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How Long Will It Take to Heal a Broken Bone?
Today my son fell at the playground and broke his arm. How long will the bone take to heal?
– Debra
Broken bones heal at different rates, depending on the age of the child and the type of fracture. Certain fractures in young kids can heal as quickly as 3 weeks, while it may take as long as 6 weeks for the same kind of fracture to heal in teens. And some fractures can take as long as 10 weeks to heal.
Most likely, your son's arm was put in a cast. Some casts are waterproof and some are not, so be sure to check with your doctor about the best way to care for it. Also ask the doctor what activities your son can participate in and when he can get back to his normal lifestyle. With a little TLC, he'll be back in the swing of things in no time.
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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text: DB Adrian Baker of Hollywood, FL says he's facing a very difficult decision between now and Signing Day in choosing between Clemson and Oklahoma. He's finished with in home visits. And he's practically finished with phone calls from coaches, though he did talk with Clemson's Brent Venables last week. "It's still 50-50, a touch decision," Baker said Monday night. "I'm just going to pray about it. I've got a week. We'll see next Wednesday." Baker is weighing the pros and cons. The problem for him is, he's finding no cons. "They are both great programs," he said. "I can't go wrong with either one. Education is a key factor and both have great education. Both have great football. Coach Dabo is an up and coming coach and he has Coach Venables on board and Coach Reed from NC State. Coach Stoops, nothing I can say about that. He's Coach Stoops. You can't go wrong with either one." So, what will be the deciding factor between two programs so equal in Baker's mind? "It will just come down to where I want to be." He'll make that known on Signing Day.


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As seen at blyberg.net, John Blyberg wrote: "I finally got permission to go ahead with implementing what I've dubbed "The SOPAC†here at AADL. That would be "cute-speak†for Social OPAC. The SOPAC represents a slew of features that I've wanted to implement for quite some time now. I'm rather excited to see if library users will respond to these tools in an OPAC setting as much as Web 2.0 users have to commercial social networking sites. I'm fairly confident they will. ...So what is the SOPAC? It's basically a set of social networking tools integrated into the AADL catalog. It gives users the ability to rate, review, comment-on, and tag items."
SOPAC presents as a set of drupal modules and ships under the GPLv2. Links for the files, along with other interesting packages John has released over the years, are available here.
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Italy's football fans continue to flock to see the silverware that the superstars yearn to win – with the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour, presented by UniCredit, making another successful stop in Bologna.
The trophy tour had already pulled in large crowds in Milan and Turin, and this time 15,150 visitors turned out in the capital of Emilia-Romagna. The stars of the show in the Piazza XX Settembre were UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour ambassador Fabrizio Ravanelli – who won the title with Juventus in 1996 – and Gianluca Pagliuca, UniCredit ambassador for Bologna and a member of the UC Sampdoria team that reached the 1992 final.
One of the attractions of the tour is the opportunity to take photos alongside the trophy and its ambassadors – and in Bologna, 3,864 pictures were snapped, once more proving the public appeal of the roadshow and its prized asset.
"I think it's a dream, it's very important to do this tour through Italy," said Ravanelli, scorer of the Juventus goal in the 1996 final against AFC Ajax in Rome, which the Turin club won on penalties after a 1-1 draw. "The cities that host this event can be really happy. The people are so passionate for this competition, so just imagine the players on the pitch who fight every day to win the trophy – and are able to say one day: 'I lifted this trophy.'"
Pagliuca was part of a splendid Sampdoria side that went down to a narrow one-goal final defeat by FC Barcelona at Wembley in 1992. "First of all, it's a great pleasure and a great honour," he said of being UniCredit ambassador. "To be one of the chosen ones to represent Bologna, my city, is something that makes me proud, and I accepted the duty with pleasure. After losing a Champions League final, at least I now have the satisfaction of touching the trophy with my hands, 20 years after I saw it lifted by another team."
Football is not just about the elite, however: the grassroots game is also a major element of the trophy tour as it wends its way through Italy. On Sundays at the main stop-offs, fans can see the UniCredit Cup, a youth football tournament featuring 32 teams of children born in 2000/01 – for sides associated with the Centro Sportivo Italiano, which trains youngsters in different sports. The tournament extols the key values of Respect and fair play – principles close to UEFA's heart.
Major stops in Palermo and Naples await the tour en route to the grand finale in Rome from 19–22 October. A free exhibition is available to visitors, who as well as taking a photograph with the trophy receive autographs from the ambassadors. The tour takes in media events, with UEFA and UniCredit representatives joining football celebrities to talk about European club football's blue-riband event.
In Palermo, Naples and Rome, fans will also be able to check out the huge UniCredit Arena, a large pop-up stadium. Complete with entrance tunnel, this arena offers supporters computer-simulated shots on goal – giving them a memorable moment where they can sample playing in a UEFA Champions League match themselves. A video cube comprising four giant TV screens adds to the atmosphere. In addition, a memorabilia exhibition includes players' boots, jerseys and a changing room with kits from all 13 UEFA Champions League-winning clubs.
Remaining dates and venues for 2012 tour
5–7 October: Palermo (Piazzale del Fante, next to the Stadio Renzo Barbera)
12–14 October: Naples (Piazza del Plebiscito)
19–22 October: Rome (Piazza del Popolo)
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STEP OFF: DANCING Dismisses a High-Scoring Celeb
As if "Country Week" wasn't bad enough, it also brought with it one appalling elimination.
ATTENTION READERS: a good number of you are going to be pretty upset. Tonight's shocker is only second to earlier this season when Bristol Palin wasn't sent home. So, uh, keep reading - or don't if you're prone to destroying your television and/or computer with a hammer.
Seriously, it was one shock after the next, beginning with the lowest scoring contestants, Kirstie Alley, Emmitt Smith, and Kelly Monaco, all being declared safe. Shawn Johnson and Gilles Marini were also said to be safe.
So…you know what that means: someone you actually WANT to see dance is about to get booted.
Also, Taylor Swift performed and it was whiney. And what's worse: she still can't believe everyone likes her even though every day everyone's like, "Taylor, we love you! We love you. Seriously. We buy every one of your albums even though they all sound the same and you might be mentally/emotionally stuck in your freshman year of high school. Can I have a lock of your hair?"
The injured Melissa Rycroft was then saved - leaving Apolo Anton Ohno and Sabrina Bryan, the two pairs who managed to nail the almighty 30s, the perfect scores, up for elimination.
Because DANCING WITH THE STARS and its audiences somehow always manage to miscommunicate on who actually deserves to stay - based on dancing merit rather than say, nothing - Sabrina Bryan got the axe. Back to The Cheetah Girls.
In addition, a little DANCING housecleaning for next week:
- The seven contestants and their partners will continue on to Fusion Dance Week, with routines chosen by the couples for each other (ala a few weeks ago.)
- Shawn Johnson will dance will Mark Ballas next week; Derek Hough, Johnson's usual partner, is injured following Monday's performance
- Unfortunately, there will be a swing dance marathon.
- No one on DANCING will be eliminated next weekend - because either Mitt Romney or Barack Obama will be.
That's it, folks! Hope you're not not too peeved with the results - if you are, well, then stop watching DANCING WITH THE STARS. And maybe ABC will yank it for good.


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Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP)_Discovery and seven astronauts blasted off Tuesday on America's first manned space shot since the 2003 Columbia disaster, ending a painful, 2 1/2-year shutdown devoted to making the shuttle less risky and NASA more safety-conscious.
At stake were not only the lives of the astronauts, but also America's pride in its technological prowess, the fate of the U.S. space program and the future of space exploration itself.
"Our long wait may be over. So on behalf of the many millions of people who believe so deeply in what we do, good luck, Godspeed — and have a little fun up there," launch director Mike Leinbach told the astronauts right before liftoff.
Space program employees and relatives of both the Discovery and Columbia crews watched nervously as the shuttle rose from its pad at 10:39 a.m., climbed into a hazy midsummer sky, pierced two decks of clouds, and headed out over the ocean in the most scrutinized launch in NASA history. Two chase planes and more than 100 cameras documented the ascent from every possible angle to capture any sign of flying debris of the sort that doomed the last flight.
The multitude of images will not be fully analyzed — and NASA will not give a final verdict on whether Discovery is safe to return to Earth — until halfway through the 12-day flight.
The fuel-gauge problem that thwarted a launch attempt two weeks ago did not resurface before liftoff, to NASA's great relief, and the countdown was remarkably smooth. The space agency had been prepared to bend its safety rules to get the shuttle flying.


