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Making donations to support the local synagogue is nothing new — it happened more than 2,500 years ago.

While scholars have long believed that temples were built and kept up with donations, a shard of pottery that has recently come to light provides the oldest physical evidence of this practice.

The pottery, which appears to be a receipt for a requested donation of three silver shekels for the upkeep of King Solomon’s Temple, is the oldest known mention of the First Temple outside the Bible.

It was found along with another artifact from the same period that records a request from a widow for property.

It’s a “major find,” said P. Kyle McCarter of Johns Hopkins University.

How the relics were discovered remains a mystery, but McCarter believes they were found during a construction project in Jerusalem in the past few years. They were turned over to scholars from their current owner, the London collector Shlomo Moussaieff, who purchased them on the antiquities market.

While the exact date of the pieces of pottery are still in dispute, they are believed to come from anywhere between the 9th and the 7th century B.C.E.

In addition to providing additional proof of the historical authenticity of the Bible, the artifacts help explain how people lived in biblical times.

“It certainly doesn’t prove the Bible true. What it does do is bring to life, in an exciting way, the reality of the times,” said Hershel Shanks, editor of the Biblical Archaeology Review, which is publishing an article on the relics in its November/December issue.

“You just stand in awe of something so close to reality from 2,700, 2,800 years ago.”

The second piece of pottery supports a notion mentioned in the Bible — that the king was a protector of widows and orphans.

That relic records a widow’s petition for a gift that had been promised to her late husband.

In biblical times, women could not legally inherit property — or the promise of property. It went either to a male relative or back to the king, who would then decide what to do with it.

“What she is proposing is that since the land was a grant from the king, he has the right to give it to her,” said Frank Moore Cross, a professor emeritus at Harvard University.

McCarter said the finding “sheds light on a legal situation and a social situation. We want to know about the king, and we want to know about the private lives of individuals.”

Did the king grant the widow the property? Unfortunately, no one knows.

But there’s hope of finding a more satisfying end to the story. McCarter said it is possible that more than two pieces of pottery were found on the site, but no one knows where — or even if — they exist.


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The global drinks giant said today (30 August) that operating profit for the 12 months to the end of June increased by 6% year-on-year, reaching GBP2.16bn (US$4.33bn). Net sales in the period were up by 3% GBP7.5bn.

Net profit, however, slipped to GBP1.55bn from GBP1.96bn in 2005-2006, as the tax rate between the two periods increased from 8% to 32%.

In volume terms, sales were up by 6% to 141.3m of equivalent units.

In regional terms, North America saw sales rise by 7% and operating profit up 12%, thanks to price increases and mix improvements. Double digit growth in net sales of Smirnoff and Baileys helped Diageo up its share of the distilled spirits market in the US by 0.6% in the year. In Europe, however, both sales and operating profit were flat, as growth in Continental Europe and Russia partially offset sales declines in the UK, Ireland and Spain.

The group's international division delivered a sales increase of 18%, with operating profit climbing by 19%. Scotch performed well across the region, while Guinness sales accelerated in Africa in the second half. Asia Pacific, meanwhile, saw sales rise by 13% and operating profit increase by 7%, driven by a 22% climb in sales for Johnnie Walker in the region.

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Hiii ..I have a kitty thats about 7 years old. For some reason all the sudden she will cry loudly then sometimes pass gas other times she runs to the littler box after she uses the bathroom shes fine. I tried pin pointing where the pain is being caused and its either under her ribs or in her large bowel. I saw under her ribs because she crys if you touch when her bowels are moving...I saw her large bowel because she cries and then passes gas and the large bowel is the only thing that I think is there like...I mean there is only a very tint bit of time from when she cries and then passes gas. I broguht her to the vet they said hair balls maybe and gave me this hair ball treatment. It seemed to help but then nope it doesnt matter if I give that to her. She still cries. They gave me prescription food. Doesnt help. They did an Xray and saw nothing. :( I feel so bad for her I cant take that she is hurting. What other things do you suggest.
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Can I ask you some questions first

  1. How long has she had this problem? Did it come on suddenly?
  2. Did you change her diet prior to these signs developing?
  3. What type of prescription food does she have now (brand, etc)? Is that all you feed her?
  4. What do her stools look like? Solid? Soft? Diarrhoea?
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  7. Has she lost any weight lately?

