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Great mamadavid, thanks for reply! I am not in big rush for this trip and still collecting all necessary details with hope to put everything together by the end of this year. I will wait for you to give me more details and after I read that I would ask you few questions, if you don't mind. comad
Dear Comad,
thanks for your messages. I'm sorry I've only just seen them now -- my hard disk died 2 weeks ago and I had to go to Hong Kong to have it replaced. Just got back to Kunming now. I really must update everyone because things seem to be happening now with the programme's planned expansion -- which had been delayed because the new larger premises were not ready.
I'm getting ready to go to the hospital now but will send you a complete answer sometime today. Right now Tongren is ready to start accepting patients from overseas. Your best contact person would still be me, as I will pass everything on to Dr Zhu, the head of the programme.
Last I heard the in-hospital cost -- all inclusive (including food) -- is to be about 20,000 RMB a month. As for apartment rental costs, we pay 2850 RMB a month for a four bedroom, two bathroom 140 m2 apartment near the hospital.
Will be in touch later.
Cannot help on UTI. If ever had it, I was probably on so much drugs and in hospital, I did not know it.
Are you able to try to just flex muscles, ass cheeks downward, not matter which, while just sitting around? Basically sitting there watching TV and make the muscles do something? This has done a ton for me. There is no plan. There is nothing. Just make muscles do something at infrequent times? Just sit there and say "oh, let's try flex left quad." Just once. Your brain and body did not have time to prepare. This does a lot for me.
I am no genius, but those spasms I think could be coming for you have reached the point for that particular time of therapy. ONLY that very specific time. If you d not have strength at that time, all kinds of crazy things can happen. KEEP in mind what you have done to reach spasm point. Continue with same routine. Then try to extend beyond that. Only minimal extension. This is exactly what I have done. Mentally, it is tough because your brain is probably saying you want more. Try to keep time expectations out of when you want or think you will achieve.
Just read all the messages in the order I sent them. They should make sense. If you want more info, I can provide. Another key thing on all of this was to convince myself it WAS NOT a matter of how fast I could execute something. It WAS I CAN EXECUTE. Kept and keep thinking will get better, just like a baby.
Still very weak in areas. I have had massive abdominal surgery, reconstruction, skin graphs, muscle removal, shit bag and even shit bag undone. Have had close to 90 surgery from accident. Hospital 5-1/2 years. Last rights 3X. This list goes on.
They all must be executed I think at a rather quick speed. Closing eyes and simply trying to think my way through this, I eventually found all of my upper body weight was still on the supporting let, NOT the stepping leg. Things like this, I would try to just think my way through on the bed. Then move to seeing if can sort of "simulate" doing it while laying on bed still with eyes closed and still NOT worry about physical motion. I can add more to this if you want. There are things like strength that must be built in all of the correct locations. Let me know what you think. I do have thing working all the way to toes..
Tried make sure there was no fluid buildup in area I was working. The massaging over time began create sensation. I am not sure if had that before or not. Your eyes and what you see have a huge input into you brain and what you do. To accomplish this, I said, turn eyes OFF. Let's lay on bed and see id I can even think/see my way through trying to maybe lift left leg. NOT worry about walking. ONLY what needed be done in order to lift left leg? I cannot describe all the things, but 1 HUGE factor I discovered for myself was if I and standing on 2 legs, even with support of arms, in order to lift leg all of your upper body weight, above waist, MUST BE TRANSFERRED to the right side. IF weight is not there, you have a few options you should be doing like stand on toes or jump with legs, NOT take a step with right leg. There probably are a million other things.
Here is some. Let me know what/if you want expanded. I took approach of start from top of body and move lower when success t whatever point I was working. Tried never worry about what was happening farther down. I figured if where I was working was not working, for whatever reason, strength, neurological, coordination, etc. Example, how would you move your foot if problem at ankle. I have fairly good upper body, waist upward strength. I have been doing weights 5X/week M-F. This alone was about 2 hours only upper body. When started lower, first place I decided was had to get waist, buttocks, upper leg doing anything. I did TONS of deep massaging with my hands all the way to the bones.
Here you go. It will be broke into a few messages since limited to 1000 characters.
I will fill you in. This is extremely difficult to explain.
Good luck and all the best! Your injury level is luckily not so high as mine (C-6 incomplete) and use of your hands is crucial difference. You are also lucky to get your walking back so fast....I was 6 years with little improvement.....hopefully my latest improvements will progress to even better results. Keep up good work !
i was just wondering because i can walk on a walker about 50 yards and i just learned how to walk on hand crutches. i can walk about 30 feet with them on a good day. i try to do it every day but sometimes it is to hard. i am almost 9 months post-injury and your story helps me have hope.
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So I was watching the first 2 episodes of America's Next Top Model Cycle 12 and silly me, I was eating at the same time – I nearly choked to death when Alison, girl with the widest eyes in the world appeared.
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Making leap to in-house counsel like 'ultimate backstage pass'
Over the course of his almost 30-year professional career, working for the U.S. Department of Treasury right out of law school, then for a private firm, and later as an investment banker, sometimes it's hard to tell by glancing at John Bruno's resume whether he's devoted to practicing the law or dedicated to the financial arena. But the 1983 graduate of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law says he's certain of where his job interests lie.
"Being a lawyer is like being a priest. You're always a lawyer," Bruno said. "My entire career has just always been focused on financial institutions."
Bruno now serves as vice president and deputy general counsel at The Auto Club Group. He joined the AAA Club, which is headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., at the start of the year, leaving his position at international law firm Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, where he worked in the Washington, D.C. office.
Referring to his hiring at the Auto Club as "unusual," Bruno said the job change was "a special opportunity" for him. The Auto Club was a client of his at Locke Lord, and the group offered him a position, due in part to his banking background. The Auto Club is in the midst of growing its own recently started bank for members.
"I jumped at the opportunity," Bruno said. "One of my favorite things to do as an attorney is mergers and acquisitions and IPOs for banks."
After graduating from Moritz, Bruno was one of only five attorneys hired at the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. After four years with the OCC, Bruno then worked at a private practice for nine years and thereafter moved back to Columbus to work as an investment banker for Keefe, Bruyette & Woods before joining Locke Lord.
"The investment banking work allowed me to do mergers and acquisitions and IPOs from more of a financial angle," Bruno said. "Taking two separate companies and creating one great company out of the two is very rewarding for me."
Despite his career changes, Bruno never worked in-house before his position at the Auto Club. Thus, he had never seen the integration process between companies in mergers he previously orchestrated. As vice president and deputy general counsel, his first in-house position, he is pleased to be a part of the integration process nearly every step of the way.
"The thing I'm finding out about being a lawyer (in-house) is it's the ultimate backstage pass," Bruno said, mentioning he handles legal issues involving banking, insurance, corporate, litigation, tax, and employment. "Everything this company does, the legal department touches. We're not viewed as the guys who say 'no.' We're viewed as partners who get the job done."