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Teddy Bear Picnic
Place:Library Lawn - Outside of the Children's Storytime Room
Come to our annual Teddy Bear Picnic! For kids under the age of 5 years old with a parent, caregiver, or group. Bring a blanket, some snackies, and your favorite teddy bear. The Yampa Valley Boys will play great sing-along tunes and there will be face painting and bear's ears to take home. We're not Clowns will delight and entertain with their juggling tricks.
Free, courtesy of the library. This event will be held in Library Hall in the event of inclement weather.


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Amour powers debut novel
By Joe Meyers
Love of many different types powers Susan Conley's first novel, "Paris Was the Place" (Knopf, $26.95), which has been receiving very strong reviews since it was published last month.
Conley's protagonist, Willie, moves to Paris to be with her beloved brother, Luke, and her best friend, Sara, and we watch her getting caught up in one of the first passionate affairs of her life, with a French lawyer.
The novel is much more than a love story, however, as Willie gets involved in the lives of the girls facing deportation at the immigrant detention center where she volunteers as a teacher. Set in 1989, the story also contains a subplot involving the ravages of AIDS.
In a recent phone interview, the writer joked that as she was working on the multiple plot threads and themes of her first novel she realized, "Oh, wow, this is a lot!"
Making the process of controlling the sweeping narrative even more complicated was a major decision Conley made after finishing the first version of the book.
"I wrote the whole thing in the third person, but I realized that I missed the intimacy of first person," she said of her prior experience with the memoir "The Foremost Good Fortune."
Although the resulting intimacy of the storytelling could leave readers believing that much of "Paris Was the Place" is autobiographical, Conley said, "I did live in Paris in the late 1980s, but that's about it" as far as parallels with her own life go.
The brief flashbacks to the illness and death of Willie and Luke's mother are so vivid that you would swear the author went through that primal experience.
"My mother is alive and well, so I'm really taking that as a compliment. I have lost people who are dear to me and the loss (in the 1989 sections of the novel) ran parallel to a dear friend with AIDs," she said.
Adding to the depth of the novel's treament of illness was the author's own cancer diagnosis in the middle of its creation (she has since gone into remission).
"I would venture to say that had an impact on the draft I wrote after I became a cancer survivor," Conley said. "The (illness) section was one of the first sections I wrote, but I kept going back to it and refining it."
The way that the terminally sick character goes through strong and weak phases will resonate with anyone who has experienced the final months of a loved one.
"Even the most serious illness has reprieves and it tricks you," the writer said, adding that she also wanted to show the joy that is possible in the midst of a terminal medical condition.
"I didn't want there to be a steady drumbeat of illness. ... I love for readers to have pleasure, too," Conley said.
"Paris Was the Place" also gained power and depth, the author believes, by her putting the book away for three years when she went to China (an experience she wrote about in her memoir and hopes to use in her second novel).
When she returned, Conley came up with a publishing game plan than meant selling a memoir and the novel together.
"The key for me was finding an agent who liked (both books)," she said, adding that she eventually sold the memoir and the novel to Knopf as a package deal.
"Paris Was the Place" has so much going on in it that the result is a hard to categorize novel that doesn't really fit into a single genre like romantic fiction or "women's fiction."
"You can put all kinds of bells and whistles on a book, but in the end it all comes down to storytelling," Conley said.
Susan Conley will talk about her book at the Wilton Library Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.; Bank Square Books Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.; Darien Library Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.; and the Branford Library Oct. 4 at 3 p.m.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kevin Kolb got his first taste of what it's like to face the media following his first below-average outing as the Eagles' starting quarterback. The Eagles beat the Chiefs, 20-17, Friday night but that's about the best thing you can say about the performance -- especially about Kolb and the offense.
Kolb completed just 11 of 25 passes for 103 yards and tossed his first interception of the preseason. He's yet to throw a touchdown in more than six quarters of preseason play and hasn't guided the offense to a red zone touchdown in five trips inside the 20-yard line.
"That wasn't quite as sharp as we would have liked it, for sure," Kolb said after the game. "There are a lot of details we have to clean up. There needs to be some special attention to it, starting with myself. The shining light of the whole thing is that it's 0-0 come here in two weeks and we start fresh."
Eagles coach Andy Reid wasn't as critical of his young quarterback.
"I think this was great work for him," Reid said. "I think there were some positive situations. He did some good things early and we just got to keep it rolling and give him opportunities. Everybody had a little piece of that pie."
Reid was asked if a young first-team offense, one that was supposed to be explosive, should be discouraged after three relatively unproductive preseason games.
"They shouldn't be discouraged," Reid said. "They seemed upbeat and positive. They just got to keep working."
Kolb was without his best receiver, DeSean Jackson, who left with a neck strain. Reid said Jackson should be fine and that he took his No. 1 receiver out for precautionary reasons. Kolb also constantly had a blitzing Chiefs defender in his mug.
"They brought a few extra things there and a couple of them were me," Kolb said, "and couple of them, you know, we could have gotten."
In another injury note, defensive end Trent Cole had a sprained ankle. Reid said an X-ray was negative, but that Cole was having an MRI Saturday. The end was seen walking in the locker room with a rather severe limp.


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Topic: Software
Adobe adds Retina display support to Photoshop Lightroom 4
11/08/2012, 06:11 pm
Adobe's newly updated Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 adds support for HiDPI displays, such as Apple's redesigned 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros.
Parallels Desktop 8 update enhances support for Windows 8
11/08/2012, 01:11 pm
Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac has been updated with expanded support for Microsoft's newly released Windows 8 operating system.
Apple rolls out OS X updates for Safari, iPhoto and Aperture
11/01/2012, 06:11 pm
Apple on Thursday rolled out a batch of software updates, bringing minor security fixes to its Safari web browser, a number of additions like enhanced Photo Stream support to iPhoto, and a huge change list for Aperture.
Apple preparing first beta of OS X 10.8.3
10/31/2012, 02:10 pm
Apple on Wednesday began inviting developers to test the next update to its Mountain Lion operating system, signaling that a beta of OS X 10.8.3 will arrive soon.
Google takes on Siri by adding voice search to standalone iOS app
10/30/2012, 06:10 pm
Google on Tuesday rolled out a software update to its standalone iOS search app, offering advanced voice-recognition technology that mimics Siri in function, but taps into the internet search giant's vast data banks instead of the assets accessed by Apple's virtual assistant.
Evernote 5 for Mac to offer revamped OS X style UI, new features
10/26/2012, 06:10 pm
Evernote, one of the first companies to offer a comprehensive cloud-based note-taking app for iOS and OS X, on Friday teased the upcoming launch of its redesigned Mac client which will add a number of user interface and operational changes.
Apple issues Xcode 4.5.2 developer preview, updates to Logic and photo apps
10/24/2012, 07:10 pm
Apple on Wednesday released a number of software updates, including a pre-release version Xcode, new versions of Logic Pro and Logic Express, and digital camera compatibility additions for the company's photo editing apps.
iBooks 3.0 now available, adds iCloud purchase support, scrolling theme
10/23/2012, 08:10 pm
Just hours after Apple announced iBooks 3.0 at its special iPad mini event on Tuesday, the company has made the app available for download, bringing a number of new features to the iOS e-reader.
Final Cut Pro X gets significant update with new features & RED camera support
10/23/2012, 04:10 pm
Apple's professional video editing software Final Cut Pro X was given a sizable update on Tuesday, adding new features like the ability to expand multichannel audio files in a timeline, as well as support for RED cameras and native REDCODE RAW editing.
Rumor: Apple planning cloud-based iWork suite for iPad to fight MS Office
10/22/2012, 05:10 pm
Apple is reportedly working with VMware to bring a cloud-based, business oriented version of its iWork suite of apps to the iPad, with the partnership said to be directed squarely at Microsoft's rumored release of Office for iOS.
Apple-provided Java plug-in removed with software update
10/16/2012, 06:10 pm
Apple on Tuesday rolled out two Java updates, one for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and another for OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, the latter offering improved security by uninstalling the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers.
Photos allegedly show native Google Maps app for iOS
10/14/2012, 10:10 pm
A set of images released on Sunday reveal what is claimed to be Google's anticipated Google Maps app for iOS, suggesting the internet search giant is well into the process of developing standalone software after Apple ditched its mapping services with iOS 6.
Apple Configurator update brings iOS 6 compatibility, Apple TV support
10/09/2012, 08:10 pm
Apple on Tuesday released version 1.2 of its Apple Configurator, which brings support for iOS 6 features, a number of security upgrades and overall bug fixes.
iOS Apple Store app updated for iPhone 5's screen
10/05/2012, 07:10 pm
Apple on Friday rolled out version 2.3.2 of its iOS Apple Store app, bringing support for the iPhone 5's 4-inch screen.
Mossberg: Google to announce Street View for Google Maps web app on Thursday
10/03/2012, 07:10 pm
In a report on Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg revealed that Google plans to announce Street View integration to the web version of Google Maps, effectively bringing support for the feature to iOS 6 devices.
Valve now offering non-game software through Steam online store
10/02/2012, 05:10 pm
Valve, maker of popular PC games like Counter-Strike, Half-Life and Left 4 Dead, on Tuesday brought non-game apps to its Steam online storefront, with the first offerings being a suite of developer and multimedia tools.
Apple shuts down Chomp app search engine following iOS 6 integration
10/01/2012, 08:10 pm
Apple on Monday officially killed Chomp's service, including its iOS app and website, after having purchased the company to obtain and imtegrate a number of app search and discovery assets into the iOS 6 App Store.
Forthcoming iPhoto update to improve syncing with iOS devices
10/01/2012, 01:10 pm
Apple is set to release an update to its iPhoto application for OS X that will improve syncing with iOS devices via iTunes, as well as fixing various crashes.
Aperture 3.4.1 improves photo syncing with iOS devices
09/28/2012, 03:09 pm
Apple on Friday updated its Aperture professional photo editing software for Mac, improving the reliability of syncing photos to iOS devices and addressing other issues.
Image claims to show launch screen for Logic Pro X
09/26/2012, 09:09 am
A new image sent to AppleInsider purports to show the launch screen for a pre-release build of Logic Pro X, a rumored upgrade to Apple's professional-level audio editing software.


