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WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is partnering with the Agricultural Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute to reach more than 7,000 agricultural retailers, distributers, producers and other facilities in the fertilizer industry to remind employers of the importance of safely storing and handling ammonium nitrate.
This effort follows the devastating April 2013 ammonium nitrate explosion in West, Texas, which killed 15 including 12 emergency response personnel. OSHA cited the owners of the West Fertilizer Company with 24 serious safety violations for exposing workers to fire/explosion hazards of ammonium nitrate and chemical burn and inhalation hazards from anhydrous ammonia storage.
The trade associations will distribute a letter from Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels to fertilizer industry employers throughout the country. In the letter, Dr. Michaels says, "The tragedy in West, Texas, and other incidents underscore the need for employers who store and handle hazardous substances like ammonium nitrate to ensure the safety of those materials - not just for workers at the facility but for the lives and safety of emergency responders and nearby residents. I am calling on you today to take the necessary steps to prevent tragic ammonium nitrate incidents."
In the letter, OSHA provides employers with legal requirements and best practice recommendations for safely storing and handling ammonium nitrate. Employers can view the letter at http://www.osha.gov/dep/fertilizer_industry/index.html. OSHA's Web page on ammonium nitrate safety resources referred to in the letter can be found at http://www.osha.gov/dep/fertilizer_industry/index.html.
Following the tragedy that struck West, Texas, in April 2013, the President issued Executive Order 13650, Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, on August 1, 2013, to improve chemical facility safety and security in coordination with owners and operators. The EO directs the Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Labor, Department of Justice, Department of Agriculture and Department of Transportation to identify ways to improve operational coordination with state and local partners, enhance federal agency coordination and information sharing, modernize policies, regulations and standards to enhance safety and security in chemical facilities and work with stakeholders to identify best practices to reduce safety and security risks in the production and storage of potentially harmful chemicals.


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|Andrew Lee Walker, Rachel K. Ward (Eds.)Terminal 5
Contributions by Paul Andreu, J.G. Ballard, Glenn O'Brien, Nicolas Bourriaud, Douglas Coupland, Ben Davis, Wendy Dorsett, Dave Eggers, Norman Foster, Dan Graham, Erin Hogan, Ana Honingman, J.T. LeRoy, Hesse McGraw, Jonas Mekas, David Pascoe, Nina Rappaport, Susan Saarinen, Brian Sholis, Robert Smithson, Marc-Olivier Wahler, Andrew Lee Walker, Rachel K. Ward, Lori Waxman, et al.
"It would make a beautiful ruin." Eero Saarinen
Terminal 5 was a group show curated by Rachel K. Ward at Eero Saarinen's landmark 1962 TWA Terminal at JFK Airport. Originally scheduled to run from 28 September 2004 – 31 January 2005, the Port Authority closed the exhibition after the "controversial" opening night party. Initiated as a form of "dedication to the building" the exhibition explored themes drawn from the history and nature of travel, and responded to the significance of the architecture itself.
The catalogue is a secondary site for participating artists, writers and critics to engage with ideas raised by the exhibition and air travel. Designed by David Reinfurt, ORG, it is divided into three sections: architectural history, exhibition information, and air travel related essays, and balances extensive visual material related to the site and the exhibition with critical and historical texts.
The show included works by Vanessa Beecroft, Douglas Coupland, Kendell Geers, Dan Graham, Toland Grinnell, Fabrice Gygi, Mark Handforth, Jenny Holzer, Ryoji Ikeda, Just Another Rich Kid, Matthieu Laurette, Jonas Mekas, Aleksandra Mir, Jonathan Monk, Tom Sachs, Anri Sala, Tobias Wong, et al.
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Every Wednesday it's RLC's Americana Open Mic — Atlanta's showcase for the best Bluegrass, Roots Rock, Country & Western, Folk, Blues, Jazz, and all other things Americana. Sign ups start at 7pm sharp with performances beginning at 8pm. Solo performers or bands are a-ok; we welcome all live Americana acts (i.e., no tracks or pre-recorded music).
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If you missed the livestream of Chuck's Damned reading at the Cooper Union last tuesday, have no fear. Livestream has been nice enough to archive the entire event for you all. The video embed below should show it to you, or, just go to their site and watch it there.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night.
It was his first shutout victory since Aug. 6, 2010, and third in his career. Wainwright (3-5), who missed the 2011 season with elbow ligament replacement surgery, struck out nine and walked one while throwing 111 pitches. He retired the first eight batters and allowed just one runner to reach third base.
Carlos Beltran had two hits and two RBIs and Matt Holliday added two hits and an RBI for the Cardinals.
Edinson Volquez (2-4) gave up five hits and three runs in six innings. The former Cincinnati Red remains winless in St. Louis. He is 0-3 in four career starts at Busch Stadium with a 6.50 ERA.
St. Louis took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Matt Carpenter hit a double to left field and appeared to hurt himself as he left the batter's box. Daniel Descalso came in to run for Carpenter and scored on Beltran's two-out single. Descalso stayed in the game at third base for Carpenter, who experienced "right side tightness," according to a club spokesman.
Descalso scored on a bang-bang play at home in the sixth. He was hit by a pitch leading off and went to third on a seeing-single between first and second by Holliday. Beltran rapped a sharp grounder to first baseman Yonder Alonso. Descalso came halfway down the line. Alonso threw to third baseman Andy Parrino. Descalso headed home and slid in safely before San Diego catcher Nick Hundley made the tag after getting the throw from Parrino. Hundley did not have the plate blocked.
With the bases loaded, one out and the infield in, Tyler Greene hit a hard grounder to shortstop Everth Cabrera, who bobbled the ball before pushing it to get the force at second. Holliday scored on the play, making it 3-0.
Holliday gave St. Louis a 4-0 lead in the seventh off reliever Alex Hinshaw when he doubled home Rafael Furcal.
Hundley threw out his major league-leading 15th would-be base stealer when he nabbed rookie Adron Chambers in the fifth inning. Chambers was called up from Memphis last Friday to fill in for the injured Allen Craig. Chambers made his first start as a big-leaguer, hitting eighth and playing center field.


