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Patient transporters are responsible for providing transport to patients and providing an excellent customer service experience. They are in charge of operating motor vehicles, helping patients transport medical or personal devices, anticipating patients' needs, and responding to emergency situations. Patient transporters must follow strict safety law and comply with company and federal guidelines in all tasks. They must work with other transporters to achieve organizational objectives in a timely manner, as well as report their progress to the patient supervisor in their department. Patient transporters' schedules vary depending on the needs of their employer.Read More...
Patient transporters keep accurate patient records, perform data entry as needed, help setup complex medical devices when accommodating patients, and provide support to other medical staff by answering questions. They must use strong customer service skills to help increase patient satisfaction and company loyalty. Additionally, patient transporters set up motor vehicles to comply with safety procedures and help transport patients in wheelchairs throughout their facilities.
A high school diploma or equivalent is required for this position. Previous experience in a transporter and customer service capacity is generally required or preferred as well. They must be licensed to handle medical patients and hold any other certifications required by their organizations. Patient transporters must be in excellent physical condition, as they perform regular physical duties such as lifting and pushing equipment. They should have a basic knowledge of medical terminology, strong interpersonal skills, and strong problem solving skills.
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- Google might cut it's renewable energy programs.
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IN THE debate over drilling for oil, can we please find some middle ground?
Can we agree that playing fast-and-loose with the regulations, as some companies have done in the past, is unacceptable? And can we also agree that the oil industry needs to survive so it can provide jobs for the region and fuel for the country?
The two arguments need not be polar opposites, as some Internet bloggers would have you believe. Common sense can rule, so that applications for drilling that is deemed safe can be placed on a fast track while riskier projects face tougher scrutiny.
Take shallow-water drilling, for example. Shallow-water drilling takes place in water 500 feet deep or less and accounts for 98 percent of the 3,400 platforms operating the Gulf.
There is currently no moratorium on new drilling in shallow water, as there is in deep water.
In a meeting recently in Lafayette, La., Michael Bromwich, the nation's top offshore drilling regulator, said that his agency would help companies that drill in shallow water to clarify and comply with the new regulations. But the process is currently so slow that 15 of 46 available shallow-water rigs now sit idle, according to the Shallow Water Energy Security Coalition.
The industry points out that shallow-water wells are usually natural gas wells drilled into predictable reservoirs. For the most part, they use proven techniques and employ blowout prevention equipment that is located on the rigs above the water's surface, well within reach of workers.
In short, these wells are less risky than wells like the Deepwater Horizon, which was drilled in about 5,000 feet of water.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement — the new version of the Minerals Management Service — told The Associated Press that the vast majority of shallow-water drilling applications will likely be granted. It's just going to take longer, a spokesman said.
Industry officials are understandably perplexed and frustrated. They point to examples like Nabors Industries, which had to wait for several days while the government looked for a federal inspector who didn't know anyone on the rig. Because of such holdups, the company waited for two months this summer before it could drill — even though it had already received a permit. It's no wonder another industry official called some of the new requirements "borderline silly."
No one — not even the industry — wants to return to the heydays of the Minerals Management Service, which had no mandate to protect the environment. Its drug and sex scandals got lots of attention, but the more salient point is that rubber-stamping drilling permits wasn't just common; it was the norm for MMS.
But why not consider a tiered review process for examining new applications? Regulators could tie the level of analysis and review to the risk involved.
As the nation moves closer to the lifting of the moratorium, it's time for people on both sides of the issue to tone down the rhetoric.
After the BP spill, we have no choice but to make drilling for oil a safer endeavor. But we can also allow the drilling that is deemed safe to get back to business as soon as possible.
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Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com)--- Members of Minnesota's legislative delegation, along with the Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, were in Duluth Friday to discuss a new initiative aimed at improving emergency care in Minnesota.
The American College of Physicians Report Card was released this year detailing how well emergency care is delivered.
Minnesota currently ranks 12th in the nation, compared to sixth in the nation just five years ago.
The report card covers five main areas: access to emergency care, quality and patient safety environment, medical liability environment, disaster preparedness and public health and injury prevention.
Medical officials cite a lack of funding for the decrease in trauma care.
That's why Minnesota State Representative Dan Schoen introduced the "Level of Readiness Trauma Hospital and EMS initiative" bill to the legislature in an effort to fund $20 million dollars for Minnesota's trauma care.
Dr. Thomas Wyatt says appropriate, quality care for a patient in an emergency situation is crucial.
"If you've ever been involved in an emergency which all of us are going to be involved potentially, you're only one emergency away from experiencing the doctors, nurses and the care that's needed to save your life and so we definitely need to be ready," said Wyatt.
The nation, as a whole, slipped in emergency care, dropping to a D-plus, compared to a C-minus five years ago.
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AUBURN, Alabama -- Thirteen commitments visited Auburn over the weekend in an effort to build camaraderie and convince four targets to choose the Tigers.
Two prospects committed to other schools -- four-star defensive back John Bonney, a Texas commitment; and four-star defensive lineman Davon Godchaux, an LSU commitment -- visited and apparently came away impressed with two weekends remaining before national signing day (Feb. 5).
"I knew they were big targets for us," said four-star cornerback Nick Ruffin, one of Auburn's longest commitments. "I spent a lot of time with those guys."
Four-star offensive lineman Braden Smith and four-star defensive end Andrew Williams also visited and have yet to choose a school. None of the four players committed to Auburn during the visit.
Running back Kamryn Pettway, an Auburn commitment, said he felt good about Smith. "He said he enjoyed himself," Pettway said.
