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Every day, thousands of the bravest and best folks humanity has to offer go out and selflessly put their asses (and legs, and torsos, and every shootable part of their bodies) on the line for the rest of us. This article isn't about them. This is about the law enforcement officers who looked at the worst criminals in the world on a daily basis and said to themselves, "I can top that."
They may be horrible people, but you've got to admire the balls it takes to pull off stunts like ...
#5. America's Top Sheriff Gets Busted for Meth, Goes to Jail Named After Him
In 2001, Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick T. Sullivan was named National Sheriff's Deputy of the Year, and when he retired in 2002 (after 30 years in law enforcement), the county loved him so much that they renamed the local jail in his honor. That's how good this guy was at sheriffing.
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Granted, the "Arapahoe Indian Decapitation Fortress" was due for a renaming anyway.
Sullivan went on to join a legislative task force for the state of Colorado and helped to form a lot of the policies and laws that local law enforcement agencies use to prosecute drug offenders in general, and meth users in particular. And just in case you still need proof that this guy was awesome, here's footage of Sullivan in the '80s running his truck through a fence to save some officers during a shootout.
"To any criminals watching this: Now I have a machine gun. Ho-ho-ho."
But at the Same Time ...
Retirement can be hard for some people: Some stay home every day and sulk, some take up fly fishing, and some try to deal meth and end up serving time in the jail named after them.
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"I hate fishing, so ..."
Apparently, after decades of being up to his armpits in meth-crazy, Sullivan decided to see what life was like on the other side of the fence, so he dived in head first. The former sheriff became a connoisseur of meth and what some folks colloquially refer to as "rough trade." Sullivan became infamous among young male prostitutes in Aurora County for using his position to, umm, get into other positions. Sexy positions.
In 2012, local cops finally caught on and arranged for a sting operation, and Sullivan was videotaped trying to trade meth for sex with a cop informant. He was arrested, interviewed, and asked whether at any time he had engaged in sex with a minor. Sullivan told cops that he couldn't honestly answer that question, as he was way too fucking high most of the time. Hey, we've all been there, pal.
Sullivan was then hilariously booked into the Patrick T. Sullivan Correctional Facility ...
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Suddenly, "serving time inside Sullivan" took on a whole different meaning.
... which has been since renamed.
In all seriousness, if he didn't at least try to declare himself King of the Jail the moment he was ushered into his cell block, then we have to question if all of this was even worth it.
#4. A Badass Anti-Drug Agent Moonlights as a Badass Drug Lord
Drug Enforcement Agency officer Darnell Garcia's entire life was like something out of an '80s action flick. Several of them, in fact -- not only did Garcia train with both Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee, but he apparently knew enough about how to tear an opponent's head off to author a book on the fucking subject, which he also did. It's called The Fighting Art of Tang Soo Do. Here's a still of Garcia in Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon:
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This is also his profile picture on Twitter, because of course it's his fucking profile picture on Twitter.
After retiring from the karate championship circuit, Garcia came up through the ranks of the LAPD and joined the DEA in 1981. Along with fellow agents Wayne Countryman and John Jackson (shit, even his co-workers sound like action movie characters), Garcia spent the '80s living the plot of a Miami Vice episode every single day.
But at the Same Time ...
Except for the part where he was actually the villain. He was anti-drug agent by day and pro-drug kingpin by night. It was like Dexter, only somehow less plausible.
At some point Garcia and his pals realized that ripping off drug dealers was a lot more profitable (and fun) than simply stopping them. Their first few heists were relatively small, netting only $16,000 in cash and 2 pounds of heroin. Then they decided to stop fucking around in 1985 and stole 400 pounds of cocaine from a Pasadena stash house, effectively becoming millionaires overnight. Actually, forget Dexter, that's some Omar shit right there.
Thankfully "The Farmer in the Dell" is public domain, so they can both use it as theme music.
Garcia didn't stop there either. Garcia, Jackson, and Countryman set up Swiss bank accounts and distribution networks operating out of both New York and Los Angeles. Taking a page out of Breaking Bad before Breaking Bad was a thing, Garcia rounded up several fugitive drug dealers and instead of, you know, arresting them, he placed them in DEA safe houses to handle the sales end of the operation.
When Countryman and Jackson were finally arrested in 1988, Garcia probably came to his senses and turned himself in, right? Not a fucking chance -- he fled the country and led both the FBI and Interpol on an international manhunt. When they finally caught up to him in Luxembourg a year later (we can only pray there was a speedboat chase involved), his official defense was that he had come by those millions of dollars in his Swiss bank account totally legitimately ... by smuggling jewels for an Italian syndicate.
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"Oh, well that's perfectly fine then. Not guilty."
Shit, he even perjures awesomely.
#3. Mafia Task Force Detectives Carry Out Hits for the Mafia
NYPD Mafia Task Force detectives Stephen Caracappa and Lou Eppolito were almost complete opposites in every way. Eppolito was a seasoned street cop who looked kind of like a silverback gorilla, only with slightly more body hair and a raging case of edema. Caracappa, meanwhile, was smaller and bookish, favored dark silk suits, and had a cadaverous complexion. Together, they fought crime.
Louis Eppolito
The short-lived Tom Selleck/Burt Reynolds series Mustache Squad was based on them.
But at the Same Time ...
Also, they did crime. Because they were also Mafia hit men. On more than one occasion, the two would whack a mark in a certain neighborhood and end up interviewing potential witnesses in the same area for their other job.
"So, a ninja-pirate came running in and murdered that guy?"
"No, I said it was a ..."
"Wow, a ninja-pirate. Unbelievable."
Caracappa and Eppolito carried out at least eight hits under direct orders from known gangster Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso. The hits themselves were masterpieces of simplicity -- they used NYPD cars and pulled over their intended victims, presumably under the guise of a traffic stop, and then *KaBlam*!
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"Sometimes we'd throw a *BangBang* or a *BaBoom* in there. You gotta keep things fresh."
The hits alone are bad enough, but there's more. Caracappa worked for the Major Cases Unit, which gave him access to all sorts of classified information about, among other things, the Mafia. The same Mafia he happened to be working for. So let's say you're an underboss about to turn state's evidence against Casso: The last thing you'd want is to have the guy Casso subcontracts his wet work to getting your personal information. Caracappa also knew all of the safe houses in New York, so if an informant was moved, that info passed right through his office and from there to Casso. He was the wet dream of any mob boss.
And they may have gotten away with it, too ... if Eppolito hadn't written a book about his rise from Mafia family kid to totally honest non-Mafia cop, which he then promoted across national television.
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It's #2 on Amazon under Crime > Utter Bullshit > The Fucking Balls On This Guy.
At this point a few people finally stepped forward and said, "Hey, remember that murderer we saw? He's on Sally Jesse Raphael right now." Eppolito and his partner were arrested, although he probably still wishes his book gets adapted. We're thinking Jonah Hill and that guy from Napoleon Dynamite for the main roles.


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Somehow I imagine the families on either side are not too happy with this. Green is great, but give a little consideration to the neighborhood too...
Another interesting and well written piece Mary Louise. I thought The journal didn't have "writers" anymore? Thanks for setting me straight. NYT level caliper.
The neighbors would be upset about a million+ building going in next door? Nope. In a former market that would make their outdated, toxic, energy sucking boxes teardowns.
