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Cardiovascular events after clarithromycin use in lower respiratory tract infections: analysis of two prospective cohort studiesBMJ 2013; 346 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1235 (Published 22 March 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f1235
- Stuart Schembri, consultant respiratory physician1,
- Peter A Williamson, consultant respiratory physician2,
- Philip M Short, clinical lecturer in respiratory medicine13,
- Aran Singanayagam, clinical research fellow4,
- Ahsan Akram, clinical research fellow5,
- Joanne Taylor, foundation doctor5,
- Anika Singanayagam, clinical research fellow6,
- Adam T Hill, consultant respiratory physician5, honorary senior lecturer7,
- James D Chalmers, clinical lecturer in respiratory medicine13
- 1Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
- 2Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth PH1 1NX, UK
- 3University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
- 4Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
- 5Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
- 6Chase Farm and Barnet Hospitals NHS Trust, London E1 1BB, UK
- 7University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Correspondence to: J D Chalmers jameschalmers1{at}nhs.net
- Accepted 8 February 2013
Objective To study the association of clarithromycin with cardiovascular events in the setting of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and community acquired pneumonia.
Design Analysis of two prospectively collected datasets.
Setting Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease dataset including patients admitted to one of 12 hospitals around the United Kingdom between 2009 and 2011; Edinburgh pneumonia study cohort including patients admitted to NHS Lothian Hospitals between 2005 and 2009.
Population 1343 patients admitted to hospital with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 1631 patients admitted with community acquired pneumonia.
Main outcome measures Hazard ratios for cardiovascular events at one year (defined as hospital admissions with acute coronary syndrome, decompensated cardiac failure, serious arrhythmia, or sudden cardiac death) and admissions for acute coronary syndrome (acute ST elevation myocardial infarction, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction, and unstable angina). Secondary outcomes were all cause and cardiovascular mortality at one year.
Results 268 cardiovascular events occurred in the acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cohort and 171 in the community acquired pneumonia cohort over one year. After multivariable adjustment, clarithromycin use in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and acute coronary syndrome—hazard ratios 1.50 (95% confidence interval 1.13 to 1.97) and 1.67 (1.04 to 2.68). After multivariable adjustment, clarithromycin use in community acquired pneumonia was associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events (hazard ratio 1.68, 1.18 to 2.38) but not acute coronary syndrome (1.65, 0.97 to 2.80). The association between clarithromycin use and cardiovascular events persisted after matching for the propensity to receive clarithromycin. A significant association was found between clarithromycin use and cardiovascular mortality (adjusted hazard ratio 1.52, 1.02 to 2.26) but not all cause mortality (1.16, 0.90 to 1.51) in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. No association was found between clarithromycin use in community acquired pneumonia and all cause mortality or cardiovascular mortality. Longer durations of clarithromycin use were associated with more cardiovascular events. Use of β lactam antibiotics or doxycycline was not associated with increased cardiovascular events in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, suggesting an effect specific to clarithromycin.
Conclusions The use of clarithromycin in the setting of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or community acquired pneumonia may be associated with increased cardiovascular events. These findings require confirmation in other datasets.
We thank Ross Archibald, University of Dundee; Louise Peet, University of Dundee; Charly Sengheiser, Doncaster Royal Infirmary; Duneesha De Fonseka, Doncaster Royal Infirmary; Gillian B Fleming, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary; Hazel Rooney, Perth Royal Infirmary; Duncan Mills, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Sarah Higgins, Doncaster Royal Infirmary; John Corcoran, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; Joseph Hodgson, NHS Tayside; Martin K Smith, NHS Borders; and Mudher Al-Khairalla, Doncaster Royal Infirmary for their help with data collection.
Contributors: All authors were involved in the design of the study, analysis and interpretation of results, and preparation and revision of the manuscript. All authors had full access to all of the data in the study and can take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. JDC is the guarantor.
Funding: No specific funding.
Competing interests: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf (available on request from the corresponding author) and declare: no support from any organisation for the submitted work; no financial relationships with any organisations that might have an interest in the submitted work in the previous three years; no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.
Ethical approval: Routine collection of clinical data was approved by local Caldicott guardians and the local research ethics committee, with the requirement for informed consent waived (reference number NR/0906AB1). Additional data collection was approved by the South East Scotland research ethics committee (reference numbers S1104/15 and S1103/27).
Data sharing: No additional data available.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ and http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/legalcode.


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By Lou Monaco
For anyone attending yesterday's finale of the fourth annual Newark National Invitational between Blair Academy and host St. Benedict's, did you think it was going to come down to a last-second shot at the buzzer?
You weren't the only one.
St. Benedict's Melvin Johnson scored a game-high 20 points to lead four players in double digits, but the hosts had to survive Kevin Seymour's open 3-point shot from the top right side of the key that did a 360-degree spin of the rim and still stayed out for an eventual 66-64 victory yesterday in Newark.
"We knew Blair was going to come out hungry and we just tried to match their intensity," Johnson said, "but they kept it the whole game. We thought they were eventually going to fold. They never did."
And neither did Johnson, who had five points in the final 1:48 of the game as St. Benedict's (19-1), which won its 10th straight game, ended the game on a 7-3 run.
"First half, I was just trying to do too much and rushing," Johnson said. "Second half, I calmed down a bit and hit some shots."
In a game that produced 12 lead changes, St. Benedict's secured the last one on a Johnson 3-pointer with 1:48 left to take a 61-59 lead after Blair's Mike Silverthorn hit his fourth 3-pointer of the day to give his team a temporary one-point lead.
With 6.2 seconds, Isaiah Watkins grabbed a rebound off a missed front end of a one-and-one by Kamall Richards and converted one of two free throws to give St. Benedict's a 66-64 lead. Seymour took the inbounds, drove up the right side of the court and shot. You know the rest.
"This wasn't our best effort, but we did enough to win. I thought at times we played very strong, but our defensive effort tonight was not our best," St. Benedict's head coach Mark Taylor said. "Ennis and Johnson make big shots for us near the end for us and Johnson made two great moves and took the game over in that fourth quarter."
Tyler Ennis had 16 points, Watkins added 13 points and eight rebounds and Richards chipped in with 12 points and six rebounds for St. Benedict's.
Mike Tobey, a 6-11 force inside, had 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocks to pace Blair. Jermaine Myers added 17 points, six rebounds and six assists and Silverthorn contributed 14 for Blair (12-4), which saw its eight-game win streak snapped in heartbreak fashion.
"Blair played very well today," Taylor said. "They made a lot of tough shots, which is a credit to their guys. I thought maybe we might have peaked a bit here in the season, when usually my teams peak at the end. But overall, it's a win and we can fix some things."

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Obamaland's assault on Boeing went from economic tragedy to political farce during a House Oversight Committee field hearing in South Carolina on Friday. Lafe Solomon, acting counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, dropped this gem:
James Pethokoukis
Andy Stern can now fix a problem he helped cause
Multiple reports suggest Andy Stern will be leaving his job as head of the politically powerful SEIU. The union, which represents healthcare and public employees, was instrumental in passing healthcare reform. In other words, he has contributed in two ways to America's fiscal woes. First, health reform may prove a budget fiasco since its tax hikes and spending cuts were used to expand coverage rather than cut the budget deficit. Second, fat pay and benefit packages for public sector unions are a big reason so many states like California have long-term fiscal woes. As this David Feddoso story found:
A storm is coming
Looks like British civil servants are striking over budget plans to cap severance pay (via Clusterstock). A sign of things to come in the United States, where tight government budgets are going to force spending cuts and layoffs. The dissatisfaction over American education plays into this, too. The political impact of this will be fascinating since the public employee unions may be the most important Democratic interest group.
Losing patience with public sector workers and unions
This USA Today story has the kind of numbers that stick with people:
Overall, federal workers earned an average salary of $67,691 in 2008 for occupations that exist in both government and the private sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average pay for the same mix of jobs in the private sector was $60,046 in 2008, the most recent data available. These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Obama's union error
The great Ed Yardeni thinks the POTUS is repeating FDR's mistakes:
In 2016, I expect that Mr. Geithner will make the following speech: "We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. And I have just one interest, and if I am wrong … somebody else can have my job. I want to see this country prosperous. I want to see people get a job … We have never made good on our promises … I say after eight years of this Administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started … and an enormous debt to boot."
How Obama can earn that Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee in Norway says it awarded President Barack Obama the 2009 Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." (Congratulations, Mr. President.) In particular, the committee noted Obama's multilateral approach on the issues of climate chance and nuclear disarmament.
Obama risks trade war to help union allies
Has President Barack Obama thrown Big Labor under the bus? It sure might seem that way after watching his performance yesterday before two union audiences, G.M. workers in Lordstown, Ohio, and an AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh.
Obama forgets to talk about unions when speaking to union
It was at this point during the president's Ohio speech to GM workers today that I thought he was going to talk about card check: "And yes, just in case you were wondering …"
Why economic insecurity isn't helping Democrats
Some Democrats thought they would have a much easier time pushing through changes in healthcare, trade and labor policy thanks to the recession. The theory was that economic insecurity would nudge people toward the warm embrace of government. Obviously that does not seem to be happening. Indeed, past polls showed that economic downturns actually make people more skeptical of Big Government. Apparently, that is also true of Big Labor. This from a recent Gallup poll:
Dems/unions push new wave of investment taxes
American equity investors have suffered a lost decade of portfolio performance — the S&P 500 is about where it was back in 1998 — and trillions of dollars of lost net worth, so it may seem a terrible time to hit them with a $100 billion-a-year investment tax. And, of course, it is.


