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By Steve Armstrong, Armstrong and Peake PLLC
Kentucky Workers' Compensation Act - 2018 Kentucky Legislative session House Bill 2.
The new amendments to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Act take effect July 14, 2018.
KRS 342.020 – (applies July 14, 2018 forward- not retroactive) Section 3A states that all permanent partial disability claims not involving an injury described in subsection 9, the employer's obligation to pay the benefits shall continue for 780 weeks from the date of injury or date of last exposure. Subsection 9 is regarding injury or disease resulting in amputation or partial amputation of arm, hand, leg, foot, permanent partial or permanent total paralysis, etc.
Section 3 (b) requires the Commissioner to advise the employee of the right to file an application in writing. Notice by the Commissioner shall be made to employee 754 (14.5 years) weeks from the date of injury or last exposure. (by letter? - statute says "in writing")
If the employee fails to file this application, then future treatment is deemed not work related and the employer has no remaining liability.
Comment: Insurers and TPAs need to make sure they have a good and valid address for the claimant in the EDI system at all times so that the notice letter sent by the State actually gets to the claimant. The goal is that claimant receive the notice letter in order to avoid application of this new statute of limitations. We do not want the claimant to say that he/ she did not receive the notice.
Section 3 (c) states that employee shall receive continuation of benefits for an additional time beyond the period provided in 3A - which is 780 weeks (15 years) - so long as the continued medical treatment is reasonable and necessary and related to the work injury or occupational disease if:
1. Employee files an application within 75 days prior to the termination of the 780-week period:
2. Employee demonstrates the continued medical treatment is reasonably necessary and related to the work injury or occupational disease: and
3. Administrative law judge determines and orders that continued benefits are reasonably necessary and related to the work injury or occupational disease for an additional time beyond the original 780-week period provided above.
Section 3 (d) - If administrative law judge determines that medical benefits are not reasonable and necessary or not related to the work injury or occupational disease, or if the employee fails to make a proper application, then "any future medical treatment shall be deemed to be unrelated to the work injury and the employer's obligation to pay medical benefits shall cease permanently."
Comment: This puts the burden on to the claimant. (Currently, under Mitee v Yates, 865 S.W. 2d 654 (Ky. 1993) and other cases, the payment obligor has the burden of proof post settlement / post award to show that treatment is not reasonable and necessary). The claimant now has to file and application and has to prove entitlement to a Judge. This is a great relief to employer – if the Kentucky Supreme Court allows this. The obvious purpose of this new statute is to limit medical treatment to a defined period, because up until now, future medical treatment has been for life. Years ago, we had an argument that the treatment was only reasonable and necessary for the duration of the permanent partial disability award, which is generally 425 weeks. The Kentucky Supreme Court did away with that. 780 weeks is 15 years. The obvious intent is to cap medical benefits for many cases at 15 years total. It places the burden of proof that treatment is reasonably necessary, and work related on the employee and essentially requires a judge to make a finding that the treatment is reasonably necessary, and work related. The burden of proof is placed on the plaintiff to make an application for medical benefits within this time frame.
These changes do not seem to effect the 30-day rule for reopening post award/ post settlement found in Westvaco v. Fondaw, 698 S.W.2d 837, 839 (Ky. 1985) and Mitee v Yates, 865 S.W. 2d 654 (Ky. 1993).[1]
This attorney's belief is that this statute effectively upends several Kentucky Supreme Court decisions. For example, in 2007, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a finding by a Judge that a work-related injury produces a permanent impairment rating (an AMA rating), compels a finding that a worker is entitled to an award of future medical benefits for life. See FEI Installation, Inc. v. Williams, 214 S.W.3d 313 (Ky. 2007) (An ALJ may award medical expenses even in the absence of permanent disability because it is possible for a non-disabling injury to require medical care.) In 2011, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a judge may be forced to award future medical benefits even if there is no AMA rating if permanent hardware is left the employee's body following surgery. Kroger v Ligon, 338 S.W.3d 269 (Ky. 2011). An employee only has to show that there was a "harmful change in the human organism" that was permanent, and does not have to show there was an AMA rating. (City of Madisonville v Barnes, 2010-CA-000585-WC, (June 10, 2011)).
Section 13A - In a case that employers, insurers, or payment obligors (think TPAs) shall not be liable for urine drug screens of patients in excess of:
1. One per year for a patient considered to be a low risk;
2. Two per year for a patient considered to be moderate risk; and
3. Four per year for patients considered to be high risk.
The employer, insurer or medical payment obligor may be liable for urine drug screen at each office visit where the patients have exhibited apparent behavior, multiple requests for early refills of prescriptions, multiple providers prescribing or dispensing opioids, etc.
C. Employer, insurer or medical payment obligor may request additional urine drug screenings.
D. The commissioner shall put forth administrative regulations regarding urine drug screenings as part of practice parameters.
KRS 342.035 section 5 (c) (retroactive) was amended to indicate that utilization review may be waived if the insurance carrier, self-insured group or self-insured employer agrees that the recommended medical treatment is reasonably, medically and necessary and appropriate, or if the injured employee elects not to proceed with the recommended medical treatment.
Section 7 was admitted to read that a medical provider shall not charge a fee when the initial copy of medical records is provided to the injured worker or his or her attorney in response to a written request pursuant to KRS422.317.
Section 8 requires the Commissioner to develop or adopt practice parameters for evidence-based treatment guidelines for medical treatment including chronic pain management and opioid use, on or before December 31, 2019.
Section b - The Commissioner shall develop a pharmaceutical formulary for medications on or before December 31, 2018.
Section c - Provider medical services who follow this practice parameters or treatment guidelines or formularies developed or adopted and implemented pursuant to the Section B shall be presumed to have met the appropriate legal standard of care.
KRS 342.040 – (July 14, 2018 forward)
Section 1 requires TTD upon showing seven consecutive days of disability, and is payable on day eight. Six percent interest (no longer 12% as of June 28, 2017). At day 15, the employer must pay the waiting period which is the first seven days. All income benefits shall be payable on the regular payday of the employer with 6% interest for past due benefits. Except if the administrative law judge determines that the delay is caused by the employee, then no interest shall be due. Or if the administrative law judge determines that a delay denial or a termination was without reasonable foundation, then the interest rate shall be 12%.
Comment: Now, where the employee causes delay, employers should not owe interest. We are often asked when or how often TTD must be paid, and the existing statute indicates that income benefits "shall be due and payable not less often than semi-monthly."
KRS 342.125 - Re-opening Statute. (retroactive)
Section 3. Negates a recent Kentucky Supreme Court decision allowing a chain reopening (Hall v. Hospitality Resources, Inc., 276 S.W. 3d 775 (KY. 2008)) every four years. Now, four years means four years- not four years after the last order or ALJ decision. No claim shall be reopened more than four years after the date of the original award and original order granting or denying benefits when such an award or order becomes final and appealable. The exception is of course for compensability of medical expenses, fraud, or conforming the award for the triple or double multiplier, or for reducing permanent total disability award when an employee returns to work, etc.
KRS 342.185 - New Section 3 (retroactive) - Right to compensation from cumulative trauma injury shall be barred unless notice of the cumulative trauma injury is given within two years from the date that the employee is told by a physician that the cumulative trauma injury is work related. A hearing request has to be made within two years after the employee is told by the physician that the cumulative trauma injury is work related. However, the right to compensation for any cumulative trauma shall be forever barred unless an application for adjustment of claim is filed with the commissioner within five years after the last injurious exposure to the cumulative trauma.
So, we have here a new statute of limitations enacted and a statute of repose.
Question: What is the best way that an employer can determine how and when an employee is told that the cumulative trauma is due to work activities? In writing? In person? There does not seem to be a writing requirement?
Comment: This 5-year limitations is very helpful to employers.
KRS 342.265 - Settlement Agreement Statute - Amended that lump sum settlement of future periodic payments at $40 or less, the commissioner shall fix the discount rate based on the interest rate paid upon the 10-year T-bill as of August 1 the preceding year.
KRS 342.315 - Injuries for workers who have had injuries or occupational hearing loss, the commissioner must still contract with the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville Medical Centers to evaluate workers. Likewise with occupational diseases, the same is true.
KRS 342.316 - Section 3(b)(2) - This is the occupational disease and black lung statute. - If spirometric testing is not valid due to inadequate cooperation or poor effort on the part of the claimant, claimant's right to take or prosecute any proceedings shall be suspended until the refusal or obstruction ceases. No compensation shall be payable for the period for which the refusal or obstruction continues.
Other amendments include - Qualified B readers are required. The commissioner shall audit performance of physicians and facilities selected to perform examinations.
Further comment is deferred but there are additional changes to this coal workers' pneumoconiosis/black lung statute.
KRS 342.320 - Attorney fees for plaintiff's attorneys are now subject to a maximum fee of $18,000.00 which is increased from $12,000.00. This barely keeps up with inflation since 1996 Act. No mention of increase for inflation.
