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The Players Trust's City Clinics program is a grass-roots campaign developed by -- and featuring the active participation of -- active Major Leaguers to promote the game of baseball, life skills and education to underprivileged children, ages 6-16, in select cities across the Americas.
The City Clinics program is underwritten by Majestic Athletic, a division of VF Imagewear, Inc.
The Players Trust enjoys the support of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association's Legends for Youth program in hosting its City Clinics. Children participating in these free clinics receive hands-on instruction from current and former big leaguers in areas such as base-running, pitching, hitting, throwing and fielding. During each three-hour session, City Clinics attendees also participate in a question-and-answer session with active and former players, and receive free T-shirts, autographs and refreshments.
Joining current big leaguers today are former players Edgar Martinez, Felix Milan, Jose Valentin and several other retired Major Leaguers now living in Puerto Rico.
City Clinics also have previously been held in Dallas, Houston, Miami, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Orange, Calif., Philadelphia and Phoenix. The program's next stop is Friday, July 9, when it makes a return visit to Philadelphia.
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The members of the Major League Baseball Players Association created the Players Trust, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, to provide resources of caring to those in need by volunteering in causes close to their hearts and encouraging others to do the same. The foundation became the first of its kind in professional sports established and administered by the players. For additional information, please visit www.MLBPLAYERS.com.
About the MLBPAA and its Legends for Youth Program
Celebrating its 27th year in existence, the Alumni Association is a non-profit organization that was formed to promote the game of baseball, raise money for charity and inspire and educate youth through positive sport images. Each year, the MLBPAA Legends for Youth Program gives thousands of children across the country a chance to learn baseball fundamentals and life skills from former Major League legends.


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Iwona Sobon - Business, General Business Projects in China
Being a qualified accounting technician with a few years of experience, I decided it was time for me to develop some more new skills within finance abroad. China seemed to be the best choice as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Originally I wanted to go to Shanghai, but Projects Abroad found me a placement in Chengdu in a rapidly expanding, international financial consulting company.
My Business Placement
The first day was very exciting; the office was based on the 22nd floor of one of the main trade buildings in the city centre of Chengdu, walking distance from well-known Tianfu Square. My supervisor introduced me to little group of my new colleges and I started work straight away. On a daily basis I was an assistant to the director, conducting market research on international tax laws and legislations, drafting emails, liaising with other branches and reporting to him directly. Later on my main responsibility was to manage a new project for the company involving setting up international bank accounts for property management clients. I also had a couple of projects within my professional field, which included creating final accounts for clients and analysing their cash book.
Some days were busier than others and sometimes I had to stay till late to help with last minute jobs, but I had few days where there was not much to do as well. I wish my work was more related to my qualifications, though, and that Projects Abroad provided more information about the exact role in the placement before my arrival but I am still glad I learnt a bit of the other side of finance.
Travelling in China
I lived with three other volunteers in a flat very near metro station and buses, so transportation to work was easy and very convenient. Chengdu itself is a fascinating city and I'm happy that I was placed there. At the start I was afraid of its famous spicy food as it wasn't my favourite back then but after a few weeks I slowly got used to the flavours and it began to be quite addictive.
Chengdu it is a very busy place with thousands of cars, buses and scooters pouring through the streets at rush hour, it had a certain buzz about it. The atmosphere felt different and friendlier than other parts of China. The people were much more relaxed and welcoming and you would find groups of men and women sitting outside their houses in the evenings eating, chatting, dancing and playing games. Chengdu is the home of cute pandas and the best tea houses. There is also an array of cultural, entertainment and social opportunities available around the city.
During my stay in Chengdu there were only a handful of other volunteers, we always tried to arrange something to do or see around the city and as we had two national holidays in autumn we travelled a bit around Sichuan region. Just a warning, do not go to Jiuzhaigao Park during a national holiday in the first week of October because it was a nightmare! It is a very beautiful place, but there were just too many people.
Only two hours bus ride from Chengdu in Leshan, there is Giant Buddha. If you have an extra day or two, Mount Emei (Emeishan) cannot be missed. After my placement I had time to travel more around China and see the main, breath taking attractions (terracotta warriors, the great wall, forbidden city etc). It is an amazing, evolving country with fascinating culture and history. I will make sure I return there one day.
Final thoughts
At the beginning China was a culture shock, but after a while I really liked it! It was my home for three months. I met great people, had the hottest, but delicious food, saw some fantastic landscapes and attractions and will definitely never forget my experience in there. Project Abroad staff was very nice and supportive. They organised social events every couple of weeks and that always was fun. I recommend to everyone to go and experience China and embrace every moment in there!
Iwona Sobon
Dit verhaal is een persoonlijke ervaring van een vrijwilliger op dit project en dus een momentopname. Houd er rekening mee dat jouw ervaring hiervan af kan wijken. Onze projecten veranderen constant, omdat we inspelen op de lokale behoefte en we voortborduren op de behaalde resultaten. Ook verschillende weersomstandigheden kunnen de ervaring beïnvloeden. Lees meer over wat je kunt verwachten van dit project of neem contact met ons op voor meer informatie.

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Sugar, HFCS & Ethanol in Canada: An Overview ~ A look at the nation's sweetener industry dynamics
By Peter Buzzanell*
About 10% of Nation's Sugar Production Comes from Domestically Grown Beets; Remainder from Imported Raw Cane Sugar Refined in Canada
Canada's beet sugar production has evolved from several plants to one located in Alberta. The bulk of Canadian sugar supplies come from imported raw cane sugar processed at three refineries, located in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, respectively. The resulting refined sugar is marketed to individual buyers in the retail market and mainly to large customers in the country's beverage and food industry.
Corn sweeteners are produced in eastern Canada and compete in sweetener markets with sugar. Canada is also a major producer of maple syrup and honey, with exports going mainly to the U.S. market. Canada has recently initiated an ethanol program to mix ethanol with gasoline, using corn and wheat as the major feedstocks.
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Tea-infused ice cream brand started in Norwalk by ex-banker
Ice cold brew: Tea-infused ice cream brand started in Norwalk by ex-banker
Mario Leite has been a lifelong tea drinker and ice cream aficionado, but it took a pivotal career change to give him the inspiration to put the two together.
In 2011, Leite left the world of investment banking and began to germinate the idea of creating tea-infused ice cream, letting the subtle flavors of familiar brews like Earl Grey and chamomile meld into the creaminess of the dessert. The resulting brand, Norwalk-based Tea-rrific, is co-owned by Leite and his wife, Souvannee, and now offer a variety of different flavors, selling to local markets and national chains alike, which inlcude Whole Foods, Palmer's Market in Darien, Balducci's in Greenwich and Ridgefield Organics & Specialty Market. Nationally, Tea-rrific is sold in 180 stores.
Leite's initial experiments blending tea and ice cream led to his first flavor, London Mist, a combination of Assam black tea, bergamot and vanilla. Other flavors incorporate ingredients like ginger and Matcha green tea, chamomile and honey, and chai-spiced tea.
"I always thought Earl Grey would make a great flavor," Leite said. "The reaction was so positive from people who were trying it. I never thought tea-flavored ice cream would really do well in the market. But there's nothing else like it."