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The anti-Valentine's Day playlist
Just been dropped like a bad habit? Cringing every time you see red hearts and romantic hotel deals in your inbox?
Well, Valentine's Day is most likely not for you. But here's something that may be right up your alley — our anti-Cupid playlist.
After all, the best way to mend that shattered or lonely heart is to crank up the most spiteful songs out there, for your own bitter enjoyment.
Here's a crop of tunes that will kick heart-shaped plushies right in the ass:
Monkey Wrench, Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl may be the nicest guy in rock, but his ex-wife probably begs to differ. Penned during the demise of his first marriage, he shouts little nuggets like, "I'd rather leave than suffer this… Still there's one thing that comforts me/Since I was always caged and now I'm free." Apparently he's adept with divorce statistics with the song's "One in 10" refrain. Is his second wife taking notes?
You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
Hell hath no fury than a Canadian woman scorned. Alanis' signature track is, as the rumours go, about Full House actor-comedian Dave Coulier, her former boyfriend. We find it hard to believe that Joey Gladstone could ignite this much fury.
Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division
One of the greatest songs to come out of the 1980s, covered live by the likes of U2, The Cure, Radiohead's Thom Yorke, Bjork and Arcade Fire over the years, is a dark, sad tale of the end of frontman Ian Curtis' first marriage, with poignant lyrics such as "When routine bites hard, And ambitions are low/And resentment rides high/But emotions won't grow."
Hail, Hail, Pearl Jam
Before frontman Eddie Vedder went all peace, love and happiness on us, he was writing acidic lyrics like "Swore I'd love you 'til the day I die, and beyond/Are we going to the same place?/If so, can I come?" If the mister or missus is pissing you off, crank up this gem for them.
F— You, Cee Lo Green
Here's one for the factbook: This little middle finger ditty was actually written by Super Bowl halftime superstar Bruno Mars. Ladies, you may not want to keep him locked out of heaven for too long.
Love Stinks, J. Geils Band
The title says it all, really.
Cry Me a River, Justin Timberlake
JT has now found wedded bliss with Jessica Biel, but he had to kiss a few frogs along the way – and one in particular was Britney Spears. This particular ditty was written after bad Brit cheated on him, effectively ending their relationship.
I Don't Care Anymore, Phil Collins
This dark, bitter, and powerful track from his 1982 Hello, I Must Be Going! was penned during the demise of his marriage in 1980 to his then-wife Andrea. He eventually got married two more times, both ending in divorce. Three strikes, you're out, Phil.
Irreplaceable, Beyonce
Fellas, remember this one if you think your lady can't do any better. Queen Bee drops the ultimate slam: "I can have another you in a minute/Matter fact, he'll be here in a minute." Ladies play this one if you need reminding you don't need him.
Nancy Sinatra, These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
"You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'," bellows Nancy Sinatra. This ultimate 1966 kiss-off track proves that the ladies know how to throw their own lyrical daggers around with the best of them. Start walkin.'
Taylor Swift, Dear John
John Mayer, the target of T-Swizzle's poison pen, admitted to being "humiliated" by the track, which was released shortly after their messy breakup. Don't cross Tay or you'll find yourself on a lyrical skewer.
Rihanna, Take a Bow
RiRi takes a bow and has a cheater in her crosshairs. And before you think it's Chris Brown, she wasn't dating or being assaulted by him yet.
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Massachusetts state police say a bus carrying college students from Maine has crashed on a highway north of Boston.
Police says the bus driver has been seriously injured and is being taken by helicopter to a hospital. Injuries to other people are being evaluated.
Police say the bus was going southbound on Interstate 95 on Tuesday night when it crossed onto the northbound side and went into a wooded area near Georgetown, a town of about 8,000 residents 30 miles from Boston.
State police say the bus was owned by the John T. Cyr (sehr) & Sons Inc. bus line of Old Town, Maine. A man who answered the phone at the company's office says it's gathering information about the crash.
A state police car that stopped at the scene has been struck by another car.
Source: abcnews.go.com


