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Mills County is in the market for a new county attorney following the surprise resignation of Tricia McSorely.
Less than half way through the four-year term she was elected to serve in November 2014, McSorley has tendered her resignation to take a position with an insurance firm in Omaha. Her last day on the job will be April 22.
"It's a good move for my family," McSorley said. "It's a job opportunity that came up that I really couldn't pass up."
The Glenwood City Council will be asked to approve a budget next week with the understanding that the deficit in its general fund account will be prolonged for at least another year.
A public hearing for the 2017 fiscal year budget and a vote for council approval will take place Tuesday, April 12, 7 p.m., at City Hall.
The Mills County Board of Supervisors has approved the county's $18.5 million budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
Next year's county budget is up slightly from the 2015-2016 fiscal year, which ends June 30, but does reflect a second straight year of decline in the tax levy, from the current rate of 9.633319 (per taxable $1,000 valuation) to the proposed 9.40932 in rural areas of the county. Residents living in incorporated areas within the county would see their tax rate dip from 6.41855 to 6.19468.
It appears the Glenwood City Council is content on putting off the hiring of a new city administrator for at least six months while the services of an interim financial manager are utilized.
The fee for purchasing a lot at the Glenwood Cemetery could be going up.
At the recommendation of the Glenwood Cemetery Board, the Glenwood City Council is considering a proposal that would raise the cost of a lot at the Glenwood Cemetery from $600 to $650.
In a meeting with city council members last week, Glenwood Cemetery sexton Mike Collins said the $650 lot fee would keep Glenwood's pricing lower than Council Bluffs', but higher than some other southwest communities outside the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area.
After meeting in closed session for more than two hours at its regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Glenwood City Council fired city administrator / financial director Brian Kissel.
A group of Mineola residents fighting a dirt dig site in their neighborhood will finally have their day in court Feb. 9.
Omaha attorney Terry White, on behalf of nine plaintiffs, filed suit last April against the Mills County Board of Adjustment for its controversial decision to grant a special use permit to Cory Leick to extract dirt from a 40-acre parcel west of Mineola along Barrus Road and 237th Street.
More than two years after a nearly $200,000 restoration project was completed at the Glenwood Public Library, the facility continues to be plagued by a leaky roof.
Library board member Terry Craig voiced concerns about the leak to members of the Glenwood City Council at a meeting in late December, noting the situation has existed for several months.
Kim Clark's political career owes a lot to the advice she didn't take.
Clark, who wrapped up her third and final term in the Glenwood Mayor's Office Jan. 1, decided to run for the Glenwood City Council nearly a decade ago on essentially a whim.
"There was no one running in Ward 3," said Clark, who is a 15-year deputy with the Mills County Sheriff's Office. "And I got elected on a write in. It was just a spur of the moment thing that lasted 10 years."
According to a financial report submitted to the state of Iowa, the city of Glenwood's general fund had a deficit of $116,140 at the conclusion of the 2014-2015 fiscal year that ended June 30.
The 2015 fiscal year deficit marks the second consecutive year the city's general fund has ended the year in the red. The general fund deficit was $297,000 at the conclusion of the 2014 fiscal year.
The financial report was submitted to the state in November by the city's auditing firm – Council Bluffs-based Hamilton and Associates.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) basketball tournament will likely move to Brooklyn in 2017, according to the Greensboro News & Record.
Greensboro Coliseum director Matt Brown told the News & Record that the tournament will likely be played at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn starting in 2017.
This year's ACC tournament is already underway in Greensboro, and will stay there next year before then moving to Washington, D.C. in 2016.
Sports Illustrated says the ACC hopes to rotate the tournament between New York and North Carolina in the years to come.
Some have said the move up north is inevitable, and view the move as a marriage of the best league in college basketball with the country's most prominent city and media market.
Despite the move to the Big Apple, the ACC has no chance of playing in the iconic Madison Garden in the immediate future, because the Big East is playing there through 2026.
Brown released the following e-mail statement to the media on Friday evening:
"It's well known the ACC is exploring many options for future Men's Basketball Tournament sites. In response to a question from the News & Record earlier this afternoon, my comment was intended to simply confirm my belief that future ACC Tournaments are likely to be played in New York City, not confirming speculation from previously published media reports.
The ACC member schools will of course determine all future Tournament sites.
We look forward to the remainder of what has been a great 2014 Tournament and having the event back again in Greensboro in 2015."
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Emme Fifield has fallen about as far as a gentlewoman can.
Once a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, her only hope of surviving the scandal that threatens to engulf her is to escape England for a fresh start in the new America where nobody has ever heard of the Duchess of Somerset.
Emme joins Kit Doonan's rag-tag band of idealists, desperados and misfits bound for Virginia. But such a voyage will be far from easy and Emme finds her attraction to the mysterious Doonan inconvenient to say the least.
As for Kit, the handsome mariner has spent years imprisoned by the Spanish, and living as an outlaw with a band of escaped slaves; he has his own inner demons to confront, and his own dark secrets to keep...
Ever since Sir Walter Raleigh's settlement in Virginia was abandoned in 1587 its fate has remained a mystery; The Lost Duchess explores what might have happened to the ill-starred Lost Colony of Roanoke.
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I absolutely love reading about early America (having grown up a hop, skip, and a jump from Jamestown, England's first permanent settlement in the New World), and Jenny Barden is an author I've been wanting to read, so I jumped at the chance to read her second novel, The Lost Duchess, which is a stand-alone follow-up to her first novel, Mistress of the Sea. The Lost Duchess tells the story of Emme Fifield, daughter of a baron, dutiful lady-in-waiting to a demanding Queen Elizabeth. Her world is turned upside down when she is compromised by a treasonous lord, but her future brightens when Sir Francis Drake returns to court with tales of the New World and a handsome mariner in tow, Kit Doonan, both of which ignite Emme's curiosity and desire for adventure. As the queen's favorite, Sir Walter Raleigh, pleads his case for a return to the new land of Virginia, named in the queen's honor, Emme finds herself swept up in the plans, a pawn for spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham, who is keen to help England outwit Spain's plans for the New World. Traveling under an assumed identity with strict instructions of what to look for and what to report back to Walsingham, Emme sets out with Kit and a group of hearty souls prepared to make a new life in the New World, with no intention of ever actually going back to England.
