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Jason Derulo Gives Fans an Update on His Condition After Neck Fracture
Good news for Jason Derulo fans! The 'Don't Wanna Go Home' singer is doing much better than he was last week after he sustained a broken neck during tour rehearsals. Derulo filmed a video updating his fans on his current condition, saying he's "OK" and that the hardest part of this whole ordeal isn't the fact that he fractured his neck (an injury that can sometimes lead to paralysis and death), but that he was forced to cancel his world tour.
Surrounded by a sea of "Get Well Soon" balloons, flowers and stuffed animals, Derulo, who was sporting a neck brace, directly addressed all of his fans and supporters for the love they have shown him during this difficult time. "I wanted to make this video just to say thank you and to let you guys know that I'm OK," Derulo said. "To all my fans, to all the blogs, to all the radio stations, to all the television stations, thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart. The outpour of love has been tremendous across the world and it's been a real blessing to have people who really care and understand."
Derulo continued, "The hardest part about this whole thing is not the fact that I'm in pain or anything like that, it's just the fact that I had to cancel my first world tour. I was really looking forward to this obviously, and I was trying to formulate a cutting edge show that was unlike anything else and sometimes things don't go as planned and sometimes you know a fork gets put into the road." He then went on to say, "But it's all good, you know it hasn't happened yet but it will happen very soon. To all my fans who were coming I promise you it will happen very very soon and it will be even bigger and better than I planned this first time."
Although he looked a bit uncomfortable due to his injury, Derulo seemed truly touched by all of the well wishes and concern. We are so glad to see that he is doing better! Breaking your neck is no joke, so we're happy to see the singer is making a full recovery.
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"If we miss the MDGs, who will punish us?"
You've probably heard that leaders from around the world have just completed a three day high-level summit on the Millennium Development Goals in New York. It's been a decade since the international community signed up to the MDGs, and two thirds of the way to the 2015 deadline.
In a blog update posted from NY a couple of days ago, World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala cites statistics suggesting progress on various MDG priorities, such as gender parity in primary education, reducing maternal mortality, and access to safe drinking water. But Ngozi calls for more action, less talk, and points out that behind the statistics are people who continue to suffer from lack of the most basic needs. Among the various examples she provides, one in particular caught my attention: "Action is about saving lives – (e.g.) a Tanzanian woman who hears on the radio about bed nets at the local clinic. "
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Is Jerry Sandusky's Sentence Harsh Enough? — Sports Survey of the Day
Almost a year later, we finally have a sentence for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. But does it go far enough for the crimes he committed?Sanduskey received 30-60 years behind bars for his involvement in the child sex-abuse scandal, and many people are upset that the sentence wasn't a bit more harsh. At 68 years old, 30-60 years is basically a life sentence, which would seem to be as harsh a penalty as he could get (excluding the death penalty, which is not an option in this type of case). Chances are he won't be let out on good behavior, so has justice been served for the victims?


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Sometime between last week's musings about bears freely roaming our neighborhoods and Sunday's closing ceremony of the London Summer Olympics, I came across a nearly 30-year-old account of a visit to La Cañada by a member of the British royal family who was here to talk about wildlife conservation.
Yes, in the very shadow of the hills at least one of our bear friends frequents today, Great Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was, in September 1982, the star attraction at a benefit dinner held at Descanso Gardens in support of the World Wildlife Fund.
The prince, today 91 and reportedly in the hospital battling a bladder infection for the second time this summer, was 61 at the time of that visit to the Southland. He gained a fair share of attention from the media that week, although it certainly paled in comparison to more recent visits by members of his family.
The L.A. Times gave the duke's visit, which included a variety of tours and meetings, extensive coverage. Perhaps that was because Otis Chandler, then Times Mirror's chairman, and his wife, Bettina, were co-chairing the La Cañada gala. (So were actor Jimmy Stewart and his wife, Gloria, and Arco chairman William Kieschnick and his wife, Keith.)
Readers of The Times' advance coverage of Prince Philip's visit learned that his royal highness did not like champagne, strawberries or shellfish. It's unclear from the reports whether any of those items appeared on the menu for the 500 guests who paid $250 a plate and turned out in black tie to meet the man during his evening at Descanso.
It was initially reported that singer-songwriter John Denver would perform during the program, but the benefit chairmen learned days ahead of his participation that while Denver was volunteering his services at no charge, it would cost them $30,000 to provide him with the musical backing and acoustical system he required. So his performance was scratched, and the organizers brought in strolling violinists instead.