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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — She was just 16, a shy girl whose life revolved around school and homework, when the phone call came that would change her life.
It was Thanksgiving weekend, and Victoria Hu couldn't wait for her father to return from a business trip to China. She missed their family dinners and even their occasional golf games, although she never cared much for the sport. Soccer was her game. Still, like her brother, she enjoyed the time those outings provided with their workaholic father.
He had been scheduled to arrive the day after Thanksgiving when Victoria's mother got word of a delay. She didn't go into detail but assured her children their father would be home by Christmas.
A month later, the house trimmed and the children asking incessantly — "When is Dad coming home?" — Victoria learned the truth. Her father, a Chinese-American engineer, had been arrested on charges of stealing Chinese state secrets. He wouldn't be home that Christmas, or for many more.
That was in 2008. Today, Hu Zhicheng still isn't home, thanks to a bizarre set of legal circumstances that prohibit him from leaving China even though authorities dropped all charges.
In Shanghai, he lives life as a free man, able to do anything except depart the country. Six thousand miles away in California, his family remains locked in their own emotional prisons: The wife who was left to raise two children alone. The son, just 13 when this started, who speaks bitterly of missing out on father-son moments.
And the daughter, who spent years yearning for her father's return and now dedicates part of her life to bringing him home.
"I fight because I believe justice will prevail," she has written, "because this is the right thing to do."
Until that call four years ago, Victoria and her brother, Richard, had grown up as typical American teenagers. Their days were filled with school, soccer practices and hanging out with friends.
Their parents, both born in China, met at Tianjin University. After earning doctorates in engineering, the couple moved to the United States in 1989, where Hu did research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Victoria was born in Boston, and Richard three years later in New Jersey, where the family moved after their father took a job doing pioneering work in the development of emission-limiting catalytic converters for automobiles.
By 2004 Hu was an internationally recognized expert in the field, and he decided to take that expertise back to China. In a place notorious for its horrific smog, he figured to get in on the ground floor helping create cleaner-running automobiles.
Hu's wife, Hong Li, was leery of the move. She and her husband had become U.S. citizens, and she worried they were too Americanized to fit in back in China. What's more, they no longer had the personal connections, or "guanxi" as the Chinese call it, so valuable to doing business there.
"But," she adds, "I didn't want to be the (one) who, when the end day comes, he says, 'I had a dream and you didn't let me do it.'"
At first, things went well. Hu became chief scientist and president of a company trying to build top-grade catalytic converters and was even honored by the province of Jiangsu as one of its leading innovators. Li started her own business supplying materials to the company that employed her husband.
The children were enrolled in school and began learning about their Chinese heritage. In summer, Li would bring them back to the states to attend academic camps and keep up with English and U.S. culture. In 2007, they were enrolled in a camp at the University of California, Los Angeles, when Li got the first inkling of trouble.
A business rival had accused her husband of stealing information and providing it to Li's company. Police were asking questions. Hu called his wife in California with a warning: "Don't come back."
Hu soon returned to the U.S., intent on settling in California with his wife and children. The family found a fixer-upper in Rancho Palos Verdes, a picturesque Los Angeles suburb of rolling hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
But back in China, police wanted to talk with Hu. His company also wanted him to continue with his research. And so, in November 2008, he returned to his native land for what he thought would be a brief visit.
On Nov. 28, the day he was supposed to fly back to California, Hu was arrested.
"I was ... It's hard to explain, even now. I was in shock," Victoria says of learning of her father's arrest.
For 17 months he was jailed while police investigated. During that time, he and his family say, he was allowed no contact with his wife or children other than the occasional letter. Victoria did her best to boost his spirits.
"I'll be a sunlight that will warm your heart and I'll be your moonlight guiding you through the dark," she wrote to him behind bars.
A soft-spoken woman of 20 now, Victoria keeps her emotions in check when talking about her father. But then, as a teenager trying to find her way forward, she poured her feelings into letters to him, and even an essay she wrote for a college application.
"The stress hit both my health and my schoolwork: I was often sleep-deprived, depressed and irritated," she wrote. "I worried constantly and wondered if he is still alive. ... Although I reacted initially with anger and hopelessness, I realized eventually that I couldn't afford to pity myself. My mom needed my support ... "
She never doubted her father's innocence. He was an award-winning scientist with nearly 50 patents to his name; she knew he didn't need to steal anybody else's research.
The Chinese eventually found the same. In April 2010, a Chinese court approved prosecutors' request to withdraw the case against Hu because of a lack of evidence. Hu was released, and made arrangements to leave the country. But when he got to the airport, he learned that as soon as the criminal case was dropped his accuser had filed a patent infringement lawsuit. The government wouldn't let him depart until that was resolved.
As months turned into years, Hu's wife frantically called the U.S. Embassy in China and wrote letters to her two senators, her congressman and the White House. As she did so, it fell on her daughter to sacrifice her childhood to take care of the family.
"She helped me cook dinner. She helped me take care of her brother," her mother says. "She used her own money she made from teaching other kids and bought Richard T-shirts and books, and she cut his hair."
When Li became ill and unable to sleep because of the stress, Victoria cared for her, too.
At the end of each exhausting day of schoolwork, cooking, cleaning, tutoring and preparing for college, the teenager would fall into bed and often cry herself to sleep.
In the beginning, neither child said much to friends about their situation. Richard, now 17, still hasn't, although he says he is starting to follow his sister's example and open up. He recently granted an interview to his high school's yearbook staff.
"It's not the most pleasant thing to talk about," the normally upbeat teenager says dryly. When he sees friends with their dads he says he knows he's missing out on father-son experiences "that would seem pretty important."
A year ago, with diplomatic efforts to bring her father home failing, Victoria decided to take the case to social media.
She posted a petition to Change.org that has gathered more than 60,000 signatures, and she started a Facebook page called "Help Victoria's Father Dr. Zhicheng Hu Come Home." The profile picture is a graphic poster of her dad smiling broadly under the words: "Free Dr. Hu."
She also worked with a friend to create a web novella in which she recounts a brief visit to Shanghai in 2010, after her father's release from prison. Victoria traveled alone; neither her brother nor mother has been back to China. Her mother fears getting trapped there as well, because her husband's accuser implicated her company. Li even missed her own mother's funeral.
Victoria, meantime, hasn't seen her father since that visit.
"His hair has grown whiter. He seems frailer," she wrote in the novella. "But when he sees me his smile could light up the sky."
Last month in Shanghai, the 50-year-old Hu spoke with The Associated Press about his case. He said he believes he is being pressured to make a financial settlement with his well-connected business rival.
"We still haven't heard anything from the court," he said, adding that under Chinese law the deadline to bring the lawsuit to trial or dismiss it should have passed months ago. Calls by AP to the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, which has delayed ruling on Hu's case but kept the travel restrictions in place, rang unanswered last week.
As he waits, Hu continues his work with catalytic converters.
So far, trying to win his return home through diplomatic channels has gone nowhere. At the Hu family's behest, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., attempted to intervene but to no avail.
"The only thing a congressman can do is take it up with the State Department to ensure they are exercising all of the agreed upon options that they have with China to regularly check on the well-being of a U.S. citizen," says Kathleen Staunton, Rohrabacher's district director.
The State Department notes on its website that Americans must follow the laws of the country they are in and that, other than making those checks to ensure a person's well-being, there is really nothing else U.S. officials can do.
"At the end of the day," Victoria says, "China is really indifferent to public opinion."
And so the Hu family waits. Victoria, Richard and their mother talk with Hu via Skype, although they try to limit calls to special occasions such as Chinese New Year. It's just too hard for Hu to see his wife and children, when he can't be with them.
With money tight, repairs to the fixer-upper remain undone. The home offers stunning views, but the roof leaks and the heating system is broken.
Li, 52, earns money with consulting work, helping companies with market research, strategic planning and the occasional engineering project. Richard, now a junior in high school, spends much of his time preparing for college. He's considering a major in electrical engineering, his father's field.
Although it has often left Victoria angry, her family's ordeal has also made her decide that she should live every day to the fullest. At the University of California, Berkeley, she is a junior majoring in political economy. Because of her father's ordeal, she wants to learn more about the law.
When not studying, she's taken up drama, horseback riding and martial arts. She works part-time for a small Internet start-up that produces online comics, and she recently tried skydiving.
And she continues with her efforts to bring her father home.
As she wrote in her online novella: "I fight because one day my family will all sit down to eat dinner together again."
Associated Press writer Charles Hutzler in Beijing contributed to this report.