Tea-rrific focuses on natural ingredients, free of gums and preservatives that can give some commercial ice creams a heavy, cloying feel on the tongue, Leite said. Like a good cup of tea itself, Tea-rrific's flavors are intended to be light and palette-cleansing. The teas are brewed fresh from loose leaf blends and mixed with an ice cream base manufactured at Buck's Ice Cream in Milford.
"We love supporting local companies, and it is wonderful to see Tea-riffic truly break the mold with its products," said Daniel Fortin, marketing team leader at Whole Foods in Darien. "Tea-riffic offers a food experience to customers that is not only delicious and incredibly unique, but memorable. We are excited to continue an already amazing partnership with Tea-riffic, and we look forward to seeing the company continue to grow in its success."
For Leite, Tea-rrific is not just a blending of tastes, but also of his skills and interests. Before working as an investment banker for pharmaceutical and biotech companies, he spent time as a researcher in molecular biology, a discipline that fostered his interest in food science as much as investment banking honed his business skills. Still, the transition to Tea-rrific required a bit of experimenting.
"There's definitely some learning to do," Leite said. "I think the everyday customer doesn't realize what it takes to launch a retail product. I think my business training helped a lot in terms of structuring the company."
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Editor's note: In "Food for Change," we'll profile groups out there connecting people to better food access. In this series we want to applaud the passionate people and organizations doing meaningful work with food in their communities. Please share tips for others to include in this column in the comments below.
- The Youth Farm and Market Program in Minneapolis, Minnesota connects youth with opportunities to garden, learn to cook and eat healthy food, and sell their wares at local markets. Year-round programs for 600 participants aged 9 to 24 encourage the values of community work, organizing, and healthy food access. YFMP has a strong cultural component, and sells culturally-appropriate produce to ethnically specific stores and restaurants. The group also organizes low-income communities to participate in buying clubs, and provides produce at reduced rates.
- What if your morning walk featured a snack at the neighborhood fruit tree, laden with ripe fruit for the picking? The Boston Tree Party seeks to make this dream a reality for residents of that city, by engaging community groups and individuals in a large-scale apple tree planting project. The trees are planted in public spaces, and their fruit is available to all. The trees represent the group's larger vision for a food system without barriers to healthy, fresh food. The website includes resources on how to go about planting and tending to an apple tree of your own.
- Red Tomato, a non-profit based in Massachusetts, works to connect farmers and consumers throughout the Northeast. The group helps about 40 family farms in the region connect with grocery stores and local markets, including Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. They also work with farmers to develop sustainable growing methods that are appropriate to the type of food being produced. Red Tomato shares its message of sustainable regional foodsheds in consulting work for other non-profits across the country.
- Recently, gardens have started popping up in schools around the country. CitySprouts, a group in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has facilitated the development of gardens in all twelve of the town's public elementary/middle schools. Children at these schools learn science, math, and literacy skills by studying plant diversity, crop growth, and harvest techniques. Summer programming for motivated youth includes almost daily monitoring of the gardens, and working with college-age fellows to increase the organization's community impact.
- Second Harvest provides a wide variety of programs for low-income and hungry community members in North Florida. The group collects food donations and distributes them to more than 450 soup kitchens, day cares, youth programs, and more. Additionally, the group has programs specifically tailored to the needs of at-risk groups. Their Backpack Program provides a weekend's worth of food to over 600 children, recognizing that the weekend is a time when school lunches and breakfasts aren't available to round out a child's diet. And the Mobile Pantry truck delivers food to where it's needed in low-income communities, reducing the burden of transportation on recipients.
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English painter, teacher, and theorist
Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
Cozens' early years were spent in St. Petersburg, where his father, Richard, originally from Deptford, England, was a master shipbuilder to Peter the Great. Alexander was educated in England from 1727. He is known as the first major English artist devoted to landscape, known for his method of using accidental blots to suggest landscape forms; his treatise explaining the method drew on Leonardo da Vinci. Usually monochromatic, his work suggests the power and mystery of nature.
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We make decisions every day of our lives. Some are good and some are bad. When you make a bad decision, you can either make the situation worse by trying to cover it up or lie about it or just stick your head in the sand and refuse to acknowledge it even happened or you can own up to it with an honest explanation, accept the consequences of your actions, apologize to the people affected by it, learn from it and move on. I'm choosing the second option.
I used a urine adulterant when giving a sample following my fight with Brandon Vera. I did so in an attempt to alter the results of the test and knowingly broke the rules of the Nevada Athletic Commission. This was a terrible decision on my part for which I will be punished. I am prepared to accept this punishment, learn from it and move on. I apologize to the Commission, the UFC, Brandon Vera and the MMA fans.
I do want to explain the circumstances behind my actions. Please do not interpret this as an attempt to justify my actions. I know they were wrong and I know I made bad decisions and I know I deserve to be punished. That is why I began my statement with an admission and an apology before going into these details. This is not an excuse, only an explanation.


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The Colors of Sunshine
All grown in our very own {parking} Lot Garden in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood.
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The video below is a 14 minute tour into the future….
The video below is a 14 minute tour into the future….
Probably. We should have a tree planting AND harvesting plan at the city wide level. Think we will? Not with the hope of an 8-sided TV screen in Rupp!
ATHENS (AFP) – Rising oil prices and chilly economic times are prompting increasing numbers of Greeks to chop down trees for winter warmth, a group of forest engineers warned Tuesday.
Nikos Bokaris, a spokesman for the Panhellenic Union of Forest Engineers, said the debt-wracked nation's forest ecosystems were not yet under threat, but urged the government to act quickly to prevent broader damage.
"You have to remember what happened in Albania," Bokaris said, describing how that country's population felled trees en masse after the collapse of communism. "Even the trees lining the roads were chopped down."
Greek foresters filed 1,500 criminal complaints last year, twice as many as in 2010. About 70 percent of Greece's forests are public, with most of the rest belonging to various religious institutions.
Bokaris attributed the rise to a sharp drop in national funding for forest management, coupled with a near-doubling of oil prices in 2011.
He said forest funds had been slashed from 20 million euros ($26 million) in recent years to 10 million euros from now on.
The cuts are part of Greece's austerity measures agreed with international creditors in a bid to win vital debt bailouts.
The Greek arm of environmental group WWF has also expressed concerns. Its forests expert Konstantinos Liarikos said both individual and organised group activity were impacting the forests.
"Wood poaching," as some in Greece call it, is not a new phenomenon in a country where even modern homes in Athens still have fireplaces. Domestically provided firewood is often not enough, with the shortfall made up by Balkan lumber.
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China is very thirsty for oil. In January, they imported the most crude oil in their history. Their economy is slowing, so it appears that they are using this imported oil to build the world's largest stockpile. Do they know something about this year and oil prices that we don't? (hint – the price is likely to sky rocket…)
We're on the edge of another recession, so how can prices be so high? We import 2/3s of all the oil we use, and we are buy that oil on the world market. The world market is much more expensive than our domestic market. As China buys more than it needs, the price rises. We pay the cost at the pump.
Meanwhile, the US media is blowing the "energy independence" trumpet loudly. Why we have all the oil we need right here! And we use less every year! (thanks to the end of economic growth). Yet, cognitive dissonance will set in as gas tops $4 a gallon. Obama will do everything he can to avoid a spike. We're in for an interesting year.