The "greenest" thing about it was the $1.2 million greenbacks it took to build it...and it sticks out like a sore thumb in the neighborhood.
I see bold reflections of Bauhaus and Nouveau, along with not-too-subtle elements of the imperfect new; a Raffian/Pauley/ Van Rooijen meeting that breaks convention and points to new horizons.
But mostly I see a big piece of crap that won't handle any kind of a Wisconsin winter, or qualify for a conforming Fannie Mae loan product.
NYT level, indeed. The home was profiled in the Times (print & online versions) on August 25th. It's disappointing that editors in New York City heard about and reported on the house nearly a month before the Sentinel.
Unfortunately for Ms. Schumacher, regurgitating local stories from national headlines does not a column make.
Geez, heaven forbid someone build a house that looks different. It's their property, their money and their house. They should build whatever they want. I think it would be great to live in a neighborhood that had a little architectural diversity.
Kudos to all who imagined, designed, and built this home. I personally
think it looks incredible. My main concern about the cost has to do with
how difficult replication will be. I hope I live to see the day when
innovative design and radical sustainability are accessible to the
mainstream. I care less about the bottom line price-tag, I agree that
its their money and they can spend as they like. I care more that the
home will never appraise at that level. This means others without
similar means could never get a mortgage to build something
comparable nor could anyone buy it, without paying cash since no bank
will lend beyond the value. I would be curious to know how it does
appraise now that its done. I know these challenges from personal
experience. I live in a super green home too, although not as
fabulously modern. Although mine cost a fraction of this example - it
still only appraises at half of what it cost me to build it, and I needed a
mortgage. Just some of the hidden challenges - beyond the things
typically debated regarding houses like these that push the envelope.
Here's hoping we get at least a few more comparables in my lifetime.
Dear wlf4614, you've made an assumption. Let me correct it. I have been following this project since before they broke ground on it and requested to see the finished home many months ago. However, a decision was made to give access to the New York Times first. This was certainly understandable, if a little vexing from my won point of view. National press for a project that aims to set an example is worth giving priority to. In truth, many regional papers would forgo the coverage of a local story if beat by the national press. I personally do not buy-in to that kind of thinking, nor do my editors. The home was a significant, regional story and we brought our own focus to it.
kevin.jay, from what I understand, the neighbors in the immediate neighborhood like the home, though many in Racine have reacted strongly against the modernist style of the home. The Racine paper wrote about the house as well and the comments that story attracted were very telling.
Just imagine how green the place would be without all those windows.
The LEED rating system is a joke when look at how the points are
given out. Rainwater harvesting and roof gardens are unnecessary for
this house since it could directly into Lake Michigan.
Reminds me of IKEA. Not my cup of tea but to each there own.
Where I do take issue is constructing anything that is labeled energy efficient that has an attached garage with living space above and behind. In the dead of winter when a car is parked in the garage there is basically a 3500 pound chunk of steel at whatever the outside temperature is taking away heat energy from the rest of the dwelling. A ranch house that shares a wall with an attached garage is one thing, but when you've sourrounded the garage with living space on three sides (adjacent, behind, on top) its another. Hope they insulated those walls to the garage well.
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Mom Alert!
Don't make your partner guess why you're too tired lately for a little romance. Tell him, even if you think it should be obvious. He's got his own insecurities now that he's a new dad, so he may not see that you're just feeling overworked—he may take your temporary lack of interest as a more permanent kind of rejection.
Making your sex life a priority in the scheme of things will make a positive difference in the harmony of your home. Men and women need to join with each other on a regular basis to maintain intimacy. This does not necessarily mean intercourse, but it does mean that you need time to focus on each other as lovers, and not as simply fellow travelers in the great childrearing enterprise.
Now, this does not mean that every sexual encounter you have with each other must be spiritual and transcendent. If you can find the time for some fun with each other, grab it—sometimes, even being a little bit naughty can be pretty nice.
You can rekindle romance without risking your life in many very simple ways:
- Remember how much you love each other and do not forget to say it every day.
- Avoid criticism and give compliments as much as possible without being phony about it.
- Reminisce about your life as lovers before the children were born.
- Talk about ways you can sneak in some lovemaking time.
- Beg someone to take your children overnight or for a weekend, and do not leave your bed.
But most of all, remember to be loving to each other and think of one thing in your relationship to be grateful for each day.
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When our kids were small, I once tried a little too hard to rekindle the old flames. I bought the cutest pair of red fur handcuffs at a novelty lingerie store and, while the kids were at school, I made a date with my husband to sneak home for lunch. When his car pulled into the drive, I was all set, handcuffed to the bedposts, with the key on my chest. But my husband had a surprise of his own—a rambunctious golden retriever pup pounced onto our bed and knocked the key to the floor. I had a hard time avoiding his attentions, while my husband spent some serious time on his hands and knees until he finally located the tiny key to free me.
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Finding the time does not mean finding the time for sex only. A couple also needs to find the time to allow their relationship to grow. You can't put all of your energy into raising a family and into your separate interests and expect your relationship to grow along with everything else. You need to make a special effort to know what is really going on with each other. You need to talk, or sometimes you just need to spend some time together not saying a word.
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The relationship between you and your partner needs to be given the same kind of energy you give to your children. A relationship is headed for trouble if the energy is focused too one-sidedly: either entirely on the children or exclusively on the couple. In this, as in all things, what you seek is a balance—one that recognizes the needs of everyone in the family.
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Top 10 players to watch at BYU spring practices
The soon-to-be sophomore electrified fans with his ability to run the football, but will be focusing on beating a defense with his arm throughout spring. Reports indicate that he's ahead of schedule recovering from his leg injury last year and should see plenty of practice time as a result.
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This senior class has a chance to do something very unique in the former
rivalry. Van Noy, Hoffman, and the other seniors wont know what it feels like
to beat your rival.
I wonder if future recruits will want to go play for a team that goes 0-4 against their rival or a team that goes 4-0 against their former rival. I add "former" in the latter case, as currently we are just 1-1 against our current rivals, Colorado.
I do see byu competing with navy to be the second best independent in the nation however. #2 would be a great accomplishment!
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@HVN: Nice to note you picked the team at the bottom of the pack to be your rival. It's good to set your sights high.
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"I wonder if future recruits will want to go play for a team that goes 0-4 against their rival or a team that goes 4-0 against their former rival. I add "former" in the latter case, as currently we are just 1-1 against our current rivals, Colorado."
- Says the Ute who made the 1st post on a BYU article. Let me guess, you mistook this article for one about the dumpster fire of a program in Boulder? Or are you obsessed with BYU? Remember- hate is love frustrated.
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Most obvious with Sorensen were his mechanics during misses. He repeatedly brought his foot across his body rather than straight ahead the way a soccer kicker is supposed to. In doing this he repeatedly kicked the ball low and to the left. Those are serious mental mistakes and habit forming errors that are difficult to break once a kicker gets into that rut. Sorensen has his work cut out for himself. He surely had the leg years ago. Maybe the best thing for him would be to study films of himself before last year. No matter what, if he isn't getting it done, I would rather see a guy who hits consistently from 37 yards in than one with a booming leg that splits the sideline and end zone seats rather then the uprights.
