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A nurse allegedly gave three patients lethal doses of insulin, killing two, and she claimed she did it intentionally because she wanted to end their suffering, according to Pennsylvania authorities.
Heather Pressdee, 40, ‘said she felt bad for their quality of life and had hoped they would just go into a coma and die,’ the complaint about two victims, JB, 55, says. and 83 years old. -old JC She allegedly claimed that the sole survivor, EA, 73, who was in COVID isolation and going through a very difficult time, asked her to kill him.
All three incidents occurred while she was working at Quality Life Services in Chicora. Although she allegedly claimed good intentions, authorities pointed to Pressdee’s unstable work history. Investigators determined that she had a long history since 2018 of “disciplining for abusive behavior towards patients and/or staff”, which led to her being fired or resigning from various institutions:
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Harmarville, where she worked in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 2018 to April 2019.
- Allegheny Valley Hospital, where she worked in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, from April to September 2019.
- Platinum Ridge Center for Rehabilitation and Healing, where she worked in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania from September 2019 to January 2020.
- Orchards of Saxonburg, where she worked in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from February to April 2020.
- UPMC Passavant-McCandless, where she worked in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from April to October 2020.
- Concordia at Rebecca Resident, a retirement home, where she worked in Allison Park, Pennsylvania from October 2020 to April 2021.
- Guardian Healthcare, doing business as BelAir Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, where she worked in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania from April 2021 to February 2022.
- Woodhaven Care Center, where she worked in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, from March to May 2022.
- Quality Life Services, where she worked in Chicora from May to November 2022.
- First Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she worked in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, from November to December 2022.
- Butler, PA: Sunnyview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she worked in Butler, PA, from January to May 2023.
Pressdee was hired as assistant director of nursing at Quality Life and worked from May 23 to November 28, 2022, investigators said. She also stepped in as Acting Director of Nursing while maintaining her other position.
“ADONs/DONs are the facility managers and in charge of all nursing staff and all administrative duties that must be performed to meet all state and federal guidelines,” police said. “In addition, they handle all patient concerns, conduct internal investigations, investigate allegations of abuse and manage nurse scheduling. The ADON and/or DON will provide direct resident care if required due to calls.
“The allegations, in this case, describe the mistreatment of incredibly vulnerable patients by a professional nurse,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said. “As the charges indicate, these were deliberate and intentional acts perpetrated by a carer who was trusted to care for these victims. Rest assured that my office will zealously pursue justice for the families of those killed, as well as for the third victim who is fortunate to have survived.
Statement from Attorney General Michelle Henry regarding Western PA nurse charged with patient deaths: pic.twitter.com/ohN5ah8nFl
— Michelle Henry (@PAAttorneyGen) May 25, 2023
JB died in a hospital on December 4, 2020, after suffering respiratory failure and recurring fever of uncertain origin.
“Important conditions contributing to death are: brainstem malignancy, seizure disorder, neurofibromatosis and hypoglycemia,” authorities said.
JC, whose bedroom was connected to JB’s by a “Jack and Jill” bathroom, died on December 24, 2022.
They visited the hospital for low blood sugar less than 30 minutes apart, according to the complaint.
A Quality Life nurse told investigators she had never seen this in more than 30 years of nursing experience, according to the complaint. She also claimed that before JB died, Preessdee said he would be “better off dead”.
The complaint also noted that EA was roommates with JB during EA’s near-fatal incident on August 31, 2022. He was found convulsing in bed that night, even though he had no no known history of seizures. His blood sugar dropped from 73 mg/dL to 11 mg/dL.
Among the victims, only JC was diabetic and the complaint mentioned him as “non-insulin dependent”.
Pressdee agreed to speak to investigators after Miranda, and she signed consent forms for authorities to search her home, her two vehicles and her cellphone.
She is being held without bond at the Butler County Jail. She is charged with two counts of homicide, one count of attempted murder, one count of aggravated assault, three counts of neglect of a care-dependent person and three counts of reckless endangerment. .
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Mar 06, 2009 · Directed by Kelly Reichardt. With Michelle Williams, Lucy, David Koppell, Max Clement. Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happening triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.
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Wendy and Lucy (2008) isn't the romantic road movie of Alexander Supertramp in Into the Wild. This is survival, revealed in all the mundane details of a documentary portrait and the simple power ...
Wendy and Lucy is a 2008 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt.Reichardt and Jon Raymond adapted the screenplay from his short story Train Choir.The film stars Michelle Williams as Wendy, a homeless woman who searches for her lost dog, Lucy.
WENDY AND LUCY is a touching political road movie about an idealistic young drifter, her faithful dog and the wide-open spaces of the Pacific Northwest. Played by Academy Award-nominated actress Michelle Williams, Wendy is a down-on-her-luck girl who's hoping to turn things around for herself with a summer job in Alaska.
“Wendy and Lucy” is not big budget and if that might put some off and if that is the case, you might want to give it a miss. On the other hand, this non-formulaic film, written, directed and edited by Kelly Reichardt and acted by a small but excellent cast headed by Michelle Williams is (for me) a very good film.
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Jan 28, 2009 · But I know, or feel, everything about Wendy at this moment: stranded in an Oregon town, broke, her dog lost, her car a write-off, hungry, friendless, quiet, filled with desperate resolve. Kelly Reichardt's "Wendy and Lucy" is another illustration of how absorbing a film can be when the plot doesn't stand between us and a character.
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Dreaming of the cold Alaskan landscapes and a better future, young Wendy Carroll and her dog, Lucy, become stranded in a small Oregon town, when her old, rusty, and decrepit car breaks down. Hungry, without friends, and almost penniless, Wendy will have to resort to desperate measures, only to come face to face with her worst fear.
Wendy and Lucy (2008) · 1 hr 20 min. R ... For Wendy, the drive to Ketchikan, Alaska, was meant to be the start of a new life. But when her car breaks down in Oregon ...
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With a growing array of oils on sale, Sheila Dillon cuts through the latest thinking.
Food and the coalition. Sheila Dillon interviews Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.
Tom Heap explores how fat from waste is helping us to heal and keep warm.
Can health secretary Andrew Lansley change Britain's bad eating habits?
Just in time for the festive season, a new health warning on diet.
What is wrong with being black and curvy? Bridgitte Tetteh investigates.
Expert health advisor and professor of medicine Carol Black talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
Sheila Dillon on the latest findings suggesting a link between diet and prostate cancer.
To eat meat, or to not eat meat? Alistair Cooke finds out the perfect diet for longevity.
Meet the medical students and doctors who want more training on diet and nutrition.
The Food Programme looks at the "responsibility deals" aimed at changing our diet.
How important is diet to running performance? Dan Saladino looks at, and tries, new ideas.
Ultra-marathon champ Scott Jurek tells Dan Saladino how to eat vegan and run 100 miles.
Obtaining facts about the relationship between diet and health is far from easy.
Sheila Dillon explores two schemes introducing youngsters to the importance of good food.
Stefan Gates talks to teachers, kids and cooks about food and the curriculum.
Sheila Dillon asks if food and nutrition should have a bigger role in treating cancer.
Dr Mark Porter asks if fructose a 'toxic additive' or a healthy fruit sugar.
