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Holy crap look out! There's a huge freaking shark roaming the Liberty City Bay. It hasn't attacked anyone yet, but it seems like it's only a matter of time, right?
In light of our recent list of the best sharks in video games (and also the one from Banjo Kazooie) comes this mod from JMoorfoot4 that allows players to pilot a massive killer shark around the bay. It seems like a boat mod, so it doesn't have working jaws, but if and when it ever develops the ability to bite... it will merit inclusion on the "best video game sharks" list for next year.
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Shocking assassination of my good character there Ron; especially getting all the blame for you spending money... You've been a great character, and I couldn't be happier to be able to now call you a friend. Keep in touch and a safe journey to you, your family, and your belongings!Don't forget to hand over the UK BBQ flame to a deserving successor...
Hey Ron,Safe trip back for you and the family. Look forward to seeing you when you're back and settled in the OC.
Safe travels, Sancho...let me know when you land and maybe we can grab a cold one. Would love to see your NAINA stuff.
Safe travels buddy, hope to see you soon. Be it Connect or Vegas (or both....). Tom
Hello Ron,Thank you for the BBQ last year and your visit here in Birmingham, it was great to meet you. Stay in touch and you, your family and all your Festools have a safe journey back to the United States. Ian
Shout out to Warrens Festool gangsta crew at Toolfest the lady that answers the phone was great to work with, she was especially helpful patient chasing down all the little bits and especially with the times I told them I want the thingy that....
Im about a week out now out of my house living in a AirBNB now turned the keys over to the Landlord today at least I have internet, shipped my last of 2 cars back yesterday, It wont be long now till Im pool side at a hotel in So Cal rinking a margarita
. . . . . . . . and then on to the next phase of my life. What will I do? I dunno I always say God loves drunks and fools and I'm both, so something is going to come up I'm sure.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan 6, 2014 / 12:49 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The "Laudis" chamber choir based in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur is seeking to revive the tradition of sacred music in the local Church, balancing it with an appreciation of local music.
"We cannot perform new, contemporary and local music at the expense of the rich heritage that belongs to the Roman Catholic culture; nor can we simply perform the great music of our Catholic heritage at the expense of a local tradition, because we are such a multicultural country," Shanti Michael, a co-founder of Laudis, told CNA.
"Music is considered one of the highest art forms for worship and prayer, and choral music is particularly the epitome of internal participation and prayer," she added.
Listening to sacred choral music performed beautifully facilitates the heart and mind in prayer, Michael reflected.
"With the great tradition of chant, the sacred words of scripture come to life beautifully," she said, reiterating that singing "often imparts a more effective theological footprint than just listening to Scripture being read. There is a reason why monks and nuns in monasteries still sing the Divine Office."
She observed that in order for choirs to be prayerful and effective, they must perform well, and so training should be made available to the musicians who volunteer their time and efforts.
"Finances and time should always be invested in musical and liturgical training programs for church musicians and in appropriate resources for church choirs."
Laudis specializes in polyphony, the only style of music, aside from Gregorian chant, that the Second Vatican Council identified in particular as welcome in liturgical celebrations. Laudis sings polyphony by Victoria and Palestrina, among other 16th century composers.
The group was founded in 2013 by Michael and Lisa Ho, and draws singers from several denominations.
Michael acknowledged that the main challenge for a Catholic chamber choir in Malaysia is that there are a "limited number of experienced, formed singers." She lamented that the Catholic Church has "lost" much of its choral tradition.
She did emphasize that there is a need for inculturation in the country, and that a "balanced repertoire" is appropriate.
"I believe we are still searching for a liturgical musical identity."
Michael holds a bachelor of music in choral conducting from Australian Catholic University, and earned a masters of sacred music from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. She founded a youth choir in Melbourne, and was graduate assistant for the Notre Dame Folk Choir.


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- Investigate the area around Megaton to learn about the water situation.
- Ask about holy water at the Monastery of Eternal Light.
- Drink the Holy Water.
- Speak with Brother Gerard.
- Gain entrance to the Monastery.
- Stop the Apostles of Eternal Light.
- Report back to Bigsley.
To begin the Holy Water quest, head over to Megaton, keeping in mind that this quest can only be undertaken if Megaton still exists in your game. If it doesn't, you're out of luck. Use your Pip-Boy to travel to Megaton automatically. Then, instead of exploring the interior of the town, head back out through the front gates. When you do, you can approach a man and woman speaking. The man is on the ground, thirsty, and the woman offers him some water out of the goodness of her heart. However, when the man drinks the water, he suddenly dies. Upon speaking with the woman, you'll learn that a man named Brother Gerard gave her the water, and that he (and the water) hails from a monastery at Springvale. Naturally, you'll want to teleport there now.
Once you're in Springvale, it will only take a moment's worth of walking to find the location you seek, the Holy Light Monastery. You'll find none other than Brother Gerard himself walking around outside of the monastery. Engage him in conversation and he'll tell you all about the sadistic cult he's a part of, an offshoot of the Atom followers from Megaton. While you have many, many options here as far as how to go about things, you'll ultimately need to gain access to the monastery's cellar, where the group meets. He'll ask you if you want to join or be baptized in the irradiated holy water they've been dispensing. And while you can do that, it's easier to just aim your weapon at the man, kill him, and take the key from his person. Then, use it to open the wooden door on the left side of the destroyed monastery's floor.
When you do this, you'll find the small group of followers called the Apostles of Eternal Light, and their leader, an elderly woman named Mother Curie III. Speak with her at length about her cult if you so desire, but there will be little convincing her to see your way, which will almost certainly necessitate a show of force to eradicate these people from the Earth, and thus the threat of their irradiated holy water with them. We did this, but there's peaceful alternatives if you can find them. You won't feel that badly about doing this when you find out what they do to people, anyway. Once the deed is done, one way or another, all you have to do is return to the Jefferson Memorial and tell Scribe Bigsley about what happened.
