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Do you know what EasyDocMerge Toolbar is?
EasyDocMerge Toolbar is yet another malicious browser add-on developed by the infamous Mindspark group that has developed other malicious toolbars such as AutoPcBackup Toolbar, GoUnzip Toolbar, MetroHotspot Toolbar and quite a few others. Thus, it is not surprising that the removal of EasyDocMerge Toolbar is advised just like any of its counterparts. Do not be fooled by the clever marketing strategies that the developers of this toolbar employ. Often this suspicious browser add-on is advertised as a great tool that should help you convert various files within your web browser. While it might sound like a great tool to have, you must know that in reality it does not perform in the best possible way. In fact, it will only cause disruptions every single time you decide to browse the web. Do not hesitate to remove EasyDocMerge Toolbar by using the detailed removal guide provided below.
The functionality of EasyDocMerge Toolbar is not that different from the majority of its counterparts. Once this malicious program is up and running, it will make a few fundamental changes to your web browser without notifying you. First of all, your web browser will be implemented with a suspicious looking toolbar which, in fact, will not be helpful whatsoever. Additionally, your default homepage and search engine will be changed. All of these changes will ruin your online experience, because you will be forced to use the new, unwanted third-party search engine instead of the one that you prefer. Also, you will be forced to start your browsing sessions on a site that you did not set as your default homepage. It goes without saying that all of this is extremely annoying and frustrating. It is important to note that even if you are able to revert all of these changes manually via browser settings, it does not mean that the infection known as EasyDocMerge Toolbar was completely removed. To delete this malicious toolbar entirely, make sure to follow the removal guide provided below.EasyDocMerge Toolbar screenshot
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It is worth noting that even though EasyDocMerge Toolbar has a working direct download link on its official website, quite a few users report that they did not install this malicious browser add-on consciously. This signifies that, like the majority of other suspicious programs, this toolbar is most likely spread via bundled installers. If you wish to reduce the risk of getting your PC infected in such a way, we strongly advise you to implement a professional antimalware tool since it would warn you about any suspicious installer or website while providing overall system security at all times. By running a reliable antimalware tool, you will significantly improve your virtual security.
The removal procedure is imperative if you wish to keep your PC safe and secure at all times since it has been found that in some cases EasyDocMerge Toolbar could be used as a security breach by other suspicious programs to enter your PC quickly and easily. This is why it is important to conduct an in-depth analysis of your PC after manual removal is executed to be sure that not even a single file or registry entry associated with EasyDocMerge Toolbar is active on your PC.
How to remove EasyDocMerge Toolbar from your web browser
Google Chrome
- Launch the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+F.
- Select Tools and then click Extensions.
- Click the recycle bin icon placed next to the undesirable add-on and select Remove.
Internet Explorer
- Start your web browser.
- Simultaneously tap Alt+T.
- Select Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Remove the unwanted plugin and click Close.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open your web browser.
- Simultaneously tap Ctrl+Shift+A.
- From the menu on the left select Extensions.
- Remove the undesirable plugin.
How to remove EasyDocMerge Toolbar from your PC
Windows Vista and Windows 7
- Click the Windows button and then go to Control Panel.
- Click the Uninstall a program option.
- Double-click EasyDocMerge Toolbar.
- Confirm that you want to remove this malicious application.
Windows XP
- Click Start and then select Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- Uninstall the unwanted application.
Windows 8
- Move the mouse pointer to the lower-left corner of the screen.
- Right-click.
- Select Control Panel and the click Uninstall a program.
- Select EasyDocMerge Toolbar and click Uninstall.
In non-techie terms:
Some users might not feel comfortable conducting manual removal themselves. For this reason we provide an alternative removal guide below, which will help you get rid of this malicious toolbar in an automatic way.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 24th Jun 2009 12:24 UTC, submitted by ralsina
There are a lot of people who believe that program and application management is currently as good as it gets. Because the three major platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac OS X - all have quite differing methods of application management, advocates of these platforms are generally unwilling to admit that their methods might be flawed, leading to this weird situation where over the past, say, 20 years, we've barely seen any progress in this area. And here we are, with yet another article submitted to our backend about how, supposedly, Linux' repository method sucks or rules.
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If you're a programmer, I'm sure you'll be aware that not all libraries are designed to be linked statically. For instance, many features of the Qt toolkit are unavailable when linked statically.
What's more, if a library is statically linked, and a new version of the library is released, it means that the whole application must be relinked (and probably recompiled) in order to update it. If the library were linked dynamically, it would be possible to simply replace the library file in the package before distributing it, which is far easier.

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A legendary quest.
- Beam: 9'4"
- Draft: 36"/24"
- Weight: 6,500 lbs.
- Fuel Capacity: 180 gals.
- Water Capacity: 21 gals.
- Power: 600 hp
- Price: Contact dealer
All three marquee names, along with many others, have seen their fortunes come and go with various economic cycles and boater's changing tastes. But now, Blackfin is making a triumphant return with four new yacht-grade fishing boats and planned dual consoles.
We tested the first two new models — the 272CC and 212CC — at their summer debut and quickly observed that, thanks to new boatbuilding technology, the legendary seakeeping experience lives on.
Dry and quietBlackfin boats are being made in Williston, Florida, at a $100 million boatbuilding company with more than 30 years of experience. The owners and design team are all dedicated outdoorsmen and lifelong boaters who just happen to have advanced college degrees in engineering and naval architecture. With Advanced Carbon Fiber technology, proven Seaquarium Easy-VU baitwells, Pantographic Smartdoor console access and an innovative grid system they call CRT (Core Rigid Technology), there are plenty of new design ideas to propel Blackfin back onto the must-compare list.
I went out on two of the more powerful 272CCs: One rigged with twin Mercury Verado 300s and the other with twin 250s. We picked a stormy afternoon, with seas kicking up and wind blowing — pretty much your typical PR person's nightmare scenario for a special event — and came back to the dock dry each time. These new models have a very deep cockpit — a feature that will make passengers feel extremely secure. Regardless of where I sat — the helm bench seats, the aft fold-down bench seat, or the two semi-lounger seats in the bow — the ride was soft and dry. Let me also mention the word quiet. Pounding seas can rattle everything from hatches to hardtops. Blackfin engineers have custom-designed all hinges and latches in a manner that stays secure and resists vibration.
Angler amenitiesSerious anglers will appreciate the gasketed lid on the 30-gallon livewell. In sloppy conditions, overflow is bled overboard via a dedicated channel in the transom. Gemlux drains and valves adjust outflow and inflow. The baitwell is fed by an 800 gph pump, offering more than enough pump power for a boat this size.
Rocket launchers on the hardtop, four gunwale rod holders on each side of the cockpit, and three more horizontal racks along port and starboard inwales provide a clutter-free environment. Our test boat had two hardtop-mounted outriggers easily accessible for singlehanded days at sea.
Port and starboard 54-gallon fish boxes in the cockpit sole, each with macerators for overboard discharge, put the Blackfin right up there with other models in the serious fish category.
An aura of precisionToday's boater is looking for a vessel that will do double duty. Seating is one area that families will use to compare boats. The 272CC offers a bolstered, dual helm seat with armrests, and a helm enclosed in glass. Following the trend towards large multi-function displays, Blackfin has a combination of Raymarine or Garmin displays and Mercury's VesselView gauges, which will provide everything but a download of the Wall Street Journal.