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Customer: replied 3 years ago.

This came about 3 - 4 months ago..And yes it did come on suddenly. And I believe I did give my kitties some different food one time some months ago. I was giving them there regular stuff then one time I was too tired to go to the big grocery store so I ran into a gas station and grabbed food. But then after that was gone I gave them there normal food. She was eating .......oh crap I forgot the name of the presciption food! I did give her only the prescription food but her still cried a bit. So I just have been giving her her normal food again. Before this happened her stools were normal like as big as my pinky finger and dark brown and formed. When this problem started her stools went to watery and a light brown color and a few times I saw it yellowosh looking. And her stools are very little in amount. She used to throw up sometiems but she hasnt in a very long time. Yes she is wormed but I havent given her worm medicine in a couple months. She has lost 3 pounds from april to now. Thanks so so much for your help.

Expert:  Dr Pete replied 3 years ago.

Thanks for the additional information.

From what you describe I think you are quite correct in that this will be bowel pain, most likely the large bowel (colon). Inflammation in the colon will cause flatulence (gas), pain and usually an intermittent or consistently soft stool. When Beeba has one of these painful events she gets relief after passing a stool so that means that this is a large bowel problem. I really don’t think that this will relate to hair balls. Hair balls issues in cats are common but the signs are usually vomiting or constipation. Pain is not a feature.

We need to consider as a possibility inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Her signs are reasonably consistent with this condition although we see a lot of variations. IBD is a common problem in cats. It involves inflammation of the colon (large bowel). Most commonly we get pain, diarrhoea, some vomiting and weight loss. Very often there is a history of diet change prior to the first episode. There are a number of causes including food intolerance, food allergy, infection (bacteria or protozoa) and parasites. Beeba has been wormed so that should rule out parasites.

Investigation to determine the cause can be a little protracted and expensive. The correct course of action is first to have a sample of her stool sent to a pathology lab for examination and culture to see if there is any obvious cause. Blood tests, an xray and ultrasound should be done and perhaps even a bowel biopsy. This can all get pricey! However in most cases it’s reasonable to first try some simple fixes first. Diet modification is a good start. We don’t know what diet she was put on but maybe it was a “hair ball diet”…that would not settle down IBD. There are a few prescription diets designed for this. They are low irritant and low allergy. An example is Hill’s Sensitive Stomach but there are a number of these and your vet will have his/her preference. You would need to use this for a week for any response and it’s important to not feed anything else. I will also usually use a course of metronidazole which is an “antibiotic” effective against protozoan infections a common cause of colitis in cats. This medication also has an immunomodulatory effect and that can sometimes be involved. Other medications can also be used including cortisone and immunosuppressive drugs but I am reluctant to go to that extent without a full diagnostic process.

Whereas I suspect IBD there are other possibilities but a diagnosis is needed before any treatment can be prescribed so that means the diagnostic process would have to be followed. But if your vet has not already considered IBD you should discuss this possibility with him/her and ask about trying the diet and metronidazole option. The latter must be done in consultation with your vet of course.

This article (click here) will give you a good description of IBD. It’s a veterinary information site with quality comment.

I hope I’ve been of help. Please contact me back if I can assist further.

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Thanks so much for your help. I clicked on the link above for the cat food and Hills was the name of the cat food that my second vet gave me BUT it wasn't the one you suggested. I bet thats exactly what she needs is that the one you showed me. Sorry for all the typos in my first question lol It was very late here. When I said I saw the large bowel i meant to say I "say" the large bowel. lol. I'm really thankful for this site because I was looking for a third opinion as my first vet didnt seem helpful at all. My second vet that I took her to seemed more helpful but i wanted a third opinion before I made any move for my little sweet kitty. I will do as you say and have them look in her rear and into her bowels. I think that is neccessary too. They did an Xray and saw nothing. But that makes sense because if her colon is probably inflammed an Xray wouldnt show that.