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The Civil War Chronicles by J. Maurice Gallman, 544 pp., hardbound, jacket, Crown Publishers (2000), like new. - $25.00
How the North Won by Herman Hattaway and Arthur Jones, hardbound, jacket, 761 pp. - $30.00
Civil War Battlefields and Landmarks by Frank E. Vandiver, hardbound, jacket, 160 pp., like new - $20.00
The Civil War Dictionary, hardbound, jacket, 974 pp. - $30.00
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War So Terrible. Sherman and Atlanta by James Lee McDonough and James Pickett Jones, hardbound, jacket, like new. (1987), 385 pp. - $22.00
Economic History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Philip Aleander Bruce Volume II (1935), hardbound, 647 pp., good condition - $30.00
Early American Gravestone Art in Photographs, 200 Outstanding Eamples by Francis Y. Duval and Ivan B. Rigby, 810, paperbound, 133 pp. - $14.00
Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 17th edition, 1980-1981, hardbound, 863 pp., 1112 - $35.00
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Forever Diie. A field guide to Southern Cemeteries and Their Residents, paperbound, by Douglas Keister, 255 pp. Like new. $12.00
How to Trace Your Roots by Playle, paperbound, 32 pp. Price: $5.00
Boston Marriages 1700-1809, 2 volumes, paperbound by Edward W. McGlenen, Clearfield Co., like new. Price: $35.00
A Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire by Moore, published by Heritage Books. Originally published in 1823. 79, paperbound, 299 pp.
Price: $12.00
Irish Records. Sources for Family and Local History by Ryan, 1212, hardbound, jacket, (1997), like new. 668 pp. Price: 49.95
The Famine Immigrants (1846-1851), Volume 3, 4, 5, 6, hardbound, good condition, $25.00 per volume.
Colonial Families by McKenzie, hardbound, good condition, 7 volumes. The Set: $300.00
New York Genealogical Research by George K. Schweitzer, Ph.D, paperbound (1988), 254 pp. Price: $8.00
Genealogical Research, Vol. II, American Society of Genealogists (1983), revised, 372 pp., hardbound. $8.00
Cavaliers and Pioneers by Nugent, 1690-92, Northern Neck, paperbound, 17 pp. $5.00
Inventory of the County and Town Archives of Georgia. No. 17. Cook County by the Georgia Historical Society, 810, paperbound, 114 pp. - $11.00
Behind Those Garden Walls in Historic Savannah, paperbound, 811, 80 pp., photos of the gardens and layouts. - $11.00
Entry of Claims for Georgia Landowners, 1733-1755, printed Atlanta (1975), paperbound, 810, 254 pp. Cover yellow. - $35.00
An Index to English Crown Grants in Georgia 1755-1775 published by R. J. Taylor Foundation, 810, paperbound, 167 pp. - $24.00
Inde to Probate Records of Colonial Georgia 1733-1778, published by R. J. Taylor Foundation, 810, paperbound, 106 pp. - $24.00
Court Houses in Georgia (1825-1983), published by The Harrison Company, Norcross (1984), first edition, hardbound, 810, 216 pp. plus inde, black and white photos. - $18.00
Collections of the Georgia Historical Society, Vol. I, Miscellaneous Papers of James Jackson (1781-1798); correspondence regarding the Revolutionary War, hardbound, 109 pp. - $11.00
Department of Mines, Mining and Geology in Northwest, Georgia, published 1948 in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority; geological maps and surveys.176 pp., paperbound, aged. $9.00
From Stage Coaches to Train Whistles. History of Gum Pond, Mt. Enon, Baconton, in Mitchell County, GA 1856 to 1976 by Mildred Jackson Colle, hardbound, 346 pp. - $22.00
1800 Census of Oglethorpe Co., GA; 28 pp., paperbound - $7.00
Atlanta 1847-1890, City Building in the Old South and the New by James Michael Russell, hardbound, jacket, 314 pp., like new. - $25.00
199 Years of Augusta's Library (Georgia), A Chronology by Berry Fleming (1949, University of Georgia Press, hardbound, 85 pp. - $9.00
Antebellum Athens and Clarke County Georgia by Ernest Hynds, hardbound, jacket, 196 pp., University of Georgia Press (1974) - 18.00
Post of Honor. The Pryor Letters, 1861-63 by Charles R. Adams (signed by the author). A story of the Pryor family and Capt. S. G. Pryor, commander of the 1st Battn. of Sharpshooters (1863, near Fredericksburg), hardbound, 456 pp. - $15.00
Historical Account of Meriwether County (Georgia) 1827-1924 by Regina Pinkston, hardbound, indeed, 448 pages - $30.00
Historic Lott Cemetery, Waycross, Georgia, 810, 414 pp., hardbound, like new - $25.00
1860 Paulding County, Georgia Census (abstracted) by Jeannette Holland Austin, Willow Bend Books (2000), like new. Price: $9.00.
The Creation of Modern Georgia by Bartley, hardbound, 279 pp. $18.00
Georgia Historical Quarterly Inde, Volumes I-L, 1917-1976, hardbound, vol one, 704 pp. $25.00
Fayette County, Georgia Probate Records 1824-1871 by Jeannette Holland Austin. Abstracts of court house records, 383 pp., hardbound, like new. Price: $15.00
Darien by Spencer B. King, Jr., The Death and Rebirth of a Southern Town, hardbound with jacket. Mercer University Press (1981). Price: $8.00
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Most of these books are very old and fragile and cannot ever be acquired ecept from an individual like myself. I have been collecting rare books for many years; the condition of the oldest books is fragile, with some covers torn, loose spine, etc.
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son by George Horace Lorimer, hardbound, 57 published 1905 by Small, Maynard & Company, 312 pp., good condition, ecept cover is faded. Price: $8.00
History of Henry Esmund, Esq. A Colonel in the service of Her Majesty Queen Anne written by himself. Published in Boston (1886), hardbound, decorated leaves, 409 pp. Good condition considering its age. Price: $10.00
Great Palaces of Europe, 1212, hardbound (1965), 288 pp. Beautiful photographs.
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My Vagabondage by J. E. Patterson printed in England (1900), hardbound, 373 pp., photo of author, good condition. Price: $10.00
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Aww! Kate Gosselin — Your Kids Are Falling in Love With Tony — Your Dancing Partner!
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Boy, Kate you weren't kidding when you said you'd be practicing your dancing at home
Kate Gosselin, your partner Tony Dovolani, just arrived at your Reading, Pa doorstep! And your eight friendly goslings are totally happy to meet the new man in your life. Guess they're totally used to meeting new people after their years being filmed by crews for Jon & Kate Plus Eight. Also, maybe they're just hungry for a man around the house, seeing as daddy John Gosselin's been MIA again for over a week.
Hey Tony — have fun with the kids while you and Kate dance up a storm in her basement. Can't wait to see Kate's debut on Dancing With the Stars, in less than two weeks, on March 22nd!
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Nobody really knew how Chase Utley would perform after missing so much time due to knee trouble. There was a fear that he wouldn't be strong enough to drive the ball.
Yet among all the disappointments, Utley's impressive return has been among the positive developments for the Phillies.
Utley's solo home run off Trevor Cahill in the fifth inning of Sunday's 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks was his seventh in 106 at-bats. His average is up to .264, and Utley has reached base safely via hit or walk in 17 of his 20 games since the All-Star break. His on-base percentage in those 20 games is .404.
"He is swinging pretty good," manager Charlie Manuel said. "He is showing quick hands, a quick bat."
When asked if he is hitting better because he feels physically stronger or his swing is better, Utley says it is a combination of both.
"One has to do with the other," he said. "I have built some more strength in my legs and I still feel like I can get stronger."
Either way, he seems awfully confident at the plate.
"When you see him take balls down and away and hit them hard to right field, that is staying on the baseball and that is real good," Manuel said.
Utley's home run on Sunday went to right field.
"He has been hitting the ball on the fat part of the bat," Manuel said. "He went through a stretch where he wasn't getting hits and was (still) hitting the ball good."
Now he's getting hits, reaching base and doesn't appear to be playing with any caution.
There are so many questions to answer for next year. If Utley remains healthy and keeps producing in this fashion, that is one less item on the Phillies worry list for 2013.


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Skip to comments.2 New York Israeli Muslims who claimed $5 million lottery ticket after 5 years arrested
Posted on 11/15/2012 4:14:38 AM PST by expat1000
2 Israeli Muslims from Jerusalem, now living in New York, claimed they won a $5 million lottery payout, with a ticket they bought in their fathers store.
They waited until shortly before the winning ticket of $5 million in a scratch-off lottery game would have been declared void.
Then, when two brothers from the Syracuse, New York, area came to claim the prize, they made an unusual request: They told state lottery officials that they would be happy to take home less than the full amount if they could avoid a press conference.
Officials immediately became suspicious, saying a security check had to be completed before the big payday. But the "security check" proved to be another name for an investigation that eventually led to the arrest of the brothers on Tuesday for theft and other charges. Authorities said the two brothers had deceived the real winner, a customer at the convenience store of their parents.
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I guess it's better than blowing people up.
"Israeli Muslim" sounds like an oxymoron.
About 20% of the Israeli population is Arab, most of which are of course Muslim.
They weren't gambling. They had a sure thing they stole.
Notice what they did.
When the customer asks the clerk to check the ticket to see if it's a winner, the clerk checks it and says "no winner." But it is a winner.
That's why I don't go to stores run by middle easterners.
Nope, not really. However, a "Iranian Jew" *IS* an oxymoron, as well as "Mecha Jew", "Egyptian Jew", "Iraqian Jew", "Syrian Jew", and so on...
Never take the ticket back to the store, compare the numbers to be sure and go to the nearest regional lottery office!
But cheating isn't.
They Middle Easteners seem to be doing pretty well with Obama, the GRECIAN FORMULA occupant of the White House;...........doing well if you ignore the deaths of the troops in Afghanistan and State Department personnel in Libya.
"Nope, not really."
I was being facetious.
I know that there are Muslims living in Israel, but the term "Israeli Muslim" still sounds strange, like "Mississippi Yankee".
"Nope, not really. However, a "Iranian Jew" *IS* an oxymoron, as well as "Mecha Jew", "Egyptian Jew", "Iraqian Jew", "Syrian Jew", and so on... "
They used to not be oxymorons...I bought jewelry once from an Iranian Jew - of course he was now in the US.
Also, Iran keeps a token number of Jews, maybe 1000, for propaganda purposes.
There used to be a thriving Jewish community in Teheran up to the downfall of the Shah. The Shah's military also maintained strong ties with the Israeli military.
For their scheme to have worked, the real winning customer had to have been a complete idiot to agree to pay the store a $1000 "handling fee".
Fraud and scams are in vogue since Obama became President. His is the flagship, the granddaddy, the model, the epitome of fraudulencies. It's "cool" to be a slickster, a swindler, a flim-flam artist and con. They'd better have fun with it now because on their deathbeds, they'll be begging for forgiveness. More likely though, they'll think they can cheat death but it'll be a rude awakening when they know it's too late and in the end they should realize that they were not professionals...they were assholes.
It's not gambling when you steal it from a gambler!
The correct term should have been "Israeli Arab"
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Packages, mail-order medicines, priority and express mail will still be delivered on Saturdays, and post offices that now offer Saturday hours will continue to do so, according to the Postal Service. Package deliveries have increased 14% since 2010.
"The Postal Service is advancing an important new approach to delivery that reflects the strong growth of our package business and responds to the financial realities resulting from America's changing mailing habits," said Patrick R. Donahoe, postmaster general and Postal Service CEO. "We developed this approach by working with our customers to understand their delivery needs and by identifying creative ways to generate significant cost savings."
The cut in Saturday delivery, made in the absence of congressional action and approval, is expected to save the service $2 billion a year.
Over the past six years, the Postal Service has lost $41.0 billion, including $15.9 billion in its last fiscal year, as users have increasingly turned to electronic messages and online transactions. In recent years, it has cut hours of service at about half of its 26,000 post offices and trimmed its workforce by 35%.


