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Cincinnati, Ohio-based Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) has one of the world's strongest portfolios of consumer products, including such well-known brands as Pampers, Tide, Crest, Duracell, Olay and Gillette. P&G employs approximately 127,000 people in about 80 countries. For fiscal 2010, the company reported net sales of nearly $79 billion.
To increase quality while reducing costs and scaling its virtual solutions program to additional services and new centers, P&G's Global Business Services (GBS) organization has entered into a multi-year outsourcing agreement with Accenture to manage the end-to-end global service delivery.
Collaborating with best-of-breed suppliers like Accenture is part of P&G's "connect and develop" approach, giving the company access to the latest tools while raising the quality of services and allowing P&G teams to focus on the strategy, innovation and decision-making.
This standardized, end-to-end virtual solutions program is driving operational efficiencies and revenue, enhancing product and packaging design, and creating more satisfying and valuable experiences for shoppers and retailers.
Accenture manages the day-to-day center operations for all 20 large-scale visualization centers around the world, provides high-end project management, manages the development of new centers, develops 3D store environments, and works with P&G to bring continuous innovation to the program.
By working with Accenture's Global Delivery Network in offshore locations, such as Shanghai, Mumbai and Buenos Aires, P&G has achieved a breakthrough in scaling the service delivery.
P&G's GBS organization was established to help P&G fulfill its goal of touching and improving more consumers' lives, in more parts of the world, more completely. It accomplishes this by transforming the way business is done. GBS provides more than 170 distinct services and solutions including:
Making P&G simpler, faster, flatter and more agile.
Speeding time-to-market for new products.
Strengthening connections to consumers.
Supporting P&G's commitment to sustainability.
One example of GBS's commitment to helping P&G maintain its relevance in the highly competitive, fast-moving consumer goods industry can be found in the delivery of virtual solutions.
Specifically, GBS has helped the company transform the way it does business with retailers—and ultimately serves consumers—by leveraging virtual reality centers around the world to create, test and optimize packaging, shelving and store designs.
Despite the clear value that virtual solutions brought to P&G's product development and merchandising efforts, GBS felt it could do an even better job of delivering these services. Under the existing virtual solutions program, delivery responsibilities were dispersed among many providers.
P&G resources, for example, served as delivery managers, in charge of planning and orchestrating the virtualized consumer research initiatives. Other providers and contractors were brought on board to create the virtual experiences; manage the virtual studios; and design, build and maintain the applications that underpinned the virtual experience.
This fragmented approach to virtual service delivery, while successful, was making it increasingly difficult for GBS to control costs, build capacity and quickly introduce new innovations that resonate with the users.
Under a multi-year arrangement with P&G, approximately 60 resources from Accenture Business Process Outsourcing worked closely with GBS to transition—and now manage—P&G's virtual solutions' content delivery and facilities services. Accenture's scope of services has included:
Providing high-end project management.
Transitioning the operations of existing virtual reality facilities to Accenture's global team.
Overseeing the design, development and operations of new virtual reality facilities and 3-D store environments in key P&G locations.
Creating, integrating, delivering and storing virtual reality content.
Providing virtual reality software and platform development, break/fix and maintenance services.
Managing third-party facility and technology vendors involved in service delivery.
To carry out these activities, Accenture has applied a hybrid on/offshore delivery model. While most team members are located onsite in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in the Accenture Delivery Centers in Mumbai, India, other Accenture professionals—including regional service management and studio operations resources—are providing support from key locations around the world, including Geneva, Buenos Aires, Warsaw, London and Frankfurt.
Working closely with GBS professionals, the Accenture team kicked off the transition in June 2009 with a small pilot project that documented process flows and role descriptions, tested major integration points and hand-offs, confirmed assumptions and service level agreements, assessed the feasibility of moving virtual reality work offshore, and identified productivity and technology improvement opportunities.
The transition of services from legacy providers began in August 2009 and was carried out in phases, by geography, over a period of six months. Accenture began offering full service delivery in February 2010. At that time, the team also began initiating continuous improvement activities and learning processes for all virtual reality roles.
By teaming with Accenture, GBS is able to take advantage of the synergy that comes from working closely with a leader in virtual solutions delivery.
This collaborative GBS and Accenture relationship has produced a number of benefits and enabled P&G to:
Strengthen connections to consumers by providing the right products at the right times and in the right location.
Significantly reduce time-to-market cycles by identifying potential issues and opportunities earlier in the design process.
Create and/or manage 60 three-dimensional stores for merchandisers and 20 virtual solution centers—more than any other consumer products company.
Introduce globally consistent virtual services that meet the needs of GBS's internal customers.
Improve its ability to make informed packaging and shelf placement decisions quicker and more cost effectively.
Strengthen its relationship with retailers, resulting in stronger partnerships focused on the consumer.
Reduce its "speed-to-shelf" time by up to 50 percent for select products. "If you do virtually in days or hours what used to take weeks, then not only will you go to market faster, but you can afford to do a few more test-and-redesign cycles with more input from consumers and retailers," explains Filippo Passerini, president, Global Business Services and CIO.
Free up valuable employee work time, which allows for additional capacity to focus on innovation and delivering products that touch and improve consumers' lives.
Support its sustainability objectives by digitizing the process and reducing the need for physical mock ups.
By having Accenture assume responsibility for the management and delivery of its virtual solutions, GBS has optimized P&G's virtualization capabilities and enabled the consumer goods giant to enhance product design and placement, drive more revenue and improve shoppers' in-store experiences.