Williams' trip to Auburn was his first official visit to a school this year -- he visited Auburn unofficially four times in 2013 -- and said the latest visit to Auburn will be "pretty hard to top" with two weekends remaining in the recruiting process. Godchaux remains committed to LSU but says he has a "hard decision" to make on signing day.
"It's difficult to gauge any guy, it's a wishy-washy process," Ruffin said. "I think John Bonney is really interested. Andrew, who knows, he could definitely commit."
The weekend was mostly one for the 13 commitments to bond. Some even discussed their roommate options at Auburn in the fall.
"The whole week was real great, loved every minute of it, don't want to leave," four-star quarterback Sean White said. "It's a great place and I can't wait to get here."
Many of Auburn's commitments have decided to end the recruiting process without taking visits to other schools. They include but are not limited to White, cornerback Kalvaraz Bessent, tight end Jakell Mitchell, defensive end Justin Thornton and receiver Myron Burton.
A noticeable absentee this weekend was defensive tackle Devaroe Lawrence. The Georgia Military College prospect committed to Auburn in July but visited Mississippi State over the weekend.
Defensive lineman DaVonte Lambert, an Auburn commitment, was teammates with Lawrence at Georgia Military College in the fall and said he believes Lawrence visited the Bulldogs to fulfill a family request to take his visits.
"He's 100 percent with Auburn," Lambert said.
Five-star running back Roc Thomas is not sure if he will visit other schools, but remains solid with his commitment to the Tigers. Thomas' parents sat down with coach Gus Malzahn to discuss his future over the weekend.
"I've been solid pretty much and I haven't really been open to anybody else really," Thomas said. "When I come here I get that home feeling. It's family everywhere around here. Everyone is saying War Eagle. It's just great out here."
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Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present to you the king of the American Holiday table, the centerpiece of nearly every family gathering in the United States for the months of November and December, the prince of poultry, the roast turkey. As promised, I'm kicking off the Holidays with a focus on the foods of the season, and there's simply no better place to start than with with this, the noblest of all domestic foul.
The turkey is either the most awaited or most dreaded addition to a holiday meal. Most awaited if the bird is moist, succulent and juicy, and most maligned when dry, overcooked and in desperate need of a slathering of gravy just to make the remains of the once proud bird palatable. The latter almost never happens to me, and I'm going to give forth the secret of the perfect roast turkey, which I assure you, this was, and is, every single time.
There are literally thousands of roast turkey, Christmas turkey and Thanksgiving turkey recipes on the Internet, and the methods for achieving the "perfect" bird vary wildly from one recipe to another. Most call for basting the bird constantly throughout the cooking process. If it makes you happy, I suppose you can go ahead, but you're not going to end up with the results you were looking for. To make the truly prefect turkey you must keep the mantra of poultry perfection on your lips at all times…
"I will not baste. I will not open the oven door. The turkey is fine."
"Perfection happens on it's own. The turkey is fine."
Sound silly? I know my mother and grandmother would have thought so. Both women basted their birds religiously, and both made some pretty fine turkeys. Over the years I've discovered that basting does not make for a better bird. In fact, it generally makes for a pretty dry roast turkey. Patience matters. And it pays off.
One caveat. If you've bought yourself a butterball turkey, this method will not work for you. The skin of a butterball turkey has been pierced, and therefore basting is necessary. For any other poultry in the world, it is NOT, and should not be done. The second part of the mantra is this…
"I will not stuff the turkey…"
Stuffing the bird increases cooking times drastically while robbing you of the perfect opportunity to add flavor to the bird. I adore turkey flavored dressing but if you've got a good bird you should have more than enough turkey drippings to make not only a wonderful dressing, but a good amount of gravy as well. (But I digress, those are different entries.)
This method is simplicity in itself, a rub, a trip into the oven and just one adjustment that you need to take in the middle, a little patience at the end and viola, a perfect roast turkey every single time! You'll thank me for this, I promise.
- Turkey:
- 1 turkey of appropriate size for your gathering or leftover preferences, with giblets and neck. (The turkey pictured weighed 21 pounds.) Not a Butterball or other treated bird!
- 1 medium onion, halved and quartered
- 1 head garlic, cut in half across the cloves
- 1 lemon, halved and quartered
- 1 orange, halved and quartered
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- The rub recipe is given in parts because the amount necessary will vary on the size of the turkey to be cooked. Adjust as needed for your application. You may, if you like, make this in advance and store indefinitely in an airtight container.
- 1 part curry powder
- 2 parts powdered dry sage
- 4 parts salt
- 1 part pepper
- Preheat oven to 400°F. (210°C)
- Combine curry powder, sage, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Rinse turkey well and pat dry. Reserve neck, giblets and tail (If like mine, it was cut most of the way off in processing.) Turn wingtips under body of bird and place in roasting pan, breast side up.
- Rub spice mixture over entire surface of bird and in cavities. Place onions, oranges, lemons and garlic in body cavities. Truss legs if desired, arrange any loose skin so that it is tucked under the body of the bird.
- Insert probe thermometer into thickest part of the turkey, where the breast and thigh meet. Be certain probe is not touching bone.
- Place turkey in oven and cook for one hour. Cover loosely with foil and reduce heat to 350°F (180°C). Cook until the internal temperature of the bird reaches 160°F (71°C), remove foil tent and cook 20 minutes longer.
- Remove from oven, transfer to platter or board, reserving all pan drippings, cover with foil and let rest for at least 20 minutes before serving.
I firmly believe that a roast turkey should be presented whole at the table. Anything less just seems to take something away from the bird and the work that you've put in to it. Place it on a bed of greens (I used curly leafed lettuce) and garnish with fresh fruits or veggies. It's all the presentation you need.
