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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, in the category of better-late-than-never, finally offered his version of a fireside chat Friday to help express his views, and more importantly explain them, as they relate to the problems his business is currently having.

Among many things, Goodell said there have been too many examples of "doing wrong" and "that starts with me." He also said he did not consider resigning after the Ray Rice scandal broke but that the league hadn't acted quickly or emphatically enough concerning domestic abuse cases.

Goodell also said the league would implement a new personal conduct policy with the goal of finalizing it before the Super Bowl in February. He also said he would establish a "conduct committee" to ensure that the new policies and practices are followed.

Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens continued to distance themselves from Rice. Thousands lined up outside M&T Bank Stadium to exchange his No. 27 jersey in a team-organized event. In fact, some waited more than two hours to trade for other players' jerseys.

In case you are wondering, Major League Baseball and the players' union are to begin negotiations to establish policies and punishments for domestic violence. The NBA and NHL likely won't be far behind.

Not that she needs help making the team, but UConn junior Breanna Stewart scored a team-high nine points to lead the USA senior national squad to a 72-66 win over Australia Friday in the France International Tournament in Paris. The USA, prepping for the start of play Sept. 27 in the World Championship, led at halftime, 28-27. All 15 players saw at least eight minutes of playing time and all 15 scored. Stefanie Dolson played nine minutes with two points and three fouls.

So, how does everyone feel about the New England Black Wolves? That's the name of Connecticut's new professional lacrosse franchise. The team's logo features the silhouette of a howling wolf amid a black and orange color scheme. Kevin Brown, chairman of the Mohegan Tribe, said the name references the tribe's history; Mohegan Tribe was once part of the Wolf Clan of the Delaware Nation.

The 143rd season of Yale football kicks off Saturday, one day after Yale Bowl's seasonlong 100th birthday celebration did. The opponent is Lehigh. But it's next Saturday's game that has The Fly buzzing. Army, which plays UConn at Yankee Stadium Nov. 8, is at the Bowl on Sept. 27 and its bringing its cadets who will be marching into the stadium before the game. Now that's a show worth seeing.

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PNE downbeat ahead of City clash?

PNE downbeat ahead of City clash?

Coventry City travel to Deepdale on Saturday to face a side, like the Sky Blues, facing up to the sale of one of their star players amid the current financial constraints affecting a host of Championship clubs.

Central defender Sean St Ledger has joined Middlesbrough on loan, ahead of a permanent move in January, for a fee which could total £4.5m altogether.

His absence looked to have been keenly felt on Tuesday night as PNE went down to defeat at Scunthorpe.

Chairman Derek Shaw told the Lancashire Evening Post: 'I'm as disappointed as anyone to lose Sean.

'I know the manager is disappointed and I know the player really liked it here.

'The facts are that this club needs to bring in a large amount of money.

Every couple of years we will probably have to sell to balance the books.'

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Dowie praises McKenzie display

Dowie praises McKenzie display

Coventry City manager Iain Dowie is pleased to have a selection headache after Leon McKenzie made the most of Kevin Kyle's suspension with a goal in the 2-0 win over Hull City on Saturday.

'Leon McKenzie's goal was very pleasing because Isaac Osbourne did well to get a good cross in and Leon has got a good spring on him.' said Dowie.

'I have just had a gut feeling Kyle and Dele Adebola would make a good partnership, but Leon has responded very well after coming back into the squad and has put in a real shift.

'I hope he is going to give me a real selection problem when Kevin Kyle comes back and that is all I can ask of him.'

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I'd agree a good step in the right direction. A couple of months ago this one could have had us worried. I thought Ozzy was superb too but am yet to be convinced that Doyle and Hughes are the combo to get us promoted from this league.
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forgot to say well played to Jay Tabb too- ran himself into the floor once again.
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Virgo as well filled in well at right-back
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you derserved to win after our performance, good luck the rest of the season...
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I think if you look at the whole team you will be doing well to pick on any performance as a bad one
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What does a doctor do when they walk into their Honolulu clinic and see a patient who has suffered medical malpractice at the hands of one of their fellow doctors? If they are like physicians in a recent report from The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) they may clean up the mistake, but often they do not report the medical error.

Even though medical errors and medical malpractice are one of the leading causes of death for Americans, most doctors are very reticent when it comes to reporting medical errors committed by another doctor. One report found that more than half of the doctors surveyed could identify at least one error caused by another doctor within the last year.

Why they do not report the errors they see and sometimes have to correct is complex. Money may be the leading reason. Doctors rely on other doctors for referrals, and poisoning the well by reporting another doctor can have immediate financial consequences for the doctor attempting to do the right thing. Other reasons involve issues as varied as gender and seniority.

This is one reason why medical malpractice cases are important. They remove the veil of silence that often surrounds medical errors. If you feel that you or a family member has suffered an injury due to medical malpractice, you should discuss your facts with a medical malpractice attorney.

They can help you determine if there may be valid grounds for a medical malpractice case. Not only do these cases allow injured parties to obtain compensation, but also they can reveal doctors with histories of medical errors or uncover hospital procedures that need improvement.

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Today's kids are playing games on consoles, computers, portables and online more than ever before. Kids and Games: What Boys and Girls are Playing Today is a new report series launched by M2 Research. Key findings from the report include:

1. Social Networking: Social Networking is increasingly prevalent in children's lives. Facebook is now the favorite website among tween (8-11) boys and teen (12-15) girls.

2. Key Demographic and "Sweet Spot": Online games dominate for boys and girls ages 8-11. 91% of tween boys and 93% of tween girls play games online.

3. Strong Videogame Franchises: Franchises continue to flourish at the top of the "Favorites" list for boys and girls. The videogame franchise girls prefer is the Mario Series, with 20% of girls picking it as their favorite. Boys, prefer Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with 36% of teen boys picking it as their favorite game.

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Time with God - April 10, 2014

  • 2014 Apr 10

Galatians 5:16-25

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh… The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

How can you live the life of total commitment to God? “By the Spirit!”

Notice in this passage that the beautiful life described here — the life with God in control — is not described as the fruit of “trying harder”; it is not the fruit of church attendance; it is not the fruit of a guilt trip; it is not the fruit of self-discipline. It is the fruit of the Spirit!

How is your relationship with the Holy Spirit today? Have you spoken with Him yet? Are you listening for His voice in your heart as you read the Bible, making it real and personal for you? Are following His leading throughout the day as He convicts you of sin or moves you to pray or suggests that you speak to someone about Christ? Are you trying to live in a way that brings joy to the heart of the Holy Spirit, or is your life grieving Him?

When you have a healthy relationship with the Spirit, “you will not carry out the desire of the flesh”. Take a moment to listen and respond to what the Holy Spirit is saying to you right now.

