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One of my friends for 22 years wrecked his quad last weekend and broke his back at T 10. So far he has no feeling or movement in his legs. I just found out about it a couple days ago and was able to talk to him for a little while yesterday to kind of tell him what to expect. He's an old school cowboy that used to ride bulls and do all sort of crazy stuff. We hung out back when I was 17, 18, 19 and 20. I'm going to try to make it to the hospital he's at next week and poked my head in to say hi. Unfortunately he has no insurance. I'm hoping he gets to go to rehab over it Barrows where I went. I still know a couple of the therapist there. I heard somewhere that rehab time without insurance is 21 days. At least it's his back. Hopefully he'll be one of the lucky ones and get to walk again or at least get the feeling back but I kind of doubt it. He has a family. He worked construction with heavy equipment and his boss and him are good friends. We've been trying to reconnect for the past couple of years and it's a shame it's happening like this. Here's a picture of us. I'm the guy they're trying to pick up and he's the guy in the cowboy hat In the middle
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There has been a massive drop in the cost of gas over the last week. In fact, it has dropped seven percent. On October 26, the cost of oil dropped 80 cents a barrel to $85.25 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, according to Daily Finance. That is the lowest it has been since it was at $84.02 per barrel on July 10. A lot of people are happy about that news.
Massive supply
Professionals are attributing the drop, at least in part, to a plentiful supply of oil. Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets in Sydney, said:
"I think that's all about a scenario of more than adequate supply for the current demand level."
The United States Department of Energy explained that oil supplies increased 1.6 percent during the last week or a total of 11.1 percent more than it was last year at this time. The inventory in the United States is at 375 million barrels now.
Hurricane shifts
After Hurricane Sandy, reports are expecting a rise at the pumps.
CBS news believes 6.5 percent of gasoline consumed by Americans comes from refineries in the East Coast, which means it might be an issue if production is halted temporarily. The storm could trigger that to happen, according to Seeking Alpha research firm.
The cost of gas at the pump -- which is currently an average of $3.60 a gallon, and has been easing its way down -- could increase sharply. AAA says that pump prices have dropped every single day since Oct 8.
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Brand name: Emtriva
Generic name: emtricitabine, or FTC
Class: Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (nucleoside, NRTI, or nuke)
Manufacturer: Gilead Sciences, Inc., www.gilead.com, (800) GILEAD-5 (445-3235)
AWP: $504.37/month for 200 mg capsules; $110.38 for 170 mL solution (10 mg/mL)
Standard Dose: One 200 mg capsule once a day, with or without food, with no dietary restrictions. The dosing needs to be adjusted for children and people who have decreased kidney function. It is also available as an oral solution for children three months and older and adults who are not able to swallow the capsules. Take missed dose as soon as possible, unless it is closer to the time of your next dose. Do not double up on your next dose.
Potential side effects and toxicity: Very tolerable. Side effects (rarely seen) may include headache, diarrhea, nausea, and rash. Flare-up of HBV (hepatitis B) in people co-infected with HBV has occurred when Emtriva was discontinued because it also treats HBV (see "More information"). Skin discoloration (darkening of the skin on the palms and the soles of the feet) can occur, but is generally mild and otherwise harmlesss. See chart for potential drug class side effects.
Potential drug interactions: No significant drug interactions. Do not take Emtriva with Atripla, Combivir, Complera, Epivir, Epivir-HBV, Epzicom, Trizivir, or Truvada, since they contain Emtriva or medication equivalent to Emtriva.
More information: Emtriva is similar to Epivir; both treat HBV and have the same resistance profile for HIV and HBV. However, unlike Epivir, Emtriva remains in blood cells for a longer interval. Emtriva is known to be very effective against chronic hepatitis B (although the manufacturer has not applied for FDA approval for this treatment). If you have HIV and HBV and your hep B needs treatment but your HIV doesn't, you should be treated for both. You should never be treated only for HBV without treatment for HIV. Emtriva and Viread both work against HBV and HIV and can be used together as the NRTI backbone to increase activity and avoid HBV resistance, but there are other HBV treatments available that can be combined with HIV meds. If you are co-infected with HIV and HBV and you stop Emtriva, your HBV may reactivate and you may experience signs and symptoms of acute HBV. You should be closely monitored by your physician. If your HIV develops resistance to Epivir or Emtriva, it does not mean that your HBV is also resistant to them. Emtriva is available as a combination tablet with Viread (tenofovir), which is called Truvada. Truvada is the only NRTI combination on the preferred list of the U.S. HIV treatment guidelines for the NRTI component of first-time therapy. Drug resistance that the virus develops against Emtriva, the M184V mutation, makes the virus less fit to replicate. It also slightly improves the antiviral activity of Retrovir (zidovudine) and Viread, and for that reason, some doctors keep Emtriva onboard in combination with those drugs after M184V resistance develops. In 2006, Emtriva was combined with Sustiva (efavirenz) and Viread (tenofovir) in one pill, which is known as Atripla. Emtriva oral solution should be kept in the refrigerator. If kept at room temperature, the oral solution should be used within three months. See package insert for more complete information on potential side effects and interactions.
Doctor's Comments
Few people take Emtriva itself; it's almost always combined with tenofovir in the form of Truvada, with tenofovir and efavirenz in the form of Atripla, or with tenofovir and rilpivirine in the form of Complera (with more co-formulations on the way). The characteristics of FTC are similar to those of 3TC (Epivir): it has the same resistance profile and is also safe and extremely well tolerated. The main difference between the two drugs is that FTC tends to be combined with tenofovir, while 3TC is usually taken in combination with AZT (Retrovir), abacavir (Ziagen), or both. Aside from the convenience of the co-formulations, there may be other reasons why these combinations make sense. Both tenofovir and FTC have similar half-lives, which are longer than those of other nucleoside analogs. This means they hang around longer in the blood and in CD4 cells. Combining two drugs with similar half-lives may help to prevent resistance if doses are missed or treatment is interrupted. Indeed, we seem to see less tenofovir resistance when tenofovir is combined with FTC than when it's combined with 3TC, a consideration that may become relevant now that 3TC is going generic.
-- Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H.
