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By Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry asked the United States on Thursday to explain why it had imposed sanctions on a well-known singer and supporter of President Vladimir Putin, calling the move "unacceptable".
The U.S. Treasury Department this week named Grigory Lepsveridze as one of six people it said were linked to a "Eurasian crime syndicate" called the Brothers' Circle.
The Treasury added him to its list of blacklisted people, meaning U.S. citizens were barred from doing business with him, and any assets he had in the United States were frozen.
Lepsveridze, who performs under the stage-name Grigory Leps, dismissed the allegation.
Russia's foreign ministry said Washington's accusation broke "the fundamental principle of presumption of innocence".
"We expect the U.S. authorities to provide detailed explanations," said Konstantin Dolgov, the ministry's human rights commissioner.
The U.S. Treasury said the six people had acted on behalf of two key members of the Brothers' Circle, which it described as a transnational criminal organization, a label shared with Japan's Yakuza and Mexico's Los Zetas syndicates.
"Grigory Lepsveridze couriers money on behalf of (Brothers' Circle member) Vladislav Leontyev," the Treasury said in a statement. A Treasury spokesman confirmed it was referring to the singer.
Lepsveridze, who publicly supported Putin during his last presidential campaign, said the accusations sounded like "raving" to him.
"I don't understand, which sanctions are threatening me?" he said on his website. "If they bar my entry, well, America is a great country, but I will live through it."
The U.S. Treasury statement said The Brothers' Circle was made up of leading members of several criminal groups, most of them based in former Soviet countries.
"The Brothers' Circle serves as a coordinating body for several criminal networks, mediates disputes between individual criminal networks, and directs member criminal activity globally," the Treasury added.
Relations between Moscow and Washington improved during U.S. President Barack Obama's first-term push to "reset" ties.
But they have deteriorated again amid disputes on Iran, Syria, human rights and Russia's decision to give temporary asylum to American fugitive spy contractor Edward Snowden.
(Reporting By Alexei Anishchuk; Additional reporting by Jason Lange in Washington; Editing by Andrew Heavens)


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Littmann Teaching Stethoscope
The Littmann Teaching stethoscopes come in two different models – Classic II and Master Classic II. They both have two sets of binaurals that link up to one chestpiece enabling two people to listen at the same time. Both come complete with Littmann soft-sealing ear tips and the superior acoustic quality you'd expect.

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The Gators have lost yet another offensive starter to an injury. The latest to go down is left tackle D.J. Humphries, who sprained his knee.
The Florida Gators have lost yet another offensive starter to an injury. The latest to go down is left tackle D.J. Humphries, who sprained his knee in practice, UF coach Will Muschamp said Wednesday.
"D.J. Humphries sprained his MCL at practice Monday and he'll probably miss two to four weeks," Muschamp said on the SEC coaches' teleconference. "He's a quick recovery guy."
Muschamp said it is not the same knee that Humphries sprained in the Toledo game. Humphries came out of that game, but was able to play on a limited basis the following week against Miami.
Muschamp said Humphries will be replaced in the lineup by Nebraska transfer Tyler Moore, who moves over from right tackle, where he has started five games this season. Stepping in at right tackle will be junior college transfer Trenton Brown, who will be making his first start.
The injury to Humphries comes at a time when the Gators are almost desperate to improve their pass protection after giving up six sacks in the loss to Missouri.
"They need to improve," Muschamp said of the offensive line. "(Georgia's) got some guys, certainly, Jordan Jenkins, who certainly can pressure the quarterback. (Defensive tackle) Garrison Smith does a good job inside of getting a push, so they've got some guys that can rush the passer. We need to protect better than we have, that's for sure."
Muschamp said starting outside linebacker Ronald Powell, who missed the Missouri game with a sprained ankle, returned to practice Tuesday and will play in Saturday's game against Georgia.
"He's good to go," Muschamp said. "I think he can give us some quality snaps."
Muschamp said starting defensive tackle Damien Jacobs (head injury) and outside linebacker Darrin Kitchens (shoulder) also are back at practice and will be available Saturday.
Quarterback Tyler Murphy, who has been nursing a sprained right shoulder, is throwing again at practice and Muschamp said he's good to go for Saturday's game as well.
Comparison questions begin
With true freshman tailback Kelvin Taylor making his first start on the same field where he father starred in the NFL, questions asking to compare him to his dad (Fred Taylor) are going to pop up this week. One did Wednesday on the SEC coaches' teleconference.
"Well, again, I don't think that's fair for Kelvin to compare him to his father," Muschamp said. "He's his own player, and he's a really good football player. He's got natural running instincts. He's a one-cut runner. He gets the ball north and south.
"He's a guy that's got some special ability, but the thing that's really struck me as we move forward in the season is him doing a better job of protection and some of the things you've got to do at the running back position besides running the ball. He's worked really hard off the field on those things and I'm really proud of him."
Playing time for Ivie, Bostwick?
Muschamp said the coaching staff is considering pulling the redshirts off two more true freshmen this week — defensive tackles Joey Ivie and Jay-nard Bostwick.
"Joey Ivie and Jay-nard Bostwick have done a nice job," Muschamp said. "There's a possibility of them playing Saturday. Just to rotate more guys in there, stay fresher and play blocks better to give our linebackers a chance. We had too many free runners on our linebackers (in the loss to Missouri), and it's just difficult to play and fill holes when we're not playing blocks well up front."
The coaching staff has talked with Bostwick and Ivie about burning their redshirts, and they apparently have given the go-ahead.
"(Bostwick) wants to play. I think all our guys want to play," defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin said. "They come here with the intent of playing (as freshmen). We recruit those types of guys that want to play as freshmen.
"Obviously, for various reasons, some guys do, some don't. It's never all positive or negative. It just it what it is. So he's continuing to prepare in practice and he's getting better and better. And I think his time will come."
Freshman LB coming on
True freshman linebacker Jarrad Davis, a starter on special teams, saw his first significant playing time on defense in the Missouri game and will get more snaps on defense in upcoming games, Durkin said.
"He hadn't had a ton (of playing time) on defense leading up to that point, but on special teams he's been an elite player, playing in all phases," Durkin said. "He's got a great career, a bright future, ahead of him. He's learning the defense better and doing better in practice. He'll continue to play more on defense."
Davis obviously has impressed junior linebacker Michael Taylor.
"He's good. He will hit you. He can cover. He can do all of the above," Taylor said. "I really like Jarrad. I know the coaches really do, too. He's good. He's good now. I don't like when people say he's going to be good. He's good now. Just keep watching him. That's all I've got to say."


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Film tax credit controversy rises again
Is the state's film tax credit worth the cost to the state? There was plenty of debate in the House Finance Committee over the question Thursday in the wake of Gov. Chafee's proposal to eliminate it. The Chafee administration says the money could produce 100 times more economic activity if it were spent elsewhere. Supporters say the film tax credit is a good investment and has already created over 4,000 jobs. When we looked at the controversy last December, we found that different reports gave very different analyses. The matter is so contentious, we were unable to apply the Truth-O-Meter. But you can get a sense of the debate and follow the links to the reports -- and their varying conclusions -- by clicking on our analysis here.


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Notice of Information Practices (Spanish Version here.)
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
This notice describes Montrose Memorial Hospital's privacy practices and that of:
OUR PLEDGE REGARDING MEDICAL INFORMATION: We understand that protected health information (PHI) about you and your health is personal. We are committed to protecting your PHI. We create a record of the care and services you receive at our organization. We need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by our organization, whether made by hospital personnel or your provider. Your provider may have different policies or notices regarding the provider's use and disclosure of your PHI created in the provider's office or clinic. This notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose your PHI. We also describe your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of medical information. We are required by law to: °make sure that PHI that identifies you are kept private; °give you notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to PHI about you; ° follow the terms of the notice that is currently in effect; ° notify you if we are unable to agree to a requested restriction; ° accommodate reasonable requests you may have to communicate health information by alternative means or at alternative locations. We reserve the right to change our practices and make the new provisions effective for all PHI we maintain. Should our information practices change, we will make available to you a revised notice. We will not use or disclose your health information without your authorization, except as described in this notice.
HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU: The following categories describe different ways that we use and disclose PHI. For each category of use and disclosure we will explain what we mean and try to give some examples. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories. ° FOR TREATMENT: We may use PHI about you to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose PHI about you to doctors, nurses, technicians, medical and nursing students, or other hospital personnel who are involved in taking care of you at the hospital. For example, a physician treating you for a broken leg may need to know if you have diabetes because diabetes may slow the healing process. In addition, the physician may need to tell the dietitian if you have diabetes so that we can arrange for appropriate meals. Other departments of the hospital also share information about you in order to coordinate the different services you need, such as medications, lab work and x-rays. We also disclose information about you to people outside the hospital who may be involved in your care after you leave the hospital, such as family members, or others who may provide services that are part of your care. We also provide your physician or subsequent healthcare providers with copies of various reports that assist in treating you once you're discharged from the hospital. These reports may be provided through the Quality Health Network. ° FOR PAYMENT: We may use and disclose PHI about you so that the treatment and services you receive at the hospital may be billed to and payment may be collected from you, an insurance company or third party. For example, we may need to give your health plan information about surgery you received at our hospital so your health plan will pay us or reimburse you for the surgery. We may also tell your health plan about a treatment you are going to receive to obtain prior approval or to determine whether your plan will cover the treatment. ° FOR HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS: We may use and disclose PHI about you for hospital operations. These uses and disclosures are necessary to our organization and make sure that all our patients receive quality care. For example, we may use PHI to review our treatment and services and to evaluate the performance of our staff in caring for you. We may also use PHI about many hospital patients to decide what additional services the hospital should offer, what services are not needed, and whether certain new treatments are effective. We may also disclose information to physicians, students and staff for learning purposes. We may also compare information with other hospitals to perform comparative analysis and identify improvement opportunities. We may remove information that identifies you from this set of PHI so others may use it to study healthcare without learning who the specific patients are.
FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES: We may use certain information (name, address, telephone number or e-mail information, age, date of birth, gender, health insurance status, dates of service, department of service information, treating physician information or outcome information) to contact you for the purpose of raising money for Montrose Memorial Hospital and you will have the right to opt out of receiving such communications with each solicitation. Your decision to opt out will have no impact on your treatment or payment for services. HOSPITAL DIRECTORY: If you do not object, we may include certain limited information about you in the hospital directory while you are a patient in the hospital. This information may include your name, location in the hospital, your general condition (e.g. fair, stable, etc.) and your religious affiliation. The directory information, except your religious affiliation, may also be released to people who ask for you by name. Your religious affiliation and general information about the reason you are here may be given to a member of the clergy, even if they don't ask for you by name, to assist with your spiritual needs. In an emergency or when you are not capable of agreeing or objecting to these disclosures, we will disclose PHI and what we determine is in your best interest, but will tell you about it later, after the emergency, and give you an opportunity to object to future disclosures to family and friends.. Unless you object, we may also disclose your PHI to persons performing disaster relief notification activities. INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN YOUR CARE OR PAYMENT FOR YOUR CARE: We may release medical information about you to a friend or family member who is involved in your medical care. We may also give information to someone who helps pay for your care. In the event of a disaster, we may disclose medical information about you to an entity assisting in a disaster relief effort so that your family can be notified about your condition, status and location. RESEARCH: We may disclose information to researchers when their research has been approved by an institutional review board that has reviewed the research proposal and established protocols to ensure the privacy of your health information. AS REQUIRED BY LAW: We disclose medical information about you when required to do so by federal, state or local laws. PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS: We may disclose medical information about you for public health activities. These activities generally include the following: to prevent or control disease, injury or disability; to report births and deaths; to report reactions to medications or problems with products; to notify people of recalls of products they may be using; to notify a person who may have been exposed to a disease or may be at risk for contracting or spreading a disease or condition; to notify the appropriate government authority if we believe a patient has been the victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence. LAWSUITS AND DISPUTES: If you are involved in a lawsuit or dispute, we may disclose medical information about you in response to a court or administrative order. We may also disclose medical information about you in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process by someone else involved in the dispute, but only if efforts have been made to tell you about the request or to obtain an order to protect the information requested. LAW ENFORCEMENT: We may release medical information if asked to do so by a law enforcement official: In response to a court order, subpoena, warrant, summons, or similar process; to identify or locate a suspected fugitive, material witness or missing person; about the victim of a crime, if under certain limited circumstances, we are unable to obtain the person's agreement; about a death we believe may be the result of criminal conduct; about criminal conduct at the hospital and in emergency circumstances to report a crime; the location of the crime or victims; or the identity, description or location of the person who committed the crime. CORONERS, MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; ORGAN PROCUREMENT: We may release medical information to a coroner, medical examiner or organ procurement organization. This may be necessary, for example, to identify a deceased person or determine the cause of death. We may also release medical information about the deceased to funeral directors, as necessary, to carry out their duties. INMATES: If you are an inmate of a correctional institution or under custody of a law enforcement official, we may release medical information about you to the correctional institution or law enforcement official. This release would be necessary (1) for the institution to provide you with healthcare; (2) to protect your health and the safety and health of others; (3) for the safety and security of the correctional institution. BUSINESS ASSOCIATES: There are some services provided in our organization through contacts with business associates. Examples include oxygen vendors, a copy service we use when making copies of your medical record, or an outside laboratory analysis. When these services are contracted, we may disclose your health information so that they can perform the job we've asked them to do, and bill you or your third party payer for services rendered. To protect your health information, however, we require the business associate to appropriately safeguard your information.
YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU: You have the following rights regarding medical information we maintain about you: RIGHT TO INSPECT AND COPY: You have the right to inspect and receive a paper or electronic copy of medical information that may be used to make decisions about your care. Usually this includes medical and billing records but does not include psychotherapy notes. To inspect and copy medical information that may be used to make decisions about you, you must submit your request in writing to the Health Information Management Department. If you request a copy of the information, we may charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing or other supplies associated with your request. We may deny your request to inspect and copy in certain very limited circumstances. If you are denied access to medical information, you may request that the denial be reviewed. Another licensed health care professional chosen by the hospital will review your request and the denial. The person conducting the review will not be the person who denied your request. We will comply with the outcome of the review. RIGHT TO AMEND: If you feel that medical information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information. You have the right to request an amendment for as long as the information is kept by or for the hospital. To request an amendment, your request must be made in writing and submitted to the Privacy Officer. In addition, you must provide a reason that supports your request. We may deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing, or does not include a reason to support the request. In addition, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend information that: was not created by us, unless the person or entity that created the information is no longer available to make the amendment; is not part of the medical information kept by or for the hospital; is not part of the information which you would be permitted to inspect and copy; or is accurate and complete. RIGHT TO AN ACCOUNTING OF DISCLOSURES: You have a right to request an "accounting of disclosures." This is a list of the disclosures we made of medical information about you. It will not include disclosures we have made for treatment, payment and healthcare operations, nor those made to your friends or family through our facility directory, or for disaster notification purposes. To request this accounting, you must submit your request in writing to the hospital's Privacy Officer. Your request must state a time period, which may not be longer than six years and may not include dates before April 21, 2003. Your request should indicate in what form you want the list (paper or electronic). The first list you request within a 12 month period will be free. For additional lists, we may charge you for the costs of providing the list. We will notify you of the cost involved and you may choose to withdraw or modify your request at that time before any costs are incurred. RIGHT TO REVOKE: You have the right to revoke your authorization to use or disclose health information except to the extent that action has already been taken. RIGHT TO REQUEST RESTRICITONS: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the medical information we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment or healthcare operations. You also have the right to request a limit on the medical information we disclose about you to someone who is involved in your care or the payment of your care, like a family member or friend. We are not required to agree with your request. If we do agree, we will comply with your request unless the information is needed to provide you emergency treatment. To request restrictions you must make your request in writing to the Privacy Officer. In your request, you must tell us (1) what information you want to limit; (2) whether you want to limit our use, disclosure or both; and (3) to whom you want the limits to apply. If you pay for services out of pocket in full, you may ask us to not share that information for payment purposes with your health insurer. RIGHT TO REQUEST CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location. To request confidential communications, you must make your request in writing to the Privacy Officer. We will not ask you the reason for your request. We will accommodate all reasonable requests. Your request must specify how or where you wish to be contacted. RIGHT TO A PAPER COPY OF THIS NOTICE: You will be offered a paper copy of this notice. You may ask us to give you a copy of this notice at any time. To obtain a copy of this notice, please see the Admissions Department. The hospital personnel who offers the notice shall make a good faith effort to obtain acknowledgment when the notice was accepted by the individual or by his/her representative. If acknowledgment cannot be obtained despite a good faith effort, the hospital personnel shall document the attempt and the reason for failure to obtain the acknowledgment. In an emergency situation, the hospital personnel need not attempt to obtain acknowledgment of an individual until it is practicable to do so. The notice shall be made available to any person upon request. For this purpose, a supply of this noticed shall be kept in Admissions, ED Admissions electronically. Individuals requesting a copy of this notice shall be directed to one of those areas or to the Privacy Officer. Whenever there is a material change to the uses or disclosures, individual's rights, or the hospital's legal duties with respect to privacy of PHI or its other privacy practices, the notice shall be promptly revised, and the revised notice made available. A new acknowledgment is not required for providing a revised notice. No material change in any term of the notice may be implemented prior to the effective date of the revised notice in which the change is reflected, unless the change is required by law. Each revised notice shall include the month and year on which the revised notice becomes effective. COMPLAINTS: If you believe your privacy rights have been violated you may file a complaint with the hospital or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. All complaints must be submitted in writing to the Privacy Officer. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint. OTHER USES OF MEDICAL INFORMATION: Other uses and disclosures of medical information not covered by this notice or laws that apply to us will be made only with your written permission. If you provide us permission to use or disclose medical information about you, you may revoke that permission in writing at any time. If you revoke your permission we will no longer use or disclose medical information about you for the reasons covered by your written authorization. You understand that we are unable to reverse any disclosures we have already made with your permission or for treatment, payment or our healthcare operations, and that we are required to retain our records of the care that we provided to you.
