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LONDON — In the wake of Easter Sunday's industrial accident at Arkansas Nuclear One where one worker was killed and eight others injured, at least one ANO contractor has laid off employees who have worked at the plant during shutdowns.
Entergy contractor Chicago Bridge and Iron (CBI) laid off more than 100 employees during the first week of April, a source who is employed by the contractor told The Courier.
CBI has corporate offices in The Woodlands, Texas, and builds power plant industrial complexes, and maintains infrastructure for those facilities.
As of Monday afternoon, CBI officials had not responded to requests from The Courier for comments about layoffs with their company at ANO.
An ANO spokesperson said last week when workers aren't needed at the plant during down times, the contracting company is released from their contract with Entergy.
"Typically, contract workers are hired to perform specific jobs during refueling outages," ANO spokesman Michael Bowling said last week. "These workers would be released from their contract when their jobs are complete or when there services are no longer needed. Some contractors hired for the 1R24 [refueling outage] have been released."
According to an employee who was laid off on April 3, iron workers, pipe fitters, painters, laborers and carpenters joined the ranks of those who are temporarily out of a job.
"They told my supervisor not to call anybody in on Sunday," the source said. "The supervisor told everyone to stay home. I went in on Wednesday and received layoff paperwork. All they needed was scaffold builders and extra labor. They said they are supposed to recall us, but CBI and Entergy officials were vague about it. They said we weren't needed.
"They gave no estimated time of when they will recall those who got laid off. We were scheduled to be there till June. Some traveled as many as 200 miles to work the outage. What now for them?"
The source reported that Entergy officials said there will be a quick-as-possible turnaround on restarting the Unit Two reactor.
"Supervisors said they were trying to bring Unit Two back on line by the end of the month," the source said. "They said they would call people back." The laid off employee is trying to find work now. A second source, another laid off employee, said she doesn't blame ANO for the layoffs, and anticipates unemployment benefits to arrive this week, but with a nearly 70 percent reduction of her regular pay.
"I have no hard feelings towards the contracting company I worked for, or ANO, because I was laid off," she said. "I understand the need for investigations and a plan to move forward.
"Filing for unemployment through Michigan has presented some challenges. I've had no income for the past two weeks. Hopefully, I will receive a check this week."
The second source, who has a residence in Atkins, traveled back to Arkansas after working as a laborer in Florida during the past year. She was somewhat surprised by the way she and her coworkers were informed of the layoff.
"They called Sunday to tell me not to come in till tomorrow's shift [April 2]," she said.
"The next night, they called and said come in to be processed out. They didn't tell us anything other than we were being laid off. I hope to get the opportunity to work at ANO again."
She said she understands the dynamic impact the accident had on plant workers and administrators. She feels fortunate she was able to enjoy her time with family this past week.
"The accident was so tragic and unexpected, and impacted the whole community," she said. "Who am I to complain."
One Little Rock union representative believes the best thing they could do for newly unemployed workers is find them work.
"I anticipate once the plant is back on line, they will be back to work," Lindsay Brown, Local Union 424 representative, said. "The layoff is based on no need for these folks until Entergy navigates its way through its accident investigation. Entergy has laid off individuals who aren't pertinent to restarting the plant."
"It is intrinsic to the construction industry to have temporary layoffs due to unforeseen circumstances such as weather and supply issues. This particular incident, a 550-ton stator falling from rigging, is no exception," Brown said.
"Construction is the only job I know where one works themselves out of a job," he said. "Some painters would be done by now. It depends on the work packages. Our folks know what they're in for. Maybe there should be a better safety net."


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Kansas City Chiefs backup QB Ricky Stanzi and FB Braden Wilson were among 14 players cut by the team Sunday, Aug. 25. Wilson was the team's sixth-round draft pick just this year, while Stanzi had a following in Kansas City despite limited play. Also cut were WR Terrance Copper, DB Neiko Thorpe, CB's Vincent Agnew, Otha Foster III, and Kamaal McIlwain; OL Ryan Durand, A.J. Hawkins and Hutch Eckerson; DE's Miguel Chavis and Rob Lohr; RB Jordan Roberts; and WR Tyler Shoemaker.
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The New Orleans Saints have released DT Remi Ayodele, QB Luke McCown, TE Jake Byrne, WR Marques Clark, OT Hutch Eckerson, OG Paul Fenaroli, C Brian Folkerts, WR Kevin Hardy, CB Kamaal Mcllwain, DT Swanson Miller, WR Derek Moye, CB Cord Parks, DE Donavan Robinson, LB Aaron Tevis and S Johnny Thomas.
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A federal judge ruled Friday that Morpheus and Grokster are NOT liable for piracy of copyrighted works the way Napster was.
The RIAA intends to appeal and claims the ruling is in conflict with the Napster ruling. However, the judge states that because Morpheus and Grokster do not maintain a central server they are not actually hosting any of the pirated files or facilitating the trade of pirated works. They simply provide the software the same as a VCR company or CDRW manufacturer simply creates the device.
Napster, because they had a central server and the ability to police and delete pointers to illegal works was held liable.
Kazaa chose to be considered separately and their case will be heard Monday.
Click here for the complete article: Morpheus, Grokster Not Liable for Piracy
I had not realized from the Subject that there was already a post on this topic. I have tried twice to delete this thread but it just keeps timing out. To see the original thread on this topic click here: P2P Same As A VCR?


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Before you read any further (and I hope that you do!) please learn how to pronounce this German version of pasta-- can you say "SPETS-LEH"? No, not SPATSEL... not SPETSEL... but "SPETS-LEH"! Thank you. You are now an "Honorary Bavarian".
I have a confession to make-- I really, REALLY, want to learn how to make pasta with an Italian pasta machine. Really. I do! Someday, I will do that. In the meantime, please allow me to introduce you to a "German Pasta Machine"... it's inexpensive and fool-proof:
I bought this gadget (and I am a kitchen gadget junkie) at least 10 years ago, for $7.99. I bought it at a kitchen outlet store, located in beautiful Cannery Row, Monterey-- and it's out of business, so I have no idea where to find one. I'm sure that GOOGLE does! I've heard that a colander, with large holes works, too-- so you can try this.
The recipe for this is at the bottom of this posting. You can save it or print it. In the meantime, let me show you show easy these are to make:
Besides a spaetzle maker (or colander) you will need:
Large pot of salted boiling water.
Flour, milk, eggs and salt. That's it!
I've seen Hunky Tyler Florence's version of this, where he adds nutmeg. Suit yourself. I don't add it, though I love nutmeg. I guess my mother brainwashed me that only "Northern German's" add nutmeg (remember, there's a bit of ...shall we say, rivalry between the North and South of Germany.) My oldest brother, who was born and raised in Bavaria, can tell you exactly how the "Hatfield's and McCoy's" of Germany started, if you're interested.
I sift the flour and salt together in a bowl.
I beat the eggs until fluffy; then alternate adding milk and the dry ingredients just until combined.
I don't overbeat the flour.
It should look like this:
I let this dough rest a bit. Why? Somewhere, I've read that it helps the gluten relax. It works for me. So, while the dough was resting, I cleaned up the mess and started the pot of water boiling (with the lid on...it does speed things up). Oh, and I always use kosher salt. I don't use table salt...ever...well, I do in baking only.
Here's the fun part. My tripod has gone missing, so I grabbed my husband and asked him to take photos for me-- I need two hands to start filling up the well of the spaetzle maker with the dough:
OK, here we go!
Make sure that the water is boiling! You need to fill up the well 3-4 times:
You have to work fast, though, so that the spaetzle cooks, pretty much, at the same time.