The Valley Sun's report of the event said Prince Philip arrived in a Rolls-Royce that quickly whisked him past a small group of demonstrators "waving obscene placards." Alas, exactly what was on those posters was not reported, nor do we learn who the demonstrators were. Perhaps 30 years ago the unidentified writer felt it would be somehow unseemly to report in any more detail the brief discord during the royal visit.
The Times' society editor, Jody Jacobs, made no mention of the demonstrators in her coverage of the dinner. Instead, she opined that the local setting was the "perfect choice," because of "its masses of azaleas and camellias and lush greenery." She wrote that the Hollywood set was represented here not only by the Stewarts, but by Cary and Barbara Grant, Veronique and Gregory Peck, and Joseph and Pat Cotton.
Jacobs reported that in the duke's remarks to the guests gathered at the Descanso dinner, he said, "the world would not be worth living in if we did not have trees … frogs … grass." I think he was preaching to the choir there. I can imagine a bear lumbering around the Flintridge hills that night and knocking over a trash can in ursine approval.
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New York Post editorial page editor Bill McGurn on the territory's decision to create a poverty line and abandon its free-market principles. Photos: Getty Images
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This Midtown New York hotel, renovated October, 2013, offers a desirable location diagonally across from Carnegie Hall, 1 block from Broadway, 2 blocks from Fifth Avenue shopping, and 2 blocks from Central Park. The Theater District and Times Square are within 1 mile.
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Bask in the stylish elegance of the lobby, inspired by iconic locations in New York. Enjoy Park Lounge, the signature bar serving signature cocktails and snacks. WiFi is available throughout the hotel.
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Excellent amenities including a technology help desk, audiovisual equipment, 10 large and small meeting rooms, a 24-hour business center, a ballroom, and banquet facilities make this Beaux Arts hotel, built in 1927, ideal for conferences and events. An extensive renovation, inspired by iconic New York locations, was completed October, 2013. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the Park Central New York Hotel. Tours/tickets assistance, complimentary luggage storage, and dry cleaning/laundry are among the services offered. There is also a cafe on site and breakfast is available (surcharge)
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- Total number of rooms - 761
- Number of floors - 18
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Central Market features Nespresso and fresh and flavorful grab-and-go fare from local New York vendors such as Amy's Bread and Jacques Torres Chocolates.
Park Lounge serves signature cocktails with complimentary snacks.
Red Eye Grill This restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
The Park Central's 24-hour fitness center contains cardio machines, a weight machine, and free weights.
Central Park, three blocks north of this Midtown Manhattan hotel, encompasses 843 acres of meadows, woods, cliffs, ravines, gardens, paths, and lakes in an emerald setting. Popular walking and running routes include Central Park Drive (closed to traffic during scheduled hours) and the path around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. The Loeb Boathouse, on a 20-acre lake, offers rowboat and bicycle rentals.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Minimum check-in age is 21
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Author Notes: The whole weekend and three more days of this week I was busy preparing to my granddaughters 20th birthday and got so tired, that I was ready to skip this weeks contest. Then, this morning I decided to make something easy only with things I have in the fridge. Some part of the recipe is inspired by Claire Robinson's (host of 5 Ingredient Fix). Claire's recipe calls for fresh white corn only. I made mine with frozen and also added chicken stock for flavor, red bell pepper for color, the jalapeno for some heat and cheese for more creaminess, well and lemon zest just because I like so. —Kukla
Serves: 6
• 6 slices smoked bacon
• 1 pound frozen organic sweet yellow corn (thawed)
• 1 pound frozen organic sweet white corn (thawed)
• 1/2 chicken stock
• 1 red bell pepper (roasted and cut in bite-size pieces)
• 1 jalapeno pepper (diced small)
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup grated Asiago or Parmesan cheese
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- In a large skillet cook bacon over medium- high heat until crisp. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel.
- In a blender puree white corn with the chicken stock. Strain thru a fine sift pressing with a wooden spoon to extract as much of the corn milk as possible, discard the solids.
- Heat the skillet with bacon drippings to medium –low and add the yellow kernels and the liquid from the white corn (it should be equal amount kernels and liquid). Add some more chicken stock if needed.
- Season the corn mixture with salt and pepper and cook until creamy, stirring often, about 25to 30 minutes. About 10 minutes before it is ready add the red bell pepper, jalapeno and lemon zest.
- Just before taking of the stove, mix in the cheese. Serve warm or room temperature, crumble the bacon on top.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Corn off the Cob
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Magdalena HAEFNER was born 7 October 1893 in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania to Frank HAEFNER and Eva Catherine BLITZ.
On 15 October 1893, she was baptized in St. Boniface Catholic Church in Williamsport.