If you have any questions about this notice, please contact our Privacy Officer at 240-7368.
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Epoxy Resin Flooring Broughton Astley
Industrial Floor Treatments (Stone) Ltd are installers of epoxy resin flooring and polyurethane resin floor coatings and screeds on refurbishment and new build projects throughout Broughton Astley, Leicestershire and the Midlands.
Works undertaken in the FMCG, engineering, food manufacturing, printing, paper, packaging, brewing, soft drinks, catering, commercial kitchen, automotive, aerospace, chemical and logistics industries.
We do not undertake domestic works.
Do you have an epoxy or polyurethane resin floor painting or screeding requirement? We can answer your questions and offer advice. Contact us today, or request a no obligation budget price.
Epoxy Resin Flooring Broughton Astley
Firstly a site navigation tip - no matter where you are on our website clicking on the company logo (top left hand side of every page) will bring you back to this page.
Industrial Floor Treatments (Stone) Ltd are a family owned resin flooring contractor that specialises in the installation of epoxy resin flooring and polyurethane resin screeds on new build and refurbishment projects throughout Broughton Astley, surrounding areas, and the Midlands in both industrial and commercial establishments - we do not undertake domestic works, concentrating solely on industrial and commercial premises such as factory floors.
For our industrial clients this typically involves engineering, food production or manufacturing areas, packaging floors, wet floors, chemical containment bunds and warehouse flooring.
For commercial clients such as hotels and restaurants it generally involves the application of a food grade floor finish to back of house areas such as kitchen floors, food preparation areas, potwash and other areas of high footfall.
Based in Staffordshire and less than one hour from Broughton Astley, Industrial Floor Treatments (Stone) Ltd are ideally located to providing a service to industry and commerce within this vibrant part of the country.
If you require some information, advice and guidance or a budget price for your resin flooring requirement in the Broughton Astley or surrounding areas please give us a call on 01785 819800 and we will be pleased to assist you in any way we can. If we are unable to assist then hopefully we can point you in the right direction.
Epoxy Resin Flooring & Polyurethane Screeds
From the early attempts to develop epoxy resin floor paints over 80 years ago, resin technology has advanced in leaps and bounds. Polyurethane & epoxy resin flooring is now so extensively used that it is the bare uncoated concrete floor that catches the eye.
So why apply an epoxy resin floor finish to concrete?
Aesthetics - one of the primary reasons to paint any concrete floor is the vibrancy and colour that it produces. Clean, glossy epoxy resin flooring has a dramatic impact on employee morale, customer confidence, and creates a more enjoyable workplace environment than one with dull, dirty or bare concrete floors.
Ease of cleaning - polyurethane & epoxy resin floors and tend to be easier to clean. Bare concrete floors attract and hold dirt whereas a resin floor paint will provide a barrier that makes clean-up faster and easier. Floor paints also help keep floors dry and safe and reduce the cost of sweeping and scrubbing.
Protection from wear - concrete floors coated with polyurethane or epoxy resin flooring systems will last longer than uncoated concrete. Vehicle traffic, particularly when combined with other factors, can wear away the cement matrix of concrete slabs and expose the aggregate. A polyurethane or epoxy resin floor coating will protect the concrete.
ight reflection - a gloss finish epoxy resin floor will reflect more light than bare concrete. This provides greater visibility in your facility promoting safety and reducing the need for auxiliary lighting. We can restore the most eroded of floors, repair cracks and spalled joints as well as damage from years mechanical or chemical abuse.
Our polyurethane & epoxy resin flooring systems are synthetic resins that when applied onto a properly prepared concrete floor create an impervious surface seal that prevents the transmission of water and contaminants whilst at the same time enhancing the appearance of the floor.
Polyurethane Resin (PU) Floor Screeds
Developed and patented by ICI in the 1960's, polyurethane resin floor screeds are ideally suited for installation into food environments such as commercial kitchens in restaurants, hotels, schools and hospitals. Heavy duty areas include abattoirs, meat processing, poultry, fish, dairy, cheese, soft drinks and brewing industries and are often referred to as food grade, food safe or hygienic floor finishes with most of the manufacturers having had their systems tested and verified by independent bodies such as the Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association.
With the patent having expired a number of years ago, polyurethane resin floor screeds have now increased significantly in popularity from the original ICI "Ucrete". All of the major resin flooring suppliers now manufacture polyurethane resin floor screeds including Altro, Flowcrete, Remmers, Resdev, Resin Surfaces and Sika. Polyurethane resin floor screeds are based on cement and water based polyurethane technology to produce a floor screed exhibiting the best properties of both.
As they can be installed at relatively low temperatures and are tolerant of surface dampness, polyurethane resin flooring is ideally suited to food processing, chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities where floors in these environments tend to be subjected to abuse, heavy traffic, chemical attack and extreme temperatures resulting in extremely hostile conditions.
Polyurethane resin floor screeds can be subjected to high temperatures and even steam cleaning so offer first class performance in these aggressive environments, although they may not be required in every areas. In many cases epoxy resin floor screeds are still the preferred material, particularly in less demanding environments.
The advantages of applying PU resin flooring are numerous. The cement-polyurethane composition has a similar modulus of elasticity to that of concrete. This largely eliminates differential flexing and the subsequent adhesive bond failure that can be prevalent with some other resins.
As well as being able to absorb and withstand extreme heat and cold temperature change, polyurethane resin floor screeds have a degree of sound deadening properties. This is particularly useful in areas exposed to solid wheeled traffic. Polyurethane resin flooring can also withstand abuse from impact such as dropping of objects such as pots and pans found in commercial kitchens.
An further advantage of polyurethane resin floor screeds is that often they do not require a primer, thus saving installation cost and downtime.
Polyurethane resin flooring can also be laid on top of solidly bonded ceramic and quarry tiles thus eliminating the need for the removal of existing flooring and also does away with the requirement to maintain the grout joints in the tiles.
In the case of new concrete the unique chemical composition of polyurethane resin floor screeds with their similarities to concrete allow for installation over recently poured concrete, thus eliminating the need for the typical waiting time for the concrete to cure.
Due to their rapid cure time the primary purpose for the installation of polyurethane resin flooring tends to be performance whereas epoxy floor systems do allow for more decorative installations.
Evolving technology in polyurethane resin floor screeds now provides for three main variants, these being trowel applied floor screeds, self-smoothing toppings and self-smoothing toppings broadcast with an aggregate to provide an aggressive anti-slip texture and/or a decorative quartz or ceramic carpet finish. These installations typically range in thickness from 6mm to 9mm.