I also wanted to tell you/ask you...when her stomach starts hurting it makes her breath fast for a few seconds and I can also tell she gets an upset stomach because she licking her across her teeth back and forth like we do when we salivate. Also when she goes to stretch she makes a little crying noise. BUT yes like I was saying before after she passes gas or goes to the bathroom she's fine. Poor little thing. Thanks again for your help :)

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Thanks for checking in on my kitty it means a lot. I have since switched her food with my vet to the food you suggested and she is going to schedule her ultra sound. My vet thinks she may have pancreatitus. I'm hoping the ultrasound will reveal something. Thanks so much again. If I ever need help I will surely be coming to you :)
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas O’Donnell, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”),

Shantelle Kitchen, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (“IRS-CID”), and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that OSCAR HUACHILLO, the former operator of multiple HIV/AIDS clinics in New York City, pled guilty to orchestrating a scheme to defraud Medicare out of more than $31 million by billing Medicare for expensive treatments that were administered at a highly diluted dose or never administered at all, and were often medically unnecessary. HUACHILLO also pled guilty to evading more than $3.4 million in federal income taxes by falsely underreporting his income. HUACHILLO pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Oscar Huachillo has admitted guilt in defrauding Medicare out of tens of millions of dollars, and then literally compounding the felony by evading millions of dollars in taxes on the illegal windfall. In the process, his schemes put patients at risk, financially burdened the Medicare program, and cheated honest taxpayers. Now he awaits sentencing for his crimes.”

HHS-OIG Special Agent-in-Charge Thomas O’Donnell said: “Mr. Huachillo engaged in an elaborate scheme that resulted in poor patient care and millions defrauded from Federal health care programs. We will not tolerate such greed-fueled fraud, which undermines our health care system and the vulnerable individuals it serves.”

IRS-CI Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Shantelle P. Kitchen said: “IRS Criminal Investigation is pleased to work with our law enforcement partners in the fight against healthcare fraud, ready to follow stolen proceeds back to the orchestrators of schemes. It is clear how Medicare fraud, in particular, takes resources away from citizens with legitimate financial needs. However, money obtained through illegal sources, such as healthcare fraud, forms the backbone of the untaxed, underground economy. Such crimes pose threats to the nation’s tax system and the public’s confidence in it.”

FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge George Venizelos said: “Huachillo treated our American health care system as a vehicle to fuel his greed and line his own pockets when he organized a Medicare fraud of more than $31 million. The FBI, in conjunction with our law enforcement partners, will continue to investigate and bring to justice criminals who bilk the system and defraud the American taxpayer.”

According to the criminal complaint, superseding information, and other documents filed in Manhattan federal court, as well as statements made at related court proceedings:

HUACHILLO set up and operated multiple health care clinics in New York City that purported to provide injection and infusion treatments to Medicare-eligible HIV/AIDS patients, but that were, in reality, health care fraud mills (the “Clinics”) that routinely billed Medicare for medications that were never provided or were provided at highly diluted doses and that were often unnecessary because the person being “treated” did not medically need the treatments.

HUACHILLO and his co-conspirators executed the fraudulent scheme by recruiting HIV/AIDS patients who were eligible for Medicare to come to the Clinics multiple times per week, for multiple months, to undergo expensive “treatments” that were often unnecessary. The purported treatments included drugs costing hundreds of dollars each to administer and typically reserved for cancer and anemia patients. HUACHILLO and his co-conspirators paid the patients cash kickbacks of up to $300 per week in exchange for coming to the Clinics and agreeing to undergo the treatments. Patients were also offered approximately $50 for each additional patient they referred to the Clinics. HUACHILLO and his co-conspirators then used these patients’ status as Medicare beneficiaries to submit claims to Medicare for reimbursement for the treatments purportedly administered to the patients, often receiving tens of thousands of dollars in reimbursements per patient. However, in truth, the treatments typically were provided in highly diluted doses or not provided at all, and were often medically unnecessary. As a result of the scheme, from 2009 through 2013, HUACHILLO and his co-conspirators defrauded the Medicare system out of at least $31 million.

In addition, HUACHILLO willfully evaded over $3.4 million in taxes owed to the IRS during the tax years 2009 through 2011 by falsely underreporting his taxable income, including income he had obtained through fraudulent Medicare claims.

HUACHILLO, 54, of Manhattan, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and one count of tax evasion, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. The statutory maximum sentences are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant would be determined by the judge. As part of his plea, HUACHILLO agreed to forfeit more than $31 million in proceeds of his crime, including over $14 million of assets that were seized at or around the time he was arrested, and to pay back taxes of more than $3.4 million. HUACHILLO is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Failla on October 15, 2014, at 3:00 p.m.