*Note. the bird may sit at rest indefinitely, even until cooled, without losing any of it's juiciness as long as the skin is never pierced. to reheat, simply place in a 225°F (107°C) oven for 30-45 minutes.
What I would have done differently had I thought of it at the time:
Not a bloody thing. This is the recipe I use every year for my Thanksgiving Turkey, and I am usually asked to make it again at Christmas.
Other great roast turkey recipes:
- The Best Way to Roast a Turkey (The Simple Way), from Simple Bites
- Roast Turkey Breast with Garlic Gravy, from Elise at Simply Recipes
- Juicy Roast Turkey Recipe, from Natasha's Kitchen


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Bayfield, WI (Northland's NewsCenter) - James Hauser Jr, fourth generation farmer for the century-old, family owned Superior View Farm, admitted he had his concerns with this year's early apple orchard bloom, followed by an almost predictable Northland cold streak.
"When we had that cold weather, there was a lot of concern if there was going to be damage to the blossoms, which means you wouldn't have a very big crop, or any apples at all. But, as of this point, there was a real heavy bloom, and there's still a few blooms on yet, but, at this point it looks like everything's going to be good, so there should be a great apple crop," said Hauser.
...good news for Hauser, as apples are easily his biggest cash crop. And, it seems to be the same case for most of Hauser's crops, which include pears and perennials. Cherries, however, weren't as lucky.
"The tart cherries, on the other hand--there's not going to be very many tart cherries at all. There [are] a few sweet cherries raised up here, and it looks like that crop is going to be very small, also," said Hauser.
...bad news for Door County, further south, where 80-90% of the crops are just that. Hauser said a hard frost that occurred further south, in Wisconsin--damaging apple production, as well--will only lead to a greater demand in Bayfield.
"Somebody's misfortune is not always--is never--good, but, if we're going to have apples, that might be a good thing," said Hauser.
And, while the frost scare seems to have come and gone, according to Hauser, when you own an orchard, there's always something new to be concerned with--namely, these little, hungry creatures, whether they be native or invasive.
"The gypsy moth is going to be more widespread. I think up here, now, we're in the quarantine area. They do feed on apple tree leaves," said Hauser, displaying a tiny caterpillar underneath an apple tree leaf.
...which can kill a crop if left unchecked. But, in the end, mother nature always has the potential to deal the biggest blow.
"My main concern has always been hail," said Lydia Hauser, "because it can damage your whole crop. It bruises the apples--just wipes them out. They're not a number 1 apple anymore after they're hit with hail."
...keeping fingers crossed until harvest season.
Speaking of invasive species, Wisconsin officials spent much of the early morning on Tuesday spraying fields with non-toxic chemicals, in an effort to slow the rapid spread of Gypsy moths.


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Vincenzo Nibali is the winner of the 101st Tour de France, a race he led for eighteen days out of twenty-one. It's also the big return of French riders on the final podium with Jean-Christophe Péraud and Thibaut Pinot second and third respectively. The last stage on the Champs-Elysées went to Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) just like 2013. The German outsprinted Alexander Kristoff in a spectacular final sprint on the Champs-Elysées.The traditional walk in the parkAll the way from Evry to Paris, the 164 riders left in the peloton cruised at about 32km/h. The Maillot Jaune Vincenzo Nibali shared some Champagne with his team-mates from Astana. The tradition was respected.Jens Voigt's farewellSylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) was the first attacker as the race really started on the Champs-Elysées. Jens Voigt (Trek) was the next one and it look like a lap of honour for the soon-to-be retired rider at the age of 43. The German veteran won the last intermediate sprint of his last Tour de France, after which a crash occurred in the peloton. Runner up Jean-Christophe Péraud (AG2R-La Mondiale) slipped in a curve and a got fright with 43km to go. With the help of three team-mates, he made his way back to the pack five kilometres further. Four riders took the lead with 36km to go: Richie Porte (Sky), Michael Morkov (Tinkoff), José Serpa (Lampre) and Armindo Fonseca (Bretagne).Kittel makes it fourPorte, Morkov and Serpa insisted as long as they could. Porte was the last member of this breakaway to be caught, with 7.5km to go. His compatriot Simon Clarke (Orica) was the last man to try to escape 5km before the end. But the inevitable bunch gallop saw the domination of Giant-Shimano in the lead out. Marcel Kittel emerged as the winner of stage 21, adding one success to the three he took in the first week of the Tour. Seven stages out of twenty-one have been won by German riders. Peter Sagan crossed the line in ninth position, therefore beating his record of points in the race for the green jersey. The Slovakian champion won the points classification for the third time in a row.ASO press releaseResults from the final stage in France


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Nathalee Avenue: A 1986 Toyoto Cressida was stolen from the 3600 block about 11 p.m. Thursday.
Pecan Grove Drive: A 20-year-old woman was the victim in a home invasion robbery about 2 a.m. Friday. Police did not disclose what was stolen.
Sparkman Drive: A home in the 1500 block was burglarized between 1:45 p.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday. A 32 inch flat-screen TV, an X-Box game system, a cell phone, two laptop computers, and three credit cards were stolen.
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Pale Dawn Place: A 2008 Yamaha dirt bike was stolen from a home in the 7000 block between 10 p.m. Thursday and 5:30 a.m. Friday.
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Mason Court: One person is facing drug charges after officers found two bags of marijuana a and a marijuana cigarette about 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
McCalley Place: A home in the 3900 block was burglarized between 8 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. Thursday. A 32 inch LCD TV, three gold bracelets and four rings were stolen.
McVay Street: A purse and an undisclosed amount of cash were stolen from a parking lot in the 3600 block about 3 p.m. Thursday.
