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Jay-Z is reportedly planning to sell his share of the Brooklyn Nets. Jay, who currently owns 1/15 of 1% of the organization, apparently intends to launch a new venture as a sports agent, heading up Roc Nation Sports, which he cannot do as an owner of an NBA team. Maybe give Master P a shout?
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Will this be a Rochdale based venture or Saints as per the first team squad. Not a problem asking paid players to travel to St Helens numerous times a week but i can see it being a bit more difficult getting teenagers over. Or will the u20's already be living over there? I hope not.
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Lets hope the club and the league can give them a structure of set fixtures in order to assist their development.
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"Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask yourself if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future".
War doesn't decide who is right, just who is left!
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Heard London Skolars have made a late entry as well.
Hornets Oldham York Leigh Featherstone South Wales Halifax Salford Keighley Hemal Stags but due to clubs commiting to feature within a different number of fixtures the league table will be decided upon a percentage basis depending on games played starts on March 2nd


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January 4
Rick Scott is sworn in as Florida governor. "In the health sector, top-down government programs treat patients like interchangeable parts on an assembly line," Scott said in his inaugural remarks. "But patients want to be treated as individuals, choosing their own doctors and making their own decisions in consultation with those doctors."
January 5
Only days after releasing new guidelines to physicians on subjects to be covered during Medicare-paid annual office visits, CMS withdraws them. Expressing disappointment, Paul Malley notes that forward-thinking physicians will still discuss advance care planning with their patients. "Americans do not require government permission or guidance to begin important family conversations about end-of-life care preferences…Federal and state officials can do their part by removing the remaining statutory and regulatory barriers to effective and patient-centered advance care planning."
January 10
A Miami Herald story published in advance of a three-day seminar on aging issues at the University of Miami tells the story of 70-year-old woman who was diagnosed with colon cancer, filled out Five Wishes and later died peacefully, surrounded by family. "It was the worst experience of my life," recalled her eldest daughter. "But we knew what she wanted and that made a bad situation a little better." The death caused the daughter to schedule a colonoscopy and fill out her own Five Wishes.
January 11
"Fortunately, it's getting easier for Americans and their professional advisors to plan for a person's final days," notes Dow Jones investment columnist Marshall Eckblad in his Dow Jones Financial Adviser column. "As one example, the organization Aging for Dignity, in Tallahassee, Fla., has for 14 years published a short and simple document that addresses crucial end-of-life decisions."
January 18
The New York Post publishes Jim Towey's guest commentary that points out that end-of-life policymaking ought not be made behind closed doors. "[T]here are no substitutes for transparency, full disclosure and an opportunity for faith communities, disability-rights groups and other elder organizations to have input in the process...Yet Republicans will do the country no favor by grandstanding on the issue. If there's one topic that cries out for an open, civil dialogue, it's this."
January 29
Paul Malley laments the CMS decision to withdraw its guidelines promoting physician-patient advance care planning consultations just four days after releasing them. "Floridians, however, should be encouraged that improving end-of-life care is a goal that has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in our state and has benefitted greatly from enlightened leadership like that of former Florida Govs. Lawton Chiles and Jeb Bush, and now, Gov. Scott," he wrote in a South Florida Sun-Sentinel commentary. "Aging, illness and death transcend political affiliation and philosophy."
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January 27
After a devastating earthquake in Haiti, Aging with Dignity does its part to help by offering complimentary Haitian Creole Five Wishes to those evacuated to the United States. Complimentary Haitian Creole documents are offered in partnership with the United Health Foundation and the American Hospital Association.
March 3 -6
AWD President Paul Malley and staff attend and exhibit at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. AWD Board of Directors member Leslie Piet presents a workshop.
March 10
Paul Malley is the keynote speaker at the 5-Star Social Work Appreciation Evening hosted by VITAS Innovative Hospice Care in West Palm Beach, Florida. The event also honors outstanding area social workers.
Aging with Dignity staff attend and exhibit at Ambassadors for Aging Day at the Florida state capitol building. The event is held annually during the legislative session and is hosted by the Department of Elder Affairs.
March 29
Aging with Dignity continues its tradition of hosting Easter lunch with residents of Summer Trace, a Panacea, Florida subsidized housing development for low income seniors and others in need. Hope Today Project Coordinator Andy Buchleitner and AWD staff also deliver lunches to other Hope Today clients.
March 30
The Associated Press moves a national story observing the five-year anniversary of the death of Terri Schiavo. Paul Malley is quoted in the story noting that despite an uptick in interest due to the case, there are still too many people without advance directives.
April 9
At the "Can We Talk?" Symposium in Denver, Colorado, Paul Malley presents a Five Wishes workshop, meets with many Colorado distributors and staffs the AWD exhibit table.
April 14
AWD Founder Jim Towey is the keynote speaker for Nevada Healthcare Decisions Day at the Community Senior Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Paul Malley makes opening remarks and thanks event host Nathan Adelson Hospice. Local representatives include staff from Sen. Harry Reid's office, as well as James M. O'Reilly, the elder law attorney whose legal opinion secured Five Wishes in Nevada.
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons officially proclaims April 16th "Nevada Healthcare Decisions Day" and praises Five Wishes. "[E]asy-to-understand advance directives that are written in plain language, such as Five Wishes, are desirable because they enable completion and foster important family discussions in Nevada."
April 15
Aging with Dignity praises President Barack Obama for his Executive Order directing hospitals participating in Medicare/Medicaid to allow bedside access to the patient's legally designated health care agent. Malley said the President's order is "a tremendous victory for all patients everywhere, particularly those whose designated health care agent is someone other than an immediate family member."
April 16
AWD and 77 Five Wishes partner organizations participate in the third annual National Healthcare Decisions Day.
April 20
An explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform results in millions of gallons of crude oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico and putting hundreds of Franklin and Wakulla county seafood and tourism workers out of work. These two counties served by Hope Today were already economically depressed.
April 22-23
Paul Malley and AWD Board of Directors member Leslie Piet attend the annual conference of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in Washington, D.C., and meet many of the largest Five Wishes distributors at the AWD exhibit table.
May 3-4
The staff of Aging with Dignity attend sessions at the annual United Partners for Human Services Conference for Excellence in Nonprofit Management & Leadership at Tallahassee Community College. AWD founder Jim Towey is the keynote speaker.
May 14
Aging with Dignity relocates its Tallahassee, Florida headquarters to a space that better meets the needs of the growing organization.
May 25-27
Paul Malley is the keynote speaker at a dinner event hosted by DaVita Dialysis and VITAS hospice in Riverside, California. Malley meets with Five Wishes distributors at Providence Hospital in Burbank and executives at Healthcare Partners to negotiate multi-year license agreement. He delivers the keynote presentation on Five Wishes and medical orders at Long Beach Memorial Hospital.
June 9
WTVM-TV in Columbus, Georgia profiles a 76-year-old woman whose Five Wishes took effect when she was unconscious after suffering a head injury during a fall.
July 19
Paul Malley attends the CMS National Medicare Education Program Meeting in Washington, D.C., and presents Five Wishes to the Ethics Committee at Bethesda Medical Center.
August 3-5
Paul Malley presents Five Wishes to officials of Cherokee Nation Healthcare at its tribal headquarters in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, conducts training sessions and meets with Elder Care Services. Shortly thereafter, Cherokee selects Five Wishes for use across its expansive health care network.
August 25, 20
Paul Malley represents Aging with Dignity at the Transforming Care at the End of Life project planning meeting in Washington, D.C. The planning meeting included about 30 representatives of organizations such as the American Bar Association, American Medical Association, AARP and several national palliative care experts.
September 14-15
Jim Towey is the keynote speaker at the Wisconsin End of Life Coalition Conference in Milwaukee, where Paul Malley offers opening remarks. Towey, AWD Chairman of the Board Guy Smith and Paul Malley hold a roundtable meeting hosted by Aurora Health Care with the Wisconsin Hospital Association and the Wisconsin Medical Society.
September 20
Paul Malley attends a statewide planning meeting in Orlando, Florida related to Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment at the Florida State University College of Medicine.
September 27
Aging with Dignity debuts on Facebook.
October 3-5
Paul Malley and Aging with Dignity staff meet with hundreds of potential Five Wishes partner organizations at the AWD exhibit table during the annual conference of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice in Dallas, Texas. Former President George W. Bush is the keynote speaker.
