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Later this year will be our 10 year anniversary. Ten years since we were married in the Logan LDS Temple in Cache County, Utah. Since we were down with the kids in Logan for a reunion, we made a stop.
The day turned out to be beautiful despite being the middle of October. Other than the angle of the sun, you might never have known it was October.
We took a picture in one of the doorways that we also took pictures 10 years ago. Time flies.
Of course I have heard multiple comments on my neon toes! Thank you to my in-laws for making me push my boundaries and wear toed shoes.
On the way home I asked the kids their favorite part of the trip. The quick response for both was the temple.
I have always felt a strong family connection to the Logan Temple.
John Nuffer and Eva Greiner, my 3rd great grandparents were sealed here 123 years ago in 1892. They were married 25 July 1867 in Neuffen, Esslingen, Wuerttemberg. You can read of them here.
Olle Christiansen and Constance Jorgensen, my 3rd great grandparents were sealed here 122 years ago in 1893. They were married in 1874 in Norway (and have yet to find the exact date and location).
John Wanner and Anna Schmid, my 3rd great grandparents were sealed here 117 years ago in 1898. They were married 6 June 1870 in Holzgerlingen, Boblingen, Wuerttemberg. Read more about them at this link.
John Wanner and Regina Nuffer, my 2nd great grandparents were married and sealed here 117 years ago on 31 August 1898. Read of them with this click.
Herbert Coley and Martha Christiansen, my 2nd great grandparents were sealed here 115 years ago in 1900. They were married 1 December 1896 in Lewiston, Cache, Utah.
Joseph Jonas and Lillian Coley, my great grandparents were married and sealed here 99 years ago on 6 September 1916. Read more of their marriage here.
Paul Ross and Amanda Hemsley, us, were married and sealed here 10 years ago on 20 December 2005.
This is just the sealing ordinances. This does not include endowments, baptisms, or second washings and anointings for my ancestors. I received my own endowment here with my father on 1 September 1998. Who knows what future ordinances for my family may take place in Logan.
All I know, I miss the days of attending the Logan temple. I miss learning in the House of the Lord for Stake instruction. I miss the fill the temple sessions where we would work in the temple all night long. I miss going to the temple with roommates. I miss doing endowment sessions on a regular basis with my wife, we often feel guilty leaving our kids with others for that long (and the drive).
One thing I know, and I hope my family history work proves this, I know the temple blessings are real. I see them in my life and feel them on a regular basis. I am grateful for my ancestors who went before and provided an example of what, and what not, to do.
Aliza kept asking if she could go inside the temple. I told her she would have to wait until she was at least 12. I am glad Aliza and Hiram also feel the draw to the temple. Hopefully those covenants are already beginning to find the way into their little hearts. Great promises and responsibilities come from the temple. That is my testimony.


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Police are appealing for witnesses after a rider and pillion passenger were killed when the motorbike they were riding crashed.
Just before 11.35pm yesterday, the motorbike travelling from Matlock towards Chesterfield on the A632 Amber Lane stretch at Kelstedge collided with a wall.
The 23-year-old rider and his 22-year-old passenger, of Chesterfield, were thrown from the blue Honda motorbike and suffered fatal injuries. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
The families of both men have been informed.
The road was closed for several hours as police carried out investigations.
Derbyshire police are appealing for witnesses to contact the collision investigation unit on 0300 122 8147.

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Is there a way to set the OOM killer adjustment value right when a daemon process (Apache in my case) starts? I would like to give the Apache processes a higher likelihood of being killed and make it virtually impossible for some more vital services to bet killed by the OOM killer.
BTW: if anyone could create a tag for oom or oom-killer that would be nice.


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Sheeesh: Grown Azz Man From New York Gets Spanked, Spit On & Than Robbed While His Brother Sits In The Whip Dead Chillin Like Nothings Happening!
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Style # 213035
An effortlessly-chic silk shirt bebe dress in a bold hue and cinched at the waist is an instant ticket to polished edge. Try yours with metallic pumps and an oversized clutch to give it a festive pop.The belt contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Do not allow children to mouth or chew.
- 100% silk
- Center back to hem: 34" (86 cm)
- Polyester lining
- Dry clean
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Silk Colorblock Belted Shirt Dress is rated out of 5 by 2.
Rated 5 out of 5 by SimpleBeauty from SO CUTE I found this dress by chance while walking to the fitting room in my local bebe store. There was only a size S left, I was a little worried it wouldn't fit because it's silk and doesn't stretch much but it fit perfectly. I'm 140lbs 34.27.42 for ref, it's not too short on either, I'm 5'4". The only con is the belt runs a bit small, it fits but in the last hole with no room for give if you need to loosen it after a meal. I bought it anyway because it was just do adorable, light and soft silk... feels great on the skin. I also couldn't pass it up with that sale price, the belt is a small problem that can be remedied by using a different one. Get it now before it sells out!
Date published: 2013-06-07
Rated 4 out of 5 by KCGirl from Super cute but not on me I absolutely love this dress it just wasn't the perfect fit for me. With that being said, I would still absolutely recommend someone get the dress. It's really cute!
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Laughter, times three, comes to Trumbull this weekend
If one of your 2013 resolutions is to find time for mirth and merriment, consider it done. You just have to get yourself to Marisa's Ristorante in Trumbull, where a trio of comics hopes to elicit some laughs this weekend.
RC Smith, Joe Larson and Mike Finoia are expected to present an evening of comedy on Friday, Jan. 4. The Monroe-based Treehouse Comedy Productions, with which Smith has enjoyed a long collaboration, is presenting the show.
"I started as an open-mic guy," said Smith, who these days is well-known to audiences around the country as a headliner, as well as for his work as a warm-up comic for talk-show hosts. He currently gets the audience in the spirit all week prior to the filming of ABC's daytime talk show "The Chew."
Smith, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., said he enjoys his work on the television shows, even if the studio audience members are the only ones who get to see him. For the past 11 years, he has been opening for such talk-show hosts as Rachael Ray, Stephen Colbert, Tony Danza, Caroline Rhea and Ricki Lake.
Even with a day job, though, he keeps a busy schedule, appearing at venues throughout the tri-state area. He said no matter where or when he performs, the joy is always about connecting with the audience.
Finoia is equally grateful for the chance to get up on stage and make people laugh.
"I've always been a writer and I've always been someone who likes to clown around," said Finoia, who grew up in New Haven and now lives in Milford.
But it wasn't until three years ago that he took those talents to the next level. He began his stand-up career at a packed house at Carolines in New York City. It was there, in that famed comedy club for aspiring and established comics, that he had a successful first run, which was the encouragement he needed to keep at it.
"It was amazing," he said, during a recent interview. Ready with a five-minute set, he said any anxiety he felt soon was eased by the fact that the audience was actually laughing. "I walked out a different person that night."
Since then, he has performed throughout the Northeast and points farther west, including the Laugh Detroit Comedy Festival last year, and he continues to look for opportunities to get before an audience.
He can be heard on Rawdog Comedy channel SiriusXM satellite radio. And he recently released his first performance DVD, "Epic." Last year, he came close to the finals in the Funniest Comic in New England contest, which was hosted by Treehouse.
When it comes to his material, he said it comes from his life. It is a lesson that began prior to his New York City debut, which came at the end of an eight-week class at Caroline's. Finoia recalled the advice of his teacher. "She said, `Go from your heart, and I'll help you find your voice.' "
Larson, meanwhile, didn't have far to look when it came to finding a comic voice -- his father is Gary Larson, who uses the stage name Elliot Maxx. Maxx is a Seattle-based comic who has made it to the top of several comedy competitions and has appeared on MTV, Comedy Central and Showtime.
Larson did not initially set out for a career in comedy, but 10 years ago picked up the craft and has been building his career ever since.
Having moved from Seattle to Brooklyn, N.Y., Larson said he has plenty of material with which to work. By simply observing the day-to-day activities taking place around him, he has a rich well to tap.
"When you really open your eyes, the world is a much weirder and odder place than you realize," he said, laughing.
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Marisa's Ristorante, 6540 Main St., Trumbull. Friday, Jan. 4, 9 p.m. $17.50. 203-459-4225, http://www.treehousecomedy.com.