Epoxy Resin Floor Screeds
Epoxy resin flooring has been around for more than fifty years and is available in many formats, the most popular being:
Self-Smoothing High Gloss - epoxy resin floor toppings with a thickness ranging from 2mm through to 6mm. This type of epoxy resin flooring was introduced to the UK in the early 1980's and found great favour in many industries including the automotive, aerospace, print, paper and packaging fields.
Epoxy resin floor toppings produce a very smooth surface and care should be applied when selecting them for areas that may be subject to liquid or powder spillages. Likewise the potential transfer of contamination underfoot e.g. oil from adjacent work areas should be taken into account. Often incorrectly referred to as 'self-levelling' this type of epoxy resin flooring is liquid applied and self-smoothing – undulations in the host concrete will not be eliminated and will be reflected in the final floor finish.
Trowel applied epoxy resin flooring mortar - 3 part systems consisting of a liquid resin and hardener that are heavily filled out with silica sand or similar to produce an epoxy resin flooring system with a typical thickness ranging from 4mm through to 6mm.
This type of epoxy resin flooring has been around for decades and was historically installed in the engineering and food manufacturing industries and the ratio of filler to resin can vary enormously from 5:1 for a resin rich chemically resistant flooring system right up to 14:1 for a budget system that will have significantly lower physical properties and chemical resistance.
Decorative trowel applied epoxy resin flooring systems are also available by incorporating blended colour quartz aggregates to provide a fully functional floor with a bit more than a plain coloured finish.
Although no longer as popular in food manufacturing or production areas due to the success of polyurethane resin floor screeds, there are epoxy resin flooring systems considered to be food-grade or food-safe that have been tested and certified by food research associations.
Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) Floor Coatings and Screeds
Often referred to as MMA or Acrylic, Methyl Methacrylate resin floor coatings and screeds have one very strong advantage over polyurethane & epoxy resin resin flooring systems - they can be installed and trafficked in as little as two hours which means that they are perfectly suited for overnight application in critical areas where downtime is simply not an option.
Their strongest disadvantage it has to be said is smell - in its wet state MMA resin exudes a very strong odour (not dissimilar from that of Super Glue) which although non-toxic is impossible to ignore. Once the material has initially cured the odour disappears rapidly. Once this issue has been managed and overcome MMA flooring can achieve results that are not possible with other resin systems and is widely utilised in airports, rail stations, motorway service stations, leisure facilities, fast food outlets, theme parks, shops and supermarkets.
Polyaspartic Coatings & Broadcast Systems
Another recent innovation that appears to offer many of the benefits of Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) Flooring but without the associated problems of odour is that of Polyaspartic resins.
These can also be installed and trafficked in as little as two hours which means that they are perfectly suited for application in critical areas where downtime is simply not an option.
A further benefit is that Polyaspartic resins can be applied at sub-zero temperatures without having any adverse effect on curing times.
With no odour or VOC's polyaspartic resin flooring can be installed in live public areas such as airports, rail stations, motorway service stations, leisure facilities, fast food outlets, theme parks, shops and supermarkets.
Ultra Violet Light Instant Cure Coating Systems
A recently imported technology from the USA is that of UV Light Curing polyester resin floor coatings that cure instantly when subjected to high intensity UV light.
Typically the system consists of a clear primer, colour applied in two coats followed by a top seal coat. All four coats are cured instantly by passing over with a high intensity UV light-box and ready for trafficking by both pedestrians and forklift vehicles immediately.
This is a low odour non VOC system that does not create issues with personnel working in adjacent areas so can be undertaken at any time.
Whilst this is the most expensive of all of the available options it does achieve results not achievable by any other means. Click here for example of installation that was out of use for only 3 hours.
Whilst epoxy resin flooring is still the most widely utilised resin flooring technology throughout industry, the fast moving world in which we live has led to the development of alternative resin flooring systems with specific properties for niche markets and specific circumstances. Watch this space for further developments.
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Log truck driver killed south of Grand Ronde
GRAND RONDE — An Independence log truck driver was killed Tuesday morning when his fully-loaded rig crashed in the area of Fire Hall Road, about 4 1/2 miles south of Grand Ronde.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office identified him as Gary Kline, 39, an employee of Siletz Trucking. Sheriff's office spokesperson Dean Bender gave this account:
Deputies responded to the incident about 9:30 a.m. It was determined the truck had gone off the road and down a steep embankment about 4 1/2 hours earlier in heavy fog.
Kline was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the cab as the truck continued down the hillside. A fellow log truck driver discovered the wreckage.
Due to the terrain and location of where the truck crashed, the Newberg Fire Department High Angle Rescue Team was requested to assist with the recovery of Kline's body. Responding personnel arrived at about 1 p.m. and the body was recovered in the late afternoon. The rescue team had to use a rope and pulley system to bring Kline's body about 100 yards up the hillside.
In addition to the Newberg rescue crew, the West Valley Fire District, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Natural Resources employees and numerous employees from logging companies working in the area assisted.
The log truck will not be removed until it's examined by the Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division.


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Feb. 2014
MEA-MFT member Brent Lonner, a wildlife biologist with the Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is prominently featured on the front cover of AFT's Spring 2014 Public Employee Advocate. AFT is one of MEA-MFT's two national affiliates.
The photo, showing Lonner working on a bighorn sheep survey, was originally published in our MEA-MFT Today newsletter in an Amazing Members story about Brent.
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If you have diabetes, your blood sugar doesn't call your cell phone and say, "My readings are too high right now." Instead, blood sugar rises slowly and gradually, causing complications that may damage your organs -- heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, feet, and even skin are at risk.
Sometimes you wonder, "Is my blood sugar too high? Too low?" because "normal" levels are so important.
"Diabetes is not a 'one-size-fits-all' condition, and neither are blood sugar readings. Different targets are established for different populations," says Amber Taylor, M.D., director of the Diabetes Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
Targets may vary depending on a person's age, whether they have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and for how long, what medications they're taking, whether they have complications, and, if the patient is a female, whether she is pregnant.
"Patients on insulin may need to test more frequently than someone on oral agents," says Taylor. "Those with type 1 diabetes always require insulin, but many with type 2 diabetes also need it."
Target Blood Sugar Levels
If you have diabetes, these are target "control" blood glucose levels, using a rating of milligrams to deciliter, or mg/dl:
Blood sugar levels before meals (preprandial): 70 to 130 mg/dL
Blood sugar levels one to two hours after the start of a meal (postprandial): less than 180 mg/dL
Blood sugar levels indicating hypoglycemia or low blood glucose: 70 or below mg/dL
Types of Blood Sugar Tests
Blood glucose testing can screen, diagnose, and monitor. Glucose is measured either after fasting for eight to ten hours, at a random time, following a meal (postprandial), or as part of an oral glucose challenge or tolerance test.
You can compare your levels to these results for specific tests, based on clinical practice recommendations of the American Diabetes Association (ADA):
Fasting Blood Glucose Test Levels
Blood sugar levels from 70 to 99 mg/dL indicate normal fasting glucose.
Blood sugar levels from 100 to 125 mg/dL indicate impaired fasting glucose, or prediabetes.
Blood sugar levels 126 mg/dL and above on more than one testing occasion indicate diabetes.
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Levels
(Blood drawn two hours after patient drinks 75 ounces of glucose drink.)
Blood sugar levels less than 140 mg/dL indicate normal glucose tolerance.
Blood sugar levels from 140 to 200 mg/dL indicate impaired glucose tolerance (prediabetes).
Blood sugar levels over 200 mg/dL on more than one testing occasion indicate diabetes.
Random Glucose Tests
Self-testing, done at a random time, is used to monitor diabetes, usually with a glucometer. "You don't need a prescription, and insurance usually covers test strips," Taylor says. "If you're using insulin, do it three to four times per day -- after fasting, before meals, at bedtime, and sometimes after meals."
The National Institutes of Health say that if you had a random blood glucose test, normal results depend on when you last ate. Most of the time:
Blood glucose levels will be below 125 mg/dL.
Levels of 200 mg/dL typically mean diabetes, and if you have diabetes, they may mean the diabetes is not well controlled.
If so, your healthcare provider will likely order a fasting blood glucose or a glucose tolerance test, depending on your random test result.
