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Sightseeing Highlights
- CITY TOUR in Rome, Assisi, Florence, Bologna and Venice
- CRUISE by private launch to St. Mark's Square in Venice
- ORIENTATION of Pisa, Innsbruck
- SEE the ancient sites of Rome
- PREMIUM TICKETS for the 2020 Passion Play in Oberammergau
- VIEW Santa Croce Basilica and the Duomo in Florence, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Byzantine St. Mark's Basilica in Venice
- VISIT St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and the Colosseum in Rome, Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi
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Misunderstood by many, Germany is one of the most unique and charming countries on the continent. Since reunification Germany has at last gained a higher profile as a place to visit, thanks partly to the remarkable resurgence of its capital, Berlin, one of the most fascinating and exciting cities in Europe. It's no surprise at all that today's Germany is more diverse and cosmopolitan than old stereotypes suggest; mixing time-honoured nationalism and tradition with multicultural modernism and self-confidence.
Austria is a German-speaking federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.66 million people in Central Europe. It is characterized by its mountain villages, baroque city architecture, Imperial history and rugged alpine terrain. Vienna, its Danube River capital, is home to the Schonbrunn and Hofburg palaces, and has counted Mozart, Strauss and Sigmund Freud among its residents. The country's other notable regions include the northern Bohemian Forest, Lake Traun and eastern hillside vineyards.
Italy is a country in Southern Europe. It is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. Much like its food, this country is an endless feast of experiences. It is famous worldwide for its delicious cuisine, its trendy fashion industry, luxury sports cars and motorcycles, diverse regional cultures and dialects, as well as for its beautiful coast, alpine lakes and mountain ranges (the Alps and Apennines). There is also the country's enormous cultural legacy: Tuscany alone has more classified historical monuments than any country in the world; there are considerable remnants of the Roman Empire all over the country, notably in Rome itself; and every region retains its own relics of an artistic tradition generally acknowledged to be among the world's richest.


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The AI-Rad Companion Chest CT, based on AI technology, may help to reduce the time of interpretation and reporting. It automatically performs measurements, prepares results in the form of valuable clinical images and reports and provides comparisons to prior studies. AI-Rad Companion Chest CT is fully integrated in the image interpretation workflow and helping to handle the daily workload with more ease.
It is a vendor-neutral, multi-organ augmented reading solution that automatically prepares clinical input to be interpreted by radiologists, pathologists and/or clinicians. Through automation, the solution takes from them the burden of basic, repetitive tasks, so that experienced staff can work at the top of their license.
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With shorter turnaround time, the error rate rises.
The retrospective error rate among radiological exams is 30%.1 Studies show that cognitive factors significantly contribute to diagnostic errors.2 Cutting in half the interpretation time of radiologists increases the interpretation error rate percentage by 16.6%.3
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The new AI-Rad Companion Chest CT may help to increase accuracy in interpretation and reporting. It automatically highlights abnormalities, characterizes anatomies, and matches results with reference values, so that you can be more confident in your evaluation.
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1Berlin L (2007): Radiologic Errors and Malpractice: A Blurry Distinction.
2Lee C, Nagy PG, Weaver SJ and Newman-Toker DE: Cognitive and System Factors Contributing to Diagnostic Errors in Radiology.
3Berlin L: Faster Reporting Speed and Interpretation Errors: Conjecture, Evidence, and Malpractice Implications.
4Not in scope of first release.
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SANFORD — Members of the Sanford High School Film Club are rolling out the red carpet for the premiere of their new motion picture, "Chances," at Curtis Lake Church this Friday, Nov. 30.
Doors for the event will open at the church at 38 Westview Drive at 5:30 p.m. The film's cast and crew will start walking that red carpet, Hollywood-style, at 6 p.m. The public is invited.
The film, which tells three stories about risky behavior, helpful and hurtful choices, and consequences, is the club's follow-up to its award-winning debut, "April's Heart," which premiered in 2010. That film had a professional Portland production crew to oversee it; this new one, though, is entirely the accomplishment of the SHS Film Club. "Chances" also runs longer — at roughly 115 minutes — and cost less to make than its predecessor.
"We did three 'April's Hearts' in one year, with less money," said teacher James Harmon, the club's adviser.
As many as 100 students and members of the community participated in the film, according to Harmon.
