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There are a lot of GPS apps out there, just about every single one of which will get you from A to B. The difference between them really is just how easily they do it. TomTom has a bit of a monopoly in this area, and rightly so: it makes a brilliant smartphone app.
We wanted to give something else a go, so enter Wisepilot GPS, which promises search, turn-by-turn directions and things such as live traffic and speed camera alerts. How does it square up?
Wisepilot GPS
- Format
- iPhone/Android (version tested)
- Price
- Free (with subs)
- Where
- Google Play/iTunes
Wisepilot uses the top-notch Navteq maps to make sure you get to your destination easily. It goes one further, however, adding logical touches such as lane warnings as you approach a turning, so your car is absolutely in the right place.
Another cool feature Wisepilot is a junction view, which helps you to pull on or off of the motorway. You also get speed camera warnings and traffic alerts as we mentioned earlier. Its 2D and 3D mapping is very impressive, although it doesn't rival what Apple plans with iOS 6. A foreign data restricted mode is useful, as is the ability to save parts of the map locally to your phone.
The app goes even further, to include live weather reports for wherever you are in the world. All this functionality would be a problem if you didn't have a well laid-out app to play with. Wisepilot however is good to look at and easy to use. It is also subscription based.
After download you get 30 days' free usage of all the premium features. These can then be purchased in app afterwards. Things such as weather reports and address search will remain free, but the proper navigation will disappear.
You can then either pay £25 for lifetime membership to the service or pay monthly for £5.49. We would go for the lifetime set-up as it undercuts apps like TomTom but still offers full European navigation.
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|2012-11-16, 09:45
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Germany
Age: 29
At least Dart. The game sold more than a million come on Sony.
Or hell just remembered. Wild Arms and Arc the Lad belong to Sony. Rudy, Ashley or Virginia. And Arc of course. Damn they have so many...
|2012-11-16, 16:27
|Link #44
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Between Heaven and Earth
you might as well be complaining about why didnt they put old Heihachi or MGS4 Raiden.
Simply put, they be trolling.
|2012-11-16, 21:55
|Link #46
too lazy to post
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Germany
Age: 29
|2012-11-16, 22:25
|Link #47
Metal Gear!?
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Tampa
Sly at least to me in the beta was the best. He had alot of tools to work with given his moveset. Also had ways around projectiles and people who spam attacks all day. Never really had a problem with Kratos except the first few times I fought him.
|2012-11-16, 23:04
|Link #48
Tastes Cloudy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Snake Way
Age: 30
|2012-11-16, 23:30
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Germany
Age: 29
Spoiler for Kratos kill list through the entire God of War series:
This guy mows through you regardless if you are human, mythical beast, Hero, God, King of the Gods or creator of the world.
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|2012-11-19, 00:23
|Link #52
Tastes Cloudy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Snake Way
Age: 30
But seriously, Asura would mop the floor with everyone on the list. Kratos too.
|2012-11-19, 14:10
|Link #53
Senior Member
...Please don't start one of those stupid "who's stronger out of all the characters to different franchises"
Most of the time instead of REASONABLE discussions They're always pointless and are nothing more than a way for people to just state who they're fanboying over and will never back down that their favorite character would be beaten down by someone else even if it's painfully obvious what their strengths and weaknesses are compared to the others.
.....WITH THAT SAID Now I don't mind Raiden at all but Sorry to say though man but Kratos would absolutely DESTORY Raiden, Ooooo Raiden can stop a giant sword in a Metal Gear Solid Spin off that he's LUCKY to have, big whoop, Kratos has killed GODS and MONSTERS TEN TIMES HIS SIZE!!!!!
Asura would be unstoppable...
|2012-11-19, 16:12
|Link #54
Tastes Cloudy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Snake Way
Age: 30
You know you just did what you called stupid right? Or are you making fun of it yourself.
But Raiden did lift that Metal gear Ray up and threw it then jumped on it and proceeded to cut it to pieces with 0 effort. If Raiden gets close enough to slice, Kratos isn't stopping it. and hooks of hades wouldn't work on someone who's mostly robot :P
|2012-11-19, 16:53
|Link #55
Senior Member
(Yes I'm acknowledging I did the same thing that I think is stupid. Doesn't make the subject any less fun to indulge in from time to time.)
Are you saying Krato's blades are too dull to cut through robots??? Anything sharp can penetrate a robot assuming it's sharp enough, and I'm fairly sure Krato's blades are capable of cutting Raiden just as well. All Kratos would have to do is either keep his distance and attack with his blades of chaos, or hell just use his sorcery magic attacks on Raiden and he's done. Worse still if Kratos gets a hold on Raiden just ONCE than he's done and torn in two.
Whats more even if Raiden got lucky and do manage to beat him, Kratos would just fight his way out of hell to get his revenge, can Raiden literally beat death?????
Let's Remember with all of Raiden's cybernetics parts he's still nothing more than an average human whose overall success PALES in comparison to the likes of gods like Kratos and Asura.
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|2012-11-19, 17:26
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Tastes Cloudy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Snake Way
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Eh, you just hope Asura doesn't make it in :P
|2012-11-19, 17:45
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too lazy to post
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Germany
Age: 29
Anyway back on topic. The review embargo should be lifted soon. So prepare your popcorn and chairs and if necessary flameshields. Prepare yourself for a lot of tears, salt and trolling. You should also expect to see the words "soulless, clone, rip-off, SSB and shameless" very often. Tomorrow is gonna be a good day. I will have a lot of entertainment both from this game and from various forums.
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The AR podcast is a review of the latest news and trends in the analyst ecosystem along with tips and tricks for analyst relations professionals and analyst research consumers. SageCircle strategists Dave Eckert and Carter Lusher co-host this bi-weekly program. You can find all the SageCircle podcasts on our podcast page.
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[00:00] Opening
[01:06] News – Gartner acquires AMR Research
[09:10] How likely is it that Gartner will retain AMR analysts and sales representatives
[14:37] Interview with Datamonitor-Ovum Research Fellow Jonathan Yarmis about his role
[21:06] How the new Datamonitor-Ovum will encourage collaboration between analysts
[24:22] Upcoming events
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Hi, its been a long time since I last visited AntiOnline, but I hope I'll come here more often in the close future
Anyway, I have this situation. I work as a techsupport in a local ISP. The work is pretty easy for me... but I would rather say TOO easy. Until recently the job suited me quite well... it allowed for a lot of free time to study, meet up with friends.. you know the usual stuff... Anyway, recently I finally layed my hands on MCP certificate... after a year since I passed the exam.. lol.
I decided that this job is not for me anymore. I plan to put some effort into certification from Microsoft and Cisco now. I have passed the exam for the first course of CCNA (at least thats how it went in my University). I'd like to ask for some advice, which certifications I should invest into? It has come to my mind that I am more interested in network security and programming. At least thats the kind of technical literature I like to read most.
Back to the point Sorry for the long prelude...
The question is: what certifications should I get first if I am into network security and progamming? There are loads of them out there, so I will gladly accept any piece of advice you can give.
Thanks in advance.
Yours truly. Jazz
P.S. - Sorry for my english, any misspelling or grammar mistakes) I didn't have much practice lately, I hope to make up for that in the close future.


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In the new Marvel superhero fantasy "Ant-Man," Paul Rudd plays a man who shrinks to insect size and battles evildoers with the help of his ant army.
But this isn't the first time Hollywood has made a star tiny for the big screen.
There's a long history of shrinking people in film; it's a popular motif in sci-fi, used for both scary and humorous effects.
Here are some of the movies where size really does matter.
"Tom Thumb" (1958)
In this fairy tale turned live-action movie, Russ Tamblyn (better known as Riff from the 1961 "West Side Story" musical) shrunk for the tiny role of Tom Thumb. But while...