But the journey is a perilous one, fraught with mishaps and misfortune, and though Emme's courage never wavers, her plans for a new future free of court obligations does. But with Kit's assured guidance, and a few new friends, she determines to prove her worth to the new colony, and to Kit himself, as the bond between them grows stronger and sweeter. But they are both hiding secrets, secrets that could have devastating consequences for their fledgling relationship, just as the hidden dangers and outright hostility from the original inhabitants of the New World could have devastating consequences for the success of the colony. As the struggle to subsist becomes a struggle to survive, Emme and Kit will have to decide what is worth fighting for . . . and what is worth letting go.
I'm torn in my rating of The Lost Duchess. I really wanted to love it more. At the halfway mark of the book, I was loving it, and I felt sure we were headed for four or five-star territory. But then, just as our heroine and her hero arrived in the New World, where things really should have started to get exciting, the story seemed to get bogged down in details and slow-moving narrative. I had been willing to overlook the fact that the "scandal" that caused Emme to flee had not been set up and expanded enough to make it totally plausible for such a drastic course of action because I was intrigued by Kit and the spark between he and Emme, and I wanted her to follow her courageous heart, but I found their love story to be rather superficial and even sappy at times, and I grew tired of Emme pining for the day Kit would ask her to marry him, especially when she was surrounded by so many more pressing problems.
The climactic scenes, which depict a very believable account of what could have happened to the lost colonists of Roanoke, were very well done, but ultimately, the ending did not sit well with me. It was probably pretty realistic, but since these were fictional characters in a fictional scenario, it could have been a little more upbeat and satisfying. And on a final note, which I'm not holding against the book but which did make me stop and wonder, I found the title and back cover copy to be misleading and rather confusing after having read the book and not making much of a connection.
But while I have mixed feelings on the story itself, there's no question Ms. Barden can write. Her meticulous historical research shines, as does her descriptive capability. Her depiction of life aboard a sixteenth-century ship and of a New World filled with beauty and wonder, yet full of peril and uncertainty, is masterful. I think The Lost Duchess is well worth a read just to get a sense of what it must have been like for those first tough, brave souls who ventured into the complete unknown, attempting to carve out a new life and a new England with no idea of what awaited them. As Ms. Barden continues to write and hone her craft, she could become an author to watch in the world of historical fiction.
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As you may know, Docker is a software container platform and could be useful in three basic options: for local development environments, for apps running in isolated containers, for entire infrastructure built on top of containers clusters with microservices approach. Nowadays every option has a place for application but for me the second and the third looked like the most interesting.
Let's dockerize it!
My idea for Docker application was to create an image for APIQ CMS system that our team open sourced few months ago. I've started with simple Dockerfile that was pretty common for any Rails project and could be found on Docker Hub. It looked really simple but it didn't work in my case. If your project is a little bit more complex, things go wrong and hard.
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LIBV8_VERSION=$LIBV8_VERSION bundle install --without development test && apk del build-deps
Lesson 2: embed assets in image or precompile
Precompiling assets with Rails Assets pipeline can take a lot of time. You can keep your image as small as possible and not pack assets into image (but then you need to call assets precompiling task on launching concrete container). I've chosen to precompile them on image build stage but faced with another problem: lack of database :-) Yes, this is well-known fact that rake (rails) tasks load entire environment so you need a database. I've found a workaround in using
activerecord-nulldb-adapter gem that does the trick.
RUN bundle exec rails kms:install:migrations \
&& SECRET_TOKEN="$(bundle exec rails secret)" DB_ADAPTER=nulldb bundle exec rails assets:precompile
As you may notice, you'll need some stub for SECRET_TOKEN as well. Your
database.yml could look like this then:
default: &default
adapter: <%= ENV['DB_ADAPTER'] ||= 'postgresql' %>
Lesson 3: image size rage
If you're going to have your Docker image as small as possible, you'd like to try these options:
- choosing the right base image (for example, based on Alpine Linux
- minimizing number of intermediate layers (by concatenating
RUNcommands installing necessary packages especially)
- installing only really necessary OS packages
Lesson 4: Docker for Mac
As I was on the way of building my image, I've noticed my disk space is going to zero after several build attempts. I was totally surprised that this was a Docker for Mac issue that is still not resolved (https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/371). The simplest working solution for me was resetting Docker to factory defaults.
And finally… Going public
After all these things that I've learned when was trying Docker, I've finally pushed new image to Docker Hub. And that was the easiest step: you just need to wait until image will get uploaded!
I hope these lessons will help anyone faced with similar problems to save their time and continue digging into the world of Docker. :-)


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We will be discussing the role of occupational therapy with the preschool population. It is here where you can learn about red flags indicating whether or not your child can benefit from further occupational therapy intervention.
This webinar will be presented by the founder of WebOT4Kids, Helene Korn, a pediatric occupational therapist with over 13 years' experience. The presentation will consist of 45 minutes of content followed by 15 minutes of live question and answer with the presenter.
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Q. "My garbage disposer smells! Is there anything that I can do besides buying a new one?"