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The "Quiet Giant" of the ARV world, the "son of 3TC" is much better than its dad. This beauty (FTC) is a great tool. It makes the virus "less fit," meaning less able to multiply and produce lots of harmless mutations, so it isn't as harmful as wild types. From personal experience, I have never heard anyone complaining about side effects from Emtriva, though it's hard to tell, as it is usually blended in with other drugs in compounds like Truvada, or once-daily single tablet regimens like Atripla or Complera. Long half life means it stays in the system longer. Because of its activity against hepatitis B virus, people should check with their doctors before using this drug to prevent HBV cross resistance or "flare-ups" when stopping the medication.
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The season finale of TLC's most recent breakout hit, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding (Fri, 7/1/11, 10 p.m. ET/PT) averaged 1.4M P2+ viewers, driving the network to rank #1 in Prime on Friday among all ad supported cable for W25-54 and W18-49.
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Capitol Christmas Tree Lights up Washington
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was lit by Speaker of the House John A. Boehner during a ceremony on Tuesday, December 3, on the Capitol's West Front lawn, Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers, FAIA, LEED AP, served as master of ceremonies.
This year's tree is an Engelmann spruce from the Newport Ranger District of the Colville National Forest in Washington State. It is decorated with thousands of ornaments, handcrafted by Washingtonians to reflect this year's theme, "Sharing Washington's Good Nature," which highlights the state's historical, cultural and natural beauty.
The Capitol Christmas Tree has been a tradition at the U.S. Capitol since 1964. The tree will be lit from night fall until 11 p.m. each evening through January 1, 2014.


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Come relearn this classic game if you've forgotten. Dominoes are believed to have originated in China in the 12th century, though Egyptian or Arabian origins are also theorized. Dominoes appeared in Italy in the early 18th century, and spread to the rest of Europe throughout the 1700s, becoming one of the most popular games in family parlors and pubs alike.Members only.
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Licorice Root
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 6, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Licorice Root, aka Gan Cao (Radix Blyeyrrhizae Uralensis)
The licorice root has a sweet taste and Chinese medicine relates this herb to Ginseng. It is a tall plant that grows up to 2 meters tall with smaller branches coming off it. Licorice root is harvested twice a year, in spring and fall, when the roots are removed from the rootlet and allowed to dry in the sun. Traditional preparation frequently utilizes honey to enhance flavor and add sweetness.
Many herbs are treasured in several cultures and the Licorice root is certainly one of them. It was found interred in the burial tomb of King Tutankhamen in Egypt amongst his treasures and holdings for the afterlife. It has also been documented as Er Ya in Chinese manuscripts as early as 200 B.C. Licorice root was used worldwide in ancient times by Indians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese. It was traditionally used to increase sexual libido and was mixed as a beverage with milk and sugar. It has also been used traditionally as a remedy for treating pectoral diseases, coughs and to alleviate hunger.
Ancient Uses
Traditional uses for Licorice root are varied due to the many natural benefits it contains. It has been used for many intestinal ailments such as heartburn, colic, stomach ulcers and lesions, reoccurring inflammation of stomach lining (chronic gastritis) and the spleen. Respiratory sufferers have found comfort in consuming licorice. It aids in relieving sore throats, bronchitis, chronic coughing, bacterial infections of the lungs as well as viral infections. Licorice has also found use in treatments for malaria, osteoarthritis, liver disorders, food poisoning and chronic fatigue. It has natural pain relievers and many have found it to relieve dull aches and acute pain.
Modern Uses
Modern use of Licorice root is primarily used for flavoring. Most frequently it is used within tobacco. Over 80% of the United States imported licorice is founded in tobacco.
Oddly enough many "licorice" products manufactured in the United States do not contain any actual licorice. They instead have anise oils that have the characteristic aroma and taste of black licorice. So make certain to check the ingredients label to ensure it contains licorice.
In Western medicine, licorice is believed to have anti viral and anti bacterial effects. It is used to reduce eye inflammation.
Licorice is often combined with Panax Ginseng and Chai Hu for increased function of the adrenal gland. This is most often prescribed for people who have used steroids for a prolonged period of time; steroids tend to inhibit the activity of the adrenal gland. The adrenal gland is vital to the production of hormones that handle the effects of stress on the body. It has found use as a fertility treatment, also known as Shakuyaku-kanzo-to. It aides in the treatment of a hormonal disorder called polycystic ovary syndrome.
When combined with other herbs it can help fight prostate cancer and skin ailments such as eczema. It is also found in many shampoos to help reduce oiliness and help treat scalp eczema, excessive dandruff and other maladies.
When combined with other herbs, it increases their activity and improves their taste. Other studies have shown that licorice may reduce body fat and is consumed by overweight people to aide in weight loss. Licorice is found in several forms as a dried root, a tincture or an extract. All forms are made from the dried root.
Side Effects
The side effects of this herb are rare but include Headaches, salt retention, and potassium secretion and raised blood pressure. As it enhances many medications and herbal treatments, make certain to discuss with your healthcare provider if you are taking licorice supplements or plan on taking them in the future. Its use should be avoided by pregnant or breastfeeding women.
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Dear Abby: "Jake" and I have been married more than 20 years. I married before I was 18, and I'm not even 40 yet. Jake is seven years my senior. We have had our ups and downs, and although the last five years have been fine, I want more out of life than sitting home watching TV or hanging out with him.
We have two children. One is away at college and the other starting high school. When I talk to my husband about wanting to do things, he says I should have done them when I was younger. But I married him before I was even an adult!
Is it wrong to want to go out and do things I never got to do when I was a teenager? It makes me question whether or not I want to be married to him anymore. I still love him, but I have changed.
Jake insists we don't need counseling and I just need to get over it and accept that this is my life. What if I don't want to regret what I have never had a chance to do? - Wants More Out West
I'm sorry, but you can't relive your lost teenage years.
I wish you had been more specific about what it is you want to do. If it's go out and have some fun, perhaps some of your girlfriends would like to go with you. Instead of sitting home, you and Jake could socialize with other couples. If you're into sports, why not join a women's sports team? If you're not, how about a book club? You don't have to sit around and vegetate.
You also didn't mention whether you completed high school. If you didn't receive a diploma, you would be well served to work on earning your GED, which could widen your horizons and opportunities considerably.