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I find Ohana incredibly lovable, but I can understand why other people would find her annoying. She's far from perfect, after all (which is a good thing in my book).
|2011-04-04, 16:47
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I'm not sure what to think about this anime. The animation was nicely done, but the first episode didn't stand out much for me. Ohana and Minko appears to be roommates but Minko doesn't like Ohana. I'm guessing their relationship gets better as seen in the ending. Both of those girls got slapped pretty hard lol.I just don't know how good this anime will be.
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|2011-04-04, 18:10
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That said, your taking modern society standards and applying to them to someone who is clearly a very traditional old lady. Her idea of discipline is very different from modern worth ethic.
I see her like a Nun in a Catholic School, who disciplined students by smacking their hands with rulers to punish them, or even a parent who spanks their children for being bad (who can get sued for child abuse these days). Heck, the military operated under a similar principle, but once again, modern standards throw a negative light on this.
If my grandmother slapped me for almost injuring a customer at her business while doing something I wasn't supposed to be doing I wouldn't see that as abuse. I'd probably be pissed initially, but I see the logic behind the punishment.
As I have seen mentioned elsewhere, this is very much a cultural difference at play. To someone familiar with traditional Asian values, that scene would be far from extreme.
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If the characters and drama remain even half as good as the show looks, we have a huge winner on our hands.
If you told me last year that by April I'd have placed two (along with Hourou Musuko) slice-of-life shows on my "must watch" list, I'd have told you that you had the wrong number.
I'm looking forward to seeing the school setting. I expect Ohana is in for at least another episode or two of culture shock before things really get rolling.
Also, while I hope that Ko returns, I kinda hope we don't see or hear from him for a while. It would seem that the prudent recipe would be to season with drama to taste, and let simmer for 7-14 episodes.
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In fact, this is an example of something that strikes me again and again. Many customs we call "Asian" were perfectly normal in the West not so long ago. A hundred years ago -- even fifty years ago -- it was perfectly acceptable in the West as well to strike children. It was supposedly a sign of love here, too, lol. This is one case where the old-fashioned Eastern way is not better, just archaic and inhuman, like most things in the past.
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There is of course such a thing as "too much" but I really didn't consider that to be the case here. If she had beaten her, or slapped her just because she felt like it, then I'd see that as abuse.
The opposite is also true in modern society, some people get off far too lightly for things that they probably SHOULD be smacked for. Just because it is bad when taken to an extreme doesn't mean the opposite is ideal either.
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that the Grand Mother isn't being a complete bitch, nor that Ohana is being a spastic air head. Her treatment is rather harsh, but I personally wouldn't qualify it as abusive. And if anything, all you can really peg Ohana on is being a naive person whose found themselves in a totally new environment. And it's pretty clear the Grandmother has some feelings for her Grand daughter, and that Ohana is willing to not shirk off when she feels like she made someone else get in trouble for her own screw up.
If there was anyone I came away disliking it was Minko. I can understand a degree of irritation with Ohana's initial behavior and blunders , but her actions really ultimately felt more immature. You get the feeling she's under allot of pressure at the inn, and copes by letting it all out on someone she feels is lower on the pecking order than she is.
|2011-04-04, 21:56
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As a man who used to worked at an Asian restaurant that still uses Asian work ethics, here's my opinion on this issue:
The grandmother was being harsh but then again, it's kinda hard to deal with a girl who's mother is disowned by her grandmother, and is also her boss. I can understand that.
The mother did a horrible thing by sending her own daughter to work at an inn which is owned by her grandmother who disowns her own daughter. What kind of mom would do that? "My mom hates me, so i'm gonna send my daughter to work with my mom, eventhough she disowns me"
Another problem with the grandma is that she believes that "customer always comes first" or "the customer is always right". Now, this is the reason why i hate working in most Asian businesses. I used to work at several European companies and they have this policy of "If you treat us right, we'll treat you right" which benefits employees and customers alot. If you're gonna abuse your employees more just for the sake of the customer, then you're create a worse employees who can't even smile at a customer because of the pain she gets from the slappings.
And besides, the customers at the inn were actually cool with Ohana's error, so why should you punish her and Minko more? I know it's Japan, but again a few times of Gomenasais and a "Oh, it's cool" response by the customers does not equal three times of slaps.
|2011-04-04, 22:04
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The Customer comes first is pretty standard business ethic actually. Almost all business classes I have taken state as much. Although I can certainly understand how people in the service industry would love to (and do) treat bad customers badly.
Were the grandmother is wrong (and were the granddaughter is right) is that the employee doesn't come last in this process. Your employees are almost as vital as your customers, especially in the service industry.
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|2011-04-04, 23:29
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I never said the customer is always right, I said the customer comes first, there is a difference.
A single rude employee can be far worse for a business then a single rude customer, especially since a single rude employee is likely to interact with multiple customers/other employees.
The Customer may not always be right, but they should still be priority #1 to any business that wants to succeed.
Once again, extreme cases are always the exception.
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1. Re: export anamorphic JPEGPaul Tuersley Apr 11, 2012 7:16 AM (in response to lougris17)
I can't see any preset resize settings in the output module that would give you that, but you could create a new output module template with the correct resize and have the script apply that.
If the problem is that this still doesn't tag the output with the correct aspect ratio, maybe you could have the script put the output comp in another comp with the correct pixel aspect and render it through that.
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I put the movie in a comp (1440,1080,1.33) cut one image and render it as a JPEG, but it doesn't work, it render a JPEG (1440,1080,1).
3. Re: export anamorphic JPEGPaul Tuersley Apr 12, 2012 8:02 AM (in response to lougris17)
So it sounds like you do want the file to be tagged with the correct pixel aspect. I don't know about this myself, but I would say that if you can do it in AE manually, you can probably do it with a script. And if you can't do it manually, it's unlikely you can do it with a script. So if I was you I'd look into that first, maybe asking about it in a more general AE forum.