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The consumer health market size is increasing as consumers are taking greater responsibility and interest in their own health. Johnson & Johnson owns highly successful brands such as Tylenol, Band-Aid, and Neutrogena. The acquisition of Pfizer's Consumer Healthcare division in 2006 and addition of brands such as Listerine, Lubriderm, Visine, and Neosporin further solidified Johnson & Johnson dominance in consumer health care. Recently however the company has been plagued by a series of product-quality problems, mainly at its McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit, which makes over-the-counter medicines. The company has recalled Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and other products for problems ranging from musty odors that caused nausea in consumers, to excessive concentrations of active ingredients. [1] The problems with manufacturing have hurt the company's bottom line. In 2010, the company suffered significant losses in this segment with a decrease of 7.7% in revenue over the previous year. [2]
The company's pharmaceutical segment faces many of the challenges that face all pharmaceutical companies, including issues surrounding patent expiration and FDA approval. Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceutical segment maintained its revenue numbers as seen in 2009 with only a 0.6% decline in 2010.[2]
Johnson & Johnson Corporation was founded in 1886 by Robert Wood Johnson, an American entrepreneur and Industrialist. Inspired by the developing scientific understanding of proper of sanitation, Johnson aimed to make antiseptic surgical procedures easier. Through numerous targeted acquisitions and research over the next century, the company steadily diversified its business to encompass pharmaceutical, medical devices, and consumer packaged goods.
In Q4 of 2010, Johnson & Johnson reported sales of $ 15.6 billion, a 5.5% decrease from the same quarter of 2009. [2] The company saw a sharp decrease in its consumer segment with a overall 15% loss in sales (the US sales drop for this segment was 28.8% to 1.2 billion). The pharmaceutical division also reported a loss of 4.7% in sales of $5.7 billion compared to 5.9 billion in 2009 for the same quarter. Consumer sales were significantly impacted by the ongoing recalls and product quality issues that the company has suffered. Generic competition was cited as the major force behind loss in revenue in the pharmaceutical sector.[2]
In Q3 of 2010, Johnson & Johnson reported net earnings of $3.4 billion, a 2.2% growth from the same quarter of 2009. [3] The company saw an increase in sales for both pharmaceuticals and med devices & diagnostic departments; with pharmaceutical growing by 4.7% to $5.4 billion and med devices by 1.3% to $5.9 billion from the same quarter in 2009 respectively. However, the U.S.Consumer sector saw a 24.5% decrease in sales to $ 1.27 billion. [4] Consumer sales were significantly impacted by the previously announced recalls of certain over-the-counter medicines and the suspension of manufacturing at the McNeil Consumer Healthcare Fort Washington, Pa., facility. [5] Even with such a loss in sales, the company still beat analyst expected earnings of $1.15/share by 8 cents to earn $1.23/share.[6]
In Q2 of 2010, Johnson & Johnson reported net earnings of $3.449 billion, a 7.5% growth from the same quarter of 2009. While the company continued to see a decline in revenue from its pharmaceutical and consumer segments (-14.3 and -2.0%, respectively), growth in its medical devices segment reached 3.2%.[7] Recall of Tylenol, Motrin, and other products (27.5% decrease in revenue from OTC/Nutritionals in the US for Q2 2010 compared to previous year[7]) was cited as the reason behind the company lowering its 2010 forecast from $4.80 to $4.90 in earnings per share to a new range of $4.65 to $4.75. [8]
In Q1 of 2010, Johnson & Johnson reported earnings of $4.53 billion, a 29% growth from the same quarter of 2009. While the company continued to see a decline in revenue from its pharmaceutical and consumer segments (-5.7 and -3.7%, respectively), growth in its medical devices segment reached 8.1%.[9] While earnings beat analyst estimates, Johnson & Johnson lowered its 2010 forecast by $0.05 per share due to initial costs from the new healthcare legislation. This forecast cut, however, was less than the cuts made by rivals Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) and Novartis AG (NVS).[10]
On April 30, 2010, the McNeil Consumer Healthcare division of Johnson & Johnson announced that it was recalling 40 of its products, including children's Tylenol and Motrin.[11] The recall was announced following an FDA inspection of a manufacturing plant that found several deficiencies that did not meet quality standards for manufacturing pharmaceuticals. While the FDA noted that chance of adverse reactions was remote, it advised consumers to use private label medicines in place of the recalled drugs manufactured by Johnson & Johnson.[12] While the recalls represent a very small proportion of Johnson & Johnson's total revenue, the recalls could affect public perception of the company's image of quality and have led to federal investigations of the McNeil manufacturing division.[13][14]
The company has continued having manufacturing problems, in November 2010, the company recalled 9.3 million bottles of Tylenol cold treatments because the bottles did not disclose the medicine's alcohol content on the front label. Its McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit, responsible for OTC product manufacturing has been at the forefront of these problems. also withdrew about 4 million packages of Children's Benadryl allergy tablets, on Nov. 22, 2010, citing manufacturing lapses. J&J has been excoriated by the Food and Drug Administration for failing to catch McNeil's quality problems.
In April 2010 the agency slapped McNeil's plant in Fort Washington, Pa., with an inspection report that caused the company to shut the factory until 2011. In an inspection of another McNeil manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico between September and early November of 2010, FDA officials found that the company failed to follow written quality-control procedures, didn't properly investigate manufacturing snafus, released into the market drug products that should have been rejected for quality violations, and several other problems. These quality concerns are troubling and have led critics and the US Congress to question the company's credibility. The company famous for its gold standard of crisis management with the Tylenol Recall of 1982 has now found itself in hot waters.[15][16]
Johnson and Johnson's problems with quality have continued into 2011, on Jan 18,2011, the company announced another product recall. Around 43 million units of OTC products (Benadryl, Tylenol and Sudafed) and 4 million units of Rolaids were recalled for inadequate equipment-cleaning procedures (manufactured at its troubled Fort Washington Plant before closure) and labeling omissions respectively. The company maintained that the recalled products did not have problems with quality and would not likely hurt consumers.[17]
The bad publicity has cost the company dearly; in addition to loss in brand value, according to analysts at Pharmalot, the company has actually seen loss in market share. J&J has lost 12 percentage points' worth of market share in the $4.2 billion cough-and-cold market (share went from 17% in early 2009 to 5% in recent times) and in pain and arthritis, J&J's remedies lost half their share, which fell to 10 percent from 20 percent during the same time frame.[18]
Johnson & Johnson has interests in a broad spectrum of the health care market, and takes a decentralized approach to managing its 250 operating companies and franchises. In the company's continuing effort to diversify its business and increase profits, Johnson & Johnson is constantly acquiring new companies, including 8 in the last year alone. In 2009, worldwide sales totaled $61.9 billion, making Johnson & Johnson the second largest manufacturer of health care products, behind Pfizer.
The company consists of three major divisions: consumer healthcare, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.
The Pharmaceutical division is the second largest of the three business segments, bringing in $22.4 billion in revenue for 2010.[2] Pharmaceutical products are usually prescription medications distributed to retailers, wholesalers, and health care professionals. It uses the same business model and faces similar challenges as other major pharmaceutical companies.
Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceutical portfolio contains seven drugs with 2010 world wide revenues of over $1 billion. Some major pharmaceuticals are listed below:
Remicade is approved for several indications, including Crohn's disease, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis (see Arthritis Drug Market). In 2010, Remicade brought in $4.6 billion in sales, a growth of 7.1% from 2009. Remicade is a biologic and is not currently threatened by generics. [2] However, legislation concerning follow-on biologics will affect Remicade in the future.[28]
Remicade (infliximab) is a recombinant anti-TNF protein in the same class as competitors, Humira (Abbott) and Enbrel (Amgen). Remicade was approved 3 years earlier than Humira, in 1999,and must be administered intravenously by a physician every 8 weeks, a process that takes around 2 hours.[29]
Topamax brought in sales of $538 million in 2010, a decline of over 50% from 2009. Topamax is used to treat epilepsy and migranes (see Antiepileptic Drug Market). The primary product patent for Topamax expired in September 2008, and the FDA granted Johnson & Johnson pediatric exclusivity for the drug into March 2009.[30] Since Johnson & Johnson's loss of market exclusivity for Topamax, generic competition has entered the market, leading to a decrease in sales for Topamax in 2010.[2]
The exact mechanism of action for Topamax is not clearly understood. However, studies indicate that Topamax blocks sodium channels in neurons and may augment the effects of the neurotransmitter, GABA, in the brain. Both of these mechanisms are known to have a calming effect on neurons.[31]
Procrit (a.k.a. Eprex)
Procrit is a drug used to treat one of the side effects of cancer treatment - a loss of red blood cells. Sales for the drug were $1.9 billion in 2010, a decline of 13.9% from 2009. [2] Shrinking revenues are largely due to declining sales amid safety concerns regarding erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA's) such as Procrit.[32] Like Remicade, Procrit is a biologic, and faces less generic competition concerns in the near-term future.
Procrit is an epoetin alpha protein designed to mimic a red blood cell-producing protein naturally made in the kidney, a class of drugs called ESA's. ESA's, including Procrit's main competitor, Epogen (Amgen), are used to treat patient who experience kidney failure, which can occur naturally or from harsh medical treatments like chemotherapy.[33] In 2007, the FDA issued a warning letter against ESA's based on studies which showed a high association of serious or life threatening side effects in cancer patients taking ESA's.[34]
J&J's antipsychotics franchise, including the Risperdal formulations and Invega, earned revenues of $2.0 billion in 2010, a decrease of 12.7% from 2009 (see Antipsychotic Drug Market). Risperdal lost its patent exclusivity in March 2007, and has since seen sales decline substantially.[35]
Invega was approved in 2007 by the FDA to treat schizophrenia.[36] Invega contains the same active ingredient as Risperdal[37] and has been criticized as not being any different from its predecessor.[38]
Johnson & Johnson is the world's largest developer and manufacturer of medical treatment and diagnostic devices, with annual sales of $24.6 billion in 2010. It is the largest contributor of all three business segments for Johnson and Johnson for FY2010.[2] This segment includes a wide variety of equipment and supplies used mostly in the professional fields, by physicians, nurses, therapists, hospitals, diagnostic laboratories and clinics. Major franchises in this division include:
DePuy: Products for reconstructing joints and traumatic skeletal injuries, including spinal deformities and bone fractures. DePuy is the largest franchise within Johnson & Johnson's medical devices segment, with sales of $5.6 billion in 2010, a 4.0% growth from 2009. DePuy Mitek, a brand of sports medicine products, has been particularly profitable.[2]
Ethicon and Ethicon Endo-Surgery: Surgical instruments and accessories. The two groups' sales in 2010 were $4.5 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively.[2]
Cordis: Stents, catheters, guidewires, and other surgical products. Cordis sales totaled $2.5 billion in 2010.[2]
Consumer products are non-prescription health care products marketed directly to the general public. Johnson & Johnson has diverse franchises in over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and nutritionals, skin care, baby & kids care, and women's health products, totaling $14.6 billion in sales in 2010.[2] Although the Consumer Health Care division is the smallest of the company's three segments, it includes some of the company's most recognizable brands such as Tylenol, Neutrogena, and Band-Aid.


