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Scientists from different schools of thought have attempted to explain addiction. Some say the culprit is a genetic
lack of the feel-good, sleep-inducing neurotransmitter serotonin. Others say early brain cell damage begets lack of
feedback inhibition for normal cravings, driving them out of balance. For example, non-addictive persons who eat
some sugar will be satisfied (in terms of simple carbohydrates) for several hours. The addictive person, by contrast, will
crave even more sugar after consuming a moderate serving. This may be due, in addicts, to a lack of endorphin
stimulation when a healthy physiologic craving is satisfied. Other researchers and physicians contend that addiction is
largely a response to depression. Addiction is major problem in this country, whatever the cause. Sugar addiction is
perhaps the most insidious because the substance is so cheap, so available and so universally regarded as a "treat."
Addiction spells confusion. For example, street drugs are "bad" while prescription drugs are "good" despite the statistics
which show that in any recent year death due to complications from prescription drug overdose is 50 times more likely
than death from street drugs. Nevertheless, IV "recreational" drug addicts are the long-term reservoir for AIDS and the
vast proportion of criminal activity among teenagers is due to the cocaine trade. Caffeine and alcohol and nicotine
are socially condoned although they contribute to a substantial percentage of hospitalizations in the U.S.
If you ingest white sugar daily, or drink alcohol daily or have an immediate family member who is alcoholic, or feel
depressed frequently you may have a problem with addiction without realizing it. Please take a good look; the crucial
initiation of breaking free from addiction is recognizing the substance abuse and seeking help to maintain the
commitment to quit.
Addiction results from a multifactorial network of choices; the treatment approach must address not only the physical,
but the mental and emotional (spiritual) as well. One reason the 12-Step programs (Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics
Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Spenders Anonymous, Adult Children of Alcoholics, etc.) are so successful is that
they are free of charge and thus require only the commitment of the participant for attendance. Sometimes people
need stronger measures to kick their habit at the beginning. But quitting per se is not so difficult; the trick is staying quit.
Many addicts have incurred so many physical and mental changes that they need to get their fix merely to sustain
homeostasis. In other words withdrawal can be very rough. And the better prepared we are for withdrawal, whether
it be from inhaled crack or chocolate, the better we will be able to handle the rocky road back to recovery.


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Columbus police are investigating the city's second murder. Authorities found 51-year-old Brenda Lowe dead in her home on Thomas Street, off Rigdon Road. Lowe was last seen by family on Saturday. Police made the gruesome discovery Tuesday afternoon while conducting a welfare check at the family's request.Alrich Boner who knows Lowe and often tends to her yard had a different story. He says he last saw Lowe Monday afternoon.
"The girl came home [and] she went to play a lottery number. She came back home and I saw her yesterday at about 2' O'clock," Boner said.
Friends and family say she would often walk to a nearby convenience store to play the lottery.
Sources close to the case described the crime scene as violent and said Lowe appeared to have been stabbed and shot multiple times. Family members and people in the community like Alrich Boner say they simply want answers to what caused the death of woman who was quiet and rarely left her home.
"She did not bother [anybody]. She never drink, smoke, or did anything wrong. She's a good girl," Boner said. So far, no suspects have been identified. Police are still waiting on a preliminary autopsy report from the crime lab which is due back Wednesday. If you have any information on the case you are asked to call police.
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Russell Francis Peterson
Russell Francis Peterson, 90, died peacefully on Feb. 22, 2013, at his home on Beavertail in Jamestown, surrounded by loving family. He was born in Montclair, N.J., on June 11, 1922, the only child of Arthur S. Peterson and Marion Klotter Peterson. He was the husband of the late Barbara Burns Peterson.
Russell grew up in Cedar Grove, N.J., and attended Camp Dudley in Westport, N.Y., from 1931 to 1933. He graduated from the Tilton Preparatory School in Tilton, N.H., in 1940, and attended Harvard University until enlisting in the U.S. Army at the outbreak of World War II where he served with the 10th Mountain Division. After the war, he completed his college degree at the College of Charleston.
Mr. Peterson began his career in the museum field first in Charlotte, N.C., and then in Charleston, S.C., before moving to Locust, N.J. He was a staff mammalogist with the American Museum of Natural History in New York where he led multiple scientific expeditions to Australia and Papua, New Guinea. He was inducted as a member of the Explorer's Club in New York City based on his expedition work and his discovery of several new species of mammals. He was a naturalist, illustrator and author of numerous books on natural history and historical subjects, including award-winning books for young adults. He was also successful as a life science and scientific illustrator. He was a member of both the American and Australian societies of mammalogists.
An avid skier, he remained involved with his former ski troops through the national association of the 10th Mountain Division for most of his remaining life. In his 50s he competed in the Vasaloppet, a 90-km cross-country ski race in Sweden. He and his family moved to Jamestown in 1965 where he enjoyed sailing, tennis and tending his gentleman's farm of horses and sheep. He was also a former trustee and rear commodore of the Conanicut Yacht Club in Jamestown.
In short, Russell Peterson led a full and exciting life. He accomplished much in a wide variety of interests, but he was always passionately involved with the health and welfare of all animals and the environment of Earth.
He is survived by his children, Torre Peterson of Manassas, Va.; Pia Peterson Senior (Eric) of Jamestown, and Per Bengt Peterson (Linda) of Jamestown. His grandchildren, Will Rodier of Providence; Pia Charlotta Peterson of Mayer, Ariz.; Emelia Peterson of Providence; Torsten and Analise Peterson of Vienna, Va., also survive him. He was predeceased by his sons, Erik Anders (1948) and Erik Christopher (2004).
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Irish Classical deftly handles Mamet's gritty 'American Buffalo'
David Mamet's profanely eloquent play, "American Buffalo," still as repulsive yet strangely attractive as ever after 38 years, has opened at The Irish Classical Theatre Company. It's the troupe's first foray into "Mamet-speak" and they are up to it.