Sometimes, I get carried away...this is a little too much dough at once!
This is the last of the dough-- it took four times to fill and I was working pretty fast.
I am fanatical about cleaning up my kitchen as I cook. Unfortunately, in a manner of moments the spaetzle can boil over, if you're washing dishes in the sink-- and it's not pretty if that happens!
I'm so thankful for gas ranges. I caught it (actually, my husband did) in the nick of time. I turned the heat down to medium low. Whew!
The pasta rises to the top in a matter of minutes. It's ready to be drained. No photo of that-- you know how to drain it! (in truth, there was so much steam that my lens kept fogging up) Don't rinse it, though. Please don't rinse it! Sauce sticks better if you don't.
Now here's the beauty of Spaetzle. Just like noodles, you can pour a sauce over it. We love this with my signature Austrian Goulash . It's a beef stew with a paprika and tomato sauce that is full of flavor and very traditional in Austria and Bavaria. It is nothing like a Hungarian Goulash at all-- no vegetables.
Now my brother, Alan, and my son are crazy about Spaetzle. Their favorite way for me to prepare it is with unsalted butter, cooked to a light golden color with fresh parsley. I season with additional sea salt, to taste. They can eat it plain, and be happy.
As for me, I like it several ways-- my #1 favorite way to use leftovers (if there are any) is to add caramelized onion and Emmentaler Cheese. I've had version, in Austria, made with fresh spinach added to the dough. I'll have to try that, one of these days.
Germans love potatoes about as much as the Irish. But spaetzle is an alternative side dish, to potatoes, when I prepare red cabbage and Wiener Schnitzel.


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The Prisoners' Dilemma
The Gitmo detainees get their day in court. Sort of.
It may help make sense of the issues in today's cases involving the detainees in Guantanamo Bay to consider them this way: The two consolidated cases— Rasul v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States —have never been adjudicated on the merits. That's lawyer-speak meaning that no court has ever determined whether these 600-plus foreign nationals are terrorists, or enemy soldiers, or jars of olives. The Supreme Court isn't being asked to make that determination today either. It's merely being asked whether some U.S. court can do so. That's all habeas corpus really means—do you have the right to put your foot inside the courthouse door? It's also useful to recall that these issues were not decided at trials. The district court and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed these cases without getting to the merits, believing they lacked jurisdiction to hear them. In order to dismiss these cases, those lower courts needed to assume that the facts as alleged by the prisoners are all true: They are innocent; none fought against the United States; and that for legal purposes, these detainees are a bunch of nuns and Eagle Scouts. The result, held the courts, is still the same: No day in court for non-citizen enemy combatants held outside the United States.
Let's also suck it up and get to Eisentrager. That's Johnson v. Eisentrager—the Supreme Court case from 1950 that will dictate the outcome of today's hearing. Why are we acting like the Yale English department in the 1980s and tripping all over ourselves to deconstruct the inner meanings of an ambiguous decision about German spies in World War II? Well, because that's the beauty of our legal system. You cast about for the best precedent you can find and then hew to its dictates, lame and antiquated though they may be.
The cases today were brought by family members of 16 detainees, who are citizens of Australia, Britain, and Kuwait, which countries are not presently at war with the United States. (Although some British Parliamentarians are pretty irked.)
Another oddity of today's argument, which—thanks to the intermittent democratic impulses of the high court—you can listen to here and here, is that it just isn't very good. On both sides there's some extreme positioning, some backpedaling and fudging. Argument opens with John Gibbons, a former 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals judge who lends gravitas to the day by looking like Justice John Paul Stevens. Gibbons calls Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo a "lawless enclave, insulated by the executive from any scrutiny now or in the future."
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist stops him, pointing out that the appellants in this case have been detained for two years, but "suppose it was only six months. Does that weaken your case?" When Gibbons says no, Justice Anthony Kennedy asks if the result would have been different if they'd only been detained for weeks. His worry, expressed several times today, is that every enemy soldier captured on the battlefield will instantly be demanding an attorney.
Kennedy wants to know exactly which substantive rights, beyond the right to walk into a courtroom, should be conferred on detainees. "What is a judge supposed to do?" he asks. Gibbons tries to invoke rights conferred by the Geneva Convention, which just muddies the waters because this case doesn't much concern the Geneva Convention, as Rehnquist is quick to point out.
There is a lengthy discussion about whether Eisentrager was a decision confined to jurisdiction or a ruling on the merits of the World War II prisoners' claims. The truth is that the Eisentrager court sort of did both, and that fact wreaks some major mayhem today. Justice Stevens tries to throw Gibbons a lifejacket, then a buoy, and then his own shirt by pointing out that Eisentrager was decided in part based on a case that was substantially overruled since. Gibbons fights him until Stevens gives up.
Kennedy wonders again whether captured lawful combatants in a declared war also have a right to habeas corpus, and Gibbons says no, although his argument—that judges could just dismiss these claims—begs the key question: on what grounds?
Justice Stephen Breyer wonders whether the Geneva Convention couldn't be used to flesh out the basic due-process rights of detainees. Gibbons agrees. "You're not simply being polite?" asks Breyer.
Soon we get to the arguments about the difference between being on a battlefield and in Guantanamo, which the United States leases, but does not own. Here, the Bush administration argument is that a rental island is like a rental car: You can ding the bumpers and leave crap in the ashtrays since it's not yours. Rehnquist points out that the terms of the lease give "ultimate sovereignty" over Guantanamo to Cuba. Gibbons suggests that this is conditional. Justice Antonin Scalia gets him to admit he is mistaken.
Gibbons does make his point that the United States exercises de facto control over Guantanamo: "If one of the detainees here assaulted another detainee in Guantanamo, there's no question they'd be prosecuted under American law," he notes. It's sure as heck not Cuban law controlling there, he suggests, adding: "A stamp with Fidel Castro's picture on it couldn't get a letter off the base." Before he closes, Gibbons reminds the justices of the extreme implications of the administration's position, saying the executive branch has created in Guantanamo "a no-law zone, not accountable to any judiciary, anywhere."
Solicitor General Ted Olson then presents the president's side of the case. Nothing in his performance betrays the fact that his wife died on one of those planes, at the hands of terrorists just like the ones we may be holding at Guantanamo. Olson opens with a reminder that the United States is at war, that there are 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan today, and that Congress almost unanimously authorized the president to use "all necessary and appropriate force" against those who attacked us.
Stevens, who proves himself spryer than a young Christina Aguilera today, asks whether Olson would take a different position if the war were over. Olson says there would still be no jurisdiction. "So the war is irrelevant," says Stevens, highlighting the fact that the president's commander-in-chief powers seemingly have no "use by" date.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, whom everyone watches like a hawk today, again, asks whether there would be a different result if the detainees were Americans. Olson says he would acknowledge U.S. courts' jurisdiction over U.S. citizens. Souter goes back to whether Eisentrager simply decided that U.S. courts had no jurisdiction or whether it looked at the merits of the German prisoners' claims. Olson proceeds to read great swaths of the opinion since it remains his best argument.
O'Connor suggests briefly that she might distinguish Eisentrager. She notes that it seemed to reach the merits of the case, and, "These people had a trial."
Shortly thereafter, Olson starts to retreat from his claim that American detainees at Guantanamo could claim that U.S. courts have jurisdiction. Scalia helps Olson out by reminding him that citizens have constitutional rights that would allow jurisdiction. (All of this is throat-clearing for next week's Padilla and Hamdi cases, in which U.S. citizens are detained without charges).
