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X-Force: New Beginnings
I read a lot of comics, but in the past couple of years, the vast majority have been written by either Grant Morrison or Alan Moore. Reading almost exclusively from those guys' output can make it tough to read anything else because it just feels so inferior. Last summer, when I was reading Morrison's JLA run, I thought it was pretty good, but it wasn't until I reached the crappy fill in issues by Mark Waid that I realized just how good it was. Last week, I read the Paul Dini Detective Comics issue with Zatanna, just to check in on how she was doing post Seven Soldiers. It wasn't a bad issue, but it just didn't seem worth the three dollars. I had no particular concern for what would happen and saw no need to pick up the next issue.
So, I usually have to scale down my expectations for anything non Moore/Morrison. That's why I was thrilled when I picked up the first trade of Peter Milligan's X-Force and found an absolutely riveting, intellectually challenging, poptastic book. I've heard great things about this book since it first started, and I even remember the controversy surrounding the initial announcement of the book. Back then I was more an X-Men fan than a good comics fan and I was a bit annoyed that they would replace the existing X-Force book with a totally different book. To this day, I think it was an odd choice. I don't think any readers who weren't on the internet would know this wasn't your father's X-Force, and people who did like the old book are not likely to take to this updated version.
But, the book happened and had some success, so those old debates are no longer relevant. Instead, this book stands as one of the most outrageous superhero books ever published by Marvel or DC, simultaneously tearing apart old genre principles and providing old school thrills that top what you get from more 'standard' books. DC and Marvel have a pendulum like relationship, with one always pushing the boundaries, while the other retreats to tired conservatism. Currently, DC, under the guidance of Morrison and others are doing more exciting comics, while Marvel is publishing six month long X-Men crossover events. But, a mere six years ago all was different. Marvel was really shaking things up, and with Morrison's X-Men leading the way, they created a series of challenging, exciting books.
This book is the perfect companion to Morrison's X-Men, arguably topping it in its mission of delivering a cool pop look at mutants as cultural trendsetters. The thing I love about Morrison's X-Men is the way he created a real mutant culture. If mutants are to be a viable metaphor for the minority experience, it doesn't make sense to have them constantly being assaulted and hunted to death. It's nice to also explore the way that subcultures provide the raw material that fuels our culture forward. The same kids who listen to rap music may be incredibly racist in their daily lives, and they see no hypocrisy in that. Morrison's X-Men explored that idea, and X-Force takes things even further, with its portait of a media savvy mutant team who are famous as much for being famous as they are for any actual achievement.
This is a theme that's even more relevant today than it was back when the book came out. This is the perfect book for a world where Paris Hilton's jail stay is the biggest news story of the summer, and not covering the story becomes its own story. We live in a celebrity obsessed culture, and these celebrities become characters in a kind of reality based soap opera. The stories are written in Us Weekly and TMZ, the reality of these peoples' lives irrelevant to the narrative built up around them. Many of these people claim that being famous is a burden, but the benefits are undeniable, and this book explores that dichotomy.
It was on the second page that I fell in love with the book. The first page situates us in archetypal X-Men territory. The untimely onset of Zeitgeist's powers is essentially the same story as Rogue's power manifest. We're introduced to another angsty X-hero, an image which persists until panel 3, page 2, where we see the real Zeitgeist, relaxing in a chair flanked by two beautiful women, in the prelude to a threesome. This is a guy who kills for a living, quite violently, as we see in the surrounding panels, and has no qualms about using his skills to get him whatever he wants.
The opening sequence recasts the entire notion of superheroes, this is a guy who's totally selfish, with no aims for real good. He only wants to make himself more famous, and have fun until he gets back on "the catwalk." The title page equates Zeitgeist and his team with the models he's having sex with, they're all posed in the glammest way possible, surrounded by the remains their battle has left behind.
I know Morrison and Milligan are friends, but I'd be curious to see how closely they worked in building their respective X-books, because this is a perfect companion to New X-Men. There, Grant dressed the characters in cool clothes and made them like models, glam ambassadors to the human world. Here, we see characters who are nothing but that cool, soulless media manipulating image. The first issue culminates with the team going to save Boyz R Us, a manufactured boy band. This team is built along those lines, a series of archetypes with the illusion of unity. But, at their core, both groups are just a construct designed to make money.
The massacre of virtually the entire team in the first issue really surprised me. I figured Zeitgeist would be saved in some way and was surprised to read the next issue and find out he was really gone. The casual deaths of Bloke and Saint Anna in a subsequent issue reinforce the fact that anyone can go. The anonymous nature of these characters makes their mortality more real. You know Superman's coming back if he dies, but does anyone really care if Bloke is gone?
This leads to the introduction of the new team, and the series' central character, The Orphan. The central conflict is apparently can someone genuinely be a hero in an organization as soulless as X-Force? While the others have all joined for their own personal benefit, The Orphan does want to help people. In issue 120, we see the way that his tactics have caused trouble for the Coach. The Coach brought him in to build tension within the team, but things backfired when The Orphan actually turned out to be a good leader. It's an interesting conflict, but with Coach out of the way, I hope that the team doesn't move too close to traditional heroism.
Coach himself is clearly a dark spin on the Professor X archetype. You can read a lot of the book as reinterpretation of the X-mythos, removing any pretense to nobility and replacing all the characters' motivations with pure selfishness. The Coach also dies, reinforcing the fact that no one is safe. By using characters based on archetype, Milligan is able to quickly develop and dispose of people as suits the story.
My favorite character is Edie, a character I'd assume is modeled on Edie Sedgwick. Sedgwick was the 'creation' of Andy Warhol, whose fifteen minutes of fame media musings were a likely inspiration for the book. Both Edies have short hair, heavy eye makeup and a drug problem. This Edie has a lot in common with the Lindsay Lohans of today, what with her media circus trip to rehab. That stuff is prescient, perfectly capturing what's going on right now.
Edie's essential dilemma is her pull between selfishness and doing what's right. This is something a lot of characters face, but it's not that effective if they start out on the good side. Because Edie is such a heedless, self indulgent character, it's genuinely effecting when she stands up for the Orphan in #120. I'd imagine her arc over the course of the series will see her reconciling her desire for power and celebrity with a legitimate desire to do the right thing.
The rest of the team hasn't been developed that much. Tike is the only character who's stuck around long enough to get real examination, but I imagine we'll see more of him in later issues. Doop has been floating around, but his alien language makes it difficult to follow what he's saying. I did like the Wolverine guest appearance, it was great to see him back in the Morrison era clothes, not the spandex he's wearing today. I loved the Morrison run so much, it's nice to get a new piece of the characters at that moment.
I think that makes this book so successful is the fact that it's simultaneously a satire of superheroes and a successful superhero comic. Much like Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, yo can enjoy it as a comedy of ridiculousness, with over the top characters and melodramatic motivation. Yet, it's still emotionally affecting. The violence is visceral and Edie's dilemma really made me feel. I love works that walk that line, it's not easy to do, but these first five issues manage to pull off both comedy and real drama. It's on par with what Morrison was doing over in New X-Men, I really love both books.
Those two books presented the first real evolution of the concept. Claremont's run was brilliant, but after sixteen years, I think it was covered. Mutants as a metaphor can be about much more than just fighting, this book might very well join Claremont and Morrison's run as one of the only necessary pieces of the X universe. I've got the next trade already and I'll be starting it tonight.


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A Mayo man has been appointed the new CEO of the Galway Chamber.
Kenneth Deery, a native of Achill Island, has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Galway Chamber.
Kenneth has almost 20 years experience in the retail banking sector, and most recently served as Regional Engagement Manager with AIB in Galway
He also has a strong background in business and community development, innovation and tourism.
He has led several business development delegations to the US, on behalf of the Achill local development organisation Comhlacht Forbatha Áitiúil Acla, and has been a board member of a number of organisations in the community and tourism sectors in Mayo and Galway.
Mr Deery says he's delighted to the joining Galway Chamber, as it's an exciting time for Galway with considerable opportunities to be explored.