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Great Pets!: An Extraordinary Guide to Usual and Unusual Family Pets
Storey Kids, 2003 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 358 pages
Sara Stein is nuts about animals. Over the years she's raised a monkey, a coyote, and a horned toad, and she came within a heartbeat of taking home a wallaby. In this mammoth pet encyclopedia she identifies dozens of unusual and not-so-unusual critters that make great pets in the house, in the yard, and in the wild. Stein even suggests temporary pets kids can bring home to observe overnight and return to their natural habitat the next morning.
Stein's recommendations suit every domestic situation. Skunks, for example, work well in an apartment. A big backyard is ideal for keeping a goat or two. If parents don't want a pet running through the house, tarantulas are happy in a nice glass vivarium. And if indoor pets are out of the question, Stein explains how to befriend the pigeons in the park or the rabbits in the yard.
For all her enthusiasm, Stein takes a common-sense approach to pets. Each entry discusses diet, housing, special problems, life span, and just how tame you can expect the pet to become. She also tells you whom to call if you wind up with a sick snake or an angry parrot. Stein devotes an entire chapter to which type of vivarium, aquarium, serpentarium, cage, or hutch is best suited to which creature. She even explains how to build an inexpensive-but-comfortable habitat.
Whether you like them furry, slithery, slimy, or scaly; whether you want one that swims, crawls, leaps, flies, or hardly moves at all, you'll find a pet in this book suited to every family's taste.
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Kate Bosworth: Bikini Babe in Mexico!
Kate Bosworth shows off her bikini bod while taking a dip in the ocean on Tuesday (April 12) in Cancun, Mexico.
The 28-year-old actress, rocking Bikini Thief's Sayulita Bikini, took a dip in the ocean with her pal, stylist Cher Coulter.
Kate was even spotted sunbathing topless!
Kate recently teamed up with her BFF & Baby co-star Rachel Bilson, who worked on a pair of gold-plated amethyst earrings for Kate's JewelMint line.
The Rachel Earrings retail for $29.99 and from April 15 to June 15, 50 percent of the proceeds will benefit Invisible Children, a charity devoted to ending the abduction of children for use as child soldiers.
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JoshWedin wrote:There's probably one old guy in charge of the horse molds. He's a traditionalist and every time someone tries to take the horse mold and make other colors, he freaks out. "White and Black! White and Black!", he yells, "I already gave a little and let you do Brown! No more! White and Black, White and Black!"
Bruce N H wrote:If we're talking new molds, I still would love to see an official cow more than almost anything else.
Quickblade22 wrote:In a recent topic, I saw the discussion about the lack of brown horses compared to those of black or white. What I got to thinking was, why is there only those choices of colors when there are so many to choose from. I particularlly would like to see more colors in this element. Both the light and dark bley would be great in my opinion. I also think that tan and the new dark tan would look great. The new dark brown is dying to be used on a horse as well. I can't imagine it would be that big of a deal for TLC to do this. Different prints and patterns would be great as well, but the simplest change would be good enough. I think it's time to update the horse without ruining what we have all loved for so long, so who's with me?
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As for prints and patterns: Natural markings in skin and coat, yes. Anything else, like bardings, equipment and such, no!
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The Rhode Island Shakespeare Theatre, dormant for almost 20 years, resuscitated itself a couple summers ago with a successful outdoor "Henry VIII" and spent the winter performing "Twelfth Night" at Roots Cultural Center in downtown Providence. TRIST now announces its latest venture, "As You Like It," in three weeks of free performances at the Roger Williams National Memorial on North Main Street in Providence.
As usual, TRIST's take on the play is anything but traditional. Director Bob Colonna (who also plays Jacques, Shakespeare's version of Oscar the Grouch) says the play will be set "right where it is, in the middle of downtown Providence in a nice bit of park with stone walls, trees and picnic tables – and curious pedestrians and occasional siren interruptions."
Rosalind (Kristina Drager) and Orlando (Patrick Cullen) will leave notes on the park's trees and trade wisecracks with each other in their battle of hearts.
Clowns and characters abound in Shakespeare's most romantic comedy. Touchstone (Mark Carter), a professional comic, is not crazy about trying to get laughs in the woods and spars with rustic Corin (Marc Kohler), who knows the ins and outs of country living. Love-smitten Silvius (Adam Buxbaum) follows the elusive Phoebe (Julian Trilling) around like a demented basset, but to no avail.
Treachery abounds. Charlotte Desrosiers' Markey is the wicked Duchess who would cast poor Rosalind to the elements, while Ryan Hanley as Oliver plots to do away with his brother Orlando, using the mighty wrestler Charles (Bill Lange). Fortunately, there is Rosalind's sidekick Celia (Lydea Irwin), whose nimble mind comes up with schemes to thwart the baddies.
And in the Forest of Arden, presided over by the kindly runaway Duke Ferdinand (Michel Lilly) love triumphs – even Touchstone manages to pick up a local girl, Vanessa Blanchard as Audrey, stealing her away from the hapless William (Filipe Fernandes), and music fills the air, words by Shakespeare, music by Tom Chace, and sung by the golden-throated Meryn Flynn.
"As You Like It" runs through June 17, Thursday through Sunday nights at 8 p.m. at Roger Williams National Memorial, 282 North Main Street. Admission is free. For any other information, call TRIST at 331-6118.


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Let's take a minute to think about when we were teenagers. Did your parents talk to you about alcohol and drugs when you were young? Were they role models? Did they 'walk the talk'? Did they trust you to make the right choices and allow you to make mistakes? Did your parents listen to what you had to say? Did they understand that 'talking' really starts with 'listening'?
When we think back, we remember the ways of our parents. Our children, too, will remember our parenting style. By reflecting back, we can perhaps better engage with our teens now.
In the "They Are Listening" campaign, recently launched by San Juan Basin Health, we encourage parents to talk with their teenagers about alcohol and drugs. The campaign is guided by local data provided by the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey. Every other year, about 3,000 La Plata County young people participate in this survey. It provides valuable information about how our teenagers think about alcohol and drug use, as well as many other topics.
One of the interesting outcomes of the 2011-12 survey was that teenagers are three times less likely to drink alcohol if they know their parents disapprove. In other words, teenagers do value their parent's perspective and guidance, even though teenagers pretend they don't care what we think, or tell us that we 'live in the past,' or that 'all the other parents are fine with it.' These data remind us that we are indeed important role models to our children.
So, how can we talk with our teenagers? I asked the experts – the teenagers.
Last spring, I had the opportunity to work with a group of students at Durango High School and asked them to make poster boards with information for parents about 'How to talk with your teenagers about alcohol and drugs.' The students came up with some very worthwhile suggestions, which they organized in two columns, the "Do's" and the "Don'ts."
A few important "Do's" were: "Make your kids know you are not against them" and "Put yourself in their shoes." Some of the "Don'ts" were: "Do not raise your voice when talking to your teen. We feel pressured, overwhelmed, and it upsets us. Raising your voice toward your teen will push your child toward more rebellion." As always, I learned a lot from these young people. Just asking a few simple questions got us all engaged.
Summertime brings many opportunities to connect with your teenagers. The long drives in the car, camping trips, backyard barbecues or just hanging out on the couch together. If you would like suggestions about how to start a conversation with your teenager about alcohol and drugs, a good website is Speaknowcolorado.org. "s Are Listening" materials are available at SJBH.
Mip van Suchtelen is manager of the Drug Free Communities program at San Juan Basin Health Department. She is a guest writer for Jane Looney, who normally writes for Creating Community. You can reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Radial access should be the initial choice for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), saving femoral access for bailout, according to a consensus document from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
The radial approach leads to less bleeding and improved survival, especially in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients, according to Martial Harmon, MD, of the University of Caen in Normandy, France, and co-authors.
However, it is still necessary for interventional cardiologists to maintain proficiency in the femoral approach, "which is indispensable in a variety of procedures, like intra-aortic counter pulsation and complex structural heart disease procedures ... as well as when radial access fails," they wrote online in EuroIntervention.
The radial approach has historically been used more frequently in Europe (50% of cases) than in the U.S. (11%), but even in Europe, there are countries with a low adoption rate, such as Germany (10%), according to the consensus statement.
It was therefore necessary for the ESC to develop this document so that all European countries can utilize radial access and improve quality and outcomes, they said.
"The femoral approach is easier for the doctor, but it's not as easy for the patient," William O'Neill, MD, medical director for the Center for Structural Heart Disease at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, told MedPage Today. "I can only recall one patient out of the hundreds that I've done that actually preferred the femoral approach." O'Neill was not involved in developing the consensus statement.
The statement authors pointed to recent studies that demonstrated the radial approach's safety and effectiveness.
The randomized RIVAL and RIFLE-STEACS trials, for example, found no statistical differences in 30-day rate of death, MI, stroke, or major bleeding unrelated to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) between radial and femoral access. RIVAL included patients with acute coronary syndrome, while RIFLE-STEACS included patients with a STEMI acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
"It is now clear after the RIFLE-STEACS and RIVAL trials that radial access reduces major bleeding at the vascular access site and as a consequence improves patient outcomes, including survival, especially in STEMI patients," Harmon said in a statement.
One recommendation from the document is that an aggressive antithrombotic regimen can be used in high-risk groups, such as women and those with ACS, because of the bleeding safety profile that has been shown in trials. However, more studies on non-access site bleeding are necessary, they said.
Although studies have not found a difference in the rate of stroke -- both silent and symptomatic -- between the two approaches, Harmon and colleagues advised caution because of the longer duration of radial versus femoral access, especially during the learning curve.
Another aspect of the radial approach that is influenced by operator experience is radiation exposure. The authors pointed to a substudy of RIVAL that showed a correlation between radiation exposure and operators and centers with the lowest volume of PCIs performed using the radial approach.
The radial approach is a more demanding technique, the authors noted, with 80 cases per year being associated with fewer access failures and a reduction in procedure time.
"However, no threshold has been identified above which the volume of radial access procedures is no longer associated with enhanced success," they wrote.
They therefore recommended that operators and facilities aim for "over 50% radial access in routine practice with a minimum of 80 procedures/year per operator (including diagnostic and interventional procedures)." But these baseline metrics apply only after the learning curve has been completed.
The document has a section detailing the equipment necessary to develop a radial access program. In particular, smaller sheaths are available commercially that have "progressive tapering and better lubricated coating ... to reduce the risk of arterial spasm."
Operators also can avoid catheter exchanges by using specially designed catheters that allow for cannulation of both coronary ostia and even ventriculography with the same catheter.
Harmon and colleagues recommend starting out with 5 French (Fr) sheaths and catheters for diagnostic angiography, then switching to 5 or 6 Fr equipment for PCI. They said operators should begin with uncomplicated PCI cases, gradually taking on more complex cases.
Also during the learning curve, operators should strive to perform the radial approach in consecutive patients.
"From a patient perspective, radial access offers significantly less discomfort and significantly improved quality of life as compared with femoral access," they concluded.
From the American Heart Association:
One author reported receiving Kimny catheter sales royalties from Boston Scientific. The other authors had no conflicts of interest to declare.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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EuroInterventionSource Reference: Harmon M, et al "Consensus document on the radial approach in percutaneous cardiovascular interventions: position paper by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Working Groups on Acute Coronary Care and Thrombosis of the European Society of Cardiology" EuroIntervention 2013.