A. The quickest and easiest way is to use the Disposer Freshener we offer. Disposa Fresh® is a non-toxic mixture of natural citrus oils and gelatin. Run cold water and turn on the disposer to make sure the disposer is empty, and then turn the disposer off. Now run hot water into the disposer but do not turn the disposer on. Turn the water off and drop in two or three capsules and turn on the disposer briefly to distribute the contents of the capsules inside the disposer. Let the disposer sit unused for awhile or until the next time you need to use it. As an alternative, you can also clean the disposer by having it grind up a few cups of ice and some table salt. This helps to cut the grease and slime off the sides of the disposer. Then flush it out with cold water followed by half of a lemon or lime to deodorize.
Q. "Why don't you also offer 1/3 hp model disposers?"
A. We do offer a 1/3 hp disposer by Whirlpool.
Q. "I've heard that garbage disposer waste harms septic tanks. Any truth to that?"
A. We have yet to read any study that reflects that. Some cities have banned disposers, disposals, garborators and then, later changed their minds and allowed them, such as New York. From what we know, food disposer waste gets consumed by bacteria in sewage treatment plants and septic tanks.
Q. "I see that in your parts section that you offer other finishes for flanges besides chrome/stainless. Are these finishes as good as chrome or stainless?"
A. We offer those finishes for people that "insist" on polished brass, white, almond, etc for a nicer "look" in their kitchen sinks. We do not believe they are as durable as the original chrome/stainless that are included with most brands of disposers (the flange that comes with WasteKing/BoneCrusher is VERY durable). For durability nothing beats the original finish. Special finishes will tarnish and become dull over time, and acids and alkaloids in common foods can cause the paint/enamel to chip or crack.
Q. "Should I be adding enzymes/bacteria to my disposer or septic tank whenever I use my disposer?"
A. Not in our opinion. There are even disposers that add enzymes every time that you use that disposer. From what we have read, bacteria grow naturally after initially being introduced (mostly by nature) into septic tanks, and no additional enzymes/bacteria need to be introduced. From our perspective, adding additional enzymes/bacteria each time seems like a waste of money and resources. One additional note, our Founder wishes to encourage you to use composting and not throwing all wastes down your food disposers. Save the Planet and recycle as much as possible.
It is the opinion of our Founder Vic that garbage disposers are not garbage cans, therefore, should not be used as such. Most potatoes peels, carrots and the like will not get chopped up well (with any brand), and can help clog your drain lines. He feels that food (garbage) disposers should be used sparingly. Much of what goes into your drains eventually has to be removed by sewage treatment facilities or be dealt with by some system.
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Teaching Tips: Team Building Activities for Elementary Students
Here are suggestions for games, activities, and lesson plans to encourage team building among elementary school students. There are indoor and outdoor activities, and cross-curricular lesson ideas. Many of these activities can be adapted for different age groups. Included are eThemes resources on cooperative learning and cooperative problem solving.
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Here are three ideas for games that can help establish a supportive classroom environment throught team building.
This site has ideas for games that explore the benefits of teamwork. These activities were designed with younger children in mind, but could be adapted for older students.
Try these two cooperative games in which students must work together in order to succeed. These activities were designed with younger children in mind, but could be adapted for a variety of ages.
This two-page PDF file has an activity where students can create stories as a group. There are several variations you can try.
Students can work together to create artwork. These activities were designed with younger children in mind, but could be adapted for older students.
Students can work together toward a common goal by trying out these different team building exercises. Click on the name of the activity to see the complete directions. Scroll down and click on Team Building Quotes to read inspirational quotes from famous individuals.
Children can use these activities to get to know each other by sharing about themselves and working together. This is a 25-page PDF file.
Children can use their artistic skills and learn about each other by creating Me-Shirts, T-shirts that say something important about themselves.
This activity can help students get to know each other by drawing pictures that show some of the different aspects of their lives, and sharing the pictures with classmates.
Students can learn more about each other with this lesson by using Venn diagrams to describe the ways in which they are similar and different.
Students can work as a team to create a "welcome book" that can help new students feel at ease.
Children can use this activity to help them understand the nature of social groups and their roles as members of various groups.
With this craft project, children can share something about their lives with their classmates. Each student can contribute to the finished quilt.
Children can share information about themselves by creating personalized trading cards. This could be used as an ice-breaker activity.
This lesson plan gives students the opportunity to work as a team and participate in decision making processes in the classroom.
This is an activity designed to encourage students to think about the importance of working together. This lesson requires the poem Nine Gold Medals by David Roth from Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul. This activity can be used before starting a group project. NOTE: The site includes ads.
What does it mean to be a team? In this lesson plan, students can learn to define teamwork and work together in groups. NOTE: The site includes ads.
This activity is designed to give students the opportunity to consider what is involved in teamwork and why real teamwork is important. NOTE: This site includes ads.
This is an Easter-themed outdoors activity in which classes can participate as a group in an easter egg hunt using a map. This idea can be adapted to use other objects besides eggs and not related to Easter. Students can learn map reading skills as well as teamwork.
This game gives students the opportunity to develop cooperation skills through writing directions. NOTE: This site includes a place to leave user comments.
Students work in teams to quickly build or disassemble pyramids in this game. NOTE: This site includes ads and a place to leave user comments.
This lesson is designed to help improve relations among students though get-to-know-you activities. NOTE: These discussion questions are for older students, but this activity could be adapted for use with younger children.
This one-page PDF file is a printable poster that illustrates teamwork.
Read articles that define and explain how to use cooperative learning strategies in the classroom. Includes cooperative learning lesson plans for a variety of subjects and grade levels.
Problem solving can be fun. Explore the following activities where kids are encourage to think creatively, share thoughts and opinions, create, discuss and solve problems, and than draw conclusions. Includes science, mathematical, logical, and environmental games and activities
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According to an intermediary, West Brom have made a bid for Napoli forward Manolo Gabbiadini.
The striker has been heavily mooted with a move away from the side due to a lack of game and has also been recently linked with a move to Southampton.