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The form P14 is a three-part form which must be completed for each employee in respect of whom the employer has completed a deductions working sheet during the year. Parts 1 and 2 must be sent to the PAYE tax office, which forwards one part to NICO. The third part is the P60 which is given to the employee giving him details of his pay and tax for the year. This should be provided to the employee no later than 56 days after the end of the tax year (i.e. by 31 May at the latest). If an employee leaves during the year, a form P14 must, nevertheless, be completed in respect of him at the end of the year but Pt. 3, the P60, should be destroyed. Forms P60 do not need to be given to employees paid below the tax/NIC threshold.
Although HMRC supply pre-printed stationery, an employer is not obliged to use it. He may keep the records in whatever form is convenient, e.g. he may use computer software. What matters is that the statutory information is recorded as required by the regulations.


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Runners and walkers around the Quad Cities put on their running shoes to fight cancer and honor those who have fought a battle with cancer.
Gilda's Run for Laughs was held on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Bettendorf. Gilda's Club of the Quad Cities helps provide emotional and social support for cancer patients and their families. Proceeds from the 5k race went toward helping Gilda's missions.
"It's heartwarming to see all the people out here supporting Gilda's Club and also supporting the community and supporting their friends and family who have or are dealing with a cancer diagnosis," said race director Sue Kaiser.
Roughly 800 runners took to the streets to help the cause, and among them were StormTrack 8 Meteorologist James Zahara. News 8's Kory Kuffler also ran in the crowd, and finished first in his age group and first overall.
WQAD is a proud sponsor of the event.


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We bring outstanding Bible teachers from around the UK to Weston-super-Mare twice each year. Our aim is to enhance and encourage spiritual maturity among local Christians and to promote biblical teaching on current issues to the wider community.
Full details of the events are on this website along with printable fliers and publicity materials so please do book-mark us AND sign up to our E-mailing list to be kept in touch!
If you would like to know more about Weston Bible Week, please contact us!
MONDAY MARCH 12th 2012 at Milton Road Baptist Church - 7.30pm
'YOU, Your Church, Sport and the OLYMPICS' is the theme that the leader of national organisation - Christians in Sport and ex Professional Footballer Graham Daniels will speak on from his wide knowledge of Churches and Sport and his position as a leading figure in 'Going for Gold' the liason group for the London Olympics and the Christian community.
Weston Bible Week Plus is pleased to be welcoming Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester.
He will be speaking on 'Islam through Christian Eyes'.
Bible Week Plus takes place on MONDAY 7th March 2011, 7.30pm at Milton Baptist Church, Baytree Road, Weston-super-Mare.
A marquee in Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare in the summer of 1946 was the venue for the Southern Counties Convention for visiting holiday makers and local people alike...
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Smartphones are not a luxury anymore. It's accessible and almost everyone these days has one. But there are also certain negative points to owning a smartphone which might make some people hesitant to buying it. If you are procrastinating about buying yourself or your loved one a smartphone, here are a few good reasons as to why most people are in favour of this investment.
The love for social media
Social media plays a huge role in almost all our jobs and day to day lifestyles now. Social networking is something that the majority of people derive pleasure from. Social networking is no longer just means of sharing common interests, its part of getting to know people. A large number of relationships these days find their origins in the world of social media. This is one of the biggest reasons that people buy smartphones.
The ability to gain knowledge on the go at any time, online
There are numerous mobile learning app options available nowadays that help a lot of people educate themselves on a wide range of subject matter. Because we are exceptionally busy, the fact that you own a smartphone means that you could perhaps go through a tutorial online while taking the subway to work or waiting for your taxi to get back home. You do not need to open up a computer and be restricted to one place with this option. It also saves you a bunch of cash and lots of time. Not to mention, that online education opens you up to the teachings of many different professionals in the field which can be very enlightening.
Trying and installing new features
The world of technology and smartphones is constantly being updated. There are so much of enterprise app at MotherApp Limited practices that happen, which introduce new features and tools with which you can try out innovative aspects of technology. In contrast to the normal cell phones that were the trend a few years ago, smartphones will let their users to install various new software that they like. According to studies, the numbers of users who browse online stores for new software are almost double the number of users who actually install one. It goes without saying though, that teenagers are obviously the most avid users who check for new software on a daily basis.
Gaming and messaging
Various messaging options that go beyond the traditional text message have come into existence now and they are as important as social media. There is almost nobody who has not heard of or used one of these messaging services at least several times. Most of us use these on a daily basis seeing as they are cost effective and easy. The world of gaming is also alive in the smartphone industry. Many high-end mobiles come with incredible graphics and really good processing capacity. This is popular among the younger generation, especially teens and young adults.


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Roby Incident
|Incident Name:
|Roby Incident
|Incident Location:
|100 Block of Roby Lane
|Incident Time:
|4:45:00 a.m.
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|Incident Type:
|Structure Fire
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|Engines 76, 72, 71, 36; Battalion 7; Information 1
|Under Investigation
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Wofford Heights, CA
Just after 4:30 this morning, the Kern County Fire Department received a call for a single wide mobile home on fire on 100 block of Roby Lane in Wofford Heights. A structure response was started by dispatchers. The first arriving crew encountered smoke and flames coming from a window and doorway. Neighbors told fire crews that the home was not occupied and the utilities had been turned off previously . Fire crews deployed hose lines to extinguish the fire. The fire was confined to the interior of the structure and no other exposures were threatened. Damage was limited to the room of origin and is estimated at $20,000 with a saved value of $60,000. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Additional Information: The home did not have a smoke alarm. Fortunately, neighbors heard the fire and called 911. KCFD reminds residents to have a working smoke alarm. Test the smoke alarm monthly and change the batteries twice a year.