Kennedy is unimpressed. "This is a prisoner, detained by the United States," he says, noting that this sounds like what's contemplated under the federal habeas statute. Justice Breyer thinks the court can find a middle ground between the two extremes of perpetual detention without oversight and sweeping rights for every enemy soldier. Suggesting that the Bush lock-'em-up-forever rule does have the beauty of clarity, it leaves "the executive free to do whatever they want" without a check and gets in the way of 200 years of history. Appreciating that the executive branch does not want "undue court interference," he asks what would be wrong with the court "helping you shape" the substantive rights of prisoners.
Olson says there is a check on the executive. Congress had 54 years to change the habeas statute after Eisentrager and chose not to (Congress, the great worrier over the rights of Nazi spies …). Scalia jumps onto the Congress-for-Supreme Court bandwagon, adding that if the people think the law is unfair, they can "change it with a stroke of a pen."
Breyer confesses to being worried about leaving a loophole for a "large category of unchecked and uncheckable detentions." He offers to tailor substantive law for these cases "to take care of the problems worrying you." But Scalia has had enough. "Do we even know what problems are worrying you?" he asks. Noting that the court has only lawyers before it, no witnesses, no evidence, he makes it clear that courts don't exist to legislate the rights of enemy combatants.
But in a few moments, it's Souter who's had it, now with the fiction that Cuba exercises control over Guantanamo. "We even protect the Cuban iguana. In bringing people from Afghanistan to Guantanamo, we are doing in functional terms exactly what we would do if we brought them to the District of Columbia."
Yes! It's true. One can't lock people in the closet under the stairs and claim they're not your stairs.
Ultimately, this case will come down to O'Connor and Kennedy, and also to whether a case from 1950 is distinguishable from today's. Of course an awful lot has happened since 1950 that should lead us to fear any government claiming, without apology or qualification, that it should have an unfettered right to lock up anyone, anytime. Our views have evolved on this issue thanks, in part, to 84-year-old Fred Korematsu, whose detention as a Japanese-American young man during World War II should remind the court why the whim of the president, or the stroke of Congress' pen, cannot be a substitute for the wisdom of the Supreme Court.


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The jets that typically streak over Air Force Academy seniors on graduation day have been grounded by federal budget cuts, but privately owned aerial demonstration teams are volunteering to do the flyover instead.
The Air Force Thunderbirds' demonstration team canceled dozens of performances due to the cuts known as sequestration.
But academy officials said Thursday that more than a dozen pilots have volunteered to fly historical U.S. military aircraft over graduation week events, including the commencement ceremony May 29.
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1. Re: Question on my SSD usage - I've defragged manually!!!DooRules Apr 1, 2012 5:20 PM (in response to Cheek)
Best option is to SE the drive. After that just monitor it from the toolbox, and of course do not defrag it again.
2. Re: Question on my SSD usage - I've defragged manually!!!NUT65 Apr 6, 2012 10:14 AM (in response to DooRules)
Have a look at these two articles:
Windows XP is not the best option for running on an SSD drive.
3. Re: Question on my SSD usage - I've defragged manually!!!bobt1956 Apr 10, 2012 3:00 PM (in response to Cheek)
Trial Software "FolderInfo" will search for folders/files over a specific size.
Also check Doc's & Settings/Application for large leftovers from any Video or Burning sofware.
4. Re: Question on my SSD usage - I've defragged manually!!!satbeam Apr 23, 2012 10:45 AM (in response to Cheek)
Three things you can do to gain a bit of free space on either XP or Win7:
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5. Re: Question on my SSD usage - I've defragged manually!!!phil_l Apr 29, 2012 10:37 AM (in response to satbeam)
There is absolutely no reason to run a defrag on an SSD, in doing so all you do is wear it out quicker.
Defragging on a hard-drive is necessary because it is mechanical so you want to move files close together (even then it's debatable whether defragging helps that much), but as an SSD is electronic, it doesn't matter where data is on it as electrons move pretty fast!
Due to wear-levelling on an SSD, data is deliberately chopped up and written in different places. If you defrag an SSD, the operating system provides instructions to re-write the file into one place and the SSD simply says "Okay I'm doing that", but under the bonnet it is completely ignoring the request and just putting the file where it wants to spread out the wear and tear. You've gained absolutely nothing except perhaps a nice 0% defragged pie chart in the software you are using and the placebo effect of doing a defrag, in reality nothing has been optimised on the SDD as it doesn't require defragging, and you've just reduced its life span by a bit.
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Continuing that surprising self-awareness we've been privy to via a new Twitter account this week, Prince released a photo of this single cover late Friday night that brilliantly features Dave Chappelle dressed as the Purple One. Also via @3rdeyegirl's simple "Game: Blouses" tweet, we have the video snippet below of "Breakfast Can Wait" — a title with which Walt Jr. would no doubt disagree but that we can't help but love. If you need a reminder of the elusive comedian's amazing rendition of the Artist Formerly Known As during Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central, it's right here (go ahead and watch it twice since you'll be laughing so hard the first time). And seriously, if Charlie Murphy appears anywhere near this, we'll happily die and go to wherever Rick James is right now.


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5368.0.55.018 - Information Paper: Experimental Statistics on International Shipping Container Movements, 2009-10
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Under the Census and Statistics Act, 1905 the ABS must not publish information in a manner that is likely to enable the identification of a person or organisation, unless it meets the strict rules set out in the Statistics Determination 1983 (for further information see Proposed outputs).To understand the implications of this requirement for container statistics, standard ABS confidentiality practices were applied to the file.
Utilising all the variables available for shipping container movement statistics would provide a large amount of cross-classified information that could play an important part in research and analysis of Australia's current and future infrastructure. However, this need for information has to be balanced against the ABS's legislative requirements and the awareness that, at a detailed level, the information could potentially identify commercially sensitive information about an individual business.
The Customs and Border Protection dataset used by the ABS, covering the financial year 2009-10, represents a census of all inward international shipping container movements, i.e. containers used to import goods. The dataset includes Self Assessed Clearances (SACs). SACs are designed to clear goods that have a customs value of AUD$1,000 or less, whilst ensuring the correct reporting of revenue assessable goods is met. As delivery postcodes are not available for these clearances they are flagged in the dataset as unknown. The number of these unknown delivery postcodes on postcode analysis was found to be negligible.
Empty containers are not included in the data, and informal clearance processes (which do not require postcode information to be provided in the Import Declaration) are also excluded.
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For a geographic dimension, analysis focussed on the cross classification of the Delivery Postcode and Port Aligned variables for TEU sum. This included ranking the top 10 postcodes for TEU totals for selected ports, plus aggregating postcode data to State and Territory level.
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2014 Valentine's Day Date Ideas In Buffalo
Let a little love into your life with one (or several) of these Valentine's weekend date ideas.
In just a few days, one of the most romantic days of the year for couples is upon us – and if you're single, it may just be the day you've been dreading most. That's right, we're talking about Valentine's Day, and if you intend to have plans that include actually going out/not marathoning the new season of 'House of Cards' (which…why?) but haven't actually gotten those plans in order yet, don't worry – you still have plenty of time…and plenty of options.
Aside from the standard dinner date options, we've compiled a list of Valentine's weekend ideas that should leave both you and your date satisfied. Choose carefully and spread the love this weekend!
Buffalo On Tap
Date: February 15
Location: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
Time: 3 p.m.-7 p.m. (2 p.m. early entry for VIPs)
You've heard us talking about Buffalo On Tap, but seriously, who WOULDN'T want to spend a Saturday with their sweetie at a craft beer festival? Your ticket gets you tons of samples and a souvenir glass to take home. What makes it even sweeter? There'll be live music, and BW's BBQ will be on hand if you get hungry!