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Before he died in August at the age of 68, Marvin Hamlisch recorded a brief cameo for "The Simpsons," playing a version of himself in an episode involving Abe Simpson's hidden past. On Sunday, the episode finally aired on Fox, making Hamlisch's vocal role a posthumous performance for the late conductor and composer.
Sunday's episode, "Gone Abie Gone," focused on Abe's past love affair with a sultry jazz singer. They meet at a restaurant called Spiro's where Abe, Homer Simpson's dad, is working as a busboy while aspiring to become a songwriter. Hamlisch plays himself as the restaurant's resident composer who prefers to work as a busboy.
"Simpson! I pay you to clean tables, not to write songs," barks the authoritarian restaurant owner. "And you, Marvin Hamlisch, I pay you to write songs, not clean tables."
Hamlisch replies: "What can I say? I like to pitch in."
The scene from the episode is viewable on "The Simpsons" official website. Anika Noni Rose played the jazz singer who wins Abe's heart, while Jennifer Tilly played herself as a poker guru in a subplot involving Lisa Simpson and an online poker site.
Hamlisch wrote the music for "A Chorus Line" and several other stage musicals. He also won three Oscars for his film work. Hamlisch was in the middle of his second season as the principal conductor of the Pasadena Pops when he died this summer in Los Angeles.
Michael Feinstein, who collaborated with Hamlisch at his last Pasadena Pops concert, will take over as the principal conductor of the organization.
Marvin Hamlisch, 68, remembered by theater collaborators
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If you're looking for entertainment near Oak Ridge, NC, then check out the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Entertainment Guide, and discover the very best spots in the area.
Just south of Oak Ridge, you'll find Kersey Valley Spookywoods, a haunted attraction sure to send chills down your spine, and make your hair stand straight up. The Halloween haunted house is known as the most terrifying in the area, and the Zombie Run is a popular summer event for those who like a little terror with their exercise.
Located in nearby High Point, Ingram's Strawberry Farm is just a short jaunt from Oak Ridge. Here, you can pick your own berries until you just can't eat any more. While the name suggests a limited product lineup, the farm also grows cotton candy onions, various types of squash, and much more.
If high-octane thrills are what lights your fire, you'll love Randleman's Richard Petty Museum. Here, you'll get a chance to immerse yourself in the life and times of one of NASCAR's most famous sons, the legendary Richard Petty.
Got a score to settle with one of your friends? Or maybe you're just eager to test your skills on the field of combat. Whatever the case may be, suit up and head over to Kersey Valley Laser Tag, where you'll test your mettle against the fastest guns in the area. It's a blast!


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Enhancing Our Equity Market Structure
SEC Chair Mary Jo White speaking at the Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference in New York, N.Y.
It is great to be here with you in New York to speak about our equity market structure and how we can enhance it.
While I know your views on particular issues may differ, you all certainly appreciate that investors and public companies benefit greatly from robust and resilient equity markets.
During my first year as Chair, not surprisingly, I have heard a wide range of perspectives on equity market structure, reflecting its inherent complexity, the relationships among many core issues, as well as the different business models of market participants. To frame the SEC's review of these issues, I set out last fall certain fundamentals for addressing market structure policy. One of those is the importance of data and empirically based decision-making. At that time, we launched an interactive public website devoted to market structure data and analysis drawn from a range of sources. The website has grown to include work by SEC staff on important market structure topics, including the nature of trading in dark venues, market fragmentation, and high-frequency trading.
Through this initiative and others, we have taken important steps to further strengthen the investing environment. And today, as we move forward in the next phase of our efforts to enhance our market structure, I am recommending additional measures to further promote market stability and fairness, enhance market transparency and disclosures, and build more effective markets for smaller companies. I am also recommending to the Commission the creation of a new Market Structure Advisory Committee of experts to review specific initiatives and rule proposals. Your input also remains essential to help us ensure that our markets continue to operate openly, fairly, and efficiently to benefit investors and promote capital formation.
I. Taking Principled Action
Let me start with the core principles that are grounding our review of equity market structure and guiding further actions.
First, we must evaluate all issues through the prism of the best interest of investors and the facilitation of capital formation for public companies. The secondary markets exist for investors and public companies, and their interests must be paramount.
Second, we must account for the varying nature of companies and products, with a particular sensitivity to the needs of smaller companies. One market structure does not fit all.
Third, our review of market structure must be comprehensive. We must test our assumptions about long-standing rules and market practices. Past decisions must be reevaluated in light of current conditions, and market-based solutions to issues should be explored. Barriers to such solutions must be reviewed, and removed where appropriate.
II. Market Structure Today
Equity markets are, of course, now dominated by computer algorithms, which generate orders at a volume and speed that have transformed the nature of trading. Importantly, these algorithms are used not only by high-frequency traders, but also by or on behalf of investors.
Empirical evidence shows that investors are doing better in today's algorithmic marketplace than they did in the old manual markets.
For institutional investors, the costs of executing large orders, measured in terms of price, were more than 10% lower in 2013 than in 2006. This is true even though fundamental volatility — which in general is positively correlated with such costs — was slightly higher in 2013 than it was in 2006.
The level of intraday volatility also has returned to low levels after spiking during the financial crisis. Intraday volatility of the S&P 500 Index was nearly the same in 2013 as it was in 2006 — for both average and maximum volatility.
The spreads between bid and ask prices for the broader market also are as narrow as they have ever been. These narrower spreads are particularly important for retail investors because they reflect the cost of trading immediately at the best prices, which is generally the objective of retail investors.
All of these market quality metrics show that the current market structure is not fundamentally broken, let alone rigged. To the contrary, the equity markets are strong and generally continue to serve well the interests of both retail and institutional investors. The largely positive data on broad market quality does not mean, however, that the current market structure is without issues.
Some potential additional benefits for investors from improved technology may have been diverted by excessive intermediation, and broad market quality would perhaps be even better if different rules were in place.
And not all segments of the equity markets have equally shared the benefits from the positive market trends, and that disparity may have increased in recent years. For example, key costs for institutional investors in small-cap stocks appear to have remained relatively high since the financial crisis, in contrast to the large declines in such costs for the broader market.
As a general matter, many market structure rules and industry practices were developed with manual markets in mind. They cannot be expected to optimally address all of today's market practices.


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Yeah I'm a little happier about feedings just because I haven't had to make him cry for every feed. He isn't getting enough though...his diapers aren't very wet and of course there isn't any stool to show for it either. I am fighting to give him his food now more than ever. We are at 8&12 oz of formula and its 5. If I can get him to eat another 8 oz then I'll feel less horrible about this breastfeeding vacation we have taken.
So far he hasn't bee noticibly cranky about the major change in quantity...especially yesterday. What's up with that...is my kid happy to starve? What happens if he gets less than what he needs daily? Does he just grow slower of does it stress out his body?


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I chose to attack Chauvinistic Vainglorious Hypocrite Puritan Prudes (AKA Assholes)
1.There are men who think they are inherently better than women by virtue of their sex. I don't like them.
2.There are men who walk a step ahead of women believing it's only normal due to their twisted sense of morality or their sick understanding of modesty. I don't like them.
3.There are men who discuss the attire of women. How they should or shouldn't dress. What they ought to cover and what they are allowed to reveal. I don't like them.
4.There are men who boss women around and who strongly believe its their god given right to do so. I don't like them.
5.There are men who hide the names of their mothers, sisters and wives as if it's shameful and dishonorable for the names of "their" women to be revealed. I don't like them.
6.There are men ashamed of their own bodies and who consider the body of "their" women as their own property. I don't like them.
7.There are men who want to change us all to fit their own idea of right and wrong. I don't like them.
8.There are men who see in black and white, in shades of gray at best. I don't like them.
9.There are men who are convinced they are always right, no matter what. I don't like them.
