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When time is money, you need a better way to divvy up patients
A simple approach to assigning night admissions can save $200,000 a year of physician time
by Phyllis Maguire
Published in the May 2007 issue of Today's Hospitalist.
In his travels around the country as a consultant to hospitalist programs, John Nelson, MD, often sees workflow solutions that just don't work.
A case in point is the system that Dr. Nelson found in one practice to assign overnight admissions to the day-shift hospitalists. Every morning, all six daytime doctors spend an hour reviewing those patients. After looking for re-admits of patients they've recently cared for, the hospitalists parse out the night admissions
among themselves, factoring in patient acuity and their current patient load.
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"It's an error to ever put the name of the night physician who admitted the patient in the admitting system."
John Nelson, MD
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enhance collegiality, Dr. Nelson says, "that's six hours seven days a week, which adds up to one full-time equivalent of physician time. In effect, the practice is spending around $200,000 a year to divide up patients."
Instead of devoting that kind of time and money on what he views as a simple administrative task, Dr. Nelson's practice at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, Wash., takes another tack. It uses an automatic assignment system that needs very little daily tweaking and makes it easy for everyone, including nurses, specialists and patients' families, to know which hospitalist is in charge of which patient.
Dr. Nelson, who is director of the hospitalist program at Overlake, says the simple assignment system not only causes less confusion among staff members, but allows hospitalists to hit the ground running as soon as they arrive. And instead of devoting $200,000 of physician time to daily meetings, that time can instead be applied to patient care.
A predictable system
Overlake's assignment system is relatively straightforward. Every night when the night hospitalist comes on duty, he or she checks the schedule and makes a list of the names of the four physicians who will be working the next day. As admissions come in overnight, the night hospitalist goes down the list of daytime physicians, assigning them each one admission and starting over with the first physician after four admissions have come in.
To preserve continuity, Dr. Nelson says, daytime doctors who are going off service within 24 hours are not assigned overnight admissions.
Every time the emergency department secretary calls the night physician down for another admission, the secretary asks the hospitalist which daytime doctor the patient is being assigned to. "From the moment of admission," Dr. Nelson explains, "the correct doctor's name is on the chart and in the computer on all the records."
As a result, the night hospitalist can tell family members who the patient's physician will be and who they should contact the next day. Nurses, who may need to call the attending physician the next morning, won't find the night physician's name on the chart after he or she has left the building. And radiologists reviewing the patient's overnight X-ray or CT scan at 7:30 in the morning know exactly who to call with results.
"It's an error to ever put the name of the night physician who admitted the patient in the admitting system," Dr. Nelson notes. "The big benefit is that the moment the night physician leaves at 7 a.m., it's clear to everybody what doctor is responsible for the patient."
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According to Dr. Nelson, the automatic assignment system has other advantages. For one, it gives the day physicians some flexibility as to when they show up; they don't need to be at a meeting or even see the night physician if they don't make it to the hospital before 7 a.m.
And physicians, when they arrive, have a printout of overnight admissions already waiting for them to merge into their existing census. That makes it easier to just start rounding, which helps facilitate daily discharges.
Do the Overlake physicians ever trade overnight patients on their list? Occasionally, Dr. Nelson says. "I may take patients whom I've treated before or who I discharged just five days ago," he notes. Or a daytime physician who has a light patient load may offer to take some night admissions from a busier colleague. (In such cases, Dr. Nelson says, the receiving physician has to make sure the physician's name is changed on all the patient's records, which can be labor intensive for clerical staff.)
But such swaps, he says, may take place only once a week, and are informally arranged by the two doctors in the hall. "More than 90% of the time," Dr. Nelson says, "we do it just how the cookie crumbles."
A preoccupation with parity
If Overlake's assignment system runs so smoothly, why don't more hospitalist practices follow suit? Because, says Dr. Nelson, too many physicians are preoccupied with making sure that every physician starts each day with nearly the same number of patients.
To his way of thinking, that concern is overblown. "We have occasional inequity in patient load," he admits, "but our data prove that it comes out very similarly at the end of the year. It's a wash over time."
But he acknowledges that ensuring parity in census figures is no small concern, particularly when physicians are paid a straight salary. "If you go on productivity for a large portion of your compensation, then your paycheck follows when you take on additional patients," Dr. Nelson says, pointing out that productivity is a large component of compensation at his hospital. But for doctors on straight salary who work the same number of hours and shifts, "most groups say, 'We want it even every day.' "
He points out, however, that the Overlake system can be easily adapted to programs where physicians insist on an equal roll of the dice. To do so, day physicians need only to leave the night physician a brief note that explains their expected census for the next day.
"That way," says Dr. Nelson, "if I've got 12 patients already and someone else has 15, I'm going to get more of the overnight admissions."
Finally, Dr. Nelson insists that he's not necessarily opposed to the idea of holding group meetings, which can serve a good purpose.
Such meetings can be part of an effective handoff between the night and day doctors. And meetings with case managers where team members decide which patients need to be "teed up early" for discharge are also valuable, he says.
But many practices spend too much time in group meetings "just out of habit, and that's very costly." Instead, Dr. Nelson says, practices should always be looking for ways to streamline time and money.
"Make sure you structure any type of distribution or signoff," he says, "in the most efficient way."
Phyllis Maguire is Executive Editor of Today's Hospitalist.
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All things considered, this should be a nice weekend to visit Salem.
The Legislature is safely out of session . . . whoops, I'm not supposed to make political jokes, so I will stick with what I'm supposed to write about. The Capitol Mall is managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, though you will have to look elsewhere for a state park campground.
The weather forecast calls for a very pleasant start to spring break, and the blooms on Salem's Capitol Mall should be at their peak.
Here are links to some things to do and see in Salem, beyond the Capitol Mall:
Salem offers a weekend of activities beyond touring Oregon's capitol building.
Oregon State Library in Salem welcomes visitors for research, viewing of its treasures.Salem Station offers pleasant waiting place for Amtrak, bus riders.
Oregon Capitol in Salem harbors history nuggets, offers climb to statue on top (photo gallery).Gerry Frank's picks: Salem dining updates.
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WYOMING -- "I wasn't sad. I'm just kind of numb."
For Vincent Holmes, 47, numbness was all he could feel as he walked out of the General Motors Corp. stamping plant for the last time Friday.
After 26 years as a forklift driver at the plant, 300 36th St. SW, Holmes was one of nearly 100 people who ended their careers at the big Wyoming factory on Friday.
Many others already have been laid off as GM slashed production, and demand for parts plummeted. More than 700 at the plant were warned in April that their jobs would end by June.
GM's decision to close its 75-year-old stamping plant shocked workers here, especially because the Wyoming operation is regularly near the top in quality and productivity rankings. The pain is not over for sister plants, though.
On Monday, GM is set to unveil 14 plant closings, another round of dealership cuts, and is widely expected to file for bankruptcy protection.
Wyoming workers whose last day was Friday had no formal send-off. But they took every chance to make their own farewells.
"Some people in the plant would see each other, talk things over, and everyone was shaking hands," Holmes said.
"As I left, I thought about it. It was the last time I was going to walk out of here," he said. Holmes hopes to transfer to Marion, Ind.
About the only people left are diemakers working on the Volt, and crews charged with tearing out the guts of the plant.
"People that are left are kind of apprehensive," said Don Teunis, 58, of Georgetown Township. He's a GM electrician, and was headed home on his Harley Davidson motorcycle bedecked with American flags.