A Night of Love
Date: February 14
Location: The Forvm (422 Maple Road, Buffalo)
Time: Doors open at 7 p.m.
Head to The Forvm for drinks and music with Nikki Hicks & Momma's Biscuits, Rufus Cole, Brandon Josey and Dee Ray Jackson. $15.00 pre-sale, $20.00 day of show tickets. 18+ (unless with parent/guardian).
A Weakness for Sweetness: A Valentine's Day Burlesque Show
Date: February 15
Location: The Topper (492 19th Street, Niagara Falls)
Time: 9 p.m.
Enjoy a sexy show at Niagara Fall's The Topper sponsored by Pole Play Dance Studio. Choose the Dinner & Show package, which includes appetizer, salad, entrée and drink for $45 (or see the show only for $15).
Be Mine With Wine
Date: February 14-16
Location: Niagara Wine Trail (Between Niagara and Orleans Counties, Lockport)
Time: Varies, recurring daily
Spend the weekend with your sweetheart sampling wine paired with chocolates from a local chocolatier. Tickets valid for all three days of the event and include a tasting of three wines and a chocolate sample at each winery and a commemorative wine glass from your starting winery.
Buffalo Valentine's Vampires Masquerade Ball
Date: February 14
Location: Hotel Lafayette (391 Washington Street, Buffalo)
Time: 8 p.m.-1 a.m.
Does your Valentine's Day typically suck? Then join in on Buffalo's third annual Valentine's Vampires Masquerade Ball for Charity at the Hotel Lafayette. Costume up and enjoy a night of dancing, dark artists, vendors and vendors. And if that wasn't enough, head over to Ohm Ultra Lounge for the after party. Tickets are $20 presale, $25 on the day of/at the door. 21+ only.
Casablanca at The Screening Room
Date: February 14 and 15
Location: The Screening Room Inc. (3131 Northtown Plaza Shopping Center, Buffalo)
Time: Screenings at 5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.
Make a pit stop to The Screening Room during your evening and catch a screening of the romantic classic Casablanca. $6 admission.
Date: February 13-16
Location: 710 Main Theatre (710 Main Street, Buffalo)
Time: Varies on show time
Book a dinner package and then spend a few hours at Shea's and see the Buffalo Laboratory Theatre's adapatation of Edmund Rostand's classic tale of romance and adventure. Packages start at $123 and include a three course dinner at the Bijou for two and two tickets to Cyrano.
Forte Thomasula
Date: February 14
Location: The Topper (492 19th Street, Niagara Falls)
Time: 8 p.m.
Swoon to classics like "San Francisco" and "That Old Devil Moon" as Tony Bennett impersonator Forte Thomasula performs in Niagara Falls for a special Valentine's Day performance. Free show, dinner packages available.
Happy Hours at Woodbury for Wine & Chocolate Weekend
Date: February 14 and 15
Location: Woodbury Vineyards (3215 South Roberts Road, Fredonia)
Time: 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Join Woodbury Vineyards for Happy Hours, part of the Lake Erie Wine Country's Wine and Chocolate Weekend. Get complimentary appetizers, specials on wine by the glass and wine flights, a shrimp, lasagna and champagne dinner buffet and an opportunity to mingle with other wine lovers.
Helium Comedy Club: Gary Gulman
Date: February 14 and 15
Location: Helium Comedy Club (30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo)
Time: Shows at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on both nights
Laugh your lid off at Helium Comedy Club, where Gary Gulman ("Last Comic Standing", "Comedy Central Presents", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno") will be performing throughout the weekend.
Kleinhans Valentine's Dinner Dance
Date: February 14
Location: Kleinhans Music Hall
Time: 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m.
A dinner and dance at Kleinhans Music Hall. Dinner will be catered by Oliver's Restaurant and features salad, carving stations, desserts and a complimentary glass of champagne. Cash bar begins at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and dancing until 11. Proceeds benefit Kleinhans, entertainment provided by the Jim Tudini Big Band featuring Bobby Militello.
Night Lights at the Garden
Date: February 12-15
Location: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens (2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo)
Time: 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
Walk through Buffalo Gardens as they're illuminated with theatrical and interactive lighting and enjoy entertainment during the weekend from Randle and the Late Night Scandals (February 14) and Spun Out Fire (February 15). $10 adults ($8 for members), $5 for students and seniors.
Two to Tango
Date: February 14
Location: PAUSA Art House (19 Wadsworth Street, Buffalo)
Time: Doors open at 6 p.m., performance from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Dance the night away with AMBIance Tango Quartet at PAUSA Art House. $7 / $5 students.
Valentine's Day Full Moon Stroll
Date: February 14
Location: Tifft Nature Preserve (1200 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo)
Time: 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Birds and bees on the brain? Get literal before you get physical and enjoy a moonlit stroll at Tifft Nature Preserve. Watch the full moon rise and enjoy the crisp air, then end by having hot chocolate in the Tifft's cabin. Non-members $6, showshoe rentals for an additional $2 per person.
Valentine's Day Weekend
Date: February 14 and 15
Location: Hidden Valley Animal Adventure (2887 Royce Road, Varysburg)
Time: 4 p.m.-9 p.m.
The Lodge at Hidden Valley will feature a special Entrees for Two Valentine's Menu February 14 & 15. Dinner served 4pm - 9pm. Entrees for Two include Chateaubriand, Surf 'n Turf, and Prime Rib.
The Whispers
Date: February 15
Location: Tralf Music Hall (622 Main Street, Buffalo)
Time: Shows at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively)
Cozy up with your sweetheart at Tralf Music Hall to the tunes of R&B group The Whispers. Tickets are $49 per person in advance / $54 per person on the day of the show, but if you want to make the evening really special, go for the Sweetheart VIP Package, which includes reserved seating and table, champagne split with chocolate covered strawberries, a long stemmed rose for the ladies, VIP admission and a commemorative show lanyard.
Wine & Chocolate Weekend
Date: February 14-16
Location: Lake Erie Wine Country (Silver Creek, NY to Harbor Creek, PA)
Time: Varies, recurring daily
Wineries will pair their own splendid chocolate creations with a delightful wine accompaniment. A $35 allows you to enjoy a food and wine paring at all 24 wineries, wine tasting, specialty chocolates from Pulakos Chocolates, a booklet of recipes, a Lake Erie Wine Country wine glass and a $5 voucher. 21+ only.
Check out all the weekend's events on the map below!
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — European Union finance ministers on Saturday called for better global coordination in the fight against tax fraud, while they sought to downplay concerns over disagreements within the bloc on crucial banking sector reforms.
EU officials say tax fraud and firms' aggressive cross-border tax avoidance schemes cost the 28-nation bloc's governments an estimated 1 trillion euros ($1.3 trillion) a year, which could provide precious new revenues at a time of sluggish growth and belt-tightening across Europe.
The EU's taxation Commissioner Algirdas Semeta said the EU, the world's largest economy, is determined to push for a tough global automated exchange of banking information to catch tax cheats holding undeclared assets abroad.
"In the area of automatic information exchange we have the experience, the expertise and the collective weight to considerably influence the international environment," he added. "We must maintain a high level of ambition," he insisted.
The EU itself is planning to adopt such an agreement by year's end after overcoming long-standing reluctance from Luxembourg and Austria, both of which take pride in their culture of banking secrecy.
The ministers also discussed the issue with OECD chief Angel Gurria, following up on plans to increase taxation of multinational companies announced earlier this month at a meeting of the world's 20 leading economies.
However, the ministers' second day of talks was overshadowed by a rift over the completion of the bloc's planned banking union that emerged Friday.
"So far there have been cannon shots going back and forth, but there hasn't actually been a debate on how it could be solved," Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said.