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- Attributes of enemies
- Character and enemy skills
- Experience growth of characters
- Number of and types of encounters on maps
- Item and equipment availability
- Damage/evasion/other battle formulas
This list is roughly on the order of most important/impactful to the least. We have two maps with enemies that the player needs to proceed through. The cave map we all know, and the capital attack map which is still under construction. Let's just focus on the cave map for now, and keep in mind the capital attack map follows soon after it.
Here are some general thoughts I have:
- Claudius starts at level 1. I'd like a normal playthrough (ie not running from every battle) to get him to level 2 before the boss encounter at the end.
- Likewise, the capital map should give him at least one more level gain before the boss there.
- Because Mark and Lukar are temporary characters (which won't be in the party after these two maps), I'm not as concerned with making them individual and unique. Having said that, if we decide to make them slightly different (ie give them some different skills), I wouldn't be opposed.
- I feel that roughly speaking, Mark and Lukar can really share the same relative properties and growths as Claudius. These two characters can really be thought of as "Claudius if he were at a higher level". This should reduce the balancing work quite a bit.
- The current balancing has Claudius at 100 HP. He's level 1, and I feel this is a bit too high. I think it would be better to start him around maybe 60HP.
- I think it might be helpful to think of Mark and Lukar as being a certain factor stronger than Claudius (in terms of damage, HP, etc). Maybe Mark is 1.7x Claudius, and Lukar is 2.2x Claudius?
- Let's throw out any character skills right now that target attack points. Keep them targeting single actors. That way, we can introduce the attack point mechanic later in the game once the player has had a chance to settle in.
- Obviously since this is the beginning of the game, battles should be pretty easy. But I don't want it to be so easy that the player never has to heal or do anything other than attack.
- Maybe adding a simple "First Aid" skill for battle would be useful for restoring a little bit of healing? (Healing potions should restore much more at this point though)


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Post-Acute Facilities Behind On IT Use
Anne Zieger is veteran healthcare consultant and analyst with 20 years of industry experience. Zieger formerly served as editor-in-chief of FierceHealthcare.com and her commentaries have appeared in dozens of international business publications, including Forbes, Business Week and Information Week. She has also contributed content to hundreds of healthcare and health IT organizations, including several Fortune 500 companies. Contact her at @ziegerhealth on Twitter or visit her site at Zieger Healthcare.
A new report from research firm Black Book concludes that smart technology use will be essential to the health of post-acute facilities, which are struggling with Medicare reimbursement changes, more Medicaid patients and newly covered patients from insurance exchanges.
At present, post-acute facilities are still "stuck in a volume-based care mindset," said Doug Brown, president of Black Book's parent company, Brown-Wilson Group, in an announcement. "It is going to take a willingness to adapt and commit to using technology to confront the challenges ahead."
Black Book surveyed 464 providers of long-term and post-acute care, including nursing homes, hospitals, short-term rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities and hospices in an effort to determine what strategic responses these facilities should make in response to a challenging reimbursement environment and higher demand for post-acute services.
The study, which focused on post-acute IT use, attempts to determine whether there are more efficient ways to improve such care using IT tools. The survey reported on health information exchanges (public and private), quality reporting, health analytics, workflow and care coordination, and patient engagement software/systems.
As things stand, 63% of all post-acute providers report extremely poor or non-existent use of information systems, technology and patient data exchanges, including 79% of all nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities. This is the case despite the fact that 92% of post-acute providers agree that IT platforms for patient data sharing a comprehensive care coordination would improve their organizations' financial health, as well as improving their ability to function under accountable care systems and lower fee-for-service reimbursement.
To better manage the transition between inpatient care and post-acute environments, it will be necessary to connect physician practices, home health agencies, hospices, outpatient settings, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, DME firms, and hospitals, said Brown.


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Oh What a Paradise It Seems
Whether John Cheever consciously set himself the problem of making a small piece of fiction feel like a big one, that is the most impressive thing he's accomplished in Oh What a Paradise It Seems. The book is what Henry James delighted to call (without ever condescending to define the word) a nouvelle; and it would almost seem that the old master had Mr. Cheever in his mind's eye when he wrote of "the only compactness that has a charm, the only spareness that has a force, the only simplicity that has a grace—those, in each order, that produce the rich effect." Though the canvas is small in this new novel, it is not miniature work; it is broad, impressionistic, at its best a poetic narrative.
The book's central figure is a man of some years, old (we are told, with a touch of defiance) but not yet infirm, and shaken by a sense of the fragile beauty of vanishing things. He lives and works in what is clearly New York City, and spends much of his time in what could be the Connecticut suburbs—though really his world is almost limitless because it persistently shades off into vagueness and nondefinition. His actions hint at a parable without ever taking on the symmetry of one; they touch on melodrama, but glancingly. Other characters encountered by the hero are mute, almost inarticulate; with little ado they materialize, and with even less they disappear, as into soft mist.
Lemuel Sears's affair with Renée Herndon occupies a considerable part of the book (though less than the reader is led to anticipate); their rendezvous are complicated by her attendance at a series of early evening meetings to help people stop eating or drinking or smoking—just what isn't clear. He asks her about these evenings at parish houses or in church basements, even tries to spy on one; but she won't tell him what they are, he never learns, and neither does the reader. Her standard conversational gambit is, "You don't understand the first thing about women"; and about this woman it's certainly true. Sears doesn't understand her, she makes no effort to explain herself so the reader doesn't understand her either; if Cheever does, he isn't letting on. There's an enormous, charming, unreliable vacancy in and around her.
The surface of the book is also charming and unreliable. At one point Renée weeps in frustration at being unable to open a door; Sears takes her in his arms, "not to solace her for the locked door of course but to comfort her for Harold and every other disappointment in her life." She is divorced, indeed, but her husband was named Arthur; apart from this passage, Harold has no other existence in the book. A speed-reader will sail blithely across the novel's glistening surfaces; if he pauses a moment to look under his feet, the thin ice will be starring out beneath him.
Much of the book's action centers on Beasley's Pond, a deep body…
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The second annual CBE Safety Olympics took place on September 15, 2017. The goal of the event is to promote a strong safety culture within the department by improving awareness of safety actions, attitudes and behaviors. The committee (which includes lab safety officers from all research groups and representatives from Cornell's Environmental Health and Safety Office) organized engaging safety disciplines including: 'first responder' CPR training, a fire extinguishing exercise and a safety 'obstacle course'. As part of the obstacle course, the participants were confronted with a role-playing exercise in which they had to confront a 'belligerent postdoc' with apparent disregard for safe lab practices (acted by one of the lab safety officers). This exercise trained students in effectively communicating safety concerns to others in the laboratory.
The closing ceremony of the event was marked by a safety speech by Gary Horvath (Safety & Laboratory Services Supervisor at the Boyce Thompson Institute) followed by the departmental mixer which included a jeopardy-style safety quiz and the award ceremony for winning teams. The gold, silver, and bronze price went to the Steen/Tester/Wiesner, Engstrom/Varner, and Joo team, respectively. Thanks to all the lab safety officers, staff, students and faculty for making the 2017 Safety Olympics a success. If you have suggestions and comments for events to feature in next years event, please contact your lab safety officer.