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How much do you agree with this definition of literature? Do you think Vergil and Stephen King(I'm giving an extreme example ) belong to utterly different kinds of art, or rather, that of both, only Vergil can be considered as real art?And genre literature? I personally dislike detective stories but love science-fiction. Couldn't we just divide literature between 'good' and 'bad'? Or there are things so despicable they are not worth being put on the same ground as, let us say, shakespeare or homer?Furthermore, people may perceive a difference between "literature" and some popular forms of written work. The terms "literary fiction" and "literary merit" often serve to distinguish between individual works. For example, almost all literate people perceive the works of Charles Dickens as "literature", whereas many tend to look down on the works of Jeffrey Archer as unworthy of inclusion under the general heading of "English literature". Critics may exclude works from the classification "literature", for example, on the grounds of a poor standard of grammar and syntax, of an unbelievable or disjointed story-line, or of inconsistent or unconvincing characters. Genre fiction (for example: romance, crime, or science fiction) may also become excluded from consideration as "literature".
My own view ist that there is such a difference, but it's a blurry one, i.e. there is plenty of space for a margin of error in our judgment of what is and what is not literature for, after all, there is a lot of subjectivity involved in its appreciation. Or not? Sometimes I'm in doubt.
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CVG: If you're fed up with struggling through ridiculous achievement or award requirements, help is at hand.
I have 52 platinums, i want to be challenged. I need more demons souls and ninja gaiden sigma 2 type games, lol
Far Cry 3 is a really easy platinum, as is Hitman Absolution and Killzone HD
Why anybody would WANT to earn an easy platinum etc is beyond me
Some of those games are good, but so much of it is crap.
Play stuff like Prototype 2, CS:GO on PS3, Spec Ops, The Darkness II, and Crysis.
They probably all have a frustrating moment or two on the hardest difficulty, but they're fast, straightforward, fun, and they don't come with an eternal mark of shame like Hannah Montana attached to your list.


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Race doesn't affect injury outcomes in kids
White, black and Hispanic children who got seriously injured were equally likely to survive their hospital stay in a new study - despite past evidence of racial disparities for injured adults and sometimes children as well.
The findings, from David Chang and colleagues at the University of California, San Diego, are based on 12 years of hospital data from their state, covering 47,000 injured kids and teens.
About one percent of all young people died from their injuries - a number that was similar across racial and ethnic groups.
"We suspect that there's something about the system, and it could be the diversity or it could be the health care system in California, where there's less of a difference between races than you see in different parts of the country," Chang told Reuters Health.
California's ethnic diversity may allow for more "culturally competent care" that ultimately improves outcomes for minority patients, he and his colleagues said.
According to findings they published in the Archives of Surgery, falls, car crashes and gun accidents were among the causes of kids' injuries - with guns injuring a disproportionate number of black kids and falls happening more often in Asians.
Deaths originally seemed to be slightly less common in white kids than in blacks and Hispanics, but those differences disappeared when the researchers accounted for age, mechanism of injury and an estimate of injury severity.
In that analysis, Asian children were less likely to die from injuries than youths of other races and ethnicities.
Past research has found racial disparities in many areas of health care, including in treatment outcomes for adults who are sent to the hospital with a serious injury.
Some experts have also seen that pattern in younger patients, including Dr. Richard Falcone, head of trauma services at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, who wasn't involved in the new study.
"Even though they all come here so they all have access to the same trauma center, we do see some differences in outcomes, probably due to insurance status in the end," he said.
Kids who don't have health insurance before arriving at the hospital may have gone a longer time without seeing a pediatrician for a check-up, or they may have more social stressors, he said. Both of those could affect how well they respond to treatment.
Still, Chang and his colleagues said, insurance status tends to be less of an issue in children because of the greater number of government-run programs available. And children wouldn't yet have developed the type of chronic health problems that are more common in minorities and the poor than the white and well off.
Falcone agreed with Chang that California's diversity could explain some of the differences between research conducted there and in different parts of the country.
"There are studies out there showing the more culturally competent, or the more diverse your community, the less likely you are to see some of these disparities," he told Reuters Health.
Falcone said future studies could try to tease apart how much diversity influences differences in outcomes by race, and what else is different between more and less diverse states that could affect minority health.
Until then, Chang added, all medical schools can teach cultural competency - whether or not they're in diverse states.


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Literacy Council seeking tutors
Blue Ridge Literacy Council is seeking adult volunteers interested in becoming tutors and helping Henderson County adults learn or enhance their reading, writing and spoken English skills.
An orientation for potential volunteers is set from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 28 at the BRLC offices on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College. Teaching experience or knowledge of another language is not required.
Tutors are matched with students and meet twice a week. Volunteers must also complete a 10-hour training workshop and be at least 18 years of age. Call 828-696-3811 for more information.
Book Exchange to sale used books
The Book Exchange will hold a sale of all used books from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 31 at the store, 2680 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock.
All books except a few consignment items will be half price, including mysteries, general fiction, Westerns, cook books, biographies, science fiction, classics, histories, decorating books and many others. All workers are volunteers and all money goes to local charities.
Green Creek Heritage Festival
The 15th annual Green Creek Heritage Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7 at Green Creek Community Center in Green Creek.
The finale to the parade is the "Firemen's Barrel Roll Competition," now in its eighth year. Local fire departments that would like to participate should contact Michael Herman at 828-817-4049.
The Junior Combat Challenge will return for youths ages 14-17 and will begin at 1 p.m. This is an obstacle course involving all the equipment used by firemen when called upon for duty. The Green Creek Fire department will also be drawing for a gun raffle at 2 p.m. at their booth. Call Herman for more information.
No pets, outside solicitation or food vendors are allowed. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come for the entire day. For more information or to volunteer to help with the festival, call Krista Haynes at 828-817- 0194.
Registration held for prep classes
Registration is now open for Graduate Record Examination prep classes offered by the Asheville Graduate Center. The GRE Prep course will meet from 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays for four consecutive weeks, Sept. 9-Oct. 2.
The GRE prep classes are taught by two experienced instructors who review the content areas covered by the GRE and also outline test-taking strategies. The course is designed to increase familiarity with the various types of verbal, quantitative and analytical questions presented on the GRE computer-generated general test, required by most graduate programs for admission. Students will also work with testsimulation exercises.
Cost is $375, includings study materials, a book and CD with practice tests. Register by Sept. 4 to avoid a $15 late registration fee. Call 828-250-2353 or visit agc.unca.edu/gre for more information.
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Literacy Council seeking tutors