Dijsselbloem, who also chairs the meetings of finance ministers from the 17-nation eurozone, said there will be "interesting debates over the next couple of months" but he voiced confidence that a compromise will be reached by December.
Failure to agree could delay the project by more than a year because of upcoming elections to the European Parliament in May and the departure next fall of the current EU Commission, the bloc's executive arm.
The dispute over how to set up a single body to restructure or unwind bust banks across Europe saw a German-led group of countries firmly pitted against southern European nations, the European Central Bank and the EU Commission, in an argument over the legal basis for such an authority.
Commissioner Michel Barnier, in charge of financial services, insisted that contentious discussions in an early phase were normal. The goal is to better protect savers and shield taxpayers from having to fund further bailouts, he said. "So this takes time, it doesn't fall out of the sky," he said.
The euro countries have already agreed to set up a centralized bank oversight to be anchored with the ECB due to take effect next year.
Setting up the next step to deal with failed banks is seen as crucial to completing the banking union, which analysts bill as Europe's most important initiative in turning the tide on the bloc's three-year-old debt crisis.
The banking union's goal is to make the supervision and rescue of banks the job of European institutions rather than leaving weaker member states to fend for themselves.
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µZ's are the smallest off-the-shelf servo drives from ADVANCED Motion Controls. Pronounced 'Micro-Z' these plug-in drives are designed for embedded applications in a wide range of industries including: Robotics, Lab Automation, Homeland Security/Military, Electric Mobility, Medical and Packaging.
µZ servo drives are designed to drive brushless and brushed DC motors at a high switching frequency. To increase system reliability and to reduce cabling costs, the drives are designed for direct integration into your PCB. Weighing in at just 8.5 grams, µZ Drives output 10A peak and 5A continuous and operate with a bus voltage range of 10-36VDC.
Designed without the need for a heatsink, the µZ's are true featherweights with a high power to weight ratio. The µZ's are fully protected against over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, over-heating, and short-circuits. Depending on the model, the drives interface with digital controllers that have analog ±10V or PWM/Direction commands. These servo drives require only a single unregulated isolated DC power supply, and are fully RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) compliant.
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I've haven't been diligently reading these forums the past several months and just yesterday I caught word of Astia Quickloads getting discontinued. Even though I only use Astia for maybe 1 out of 10 shots, this was disconcerting to say the least. The past few years I've been steeling myself for this moment.
So I anxiously searched around the forum some more to see if any of my other film was affected. In 4x5, I use 160S QL (60%), 400NC (30%), and Astia QL (10%). In 8x10, I use 160S and 400NC equally. Slowly, one by one, I started to learn that every film format that I use is basically discontinued or no longer available in the U.S.
I know this is just the precursor, but to me, yesterday, it really felt like The Film Apocalypse. I had that sinking feeling at first, which turned to determination. Funny, when I began LF a couple years ago I knew this time would come and I always believed that I could roll with it, adapt, and use whatever film was available. But I've come to love and rely on 400NC and 160S QL!
So I jumped online and ordered a huge shipment of film and now I realize I don't have the freezer space to store it all and I don't know the best way to store it if I did. In the past, I've always just ordered film as needed and stored in the fridge!
I've got several questions about how you store your film for maximum longevity.
1) Do you do anything special when placing the film in the freezer? I put the film, in unopened boxes, in Ziploc bags. Any other tips?
2) Is there any problem with thawing the film and then refreezing? Or once thawed, should I transfer the film to the fridge?
3) Has anyone run into issues with condensation or defrosting?
4) Any suggestions on freezers or types of freezer? Upright vs. Chest?
5) How long can I expect the film to last if properly stored? I've read ranges of 6-10 years. What kind of degradation in the film can I expect if frozen for 6 years? How long can I freeze color negative film without any noticeable effects?
6) How cold should the freezer be? Will colder temperatures lead to less degradation over time?
7) Any idea how many 10 sheet boxes of 8x10 I can fit per cubic foot? 20 sheet QL boxes per cubic foot?
Thanks for any tips you can offer!
Side-questions: Anyone know where I can get 8x10 160S? Also, ironically, I learned of Astia QL's demise because I was searching the forums to see if anyone knew where to get 8x10 Astia! I was thinking of trying it out in 8x10 since everyone talks about how beautiful an 8x10 transparency is against a light box. Anyone know where I can get 8x10 Astia? If not, how does everyone find E100G?


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It's normal to have trouble falling or staying asleep now and then, but chronic sleeplessness can be a serious health issue. If you're experiencing a sleep disorder such as insomnia or sleep apnea, sleep specialists at Rush will help diagnose and treat your problem so you can get the rest you need.
The Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center includes experts in psychology, neurology and pulmonary medicine. The team consults with many other specialists at Rush, including sleep surgeons, to ensure optimal care for patients.
The sleep lab at Rush — used to analyze patients' sleep patterns — includes eight comfortable bedrooms with an advanced computer monitoring room.
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Property taxes provide schools, fire and police protection, and other public benefits, can absorb our fair share of the cost, in proportion to the amount of money our individual properties are worth.
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Mexico's Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is seeking a partner for its Nobilis-Maximino deepwater area in the Gulf of Mexico, following the company's strategy to take advantage of the Energy Reform.
Map of Nobilis-Maximino. From Pemex.
Nobilis-Maximino is in the Perdido Fold Belt, 40km from Trion and 26km from Great White, in 3000m water depth. It is 230km off the coast of Tamaulipas and 15km from the US maritime border.
At 1524sq km, the area has 3P reserves of 502 MMboe of light oil, with estimated production of 300,000 b/d.
Yesterday (18 September), Mexico's National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) published a call for bids for Nobilis-Maximino.
CNH plans to publish a list of bidders on 24 January, with the opening of proposals scheduled to be held on 31 January; the same time as Mexico's next deepwater Round 2.4.
According to Pemex, the Nobilis-Maximino farmout is an essential part to the company's strategy to take advantage of the Energy Reform by participating in joint venture opportunities that are expected to strengthen its operating, financial and technological capabilities.
Pemex first revealed the Nobilis-Maximino opportunity at its first-ever farmout day event in Houston this summer.
A total of nine wells have been drilled on Nobilis-Maximino.
Maximino was drilled in 2013, marking Maximino-1 as Pemex's deepest well to date at 9515ft water depth, in which the company dubbed the "crown jewel." Maximino has 41° API light oil, with 3P reserves of 187 MMboe.
Last year in September 2016, Nobilis was discovered.
The Nobilis-1 wildcat is on the eastern flank of the Maximino field, 220km off the coast of Tamaulipas at 3000m water depth. The well encountered more than 40° API, with the production capacity estimated to reach 15,000 b/d, ranging between 140-160 MMboe of 3P reserves.
Earlier this year, Pemex drilled the Nobilis-101 wildcat, testing a separate structural closure to the northeast in the Wilcox. The main reservoir of Nobilis is in the lower Eocene Wilcox. Pemex said at the time that it discovered oil in the upper Eocene and Oligocene reservoirs.
Alongside Nobilis and Maximino, there are two other discoveries, Supremus and Mirus, in which a further 627 MMboe could be had in prospective, unrisked resources in three additional exploration prospects: Chachiquin-1, Maximino-1001, and Maximino-3001, according to Pemex.
Supremus has 98 MMboe contingent resources in the Oligocene; and Mirus has 73 MMboe contingent resources, both of which could be developed as subsea tiebacks to Nobilis-Maximino.
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Alzheimer's affects everyone in the family — including the kids. Reassure your child with simple, honest explanations of the disease.