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Seabourn Sojourn First Cruise - Page 3by Paul Motter | 11.04.11
My first time on The Yachts of Seabourn, long known as one of the best cruise lines in the world, and my first New England – Canada journey.
|Seabourn Sojourn
Restaurant 2 – the Capper
Without a doubt, the best food available on any given night was in Restaurant 2. This tiny eatery only accommodates about 20 guests, so the ship accepts one reservation per stateroom until each night is full. After that, anyone wanting a second dinner is put on a waitlist.
The concept is one of the finest tasting menus I have ever experienced. Not only was each morsel wonderful, but there was plenty to eat. I tasted a dozen different spectacular treats. It started with:
- Shrimp tempura with a dipping sauce of green papaya, celery margarita and orange aioli
- Seared Beef Tataki, pickled vegetables, ponzy dressing, tahini purée, crisp curried Vidalia onion rings, bitter greens, navy bean fritter and yogurt riatta.
- Clear tomato presse, goat cheese panna cotta, tear drop confit, white tomato cappuccino, chicken and pesto strudel, basil foam.
- Grilled Dorade, preserved lemon sauce, ricotta gnocchi, parmesan gremolata, slow-roasted lamb shank, potato moussaka and red wine jus.
For the wine, Seabourn treated us to a bottle of 2006 Domaine la Barroche Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Pure because it was our anniversary. This wine romanced us, but we drank only about a third of the bottle, and to thank our wonderful sommelier we asked her to take the rest to share with her fellow onboard sommeliers. She was most grateful.
My wife is on a very restricted diet for medical reasons. But Restaurant 2 made sure she got something she could eat that was ready for her at the same moment my main course arrived. This made her night, since we had a fair amount of trouble getting her dietary requirements met by the restaurant staff up until that night. They made sure she was treated just as well as the other diners in the room for a change, despite the fact that her diet was off the charts for what Restaurant 2 usually serves.
In addition, to celebrate our anniversary they made a special cake within her dietary specs – no dairy or gluten. It had a beautiful fresh-fruit topping over a honey-sweetened brown rice and cornmeal cake. Of course, I had that after my regular dessert, which was a sampler of various delights.
Just to be clear – the menu in Restaurant 2 does change nightly, but there is no way to know in advance what it will offer unless you book the restaurant immediately after your menu is delivered. Theoretically, the best you can hope for is to be on the waitlist.
Room Service
Room service is a top Seabourn amenity. They will deliver any dinner from either Restaurant 1 or the Colonnade to your suite during the dinner hour (7:00 to 9:00 p.m.). And the 24-hour room service has a more extensive selection of menu items than most cruise ships do.
The daily room service menu includes five starters: smoked salmon, prosciutto and melon, chilled shrimp cocktail, consommé, and roasted tomato soup.
Entrées include penne pasta, Caesar salad with chicken or shrimp, pan sautéed salmon, rosemary chicken, New York cut steak, club sandwich, pizza margherita, hamburger or a hot dog.
Desserts include white and dark chocolate mousse, ice cream, homemade cookies, fresh fruit or a cheese plate.
It seems to me a lot of people rely on room service on Seabourn – for good reason. Why not allow a waiter to bring all that dreamy food to the comfort of your stateroom? The gap between lunch and dinner (2:00 pm to 7:00 pm) is a long time to go without eating.
My singular experience with room service was not so great. I only ordered one meal from it, and it did not arrive for 90 minutes. Finally I got a phone call from a rather distressed voice asking me, "are you missing a salad?" Indeed I was. I had ordered a chicken Caesar salad about 3:15, and it had not arrived at 4:45. I was starving, but I had not noticed because I was working on a column. When it arrived I devoured it, even though it spoiled my appetite for dinner. But mistakes can happen anywhere.
Every evening started with dancing and cocktails before dinner in The Club. Sometimes there were special contests like "Liar's Club" in the main showroom before dinner – a "To Tell the Truth" format where the audience has to figure out who was lying. The players were various entertainers, lecturers, officers, etc.
After dinner come the basic cruise ship floor shows – to be expected on a smaller cruise ship. Entertainment is not highly important to a lot of cruisers, but it is very important to some.
Sojourn had a production show team with four singers and an adagio (dance) duet. The singers were very talented with strong voices, sure-footed choreography and charming looks and manners. The background music was played by the ship's orchestra known as the Six of Hearts (although I never saw more than four of them).
The first show was "Limelight," featuring selections from hit Broadway shows including Jersey Boys, Mama Mia, Dirty Dancing, Rent and more. The dance duet made a brief appearance during the "Dirty Dancing" section – making a sweeping entrance where Dmitry caught Elena with the same pivotal lift as in the movie where Patrick Swayze catches her in mid-air. It's a really hard lift – especially on a moving cruise ship. Here, the overhead stage lights are so low Elena actually had to find the perfect spot for her head – the tiniest gap in the overheard lighting.
There are no set changes, laser lights or trapdoor effects during the show. It is basically just song and dance, but the Seabourners were pleased. The show got a standing-O, as did the other show, called "I Write the Song."
The other showtime entertainment included "fly-in" talent – the Finkel brothers, Eliot and Ira from New York, were onboard for a week. I am guessing many of the Seabourn regulars had seen them, since I first saw them on Holland America 18 years ago.
Other late night events included "Dancing with the Sojourn Stars," featuring the ship's officers as dance contestants and the "Rock the Boat Dance Party" at 10:00 p.m. while docked in New York City, leading up to an 11:00 p.m. sail-away down the Hudson River following the beautiful Manhattan skyline.
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During the first visit to your doctor for a
lumbar (low back) herniated disc, you will be asked about your medical
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Your doctor will also ask questions to check for any other
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During the physical exam, your doctor will watch how you
sit, stand, and walk. You will also be asked to do certain movements while
standing, sitting, and lying down. This allows your doctor to assess the
flexibility of your spine, any areas of pain or tenderness, and any muscle or
nerve problems that typically occur with a herniated disc.
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In addition to the above tests, the physical exam may
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A history and physical exam are done
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Pain, weakness, or nerve-related symptoms cannot be
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Your history provides information that suggests
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Testing done during the physical exam causes pain and/or nerve-related symptoms
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Treatment (pain relievers,
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On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memorandum allowing individuals who came to the U.S. as children and meet certain guidelines to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). A person who is granted DACA receives permission to live and work in the U.S. for two years (may be renewed). If someone is approved for DACA, s/he may apply for a social security number and in most states, a driver's license.
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Nanny accused in baby's death posts bond
Douglas County Corrections officers said a woman accused in a death of a four-month-old boy has posted bond.
Sarah Cullen, 24, faces a charge of child abuse resulting in death in connection with the death of Cash Bell.
Cullen posted $5,000 bond early Saturday morning.
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Authorities said Cullen took the boy to a hospital on Feb. 28. The boy, who was suffering from significant head trauma, was flown to Children's Hospital, where he died five days later.
Cullen was arrested Thursday night.
Cullen's arrest warrant indicates on the day the baby was injured, he was placed in the care of Cullen at 7 a.m. when Cash's father, Christopher Bell, left for work. Bell told police the baby was responsive and eating before Cullen arrived. Police said Cash was alone with Cullen for 15 minutes until Cash's mother, Ashley Bell, came home.
According to the report, Ashley and Cullen were with Cash for 30 minutes before Ashley left for work.
Christopher then came home, unexpectedly, at 9:15 a.m. to retrieve a checkbook. He said he noticed the baby's breathing sounding strange, but he attributed it to the baby's sleeping position. Christopher then rolled Cash onto his back and said the baby seemed to be sleeping.
Christopher said when he left the house, he saw Cullen holding Cash, but could not see if Cash was responsive.
The warrant states Cullen told police Cash was somewhat fussy when she laid Cash down for a nap around 7:45 a.m. She said she was in the bathroom when Christopher came home to get his checkbook. She stated Cash did not seem normal when he woke up from his nap. She said Cash didn't lift his head much and wasn't breathing correctly.
Initially, Cullen said she did not know why Cash was not breathing properly and denied knowing about any incident that may have caused injury to the baby. She then indicted Cash may have hit his head on the door when she took him outside. She also said the baby fell from his swing.
Later, Cullen admitted she lied about the two previous statements. She said she was carrying Cash down carpeted stairs when she fell, causing Cash to hit his head. She told police she didn't think he was hurt very badly.
Based on training and experience, police believe a traumatic event occurred between 7:45 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. The report states Christopher may have witnessed the early onset of symptoms of infant head trauma when he noticed the baby's breathing difficulties.
Cullen took Cash to the emergency room at Woman's Hospital. Cash was flown to Children's Hospital where he was diagnosed with non-accidental traumatic head injury. Doctors observed two skull fractures and subdural bleeding. They said Cash suffered from several seizures and was intubated to assist his breathing.
Cash died March 5. Preliminary findings indicate he died from blunt-force trauma to the head.
Police said they arrested Cullen because she ignored Cash's symptoms of injury for two hours, neglecting to call 911 and because she provided three separate stories.
Her attorney, Joe Howard, said she was nervous and panicked.
"Horrible things happen and sometimes it's not anyone's fault or it's an accident, but we're going to get to the bottom of it," Howard said.
On Friday, Cullen's bail was set at $5,000, though prosecutors argued for a higher amount, calling her a flight risk.
If convicted, Cullen faces 20 years to life in prison.
Her preliminary hearing is set for April 7.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office said Sarah Cullen was hired through an online nanny agency.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. It is a complex and vast eco-system that is the subject of an ambitious new project taking Google Street View underwater to photograph and map the reef in detail starting this September.
The project will use a special underwater camera capable of working at a depth of 328 feet. It will take over 50,000 360-degree panorama shots of the reef and its inhabitants that will then be made available through Google Earth and Google Maps .
Mapping the reef in such great detail has huge implications. The primary goal is to set benchmarks that will help study the effect of climate and environmental changes on this massive eco-system.
Plus, with the photos being available to anyone on Google Earth or Google Maps, it opens up a wide underwater world to those wishing to see the reef up close without having to buy a plane ticket. By making the reef come alive and charting the effects of climate changes it could help educate and inform public behavior regarding environmental issues.
An additional benefit to detailed mapping of the reef is that combined with satellite data, the added visual data could potentially help ships' captains understand and navigate through the complex coral formations off the coast. Large cargo ships headed for busy northern Australian ports have to navigate the reef and one wrong turn can run a ship aground — or worse — tear a hole in the ship spilling the contents or fuel oil onto the reef.
Clearly the in-depth visual view of the reef is a hugely valuable educational and practical tool.
The project, which some have dubbed "Google SeaView" is a collaborative effort between the University of Queensland's Global Change Institute, the Underwater Earth organization, the Caitlin Seaview Survey and Google.
Emmy-award winning cinematographer and shark researcher Richard Fitzpatrick is also getting in on the project, expected to shoot some of the imagery.
Leading the project is University of Queensland's Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, who summed up its potential, "Millions of people will be able to experience the life, the science and the magic that exists under the surface of our oceans. This project is very exciting."
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Harvard field hockey team will welcome seven freshmen to the team for the 2011 season, head coach Sue Caples has announced.
The standout athletes come to the Crimson from both coasts of the United States and both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The seven rookies will contribute at the midfield and forward positions and join a group of 16 returning players from last season. Also joining the squad will be sophomore Kyleigh Keating, a member of the Harvard women's lacrosse team who will play field hockey as well this season.
The Harvard field hockey Class of 2015:
Kaitlyn Boudah • Forward • Colchester, Vt./Colchester
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Colchester High School, where she totaled 10 varsity letters in field hockey (three), tennis (four) and Nordic skiing (three), won the Senior Award in all three sports and was named top senior student-athlete … Named the Vermont Division I Player of the Year and a two-time first-team all-state and all-metro honoree … An AAU Junior Olympics selection in 2009 … Member of the 2009 National Futures Championship regional under-16 team and the '11 U19 team … Competed for Vermont in the 2011 Twin State game against New Hampshire and played in the National Hockey Festival in 2009 … Captained the Colchester field hockey and tennis teams as a senior … Played at No. 1 singles in tennis for two years … Representative at the State Athletic Leadership Conference … A National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar, National Honor Society member and state recipient of the High School Scholar/Athlete Leadership Award with Honor … Earned high honors and recognition in writing, French, art and mathematics … Interests include piano, drawing and drumming in a Celtic rock band … Father, Mike, ran track at Utah.
Caroline Code • Midfielder • Arnold, Md./Severn School
Won three varsity letters each in field hockey and lacrosse at Severn School, garnering national all-academic honors in each sport as a senior … Earned conference all-star selection in field hockey twice … Also as a senior, made Maryland senior all-star team and Washington Post all-league team and received field hockey Coaches Award and Class of '23 Athletic Graduation Award … Also played ice hockey, helping the Navy Under-19 girls' team win its league championship and reach the Southern District playoffs in 2010 … A two-year ice hockey captain … A member of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society and Cum Laude Society … A Maryland Distinguished Scholar … Served as senior prefect, peer counselor and volunteer at Lighthouse Shelter and Chrysallis House … Father, Ken Code '84, captained the Harvard men's ice hockey team and uncle, Murray Dea '79, also played ice hockey for the Crimson.
Paige Haley • Forward • Limerick, Pa./The Hill School
A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter in field hockey at The Hill School, where she also won three letters in track … Captained the field hockey team as a senior and helped the team win three league titles and post a 54-8-2 record over four years … Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad … Made the all-area second team in 2010 and all-academic team in '09 and '10 … Led team in assists as a junior and ranked second in scoring as a junior and senior … Helped WC Eagles club team win three gold medals at the National Indoor Tournament and silvers at the Disney Showcase and National Hockey Festival … In track, finished fourth in the league in the 400 meters in 2011 and made the Penn Relays team in four events … Recognized for her grade's highest grade-point average in three years and her school's top GPA in 2007 … An SGA senator and part of Cum Laude Society and National Society of High School Scholars … Co-president of Big Brothers/Big Sisters club and co-founder of school's Cradles to Crayons club … Service activities included trip to Botswana and volunteer tutoring and work at a retirement home … Interests include musical theater.
Sydney Jenkins • Midfielder • Belle Mead, N.J./Princeton Day School
Four-year starter in field hockey and three-year starter in lacrosse at Princeton Day School … Team captain, most valuable player and all-state prep selection for field hockey in 2009 and '10 … Also named first-team all-prep by the Star Ledger and Trenton Times and selected to the Central Jersey first team both seasons … A four-year Princeton Packet first-team selection … Selected to five National Futures Championships and captured the 2010 NFC silver medal … A Futures Elite selection in 2009 and '11 and Junior Olympics pick in '08 … Won National Hockey Festival gold in 2008 and '09 … A first-team all-state prep honoree in lacrosse … An NFHCA National Academic Squad member … Received 2011 PDS Scholar-Athlete Award and PDS Arts Award in ceramics … Member of Jack and Jill of America service organization … Enjoys playing classical piano and creating ceramic artwork … Mother, Lisa Gillespie Jenkins LAW '84, graduated from Harvard Law School.
Catriona McDonald • Forward • Ipswich, England/Ipswich School
Attended Ipswich School … Served as captain for Regional Performance Centre … Captained 2008, '09 and '10 Suffolk County teams … Reached six national finals and eight regional finals … Won the 2010 East of England Premiership with club team … Selected to Saxon Tigers English Regional Team in 2009 and '10 as part of High Performance Assessment Camps and Futures Cup program … Earned academic and sports scholarships … Studied economics, history and mathematics for A Level … Interests include economics, international development and making jewelry.
Noel Painter • Forward • Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos
A four-year starter in field hockey and three-year starter in lacrosse at Los Gatos High School … Captained both teams as a junior and senior … A first-team all-league and all-division pick in final two field hockey seasons, earning selection as her grade's Athlete of the Year both years … Selected as The Mercury News Player of the Year Mt. Hamilton Division Most Valuable Player in 2009 and named Senior of the Year in 2010 … Led team to three straight league titles … Set school records of 34 goals in a season, breaking own record of 23, and 77 in her career … Made National Futures Championship teams in 2010 and '11 … School's Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year … A three-time, first-team all-league honoree in lacrosse ... Named lacrosse team MVP as a sophomore and junior and league midfield MVP as a senior … An AP Scholar and four-year Principal Scholar and honor roll member … Member of the Students to Students Leadership Group, Youth Commission for Los Gatos and Bicycle Commission for Los Gatos … Interests include reading and model-building.
Caitlin Rea • Midfielder • Manchester, England/Millfield School
Attended Millfield School and played field hockey for the Bowdon Hockey Club and various national, regional and county teams … Member of the England Under-16 squad during the 2008-09 season, making her international debut against Ireland in Dublin in June 2009 … Won English indoor hockey title and English outdoor cup as part of the Bowdon ladies senior team in 2010-11 … Captained the Greater Manchester County U18 Team in 2010, the Bowdon U18 squad in '08 and Altrincham Grammar School for Girls teams in '05 and '08 … Named Altrincham's Field Hockey Player of the Year in 2008 and its most promising athlete in any sport in '06 … Helped teams win county national championship in 2010 and both outdoor and indoor school girls national championships in '10 and '11 … Father, Craig, played in Irish senior field hockey league in the 1980s, and both father and mother, Michele, played in Irish Schools finals … Brothers, Simon and Christopher, have played at high levels, and Christopher is currently a member of the England U21 men's squad.