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Intellectual Knowledge Doesn't Mean Emotional Free Reality - Warrior Mom Wisdom - Week of February 4

  • 2014 Feb 04

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Intellectual Knowledge doesn’t mean Emotional Free Reality

I was just talking with a fellow Warrior Mom about how accepting something on an intellectual level doesn’t mean that the emotional component subsides. In fact, the two sit side by side each other as if two strangers on a sub-way with not enough space on the seat. It’s almost as if, however, that we think that the intellectual realization of something should make the emotional aspect more bearable. It doesn’t.  In fact, sometimes, the intellectual realization of something makes the emotional aspect more intense. You see, before we realized something on an intellectual level, we may have been oblivious, and almost a little more protected (in our ignorance) regarding the degree of the emotional pain or discomfort that something was causing us.

Wow, that was a mouthful – or a heart-full. This concept hit me about a year ago, and I was excited about it. I felt a little more powerful, a little more-free, less confined when I realized that the intellectual knowledge of something doesn’t mean that I exist in an emotion free reality. Until I realized that the two concepts are almost like oil and water, I walked around confused and exhausted trying to shake the two together, thinking that “Since I now knew something, I should feel better about it.”  I mean, “Now that I have the intellectual answer to something, I should feel a sense of resolution about this issue.” I have to say that learning the “reason,” i.e. the intellectual answer to something, does help a little; it at least sheds some light on the topic and lessens the confusion of why I feel or act a certain way, but it sure doesn’t mean that “Now that I officially know why I’m upset doesn’t mean I’m automatically not upset anymore.”

I just wanted to share this because you may be walking around wondering why, now that you know the reason to something, why in the world are you still upset by it? Gaining knowledge doesn’t mean we gain super-human powers to feel less emotional. In fact, maybe we become more emotional once we understand the issues more. They goal then, at this point, is to go to God with it and say, “Okay, God, I now know that the reason I have been so upset is because _______________. Will You now help me manage my emotions surrounding this new-found knowledge.  And can you give me a new sense of insight and healing surrounding this new-found knowledge?  I can’t merge the two concepts.  Will You merge, create, and fold together the two concepts within me and make me anew?”

The cool thing about God is He can do it! For example, I remember being extremely crushed over some medical news. I was so distraught that I told God, “Okay, my heart is shattered in a million pieces over this. I don’t even see how even, You, God, can put my heart back together.  After all, some of the pieces of my heart are dust – not even pieces anymore.”  To this God responded, “I will give you a new heart, one that is more equipped to handle what I am asking you to handle.” I almost chuckled. “Of course, You will give me a new heart. You are God.  You aren’t bound by my old heart’s limits, by my mentality, or by my despair.  You are God! You can give me a brand new upgraded, stronger, more steadfast, faith-filled model of a heart because you are God.”

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you.”

Ezekiel 36:26

I kind of felt like chuckling at that moment because I realized that God is God;  He can take the oil of intellectuality and lovingly shake and mix it with the water of my emotional tears and cleanse my soul with insight, equip me to endure, and encourage me with His wisdom.

All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.

Isaiah 28:29

And this is my prayer; that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 1:9-11

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How Do I Find the Right Charity?

  • Deborah Nayrocker Contributing Writer
  • 2012 25 Jul
How Do I Find the Right Charity?

Dear Deborah,

I often receive mailings from religious charities with requests for donations. I would like to give, but I want to make sure I’m giving to an organization in good standing. Are there any sources where I can find information on these charities? -- Susan

It’s truly important to be a savvy and informed donor. You’ll want to identify your favorite causes and their goals, evaluating the financial health of charities before donating.

The best resource for would-be donors is Charity Navigator. It is America’s largest charity rater, rating more than 5500 charities that ask for donations from the general public. This organization only evaluates charities that are granted tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS, and filing the form 990.

This charity rater is independent of the charities it evaluates. It doesn’t accept contributions from the non-profit organizations it appraises.

SEE ALSO: Americans Continue to Reduce Giving to Churches

The Charity Navigator Web site helps to determine whether the non-profits have their financial house in order. It rates the charities on their financial records, their transparency, and accountability. Information on the charities’ revenues, expenses, net assets, and leaders’ compensation is provided.

Some categories of listed charities are education, health, human services, international, and religion. Conduct a search by entering the charity name at the top of the home page. When comparing charities, you can compare up to five charities at a time with side-by-side comparisons. The web site also offers peer group comparisons.

You can view U.S.-based charities that work in countries around the world. For example, it lists 39 rated charities working in Brazil, including Child Evangelism Fellowship, Doctors Without Borders USA, Operation Blessing International, and World Vision.

Charity Navigator promotes intelligent giving with its “Top Ten Best Practices of Savvy Donors” listed below:

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1. Be proactive in your giving.

2. Hang up the phone and eliminate the middleman.

3. Be careful of sound-alike names.

4. Confirm 501(c)(3) status.

SEE ALSO: Find Financial Freedom through Giving

5. Check the charity’s commitment to accountability and transparency.

6. Obtain copies of its financial records.

7. Review executive compensation.

8. Start a dialogue to investigate its programmatic results.

SEE ALSO: Why Poor Tipping Compromises the Gospel

9. Concentrate your giving.

10. Share your intentions and make a long-term commitment.

The Web site also offers tips on how to protect yourself from online scams, what to do when a charity calls, and how to stop unwanted solicitations by mail.

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SEE ALSO: The Call to Give Generously

Deborah Nayrocker writes on personal money management topics, showing others how to take control of their financial future. She is the award-winning author of The Art of Debt-Free Living and the popular 12-lesson Bible study Living a Balanced Financial Life.

Publication date: July 25, 2012

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San Francisco, CA, July 21, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has launched a new wholly-owned Hollywood-based company named VIZ Productions to produce and license live-action theatrical film and TV projects based on animated and manga (graphic novel) series.  The new company will draw on a vast catalog of manga properties owned by its Japanese parent companies Shogakukan, Inc. and Shueisha, Inc., as well as publishing giant -Hakusensha, all of which are among the largest publishing houses in Japan.

VIZ Productions will also serve as liaison between Japanese creative licensors and Hollywood production houses, studios and agents and plans to produce or license live action films covering a wide range of graphic novel genres.  Projects lined up include science fiction, fantasy, action adventure, horror, thriller, comedy and drama.  The VIZ Productions launch is timely as Hollywood is looking actively for new material and a myriad of Japanese graphic novel material remains untapped in Hollywood.  VIZ Productions’ parent company VIZ Media dominates the burgeoning North American manga market and its stable of animation titles are seen on Cartoon Network and other distribution outlets.  Among some of its most popular titles include NARUTO, BLEACH, DEATH NOTE, INUYASHA and NAOKI URASAWA’S MONSTER.