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Robert Griffin III beat out preseason favorite
Andrew Luck for the Heisman Trophy, dazzling voters with his
ability to throw, run and lead Big 12 doormat Baylor into the
national rankings.
The quarterback known as RG3 became the first Heisman winner
from Baylor on Saturday night by a comfortable margin over the
Stanford star.
Griffin started the season on the fringe of the Heisman
conversation, a talented and exciting player on a marginal team,
while Stanford's Luck was already being touted as a No. 1 NFL draft
Draft day might very well still belong to Luck, but Griffin
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years ago.
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Interview with Franziska von Hardenberg – Founder of Bloomy Days
Are flowers just for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day? Of course not! With a variety of flowers and vases, you can give every room an extra dose of glamour. Finally, there's no easier way to brighten up your property. Stylish pastel colours, artistic vases and seasonal flower displays give your home a refreshing sense of variety. Traditional-classic or eccentric-exotic – however varied the tastes and preferences, blooming design elements are simply indispensable.
In early 2012, Franziska von Hardenberg founded Bloomy Days, the world's first flower subscription service, and she inspires in the interview with her floral interior ideas.
Engel & Völkers: Engel & Völkers is a property company, conveying large villas and also classic city apartments. Do you have any tips on how to choose flowers for different properties?
Franziska von Hardenberg: It's important that the flowers make the space sparkle, so you have to decide what works best for each space. Floor vases can work wonders in simple surroundings, presented on a dinner table or a large desk. A space which is already furnished with many details, on the other hand, profits from clear structures. For example, multiple vases containing the same flowers bring a certain calm to a space. Ultimately, anything that you like goes, because at the end of the day, it's about that feel-good factor.
Engel & Völkers: What about gardens and balconies? In your opinion, what should no garden or balcony be without?
Franziska von Hardenberg: I love cut flowers in an apartment and on the table in the garden. As far as planting them is concerned, I prefer simple greenery with fresh herbs or a vegetable patch
Engel & Völkers: Which flowers are the most popular at the moment? What's the flower trend of 2016?
Franziska von Hardenberg: Flowers have seasons when they are popular. Pastel-coloured flowers are currently popular, as well as many popular spring flowers, such as hyacinth, tulips or anemones.
My current favourite: cream-rose ranunculus. Once fully in bloom, they are so delicate and powdery, as if they could disintegrate if you touched them, and that's a very special sight.
Engel & Völkers: What are you personal tips for someone who doesn't want to buy "normal" or classic flowers, but who wants something particular?
Franziska von Hardenberg: I am a big fan of exotic species. Strelitzia with black cordyline leaves is one of my favourite combinations of ours – or a bouquet of red ginger with alstroemeria. That's one of the great advantages of BLOOMY DAYS – we show our customers the entire seasonal variety available to them throughout the year. That way, you get to know so many types of flowers that you hadn't noticed before.
Engel & Völkers: What should you always bear in mind when choosing a vase?
Franziska von Hardenberg: Depending on the variety, flowers should always have sufficient support inside a vase. Tulips and other woody-stemmed varieties require tall vases, hard-stemmed flowers such as hydrangeas, on the other hand, are also happy in shallow vases. The most important thing is that the vase is really clean and, ideally, is fresh out of the dishwasher.
Engel & Völkers: What sort of vases should everyone have in their homes?
Franziska von Hardenberg: A table vase, a floor vase and smaller vases for the bathroom and kitchen.
Engel & Völkers: Where can you purchase nice vases?
Franziska von Hardenberg: I especially like the vases from Rosenthal. But I also have simple glass vases or individual pieces from the flea market on my shelves. It's the combination that makes it.
Engel & Völkers: At Bloomy Days, somehow everything always looks special and in harmony. How does one arrange flowers properly?
Franziska von Hardenberg: You can create a harmonious environment with plenty of dedication and repeating colours and varieties. When selecting our flowers every week, I always pay attention to producing colour harmonies or I work with contrasts which complement one another, for example.
Engel & Völkers: What maintenance tips can you give us? How do you ensure that flowers last as long as possible?
Franziska von Hardenberg: A clean vase is essential, it's the only way to make fresh flowers last. Ensuring that the flowers are freshly cut and that the water is changed every 2-3 days is also important.
Engel & Völkers: What do flowers do for people?
Franziska von Hardenberg: It can range from grief to ecstasy, flowers are always a very emotional statement. And you can be sure – flowers always strike the right chord.
Engel & Völkers: Valentine's Day is around the corner – What sort of flowers should a man buy for his wife/girlfriend? Classic roses?
Franziska von Hardenberg: No! No classic roses please. Apart from the fact that most women don't like red roses, there are plenty of other beautiful varieties with which to make your loved one happy. Every women wants to be individual and, in particular, she wants you to love her individuality – so say it best with different varieties. Peonies are a guaranteed success. All women love peonies. At the moment, I would recommend our pink bouquet of freshgermini or a big bunch of tulips. From our experience, we know that woman attribute much meaning to Valentine's Day because they don't want to celebrate love just once a year. So a flower subscription allows you to say "I love you" in a wonderful way throughout the year – the perfect gift for Valentine's Day.
Engel & Völkers: And what's best for Mother's Day?
Franziska von Hardenberg: I think mums like everything that says: Mum is the best! This ranges from peonies to lilies to carnations. The most important thing is that you're thinking of her. The best thing about our subscription is the fact that you can order regular flowers for Mother's Day. So you can surprise your Mum with a fresh bouquet of flowers every month for a year, for example. What a joy. It's also a great tip for your wife.
Engel & Völkers: Flower arrangements for a wedding?
Franziska von Hardenberg: Absolutely. I decorated my own wedding and ensured that everything was perfect from the bouquet to the table decorations to the button holes. Beautiful, fitting floral decorations provide a wonderful setting for every event.