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Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey may not have been the first woman to sing the blues, but she might as well have.
Her sturdy, tough vocals wiped away any memory of other blues singers. Whatever you heard before, it was not the blues—because no one else sang the blues like Ma Rainey.
If Bessie Smith is the acknowledged "Queen of the Blues," then Gertrude "Ma" Rainey is the undisputed "Mother of the Blues."
As music historian Chris Albertson has written, "If there was another woman who sang the blues before Rainey, nobody remembered hearing her." Rainey fostered the blues idiom, and she did so by linking the earthy spirit of country blues with the classic style and delivery of Bessie Smith. She often played with such outstanding jazz accompanists as Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson, but she was more at home fronting a jug band or washboard band.
Ma Rainey was born Gertrude Pridgett on April 26, 1886 in Columbus, Georgia. She was the second of five children of Thomas and Ella (née Allen) Pridgett, from Alabama. She had at least two brothers and a sister named Malissa, with whom Gertrude was later confused in some cases. She made her performing debut at the age of 14 in a local show called "A Bunch of Blackberries." In her late teens, she married William Rainey, and both toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels.
That troupe is said to have featured Rainey singing the blues. If that is true, those performances precede the blues boom by some seventeen years. Regardless, by all accounts she was the first woman to incorporate blues into vaudeville, minstrel and tent shows. In fact, it is believed that Rainey coached a young Bessie Smith while touring with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels.
In 1914 she and her husband began touring as Rainey and Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues. They often spent their winters in New Orleans, and there she met such musicians as Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster.
In 1923 Rainey signed with Paramount Records. That December she made her first eight recordings for the label. These included the songs "Bad Luck Blues," "Bo-Weevil Blues" and "Moonshine Blues." Over the next five years, she recorded more than one hundred songs for the label. Paramount marketed her extensively, calling her the "Mother of the Blues," the "Songbird of the South," the "Gold-Neck Woman of the Blues" and the "Paramount Wildcat." In 1924 she made some recordings with Louis Armstrong, including "Jelly Bean Blues," "Countin' the Blues" and "See, See Rider."
With her broad, toothy smile, multi-directional horsehair wig and necklace of $20 gold coins, Rainey was a sight to behold. "They said she was the ugliest woman in show business," Alberta Hunter once said. "But Ma Rainey didn't care, because she pulled in the crowds. Some of us used to laugh at her, because she was so countryfied. But I think her looks were part of her act—just look at some of those kids out there today, those young men with the wild hair and makeup. Are they pretty? No, but people notice them, and they're making money."
When the blues faded from popularity in the Thirties, the earthy Ma Rainey returned to her Georgia hometown, where she ran two theaters. Ma Rainey died from a from a heart attack on December 22, 1939.
Ma Rainey was inducted into the Blue Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1990, the same year she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004 "See, See Rider" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Inductee: Gertrude Pridgett a.k.a. Ma Rainey (born April 26, 1886, died December 22, 1939)