The night opens on Don's Resale Shop, life's hand-me-downs on display, hanging here, piled there, dented and bruised, someone's one-time treasure or heirloom dusty or perhaps broken. No "Antique Roadshow" surprises here. In other words: junk.
Then there's the human detritus: proprietor Don, always waiting for that Picasso behind the velvet Elvis; his "gofer," crackhead Bobby; and Walter "Teach" Cole, street survivor, volatile, a walking, talking poster boy for anger management. Don spends his days hoping for a cash cow, Bobby scrounges and runs errands for drug money and Teach just hangs around, railing, ranting against people and things. "The world is lies," he spouts, "There is no law, there is no right and wrong, there is no friendship." Teach is not fun to be around and for all his talk of loyalty, he is essentially a snake. These are dented and discarded people – add pathetic to the mix – occupying Don's Resale Shop.
The trouble starts when Don sells an apparent vintage American buffalo nickel for much less than it's worth. When he realizes he's been scammed, Don seeks to get the coin back, first recruiting the hapless Bobby but then enlisting the eavesdropping Teach to burglarize the customer's apartment. Plans and preparation prove inept, vaudevillian almost, and there are hints of double-cross before the arrival of menace in the play's late going. The ICTC has much experience with the works of Harold Pinter, where everyday events can turn deadly and seemingly harmless relationships go awry. Those enigmatic Pinter moments have readied them for David Mamet and a riveting "American Buffalo."
The story is told in Mamet's customary vulgar street-talk style, a multitude of f-bombs and a couple of c-words, with inventive combinations of both – theater critic Ben Brantley once said that the flying and frequent curses were "like a stink bomb at a garden party" – but the jargon is most likely armor against the brutal urban lives of these three desperate and marginal would-be thieves, none of whom have many redeeming traits.
Well, Don does care, in a paternal way, about Bobby. "Never go without breakfast," Don coaches. And he's going to buy the kid vitamins. He's an enabler, though.
Brian Cavanagh, in a rare directing role, loves this play. These are his people he says and he admits that "Mamet's language is my language." Cavanagh has insisted that the economical speech patterns, the fragmented or unfinished sentences, the pulsating unrelenting cadence, the "scatological buckshot," as the famed Jack Kroll once described Mamet's work, remain intact and non-stop and he has assembled just the cast to do that: Christian Brandjes, always precise, an invaluable pacesetter, as Don; Jose Rivera, sweetly strung-out, runny-nosed Bobby; and Brian Mysliwy, as Teach, mesmerizing from opening moments to final meltdown.
Mysliwy, in a departure from his manic and acclaimed comic performances at ICTC – "The Servant of Two Masters," "La Bete" – is raw, real and rough, a champion of greed, a threat, a bully and a coward at once, always pacing and prowling, always alert for "a piece of the action." To Mysilwy falls the task of underscoring Mamet's incredible lessons here of the power of language. As Teach, he makes the night a seminar; unforgettable.
The symbolic, theme-setting set is by Ron Schwartz; admirable work.
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Impassioned legislators debate concealed carry
SPRINGFIELD -- The firestorm over concealed weapons moved to the Illinois House floor Tuesday, sparking Republican complaints that an extraordinary legislative process set up by majority Democrats would restrict the right to carry guns in public rather than allow it, as a federal court has ordered.
A wide-open and wide-ranging discussion over seven hours that dealt largely with how gun possession would be restricted ended the way critics argued it should have begun: with a vote on a comprehensive package outlining the way guns could be carried in the state.
"We are under a court order. We have a reasonable bill that complies with the court order and its direction," said Rep. Brandon Phelps, a Democrat from Harrisburg in far southern Illinois. "We should have one standard for our state."
Phelps's provision, one of 10 issues debated Tuesday as an amendment, got a House OK 67-48. But like the 10 other amendments, the vote represented only the approval to add it to an empty bill put forward by House Speaker Michael Madigan in a rare procedure the Chicago Democrat set up to air out the issue -- and perhaps spread out the blame for how the law is crafted.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in December that Illinois' last-in-the-nation ban on carrying concealed weapons is unconstitutional, giving the legislature until June to rectify it.
"People are watching this. They know Chicago is the murder capital of the world," said Forsyth Republican Bill Mitchell, adding, "You might have the majority, but you sure as hell can't lead."
The House began the day with 27 separate amendments dealing with concealed carry, many of which restricted where guns could be carried. Gun prohibitions in schools, casinos, stadiums and other locales go OK'd in amendments that go so far as to include parking lots, meaning firearms couldn't be stored in cars while gun-owners go inside.
"You're spray-painting red circles around all these places, and at the end of the day, the whole state is going to be red and you won't be able to carry a gun anywhere," Phelps said.
As the day dragged on, the approach faced a series of setbacks. The House rejected successive amendments banning guns from colleges, establishments that sell alcohol, and public gatherings or rallies.
Democrats soon withdrew 12 amendments, including requirements for 40 hours of firearms training in classrooms and the field; carrying $1 million in liability insurance; and for a psychological fitness examination, moving straight to the Phelps amendment, which is language taken as a whole from a separate concealed-carry bill he's introduced, but didn't get a hearing Tuesday.
Phelps would make Illinois a "shall issue" state, meaning authorities would have to grant a carry permit to anyone who meets minimum guidelines. Gun-rights supporters prefer that to a "may issue" process in which local police can choose not to issue permits.
"A bureaucrat should not dictate who gets or who does not get a permit, like they do in New York," Phelps said. "In New York, you have to be a celebrity, a political donor or a friend of the mayor, for example, to get a permit."
Lawmakers did not say where the effort goes from here, and when there might be a vote on the package. A spokesman said Madigan's "weekly order of business" process would start Tuesday but would probably continue during ensuing weeks of the legislative session.