Watching a loved one progress through the stages of Alzheimer's disease can be frightening, even for adults. Imagine being a child struggling to understand why grandma is acting so strangely or can't remember who you are. Know how to explain Alzheimer's to your child and provide comfort.
When your child asks questions, respond with simple, honest answers. For example:
If your child has trouble talking about the situation or withdraws from your loved one, open the conversation. Ask what changes your child has noticed in the loved one who has Alzheimer's disease. Your child's observations might lead naturally to an exploration of his or her own feelings and worries. Tell your child it's OK to feel nervous, sad or angry. You might share if you feel that way sometimes, too.
To boost your child's understanding of Alzheimer's, read age-appropriate books on the disease or take advantage of other educational resources.
Your child might express his or her emotions in indirect ways. For example, he or she might complain of headaches or other physical issues. Your child's attention to schoolwork might begin to slide. If you're caring for your loved one in your home, your child might be reluctant to invite friends to the house — or he or she might look for ways to spend time away from home.
If you notice these types of behaviors, gently point out what you've observed — and offer your child comfort and support. Listen to your child's concerns, and help your child feel safe in sharing his or her feelings.
To help your child stay connected to the person who has Alzheimer's, involve both of them in familiar activities — such as setting the table together. Shared leisure time is important, too. Even young children can stay connected with a loved one who has Alzheimer's by paging through photo albums, listening to music or doing other simple activities together.
If your child becomes impatient with your loved one, remind your child that the behavior isn't intentional — it's a result of the disease. Together, focus on finding ways to show your loved one how much you love him or her. Even if your loved one forgets your child's name, he or she can still feel love and kindness.
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Makes everything in the rival Marvel universe look thoroughly silly and childish. Entirely enveloping and at times unnerving in a relevant way one would never have imagined, as a cohesive whole this ranks as the best of Nolan's trio, even if it lacks -- how could it not? -- an element as unique as Heath Ledger's immortal turn in The Dark Knight. It's a blockbuster by any standard.
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While it's the most ambitious of the three films, it's not as mesmerizing as 2008's "The Dark Knight." The plot is occasionally murky, its archvillain lacks charismatic menace, and the last hour is belabored.
Chaos reigns for much of The Dark Knight Rises, often in big, beautiful, IMAX-size scenes that only Nolan could have conceived. Yet when the apocalyptic dust literally settles on this concluding chapter, the character who lingers longest in memory is an average Gotham City cop named John Blake, wonderfully played with human-scale clarity by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
It's spectacular, to be sure, but also remarkable for its all-encompassing gloom. No movie has ever administered more punishment, to its hero or its audience, in the name of mainstream entertainment.
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Bale's final Batman is as gritty and dark as the first two.
What Parents Need to Know
Editor's Note: For tips on talking to your kids about the tragic shooting that took place in Colorado during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises, we hope our advice helps you manage this difficult situation.Parents need to know that The Dark Knight Rises is the final installment in director Christopher Nolan's dark, violent Batman trilogy. Like its predecessors, The Dark Knight Rises features ultra-violent scenes of torture and death that are too intense for younger kids used to the nearly comic, stylized action violence of other superhero films. A disturbingly high body count is achieved via massive explosions, kidnappings, neck breakings, shootings, and hand-to-hand combat. While there's not a lot of actual blood, there's tons of death and mass destruction. Bruce Wayne enjoys a few passionate kisses and one love scene that shows bare shoulders; swearing is very infrequent (the strongest words used are "bitch" and "damn"). The film's villain, Bane, is monstrously muscled and frighteningly sadistic, and his mask is very scary looking. Despite the violence, be prepared for kids to beg to see the much-hyped Caped Crusader's latest adventure.
Messages: Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy explores many philosophical ideas about identity, responsibility, power, hope, despair, sacrifice, and justice. Revenge is also a key theme of The Dark Knight Rises, which is, at its core, a meditation on the duality of humanity -- for instance in how the memory of Harvey Dent contrasted with the reality of how he died affects all of Gotham. What does it mean to be good? The villain Bane questions whether police officers are instruments of justice or of oppression and whether Batman is a man of honor or a man who betrayed a code of honor.
Role models: Unlike almost every other superhero, Bruce Wayne/Batman isn't an alien or a mutant. He doesn't have superhuman strength; he's a rich man with some nifty gadgets and an extraordinary need to protect the citizens of Gotham -- as well as avenge the anger that drives him. Bruce isn't perfect, and he often makes mistakes (especially about whom to trust), but he summons his courage for the good of Gotham, even though it comes at considerable personal cost to him, both physically and emotionally. John Blake is an upstanding, responsible, loyal cop who always tries his best to do the right thing. Selina Kyle starts off as just a ruthless jewel thief, but her interactions with Batman/Bruce help her become less selfish and more helpful. Bruce's two mentors and friends, Alfred and Mr. Fox, are loyal and loving toward him. Bane is cruel and callous.
Violence: Like The Dark Knight, this movie has frequent, cringe-inducingly realistic violence on top of the standard, high-octane action violence that's so prevalent in superhero films. Some moments are horrifyingly up close and personal: neck breakings, stabbings, hand-to-hand combat, and there's also the enormous collateral damage of wide scale destruction: bombings, fireballs, massive explosions, building collapses, shootings, and more. Many, many people are trapped, held hostage, killed, tortured, and executed, and Bruce Wayne himself is injured in painful, nearly irreparable ways. Villain Bane is very scary-looking, with his mask and bulked-up aggression. The movie opens with a terrifying plane takeover/crash; weapons include guns, knives, bows and arrows, bombs, fists, and more. A dead teen boy's body is shown washed up outside a sewer grate. Batman and Selina are at odds over Batman's "no guns, no killing" rule.
Sex: While the romance isn't as central here as in The Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne/Batman kisses two different women. In one case, a passionate kiss leads to lovemaking, although the sex is off camera. Afterward, Bruce and his partner are shown (she's bare-shouldered, he's bare-chested) snuggling and kissing in front of a fireplace. In two other scenes, Bruce enjoys brief but passionate kisses with a woman.
Language: Language includes infrequent use of words including "damn," "bitch," "hell," and "sons of bitches," as well as "Jesus" (as an exclamation) and insults such as "idiot," "stupid," and "hag."
Consumerism: Part of a popular comic book franchise. No overt product placements, though some car brands are seen, and Bruce Wayne's black Lamborghini makes another appearance.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Adults drink cocktails at Gotham's ritzy dinner parties and costume galas.
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As we reported Tuesday, the government shutdown is pushing the nation's food safety system to its limits.
For instance, there is normally a team of eight people overseeing the critical foodborne illness tracking database PulseNet. This team identifies clusters of sickness linked to potentially dangerous strains of pathogens such as E. coli or salmonella.
But with the shutdown, more than half of this staff has been sent home
"We have three people right now," says Chris Braden, director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at the CDC.
Given that the CDC is currently monitoring about 30 clusters of foodborne illnesses around the country, which is typical at any given time, we asked Braden if he was worried about keeping up with them.
"We are focusing on those areas that we have identified at greatest risk, but it does concern me that we could miss something," Braden says.
For now, Braden says they will continue to monitor clusters that they already know about.
But "if one of those clusters blows up into something big" such as a multistate outbreak, then Braden says "we would be beyond our capacity."
It's not just the PulseNet staff who have been furloughed, but also half the CDC staffers involved in surveillance and outbreak response.
Braden says he does have the authority to bring this staff back to work if it seems that lives are threatened.
But, he says, "it would take us some time to bring people off furlough and to ramp up to respond to it."
Food safety advocates say this is far from ideal.
"If an outbreak does occur during this government shutdown, it's likely it's going to go on longer and affect more people," says Caroline Smith DeWaal of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
This is why she says it's imperative for lawmakers to end the shutdown.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.