Section 3 - Liability shall not apply to injury, occupational disease or death of the employee if the employee willfully intended to injure or kill himself, herself or another.
Comment: This is a fairly radical change to the intentional injury statute. This gives an employer a defense if the employee willfully intends to injure himself or kill himself or kill another. What if the workers are fighting over a work issue?
Section 4 - If the employee voluntarily takes an illegal non-prescribed substance or a prescribed substance or substances in an amount of excess of the prescribed amounts detected by blood, as measured by a scientifically reliable test, that could cause a disturbance of mental or physical capacities, it shall presumed that the illegal unprescribed substance or the substances or the prescribed substance or substances in excess of the prescribed amounts caused the injury, occupation disease, or death, and liability shall not apply to the injury, disease or death to the employee.
Comment: Again this is a radical change in the statute. Complete 180-degree turn. This flips the old statute on its head. Under the old intoxication statute, the employer not only had to show intoxication, but also had to show causation. This statute presumes causation if there is intoxication.
Test the employee for drugs and alcohol!! The employer still has to show the positive test! That part is still the employer burden of proof.
KRS 342.700 - Subrogation Statute (not retroactive)
The employer or insurer may recover from the third party not to exceed indemnity and medical expenses paid and payable to or on behalf of the injured employee thus a pro rata share of the employee's legal fees and expense.
Comment: This is an obvious change and hopefully a rebuke (well deserved!) to the Kentucky Supreme Court ruling in AIK Selective Self Insurance Fund v. Bush, 74 S.W. 3rd 251 (2002), and AIK v. Minton 192 S.W.3d 415 (KY 2006). Frankly, the changes did not go far enough. It is unclear exactly how this will play out. Before AIK v. Bush in 2002, specifically back in the 1990s, an employer/insurer often received 50 cents on the dollar for subrogation claims. Then plaintiff's attorneys got wise and started saying that their entire settlement was for pain and suffering – the settled out from under us. Then came AIK v. Bush and AIK v. Minton where the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the bigger the plaintiff's attorney's fees, the less likely the employer/insurer was to achieve any subrogation recovery.
In AIK Selective Self Insurance Fund v. Bush, 74 S.W. 3rd 251 (2002), the trial judge did not permit the insurer, AIK, to recoup from the Judgment any amount of the workers' compensation benefits it had paid to the plaintiff. The insurer asserted it was entitled to reimbursement of its entire set of medicals paid and payable, and lost wages. The Supreme Court, on appeal, ruled that the insurer was entitled to recoup a pro rata portion of its benefits consistent with the Judgment in the case, but held that the plaintiff's attorney fees stand first in line for payment before the insurer could recoup any of the monies it paid to or on behalf of the plaintiff. The Court stated that AIK was entitled to recoup its payments, but that "from all of which must be deducted Bush's fees and expenses incurred in the prosecution of this action, to the extent that such have not already been paid by Dixon (one of the defendants)…" (Id., at 253). AIK, of course, argued that that ruling was incorrect and that the statute KRS 342.700 should only award or support attorney fees to the plaintiff's attorney on a pro rata share of the recovery to the insurer or employer, meaning that the plaintiff/employee's attorney would only get perhaps a third of the recovery that the insurer or employer received.
Is that what we will be returning to? (Plaintiff's attorney gets 1/3 of our recovery) That would certainly be an improvement over everything we have been subjected to since 2002.
What does a pro rata share of the employee's legal fees and expense mean? That remains to be seen, but it has to be better than AIK Selective Self-Insurance Fund v. Bush, KY 74 S.W.3d 251 (2002) and in AIK Selective Self-Insurance Fund v. Minton, Ky, 192 S.W.3d 415 (2006).
KRS 342.730 - TTD and PTD claims are now capped at 110% of the state average weekly wage, instead of 100%.
Comment: This is an obvious bone thrown to plaintiffs and their attorneys. This increases recovery to benefits by raising the cap on income benefits. So, the plaintiff's attorneys get a raise and the plaintiffs get a raise as well.
Likewise, in Section B, PPD claims are raised to 82.5% of the state average weekly wage instead of 75%. Thus, we can expect higher PPD, TTD and PTD outcomes as well.
Section 4 – Reinstitutes an age cap. All income benefits terminate at age 70 or four years after the employee's injury or last exposure, whichever last occurs. So, if a 69-year-old claimant is injured, that claimant still gets four years because the four-year limitations ends later than age 70. A 65-year-old claimant, by contrast, would have his or her income benefits end at age 70.
Comment: This is an obvious and well-needed legislative overruling of the recent Kentucky Supreme Court case in Parker v. Webster County Coal, LLC, 529 S.W.3d 759 (Ky. 2017). If the Kentucky legislature did nothing more than make this one change, this Act would have been a success. This was very much needed.
Section 6. There is an offset for employer exclusively-funded disability plans, exclusively-funded disability retirement plans, and exclusively employer-funded sickness and accident plans, and salary continuation. This adds disability retirement plans, and salary continuation. This may be very helpful to some employers.
There is still no statute on TPD, but see new section 7 below.
New Section 7 (RETROACTIVE) - Income benefits payable for TTD during the period the employee has returned to a light duty or to alternative job position shall be offset by an amount equal to the employee's gross income minus applicable taxes during the period of light duty or work in an alternative job position. This is somewhat of a rebuke to prior supreme court cases from the early 2000s. This encourages employers to offer work, but the problem again is that where it states the employee "has returned to" a light duty job.
· What if the employee does not return?
· What if the employee refuses to return to the light duty or alternative job position?
When audiograms reveal hearing loss consistent with hazardous noise exposure, there is a rebuttable presumption that the hearing impairment is an injury covered by this chapter and for the employer with whom the employee was last injuriously exposed to hazardous noise for a minimum of one-year employment shall be exclusively liable for benefits. This new phrase "for a minimum duration of one year of employment" is the key addition. Theoretically under the old statute, a claimant could work for a week or two or three days and receive benefits for hearing loss. This minimum duration of one year of employment is very helpful to employers on hearing loss claims. Obviously, the claimant has to work for a year before he or she can claim benefits.
Comment: Does this mean that the employee should be looking back to the prior employer for income benefits? What happens if the evidence is that the last employer and the second to the last employer are both partially responsible for the hearing loss?
KRS 342.732(1)(a)5 requires the employee to notify parties of his or her intention to retrain within 30 days for a retraining incentive benefit for occupational pneumoconiosis/black lung. Employee must initiate retraining within 365 days from the administrative law judge's final order. This is helpful to the coal industry because it requires the claimant to either retrain or not retrain within a very limited time period. It is helpful because the claimant cannot wait five years.
Section five requires the Department of Workers' Claims to create an online portal through which employees shall select a facility or institution to provide their retraining.
Comment: As the coal industry decreases in Kentucky, there are fewer and fewer of these claims.
KRS 342.749 – Black Lung. Requires the commissioner to maintain a list of B reader physicians who are licensed in the commonwealth and who are board certified pulmonary specialists. Thus, a B reader now has to be a board certified pulmonary specialist in addition to simply being a B reader. The statute further defines what a board certified pulmonary specialist is and eliminates whole sections of the statute regarding B readers.
Comment: This statute is only applicable to the coal industry and those associated with coal where an employee may be exposed to coal dust. Further comment is deferred.
KRS 342.020 above is effective on or after the effective date of the act. KRS 342.040 is effective as well only on or after the effective date of the act. KRS 342.700 likewise is effective on or after the date of the effective date of the act.
Some of this Act is remedial and should apply to all claims irrespective of the last date of injury. If the ALJ decision is final, the amount of the indemnity ordered or awarded shall not be reduced and the duration of medical benefits shall not be limited. But if the claim is still in litigation, then certain provision apply retroactively to ongoing litigated claims: KRS 342.035, KRS 342.125, KRS 342.185, section seven of KRS 342.730.
Subsection four of KRS 342.730 "shall apply prospectively and retroactively to all claims". Thus, the legislature really wants to do away with the Kentucky Supreme Court ruling in Parker v. Webster County Coal, LLC, 529 S.W.3d 759 (Ky. 2017). This applies to all claims for which the date of injury or last exposure occurred on or after December 12, 1996 and which have not been fully and finally adjudicated or are in the appellate process or for which the time to file an appeal has not lapsed.
[1] "Consistent with this Court's interpretation that KRS 342.020(1) shifts to the employer the burden to prove that contested medical expenses are unreasonable or unnecessary, we also believe that it places on the employer an affirmative burden to prove that contested medical bills were received no more than 30 days before the motion to reopen was filed." (See Mitee v Yates, 865 S.W. 2d 654, at 656 (Ky. 1993)).