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Home Page Chess Life Online Denker, Barber, NGIT Crown National Champions
|Denker, Barber, NGIT Crown National Champions
|By Mike Klein, Chess.com, reporting for US Chess
|August 5, 2015
The three marquee scholastic invitationals that dovetail the U.S. Open concluded Tuesday. With several dozens kids still mathematically eligible for first in the trio of tournaments, four hours were needed to decide all the winners.
The oldest of the events, the Denker Tournament of High School Champions (which claims around 1000 alumni over 30 years), began the day with six players tied at 4.0/5 with one round to go. Even players on 3.5 could still cling to a glimmer of hope, but that was dashed when one of the three top boards produced a winner.
Wisconsin Alex Velikanov played right into his preparation and navigated the numerous complications to win the race to his opponent's king. He said he'd been beaten by Christopher Wu 1.5-0.5 in this year's High School Nationals Blitz Tournament, but remembered his game as Black and wanted to improve on it.
"Because of that blitz game, I have a lot of respect for him," Velikanov said.
Here's his championship-winning affair with his own annotations, proffered just after the game without any computer assistance:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.f4 a6 7.Nxc6 Qxc6 8.Bd3 b5 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Bc5 11.0-0-0 Ne7 12.a3 Bd4
I found this interesting idea with Bd4-Rb8-Qb6-Bc6 in my pre-game prep. After the move he thought for about 15 minutes so I knew I caught him off guard.
13.Rhf1 Rb8 14.Qg4
I was on my own after this. It's a tricky move because if I continue with my plan with 1...Qb6, I was afraid of 2. e5 with an attack. If I castle, he can play f5. I spent about 35 minutes calculating the consequences of my next move.
14...f5 15.Qh5+
15.exf5 Qxg2 16.Qxg2 Bxg2 17.Rfe1 exf5 18.Bxf5 Bf3 19.Ne2 Bf2 is what I calculated if he takes on f5.
15...g6 16.Qh4 Qb6 17.g4
I believe this move is a mistake. The funny thing is, after the game multiple came up to me and asked me how I managed to win from this position as they thought I was much worse! During the game I felt as if I was at least equal, but then again I haven't looked at this game with an engine yet so I could be just dead lost :
17...b4 18.axb4 (18.Na4 Qc6 (18...Bxb2+ 19.Kxb2 bxa3+ 20.Kxa3 White should survive; 18...Qc6 19.Bxb4) 19.Bxb4) 18...Qxb4; 17...fxg4 18.f5 b4 19.Na4 Qc6 20.Bxb4 Be3+ 21.Kb1 g5 22.Qh5+]
18.exf5 b4
18...fxe4 19.Nxd4 exd3
19...Qxd4 20.Bc3 Qe3+ 21.Kb1 (21.Rd2) ; 19...exd3
20.Bb4 Nd5 21.Rxd3
21.Bd6 Qxd4 22.Bxb8 Qe3+ (22...Ne3 23.Rxd3 Qc4 24.Rxe3 Qxf1+ 25.Re1 Qc4 26.Bd6) 23.Kb1 (23.Rd2 b4 24.Re1 Qb6 25.Be5 0-0 26.Rxd3 bxa3) 23...dxc2+ 24.Kxc2 Nb4+ 25.axb4 Be4+
21...Nxb4 22.axb4 Be4 23.Rd2 0-0 24.f5 Rbc8
24...exf5 25.gxf5 gxf5 26.Rg1+ Kh8 27.Qe7
25.Re1 exf5 26.gxf5 d5 27.fxg6 hxg6
25...Rf7 26.g5 Bd5
26...d5 27.Qg4 Re8
27.Nf3 Qe3 28.Qg3 Be4 29.Nd4
27...a5 28.bxa5 Qxa5 29.Qa3 Qb6 30.b3 b4 31.Qb2 Be4 32.Re1 d5 33.Kb1 e5 34.Ne2 Qe3 35.Red1 Rfc7 36.f7+ Kf8 37.Ng3
37.Qxe5 Bxc2+ is the simple win, but(37...Qxb3+ 38.Qb2 Rxc2 39.Qxb3 Rxd2+ 40.Ka1 Ra8+ is way cooler :))
37...Bxc2+ 38.Rxc2 Rxc2 39.Qxc2 Rxc2 40.Kxc2 Qc3+ 0-1
"After he played Qg3 I knew I should be winning," he said. "I knew it was a big moment."
His was the first to finish among the leaders. One board down, Velikanov said he originally thought North Carolinian Steve (Tianqi) Wang would tie him by beating Indiana representative Sean Vibbert. In the end, they drew to finish a half-point off the pace.
The final standings would not be determined until deep into the fourth hour. On the top board, number-one ranked IM Andrew Tang of Minnesota had an extra pawn but was furiously trying to extricate his king from various checks by Northern Californian champ Vignesh Panchanatham.
At the end, Tang and Panchanatham both looked despondent. Neither was willing to risk his position by avoiding a repetition, thus injuring both of their title hopes. Tang could have moved his king to e2 instead of g2, although with only a few minutes left on his clock, wasn't willing to risk all the possible discoveries.
"A lot of things had to go right for me in order to get first," Velikanov said.
Velikanov was away from the tournament hall and had to be told he won the national championship. With it he gets $800 and also a $750 scholarship in honor of Erik Patchell, a two-time Denker player from Kentucky who passed away earlier this year.
Velikanov, a Milwaukee native, is entering his senior year. He also is the top tennis player in his school, and said he might play in the U.S. Open tennis tournament later this week (not the one in Flushing, NY!).
"Chess has 100 percent helped in tennis staying mentally strong," Velikanov said, adding that his chess and tennis styles are similar. He said he's a positional chess player and in tennis he likes to wear down his opponent during a point instead of going for quick winner.
He had played in the Denker once before, as an alternate! In 2013 the U.S. Open was in Madison, WI and he only got to play since the home state can send a second player to even out the field. Velikanov said that he wants to go to a college with a chess program.
"Being around those players in St. Louis would be pretty cool!" he said.
The Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions was far less dramatic. What it lacked in nervous tension it made up for in historical achievement.
Oklahoman Advait Patel, the two-seed, led by a full point entering round six. A draw with Andrew Zheng of Maryland clinched the second consecutive Barber title for the Sooner. He also won $800.
After a Bayonet Attack in the King's Indian Defense, Zheng pitched the exchange to try to break through. The initiative fizzled, and Patel agreed to a draw despite the better endgame chances to ensure the title.
As founder Dewain Barber cited at the awards ceremony, Patel is the only two-time winner of the fledging event; in fact no other person has ever won two titles in any other three events (Denker, Barber, NGIT).
The National Girls Invitational Championship entered Tuesday morning in a similar predicament to the Barber. Like Patel, New Hampshire representative Evan Xiang led by a full point over the field. But would she live free or die?
The Swiss System correctly paired Xiang with the highest-rated girl with 4.0/5, and that was top-rated Jennifer Yu of Virginia. Could the leader hold on for a win or draw against the WFM?
The trades began piling up; by move 25 all the minor pieces had been exchanged. Yu then broke through on the queenside and formed Alekhine's Gun to win a pawn. The resulting endgame was rook+5 versus rook+4 (Magnus Carlsen has won similar endings even without the extra pawn!).
This would eventually reduce to two versus one, and after 87 moves the top-player finally mated the White king.
Yu's win not only made her happy, it also allowed two other girls to join her and Xiang atop the NGIT final standings.
Wisconsin got its second title from Anupama Rajendra and Oklahoma followed suit, with Veronika Zilajeva. All won $500 in the four-way tie for first.
It's probably no surprise that these two states tied for the top overall state prize. Wisconsin and Oklahoma both combined for 13.5/18, with the Badgers edging them out on tiebreaks. Washington took third.
Other special prizes were awarded at the closing ceremony. Tennessee won best state with an average rating below 1700. Maryland won best state under 1900 and Massachusetts for under 2100.
The NGIT awarded a $500 Ursula Foster Award to the best girl under the age of 13 to Thalia Cervantes of Missouri. Andrew Tang won a $500 award in the Denker for the best player under the age of 17. Steve Shutt gave a $500 award to help pay for any chess camp to Advait Patel, the best player under the age of 13 in the Barber.
Below are the best game prizes, as voted on by WGM Jennifer Shahade and yours truly.
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Dewain Barber also hosted a trivia contest, based on the players' knowledge of Barberchess.com. He also asked many questions about his own chess experiences and gave away prizes like chessboard socks.
"All of you are part of the Denker legacy," he said.
Shutt also presented Barber with a handmade chess set made of plumbing and construction parts. It took two years to build and weighs more than 70 pounds.
You can see the full standings for all three events here.


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Ready To Find Your Park?
Here are some helpful hints as you navigate through our new CRPR Park map.
1) If you would like to search by amenity, click on the small, white rectangle in the top left corner of the map. A menu will open that will allow you to toggle certain types of amenities.; click the boxes you want to use in your search, and the map will show the relacted icons. As you change the toggles, you will see the map change. You can search for playgrounds, sports fields, nature areas, swimming locations, and all area parks, and you can search with only one amenity, three amenities, or all of them at once.
2) Once you have the map's amenities section open and have chosen what you are going to toggle, you'll see "All Items" and a small arrow underneath each amenity. Click on that arrow, and you'll see the list of parks that have that amenty.
3) Then, you can click on an individual map icon and a window will open on your left with the name of the facility, a photo, the park's address, and a list of amenities. Click the square/arrow icon next to the park's name, and a mapping window will open which will help you with directions to that location.
PLEASE NOTE: You can click and drag the map in any direction you like. You can also use the + / - in the lower left corner to zoom in or out of the map.
Additionally, we have a regional map with all park locations noted; this is a downloadable map (it's 11" x 17") that you can hang on your refrigerator or keep with you when you go walking or biking. The map also shows the areas bike paths/bikeways.
Lastly, if you have any problems with this map or have questions about a facility, please do not hestitate to contact us.
CRPR will continue to update the map as facilities come online or new amenities are added to a facility.


