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Next we travel to Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park. Here, we enjoy a guided wildlife walk where we have the opportunity to meet and hand-feed many species of native Australian animals. Learn about iconic species such as kangaroos, koalas, emus & wallabies, as well as some of our lesser known favourites including quolls, owls, bandicoots & Tasmanian devils.Included in our visit here is the spectacular "Conservation in Action" wildlife show.
A visit to Point Grant and The Nobbies gives us an opportunity to enjoy views over Westernport Bay and Bass Strait, including Seal Rocks, home to Australia's largest population of fur seals. And then it's onwards to the main event, where just after dark every night the world's smallest penguins waddle ashore after spending the day fishing out at sea. You'll be truly enchanted as the stars of the show emerge from the surf and pass right before your eyes on their journey back to their homes. Your guide will ensure you are able to get the very best vantage point to enjoy the Penguin Parade.
For an exclusive viewing experience, upgrade to the more personalised "Penguins Plus" viewing platform. With numbers limited to 300, you'll enjoy special ranger interpretation in a more natural setting. After the parade we allow plenty of time to explore the Visitor Centre before beginning our own journey back to Melbourne.
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The man deserves serious acclaim and recognition. Part of a musical linage of Ray Davies, Syd Barrett and Julian Cope, Wade is a truly gifted and unique songwriter.
Chris Wade – Vocals, guitars, 12 string harp, metal and wooden flutes, Jew's harp, drums and percussion, mandolin, Egyptian stringed instrument, keyboards, African thumb piano, rainmaker, zither
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Only in the last few years have mental health and physical health begun to be regarded on an equal par. Open conversations about mental health help to break the stigma, but they also remind us that it's an issue that affects us all.
Self-care is too often relegated to the last priority in the midst of life in a high pressure city, long days at work and digital devices that don't allow us to ever truly switch off. Opening up about how you're really feeling is hard enough, and finding and taking practical steps to look after your body and mind isn't straightforward either.
To mark this year's World Mental Health Day, we asked leading London arts figures for their tips on self-care and keeping a healthy mind.
Rufus Norris
The stresses and pressures of a hectic artistic life – and the workaholism that often goes with it – can sometimes lead to a complete abdication of responsibility in looking after yourself. I am no expert in this field and it's a perpetual challenge. However, there are a few of key aspects of life that I try to make space for in order to keep some kind of balance.
First is to make sure there are people around you who are empowered to point out when you are losing perspective – in other words, to look after the organisation by looking after you. The second is to maintain at least a basic level of physical fitness as the wellbeing of mind and body are utterly interdependent. The third if at all possible is to respect the importance of sleep. Occasional holidays are an added bonus.
Rufus Norris is Director of the National Theatre
Bryony Kimmings
I look after my mental health by: Not drinking, as much as possible. Lifting heavy weights at the gym. Sleeping. For me my mental health is triggered by lack of sleep. Positive mantras and crystals. Some people think this is hippy-dippy nonsense. I say whatever works for you, works. Treating myself kindly. I wouldn't talk to a friend how I used to talk to myself, so I monitor my inner negative voice. And I talk. About it. All the time. Therapy for me is key.
Bryony Kimmings' I'm a Phoenix, Bitch is at Battersea Arts Centre until October 20
Rebecca Frecknall
Working as a freelance director can often be stressful, high-pressured and uncertain. Managing my anxiety has become an essential part of my professional life and I have personally found that taking my physical well-being seriously has a direct and positive effect on my mental health. Making sure I eat well, exercise regularly and cut down on caffeine and sugar helps keep my anxiety at a manageable level during the build-up to and throughout rehearsal periods. They're all simple things but I really notice the difference when I don't bother to do them.
Summer Smoke, directed by Rebecca Frecknall, is at Duke of York's from November 10 – January 19
Felicity Ward
Looking after your mental health is as boring as it sounds. Sleeping regularly. Eating three meals a day, which don't all involve just bread. Exercising (I know, the absolute worst mate, but a non-negotiable). Meditating (don't believe that you are good or bad at it. Just do it and keep doing it. It gets better slowly. But it helps). Getting out of the house. And find some nature every now and again. Go throw your body in some cold outdoor water…only if you can swim… and you have someone with you… you know what, maybe just go and look at a tree.
Felicity Ward is at Soho Theatre from December 17-22
Ellen McDougall
We've been talking a lot at the Gate recently about the Politics of Care – and how centring the idea of care could be a radical way to reimagine all sorts of things about how we work: it relates to equality, sustainability, and representation. On a personal level, I feel very lucky to have a team around me at the Gate – it's a contrast to when I was working as a freelancer, and spending a lot more time on my own, or as an outsider in organisations I was working for. I personally find it really helpful to take time to be in nature – I recently went to Highgate Woods for the first time, an ancient woodland. And learning to trust that changing your focus, or putting work on hold for a moment, is as important as doing the work.
Ellen McDougall is artistic director of the Gate Theatre. Dear Elizabeth opens on 17 January
Bea Colley
A few years ago, during a particularly difficult time, I learnt transcendental meditation. It's a practice that my parents swear got them through their teaching years and that celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and David Lynch live their lives by. I know that if I can keep up the 20 minutes each morning and evening, the day will be brighter and calmer. Also, being a lover of poetry, I have a theory that a poem will always find you in times of need. Sometimes I head to Southbank Centre's National Poetry Library, pick up an anthology and wait for a poem to bring me comfort.
Bea Colley is Literature Programmer at Southbank Centre's London Literature Festival which runs October 18-28
Milly Thomas
I try to combat any digital envy by being as frank as I can. Comparison is the thief of joy. I think we have a duty to de-mystify this process. It's why I tell others that those four months I sat on the sofa, unemployed, eating instant ramen should be on my CV. If all we keep showing each other are the highlights and not being frank about how this process works then I worry we're all going to feel worse. Maybe I'm wrong, but I have found great solace in knowing that it isn't just me and that bad days are permissible. Doing my show Dust it's a question I get asked a lot. "How are you doing that?". "Are you okay?" I'm absolutely fine, but only because I spent ages testing what worked for me and learning how to be alright. A huge process of trial and error but I know so much more about myself now. Even the stuff I didn't want to know. It all helps.
Dust is at Trafalgar Studios until October 13
Bengi Ünsal
Programming gigs at Southbank Centre means I'm constantly working all hours – emailing agents, reporting to the board, talking to international artists in the middle of the night. And even when I'm 'off', I'm 'on' – listening to music on my commute isn't exactly an escape for me. But don't get me wrong – I love my job! I find being near water is really helpful to calm myself. We're lucky in London that there are significant waterways through the city. Of course I work right on the River Thames, and I live near the canal so I can surround myself with relative calm there. I also love swimming. Nothing better. And when it really gets too much, I escape to my native Istanbul for excellent food, friends and (slightly) warmer weather.
Bengi Ünsal is Senior Contemporary Music Programmer at the Southbank Centre
Article source: https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/arts/mental-health-tips-healthy-mind-arts-a3958061.html


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After watching the film God Help the Girl last month, I have been hooked on the soundtrack. I was a bit annoyed that it had quite a few interludes of dialogue on the CD, so I had to make a copy of the CD for the car with only the music on it, and I just transferred the music tracks to my phone as well (and I've done the same with the playlist below). I've been listening to it everywhere, and singing the songs even when I'm not listening to it!
After a bit of a reading slump, I got back into reading a bit more, and I've been reading mainly "real" books rather than on my Kindle. I discovered an amazing bookshop in St Andrews last month, so I had bought a few books there, and I've been tackling a few from my to-be-read shelf. I enjoyed The Lady and the Monk by Pico Iyer (from my to-be-read shelf), and The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Theriault (which I picked up based on its cover!). And of course I've been making a start on some of the books I bought at the book sale!