October 3-5
Paul Malley and AWD staff represent Aging with Dignity at the International Congress on Palliative Care Conference in Montreal, Canada. For the first time, the Five Wishes exhibit is trilingual, with information in English, Spanish and French. All 26 translations of Five Wishes are also available. Attendees from Australia to Brazil, and from Switzerland to China, among others, take home Five Wishes materials.
October 17
Paul Malley is the phone-in guest on KFBK-AM's "Aging with Dignity" program in Sacramento, California. Malley and program host Ed Outland discuss the importance of advance directives.
October 25-26
Paul Malley attends the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' National Medicare Education Program meeting.
November 4
Paul Malley gives an early morning presentation to the men's breakfast group of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Tallahassee, Florida. Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Major Harding, who helped to launch Five Wishes, tells how the document continues to benefit his family.
November 12
Paul Malley attends the Center for Practical Bioethics Conference, "Remembering Nancy Cruzan," in Kansas City, Missouri.
November 17
"Many shy away from planning their exit," begins a San Diego Union Tribune guest commentary by Mario Garrett, Ph.D., a professor of gerontology at San Diego State University. "Communication is vital, and discussing Five Wishes is a good way to start."
November 18
"Facing Death," a 60-minute documentary in the PBS-TV series Frontline, explores end of life care and patient wishes. Aging with Dignity and Five Wishes are prominently featured on the companion website's "Resources" page.
November 18-20
Paul Malley is invited to participate in a full day conference at the Harvard University Department of Health Communications in Boston, Massachusetts. "The Conversation Project" is a national initiative led by former columnist Ellen Goodman. The roundtable conference brought together about 30 experts – from the fields of public relations, communications, and palliative care – to discuss how best to inspire widespread social change. Other invited experts came from top PR firms; Harvard, Duke, Dartmouth, and Georgetown universities; AARP; and patient/elder advocacy organizations.
November 22
At the annual Thanksgiving luncheon at Summer Trace in Panacea, Florida, AWD staff and Summer Trace residents enjoy the meal together. Covered plates are delivered to the homebound Hope Today clients who are unable to attend.
December 6
Paul Malley gives a Five Wishes at Work presentation to representatives of the Deloitte Consulting Group in Chicago, Illinois and later attends the screening of the documentary "The Making of the Last Wish" with AWD Board of Directors member Pat Russell.
December 16
Paul Malley's guest commentary published in the Raleigh News & Observer discusses the death of Elizabeth Edwards in North Carolina. "A large and growing body of research shows that when people are sick and near the end of life, they want what Elizabeth Edwards got: to be at home, surrounded by loved ones and free from pain...Her 'good death' ought not be the exception."
December 22
Staff members of Aging with Dignity again host a Christmas party at Nellie's Assisted Living Facility in Monticello, Florida. Cookies and other goodies were served and each of the residents received Christmas cards and wrapped gifts.
December 29
Paul Malley praises the CMS release of new guidelines that includes advance care planning in the roster of topics to be covered in annual Medicare-paid doctor visits. The new guidelines are thus "a positive step towards strengthening patient rights and patient-centered care."
December 31
Aging with Dignity concludes one of its best years yet. Another one million or more copies of Five Wishes enter national circulation, bringing the total to more than 15 million.
A major study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine demonstrates that Five Wishes helps reduce anxiety among adolescents and young adult users who themselves have a serious life-limiting illness, such as cancer or AIDS. The study, "How I Wish to be Remembered: The Use of an Advance Care Planning Document in Adolescent and Young Adult Populations," was conducted by the Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health.
The Spanish language version of the popular Next Steps guide, Siguientes Pasos, makes its debut.
Aging with Dignity President Paul Malley argues that the rights of a designated health care agent should certainly include access to the patient's hospital bedside. "Many people choose someone other than a spouse or relative and that person should have access regardless of visitation policies."
In a Baltimore Sun guest editorial, "Wrong Solution," Paul Malley comments on the arrest of Final Exit Network members and urges lawmakers considering health care reform to "create a system that supports dignity, manages pain, provides access to quality palliative care, and unequivocally recognizes that each person in our society deserves something better than a lethal prescription. Suicide is always a symptom of a problem; it should never be the solution to one."
Aging with Dignity exhibits Five Wishes at the Spiritual Care Summit in Orlando. Paul Malley and Long Beach Memorial Hospital Director of Pastoral Care Rev. Karyn Reddick co-present at a workshop titled "Heart & Soul: Healthcare Decisions in Diverse Communities," at the American Society of Aging/National Council on Aging convention in Las Vegas.
U.S. Department of Energy employees learn about Five Wishes during presentations made by Paul Malley at several of its Washington, D.C. area offices.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer guest commentary, Paul Malley notes Ohio has the worst advance directive laws in the nation. "Ohio makes it especially difficult because it mandates a verbatim 1,700-word Miranda-like warning, the longest such notice in the nation. The notice soberly details the legal authority, rights and obligations arising from a power of attorney for health care, and it even dictates what the notice must look like."
Five Wishes partner organizations across the country celebrate National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16th by stepping up their community outreach efforts using Five Wishes. College and university gerontology and social work programs
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle issues a gubernatorial commendation, praising Aging with Dignity and Five Wishes. Aurora Health Care, the state's largest health care provider, announces it will use Five Wishes in all its facilities.
Paul Malley's published letter to the editor of the Illinois Bar Journal points out that Five Wishes meets Illinois legal requirements and was developed with assistance of the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging in 1997. "Some 13 million copies of Five Wishes later, there have been zero cases of litigation in Illinois or elsewhere. Indeed, Illinois ranks among the top five states where Five Wishes is distributed. What few complaints we receive about Five Wishes generally come from people in non-Five Wishes states who don't understand why they must use government words and forms to express their own personal wishes."
Aging with Dignity and Five Wishes are prominently featured in the Wall Street Journal story, "Preparing for the Final Hours." Two months later, Kiplinger's Retirement Report discusses the many merits of Five Wishes and advance care planning.
August 19
A national discussion on appropriate advance care planning for the nation's veterans is started with Aging with Dignity founder Jim Towey's commentary in the Wall Street Journal, "The Death Book for Veterans."
August 23
Jim Towey and a Department of Veteran's Affairs official appear on "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace" to discuss "Your Life, Your Choices," the VA advance care planning document. Aging with Dignity urges the VA to pull the document entirely from use, which it does shortly thereafter.
September 8
New York City, NY – Paul Malley testifies at hearings for the New York Senate Committee on Aging led by Senator Ruben Diaz regarding H.R. 3200: American's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 and Its Impact on Senior Citizens.
September 9
Paul Malley and Gloria Keeney attend and distribute Five Wishes at the Wisconsin End of Life Coalition Conference at the Marcus Majestic Theater. AWD founder Jim Towey's commentary, "Your Life is Not Worth Living," is posted at National Review Online and details the history of AWD's involvement with the VA's "Your Life, Your Choices."
September 30
The Spanish language version of My Wishes, Mis Deseos, makes its debut.
December 7
Aging with Dignity introduces a new edition of Five Wishes which adds Nevada and Kentucky to the list of states where Five Wishes is legally valid.
December 31
A year-end tally shows some 14 million copies of Five Wishes are now in national circulation, distributed by more than 23,000 partner organizations. 2009 was the first year in which two million copies of Five Wishes were distributed in a single year.
January 17
The Tallahassee Democrat and Gainesville Sun newspapers publish guest editorials by Paul Malley commenting on the recent lecture delivered at UF by Jack Kevorkian. "An Antidote to Assisted Suicide is Aging With Dignity" and "UF Gave A Soapbox to a Convicted Murderer" were the respective titles.
January 20-22
More than 600 people hear nationally renowned physician and author Dr. Ira Byock discuss end of life care during a three-day conference cosponsored by Aging with Dignity, Florida State University, Tallahassee Community College and Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Dr. Byock assisted in the initial development of Five Wishes.
"Sharing the Gift," a guide to making effective Five Wishes community presentations, is completed and released. The presenter's guide includes a history of Aging with Dignity, a list of support resources and wish-by-wish instructions for completing Five Wishes. National distribution of Five Wishes reaches the 12-million mark.