Magdalena Haefner
57. Die XV ta decima quinta Octobris baptizavi Magdalenam fil. leg. Francisci Haefner et Catharina Blitz nat. 7 Octobris levanitibus Francisco et Magdalena Gaus conjunibus.
St. Boniface Catholic Church (Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania), Church records, Baptisms 1855-1907, page 224, entry 57, Magdalena Haefner, 15 October 1893; FHL microfilm 1730906, item 3.


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I know, this image is a tough one but it's the reality in many parts of the world and you've got to be made of stone if it doesn't give you an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach.
Yes, it's happy days and holiday season for most of us but we've all probably spent a lot on Christmas presents, decorations and filled up fridges with food. It won't balance our spending madness but why not also donate something for a good cause. There are so many hard working organizations out there that need your support and I encourage you all to give a sum, small or big, I've chosen Save The Children, which is a global organization, you can donate gifts on the site or any amount you wish, and it's only a few simple clicks away.


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If anyone had any doubts about how serious Sen. Kent Conrad considers disaster assistance legislation, those doubts were dispelled when the North Dakota Democrat practically shut down the Senate for three days.
The slowdown forced Senate leaders to agree to bring up the FY2007 agricultural appropriations bill for debate and to promise Conrad his disaster assistance amendment will get a vote when the Senate returns from Thanksgiving recess on Dec. 4.
"I have spent the last three days on the Senate floor insisting on an opportunity to offer my agriculture disaster bill," Conrad said before the recess. "The outgoing Republican majority in Congress must not be allowed to turn away from farmers and ranchers who are suffering through the third-worst drought in our nation's history."
Conrad and fellow North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan initiated the slowdown after Senate leaders failed to honor a commitment to bring up the FY 2007 agricultural appropriations bill so that Conrad could introduce his disaster assistance legislation on Nov. 15.
Senate leaders had planned to and did pass a continuing resolution to keep the government operating through Dec. 8 without addressing individual appropriations bill. But Conrad forced them to also begin debate on the agricultural appropriations legislation.
"Two days ago I went to the floor to offer disaster assistance, and we were denied an opportunity to vote," Conrad told reporters. "I then entered into a slowdown of Senate business to make the point that we were not going to accept being denied a vote.
"I was promised the agricultural appropriations bill would be brought up yesterday, and I could offer an amendment at that time. Unfortunately, that did not happen. But this morning, I was promised we would turn to the agricultural appropriations bill and that I would be able to offer the first amendment."
Speaking on the day the Senate began its recess, Nov. 16, Conrad said the Senate would not have time to debate and vote on the agricultural appropriations bill and his amendment that day.
"I anticipate that we will finish the debate and have a vote when we return in early December," he said.
Conrad said he reduced the funding in his amendment from $4.9 billion to $4.5 billion due to White House opposition. The reduction means farmers who do not have federal crop insurance coverage will receive a smaller payment percentage than those who do.
"This wasn't what I preferred, but it may help get the amendment passed," he said. "Farmers who have crop insurance will receive a payment of 50 percent of the established price on losses in 2005 or 2006 exceeding 35 percent. Those who do not will receive a payment of less than 50 percent."
Even if Conrad is successful in his quest for a vote, the disaster assistance amendment faces an uphill struggle in the lame duck session. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has said he will offer an amendment to delete all disaster assistance funding from the ag appropriations bill.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has also insisted that Congress should offset funding earmarked for disaster assistance with spending cuts in other agricultural programs.
If the amendment is defeated when Congress returns from recess, Conrad vowed to keep on fighting for the legislation. "The sooner we can pass the bill and send it to the president the better," he noted. "But if it gets held over until January, we will continue the fight until we get it passed."


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by Len Lear
Tracie Brownlee, 46, a two-time breast cancer survivor and Germantown teacher (Anna Lane Lingelbach Elementary School, 6340 Wayne Ave.), is delighted that her 6th grade class was one of the recent winners of a Komen-Philadelphia School District fundraising effort for breast cancer research and education.
The effort raised over $35,000 for the Komen organization, known best perhaps for its annual Race for the Cure, and taught the children and their parents the importance of breast cancer education.
Tracie grew up in North Philadelphia with her mother, father, brother and sister. Her father died in 1975, and her mother continued to raise the children alone. Mom was a teacher in the parochial school system and graduated from college the same year Tracie graduated from high school. Tracie attended Cecilian Academy High School for Girls in Mt. Airy and Beaver College (Arcadia University) for her undergraduate degree. She recently went back to school for her Masters in Education and Principal Certification (2009) from Cabrini College.