"Nobody's telling us if it will even reopen on Monday," Teunis said of the remaining corners still open at the Wyoming plant. "They've been putting locks on all the doors this week. I think they're getting ready for bankruptcy. They even paid us early this week."
While some employees said the mood was melancholy on the final day of production, industrial electrician Rick Cortez had a sunny outlook Friday.
"I'm upbeat about it," said Cortez, 58, of Wyoming. "I don't think we should let circumstances get to us."
By June 8, Cortez said he expects to know whether he will be transferred to a plant in Marion or Indianapolis. He would spend the work week in Indiana and return on weekends to Wyoming, where he is raising his 5-year-old grandson.
"I know times are getting tough, but our parents went through this during the Great Depression and World War II and they came out of it," he said.
For Robert Sulaski, a 31-year tool and die worker who retired from the plant in 2006, Friday's closing felt like a funeral.
Sulaski sat outside the plant Friday afternoon with his wife, daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter, who waved a sign that read "73 years" on one side and "We will miss you GM!" on the other. As drivers zoomed by Sulaski and his family on 36th Street, they honked in support.
"It's very sad," said Sulaski, 62, of Wyoming. "It's like having a family member pass on, like the last breath for the production of this plant."
Tom Borgia, a tool and diemaker, stood along the fence of an employee parking lot Friday afternoon, ready to walk into the plant for second shift. He marveled at his co-workers' determination.
"If people had slowed down with their work, we could have ended production in June" as was originally scheduled, Borgia said. Instead, employees worked diligently as usual, and the plant closed a month earlier than anticipated, he said. The June date was already six months sooner than first announced.
Borgia, 44, hopes to be one of 110 skilled employees to get transferred to Flint or Marion. He plans to commute from his Walker home.
"I have five more years to retirement, so I told my wife I'm going to tough it out," Borgia said.
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I am in my final semester of massage therapy school, and a big requirement for this semester is to do a case report project. This case study is designed to simulate an evolving relationship with a client, encompassing a complete, start to finish experience in working with a client around a particular condition or issue which can be helped through massage therapy. The objectives are to demonstrate skills in visual and palpable observations, take a personal and health history, develop a professional relationship, listen to the client and assess the choices made and the outcome.
What's in it for you? 10-12 massages with deep tissue focused work. These will most likely be WEEKLY massages. There will be talk about your health history, some observations so I know where you're starting and can compare the last session to the first, and talk about what our goals are. Because I am a student I can't accept any money, so these are FREE massages.
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Taiwan's Death-Penalty Debate Could Influence Asia
The ongoing debate in Taiwan about capital punishment could influence China and its other East Asian neighbors, according to a report from human-rights organization Dui Hua Foundation.
Although more than 70% of Taiwanese support capital punishment, debate about it came to the fore this year when president Ma Ying-jeou apologized in January for the wrongful execution of a soldier for the murder of a child in 1996.
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Cyrus Baldridge: An American Artist in China presents a selection of works from the Art Museum's permanent collection that were completed during the artist's journeys in Asia where he captured the people and the landscape.
While traveling through Asia in the 1920s, Baldridge's exposure to the sparse lines of traditional Asian art dramatically affected his style. He learned traditional techniques from Japanese and Chinese masters and produced numerous etchings, drypoint, and woodblock prints. This transition away from traditional illustration brought Baldridge acclaim and recognition as an artist. This success led to several important commissions, and by the early 1940s he had illustrated more than one hundred books and magazine articles, and had a successful career in the American Southwest as a painter.
Works from this pivotal point in Baldridge's career are included in this exhibition. Through these artworks, the transition from illustrator to his use of free, sparse lines is evident; and it provides the rare opportunity to see the work of an artist in transition.
Cyrus Baldridge: An American Artist in China premiers this new exhibition available through the Art Museum's Regional Touring Exhibition Service. It is available for travel across the state in the fall.
Left: Winter in Tai-An-Fu, 1937, Etching, 5-1/2 x 9 inches, Gift of the artist, University of Wyoming Art Museum Collection, 1970.77
Right: On the Great Wall, 1931, Etching, 7 x 8-3/4 inches, Gift of the artist, University of Wyoming Art Museum Collection, 1970.69


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Session 113 - Observations of the Circumstellar Environment of YSOs.
Oral session, Thursday, January 18
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Construction of the UCLA two-channel infrared camera was completed and commissioned in June, 1993. A polarization module was commissioned with the camera in December, 1993. The camera performs very well, giving good images at all specified wavebands between 1 and 4 \mum. The camera provides a scale of 0.675\arcsec per pixel on Lick Observatory's 3-m telescope, giving a total field of view of 3\arcmin \times 3\arcmin. The polarimetry system, designed for operation in the 1--2.5 \mum regime, has an efficiency of \sim93% at K^\prime (2.2 \mum), \sim91% at H (1.65 \mum), and \sim82% at J (1.2 \mum). The ability to double the effective telescope time by observing in two different wavebands simultaneously has resulted in some of the deepest polarimetry images ever obtained.
This camera was used to carry out extensive polarimetric observations of a selection of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) identified in the literature. We selected a number of low-mass sources in the near-by Taurus and \rho Ophiuchi molecular clouds. We also observed the Cepheus A region as an example of a high mass YSO. The results of our polarization observations have been quite stunning. We concentrated on Cepheus A in particular because it is a well studied object but still not completely understood. Our results show that there is evidence for only a single source for the infrared reflection nebula, though other YSOs are detected in the field. We show good agreement with the radio continuum source #2 identified by Hughes amp; Wouterloot (1984, ApJ 276:204) as the illuminating source. Our data are also consistent with scattered light models by Whitney amp; Hartmann (1993, ApJ 402:605) though some foreground extinction is inferred. These results, as well as results for low-mass YSOs in the nearby molecular clouds, will be presented.
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HOLLAND, MI – Information technology (IT) workers are a hot commodity in the West Michigan job market, according to Paragon Recruiting, a local technology recruiting firm.
Paragon, which just released its new Technology Employment Forecast for the summer and fall of 2012, said most of the 100 companies it surveyed said they plan to hire IT workers.
"Our immediate area is making economic progress. We see increasing numbers of IT professionals going into new positions," said Paragon's chief recruiting officer Beth DeWilde.
"The challenge is finding candidates with the needed skills. Pay rates may have to go up in order to attract new workers," she said.
More than two-thirds of the West Michigan companies adding IT positions said they need mid-level applications staff, such as analysts, programmers, and web developers, DeWilde said. Many companies have multiple openings, she said.
Half the companies are looking for senior workers and one-third can use junior employees, DeWilde said. "There is a slight decrease in the number of firms outsourcing some IT projects. Perhaps they are bringing some projects back in-house as IT staffs increase. "
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John Benjamin Fry, 78, died Sunday, July 3, 2011.
He was born Sept. 30, 1932 in New Bloomfield to Katharine Ida Shatto and Frank Lester Fry.
He was a graduate of West Chester State College (secondary education) and received a master's in education from Penn State; and a veteran of the Korean War, in which he was part of the signal corp based in Europe.
Returning to Perry County, he taught virtually every subject (from bookkeeping to science to health and physical education) over his 40 years at Perry Joint, through his retirement from West Perry High School in 1993.
He loved sports, playing football, baseball and basketball In high school and the army. At West Chester State, he was introduced to gymnastics in which he excelled and later shared this talent and love with countless students when he began West Perry's gymnastic club. When West Perry would not authorize funds for gymnastic competitions, he covered the expenses out of his own pocket,including providing pickup services and food.