Up front, two cleverly-designed stadium seating inserts slip into sockets offering seatbacks for forward-facing lounges. The extra wide transom seat pulls out or folds up quickly single-handedly; perfect for when you have the other hand on a bending rod.
Blackfin has placed a great deal of attention on laser cutting all hardware hinges. That, combined with in-house, custom-made, tightly-fitted upholstery, black gelcoat sides, and polished Blackfin-embossed pull-up cleats, gives the entire boat an aura of precision.
From a performance standpoint, the 300s are clearly going to win in speed, reaching more than 60 mph and planing in about 8 seconds. They'll also sip a bit more fuel per hour. The real difference is in weight to balance ratio for an unobstructed view over the bow, which is particularly noticeable when going up on plane, with a favorable nod to the 250-hp engines.


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Diversity is the spice of life. Nowhere is this more apparent than where land and water meet. The blending of terrestrial and aquatic environments creates a wetland, an ecosystem that often supports more life than either the land or water alone.
When thinking of wetlands, many people envision the marshes found mainly along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay and tidal portions of rivers. They recognize the value of these wetlands as spawning and nursery grounds for fish, shellfish and crabs. Waterfowl and wading birds nest and feed here.
The meandering flow of water provides opportunities for boating, crabbing and bird watching. Low-lying marshes also store floodwaters, minimizing erosion. As this water is slowly released it has essentially been cleansed: The nutrients are processed by the grasses and shrubs, and pollutants and sediments are intercepted and trapped.
The importance of another type of wetland, the forested wetland, is often overlooked. Many forested wetlands have standing water only on a seasonal or temporary basis. These "saturated" wetlands provide the same benefits as marshes although it may not be apparent.
As with all wetland types, the hydrology, or the movement of water, drives the saturated forested wetland system. The hydrologic cycle has a wet and a dry phase that is affected by local weather, climate changes and activities by people.
From early summer to late fall, precipitation within the Chesapeake Bay watershed becomes less frequent. Vegetation, particularly trees, use large amounts of water to grow. As a result, the groundwater in saturated forested wetlands may drop to a foot or more below the surface. This is the dry phase, and a casual observer would scarcely recognize the habitat as a wetland.
The wet phase begins in late fall through spring. Nourished by thaws, spring rains and dormant vegetation, groundwater levels rise, often covering the surface of the wetland. The wetland habitat is strikingly apparent. This alternating dry-wet cycle influences the diversity of plant life, which in turn influences the types of wildlife found here.
Many species of trees are found in saturated wetlands, including red maple, sweet gum, black gum, American holly, willow oak and loblolly pine. Highbush blueberry, spicebush and sweet pepperbush are some of the common shrubs. The forest floor explodes with a variety of flowering plants, ferns and vines.
Spring moisture and warming temperatures promote a literal rebirth for some species. Small saturated areas and temporary pools are critical to amphibians like frogs, toads and salamanders. They gather here to mate and lay eggs. These then become nurseries for green frogs, wood frogs, spring peepers, red-spotted newts and spotted salamanders, just to name a few.
Bird watchers can appreciate the importance of saturated forested wetlands, which provide breeding and nesting habitat for both migratory as well as year-round resident birds. Common yellowthroat, black-and-white warbler, Kentucky warbler, ovenbirds, tufted titmouse and wood thrush are a few of the birds whose songs can be heard here. Dead hollow trees, known as snags, provide prime nest sites for cavity-nesting birds like wood ducks and many species of woodpeckers and owls. Although one may only spy their tracks, black bear, white-tailed deer, raccoon, opossum, river otter are just a few of the larger mammals who call these forested wetlands their home.
Just like marshes, forested wetlands are great places to hunt, fish, watch wildlife or explore.
Saturated forested wetlands literally breathe life into the ecosystem. They support a huge diversity of plants from tiny mosses to humongous trees. A multitude of animals use these areas for mating, spawning, nesting and rearing their young. They help protect property and clean waterways.
These often overlooked and underappreciated swampy lands preserve the biodiversity and healthy functioning of our planet.


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Next: Elephant Architecture, Previous: User API Reference, Up: Top
This chapter explores different ways that Elephant can be used to solve common problems in user programs. The term "Design Pattern" may be overkill as there is no formal specification of patterns. However the goals is similar to classical design patterns: provide a coherent description of how to approach ceratain common problems using Elephant as an enabling tool.
Most of this chapter falls short of a tutorial in the application of a pattern. Instead it provides a conceptual guide to implementing the pattern along with some code examples to show how Elephant features are invoked to support the pattern.
The authors hope that users of Elephant will find this a good source of inspiration for how to apply Elephant to their own programs and that they will be motivated to contribute design patterns of their own.


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Adelson – "the world's wealthiest Jew" – on Israeli newspapers
Business paper Globes contained an interesting interview with Sheldon Adelson, with $37 billion "the fifth wealthiest man in the US, and the world's wealthiest Jew".
Gambling billionaire Adelson controls a major part of the press in Israel. He owns the largest Israli newspaper, freesheet Israel Today, and by printing contracts also supported paid newspaper Haaretz. But after Israel Today buying its own printing plant, Haaretz is believed to run into financial troubles soon.
"I'm not killing the newspaper "Haaretz" and if "Haaretz" is on its way down it's because it's killing itself" Adelson told Globes.
Although Israel Today and Adelson clearly support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the owner denies to do so, and instead launched an attack at the "unofficial dictator Noni Mozes", publisher of the largest paid Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot:
"what you see is what Noni Mozes writes about Bibi exaggerations, half-truths and lies, and what you read in our newspaper is a fair and balanced viewpoint not only about Bibi but about everyone"


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In 1860, Douglas lost the Presidential election to Lincoln when the Southern wing of the Democratic Party refused to support him as the national nominee in punishment for his rejection of Scott versus Stanford and split the Democratic vote along regional lines with the Southern Democrats choosing incumbent Vice President John Breckinridge.
Douglas urged the South to accept the result of the election and denounced secession as criminal. He promised to support Lincoln during the American Civil War, ensuring that the war would be a bipartisan effort.
Douglas died of typhoid on June 3, 1861, about a month and a half after the Civil War began.
Stephen Douglas in Southern VictoryEdit
In later generations, many Americans believed Stephen Douglas to have been a reasonable man who could have prevented the War of Secession had he won the 1860 election. However, this notion was not necessarily realistic, given the political conditions of the time and Douglas' own record for acquiescing to Southern interests.
Douglas was not so well-regarded among his contemporaries. For instance, when Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were debating Lincoln's intent to revise the platform of the Republican Party, Lincoln quipped that after all these years he was once again in "a Lincoln-Douglass debate," in reference to his long-ago 1858 Senatorial debate against his rival in which he forced Douglas to choose between maintaining his advocacy in popular sovereignty and supporting the Supreme Court's recent Scot v Sanford decision, thus ensuring that his upcoming Presidential run would fracture the Democratic Party along regional lines and open the door for a Republican victory.
For his part, Douglass testily informed Lincoln that he did not appreciate being compared to Douglas.
One Ohio family named their son Stephen Douglas Martin after the Little Giant whom they admired.
Stephen Douglas in "Lee at the Alamo"Edit
In the face of Benjamin McCulloch's appeals to Robert E. Lee's Southern identity to support the right of Texas to secede from the Union before the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President, Lee privately reflected that he would have preferred for any of Lincoln's three opponents (Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, or John Bell) to have won the election. Nevertheless, he was determined to perform his duty to the United States government no matter who headed it.