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The intro of CNC milling devices have actually taken repeated exercise from the hands of human beings and securely positioned them in the boundaries of these computer system managed devices. Whether it is a little piece of precious jewelry, the engine of a car or a personalized metal or wood part of a plane, it would undoubtedly have actually been touched by a CNC milling device.
Kinds of these Machines
There are various types of milling such as shape milling, slot milling, face milling, etc. that need different devices. There are 2 fundamental kinds of these mill makers, horizontal and vertical. The vertical manufacturers include turret mills where the spindle does stagnate throughout cutting while the table itself can be relocated both parallel and perpendicular movements in relation to the axis of the rod.
The bigger bed-mills have a table that can just perpendicular motions in relation to the axis of the rod, although the axle too can move parallel in relation to its own axis. The horizontal devices have cutters that are fitted on a horizontal arbor or axle that is positioned throughout the table. This provides producers a possibility to do some durable milling and lots of product can quickly be gotten rid of from various products with ease. While these makers are primarily utilized by makers, homemade milling manufacturers are typically of package or column style that just provides standard up-down motion in addition to a bench. There are different other kinds of these devices that deal with particular requirements.
Tooling needed for these Machines
CNC milling devices commonly utilize tools that have actually been standardized to a level. While European makers choose SK tooling, those in the United States decide to use CAT tooling. The more recent United States variations consist of BT tooling, which due to its in proportion style is expected to be more steady at greater speeds. The hollow form of SK tooling provides it much better gripping qualities and its stability at high speeds makes it the favored option for lots of users. While there is lots of standardization in CNC milling makers, manual makers have little or no requirement tools.
Indicate contemplate while purchasing these Machines
The very first point is to recognize the procedures needed to produce the required part and the maker that would appropriate for those requirements. CNC milling devices that use versatility in operations must be chosen in case your requirements alter in the future. The manufacturer needs to likewise have a hard transparent cover that can stop product from flying outwards and hurting the operator. Devices that have an override switch to stop all operations instantly ought to likewise be chosen in case of any issue. Particularly in parts of the device that are made by casting if an individual is looking out for utilized CNC milling maker then he or she ought to certainly examine for fractures. Each and every part consisting of the cutter, spindle, and motors must be completely inspected and checked prior to making any purchase. Some refurbishes likewise include an assurance from the seller and this might definitely increase self-confidence levels of the purchaser.
Production has grown by bounds and leaps, and a big part of its success is because of using CNC milling devices at different phases of production. These kinds of mill devices are readily available in different types and makers can select the best one that boosts their production with fast and constant outputs.


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Community Joins Florida Hospital DeLand for Knee Replacement Seminar, Addressing Facts vs. Fiction
DELAND, Fla., July 3, 2018 – Nearly 100 community members joined Florida Hospital DeLand for a free community luncheon titled, "Knee Replacement: Fact vs. Fiction," on June 26.
Led by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Hollmann, guests learned about the myths surrounding knee replacement procedures over lunch at the Victoria Gardens Clubhouse.
Hollmann addressed recent research that examined using bone marrow stem cells to reduce arthritic pain and disability in knees.
"There are at least 600 stem cell clinics in the U.S. offering a form of stem cell therapy to patients who pay anywhere between $2,500 to $10,000, all out of pocket because insurance doesn't cover this type of treatment," Hollmann said. "The findings in The American Journal of Sports Medicine show that stem cells may be a safe option for knee pain, but are not recommended for knee arthritis care. More studies are needed because, while use of a patient's own stem cells for regenerative therapy is extraordinarily popular, the treatments have not undergone rigorous clinical study."
Hollmann also emphasized that the number of joint replacement procedures a surgeon and hospital team perform is critical.
"Before undergoing a joint replacement, it is important to do your own research and find an experienced physician," Hollmann added. "About 80 percent of knee replacements are performed by doctors who do less than 20 a year – that's less than two per month."
By contrast, Hollmann performs more than 300 knee replacements each year at Florida Hospital DeLand.
Florida Hospital DeLand is one of only five hospitals in the state to earn The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for shoulder replacements, designating the hospital as a Center of Excellence for total shoulder replacement surgery. In addition, Florida Hospital DeLand is also a Center of Excellence for total hip and total knee replacement surgery.
About Florida Hospital DeLand
Florida Hospital DeLand is a member of Adventist Health System, a faith-based health care organization with 46 hospital campuses in nine states, serving more than 5 million patients annually. With a mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ, Florida Hospital DeLand has 164-beds and is one of the seven Florida Hospitals in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties that composes the Florida Hospital Central Florida Division – North Region. As the largest hospital system in the area, the Florida Hospital Central Florida Division – North Region has 1,226 beds and more than 7,800 employees. For more information about Florida Hospital DeLand, visit www.fhdeland.org.
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On June 26, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Hollmann spoke to nearly 100 community members about the myths surrounding knee replacement procedures during Florida Hospital DeLand's luncheon at the Victoria Gardens Clubhouse.


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On behalf of the children, parents, staff and governors, we would like to welcome you to our school. Clifton Primary School is situated in the heart of Southall in the London Borough of Ealing. The school has been at the centre of the local community for over 100 years and we pride ourselves on firmly holding the pupils' best interests at the heart of everything we do.
Our aim is to provide high quality learning in an inclusive, nurturing environment for all our pupils. At the end of their learning journey with us we want our pupils to be well rounded individuals who can thrive in the next stage of their education. Please visit our 'Credo' link where you will find the Clifton Credo which was the shared work of our pupils, parents, staff and governors. It outlines our shared beliefs as a school community in what kind of place we strive for Clifton Primary School to be. Integral to this is a desire to inspire our pupils. The, 'Inspiring our Pupils' section of the website documents some of the ways in which we share potential career paths.
Our website aims to keep you up to date and inform you about our aims, organisation and activities. We want our children, parents and the wider community to see what we do and to join us in celebrating our achievements. We hope you find the website useful and should you have any feedback please feel free to contact us.
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The Big News About Obama ABC NBC CBS and CNN Aren't Telling You.
The National Security Agency under former President Barack Obama routinely violated American privacy protections while intercepting and analyzing internet communications. Circa news has obtained a previously classified order by the Foreign Service Intelligence Court which concludes that about 5% or 1 of every 20 intercepts violated Americans' civil rights, and further, that the NSA failed to disclose the scope of violations to the FISC.
In other words, the worst suspicions of administration critics are confirmed. The Obama administration routinely conducted electronic surveillance of Americans. And not just any Americans. Other recent disclosures of CIA coordination with foreign intelligence agencies confirm how much of this stolen information was used: to try to damage the Trump campaign and swing the 2016 election. The administration did do exactly what it is alleging the Trump campaign did: hack and collude and try to steal the election.
In a sane world, this story would be massive. In a world with a serious media—that wasn't the attack arm of the Democrat Party–this story would lead the news casts for days. In a society with better informed citizens, this story would be the subject of anger and concern even if the networks are trying to black it out.
We don't live in that world. Since the news broke a few days ago, a Google search for "Obama National Security Administration surveillance" shows intense interest and alarm by conservative outlets, from Fox News to specialty websites, but not a single mention from any other national network or publication.
There are obvious reasons the national media would prefer to keep this story invisible. To say it makes the Obama administration look bad is an understatement. It reveals intelligence officials as partisan agents. It bolsters Trump's allegations that Obama spied on him. It detracts from the fabricated frenzy against Trump and collusion with Russia. It raises the obvious question how an unheard of source like CIRCA broke the news of a major Obama scandal while the networks were too busy protecting the administration to cover it.
This story will stay out there. It will get legs. Some reporter who, through guilt or ambition wants to pretend to do real reporting, will ask Obama or former NSA head James Clapper or CIA Director John Brennan to comment or to deny the story. This could explode yet.


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Blue Earth Police Chief Tom Fletcher presented the incident analysis report for last year to the city council. The report indicated that the police department responded to a total of 3,981 calls in 2017.
During the year the department conducted 169 criminal investigations, investigated 178 motor vehicle accidents, received 151 animal complaints, conducted 657 traffic stops and responded to 165 ordinance violations.
Mondays were the busiest day of the week for the Blue Earth Police Department as they received 744 reports on Mondays last year, followed by Fridays when a total of 586 reports were received.


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Within the SES Corporate Development department, you are responsible for developing business cases and valuation analyses, supporting inorganic investment & acquisition recommendations to SES Management.
• Develop and maintain business case models that support evaluation of various SES development opportunities, in terms of strategic fit, market assessment, risks assessment, valuation and financials
• Support the team in identifying global development opportunities in line with SES strategic plan objectives
• Support cross-functional teams involved in those opportunities assessments when required, and support end-to-end preparation of presentations & recommendations to Senior Management
• Support the team during due diligences of M&A targets
• Develop new methodologies and tools as required to help the team
• Provide ad-hoc assistance to other SES departments as required, in business planning and investment case evaluation
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• University educated or equivalent in a relevant field (Finance, Business), MBA and/or engineering degree being an additional asset
• Some understanding of the telecommunications and multimedia industry. Knowledge of the satellite technology / business landscape would be a strong plus
• Mimum two years of working experience in a relevant field
• Strong interest for modeling and for data analytics with excellent knowledge of Excel
• Readiness to learn and understand aspects of SES operations and business
• Ability to work effectively with team members
• Strong communications skills and team spirit
• Strong analytical & judgment skills
• Strong sense of initiative and autonomy at work
• Fluency in English. Other languages considered an asset
• Readiness to travel internally if needed
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Competitive salary package, coupled with a diverse array of challenges and development benefits.
SES is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
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Fri, Apr 6, 2012 | By Hugh Hewitt
Mark Steyn Translates Joe Biden
Mark Steyn was my guest yesterday and he tried his best to explain the beginning of Joe Biden's epic 11-minute answer on why gas prices are so high.
The Biden answer is here.
The Steyn transcript here. But though Mark stayed an extra segment, we still only made it through four minutes of the vice president's explanation.
Coupled with Lileks' attempt to imitate Biden's delivery from Wednesday, I have to thank the Veep for all the material he provided me this week. Long may he chatter. Biden should replace Olbermann and Spitzer on Current TV –an endless loop of the Slow Joe Show would do wonders for ratings.