He was a constant teacher both in and out of the classroom. During his tenure at West Perry, he successfully fought to save its soccer program, helped to get its wrestling program started, and coached football, baseball and soccer, and eventually was named athletic director. He also was chief negotiator during teacher contract negotiations.
In his earlier years, he played baseball for Loysville's town team, displaying a crafty knuckleball and batting skills which caught the eye of Philadelphia Phillies scouts. He was asked to a try out, but being 38 years old, he declined. His last town team years were spent pitching for New Bloomfield, playing alongside his sons, John and Larry.
He loved to hunt with his father, his sons and his brothers at the hunting cabin he shared with his brother, Larry.
He volunteered for the American Red Cross, organizing swim lessons and teaching CPR and first aid throughout Perry County. He was an active member of the Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Retired teachers associations, Newport American Legion and American Legion Country Club, Newport Owls Club, a lifetime member of New Bloomfield Sportsmen's Association, and a member of New Bloomfield Fireman and Ambulance Club. He also was mayor of Landisburg for a time after a surprise write-in vote by his neighbors.
Surviving are his wife, Phoebe Ann Loy Fry, his high school sweetheart whom he married July 15, 1953; three children, Karen Kellman, John Michael and Larry William; nine grandchildren, Joshua, Rachel, John Ryan, Sarah, Allyson, Emily, Madison, Katie and AJ (Anderson John); and two brothers, David and Dale Fry.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Larry and Frank Jr.
Services were held July 9 in Trinity United Church of Christ, New Bloomfield. Burial, with military honors by New Bloomfield and Newport VFWs, was in Bloomfield Cemetery.
David Myers Funeral Home, Newport, handled arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to New Bloomfield Fire Company or Ambulance League, 23 W. High St., New Bloomfield 17068.
Harry F. Mitten, 88, of Newville, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at home.
He was born May 5, 1923 in Perry County to Russell and Grace (Jacobs) Mitten.
He was an Army veteran, and prior to entering the armed services he was a farmer, later employed by the former Pennsylvania Railroad and Penn Central Railroad, and employed at the former Olmstead Air Force Base, Middletown, and Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, retiring from the maintenance department of the former Carlisle Hospital with 14 years of service; and during the last several years he enjoyed singing at area churches.
He was the widower of Evelyn M. (Hykes) Mitten, who died May 10, 2004.
Surviving are two daughters: Millie Estrada of Carlisle, Pa and Bonnie Hess of Loysville, Pa; a son: Harry L. Mitten of Harrisburg, Pa; a brother: Russell Mitten of Newville, Pa; 9 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Dorothy, Carrie and Doris.
Services were held July 9 in Ronan Funeral Home, Carlisle, with the Rev. Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial was in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethany Evangelical Church, 558 Petersburg Road, Carlisle 17015.
Molly P. Behney, 79, of Newport died Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at Stonebridge Nursing and Rehabilitation, Duncannon.
She was born June 1, 1932 in Pfoutz Valley, Millerstown, to Sheriff William D. Smith and Mildred Zeigler Smith Murphy. She was the granddaughter of Mettie Ulsh Zeigler and niece of the late Virginia Jean Zeigler Wolf.
A 1950 graduate of Greenwood Joint High School, she had worked for 10 years with the Auditor General Department, personnel office, and retired from the United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, after 36 1/2 years of service.
She was the widow of Charles J. Behney, who died Nov. 16, 1991 and to whom she was married 16 years.
Surviving are her twin sisters, Barbara Ann Horting and Virginia Lee McGowan, and their daughters, Donna Lee Flurie and Debra Lee Roesler, and children, Zachary and Eliza.
Burial was in Newport Cemetery with the Rev. Gloria McPherson officiating.
David Myers Funeral Home, Newport, handled arrangements.
Contributions may be made to Perry County Animal Rescue, 507 Sugar Run Road, Millerstown 17062, or Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, 1320 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg 17110.
Grace D. Book, 75, of Blain Road, Blain died Sunday, June 26, 2011 in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.
She was born April 24, 1936 in Blain to the late George F. and Mary Zimmerman Frank.
She was a retired driver for Perry County Transportation Authority; a member of Church of the Living Christ, Loysville, and Blain Senior Center.
She was the widow of John E. Book.
Surviving are a son, Wilford, and a brother, Nevin Rice, both of Blain; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Goodheer.
Services were held June 30 in Perry Mennonite Center, Landisburg, with the Rev. Doran Wray officiating and the Rev. Adam Williams assisting. Burial was in Blain Cemetery.
Boyer Funeral Home, New Bloomfield, handled arrangements.
Elmer G. "Skip" Reed, 71, of the Newport Senior Apartments died Thursday, June 30, 2011.
He was born Aug. 27,1939 to the late Herbert and Carrie (Horting) Reed.
Surviving is a sister, Eva B. Steele of Elliottsburg.
He was preceded in death by brother, Harold E., and a sister, Lillian Schmauch.
A memorial service was held July 11 in David Myers Funeral Home, Newport, with the Rev. Clyde Mullen officiating. Burial was in Willowgrove Cemetery, Linglestown.
Warren S. Auker, 47, of Elliottsburg died Sunday, July 3, 2011 at home.
He was born Oct. 4, 1963 in Lancaster County to Arthur S. Auker of Manheim and the late Edna W. (Sensenig) Auker.
He served as minister and was a member of the Milltown Mennonite Church, Landisburg, since 1998, and was a dairy farmer most of his life.
In addition to his father, surviving are his wife, Martha Ann (Martin) Auker; six children, Dennis M. Auker of Landisburg, Laura M. Wenger of Manheim, Gerald M. Auker, Lynette M. Auker, Nathan M. Auker and Jesse M. Auker; four grandchildren, Jalinda and Carson Auker and Hannah and Keturah Wenger; and seven siblings, Mildred Good of South Boston, Va., Joyce Hahn of Vineland, N.J., John Auker of Myerstown, Arthur Auker Jr. of Mt. Joy, Lloyd Auker of Manheim and Paul Auker of Edgar, Wis., and Glenda Weaver of Manheim.
Services were held July 7 in his church with ministers Marlin Hoover, Jay Paul Hoover, Jonathan Martin, Raymond Zimmerman and Lester M. Martin officiating. Burial was in the Milltown Mennonite Cemetery, Landisburg.
Nickel Funeral Home, Loysville, handled arrangements.
James W. Snyder, 84, of Rye Twp., Marysville, died Monday, July 4, 2011 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.
He was born Sept. 22, 1926 in Harrisburg to the late Arthur James and Florance M. (Good) Snyder.
He was the retired owner/operator of J.W. Snyder Landscaping, Marysville, an Army Air Force veteran of World War II; and a former employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad; a member of the former Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Summerdale and attended Glenvale Church of God, Marysville.
Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Norma Darlene (Black) Snyder; a son, James I. of Marysville; a granddaughter, Meredith L. Snyder; and eight brothers and sisters, Florence E. Pinci, Weidler A. "Jack," Edward L., Rosella M. Cromleigh, Kenneth W., Suzett L. Arter, Gloria M. Barrick and Mary A. Michael.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Eleanor A. Crook.
Services were held July 8 in Glenvale Church of God with pastor Larry Hale officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Rye Twp.
Michael J. Shalonis Funeral Home, Marysville, handled arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Glenvale Church of God, 1970 New Valley Road, Marysville 17053.
Richard Lee Murray, 70, of Marysville died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at home.
He was born Jan. 24, 1941 in Lansdowne, Md., to the late Elmer L. and Margaret (Hiner) Murray.