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When hate crimes happen on campus — as they have at Oberlin College, the goal should be to provide targeted students "all the support they need without empowering provocateurs," according to this analysis by TheAtlantic.com. By that standard, though, Oberlin overreached when it canceled classes on Monday, writes Conor Friedersdorf, a staff writer at the website who has covered such incidents both as a college journalist and a professional newspaper reporter. "Cancelling classes on Monday for a 'day of solidarity' seems mistaken to me," he writes. "Whether the perpetrator is a racist, or a cruel provocateur, or someone carrying out an ill-conceived hoax, this gives them what they sought: on a college campus, where everyone is gathered to advance their education, someone succeeded in disrupting the community's core function. Like an arsonist who lights a match and watches the show, they're likely enjoying the spectacle." Ideally, he concludes, "Oberlin could show unmistakable support for its students — the ones who feel victimized and the ones who don't want to be made to feel like victims — and at the same time, signal to racist provocateurs that no, they cannot cause a spectacle. To signal that the perpetrator is marginal and weak — that he or she isn't worth it." The libertarians at Reason magazine have a similar take — albeit one that's filled with contempt for the famously liberal school. "Do they actually think whoever is responsible for the incidents cares at all about the college's solidarity? … Everybody knows that trolls feed off responses like this. Could they possibly have given this guy much more of an ego boost than to essentially wasting thousands of dollars in students' tuition (Oberlin's tuition for this academic year is $44,512) by cancelling classes?"
Did Oberlin College handle a racial incident properly?
Needs a little seasoning: Former Cleveland Mayor/Ohio Gov. George Voinovich has been out of the political game for a while, but he pops up in this Wall Street Journal story to provide some context for a story about prospective U.S. Sen. Cory Booker. The Journal notes that Mr. Booker, the high-profile mayor of Newark, N.J., is trying to pull off what few people have been able to do — ascend directly from City Hall to the U.S. Senate. Since 1789, the paper notes, only 20 mayors have moved on to the Senate within a year of serving in their local capacity. Mayor Booker is media savvy and, through his role as a surrogate for the Obama campaign, has greater recognition that the average major, the story notes. But the leap to the Senate still won't be easy. Mr. Voinovich, who lost his first Senate bid in 1988 after serving as Cleveland's mayor, tells The Journal that a local candidate needs to have a statewide base and national profile to run for Senate. "It's just a portion of the package," says Mr. Voinovich, who won the Senate seat in 1999 after serving as Ohio's governor. "After I had been governor for eight years, my package was a lot more complete." Meeting of the minds: Warren Buffett and CNBC's Jim Cramer got together the other day to talk about natural gas as a fuel for surface vehicles, and the discussion eventually got around to Garfield Heights-based Chart Industries Inc. Mr. Buffett talked about the subject in the context of railroads, since his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., owns Burlington Northern, and Berkshire is starting to spend real money on natural gas fueled locomotives. Mr. Cramer said that as natural gas takes off for surface vehicles, investors should pay attention to Chart, which makes equipment that is used to convert natural gas into liquefied natural gas. (It also sells the storage tanks needed to transport liquefied natural gas, and the engine tanks that hold LNG for heavy-duty trucks.) Chart also stands to benefit from exposure to China, Mr. Cramer said. "China is dramatically ratcheting up its use of natural gas, and they're even building out infrastructure to start replacing diesel with nat gas as a transportation fuel," he said. Mr. Cramer added, "The company has a host of other non-natural gas related businesses as well. Chart uses its freezing expertise to deal with industrial gases, and they have a biomedical division where they make liquid oxygen therapy systems." Wishful thinking: The long Columbia Journalism Review story about Advance Publications, the company that publishes The Plain Dealer, has many virtues, one of which is offering a succinct explanation about why Advance will not be selling any of its papers anytime soon, The story focuses primarily on the New Orleans Times-Picayune, a paper that already has made the move to three-days-a-week-in-print publication that many observers expect will happen at The Plain Dealer. People who would like to preserve daily print publication of the Advance papers have pushed for the Newhouse family, which owns Advance, to consider selling them. But CJR nips that idea in the bud. "If they sold the (New Orleans) paper right now, the Newhouses probably would get less than $40 million for it, based on the earnings multiples of recent newspaper sales," according to the story. "By radically slashing costs, as they have done — perhaps by as much as $25 million — the company can earn that amount in a couple of years thanks to higher profit margins. Anything beyond that is gravy."
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"The living [of Alveton], before the Reformation, was connected with the abbey of Croxden, to which the benefice was attached by Bertram de Verdun of Alton Castle, in 1176, after he had founded the abbey. The ruins of the castle still remain, on the summit of a rock 300 feet above the bed of the Churnet." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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Holiday Fairs: Litchfield County Churches, Civic groups begin the season Nov. 10
It's holiday fair season. Here's our most complete listing of events in the area; if you don't see yours, email it to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nov. 10
TORRINGTON>> St. Paul's Lutheran Church fall fair will be held on Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 837 Charles Street. Admission is free and church is handicapped accessible. For more information call 482-3555.
HARWINTON: The Harwinton Congregational Church annual Holiday Fair will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Nov. 10 at the church on Route 4 and North Road. Lunch will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a silent auction, hand knitted items, crafts, Cabot cheese, home baked goods, face painting and gingerbread crafting, ornaments and Harwinton's Cat's Meow collection, with the addition this year of the gazebo at Town Hall. Will also be having our usual huge tag sale on the same day. A raffle drawing will be held at 3 p.m. for the hand made Christmas quilt. The quilt is currently on display at the Thomaston Savings Bank in Harwinton. Tickets are $1. For more information, call 485-0046.
MORRIS: Morris Volunteer Fire Department holiday bazaar will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the fire house, located at 15 South Street. Free admission. Lunch available. For more information call Sheila at 361-5614 or Tina at 361-9066 or visit email@example.com.
NEW HARTFORD: The Womens' Guild of Immaculate Conception Church will annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Trinita Lodge, 595 Town Hill Road (Route 219). The Fair will feature homemade baked goods, hand-crafted items, a jewelry room with vintage jewelry, Shabby Chic furniture and accessories, raffles and much, much more. For more information call Rusty Neumann at 738-4863. Thank you for providing this service.
PLEASANT VALLEY: On Saturday, Nov. 10 the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church will host their annual Christmas Fair from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Fair will feature handcrafted items, a bake sale, Attic Treasures featuring Christmas items including new Hallmark ornaments, and pictures with Santa. The Christmas Cafe will be open for lunch. Plan to come and start your Christmas shopping with us!
TORRINGTON: Trinity Episcopal Church, 220 Prospect St. in Torrington will be holding its annual holiday fair on Saturday Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to -2 p.m.. Proceeds will benefit Trinity's Journey to Adulthood youth group. The fair will feature, crafters, bake sale, tea cup auctions and used book, video, CD sales. Come and shop for unique items in a festive holiday environment.
TORRINGTON: Paradigm holiday bazaar will be held on Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tis open to the public. For more information call Sheila Carbone at 482-7668.
TORRINGTON: Torrington Health and Rehabilitation Center at 225 Wyoming Ave. is having their annual craft fair Nov. 10, from 10 A.M. to 3 p.m. There will be crafts, raffles, tag sale, lunch and a bake sale.
WATERTOWN: Holiday fair to be held at the First Congregational Church, 40 DeForest Street, on Nov. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Handmade Christmas ornaments, decorations, wood collectibles, knit items, gift baskets, fudge, baked goods. Snacks and lunch available. For more information call 274-6737.
Nov. 16
SHERMAN: Holy Trinity Parish in Sherman to Hold Its Annual Christmas Fair and Marketplace, Nov. 16-17. Work is underway for our Annual Christmas Fair and Marketplace at Holy Trinity Parish. Start the Holiday Season off right with a visit to our New and Revitalized Fair. Old favorites are back like our Old Curiosity Shop, where there are treasures galore, our very popular and delicious homemade Jams, Jellies, Fudge and Candy, beautiful handmade Crafts, and Silent Auctions featuring; a donation of Sherman artist Ben Palagonia's 1st lithograph of Sherman; "The Way We Are" and local artist Anthony Faranda of Gaylordsville, among others. New to delight you will be fresh-made Apple Cider Donuts, our Cookie Shoppe and Pies for you to eat in or box-up to takeout, fabulous prizes and Vendors that include; Blown Glass Art, Custom Celtic Alphabet Cards and Prints, Silk Flower Arrangements, Christmas crafts, Jewelry Designers and Skin Care Products. There is truly something for everyone, in every price range, to help make your shopping that much easier and even something to treat yourself to. Free Admission.
The Christmas Fair &andMarketplace will be held Friday, Nov. 16, 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov 17, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. at Holy Trinity Parish, Route 37. For more information contact us at 354-1414.
THOMASTON: A holiday bazaar and ham dinner will be held at First Congregational Church, 135 Main St., on Friday evening, Nov. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. Dinner tickets are $10 in advance for adults, $11 at the door, and children are $5. The maximum cost for a family is $30. For tickets call the church office, 283-5765, or Betty, 283-2889. The bazaar will continue on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. with luncheon served from 11:30-1:30 p.m. Homemade soups, sandwiches, desserts and beverages will be available. The bazaar will feature delicious homemade foods and candy, unique handmade gift items, lovely gift baskets, gorgeous framed photos, Grandma's Attic filled with treasures, and more.
Nov. 17
HARWINTON: Immaculate Heart of Mary Christmas Bazaar will be held on on Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors from all over CT will have tables set up with various good. Come and find gifts for those special people on your Christmas list.
Be sure to visit grandma/s Attic full of gently used hidden treasures. Lunch and baked goods will be available.
LITCHFIELD: Morgan-Weir Post 27, American Legion craft fair, to be held on Nov. 17. For more information call 567-9930 after 4 p.m.
TORRINGTON: The Nights before Christmas, holiday art and craft show will be held on Nov. 17, From 9 a.m. To 3 p.m. At the Knights of Columbus.
TORRINGTON: Come on down for a fun filled day of shopping at our 1st Arts and Crafts Festival at the Sons of Italy Hall, on Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be many wonderful hand made arts and crafts available by artists, crafters, and local small businesses. THis is a great opportunity for you to do some holiday shopping for those you care about before Black Friday arrives. Bring your friends and family, there is Plenty of off street parking and free admission for all.
WINCHESTER: Winchester Center Congregational Church annual Christmas bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. To 3 p.m., Handcrafted gift items, ornaments, Christmas cookie walk, Delicious lunch can be purchased. "Kids only" room. Route 263 to Winchester Center.
Nov. 24
BANTAM: Christmas craft fair will be held on Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bantam Firehouse, 92 Doyle Road. Bantam ornaments, ticket auction, quilts, jewelry, luncheon, bakery and much more. For more information call 567-9546.
BANTAM: St. Paul's annual holiday will be held on Nov. 24 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at st. Paul's Episcopal Church, 802 Bantam Road (route 202). Quilt raffle, white elephant table, handmade items, baked goods light lunch. For more information call the church office, at 567-8838.
Nov. 30
WASHINGTON: Mark your calendars! The 23rd Annual Holiday Bazaar will be held on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. in the Parish House of St. John's Church. The Bazaar is a "must go to event" for holiday shopping at the Boutique which features chic accessories for both the well-appointed home and person, antiques and treasures from Litchfield County's best decorators and attic troves, treats and delicacies from St. John's Larder, orchids, plants and topiary from The Greenhouse,The Elegant Elephant...and the possibility of spectacular deals on holiday houses, foreign trips and luxury items at the Live and Silent Auctions.
The Preview Party will be held on Friday, Nov. 30 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., and the Bazaar will be open on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets for the Preview Party are $100 for Patrons, $50 for Friends, purchased by Nov. 23, and $65 at the door. The Saturday Bazaar and Elegant Elephant is free and open to the public.
For more information, please call St. John's Episcopal Church at 868-2527, visit www.stjohnswashington.org or email email@example.com. St. John's is located at 78 Green Hill Road (Route 47), Washington, directly opposite the Green.
Dec. 1
BURLINGTON: The Whigville Grange (Burlington), will once again host "Christmas in Whigville" on Sat., Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A new feature this year will be the "Cookie and Chocolates walk," made famous at the Litchfield Grange. Area artists, vendors, and live music will create a stress free holiday experience. A teacup auction will be held at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be available, and admission is free. The Whigville Grange is on S. Main St., off Route 69, just over the Bristol line. For more info., or to reserve a space, contact Debbie Brown at 582-9863 or email@example.com.
LITCHFIELD: Holiday bazaar to be held at Rose Haven, located on 33 North Street on Dec. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. Local will feature handmade crafts and a bake sale.
MIDDLEBURY: St. George's Episcopal Church gingerbread village and bazaar, will begin on Dec. 1, starting at 10 a.m. The theme this year is "Sweet Dreams." On Dec. 1, hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, from noon to 7 p.m., coffee and dessert, 2 to 5 p.m.; Monday through Friday, 2 to 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking and admission is free. For more information call 758-9557.
ROXBURY: The 23rd Annual "Country Church Christmas Fair" will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Roxbury Congregational Church, 24 Church Street (Route 317). The event will include a silent auction of antiques, collectibles and donated goods and services, a children's craft corner, pictures with Santa, hand-made crafts and jewelry, Goatboy soaps, a "Café Lunch" featuring home-cooked soups and gourmet sandwiches, and an array of baked goods, jams, cheeses and more. Fair goers will have the opportunity to purchase "Twice Nice" merchandise at discount prices and a selection of greenhouse items including plants and wreaths for holiday décor. Admission to the fair is free. On Sunday, Dec. 2 from 12:30 to 4 p.m., the church will offer "Twice Nice" bargains, jewelry and other crafts and prepared foods to go. Proceeds from the Country Church Christmas Fair will be used for mission activities including meeting the needs of the Roxbury community, serving food pantries in Danbury and New Milford, and working with Simply Smiles in Mexico and South Dakota. The Roxbury Congregational Church is a congregation of the United Church of Christ. For more information, visit www.roxburychurch.org or contact the church office at 355-1978.
ROXBURY: Mark your calendar for Roxbury's annual Holiday Festival on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 6:30 to 9 at the Roxbury Senior Center and Historic Barn, 7 South Street. The Festival begins after the town's Christmas tree lighting ceremony. First Selectman, Barbara Henry will serve as Honorary Chairman of this benefit sponsored by the Friends of the Senior Center. More details will appear in the next couple of weeks.
TORRINGTON: St. Peter/St. Francis School Christmas fair will be held on Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kitchen will be open for breakfast and lunch. For more information call 485-3421.
TORRINGTON: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 64 Berry Stret, Torrington annual holiday craft fair to be held on Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call 482-8122.
WINSTED: St. Anthony School, 55 Oak Street is having its Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Vendor space is available for $30. Please contact the school office for details 379-7521. Great gift items, baked goods, lunch, wreaths and so much more available for purchase.
Dec. 8
COLEBROOK: Colebrook Community Holiday Fair will be held on Dec. 8, starting with breakfast with Santa at 8:30 at the Congregational Church, Holiday Fair, cookieland, cafe, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Town hall and community center; live trees/wreaths by Scouts, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the town hall entrance; decorated miniature trees/wreaths silent auction, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at Colebrook Historical Society. Non-perishable food items will be collected at entrances.
The Colebrook Senior and Community Center will benefit from proceeds of the holiday fair vendors,. cookieland, cafe.