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A novel control strategy for Doubly Fed Induction Generator and Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator during voltage dips
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This paper proposes a novel control strategy for Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) based wind power system and Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) based wind power system during grid voltage dips. Based on a comparative study, the rotor over-current of DFIG and DC-link over-voltage of PMSG are identified as two main issues during grid voltage dips. A novel control strategy is proposed to enhance the wind farm Fault Ride Through (FRT) capability to some degree without additional devices, taking both grid code requirements and wind turbine requirements into account. A wind farm model consisting of DFIGs and PMSGs is built up. The effectiveness of the solution is demonstrated after simulation using MATLAB/SIMULINK.
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John MacLeod is a self-taught leatherwork artist focused on creating beautiful works based on his own interpretation of traditional Native American and Old West leather. His start came from participating in Old West reenactments and, while admiring other participants' leather gear, thinking that it would be challenging and fun to try his hand at making his own. This began with belts and holsters, and expanded to eventually include spur straps, wrist cuffs, knife sheaths, chaps and chinks, vests, and scabbards. At first this was for personal use, but soon friends were asking him for custom goods.
The next step came from attempting to recreate some smaller Native American-type artifacts, such as a knife sheath, shield cover, belt bag, and working up to starting work on a war shirt. This first shirt grew slowly, with various decorative elements added over time, but with the intention of having this shirt hang in his own home, just to see what the result would be. He had always admired Native Americans' use of many colors and types of materials in their clothing and wanted to expand his range of creativity in leatherwork.
Eventually, friends who were members of an Artists' Co-Operative asked him to join as a leather artist, and after his selection as a member, he hung his original war shirt in the display, "Just to make the wall look less bare." When that shirt sold, he was stuck with a bare wall and no shirt, and so began work on a second to replace the original. After the second war shirt sold, he began to get the idea and devoted more time and energy to creating a cohesive body of work.
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Thursday, 7 April 2011
Royal Proclamation
Confounded traffic lights, too many of 'em; ruddy buses blocking whole lanes, causing even more congestion - avoid the rear-end of a bus like the bubonic plague, Belmont; parking spaces like the proverbial hens' teeth; no spaces at all near Molly's Yard, the place where I had intended to lunch today.
Consequently, I motored home and was deprived of a few choice morsels at Molly's!
Now that I've got that rant off my chest, I wandered into City Hall in Belfast - haven't darkened its doors for quite a few summers. I photographed Queen Victoria's proclamation granting Belfast City Status.
Earlier I'd been in the Linenhall Library. It's curious how one sees the same old buffers there, like pieces of the furniture.
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2.5 stars.
I like Sarra Manning's prose. But I've hated every character of hers I've ever read. This is some kind of Emily Giffin chick lit gone dark and angsty.
Grace, a 23-year-old with no self-esteem, is stumbling through life making bad decisions. Enter wealthy Vaughn – who begins making her decisions for her. He introduces her to a new world, but belittles and controls her so that she always kinda doubt herself and bumbles along. Grace's toxic BFF, her boss, her family and her ex make appearances making bizarre demands and generally stomping Grace into the ground. Grace and Vaughn each have some impulse-control issues that are uncomfortable – perhaps intended to make them more likable it just sort of makes them seem weak (and him mean about it.)
There are explanations for all of this. And we (eventually) get to them. Vaughn even does something sort of nice. For me the explanations and kind-of nice didn't get the bad taste out of my mouth (the incident when she had the flu was when I reached unforgivable status). I'm not sure what Manning was going for here. A sort of anti-hero Pretty Woman? This book is certainly a step out of the ordinary.
If you enjoy lengthy books and a journey with flawed characters on their way to sort-of, slightly, okay-not-really less-flawed this is the book for you.


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This week we had the best guests in town: Cree and Amanda Jones. The. Best. Guests. Look under "guest" in the dictionary and their names will pop up I promise you. We just had the greatest time with them. We laughed, we cried. We laughed and cried at the same time (well, some of us did while watching this). Sadly, we couldn't go on all the touring adventures with them but I love seeing how they view Copenhagen based on their instagram photos (I'm really wishing I could use the app they use but alas, my iphone 3 doesn't handle such novelties). Aren't these fantastic photos?! We're already planning our next adventure together. Let the good times roll!
What went on this week?
Made DIY mini art save-the-dates for Brooklyn Bride
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship – by Peter F. Drucker
How strongly I recommend it: 8/10
See my lists of books for more.
Go to the Amazon page for details.
I recommend to read all Drucker's books, the content is completely focused on the topic and it covers it in a way that can't be outdated even 30 years after the publication date.
Entrepreneurs innovate. Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. It is the act that endows with a new capacity to create wealth. Innovation, indeed, creates a resource.
Entrepreneurs who start out with the idea that they'll make it big—and in a hurry—can be guaranteed failure.
The unexpected success is not just an opportunity for innovation; it demands innovation.
An incongruity is a symptom of an opportunity to innovate. Like the unexpected event, whether success or failure, incongruity is a symptom of change, either change that has already occurred or change that can be made to happen.
To succeed in doing a job, any job, one has to believe in it and take it seriously. People who make cosmetics must believe in them; otherwise, they turn out shoddy products and soon lose their customers.
Knowledge-based innovation, and especially in those innovations based on scientific and technological knowledge, there is only a short time—the window—during which entry is possible at all. Here innovators do not get a second chance; they have to be right the first time. The environment is harsh and unforgiving. And once the window closes, the opportunity is gone forever. In some knowledge-based industries, however, a second window does in fact open some twenty to thirty years or so after the first one has shut down.
The shakeout sets in as soon as the window closes. And the majority of ventures started during the window period do not survive the shakeout.
An innovation, to be effective, has to be simple and it has to be focused.
Effective innovations start small.
A successful innovation aims at leadership.
A business that wants to be able to innovate, wants to have a chance to succeed and prosper in a time of rapid change, has to build entrepreneurial management into its own system.
If it's not totally market-focused, if not market-driven, then it will succeed only in creating an opportunity for a competitor.
The people who are running a new venture need to spend time outside: in the marketplace, with customers and with their own salesmen, looking and listening. The new venture needs to build in systematic practices to remind itself that a product or a service is defined by the customer, not by the producer.
Is under cash pressure when the opportunities are greatest.
Entrepreneurial strategy has more chance of success the more it starts out with the users—their utilities, their values, their realities. An innovation is a change in market or society. It produces a greater yield for the user, greater wealth-producing capacity for society,higher value or greater satisfaction. The test of an innovation is always what it does for the user. Hence, entrepreneur ship always needs to be market-focused, indeed, market-driven.


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No one likes getting older. But you cannot go against nature and the time set for all of us. Getting older means getting more experience, more mature and wise. Therefore, it should likewise be a very nice period in life. Your first gray hair or wrinkles on your face is short for a massive baggage of life experience on your shoulders. You shouldn't be afraid of this period nor should you feel insecure. Instead of it you should be happy for having to savor so many adventures and life pleasures. However, apart from the moral concern there is a physical concern that worries you. It is exactly the aging process that is being visible on your face and body. You cannot stop it. It is something that occurs because it is normal to happen so. You only have to adjust your thoughts, your mind and attitude. Even so, few know that they can easily trick and slow down the aging process. All you need to do is get acquainted with some tips and tricks to make it happen in your favor.
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Wine gift baskets in Rockville Centre
Getting gifts can be challenging. Even if you know a person well, thinking of a gift you know they will enjoy and actually use can be a bit of a puzzle. Whether you are shopping for someone specific, looking for a housewarming gift, or need something to bring with you to a big barbeque, wine can be a really safe bet. Here at Rockville Centre Wine & Spirits we have plenty of options for you to choose from. From single bottles, to speciality wines, and even Rockville Centre wine gift baskets, accessories, and more – we have it all.
When you are looking for an extensive selection of both wine and liquor, look no further than Rockville Centre Wine & Spirits. Located in the Greystone area of Rockville Centre right here in Long Island, we have everything you need. Not only do we have a large selection of domestic and imported wines, vodka, gin, tequila, rum and other spirits, accessories, and more, we can also fill special orders and offer a wide selection of gift baskets for every occasion. Gift baskets come in a variety of types, some with more accessories and beverages than others depending on your price point and what you happen to be looking for. Any Rockville Centre wine gift basket is packaged with care and there are different kinds for different tastes as well. Just ask any one of our staff members to guide you, and we can help you make the most informed decision regarding your purchase so you walk home with the best possible gift. Whether you are getting a gift for someone in particular, for a family, or for a special occasion, we have exactly what you need.
Here at Rockville Centre Wine & Spirits, we can help you with all of your wine and liquor needs. Just ask one of our staff members for recommendations on the best Rockville Centre wine gift baskets for your needs and we'll make sure you're completely happy with your purchase.


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Melissa McCarthy in Ghostbusters
Melissa McCarthy (our Sookie!) recently completed the press tour for her movie, The Boss, which though not received well by critics (for the movie, not for Melissa's talent!), was first at the box office for its opening weekend, beating out Batman vs Superman. Moving on, Melissa is now out promoting her next film, the new Ghostbusters, which features an all-female cast of comedians.