McVay Street: A 23-year-old man reported the theft of the registration decals from the tag of his car in a parking lot between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. Thursday.
Penny Street: One person is facing drug charges after officers found four bags of marijuana and Hydrocodone pills during a traffic stop at Cerra Vista about 1:55 a.m. Friday.
University Drive: A vehicle parked at a service station in the 6200 block was broken into between 10:50 p.m. and 10:55 p.m. Thursday. A drivers license, three social security cards and a bank card were stolen.
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The plan anticipates 335 students and 14 total staff members, Jackson said last week. All students will attend classes in the high school.
Buena Vista schools closed for two weeks from May 7 to May 20 after the Michigan Department of Education said it would withhold three months of state aid.
That lack of funding created the budget shortfall as the state by law needed to recoup $401,962.51 that it overpaid Buena Vista. The district had continued to receive state per-pupil funding to educate students at a Wolverine Secure Treatment Center, a nearby juvenile detention facility, for months after the facility severed its contract with Buena Vista.
On May 6, the board laid off all but three staff members and closed the schools. After Buena Vista on May 14 submitted its third attempt at a viable deficit elimination plan, state officials the next day released up to $460,000 in state aid in weekly increments based on the district's need, allowing classes to resume.


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My shoe story is like my school district's story.
It too is a great value and much more. It receives accolades for academics and achievements. Curriculums have been revised and updated to align with state and local requirements. It willingly meets the needs of the student population and unfunded mandates, in spite of financial strain. A shoe-string budget has maintained buildings and grounds. Despite constraints and changes, the district remains malleable, awaiting its time to be resoled. The time is now.
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So how did Louisiana's high school seniors do this year on the ACT college-entrance examination? It all depends on the source.
According to the report being released Wednesday, the average overall score dropped by nearly a point, from 20.3 to 19.5. The perfect score on the test is 36.
Also, the ACT report says the percentage of Louisiana students who likely would succeed at college without remedial courses was below the national average in all four categories of the test: English, mathematics, reading and science.
But that's not the whole story, state Education Superintendent John White said. The overall statewide score dropped, he said, because many more students took the test: 45,305 this year, when it became a requirement, compared with 36,736 last year.
"When we tested more students, we projected that in the first year, the scores would go down," White said. "When you grow the number of kids taking the test by 8,569, you're going to have a number of kids who aren't fully prepared, but you're going to increase the number of kids with an ACT score."
Moreover, the number of students who apparently won't need remedial courses actually improved, said Deborah Vaughan, research director for the Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives. Like the apparent drop in the overall scores, the percentages in this area were lower because more students were taking the test, she said.
Consequently, Vaughan said, "as a state, we did well."
Lower scores have occurred in other states when the ACT, which used to be known as the American College Test, was given to everyone. For that reason, White said, the numbers by themselves do not represent what he called "an honest comparison."
According to data from the Louisiana Education Department, Louisiana's drop of 0.8 in the composite score was lower than the slumps in six other states the year after each made the test a requirement. The amount ranged from 1 point in Tennessee to 1.5 points in Colorado, Illinois and Kentucky.
Moreover, White said, trends indicate that the numbers rebound in subsequent years.
The 8,569 students accounting for the increase were seniors who took the test in March for the first time, he said. Although the ACT used to be a test that was part of senior year, White said students sign up for the test as juniors because they need the results when they apply to colleges in the fall of their final year in high school.
Of those 8,569 students, 3,600 met or surpassed the levels that indicate whether a student will need remedial courses. ACT Inc. calls those numbers benchmarks. They cover each division of the test.
Those percentages of students meeting these criteria, in Louisiana and nationally, are:
- English, 60 and 64
- Reading, 33 and 44
- Mathematics, 29 and 44
- Science, 25 and 36
But Vaughan said the number of Louisiana students who met the benchmarks actually rose in each subject:
- English: 27,034 this year, compared with 24,909 in 2012
- Reading: 15,151 this year, 13,948 in 2012
- Mathematics: 13,145, up from 12,890 in 2012
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Colorado House thankfully starts bar-setting process on gun control
February 20, 2013
It comes as little surprise that the state of Colorado, the state where a gunman opened fire at a movie theater last summer, has taken the lead on stronger gun control within its borders....
All encompassing background check means that if I sell a gun to my friend I have to do a background check on him. The only way for the government to regulate this is to have all guns registered and then do checks to make sure the guns are in the possesion of the person they are registered to. That means the government will have a list of the guns you own. Makes it pretty easy for the governement to confiscate your gun if they decide to.
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It seems like there was a sign saying no weapons allowed at that theater. Sure worked good didn't it? If these politicians would put more money into solving mental problems instead of the fanatical behavior we are seeing it would be money well spent. I would also suggest you look at how good gun control is working in Chicago and New York. There is a change needed but the issue should be on two fronts. Mentally ill people are not being hospitilized as in the past, Drugs are prescribed which mess with peoples head in that they have no common sense or values. Then you have the criminal bunch who just laugh at the laws in effect. I would suggest enforcing the laws we have instead of making new ones.
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None of these proposed laws will work and the enforcement will be the same as current laws - ineffective.
We are not enforcing current laws.
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SMSUguy, I'll bet there is a class at the college where you would learn that it's virtually impossible for the government to come and take your gun. It would be a direct violation of our first 2 amendments plus you'd need the majority of Congress AND the courts to all go along. You can't even get that type of agreement on minor changes to our Constitution. I don't know why you think actual violations of the Constitution would be easy. Besides, your cell phone makes it easy for the govt. to track your movements and record your conversations. Why doesn't that frighten you?
rangeral, what specific laws are not being enforced that would reduce gun violence?