And I'm Melissa Block.
The government shutdown is straining the nation's food safety system. At the CDC, more than half the staff responsible for tracking foodborne illness have been furloughed.
NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.
ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: At an office inside the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, there are normally eight people who oversee the nation's critical foodborne illness tracking database called PulseNet. It's their job to identify clusters of sickness linked to potentially dangerous pathogens, such as E. coli or salmonella. But since the government shutdown began, they're down to three people.
CHRISTOPHER BRADEN: That's right. There's three people that are working the database right now.
AUBREY: So is it possible for three people to do the job of eight?
BRADEN: No.
AUBREY: That's Christopher Braden, who directs CDC's efforts to identify and stop foodborne disease. He says in a typical month, the CDC is following about 30 clusters of illnesses around the country. And new clusters are constantly being identified. So with the staff at such reduced capacity, does it worry Braden that his team might miss something important?
BRADEN: It does. I think we are focusing on those areas that we have identified at greatest risk. But it does concern me that we could miss something.
AUBREY: The way it normally works is that the PulseNet scientists spend their days poring over the DNA fingerprints of bacteria or other pathogens that have made someone, somewhere in the country, sick enough to seek treatment.
BRADEN: So if an ill person with a diarrheal illness goes to their doctor, their doctor thinks that they may have salmonella and they actually do identify salmonella in a culture.
AUBREY: And then that information is sent to the CDC. Now, when the PulseNet team sees that the bug that made one person sick looks genetically identical or very similar to the bug that is making other people sick...
BRADEN: Then they probably got sick by eating the same food. So it tells us that those cases are potentially linked and may be representative of an outbreak.
AUBREY: Now, the last big outbreak, just over the summer, that made over 600 people sick in 25 states was identified in just this way. And as a result, investigators were able to link the outbreak, which was caused by a parasite called cyclospora, to bagged lettuce from Mexico. But Braden says now, with the government shutdown, if a new cluster starts to grow into an outbreak, he'd be scrambling.
BRADEN: If one of those clusters blows up into something big, then we would be beyond our capacity.
AUBREY: You see, it's not just the PulseNet staff that's been furloughed. Half of the CDC staffers who would normally swing into action once an outbreak has been identified have also been sent home. Now, Braden says he does have the authority to bring them back if it seems as if lives are threatened. But he says...
BRADEN: It would take us some time to bring people in off of furlough to ramp up to respond to it.
AUBREY: Food safety experts, such as Caroline Smith DeWaal of the watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest, says this is far from ideal.
CAROLINE SMITH DEWAAL: If an outbreak does occur during this government shutdown, it's likely it's going to go on longer and affect more people.
AUBREY: Which is why she says it's imperative for lawmakers to end the shutdown.
Allison Aubrey, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Without fanfare, Lyric Opera has been systematically retiring elderly opera productions that have outlived their usefulness or have simply worn out with age. A prime candidate for junking was the 1972 Pier Luigi Pizzi production of Puccini's "La Boheme," a kind of corporate apartment house that has seen countless occupants, worthy and not so worthy, over the years. Recent revivals made that dingy and faded show no easier to live with.
So it came as a welcome relief at the Civic Opera House on Monday night when the curtain rose on a different, and much improved, setting for this evergreen masterpiece, which has long topped opera's popularity poll. The borrowed San Francisco Opera sets are not exactly new (they date from 1996) but they provide a suitably intimate frame for this sentimental tale of love and loss among the scruffy young inhabitants of the Latin Quarter in mid-19th century Paris.
Lyric has stocked the production with an appealing cast of bohemians that also represents a distinct improvement over some of the vocal ensembles the company has fielded over the last decade. Once again the roles of the central lovers, Mimi and Rodolfo, are double-cast, with soprano Ana Maria Martinez and tenor Dimitri Pittas singing the January-February performances, and Anna Netrebko and Joseph Calleja taking over for the March series. The ever-reliable conductor Emmanuel Villaume is in charge of all 11 performances.
The story of the sickly seamstress Mimi, who by chance meets and falls instantly in love with the impoverished poet Rodolfo, only to fall victim to consumption and die in his shabby garret, is no less poignant no matter how many times we've seen and heard it, given the inexorable tug of Puccini's richly tuneful score on our heartstrings.
Martinez knows a lot about how to strum those heartstrings and does so wonderfully here. The Puerto Rico-born soprano sounded fresh and radiant on Monday, her phrasing nuanced and full of alluring colorations. Her singing and acting were as one, creating a believably fragile heroine whose fate we really cared about. Her "Donde lieta usci," in which Mimi told her lover they should part without bitterness, was most affectingly sung, sealing her triumph in this, her signature role. It is not for nothing that Lyric has big plans for Martinez in future seasons. One awaits those upcoming appearances eagerly.
Pittas, the American tenor who was making his Lyric debut, left a rather more mixed impression. He began a bit stiffly, both in voice and manner, his attractive, reedy sound marred by constriction at the top of "Che gelida manina," the aria the smitten Rodolfo pours out after touching Mimi's cold little hand. Pittas cut a handsome figure and sang with plenty of ardor, so one can only hope the voice opens more easily in later performances.
Puccini artfully counterpoints the tender pathos of Mimi and Rodolfo's relationship with the tempestuousness of the on-again, off-again affair of the coquettish Musetta and the painter Marcello.
Soprano Elizabeth Futral was a delight as the former, bringing a bright, vibrant sound and vivacious calculation to her waltz, "Quando me'n vo," in the Café Momus act, a one-two punch that had Lucas Meachem's Marcello plainly unnerved. The American singer brought a warm, fine-grained lyric baritone and solid dramatic instincts to the painter's music. If Marcello ideally needs a darker, more thrusting sound, with a firmer core, than one heard on this occasion, his was an honorable performance.
The other two bohemians were taken with distinction by Ryan Opera Center baritone Joseph Lim as the musician Schaunard and Andrea Silvestrelli as the philosopher Colline, whose sepulchral bass tended to protrude in the ensembles of the first and last acts. Although the veteran bass-baritone Dale Travis was repeating his double assumption of the landlord Benoit and the sugar daddy Alcindoro for the umpteenth time at Lyric, his comic shtick still rang true.
Villaume is a stylish Puccini conductor who knows how the score should go, moving the music along urgently while giving shape and flow to those irresistible Puccini melodies. His close involvement in the music drama was matched by the shipshape playing he elicited from the orchestra. The players sounded idiomatic and tireless, despite the fact that their days have been taken up with rehearsing Wagner's formidable score to "Die Meistersinger." The chorus, prepared by guest chorus master Ian Robertson of the San Francisco Opera, gave added spark to the second act.
Luisa Muller, in her Lyric directing debut, opted for a sensible and un-gimmicky action scheme. She had all she could do not to have the bohemians knock each other over during the roughhousing of Act 1, within the believably cramped, frozen attic Michael Yeargan designed for Rodolfo and friends. The design scheme (with costumes by Walter Mahoney and lighting by Duane Schuler) at all times worked to the advantage of the opera, maintaining a tight focus on dramatic interaction that heightened the pathos of Mimi's deathbed scene in particular.
The Café Momus act, which flowed seamlessly out of Act 1 – without the disruptive intermission of Lyric's previous production – was a lively Christmas Eve panorama filled with nicely observed humanity – jostling street vendors, a marching band, adorable children (take a bow, Chicago Children's Choir), everybody waving tiny French flags. And the snowscape of the third act, set at the city gates, could hardly have been more atmospheric.
Lyric Opera has given audience members plenty of reasons to fall in love with "La Boheme" all over again.