Check out the trailer for the new Ghostbusters, followed by CinemaCon 2016 photos from April 12th where Melissa promoted her new film


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on calling myself out
People say they like reading this because I'm honest. And if I'm being honest, I haven't written on here since the big move to Boone because I haven't really wanted to be honest, plus I believe it was my mother who told me, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
I've noticed a pattern in the way I write in this thing. It always goes something like this: "I have depression and life is really hard, blah blah blah," and then months later I'll follow up with, "Y'all I think my depression is gone!" and then it's back to "Actually no, it's back, life is the worst. Jesus, how 'bout you show up?" Constantly up and down, back and forth. Sometimes I get all self-critical and decide that I need to stop talking about depression because people are probably sick of hearing about it, and then other times I realize that I need to talk about it in order to face it and deal with it, because it's chronic and real and still alive and kicking for some reason. That's my life right now, it's part of this season, and I'm not going to get past it unless I explore it, so that's probably what the blog will be like for the next little while.
Here's a short lil update about how Boone has been so far: hard and humbling. And cold. But mostly humbling. The first month or so, I did not want to be here and I didnot try to hide it, either. The "I'm not here to make friends" speech I gave to my roommate one day in the kitchen only reinforced her worry that she'd need to find a new roommate to replace my soon-to-thow-up-the-deuces-and-drop-outta-grad-school self. It was hard for a lot of reasons: missing Wofford, a job that was emotionally abusive, but the biggest reason was my inner sense of panic that I had somehow stumbled into a situation that would eventually lead me into a life I hated. Mind you, this was in the middle of a conversation with my therapist about why I've plateaued out on four different medications in the last two years, and that none of them seemed to really work, and that I was terrified that this was going to be my life forever. It wasn't so much that I hated being in Boone, it was more like an existential life crisis (I have those every few months, it's fine) and feeling sort of…purposeless. And pretty unhappy about that.
I was talking to my adviser the other day about what classes I'm taking next semester, and when I told her I wanted to apply to take all these extra hours so I'll graduate in two years instead of three, she made a concerned face and said to me, "Having a 4.0 and being an overachiever is great and everything, but I really want to see you be happy here." And I laughed out loud. When I thought about that later – why I think it's a ridiculous concept to prioritize my own happiness—I came up with a couple of realizations:
1. My identity, right now, is completely wrapped up in my academic life, as in grades and accomplishments, but also in where what I'm doing now ranks in the "this is how successful you are" scale. For example, in my mind, going to graduate school for counseling ranks way below where I used to be on the scale, which was on a track toward med school. This is much more of an issue, in my mind, than is my own happiness, sense of fulfillment, etc. (I'm not saying that's good or true – it's neither – but it's the "me before I met Jesus" side coming back out).
2. I'm committed to Jesus, but I'm also committed to a lot of other things, and sometimes my vision gets foggy. Lately, Jesus has been way below most of, if not all of, those other things. Things also low on the list right now: happiness.
Long story short: I get really, really anxious when I think about my life. When I look back, I see a lot of things I wish I had done differently. When I look forward, I see a lot of grey area and things that used to be my dreams locked behind now inaccessible doors. And in between the two, I'm having trouble feeling purposeful, figuring out what I'm passionate about, and am having almost like a "phantom limb" feeling about those two things – I know I used to be passionate about something, I used to do things because they made me happy, but it feels like a dream or something I read in a book one time. Ask me what I'm passionate about, and I'll give you a blank, worried stare.
I keep waiting for something to speak to me, wishing that something would give me that feeling again, and I keep going back to places where I know I've had it. It's been like that for a while. I visited Windy Gap a few times over the summer, and while it was as beautiful and meaningful place as ever, it seemed to whisper, "This isn't it anymore. This is an old chapter," as I stood in the dark on the kickball court waiting for the Wednesday night square dance to start. And that happened again, at Wofford when I went back for homecoming. I don't know what I was expecting, really. One of the trees to spring to life and tell me that everything is going to work out like it's supposed to? I went up to the religion hallway, and it wasn't home anymore. I walked around campus, and as disappointing as this is, it wasn't home anymore. These are important places in my story, but that doesn't mean I can retroactively try to squeeze my purpose out of them – I'm not there anymore, I'm in a new season, and I need to embrace that. I need to look for "it" – whatever "it" is – in Boone. I need to figure out how to find "it" and feel "it" here, and now because this is where I am now, and I need to embrace the current season of my life. The thing is, I really, really haven't wanted to do that until very, very recently.
I bought new lampshades and a giant ceramic rooster and vase arrangements and fake hydrangeas and rugs to make my apartment look cuter or whatever. I spent four hours the other morning rearranging the living room and putting up the Christmas tree, analyzing ornament placement and blasting Christmas music and drinking hot chocolate with cinnamon and nutmeg like they taught me to make it out in Colorado. I get all of the dishes into the dishwasher before they can even think about piling up in the sink, and I picked out the cutest yet most sophisticated skeleton key doormat in all the land, and made sure my living room looks like Pottery Barn and Martha Stewart had a child in the form of, well, a living room. None of it helped. I mean, the apartment looks great, but I'm not any more fulfilled than I was before I did all that damage with my credit card.
What I'm looking for, I think, is reassurance. I'm looking for something, anything at all, to tell me who I am and what I'm supposed to do and where I'm supposed to go and who I'm supposed to be and when and where and why I'm supposed to be it. Mostly I want to know if I'm going to be a cat lady.
I've been staying busy. I've been buying a lot of stuff. I've been putting way more effort into my school than I should be, scrubbing the floor with a toothbrush instead of just getting out the Swiffer WetJet, if you will. Don't worry, that's an analogy; I'm not actually that concerned about the degree to which my floor is clean.
I have tried everything that's supposed to make me feel better. I have been clinging, and I'm talking white knuckled death grip, to my Starbucks cups and my overpriced J. Crew cheetah-print pants and my Harvard sweatshirt and my GPA and my "but I was supposed to go to medical school" façade, and yes, my Wofford degree.
Call me crazy, but I don't think I'm the only person doing this. I haven't wanted to talk about it because it's embarrassing and I'm supposed to be a spiritual role model and stuff, but the not talking about it for three months has caused it to fester and start to rot my heart. Dramatic? No, not really. And I don't want to be a role model for that. For stifling conviction by buying sweaters and fancy water instead of repenting and coming back around to the grace of Jesus. Jesus doesn't care about how many sweaters I have or if all my ducks are in a row. Let's be real, my ducks have never been in a row, and they're never going to be, and my running around and thinking that I can get them all straight has distracted me from the fact that I can't do it.
And oh, once I remembered that, I wrestled with it. I'm still wrestling with it. I love control. I'd marry it if I could. I had a plan, and it was a good plan. Harvard, med school, saving lives and stuff. I loved the plan, I believed in the plan, probably more than I believe in God at times, if I'm being honest. And now I'm off the plan.
That verse in the book of Luke, something about speaking from your mouth what's in your heart? That's really, really true. If you've had a conversation with me recently, you've probably heard me say that I'm not going to be okay unless I marry a rich guy, and that I don't think I'm at all valuable, and that the combination of those two things means I'm doomed to a life of unhappiness. I'm serious. The common thread there? Insecurity. Because that's what's in my heart right now – insecurity, fear, cynicism, but value, hope, and trust in the Lord's promises are nowhere to be found. I told you, rotting.
The thing is, I don't want this to sound all whiney and negative, because that's not the whole story. I am finding things here that are pulling me toward better ways of thinking and doing and living, things I know I need to do in this season not only to take better care of myself, but squeeze every ounce of life out of these days.
What's holding me back is my own criticism and negativity and stubbornness and refusal to relinquish control and my reflexive tendency to rely on myself and not on God. That verse, "I lean not on my own understanding" – well, I for one absolutely do lean on my own understanding, and that's exactly what has fed my insecurity and doubt and fear and unbelief.
What's bringing me back to truth is a combination of therapy and learning how to forgive myself for not measuring up to my own standards, but mostly getting to be around the Young Life community (man, more on that later. what gems…). And also making a conscious effort to dig back up all the things I love about life. Jazz on vinyl. Strawberries with sugar. Singing in the car — so, so loudly — with the windows down. Baking and writing letters and having Panera for all three meals in a day. Driving for hours. Dancing — oh, I love dancing. It is absolutely the way to my heart. Ballroom, shagging, figuring out how to swing dance to "Shake It" or the doing the electric slide with a glass of wine in hand — I love it all. The last time I danced, I mean really danced was the night before graduation at my last Wofford band party. I wore an orange dress and stayed until 2am and ran around twirling and singing to Don't Stop Believing and Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy, of all songs. I love it, I love it, I love it.
So this is all just a long-winded way of saying that I'm trying to embrace the current season of my life, bloom where I'm planted, all that stuff. Yeah, sure, at first all I wanted to do was turn up my nose and be a diva and wear Lilly Pulitzer to WalMart, but that didn't make anything better. It just made me feel conceited and pretentious and not at all like the kind of person I want to be, and I'm sorry for that. I don't know what it'll take to get to "happy," but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Which is a good mindset, because I used to just want to be stubborn and stomp my foot and set the bridge on fire.