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Announced as an Olympian in February and demoted to alternate in June, Dutch gymnast Wyomi Masela told IG the outpouring of support she has received over the past month has helped with her heartache over London.
"I've got many compliments about how I've been so brave and good," said Masela, who trains at club BosanTON Almelo. "I'm happy many people are thinking about me."
In February, the Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation (KNGU) announced Masela would be the nation's sole female artistic gymnast at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. But in a reversal of fate, original alternate Céline van Gerner (Sportstad Heerenveen) is now headed to the Olympics in London.
"I was called June 13 at 2 in the afternoon," Masela recalled of the moment she learned she would not be a 2012 Olympian.
Masela's original appointment came after her successful performance at January's Olympic test event in London, where she won the bronze medal on vault. The Dutch women missed qualifiying a full team to the Olympics, finishing eighth at the test event, but were granted one individual berth to the Olympic Games.
However, van Gerner missed the test event due to an ankle injury. She filed suit against the KNGU in April, arguing the selection was premature and that she should be granted more time to prove herself. A judge agreed and said the decision should be made following more competitive events, including the European championships in May and two FIG Challenger Cups in June.
At the European championships in Brussels, Masela finished sixth on vault and van Gerner fifth on uneven bars. Van Gerner won uneven bars and balance beam at the FIG Challenger Cup held June 2-3 in Maribor, and won uneven bars June 10 in Ghent. Masela tweaked her knee on vault in Maribor and withdrew from the competition in Ghent.
A similar situation also occurred on the Dutch men's side. Jeffrey Wammes successfully sued for more time after Epke Zonderland was named Olympian in February. Wammes, however, also suffered a knee injury in Maribor but announced he was withdrawing from the selection. Zonderland, the gold medalist on high bar in Ghent, was reconfirmed as the Dutch choice for London.
Masela filed her own lawsuit against the KNGU at the end of June but lost, with the judge ruling the federation had followed proper guidelines in appointing van Gerner.
"I'm not happy with the decision because in February I was chosen for the Olympics first and now this happened to me," she said. "I can't do something about what happened but I'm very disappointed."
Still training as an alternate, Masela said she is grateful for the support she is receiving from friends and fans as she considers trying for the 2016 Olympic Games.
"They've also inspired me to go further, but I think now I still have to overcome this decision," she said. "I hope I've still got the physical and mental energy to go to the next Olympics."
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ICD-10 Diagnosis Code H53.461
Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side
Diagnosis Code H53.461
Short Description: Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side
Long Description: Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side
This is the 2018 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code H53.461
Valid for Submission
The code H53.461 is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59)
Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)
- Visual disturbances (H53)
- Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)
Information for Medical Professionals
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- 368.46 - Homonymous hemianopsia (approximate) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- Right homonymous hemianopsia
Information for Patients
Vision Impairment and Blindness
Also called: Low vision
If you have low vision, eyeglasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery may not help. Activities like reading, shopping, cooking, writing, and watching TV may be hard to do. The leading causes of low vision and blindness in the United States are age-related eye diseases: macular degeneration, cataract and glaucoma. Other eye disorders, eye injuries, and birth defects can also cause vision loss.
Whatever the cause, lost vision cannot be restored. It can, however, be managed. A loss of vision means that you may have to reorganize your life and learn new ways of doing things. If you have some vision, visual aids such as special glasses and large print books can make life easier. There are also devices to help those with no vision, like text-reading software and braille books.
The sooner vision loss or eye disease is found and treated, the greater your chances of keeping your remaining vision. You should have regular comprehensive eye exams by an eye care professional.
NIH: National Eye Institute
- Blindness and vision loss (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Platforms, robots, and now turrets. What does Valve have up its sleeve for the fourth and final installment? We'll find out next week. For now, turrets:
Portal 2 is being developed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PCs, and Mac OS. The game is set for launch on April 19.
Sharkey says: Ha! This series of videos has been great, but this one is my favorite so far. My money is on Portal Guns for the finale. Portal 2 in two weeks!