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Say what you will about the tenets of Chinese economic slowdown assumptions and what not (despite inflation obviously continuing to be a rather pesky issue), at least its steadfast determination to have the world's largest crude oil stockpile is an ethos. At 23.4k metric tons of imports in January, China just imported the most crude in its history, despite the traditionally slow period around the Chinese new year. The trendline is unmissable – at this rate China will become the world's largest importer of Crude in a few short years, surpassing the US easily with its 28K metric tons of imports in a couple of years. Oh, and anyone who thinks that China will volunteer to lose Iran as a primary source of crude imports as its oil is "liberated" by Western powers as the country is obviously en route to having the world's largest crude stockpile (as to why this may be the case, read here), we have a bridge to Isfahan to sell you.
1. The Republican assault on science is really a confirmation that we have hit the limits to growth prophesied 40 years ago by the authors of "Limits to Growth." Why else would they abandon all interest in truth for the sake of continued greed, pollution, and destruction? It must be that they know it has to end or else….So rather than take the "else" they just dismiss science. It is denial at its most tangible. Republicans have developed a willful ignorance and, where necessary, a flat out willingness to lie about scientific truth. The world is getting hotter. We are causing it. We have reached peak oil. Prices go nowhere but up from here. Even in a depression. In the words of Richard Heinberg, "the party is over." And Republicans want to keep you from learning about that fact.
To wit. The Wall Street Journal – the defacto newspaper of the Republicans – recently published an op-ed entitled No Need to Panic About Global Warming. The article was signed by 16 "scientists", who turned out to be fossil fuel-sponsored shills who didn't disclose the fact in the article. Here's the thesis: "there's 'no compelling scientific argument for drastic action to 'decarbonize' the world's economy'. From the article: 'The lack of warming for more than a decade—indeed, the smaller-than-predicted warming over the 22 years since the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) began issuing projections—suggests that computer models have greatly exaggerated how much warming additional CO2 can cause. Faced with this embarrassment, those promoting alarm have shifted their drumbeat from warming to weather extremes, to enable anything unusual that happens in our chaotic climate to be ascribed to CO2. The fact is that CO2 is not a pollutant. CO2 is a colorless and odorless gas, exhaled at high concentrations by each of us, and a key component of the biosphere's life cycle.'"
Yep, they said that. So don't worry. We can pollute all we want in an effort to keep the greed machine cranking out money for the rich.
Now, this piece has been thoroughly debunked as an "amateurish collection of falsehoods and half truths". The issue is of course that these people are just making shit up in an effort to deny reality. That says more to me about the real physical limits we are facing than anything else.
See #3 below for more fun from the WSJ.
2. There are some funny numbers over at the Lexington Venture Club. We get a breathless tout from Commerce Lexington about the "groovy success" of the start-up community! But the numbers don't really add up.
For example, in 2011, the club claims to have given out nearly $70 million dollars to local companies. For that, we have an employment of 605 full time workers, and 175 part time. Now, it is not clear if they mean that these are new jobs or if they are simply the number of people employed at the firms. If these are new jobs, then for every new full time hob created, the club spent $90,065 and for every part time job they spent $87,822.
If these are not new, but rather existing jobs, then we need to see how much spending nearly $70million will increase employment year over year. In 2010, the Club reported 537 full time jobs in these firms and 211 part time. That's an increase of 68 full time jobs and a loss of 36 part time jobs. So, if you spend $70million you get that?
Lets look at this over time. In 2005, the Venture Club reports that 176 full time jobs and 109 part time jobs existed in companies that received venture funding. In the intervening six years the club has invested a total of $343,209,452 and has added a total of 429 new full time jobs and 66 part time jobs. I'm not real good at math, but something seems really out of whack.
This whole shtick that small business and entrepreneurs are going to "innovate" their way to job creation appears to be a myth. The reality says that huge investments are not translating into a large number of jobs. They may be great investments for investors and the workers, but they are not transforming our city.
Where does this investment come from? Of the $69,858,852 invested, 25% comes from government sources. So THIS is the kind of government spending the righteous can get behind? Not much of a return if I say so myself.
Then you've got the whole "this is good for the city" angle – it adds tax revenues to the coffers through the payroll tax! These jobs are touted as having an average wage of over $65,000. Well, at the city's current payroll tax rate of 2.25%, then the 605 full time jobs at the firms paid $889,812 in taxes to the city last year. Sounds like a lot, but in a budget of approximately $274,000,000, it amounts to 0.32% of the budget. A pittance.
Then we get nonsense such as UK Prez Caputo saying that entrepreneurs are "the future of our city and our country." Yeah, at the rate of 279 jobs (1/2 part time) and $70 million in investment per year, how long will it take and how much will it cost to put the 19,318 unemployed people in Lexington back to work?
So, $343,000,000 has been invested – $85 million of that government money – creating a handful of jobs and adding nothing to the city. Why would anyone but successful investors celebrate this number?
3. Does anything exceed a Republican's capacity for seeing themselves as victims? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal "What Pepsi can learn from McDonalds" describes how Pepsi has lost its way trying to offer more healthy alternatives. Look the McDonald's, the author says, where they pretend to offer healthier alternatives, but really they are selling the same old shit and making huge profits from it. Here's the crux: "Here's what McDonald's has come to understand that Pepsi hasn't. McDonald's spends $2 billion a year on advertising and brand-building. To build a brand is to create a hostage, and a full-time activist industry has evolved to expropriate a small sliver of this value to promote its own causes." So the promotion of the crap McDonalds does only enables the leeches who want people to eat better. McDonalds could be a hostage to them. Ah but McDonalds doesn't really care, because they ignore the critics and only changes what they do when consumers demand it. "McDonald's has learned not to panic about this. In May, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and two other groups ran full-page ads demanding the company retire its mascot clown, Ronald McDonald. The ads generated probably millions of dollars in free publicity for the activist groups in various media. Ronald is going nowhere."
And this: People don't get fat because of Pepsi and McDonalds, but rather "Let's also admit that neither McDonalds nor Pepsi is responsible for our inbuilt Pleistocene craving for fat or the disappearance of exercise from American lifestyles, if these are in fact the reason for the rise in obesity. The science itself remains muddy: A problem with insulin regulation increasingly seems a more precise explanation of the obesity trend."
Seriously. Read that again. And then read point number one of this essay.
"This is a president who believes that the American pie has now grown as large as it will ever get. It's not going to get any bigger, so what he's telling people across America is, 'If you aren't satisfied with your piece of the pie, and you think the man next to you has a bigger piece,' he says, 'I've got solution for you: I'll take part of his piece – I'll keep most of it – and I'll give a little bit to you, and you should be happy because that's what America is going to be under four more years of Barack Obama'.
Now we can't have that because what Mitt Romney believes is that the size of the American pie is infinite, that the only thing – the only thing – that limits the size of the American pie is our work ethic, our integrity, our ingenuity, and that means America's pie is limitless."
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics Wednesday released its predictions for what jobs will see the biggest growth – and the biggest declines – between 2010 and 2020.