Engel & Völkers: Bloomy Days has boomed with the world's first flower subscription service. But what should I do if I wish to have flowers delivered by you and am not at home during the normal delivery hours (and can't have them delivered to the office)?
Franziska von Hardenberg: You can order the flowers to your place of work, the box is personally developed by us and includes a carrying strap, making the box easy to transport. What's more, the flowers may be left with a kind neighbour, delivered to a mail depot or a delivery permit may be granted. Thus, the courier knows that the package should be left directly to the left of the garden gate, or in front of the apartment door.
Curious? Then subscribe to our wonderful flower service now and make your home bloom. Treat yourself and the four walls you call home and discover a new surprise every month – it's worth it!


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Heroku will debut on Friday its cloud service for Ruby applications, competing with Google and offering provisionless Web hosting.
The Heroku service offers an agile platform for development, testing and production deployment of Web applications. Deployed on the Amazon cloud platform, Heroku is a multi-tenant platform for applications written in Ruby and running on Rack-compatible frameworks including Rails, Merb, and Sinatra.
Featured in Heroku are automated management and scaling, the company said. "It provides single-step deployment of Web applications in a way that just works, without configuration," said James Lindenbaum, CEO and co-founder of Heroku.
Heroku sees itself as a competitor to the Google App Engine platform for hosting of applicatiopns but believes it offers a more "open" platform featuring an Ingres database and other open source components, Lindenbaum said.
Heroku has been in a beta stage for a year and has attracted 25,000 applications, Lindenbaum said. Three types of applications are featured on Heroku: Enterprise applications, such as business process systems; Web 2.0 applications, such as consumer systems; and individual applications built by persons such as hobbyists.
Applications deployed to Heroku are compiled into a read-only instance called a "slug." An activated application on the platform is called a dyno, serving as a process running on the server in a grid.
Users pay for resources they consume, with enterprise deployments costing about US$5,000 to $10,000 per month.


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Talk:ALA Acronyms
The ALA Acronyms page was changed to be more of a Glossary using the example from Wikipedia. You can now link directly to the short name of any acronym by appending a #ACRONYM on the end of the ALA Acronyms link.
The basic structure for this is [[ALA Acronyms#ACRONYM|LINK_TEXT_TO_SHOW]] so, for example, we could use [[ALA Acronyms#FID|FID]] to create a link directly to the expanded definition for FID.
Christopher Harris 12:13, 21 February 2007 (CST)
Admin note: For future uses of the ALA Acronyms page, please also copy and "install" the CatAZ template for the horizontal index. You can access the CatAZ code by editing the ALA Acronyms article and following the link to the CatAZ template page. Then edit the template page to copy the code. When the ALA Acronyms page is recreated somewhere else, it will automatically create a link to a blank page for the CatAZ template. Paste the CatAZ code onto that page to enable the horizontal top index.
Christopher Harris 12:19, 21 February 2007 (CST)
Note for future: Perhaps all future conference wikis should link to http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Acronyms a listing which is regularly updated and includes a wider range of acronyms??


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We're also in the heart of Oregon's Willamette Valley — a region known for its organic farms, Christmas trees and wineries — and only 48 miles south of Portland, an urban cultural and economic hub.
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Internet Librarian 2011: Designing for Optimal UX
Internet Librarian 2011: Designing for Optimal UX
Nate Hill and Chris Noll
Libraries are moving from the consumption of knowledge to the creation of knowledge. There is no publicly funded institution that supports content creation. This is a role that libraries can, and should, fill. People with ideas need the resources and knowledge to be able to share those ideas with others. Nate and Chris talked about their Library Lab project – a modular collection of structures that supports content creation. We are moving from a read environment to a read/write environment. Noll is part of Noll and Tam Architects, and they work on many projects with libraries to build services that work for their users. One project they worked on is the Library-a-Go-Go at the Contra Costa County Library – a book vending machine that they put out in BART transit stations and shopping malls. The Washington County Library in Minnesota has a manual version of that. The Redmond Ridge Library Express has a small unstaffed library that you have to swipe your card to get into. The Boston Chinatown Storefront Library was a one-year pop-up branch, with furniture designed and fabricated by architecture students. In Houston they have Library Express—a few bookshelves and chairs, but a way of getting some kind of library presence in the neighborhoods they serve. DC Public Library offers small library kiosks. The Greenbridge Library is part of the community center. London has Idea Stores—focusing on healthy living, employment, and traditional library services. (Sarah's Note: Nice! I want to rename my library the Idea Store!) They get very high satisfaction ratings from users and very low costs for services. Chris also showed the Morgan Hill Library's Grab and Go services, and libraries in a phone booth and at a bus stop, and a Denmark library's Mindspot trailer library. Onto Library Lab. Digital collections and services are great, but we still need a physical space to facilitate community contributions to this digital collection. Library Lab was originally proposed as a DPLA Beta Sprint project, but rejected. But it's still a cool project! So, there are 11 modules, each of which offers 3 levels of scaling. Modules include things like: collaborate, scanner, audio remix & record, video remix & record, display, printing, hardware checkout, digital design, etc. The modules are distributed with a creative commons license and are all designed to be hackable. They're designed to be constructed out of flexible Penrose tiling. The 10 basic panel shapes make every iteration of the different modules. They are all flexible, movable, and changeable. I WANT THIS NOW!


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- Franchise player Vernon Wells was 0-4 with 3 strikeouts.
- Aaron Hill and Lyle Overbay, also 0-4.
- Frank Thomas, Troy Glaus, and Lyle Overbay went out with a whimper in the ninth.
Time to get out our favourite baseball DVDs and escape to a fantasyland where our favourite teams actually succeed once in a while.


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Sue Doeden is a food writer who shares her passion for creating healthful food in a weekly column that runs in several newspapers in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. She teaches cooking classes and writes two food blogs. Find more of Sue Doeden's recipes and stories at her All About Food blog.