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ADOTAS – It's no secret that privacy is one of the most critical issues facing social media. It's also well-known that social media juggernaut Facebook — after coming under pressure for lax privacy policies — responded by making it easier to keep personal information from being shared. Of course, the pressure could only have been enormous: According to Nielsen's Q3 2011 social media report, over 80 percent of Americans now use a social network. In any case, the result has been a "safer," more anonymous social media environment, which seems to have put users at ease… for now.
Less often discussed are the very serious implications this anonymity has for marketers. Nearly two out of three companies describe the extent of their social media activity as either heavy (21 percent) or average (43 percent), representing a 21 percent increase from 2010, according to a recent report from Econsultancy, LBi and bigmouthmedia. Obviously, social media is now in the "must-do" marketing media column for both B2C and B2B. And yet, we're almost turning the corner into 2012, and there still isn't a standard way to measure the financial and tangible benefits of using social media.
What is the ROI for social media, anyway?
Ask 10 people using it in their marketing plans, and you'll probably get 10 different answers. Though marketing budgets are shifting more toward social media efforts (according to a survey completed this summer by Booz & Company and Buddy Media of managers from Fortune 100 companies about their investment in social media),* companies are still struggling to understand the impact of social media on their bottom line.
In fact, two features of social media make such analysis at best indirect, and at worst a waste of time. The first, as discussed above, is the anonymity. Restrictions on access to private information make it, in many cases, impossible to trace social media engagement back to concrete business impact. The second is that brand interactions and discussions happen away from business-owned digital properties. Combined, these two variables create a virtual barrier to the kind of metrics digital marketers have grown accustomed to using in their determination of ROI.
Since there typically is not a direct correlation to the point of revenue, getting too granular on ROI measurement can be distracting. At a certain point, you have to ask yourself, "What is the ROI of determining ROI?
Remembering our roots
So where does that leave us? Well, ironically, this dilemma shouldn't feel too unfamiliar to marketers — though perhaps savvy digital teams might want to buy a round for some brick-and-mortar senior staff and pick up a tip or two — because it's not too far from what they faced when the most advanced media around was print and television. Traditional marketing has always involved a measure of trust. Awareness has been a huge part of marketing magic: We put your message out there, try to influence public perception through solid, memorable brand initiatives, and hope that it touches a nerve, that the best message wins.
The time has come to embrace this leap of faith in the social media sphere. In many ways, after all, it actually keeps us honest. Again, people have the power — where once they could turn the channel, now they do their own research. They discuss, investigate, and make decisions about your brand on their own turf, and in many cases, the best we can do is obey the "content is king" paradigm, give them high-quality information about (hopefully) high-quality products, and, well, hope that it touches a nerve.
Awareness and engagement
But, of course, social media does give us a leg up on our marketing precursors. While we can't use traditional analytics to rationalize social media efforts into dollars-and-cents conversions, there is undeniable value in engaging with consumers in these forums.
Social media is the first immediate feedback loop that we have with our target consumers as a group. Fortunately, many elements of it are highly measurable, thanks to the digital nature of the medium and the early development of robust tools. One popular way to measure social media interactions is to gather data that shows brand awareness and engagement. As a baseline, my company, the Garrigan Lyman Group, recommends our clients start listening and measuring a few basic things:
• Site traffic
•Search volume and terms
• Number of likes, fans, or followers
• Number of conversions
• Number of contributors
• Number of mentions and positive comments
• Number of page views
• Number of shares by your fans
• Number of retweets
These are metrics that can tell you how you are doing as compared to your competitors. They can also be used to determine what impact your social media outreach has on the social web in general. Did our marketing efforts increase engagement with our brand? How were we received?
Stop worrying and start interacting
Over the last 10 years, we've learned a great deal about digital marketing — we've learned how to track impressions, maximize click-through and drive conversion. But it's also spoiled us. And now, when encountering a new form of digital media, we're so suspicious about our inability to measure its impact in the same way that it's easy to overlook the basic and most important point: the only way you are going to actualize any benefit from social media — let alone get real-time feedback from your consumers about your brand or products — is to stop worrying and start interacting.
* The study found that social media will become a higher percentage of total digital marketing spend in the next three years, with 28 percent of respondents stating social media will increase to make up more than 20 percent of their digital marketing spend by 2014.


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Video game feature MOAB
A huge bomb developed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is a featured weapon in a new video game. A digital version of the Massive Ordinance Air Blast, or MOAB, is a featured weapon in the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3," published by Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. When the 30-foot, 21,600-pound MOAB was developed in 2003, it was the largest non-nuclear weapon in the Air Force's inventory. It was detonated at Eglin twice. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 11/30/11)


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The timeless board game comes to life on-screen and in-person as Antici…pation presents a shadow-cast performance of Clue, the 1985 comedy murder mystery! For the second year running, come watch Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard and the rest try to deduce who killed Mr. Boddy, while hoping not to be the next victim!
With origins dating back to the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, shadow-cast performances feature live players acting out a film as the movie plays behind them on a big screen. This year's performance of Clue also includes full sets and props (as well as audience interaction), so beware of that lead pipe! Come dressed as your favorite character and join in the fun!
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I first met Chris Barber early in 1948. At that time, British Jazz as we know it didn't exist. Really hot music was often played by dance-band sidemen and other professionals, but it wasn't until this latter part of the decade that any real attempt was made to recreate this special music played in the North, South, East and West of the United States. And that attempt was made by enthusiasts who had been inspired by what they heard on gramophone records. Some musically-educated souls knew what they were attempting; others, like me, were still at school and just frightening their parents silly with the strident sounds emanating from the family radiogram.
Musical instruments were not difficult to come by. They could often be picked up (along with piles of dusty old records) from the junk shops, pawnshops or second-hand emporia. I believe Chris bought his first trombone for a few pounds from a friend: a not unusual happening. Exceptionally, a doting aunt or other family member could be persuaded to fund the means of making some music – provided they didn't know just what sort of music we were talking about!
But back to my meeting with Chris. By this time I had been playing the drums with John Haim's Jellyroll Kings for a couple of years. Then, virtually no-one had cars: transport was by bus or train, and instruments were deposited at left-luggage offices at stations between performances (they weren't called 'gigs' then!). But John's brother Gerald had somehow persuaded his parents to buy him a 125cc motor bike. And it was on that bike that he often used to travel, with his sousaphone, in two parts, slung around his person. Chris still remembers this sight, and has recently reminded Gerry how lucky he was to get away with that – you certainly wouldn't today! Worse was to come, however, because my drum kit consisted of a bass drum, in a canvas bag, a tomtom in another, and a wooden box which my father had made for me to contain the snare drum, cymbals and all the old iron. The bass drum was usually transported by the band's piano player – he being otherwise unencumbered – and the tom by one of the other players. The wooden box was fitted with a leather strap so that I could sling it over my shoulder, and it was thus that I would travel on the pillion of Gerry's little bike. We journeyed to dates as far away as Cambridgeshire thus, but we were just outside Golders Green tube station one day when Gerry managed to narrowly avoid bumping into Chris, who was making his way home. Thus introductions were effected … and I thought no more about it, other than realising that this was the bloke who had beaten me to it in acquiring those Clarence Williams masterpieces at one of the local junk shops on occasion...
In July 1948 I was 'called up' to do my National Service. On arrival at the RAF training camp at West Kirby, one of the first persons I saw was Pat Hawes, who had been the Jellyroll Kings' pianist. He was on the parade ground resplendent in a tiger skin, beating the daylights out of a ceremonial bass drum. A few days later I joined that band, but on a very hard-to-play rope-tensioned snare drum, which I never mastered properly!
I had a very happy time in the service, saw some interesting places and got to sit-in with some really good emerging bands, like the Smoky City Stompers, Yorkshire Jazz Band and Ray Foxley's Levee Ramblers to name just a few. But towards the end I found myself back in the London area at Fighter Command Headquarters, and with time to get about and play with old and new friends once again. John Haim had, sadly, died in January of 1949 and the band had split up – Gerry forming a new one, and the rest scattered around the area. I spent some time playing with Mike Daniels (and Keith Jary and Brian Baker, who were later to join Chris). It was in the September that I had the chance to join Chris's then newly-formed band.
Chris and Alex Revell were firm friends, and another of their pals, Hugh Middleton, played very nice trumpet. Arthur Huxley plonked banjo (and carried the bass drum) and Colin Bennett played piano. I never did find out what subsequently happened to those latter three. This group wasn't together for very long, but on 11th October 1949 we did get into the Modern Messages recording studio up the hill from Swiss Cottage, to cut half a dozen sides – five of which I still have, to remind me just what might have been if I'd been a better drummer, and not afraid to 'turn pro.'! Chris went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music, and after demob, I got a job with Philips Electrical, right at the back of Denmark Street and the Fullado Club, but that's another story!
In February of 1950, with Pat Hawes and Alan Morris (ex-Jellyroll Kings' banjo player) I joined Ken Colyer, Sonny Morris, John RT, etc., at the White Hart in Cranford (now several feet under the perimeter track of Heathrow airport!). In April we cut some sides in a small basement studio under one of the Piccadilly arcades – the details now escape me – and again, have a reminder of what might have been. But Ken wasn't happy with those Crane River Jazz Band developments and took ship to study at the roots – all of which has now been properly documented, thank goodness!
By that time, however, I had taken the decision to try to carve a career in the world of sales… so I joined a small company (which subsequently came to be part of the GlaxoSmithKline empire – who, fortunately for us, now provide a useful pension!) and worked my way up into sales management. This also gave me the opportunity to travel the country widely, and this time I didn't attempt to play (or get encumbered with the sheer bulk and weight of) a drum kit. Instead, I settled for acquiring some marginally less weighty and bulky tape recording gear with which I managed to record a lot of really good bands who otherwise I couldn't possibly recall today! Sadly (for me), Chris never figured in those, but that's of no matter since his bands have made so many really good recordings which are easily available to us all.
In the late 1980s, when we were once again settled in London, my wife Pam pushed me into taking a drumming and percussion course at the local art college – on the local rates, which brought a new meaning to 'state support'! Ever since then I've had the pleasure of playing, at a very amateur level, with a lot of really great jazzers. And now, living on Spain's Costa Blanca, I'm (just) able to load my vintage drums and cymbals into the car to play real jazz with some kindred souls, including the aforementioned Gerry Haim, who lives but a dozen miles down the road from our little Spanish village house. Funny old world, isn't it?
John Westwood, Tormos, Alicante, Spain, June 2008.
The Stanmore Stompers at Mike Daniels's home in the summer of 1949. John Westwood is third from the left, Keith Jary is fourth, Brian Baker is fifth, and Mike Daniels is sixth.