During the summer of 2011, film club members and Harmon got together and worked on the script, and after much preproduction they started shooting the film on Jan. 2 of this year. Postproduction work continued up through as recently as this past Tuesday, when Harmon and others completed some voice-overs.
The movie's first segment is "Beer on Fire," which features a group of unsupervised 11-year-olds who break bottles and play with fire while their parents recover from an overindulgent party.
The second segment, "Regrets," highlights the college experience — with all of its temptations and challenges — and the bonds between students that can last a lifetime.
The third segment, "Waking Up," is a story about how a fun time becomes a terrifying close call; a teenage girl must figure out who her real friends are, and whether or not she should trust her inner voice.
In the third story, Elizabeth Darragh, a junior, plays Courtney, the central character. Darragh is a member of the school's Drama Club and discovered there's a world of difference between appearing before a live audience and performing in front of a camera.
"It's a completely different feel," she said during an interview with the Sanford News on Wednesday morning. She added that she feels more comfortable on stage.
Senior Joshua Pinheiro directed "Regrets." He said that "Chances" shows that the film club has grown since its first effort a couple of years ago.
"We stepped up our game," he said.
Savanna Carlson, a sophomore, portrays Lindsay in "Waking Up." She said she enjoys acting and the challenge of putting one's self into a character.
"We made the best movie with what we had," Carlson said of the filmmaking experience. "It was pretty cool."
Tessali Morrison, a junior, plays Jessica in "Waking Up." The filming was fun, and the role was a challenge, she said.
The students learned many of the realities of filmmaking. A film performance, for example, needs an element of restraint, as opposed to a stage performance, which calls for projection. As a result of improvisation and varying comfort levels, scenes often carry out differently than written when filmed. And it's never certain how long a scene will take to shoot; one three-minute scene took three hours to shoot, for instance, yet another, which lasts a minute or two, between the Courtney character and a vice principal, took just half an hour. It's all knowledge and experience that the club members will apply to their next project — a full season of 15-minute television episodes about a high school that will broadcast on local channel WSSRTV. Preproduction on that television series already is under way, with filming likely to start next semester.
"Chances" was funded by the Grant to Reduce Alcohol Abuse. Harmon and Pinheiro said the film would probably be PG13 if rated; it has some mild language and tackles serious and troubling themes, such as alcoholism and drug abuse. Harmon said he hopes the film prompts those who see it to talk about these issues with their families.
"Parents can take this as an opportunity to discuss with their kids what they just saw," he said.
Lights! Cameras! 'Chances'! SHS Film Club to premiere its latest movie on Friday
SANFORD — Members of the Sanford High School Film Club are rolling out the red carpet for the premiere of their new motion picture, "Chances," at Curtis Lake Church this Friday, Nov. 30.


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The Roosevelt Rubicon
Per the latest round of constitutional attacks on the now-passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), my original post from early January still holds.
The Roberts Court knows not to backpedal across the Roosevelt Rubicon. Striking down the PPACA will be today's equivalent of the pre-1937 Hughes Court's sustained attack on New Deal legislation.
Any invocations of, say, Citizens United in fear (or support) of the notion that the Roberts Court will not hesitate to strike down the law are overheated. We may expect the conservative bloc and Kennedy to chart rightward on conservative-libertarian issues, but as long as the Democrats hold at least one of the elected branches, the Court will invalidate neither landmark New Deal and Great Society legislation nor core components of the Obama agenda.
I cast the same suspicion over arguments citing Bush v. Gore as historical, if not legal, precedent for the Court's capacity for rash, political meddling. Challenges to the PPACA will simply lack the blinding immediacy of a Presidential election left unresolved a month before Inauguration Day.
Finally, all of this hand-wringing may be for naught: I think the circuit courts will uniformly uphold the law's constitutionality against attacks, and without a circuit split, I doubt the Court will even grant certiorari. And if there is a circuit split and the Court does hear the case, then I think we're likely to see a near-unanimous upholding of the law.
In contrast, the Court will more likely reserve its blockbuster 5-4 decision to affirm or reverse whatever the Ninth Circuit will hold on the gay marriage case, an issue of grave importance to movement conservatives without the imprimatur of historical inviolability implicitly grandfathered into the PPACA from its LBJ- and FDR-era ancestors.
