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"Architecture does not exist, what exists is the spirit of Architecture" - Louis Kahn
While in Rhinebeck, evacuated from New York City due to Hurricane Sandy, I received a 5:45am phone call from Aleksandra Wagner that Lebbeus Woods just died. She had no electricity and was calling me from a policeman's phone.
Lebbeus was very excited recently about the completion of the Light Pavilion in Chengdu, China. He and Christoph Kumpusch had a champagne toast on October 24th to celebrate this important moment—his first permanent construction.
The freedom of spirit in Architecture that Lebbeus Woods embodied carried with it a rare idealism. Lebbeus had very passionate beliefs and a deep philosophical commitment to Architecture. He often spoke of the importance of ideas and an understanding of our world. His designs were politically charged fields of reality that he created.
I met Lebbeus in February 1977. Introduced by Andrew MacNair, who was the Director of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies. I arrived at Leb's small loft near Franklin Street in TriBeCa to find Lebbeus standing bent over an enormous black and white drawing of a Piranese-like urban vision. His cigarette had a long gray ash that was about to drop as he greeted me briefly and turned to show me the amazing drawing.
As we began discussing the current state of Architecture, I told him I really appreciated his deeply critical remarks on the postmodernism of Charles Moore, Robert Stern, and others that I read while I was in San Francisco.
Lebbeus and I began to meet every couple of weeks at the "Square Diner" as they served "all-you-caneat-for-a-dollar" bean soup. Our ongoing philosophical discussions lead to our sharing reviews in the design studios we were teaching.
In late 1977, I began work on a project titled "Bronx Gymnasium-Bridge" that would become the first issue of Pamphlet Architecture. Lebbeus made the third issue with the project "Einstein's Tomb." It was an amazing vision for a tomb about Albert Einstein—a strange architecture, which would travel on a beam of light around the Earth. Today I imagine that tomb is occupied by the spirit of Lebbeus.
Leb was a brilliant and charismatic teacher whose classes at Cooper Union were very inspirational. I was always amazed at the original work his students produced. Leb was still passionate about teaching this year. Due to his illness, he taught his class recently from a wheelchair.
Recently, Christoph Kumpusch, the publisher Lars Muller, and I had meetings on a new book called "Urban Hopes" to be published next year. In this book will be a "book within a book"—or as Lars calls it a "separata"—which records the construction of Lebbeus' Light Pavilion. This publication will be ready for the major exhibition of Lebbeus Woods that will open at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art next February.
In 2007 when I first received the commission to realize a 3 million square foot urban project in Chengdu, China, I began studies to shape a new public space with this huge project. The building fabric would not strive for iconic objects—rather a simple architecture sliced by sunlight shapes space. "Buildings within buildings" are cut into this fabric; sitting in gaps that are 8-10 stories in the air. I invited Leb to do one, Ai Weiwei to do another, and we did another.
Lebbeus' Pavilion, constructed of huge beams of light, is a place one enters at several levels. Walking on sheets of glass suspended by steel rods, the view is multiplied and infinitely extended via polished stainless steel lining the four-story gap in the building it occupies. Unlike other visionary architects—who risk disappointing when they get a chance to build—Lebbeus' Pavilion is a brilliant and engaging Architecture. One's experience there, especially at night, seems to dissolve the view of the city beyond. Up is down in a feeling of suspension of gravity via light and reflection.
This work merges Art and Architecture as they have merged in the past and are merging in the future. Next week, I will travel to Beijing, then to Chengdu, walk into the Light Pavilion, stand suspended on steel rods and imagine Lebbeus' tomb has been launched—on a beam of light.
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Middlebury, Ind.-based Jayco Inc. today (Feb. 6) announced changes in its senior management team as a further step in its plan to "strategically position the company for long-term growth," according to a press release.
Changes include:
"¢ Devon Miller has been named vice president and general manager of the Jayco Towables division.
"¢ Akos Sefcsik has been appointed vice president and general manager of the Starcraft RV division.
"¢ John Ganyard will become vice president and general manager of the Jayco Motorhome Group division.
In making the announcement, COO Jim Jacobs said that the management changes are part of the company's previously announced plan to structure Jayco into three operating divisions. "We are committed to a strategy of aligning our resources to the specific product needs and opportunities within the markets we serve," he said. "And we believe this management team will allow us to raise our customer focus and improve the speed at which we develop new products and ideas."
In December, as part of the company's restructuring plan, Jayco announced that Jacobs had been promoted to COO of the company. Until that time, he had been general manager of the Starcraft RV and Jayco Motorhome Group divisions.
A veteran of nearly 30 years of service with Jayco, Miller began his career in the company's parts distribution division and has served in various production and operations management capacities. Most recently, he was vice president of operations for Jayco's Middlebury towables production.
Sefcsik has served as vice president of operations of Jayco's Twin Falls, Idaho, facilities since 2009. He is a 20-year veteran of Jayco and has held a variety of assignments in manufacturing and industrial engineering.
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Booktalk Titles - Summer 2012
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Article in Young Adult Fiction and Personal Picks.
These titles were presented by JMRL staff at school visits in preparation for Summer 2012.
Buford Middle School
Henley Middle School
Jouett & Sutherland Middle Schools
Various Middle Schools
These booktalks were presented by Tim between May 15 and June 5, 2012, to students at the Village School, Walker Upper Elementary School, and Walton, Nelson County, and Louisa County Middle Schools. Not all titles were presented at every school.
- Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series, by John Feinstein
- Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen
- Dusssie, by Nancy Springer
- The Grimm Legacy, by Polly Shulman
- Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson
- Iceberg, Right Ahead: The Tragedy of the Titanic, by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
- The Legend of Bass Reeves, by Gary Paulsen
- Matched, by Ally Condie
- The Name of the Star, by Maureen Johnson
- Rapunzel's Revenge, by Shannon and Dean Hale
- The Stonekeeper, by Kazu Kibuishi


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Reading Without Lists
I usually keep a record of the books I read each year, but I'm thinking that this year I won't. Lists are funny things: they have real effects on human behavior. (Umberto Eco thinks they are ways of — mentally — staving off death.) It's very satisfying to cross items off to-do lists, and to add items to lists of accomplishments. Maybe too satisfying, because over the years I've read some things I didn't really want to read just because I liked the thought of adding something to my "books read" list.
Recently it has occurred to me that if those lists have encouraged me to read some things, they may have discouraged me from reading others. In particular, while I love poetry, essays, and short stories, I suspect that I tend to read less in those genres than I would if I weren't keeping track.
So I decree that this year will be the Year of Small Genres, AKA the Year of No List. I want to read (or in some cases re-read) stories by Chekhov, John Cheever, Eudora Welty, Lydia Davis; essays by Montaigne, Charles Lamb, Scott Sanders; poems by Czeslaw Milosz, Wisława Szymborska, Scott Cairns, Linda Gregerson. And whatever else comes to mind, including book-length works if I have the inclination. But no lists.


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Do you remember Nash Ramblers? Kind of boxy looking, relatively inexpensive, the butt of the 1958 novelty song "Beep Beep" by the Playmates?
Technically, I've never owned a Nash Rambler but my wife has. That's her in the picture with her first car, a white Nash Rambler that she bought from her brother for $300. Ramblers were made by the American Motors Company, or AMC. The first brand new car I ever owned was a 1969 AMC Javelin, a sort of Camaro knockoff. It was one of the most reliable, fun cars I've ever owned. That car took me through my entire service career, including many enjoyable camping and sightseeing trips throughout California.
I've also owned an AMC Hornet Sportabout, which is as close to the anti-Javelin as you can get. It was definitely not a fun car to drive.
It was a post by Craig Manson over at Geneablogie that got me thinking about cars in my family. Craig's family has got to be among the rarest of Nash Rambler owners – they actually waited near the factory at Kenosha, Wis., a few days while their car was being built. That's some serious Rambler love.
Cars have probably played significant roles in your family history. It was quite common even in the blue collar neighborhoods of my youth for families to buy a new car every two or three model years. I grew up in a Chevy family and took my first turn behind the wheel in a sensible 1961 four-door family model. Stick shift, a then-standard V8, no seat belts or airbags, about the size of a battleship when compared to today's models.
My dad later switched to Fords, apparently after a Chevy let him down, but you'll never catch him driving a foreign car.
You'll probably find a lot of family history-type bloggers writing about cars over the next couple of weeks. That's the topic of the current Carnival of Genealogy. Think about how cars have affected you in your lifetime and incorporate that in your family history.
On Wednesday I'll post an essay on my first – and all-time favorite – car.
Larry Lehmer is a personal historian who helps people preserve their family histories. To learn more, visit his web site or send him an e-mail.
Photo of Linda Lehmer and her little Nash Rambler by lwlehmer.