Can the growing of fashionable super fruits save the Amazon rain forest?
Dr Mark Porter investigates how the good and bad fats we eat can impact on our health.
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Prof Graham MacGregor about his remarkable war on sugar and salt.
Dr Mark Porter on if adult health is determined by the first thousand days of life: Womb.
Dan Saladino takes part in a gruelling food study aimed at predicting his optimum diet.
Micro cress, baby veg and edible flowers. Meet the farmer who specialises in the tiny.
Jonathan Freedland compares current debates about obesity with concerns in the 1930s.
How the Food and Drug Administration combats public smoking and cholesterol.
Sheila Dillon speaks to the author and food campaigner Michael Pollan.
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By EMILY MORAN
On Saturday June 6th from 11:00am to 6:00pm and Sunday June 7th from 12pm to 6pm the annual Georgia Sea Island Festival will be held at Gascoigne Bluff Park in Epworth on St. Simons Island.
This festival has taken place on St. Simons for almost forty years to celebrate the history, craft, and culture of the Gullah Geechees on these coastal islands.
This weekend celebration is a part of Juneteenth, which is a commemoration of the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the South. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is on June 19.
However, Juneteenth celebrations occur throughout the entire month to allow for more time to acknowledge, reflect, and celebrate the heroic resistance and achievements of African Americans.
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Re-examining the use of thermal energy in engine management
VIPER 2 builds on the success of the VIPER project. Using conventional concepts of engine management in thermal energy, the engine will be re-examined using state-of-the-art simulation tools and a novel test engine which will allow the heat available to be directed to the most import components such as the cylinder liner walls.
Some of the heat that will inevitably escape down the exhaust will be converted into electricity using a thermoelectric generator. In the longer term, if all the project targets are met, it is believed that a 5% improvement in fuel economy is possible through the conversion and management of heat energy. The challenge is to achieve a dramatic cost reduction of the TEG components along with an improvement in function while increasing technology readiness level (TRL) from 2-3 and manufacturing readiness level (MRL) 3 to 6-7 and 5 respectively. This research programme, scheduled to start in early 2014, is enabled by a £2 million grant from the UK government’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB), and builds on an earlier programme which was also co-funded by the TSB.
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- To achieve a dramatic cost reduction of the components along with a functional improvement
- Success of the project will secure an entirely new, high tech opportunity for UK manufacturing
- Innovative coolant and lubricant systems in the engine allowing more precise management of the engine warm up thereby reducing friction loss
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SB 1432 – A bill to regulate the formation of watershed agencies.
SB 1181 – A bill to modify the term of submerged log removal permits.
SB 1329 – A bill to allow the operation of snowmobiles on the right-of-way of limited access highways.
SB 1329 – A bill to allow the operation of snowmobiles on the right-of-way of limited access highways. (10/6)
On the Calendar:
SB 757 - This bill places penalties on landlords that fail to remediate known lead paint hazards in rental units. (Waiting for Senate to concur in House amendments).
SB 925 – A bill to revise regulation of and provide immunity from liability for prescribed burning.
SB 1416 - A bill to provide county level approval for subdivisions and require at board meeting comprised of each department involved.
SB 1458 - A bill to ban certain PBDEs from production and use in Michigan.
SB 735 - A bill to allow posting of tourism directional signs on highways with certain local government approval.
HB 4703 - A bill to require campgrounds and public swimming pools to meet health codes.
HB 5364 - A bill to prohibit reinstatement of driving privileges to owners of abandoned vehicles who fail to pay fines.
HB 5055 – A bill to restrict fees under certain circumstances under the soil erosion and sedimentation control.
HB 6047 – Clarifies certain compliance provisions with the joint planning process.
SR 216 - A resolution to urge the United States Forest Service to review its forest management plan to revise timber practices and address declining timber yields in the country's national forests.
Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs
meet on Tuesday (11/9) at 3:00 PM to take up SB 1457 - a bill
to regulate sulfide mining in Michigan (testimony only). Also see
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On the calendar:
HB 5441 – a bill to clarify when "feasible and prudent" alternatives should be considered to a project that will impact wetlands. An amendment was added in committee regarding when the MDEQ must issue a permit that may jeopardize Michigan's delegation of the Clean Water Act - section 404 program.
HB 4106 -- Provide for state real estate transfer tax on transfer of certain manufactured homes.
HB 4879 -- Provide for exemption from sales tax on used
HB 4882 -- Eliminate use tax on manufactured home sales.
HB 5034 -- a bill to access mobile homes
as real property (vote taken, insufficient votes, vote reconsidered and
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SB 510 -- a bill to establish stormwater fees.
HB 5312 -- allows hunters to donate an additional $1.00 when purchasing hunting or fishing licensing to support the sportsmen against hunger program
SB 193 -- Provides for a specialty license plates for ducks
HB 5942 - a bill to require that diesel fuel sold in Michigan should include 2% biodiesel.In committee:
Agriculture and Resource Management will
meet on Tuesday (11/9) at 10:30 AM to take up HB 6243 - a bill
regulate sulfide mining and reclamation in Michigan.
Land Use and Environment will meet on Wednesday (11/10) at 2:00 PM or after session to take up:
HB 6235 – A bill to expand the use of scrap tire regulatory fund for use as capital expenditure grants.
HB 6295 - A bill to allow nonjudicial process for extinguishing certain platted utility easements under the land division act.
SB 790 – A bill to establish the recycling advisory council.
SB 854 - A bill to establish the Office of the Statewide Recycling Coordinator in statute.
Energy and Technology will meet on Tuesday (11/9) at 9:00 AM and Wednesday (11/10) at 9:00 AM to take up HB 6314 a bill to allow utilities to use the right-a-way of limited access highways without the permission of the local unit of government. Thsi bill would reverse a Supreme Court decision which recognized the right of the City Of Lansing to veto a gasoline designed to pass around town following the path of I-96.


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PlayStation Access shared a new look at FF7R INTERmission. The thing is, this time both clips of footage from the Yuffie DLC and FFVII Remake Intergrade PS5 version appear. It also points out some of the things updated or added in this new take on FFVII. For example, a Weiss fight and Yuffie’s theme.
The video begins seemingly right as Yuffie’s DLC episode does, as it has a FF7R INTERmission introduction to her. After being swarmed by some pigeons, we see her use her ninja skills to recover and land gracefully. She explains her mission, which is to steal Shinra’s “ultimate materia.” She mentions the goal is to prove Wutai’s strength and that she’ll be working with Avalanche to accomplish the goal. She also shows off a few of the materia she already has. While she does, a new take on “Yuffie’s Theme” plays.
After that, the preview video looks at other features. Fort Condor comes up next, showing how the RTS works. We also get to see Yuffie explore Sector 7 and meet even more NPCs. After that, we see how she wields her shuriken and how Ramuh brings down lightning. As a reminder, Ramuh has been inflicting Judgment Bolt on opponents since his debut as a summon in Final Fantasy III. He also appeared in the original Final Fantasy VII, though people had to wait until getting to the Gold Saucer to acquire that materia.
Here’s the full PlayStation Access preview video looking at the FFVII Remake Intergrade Yuffie DLC running on the PS5.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and the Yuffie DLC will come to the PS5 on June 10, 2021.