He was a retired truck driver at Red Star Trucking Co., Harrisburg; served in the Army; a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, Marysville, Teamsters Union, Local 776, Harrisburg, Marysville Sportsmen's Association, Union County Sportsmen's Club, VFW Post 882, Marysville, and Marysville Lions Club, operating the ice cream stand at the annual carnival; and an avid NASCAR fan.
Surviving are his wife, Carole D. Benfer Murray; five sons, Wade Murray, John Walak, Mike Walak, Jim Walak and Steve Walak; a sister, Janet Young of Perdix; 13 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held July 12 in his church with the Rev. Carola Beasley-Topliffe officiating.
Michael J. Shalonis Funeral Home, Marysville, handled arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to his church, 400 Lansvale St., Marysville 17053.
Clova I. Beasom, 91, of Oliver Twp., Newport, died Wednesday, July 6, 2011 a home.
She was born Oct. 10, 1919 in Miller Twp. to Albert G. and Martha (Mutzabaugh) Scott.
She was a member of Newport First Church of God and a graduate of the former Duncannon High School.
Surviving are her husband, Frank L. "Dutch" Beasom; many nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Pearl Scott of Newport.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Albert G. Scott and Walter Heimes, and a sister, Geraldine Ebersole.
Services were July 9 in David Myers Funeral Home, Newport, with the Rev. Cheryl Dorman officiating. Burial was in Newport Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to her church, 334 S. Fifth St., Newport 17074.
Margaret E. Fishel, 82, of Mechanicsburg died Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at home.
She was born Jan. 30, 1929 in Cinderford, Gloucester, U.K., to the late George Peter and Blanche (Hopson) Matthews. She came to the United States on May 4, 1946, on the USS Hutchinson at age 17 as a "British war bride."
She retired from CVS Pharmacy (formerly Peoples Drug Store); was a charter member of Hope United Methodist Church, Mechanicsburg, and a member of the United Methodist Women's' Society, Trans-Atlantic Brides and Parents Association, Happy Hobblers Walking Group and Seniors Without Partners.
She was the widow of Leo A. Fishel, who died in 1997.
Surviving are three children, George R. of Shermans Dale, Pamela K. Frazier of Mechanicsburg and Geoffrey T. of Shavertown; six grandchildren, Kaolyn (Fishel) Witmer, Kelsie (Fishel) Zeigler, Nikolas and Viktor Frazier, and Sheryl Fishel and Geoffrey Fishel II; three great-grandchildren, Robert D., Nikos C. and Arilis L. Witmer; nieces and nephews including Ann Cox, Linda Dietz, Pat Raymond, Kathleen Murphy, David Poole and Dwayne Poole, Sharon Wenger, Robert Fishel, William Fishel; a brother, Harold Matthews of Cinderford, Gloucester, U.K.; a sister, Janet Dymond of Neath, S. Wales; and several nieces and nephews and family in U.K., Australia and Scotland.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl L. Fishel; a brother, George Matthews; and a sister, Marie K. Poole.
Services were held July 9 in Malpezzi Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg. Burial was in Mechanicsburg Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to her church, 6260 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg 17050, or Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, 1320 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg 17110.
Florence E. Long, 91, a lifelong resident of Summerdale, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.
She was born July 23, 1919 in Summerdale to Ira and Emma (Kauffman) Neidig.
She was a homemaker; member of Summerdale Senior Citizens Association; and of the Protestant faith.
She was the widow of James D. Long.
Surviving are five children, James R. of Washington State, Phillip E. of Dauphin, David G. of Duncannon and Kenneth L. and Arlene M. MacMillan, both of Mechanicsburg; a sister, Thelma Feltman of Summerdale; 16 grandchildren; 24 great- grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held July 9 in Michael J. Shalonis Funeral Home, Marysville, with the Rev. Walter Hafer officiating. Burial was in Stone Church Cemetery, Enola.
Memorial contributions may be made to Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dementia Unit, 1000 Claremont Road, Carlisle 17013.
Robert A. Marshall, 66, of Mifflintown died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Locust Grove Retirement Village, Mifflintown.
He was born Jan. 28, 1945 in Beale Twp., Juniata County, to the late Martin Luther and K. Ruth (Palm) Marshall.
He had worked for Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc., Mifflintown, and retired from Manbeck's Tree Farm, Mifflintown, and was a member of Beale Twp. Fire Company.
He was the widower of Betty I. (Naylor) Marshall, who died Jan. 16, 1996.
Surviving are a son, Brian R. of Port Royal; a daughter, Beth A. Marshall of McAlisterville; two sisters, Donna J. Varner of Mifflin and Kathy E. Kerstetter of Mifflintown; a brother, Gary L. of New Bloomfield; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother, Louise R. Page, Vivian L. Hutchinson, Theda M. York and Harold M. "Buck" Marshall.
Rex Funeral Home, Port Royal, handled arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home, P.O. Box 247, Port Royal 17082 to defray funeral expenses.


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The Rolling Stones, "Some Girls" (Deluxe Edition) (Universal Music Group). 5 stars
Ever since The Rolling Stones got all those raves and commercial success for issuing a deluxe expanded edition of "Exile on Main Street" last year, it's been worth wondering what might happen if they gave the same treatment to a really good album from their vaults.
Oh, don't get all wigged out you "Exile on Main Street" freaks, it's just that the revered album was always overrated, and there are better albums in the Stones' rich canon.
Like this one.
There are various configurations of the remastered "Some Girls" being released, and the big news here is that the new editions feature a dozen bonus tracks of songs left in the vaults way back then. Some have had new Mick Jagger vocals added to them, and the fact that you can't be sure which is the 1978 Mick and which is the more recent Mick is a testimony to his durability.
"Some Girls" was the work of a veteran band (yes they were a veteran band even in 1978), hitting the streets of the city while melding a particular blend of rock, blues and funk as only the Stones can. The original album contains what is arguably their funkiest song ever in "Miss You" the fiery "Respectable" and "Shattered," along with the country-flavored "Far Away Eyes," and Keith Richards' magnificent "Before They Make Me Run."
From college campuses to nightclubs, it was just about the only album that anyone played when it was first released and it was further bolstered by "Beast of Burden," a cover of the Temptations' "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," the title track and practically every other song on the record. There were no duds. It was one of the great moments in the history of the band, thanks to Jagger and Richard no doubt, but also Ronnie Wood, who had perfectly worked his way into the second guitar spot by that point and the ever-solid rhythm section of Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman.
And then there are the bonus tracks. As bonus tracks go, these are a step above most, and several could have arguably made the final cut of the original album.
"Claudine" rocks and spotlights Ian Stewart's piano, "So Young," is raw, lusty and a perfect Jagger song from this period, while "No Spare Parts," the deluxe album's first single, carries a country edge. Richards' ballad "We Had it All," offers a convincing remake of the Troy Seals/Donnie Fritts' song.
Speaking of covers, there are two dandies here, notably the fevered "Tallahassee Lassie" a hit for Freddy Cannon in 1959, and the very country, Hank Williams-penned "You Win Again." In addition to several other selections there's a very topical, very brief "Petrol Blues" with Jagger accompanying himself on piano.
Truth be told the bonus cuts alone could have added up to a very decent album on their own, but here, they add to what was already a masterpiece.
Tracks to download: "So Young," "Miss You."
Rating Scale: One Star (poor) to Five Stars (a classic).