10.There are women who agree with these assholes. I really hate them.
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Nick Edgar is a senior developer with IBM Ottawa labs (formerly known as Object Technology International), and has been with OTI/IBM full-time since 1992. Nick currently works on various aspects of the Source Control support of the Jazz project. For more on Jazz, see the Jazz topic on Bill Higgins' blog.
Prior to Jazz, Nick was the technical lead for the Eclipse Rich Client Platform UI. Nick has played an active role in Eclipse since its inception, working on various aspects of the Runtime, UI, and Rich Client Platform. Nick was also involved in the development of Envy/Developer, IBM Smalltalk, VisualAge for Java, and VisualAge Micro Edition.
He once implemented a reasonable facsimile of MacPaint in ~3500 lines of 6502 assembly code on the Apple ][+.
Hobbies include: playing piano (mostly classical), Chinese Martial Arts.
Work email: nick_edgar <at> ca.ibm.com


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Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell
Season 3
Straight Outta Hades
Gary produces a hip, new orientation video to prepare new arrivals for Hell.
Circle Jerk MCMXCVIII
Satan travels to the fringes of Hell to meet with some mysterious co-workers.
Eddie the Demon
After Troy loses Satan's trust, Eddie gets his shot at proving he has what it takes to become a demon.
Golden Fiddle Week
It's Golden Fiddle Week and the demons are in a bind, they're way behind, and they're willing to make a deal.
When Satan introduces women to the workplace, things start to get a little steamy and a little acidic and a little swollen.


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I have been working as a travel writer for many years, but my first love is painting. My travels have influenced my work and I am particularly inspired by mountains, the seasons, clouds, sea and lakes.
I have so far exhibited my work at the following places:
West Berkshire Community Hospital - June 2011
Craftsman, Newbury - July 2011
Newbury Town Hall (as part of Newbury Arts Group) - August 2011
Winchester Art & Crafts Fair - December 2011
My day job is editing the ski information website Welove2ski and running the new web design company Welove2ski Media.
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Inside a DCYF hearingBy NANCY WEST
New Hampshire Sunday News
March 31. 2013 1:32AM
Her baby was born addicted to cocaine and heroin, but the state gave her a chance to clean up her act before filing a petition accusing her of neglect, then another chance after she was arrested for DWI.
But when she was charged with a second DWI - this time with the baby in the back seat - the Division for Children, Youth and Families stepped in and filed a neglect petition.
Just before the confidential civil adjudicatory hearing behind closed doors in district court recently, the young mother decided against a trial and entered into a consent agreement instead. By doing so, she accepted the neglect finding, and now DCYF - and ultimately Circuit Judge Edward "Ned'' Gordon - will decide what is best for her baby.
Prompted to stand when addressing the judge, the mother answered in a subdued tone when Judge Gordon asked whether she accepted responsibility.
"Yes, your honor," she said.
It was only after Gordon made clear the consequences if the woman didn't change her ways in the next year - the court could order the baby into foster care or place the baby for adoption - that she showed emotion.
Her body suddenly stiffened. Tears came fast. She slumped slightly forward.
"You've got a lot at stake," Gordon told her. "Make sure you work at it."
The baby - all smiles and giggles - waited outside the courtroom with a relative who has physical custody.
For now, Gordon ordered the relative to continue with custody, and the mother will live at the same home. The mother cannot drive with her baby; she must go daily to a methadone clinic; and she must do whatever else DCYF requires.
Her name will be placed on the central child abuse registry for seven years, which could keep her from working in a school or day care.
At the hearing, the mother sat alone at one table, and DCYF's attorney sat at the other. Funding for attorneys to represent parents in abuse and neglect cases has been eliminated.
A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer sat in the court gallery to represent the baby. DCYF will present a more detailed rehabilitation plan for mother and child at a court hearing next month. Gordon, with the mother's and the division's permission, allowed the Sunday News to report on the hearing as long as the participants were not identified. Such hearings, along with all other child abuse and neglect records and proceedings, are confidential by state law.
The division asked the mother to provide more information about the baby's father so it could seek child support, but she insisted she didn't know his whereabouts.
Best practices
The young mother had no way of knowing that Judge Gordon's is one of two model courts in the state working on best practices to improve how abuse and neglect cases are handled. The other court is in Concord.
One change that will be adopted in southern New Hampshire this month after piloting in the North Country is encouraging children to participate in many of the hearings when it is appropriate, Gordon said.
A recurring complaint from adults who were in foster care as children is that they didn't have a voice.
"They say, 'I was placed in foster care, outside my home. A judge was making all these decisions about me and I never got to talk to the judge,'" Gordon said.
He often engages children to find out what they want, and he learns a great deal about the family dynamics by watching them in court.
Children get their ideas about the system from television, he said. "They think Judge Judy is deciding their future."
There are serious abuse and neglect cases in which the parents cannot be reunited with their children, and by law their parental rights can be terminated and the child adopted. In those cases, there may be criminal charges filed, as well.
"Even if their parents have hurt them or neglected them, they still love their parents dearly and want to have contact with them," Gordon said.
When Gordon was a state senator, DCYF was under fire, and he was one of its chief critics. He held public hearings in 1999 to air concerns about the division, which drew large crowds of angry people.
Since being appointed a judge, Gordon has watched DCYF embrace change. He doesn't hear those angry voices anymore, and he had high praise for DCYF Director Maggie Bishop for her work changing the system.
"I think DCYF is doing a good job," Gordon said.
While still a senator, Gordon helped pass legislation allowing DCYF to provide services to families without making a finding of abuse or neglect, bypassing the court system. The law is still on the books, although the program was not funded last year, he said.
Working to improve
Bishop said the division is actively trying to change how it works - to protect children but also work to keep the family together when possible or reunify as quickly as possible if the child is unsafe at home and must be placed in foster care temporarily.
Over the past seven or eight years, child protective agencies across the country have been acting on research that showed children raised in the child welfare system often didn't fare well, she said.
Now, the division tailors programs to fit the needs of a family, Bishop said, instead of trying to squeeze all families into a one-size-fits-all program.
At its peak, New Hampshire had 1,400 children in foster care. Today, there are 700, Bishop said.
"We have been listening to parents and kids as to how we can do it better," she said.
When the cases end up in court, the focus is on what is not working in a family, not on what is working, she said.
"We are really working to become part of the community, to work with families," Bishop said. "We do not want to be an organization they fear. We want to help families resolve challenges and only be as involved as long as we need to be."
Services could range from parenting classes and in-home therapy to assistance fixing a car to make sure children get to doctor appointments, Bishop said. The division can also link families to other services, such as help with housing or even finding work, she said.
"More and more we are working to become part of the solution," Bishop said.
Gordon chairs the ongoing best practices committee in New Hampshire, working with the division and other stakeholders to find ways to protect children while trying to avoid past practices that limited the children's potential for future success, such as extended stays in foster care.
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges obtained federal grant money to pilot the best practices courts in New Hampshire and 28 other courts around the country. While the state receives no money, the council provides expertise and some technical support.
"We always presume we are going to reunify a family," Gordon said.
In serious abuse cases, he concedes, that is not always possible. "When there are circumstances in which the parents can't put their child's interest above their own, the termination of their parental rights might be appropriate," Gordon said.
Even when children are adopted - at least the older ones who understand what is going on - they still love their parents, he said.
"Even kids who ultimately have been abused, they still want to have a connection to their biological family," Gordon said.
"It's a basic human need."


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Mads Mikkelsen looks like he may be taking a trip to the Marvel Universe. Variety reports that the Casino Royale star is in talks to play a still-unspecified villain in Thor 2.