A1c Test
The hemoglobin A1c, or glycosylated hemoglobin, screens and provides a reliable marker of a three-month average blood sugar range without daily fluctuations -- it doesn't replace daily self-testing, says Gregory Dodell, M.D., an endocrinologist and diabetes and nutrition specialist in private practice in New York City and on the teaching staff at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center.
"This test actually marks how much glucose is on the red blood cells or hemoglobin," Dodell says. "It's less cumbersome -- it doesn't matter what time of day we test, since no fasting is required."
For A1c, the ADA recommends:
- A target blood sugar level of 7 percent.
What to Do if Your Blood Sugar Is Too High or Too Low
"The diagnosis of diabetes requires a new commitment to make lifestyle changes, many of which may be very difficult, but which will help ensure the prevention of diabetes-related complications," says Dodell.
"There are no 'good' or 'bad' blood sugars, but each value should give us more information about what is happening in the body," Taylor says. "If blood sugars run high or low, we need to make adjustments to the diabetes treatment regimen. Ultimately it doesn't matter how we get blood sugars to their target -- whether it is weight loss, exercise, oral medications, or insulin -- the numbers matter most."
Monitoring your blood glucose levels is a way to track how well your diabetes care plan is working -- but it's no reflection on you. It may indicate your diabetes plan needs changing. Keep a log to track levels, then share with your healthcare provider.
Remember: Severe stress like trauma, stroke, or heart attack might cause blood glucose levels to rise temporarily. Certain drugs can increase glucose measurements, including beta-blockers, corticosteroids, estrogens, and tricyclic antidepressants. Conversely, some substances can decrease measurements, like acetaminophen, alcohol, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs).


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AMC's The Walking Dead panel in Hall H at Comic-Con in San Diego Friday brought stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, David Morrissey, Scott Wilson, and Chad Coleman, plus creator/Executive Producer Robert Kirkman, new showrunner/Executive Producer Scott Gimple, Executive Producers Gale Anne Hurd and Dave Alpert, and Special Effects Makeup Supervisor/Executive Producer Greg Nicotero together with moderator and Talking Dead Chris Hardwick to preview season 4. The panel included a trailer with footage from the new season including walkers continually attacking the prison fences, an attack inside the cell block, and a a foray outside the walls that does not go well. In addition, Hardwick revealed the new season's debut date: October 13th, 9/8c, AMC; the second half-season will start in February.
Gimple (taking his own cell phone video of the crowd), Kirkman, Alpert, Hurd, and Nicotero took the stage first, with Kirkiman promising, "Things are going to get way crazier" and Gimple agreeing that "things are going to get insane very quickly." The panel discussed the difficulty of killing characters off (noting that the cast remains close with departed members, Hurd said, "They never leave" and adding that the producers surprised Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori) at her new play in Nashville, and Nicotero said that the departed are honored on the set with a "wall of fame" as if they were retired numbers in sports); Gimple warned that things "might get a little comfortable but then things might get a little dangerous."
After the debut of the new trailer, Lincoln, Gurira, Yeun, Cohan, Wilson, Coleman, Morrissey (drawing boos befitting the villain), and Reedus (who took pictures of the Hall H queue outside from the roof before the show) joined the panel, with Lincoln saying that the new season finds Rick Grimes "in an entirely new place" this season, renouncing some of his leadership for the sake of his children. He said that the question of returning to the prison would be answered this season as well. Michonne, Gurira said, has a new understanding of her belonging with the group from Andrea's parting words; Yeun discussed Glenn's growth over season 3, and Cohan discussed Maggie and Glenn's relationship, while Wilson joked that Hershel's motivation is "to hold on to his other leg,"
Coleman talked about bringing Tyreese, popular from the comics, to the TV show, saying that Tyreese is "trying to find out how he fits in." Hardwick noted that Morrissey has, in the past, protested that the Governor isn't a bad guy, but the events of last season would challenge that position; Morrissey said that his character "went into trauma" and a "switch (went) off in his head," adding with a chuckle that "he didn't kill them all." Reedus said that his reaction to Merle's death after reading the script was, "this day's gonna suck," but noted that Daryl has found family with the group and has "grown up a ton."
Kirkman said that he would to want to live in the world he created, imagining that he would jump off a building; Lincoln said he would be useless in an apocalypse, while Reedus said he would strip naked, paint himself silver, take over a hotel, and watch South Park. And the question-and-answer segment featured questions from a group of fans cosplaying as the show's characters (and some walkers) and a return of a fan Hardwick, at the earlier The World's End panel, dubbed "Button Lady."
"Expect the unexpected," Gurira advised regarding the new season, "and don't ever get really comfortable."


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Undoubtedly publishers were concerned about relinquishing control over their sites when they first started to work with third party ad networks.
Trailblazing ad networks convinced publishers of the benefits of outsourcing most of their ad sales by promising healthy revenues, operational cost savings and big brand advertisers.
Publishers have become so comfortable with working with third party ad providers that it's now the norm, but when something becomes so normal, it loses what makes it unique, and consequently, its value.
For the most part ad formats are now 'standard', fitting industry agreed dimensions and functionalities. This has seen ads become commoditised.
As more publishers give their space over to standard ads, the amount of inventory available to advertisers through third parties has increased massively, and the value of each ad placement has plummeted.
Typically, publishers wanting to compensate for the decline in CPMs have committed even more space on their pages to ads, either in terms of the absolute number of ads displayed or in terms of the size and impact of the ads, or both.
It seems to make logical sense that the more distracting and interruptive the ads on a page, the more potential revenue the publisher should earn. Yet the outcome has been that the revenue achieved from each ad placement continues to fall.
It's reached a point where many publishers are handing over a chunk of their ad revenue in return for irrelevant, low quality and highly interruptive ads being run next to, or even over, their content.
The creative of even the least interruptive banner ad is often horribly at odds with a publisher's brand, displaying graphics that conflict with the look, feel and overall aesthetic of the page.
By giving too much control of their ad inventory to ad networks, publishers are diminishing one of their greatest assets: their own title's brands.
The intense pressure many publishers are under as CPMs keep falling has meant they have become so concerned with creating a space to promote advertisers' brands that they have neglected their own.
Many publications have developed a strong brand in terms of the content they publish and the aesthetics of the editorial on each page. Site users develop an affinity with the publisher's brand – come to trust it, and even identify themselves with it.
The more carefully the publisher nurses the consumer's trust and affinity with the media titles' brand, the greater the value proposition to advertisers. Yet consumers' ability to build an affinity with the publishers' brand is being diminished as the editorial and look and feel of the publishers' pages are overwhelmed with too many or too intrusive ads.
Publishers need to adopt monetisation strategies which fit, rather than fight, their brand.
As the status quo clearly shows, continuously increasing the number of ads displayed or permitting ever more intrusive ads to run on sites won't work.
Publishers need to start asserting more control: over the ad networks; over their brand and over the ad formats they permit on their site.
1. Know thyself
When launching a media title, publishers start with a concept of what they and their audience stand for. These brand values are interpreted into an aesthetic, a look and feel of the site which will resonate with visitors.
Publishers then develop well-designed, high quality digital sites with excellent editorial for users. After time these sites often become cluttered with visually abrasive advertising, which may mean the site's brand values start to get forgotten.
Having a sense of self, and re-asserting those values helps publishers to assert control over the ads. They can start identifying ad technology providers that work with and enhance the aesthetic of their site and exclude those that run ads that dissonantly conflict with it.
By choosing technologies that enable publishers' ad operations teams to tailor the look and feel of the ads on their sites, publishers become empowered to run ads which match the look and feel of their site, instead of ads which conflict with quality content.
2. Be picky with the ads that run
It's astonishing how many publishers are running ads which aren't relevant to their publication. There are some famous examples of breathtakingly insensitive ad placements if you look for them.
Yet even formats which ensure some relevancy aren't doing enough to match the outlook of a publication's users. Publishers who have spent time developing a brand and have nurtured loyal consumers should place greater value on what they have to offer advertisers.
Instead of trying to suit third party ad networks, publishers should consider selecting advertising that suits them. Greater value can be achieved for both publishers and marketers by using advertising that truly matches the mindset of each media title's consumers.
Publishers which display ads that are responsive to their readers' affinity with the media title's brand when browsing content enable marketers to advertise to consumers in a mindset which is of value to them.
3. Put a limit on the number of ads on each page
Instead of the 'race to the bottom' we're seeing across the industry of running a huge density of ads above, below, next to, and over content, publishers should consider the benefits of limiting the number of ads on their pages.