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Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
- by Kevin Orton Release Date:1977-02-04 Label: Warner Bros.
I confess, I'm not much of a Fleetwood Mac fan. Their limo driven, pseudo hippie decadence makes my skin crawl. Everything I couldn't stand about the 70's. The long hair. The beards. The coke. The football jerseys and flairs. Then there's Stevie, with her ballet slippers, gypsy costumes and patchouli posturing. When it comes to 1977, I'm far more drawn to the likes of Television and The Clash. In terms of late 70's Pop, give me Blondie or give me death. Which makes it even more ironic, that I simply adore the album, Rumours.
Of course, this is Fleetwood Mac in name only. The original Fleetwood Mac was a killer British blues band, with a godsend of a guitarist and front man in Peter Green. But then Peter flipped out, leaving Mick Fleetwood and John McVie to tread water in some very choppy seas. They eventually found a life raft in the form of the duo, Buckingham and Nicks. Also manning the oars was John McVie's then wife, Christine, a keyboardist and songwriter with a keen Pop sense. So, while the band should have been called, Fleetbuck MacNicks, Fleetwood Mac has a much better ring.
Lindsey Buckingham may be a SNL joke to some, but when it comes to 'Second Hand News' he's the furthest thing from a punchline. Regardless of one's musical pretensions, it's a positively irresistible kick off to an irresistible album. Those bamp bamp bamp's get your foot tapping and singing along right from the get go. He's also responsible for one of the biggest hits off Rumours, 'Go Your Own Way.'
As for Christine McVie, 'Don't Stop' and 'You Make Lovin' Fun' were the other big hits. Rock solid, pieces of FM friendly Pop. On the flipside however, it's her two other songs which prove to be the weakest links on album. 'Songbird' is as mawkish as it's maudlin. And, 'Oh Daddy' is a total bum trip compared to the rest of the album.
Speaking of links, 'The Chain' is the strongest, the pinnacle of all Rumours has to offer. Dark and driving, with some haunting acoustic guitar that can't help but bring Neil Young to mind. This is the sound of the entire band on top of their game. John McVie's bassline, a classic.
The songs that keep me coming back, however, are all Stevie Nick's doing. 'Gold Dust Woman' remains one of my favorite tracks on the album. 'Dreams' is as haunting as, 'I Don't Want To Know' is catchy. As much as I make a pretense of eschewing her image, there's no denying her talents and those dusty, coke laced vocals. Nick's personality is not only a dominant force on Rumours, she completely changed the face of the band. Her pivotal role cannot be underestimated.
Whether you love or hate Fleetwood Mac, Rumours is for the most part, undeniably seductive. Despite the following that's developed over founding member Peter Green, this is the album that will forever be synonymous with Fleetwood Mac. And there is absolutely no shame in surrendering to its copious charms. Any music snob who thumbs their nose up, is just trying too hard. This is the sound of pure temptation and as Oscar Wilde once advised, "The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.
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Fleetbuck MacNicks? Brilliant. How has a punk band not already used this as a name??
I totally agree on this. I'm not a Fleetwood Mac fan but there's something special about this album. Although I do quite like the 80s pop of Tango in The Night.
I bought this as a teenager and loved its pop sheen, and now I listen to its over-burnished production and smouldering cheap disco-ball romance, and it makes me feel mildly nauseous. The Chain is still good though, and I agree it's the best thing here. Great review Kevin, but I cannot be drawn back!
Steve RicciuttiIn reply to Rob Taylor
Many popular rock albums of the 70s are easy pickings in hindsight bc they play to the stereotype of cheesy 70s indulgence and laid back SoCal schlock. Rumours and Hotel California are low hanging fruit for such ridicule, but they still contain some very good songs.
Rob TaylorIn reply to Steve Ricciutti
I'm a fickle creature, and I'll probably find myself unwittingly humming Don't Stop again sometime ! What you say is true Steve, although I have to admit a real disdain for Eagles. Hotel California is heard everywhere here as a staple of summer rock, as if it exemplifies it or something.
Steve RicciuttiIn reply to Rob Taylor
Haha - I hear you, Rob. It actually was the soundtrack of that summer it was released and will always remind me of the summer when I was 13. Pop is meant to get stuck in your head, which can be a blessing and a curse. Don't get "Life in the Fast Lane" stuck there. Hahaha.


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WHILE some other developers may be having second thoughts about New York City's residential real estate market, Larry Korman seems to be making himself at home there.
His Philadelphia-based company, Korman Communities, where he is co-president alongside his brother Bradley, is finding a new niche in turning former condominium projects into luxury extended-stay lodging.
Since 2005, the company, which also builds homes, has bought four residential properties in Midtown Manhattan that were slated for condo conversions.
Two of those properties are now operating as extended-stay hotels, under the name AKA. They are the AKA: United Nations, at East 46th Street and Second Avenue; and the AKA: Sutton Place, formerly the Sutton Hotel, at East 56th Street between First and Second Avenues.
This spring, Korman Communities will also open the AKA: Central Park, formerly the Wyndham Hotel, at 58th Street, near Fifth Avenue; and the AKA Times Square, at 44th Street, near the Avenue of the Americas.Continue reading the main story
That will bring to nine the number of AKA extended-stay properties, which also include two in Philadelphia and one each in Washington, Arlington, Va., and Westchester County, N.Y. The properties were originally intended for condo conversions.
The AKA name is a play on words, standing for "also known as — your home away from home," said Mr. Korman, who is 43.
"It took me 10 years to come up with the AKA name," he said, explaining that it also stood for "A Korman Accommodation."
The guests at the AKA properties, which are the size of boutique hotels, typically require lodging for 30 days or more.
The residences provide technological amenities like Internet service and other conveniences like kitchens, fitness centers and pools, along with hotel services like housekeeping, he said. Rates are usually about half of what a boutique hotel in the neighborhood would charge and vary with the length of stay, Mr. Korman said.
Mr. Korman oversees the general operations of Korman Communities, handling duties ranging from deliberating with architects on design issues to ensuring that the curbs near his properties are clear of trash. He leaves the acquisitions to Bradley Korman, 42, while another brother, Mark, 39, is working on building up the company's commercial real estate division.
The company — founded in 1909 by his great-grandfather Hyman Korman — is a family affair: His father, Steven Korman, 67, is the chief executive. Larry Korman's wife, Korin, who owns two spas, develops spa products for the AKA residences.
Larry Korman said he knew from a young age that he wanted to run Korman Communities someday.
"From age 3 on, we all used to go on the weekends with my father to the properties," he said. He went directly into the family business after graduating from Duke University in 1986, where he majored in business and political science.
"This is something that to do well, you have to have a passion for what you do," he said.
Larry Korman says he believes the concept of extended-stay lodging will take hold in New York City. The AKA: United Nations has 95 one-bedroom suites — about 1,200 square feet each — with custom-designed furniture by Nicholas Cardone, vice president and design director of Korman Communities. Current rates are around $275 a night for a 30-day stay, Mr. Korman said, though they can be higher for shorter stays.
Similar rates are charged by the Phillips Club at Lincoln Square, at 66th Street, which offers units with full kitchens, marble bathrooms and entertainment centers for about $8,000 a month. Pamela Malkani, a principal of the hospitality division at Millennium Partners, the hotel group that built the club in 1996, said that so far, Korman Communities' entry into the extended-stay market "has had little impact on the Phillips Club."
Mr. Korman says he is opening properties in areas where clients of Korman Communities have voiced a demand.
"Our corporate clients told us they need upscale, extended-stay accommodations in New York City," he said. "We investigated and saw a lack of owner-operated luxury offerings, so we decided to make a big push into Manhattan."
Four generations of the Korman family have built more than 30,000 single-family homes, 12,000 apartments and town houses, some furnished, mostly on the East Coast, along with six million square feet of industrial and commercial space in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Some of the company's operations, like its move into furnished housing, were a result of trial and error.
In 1966, Samuel Korman, Larry Korman's grandfather, had a fanciful idea to build a white marble circular tower with apartments in Philadelphia. He soon realized that nobody would rent the units, which were shaped like pie slices, because it was hard to find furniture to fit them.
It took a little publicity on the part of a priest at a nearby church to get them filled. When Samuel Korman offered to minimize construction noise on a development project, the priest was so grateful that he began recommending the odd-shaped apartments to any parishioners seeking a place to live.
"It was as if a wand had been waved, and the building started to fill up," Larry Korman said. "They took these pie shapes, and people started saying, 'Well, can we rent it three months?' or 'How about six months?' "
Soon, at the request of tenants, Samuel Korman began including rental furniture with the units. He also started providing things like plates and toasters — even serving breakfast to accommodate residents.
By 2010, Larry Korman said, Korman Communities plans to have 20 AKA properties throughout the United States and overseas.
BUT for now, he is working closer to home — in fact, on his childhood home, a contemporary house designed by the architect Louis I. Kahn in the early 1970s in Fort Washington, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb. Mr. Korman now lives there with his wife and three children.
He took over its meticulous renovation about six years ago.
"No detail goes unnoticed by Larry," said Julia Moore Converse, the director of the architectural archives at the University of Pennsylvania and an assistant dean of the School of Design.
"Larry grew into this house in terms of his understanding of its architecture and its design and the importance of Louis Kahn on a global scale."Continue reading the main story