“VIZ Productions will give Hollywood a unique conduit to some of the most innovative and unique entertainment properties from Japan. Hollywood has always looked to comic books and graphic novels and has recently discovered the untapped pool of Japanese manga for development into live action features. Worldwide, the creators of manga are viewed as artists, and the rich storylines are already a hit with the coveted 12-34 demographic,” says Jason Hoffs,

Head of Production for VIZ Productions. “With our pool of resources of dramatic storylines and incredible characters coming from manga and animation, we are confident that the development of many new projects will attract the best talent, actors, directors, writers and bring a new array of films to domestic audiences.

Adds Hidemi Fukuhara, President and CEO of VIZ Media: “We are proud to have Jason Hoffs as Head of Production for VIZ Productions; he brings a great deal of knowledge gained from over 15 years in Hollywood and has a keen eye for great stories. Our parent companies Shogakukan and Shueisha are the top manga publishers in Japan and hold a wealth of rich characters and storylines in their extensive catalog.  Jason Hoffs will helm the effort to bring these wonderful stories to Hollywood and to build a bridge between the creative talents both in Hollywood and in Tokyo.”

About VIZ Media, LLC

Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan’s largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa and is a global ex-Asia licensor of Japanese manga and animation. The company offers an integrated product line including magazines such as SHONEN JUMP and SHOJO BEAT, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages.  For more information on VIZ Productions Contact: 310-385-0824. For General Press Inquiries contact VIZ Media at 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; Phone (415) 546-7073; Fax (415) 546-7086; and web site at

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Clive Thompson on YouTube vs. Clive Thompson on Medium

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Ah yes, the joys and frustrations of preparing syllabi for the upcoming semester.

Since the subject and debates about the best approaches to note-taking frequently come up in my classes, I'm definitely assigning Clive Thompson's presentation, "The Pencil and the Keyboard: How The Way You Write Changes the Way You Think," which is available on YouTube. It's a good way to get students thinking about...wait. Rather than that YouTube version, perhaps I should have students read Thompson's "The Joy of Typing: How racing along at 60 words a minute can unlock your mind," which was published on Medium.

For a couple of my classes a year or so ago, I used the YouTube version and a transcript from the talk. At the time, I was unaware of the Medium version. Since then, I caught up. Now, confronted with two discussions on the same topic by a single author, I began wondering about the one I should use.

Then...I figured, why not use both? That way, beyond the subjects of taking notes, writing, and typing, we can in addition discuss what it means to present ideas through different modes. The YouTube version will give students a clearer sense of Thompson's humor  (i.e. his side points about pencil sharpeners) as well as his interactions with an audience. The piece on Medium includes links and different visuals.

Studying alternate book covers for, say, Richard Wright's autobiography and novels by Octavia Butler has helped me nurture my interests in versions of common texts over the years. More recently, I identified different versions of poets presenting their poems, like Gwendolyn Brooks reading "We Real Cool" here, here, here, and here.

Hopefully, covering these versions of a single writer focusing on writing vs. typing will lead us to discussions about Clive Thompson vs. Clive Thompson, our presenter selves vs. our writer selves, speeches vs. essays, YouTube vids vs. blogs, and maybe even revision vs. remix.

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Laa Luanys

Laa Luanys offers a Manx tradition stretching back to Celtic times on the Isle of Man.

At the start of August Manx people would climb the hills of the Isle of Man in an act of homage and tradition which lasted for centuries and bridged great breaks in belief and religion.
Starting as a Celtic act of faith for the god, Lug, the practice of ascending places such as Snaefell and South Barrule was transferred into the Christian tradition in the 18th Century. The practice of holding an act of devotion on the hill-tops continued into modern times, most famously through a service held in Manx Gaelic on South Barrule and led by the great Tom Taggart on his 'fiddle' (actually a cello).

Regardless of the particular reason why you might climb a hill on the Isle of Man at the start of August, you will be continuing an ancient Manx tradition if you do so...

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Research Updates

Circadian Clock Proteins a Potential Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s

Brain aging is associated with lower production of circadian clock proteins, which synchronize biological processes to light and dark cycles. In Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, circadian dysfunction is commonly observed.

New Tanzi Paper Identifies Two Late-Onset Gene Mutations

In a paper just published in the prestigious journal Neuron, Harvard Medical School/Mass General Hospital Geneticist Dr. Rudy Tanzi, together with lead author, Dr. Jaehong Suh and their team, identified two rare mutations in the human gene called "ADAM10" that lead to the most common, late-onset variant of Alzheimer's. Tanzi's research suggests that the ADAM10 gene makes an enzyme called alpha-secretase, which cleaves the Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) to prevent the formation of beta-amyloid, the toxic protein that triggers brain pathology in Alzheimer's disease.

Cholesterol and Alzheimer's: A Big Step Forward

For several years now, researchers have been aware of important links between cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease. A new study by Dr. Dora Kovacs and her team at Massachusetts General Hospital brings us one step closer to a potential drug that could interrupt the disease process.

Public/Private Effort Yields Key Progress

An innovative new public/private collaboration between Cure Alzheimer’s Fund and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) already has started to bear fruit.

Alzheimer's Proteins Found In Cerebrospinal Fluid of Older Patients Post Surgery

BOSTON – New research examining levels of the hallmark proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease found in patients suffering from post-operative cognitive changes (POCC) may lead to safer surgery care and better post-operative outcomes for senior adults.

Newly Identified Gene Variations Provide Clues About Origins of Alzheimer’s

Research uncovering 12 new gene variations connected to the cause of the early-onset familial form of Alzheimer’s disease (EO-FAD), which generally strikes before the age of 65, is being published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

Targretin Fails: High Hopes Dashed for a New Treatment for Alzheimer’s

While many were anxious to accept initial findings showing a drug known as Targretin’s “too good to be true” lab results with Alzheimer’s disease, subsequent attempts to confirm and replicate the original data regarding the ability of Targretin to remove amyloid plaques, the cardinal lesion of the disease, have largely failed. Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Research Consortium members Dr. Sangram Sisodia, professor of neuroscience at the University of Chicago and Dr.

New Alzheimer’s Gene, CD33, May Hold Key to Treatment

BOSTON— Excessive levels of the protein CD33 can impede the clearance of the plaque-forming protein, amyloid beta, the key component of senile plaques in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients. The discovery, made by Dr. Rudolph Tanzi and colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital, and co-funded by the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) will be published in the journal Neuron.

Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

The study, led by Cure Alzheimer’s Research Consortium member Sam Gandy, M.D., Ph.D., of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, examined how elements in air pollution such as nickel nanoparticles affect the levels of certain peptides in the brain that are found to be at heightened levels in patients suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease.

