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With the Version Pro a new scroll bar menu has been introduced which is faster and more efficient, with Magic Trackpad support. Moreover, support for Atom feeds has been added and the RSS feeds have been improved. The application has been tested on 32/64 bit processors to improve from the incompatibilities discovered.
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Whether it's B2C or B2B: Products with image personalization are always extremely helpful when trying to reach marketing goals.
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A big challenge in Facebook marketing is to get leads out of Facebook and into your database. The only solution is to create a Facebook app and supply the audience with some entertainment - Then you will get access to the users' data.
Here's one small example of a web-to-print application that was entirely built with DirectSmile: Generate your own print-ready business cards including personalized images and QR codes. Whether it's the online user interface for business cards orders, the actual print documents, or the workflow, there is no external software involved.
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This campaign was created by a German print service provider Grunewald from Kassel for LOVEFiLM, the online video service from Amazon. 6,000 customers received image personalized postcards as an invitation to visit their landing pages and to invite their friends to try out LOVEFiLM.
If you want to attract prospects or customers with Inbound Marketing and Content Marketing, then you are going to ask yourself the basic questions: WHAT sparks interest and WHEN and HOW you will reach a person. You pursue goals and know: WHO is interested in your offer and WHY you are conducting Content Marketing.
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Sleeperz celebrates RIBA recognition
A landmark Cardiff city centre hotel is celebrating having been presented with a prestigious award by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Sleeperz – the 74-bedroom design-led hotel situated directly adjacent to Cardiff Central Station – has joined an elite list of buildings across the whole of the UK and Europe to be recognised by RIBA, whose awards honour buildings that have achieved the highest architectural standards and also make a substantial contribution to the local environment.
President of the Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW), Pierre Wassenaar visited the hotel to present the award, which was accepted on behalf of Sleeperz by Chief Executive of Sleeperz Hotels, David Myers.
The Sleeperz concept is based around compact hotels in city centre locations adjacent to mainline railway stations, offering great value for money. Cardiff's hotel is the first of several others planned across the UK, with Newcastle set to follow next year.
Designed by award-winning architects Clash Associates, the six-storey hotel is a modern, highly visible and an instantly recognisable building. The high specification room designs each feature floor to ceiling windows that afford great views across the city and increase the feeling of space.
Maximum use has been made of space in all areas of the hotel, while the limestone and glass façade allows light to flood through the building.
Speaking about the decision to award Sleeperz this prestigious accolade, Martin Knight, Chairman of the RIBA Awards Jury 2010 said: "The whole Sleeperz operational model is an innovation and the resulting construction cost per room suggests many more sites could be made to work with this sort of thinking and with clever design tailored to small sites.
"This is not back to basics architecture but possibly a reinvention of the city-centre hotel model for a money-conscious world.
"The proximity to the railway is celebrated rather than hidden, with the full-height windows giving clear views of the trains passing silently behind acoustic glass.
"Sleeperz is a welcome addition to Cardiff's landscape and the striking building has certainly succeeded in making a substantial contribution to its local environment, making it very worthy of this award."
Chief Executive of Sleeperz Hotels, David Myers added:
"Our Cardiff site fits perfectly with the Sleeperz Hotels ethos – utilising challenging sites very close to mainline railway stations to create a stylish urban hotel..
"Although an affordable alternative to mainstream limited service hotels, no element of style has been sacrificed – on both the external and internal finish – with colourful and contemporary interiors creating a sense of modern urban living.
"With Sleeperz, we really feel we have created a unique product in terms of both the style and standard of accommodation and to be recognised by such a respected industry body is a real achievement. We're delighted with this RIBA accolade and look forward to rolling out this successful model across other sites.


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Intel Invests in Product Development and Research to Spur Innovation in the Connected Car
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 29, 2012 Intel Corporation today announced several automotive investments and initiatives designed to spur innovation and product development that will enable new and innovative connected car experiences. The investments include the new Automotive Innovation and Product Development Center, expansion of Intel Labs Interaction and Experience Research (IXR) in automotive, an academic outreach program, and the establishment of the $100 million Intel Capital Connected Car Investment Fund.
"In today's mobile world, personal computing touches every part of consumers' daily lives while at home, at the office and on the road," said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini. "By broadening our research efforts, academic and capital investments and opening the Automotive Innovation and Product Development Center, Intel is deepening its understanding of how people interact with their cars and how Intel innovations can enhance the automotive experience."
The Automotive Innovation and Product Development Center will serve as Intel's global center of competence for the development of products and technologies for in-vehicle infotainment and telematics solutions for the connected car. The center will optimize Intel technologies for applications and services as well as capabilities for consumer electronics integration, performance optimization and system design.
Located in Karlsruhe, Germany, the site benefits from its proximity to top technical universities and a robust ecosystem of hardware and software vendors with expertise in automotive technology. The customized facility features a unique secured car park that provides an on-site location for Intel to install, test and showcase developments. Additional features include state-of-the-art instrumentation, a myriad of antennae to provide satellite, TV, digital video and GPS for development and testing, and a world-class engineering compute infrastructure.
Intel also announced plans for a comprehensive academic program that includes fundamental and applied research, curriculum development and internship programs to foster the exchange of innovative ideas among academia, Intel and the automotive industry. The program will be hosted at the Karlsruhe site and will tap into an extensive Intel European Research and Development network of researchers and developers, labs and research relationships.
Expanding Research to Explore Human Interactions in Vehicles
With the expansion of Intel Labs Interaction and Experience Research, Intel and its customers will obtain valuable insights into consumer experiences in the vehicle. Intel aims to apply that knowledge to the development of technology solutions for the vehicle and transportation infrastructure to make the driving experience more enjoyable, intuitive and safe. For example, Intel is looking at new ways to use the Internet, sensors and context-aware technology to determine what and how information should be presented to drivers and passengers to reduce complex interactions while driving.