Minority Republicans interrupted the schedule twice early in the day with lengthy private caucus meetings and stormy public protests about a procedure they said makes no sense when the state continues to face a $96 billion pension-system deficit and $9 billion in unpaid bills.
For sponsors of many of the amendments, it was an exercise in sensible safeguards.
Answering a question from Republican Rep. Dwight Kay of Glen Carbon about the Bill of Rights' guarantee that citizens may keep and bear arms, Rep. Deborah Mell, a Chicago Democrat, said, "I support the language in the Second Amendment, but I feel it is necessary to put in regulations for the public safety."
Mell, who sponsored a successful measure to prohibit guns on public transit, she said she'd rather have police, not armed civilians, provide protection.
Tempers rose and ebbed as frustrated Republicans questioned the majority's motives. Democrats booed and shouted "No!" when Rep. Jim Sacia suggested imposing gun limits across Illinois because of Chicago's homicide problem would be like forcing statewide castration because of a population boom in the city.
"If you're having too many kids, you want me to get castrated," said former FBI agent Sacia, a Pecatonica Republican. "That was an analogy to show how silly this is. You bet I used Chicago as an example because you're the folks that want this craziness."
The Madigan procedure, requiring votes on specific issues, allows anti-gun Democrats to record "no" votes on individual provisions even though they might be forced to vote for a final bill in response to the court ruling. It also means Republicans will be on record as opposing what liberals might term "common-sense" gun restrictions, such as banning them from schools.
"We're going to play the game. You'll say that we all want violence in schools, which is nonsense," said Rep. Dennis Reboletti, an Elmhurst Republican. "We're the laughingstock of the nation."


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The Waynesboro Indians are still in search of that elusive first win of the season. The West Perry Mustangs, meanwhile, are in the hunt for a Mid-Penn Colonial Division championship after an 0-4 start.
WAYNESBORO — The Waynesboro Indians are still in search of that elusive first win of the season.
The West Perry Mustangs, meanwhile, are in the hunt for a Mid-Penn Colonial Division championship after an 0-4 start.
The two collide on Homecoming at Indian Stadium on Friday night, a matchup featuring a struggling Waynesboro offense versus a passing-oriented West Perry offense.
It's Game 2 for interim Tribe head coach Steve Myers, whose team is playing on a short week. On Monday, Waynesboro traveled to Dillsburg to play Northern York, shaking up the practice schedule for the week.
"Our focus for West Perry will be stopping their offense," Myers said. "They like to throw the ball and we have struggled in pass defense. When they do run, they like to run option, so we also have to be very sound in our responsibilities defensively."
You'll probably hear the name Chase May a lot in this game. The senior wide receiver is the Mustangs' go-to player on offense, and he's one of junior quarterback Chris Lehman's favorite targets, as is senior Nate Sites.
When West Perry (3-4, 3-1 MPC)isn't passing the ball, senior running back Dalton Megonnell is the likely ball carrier as the team's feature back.
If the Indians (0-7, 0-4 MPC) are going to threaten to end the Mustangs' winning streak, they'll have to put together a near-flawless game on offense, defense and special teams in front of an expected big Homecoming crowd.
"Offensively, we have to block better at the point of attack," Myers said. "We have a few adjustments to make that will shore everything up.
"Defensively, we have to shore up our pass defense. Northern threw the ball well against us and West Perry will do the same. We have to make sure we are sound in our coverage."
Waynesboro has been a work in progress all season, and it'll be much of the same Friday for a young team that has only a handful of seniors. The offensive line has been in flux ever since center Zach Wolford was lost for the season with a knee injury. Bell cow Zach Stumbaugh, a force on both offense and defense, played center before being moved back to his normal position on the line against Northern. Patrick Wade, who took over at center following Wolford's injury, ended the game at center.
Putting pressure on Lehman will be crucial if the Indians are to take pressure off the secondary players. Stumbaugh and Kenny Baker will have to have big games up front for that to happen.
On the other side of the ball, Tribe quarterback Nathan Toney will need to find some success in the air with the likes of Matt Peck, Ben Gsell, Jake Wertz, Ogochukwu Akamelu and Justin Croteau. The running game was grounded Monday night, and that spells trouble against an explosive offense like West Perry if Waynesboro is forced into 3-and-out situations like it has been during the season.


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TransDigm Announces Conference Call to Discuss Senior Credit Facility Refinancing
Feb 07, 2013, 12:17 EST
CLEVELAND, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE : TDG ) today announced a conference call to discuss a Senior Credit Facility refinancing. Details of the public conference call are listed below:
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UC Hastings College of the Law is honored to welcome Travis LeBlanc as its newest Affiliated Scholar.
As an Affiliated Scholar, Mr. LeBlanc's contributions will include serving as a direct advisor to research initiatives in the Privacy Project, and working with the Institute for Innovation Law on upcoming initiatives around regulatory agencies and innovation.
A nationally-recognized expert in privacy law, Travis LeBlanc is the acting Chief of the Enforcement Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission. Mr. LeBlanc previously served as a top deputy and senior advisor to California Attorney General Kamala Harris (UC Hastings Class of 1989), overseeing the office's operations and activities involving complex litigation and policy matters on a broad range of issues such as technology regulation, telecommunications, high-tech crime, cyber-security, privacy, intellectual property and antitrust.
"We are tremendously excited to bring on Mr. LeBlanc as an Affiliated Scholar of the Institute," said Charles Belle, Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation Law. "Mr. LeBlanc will bring his expertise, leadership, and insight to support the Institute's work across a range of areas."
During his time in the Office of the California Attorney General, Mr. LeBlanc established and oversaw California's first high-tech crime and privacy enforcement units. He also secured global agreements with a number of high-tech companies to protect consumer privacy, promote online safety and respect intellectual property rights.