This idea might cause some publishers unease, however by limiting ad availability and maintaining the quality of the ad placement, publishers are empowered to maximise demand and revenue, by minimising supply.
The next stage is creating a more premium environment for advertisers by prioritising ads which are sensitive to their site, congruent with their brand and in keeping with media title's ethos.
This enables publishers to create an environment where they can offer truly premium ad spots for a truly premium price.
4. Build pride in the sales team
The sales team needs to embrace the media title's brand and appreciate its value. Part of this process is giving the sales team exclusive rights to sell certain ad format on the media titles' pages – formats and creative that cannot be bought anywhere else.
By doing so, third party ad networks cannot compete with the direct sales team for particular premium ad placements, as only the publishers' own sales team can sell them.
A savvy sales team will show advertisers that formats which occupy key positions near the content and that are closely associated with the media title's brand are of much greater value to advertisers than generic or interruptive ad formats.
5. Be direct with advertisers
Once publishers' sales teams have something unique to sell to advertisers, they can build direct relationships with marketers. Doing so makes it far easier for publishers to assess, anticipate, and respond to advertisers' specific needs.
This opens publishers to being able to customise ad campaigns to marketers' needs. Being able to tailor ad campaigns to each campaign's needs enables publishers to offer a far better service to advertisers, and thus charge a premium, which is vital to publishers' long term strategy.
It's likely that the current methods being used to generate ad revenue on digital sites will seem ridiculous in ten years time. It simply isn't sustainable to keep pumping irrelevant, interruptive clutter at consumers.
The impact of doing so is decimating CPMs and CPCs, as well as the qualities that establish media titles as 'premium'. The only way to stop this decline is for publishers to assert greater control over their sites, their users' experience and their relationships with advertisers.
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Really interesting article Guy.
For me the problem we've hit here is that advertisers naturally expect their Display activity to perform poorly (i.e. CTRs under 0.01%, very few clicks or post click conversions) and as a result many feel the only way is to buy 'targeted' ads from a DSP or real time bidding solution (as they need the CPM to be low and to guarantee they hit the right audience).
The problem with this is as nice as it is to insist on hitting the right person at the right time, when you look at how most of these companies are prospecting, the logic of lookalike modelling is so flawed that ultimately it isn't working favourably for either advertisers or publishers. Instead the only person who wins is the middle man at the technology provider who is taking a nice chunky commission to provide the advertiser with very average or poor performing display and the publisher with a disruption their users could do without.
The difficulty is it's rare that an advertiser has the resource to start sourcing things directly while a lot of the time, when they try, the budgets they are asked for are astronomical so they revert back to type and try again with RTB assuming that it must be something they did wrong or that maybe, just maybe, all those cookies they bought really did drive some active post activity response...
Thanks for your comment Matt, you've raised some really interesting points, and it's great to get an advertiser perspective on this.
We do seem to have arrived at culture of low expectations when it comes to display advertising, and yes, it is too often the tech players in the middle that extract the most value.
At Respond, the way we've tried to address these issues is by working with publishers to create ad placements that are worth buying at a premium. Standard ad formats are by definition a commodity, so they lend themselves to RTB and other trading mechanisms, and I guess there will always be a place for that.
But truly custom ad placements that are in keeping with the site design, contextually relevant, respectful of the audience, that offer user initiated in-page experiences - these are the kind of ad placements worth paying more for.
We don't set the pricing, or take a commission (we're simply a SaaS provider), but we're mindful of the fact that anything non-standard needs to be affordable, so we've made it possible to utilise existing creative in new ways, e.g. presenting a microsite in-page. This lowers the cost of the creative significantly, and requires no work on the publisher side.
I think 2014 will be fascinating as brands start to look again at how to win hearts and minds.
Very interesting. Hey Guy ,do you want to work/partner with us? Pavol Hollosy, CMO Global Catalog ... global catalog dot com


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Perhaps somewhat lost in the news that the first team will head to Detroit next Tuesday to take on my former team the Michigan Bucks in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup is the fact that they also have a game tonight vs. FC Dallas. I've come down a wee bit from the excitement to focus my energies on the task at hand.
With that, I give you five things to know heading into tonight's game vs. FC Dallas (Pre-Game LIVE on NBC 5.2 at 7pm).
1) O-FER AT TOYOTA PARK…Let's be honest. You as a Fire fan don't really enjoy the Brimstone Cup. That's because the team hasn't won it since the inaugural year in 2001. Part of the reason for that, at least recently, is that the Fire have never beaten FC Dallas at Toyota Park, going 0-5-1 in six matches since the stadium opened in 2006.
Is tonight the night that all ends…?
PREVIEW: Fire vs. FC Dallas
2) WELL, I SURE HOPE SO… With this being the only regular season meeting between the Fire and FCD, the winner tonight (if there is one) would be crowed 2012 Brimstone Cup champions. Despite a disappointing result in Portland on Sunday and a dismal record against Dallas all-time, the Fire should be favorites tonight as the visitors come into the match riding a seven-match winless streak (going 0-4-3). Their last victory came in a 2-1 home win over expansion Montreal on April 14…
3) ANOTHER REASON…to favor the Fire tonight is down to all the players Dallas is missing. U.S. international midfielder Break Shea serves the second of a three-match suspension for kicking a ball at an official. On the injury front, attacking talent David Ferreira remains out and is joined on the list by striker Ricardo Villar and defender Ugo Ihemelu.
Attacker Fabian Castillo is listed as questionable and missed the team's 1-1 draw vs. Philadelphia on Saturday but if he remains out, the team will have only two players that have tallied a goal for the team this year, defender Zach Loyd (with one) and…
4) BLAS PEREZ…If the "never beaten FC Dallas at Toyota Park" thing didn't give enough pause to not take tonight's opponents lightly, the Panamanian international should drive that thought home. Leading the team with four goals on the year, the 6-1 striker can be a handful at times and should be the focal point of the Dallas attack.
Young Fire center backs Jalil Anibaba and Austin Berry got a bit of a preview of what Perez can offer after having to deal with Kris Boyd in Sunday's loss at Portland. A handful for sure, if the pair learned some things from defending against the former Rangers striker, they should be well-prepared for Mr. Perez.
5) I'VE HEARD A LOT OF SUGGESTIONS of destruction to the Brimstone Cup when the Fire ever do take it back (this will happen at some point). Some have been about melting it, others running it over with a truck, all of it with the intention of finding a way to earn beer money through its dismantling (how much could it really be worth…?)
This all made me wonder, is this the voice of just a simple few? With Dallas' domination of the rivalry, does the Brimstone Cup mean anything to you as a Fire fan or does it make you yearn to win it more? Would you like to see the cup destroyed if the Fire win tonight or do you still value the Fire/Dallas rivalry?
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Obituaries August 8, 2012
Linda Mae Calloway, 64, of Orleans died on Saturday, August 4, 2012, in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
She was born on July 12, 1948, in Barton, a daughter of Harris and Edna (Larocque) Chamberlin. On July 16, 2005, she married Donald Calloway Jr. who survives her.
Her hobbies included crocheting, embroidery, word search, latch hooking and playing bingo.
She is survived by her husband Donald Calloway Jr. of Orleans; her children: Angel Simpson and her husband, Jeff, of Orleans and Blaine Wright and his companion, Wanda Abbott, of Derby; her stepdaughter Cindy Turgeon and her husband, Bobby, of Newport; her grandchildren: Sean and Abbi Simpson; her stepgrandchildren: Jazmine, Sierra and Dakota Turgeon; her sisters and brother: Terry Chamberlin of Barton, Barbara Carrier of Glover, and Valerie Hinton of Brownington; her father and mother-in-law: Donald Sr. and Ilene Calloway of Orleans; her brother-in-law: Norman Stevens and Louise of Orleans; her niece Terry Stark of Fairlee; her nieces and nephews: Rusty and Ann Dionne and Heather Dionne and Dustin Dionne; and by a family friend, Junior Storey. She was predeceased by her parents; her children: Rusty and Stacey Skinner; and by a brother, Butch Chamberlin.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 37 Lake Road, in Newport with the Reverend Paul Prince officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on August 8 from 1:30 p.m. until the hour of the funeral. Interment will follow in Coventry Cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Cancer Society, Vermont Division Inc., 55 Day Lane, Williston, Vermont 05495.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Cody Alan Elwin Cole, 15, of Irasburg died suddenly on Saturday, July 28, 2012, in Newport.