"This is my 22nd year as a teacher at the Lingelbach School," said Tracie, "and I have been a teacher for the district for 24 years. In those years, I've lost my mother to breast cancer in 1998; my sister to lung cancer in 2000; and I have been diagnosed twice with breast cancer in 2003 and 2007.
"I believe I'm still here with the help of my faith, my families, school and home, great doctors and organizations like Susan G. Komen for the Cure. This year I became one of the 6th grade teachers, and I love my students. (Brownlee lives in Germantown, just five blocks away from the Lingelbach School.)
"When the opportunity came to collect money for this wonderful organization, I used it to tell the students my story of survival. This survival was made possible through early detection and regular mammograms, paid for through my insurance. However, not everyone is afforded this life-saving necessity. My students decided that this was an important cause for them to support …
"I truly believe this is what I was meant to do with my life. I have tackled many challenges and use these experiences to reach, understand, educate and hopefully inspire children to flourish."
When the money started coming in from her students, Tracie decided to match them dollar for dollar, which she called "a win-win for everyone." Brownlee's 25 students at that time collected $230, and she kept her word to them to match it. Their total contribution was $460. "I am so proud we did this," said Tracie. "I have a very competitive spirit and have passed this on to my students."
The entire school routinely participates in raising funds for breast cancer research and life-saving programs. Brownlee is excited not only about the money raised but about the fact that her students gained a valuable lesson in compassion and community service.
"Each child also got a chance to share their individual stories of how cancer has touched their lives," she said, "showing that no one is immune to this disease. Any effort that brings awareness and education to this devastating disease is an effort to be undertaken …
"I received a lot of advice while I was going through my surgeries and treatments from some very strong women, and I take it with me everyday. The one thing that kept me going was: 'There is life after breast cancer, a life that is full of the experiences you had before it, during it and most of all, after.'"
From Oct. 17 through Nov. 4, students and faculty of all schools in the District were encouraged to bring in at least $1 for the Komen Philadelphia Affiliate. More than 77 schools participated — many classrooms holding their own fundraising contests to far surpass the dollar-per-student suggestion — raising more than $35,780 for the Komen Philadelphia Affiliate.
Regarding the history of the Komen organization, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched a global breast cancer prevention movement.
Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. They have received some criticism, however, for threatening lawsuits against other cancer-fighting organizations that use the word "Cure" in their names.
For the 2011-2012 season, the Komen Philadelphia Affiliate is investing over $2 million in the form of grants to 38 local organizations for their breast health and breast cancer awareness projects. For more information about Komen, breast health or breast cancer, visit komen.org or call 1-877-GO-KOMEN.


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|Broncos receiver Wes Welker debuted a new helmet Sunday against the Chargers. (Ric Tapia/NFL.com)
Wes Welker returned to the field Sunday against the San Diego Chargers for his first game since suffering a concussion in Week 14. The Broncos have made some adjustments since we last saw him.
They are using Eric Decker as their primary punt returner, which has worked well. And Welker is using a new helmet that is hard not to notice.
The helmet doesn't seem to be slowing Welker down; he made a nice grab for a touchdown in the second quarter. If Welker and the Broncos' offense keeps it up, we should get to see Welker take on his former team next week.
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The first thing I do when planning a research trip is to identify the sites (libraries, courthouses, cemeteries, etc.) I want to visit. My first step in creating a schedule of visitation is to consult the websites of each venue to find out the days open and operating hours. Instead of merely making a list of sites and operating times, I put the information on a calendar. To find a calendar that is fillable, I went to Microsoft office templates. I like the visual picture this gives me, and it serves as the first step in planning my itinerary.
Then I want to check google maps to further block out my trip – I used this tool to see which sites are close to each other, which places are outliers and might require more travel time, etc. I can then pencil in the order in which I might visit certain sites.
Repository Checklist for each site that I plan to visit. I found this gem of a tool, created by Brenda Leyndyke, on her blog, "Journey to the Past," which anyone is permitted to use. For each site I jot down basic information (parking information, telephone number, types of holdings etc.) on my checklist. Here is an example of my checklist for the Newberry Library:
If you keep these checklists by day of visit in a 3-ring binder, you will easily be able to locate pertinent details for the day's travels. As you enjoy your breakfast, you will be very happy to have all the necessary information at your fingertips to get you where you want to be.