The film will mark the third big screen appearance of Chris Hemsworth's Thor and Tom Hiddleston's Loki following 2011's Thor and this year's Marvel's The Avengers. Natalie Portman, Jaimie Alexander and Idris Elba have been confirmed to be returning for the Alan Taylor-directed sequel, though even more of the first film's cast is likely to be back as well.
Mikkelsen is no stranger to Norse legend nor to tales of gods and men, having appeared in Nicolas Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising and the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans.
Featuring a screenplay by Robert Rodat and Don Payne, Thor 2 is scheduled to be released on November 15, 2013.
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For information about the diagnoses and symptoms associated with FLUTD, please
see the following link to an article by
C. Brooks DVM, DABVP on VeterinaryPartner.com. Diagnosis is important
as there are various treatments and remedies to help with specific causes.
Regardless of the cause of FLUTD, however, the basics are the same for every
cat: diet and hydration.
Traditional veterinary treatment will often include prescription diets, many of
which contain preservatives, fillers and insufficient nutrition. No cat should
eat dry food as a large part of their diet, but for cats with FLUTD or who have
had an episode of FLUTD avoiding dry kibble becomes essential. Cats eating a dry
food diet have more concentrated urine and do not drink enough to compensate for
the lack of moisture in their food. In addition, dry kibble contains too much
grain and cats do not typically utilize the nutrients in grains well.
Raw food is ideal,
freeze dried and dehydrated foods are also good options – try to make these
at least part of your cat's overall diet. Read canned food labels carefully to
determine that the food is mainly meat and contains no fillers or meat
by-products. See the article What You Need to Know About Your Pet's Food. You may be advised to look for a food low in ash or magnesium. Most all
high quality canned foods qualify.
The first step in increasing your cat's hydration is changing from dry to raw or
canned food. In addition to this it is important to encourage her to drink
water. Use different sizes and shapes of bowls in different locations. Many cats
like running water – see the
Drinkwell Fountain.
If your cat remains stubborn about not drinking water, you can bribe her with
a bit of unsalted broth or clam juice (not tuna) if need be and dilute it over
time until she will drink water. Bottled or filtered water is best and will
likely taste better for your cat as well.
Holistic Urinary Support can be a good treatment for FLUTD
In addition to diet and hydration, a variety of other holistic treatments can be
helpful in treating FLUTD.
Additional Resources:
The Truth
About Dry Food an online article by Michelle Bernard.
Article listed on www.catnutrion.org (an excellent site for information about
raw diets for cats) : Notes from the 2003 AVMA Convention –
The 'CatKins'
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2. I want to tell (insert gal pal's name) something, but I don't want the world to see it. Is there some sort of way I can send them something privately?
3. Why do people keep posting pictures of sad dogs and then writing a long story about it?
4. I thought the status bar was the search bar...
5. Look at all these old scanned pictures of me from college.
6. What is Farm Heroes Saga?
7. How do I change my profile picture?
8. Why aren't you and I friends?
9. You wanna see what my high school boyfriend looks like now?
10. Who's that boy in all your pictures?
11. I'm reuniting with all my sorority sisters! We all want to get our daughters together.
12. Can you walk me through uploading an album again?
13. I'm posting this on your wall! Check it out! (cue picture of cat)
14. (Friends name)'s boy turned out so cute. Have you ever thought about dating him?
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Who prefers rocking old school DH bikes?
The tech today is phenominal, but, the bike is only half the equation. I still rock my 2001 Super 8 and love the looks and compliments I get. It is a boost in ego too when you consistently pass the guys on newer bikes.
I have often thought about going the old school route and restoring older DH bikes with new components instead of buying a new rig. I know its not practical, but the cool factor (for me) is off the charts. Plus, that is the era I grew up in and nothing gets me going like an old Lobo DH or Lawwill Straight 8.
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Brief Introduction: The University of Tokyo's Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Graduate School of Economics have co-established the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), which offers a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree. GraSPP aims to train students in planning, implementing and evaluating public policy, and to prepare students for careers public service.
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While Bruins fans are getting a pretty hearty chuckle out of Phil Kessel's "Mr. Irrelevant" status from last night's NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft in Raleigh, I'm left scratching my head.
To me, the All-Star Game is the one game you want a player like the former Bruins and current Toronto winger on your side if you want to win. The All-Star Game is the classic, non-contact, non-aggression hockey outing, so who better to star in it than one of the league's fastest players equipped with one of the league's best wrist shots who doesn't even like to get bumped in a crowded mall, let alone the slot area of the rink?
Obviously, the captain committees for Team Lidstrom and Team Staal didn't agree with my assessment of Kessel, who in 49 games this season has collected 34 points (19 goals) and a minus-19 rating. I wonder when the last time Nicklas Lidstrom played with a guy who's minus-19.
Anyway, at least Kessel getting picked last by Team Lidstrom gave the world another opportunity to have Kessel in the spotlight get interviewed, so he could show off his glowing personality.
"I didn't really care [being the last pick]," Kessel said. "I'm just having fun with it. It's an honor to be here. When I was a kid, I never would've dreamed of being here … I don't care at all. Like it's not a big deal for me. This is fun. We come here just to have a good time, play a game and not worry too much. This is our break, right? We're just here to have a good time."
Basically, Kessel's answers are a Mad Libs where he inserts situation, the team/opponent and the word fun. Just like when he comes to Boston and "doesn't care about playing the Bruins." Whatever. No doubt, the new car he received for sitting through all the other picks softened the blow on his ego.
That said, I expect that Sunday's game will be a showcase of sorts for Kessel. There will still be attention on him as the last guy picked, and despite his efforts to take things in stride he'll definitely want to rise above the rest of the stars and make some magic happen with the puck. Luckily for him, unlike his attempts to prove the Bruins were wrong in head-to-head match-ups, Kessel won't have to worry about physical play and a defense focused on him — although he will have to contend with Team Staal defenseman Zdeno Chara.
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With the most important day of the month coming up, future traders are preparing for the new employment level. What this number does is provide the traders with huge opportunities to turn a great profit, but at a high risk. To turn large risks into profits, traders must set wide stops when selling or buying futures ahead of the number.
Last week the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits decreased by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 346,000. This is a level consistent with steady growth in jobs. According to the labor department, applications have dropped from a previous 357,000, which was adjusted up from the initial 354,000. A representation for layoffs is the weekly number of applications, which tumbled 6% in the last six months and also hit a five-year low of 338,000 in early May.
Decreasing layoffs is only half of increasing the future of jobs, the other is on the side of companies hiring. The problem here, though, is that companies have been very cautious about hiring people and creating more jobs. Tomorrow the government comes out with the updated unemployment number, which economists expect to show a modest growth of about 170,000 jobs.
With heightened volatility around the number, a trader is presented with opportunity. The best way to trade the number is by using a product that tracks the S&P 500.
There are several ways you can trade the S&P 500:
- Buy Individual stocks in the S&P 500. This is a very capital intensive way to take a view on the index. It does, however, offer the opportunity to leg out laggards and add to winners, but this strategy may not track the index perfectly.
- Buy the ETF. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY). Although this also would be capital intensive, this is an easy position to manage.
- E-mini S&P 500 Futures and Options. This gives a trader the best opportunity to set up a great risk vs. reward trade while tracking the performance of the index very well. This is also one of the most liquid futures markets.
Because options on futures give us the best risk vs. reward set up, especially around catalyst events, we can use them to set up a bullish and bearish strategy ahead of tomorrow's number. The E-mini S&P 500 future options are implying a move by tomorrow's expiration of around 17.75 points as calculated by the at-the-money straddle. With futures trading at 1,609.00 we can use this to calculate an upside target of 1,626.75 and a downside target of 1,591.25. With these targets we can set up trades.