Before joining the California AG, Mr. LeBlanc was an attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel at the United States Department of Justice, where he advised the President and Attorney General on significant matters of constitutional, statutory and regulatory law. Prior to joining OLC, Mr. LeBlanc was an attorney at Keker & Van Nest LLP in San Francisco, and Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington DC, where he represented corporate and individual clients in criminal and civil cases in federal and state courts.
Mr. LeBlanc holds an A.B. from Princeton University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, an M.P.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and an LL.M. in International Law from the University of Cambridge. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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"We're getting really close, our hope is within a couple of weeks to be operating here," he said.
Bailey said that in the previous, temporary location, only 12 dogs could be held at once, the new building doubles that, allowing 24 dogs to be kept comfortably until they are adopted out.
"The place that we were in a temporary facility, the only water we had was from an outdoor well pump, we had no hot water, we had no drainage system, even heat, we used a little electrical heater in there for the winter," Bailey said. "This is long overdue, but we've been saving for it, and it's definitely a necessity because of the number of dogs we take in."
That number is between 350 and 400 dogs a year.
Bailey explained that this building will be beneficial to the dogs and the staff as well.
"First of all, they'll be inside where we can take care of them and what we try to do, a lot of the dogs we get in we do not give back to the owners, no one ever calls to claim them, so this allows us to get the dogs cleaned up in here, we can take care of them a lot better, we can see if they need any medical attention and we can get them ready for adoption," he said.
For the full story, see the Tuesday, Jan. 28 edition of the Wapakoneta Daily News.


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1. Re: Hot spot?Panos Zygopoulos Jun 2, 2009 1:52 PM (in response to quality11)
What do you mean the page is a whole image? I saw html and css.
That's more a Dreamweaver question. Add an Anchor link or a hotspot in dreamweaver.
2. Re: Hot spot?Panos Zygopoulos Jun 2, 2009 2:02 PM (in response to quality11)
Oh i got it, sorry . Add your anchor link near a photo, but if the whole page is an image, this is not possible.
Maybe dividing it to smaller images could help.
You should ask in the Dreamweaver forum.
3. Re: Hot spot?quality11 Jun 2, 2009 2:39 PM (in response to Panos Zygopoulos)
Okay. Thanks very much!
4. Re: Hot spot?punopunopuno Mar 23, 2012 1:48 PM (in response to quality11)
So is there no way to add an anchor link to hot spots in Fireworks?
I'm assuming Fireworks would just need to allow the definition of the anchor name and then link the hot spot to "#anchorname".
5. Re: Hot spot?groove25 Mar 23, 2012 2:30 PM (in response to punopunopuno)
As you said, the link itself would be added to the hotspot's Link field as '#anchorname'. I'm not sure whether the target of the link can be indicated in Fireworks or not; however, it's fairly simple to accomplish this directly in the HTML by adding an id attribute to the opening tag of the appropriate element (such as a div, heading, or paragraph). For example:

6. Re: Hot spot?punopunopuno Mar 23, 2012 3:53 PM (in response to groove25)
Hey Groove25, thanks for the response.
I didn't want to hard code each anchor since I share the png with several designers.
I figured out one way of getting around it using Fireworks. If you want to create an anchor link, you will need to do two things:
(1) Create a button/hotspot on the top of the page and link to #anchor_name
(2) Create another slice on the bottom of the page (or wherever you want the link to go to within the page) and edit the HTML properties of the slice. You will be adding good ole' HTML in there to define the anchor name. I just added  into the HTML field.
7. Re: Hot spot?groove25 Mar 23, 2012 5:17 PM (in response to punopunopuno)
That's a neat solution! But I'm not sure it's going to work for you.
I wasn't familiar with the HTML option for slices within the Properties Inspector... From what I can tell, it swaps out the image content of the slice with HTML code (or text wrapped in an HTML paragraph tag). So you're not modifying the properties of the slice, but the content of the slice. And the content that you're adding in place of the image, in your example, is an empty link tag.
Keep in mind that the Hotspot is the link, not the slice. So you shouldn't need to add a link element to your slice, you just need to add a name or id attribute to establish the anchor. (Hope my terminology isn't off there, but I think you understand what I mean.) Incidentally, I totally forgot about the use of the name attribute! I think I've always used id instead, which might actually be the current preference in HTML5 (not totally sure of this, though).
So I still suspect that you'll need to add the id or name attribute at a later stage in your workflow... Whatever you do, don't forget the quotes around the value of the attribute (as in my original example).
My apologies, as I don't use the Hotspot or Slice features of Fireworks and I'm working from an older version (FW8), so if there's a newer panel or method to add the needed attribute, I can't steer you to it.
FOLLOW-UP: I'm sorry I missed this earlier... To change the value of the name attribute for a selected slice, use the text field at the top left of the Properties Inspector (next to the icon and beneath the 'Slice' label). So simply enter the name without any quotes (e.g., anchor_name), and it will appear in the exported HTML in the proper format. Cool?
8. Re: Hot spot?punopunopuno Mar 23, 2012 6:08 PM (in response to groove25)
FOLLOW-UP: I'm sorry I missed this earlier... To change the value of the name attribute for a selected slice, use the text field at the top left of the Properties Inspector (next to the icon and beneath the 'Slice' label). So simply enter the name without any quotes (e.g., anchor_name), and it will appear in the exported HTML in the proper format. Cool?
I feel like I might be missing something. I experimented with both a hot spot and a slice.
I created a hot spot and then named the name attibute via the Properties Inspector. When I looked at the code, I couldn't find any instance of the name. I only saw the ALT.
So then I created a slice for kicks, tried adding the name attribute to the Properties Inspector and when I looked at the code, there were only names and ids for the image, not . What's even more interesting, is that it added "_s1" to the end.
9. Re: Hot spot?groove25 Mar 23, 2012 6:53 PM (in response to punopunopuno)
The Hotspot does not need the name or id attribute; it just needs the anchor link, starting with the pound sign (e.g. #anchor_name), which is entered in the Link field, as you were doing previously.