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Less hassle. Autopay your utility bill.
The city of Pullman offers an easy and convenient automatic payment service. To participate in this program, customers must complete an agreement form and provide a voided check. With your authorization, the city will automatically deduct your monthly water bill payment from your bank account. To subscribe to the Automatic Payment Service, form needs to be submitted by the 10th of the month. The city finance department will perform a zero dollar test payment the first month following the receipt of the completed form, so the first automatic deduction will occur during the second month. The automatic deduction will occur on the 15th of each month.
If you wish to utilize the automatic payment service, please print, complete and send the Agreement for Pre-Authorized Debit to: City of Pullman, Finance Department, 325 SE Paradise St., Pullman, WA 99163. Or, customers can pick up an application in the Finance/Administration office in city hall or request one by calling 338-3204 or 338-3278.
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2015 (Redshirt Senior): Made a team-high 24 appearances in relief … Struck out 30 batters in 38.2 innings pitched … Compiled a 1-2 record with a 6.05 earned run average … Recorded career highs in innings pitched (4.0) and strikeouts (5) in the series finale against Furman (April 12) … Fanned four batters in 2.2 innings pitched and picked up the win in the series finale against Western Carolina (March 22) … Pitched a perfect inning in UNCG's 10-0 win over North Carolina A&T (March 24) at NewBridge Bank Park in downtown Greensboro … Allowed just two earned runs in 9.1 innings to begin the season.
2014 (Redshirt Junior): Made a team-high 30 appearances out of the bullpen and compiled a 4.76 earned run average over 22.2 innings pitched … Struck out 19 batters against 11 walks … His lone decision for the season was a victory at East Carolina (March 11) where he threw 1.1 innings with a strikeout … Fanned a season-high three batters three times – against Georgetown (March 1), at Coastal Carolina (March 10) and against Samford (May 4) … Did not allow an earned run in 13-straight appearances from March 21-May 11.
2013 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared 11 times on the bump while amassing a 1-1 record in seven innings pitched… Was credited with UNCG's win at No. 16 NC State (March 19), throwing two thirds of an inning with a strikeout… recorded a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless inning against NC Central (April 1).
2012 (Freshman): Did not compete (redshirt)
Prior to UNCG: Played one season at Indiana University before transferring to UNCG in the fall of 2011 … appeared in five games for the Hoosiers as a freshman … pitched two innings on the year and didn't allow a run, while also striking a batter.
High School: Earned two varsity letters playing baseball for coach Joey Bell at Athens Drive High School in Raleigh, N.C. … was named first-team all-conference and also academic all-conference as a junior and senior … earned team MVP honors as a senior after going 6-3 with a 2.51 ERA … also played two seasons of varsity football.
Personal: Blair Benjamin Betts … born Aug. 19, 1992 in Cary, N.C. … son of Tim and Juli Betts … has one younger sister, Zoey … majoring in kinesiology.


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Recently I conducted a kids art workshop at Shibaura's public elementary school. The free event was organized by Mitsui Fudosan, Recruit, and Neighbors Meeting, which printed this cool map of Shibaura. We asked kids to draw an animal or plant and add it to the map.
There were several surprises. Many of the kids who participated were two to four years old. They loved the coloring book of land and sea creatures created by Shu Kuge. On the Shibaura map, the kids were drawn to the water, both Tokyo Bay and the canals, as well as to the existing parks. One kid made his own Tokyo Tower and folded it so that it would stand vertically.
The other surprise is that kids still enjoy coloring and drawing. The event was billed as a celebration of future city, and our workshop competed for attention with a very cool pedal powered, ride-on-top shinkansen, a 3D printer, solar-powered remote control cars, and iPad games.