REPOSITORY: The Newberry Library
60 West Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Admission Cost
Contact Information
Reference and Genealogy Services Section
(see attached sheet)
Holidays Closed
Labor Day: Saturday, Sept 1 and Monday, Sept 3
Monday, Reading Rooms closed; Tuesday – Friday, open 9-5; Saturday – open 9-1
Tour the library Saturdays 10:30 am and Thursdays 3:00 pm
(See attached sheet)
Parking Costs
(See attached sheet)
Photocopy Costs
Each exposure $.40. Manuscript collections $1.00 per folder.
Photocopy Policy
Newberry staff makes all photocopies. 30 pgs only from any given volume or manuscript collection. Can't be photocopied: newspapers, telephone directories, materials that don't fit in confines of copier (11 by 7 maximum)
Research Restrictions
Lockers are available on the first floor to store items not allowed in Reading Rooms. (See attached sheet)
Special Information
Must obtain a Reader's Card before using services (see attached sheet)
Used by permission of Brenda Leyndyke from her blog, "Journey to the Past" 10/2011
If you keep these checklists by day of visit in a 3-ring binder, you will easily be able to locate pertinent details for the day's travels. As you enjoy your breakfast, you will be very happy to have all the necessary information at your fingertips to get you where you want to be.
My next step in getting ready to visit Chicago was to search google.com for books on how/where to conduct genealogical research in this city. I found two on amazon.com that looked especially helpful and were available in inexpensive used copies in good condition.
Finding Your Chicago Ancestors by Grace DuMelle. Ms. Dumelle is a librarian at the Newberry Library, specializing in genealogy and Chicago history. Part I of the book is organized around nine questions that you might ask yourself about your target ancestor's life from place of birth to family members to addresses and date of death. Then for each question, Ms. DuMelle suggests types of records that might hold the answers. I've really taken to heart her advice on p. 15: "All of the sources for genealogical research mentioned so far are fallible." So often, we find different dates for the same event in an ancestor's life on different documents. This just means we have more work to do.
The second part of Finding Your Chicago Ancestors is called "Practical Advice", and my favorite section is Chapter 14: "What to Expect at Chicago-Area Research Facilities." Not only does Ms. DuMelle mention the top sites to research but she provides you a dress rehearsal before your visit: photographs of each facility and descriptions of holdings and services. Since the book was published in 2005, you will want to check each facility website for any changes or additions.
Chicago &Cook County: A Guide to Research by Loretto Dennis Szucs who among her other qualifications worked at the National Archives -- Great Lakes Region. The main organizational rubric is by record type or record repository. Since I am researching my Irish Catholic Carney/Kearney line in Chicago, I found a particular list very helpful: "Chicago Catholic Parishes to 1875" pgs. 139-140 in Section 11 "Church and Religious Records."
|From http://www.explorechicago.org
Research Repositories Checklist for each site you plan to visit as the first thing in your trip binder. The next step is reading up on the cities or towns you plan to visit. I began with the internet and found two great books on Chicago on amazon.com. Of course, a visit to the website of each research site is a must to find the most up-to-date information.
Categories: genealogy education, genealogy tools, genealogy professional, research terms
Categories: genealogy education, genealogy tools, genealogy professional, research terms


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Welcome .... at home
This site will help you to book your stay in our self catering apartments in Venice. Situated just few minutes from St. Marco Square, you will have all services at a cheap price. We are a typical venetian family and we can suggest you where to do shopping, the highlights of Venice, museums, exhibitions, and concerts that you should see. We know many restaurants where you can taste typical food at a good price. We pay attention to the family, couples and small groups requirements. Your stay in Venice will be unforgettable.
The apartment is located in the district of Castello, close to the famous Biennale, an international art exhibition.
Castello was one of the first areas to be inhabited, and still conserves to this day many characteristic features of the original ways of "living together", less visited by tourists albeit full of restaurants, baccari, cafes, supermarkets and souvenir shops.
The apartment is located at a 2 minute walk from the ferry boat "Giardini",and a few steps from Via Garibaldi and Riva dei Sette Martiri, which offers a particularly impressive view, especially at sunset, of San Marco, San Giorgio Maggiore's Island, Salute Church and the island of Lido.
Gentile Gianni and Daniella -- Carolyn and I very much enjoyed our stay in Apartment 1 from Oct. 18 to Nov. 1! When we return to Venice, we will certainly try to stay in your apartments again. Thank you for everything.
I have one request. I think I left a silver pen in the apartment by mistake. If you find it, could you send it to me by FedEx or DHL? I will pay the cost of shipping and some extra for your time and effort. Please send it to Victor Tine, 56 Kent St., Newburyport, MA 01950, USA. The pen was given to me by my wife's father, who has died, and it is of great sentimental value to me. Could you e-mail me if you find it or even if you don't?