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ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (hip) is listed as probable and will start against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
Stafford missed Wednesday's practice after injuring his hip against the Tennessee Titans, but was a full participant on Friday. The Lions were prepared to start backup Shaun Hill if necessary, but it appears Stafford is ready to go on Sunday.
Detroit's other probable players are tackle Corey Hilliard (elbow), defensive end Lawrence Jackson (calf), receiver Calvin Johnson (ankle), guard Rob Sims (knee) and receiver Titus Young (knee).
Lions linebacker Justin Durant (back), defensive end Lawrence Jackson (calf), running back Mikel Leshoure (groin) and tight end Tony Scheffler (calf) and G Rob Sims (knee) were limited in Friday's practice and are listed as questionable. In addition, safety Amari Spievey (groin) missed today's practice, and is listed as questionable.
Defensive tackle Corey Williams, who recently had knee surgery, is out, while safety Louis Delmas (knee) and linebacker Travis Lewis (quad) are doubtful.


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To the editor:
The last several weeks have seen division amongst the parents of Readington Township over the proposed dress code issue for the eighth grade dance, set for June 14. Some of the parents have criticized those of us who disagree with the newly mandated dress code policy, and others stand behind us. Despite what side you may be on, this issue is concerning on many levels, and is merely a symptom of a larger sickness growing in the district.
This is the first year in which any restrictions have ever been placed upon the students with regard to how they dress for the dance. To everyone's knowledge, there has never been an issue with "wardrobe malfunctions" or inappropriate selection of dress. What the school board and administration at the middle school fail to realize is that this goes far beyond strapless dresses. This is an indictment on the boys and girls of this district.
To categorize young women as the victims and to demonize young men as individuals who cannot control themselves around their female counterparts is insulting on many levels. The administration and board have taken away any authority that we, as parents, have in the ability to make good decisions for our children. Principal Sharon Moffat and her administration claim to teach children to be independent leaders of our community, but at the same time, they have taken away their power to make good choices that we, as their parents, have taught them to make.
The board is bound to listen and uphold the concerns of the parents of this district. It saddens me to have to keep bringing this issue up, and putting my head out on a silver platter for those who disagree with me. But, the board continues to focus on strapless dresses, dress codes and wardrobe malfunctions, forcing many of us to continue speaking up. Putting ideas into my children's heads about how society views them is not okay in my book.
The board and the administration at Readington Middle School have distracted the residents of this district with its inability to recognize the real issue behind our concerns. The board struggled to come to a prudent decision for the eighth graders several weeks ago, and instead, dug their heels in the sand and refused to compromise. I was disappointed as school district Superintendent Barbara Sargent sat in silence while parent after parent asked why she refused to resolve this situation amicably. And I'm even more disgusted as two weeks have gone by and Moffat has failed to apologize to the children for her opinions which have no bearing on this district.
I am hopeful that next year the administration will seek out the opinions of the parents who are very much involved in their children's lives. It is not enough to add a token parent or two to an ad hoc committee. It is more effective to be a part of the process and institute change.
Readington Township
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Editors' note: This story was written by contributing writer Liz Sauchelli.
Syracuse, NY -- On Sunday, Temple Concord will rededicate the building in which members have worshipped since 1911.
The ceremony will closely follow the original dedication ceremony, in 1911. Besides using the same liturgy and music, Mayor Stephanie Miner will participate, just as the mayor of Syracuse did in 1911.
"We owe a lot of respect and gratitude to those who came before us," said Temple Concord Rabbi Daniel Fellman. "We hope that this is just the first century and that there will be many more."
The 500-family congregation was founded in 1839 and is one of the oldest in the United States — one of the characteristics that makes it unique, Fellman said.
"This congregation has been very solid," he said. "While other congregations have gone through many changes and ups and downs, ours has been a steady and solid course. We've been very fortunate to have real stability in this congregation."
Syracuse resident Frances Smith, 97, has been part of the temple community since she was a child. Smith's grandfather, Louis Glazier, was a founding member of Temple Concord. Glazier would sometimes bring Smith with him when he visited congregation members. She remembers how the men in the community would gather around and listen to Glazier talk about his native Germany.
"He was a lecturer and could write ... ," Smith said. He started a language school for immigrants and taught at Syracuse University. Smith, an artist, designed the nameplate on the temple's prayer books.
Temple Concord holds fond memories for her son, Lynn Smith, as well. "The rabbis have always been very user-friendly, congenial and accommodating," Lynn Smith said.
While the congregation has changed a lot over the years, keeping tradition alive has remained a constant. "The congregation today is very different from the congregation that built that building 100 years ago. The needs of the individual members have changed dramatically," Fellman said. "Now the challenge is holding onto our faith and our tradition in a world that's constantly changing."
The rededication ceremony will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Temple Concord, 910 Madison St., Syracuse.
Contact Liz Sauchelli at email@example.com or 470-6084.


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[Verse 1]
It's gotten cold in here
But a solemn warmth draws near
And with a gentle touch of these burdens
And such fears are wiped clear
Who says you ought to stay?
How's this the easier way?
It's far from giving up
Cowards never say enough is enough
[Verse 2]
And then I'm lifted up
Out of the crimson tub
The bath begins to drain
And from the floor he prays away
All my pain
Who says that God exists?
We can't see icons or myths, but
Well, I believe in you
Do you believe in me, too?