George Juvier, 56, of Manhattan, has been charged separately in connection with the Medicare fraud scheme. The charges against Juvier are merely allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless and until he is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding efforts of HHS-OIG, IRS-CID, and the FBI in the investigation, which he noted is ongoing. Mr. Bharara also thanked the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division for their assistance in the investigation.

This case is being handled by the Office’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Cohen is in charge of the prosecution. Assistant United States Attorney Micah Smith of the Office’s Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Unit is responsible for the forfeiture aspects of the case.

US v. Oscar Huachillo and George Juvier Complaint
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Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo have rekindled their relationship!

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“They seemed very laid back and were very friendly to the staff and fellow patrons,” an eyewitness tells Life & Style. The couple called it an early night and headed out together around 9PM.

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Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson pose for a photo with a fan while having a date night on Tuesday (March 19) at Ye Rustic Inn in Los Angeles.

Rob and Kristen were having so much fun together,” a source told E! News about the date. “They sat in the back of the bar in a booth and were laughing. At one point, they were standing at the bar and were just being normal, as any boyfriend and girlfriend would be with each other.”

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Adam Irigoyen is heading back to his hometown of Miami for an exclusive meet and greet the day after Christmas!

The 14-year-old actor will actually be presented with the key to North Miami Beach!

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Long story short, there's a chance I'll experience cervical incompetence. I don't know anything yet but it was brought up today at my appointment. Does anyone know if there are any issues with this regarding natural birth? I know it puts me at risk for pre-term labor but is there anything I don't know about that I should?

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I had it. For me it meant it's hit or miss that I'll make it to term. I dilate without labor. So it's all about when my water breaks. (With my daughter, I was 4cm at 32 weeks and stayed that way until 35 weeks, with my youngest son, I don't know what I was but I was 7cm when my water broke at 37 weeks, and that was before I ever had a contraction). For me it has also meant short, easy labors and fast dilation, but it's harder to make it to term. I hope you don't have a severe case.

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I have no personal experience. I imagine that as long as baby is head down you could still have your natural child birth. Just maybe not at home or birth center depending on when you deliver. I know a girl who had it and made it to 34 weeks but her baby hadnt turned yet.

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Age is most important, but many chronic conditions are associated with higher risk.

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Age is an important risk factor for herpes zoster; the CDC recommends a single dose of shingles vaccine for older adults (age, ≥60). But whether younger people, especially those with chronic medical conditions, might benefit from vaccination is unclear. In this case-control study, U.K. investigators quantified the effects of potential risk factors for herpes zoster among 145,000 adults diagnosed with the condition between 2000 and 2011 and among 550,000 controls who were matched by age, sex, and practice with case patients.

The median age at diagnosis of zoster was 62; 45% of zoster cases occurred before age 60. Adjusted for multiple variables (including treatments), medical conditions associated with excess risk for shingles were HIV infection (odds ratio, 5.1), lymphoma (OR, 3.9), myeloma (OR, 2.1), leukemia (OR, 1.8), lupus (OR, 1.6), inflammatory bowel disease (OR, 1.3), type 1 diabetes (OR, 1.3), rheumatoid arthritis (OR, 1.2), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR, 1.2), depression (OR, 1.2), asthma (OR, 1.1), and chronic kidney disease (OR, 1.1). Higher risk was also noted among patients with prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant (OR, 13.7) and those who took oral corticosteroids (OR, 1.5) or inhaled corticosteroids (OR, 1.1). The relative effects of these risk factors decreased with increasing age.

This study had several important findings: Many cases of shingles occur before age 60; numerous risk factors exist for shingles; and, in general, the relative effects of these risk factors are larger for younger patients. However, we don't know how effective shingles vaccination is in younger people (age, <60) with ≥1 of these risk factors, and the CDC considers some of these risk factors as contraindications to vaccination (i.e., the vaccine is not recommended for immunocompromised people, including those taking immunosuppressive drugs; MMWR Recomm Rep 2008; 57:RR-5:1).

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The Web Customer Service Applications Magic Quadrant assesses providers on completeness of two capabilities: completeness of vision and the ability to execute.

Forrester (April 7, 2013)

Forrester cites KANA Enterprise for delivering context-aware multichannel customer service journeys, noting it displays contextual data to agents at the time of need. Very strong business process management tools, knowledge management capabilities, email and social customer service and strong social listening capabilities are also cited, as well as strong case management functionality.

