a bit and then said, "The problem with travel is that it's so fun but when I come home it's so depressing. There are so many bills…"
I suggested that there might be a connection between the travel and the bills.
"Of course," she said, "but the things I enjoy doing are all expensive."
I can sympathize with her situation quite a lot. I enjoy travel, too. I love seeing new places. Quite a few of my hobbies could easily involve buying an endless stream of supplies if I so chose. I love eating wonderful meals made with fresh and varied ingredients. I love surprising Sarah with little things and (sometimes) big things, just so she knows she's love and just so I can see that little look of happiness on her face.
It is really tempting to fall into a cycle of endlessly indulging these desires. Only a few things keep me from doing so.
First, I know that if I indulge heavily, other things in my life will suffer. We'll lose some of the career freedom we have. Bills will start to pile up. I'll start to have short-term financial worries again, something I haven't had in a while and something I never, ever want to return to.
The stress of those things is not enjoyable. It's something that I've worked quite hard to remove from my life. It's something that casts a negative pall over the normal day-to-day routine of living. It's something I simply do not wish to face again.
Second, I know that if I repeatedly indulge, those indulgences will begin to seem less special.
There was a time in 2002 and 2003 where I would stop into a local coffee shop about once a month. I really, really enjoyed those stops. The coffee was a warm treat, the atmosphere was wonderful, and I quite loved just sitting there browsing the local newspaper while sipping my cup.
Over time, these "indulgences" became slowly more frequent, until I was stopping several times a week.
One day, as I was sitting there, I looked around the coffee shop and realised that this routine had just become normal. It no longer felt special. It no longer felt like a treat. That special enjoyment I would get from doing something to spice up my life was gone. Instead, I was just paying $7 for a cup of coffee without any extra pleasure, something I could do at home for pennies.
The joy had gone out of the indulgence, and all that was left was a big expensive routine.
Indulgences are wonderful things, but they only stand out in your mind if they're indulgences, not routines. It's hard to feel deeply stimulated by something that's just a normal part of your everyday routine, and if it's just a normal part of your everyday routine, why are you dumping extra money into it without getting any extra pleasure?
Not every example of this is as stark as my coffee house example, but it's true with almost any pleasurable experience. The more frequently you indulge in something, the less special those indulgences seem but the higher the monthly cost. Your dollar-to-pleasure ratio becomes a terrible one if you give into temptation all the time.
A final thought keeps me from indulging, and that's knowing that small indulgences now keep me from big indulgences later.
As I've mentioned on here before, I fully plan to travel internationally with my children several times later on in their childhood. I know how expensive that's going to be.
I also know that if I spend my money on splurges now, those wonderful dreams have very little chance of happening. The effort to make those dreams come true happens today, not tomorrow, and it means saying "no."
My daughter has a sparkly Eiffel Tower shirt. She wears it fairly regularly – it's one of her favorites. Whenever I see her twirling around while wearing it, I think of our plans. Whenever she asks me if we're ever going to go see the Eiffel Tower, I can look her in the eye and tell her that we will sooner than she thinks, and mean every single word of it.
Doesn't this make life boring, though? Not really. I put time and effort into finding other ways to spice up my life that don't involve spending money.
I put aside blocks of time to just dig deep into my hobby. I plan small romantic surprises for Sarah, ones that usually involve the input of effort and thought rather than cash. Whenever I desire a new game, I look through the ones I already have and usually find something to engage in that I already own. I keep a big project list and if I ever start to feel bored, I just look through that list and I have tons and tons of things I might do.
Each day, I try to find something new to do each and every day, preferably something that doesn't cost any extra money. If I find something I like, I remember it and add it irregularly (or regularly) to my routine. If it turns out that the new idea wasn't enjoyable… well, at the very least, I know that and I can say I tried it. Doing this makes the days enjoyable and fills them with variety without filling my mailbox with bills.
Yes, that means I won't be dining at a five star restaurant this weekend. Maybe I'm missing out, but I'm okay with that. I think I'm getting something worthwhile in return for that choice.


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