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The Shadow Chasers Paranormal Investigations & Research Organization were founded at the University of Potsdam in 2002 as a study in anthrolpological field research. As a result, the team are CITI certified social sciences researchers following the professional protocols of in-field psychology and anthropology researchers.
The Shadow Chasers primary objective in investigating the paranormal is to document regional folklore, including reports of haunted sites and mysterious creatures, with the aim of identifying the origins of paranormal claims. As university trained professionals utilizing environmental survey technologies and methods the team is on the forefront of ghost hunting technology.
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This year for Christmas, Grandma Linda sent Jon some gluten-free goodies from Gluten-Free For Me. This bakery sent a wonderful Holiday assortment of goodies for a very, very decent price.
Here is a picture of Jon with all of his goodies:
The cookies were all so soft, tasty and not crumbly in the least. A nice surprise for a gluten-free cookie. The muffins were amazing, the rolls…YUM! We have the Lemon Cranberry bread in the freezer still, just waiting to be eaten. I think the most enjoyable treat was the gluten-free chocolate roll. OMG….it was TDF! Seriously, when I was growing up, chocolate roll was my all-time favorite dessert that my Grandmother (Mom's Mom) made for family functions. I had never attempted to make this GF, mainly b/c it seems like it would be a big mess! LOL! Anyway, we brought this dessert to my Dad's house on Christmas Day and shared it with our family there. It was so moist, chocolately and delicious. I will definitely be ordering from these wonderful bakers again.
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GALESBURG – Most couples spend nine months preparing for a baby. Melanie and James Kochersperger spent nearly three years. The Kocherspergers always wanted a family, one a little larger than the couple and their dog Maui. But after a year of trying it was obvious it wasn't going to happen, Melanie said. They decided to adopt. Two adoption agencies, hundreds of pages of paperwork, a trip to Poland and $36,000 later, Melanie and James Kochersperger achieved their dreams of becoming parents. By Kellie Bramlet of the Galesburg Register-Mail.
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STATE CAPITOL Q&A: A look at the final week of the fall veto session – what lawmakers have accomplished so far and what's left on the agenda. By Ryan Keith of the State Capitol Bureau.
Springfield transit official resigns over pink tie incident
SPRINGFIELD – Calling the pink tie incident the last straw, Dick Austin, the Springfield Mass Transit District's second-in-command submitted his resignation Monday. The factor that made him resolved to leave, he said, came after Austin received a "verbal dressing down" from managing director Linda Tisdale for not supporting her decision to discipline a driver for wearing a pink tie to work. By Deana Poole of the State Journal-Register.
Big guns bring magazines to Peoria
PEORIA – Peoria may not have the reputation as a publishing center, but national magazines have been produced here for decades. Among the magazines printed here is the Shooting Times, just one of a flock of magazines devoted to guns and hunting put together in Peoria. Titles include Shotgun News, Guns & Ammo and Petersen's RifleShooter. The magazines are part of New York-based InterMedia Outdoors, which has made Peoria its base for its gun and hunting publications. By Steve Tarter of the Peoria Journal Star.
Rain washes out harvest plans
PEORIA – Bad weather may force some central Illinois farmers to revise their holiday plans. With rainy weather prolonging what's already been a slow-motion harvest, some producers are already anticipating having to work in their fields well into December. "We definitely won't be done until the middle of December - at the earliest," said Chillicothe farmer Jim Rumbold. "The one thing I'm worried about then is snow. Snow and a combine don't mix," he said. By Steve Tarter of the Peoria Journal Star.
Pear orchard offers heavenly selection
CHILLICOTHE – Depending on which direction you're traveling on Illinois Route 29, the signs appear at Hart Lane, right before or right after Chillicothe. Big red letters on white background point the way to Eden Camp and the pear orchard. The orchard, according to its owner, is the first in Illinois to offer Shingo pears. By Pam Adams of the Peoria Journal Star.
Hindu Temple keeps dodging obstacles on road to karma
PEORIA – Last Saturday, one car after another rolled down a short, dark street called Prairie Lane in Limestone Township, near the top of Farmington Road's hill. The temple's efforts to resolve a fairly simple dilemma, alleviating traffic for the 20 or so residences along Prairie Lane, is turning into development plans with as many plots, subplots and players as a Bollywood musical. By Pam Adams of the Peoria Journal Star.
Kathryn Rem: Better cooking through chemistry
Chemists know why an onion makes you cry, why searing browns a steak, why water causes melting chocolate to seize, why baking powder makes a cake rise, why mold grows on cheese and why brining ensures a tender pork chop.
Halloween treats have a scary side
Rotted teeth and expanded girths make good Halloween costumes, but aren't so charming after the attire comes off. Perhaps it's time to think about trick-or-treating in a more healthful way. By Kathryn Rem of the State Journal-Register
To complicate H1N1 fears, common cold also part of the mix
The seasonal and H1N1 flu viruses have gotten a lot of attention lately, but the common cold -- an infection of the nose and throat -- hasn't gone away. By Tamara Browning of the State Journal-Register.
David Robson: Do homework before fall planting
Most people don't think fall is time for planting — except maybe your feet while raking. But October and November are ideal times to get some plants into the ground.
BRITT: Toon on sleeping airline pilots.
Amanda Jacobs: Not a completely happy Halloween
When I was little, I loved Halloween. After all, there's really no other day when it's acceptable for children to wear costumes — sometimes even at school — and run around taking candy from the neighbors. However, not all of my Halloween memories are happy ones.
Editorial: Stop letting free fares take state taxpayers for a ride
In January of 2008, Gov. Rod Blagojevich unveiled one of his most flagrant acts of political pandering, giving the state's seniors unlimited free rides on bus, subway and train routes. He insisted that his brilliant brainstorm had to be included in a package rescuing Chicago-area transit systems from financial oblivion or he wouldn't sign. Never mind the cost, grandma and grandpa deserve it! An editorial from the Peoria Journal Star.