“We don’t yet completely understand why the peptides accumulate, but we do know the genes responding to the peptides play an important role in developing Alzheimer’s,” said Gandy.

Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Alzheimer's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can lead to neurodegenerative syndromes that include Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).

The April issue of Nature Reviews Neurology is devoted to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Cure Alzheimer’s Fund research consortium member, Sam Gandy, M.D., Ph.D., of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is senior author of the lead review and overview.


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The Truth About Plastic

If you know where to find a good plastic-free shampoo, can you tell Jeanne Haegele? Last September, the 28-year-old Chicago resident resolved to cut plastics out of her life. The marketing coordinator was concerned about what the chemicals leaching out of some common types of plastic might be doing to her body. She was also worried about the damage all the plastic refuse was doing to the environment. So she hopped on her bike and rode to the nearest grocery store to see what she could find that didn't include plastic. "I went in and barely bought anything," Haegele says. She did purchase some canned food and a carton of milk--only to discover later that both containers were lined with plastic resin. "Plastic," she says, "just seemed like it was in everything."

She's right. Back when Dustin Hoffman received the most famous one-word piece of career advice in cinema history, plastic was well on its way to becoming a staple of American life. The U.S. produced 28 million tons of plastic waste in 2005--27 million tons of which ended up in landfills. Our food and water come wrapped in plastic. It's used in our phones and our computers, the cars we drive and the planes we ride in. But the infinitely adaptable substance has its dark side. Environmentalists fret about the petroleum needed to make it. Parents worry about the possibility of toxic chemicals making their way from household plastic into children's bloodstreams. Which means Haegele isn't the only person trying to cut plastic out of her life--she isn't even the only one blogging about this kind of endeavor. But those who've tried know it's far from easy to go plastic-free. "These things are so ubiquitous that it is practically impossible to avoid coming into contact with them," says Frederick vom Saal, a biologist at the University of Missouri.

Vom Saal is a prominent member of a group of researchers who have raised worrisome questions in recent years about the safety of some common types of plastics. We think of plastic as essentially inert; after all, it takes hundreds of years for a plastic bottle to degrade in a landfill. But as plastic ages or is exposed to heat or stress, it can release trace amounts of some of its ingredients. Of particular concern these days are bisphenol-a (BPA), used to strengthen some plastics, and phthalates, used to soften others. Each ingredient is a part of hundreds of household items; BPA is in everything from baby bottles to can linings (to protect against E. coli and botulism), while phthalates are found in children's toys as well as vinyl shower curtains. And those chemicals can get inside us through the food, water and bits of dust we consume or even by being absorbed through our skin. Indeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 92% of Americans age 6 or older test positive for BPA--a sign of just how common the chemical is in our plastic universe.

Scientists like vom Saal argue that BPA and phthalates are different from other environmental toxins like lead and mercury in that these plastic ingredients are endocrine disrupters, which mimic hormones. Estrogen and other hormones in relatively tiny amounts can cause vast changes, so some researchers worry that BPA and phthalates could do the same, especially in young children. Animal studies on BPA found that low-dose exposure, particularly during pregnancy, may be associated with a variety of ills, including cancer and reproductive problems. Some human studies on phthalates linked exposure to declining sperm quality in adult males, while other work has found that early puberty in girls may be associated with the chemicals.

Does that mean even today's minuscule exposure levels are too much? The science is still murky, and human studies are few and far from definitive. So while Canada and the Democratic Republic of Wal-Mart are moving to ban BPA in baby bottles, the Food and Drug Administration maintains that BPA products pose no danger, as does the European Union. Even so, scientists like Mel Suffet, a professor of environmental-health sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, say avoiding certain kinds of plastics is simply being better safe than sorry.

As researchers continue to examine plastic's impact on our bodies, there's no doubt that cutting down on the material will help the environment. Plastic makes up nearly 12% of our trash, up from 1% in 1960. You can literally see the result 1,000 miles (1,600 km) west of San Francisco in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling mass of plastic debris twice the size of Texas. The rising cost of petroleum may get plastic manufacturers to come up with incentives for recycling; current rates stand at less than 6% in the U.S. But the best way to reduce your plastic impact on the earth is simply to use less.

Here's how. You can avoid plastic bottles and toys labeled with the numbers 3 or 7, which often contain BPA or phthalates, and steer clear of vinyl shower curtains and canned foods--especially those with acidic contents like tomatoes. Vom Saal counsels that the cautious should also avoid heating plastic in microwaves. But get rid of the stuff altogether? "It's hard to go all the way," says Haegele, who, 10 months into her experiment, is leading a mostly plastic-free life. Although she still uses a plastic toothbrush, she's experimented with her own toothpaste (made of baking soda, cinnamon and vodka; for the recipe, go to her blog, She has used vinegar for conditioner and is searching for a decent shampoo that doesn't come in a plastic bottle. She has tried soaplike bars of shampoo, but they make her hair feel sticky. Plus, they sometimes come wrapped in--you guessed it--plastic.

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Older generations are driving more, crashing less

As New Jersey drivers age, their confidence in their driving skills may weaken, causing them to avoid driving as much as they once did. The might avoid going out at night, during bad weather or even during rush hour. Although this may be the case for some older drivers, a recent study shows that it definitely is not always the case.

It appears that older drivers are staying pretty confident when it comes to driving, leading them to even drive longer distances than they used to. Not only that, drivers that are 70 and over are actually involved in fewer accidents than previous generations. On top of that, if they do crash, they are less likely to be seriously injured or die.

Researchers believe this is happening because cars have become safer and our older generations are getting healthier.

If we look at the statistics from 1997 to 2012, there was a 42 percent drop in “fatal crash rates per licensed driver” when it came to older drivers. That drop was even more significant for drivers aged 80 and older.

Although our older drivers are less likely to be involved in a crash, it doesn’t mean they won’t be at some point. Even the most minor car accident can result in devastating consequences for an elderly driver, leading to prolonged hospital stays and mounting medical bills. It’s important to understand that when a crash occurs due to the negligence of the other driver, New Jersey residents have the right to seek compensation.

Source: Insurance Journal, “Grandpa and Grandma Much Safer Behind the Wheel Than Predicted,” Joan Lowy, Feb. 25, 2014

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July 2015 Archives

New Jersey car accident: big consequences for small activities

People in New Jersey and across the country often get distracted by a number of small activities while in their vehicles. While there is only one thing a driver should be focused on, diverting one's eyes from the road is something most seem to do for one reason or another. A seemingly small and insignificant activity can have big consequences, such as causing a car accident.