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HOUSTON — A federal judge in Houston on Monday stayed the execution of a Texas man and granted him a competency hearing days before he was to be put to death for the abduction, rape and strangulation of a 12-year-old girl.
Soon after the ruling, the Texas Attorney General's Office filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. A spokesman for the attorney general declined to comment.
Christina Neal was snatched as she walked home on June 21, 2000, in Montgomery County, about 60 miles north of Houston, according to the attorney general's summary of the case. Investigators became suspicious of a neighbor, Jonathan Green, after they learned he had been burning trash soon after the girl's disappearance. They obtained a warrant and searched his property, discovering a shallow grave. Inside the house, tucked behind a chair, they found Christina's body stuffed inside a bag.
Green was convicted of murder in July 2002, and was scheduled for execution on June 30, 2010. His attorneys challenged the death sentence, arguing that Green was mentally ill and did not receive due process on an appeal.
The Supreme Court has held that mental illness doesn't automatically disqualify someone from execution, as long as the person understands the punishment and why it's being meted out.
Hours before Green was scheduled to die two years ago, an appeals court judge stayed the execution to evaluate his mental condition. Judges later found him competent, and Green, 44, was scheduled for execution Wednesday.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas ruled in favor of an appeal from Green's attorneys, but noted she was concerned only with the question of "whether Green is entitled to a stay of execution and not with the ultimate question of whether he is incompetent to be executed."
Atlas added: "It is clear from the record that, at a minimum, the trial court prevented Green from presenting testimony by treating mental health professionals, relied on an order solicited from and drafted by the state to which Green had no opportunity to object, and applied at least one incorrect legal standard."
The judge noted that Green's competency was still an open question that required a hearing — not because he failed to establish that he was incompetent, but because "he was prevented from doing so" through a lack of due process.
Green's Houston-based lawyer, James Rytting, praised the ruling as "a thorough decision."
"I don't think they will be able to get it overturned," Rytting said of prosecutors.
A state expert has testified that Green is exaggerating his mental illness, but Rytting told the Los Angeles Times on Monday that the expert spent little time with Green and failed to test him.
"Mr. Green is seriously mentally ill; he suffers from schizophrenia and constant hallucinations," Rytting said. Green's condition has worsened, he said, since he has been imprisoned without treatment.
In his most recent appeal, Rytting cited prison records that Green had "stuffed so much tissue in his ear canals that irrigation was necessary to remove the impacted toilet paper."
"This isn't just somebody making things up," the lawyer said. "You can't discount delusions. You can't discount hallucinations. It makes it ridiculous to execute someone — it's not retribution, it's not a deterrent."
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Bejeweled: Deluxe (Xbox)
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Critic Score
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
User Score
5 point score based on user ratings.
The object of the game is to score as many points as possible by swapping adjacent gems to create sets, either horizontal or vertical, of 3 or more identical gems.
Swap any two adjacent gems by clicking on one, then the one you want to swap it with. The gems must be adjacent vertically or horizontally (not diagonally).
You must create a valid set of three or more identical gems with each move, or the gems will revert back to their original position.
Sets can be either horizontal or vertical, and can contain more than 3 gems. When you have successfully created a set, they will disappear and new gems will fall into place, possibly creating a chain reaction or 'cascade' of more sets.
You can also swap gems by clicking on one, then dragging it in the direction you want to swap. This can be faster and more efficient once you're used to it!
You can get a Hint at any time by clicking the purple Hint button on the left-hand control bar. This will cause a gem onscreen to flash briefly, indicating that it can be used to create a set.
However, every time you use the Hint button, you will lose points!
In Timetrial mode, you will also lose several seconds of time.
The Options are accessible from the first game selection screen, or by clicking the Menu button while playing the game. They include:
* Music Volume and Sound Effects: you can adjust these volume sliders separately to fit your preferences. * Fullscreen: If this is checked, Bejeweled Deluxe will use your entire computer screen. If it is not checked, Bejeweled Deluxe will be played in a window. It's up to you to decide which you prefer. * Custom Cursors: If this box is checked, you will see special custom Bejeweled Deluxe cursors in the game rather than Windows standard cursors. If you have a special theme installed that changes your Windows cursors, you may need to activate this option to see the cursor properly in the game. * Help: This will show you instructions on how to play Bejeweled Deluxe. * High Scores: This will show you your best scores in both normal and timetrial modes.
Game Modes
You can play Bejeweled in either Normal or Timetrial mode. Switch modes by clicking the appropriate button on the left-hand control bar. You will have to abandon your game in progress to switch game modes.
Normal Mode
In Normal mode, there is no timer and you can take as long as you like to make each move. The game will end when there are no more available moves.
Every set or cascade you create will cause the Bonus Bar at the bottom of the screen to increment upwards. When the Bonus Bar is full, you will proceed to the next level.
Each successive level increases the value of all sets and combos!
Timetrial Mode
Timetrial mode is for experienced Bejeweled players who want a fast-paced challenge. In Timetrial, the Bonus Bar at the bottom of the screen continually counts down towards zero. When it hits the bottom, your game is over.
You can replenish the Bonus Bar by creating sets and combos. The bigger the combo or cascade, the more the Bonus Bar will be regenerated.
Filling the Bonus Bar will take you to the next level. Sets and combos are worth more on each successive level, but the timer will also count down much faster!
You can press any key to pause the game while playing Timetrial.
There are no Xbox user screenshots for this game.
There are 13 other screenshots from other versions of this game or official promotional screenshots.
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- "Diamond Mine" -- Alternate title
- "Bejeweled" -- Browser title
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SalesBejeweled has consistently been the most popular game on Microsoft's Gaming Zone for 2001, averaging about 18,000 players at any given time.
As of August 2008, Bejeweled and Bejeweled 2 had sold 25 million units since its launch in 2000. At the same time 350 million copies of the trial version had been downloaded.
- Computer Gaming World
- April 2002 (Issue #213) – Puzzle/Classics Game of the Year
- May 2005 (Issue #251) – Introduced into the Hall of Fame
Related Web Sites
- Bejeweled Microsite (Official website)
- Bejeweled Postmortem (Jason Kapalka speaking at GDC 2011)
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Blast From the Past: Fuchsia-Purple & Electrolady
Thank goodness my brows are way better nowadays, but I am still loving the way the lower lash line looks in this combination! I'm definitely going to have to repeat it in a new look sometime.
I used Shimmertime pigment on lid, Stars 'n Rockets eyeshadow on inner lid, Passionate eyeshadow on middle of lid, Cinders eyeshadow on outer lid and crease, Thunder eyeshadow above crease, Whistle eyeshadow on brow, Electrolady liquidlast liner on lower lash line, Stars 'n Rockets eyeshadow on lower lash line, and Blacktrack fluidline on lower water line. I had Don't Be Shy blush with Enriched Refined Bronze on cheeks. I wore Florabundi lipstick with Crystal Rose lipglass and Magnetique lipglass on my lips.
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The Irish education system is designed to prepare students for living in the modern world.
Main pathways within the Irish Education System
Our education typically starts at age six (earlier if you include pre-school) when we enter Primary Level, which provides an extensive learning experience and promotes a rich variety of approaches to teaching and learning.
After eight years of Primary school, Irish students make the transition to Secondary Level. This starts with the three year Junior Cycle and concludes with the Junior Certificate State Examination.
Students complete a central core of seven subjects designed to provide a good general knowledge, and have options to study two or more additional subjects based on their preferences. Subject can also be taken at Pass or Honours levels.
The choices in subject and levels made during the Junior Cycle are the first significant choices students make that can impact on their future career.
Though school is compulsory only up to the end of Junior Cycle, the majority of students continue to the next level. Employment and training options for school leavers are discussed here.
Secondary Level continues with the Senior Cycle. This is a two or three year program comprising of a Transition Year (1 year optional) and one of three Leaving Cert programmes. Transition year provides an excellent opportunity for students to engage in thinking about possible future careers, and frequently requires that students participate in periods of work experience (this is at the discretion of individual schools). For most students, this is the first time careers are openly discussed and actively investigated.
Students in Secondary Level may choose from one of three Leaving Cert programmes (subject to availability in their schools). The choice of programmes provided is to encourage students to continue in full-time education after the Junior Cycle by providing a range of programmes suited to their abilities, aptitudes and interests.
In all of these programmes students make selections on both subjects and the levels at which they take them (Lower or Higher level). In many schools, aptitude tests are administered by the school guidance counsellor to help guide this process.
The choices made by students at this stage can be very important. Students wishing to pursue careers that require third level courses may find that they will not have the right combination of subjects or levels to be eligible. The importance of this is often underestimated and students should insist that they receive assistance from the school guidance counsellor if they are in any doubt about their decisions.
Third level education in Ireland is made up of Universities, Institutes of Technology, Colleges of education and Private / Independent (hence fee-paying) colleges.
Over 55 percent of students who complete second level now continue on to third level - one of the highest participation rates in the world.
Entry to third level education for Irish students is competitive and based upon performance in the final secondary school examination, the Leaving Certificate. Choosing a third level course is a big commitment. Courses can provide a continuation of general education (e.g some Arts programmes) or focus on a very specific career (e.g. Dentistry) and anything in between.
Many courses offer much more general introductions to their subjects in the form of 'Omnibus' programmes – starting with a general introduction to the subject and allowing specialisation in second or third year.
Courses at third level are awarded qualifications at different levels.
Courses in the Universities are almost always 4 years duration (some are longer) and are awarded NFQ Level 8* awards when completed (no award is given if the full course is not completed).
Institutes of Technology (ITs) offer courses of 2 – 4 years and award qualifications based on the amount of the course completed (NFQ Level 6 Certificate after 2 years, NFQ Level 7 Ordinary Degree after 3 years and NFQ Level 8 Honours Degree after 4 years)
Though most students follow their career path in areas associated with their main subject areas, not all do. Third level colleges have qualified Careers Advisors who will work with students who continue to have difficulty, and advise them accordingly.
Around 42% of people with honours primary degrees opt for further study on to Fourth Level education - post-graduate and doctorate (NFQ Levels 9 and 10). This has become a major growth area in recent years and allows students to make much more informed career decisions. Not only can the higher level skills and knowledge you develop enhance your employability but your connection with a new group of peers will increase your network of contacts, creating more opportunities in the future.
For graduate students with no specialisation, there are a number of ICT post-graduate partially subsidised under the graduate skills conversation programmes.
Some graduates also choose to study abroad as there are many scholarships and funded post graduate programes available.
Further Education is the term used by the Department of Education and Science for courses not included in the Primary / Secondary / Tertiary system outlined above. We discuss courses in this category in the sections on Adult Education and Employment Training.
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PSSST!!! Your colon is talking to you!
Will this year be the year you choose to listen? While some of us have learned to listen to our bodies, there are still many people who don't recognize the warning signals their bodies might be sending, even when their bodies are screaming for help! While discussions of colorectal cancer may not be popular in polite circles of conversation, some refuse to listen even in the privacy of their doctor's office. Warning signals can be subtle and we must learn to recognize them.
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths; African Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer at a higher rate than any other population group in the United States. Additionally, of the more than 150,000 Americans who will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2006, the death rate is highest among African Americans. We know we can make a positive impact upon this deadly disease. In fact, it is curable in over 90% of cases when found early. So what are the warning signals? Who should be listening?
Everyone should be aware of their risk factors. A family history of cancer of the colon or rectum or pre-cancerous lesions, called polyps, can greatly increase your personal risk for the disease. Be proactive and talk to your family members about their health. If a close relative has had a polyp or cancer, ask your doctor for a colonoscopy at 40. If your family slate is clean, go for that exam at 50. Also, someone with a longstanding history of inflammatory bowel disease should be screened regularly for malignant change.
Signals can be received in the privacy of your bathroom or in your physician's office. A change in bowel habits can be one indication that something is amiss. Blood in a bowel movement is never normal and should be thoroughly evaluated. Blood can be obvious or it may require special testing to be detected. While the home test for blood hidden in stool is easy and private, it is fairly non-specific. A flexible sigmoidoscopy can performed and, when combined with barium enema, is a reasonable screening tool. If tests show the blood was due only to a hemorrhoid or fissure, then celebrate! Your next colonoscopy won't be necessary for 5-10 years! Regardless, resist the urge to exhaust over-the-counter preparations in an effort to avoid evaluation.
In order to reduce the deadly impact of colorectal cancer in African Americans, it is critical that more African Americans schedule preventative screening exams. Colonoscopy is by far the most accurate method for testing and can not only detect abnormalities, but can also effectively treat minor polyps, preventing or eliminating the risk of cancer from that polyp. Colonoscopy also provides diagnosis if a cancer is found, leading to the appropriate surgical treatment. African Americans are often diagnosed at later stages of the disease when fewer treatment options are available. Making the decision to schedule a preventative exam could be the difference between life and death. Innovative screening methods are also available, such as a virtual colonography. Guidelines have been established and are readily available to all physicians and patients. Talk to your physician about the screening regimen that is right for you.
Signals are sent by the colon when something is wrong, so listen up: if you are 50 and healthy, with no family history of polyps or colorectal cancer, get screened. If your family has a history of polyps or cancers, get screened at 40. If you have a chronic inflammatory condition affecting your colon, schedule regular endoscopic exams and talk to your doctor about other factors that could affect the health of your colon. If your colon is speaking to you, listen! No one dies of embarrassment, but too many of our friends die of colorectal cancer.
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Walter was my uncle, my father's older brother. Walter was born in 1910; however, I do not have an exact date of birth. He was born in Poland; although his obituary states he was a Toledo native.
Walter arrived in the US with his parents, Walter and Helen, in 1923 at the age of about 13. I do not have much information about Walter's early life in the US other than he married Helen Ceglarski. When the family first arrived here, they lived at 1763 Buckingham with Jan Mierzejewski (whom I believe to be my great-uncle). Walter Sr. and his family (Helen, Walter Jr., Celia, and Edward) eventually moved to Woodstock and then to Evesham (right behind St. Hyacinth's parish).
Helen and Walter had three children: Thomas, Richard, and Eugenia. After their marriage, they had moved to Waverly Avenue and had change their last name to Myers. Helen's and Walter's daughter, Eugenia (Jeannie) lived and raised their family in the house on Waverly, so I grew up with their children and remember the residence on Waverly quite well. We lived within walking or biking distance of each other.
Helen Ceglarski's parents were Anthony and Maggie. Anthony and Maggie owned the home on Waverly and seemed to have passed the house on through the generations to Helen and then to Jeannie. Per the 1920 census, Anthony and Maggie arrived in the US with their first daughter, Stella, in 1906. Helen was born in the US about 1911.
I have no pictures of Walter Jr.; however, I do have a few photos of his wife, Helen. Both pictures are taken with my dad's sister, Celia. It seems as if they were great pals.
Helen and Celia #1. Helen is seated on the tricycle and Celia is pushing the baby carriage. (I guess they were rather playful!)
Helen and Celia #2. Helen and Celia are at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Helen is in the floral print dress, Celia is in the dark suit.
Walter Myers passed away on February 6, 1959. His obituary reads:
Walter Myers
Walter Myers, 49, of 605 Waverly Ave., died of a heart attack yesterday at his home.
A Toledo native, Mr. Myers was a painter. He had been employed at Champion Spark Plug Co. 33 years.
Surviving are his wife, Helen; daughter, Mrs. Eugenia Mruzek; sons, Richard and Thomas; mother, Mrs. Helen Mierzejewski; brother, Edward; sister, Mrs. Celia Starzynski, and three grandchildren, all of Toledo.
The body is in the Sujkowski Mortuary. Services will be Tuesday at 9 a.m. in St. Hyacinth's Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery.
Helen Myers passed away August 19, 1983. Helen's obituary reads:
Helen Myers
Mrs. Helen Myers, 72, of Waverly Avenue, died Friday in St. Luke's Hospital. She worked 20 years as a machine operator at Champion Spark Plug Co., retiring in 1965. She was the widow of Walter Myers. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Jean Mruzek, and sons, Richard and Thomas. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Hyacinth Church. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Sujkowski Mortuary, where the body will be after 7 tonight.