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News Service
ISU Theatre announces spring season
Four diverse productions -- "On the Open Road," "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail," "Gypsy," and "Vinegar Tom" are on ISU Theatre's spring season lineup.
ISU researchers develop technique for quick detection of salmonella
Byron Brehm-Stecher, ISU food science and human nutrition, has developed a technique for testing for the presence of salmonella.
Kevin Nordmeyer to direct the Iowa Energy Center
Kevin Nordmeyer, an architect with wide experience in sustainable design, will be the new director of the Iowa Energy Center. Nordmeyer begins his new job March 1. He designed two Iowa State University projects -- the Morrill Hall restoration and the new King Pavilion at the College of Design -- to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards.
Students begin building solar house for 2009 Solar Decathlon competition
Iowa State students have set up shop in an off-campus warehouse to build a solar house so powerful it will produce nearly twice as much energy as it consumes. And once the Interlock House is constructed and tested, the students will take it apart, move it to Washington, D.C., reassemble it for competition in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 2009 Solar Decathlon, and operate it during public tours on the National Mall. For the 75 Iowa State students with 11 varied majors, the past year has been a learning experience like no other.
'River of Milk' mural installed at ISU Dairy Farm
An etched glass mural titled "River of Milk" has been installed at the Iowa State University Dairy Farm's visitor center. The mural combines dairy production, science and a bit of history.
Iowa State hosts Black History Month events through March 3
Iowa State kicked off its annual observance of Black History Month with a Jan. 27 lecture from author Manning Marable, and will continue the celebration of African-American culture with four other events through March 3.
As the country braces for new poverty, ISU sociologist charts 20-year poverty trends
David Peters, an assistant professor of sociology in Iowa State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has studied community poverty rates across the country between 1980-2000. His paper, "The Typology of American Poverty," was published in this month's International Regional Science Review 2009.
Iowa State economists assess the state of the Iowa economy and its 2009 future
Iowa State economists Peter Orazem and Liesl Eathington agree that the country's economic crisis hasn't hit bottom yet, but they say that Iowa continues to weather the economic storm better than the rest of the nation.
Iowa State astronomer to study stars with data from NASA's Kepler mission
Steve Kawaler, an Iowa State University professor of physics and astronomy, plans to witness the launch of NASA's Kepler mission in early March. The mission's space telescope will advance Kawaler's studies of the interiors of stars. And it could find dozens of earth-like planets in our galaxy.
Chimp reunited with mom
Iowa State anthropologist Jill Pruetz recently helped reunite a 9-month-old chimpanzee who'd been taken by hunters with her mother in Senegal. The captors of baby Aimee planned to sell the chimp, but Pruetz' field assistant Johnny Kante talked them into giving her back. Pruetz, Kante and field assistant Michel Keita reintroduced Aimee to the community of savanna chimpanzees at the Fongoli research site -- producing a reunion with her mother Tia. The event was captured on video (courtesy of National Geographic) by Pruetz, who tells the story here.
In the news
Shaky economy shakes up retailers in Perry, Iowa
USA Today
As in many small Iowa towns, Perry's population of 7,600 is aging, and competition from nearby big cities draws customers, said Liesl Eathington, an assistant economics researcher at Iowa State University.


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All You Need: Leonor Greyl's New Oil
I'm not big on multipurpose products--I like to keep my skincare separate from my makeup, my shampoo does not double as my body wash--but as I traverse the country this summer, attending one wedding after another, I've come to rely on Leonor Greyl's new Huile Secret de Beaute ($66) for just about everything.
What is it, exactly?
A blend of 98% natural oils including pomegranate seed oil, an antioxidant that activates cell renewal and improves elasticity, and mongongo oil (from the African tree nuts of the same name), which is rich in vitamin E and eleostearic acid to protect the hair from UV rays while moisturizing.
How do you use it?
Almost everywhere! The lemongrass-meets-gardenia scent smells dreamy, making it an ideal summer perfume. Not surprisingly, the oil is super moisturizing. After stepping out of the shower I pat my skin dry, spray this everywhere, and immediately rub it in. It dries so quickly and without a greasy finish, leaving my skin baby soft. (Though it's not shiny, I swear it makes my tan look extra glowy.) Then it's on to hair! The oil serves dual purposes: you can use it as a treatment, coating the mid-lengths to ends of your locks and shampooing out after 10 minutes for a major shot of hydration, or post-styling, to calm frizz and add shine to the ends of your hair. And lastly, it makes a great moisturizer for your cuticles--a must-have during a summer spent in sandals. If you've been wary of oils, consider this your gateway product.


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Backed down the stairs to talk quick strategy and spell up. Then they rushed the room and threw down with Dark Myrakul and the demonflesh golem. Started a little dicey with 60% of the party getting dazed in round one by blasphemy, but the party took control of the fight and ended the chief warden of skullrot and his patchwork minion in just over thirty seconds.
Bransen "felt" the key left by Kort the Grey calling to him from his haversack, and so he pulled it out and immediately knew how to open the cage imprisoning/protecting Adimarchus. Ashton cast fly on everyone except Jarvyk, who was already astride Fer Lomarcan, then everyone but Bransen descended the shaft to the first floor of Skullrot. The paladin and his mount took up a guard position on the exit, and everyone prepared to put an end to the threat behind all of Cauldron's troubles.