The Slice (that you're targeting with the link) is what needs the name or id attribute, and you can enter the value for that in the text field, next to the icon and beneath the 'Slice' label (e.g., anchor_name). I don't know why FW would be adding '_s1' to the end of the name, unless there were multiple items with the same name or id, or if it's a slice-naming preference of some kind. But it's not a big deal: If you know that '_s1' will be added to the name, then adjust the anchor link in the Hotspot Link field accordingly (e.g., #anchor_name_s1) so that it matches.
(The fact that you tried to apply the same name/id attribute to both the Hotspot and the Slice might have caused FW to add the '_s1' to the slice name; Try again, making sure not to apply a name attribute to the Hotspot. You may find that the '_s1' is no longer being added.)
10. Re: Hot spot?punopunopuno Mar 23, 2012 7:46 PM (in response to quality11)
Groove25 you've done it!
I changed the Hotspot link field to "#anchor_name_s1" and it works. Fancy!
Anytime I add more slices, it will always just add '_s1' at the end. Fireworks will throw a dialog box if you try to name a slice with a name already in use.
Thanks so much for the help!
11. Re: Hot spot?groove25 Mar 23, 2012 8:16 PM (in response to punopunopuno)
Glad it's working.
FYI: I perhaps should have mentioned that any given name/id (e.g., anchor_name) should be used just once per page. If you tried to assign the exact same name/id to multiple elements on a page, you'd be defeating the purpose of assigning a unique identifier to each element. It would be like giving two HTML pages the same name. So, for example, if you had multiple anchors and were naming them generically, you might use a scheme like 'anchor_name_1', 'anchor_name_2', etc. More commonly, you'd try to use a more specific, meaningful name for each anchor, reflective of its content or purpose within the page—this might be a subject/topic (e.g., 'birthday', 'recipe', 'book promotion') or the section/structure (e.g., 'footer', 'main', 'article_1', etc.).


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Students work in the Waynesburg University environment for three years where close personal attention is provided. Upon satisfactory completion of the Waynesburg program and recommendation by our Engineering Advisory Committee, students move directly to a cooperating university for two years of engineering courses. After successful completion of the program, students receive a Bachelor of Science degree from Waynesburg University and an Engineering degree from the cooperating university.
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The Waynesburg University chemistry major is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for professional training in chemistry. The program provides students with a strong foundation of modern theory and laboratory skills for chemistry options in engineering. Students are also prepared for advanced study in chemistry or medicine.
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Our program gives students a solid foundation in theoretical and applied mathematics, providing the skills necessary for a successful and productive career in a variety of settings. Students also study basic concepts of logic and intermediate levels of computer science. Waynesburg University engineering, mathematics, students are prepared to complete engineering coursework in competitive programs.
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'No confidence' in McMahan; Bauxite Council vote ends 3-1 against mayor
At the close of a council meeting that included accusations of illegal activity from council members toward Mayor Johnny McMahan, aldermen ended the two-and-one-half-hour session with a vote of "no confidence" in the mayor.
During the comments section at the end of the meeting, Alderman Mona Struble called for the no-confidence stance against McMahan and his ability to lead the city.
Voting for Struble's motion were Struble, Karen Brooks and Paula Matthews; Alderman Brenda Haney voted against the action.
McMahan said the vote was out of order because he had already declared the meeting adjourned. However, a motion to adjourn the meeting had not been made or seconded by any of the council members.
McMahan stood as the council finished the vote 3-1 against him. Following the tally, McMahan pounded the gavel and declared the meeting adjourned for a second time.
The meeting began with difficulty assigning a council member to take minutes for the meeting. The city does not have a recorder/treasurer at present.
The council and mayor have not reached agreements on previous candidates. When none of the council members volunteered to take minutes, McMahan asked city attorney Pam Perry to serve as recorder.
Separate ordinances to lower the pay of the mayor and city council members failed to pass following discussion.
McMahan had proposed cutting the monthly salaries of the elected officials in order to create revenue that could then be used to address water and sewer department issues.
McMahan also noted that pay for comparable positions in neighboring cities of similar sizes and population is less than what is paid to Bauxite officials.
Matthews stated that her concern regarding the two ordinances was the disparity of reduction between the council members' pay and the mayor's. McMahan had recommended that the pay for council members be reduced from $175 to $50 per month and that the mayor's pay be reduced from $865 to $740.
The pay reductions would have been in effect beginning Jan. 1, 2015, according to language in the proposed ordinances.
"My concern is that this is an 80 percent reduction for council members and only a 12 percent drop for the mayor," said Matthews. McMahan countered by saying these two rates were his suggestions, but the council members could use their judgment and lower his pay to whatever rate they deemed appropriate.
Struble suggested the council postpone action on the proposed ordinances until the results of a recent legislative audit are available.
McMahan stated he expects the audit results to be presented to the city within the next month.
After considerable discussion, the council decided to postpone action until audit results are finalized.
Brooks asked the council to remove her name from the list of officials required to sign checks for the city.
"I suspect illegal activity and I don't want my name on it. It's that simple," Brooks said.
McMahan told the council that "we have to have a motion to take her off, but need somebody to sign the checks. Two signatures are required." Struble presented a motion to remove Brooks from signature authority and the council passed the measure by a vote of 4-0. McMahan then requested that the council name a replacement for Brooks.
"We need someone to sign the checks," the mayor said. "We pay bills almost every day. We need someone that's available. Which one of you will take her place?"
Haney said she holds two jobs and doesn't have time to do this. Struble said she has three jobs and wouldn't be able to sign the checks in a timely manner.
Matthews said, "I don't work, but I'm not doing it."
With none of the council members being willing to accept responsibility, McMahan said, "If no one wants to sign checks, I guess we won't pay our employees."
Brooks responded by saying, "I don't want to go to jail."
"One of the council members needs to step forward. I do my part. I sign the checks," said McMahan.