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Zupponn wrote:Use my super duper detective skills (aka gather information) to try and deduce anything useful from the mess down here. Also, take the picture off the wall and examine it further.
You look at the albums and files and deduce that it's some sort of big Geneology project. Out of the three boxes opened, two families are only traced to the 19th century, but the Pêcher family traces itself back to the 11th. Apperently the Pêchers are descendent from a French crusader knight.
You look at the picture, it looks like a school. What's you notice is that the flag being flown is the Union Jack and not the Red Ensign. Joel Myers had gone to School in the states a few years back, but he never mentioned if he'd gone to a school in Britain.
Clara Miller
Arkbrik wrote:Pay a visit to the kooky private investigator and see if he's got anything new.
You go down the street, seeing nothing really noteworthy or unusual. You open the door to his office, but the place is empty. You do notice that the basement door is open though.
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mgb519 wrote:Call my half brother. We keep good relations, and he'll be interested to hear about how well my interview went.
Also, clean the M1911 I keep from my time spent fighting in Mexico and Turkey. As I start tomorrow, it'll be good to know that it's still in proper condition.
You call your half-brother about the interview, and ask him about his life. He's doing fairly well, the kids have stayed out of trouble and his wife cooked the most delicious meatloaf the other night.
The M1911 is easily disassembled, cleaned and reassembled. It's held up nicely over the years, another fine piece of Yankee engineering.
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Alcatraz wrote:Try to shoot him as much as I can before I pass out. If I kill the asshole can you patch me up lawmaster, there should be a military grade medkit in the cabin of the snowplow.
You fire your pistol twice, missing both times before the strength in your arm fades. Funnily enough, your opponent misses when he fires back. He walks up and stands over you, holding the shotgun. The barrel directs itself downward, between your eyes. Sten Bos watches from the car, still tied up and beaten badly. Both of you are helpless. You try to struggle and move, but you don't even have the strength to tell him to go fuck himself.
Alan Yelnats is dead, but I can create a new character if you want, Alcatraz.
Also, in case you guys are wondering shotguns do 4d6 damage. Scary, eh?


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With the spring cattle-breeding season approaching, Trichomoniasis is rising to the forefront again for Arkansas' cattle producers.
Last year, a spike in cases of the bovine venereal disease prompted the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission to implement emergency regulations requiring a testing of all bulls being brought into the state. The regulations also require a negative test for trich for any bull changing ownership. All bulls testing positive for the disease must go to slaughter within two weeks of the positive test. Similar regulations have been adopted by other states.
Once infected, the bull remains infected for life. There is no approved treatment for bulls.
Ninety-seven cases of Trichomoniasis were reported in Arkansas during 2011, said Jeremy Powell, Extension veterinarian for the University of Arkansas.
"That number had been increasing steadily since new regulations were set in place last year," he said, adding that in January 2012, four cases were reported, one in Howard County and three in Carroll County.
In 2011, Carroll County reported the highest number of cases, with 27. Howard County had the second highest with 21. Other reports:
- Pope County – 15 cases.
- Madison County – 13 cases.
- Benton County – 8 cases.
- White County – 6 cases.
- Lawrence County – 3 cases.
- Hempstead County – 1 case.
- Newton County – 1 case.
- Sevier County – 1 case.
- Washington County – 1 case.
Trichomoniasis is caused by Tritrichomonas foetus, a protozoan found only in the reproductive tract of the bull and cow. The organisms are transmitted from bull to cow bull during breeding and infect the uterus, producing a sticky discharge and causing loss of pregnancy.
Tom Troxel, associate head-animal science for the University of Arkansas, said that even though cows may shed the disease, the ramifications that include extended breeding seasons and decreased pregnancy rates can be costly for cattle producers.
Diagnosis of the disease can be confirmed by three separate culture tests or one polymerase chain reaction test. Bulls must be tested no more than 30 days prior to entry into the state.
Troxel recommends cattle producers:
- Vaccinate their cows.
- Test the current bull battery.
- Send any bull testing positive for Trichomoniasis directly to slaughter.
For additional information contact the Livestock and Poultry Commission, your local veterinarian or your county Extension agent. For more information on cattle production, visit www.uaex.edu.


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Gildan's Super Bowl 2013 Commercial Shows How Far a Guy Will Go For a Shirt
New to the Super Bowl commercial game for 2013 is Gildan. You know, the company that makes t-shirts that other people print stuff on. Apparently our estimation of them is a little low, because this guy is willing to do a lot for his favorite shirt, which is obviously a Gildan.
We're personally from the school of "run away from your shame as fast as possible," but maybe that's because we no longer belong to an athletics association and so do not have regular access to Gildan brand shirts. This almost makes us want to sign up for that adult softball league. If only that weren't the most depressing idea in the world.