3 vehicles involved in serious car crash in New Jersey

An accident in New Jersey on July 20 had a major impact on early morning traffic, causing significant delays at what is usually a very busy intersection. The car crash is said to have involved multiple vehicles. It is believed that several people suffered injuries in the wreck.

Right to legal recourse for an animal bite injury

There is a large portion of the population in New Jersey and across the country who love their pets. A pet can be a wonderful addition to a household, but when the animal injures a person, the pet's owner may be held liable for any resulting damages. An animal bite can be quite severe and can cause significant physical pain, financial burden and emotional distress. Those who have incurred this type of injury do have the right to legal recourse.

Child injured in multi-vehicle car crash in New Jersey

Nobody ever wants a motor vehicle accident to occur on a busy New Jersey roadway since it can result in injuries or even death. It is especially tragic when a child is injured in a car crash. Unfortunately, this is precisely what happened in a recent collision.

Car accident: Kyleigh's Law has had little effect on teen crashes

In May of 2010, New Jersey was the first state to adopt measures to address the number of accidents involving teenage drivers. Under Kyleigh's Law, new drivers must attach small red decals to the license plates of the cars they are driving. The intention of this measure is to alert officials to the fact that the driver is subject to restrictions related to driving at night, and the number of passengers allowed, with the ultimate hope of avoiding another car accident.


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JAMESTOWN -- To the unfamiliar eye, this mountain town is still a wreck.

Next to the post office Wednesday afternoon, a trackhoe scooped massive heaps of rusted metal and other debris into a trailer for removal.

On the south bank of James Creek, what remains of several houses torn apart by flood awaits final deconstruction before it, too, will be loaded into trailers and moved.

But town residents know Jamestown has come a long way in the 10 weeks since September's devastating flooding.

"I don't think in our wildest dreams we believed we would get this far," said David Mans, co-chief of the town's volunteer fire department. "It was discouraging at first."

Lower Main Street offers an example of the progress made. When U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., visited Jamestown in late September to survey the damage, a layer of sediment several feet thick covered the road, and large rocks and other debris, including the skeletons of smashed cars, lined the street.

On Wednesday, the cars and most of the large debris were gone. Significant work remains before the street will look anything like it did before the flood, but it was comparatively serene.

Mans, who has been staying in Boulder with his wife and two sons since the flood, credited volunteers from Southern Baptist Disaster Relief for helping launch recovery efforts.

"The Baptists were just huge in getting us moving," he said. "Honestly, I think they were monumental in creating enthusiasm and confidence we could do this."

Most impressive to Mans so far was the work led by the Environmental Protection Agency to clear the creek bed and surrounding corridor of debris to prepare James Creek to safely handle spring runoff. Cleanup efforts at Elysian Park were also encouraging, Mans said, noting it almost looks like it did before the flood.

Figuring out what to with James Creek, which now follows a different channel than it did before the flood and cuts through several private backyards, will be a challenge.

"There are some pretty hard decisions coming up," Mans said. "But I'm pretty confident in our community."

Discussions about the path of James Creek were under way Wednesday when Jamestown Mayor Tara Schoedinger met with several residents, representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies to walk along the creek and consider options.

Corey Nielsen, a Boulder-based architect whose summer cabin was lost to the flood, was among them. He also guided efforts of a large group of volunteers from the International Air Land Emergency Resource Team, who used pickaxes, shovels and other tools to help break down what remained of Nielsen's cabin for pickup by the Boulder County crews that began removing residential debris from the town Monday.

Keith Carr, of Walker Dozing and Excavating, loads debris into a dump truck with a backhoe Wednesday in Jamestown.
Keith Carr, of Walker Dozing and Excavating, loads debris into a dump truck with a backhoe Wednesday in Jamestown. ( JEREMY PAPASSO )

"Today was huge. Having 15 or 20 22-year-olds who call you sir?" Nielsen said with a smile. "A lot of what we've been doing also is filling in holes around the roots of trees to save them."

Nielsen said he will rebuild eventually, but he plans to start by planting grass.

"It was a sweet little property on the creek," he said. "In a year or two, it'll be again."

Mayor Schoedinger took a moment to reflect Wednesday on Jamestown's progress so far.

"It's been unbelievable, really," she said. "I don't know where we would be without all the help we've gotten."

Schoedinger noted the efforts of the Texas Baptist volunteers, Boulder County, the EPA, Xcel Energy and CenturyLink in helping advance the recovery. She also credited the emotional strength of Jamestown's residents.

She said the Jamestown Mercantile -- formerly owned by Joey Howlett, a beloved resident killed in the flood -- has been opening on Saturdays the last few weeks, allowing neighbors to congregate even though many are not staying in the town during the recovery.

"We've had an amazing turnout of our community members on weekends, taking advantage of a chance to get together," Schoedinger said, the emotion apparent on her face. "The community spirit here has been really strong through all of this."

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Every year, a handful of local bands are selected to provide the live soundtrack to the Bolder Boulder, keeping runners energized through every mile of the 10K race. Only one in recent history can call the event a repeat gig.

Zyzzyx Road, a six-piece classic rock and blues band from Louisville, has played Bolder Boulder for four years in a row. The only other recurring musical acts for the 34-year-old event, at least since Ron Bostwick took over as entertainment director in 2007, are the Elvis and Blues Brothers impersonators and the Boulder High Pep Band. The rest of the bands change every year, but Zyzzyx Road has managed to hold its spot on 13th Street behind Fleet Feet.

"I ran the Bolder Boulder for 16 years," keyboardist DeAnn Dickinson said. "I was really familiar with it and I noticed the bands and the music along the way, and I thought the only way that I would ever stop running this race is if I got to play music in the race."

Dickinson started scouting locations and found a perfect makeshift stage in a concrete roof that covers some dumpsters behind Fleet Feet. The spot is just at the bottom of a big hill at mile four of the race, by Casey Middle School. She knew the owner of Fleet Feet at the time, so she got the OK from her and Bostwick. Since then, the energy of Bolder Boulder has kept Zyzzyx Road wanting to come back.

"It's all the people. Fifty thousand people running by, listening to you play, and they're pumping their fists in the air, gaining energy from us," Dickinson said. "On that day we play all our high-energy classic rock stuff to give them energy. We do mostly covers, but we do have an original. Our original that was written by our lead guitarist William Eliason is called 'I'm A CEO' and it's on the Bolder Boulder CD."

But for all the fun, playing Bolder Boulder can be hard work. Zyzzyx Road plays for three straight hours, and Dickinson said they never play the same song twice. The band also has to set up all of its own equipment. They all arrive around 5 a.m. to haul the equipment up onto the concrete platform, about eight feet off the ground, and then prepare the soundboard, mics and monitors.