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British tradition and heritage trains!
At the Spa Valley Railway we have been operating Fish and Chip Lunch trains for many years and they now have an extremely popular reputation amongst the local population and also from afar, we attract a lot of coach parties to our Fish and Chip lunches and can accommodate them privately on other operating days too, please enquire.
Whats on offer?
Join the train from 11:45 at Tunbridge Wells West and be shown to your seats. At 12:00 the train will set off for Eridge. Whilst on your journey you will enjoy a freshly prepared Fish and Chip lunch followed by an ice cream dessert on the return trip. You will return to Tunbridge Wells West for approximately 13:17. You're more than welcome to remain on the train for another journey if you wish!
Menu choices (one option per person):
Cod & Chips
Plain Sausage & Chips
Battered Sausage & Chips
Gluten Free Battered Cod & Chips
Vegetarian Spring Roll & Chips
Veggie Burger & Chips
Ice Cream
If you have any special dietary requirements we must be made aware at the time of booking, menu options must be chosen during the booking process which does include gluten free or a vegetarian option.
Our on train bar car 'Kate' will be open throughout your journey selling a large range of real ales, cider, wines (including sparkling!) and also hot and cold soft drinks.
Our prices for Lunchtime Fish & Chip trains are just £20 per adult and £15 per child!
Terms & Conditions for all dining trains can be found by clicking this link
Booking information
If you select an e-ticket please ensure you print it off and bring it with you on the day!
Note that a £10 admin fee applies to all booking alterations.
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Reading 3: Soviet-American Relations
The number of Soviet soldiers at Ladd Field sometimes took people by surprise. Major General Deane, the head of the U.S. military mission in Moscow, wrote about his trip to Fairbanks: "In the first place, we found that our air base at Fairbanks was at least half under Russian control. Officers' quarters, office space, hangars and shops had been turned over to the Red Air Force. Russian and American officers ate at a central mess hall. There were no restrictions whatsoever on Russian soldiers. They were free to use all the facilities of the station and to travel at will."
About 300 Soviets served at Ladd Field at the height of operations. Many more flight crews arrived on a regular basis from Siberia to pick up planes. The red star became a familiar sight in the sky over Fairbanks when the Soviets left in groups. "There was lots of activity on the field, a tremendous roaring of motors as a large convoy was getting ready to take off," wrote Henry Varnum Poor, a soldier and artist. Cold Weather Test Detachment pilot Randy Acord said the normal procedure was for a flight of thirteen airplanes to leave as a group. The bombers and pursuit planes would take off one after another, circling the field until all were ready to go. "Together they moved into a tight formation and disappeared over the western hills," Poor wrote.
Some of the planes were too small to fit an American soldier and a Soviet soldier. As a result, the American soldiers had to give instructions on the ground and watch the Soviets fly. The language barrier between the Americans and Soviets reportedly caused some problems when they were trying to do this. The Ladd Field newspaper tried to help the language differences. The newspaper included helpful Russian phrases and the base offered classes in Russian. However, the language barrier was such that sign language was often used when interpreters were not handy.
Americans complained that the Soviets were too picky about accepting planes with minor mechanical problems. David Chavchavadze, an American translator, said there was a good reason for their attitude. The North American part of the Lend-Lease route was difficult, but the Soviet segments were worse because landing fields were farther apart and more primitive. "The Americans were irritated because they did not realize that if a plane developed mechanical trouble on its way to the front or crashed, the Russian mechanic who had signed for it was held responsible."
The Soviets also became famous in Fairbanks for buying large quantities of consumer goods that were difficult to find back in the Soviet Union. One American officer remembered a time when a Soviet soldier asked to buy shoes. "What kind?" the clerk asked. "All kinds," the Russian said. "What size?" the clerk asked. "All sizes," the Russian said. The clerk sold him all the previous year's styles the store held in stock. Fairbanks was not forced to ration goods so it was a "buyer's paradise" for the Soviets.
Questions for Reading 3
2. How did the soldiers communicate to each other?
3. What effect do you think American and Soviet soldiers living and working together at Ladd Field had on the overall Lend-Lease mission?
4. Would it be surprising today to see soldiers from different countries on an American military base during a war?Reading 3 was compiled from Cold Missions: The U.S. Army Air Forces and Ladd Field in WWII and the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Ladd Field, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1984.


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Sorting Through Online Educational Training Systems
June 3, 2013 in Special Education Articles by Jess
Finding Virtual Learning Technology Answers. Parents and teachers are finding a proliferation of virtual remediation to acceleration brain training programs promising fast and optimum gains in learning reading, math, and science that are research based. It is difficult to believe these promises, as most often the program designers do not have a background in classroom implementation let alone e-Learning implementation, which is totally different form pure classroom teaching.
Many virtual learning entrepreneurs come from backgrounds of scientists and somewhat related fields to education like optometry (testing vision), psychiatry, psychology, and medicine pediatrics (medically treating the whole child, and prescribing stimulant medications). Others are business and technology product development entrepreneurs who have never worked in a classroom, and understand technology delivery parameters, but not how children/adults actually learn and retain information so that it will transfer into real life productivity. Read the rest of this entry →


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The divide between western medical practice and eastern health strategies may be a step closer to harmony with the opening of a new integrative medicine practice under the leadership of Erin Martin, D.O., M.P.H.
The newly opening TrueMed Institute, located at 506 Cascade Ave., will provide patients a combined perspective on healthcare, according to Martin. A visit to the new facility confirms this is no ordinary doctor's office.
Take, for instance, the teaching kitchen placed at the center of the consultation rooms.
"Everything is connected. Our minds are not separated from our bodies," said Martin in a recent interview on her practice philosophy. "I take a western approach and look at other approaches as well, including osteopathy, ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, acupuncture and naturopathy."
Trained in a more "functional" western medicine model as a doctor of osteopathy, Martin hopes to expand on preventive interventions instead of simply treating diseases "downstream." Martin had worked in Hood River before as a primary care provider with La Clinica Del Cariño.
"I just completed a two-year fellowship at the University of Arizona with the Center for Integrative Medicine, under the directorship of Dr. Andrew Weil," said Martin. "It was amazing; life-changing and career-changing for me."
According to Martin, this fellowship has led to new goals in her practice, including expanding the western practices beyond procedures and pharmaceuticals — including offering nutritional cooking classes in her office.
"I want to help patients become part of their own healthcare and take ownership of their care."
Martin is joined in the new practice by her husband and business partner Casey Weeks, a certified health counselor, who will work with patients through nutritional and lifestyle counseling.
Working with other local primary care providers, Martin hopes to provide consultations to referred patients as well as for walk-in individuals. She hopes to serve patients with chronic disease as wells as high-performance athletes.
Reporting that her typical consultations with patients will involve initial meetings between 60-90 minutes, Martin sees her interventions as comprehensive across disciplines.
For the elite sports enthusiasts she and Weeks hope to assist, the focus will be on assessing body composition and targeting nutrition for high-intensity performance.
Weeks and Martin know a bit about that side of their practice on a personal level — both are triathletes themselves.
"In our culture, getting older is equated with getting sick," said Martin. "I don't believe the two are synonymous."
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Jaquish-Benoit Wedding Announcement
Kimberly Jaquish, daughter of Joanna Forcier and Robert Jaquish, and John Benoit, Jr., son of John and Ruby Benoit, Sr., were united in marriage on September 1, 2012.Susan Lynn Johns officiated the double ring ceremony held at the Eastside.Brides attendants were Kyla, Kristine, and Kassidy, daughters of the bride and Andrea, daughter of the groom. Kim's son Richard gave her away and acted as groomsman along with Jeff Davis, Travis Sweeney, and Nick Black.Kim graduated from North Country Union High School in 1986 and Vermont Tech Nursing in 2007. She is employed at Timberlane Pediatrics in South Burlington.John graduated from Colchester High School in 1983 and is employed at Hazelett in Colchester. They reside in South Burlington.The couple is planning a beach vacation mid winter for the honeymoon.