Bullish Setup:
Trade: Buying the ES Jun 7th 1615-1625 Call Spread for 3.45
Risk: $172.50
Reward: $327.50
Breakeven: 1,618.50
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Bearish Setup:
Trade: Buying the ES Jun 7th 1600-1590 Put Spread for 2.00
Risk: $100 per 1 lot
Reward: $400 per 1 lot
Breakeven: 1,598.00
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BALTIMORE, MD – After weeks of speculation that placed Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy winner Darlington Nagbe or Perry Kitchen as the first pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Vancouver Whitecaps FC's choice to go with Omar Salgado was quite a surprise, even to Salgado himself.
"They left me speechless," admitted the 17-year-old Generation adidas signing. "I just found out right now. I was surprised."
Going first was a pleasant shock for the 6-foot-4 forward from El Paso, Texas, but he had an inkling that he'd end up in Vancouver in one way or another.
"I had an idea [Vancouver would pick me]," he said. "I mean, I trained with them. They had told me they had an interest in me…I just didn't think I'd be No. 1. I thought I'd go No. 8 [Vancouver's second-overall pick in the draft]."
WATCH: Salgado talks to MLSsoccer.com
For Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi, the decision to go with the USA U-20 forward was a no-brainer, especially after getting a look at the youngster during the summer.
"We were actually looking to sign him at the time," Lenarduzzi said. "What we saw was huge potential."
"He's got a great pedigree," said Lenarduzzi. "He was our first pick, quite frankly, way back."
Salgado, who was part of Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara's famed academy, decided to return to the United States in search of a first-team opportunity. The move, he said, has paid off.
FIRCHAU: Biggest SuperDraft surprise came first
"Yeah, it was a great decision [to decide to return]," he said.
Salgado's MLS debut, however, may have to wait. The forward had played in Mexico and can play in the United States, but a FIFA rule about transferring registrations would not allow him to play in Canada until he turns 18 on September 10. Whitecaps FC, though, are currently working with the league to obtain an exemption for Salgado to play before then.
Under FIFA rules, a player under the age of 18 who is registered in one country can transfer his registration to a different country only if his family moves to that country for non-sporting reasons. Salgado and his family recently relocated to the United States.
"I wanna play. I wanna play as much as I can, as many games as I can," said Salgado. "The exemption is going to be a problem, but if I get it then – I just wanna play. I think I can play a few games – I hope I start most of the games.
"I've been waiting six months for this, so I'm very happy."


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Mirrors (UK - BD RB)
Leigh looks at this Kiefer Sutherland/ Alexandre Aja horror on Blu-ray Disc...
In this remake of the Korean 2003 horror Into the Mirror, ex-cop Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) starts a job as a night watchman of a derelict department store in which many of its occupants were burned to death years earlier. Almost immediately Ben starts to see horrific images in the store mirrors and screaming from unseen corners of the building. However, when Ben leaves, the malevolent forces also reach beyond the confines of the building, tormenting not only Ben himself, but also those he holds dear.
After storming out of the gates with the impressive Switchblade Romance and following up with the surprisingly solid remake of The Hills Have Eyes, French director Alexandre Aja delivers his 'difficult third album' with Mirrors, a technically proficient but scattershot enterprise that practically screams 'director for hire'. While I can't comment upon the faithfulness to its source material (neither I or anybody I know have seen Into the Mirror), I can only hope it's more coherent than what's on offer here. When it comes to actual technical filmmaking chops, there's nothing particularly wrong with Mirrors. It's well shot, the special effects are strong, and the production design is striking. The real problem is a script that either contradicts itself, confuses the audience, or just plain changes the story's rules at will.
The script for Mirrors is a schizophrenic one. While on one hand there is an emphasis upon supernatural happenings that attempt to lift things above a blood-fest, there are sudden shifts into gore set pieces that are truly out of place to the tone of the rest of the movie. While the kills are admittedly impressive (especially the now infamous 'jaw' scene), there is a feeling that they are in there simply to keep the director in his comfort zone. Another ill advised sequence that decimates the tone of the movie involves our hero Kiefer attempting to tackle ghosts with firearms, which I'm not too sure would be effective on transparent figures. It's an odd action sequence that shifts the film into the oddest episode of 24 I've ever seen.
Ah yes, Kiefer. If ever there was a case for having Sutherland not attempt to cram a film in between yearly television schedules, then Mirrors is it. Kiefer's a solid actor, but he's quite clearly lost in this movie. There is no fine tuning in his role, and the man's just loud. There is nothing that will kill a movie's tone stone dead quicker than having a bug eyed Sutherland running around sets roaring unintelligibly and bellowing intermittently. It's definitely not his strongest performance. In fact, very few of the cast leave a strong impression, but having said that, Amy Smart and Jason Flemyng drift in and out of the story randomly, so it's possible that much of their roles are on a cutting room floor somewhere.
While Mirrors is undeniably several shades of silly, it's never anything less than watchable. While it's definitely flawed, there is enough spit and polish evident to make it a decent prospect for a Saturday evening. It's certainly better than recent remakes in the genre such as Shutter and The Eye, and at the end of the day, Mirrors is a laugh; sometimes intentionally.
Mirrors is presented in 2.40:1 1080p, and the image seems perfectly fine to me. Mirrors is a dark movie by design, and the image lets you see as much detail as intended, with the intricate production design in the old building never swamped by the nice black levels, which I understand is a bit of a problem on the standard def disc. There is occasional grain, but it's quite fine and not distracting. Everything's as sharp as you'd expect from the format, and colour is represented really well, with the film's strong palette standing out boldly. It's actually a nice transfer.
The Mirrors Blu-ray is packing one serious horror track. Fox presents a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track that really cranks up the film's horror kudos. The dialogue sits right where it's supposed to, which also means you'll suddenly jump for the remote when one of Kiefer's bellows comes out of the blue. There's some cracking surround action going on within the track, with eerie ambient effects creeping out from the corners of both the department store and your front room. Particularly impressive is the sequence where Kiefer hears screaming from the floors above him. The sub also gets a great workout, especially in the action-packed climax. The sound design lifts the film up a notch, and this track represents itself pretty impressively.
The disc offers up a set of extras that are decent rather than satisfactory. First up is the BonusView picture-in-picture commentary by Alexandre Aja, which does go into decent detail relating to the making of the film, accompanied by the PiP function. Also offered is the choice of theatrical or 'unrated' versions of the movie, which unfortunately only adds up to about ten seconds of footage. Swizz, I tell you. Next up is the 'Anna Esseker Hospital Footage', which is basically the full footage of the flashbacks contained in the movie. 'Reflections: The Making of Mirrors' is a decent feature running just under an hour, and details the making of the film from actually getting hired, right through to the actual shooting and discussing the finished product. 'Behind the Mirror' is a featurette focusing upon the folklore surrounding mirror images, and 'Animated Storyboard Sequence' is just that. Also included are eight deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Alexandre Aja, and are of little interest, aside from the superior alternate ending.
Mirrors certainly isn't the strongest horror film I've ever seen, and there are some serious script issues evident, but it's still one of the best of the recent raft of American ghost story remakes. The film is polished, well designed and genuinely spooky in places, and it's far more suited to home viewing than it was as a cinematic outing. I'd say it's definitely worth a rent, and possibly worth a purchase. It's not the worst film I've ever seen, but I think that Mr. Aja should start choosing his projects more carefully, before he goes the Marcus Nispel route, and ends up helming endless re-imaginings of old chestnuts. I'm not too sure I'm ready for Aja's Ghoulies redux.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Leigh Riding
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Nice review...but this movie has to have one of the best endings EVER.
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 4th May 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: No
Audio: DTS-HD Mater Audio 5.1 English, Audio Descriptive 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 Italian, DTS 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English HoH, Danish, Finish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish
Extras: Anna Esseker Hospital Footage, Reflections: The Making of Mirrors, Behind the Mirror, Animated Storyboard Sequence, Eight Deleted and Alternate Scenes with Optional Commentary by Alexandre Aja, BonusView Picture-in-Picture Commentary by Alexandre Aja, BonusView: Storyboard to Scene Comparison
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Alexandre Aja
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Smart, Jason Flemyng
Genre: Horror
Length: 107 minutes
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Welcome to our program!