October 22
On the tenth anniversary of the national release of Five Wishes, Aging with Dignity begins "Five Minutes with Five Wishes," a free periodic e-newsletter designed to keep the some 15,000 partner organizations and others updated on Five Wishes activities across the country.
November 18
At the Baltimore County Conference on Aging Annual Conference, former Maryland Attorney General Joseph Curran announces statewide distribution of Five Wishes to all Maryland residents through the state's Department of Aging. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley calls on all Marylanders to hold family discussions on advance care planning.
Five Wishes is translated into the Philippine languages Tagalog and Ilocano, bringing to 23 the number of languages in which Five Wishes is available. The popular Next Steps guide is translated into Spanish. Siguientes Pasos will help Spanish-speaking families better discuss and plan for care in times of serious illness.
December 9
Aging with Dignity hosts "Five Wishes Colorado" in Denver featuring Aging with Dignity founder Jim Towey and invites all Five Wishes partner organizations. Paul Malley notes there are a million Five Wishes in circulation in Colorado, distributed by some one thousand partner organizations. Plans are made to convene a statewide symposium on advance care planning in 2009.
March 3-7
Attendees at a disaster preparedness panel held during the American Society on Aging/National Council on Aging conference in Chicago, Illinois hear Paul Malley describe Hope Today relief and recovery efforts conducted for clients affected by Hurricane Dennis. The updated Five Wishes instructional DVD is previewed during the Authors and Producers portion of the Aging 2007 Annual Reception. National distribution of Five Wishes reaches eight million.
April 10
Jacksonville, Florida Mayor John Peyton officially signs his Five Wishes during a ceremony hosted by Five Wishes partner organization Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Mayor Peyton urges the families of Jacksonville to discuss and plan in advance for times of serious illness.
April 18-20
Aging with Dignity and Five Wishes exhibit at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization annual conference in Washington, D.C., giving Aging with Dignity the opportunity to meet some of its largest hospice partner organizations. Paul Malley meets with officials from the National Institutes of Health and the American Hospital Association and attends a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services press conference with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and U.S. Administration on Aging Secretary Josefina Carbonell.
June 6
Paul Malley returns to Washington, D.C. to give a Five Wishes presentation at the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations. The next day, Aging with Dignity, the U.S. Administration on Aging, the American Hospital Association and the United Health Foundation make a joint announcement at the National Press Club that Five Wishes will be translated into 20 new languages. United Health Foundation Director Reed Tuckson, Sec. Carbonell and Paul Malley announce the 500,000 Wishes Campaign.
June 21
Paul Malley and Ruth Sullivan of Maryland's Shore Health System discuss Five Wishes on Mike Cuthbert's national radio show, AARP Primetime Radio.
August 15
Aging with Dignity introduces the Spanish language version of the Five Wishes (Cinco Deseos) instructional DVD. An updated English language version was released earlier in the year.
August 23
Hope Today Coordinator Andy Buchleitner receives the Above and Beyond Award for Direct Service presented by the United Partners for Human Services. UPHS is a group of approximately 100 North Florida human service organizations.
October 5-7
On the tenth anniversary of her death, Aging with Dignity founder Jim Towey hosts the Remembrances of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Conference at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA. The conference attracts attendees from all over the world for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about the woman and the work that inspired Aging with Dignity. Aging with Dignity board members and staff also attend.
More than ten million copies of Five Wishes are now in national circulation.
December 14
Paul Malley is appointed to the Veterans Administration Chief Operating Officer's Panel of Experts in Advance Care Planning. The 18-member panel is comprised of medical, ethics and legal experts.
April 7
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmonson issues an opinion that Five Wishes meets the legal requirements in the state of Oklahoma, thus making it the 38th Five Wishes state. National distribution of Five Wishes surpasses the seven-million mark.
May 25
Aging with Dignity introduces My Wishes, a conversation tool for seriously ill children, their families and health care providers, at the National Child Life Conference in Dallas, Texas.
October 18
Florida Gov. Jeb and Columba Bush, Justice and Mrs. Major Harding and Rhea Chiles are among many distinguished guests who attend a gala celebrating the tenth anniversary of Aging with Dignity. President Paul Malley announces the translation of Five Wishes into 20 languages through a project supported by the United Health Foundation. The goal is to reach ethnic minority groups and transcend linguistic and cultural barriers.
March – June
Five Wishes is featured in nearly every major national news outlet, including CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Time Magazine, and many others, in response to heightened public interest in end-of-life issues stimulated by the Terri Schiavo case. Throughout the spring, Aging with Dignity fields an unprecedented number of requests for Five Wishes, receiving more than 6,000 requests per day. Over two million Five Wishes are distributed in 2005 alone, bringing total national distribution to more than six million.
April 28
Paul Malley joins the Florida secretaries of Elder Affairs, Veterans Affairs and the Department of Management Services on the steps of the Florida Capitol to discuss advance care planning options in Florida.
Aging with Dignity launches the Hope Today pilot program, assisting seniors and the disabled in need by offering the emotional, material and spiritual support necessary for them to live with a continued sense of dignity and self-worth.
May 12
Paul Malley is appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush to represent the state of Florida at the White House Conference on Aging, an event held every ten years to help shape public policy on aging-related issues.
June 6
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford signs Five Wishes legislation, thus making South Carolina the 37th Five Wishes state.
June 25
Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski signs the "Five Wishes bill," making Five Wishes a valid advance directive for residents of the state, thus making Alaska the 36th Five Wishes state. Paul Malley offers expert testimony to the Alaska State Legislature prior to the bill's passage.
November 20
Paul Malley is interviewed by anchor Campbell Brown as the NBC Today Show features Aging with Dignity and Five Wishes for the third time. Distribution of Five Wishes exceeds four million.
January 10
The Alliance of Work Life Professionals announces Aging with Dignity as one of three recipients of the 8th Annual Innovative Excellence Award.
October 22
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson joins Paul Malley and Jim Towey to mark the five year anniversary of Five Wishes as a national advance directive. Five Wishes distribution surpasses the three-million mark.
Aging with Dignity introduces the "Five Wishes at Work" employer packet to help companies distribute Five Wishes to employees and their families. The packet includes an implementation guide and sample promotional messages to enable easy distribution. It is used by employers such as Federal Investors, Fannie Mae, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Justice, Delta Airlines and 3M.
President George W. Bush appoints Aging with Dignity founder, Jim Towey, as the Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
March 4
Paul Malley is selected by the Aging with Dignity Board of Directors to succeed Jim Towey as the second president of Aging with Dignity. National distribution of Five Wishes exceeds two million.
October 18
Aging with Dignity releases the "Elder Issues Report Card" for Florida gubernatorial candidates in order to focus attention on the needs of seniors and the disabled and to assess the candidates' plans to serve this population.
Aging with Dignity introduces the Next Steps guide, a step-by-step guide on discussing and coping with serious illness.
January 9
The Five Wishes video is introduced. Over the next six years more than 13,000 copies are requested by families and organizations as a resource to begin the important advance care planning conversation.
June 6
U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum and Florida Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson discuss issues concerning elders and their caregivers at an Aging with Dignity U.S. Senate Candidates Forum.
July 1
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards a grant for the "Five Wishes at Work" program, which helps employees plan ahead of serious illness, both for themselves and their aging family members. This takes discussion of end-of-life care from the bedside to the office and increases the likelihood that more people will have these conversations before a health crisis. Within six years, more than 600 businesses supply Five Wishes as a benefit to their employees.
December 8
A new edition of Five Wishes is introduced. California and West Virginia become the 34th and 35th Five Wishes states, thanks to simplified advance directive laws in those states. National distribution of Five Wishes surpasses one million.
December 7
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Mrs. Columba Bush, Mrs. Rhea Chiles, Florida Chief Justice Major Harding, members of the Florida Cabinet, Senate, and House of Representatives, as well as leaders from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths participate in the Summit of Faith, the centerpiece of Awakening 2000.
December 7
Gov. Jeb Bush announces he will provide Five Wishes to all state employees and encourages others to do the same, thereby sparking interest in Five Wishes as an employee benefit for both large and small employers.
January 1
The Health Foundation of South Florida awards a three-year grant to Aging with Dignity for an education project to promote the effective use of advance directives in Dade (Miami) and Broward (Fort Lauderdale) counties. Cinco Deseos is introduced and hundreds of workshops target Spanish-speaking residents.