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SAUCIER, MISS. -- Peter Senior, with a 5-under-par score after 11 holes of play, has an early, one-shot lead in the first round of the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen oak. Starting his round on No. 10, Senior heads to his 12th hole of the day a stroke ahead of Bob Tway, Bobby Clampett, Tom Pernice Jr. and Chien Soon Lu, all at 4-under.(ep)
David Eger, who won the first MGRC title in 2010, is among four players at 3-under in the Champions Tour event. He is joined by Mark Calcavecchia and John Huston as well as Fred Couples, who arrived late Thursday and has never seen the course.
A long list of players, including Jim Thorpe, Chip Beck and Wayne Levi, are at 2-under.
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Jiri's comments have truth, but... >I still believe that even if this change would be applied it would not >change the winners in each "category" since you "state-side" guys do not compete in >absolute score with a Caribean expedition or with us here in EU or with JAs, >same valid to us or JAs. Simply you can be GOD with the "largest antennas man >can imagine" but beeing for instance in JA you simply can not beet good operator >from the caribean or western Africa with a modest tribander. So why to make this >change - in the reality nothing will change. Of course ops in NA, JA, or Eu cannot expect to WIN the SO categories. The reason for the change is to increase participation by decreasing the "frustration factor". I was lucky enough to play at AE0M (N6RO) last weekend. Sunday morning, I was assigned 10m. The band was poor; most contacts were difficult. What was frustrating, however, was the fact that my total contribution to the AE0M m/m score was only a dozen QSO points and one multiplier--in EIGHTY contacts. Is this fair? Of course not. Is it worthwhile? We thought so, since we were striving for the maximum number of QSOs--but that is not relevant. Thinking like a lawyer, (ugh) the possibility of miscopying calls and the resultant score reduction (penalty) liability means I should have sat on my hands instead! That does not advance the contest! I was a multiplier for some (most?) of those 80 contacts, so why shouldn't AE0M get something out of it? I strongly agree with those stating "there should be NO ZERO POINT CONTACTS in a contest. In the IARU HFWC, QSOs count 1, 3, or 5 points. One point for in-zone contacts, three for different zone, same continent, and five points for different continent Qs. This makes it worthwhile for me to stay on the air for the full period, even though I have hours of low-point Qs--anything is better than zero. (To me, it is more fun making more contacts--but they must be worth SOMETHING.) How does it affect the final results? In 1996, WRTC was held during the contest, and I made about 50% more QSOs than the year before. But since the competitors and I shared Zone 6, the 300+ WRTC contacts were all one-pointers. My score actually DECREASED from 1995. To me, this proves the SA or N. African islanders have nothing to worry about with this WPX scoring change proposal--they will still be the winners. Zero pointers are discouraging. 73, Bob, K6XX -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: firstname.lastname@example.com
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TOWIE's Danni Park-Dempsey suffers double leather wardrobe malfunction at Christmas bash
Lucy Mecklenburgh's pal takes inspiration from Catwoman while Lauren Pope narrowly avoids fashion faux pas
Posted: Wednesday 19 Dec 2012
Above: TOWIE's Danni Park-Dempsey donned a Catwoman inspired outfit for the TOWIE Christmas party
Above: Lauren Pope joined Danni Park-Dempsey at the Groucho Club in Soho
Above: Lauren Pope managed to pull off a pair of turquoise trousers at the TOWIE Christmas party
SHE took the trend a tad too far.
TOWIE star Danni Park-Dempsey has clearly been looking to our favourite sexy superhero, Catwoman, for some style inspiration.
Lucy Mecklenburgh's pal embraced the current leather trend for the show's Christmas party, but ended up looking more fancy dress than fancy.
Dressed entirely in black leather, Charlie King's ex seemed unaware of her wardrobe malfunction as she posed outside the Groucho Club in Soho.
But we can give her top marks for her choice of footwear - black Louboutins will never fail to impress.
Meanwhile, Lauren Pope narrowly avoided a fashion faux pas when she stepped out in a daring pair of turquoise trousers.
[See more celeb news: Rochelle Wiseman shows off her baby bump in Scary Spice inspired costume]
Fortunately, the Essex babe managed to pull off the satin look with her cute black blazer and peep-toe heels.
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Biglerville's Kyle Freeman returns a shot to Bishop McDevitt's D.J. Polacheck. Freeman defeated Polacheck 7-5, 6-2 Thursday, May 3, 2012. Biglerville defeated Bishop McDevitt 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the District 3-AA Team Tennis Championships. JOHN C. WHITEHEAD/The Patriot-News


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There's two sides to every public policy debate, and that's frequently a problem. A real solution is often not found in either corner of conventional wisdom. ObamaCare is one such riddle.
For decades, we have warred over the challenge of "not enough" health coverage. But the problem all along has been way too much health insurance. Or, more to the point, a system that really isn't "insurance" at all.
That's the premise of "Catastrophic Care: How American Health Care Killed My Father - And How We Can Fix It," by David Goldhill. The president of Game Show Network, and a Democrat, his vision for health insurance reform hails from well outside both political parties.
Replacing a furnace is costly, but it is an expected expense of home ownership. You wait until you absolutely need it, and shop around for the best deal. As a result, there is intense competition to build better furnaces at better prices.
Imagine if your homeowners' insurance worked like health insurance and the government programs - Medicare and Medicaid. You'd get your new furnace as soon as the insurance said it was "time." The only price you'd see would be a tiny copay. Price being no object, you'd end up with the "best" furnace there is.
Indeed, the best and costliest is all there is, because in a world of too much homeowners' coverage and hidden prices, why would anyone sell anything else?
This would soon yield homeowners' insurance that many could not afford, paying for a lot of stuff that isn't really needed, at costs far above what they should be for products that aren't as good as they could be.
Sound familiar?
Forget the "single payer" model. Goldhill says we have too few payers. He notes that a middle class worker starting today will contribute $1.9 million toward her lifetime health coverage, and says we need individuals - rather than governments and insurance companies - controlling those dollars and paying the bills.
He would mandate that all health insurance money now coming out of our employers and paychecks be put instead into a mandatory personalized health savings account. That's a big amount, considering family coverage can now run well north of $15,000.
From this, we'd all be required to buy a very low cost, true catastrophic health insurance policy that would cover only the big, rare, unanticipated disasters: cancers, serious injuries, etc... The price would be modest - likely $3,000 or so.
The rest stays in the HSA, building up large balances, and getting used for minor and some major medicine. The HSA would also, eventually, cover our elderly care. The HSA balances could be inherited across generations, making the system stronger over time
For the few younger workers or their children who suffer costly but not catastrophic maladies before the balance is large enough, the system would allow borrowing against the projected future value of their account. Somewhat like borrowing money for college, but with a clear repayment path.
This would be an "individual mandate," in that everyone would be required to fork over the HSA payments - similar to mandatory Social Security and Medicare payments. Medicaid would be adapted similarly, with low income vouchers deposited into the HSAs of the poor.
A similar system in Singapore has left the average adult with enough in their HSA to cover ten hospitalizations.
Goldhill proposes price-sensitive, market-driven, patient-controlled health coverage that is mandatory and covers everyone. This isn't the debate we're having right now, but it should be the only discussion on the table.
Ken Braun was a legislative aide for a Republican lawmaker in the Michigan House for six years and is currently the director of policy for a political consulting firm. His employer is not responsible for what he says here ... or in Spartan Stadium on game days.


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LUDINGTON, MI – Theories swirled about the fate of Ludington's long-missing Baby Kate when her relatives met on the Dr. Phil show with ideas, including that she had died accidentally, been given to unknown people in Germany and been killed intentionally.