Sorry (I'm not sorry) about the short novel; it just feels good to write again. I'm not even sure if this had a coherent point; I'll try to do better next time. And I'll also try to see to it that "next time" happens before the year 2013 arrives…


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Market Research Reports, Inc. has announced the addition of "Global Data Center Power Market 2016 - 2020" research report to their website www.MarketResearchReports.com
Lewes, DE -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/13/2017 -- Report forecast the global data center power market to grow at a CAGR of 14.59% during the period 2016-2020.
Power management solutions for data centers is considered to be an important support infrastructure for data center operations. These products aid in the distribution of power to the data center racks from the utility grid and also supply power during power outages. Modern power management products are equipped with features that facilitate efficient operations of data center infrastructure, aiding in reduced energy wastage. These features include real-time monitoring and management through DCIM integration. With the increasing count of data centers worldwide, enterprises are adopting efficient power management solutions to aid in continuous availability of data center infrastructure for data center operation.
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global data center power market for 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated from the sales of data center power infrastructures namely, UPS systems, PDUs, energy storage infrastructure, transfer switches and switchgear, and generators.
The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:
- Americas
According to the report, one of the major drivers for this market is increased construction of green data centers. The increase in carbon emission and the consumption of electricity through data centers worldwide is creating awareness among enterprises toward the construction of green data center facilities. These facilities help in the operation of energy-efficient infrastructure, thereby reducing the electricity consumption and carbon footprint.
Further, the report states that one of the major factors hindering the growth of this market is UPS battery failure. Many data centers face a major problem with regard to battery failure in UPS systems. The battery is found to be a root cause of many data center outages, which accounts for around 60%. Batteries are a low-tech component that supports data center infrastructure during unplanned outages. Most data centers suffer power outages that last for a few seconds; severe damage can ensue should the batteries in the UPS infrastructure fail.
Global Data Center Power Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
key players in the global data center power market: ABB, Delta Electronics, Eaton, Emerson Network Power, GE Industrial Solutions, Legrand, and Schneider Electric.
Other Prominent Vendors in the market are: Active POWER, AEG Power Solutions, Black Box Network Service, Caterpillar, Controlled Power Company, Cummings, Cyber Power Systems, Generac, HP, MTU Onsite Energy, Rittal, S&C Electric Company, Server Technology, Siemens, Tripp Lite, and Panduit.
Market driver
- Increased construction of green data centers
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Market challenge
- UPS battery failure
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Market trend
- Use of DC power distribution for data center
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Key questions answered in this report
- What will the market size be in 2020 and what will the growth rate be?
- What are the key market trends?
- What is driving this market?
- What are the challenges to market growth?
- Who are the key vendors in this market space?
- What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?
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Ricky and I have not done a great job updating you lately, sorry. Hopefully you have all assumed no news was good news.
I am 30 weeks already! Where has the time gone? My mom mentioned in her morning email recently that she has taken to calling the twins the "miracle minions" which they certainly are.
Our pregnancy is going really well. Our last ultrasound was at 28 weeks, at that time the boys both weighed 2 lbs 12 oz., the weight different between them was only 9 grams. They had their echocardiograms at 24 weeks and they were both normal for any abnormalities they can detect in utero. I feel really good overall. I felt great during my second trimester! My biggest pregnancy hurdle has been my leg swelling. I am wearing compression stocking which seen to be helping, leave it to a wound care NP to have prescription strength compression stockings during her pregnancy :).
Some of our dear friends at The Ridge (our church home) through a baby shower the last Saturday in January and it was such a wonderful day.
We often get asked if we are ready? I'm not sure you can ever be 100% ready for the complete life change that occurs when you become a parent, however we are getting there.
One of the biggest projects we have left is setting up the nursery! We have one crib put together, so we at least have a start.
The details of my return to work are not yet finalized, but I will be able to stay part time working three 8 hour days per week.
We have found an in-home-day-care option that seems promising. She has been struggling with migraines and may not be able to have the boys three days a week, if that is the case we will have to continue to pursue other options for child care.
Ricky and I could not be more blessed by all the ongoing love, support, prayers and encouragement. Before we know it we will be holding our miracle minions in our arms!


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Claudio Ranieri vows to turn the tide at struggling Leicester and insists: 'There are a lot of sharks out there – but I am on a windsurfer'
Struggling Leicester City boss vows to turn the tide with title-winning 'warriors' who are 'used to fighting'
CLAUDIO RANIERI knows he remains in choppy waters despite the public vote of confidence from chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
But Leicester's title-winning miracle worker has vowed to navigate his way through the "sharks" who are circling him.
And the under-fire Italian insists he is not out of his depth, despite his Foxes swimming perilously close to the relegation rocks.
Keep up to date with ALL the Leicester news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club page plus fixtures, results and live match commentary
Ahead of Wednesday night's FA Cup fourth round replay against Derby, Ranieri said: "There are a lot of sharks out there - but I am on a windsurfer.
"I accept this. This is our life. Last season was a fairytale, this season is not, but it is OK — we are still alive.
"This is football. You win three matches and you are a god, you lose three and you are not a god!"
Ranieri's Foxes remain in freefall — the only club in the top four tiers of English football yet to score a goal in 2017.
Last year's champions have also lost their last FOUR Premier League games on the spin — winning just one of their last nine — and are sinking so fast they are in danger of suffering from the bends!
But having been assured Saturday's six-pointer at fellow relegation rivals Swansea will not be his swansong — regardless of the result — Ranieri was in good form.
In fact, if his players showed the same positivity and confidence he displayed they would not be 16th and hovering a point off the drop zone.
Rumours persist the 65-year-old Italian has lost the dressing room, but he has clearly not lost his sense of humour as he confronted every question fired his way.
He said: "The dressing room is fantastic. It is the same as last season. I speak the same sh*** English and they still understand me.
"I say to my players, 'My door is always open'. Sometimes I come to them and sometimes they come to me. It's a fantastic relationship.
"I love my players — they gave me something special in my career.
"Never before had I won title. I will thank them for all of my life.
"The vote of confidence from my chairman is more for you than for me. Maybe now he wants to stop all the speculation.
"I know I have the club's confidence. Is it the 'dreaded' vote of confidence? Come on man, what do you want?
"This is not a crisis. Of course when you don't win the players lack a little confidence — it's normal. But, fortunately, these players are warriors and are used to fighting."
Yet Ranieri admits some of those warriors will not be fighting against Derby at the King Power as he looks to lessen the workload of his embattled troops.
The last thing he wants is to lose the East Midlands derby — but knows he must be wary of over-loading his players as they continue to fight on three fronts.
The Foxes face Sevilla in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on February 22, so the Italian is ready to turn Tinkerman once again.
He said: "In our position it is important I stay with the soldiers who know the problem, who know the enemy.
"For this reason I have to protect some players who need more recovery and more rest.
"I also want to give an opportunity to the other players because we pay a lot of money for them and they have a lot of quality.
"Christian Fuchs has had recovery time, with Ben Chilwell coming in. Maybe Wes Morgan and Robert Huth didn't recover from games in the same way.
"Last season Morgan was at the Copa American Cup and I gave him a lot of days off during the season to rest.
"This season that has not always been possible. So Wes will rest against Derby. I can change little things, but the normal team must continue.
"And the players who go on the pitch must give me 120 per cent — 100 per cent is not enough!"
Ranieri defended Riyad Mahrez, who has looked a shadow of the player who last season romped to the PFA Player of the Year award and also collected the African Player of the Year gong.
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He said: "He is frustrated as he knows better than me, the assists, goals, everything he made last season isn't happening for him now.
"Today he said to me, 'Do I need to do something more?'. I said, 'No, you're doing well. You are Riyad Mahrez. Everyone knows you now and everybody wants to kill you'."
Judging by Ranieri's defiant mood at Leicester, he is not about to roll over and die yet.


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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Breakfast this morning.... simple fare.
In a small iron fry pan, lay out some lean smoked bacon and cook till turning crispy. While it's sizzling, drop in a few dollops of butter, just because life is better with butter. Don't turn the bacon, or move it around, but let it make a layer across the bottom of the pan.
In a mixing bowl blend three jumbo eggs, a splash of cream, a teaspoon each of dried minced onions and garlic, a pinch of kosher salt, and several robust grinds of black pepper.
Once the bacon seems almost done, turn off the fire and pour the blended eggs over the bacon, careful not to move the bacon around. Gently lay slices of cheese on top of the mix (I prefer sharp Swiss).
Put the whole pan in a preheated 325 degree oven for about 30 minutes, or until the top starts to turn GBD (Golden brown and delicious).
Posted by "He's just this guy, you know?" at 10:31 AM
1 comment:
- Anthony said...