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A longer life: A ligand featuring the redox-active Ndi core was used to design an ultra-stable metal–organic framework, Ni-Ndi-trz (Ndi-trz=2,7-di(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)benzo[lmn][3,8]phenanthroline-1,3,6,8(2H,7H)-tetr...
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Gel to the limit: A gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is synthesized in situ in the assembled cell using a liquid electrolyte and poly(ethylene glycol)acrylate (PEGDA). This cell is used to understand how the GPE inhibits lithium dendrite formation and growth. A LiCoO2|GPE|Li cell demonstrates excellent cycling stability, which makes the suggested GPE a promising candidate for use in Li-ion batteries with high specific energies.
Gel polymer electrolytes (GPE) are promising next-generation electrolytes for high-energy batteries, combining the multiple advantages of liquid and all-solid-state electrolytes. Herein, we a synthesized GPE using poly(ethylene glycol)acrylate (PEGDA) in order to understand how the GPE efficiently inhibits lithium dendrite formation and growth. The effects of PEGDA on the solvation shell structure of the lithium ion are investigated using density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations, which are also supported by Raman spectroscopy. The GPE electrolytes with optimal PEGDA concentration exhibit high transference numbers (t =0.72) and ionic conductivity (σ=3.24 mS cm−1). A symmetric lithium ion battery using GPE can be stably cycled for 1200 h in comparison to 320 h in a liquid electrolyte (LE), possibly owing to the high content of LiF (17.9 %) in the solid–electrolyte interphase film of the GPE cell. The observed concentration/electric field gradient observed through the finite element method also accounts for the good cycling performance. In addition, a LiCoO2|GPE|Li cell demonstrates excellent capacity retention of 87.09 % for 200 cycles; this approach could present promising guidelines for the design of high-energy lithium batteries.Zum Volltext
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After a bloody fight last month that turned the downtown tavern So Much More into a chaotic crime scene, the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board took decisive action: On May 28, regulators moved to shut down the embattled bar.
For about a week. The tavern, located at 1428 L St. NW, is now back in business.
Seven patrons were stabbed there on May 12—either inside or outside the establishment, depending on whom you ask—when a dispute over a $5 cover charge turned ugly. Nearly a month later, one victim remains hospitalized.
That night, the venue was hosting a video-premiere party for Hollowpoint Records’ latest release, rappers Kato and Young Diesel’s “Bounce.” Witnesses say that some of Hollowpoint’s guests refused to fork over the cover after noticing that a select few from the local label, as well as attendees from D.C.-based Black Hollywood Entertainment, which produced the video, didn’t have to pay.
“An altercation ensued,” reads the regulators’ case report, “between the bouncers and the patrons. The bouncers produced knives and seven patrons received lacerations.”
So far, no criminal charges have resulted from the incident. A grand-jury investigation, police say, is ongoing. But on June 2, at a hearing before the ABC Board, prosecutors accused the bar’s owners, Deryck Alexander and Rose Knox, of having “absolutely no security,” exhibiting “a lack of control” over their establishment, and posing an “imminent danger to the public.”
Defense attorney E. Douglass Ellis downplayed the fracas as “an isolated incident” in which “the greatest violence took place outside.” The incident, he said, stemmed from “a private function” for which independent promoters had pledged to provide their own security: The “bouncers,” as investigators called them, were actually the event’s promoters, not employed by the bar but collecting money to recoup expenses.
“These licensees have to do a better job,” said Ellis, noting that once the fight began, So Much More management ordered everyone out and closed the bar down. He urged the ABC Board to “show some proverbial mercy.”
After eight hours of testimony from investigators, the club’s owners, and the event’s promoter, the board did exactly that: It suspended the owners’ liquor license for just eight days, including the six already served since regulators initially closed the venue. The board had imposed a much stiffer penalty on Between Friends Nightclub on U Street NW, where three patrons were stabbed, one fatally, on March 13. That club received a 17-day suspension and was specifically prohibited from having “live or recorded Go-Go music” on the premises.
“The board does find that the licensee did not exhibit control over its establishment,” ABC Board Chair Charles Burger stated. But, he added, So Much More’s owners seemed willing to make amends. In addition to the eight-day suspension, the board ordered Alexander and Knox to keep the venue’s upper floors off-limits to patrons until an ABC-approved security plan is developed.
After reopening the bar on June 5, Alexander said that a security plan is already drawn up and ready for the board’s review. “We didn’t have to do much,” he said. “Just have a security team for special events.”
And just in time, too: This Saturday, June 12, according to a flier, So Much More will host a BET video shoot and release party for Mobuzz Records’ new single “Make That Pussy Pop.”
CANDY FROM STRANGERS
In case you missed it: The Majestic 20, Consolidated Theatres’ newest multiscreen cineplex, opened in downtown Silver Spring on May 7.
Compared with last year’s glitzy grand opening of the nearby AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, the Majestic’s “soft” unveiling came with significantly less fanfare: Ned Kelly, anyone?
Well, at least someone took notice. At the Whole Foods Market located just across Fenton Street from the new cineplex, “all sorts of healthy snacks,” including organic chocolate bars and fat-free candies, are prominently displayed at check-out counters 5 and 6 under a vibrant yellow sign that reads, “Take us to the Movies!”
Organic gummy worms, priced at $1.49 per bag, cost about half as much as the Majestic’s $3 box of Care Bears Gummi Bears. And you can buy three whole packs of organic peanut-butter cups (99 cents each) for less than one bag of Reese’s Pieces ($3.50) at the movie house.
“All these items we’ve always had and they’re the same everyday prices,” says Steve Fader, the Whole Foods store’s team leader. “We just got them together—
easier for our customers to find.”
The competition from Whole Foods comes as news to concessioneers at the Majestic, which is vying to corner the Silver Spring snack market, at least among its own audiences. Like many cineplexes, the new theater strictly prohibits patrons from bringing in outside food or drink—even bottled water.
“We don’t tackle people in the hallway, remove their McDonald’s bags, and lock ’em away,” says Marie McClafin, marketing director for Consolidated. “Our policy is no outside food or beverages. We prefer you to not bring them.
“But if you do,” she adds, “and it’s not visible, there’s really not a lot that we can do about it.”
In fact, Whole Foods isn’t the first retailer to try and lure snackers away from the Charlotte, N.C.–based chain’s own concessions. “I could quote you probably four or five instances,” McClafin says, “where we have moved into a market and the local department store, grocer, or retailer near us has brought out a line of boxed or larger-sized quantity candy to compete with us.”
That’s an approach Consolidated isn’t unfamiliar with: After all, another one of the Majestic’s nearby neighbors is the aging AMC City Place 10.
But it looks as if the Majestic’s ready to give Whole Foods a run for its money. “We are considering,” McClafin says, “a new line through Tropical Fruit & Nut,” which is “like a trail mix.” Take that, crunchy grocery store.
ECHO OF THE
For fans of cult films, evil rabbits, or Jake Gyllenhaal, Visions Cinema Bar Noir has good news. Coming this July: Richard Kelly’s twisted 2001 tale of disturbed adolescence, Donnie Darko.