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Name: Victor Machado, Jr.
Date/Place of birth: November 1972 in Fall River, MA
Address: 119 Desmond Ave, Somerset, MA
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Office sought: Somerset Berkley Regional High School Committee
Current public office held: Somerset School Committee (May 2006 to present)
Prior public office held: Somerset Berkley Regional School Committee (May 2012 to Dec. 2012)
Employment history: Kelly OCG Operations Manager providing Services to DePuy Synthes Institute
I am asking for your support to serve as an elected member of the Somerset-Berkley Regional School Committee. When you elected me in 2006 we oversaw PreK-12. Today with two boards, members are only focus on one district. I would like to change that because these actions are hurting the education system and costing more.
Two administrations; why would you pay $90K+ each on two SpEd Director or any other positions? With the SBR committee's action not to share that is what we faced. My action will be to revisit this topic and call on the committees to remember what they promised us during regionalization discussion – ONE SHARED ADMINISTRATION – It's not too late to change back to ONE.
We should be allowed to use the track; you're paying? Enjoy the new grounds as well as the students.
Let's reverse the action of School Choice. This is another way to receive funds while subsidizing other communities. We currently pay $12K per student; places like Fall River will send their kids to us for $5K. The current board voted to approve because enrollment is down and need to justify the amount of staff instead of reducing the budget and staff. I need your support to end this "Fleecing of Somerset"
Cast a vote for me, so I can cast a Yes Vote to: One Shared Administration and Using of the High School Grounds and a No Vote to School Choice. While in a joint school committee setting ending our current communication issue
Victor Machado: candidate for Somerset Berkley Regional School committee


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text: Heres what I did to stabilize my canister stove. Three 'L' shaped brackets were made from thin steel or aluminum, about 3'"4 wide, 2-1/2" overall length and bent at about 1". These are now the legs, held tightly against the canister with a radiator hose band clamp. The long tab end of the legs may have a hole drilled and then you can nail the stove down with needle stakes,,, but I find just the extra diameter created with the legs alone is marvelous. Use the legs the other way, so the canister can be elevate with each leg adjusted for level,, I store the legs in with the stove part of my Gigapower, they slip right in and the band clamp, which could also come in handy fora pack repair now I think of it, tightens down so it fits in my cookpot. Viola.


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Yesterday, I brought my trusty point-and-shoot film camera to church. I was sitting on a folding chair behind the last pew at St. Joseph's with a gaggle of antsy New Yawk print media. For hours. But I managed to get the aisle seat. Politely.
As the Holy Father came down the aisle after the ecumenical service, I saw him through my viewfinder. Very close up. He looked in my direction and I let the camera drop on its tether when I saw him extend his hand.
Catholic journalist's dilemma: get the close-up, unobstructed shot of the pope looking directly at me? Or shake his proffered hand?
I shook his hand, of course, like a polite New Yorker, but I sure hope that photo comes out!


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2008-10-22 / People/Social
America Votes 2008
Putting It All Together A Voter's Guide To The Candidates
Babylon Town Candidates Councilman Martinez, a naturalized citizen since 1997, grew up in Lynbrook and graduated from the State University of New York at Oneonta. He is a union organizer with the Empire State Regional Council of Carpenters where he has dealt with issues important to working families for 15 years, he said.
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The Lionheart Brothers are :
Started by Audun Storset and Marcus Forsgren, the Lionheart Brothers released their first EP Colour Contrast Context in 2004, on Norwegian label ChewinPine Records. By this time Audun and Marcus had decided to recruit two more members : Frantz Andreassen and Peter Rudolfsen and toured Norway intensively.
In January 2007 The Lionheart Brothers released Dizzy Kiss in Norway which got great review and made n°14 on the national top 40 charts! Musically ambitious, they intend to force it on the rest of the world.


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Dirty Projectors | WIG229 | Released: 26/09/10
Brooklyn, NY based Dirty Projectors' 5th full-length album Bitte Orca was one of 2009's true standout albums, garnering best-of-the-year praise from the likes of the Guardian, New York Times, NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Magnet and many more.
David Longstreth formed Dirty Projectors in 2002 and the group now consists of Angel Deradoorian, Amber Coffman, Brian Mcomber and David as principal members. Dirty Projectors also introduced an expanded six member lineup with the addition of bassist Nat Baldwin and vocalist Haley Dekle for their recent live dates, and for a number of tracks on Bitte Orca.
The expanded edition of Bitte Orca features unreleased "Live at Other Music" acoustic tracks, hard to find b-sides and a cover of Bob Dylan's "As I went Out One Morning".
WIGCD229XX | Out nowAdd to cart: £11.99
Disc 01
- 01. Cannibal Resource
- 02. Temecula Sunrise
- 03. The Bride
- 04. Stillness Is The Move
- 05. Two Doves
- 06. Useful Chamber
- 07. No Intention
- 08. Remade Horizon
- 09. Fluorescent Half Dome
Disc 02
- 01. Fluorescent Half Dome (Live at Other Music)
- 02. Temecula Sunrise (Live at Other Music)
- 03. Two Doves (Live at Other Music)
- 04. Cannibal Resource (Live at Other Music)
- 05. No Intention (Live at Other Music)
- 06. Ascending Melody
- 07. Emblem of the World
- 08. Wave the Bloody Shirt
- 10. Stillness is the Move (Lucky Dragons Remix)
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Georganne Taylor Mears, 79, formerly of Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill, a retired graphic designer who had a long professional career in advertising and marketing, died March 27 at Chestnut Hill Hospital after a long illness. She had been a resident of Montgomery Rehab Center of Chestnut Hill in Wyndmoor for the past two years.
Well known for her creative, management and editorial skills, Ms. Mears specialized in art and photography direction and styling. She had directed the design and production of several award-winning catalogs and, for a time, had been managing editor of a home furnishings magazine.
Before turning to freelance consulting in the 1990s, she had worked for some of Philadelphia's most prominent advertising agencies, including Thomas Paul Inc., Gray & Rodgers, Mel Richman Inc. and N.W. Ayer, and directed projects for major clients.
Born in New Brunswick, N.J., she received a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Douglass College of Rutgers University.
To family and friends she was famous for her gourmet cooking and gracious entertaining.
Ms. Mears is survived by a sister-in-law, Christine Taylor; a niece, and a nephew. A brother, Leland V. Taylor Jr., preceded her in death.
Memorial donations may be made to the Douglass Annual Fund, 181 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, N.J. 08901-8557. – WF


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Opinion: California's Speech Police
Editorial page writer Allysia Finley on how unions are punishing California politicians they don't like. Photo: fppc.ca.gov
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Classroom CookingSupport academic standards through cooking in the classroom.
Cooking Cart Equipment
Classroom cooking is an educational activity that keeps the students engaged. Here is a list of basic items for preparing food in the classroom.
Kids Cook Farm-Fresh Food
An activity guide that links academic content standards to the real world through gardens, nutrition, cooking, recycling, and the environment.
Harvest of the Month
Harvest of the Month provides materials and resources to support healthy food choices through increased access and consumption of fruits and vegetables as well as encourage daily physical activity. It uniquely supports core curricular areas through exploration and study. Harvest of the Month presents an opportunity to bring together the classroom, cafeteria, home, and community to promote a common goal and healthier habits for students.
Teacher Tip: Cooking With Kids
Nutrition education takes on a whole new life when combined with cooking projects. Here are some tips.