Lyric's first run of performances of Puccini's "La Boheme" continues through Feb. 7 at the Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive. A second series of "Boheme" performances runs March 9-28; $32-$239; 312-332-2244, ext. 5600; lyricopera.org.
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Our care team works with the patient and the family, emphasizing emotional, spiritual and physical well-being. We offer help and support so you can focus on your loved one. We consider Hospice honorable and meaningful — and we truly understand the level of comfort and compassion you need during such an emotional and difficult time.
Hospice is a philosophy of health care that affirms life and provides care and support for people facing a life-limiting illness. At HealthEast Hospice, we focus on the quality of life, not the duration. Through Hospice, the patient is able to recapture the spirit of living and make the most of remaining time with family and friends.
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It's time to untangle the mess that is going on at Basketball Wives. It's time to call in Colin Powell, because this kind of mess needs some kind of professional mediation. How else can you explain a grown woman like Evelyn Lozada throwing bottles (okay, just one bottle but that's one too many) around? Naturally, all the women had to put their two (or three or four of five) cents into the issue. Let's dig in and see if we can explain what is going on here.
First up, Royce Reed and her 3,000 word blog post. She breaks down the incident like this:
"I said it last week and I was right. Instead of expressing how WRONG Evelyn was for throwing a bottle and a plate at someone's head for a "word" there was a lot of laughing. Even more so, they condoned her actions. I'm confused…how are you speaking about someone else being crazy (although I think Kenya has a "side") when you are always the one picking up glasses, bottles, plates, jumping across tables, etc. Pot MEET Kettle. Tami and Shaunie, you both knew Evelyn was wrong so rather than saying "Evelyn you would've killed that girl," hence hyping Evelyn up, it should've been "You were dead ass wrong and you need to learn how to curb your anger and deal with things differently." I love you Tami and I know you are upset with me, but at this point I don't think you understand the fact I AM a real friend to you. No way would I let you react the way Evelyn has in my presence, nor would I condone it."
People throwing plates around is always hilarious. It's pure comedy. The next big incident is the backlash Royce received for, uh, not throwing a plate at Jennifer when they realized Jennifer had been talking trash about her online a million years ago. Royce says that she and Jen are now "cool," but not friends; which is kind of like loving someone, but not being in love with them. She says she's open to being friends with Jennifer, because she's "not naive but also not evil." Can anyone on BBW really not be evil?
And then, video gate! Kenya Bell showed off her new video, and Royce stands behind her artistic critique. "Like I said it wasn't THAT BAD but speaking on the genre I know about, the dancing needed/needs to be done over. Kenya CAN SING. Kenya CAN NOT DANCE."
Also weighing in on Kenya's video, is Tami Roman, in her own blog, letting Kenya know "she can really sing" and that "she's seen worse." How sweet of Tami to take time off from cackling with another wife and give someone a compliment. She also lets Kenya know how she feels about the hazing she's received since joining the cast:
"I'll keep it real with you, when I came into this situation, I was tore back. I had gotten to a point in my life where I didn't care anymore, but as I became more involved in the show, I returned to the Tami I had always been before my downfall, my marriage and The Real World. I never try to be anyone else except myself. I want you to continue to be Kenya Bell-find yourself and make YOU better. I do respect you as a woman out here grinding and truly hope the best for you."
Tami also added in her thoughts on Royce and Jennifer "making up," but she just re-affirms what Royce said about the two not being real friends: "This relationship is forced, at best. There will be no hanging together outside of the show; no texts, no phone conversations, and no real steps towards friendship and thus…they really didn't need to make up." When you're on a show where bottles are thrown, you kinda need to call a truce if necessary. But that's just me.


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Bedford was a model of football efficiency Friday night, grinding out 335 yards of offense and scoring one touchdown in each quarter in taking a 28-6 victory over visiting Westland John Glenn in a Michigan Division 1 first-round playoff game.
The Kicking Mules' 6-foot-3, 205-pound running back Alec Hullibarger pounded out 88 yards on 18 carries, and tallied all four TDs on runs of 15, 2, 3, and 2 yards.
Bedford (10-0), which ate huge portions of the clock with nearly every possession, never punted, and scored on four of its seven drives in the game.
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Rockets running back Devon Spalding, who had rushed for more than 1,900 yards this season coming in, was limited by Bedford to 93 yards on 25 carries.
"I just love how our kids played," Bedford coach Jeff Wood said. "They just kept grinding it out on every possession. What was great is that we didn't turn the ball over, and we just kept after them."
Wood's team is still dealing with the tragic death of senior team member Colton Durbin after an auto accident last week.
"It was still emotional this week," Wood said. "These kids came back. They were finished with the funeral at 5:30 [p.m.], and they wanted to practice Monday night.
"I give them all the credit because they wanted to focus and wanted to get their minds off of it. But, we still believe in '3' [Durbin's jersey number]."
The Mules will face Southeastern Conference Red Division rival Saline (9-1) at home in next week's second-round playoff game. Bedford defeated Saline 33-17 on Sept. 27 in a game that decided the Red Division title.
Mules quarterback Brad Boss rushed 17 times for 71 yards, and completed all five of his passes for 54 yards on Friday.
"We didn't miss many assignments tonight," Boss said. "We got five yards at a time and just ate the clock up.
"It's been rough these past couple weeks. Just to go out there and get a win for [Durbin] feels great."
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Bedford wasted little time taking the lead.
After the defense forced a punt, the Bedford offense drove 52 yards on seven plays, with Hullibarger bursting through the middle on his 15-yard scoring run with 6:17 left in the first quarter.
"Our defense made sure they got us the ball back," Hullibarger said. "It starts with them getting it to us, and our offensive line fired out. They got us rolling. I just follow them every play. Our offense is 'six-six-move-the-sticks.' "
Bedford made it 2-for-2 on scoring drives, this time covering 56 yards on 11 plays, all runs. Once again, Hullibarger supplied the finishing touch, going two yards over left tackle, and the Mules were up 14-0 with 4:50 left in the first half.
That was enough time for the visiting Rockets (6-4) to march 65 yards on 10 plays. That drive opened with a 24-yard completion by quarterback Chris Scheffer to Brian Hazzard, and the remaining 41 yards all came on nine straight rushes.
Eight of those (for 40 yards) came from Spalding, who ran the final seven yards around left end 28 seconds before halftime.
The Mules's third-quarter TD came after Hullibarger was stopped on a fourth-and-goal play from the 1. Bedford got the ball back at the Rockets 29 after a punt, and Hullibarger's third score came five plays later. He added his fourth TD with 4:23 left in the game.
Bedford held the Rockets to 195 yards on total offense, with 70 yards coming on a 70-yard halfback pass from Spalding to Jaylen Peete with four minutes remaining.
Teammate Connor Clements added 74 yards on just two official rushing attempts, with 10 of those coming on the finishing end of a hook-and-ladder play that ended the first half.
"Saline's coming in," Hullibarger said. "It should be a good game. It's a big rivalry. We're going to go to work [today] and Monday, and just try to get better every day."
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I am NOW in the layout room of National Geographic Magazine. We are making decisions on which pictures will be included in my Outer Banks article coming up in June. You are going to help. You are going to help us pick the lead/opening shot . We are going to give you three choices. Pick one. Stay tuned. Next picture up with the three choices will be coming very soon.
Pictured here is Bill Marr, Creative Director, who is taking his weekend time along with Senior Photo Editor Sarah Leen to take this from a collection of pictures, to a publishable essay for Nat Geo.
The 3 photos with OBX type up at the top are what we are thinking for the opening shot. Which one of the 3 would you pick?