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[…] Posted in Uncategorized by Mike Sacks on March 26, 2010 Linda Greenhouse echoes my previous post in her NYT Opinionator column filed last night: John Roberts is an acutely image-conscious chief […]
Why would conservatives try to strike down the PPACA? I don't think any real constitutional lawyer involved in the debate can argue against the governments ability to tax, however from what I'm reading there might be room to argue against the mandate to buy insurance. A lot of people are pointing out that if a state can mandate that a licensed driver buy auto insurance to drive a car, then the federal government should be able to mandate that everyone buy medical insurance. I think the disagreement with this comes up because the two issues really aren't the same. While the federal government can use the powers of taxation like they do with medicare/aid and social security, none of those programs require you to use them, and then there is the question of whether or not the commerce clause gives the federal government the legal authority to force you to purchase goods from a private company.
If they could strike down the mandate, then it would pretty much effectively neuter the PPACA because without a mandate, reducing rising costs becomes that more difficult.
You aren't really required to use insurance either — if you don't, you have to pay a tax penalty. The law can be easily adjusted if the exact way this is done is problematic. For instance, just tax everyone x amount, giving those with insurance the ability to deduct that tax (in effect, something like that is done for education in my area).
Fact is over 80% already have government or private insurance already. A few who don't are too poor to be taxed. A few more would get it with the help the law gives. "Forcing" people to get insurance that now is easier to get is not really a problem most people are really worried about.
The 'private company' thing is weird — if done pursuant to its powers, why should that matter? Is it some sort of 9A right or something?
The two insurance examples are basically the same thing. We are guaranteed certain health related services under the law. We are therefore a "risk" just as a driver of a car is, thus setting up the need to pay for insurance or some tax alternative.
The law also is a means to protect insurance as a whole, a commercial issue that is a different issue, but the "forced insurance" angle is not really a bad comparison either.
P.S. the tax proposed above can be mainly income related, which should bring in most people; others can be taxed some other way … doubtful many will fall between the cracks here that would have paid under the law as it stands. Not enough to "neuter" the law to be sure.
[…] Meanwhile, in The New Republic, Barry Friedman and Jeff Rosen support what I've written here several times over (or the other way around – as they are law professors who write books, not blogs): How will […]
[…] Of course, Roberts may have simply agreed from the start with Breyer and the liberals. But even if such a thought was ideologically plausible prior to the announcement of Comstock, it just doesn't make strategic sense for the Chief to entrust the opinion to Breyer. However, if the Chief was in the majority and did assign the opinion to Breyer, it could have been to send a message to those hoping the Court will strike down Obamacare: abandon all hope ye who enter here, for the Roberts Court will not cross the Roosevelt Rubicon. […]
[…] the prudent captain of his man of war's voyage towards economic liberty without crossing the Roosevelt Rubicon. Tagged with: Adam Liptak, Chief Justice Roberts, NAMUDNO, PCAOB, Roberts Court, Roosevelt […]
[…] F1@1F in May, post-Comstock: Of course, Roberts may have simply agreed from the start with Breyer and the liberals. But even if such a thought was ideologically plausible prior to the announcement of Comstock, it just doesn't make strategic sense for the Chief to entrust the opinion to Breyer. However, if the Chief was in the majority and did assign the opinion to Breyer, it could have been to send a message to those hoping the Court will strike down Obamacare: abandon all hope ye who enter here, for the Roberts Court will not cross the Roosevelt Rubicon. […]


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Brian Herbert and Bill Ransom to Autograph Books
Brian Herbert will be doing a book signing for his newly released novel THE LITTLE GREEN BOOK OF CHAIRMAN RAHMA. He will also be autographing DUNE books for fans. And (drum roll), Bill Ransom will be showing up to one event (Frank Herbert's old co-author on several books). See info below for more....
1) Wednesday, July 16th, 2014, at 7 :00 pm, University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA [(800)335-7323]
2) Saturday, August 2, 2014, at 7:00 pm -- Writers' Workshoppe, 820 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA (with Bill Ransom)


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During the 1600's, several slave ships were wrecked off the coast of St. Vincent, an island in the southern Caribbean. The Africans who had been aboard soon found the Island Carib Indians, who inhabited St. Vincent and several nearby islands. In defense of their land and freedom, Africans joined with Indians and the Garinagu culture was born.