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Serbia captain Jelena Nikolic:
"I think today Algeria played well. We couldn't make easy points because they played good defence. It was good for us, because it will be useful for us for tomorrow's game (against Japan). I think that was the purpose of today's game. Tomorrow the first thing that we want is to take the most points possible into the next round. It doesn't matter if it's Japan or another team. About Japan, there's nobody special we're worried about, they are about team play, not individual players."
Serbia coach Zoran Terzic:
"It was a game like we expected, maybe a little more difficult than we expected, but this is good for us. In a competition like this, it's very difficult to stay in our rhythm. Tomorrow will be a much more difficult game for us.
On Malagurski's good play late: "She is the second opposite for Serbia, it's very normal to not start. We are very lucky to have two good opposites. Malagurski is a very young player, and I expect her to be one of the best players in the world. Today she played well, but I think she can play even better."
Algeria player Faiza Tsabet:
"Today we tried our best and our strong point was serving, it worked well. But we lost because we lacked experience."
Algeria coach Ikhedji Mouloud: "I'd like to congratulate Serbia on their win. As for us, we served well. We were able to score five consecutive points in the third set. There was a big individual difference in the players. Our players don't have enough experience and are not as physically imposing as Serbia. We have a lot of work to do. Our players are growing in each match. We hope to do better in the next game."


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Environmental Performance Label
This page last reviewed November 20, 2012
Beginning in the 1998 model year, the Smog Index Label began appearing on all new cars sold in California. The label was intended to help consumers compare the smog forming emissions from different vehicles within that model year. Assembly Bill 1229 (Nation) signed into law in 2005 required the ARB to redesign the Smog Index Label to include information about emissions
of global warming emissions. To meet this requirement, cars manufactured after January 1, 2009 were requied to affix the Environmental Performance (EP) Labe. This label provided both a Smog Score and a Global Warming Score, both from 1 to 10, with 10 being cleanest and 5 being the average vehicle.
In 2011, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation have adopted a new Fuel Economy and Environment Label that is required on all vehicles beginning in model year 2013. In order to harmonize with the Federal labeling program, this new label is replacing the California Environmental Performance Label on most new cars sold here. www.DriveClean.ca.gov provides these ratings so that you can compare cars that you are looking to purchase.
What's New?
- The California Air Resources Board approves Advanced Clean Cars rules.
- New fact sheet - Vehicle Emissions Labeling, Harmonizing with the Federal Program
- The Formal Regulatory Documents for the January Board Meeting are now available. See Appendix L for updates to the labeling requirements.
Manufacturer's Advisory Communication
- MAC 09-01 - Implementation of Environmental Performance Label (PDF - 140K)
- Attachment: Test Group Information Format
Workshops / Meetings
July 19, 2011
- ARB staff are proposing to deem the US EPA label as compliant with California's labeling requirements. Presented at
July 19, 2011 Advanced Clean Cars Workshop in El Monte
November 16, 2010
- ARB staff will be proposing revisions to the EP Label as part of the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) III regulation.
March 2, 2010
- ARB staff will be proposing revisions to the EP Label as part of the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) III regulation.
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- For additional information, please contact Lisa Chiladakis at (916) 327-2932.
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Anybody using these together?
After about 18 months of not playing, I'm feeling the inspiration again (which will hopefully stick) and whipped out my GP/DI and D212. I bought the GP/DI just before I soured and lost the desire to play so didn't spend much time with it but man, this thing is killer!
It's got the tones for sure (oddly, I like the UL setting even though I'm a die-hard D60 fan) so I'm thinking if I pick up the PSII, build a small cab for it, I'd have a killer sounding, lightweight jammin' setup.


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I found this helpful interview Pat Robertson did with Jillian Michaels on the 700 Club. Jillian is one of the nation's toughest fitness gurus. A while back she wrote a bestselling book on weight loss, "Winning by Losing." Here's what she had to say about weight loss and fitness.
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Topeka, Ind.-based towable builder CrossRoads RV has named industry veteran Vern Bontrager as the Western regional sales manager for the company's Rushmore fifth-wheel line.
According to a press release, Bontrager's territory will encompass dealers west of the Mississippi River and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.
Bontrager started his career at Jayco Inc. where he was a regional sales manager for the West Coast for 15 years. Most recently, Vern was the western regional sales manager at Newmar Corp. for 10 years.
"Vern's 25-year Midwest, Southwest, and Pacific Coast focus means that he has a deep understanding of the specific challenges and needs in the western marketplace," said Brad Whitehead, product manager of the Rushmore line for CrossRoads RV. "Vern brings a wide range of industry achievements and fifth-wheel knowledge that will help grow the Rushmore brand for Crossroads RV. We are very pleased to welcome him to the Rushmore team."
Bontrager will be located at the CrossRoad's Topeka corporate offices and traveling as needed for dealer support. CrossRoads RV is a subsidiary of Thor Industries Inc.


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The California Friday Night Live Partnership and the Allstate Foundation asked high school students to spend an hour counting distracted drivers at nearly 70 schools across the state.
"We were right on the corner of the school," said Fernando Ruiz, a junior at Sacramento's Inderkum High School and one of the students who gathered the data. "We were just standing there and watching to see how many people were distracted and how many weren't."
Ruiz says he had a very personal reason for wanting to take part in the study: "When I ride my bike, there's been a lot of times where the light will go on so I can cross, and some people are not paying attention. They would almost hit me when they were making a right turn."
Although Ruiz says the majority of people he saw were driving safely, the study found more than 7,000 cases of distracted driving. Most unsafe drivers were eating, drinking or using their cell phones – but some were putting on makeup, smoking cigarettes or even holding pets on their laps.