Molto grazie,
From u.s.a
Dear Gianni
Thank you very much for wonderful stay in your beatiful apartment
We had a very nice time in Venice
Perhaps next year
Molto cordialmente
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A Cape Cod man's last-chance treatment for cancer has been postponed by the government shutdown because new clinical trials cannot begin until they are registered on a federal website, which has been forced to stop processing applications.
Leo Finn said he had his bone scan canceled at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston Wednesday, and the 48-year-old father of three is now unlikely to receive an experimental drug for his metastatic bile duct cancer next month as he had expected.
"It's been devastating for me and for my doctor, who was really excited about this drug," said Finn of Bourne. "My idea is to get the word out that this is happening, since there may be other patients in the same situation."
As the government shutdown reaches its third day Thursday, Finn's plight highlights the concern among hospital officials and scientists in the Boston area that it could eventually have a far-reaching impact on patients and research.
Finn said he was diagnosed with terminal cancer in February, after tumors had spread to his liver and bones. At first, doctors tried standard chemotherapy drugs, but they shrank his tumors for only a short time.
His Dana-Farber oncologist recommended that he try cabozantinib, a drug approved for thyroid cancer but still experimental to treat other cancers.
But before he could get the drug, the hospital had to launch a clinical trial, because no other patients with his type of cancer are receiving it. But the registration website, www.clinicaltrials.gov, is not able to process new requests.
Dana-Farber officials said they could not speak about a specific patient, but they said staff met Wednesday to review the files of patients expected to be treated in research studies over the next few weeks and confirmed they had found one patient whose treatment would have to be postponed. "As best we know at the current time, this is the only [patient]," said Dr. Bruce Johnson, chief clinical research officer at Dana-Farber.
Finn's case appears not to be an isolated example.
National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins told the Associated Press that each week the shutdown continues, the NIH hospital in Bethesda, Md., will have to turn away 200 patients, 30 of them children, seeking to enroll in studies, often for last-resort treatments after they have exhausted all other options.
Officials fear other consequences. Biomedical researchers may experience delays in having their pending grants approved. The NIH had to cancel grant review panels this week at the institutes' headquarters in Maryland.
Rescheduling these panels — involving more than a dozen researchers scattered nationwide — might not happen for months.
"Some of my Brigham colleagues were supposed to attend these sessions today and [were] told not to come," Dr. Thomas Michel, a senior physician in cardiovascular medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, said Wednesday. "I have a grant pending and a group that's supposed to meet to discuss it on Oct. 17, but I don't know whether this is going to happen."
Other hospital researchers are nervous about an NIH grant application deadline Monday. Any delay in processing these submissions could leave labs without federal funding for an indefinite period and could delay projects.
'We're in the midst of trying to identify all the pressure points that could affect our research or patient care.'
When combined with threatened funding cuts because of the federal sequester that began earlier in the year, Michel said, he has never seen such "grim circumstances," which threaten to drive young biomedical scientists into other fields.
"We're getting closer and closer to the brink," he added.
Dana-Farber has been closely reviewing chemotherapy drug shipments the hospital receives from a pharmacy at NIH. While the supplies have not dwindled so far, Johnson said the research pharmacist at the hospital has been trying to prepare for possible shortages.
"We're in the midst of trying to identify all the pressure points that could affect our research or patient care," he added.
With the official start of the flu season this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will not be tracking the viruses spread through cities and states while the government is shut down.
Two-thirds of the CDC's employees, about 8,000 workers, have been furloughed. That also means less staffing to investigate culprits causing food-borne illnesses and other infectious diseases.
While VA and military hospitals will remain open, certain services will not be available.
Rehabilitation benefits will not be processed, and if the shutdown lasts for more than a few weeks, the Department of Veterans Affairs will run out of money to pay disability claims and pensions, which could affect more than 3 million veterans.
Tricare Military Health system, which provides care to active military members and their families, released a statement predicting that the shutdown will probably affect "the delivery of health care services within our military hospitals and clinics."
While inpatient and emergency services will continue without disruption, patients will experience delays in scheduling new appointments and should contact their doctors to make sure previously scheduled appointments will be kept, the statement said.Deborah Kotz can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @debkotz2.


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"The Grey" was probably pitched as something like "'Alive' Meets Jack London's 'To Start a Fire' Meets 'Wolfen,'" or maybe "Jaws — But Wolf Jaws, Not Shark Jaws." It combines aspects of all of these and a bunch more. Whether you'll warm to this frigid Arctic (or sub-Arctic?) adventure will depend largely on your feelings about the genre.