Wait. When did Donnie Darko ever leave the Florida Avenue NW theater?
Beginning in January 2003, Visions screened the freaky flick at midnight every single Friday and Saturday night for more than a year. “It was something that was running strong for a really long time,” says Visions Marketing Manager Heather Huston. “And it didn’t take a lot of new grassroots promotional work each week. It just sold itself by reputation.”
But this past April, Visions pulled the plug on Darko. Not by choice, however.
“The distributor pulled it from all locations across the country,” says Huston. Newmarket Films, she explains, plans to rerelease the movie in theaters this summer, complete with 20 minutes of never-before-seen footage—well, never-before-seen unless you own the DVD.
“We expect it to hit D.C. in July,” Huston says. “We just don’t know the date yet.”
A JADED RESPONSE
Even the Smithsonian Institution, it seems, isn’t above a little shameless insect-related self-promotion: On May 28, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery unveiled “Silent Cicadas: Jades From Ancient China.”
The timely yet tiny exhibition features a single display case—located right beside the gallery’s gift shop—that contains eight arrowhead-sized bugs carved from green and white jade. Made as amulets, the bug-shaped charms date back to the Shang (1600–1050 B.C.) and Han (206–220 B.C.) dynasties—and they just happened to be hanging around unused amid the Smithsonian’s vast collection of art and other stuff. Lucky coincidence!
“It was just a last-minute idea on our part,” says gallery spokesperson Irene Nemitsas. The case of jades, she says, will remain on display only until June 13, expiring at about the same time as the real bugs.
Surprisingly, the Sackler gift shop offers no cicada-related merchandise to capitalize on the display. But that doesn’t mean that the Smithsonian isn’t cashing in on the cicada craze: Around the corner and upstairs, in the adjoining Freer Gallery of Art, another gift shop offers a clay cicada-themed teapot and cup set (list price: $45).
Store manager Vicente Umali reports that the Freer has sold 60 of the tea sets since January, with a daily-sales record of eight purchased on May 31—right at the height of the actual bug boom. Like the jades, Umali says, the tea sets had been sitting around for some time.
“It just happened,” he says, “that cicadas are big right now.”
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One-Way Aisles Are Now Mandated At Walmart
To increase social distancing inside their stores, Walmart has announced they will mandate one-way aisles, starting today (Thursday), according to WIVB.
Floor decals will be placed to help customers recognize the proper traffic flow.
Green decals will mean go and red decals will mean stop (going the wrong direction).
“One-way aisles are designed to increase social distancing and give customers more space on each aisle," says Walmart.
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Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has said his administration has spent N100 million to offset the medical bills of no fewer than 300 persons in the state in the past one year.
The governor said in a statement in Lokoja on Wednesday that the money was sourced from the Kogi State Poor and Vulnerable Fund, which was established in 2017 to mark his one year in office.
According to Mr Bello, the N100 million was to offset medical bills of people who otherwise would not have been able to raise funds to get the needed medical attention they deserved both within and outside the country.
The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Petra Akinti-Onyegbule, said that the fund was set up to give the poor and vulnerable a new lease on life.
She expressed joy and satisfaction that the fund was already achieving its objective.
She however said that much still needed to be done, especially in the rural areas, where the bulk of the indigent sick people reside.
“The satisfaction of seeing people do what illness and lack of access to funds had deprived them of for years and in some cases decades, has filled Governor Bello’s heart with immense joy and determination to reach more people and offer succour,” she said in the statement.
She said that the governor had directed his friends, associates and other well-wishers who wanted to place congratulatory adverts in the media as his administration clocks two years in office to stop the idea.
She said that the directive also covered local governments, ministries, agencies and departments.
The media aide said the governor had pleaded that money meant for such adverts should be donated to the fund so that more indigent patients could benefit.
She said that the governor, however, expressed gratitude to the people for the immense support his administration had enjoyed from them in the last two years.
She said that Bello promised that apart from the ongoing infrastructural development in the state, his administration would entrench long lasting institutional reforms that would be the bedrock of an organised and functional system.
Mrs Akinti-Onyegbule said that the governor assured residents of the state that his administration would make efforts to ensure that the system was hinged on the principles of equity, fairness, justice, and would reward merit and diligence.

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This was a question sent to me by a reader. And my answer is…no and yes. Here’s why.
AAFCO – Association of American Feed Control Officials – is a non-government association made up of government employees (state and a few federal). The key words to recognize in order to understand what AAFCO is are ‘Feed Control Officials’. For the most part, AAFCO is comprised of state Feed Control Officials (State Department of Agriculture representatives) that work together to develop future laws governing the food animals consume (feed). The work of AAFCO includes guidance and cooperation with FDA as well.
AAFCO doesn’t ‘approve’ pet foods. Actually AAFCO itself doesn’t approve or reject or have any regulatory authority at all. The confusion as to why many pet food consumers think AAFCO certifies or approves pet foods comes from the statement found on many pet food labels: ‘XYZ Pet Food is formulated to meet the nutrition levels established by the AAFCO Food Nutritional Profiles’. In many states (but not all), in order for a pet food to be labeled as a ‘food’ it is required by law to meet the nutritional requirements established by AAFCO. It would be individual states – not AAFCO – that basically ‘approves’ a pet food (or approves it to be classified as a food instead of classified for supplemental feeding).
AAFCO’s ‘provides complete and balanced nutrition’ statement that appears on most pet food labels is perceived by many (and marketed by many) as the level of excellence – what all pet foods should be measured by. But, here are some problems with that…
1. The AAFCO system is feed, not food. In the Feed Control Official world, feed is what animals eat, food is what humans eat. Per FDA Compliance Policies and AAFCO established model bills, feed is allowed to contain euthanized animals or pesticide contaminated ingredients – food cannot. AAFCO has a separate division that is specific to pet food, but Feed Control Officials still consider pet food a feed. Most states (ok…all states) don’t take issue with a pet food (aka pet feed) containing protein sourced from euthanized animals or pesticide laden grains/vegetables. Even though the ‘stuff’ that pets consume is titled ‘pet food’ it is considered ‘pet feed’ and it is held to regulations of feed (not regulations of food).
2. The nutritional requirements established by AAFCO adopted by many states (but not all) were (again) based on feed quality of ingredients, not food quality of ingredients. And these nutritional requirements were established for highly processed foods like kibble. This can pose a problem for pet foods that are made from food quality ingredients and are lightly processed. It’s known as bioavailability – how well the body absorbs a nutrient. Mother Nature immediately understands what food is and utilizes the nutrition found in that food easily. To the contrary, Mother Nature might not easily utilize a synthetic supplement (man made instead of Mother Nature made) or a nutrient sourced from a decaying, euthanized animal protein. Mother Nature can readily absorb the nutrients from a lightly processed food, but she undoubtedly is challenged to utilize the nutrients in a highly processed food. But in pet food regulations, it is a one size fits all nutritional requirement. The AAFCO system does not acknowledge that a pet might utilize nutrition received from food better than it would from a feed or synthetic supplements.