Intel Capital Creates $100 Million Connected Car Fund
Today, Intel Capital became the first global technology investment organization to announce an investment fund focused on fostering automotive technology innovation. The Intel Capital Connected Car Fund aims to accelerate the seamless connection between the vehicle and consumer electronic devices as well as drive new in-vehicle applications, services and differentiated user experiences based on Intel technologies. Over the next 5 years, Intel Capital will invest in hardware, software and services companies that are developing leading-edge ingredient technology and platform capabilities that support Intel's focus areas in automotive.
About Intel Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the worlds computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.


text: Set eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, TDK Rises finds Bruce Wayne broken in spirit and body from his moral and physical battle with the Joker. Gotham City is at peace primarily because Batman took the fall for Harvey Dent's murder, allowing the former district attorney's memory to remain as a crime-fighting hero rather than the lunatic destructor he became as Two-Face. But that meant Batman's cape and cowl wound up in cold storage--perhaps for good--with only police commissioner Jim Gordon in possession of the truth. The threat that faces Gotham now is by no means new; as deployed by the intricate script that weaves themes first explored in Batman Begins, fundamental conflicts that predate his own origins are at the heart of the ultimate struggle that will leave Batman and his city either triumphant or in ashes. It is one of the movie's greatest achievements that we really don't know which way it will end up until its final exhilarating moments. Intricate may be an understatement in the construction of the script by Nolan and his brother Jonathan. The multilayered story includes a battle for control of Wayne Industries and the decimation of Bruce Wayne's personal wealth; a destructive yet potentially earth-saving clean energy source; a desolate prison colony on the other side of the globe; terrorist attacks against people, property, and the world's economic foundation; the redistribution of wealth to the 99 percent; and a virtuoso jewel thief who is identified in every way except name as Catwoman. Played with saucy fun and sexy danger by Anne Hathaway, Selina Kyle is sort of the catalyst (!) for all the plot threads, especially when she whispers into Bruce's ear at a charity ball some prescient words about a coming storm that will tear Gotham asunder. As unpredictable as it is sometimes hard to follow, the winds of this storm blow in a raft of diverse and extremely compelling new characters (including Selina Kyle) who are all part of a dance that ends with the ballet of a cataclysmic denouement. Among the new faces are Marion Cotillard as a green-energy advocate and Wayne Industries board member and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a devoted Gotham cop who may lead Nolan into a new comic book franchise. The hulking monster Bane, played by Tom Hardy with powerful confidence even under a clawlike mask, is so much more than a villain (and the toughest match yet for Batman's prowess). Though he ends up being less important to the movie's moral themes and can't really match Heath Ledger's maniacal turn as Joker, his mesmerizing swagger and presence as demonic force personified are an affecting counterpoint to the moral battle that rages within Batman himself. Christian Bale gives his most dynamic performance yet as the tortured hero, and Michael Caine (Alfred), Gary Oldman (Gordon), and Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox) all return with more gravitas and emotional weight than ever before. Then there's the action. Punctuated by three or four magnificent set pieces, TDKR deftly mixes the cinematic process of providing information with punches of pow throughout (an airplane-to-airplane kidnap/rescue, an institutional terrorist assault and subsequent chase, and the choreographed crippling of an entire city are the above-mentioned highlights). The added impact of the movie's extensive Imax footage ups the wow factor, all of it kinetically controlled by Nolan and his top lieutenants Wally Pfister (cinematography), Hans Zimmer (composer), Lee Smith (editor), and Nathan Crowley and Kevin Kavanaugh (production designers). The best recommendation TDKR carries is that it does not leave one wanting for more. At 164 minutes, there's plenty of nonstop dramatic enthrallment for a single sitting. More important, there's a deep sense of satisfaction that The Dark Knight Rises leaves as the fulfilling conclusion to an absorbing saga that remains relevant, resonant, and above all thoroughly entertaining. --Ted Fry


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If you marry a divorced woman, you're committing adultery!
Matthew 5:32b ...and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.
(See also Matthew 19:9)
If your wife was previously divorced, you're in a perpetual state of adultery.
I'm not sure what to recommend to those in this situation. Please don't attempt to divorce your wife to free yourself from this sin. We'll show later that God hates divorce (which could be also considered a sin). This is truly being between a rock and a hard place.


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HOUSTON - Retired Texas firefighter Raul Rodriguez, armed with a handgun and video camera, had claimed he was standing his ground and had no choice but to use deadly force when he fatally shot his unarmed neighbor after confronting him about a noisy party.
A jury decided otherwise Wednesday, sentencing Rodriguez to 40 years in prison for killing the neighbor, Kelly Danaher, a 36-year-old elementary school teacher. Prosecutors said they are hopeful the punishment will stop others from settling matters with violence and trying to use Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law as a defense.
"I think it sends a clear message that this was not a case of stand-your-ground," said prosecutor Kelli Johnson. "And I think from his behavior, his intent, the provocation ... shows that this had ... nothing to do with self-defense."
Rodriguez, who faced up to life in prison for the 2010 killing, will be eligible for parole in 20 years. Jurors deliberated about five hours Wednesday before reaching their verdict. The same jury convicted him of murder on June 13.
His reference to standing his ground was similar to the claim made by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who is citing Florida's stand-your-ground law in his defense in the fatal February shooting of an unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin. Rodriguez's case, however, was decided under a different kind of self-defense doctrine.