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CARTI Cancer Center
The CARTI Cancer Center is a 170,000-square-foot, $90 million treatment facility that sits on 37.12 acres located in Little Rock, Arkansas. This project featured complex grading elements (rock substrata) as well as requests from the client to incorporate the wooded surroundings and preserve existing trees where possible. Other notable features of this project include stormwater detention, erosion and sediment control design, a healing garden, and a parking deck.


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April 13, 2015 |
ABC World News Tonight: PulsePoint Uses Social Media to Save Lives
On March 25, 2015, off-duty EMT Walter Huber received an alert through PulsePoint of a cardiac arrest at the school across the street from his home in Sunnyvale, CA.Full Story
April 13, 2015 |
PulsePoint App Helps Save Life of Cardiac Arrest Victim
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Shannon Smith, PulsePoint Foundation
Chris Ernst, El Camino Hospital
Life-saving CPR performed after mobile app funded by El Camino Hospital
notifies nearby citizen responder
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 13, 2015 – On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 lifelong Sunnyvale resident Walter Huber was sitting down to dinner when he received an alert through PulsePoint, a 9-1-1 connected mobile app designed to alert CPR-trained citizens of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) emergencies in their vicinity. This app alert helped save a man's life.
The PulsePoint app displayed a map showing Huber, 21, the location of the emergency, which was based on 9-1-1 call information. Using this map Huber made his way to the reported SCA patient's location—a soccer field just steps from his home—where he found a man unconscious and surrounded by his teammates. Just minutes earlier the man had collapsed, unresponsive and without a pulse, prompting his teammates to call 9-1-1. Huber, who is CPR trained, immediately assessed the patient and began hands-only CPR. He provided chest compressions until a Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Officer arrived in a patrol car equipped with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The AED delivered a life-saving shock, effectively bringing Farid Rashti, 63, back to life.
"When someone suffers a sudden cardiac arrest, the heart stops beating without any warning so time is critical," said Dr. Chad Rammohan, M.D., medical director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Chest Pain Center at El Camino Hospital and a Palo Alto Medical Foundation physician. "It's the 'electrical shock' from the AED that helps to restore the person's heartbeat and it's the mechanical pumping from CPR that helps the SCA victim to recover some blood flow to vital organs such as the brain, heart, and the rest of the body."Full Story
A family history of heart disease coupled with a 2004 heart attack, resulting in quadruple bypass surgery, has led Rashti, a Campbell, Calif. resident, to live a healthy lifestyle. However, while playing soccer on March 25th, he was hit by the ball on the left side of his chest. He felt a sharp pain, unlike during his earlier heart attack. He switched to goalie where he could catch his breath when, he recalls "suddenly everything started to go black and that is the last thing I remember." Rashti had suffered a SCA. The only way for a person to survive a SCA is to immediately receive 1) CPR, 2) an electrical shock from an AED, and 3) transport to the closest hospital emergency room.
"Thankfully the PulsePoint app alerted me to someone in need, only steps away, so I could put my training to good use and, as it turns out, help save a life," said Huber, a Mission College student. "The fact that you could potentially save a life with this app confirms how important it is for everyone to learn CPR and download PulsePoint."
"I'm so grateful that I was in public, surrounded by people," said Rashti from his home where he's been recovering. "Without my friends calling 9-1-1, the PulsePoint responder starting CPR and the patrol officer shocking me back to life with an AED, I would not be alive today."
Santa Clara County, in which the City of Sunnyvale is located, was one of the first counties in the nation to fully integrate this technology with its 9-1-1 system. The collaboration and allocated resources from the Santa Clara County fire departments, the PulsePoint Foundation, El Camino Hospital, and the tech company Workday brought this lifesaving technology to Santa Clara County citizens. The coordinated effort by Santa Clara County, Rashti's teammates, the PulsePoint-notified citizen responder and the care provided by the emergency room at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center helped save Rashti's life.
"Every element in this chain of survival was enhanced by quick action and cutting edge technology. All Sunnyvale public safety officers are trained as police officers, firefighters and EMTs so they arrive on scene and immediately bring life-saving support with an AED and first aid equipment," said Steve Drewniany, Deputy Chief of the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. "It was the quick action by Farid's friends and Walter that set the entire response in motion. You couldn't ask for a better example of how technology like PulsePoint and AEDs can save lives, which is why we're making full use of them here in Sunnyvale."
The PulsePoint mobile app is designed to reduce collapse-to-CPR and collapse-to-defibrillation times by increasing citizen awareness of cardiac events beyond a traditional "witnessed" area. The app also directs users to the precise location of nearby public AEDs. The free app is available for download on iTunes and Google Play.
About the PulsePoint Foundation
PulsePoint is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through the use of location-aware mobile devices PulsePoint is building applications that work with local public safety agencies to improve communications with citizens, empowering them to help reduce the millions of annual deaths from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Deployment of the PulsePoint app can significantly strengthen the "chain of survival" by improving bystander response to cardiac arrest victims and increasing the chance that lifesaving steps will be taken prior to the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS). PulsePoint is supported by the Wireless Foundation, built and maintained by volunteer engineers at Workday and distributed by our marketing and implementation partner Physio-Control, Inc. Learn more at www.pulsepoint.org or join the conversation at Facebook and Twitter.
About Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the City of Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety is one of the largest fully-integrated Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) public entities in the United States serving a City of over 147,000 residents. All of the Department's Officers are fully qualified cross-trained Police Officers, Firefighters, and EMT-Basic professionals. Public Safety Officers fulfill these roles in their daily duties, ensuring the highest levels of efficiency and competency for the Sunnyvale community.
About El Camino Hospital
El Camino Hospital is an acute-care, 443-bed, nonprofit and locally governed organization with campuses in Mountain View and Los Gatos, California. In addition to heart and vascular care, key medical specialties include behavioral health, cancer, men's health, neuroscience, orthopedic and spine, senior health, urology, and the first Women's Hospital in Northern California. The hospital is recognized as a national leader in the use of health information technology and wireless communications, and has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center as well as back-to-back ANCC Magnet Recognitions for Nursing Care. To learn more, visit our website, find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or view videos on YouTube. For a physician referral, visit our website or call the El Camino Health Line at 800-216-5556.
About Cardiac Arrest
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for an estimated 424,000 deaths each year, more than 1,000 deaths per day. The American Heart Association estimates that effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person's chance of survival. However, less than half of cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR and even fewer receive a potentially lifesaving therapeutic shock from a public access AED. Improving bystander CPR rates and access to AEDs is critical to chain of survival, which requires: (1) early recognition of the emergency and phoning 911 for EMS, (2) early bystander CPR, (3) early delivery of a shock via a defibrillator if indicated and (4) early advanced life support and post-resuscitation care delivered by healthcare providers.
Different than a heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest is caused when the heart's electrical system malfunctions and the heart stops working properly. For every minute that passes without a SCA victim receiving resuscitation, the chances of that person surviving decrease 10 percent. After 10 minutes the chances of survival are minimal.
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PulsePoint App Visuals
Activation Map
App "CPR-needed" Screen (no device frame)
Santa Clara County/SF Bay Area Responders (Map View)
Farid Rashti (Survivor)
Walter Huber (PulsePoint Responder)
Childhood Photo Walter Huber grew up wanting to be in public service. This picture was taken while Huber was just at toddler, sitting in a Sunnyvale fire truck.
Deputy Chief Steve Drewniany, City of Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Richard Price, Founder/President, PulsePoint Foundation
Dr. Chad Rammohan
CPR/AED Audio Recorded from Sunnyvale Police Officer's Dash Cam Belt Mic
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June 3, 2014 |
PulsePoint App Aims To Get Emergency Care To Heart Attack Victims Quicker