Some pet foods that use whole food ingredients (not feed ingredients), recognize if they met the AAFCO one size fits all nutritional requirements, their food could actually be toxic to some pets (with some nutrients). These companies choose to forgo the ‘meets the AAFCO nutritional requirements for complete and balanced nutrition’ label claim. Does that make these foods inferior? Absolutely not. In many cases, the manufacturers of these human grade/whole ‘food’ pet foods provide superior nutrition. They are food – exactly what Mother Nature understands as the perfect method to provide the pet with required nutrition.
But does that mean all pet foods that do not meet the AAFCO nutritional requirement for complete and balanced nutrition are superior nutrition for our pets? No, it doesn’t. Because there are no regulations specific to food grade ingredients or whole food nutrition for cats and dogs – undoubtedly some of these pet foods could be lacking in some nutrients needed by our pets. The key for pet food consumers to know the difference is to talk with the manufacturer. If your pet’s food does not meet AAFCO nutrient profiles, ask the manufacturer why. In many cases, you’ll learn amazing things about the pet food – why the company chose not to follow the AAFCO path.
3. AAFCO’s established complete and balanced nutrition provided daily is not how Mother Nature intended. Animals (and humans) are designed to be ‘seasonal eaters’. The Cleveland Clinic defines seasonal eating as: “Eating foods when nature produces them is what people the world over have done naturally through most of history, before mega-supermarkets dotted the landscape and processed foods become ubiquitous. Seasonal eating is also a cornerstone of several ancient and holistic medical traditions, which view it as integral to good health and emotional balance.”
AAFCO’s established requirement that animal food should contain 100% of necessary nutrients the animal would need each day would be more suited for mass production of livestock animals (cattle, pigs, chickens) which have a short life span (from months to a few years). These 100% daily nutrient requirements were put in place decades ago because the livestock industry needed the animals to grow quickly and be healthy enough to be processed (slaughtered) as food. Today, there is no time to allow mass produced livestock the opportunity to eat seasonally. Pets (cats and dogs) are expected to live long lives, thus the need for daily balanced nutrition is not the same as it is for mass produced livestock. But…in the one size fits all world of AAFCO – the same nutritional requirements met daily in feed is also required of pet food.
So, back to the question sent to me by a consumer – Should my pet’s food be AAFCO approved? Yes and No.
In that the AAFCO established nutrient requirements only fit one segment of pet food (feed grade ingredients, mostly high processed) – yes, meeting the complete and balanced claim with pet foods made with feed grade ingredients and pet food that are highly processed is probably better than nothing.
But due to the concerns explained in this article, no – I do not believe a pet’s food is required to meet the complete and balanced nutritional requirements established by AAFCO. What I believe (personal opinion) is the most important thing to consider when feeding our pets is that they be fed food (USDA inspected and approved for human consumption) – not feed (can be rejected for use in human food, euthanized animals, chemical and pesticide laden).
I believe AAFCO’s complete and balanced can be a benefit or it can be a curse. There is no simple answer.
One last thought…if the AAFCO complete and balanced claim was really the level of excellence it is proclaimed to be, then why is obesity in pets epidemic? Why do 50% of all dogs die of cancer? Why do so many pets have skin issues or kidney disease or an array of other common diseases?
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Three oil paintings of scenes related to Shrewsbury School by its former director of art, John Alford, have been consigned by a Devon art collector to the ‘Made in Shropshire’ section of fine art auctioneers Halls’ auction of fine furniture, European ceramics and works on October 8.
Valued at between £200 and £400 each, the paintings depict rowers on the River Severn with Shrewsbury School nearby, another river scene with figures near a boat house and figures in a commentary box watching a cricket match at the school.
Alford, a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and the New English Art Club retired from the school in 1989 and his paintings focus mostly on the Shropshire countryside.
‘I enjoy painting a wide variety of subjects, but I shall always be grateful that I found Shropshire when I was about 30,’ he said. ‘Its varied landscape has remained a favourite subject that never fails to excite a whole range of emotions and my work is nothing more than a celebration of the pleasure of being out there.’
Caroline Dennard from Halls said: ‘We are delighted to be offering three oil paintings by John Alford in our October 8 auction and anticipate great interest from local art collectors because the subjects relate to Shrewsbury School.
‘The ‘Made in Shropshire’ theme has captured the imagination of people living within and outside the county and we’re hoping for an excellent attendance at the auction.’
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Listening to individually designed music may spell the end of pain for tinnitus sufferers, say researchers.
According to the research team from Westphalian Wilhelms University, individually designed music therapy may help reduce the noise levels experienced by people who suffer from tinnitus.
Tinnitus causes ringing, buzzing, roaring, hissing or whistling.
In the year-long study, participants' favourite music were altered to remove notes which matched the frequency of the ringing in their ears.
The individuals reported a drop in the loudness of their tinnitus.
The theory behind the new technique is that removing the spectrum of noise associated with tinnitus from the music reduces activity in the brain relating to that frequency, alleviating the condition.
Lead researcher Dr Christo Pantev, from Westphalian Wilhelms University in Munster, said the approach specifically targeted the part of the brain responsible for tinnitus.
"The notched music approach can be considered as enjoyable, low cost, and presumably causal treatment that is capable of specifically reducing tinnitus loudness," BBC News quoted Pantev as saying.
"It could significantly complement widely-used and rather indirect psychological treatment strategies," Pantev added.
Dr Ralph Holmes, director of biomedical research at deaf and hard of hearing charity, RNID, said he would look in detail at the findings.
Holmes said: "While we find it encouraging there is new investment in treatment for tinnitus, we know there is no proven 'cure'."

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2012. The year the world burns. In the fires of a gamepocalypse. Gameageddon has gotten off to a running start here, at 9 Parsecs.
Momentum of motivation had me roll right into Fallout 3 not long after finishing Fallout 2. I have 30 hours on my save, thus far, and I've gotten to a decent stopping point in the main quest thread, searching for my character's father. He disappeared from Vault 101 all of a sudden, and not caring for the way the Overseer runs the place, my character Nanashi set out to find him, braving the capital wasteland beginning to uncover the truth of her place of birth in the process. I'm sure that I'll eventually track down dear old Dad, and in Fallout fashion, a greater goal will be set, through the pursuit of which I'll leave my mark on the ruined wreckage of Washington D.C., and the people who live there. I'm already excited to get back to playing more.
Speaking of playing more, I need to finish BioShock 2 once and for all. I'm guessing that I'm around a third to halfway through it, and fairly lost as far as the plot goes. Or maybe the plot just isn't that good. I don't like how the antagonist Sophia Lamb was retconned into Rapture history and cast up against Andrew Ryan. Retcons in general suck. Regardless, the game is a lot of fun to play, what with the plasmids and different weapons and environmental factors to take into account while fighting splicers, Big Daddies, and Big Sisters. I want this one off my plate. I just need to set aside some time to polish it off between everything else I'm playing.