By the early 1700's the Garinagu population began to predominate the islands. For years, equipped with muskets and ammunitions, they successfully defended the island of St. Vincent from European encroachment. In a final eventful battle however, the Garinagu were defeated, rounded up, and deported on a hired ship called 'Experiment' to the island of Roatan, off the coast of Honduras. It is from this island location, under the leadership of the now legendary Alejo Beni, that they made their way up the coast to Belize, which was called British Honduras at the time.
Between the years 1832 – 1900, the Garinagu made several settlements along the coast of Belize. Today, the Garinagu are known to be people whose main livelihoods surround the natural abundance of the sea and diverse coastal ecosystems. The Garinagu communities of Belize are primarily located in the south, in the beautiful seaside villages of Barranco, Sein Bite, Georgetown and our very own Hopkins. Dangriga Town is the largest community, and is often referred to by locals as the 'culture capital of Belize'.
In 1941 Thomas Vincent Ramos founded Garifuna Settlement Day and began the celebration in Dangriga. By 1943 it had spread to include the southernmost district of Toledo and was declared a public and bank holiday in the south. It was not until 1977 that the Government declared Garifuna Settlement Day a public holiday throughout the country of Belize. Today, November 19th is celebrated by hundreds of Belizeans, in Garinagu settlements countrywide, with cultural drumming, singing and sunrise re-enactments of the boats arriving on shore. Like many other cultures in Belize, the Garinagu has maintained the integrity of their native tongue by raising the younger generations to proudly speak their language. Their language is called 'Garifuna'.
This idyllic little village of Hopkins is quickly becoming the cultural center of the Garinagu population. The vile was created in 1942 to replace the village of Newtown, which was devastated by a hurricane further up the coast. Hopkins consists of approximately 1'000 villagers, and is separated into two parts; the Northside (Baila) and the Southside (False Sittee). It is surrounded to the west by the majestic Maya Mountains and the lush Cockscomb Range, and to its east, by the Caribbean Sea. The people have traditionally lived from farming and fishing, but more recently have found work in the growing tourism industry. The residents are known for their friendliness and genuine hospitality, and welcome visitors to their village. Hopkins was recently voted "The Friendliest Village in Belize" by Belize First Magazine, and Destination of the Year 2010 by the Belize Tourism Board. Hopkins has a selection of gift shops, restaurants and small bars.


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Molly Higgins is the ultimate big sister, the Council Bluffs 10-year-old acting like a sweet mother hen to her three younger brothers: Blake, Zeke, and Etienne.
Molly loves to read to the boys but she steers clear of their wrestling matches.
"It's a little crazy sometimes but they can be very fun and I love them a lot," said Higgins.
She knows too that her family's appearance stands out in the Heartland.
"They were adopted from Rwanda," she said matter-of-factly, as she rolled paper beads in glue, a Rwandan craft she brought home from her trip there six years ago.
Molly's parents, Ryan and Kara Higgins adopted Zeke and Etienne from an orphanage in Rwanda, Africa when the boys were one and 2 years old. The boys are not biological brothers. The couple said they wanted more children and knew that Rwanda has more than a million orphans in a country the size of Rhode Island.
When the couple announced last year they were leading a mission trip back to the orphanage to do some volunteer work, Molly insisted she was going along. They agreed that Molly could travel to Africa on the condition that the little girl paid her own way.
"She didn't know the value of a dollar when she started. We told her she had to raise $3,500 and she was like, 'OK'," said Ryan.
Ryan is a teacher and Kara is a nurse midwife. The two never dreamt Molly would be able to gather the necessary funds. They thought the volunteer work would be a good learning experience for her.
Molly set up face painting booths at high school football games. She ran the booth at her school carnival, forgoing the fun and games herself. She sold Rwandan coffee and wrote letters to other adoptive parents asking for support. She even cleared tables at a restaurant and servers split their tips with the girl.
"She has $3,700 in her account. We are super proud of her. We couldn't be more proud," said Ryan.
So this month, the 10-year-old is headed to Africa on a mission trip. Her goal is simple: To share some love with orphans. She has craft activities and play time planned.
"They're really sweet and they deserve to be loved, even if they don't have family," she said.
It's a lesson that leaves her mother in tears.