"If you don't grieve a certain way, people think you're guilty," she said on the show. "People think we shouldn't be out shopping, we should be at home slitting our wrists."
Baby Kate has been missing since June 29, 2011, when her father, Sean Phillips, drove off with her in the back seat. Phillips was convicted of unlawful imprisonment and is serving a 10- to 15-year prison sentence.
Mason County law enforcement officials said they are investigating Baby Kate's disappearance as a possible homicide. No body has been found in connection with the case. A letter that appeared to be from Phillips to Courtland said that she died accidentally, but that letter has not been authenticated.
In the letter, the writer said he drove away from Courtland's apartment believing she had the baby with her but had left the car seat in his car in order to "control" him by forcing him to return the seat to her, and that he ripped the seat in frustration from its position jammed between the back car seats, intending to ditch it. He claimed the baby "was thrown from it. I didn't know."
Dr. Phil questioned that claim, setting up a demonstration with a car seat and asking a man in the audience who he estimated was about Phillips' size to pick up the six-pound car seat, and then pick it up again, with a weight representing the 12-pound baby. The audience member said he noticed a "substantial" difference in the weight of the seat.
Courtland, who dyed her hair brown after the trial, said she thought Phillips knew Kate was in the seat, but may not have realized she was unbuckled.
"You don't sling the car seat thinking the baby's buckled in so it's OK," Dr. Phil responded.
Other guests included Courtland's father, Tim Courtland; Phillips' mother, Kim Phillips; and Phillips' attorney, Annette Smedley.
Tim Courtland said he thought Ariel Courtland didn't turn in Phillips' letter to police because she wanted to protect him and that she was more concerned about not seeing him while he served his 10-year sentence than she was about getting justice for Kate.
Tim Courtland said he didn't believe Ariel Courtland was involved with Kate's disappearance, but he did believe that she had lied to protect Phillips, even using the baby as "a pawn" to keep Phillips.
"I knew in my heart he murdered that baby," he said. "I'm going to be totally honest today, and I think it's going to cost me my daughter."
Phillips' mother, Kim Phillips, rejected the idea that he had killed Kate, intentionally or accidentally.
"I know that Sean is not capable of brutally murdering ... he did not do anything to hurt a child," she said.
Kim Phillips theorized that the baby might be dead, but as a result of an accident that Sean Phillips didn't cause. It was a hot day, she said, and Courtland might have put something over the car seat, so Sean Phillips didn't see the baby was there and left her in a car with the windows rolled up, where she died from the heat.
"How else would you explain she was there, not making any sound?" she said.
Phillips' attorney, Annette Smedley, said Courtland's story has been inconsistent and she, not Phillips, was the last one to have the baby. The court believed Phillips was the last one to have the baby before she went missing.
Smedley said the identities of several prospective adoptive families were on Courtland's computer, and the husband in one of the couples traveled to Germany shortly after the baby went missing. She claimed law enforcement never checked if he was traveling with a baby.
Dr. Phil said he wanted to check out the Germany connection.
"The baby could be in Germany and no one's bothered to check?" he asked.
Smedley said the letter has not been authenticated, and even if she did know if Phillips wrote it, she would be forbidden from saying so because of attorney-client privilege.
"If this letter is from him, that would determine that this was an accident," she said. "He should be charged with manslaughter, not with murder, if what this letter says is true."
For her part, Courtland said she believes Kate died after Phillips took her, but that he isn't the cold-blooded killer some people have portrayed him as.
"Sean does care," she said. "I can guarantee you, that kid does have remorse."
Dr. Phil said the show would follow the case, and might air an update in the future.
"What we need to remember here is that there is a baby missing," he said. "If this baby has passed, let's bring her home."
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Happy Music Monday! Last week we discovered that many of you web marketing enthusiasts have been downloading our free educational eBooks or webinars via WMT's "Shop Therapy" page hail from all parts of the globe. It is so great to see so much "e-tail therapy" happening virually off our Web Marketing Therapy site! In the spirit of representing how connected we've become from the Wild Wild Web (WWW) — here's the classic French house music track by Daft Punk – "Around the World."
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Sun Ra quartet material from the late 70s – his great Italian studio recordings from Voice Studio in Rome –rare material originally released on the New Steps and Other Voices, Other Blues LPs on the Horo label that's been hard sought over the years! The group features John Gilmore on percussion and tenor, Michael Ray on trumpet, Luqman Ali on drums, and Ra on keyboards. It's got a number of tracks that are relatively straight – at least for Ra – and which are played with a wonderful edge that makes them instantly compelling, sounding almost like obscure indie soul jazz sides from the east coast underground of the mid 70s. The feel on most numbers is very different than Ra's usual work, and the record sparkles with a genius that makes us wish it was easier to find the Horo work! Includes the sublime vocal tune "When There Is No Sun", plus the original tracks "The Horo", "Moon People", "Rome At Twilight", and "Friend & Friendship" – plus a very nice cover of "My Favorite Things", Along The Tiber", "Rebellion", "The Mystery Of Being", "One Day In Rome", and "Springtime & Summer Idyll". (140 gram vinyl 3LP box set.) © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc.
We realize that there are many different interpretations of the standard grades used for pre-owned vinyl record albums & CD, so we thought we'd offer you the ones that we are working with, so you have an idea what we mean when we give the grade for a non-new item on our pages.
Below are stated conditions for a used vinyl records at Dusty Groove. Grading for the cover should be assumed to be near (within a "+" or "-") the grading for the vinyl. If there is significant divergence from the condition of the vinyl, or specific flaws, these will be noted in the comments section of the item. However, please be aware that since the emphasis of this site is towards the music listener, our main concern is with the vinyl of any used item we sell. Additionally, please note that all of our records are graded visually; considering the volume of used vinyl we handle, it is impossible for us to listen to each record. If we spot any significant flaws, we make every attempt to listen through them and note how they play.
The following grading conditions apply to the vinyl component of an album or single:
This is what it says, that the record is still held fast in shrink-wrap. We tend to be pretty suspicious about these things, so if the shrink-wrap doesn't look original, or if the record seems to have undergone some damage over time, we'll probably take it out of the wrapper to ensure that it's in good shape — which is why we don't have more of these. In some cases the shrink-wrap may be torn in spots, but if it's not possible the record has been taken out and played, the record will still qualify as "Sealed".
Dusty Groove does not use the grades of Near Mint (or Mint, for that matter) because in our experience, we find that no records ever qualify for such a high grade. Even sealed records tend to have one or two slight faults, enough to usually qualify them for a grade of NM- or lower. We've often found that records which are clearly unplayed will have a slight amount of surface noise, especially in quieter recordings.
This is a grade we rarely use, as we try not to sell records in very bad condition, though in some rare cases we will list a record in such bad shape that it does not conform to the standards above. A "Fair" record will have enough marks or significant flaws that it does not even qualify as "Good", but is a copy you might consider for playing, if you're willing to put up with noise and/or flaws. An example might be a recording with surface noise so heavy that it is equal to the volume of the music. For records listed as "Fair", we will describe the extent of the condition in the comments.
Like "Fair", we rarely list records in this condition, as they represent the extreme low end of spectrum. These records typically have multiple serious problems, and we offer them as "relics" or "objects" only — for those who want to at least have a copy of a record, even if it is not really worthy of play, perhaps for the cover alone. For these records, we will describe the extent of the condition in the comments.