I started a diet today, I wish I had read this post before today. That looks fantastic, I may have to try it at some point once I slim down a bit.
- November 10, 2008 at 7:41 PM
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IceSL makes 3D printing simple
In 2012, Sylvain Lefebvre, a Research Associate working in the ALICE team at the Inria Nancy - Grand Est Research Centre, obtained a five-year European Research Council (ERC) grant to develop systems to make 3D printing more accessible. Together with one of his doctoral researchers, Jérémie Dumas, he presents IceSL, a software tool incorporating many innovations.
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History of Bitcoin Exchange Hacks and Issues
Over the years, bitcoin exchanges have been a target for hackers because an exchange typically stores more funds than an individual user. This means that a potential payoff for attackers is higher when trying to hack an exchange versus attacking individual users.
One of the most well-known hacks in the bitcoin world was the hack of Mt. Gox.
Mt. Gox
Mt. Gox was a Japanese bitcoin exchange. Its headquarters were in Tokyo, Japan. The exchange was launched in 2010. By 2014, it became the largest bitcoin exchange in the world and was processing over 70% of all bitcoin transactions on the bitcoin network.
In February of 2014, Mt. Gox stopped trading, took down its website and filed for bankruptcy claiming that it could not may its customers after over 800,000 bitcoins went missing. Evidence presented in 2015 suggests that most of the coins were stolen by hackers right out of the hot wallet of Mt. Gox. The attackers had access to the hot wallet starting from 2011.
Over the years, Mt. Gox had a history of other incidents, too. In June of 2011, one of the hackers used credentials of one of Mt. Gox's auditors to transfer a large number of bitcoins to himself, which led to the price of bitcoin fraudulently dropping to one penny on the exchange. The price went back to the market value within minutes, but the drop had an effect on a number of accounts that held an equivalent of over $8 million in bitcoins. In October of 2011, over twenty transactions appeared in the bitcoin blockchain block #150951 that have transferred money to an address with no private key. Over 2,500 bitcoins were lost during the transaction.
In May 2013, North American partner of Mt. Gox filed a lawsuit against the company. The partner, CoinLab, wanted $75 million from Mt. Gox for not transferring existing Mt. Gox customers from the United States and Canada to CoinLab per the agreement between the companies.
Mt. Gox stopped paying its customers in United States dollars in June of 2013 because its bank forced the company to close the account. In August of 2013, Mt. Gox announced that it lost significant amounts of money because it was crediting deposits before the deposits have cleared. In November of 2013, Wired published an article in which it claims for Mt. Gox to be almost entirely frozen from the US financial system due to the conflicts with regulators.
The company stopped processing withdrawals from its users on February 7, 2014. Because of this, during February and March 2014, the value of bitcoin declined by more than 30%.
Japanese authorities arrested the CEO of Mt. Gox, Mark Karpeles, in August of 2015. They charged him with fraud and embezzlement linking the charges to the disappearance of 650,000 bitcoins from Mt. Gox wallets. My 2016, creditors of Mt. Gox claimed that they have lost over $2 trillion because of the website. The Japanese trustees overseeing the liquidation of assets said that they were able to track only $91 worth of assets even though prior to the bankruptcy Mt. Gox claimed to have over $500 million in assets.
Bitcoinica and BitFloor
Bitcoinica was very popular in 2012. The reputation of this bitcoin exchange took a hit in March of 2012 when the company couldn't account for over 40,000 thousand of bitcoins that belonged to its customers because of a security breach. The exchange promised to pay the customers from its own pocket, but it suffered another attack on May 11, 2012. Many of the customers have never been repaid.
BitFloor was a bitcoin exchange located in the state of New York. It began its operations in 2011. By 2013, it has become the fourth-largest bitcoin exchange in the world. The website has closed its doors in April of 2013 after announcing that its bank scheduled a closure of its US bank accounts.
All these hacks and issues prove that if you want to store your coins safely, you are better off by storing them in your own wallet. If you are looking for additional security, consider investing in a hardware wallet that you will be able to keep offline when not using your coins. This will ensure that your coins are safe from hackers and that no breach will happen to them.


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Researching reliable, fast and non-invasive diagnostic tools for pneumonia pathogens and their resistance.
The Campus Project is a joint project of seven public and private partners of the InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena and develops solutions in the form of reliable, rapid and non-invasive diagnosis of pneumonia pathogens and their resistance. The subprojects progress along the innovation chain from determining medical need and developing new technologies to preparing samples and producing prototypes. The project for the development of innovative diagnostic technologies in Jena has a total volume of EUR 14 million and is supported by the BMBF with EUR 10 million over the next five years.
Diagnostics for Pneumonia in Immunosuppression
Researching reliable, fast and non-invasive diagnostic tools for pneumonia pathogens and their resistance.
At this time, pneumonia pathogens can only be diagnosed by the elaborate examination of the lungs whereby the lung is flushed in order to detect the pathogens in the rinse fluid (bronchoalveolar lavage). It is vital to replace this complex examination which is very stressful for the patient with new methods and markers. Especially for patients with weakened immune systems, timely pathogen-specific diagnosis and early and targeted therapy (antibiotic stewardship) is often lifesaving because the body's own defense mechanisms do not work.
The technological basis for this is the formation of novel concepts for the investigation of the immune response to the infection and a direct diagnosis of pathogens that is largely independent of cultivation. The collection and processing of samples such as urine, blood or samples from the lungs are processed in simplified and miniaturised devices. To determine the pathogen or the host response, new methods for duplication of the genetic material and direct light-based methods such as microscopy or spectroscopy are researched. The campus project aims to keep costs and expenses of the diagnosis low in order to bring the new methods to less developed regions or to ICUs in acute situations. As part of the research campus, new inexpensive and portable methods for point-of-care testing will be established.
Participating partners
Abbott / Alere Technologies GmbH
Analytik Jena AG
University Hospital Jena (UKJ)
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT)
Leibniz Institute for Infection Biology and Natural Products Research – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences (EAH) Jena
01.02.2015 – 31.01.2020
Project coordination
Overall coordinator: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Popp
Medical coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mathias Pletz
Dr. Jens Hellwage
Phone: +49 3641 948 309
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Christin Weber, M. A.
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Accuracy of biplane and multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis of typical acute aortic dissection and intramural hematoma
Author + information
- Received December 11, 1995
- Revision received April 1, 1996
- Accepted April 16, 1996
- Published online September 1, 1996.
Author Information
- Andre Keren, M.D., F.A.C.C.∗,
- Charles B. Kim, M.D.,
- Bob S. Hu, M.D., F.A.C.C.,
- Irina Eyngorina, M.D.,
- Margaret E. Billingham, F.R.C.P.,
- R.Scott Mitchell, M.D.,
- D.Craig Miller, M.D., F.A.C.C.,
- Richard L. Popp, M.D., F.A.C.C. and
- Ingela Schnittger, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Objectives. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of biplane and multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in patients with suspected aortic dissection, including intramural hematoma.
Background. Transesophageal echocardiography is a useful technique for rapid bedside evaluation of patients with suspected acute aortic dissection. The sensitivity of transesophageal echocardiography is high, but the diagnostic accuracy of biplane and multiplane transesophageal echocardiography for dissection and intramural hematoma is less well defined.
Methods. We studied 112 consecutive patients at a major referral center who had undergone biplane or multiplane transesophageal echocardiography to identify aortic dissection. The presence, absence and type of aortic dissection (type A or B, typical dissection or intramural hematoma) were confirmed by operation or autopsy in 60 patients and by other imaging techniques in all. The accuracy of transesophageal echocardiography for ancillary findings of aortic dissection (intimal flap, fenestration and thrombosis) was assessed in the 60 patients with available surgical data.
Results. Of the 112 patients, aortic dissection was present in 49 (44%); 10 of these had intramural hematom (5 with and 5 without involvement of the ascending aorta). Of the remaining 63 patients without dissection, 33 (29%) had aortic aneurysm and 30 (27%) had neither dissection nor aneurysm. The overall sensitivity and specificity of transesophageal echocardiography for the presence of dissection were 98% and 95%, respectively. The specificity for type A and type B dissection was 97% and 99%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity for intramural hematoma was 90% and 99%, respectively. The accuracy of transesophageal echocardiography for diagnosis of acute significant aortic regurgitation and pericardial tamponade was 100%.
Conclusions. Biplane and multiplane transesophageal echocardiography are highly accurate for prospective identification of the presence and site of aortic dissection, its ancillary findings and major complications in a large series of patients with varied aortic pathology, Intramural hematoma carries a high complication rate and should be treated identically with aortic dissection.
↵∗ Present address and address for correspondence: Dr. Andre Keren, Department, of Cardiology, Bikur Cholim Hospital, P.O. Box 492, Jerusalem 91004, Israel.
☆ This study was supported in part by the Butterway Fund, Stanford (Dr. Eyngorina). Dr. Popp is a consultant to the Hewlett Packard Company, Andover, Massachusetts, which manufactures the equipment used in this study.