Brooks agreed to resume the responsibility under the condition that an ad be placed to hire a recorder/treasurer and that she would no longer sign checks after the position is filled.
The council voted 4-0 to place Brooks back on the signature list on city accounts.
Brooks did not elaborate on her allegation of illegal activity.
The council went into executive session to discuss compensation for the city attorney. Following a 25-minute closed session, the council announced that no action was taken.
Any decisions made in an executive session must be voted on in open session.
The purpose for the session had been reported in the July 21 edition of The Saline Courier to be regarding the residency status of Struble, but this was incorrect.
In other business, the council heard reports from the Arkansas Rural Water Association regarding the current condition of city accounts for water and sewer. Recommendations from the ARWA included an increase in rates to offset anticipated operation and maintenance costs at current and future levels.
During the comments section of the meeting, McMahan noted that the filing period for municipal candidates begins on July 25. Every council position as well as the mayor's post are up for election in November.
McMahan noted that anyone desiring to serve the city must obtain paperwork from the county clerk's office.


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November 23rd: Hotel Chocolat Sparkling Stars Caramels
Over the past few weeks I have munching my way through Hotel Chocolat's finest Christmas offerings this year (with the help of my family!) and today bring you my review of their Sparkling Stars Caramels selection box. Described as 'a collection of caramel filled stars sure to bring a sparkle into the festive season' the selection was formed of 14 different chocolates - with one portioned twice constituting the full box of 15.
Looking at the packaging I have to admit I felt like I wasn't quite filled with the same festive spirit as was with some the Christmas Slabs that will be appearing on the site soon. Don't get me wrong the golden coloured box and the inner chocolates looked well presented and neat, but in comparison I felt it wasn't quite there with its Christmas credentials.
Another thing that bothered me ever so slightly about this box was that the menu that was included was a little inaccurate with not all the pictures matching up with the chocolates themselves. Although in a way this does sort of prove they aren't rolling off a factory conveyor belt in their thousands identically it took a little more effort than it should have done matching them up.
In the interest of keeping this review a reasonable I will keep my comments on each pretty brief - below I will be working from left to right in each picture:
Salted Caramel - I always like to start off a positive note and this one was one of the best in the box. The outer milk chocolate was of the usual superb quality and the sweetness of the chocolate nicely transcended into a soft butterscotch caramel centre which melted with ultimate ease. The salt note was prevalent in aftertaste and left a delicious set of flavours in the mouth. Superb.
Coffee Caramel - This was one of the harder ones to identify as it looked nothing like the picture in the menu. The outer chocolate was thick melting and creamy, however it dominated the inner coffee caramel which was a little weak for my taste buds. This was more your mocha flavoured caramel than your espresso. A nice tasting chocolate but I was a little disappointed. Good.
Caramel & Golden Rum - My sister tried this one as she is a big fan of boozy chocolates. Like many liqueur filled Hotel Chocolat truffles that have gone before she thought that the rum innards over powered the chocolate making it a little redundant and a little too booze focused in taste.... and this comes from a girl that likes her alcohol! Standard.
Caramel Praline - The keen eyed of you may have noticed in the picture that this was the piece that was portioned twice. Simply put it was absolutely delicious. The combination of the white and milk chocolate made for a creamy, vanilla noted outer coating and held a delicious tasting praline truffle filling inside. The praline was too die for its hazelnut paste taste enhanced with a note of toffee caramel to make it all the desirable. I could have eaten a box full of these. Superb.
Apricot Brandy & Caramel - This was another impossible piece to identify but it was eventually consumed by my mother who is a big fan of apricot. Unfortunately for her she felt that that the fruit flavours of the apricot didn't quite come through in taste enough with the dark chocolate dominating the main stay of the taste and the brandy the latter stages. She did say the dark chocolate was rather good but that is perhaps missing the point just a little bit. Good.
Toffee Apple - This was another bagged by my mother who was a little intrigued by the garish green colour on the top of the piece - I thought it looked a little fake/artificial myself. She was surprised to find that this was another boozy chocolate though this one was little more expressive with its added flavours in comparison to some of the others. My mother described it as creamy milk chocolate with a sweet apple schnapps and caramel flavoured centre and was one of the pieces she enjoyed more out of the lot. Very Good.
Blood Orange Caramel - This piece was consumed by my sister who is a big fan of orange flavoured chocolates. I was expecting the combination of the sweet orange fruit and caramel to possibly be a little on the sugar overkill side however she really enjoyed this one and described the transition of the melt into soft fruity caramel centre as absolutely sensational. This was of the surprises in the selection - maybe I should get around to trying some of Hotel Chocolat's orange flavoured slabs. Very Good.
Caramel & Whiskey - The more I write this review the more I realise how little of these I got myself :) ... this one was eaten by my father who is rather partial to whiskey truffles to say the least. He described the milk chocolate was very high quality and loved the inner whiskey centre which is said provided a fiery malt flavoured toffee like taste. I was kinda expecting him to like this one and he did. Very Good.
Balsamic Caramel - Wahey one I ate :) Just like the majority of the selection box this was coated in milk chocolate which wonderfully clean in taste and sensually creamy. What lay below in this was piece was certainly a little different in comparison to the other pieces from the selection and provided a sweet chocolaty tasting caramel that had a unique acidic edge. It was a tasting experience though I can't say I would go for a box full of them. Good.
Caramel & Salted Almond - This was yet another piece that looked a little different than it did on the menu but it was instantly recognisable as soon as I tasted it. The almonds nuts in their chopped state were not the most forthcoming in flavour but were accentuated nicely by the hint of salt that was present in each bite. Just as with the salted caramel piece the hint of rock salt nicely played into the hands of the sweetness of the caramel and livened up the nutty undertones. Very Good.