Dear Abby: I have two daughters, 11 and 14. They fight over many things, but what gets to me is the way they fight over what television shows to watch.
My younger daughter has nightmares if she watches even mildly dramatic cop/lawyer-type shows. However, my older daughter loves them. At home, I'd have one kid watch TV in one room and the other in the other room. However, when they're at the sitter's house, which has only one TV, they call me at work and fight over the phone over who watches what. They both accuse me of favoring the other.
How do I deal with this fairly without upsetting them? And how do I keep my younger daughter from having nightmares? - Doing My Best in Kentucky
Because your younger daughter has nightmares after viewing shows that create anxiety, she shouldn't be forced to do it. When they are at their sitter's, they should alternate days when each has control of the remote control. When your older girl has it, the younger one should be encouraged to read a book of her choosing and/or listen to music. When the younger one gets to do the choosing, the older one should do the same.
Dear Abby: Christmas and birthday gifts I will never use have accumulated around my house. I'd like to have a yard sale, but many of the items came from close friends and family. I feel guilty getting rid of them because the people who gave them to me obviously meant well. Would selling them be wrong?
One gift was from my mother. I live at home, so she will notice if I stick it in the garage sale. I can't let this extra stuff sit around. It's taking up space and I need the money for a very expensive college. But I'm afraid of people finding out that I don't want their presents. What should I do? - Downsizing in New York
Selling the items would not be wrong. Once a gift is given, it is yours to do with as you please. If you offer them for sale online, it will be less obvious and cause fewer hurt feelings.


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Granderson pays tribute to Robinson on cleats
PHOENIX -- Curtis Granderson proudly showed off the pair of cleats he had custom made for Tuesday's Jackie Robinson Day celebration at Chase Field -- black with white trim and the words "Thank You Jackie" printed on the back. As he has in previous years, Granderson plans to auction off the cleats, with proceeds going to the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
"It's awesome to get a chance to do it," said Granderson, who sat out Tuesday's game due to injury but wore the cleats on the dugout bench. "Not only people of African-American color, but people of color all over the world get a chance to play this great game of baseball because of the things that he did … to make this game as diverse as it is today."
Granderson, like every player throughout the Majors, also wore Robinson's retired uniform No. 42 on the 67th anniversary of his breaking baseball's color barrier.
After fellow Mets outfielder Eric Young first wore No. 42 in a previous season with the Rockies, he framed the jersey and hung it on a wall in his house. Young, who was still with Colorado for last year's Jackie Robinson Day festivities, hopes to do the same with his new Mets jersey.
"It's huge just having the opportunity to wear it today in a big league game, in a big league stadium," Young said. "Obviously before Jackie, I wouldn't have had this opportunity. So for a player like me, it's tremendous."


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The CIO makeover: From CTO to CFO of IT
Now more than ever, CIOs need to prove their organization's contribution to overall business performance. This includes showing how IT spending results in bottom-line impact and drives strategic and competitive advantage. As a result, CIOs are shifting their focus to business-oriented goals rather than technological ones.
Everyone loves a good makeover. Perhaps the CIO could benefit from one. With the help of a 'keen eye' and some pointed advice, these embattled executives need to shift focus to what's really the most important criteria for IT and business success.
A recent Empirimetric analysis (contributions to profitability as surveyed by the PIMS Program from the Empirimetric Corporation – 2002) of 3,000 business units from more than 300 corporations found that operating effectiveness (also known as "the ability to run a tight ship") contributes to a company's financial performance just slightly more than luck and random events. Overwhelmingly, success depends on market position: the ability to deliver the right solutions to the right market on a timely basis.
To help drive this market positioning -- which is where the greatest opportunities for success lie -- CIOs must focus on business-oriented goals rather than technological ones.
It's a difficult mindset shift to make, compounded by the intense scrutiny and pressure for IT spending to deliver high value. Although the economy is showing signs of modest recovery, analysts predict IT budgets will remain flat again in 2004. At the same time, demand for IT is increasing, project backlogs are building and business leaders are pressing for migrations, upgrades and new solutions.
Escalating the CIO challenge, IT governance is being transformed from a strategy to make budget planning more efficient and effective to being legislated. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that companies report large material investments to corporate financials, placing most large IT projects such as ERP, data warehousing and intelligence, custom application development, infrastructure upgrades and consolidation under intensified scrutiny.
Economic and legislative realities now mandate targeted goals to define how a CIO contributes to overall business performance. These realities include:
- IT spending results in bottom-line impact
- IT spending drives strategic and competitive advantage
- Individual IT projects deliver measurable results
We recommend a three-step process for a CIO makeover, rooted in reconnaissance to grade past performance, outlining a roadmap for improvement and collaborating with business executives at every stage.
- Step 1: Financial performance
If technology investments truly have a positive impact, the results should be visible in the corporate financials and key financial metrics and ratios -- showing that the company is besting the competition and continually improving performance over time.
These influences should include revenue growth, increased profitability, lower costs of goods sold and operating expenses. For example, the investments in supply chain management should help to improve inventory turns and reduce days sales outstanding overall, as well as show relative improvements compared to the competition.
The most informative competitive benchmarks will measure the company's metrics against named peers in similar industries and geographies, with comparable business models and size.
Competitors' performance information can be obtained from several sources, including annual reports, financial filings and information brokers, as well as specialized benchmarking service and software providers. Typical metrics include important elements and derived ratios from the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement.
The metrics a company should use to measure corporate performance is debatable, and can vary greatly by industry. A few commonly used top-level metrics to assess the impact of IT include:
- Revenue, revenue per employee and revenue growth
- Profitability and profitability growth
- Economic value-add (EVA)
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Cost of capital
- SG&A/revenue
- Days sales outstanding
- Inventory turns
- Working capital productivity
- Cash to assets and liabilities
We also suggest using two specialized metrics, both developed by Paul Strassmann, most recently the CIO of NASA and the former CIO of Xerox and Kraft Foods:
- Information Productivity (IP) -- a measure of the overall impact that IT has on the organization. Assuming that IT investments are made to help reduce overhead (SG&A) and increase profitability, the IP ratio highlights the macro-economic impact of IT, calculated as a productivity ratio of output vs. input: EVA (the output) versus SG&A spending (the input).