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Forrester cites KANA Enterprise for “[bringing] knowledge management to a new level,” pointing to its data/records view that allows case workers to operate independently of a running case, and its wizard for setting up case actions that are “best in class.” Forrester also notes the KANA Enterprise business administrative interface is a well-packaged design environment that can be used by a business analyst with a second additional technical environment for IT.

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Leaders demonstrate market-defining vision and the Ability to Execute against that vision through products, services, demonstrable sales figures and solid new references for multiple geographies and vertical industries. Clients report that these vendors deliver a high level of value and return on their commitment. The development team has a clear vision of the implications of business rules and the impact of Web customer service on customer service requirements. A characteristic of a Leader is that clients look to the vendor for clues as to how to innovate in customer service. When asked, their clients reply that this product has affected the organization's competitive position in their markets and helped lower costs. Leaders provide functionally diverse and rich Web customer service suites in which a knowledgebase solution is part of the integrated offering and can be deployed and supported globally, and have at least six of the eight Web customer service framework components supported as an OEM solution.

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[KANA Enterprise 13R1 is] a great step forward. It definitely ties their acquisitions together, and delivers a good end-to-end product vision.

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Their product overhaul is perhaps the most impressive part of what they’ve done. KANA Enterprise is the convergence of BPM, CRM, Knowledge Management, Analytics and Social designed for customer service. KANA are poised to be big impact players in the customer service world…

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KANA has had a heck of a year, to put it mildly… The flagship KANA Enterprise suite is hailed as the only enterprise class omni-channel CX suite in the market on a single code line. Competition is fierce, but not many can deliver this unified context and the scale that KANA can.

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Info-Tech Research (September 22, 2013)

KANA’s acquisition path has firmly positioned it to address the needs of its enterprise clients with the KANA Enterprise product, as well as midmarket customers with the KANA Express solution. Moreover, Lagan Enterprise gained the vendor an extensive customer base among public sector organizations.

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Mid-market organizations are often challenged to find a solution that allows them to scale up growth and also priced at an affordable entry point. A successful post acquisition product launch, 30-day risk free money back guarantee, flexible subscription and pricing plans, and rapid implementation services provide strong reasons for organizations to consider KANA Express in short lists.

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A little over a year after the acquisition, KANA’s Next-Generation release solidifies the vendor’s important market position with a modernized UI, improved mobile capabilities, and enhanced global language support.

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KANA was one of the first vendors to enter and define the CSKM market. Its knowledge management module has stayed strong over the years and is the best-of-breed solution with open architecture and strong integration capabilities. Multichannel integration is particularly strong, with an important focus on the social media channel. The platform allows for full monitoring and response capabilities on social channels.

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CRMSearch (April 18, 2013)

With KANA Enterprise, KANA continues to demonstrate customer service advancements over agent, web, social and mobile channels. The company is clearly showing it has both the intent and capability to deliver on its vision and promises.

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From what I have seen so far, Kana’s new release lives up to the expectations it set out at the time of the Ciboodle acquisition and could provide many of the benefits of what our research in agent desktop that I have already communicated. As they try to improve the quality and consistency of customer experience regardless of channel, I advise companies to evaluate it.

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KANA is Rated as Strong Positive, the highest possible rating, in the Gartner Marketscope for Local Government CRM Products. The rating is based on evaluation of Lagan Enterprise Case Management (ECM). The Gartner MarketScope compares offerings of providers of CRM commercial off-the-shelf software to Local government agencies. Vendors were reviewed according to their vertical/industry strategy, product/service, overall viability, geographic strategy and offering (product) strategy, with different weighting accorded to each category.


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Debi Jackson didn’t expect to get much attention from a speech she did a few months ago about her transgender daughter, 7-year-old A.J., at Unity Temple on the Plaza. Instead, she was featured in an article on The Huffington Post, received a shoutout on Twitter from Ricky Martin and now has a viral video on her hands.

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CENTERVILLE, Minn. - For the first time since her car accident nine weeks ago, 67-year-old Nancy Brebers met the man who is credited for saving her life.

"Nice to meet you and thank you again for letting me live," she said as she hugged 20-year-old Geoffrey Racette. "You did the right thing."

The last time these two saw each other Brebers was reportedly near death.

"He said, are you okay?! And I said, yes I'm fine but get me out of here," she recalls.