Orange Liqueur & Toffee - Surprise surprise this was bagged by my sister who again really enjoyed this one. In addition to the citrus and orange and caramel flavours in the blood orange piece she felt the added element of the booze brought a nice warming element to the the textures in the mouth. She said that she would happily of had a box full of these and handpicked this as her favourite from the selection that she tried. She demanded I give this a Superb.
Caramel Crunch - This was one of the first pieces I had from the box and it turned out to be one of my favourites. The milk chocolate was creamy and delicious, the inner caramel was sweet and salty and small cookie pieces placed on top were crunchy with hints of butter and brown sugar. Imagine what everyone wants the Nestle Munchies to taste like and this was it. Superb.
Banana Caramel - The rest of family were told by my mother "eat this and die" :) this was strictly off limits given her love for banana flavoured chocolates and I am glad to report it was every bit as good as she hoped. She said like the cream flavours of the milk chocolate were hinted nicely with banana with the fruit flavours becoming further accentuated when the sweet caramel was hit below. She said the velvety soft feel of the caramel was luxurious and melted with ultimate ease. Superb.
Caramel Cherry - I was surprised to see that this was not one of the liqueur based chocolates in the selection though it was a rarity in that it was one of the few coated in dark chocolate. I think this swap was a positive thing as the unsweetened taste of the dark chocolate subsided the tartness of the red fruit flavours somewhat which made for a more natural taste. It was my favourite from the selection but it was a nice variation on the recipe nonetheless. Good.
Overall these were a good selection of caramel truffles with a five out of the fourteen obtaining a Superb rating. The standouts from the box for me personally had to be the Crunch and Praline pieces, though particular members of my family really loved the Banana, Orange Liqueur and Whiskey Caramels. Unfortunately though this wasn't a selection box that got me excited as other Hotel Chocolat chocolate boxes have gone before, as it seemed to just not quite have the same prestigious aire about it. Firstly I have to say the Christmas theme wasn't quite there in the packaging or the selection of flavours in the box - why were there not any Christmassy flavoured caramels e.g. Cinnamon Caramel? Also as I have referred to above the menu that was included wasn't always that helpful which made for a marginally frustrating and confusing experience at times. This will no doubt be seen as nit picking but from a brand that prides itself of the highest qualities I think that these were minor oversights. The long story cut short is that these are a high quality box of chocolates, but just not the best Hotel Chocolat have ever offered.
8.1 out of 10
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TORONTO – A new NHL labour deal might not be as far off as it seems.
Steve Fehr, special counsel to the NHL Players' Association, believes the collective bargaining agreement can be wrapped up in a hurry once the sides make a breakthrough in negotiations.
"One thing (deputy commissioner) Bill Daly and I agree upon is that when the moment is right the deal could be done very quickly," Fehr said Monday during a panel discussion at the PrimeTime Sports Management Conference. "One days, three days or whatever."
Asked later if he agreed with that assertion, Daly replied: "I hope he's right."
Representatives from the NHL and NHLPA have met seven of the last nine days, but no future talks are planned. Fehr told the panel that three issues remain to be solved: the split of money, player contract rights and who pays for the damage caused by the lockout.
The contract issue in particular has flared up recently, with Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby sounding off on that topic to reporters on Monday. The NHL has proposed changes to entry-level deals, arbitration, free agency and contract limits.
"The question I'd ask is why would we change that?" said Crosby. "I think we all think it's the most competitive league in the world so why would you go and change that—the way contracts go and the way teams can operate?"
Fehr and Daly discussed the player rights issue during a meeting on Sunday afternoon, and the union leader doesn't believe it will ultimately keep them from striking a deal.
"We're not making any real progress in those areas," said Fehr. "It's kind of hard to believe anyone's going to drive the industry bus off a cliff over things like that, but I've seen things before that surprise me."
On a more positive note, he indicated that the sides were "fairly close" to an agreement on revenue sharing. It's believed the NHL is willing to bump the annual pot to $220 million from its current position of $140 million.
The NHL lockout has been ongoing since mid-September and forced the cancellation of all regular-season games through Nov. 30. It is believed a deal would need to be struck early next week for a shortened season to begin on Dec. 1.
On Monday, Fehr was joined on the labour issues panel by Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke, New York Giants assistant GM Kevin Abrams and Toronto Raptors vice-president Ed Stefanski.
Most of the talk centred on the NHL negotiations, which kept Burke uncharacteristically quiet because team officials can be fined up to $1 million for speaking about the CBA. At one point, he quipped: "This is painful."
Fehr also spoke of his experiences with the Major League Baseball Players' Association, where he earned the nickname "Designated Optimist" during the 2002 talks, and observed that lockouts seem to have become unavoidable in sports with a salary cap.
"It's almost as if in the capped sports it's become a rewriting of the Hippocratic Oath," said Fehr. "Instead of first 'do no harm,' it's first lockout and then we'll see what happens. I guess they've decided they can live with how the fans feel about it and they're not going to by shy about doing it."
He also hinted that NHL owners might not be taking the union seriously during these negotiations.
"It does remind me certainly of some disputes long ago in baseball," said Fehr. "In some ways, it reminds me of baseball in the 80's and maybe the early 90's before the baseball owners, in our view, accepted that the union was here to stay and wanted to make a deal with the union as opposed to fighting with the union.
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Danielle: 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak remembered
$500 million in damages
Danielle: 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak remembered
$500 million in damages
It was five years ago today when tornadoes tore through the South and parts of the Ohio Valley, killing at least 57 people and injuring over 350 people. The deadly tornado outbreak was dubbed the "2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak" and happened when primary elections were taking place.
Tornadoes occurred from Arkansas to Kentucky. There were five EF-4 tornadoes, winds over 166 miles-per-hour. A huge path of destructive winds blew through Illinois to Kentucky.
February 5, 2008, there were 67 tornado reports, 189 wind reports, and over 100 hail reports.
It was said at the time that there were over $500 million in damages caused by the severe storms.