I don't believe I've written about it yet, but a helpful Call Of Podcast listener wrangled a couple of Diablo III beta keys for Lonesteban and I. I love the Diablo series, going way back to the days of the 50MB overnight download for the first game's demo. Diablo III is almost by default my most anticipated game, but it's always seemed so far away that it was only on the periphery of my mind. Well, not any longer. I've been having a blast playing the beta so far. The only thing I don't like is that it ends after a few hours. Even that's not so bad, since you can take your character and do boss runs ad infinitum. Eventually you will hit the level cap and get so much amazing loot that you can't even wear it all, though. Then you can try another of the classes. I maxed out a monk first, and I'm slowly working a wizard through, now. I'm trying to take my time, because there are special beta-only achievements that I'd like to get (and hopefully they'll carry over on my profile into the full game), but they were inactivated with the last update to the beta. I'm hoping the next update will be rolled out soon, and they'll be re-enabled.
The monk is awesome, and the wizard is just as great. I honestly don't know which I'll roll with first, once the final game is out. The other classes don't really interest me at this point, but I'm sure I'll get around to them at some point. If I have one concern for Diablo III, it's that it doesn't look like there is much point to ever creating more than one character of the same class. In Diablo II you had a lot of different choices to make in terms of skill choices and point distribution, but Diablo III does away with all of that in favor of a system that lets you re-spec your character at any point. I guess Hardcore mode will kind of negate this issue, but unless you play Hardcore, you will presumably be able to level each class to cap and not really have any reason to start more characters over at level 1. We'll just have to see how the final product ends up.
Elsewhere, I've begun Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising. It was time. I don't think there is anything else strategy-related on my plate besides my stalled Starcraft: Brood War game, only just begun. It was also the last Dawn of War II expansion on my pile, since I had dipped into Retribution a bit, already. I'll eventually finish this and then play Retribution to completion before going back to the original Dawn of War and its expansions. And hell, one day I'll finish Brood War and start Starcraft II, also. No rush; I figure I've got at least 50 good years left in me, hopefully more. Giving up fast food and working out more should help with that. All for the games, all for the games. Anyway, about Chaos Rising--I was able to import my save from the base Dawn of War II with my squad fully leveled up and kitted out. Right off the bat it seems more difficult than the base game, but I guess that's to be expected. Even a real-time strategy noob like myself (though I did beat Starcraft) didn't have much trouble with the original. I've really gotten into the Warhammer 40,000 universe over the last couple of years, and I really like the genre-meld of Dawn of War II.
Speaking of 40K, I started the Space Marine campaign over again just for fun, and also tried out the multiplayer and Exterminatus ("Horde") modes. That's a real good game, all around. I got flattened repeatedly in the versus multiplayer, but I had a good time in Exterminatus, and I'll probably play more of it over time.
Another quick hit--SpaceChem. I completed the challenge level In-place Swap, after staring at it and mucking around for 2-3 hours. I'm still only on the third or fourth planet in the game's story mode. I wonder if I'll ever be able to complete it. This is a really hard game, but it's so great at the same time.
Something else I've begun in the last few weeks is Guild Wars. I don't have the time and presence of mind to go into it very much right now, but I like it. It's old, and it's mechanics somewhat tired out by the rest of the genre, but it has its virtues. I'll write another entry on Guild Wars at a later date.
Yesterday they released a demo for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and being a big fan of RPGs, I wanted to check out this one, a new IP from a new studio (kind of), and from EA, no less. I'd say my overall impressions are positive, despite not liking the art direction, UI, voice acting, or what I've seen of the story thus far (admittedly little). The combat is well done for an RPG, and about to the level of an action game. The game runs really well and looks great (in terms of image quality) on my PC. The problem is that I just don't have anywhere near the amount of free time I would need to get around to playing this somewhat safe RPG. It plays it too safe, I think; there's nothing slightly off-kilter or European about it to get me interested. The premise is only interesting in the superficial parallels to Planescape: Torment, and the art style is just off-putting. I could set that aside, because the graphics are nice, otherwise, but go look at my RPG pile. I wish Amalur had a little bit more of its own identity.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One lucky person in Kentucky may need to check their lottery tickets. Someone purchased the winning Mega Millions ticket at a grocery store in the Commonwealth.
A ticket sold at a Kroger in Erlanger, Ky. for Friday's lottery drawing matched all five white ball winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, winning the game's second prize of $1 million.
The winning Mega Millions numbers from the drawing:
2 - 5 - 29 - 64 - 69 with a Mega Ball of 18
If the ticket holder had also matched the Mega Ball, they would have won $39 million, according to a Kentucky Lottery press release.
The ticket was sold at the Kroger store located at 3158 Dixie Hwy in Erlanger.
The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and keep it in a secure location. They have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize, which has to be done at the lottery’s headquarters in Louisville.
“We’re looking forward to greeting Kentucky’s newest millionaire,” Mary Harville, Kentucky Lottery president, said.
The winner should contact the lottery’s claims office at 800-937-8946 on Monday to make arrangements to claim their prize.
As of 9 a.m. Aug. 9, the winner has not come forward.
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The aide to the Senate Intelligence Committee who was indicted in June for lying to the FBI as part of a leak investigation appears to have leaked the entire secret court application used to spy on Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page.
Dates, page counts, classification markings, and the resulting media report by the reporter who received the leak suggest that James Wolfe, the director of security for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, leaked Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) documents to a young female reporter with whom he was engaged in an extramarital affair.
On March 17 last year, LeeAnn Flynn Hall, a clerk for the FISC, certified a copy of the application and warrant to surveil Page which contained “secret” and “top secret” markings on every page, according to the recently declassified FISC applications and warrants (pdf).
Also, that same day, the Senate Intelligence Committee received “a specific classified document” which contained “secret and top secret information” including the identity of a person referred to as MALE-1, according to Wolfe’s indictment (pdf). The Epoch Times previously reported that MALE-1 refers to Page.
As Director of Security, Wolfe was charged with handling all classified documents transported to the committee.
Again on March 17, the prosecutors in Wolfe’s case say that “Wolfe exchanged 82 text messages” with the female reporter, Ali Watkins. The FISA application was 83 pages long, with two pages left almost entirely blank, suggesting that Wolfe likely sent Watkins the FISA application page by page via text messages.
More than two weeks later, on April 3, Buzzfeed published an article with Watkins’s byline revealing Page’s identity.
The FBI interviewed Wolfe in December 2017 and caught him in an alleged lie as part of an investigation into leaks.
Wolfe’s case is part of a broader effort by the Department of Justice to catch leakers. By August 2017, the Justice Department and the FBI had tripled the number of active leak investigations, according to a statement at the time by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The sheer volume of cases led to the creation of a special unit at the FBI tasked with investigating and deterring leaks.
In discussing the effort to prevent leaks on Aug. 4, 2017, Sessions named Congress as one of the sources of leaks.
”These National Security breaches do not just originate from within the Intelligence Community,” Sessions said. “They come from a wide range of sources within the government, including the Congress.”
The Trump administration was inundated with leaks during the transition and the first months of 2017. Between the inauguration and May 25, 2017, the Trump administration was subject to 125 leaks that could endanger national security, according to a report by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The rate of potentially harmful leaks was seven times higher compared to the first months of the Barack Obama and George W. Bush administrations, the report found.
In March this year, Sessions fired then-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for authorizing a self-serving leak to the media and lying about to investigators, including under oath.
In April, nearly a dozen House lawmakers sent a criminal referral for former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly leaking classified information as part of the memos he sent to his friend. Comey has said that he drafted the memos hoping to trigger the appointment of a special counsel.