Although retirement is far off, Bruno said he's finished with broadening his career because he's more than satisfied with where he is now at the Auto Club.
"I think this is it. This is the crowning achievement for me," he said. "At 54, I don't see myself moving anywhere else."
He credited Ohio State for his accomplishments and ability to make several beneficial career moves.
"It's a fabulous University, and my education has carried me well beyond places I ever thought I would go," he said. "The education I received at Ohio State, the people I met, really gave me a huge advantage in what I think has been a pretty darn good career in my life."
In appreciation of his education, last year Bruno created a scholarship called the Bruno Family Fund, which is awarded to two incoming Ohio State students from Lorain County every year. The scholarship was awarded to its first recipients this year.
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A full twenty percent of people who wait for tardy service calls lose wages because they took unpaid time off from work, a new survey says.
According to a 2009 Cost of Waiting Survey (PDF) from TOA Technologies (which, conveniently enough, makes customer appointment software for businesses), a third of Americans took sick days or vacation for service calls and deliveries in the first six months of '09. One in five of those folks lost wages.
And to make matters worse, 29 percent of people left their home in frustration because the technician or delivery guy was late.
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No one is immune from the cable guy's dastardly ways. In fact, the well-to-do may suffer more than anyone else. Households with incomes over $75,000 generally waited more often, for longer periods of time (73 percent waited 2 or more days), and took more time off work than the national average.
We've had it, cable guys. We're taking a stand. We will make an appointment every single day if we have to, just to force you to come back again and again, sometime between the hours of "Sick" and "Tired."
Maybe we'll be here; maybe we won't. Maybe we'll just sit here and bask in the satisfaction that we've wasted your time, much like you've wasted ours.
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I've always been kind of a cat man.
I didn't have pets as a child because I suffered from Responsibility Deficit Disorder, but I started having cats in college, soigné creatures with names like Odalisque and Mrs. Miniver. I had a long-term cat relationship when I first moved to New York: a brother-and-sister pair of tiger stripes, Queenie and Spike. They lived forever (I swear Queenie had dementia), and then they died. And after they died, I never got a pet again. I just never wanted to be bothered with food, litter and death again. For that matter, my life had embraced an instability that could barely sustain me, much less lower life forms. And then there's the whole thing about smaller creatures depending on you. I don't know how people with children do it. I mean: there are days when I resent my plants.
Once, there was a fly in my room, over a month, maybe two, and I kind of started to think of him as a pet. I didn't name him or anything. But I'd say hello when I came home. And I'd let him know when there were orange peels in the wastebasket. I told myself I was nurturing a Buddhist respect for all forms of life, but really, I just couldn't afford therapy.
The good thing about having a fly for a pet was that I didn't talk about it to anyone, didn't tell any stories about it at work. People always tell stories about their pets at work. But no one wants to hear about flies. Which was fine with me. I didn't want to talk about it. I didn't want to sound like a Pet Person. I didn't want to stand around the water cooler telling stories that started out reasonably enough and then suddenly veered into the most cloying sentimentality. And then, of course, you get those people on Facebook who not only talk about their pets but as their pets. That sort of thing gives me the chills.
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Now, I like other people's pets. I'm a pet sitter. And I like pet sitting. I like being the fun uncle who doesn't mind if you get fur on his sweater. I like the limited responsibility, the promiscuity of pet sitting. The affection is all the sweeter, the cute-kitty moments all the more piquant, knowing it'll be over at the end of the week.
It started innocently enough with a friend's cat—Thomas, a super-cute gray-and-white, most of whose nine lives have been plus-sizes. For years, I stayed with him when Ann went out of town, and even lived with him for a while when I moved in with her after losing my apartment. Then a lesbian couple down in the Village with a cat named Junior started using me regularly. Junior and I really get along, and the couple tells me I'm the primary male influence in his life. Which is great, I guess. I always wanted to be a role model. I just never thought it would be for a cat.
I had an Upper West Side job with a cat named Mittens, a name I refused to call the animal. A couple of nights into it, I suddenly realized I had no idea where he was and, while I knew he hadn't gotten out, I really wanted visual confirmation. But when I opened my mouth to call him, I found it refused to form the requisite syllables. I couldn't, as an adult, walk around an apartment calling, "Mittens!" I finally settled on calling out (softly) "Kitten!" figuring that, as a lower vertebrate, he could be easily duped by assonance. I was wrong: he had no sense of poetry at all. I didn't see him until breakfast the next day. And next week I have a meet-and-greet in Chelsea with Taylor, a cat I'll be staying with for a couple of weeks in January.
So: mostly cats. I don't do a lot of dogs. They're so needy. It's always feed me-walk me-feed me, just me-me-me-me, 24/7; it's exhausting. And speaking of me, I have to watch out for myself as well. Neediness is a two-way street, and dogs and humans have co-dependence issues that go back to prehistory. Dogs were first domesticated about 15,000 years ago, and they quickly made themselves indispensible to humans—hunting, herding and so forth—in exchange, of course, for food. It was in part the stability they provided that allowed humans to finally settle down, establishing villages and, eventually, cities. In short, without dogs, there'd be no New York; you have to wonder if instinctively they knew it would be a great place to shit.
And I've never really liked little dogs. The little-dog thing is an aspect of my homosexuality I'd never explored. I certainly have any number of gay friends with little dogs, and have, in a jolly, avuncular way, shared their joys. In a less jolly but no less avuncular way, I've also shared their sorrows and moments of doubt: I remember helping a close friend transition from Shih Tzus to Terriers. But there are doors in gay men it seems only little dogs can open. In days of a simpler psychology, gay people's relationships with their animals were seen as a neurotic transference of affection for the children we would never have. But now that we've figured out ways of obtaining human infants, the ardent devotion gayboys lavish on their little mammals has gone from being a symptom to just another color in the rainbow. The transference thing was so bogus anyway. I mean, I had two cats, and yes, when they were kittens, I thought they were adorable. But it's not like I lactated or anything. And little dogs didn't make me feel transfer-y at all.
So when I got the email—a couple in Chelsea; friends of a friend—asking if I was available to stay with their Pug for a week, I kind of made a face (kind of a pug face, come to think of it). But I hadn't done a dog in a while, it was summer, their apartment was five minutes from work. I thought, why not.
I was surprised when I first met him, when I went to pick up the keys. He was bigger than I'd expected. And cuter. We took to each other right away. He jumped up onto the couch, into my lap, kissed me: cute. And the apartment was gorgeous, muted olives and rusts, with lighting that just got more fabulous the farther in you went. By the time you hit the bedroom, you looked like you were in your early 30s.