As reported by the Birmingham Mail:
"West Brom have made a bid of between "€16m and €18m" for Manolo Gabbiadini, says intermediary Giuseppe Cannella.
The Napoli striker has been the subject of much speculation already in this transfer window, with a departure from the Serie A side expected due to his lack of game-time.
Albion have been constantly linked in that time, and now negotiator Cannella has made the claim that they've firmed up that interest with an offer.
"It was almost done with Everton in the summer, then things turned around," Cannella told Italian station Radio Crc today."
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Cozumel features great diving, snorkeling and beaches, marine-life encounters, botanical gardens, trails and shopping in the town of San Miguel. The nearby mainland is home to Tulum, Mayan cliffside ruins overlooking the Caribbean.
Cozumel , should not be compared to Cancun, the splashy resort just 40 mi/65 km to the north and one of its nearest neighbors. In the past, Cozumel had a laid-back, sedate atmosphere, and its superior fishing, snorkeling and diving gave it a definite edge.
Today, Cozumel retains its unique vibe and remains a better choice for those who don't like planned resorts, but the island is no longer an escapist's paradise. The snorkeling, diving and fishing are still great, but no one would mistake present-day Cozumel for the sleepy backwater it once was.
One reason is cruise ships. Cozumel is the most popular cruise stop in Mexico and can host as many as four large ships simultaneously. When more than one ship looms on the horizon, Cozumel's restaurants, bars and shops fill with day-trippers. Everyone, from shopkeepers to bartenders, gets a bit stressed by the crowds.
Still, Cozumel can be fun, especially for travelers interested in exploring its coral reefs on scuba and snorkeling outings. The island's only town, San Miguel, has retained much of its pleasant, small-town atmosphere. Those with enough time for a day trip will find the Mayan ruins of Tulum and Chichen Itza, on the Yucatan mainland, within striking distance.
Don't miss the opportunity to explore the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Tulúm, majestically perched above the turquoise Caribbean. The site was occupied as far back as 600 A.D. However, it was most densely populated around 1200 A.D. You will be struck by the pyramid-shaped El Castillo, which dominates the city from atop a forty-foot cliff. The nearby Temple of the Descending God provides equally excellent insight into the architecture of the Mayan people, who gained considerable achievements in the arts and sciences, only to decline and vanish for no apparent reason.
- Explore the underwater world of Chankanaab on a deep-sea adventure aboard the Atlantis Submarine.
- Discover what makes a dolphin so magical as you play and interact with these amazing creatures in Chankanaab National Marine Park.
- Sit back, relax, and bury your toes in the white sand of Playa Mia Beach in Cozumel. This destination offers all the food, drinks and activities you can imagine, including relaxing massages on the beach.
- Take a Jeep®-safari adventure through the tropical landscape of Cozumel's east side. Ride through sand dunes and trails for an unforgettable experience.
- Learn to prepare a Mexican feast and enjoy your culinary skills with Mexican wines and a festive atmosphere.
- Escape to the secluded beauty of your own private beach paradise, Passion Island.
- Experience snow-white bunkers and breathtaking views as you play a memorable round of golf on the championship course at the Cozumel Country Club.
- Snorkel in the clear sapphire-colored water around Cozumel's coral reefs. It's a snorkeler's dream, and one of the world's premier snorkeling destinations. Equipment, instruction and guidance begin at Sand Dollar Beach. From there, you'll be able to enjoy everything your eyes behold for as long as you like, with transportation ready and waiting to take you back to your ship.
- Take in the views of the north side of the island while skimming through the water in your two-person speed boat.
Regarded as the "St. Thomas of the Western Caribbean," Cozumel has become one of the world's best duty-free shopping ports. Cozumel offers unbelievable prices on diamonds, colored gemstones, jewelry, watches, gold, sterling silver, and even Oriental rugs as well as Mexican housewares and handicrafts. You can find designer jewelry pieces and watches from C2K, Caribbean Hook, Honora, House of Tanzanite, John Hardy, Kabana, La Nouvelle Bague, Starnight, White Diamonds, Cartier, Concord, Maurice Lacroix, Michele, Movado and more.
Mexico's currency is the peso (MXN). The $ sign is used to refer to pesos, so don't be shocked at the price tags. Any prices in U.S. dollars are listed as US$ or USD. Many hotels, restaurants and shops also accept major credit cards, which usually offer you a good exchange rate.


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Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion Award Presentation to CMC/DHK on 3/21/2014
March 20, 2014
Keene, NH
The Million Hearts® initiative has recognized Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (CMC/DHK) as one of nine national Champions of the 2013 Hypertension Control Challenge for success in achieving exceptionally high rates of adequate blood pressure control for patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are the co-leaders of Million Hearts® within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and there are many other national partners.
An award ceremony will be held on March 21st at 11:30 am at Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene's (CMC/DHK) 580-90 Court Street, Keene campus, in North Conference Rooms 1 & 2. The event is free, open to the public and will feature speakers: Ray Hurd, Regional Administrator for Regions I and II, CMS; Dr. José Montero, Director of Public Health Services, NH DHHS; and CMC/DHK senior leadership and physicians.
Ray Hurd will share information about Million Hearts® and the importance of this initiative for the United States and CMS. Dr. José Montero will offer a statewide perspective, including an update on the collective efforts of the NH Medical Society and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) to advance the initiative. A short presentation of the award and acceptance from physicians and staff at CMC/DHK will follow.
Million Hearts® is a national, public-private initiative that aims to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by 2017 by empowering Americans to make healthier choices and by improving heart health in healthcare settings. For more information about the initiative and to access resources, visit http://millionhearts.hhs.gov.
For more information about the award, please visit the CMC/DHK website.