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Manic the Hedgehog
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Manic the Hedgehog is a green anthropomorphic hedgehog from the Sonic Underground animated series. He is the brother of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonia the Hedgehog, as well the youngest son of Queen Aleena. Manic plays the drums in the triplets' band.
Manic is a green-furred, humanoid hedgehog, whose spikes are shaggier than Sonic's and Sonia's. He wears a red vest, black spiked wristbands and an orange fanny-pack, which he seems to fit anything and everything in, from his drumsticks to his lock picks and to whatever he steals. His left ear is pierced with two small gold loop earrings.
TV series
Manic's character is a pickpocket, placing him in the lowest role of growing up for the siblings: Sonic lived in an average home, while Sonia lived like a princess. When their mother was forced to separate them, his basket was stolen and brought to the thief Ferrell, who raised Manic to be a thief.
Archie Comics
During a concert, Manic, along with Sonia and Sonic, teamed up with Sonic Prime to battle Evil Sonic. While their Sonic teamed up with his alternate self to battle Dr. Robotnik, Manic and Sonia freed Evil Sonic from prison, only to turn him over to Zonic the Zone Cop, who placed him in custody. Manic, when introduced to Sonic Prime and told a little about Mobius Prime, was incredulous that his "brother" had a sidekick named "Tails".[1]
Due to being part of the old multiverse, it is likely that Manic was wiped from existence when the multiverse collapsed.
Manic is the "laid back" sibling, and sometimes speaks slang in the show. He has a sort of "valley boy" accent. Though raised to be a thief, he is good-natured and has a distinct sense of moral standards, refusing to steal from any just as or more unfortunate than him. Manic also has a good sense of humor, and like Sonic, he's also a bit of a thrill seeker. He can get jealous of his sibling's special abilities; putting himself or others in danger by attempting to prove himself or doing things on his own.
While Manic gets defensive when his old background is criticized, he grew up without ever feeling he had a real home until he met his siblings.
Powers and abilities
Manic possesses neither his brother's speed nor his sister's strength, thus making him the only member of the Sonic Underground with no superpowers on his own. What he lacks in physical strength though, his thieving skills and mastery with computers and machines is greatly needed. Manic seems to be the only one of the three that can pick locks, get away with stealing, fix auto machinery, and hack into computers.
Like his siblings, Manic is an accomplished musician, as he is a drummer in Sonic Underground. He can twirl his sticks with his left hand (and in later episodes, with his right hand), twirl both sticks in his right hand (shown twice), and throw them in the air and catch them as some drummers do. His sticks are small and quite flexible.
Like his siblings, Manic possesses a medallion resembling a drum kit that doubles as a weapon. However, when used properly, his drum set can control the earth, creating seismic activity under Manic's direction, and fire lasers like those of his siblings. His cymbals can even reflect laser fire. According to the Oracle, his drums are the most powerful weapon of the three. He rides on a hoverboard, which also acts like a surfboard.
- Manic always addresses his mother as "Ma", though he referred to her as "Mother" twice in the episode "A Hedgehog's Home is Her Castle".
- In the episode "Mobodoon", it is not only revealed where Manic and his siblings were born, but when. Manic points out that "on the second even day of the third month when the moon is full, BAM it shows up just like clockwork", most likely meaning they were born on March 4.
- It is possible that Manic was named after the Radiohead demo tape Manic Hedgehog.
- In the episode "Sleepers", Manic's speaking voice is lower than normal.
- Manic does not have any physical ability, but in the episode "The Big Melt", he is shown doing a huge "Sonia Spin" with Sonic.
- In Sonic the Hedgehog #134, Manic makes a possible cameo in the crowd (standing right behind Rotor Walrus).
- In the episode "Wedding Bell Blues", when the trio go to Bartleby's house, they pretend they are carpet cleaners; Manic's outfit looks a little like Mario's overalls, and Sonic's outfit looks somewhat like Luigi's overalls.
- ↑ Sonic Super Special #10, "Zone Wars: A Tale of Two Hedgehogs"


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Mitt Romney's personal money in foreign banks to bypass paying U.S. taxes. Wouldn't that be a form of cheating? Not very American, is it? No trust in him whatsoever.
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Kids' Zone
The long adoption process gave this Vestavia Hills couple plenty of time
to plan the perfect nursery.
LEANNE AND BRAD CATES SPENT THREE YEARS on an adoption waiting list before their son Jack arrived. Leanne says that gave her time to figure out exactly what she wanted in a nursery.
"I really wanted it to be special," she recalls.
"I would just sit and think about it all the time."
That was some three years ago, and the nursery has been a special place for Jack, who is now preparing to move into his "big boy" room next door.
Leanne has also given great care to decorating
Jack's new room and playroom.
While Jack may be leaving his nursery, Leanne and Brad hope to fill it with another adopted baby in the near future. The blue, chocolate brown and
yellow color palette can work for a girl or boy,
Leanne says. She already had blue and brown in mind when she found the polka dotted and striped fabrics that inspired the room.
Her father, Chris Gattina, is a contractor and owner of Crown Design. His team painted the walls with subtle blue stripes. Leanne chose two shades of Benjamin Moore light blues, one slightly darker than the other, one flat and the other satin, creating dimension. The ceiling is painted the lighter blue. Leanne's love of antiques shows up in the brown bamboo light fixture, which she found at Shades
of Light.
While Jack's nursery is colorful and sweet, his big kid room is sophisticated and definitely all boy.
Leanne says she wanted to make sure it was
something he could grow into. She kept the colors neutral and decorated with fishing-related items. Leanne had beige linen curtains, throw and bed skirt custom made to complement the Pottery Barn Kids bedding.
Like Jack's big boy room, Leanne chose neutral colors for the playroom. Her father, again, helped in this space by building custom bookcases.
"I didn't want them to be too tall, so Jack would pull them over on himself," she says. An old sofa from when Brad and Leanne were first married found new purpose in this playful space. It was updated with polka dot pillows, which add a splash of color to the room.
Jack's artwork decorates one wall, and above the couch, Leanne framed pages of one of her childhood books, "The Little Engine that Could."
For now, Jack has the floor to himself. But with the neutral color palette, Leanne has designed a space that could someday welcome a new little brother or sister.
A Sophisticated Surprise
A Crestline mom and her decorator friend conspire to give an 11-year-old a birthday she won't forget.
AFTER A DAY AT SCHOOL FOLLOWED BY a surprise party at Mellow Mushroom, Lucy Windle didn't think her 11th birthday could get any better. That is until she got home, where she was in for an even bigger surprise.
Her mother, Kerri Windle, instructed Lucy to go to her room and take a shower after her exhausting day. Lucy was a little perplexed. "I just wanted to open my presents," she recalls. But she followed instructions and headed upstairs. When she opened her bedroom door, she found something completely different from what she had left that morning.
As a birthday present, Kerri had her daughter's room transformed in one day from a little girl's room to a sophisticated tween suite.
"She was just in complete shock when she saw it," Kerri says. "She was just giddy. It was really fun to see her reaction."
Kerri sought the assistance of family friend and decorator Pam Evans to pull off her birthday surprise. Pam had three weeks to plan, but only a day to get the actual decorating done. From the time Lucy left for school that morning until she came home that night, Evans, her husband and Lucy's parents and grandparents worked diligently to redecorate the space. They installed banquette seating, hung wallpaper and removed and replaced furniture. The result was birthday present Lucy is still enjoying more than a year later.
Evans says she wanted to make sure it was a space Lucy would love at age 11 and beyond. Lucy had always wanted to upgrade her nursery with something white. She decided on lavender as an accent color.
"I knew we had to get off the ground running quick," Pam says. A paisley lavender fabric served as inspiration and now covers a cushion in the banquette window seating, which is flanked by built-in cabinets and a desk.
The previously dull computer nook in the room now pops with a lavender-and-silver wallpaper, also used in the bathroom.
"Pam said that was really linchpin that pulled everything together," Kerri says of the wallpaper.
With long study sessions or manicures and makeovers in mind, Pam added a white table and two clear acrylic ghost chairs to the room, as well as a full-length mirror. A wrought-iron canopy bed is dressed with white Pine Cone Hill gauze bedding and accented with lavender pillows that have peacock feathers painted on them, a nod to Lucy's favorite animal.
Though Lucy is now 12, she says her new room has not gotten old and she suspects it never will.
A Little Bit Country
With lots of land, the Shaw home is all about fun in the great outdoors.
TREVOR AND LAUREN SHAW HAVE ALWAYS wanted a country home with lots of land, but they also wanted the conveniences of city life. They found both in their unincorporated Jefferson County home.
About a year ago, the couple and their three daughters were living in a rental home looking for a permanent place to settle. They'd always loved
the home of their friends Tyler and Anna Nash.
It had lots of land and privacy, but was within
minutes of shopping and schools. When the couple decided to leave their home and go into ministry, the Shaws were the first people they called about buying the house.
"I had gone to Bible study at that house and always loved it," Lauren recalls. "It's really been the perfect balance for us."
The Shaws moved into the home a year ago.
They love the fact that it's in an unincorporated area, so they don't have city taxes. It's also close their girls' school, Briarwood Christian School.
While they made few changes to the house — Trevor says there was no need — they did add a few touches outside. So when the weather warms up, it's likely the family is outdoors.
"I love to work outside, and Lauren has these great ideas," he says. "She shares them with me and we go from there."
The two-and-a-half acre property offers plenty of room to play.
A backyard pool quickly became a family favorite. "I didn't realize what fun a pool is," she says. "Once the weather's warm, we can swim anytime. We go from pajamas to bathing suits."
The children have plenty of entertainment options, even when it isn't swimming weather. A trampoline sits adjacent to monkey bars, which Trevor built and which were simpler to create than adding a swing set. Even so, there's no shortage of swings. Off the back porch, there are three swings, one each for daughters Bennett, Mae and Caroline.
"That was Lauren's idea," Trevor says. "It's just burlap rope and wooden seats."
Trevor hung three more swings on the property near the creek.
He also cleared the land in that area and repaired an existing zipline.
In the evenings, the family frequently gathers around the fire pit, also built by Trevor, to roast s'mores. When it's raining, the family congregates on the screened-in porch. That's also where you'll find one of Lauren's favorite places to relax, on a bed swing she received from Trevor on her 30th birthday. Trevor's favorite spot is the land itself.
"It's the total package of being able to hang out with the family," he says. "I can shoot my bow and arrow or hit a bucket of golf balls. Or I can sit by the pool and watch the kids swim. God has totally thrown us a big ole blessing." n