Literary noteEdit
None of the three losing candidates' names are used in the story.
Stephen Douglas in The Disunited States of AmericaEdit
Stephen Douglas was a prominent figure in an alternate where the United States fell apart during the early 1800s. When Beckie Royer observed that Justin Monroe (who was really from the home timeline) acted as if he'd never heard of the rounders player George Herman, Ted Snodgrass cited Stephen Douglas as a person, like Herman, that everyone had heard of.
Literary commentEdit
As Stephen Douglas is a fairly common name, and the novel gives no context for this character, this might not be the historical figure. He is included in this article for convenience.
Stephen Douglas in The Two GeorgesEdit
During Stephen Douglas' tenure as Governor-General, the North American Union expanded its borders past the Rocky Mountains. In 1995, his portrait was one of a number of former Governors-General displayed in America's Number 10, the Governor-General's residence in Victoria.[1]
Literary commentEdit
While Governor-General Douglas' first name is not given, the description of him as "short, roly poly" is consistent with the general appearance of the historical Little Giant.
See AlsoEdit
- References to Historical Figures in Turtledove's Work for more minor references to Douglas in Turtledove's work.
- ↑ The Two Georges, p. 430 PB, 281 HC.
| Political offices
|Preceded by
New District
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district
| Succeeded by
William Alexander Richardson
|Preceded by
James Semple
|United States Senator from Illinois
| Succeeded by
Orville H. Browning
| Party political offices
|Preceded by
James Buchanan
|Democratic Party presidential candidate¹
1860 (lost)
| Succeeded by
George McClellan
| Political offices
(The Two Georges)
|Preceded by
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|Governor-General of the North American Union
Mid 19th century
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Next known is
Martin Roosevelt
| Party political offices
(Southern Victory)
|Preceded by
James Buchanan
|Democratic Party presidential candidate¹
1860 (lost)
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Major Crimes Season 5 Winter PK Lead
Monday, December 19, 2016
TNT's Hit Series Major Crimes Returns for Winter Run
Top 10 Cable Drama Returns Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
Television's favorite squad of detectives charge back to TNT this winter when Major Crimes returns to solve eight more mysteries on the way to its explosive fifth season finale. Major Crimes features a stellar ensemble cast including two-time Oscar® nominee Mary McDonnell as Captain Sharon Raydor, G.W. Bailey as Lieutenant Provenza, Tony Denison as Lieutenant Andy Flynn, Michael Paul Chan as Lieutenant Michael Tao, Raymond Cruz as Detective Julio Sanchez, Phillip P. Keene as tech expert (and reserve officer) Buzz Watson, Kearran Giovanni as Detective Amy Sykes, Jonathan Del Arco as Dr. Morales and Graham Patrick Martin as Rusty Beck, Sharon Raydor's adopted son. The winter premiere of Major Crimes is set for Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on TNT.
In addition to the main cast, Major Crimes features recurring appearances of Emmy winner Camryn Manheim as Deputy Chief Winnie Davis, Jon Tenney as Deputy Chief of the Special Operations Bureau Fritz Howard, Kathe Mazur as DDA Andrea Hobbs, Jeri Ryan as Linda Rothman, Ransford Doherty as Coroner's Investigator Kendall, Rene Rosado as Gustavo Wallace, Leonard Roberts as Commander Leo Mason, Dawnn Lewis as Patrice Perry, Daniel DiTomasso as Det. Wes Nolan and Jason Gedrick as former detective Mark Hickman.
Major Crimes centers on a special squad within the LAPD that deals with high-profile or particularly sensitive crimes. This winter, the squad moves inexorably to fill the vacant post of Assistant Chief that Fritz Howard has been occupying on a temporary basis. Along the way, Sanchez tries once again to become a father; Flynn and Sharon move closer toward the path to matrimony; Provenza considers retirement; Rusty interns for DDA Hobbs as he looks toward attending law school when he graduates from UCLA; Buzz attempts to help out the family of the man who murdered his father; Sykes confronts an old foe in Mark Hickman; Lt. Mike Tao is instrumental in solving a case dealing with plastic explosives; and Dr. Morales joins the squad for the entire investigation of a very personal mystery.
Since its chart-topping debut in 2012, Major Crimes has consistently ranked as one of TNT's most-watched drama series. For the first half of its fifth season, the show reached an average of 10 million viewers per episode across TNT's multiple platforms and finished the third quarter of 2016 ranking as one of cable's Top 10 dramas with adults 18-49. Stemming from TNT's hit original The Closer, many of the cast members have been playing their roles since 2005 and will hit their 200th episode together during the finale.
Created by James Duff, Major Crimes is produced by The Shephard/Robin Company and Walking Entropy, Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television. James Duff, Greer Shephard & Michael M. Robin, Rick Wallace, Adam Belanoff, Mike Berchem and Duppy Demetrius serve as executive producers.
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TNT, a division of Turner, is one of cable's Top 5 networks with young adults and home to cable's most popular slate of original series, including Animal Kingdom, Good Behavior, The Last Ship, The Librarians, Major Crimes and the upcoming Will, Claws, The Alienist and The Race Card, among others. TNT is also the cable home to popular shows like Arrow, Grimm, Supernatural, Hawaii Five-0 and Bones and Castle; primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards®, the iHeartRadio Music Awards and the AFI Life Achievement Award; and championship sports coverage, including the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
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There is No Question: EPA and DHA are Important for Cardiovascular Health
Epidemiologists slice and dice datasets trying to identify the single most important health indicator. Teasing out the relative impact of risk factors is difficult so keep in mind the words of Mark Twain, "Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable." So let's look at the reports coming from one study.
The Cardiovascular Health Study enrolled older (≥ 65 years) men and women from 4 counties in the US beginning in the early 1990s. Almost 12,000 people were contacted. 3,654 recruits completed an extensive home interview and 4 hour clinic examination. Another 1,547 age-eligible persons participated, yielding a total of 5,201 participants. A search for the term "cardiovascular health study" in Google Scholar yields > 130 peer-reviewed publications on this cohort! What are the results? Here are summaries from select studies:
1. Trans fatty acids increase risk of fatal ischemic heart disease (IHD) and sudden cardiac death (measured in a subset using single blood samplesdrawn at baseline.) (Lemaitre et al, 2006).
2. Consumption of some types of fish, but not other types, reduces risk of cardiovascular death. (Mozaffarian et al, 2003).
3. Higher dietary intake of DHA and EPA reduces risk of IHD, consistent with antiarrythmic effects of these fatty acids. (Lemaitre et al, 2003).
4. Consumption of some types of fish, but not other types, reduces risk of ischemic stroke. (Mozaffarian et al. 2005)
5. Consumption of some types of fish, but not others, reduces risk brain abnormalities and it may be DHA and EPA (Virtanen et al, 2008)
6. Some types of fish, but not others, is related to larger gray matter volumes. Findings suggest lifestyle factors influence brain health. (Raji et al, 2014)
If you read the last sentence of each abstract above, the commonality of language will amaze. What does it all mean? First, food frequency records are poor indicators of nutrient intake. However, a meta-analysis by many of the same authors reviewed self-reported dietary records from 32 prospective case-control studies involving 512,420 participants with follow-up ranging from 5 to 23 years. They report a 22% reduced risk for coronary disease for total long-chain omega-3 fatty acid intake. Using circulating blood docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) concentrations from 13 studies, Chowdhury et al (2014) reported a 25% relative risk reduction. Unfortunately, methodological errors by the authors led to media misinterpretations which were not corrected. In the words of Ernest Rutherford, famous physicist, "If your experiment needs a statistician, you need a better experiment."