Overall, government analysts expect employment to grow show growth of 14.3 percent from 2010 to 2020, meaning 20.5 million new jobs will be added."
WOW! That means that we'll be adding over 2 million jobs per year!
Wait a minute……we have added only 3.1 million new jobs since 2010. That leaves us with needing to create 17,400,000 over the next 8 years. That's only 2,175,000 new jobs a year over the next 8 years. Surely we can pull that off right?
And what kind of jobs will they be?
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the largest job growth by 2020:
Hell yeah! Mostly just the kind of low wage work that corporate Amerika wants us to have. Poor people are docile people, at least here.
What this list really tells me is that despite our vaunted pitch that education will set you free, very few of these jobs require much more than the basic minimum. Yet how many college-educated young people will fill these jobs – most of which don't really need a college education? Don't you notice the basic mismatch between what we are saying – go to college! – and what kinds of jobs will be waiting for you when you get done?
Figure 2. Two views of future growth
The problem is that when limited oil supply is rationed by high oil prices, economic growth slows down, and eventually decreases (Figure 2). When this happens, it becomes much less advantageous to borrow from the future, because the future is no longer better than today. If an economic contraction occurs for very long, the whole debt system can be expected to undergo a major "unwind".
Logic says the result would be fairly cataclysmic. We recently started seeing the beginning of this unwind with the financial crisis of 2008-2009. We are seeing more of the potential unwind with the problems in Greece and the rest of Europe, and with the US government reaching limits on borrowed debt. Exactly how this will play out is uncertain, but debt defaults in Europe could spread to banks worldwide, in one scenario.
With much less credit available, demand for extracted energy products would fall, because with less debt, people can afford to purchase fewer products that use energy, such as new cars. Prices of oil and oil substitutes will fall, making oil extraction unprofitable in locations where extraction costs are high. The result is not likely to be a slow decline, of the type attributed to M. King Hubbert. Instead, a much more precipitous decline can be expected (Figure 3).


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65 dead in devastating Christchurch quake
A major search and rescue operation is underway in Christchurch this morning where at least 100 people remain trapped under rubble.
Construction workers and search and rescue specialists toiled under floodlights to dig out survivors and the dead from buildings flattened by the earthquake that ripped the city apart.
Dozens of search and rescue and medical staff have arrived to continue with the frantic recovery effort.
Yesterday's earthquake has claimed at least 65 lives and scores more are injured in what Prime Minister John Key says "may well be New Zealand's darkest day".
The death toll is already the second highest from a New Zealand earthquake - outranked only by the 256 people killed in the violent 7.9 1931 Hawke's Bay quake, whose 70th anniversary was marked earlier this month.
Police have reported "multiple fatalities" at several locations in the downtown area, including in buses crushed by falling buildings.
Buildings have been destroyed with at least 100 people believed to be trapped inside. Rescuers warned some people remained trapped overnight.
More bodies were likely to be pulled from the rubble of the Canterbury Television building which collapsed in the earthquake, a man involved in assisting rescue teams in their hunt for survivors said tonight.
The Southern Demolition employee, who did not want to be named, told NZPA rescue personnel pulled bodies from the rubble while he was assisting in the recovery effort.
"We were working on one side of the building and on that side we managed to pull one person alive but we also pulled out a body. On the other side they pulled out four or five - I don't know if they were dead or alive.
"It was awful," he said.
He said rescue personnel were risking their lives to jack up parts of the building allow members of urban search and rescue to look for survivors.
"Those guys are brilliant. They get in there where they shouldn't be and if they hear anything everything is turned off while they locate where the sound is coming from," he said.
At a press conference after 8.30pm last night, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English said Cabinet had made available emergency funds for the recovery operation.
The Government was willing to throw every effort at the recovery, English said. "Time is now of the essence."
English said the scale of destruction and loss of life in Christchurch "is becoming obvious".
A large number of people were simply too traumatised to get themselves home tonight, he said.
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has told TVNZ the death toll could double.
It could be later this morning before the number of missing is known.
The next official update is expected at 5.30am today when Civil Defence will hold a press conference in the Beehive bunker.
Up to 31 Japanese students from a foreign-language school are believed to among those trapped under collapsed buildings in the city.
The students, from Toyama city, were eating lunch when the earthquake struck. There are reports three of the students have been taken to hospital, one in a serious condition.
According to the Yomiuri Shimbun's online Japanese edition, responses have been heard from nine of the trapped students.
The Pyne Gould Guinness building has tilted at an awkward angle and slumped to the ground with 30 people thought to be inside, while people are trapped under desks in the Christchurch Press building opposite Christ Church Cathedral.
Fatalities have been reported in the Canterbury TV building, while the Forsyth Barr Tower has lost its stairs, so those trapped high above ground had to be lifted out by crane.
People are also feared trapped in hotels, Civil Defence Minister John Carter said.
"What we don't know is whether they were out looking around the town or were in their rooms."
Christchurch Hospital is operational but people are being asked to keep the Emergency Department for major casualties only.
A generator has been brought in to maintain power supply at Christchurch Hospital Riverside Block. "If power is not fully restored this evening patients at Christchurch Hospital's Riverside Block may need to be evacuated," a statement said.
A Royal New Air Force Boeing 757 was due to land in Christchurch from Whenuapai Air Force Base at 10.30pm last night carrying 54 search and rescue staff, plus 20 St John's medical staff.
More than 200 soldiers are assisting NZ Police with cordon duties and the Navy's vessel Canterbury docked in Lyttelton has offloaded around 160 persons for cordon support duties.
Two Iroquois helicopters from Ohakea have arrived to assist with rescue efforts in the city. Other Navy ships are also on the way.
The NZ Army's medical teams are at four different locations around Christchurch with military officers working with the Police. NZ Defence Force firefighters are working with local fire brigades.
English said the force of the earthquake was above the limit modern buildings were designed to withstand.
An estimated 1200 people sheltered in Addington overnight, while nurses with specialist intensive care skills are being flown to the city.
Schools are closed until further notice.
Residents have been told to stay at home and save any safe water for drinking, including rain water which could be collected as rain falls tonight as the city's reservoirs have been shut down. Toilets should not be flushed and water should be boiled as sewage systems have failed, Parker said.
Parker said up to 25 buildings of significant size in the city were probably damaged beyond repair.
Hospitals around the South Island were being cleared to take the hundreds of casualties expected, while makeshift hospitals were being set up in parts of Christchurch.
Emergency triage centres for the injured are operating at Latimer Square, Canterbury University and the Sanitarium Building in Papanui - not South City or the Spotlight Mall, Sydenham, police said.
"This is a big problem. Far worse in casualties than the 4th of September, largely because it happened at a different time of the day," Civil Defence director John Hamilton said.
Pyne Gould Corporation has confirmed that staff from the building are missing, but would not say how many. The company was working to account for each staff member.
People died when buses were crushed under falling building facades, Radio NZ reported.
At the building's cordon, Labour Party leader Phil Goff said earlier this evening that at least 30 people were feared trapped inside and at least one person was killed. Families were congregating at the cordon, he said.
Parker said: "There are people fighting for their lives at the moment but there are also people fighting for them."
"We're in the middle of an extremely serious situation. We're preparing ourselves for what I think will be a really sad, bleak day for our city but be reassured everybody is doing what they can."