- Knowledge Capital -- a measure of a company's sustainable value, calculated as the ratio of overall profitability, EVA, divided by the cost of capital, which highlights how risky the company is perceived to be in the capital funding marketplace -- and an indication of future value devoid of market capitalization volatility and the tumultuous whims of the stock market.
- Step 2: IT spending and TCO
Understanding corporate performance provides only half of the picture; equally important, the CIO must understand which IT investments drive overall performance for the company, and for the competition. Key measurements include IT spending as a percentage of revenue and per employee, as well as the total cost of ownership (TCO), a detailed analysis of IT spending and key performance indicators in various categories.
Finding the IT spending and TCO metrics for competitors is more difficult, but can be obtained from analyst firms, benchmarking specialists and tool providers, or commissioned studies.
- Step 3: Spending versus performance
Once IT spending is assessed, the final step is to correlate the performance of the company and peers with IT spending to gauge the efficiency and effectiveness of spending. This comparison will reveal which companies are spending wisely and achieving great performance, which are investing for the future and which ones are falling behind as spending laggards.
It is essential to place a benchmark in context: Often, there is no direct relationship between IT investments and improved business performance. IT projects are complex, and their success depends on the investments being technically sound, aligned with corporate goals, adopted by the user base and accompanied by changes in business processes and behaviors of employees, supply chain partners and customers.
IT investments can deliver positive business results, and they can be squandered just as easily.
Competitive benchmarking gives the CIO a 360-degree view to prioritize business opportunities, determine if expected results are being achieved and, most importantly, ensure that overall competitive positioning is improving. It helps the CIO move beyond the management of IT projects and the budget to ensure overall information value -- and paves the way for a successful makeover from the CTO to the influential and respected CFO of IT.
Thomas Pisello is the co-founder and CEO of IT ROI and value consultancy Alinean and author of IT Value Chain Management (IEP-- 2003).


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The transtasman league salary cap is set to be increased for the first time in five years, but it is unlikely our top netballers will be significantly better off.
The player contracting model for Kiwi teams has undergone a major shake-up as part of the New Zealand Netball Players' Association's (NZNPA) new collective agreement.
After lengthy negotiations, which has left the Kiwi franchises unable to assemble their rosters for next year, the new agreement is close to receiving sign-off.
While NZNPA boss Tim Lythe told the Herald in June only minor tweaks would be made to the collective, it appears more far-reaching changes have been made. It is understood the salary cap will increase from $300,000 to around $380,000, but it may not necessarily mean players will receive more in their pockets.
The cap will be a "hard" cap, meaning all player payments and incentives fall under that figure.
One of the key drivers for the change is to prevent franchises from spending beyond their means.
Four of the five Kiwi teams posted losses for the last financial year - positions that in most cases could have been avoided if they had stuck within the salary cap.
Changes to squad sizes are also believed in the pipeline, with franchises now having the option of being able to contract two development players on top of their 12-strong team. While the contract negotiations have been taking place over the last three months, the franchises have been trapped in a holding pattern, unable to officially sign any players.
Despite player recruitment having been stalled, a picture is emerging of what team changes we can expect next season.
The Pulse have been extremely aggressive in the off-season, with coach Robyn Broughton approaching several top shooters.
Donna Wilkins is expected to link up with her former coach in what is likely to be her final season of top-level netball.
It is believed another former Steel star, Liana Leota, will also join Broughton's side next year.
Leota, who has been based in the UK this year, is rumoured to be returning to the transtasman league in 2013.
The nippy midcourter, who returned to New Zealand over the winter to give birth to her son, was back playing club netball in the Manawatu two weeks later.
She could join the Pulse as early as November, with the Wellington-based team taking part in the world club challenge in Glasgow.
The tournament, which will also include the West Coast Fever, UK Superleague teams Surrey Storm and Northern Thunder, the Northern Panthers from Northern Ireland and the Scottish Thistles, is being run as a test event for the 2013 World Youth Champs and 2014 Commonwealth Games.


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It didn't take long for jabs to start flying in the race for the governors office. Just hours after being named Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Beuaprez's running mate. Some are saying Janet Rowland compared homosexuality to beastiality.
On March 17 Janet Rowland appeared on Rocky Mountain PBS's Colorado state of mind to debate the topic of gay marriage. As part of her argument the Mesa County Commissioner posed the question- where do you draw the line? She Supported the question with this statement, "Homosexuality is an alternative lifestyle. That doesn't make it marriage. Some people have group sex– should we allow two men and three women to marry? Should we allow polygamy with one man and five wives? For some beastiality is an alternative lifestyle. Do we allow a man to marry a sheep? At some point we have to draw the line."
That statement the Lieutenant Governor hopeful made has members of the gay community enraged. They say they're insulted over what they say is an inflammatory and polarizing comment. Jeff Basinger with the Grand Valley Marriage Equality Counsel says, "She (Rowland) said we have to draw the line somewhere and her line is between one man and one woman. Thirty other countries around the world have legalized some type of recognition for same sex couples and they have not taken that next ludicrous analogy step into beastiality, polygamy and pedophilia. Rowland responded by saying maybe she took it "over the edge too far" but it was kind of a shock value that she was trying to get to in the course of a debate.
Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Ritter's office sent out an e–mail to media with a link of the audio from the show. Martelle Daniels a Ritter Campaign Coordinator says Rowlands comments are derogatory, they're insensitive, and what Bill sees as the future of Colorado is that we come together. Rowland says she and Bueaprez have no problem with homosexuality, and it's not a judgment thing, at all it's just simply that they believe marriage is between a man and a woman. Rowland adds that she thinks the average Coloradan agrees.
This controversy could be a sign of what's to come in the next few months. Many pundits predict this could be the most expensive and contentious gubernatorial campaign in state history.


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[You've finally recovered from dragons and getting caught up in wind gusts? Wonderful, right on time for Miracle Country to mess around again. These days, when people start noticing shiny, unnatural feathers cropping up here and there, or small orbs of light doing the same, they might find it familiar, at least if they've been around for a while. Surely the residents who have lived through these previous things will be able to let them know what's going on...
Except it's not quite the same thing this time around. While, yes, these items hold memories from others in them, meant to be shared as they were before, it won't show a whole memory as if playing a video or seeing into a dream. No, this time around they're memories of emotions that are being held.