The facts are: Eating foods which are cooked or fried with corn and soy oils leads to fatty acid imbalances in cells and blood. People do not consume enough omega-3 fatty acids. Our bodies are not very capable of synthesizing EPA and DHA from α-linolenic acid. Dietary sources of DHA and EPA are needed to maintain healthy cardiovascular system, eyes, brains, and livers. Using foods or supplements containing DHA and EPA helps maintain normal triglycerides, a cardiovascular risk factor. Experts recommend consuming at least 250 mg of EPA and DHA daily.
Main Citation
Raji CA, Erickson KI, Lopez OL, Kuller KH, Gach HM, Thompson PM, Riverol M, Becker JT. Regular fish consumption and age-related brain gray matter loss. 2014 Am J Prev Med doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.05.037
Other Citations
Lemaitre RN, King IB, Mozaffarian D, Sotoodehnia N, Rea TD, Kuller LH, Tracy RP, Siscovick DS. Plasma phospholipid trans fatty acids, fatal ischemic heart disease, and sudden cardiac death in older adults. 2006 Circ doi: 10.11161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.620336
Fried LP, Borhani NO, Enright P, Furberg CD, Gardin JM, Kronmal RA, Kuller LH, Manolio TA, Mittlemark MB, Newman A, O'Leary DH, Psaty B, Rautaharju P, Tracy RP, Weiler PG. The cardiovascular health study: design and rationale. 1991 Ann Epidemiol doi: 10.1016/1047-2797(91)90005-W
Mozaffarian D, Lemaitre RN, Kuller LH, Burke GL, Tracy RP, Siscovick DS. Cardiac benefits of fish consumption may depend on the type of fish meal consumed: The cardiovascular health study. 2003 Circ doi: 10.1161/o1.CIR.000055315.79177.16
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SERGE NYIRIKAMBA, Senior-Basketball
Mr. Maine Basketball semifinalist
Maine McDonald's Senior All-Star
WMC all-star, Class C first-team
WMC Senior all-star
After three years of steady play and little renown outside the city of Portland, Nyirikamba burst into the state's consciousness this winter, producing one of the finest senior seasons around and leading the Flyers to within a whisper of their first championship.
He came up big time and again on the floor while carrying himself with grace and as a result, is a repeat winner of this award.
Nyirikamba was born in Rwanda and came to Portland in the third grade. He didn't even take up basketball seriously until middle school at Waynflete, where he was admittedly "very raw," but he quickly became a star, due to his physical skills and commitment for getting better. Nyirikamba started playing with the Waynflete varsity as a freshman and was a first-team league all-star by his sophomore season. After leading the Flyers to their first regional final as a junior, again earning all-star honors, Nyirikamba had a transcendent senior campaign.
Nyirikamba was unstoppable when he drove to the hoop. He also dominated the glass, created a matchup nightmare and never hesitated to dish off to his talented teammates. It all added up to a 15-2 regular season.
Nyirikamba wound up second in the Western Maine Conference (classes A through D) in scoring (21.2 points per game) and third in rebounds (9.2).
The postseason was even better. Nyirikamba would be named the regional tournament's MVP as he averaged 25.3 points in wins over Monmouth, Hall-Dale and Maranacook, as Waynflete won a regional crown for the first time.
On the biggest basketball stage of his life, Nyirikamba was again phenomenal, scoring 24 points and adding 22 rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal against Houlton in the Class C Final, but the Flyers lost in overtime.
"I knew we could make it to states," Nyirikamba said. "We learned from last year and we all had the same goal."
Nyirikamba credited hard work and his coach, Rich Henry, with helping him evolve into an elite player, one who not only made the conference and Maine McDonald's Senior All-Star teams, but one who was a semifinalist for the Maine Mr. Basketball Award (and an argument could be made that he should have been on the final list of three).
Nyirikamba, who has also coached and mentored younger kids, remains undecided on playing in college, although his senior season has garnered plenty of interest. He's still in the process of selecting a college and may study biology.
The Flyers had a season for the ages and that was due in large part to arguably the finest player to ever wear the green and white, Serge Nyirikamba, Waynflete's Winter Male Athlete of the Year.
Coach Rich Henry's comment: "Serge gives maximum effort. He's the quietest, most unassuming kid, yet there's an inherent gracefulness to him. He's remarkable in that regard. He just plays his game and plays it well. There's no wasted motion. He leads by example. He's a pleasure to be around."
Previous winners:
2012-13: Serge Nyirikamba (Basketball)
2011-12: Luke Jeton (Swimming)
2010-11: Joe Veroneau (Basketball)
2009-10; Nate Niles (Nordic skiing)
2008-09: Hassan Jeylani (Basketball)
2007-08: Tom Reagan (Nordic skiing)
2006-07: Lucas Milliken (Nordic skiing)
2005-06: Lucas Milliken (Nordic skiing)
2004-05: David Wells (Swimming)
2003-04: Jeff Bates (Nordic skiing)
COLBY HARVEY, Senior-Swimming
Class B state champion, 100 butterfly
Class B state champion, 100 backstroke
Class B state meet record holder, 100 butterfly
All-state, butterfly
All-state, backstroke
All-state, 200 medley relay
All-state, 400 freestyle relay
All-conference, butterfly
All-conference, 200 individual medley
All-conference, 200 medley relay
All-conference, 400 freestyle relay
Southwesterns Swimmer of the Meet
Southwesterns champion, backstroke
Southwesterns champion, IM
Four years ago, the Waynflete swim program had lain dormant for decades. Now, the Flyers are among the best in the state and a big reason why is Harvey, who excelled for four seasons and saved her best for her senior campaign.
Harvey, a Cape Elizabeth resident, came to Waynflete in the sixth grade. The self-described "fish out of water" had struggled to find the best sport for her, but by high school, she realized swimming might take her someplace.
It did and did so quickly.
Harvey's father, Jim, helped restore the Waynflete swim program and Colby Harvey immediately made a splash, winning the Class B 100 butterfly and coming in second in the 200 individual medley as a freshman. As a sophomore, she won the fly again and this time set a new state record in the process, and if that wasn't enough, she won the Class B breaststroke as well. As a junior, Harvey three-peated in the fly and also won the 200 freestyle. As expected, she finished her high school career in style this past winter.
At Southwesterns, Harvey was named Swimmer of the Meet after winning the IM and the 100 backstroke. Then, at states, Harvey set a new meet record in the fly (54.97 seconds), also won the backstroke and anchored a 400 freestyle relay champion.
In her four-year high school career, Harvey won every race but one (the IM at the state meet her freshman season).
"I'm so happy with my whole high school career," said Harvey. "I never thought I'd get a record. My teammates really motivated me. I hate to lose."
Harvey also swims with Coastal Maine Aquatics, does community service and will matriculate at Florida State University next year, where she plans to swim the fly and perhaps study psychology.
She certainly psyched out the opposition, which never had a chance. Colby Harvey, Waynflete's Winter Female Athlete of the Year, was an all-time great.