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Store Review: Dill Pickle Food Co-op
Chicago's new Dill Pickle Food Co-op has opened its doors in time for residents of the Logan Square neighborhood to stock up on plenty of local and organic food for the holidays. It's a good thing too, because despite a wonderful (but seasonal) farmers' market, grocery options in the neighborhood are somewhat limited.
The co-op has been open for a little over a week, and things seemed to be running pretty smoothly when we stopped by over the weekend. Though its footprint is much smaller, the storefront's setup is similar to a larger grocery store. When you walk in, you're in the bakery and produce section, which leads you to the refrigerated cases filled with local cheese and meats, and some high-quality vegetarian protein items.
The shelves in the middle of the store are stocked with canned, bottled and dry food items, most of it organic, as well as some eco-friendly cleaning supplies and high-grade pet food. There's also an extensive bulk section with a variety of grains, nuts, granolas and quite a few spices.
You don't have to be a member to shop at the co-op, but members will receive a discount of some sort – the details are still being worked out.
Top Row
1. The first aisle stocks bakery, produce, cheese and meat items as well as a variety of pantry essentials.
2. It's December in Chicago, but local produce is still to be found. These Sunchokes from Green Acres would make a great puree and go well with fish.
3. These Golden Ball turnips from Genesis Growers could be used for a soup or a risotto.
4. Field Roast Grain Meat Co. sausages have become an exception to our anti-fake-meat stance lately, so we were happy to see them in the refrigerated case.
5. You can also find plenty of high-quality meat products of the non-vegetarian variety.
Middle Row
6. The co-op stocks dairy products from producers in surrounding states such as Castle Rock Organic Farms in Wisconsin and Traders Point Creamery in Indiana.
7. There is also a variety of hard and soft cheeses.
8. The co-op has highlighted value items around the store with a Basic Needs Basket label.
9. A nice selection of bulk spices.
10. Where possible, the co-op has stocked local canned items like these Sun Gold preserves from Tomato Mountain in Wisconsin.
Bottom Row
11. A long row of bulk bins.
12. Lots of eco-friendly cleaning products.
13. Organic mustard in several flavors.
14. Sign up to rent an organic apple tree, or just sample some cider.
15. The checkout counter.
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Start with user needs
Service design starts with identifying user needs. If you don't know what the user needs are, you won't build the right thing. Do research, analyse data, talk to users. Don't make assumptions. Have empathy for users, and remember that what they ask for isn't always what they need.
- What we mean when we say "service transformation", by Mike Bracken
- Most of government is mostly service design most of the time, by Matt Edgar
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Financial Literacy
This website offers students financial literacy resources to help them better understand student loans and personal finances so they can make educated decisions about their finances and responsibilities.
Loan management decisions have a significant impact on one's financial future. "The consequences of defaulting on a student loan are serious, and can include garnished wages, collection agency costs and many years of bad credit rating." (Bradenton Herald Oct 05, 2012) And bad credit not only makes it difficult to get future loans, it also means higher fees and higher interest rates.
Shop Around:
Let's say you borrow $7,500 per year for 4 years and your total student loan is $30,000. Or imagine you just made a $30,000 home improvement and took out a 10 year loan, or you just bought a nice car.
A 10 year Direct Subsidized Loan of $30,000.00 at 3.40% interest (as of Nov 2012) will have a monthly payment of $295 and $5,431 total interest over the life of the loan.
A 10 year Direct PLUS Loan of $30,000.00 at 7.90% interest (as of Nov 2012) will have a monthly payment of $362 and $13,488 total interest over the life of the loan. http://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/student.html
Educate yourself! The scenario above shows that spending a few hours shopping for the best loan may
save you $8,000 over the life of a small loan, and that is after taxes. And some loans rates are higher than 7.90%!
See College Loan Interest Rates: (as of Sep 1, 2012 direct.ed.gov/calc.html)
Only a 2% interest rate difference for $200,000 home loan can cost you an extra $75,000 in interest payments, in addition to providing significantly higher monthly payments. Be sure to check out the EXCEL LOAN CALCULATOR (to compare loans) and the FinAid tools provided on this site.
Click for ONLINE LOAN CALCULATOR which shows total interest and total principal (requires Java plugin).
The three year financial aid "cohort" default rate at SCF was 25.2% for 2009.
"The share of federal student loan defaults rose sharply last year, especially at for-profit colleges and universities."
(Sep 12, 2011 nytimes.com/2011/09/13/education/13loans.html)
"Your loan becomes delinquent the first day after you miss a payment. The delinquency will continue until all payments are made to bring your loan current. Loan servicers report all delinquencies of at least 90 days to the three major credit bureaus. A negative credit rating may make it difficult for you to borrow money to buy a car or a house (you will be charged much higher interest rates). You also may have trouble... "
- signing up for utilities,
- getting home owner's insurance,
- getting a cellphone plan, or
- getting approval to rent an apartment (credit checks usually are required for renters).
(As of Sept 2012 studentaid.ed.gov/repay-loans/default)
"A student loan debt default—no matter how old—can lead to wage garnishment," Bethy
Hardeman writes for Forbes Magazine's Money Wise Women blog. "That's what 58-year-old
Linda Brice learned when lawyers representing the federal government drained her bank
account of several thousand dollars and garnished one-fourth of her paycheck. All
because she defaulted on $3,100 in student loans borrowed more than three decades
(Aug 30, 2012 nasfaa.org/Main/fa-news/blogs/3_Reasons_to_Never_Default_on_Your_Federal_Student_Loan.aspx)


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Hello everyone, right now i have been having some very annoying connection issues with my desktop. For the past three weeks, i have been getting horrid connections to the internet and of course the network. What i do not understand is why i am getting these connection issues. The wireless card is new, in a good location and not surrounded by other electronics. I erased all other drivers before i installed the ones required for the card. I tested connection to the internet with my laptop in the exact location as the desktop and it work just fine. Here is the odd thing, sometimes it will connect great, perfect and run excellent..then just drop off and act like it has never heard of networks and refuse to connect. I went to ping test and speed test and got odd results..a few were A's and a few were B's and F's. I did a ping test to a Heroes of Newerth server ( 500 pings ) and got a 1% packet loss which i thought was ok. I did a trace route to google and always, and i mean always, lose packets on the 3rd or 4th hop. Could anyone give me advice on what to do? Does anything think it is a software collision or a hardware malfunction?
I am going to try and direct connect to the router later this week when i get my hands on a lan cable, but please..i have been struggling on this issue for about 3 weeks so i would really admire the assistance.