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The filming for Transformers 4 is underway in Chicago, and has started with typical Michael Bay explosions. The set has been created to look like Hong Kong, continuing the story that was started in Detroit.
Also, thanks to of marcodelau of Reddit, a Transformers 4 casting sheet was discovered that reveals names assigned to vehicles that will be on set. They are: New Optimus, Bumblebee, Crosshairs, Drift, Hound, Lambo, Pagani, and Cyclonus. The sheet also gives names to some of the human characters, including: Mark Wahlberg as Cade, Stanley Tucci as Joshua, Kelsey Grammer as Attinger, Nicola Peltz as Tessa, Jack Reynor as Shane, Sophia Myles as Darcy, Li Bingbing as Su Yueming, Titus Welliver as Savoy, TJ Miller as Lucas, James Bachman as Gill Wembley, Melanie Specht, Abigail Klein and Victoria Summer are also listed, playing executive assistants to Joshua and lastly Ty Smith as SOG Agent #3.
As to which vehicle is which remains unknown, but Seibertron is thinking Crosshairs is possibly the Corvette, Drift the Bugatti, Cyclonus the Argosy. They also are thinking this means that Cyclonus or Drift could be the rumoured samurai 'con looking to regain his honour? Or does Cyclonus' inclusion pave way for the arrival of Unicron?
So it looks like some of the rumors that have gone around for months now are starting to look like they are true. Obviously until official word from Michael Bay or the studio confirms any of it, it is a rumor. Having the casting sheet certainly helps though. Transformers 4 is directed by Michael Bay, starring Mark Wahlberg, Kelsey Grammar, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci and Jack Reynor, set for release on June 27, 2014. (Source: MichaelBay.com & Seibertron)


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Curtis D. and Kelly (Custis) Sprinkle of Greencastle, Pa., announce the birth of a daughter, Krista Nicole, Dec. 1, 2007. Maternal grandparents are Frank and Lynn Custis. Paternal grandparents are Curtis W. and Paulette Sprinkle.
Brenda M. (Shelly) Cook and James Malone of Martinsburg, W.Va., announce the birth of a son, Nikolas Hunter Malone, Dec. 11, 2007. Maternal grandparents are Linda Pill of Martinsburg and Rick Pill of Martinsburg. Paternal grandparents are Nancy and Bernard Wapner of Oceanside, Calif. Paternal great-grandparents are August and Julia Santana of Norwalk, Calif.
Renee Marshall and Donnie Marshall Jr. of Hedgesville, W.Va., announce the birth of a daughter, Ella Grace Marshall, Dec. 2, 2007. Maternal grandparents are Teri and Mike Mercer of Martinsburg, W.Va., and Ann and Randy Wallen of Martinsburg. Paternal grandparents are Donna and Donnie Marshall Sr. of Martinsburg. Maternal great-grandparents are Middy Butts of Martinsburg, and Billy and Geri Wallen of Martinsburg. Paternal great-grandmother is Peggy Galsky of Gaithersburg, Md.


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Dr. Dmitry Arbuck treats pain for a living. But he might have to start taking his own medicine.
Arbuck has built a practice that by all traditional standards is exemplary. But patient reports on multiple online rating services make Arbuck seem arrogant, incompetent and downright scary. "This Dr. is a QUACK," " one patient wrote in November on the Web site RateMDs.com.
"I can't believe this dr. hasn't been investigated yet," said another in February.
"Probably made my problems even worse than they were before I saw him," " wrote a patient a on Vimo.com.
As health care slowly shifts to operate more like retail stores, comments like these have become commonplace on more than 30 physician-rating Web sites, including a subscription service run by Indianapolis-based Angie's List.
The sites are trying to help consumers make informed decisions but, by most accounts, have a piled up too little information to be particularly useful.
"It''s still highly fragmented," said David Knott, managing partner of the global health care practice at consulting firm Booz & Co. "But I think a lot of these sites are attempting to advance the cause."
Doctors generally dismiss the ratings as over-representing disgruntled patients. That's certainly how Arbuck sees it.
"It's a disservice to patients because it's so biased," said the Carmel psychiatrist. His practice, Meridian Health Group, includes five physicians who treat their patients' pain as a team.
Arbuck, who also teaches part time at the Indiana University School of Medicine, explained that his practice treats patients only after other doctors have failed. That means patients often come to him seriously addicted to multiple painkillers—so much so that the painkillers start causing the patients' pain.
Trying to get them unhooked is necessary, but often strongly resisted.
"We upset many people who want narcotics," he said.
Some doctors have been so upset by the online rating services that they have asked their patients to sign a contract promising not to post comments about them online.
Demand for the contracts is so strong that a North Carolina firm, Medical Justice Services Inc., began selling versions for doctors to have their patients sign. The contracts stipulate that patients won't post comments about the doctor on a Web site without the doctor's permission.
"On rating sites, patients, or people posing as patients—such as disgruntled employees, ex-spouses, or competitors—can damage a hard-earned reputation," Medical Justice wrote in a recent press release.
Arbuck said such contracts are "wrong," because patients should be able to express themselves. Other local doctors contacted by IBJ said the same.
Angie Hicks, chief marketing officer of Angie's List, said she has heard from at least one patient in Indiana who has signed such a contract.
"It's completely wrong that a patient should have to make a decision between health care and their freedom-of-speech rights," Hicks said.
Praise, too
Not all ratings on these Web sites are negative. In fact, most Indianapolis-area doctors received high grades—A's on Angie's List, 5's on RateMDs, and four or five stars on Vitals.com or Vimo.com.
"Patients, they have this kind of a kindred spirit for people that have the same thing they've gone through," said Heidi Gerdts-Lohner, saying that's what drove her to post positive reports on Angie's List about doctors who treated her 6-year-old son.
She disagrees with Indianapolis doctors who say most posters are disgruntled and therefore dismiss the comments out of hand.
"Yeah, that's how [those doctors] treat their patients," said Gerdts-Lohner, 34, who lives in McCordsville.
Dr. Judith Sutton of Cornerstone Family Physicians in Indianapolis has 10 reports filed about her on Angie's List—nine of them an A, and one an F. "She is very approachable and very patient with any questions that you may have. She makes sure that you understand what is happening," one patient wrote. The problem is, Sutton's 10 reports are an anomaly on Angie's List. Most doctors have just one or two reports about them. Arbuck, for example, has one report on Angie's List—an A.
"I would highly recommend him," the patient wrote about Arbuck and his practice. "Any type of pain, they have a doctor who can cover it."
All doctor-ratings services are in a race to build the biggest database of comments because size is vital to their financial success and market position, independent health economist Ruth Given wrote in a November report.
"Attracting a consistently high (and ideally representative) volume of MD ratings from users is one critical success factor for MD rating Web sites," Given wrote in her evaluation of 33 physician rating services, which was posted on The Health Care Blog. "This ensures value for users and fairness for the providers being rated."
Dr. Abideen Yekinni agrees. He waved off the four reports available about him—two on RateMDs, one on Angie's List, and one on Vitals.com. However, he said, the reports would matter if the sites piled up scores or hundreds of reports.
"If you get consistently good reviews, that should count for something," Yekinni said. "If you get consistently bad reports, that ought to count for something."
Still, Yekinni and other doctors think their quality should be measured by more than just patient reports.
Yekinni mentioned traditional quality measures: a doctor's training, length of practice, and specialization. Such information is available though Web sites including HealthGrades and MDNationwide. Both sites charge a fee for a doctor's report.
He also said patients should tap traditional word-of-mouth sources.
Arbuck would like to see services that gathered the opinions of all patients who saw a doctor over, say, a week. That way, the ratings wouldn't skew toward disgruntled patients.
Ratings by other physicians and the number of successful medical malpractice suits might be useful, too, he said.
Hicks, of Angie's List, agrees that patient reports about doctors are not the only source of quality information consumers should—or do—consult.
"Even if it's a handful of reports, or if it's just three to four reports, that certainly gives the consumer one more data point that they can use," Hicks said. "This is one part of their toolbox."
For doctor-rating services to truly meet consumers' needs, however, they're going to need to add more tools, contends Knott, the health care consultant at Booz & Co.
Ultimately, Knott foresees independent companies' signing deals with health insurance plans—such as Anthem—to combine reliable out-of-pocket cost estimates with doctor quality reports.
He also foresees ratings companies bulking up the quality of their information by posting statistics about how often a doctor has performed certain procedures.
Only when patients can get reliable and meaningful information about both price and quality will health care really operate like retail, Knott said.