In June, a report by the Justice Department Inspector General revealed that dozens of FBI employees, including senior executives, were in contact with the media without the authorization to do so. The report also found that the FBI employees received gifts and other benefits from the press.


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At the airport (which seems to be where I do much of my blogging) on my way to Milwaukee to attend the 40th Anniversary Gala of the International Crane Foundation. I am excited beyond words. I have checked my large package which is the 4' x 2' artwork I am donating at the auction. My host will meet me at the Pfister Hotel and we will walk over to Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin to display the work for tonight's bidding.
So many highlights over the next few days! The absolute highlight of this adventure will be tonight - when I will meet Jane Goodall - my hero - in person. The piece to the right, "Upon Reflection," will be auctioned off to raise funds for the organization, so it will be exciting to be there to watch the bidding live!
And then on Sunday, I will be in Baraboo, taking photographs for my upcoming piece for the "Earth Stories" exhibition - pictures of cranes, pictures of the founder George Archibald, and pictures of the marshy environment. I have the layout planned in my mind, and now just need the photos so I can work from them to create the cheesecloth sculptures. I had to wait till now for the photos so October will see me in the studio every day - the deadline for the piece is November 1.
I have had cranes on the brain for quite awhile now, and I took advantage of becoming what they call a "craniac" by designing a small thank you piece for my hosts. I call it "Wildness and Wet" based on a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, highlighting the necessity to preserve the environment for these magnificent birds.
Time to make my way to the gate. Next stop, Milwaukee. Hope I can post some photos of the gala tonight. Or very soon.
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Eight global financial institutions have teamed up to help push widespread adoption of business-to-business ecommerce.
Banks including Chase Manhattan, Citibank, Bank of America, Barclays and Deutsche Bank, and ecommerce security firm Certco, will form a global authority, which will authorise members to issue digital cerificates.
A major obstacle to businesses using the public Internet to trade is trust. With financial sector using its authority to vouch for a company?s identity, large business-to-business transactions can be a carried out more safely.
?Trust in the identity of a trading partner is a fundamental component of enabling commerce between two parties,? said Guy Tallent, vice president at Chase Manhattan.
?With this announcement, the financial industry is stepping forward to help businesses validate the identity of counterparties so companies can confidently engage in Internet commerce.?
The new company will establish a system of rules, contracts and businesses practices, with the aim of creating a global network of known and trusted businesses and employees.
The announcement comes as Department of Trade and Industry official, Stephan Pride, said that telephone industry regulator Oftel would regulate trusted third parties in the UK.
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The first thing one notices when opening up Warner Brothers' new Blu-ray Digibook release of Gods and Generals: Extended Director's Cut is its defensiveness. The Gettysburg Digibook includes a one-page note by writer-director Ronald F. Maxwell. The Gods and Generals Digibook begins with a nine-page essay by Maxwell, in which he takes shots at the politicians and critics who have questioned his film and identifies a similar "prejudice" in "the Academy." So don't expect to see Maxwell up at the podium any time soon.
Adapted by Maxwell from Jeff Shaara's historical novel of the same name, Gods and Generals was critically excoriated upon its theatrical release in 2002, and its reputation won't improve with the additional hour of footage found in the Extended Director's Cut (which runs about four hours and forty minutes). The film has its selling points, the same ones that distinguished 1993's Gettysburg: detailed Civil War reenactments and some potent acting, most notably here from Jeff Daniels (reprising his Gettysburg role of Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain) and Stephen Lang (another Gettysburg vet, but in the new role of General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson). But the arguable deficiences of Gettysburg (namely corniness and bloat) wind up amplified in Gods and Generals, which has the added problem of a dissipated focus and resulting lack of narrative cohesiveness.
A prequel to Gettysburg, Gods and Generals covers the years 1861 to 1863. The Extended Director's Cut does so in five parts: "Manassas," covering the first major battle of the Civil War; "Antietam," restoring cut footage of the bloody battle on Northern soil; "Fredericksburg," recounting a decisive Confederate victory; "Moss Neck," marking a reflective break in the action; and "Chancellorsville," depicting a climactic clash and death of a Civil War legend. The unity of time and place afforded Maxwell in Gettysburg to some degree saved him from his own lack of storytelling instincts, whereas Gods and Generals largely succumbs to turgidity. And where Gettysburg maintained a healthy balance between Southern and Northern viewpoints, Gods and Generals tips the narrative scales heavily to the Southern point-of-view, which—intentionally or not—conveys the impression that the film uncritically celebrates the Confederacy. (And as for accusations of whitewashing the issue of slavery, would it be wrong to suggest that Maxwell cast Ralph Abernathy's daughter Donzaleigh at least in part for reasons other than her acting ability?)
Bankroller Ted Turner reprises his role as Colonel Waller T. Patton, who sits beaming over the shoulder of Robert Duvall's Robert E. Lee during a Union-bashing vaudeville. All but gone are the weaknesses of character, in men of both sides, acknowledged in Gettysburg: everyone is thoroughly stolid, upstanding and noble—at worst, maybe a touch idiosyncratic. Even John Wilkes Booth (Chris Conner), in a restored but pointless subplot that definitely should have remained on the cutting room floor, seems like just another man of conviction, with perhaps slightly wider eyes (and heaven spare us the awkward attempts to borrow import from Shakespeare). With his museum-ready portraiture of Lee and Jackson, Maxwell sees no irony in the historic Chancellorsville account "It must have been from such a scene that men in ancient times rose to the dignity of gods"—instead his film resembles the remark.
Warner's Blu-ray Digibook release of Gods and Generals comes with a handsome, full-color 48-page booklet including cast and crew bios, timelines and a weaponry glossary. It also showcases A/V quality much sharper than that of Gettysburg: the image particularly shines in the areas of detail and color. Though hardly noticeable, a few compression issues suggest this mammoth film has tested the limits of a single Blu-ray disc, and there are scattered digital artifacts, but on the whole, Gods and Generals retains its film-like character while also conveying a crisp appearance. And the lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround mix represents a big leap up in audio quality even from the film's previous Blu-ray release (and certainly over the relatively restrained impact of Gettysburg).
The Blu-ray disc includes an “Introduction by Ted Turner & Director-Screenwriter Ronald F. Maxwell” (9:44, HD); a 2004 commentary by writer/director Ronald F. Maxwell, historical consultant Keith Gibson and professor James Robertson (1:29:00, HD); and Extended-Cut commentary by Maxwell, Gibson and Robertson (4:39:55, HD). While billed as new, the latter incorporates the 2004 commentary and adds new passages for the fresh footage, so one can listen to the new commentary and entirely skip the old one.
The set's second disc, a DVD, kicks off with “The Life of Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson” (14:31, SD), an interesting featurette with historical imagery and interview clips of Gods and Generals author Jeff Shaara, VMI Museum director Colonel Keith Gibson, James I. Robertson, Jr. of Virginia Tech, and Stonewall Jackson House executive director Michael Anne Lynn.