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really thought the ute fans would stop posting on our articles a long time ago! Get a life, this is sping practice. I can understand some chatter a week or two before our game, but this is ridiculous. Get a grip
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What are the other things you would rather be? Hmmm, home for Christmas? Yeah, get used to that.
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It's Chris B - Ignore
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I am inclined to doubt that "KVN/Hoff want 0-4 against UTAH" is a real Utah fan. No Self respecting Utah fan would claim one of the worst FBS teams in the country as a new Rival. Maybe its a USU fan taking a shot at both BYU and Utah (though Aggie fans usually don't troll until it is close to the actual game).
Either way, BYU is going to be 2-0 against in state teams (unless they face the Utes in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, then they will be 3-0).
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These ten could lead us to undefeated.
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@KVN/Hoff - "we are just 1-1 against our current rivals, Colorado."
First congrats on being 1-1 against the worst team in the PAC. U should be proud. Lol.
And second, don't rivalries have to be two sided? I have yet to see you or Chris B or Navy Vet or Uteology or Ernest or Mildred or any of the other Utes who troll BYU articles post a single comment in the Denver Post about about the Buffs. So I don't think U consider them rivals.
And I know they don't consider U rivals. Colorado just re-signed a six year deal to play Nebraska. The comment board lit up. Everyone in Boulder considers the Cornhuskers as their rival.
As for the article, QB will be the most interesting development. I think Hill, Munns and Olsen all have a shot at being the starter. Hill's running game will be less important to Anae than it was to Doman. He needs to prove he has an arm.
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Nice to have this caliber of player and person represent BYU. They are winners whatever the football record. NC Alabama has a different metric.
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I am trying to understand the asymptotic heat trace expansion \begin{equation} \text{Tr}(e^{-t\triangle_g}) \backsim \sum_{k \geq 0} t^{k - \frac{n}{2}}c_{2k} \quad (t \to 0^+) \end{equation} that is associated with the Laplace - Beltrami operator \begin{equation} \triangle_g = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\text{det}(g)}} \sum^n_{i,j = 1} \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} g^{ij} \sqrt{\text{det}(g)} \frac{\partial}{\partial x_j} \end{equation} where $g$ denotes the metric on the n - dimensional Riemannian Manifold $(M,g)$ that we consider.
Now, I understand that the first invariant $c_0$ is equal to the Volume of $M$ and the next coefficient is associated with the Scalar curvature (is that correct?). If I take $M$ to be 1-dimensional compact and boundaryless, then this means the second coefficient should evaluate to zero, is that correct ?
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WHEELING - With Medicaid expansion expected to fuel a shortage of primary care physicians, the West Virginia Nurses Association is pushing the Legislature to grant nurse practitioners more authority to operate without a doctor's supervision.
Bills proposed in both houses of the Legislature - Senate Bill 212 and House Bill 4342 - would expand prescription-writing ability for "advanced practice registered nurses," which includes nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives. The bill also would lift a requirement that such nurses sign collaborative agreements with physicians in order to receive prescriptive authority from the state Nursing Board.
But as West Virginia leads the nation with its rate of drug overdose deaths - many of them resulting from prescription drug abuse - the proposed legislation is raising concerns about the wisdom of allowing an additional 2,100 or more health professionals to prescribe potentially addictive substances.
One of SB 212's co-sponsors, Sen. Rocky Fitzsimmons, said legislators likely will wait for the results of an independent study before making any changes to the current rules. That study isn't expected to be complete until the Legislature's interim sessions later this year.
"I really don't anticipate any action on either the Senate or the House bill this session. ... This is probably a 2015 issue, not a 2014 issue," Fitzsimmons, D-Ohio, said.
About 30 percent of West Virginia's 1,747 active primary care physicians are 60 or older, and the state estimates its Medicaid rolls will grow by more than 137,000 patients by 2016 - factors that could further strain the health care system in a state where 50 of 55 counties already are considered medically underserved.
One of HB 4342's sponsors, Del. Phil Diserio, said the problem is not as great in the Northern Panhandle as in other areas of the state.
"We've got to look at what's good for the state as a whole. In our area, we've got a great amount of doctors - and good doctors," Diserio, D-Brooke, said. "But from what I understand, in the rural areas of the state, there is a shortage of primary care providers."
Current law forbids them from prescribing opiates and painkillers, and they may only prescribe a three-day supply without refills of stimulants, depressants, anabolic steroids and certain less addictive narcotics. House Bill 4342 would lift those restrictions entirely, allowing nurse practitioners to prescribe yearly supplies of all medications, including controlled substances. Senate Bill 212, on the other hand, would leave the restriction on controlled substances in place.
While Diserio believes additional autonomy for nurse practitioners will improve access to care for rural residents, the concept of allowing them to prescribe controlled substances troubles him.
"I am not really in favor of taking that out of the doctors' hands," Diserio said. "From what I understand, this has been put into a study, and we'll go from there and see what they come up with."
Fitzsimmons, however, is encouraged by the success of similar initiatives in 16 other states and the District of Columbia and believe the state's APRNs are qualified to handle the additional authority they are seeking.
"I don't think there have been any real reports of major abuses or things like that in those other states. Looking at that would lead me to believe there wouldn't be any difference here, but we know we have a prescription drug problem in West Virginia, and we are trying to combat that," he said.
In a recent report, legislative auditor Aaron Allred said the existing restrictions provide important protections for the public and should remain in place. The report did recommend, however, that nurse practitioners be allowed to prescribe medication independently following five years' experience with no actions against their licenses and a recommendation by their collaborative physician.


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The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP has recently published a report on sustainable economies and development. Its part on waste management "Waste - Investing in Energy and Resource Efficiency" provides information on key data, facts and arguments for a stronger commitment to a green development of the waste management sector.
The authors take a close look on challenges and opportunities in the waste sector and economic reasons for investing in a greener waste management sector. Further topics are the effecto of increase investment in the waste sector and framework conditions promoting greener waste management.
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The complete report, subdivided into various aspects regarding green economy and development, is available for download at: www.unep.org/greeneconomy
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15 Mar 2012 5:51 AM #1
EventBus - suspending events
Here's a code fragment from my controller.
I have a private method that sets a checkbox value. I want to suspend events on the checkobx so the change event is not fired. I tried to call suspendEvents on the checkbox, but this wasn't effective. Now I'm calling suspendEvents on the eventbus, and this is working for me. Am I doing it right?
Also, looking at the EventBus code... I'm curious why the EventBus class is not a singleton since there's only one eventbus in an application.
I probably don't fully understand the Ext.override feature, but why the Ext.app.EventBus class overrides the Ext.Component.fireEvent class as opposed to using the Ext.Function methods to create an interceptor?
Ext.define('StoreLayout.controller.ConfigViewController', { extend: 'Ext.app.Controller', ... // @private setCheckboxValue: function (checkbox, value) { var me = this, eventbus = me.application.eventbus, ... eventbus.suspendEvents(); checkbox.setValue(value); eventbus.resumeEvents(); }, ... });
>>> Now I'm calling suspendEvents on the eventbus, and this is working for me. Am I doing it right?
After more testing, calling suspendEvents on the eventbus is not reliable. I guess I'm stuck. How do I suspend events in a controller?