He was born on September 8, 1996, the beloved son of Gary and Rhonda (Fulford) Cole.
He was a sophomore at Lake Region Union High School, where he was a straight A student. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing with his father where he has shot many deer and turkeys. Among his hobbies he loved to play soccer with his cousins on his Uncle Bruce's Lime team and play board games with his grandpa. He also loved to go four-wheeling and snowmobiling and play video games.
He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and he enjoyed doing Boy Scout activities with his Nana and Papa Jim.
He is survived by his parents Gary and Rhonda Cole of Irasburg; his siblings: Chantelle, Brooke, Joshua and Cierra Cole; his paternal grandparents: Mabel Webb of Newport and Lawrence Tabor of Derby; his maternal grandparents: Loretta Palin and her husband, James, of Newport, and Sam and Laurel Fulford of Orford, New Hampshire; his maternal great-grandmother Hilda Pion of Lowell; and by many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Funeral services were held on August 2 in Newport.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Cody Cole Scholarship Fund, in care of Passumpsic Bank, 1 Gardner Street, P.O. Box 218, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Richard A. Harter, 81, a lifelong summer resident at Willoughby Lake in Westmore, died on March 12, 2012, in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, from complications due to chemotherapy.
He was born on October 14, 1930, in Philadelphia and was raised in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where he attended the Hill School. He went on to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania where he was an outstanding basketball player. After graduation he spent two years in the Marine Corps and it was there that he developed his tough minded defensive philosophy that became his trademark during his 57 years as a basketball coach at the college and NBA levels.
Mr. Harter coached the Pennsylvania Quakers to two Ivy League championships and had one of the few undefeated regular seasons in NCAA history.
He left the University of Pennsylvania in 1971 to coach the Oregon Ducks for seven years, where his "Kamikaze Kids" snapped UCLA's 98-game home winning streak. He went on to coach at Pennsylvania State before leaving college basketball for the NBA.
Mr. Harter helped create the "Bad Boys" Detroit Pistons as Chuck Daly's assistant and he also worked as the top assistant for three other Hall of Fame coaches: Jack Ramsay in Indiana, Pat Riley with the New York Knicks and Larry Bird in Indiana. He was the first head coach of the Charlotte Hornets and also coached with the Portland Trailblazers, the Boston Celtics, the 76ers and the Indiana Pacers. He retired in 2010 at the age of 79. He is in the University of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame, the Big Five Hall of Fame, the University of Oregon Hall of Fame, the Pac 12 Hall of Honor, the Hill School Athletic Hall of Fame and will be posthumously nominated to the State of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame next year.
Besides his remarkable coaching career where he was renowned as a defensive genius and motivator, Mr. Harter spent many years working at the Songadeewin of Keewaydin Girls' Camp on Willoughby Lake which was owned by his parents and then by him and his brother, Jack Harter. As a boy he attended Keewaydin Boys' Camp in Dunmore, and worked there as a counselor until becoming part of the staff at Songadeewin. He also loved teaching and mentoring youngsters and spent several weeks every summer lecturing at youth basketball camps in Vermont and all over New England. He was still diving on loose balls until he was in his late 70s and also was a featured lecturer for the NBA's Basketball Without Borders program in Italy and Spain.
On a more personal note, he loved college football, especially the Oregon Ducks. He was a voracious reader and had an amazing collection of sports books and biographies. His favorite pastime was chatting with friends about sports, telling stories about his adventures in basketball or reminiscing about the girls' camp at Willoughby Lake. He will be dearly missed.
He is survived by his five children from his first marriage: Linda, Rich, Jim, Robin and Kerry; his four grandchildren: Koby, Zoe, Mark, and Matt; and by his loving wife, Mari, and their two white golden retrievers.
A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, August 18, at 1 p.m. at the Westmore Community Church in Westmore. This will be followed by a military honor guard in the adjacent park and a reception.
Joyce M. Jenness, 81, of Derby died on Saturday, August 4, 2012, in Newport.
She was born on July 23, 1931, in Barton, a daughter of Ernest and Thelma (Tinker) Ferrin. On November 24, 1948, she married Walter Jenness who predeceased her on December 5, 2007.
Her hobbies included watching the hummingbirds and other birds come to her feeders. She was also an avid reader and she loved to make donuts for the family and other favorite recipes. She traveled with her late husband to conventions for their business and to several of the organizations he belonged to. They spent many winters in Florida.
Mrs. Jenness and her husband founded Walt's Sales and Service in 1967.
She is survived by her children: Ed Jenness and his wife, Alta, of Derby Line, and Elaine Morin and her fiancé, Dale Smith, of Florida; her grandchildren: Christopher and Deanna Jenness of Derby, Scott Jenness of Derby, Timothy Jenness and his wife, Sara, of West Charleston, Emily and Chris Micknak of Derby, Whitney Morin of New Hampshire, and Matthew Morin of Holland; her great-grandchildren: Brianna Madden of Derby, Gage and Cayde Micknak of Derby, Rylie Jenness of Derby, Bryn Jenness of Derby, and Grant Jenness of West Charleston; her sister Bev Conley of Glover; and by her in-laws: Kenneth and Ruby Jenness of Morgan, and Dorothy Dunn of Tupper Lake, New York. She was predeceased by her brothers: Kermit and Wendall Ferrin; and by her sisters: Winifred, Genevive, and Frannie.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 9, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill, in Newport with the Reverend John Genco officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on August 9 from 1 p.m. until the hour of the funeral. Interment will follow in Derby Center Cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Derby Line Ambulance, in care of Brian Fletcher, P.O. Box 105, Derby Line, Vermont 05830; or to the Bel-Aire Activities Fund, 35 Bel-Aire Drive, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Margaret Mary Beattie Kambour died on Sunday, July 29, 2012, peacefully in her sleep at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Complications from a spinal compression fracture became too numerous and acute for her strong will and constitution to overcome. She is now in the next great adventure that awaits us all.
"Maggie," as she was affectionately known to her contemporaries, was born on March 19, 1920, to Allen and Irene Graves Beattie in St. Johnsbury. A nice piece of serendipity regarding her birthday is that March 19 is the day the swallows return to Capistrano. She loved feeding and watching birds and it was a "rare bird" indeed if she couldn't identify it.
She attended Portland Street School in St. Johnsbury where she completed eight grades in seven years. In her eighth grade year she won the Vermont State Spelling Bee and traveled to Washington, D.C., to compete at the White House with other state champions under the supervision of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Gilding it not too lightly, she was the original spellcheck.
She received her secondary education at St. Johnsbury Academy where she began cultivating her interest in languages, notably French and Latin. In 1937 she graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy as the class Valedictorian. Her curiosity and thirst for knowledge were virtually insatiable.
She then continued her schooling at the University of Vermont. In 1941 she finished her degree work and graduated magna cum laude, majoring in French with concentrations in Latin and education. She was selected for membership in the Phi Beta Kappa society. Her ability to apply herself until the matter at hand was completed was formidable.
From 1942 to 1945 she taught in Jeffersonville. During that era a broader spectrum of responsibilities was placed on teachers as she taught not only French and Latin, but English and some business courses as well. She was multi-tasking fifty years before it become a buzzword.
She lived in Seattle, Washington, from 1945 to 1947, traveling there with her sisters, Irene and Allene. This redoubtable trio was known in St. Johnsbury as the "Beattie Girls." She worked in a shipyard as a bookkeeper and took courses at the University of Washington, including one on Constitutional law. Years later, one of her sons, who rather fancied himself a "smarty pants," had the temerity to cross swords with his mom on a point of Constitutional law. When she was finished slicing and dicing her impious child into quivering shreds that would have impressed any litigator, that particular boy knew the meaning of chastened. All right, that "particular boy" was yours truly.
She returned to Vermont in 1947 and took a job in St. Albans at Bellows Free Academy teaching French and Latin. In 1949 she met Theodore Kambour Jr. and in 1950 she married our dad, her partner for 55 years. They moved to Lancaster, New Hampshire, to accommodate his career. While there, my two big brothers were born, Peter George in 1951 and James Dodge in 1953. In 1953 the young family moved to Barton.