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Since 2003 more than 50% of world growth has come from the non-OECD area. Today, the combined GDP of China and India is equivalent to about one-third that of the OECD area, but is expected to surpass it by 2060. Combined with very large populations and the accumulation of skills production capabilities, high growth in developing countries has contributed to the creation of a new world economy. While China has been the main driver of this process, other countries also contribute. China, Brazil and India are among the top ten world manufacturers.
Yet, developing countries still face several structural challenges to creating and retaining good quality jobs and diversifying their economies. They increase the competitiveness of existing firms, supporting the creation of new firms and enter into new sectors and activities. To respond to these challenges, many developing economies have shown a renewed interest in industrial policies. Promoting innovation, skills and infrastructure upgrading and channeling financial resources to production development are among the major issues that their new industrial policies are called to address.
These issues are addressed in the OECD Perspectives on Global Development 2013: Industrial Policies in a Changing World that will be launched on 15 May at OECD Headquarters, Paris. Follow the launch live 15 May on Twitter #PGD2013.
There has been a growing focus on the empowerment of adolescent girls in development policies and programmes in recent years. The recent workshop on 'Empowering adolescent girls by tackling social norms' confirmed the importance of tackling discriminatory social norms and practices such as early marriage, discriminatory inheritance practices and gender-based violence to enable adolescent girls to meet their aspirations.
Challenges include the difficulty of measuring social norms, which are inherently complex and the limited understanding of the process of changing social norms. The good news is that innovative approaches to measuring social norm change are emerging. Donors are investing more in evaluations and research to understand why and how change happens.
Looking forward, a mix of policies and programmes are required to empower adolescent girls including an enabling legal environment, community awareness, empowerment and mobilisation programmes, social protection and incentives. The workshop also highlighted the need to confront discriminatory social norms and practices as drivers of gender inequality in the post-2015 framework. The Development Centre contributed evidence from the Social Institutions and Gender Index and Wikigender online discussion.
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) account for 99% of businesses and 67% of employees in Latin America and the Caribbean. But their contributions to GDP and overall productivity are low. How can public policy in the region enable SMEs to reach their potential for growth and development? How can SMEs better compete in today's global economy? The 5th edition of the LAC Forum -- "Empowering entrepreneurship for competitiveness: Fostering SME development in Latin America and the Caribbean" -- will answer these questions and more on 31 May in Paris, with speakers including President Martinelli of Panama and several ministers from the region.
The Forum is co-organised by the Development Centre, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. Join us and register here before the 24 March.
To know more, visit oecd.org/site/lacforum or write to email@example.com
Private philanthropic foundations are playing an increasingly important role in supporting development, alongside governments and other traditional stakeholders, they are taking a very different approach. The possibility to operate without some of the constraints faced by companies or governments, such as immediate financial return or electoral cycle, gives them more flexibility.
Indeed, this "niche role" enables foundations to take risks and pilot innovative practices, often filling in gaps in development co-operation. Successful pilot initiatives can then be scaled up by partnering with governments, local actors and other foundations in order to share risks and ensure sustainability.
Governments have recently started to acknowledge foundations' contribution to the development debate, as the Special Policy Dialogue on the role of private philanthropic organisations in international development cooperation shows. This event was the occasion for foundations to provide insights on the post-2015 agenda. netFWD will link up key messages emanating from this event with ongoing discussions at the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation and other relevant fora.
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The new issue of Look New York is out, which means you can relive the glory of all the spring 2009 shows from New York, Milan, and Paris in stunning photographs by war photographer Benjamin Lowy, Sacha Baron Cohen portrait included. For more on Sacha and his alter ego Bruno, who crashed the European shows with relish, read Hadley Freeman's firsthand account of his antics at Stella McCartney. Amy Larocca runs down the dangerous shoes that caused slips, stumbles, and wipeouts on runways like Prada. And in a conversation with New York fashion director Harriet Mays Powell just before his Paris show, Lanvin's Alber Elbaz reveals he almost left fashion to go to medical school. Get to know Anna Selezneva, this season's breakout model star, and four more models who made a killing this season. Finally, take a peek at all the season's trends, for men and women.
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Senate report: Caltrans 'gagged and banished' Bay Bridge critics
A California Senate report released Thursday said that Department of Transportation managers "gagged and banished" at least nine top experts for the new $6.5 billion San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after they complained about substandard work by the Shanghai, China, firm that built much of the span.
Caltrans' chief executive for the job, Tony Anziano, removed or demoted quality-assurance and fabrication engineers who tried to force the contractor to fix cracked roadway welds, the report said. It added to conclusions in an earlier draft, and validated findings in a June Sacramento Bee investigation.
Among the Senate report's key points:
The 61-page report for the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee followed a recent call by the committee chair, Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, for a criminal probe into the actions of Caltrans and its contractors. The matter will be discussed at an Aug. 5 hearing.
The report, authored by investigative reporter Roland De Wolk, did not assess the quality of the bridge or its safety. Many experts questioned the durability of the new span and predicted that it would require retrofitting well ahead of its planned 150-year lifespan, but none said that defects make the structure unsafe in a large quake or during normal use, as other experts have warned. The Bay Bridge, a lifeline structure meant to return to service within 24 hours after the largest anticipated earthquake in one of the nation's most seismically unstable regions, opened to traffic last September.
The report called for greater openness in large construction projects, a review of the weld problems by independent experts, and an investigation of allegations that engineering decisions were made by non-engineers.
Anziano said in the report that he recalled only "healthy conversations" and "philosophical disagreements" – and could recall few of the concerns raised by the nine engineers. Nor did he remove anyone from the job for complaining about quality, Anziano said.
In a formal response to DeSaulnier, Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty agreed that better records management would have been beneficial for the vast project, but otherwise rejected nearly every point in the Senate report. Dougherty said no cracks were found in the tower, but supplementary documents he supplied to DeSaulnier showed the presence of cracks.
"All engineering decisions were made by engineers and the De Wolk Final Report provides no contrary evidence," Dougherty said. All possible flaws in welds "required for the performance of the structure" were carefully studied and repaired as needed.
In an interview, DeSaulnier called the Caltrans response "really sad."
"They just don't seem capable of admitting that there were serious mistakes, serious critics," he said. "They don't admit anything went wrong despite the fact that they are $5 billion over budget and that we don't know what we got for it. It's nothing short of unbelievable."
Engineers' concerns quashed
An earlier version of the Senate report, released in January, said that Anziano removed Douglas Coe, a top Caltrans engineer, after he complained about weld flaws and tried to enforce higher standards during the fabrication process in China, which took place between 2007 and 2011. Quality-assurance contractor Jim Merrill, who worked for MACTEC Engineering and Consulting Inc. on the bridge job, said his firm was replaced by Alta Vista Solutions, a competing company, after he protested substandard welds.
In June, The Bee reported widespread weld cracking in the suspension span roadway box girders, quoting engineering managers for the job. The Senate report adds details from interviews with those experts and others.
Keith Devonport, fabrication manager in Shanghai, said in the final Senate report that a key quality expert relied on by Caltrans ignored cracking and "sugar-coated" his observations for Caltrans. Devonport said welders for the Chinese firm, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., known as ZPMC, skipped mandatory training sessions.
Anziano prevented adequate inspections by blocking the use of ultrasonic testing – using high-frequency sound waves – at a specialized setting, according to Devonport. That setting found weld cracks in the box girders of the suspension span roadway missed by other techniques.
To argue the case for more stringent tests, Devonport arranged for Anziano to meet with experts from The Welding Institute – a well-respected Cambridge, England-based research group which concluded that "for these welds to crack there must have been serious disregard for the welding procedure."
Devonport said he told Anziano and Alta Vista Solutions, which replaced Merrill's firm, that cracking problems extended to the tower, and that bridge managers showed "willful blindness" about the problems. Devonport also questioned Alta Vista's oversight. Soon afterward, he was removed from the job.
Welding test contractors John Kinsey and David McClary, each of whom worked under Caltrans, MACTEC or Alta Vista in Shanghai, shared many of Devonport's concerns, the Senate report said. Kinsey said an Alta Vista executive lied about important test information. He was reassigned by Alta Vista, and left the job in 2011, according to the Senate report.
Gary Pursell, a principal transportation engineer for Caltrans and a top manager on the job, said Anziano stripped him of his authority after Pursell objected that cracks were not being fixed. Like others who raised concerns that could delay the job, Pursell was reassigned.
In June The Bee quoted job diaries from another high-level Caltrans bridge engineering manager, Rich Morrow, who complained about low morale in Shanghai after Anziano and other top Caltrans managers compromised on quality.
In the Senate report, Morrow said that while legally permissible, some contract changes, which funneled millions of dollars to the builders, "showed poor judgment." He refused to sign off, forcing chief engineer Brian Maroney to sign in his place. Morrow was forced off the job soon afterward, the report said.
Nate Lindell managed quality assurance for American Bridge/Fluor, or ABF, the prime contractor above ZPMC. Lindell, a member of the American Welding Society committees that write the relevant codes, shed new light on a central controversy in the production of the bridge. It involved an ongoing problem with "tack welds" – preliminary welds, about 3 inches long, meant to hold in place steel parts in preparation for final welds.
Merrill told Caltrans managers that substandard welding caused cracks in the tack welds that often remained underneath final welds, where they might expand, or "propagate," fracturing the underlying steel. He testified at a January Senate hearing that he was directed to ignore such cracks where stiffeners called U-ribs attached to the underside of the bridge roadway deck.
"Mr. Anziano instructed inspectors to not inspect between the crucial tack welds in rib joints," Lindell said, according to the Senate report, confirming Merrill's complaint.
Caltrans asked John Fisher, an expert on metal fractures and emeritus professor at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., to review the matter. Although the cracks were prohibited by the welding code and contract, Fisher said they would cause no harm, and Caltrans changed the contract to allow them.
Fisher's conclusion shocked Lindell, he told the Senate investigator. "He's crazy," he said, referring to Fisher. "I've seen cracks propagate in fabrication. I mean major."
Lindell also complained that ZPMC welding records were riddled with errors and that the Chinese firm refused to record data accurately. Soon afterward, ABF reduced Lindell's role, then dismissed him, the report noted.
Official denials
The report said Anziano disputed some concerns raised by the engineers and didn't recall other conflicts or disagreements. Steve Heminger, executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and chair of a state panel that approves major decisions taken on projects, supported Anziano, but acknowledged that the bridge executive "almost lost his job in 2009" because he "was not as transparent with us as we wanted him to be. Attorneys will tell you what you need to know. Not much else."
Heminger "dismissed much of the criticism as 'professional jealousy' by 'disgruntled' workers," according to the report.
A separate investigation of some of the Chinese weld issues by the California Highway Patrol was ordered in March by Brian P. Kelly, secretary of the California Transportation Agency. CHP does not comment on pending investigations, but individuals interviewed by its officers told The Bee that Alta Vista's actions are a principal subject of the probe. At the same time, a $5 million contract to oversee quality inspections for the Bay Bridge – currently held by Alta Vista – is undergoing a new round of competitive bidding.
Alta Vista is sponsoring a showing Monday of a public relations film about the bridge, at which Kelly will be speaking.
The state Political Reform Act does not prohibit such speaking engagements. But Hana Callaghan, director of government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, while unfamiliar with the details of the event, said government officials should approach such situations with care.
"When an agency head has ordered an investigation, then acts in a manner that is friendly to that company or organization, it's almost as though he's indicating a bias for how the (probe) should turn out," she said. "I find that problematic."
In contract bidding, she said, top officials "have a duty of fairness to treat vendors the same." Kelly's presence at the film showing might create "an appearance of a lack of impartiality."
A spokesman for Kelly said he had been interviewed for the film, and planned to attend the event, but did not reply to questions about whether there is a conflict.