Editorial: Despite its troubles, Lincoln hotel good for Springfield
We learned last week that the political football that is the Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center will be officially punted by the state of Illinois on Dec. 14. The downtown hotel will go to the highest bidder at auction that day. We greet this as good news, though perhaps not so much in the way that many observers and political aspirants do. An editorial from the State Journal-Register.
Matt Trowbridge of the Rockford Register Star will be writing a column for Wednesday editions.
THE NEXT QB: After Eddie McGee was given his shot for virtually two quarters, redshirt freshman Jacob Charest gets his chance as a tryout for Illinois quarterback with an eye on next season. Lead to football notebook. By John Supinie. Will be posted this evening.


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Fortis hospitals were set up with a vision to save an enrich lives. The hospital is one of the leading healthcare providers in India. Along with hospitals, the group also runs diagnostic centers and day care specialty facilities. Today there are 45 healthcare facilities operating under the Fortis Hospital umbrella in India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and Dubai. Fortis is a multi-specialty hospital with expertise in a variety of subjects including fetal medicine, endocrinology, general and laparoscopic surgery, neurology, noninvasive cardiology, oncology, mental health and behavioral sciences.
The Fortis brand was established in 1996 by Late Dr. Parvinder Singh. Their flagship hospital was inaugurated in Mohali in 2001. In 2008, the Fortis Hospital in NOIDA was the first hospital in Uttar Pradesh to be awarded the NABH Accreditation. In the same year, the Fortis Hospital in Faridabad also became the first hospital in the city to offer a Total Knee Replacement Unit. Over the next few years, Fortis set up a number of new hospitals and health care centers across India and took over the management of several other hospitals.
In 2010 the group added a cancer institute to its hospital portfolio and touched the 50 hospital mark in India. In 2011, they signed a MoU with the Utah University for specialized care in emergency medicine. In the same year, they also changed their name from Fortis Healthcare Ltd to Fortis Healthcare (India) Ltd. Later that year Fortis Healthcare Ltd strengthened their presence across the healthcare value chain by acquiring Super Religare Laboratories (SRL). In 2012, they launched the first colorectal hospital in Singapore and became the first Indian hospital to have a Greenfield hospital abroad.
Being the largest chain of specialist hospitals in India, Fortis Health Care Limited has over 41 hospitals in the country and 4 hospitals overseas with over 11,000 beds.
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Pre-Conception Packages
Comprehensive Diabetic Health Checks
Executive Health Checks and
Fortis Health Management Program
Lives Touched: Over 1 crore
Specialties: 40+
Expert Doctors: 150+
Years of Experience: Over 12 Years
Along with medical expertise, Fortis hospitals are also known for its high standards of service. Treatment at each hospital is patient-centric so as to ensure the best outcome for the patient. The doctors deal with the patient and their families compassionately and honestly thus maintaining a high level of transparency. Doctors are also encouraged to go beyond the call of duty and come up with innovation solutions to a patient's problem. For this reason, Fortis has pioneered a number of procedures.
There are 5 hospitals by Fortis in Bangalore. These are multi-specialty tertiary care hospitals with a team of highly specialized doctors and state-of-the-art equipment.
Fortis Hospital Bannerghatta Road
Fortis Hospital Cunningham Road
Fortis Hospital Rajajinagar
Fortis La Femme
The high standards of medical care provided by the Fortis Hospitals have made a number of international patients seek treatment here. For its international patients, Fortis provides visa assistance, a dedicated relationship manager, complimentary two-way airport transfers, and interpreters. The hospital will also help patients and their families find suitable accommodation in hotels or guest houses.
Fortis Hospital Bannerghatta is a multi-specialty hospital. The key Centre's of Excellence here are Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Urology, Orthopaedics, Gastroentrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology Care, Liver Care, Women & Child Care, Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Fertility Treatment and IVF and Pulmonology Care.
Fortis Hospitals have pioneered a number of medical procedures. The key medical procedures performed here include Bone Marrow Transplants, Plastic Surgery or Cosmetic Surgery, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Hand Micro Surgery, Knee Replacement Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Hip Arthroscopy. Specialists also perform G Scan - Open Standing MRI Scans and 320 Slice CT Scans. The hospital also provides infertility treatment and IVF for couples who have difficulty conceiving children.
Through the Fortis Charitable Foundation (FCF), Fortis Hospitals provide healthcare to deprived sections of the society. Along with health care, the programs also provide awareness on preventive care and training for emergency care. Around 300 employees volunteer their services for these CSR initiatives. Over 30,000 patients are treated at charitable clinics each year. In times of disasters, the program has reached out to over 24,500 affected people. 5607 surgeries have also been performed for children with congenital heart defects and cleft lips.
In addition to excellent medical care, the Fortis Hospitals also provide emergency and trauma care and air ambulance services if needed. Rooms in the hospitals can be categorized as general wards with multiple beds and private rooms. The hospital also has a critical care unit and blood bank. Lab tests and diagnostics are available in-house in the Fortis Hospitals. Other facilities available include day care, pharmacy, cafe, and parking.
At Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru, there are over 100 doctors and staff working toward maintaining the welfare of the people in the field of health and medicine. These 99+ experienced and skilled doctors have the authority and the capability to perform over 200 medical procedures on patients and these doctors and staff provide around 40 basic medical aid services to those who need them. They are all well experienced in their respective areas of specialization and the hospital has doctors ranging from consultants to surgeons- all under one roof. The hospital has able doctors in the fields of Pediatrics, Gynecology, Orthopedics, Urology, Plastic Surgery, General Surgery, Cardiology, Neurology, Venerology and lots more.