So I took the keys, wished them a bon voyage, and showed up a few days later with a briefcase of work and a duffle bag of clothes I thought would go with the apartment (I leaned toward green, figuring it'd play into the olive but make the rust pop). I kind of expected the Pug to come running, barking, as soon as I got in the door—he was so exuberant when we met—but he was nowhere to be seen. But when I went into the living room, I saw him on the back of a low easy chair (olive), obviously just coming out of a nap. When he'd shaken off his stupor and saw it wasn't his daddies, that it was someone new, that it was me, the guy from the other night, he gave three full-throated barks, jumped from the chair to the ottoman, from the ottoman to the rug (rust tones in some of the stripes), chased his tail in a circle, chased it the other way, jumped on the couch, jumped on me and licked me into dermabrasion.
I have to admit, the face did take some getting used to. Head-on, a Pug can look like he's just run into a wall, but at certain angles he's adorable. I once had a boyfriend like that: he had a strange cast to his face, but if you caught it at the right angle, he was really cute. He never noticed that I always faced him on the diagonal. What's amazing about a Pug, though, is the moment—early on; somewhere in the first 10 minutes; somewhere in the first belly rub—when you suddenly shift from thinking that he's kind of ugly to thinking he's just the cutest thing in the whole wide world. It's a nearly imperceptible movement, a moment's sudden grace, transformative, pure. I thought, This must be what it's like to accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior. The world is transcended; Pugs are cute.
Yet the evolutionary drama still had to be reenacted: The dog had to establish an immediate, intense bond with me so that I would feed him, and the surest way of establishing that bond was by doing something immediately and intensely cute.
The dog was a leaner. He wouldn't just sit next to you when he wanted attention, he'd lean into you, pushing into the petting hand until he flipped upside down across your lap, his head lolling back in full-body-rub ecstasy. After I'd unpacked and settled in, I decided to meditate a little before I got to work. I sat on the floor, my legs in a faux-lotus, and as I focused on my breathing, the dog came and nestled against me, leaning into my ankles. For an astounding moment, there was nothing but my breath, the warmth of the dog and the sound of the rain on the air conditioner. Then I suddenly sneezed, and before I'd even pulled out of it, the dog was up on his hind legs, paws on my shoulders, licking me a god-bless-you. Thus the pact was sealed in dog breath. Maybe I was there to feed him, but he had me eating out of his hand.
His name doesn't matter, since I rarely called him by it. I called him Pugsy, Pugster, My Little Pug-Pug, Pup-Pup, Puppy and Dog. He didn't care what I called him. I was just there to rub him. I could call him Mittens for all he cared. From then on we were inseparable: he followed me wherever I went, sat at my feet as I worked at the computer, waited outside the shower for me in the morning. Before bed we'd watch some TV together, and he'd bark at animal noises and sirens in the shows.
Something I googled said Pugs can be "yappy," and My Little Pug-Pug had a pretty good vocabulary: a throaty moan when he wanted a treat; a gurgly growl when he was playing with his ball; and a what-in-god's-name-are-you-doing-out-there-in-the-hallway yip. He also had exquisite diction. The first night, he was snuggled up alongside me in bed and I was just about to fall asleep when he heard something in the hallway. He jumped up, leaned over the edge of the bed and said, quite distinctly, "Woof!" (The articulation of the "w" was extraordinary.) I said to him, "Did you hear what you just said?" He also had a good ruff-ruff, a ruff-ruff-ruff and a pretty good arf as well.
While my affection for the animal grew stronger by the minute, it was a feeling I entertained as a fully cognizant Homo sapiens. I felt very clear on the relationship. I never saw the dog as a replacement for a child, though he was a perfectly good replacement for a boyfriend. There's much to be said for being wildly adored by something really cute. OK, you have to pick up its shit, but anyone who thinks being in a relationship doesn't entail picking up someone's shit has no sense of metaphor at all. And, properly trained, boyfriends make heartwarming companions. I once had a boyfriend I taught to play fetch. (He rolled over pretty well, too.) Women, it's said, can be feline. But men are definitely dogs.
And drawn to other dogs. Pugster's daddies had told me he was a man magnet, and they were right. Puppy has an intense cuteness aura, and the leash connected me to the very heart of it. A lot of guys talked to me who, sans chien, I imagine would have regarded me, if at all, with the Chelsea Chill. But I didn't care. For the nonce, I was perfectly happy to bask in canine glory. For a week, I was a gay man in Chelsea with a little dog. I had a Pug and I was proud.
The day I left, he knew something was up when I put the duffle bag on the bed. He sat outside the bedroom door and watched me as I packed. When I came out of the room, I told him it had been fun, and that his daddies were coming back. I tried to sound excited. I threw him a handful of kibble and locked the door behind me.
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I'm back home now, in my room. My roommate's cat really likes me, and is sitting by me as I write this. I call her Purr-Pot. Or Chicken. She's purring as I pet her absently, my gaze drifting out the window, drifting south, downtown, to Chelsea. My fingers run over her black fur, she purrs and pushes against them, and I wonder if she can feel the distance in me, if she can tell that part of me is elsewhere. But then, how could she possibly tell, possibly know, possibly understand?
She's a cat.
This essay originally appeared in The Morning News.


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The Republic of the Bay could enter a World Cup championship with a formidable roster of players who have graced Northern California fields and stadiums throughout the decades.
As an exercise in fun with World Cup 2014 in Brazil drawing nearer, we decided to create our own hypothetical starting XI. But we also invite readers to build their own lineups to share with us and others.
The criterion is simple: Anyone who has been involved with Bay Area soccer, whether born here or passing through, is eligible for consideration.
Our lineup uses a 4-4-2 formation. Send your own lineups or comments about ours to email@example.com.
Pat Onstad: Played for Quakes from 2003-2005, then moved with team to Houston. Was MLS goalkeeper of year in '03.
Mirko Stojanovic: Croatian played for NPSL's Oakland Clippers in 1967-68 and NASL Earthquakes in 1974.
Joe Cannon: Grew up in Los Altos, attended St. Francis High-Mountain View and Santa Clara. Played for Quakes from 1999-2002 and 2008-2010.
The rationale: Onstad became one of MLS's best keepers from 2003-2010. The Canadian international played professionally for 25 years, and his consistency made difference.
The Defenders
Marcelo Balboa: Played with San Francisco Blackhawks from 1990-91. Was a right fullback who represented the United States in three World Cups.
Gabbo Gavric: Member of the original Earthquakes of NASL, was a left back with OFK Beograd of former Yugoslavia.
Clarence Goodson: Current Earthquakes star at center back made 2010 U.S. World Cup team and helped America qualify for World Cup in Brazil.
Alexi Lalas: Former controversial — perhaps despised is a better way of putting it — Earthquakes general manager in 2004-05 before the team split for Houston. Center back was one of the stars of the 1994 U.S. World Cup team.
Brandi Chastain: One of world's most recognized female players, San Jose native scored winning PK as fullback in 1999 women's World Cup.