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African-American voters in New Orleans, who confounded pundits twice since Hurricane Katrina by providing the votes that re-elected Democratic Mayor Ray Nagin and Rep. William Jefferson, now may well decide whether Republican Rep. Bobby Jindal avoids a runoff in Saturday's gubernatorial race.
Although Jindal hasn't devoted nearly as much time to courting black voters as he did four years ago, when he narrowly lost to Democrat Kathleen Blanco in a runoff, some polls show him picking up 18 percent to 21 percent of votes from African-Americans -- twice the percentage he received in 2003. If those numbers don't erode dramatically between now and Saturday's primary, he should exceed the 50 percent margin to avoid a Nov. 17 runoff.
While some political experts are skeptical that Jindal will actually end up with significantly higher percentage of votes from African-Americans than he did in 2003, some voters arriving Sunday for morning services at New Hope Baptist Church in New Orleans are considering making the Kenner Republican their first-ever GOP vote.
"I think I like that young guy," said Willard Holmes, 70, a retired maintenance worker from New Orleans, referring to Jindal. "He's an honest guy and seems pretty smart."
But he's not quite ready to commit to Jindal. It would be a big step voting for a Republican, Holmes said. "I never have before."
Albertha Johnson of New Orleans, who works in an antiques store, said for her the choice is between Jindal and state Sen. Walter Boasso of Arabi, a former Republican who switched to the Democratic Party for his gubernatorial run.
"Both of them are good, but I might vote for Jindal," said Johnson, who, like Holmes, has never voted for a Republican. "You've got to go with who you think will do the most for the recovery and whether you think they are honest and have real feelings about wanting to help people."
Some have decided that voting for Republican Jindal just doesn't feel right.
"I thought about it, but then I thought, no, I don't think so," said Angel Johnson, who has been living and working in Baton Rouge since the hurricane while continuing to attend her regular church in New Orleans. "I guess I'm just too much of a Democrat." She said she's undecided about which Jindal opponent to vote for.
Some politicians and African-American religious leaders say that Jindal might be doing better with black voters than four years ago because he is the best known of the candidates, and his big lead in the polls gives the election a sign of inevitability.
Others say that Jindal isn't viewed as negatively by black voters as some of his fellow conservative Republicans because he has publicly supported federal funding for recovery efforts in New Orleans -- including rebuilding at least a smaller replacement for Charity Hospital -- and because of his own status as a dark-skinned minority, Indian-American.
Voting patterns
But Jas Sullivan, a political scientist at Louisiana State University who specializes in African-American voting patterns, said that he remains unconvinced, despite the recent polls, that Jindal can significantly improve upon his 9 percent share of the votes from African-Americans four years ago. African-Americans make up about 30 percent of Louisiana's registered voters.
Black voters don't even vote for Republican candidates who are African-American, Sullivan said, as evidenced by the 12 percent of the African-American vote that Ken Blackwell received in Ohio and 13 percent that former NFL star Lynn Swann received in Pennsylvania during their unsuccessful 2006 gubernatorial runs. Both are African-American.
The outcomes of those elections, and the failure of other GOP candidates to capture a big chunk of the African-American vote, may have prompted Jindal to spend far less time courting black voters than he did in 2003, when he won the surprise endorsement of Mayor Nagin.
"So, the thinking could be: Why spend time, energy and resources where it might not cause a huge shift in favorability toward his candidacy," said Sullivan, who notes that Jindal is following the same strategy as the major GOP presidential candidates who recently skipped a debate devoted to issues of concern to African-American voters.
Avoiding dialogue
Jindal also appears to have opted to play safe with his lead and avoid debates and audiences that could produce the kind of mistake or unfavorable audience reaction that could cut into his lead, Sullivan said.
Jindal supporters reject such interpretations, arguing that his priority on campaign efforts in northern Louisiana reflects his view that he would have won four years ago if he had picked up more votes in the area that normally leans Republican.
The Rev. Charles Southall III of First Emmanuel Baptist Church in New Orleans, who is backing independent John Georges for governor, contends that he and others feel they've been deserted by the Jindal campaign.
"He's not even talking to us -- to be sure he isn't courting us -- and that's very unfortunate," Southall said. "All I know is that we're respected enough by the other candidates to talk to us, even if some of them are lying to us about what they will do for New Orleans."
But Southall said that his efforts on behalf of Georges, who he contends will do the most for New Orleans, have been made more difficult because people are so busy trying to get their lives in order after Hurricane Katrina.
Jindal spokeswoman Melissa Sellers said that Jindal is reaching out "to every community, every city, and every parish" in the state. "His detailed plans on everything from hurricane recovery, which he announced in New Orleans last week, to education reform, reducing wasteful government spending, ending corruption and strengthening health care, are geared toward every Louisianian," Sellers said.
Front-runner status
The Rev. Raymond Brown, a New Orleans Democrat and perennial candidate in Louisiana elections, dropped out of the governor's race to back Jindal and says the Kenner Republican has reached out to African-American ministers. But many just won't respond to his overtures, he said.
"Some of them can't see ever supporting a Republican, in effect putting all their eggs in one basket, which I don't think is smart, and some continue to ignore the fact that we have a serious crime problem and we need to change the education system -- things that Bobby is dedicated to," Brown said.
Another factor hurting Jindal's challengers is the statewide polls showing Jindal far ahead of all three of his major opponents -- Georges, Boasso and State Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, D-Elm Grove, according to state Rep. Austin Badon Jr., D-New Orleans.
"People don't want to be associated with a loser, and I don't think people want to waste their vote," Badon said. "I haven't heard people say they can't vote for Bobby Jindal because he's a Republican."
James Peters of Reserve, who is backing Georges for governor after briefly considering Jindal, said he's heard the comments that people in New Orleans are too busy with their own post-Katrina lives to think much about politics. He doesn't buy it.
"I think more people are aware of the race because there are so many issues that people need to look at that have to do with the recovery," Peters said on his way to services at New Hope Baptist Church. "My family is in New Orleans and still waiting for Road Home money to get back on their feet. You've got to pay attention to this race because the next governor is going to have a lot to say about how the recovery turns out."
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Brooklyn-based Lizzi Akana directed "Retreat!" for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. After Jones had finished writing and recording the song, she learned that she had cancer and subsequently had to cancel her album release and tour to undergo surgery. Now that she's fully recovered, the theme of the song is more poignant than before, and Akana's new video announces her triumphant return to the music scene.
It's great fun to watch the video, in large part due to Lizzi's ability to merge a slick commercial style with an indie filmmaker's spirit of experimentation. She wrote about her eclectic grab bag of influences for the project:
Aesthetically, we took inspiration from many sources. Daptone is an independent label whose sound harkens back to classic soul of the late 60's and 70's, so we started our research by pouring over classic psychedelic animation that popularized that era. We took notes from films such as Yellow Submarine, Fantastic Planet, The Point, The Wall, and Heavy Metal, but also looked to individual artists outside of that sphere. We were particularly inspired by the work of Alan Aldridge, the theatricality of Busby Berkeley, and the backgrounds of Eyvind Earle, specifically his strong silhouetted designs in Sleeping Beauty. We even did a fair amount of research into Greek mythology and fairy tales to bring larger themes into play. By pulling inspiration from many influences, we strove to create a unique world that would ultimately strengthen Sharon's mythology.
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We design and fabricate a compact third-order coupled-resonator filter on the silicon-on-insulator platform with focused application for on-chip optical interconnects. The filter shows a large flat bandwidth (3dB 3.3nm), large FSR (~18nm), more than 18dB out-of-band rejection at the drop port and more than 12 dB extinction at the through port, as well as a negligible drop loss (<0.5dB) within a footprint of 0.0004 mm2.
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Christian guitarist loses his faith, then his band
Everyone who either grew up as an evangelical Christian or dated one has heard or spoken this line: "It's not you. I just want to spend more time with God."
I always thought this line was a crock, not because wanting to spend more time with God wasn't admirable, but because it was typically used as a cop-out, a way to ease the discomfort of ruining someone's junior year of high school.
(See, I have this friend, and he had this girlfriend ...)
I think we can agree that few relationships, especially those where both members were Christians, end because one person's quest for godliness is inhibited by the other's indifference. But this story from the Christian Post presents a more difficult issue: What to do when the guy in your Christian band stops believing in Jesus?
After you get over the lameness of the band's name, which sounds like a rip-off of Saves the Day, you realize this situation doesn't have a simple solution. From an evangelical perspective, the band members had to weigh whether Barnes was more likely to return to God if he remained in the band or was removed from it. (In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul tells the church of Corinth to expel an immoral brother for his own good, though the reason is for sinful behavior, not lack of belief.) Then, from a music-making perspective, the band needed to decide whether Haste the Day could stand for the same things with a non-Christian in the band.
Churches deal with the same question when they assemble their worship band, an often-rotating group of musicians selected by a worship leader. I have heard complaints before about non-Christians performing during a Sunday service, and I've known worship leaders who have stepped down without solicitation because they didn't feel their lives were congruent with their words of praise.
I can't think of any parallels from the world of Christian punk culture that I matriculated through, but I do remember when Pedro the Lion lost his way.
David Bazan, the frontman and every-position musician behind Pedro, had written poetic albums about God's role in curing the human condition, each album written like a book, with plot and theme and characters and beautiful language. But then I bought "Control," and I noticed Bazan's message was changing. The album, which I believe was about the struggle to fight the ways of the flesh, particularly materialism and infidelity, was among the most depressing I owned. The next album, "Achilles Heel," was much more upbeat, but had some shockers like this line from "Foregone Conclusions":
"'Foregone Conclusions' has to be the sweetest piece of music and melody Bazan has ever produced even though the lyrics are as bitter and cynical as ever," this art and religion blogger wrote. "Ignore the content of the lyrics and you almost have a feel-good summer hit. I guess that's one of the things that makes the man compelling. Paradox is his bread and butter – cussing with Christianity; sweet melodies with bitter words."
But by last summer, it became clear that Bazan's bitter words had found a soft spot. He'd lost his faith. "I just find myself on the other side of this line that I wasn't on before," Bazan told the Daily Iowan.
The thing is: His music still shakes my soul. It is beautiful and bitter, obsessed with pain and sadness and joy and doubt and all the other things that make life so wonderful. And his early albums still share the redemptive message found on "Whole."
So—back to Haste the Day—what to do when a band member loses their religion?
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She served as French Minister of European Affairs from 2002 to 2004, and beforehand she was the first woman – and youngest person ever – to have served on the French Constitutional Court (1992 to 2001). She has been a member of the Conseil d'Etat since 1984.
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Seventy-two players who played at Alabama high schools are on NFL preseason rosters as the pro teams get ready for training camp in about a month.
With four players, Foley High School has the most current NFL players among Alabama high schools, with linebacker Justin Anderson of the New York Giants, offensive tackle D.J. Fluker of the San Diego Chargers, wide receiver Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons and safety Robert Lester of the Carolina Panthers.
Each NFL team is carrying 90 players on its roster after finishing OTAs and minicamps. The teams will enter the season with 53 players apiece.
Clay-Chalkville is the only other school with more than two players in the NFL. The Cougars are represented by cornerback A.J. Davis of the New Orleans Saints, defensive tackle Quinton Dial of the San Francisco 49ers and running back Darrin Reaves of the Carolina Panthers.
The Panthers have six former Alabama high school players on their preseason roster. Only two NFL teams do not have a player on their roster from an Alabama high school - the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins.
Almost two-thirds of the former Alabama prep stars in the NFL are defensive players - 11 cornerbacks, nine safeties, nine linebackers, nine defensive tackles/nose tackles and eight defensive ends.
The most represented position on offense is wide receiver, with seven players. The rest of the offensive rundown includes five tackles, four quarterbacks, three guards, two centers, two fullbacks, two running backs and one tight end.
In all, fifty-four Alabama high schools have produced players currently on NFL rosters:
Alexandria: T.J. Heath, cornerback, Cleveland Browns
American Christian: Brad Smelley, fullback, Houston Texans
Andalusia: Nico Johnson, linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
Anniston: Antoine McClain, guard, Buffalo Bills
Athens: Philip Rivers, quarterback, San Diego Chargers
Auburn: Osi Umenyiora, defensive end, Atlanta Falcons; DeMarcus Ware, defensive end, Denver Broncos
Baldwin County: Wallace Gilberry, defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals
B.C. Rain: Rodney Hudson, center, Kansas City Chiefs
Beauregard: Lardarius Webb, cornerback, Baltimore Ravens
Bibb County: Ben Jones, center, Houston Texans; Zac Stacy, running back, St. Louis Rams
Booker T. Washington: Qua Cox, cornerback, Indianapolis Colts
Carroll Ozark: Larry Donnell, tight end, New York Giants; Steve McLendon, defensive tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers
Central Coosa: Justin Tuck, defensive end, Oakland Raiders
Clay-Chalkville: A.J. Davis, cornerback, New Orleans Saints; Quinton Dial, defensive tackle, San Francisco 49ers; Darrin Reaves, running back, Carolina Panthers
Cordova: Ryan Smith, safety, Dallas Cowboys
Dallas County: Michael Johnson, defensive end, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Daphne: Ryan McKee, offensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs
Davidson: Jimmie Ward, defensive back, San Francisco 49ers
Decatur: Jerraud Powers, cornerback, Arizona Cardinals
Elmore County: Ben Grubbs, guard, New Orleans Saints
Enterprise: Kendrick Adams, defensive end, New York Giants; T.J. Barnes, defensive tackle, New York Jets
Eufaula: Jerrel Jernigan, wide receiver, New York Giants; Courtney Upshaw, outside linebacker, Baltimore Ravens
Foley: Justin Anderson, linebacker, New York Giants; D.J. Fluker, offensive tackle, San Diego Chargers (Fluker also played at McGill-Toolen); Julio Jones, wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons; Robert Lester, safety, Carolina Panthers
Gadsden City: Jerrell Harris, linebacker, Denver Broncos; Dre Kirkpatrick, cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals
Hazlewood: Don Jones, cornerback, Miami Dolphins
Homewood: Evan Mathis, guard, Philadelphia Eagles
Hoover: Josh Chapman, nose tackle, Indianapolis Colts
Huffman: Marcell Dareus, defensive tackle, Buffalo Bills; Andre Smith, offensive tackle, Cincinnati Bengals
Jess Lanier: DeMeco Ryans, linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
Lee Huntsville: Amobi Okoye, defensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys; Darian Stewart, safety, Baltimore Ravens
Linden: Sean Richardson, safety, Green Bay Packers
Madison Academy: Jordan Matthews, wide receiver, Philadelphia Eagles
Marbury: Pierre Warren, safety, New Orleans Saints
Minor: Nick Williams, defensive end, Pittsburgh Steelers
Murphy: Captain Munnerlyn, cornerback, Minnesota Vikings; Solomon Patton, wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Phillips Birmingham: Jerricho Cotchery, wide receiver, Carolina Panthers
Pickens County: Michael Williams, offensive tackle, Detroit Lions
Prattville: Roman Harper, safety, Carolina Panthers
Sidney Lanier: Tarvaris Jackson, quarterback, Seattle Seahawks
Stanhope Elmore: Dee Milliner, cornerback, New York Jets
St. Clair County: Dee Ford, linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
St. Paul's: Mark Barron, safety, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; AJ McCarron, quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals
Sulligent: Rashad Johnson, safety, Arizona Cardinals
Sumter County: Cordarro Law, outside linebacker, San Diego Chargers
Sylacauga: Kelsey Pope, wide receiver, Arizona Cardinals
Tarrant: Mario Addison, defensive end, Carolina Panthers
Theodore: C.J. Mosley, linebacker, Baltimore Ravens
Trinity Presbyterian: Wilson Van Hooser, wide receiver, New England Patriots
UMS-Wright: Jay Prosch, fullback, Houston Texans
Vigor: Ellis Lankster, cornerback, New York Jets; Sen'Derrick Marks, defensive tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars
Wenonah: Joe Webb, quarterback, Carolina Panthers
West Blocton: Sammie Lee Hill, nose tackle, Tennessee Titans
Williamson: Nick Fairley, defensive tackle, Detroit Lions; Matt McCants, offensive tackle, Oakland Raiders
Woodlawn: Karlos Dansby, linebacker, Cleveland Brown; Chris Davis, cornerback, San Diego Chargers