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All of them - including not going after felons identified as trying to buy guns and failing the background checks, putting criminals in jail as a result of crimes with guns - that killed the girl in Chicago several weeks ago, no prosecution for Fast 'N Furious - you name it they don't prosecute and lock up the criminals. Why should they - it is much easier to go after law-abiding citizens with more laws that won't be enforced to show "they are doing something".
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So, it will now be illegal for law abiding folks to carry firearms as protection in these places. But, the criminals will still do it regardless (if you are intent on killig, the fear of a fine for carrying a weapon is not of concern).
I feel sorry for those law abiding citizens who disarm themselves in good faith and yet as a result become a victim of a crime they otherwise had a fighting chance to survive.
I support fixing gun crime, but this seems more politics and less substance.
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Hartman; the Governor of New York proposed banning some guns, and said confiscation of existing guns was an option. Some Governor will do this, some judge who agrees with him will rule it is legal, and then they will ask the owners of those gun to turn them in. I never said this will be easy for them to do, but it will happen.
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Whats truly sad is that all the laws that have been proposed and signed into law have everything to do with criminalizing the law abiding and NOTHING to do with making people think twice about committing violent crime or those who facilitate it. Common Sense Gun Laws are NOT Common sense. I WILL NOT WILLINGLY give away my right to protect my family or myself. When the criminals and those that facilitate violent criminals are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and they actually attack the problem rather than scape goat the law abiding I will then consider something But until the law abiding firearm community is cleared of the blame that we are getting for the law breaking and the media and fear mongering politicians quit attacking what IS NOT the problem will a solution come. I did not serve my country twice to have a right garunteed to me by the Constitution stripped from me by some politician who has no experience outside of MN
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How about doing what has been done with "Hate Crimes" and automatically enhance the penalties for those crimes committeed with a firearm.
This will influence some. However, in those cases where folks are willing to commit suicide after the attack - this is unlikely to have an effect and focusing on improving the moral fabric and mental health programs in our nation would be prudent alternatives to explore.
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Yes thank you Colorado thank you for showing us the path to tyranny.*****fools. It's disappointing, the Independent becomes more of a liberal rag everyday. USVet- Thank you for your service.
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Colorado democrats. The same geniuses that stated a woman should use a whistle instead of a gun for self defense from rapists. The same thoughtful bunch expounding ball point pens as weapons to stop a shooter. You just have to wait till they stop to reload, if your still alive that is. If your lucky they will just have a revolver, thats only six dead or injured. The liberal self defense manual, blow your whistle, cower and hide till they quit shooting, then poke em in the eye with your bic pen. Far more effective than say, armed law abiding citizens stopping the threat after the first shot. Yet democrats are thought of as the political party that "cares" more. Yeah, about who?
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"...it's virtually impossible for the government to come and take your gun." `h75
Except if the government wants to.
"No one is allowed to be armed. We're going to take all the guns,"~ P. Edwin Compass III, superintendent of police, New Orleans, LA.
As police joined looters, other police went door to door breaking into homes and seizing weapons and anything else they could cart away. This left the strong free reign over the weak. Police did nothing to protect the public from criminals, they just made sure the public couldn't protect themselves from criminals.
Registration will simply streamline the process.
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Gun zealot hysteria is exemplified by the idea that somehow ANY enhancement of background checks or magazine limits will result in an effort to take away our guns or render a gun owner defenseless. It's a deflection. It's an attempt by the gun zealots to draw the issue away from the real problem: preventing criminals and the mentally ill from obtaining guns. The ONLY way that happens is to perform background checks on every gun buyer. No exceptions. The other is to require the registration of all guns and owners. If you are a law abiding citizen, then you have nothing to hide. Gun owners must be held accountable for their weapons. Anything less is ignoring the safety of millions of Americans and will do little to reduce gun violence. We shouldn't allow a few gun zealots to jeopardize the well being of innocent Americans by creating a police state.
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Who's going to do these background checks, hartman? It is also the law to have insurance if you drive a car, but about one seventh of drivers do not have insurance. Current gun laws do not even have that good of a compliance record by authorities.
What we need are stiff penalties for using a gun in a crime and truth in sentencing - if the law calls for 20 years, then keep them in jail for 20 years.
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"..the idea that somehow ANY enhancement of background checks or magazine limits will result in an effort to take away our guns or render a gun owner defenseless."~h75
Who will be doing the background checks, and who'll have access to that information?
Today the results of a state data base abuse audit shows 88 cops accessed drivers license information unrelated to police work, and abuses of the criminal data bases are widespread.
I see no need or legit gain in putting my most confidential information in the hands of people that can't be trusted with it.
Besides. The current system is effective if used.
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I would think Colorado has a better perspective on increasing gun violence than Minnesota and I commend them for ignoring the cries from hunting groups and the nra about their right to bear arms. Many illegal guns are obtained from fools who think they are armed to "protect their family", then get beat up, mugged, robbed, burgled and the guns end up in the wrong hands. While I appreciate some of the pro-gun commentors passion, I think it is misguided. Thank you Marshall Independent for standing up for our safety and freedom from gun zealots.
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KK, by the way, your cohort prod was expounding the simplicity of turning ballpoint pens into effective weapons as a reason for NOT having gun control laws. You are saying it's as worthless as a pea shooter. What's it gonna be?
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It's like bringing a jacknife to a gun fight.
How many guns were wrestled away from legal owners by criminals? Where are your statistics?
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We're now a couple of months past the Sandy Hook shootings. Are your kids any safer than they were on that day? If your school has taken firm action you are one of the lucky minority. It's more likely your kids are still at risk largely thanks to the anti-gun activists foot dragging while they try to advance their cause. Had a magic wand disappeared all of the evil black guns the following day they would still be at risk.