Steven Beitashour: San Jose native attended Leland High and was Quakes' ball boy before starring for team from 2011-13. Member of Iran's World Cup team plays for Vancouver Whitecaps.
John Doyle: Current Quakes general manager was born in San Jose, attended Washington High-Fremont, USF and competed in 1988 Olympics and 1990 World Cup.
Troy Dayak: Walnut Creek native attended Livermore High and USF, then played with San Francisco Blackhawks, San Jose Hawks, San Jose Grizzlies, San Francisco Bay Seals, Clash and Earthquakes.
The rationale: Balboa and Garvic were easy choices as fullbacks, but Dayak and Doyle are legendary central defenders to Quakes fans. Goodson, though, has had huge impact on back line since joining team in August. Lalas was one of America's top players in early 1990s.
The Midfielders
Landon Donovan, left wing: Three-time World Cup player is face of American soccer and MLS's all-time leading scorer who played for Quakes in 2001-2004.
George Best, right wing: Played in San Jose from 1980-82. Former Manchester United star was one of soccer's first celebrities.
Dwayne De Rosario, central mid: Scored 27 goals in 108 appearances for Earthquakes from 2001-05. Canada's all-time leading scorer is in 14th MLS season.
Ricky Davis, central mid: Former Santa Clara University star was captain of U.S. team throughout 1980s. Played for New York Cosmos and was considered best American-born player in NASL. Member of National Soccer Hall of Fame.
The Backups
Ronnie Ekelund, central mid: Danish star played for Quakes from 2001-2004. Known for good ball control.
Jimmy Johnstone, right wing: Played for NASL Quakes in 1974 but best known for time with Celtic of Scotland. Helped Celtic win European Cup in 1967.
Francisco Lima, holding mid: Brazilian played only 14 games for Quakes from 2008-09 but showed what calming influence he had with ball after long career that included stops in Moscow, Rome and Zurich.
Preki, right wing: Serbian star played for San Jose Grizzlies from 1994-95, scoring 67 goals in 32 games. Former Kansas City Wizard also could play forward.
The rationale: Jurgen Klinsmann might see Donovan as a striker, but we like him on left flank where he can score and make everyone around him better. With Best on right, who can stop them? De Rosario would have to jell with Davis in center to provide linkage and defense.
The Forwards
Chris Wondolowski: Has been Quakes' leading scorer since 2010 and tied MLS single-season record with 27 goals in 2012. Danville native is member of U.S. World Cup team.
Eric Wynalda: Played for Bay Blackhawks from 1990-92 and San Jose Clash from 1996-99. Had 34 goals in 107 appearances for U.S., competing in three World Cups.
The Backups
Paul Child: Englishman played for Quakes from 1974-79, scoring 61 goals in 149 games. Member of National Soccer Hall of Fame, Earthquakes hall of fame and San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
The rationale: Keeping Child on bench speaks more for excellence of Wondolowski and Wynalda, a winning combination if there ever was one.
The Coach
Dominic Kinnear: Attended Kennedy High-Fremont and played for Bay Blackhawks, San Jose Hawks and Clash as defender. Earthquakes assistant 2001-03, coach from 2004-05 and still coaches Houston, the team that left San Jose over stadium issues. Led Quakes to Supporters' Shield in '05 and Houston to consecutive MLS Cups in 2006-07.
Frank Yallop: Twice coach of Quakes, leading team to MLS Cup titles in 2001 and '03. Returned in 2008 when Quakes re-entered MLS as expansion team. Now with Chicago Fire.
Laurie Calloway: English defender played for Quakes in 1970s, then coached WSL Quakes, Bay Blackhawks and was Clash's first coach from 1996-97.
The rationale: Kinnear has proved over time to build quality teams capable of deep playoff runs. It gives him edge over his assistants who are a soccer brain trust.


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Conde Nast pulled the plug Monday on Portfolio, its $100 million experiment in business journalism.
The glossy monthly bowed amid great fanfare in 2007 under the editorial direction of longtime Wall Street Journal vet Joanne Lipman. Its proposition was to deliver business insight with the same mix of expert writing, investigative zeal and luxe design that had propelled sister publications Vanity Fair and Vogue over the years.
Hollywood coverage was a fairly prominent part of the mix — not surprising given that Lipman had spearheaded the Journal's push into lifestyle and entertainment coverage in recent years. Portfolio ran features about financier Ryan Kavanaugh and the battle over the rights to Superman and sought to brand itself in Gotham with events featuring prominent media figures.
Fate intervened in the end, however, when the credit crunch of early 2008 gave way to the Bear Stearns collapse and then the full-blown crisis on Wall Street that proved difficult for a monthly to cover. The environment for magazines, as with newspapers, darkened considerably, with privately held Conde shuttering Domino and reducing Men's Vogue to an occasional title.
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On a mild Saturday evening in February, I met Meghan, Michelle, and Daisy (close friends who love food, wine, cocktails, and good conversation as much as I do) in the North End to embark on a progressive dinner. We defined a progressive dinner as consisting of five different stops, and we determined that we would start with cocktails, move to the next spot for appetizers, the next for entrees, the next for dessert, and finally come full circle and end with cocktails at the last spot.
We plotted and planned and carefully selected the first four locations, leaving the last to be more spontaneous. We knew we wanted to start at Ristorante Fiore, an old standby for cocktails. And the newly revamped Mare sounded like the perfect spot to grab appetizers. Mamma Maria called out to us as the place to indulge in entrees. And Prezza has been known to have some good desserts, so we opted to go there after dinner.
Daisy, the North End resident in the group, was our fearless leader, deftly blazing the trail from one restaurant to the next.
Ristorante Fiore
I met Meghan at the bar at Fiore, and after perusing the cocktail menu, I decided to kick off the night with a sparkling cocktail. Michelle and Daisy soon joined us and we all caught up at the bar before heading off to our next destination.
Mare sits at the corner of Richmond and North streets and boasts floor-to-ceiling windows around the street-facing perimeter. We were seated in the corner where we had a nice view not only out of those windows but of the whole restaurant.
We decided to share a bottle of Schramsberg Mirabelle Brut, which we knew would pair well with the oysters we knew we were going to order.
We opted for four Wellfleet oysters and four Pleasant Bay oysters so we could each try one of each. We definitely picked them for their high salt content and were all pleased with their brininess, and I loved the mignonette served with them.
Besides the oysters we knew we had to try a few more of Mare's appetizer offerings, and the polenta and clams caught all of our eyes. This polenta was the smoothest, creamiest polenta I have ever had. The sweet clams and salty sopressata were lovely accompaniments.
We also tried the steamed Wellfleet mussels with white wine, garlic, and preserved lemon. I loved the bright, zesty citrus notes the preserved lemon provided.
After chatting and eating and more chatting, we finished our Champagne, tossed our shells aside, and walked on to our next destination.