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D3 Expansion: Reaper of Souls
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D3 Expansion: Reaper of Souls
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/reaper-of-souls/ for the official site.
The following was taken off the FAQ thread on the new forums.
Looks like we are going to have tankadins in D3. This pleases me.
The following was taken off the FAQ thread on the new forums.
Important Info
Release Date: 2014!
Expect much more at BlizzCon
Twitter Hashtag: I've been using: #ReaperOfSouls, the cinematic says #D3RoS
Is it free?! (NOTE: Heart of the Swarm was $40, Collector's Edition was $80).
08/21/2013 11:53 AMPosted by Grimiku
We want to implement a lot of the new systems and features in a pre-expansion patch for free. That should include Paragon 2.0, Loot 2.0, Loot Runs,
and Nephalem Trials. For now, you'll need to purchase the expansion to play as the Crusader, explore Act V, unlock the Mystic, and level up to 70.
These details may change as development moves along, but we want some of the core gameplay improvements to be available for everyone.
Opening Cinematic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb7QJwQ58T0
Gameplay Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGp5dkJdi0w
Crusader Press Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsgUzcAAuUQ
(Clip of above video) Crusader Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX3xu37dU1w
Loot 2.0 GameCom Presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUnezvW4Pg
Press Release: http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/pr ... d=10697951
Mini-Site: http://www.diablo3.com/reaperofsouls
Malthael (previously Angel of Wisdom, now Angel of Death) is the primary antagonist: Returned from the void as the Reaper of Souls,
with his wings turned skeletal. Malthael wants to end the Eternal Conflict by destroying all demons and he's not fond of humans either.
He can turn the dead against the living.
New Features
New Class: Crusader: Modern-day Paladin
Resource System/Stat: Wrath, Strength Hero
Items: Shields and Flails
Skill Categories: Primary, Secondary, Defensive, Utility, Laws, Conviction
Known Active Skills: Sweep Attack, Shield Glare, Judgement, Laws of Justice, Heaven's Fury, Consecration, Shield Bash, Fist of the Heavens,
Blessed Shield, Blessed Hammer, Falling Sword, Punish
Secondary Active Skills: Shield Bash, Fist of the Heavens, Sweep Attack, Blessed Shield, Blessed Hammer
Fist of the Heavens Skill Runes: Tempest of the Heavens, Well of Retribution, Lightning Rod, Reverberation, [unnamed]
Known Passive Skills: Indestructible, Wrathful, Wrecking Ball, Against All Odds, Finery, Heavenly Strength, Holy Cause, Vigilant,
Long Arm of the Law, Stand Your Ground
Driven by a centuries-long quest to cleanse the corruption blighting their beloved Zakarum faith, Crusaders are warriors of righteousness
who have been hardened through relentless, brutal combat with the foul evils plaguing eastern Sanctuary. In addition to wearing immensely
heavy armor and wielding a wide range of cruel and punishing weapons, this new playable class in Reaper of Souls uses battle magic to strengthen
allies and weaken foes. A natural walking tank, the Crusader adds power and versatility to any party of adventurers.
New Area: Act V, Westmarch/Pandemonium Fortress
Known locations: Westmarch Overlook, The Wolf Gate, Moldering Waterway, Old Storehouse, Streets of Westmarch, Cathedral Courtyard, Zakarum Cathedral
Seamless interior/exterior location travel: Absolutely no load time between traveling zones, this is actually pretty unbelievable. Watch in the Shaky Cam video above.
Increased Level Cap: Level 70 is the new cap for non-Paragon Levels. All classes gain new skills and abilities.
Paragon 2.0
Paragon Level experience shared account-wide
Paragon Level cap removed
Paragon Points System: Can be distributed between STR/VIT/DEX/INT, Move Speed, Crit, etc, and can be respecced!
Game Modes: Loot Runs and Nephalem Trials, sounds like MF runs and infinite dungeon game modes! Loot runs are 15-20 minute, multi-tiered, dungeons that are completely randomized, including bosses randomized bosses
New loot (Loot 2.0)
Multi-level Legendary Items
Smart Drops: Less frequent, more relevant item drops. Items that will drop with stats tailored to the class you are playing.
New Blacksmith and Jeweler item-crafting options
Mystic Returns: Enchanting allows you to reroll an affix on a Lgendary or Rare items as well as a Transmogrification system.
Legendaries can drop for all iLvl
New Crafting Reagent for Common Items
Puzzle Ring changes
Serpent's Sparker (Wizard)
Dead Man's Legacy (Demon Hunter)
Jawbreaker (Monk)
God Butcher (Crusader)
New monsters
Summoner of Death
Death Maiden: Mini-boss (Crucible Guardian)
Shadow of Death
Revenant Soldier/Archer/Shield Guard (Reaper Monster Type)
Randomized environments
New NPC's
Lorath Nahr: Horadrim Tyrael sends to gather the Nephalem in the Cinematic
General Torion
New Quests
The Fall of Westmarch
New Stats
Toughness: Appears to be your EffectiveHP
Unanswered Questions?
What is the status of PvP?
How does the Paragon level increase change MF/GF/EXP?
What about the Talisman (and runes/charms)?
Any new Gems or socketables?
Where is Adria in all of this?
What about the D2 classes we haven't heard about?
Whether there will still be 4 difficulties?
Will there be another class other than the Crusader?
Will there be any major RMAH changes?
What changes are being made to the previous 4 acts?
Extended Affix pool for monsters?
Any updates on a ladder system?
Will dead Hardcore characters count toward the total Paragon level points?
Will there be an open world mode?
Will there be any changes to current mechanics (ubers, MP, etc)?
Is the Paragon level points experience system split between SC/HC or is it account wide?
Will the character cap be raised from 10 to 12 [per account]?
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Looks like we are going to have tankadins in D3. This pleases me.
Ghostcrawler: Right. If you are trying to AE tank and a bad dps is attacking the wrong target and dies, we call that justice.
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I'm gonna keep only 1 topic about this if you don't mind man
theckhd wrote:Fuck no, we've seen what you do to guilds. Just imagine what you could do to an entire country. Just visiting the US might be enough to make the southern states try to secede again.
halabar wrote:Noo.. you don't realize the problem. Worldie was to negative guild breaking energy like Bolvar is to the Scourge. If Worldie is removed, than someone must pick up that mantle, otherwise that negative guild breaking energy will run rampant, destroying all the servers.
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NICK Vlastuin had so much excess energy that he once broke $800 worth of glass in a single year. When he did something naughty his brother and sister used to go into ''time out'' rather than him, so they could get a break from their baby brother. When Vlastuin was 15 months old his mother nicknamed him Tigger, after Winnie the Pooh's bouncy buddy. It helped that he had red hair. ''Doesn't complain when he falls over or is pushed, just bounces up again,'' she wrote at the time. ''Unfortunately, he expects others to do likewise.''
Vlastuin is more subdued these days, around home at least. When he was made captain of the Vic Metro team this year he tried to be the sort of leader who spoke through his actions, and hoped he wasn't asked to make too many speeches. But as a kid he was so hard to control his mother, Cecily, became worried.
After Vlastuin bashed a stick against a door made of safety glass so many times that he smashed it, she went to see a paediatrician, wondering what to do. His suggestion: take the kid to Auskick.
That all happened when Vlastuin was four. Fourteen years later the football field is still where he channels his energy, where he still likes to run around, get dirty and push people over. ''I always liked the competitive side of the game, wrestling kids and roughing them up and getting roughed up,'' he said.
Cecily adds: ''He's been in training since he could walk, really. It's all he ever did, push people over.''
Still, football was not an obvious prescription. Vlastuin's parents grew up in New South Wales, his mother on a farm and his father Chris just north of the Hunter Valley after being born in Dutch New Guinea. Chris' parents moved to Australia after World War II, choosing it ahead of South America, Africa and Canada.
Nick's grandfather, Leedert, had fibbed about his age to get into the Dutch army and, after travelling to Indonesia for some adventure, was there when war broke out. He became caught up in it, surviving a prisoner-of-war camp at Changi and a labour camp at the Burma Railway when many of his good friends did not.
Back home in Holland, he and wife Bep struggled to settle, Bep having seen the war from the European side and Leedert from an Indonesian angle. It was something they never spoke about. The pair married by proxy so she could get into Indonesia, then spent a couple of years there, setting up a shop on water to do island hops but eventually losing a fortune after most of what they had was confiscated by the government and they were kicked out.
Almost the same thing happened in Australia, where they migrated despite speaking no English. Leedert helped an army mate establish a tobacco farm, building the house and the sheds. But he was double-crossed, inadvertently signing everything over to his friend, who took it all then turned the electricity off one Christmas Eve and kicked the family out of their home.
After losing everything for a second time, the Vlastuins moved to Taree on the Mid-North Coast where Leedert got a job at a parquetry flooring company, his adventuring done. He was a hard, tough man, qualities Cecily suspects may have continued on to Nick who, as a footballer, works relentlessly, is resilient and never wants to lose. Curiously, his brother, Tim, joined the army earlier this year. ''I took him to the gym before army training and killed him,'' said Nick, smiling. ''I'm hoping that won't change too quickly. We'll see.''
The Vlastuins found themselves in Melbourne's northern suburbs when Chris got a job transfer, and the game they knew nothing about gave their youngest child an outlet. Before long, the bigger kids wanted Nick in their team and since starting out he has been through the Eltham juniors to the Northern Knights and Metro. He was surprised when asked to be captain, and was almost immediately challenged, with the team unexpectedly dropping its first match to the Northern Territory.
''I had the week off after that game and was sitting home just thinking about it. Being the first captain to lose to a division two team wasn't a good feeling,'' he said.
''I didn't know what had happened and I was annoyed, having waited so long for the nationals, but we came back after that and won the championships, so it worked out all right. It was good. I think that in the long run it helped get me out of my comfort zone. The coaches would call on me a bit and ask me about the games, what we did well and that sort of stuff. It made me think a bit differently.''
Vlastuin is ready to join his new club on Thursday night. That's what happens when you start out so young. He finished school last year, having started when he was four and kept up with the older kids right until the end. For the past few months he has been working as a lifeguard at a local swimming centre, waiting to push people around some more. ''I love the contested side of the game, the contest, the stoppages and all the body-on-body stuff,'' he said. ''It's what I've always loved the most. I can't wait to see what it's like.''
Emma Quayle joined The Age as a cadet journalist in 1999 and has been covering football since 2001. She has won awards from the Australian Football Media Association and AFL Players Association for her feature writing, and specialised for many years in covering junior football and the AFL draft. Emma's two books - The Draft and Nine Lives (the story of former Essendon wingman Adam Ramanauskas' battle with cancer) - were published in 2008 and 2010.