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A Cincinnati company has signed a contract to buy Randall Park Mall and keep the blighted shopping center from closing later this month.
United Church Builders LLC, a subsidiary of Cincinnati United Contractors Inc., signed a contract yesterday to buy the sprawling enclosed mall in North Randall. The deal could close within 30 to 90 days, said Ken Geis, chief operating officer and vice president for Cincinnati United Contractors.
The property's current owner, Whichard Real Estate of North Carolina, planned to shut down the inside of the mall later this month. Geis said this morning that his company's contract will keep the mall open, as United Church Builders considers redevelopment options. It's possible the mall could become a church or other faith-based center, but Geis said his company is considering a variety of uses for the property.
"There's an opportunity there," Geis said, "and at some point something is going to occur there. We're a creative company, we know land development, we know property development, and we understand what's required to take property that's depressed, blighted, abandoned -- whatever term you want to use -- and understand the partnerships that are needed with the local government, the state, on projects like that to turn them around."
Geis would not comment on a purchase price for the mall. David Smith, the mayor of the tiny village of North Randall, has not returned repeated calls seeking comment on the deal.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- More than five years after first parting ways, UnitedHealthcare and UAB Health System have reconciled their differences, bringing the state's largest hospital and Kirklin Clinic doctors back into the insurer's network, officials announced today.
The company's 147,000 customers in Alabama will also have access to neighborhood UAB Health Centers in Inverness, Moody, Hueytown, Hoover, Tuscaloosa, Selma and Huntsville, the UAB Callahan Eye Hospital and four affiliated hospitals, including Bessemer's Medical West and three Baptist Health hospitals in Montgomery.
UAB canceled its contract with UnitedHealthcare late in 2005, when the insurance company refused to increase its payment rates. At the time, about 9,500 patients at the University of Alabama at Birmingham were covered by the insurer.
"UAB Health System is an important provider of health-care services in this area, and we know our customers appreciate having local access to this outstanding organization," UnitedHealthcare of Alabama CEO Glen Golemi said in a news release.
UAB Health System CEO Will Ferniany said the system is happy to accept a broader array of insurance providers.