- Received December 11, 1995.
- Revision received April 1, 1996.
- Accepted April 16, 1996.


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Dr Martens - Austin boot -Dark Brown Grizzly
This is the Austin Moc Toe boot: a classic, rugged style with unmistakeable '70s vibes. Made with durable, hardwearing Grizzly leather, the boot is all about ultimate comfort, with a padded ankle and a wider fit for feet that need a little extra breathing room. This timeless shoe comes with a SoftWair™ footbed liner, and retains lots of original Doc's DNA, like grooved sides, a yellow heel loop and our iconic air-cushioned sole.
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I quote from The Economist:
Two things are clear. The first is that smart machines are evolving at breakneck speed. Moore's law—that the computing power available for a given price doubles about every 18 months—continues to apply. This power is leaping from desktops into people's pockets. More than 1.1 billion people own smartphones and tablets. Manufacturers are putting smart sensors into all sorts of products. The second is that intelligent machines have reached a new social frontier: knowledge workers are now in the eye of the storm, much as stocking-weavers were in the days of Ned Ludd, the original Luddite. Bank clerks and travel agents have already been consigned to the dustbin by the thousand; teachers, researchers and writers are next. The question is whether the creation will be worth the destruction.The article is based on two sources:
- Race Against the Machine: How the Digital Revolution is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
- "Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business and the global economy"


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learn to be a Recruiter
Take Recruiter.com's state of the art, 12 week virtual training program to learn all aspects of being a successful professional recruiter. Learn more at https://www.recruiter.com/recruiter-training.html
But Wait, Before you go to Recruiter.com...
Let's just say this: I've thought a lot about recruiting & careers. I've seen every part of the process, from being a recruiter, to managing a recruiting firm, to building recruiting software, to developing Recruiter.com, a software for specialized recruiting, and most recently, I'm building the VocaWorks tech hiring platform. In fact, when I write it all out, I seem like I have some kind of recruiting chip on my shoulder....
The long and short of it is, I know and love the world of recruiting. When we were first developing the Recruiter.com Recruiter Certification Program, I put together an intro letter to the course that really summarizes how I feel about recruiting.
If you're thinking about learning more about the program, I thought you might like to read this intro letter from me. If you enter the program, you'll see this as the first part of the course.
To help you get started on the road to a career in recruiting, we would like to tell you a story. It comes from an absolutely wonderful children's book called Twenty Heartbeats by Dennis Haseley.
The Wealthy Man
In the book, there is a very wealthy man who owns many horses, but one horse, in particular, is his favorite. He loves the horse so much that he pays a famous painter to paint its picture.
Years and years go by, and the painter just won't deliver the painting. The wealthy man is furious. Eventually, he shows up at the painter's house and demands the painting for which he paid. The painter obligingly whips out a piece of parchment, dashes off a horse in black ink, and then hands the painting to the wealthy man. All this takes less than the time of 20 heartbeats — the time it takes to scribble a doodle.
The Artist & The Painting
The wealthy man is, of course, aghast. He storms after the painter to demand his money back. However, as he walks behind the painter down a hallway, he sees what has been taking so long.
All along the walls are hundreds and hundreds of painted horses. The painter wasn't procrastinating, he was practicing. Only then does the wealthy man finally look down at the painting that he purchased so long ago, now in his hands. It's a perfect horse, his horse, a horse so real that the wealthy man can't help but whistle to it.
Just as it takes discipline and practice to make any art form look easy, every kind of work requires years of diligence to perfect. Recruiting is no different, but few professions look so simple. It must be so hard to pass along a resume, right? You can almost hear the hiring managers thinking to themselves, "I'll bet your fingers are really tired from dragging all those resumes into an email. Real difficult work!"
A Recruiter's Value
The end product of recruiting is someone else's work – it is the candidate's talent, experience, ability to interview, and other personal and professional qualities that get them hired. It's hard to pinpoint the recruiter's exact role in this process. Recruiting seems like a pseudoscience. Did the recruiter identify the talent? Spot them? Find them? Assess them? Understand the job? The culture? Have the right database? The right connections? The right insight into the department or the hiring manager's psychology? Did the recruiter make a lot of calls or know some secret strings to search on Google? It's hard to say exactly what it is the recruiter does, so it's easy to discount the recruiter's role entirely.
However, we might be looking at the situation all wrong. A recruiter's value can't be found within the process of a single hire. It isn't located in that space — a space that sometimes spans twenty heartbeats — between talking to a manager about a job and identifying the right talent.
The Process that Forges the Recruiter's Talent
You have to look at everything that comes before that moment of identification to see the value of a good recruiter. A good recruiter creates the conditions for a hire to happen — for the magic to strike. They don't talk to a lot of different people; they talk to everyone. They don't want to know their clients or their company's competitors; they want to know everything that's happening at every company in the area. Recruiting is a massive amount of work, rife with rejection and stress.
That's why so few succeed at recruiting. Many who try simply aren't willing to put in the work. Sure, there's nothing special about that one placement. Identifying a candidate and getting them a job offer doesn't require any particular kind of magic — or even a college degree for that matter. Placements aren't like beautiful paintings: Anyone can luck out and make one or two.
But long-term recruiting success is a different animal entirely. A successful career in recruiting involves the deep study of companies, products, markets, assessments, and professions, coupled with a kind of brute-force stamina necessary to pursue doggedly the talents of other people. This is the process that forges the recruiter's talent.
Welcome to Our Program!
Developing a real talent for recruitment takes practice and a lot of hard work. For those who put in the effort, the rewards can be incredible. Our program is but the first step in your recruiting journey. We at Recruiter.com are privileged to take these first steps with you. Talk to everyone you can, get to know companies and jobs, and put in the effort. Seize the opportunity. We look forward to your success!
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Gold headed for the biggest decline in almost seven months as Portuguese banking concerns eased and equities advanced, diminishing demand for haven assets. Portuguese 10-year government bonds were set for the biggest two-day advance in a month on speculation that Portugal would contain financial woes at one of its banking groups. The drop comes after gold capped the longest run of weekly gains since 2011, partly as missed payments on notes by a parent company of Portugal's second-biggest bank renewed concern that Europe hasn't resolved its debt crisis. EU spokesman Simon O'Connor said July 11 that the country has taken steps to shore up its financial system. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s Jeffrey Currie reiterated his outlook for lower bullion prices as confidence increases in the economic recovery and inflation remains tame.
Gold_futures for August delivery fell 2.2% to $1,307.50 an ounce. A close at that price will make the biggest loss for a most-active contract since December 19.
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We're all grown-ups so why don't we get some weird looking jugs, drink alcohol out of them, eat food and be loud until we can't anymore?
Step 1:
Acquire tankard
Find and acquire a tankard (or goblet if you like). This is your ticket and will gain you entry. Leave it with us for next time and you'll get free entry and a tankard (or goblet) from the ever-growing collection.
Step 2:
Acquire fancy drink
Find and acquire some fancy beer (or wine if you like). Why not get some weird strong shit? It's a big occasion after all. We'll provide some booze, but it's a group effort.
Step 3:
Tell us what dates you can do
I've told a bunch of you about this, so fill in the doodle https://doodle.com/poll/i2cwmrnr5hwrrbi5
Don't worry if you can't make this one, there'll be another one if it's any good (if it's not you didn't miss out).
Step 4:
Come along, eat food, drink drink, get merry
We'll make some food, BIG hearty food, there'll be a place to go to too (probably our house in Brixton, but we'll find somewhere bigger in London if demand is high). All you need to do is bring your tankard (or goblet) and your drink to the location then drink, eat, make noise, enjoy.


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Todd Jenks, a former associate attorney at DLA Piper LLP, sued the multinational law firm in state court after he was terminated several years ago. The court ordered arbitration and Jenks was awarded more than $96,000. The arbitrator concluded that DLA Piper had shortchanged him on short-term disability benefits. At that time, Standard was the insurer. In another lawsuit filed in January 2015, Jenks complains again about short- and long-term disability coverage provided by his employer. DLA Piper's disability policy is currently with Unum.
According to Jenks' latest lawsuit (January 16, 2015), Unum does not dispute that his health issues prevented him from performing his duties. And Unum classified him correctly, even though benefits manager Stephanie Riedel at DLA Piper "engaged in a series of maneuvers with insurer Unum to make sure he was paid under a lower-ranked classification," according to Law360.
In his California federal lawsuit, Jenks accuses DLA Piper of preventing him from receiving long-term disability benefits and that Riedel misclassified him on purpose to receive a lesser disability amount. Further, she also concealed information about his long-term disability coverage, dragging out his claims process and finally shredding information as to what Unum agreed to pay out.
It will be of great interest to watch this case unfold. Would Unum testify against DLA Piper? Will Unum act as witness for the plaintiff? Unum hasn't yet replied to a call regarding the case: M. Todd Jenks v. DLA Piper LLP et al., case number 3:15-cv-00254, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.