If something is noteworthy, we try to note it in the comments — especially if it is an oddity that is the only wrong thing about the record. This might include, but isn't limited to, warped records, tracks that skip, cover damage or wear as noted above, or strictly cosmetic flaws.
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Sr. Patricia Miller Nursing Research in Action Seminar
Wednesday, May 7
Saint Francis Center
An annual seminar, sponsored by the BCU Nursing Department, devoted to putting nursing research into action. There will be keynote speakers and presentations, along with research posters presented by Briar Cliff University nursing students. The event will last until 7:30 p.m.
Keynote speakers and presenters include:
- Mary Kay Nissen, DNP, ARNP-BC, COHN-S: Nurse Managed Academic Clinic: Merging Education and Practice
- Lindsey Dutler, DNP, NP-C: Hepatitis C Prevalence in a Native American Reservation Clinic: Impact of a Screening and Monitoring Program
- Kathy Magorian, EdD, MSN, RN: Faculty Perceptions of Effective Practices for Utilizing a Framework to Develop a Concept-based Curriculum in Nursing Education
- Dee Dorsett, MSN, RN: Take a Better Blood Pressure: What is Healthcare Provider Knowledge of Error in Blood Pressure Measurement?
- Robin Van Zandbergen, MSN (c), BSN, RN: Social Dynamics of Immunization Hesitant First Time Parents
Registration fee is $25, which includes dinner, handout materials and .36 continuing education units upon request.


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The historic changes that have occurred in Burma over the last few months were recognised by European Union Foreign Ministers on Monday (23 April) when they agreed to lift some sanctions against the regime.
Catherine Ashton, who chaired the meeting in her capacity as EU High Representative, said that relations between the European Union and Burma were entering a "new chapter". In contrast, the worsening situation in Syria led to European Union Foreign Ministers imposing more sanctions on Damascus. The 27 Ministers were meeting in Luxembourg for their monthly Foreign Affairs Council.
The Council also discussed the ongoing crisis in Syria and welcomed the UN Security Council Resolution establishing a UN supervision mission to monitor the cessation of armed violence. The Council strongly urged the Syrian government to allow the effective operation of the mission and reaffirmed its full support to Special Envoy Kofi Annan and his six-point plan. In view of the gravity of the situation, the Ministers approved further sanctions against the Syrian regime. At her press conference Catherine Ashton stressed the humanitarian aid the EU was giving to countries that were receiving refugees from the fighting.
In the yesterday's meeting Foreign Ministers also discussed recent events in several African countries. They expressed their support for the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore constitutional order in Mali and the EU's intention to closely monitor progress in the transition process. The Council confirmed the importance of accelerated implementation of the EU strategy for security and development in the Sahel and the deployment of the proposed civilian Common Security Defence Policy (CSDP) mission to Niger.
The Council also expressed its deep concern about the escalating conflict between Sudan and South Sudan and called on both governments to stop attacks on each other's territory and cease hostilities. The High Representative Ashton described the current state in Sudan and South Sudan as a "grave situation".
Finally, the Council strongly condemned the coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau. It demanded the immediate reestablishment of the legitimate government and showed itself ready to impose restrictive measures against individuals who engage in acts that threaten the peace, security and stability of Guinea-Bissau.
During lunch, ministers first exchanged views on recent developments in the Middle East Peace Process and the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. Later the High Representative briefed ministers concerning the talks with Iran on its nuclear programme.


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Dear New Ulm,
We need your help! Your beautiful and hard working Cub Scout Dens and Girl Scout Troops went door to door this week and did their best to tie a "Scouting for Food" bag onto every house. We're hoping everyone in New Ulm will grab a few items for our food shelf and place it on your front door (or anywhere we can easily see it) this Saturday morning. The Boy Scouts from Troop 25 will pick it up and deliver it to the New Ulm Food Shelf. If by chance you did not receive one of our special bags, and you live in town, please use any plastic bag you'd like and just label it "Scouting for Food" - we'll pick it up! Please also remember the Scouts start early so have your food out by 9 a.m. - that way we won't miss anyone.
Since March is "National Food Shelf Month", all of the food that is donated will be weighed and certain companies will match the poundage! How awesome is that? Participate this weekend, and your donation is at least DOUBLED!
Thanks So Much! This is such an important project to teach our youth community service!
Kara Carlson
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Renton Rocks: An art project for the entire community
What's bright, speckled, in an assortment of colors and found all over town by toddlers, City Council members, business owners and random people?
Renton Rocks, of course.
The social experiment Renton Rocks takes rock painting to a new level, spreading goodwill and social networking with some hidden surprises.
"Renton Rocks is kind of an art community project that I started with my family," said Eachean Edmundson. "It was inspired by somebody doing something similar online and my kids and I happened to be at the beach one day and they were collecting rocks and they ended up with a lot, like 100."
Edmundson said his children, Milo, 6 and Mabry, 4, filled their pockets and boots up with rocks at Alki Beach in Seattle. He told them about his idea to paint the rocks and leave them around Renton for people and they thought it was a good idea. He added a Renton Rocks Facebook address to the backs of the rocks and the idea got rolling.
"And we started leaving them around the town and people started responding to it," said Edmundson. "So it was kind of just like a little family art project that we started, kind of a lark and it just kind of snowballed into what it is now."
He was surprised to get just 40 people on Facebook that "liked" his posts and pictures of rocks all over Renton. Now he has more than 250 followers who post that they enjoy the project or who have found his family's creatively decorated rocks. They hide the rocks almost every day and are now in their ninth week of the project. Mabry and Milo love checking to see how many "fans" the Facebook page has everyday.
The idea came from a family blog called "Chicken Nugget Lemon Tooty," a father and his four children.
Edmundson, who is a graphic designer and freelance illustrator, wanted to share the experience with his family because he saw it originally as an extension of his family's art making and Facebook sharing with friends and family online.
He has lived with his family in Renton for 12 years and originally was from Florida. Edmundson considers Renton home.
He doesn't remember painting rocks as some people did when he was a child, but he does remember making pet rocks.
"It's become something different than what I expected it would and intended it to be, but it's all about just kind of having fun and spreading a little surprise and joy to the rest of the community," said Edmundson. "That's what Renton Rocks is."
He's gotten a lot of great feedback from the Facebook page, people who are interested and excited to play a part in his family's sneaky and endearing scheme.
There was a woman and her son who were so inspired by the project that they decided to paint their own rocks and deposit them around town.
For the Facebook page's 200th fan, Edmundson asked them what they wanted as a keepsake for being the 200th person on the site. She wanted him to paint Spiderman on a rock. So, he did and met her and she was really appreciative, he said.
Usually Edmundson's kids will paint, but for how long depends on their attention spans, which vary from day to day. He finishes up what they start and his wife, Stephanie and sister-in-law, Casey Ruiz get involved too.
"I get responses from people saying like thanking me and thanking us for doing it and saying that they've really felt more connected to the community after having participated in it," Edmundson said. "I get a real kick out of people saying that it made their day or made their child's day when they find them."
To view some Renton Rocks or post where you found yours, search Facebook for "Renton Rocks."
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Forget it at your peril. coming to mediation early Feb..with jury trial date set for Sept.
I think I remember you from those 2$ Helicos days. The company will file bankruptcy and be gone before it sees any verdict. As a Helicos holder, you do not make any penny in either way.