During closing arguments earlier Wednesday in the trial's punishment phase, Johnson referenced Zimmerman but told jurors that case was different from what Rodriguez was convicted of doing.
Danaher's family members said they wished the jury had sent a stronger message when sentencing Rodriguez.
"Nothing will be enough," Danaher's wife, Mindy, said. "It's not going to bring Kelly back. I just want (Rodriguez) to be in there forever."
Kelly Danaher's mother, Connie, called Rodriguez a "hateful coward."
"Eternal fire and damnation is not enough for what you took from us," she said in court, reading from her victim statement.
The night of the shooting, 46-year-old Rodriguez was angry about the noise coming from a birthday party at his neighbor's home in Huffman, an unincorporated area about 30 miles northeast of Houston. The retired Houston-area firefighter, who had a concealed handgun permit, went over and got into an argument with Danaher and two other men.
In a 22-minute video he recorded that night, Rodriguez can be heard telling a police dispatcher "my life is in danger now" and "these people are going to go try and kill me." He then said, "I'm standing my ground here," and fatally shot Danaher and wounded the other two men.
Defense attorney Neal Davis said he was disappointed with the sentence and worried others might be wrongly charged for standing their ground in situations where they fear for their lives.
"When you're out there in a situation where you're truly in fear for your life and you're having to make a split-second decision, sometimes those decisions might not be correct. It doesn't mean you should be charged with murder," Davis said. "But I think that's going to be the trend, that people who stand their ground in public places and who lawfully have a weapon to use deadly force face a very real chance of getting charged with murder."
But Johnson said Rodriguez was convicted and sentenced because he abused Texas law.
"This was not a man that truly knew the law or truly took it seriously," the prosecutor said. "He used it to hide behind it. It was a shield for him, to do what he wanted to do."
Jurors declined to comment about the sentence.
Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law is known as the Castle Doctrine. It was revised in 2007 to expand the right to use deadly force. The new version allows people to defend themselves in their homes, workplaces or vehicles. It also says a person using force cannot provoke the attacker or be involved in criminal activity at the time. Legal experts say the expansion in general gave people wider latitude on the use of deadly force.
Prosecutors called Rodriguez the aggressor and said he could have walked away from the confrontation safely before the shooting. Rodriguez's attorneys argued he was defending himself when one of the men lunged at him and he had less than two seconds to respond.
At trial, prosecutors tried to show Rodriguez had a history of not getting along with Danaher and other neighbors. Rodriguez's ex-wife, neighbors and former co-workers testified during the punishment phase that he was abusive, a bad neighbor and had once shot a dog.
Rodriguez's attorneys did not call any witnesses to the stand before the jury convicted him. But they presented more than a dozen witnesses, including his wife and sons, during the punishment phase. One son said Rodriguez shot the dog because it was threatening his family.
Relatives testified he was not abusive, always stressed gun safety and was not cavalier with his weapons.
Defense attorney William Stradley said Rodriguez "understands that what he's done is difficult and obviously if he could go back and change it he would."


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sat, aug 7, 2010
"What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple.
Whether you are willing to do it, that's another matter."
A. Split Jerk from rack - 1,1,1,1,1,1,1; rest 4 min
(after completing your last set of 1 for the split jerk, immediately turn a timer on for 3 minutes and perform as many burpees as you can; jump to touch an object 12" above max reach at top)
post score to comments
(score = highest lift in kg in split jerk + total burpee reps in 3 minutes; if you fail to complete last set of 1, your score is the total of burpees you completed in 3 minutes)
74 comments:
- Soren said...
Really sore in the shoulder somewhere, not like in one spot, but everything just seems like it is grinding around. not a bursa issue, i think, because there is not one spot, or movement, but it is everythig that is painful and just not smooth. Mu were fine, i think it came from the OH squat, but came 2 days later, on the rest day, reached for a coffee cup - and starting to feel it, then did a few snatches, stupid, and now it is keeping me awake over night.
so no idea what will come up tomorrow, but will hit some backsquats later today
- not really keen on pressing overhead which is annoying, as last got me above 100kg, and felt like there was more.
- August 6, 2010 at 8:51 PM
- Bear said...
Get well Soren! Had some problems myself but I had great success avoiding pain with these movements: http://optimumperformancetraining.blogspot.com/2009/10/day-3145.html
SJ: 100 kg, pb
Burpees+30 cm: 43 reps
Score: 143
Lovely morning session with 1 coffee and 1 banana in my belly. Happy about the SJ but the burpees where slooooow, had a hard time with the extra reach. Going to the woods tomorrow, see you in a few days.
- August 7, 2010 at 1:28 AM
- Soren said...
tak Björm og god tur i skoven!
- August 7, 2010 at 3:55 AM
- Martin Altemark said...
Next Swede, started raining a little in gym halfway. Should have a roof.
105kg Jerk (PR) + 63 burpees to 12" target (touch roof 12" over reach) = total score of 168
Missed 4 burpees even if I did not have a precise target as a rig or a specific spot. DOMS in legs from yesterday. Have a nice saturday y'all!
- August 7, 2010 at 4:46 AM
- DAVE X said...
Score: 138
Split jerk: 205~93kg
Burpees: 45
205 is a pr but I felt that I had a little mor ein the tank.
45 burpees felt very fast and fluid---for me!
Have a great week everyone I'm gone until next Saturday!
- August 7, 2010 at 5:55 AM
- David said...
141 Score
100 SP and 41 Burpees.
- August 7, 2010 at 6:43 AM
- PTS said...
score = 162
sj=106 (tied pr and it flew up)
burpees= 56.
nice work on those burpees Martin!
Mandy: score =74
- August 7, 2010 at 7:27 AM
- Chad Walding said...