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Law & Ordocki Season 2 #8 (#19): Monkeyboned
Animal rights is a good bedrock topic for Dick Wolf shows because it's an issue that shows no signs of being resolved anytime soon, like environmentalism, civil rights, abortion and so on. Every one or two seasons you can do an episode on it. I'm of the opinion that animal rights deserve consideration; animals shouldn't be used to test dangerous products, but we also shouldn't give dolphins the right to vote. See, I followed up my reasonable position with decrying an insane position no one actually has. That's how Law & Order tackles most left wing topics. "We all want clean drinking water, but following the precepts of environmentalist icon Poison Ivy is going a bit far!" This false dichotomy is alive and well in Season 11's "Whose Monkey Is It Anyway". I won't lie: I did pick "Whose Monkey Is It Anyway" because of its title. Why the fuck wouldn't you? It's a misnomer, however; there's never a question of to whom the titular monkey belongs, so those hoping for a monkey custody case akin to Kramer vs. Kramer will be disappointed. I myself expected Jack offering the two claimants half monkey each, cut down the middle. When the true owner revealed themselves, Jack would look up and say "this one's for you, King Solomon". EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DICK WOLF. Still, that doesn't mean the episode doesn't have a lot to offer. For one thing, Jerry Orbach asks a monkey a question. That it doesn't answer is indicative Law & Order still wanted to be a real television show.
It's a stereotypical role to be sure, but the monkey really wanted that SAG card.
At a research facility, shit is bananas because someone freed all the monkeys, taking all but one and leaving that one to bite a scientist, Ronald Lee. As Briscoe points out, these spider monkeys "weren't here to learn how to ride unicycles". Turns out they're there to test an AIDS vaccine, so I know what you're thinking: AIDS monkeys running amok New York City. Unfortunately, the scientist died of analyphactic shock and not superAIDS. Back at the precinct, Van Buren does what she does best, which is ask questions the audience is thinking. "If the guy was allergic to monkeys, then what was he doing working in the lab?" Well, you don't need to be allergic to monkeys to die of monkey bite, so keep that in mind, kids. YOU'RE ALL AT RISK. The CDC gives the cops 72 hours before they get involved, sparing us a pointless jurisdictional fight between two state bodies while also teasing it. Briscoe and Green have to figure out who the hell stole the monkeys and why. Ira Hawkins, or as I like to call him Flattop Ernie Hudson (or I Can't Believe It's Not Ernie Hudson!), explains that the lab's access scanners can be fooled by hackers. It happened in Wisconsin! Please, the only animal activism we have here is signs saying "maybe don't tip the cows you redneck hillbilly fucks. Even if the Badgers won the goddamn Rose Bowl". As always with these cases, the trail of evidence leads to an animal rights group. More like animal WRONGS, right people?
Two members of All Living Creatures United were detained months back, although a sympathetic security guard let them go. I love that it's ALMOST ACLU but not quite. I imagine there's a lot of confusion. "Nah, nah, we're the animal lovers. We can't defend the Klan's right to peacable assembly. Unless…are there any dogs there? You know, white dogs, like the film?" One of the members is an old hippie who corrects Briscoe on what constitutes being a vegan – I'd love to live in a time where veganism had to be explained and it was often mispronounced (Lennie says 'veg-an') – and Briscoe gets maybe the best question in the history of interrogative statements, with "any idea where monkeys hole up while they're on the lam?". The other detainee is a college student who weaseled out of an arrest by saying she had a doctor's appointment. That she's pretty and young may have something to do with her release. So suspicion falls on the security guard who let the two off and boy is he ever a piece of work. By piece of work I of course mean "loser".
This man has set his sights as low as is humanly possible. Good for him.
For one thing, George Peavy lives with his mother. His mother protests that it's not because he's a loser, he just feels comfortable there. Remember, this is set in the early 2000s, when half of people in their 20s weren't still living with mom and dad. When Lennie suggests he might move out upon marriage, the mom dismissively says "I hope I live that long". His only friend is named Alsie, who spends all his time sitting on a docked boat and drinking a beer (no matter the time of day!) and sounds like if Michael Rappaport tried to join the mob. Alsie says George recently lost interest in hunting and fishing, their shared hobbies, because of that girl Maxine. Assertion #1 about Animal Rights: guys get involved to get laid. It looks like he's the guy, but the first priority is finding those goddamn monkeys, and Maxine suggests a conscientious person would leave them with someone qualified, or qualified-ish. We all remember Roar, don't we, folks? Briscoe and Green go visit Faye Ireland, "one of the queens of the tight sweater movies" who's not gotten into animal preservation. After some resistance she gives up the monkeys' true location to the cops, another animal shelter run by two gay dudes. How do I know they're gay? Beyond their fey demeanors, one of them has THIS line: "We know something about taking care of HIV infections". Holy cow! I hope their animal refuge advertisement states "experts at HIV infected animals, on account of us being gay. AIDS is for gay people, ya hear?".
Ed Green finally shines with Jesse L. Martin really milking the cadence with the line "we just wanna know WHO! Brought You! The Monkeys!". Not surprisingly, it's George, and grilling the mom reveals he's hiding on the boat. It's not like Law & Order could include another location. That's crazy talk. McCoy's going for manslaughter 2 and offers criminally negligent homicide but Peavy's lawyer isn't biting, arguing that it wasn't inevitable that the scientist was gonna be bitten by a monkey and maybe the scientist was asking for it, trying to corral the guy back into his cage and all. Sounds predictable. Well, this episode's got a twist for ya. Halfway through the trial, Peavy wants to change his defense and therefore gets new defense counsel. The original counsel looked like your standard bald guy defense attorney who's been on Law & Order a hundred times via dozens of bald guy working actors in NYC, whereas this guy…he's motherfucking Dracula. The new argument is that it was self-defense in aid of other persons, these persons being monkeys. Assertion #2 about Animal Rights: advocates believe animals are just like you and me. Get a monkey to write these fucking articles and I'll agree with you. Monkeys can't make fairly obscure Milwaukee Brewers references. They know nothing of the tumultuous period between County Stadium's left field bleachers going from being named Vaughn's Valley to Newfield of Dreams!
"I don't defend…wine."
Dracula, whose most famous onscreen role was the bounty hunter in the Critters movies, makes what I consider the cardinal sin when discussing animal rights. In order to sell the defense of others defense, he says – to a black judge! – that, you know, over a hundred years ago slaves weren't considered people, and it was wrong even though it was the law. I'm going to give a little advice here, both for fictional lawyers and you in your daily life. It's simple: Don't ever compare monkeys to black people or vice versa. It's to the judge's credit he didn't deck the motherfucker and knock out his fangs. The hilarious thing is this won't be the last time spider monkeys being used for AIDS vaccination testing is conflated with African-American civil rights. It somehow gets worse.
"Animal rights activists are into free love, right?"
Here's the problem with "issue" episodes of Law & Order, when they're not well-written: each side becomes so over the top they're strawmen. This is reflected best in the testimonies the prosecution and the defense receive. Defense's witness, a "bioethics" professor who looks like a turtle and has written 20 books says finding an AIDS vaccine via monkeys is like testing on children or convicted murderers. McCoy gets him to say healthy primates are better than the severely retarded. The latter cannot play hockey while the former can, lending credence to dude's point. He also compares killing an AIDS researcher to free some monkeys as equivalent to killing a concentration camp to save the Jews. Now this is total bullshit. The comparison is of no merit. Jews have thumbs and most do NOT have prehensile tails. On the opposite end, Dr. Tong plays the stereotype of the cold, unfeeling scientist. (You might say he's as cold as a pair of tongs.)
"Did you know I even lost out on the opportunity to voice myself on the Real Ghostbusters?"
Maybe it's not his fault he says what he does; defense attorney Dracula is good at his job. Nonetheless, he ends up saying that sometimes their research requires them to obtain a mother monkey and a child monkey and families are split apart, monkeys occasioned removed from their families to be put down, furthering the "monkey is the new slave/the new Jew" argument. I kinda wish Dr. Tong said they killed AIDS monkeys by hanging and make the families watch, just because a spider monkey sized noose amuses me. "I guess it's possible" he responds, when asked if the permanent removal of the monkey registers with their kin. Again, just imagining a monkey being hanged, a mother monkey trying to shield the baby's eyes only for the scientist to force them to watch. "This is how you fucking learn!"
Before closing statements, Peavy's mom comes to McCoy and pleads with him to give her son a plea bargain again. She thinks the trial has become a test case for the personhood or the rights of animals. Test cases are those that are carried out with the intention of setting a precedent. The court cases you vaguely remember from school, like Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. The Board of Education, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, those are all cases. In this instance it means nobody gives a fuck what happens to the stringy haired dunce who could get the shit kicked out of him by Breckin Meyer. Criminally negligent homicide means he can get out on parole in a year. Losing at trial means his first shot at parole would be five years. Everyone thinks he should take it, even Dracula. Yet Peavy turns it down, with the most hilarious justification I've heard. See, one time Maxine told him about John Brown, and he's comparing himself to John Brown. The hilarious part to me is that Maxine told him. How the fuck did that come into conversation? I know she's educated him on animal treatment by showing him VHS tapes of people burning live pigs for the hell of it, but I don't see how John Brown is broached. "Now George, I'd like to tell you about a 19th century civil rights crusader whose actions we activists should emulate…" It's fucking stupid.
"Don't mind me, I'm just going to fall asleep."
So it's no surprise the jury finds him guilty. That verdict was probably helped by McCoy's closing statements, which amounted to "we killed rats cause they carried the plague, so fuck animals". Dracula goes back to his favorite of "animals are considered property, well, you know who else was considered property? BLACK PEOPLE! Their conditions on slave ships were basically the same as those lab cages!" To the director's credit, EVERY time he makes such a remark they make sure to highlight in the shot the black jurors. By the way, is it just me or does the defense attorney look like Milo Yiannopoulos? Something Law & Order likes to do is end on a somber or "the end…or is it?" and "Whose Monkey Is It Anyway" provides a good example of this phenomenon. Abbie Carmichael says something like "great that he's behind bars also do you notice my voice is husky?" and Diane Wiest says "and a hero is born", signifying that maybe one day George Peavy WILL be taught in classrooms as John Brown for animals. More likely, he'll get out in five years, Maxine will be engaged to a doctor, mom is dead and his job prospects consist of cleaning puke out of Shea Stadium, aka the job that NEVER ENDS. Scroll up again, look at his face. That's not the face of a martyr of anything. That's the face of a guy who writes Buffy/Battlestar Galactica crossover fanfiction.
Why in the fuck do 17% of Law & Order guest animals resemble turtles? Might as well call him to the stand!
Albeit he's only written nine books…
This is your standard post-Steven Hill Law & Order, meaning the order portion is starting to sag while the law portion remains steady and as confident as ever. The problem with that is order closes out the episode, so if it's a mixed bag you're going to perceive the whole episode as a mixed bag. The animals slaves comparison as a legal argument has to have done before, even if my memory betrays me at the moment. Every legal case on the show is a dilemma, and the dilemma this time out was simplistic and weighed down by a loser defendant and sensationalism-free trial. I'm also not a big fan of Diane Wiest's Nora Lewin. She has no great one-liners, her voice is soft and passive, and overall her demeanor affects that of a grandmother just about to turn in for the night after her stories are over. Say what you will about Fred Thompson, he was memorably terrible.
Most importantly, it squandered AIDS monkeys on the loose, perhaps the greatest thriller plot yet to be committed to film. I usually only do this on my podcast, but I'd like to offer one change that would make "Whose Monkey Is It Anyway" better. (Who knows, if I keep on being inspired this may become a regular thing.) In keeping with the title, switch out Judge Black with Drew Carey, have Colin Mochrie as the defense attorney, Ryan Stiles as the bailiff. Eventually the trial ends not in a conviction but a mistrial, because Judge Carey's laughing fucking ruins everything. At least Mochrie and Stiles engage in a great game of Party Quirks during recess, and it turns out George Peavy was Wayne Brady wearing a mask the whole time.