Coach John Stevens' comment: "Colby works tirelessly at swimming. She has a love and a passion for the sport, which is shown through the way she approaches it. With everything from training to racing, she is very thoughtful with what she is doing and why. She has a great knowledge for the sport, with race strategy, training and technique. You don't often see that in a high school athlete. Her commitment to the sport and herself has lead to some great high school accomplishments and I have no doubt will lead to many more as she heads of to one of the top swimming schools in the country. This is a great recognition for Colby, one's that she has worked hard to earn. It means a lot for the program, as swimming often takes a back seat to other sports. With Colby's success, it's made the sport more visible for the school's students and in turn helps build our numbers and the team."
Previous winners:
2012-13: Martha Veroneau (Basketball)
2011-12: Martha Veroneau (Basketball)
2010-11: Martha Veroneau (Basketball)
2009-10: Morgan Woodhouse (Basketball)
2008-09: Annie Cutler (Basketball)
2007-08: Margaret Veroneau (Basketball)
2006-07: Margaret Veroneau (Basketball)
2005-06: Margaret Veroneau (Basketball)
2004-05: Holly Whitney (Nordic skiing)
2003-04: Betsy Critchfield (Nordic skiing)
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In men′s action, the Golden Tornadoes posted a 27th overall finish with five runners finishing in the top 200 of the 316 runners. Junior Nick Edinger crossed the line first for Geneva with a 105th place spot in a time of 28:06 on the 8K course. Teammates Chuck Walters (121), Owen Struck (165), Nate Mansor (167) and Jacob Beschner (187) each turned in solid performances. Haverford College won the men′s meet with a point total of just 52 including two of the top four runners in the overall finish.
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Julie and I recently had the opportunity to attend Tony and Jo-Ann Peters: Creative Real Estate Investing Power Workshop….yes, that's a mouthful, but for good reason! It was jam-packed with great strategies, advice, tips, resources, and a ton of great real examples! In this post, I am going to discuss just 2 of the many strategies one can use on the creative side of real estate investing.
2 of my favourite creative real estate tips: Long Closings and Free Stuff
Long Closings:
While I had heard of both of these creative strategies from other real estate teachers/educators before, I really liked how Tony and Jo-Ann emphasized the win-win approach to using these strategies. Long Closings, for example, is based on the premise that you tie up a property that's for sale but the Seller's, for whatever reason, do not (or cannot) close and move out of the property for 6, 7, 8+ months.
My personal favourite and one that we have encountered quite a few times already through calls we have received from our yellow letter campaign, is where the Seller is currently building a new house but residing in the house they want to sell. Rather than sell it and move into a rental for 6-12 months, you suggest they reside in their home until they are ready to move into the new one they are building.
So, why do this as a Buyer? First, it gives you time to find either a Tenant (as a rental) or Tenant-Buyer (on a lease to own), flip it to another investor or even sell it to a new Buyer. It also gives you time to line up joint venture partners and financing if that is the route you are going to. And, the BIG bonus of a long closing is IF it's in a warm (or even better – a HOT) market, the property may appreciate 5-10% or more during that time! Guess who gets the equity? You do! But, this generally works best in an appreciating market. If the market is flat or even worse, falling, then you could be stuck with a property that is now worth less than what you agreed to pay 9 months ago! So, make sure you do this ONLY in a market that is seeing appreciation!
Free Stuff!
Who doesn't love free stuff? I tell you, if I could make a nickel every time I gave away free stuff (yes, then it wouldn't be free would it? but you get the point!), I would be as rich as Donald Trump!
Basically this strategy is simply asking for something that you may want that is at the Seller's house/property. For instance, perhaps the Sellers has a nice collector car, RV, motorcycle, or even lawn mower at their house. Why not ask for it as part of the purchase? If you can find out why the individual is selling (and where they are moving to – maybe they are downsizing into a condo?), then they likely may not need or want a lawn mower or even their nice collector car.
Sometimes there is even nice furniture that a Builder may have paid for to stage their showhome! Ask for it! We just did that very thing recently when negotiating with a Builder who needs to sell. We asked for the furniture and the Sales Agent said it likely will go. Remember, you won't get if you don't ask!
WHY would a Seller agree to a Long Closing or give you Free Stuff?
Again, it could be for any number of reasons. If they are building a house and the bank will only finance the construction if they sell (or have a firm Purchase and Sale Agreement in place) their current house – BINGO – this is an opportunity for the Seller to know their house will sell, the bank will finance the construction of their new house, AND they can continue to live in their current home (that they're selling) without disrupting the family to move into a rental and then move again once the new house is built! See, win-win!
And including Free Stuff in the sale of their home can be a great win for the Seller too. For instance, as I mentioned if the Sellers are downsizing and don't want to deal with doing a garage sale or fool around with placing ads to sell their car, motorcycle, shed, lawn mower, etc., then this is an easy alternative for them. There can, again, be any number of reasons why someone would give away Free Stuff, but they likely won't UNLESS YOU ASK!!
So, a couple of great strategies that we "re-learned" while attending Tony and Jo-Ann Peters: Creative Real Estate Investing Power Workshop.
Remember, real estate investing can be fun and creative…not just buy, rent, sell, buy, rent, sell. If you have any other creative/interesting tips or strategies, please comment!


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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 1, 2011) - Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSX:SSO)(NASDAQ:SSRI) -
(All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted)
Pirquitas Mine, Argentina
Open pit mining operations improved throughout the year, achieving design rates of 47,000 tonnes per day by the fourth quarter. During the early months of start-up at Pirquitas, the plant was run on oxide ore for testing and commissioning. The plant is designed for milling and flotation of sulphide ores, and in September, when the mine reached the sulphide horizon in the pit, the plant began operating at designed recovery rates in the neighbourhood of 78% for silver. At this point we were also able to commission and run the new zinc circuits which will provide an important by-product to the operation for the life of the mine.
The metallurgical response to the sulphide ore has been in line with expectations and overall silver recovery rates are achieving feasibility study levels. Commissioning of the gravity pre-concentration stage commenced near the end of the third quarter, and results have been encouraging. The crushing circuit is being expanded by the installation of a tertiary crusher in Q1 2011. Proof of concept for silver recovery has now been achieved.
We continued to see improved silver production at our Pirquitas Mine quarter over quarter in 2010 since the completion of the commissioning phase on December 1, 2009. During the fourth quarter, we produced 2.07 million ounces of silver, compared to 1.93 million ounces in the third quarter, 1.69 million ounces in the second quarter and 0.61 million ounces in the first quarter. This brought total production for the year to 6.30 million ounces. The improving trend in production is due to improved recoveries and higher grade zones in the fourth quarter. With the increase in production and resulting silver sales, the Pirquitas mine reached an important milestone of being cash flow positive during the third and fourth quarters.
Cash production cost per ounce declined through 2010, to $9.47 per ounce in the fourth quarter from $29.32 per ounce for the first quarter. This has been achieved through increased production and recoveries whilst maintaining consistent operating costs. Cash operating costs on a per ounce basis were higher than expected during the third and fourth quarters; primarily due to escalating deductions and refining charges flowing from higher realized prices.
As we have achieved the continuous processing of sulphide ore we re-commissioned the zinc flotation in the fourth quarter of 2010, and began making separate silver and zinc concentrates. We expect the first sales of zinc concentrate to be completed in early 2011.