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By Michael Dennis
(Ed. Note: Michael Dennis, of Mt. Airy, is an award-winning filmmaker who in 1999 founded Reelblack, an organization that promotes African American films and filmmakers. Dennis is a graduate of both NYU Film School and The American Film Institute in Los Angeles. In addition to writing, producing and directing, Mike curates and co-hosts {with Monica Peters} a monthly screening series at International House called "Reelblack Presents," which promotes "discoveries and rediscoveries in African-American film." Reelblack/Syncopation is a full-service film and video production company dedicated to creating and promoting "good movies 'bout Black Folks." For more information, visit Reelblack.com)
As those of you who follow Reelblack on social media are already aware, my grandmother, Helen Frances Dennis, made her transition Sunday afternoon, Sept. 2, around 1 p.m. She was 94 years old. She was born in Delaware but spent her entire adult life in Philly, including the last 50 years or so in Mt. Airy.
Many of you got to know her through my 2008 short documentary, "The 13th Amendment," which captured her energy the day she voted for Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary. The film "went viral," playing major festivals, was licensed by YouTube (where it has over 400,000 views) and won the CNN IReport Film Festival, giving Helen an unexpected 15 minutes of fame at age 90.
But she was much more than that. She was an inspiration; the product of a teen mother, she quit school after the 8th grade. She was a matriarch — a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great- grandmother to our clan. None of the family is on drugs or in prison. All have had the opportunity to become educated and are successes in life. Helen had an amazing sense of humor and always kept it real.
She was the silent partner in Reelblack. Without her support, this simply wouldn't exist. Her unconditional love gave me the belief in myself to pursue my dreams. She also helped financially, investing in my films, my education and travel. Occasionally she underwrote expenses like Reelblack buttons and t-shirts when the membership dues were not big enough to do so.
She was full of wisdom, and she helped shape my worldview. Movies weren't necessarily her thing, but my love of music and comedy come directly from her.
We made three short films together, and she had a cameo in my 2004 short, "Next Tuesday." I was looking forward to making another film with her in November, when she voted again for Barack Obama (she had a LOT to say about PA's voter ID law), but alas, there was a greater plan at work…
In short, any success you see in me is directly attributable to her. I used to grimace when people would say we looked a lot alike. Now I wear it like a badge. I wish everyone could be as lucky as I am to have a Nana in their lives. It's hard for me to believe she's gone.
Our loss is heaven's gain. I intend to keep doing her proud.


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Teen Killed 'Trying To Retrieve Stolen Phone'
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By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent | Sky News
Teen Killed 'Trying To Retrieve Stolen Phone'
A teenager killed in a row over a mobile phone may have been lured to his death on the promise of getting it back.
Victim Dogan Ismail, 17, died from a single stab wound after a confrontation with four males on the Aylesbury estate in Walworth, South East London.
Detectives are still trying to find a 15-year-old schoolboy wanted after the killing.
Police want to interview 15-year-old Dawda Jallow who has been missing since the stabbing on Sunday afternoon.
It is believed Dogan's younger brother was the victim of an unreported mugging on December 28 - the Friday before - in which a mobile phone was stolen.
Police believe the reason Dogan was on the Aylesbury estate on Sunday was to try to recover the stolen device.
"The line around him being lured there - I'm aware of that information, but it is not something that has been given to us directly, and we will pursue that with other lines of enquiry," Detective Chief Inspector Matt Bonner said.
A schoolfriend, who wished to remain anonymous, told Sky News a text message was sent inviting them to come and retrieve the phone.
Police have appealed for help in finding Dawda and warned the public not to approach him.
"I am seeking help from the local community to locate Dawda Jallow," said DCI Bonner. "I appeal to anyone who knows of his whereabouts, or has any information that could assist us, to come forward.
"If Dawda is seen, please do not approach him but contact police."
He added: "I appeal direct to Dawda to present himself at a police station so this matter can be dealt with."
A small part of a first-floor landing in the estate's Latimer House block has been cordoned off and flowers have been laid there.
A few feet away flowers have been left for another murder victim, Shaun Chambers, 21, who died at almost the same spot in a gangland attack in September.
Police say they believe the two attacks are not linked in any way.
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Mother of man killed sues HPD
The mother of an unarmed Houston man who was shot to death by a sergeant on patrol Christmas night 2011 has sued the Houston Police Department and the officer, accusing them of violating her son's civil rights.
The complaint, filed in Houston federal court on Friday, seeks damages for excessive force as well as unreasonable search and seizure.
Blake Pate, 24, had been involved in a car crash moments before he was fatally shot by Sgt. Curtis Hampton in northeast Houston. According to police, a struggle ensued as Hampton escorted Pate to the patrol car.
"That was my baby and he shouldn't have died all alone on those streets. He had just had a wreck. He survived the wreck. It shouldn't have happened," Patsy Pate said during a news conference outside HPD headquarters on Friday afternoon. "We've got to do something to change this."
Blake Pate was leaving Christmas dinner at a sister's home, when his Chevrolet Camaro struck another vehicle and landed in a ditch.
According to HPD, Hampton stopped and approached Pate, who was leaving. Pate kept walking when the officer ordered him to stop. Hampton drew his weapon and again told Pate to stop. As Hampton escorted Pate to the cruiser and was returning the weapon to his holster, police said, Pate began to struggle with the officer.
"The officer, fearing for his safety, shot the suspect," a police spokesman said at the time.
In August, a grand jury declined to indict Hampton for shooting Pate. The officer was cleared in another shooting investigation in 2004.
David Hodges, the lawsuit's lead attorney, said he does not know whether Hampton has been disciplined internally in the Pate case.
The lawsuit said that the sergeant fired four shots at Pate and that "Blake did not attack or otherwise threaten Officer Hampton."
Late Friday, City Attorney David Feldman said he had not seen the lawsuit and had no comment.
Hampton, who joined the force in 1998, has a history of discipline.
A female officer with whom Hampton had a consensual sexual relationship filed a complaint in 2007 alleging that he brandished a gun and handcuffed her to a bed while his head was covered with a stocking during "fantasy role play." According to HPD records, the department decided that Hampton was "using a weapon [in] an inappropriate and unacceptable manner," but a hearing examiner reduced the five-day suspension to two days.
A different female officer filed a complaint in 2008 accusing Hampton of making unwelcome sexual advances. The administrative disciplinary committee recommended an indefinite suspension, but then-Chief Harold Hurtt made a final determination of 15 days off without pay.
"The police department, once again, failed miserably in disciplining and removing problem officers from the force," Hodges said.