An ingenious technology that's saving lives in the Bay Area is now getting even more powerful. It's a smartphone-based app that's getting emergency care to heart attack victims much more quickly.
For ambulance crews, racing cardiac patients to the hospital is a life-saving routine. But often, it's the first moments after a heart attack that make the difference.
"Success in the hospital for resuscitation is really dependent on rapid bystander CPR," Chad Rammohan, M.D., said.
Rammohan is a director of the chest pain center at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View. Two years ago, the hospital helped launch a smartphone system designed to create an army of citizen CPR providers.
"And the best outcome is when there's early defibrillation, meaning a defibrillator is available," Rammohan said.
The system, known as PulsePoint was the brain child of former San Ramon Valley Fire Chief Richard Price.
When a cardiac call comes in to 911, the PulsePoint app can locate the closest trained responder via their smartphone and even help them perform CPR with an automated external defibrillator, known as an AED.Full Story
"I'll receive a tone on my phone and a map showing me exactly how to get where I am, to where the patient's located," says Price. "I've now arrived at the patient, so I've selected the CPR how to portion of the app." he added.
Since being rolled out in Santa Clara County and the East Bay, the PulsePoint Foundation has expanded the system.
Beginning this year, the program now allows users to locate and mark the location of AEDs in schools and public buildings.
The goal is a powerful, searchable database that could locate the nearest defibrillator in an emergency. For photographer Brent Pederson the opportunity struck on a local tennis court, when he provided CPR to a player who'd collapsed with chest pain.
"So I just started pumping his chest and giving him mouth to mouth and we just kept it up for about 10 or 12 minutes until the medics arrived," Pederson said.
Organizers are hoping the new features will help make the system even more powerful. Ultimately, stretching a life-saving safety net across the Bay Area.
View the newscast and full story by Eric Thomas at KGO-TV.Less Story
February 15, 2014 |
Dr. Chad Rammohan, Medical Director of the Chest Pain Center & Cardiac Cath Lab at El Camino Hospital, encourages CPR skills and PulsePoint use
Watch Dr. Chad Rammohan, Medical Director of the Chest Pain Center & Cardiac Cath Lab at El Camino Hospital in this new PulsePoint PSA introduction.
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Chad Rammohan, M.D., FACC
Interventional Cardiology
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
February 14, 2012 |
New Mobile Phone App to Help Save Lives Announced by San José Fire Department and El Camino Hospital
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A free CPR "citizen responder" mobile phone application will help save lives through a new partnership between the San José Fire Department and El Camino Hospital.
The PulsePoint app enables members of the public to provide life-saving assistance to victims of sudden cardiac arrest, which causes nearly 1,000 deaths a day in the United States. San José is the nation's largest city to utilize PulsePoint's location-aware technology. The app is available for both the iPhone and Android smart phones.
"The first few minutes after a sudden cardiac arrest are critical for saving lives, and this app will help citizens provide immediate assistance," said San José Mayor Chuck Reed. "Technology can help us build a safer, stronger and healthier community, and our partnership with El Camino Hospital to bring PulsePoint to San José is a wonderful example of this commitment at no cost to us."
App users, who have indicated they are trained in CPR, can be notified if someone nearby is having a cardiac emergency and may require CPR. The app uses sophisticated location-based services to alert citizens in a public place of the need for CPR. The application also directs citizen rescuers to the exact location of the nearest publicly available automated external defibrillator (AED).
The PulsePoint app will be made available to additional communities in Santa Clara County over the next year.
"We're making it very easy to empower citizens of San Jose who can help with CPR when every second counts," said San José Fire Chief William McDonald. "Timing is crucial for saving a life during cardiac arrest, and a notification to someone close by who can perform CPR can make all the difference."
The City of San José has installed 190 AEDs in libraries, community centers and other public locations. The City has also installed 40 AEDs at the San Jose International Airport so victims of cardiac arrest can have a greater chance of survival.
"Bringing this leading-edge lifesaving tool to the residents of San José is part of our ongoing commitment to improve the health and well being of our community," said Tomi Ryba, president and CEO of El Camino Hospital. "We encourage everyone to become trained in CPR in order to extend the benefits of this mobile application and save lives."
"Once a sudden cardiac arrest begins, chances of that person surviving decrease 10 percent for every minute that passes without resuscitation; after 10 minutes there is little chance for successful resuscitation," said Chad Rammohan, MD, FACC, medical director of the Chest Pain Center at El Camino Hospital. "Citizen responders can help stop the clock by starting CPR immediately and help increase the individual's chances for survival until paramedics arrive. Recent advances in hospital management including cooling or therapeutic hypothermia have made a significant difference in meaningful recovery."
While difficult to quantify how many lives have been saved from bystander intervention since CPR was developed by the American Heart Association in 1960, the stories of people like sudden cardiac arrest survivor Theresa Doede underscore the important role that everyday individuals trained in CPR can play.
"I survived an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest while attending a Christmas party on December 11, 2010," said Ms. Doede. "I have no brain injury due to a willing bystander beginning CPR within moments of my collapse."
The PulsePoint app is available for download free at both the Apple iPhone App Store and in the Android Market.
The PulsePoint app also provides a virtual window into select 911 emergency communication centers giving users of mobile devices real-time access to emergency activity as it is occurring. Users are able to view active incidents, including the current response status of dispatched units, and instantly pinpoint incident location on an interactive map. Users also can choose to be notified of incidents by type when they are dispatched and monitor emergency radio traffic via this modern version of the traditional fire scanner.
The PulsePoint app has received several international awards, including the International Association of Fire Chiefs 2011 Fire Service Award for Excellence, a CTIA-The Wireless Association 2011 VITA Wireless Samaritan Award, a 2011 Computerworld Honors Program Laureate Award for Innovation, an American Heart Association Life Saver Heart Partner Award, and an IADAS Webby Official Honoree award for the Best Use of GPS or Location Technology. Additional information about the PulsePoint app can be found at www.pulsepoint.org.
About Sudden Cardiac Death
Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating, resulting in no blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. Approximately 300,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur each year in the United States, with a median reported survival-to-hospital-discharge rate of 8 percent.
Rapidly implementing the "chain of survival" model can help increase the chances of survival from sudden cardiac arrest. The steps in the chain include activation of emergency medical services by calling 9-1-1, starting CPR, using an AED and acquiring appropriate care.
About the San José Fire Department
The San José Fire Department is committed to excellence in public safety. It embraces innovative approaches to meet the evolving needs of the diverse city of San José and works in partnership with the community to achieve a fire and hazard safe environment. The San José Fire Department consists of 650 authorized sworn personnel, 44 non-sworn uniformed Fire Communication Dispatchers, and 57 civilian personnel. It protects 206 square miles and approximately 1.2 million residents. Its mission is to serve the community by protecting life, property, and the environment through prevention and response. More information can be found at www.sjfd.org
About El Camino Hospital
El Camino Hospital is an acute-care, 542-bed, not-for-profit and locally governed organization with campuses in Mountain View and Los Gatos, Calif. In addition to state-of-the-art emergency departments, key medical specialties include heart and vascular, cancer care, urology, orthopedic and spine, neuroscience, genomic medicine, and the only Women's Hospital in Northern California. The hospital is recognized as a national leader in the use of health information technology and wireless communications, and has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center as well as back-to-back ANCC Magnet Recognitions for Nursing Care. More information can be found at www.elcaminohospital.org.
About PulsePoint
PulsePoint is a non-profit foundation based in the San Francisco Bay Area whose goal is to make it much easier for citizens who are trained in CPR to use their life-saving skills to save lives. Through the use of modern, location-aware mobile devices, PulsePoint is building applications that work with local fire departments, EMS agencies and police departments to improve communications with citizens and empower them to help reduce the estimated 1 million worldwide annual deaths from sudden cardiac arrest. More information about PulsePoint can be found at www.pulsepoint.org.
Captain Mary Gutierrez
Public Information Officer
Office (408) 794-6959
Cell (408) 398-9228
Chris Ernst
El Camino Hospital
Office (650) 962-5853