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McDonald's Blocking WiFi Access To Gay Websites To Ensure Restaurants Are 'Family Friendly'
Remember that time McDonald's tried reaching to gay fans of heart disease and cholesterol spikes with that France-only ad featuring a son coming out to his father? It got the U.S. National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce so furious with the restaurant chain it dropped all ties with McDonald's, claiming the ad — which the burger giant went on to say would never air in the U.S. — amounted to "blatant geographic pandering to the LGBT community … while McDonald's has continued to distance itself from the LGBT segment in the United States. To allow people to believe that McDonald's is the kind of partner portrayed in this ad would be a complete failure on our part to serve as an honest and trusted resource for LGBT people and our families to help make informed decisions in the marketplace." Well at least McDonald's isn't blatantly pandering to the LGBT community in New Zealand: The chain's restaurants there are blocking gay and gay-friendly websites from being accessed on its free WiFi connection. The Internet access, now available in 132 New Zealand locations, won't let visitors check out sites like GayNZ.com, NZDating.com, and the support service group Rainbow Youth's site. Don't worry: AaronAndAndy.com and the New Zealand AIDS Foundation's page were still accessible. Why the blockade? Because, of course, McDonald's wants to make sure any computer screens in its shops are family friendly. Says McDonald's managing director Mark Hawthorn: "We do have a responsibility to make sure any information available on our system is child friendly and we will go a long way to protect that." Five hundred seventy-six calories in a Big Mac, then, is child friendly?
Child friendly? So then do they also screen out New Zealands version of Cosmo Magazine so little girls don't grow up with Body dismorphia? Or newspapers that are always covering stories about violence, rape, muggings etc…? Guess they screen out all those too?
I tried sitting in their restaurant and using their WiFi while I ate a quick lunch once for work.
Crying babies, loud kids, dirty tables, etc. all convinced me that that wasn't a very good idea.
McDonald's can block the whole damned WWW for all I care because I'll never use their WiFi again.
The same goes for Hungary. I've actually written them about this without mentioning what site I was trying to access (it was gay but not porn or porn-related) and the answer was that they don't limit their WIFI service. I wrote back saying this wasn't true but there was no further comment from them. And on the child friendly nature of the limitation; I could easily access a right wind hate site through McDonald's WIFI. Maybe so. in NZ should try the same and confront them if it's possible there as well.
Maybe because 99% of gay websites contain massive amounts of sex because gays have only one thing on their mind no?
Meh, McDonalds is just as bad for GLBT people as for everybody else. Hopefully this will discourage people from making unhealthy eating choices.
No. 5 · Pete wrote, "Maybe because 99% of gay websites contain massive amounts of sex because gays have only one thing on their mind no?"
Really? http://www.advocate.com/ or the one you posted this on for starters should be a start on your misconceptions. If they did have "only one thing on their mind", however, what do you think would be on the laptops' hard drives, which they could look at instead.
McDonald's policy is simply brain dead: it simply doesn't matter if "objectionable" material is downloaded from a web site or read off of a local disk.
How to protest: set up your laptop to show an innocuous film (maybe Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire) but kill the sound and play the sort of music they'd use as background for porn instead.
Or (alternatively) use a program like wget to fetch a snapshot of a gay web site and point your browser to a file on your disk. They can't block your hard drive.
@Pete: Oh, and 99% of heterosexual men don't have only one thing on their mind, no?
Get f'n real. The ONLY reason why gay men have more sex is because they're not having to look to women to get laid.
Actually in Australia and NZ, and other countries McCafes and McDonald's a very different product to the US. See http://www.papascott.de/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/mccafe-design-wenge.jpg
While I wouldn't be caught dead there, frankly, I don't object to hookup and adult sights being blocked, be they gay or straight. Obviously McDonald's don't pick and choose which sites to block, rather they pay or subscribe to a service, as would a school or a library. With the number of children in McDonald's is this really something we should object to?
We should remember that they provide this service for free. If it was a paid service, then I wouldn't pay for censored internet.
Self-hating gays like Pete always project their obsessions of gay sex on healthy gays. It's really so obvious and tired.
The bottom line is, that there needs to be some better way of figuring out this situation when it comes to certain websites being unreasonably blocked. It's not necessarily a homophobia issue, since there are several gay-oriented websites not blocked, it seems like it's more of an issue with filtering, a teething issue potentially. This is something that will be interesting to see how it develops going forward.
McDonalds blocks arteries with no accountability so i am not surprised about this.
Mcdonalds is NOT homophobic. It just doesn't want websites that include naked guys or advertisments on it. Those sites are not relevant for children.
Wish the drama queens would stop making big deals out of this. You make the normal gay guys look bad.
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Results tagged ' Diamondbacks '
Who's Next: The Catchers
Be sure to check out the story on the Top 10 catching prospects or you can just go right to the list on Prospect Watch.
Coming up with an 11-15 is easier for some position lists than others. Right-handed pitchers? A piece of cake. When the outfielders run the beginning of next week, that'll be an easy assignment. But not all positions are as deep and there's a drop-off the further you go down. There's a reason why good catching is always in high demand — there isn't enough supply to go around. So keep that in mind when looking at the 11-15 catchers.
Sebastian Valle, Phillies – He can really defend and has some pop, but plate discipline is holding him back.
Rob Brantly, Marlins – Quietly has made his way to the big leagues, chance to play every day for Marlins after Anibal Sanchez trade
Michael Perez, Diamondbacks — A 2011 draftee from Puerto Rico, Perez had a very solid Pioneer League season and is a solid defender.
Wyatt Mathieson, Pirates — A solid debut for the 2012 draftee, making the GCL All-Star team. Whether he catches long-term remains to be seen.
Tim Federowicz, Dodgers — The former UNC standout doesn't have a huge ceiling, but he can defend and can hit a bit.
Wrapping things up in the AFL
Just one more game to go, Saturday's championship game (3 p.m. ET, MLB Network, MLB.com). Feel free to read my preview to prep for the game.
In that story, there's a video interview with Salt River starter (and Diamondbacks prospect) Charles Brewer. Here's the entire video, during which we talk about the championship game, pitching at home and what an absolutely ridiculous rotation he was a part of in Double-A Mobile. Here's the full interview for your viewing pleasure.
Today's a big day for many players in the AFL, not just the ones playing for Salt River and Surprise. There were close to 70 players on AFL rosters this fall who either need to be put on a 40-man roster or be left available for the Rule 5 Draft. The list includes some former first-rounders and a number of players who performed well in Arizona. Since my story was posted on the subject, teams have been announcing the roster additions in stages (the dadline is midnight). Kevin Mattison, who is quoted in the story, was added to the 40-man by the Marlins. By my count, here's a list (sure to grow) of AFLers who gained roster spots today:
|Zelous Wheeler
|Jake Diekman
|Tyson Gillies
|Casey Crosby
|Tyler Stohr
|Hernan Perez
|Evan Crawford
|Kevin Mattison
|Derek Norris
The Aaron Heilman deal: Prospects
Aaron Heilman may have been the known quantity that changed teams today, but the Diamondbacks did send two Minor League players to the Cubs for the right-hander. Here's some more information on the pair:
Scott Maine, LHP: Taken in sixth round of the 2007 Draft of the University of Miami, Maine projects as a lefty reliever or specialist. He pitched at two levels in 2009, finishing with a 2.90 ERA and 61 K's in 62 IP. For his career, he's got a 3.29 ERA with a 134 K's in 120 1/3 IP.
In some ways, the 24-year-old hasn't lived up to the potential he once flashed in high school. He had Tommy John surgery early in his amateur career and never turned into the lefty ace some thought he'd be. That being said, he could have a future role. His fastball can run up to 93-94 mph and he comes from a pretty tough angle for left-handed hitters. He's got a lower arm slot that creates some deception. His secondary stuff is is a work in progress, but the arm strength from the left side has some value.
Ryne White, 1B: White just completed his first full season of pro ball after being selected by Arizona in the fourth round of the 2008 Draft. An accomplished and advanced college hitter out of Purdue, White spent the season with Visalia in the Class Advanced California League, finishing the year at .266/.371/.356. He's always shown an ability to control the strike zone and draw some walks, but he hasn't hit for much power thus far in his pro career (career .389 SLG). There are those who feel the 23-year-old will hit for power going forward, at least as a left-handed platoon type. He's kind of stocky, at 5-11, 205 lbs. At the very least, the Cubs are getting a decent organizational guy who has the chance to be a Matt Stairs type of hitter.