Our production guidance and cost estimates for 2011 are as follows:
Please refer to the cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements and non-GAAP financial performance measures contained in this news release.
Financial Results
Net Income
Mine Operations
Principal Projects
San Luis Project, Peru
The feasibility study on placing the project into production was completed in June 2010. The Joint Venture Committee is in the process of considering the feasibility study for next steps, including a production decision.
During 2010, we continued to negotiate long-term land access agreements, submitted the Environmental Impact Study ("EIS") and calibrated our strategy for executing the project. In 2011 we expect to finalize the long-term land access agreements, receive approval on the EIS and make a construction decision.
Pitarrilla Project, Mexico
We commenced a feasibility study in the first quarter of 2010 to evaluate the economic viability of underground sulphide mineralization extraction.
As part of the continuing exploration of the property, a program of geophysical surveying was completed in 2010 in the area covering the known silver deposits. A diamond drilling program was completed in the first half of the year providing information that was incorporated in the feasibility study.
Diablillos, Argentina
Expenditures in 2010 were primarily on engineering and metallurgical studies done as part of a preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") to be completed in the first quarter of 2011. The PEA is evaluating open pit mining with a conventional milling operation and heap-leach processing of a portion of the deposit.
In addition, a preliminary metallurgical program to assess the heap leaching characteristics of the mineralization at Diablillos has been completed and further leach metallurgical test work has been planned for 2011.
San Agustin, Mexico
We completed a comprehensive program of geophysical surveying over most of the property. The main objective of the survey was to outline zones that could indicate the continuation of known low-grade gold-zinc-silver mineralization to depth and laterally.
We completed a study to evaluate the economic potential of heap-leach processing of the 'oxide' gold mineralization in 2010; consequently, a 5,000 meter diamond drilling program has been planned for 2011. Detailed metallurgical studies will also be undertaken in 2011 and will focus on the gold recovery characteristics of the oxide mineralization.
Nazas, Mexico
Exploration of the Nazas property, located 15km east of Pitarrilla, was initiated in the second half of 2010 and involved geological mapping, rock sampling and a comprehensive program of geophysical surveying with four different survey methods being performed. The geophysical surveying will continue into the first quarter of 2011, and 7,500 meter diamond drilling campaign is planned for 2011.
Management Discussion & Analysis and Conference Call
This news release should be read in conjunction with Silver Standard's Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis filed with Canadian securities regulators available at www.sedar.com or the company's web site at www.silverstandard.com.
SOURCE: Silver Standard Resources Inc.
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North Penn Hospital in Lansdale has announced a 10 percent cut in rates for its short procedure unit, in a move designed to make the medical center more oriented toward one-day surgeries.
The 150-bed hospital has also decided not to raise its room rates for next year. According to Wayne Mugrauer, assistant administrator, North Penn will charge its current rate of $210 per day in 1986.


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Beginning today and running until 11:59 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) on November 26, 2017, I'll be accepting pitches for articles in the 2019 Writer's Market. I'll start making assignments sometime that next week.
What I Like
So, what do I prefer? The best way to figure that out is to read a recent edition or two of Writer's Market. Anyone familiar with the book will know that I'm looking for articles that will help freelancers find more success from a business perspective.
Previous articles have tackled queries, book proposals, synopses, taxes, record keeping, business management, and more. If you're an experienced source and can interview other sources, that is ideal. However, I'm unlikely to assign featured interviews with writers (as I tend to tackle those myself).
Put yourself in the shoes of a freelance writer and think about what would help them find more success. That's really the best way to understand what my target audience is most interested in reading.
As such, I'm not interested in articles on the craft of writing. While I think those pieces are extremely valuable, they're just not a good fit for Writer's Market. If you're in doubt, go ahead and pitch it.
Get published with Writer's Market!
Get published with the latest and greatest edition of Writer's Market Deluxe Edition, which includes all the book content you expect with Writer's Market along with an activation code good for a one-year subscription to WritersMarket.com. In other words, it's the best of both worlds!
The book and website list thousands of publishing opportunities with book publishers, consumer magazines, trade journals, contests and awards, literary agents, and more!
How to Submit
Now that you know what I like, here are some guidelines on submitting:
- Submit your pitch via e-mail in the body of the e-mail. I don't like attachments.
- Send your pitch to email@example.com with the subject line: 2019 Writer's Market Pitch
- Begin with your pitch (or pitches) BEFORE introducing yourself through your bio. While your experience will be important, I'm more interested in your article idea(s).
- If you have more than one pitch, include them all in the same e-mail (labeled as pitch 1, pitch 2, etc.). Please avoid sending me several e-mail messages (even if you realize you included a typo in your original pitch).
- Deadline: 11:59 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) November 26, 2017.
Some Other FAQs
There are a few other questions potential writers ask each year. For instance, we do pay competitive rates for freelance articles. However, I don't discuss those rates until the piece is assigned.
Freelancers for the book do receive a contributor copy, and we pay reprint fees for articles that are included in other editions of the book. Plus, we buy first rights–so it's a writer-friendly deal.
Now, get to work thinking about what to pitch. I need great articles.
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer's Digest Writing Community. He edits the Writer's Market and Poet's Market books, writes a poetry column for Writer's Digest magazine, maintains the Poetic Asides blog, co-hosts a podcast for writers with Brian A. Klems, speaks at conferences, leads online webinars and tutorials, and so much more.
Robert is also the author of Solving the World's Problems, a poetry collection published by Press 53. A former Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere, he's been a featured poet across the country at poetry events in Austin, Houston, Cleveland, Atlanta, and more.
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- How to Break Into Magazines.
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- 6 Blogging Tips That Will Pay Off Immediately.


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Discussion in 'Hire a Freelancer' started by kayzne, Nov 27, 2009.
slot filled
PMed... Any more work once this job is completed?
i didn't come into internet marketing just for $10....lol
no offense intended.
I am interested ,i am sending Pm pls check it.
Why did you send me the PM
job done
waiting for payments
got the payments
itrade left and rep added
haha, so funny
And now he sent me another PM containing his paypal email.... I might as well ask him to do something stupid for me and record it since he really does want that money... Anyone want to see somebody trying to shove a cucumber up there dick?
Well i'm glad i didn't hire anil595
Pm me please..im ready for the quick $10!
pm me please
sent you PM
Jesus, great to see how many members are reading the whole thread. I mean what is it 8 posts to read through? This is becoming like digitalpoint with someone saying HIRE ME ME ME on a post that is years old and the job is completed.
Beautiful Nick!! It does get upsetting sometimes here, and the DP statement is so true, as they are all migrating over here.
Hope they learn some courtesy!
Thank you ,I am not interested
It's mistake.No need to get confused.
O shit we got an internet marketing master here? Are you selling coaching services for $10 an hour anil?
I don't have a time to sell my services for 10$ per an hour Nicholas.
if this work still ongoing PM me details
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Singer/actress Mandy Moore showed off her charitable side on Monday by hosting an event for an anti-malaria organization in New York.
The pop star stepped on stage to oversee the United Nations' Roll Back Malaria reception, which attracted more than 400 guests including heads of state, royalty and singers Youssou N'Dour and Yvonne Chaka Chaka.
Officials at the event, which marked 10 years in the fight against malaria, announced there has been a 40 per cent fall in cases of the disease, but Moore insists it is important to keep up fundraising efforts.