Last edited by LesJ; 15 Mar 2012 at 6:26 AM. Reason: Clarification about eventbuss.suspendEvents
15 Mar 2012 7:00 AM #2
Overriding fireEvent is a drastic solution. Now every fireEvent goes through the dispatch function. This doesn't look very efficient to me.
Ext.define('Ext.app.EventBus', { ... constructor: function() { this.mixins.observable.constructor.call(this); this.bus = {}; var me = this; Ext.override(Ext.Component, { fireEvent: function(ev) { if (Ext.util.Observable.prototype.fireEvent.apply(this, arguments) !== false) { return me.dispatch.call(me, ev, this, arguments); } return false; } }); }, .....
15 Mar 2012 8:46 AM #3
The other point to consider is that the EventBus will now listen to events fired by all components, but controllers may control only certain (not all) views/components.
16 Mar 2012 5:05 AM #4
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Long's Garden
Tour the walk-through gardens and browse the nursery selling 170 different ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs.
SouthPark Mall
Enjoy indoor shopping throughout the year at SouthPark Mall. This mall features some 200 stores that include larger department stores like Dillards, VonMaur, and Yonkers. Specialty and gift shops, well-known clothing stores, and large food court make this a great place to shop.
Bent River Brewing Company
Bent River Breweries in Rock Island serves as the distribution center for Bent River, including a bottling line so the beer can get to the people. This location also includes a tasting room with full bar, an expanded merchandise room, a party room for catered banquets, and great live music.
Quad Cities Visitor Center
Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau's Visitor Center in Moline will provide you with all the information your need on things to see and do in the Quad Cities. Our Visitor Center offers a gift shop filled with souvenirs, local products and even t-shirts dyed in the mud of the mighty Mississippi River. Our trained visitor counselors are on hand to answer your questions and direct you to the many exciting adventures you will find in the Quad Cities. We also provide bike rentals so you can go out and explore the beautiful riverfront trails.
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Lavender Crest Winery opened its doors for the first time in November of 2004, introducing customers to an opportunity for a unique way to taste wine that is produced in the Midwest. Lavender Crest Winery features a wine tasting room, gift shop, an espresso bar that serves lunch, entertainment, tours and more.
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Antique mall.
Great River Road Antiques
Antique mall featuring 80 dealers. Fleamarket, April-October.
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Northland Mall is the only enclosed shopping center between Rockford and the Quad Cities. Includes large stores like JCPenney and Bergners as well as 20 other specialty shops.
Enchanted Forest
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John Deere Commons/Moline Centre
Enjoy a variety of gift shops, restaurants, antique stores and hotels throughout this corridor of downtown Moline and situated around one of Illinois's most visited attractions, the John Deere Pavilion.
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This restored building is filled with quality antiques, Dutch treasures, handmade soap, model barges, handmade pottery, local photography, and art. Products made in Illinois are showcased. We specialize in Dutch-related items. We also offer Dutch food items such as coffee, tea, licorice, and Queen Wilhelmina mints.
Country at Heart Quilt & Gift Shop
Don't miss this quaint and unique country quilt and gift shop! Featuring Bowe pottery, candles, quilts, doilies, framed art, country gifts and accessories. We offer a huge selection of antique and primitive furniture too! The quilt shop offers a wide variety of quilting fabrics, notions, patterns, books and so much more!
Air Play Sports & Espresso Bar
Air Play Sports in Sterling is YOUR source for Alternative Sporting Goods. We carry northern Illinois' largest selection of disc golf supplies, stunt kites, boomerangs and more. We are also the town's only full coffee bar with gourmet coffees, espresso, cappuccinos, lattes and more. We are family friendly with toys and coloring books for younger children as well as changing station in our clean restroom. We have live inventory on our website and we can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.
Words of Wisdom
A Christian book and gift shop.
South Park Mall
If you love it, we've got it! Over 130 specialty stores, five department stores, two sit-down restaurants and a 500-seat food fair. There is something for everyone at South Park Mall!
Constantly Stitching N' More
Located on the Lincoln Highway in the old Unionville School, 1,200 bolts of 100% cotton quilting fabric, notions, books, patterns and antiques.
Quilt Supplies For U
We have a large assortment of beautiful fabric and other items to fit your quilting needs. Our staff has over 20 years of professional quilting experience and we are ready to assist you
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Heirloom Market & Cafe
This rural style cafe will capture your senses. The decor is clearly slated rustic with a cozy and a distinctively pleasant ambience. The cafe is a staple of small town life with a sense of community as it embraces the environment that has been set forth by the Heirloom Market. We feature homemade baked goods and gourmet coffee. The espresso drink with steamed milk or variegated flavoring is designed for a picker upper or as a way to pass your time with a good book or to surf the free wi-fi internet.
Prim Pickins
Primitive-style furniture made by hand with simple, straight lines. It's all new, but we make it look old. We can build entertainment centers, TV stands, kitchen tables, bar tables, sofa tables, coffee tables, end tables, bookcases, bunk beds, dressers, windowpanes, stools, benches, hutches, storage chests, hall trees, quilt racks and small home decor items.
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One of the four falcon chicks gets banded.
Since 2007, a pair of peregrine falcons has called UMass Lowell's East Campus home. On June 16, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife led by biologist Tom French banded four falcon chicks atop UMass Lowell's Fox Hall.
For more on the falcons, visit www.uml.edu/falcons.
University Relations - Cumnock Hall, 31 University Ave., Lowell, MA 01854
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I'm transforming a Windows 7 PC into a dual boot system with Ubuntu 10.10. Following other questions on this site, I've mounted my Windows drive by adding this to fstab
UUID=blabla /windows ntfs users,defaults,umask=000 0 0
It appears to work well, I can read and write, but it appears to be a bit crippled still. When I tried to update an SVN working copy with RabbitVCS, it complained that it couldn't write to a temporary file inside the working copy, even though the permissions are all on 0777 inside
/windows (by default, I haven't done that manually). It even corrupted that working copy :(
It works when I use the command line SVN client with sudo, but that's hardly user friendly.


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This fact check looks at the experiences of Arizona's employers and employees with E-Verify, and early signals of its impact on the state's economy.
On July 7, 2007, Arizona passed the Legal Arizona Workers Act, which requires all employers in the state to enroll in and use the E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all new hires. The law also creates penalties—including suspension or revocation of business licenses—for employers who "knowingly" or "intentionally" hire unauthorized immigrant workers. The law went into effect on January 1, 2008.
Some have claimed that E-Verify is working well in Arizona—that employers are signing up for the program and not experiencing any problems with the system. However, multiple reports point to the opposite conclusion. E-Verify is not yet fully implemented in Arizona and already there are significant signs of trouble. Before other state and federal lawmakers jump on the bandwagon and blithely seek expansion of E-Verify, they should heed the warning signs that the program is not ready for roll-out. Read below about the experiences of Arizona's employers and employees with E-Verify, and early signals of its impact on the state's economy.
Arizona Employers: Fewer than 15 Percent Have Taken the Plunge and Signed Up
- Roughly 20,000 of Arizona's 150,000 employers have signed up for E-Verify—less than 15 percent of the state's employers. Given the small number, it's not yet possible to make definitive statements about the impact that E-Verify will have on employers in general, especially when those who have already signed up are likely to be the most eager and willing to comply. More problems may occur as more recalcitrant employers begin to use the system.