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The Beaver County Detective's Bureau has accrued about 400 hours of overtime though its investigation into the May 13 death of Rachael DelTondo in Aliquippa.
BEAVER — The Beaver County Detective's Bureau has accrued about 400 hours of overtime though its investigation into the May 13 death of Rachael DelTondo in Aliquippa.
Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier, who oversees the county detectives, said he attended a Beaver County Commissioner's meeting to inform officials about the increased overtime. He said the commissioners were supportive of the investigation.
"They have the right to know where we stand," Lozier said of the county commissioners.
A typical homicide generates much less overtime costs for the county detectives. In cases where a defendant is taken into custody within a few days, the detectives may use about 120 hours' worth of overtime. But the DelTondo investigation, which is led by the county detectives, has been ongoing for nearly two months.
"If you want a homicide solved, you have to work on it," Lozier said.
Homicide and rape investigations account for most of the overtime used by county detectives. They are also called into other cases, such as drug death investigations. Lozier said overtime costs associated with drug cases are paid through civil asset forfeiture funds.
While few details about the DelTondo investigation have been released, Lozier said there is a lot of physical evidence in the case that requires forensic analysis. Investigators are waiting for results through state police and federal labs and analysis, he said.
"Just because we're not in front of TV cameras doesn't mean we aren't working on the homicide," he said.
Additionally, investigators are still interviewing witnesses to "nail down alibis" and verify statements, he said.
DelTondo, of Aliquippa, was shot and killed at 10:45 p.m. May 13 in the driveway of her parents' Buchanan Street home.
Beaver County Coroner David Gabauer said shortly after the shooting that DelTondo died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. Neighbors reported hearing between 10 and 12 shots fired. Lozier said he believes the gunshots were fired from a close range.
In the days after the shooting, Lozier said shell casings collected at the scene "appear to be of the same batch, the same ammunition," but added it would be "pure speculation" to say they were fired from the same gun. Such a determination will be made by experts at a state police crime lab, though the results often take months, he said.
According to numerous search warrants filed in the case, several cell phones and Facebook accounts belonging to people close to DelTondo have been taken for analysis.


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The Climate Action Network (CAN) is a worldwide network of over 950 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in more than 110 countries, sildenafil working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels. I have worked with them since 2011 and designed their annual report for each year. In 2014, there I developed their 25th anniversary logo and created this history booklet for them.
In 2016, I started working with their USA node—U.S. Climate Action Network for their first annual report.


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Ask Congress for More Research and More Data Collection for Congenital Heart Disease
Last year after I published Immortal Bird, I was contacted by an impressive group called Adult Congenital Heart Association . They asked me to join them in Washington DC to help lobby Congress for more funding for congenital heart disease (CHD).
CHD is the most common birth defect in the U.S. and a leadinng cause of death in infants. Damon was afflicted with CHD and I knew only too well how little research and data was available for families grappling with this condition. Today there are over 2 million people in this country who live with CHD.
I was happy to go to Washington DC in March 2012 and to meet with various members of Congress to ask them to support more research through the National Institutes of Health and more surveillance and data collection through the Centers for Disease Control. I also gave them copies of Immortal Bird and told them Damon's story.
This week on Tuesday March 19 there was another Lobby Day for CHD but unfortunately I could not attend due to a Board meeting in New York. However, the need is just as acute as ever for more NIH and CDC funding, and we are also asking members of Congress to join the Congressional Congenital Heart Disease Caucus.
The federal government is currently functioning under a continuing resolution at 2012 funding levels, due to expire at the end of this month, when the government will then run out of money. The House of Representatives approved its version of the bill last week and now Senator Tom Harkin included an ammendment to the Senate version that preserves life-saving NIH research for health issues and CDC funding specifically for congenital heart disease. Those who understand the critical nature of this issue should contact their Representative and ask him or her to support more research and more data collection for CHD and to join the Congressional CHD caucus.
For more information, please contact Amy Basken, Public Policy Manager at the Adult Congenital Heart Association: email@example.com.