So what does this mean? When near or touching an orb belong to someone else, you will experience the emotion that the person in the memory is feeling. Is it a memory of a tragic event, transferring a feeling of grief, worry, or fear? Is it a memory of being with people you care about, transferring happiness and love? A memory you'd rather forget about, transferring embarrassment and self-doubt? You won't get the play-by-play of the memory when you touch it, but rather experience the emotional state of that memory. Whether you get context for that memory - understanding empathetically why that emotion is being felt and how concretely you get that context - is up to you.
The transferring of emotions can be mild (perhaps more suitable for truly terrible memories that would logically leave people with PTSD or completely emotionally drained), or stronger still (feeling the full extent and power of those emotions), depending on what everyone chooses to do. The transfer can also be more personalized, too. Maybe a memory recalls a day when one was a child, and they were scared of thunder, and so the person receiving it ends up jumping at loud noises and wanting to stay inside for a while. Maybe it's a memory about someone else - maybe Aramis can feel what it's like to love Alice, after being exposed to Porthos's memories of being around her. Or Stiles can feel unbearably proud of Arthur, after holding Merlin's memory of his coronation.
Will you realize that you're missing a memory? No, and it's already forgotten until the orb is returned to you via being felt by another person. Whether you forget the entire memory or just the feelings felt during that moment is up to you.
People will be shedding memories until Tuesday, and could lose memories more than once. Of course, losing them means they'll want to make sure to find them again, so simply ignoring these would probably not work too well. Especially for those who remember losing memories made people fade out once before...]


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Q. We have found a home we like in what appears to be a great neighborhood, but of the 42 homes on that street, seven are for sale. And the one we like has been on the market over two years. All those for sale signs have us worried there's a mass exodus going on. What questions can we ask, and to whom, that might give us more info into a potential problem?
A. People who live on that street will have their own ideas about what's going on. Try knocking on doors. Local residents may well enjoy inviting you in to discuss the neighborhood.
If you do decide to buy, ask the broker(s) questions about the listed price of that home. If it hasn't been lowered in the whole two years, the property's not worth that much.
Q. Our mother put her house into a trust five years ago with her three children listed, and she only now told us. She believes that if she should go into a nursing home and end up on Medicaid, that when she dies we will be able to sell the house and keep what money we make off the sale. And we will not have to pay back what Medicaid has paid for her to keep.
She's now at that point that she probably will be going to a nursing home. We really don't know what a trust on a house involves. Will we be responsible for taxes and upkeep on her house? What happens when she dies?
A. There are all kinds of trusts. I'm afraid you're getting this week's "see a lawyer" advice. You need someone who can read over the document and explain how it affects you. The attorney who set it up in the first place might be your best bet.
Q. My wife and I are at odds about using our 401(k) plans to pay off our mortgage, which would leave us with very little in retirement funds.
We have eight years left on the loan and our income has been cut in half. I feel it would be best to get rid of the monthly payment of over $1,800. My wife feels if we did that then we have nothing to fall back on.
A. You don't mention some of the most important facts, so perhaps you haven't considered them yet. First, have you had these 401(k) plans long enough to be vested? If not, withdrawal now might mean you'd lose some of your employers' contributions. And are you at least 55 years old? Sounds like you are, but if not, you'd owe a 10 percent penalty for early withdrawal.
You don't say whether your mortgage has a high or a low interest rate, which might be relevant. And is that $1,800 payment entirely for principal and interest, or does it include an escrow for property taxes and insurance? If so, remember you'd still have those expenses after a payoff.
Money taken from your 401(k) will be subject to income tax, possibly at a higher rate than you usually pay. Estimate how much you'd have to set aside for taxes.
It's a poor idea to touch retirement money. Leaving it to grow tax-deferred pays off big in the end. And while you can borrow for a lot of things, you won't be able to borrow for retirement.
READER COMMENT: As a retired associate real estate broker, I was interested in the item about what questions homeowners should ask when interviewing prospective brokers.
Asking how many homes an agent sold last year might reveal important information, but one has to wonder how much personal attention one would get from an agent closing 100 sales a year in relation to one closing 20.
Take the time to measure the broker's presence in the area. Do they advertise in the local paper? Do they have an Internet presence that is easy to navigate?
I would ask:
• Where does most of your business come from? A good agent gets a lot of sales from referrals (unless they are just starting out).
• Why don't properties sell? The answer should be "properties that don't sell aren't priced right." I think that most conflict between sellers and their agents originates in this area.
Another thing to observe during the interview is how interested the agent is in your motivation for selling. What is more important to you, selling the property quickly so you can move on or getting the price you want to get? Your motivation should determine how the agent markets the property. Finally, during the interview, the agent should be more interested in learning about you than in extolling their personal virtues.
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Stemco, Longview, TX, primarily supplies aftermarket parts for the wheel ends of tractor-trailers, producing 13 to 15 million metal-stamped parts per year. Most stampings are assembled into wheel seals; each seal takes two to five stampings and measure 4- to 7-in. outside dia., and are of draw-quality steel from 12 to 20 gauge thick.
The firm's pressroom houses 13 mechanical presses from 40 to 250 ton capacity. "We schedule our manufacturing load one day at a time using a kanban approach," says Rucker. "The goal is to produce and ship in 48 hr.; we use what we produce, keeping only a few day's worth of inventory on the shop floor."
QDC: A Process
The Stemco pressroom embarked on a QDC mission in 2004 by implementing die-change process improvements such as prestaging of dies in die racks located nearby its presses, and by investing in die carts to efficiently move dies around the plant. "Also during that time," adds Rucker, "we had been on a press-rebuild schedule of one press per about every five years, and finally determined that the cost to rebuild an aging press was approaching that to purchase a new press."
In 2005, rather than rebuild another press, Stemco purchased a new machine —a Model SN1-176 (176 ton capacity, 49- by 30-in. bolster) from Seyi Presses, Inc., Walnut, CA. Along with the new press came hydraulic die clamps and die lifters supplied by PFA, Inc., Germantown, WI. PFA supplies standard QDC products that can easily be customized to accommodate any clamping height by adding nose pieces and base plates to the clamps. The die lifters provided were made specifically to fit the press' T-slots, measure 30 in. long, boast cam-type rollers and, as a pair, can support 10,000 lb.
|PFA supplies standard QDC products that can easily be customized to accommodate any clamping height by adding nose pieces and base plates to the clamps.
