CRE NIGHTMARE

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Several patients, including a couple who died have been infected with an antibiotic-resistant and a potentially killer Super-bug likely transmitted by contaminated medical instruments at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

Officials warn that nearly 200 patients may have been infected by the Super-bug known as Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE.

Individuals may have been infected during complex endoscopic procedures at the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic and bile-duct problems between October 2014 and January 2015.

WEATHER ALERT

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The overall weather pattern through the end of the week will continue to
be featured with a pronounced and anomalous upper level trough over the
eastern half of the country, and a big upper level ridge for the western
states. This will keep most of the West Coast, the Great Basin, and the
Desert Southwest warmer and drier than normal, and the central and eastern
parts of the U.S. much colder than normal.

Over the eastern half of the nation, we all know that it has been quite
cold over the past week. An eddy of the polar vortex is leading to the

MAKE YOUR MOVE NOW

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With just one week to go before the Federal Communications Commission votes on Net Neutrality, cable companies are engaging in some last-ditch efforts to have FCC vote their way.

A key House subcommittee that deals with Internet issues is holding a hearing just one day before the FCC vote on the future for millions of people, who have been fighting for Net Neutrality. This is just another attempt to politicize a nonpartisan issue.

Please contact the committee members and tell them that millions of people support the FCC Plan.

CITY ISLAND BRIDGE BUILDER TPC

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Tutor Perini has set up a conference call to discuss their fiscal results for 2014. Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC), will host a conference call at 2:00 PM Pacific Time on Thursday, February 26, 2015, to discuss the Company's fourth-quarter and fiscal 2014 results.

Speakers on the call from Tutor Perini will be Ronald Tutor, Chairman and CEO, and Michael Kershaw, Executive Vice President and CFO. The Company plans to distribute its earnings announcement the same day after the market close.

A-ROD APOLOGY?

A-Rod may think he got off easy with his hand written apology, but by not facing his fans and the press, some are wondering why is he hiding?

Alex Rodriguez apologized with a handwritten note, which was published by some media, and also on DOSE OF NEWS * www.doseofnews.com.

Should he have showed up because of the initial level of press coverage he received when claiming his innocence and now may have admitted his guilt? However others considered proper to do so in writing.

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What's In It For Men?

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Stop trying to pull on the non existent heartstrings of many men, because you're not going to get too far.

A Stanford University study documents an empathy gap with important implications for how fundraisers should make their case to men. Men will be more likely to donate to charitable organizations if they are told what's in it for them.

On the other hand, women are more likely to give to charity, especially poor people. There are a variety of ways to explain these differences, besides the obvious differences in empathy.

SERVICES FOR CHRISTIANS KILLED IN LIBYA

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Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who serves as Archbishop of New York, will be attending a religious prayer service on Staten Island to honor the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians killed by ISIS in Libya.

These services are sponsored by leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York and New England. The service will take place on Thursday, February 19, 2015 from 7-9PM at the Archangel Michael and St. Mina Coptic Church 4095 Amboy Road. Cardinal Dolan will be arriving, while the prayer service is underway.

LATEST VERSIONS

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All of these are free for you, with a built-in "check for latest version" feature which will do the trick, if you can find it. Alternatively, you can download and reinstall the latest versions to assure that you are up-to-date:

Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html

Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome

Apple Safari: http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

Microsoft IE: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home

Opera: http://www.opera.com/

BROWSER PLUG-INS

These two plug-ins should also be updated. They provide the means for reading PDF files and viewing/hearing multimedia entries.

Adobe Reader (to view PDF files): http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Adobe Flash Video Player (for audio, video and multimedia presentations) http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

OH NOT AGAIN?

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NYC Emergency Management issues a cold weather alert for extreme temperatures & subzero wind chills Thursday, February 19, 2015.

High winds are expected to begin tomorrow, with sustained winds of 20- 30 mph and gusts up to 35- 40mph. Temperatures should remain around zero Thursday night, but wind chills will be as low as 15 to 20 degrees below zero.

Alda Science Talk: Ask Alan

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News of actor Alan Alda’s death have been wrong and just to prove it, he is scheduled to appear at SUNY. The information went viral earlier this week causing concern among fans. However the report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the actor best known for his roles in The West Wing or M*A*S*H is alive and well.

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