No rack today and only 205lbs of weight so went for 3RM all PC'd from ground
185(3)/205(3)/205(3)...felt a strain in my neck around C7/T1 so shut it down
Burpees: 42
Still working with good overall balance in SJ. Burpee's to 12 inch target is no joke.
- August 7, 2010 at 8:24 AM
- Sam said...
105kg + 60
- August 7, 2010 at 8:40 AM
- Cocopuffs said...
= 127 kg
56 Burpees
Total: 183
Notes: The condition of the last set not counting towards the points really freaked me out.. i was sweating balls going up to the bar for a 280 PR but I felt so great on the 265 I had to go for it. Burpees felt great probably could've broken 60 if I hadn't paced myself so much at the beginning so as not to gas.
- August 7, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Geoff Aucoin said...
Haven't posted in a while but I'm trying to tag along with the Big Dawg prgramming because it looks like we'll be having a lot of fun and variety. Life and injuries have slowed me down considerably so my only goals are to not get hurt and enjoy my WODs. I'll only post on days that I do the WOD as rx'd as I don't think it's interesting to anyone else to read what I was doing otherwise.
So today I worked up quickly to a safe 205 on the split jerk and then busted out 32 burpees. Didn't have 12" due to a low ceiling so I touched with both hands, height was around 10". At the firehall so I did some other stuff post-WOD to work on weak areas. Felt like cement in my blood during the burpees.
- August 7, 2010 at 9:24 AM
SJ (195#) 88kg
Burpees 52
Total = 140
- August 7, 2010 at 9:35 AM
I'm away without a box to train at so, I set up some boxes to do some depth HSPU's in. Did 5 sets of 3, with going hands right to shoulders (extra deep). Then did 46burpees in the 3 min.
1hr later, did 2 x hill runs about 3 min each.
- August 7, 2010 at 10:29 AM
- Garage Crossfitter said...
shoot me an email-
- August 7, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Anthony said...
111kg split jerk and 41 burpees
Total 152
Jerks felt very good. Hip drive was good. PR tie.
Burpees on the hand sucked real good. The 12" requirement sucked the life out of me.
With out the last set being required for a solid score I may have gone for 250# on the jerk but...
- August 7, 2010 at 10:34 AM
SJ: 240#/109kg (PR)
Burpees: 40
Total: 149
Missed at 240 on 6th set. Instead of playing it safe I went for the PR and got it. Pleased.
Burpees sucked.
- August 7, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Missed yesterday and couldn't resist making it up.
- longest set of cleans was 9 reps, longest set of MU was 4. Hardest part was keeping a false grip in order to string MU, but no missed reps throughout. Tried a straight grip for an instant and decided it wasn't happening. Could/should have pushed the pace on the 2nd set of cleans and MU
- August 7, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- Carrie McG said...
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- August 7, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Score 165.5
165-185-205-225-240-250fail-250 peeeyaa!
Total burpees 52 to 12 inch target
Big pr on the split jerk today! Old one was 235. Getting past the fear of getting under bar.
- August 7, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- Chad Hall said...
122 kg + 47 burpees = 169
Had a great warm up, adding a whole body foam roll to every warm up even if I'm not sore.
Worked up 235-270lbs(PR) ... happy with this as I haven't hit 265 in a looong time which was my old PR.
Still had some left in the tank and debated going for 275# but opted for the safe route. First 20 burpees were great then got tired. Overall good day.
- August 7, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- Jen Osborn @CFN said...
shoulder stability was horrible today...i had a lot of pain putting up the heavy weights so i stayed lighter than i wanted...sj pr is 160.
- August 7, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- Carrie McG said...
so I had to repost because I couldn't read the instructions properly. I thought it was your last SJ prior to burpees.. not highest. dumb dumb!
57 kg + 34 burpees
score = 91
- August 7, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Kevin said...
= 120.5 kg
50 Burpees
Total: 170.5
Notes: 280 would have bested the 275 pr I got about ten days ago. Prob should have done 275 or 270 for last set, but I was scared by the scoring system and my failure at 280. Got too anxious and tried to muscle it up and it didn't happen. Felt like I hit a wall on burpees after 20 in the first minute.
Also, glad I got this one in at all. Was supposed to be in ID for a wedding. Got up at 3:30 with the wife and baby only to find out at the airport 5:30 that our flight was cancelled and we couldn't get out there. Sweet.
- August 7, 2010 at 12:09 PM
Total 157
59 burpees
- August 7, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- Drew said...
- August 7, 2010 at 12:27 PM
8/6 Wod
Squat cleans were all singles and slow. The first set felt good but then it got real heavy. First time doing MU without false grip and with rings 6" above reach. I like not using false grip alot better and the only problem I had with the height was when I got off the rings they were swinging all over the place and i had to wait for the to stop for me to regrip.
- August 7, 2010 at 12:34 PM
felt pretty good after an Americano....
pre-wod, worked up to 330lb in the rack position(with a few dips to see how it feels) to potentiate for the WOD...
hit 117kg(PB)(barely missed 119.5kg)
46 burpees
score: 163
- August 7, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Mario "mini" Ashley said...
Great Post on "glycemic index/load" yesterday. I want to offer another concept that is relative new.
Its called the "insulin index" of food. The index is similar to the Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load, but rather than relying on blood glucose levels, the Insulin Index is based upon blood insulin levels. Interesting stuff...but more research is being done on the topic.
- August 7, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- Mario "mini" Ashley said...
"This measure can be more useful than either the Glycemic Index or the Glycemic Load because certain foods (e.g., lean meats and proteins) cause an insulin response despite there being no carbohydrates present, and some foods cause a disproportionate insulin response relative to their carbohydrate load."