Awards and Accolades
Fortis Hospital Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road holds the honor of being accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI). In addition, the hospital has also been sanctioned by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) and the Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQUA) owing to its exemplary quality of care and services for the patients. In fact, the hospital was ranked as the Best Hospital in Bengaluru for Cardiac Care by the 8th Outlook Hospital Survey in the year 2002, just 1 year after its establishment.
Fortis Hospital Admission Process
The front desk of the hospital will help you complete the registration form and other formalities. Apart from this, the front desk will generate patient's UHID card and will maintain the patient's medical records. At the time of admission, a form needs to be filled, and a certain sum is to be paid as advance payment. Other than this, the front desk will draw out an estimate of your stay at the hospital and give you a selection of rooms for your stay at Fortis.
Discharge Process
Once the treatment is complete, the nurse will guide the patients through the discharge process. A bill for discharge will be generated, and the patient will be expected to clear all of their dues through cash or debit/credit card. Furthermore, belongings such as urinal pans, bedpans, etc. will also be handed over at this time. Any advances made during the time of admission will be adjusted completely.
Guidelines for visitors
All visitors are required to visit patients only during visiting hours.
The visitors are to sanitize their hands before the visit.
Apart from this, the visitors will be required to show and wear passes when they visit.
Also, depending on the patient's conditions, visitors may be restricted.
Patient and Attendant responsibilities
Responsibilities of patients and attendants are:
Keeping up with appointments and visiting the hospital on time.
Providing complete and accurate information about the ailments and conditions.
Active participation in the treatment options and plans.
Clinical Outcomes
Clinical outcomes are globally accepted and are the advocates for the quality of services and health care provided to the patient. Reporting and maintaining these records helps the hospital know how they affect the life of the patient and how to improve it further.
Patient and Attendant rights
Here are the rights for patients and attendants:
Be treated fairly and with respect.
Be addressed by their proper name and be informed of the names of doctors, nurses, and helpers.
Be informed of all treatment options and plans.
Request a copy of medical records as per protocol.
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Dollar cotton in 2010 is riding the convergence of several bullish factors including a massive world production deficit in old crop cotton, the declining value of the dollar, strong technical signals and growing demand, according to Peter Egli, risk manager, Plexus Cotton.
Egli noted that over the last few years annual world cotton production deficits of between 2 million and 3.7 million bales have slowly but surely been whittling down burdensome world stocks. In 2009-10, however, the production deficit blew up to 16.4 million bales due to production shortfalls in major cotton-producing countries.
The deficit "is by far the biggest on record," Egli said, speaking at the Ag Market Network's Oct. 12 teleconference. "The jury is still out in regard to the current season. But at the moment, USDA projects another seasonal deficit of around 4.1 million bales."
The behavior of the Chinese government only adds to the bullish theme, according to Egli. "There has been a massive effort to auction off reserve stocks to keep local markets supplied with cotton. Since May 2009, the Chinese government has auctioned off about 15.2 million bales of its reserve, a figure which does not include a recent allocation of about 1.3 million bales."
So far, USDA statistics have not completely reflected this significant drawdown, noted Egli. Part of the reason could stem from USDA's announcement in May 2005 that it would begin to systematically add residual to the Chinese supplies to offset a tendency to underestimate Chinese production.
The adjustments, which added 10.75 million bales to Chinese supplies, "might have been justified three years ago, but they make little sense to me when there is obviously large-scale restocking going on in China," Egli said. "Instead of 18.2 million bales back on Aug. 1, China probably had no more than 12 million to 13 million bales. This is why the Chinese market has been behaving like it's been running out of stocks. It literally is running out of stocks."
Egli also believes global beginning stocks should probably have been a lot lower for 2009-10. "Instead of 47 million bales, we may actually have had no more than 40 million to 42 million bales to begin the season, which changes the stocks-to-use ratio dramatically from 39 percent to almost 35 percent. At the end of this season, we may end up with less than 40 million bales unless we see demand destruction over the coming months.
"As mills began to realize that the stocks they needed to tide them over into new crop were limited, they started to mop up all available supplies they could find. Then we had the flood in Pakistan and the threat of an export ban in India which added more fuel to an already panicky market. As a result, we had cash prices explode by over 35 cents since the end of July."
Egli said that Chinese cotton prices are already trading at $1.60.
Bullish sign
According to Egli, high prices of 2010 are unlike the high prices of March 2008, "when a liquidity squeeze in the futures market pushed prices higher, while the cash market never followed through. This time, the cash is leading the way and the futures market has been playing catch up. It is an extremely bullish sign."
Another bullish factor for higher cotton prices is the value of the dollar, according to Egli. But the dark side of this fundamental is increasing U.S. federal debt, around $13.5 trillion and growing about $2 trillion per year, "which is simply unsustainable. Economic growth is too weak to be the solution at the moment. It takes $9 of new credit to get $1 of gross domestic product, which is more than twice as much as it was 10 years ago."
The Federal Reserve's response is to print more money, Egli noted. "Think of it this way. If there is an ever-increasing amount of paper money chasing a relatively finite amount of goods, then the value of commodities measured in paper money has to go up."
On the other hand, if the value of cotton is measured against the ultimate hard currency — gold, its value has decreased, Egli says. "In 2003, a bale of cotton was worth about 1 ounce of gold. In March 2008, a bale of cotton could be purchased for a half an ounce of gold. Today, it takes only about one-fourth of an ounce of gold to pay for a bale of cotton."
Egli says that as "investors are seeing that the printing press is not the solution to an economic problem, we are seeing diversification into tangible assets like commodities in an effort to preserve value and there is no end to the trend in sight."
Another contributor to the perfect storm in cotton is the technical uptrend of the market, according to Egli. "It has attracted technical and computer-based spec buying into the market, and they will stay with this trend as long as it lasts."
Egli believes the cotton market will settle into a trading range of between 90 cents and $1.10 "once the current panic blows over." He also believes that prices should remain high, especially with the devaluation of the U.S. dollar "which will continue to force the price of just about everything higher over time."