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Hoba: The World's Largest Meteorite
Discovered by a Farmer Plowing His Field
In 1920, a farmer was plowing a field near Grootfontein, Namibia when his plow suddenly screeched to a halt. Curious about what he had run into he dug in the soil to find a large piece of metal. The large metal mass quickly attracted the attention of scientists and others, who identified it as a meteorite and removed the soil around it.
Although excavated, the meteorite has not been moved from its location of discovery because of its great weight. However, many pieces have been removed for scientific study and through vandalism.
A 66-Ton Meteorite
The farmer had discovered a 66-ton iron meteorite - the largest single meteorite ever found and the largest piece of iron ever found near Earth's surface. It is tabular in shape and about nine feet long, nine feet wide and about three feet thick. It was given the name "Hoba" because it was discovered on a farm named "Hoba West".
Hoba is thought to have fallen to Earth about 80,000 years ago. It is composed of about 84% iron, 16% nickel, and trace amounts of cobalt and other metals. An abundance of iron oxides in the soil around the meteorite suggests that it was much larger than 66 tons when it landed and has suffered significant losses from oxidation.
No Crater?
It is surprising that this meteorite is not surrounded by a crater. Objects of this size should punch through the atmosphere at a very high rate of speed and hit Earth with enough force to blast a significant crater. No crater is present around the site of the meteorite. This suggests that it fell to earth at a lower rate of speed than expected. Some scientists believe that the flat shape of the object may be responsible for its low velocity at impact.
A Namibian National Monument
The Namibian government has declared the meteorite and the site where it rests as a national monument. The site now has a small tourist center and is visited by thousands of people each year.
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Overseeing the insurance industry and protecting the state's insurance consumers is the responsibility of the California Department of Insurance (CDI). The CDI regulates, investigates and audits insurance business to ensure that companies remain solvent and meet their obligations to insurance policyholders.
As administrator, the Insurance Commissioner enforces the laws of the California Insurance Code and promulgates regulations to implement these laws. The Commissioner issues certificates of authority to insurance and title companies seeking admittance into the California market; and licenses agents, brokers, solicitors and bail bonds agents domiciled in the state.
CDI's statewide toll-free hotline, serves as an information clearinghouse for consumers with insurance-related questions or problems. The unit, staffed by insurance experts, provides immediate assistance to callers whenever possible. The CDI responds to thousands of consumer request for assistance complaints received each month. Acting on these requests, the department protects consumers by investigating and prosecuting companies and licensees accused of insurance code violations, including fraud.
Help-line for health, auto, homeowner, life, and business insurance information. Does not provide ratings on insurance companies, however, consumers will be referred to rating companies. Handles complaints against insurance agents, brokers, and bail bond agents. Handles questions on premium rates coverage, deductibles, discounts, making a household inventory, and filing a claim.
Department of Insurance
Consumer Communications Bureau
(213) 897-8921 (Los Angeles area and out of state)
300 South Spring Street, South Tower
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Complaint Jurisdiction:
1. Improper denial or delay in settlement of a claim.
2. Alleged illegal cancellation or termination of an insurance policy.
3. Alleged misrepresentation by an agent, broker, or solicitor.
4. Alleged theft of premiums paid to an agent, broker, or solicitor.
5. Problems concerning insurance premiums and rates.
6. Alleged improper handling of an escrow transaction by a title insurer or underwritten title company.
Complaints Outside Jurisdiction:
Workers' Compensation Claims Disability claims under the Unemployment Act Uninsured motorists Pre-paid health plans or HMO's.
Licensing information for those involved in insurance work, such as insurance agents, brokers, and bail bond agents.
Department of Insurance
Producer Licensing Bureau
Mailing address (no public counter):
320 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-3555
(800) 967-9331
Complaints or inquiries about an HMO should be referred to staff at the Department of Managed Health Care.
Dental Insurance
The National Insurance Crime Bureau is a not-for-profit organization that receives support from approximately 1,000 property/casualty insurance companies. The NICB partners with insurers and law enforcement agencies to facilitate the identification, detection and prosecution of insurance criminals.
National Insurance Crime Bureau Insurance Fraud Hotline
(800) 835-6422
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Robolics site info? Please and thank you
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Myers was a two-time CAC Swimmer of the Year, and claimed 10 All-America awards in three years competing at the NCAA Championships. She finished her career at UMW holding four individual and five relay school and conference records. At the time of her graduation, she held more All-America awards than any other UMW athlete in any sport. Myers still ranks among the school's all-time top 10 in seven individual events. She is currently a vice president of Default Operations, Reporting, and Strategy for SunTrust Mortgage.


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Discipleship In The Home | Pt. 2
by Matt Capps the Lord said to me, 'Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children so.' -Deuteronomy 4:10 Editor: this post was adapted with permission… Read More Discipleship In The Home | Pt. 2