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Twilight (Twilight, #1)
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I don't even know where to begin.
Bella was so bland and generic, so I can see why some people enjoy this book, because they can self-insert themselves as Bella. Not judging, but I call it how I see it.
How I feel about the characters Bella and Edward:
Am I going to hell if I said I wish Bella would have been hit by the car? TOO SOON?
Also, if I have to hear one more time how fragile~ and breakable~ she is, I'm gonna scream bloody murder.
Edward is a creepy stalker with anger issues. Extremely possessive, and not in the hot kinky way, but in the creepy way. I really don't see the appeal here.
Bella is also as dumb as a brick, and complains ALL THE DAMN TIME. Sew attractive. *rolls eyes*
In this book, I am Team Jacob, all the way. This will change in later reviews.
This is my second time reading this, and I plan on reading and snarking this series.
Why the 1.5 rating? I struggled between 1 and 2 stars. 2 stars because I've actually read worse than this, but 1 star because it started the mainstream trope of creepy, stalker, possessive boyfriend in young adult novels. So 1.5 stars was my final verdict and a compromise.
This book seriously sets feminism back 50 years, and I can't believe how popular this book got, because REALLY?!
Also the goddamn sparkling. Seriously the stupidest vampire quality I have ever read, and I enjoyed Anne Rice's vampires and their eroticism. *no shame*
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I want to thank everyone who came out to our "Get Cultur'd" event and to Word on the Street Toronto! I met a lot of readers who are passionate about Canadian authors and publishing, and I hope that they all know a little more about Tightrope Books.
Highlights of "Get Cultur'd" were the amazing volunteers who bravely read with our authors, despite casting impossibilities, and our prize giveaways! One man played the role of a young, lesbian punk from Heather Wood's Fortune Cookie, and the two interns played a cougar and her cub from Myna Wallin's Confessions of a Reluctant Cougar (all in good fun). Our prizes spanned the gamut of literature, clothing and accessories apparel, vino, and bedroom toys. Thank you to Nathaniel G. Moore, David Clink, Heather Wood, Myna Wallin, Jim Nason, Sandra Kasturi, and our audience members for a great performance and the lively discussion!
While "Get Cultur'd" was fun, WOTS was even more fun. There was so many literary groups that came to the festival, and so many activities to participate in, but we were hunkered down at our booth (shared with ChiZine Publications). The atmosphere of cultural support and deal-making that pervaded the air was intoxicating, I think on both ends of the table.
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A classic French experience - Brasserie Angelique, Jumeriah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi
You have read the plaudits and seen the plaques. I am sure. This has been one of the critics' most loved restaurants over the last few years and certainly a firm favourite among those wanting classic French cuisine in an opulent setting with brasserie undertones. The setting of Jumeirah at Etihad Towers is a fitting location for this restaurant, considering it has that luxe feeling. Luxurious it is, gaudy and over the top it is not.
My guest and I start off with an aperitif at the cosy little bar inside the restaurant. The bar is itself something worth trying. An Aperol Spritz starts off the evening, and being in a French restaurant, it is appropriate that the barman uses Veuve Cliquot Brut NV. Brasserie Angelique markets itself as offering you your very own corner of France, and the bar certainly creates that exact same ambience. My guest remarked that it felt like a scene from a movie, and she herself is well travelled and one who appreciates gastronomy.
We start off with the Foie Gras Confit Dans sa Graisse, or Confit Foie Gras. The foie gras is exactly what you would expect - it is served at the right temperature, ensuring just the right degree of creaminess. As for the red onion compote, it is immediately a winner as it combines sweet and sour so beautifully. The white grapes are an added treat! Furthermore, pine nuts add something I have started enjoying more and more with my foie gras, and that is texture. Finally, despite trying to cut down on carbs, the brioche is just divine and I end up finishing both slices.
My recommended wine pairing, the 2013 Chateau d'Armajan des Ormes, Sauternes marks a pleasant change from what I am usually offered as a suggested pairing. Its sweetness is a good foil to the fattiness of the foie gras. One of 18 by-the-glass wines, it pairs perfectly.
Next up, as an intermediate dish, we have the Saint-Jacques 'Hokkaido' Poêlées or Seared 'Hokkaido' Scallops. A look at the picture shows that wonderfully seared surface of the scallop. My first bite reveals two things that stay with me - the scallops have a crispiness on that seared side that I find both adventurous and also a credit to Chef. The crispy texture and colour bring something special to the scallops. Secondly, the scallops taste like scallops - stating the obvious, but you want the natural taste of scallops and deeper flavour should come from what else is on the plate. In this case, the Crustacean sauce is sublime. Finally, and this is the understated gem in this dish - the tempura. Chef uses flower of courgette, or zucchini bush in his tempura. The tempura is crispy and light. The result is that a simple scallop dish becomes an extraordinary one. All in all, a dish fit for the Gods!
The main course is a dish I am looking forward to. The Lapin de Garenne en Cocotte or Braised Rabbit. Served in a flat copper saucepan recalling a typical brasserie, the rabbit is a homely dish. Chunky pieces of root vegetables reinforce the idea. The rabbit is very tender, but be warned that because it is a lean animal, it will be drier than what you are used to. But the sauce it is served in goes a long way to keeping it moist. I particularly lap up the mild sweetness emanating from the prunes. All in all, a dish that for me really captures the soul of Brasserie Angelique.
On my last visit, my daughter and I had the Crêpe Suzette for dessert because of the theatrical value. I choose the same dessert this time. If you are a novice to French cuisine, I recommend this dessert. It is quite a pleasure to watch as it is prepared. If you have had this before but it has been a while, then you should indulge again. There is a reason some desserts are classics!
It is not hard to see why Brasserie Angelique has retained its popularity despite so many restaurants emerging, especially in the last couple of years. There is no fusion here or playing with ingredients. What you see on the plate is what it actually tastes like. In other words, this is classic French. It remains a restaurant that you want to try more than once a year and is definitely worth saving for.
The Essentials
Brasserie Angelique,
Jumeirah at Etihad Towers
Abu Dhabi
+971 2 81115666
Brasserie Angelique Menu
Starters 40-125AED++
Mains 75-250AED++
Desserts 45AED++
Brandon Stoltenkamp
Disclaimer: I was invited to Brasserie Angelique as a guest of the restaurant.
Disclaimer: I was invited to Brasserie Angelique as a guest of the restaurant.