Scary guns aren't behind the violence. Scary people are. Until that is addressed kids will continue to be at risk. As long as efforts are aimed at restrictions that only affect the law abiding the risk will remain. Bad people will continue to try to do bad things. If all of the time, effort and dollars spent would have been used to protect soft targets kids would be safer than they were sixty days ago. On the current trajectory nothing has or will be accomplished.
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I'm sick of the name calling on both sides. Right wing nuts and left-wing liberals fighting. How about this. Add 10 years mandatory prison time to anyone convicted of any crime committed with a gun. Mandatory. And, give anyone found to possess a gun illegally 5 years of mandatory prison. Mandatory. Gun owners who hold this right seriously, will make sure they have followed the rules. And, those seeking a reduction in gun violence will get it. No soft enforcement. No soft judiciary. Mandatory 10 years.
Start there – not much else is needed.
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Colorado politicians are the same ones that think using marijuana and driving a car are compatible. Add in a little alcohol and gun deaths will pale in comparison.
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And how many days past that innocent 9 year old being randomly shot in the cities, Pirate? If only al or prod had been there with their conceal and carry permits, or a random guy with an ar style weapon. Perhaps prod can cite how many guns were wrestled away vs. bad guys shot by legally armed civilians to back up his buddy al?
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Lets keep the question simple, common. How many of these shootings took place where there was an armed response or even the possibility of one vs it being little chance of a response or the ability to respond was outright banned and advertised as such?
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common - how many times was a 9 year old killed because one of his parents was driving drunk or on drugs? Happens more than gun deaths.
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Here are statistics that disprove your claim rangeral:
Of the 211 child passengers ages 14 and younger who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2010, over half (131) were riding in the vehicle with the alcohol-impaired driver. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
2,793 children and teens died from gun violence in 2009. (Children Defense Fund)
So what was your source rangeral or did you simply make up the information to fit your purpose?
A fact you CAN"t dispute Pirate, is that kids are in greater danger ANYTIME guns are present. Guns will not keep us safe but changes is existing gun laws and increased enforcement will.
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Was looking to see if USAA had some sort of EO I could contact.
I wanted to convert my USAA Platinum MC to a chip-and-PIN. When I tried to do so initially I was told my card was still coded as having my photo on it (I did have one when I signed up 10 years ago but lost it when I converted to a Platinum card with a new account number). They told me they would send a technical request and check back in 10 days. When I followed up I was told they were unsuccessful and that the only way to obtain a chip card would be to open a new account.
Given I don't use the card much (very underwhelming rewards program) and it is my oldest card, I don't want to close my old card and open a brand new one with a HP. I wanted to see if it would be possible to open a new account and backdate it to my original account opening in 2003. I am going overseas in a few months and wanted a card with a PIN as the primary verification (I have chip-and-sig but know from family experience that USAA defaults to PIN).
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Back when I worked there (a few years back) ERT did not have their own number... You just have to call in and ask the frontline agent for someone in ERT... Or to put it bluntly you have to escalate to a sup. The ERT use take all of our escalation calls. Butthey may do things differently now.
That's the weird thing. I have a Platinum MC, but I converted from a non-Platinum card a long time ago that had a photograph on it. For some reason the photo option is still enabled for the card (although I have a new account number and no longer have the photo). They are telling me they tried to remove the photo option but could not, and the only way to get a chip card would be to apply for a new account. I already have the MC and AMEX cards, so I certainly don't need a third.
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Sometimes I wonder why cards can't be pc'd. I don't always want more credit I just want the credit product that has the rewards I want.
It's the method in which products get coded by the system. You'd be surprised how many product codes and sub-products exist for all lenders combined.
Ask a rep to use KD, and search chip and pin.. The info should be there.
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Today is Easter, which I used to associate with baskets of bright-colored eggs, marshmallow chicks and chocolate bunnies, all nestled in plastic grass. Now, I like to think it means more than that.
For sure, this holiday always feels like the arrival of spring. And as a kid in a Christian home, I knew Easter meant redemption. Somewhere between scarfing down chocolate and hunting eggs, we'd go to Flint Creek Baptist Church; sing "He Arose," with its stirring chorus; and hear about the resurrection that anchored our faith.
Years later, that faith is still my anchor. But over time, I've come to see that you can't really appreciate the happy miracle of Jesus leaving the tomb until you confront what came before: Betrayal. Despair. Pain. Death.
In other words, the piercing realities we all experience in life.
Sometimes, it's easy to look around us and see nothing else. As good friends die, injustice lives on and the world seems rocked by chaos, it's easy to get weary, to feel we have buried the last of our hope.
But then, amazing things happen. Signs of new life spring forth in the midst of heartache, struggle and strife. People pick themselves up from their losses, catch their breath, carry on and, in the truest spirit of Easter, continue to sacrifice and serve.
I see the spirit of Easter in Vestavia Hills school board member Kim Benos, who also sits on the Children's Policy Cooperative board with me. Benos' husband died unexpectedly late last year, but still, she presses on, being a powerful advocate and trying to make a difference in the lives of children.
In fact, I experience Easter every day in those who don't lose heart in doing good, even when times are hard.
Look at the YWCA, from its executive director, Suzanne Durham, on down. The organization went into its annual Purse & Passion fundraiser this year with grave concerns about the outcome. Yet the event's proceeds — more than $540,000 — soared past the $450,000 goal and past last year's total, too. The YW persevered despite the shaky economy, to the great benefit of women and children.