“The Authenticities of the Film” (12:56, SD) focuses on production design and historical detail, and includes comments from Maxwell, producer Ronald G. Smith, producer Dennis Frye, production designer Michael Z. Hanan, stunt co-ordinator Chris Howell, cinematographer Kees Van Oostrum, military advisor Dana Heim, costume designer Richard LaMotte, and Jeff Daniels.
“Gods & Generals: A Journey to the Past” (22:02, SD) is a blatantly promotional cable doc with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Donzaleigh Abernathy, Frankie Faison, Daniels, Robert Duvall, Maxwell, Stephen Lang, Turner, executive producer Robert Katz, Kali Rocha, Mira Sorvino, Kevin Conway, and Hanan.
Rounding out the disc are “’Cross the Green Mountain’ - Music Video by Bob Dylan” (3:16, SD), “Ron Maxwell’s Invitation to Take the Journey through Hallowed Ground” (7:01, SD), and the film's “Theatrical Trailer” (1:43, SD).
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CHICOPEE – After winning his first career high school cross country race, Westfield sophomore Lee Doiron went for a cool-down at Chicopee Memorial State Park.
Rather than go for a cool-down run after he completed the 3.1-mile course in 17:41, Doiron decided to wade waist deep into the pond formerly known as Cooley Brook Reservoir on Tuesday.
“Hey Ben, don’t you know it’s October?” shouted one teammate.
“The water’s fine,” Doiron said after he sparked Westfield to a 17-45 decision over host Chicopee Comp and a 17-46 win over Gateway.
It was also a record-setting day on the course. Ally Morin broke the girls record by finishing first in 19:56 – the first female to break 20 minutes as Westfield beat Comp, 20-41 and defeated Gateway, 21-38.
Morin eclipsed the previous record of 21 minutes set on Oct. 20, 2009 by Belchertown’s Madison Granger, a former Chicopee resident, whose sister, Stephanie, ran cross country for Comp.
Setting a record was the last thing on Morin’s mind. She took a couple of wrong turns on the 3.1-mile course and nearly got lost.
But she got back on track and kept running, not thinking of herself or a record, but rather her team.
“Our team did really well,” Morin said. “We want to be a strong team heading into Western Mass.”
Jen Gresty took third in 23:29 and Michelle Morgan finished fifth for the Bombers.
But the race belonged to Morin, missteps and all.
“I got lost twice,” she said. “I had to turn around.”
As for the record that once belonged to Westfield’s Carolyn Stocker before Granger broke it.
“I just got lucky,” Morin said. “I didn’t quite get the time I wanted, but I want my best weeks to be coming up.”
On deck are the PVIAC race and the sectional and state meets at Northfield Mountain.
Westfield’s boys did not run the top three runners. Blake Croteau, Tim Dostie and Matt Jacobson used the afternoon to train. Croteau also cooled down in the water.
“It was like an ice bath,” Croteau said.
Doiron doesn’t get an opportunity to win races because of the Bombers’ talented trio.
“They’re basically my Dads because they have taught me everything,” Doiron said. “They’ve helped me through a lot of things. We’re all great friends.”
Teammate Artie Cruz was right with Doiron and placed second, also finishing in 17:41.01.
“Artie pushed me the whole race,” Doiron said.
Tim Stocker took third in 18:12.
The Bombers know they will need runners like Doiron, Cruz and Stocker to do well in the postseason.
“We also wanted to see what we could do for the kids who will be coming back next year,” coach Dana Geis said. “We know in the postseason, we’d like to see five of our kids run in the low 16s.”


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A year ago, HCPC announced that it was opening the podiatric surgery annotation for registered podiatrists. The annotation indicates that a podiatrist has undertaken HCPC approved training or had their experience endorsed through an HCPC approved course. The move was an important step for improving public safety and provided formal recognition of this specialism within the podiatry profession.
Clearly, the announcement came before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, and so it is even more remarkable that we have continued to make progress with this important work. It is a testament to the hard work of our registrants that podiatrists have been able to complete qualifications to receive the annotation, whilst boosting health and care service in the fight against COVID-19.
Podiatric surgery reached a big milestone in September 2020, when the first set of podiatry surgery annotations were added to the HCPC Register. The annotation is not only a reflection of advancement in their clinical practice but it shows that these trained professionals have the right proficiency and expertise to provide a safe service to the public. This formally recognises the skills and training of over 70 individuals on our register, and assures patients and service users that their podiatrist meets our Standards. We expect to see the current number of individuals on our register with the annotation increase as the remaining workforce complete the annotation route and as new graduates complete postgraduate programmes across the UK.
To gain the HCPC annotation, podiatrists already practising podiatric surgery undertook the HCPC Annotation Process as a Podiatrist Practising Podiatric Surgery programme at The University of Huddersfield in order to demonstrate that they are meeting the HCPC standards of proficiency. The twelve-week distance education module starts four times a year, allowing podiatrists to fit the programme in at a time most convenient to them.
As we said at the time of the introduction of this annotation, podiatrists already practising podiatric surgery may continue to do so, but the annotation provides formal recognition of their skills by the HCPC and provides assurance to the public that their podiatrist meets the standards. As a podiatrist, I hope that many more in our profession will continue to sign up to the Podiatric Surgery programme, enabling them to care for more patients and treat complex cases. Most employers only employ podiatrists with the annotation if they are practising podiatric surgery. Employers have a responsibility to do this as a pre-requisite within the health service and we continue to emphasise the importance of this.
Meet some of our registered podiatrists with the podiatric surgery annotation
Lorna Donson, registered podiatrist with the podiatric surgery annotation and newly appointed HCPC visitor
“I qualified as a Podiatric surgeon in 2011. I undertook the annotation process last year. After many years of collaboration with the HCPC and the faculty of podiatric surgery, to finally see our speciality annotated on the HCPC register feels like a great achievement for the profession. I think it is such an important step forward, to not only have the hard work and studying it takes to become a podiatric surgeon recognised but also and perhaps more importantly, to give our patients confidence that when they search the register they can ensure that the person treating them has fulfilled the standards of competence and proficiency as set out by the HCPC. I would encourage any fellows practicing podiatric surgery to complete the annotation process.”
Matthew Rothwell - registered podiatrist with the podiatric surgery annotation and newly appointed HCPC visitor
“I enrolled upon, and gained HCPC annotation in podiatric surgery as soon as the programme opened. The annotation process involved compiling a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate that my practice meets the HCPC standards for podiatric surgery.
“Annotation was important to me as it helps to ensure protection of the public, having the podiatric surgery annotation next to my name on the register is useful for prospective patients as they can see, at a glance, that I meet the standards set out by the professions regulator. I would encourage all Podiatric Surgeons to undertake the annotation programme, as it is an enjoyable CPD activity and demonstrates to the public that you meet quality assurance standards.”


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Beijing Capital International Airport's traffic snaps back in Oct-08
Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) reported a significant turnaround in passenger traffic in Oct-08, as restrictions on aircraft movements and visas introduced in advance of the Olympics were eased. The release of pent-up demand saw domestic passenger numbers surge 29.4% year-on-year to 4.4 million, while international volumes (including Hong Kong and Macau) rose 10.4% to 1.2 million. Total passenger numbers in Oct-08 rose 24.6% to 5.7 million. [515 words]
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