Another factor is that in a few years' time, "daily demand for crude oil will bump against the world's ability to produce it, which means that energy prices are going to rise further. This will have a bullish impact on cotton prices.
"While cotton consumption may react negatively to these high prices for a short time, bear in mind, cotton consumption in absolute terms will continue to go higher, even if it loses the race against man-made fibers."
The potential is huge, according to Egli. "If global per capita consumption of cotton was to rise to the level of U.S. per capita consumption, annual cotton demand would be around 460 million bales. I'm sure the same holds true for other ag products. It will become increasingly more difficult to meet all the demand out there."


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Survey: Marketing, PR lead the social media push
Marketers pilot the social media efforts, with PR a close second, reports a new survey. On an encouraging note, most say the departments involved in social media work together well or very well.
Which department owns social media? Who gets to participate in firing off those tweets or uploading photos onto Pinterest?
A Ragan/NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions survey reveals a multi-departmental approach to social media within most corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies.
[Download the complete survey's findings here.]
More than 70 percent of respondents say marketing is involved, with 69 percent reporting that public relations played a role. Corporate communications trailed, with 49 percent.
Twenty-six percent of respondents said the advertising department plays a role, and 14 percent make room at the table for the lawyers.
"There must be collaboration," one survey respondent wrote. "Whereas marketing only wants to sell product, corporate communications—my department—must be aware of impact of all social efforts on Wall Street, shareholders, and regulators."
It's an ongoing debate. Some say PR should manage social media, while others say it belongs to every department.
The Ragan/NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions survey drew 2,714 participants, ranging from one-person shops to major global teams. Employees of corporations, government agencies, and nonprofits took part.
The survey found:
- Marketing emerged as the department that a plurality (29 percent) of survey participants reported to, followed by the chief executive, with 20 percent.
- Nearly three-quarters of respondents say the departments involved in social media work together well or very well.
- Fourth-fifths of respondents say their executive leadership supports social media.
Who's involved?
The survey confirmed what Adam Brown, principal of adMAGINATION, has observed. "There's a tug-of-war in most organizations between marketing and communications," he says.
Brown, a former social media leader at Dell and Coca-Cola, says corporations will have to sort out who is involved, depending on their goals.
Multiple participants can be a recipe for confusion, however.
"Our biggest challenge is getting the different units to collaborate," wrote one participant. "Some teams have an 'ownership' which they are reluctant to let go of."
Another stated, "The corporate communications, PR, and customer service 'departments' all fall within the marketing department and consist of one- or two-person teams within each group."
"As a city government, our organization relies upon each department to head its own social media efforts (Parks and Rec vs. Police vs. Transit vs. Utilities, etc.)," one government-based respondent wrote. "We coordinate during citywide emergency situations (weather, etc.)."
The City of Fort Collins, Colo., takes an interdepartmental approach to social media, says Claire Thomas, public relations coordinator. The city has accounts on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr under the auspices of the Communications and Public Involvement Office.
During heavy snowstorms, snowplow crews will tweet to announce when they have cleared a street, and she is working with police and fire to ensure social communications during emergencies.
"We've slowly deputized other people across the organization," Thomas says. "We're kind of decentralized. We have experts in different departments."
Some departments in Fort Collins initially wanted to form their own social media sites, but communications insisted that a coordinated approach worked better. The city's accounts have 3,000 followers, comms argued; why set up minor sites with 20 fans listening in? The approach has worked well, she says.
So who's in charge?
With so many departments involved, which one is the boss of all bosses?
Marketing leads among those to whom social media reports, with 29 percent. The CEO ranks next, with 20 percent of respondents saying they report to that position. Corporate communications (nearly 18 percent) and public relations (17 percent) follow close behind.
One respondent stated: "The social media manager is the organizations communications coordinator. The communications coordinator makes up the entire PR and marketing department excluding interns."
Governmental social media users listed several variations of whom they report to. One respondent stated that employees who serve programmatic functions contribute to the social media team on top of their regular responsibilities.
Another wrote, "The ministry does not have individual departments as listed but has an evolving 'communication unit,' which [is] expected to perform functions indicated above and use social media as part of its outreach to respective target audiences."
"Each department ultimately reports to the city's Public Information office," wrote yet another.
Many respondents named specific individuals in the reply, such as the vice president of development and external affairs, newsroom editors, and even "each other—it's a shared job."
"I and one admin. report to the VP of IT," one wrote. "The other admin. reports to administrative services manager. We're a nonprofit, eclectic bunch."
David B. Thomas, senior director of content and community at Salesforce Marketing Cloud, says the survey confirms what he has observed: Interest in social media has grown beyond communications and public affairs. As this trend continues, the question of who owns it may become moot.
"I think it will spread across the departments," he says. "Eventually, it will be like asking, 'Who owns the telephone?' There was a time in business when somebody did own the telephone, where we had to have guidelines for how to use the telephone, and we had to train people in how to use the telephone."
Thomas foresees a day when social media will be more like email, available at many employees' desks. Human resources can use it for recruiting and to monitor what employees are saying about the company, PR will cultivate relationships with reporters, and marketing can use it to sell. But organizations will still need someone to make sure regional offices don't set up competing Facebook pages, or to rule on whether a branch office or hospital oncology can start its own blog.
Shel Holtz, of Holtz Communication + Technology, agrees that an internal governance issue needs to be addressed in many organizations. Competing (or even cooperating) departments will require a cross-functional entity that looks after the interests of the whole firm, he says.
The various interests should have autonomy where they need it at the brand level, at the business unit level, and the department level, he says. But everybody must be on the same page about the governance issues and strategies.
"I'm working with one organization in which probably 20 different entities … have bought their own social media monitoring service," Holtz says. "That's insane." But a shift is under way. In 10 years, organizations probably won't need best practice case studies to help them figure out what to do. "Everybody will pretty much know what they're doing," Holtz says.