Our region's success, every year, is a result of people like yourself who volunteer to become a referee. No prior experience is needed, the training can be completed in one day or over two evenings. Then we pair you with a mentor when you start working games. By becoming a referee and working games you will help fulfill your child's team's obligation for volunteer points. All parents, grandparents, family friends and players who are at least 12 years old can become a referee.
For those of you with players in U10, U12 and U14, your team will have an obligation to fill referee slots. All teams that fulfill their obligation will be included in the play-offs at the end of the season. Parents of Extra players have a family obligation to volunteer 13 hours to the program.
What follows is a step-by-step set of instructions for registering for a referee class:
1. Log into your eAYSO account. If you do not have an eayso account, Pleases visit our Volunteer Registration and Certification Requirements page and follow the instructions for Registration. Then you can enroll in the class and follow instruction steps #2 through #11.
If you are a player (youth) and you want to referee (must be age 12 or older), you will need to create a separate Volunteer ID number. This is different from your AYSO Player ID #. Go to eayso.org and click on "I am new to AYSO and want to volunteer" and then follow the instructions to register.
2. Click on "Enroll tn a class"
3. Enter "CA" in the box marked State
4. Enter "1" in the box marked Section
5. Enter "P" in the box marked Area
6. Enter "76" in the box marked Region
7. In the box marked "Course" scroll and click on the Referee Course you want to take. There are two types of courses for new referees. You can attend the Basic Referee Course which is an all-day class or you can attend a Basic Referee On-line Companion Course which is held over two evenings.
8. Then Enter Search
9. A number of courses may appear. Click the "circle" for the class you want to attend. We recommend that you attend a class that is being held in Region 76.
10. Click on Submit and you will be entered as a class attendee.
11. If you haven't done so already, you will need to take AYSO Safe Haven (MT02) prior to the class. The course MT02 is found at aysou.org. Please bring a copy of completion to the class. You will need about 45-60 minutes to complete Safe Haven on-line.
12. If you have signed up to attend the Basic Referee On-line Companion Course, you are also required to take the Basic Referee Online Course (R002) prior to attending the in-person portion of the class. This course is also found at aysou.org. Although not required for those attending the Basic Referee class, it is highly recommended that you take Course R002. This on-line module take 60 - 90 minutes.
13. It is also highly recommended, but not mandatory, that all referees take the AYSO CDC Concussion Awareness (45 minutes to 60 minutes to complete). This on-line course can be found at aysou.org.
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X Factor winner James Arthur is back at the top of the singles charts while singer of the moment Emeli Sande has ended the year on a high at number one in the album charts.
The Scottish star's Our Version Of Events is the biggest-selling album of the year with sales of more than 1.32 million.
Sande's debut offering is thought to have had a boost after she appeared on the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year programme.
She became the voice of London 2012 after she sang in the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies.
Arthur's single Impossible went straight to the top of the charts on its release earlier this month but lost out on being Christmas number one last week to the Hillsborough disaster tribute single.
The Justice Collective's version of the Hollies' 1969 hit He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother took the festive top spot but went down to fifth place this week.
Scream & Shout by Will.I.Am featuring Britney Spears was at number two, while one of the surprise hits of the year, South Korean pop sensation PSY's Gangnam Style, took third place and Olly Murs' Trouble was at number four.
Murs' latest album, former number one Right Place Right Time, was in second place in the album chart this week, while Rihanna's Unapologetic was at number three and Michael Buble's Christmas album was in fourth place.
At number five was Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox, which became the fastest-selling solo album of 2012 with 136,000 sales in its first week earlier this month, according to the Official Chart Company.


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UC Davis Health System Hospice Program celebrates 30th anniversary
Posted Jan. 4, 2012
The UC Davis Health System Hospice Program, which provides care for terminally ill patients who wish to remain at home or in a home-like setting, recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Fred Meyers, a young medical oncologist at UC Davis Medical Center in the late 1970s, recognized a void in patient treatment that he thought needed to be addressed. In 1981, working with John Edward Watson-Williams, a professor with special expertise in hemophilia and sickle cell anemia, the two physicians conceived and built UC Davis Hospice Program from the ground up.
"Together, we saw a need to reduce suffering, particularly in that era before certain advances in therapeutics had emerged," said Meyers, who today serves as executive associate dean for the UC Davis School of Medicine.
Meyers also was founding director of the West Coast Center for Palliative Care Education and Research, which was among the first in the United States to conduct research and train health-care providers in methods to reduce the pain, symptoms and stress of serious or terminal illness.
A continuum of care from home to clinic to hospital
UC Davis' hospice services have grown significantly over the past three decades, as have programs around the country. According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, in 2009 an estimated 1.5 million patients received hospice services, with more than 40 percent of all deaths in the United States occurring under the care of such programs. The organization also has found that eight out of 10 Americans want to be cared for in their homes if facing a life-limiting illness.
"Together, we saw a need to reduce suffering, particularly in that era before certain advances in therapeutics had emerged."
— Fred Meyers
The evolution of end-of-life care reflects the public's growing acceptance, and now common expectation, that they receive hospice services. The services represent what experts say are the epitome of patient- and family-centered care as it is coordinated over the continuum of care in the home, clinic and hospital.
"It used to be almost taboo for physicians to discuss end-of-life care, said Jack MacMillan, associate clinical professor of internal medicine and medical director for the health system's hospice program. "Years ago, both patients and physicians were hesitant to bring it up. Now people want to talk about their choices for end-of-life care and, once you start having those discussions and bridging that gap, it's amazing how comfortable the conversation becomes."
About UC Davis Health System
UC Davis Health System is improving lives and transforming health care by providing excellent patient care, conducting groundbreaking research, fostering innovative, interprofessional education, and creating dynamic, productive partnerships with the community. The academic health system includes one of the country's best medical schools, a 631-bed acute-care teaching hospital, an 800-member physician's practice group and the new Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. It is home to a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, an international neurodevelopmental institute, a stem cell institute and a comprehensive children's hospital. Other nationally prominent centers focus on advancing telemedicine, improving vascular care, eliminating health disparities and translating research findings into new treatments for patients. Together, they make UC Davis a hub of innovation that is transforming health for all.
For more information, visit the health system's website. To learn more about hospice at UC Davis, visit the program's website.
MacMillan, who as a medical student didn't know anything about hospice, has seen an increase in medical students and residents selecting hospice as one of their clinical rotations.
"Students are much more interested in exploring the role that palliative care and hospice can play in the care of patients, said MacMillan. "It aligns with our mission as a teaching hospital, and it is an integral part of educating future health-care providers so that the benefits of palliative care and hospice become even more widely available."
Recognized for broad access to palliative care
UC Davis' hospice program stands out for providing services to a unique range of people. Thirty-five percent of its patients are under the age of 65, compared to just 17 percent nationally. The health system also treats a much more ethnically diverse patient population. About 38 percent of its hospice patients come from ethnically diverse backgrounds, compared to a national average of about 20 percent. The numbers reflect both the diversity of the Sacramento region and that many hospice programs restrict their services to Medicare (65 and older) patients. UC Davis' hospice treats all ages, including newborns and pediatric patients. During one week in September 2011, for example, the program admitted four patients who were in their 40s.
UC Davis also is recognized for having pioneered "simultaneous care," an initiative that advocates for patients with advanced disease to receive both investigational treatments and palliative care. Traditionally, cancer patients who had exhausted standard therapies faced the choice of enrolling in a clinical trial for an investigational drug that might extend their life or entering hospice.