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Champa, Kramer wedding
(Wedding ~ 12/29/08)
SCHULTE, Kan. -- Lindsay Champa of Clearwater, Kan., and Ricky Kramer of Atwood were united in marriage Aug. 16, 2008, at the St. Peter Catholic Church in Schulte, Kan. (Wichita) with the Rev. Andy Kuykendall officiating. Parents of the couple are Mike and Lisa Champa of Clearwater and Richard and Kim Kramer of Atwood...
Timm, Klug wedding
(Wedding ~ 12/29/08)
RAVENNA -- Capri Timm of Ravenna and Benjamin Klug of McCook were united in marriage July 26, 2008, in Ravenna with the Revs. Marty Egging and Dr. Jeff Thurman officiating. Parents of the couple are Ann Obermiller of Ravenna and Rick and Pam Klug of McCook. Grandparents of the bride are Slim and Donna Obermiller of Loup City. Grandparents of the bridegroom are Ed and Nilma Ward of Omaha...
Kohlmeier, Malleck engagement
(Engagement ~ 12/29/08)
Lori Kohlmeier of Trenton and Justin Malleck of McCook announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the couple are Robert and Cheryl Hrnchir of Trenton and Scott and Debbie Malleck of McCook. The bride-to-be graduated from Trenton High School and is employed at Michaelis Chiropractic in McCook...
Sitzman birth
(Births ~ 12/29/08)
Eric and Katie Sitzman of Lincoln announce the birth of their daughter, Morgan Jane Sitzman on Dec. 9, 2008, at Bryan LGH East. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 19 3/4 inches long. Her grandparents are Larry and Sally Sitzman of Lincoln, formerly of Culbertson and Tom and Suzi Fischer of Omaha...
Koetter birthday
(Birthdays ~ 12/29/08)
The family of Bill Koetter of McCook is hosting an open house in honor of his 80th birthday on Jan. 5, 2009. The open house will be Sunday, Jan. 4, at the Community Building on the Red Willow County fairgrounds in McCook from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Cards will reach him at 403 N. Cherokee, McCook NE 69001...
McMurtrey, Chadwick engagement
(Engagement ~ 12/29/08)
Jessica McMurtrey and McCallan Chadwick, both of Logan, Utah, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Brent and Brenda McMurtrey of McCook and Kirk and Leta Chadwick of Ririe, Idaho. The bride-to-be is a 2007 graduate of McCook Senior High School. She is attending Utah State University in Logan, Utah and is working on a Bachelor's degree in family consumer and human development with an emphasis in family finance...
Atchley adoption
(Births ~ 12/29/08)
Randy and Leah Atchley of Knoxville, Tenn., announce the adoption of Moses Henry Atchley, 4, on Dec. 9, 2008. He was born Dec. 20, 2004. He has three sisters, Chrissy, 24, Emily, 18, and Miriam, 7. Grandparents are Don and Joan Grafel of Herndon, and Paul and Jean Atchley of Knoxville...
Fickle birthday
(Birthdays ~ 12/29/08)
The family of Ruth Ann Fickle is hosting an open house in honor of her 85th birthday. The open house will be Jan. 1, 2009, from 2-4 p.m., at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Cards will reach her Hillcrest Nursing Home, 309 West 7th, McCook NE 69001...
Huskers continue sun-splashed preparations for Gator Bowl
(College Sports ~ 12/29/08)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Nebraska football team again hit the field for a morning practice on Sunday, working for two hours in full pads at the University of North Florida in preparation for the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl. The Gator Bowl is scheduled for noon Thursday (New Year's Day) at Jacksonville, Fla., Municipal Stadium and will be televised by CBS...
Husker women slam door on No. 24 Arizona State
(College Sports ~ 12/29/08)
LINCOLN -- Yvonne Turner led four Huskers in double figures with 13 points, as the Nebraska women's basketball team battled back from a 16-point first-half deficit to defeat No. 24 Arizona State in front of a season-high crowd of 4,652 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center and an FSN national television audience on Sunday afternoon...
Bison swimmers strong at Hastings
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/08)
HASTIINGS -- McCook's A and B girls swim team won the Hastings/Fremont/McCook triangular Tuesday in Hastings. Both girls teams scored 48 points. The Bison A and B boys team finished fifth in sixth in the event. Madeline Shaddock and Whitney Korgan were first place medal winners for the Bison girls. Shaddock won the 200 yard IM and 100 yard breast stroke. Shaddock also won the 200 and 400 yard free along with Korgan, Sydnie Stamm and Jayde Aufrecht...
McCook teams compete in GNAC Tournament at Norfolk
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/08)
NORFOLK -- The McCook High School girls basketball team will play Kearney at 2 p.m. today in the first round of the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference Tournament. The game will be play in the main gymnasium. Other first round girls matchups are North Platte against Hastings, Norfolk against Columbus and Scottsbluff against Lexington...
Hulda Erma Einspahr
(Obituary ~ 12/29/08)
Oct. 30, 1913 - Dec. 27, 2008 ARAPAHOE -- Hulda Erma Einspahr, 95, died Saturday (Dec. 27. 2008) at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. She was born Oct. 30, 1913, at Cadams in Nuckolls County to Julius and Anna (Kottmeyer) Radtke. She grew up and attended school at Flagler, Colo...
Hugo 'Hoot' Mohr
(Obituary ~ 12/29/08)
April 3, 1915 - Dec. 27, 2008 HAMLET -- Hugo Gus "Hoot" Mohr, 93, died Saturday (Dec. 27, 2008) at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. He was born April 3, 1915, at Avoca, to Gus F. and Olga (Witzke) Mohr. He moved with his parents from Eastern Nebraska to the Hamlet area, where he grew up and attended school. He graduated from Hamlet High School in 1933. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard, on the USS Eridanus during World War II, returning in 1946...
Lova Burdese (Fisher) Cooper
(Obituary ~ 12/29/08)
Aug. 22, 1916 - Dec. 25, 2008 MCDONALD, Kan. -- Lova Burdese (Fisher) Cooper, 92, died Thursday (Dec. 25, 2008). She was born Aug. 22, 1916, in Ludell, Kan., to Frank and Lillie (Smith) Fisher. She attended Ludell Public School and graduated from Atwood Community High School in 1934. After graduation she began teaching small rural schools. In the summer she attended Fort Hays Kansas State College to get her certificate...
Harry 'David' Fahrenbruch
(Obituary ~ 12/29/08)
Nov. 9, 1944 - Dec. 27, 2008 CULBERTSON -- Harry "David" Fahrenbruch, age 64, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln, Neb. He was born Nov. 9, 1944, in McCook to Harry P. and Doris M. (Covert) Fahrenbruch. David graduated from Culbertson High School in 1963 and Parks Business College in Denver, Colo. He lived in this area all his life...
Jack Vincent Xavier Daily
(Obituary ~ 12/29/08)
Dec. 11, 1943 - Dec. 26, 2008 LINCOLN -- Jack Vincent Xavier Daily, 65, died Friday (Dec. 26, 2008) in Lincoln. He was born Dec. 11, 1943, in North Platte. He was raised by his grandparents, Edger and Alice (Vansickle) Daily and his uncle, Bill Rogers. He served in the U.S. Navy...
Clarence R. Madden
(Obituary ~ 12/29/08)
Aug. 28, 1924 - Dec. 26, 2008 INDIANOLA -- Clarence R. Madden, 84, of Indianola, died Dec. 26, 2008, at St. John's Care Center in Kearney. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at St. Catherine's Church in Indianola. The Rev. Thomas McGuire will officiate. Interment will be in the Indianola Catholic Cemetery...
Title ready for first baby of 2009
(Local News ~ 12/29/08)
The search is on -- the search for the first baby born in the new year in Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas. The McCook Daily Gazette has sponsored the "New Year's Baby Derby" since 1927. Charlene Betty Kenyon was declared the winner of that first baby race, being born at 11:25 p.m., Jan. ...
The day the capital city stood still
(Column ~ 12/29/08)
For those of us who were not around to see the winter of 1888, the winter of 1948-49 was close enough. Plainview, and Northeast Nebraska began to receive snow around the first of November. That first snow was still around until the beginning of March, when a few days of melting temperatures held promise of the end of winter. ...
Online license plate renewal should mean shorter lines
(Editorial ~ 12/29/08)
Our waits at the windows to renew our license plates are nothing like they are in bigger cities, at least judging by comedians' jokes about a visit to the DMV in places like Los Angeles or New York. They're not even as long as they used to be in Nebraska when all of us had to renew our license plates at one time at the beginning of the year...
Second in a series -- Family spent summers barnstorming
(Features ~ 12/29/08)
EDITOR'S NOTE -- This is the second in a series of stories about Cedar Bluffs-Oberlin pilot Steve Tuttle, who flew the ground-breaking "Newsboy" airplane for the McCook Daily Gazette in 1929 and 1930. Tuttle couldn't be grounded even after the Newsboy was....
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