Clamps and die lifters are controlled by a hydraulic control unit outfitted—per Stemco's specification—with electronic valves to allow Stemco to tie the hydraulic controller to the press control, a Wintriss SmartPac 2.
The QDC-system control directs four separate zones—two plumbed for the clamps on the press ram, one zone for the clamps on the bolster and a fourth zone for the die lifters. Also, a pressure switch tied to the press will shut the press down in the event of a pressure loss. The control, via an air-over-hydraulic pump, converts shop air pressure to the required 5000 PSI and ensures consistent clamp force. Operator safety is enhanced since the clamps cannot be released while the press operates in the automatic mode.
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"The PFA setup immediately took our die-change times from 15 min. down to 8 min.," says Rucker. "And, because of the the clamps are designed, we can set them up and slide them out of the easily, moving the dies in and out without worrying about damaging the clamps. Die changes are simple enough now that our press operators often take over at the end of a die change, freeing up our die setters to spend more time moving about the shop and focusing on the next setup."
Integrating its new QDC-outfitted Seyi press into its overall pressroom production flow went so smoothly that Stemco decided to add two more similarly outfitted 176-ton Seyi presses to its stable—one each in 2005 and 2006. Now the three new QDC-equipped presses handle all of the firm's higher-volume stampings, each press responsible for eight to 10 of Stemco's hardest-working dies, some of which might stay in the press for just a few hundred hits and others that might run as many as 2000 parts per run. Stroke rate averages 30 hits/min.
"Our return-on-investment calculation for the QDC apparatus showed a payback period of just 18 months for each press," says Rucker. "And, again, it's been the best thing we could have done to support our people working on the shop floor.
"Our pressroom had been abandoned for a long time," Rucker adds, referring back to the beginning of the decade. "At one time we considered outsourcing our stamping work overseas, but ultimately decided that to ensure we receive the part quality we need and the part-order flexibility required to satisfy our lean initiatives, we had to invest in the stamping technology to get it done here. So far so good." MF
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Emmanuel Macron is pushing for a "European Empire" which he thinks will bring more economic success. But European prosperity has always thrived most where there are small states and decentralization.
Legal SystemInterventionismMonopoly and Competition
The authors of this plan apparently believe that all it will take is for the government to direct massive amounts of money toward these new projects, and everything else will fall into line
Trying to explain economics to progressives is like trying to explain to a flat-earther how a satellite orbits the planet.
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The Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and San Diego Chargers have a chance to reach the postseason. A realistic chance? Well, that's not the way I would put it. But as Lloyd Christmas once said, "So you're saying there's a chance."
But not really.
Now, I get how much fun it would be for the Browns to make the playoffs (and as predicted in this space, I foretold of the Browns making a run). That would be pretty cool. But the Chargers and the Jets are going about it all wrong. They should make a run the other way.
For the Chargers, a playoff appearance would only be a disaster because it would mean four more years of Norv Turner and A.J. Smith. And that's not good for anybody in San Diego. The best use of Turner's time would be as the offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens. (And that really should be the top priority of the Ravens. I would try to bring him in for the playoffs if the Chargers do get eliminated and ultimately fire Turner.)
And for the Jets, it would mean one more year for Mark Sanchez. I mean, how could you dump a quarterback who has led your team to the playoffs once again? He only wins games right?
This might not be the deepest draft class, but the Jets and Chargers clearly haven't put much thought into what you're doing in the long run.
And I guess it should be pointed out, too, the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins are still alive.
Undaunted, we will continue our look at those teams competing to have the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, no matter who the top dog is. And until we have a better name, we will continue to refer to this space as the Fans for Barkley.
And without further ado ...
The Titans have to be a contender. The way they came from ahead to lose at Indianapolis was really one of the better performances on this list. That showed the Titans are taking this run for the top spot pretty seriously. And you can tell it means a lot to Chris Johnson who got out of his mid-season run, and really has struggled down the stretch. With four wins, however, it might be too late for the Titans to really get the top spot, but a trip to the top 5 is clearly realistic.
How can the Lions go from playoff team in 2011 to out of contention and trailing the Vikings in 2012? Well, you have to look no further than the mastery of coach Jim Schwartz. Have you ever looked at Schwartz on the sidelines and got the impression that he had everything under control? Of course not. He seems to have that distant stare you see from morose party goers this time of year. So with Schwartz in charge, this team is a contender. The Lions move ahead of the Titans based on a recent common opponent. The Lions meltdown against the Colts was much more spectacular than the Titans from Week 14, so they deserve this spot.
When Jamaal Charles broke through the defenders and scampered for a long touchdown for the first score of all of the games on Sunday, you might have thought the Chiefs had a chance to win. But the Chiefs found a way to lose and are once again in the hunt for the No. 1 pick in the draft.
Uh, you guys lost to the Jets.
Some say there are no style points in the NFL. Those people are wrong. The Cardinals made a definitive statement with their historic loss on Sunday. That loss said this team is a clear contender for No. 1. This is not hyperbole, but you have to wonder if the Cardinals will ever score an offensive touchdown again this season. No joke. If the Cardinals never score again on offense, would it surprise you?
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Lebanese troops secure hardline cleric's complex
June 25, 2013
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese troops detonated booby traps at a complex captured from followers of a hardline Sunni cleric on Tuesday, securing the area after two days of fighting that left dozens dead in the port city of Sidon.
Soldiers who blocked off several office and residential buildings around the mosque where Ahmad al-Assir once preached told reporters they were clearing the complex of explosives. An Associated Press photographer on the scene heard several explosions and saw black smoke billowing during the operation.
The fate of Al-Assir, a maverick Sunni sheik who controlled the complex for about two years, is unknown. His rapid rise in popularity among Sunnis underscored the deep frustration of many Lebanese who resent the influence Shiites have gained in government via the militant group Hezbollah.
Official reports said at least 17 soldiers were killed and 50 were wounded in the fighting while more than 20 of al-Assir's supporters died in the battle, according to a security official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to reporters.