Parker said there were currently people still trapped in cars and buildings, with some being able to phone to say they're trapped.
Defence Forces have been called in to assist with the earthquake recovery and were going door to door checking on residents.
The airport was closed to all but emergency flights and Lyttelton tunnel was shut.
Christchurch Hospital remained open but was also damaged. It asked that only seriously injured people come to the emergency department. It had a full emergency plan in operation.
Power should return to half of Christchurch tonight, with most of the city back on in the next three to four days, lines company Orion said.
St John's Ambulance had run out of ambulances and was using four wheel drives to get the injured out.
The New Zealand Blood Service has been flooded with calls from people wanting to donate blood.
The service said it presently had adequate blood stock, but would advise through its Facebook page and website if that changed.
Thousands of homeless Christchurch residents are tonight bracing for a long, cold, wet and worrying night in welfare centres.
The Christchurch City Council said a welfare centre at Addington Raceway had closed due to high umbers, believed to be about 1200.
People were instead asked to go to Burnside School, Papanui High School, the Lyttelton Recreation Centre, Brooklands Community Centre or Akaroa Senior School.
WeatherWatch.co.nz said the temperature was expected to fall to 9-10degC overnight, compounded by light rain. Many more aftershocks were also expected.
However, the showers should clear in the morning and a high of 18degC was expected.
An Urban Search and Rescue team (SAR) from Australia would arrive after midnight.
Two New Zealand SAR teams were on their way as well as ambulances from around the South Island.
Some critical patients had been flown from Christchurch to other hospitals around the South Island.
Military personnel were being coordinated to make areas safe.
The spire of Christchurch Cathedral, the heart of the city, has collapsed.
Dean of Cathedral Peter Beck said they tried to get out who they could but it was now in the hands of emergency services. "It doesn't look good".
He had "no idea" of how many people were inside.
Power was out in a significant portion of the city. While some parts will have power restored overnight it could be fours days till power was restored across the city.
A significant number of hotels have collapsed and it was not known how many people were inside, the Civil Defence Minister said earlier this afternoon.
Bodies were seen being taken out of the damaged YHA hostel in the city.
On the corner of Lichfield and High Streets, a block of shops had completely collapsed and rescue services believed four or five people are trapped in the rubble.
One body had been pulled from the wreckage.
People trapped in the CBD have put signs up at the windows saying 'HELP'.
Helicopters were being used to put out fires in the central city.
Amber Armitage said people were wandering around central Christchurch trying to get out but all exits from the city were blocked.
There was a strong smell of gas and clouds of dust.
A bus on Colombo St was "completely trapped under bricks" and people were working to free passengers trapped in it.
She said the quake felt much stronger than the 7.1 quake on September 4, 2010 and believed the city was "irreparable".
Former Blenheim woman Joh Bloomberg was working in Ballantynes department store in central Christchurch when the earthquake struck.
"I was clinging to this cupboard next to my desk. I thought it was going to be fine, but it got worse and worse, and went on for so long. It's the worst one I've felt."
She walked outside to nearby Lichfield St and saw a car flattened by a fallen section of building.
"I'm normally pretty calm with things like this but when I saw a huge concrete slab on top of that car ...
"It's squashed down to zero. You never think you'll see anything like that."
Everyone was screaming as they left the store.
A colleague of Miss Bloomberg's walked outside to Cashel St mall and saw people lying on the ground who she thought had been hit by falling rubble from a nearby cafe.
Kay Cowlishaw said there was destruction everywhere.
"There's just water pouring out and sewerage, the whole garage is filled with water. There are cracks in the road.
Sally Blundell lives in Opawa and said their whole house shifted on its piles.
"We have no water, no power. We are really shaken. Most of us do not know what has happened to the inner city. We are just hearing reports on the radio and it sounds really frightening. The ground is still like jelly, a low level shake all the time."
Malcolm, a policeman from Darfield, was driving in the city when the earthquake hit.
"I thought I had a flat tyre, then the place was shaking like hell."
He said oak trees in the Hagley Park had been uprooted and fallen across tents.
"I'm shaken, I'm at Christ College now and the school is a shambles - there's a lot of damage to the buildings.
"All of the water pipes are burst and it looks like a tsunami coming across the park."
"It's just unbelievable - just the sheer power."
His daughter was at Rangi Ruru school and she said students were running around screaming.
A patient in Christchurch Hospital, who was in the riverside block when the first quake hit, said things were falling down and some elderly people were injured in the stairs.
"It was just a lot of panic. The nurses and doctors were quite calm but I think just like the first time, it was all quiet, then all of a sudden there was panic."
Christchurch Hospital is operational but people are being asked to keep the Emergency Department for major casualties only.
The hospital, along with most other hospitals in the region has suffered infrastructure damage, a Health Ministry statement said.
A generator has been brought in to maintain power supply at Christchurch Hospital Riverside Block. "If power is not fully restored this evening patients at Christchurch Hospital's Riverside Block may need to be evacuated."
Large volumes of patients are being triaged through the Christchurch Hospital ED, many with serious injuries. Patients with non-life threatening injuries are being assessed and treated in Christchurch Women's Hospital and the Outpatients Department.
Patients from the top two floors of Christchurch Hospital have been evacuated to lower floors. There is some water damage throughout the hospital but staff are awaiting further assessments.
St John district commander Tony Dowell said they had been seeing a range of injuries from serious to minor.
Mostly of the injuries were from crushing. St John was mobilising resources from West Coast, Dunedin, Nelson and South Canterbury.
The National Crisis Centre in Auckland had also been activated.
Today's 6.3 earthquake would have felt more powerful for Christchurch residents than the original quake on September 4.
GNS duty seismologist Bill Fry said the acceleration of today's earthquake was larger in Christchurch city than the magnitude 7 earthquake last year.
"Instantaneously, they would have felt the greatest amount of shaking today. But the duration would not have been as long."
The earthquake happened at a shallow depth of five to six kilometres below ground.
In the city, the acceleration measured the same as the force of gravity.
In September, the largest acceleration felt around the city was on its eastern side, and this measured 0.8 times the force of gravity.
Today's earthquake did not last as long as the September quake, but Dr Fry said its duration had not been confirmed yet.


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Caroline Schlehuber, a 13-year-old from Sunfish Lake, has been chosen by Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, to join a delegation of children and
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Sgt. Grant Snyder, lead investigator for sex trafficking, spoke to the crowd at Simley High School about what sex trafficking looks like and who the victims are. (Hannah Burlingame photos/Review)
It doesn't seem like something that would occur here: young boys and girls lured into the dark world known as sex trafficking.
Unfortunately, it does happen.
On Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. there will be a sex trafficking awareness forum at Simley High School, 2920 80th St. E., Inver Grove Heights.
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On Nov. 3 residents of West St. Paul, Mendota Heights and part of Eagan will have the opportunity to select a majority of the ISD 197 school board.
The terms of current school board members Brenda Corbett, Joanne Mansur, Byron Schwab and Mark Spurr are set to expire Dec. 31. All but Spurr are running for re-election.
This summer area school districts, including 197, 199, and 6, are participating in the Minnesota Department of Education's Summer Food Service Program.