Director/co-writer Joe Carnahan ("Narc," "The A Team") doesn't waste much time setting things up. Ottway (Liam Neeson) is a sharpshooter at an isolated oil rig, charged with picking off any predatory animals who endanger the roughnecks. It's quickly established that Ottway is despondent, right on the edge of suicide, over a former love. So he has less to lose when — flying to civilization with a bunch of coworkers — their plane hits bad weather and crashes ... less than 15 minutes into the film.
Ottway and six or seven others survive. The most obvious move would be to build fires and huddle inside the wreckage, but then the wolves show up. Wolves may not spontaneously attack humans, but — as Ottway explains at one point — his party seems to have landed smack dab in the middle of the wolves' turf, which they will (understandably) kill to protect. After the first bloody encounter with the animals, Ottway convinces the others to march away, hoping he can lead them beyond the perimeters of the wolves' domain.
Over the course of three or four days — an hour and a half in our terms — the trek is interrupted by their stalkers, who generally manage to fatally maul someone. Who will be killed next? How many will survive? Or who will be the last man standing?
I criticized the pacing of Carnahan's 2007 "Smokin' Aces" for being too frenetic, never giving us a chance to catch our breath. So I feel a bit sheepish making the opposite complaint this time around. These guys do a whole lot of sitting around the campfire, talking. Such scenes help develop the characters, but by the end only two of the men (beside Ottway) are really differentiated.
The animals themselves are a composite of animatronics, CGI and stunt wolves. They're scariest when all we see are eyes in the dark; when they get up close and personal, it's hard to focus on anything but the gory damage they're wreaking. "The Grey" — why they don't use the preferred "gray" in the title is anyone's guess — fully earns its R rating.
The plane crash is horrifying but nowhere near the intensity of the equivalent scene in Frank Marshall's "Alive" (which one of the guys references). The second-most horrifying scene is straight out of "Sometimes a Great Notion," but not as effectively executed.
The biggest problem with the film, however, is the relentless bleakness of its tone. There is some variety in the deaths — not all are from wolf attacks — but there's something wearying about the certainty that, every 15 minutes or so, the group will have one person less. Except for the complaints above, it's well crafted, but it's definitely not the feel-good movie of the year.
ANDY KLEIN is the film critic for Marquee. He can also be heard on "FilmWeek" on KPCC-FM (89.3).


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Greetings from Nome. My wife and I decided to head north on vacation this year. Nome is a great place. It's sunny most of the time (at least while we were there). In fact, the sun barely ever dipped below the horizon. And the beaches? Amazing. They were never crowded unless you counted the sea ice that washed ashore. OK, it was a little expensive. Gas was over $6 a gallon. And vegetables and fruit? Well, they're a little over-rated anyway, but aren't vacation destinations always a bit expensive?
Nome may not be on everybody's top 10 places to vacation, but if you are a biologist, it's fantastic. Musk oxen roam around the edge of town, sometimes becoming a nuisance, and grizzlies add a certain spice to birding. You want to make sure to look behind you occasionally.
Nome attracts birds from all over the world, and it doesn't take long exploring the tundra and alder thickets to realize how unique this place is. First, you hear and see familiar birds. Golden-crowned sparrows and several warblers sing from the thickets. I wonder how many of the Wilson's, orange-crowned, and yellow warblers in Nome pass through the Rogue Valley in migration.
And, this fall, I will wonder whether any of the golden-crowns I heard singing on the tundra are now at my feeder.
Other birds commute from South America. Blackpoll warblers, for example, travel from Venezuela through the eastern U.S. to breed among the scrubby willows along the Nome River.
The real treat for a birder are those that cross over from Siberia, and there are several. The Seward Peninsula is in North America, but only just. It's separated from Asia by only 52 miles. The most spectacular visitor, perhaps, is the bluethroat. This small thrush has a bright turquoise throat richly accented with chestnut and black. At the close of the breeding season, it's off to southern China for the winter.
The wheatear travels even farther. It is a small thrush that breeds on the rocky tundra. This black and white bird heads off to equatorial Africa, including the Sudan and Kenya, for the winter, a short 7,000-mile flight.
The bar-tailed godwit, a brightly colored shorebird, breeds in the moister parts of the tundra and is the champion traveler at about 9,000 miles. It winters in Australia and New Zealand.
Then there are those that barely migrate at all. Gyrfalcons, hoary redpolls and Lapland longspurs are hardy and head south just far enough to escape the worst of winter. The longspurs are striking, with a black face and throat bordered in white and a chestnut-colored nape.