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State legislators want to put financial reforms into law following revelations that the parks department hid millions of dollars even while officials claimed there was so little money that they would have to close dozens of campgrounds, trails and historic sites.
Senate Democrats on Wednesday said they will formally introduce legislation next week that they say will ensure strict budget accountability and guarantee that the found money will be used to keep facilities open.
The legislation would also impose a two-year moratorium on any closures and vest more authority in a now powerless park oversight commission.
Gov. Jerry Brown recently had promised to enact such changes.
But Sen. Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat who will carry the measure, said putting them into law is necessary "so there's no doubt" in the public's mind that the governor and lawmakers will carry out new safeguards.
"So it's not just a promise," Leno said during a Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee hearing on the parks scandal and associated budget discrepancies unearthed in some 560 special accounts.
The hearing — and one conducted by an Assembly budget subcommittee panel last week — alternated between a fact-finding mission and some bully pulpit politicking by lawmakers critical of parks and, by extension, Brown.
"We're all frustrated by the violations of the public trust," said Sen. Bill Emmerson, R-Hemet. The controversy began to unfold last month after the Sacramento Bee reported $54 million had been secretly squirreled away within the parks department.
Brown's Department of Finance has since audited about 560 special accounts. While it found a number of funding discrepancies — including $415 million more than was being reported — none have been attributed to possible wrongdoing on the scale of the parks scandal.
Key Republicans are not convinced that the administration and attorney general have been fully forthcoming as they investigate. They point to a heavily redacted initial inquiry by the attorney general's office as an example of not disclosing complete details.
Also, it was revealed this week that a former parks employee testified that she told state attorneys about $20 million in a special fund months before the issue became public.
Republicans also raised questions about why the controller's office, the Department of Finance or higher-ups in state parks did not catch some payroll manipulations that appear to have allowed managers to collect unauthorized overtime and permitted others to cash-out vacation and other unused time off in conflict with state policy. It was also revealed Wednesday that some employees may have used special payroll accounting codes during disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina and wildfires, to covertly draw overtime.
"The system was manipulated," Emmerson said.
Representatives of the Department of Finance, state parks and attorney general said they had to limit what is said publicly because of the ongoing investigations and litigation.
"The who knew what when" is part of a Department of Justice review, said Ana Matosantos, director of the Department of Finance.
Matosantos did say that the administration acted swiftly once it learned of the hidden assets in state parks. She said the governor has also ordered more in-depth audits of other funds to determine whether there have been honest mistakes or wrongdoing.
In the wake of the clamor, Brown has said he plans to dedicate much of the $20 million for state parks to matching grants for those private interests that stepped forward to pay to keep parks open. Some money will also be allocated to make repairs that, if left unfixed, could force some parks to close. Examples include deteriorating water systems and roofs. Another $34 million raised by special fees on off-roaders will stay in the Off-Highway Vehicle account for those recreational uses, Brown has said.
Leno and other legislators support the governor's strategy, but said they believe the public's trust has been so shaken that assuring legislation, not just pledges, is necessary.
"My constituents feel betrayed. I feel betrayed," said Sen. Noreen Evans, a Santa Rosa Democrat who had worked with private groups to help save several parks in her district.
Evans said she supports Leno's framework for legislation, but wants to also see put into law a two-year moratorium on privatizing any park. She said the parks department has been working to turn some parks over to for-profit interests without public scrutiny.
Leno has not committed to Evans' request, but his legislation is expected to include a ban on park closures for at least two years. He also wants to remake the state Parks and Recreation Commission to give it more oversight authority. Right now, it has only half of its members, no funding and little power.
Leno also is looking at the bookkeeping angle, proposing provisions that would require the State Controller's Office and governor's Department of Finance to use similar accounting methods and to better track department budgets. That stems from reports that the controller's numbers regarding special funds clash with the governor's budget figures.
Brown has not responded specifically to Leno's proposals, but previously the governor said he would "work with" lawmakers to keep parks open.
Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, has endorsed Leno's legislation. "It is my hope that these solutions not only right a wrong but also prevent this wrong from happening again,' Steinberg said.
Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, said in an interview that he had not seen Leno's package but is anxious for change.
"What happened with the parks is one of the most objectionable things any of us have seen … We've got to make sure we ferret out all of the areas that gave them the ability to do that so nobody else engages in the same practice," Perez said.
However, Perez said he wants to "take a rational approach — not just chasing a story."


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OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) – The fallout from a lackluster snow-removal effort after a blizzard dumped 30 inches or more across eastern Long Island widened Thursday, ensnaring both state and town officials in its wake.
The state has suspended two Department of Transportation officials on Long Island, and a highway official in Brookhaven resigned after complaints from residents who waited days to get their neighborhood streets plowed. Meanwhile, Brookhaven Supervisor Edward Romaine apologized to residents for vacationing in Jamaica during the storm but blamed the inadequate response on the departed highway official.
The snowstorm, which struck during rush hour Feb. 8, left hundreds of motorists stranded in their vehicles on the Long Island Expressway and other roads for 12 hours or more as rapidly falling snow inundated unplowed highways. Forecasts had called for as much as 18 inches, but some areas of eastern Long Island were hit with 30 inches or more.
The state DOT suspended two officials on Long Island for 30 days without pay, according to a lawyer for one of the men. A department representative declined to comment, citing it as a personnel matter.
Attorney Howard Rubin, who represents DOT Suffolk regional director, Subimal Chakrobouti, said his client was told about the suspension in an email Saturday, just hours after he joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a news conference detailing the state response to the blizzard. Rubin said the 68-year-old Chakrobouti is being made a scapegoat.
"He hasn't been told he did anything wrong," Rubin said. "This is a guy with a spotless record."
Rubin suggested there may have been complaints about state DOT plows clearing roads in Nassau County and western Suffolk County to keep access clear to New York City, but he said any decisions on prioritizing what highways got plowed and when was done in consultation with Chakrobouti's supervisors. He also said some DOT plows were sent to eastern Long Island, but he didn't have specific details.
The second suspended DOT official was identified as a transportation maintenance engineer. A busy signal rang repeatedly at a telephone number listed for his residence.
Suffolk County police announced the closure of the LIE and Sunrise Highway around 9 p.m. last Friday, and state police issued a release saying state parkways in the county were closed at 1 a.m. Saturday.
Cuomo has come under fire from some for not ordering state roads closed before the storm, as several other Northeastern states did. He said Thursday that he had no information about the DOT suspensions.
"That's a DOT personnel matter, so I don't really know the details of exactly what it was about," he said.
The governor demurred when asked about his appraisal of the overall performance of the DOT during the blizzard, repeating his previous contention that drivers who became stranded should take responsibility for their actions.
"When we have issues is when people don't act responsibly, don't act as responsibly as they should," he said. "Now look, sometimes when you act totally responsibly, things happen. When in Hurricane Sandy a tree comes through the roof, there was nothing you could do about that. But, there's going to be a snowstorm, you know you're going to be driving, there's some responsibility and adjustment."
Also Thursday, Brookhaven Supervisor Edward Romaine apologized for the town's response to the blizzard, which struck while he was vacationing in Jamaica. He said he remained in telephone contact with town officials while he was away.
Brookhaven is the largest town in the state at 531 square miles. That's bigger in size than all of neighboring Nassau County.
"Do I feel very badly that I was out of town when this occurred? Absolutely," Romaine said. "And do I offer an apology to the residents of Brookhaven town? Yes. Because there was no one else to make the apology because the guy who was in charge of the highway department resigned."
He also blamed the town's highway department, which he said doesn't answer to him. He said the highway superintendent is an elected position that doesn't answer to the town board. The acting superintendent, Michael Murphy, resigned that post Wednesday. Town officials had said this week that Murphy didn't report for work during the storm because he had a toothache.
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