"Studies have emerged that this model really benefits patients on many levels."
— John MacMillan
"Studies have emerged that this model really benefits patients on many levels," said MacMillan, who noted that simultaneous care was developed at UC Davis by Fred Meyers, with support from a multi-million dollar grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Cancer Institute. "It allows patients and families to simultaneously have access to two beneficial options, optimizing both palliative care goals while also offering patients with advanced diseases access to new and potentially better therapies. Moreover, we've found that health-care providers are happier with this multidisciplinary model of care, too, because it gives them another treatment tool to improve the care of their patient."
The evolution of the hospice movement, particularly with more sophisticated tools and end-of-life care becoming more prominent and desirable, provides new opportunities for the UC Davis program. Despite the challenges of providing comprehensive hospice care in a competitive health-care environment like Sacramento, specialists like Meyers view hospice and palliative care as crucial components for advancing health in any community.
"Hospice and palliative care offer one of our best models for high-quality health care," said Meyers, who helped bring hospice services to underserved populations in prisons and remote rural communities using telemedicine video connections. "Offering specialized and supportive care to individuals who are in the middle stages of their diagnoses and treatment is where many experts see the future of hospice. It's patient- and family-centered care. Plus, it's efficient, effective, and always delivered in a timely fashion. Hospice really reflects the very best in health-care quality."


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Syngenta Delivers Two New Winter Wheat Varieties to Eastern Corn Belt Growers
Source: Syngenta Crop Protection-US Press Release. www.syngentacropprotection.com
Minnetonka, Minnesota (August 5, 2014)--As 2014 winter wheat planting season approaches in the Eastern Corn Belt, Syngenta reminds growers to implement sound management practices and select varieties with consistent performance and superior genetics. Adding to its proven portfolio of AgriPro® brand wheat varieties, Syngenta introduces SY 007 and SY 474 soft red winter wheat varieties.
"These new varieties with unique attributes and high yield, quality, and profit potential, serve a range of grower needs in this region to help start the wheat season off right," said Cassie Misch, Eastern Corn Belt region key account lead, Syngenta. "As certified seeds, they provide growers with added assurance for consistent performance and high quality."
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• SY 007: SY 007 offers excellent straw strength and very good Rhizoctonia tolerance, as well as very good tolerance against soil virus and spindle streak mosaic virus. SY 007 is a medium-early maturity variety that also provides a fast dry-down time, which allows for earlier double-crop soybean planting.
• SY 474: SY 474 offers excellent yield potential and standability under intense management strategies, while still providing above-average milling and baking characteristics. Bred to withstand the tough winters in the Eastern Corn Belt, it offers a very good leaf disease tolerance package, as well as good plant height and straw strength.
As winter wheat growers begin preparing for the upcoming planting season, Syngenta recommends implementing an integrated approach to crop management. Planting quality certified seed varieties and incorporating good planting practices, such as residue management, proper seeding rates and seed treatments, are critical to helping wheat start strong.
When using seed treatments like Vibrance® Extreme fungicide or CruiserMaxx® Vibrance Cereals insecticide/fungicide, protection begins the moment seeds are planted. Vibrance brand seed treatments protect young seedlings from yield-robbing underground pests, as well as promote enhanced germination and more robust stands by boosting the crop's RootingPower. Growers who choose an integrated management approach that includes planting certified seed treated with top-performing seed treatments can greatly benefit at harvest time, having maximized both their wheat yield and profit potential.
For more information about AgriPro brand certified seed varieties available or to locate an AgriPro associate, visit AgriPro (agriprowheat.com).


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Please fill out the following nomination form to recognize the great work our Adjunct Faculty do to support student learning at the two-year colleges. The form must be filled out in one session--we ask for brief descriptions of reasons for nominations and contact information at the department and school level to assure full recognition. Anyone may nominate a faculty member for the Award, including self-nominations.
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The kidney is a very complex organ with several functions, including:
So it is not surprising that dialysis is an imperfect method of replacing kidney function. Renal transplantation, the implantation of one person's kidney into another, has been available as a means of renal replacement therapy since 1954. When the transplanted kidney works well, it is able to perform all of the functions of a normal kidney and to do so 24/7, allowing a much more normal lifestyle than dialysis can provide.
Deceased donors - The source of transplanted kidneys is usually deceased donors: people in good health who die of non-kidney-related conditions such as motor vehicle accidents or suicide. In such cases, the kidneys (and often other organs) are harvested after death and are implanted into patients within hours.
Living donors - In recent years, it is increasingly common to see kidneys for transplant obtained from living-related donors (usually a parent, sibling, or adult child) or from living unrelated donors (most commonly a spouse, sometimes a friend or even a stranger). In these instances, the donor and recipient are in adjacent operating rooms, and one kidney is removed from the donor (often via small-incision laparoscopic surgery) and implanted into the recipient within minutes.
Before a patient can receive either a deceased or living donor kidney, both the donor and recipient must be tested to be sure that their blood types and tissue types are compatible. Living related donors obviously have a better chance of being a suitable match than do deceased or living nonrelated donors. However, while ABO blood type compatibility remains important, the tissue match (which is based on so-called "HLA antigens") does not need to be a perfect one, thanks to the efficacy of current immunosuppressive medications that help to prevent rejection of the transplanted kidney.
A person's "native" kidneys are located in the back on either side of the spine, just below the ribs. Native kidneys are almost always left in place in a patient with ESRD (unless they are infected, cancerous, or otherwise causing problems).
A transplanted kidney is placed in the lower part of the front of the abdomen, either on the left or the right lower side, just above the groin area. The transplanted kidney's blood vessels are attached to the patient's own leg blood vessels, and the transplanted kidney's ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder) is implanted into the patient's own bladder.
Transplanted kidneys sometimes fail to work. Other times, partly because of the shock of being removed from the donor and transported (often long distances) to the recipient, a transplanted kidney does not work immediately but may take several days to begin to work.
Once the transplanted kidney begins to function, the recipient is able to stop dialysis. If the kidney functions properly, the recipient is able to assume a relatively normal lifestyle, although they must be constantly vigilant for signs of rejection or infection.
It is important for the recipient to faithfully take immunosuppressive medications in order to avoid rejection of the kidney, which can occur at any time, but is most likely to occur within the first few days to months after the transplant. If rejection does occur, there are a number of medications and treatments that can be used to reverse (or at least halt) damage to the transplanted kidney.
Because the recipient's immune system is suppressed, there is also a greater risk of developing infections, including unusual infections that do not occur in normal people. These unusual infections, if properly diagnosed, can generally be successfully treated.
Immune system suppression also carries with it a greater risk of developing certain types of cancer. Nevertheless, statistics for survival of patients and survival of the transplanted kidneys are excellent in this day and age, and many patients find that the benefits associated with renal transplantation are well worth the risks.
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The Cambridge Don is the developer of an Award-winning advanced adaptive evidence-based management information system called Talent Chaser. It markets this system on a "Software as a Service" basis to companies and government organizations.
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The Cambridge Don has a strong client base and a diverse range of potential new clients in the non-profit area, all of whom have been referred to us via existing clients. We are looking for a New Business Development Manager to work closely with our CEO and COO in order to turn these referrals into active clients.
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- Represent The Cambridge Don and build market awareness by promoting Talent Chaser at key industry events and visiting clients regularly
- A minimum of 3 years' experience in the sales of management information systems, a knowledge of HR information systems would be a distinct advantage as would experience in the non-profit arena
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- A self-motivated and responsible individual, as demonstrated by past achievements in previous jobs
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- Ability to travel
- A Bachelor's degree in business administration is required. A Master's degree would be beneficial.
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Fiscal talks under way, Obama heads to Southeat Asia
President Barack Obama is about to head off to Southeast Asia to showcase a foreign policy achievement in Myanmar and reinforce the U.S. role as a counterweight to China.