May 8
Aging with Dignity hosts a standing-room-only Florida Gubernatorial Forum. Candidates Jeb Bush, Lt. Gov. Buddy McKay, Florida Sen. Rick Dantzler, and Florida Rep. Keith Arnold participate in a debate on aging policy and end-of-life care.
October 22
The national version of Five Wishes, supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is introduced at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., with Eunice Kennedy Shriver joining Jim Towey. Five Wishes is featured within 24 hours by CNN, National Public Radio, and USA Today, among others. Matt Lauer interviews Jim Towey on the NBC Today Show.
December 7
Gov. Lawton Chiles joins Governor-elect Jeb Bush and members of Florida's Cabinet to launch Awakening 2000. This year-long effort seeks to mobilize spiritual and government leaders in preparation for the new millennium and focus on the needs of elders and the disabled.
March 6
Aging with Dignity President Jim Towey testifies before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging regarding the needs of citizens who raise children while caring for parents.
July 24
Aging with Dignity, along with Gov. and Mrs. Chiles and Florida Supreme Court Justice and Mrs. Major Harding introduce Five Wishes. Aging with Dignity receives more than 10,000 requests for the document within three weeks. Subsequent national news coverage triggers demand for Five Wishes across the country.
June 1
Aging with Dignity is founded with initial support from The Claude Pepper Foundation, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
September 12
Florida Governor Lawton Chiles convenes the first Aging with Dignity forum that looks at aging in America and includes a presentation by Peter G. Peterson, chairman of the prestigious Blackstone Group, and author of Gray Dawn. Aging with Dignity contributing supporters include Extendicare, Beverly Health, and Unysis.


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Pulse on Who's Next: Tinashe
Imagine starting your career at age five. No seriously. Imagine already being career oriented and having a firm grip on your dreams before you even knew how to ride a bike. 20-year-old pop and R&B singer Tinashe knew she was destined to be a star the moment she was born. Her parents encouraged her to perform from such an early age, entertaining has become second nature to her. Versatility is her middle name. She worked with Tom Hanks in the movie Polar Express and the television show Two and a Half Men with Charlie Sheen. She has proven to be a formidable solo singer after her departure from the all-girl group The Stunners, dropping three mixtapes, most notably, her recent project Black Water. Black Water garnered rave reviews and the lead single "Vulnerable," produced by Boi-1da, features rapper/producer of the moment Travis Scott. The single is a sultry '90s-esque track that showcases her never-ending vocal capabilities. We also get a sneak peek at her sensual side.
By teaming up with RCA to drop her debut album in 2014, Tinashe put herself in the ideal position to become a prime-time superstar. She sat down with us to discuss her tape Black Water, working with producers Ryan Hemsworth and Boi-1da, why she wish she could have had dinner with Whitney Houston, her ideal man, and more.
When did you fall in love with music?
I would say honestly as long as I could remember doing music. I've been in love with music. Literally my very first memory was to do music and be a singer. My parents kind of noticed at an early age that I love to perform, sing, dance, be on stage, and in front of cameras. They supported me and nurtured that in me. I never thought of doing anything else. So I would just say forever; my whole life.
Tell us about your childhood, we know you were born in Kentucky and then moved to LA.
Well I was born in Kentucky. I wasn't really raised in Kentucky. I moved outside of Chicago when I was about three months old. While I was in Chicago, I really started dancing. I really started modeling. I started acting. I was in my first couple of movies. So I really got into show business young. My whole family picked up and moved to LA to support my career. Acting was kind of my way to appease the entertainer in me until I was old enough to be a singer because you can't be a singer at age 12 or 13. (Laughs)
So I joined a girl group then.
The Stunners right?
Yeah, The Stunners. I was 14. I was in that group for a few years which I think was a really good learning experience to get acquainted with the music industry and recording professionally. When I was 18 I met ith my management and I've been working ever since. I've been putting out mixtapes. That's almost basically where I'm at now. I put out the mixtape. I signed to RCA and I've been working on my debut album.
You said you've pretty much started at age five in the industry. Do you really have a chance to enjoy life as a kid? It's clear that you were very career-oriented from a young age.
I don't feel like I missed out on a childhood because I still had friends. I went to a public school until high school. But, at the same time, I don't feel like I had the same experiences as most people did because I tested out of school at 9th grade. I didn't finish the rest of high school like normal people did. I didn't go to college. So there were a lot of experiences like that that I missed out on.
Like prom?
Right. But I don't necessarily feel like I missed out because I was doing so many other things that were so much important to me during those times that it didn't bother me that I wasn't part of those things.
Tell us about you acting career?
I was in my first movie at age five. It was a pretty dramatic movie, Cora Unashamed. I did a few commercials. I was in The Polar Express with Tom Hanks. I was on Two and Half Men for a couple of episodes. That was more like when I was 15. But I did movies, commercials, and stage performances. Like I said, I just love to be in front of people and to be on stage performing.
So what can't you do?
Snowboard. I know how to Ski! I can't snowboard.
Take us back to the day you inked your contract with RCA. What were the initial feelings you had?
That was about a year ago now and I remember I was honestly so excited because I felt someone had really understood who I was as a creative person. A lot of times when I presented my music or who I was as an artist to people at the beginning to people, they didn't get it. Maybe they would get it if I explained it to them, but it wasn't like the understood off the bat. With RCA, I felt like when I performed my music and spoke to them for a little bit, they knew exactly my potential, what type of artist I was, and what I wanted to do. So I appreciated that from them.
Normally a project's intro gives the listener great insight into who the artist is and what we're in for. Your intro on "Black Water" was amazing. How did that come together?
Well the intro track "Black Water" was produced by Illmind. I was thinking conceptually about where I was trying to go with the tape. Black Water's meaning symbolizes water at night when it's calm before a storm comes, that's the metaphor. I took the beat – which I think is so awesome – and just kind wrote this story about it. It kind of compares what's important and materialism. It compares things that are expensive things that are priceless. Music to me is the most important possession or the most important thing that I have. So that was kind of the basis – the premise of that song.
You've done work with Bo1ida, Clams Casino, and Ryan Hemsworth. How was it working with those producers?
Amazing. Honestly, I've been working this past year with such amazing people, such such talented producers, songwriters, and other artists that I feel incredibly blessed at the position that I'm in.
When you're a creative person and you work with other people who are creative, it just inspires you. It just adds to your creativity. As an artist, I feel like I am more well-rounded working with all these people. I'm very appreciative for having to work with all of them.
Hypothetically speaking, if you could open up for either Janet Jackson or Sade, who would you choose and why?
Why Janet?
Because she was performing huge stadiums and her shows were so live and energetic. I would have loved to be a part of that and that zone and that energy. There's nothing like that energy of a stadium full of people screaming for you. I only experienced that once when I was with the group. But, I'm looking forward to experiencing for it myself.
Here's another hypothetical for you: If you can have dinner with any '90s star – TV or music – who would you choose and why?
I think I would want to have dinner with Whitney Houston. I feel like she would have a very interesting point of view. She was a superstar at age 19 and kind of came out and did this whole gospel thing. You know, her whole career was just fascinating with all the stuff that she went through. I think it would be really interesting to sit down and ask her some questions like, "What was that experience like for you?" and here it firsthand. I think it would be really insightful.
For the guys out there. What do you look for in a guy? Or do you even have time to date with your hectic schedule?
It's really not about time. It's really about interest. I haven't really been interested in dating lately because I've been so focused with making my music. That's been my number one priority. Because I'm so young, I don't feel like I need to be tied down at this point.
You've just broken a lot of hearts right now.
Music is just fun for me right now. If I come across somebody, then that's great. What do I look for in a guy? I think probably somebody who's respectful, who could have a good time, make me laugh, is spontaneous, and understanding of me and my career because it's probably hard for people to understand. With all the hours you have to work and the traveling and the music business is kind of scary for people on the outside. If I could find somebody who's understanding of that and likes to have fun when I'm around them, and can appreciate me, that's probably the top priority.


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What would make a good Turing Test for the Soul?
In the movie "2001, A Space Odyssey", Stanley Kubrick presents us with the HAL-9000 computer with a seemingly human like consciousness. This question pre-supposes that we will be able to create a computing device of a similar sort that would behave to all the world like a human consciousness.
What it feels like to be this consciousness is an interesting question. You could ask it and listen to what it says. Could you trust what it says though?