One organization is heading that way, judging from a commenter's remarks: "We're creating a corporate digital coordination team as resource for all teams wanting to go into social media."
Plays well with others?
Despite the potential for competition, the "many cooks" model seems to work fine. Almost 74 percent say the departments work together well or very well, with only 26 percent less than satisfied with the way things are going.
Some participants reported ups and downs in interdepartmental relations. "Variable," one wrote. "Some departments work together very well, others not so well."
Observed one educational communicator, "The main problem at our office is that those who know social media very well are either poor communicators/teachers or don't have the time to teach their fellow co-workers."
Where it is possible to claim turf, leave it to human beings to set up fiefdoms. A commenter wrote, "Our biggest challenge is getting the different units to collaborate. Some teams have an 'ownership' which they are reluctant to let go of."
Another commenter was more specific—and more blunt: "The most difficult to work with is the IT department. Great technicians sometimes don't understand why, and great communicators sometimes don't understand how. Generally, we came together organically and informally rather than organizationally and formally. This has worked very well. Also, there's nothing like a crisis to unite departments' communicators, which happened to us this year."
Yet another put a more optimistic spin on it: "Improving this is a current focus for us."
Respondents from smaller organizations had no one to argue with but the voices in their heads. "I am a department of one," the commenter noted. "I work very well with myself."
"Since we are all one person, at least there are no silos!" added another.
Are the bigwigs on board?
The survey offers some cheer from most organizations: Large or small, most say their leaders understand social media. More than 81 percent say their executives are "very" or "somewhat" supportive, with only 19 percent saying they are unsupportive or indifferent.
But there is frustration when top leaders don't see the return on building engagement with customers or tracking those 140-character reputation bombs.
"Our social media team is thinking on the cutting edge," commented one survey participant, "but our executives and PR team has chosen not to take social media seriously."
Before you envy those with Twitter-loving bosses, consider this: At one company, social media is "out of control, with CEO posting ad hoc, no message control, inappropriate messaging for brand, no central control [or] planning," a respondent wrote. "CEO mixes personal social with company social, damaging brand."
Luckily for Fort Collins, things work better than that. The city manager serves as the equivalent of the CEO, Thomas says. City leadership understands the need to reach out to citizens and use social media to publicize information and events.
"We feel like we have really great support," Thomas says.
[Download the complete survey's findings here.]
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The Lake Forest College football team was defeated 49-34 at Grinnell College on Saturday in a game that included more than 850 yards of offense. Forester senior wide receiver Kevin Davis caught 14 passes, the second-highest single-game total in team history.
The only Forester with more than 14 reception in a game is Dan Cole, who hauled in 17 passed against Monmouth College in 1990. Davis scored on one of his receptions on Saturday and finished the contest with a career-high 157 receiving yards.
Lake Forest junior quarterback Pete Scaffidi passed for more than 300 yards for the second straight week. He completed 31 passes for 317 yards and a pair of touchdowns with one interception. Classmate Austin Sobey caught five of those passes for 94 yards and his sixth touchdown reception of the season.
Forester junior tailback Al Mitchell carried the ball 22 times for a game-high 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The Lake Forest defense was led by senior safety Luke Butts' nine tackles.
The visitors took the early lead on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Scaffidi to Davis less than two-and-a-half minutes into the contest. Three touchdown passes and a two-point conversion by the Pioneers gave them a 22-7 lead, which was trimmed to 22-14 on a 1-yard touchdown run by Mitchell on the final play of the first half.
Both teams scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter with the Foresters reaching the end zone on a 35-yard pass from Scaffidi to Sobey and a 3-yard run by Mitchell. Grinnell eventually extended its lead to 49-26 before a 1-yard run by Scaffidi accounted for the final score.
The Foresters will host Carroll University for Homecoming next Saturday at 1:30 p.m.


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What is Ageless Grace?
Understanding the complexities of brain health and the methods by which those functions can be improved is the basis for the Civitas Memory Care Program. We believe that a holistic approach to slowing the progression of memory loss is key to the success of our mission.
That's why we're partnering with Ageless Grace, a cutting-edge program specifically designed to improve cognitive functionality. Through a series of physical exercises based on natural and organic movements, neuroplasticity is improved, and cognitive retention is enhanced.
Ageless Grace explores the ways in which we age—and addresses the whys of the process. It combines an intentional engagement of both the mind and body, which are inextricably connected. The Ageless Grace program addresses the five major functions of the brain:
- Strategic Planning
- Memory and Recall
- Analytical Thinking
- Creativity and Imagination
- Kinesthetic Learning
Ageless Grace incorporates 21 exercise tools/routines into their brain health program. By summoning physical movements which respond to signaling sent by the brain, both body and mind functionality improve over time. These memory care tools address the following conditions, improving overall cognitive health and well-being:
- Flexibility
- Circulation
- Upper Body and Abdominal Strength
- Coordination
- Cognitive Function
- Kinesthetic Learning
- Range of Motion
- Spinal Flexion
- Right-Left Brain Coordination
- Eye-Hand Coordination
- Breath Support
- Fall Prevention
- Sense of Humor
- Bone Density
- Oxygenation of Cells
- Inner Ear Fluid Stimulation
- Nervous System Stimulation
- Skin and Connective Tissue Health
- Spinal Health and Flexibility
- Emotional Expression
- Sense of Humor
- Cardiovascular Conditioning
- Neural Response
- Agility
- Headache Relief
- Alignment
- Joint Stability
At Civitas Senior Living, we are dedicated to bringing you the best in resources, all of which contribute to the success of our program. We are immensely grateful for the opportunity to partner with Ageless Grace in ensuring that our assisted living and memory care residents thrive.
**For more information on the Ageless Grace program, please visit www.agelessgrace.com**