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The Iowa departments of Transportation and Education are announcing the release of the School Bus Safety Study to the Iowa legislature, as required by Senate File 2218, "Kadyn's Law."
The Iowa departments of Transportation and Education are announcing the release of the School Bus Safety Study to the Iowa legislature, as required by Senate File 2218, "Kadyn's Law."
In response to the findings, Steve Gent, director of the Iowa DOT's Office of Traffic and Safety said: "The study conducted by researchers at Iowa State University and The University of Iowa evaluated school bus safety measures as required by the legislature. This report states that parents should be encouraged to have their children ride the bus to and from school because buses are one of the safest forms of transportation available. Yet, the safety of our children is still a real concern, primarily due to vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses."
Max Christensen, state director of school transportation with the Iowa Department of Education, said: "Ensuring the safety of Iowa's school children is a top priority for this department and all of Iowa schools and districts. Taking actions at the local level, such as evaluating the feasibility of home-side loading/unloading of students, and working with area law enforcement agencies, is essential."
The study addressed three specific safety elements:
Use of cameras mounted on school buses to enhance the safety of children riding the buses and aid in enforcement of motor vehicle laws pertaining to stop-arm violations.
Feasibility of requiring school children to be picked up and dropped off on the side of the road on which their home is located.
Inclusion of school bus safety as a priority in driver training curriculum.
Some of the key findings of the study were:
Twenty Iowa school districts confirmed they are currently using stop-arm cameras as a deterrent.
Stop-arm cameras do aid in the enforcement of motor vehicle laws and enhance safety if there is an effective and sustainable process to turn a camera image into a traffic citation and ultimately a court conviction.
The present method of identifying stop-arm violators captured on school bus cameras and subsequent issuance of citations by law enforcement agencies is a laborious task for all parties involved.
Although Kadyn's Law imposes a mandatory minimum fine of $250 for the first offense, records show that 65 percent of fines imposed between Aug. 15 and Oct. 31, 2012, were less than the minimum. As with any new law, enhanced awareness within the judicial system of the changes in the Iowa Code resulting from Kadyn's Law should result in an increased alignment of convictions and sentencing to the present Iowa Code provisions.
School districts should continue to be encouraged to consider home-side loading as a matter of best practice and discretion; but researchers stopped short of recommending this be a specific requirement.
As a best practice, inclusion of illustrations in driver training curriculum may improve driver comprehension of school bus stop requirements.
The study also mentioned that installation of a second stop sign at the rear of the school bus is a low-cost traffic control solution that enhances safety by increasing the visibility of the stop sign for vehicles approaching from the rear, thus preventing some motorists from overtaking a school bus when children are loading or unloading. A second stop sign is an option already available to Iowa school districts and is presently being exercised by some.
The study, sponsored by the Iowa DOT and Federal Highway Administration, was co-authored by Neal Hawkins, principle investigator and director, Center for Transportation Research and Education at Iowa State University; Shauna Hallmark, co-principle investigator and interim director, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University; Dr. Susan Chrysler, co-principle investigator and director of research, The National Advanced Driving Simulator, University of Iowa; Dr. Dan McGehee, research scientist and director, Human Factors and Vehicle Safety Research Program, Public Policy Center, The University of Iowa; and graduate students Elizabeth O'Neal and Roderick Hoover of the National Advanced Driving Simulator at The University of Iowa.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety also played a key role in the study by sharing their valuable insights into the enforcement and educational aspects of this issue.
The report is available at: http://www.iowadot.gov/schoolbus/default.html