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by Hugh Gilmore
My wife and I hate flying and enjoy train rides, so last week we boarded Amtrak's Silver Star and let it carry us down the eastern seaboard to Tampa, Fla. That's a 24-hour-ride, made much easier by booking a sleeper for Jan and me and a "roomette" for our 26-year-old son, Andrew. In Tampa, a rental car awaited.
Our ultimate destination was beautiful Sanibel Island, but first, we'd drive to St. Petersburg to see the Salvador Dali Museum. Andrew is a scholar of animated films and, since Dali claimed that cartoons influenced his surrealistic style, he wanted to see Dali's work with his own eyes.
The Silver Star leaves Philadelphia around 12:30 p.m. By the time you board and settle in and read a bit and have dinner, you are well into the evening and getting ready for bed.
About 9 p.m. the train had just left the bright lights of Raleigh, N.C., behind and started plunging through the southern darkness.
Jan went to visit Andrew's bunk and a few minutes later came back with him. Andrew had tears in his eyes. He then told me what he'd told Jan: He was seeing occasional white, bright light in the nasal corner of his one "good" eye (he has no vision in the other). This was his third day seeing that light. He hadn't wanted to say anything beforehand and "spoil our vacation."
That load of bricks, that whole insidious worry we try not to think about, fell on us at once. Andrew has only one good eye because he was born prematurely (2 pounds, 3 ounces) and soon developed retinopathy of the premature. Surgery failed to save his left eye.
At 18, as a college freshman, in his dorm room one night, he felt like a window shade was being drawn down across his remaining eye. At 2 a.m. he decided he'd better call us, but, out of consideration, he waited till 6 a.m. to do so. After he did, we rushed to get him to Wills Eye. A wonderful surgeon reattached his retina.
My heart aches whenever I think of him lying by himself in the dark and waiting for dawn in his sweet, misguided courtesy. Alone and scared. What must that wait have been like for him?
We've had no similar scares since then. But we live in constantly suppressed fear that any day, out of nowhere, he may lose his vision, and we may be handed the responsibility of raising a child who is blind.
Now, Andrew sat beside us, having known three days ago he was experiencing a strange ocular sensation, but keeping it private because he knew how much this vacation meant to us. He obviously felt guilty for speaking up, but was fearful of what that light in the corner of his eye might mean. We certainly didn't know either.
"Oh what a lump in the throat," I wrote later to my friend Lynn Hoffman: "But we restrained our tears because we needed a plan. We couldn't just jump in the car and drive to Wills Eye. We were trapped inside a train that was hurtling at 90 mph through rural N.C."
I went to the porter (a lady) and asked what cities were coming up. The next city with a decent-sized hospital emergency room would be Columbia, S.C., at 2 a.m. That's where we would go if necessary. The porter was very cooperative and told me to give her the word and they'd have an emergency ambulance ready at Columbia Station, if necessary.
We now had plan of sorts, not that we'd expect a small city hospital to have an ophthalmologist on call at 2 in the morning. But what should we do? The train wouldn't reach Tampa for another 15 hours. The temptation toward taking action, some action, any action, drives the spirit at such times.
In the meantime, Janet was trying to track down Andrew's eye doctor, but that's not a number we keep in our wallets – though I guess we should. There's no Internet on the train. Cell phone information, 4-blankin'-1-1, was not helpful and quite impatient, the operator sounding like she resented the intrusion on her time, even though we declared it an emergency. Finally, we thought to ask for the number of Philadelphia's Wills Eye Hospital emergency room. The operator who answered there was mercifully kind. She found Andrew's eye doctor's number in Plymouth-Whitemarsh.
And guess what? We called the answering service and they beeped him and he returned our call within five minutes. You can imagine our relief at hearing Dr. Gary Brown's kind and patient voice coming to us over a small silver cell phone. This as I watched our reflections in the windows, behind which the dark, uncaring foliage rushed by.
I repeated for Dr. Brown the symptoms Andrew described to me, concluding with, "Is this an emergency, Dr. Brown? Do we need to get off the train at the next stop?"
"Stay on the train 'til Tampa," he said. He did not think Andrew's condition would worsen in a matter of hours. He gave us the name of a top doc in Tampa, a former colleague. Tell him Gary Brown told us to call.
We tracked down the doctor's answering service. He called back! We set an emergency appointment for the next day. Worried still, but calmed by having a plan, we sat back and tried in our hearts to brace for whatever fate the next day held.
The train pulled into Tampa's Union Station at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Jan and Andrew hopped a cab and went to see Dr. Mark Hammer.
I went to get the rental car. I got to the doctor's office just as Andrew's dilation from the drops kicked in. Andrew hates the exam as bright light pains him. He'd even needed general anesthesia last year for his annual. Boy does he yell and fuss. But four adults managed to get him through it.
And gloriously, he's okay. His retina is healthy. Any number of lesser problems could cause the bright light sensation he'd been having. Make a follow-up appointment with Dr. Brown for when we get back. What a relief.
Dr. Hammer, by the way, went to nearby Abington High school, and we had several mutual acquaintances, most especially the legendary Dr. Allan Glatthorn. We left Dr. Hammer's office a lot more relaxed than the way we went in.
By 4 p.m. that afternoon we were checked into La Quinta Inn outside St. Pete's. Our nerves were overwrought. Our bodies still hummed from two days of rocking travel. The hotel reeked terribly of odor-cloaking fluids. My eyes were smarting and my nose burned from the terrible chemical smell.
Physically, I was miserable. But, unlike last night, our son wasn't being threatened with imminent blindness tonight.
Tomorrow morning, I thought, we'll go to see the Salvador Dali museum. "See" it – how precious the word.
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The marketing of AMC's new drama, "Low Winter Sun," revolves around a moody black-and-white photo of lead actor Mark Strong and the show's tagline: "Good Man. Cop. Killer."
Just another player in the crowded genre of "Gee, it's tough to be a straight white man." Or, as it has come to be known, "prestige television."
Antihero on TV: An Aug. 18 Critic's Notebook about the tyranny of the antihero on television said that the series "Top of the Lake" was on IFC. It was on Sundance Channel. —
The blooming of high-quality serialized fiction on television has hit critical mass, luring writers, directors and stars from the screen formerly known as big and generally driving cocktail and cultural conversation in every medium and demographic. (Sundance recently debuted "The Writers' Room," a television show about making television shows, which is more than a little snake-eats-tail alarming.) TV is the new quiche, the new black, the new hit single.
Yet even as the tone, structure and delivery system of the medium diversify, the industry definition of Good Television, as in important, award-winning television, remains infuriatingly narrow. Drama trumps comedy, male trumps female, most everyone is white and someone needs to get killed or commit adultery by the second scene at least.
Thankfully, glimmers of change flicker here and there. Comedies such as "Louie" and "Orange Is the New Black" are increasingly acknowledged as being art as well as entertainment, the power-soap appeal of "Scandal" is gaining critical admirers along with Twitter followers, while the mad buoyancy of "Bates Motel" offers a bridge between the cynicism of cable and the guarded romanticism of broadcast networks.
Still, most dramas striving for A-list credibility (and some that aren't) inevitably revolve around a driven yet unhappy male lead suffering from illness/dysfunction plagued by a moral ambiguity born of a troubled history and the lonely void all that entails.
It's "Mad Men's" opening credits of a man falling through space, it's Walter White's more literal descent into darkness on "Breaking Bad." It's the essential goodness but self-loathing eyes of Peter Dinklage's Tyrion Lannister ("Game of Thrones") and Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes ("The Walking Dead"). It's the black humor of Timothy Olyphant's Raylan Givens ("Justified") and Kevin Spacey's Francis Underwood ("House of Cards"), the self-righteous moral dexterity of Michael C. Hall's "Dexter," Steve Buscemi's Nucky Thompson ("Boardwalk Empire") and the entire cast of "Sons of Anarchy." It's even the psycho-sadomasochistic relationships that drew Kevin Bacon ("The Following") and Hugh Dancy ("Hannibal") to TV.
And now it's Strong's killer cop (seen previously, it must be added, in a British version of the show) with a tear rolling down his face.
The appeal of such characters is obvious — male viewers identify with the inevitable midlife frustrations writ large and female viewers want to save them (it helps that the actors playing these guys are usually pretty attractive). Less appealing is their tyrannical hold on the gold standard. When did the problematic protagonist become the necessary ingredient for dramatic excellence?
The short answer is the day David Chase brought Tony Soprano into the world. The long answer is when "Moby-Dick" began topping all those "greatest American novel" lists.
Many forces have contributed to the renaissance of television but none more than HBO's decision to get into the original content business. "Sex and the City" was premium cable's first hit, a show that launched a thousand voice-overs and the post-feminist female — candid, ambitious, sexually adventuresome but still lovable — who would quickly infiltrate traditional broadcast TV. Without "Sex and the City," it's difficult to imagine the prolific and influential career of Shonda Rhimes.
But the pedigree of HBO, and eventually television itself, rose on the shoulders of the antihero — the torn, angry and often ill-shaven fellow waving a gun and/or a bottle around, troubled, oh, so troubled but still smarter than anyone else in the room. "Oz," "The Sopranos," "The Wire" quickly spread their grim world view far and wide; for years, Hugh Laurie's damaged doctor on "House" was the only recurrent broadcast star in his Emmy category.
This year, of the Emmy's six drama contenders, only "Downton Abbey" (which has a rich vein of "pity the poor rich white folk" running through it) does not fit the broken-white-guy-breaking-things template. "Homeland" has a female co-lead but meets all the other requirements — mental illness, moral ambiguity, gun — quite nicely.
Success inevitably breeds imitation, so not surprisingly any network entering the high-end original programming business these days does so with similarly themed shows: "Copper" on BBC America; "Hatfields & McCoy" and then "Vikings" on History; "Rectify" on Sundance; the upcoming "Klondike" on Discovery.
And Chase certainly didn't invent the antihero. American literature is littered with men in varying states of fracture, from the hypocritical Arthur Dimmesdale ("The Scarlet Letter") and "Moby-Dick's" obsessive Ahab to Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho." Much modern fiction lauds moral ambiguity as a sign of intelligence, the damaged lead as the true Everyman. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Updike, Mailer, Faulkner and Styron battled evil and banality in equal measure, their characters wounded and wounding warriors of the existential age. Tales that dealt with other themes might be good, but there was only one Great Story: Man versus Himself in a callous and confusing new world.
At this summer's TV critics meetings, there was talk about the high testosterone count of prestige shows. HBO's Michael Lombardo was asked why there weren't more female-centric dramas, while Chris Albrecht touted the new period miniseries "The White Queen" as a chance for Starz to court "an underserved audience."
Never mind the rather insulting and wrong-headed insinuation that only women would benefit from more diverse lead characters, the real issue is not so much better serving the female audience — women love Dexter and Don Draper as much as the next guy — as it is broadening the definition of Important Story. The reliance on violence and vice to establish a show as deep and fearless all but requires male leads; with the exception of, perhaps, Patty Hewes on "Damages," women on television still cannot get away with murder.
Female leads, or so conventional wisdom tells us, can be complicated but they must be likable. The recent American remake of "Prime Suspect" softened the British antiheroine Jane Tennison to the point that she wore a kicky hat (and sank like a stone), while the bipolar reactions to HBO's "Girls" (It's the Holy Grail! It's sexist propaganda!) illustrate just what happens when this particular world order is even questioned.
Sundance Channel took baby steps away from the haunted hero model last year with Jane Campion's "Top of the Lake." Though bearing certain hallmarks of the Prestige in a Box (cops, dirt, violence against women), the show revolved around a woman with a more open-ended sensibility and often wandered into an amusing and insightful B-plot about a group of women literally fleeing the world of men. And though the latest antihero offerings — Showtime's "Ray Donovan" and "Low Winter Sun" — met with much ennui, comedies including "Girls," "Veep," "Nurse Jackie," "Enlightened" and most recently "Orange Is the New Black," have begun generating the sort of awards nominations and critical buzz previously reserved for dramas.
Along with a few police procedurals, these dark, almost borderline unfunny comedies have become the female equivalent of Important Television. Good shows, some even great shows, but not granted the same social respect as their dramatic peers. Which is why Netflix opened its original content gambit with "House of Cards" and slid out "Orange Is the New Black" with relatively little fanfare during the summer; not surprisingly, "House of Cards" dutifully scooped up an armful of Emmy nominations.
"Orange Is the New Black," however, may change the world. Or at least help end the tyranny of the self-absorbed antihero.
Jenji Kohan's adaptation of Piper Kerman's tale of serving time in a women's prison is an epic of a whole different stripe. On one level it is the female equivalent of "Oz," comedic where "Oz" was grim, focused on the delicate piecework of negotiation rather than the blinding fear of power.
It all requires the most auspicious cavalcade of socially, economically, sexually and racially diverse female characters ever seen on any screen, and none of them are lovable in the traditional sense. Prison has stripped them of their accessories, both literal and narrative; a premium is put on action, on ability rather than personality. "Orange Is the New Black" proves that women don't have to be likable or sexually alluring or deliciously catty to hold our interest, that multi-faceted female angst and enlightenment are just as compelling as the male variety.
"Orange Is the New Black" proves that the Second Wave of televisionism is upon us. It may remain hard to be a straight white guy in today's big bad world, but prestige, like suffrage, needs to become universal.