Brebers, who lives in Centerville, was on her way to St. Louis Park to meet her husband for dinner back in January. She got lost and ended up in Plymouth when she hit a patch of ice.

"I can remember going into the ditch and just tipped," she said.

Nancy described how her vehicle was on its side in a swamp. She was able to stand on the driver side window but could not get out.

"I tried to yell and scream and you can't. And there's nobody around and it was an industrial area so nobody was going to be there over the weekend," she said.

There she stood in a foot of water and the cold for 18 hours. She stayed awake all night. The next day Racette just happened to be riding by on his bike coming home from work.

"I'd actually came by that same road that same morning but I was on the other side and didn't see her," said Racette.

Racette was not even supposed to work that day and he left work early, something he tells KARE 11 he never does. If he had left work at his normal time, he said would have traveled by Brebers four hours later.

"They gave me about two hours to live or less until he found me," she said.

"It's nothing short of a miracle," added Racette.

Initially listed in critical condition Brebers is expected to make a full recovery. She made her first trip home Friday with her husband of nearly five decades by her side. But she has to spend one more night at the rehab center just as a precaution.

"It changes this place from a house to a home to have her back," said Ron Brebers. "I know what it's like to win the lottery because I did."

And in the welcome home basket Racette and his mother brought with them to the Brebers house, a new mug carrying with it a message almost made for the moment.

"God chose you from the beginning. Found and treasured," she read. "How true, how true."

To show their appreciation, the Brebers plan to start raising money for a college fund for Racette who cannot afford school.

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MINNEAPOLIS - The FDA is investigating reports of 13 deaths in the last four years that may be linked to 5-Hour Energy, according to a New York Times report.

Living Essentials is the distributor of the energy shot. In a statement company spokesperson Elaine Lutz wrote that she is unaware of any deaths proven to have been caused by the consumption of 5 Hour Energy.

Dr. Craig Bowron with Abbott Northwestern Hospital said he isn't surprised by the report because millions of consumers pound the shot each week.

"No matter how they market them really they are coffee in a can," Bowron said referring to the energy shot.

One shot of 5-Hour Energy contains as much caffeine as one cup of leading premium coffee.

"When you take that kind of shot of coffee you're just going to get more of the drug in your blood stream at a rapid level and you're going to get higher peaks of the drugs," Bowron said.

Sometimes that leads to heart arrhythmias and palpitations, headaches, nausea and now possibly death.

5-Hour Energy isn't the only booster under scrutiny. Last month, the FDA also received reports about five deaths and one non-fatal heart attack linked to the Monster Energy drink.

According to The Associated Press, the FDA said if they find there is a link between 5-Hour Energy and the deaths they will take action, which could include taking the product off of shelves.

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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra and George Karl of the Denver Nuggets have been named the NBA's Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for March.

Spoelstra garnered the award after guiding the Heat to a league-best 17-1 record, the only loss coming last Wednesday in Chicago when the Bulls ended the club's 27-game winning streak -- the second longest in NBA history.

Karl's Nuggets went 13-2 during the period, including 12 straight to begin the month. Their 15-game winning streak ended last Monday against the New Orleans Hornets.

Other nominees for the award included Dallas' Rick Carlisle, Indiana's Frank Vogel, Memphis' Lionel Hollins and New York's Mike Woodson.

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Michael Madsen was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, and was expected to spend the night in a hospital, authorities said.

It was the second arrest in six months for the "Reservoir Dogs" actor.

Madsen was pulled over for driving erratically in a red Pontiac GTO shortly before 3 p.m. Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

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Park rangers didn't sign up for the job so they could turn people away at the gates of national parks. They did it to protect the country's treasures so everyone could enjoy them. But with the government shutdown -- which could actually end tonight -- they've become one of the reoccurring characters in the media's narrative of the shutdown.

And, frankly, they're not feeling the love. To that end, the National Parks Conservation Association put together this feel-good video that's worth three minutes of your time. "[I]t's very hard to make efforts to keep people out when our whole lives we've worked hard to get people in," says a narrator at the beginning of the clip, which uses quotes from rangers, who could only speak under the condition of anonymity.

Meanwhile, the National Park Ranger Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police just put out their own statement through the environmental whistleblower group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

Of note, they challenge the public to find a way around the Anti-Deficiency Act, which carries shutdown instructions. "[W]e urge you to seek legal remedies in court if you believe NPS actions to close park facilities to be illegal," wrote George Durkee, president of the group. "Life would be much easier for us if the parks were open."