The band is hardly older than the years they've played Bolder Boulder. The members started to get together about seven years ago when Dickinson met Eliason and acoustic guitarist Maurice Vigil in church. They started playing together at an annual Fourth of July backyard party, along with Dickinson's now 22-year-old son and bassist Tony Dickinson. Tony then brought in his longtime friend and drummer, Travis Moberg, and three years ago, Tracy Reichenbach joined to lend her vocal talents.

For this year's race, Dickinson said the highlights of Zyzzyx Road's set list include Led Zeppelin's "Rock 'N' Roll," ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed Man," Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean" and Tower of Power's "What Is Hip."

"One that is really is really popular that we only pull out for Bolder Boulder is 'Mony Mony,'" Dickinson said. "And one we're pulling out this year this year because it's appropriate is 'School's Out' by Alice Cooper."

Dickinson said much hasn't changed over Zyzzyx Road's four years at Bolder Boulder. The band gets a little better at the setup each year, but otherwise it's been the same fun community event.

"We have people every year walk down the street who aren't participants in the race, who pull up lawn chairs and just listen to us play," Dickinson said. "What's totally cool is to have people in costume or not in costume, usually later on in the race with the walkers and the joggers, will stop and dance. It's an awful lot of fun."


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3 1/2 stars

What: "The Ding Dongs (or What is the Penalty in Portugal?)," presented by square product theatre

When: 8 p.m. Friday, April 12; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 13 (The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder); 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, April 25-May 4 (work/space at Laundry on Lawrence, Denver)

Where: Carsen Theater at The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, and work/space at Laundry on Lawrence, 2701 Lawrence St., Denver

Tickets: $14-$18 (two-for-one Thursdays)

Info: 303-444-7328 or thedairy.org; 800-838-3006 or dingdongs.brownpapertickets.com

Parents' guide: Appropriate for teens

Would you think twice about performing an action as everyday and innocent as answering a doorbell? Maybe you should. In the case of "The Ding Dongs (or What is the Penalty in Portugal?)," presented by square product theatre, it seems you definitely should.

A couple arrives at a door, the man claiming the house is his childhood home. The occupant of the house, Redelmo, is anxious to keep the couple out, despite their insistence they look around. They are high-strung and passive-aggressive. Once the couple, Joe and Natalie, have gotten a tiny toehold into a social interaction with Redelmo, a twisted and bizarre -- but very effective and elaborate -- scheme begins to unfold.

Slowly, point by point and inch by inch, the takeover is implemented.

None of the characters in this play is reliable. Whether they are lying provides emotional subtext for each line. The action and story stay unpredictable, and for the entire evening I could in no way anticipate which direction the action would take. I found myself holding my breath, squirming uneasily because Jason Maxwell -- he is excellent as Joe, whose wild mood swings and quick switching of tactics drags the audience on a wild ride -- and Emily K. Harrison, who portrays Natalie, play the creepiest, most confounding, passive-aggressive of couples. Their performances bring to perfection circular, diversion-driven argument. If you have ever had an argument with someone where you can't get any headway or footing on an agreed-upon reality, this play will resonate with you.

"Ding Dongs" addresses many issues. I found myself questioning not only the legitimacy of property rights, which is a major theme in the play, but also the legacy of victimization. Ownership is completely dependent on how you define things, Natalie says amid a bait-and-switch argument. Random boxes addressed to Joe and Natalie arrive at Redelmo's home, who objects that he didn't order them. In an argument that follows it's own strange logic, Natalie answers, "I didn't order sleepless nights, but they are still mine." Huh?

Redelmo (Jack Wefso) becomes confused and angry. Yet, for some reason, he doesn't think to call the police until the couple have accumulated enough circumstantial evidence that the house would be perceived to be theirs by any authority figure, who would more likely believe them than the actual occupant of the house. Each time Redelmo becomes angry and tries to throw them out, he is told to relax, to calm down.

Most of all, the real highlight of the evening is a long, forcefully performed monologue in which Harrison reveals her depth as an actress. She brings the audience into Natalie's experience, providing a sweet twist on our assumptions about motive and opportunity. Her performance is riveting.

The sound design for this show also was key to the ominous feel: The house itself seemed to breathe and intrude the psyche.

In the end, Joe and Natalie tell Redelmo, "We want your version of a sudden and irreversible expulsion to be better than ours."

The play upends any sense that there is a common set of rules regarding property rights, personal behavior or even citizenry that can be counted on: "We are all displaced everyday."


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POLICE are today hunting arsonists who have struck twice in two Hampshire communities.

The first fire was discovered in a field in Chapel Lane, Fawley at around 7.30am this morning.

A 50-year-old woman arrived to find a horse trailer, containing hay, fed and rugs, was completely burnt out.

Fifteen minutes later, a 57-year-old woman arrived at Blackfield Health Centre in Hampton Lane, Blackfield, to find one room had been set alight.

Detectives and the Arson Task Force are investigating both incidents. They will try to determine if they are linked to arsons at sheds and vehicles since December 1 in the Fawley, Holbury and Blackfield areas.

Police at Lyndhurst want to hear from anyone who noticed suspicious people or vehicles in the areas of the fires.

Detective Constable Keith Evans said: “Fortunately, no people have been injured in these incidents, but the owners of the affected properties have been very upset. We would welcome any information the public can provide.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Lyndhurst CID on 101.


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174571-nycPitch your tent.

Go in, pretend you’re Moses, and ask the Lord to show you His ways. Wait to hear the kind of stuff Moses heard while he hung out in the tent of meeting and you might discover some of the truth that made him the absolute ultimate freedom fighter.

But don’t stop there. Make that tent thing a habit, and you just might find yourself on a mission. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself feeling more concerned about the captives of the world, and if you’re feeling dangerous, make that the topic of conversation and see what happens.

Imagine if all 33% of the world citizens who call themselves Christians decided to do the same. Talk about a revolution, talk about occupying, talk about a movement that’s too big to fail. Don’t get me started on what could happen if we camped out in our tents, collectively interceding for the suffering. How productive could we become after a few days of that? What effect could that have on the world?

I’ll leave you to ponder that while you set up your tent.  I’m off to do the same.

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14


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A dedication service has been held for a Wrexham AFC “crack shot” war hero who has now been properly laid to rest.

The ceremony took place today at the graveside of Bertram Ernest Foster – better known as Bert - at the towns’ old cemetery on Ruabon Road.

He now has a headstone thanks to Stuart Roberts, who learned the former Wrexham AFC player was buried without a fitting grave marker, during his first meeting at the Supporters Trust board.

Bert played in Wrexham’s first ever football league match against Hartlepool United in 1921. After signing up to join The Welch Regiment at the age of 17, it was said he’d “seen considerable service” and was a “crack shot”.