The four-day trip beginning Saturday will provide a brief break from dicey fiscal negotiations and a national security sex scandal in Washington, both of which have competed with the glow of his re-election.
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Obama is the first U.S. president to travel to Myanmar, also known as Burma, where decades of repression are giving way to democratization. The trip also highlights the president's efforts to expand the U.S. footprint in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Kelly Meyer is Executive Director of First Judicial District CASA Association.
Kelly Meyer is Executive Director of First Judicial District CASA Association.
1. Many not-for-profit organizations in the community are dealing with budget cuts due to various cuts in grants or the state budget. What is the situation with CASA of Leavenworth County?
We are certainly not excluded from this shift in funding and funding streams. We have experienced slow but steady declines in funding from our grant sources, but I must say, considering the climate of our economy and the funds available to grant reliant agencies we are also fortunate. We continue to have the remarkable support of local grant sources such as Leavenworth County, the United Way and we receive rent assistance from the City of Leavenworth by way of the Community Development Block Grant. Although we have seen a decline in a couple of those funding sources over the years, it was not a surprise. We have anticipated these declines and as an agency we have put a great deal of effort into finding other ways to raise funds and to do more with less.
2. What options do you have locally in dealing with the budget shortfall? Will you have to make corresponding cuts in services or staff, or are you trying to raise more funds?
As a non-profit agency we are always in fund-raising mode. We have done a few things over the past few years to increase our ability to raise funds. For instance, we hosted our first annual Sweet Heart Dinner Dance in February and it was a success. We also have a BBQ and Barn Dance in the fall and of course the Nite at the Races.
Our races is our largest fundraiser and we rely on funds raised from it to keep our doors open and our staff paid. In the past few years we have seen our annual budget decline or remain pretty steady despite the increase in case loads, we are very pleased that we are finding ways to be more efficient and to do more with less. For the past two year we have served more children than ever before and we are doing so with a declining budget, and we have not cut staff.
Actually, last year we were able to increase one staff person from 25 hours to 30 hours per week. Don't get me wrong, we are not without the need for funds, however, we are resourceful. We use every pencil to the eraser and get the most of every penny we have.
3. What can local citizens do to help with the situation?
So much! If you have time, volunteer! We don't just need volunteers to be child advocates, we need volunteers to help in the office, assist in fundraising, walk in parades, clean and sanitize our visitation center rooms.
Because we are a very small staff (I am the only full time staff person and we have 2 part time staff that work 30 hours per week each), you can imagine how much we rely on volunteers.
Volunteers are truly what CASA is, without them we could not do half of what we do. If folks don't have time to volunteer but they believe in our cause and want to help, donations are key to our mission.
As I mentioned, every penny counts so donations in any amount are greatly appreciated.
4. Nite at the Races is at 5:30 p.m. Friday and is one of your big fundraisers on the year. For people who have not attended this before, tell us a little about the event, and is it too late to get tickets?
Nite at the Races is a blast. It is pre-recorded actual horse races professionally taped and narrated.
Guests receive race packets that include "funny" money which they use to bet on the horse races and at the end of the night use their "funny" money winnings to bid on live auction baskets.
A barbeque buffet from All Slabbed up will be served and FouCakes and Sis's Sweets are providing all of our desserts.
We also have a silent auction which is for "real" money which includes roughly 70 baskets, we are sure there is something for everybody.
Unfortunately, it is too late to purchase tickets. This is the third year we have sold out the event.
But for those who have tickets, you are in for a treat.
We have added a few small things to this year's event which we hope everyone will find fun and enjoyable.
And ladies…don't forget your big hats!! It's almost race time!
5. For readers who aren't sure what CASA does, can you tell us about the important role the organization serves in the community?
CASA is a wonderful organization and I consider myself blessed to be involved with it.
CASA recruits, trains and certifies volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in the court system. Our two main objectives are to ensure children are safe and that they achieve a forever home.
CASAs are a Childs voice in court. We are appointed to cases only by the presiding Judge and we report to the court everything we do, see and hear.
CASAs meet with everyone involved in the child's life, parents, social workers, teachers, doctors, relatives, etc.
CASAs are so vital to the children they advocate for because they have time to get to really know them, listen to their dreams and their fears.
To assure them they are not alone in the scary world of courts, attorney's and foster care and to remind them just how special they are.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Gallery of Art is presenting the first major U.S. survey of Britain's first avant-garde art movement.
The new exhibition, "Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design," recalls the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood that shocked Britain from 1848 to 1900. The show features 130 paintings, sculptures and other works. It's on view through May 19.
Curators say the Pre-Raphaelites rejected rigid rules for painting and sought inspiration from before Italian artist Raphael, looking to medieval and early Renaissance art. They painted subjects from Shakespeare and the Bible and took on social issues and gender roles, changing how women were portrayed.
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After Happily Ever After is Emmy winning filmmaker Kate Schermerhorn's quirky, funny and movingpersonal quest for the secret to a happy marriage and for answers to some timely questions about an institution which might just be due for some review. This engaging doc features an eclectic mix of long married couples - from a couple who dress alike every day; to a pair of nudists and a newlywed pair of mothers, to a feisty English widow. A lively and world-renowned group of marriage experts - including psychologist John Gottman (who can predict divorce with 90% accuracy), marrriage historian Stephanie Coontz, and a Beverly Hills divorce attorney, ground the film in fact as they piece together the history and possible future and motivations for marriage. D
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MANTECA - For his 25-year reunion, Manteca coach Eric Reis had his team deliver a homecoming victory for his alma mater Friday night with a resounding defeat of Weston Ranch at Guss Schmiedt Field.
MANTECA - For his 25-year reunion, Manteca coach Eric Reis had his team deliver a homecoming victory for his alma mater Friday night with a resounding defeat of Weston Ranch at Guss Schmiedt Field.
With their 34-6 win, the Buffaloes improved to 2-0 in the Valley Oak League and 3-2 overall as senior running back Eddie Smith rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns against the Cougars (0-2, 2-3). Weston Ranch's lone score came on Alex Esan's 81-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter.
Reis said holding the Cougars' offense to 24 total yards at halftime was not a fluke.
"What helped is that we've seen the spread offense a lot lately," Reis said. "We've seen a lot of good quarterbacks run it, so we were used to it. Obviously, we have another big fish to fry next week (against Sierra), and we'll see the spread offense again."
Manteca quarterback Ryan Fox led the Buffaloes 78 yards on nine plays for the game's opening score when Smith punched it in from the 1-yard line. When Weston Ranch was forced to punt on its opening drive, the snap sailed high over the punter and the Buffaloes began their second drive at the Cougars' 13-yard line.
Six plays later, Fox connected with Alex Laurel for an 11-yard touchdown pass and a 14-6 lead. That's when Esan answered with his first career kickoff return.
"I saw the middle open up and it was pretty much speed that got me there," Esan said. "I felt like it gave us some momentum, but we didn't execute on the little things."
Smith's 3-yard touchdown just before halftime gave Manteca a 21-6 lead.
The Cougars' offense crossed midfield for the first time on its opening drive of the second half, but quarterback James Simereley's pass inside the 25-yard line was intercepted by Manteca's Sal Pena.
After a 27-yard touchdown run by Paul Paulino gave Manteca a 27-6 lead, Simereley led his teammates across midfield for the second - and final - time. That drive ended when a fourth-and-2 rushing attempt by Joe Gonzalez was cut short for no gain at the Manteca 5-yard line.
Smith later capped the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, giving him 13 touchdowns on the season.
Manteca finished with 351 yards of offense, including 280 rushing yards, compared to 136 yards by Weston Ranch, 13 on the ground.
"We were phenomenal on defense," Fox said. "We've averaged 31 points per game against us, but now that's going to change."