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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month has come to a close, and with it, the Another Lunch donation drive for Chemo Duck is complete.
Would you like to know many ducks have been sponsored through all your amazing donations in September? Let's take a look....
That is 35 Chemo Ducks!!!35 fluffy, huggable, duck friends were sponsored for kids with cancer! :D
$875 was donated to the Gabe's My Heart Chemo Duck Program from you last month! WOW!!!
I am blown away. I am humbled. I am so thankful to you all. :) Honestly and sincerely, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. It is acts of kindness and generosity like this that render me (almost) speechless. I have a smile on my face from ear to ear and my eyes are dripping. :)
As for the prize pack!
Teena, you are the lucky ducky prize pack winner! I will email you to get the prize to you. :)
Thank you, everyone, for having such big hearts and for supporting the Chemo Duck program. And Lu, thank YOU for all you do to bring comfort to sick kiddos. You and Gabe are totally amazing and inspiring. Changing the world, one little bald head at a time. :) The world is a better place because of people like you.
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Chemo Duck donation results & prize pack winner! :)
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35 ducks!!!!! that's awsome <3
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Congrats to the winner and a super congrats on 35 Chemo Ducks! So awesome and their so adorable!
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Thanks so much for this awesome giveaway that benefited so many children. I was thrilled to help. I received my package today and just love all of the goodies. My cooler bag goes with my daughter and I on a school field trip tomorrow :)
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The most beastly butcher this side of Buffalo Bill is the subject of a police investigation in Oxfordshire, UK after brutally silencing lambs at a nature reserve.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman on Tuesday announced that local cops are on the hunt for a "professional butcher" who killed five sheep at the Aston Rowant Natrional Nature Preserve in Watlington, a scenic village south of Thame.
Unlike the central villain of Thomas Harris' 1988 potboiler and Jonathan Demme's 1991 Oscar-winner "The Silence of the Lambs," the mystery murderer on this sheep slaughtering spree probably doesn't have a twisted M.O. Police suspect that the sheep are being targeted by culinary criminals with a taste for prime cuts.
"The job was professionally done and I believe the offenders may have previous experience of butchering animals and used professional butcher or chef knives," Pc. Jon Simpkins of the Thames police station said.
According to The Telegraph's original report, the perpetrators left behind skins, feet, and internal organs. (One wonders if sheep liver complements fava beans and a nice chianti).
Alistair Helliwell, one of the managers of the 400-acre nature reserve in the Chiltern Hills, told The Telegraph that crimes of this nature are rare.
"[The reserve] is a wonderful place to come and it's upsetting that a small part of the population wants to come and commit crime, particularly one this nasty."


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Usefulness of Three-Dimensional Modeling in Surgical Planning, Resident Training, and Patient Education
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Febuxostat is superior to allopurinol in delaying the progression of renal impairment in patients with chronic kidney disease and hyperuricemia
ConclusionsFebuxostat presents a superior effect in delaying renal impairment progression compared with allopurinol in CKD patients complicated with HUA.
Kidney injury molecule-1, a sensitive and specific marker for identifying acute proximal tubular injury, can be used to predict renal functional recovery in native renal biopsies
AbstractKidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) staining has been shown to be very useful in identifying acute proximal tubular injury, but its sensitivity, specificity and predicting values for the recovery of renal function after injury in renal biopsies have not been well established. In the first study, we randomly selected 184 renal biopsies from a wide age range of patients (children to elderly) with various renal diseases. KIM-1 staining scores were significantly correlated with serum creatinine (sCr) levels (P
ConclusionIn renal cell carcinoma, rapid and successful drug development has resulted in multiple treatment options, requiring careful decision making for individual patients and have emphasized how newly developed therapies work.
Marc Rodwin of Suffolk University Law School reports that the French health system controls drug prices by determining maximum prices based on added therapeutic value and external reference pricing; employing negotiation to set prices and limit price increases; and capping total spending to a global budget.
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marc A. Rodwin Source Type: research
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DIDEM URER: Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Sheikh Sadr movement, who spoke in the Islamic Union conference held in Iraq apologized to Sunnis who have been subjected to the cruelty and oppression of the government. He said, "Islam embraces all religious sects. We do not make any kind of discrimination between religious sects. I am saying this without making any distinction n between any of them. Allah, His Messenger and the Ahl-al Bayt do not approve of the Islamic countries that harbor conflicts among sects. Shia became enemies to the Sunnis, Sunnis became enemies to Shia; that is not acceptable. Before being a Shia, before being a Sunni, we all are Muslims."
ADNAN OKTAR: Muqtada's approach, his turn of phrase in that respect is very nice but in basis, this is not how things are handled. I mean all the scholars, all clerics should be embracing this approach and that can only be made possible with Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). This cannot be made right without Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will rise like the sun; the Prophet Jesus Messiah (pbuh), Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will appear, that is because Almighty Allah created things in this order, this is how Allah creates. Some people say, "I will handle this somehow." However this is how Allah created things and you cannot do anything else apart from that.
Almighty Allah says; "His people argued with him." I seek refuge with Allah from the satan. For instance, that is the same right now that they are arguing. "He said, ´Are you arguing with me about Allah when He has guided me?" That is because Allah has guided us to a certain path and defined how things will go. Almighty Allah says that the Prophet Jesus Messiah (pbuh) will come. He says that Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will appear. And that is it. The salvation will be with the Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the Prophet Jesus Messiah (pbuh).
That is the reasonable way, that is the sensible way because only one single brain, one single mind can gather people. Otherwise, one will drag people one way and the other would drag them another way and thus anarchy would ensue. I mean if you pull something from one side, you can take it to a point. If four people pull something from four different sides, it would be torn apart. That is what is happening under this current system. (Adnan Oktar, May 3rd, 2013: A9 TV)2013-06-16 13:33:32