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OROVILLE – Though there are an estimated 120 ballots left to be counted for two Oroville School Board positions, 666 voters turned out for the Tuesday evening primary election.
Here are the results.
Position No. 2
Kolo B. Moser, 65.43 percent; Becky Lewis, 20.31 percent; Patricia Maher, 14.26 percent.
Position No. 5
Ryan Frazier, 42.11 percent; Rocky Devon, 31.89 percent; Phil Barker 26.01 percent.
There was about a 27.7 percent voter turnout, officials from the Okanogan County Auditor's office said Tuesday night. The next ballot count is planned for Friday.
Ballots will be certified on Aug. 18.
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Steve and Cindy Riley made the trip from Oak Harbor, Ohio to Monroe to take their daughter to the Jennie Finch softball camp held at the Monroe County Fairgrounds Saturday.
Steve and Cindy Riley made the trip from Oak Harbor, Ohio to Monroe to take their daughter to the Jennie Finch softball camp held at the Monroe County Fairgrounds Saturday.
The camp was filled with hitting and drills, life lessons and answers, but Steve wanted his daughter to take something a little more from the two-day event.
?I want Ashley to stand next to Jennie Finch to know that this isn?t someone you just see on television,? he said. ?I want her to know this is a real person and if Jennie can do it, so can she.?
Ashley, 12-years-old, has been playing softball since she was eight. Her position of choice is pitching?just like Jennie Finch.
?Meeting Jennie was amazing. She has inspired me since I started playing softball,? she said.
The Simon family, just like the Rileys, found out about the camp while searching the Internet. The Simons traveled from Portland, Mich.
?We found out about the camp and asked our daughter (Marion) if she wanted to do it and she said yes,? said Craig Simon.
?My favorite part about the camp would have to be the pictures with Jennie,? added Marion.
One of the stations during the day was a ?picture with Jennie? and a question and answer session. There were over 250 softball players who attended this year?s camp, according to Larry Thiede.
Thiede brought the Jennie Finch softball camp to Monroe last year. His goal is to reach out to students and provide them with a good role model to look up to and to learn from.
?What better role model than Jennie Finch?? he asked. ?The city of Monroe is the best-kept secret for softball. I am trying to get that promoted for these kids.?
The two-day event consisted of stations and drills, autograph sessions, question and answer sessions, and a 30-minute Bible study on Sunday morning.
Finch, along with a few USA Olympic teammates including three-time Olympic gold medalist Leah O?Brien, paired with the Toledo University Softball team to run the camp.
?I just want to encourage these kids and give them hopes and goals,? Finch said. ?The whole point is to keep them active and on the right track.?
Hundreds of young softball players gathered to listen to Finch talk about her life as a USA Olympic softball player; topics ranged from what countries she has visited to how she got started in softball.
?I wanted to share who I am and what I am about. It is my time to give back,? she said. ?These are our future athletes and leaders of our country. This has been a dream come true for me to be able to be here and share my stories with these campers.?
This is Finch?s second time coming back to Monroe, and mentioned how big of a softball community it is.
?The passion and love is great here. I am glad to be able to come back,? she said.
Finch traveled with her mom and father, mother-in-law, and two sons. She is also expecting a girl in January.


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Barcelona family & Self Catering accommodation
Barcelona self catering accommodation
Barcelona offers a number of self catering options and these options are great for families and also large groups. Holiday and vacation apartments mean that as a family you have many options with apartment and villa rentals as opposed to hotel stays. Some benefits include:
1. Extra Space - You often have several rooms included in the price of the apartments and this can mean the children have a lot more floor space for playing. It also means more space for the parents :)
2. Self Catering facilities - This really is a big benefit for many people and as a family or large group, you can imagine how much money you can save simply by having one meal a day at the rental. Buy some disposable plates and cutlery from the local supermarket and you avoid dishwashing on holiday. Foods such as pastas, sandwiches and fruit can mean great cost reduction and easy to make and healthy and cheap food. As a family, having a large breakfast in the vacation apartment and also making sandwiches for the family can mean huge savings on the overall cost of your holiday.
3. Cultural Experience - If you stay in a vacation or holiday apartment as opposed to a hotel, it often means that you are staying in a street alongside the locals. This can enrich the holiday experience as you live more like the locals do.
4. Freedom - Sometimes staying in a hotel means that every time you walk in and out of the hotel, you feel inclined to have to say hello to the hotel staff and you might also not want people to watch you as you go in and out of your accommodation 5 times a day. In an apartment there is less observation and more freedom. This is a selling point for some holidaymaker's.


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Creating experiences that make people's lives easier – a career in UX Design
My name is Gurur and I'm a User Experience Designer (UX Designer). I'd been in UX for over seven years before joining Kainos and got into more of the design side of things in the latter part of that period. I was always very creative, but never really considered pursuing a career in anything creative. But with my research background and my aptitude for creativity meant it was an easy transition to a UX designer role in the last few years.
What I love about the job
I like creating experiences that make people's lives easier, as cheesy as that sounds. I like the range of projects, products and people you would be exposed to in this field. We are truly a bridge between the end user and all the people that are involved in creating these products and services.
There are definitely challenges. Although UX is now an integral part of every product development process these days, it is often misunderstood by many. It's definitely changing, though. At Kainos people have a clear and accurate understanding of what we do, which is a welcome change, and hopefully this is reflective of the industry on a wider scale.
My career path in Kainos (via Hollywood)
I had had a fairly varied career so far. I studied modern languages as my Bachelor's degree, then did Master's in screenwriting. After a brief (and failed) stint in Hollywood (maybe that's one for my next blog!) I decided to make a career change. At this point I was hearing more about this thing called UX. So I started working as an Assistant Researcher, went up the ranks, did another Master's (this time in web design) and became a senior UX Designer & Researcher.
I've been in Kainos for just over a year now, and I've already been involved in a variety of projects, which is definitely helping me improve. There has also been a lot of encouragement and push to take a more of a leading role as well, which is definitely a plus.
Feedback – from peers and users
I've been fortunate that there have been more than a few occasions where both users and Kainos / client were happy with the designs I made. Getting good feedback for your work in our field (especially in design) has two facets. You get feedback from the client and your peers and managers, but you also get feedback from users who are testing your designs. And when both are aligned, that's the best part of the job.
Working with GDS on great user experiences
As part of my job, I work in a lot of projects for GOV.UK, which means I get to use their prototype toolkit for the majority of the design work. It's a great piece of design because of its simplicity and accessibility. It gives you a nice challenge of coming up with solutions within its restrictions. It also taught me to work with node.js – and that was much better than finishing an online course!
Choosing Kainos was a no-brainer
It was obvious to me from when I joined, that Kainos was a company that wanted to push boundaries and was open to change when necessary. Also I wanted to pursue a role where I could be more involved in coding aspect of things, which I knew would be there in a company like Kainos. And it came with great credentials, so it was a no-brainer.
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Eating is an act that we perform every several times a day, both for pleasure and for survival, that is why it is necessary for society to have guidelines to guide us in choosing the healthiest foods to put on the table. To help us in this task there are different organisms at national and international level that give us some guidelines of behavior towards food. In the case of Spain, this body that guides us is the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition (SENC) , which in 2015 presented its new version of the nutritional pyramid.
In this version, we can see some important changes in this pyramid, such as the inclusion of non-purely food factors that influence us when making our nutritional choices: practicing 60 minutes of daily physical activity or using healthy culinary techniques are in the Base of the new nutritional pyramid.
If you look at the different foods in the pyramid, we can get an idea of what we should, according to SENC, eat more or less often. But how can we move this nutritional pyramid to our daily diet? We give you some ideas.
Whole grains, legumes, and tubers: the base of the pyramid
This is something that has not changed over the years: whole grains and flours always appear at the base of the nutritional pyramid, this being the group of foods that, according to SENC, we should consume more often. Additionally, this same group has been gaining ground nuts, legumes, and tubers, all sources of carbohydrates.
Ideally, according to SENC, is that this group of foods is present in most meals of the day. We could do, for example, including wholegrain oats in breakfast, mid – morning toast, a dish of vegetables at lunch, a handful of nuts for a snack and a side of baked potato at dinner. Thus, the three main daily meals and two snacks that we usually perform between hours would have at least one of the foods at the base of the pyramid.
Fruits and vegetables on the second step
The second step of the pyramid is made up of fruits, vegetables, and vegetables, in addition to extra virgin olive oil, our liquid gold. Campaigns such as "5 a day" encourage the presence of these foods in each of our dishes, either as a basis for them or as accompaniment.
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To be present in our daily diet we can choose, for example, to add a few pieces of fresh fruit in our porridge oatmeal at breakfast, a few avocado slices in our mid-morning toast, seasoning the vegetables or the salad Accompanying the meal with extra virgin olive oil, take a piece of fruit along with the nuts at the snack, and take as dessert in our dinner a piece of small fruit.
Protein sources, in moderation
Both meat and fish, eggs and dairy, all rich in protein, appear a step above the pyramid. This means that we can consume two or three servings of dairy a day, and one to three servings of meat, fish, and eggs a day, alternating the protein sources we consume.
According to the menu that we are putting together, we can include milk to make porridge for breakfast, a serving of fish as a main meal, a yogurt to accompany our snack, and for dinner we can reserve a serving of lean meat of Chicken, for example, and a glass of milk before going to sleep. Other days we can prepare an omelet at dinner instead of the meat, or include a few pieces of fresh cheese at mid-morning to go changing.
Sweets, fried and unhealthy fats, only occasional consumption
At the top of the pyramid, we can find foods (in this case are highly processed products) that we should restrict to a very occasional consumption, only for special occasions. Among these products are industrial bakery, fried snacks typical of the festivities, unhealthy fats (although here are represented with butter, which has been "pardoned" recently) and sweets. It is important to note that these products, apart from fats, are not necessary for a healthy diet.
Already outside the pyramid, and also marked as "occasional consumption", we find the alcohol represented with beer and wine. It is worth noting, if we speak of hydration, that water is the only liquid that appears inside the pyramid, and also in its base. Water should be the means by which we hydrate each day.