U.S. Citizens: Learning the Hard Way that Database Errors Can Stop Their Employment
- The Social Security Administration (SSA) database that E-Verify taps into has a 4.1 percent error rate, and approximately 10 percent of naturalized U.S. citizens are initially told they are not authorized to work. Between October 2006 and March 2007, roughly 3,200 foreign-born U.S. citizens were initially flagged as not-work-authorized. As a result of these problems with E-Verify, Arizona workers—including U.S. citizens—have been erroneously flagged as non-work-authorized.
- Ken Nagel, a restaurant owner in Phoenix, recently hired one of his daughters—a native-born U.S. citizen—to work in his restaurant. When he put her information through E-Verify, he received a "tentative nonconfirmation," meaning the system could not verify that she was authorized to work in the United States.
Innocent Arizona Workers: Wrestling a Government Agency to Correct Database Errors
- Workers who receive tentative nonconfirmations and must go to government agencies to clear their records in Arizona have limited opportunities to do so because of the locations and business hours of government offices. Workers must often take time off from work to resolve database problems, and sometimes must go repeatedly to a government agency in order to bring all of the necessary documents.
- There are 16 SSA field offices located throughout Arizona, which are open between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- There is only one U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Arizona—in Tucson. Walk-ins are not allowed and appointments can only be made online.
Arizona Small Businesses: E-Verify is Expensive and Not Easy
- Small businesses have reported that using E-Verify is difficult, particularly businesses that do not have dedicated Human Resources staff or internet access. Enrolling in the system, taking the tutorial, and passing the necessary test takes precious time and may require costly computer upgrades.
- Out-of-state businesses are concerned about how the new state law will interact with federal laws that regulate commerce. Out-of-state employers who may have branches or even a single employee in Arizona are subject to competing laws, and a single mistake could lead to tough penalties.
Arizona Economy: E-Verify Lands a Punch in the Purse
- One national restaurant chain spent $100,000 planning to open a restaurant in Arizona, but decided not to invest the additional $4 million needed to do so because of problems associated with the new law.
- An Arizona Chamber of Commerce spokesperson believes the new law has had a "significant impact" and that workers are leaving the state: "I can't emphasize enough that the labor shortage has been severe and continues to be severe."
- According to an Arizona Farm Bureau spokesperson, growers cannot find enough workers. In Yuma, where agricultural workers earn up to $19 an hour, growers can't find enough workers to harvest the lettuce crop, some farmers have stopped planting labor-intensive vegetables, and other farmers are considering getting out of the agriculture business. "If the agricultural industry can't get laborers, the land will be converted to other uses and we'll put our food production at the mercy of other countries."
Frustrated Arizona Lawmakers: Oops, We Need More Workers
- Some have begun to see how the new E-Verify law has been harmful to the state's economy, which may lose as much as $10 billion [1]. With its low unemployment rate, there are not enough workers in Arizona to take the jobs abandoned by immigrant workers. The agricultural, tourism, and construction industries have been particularly hard hit. In an astounding turnaround, some Arizona policymakers -- including the leading proponent of the E-Verify law -- want the immigrant workers back, and have now proposed a new guestworker program.
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Army Structure
Battalion: infantry Regiments were composed of battalions, active service units consisting of about 1000 men under the command of a Lieutenant-Colonel. It was often the case that a soldiers first loyalty was to his battalion; when conditions allowed great efforts were made to ensure a sense of tradition and esprit de corps. During the First World War regiments raised large numbers of battalions.Brigade: four infantry battalions would be grouped together to form an infantry brigade under the command of a Brigadier-General. In 1918 brigades were reduced to three battalions.
Division: three infantry brigades would be grouped together to form a division under the command of a Major-General. The division was likely to have been the largest formation that a soldier would have identified with; they had distinctive insignia and familiar nicknames; some divisional commanders became well known to their men. The division was a self-contained fighting force possessing, in addition to its 12 infantry battalions and Pioneer Battalion, its own supporting specialists, Engineers, Artillery, Transport and Medical units. Its total complement was over 19,000 men.
Corps: divisions (any number from two to six) would be grouped to serve under corps a directing administrative formation responsible for the effective deployment of its divisions in the field. An army corps was commanded by a Lieutenant-General. A corps would be provided with supporting troops often known as Lines of Communication or Corps Troops.
Army: corps would be grouped to serve under an army another higher-level administrative formation responsible for the effective fulfilment of the overall strategic aims of the Commander-in-Chief. An army, commanded by a General, was provided with specialist supporting troops often known as Lines of Communication or Army Troops.
Commander-in-Chief: Armies came under the control and command of the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) at General Headquarters (GHQ). Field-Marshal Sir John French (1852-1925) commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the outbreak of war in August 1914. During his period of command the British Army fought the vital defensive battles of First Ypres (autumn 1914) and Second Ypres (spring 1915). Heavily criticised for his handling of the Battle of Loos (September-October 1915) French was replaced as Commander-in-Chief by General Sir Douglas Haig on 19 December 1915. Haig (1861-1928) was subsequently responsible for all British Army operations in France and Belgium until the Armistice (11 November 1918). Convinced of the absolute necessity of defeating the German Army on the Western Front (the principal theatre of military operations) Haigs name is for ever associated with the costly offensives on the Somme in 1916 and the constituent battles of Third Ypres (popularly known as the Passchendaele Offensive) during the second half of 1917. Less well known is his direct involvement in the series of tumultuous Allied victories in the late summer and autumn of 1918. Following the war Haig commanded the Home Forces in the UK (1919-1921). He had been made a Field Marshal on 3 January 1917.


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8510 - Amazing 2 BR - in Time Square
Size40 m²
Floor No.4
- Kitchen
- Internet/WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
|west 46th street, 10036 New York, United States
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A week ago
** 4th floor of traditional NYC walk-up building
** 2 full sized beds in unit
** Standard kitchen appliances and cookware
** Sofa bed in living area
** Flat screen TV with basic channels
** Wireless internet available
** Polished hardwood floors
** Heated and air conditioned
Avail 1-12 Months
Location: West 46th street between 5th and 6th Avenues! In the hear of Midtowns Business and Diamond District-Times Square and Hell's Kitchen. Subways: N, Q, R at 49th Street and B, D, F, M at Rockefeller Center. Get to anywhere in the city in minutes! Space
No smoking
There is a late fee for check ins after 6PM (40 dollars before 9 pm and
80 dollars after 9 pm) and 40 dollars during weekends
Damage deposit = there is a 500dollars damage deposit to be paid via paypal.
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 122 HKD per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Good location very close to the Time Square - the key acquisition did not work so well because the 'Central' was somewhat inflexible and wanted to commit ourselves to wait until we can finally take over the apartment. Only after intense insistence of straightforward approach is then been accepted.
Gute Location ganz in der Nähe des Time Square - die Schlüsselübernahme hat nicht so gut funktioniert, weil die 'Zentrale' etwas unflexibel war und uns zum Warten verpflichten wollte, bis wir endlich das Appartement übernehmen können. Erst nach intensivem Insistieren ist dann der unkomplizierte Lösungsweg akzeptiert worden.