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ROME (Reuters) - The Italian parliament convened on Friday for the first time since last month's deadlocked election with no sign of a deal to end the stalemate and yield a new government able to tackle reforms in Europe's troubled third largest economy.
The parties have so far failed to find a way out of the impasse created by the election, which left the center-left with a majority in the lower house but without the numbers to control the Senate and form a government.
Without that, an early return to the polls is the likely alternative, bringing more uncertainty and the threat of a renewed bout of financial market turmoil that helped topple Silvio Berlusconi's government in 2011.
Attempts by center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani to reach an accord with Beppe Grillo's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement have been rebuffed. Bersani has ruled out any deal with ex-premier Berlusconi, whose center-right bloc is the second-biggest force in parliament.
On Thursday, center-left officials acknowledged that the offers to cooperate had been rejected. But they repeated that the center-left was prepared to reach a deal on filling the influential posts of speakers of the Lower House and Senate.
The first task of the 630 lower house deputies and 315 senators sitting on Friday will be to elect the speakers, who hold two of the highest offices of state and play a central role in managing the parliamentary agenda.
The speakers are elected in a complicated process involving repeated rounds of voting that will provide the first concrete test of the parties' ability to work together after the bitter election campaign.
No result is expected until at least three rounds of voting are completed, with the main blocs likely to cast empty ballots in the initial rounds as part of the tactical battle to sound out each other's intentions.
If the 5-Star Movement, which holds the balance of power, reaches a deal on the parliamentary speakers with the center-left Democratic Party (PD) it may pave the way to a broader agreement on the formation of a government.
However, the fiery Grillo has promised not to support any government not led by his own movement in a confidence vote. He has repeatedly rejected any backroom deal with the parties he blames for dragging Italy into crisis.
Beyond appointing the speakers, the opening of parliament will prepare the way for President Giorgio Napolitano to begin formal consultations with party leaders next week to see if there is any prospect of an agreement.
Business leaders, bankers, foreign heads of government and international officials have all expressed hope that Italy can find a solution to the impasse and form a government capable of the kind of reforms needed to lift its stagnant economy.
Underlining the instability, however, an opinion poll on Friday showed the 5-Star Movement had maintained its support in the three weeks since the election, suggesting that any return to the polls could well produce a similar result.
Berlusconi, confined to hospital for the past week with an eye complaint, was not in parliament but the other party leaders were present apart from Grillo, who did not stand for election and who leads his movement from outside parliament.
While the election failed to produce a clear result, it did produce what has been hailed as a positive change of direction in terms of the relative youth of the parliamentarians elected and a big increase in women.
It will be by far the youngest parliament in Italy's history, thanks largely to 5-Star's 163 deputies and senators, none of whom have any previous parliamentary experience.
Overall, the lawmakers' average age of 48 is lower than that of their counterparts in Germany, France, Spain, Britain and the United States. Moreover, the proportion of women has jumped to around 31 percent from 20 percent previously.
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Not the most pleasant of subjects to broach, for certain; the idea of a convalescent home as permanent or even temporary refuge from multiple sclerosis (MS). The topic, however is one which we should give a good hard think and maybe even blurt a few words out to those most important to us.
For many of us, the day when Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) was available is long in our past. First things first, check to see if you have LTCI and check to see how "good" it is. If you don't have LTCI, find out if you can still purchase a policy.
Policies vary just like health insurance policies, life insurance and auto plans so make sure you do some shopping around.
The obvious impetus for my coming face-to-face with this topic was my recent surgery. I now feel we were quite unprepared for the aftermath of my operation. We were smart enough to make arrangements for my dad to come out and help around the place for a couple of weeks. With Caryn starting her behavior consulting business, I thought it might be nice to have someone help out around the house a bit...a bit!(total understatement).
I haven't been able to get my socks on myself for the past two weeks now (oh, yeah, they sold me one of those sock-puter-oners but seriously two minutes per sock???). I can't bend a certain way, I'm not supposed to have a foot pointed inward, no sitting/leaning beyond 90? angles, no knees touching, no feet touching, and on it goes. The simple act of getting a glass of water is a chore and toileting is an event requiring a fair amount of planning and forethought.
We made the decision to take advantage of my father's retirement to have him here. Many don't have that kind of availability. What would we have done otherwise? What would you do if MS sat you down, hard for a little while or forever?
As some of you may have read in the comments section recently, Caryn posted that I made a jaunt to an MS Society fundraising luncheon to give a speech last week. It took a lot out of me for a few days, but it also gave me back so much in return.
One of my favorite people in the world was there; a woman called Jean; she is my hero. Jean is in a power chair and can't do much in it other than be a force of nature. This woman does more in her "disabled" life than most do in their "typical" ones.
Any time I see her, however, I'm reminded how much work it is to take care of someone with advanced MS. Jean has a full family brigade at her side to help her from getting out of bed to getting back in at night. The support system she has is indicative of the person Jean is, and I wouldn't expect her ever to want for help as she is the kind of person you'd drop everything for and get to her side whenever she asked.
Notwithstanding the few Jeans in our world, most of us don't have as extensive a support system. Most of us may have to rely on professional nursing care facilities at one point or another. I'm wondering how prepared we really are or ever can be.
I didn't take advantage of the "home" list my hospital provided me. I'm beginning to think, however, that once I'm back in the game, I may make a few phone calls and visits to see what I might be getting into. Not to be morbid or morose about the whole thing. You know me; I'm a pragmatist. I want to know all of my options.
If MS hits hard and I'm any more incapacitated than I have been for the past couple of weeks...there may be no other choice.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.


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Wesley Chapel, Florida (hot, rainy and humid)
While up in the north Georgia mountains, we looked at some RV lots that were for sale.
The lot we were staying on was at Paradise Valley Rv Resort in Cleveland, Georgia and it was for sale.
It was a very nice lot. It had a gravel driveway and then a paved pad for the motor home. There was a raised deck that was as long as our motor home. On top of the deck was a nice screen room. It was very nice sitting outside at night inside the screened room.
There was also a little utility shed.
The park was beautiful with a mix of RV's and cabins. Many were beautifully landscaped and it made for some interesting walks.
Of course, the nicer the sites, the more expensive they were, and most of the nicest ones were not for sale anyway!
The down side of this lot was that it wasn't the easiest to get in or out of, in a 41 foot rig. A two or three foot shorter rig would have made a huge difference. There was no good place inside the campground to unhook the toad, which we didn't realize when we pulled in.
The deck made it difficult to back out because you had to clear the deck before you could make any turns. By the time we cleared the deck, we were right against some tree branches, so we had to go forward and back a few times to get at the right angle. We had trimmed the branches, but it turned out a lot more trimming was needed. Another down side was our satellite dish went right into some big trees, so we had to set up a portable dish and run wires in through the windows. Also, we got a slow and sporadic Verizon signal.
All of these issues could have been worked out, but not having decent internet was really a biggie for both of us.
There was a big range in prices for RV lots. The most expensive one we looked at was $199,000. Of course it included a very nice, large and newish 5th wheel, the truck to tow it, a beautiful cabin and storage shed, and another RV lot next door for your friends. It had was on the highest point in the campground with a wonderful view of Yonah mountain. If we would have had a spare $199k, we would have snapped it right up!
Another one we looked at was beautifully landscaped with a tall row of Rhododendrons and a covered deck, giving you a lot of privacy. It also had two of the most gorgeous Japanese maple trees. These pictures do not do this site justice.
It was a great site, but also out of our budget.
We saw a few that were the last to sell in an rv park that had recently changed hands. I think they were going for about $6000. Of course they were small, unlevel lots with nothing but grass and dirt. A good price, but you'd end up spending a fair amount of money in improvements.
One of the first lots we looked at, ended up being the one we kept going back to, and that's the one we decided to buy.
I know some of you are wondering why we decided to buy an Rv lot. Yes, we still plan on traveling as much as we can.
Yes, we intend to go west someday.
However, we feel tied to Florida right now because of my Mom. I hate to be too far away if something should happen to her. We have learned that our traveling style is to find a place we like, and really get to know the area, so we'll spend a few months in the fall in north Georgia.
So, on to the lot we purchased.
It's in Blairsville, Georgia, at the Rivers Edge RV Park. All the lots are individually owned. Some lots are on a trout stream and some on a pond. Ours is on neither.
It's easy to get the motor home in and out, there is a place to unhook the toad, and both the satellite and Verizon get good signals. The HOA and property taxes are inexpensive.
That's a 45 foot motor home parked there now, so I think ours will fit. :)
It has a cute little "coach house" or "cabin."
The cabin is completely finished inside and complete with washer, dryer, sofa, refrigerator, and heat and a/c.
There is a nice sized deck which has a huge umbrella and nice table and chairs, which are all staying with the property.
This currently empty spot will be a good spot for a hot tub, don't you think? A fence or shrubbery will block the view of the neighbor.
There is an open air clubhouse, but no pool or other amenities, which keep the maintenance fees down.
We really like the Blairsville area and we are near Brasstown Bald, which is the highest mountain in Georgia. We're just a short distance from North Carolina as well.
We will be able to rent the site out when we're not there. We still want to do some traveling, but for now, we don't feel comfortable going too far away from Mom, so this will be a nice little place to go where we won't need a reservation.
We can't wait to get back.