Mamma Maria
Mamma Maria is set in a 19th-century brick row house, and as soon as you walk in, you get the overwhelming feeling of being right at home. It's quaint, cozy, and welcoming.
We were led upstairs and seated in a small dining room. Here we decided to indulge in a bottle of red and went with the Umani Ronchi Cùmaro. This wine, made from Montepulciano grapes, was warming and spicy.
Our waiter started us with some fresh bread, pesto, and olives, which we happily nibbled on while we awaited our entrees (you'd think we hadn't just come from eating a spread of appetizers at Mare).
The rabbit pappardelle was the raved-about dish, and while I'd never had rabbit before, I thought it was as good a time as any to try it. The dish consisted of slow-cooked Vermont-raised rabbit, in the Tuscan-style, with homemade pappardelle, crispy pancetta, and fresh rosemary. I cleaned my plate. The rabbit reminded me of tender, gamy dark meat chicken. And the fresh pasta was incredible.
Then it was time for dessert, and off we went.
We arrived at Prezza unsure of whether we would be able to get a table, especially since we only wanted dessert, but the hostess graciously welcomed us and seated us within moments.
Daisy and Michelle started talking about ordering Bailey's on the rocks and, once the idea was in my head, I joined in. Meghan went with a glass of prosecco.
We decided to share two desserts: fig and cocoa turnovers with pistachio gelato and port wine sauce and white chocolate bread pudding with vanilla bean ice cream and creme anglaise. Besides a tinge of burnt flavor on the edges, the fig and cocoa turnovers were wonderful. The flaky phyllo dough gave way to soft, flavorful centers, and the cool pistachio gelato rounded out the dish.
This second dessert really wasn't one I would ever order. I just went with the flow. I typically am not a big fan of bread puddings, but I did try a bite, and I found this one to be more cakelike, which I appreciated.
We left Prezza with the idea to find a fun karaoke bar where we could sing some Whitney songs, but we never made it that far.
We ended the night with a final round of cocktails at Bricco. I decided to try the Left Bank, which is a combination of Hendrick's gin, St-Germain, and dry white wine. I probably would have appreciated this drink earlier in the evening, but for my last drink of the night, following much more mellow wine and Bailey's, I just found this drink too strong. A glass of prosecco would have been a better idea.
I haven't had as much fun as I had that Saturday night in a long time. Our evening was filled with not only great food but lots of laughter, smiles, encouragement, and fun. This was the perfect way to spend an evening with friends. We're already planning which neighborhood to head to for our next progressive dinner.
Have you ever participated in a progressive dinner? Or where would you like to have a progressive dinner?


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Hey, it's Gergo from the Ustream Product team! Today, I am thrilled to announce the major update for our Ustream app on Android, which now brings the full power of the Ustream experience to Android tablets and mobile phones.
The new Ustream app, supported on Android 2.1 and newer, boasts a whole set of tablet optimizations in addition to several important mobile updates. Let me guide you through the top highlights.
Explore and Go Live on tablets
- Discover live, upcoming, and recent events, or explore by category.
- Go live and interact with your audience by issuing a poll or chatting.
- Access shows from your Ustream Crowds and events that you're attending.
- Watch featured shows of recommended Ustreamers.
- Navigate through brand new screens with spiffy dark design theme.
Enjoy improvements on your phone
- Move the app to SD card to free up storage space.
- Watch even more shows and videos on mobile with new, enhanced format handling.
- Use the app on even more supported devices, now including Nexus S.
Get it now!
- read the QR code with your device or click it in your browser
- you can also search for 'Ustream' in the Market app on your device
We'd love to hear from you! We are inspired by our users' valuable feedback. Go ahead, drop us a note at firstname.lastname@example.com. Also, we're working on other exciting features to give you the best personalized Ustream experience, anytime, anywhere. Stay tuned for more updates!
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Ustream, Inc.
Gergo is responsible for the Android products at Ustream. He works in tight cooperation with the Android developer team, the designers, product architects, sales and marketing. He defines strategies, approves designs and specifications, prioritizes development tasks, reviews implemented features and schedules their release. You can follow @GergoRad on Twitter.


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Former President George W. Bush undergoes heart surgery
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- August 6, 2013
Posted by bonniekgoodman on August 6, 2013
Over the past couple weeks, I've been visiting towns like this talking about what we need to do as a country to secure a better bargain for the middle class – a national strategy to make sure everyone who works hard has a chance to succeed in the 21 st century economy.
For the past four and a half years, we've been fighting our way back from a devastating recession that cost millions of Americans their jobs, their homes, and their savings – a recession that laid bare the long erosion of middle-class security.
Together, we took on a broken health care system and a housing market in freefall. We invested in new American technologies to reverse our addiction to foreign oil. We changed a tax code that had become tilted in favor of the wealthiest at the expense of working families. We saved the auto industry, and now GM plans to hire 1,000 new workers right next door in Chandler to make sure we build some of the most high-tech cars in the world right here in America.
Today, our businesses have created 7.3 million new jobs over the last 41 months. We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before. We produce more renewable energy than ever, and more natural gas than anyone. Health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years. And our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years.
Thanks to the grit and resilience of the American people, we've cleared away the rubble from the financial crisis, and begun to lay a new foundation for stronger, more durable economic growth. But as any middle-class family will tell you, we're not where we need to be yet. Even before the crisis hit, we were living through a decade where a few at the top were doing better and better, while most families were working harder and harder just to get by.
Reversing this trend must be Washington's highest priority. It's certainly my highest priority. But for most of this year, an endless parade of distractions, political posturing, and phony scandals have shifted focus from what we need to do to shore up the middle class. And as Washington heads towards another budget debate, the stakes could not be higher.
That's why I'm laying out my ideas for how we must build on the cornerstones of what it means to be middle class in America. A good job with good wages. A home to call your own. A good education. Affordable health care that's there for you when you get sick. A secure retirement even if you're not rich. And more chances for folks to earn their way into the middle class as long as they're willing to work for it.
Last Tuesday, I went to Tennessee to talk about that first cornerstone, and lay out a grand bargain for middle-class jobs. And today, I've come to Phoenix to talk about that second, most tangible cornerstone at the heart of middle-class life: the chance to own your own home.
A home is supposed to be our ultimate evidence that in America, hard work pays off, and responsibility is rewarded. I think of my grandparents' generation. After my grandfather served in World War II, this country gave him the chance to go to college on the GI Bill, and buy his first home with a loan from the FHA. To him, and to generations of Americans before and since, a home was more than just a house. A home was a source of pride and security. It was a place to raise children, put down roots, and build up savings for college, or a business, or retirement. And buying a home required responsibility on everyone's part – banks were supposed to give you a fair deal, with terms you could understand, and buyers were supposed to live within their means. In my grandfather's America, houses weren't for flipping – they were for living in.