Fine location. A lot of noice from the street, because of the windows
When host is using a another Company to hand out the key -please write that is cost extra to check in on weekends. And at the same time nice if you don't have to wait about 45 minutes to get the key. Even if you have given information about when you will arrive....
Hints for the Apartment. Some light at the beds and maybe some hooks to hang your jacket on.
When all this has been said - we had a ferfect and fanstastic week in NYC - great town.
Regards Tina
The apartment is just like you see in the picture. Small, clean and in a good location. Perhaps lacks some pot (deficiency mostly felt by the Italians), but otherwise nothing to complain about. Maximum availability by the agency.
L'appartamento è proprio come si vede in foto. Piccolo, pulito e in una buona posizione. Manca forse di qualche pentola (carenza più che altro avvertita da noi italiani), ma per il resto nulla da ridire. Disponibilità massima da parte dell'agenzia.
Our experience of this flat was very bad. We got warm water for the shower only one day during the week we spend there. On top of that when we arrived, only one bed had bed sheets out of the three, this was corrected the next day. We asked for a discount due to these two events. We are still waiting for an answer to this request. We paid for services that we didn't enjoy.this is not normal.We hope that Wimdu management will take an action about this. By the way , we are still waiting for the pay back of the damage deposit. Thank you in advance
Fantastic apartment in a great location. Would love to stay there again.
Close to most sites. Apartment was very clean and comfy beds.
Very good location, close to theater district, high line, several subway lines.....rooms were as expected but sofa bed not. Arrangements to get into the apartment OK. Thanks Mo.
This property needs a bit of work. Good location
Arrived outside the apartment, no one there, called, oh since 2 days Rohrbruch, tantamount someone and brings us elsewhere.
Absolute Katarophe, bad location, window pane by a Rigibsplatte replaced (only reingestellt), dirty, no sheets for the sofa bed, shower tray only in a diving suit walked.
The next day, after countless phone calls to get another apartment.
Was slightly better, all the windows available, only,
was still inhabited, shower curtain with a lot of mold spores, had a sofa bed approx sensation 70 years old mattress, no air conditioning (30 degrees), window did not work, the front too loud) Ave. Rear odors through gastronomy. All in all we felt completely ripped off by the host and would never book in life again with him.
Vor dem Apartment angekommen, keiner da, angerufen, oh seit 2 Tagen Rohrbruch, kommt gleich jemand und bringt uns woanders unter.
Absolute Katarophe, schlecht Lage, Fensterscheibe durch eine Rigibsplatte ersetzt (nur reingestellt), dreckig, keine Bettwäsche für die Schlafcouch, Duschwanne nur im Taucheranzug begehbar.
Am nächsten Tag, nach unzähligen Telefonaten ein anderes Apartment bekommen.
War etwas besser, alle Fensterscheiben vorhanden, nur,
war noch bewohnt, Duschvorhang mit jeder Menge Schimmelsporen, Schlafcouch hatte eine ca. gefühlte 70 Jahre alte Matratze, keine Klimaanlage (30Grad), Fenster auf ging auch nicht, vorn zu laut ) Ave. hinten Gerüche durch Gastronomie. Alles in Allem fühlten wir uns durch den Gastgeber komplett verarscht und würde nie im Leben noch einmal bei ihm buchen.
When we arrived home a fine. Host smiling and with a certain humor. Little surprise our housing is undergoing a concern. We offer us alternative accommodation. Smaller but better placed so good we had to adapt. General apartment so this little unforeseen. A very good communication and a host always available.
I recommend
A notre arrive un accueil très bien . Hôte souriant et avec un certaine humour . Petite surprise notre logement étant subit un souci . On nous a proposer un logement de substitution . Plus petit mais mieux placé donc bon il a fallu s'adapte . De manière général appartement ce petit imprévu . Une très bonne communication et un hôte toujours à disposition .
Je recommande
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How can I go about magnetizing something? Specifically, a whole bunch of BB's. I want to try this so that I could make a cheaper version of the Bucky Balls product. Even if I can't replicate Bucky Balls, it'll still be an interesting project.
To permanently magnetize them, you need to start with bb's that are made of a ferromagnetic material, e.g., iron (or some kinds of steel), nickel or cobalt. This is the challenging part. When I was a kid they made bb's out of copper. Nowadays they probably make them out of some other less expensive but equally non-ferromagnetic material.
Assuming you can find a ferromagnetic bb, the next step is to subject it to a very strong magnetic field, which you could do with a homemade electromagnet.
You can slightly magnetize the right object simply by subjecting it to high shock, for example, by striking it with a hammer; but a blow strong enough to be of magnetic benefit might squash your bb.
EDIT: Was doing a little research to answer a comment, and discovered that those "copper" BBs I shot as a kid were actually copper-coated steel BBs. So, your magnetic BBs may be much easier to come by than I thought.
Here is a great paper on how to magnetize. http://www.oersted.com/magnetizing.PDF
Yes you are correct it is a hard paper to "weed threw" but all the necessary information is there. If you go down to the explanation on the apparatus for magnetizing you can essentially deduce that.
1) You need impact the material being magnetized.
2) You need to put the material in a strong magnetic field


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The "web revolutionized the travel" industry, enabling "people to be their own travel agents". With the improvements in mapping technologies and the ability to share knowledge, it has never been easier to find the deals you need regarding the places you want to see.
Please list out the websites/web-apps you use most of the time.
I'm not looking for consolidating travel plans.


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LOWELL, Ark. (Dec. 1, 2010) -- The demand for pediatric subspecialty care in northwest Arkansas exceeds the available services, but this week's expansion of the UAMS/ ACH Centers for Children in Lowell may help meet part of that need. The Centers for Children, located at 519 Latham Drive, opened in May 2007 and is a collaborative project of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH). Physicians affiliated with both the UAMS College of Medicine and ACH provide pediatric subspecialty care in 15 areas. The center also houses the Schmieding Developmental Center and the Schmieding KIDS FIRST program.
On Dec. 2, the two-story, 40,000-square-foot center will open a Primary Care Clinic on its first floor for sick and well-child visits. The clinic includes 12 examination rooms that will be staffed by four physicians. Clinic space for physical, occupational and speech therapy, and language development is located adjacent to the Primary Care Clinic; all are new services. Upstairs houses space for an expanded pediatric neurology clinic, attracting patients from as far as northeast Arkansas and around the region. The second-floor clinics serve patients and families in the pediatric subspecialties of cardiology, neurology, pulmonology, neuromuscular pulmonology, asthma, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, hematology, hemophilia, nephrology, immunology, rheumatology, rehabilitative medicine and developmental pediatrics.
"We are working to meet the needs of approximately 7,000 children in northwest Arkansas who don't have a primary care physician," said Astryd Menendez, MD, medical director of the Centers for Children and associate professor of pulmonology at UAMS. "Currently, those families have to seek medical care in an emergency room, which can be time consuming and often is a greater level of care than the child's illness requires."
During its first year, the center's goal was to treat 1,000 patients but it exceeded that expectation, seeing 4,000. Between 2008 and 2009, some 8,000 patients benefitted from the center's services. Menendez says there are plans to bring additional subspecialty services to the center within the next five years.