The fighting, some of the worst involving Lebanese troops in years, was seen as a test of the weak government's ability to contain the furies unleashed by the civil war in neighboring Syria. Despite the heavy death toll, the military appeared to have successfully put down the threat from al-Assir and his armed supporters by late Monday.
The officials said troops raided several apartments around Sidon on Tuesday in search of al-Assir's followers. Security was tight in hospitals where wounded militants were being treated, they added, with even relatives prevented from visiting them.
"I was surprised. This was not a mosque. It was a security center," outgoing Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told reporters after touring the Bilal bin Rabbah complex in Sidon where al-Assir's supporters had been holed up. He said among the detainees who were fighting with al-Assir were foreigners.
"They brought in foreigners to kill Lebanese," Charbel said, without giving nationalities other than a Sudanese who was detained Tuesday. President Michel Suleiman said in a statement that army command has been given the "political support" to retaliate against groups that threaten national security.
By noon, streets around al-Assir's complex were packed with people who came to inspect their homes and shops, many of which were damaged during the fighting. Lebanese commandos patrolled streets littered with cars that were burnt-out and riddled with bullets.
Inside the complex, a seven-story building was pockmarked with shells and bullet holes and the top two floors appeared totally burnt. The small mosque where al-Assir preached appeared intact. Troops had avoided hitting it directly.
A woman who came to the area weeping asked to be allowed to enter the complex to see if her son was there. "I saw his picture on TV and he was dead," she screamed, before soldiers directed her search to the hospital morgue.
Earlier Tuesday, the bodies of six fighters were found in the complex and on roofs of nearby buildings. They were later taken away in Lebanese Red Cross ambulances. The state-run National News Agency reported Tuesday that military prosecutor Saqr Saqr has asked military intelligence to open an investigation into the Sidon clashes and begin interrogating some 40 detainees. On Monday, Saqr issued arrest warrants for al-Assir and 123 of his supporters.
The U.S. embassy in Beirut urged Americans to avoid all travel to Lebanon because of safety and security concerns. "U.S. citizens living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks," it said.
"We condemn in the strongest terms the attacks by militants against the Lebanese Armed Forces, which have resulted in the deaths of a number of soldiers and civilians," said U.S. State Department Acting Deputy Spokesperson Patrick Ventrell. He added that the U.S. is fully committed to Lebanon's stability, sovereignty, and independence and said Washington will continue to assist and train security forces.
Sidon, located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Beirut, had largely been spared from violence plaguing Lebanon's border areas where Syria's civil war has been spilling over. Fighting in the Mediterranean city began Sunday after troops arrested an al-Assir follower. The army says the cleric's supporters opened fire without provocation on an army checkpoint.
The fighting in Sidon is the bloodiest involving the army since the military fought a three-month battle in 2007 against the al-Qaida-inspired Fatah Islam group inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in northern Lebanon. The Lebanese army crushed the group, but the clashes killed more than 170 soldiers.
Syria's civil war has been bleeding into Lebanon for the past year, following similar sectarian lines of Sunni and Shiite camps. Overstretched and outgunned by militias, the military has struggled on multiple fronts in the eastern Bekaa valley and the northern city of Tripoli, where armed factions have fought street battles that often last several days.
Al-Assir, a 45-year-old cleric, supports the overwhelmingly Sunni rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad. Also Tuesday, a roadside bomb exploded on the key highway linking Beirut to the Syrian capital without causing casualties, security officials said. They said the small bomb went off early in the morning near the town of Barr Elias, a few kilometers (miles) from the border crossing point of Masnaa.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. It was the second such attack on the highway within weeks.


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Hi everyone,
Dani, Dee and I have been working on a little project these last couple of weeks, and it's time to let everyone know what we've been working on. You see, we have decided to move the QP Forum to a different platform. The rest of this announcement is going to explain why and how and where.
We've been on the current platform (Invision) for nearly 10 years now. When we first moved to Invision, it seemed like the perfect platform for what I hoped the forum would become. And it HAS worked very well for us.
But there have been a number of challenges with it, too. I don't want to bore you all with all the technical details, but the challenges have to do with how complex the software has become, the need to constantly stay on top of the security issues and the cost of running a forum on Invision, which has become substantial due to the many features they have added over the years, taking up more and more server resources.
And there is another reason as well, which is that I'm not getting any younger. I hope to be around for many years yet, but either way I want to make sure the forum will continue on well into the future.
So we began looking at other alternatives, and Dani suggested a service she is familiar with because it is very much like what we are already used to. So we have chosen ProBoards as the platform to take the forum into the future.
We have been setting up the forum over there and have it pretty much ready for everyone to use. You will need to register again, but it will only take a moment and then you'll be all set. To access the new forum, head on over to:
Please take a moment to register there now. We will have a transition period of a couple weeks where both forums are available... then we will set this forum to read-only. From that point forward, all new posts will be made on the new forum. Our hope is to keep the posts on this forum available for a while to use as a reference.
You'll find that the new forum is very similar to this one so this change should be pretty easy. Of course, Dani, Dee and I will be available to answer any questions about using the new forum until we all feel comfortable with it.
Thanks in advance for your support as we make this transition. We appreciate it!


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I installed Xampp on a Windows NT system. At the time I had IIS serving web pages. I've gotten the Xampp splash page and done the check which says that everything is up and running. If I run http://127.0.0.1 I get "Page not found"
In which folder do I serve web pages now? and how do I configure Apache?
I really need a "for Dummies" explanation of what to do now, because I'm really not that bright. In fact I have been diagnosed with light mental retardation, but I am able to accomplish a lot more than many smart folks because with pure determination I will keep going until I get it working if someone will help me.
Thank you.


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|Step 9: Types of allergy medication
If you are still having symptoms despite your efforts to avoid allergens, you might explore medication options. Regardless of which medications you select, read the product labels and know the side effects. The following list includes the most common allergy treatments (both over-the-counter and prescription) and the specific allergic conditions they treat. Particularly when treating children for allergies, it is wise to consult with your health care provider. Some of the medications are not as effective in children, and some of the medications can affect behavior and sleep, as well as cause more serious side effects.