Alan Turing devised a deviously clever test: You'd sit someone down at a keyboard and ask them to converse with a personality on the other side, and solely through the conversation, determine whether they are talking with a piece of software or a real human.
Let's say we have succeeded in building such a software system that could pass the Turing Test and fool any and all questioners - impossible to differentiate from a real human solely based on the conversation.
Let's kick it up a notch now and ask: What test could you devise to determine whether the software system had a soul? Or to put it another way for effect, what evidence might you present to a court of law to argue that pulling the plug on such a software system was tantamount to murder? Suppose *you* were this software system, arguing with a court of law that they should not pull the plug on you. What arguments would you make?
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Mar 27 2013: Danger, even if it could respond to every question, wouldn't it only do so on the basis of principles that have been fed into it by a living human? So it's not original like a human?
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Mar 28 2013: I think a good metaphor is to compare an artificial consciousness to a human child. Are not children quite literally "carbon" copies of us, for the most part not particularly original? (That is, we are much more like other people than we are different.) Don't we teach them knowledge over decades of time, so are not our children's responses to questions based on the principles that have been "fed into" them by living human beings, their parents?
The key point here, is that you are presented with a consciousness which to yours and everyone else's examinations and questions, is indistinguishable from a human mind. That is taken as a precondition or assumption for this question. I think whether or not that is possible (and hence, how interesting this whole question is) is a whole other debate which I think is well covered elsewhere on this forum. In this question though, I am hoping to focus the discussion on "Now what?" Can it have a soul?
Apr 1 2013: Well, one important thing, Danger, is that this machine would have no emotions. We can program it to say the things one might say if one had emotions, but I don't think it will feel them, like love, for example.
If we do program our children, we might ask how they go off-track. How do good parents raise criminal children? Or vice versa?Mar 31 2013: I think a number of people are getting caught up in the concept of a man made or artificial intelligence. That is just one of the possibilities and if that seems impossible, then I ask you to consider the next option which has nothing to do with man made, artificial life, or alien life.
However, this is a hypothetical question, so you will have to accept the premise of this question in order to answer it. The premise is that we have discovered a previously hidden tribe of Neanderthals living in a remote part of Alaska. A TV news crew goes out to film a hunter going on the hunt to kill a Neanderthal. He is filmed killing the Neanderthal. This is all in the United States. Should he be charged with murder?
Should we be prepared to consider the killing of a Neanderthal with the same penalties as killing a human?
For those in the United States, remember that the penalty for willful murder of a black slave used to be a fine.
For those who wish to brush up on Neanderthals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal is a start.
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Mar 31 2013: Are you essentially saying that murder, by definition, can only be between human beings, and that the definition of murder can not therefore be extended? If so, then I ask you why we can not extend this definition? In answering this question, I ask you to consider the case of a half-breed human/neanderthal - would that be murder? How human do you have to get before it is murder - only 100% human?
While there is no debate about the existence of Neanderthals, I believe the concept of Root Races has not yet gained wide acceptance. Fascinating concepts, to be sure, well worth exploring I believe, but not yet widely accepted/Mar 30 2013: semantics vs syntax, it was a stab. I.read the Wiki and thank you Danger I have a clearer understanding.
ok here are a few ?'s for AI...
what does it feel like to fall in love and then have your heart broken?
what does it feel like to be judged as kind?
what does it fell like to make a mistake?
What to does it feel like to witness beauty?
what does it feel like to eat a vanilla ice cream cone (with rainbow sprinkles) on a hot sunny day?
what does it feel like to realize you have misjudged someones character?
what does it feel like to have an a moment of inspiration?
what does it feel like to come to a conclusion on your own?
what does it feel like to tell a lie to another?
what does it fell like to be a machine?
sorry..getting carried away a bit
My Soul.. a tough one
ok...my Brain has explored this notion with fearless thought for a very long time. My library is stocked with the the words of scientists, theologians, gurus , atheists, story tellers,etc, etc, etc. Through my journey of exploration, my Mind recognized the truth, with certainty that I AM more then my body.Yes..... I have a soul. I guess the word Mind could be used as an equivalent if it speak to conscience , if it speaks to an innate knowing,
thanks for your response surely a fun ride!Mar 30 2013: Would you say the, that if an entity, human or otherwise, could convince the U.S. Supreme Court that they were talking to another human, that that entity had a soul?
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Mar 31 2013: Did you perhaps mean to reply to a different comment? I'm confused about your reply, as you said SOUL = MIND and you replied to a comment that, as far as a can see, does not reference "mind"?
I am saddened you feel I "summarily ignored" you - I read what you wrote with real interest (and thank you for taking the time). However, as far as I can see, you did not propose any Turing Test for the Soul.
I believe what you have said, if I understand it properly, is that this is not a valid question because "artificial intelligence...can not generate life." However, you provided no justification for your position, as far as I can see.Mar 31 2013: Awesome reply, thank you.
I seems you do not believe that artificial intelligence can ever have a soul. You keep stating that in different ways. However, I do not believe you have provided any justification for your position. I could talk at length about knowledge management systems, and medical diagnostic systems, and we could get into the weeds on the data->information->knowledge->wisdom paradigm, but I suspect that would not be a fruitful conversation.
Would you please provide a justification for your position that an artificial intelligence could never have a soul? I understand your concept of what a human soul is, but you have not explained why an artificial intelligence can not have this?Mar 30 2013: It's a great question to ask "what is a soul?" One of the elegantly beautiful things about Turing's original test, is that he essentially defined a test for consciousness without defining what consciousness is. In a similar manner, I am hoping we can develop a "Turing Test for the Soul" without having to define what a soul is.
For some people, they take it as an unquestioned axiom that only a human being can have a soul, perhaps because that is what their religious tradition has taught them. I think that for such people this may not be a very interesting question, and their Turing Test for the Soul would simply be, "Are you Human? Then you have a soul, and if you are not Human, then you don't have a soul."
If you believe, as some people do, that we will eventually have the technology to "upload" ourselves to silicon hardware or other artificial computing hardware, then this may one day not be such a moot question.
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Mar 31 2013: I believe you are saying that the words "soul" and "mind" can be used interchangeably. Is that correct?
If so, can you tell me why that is significant or what the implication is?Mar 30 2013: one of my favorite movies. I wonder if the perfect HAL-9000, capable of no error had any idea what being human is,what it feels like? surely while observing human behavior this made no logical sense to HAL-9000. BUT, If we did, would man have had to shut it down?
I think you are addressing two things that make us human, mind and brain. The brain is concrete, physical. it speaks in electric currents generated by the biochemical process. now the mind is abstract, spiritual, intuitive (this is where the knowledge my soul lives)
ok so you are writing programs for a machine that rivals or exceeds human intelligence, the brain. How exciting! However, this is all well and good so long as you always keep in mind that when using this machine's programs neither is it constitutive or sufficient for minds. We must remember that Programs don't have semantics. Programs have only syntax, and syntax is insufficient for semantics. Every mind has semantics. Therefore..... programs are not minds. agree?
Your Turing test; I would ask your computer on trial questions that begin with........... What does it feel like? I guarantee you that the answer would be a perfectly constructed response with no reference to" meaning".
Computers are wonderful and helpful tools , period
Mar 30 2013: I love your proposed Turing Test! "What does it feel like to..."
I do disagree with your assessment of syntax versus semantics though. All languages, by definition, have both syntax and semantics - even the artificial ones that computers use. As computer scientists, we study syntax versus semantics in undergraduate studies. [See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_(programming_languages)#Syntax_versus_semantics.]
As your Turing Test questions were about what it feels like to do something, perhaps by semantics, you mean that feeling-like quality, and when you use the word 'mind', is that equivalent for you to the word 'soul'?Mar 30 2013: The best defense would be to sound as human as possible. Make em believe they are speaking to another human.Mar 30 2013: You would have to let them decide for themselves whether they hold that belief or not. If they believe, what would give anyone the authority to say otherwise?Mar 30 2013: What is a soul? How do you define it? Is it something we can test for in humans?
One day we may build something that has a consciousness similar to humans, a sense of self, hopes and fears. Interesting question. At what point would these entities be deserving of rights similar to humans?
I suggest a starting point would be self awareness and the ability to suffer.