About Raymond Hurd
Raymond "Ray" Hurd is the Regional Administrator for the Boston and New York Regional Offices (Regions I & II). In this position he serves to promote the vital work performed by CMS in maintaining and improving access to health care in New England (Connecticut, Maine Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) as well as New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As the Regional Administrator, he works diligently to promote awareness of Medicare, Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplace programs to ensure that Americans receive the benefits they deserve. His efforts continue to facilitate collaborative relationships between new stakeholders while strengthening existing ties throughout the Northeast and U.S. Territories.
About José Montero, MD, MHCDS
José Montero, MD, MHCDS, is the Director of the Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) at the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. As Director of DPHS since 2008, he leads the development and implementation of polices that help create the conditions to improve and maintain a healthy population. For this process he relies on two key strategies -first, the development of systematic approach for actionable data collection, use and dissemination. Second, a better coordination of the public health systems and the health care delivery system, with a clear expectation of population health improvement.
Dr. Montero also fulfills several national roles. He is a past president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). He serves on several committees including the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP, as ASTHO Liaison) and has been recently appointed to the CDC's board of scientific councilors for the Office of infectious diseases. He is also a member of the IOM roundtable on population health.
About Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene
Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene is a nonprofit community hospital and clinic with a mission to lead our community to become the nation's healthiest through our clinical and service excellence, collaboration, and compassion for every patient, every time. Founded by CMC/D-HK, Healthy Monadnock 2020 (formerly Vision 2020) is a community-wide health initiative designed to actively engage the citizens of the Monadnock Region in the process of becoming the nation's healthiest community by 2020. To learn more, call 603-354-5400 or visit www.cheshiremed.org.


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|Roxanne at Galveston Beach
We went to the beach. It is one of my favorite places in the whole world. But I was so weak that the waves knocked me over. Mom and Dad were plenty worried. My vet was worried, too. He tested me for all kinds of diseases. He couldn't find anything wrong with me.
Mom, Dad, and my vet decided that we needed more help. They decided that I needed to go to to Texas A&M University.
Texas A&M has one of the world's best veterinary colleges. They work with other veterinarians all over the world. We hoped that they would be able to tell me why I can't walk very far anymore.
The vets at Texas A&M were wonderful. They petted me and were very kind. They took good care of me. They wanted to see how I walk. They wanted to check my nerves. They wanted to check my blood and my bones.
Unfortunately, they had to shave a lot of my fur in the process. They shaved rings above two of my feet to check my nerves. They shaved the top of my head to check my spine. They shaved my belly to check my insides. I look really funny now!!! (Mom told me that the hair will all grow back.)
After all the tests, the doctors said that I am very healthy... except that I have a nerve problem. It is called peripheral neuropathy. Those are very big words. They mean that the nerves in my back legs are weak. The doctors don't know why I have it, and there is no cure... BUT the doctors said that I can get stronger. They said that the best way to make me stronger is to take me swimming. I was very happy. I'm a water dog... swimming is what I love to do best!
There is a place in our town that has underwater treadmills for dogs. The treatments were VERY expensive. Mom and Dad decided that rather than spend money on treatments that we would go on vacation instead. They planned to go to as many lakes as they could find so that I could swim. It sounded like a great idea to me!
We are back from our trip now. I can walk almost two miles... not every day, but I am so much happier than I was before our trip.
How did we do it? In the next several posts, I'll tell you how I got stronger. Maybe it will help your dog get stronger, too!


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As Jan. 27 nears, rumors swirling about an expected Apple tablet are hitting new heights. Later this month, the company is expected to make an announcement, though Cupertino has said nothing about what that announcement might focus on. At this point, though, perhaps the most surprising development would be if Apple lt;igt;didn'tlt;/igt; mention a new tablet computer device.
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Prices for loans underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities held steady over the past month, according to DebtX, which operates an online marketplace for loan sales.
"Prices were flat given the yield curve and consistent fundamentals," said Will Mercer, a managing director at the Boston firm, in a press release. "In the secondary markets, we saw essentially the same pattern."
The value of the securitized loans underlying CMBS bonds stayed at 94.7% of face value between Feb. 28 and March 31, an increase of 3.3 percentage points from a year ago.
DebtX also reported that so-called "impaired performing loans," a category of loans with payments that differ from their original terms, traded at 78.8%, down just one basis point from February, but up 5.3 percentage points from March 2013.
Non-performing loan prices traded at 46.5% of face value in March, a decrease of 8.8 points over the last 12 months.


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Our Pastor
Central Presbyterian is currently searching for our next installed pastor.
As we make that transition, we are being served by our Interim Pastor, the Rev. Kevin Buchanan.
Rev. Buchanan specializes in working with congregations as they search for their next installed pastor. We're enjoying his time with us as he provides us with pastoral care, thoughtful sermons and administrative leadership. He comes to us from his most recent church in Wisconsin and appreciates our "tropical" Indiana climate.


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Group Fitness Classes + Schedules
The JCC offers more than 70 weekly classes that are taught by highly-qualified instructors who love to teach, motivate and inspire. From low-impact beginner classes to high-intensity advanced classes, there's something for every skill level and everyone is welcome regardless of experience, ability, race or religion.
Fitness classes are included at no additional cost for Fitness and Executive Fitness members. You may also participate in classes by purchasing a Fitness Day Pass.
Fitness Class Schedules
August 12th thru August 18th (PDF)
August 19th thru August 25th(PDF)
Fitness Class Descriptions
Abs + Up: A mix of flexibility training, toning exercises for the upper body and abdominal work; a perfect accompaniment to any workout program
Basic Training: A boot camp style class with more intense training, combining proper form and technique with maximum weights
Body Awareness: Improve your awareness through a series of gentle stretching and strengthening exercises
Body Work: A low impact cardio and strength training using light weights, resistance bands and the ball
Boot Camp: Join in on the fun in this high-energy intervals class! You'll move from station to station while getting a great full-body workout.