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Eochair an Ghrá, continues every Monday at 9.30 on TG4. On the show this week presenter Eibhlin Ní Chonghaile and Psychologist Kevin Ó hEaghra travel to Belfast to meet Bronagh Nic an Lia. They will show Bronagh around the houses of three potential dates and see what clues she can pick up to help her choose her perfect date.
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Living Memory
By fogcityjohn
August 18, 2010
I recently marked an anniversary. Unfortunately, it wasn't the kind you celebrate. No, it was instead a profoundly sorrowful occasion, the second anniversary of the death of one of the dearest friends I've ever had -- my friend R.
R didn't die from HIV. It was cancer that killed him, a disease that in another time carried almost as much stigma as HIV does today. Although R was HIV-negative, the virus shaped much of the last three decades of his life. To understand why, you need to know a little bit about his personal history.
R described himself as "a nice Jewish boy from the Midwest." He came to the Bay Area for college in the early '60s, went on to law school in San Francisco, got married, and then settled in the city I now call home. He and his wife had two children, whom R loved dearly, and for a while it seemed he would lead the life of a conventional heterosexual married man.
But in the mid-'70s, R's life took a different turn. He realized he was attracted to men. Like so many back then, he sought therapy in the hope of "changing." Fortunately, he found a therapist with the good sense to tell him not to bother fighting his true nature. So R and his wife divorced, and R came out, while keeping primary custody of the children. Despite all the turbulence in his life, R was always an amazing father.
In 1978, R met the man he described as the love of his life. On their first date, however, this man had a seizure, the cause of which went unidentified. They'd later discover that R's new love was gravely ill with a disease that did not yet have a name. R and his newfound love stayed together for the next seven years, until AIDS took his partner's life. (Astonishingly enough, despite having unprotected sex for all of those years, R remained uninfected by HIV.)
After his partner's death, R was overcome with grief. He'd lost the most precious thing he'd ever had, and he thought of ending his life. He later told me that in the days after his partner's funeral, he'd had a dream in which his partner appeared to him to tell him that it wasn't his time yet. So R shelved any plans to kill himself. He said that it was at that point that he more or less lost all sense of fear.
As he explained to me in that nasal, midwestern accent that he kept insisting he'd lost, "I just figured there was nothing to be afraid of, because the worst thing that could possibly happen to me had already happened." And as if to prove that he feared nothing, not even the disease that had killed the man he loved, R fell in love again . . . with an HIV-positive man, a man to whom R would remain loyal until he died.
With that background, I guess it shouldn't be surprising that R would be one of the first people with whom I would share the news of my diagnosis in 2004. We'd been introduced by a mutual friend before I came to San Francisco, and R and I had unexpectedly become good friends after I moved here. When I broke the news of my diagnosis to him, I saw anger flash briefly in his dark eyes, but it passed, and he fixed me with a calm, steady gaze. "Okay," he said evenly, "tell me what's going on medically."
And from that day on, R became my rock. He was the person I knew I could turn to in a crisis, and turn to him I did. He supported me through my struggle with lipoatrophy, counseled me on my relationship, and was always there to calm me down when, for whatever reason, it all seemed too much. I came to love R deeply, not in a romantic way, but in the way one loves a friend whom one trusts completely.
Not long afterward, R got his own diagnosis. He had a rare form of cancer, but it was at least treatable. He began chemotherapy, and for the next two years, it worked well. We spent some wonderful times together during those two years, and to be honest, I think I neglected other friends in favor of R. It was as if I wanted to have as much time as I possibly could with him before it was too late.
Then his chemo stopped working. There were discussions about possible alternatives, but before any could be explored, disaster struck. A tumor began to bleed, and R ended up in the ICU. His family came from around the country. We were sure we'd lost him, but the doctors brought him back from the edge. He was moved out of the ICU, and one day, I went to visit him after his various doctors -- oncologists, nephrologists, and internists -- had met with him to discuss his prognosis.
I stood by the side of his bed and he took my hand. Once again, he fixed me in that same steady gaze and told me that it was over. He was going to die. I burst into tears at his bedside, while he quietly held my hand, his eyes never once leaving me. The absurdity of the situation hit me, and I told him, "I'm the one who should be comforting you." "You have to do the hard part," he replied gently, "You're the one who's being left behind." It struck me then that this was typical. Even on his deathbed, R was still taking care of me.
He recovered enough to return home to hospice care. I remember the first day I went to visit him after he got out of the hospital. I'd intended to go up to his apartment and visit him there, but he surprised me by meeting me on the sidewalk outside his apartment building. I'll never forget the sight of him approaching, his arms outstretched to embrace me. I felt like I was seeing Lazarus risen from the dead.
R's last few months were a precious time for me. For the most part, we did what we'd always done, talking, laughing, and joking as if we had all the time in the world. But of course we didn't. R's health continued to decline as his cancer spread unchecked. He began to eat less and less, and he tired much more quickly. Sometimes he'd have to nap while I was visiting.
In his final weeks, R spent a great deal of time with his rabbi. He told me about their discussions, and I learned a great deal about Jewish views of the afterlife. R told me that some Jews don't believe that there is any life after death and that our only immortality is that we continue to exist in the memory of those who have known us. R said this is one reason Jews stress the idea of tikkun olam, or "repairing this world," because this world is all we have.
R died on a Friday, but I couldn't be with him. His tiny apartment wasn't big enough for anyone but his partner, his immediate family, and his hospice nurse. I got the news late that afternoon at work. Things became a blur. There was a memorial service, a funeral, and then we sat shiva. A cantor sang. (Is there any language more mournful than Hebrew?) And then suddenly it was over. R was gone, and I had nothing but his memory.
He left me a diamond stud earring that I never remove. I will wear it forever in remembrance. There truly isn't a day that I don't think of him. I personally don't believe in an afterlife. But if it is true that we live on in the memories of others, then R is not dead. He is living still, in my memory.
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