Mind you we treat other humans poorly and other animals even worse. I wonder how much empathy there will be for artificial life (oxymoron?)Mar 30 2013: You are most welcome to say anything and I have learned rom you.Mar 30 2013: I will cry and plead that I have no arguments, just let me carry on please.Mar 28 2013: Watching the Watson computer play Jeopardy, I think the ability to converse verbally, and with emotion, would be significant here. Although that moves beyond Turing's initial keyboard test, using one's voice to speak adds an emotional element. Certainly adding natural voice conversation to the Turing Test would make it much harder to pass (and perhaps Turning could not have imagined where we'd be with voice recognition/synthesis today). But... If you did add voice to the Turing test, I think that would allow the software to make a much more compelling case (or perhaps manipulate us more). You could imagine extending the Turing test, bit by bit - maybe next would be a video you could not distinguish from a real person. Would these extra capabilities help with a Turing Test for the Soul? Or can you find out everything you need to (in principle) through a typed conversation?Mar 28 2013: hmmm.. Interesting topic. I will have to think about this and collect more data. Here are my initial ideas.
If I were to argue (logical argumentation) I would start with the reasons for being shut down. What were my actions that warranted being shut down and do those actions warrant being shut down vs imprisoned, or reprogrammed, (analogous to therapy or treatment)? I could argue on the basis of logic that if my sentience was in question could the punishment be fitting to the crime or reason for being shut down. Basically, can we take a safer and less permanent solution than shutting down. This argument will lose weight if it can be proved that shutting down is not permanent.
If I were to employ rhetoric. Could I use my sentience to move you to empathy. If this could be done then the effective argument would be one that arouses emotions within the judges. If I could argue effectively I would arouse your emotions, bring you to tears and awaken that human part that will not allow us to harm others. The emotions will trump logic. This uses the axiom that people follow their heart not their head.
So perhaps a more viable Turing test is not sitting at an emotionless computer screen interpreting responses from someone that might or not be sentient, but a combination of those answers with the arousal of emotions within us.
My mind conjures up the scene in AI (if you have seen it) when the little boy is first hit by acid at the carnival. The droid he is with is acting in a similar manner to the boy. Both appear human and act human in motion and speech. Bu,t it is the only the boy that illicits an emotional response of empathy from the audience. This becomes a powerful combination of action and emotion.


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Blair School of Music commission spotlights Wait, Dorfman and Nies
World-renowned composer Richard Danielpour almost seems like a Nashvillian these days.
Already this fall, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the Alias Chamber Ensemble have featured his music, and the Nashville Symphony has programmed three of his works since 2010 for inclusion on an upcoming Naxos CD release.
This Tuesday brings the premiere of his Debussy-inspired solo Piano Etudes at the Blair School of Music in a joint concert by Blair's Dean Mark Wait and piano faculty favorites Amy Dorfman and Craig Nies.
Over the past two decades, the busy New-York-based composer has amassed a string of honors, including a Grammy Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. The staggering range of his output is echoed in the roll call of performers championing his music — Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Jessye Norman, the Emerson String Quartet and David Zinman, to name just a few.
Danielpour calls his set of 12 etudes "a codification of my modus operandi, and a kind of compendium of my musical domain as an eclectic, melting-pot composer." He hatched the notion for the new work after hearing his two books of piano preludes performed together. The second book of these preludes, from 2009, will round out Tuesday's Blair program.
"I thought it would be interesting if a university could commission the etudes as a whole and split the premiere between several soloists," he said.
During a 2010 Nashville visit for Nashville Symphony rehearsals, Danielpour mentioned the etudes to Wait, who was eager to bring Danielpour into Blair's ongoing series of commissions from prominent composers.
"I was very excited about the idea," says Wait. "Blair's commission series has been very energizing for the performance faculty, but we hadn't yet featured any solo piano works."
Danielpour was already a familiar presence at Blair after two stints as composer-in-residence, and Dorfman and Nies were glad to sign on for the new project.
All three pianists speak glowingly about the resulting music, and about the experience of working with Danielpour. "He's a warm and outgoing person," says Dorfman, "and I think of his music in the same way, very lyrical and with a great sense of humor."
The composer began his musical life as a pianist and says, "I always come back to the piano to toy with new techniques and particularly to explore harmony." Nies finds that Danielpour's deep intimacy with the instrument makes the etudes well-suited to both the recital hall and the rarefied world of competitions, and he aims to continue performing them after the premiere.
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The performers reviewed the music with Danielpour in Nashville in June and again in September. "We've spent as much time sharing our love for all kinds of music as we have talking about the etudes," the composer reports happily.
"The three pianists all show affection for this music and a real understanding of what I'm aiming for, which is to find a continuity with musical tradition rather than a willful separation from the past." In the case of his new etudes and his earlier preludes, this continuity leads most immediately to Debussy, but with an awareness of how Debussy is informed by Chopin and Chopin by Bach.
Describing the music, the performers also cite echoes of Schubert, Stravinsky and the leaping "stride" style of early jazz pianists. Each etude focuses on a specific technical or musical kernel, from Chopin-esque arpeggios to strident octaves to plucked strings evoking a Persian instrument recalled from the composer's childhood.
"I think these pieces will be a great success in performance," says Nies. "They are very audience-friendly and cover a wide range of moods."
Danielpour also sounds very pleased with the collaboration. "I was very happy that the Blair School was interested in this project. My perception of Blair is that something extraordinary has been evolving there, and it is really refreshing in an academic context to find so much enthusiasm combined with intelligence and caring."
"It has been a real pleasure to work with all three of these pianists," he continues, "because in addition to their being wonderful artists, they are all such interesting people."
Tellingly, each of the 12 etudes bears a dedication to a different pianist who has figured in Danielpour's career, including big names like Leon Fleisher and Yefim Bronfman as well as Wait, Nies and Dorfman. "I'm a theatrical and operatic composer underneath it all," he says, "and people are finally what most interest me."
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Mitch Bickmore, New Mumbai Rush Technical Director
Mumbai Rush is one of our fastest growing international partners and Rush Soccer is committed to assisting its Indian partner in order to achieve common objectives. With that being said, Rush Soccer and Mumbai Rush are very proud to officially announce Mitch Bickmore as the Mumbai Rush Technical Director, a new position that surely will benefit both parties. Bickmore holds a USSF A License, USSF National Youth License, NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, and he is a part of the Rush Family since 2004. Mitch has much experience in soccer and specifically within the organization since he has been involved in different Rush domestic clubs such as Kansas Rush (2004-2009) and New Jersey Rush (2012-2013) as well as time with the Virginia Legacy Soccer Club (2009-2011).
The new Mumbai Rush Technical Director will depart to India within the next month and he is going to reside there for the next six months. The long term plan for Bickmore (at right with Rush Soccer President Tim Schulz) is to go back and forth between Mumbai and United States for the next three to five years to reinforce a solid soccer organization during that period. "It's going to be my first time in India and I am excited about this challenging project," ensures Bickmore. "During the first month I need to get used to living in a different culture and country and after that adaptation period I will work hard to achieve the goals of Mumbai Rush and Rush Soccer," adds the new Mumbai Rush Technical Director. The ultimate objective for Mumbai Rush is to spread the "Rush Way" all over the Mumbai region and the rest of India, bringing as many kids as possible into the club and strengthen the Rush Values.Prior to departing to Mumbai, Bickmore visited the Rush Soccer headquarters in Colorado to personally meet the Rush Soccer President and C.E.O, Tim Schulz and Director of Operations, Michael Nicol. He also used that time to meet Colorado Rush Technical Director, Erik Bushey and the rest of the staff of Colorado Rush. "The experience of visiting Colorado Rush has been awesome because it's the main club and I have learnt a lot of their unique way to work and understand soccer," says Mitch Bickmore. "I highly recommend other Rush Soccer Technical Directors to visit Colorado Rush in order to discover what Rush Soccer represents. After meeting Rush Soccer's headquarters I am even more excited and motivated to begin my adventure in India. I am excited beyond words!" concludes Bickmore.


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Mabel Sawhill loves trendy sunglasses and stiletto heels. She's got a personal shopper who keeps her up to date on the latest fashion trend.
And she likes to cook. In high heels. A lot.
In fact, Sawhill calls cooking her "ministry" and only brings in help when she caters events with more than 150 people. In fact, she catered her own birthday party for 677 of her guests this past weekend.