Cardio Strength/Weights: Combines a full-body resistance training with continuous high intensity cardio training for complete body conditioning workout
Fitness Fusion: Improve strength, balance, stability and core while toning and sculpting the body with a combination of weights and Pilates
Lite Weights: This class incorporates the use of light weights and resistance equipment to strengthen and stretching the joints as well as muscles
Muscle Jam/Super Muscle Jam: An intense upper and lower body conditioning exercises utilizing dumbbells, the body bar, tubing and the step
Sit and Be Fit: Get in shape while sitting!
Step/Super Step: A step class with challenging choreography within a nonstop strong cardiovascular workout
TRX: TRX is a revolutionary total-body fitness program that uses gravity against the individual's own body weight to simultaneously develop strength, balance, and flexibility. The JCC offers both traditional TRX and an introductory class.
Zumba: Zumba is a high energy, feel-happy mixture of body sculpting movements with easy to follow dance steps, utilizing the principles of aerobic, fitness interval training and resistance training to maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. The JCC offers both traditional Zumba and Aqua Zumba.
Basic Back Care: A healthy back is strong, flexible, and pain-free. Focus on posture, core strength and spinal stability, strengthening and stretching the muscles that support the back
Body Awareness: A series of non-impact exercises to develop strength, flexibility, balance, and inner awareness; benefits; longer leaner muscles, improves postural problems, increases core strength, stability
Condition for Balance & Strength: A combination of stretching based on yoga, strengthening, based on using lite weights, and balance using a concentration of basic postural principals
Core n More: A hybrid of yoga and Pilates with a strong emphasis on CORE conditioning; aims to lengthen and strengthen core muscles as well as building stamina – through various exercises encompassing the abdomen, lower and upper back, hips, buttocks and inner thighs
Drums Alive!: Combines traditional aerobic movements with the powerful beat and rhythm of drums; instead of beating on a drum, however, people play a large exercise ball with a pair of drumsticks
Nia: Fusion fitness blending movement forms from martial arts, dance arts and healing arts increasing cardiovascular conditioning muscle strength and definition
Pilates/Essential Pilates: A class focusing on improving flexibility and strength for the overall body without building bulk
Pilates Plus: A more advanced class utilizing and strengthening your deep abdominal muscles, obliques and lower back, combining the precise movements and traditional fitness elements; Essential Pilates or experience in Pilates is highly recommended
Yang-style Tai Chi: Yang-style Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art known as meditation in motion. Performed in a slow, deliberate manner, it can improve circulation, balance and joint flexibility, reduce stress and increase relaxation.
Active Yoga: Increases strength, flexibility and muscular awareness and helps to develop a sense of concentration and balance
Align The Spine Yoga: Discover your inner alignment by synchronizing correct breath and movement; release muscular tensions acquired through life-long habits
Ashtanga Yoga: A flow of poses in a fixed sequence building and warming up to more advanced poses Center BARRE Fitness: A class taught on the bar that draws techniques from ballet to help quickly and effectively transform your body
Classical Yoga: Enhances your flexibility, strength and overall well-being by taking a holistic approach; the practice includes Asanas', Pranayamas' and relaxation, and it involves coordination of breath and gentle body movements. All levels welcome.
Gentle Yoga: A very gentle yoga that increases flexibility and strength. A perfect class for the newcomer to the yoga practice
Slow Flow Yoga: Breathing is deep and slow, but poses are strong and the body generates heat and deep sense of calm; this class is perfect for beginners
Vinyasa Yoga: A more aerobic yoga class that is moving with breath
Yoga with weights: Incorporation of weights into the traditional yoga practices
Yoga Connection: Uses proven elements of yoga to strengthen muscles while focusing on core, balance, flexibility, cardiovascular fitness and circulation while burning extra calories for weight loss
Intro to Spin™: If you're new to the Spinning™ program, then this is the class for you. You will learn the correct bike set up, hand positions and safety. Your instructor will take you on ride using the various energy zones.
Spinning™: The original and most popular group cycling class. With no complicated moves to learn, a motivating group environment, top-notch instructors and music that begs your legs to pedal, you'll find yourself having a blast while you ride your way to a leaner, stronger body
Deep Water Cardio Fit: Your joints and heart will love this fat burning, fun, all-inclusive workout to motivating music. Flotation belts and other equipment are provided.
Hydrotone: Fun deep water class using various Hydrotone equipment that amplifies the natural resistant of water to enhance exercise.
Wet Jam/Plus: A fun athletic approach to water fitness training with specific drills, cardiovascular work, intervals, plyometric and strength training.
Aqua/Cardio Core: Gets your heart rate up and challenges your core in the water.
Aqua H.I.I.T: Is a high intensity interval training class in the water.


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Rebels Raid Philippine Village
Suspected Muslim rebels raided a remote village in the southern Philippines, shooting at a row of grass huts in an attack that left at least 11 people dead and four others wounded, police and survivors said Saturday.
Brig. Gen. Angel Atutubo, the deputy regional army chief, said the attackers crept up to the grass huts and opened fire without warning late Thursday in the village of Santa Barbara in Zamboanga Sibugay province, about 560 miles south of Manila.
He said at least six people were killed and four wounded in the initial shooting. The suspected rebels took four hostages to use as human shields, but later murdered them after fleeing the area, Atutubo said. One gunman was later killed. Atutubo said no motive for the attack was apparent.
Survivors arrived in the provincial capital of Zamboanga late Friday.
The dead assailant was identified as Abari Sali, a former commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a Muslim rebel group currently in peace talks with the government.
Police said Sali was the deputy of MILF leader Barhama Sali, blamed by the police and military for a series of ambushes of soldiers and kidnappings for ransom in the southern Philippines.