- August 7, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- Heavy Evy said...
Score = 167
110kg(243)SJ + 57burpees to rings. 4 no reps due to wiffing on the ring touch.
- August 7, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Sean Cummings said...
SJ: 102kg
Total: 152
- August 7, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Steve Howell said...
Training @ crossfit whistler did there W.O.D then big dawg onem
3 attempts for 1RM at the snatch then clean&jerk
Snatch: 187/198(f)/91(pr)
C&J: 105/110(f on jerk)/110(f on jerk)
Jerk: 110(pr)
Burpees: 67
Score= 177
- August 7, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- Krazy said...
Spilt Jerk
135-155-175-195-205-215-235(tied PR)
106.6kg+50 Burpees= 156 score
Started out way too light. My Final 235lbs rep felt really great! Wish I would've started heavier and blown past my PR. Form is really starting to come around so I definitely looking to blow past some old PRs.
- August 7, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- unit said...
111+50* = 161
*subbed burpee box jumps 2 18" box
- August 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Jonathan Thom said...
SJ - Failed @ 225lbs = 0
Score = 45
Pr'd at 220lbs (100kg) on set 6 though!
- August 7, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- Steve Howell said...
*snatch 91kg (200#)
*C&J 105kg (231) cleaned 242 but failed on the Jerk twice but then got it later on the Big Dawg W.O.D
- August 7, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Adam Rogers said...
118kg + 58 burpees = 176
Was a 5lb PR for SJ. Trying to get used to starting with the weight on my back, but can't get comfortable pressing under it from that position. Went back to front rack when it got heavy.
- August 7, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Adam Rogers said...
The extra height on the jump for the burpees was a killer for me. Legs felt like anchors after the squat cleans yesterday.
Arjuna and Pete (and others), congrats on the PR's!
- August 7, 2010 at 1:38 PM
Split Jerk
burpees = 56
I put 97kg(215#) up and it felt light. My mind wouldn't settle for only passing so I needed 100kg. I had 100kg(220#) overhead and could not get my arms locked.
I was pissed off so after I did burpees I went back after 4 minutes and successfully completed 100kgs) P.R. by 10lbs from last split jerk 1rm.
Two days in a row of good training.
- August 7, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- r Gaines said...
30.48 Rx... MU killed me but sqt cleans felt fast. Would say 25 min just on the MU. The last rnd of MU felt the best.
Total: 124
- August 7, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Ben Priestley said...
SJ: 88.45kg (195#) PR
Missed 3x at 90.72(200#), including 7th set. I was so close to getting it on the 6th set, had full lockout while in split landing position, but weight wasn't balanced on lats and lost it.
Score: 43 burpees + 0 on SJ
- August 7, 2010 at 2:04 PM
- sheacraig said...
Well, I'll be honest. I whiffed my last jerk, which would have been a PR-had to go for it! My best jerk was 105kg.
43 burpees, so score is
- August 7, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Brandon said...
111kg (245#)
44 burpees
Total: 155
- August 7, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- NorCal Chris said...
Score: 43
Split jerk (kg): 75,80,85,90,95(f),95,97.5(f)
I am traveling in Las Vegas for my wife's grandma's 90th birthday. Yesterday I hit CF Las Vegas and it was one o the nicest boxes I have ever seen. Today I went the other direction and visited Average Broz. This is a down and dirty gym run by the great coach John Broz. I got there an felt like a fish out of water (perfect). Here is all 6'3" 185lbs of me walking into a super small tight space with a kid (pat) who is likely to be in te next olympics. Pat, at 21 is a super nice kid who just hit 190 kg snatch and 220 c&j.
Well I start "working in" and end up with a pr... In part because everything is in kg and I'm totally lost as to what the pounds equivalent even is.
John Briz I super soft spoken an on my last set he whispers "you already made 95kg, go up". I think about explaining the wod to him and figure better. At this point the small room seems to shrink and I attempt 97.5. I fail... Am slightly embaraased and run out of the small gym to start my burpees (in full view of the crew inside).
Spool on burpee #2 in 109 degree heat, I crack my chin on the pavement and start bleeding like a stuck pig for 41 more.
I head back in and finish up with one of the Dunkin Donuts they have set aside for me (likely out of pity). The wod is over but the ice (and chin) are proverbially broken... I open discussions with the greatest group of guys on the planet.
I am definitely headed back tomorrow if the wod calls go anything they can accommodate.
- August 7, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- joey warren said...
127kg* (280lb PR!) + 62 (jumped to rings) = 189
*Forgot that it said split jerk, I just did straight jerk dropping under the bar from rack, no split...sorry!
- August 7, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- NorCal Chris said...
This is the kid I "worked out with" today
Check out this video on YouTube:
- August 7, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Alex said...
51 burpees
110 Score.
- August 7, 2010 at 3:02 PM
- J_slips said...
Burpee: 43
My jerk technique was sloppy today: narrow landings, bad drives, poor balance, ugly in general.
Burpees were slow, definitely not reping them at a competition speed.
- August 7, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Poly said...
Split jerk: 126 - My split jerk is garbage
Burpees: 41
Score: 167
- August 7, 2010 at 3:12 PM
- Erik Luber said...
Split jerk: 75 kg (tied PR)
Burpees: 41 (target was 15"...2 missed reps)
Score: 116
Had a really bad night of sleep, so pretty happy to tie my PR on the split jerk. Definitely had more burpees in me, but trying to learn different speeds on them. Normally I always just burn myself out too fast on them. Did all 41 unbroken, but had too much left in the tank in the end.
- August 7, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- Alex Duncan said...
Split Jerk: 102kg (tied PR)
Burpees: 48
Score: 150
Hips sore and slow today after 25km rucksack march at work this morning.