Antihistamines -- As the name implies, antihistamines counter the effects of histamine released during an allergic reaction. They are widely used to treat many allergy-related conditions. They are often combined with decongestants and are available in a variety of over-the-counter formulas (such as Advil Allergy Sinus, Alavert Allergy & Sinus, Benadryl, Chlor-Trimeton, Claritin, Contac, Dimetapp, Robitussin Cough & Allergy, Triaminic Cold and Allergy, and Tylenol Allergy). These medicines may cause drowsiness. Non-drowsy decongestant medicines are also available (such as Claritin, Allegra, and Zyrtec). You can also get prescription decongestants (such as Clarinex and Xyzal). You should always ask your pharmacist if your antihistamine also contains a decongestant, especially any you give to children. Some antihistamines may cause drowsiness and slowed reaction time. Others do not. Antihistamine nasal sprays are also available to treat allergic rhinitis (such as Astelin and Astepro). Antihistamine eye drops may also be used for quick relief of itchy eyes associated with allergies (such as Patanol and Pataday).
Leukotriene blockers -- Leukotrienes are another substance released in the body that trigger allergic symptoms such as a stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, postnasal drip, or wheezing. Montelukast sodium (Singulair) is a prescription medicine that can prevent symptoms by blocking leukotrienes. It is used in adults and in children as young as 2 years. It is also used to treat asthma.
Decongestants -- People who experience nasal congestion (stuffy nose) due to allergies or sinusitis sometimes consider oral or nasal spray decongestants for relief. Decongestants are also included in eye drops to decrease redness caused by conjunctivitis. They work by constricting blood vessels and reducing swelling. Be careful when using some nasal spray decongestants. If you use them for a prolonged period (longer than 3 - 4 days), you may experience a "rebound" effect, where nasal congestion symptoms return. Concerns have been raised about oral decongestants and their side effects (especially for children) and potential for misuse. They are now available behind the counter. Ask your pharmacist; you should ask your child's pediatrician about decongestant use in children.
Corticosteroids -- These anti-inflammatory agents are used to treat the itching and swelling associated with a variety of allergic disorders. The most commonly used forms are corticosteroid nasal sprays for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis (such as Flonase, Nasalide, Nasocort, Nasonex, Rhinocort), over-the-counter topical corticosteroid creams for hives, dermatitis, and insect sting reactions, and inhaled corticosteroids for asthma. Oral or injected corticosteroids are used less frequently for more severe cases of asthma, dermatitis, or other allergic reactions.
Cromolyn Sodium/Nedocromil Sodium -- These are another type of anti-inflammatory medication. Cromolyn sodium nasal spray can be used to treat and sometimes prevent allergic rhinitis. It works by preventing the release of histamine from mast cells. Cromolyn nasal spray is available over the counter and is gentle, but it is usually not as effective as corticosteroids or anti-histamines. It generally takes a few days to start working. Eye drop versions are available for itchy, bloodshot eyes. Inhaled nedocromil sodium is used to treat inflammation due to asthma, which can be exacerbated by allergies. It is more often used in children.
Epinephrine -- Epinephrine (adrenalin) is used for emergency treatment in cases of anaphylaxis due to insect sting, food, or drug allergies. It is most commonly administered with a device called an injectable epinephrine kit (such as EpiPen or Twinject). Epinephrine constricts the small blood vessels in the skin and mucous membranes, which increases blood pressure and heart rate back to normal levels. Epinephrine also is an antihistamine.
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Reviewed By: Paula J. Busse, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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Ahead of the game
Originally, I'd planned to blog about this tomorrow but after talking with Aaron LaPedis I've decided tomorrow might be too late. He advises that anyone who has procrastinated about buying a ticket for Saturday Night Alive had better get a move on because only 20 of them remain.
At least that was the figure around noon today.
LaPedis and his wife, Sandee, are chairing the March 3 gala. The Neville Brothers are the headliners.
"Sandee and I could not be happier," LaPedis says, adding that at this time last year, there were 70 tickets yet to be sold.
Aaron also shared the happy news that his Rocky Mountain PBS show, Collectibles with Aaron LaPedis, has been renewed for a second season. New episodes air at 2 p.m. every Saturday on Channel 6. The LaPedises own Fascination Street Galleries in Cherry Creek North.
Saturday Night Alive vice chairmen are Leo Kiely of Coors; Dean Singleton of The Denver Post and Dick Noetbaert of Qwest. Corporate chairmen are Roger Hutson, Jack Overstreet and Mark Sexton while sponsors are United Airlines, Lincoln, Comcast, CW2, Epicurean Catering and Margot and Allan Frank.
Tickets are $350 each for general admission; $700 per patron or $1,250 for Platinum Patron status. Patrons receive preferred seating, an invitation to a thank-you party on Feb. 20, and the choice of an overnight at the Brown Palace or limousine service to and from the gala. Platinum Patrons get all that plus a full-page salute in the souvenir journal and the opportunity to attend a meet-and-greet with the Nevilles.
Proceeds go to the Arts in Education programs put on by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
Call 303-446-4812.
In other DCPA news, word today is that the gala for "Little Mermaid" will be on Aug. 24 and it's going to be as splashy (pardon the pun) as those held for "The Lion King" and "Sunset Boulevard."
"Little Mermaid" tickets go on sale to the public March 18 — and the run is expected to sell out — but gala tickets can be reserved now by calling the above number.
All the fine points are still being worked out, but DCPA spokeswoman Suzanne Blandon says the gala will include pre- and post-show parties, premiere seating in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, and a catered dinner in the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom.
Society editor Joanne Davidson can be reached at 303-809-1314 or email@example.com. She believes her love of water is due to the fact she was a fish in a previous life, and thus cannot wait for "Little Mermaid" to swim into town.


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Audio Recitation of the Noble Quran in Fajr Prayer by Sheikh Hafiz Abdul Waheed
Following Quran was recited by Sheikh Hafiz Abdul Waheed consecutively during Fajr prayer in Masjid El-Farouq, Houston, Texas, USA. Please note that this is a live recording and there may be some mistakes in recitation.
* Started new recording method for improved sound quality (1/23/03)
THIS IS FOR YOU, O ALLAH "Truly my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Rabb (Only God, Cherisher and Sustainer) of the Worlds." (6:162) "Our Rabb! Accept (this service) from us. Verily, You are the All-Hearing, the All Knowing." (2:127)
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