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Wow, unbelievable... 10 years passed so quick and so many things changed but JCO is still there and of course up to date, not like many other sites on the web. ;) So first and most important of all, my deepest thanks go out to Monica, BCDavis, Heather, Tommy and of course all past, present and future correspondents.
I can't remember the exact time, but add another year to the 10 years JCO is there, that must be the time I've seen my first Jim Carrey movie "Ace Ventura - Pet Detective". I was stunned by that performance just like many other millions before. Right after that I had to get any other Jim Carrey movie available at that time.
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Without these people JCO wouldn't be there anymore - for sure. I know there are a lot more people involved in JCO today. As I'm only in the background, I don't know most of the people involved. I should defintely change this. Thanks go out to our present correspondents Angelika, Cotton, Claartje, Grinchy Steve, Juliette, Nicola, Priya and Wesley.
Ok, since this is JCO's 10th anniversary, let me tell you a little secret: I'm currently working on a new and fresh layout for JCO. As my time is very limited I'm doing my best, but I can't tell you an exact release date right away or show you any screenshots yet.
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Tradition has it – and baseball is known for its traditions – that the All-Star Game is the halfway mark in the season, although this year the midpoint of the Phillies' season was actually June 29.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
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UPDATE: Okay, fine, it's not a miter. Whatever. But it still kicks the crap out of whatever it is that Mrs. Schori's rocking in that picture.
25 comments:
- Joy said...
Hey, she needs that stole with the balloons! And maybe a big red rubber nose and some kazoos for the kids!
- August 3, 2009 at 8:11 PM
- Tim of Angle said...
Well, your "great miter" isn't a miter at all, it's the Pope's triple crown. But it is alwfully pretty, I'll give you that.
- August 3, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- Jim Olson said...
Ugh. Truly horrible. I have an article somewhere that describes why 'vestments for women' are universally horrible. Has to do with the feminist idea of destroying the male-dominated hegemony/hierarcy of the church...part of it is to desecrate the liturgical space by wearing vestments that are so individualistic. When I find it, I'll send it to you.
- August 4, 2009 at 12:32 AM
- Jim Olson said...
Don't get me wrong, of course, I am not at all against women in the clergy.
- August 4, 2009 at 12:38 AM
- Steve Martin said...
Looks like the uniforms of this hot dog and lemonaid stand out in L.A. called 'Hot Dog on a Stick'
I always felt sorry for those young filks that had to wear those stupid hats.
I think women clergy was generally a bad idea.
Not that there aren't some good women pastors. There are. I have met a couple of them.
- August 4, 2009 at 8:47 AM
- MargaretC said...
Well, as Tim of Angle pointed out, the great miter is actually the papal tiara. But it is kind of appropriate, since Bp. Schori seems to be acting more and more like a pope...
- August 4, 2009 at 10:13 AM
- Chorister said...
Looks just like a tea cosy.
- August 4, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Jim Olson said...
Honestly, it looks like some well-meaning church lady with a sewing machine and no sense of liturgy made it, the sort of thing that we've all had to wear at one point or another because the nice church lady made it.
- August 4, 2009 at 10:10 PM
- cmsigler said...
Maybe it's just me, but when the well-meaning sewing member of the congregation makes such a vestment, shouldn't one thank her kindly, show it off to her family and friends, maybe even to those who get a tour of the sacristy/vestry, and then never ever wear it in a public service of worship? BTW, the miter is the lesser of the two problems with this photograph.
- August 4, 2009 at 11:04 PM
- Jim Olson said...
Naah. You have to wear it at least once. I've made it a practice in whatever new church I go to to be very clear that any and all liturgical vestments or paraments planned need to be sketched out and approved by me before construction begins. Saves a lot of grief later.
- August 5, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- Sally Thomas said...
That's what Father does in our parish. He's made pretty clear what his standards are: regarding the church's "rose" vestment for Laetare Sunday, for example, he has been known to comment that "Father does not wear the Barbie outfit."
We have lots of seamstresses in our parish. They're falling over each other to make Father vestments he actually likes and will wear (not to mention processional canopies and other items). I really think that people by and large do not want to make dreck. They just sometimes have to be shown what isn't.
- August 5, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- Sally Thomas said...
I should add that Father DOES wear rose vestments -- he borrowed a gorgeous fiddleback set from some friend for the past year's Advent and Lent, and a parishioner is working on something similar for the upcoming year.
- August 5, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- Jim Olson said...
Indeed. Once the seamstresses are shown what good taste/good vestments are, and are given guidance and instruction booklets (Thank you Alcuin Society) they are generally able to make passably acceptable vestments and paraments. Honestly, I'd rather that than spending vast sums for commerciallly made items. There are plenty of pictures of GREAT vestments and paraments online, that most people who sew can duplicate with great skill.
- August 5, 2009 at 8:23 PM
- Douglas Bienert said...
I used something just like that thing on her head to remove a take and bake pizza from my oven... perhaps a better use for it?
Anyone notice how people with her theological bent have removed all Christian symbols from their vestments? Hmmm.... Reminds me of Flannery O'Connor's "The Church of Christ Without Christ".
- August 6, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- John J. O'Sullivan™ said...
I'm thinkin' Arby's.
- August 8, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Hmmm. Bad vestments equal women priest/ministers/pastors in general are bad? Where is the logic? Where is the grace? Where is the understanding of call/vocation? Maybe, completely buried under the misogyny. And, "I have a few women priests as friends" doesn't count as enlightenment--even Christian enlightenment--as our friends of color know all too well.
- August 9, 2009 at 11:23 AM
re: "good mitre"- it's the holy hand grenade of Antioch, in hat form!
And as a woman priest, I stand and applaud your statement "it's not about me." I wholeheartedly approve this site.
- August 10, 2009 at 9:49 AM
just because one believes that Catholic and Apostolic theology can not permit the ordination of women to the Priesthood does not mean one "hates women"
- August 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM
- Bob Waters said...
But for a woman to wear it makes it a serious miter.
- August 11, 2009 at 11:58 PM
- Bob Waters said...
No. Being contrary to Scripture makes woman priests/bishops/ministers bad. The bad vestments are just gravy. Which, if spilled on them, would probably be an improvement.
- August 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM
It's widely derided in conservative Episcopal/Anglican circles as 'the oven mitt'.
- August 21, 2009 at 5:25 PM
No matter how good or bad the mitre, wearing earrings won't help.
- November 22, 2009 at 5:28 PM
actually, an orthodox mitre would do a good contrast, as good as tiara, though not as tall
- November 23, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Aw come on...Mrs. Hanson's third grade class worked hours on that mitre...cuttin' and paste'n. It's darling.
- December 18, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- FrZ+ said...
Hey... Don't knock it. Have you ever tried taking a pizza out of the oven with a Papal Tiara?
- May 6, 2010 at 10:34 PM