She says, "I think now is a really critical time to continue the momentum that this movement has garnered in the last 10 years in order to meet that millennium development goal by 2015. It's important to continue to raise awareness and to continue to raise funds and to not stop now because so much headway has been made."


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Let's review the three basic laws of inevitability.
1. If you change lines at the bank, the line you left behind will always move faster than your new line.
2. If you take your car into the shop because of a strange noise coming from your engine, that noise will stop just before the mechanic lifts the hood.
3. If you release a science fiction movie on Friday, somebody on Monday will complain that it is not 100 percent accurate.
No sooner had Sandra Bullock's 3D space thriller "Gravity" landed on the peak of Mount Box Office than a gaggle of self-styled critics attacked its accuracy.
Ignoring the notion that "Gravity" is a fictional movie and not a NASA documentary, these critics, encouraged by a bored media with Monday morning space to fill, were quick to nitpick the film, which was directed by Alfonso Cuarón and is considered one of the frontrunners for a best picture Oscar.
I interviewed two astronauts who had seen the film, and even they were willing to suspend their disbelief in the interest of entertainment, so why can't these naysayers just sit back, eat their popcorn and enjoy the show?
I suspect the answer is that they enjoy their 15 minutes in the spotlight, but I decided to find out exactly what motivates these people.
You probably didn't realize but these attacks are not random. In fact, they are coordinated by a national watchdog organization called the Coalition for Accuracy in Hollywood Movies of Anaheim. We sat down with the head of the organization, Dr. Clarke Gabel, to find out why he finds Hollywood films so objectionable.
Q. Good morning, Dr. Gabel. Any relation?
A.To whom?
Q. Clark Gable.
A.I'm Clarke Gabel.
Q. No, I meant the movie star.
A.There's a movie star named Clarke Gabel?
Q. Yes, but obviously you're not related. Would you mind if I asked what your doctorate is in?
A.I have a doctorate in generating publicity.
Q. I didn't realize that someone can earn a doctorate in that.
A.I was willing to take those extra six credits.
Q. Is that all there is to these attacks on "Gravity?" Are you just trying to generate publicity for yourself?
A.Absolutely not. I am a patriot.
Q. Excuse me?
A.I am only interested in protecting the American people from wasting their hard-earned money on movies that are not 100 percent accurate. My only goal is transparency in Hollywood.
Q. You realize, of course, that a movie like "Gravity" has a realistic setting but is intended to be nothing more than mass entertainment?
A.Does that absolve it from the responsibility of being accurate?
Q. In a manner of speaking. What exactly bothered you about this film?
A.Well, I haven't actually seen it yet, but I have spoken to a number of former astronauts and employees of NASA who were outraged at what they saw in the trailers for the movie.
Q. Wait, are you saying that not only have you not seen this film, but that the people whose opinions you're basing your position on haven't seen it as well?
A.These people are so knowledgeable that they could see inaccuracies in the trailers.
Q. For instance?
A.One inaccuracy they noted was in the visors worn by the astronauts in the movie. They were clear, and real space helmet visors are not.
Q. I think you may have a point there, Dr. Gabel, but if you owned a movie studio and you were paying George Clooney and Sandra Bullock millions of dollars to star in your movie, wouldn't you want your customers to see their faces?
A.But it's not accurate.
Q. It's called suspension of disbelief.
A.That's no excuse to deceive the public.
Q. Do you think the public cares if the filmmakers took a few liberties to enhance the enjoyment of the movie?
A.It doesn't matter what the public thinks. I am the public's watchdog. I'm not here to win popularity contests. I'm here to bring truth to Hollywood fantasies.
Q. What other aspects of "Gravity" do you object to?
A.I hear that Sandra Bullock floats around the space ship in sexy underwear, when everyone knows that astronauts wear very unflattering underwear.
Q. Let me get this straight; you object to Sandra Bullock floating around in sexy underwear?
A.Truth is not always sexy, Professor Barrywood.
Q. What else?
A.There have been complaints that the International Space Station is too close to the Hubble Space Telescope in the movie.
Q. And that's a deal-breaker for you?
A.It's inaccurate. They should have used a bigger screen.
Q. I can't imagine what might have happened if your organization had been around in 1977 when "Star Wars" came out.
A.Don't even get me started on the death star.


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CM Leadership-7:10 p.m. (guest presenter, Dr. Dean Blevins, Bible Literacy)
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7-10 Strengths 101(7th) and 201 (9th/10th) register: nazarenestrengths.org
14 #1 Children's Bible Quiz, Olathe College Church
27-29 Preteen Retreat, Heit's Point, Lincoln MO register: kcdistrict.org
11 #2 Children's Bible Quiz, Wanamaker Woods
14 CMLT Meeting #2: Central Church, shared meal with NYI, provided by Children's Leadership Team
Camp-5:00 p.m.
Dinner-6:45 p.m.
CM Leadership-7:10 p.m.
1 Children's Leadership Team annual Christmas gathering at the Tyler's. Your household (all ages) invited!
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13 #3 Children's Bible Quiz, Central (fun quiz, no awards)
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Camp-5:00 p.m.
Dinner-6:45 p.m.
CM Leadership-7:10 p.m.
2-3 3/4 grade lock-in, Central
5-7 Annual Pastor Prayer Retreat, Conception Abbey
10 #4 Children's Bible Quiz, Overland Park
3 KCD Team Day, equipping and resourcing day hosted by the SDMI @ college church, Olathe KS
10 KCD District Finale Children's Bible Quiz, Olathe Westside
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Camp-5:00 - 8:00 (note time change)
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9-12 Pastoral Team retreat (Branson MO)
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About a year ago, when Tommy Cvitanovich was having breakfast with his four children in a coffee shop, a well-dressed stranger approached their table and pulled him to one side.
"He starts shaking my hand and pulls his face real close, almost uncomfortable close,' the co-owner and -manager of Drago's Restaurant said. "He looks at me and said, 'I want to thank you for what you did after Katrina. You'll never realize how hungry I was and how much that food meant to me.' And he started crying."
Cvitanovich had no idea who the man was -- he and his staff gave away nearly 80,000 meals after the storm -- but he said there was no mistaking the way such activities, and people's reactions, make him feel.
"If it doesn't make you feel good, you're not normal," he said. "That's what makes me tick. That's the gas in my engine."
Giving away food is only one of the ways Cvitanovich, 51, contributes to the community. He helps organize fundraisers for Lafreniere Park, and he is deeply involved with the work of Padua Pediatrics Program in Belle Chasse for severely medically fragile children and young adults. When the sidewalk there was so cracked that the residents, many of whom use wheelchairs, couldn't go outside, Cvitanovich was part of the group that got it fixed.
"I'm a worker," he said. "It's not easy for me to write a check, but I know how to get others to do it and to work with others."
For performing such work during the past two decades, Cvitanovich has been chosen to receive The Times-Picayune Loving Cup for 2010. It will be presented April 3; the time and place have not been determined.
"I'm still in shock. I'm very surprised," Cvitanovich said a few days ago as he sat in the restaurant's dining room, where a banner hanging on a nearby wall commemorates his reign, as well as the reigns of his father and brother, as King Argus.
"My family and I have been blessed by the community, and we try to do the right thing by giving back," he said. "I've always lived by the saying that anything worth doing is worth overdoing."
The Loving Cup has been awarded since 1901 to men and women who have worked unselfishly for the community without expectation of public recognition or material reward.