"The patent that Life Tech asked to be reexamined is part of a recent expansion of Helicos' license of intellectual property from Arizona State University (IS 8/30/2011), and covers a broader range of sequencing methods than the original license, including technology underlying the Ion Torrent PGM, according to Helicos CEO Ivan Trifunovich.Trifunovich said that Life Tech requested the reexamination even before Helicos gained the rights to the patent, US Patent No. 7,875,440, and that Helicos has not sued Life Tech for infringing the patent as of now. "The fact that Life preemptively tried to invalidate this patent tells you that they are quite worried about this patent," he told In Sequence."http://webcache.googleusercontent.comone of the finest law firms in the country working on contingency on behalf of the helicos in the very expensive patent case (speaks volumes)so far tactics of defendandts has been just to buy time (change of venue trying to throw out case) so far judge has denied all its going forwardboard is filled with VCs company founders worth 100s of millions company is not going anywhere currently in retrenchment mode thats why they havent released reecent patents or have talked up recent achievements (goes a long way when mediations begin next month to look like the truly injured party)how do you figure GE will buy them? or is that just an assumption on your part I admit LIFE has done some great things and is a well run company congrats on the recent news...but dont delude yourself into thinking that it was all them....as newton said standing on the shoulders of giantsthe entire sector is on shifting sands ever changing and still trying to define itself no belweathers yet
Motion denied At Wilmington this 22nd day of December, 2011, having reviewed defendant LifeTechnologies Corporation's ("life'"s) motion to sever or stay and the papers submitted therewith;IT IS ORDERED that said motion (D.I. 73)is denied, for the reasons that follow.http://scr.bi/vFE1Er
the motion was denied in court.
Illumina (Nasdaq: ILMN ) is none too happy about Life Technologies' (Nasdaq: LIFE ) recent acquisition. At issue is Life Technologies' subsidiary Ion Torrent and its supposedly too-similar sequencing mechanism.If recent legal history is any guide, this particular suit won't change much, but it's important to know what's at stake in the fast-growing sequencing industry.If you can't beat 'em, sue 'emIllumina's been down this road before. It settled with rival sequencer Affymetrix (Nasdaq: AFFY ) for $90 million nearly three years ago, but it turned right around and countersued, a tactic that got the company a judicial smackdown in late 2010. Illumina also got into a tussle with Applied Biosystems involving patent-infringement suits and countersuits, also settled in 2010. Applied Biosystems, you might recall, was one of two companies that later became Life Technologies.Life Technologies is no stranger to litigation, either. It lost a court battle with Pacific Biosciences (Nasdaq: PACB ) over single-molecule sequencing last year. Interestingly, Life Technologies is currently tangled up with both Pacific and Illumina as co-defendants against tiny Helicos Biosciences in a different patent suit.


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Good morning!
It's time for your Southeast Portland week in review.
First up, a chilling story about a man who broke into an apartment on Southeast 112th Avenue and tried to abduct a 17-year-old girl.
Another guy was accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend late Sunday.
A family of seven escaped a house fire, but one of their dogs died of smoke inhalation.
Finally, the Southeast Examiner reports on two events scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 28.
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Nola.com | The Times-Picayune photographer Kathleen Flynn has a fantastic eye for the quiet moment and the small voice. Here we see Mardi Gras through the eyes of a child, in this case a young boy up on a parent's shoulders, begging for Bacchus beads.
Technical Info: Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera with 35mm f1.4 lens, 1/200th second @ f2.2, ISO 6400.
Here is Flynn's entire gallery of Bacchus parade photos.
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DUI lifer will seek early parole
WHEELING – David Appleby, the first man in West Virginia to get life in prison for multiple DUI offenses, may be getting out of jail.
Appleby was to appear before Ohio County Circuit Judge David Sims early today in an effort to get early release in lieu of his 2016 parole date.
Former Ohio County Circuit Judge Arthur Recht sentenced Appleby, now 54, to life in 2001 after Appleby accepted a plea deal without knowing the full extent of possible penalties.
Court documents state that on Sept. 10, 2001, an Ohio County grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Appleby charging him with DUI third offense and driving while on a revoked license for DUI third offense. The DUI third offense charge included a list of seven prior convictions, while the charge of third offense driving on a revoked license for DUI included a list of three such prior convictions.
On Oct. 31, 2001, Appleby admitted that he had prior DUI convictions – one on June 14, 1988, and one on Sept. 8, 1998. Appleby said that he made the admission for the purpose of excluding evidence of his prior convictions from jury consideration.
On Nov. 21, 2001, the day scheduled for trial on the DUI, third offense count, Appleby pleaded guilty to both counts of the indictment.
At the plea hearing, Recht advised Appleby that the maximum term of imprisonment for each of the offenses to which he pleaded guilty was one to three years and that since the sentences could be imposed consecutively, the maximum sentence he could receive was incarceration for a term of two to six years. Recht did not indicate that prosecutor Scott Smith could initiate a recidivist proceeding. The judge accepted the plea and deferred sentencing until a pre-sentence report could be completed.
Smith then filed information alleging that Appleby was a recidivist in that he had three prior convictions for DUI, third offense, one unlawful assault conviction and one felony conviction for driving on a revoked license for DUI third offense. In the end, he got a life sentence.
The action became case law after the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a Recht decision that DUI third offense is a crime of violence.


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Langley approves change in mayor's pay
The Langley City Council agreed on a new ordnance this week that sets a base salary for the mayor, yet allows an increase if necessary.
"When the mayor comes to us with a work plan, then salary and benefits can be raised," said Councilman Robert Gilman.
Currently, Mayor Paul Samuelson receives $21,000 a year. But because he has assumed more responsibility and works longer hours, he has asked for a $10,000-per-year raise.
"In practice, Paul is pretty much a full-time mayor with an assistant," Gilman explained. "His predecessor was strictly part-time with a full-time city administrator. Based on a similar ordnance in Coupeville, it allows salary flexibility that accurately reflects how the mayor's office is organized."
Gilman added that the new ruling can be adjusted in the future if a new mayor wants to be a part-timer.
Samuelson said the work plan he'll submit will specify his duties and certain elements of realistic time-management.
"Right now, I'm working 50 hours a week and on the weekends when required," he said. "This ruling offers a tool for the council to evaluate my performance and that of future mayors and adjust salaries accordingly."
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Together with friends, family and fans, Kristen Bell's 2010 birthday campaign on mycharitywater.org raised just shy of $70,000. Kristen made up the difference, bringing the total to $100,000.
March 2011 -- Kristen visited the area in Northern Ethiopia where several of her charity: water projects will be constructed in the coming months.
Meet the community and learn how water can change everything here.
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Catherine Chipura dropped in 18 points to lead St. Rita's to a 28-13 CYO Summer Basketball League girls' Varsity quarterfinal win over St. Joseph's.
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Wanted: Suspect(s) for Shooting in the 24th District [VIDEO]
East Detective Division is looking to identify and locate the suspect(s) for a shooting in Harrowgate.
On July 6, 2014, at 10:40 pm, 24th district officers responded to a radio call for gunshots on the 3400 block of Amber Street. When police arrived they found a 2000 Acura, that was struck by gunfire and the front window of a residence on the 3400 block of Amber Street was struck. Surveillance video recovered from the area depicted the suspect(s) operating a light colored sedan (4 door) with shiny rims driving by the location and an unknown person exiting the vehicle and firing several shots in the intersection of Ontario and Amber Streets. There were no reported injuries.
- Suspect Description: Male, unknown race, wearing a whit tank top, dark colored knee length shorts, and white sneakers.
- To view the surveillance video: Visit The Philadelphia Police YouTube Channel or visit http://phillypolice.com/news
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