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In recent days, media coverage regarding the actions of NPS rangers has been less than flattering. The image of a United States Congressman yelling at a Park Ranger -- doing her job as she was directed -- was shameful.

Park Rangers are being assigned tasks that, at minimum, are an inconvenience to the public and that often deprive the public of their access to Federal lands and facilities.

Closing National Parks is against our nature. The reason we became Park Rangers and love our profession is because we enjoy welcoming people from around the world to our national treasures, and providing for safe and enjoyable visits to these sites, while leaving them protected for future generations.

However, there is a law governing government shutdowns, the Anti-Deficiency Act. Over the decades, multiple administrations have implemented closures under this law. We are unaware of any injunction or other court-issued document that has ever overturned the government's authority in these matters. For those who believe they have standing, we urge you to seek legal remedies in court if you believe NPS actions to close park facilities to be illegal. Life would be much easier for us if the parks were open.

Without any contrary court findings or changes in the law, we will carry on with this miserable, thankless, and pay-less task denying public access to parks during the government shutdown. Although our actions too often make sensational news stories and fodder for pundits -- they are supported by precedent and legal guidance from government lawyers, under laws we are sworn to enforce.

Instead of being angry with the messengers, we hope the public complains loudly and often to their elected representatives who caused this mess -- it's not the National Park Service or the rangers and employees, who are always here to serve the public. This situation was preventable, and should be fixed. The same holds true of those in the media who sensationalize and incorrectly report on our actions, blaming those who enforce the law rather than advocating for needed changes in the laws. The American people and our international visitors deserve better.

We hope that in the aftermath of this, laws are put in place to eliminate such closures.

Joseph de Maistre wrote, 'Every nation gets the government it deserves.' We hope you contact your elected officials and those in the media and express your opinion so we don't have to go through this nonsense in the future.

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San Diego is often associated with Sea World, the world famous zoo and LEGOLAND, but beneath the tourist attractions and perennial sunny weather is a lively arts and cultural scene on par with any city in America. This week L.A. Letters highlights a few important San Diego locations, two anthologies and a local small press that help contribute to a quietly thriving community arts scene in what its boosters call, "America's Finest City."

Before discussing San Diego's literary community, there are a few important historical details to note. First, as any true California history buff knows, San Diego is the oldest city in California and the first place the Spanish landed on the West Coast in 1542. Further specifics on Spanish colonization and the area's gradual growth until Mexican, and eventually American, rule are widely published elsewhere. There was a time at the turn of the 20th Century when San Diego was battling Los Angeles to be the dominant city of Southern California. Some prognosticators at the time even thought San Diego was going to prevail in the competition because of its natural and superior deep water harbor.

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The city of San Diego is 372 square miles -- almost the same geographical size as New York City. But the hundreds of small canyons and mesas in San Diego keep the city at a much lower density because in between the developed pockets is lots of liminal, uncut natural space, complete with hiking trails and small parks. Compare the almost 8 million people in NYC's municipality, to the 1.3 million who call San Diego home.

It is this hilly topography that also caused San Diego to grow much slower than L.A. during the first half of the 20th Century. There are other factors as well that contributed to the slower development, but the many hills of San Diego made it much more difficult for developers to build homes at the breakneck speeds seen in both Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

Another fascinating story is the San Diego River. At 52 miles long it is a mile longer than the Los Angeles River, and it also changed its course a few times in the 19th Century. Descending from the Cuyamaca Mountains east of city limits, the river eventually empties into the Pacific Ocean close to the entrance of Mission Bay. In 1877 early city leaders feared the river would silt up San Diego harbor, so they constructed a dam to help control the waterway's path. For the most part, their early efforts remain in effect to the present day.

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Over the last decade I've done a number of poetry performances around San Diego, at both UC San Diego and in the local spoken word scene. Ant Black and Christopher Wilson are two poets and community activists that have hosted many San Diego poetry events over the years, including the well-known reading, Elevated. Gil Sotu is a prominent San Diego poet who hosts the bi-weekly open mic, Train of Thought. Serving the local hip-hop and neo-soul communities, these events are reminiscent of open mics in Los Angeles, like A Mic & Dim Lights and Da Poetry Lounge. The first time I performed at Elevated in 2005, the nearly 200 people in the audience let me know that San Diego was much more than just a tourist and military town.