"We suspect an MILF hand in the attack," he said. "Troops are still pursuing in the hinterlands. We are still investigating the motives of the attack."
The MILF is the largest of the active guerrilla groups in the Philippines. It is fighting to carve an Islamic state out of the southern Philippines but has a tentative cease-fire pact with the government as the two sides hold peace talks.
But Atutubo noted that the Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim rebel group that has killed dozens of civilians in the past, also operates in the area and he said some fighters switch allegiance regularly between the two groups.
The Abu Sayyaf, which has been linked to the international terror network led by Osama bin Laden, holds three hostages including missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham, from Wichita, Kans., and Filipina nurse Deborah Yap.
The Abu Sayyaf has repeatedly attacked villages and taken hostages in the area in recent years.


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The Internet of things Chair sponsored by Schneider Electric, Société Générale Insurance and Valeo, has designed a IoT specialization course.
Each year, MiM students choose a specialization course among a wide-ranging portfolio consisting of around 100 courses. There were 21 students attending the IoT one last year, 28 in the 2018 class!
Sandrine Macé, Professor at ESCP Europe and Scientific Director of the IoT Chair, is delighted with the success of this course that aims to familiarize students with the managerial challenges related to the IoT. "The Internet of Things is a new step in the digital revolution and participates in the construction of a new society. A business school such as ESCP Europe has the objective to train students to become future managers of companies dealing with IoT issues".
It is a 120-hour path which will give students input about information mastering, connected economy, strategic implications, business models of connected objects, ethical and legal issues, innovation, technology, patents and design, and digital marketing in the age of IoT.
Riccardo Daidone and Gina Renning are part of the IoT Class.
Riccardo considers the IoT specialization is the one that best fits the current changes in the market.
"ESCP Europe has been able to adapt to market needs in order to offer its students highly employable skills."
Gina adds: "Everyone is talking about use cases of the Internet of Things, including self-ordering fridges and self-driving cars, and the impact it already has and may have someday on our everyday life. As a MiM student, I am especially interested in the implications of IoT on companies, such as the opportunities and challenges associated with IoT and in what way doing so can change a firm's relationship with its customers. To me, the IoT specialization appeared to be a great way to openly discuss these questions with other students interested in the topic, guided by professors and teachers with substantial experience in this field."
So far, Gina and Riccardo took great learning outcomes from the first teaching hours about competitive strategy led by Martin Kupp and Louis-David Benayer, Professors at ESCP Europe: "We have been introduced to the current trends related to data analysis and potential data utilization. This allows us to grasp the basics of businesses that will be further developing in the future." (Riccardo)
"I gained a deeper understanding of the commonly used term 'Big Data' and its key role in the Internet of Things – but also about common misconceptions. Moreover, we had a thought-provoking discussion on the statement 'Software is eating the world' by Andreesen, Horowitz and Partners which refers to the fact that information technology is becoming an integral part of formerly often purely mechanical products." (Gina)
The IoT option is closely linked to the IoT Chair.
Students participate in the events organized by the chair: testimonials from professionals working for the Chair's partner companies and in the IoT world, Annual conference day, best thesis prize, company consultancy projects…
This year, the 28 students will get the chance to go to China for an IoT study trip… Stay connected!


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On Feb. 6, the Cabot High School bowling teams participated in the 7A/6A Central conference tournament in Cabot and, five days later, both teams participated in the Class 7A/6A state championship in Fort Smith.
For the first time in team history, the boys and girls came away from both tournaments as champions.
According to head coach Mike Nash, the victories at state were special because the boys and girls could both celebrate.
"The last two years have been bittersweet for us because one of the teams would win state while the other was runner-up," Nash said. "This year, everyone was smiling and congratulating each other. It was a very special moment for the coaches, players and parents. "
Overall, the teams have won a combined seven conference titles and five state championships in just six years of competition. During their championship run this year, the Panthers either set or tied four state records.
At the conference tournament, all six boys were named to the all-conference team with seniors Kenny Pedersen and Dylan Wilson tying for gold medalist with totals of 711; junior Adrian Nicholas was the silver medalist with a 670; and senior Chris Brown was the bronze medalist with 662. Junior Jace Jennings shot a 658 while junior Cayden Cook finished with a 638 count.
In the baker's competition, the boys finished with games of 195, 224, 192 and 193. The boys defeated second-place Benton by 624 pins, which is a new state record and the boys total pin count of 4,854 also set a state record, beating the previous record held by Fort Smith Southside by 240 pins.
"It was a perfect storm," Nash said. "We had waited for this type of performance by these boys all year, and we got it at a good time. Coach Pridmore and I were hoping they could duplicate this at state."
Although the boys performance at state was not identical, it was awfully close as they finished with a total pin count of 4,790 which was 226 pins better than second-place Fayetteville.
While the margin of victory was wide, it was not without some tense moments. Entering into the baker's format, the boys held a 326 pin lead on Fayetteville. Fayetteville's first two games were 289 and 277 which cut the lead to 156 pins. Cabot was able to respond with games of 233 and 188 in their last two games to increase their lead and win by the 226 pin count. Even though no Panther bowler was a medalist at state, Brown, Pedersen, Jennings and Cook made the All-State Team.
For the girls at the conference tournament, senior Shelby Smith stole the show, shooting a 733, with games of 278, 248 and 207. With these games, Smith broke her own state record of 700 pins, which she set at last year's state tournament.
Smith had a very good supporting cast. Freshmen Megan Bugiel bowled a 516 series and sophomore Corbin Friddle finished with a 481 count.
While Smith was the gold medalist, both Bugiel and Friddle joined her on the all-conference team. Senior Shelby Eddy added a 454 series, senior Haley Patterson finished with 417, sophomore Allie Stalnaker's two-game total was 239 with Freshman Micah Perry adding her game of 115.