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by Dave Cisler
transcribed by Diane Horn
County Reporter
September 4, 1969
Oconto on the Crest of a Wave
A quaint "complete" business directory of Oconto, with corrections and additions, published near the end of the "horse and buggy days", lists the residents of Oconto over 18 years of age, giving addresses and telephone numbers. It is filled with interesting advertisements. It appears that the population of Oconto was at an all time high of nearly 7,000.
Advertising from our neighbors, especially Little Suamico, Pensaukee, Stiles, Lena, Oconto Falls, Gillett and Marinette, indicate the life and growth of all those nearby communities.
All were now connected with each other by a network of telephone lines, winding roads and railroads.
Communities located on the Bay each had a harbor and lighthouse well kept up and used by boats carrying freight and passengers, by fishing fleets and pleasure crafts and launches.
The city officers and a harbor committee consisting of Attorney Victor J. O'Kelliher, Carl Riggins and others worked arduously toward the new harbor and pier that was constructed under federal regulations. A new graveled pier road was built. The Oconto Woman's Club had the new road lined with elm trees.
Newspapers of the times (before the days of radio and television) at Oconto were The Oconto Lumberman, published by Joseph Hall; the Oconto County Reporter, published by W.M. Comstock; the Enquirer, published by R.G. (Bob)Sharp, and The Enterprise, published by P.A. Badore. All carried homey news items, detailed obituaries, continued stories, and the necessarily belated world happenings of great importance. Much of each issue was taken up with advertising. Every week some of the publications contained large ads of the Oconto Company (lumber mill) Store, Hemmingsen's, Brazeau Bros., and Goodrich and Martineau.
Mail order catalogs were also sent out by Goodrich and Martineau which carried a large stock of
Mr. and Mrs. Antone Martineau (she was the former Anna Jennings) in their handsome new Buick. The picture was taken about 1906. The buildings shown are Wilke Pocquette's Saloon (complete with swinging door), Lucia Bros. garage (later Jarvis Brothers and Hugp Lingelbach garage) and William Bros. Grocery.
The Joseph Hoeffel
General Store was first in Frenchtown
and later on Main Street. It carried quality merchandise
None of the Hoeffel family are now residents of Oconto, but their big
and those in attendance are still remembered.
John Spies
An Oconto native who later moved to Gillett, Spies was bookkeeper and director of the Oconto County Hospital. He took a keen interest in cultural affairs of the city and directed both Shakespearian dramas and comic opera productions.
Doctors and lawyers were very busy serving their patients and clients in and outside of Oconto. The mill company attorneys and all the lawyers' offices were located in apartments above the stores on Main Street.
Armstrong's office was connected to his home on
the first floor. Drs. T.C. Clark, P.F. Gaunt, C. W. Stoelting
W.C. Watkins had their offices mostly in apartments above the drug
as did the dentists.
Dr. O'Keefe had his office, hospital rooms and home in one building off of Main Street at the corner of Washington Street and Superior Avenue. Long after his death, the building became known as the O'Keefe apartments until demolished. The Wisconsin Telephone Company now stands on the O'Keefe lots.
Compared to the
present day, life and time moved at
a much slower pace. There were long hours of toil for
People seemed pleased and happy with simple pleasures and
In the summer, picnics and outings and celebrations took place at
Park, and before that at Dutchman's Park and the Fair
Grounds. The
young set sometimes went to the parks on hay rides or swimming and
parties. In the winter there were sleigh rides.
There were
bicycle riding and races. In summer there was baseball and in
fall, football. In the winter and early spring basketball was
Popular Basketball Team of Company "M" Oconto National Guard
Joe Kampo, Heiny Ellman, Coach Germond, Captain Hall, Sly Topel, Bud Fencel, Joe Heller and Rooster Heller.
Home talent plays were given at the old Music Hall and when that place was abandoned by all but the Oconto Lumberman printing office, plays, dances and other inside amusements such as ten pins and bowling took place at the Turner Opera House and the then big new Oconto high school.
Lodges – the Masons, the Knights of Pythius, Odd Fellows, Elks and other societies like the Modern Woodmen – had their own halls at which members met, held their meetings and had social gatherings.
At one time there were five moving picture theaters in Oconto – the Star Electric, the Gem, the Elite, the Bijou and the Grand.
The Gem, first
owned by Henry Cole, was located east
of the Goodrich and Martineau Department Store in the building last
by the Pitrof Candy Store. It was furnished with regular
seats and cuspidors. Len Lord operated the Grand.
Turner Opera House at the corner of Adams Street and Superior Avenue became the Marinette Knitting Mills' Oconto plant about 1914, and in 1958 was taken over by the Great Lakes Shoe Company.
The Bijou was located on Superior Avenue south of Watterich's Jewelry store (later Harry Aronson's Clothing Store). It was operated by the Hass brothers, Reinhold and Otto. Reinhold ran the movie machines and Minnie (Hass) Carlson sold tickets and played the talking machine which had a large morning glory horn attachment that projected the record music outside to the street. It was loud enough to be heard, at times, on Main Street. Later the Bijou moved to Main Street and was run by John Follett.
From four to ten pieces
Music furnished for all occasions. Prices reasonable. Correspondance solicited.
Frank Knapp owned the Elite when it was located in the present Oconto Home Bakery building.
In some theaters the audience sat on folding chairs until theater seats were used in these "commercial places of amusement". The admission was a nickel (five cents).
Colored slides and
short reels of black and white moving
pictures were shown. Love stories, hair-raising thrillers
Indian fighting, cowboys and trail wrecks, hero and villain series
beautiful maidens rescued, dutiful sons and daughters theme films, and
many comedies were flashed on the screen.
The picture was taken in the upstairs parlor of the Beyer House. The player with the bass violin is Dr. W.C. Stoelting.
Thera Hemmingsen, Irene DeBeck (who became Mrs. AL Brunner) played the pianos at the show houses. Hannah (Schumacher) Van De Walle, Vida McClelland, Bessie Merline and others sang. Sometimes Bessie played the piano, too. Songs such as "My Pretty Red Wing", "Tell Me a Beautiful Story", "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and "Yippee Ki Yo Ki Ya" were sung.
Standing, Judge H.F. Jones, Mr. Perry, unidentified Methodist minister and James Hoeffel; seated, Mr. Trudell, the Indian visitor and Attorney Patrick Lynch. The picture was taken at the W.M. Lee Studio.
When the theater
owners raised the admission price
to ten cents, some said they would quit going to the shows.
In those days some
people would go from one theater
to the other, attending all five shows in one night. After
the shows
they sometimes stopped for refreshments at Jack Carr's