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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
|Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Jr.
30 August 1852
Rotterdam, Netherlands
1 March 1911
(aged 58)
Steglitz near Berlin, German Empire
German Empire
Physical chemistry
Organic chemistry
Veterinary College in Utrecht
University of Amsterdam
University of Berlin
|Alma mater
Delft University of Technology
University of Leiden
University of Bonn
University of Paris
University of Utrecht
|Doctoral advisor
|Eduard Mulder
|Doctoral students
|Ernst Cohen
|Other notable students
|Frederick G. Donnan
|Known for
|Chemical kinetics, Stereochemistry
|Notable awards
Davy Medal (1893)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1901)
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Jr. (30 August 1852 – 1 March 1911) was a Dutch Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is best known for his discoveries in chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, osmotic pressure, and stereochemistry. Van 't Hoff's work in these subjects helped found the discipline of physical chemistry as it is today.
- Biography 1
- Career 2
- Honours and awards 3
- See also 4
- References 5
- Further reading 6
- External links 7
The third of seven children, Van 't Hoff was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His father was Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Sr., a physician, and his mother was Alida Kolff van 't Hoff.[1] From a young age, he was interested in science and nature, and frequently took part in botanical excursions. In his early school years, he showed a strong interest in poetry and philosophy. He considered Lord Byron to be his idol.
Against the wishes of his father, Van 't Hoff chose to study chemistry. First, he enrolled at Delft University of Technology in September 1869, and studied until 1871, when he passed his final exam on at 8 July and obtained a degree of chemical technologist.[2][3][4] He passed all his courses in two years, although the time assigned to study was three years.[2][3][4] Then he enrolled at University of Leiden to study chemistry. He then studied in Bonn, Germany with Friedrich Kekulé and in Paris with C. A. Wurtz. He received his doctorate under Eduard Mulder at the University of Utrecht in 1874.[5]
In 1878, Van 't Hoff married Johanna Francina Mees. They had two daughters, Johanna Francina (b. 1880) and Aleida Jacoba (b. 1882), and two sons, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff III (b. 1883) and Govert Jacob (b. 1889). Van 't Hoff died at the age of 58, on 1 March 1911, at Steglitz, near Berlin, from tuberculosis.
Before he received his doctorate, Van 't Hoff had already published the first of his important contributions to the field of optical activity by assuming that the chemical bonds between carbon atoms and their neighbors were directed towards the corners of a regular tetrahedron.[6][7] This three-dimensional structure accounted for the isomers found in nature. He shares credit for this with the French chemist Joseph Le Bel, who independently came up with the same idea.
Van 't Hoff published his work on stereochemistry in his book La chimie dans l'espace in 1874. At the time, his theory was considered revolutionary and was strongly criticized by the scientific community. One such critic was the renowned editor of the German Journal für praktische Chemie, Adolph Kolbe, who stated:
"A Dr. H. van 't Hoff of the Veterinary School at Utrecht has no liking, apparently, for exact chemical investigation. He has considered it more comfortable to mount Pegasus (apparently borrowed from the Veterinary School) and to proclaim in his 'La chimie dans l'espace' how the atoms appear to him to be arranged in space, when he is on the chemical Mt. Parnassus which he has reached by bold flight."
In 1884, Van 't Hoff published his research on chemical kinetics, titled Études de Dynamique chimique ("Studies in Chemical Dynamics"), in which he described a new method for determining the order of a reaction using graphics and applied the laws of thermodynamics to chemical equilibria. He also introduced the modern concept of chemical affinity. In 1886, he showed a similarity between the behaviour of dilute solutions and gases. In 1887, he and German chemist Wilhelm Ostwald founded an influential scientific magazine named Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie ("Journal of Physical Chemistry"). He worked on Svante Arrhenius's theory of the dissociation of electrolytes and in 1889 provided physical justification for the Arrhenius equation. In 1896, he became a professor at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin. His studies of the salt deposits at Stassfurt were an important contribution to Prussia's chemical industry.
Van 't Hoff became a lecturer in chemistry and physics at the Veterinary College in Utrecht. He then worked as a professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology at the University of Amsterdam for almost 18 years before eventually becoming the chairman of the chemistry department. In 1896, Van 't Hoff moved to Germany, where he finished his career at the University of Berlin in 1911. In 1901, he received the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with solutions. His work showed that very dilute solutions follow mathematical laws that closely resemble the laws describing the behavior of gases.
Honours and awards
In 1885, Van 't Hoff was appointed as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences. Other distinctions include honorary doctorates from Harvard and Yale (1901), Victoria University, Manchester University (1903), and University of Heidelberg (1908). He was awarded the Davy Medal of the Royal Society in 1893 (along with Le Bel), and the Helmholtz Medal of the Prussian Academy of Sciences (1911). He was also appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1894) and Senator der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft (1911). Van 't Hoff became an honorary member of the British Chemical Society in London, the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (1892), American Chemical Society (1898), and the Académie des Sciences, in Paris (1905). Of his numerous distinctions, Van 't Hoff regarded winning the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry as the culmination of his career.
See also
- ^ Biography on Nobel prize website. Nobelprize.org (1911-03-01). Retrieved on 2011-08-12.
- ^ a b H.A.M., Snelders (1993). De geschiedenis van de scheikunde in Nederland. Deel 1: Van alchemie tot chemie en chemische industrie rond 1900. Delftse Universitaire Pers.
- ^ a b Cordfunke, E. H. P. (2001). Een romantisch geleerde: Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852–1911). Vossiuspers UvA.
- ^ a b Cohen, E. (1899). Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff. Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
- ^ Entry in Digital Album Promotorum of Utrecht University
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- Van 't Hoff (September 3, 1874) Voorstel tot Uitbreiding der Tegenwoordige in de Scheikunde gebruikte Structuurformules in de Ruimte, benevens een daarmee samenhangende Opmerking omtrent het Verband tusschen Optisch Actief Vermogen en chemische Constitutie van Organische Verbindingen (Proposal for the Extension of Current Chemical Structural Formulas into Space, together with Related Observation on the Connection between Optically Active Power and the Chemical Constitution of Organic Compounds) [pamphlet published by the author]. Available in English at: ChemTeam.
- Reprinted in French in: J.H. van 't Hoff (1874) "Sur les formules de structure dans l'espace," Archives neerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles, 9:445-454.
- ^ Planar Methane – Periodic Table of Videos. YouTube. Retrieved on 2011-08-12.
- E. W. Meijer (2001). "Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff; Hundred Years of Impact on Stereochemistry in the Netherlands". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 40 (20): 3783–3789.
- Trienke M. van der Spek (2006). "Selling a Theory: The Role of Molecular Models in J. H. van 't Hoff's Stereochemistry Theory". Annals of Science 63 (2): 157.
- Kreuzfeld HJ, Hateley MJ. (1999). "125 years of enantiomers: back to the roots Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff 1852–1911". Enantiomer 4 (6): 491–6.
Further reading
- Patrick Coffey, Cathedrals of Science: The Personalities and Rivalries That Made Modern Chemistry, Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-532134-0
- Hornix WJ, Mannaerts SHWM, van 't Hoff and the emergence of Chemical Thermodynamics, Delft University Press, 2001, ISBN 90-407-2259-5
External links
- Works written by or about Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff at Wikisource
- Nobel Lecture Osmotic Pressure and Chemical Equilibrium from Nobelprize.org website
- Karl Grandin, ed. "Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff Biography". Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
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The popular Pensacola Beach trolleys will start their summer routes Friday, May 25, to kick off Memorial Day weekend
Regular service will continue through Labor Day weekend in early September.
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Mercedes-Benz arrived at this year's North American International Auto Show with the 2018 GLA facelift. While it retains the signature styling, it gets minor exterior tweaks, along with a refined interior. In 2020 however, Mercedes-Benz might just reveal the next-generation GLA crossover.
Recently, our spies were able to snap some photos of what looked to be a test mule of the 2020 GLA being tested in cold weather. From the looks of it, the upcoming crossover appears to have a very imposing front fascia.
On closer inspection however, one will notice that the test mule bears an uncanny resemblance with the next-gen A-Class. Several months ago, our spies were able to take photographs of the next-gen A-Class being tested around public roads and at the Nurburgring. Like the hatchback from which it is based off, the new GLA test mule gets the same front grill, roofline and faux taillights from the hatchback prototype.
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A new line of gasoline- and diesel-powered engines are expected to debut in the 2020 GLA and in the high-performance AMG versions. An all-electric version could also be available as Mercedes-Benz is also busy electrifying their lineup.


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