"This is a significant expansion after only three years," said Jonathan Bates, MD, president and chief executive officer of Arkansas Children's Hospital. "Supporting families and physicians in this region is the reason this center was created, and we couldn't be more pleased that we're now able to help them on an even larger scale." Center administrators anticipate they will schedule 11,000 visits during the next year.
"The northwest Arkansas community has responded very positively to our services," said UAMS chancellor Dan Rahn, MD. "Physicians have staffed these weekly clinics for years - cardiology for 20 years - so it's very rewarding to have an expanding operation in such a well-equipped facility."
Remodeling of the existing space began in July, with almost half of the space for the KIDS FIRST program on the first floor being reconfigured for the primary care clinic. Reconfiguration of clinic space on the second floor provided more appropriately proportioned space for the expanding clinics. The exterior of the property is also being modified, with the addition of 65 parking spaces. Appointments for the primary care clinic and the subspecialty clinics may be made by calling the Centers for Children directly at (479) 750-0125, option 0.
Physicians who will be joining the Centers for Children include:
Chris Smith, MD, Regional Associate Dean for the College of Medicine
at UAMS Northwest - Smith is a professor of pediatrics in the UAMS College of Medicine and most recently was associate medical director at Arkansas Children's Hospital. He also will practice at the Centers' new primary care clinic one day a week.
Jhablall Balmakund, MD - Balmakund is one of two pediatric neurologists who will practice at the Centers for Children. Balmakund practices part-time at Mercy Medical Specialties in Rogers and part-time at the Centers for Children, until he makes the transition to a full-time position at the center July 1. He received his medical degree from Lyceum-Northwestern in Pangasinan, Philippines, and completed his residency in pediatric neurology at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Balmakund is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with a special qualification in pediatric neurology. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society and the Southern Pediatric Neurology Society.
Jessica Tufino, MD, FAAP - Tufino is a bilingual pediatrician who will practice in the Centers for Children Primary Care Clinic. She received her medical degree from Universidad Central Del Caribe School of Medicine in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and completed her pediatric residency program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She comes to Lowell after working in private practice in New Jersey. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The statewide collaborative between UAMS and Arkansas Children's Hospital includes 24 existing clinics throughout the state where services are provided by the UAMS Department of Pediatrics or Arkansas Children's Hospital. The collaborative was formed to improve access to pediatric subspecialty care, support education and training of UAMS medical students, and strengthen and expand the current regional clinics located in El Dorado, Fort Smith, Harrison, Jonesboro, Mountain View and Texarkana.
In support of the collaborative, physicians from the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics who practice at Arkansas Children's Hospital commuted weekly to the Centers for Children to conduct regional clinics. As more specialty physicians are hired locally, the weekly clinics will become daily clinics, and physicians who commute from Little Rock will no longer attend the regional clinics.
The Centers for Children also offers ancillary services including X-Ray, ECG, EEG, ECHO, laboratory services, pulmonary function tests and nutrition services.
Schmieding KIDS FIRST is a comprehensive, early-intervention program for infants and young children with medical conditions and developmental delays. UAMS operates 11 KIDS FIRST centers across the state. The Schmieding Developmental Center provides medical and neuropsychological assessments for children with developmental disorders.
The KIDS FIRST program is located on the first floor of the Centers for Children, with the developmental center and regional clinics housed on the second floor. ACH and UAMS share equally the expenses of the 10-year lease of the building, owned by The Pinnacle Group of Rogers.
The UAMS ACH Centers for Children in Lowell is part of a statewide working collaborative between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and Arkansas Children's Hospital(ACH) to enhance and expand regional pediatric subspecialty clinics across Arkansas. The Center houses the Schmieding Developmental Center and Schmieding KIDS FIRST programs. For more information, visit
Arkansas Children's Hospital is the only pediatric medical center in Arkansas and one of the largest in the United States serving children. The campus spans 28 city blocks and houses 316 beds, a staff of approximately 500 physicians, 80 residents in pediatrics and pediatric specialties and more than 4,000 employees. It is the state's only Level 1 pediatric trauma center. The private, nonprofit healthcare facility boasts an internationally renowned reputation for medical breakthroughs and intensive treatments, unique surgical procedures and forward-thinking medical research - all dedicated to fulfilling our mission of enhancing, sustaining and restoring children's health and development. ACH recently ranked No. 85 on FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®. For more information, visit
UAMS is the state's only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a 540,000-square-foot hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and six institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. It is the state's only Level 1 trauma center. UAMS has 2,836 students and 761 medical residents. It is the state's largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including nearly 1,150 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children's Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS' Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit
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Join members of the Rensselaer County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), students and professionals from healthcare, law enforcement, counseling, advocacy, higher education, and prosecution from throughout New York State for the third annual one-day conference on preventing and responding to sexual assault. Attendees of the conference may choose from a variety of workshops which fit their interests and training needs, and will also have the opportunity to network with other professionals. The cost to attend the full-day conference is $40, which includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments, all conference materials and parking. This year, we are able to offer a special student rate of $32 for full-time students. Detailed directions, parking instructions and helpful reminders will be emailed to attendees in advance of the conference.
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Today in Tweet Beat, celebs like Eli Roth, Pauly Shore and Big Boi are psyched to be at Comic-Con. Meanwhile, Josh Groban was not psyched to run into Michael Lohan at the deli.
I'm having pre-Comic-Con separation anxiety from Pennington. http://twitpic.com/27mnwa
At #ComicCon in San Diego!!! Are U?
My body is in Starbucks on Sunset. My heart is in Hall H.
so, I was stressing on what to wear to the marvel party and the dusk till con party...and I decided...Warcraft t-shirts and jeans. fuck it!
We will be rocking out at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Diego tonite for The Comic-Con convention Live !!!
i love comic con ! http://ow.ly/i/2LOX
every blue moon i take an ambien, last night i did, its vile, i texted three people utter gibberish, and woke up spaced out as hell. No!
I would take thalidomide, b/c it relieves morning sickness, plus my baby would be a born swimmer.
Sherrod offered new USDA job, but says she has to 'think about it'. Obama now regretting passing 99 wks unemployment extension. #ftrs #tcot
As woman they should have sympathy for a fellow chick at the beach : ( where's my sarong?
I put *woman on purpose!!! Lol. I guess some of u didn't get the joke. Wise ass is hard to shake
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Saw Michael Lohan walking into a deli smiling with a camera crew. It's like spotting a shooting star really. Isn't....his daughter in jail?


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In line with the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the King's Relief Campaign for the Palestinian People started a new stage of relief distribution in Gaza.
Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, the Supervisor General of the campaign, ordered that urgent food supplies be immediately dispatched to Gaza. In addition, assistance will be provided to Palestinian farmers. The new relief effort will cost an estimated SR 15 million [$4 million] and is being coordinated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the World Food Program and Doctors Without Borders.


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KILLEEN (February 5, 2013)--Officials with the Texas A&M Forest Service and Fort Hood announced Tuesday they have reached agreement on a plan to accelerate wildfire response.
Under the deal announced Tuesday, state and military officials will be able to communicate and assist each other directly, cutting through the red tape.
Previously, the Forest Service had to request help from Fort Hood through the Texas Division of Emergency Management, which then would seek assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
FEMA, finally, had to make a request to the Defense Department.