Look, too, at good people like Esther Brown who stand up for the rights and dignity of a far less-popular group of people. Death-penalty opponents staged a provocative demonstration in Birmingham on Friday — Good Friday, of course — to remind us that Easter began with an execution. The demonstration featured a man in prison whites, on a cross, at the Five Points South fountain. Brown, at 77 still tirelessly advocating for condemned inmates, was there.
And by all means, look at Army Capt. Christopher Tanner, a West Point graduate from Mountain Brook. Several years back, some of Tanner's wartime experiences in Iraq were chronicled by The News' Tom Gordon. Now, Tanner commands an infantry rifle company in a treacherous part of Afghanistan near the Pakistan border.
In reports to family and friends, Tanner writes of both the harsh conditions and the valor he sees every day. In an email this past week, Tanner wrote of his sense of duty to those under his command: "No matter the pace, or how dire the events, I always have to remind myself that I have to be the calmest sounding voice on the radio. The soldiers feed off my tone and excitement, and I am not afforded the luxury of fear or uncertainty."
The sacrifices of Tanner's service, of course, aren't his alone. They are shared by his mother and father, Debby and David Tanner of Mountain Brook, and his wife, Lauren, a surgical resident at UAB.
People like them are why we don't lose hope.
As Julia Ann Kelly put it: "They are a constant reminder that the life we enjoy today comes from great sacrifice."
Julia Ann is a seventh-grader in Seattle, and that's from her essay about Tanner, an essay she hoped would win her the privilege of participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns during her class' spring trip to Washington, D.C.
She won the contest. This week, Julia Ann, who is the granddaughter of the Tanners' good friends Carol Ann Hobby and Mark White of Birmingham, will lay a wreath at the tomb honoring unidentified soldiers killed in war.
They contain our worst sorrows, our worst failures and our worst fears. But they can't hold back the miraculous power of courage, hope, faith and grace.
And that's what we celebrate today: Out of defeat, victory. Out of fear, faith. And out of death, life.
Happy Easter.
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The guess work on the NFL future of Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib has literally run the gamut.
Russ Lande of National Football Post ranks Nassib as the top player in the entire 2013 NFL Draft.
Adam Schefter just said on NFL Live that one team gave Nassib an undrafted free agent grade... #Bills— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) April 23, 2013
A lot of mock drafts have linked Nassib to the Buffalo Bills at No.8, including a few of us here at syracuse.com.
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Other mocks have Nassib going to the Bills in a late first-round trade
Does Nassib think he could or does he want to end up in Buffalo? At one point, he called it a "match made in heaven."
The experts have had their say on Nassib's pro potential.
Nassib has had his say on his where he could land, at one point telling Dan Patrick that he is the best quarterback in the draft.
Then there are the smokescreens, including the belief that the Jets are trying to trick the Bills into taking Nassib.
What if the Jets did take Nassib? Jason McIntyre of TheBigLead.com says the lid might blow off Radio City Music Hall from the boos if that happened.
Well, after all that noise, we are finally here. Draft day has arrived.
The experts and Nassib have had their say on where they think Ryan Nassib is going to get picked.
I want to hear where you think he will get picked.
Who will take Nassib? Will it be the Bills at No.8? The Jets at either No.9 or No.13? A surprise team like Arizona at No.7 (they did fly him out to Arizona for a workout and interview session).
Will a team trade up into the late end of the first-round? Will he fall to the second round?
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A Nintendo Wii system, three controllers, a gold chain, a white gold watch, a gold ring and a jewelry box were some of the items reported stolen by the victim.
The robber is believed to have climbed onto a first-story roof in the back of the property and then gained access to the house through an open bathroom window, according to police.
After taking the items, police said the suspect left through the front door.
There are no suspects at this time.
--Jonathan Moris, 23, of Redwood Drive, Vineland, was charged Monday with shoplifting. He was later released.
--Karen M. Pierce, 22, of South 2nd Street, was arrested Monday on a contempt warrant. She was taken to Cumberland County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.


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WILLISTON (AP) - Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is going to help launch the release of the Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Vermont.
The book that the governor will release Wednesday at an event in Williston was 10 years in the making.
It will include photos, maps, graphs and interpretation for more than 200 species of bird.
The Vermont Center for Ecostudies says the book will become a classic reference for birders, ornithologists, conservationists, land use planners and others.
The book will document changes in the distribution of breeding birds since the 1985 atlas.


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In Trenton the Pictou County Scotians moved up two points on third place Strait Pirates but the Pirates have two games in hand.
The Scotians were led by Mitch Watters with a pair of tallies with singles going to Lucas Eshelman, Scott MacLean, Ben Crowell, Luc Lochead and Craig Matheson. Matheson also picked up a pair of assists.
Paul Gulliver and Zach Anderson answered for Cumberland who were outshot 59-34.
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The teams were tie at one after one; 5-1 Scotians after two with Pictou County adding 2 more in the third.


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HANOI -- Britain is giving "increased emphasis" to its relationship with Asia and is expanding its diplomatic presence in the region, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday in Vietnam.
Hague, the first British foreign secretary to visit Hanoi in 17 years, said the two-day visit was part of a new drive to bolster the "very important" relationship between the two countries, particularly improving business ties.
"Our bilateral trade increased 33 percent last year in 2011. We now have two and a half billion dollars of investments by British businesses in Vietnam," he said.
The countries are also "looking at a stronger dialogue and cooperation on defense in the future," he said, but added this was at an early stage.
Hague, who will travel on to Singapore and Brunei later this week, said Britain was expanding its diplomatic network in the region, and that he would announce the opening of new diplomatic posts in Asia while in Singapore.
Vietnam and Britain have "important differences," over human rights and democracy, Hague said, adding that by engaging with the communist regime Britain hopes to "influence the country in a positive direction."