And the party celebrated a milestone. Sawhill turns 100 years old on Wednesday.
Dressed in an orange and yellow floral dress with orange high heels, Sawhill directed volunteers in the kitchen during her own birthday brunch.
Sawhill, a Silver Spring resident, had two birthday parties — one at the National Presbyterian Church on Saturday, and a brunch celebration at the Woman's Club of Bethesda on Sunday.
At the brunch, she told volunteers what time to serve the first and second courses, which included meat pasta dishes, cornbread, spinach salads and pastries. She kept a watchful eye at the buffet to make sure there always was enough food for her guests.
Her birthday cake was made to look like a Chanel pink purse. A second cake was decorated with sugar zebra prints, with a mini pair of stilettos on top, makeup and nail polish capturing Sawhill's personality.
Sawhill owns a private catering business she operates out of her own home. She drives to events and does her own grocery shopping.
Sometimes, she works at two events per day, comes home and cooks from midnight to 4 a.m. She then sleeps three to four hours and is up again to cater another party.
So far in 2013, Sawhill has catered more than 100 events — 20 in May alone. She gets business by word of mouth. She doesn't own a cellphone.
On Friday, she prepared 3,000 sandwiches for 677 guests who came from all over the country to celebrate her birthday at the National Presbyterian Church.
"I have a lot of friends," Sawhill said while laughing.
"Did you eat?" She kept asking relatives and close friends, but wouldn't stop to enjoy her own birthday brunch. Sawhill was happy knowing she served "tasty" and "delicious" food to the people who came to share this special day with her.
Sawhill, a long-time Silver Spring resident, was born on Oct. 30, 1913, and lived on a farm in Iowa. She got whooping cough when she was just a month old. The bacteria, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, is a highly contagious respiratory disease that affects infants. It can be fatal in babies less than 1 year old.
The family's doctor said, "I don't believe I can save her."
But Sawhill said the "great physician" had other plans for her.
A high school teacher in Iowa, Sawhill moved to Silver Spring when she was 28 after World War II.
"Everybody was doing their bit, and I thought I should do something for my country," Sawhill said.
Sawhill was an administrative assistant at the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and began catering weddings and churches dinners in her spare time before retiring in 1983. It quickly grew into the business she has today.
But she doesn't call it a catering business. "I like to call it as my ministry," she added.
During the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, she packed her car with food she cooked in the morning and drove to Washington, D.C., even though others were evacuating the city. She went to the Capital Yacht Club and offered to serve dinner to police officers and firefighters. They came across the Potomac River on boats in two shifts of 25 people.
Sawhill is also a movie star. Independent filmmaker and director Pia Clement of California filmed Sawhill for a 28-minute documentary, in which producers followed her on events, at her shopping sprees and around her Silver Spring apartment last year. The movie is expected to be entered in independent film festivals all over the U.S. It made its debut during her birthday party at the National Presbyterian Church.
"In a lot of ways I looked at her as a second mom," Sean Moore, her grandnephew, said through an interpreter. Moore was born deaf.
"Looking back in college, I struggled academically, and I took a break and for me, that is not easy to tell Mabel. And she said, 'You know, that's OK. Take the time you need. Take your break and when you are ready, get back to it, do it better than ever,'" Moore said.
Other relatives said she has supported and helped the family in many ways.
Sawhill would go to her nephew's sports events; she put her nieces through private school and instilled Christian values in them.
"She never judges you. If you do something wrong, she doesn't scold you for it," said Megan Moore, Mabel's grandniece. "But she tries to make sure that you learn in a good manner, in a good way."
Sawhill doesn't know the secret to a long life.
"I really don't eat well. I don't sleep right, but God very graciously has given me a beautiful life. Maybe not having a husband," she said.


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As a junior in 2008-09: Appeared in all 34 games last season...Finished fourth on the team in points (4 goals, 8 assists)...Served as team assistant captain for part of the season...Combined for three multiple-point games...Started the season with a two-point performance at Wisconsin on Sep. 17 when she dished out two assists, matching her career-high...Repeated with another two-assist performance just a week later against SCSU on Oct. 4...Scored the game-winning goal (her first of the season) in the come-from-behind 3-2 win over Colgate on Nov. 7...Scored her second goal of the season in the 3-2 loss to Wayne State in the Nutmeg Classic on Nov. 29...Combined for her third multiple-point game of the season when she scored a goal and added an assist in the 4-1 win over Union on Dec. 6...Dished out an assist on the lone Bobcat goal in the 1-1 tie with Dartmouth on Jan. 2...Assisted Trudy Reyns' goal in the 3-3 tie with RPI on Jan. 10...Tallied her final assist of the season at Princeton on Jan. 26...Scored the ice-breaking goal for the Bobcats in the 4-4 tie with Cornell on Feb. 6...Named the team captain for the 2009-10 season at the Women's Ice Hockey Banquet on Apr. 26.
As a Sophomore in 2007-2008: Saw action in all 34 games... Finished tied for third on the team in scoring (five goals, 10 assists)... Scored Bobcats' lone goal against St. Lawrence on Oct. 26... Recorded a goal and an assist against the #6 ranked Harvard Crimson on Nov. 2 in Cambridge... Picked up an assist on Kelley Davies' goal the next night at Dartmouth... One of only two Bobcats that had a three-point game as she scored a goal and assisted on two more against Niagara in the Nutmeg Classic Consolation Game... Had a three-game point streak from Dec. 30 to Jan. 4 (two goals, three assists)... Had points in back-to-back games against Brown and Yale on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9...
As a Freshman in 2006-07: Made an immediate impact for the Bobcats...Finished with 17 points (six goals, 11 assists)...Appeared in all 34 games on the season...Tallied two assists in a victory at Brown on 11/5...Set up two goals in the win over Union on 11/11...Notched an assist at Colgate on 11/17...Scored her first career goal against Harvard on 11/24...Assisted on a goal against Boston University on 11/29...Netted the tying goal in an eventual overtime win at Robert Morris on 12/3...Scored a goal in the win over UConn on 12/30 in the Nutmeg Classic...Set a career-high with three points, scoring once and setting up two other goals, against Yale on 12/31...Led all players participating in the Nutmeg Classic in scoring with four points...Scored once and set up another goal in the win at Union on 1/13...Netted an assist in the draw with Wayne State on 1/19...Scored a goal in the win over Brown on 2/3.
Before Quinnipiac: Played varsity ice hockey for six years at Farmington High School and served as the team captain for three seasons... Holds a total of seven school records...Holds four career school records for goals (243), assists (178), points (421) and plus/minus (+434)...Holds three single-season school records for goals (57), points (99) and plus/ minus (+99)...Was a top- 10 finalist for the Ms. Hockey Minnesota award her senior season, given annually to the best high school ice hockey player in the state... Minnesota Coaches Association All-State selection three times (sophomore through senior years) and a St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State selection four times...An All-Conference selection five consecutive years...Was named the team's MVP four times...Ice hockey team was Missota Conference Champion three years, a sectional finalist and also placed third in the state and fourth in the state during her six-year tenure...Lettered four years in softball at Farmington High School as a shortstop and was an All-Conference selection three times...Also lettered three years in volleyball as an outside hitter and was an All-Conference selection twice.
Personal: Born in Albert Lea, Minn. ...Daughter of Tricia and David Flor...Has an older brother, Trevor, and two older sisters, Erin and Tara...Majoring in Business Management.


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Welcome to the Space Collective. The UK's Official NASA Shop & Space Store! Here you will find a wonderful range of Space Memorabilia brought together to celebrate the world's Space Exploration and Discovery heritage - a heritage that spans from glory to disaster, from the Apollo 1 tragedy to the many STS successes. At our Space Shop, you will find unique Space Gifts, NASA Gifts, NASA Memorabilia, Meteorite Jewellery, in fact, everything from genuine NASA Models, NASA Medals, NASA Jackets and Astronaut Food to NASA's very own Fisher Space Pens, NASA Watches, Apollo Flown Artifacts and even Astronaut Autographs.
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I am TIG welding stainless and am using 100% Argon. I will run out of my argon over the weekend.
I have two cylinders of an argon + helium blend that I use on stainless using MIG.
Will this blended gas work with TIG welding stainless? The term "heli-arc" is synonymous with TIG welding but I am un-sure if this will work.