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Han's head looks to be an improvement over the vintage figure, or my eyes are deceiving me.
Any way you slice it, 3 basic figures at retail cost $22 to $25 anymore. 4 figures for $20 is a deal by comparison.
For those that think this is a great set to launch the 4-figure format, I see more than enough R2s and Carkoon Hans warming pegs as it is...The head on Han does look like an improvement, but this set is not worth $20 to me, or $25 at TRU. No way.
Anton beat me to it, but my comment was going to be that they were still $5 figures, which is a heck of a discount in the era of $7.99 figures.
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B.C. now has in place their legislation to ban body armour – at least if you don't have a permit to possess the gear.
VICTORIA – Canada's first restrictions on sale and possession of soft body armour have taken effect in B.C., and two other provinces are also trying to deprive gang members of one of their status symbols.
B.C. passed legislation last fall to require a permit to buy body armour, and those who currently own or sell it, have six months from July 1 to pass a criminal record check and obtain a permit. Police can now confiscate body armour from those who don't have a permit or exemption, and
Alberta passed legislation this spring to create similar restrictions, and Manitoba has introduced legislation. Opposition critics in Alberta compared the permit plan with the federal government's costly long-gun registry, and security experts noted that body armour can be bought from the U.S. or overseas through websites that promise world-wide shipping.
The B.C. law exempts police officers, sheriffs, corrections officers, conservation officers, armoured car guards, security guards, security consultants and private investigators. Out-of-province individuals who require body armour to work have to apply for a 90-day permit exemption.
When the bill was introduced, former public safety minister Kash Heed said the government expected few applications for permits, such as for gang associates in protective custody in order to testify in court.
Vancouver Police encountered people with body armour and no legitimate use for it 230 times between 2002 and 2009.
At the time the BC government was proceeding with the legislation, I noted my negative thoughts here and here. To date, I haven't seen anything to change my mind. It won't stop them from buying the armour and it won't stop them from wearing the armour. Just another useless law on the books.
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Man stomped on head because victim kicked baby
A MAN accused of stomping on another man's head, causing fractures and brain injuries, has said he did so because the victim kicked his baby across the room, an Ipswich jury heard.
Adam Edward Payne, 38, has pleaded not guilty at Ipswich District Court to acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and threatening violence, following the alleged assault at Regency Downs on October 2 last year.
The jury was told Payne and his friend were drinking at Payne's house when the victim allegedly "snapped", left the room and kicked Payne's nine-month-old baby twice, and was about to kick it a third time when Payne king-hit the man.
The jury was told the man fell to the ground and sustained head injuries, before Payne dropped him home to a Rosella Ave address.
The court needs to decide if Payne continued to stomp on the victim's head back at his home, or whether the injuries were sustained in the initial attack, which could be deemed self defence.
During the six-day trial the jury has heard from civilian witnesses, as well as police and treating doctors. A doctor said the victim sustained a fractured skull and bleeding to his brain, and was in an induced coma for a few days after the alleged assault.
During an on-field police interview played to the jury, Payne said he "couldn't believe" the victim was in a critical condition as it was "just a scuffle" and "he's a mate".
The victim's girlfriend told the jury Payne had threatened to "burn her house down with her in it" if she called the police.
Payne's defence barrister, Alex Nelson, raised a number of inconsistencies in the prosecution witnesses, including suggesting they had collaborated their evidence to get their stories straight.
Mr Nelson also said the group had initially lied to police.
The victim's family have been in court every day of the trial.
The jury retired yesterday afternoon and will deliver their verdict before Judge Deborah Richards.


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LONDON (AP) — Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has denied rumors of a split from his wife Sharon and apologized to his family for returning to drink and drugs.
The Black Sabbath singer says he was in a "dark place" but has been sober for 44 days.
In a message posted Tuesday on his Facebook page, 64-year-old Osbourne said that "for the last year and a half I have been drinking and taking drugs."
He said "I was in a very dark place" and apologized for his "insane behavior."
Osbourne added: "Just to set the record straight, Sharon and I are not divorcing."
The couple and their children, Jack and Kelly, became reality TV stars a decade ago with MTV series "The Osbournes."
Sharon Osbourne was later a judge on "America's Got Talent" — as well as Ozzy's manager.
Ozzy Osbourne was a founding member of heavy-metal pioneers Black Sabbath, but left the group in 1979.
He has since rejoined, and the band's new studio album "13" — its first with Ozzy for 35 years — is out in June.
The band is due to tour Australia and New Zealand this month and plans European and North American dates later in the year.


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Duluth East Runs Past Cloquet Esko Carlton in 3-0 Section 7AA Semifinals Victory [PHOTOS]
Rivals Duluth East Greyhounds and Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks hit the ice for a noon showdown at Amsoil Arena in Duluth for the Section 7AA semifinals on Saturday.
Entering the game, both teams had made offensive statements in their previous section playoff games. The Lumberjacks skated past Forest Lake in a 6-2 victory on February 19, while the Greyhounds had a 15-0 lights-out shutout over St. Michael-Albertville on the same night.
After a scoreless first period, Ryan Lundgren netted a power play goal for the Greyhounds early in the second. From there, there was no looking back for the Greyhounds, as they continued to pressure the offensive zone and outshoot CEC.
Lundgren struck again shortly after opening the third period of play, assisted by Meirs Moore and Alex Toscano. With a 2-0 lead and the clock running into the final minutes of regulation, Ryan Lundgren hit the net for the third time for the Greyhounds with help from Moore and Toscano again.
CEC closed the game being outshot 30-15 by East. Penalties proved to be the biggest problem for the Lumberjacks through the course of the game. The Jacks served two more penalty minutes than East (10 minutes to 8 minutes) and the Greyhounds power play unit took advantage, scoring all three of their goals on the advantage.
Ryan Lundgren's hat trick adds to his four-goal night against St. Michael-Albertville for a total of 7 goals so far in the section playoffs. Through the course of the regular season, Lundgren netted a total of 17 goals (tied for 3rd on for the Greyhounds).
The Greyhounds go on to face Grand Rapids, who beat Elk River 2-1 after 2 overtime periods of play in the other Section 7AA semifinal game. The Section Championship between Duluth East and Grand Rapids will be at Amsoil Arena in Duluth Thursday, February 28 at 7:30 pm.


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Just over a century ago, the Marist Brothers came to New York's Hudson River Valley to train young men to continue the Brothers' vocation as great educators. What started as a seminary for the training of future Marist Brothers has developed into one of the leading colleges of the arts and sciences in the country.
Marist College is now home to approximately 4,900 traditional undergraduate men and women, 1,000 graduate students, and 400 adult students. In 1947, the first graduating class of modern-day Marist College consisted of four Marist Brothers. Today, more than 38,000 alumni and alumnae call Marist alma mater. Marist has a proud tradition that laid the foundation for a state-of-the-art campus for students preparing to enter the work force of the 21st century.
Marist College follows in the tradition of great institutions like Harvard University and the College of William and Mary that were founded as seminaries and developed into independent academies of higher learning.
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