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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2009 Silverado has no defect trends, which is a very good sign now that it's more than a few years old.
A couple model years back, the 2007 Silverado has an oil consumption defect at low mileage (~50k miles) — so far there's only a very few reports of the same problem with the 2009 Silverado.
The 2009 Silverado received poor side impact ratings on models not equipped with the optional side air bags.
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The case stems from two two alleged attacks on April Loper of Newport in December 2011.
Acosta faces charges that include: first-degree sodomy; two counts of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration; first-degree rape; three counts of second-degree sexual abuse; coercion; two counts of strangulation; three counts of fourth-degree assault; menacing; and unlawful use of a weapon.
Acosta was arrested in January 2012 in California and has been in the Lincoln County Jail since.
Loper and her father were killed in a car crash on Highway 20 on Oct. 25. Her family feared that without Loper's testimony, the state would not have a case against Acosta.
The trial is slated to continue through Friday.
-- Lori Tobias


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It's not everyday that you hear that a family has built their dream home only to have it burn to the ground before they *even* have a chance to move in. But that happened today in Ashland... and there is a silver lining to this story. Trevor Roy has more.
It was supposed to be the dream home of Barry and Adrienne Stromberg, but it turned into a nightmare before the couple and their two kids even had a chance to move in.
Weeks before the family was to move, it was discovered that two types of toxic mold had infected the house, making it unlivable.
The news broke the Stromberg's heart.
"You know when the tell you you're never going to be fully complete you know it's true you never get back what you put into it and we're far from that. "
Friends, family and about 50 fire fighters gathered today at the house, valued in the hundreds of thousands, to watch it burn to the ground.
The Stromberg's saw their misfortune as an opportunity to help others, and decided to volunteer the house to the Wisconsin Indianhead and Technical College fire program.
Heading the fire operation is WITC fire instructor Mike Herrmann and he says controlled burns are important to fire departments.
"It certainly refreshes their skills, if you're on a department that does not have a lot of structure fires and that's a good thing this is probably the best way to keep people up to date and keep their skills at top notch."
The Stromberg's are hopeful that watching their home that they emptied their pocketbooks and poured their hearts into, go up in a ball of smoke and fire will bring closure to this nearly 3 year ordeal.
"We needed some closer on this and this is a wonderful way to do that"
The Stromberg family has since moved from Ashland, but says their friends and family in the area helped them through the trying time.
"It's just nice to feel comforted by them and that they've been here you know with us through this whole ordeal"
So did the Stromberg's get that closer they were seeking?
"Just watching kind of your dream finally being complete but not in the way that you necessarily envisioned it."
In Ashland, Trevor Roy, The NorthlandsNewscenter.
The Stromberg's say they aren't planning on building again, but hope their ordeal raises awareness of the *dangers* of mold growth in new construction.


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I honestly don't know how families without TiVo or a DVR watch television together in the evenings anymore. The other night, with a tornado watch keeping my family confined to the basement, VH and I found ourselves flipping through channels in search of a show we could watch with our Big-Eyed Boy. Oh, sure, there's always the cartoon channel, but even that has its own dangers: all of the commercials trying to push cross-marketed merchandise on kids. ("Mommy, can I have Hulk Hands?" "Honey, do you even know who The Hulk is?" "No, but I need them anyway!")
What we really hoped to find was a sitcom the whole family could relate to, one that wouldn't introduce concepts or words that our son doesn't need to know about, like the menage a trois frequently mentioned on Two and a Half Men, a show that VH and I enjoy when our son isn't around. Unfortunately, there's just not a whole lot of good, wholesome programming anymore. Come to think of it, there's not a whole lot of good programming, period.
During tonight's tornado watch — which, let's face it, is pretty much a given if you've been paying attention to the weather in my area of late — we'll be watching The Bill Engvall Show. (Season premier is tonight on TBS at 9 p.m. Eastern). I admit, we're big fans of Bill Engvall around here, although I've yet to live down the night I laughed so hard while watching "Here's Your Sign" that I wound up peeing a little.
In a recent interview (check it out below), Bill Engvall said that one of his goals for the show is to make it a template for the families that want to come back to watching television together in the evenings. That's almost exactly what VH and I had said about the show last season when we caught the first episodes: that we'd been waiting since The Cosby Show for a program that would appeal to us as well as to our kids, one which is funny without being filthy, and which focused on inherently good, normal people living lives much like ours.
So, given my anticipation of yet more severe weather tonight, I've re-stocked our supplies in the basement and ensured that we have fresh batteries for the flashlights just in case the tornado sirens go off yet again. And, since we'll be watching The Bill Engvall Show on TBS, I made sure to put a couple of spare pairs of underwear downstairs, too.
Like I said, the man is funny.


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The last time water flow out of the dams' spill gates was increased was late Thursday morning, said Consumers Energy Spokesman Roger Morgenstern.
"It hasn't increased since then, and we don't anticipate any increase today," Morgenstern said.
He said company officials are in "almost constant communication" with emergency services officials in Newaygo and Muskegon counties so they can relay information to residents who live near the river below the dams.Some of those residents in Newaygo County were making plans to evacuate Thursday as flood rivers encroached, emergency officials said. The American Red Cross of West Michigan set up an emergency shelter for flood victims in Fremont Thursday, but no one had required its services as of Friday morning. The shelter is expected to remain open through Saturday.
Email Lynn Moore at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow her on Twitter: @LynnSMoore


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Windsurfing growth
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26th January 2008, 07:29 AM
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Sydney
Posts: 82
Market research, really ?????
> I have done a complete marketing research of all water sports this year
Please explain, what country, what methodology. Surveys? Driving around (as I do)? Various countries?
> except that I hear from factories they are increasing production
If you heard from factories... mmhh.
> marketing studies that show interesting growth in windsurfing again.
> I did numbers after checking it and found an interesting growth in NA
Please sources.
> biggest company of sports reasearch in the USA said a growth in
> windsurfing of 28% from 2004 to 2005, an 109% from 2005 to 2006
Please sources, so we can check methodology. Wanna see growth by sailor, not sales to a few, right?
> This are real numbers, not talking just of any invented numbers.
Please sources, then we'll judge for ourselves. It's gotta be small sampling at first, but sources, then we'll see.
> In the USA there is an estimate of 1.1 million windsurfers.
> This is real numbers.
Sources ? Surely no sources that wouldn't be on the net already?
> The reason, windsurfing is attractive in light winds - say 3-8 knots -
> By the other side...longboards are coming back and center fins too...
That's gotta be judgment, not the result of a market study, right? (Since this is all recent development).
> The other reason, Formula.
Really? Driven around non-Bonaire, non-Hawaii places lately??
> But be clear, most clubs, spots and nice places to go to the beach have 3-10 knots...
You're right mate! Inland, lakes, rivers, bad offshore places, winter in Sydney, etc.
> in that wind, light wind freestyle, learning windsurfing in a school or
> using a lonboard...is the best choice you can have.
I personally agree, don't see it happening. Little light wind freestyle other than Bonaire and that pierrec45 guy on YouTube. Precious little indeed.
> Just focus:
> longboards: best way to have fun and dont worry about the wind.
> Why not go back to the 80s...?
I agree, as I see soooo many people saying they're too good for the wind at hand, but this is still a personal belief, not happening by the truckload yet.
> go slalom, go freestyle and go long distance.
Precious few people compete these days - look at events, is a very, very, tiny small percentage of sailors. People don't want to compete. I see sooooo little slalom, racing, freestyle other than hot spots. Ya? (and good on people just having fun sailing around !!)
> I was in bonaire last year and could understand why ....
> Got impressed, is a nice wind spot but there are days of no wind
> (for a shortboard) as in any place in the world...but those days,
> is lot of people learning and freestyling in the beach.
I doubt very, very much that Bonaire is representative. That's why they're the only guys putting up Tubes of that kind of freestyle, and nobody else.
> We are following their example in some way. DONT NEED WIND to
> promote windsurfing, need to HAVE FUN in a breeze.
100% agreed mate, good on you. NOBODY is too good for the wind, ever.
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