But over time, responsibility too often gave way to recklessness – on the part of lenders who sold loans to people who couldn't afford them, and buyers who knew they couldn't afford them. And when the housing bubble burst, triggering the recession, millions of Americans who had done everything right were hurt badly by the actions of others. By the time I took office, home values had fallen almost 20% from the year before. New housing starts had fallen nearly 80% from their peak. Hundreds of thousands of construction workers had lost their jobs. A record number of people were behind on their mortgages. And the storm hit harder here in Phoenix than almost anywhere.
So less than a month after I took office, I came here to Arizona and laid out steps to stabilize the housing market and help responsible homeowners get back on their feet. And while it's been a long, slow process that's taken longer than any of us would like, we've helped millions of Americans save an average of $3,000 each year by refinancing at lower rates, and we've helped millions of responsible homeowners stay in their homes.
where Congress wouldn't act, we did. Over the past few years, the Department of Justice stood up for buyers who were discriminated against or conned by predatory lenders, winning more money for victims of discrimination last year alone than in the previous 23 combined. We worked with states to force big banks to repay more than $50 billion dollars to more than 1.5 million families – the largest lending settlement in history. We've extended the time folks who've lost their jobs can delay payments on their mortgages while they keep looking for work. And we've cracked down on the bad practices that led to the crisis in the first place – because if something is called a "liar's loan," it's probably a bad idea.
Today, our housing market is healing. Home prices are rising at the fastest pace in 7 years. Sales are up nearly 50%. Construction is up nearly 75%. New foreclosures are down by nearly two-thirds. Millions of families have been able to come up for air, because they're no longer underwater on their mortgages. And even though we're not where we were need to be yet, Phoenix has led one of the biggest comebacks in the country. Home prices have risen by nearly 20% over the last year. New home sales are up by more than 25%. A company I visited this morning, Erickson Construction, shrank to less than 100 workers during the worst years of the crisis. Today they employ 580 people – and they're hiring even more.
Now we have to build on this progress. We give to more hard-working Americans the chance to buy their first home. We have to help more responsible homeowners refinance their mortgage. And above all, we have to turn the page on the bubble-and-bust mentality that created this mess, and build a housing system that's durable and fair and rewards responsibility for generations to come.
Some of the ideas I put forward today will be new. Some will be old ideas Congress hasn't acted on yet. But like the other actions we've taken, these will not help the neighbors down the street who bought a house they couldn't afford, then walked away and left a foreclosed home behind. It won't help speculators who bought multiple homes just to make a quick buck.
What these ideas will do is help millions of responsible, middle-class homeowners who still need relief, and working Americans who dream of owning their own home fair and square. And there are immediate actions we can take, right now, that would make a difference.
Step one is for Congress to pass a good, bipartisan idea, and allow every homeowner to save thousands of dollars a year by refinancing their mortgage at today's rates. Let's get that done.
Step two: now that we've made it harder for reckless buyers to buy homes they can't afford, let's make it easier for qualified buyers to buy homes they can. We should simplify overlapping regulations and cut red tape for responsible families who want to get a mortgage, but who keep getting rejected by banks. And we should give well-qualified Americans who lost their jobs during the crisis a fair chance to get a loan if they've worked hard to repair their credit.
Step three is something you don't always hear about when it comes to the housing market – and that's fixing a broken immigration system. It's pretty simple: when more people buy homes, and play by the rules, home values go up for everybody. According to one recent study, the average homeowner has already seen the value of their home boosted by thousands of dollars, just because of immigration. Now, with the help of your Senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake, the Senate has already passed a bipartisan immigration bill that's got the support of CEOs, labor, and law enforcement. And considering what this bill can do for homeowners, that's just one more reason Republicans in the House should stop dragging their feet and get this done.
Step four: we should address the uneven recovery by rebuilding the communities hit hardest by the housing crisis, including many right here in Arizona. Let's put construction workers back to work repairing rundown homes and tearing down vacant properties. Places facing a longer road back from the crisis should have their country's help to get there.
Step five: we should make sure families that don't want to buy a home, or can't yet afford to buy one, have a decent place to rent. In the run-up to the crisis, banks and the government too often made everyone feel like they had to own a home, even if they weren't ready. That's a mistake we shouldn't repeat. Instead, let's invest in affordable rental housing. And let's bring together cities and states to address local barriers that drive up rent for working families.
Helping more Americans refinance. Helping qualified families get a mortgage. Reforming our immigration system. Rebuilding the hardest-hit communities. Making sure folks have a decent place to rent. These steps will give more middle-class families the chance to buy their own home, more relief
to responsible homeowners, and more options for families who aren't yet ready to buy. But as home prices rise, we can't just re-inflate a housing bubble. That's the second thing I'm here to talk about today: laying a rock-solid foundation to make sure the kind of crisis we just went through never happens again.
That begins with winding down the companies known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. For too long, these companies were allowed to make big profits buying mortgages, knowing that if their bets went bad, taxpayers would be left holding the bag. It was "heads we win, tails you lose." And it was wrong.
The good news is that there's a bipartisan group of Senators working to end Fannie and Freddie as we know them. I support these kinds of efforts, and today I want to lay out four core principles for what I believe this reform should look like.
First, private capital should take a bigger role in the mortgage market. I know that must sound confusing to the folks who call me a raging socialist every day. But just like the health care law that set clear rules for insurance companies to protect consumers and make it more affordable for millions to buy coverage on the private market, I believe that while our housing system must have a limited government role, private lending should be the backbone of the housing market, including community-based lenders who view their borrowers not as a number, but as a neighbor.
Second, no more leaving taxpayers on the hook for irresponsibility or bad decisions. We encourage the pursuit of profit – but the era of expecting a bailout after your pursuit of profit puts the whole country at risk is over.
Third, we should preserve access to safe and simple mortgage products like the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage. That's something families should be able to rely on when they make the most important purchase of their lives.
Fourth, we have to keep housing affordable for first-time homebuyers and families working to climb into the middle class. We need to strengthen the FHA so it gives today's families the same kind of chance it gave my grandparents, and preserves that rung on the ladder of opportunity. And we need to support affordable rental housing and keep up our fight against homelessness. Since I took office we've helped bring one in four homeless veterans off the streets. Here in Phoenix, thanks to the hard work of everyone from Mayor Stanton to the local United Way to US Airways, you're on track to end chronic homelessness for veterans by 2014. But we have to keep going, because nobody in America, and certainly no veteran, should be left to live on the street.
Putting these principles in place will protect our entire economy, but we also need to do more to give individual homeowners the tools they need to protect themselves. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau we created is laying down new rules of the road that every family can count on when they're shopping for a mortgage. They're designing a new, simple mortgage form in plain English, with no fine print, so you know before you owe. And I'm glad the Senate finally confirmed Richard Cordray as the head watchdog at the CFPB, so he can aggressively protect homeowners and consumers.