- August 7, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- Greg said...
Still two days behind, but a little "rest" day rowing this morning 'cause I was feeling really good.
500m recovery
:20s rest
500m interval @ 1:48
:20s rest
This felt pretty good. Probably go for a 1:47 pacing next go around.
- August 7, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Split jerk = 235 (tied PR) = 106
Burpees = 54
Score = 160
Barely missed 240. Will get it next time. Still need to focus on getting lower, but feeling better and like I have more in me. OVereall happy.
Burpees felt slower trying to make sure I hit the target. Got disoriented a couple times.
- August 7, 2010 at 4:03 PM
SPLIT JERK: 121kg (265lbs.)
- August 7, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Brian said...
Did July 31st and Yesterday's WOD's
OPT 3 = 236.5 total (122.7kg + 81.8kg + 32 COVP)
Front squat 3RM, snatch 2RM, 1 attempt max rep chin ups
Short rest then...
12,9,6 rep rounds for time:
Squat Clean - 155#/105#
Muscle Ups
Time = 14:24
Notes: Probably closer to 3-4 secs on time b/t snatches after weight bounced and readjusting grip. Should have done warm up set of pullups after snatches.
Muscle ups were done w/o false grip and rings approx 6 in above reach. FIRST time attempting this and made first 12 reps slow. Several misses.
- August 7, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Pfeifdog said...
115+24= 139
Working on driving out of a good rack position. Use to have it just in my hands.
Don't know what's up with the burpees
- August 7, 2010 at 4:34 PM
- Paul Smith said...
score: 50
Split Jerk: Failed on last set @ 295lbs. Just couldn't get under it today.
- August 7, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- Stephen B. said...
had to do a double today to catch up
yesterday's wod:
...jumped to rings 6" above reach...changed everything...MUs are a strength but I had a hell of a time jumping into false grip, so I would use true grip to get up and transition into false grip on the way down...failed alot...blazed through the cleans though...only first set of cleans UB...great WOD!
rest 1 hour
today's wod:
SJ: 120kg (265#...25#PR...very happy) + 50 burpees
score: 170
- August 7, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- Chris Martin said...
first post in over a month-
SJ-240lb-PB for last 2 year period.
sj-108.86 kg
i was pleased with the PR considering it was really my first hard workout in over a month!
- August 7, 2010 at 5:58 PM
- Patrick "Phatty" Vuong said...
Split Jerk: 91kg
Burpees: 56 (didn't jump up to 12" height, forgot. sorry)
Score: 147
- August 7, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- Marcus Filly said...
Splits jerks felt awful today. The pain I experienced last max effort split jerk day was still there. Coach, Ive been trying to follow your recommendations "do some self releases on the lats of that side as well as active shoulder nervous system work before hand to get those guys working in co-ordination". Perhaps I need more direction because I'm not getting any relief. Very frustrating.
Split Jerk: warmed up to 195#, hurt so i stopped
Press(5x5): #140
Burpees to 18" - 47
- August 7, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- Chris Dunkin said...
SP: 127kg/280lbs
50 burpees (not to 18in box)
- August 7, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Julian Cruz said...
Did some olifts before. Pr on snatch by 30 pounds (165)
- August 7, 2010 at 8:32 PM
- Yelvi said...
102+57= 159
- August 7, 2010 at 8:54 PM
Split Jerk 155# (PR) = 70kg
Burpees 38
Total = 108
- August 7, 2010 at 10:28 PM
- Lisa M said...
Was at the lake today so swam for 20 minutes and was quickly reminded of how tiring open water swimming is. Found the perfect stone on my way into town and will nickname it Montana as that is where I dug it out of the side of a hill. Will do SJs tomorrow and probably tomorrows wod too.
Alex wholly hell on the burpees nice work!!!!
- August 7, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- Mike Molloy said...
Score= 164
- August 8, 2010 at 6:40 AM
- Geoff Long said...
Did this Saturday:
SJ: 160, 160, 160, 160, 165, 165, 165 failed
burpees after putting weights away
only 30 - felt slow and uncoordinated, yesterday's WO a factor
- August 8, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- markus willard said...
42 burpees
failed @ 225
- August 8, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Made up Saturday.
56.82 (125#, PR by 10) + 36 = 92.82
- August 8, 2010 at 1:44 PM
- Chris Castillo said...
40 burpees
- August 9, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- Dom said...
Burp- 49
Total- 183
It was hard to drive completely vertical from the back.
- August 9, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Robin Lyons said...
1. 77kg + 37 burpees
- August 9, 2010 at 6:03 PM
102 kg + 30 burpees. Felt good until burpees, then felt like molasses.
- August 10, 2010 at 1:33 PM


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One of the most outstanding guards in Shoremen basketball history, Ben Harris ranks fifth all-time in scoring at Washington College with 1,547 career points. He also holds the school records for three-point field-goals in a career and in a single season with 200 and 67, respectively. A two-time All-Centennial Conference selection who earned first-team recognition in 1997, Harris helped lead the Shoremen to three appearances in the Centennial Conference Tournament.


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Patellar Tracking Disorder-Topic Overview
What is patellar tracking disorder?
Patellar tracking disorder means that the kneecap (patella) shifts out of place as the leg bends or straightens. In most cases, the kneecap shifts too far toward the outside of the leg. In a few people, it shifts toward the inside.
Your knee joint is a complex hinge that joins the two bones of the lower leg with the thighbone.
- The kneecap sits in a groove at the end of the thighbone. It is held in place by tendons on the top and bottom and by ligaments on the sides.
- A layer of cartilage lines the underside of the kneecap. This helps it glide along the groove in the thighbone.