City Works Press is San Diego's own small press; their publishing roots date back to an annual literary journal first published by San Diego City College in 1994. After producing the journal for a decade, the editors decided to expand and create their own publishing house. After a group of City College professors and local writers formed the San Diego Writers Collective in 2003, the infrastructure began to take shape.

The following year the American Federation of Teachers and a local jazz radio station both contributed funds to help get the press afloat. One of the first books they published was the 2005 volume, "Sunshine/Noir: Writing from San Diego and Tijuana." Featuring fiction, nonfiction and poetry, the anthology, edited by Jim Miller, includes Jimmy Santiago Baca, Marilyn Chin, David Reid, Mike Davis, Steve Kowit and more than 35 other authors. Miller writes in the introduction that the anthology

... explores San Diego and Tijuana's border culture; San Diego's multiple identities and lost history; the city's natural beauty and endangered ecologies; its role as a center of the culture of war; and San Diego writers' attempts to explore the meaning of place. By using a multicultural, multidisciplinary, pan-artistic approach, this anthology offers the reader a fresh look at a city yet to be explored in such a fashion.

Though the press is devoted to San Diego, City Works Press has published a book by the important Los Angeles poet, Marisela Norte. Norte's bilingual poetry epitomizes border writing, and is a perfect match for their publishing sensibility. In next week's column her book will be discussed at greater length.

"Under the Perfect Sun: The San Diego Tourists Never See," published by the New Press in 2003, is another book that explores the hidden history of San Diego. The anthology, co-edited once again by Jim Miller, along with Kelly Mayhew and Mike Davis, is more of a pure historical account. The editors write in their Introduction:

... building on a rich local tradition of underground journalism and muckraking investigation, we offer an alternative, people's history of San Diego (from the dual perspectives of its elites and their opponents) as well as autobiographical portraits of some of the 'other' San Diego's everyday heroes.

The book dispels the myth of forever sunny San Diego and shows the city's little-known but dark history of corruption, racial injustice, and economic inequality. Effectively addressing the binaries that help define San Diego, the book offers an alternative civic history to the booster mythology presented in the guidebooks. For example, they comment on the transformation of the Gaslamp District into its current status as tourist mecca:

once, this side of downtown belonged to the fleet, but the locker clubs, peep shows, clip joints, and chow mein palaces have been redeveloped into wine bars, nouvelle restaurants, and million-dollar condos. BMWs and Hummers cruise past the corner of Fifth and E, where radical orators once exhorted San Diego toilers to throw off the shackles of John D. Speckles plutocratic rule.

The book is over 350 pages and gives an in-depth historical account that leaves no stone unturned. An important point the editors make is, "this is not an expose for expose's sake. Shooting holes in booster stereotypes can be an enjoyable pastime, but we are not engaged in mere target practice. The authors, rather, count themselves to be part of San Diego's large and growing progressive community."

Thanks to the efforts of these authors and the poetry hosts that have invited me down to San Diego over the last decade, I have been slowly discovering the city's large and growing progressive community. Locations like Chicano Park and the artistic communities of North Park, Hillcrest, San Diego City College, and Mesa College form important nodes in the city's cultural matrix. The New School of Architecture & Design, located downtown, is also known for its progressive ethos. The San Diego Booksellers Association has a great online map of the city's many bookstores, and they have sponsored bus tours in the past that link some of the most well-known bookstores. And though Balboa Park is known for being the site of the San Diego Zoo, it also contains a collection of important museums, all designed in the Spanish Baroque Revival style at the close of the Gilded Age. There's much more to cover and say about San Diego. Future installments will continue this exploration.

There's no question San Diego is a beautiful city, and its boosters were not too far off with their claim of it as "America's Finest City." Nonetheless, like all cities, San Diego has a complex history much deeper than the surface reveals. As noted above, further detail will be addressed in future columns. This edition of L.A. Letters salutes its southern neighbor and the emerging progressive community of poets and artists. San Diego like Los Angeles plays an important role in the framework of California letters.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
9:30am @ Plaza Branch

Learn what the Internet and your Internet browser can do for you. This class focuses on the basics of online navigation and searching. Call 816-701-3481 to register, or click here.