But when it comes to some of the other leaders we need to look out for the American people, the Senate still has to do its job. Months ago, I nominated a man named Mel Watt to be our nation's top housing regulator. Mel's represented the people of North Carolina in Congress for 20 years, and in that time, he worked with banks and borrowers to protect consumers and help responsible lenders provide credit. He's the right person for the job, and Congress should give his nomination an up-or-down vote without any more obstruction or delay.
Now I want to be clear: no program or policy will solve all the problems in a multi-trillion dollar housing market. The heights the housing bubble reached before it burst were unsustainable, and it will take time to fully recover. But if we take the steps I put forward today, then I know we will restore not just our home values, but our common values. We'll make owning a home a symbol of responsibility and a source of security for generations to come, just like it was for my grandparents, and just like I want it to be for our grandchildren.
And if we follow the strategy I am laying out for our entire economy: for jobs, housing, education, healthcare, retirement, and climbing the ladders of opportunity, then I have no doubt we will secure that better bargain where hard work is once again rewarded with a shot at a middle-class life. More Americans will know the pride of that first paycheck. More will know the satisfaction of flipping the sign to "Open" on their own business. More will know the joy of etching a child's height into the door of their new home.
We can do all this if we work together. It won't be easy, but if we're willing to take a few bold steps – and if Washington will just end
the gridlock and set aside the kind of slash-and-burn partisanship we've seen these past few years – our economy will be stronger a year from now. And five years from now. And ten years from now. And as long as I have the privilege of serving as your President, I'll spend every minute of every day I have left in this office doing everything I can to build that better bargain for the middle class and make this country a place where everyone who works hard can get ahead.
Thank you, Arizona. God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
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Shellie Zimmerman was taken to Winter Park Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the crash, which occurred at 11:14 a.m. Friday near Aloma and Phelps Avenues.
Police said the man who caused the crash did not know who he injured, until officers told him it was Shellie Zimmerman.
Winter Park police said Zimmerman suffered abrasions from the air bag and complained of a foot injury. A passenger in Zimmerman's car, Andrea Timko, described as a female friend, was also taken to the hospital.
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Shellie Zimmerman filed for divorce from her husband earlier this year.
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Oct. 8 Mike Matheny postgame interview
Q.It isn't often that you see a manager pinch hit for his starting pitcher in the second inning when he's actually got a lead. How much of that was a reflection of the sense of urgency around this game since if you had lost Game 1?
MIKE MATHENY: Well, actually, it was obviously a sense of urgency, but Jaime's arm wasn't feeling right at the time. So that was the deciding factor.
Q. Is that an injury or what do you mean by not feeling right?
MIKE MATHENY: So actually we had to send him out. He's out right now getting an MRI, getting it looked at. Don't have the results, but we'll be able to comment on that, make a statement tomorrow.
Q. Is that the same shoulder that he had earlier this season?
MIKE MATHENY: I would imagine it's his throwing one.
Q. When did you become aware of that? What was the timetable how that all progressed?
MIKE MATHENY: We were actually already moving towards before he came up to bat. We knew about it and so began the wheels in motion to get Lynn ready, make sure he had enough time. But he wasn't feeling good, and got to the point where he needed to say something, so we had to make a quick move.
Q. What does this win say about the depth of your club to be able to pull your starter in the second inning and win, and also get contributions up and down the lineup today?
MIKE MATHENY: It was nice to see everybody have their part, but you know, certainly tip our hat to Lance Lynn being able to come in in a situation like that and perform and keep his composure and be prepared; then be able to carry for a few innings, and the same way with the rest of the guys that came in in situations that they might not have normally.
But this offense, we know this offense has the potential to do this. We have a great respect for their offense, as well. We know they're explosive, as we saw a couple balls hit out of the park from them, as well. It was nice to see this, and hopefully it becomes contagious and the guys just keep going.
Q. You just alluded to it right there, but how nice a cushion is it to have an 18 game winner available for you guys out of the bullpen?
MIKE MATHENY: Yeah, it's a huge advantage, especially he's so durable and strong that we can do that, even though he pitched last night.
But he's tough. He's tough minded, he's physically tough, and we felt very comfortable going to him in that situation. And to be quite honest, we felt comfortable bringing in a Joe Kelly in that situation, too, and we could have extended a Trevor Rosenthal. But Lance stepped up in big fashion and was able to really take advantage of that opportunity, because we needed him badly.
Q. Comment on Jon Jay's catch.
MIKE MATHENY: One of the best catches I've seen. I think it's his best catch of the year. He barely looked up as he was hitting the wall, very impressive and had a couple RBI hits, as well. He's been so consistent in the outfield making the routine play, but the biggest thing about him is how he's taken charge in the outfield. He's truly been quarterbacking and improving and it's fun to watch him do his thing.
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Alvin and Kathy Liknes were planning a major change in their lives. The couple had spent the weekend selling what they owned in Calgary, a friend said, and were moving to a condo they had bought in Mexico.
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An Amber Alert is out for a five-year-old boy and his grandparents. Here's what we know so far about the suspicious disappearances.
* Family members of the missing boy and grandparents are expected to speak to the media at 3 p.m. today.
* Police don't have any significant leads and don't know where the trio might be. An amber alert remains in effect nearly 48 hours after it was issued on Monday.
-Police Chief Rick Hanson spoke to media about the case on Wednesday morning. He said a "significant amount of resources" are being deployed on the investigation and resources will continue to be put forward to chase down "any information, any phone calls, any leads, anything that comes up."
-Hanson said offering a reward is not necessarily "the best thing" because it can lead to people coming forward with information that distracts the police.
* Five-year-old Nathan O'Brien was last seen at his grandparents' home on Sunday night.
* On Monday evening, police issued an Amber Alert for Nathan and his grandparents, Alvin and Kathryn Liknes. They think foul play is involved because the disappearance is out of character.
* Police say there is evidence that the three didn't leave the Liknes' home in Parkhill voluntarily. The grandparents aren't being treated as suspects and all of the Liknes' cars have been accounted for.
* Alvin and Kathryn Liknes held an estate sale over the weekend. Neighbours say the couple was talking about moving to Mexico. They were selling nearly everything in the home.
* Alvin Liknes, 66. Six feet tall, 200 pounds, with a slim build, grey/blond hair and a distinctive walk.
* Kathryn Liknes, 53. Five foot three, 120 pounds, with red/brown hair and green eyes.
* Nathan O'Brien, 5 years old, about three feet tall, with blond, curly hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing peach-coloured shorts and a striped blue hoodie. All three are Caucasian.
CALGARY – Alvin and Kathy Liknes were planning a major change in their lives.
The couple had spent the weekend selling what they owned in Calgary, a friend said, and were moving to a condo they had bought in Mexico.
Police on Monday declared them missing along with their five-year-old grandson, Nathan O'Brien, the subject of an unusual Amber Alert without any suspects or likely motives. Nearly 24 hours after the provincewide alert — a long time for such a warning — police appear stumped, with no significant leads despite a flood of public tips.