Bert Roberts who was buried without a headstone
Bert Roberts who was buried without a headstone

He survived the Great War but died of pneumonia in 1922 at the age of 23 in The Turf Hotel overlooking the Racecourse Ground.

The WST felt, as a community owned football club, Bert’s resting place should be marked with a headstone on his grave – as a former soldier himself, Mr Roberts volunteered to run the project.

He said: “With the aid of former Royal Welch Fusilier Al Poole, research found Bert to have had only one sister, Cissy May Foster, who married Richard T Jones in 1928 but passed away in 1986 leaving her daughter, Miss Connie (Constance) Jones.”

The grave of Bertram Ernest Foster
The grave of Bertram Ernest Foster

Eventually Connie, who was not in the best of health, was found and permission was secured to go-ahead.

Donations flooded in towards a £1,000 target to buy a headstone.

The epitaph now reads: “Bertram E Foster, The Welch Regiment, Wrexham Football Club, Fearless in Devotion”.


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Verizon, AT&T and others still struggle to attract new subscribers

The economy is finally seeing recovery after quarters of disappointing figures, but AT&T and Verizon Wireless are still finding it difficult to woo new wireless subscribers.

Verizon signed 423,000 customers to postpaid contracts, while AT&T added 512,000 new subscribers.  AT&T’s new subscriber base saw a 43% decline compared to one year ago, while Verizon's 423,000 tally was a 55% drop compared to 2009.

Rather than latch on to costly two-year phone contracts, many wireless customers are now choosing prepaid wireless phones. The use of a prepaid plan allows owners to pay just for the minutes and data they use, which is especially helpful as many Americans continue to closely watch their budgets.

Unfortunately for wireless carriers, prepaid phone plans offer less profit for the host companies -- which is exactly why all four carriers offer phone specials, buy-one-get-one promotions, and other incentives to get customers hooked into long-term contracts.

AT&T is expected to again add more prepaid phone owners than postpaid customers in the next quarter -- a troubling trend for the carrier that has exclusive rights to the Apple iPhone.  Verizon continues to seek out the iPhone, though AT&T and Apple still reportedly have a strong working relationship. However, a possible Verizon-Apple partnership will be a significant victory for Verizon.

Verizon has used the Google Android mobile OS for several major smartphones, including the Motorola Droid and upcoming Droid Incredible, though the company understands the consumer market is rather fickle at the moment.

"If you look at the last five years, if you look at what major innovations have occurred in computing technology, every single one of them came from AMD. Not a single innovation came from Intel." -- AMD CEO Hector Ruiz in 2007

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Viacom has banned Google TV from accessing its episode's stations with nary an explanation.  (Source: Engadget)
Google isn't getting much love from the television industry

Google TV seems on a roll.  Powered by Android, the specialized software has already popped up in Sony's new Internet TV hardware and should be showing up in Samsung sets early next year as well.

Standing in its way is a bizarre blockade from the television industry that appears to be taking its frustrations on internet video out against the new platform.  ABC, NBC, CBS, and most recently FOX have banned the platform from accessing their television websites.  And now Viacom, who recently lost a long and protracted court war with Google web-video subsidiary YouTube over piracy, has joined the merry band of banners.

Customers visiting the websites of MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon were rudely greeted with denials when trying to access TV episodes via their Android-powered internet TVs.

The decision to ban Google's TV platform seems baffling.  Customers could simply step a few feet to their computer and access the episodes.  And why did the networks put the episodes up in the first place if they didn't want them to be viewed?  The question hot on the minds of many -- why are networks pulling such a seemingly illogical and glaringly anti-customer move?

At the end of the day it likely has some sort of vague basis in reality -- perhaps television providers are fearful of customers switching from viewing live TV to online episodes, which reportedly earn less ad revenue.  However, the boat seems to have already sailed on this front and the TV networks help cast it off, in fact, by putting legal episodes for their most popular shows up online.

Ultimately, the move will likely accomplish exactly what the networks least want -- driving more customers away to piracy and web video.

At the end of the day what seems particularly egregious is the fact that none of the networks will even talk about their decision to block the device.  Customers deserve an explanation, but networks seem determined not give them one.  Any worthwhile business man can tell you -- treating customers with disrespect is the greatest error any business can make.

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Ultra Records and Ultra Music Festival form ‘global alliance’ to ‘strengthen one another’

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Most people don’t realize the distinction, but ‘Ultra Music Festival’ is actually completely unrelated to ‘Ultra Records’ — until now. reports that the two companies will be forming a “global alliance,” that essentially links one of the strongest record labels out there to one of the most lucrative festival brands worldwide. Home to acts like Calvin Harris, Deadmau5, Kaskade, and the Bloody Beetroots, Ultra Records has been a longstanding authority on dance music, and label head Patrick Moxey is one of the most insightful people in the industry. Billboard rightfully notes that together the two Ultra companies form a “uniquely potent platform, one able to take an artist from unknown, to chart and festival fodder in a single deal.”

“Together, they form a uniquely potent platform…” – Billboard

The announcement comes at a time that we’ve been calling the ‘Great EDM consolidation’ here at DA. Large players that have previously turned a blind eye to the dance space have recognized the uptick in popularity and are throwing down big money to buy up production companies and promoters. While the details of the ‘Ultra^2’ deal have not been disclosed, the two companies have had their skin in the game for quite a while now, and this will inevitably serve as a gateway for getting new names out there in a big way. Russell Faibisch, UMF co-founder and CEO, said that “We are in a time when corporations are aggressively buying their way into our scene ‘brand by brand’… And we choose not to sell out, but instead are coming together to strengthen one another.”

“We choose not to sell out, but instead are coming together to strengthen one another.” – Russell Faibisch, UMF

Aside from the obvious event / artist connections, a “wide array of premium products, services and content” will come out of the deal. While some of these recent music business announcements have given us pause, we are genuinely excited to see how this pans out.

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THE funeral of a former community radio presenter and jazz musician takes place on Friday.

Friends of Terry Willits, from Barnard Castle, who died on Friday, February 14, are invited to a celebration of his life at the Wear Valley Crematorium, in Coundon, County Durham, on Friday, at 2.45pm.

Mr Willits was part of the original team that produced Radio Teesdale’s first pilot broadcast in 2004 and produced a popular weekly jazz programme.

In the early days of the radio station, he bedecked his car in the Radio Teesdale colours for the Barnard Castle Meet’s procession.

He was a former lecturer in Media Sociology and was chairman of Durham Dales Action for Carers, Deputy Chairman of Barnard Castle Citizens Advice Bureau, a trustee of Teesdale Youth and Community Services, founding organiser of Music at the Bowes Museum and promoted jazz concerts with his Teesdale Jazz Quartet, at The Witham, in Barnard Castle. Family flowers only are requested.