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Goblin Secrets
Goblin Secrets
The story takes place in a strange and mysterious place called Zombay. It is divided into two parts --- Northside and Southside. The streets of Northside are laid out in straight lines that intersect and cross each other at right angles, almost with military precision. Its buildings are also straight and precise. Southside's streets twist and turn on each other in a maze of tangles and confusion. The streets are lined with houses and buildings that lean every which way. The city is inhabited by humans, witches and goblins; strange creatures like dust fish (fish that swim in dust) and guzzards (flightless birds that scavenge for food); and mechanical, gear-driven gizmos, some of which are useful and some of which aren't. Zombay also a city where coal is not mined from the ground and is never used by the people in Southside. Coal takes on a significance of its own in this story.
"William Alexander introduces us to not only a whole new world of fantasy and adventure but also a whole new way of writing in this genre."
Rownie lives in the Southside, where he shares a shack with Graba (known as "grandmother"), who is a witch. He is the youngest in a house full of children that Graba has taken in, or "collected," over the years. They are known as Grubs and are expected to do her bidding.
Even though Rownie is surrounded by his "family," he wants one thing: to find his real long-lost brother, Rowan. Rowan disappeared after acting in a secret play --- acting is forbidden within the city limits, as no human is permitted to wear a mask and pretend to be something or someone they are not. Goblins, however, are allowed to act and perform plays because they are no longer human; they are the "Changed".
When Rownie meets a troupe of traveling goblins, he is fascinated by their use of masks and words and wants to learn their craft. He is taken into their world where he is given not only the promise of being an actor, but also the hope the goblins will help him find Rowan. They knew him and are curious about his disappearance. During his time with the goblins, Rownie discovers the real power of masks.
However, when Rownie joins forces with the goblins, he must be constantly on the lookout for Graba and her Grubs. Graba considers her children to be her possessions. They cannot leave without her permission. She has magical ways and means of keeping track of all her children at all times. But Graba is not the only villain in the story. Rownie meets the Lord Mayor of Zombay. Let's just say he does not have the city's best interests at heart.
And, Rownie learns that a long-predicted flood will soon wipe out half the city, the Southside half. Can Rownie do anything to prevent this? Can he find his brother? Will he learn the Goblins' secrets? You'll have to read the book yourself to find the answers to these questions.
Be prepared, though. I've read a lot of children's fantasy stories and this one was unlike any I had read before. William Alexander introduces us to not only a whole new world of fantasy and adventure but also a whole new way of writing in this genre. His word description, or "word building" as one reviewer put it, is unique. If you like fantasy, mystery and adventure, this is one book you will definitely want to read.
Reviewed by Christine M. Irvin on November 9, 2012
Goblin Secrets
- Publication Date: March 6, 2012
- Genres: Fantasy, Youth Fiction
- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books


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5. Jake Peavy traded.
I realize this saga started in 2008, but it actually happened in 2009. The Padres had made no secret of their desire to trade Jake away, repeatedly saying they couldn't meet the contract terms they had agreed to in Dec 2007 (as a refresher, that extension meant Peavy would make $15M in 2010, $16M in 2011, $17M in 2012, and an option for $22M in 2013 (with a $4M club buyout)).
Jake was supposedly traded to the Braves in Nov 08, but that deal fell through when the two clubs couldn't agree on the players going back to San Diego.
How the trade played out makes it a top 5 story this year. Although widely reported as traded to the White Sox in May, Jake invoked his no-trade clause and rejected the trade. Something about wanting to pitch in the NL and liking San Diego. I remember thinking 'That's AWESOME!' at the time. Why would a player negotiate a no-trade clause and not use it if he's happy where he was?
Alas, the reprieve was short-lived. Jake was eventually traded at the deadline, for ostensibly the same players the Padres would have gotten had the May deal gone through. Back in May, this story had the money quote which explains why Peavy ultimately went to Chicago:
Linebrink talked to Peavy Wednesday and revealed Thursday morning that he thought the likelihood of the deal being completed was "50-50" but added, "[Peavy's] running out of spots to go to."
Linebrink said Peavy was very pointed in his questions but realized the White Sox might be the best chance for him to leave San Diego, which is rebuilding.
Whether this was a good trade for San Diego won't be known for a couple of years. Of the four players obtained - Clayton Richard, Aaron Poreda, Adam Russell, and Dexter Carter - Richard spent the rest of the year in San Diego, Russell was activated 24 August, Poreda was a September call-up, and Carter is still in the minors. Richard looked promising in the rotation, and Poreda received hype as a "can't miss prospect" a la Rick Porcello in Detroit.
4. Anthony Gwynn Jr acquired.
Perhaps more of a big deal because of his name, but the trade bringing Tony Gwynn Jr to San Diego sent ripples through the community. He was in AAA when acquired, and the Padres immediately brought him up to the big club where he spent the rest of the season.
Tony fought the allegations he was brought in merely as a publicity stunt by putting up a .348/.439/.467 slash line in his first 27 games with the club. However, following the 22 June off-day he cooled significantly (.248/.322/.306). His lousy SLG is more amazing considering he hit both his home runs during that 92 game stretch.
Tony Gwynn Jr probably doesn't hit enough to remain the long-term answer in CF. Plus, the club reportedly continues to look for a right-handed hitting outfielder to play center. But for a day, and perhaps almost a month, we remembered how good a ballplayer his old man was, and smiled whenever his name reverberated through the stadium.
3. Everth Cabrera stolen.
When Kevin Towers selected Cabrera during the 2008 Rule V draft, no one really noticed. Cabrera played with the Colorado Rockies Class A affiliate (Asheville) in 2008, and was not on their 40 man roster. Who would protect a Class A player anyway, when Rule V draftees must spend the year on the ML roster or be returned to their former organization? The Padres thought they saw something at a position they had no real organizational depth. Remember, they signed David Eckstein to play short before the '09 season.
Cabrera was set back almost 2 months with a broken left hand, but upon his return he immediately had an impact. His showed off a cannon for an arm, and gave the Padre lineup something in short supply around here - speed. His 25 for 32 in steals isn't great, but the 25 thefts represented almost a third of the teams' 82 steals last season. He looks like the lead-off hitter of the future for this club (his .342 OBP isn't great, but it isn't awful). Not bad for a Rule V guy who'd never played above A-ball.
2. Dick Enberg hired.
Hey, whenever you hire a 75 year-old legend of a broadcaster, that's big news in my book.
It is, however, a curious hiring. For one, Enberg hasn't been the primary play-by-play guy for a baseball team since 1978. For another, he hasn't called baseball at all since 1985. Next, he hasn't even been associated with a baseball broadcast/production since 1989 (the last year he was the NBC studio host for the Game of the Week).
So why hire him? Is it a publicity stunt? Or does it signal a major re-shuffling of the broadcast talent covering the Padres? Fans remain confused, and somewhat angry, especially at the conspiracy-theory thoughts regarding this hiring and the amount of air time the Baseball HOF broadcaster San Diego already employs will get in 2010.
Dick Enberg is a professional. I'm quite sure he's doing all the necessary research now to not sound like an idiot on the air. It will be nice to hear someone with a clue on the TV feed (that's not a shot at Mark Neely, but at his predecessor).