The victory for the Lady Panthers avenged an earlier loss to second place Benton.
"Two days before conference, we bowled against Benton and they gave the girls their first loss in a head-to-head match in five years. I think they believed we would not be a factor, but our girls came out of the gate fast sending the message that conference still runs through us," said Nash.
At state, the girls were able to take a 19-pin advantage into the bakers and expand it to an 85-pin margin of victory by shooting games of 169, 202, 155 and 191. Individually, the girls were led by Smith's 648, Bugiel's 487, Friddle's 477, Patterson's 457, Eddy's 439 and Stalnaker's 426.
Smith was the only Lady Panther named to the all-state team, but in the process, she tied a state record by winning her third individual championship. "These girls did an amazing job. Like conference, they started with big games and made the other schools chase us. We led wire to wire with only three girls having any state competition experience before and, for us to win, it's awesome. Our senior girls were able to win two state championships and our senior boys were able to win back to back championships."
Nash said a lot of time, effort and people went into these championships.
"I want to first thank the great people at ALLFAM," he said. "Bill Allen and his staff are amazing and have been very generous to our kids. I encourage Cabot to continue supporting his center."
Also, Nash said the support from the school's administration and school board is very strong.
"At conference, our AD Coach Steve Roberts, as well as our school principal Henry Hawkins were there to cheer us on," Nash said. "Also we had two school board members, Corey Williams and Donna Nash present. All year, these people have awesome. A lot of schools do not have the type of support we do."
One constant at Cabot's matches this year, as well as year's past, has been the parental support. "
Our parents come to home and away matches in large numbers," he said. "At both state and conference, they far outnumbered any other schools' followings. I have a great coaching job due to all the support I get."


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NEW BRUNSWICK — A Roebling man could be sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for the armed robbery and fatal shooting of a North Brunswick man last year, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan.
Curtis Jones, 28, is expected to be sentenced by Superior Court Judge Joseph Paone on Nov. 13, after being found guilty on Sept. 19, of murder, felony murder, armed robbery, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose and two counts of hindering his own apprehension.
The jury, sitting in New Brunswick, found Jones guilty of all six charges after deliberating for about 90 minutes.
During a trial that began before the jury on Sept. 10, Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Linda Estremera presented evidence and testimony showing that Jones intended to rob Boniface Musei, 22, of North Brunswick, shot him twice and fled without taking any valuables.
Estremera further showed that Jones initially gave police false information during an investigation into the homicide and disposed of the gun used in the fatal shooting.
Jones was charged during an intensive investigation by Detective Steven Dunkel of the North Brunswick Police Department and Investigator Michael Daniewicz of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
The investigation began when a friend of the victim called police after finding the victim dead in an apartment at the Oak Leaf Village apartment complex on Oak Tree Drive in North Brunswick.
An autopsy by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner's Office showed the victim suffered two gunshot wounds and sustained multiple lacerations to the head.
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Russell Simmons might have been the most stylish dressed man at Organizing For America's early voting rally at Sugar Creek Park - and the most populist.
The music executive joined with OFA's Early Vote Express bus tour on Saturday to travel across North Carolina as a surrogate speaker for the Obama campaign. Simmons, who was joined by his daughter Angela Simmons and supermodel Chanel Iman, stopped earlier in the day at Johnson C. Smith University for a Get Out the Vote rally and to fire up the volunteers at an Obama campaign field office in the city.
Whether Obama can carry North Carolina again largely depends on if the African-American community, in counties like Mecklenburg and Guilford, will turnout like it did for the historic 2008 election.
With Simmons speaking at historically black Johnson C. Smith, and eventually taking the bus on to Greensboro, it was clear his mission at Sugar Creek Park was to rally the president's minority base for the coming election. His role at the rally was undoubtedly to draw a crowd, which was eventually bussed to polls.
Simmons is a popular hip-hope figure and, as founder of the legendary Def Jam recording label, is also one of its godfathers. With several fashion lines and a reality television show focused on his family, he is the closest a human being can come to being his own brand.
But at a makeshift podium in Charlotte, in front of couple hundred of local voters, Simmons calmly used rhetoric that sounded straight out of the Occupy Movement.
Decked in his customary Yankees cap and sweater, Simmons railed against money in politics, corporate influence in America, income inequality, the prison industrial complex, and the decision to go to war with Iraq, which Simmons said bankrupted the U.S.
"It could not be more crystal-clear," Simmons said, referring to the choice between Obama and the Republican challenger Mitt Romney. But Simmons was focused less on the policy differences between the two candidates and more on the threat posed to America from powerful special interests.
"There is a law now that allows corporations to give unlimted money to politicians," Simmons said, referencing the Supreme Court case Citizens United, which lets corporations and unions spend unlimited amounts on campaigns through Super PACs. "So who are you going to work for, the people who spent money for you, or the people who voted for you?"
"Our democracy is flawed," because of that outside money, he said. "Almost everything that disempowers our middle class is because of some corporation paid for some legislation that destroyed our opportunities. Our education, our health care and our social security should not be up for grabs."
Simmons then turned his fire against Romney. "I have met people who could roll out of bed and spend money to fund his campaign, and it wouldn't even affect them. They have their man running, 'Money Mitt' is their man."
Simmons said that the trickle down economics, he accused Romney of espousing, would only further hurt the middle class and that the country could no longer afford it. "So let's stay on our hustle until the time comes, and vote early," Simmons closed.
Four years ago, the hip-hop community coalesced around then-candidate Obama in idealistic hope of what a black president could achieve. But as Saturday's rally showed, after years of struggle in their communities, cultural icons like Simmons are hardened by reality this time around and focused more on progressive structural reforms than rhetorical hope and change.
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