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SSC Entry 51st Tech Men Indian Army Recruitment 2018
Hello Aspirants, looking for SSC Entry 51 Indian army recruitment we have a good news for you as Indian army soon will be announcing Applications for married/unmarried MALE Engineering Graduates for 51th Short Service Commission (Technical) Course (commencing in 2018 at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai) for commission in the Indian Army in all Arms/Services. Interested and Eligible candidates can apply online by reading article from the official website of Indian army on or before 15th FEB 2018. Feel free to ask below in comments regarding SSC Tech Men Entry.
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SSC Entry 51st Tech Men Indian Army Recruitment 2018
SSC Entry 51 Tech Men 2018 Eligibility:
Nationality: A candidate must either be : (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) A subject of Bhutan, or (iii) A subject of Nepal, or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
Age Limit : – Candidates applying for 48th Short Service Commission (Technical) Course (SSC (T)) must be born between age of 20 to 27 years i.e, candidates born between 02 Oct 89 and 01 Oct 96, both dates inclusive.
NOTE : The date of birth accepted by the office is that entered in the Matriculation or an equivalent examination certificate. No other document relating to age will be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
Educational Qualification: Candidates should have passed the requisite Engineering Degree or be in the final year of Engineering Degree course. The candidates in the final year of Degree Course should complete all their examinations related to the degree, like, written, practicals, viva, projects, backlogs, They should be able to produce the Engineering Degree within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at IMA/OTA. Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at IMA/OTA as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite Degree Certificate.
Pay and Allowances:
The candidates will be given a stipend of Rs. 21,000/- p.m. (Rs 15,600/- as pay in Pay Band plus Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/-). On completion of training they will be commissioned in the rank of Lieutenant and entitled to pay as admissible to the rank. Army also provides free Medical Facilities for self & dependents, Canteen facilities, Entitled Ration, Mess/Club/Sports Facilities, Furnished Govt. Accommodation, Car/Housing Loan at subsidised rate. For details of pay and allowances and facilities visit official Indian army website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
How To Apply For SSC 51 Tech 2017:
1. Eligible and Interested candidates have to apply through online Applications will only be accepted online on website "www.joinindianarmy.nic.in".
2. After that click on Officer Menu then go to How to Apply and then click ONLINE APPLICATION.
3. Fill the online registration form. Note down the user id and password. Tips to assist in filling up fields have been provided as you click on ONLINE APPLICATION.
4. Candidates before submitting the application check the entries you have entered and save the application.
5. After submitting, take two copies of the printout and the Roll Number generated by the system.
Documents to be carried to the Selection Centre by the Candidate:-
- One copy of the Print out of application duly signed and affix with photograph attested by Govt Gazetted Officer.
- Attested copy of Matriculation or equivalent certificate for age proof.
- Attested copy of 12th Class Certificate & Marksheet.
- Attested copy of Engineering Degree/ Provisional Degree Attested copy of Mark Sheets of all Semesters Certificate form the Principal/Head of the Institution stating that the candidate is in the final year and final exams will be over by 2017 for final year appearing candidates of SSC(T) Entry.
- Equivalence certificate of the concerned university to claim equivalence. (Refer Note 2 to Para 4 of this notification).
- All certificates in original. Originals will be returned after verification at the Service Selection Board itself. Any candidate who does not carry these entire documents for the SSB interview, his candidature will be cancelled.
- The second copy of the printout of online application is to be retained by the candidate for his reference. No need to send any hard copy to DG Recruiting.
- Candidates must submit only one application.
NOTE: Receipt of multiple applications from the same candidate will result in cancellation of candidature.
ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 17th JAN 2018 AT 1000 HRS AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 15th FEB 2018 AT 1700 HRS
SSC Tech 51 2018 Selection Procedure
1. Short listing of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD(Army) reserves the right to shortlist applications and to fix cutoff percentage of marks for each engineering stream/discipline without assigning any reason.
2. Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cutoff percentage will be interviewed at Selection Centres, Allahabad (UP), Bhopal (MP) and Bangalore (Karnataka) by Psychologist, Group Testing Officer and Interviewing Officer. Call Up letter for SSB interview will be issued by respective Selection Centres through candidate's registered e-mail id and through SMS. Candidates will not be interviewed locally. Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of DG Rtg, IHQ MoD (Army) and no request for changes are entertained in this regard.
Interviews will be held in April/May 2017 for both the entries together.
Interviews will be held in April/May 2017 for both the entries together.
3. Candidates will put through two-stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage I will go to Stage II. Those who fail in Stage I will be returned on the same day. Duration of SSB interviews is five days excluding day of arrival and details of the same are available at official website of Rtg Dte www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. This will be followed by a medical examination for the candidates who get recommended after Stage II.
SSC Tech 51 Merit List
Provisions of preparation of all India merit list and allotment of entry is according the vacancies in Indian army.
It is to be noted that mere qualifying at the SSB interview does not confirm final selection.
Higher educational qualifications, previous performances, NCC background, etc, have no role to play in the merit list.
It is to be noted that mere qualifying at the SSB interview does not confirm final selection.
Higher educational qualifications, previous performances, NCC background, etc, have no role to play in the merit list.
Important Dates:
Registration Start Date- 17th JAN 2018
Close Date - 15th FEB 2018
For more details kindly check Indian Army website - www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
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as written in title I'm trying to update a post_meta using Ajax. Actually I'm a complete newbie to Ajax and how it works so, if it is possible, I would appreciate if someone could 'take me by hand' and explain how to achieve this.
Actually this is my code:
// in custom page template
if ( isset( $_POST['5e'] ) && wp_verify_nonce($_POST['5e'],'update_5e_postmeta') )
{ //if nonce check succeeds.
global $post;
$postid = $post->ID;
$data = $_POST['cinqueuro'];
$cinqueuro = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'Banconote5', true);?>
<form method="post" action="">
<?php wp_nonce_field('update_5e_postmeta','5e'); ?>
Banconote da 5
<input type='text' name='cinqueuro' value='<?php echo $cinqueuro ;?>' />
<input type='submit' value='save' />

Valore banconote da 5 = <?php $tot5 = ($cinqueuro*=5);echo $tot5 ;?>€

It works and let me see the result but only after clicking on save button.
What I need is that each time a value is inserted inside the form it is Automagically saved in DB and operation is done.
My PHP code is basically taken from this answer: Front-end update_post_meta snippet displays white screen?


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AboutI am shy and easily startled. I like Voltron : Legendary Defender, superheroes, Digimon series ( My favorite series are Digimon Tamers and Digimon Frontier), Pokémon (kind of obvious), Yu-Gi-Oh!, Avatar : The Last Airbender, Yokai Watch, Fairy Tail, and a bunch of other stuff. Oh, and I would love to meet Jim Parsons. Also, I am on a kwami making spree right now and am taking kwami requests as well. :3
I think Streaky's design in Justice League Action is an improvement when compared to his design in Krypto : The SuperdogTennyson done by FriendlyFrosty (Reverse coloration, that's on me though)
Lavender and Albin done by The Exorciser
Cabrera done by Peridot!!!
Excalibur Queen by Forever Frozen (Drawing of previous avatar)
Tori the Pikachu by parisbuffet
https://pokecharms.com/works/this-is-awful.38074/ (Drawing of my OC Luna) by _Black_Cat_ https://pokecharms.com/works/wonder-boy.38820/ (SS-I Never's take on my OC)
https://pokecharms.com/works/brownlyn-grace-requested-by-the-one-and-only-excalibur-queen.39199/ (Bronwyn Grace *OC* done by Finley Wolf)
https://pokecharms.com/works/request-for-excalibur-queen.39987/ (Jesse the Teddiursa!Misdreavus an Adoptable from Il Fantasma done by Midnight Princess Nguvu request by @AOBA THE WEAVILE
Thanks Midnight Princess!]Celestial Cats are people that can turn into cats, and have powers. Some have special weapons or a dark side. Dark sides are called Dark Celestial Cats, and they also have powers and can turn into cats and have special weapons, too, however they are stronger then normal Celestial Cats. Dark Celestial Cats live in the X Realm.
Name: Ash
Powers: Solarbolts (solar power that she can form into bursts of concentrated energy), extraordinary strength and stamina, and flight.
Special Weapon: None
Dark side: Luna
Dark side's Power: Lunabolts (solar power that she can form into bursts of concentrated energy), extraordinary strength and stamina, and flight.
Dark side's special weapon: None
Name: Orik
Powers: Fire
Special Weapon: Pyro Sword
Dark side: Steven
Dark side's Power: Water
Dark side's special weapon: Splashdown Shield
Name: Sharara
Powers: Electricity/Lightning
Special Weapon: Nunchucks/Nunchaku
Dark side: Alicia
Dark side's Power: Electricity/Lightning
Dark side's special weapon: Saber
Name: Creazione
Powers: Creation
Special Weapon: Yo-yo
Dark side: Distruzione
Dark side's Power: Destruction
Dark side's special weapon: Collapsible staff
Name: Jenna
Powers: Uses un-chewed gum, enchants it, then uses it to create bubbles that she uses to entrap opponents/enemies.
Special Weapon: None
Dark side: Rochelle
Dark side's Power: Hard light constructs.
Dark side's special weapon: None
Name: Zane
Powers: Ice
Special Weapon: Shurikens
Dark side: Frost
Dark side's Power: Ice
Dark side's special weapon: Axe
Name: Zara/Shard
Powers: Creates and uses shards of hard light to form constructs.
Special Weapon: Katana
Dark side: Tyla
Dark side's Power: Mind control (Her eyes flash light blue when she uses it)
Dark Side's weapon: Bazooka
Name: Rani
Powers: Sonic Scream
Special Weapon: None
Dark side: Roni
Dark side's Power: Sonic Scream
Dark side's special weapon: None
Powers: Water
Special Weapon: Whip
Dark side: Teri
Dark side's Power: Thunder
Dark side's special weapon: Spear
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In 1903 faced with the welter of sans offered by ATF, Morris Fuller Benton designed News Gothic, a 20th Century standard.
In 1995 Tobias Frere-Jones studied drawings in the Smithsonian and started a redesign. Cyrus Highsmith reviewed News Gothic, and with the Font Bureau studio expanded it into Benton Sans, a far reaching new series, with matched weights, widths and performance well beyond the limits of the original.
Among other uses, Benton Sans is recommended for Newspaper, Magazine, Book and Corporate use.