Forest Service Executive Director Tom Boggus said an emergency response needs to be swift and efficient and the agreement goes a long way toward better protection of lives and property.
The two also can collaborate on training, prescribed burns and wildfire suppression under the deal.


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Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Announces Her Resignation
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis is resigning, opening up one more slot in President Obama's second-term administration. A former member of Congress, Solis was the first Hispanic woman to head a Cabinet-level agency.
"This afternoon, I submitted my resignation to President Obama," she wrote in a letter to her agency's employees. "Growing up in a large Mexican-American family in La Puente, California, I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to serve in a president's Cabinet, let alone in the service of such an incredible leader."
Solis said that in the future, she plans to return to California.
Prior to becoming Labor Secretary, Solis was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2000, she became the first woman to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, for her work on environmental justice while serving in the California state Senate.
In October, Solis was moved to defend her agency's work, after a closely watched indicator — the U.S. jobless rate — fell to 7.8 percent. The news, which came one month before the presidential election, was greeted with suspicion by critics of President Obama.
Wednesday afternoon, the president released a statement in which he called Solis "a tireless champion for working families."
The statement continued, "Over the last four years, Secretary Solis has been a critical member of my economic team as we have worked to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and strengthen the economy for the middle class."
Solis' resignation comes on the same day the president is said to be poised to nominate Jacob Lew for the post of Treasury Secretary. This afternoon, a CNN writer pondered what a second Obama administration will look like, in a piece titled "Obama's Cabinet shaping up to be a boys club."
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Members of the Ionia Department of Public Safety sharpened their skills Wednesday night, practicing firefighting and rescue maneuvers in – and on – the former Save-A-Lot building on Steele Street.
The building, which was damaged by spring flooding and will be demolished in October, provided a rare opportunity for IDPS personnel to practice techniques used in a commercial setting, rather than a residential one, said IDPS Director Troy Thomas.
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Scrambling course, or, 'Don't Die in the Mountains'
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An instructor works with a student during a portion of a Mountaineers scrambling course on Saturday near Leavenworth.
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A student celebrates after working on a new technique in the scrambling course.
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A student in the scrambling class practices navigation.
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Students learn scrambling techniques on a field trip Saturday.
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A scrambling group works on "Hole in the Wall" on Saturday.
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Students, with the help of a instructor, practice scrambling techniques at "Hole in the Wall."
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A student works on technique on Saturday.
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A student in the scrambling class practices stemming.
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An instructor demonstrates how to walk on slab. You can clearly see that generations of Mountaineers have practiced on this rock.
When you cross the line into terrifying, you know. Before you try something, though, it's really hard to know where exactly that line is. I spent a day over the weekend looking for that line.
I'm taking a scrambling course through the Everett Mountaineers. I call it my "Don't Die in the Mountains" class. The Mountaineers, a respected organization of outdoor enthusiasts, teach many classes on how to have fun -- safely -- outside. The focus is, of course, on the mountains. They teach snowshoeing, climbing, scrambling, hiking, backpacking and more.
I want to gain confidence in my ability to hike and backpack safely. I also want to test my limits in a safe way. So, all day Saturday, along with many other students, I practiced scrambling near Eightmile Campground outside Leavenworth.
My favorite part of the entire day was something called arm rappelling. In short, you use a rope strategically wrapped around your arms to rappel down a steep slope. I expected it to be terrifying. I listened to the instructor, I gave it a try. When I reached the bottom, I felt like a kid at the bottom of a slide. "THAT was fun," I told the instructor. And then I felt the adrenalin kick in. I think I found the exact line between exhilaration and terror.
Later, I told another instructor how much I loved the rappelling. "Careful," she teased, "that's how it all started with me. I took the scrambling class and I said 'I am never climbing,' but it gets addictive."
The field trip was broken into several parts. We worked on navigation first, one of the things I have been most excited to learn. I gained a lot of good, practical advice about map reading and how to figure out where you are. A few little tidbits:
- If you're trying to identify a peak, look for vegetation. If you think you're looking at an 8,000 foot peak, and there are trees on top, you are wrong. Don't expect any trees above 6,000 feet or so around here.
- Distances can be tricky. If two peaks look similar distances apart, try looking at the trees. If on one you can see details, and on the other they look like match sticks, the latter is clearly farther away.
- When you're using the sun to tell the direction, look at your shadow and work backward, rather than trying to calculate the direction of the actual sun.
- When reading a map, pay attention to what areas are indicated as vegetation-free. It can give you a lot of clues to what is what.
Another section of the field trip focused on walking on slab. The instructor showed us good techniques, showed us how to look for the best places to step and how to minimize the risk of falling or slipping.
The sections of rock where we practiced were rather entertaining. You could tell by the moss-free strip of rock that generations of scrambling students have worked on their skills here.
We learned to keep as much as our boot as possible on the rock, to keep our weight low, and our feet pointing straight in our direction of travel. I had trouble with that last one. I naturally wanted to step down sideways, but that put so much less of my boot on the rock that I quickly learned it made me less secure.
We also practiced bouldering. That was fun, but I had to fight some unhelpful instincts. The first rule they told us was "no knees, no elbow." Huh. When I scramble up things, I make frequent use of my knees and elbows. Turns out, though, they are right. The closer your knee gets to the rock, the less weight you are putting on your feet. And that's when your boots stop working and you slip. Your boots can't hold you in place if you're not keeping your weight over them. I managed to keep my knees off the rock. Mostly. And I only slipped a few times.
I also found one of my limits, standing up on a small surface. I stood up on one of the boulders with a very small flat area, and a drop on all sides. When I tried to look away from my feet, I swayed alarmingly. So, good to know. When on a small surface, don't stop to admire the scenery.
Our final stop of the day was at "Hole in the Wall." In this section we climbed up a small chimney-like opening in the rock. That was hard, and a bit scary. Climbing down, however, crossed the line from exhilarating to terrifying. The instructor with me, who deserves an award for patience, talked me through it over and over and over until I could do it. I made it down, but I wished for longer legs the entire time. At 5-feet, 4 inches, with relatively short arms and legs, I'm at a disadvantage. Steps that are an easy reach for someone even a few inches taller are big stretch, or impossible, for me.
Sadly, I'm pretty sure I'm done growing. I don't think I can expect any more sudden height in my 30s.
My final activity of the day was something called stemming. The stemming itself is fun. You sit with your back against a wall and feet propped on a facing wall. (Another case where I'm at a disadvantage with my short legs – but this wall was close enough for me) Then you inch along. Turning around, however, was not easy. I was supposed to be able to turn from one direction to the other without using the handy safety rock below me. I finally got it, but it took me probably 15 minutes, when I know some of my classmates had sorted it out in moments. Yet another instructor deserves an award for patience. Once I got it, it was absurd how simple it was. And I did it repeatedly before coming down. It's kind of embarrassing how accomplished I felt, given how long it took me to figure it out.
I ended the day exhausted, but excited. I tested some limits and found out they were farther than I thought. I found a few limits I didn't even expect. I really appreciated the grippy soles on my hiking boots – good thing, since they cost a fortune.
The next trip is on snow. My goal: Learn how to use an ice ax without impaling myself or anyone else.
Also, I hear we may get to make a snow cave and the 6-year-old in me is giddy with excitement.
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