I'll hold out hope that, at some point next season, Dick and Jerry Coleman will call a few innings together. That would be fun.
1. Kevin Towers fired.
Twenty years in the organization. Fourteen years as the General Manager. Four Division Titles (1996, 1998, 2005, 2006). Just missed the playoffs as the Wild Card in 2004 and 2007. One NL Pennant (1998). By any measure, the most successful General Manager in franchise history.
Following a disastrous 2008, and a .400 start to 2009, he remolded the roster to make the Padres competitive down the stretch. Hey 39-35 isn't a bad finish when you start 36-52. There is some measured excitement going into 2010 based on how the 2009 team finished, and who's on the current roster. However, despite John Moores still being the Chairman of the club, and all Kevin Towers' past efforts, it wasn't enough to save his job with the new leadership. Towers was 'let go' the last weekend of the season.
New leadership bringing in new personnel surprises no one. The fact that no indications/rumors existed on this firing until like 24 hours before it was announced made it a surprise, and why it is the top Padre story in 2009.
Jed Hoyer has just begun writing his name in the Padre history book. He has some large shoes to fill.


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Two more cases of fungal meningitis were reported in Marion County on Friday. That increases the number to nine, including two fatalities.
Two more cases of fungal meningitis were reported in Marion County on Friday. That increases the number to nine, including two fatalities.
Nationally, health officials say 185 patients have been affected in 12 states. The death toll remained at 14 on Friday.
What's leaving Florida health officials puzzled is why only Marion County is reporting ill and dying patients. Six medical clinics in Florida used the contaminated vials that cause the illness, but only three of those clinics were in Marion County.
"That's the question we're looking to answer," State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong said during a Friday afternoon teleconference.
The three Ocala clinics are the Florida Pain Clinic, the Surgery Center of Ocala and the Marion Pain Management Center.
The two new cases are women ages 52 and 79. Both are being treated for the infection, and both received their tainted injections at the Marion Pain Management Center.
One of the fatalities, an 83-year-old man who died this week, received his shot at the Marion Pain Management Center.
The other fatality, a 70-year-old man who died in July, received his injection at the Florida Pain Clinic, whose owner disputes the link between the shot and the death.
Officials have not revealed the names of the patients. They have said only that there are three female patients, ages 52-79, and six men, ages 48-87.
According to Armstrong, 775 doses of the suspect steroid vials were injected into patients in Florida. Most of those patients have been contacted, warned of the contamination and encouraged to get medical advice.
The Florida Department of Health's hotline for anyone concerned about the disease is 1-866-523-7339. Armstrong said his agency has received about 600 calls in the past week.
At issue are tainted lots of methylprednisolone acetate, a steroid used to treat back pain. The contaminated medicine was distributed by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Massachusetts.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are investigating. A Connecticut senator has called on the Justice Department to join in, as well.
Dr. Madeleine Biondolillo, director of health care safety and quality at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, has accused the company of violating a state law that allows compounding pharmacies to only mix drugs after receiving a patient's specific prescription.
In this case, she said, NECC mass-produced compounded drugs.
As the regulatory and governmental angles play out, victims of the rare outbreak are seeking expert advice — and not just the medical kind.
Law firms are advertising aggressively, reaching out to anyone who has contracted fungal meningitis linked to the contaminated steroid injections.
The first lawsuit connected to the case was filed Thursday in federal court in Minnesota. A woman there said she was injected with the suspect steroid.
The Orlando law firm of Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter said Thursday it already has two clients connected with the nationwide outbreak, including one from Marion. St. Petersburg-based Whittel & Melton said it is preparing to file suit on behalf of clients in Massachusetts.
Both firms have satellite offices in Ocala.
"Anyone who has (the fungal meningitis) symptoms should have a lawyer … They will have a right to compensation," said Melvin Wright, of Colling Gilbert.
"You'll probably see more mass marketing (by law firms,)" he said. "There are possibly thousands of people that were affected by this."
Indeed, federal officials estimate 14,000 people may have been injected with the three recalled lots of vials. They were shipped to 76 medical facilities in 23 states.
Wright recommends victims use a law firm that already has clients handling cases connected to the outbreak because "they'll have more leverage" to secure financial compensation.
Wright expects to file his lawsuits in Florida and not Massachusetts, where NECC manufactured the contaminated methylprednisolone acetate.
"Florida law is more fair to consumers than it is in some other states," he said.
Little is known about the financial resources, or insurance position, of NECC. But Wright said people shouldn't assume the company is under insured. He also said the company has probably been very financially successful.
Wright said just because people were hiring lawyers doesn't mean they are overly litigious or looking for a quick buck.
"What would you have them do, suffer in silence? Of course they're going to hire a lawyer," he said. "Any lawsuit is considered a frivolous lawsuit until it's you."
What will make these lawsuits somewhat unique is the nature of the disease, said Jason Melton of the St. Petersburg law firm.
The CDC reported that the fungal meningitis is sometimes difficult to definitively diagnose and that symptoms may take month to present.
"I would be very concerned for anyone that thinks they're OK," Melton said, adding that later tests might show infection.
Melton recommends hiring a lawyer for no other reason than to register in the legal system — just in case symptoms emerge long from now.
He said his clients are afraid because of the potentially late onset of symptoms and because so little is known about the fungus associated with the illness.
"One of my clients told me, 'I'm scared. I don't know who to believe' and I don't know what to tell him," Melton said.
"I've never seen anything like this. There's a reason this is national news. It's terrifying for a lot of people."
Symptoms of the fungal meningitis include fever, new or worsening headache, nausea or a new neurological deficit consistent with a deep brain stroke. Almost all patients have reported headaches and half have reported fever, back pain or nausea, said Dr. J. Todd Weber, incident manager of the multi-state meningitis outbreak for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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About Swift Technology Group
Europa Aircraft is part of the Swift Technology Group.
Swift Technology Group focus on state of the art technologies to design and manufacture products for the aviation, automotive, marine and energy (renewable energy, oil and gas) industries.
The group comprises four companies: Swift Aircraft Ltd, Europa Aircraft Ltd, Swift TG Solutions Ltd, and Aviation and Marine Engineering (AMEL)
Swift Technology Group is one of the only companies who design and manufacture light aircraft in the UK today.
The company currently employs 16 people. The engineering office is based in Edinburgh whilst the manufacturing facility is based in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire.


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I have been overwhelmed by the well wishes and touching comments that have been made regarding my previous post. Just thank you so much for taking the time to write a few words. I have read them all over and over again, and they have helped me, particular thanks to Shropshire Suz and Kari......touched me deep inside. We are on the mend, tiny steps though but life is returning to some kind of normal.
Things making me happy this week
1. Bowls of beautiful buttons sitting on the counter in the gallery (above)
2. A weekend spent with friends and lots of smiles and laughter
3. Chicken broth
4. Evenings spent on the sofa snuggling with hubby
5. Planning a trip to Paris next week (an early Christmas present)
6. Painting again!!!!!
Lots and lots of love to each and every person who reads this little old blog of mine. xxx


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About The Lobotomist
Download the first chapter of The Lobotomist, or peruse the index. These excerpts are in PDF format, and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read them.