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What happens when you put a room full of programmers into a room with Steve Jobs and a new iOS? Less than 24 hours there is a hack available for that iOS.
A group of clever hackers has already managed to figure out how to skirt Apple's programming and re-program Apple's new iOS 5 to suit their own needs.
The jailbreak was first reported on Twitter when a user named MuscleNerd linked to some pictures showing off the handy work.
Adding credibility to the report, is the fact that MuscleNerd is a well-known member of the Apple hacking community.
The quick turnaround time does have its disadvantages though, for those who enjoy jailbreaking their iOS devices.
The jailbroken device must be tethered to a PC each time it is rebooted. The drawback is most likely only a temporary hiccup as hackers get more time to play around with the new iOS.


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Winn Introduces DuraTech for 2013
Huntington Beach, CA, November 8, 2012 Dr. Ben Huang, founder and CEO of Winn Incorporated, announced their new product line for 2013.
The DuraTech hybrid grip uniquely fuses two complimentary performance materials in strategic locations of the grip. A durable, responsive rubber in the upper hand provides long-lasting, non-slip control. In the lower hand, the slightly softer, more comfortable polymer flourishes in wet conditions while providing a tacky yet responsive feel. Each material enhances the other to create a highly durable, slip-resistant, all-weather performance grip.
Dri-Tac™ Additions
For 2013 we have added a new gray and pink ladies grip and a new junior blue to the Dri-Tac™ Series. Our WinnDry™polymer material combines a cushioned, comfortable feel with exceptional non-slip performance in all weather conditions. Rain or shine, the Dri-Tac™ delivers.
New Putters
Winn's 2013 putter grips utilize our enhanced diamond pattern for added texture and tackiness. The comfortable tacky feel instills confidence for a more consistent putting stroke. Our new models offer Pro Pistol, Medallist Pistol and Midsize Pistol shapes with a variety of color options.
For Winn's entire grip line, visit: www.winngrips.com.


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Roger and Me
Less than meets the eye in Clemens' comeback spectacle
In his famous soliloquy, Macbeth described life as "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." While I'm not a particular friend of Bill S., it seems there is often something from Shakespeare to describe events in this human comedy.
Those words came to mind as I sat eight rows behind the visitor's dugout to watch a 50-year-old man pitch a baseball game, which I guess makes me the idiot telling this tale. The aging athlete was not facing batters at a church picnic, however. He was Roger Clemens, arguably the greatest pitcher of his generation, back on the mound in a minor league game trying to prove something with the Sugar Land Skeeters although it is not exactly clear what.
After spending the previous week wondering aloud why tickets were in such demand that they were being offered on eBay for $3,000 for the return of the man they call Rocket, there I sat watching this improbable comeback, which was also being telecast to a national audience on ESPN Classic. Clemens, the fireballing right-hander, had notched 354 wins and 4,672 strikeouts in a career that spanned 23 years with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Houston Astros. During that time, he picked up a record seven Cy Young Awards, two World Series championship rings and more than $160 million in cash.
The five years since he last pitched professionally in his second stint with the Yankees had not been kind to Clemens. His credentials should have guaranteed his status as a first-ballot Hall of Famer but the shadow of the steroid scandal could block his path to Cooperstown, a fate likely shared by home run kings Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds, their all-time numbers permanently tainted. To add insult to injury, Clemens had testified before the House of Representatives in Washington that he had never used performance-enhancing drugs. For his trouble, he was indicted for perjury and put on trial twice before being acquitted earlier his summer thanks in part to the herculean efforts of Houston attorney Rusty Hardin.
That star-crossed prelude added up to maximum attention being paid to a game that didn't count for much of anything at all, but it came during the lull before college football and the NFL began to play for real. A mere 25 miles down the road, the Houston Astros were playing out the string as the worst team in baseball for the second straight disastrous season. Some of the best Astros players of recent vintage were having good years in 2012, but they were all wearing the uniforms of other teams as management had conducted a personnel fire sale before and after the team changed hands.
This lackluster performance had opened the door for the Sugar Land Skeeters, currently finishing their first season in something called the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Not exactly a normal minor league whose teams are affiliated with major league clubs, the Atlantic League consists of seven teams clustered in the northeastern U.S. including the Long Island Ducks and the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Most of the squads contain at least a couple of former major league players. This night, the Bridgeport Bluefish were in from Connecticut.
On a pleasant, cool August evening, a capacity crowd packed the trim new ballpark that features a trampoline, swimming pool and carousel beyond the outfield fence. The Skeeters have proved to be adroit marketers, offering a family-friendly product at popular prices, albeit without any real competition from the sorry mess the recent Astros teams have proved to be. As such, they have sold out the 7,800 seat Constellation Field for 50 of 52 games in their inaugural season. In October, bearded rockers ZZ Top will play a concert there.
We arrived in Sugar Land earlier that afternoon to visit my brother Patrick who had moved to town two weeks earlier. He offered to drive us past the ballpark where the spectacle was taking place, pointing out the plethora of television trucks reminiscent of the Camp O.J. that had sprung up outside a Los Angeles courthouse years earlier after another former athletic great found himself back in the news. When a scalper waved four tickets in our direction, I demurred but Patrick managed to secure the ducats for their face value of $8 each.
Good thing we didn't have to pay $3,000 for our seats. Clemens strolled to the mound and struck out the first two batters he faced, then turned in a workmanlike performance. His fastball peaked at a respectable 89 mph, with Rocket throwing 37 pitches over 3 1/3 scoreless innings before being lifted for a relief pitcher with one out in the fourth inning.
And suddenly he was gone, the historic comeback appearance lasting less than an hour. The Skeeters held on for a 1-0 win. Clemens took off to play in a golf tournament while rumors of a possible outing with the lowly Astros swirled. As for Roger and me, this was likely our last hurrah – but it was fun while it lasted.
James Shannon can be reached at (409) 832-1400, ext. 249, or by e-mail at james [at] beaumontbusinessjournal [dot] com.


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This question already has an answer here:
Given an array of charge for a given area (2D or 3D), what algorithm would describe the path that lightning takes?
An example algorithm would be from the highest charge of the cloud, find the lowest charge adjacently below and move there. Repeat until ground reached.


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How to Make a Wireless Network Connection
When you have your wireless network in place and your PC ready, you can easily make the wireless connection between the two. Microsoft recommends that your wireless base station or WAP broadcast the SSID, as long as you're using WEP encryption in infrastructure mode. This approach makes everything easy and automatic, as long as you select an SSID of your own.
Don't use the default SSID, or else you'll leave a security hole in your wireless network.
With a broadcasted SSID, connecting is as easy as plugging your wireless network card into your laptop. Both XP and Vista automatically search for and connect to your network. If you're using a desktop PC with a wireless card, this same process occurs when you log in to Windows. You see on the taskbar a notification icon letting you know that the connection has been made, as well as how strong the signal is, as illustrated in this figure.
The taskbar shows you when your PC makes a wireless connection.