A problem with any of these parts in or around the knee can lead to patellar tracking disorder.
What causes patellar tracking disorder?
Patellar tracking disorder is usually caused by several problems combined, such as:
- Weak thigh muscles.
- Tendons, ligaments, or muscles in the leg that are too tight or too loose.
- Activities that stress the knee again and again, especially those with twisting motions.
- A traumatic injury to the knee, such as a blow that pushes the kneecap toward the outer side of the leg.
- Problems with the structure of the knee bones or how they are aligned.
You are more likely to have patellar tracking disorder if you have any of the above problems and you are overweight, run, or play sports that require repeated jumping, knee bending, or squatting.
What are the symptoms?
If you have a patellar tracking problem, you may have:
- Pain in the front of the knee, especially when you squat, jump, kneel, or use stairs (most often when going down stairs).
- A feeling of popping, grinding, slipping, or catching in your kneecap when you bend or straighten your leg.
- A feeling that your knee is buckling or giving way, as though all of a sudden your knee can't support your weight.
If your kneecap is completely dislocated, you may have severe pain and swelling. Your knee may look like a bone is out of place. And you may not be able to bend or straighten the knee. If you have these symptoms, be sure to see your doctor. A dislocated kneecap needs to be put back in place by a doctor right away.


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It has been known for some years that people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
But now, researchers at the University of South Florida think they know why, and their findings could pave the way for a treatment for the disease.
The researchers found that a protein released into the bloodstream of people with rheumatoid arthritis provided protection against Alzheimer's in mice.
Their study appears online today in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
One of the next steps could be testing the protein, known as GM-CSF, on humans. Huntington Potter, the principal investigator, noted that the man-made form of GM-CSF, known as Leukine, is already approved by the FDA to treat certain cancer patients who need to generate more immune cells.
"Our study, along with the drug's track record for safety, suggests Leukine should be tested in humans as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease," said Potter, a professor of molecular medicine at USF Health's Byrd Alzheimer's Institute and director of the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
People with rheumatoid arthritis a disease that leads to inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues are less likely to develop Alzheimer's. It had been assumed that the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs they were taking helped prevent the onset and progression of Alzheimer's. But recent clinical trials proved this was not the case.
So, USF researchers then looked at other explanations. They analyzed three growth factors of rheumatoid arthritis in mice that have been bred to develop Alzheimer's symptoms, and identified the protein GM-CSF as the most promising for protection against Alzheimer's. A 20-day study confirmed that the mice treated with GM-CSF performed better on tests measuring memory and learning than mice that were given a placebo. In fact, the memories in the treated mice were similar to normal-aged mice without dementia.
"We were pretty amazed that the treatment completely reversed cognitive impairment in 20 days," Tim Boyd, one of the lead authors of the study, said in a news release.
But success in mice doesn't necessarily mean the treatment will be beneficial to humans. Researchers have alleviated Alzheimer's-like symptoms in mice several times over, only to learn that the same treatment did not work in humans.
"It's essential people keep in mind that mice are not people," said Bill Thies, chief medical and scientific officer with the national Alzheimer's Association.
"Mice stay in their cages, eat their mice chow, and are of a very consistent genetic background," Thies said, while humans are much more complicated.
But at the same time, Thies said animal testing is essential.
"It gives us the possibilities we can examine in humans."
Potter says there's reason for "cautious optimism" about the latest finding. He says it's the combination of knowing that the protein GM-CSF is released during rheumatoid arthritis, and that those patients are protected against Alzheimer's; that the man-made form of the protein, Leukine, has been proven safe over nearly 20 years of use; and that the mouse study has shown benefits of using the protein.
"We expect there to be no problem setting up a clinical trial," Potter said.
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How much legwork does pop stardom require?
Next weekend Aloe Blacc will appear along with some of music's buzziest acts — OutKast, Haim, Skrillex, Lorde — at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the idyllic annual gathering near Palm Springs that for many artists serves as proof that they've arrived.
On a recent afternoon at USC's Galen Center, though, Blacc found himself somewhat deeper in the record industry's promotional trenches. The L.A.-based soul singer was rehearsing for an appearance on Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, and as he conferred onstage with his young collaborators — two dozen excited schoolchildren with whom he was to perform his song "The Man" — crew members installed miniature geysers designed to spew the network's trademark green slime.
The Kids' Choice gig was just part of an intensive push behind Blacc's third studio album, "Lift Your Spirit," which came out last month. Lately he's also appeared on "Live With Kelly and Michael," "The Voice" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." But if the endless hustle was taking a toll on the singer behind one of 2013's biggest hits, Blacc wasn't letting on.
"I'm happy to do it," he insisted. "I spent a lot of years not doing it, so why not? At this point, it's like a new adventure."
Success hardly came overnight for Blacc, 35, an experienced music-industry presence who first began making small ripples in the late 1990s, first as half of the underground rap duo Emanon, then with a pair of hazy artisanal-R&B solo records. In 2010 he got a boost when his song "I Need a Dollar" was selected as the theme for HBO's "How to Make It in America"; the tune went to No. 2 in the U.K. and sold more than 360,000 copies in this country, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Yet nothing in Blacc's career could compare to the supercharging effect of his guest appearance last year on "Wake Me Up" by the Swedish DJ Avicii. The guitar-laced dance track with an impassioned vocal has been streamed nearly a billion times on Spotify and YouTube. Now the Orange County native, born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III to parents who'd emigrated from Panama, is using that exposure to drive attention to his own music — kiddie choir, green slime and all.