"Some of this work may take a long time but it is very important that we are engaged in it," he added.
On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch said the Vietnamese government "systematically suppresses freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly."
In a briefing paper sent to the Australian government ahead of an annual bilateral rights dialogue which opens Thursday in Hanoi, the New York-based group urged Canberra to call for the release of all political prisoners.
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A 17-year-old Boiling Springs girl is accused of stealing money from customers at Red Robin in South Middleton Township by changing and writing in tips when credit cards were used for to-go orders, state police said.
Red Robin is reimbursing the 43 customers affected, police said. Troopers did not say how much the girl is accused of stealing and restaurant manager Lauren Kessler referred all questions to the company's corporate headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colo.
A message left there was not returned. Kessler would not say if the girl remains employed by Red Robin, located in the 200 block of Westminster Drive.
Troopers allege the thefts happened between Oct. 15 and Dec. 13. The girl was charged with theft. Her name was not released because she was charged as a juvenile.


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Tegan and Sara's Closer + Meera Needs Yours Help = Happy Monday?
I've loved Tegan and Sara since I was 19 years old and heard their song Nineteen. It's a great song and I think I listened to it every day during that cold and harsh winter at Penn State.
Since the release of their album The Con, I've always been excited to find that I enjoy everything Tegan and Sara release. Their new track, Closer, is no different. Lyrically, it's a bit of a change for the Canadian twin sisters, but in the form of a well thought out surprise. Musically, it's a pump me up if I've ever heard one.
Closer has been out for a few months now and can be purchased on iTunes. Their new album will be out January 29, 2013 – and I am super stoked!
Now here is where I need your help! I'm heading to India next week (stoked for that too) but the plane ride is a crazy long one. If you've got any suggestions at all for albums I should listen to during those 20 hours of flying each way, please please please tweet them my way (@meerafosho). Thank you, thank you, thank you in advance!


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MOBILE, Alabama -- The cold front making its way into northwestern Mississippi is bringing a large cluster of showers and some thunderstorms into the region ahead of the front.
Temperatures have warmed into the lower 70s for some areas, but cloudy skies have kept temperatures in the 60s for much of the coverage area.
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Instagram has removed the ability to share photos directly within Twitter streams. Now users can only see Instagram photos shared on Twitter if they click on a link which takes them to the Instagram site.,
If Facebook and Zynga's rocky relationship can be called a lovers' quarrel, then Instagram and Twitter just finalized an all-out divorce.
Instagram disabled photo-sharing with Twitter on Sunday, Twitter wrote on its blog:
Instagram has disabled photo integration with Twitter. As a result, photos are no longer appearing in Tweets or user photo galleries. While tweeting links to Instagram photos is still possible, you can no longer view the photos on Twitter, as was previously the case.
Yes, this new development is inconvenient for the majority of the 100 million Instagram users that also use Twitter, but the tech community is using this most recent development in the Twitter/Instagram wars as a springboard to question the viability of the API business model. Here are three big voices sounding off.
Dan Lyons of ReadWriteWeb—Instagram is evil but so is the Web 2.0's exploitative business model:
The problem is the business model. The real problem is not that the people running these companies are greedy, selfish and childish (though they are). The real problem is that they are behaving in a completely rational way given the Web 2.0 business model, which ultimately makes this kind of exploitation inevitable. Companies like Twitter and Instagram (and Facebook, which owns Instagram) are set up in such a way that their interests have never been aligned with the interest of their users, but in fact are in complete opposition to them.
Michael Arrington of Tech Crunch—When tech companies get big, they forget about users:
Nobody says "Web 2.0" anymore. The term just didn't stand the test of time, long ago it became clichéd.But a handful of years ago it had real meaning to a lot of us. It encompassed a lot of ideas, but chief among them was the notion of mashed up web services, all collaborating via APIs.Whether a service had robust APIs to allow it to collide in unexpected ways with other services was very important. Services that left out APIs, for whatever reason, were flawed. And, importantly, services at least paid lip service to the idea that data was "ours," not "theirs," and would be treated accordingly. So that was a really nice fantasy that lasted for a long while. But what happens in the real world is companies grow up, hire grown ups and they sit in board meetings and they fret about barriers to entry in their respective markets. And they forget about users.
Nicholas Carlson of Business Insider—Why should Instagram use a business model that lets Twitter use its photos for free? :
But why in the world should Instagram allow Twitter to scrape its photos? Imagine if the New York Times were to allow Twitter to scrape its entire articles and republish them in Twitter apps. That'd be nuts! The only way the Times would do it is if Twitter were paying it.That's how cable works, after all.To get ESPN channels on its distribution platforms, Time Warner Cable pays Disney $4.69 per cable subscriber, per month.Maybe what we're witnessing in this fight between Twitter and Instagram is a first step toward that kind of cable model.Perhaps big, beloved Web brands like YouTube, the Times, and Instagram will eventually agree to share all of their content inside tweets in Twitter apps for small, per user carriage fees.
Twitter does have a plan to combat Instagram's departure in the works. According to reports by AllThingsD, Twitter aims to release its own photo filters service by Christmas.
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On June 15, I was privileged to hear the Northern Adirondacks Vocal Ensemble at St. Bernard's Church in Saranac Lake. The concert was exceptionally lovely, demonstrating a high level of skill and excellent voices. My favorite pieces were two from Mozart, including "Lachrymosa" (lacrimosa means weeping in Latin) from the Requiem Mass.
I understand that three pieces from Mozart, including the "Lachrymosa," will be sung by NAVE with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta in their all-Mozart concert July 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. That promises to be an amazing and thrilling performance. If you love choral music and appreciate Mozart - be there!
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