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If Maplestory Mesos buy was accepting to new levels for the bold throughout 2014 and 2015 the subreddit and beat was abounding with posts about how the bold is dead. It's just trolling, like humans spamming C9 afterwards every round. I wouldn't apprehend too abundant added into it.
Makes me admiration what will appear to OW pros who larboard for PUBG. Although maybe Fortnite could accession in acceptance I guess.
PUBG aswell was clearly appear in China. Which took a lot of humans of Steam. So while the abatement is apparently there (all amateur do), it's not a 60% drop.
no? pubg STILL isnt appear and they still dont accept a tencent server. WHat you anticipate off is pubg adaptable and a pc adversary of this adaptable game.
It's been dying down but bygone PUBG had aliment for a few hours, a bold doesn't just bead added than 5% for no reason, not afterwards accepting out for so long, so that absolutely explains that absolute big drop. And OWL hasn't been at 5-6% it has been sitting at about 7-8% and I anticipate that it's counterbalanced about there but seeing some ablaze abatement overall.From what I accept is that Fortnite is non-existent in Asia, they abhorrence the architecture in the game. Thats why PUBG was baron until today in Korean PC bangs.
It's what I can't get into about that game. It's annoying af to accept both the adversary and your aggregation spamming bunkers, instaforts, barriers and stairs. It's not even all that fleshed out either, the walls still get eaten by the ground.
It's garbage, I anticipation we were arena an absolute bold not minecraft area the map's area basically doesn't bulk anymore.
The accoutrements are are too inaccurate in accepted that is for certain, but architecture ensures that what little gunplay there could be we don't even absolutely get to enjoy.


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Hellstrip Gardening: Paradise at the Curb
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building
Wed., May 21, 2014, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
From coast to coast, overlooked landscapes languish in parking strips and alongside driveways and alleys. These semi-public spaces don't often support healthy lawns, but they can host thriving gardens that add beauty and provide ecological services, dramatically improving their surroundings. Evelyn Hadden will address issues such as car, foot, and paw traffic; utility and maintenance equipment; restricted root zones, contaminated soil; covenants and city regulations and present dozens of plants and ideas for increasing the green in your neighborhood. For discussion purposes, send images of successful hellstrips you have seen, or alternatively, plantings that haven't lived up to the challenges to: [email protected].
Gazette Classification: Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Arnold Arboretum
Speaker(s): Evelyn Hadden, author
Cost: $15 member, $25 nonmember
Ticket Web Link: my.arboretum.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: 617 384-5277
Contact Info: [email protected]


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Will U.S. Agriculture Really Benefit from Global Warming? Accounting for Irrigation in the Hedonic A
- Michael W. Hanemann, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
- Wolfram Schlenker, University of California at San Diego
- Anthony C. Fisher¤, University of California at Berkeley
- Goldman School of Public Policy Working Paper (January 2005)
There has been a lively debate about the potential impact of global climate change
on U.S. agriculture. Most of the early agro-economic studies predict large damages (see,
for example, Richard M. Adams, 1989; Harry M. Kaiser et al., 1993; and Adams et al.,
1995). In an innovative paper Robert Mendelsohn, William D. Nordhaus and Daigee Shaw
(1994) - hereafter MNS - propose a new approach: using the variation in temperature and
precipitation across U.S. counties to estimate a reduced form hedonic equation with the
value of farmland as the dependent variable. A change in temperature and/or precipitation
is then associated with a change in farmland value which can be interpreted as the impact of
climate change. Adams et al. (1998) characterize the hedonic approach as a spatial analogue
approach, and acknowledge that "the strength of the spatial analogue approach is that
structural changes and farm responses are implicit in the analysis, freeing the analyst from
the burden of estimating the e®ects of climate change on particular region-speci¯c crops and
farmer responses." On the other hand, one of the potential disadvantages of the hedonic
approach is that it is a partial equilibrium analysis, i.e., agricultural prices are assumed to
remain constant.1 While year-to-year °uctuations in annual weather conditions certainly
have the potential to impact current commodity prices, especially for crops produced only
in a relatively localized area, (such as citrus fruits which are grown mainly in California
and Florida), changes in long-run weather patterns (i.e., changes in climate) might have a
smaller e®ect on commodity prices because of the greater potential for economic adaptation,
particularly shifts in growing regions.2 The hedonic approach as implemented by MNS
predicts that existing agricultural land on average might be more productive and hence result
in bene¯ts for U.S. farmers.3 The hedonic approach has received considerable attention in our
judgment in part because the conclusions are at variance with those of some other studies that suggest warming will lead to damages and in part because of the new methodology.
Although the approach is appealing, it is at the same time vulnerable to problems related
to misspeci¯cation. Several authors have questioned the particular implementation in MNS (William R. Cline,
1996; Robert K. Kaufmann, 1998; Darwin (1999b); and John Quiggin and John K. Horowitz,
1999). Speci¯cally, they suggest that (i) the hedonic approach cannot be used to estimate
dynamic adjustment costs; (ii) the results are not robust across di®erent weighting schemes;
and (iii) the inadequate treatment of irrigation in the analysis might bias the results. The ¯rst
criticism alludes to the fact that some farmers might not ¯nd it pro¯table to switch to new
cropping patterns given their existing crop-speci¯c ¯xed capital. However, climate change
will occur only gradually and most costs can thus be seen as variable. In this paper we focus
on the latter two points, especially the role of irrigation. Previous comments have raised
theoretical concerns about potential sources of misspeci¯cation related to irrigation. We
provide an empirical test. Once irrigation is accounted for, we show that results also become
robust across weighting schemes or models. Elsewhere we extend the analysis in various
directions: construction and use of climate variables tied more closely to agronomic ¯ndings;
development of more accurate measures of both climate and soil conditions; adjustment
for spatial correlation of the error terms in a hedonic regression; and use of recent climate
scenarios that go beyond the traditional assumption of uniform impacts across regions of
a doubling of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere (Wolfram Schlenker et al.,
2004). We note here that none of the implied changes in the analysis a®ects the arguments
concerning irrigation discussed in this paper.
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
Emeraldas Volume 4 and Robot Keiji 19
The end, and the return. In the final volume of Queen Emeraldus, we are treated to a rather...melancholy story. Far from focusing on action and drama, we truly get inside Emeraldus's head in her solitary journey as she remembers the ones she loves and the ones she's lost.
Leiji Matsumoto often works in these themes: the endless search through the stars, those who follow their ideals to their end, the loss of youth, and it's very apparent here. Emeraldus is inscrutable as ever and strong while simultaneously vulnerable and with a great sadness to her that nobody can truly pierce. But life, as it always must, goes on. And so must the voyages of Emeraldus.
We hope you've enjoyed reading! Enjoy this final volume
And now...Krazy has finally managed a comeback for one chapter of Robot K, and I dearly hope more are coming, too! Believe me, guys, I want it as much as you do! We're glad we can bring it back. K is searching for the meaning of his existence and comes to a conclusion at last, evoking the humanism Ishinomori is so known for.
Here's chapter 19
And if you love manga like this, please volunteer to help edit it! We truly need it and we can teach you!
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Kayla was gone for the night last night spending the night with her cousin and I didn't cook dinner so I started scrambling online searching for a place to eat dinner.
After much searching and Googling of the nutrition values, I decided against eating out. Why? Because everything was so high in calories that a single entree could have been an entire days worth of calories or the calorie limits on items were much too high {450 or more}. Even in items such as salads!
As I look around I see so many overweight Americans and I wonder how many eat out daily. I'm not talking Burger King or McDonalds. I'm referring to sit down restaurants and buffets. You may choose to get a salad but when you add the dressing you tend to add more than you would at home. What about rice and beans, yea, for some reason the calories and sodium are through the roof. Chicken, unless it's boneless and skinless breasts without a heavy sauce and it's been grilled, it's filled with calories! It's actually scary.
It's scary because many Americans lead such busy lifestyles and don't have the time to cook dinner, so they eat out not out of wants but out of needs. These are the Americans that are putting their health in somebody else's hands and it's not safe.
Why is it I can make the same meal at home for far less calories? I don't understand it. Why can't they just fix it like I would?
I'm not saying don't eat out, because to some that's impossible, however I would be careful, and always be aware of the nutritional value of everything on the menu. Even the kids meals are swamped with unhealthy calories. I actually don't blame California for banning the toys in kids meals!


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SHILOH, IL (KTVI) – Dozens of employees in a cyber-technology department braced for pink slips at Scott Air Force Base.
The announcement did not come from Scott. It looks like it came from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado.
According to the Belleville News Democrat about 33 employees at Scott are being let go. This started when a civilian employee contract with Peterson expired on April 30, 2013. Peterson officials said they are trying to cut costs.
The employees in Illinois reportedly work for the Air Force Network Integration Center based At Scott. According to the Air Force, the center helps all the pieces of the service's cyber network work well together, even during upgrades and installations. This impacts communication all over the air force, including for simulations and even combat.
The AFNIC at Scott reports to the Air Force Space Command, based at Peterson. Peterson officials plan to have employees there take over the work Scott employees will leave behind.
This has been a tough year for civilian workers at Scott. Furloughs are expected to start for about 1,300 employees in mid-June.
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