This groundbreaking biography takes readers into one of the darkest chapters of American medicine — the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Before the introduction of effective psychiatric medication in the 1950s, patients often had no choice other than to accept confinement in crowded and horrific asylums, or to submit to dangerous "shock" therapies.
Into this crisis stepped Walter Freeman, a neurologist and psychiatrist who believed he saw a way out of this quagmire. At a time when Freudian psychoanalysis and other "talk" therapies were growing ascendant, he advocated a completely different type of treatment — a brain operation intended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. In partnership with neurosurgeon James Watts, Freeman adopted the surgical technique of a little known Portuguese physician, rechristened it lobotomy , and began performing the operation in the United States. In time, he transformed lobotomy into a controversial outpatient procedure, traveled the world performing psychosurgeries, and devoted his life to tracking the recovery of his patients. Meanwhile, his personal life collapsed around him.
As gripping as a medical thriller, The Lobotomist examines the motivations of a man whose personality combined brilliance with arrogance, compassion with egotism, and determination with stubbornness. The result is an unforgettable portrait of a physician who permanently shaped the lives of his patients, as well as the course of medical history.
In 2008, the PBS series American Experience broadcast a documentary based on the book. The Lobotomist was recently optioned for screen adaptation by Mythology Entertainment.
Watch the broadcast trailer for The Lobotomist, a PBS American Experience documentary based on Jack El-Hai's book.
The Lobotomist has received a great deal of media attention, including reviews and articles in The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, Discover Magazine, Scientific American Mind, and the Philadelphia Inquirer, among many others. Here's a sampling of the praise:
"Jack El-Hai has written an absorbing, unsettling and cautionary story of the man who sold the lowly ice pick as the surgical solution to the mental illness of tens of thousands of people…. The author, a respected science journalist, started his research assuming that Freeman was akin to Josef Mengele. He ends this book with a nuanced, haunted view of his subject… With The Lobotomist, El-Hai gives his readers a first-class biography and, without saying so, a tutorial in the sober need for professional humility."
— Karen R. Long, Cleveland Plain Dealer
"In The Lobotomist, Jack El-Hai's lively biography, Freeman comes across as a classic American type, a do-gooder and a go-getter with a bit of the huckster thrown in."
— William Grimes, The New York Times
"One of the many virtues of El-Hai's text is the rich detail he provides about Freeman's life and ideas. His readers will thus be able to judge Walter Freeman for themselves and decide whether he is, as El-Hai would have it, "a maverick medical genius" or, as others have concluded, a moral monster."
— Andrew Scull, The Los Angeles Times
"A story of desperation among thousands of patients, families, clinicians and policymakers struggling to manage a population seemingly crippled by illnesses for which there was no help. It is also a worrisome account of physicians groping for solutions to problems that they could not adequately address. In this sense, El-Hai's treatment of this medical saga is also poignant and illuminating."
— Richard Lipkin, Scientific American Mind
"Relying heavily upon Freeman's notes, letters, and journals, El-Hai reconstructs the life of a man whose main mission, aside from personal glory, was to help the helpless… Driven, egotistical, brilliant, and focused, Freeman is as fascinating as the chronicle of twentieth-century psychiatry in which El-Hai sets his story."
— Donna Chavez, Booklist
In the news
Radio programs around the world have featured The Lobotomist. Use these links to hear Jack El-Hai's interviews and the responses of hosts and listeners.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross (NPR/WHYY)
To the Best of Our Knowledge (PRI/Wisconsin Public Radio)
The Diane Rehm Show (NPR/WAMU)
Minnesota Public Radio
The Sound of Young America


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Life ... as it should be
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. What do you long for most…
More time with loved ones?
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The chance to explore a scenic farmland community?
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There are plenty of great activities to do here and nearby (see On the Farm and Attractions), and plenty of ways to idle away an afternoon as well. We recommend the front porch rockers, the side porch or back deck as places to relax. Whether we're home base for local adventures or a destination unto itself, expect comfortable rooms, a hearty breakfast, and a friendly welcome. Feel free to check out reviews on Trip Advisor as well as in the newpapers.
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oh dear, I should have asked this before! I'm confused over the name of a fabby piece I have, Yvan!I've seen an iridescent vase described as being a "Jackson Pollock" in a book, but....I have this piece, which I have always called my Norman Stuart-Clarke "Jackson Pollock" - on the grounds that it looks just like a JP painting!Can you tell me if the book was wrong or if it's me?
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Judge allows ban on funds to Planned Parenthood
Texas can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood's family planning programs for poor women, a state judge ruled Monday.
Judge Gary Harger said that Texas may exclude otherwise qualified doctors and clinics from receiving state funding if they advocate for abortion rights, attorney general spokeswoman Lauren Bean said.
The state has long banned the use of state funds for abortion, but had continued to reimburse Planned Parenthood clinics for providing basic health care to poor women through the state's Women's Health Program. The program provides check-ups and birth control to 110,000 poor women a year, and Planned Parenthood clinics were treating 48,000 of them.
Planned Parenthood's lawsuit to stop the rule will still go forward, but the judge decided Monday that the ban may go into effect for now. In seeking a temporary restraining order, Planned Parenthood's patients could have continued to see their current doctors until a final decision was made.
"We are pleased the court rejected Planned Parenthood's latest attempt to skirt state law," Bean said. "The Texas Attorney General's office will continue to defend the Texas Legislature's decision to prohibit abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving taxpayer dollars through the Women's Health Program."
Ken Lambrecht, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, said he brought the lawsuit on behalf of poor women who depend on its clinics.
"It is shocking that once again Texas officials are letting politics jeopardize health care access for women," Lambrecht said. "Our doors remain open today and always to Texas women in need. We only wish Texas politicians shared this commitment to Texas women, their health, and their well-being."
Planned Parenthood has brought three lawsuits over Texas' so-called "affiliate rule," arguing it violates the constitutional rights of doctors and patients while also contradicting existing state law.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has spent the last nine months preparing to implement the affiliate rule. But federal officials warned it violated the Social Security Act and cut off federal funds for the Women's Health Program, prompting the commission to start a new program using only state money.
State officials have also scrambled to sign up new doctors and clinics to replace Planned Parenthood. Women who previously went to Planned Parenthood clinics will now have to use the agency's web site to find a new state-approved doctor.
On Friday, HHSC officials acknowledged they are unsure whether the new doctors can pick up Planned Parenthood's caseload in all parts of the state.
Linda Edwards Gockel, a spokesman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, said Monday that the new state program will launch as planned on Tuesday.
"We have more than 3,500 doctors, clinics and other providers in the program and will be able to continue to provide women with family planning services while fully complying with state law," she said. "We welcome Planned Parenthood's help in referring patients to providers in the new program."
Democratic lawmakers continued to question whether women will have to wait longer for appointments and services.
"I vehemently disagree with the state's efforts to blacklist a qualified provider and, thereby, interfere with a woman's right to choose her own provider," said state Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin. "I will be submitting a letter to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, requesting a list of approved providers to gauge the outreach of the new program, and ensure that all qualified women throughout the state have access to its services."
Another hearing is scheduled with a different judge for Jan. 11, where Planned Parenthood will again ask for an injunction to receive state funding.