"My goal as a parent is that my child knows they're loved. And their job in this world is to love others and she's doing that," said Kara.
Molly admits, she might have another motive, too.
"Well, I kinda want a sister," she laughed.


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The result seemed unlikely until the final minutes of the match, but the Houston Dash recorded their first victory in franchise history with a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium.
The Dash played from behind on two separate occasions due to goals from Heather O'Reilly and Joanna Lohman, but a second half goal from Ella Masar and goals from Teresa Noyola in 81st and 85th minutes provided a historic night for the NWSL's newest team.
The Breakers wasted no time getting on the board, as O'Reilly broke through the Dash back line via a through ball from Lisa De Vanna not even a minute into the match. Dash goalkeeper Erin McLeod made the stop, on O'Reilly's initial shot, but the forward's run took her right into the path of the rebound for an open net finish.
The Dash struggled in the early minutes with the Breakers' speed in attack, surrendering five shots in the first half, but eventual found their footing and created several chances of their own.
A minute before the halftime whistle, defender Holly Hein nearly equalized with an open header off a corner kick but Breakers midfielder Kaylyn Kyle blocked the shot off the goal line to preserve Boston's lead after the first 45 minutes.
The Dash got their opening goal five minutes after the break, however. Tiffany McCarty forced a diving save from Naeher, but the Breakers keeper couldn't parry the shot out of trouble. Masar beat the Boston defense to the loose ball, and fired home the first goal in franchise history.
The Breakers took the lead back 20 minutes later, again thanks to work by O'Reilly. This time the U.S. Women's National Team attacker played provider, serving in a cross to an unmarked Joanna Lohman, who beat McLeod to the ball and headed in the goal.
Two attacking substitutions from the Dash proved to be the difference late in the game as Rafaelle Souza and Teresa Noyola came on for Masar and Dominique Richardson, respectively. Their fresh legs and creative spark resulted the tying and winning goals in the last 10 minutes.
Souza, who has not been with the team this spring as she finishes her degree at Ole Miss, dribbled through the middle of the field and layed off a ball to Noyola at the top of the penalty area in the 81st minute. The Mexican international clipped a shot into the far upper corner to pull Houston even for the second time on the night.
Three minutes later, Souza again created a goal, earning a penalty as she was tripped by Courtney Jones while dribbling through the box. Noyola stepped up to take the spot kick and confidently placed it into the lower right corner, just past the outstretched arm of Breakers keeper Alyssa Naeher.
The Dash move to 1-1-0 on the young season, and will travel to Seattle to take on the Reign next Sunday. Boston will host Sky Blue FC on the same day as they remain the only team in the league without a point.
Houston Dash at Boston Breakers
April 20, 2014—Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA
NWSL Regular Season
Scoring Summary:
Boston: Heather O'Reilly 1 (unassisted) 1
Houston: Ella Masar 1 (unassisted) 50
Boston: Joanna Lohman 1 (Heather O'Reilly 1) 70
Houston: Teresa Noyola 1 (Rafaelle Souza 1) 81
Houston: Teresa Noyola 2 (penalty) 85
Houston Dash: Erin McLeod; Arianna Romero, Osinachi Ohale, Holly Hein, Nikki Washington; Dominique Richardson (Teresa Noyola 75), Becky Edwards, Jordan Jackson; Tiffany McCarty, Ella Masar (Rafaelle Souza 65), Stephanie Ochs (Lindsay Elston 46)
Unused Substitutes: Bianca Henninger, Marissa Diggs, Kika Toulouse,
Boston Breakers: Alyssa Naeher; Jazmyne Avant, Cat Whitehill, Courtney Jones, Julie King; Joanna Lohman (Bianca D'Agostino 72), Kaylyn Kyle (Ashley Grove 65), Lianne Sanderson; Heather O'Reilly, Mollie Pathman (Maddy Evans 75), Lisa De Vanna
Unused Substitutes: Jamie Kranich, Chelsea Stewart, Jazmine Reeves, Nkem Ezurike, Katie Schoepfer
Disciplinary Summary:
BOS: Alyssa Haeher (caution) 58
BOS: Courtney Jones (caution) 79
BOS: Heather O'Reilly (caution) 85
Referee: Josh Wilkens
Referee's Assistants: Ian McKay, Mounir Idmalak
Fourth Official: Michael Dee