"If it's for service to the city, he has done it," said Leah Chase, a Loving Cup recipient who is the owner and chef of Dooky Chase's Restaurant.
Community spirit is something he inherited from his parents, Drago and Klara Cvitanovich, who founded their Metairie restaurant in 1969, said David Blitch, founder and president of the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation, a coalition of people in the hospitality industry that helps charities.
"They are unbelievable people who appreciate where their family has come from and the benefits of being in this country," Blitch said. "They're constantly giving back to the city. They could serve all these meals and go home at night and not think about the public, but that's not the way they are."
Given this heritage, "anybody could call Tommy and say he was in need, and he'd be there for them," Blitch said.
Even though food is at the center of Cvitanovich's life, the Loving Cup selection committee honored him for work that isn't directly involved with the family restaurant.
"There's more than food to these people," Chase said. "They're always ready to help somebody else."
Drago and Klara Cvitanovich were born in Croatia, but they did not know each other there. They met in New Orleans in the mid-1950s during Mardi Gras, when he was working for a lumber company in Canada and she was visiting cousins.
Three weeks later, they were married. Drago Cvitanovich took his bride to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he was working, and their two sons were born there.
When Tommy Cvitanovich was 4 years old, the family moved to New Orleans because the Canadian climate was too cold for his brother, Gerry, who suffered from asthma.
The Cvitanoviches kept in touch with their Croatian kin, who lived in a region that was part of the country then known as Yugoslavia.
In the early 1990s, when fighting broke out there, Tommy Cvitanovich got his first exposure to giving on a massive scale. His mother and the recently retired Archbishop Philip Hannan coordinated a drive to send food, medicine, clothing, diapers and other supplies to that beleaguered country, and Tommy Cvitanovich sorted the donated items and helped load the containers.
These were big containers -- the kind seen on tractor-trailers -- and the New Orleanians filled between 50 and 60 of them, Cvitanovich said.
He and his family return to Croatia every other year to visit relatives.
On the first visit after the shipments, "people on the street would walk up to us and say, 'Thank you for this,' or, 'Your mom sent this,' or, 'We didn't have tennis shoes for the kids.' ... Just having those people thank you means a lot."
His next venture into big-scale help came after Katrina, inspired by a picture of Ruth Fertel, founder of the Ruth's Chris Steak House empire, feeding people at her Broad Street restaurant after Hurricane Betsy hit in 1965.
"I said, 'Mom, that's what we need to do, but we need to take it to the next level,'" Cvitanovich said.
It was possible, he said, because the restaurant had generators and gas in the days after the storm struck in August 2005.
The meals were basic soup-kitchen fare -- not the charbroiled oysters for which Drago's is known -- but it was food. And even though most communications systems had been hobbled, word spread quickly.
With donations from other merchants, Cvitanovich and his staff gave away almost 80,000 meals.
"We fed anybody who came to the door," he said. "We didn't turn anybody away."
In recognition of this work, the National Restaurant Association gave Cvitanovich its Restaurant Neighbor Award, which comes with a $5,000 check to go to charity. Cvitanovich gave the money to Grace King High School to help underwrite a kitchen where students prepare for restaurant careers.
The kitchen is state-of-the-art, he said. "When I look at it, it's a great feeling."
In the wake of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Cvitanovich has pitched in to help people in the seafood industry.
"I eat, drink, live, sleep Louisiana seafood," he said. "I'm very active in negotiations and trying to secure funding."
His schedule is difficult and unpredictable. As a result of what Cvitanovich calls "crazy hours," his wife, Leanne, "works like a single mom," Cvitanovich said, and she occasionally fills in for him on panels.
In his latest, post-spill role, "he's good as a voice for people who may not have the means to be a voice. People will listen to him," said Pam St. Pierre, director of the Louisiana Restaurant Association's Education Foundation.
"His mind never stops," she said. "He's a visionary in so many different wants, so no matter what kind of task he takes on, if someone tells him it's impossible, he's going to find a way to do it."
Previous Loving Cup winners are:
Frank T. Howard, 1901; Isidore Newman, 1902; Sophie B. Wright, 1903; Dr. A.W. DeRoaldes, 1904; Charles Janvier, 1905; W.R. Bloomfield, 1906; and Ida Richardson, 1907.
No awards were presented in 1908 or 1909.
Dr. Sara T. Mayo, 1910; Hugh McCloskey, 1911; R.M. Walmsley, 1912; Leon C. Simon, 1913; Deborah Milliken, 1914; W.B. Thompson, 1915; W.R. Irby, 1916; Mrs. John Dibert, 1917; Eleanor McMain, 1918; Mrs. James Oscar Nixon, 1919; Charles Weinberger, 1920; Jean Gordon, 1921; Rudolf S. Hecht, 1922; Simon Schwartz, 1923; Frank B. Williams, 1924; Rabbi Emil W. Leipziger, 1925; and W.J. Warrington, 1926.
J.P. Butler, 1927; Brig. Gen. Allison Owen, 1928; Mrs. A.J. Stallings, 1929. Edgar B. Stern, 1930; B.C. Casanas, 1931; Thomas F. Cunningham, 1932; Felix P. Dreyfous, 1933; Charles A. Favrot, 1934; Warren Kearny, 1935. Nicholas Bauer, 1936; Col. L. Kemper Williams, 1937; and Samuel Zemurray, 1938.
Joseph A. Airey, 1939; Dr. Rudolph Matas, 1940; Charles E. Dunbar Jr., 1941; William G. Zetzmann, 1942; Sister Stanislaus Malone, 1943; A.B. Paterson, 1944; Dr. Alton Ochsner, 1945; Mrs. Joseph E. Friend, 1946; Mrs. Charles F. Buck Jr., 1947; Charles E. Fenner, 1948; Mrs. James Weaks Reily, 1949; and Harry Latter, 1950.
Harry McCall, 1951; Joseph H. Epstein, 1952; Mrs. Ernest A. Robin, 1953; Carmelite Janvier, 1954; A.B. Freeman, 1955; Clifford F. Favrot, 1956; Capt. Neville Levy, 1957; Crawford H. Ellis, 1958; James Gilly Jr., 1959; Martha Gilmore Robinson, 1960; Leon Heymann, 1961; Mrs. Robert Laird, 1962; and Percival Stern, 1963.
Edith Stern, 1964; Darwin S. Fenner, 1965; Edgar A.G. Bright, 1966; Rabbi Julian B. Feibelman, 1967; Harold Salmon Sr., 1968; Lucile Blum, 1969; Lester J. Lautenschlaeger, 1970; the Rev. J.D. Grey, 1971; Clayton L. Nairne, 1972; Norma Monnin Hynes, 1973; William B. Burkenroad Jr., 1974; Francis C. Doyle, 1975; Albert W. Dent, 1976; Richard West Freeman, 1977; the Rev. Peter V. Rogers, 1978; and Harry McCall Jr., 1979.
James J. Coleman Sr., 1980; Armand LeGardeur, 1981; Archbishop Philip Hannan, 1982; Ed Rowley, 1983; Rosa Freeman Keller, 1984; Bryan Bell, 1985; Michael J. Molony Jr., 1986; Mary Pumilia, 1987; A. Louis Read, 1988; Dave Dixon, 1989; Carolyn Gay "Blondie" Labouisse, 1990; Norman Francis, 1991; and Diana Lewis, 1992.
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