As it is with most mothers, family was of paramount importance to our mom. She shelved her career until her youngest son entered first grade. Son number three, Thomas Charles, arrived in 1955 and number four, Theodore III, made the scene in 1959. Chiefly a blessing, certainly a trial at times, her four boys were her biggest joy and focus in life.
In 1965 she returned to education as the French teacher at Orleans High School. Two years later Lake Region Union High School's doors opened and she was installed as the French and Latin teacher. Additionally, she was the faculty adviser for the French and Latin clubs. Although Latin was dropped from the school curriculum, she continued as a French teacher/faculty adviser until 1984 when she retired and proceeded to an active and fruitful post-career life.
Not surprisingly, much of her "golden years" activity involved learning and education. She attended Elderhostels on both sides of the pond, continuing her quest for knowledge and cultural enrichment. She tutored a handful of former students who felt the need for increased fluency in French. She also did volunteer stints with the court-related Guardian Ad Litem program and the sheriff department's RSVP Operation call-in. Naturally, she was very involved in ONERTA (the Orleans and Northern Essex Retired Teachers Association), serving as local president and on the state board. She traveled extensively with Dad, again on both sides of the pond.
The marathon has often been used as a metaphor for life. Mom, you ran the race as well as anyone. Our unwavering moral compass, our bastion of strength and an endless source of unconditional love, you will live forever in our hearts. If this tribute seems a tad hyperbolic, please forgive a grieving son who loved his mother dearly and esteemed her to the point of awe. You inspired us, Mom. We will all meet in the clearing someday.
Our mom is survived by her sister Irene Beattie Trenholme of St. Johnsbury; her son Peter and his wife, Carol, and their son, Nicholas, all of Westford, Massachusetts; her son James of Barton and Glover; her son Thomas of Barton; her son Theodore III and his wife, Sandy, of East Lyndon, and their son, Cory of Newport; a great-grandson, Ethaniel Theodore, Cory's son; her brother-in-law Russell Smith of South Carolina and Chautauqua, New York; her niece Penelope Smith Schwartz and her husband, Eric, of northeast Pennsylvania; her niece Tracy Smith Peters and her husband, Scott, of Lake Placid, Florida, and Mayville, New York; her nephew Tyler Trenholme of New Gloucester, Maine; her nephew Gilbert Trenholme and his wife, Sandy, and their children, Megan and Nathan, all of Waterford; her sister-in-law Eleanor Kambour Sableski of Durham, North Carolina; her niece Nancy Sableski and her partner, Annie, of Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts; her nephew Steven Sableski of Charlotte, North Carolina; and by her niece Sarah Sableski of Wilmington, North Carolina. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Theodore Kambour Jr.; her sister Allene Beattie Smith; and by her sister-in-law Ruth Kambour Lang.
You have earned your rest, Mom. Love forever.
Elizabeth "Betty" Frances Mosher
Elizabeth "Betty" Frances Mosher, 93, of Newport died on Friday, July 27, 2012, in Newport.
She was born in Montpelier on May 31, 1919, the daughter of Harold and Elizabeth (Kelty) Chamberlin.
She suffered the death of her mother in infancy and lived her early years with her paternal grandparents on Echo Lake in East Charleston. She was a graduate of Orleans High School, Lyndon State College and Goddard College.
She married Bruce Mosher of Newport in 1942. She taught school in Glover, Troy, Barre City, Montpelier, and Marshfield. During World War II she was employed by Boeing Aircraft Co. in Seattle, Washington.
In 1985 she moved from Montpelier to Polk City, Florida, spending summers in Island Pond. She moved to Newport in 1998.
She is survived by her daughters: Jean and her husband, David Gosselin, of North Montpelier, Jill and her husband, Michael Booth, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Jaye and her husband, Michael Phillips, of Colchester; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and by a sister, Lynda Mosher.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, August 16, at 11 a.m. at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Newport, with the Reverend Tim Wilcox officiating.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Children's Literacy Foundation at clifonline.org.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Robert M. Nelson
Robert M. Nelson, 73, died on Saturday, August 4, 2012, at his home in Albany in the care of his loving companion, Sadie Watters.
He was born in Albany on May 12, 1939, the son of Maurice and Ethel "Jackie" (Shatney) Nelson.
He attended grade school in Albany and was a 1957 graduate of Craftsbury Academy. He served his country from 1959 to 1964 in the U.S. Army, of which about one and a half years were in Bamburg, Germany.
He was a welder, working in all types of welding. He worked most of his life as a self-employed welder from his garage in Albany. He was also a fire chief for the town of Albany Fire Department for many years.
He was a life member of the American Legion Post #23 in Orleans and a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, AERIE 4329, in Newport.
He leaves his brothers: Donald Nelson and his wife, Shirley, of Albany and Douglas Nelson and his friend, Rosemary, of Derby; his companion of many years, Sadie Watters; and by nieces, nephews and extended family.
To honor his wishes, there will be no service.
Leo E. Perron, 63, of Newport died on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at his home.
He was born on October 4, 1948, in St. Johnsbury, a son of Leo and Ruth (Menard) Perron.
Mr. Perron graduated from Newport High School and received a bachelor's degree in physical education from Lyndon State College. He entered the United States Army and Navy for 20 years. He was an avid baseball and football fan. He also enjoyed his hobbies of collecting coins and other items of personal interest.
He is survived by his parents: Leo and Ruth Perron of Newport; his sisters: Jeannine Mislak and her husband, Jody, of Plainfield, and Joanne Lalime and her husband, Mark, of Hyde Park; his nieces and nephews: Michael Mislak and his wife, Mandy, Stephanie Kevin and her husband, Matt, and by Jillian and Jonathan Gray.
Funeral services were held on August 6 in Newport. Interment with military honors followed at Westlook Cemetery in Glover.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church, 191 Clermont Terrace, Newport, Vermont 05855; or to the Veterans Hospital Cardiac Care Unit, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, Vermont 05009.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Death notices
John Cameron Rogers
John Cameron Rogers, 72, died on Friday, August 3, 2012, at Mad Brook Farm in East Charleston.
Memorial plans to be announced.
Edna (Nutbrown) Smith
Edna (Nutbrown) Smith, 88, died on Friday, August 3, 2012, at North Country Hospital in Newport, with family and friends close by her side.
Funeral services were held on August 7 in Richmond, Quebec. Interment followed in St-Anne's Cemetery in Richmond.
Roger John Coleman Sr.
Roger John Coleman Sr., 62, of Newport died on Monday, August 6, 2012, in Newport.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 15 at the River of Life Church in Irasburg.
Vera R. Stewart
Vera R. Stewart, 94, of Barton died peacefully on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Maple Lane Nursing Home in Barton.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 11, at the West Barnet Cemetery in West Barnet.


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Coulter's book, DTP: A Shot in the Dark, co-authored with Barbara Loe Fisher (first published in 1985 and reprinted several times since), features interviews with 100 families where the parents suspected vaccine damage: "We found a very high incidence of seizure disorders," he says.Vaccination causes a slight degree of encephalitis in children. Doctors recognize this happens but insist it occurs only once in every 100,000 cases: "In my opinion, it happens about once in five," says Coulter. "When you have encephalitis, the child may recover completely, but it may not and may suffer some long-term damage." One of the most common after effects of seizures is epilepsy.
"It's generally recognized by doctors from both sides of the Atlantic that vaccination causes a type of encephalitis. That's a very important point," he says and cites a 1983 British study which supports Coulter's earlier research (The National Childhood Encephalopathy Study-NCES): "This is the best study that has been done on vaccination reactions, and it found a connection between the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine and acute reactions occurring within seven days."
Ten years later, a follow-up report was published: Immunization and Acute Neurological Illnesses in Children (BMJ, 1993; 307:1171-6), concluded that children who suffered an acute reaction from the whooping cough vaccine suffered from a permanent neurological disability later in life.
Encephalitis can be caused by a number of different things. In particular, Coulter discovered there had been an epidemic of encephalitis in the 1920s and 30s, which affected 20 to 30 million people worldwide. It accounted for a couple of million deaths, with an equivalent number of survivors suffering from serious disabilities: "I found out that the types of consequences after an epidemic of encephalitis were identical with what we call today "minimal brain damage", "seizure disorders", asthma, allergies, and so on," he says.