Refreshments will be served at the Morritt Arms Hotel, in Greta Bridge, after the service.

Friends unable to attend the funeral are invited to join Mr Willits’ family at the hotel from 4.30pm.


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FOR centuries, Sedgefield in County Durham has hosted one of the region’s most unusual sporting traditions. Lizzie Anderson reports on this year's Shrove Tuesday Ball Game.

PICTURE the scene. The historic town of Sedgefield in County Durham is in uproar.

A crowd of burly men are charging across the green, while residents of all ages cheer them on enthusiastically.

Passersby jump aside as the crowd makes its way down Front Street, where many of the shop windows have been boarded up.

Outsiders would be terrified, but for Sedgefield residents it is a spectacle they have witnessed all of their lives.

For this is not a riot, it is the Shrove Tuesday Ball Game, an annual sporting tradition that dates back almost 1,000 years.

This year, grandmother-of-three Dot Anderson was given the honour of starting the game.

At precisley 1pm she passed the ball through a bull ring on the green three times.

It is one of many conventions that govern the game, which on first glance looks very much like a free-for-all, with participants kicking and throwing the ball and tackling other players to the ground.

Mrs Anderson, 71, said: “I am delighted to have been asked, as I have been running about like this for 60 years. It was a fantastic feeling.”

Other conventions include a free drink for the first player to take the ball into any of the pubs and a battle for possession in the local beck in which the ball must be dunked numerous times.

The game can be fierce and this year was no exception, with many of the participants covered in mud and nursing injuries by the time it was over.

However, the atmosphere was friendly and the players were happy to step aside to allow a child or older person to kick the ball.

PC Keith Todd, who has policed the event for 16 years, said: “When I first started working in Sedgefield it was a real eye opener, but I am used to it now.

“It all went well this year. We had one car of outsiders show up and try to cause trouble, but we sent them on their way before any disruption was caused.”

The game, which is organised by a secret committee, ends by what can only be described as a rugby scrum, players battling for possession of the ball in order to pass it back through the bull ring.

After a climactic 15 minutes of pushing and shoving, 21-year-old Joe-Louis Fanelli emerged victorious at around 4.30pm.

Mr Fanelli, who boxes for the Army, said: “It feels great to have won as I worked really hard for it.”


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MOWDEN had to dredge the depths of their resolve to tame the Tigers and stay on course for promotion from National Two North.

The Manchester-based visitors, one place below their hosts at the start, proved to be the best team to visit The Northern Echo Arena this season and were the better side for long periods of an absorbing contest.

They were threatening to stretch a 13-10 lead until they missed a penalty midway through the second half and when it came to the crunch Mowden had the greater will to win.

The victory, in front of a 740 crowd, took them back into second place as title rivals Stourbridge and Macclesfield drew 26-26.

Feeding on scraps, Mowden’s normally fluent backs found their space closed down and the forwards fell back on the driving maul to set up the winning try.

After kicking a penalty to touch they advanced 20 metres and battered at the line until replacement scrum half Zylon McGaffin nipped over.

He was sent on five minutes before half-time and succeeded in injecting some zip, although it still proved difficult to break down the Tigers’ defence.

Flanker Rory Duff also made a difference when sent on ten minutes after the break, but this was his final appearance before leaving to play and work in Australia.

Full back Henry Robinson went on at the same time for his first appearance for three months and there was also some welcome impact in the last 15 minutes from prop Josh Bayford.

The man he replaced, Henry Sandys, tackled well and carried powerfully, but Bayford made a crucial difference in the scrums.

It proved to be the end of the Tigers’ threat when they had an attacking scrum on the 22 and were driven off the ball.

Mowden surged up to the other end and impressively dominated the last five minutes, when stern defence was needed to keep them out.

Against a side with some stocky citizens up front and pace behind, Mowden were under pressure from the outset and it took a 40-metre run by scrum half A J Smith, from a quickly-taken penalty, to get them on the front foot.

He was rarely able to get any quick ball to the backs, however, other than when fly half Max Connon made a break from a scrum 40 metres out and sent Cameron Mitchell under the posts.

Connon converted, but Sedgley hit straight back when they exploited Mowden’s lack of cover on the right with a speedy attack from halfway.

Quick recycling near the line allowed a centre to go under the posts.

The conversion was followed by a penalty to put the visitors ahead and little was going right for Mowden until Connon kicked a 30-metre penalty to level the scores just before half-time.

But they then made a hash of collecting the restart and conceded a penalty, which was landed to give the visitors a 13-10 interval lead.

Sedgley were again on top at the start of the second half, when a catch-and-drive was stopped just short and Connon secured a crucial turnover.

That typified Mowden’s will to win because every time Sedgley got close the hosts found a way to keep them out, with back row men Jack Allcock, Guy Van Den Dries and Talite Vaioleti well to the fore.

That trio will need to stay fit with Duff gone and Liam Riley out for the season.

There are seven games left and this week’s is another tough one at Chester. Saturday’s hard-earned win should stand Mowden in good stead as it got a three-week lay-off firmly out of the system.


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Health Care Reform Blog: IRS Releases 2014 Out of Pocket Maximum Limits - May 6, 2013

In 2014 non-grandfathered plans will not be allowed to have an out of pocket maximum greater than that allowed for high deductible health plans.  Last week the IRS released the out of pocket limits for 2014 which are $6,350 for single coverage and $12,700 for family coverage.  Employers who have non-grandfathered health plans with out of pocket maximums exceeding these limits will be required to lower them starting in 2014.  A copy of the notice is available here.


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Initial Thoughts on DREAM Deferred Action - June 15, 2012

From the American Immigration Lawyers Association conference in Nashville:  After the initial euphoria, immigration lawyers are starting to consider possible scenarios, risks and concerns.  (This is what lawyers do).

We have no information about the application process or many details. These thoughts are preliminary, but some things to consider:

Coming forward to the government has risks. The benefit is "deferred action" NOT green card or amnesty.  "Deferred" means they will not deport you now but could later.  Meanwhile you will have a work permit, but your name and address will be known to the government.

Politically, it seems unlikely that even if a different President is in office next year (if Mitt Romney wins the election) the government would want to revoke this benefit if it is given. Most Americans support providing a solution for the DREAMERs. Of course politics can change.

Some have suggested that Congress could try to keep the benefit from being given through introducing legislation to stop it. However, no one can apply for deferred action until procedures are put in place so at this time we can only wait and watch (and contact Congress to let them know your view).

Do not go to Immigration offices now. Wait until they have announced the application process.

We don't know how people will apply for deferred action. Do not pay a fee to a non-lawyer (notario) until we know what is required. Unscrupulous people can use this announcement to take advantage of those that are desperate for a legal status.