As I scanned the rolling tundra, I wondered what brings all these birds together from Africa, Asia, Australia, North and South America to breed. I detected no more food than elsewhere (we carefully timed our visit to avoid the mosquitoes). In fact, I think Oregon offers more. A partial answer lies in the near endless hours of daylight. Although it might tax the parents, the long days allow them to gather food for their young around the clock. To rear young quickly is to reduce the potential for predation. I'm certain there is still more to the story, but that's enough contemplation for now. It's vacation after all.
Stewart Janes is a biology professor at Southern Oregon University. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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DCS 36" Pro-Style Gas Range with 6 Sealed Burners
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The project that I'm working on has custom doors and windows of varying sizes, including a number of mulled units. How do I control the framing for these wall openings?
There are a variety of ways to control how doors and windows are framed in Chief Architect. You can model the wall framing required for nearly any wall opening:
Door and window framing defaults are set in two places: on the General panel of the Door and Window Defaults dialogs and on the Openings and Headers panels of the Framing Defaults dialog.
As with other default settings, it is wise to set your door and window framing defaults to the values that will be used most often as early as possible in the design process.
You can specify unique values for the rough openings of individual doors and windows in their specification dialogs. It's best to do this before wall framing is built; if these values are changed after wall framing is generated, you will need to generate wall framing again unless you have selected the Automatic Wall Framing option.
By far, the easiest way to create wall framing is to check Build Wall Framing on the Wall panel of the Build Framing dialog. Studs, plates, sills, headers, trimmers and cripples will be automatically generated for all framed walls in your entire plan.
Once generated, you can easily edit these framing members if needed. Plates, sills, headers, trimmers and cripples can be selected in 3D views, cross section/elevation views and in Wall Details, while studs can be selected and edited in any view.
The settings on the Locate Objects panel affect dimension lines drawn after the changes are made. Dimension lines that were drawn prior to these settings being changed will not be affected.


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Four years ago I was in Potosi (Bolivia) and I took some photos from its beautiful colonial buildings. When I uploaded those photos to Panoramio some years later I had some problems mapping them. I could not remember the exact position of those photos, especially because the satellite images were not that detailed at that time. Some days ago, I received suggestions to relocate those photos. I was completely amazed by the accuracy of the suggestions and the improved quality of the satellite images from Google Maps. It is a nice feeling to know that your photos are in the right place ;)
Of course, I was not the only one in that situation. Despite that most of photos uploaded to Panoramio are located with very much accuracy, the existence of misplaced photos has always being a hot issue. Some months ago we added the possibility to suggest new locations to misplaced photos. At first we were checking the suggestions ourselves, but very soon we realized that we could not manage the rising number of suggestions and even more important, very often we had problems to decide what to do. Another important point was that relocating photos without notifying the author was not specially nice, especially in the case of false positives.
Then we realized that the author of the photo is best person to decide about suggestions. After all he was there and knows the place better than us. We also believe that authors should be responsible for the quality of their own contributions, so in case the suggestions are ignored, photos might be removed from the public map. You will receive alerts by e-mail when a suggestion to your photos is sent, so you can manage it in few hours. The number of suggestions received is visible in your personal area.
The suggestion system has been already working a couple of weeks, but there were some adjustments pending.
- The system was accumulating suggestions for some time before, thus many people suddenly received many suggestions. Now that stock of suggestions is over and the flow of new suggestions much smaller.
- At first there were too many wrong and repeated suggestions, maybe because some people was just testing the system. In order to prevent that, only one suggestion per photo is accepted now.
- The management page was downloading very slow when displayed many suggestions. Now the number of suggestion is limited and it downloads faster.
Until now more than 20.000 suggestions have been managed by the system and around 1.000 suggestions are sent per day. Overall the feedback has been very positive. Thanks for your suggestions!


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Hugh Hefner's Engagement Ring to Crystal Harris Revealed
The wedding's back on – though it may be a good idea to save that gift receipt.
Hugh Hefner, 86, officially confirms that he is once again engaged to Crystal Harris, 26, telling his Twitter followers, "I've given Crystal Harris a ring. I love the girl."
And to prove it, Harris posted photos of the big diamond sparkler, calling it "my beautiful ring."
Neither announced a wedding date, though sources tell PEOPLE they're planning to tie the knot at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve.
Whether that still happens remains to be seen.
This is the plan they had in 2011 – a wedding at the mansion – except that Harris called it off just days before the nuptials were scheduled to happen in front of 300 invited guests.
The onetime Playmate of the Month then ripped Hef's bedroom skills, calling him a two-second man, to which Hefner replied, "I missed a bullet" by not marrying her.
A year later, Hefner's "runaway bunny" bounded back to him.