Nathan's missing grandparents are not considered suspects in an abduction, nor are his mother and father. Police believe the trio left the Liknes' Parkhill home against their will some time between Sunday night and Monday morning, following an estate sale at the house over the weekend.
Cherri Hodgins, Kathy Liknes' friend since junior high, was at the sale on Sunday. She last saw the couple that afternoon. "They were actually pretty happy," she said.
"They did well on the sale. They were relieved they'd sold off some things. They were looking forward to the future and they were looking forward to good change."
She has no idea what happened to them. "We're all in shock and we're at just as much of a loss as everyone else.
"Kathy and Alvin are just beautiful people. They've always been there for everybody. This is totally out of the ordinary for their character."
The couple were planning on moving to Mexico at the end of the month, she said. Property records show their Calgary home was sold to a lawyer for $705,000 in December 2013. Peter Walton, who lives and works in the Parkhill area, said his grandkids played with Nathan at a nearby park Sunday afternoon.
"The boy was great. The grandpa was standing in the garage, which looks right out on the park . . . watching," he said.
Past this, the details of what happened to Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their grandson are a mystery.
Nathan was to spend Sunday night at his grandparents' house. The boy's mother, Jennifer O'Brien, last saw the three about 10 p.m. Sunday. They were gone when she arrived at her parents' home at 10 a.m. on Monday to pick up Nathan.
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Police said the Liknes' home was not found in a normal condition, and there was evidence to suggest they had not left of their own volition. No vehicles were missing from the property.
"We're still very optimistic that they're alive and we're doing everything we can to locate them," Insp. Keith Cain said.
In order for an Amber Alert to be issued, there must be "reason to believe the victim is in danger of serious harm or death."
"Given that this is completely out of nature for the grandparents, we look at it and say, 'do we have a reason to fear that foul play is involved here?'" Cain said. "The answer to that question is, obviously, 'yes.' "
Investigators are looking into whether the disappearances are linked to the estate sale, and want to speak to anyone who visited the house over the weekend.
"The bottom line is, we're going to need the assistance of the public," Cain said. "Hopefully somebody remembers something from the weekend or from Monday, maybe they heard something.
"We have a big mystery on our hands right now,"
On Tuesday, a heavy police presence remained at the Liknes' home. Several police cars and the Forensics Crime Scenes Unit were parked outside. Yellow police tape surrounded the front yard and back alley, and forensic investigators trickled in and out of the house as detectives knocked on neighbours' doors.
Alvin Liknes, 66, is described as six feet tall, 200 pounds, with a slim build, grey/blond hair and a distinctive walk. Kathryn Liknes is 53 years old, five foot three, 120 pounds, with red/brown hair and green eyes.
Nathan O'Brien is about three feet tall, with blond, curly hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing peach-coloured shorts and a striped blue hoodie.
All three are Caucasian.
Anyone with information about the case should phone police at 403-266-1234 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


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He released a solo R&B album, Back to Then, in 2002 on Hidden Beach Recordings but did not chart any singles from it. Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Records Nashville as a country music artist, releasing the album Learn to Live that year. Its first single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made him the first African American to chart a number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983. It was followed by two more number-one singles, "It Won't Be Like This for Long" and "Alright" and the number three "History in the Making". In 2009, he became the first African American to win the New Artist Award from the Country Music Association, and only the second African American to win any award from the association. A second Capitol album, Charleston, SC 1966, was released on October 12, 2010, and was led off by the number-one "Come Back Song".


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I finished my first full week of paralegal school at Maxwell AFB and my head hurts! Lots of information to learn in such a short period of time, not to mention a progress check and test each week to make anyones anxiety about failing go through the roof. But I think I'm doing well and understanding the law.
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Hopefully sometime this weekend I can think up of a dessert or treat that I can share with you all, maybe create some recipes on how to survive living in a hotel room. I am enjoying my time back in the states and enjoying the food again (off base), dont get me wrong I love sushi and ramen but I've been craving some good ole american food lol. I did take some pics of historic downtown Montgomery Alabama that I thought I would share with you all.
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Sea foam 'attacks' Oregon coast
Huge clumps of white foam shown creeping onto shore
Los Angeles and the Syfy channel may have "Sharknado," but in Oregon, it's "The Attack of the Sea Foam."
Don Best in Rockaway Beach shared video this week of sea foam piles invading the Oregon Coast.
The video shows huge clumps of sea foam creeping closer to shore.
Now all we need is a name for the made-for-TV movie.
"Invasion of the Man-Eating Beach Foam?"
"The Froth?"
"The Silence of the Sea Foam?"


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Mattel's super small "Stealth Rides" aren't making their official debut until the Toy Fair later this month, but for all you know the guy next to you could be packing one... right... now.
They're about the size of a credit card and the width of a mobile phone, and with the push of a button they unfold into a remote control car. Apparently the Stealth Riders will come in five models: a "Batmobile Tumbler" and four others that I immediately forgot about once I heard "Batmobile Tumbler".
How it works: The folded up cards fit into a small case that also functions as the remote control. Just slide the car out, pop it open, and go to town for up to a half an hour. Or however long it actually lasts in real use.
You'll have to wait a bit, though, before you start sneaking this out to cause havoc in budget meetings: it won't be on sale until August, for $US25. [CNN Money via Dvice]


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"NCIS" Tops Night in Viewers and Adults 25-54
CBS won its third consecutive Tuesday in viewers and placed first in adults 25-54 (tie) as NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES and PERSON OF INTEREST all won their time periods, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Oct. 8.
NCIS was first in viewers (17.87m) and adults 25-54 (4.0/11) and averaged 2.7/08 in adults 18-49. NCIS was Tuesday's #1 program among viewers and adults 25-54.
NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (14.78m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.6/09) and adults 18-49 (2.6/07).
At 10:00 PM, PERSON OF INTEREST was first in viewers (11.68m) and adults 25-54 (3.0/08) and was second in adults 18-49 (2.0/06).
For the night, CBS was first in households (9.3/15), viewers (14.78m), tied for first in adults 25-54 (3.5/09, with NBC) and second in adults 18-49 (2.4/07).
Updated Tuesday ratings will be available later today.
Editor's Note: Television viewing on platforms such as DVR, video-on-demand and online streaming continues to grow at a fast pace. Last season during premiere week, Live+7 CBS audiences grew 20% over Live+SD in total viewers, up from 17% in 2012. In A18-49, Live+7 levels grew 29% from Live+SD, up from 23% one year ago. Additionally, many CBS shows experienced as much as a 50% increase in total viewers once full 30-day multi-platform audiences were accounted for. In an effort to quantify how much non-linear viewing adds to Live+SD audiences, CBS Research will provide estimates for series which will include DVR playback as well as multi-platform viewership.
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