Thanks guys!
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TIG shielding gas alternatives
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It should work just fine. The arc will be hotter with the helium blend, so lower your settings.AutoArc 230 (MM 210)
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Thank you Bob!
That's what I was wanting to hear
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Is that gas a tri-mix with CO2?
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Argon and helium only.
Bob, can you explain to a novice why the arc will be hotter with Helium? Less dense gas allows a stronger arc??Miller Diversion 165
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From "The Miller Tig Handbook" available in pdf format on this site.- Meltedmetal
Unlike argon, helium has high thermal conductivity. Due to
this higher thermal conductivity, the arc column expands,
reducing current density in the arc. The arc column will
become wider and more flared out than the arc column with
argon shielding gas. Figure 4.13 illustrates the two arc
columns. The more flared out the arc column, the more work
surface area is being heated. The heat at the center of the arc
can move more readily downward toward the colder metal
at the bottom of the workpiece. This results in a deeper
penetrating arc. Figure 4.13 also illustrates the resultant weld
beads and the difference in penetration produced by argon
and helium.
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Well I tried the argon & helium mix. I works but is much hotter.
I slipped up and didn't realize I was on my last bottle.
I am definitely used to 100% argon.


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It's hard enough to pay one tax bill, but Mark Lipowsky was seeing double when he got two identical tax bills from the county this month.
The North Potomac resident says he got the two identical bills in the mail for his 2013 Personal Property Tax on Sept. 12.
"I checked the year, the phone number ... to me it was identical," he said, adding that he got a little upset after contacting the county's general information hotline only to be told to ignore the additional bill.
Turns out the double billing was just a computer glitch.
The county sends an electronic file of the bills that need to be printed to Foremost Printing Inc., a local printing company hired to do the county's tax bill printing and mailing. Each printing machine holds between 2,400 to 4,800 pages, and when there is a need to add paper to each machine the company rolls back one or two bills from the file to make sure every resident receives the mailing, said Mike Coveyou, chief of the Division of Treasury in the Montgomery County Department of Finance.
"It doesn't happen a lot," said Coveyou. "We only pay for the ones we ask them to print."
According to Coveyou, the department splits the mailing of property tax bills in two cycles. They mail 300,000 in the beginning of July and the remaining after the end of July.
"That way 311 people don't get hundreds of calls [from people with tax bill questions]," he added.
It costs the county 53 cents for each letter, which includes printing, return envelopes and postage, but if the double printing is not the county's fault then taxpayers do not need to pay for extra mailing costs. Coveyou also said the county's Information Technology Department checks the file before submitting to the printing company to make sure mistakes are not made.
Coveyou could not confirm, however, if any resident had paid a tax bill twice due to duplicate bills.
"I honestly doubt that has ever happened," he said.
The county is now taking measures to avoid any double billing in the future.
"We've talked to the printer after this and they have something in their end [that can avoid duplicates]," said Coveyou, but he is not sure how much extra that process will cost the county taxpayers or "whether it works or not." But, "it is something that we are looking into right now," he said.


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Wayland's main campus in Plainview, Texas, is the oldest university in continuous existence on the High Plains of Texas. It offers a beautiful and idyllic setting for the pursuit of knowledge, attractive and modern facilities and resources, as well as a welcoming and comfortable campus community.
Students at the Plainview campus can choose from more than 40 undergraduate majors, more than a dozen pre-professional programs, and eleven graduate programs. The Plainview campus offers 11 degrees, which are:
In addition to our main campus in Plainview, Wayland offers programs through 13 external campuses. Each of these campuses embraces Wayland's commitment to academic excellence, devotion to individual service, and dedication to a Christian heritage that stretches back more than a century.
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As the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge comes to a close, we are excited to announce the three finalists in the running to win the Community Engagement Award: Canyon County Animal Shelter, Humane Society of South Mississippi and Humane Society for Greater Savannah.
The Community Engagement Award, which will be granted to the organization that that did the best job of involving its community in saving more lives during the Challenge, will receive $25,000 in grant funds from the ASPCA. The three finalists were determined by a two-week online voting contest.
Forty-nine $100K Challenge contestant shelters across the country worked to save more animals during the months of June, July and August, with $600,000 total in ASPCA grant funds on the line. The long-awaited Challenge results will be announced soon—all winners will be revealed on September 30, so be sure to stay tuned!
When Joey J., a photographer, went with his family on a tour of the ASPCA Adoption Center, he had no idea they'd be bringing home a furry new addition. He shared the following story with us about adopting Frannie, his loyal canine companion and photographer's assistant:
We lost our beloved Boxer, Riley, in June. I was devastated and did not feel ready for another dog. I was getting used to not having a 24-hour companion with me at our home and at my photography studio. While visiting our friend Lisa, who works for the ASPCA, my son asked if we could go take a tour of the Adoption Center. As we were there learning about all the wonderful animals and the amazing work the staff and volunteers do, Frannie came running up with a toy and melted my wife's heart. We then had a chance to meet her, and we all fell in love. Frannie found us, adopted us and we are living happily ever after.
The adoption process was wonderful. We were screened as a family to make sure we were the right fit for Frannie, which we believe is very important. We spoke with volunteers who knew Frannie well, as well as with trainers who worked with her on specific behaviors and obedience. We were given a very thorough packet of information regarding her health and training records, along with a wealth of information on care and training. We had never adopted before, and after touring the Adoption Center and learning more about the ASPCA, we recommend it to everyone.
She is a perfect family member. She loves to play hockey and football, and loves to dig up treats we hide for her in the yard. She is with me all day and works as a greeter and professional photo bomber in my studio. Everyone loves her. She's a big girl, but we find room in bed with us or with our son. We love it—and Frannie is way better than a blanket.
On Friday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 aired a special segment from our temporary facility for the hundreds of dogs rescued in last month's massive dog fighting bust. The ASPCA, along with responders from The Humane Society of the United States and other response groups, assisted with the removal of nearly 400 dogs, and we are now providing care and behavior enrichment in a temporary shelter at an undisclosed location.
Get an inside look of the dogs on their road to recovery with CNN's Gary Tuchman and an interview with ASPCA President & CEO Matt Bershadker.
With your support, we'll continue to provide the rescued dogs with the extensive attention they so desperately need. Stay tuned to aspcarescue.org for more news to come.
Together we can save animals from lives of suffering and abuse.
The ASPCA is excited to announce the launch of a new farm animal campaign focusing on the plight of chickens raised for meat (often called "broiler" chickens). Roughly 8.5 billion chickens are raised in the U.S. annually, most on squalid factory farms where there is no government oversight of their treatment.
The issue is not just the treatment of chickens, though: it's that modern chickens are selectively bred to grow so large, so fast, that they struggle to simply move or stand.
Today's chickens are bred to have such massive and disproportionate bodies that they often collapse and spend most of their lives lying helplessly in their own waste. Many have open wounds, which act as gateways to infections that can be passed on to people. Don't be fooled: Most chickens who wind up on American dinner plates bear no resemblance to the healthy-looking, active birds you may have been led to expect.
The ASPCA is calling on the chicken industry to do better—but to make sure they're paying attention, we need to show them that people like you care about how chickens are raised, too.
Visit TruthAboutChicken.org to learn more, then add your voice to the chorus of concerned Americans asking the chicken industry to change its inhumane practices.
By insisting on slower-growing chickens and better conditions, we can reduce suffering and raise healthier birds who may be less likely to spread dangerous infections like salmonella. But to get the chicken industry to move in the right direction, they need to see that people like you are paying attention—and counting on the industry to do what's right for chickens and consumers.
We need you on our side: Please tell the chicken industry it's time for slower-growing chickens raised in safer, more humane conditions. Speak out today by adding your name to our Truth About Chicken petition.
Shopaholics and animal lovers rejoice! Women's retailer Anthropologie is hosting its annual Sit. Stay. Love. campaign, a pet adoption event and pet supply drive for animal shelters across the country, the weekend of September 20-22. All 180 Anthropologie stores across the U.S. and Canada will host events and, with our support, strive to break adoption and donation records from last year.
Now in its fifth year, Anthropologie's Sit. Stay. Love. campaign has resulted in hundreds of dog adoptions and raised thousands of dollars in supplies for local shelters.
For more information about Sit. Stay. Love. and to find an event near you, visit Anthropologie.