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We've all been tempted to pick wild mushrooms, if only because they're free. Sadly, when a Chinese chef did just that he made a mistake, and accidentally served himself and a colleague the world's deadliest mushroom.
Liu Jun, 38, a chef from China, found himself visiting Australia over the New Year with his female kitchen hand, Tsou Hsiang, 52. On New Year's Eve, the chef mistakenly made a stir fry using Death Cap mushrooms, reports The Guardian.
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Finance & Development, December 1976
- Bank activity: Bank and IDA projects in Kenya, Cameroon, and Malaysia cost of supplying contraceptives in some LDCs; recent loans
- Fund activity: More gold auctions; Interim Committee meeting; Fund history 1966-71 prepared; developments in the world economy, a selection from the Annual Report; other selected data on Fund transactions
- The problems of monetary management: A' report on the Fund Annual Meeting
- Challenging human poverty: A report on the Bank Annual Meeting
- Oil income and financial policies in Iran and Saudi Arabia: Managing increased oil sector revenues in two developing economies
- Oil revenues—their implications for an industrial economy: How Norway is coping with the flow of North Sea oil money
- The external debt situation of developing countries: An assessment based on the Bank's World Debt Tables
- The developing countries and access to capital markets: An analysis, and suggestions for making such access easier
- The Trust Fund: Balance of payments assistance for LDCs financed by profits of the Fund's gold sales—an explanation
- Fluctuating exchange rates and world trade: The need for greater coordination of the reform effort in these two related areas
- The World Bank—a financial appraisal: II: Lending policies, creditworthiness of borrowers, project appraisal, and the role of IDA examined
- Incomes policy and development planning: An analysis of their relationship, and the role of incomes policy in the fight against unemployment
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- INDEX 1976: Volume 13
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Matthew Zimmerman has been hired as a risk adjustment consultant by Boulder's Capstone Performance Systems.
Capstone works with Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organizations to optimize Medicare risk adjustment processes and enhance performance., compliance and revenue.
PACE organizations are sponsored by Medicare and Medicaid and provide community-based, comprehensive care to patients.
Zimmerman is from Denver and holds a double major in psychology and sociology from Purdue University.


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Approval of device allows eligible patients in Canada new AMD treatment option
SARATOGA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., developer of the first FDA-approved ophthalmic telescope implant indicated to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), announced today it has received a Health Canada Medical Device License to market the Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz) in Canada. The telescope implant is an integral component of a new patient care program called CentraSight®, which has been developed to improve vision and quality of life in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most advanced form of AMD. Eligible patients must meet age, vision and cornea health requirements.
The telescope implant offers a new hope to patients living with end-stage AMD. It is the only medical/surgical option that improves visual acuity by reducing the impact of the central vision blind spot caused by end-stage AMD. Smaller than a pea, the telescope implant uses micro-optical technology to magnify images which would normally be seen in one's "straight ahead" or central, vision. The images are projected onto the healthy portion of the retina not affected by the disease, making it possible for patients to see or discern the central vision object of interest.
"The grant of the license from Health Canada to market our implantable telescope in the Canadian market is an important step forward," said Allen W. Hill, VisionCare's CEO. "Our company is moving forward both with the ophthalmic community and reimbursement authorities as we prepare for market introduction. We are excited to have the opportunity to provide this technology and related CentraSight treatment program to patients in Canada living with this devastating disease."
The telescope implant is not a cure for end-stage AMD. As with any medical intervention, potential risks and complications exist with the telescope implant. Possible side effects include decreased vision or vision impairing corneal swelling.
Results from the two U.S. clinical trials, conducted at 28 leading ophthalmic centers, have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals including Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, and Archives of Ophthalmology. The pivotal clinical trial showed that patients achieved clinically meaningful gains in visual acuity and quality of life with the telescope implant. Most recently, in the September 2011 issue of Ophthalmology, a study reports the intraocular telescope improves quality of life and is also cost effective.
About the CentraSight Treatment Program
The first-of-kind telescope implant is integral to a new patient care program, CentraSight, for patients with end-stage macular degeneration. The CentraSight treatment program involves a patient management process and access to reimbursement information for patients and physicians. The telescope implantation is performed by a specially trained ophthalmic surgeon as an outpatient procedure.
About the Telescope Implant for Canada
The Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz) is indicated for monocular implantation to improve vision in patients greater than or equal to 65 years of age with stable severe to profound vision impairment (best-corrected distance visual acuity 20/160 to 20/800) caused by bilateral central scotomas (blind areas) associated with end-stage AMD. This level of visual impairment constitutes statutory (legal) blindness.
Smaller than a pea, the telescope is implanted in one eye in an outpatient surgical procedure. In the implanted eye, the device renders enlarged central vision images over a wide area of the retina to improve central vision, while the non-operated eye provides peripheral vision for mobility and orientation.
About End-Stage Macular Degeneration
AMD is a disorder of the central retina, or macula, which is responsible for detailed vision that controls important functional visual activities like recognizing faces and watching television. AMD patients often experience a loss of independence and social isolation, and have difficulty with activities of daily living. Approximately half of the individuals living with advanced AMD are affected in both eyes.
About VisionCare
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Saratoga, CA, is a privately-held company focused on development, manufacturing, and marketing of implantable ophthalmic devices and technologies that are intended to significantly improve vision and quality of life for individuals with untreatable retinal disorders. The company's R&D and manufacturing facility is located in Petah Tikva, Israel. VisionCare's investors include Saints Capital, Pitango Venture Capital, Three Arch Partners, ONSET Ventures, BSI Healthcapital, Giza Venture Capital, and Infinity Private Equity Fund. VisionCare's Implantable Miniature Telescope was invented by company founders Yossi Gross and Isaac Lipshitz. Information on VisionCare can be found at www.visioncareinc.net.
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SOCHI, Russia -- Two days after finishing eighth in the Olympic men's downhill he desperately wanted to win, Bode Miller won another downhill training run.
This first-place finish came Tuesday in training for Friday's super combined, in which Miller will be defending his Olympic title.
If you're counting at home, Miller has won three of four downhill training runs at Rosa Khutor but finished out of a medal in the only race that mattered.
He won Tuesday's practice race with a time of 1:56.42 and then, once again, was asked what happened in the "real" downhill.
"It was a big letdown," Miller said. "It was my main focus this year. I skied well. Everybody tried to answer why it didn't go better. You can always guess about what decisions we made."
Miller's finish is still a mystery given the way he's dominated the course since arriving in Sochi.
"I skied as hard as I could and as hard as I would," Miller said. "I could have taken more risks but I could have also taken less risks. We all came to the same conclusions that it was combination of things."
Miller has four remaining events in Sochi, although he's probably only a serious contender in the super combined and super giant slalom.
Miller has five Olympic medals, more than any other American in alpine.
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In Memory of Sergeant James A. Taylor
October 10, 2012, 2:00 PM
October 10, 2012, 2:00 PM
Sergeant Taylor gave his life to protect the citizens of Cape Charles and this would be even more tragic if he is forgotten.
Cape Charles Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch: Friday, November 29, 1918
A dedication service will be held on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Central Park. Please join the Town of Cape Charles, Sergeant Taylor's relatives and law enforcement family for the dedication service.