The plan is working. "Lift Your Spirit," which puts an acoustic version of "Wake Me Up" next to craftily assembled songs reminiscent of Bill Withers and Stevie Wonder, entered Billboard's album chart at No. 4, Blacc's highest placement ever. And like many musicians today, he's licensed tracks for use in TV commercials; "The Man," with a slow-rolling groove and a chorus that borrows from Elton John, was featured prominently in a spot for Beats headphones (and is rising fast on the Hot 100).
For advertisers in search of a fresh sound, "Aloe's music hits that sweet spot where it has an appeal to nearly everybody," said Michael Frick of Mophonics, an L.A.-based firm that specializes in scoring commercials. "It feels new and on the cusp, but there's also an instant familiarity."
According to Blacc, that was more or less the point.
"This album is what I think will work for the level that I'm at now," he said at a Glendale restaurant. Neatly dressed in a tweed jacket and crisp blue jeans, Blacc sipped cranberry juice and spoke in an even tone that seemed like a holdover from the time he put in, before his music career took off, as a management consultant in the healthcare sector.
"I want to make songs that give me a chance to be creative and artistic in the way I write my lyrics and present my vocal," he went on. "But from a production standpoint, it has to be competitive with other stuff that's on the radio — otherwise radio won't play it."
To help achieve that slick yet detailed feel, he enlisted reliable hit makers such as Pharrell Williams, who produced the album's disco-strutting "Love Is the Answer" (and is also on the bill at Coachella) and DJ Khalil, who's worked with Eminem and Pink. "He had a very clear vision," Khalil said of his client, but that didn't mean the songs were completed quickly; the producer recalled lengthy studio sessions with live musicians (including Justin Timberlake's trumpeter, Dontae Winslow) trying out different interpretations of the material.
"It was a process, getting everything to fit together, which is what Aloe wanted," said Khalil, who called the approach "really smart" at a moment when listeners are more likely to download (or stream) a single than to a buy an entire album. The result sustains a vibe that John Ehmann, an A&R executive at Blacc's label Interscope Records, said reminded him of "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse — "a retro voice but with lyrics and drums that make it feel more modern."
True to his past in business, Blacc, married with a young child, can come across as shrewdly calculating. Of the original "Wake Me Up," he said Avicii's surging dance beat functions essentially as "a marketing tool," tantamount to a "half-naked lady" in a beer commercial. "It's there to draw your attention in this very fierce marketplace to the quality of the product," he said.
The product, as Blacc sees it, is his songwriting, and indeed there's an earnest credibility to his message of optimism on "Lift Your Spirit," which for all its radio-readiness feels proudly out of step with the button-pushing raunch and unfettered consumerism of so much Top 40 pop. Songs like "Owe It All" and "Here Today" — in which he insists, "It ain't what happens to you / It's what you do about it" — embody a hopefulness that Blacc said he doesn't hear on the charts today (except for in "Happy" by his producer Pharrell).
Even "I Need a Dollar," Blacc's breakout 2010 hit, offers compassion along with the money talk; it's not an expression of greed but an attempt to capture the desperation triggered by the global financial crisis. His music, he said bluntly, is meant to effect "positive social change," a goal he claims also to pursue outside the studio.
His two professional ambitions, he said, are to join the Songwriters Hall of Fame and to "match or exceed" Michael Jackson's charitable giving — $350 million, by Blacc's account.
Perhaps that determination to keep succeeding is why he intends to bring only his crowd pleasers to Coachella, set to run April 11-13 and again April 18 through 20 on the manicured grounds of Indio's Empire Polo Club. (After the festival, Blacc will tour the U.S. this summer as Bruno Mars' opening act.)
"I leave the slower, quieter songs off the set list in a concert," he said. "I envy artists who are able to have a dynamic show that goes from high highs to low lows and back up. But I spent long enough in hip-hop that it feels weird to bring the energy down."
For now, anyway. "I'll get there," he added, "one day."
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 11: OutKast, the Knife, the Replacements, Broken Bells, Girl Talk, Ellie Goulding, Neko Case, Haim, Brian Ferry, Aloe Blacc
April 12: Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Skrillex, Pharrell Williams, Lorde, Pet Shop Boys, Nas, Foster the People, Warpaint, MGMT
April 13: Arcade Fire, Beck, Calvin Harris, Neutral Milk Hotel, Lana Del Rey, Motörhead, Disclosure, Chance the Rapper, Little Dragon, Superchunk
Where: Empire Polo Club, 81-800 Avenue 51, Indio
When: 11 a.m. April 11-13; 11 a.m. April 18-20
Tickets: Sold out
Watch at home: Coachella has again set up its own YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/coachella, which will stream performances of the festival's first weekend. (The second weekend will be available live on AXS TV.) Plus, go to https://www.latimes.com/coachella for full L.A. Times coverage, including previews, live updates from the festival, photo galleries and more.


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Why Clinton didn't do Sunday shows
So far, the only high-ranking member of Obama administration to suffer politically from Benghazi is Susan Rice, who withdrew from consideration for Secretary of State late last year after blowback for reciting errant talking points on the Sunday shows after the attacks.
But Rice's unwanted place at the center of the Benghazi firestorm raises one tantalizing question:
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Why was she the administration's point woman with the press — or, more to the point: Why wasn't Hillary Clinton, Ambassador Chris Stevens' boss, the messenger?
Rice told NBC's Brian Williams that Clinton was simply too tired to endure the grueling ordeal of five morning shows — the so-called "Full Ginsburg" — shortly after pulling her name in mid-December, under withering criticism from Congressional Republicans.
(PHOTOS: 10 quotes about Hillary Clinton and Benghazi)
So the U.N. ambassador, who wanted to use the platform to tamp down protests over a U.S.-produced anti-Islamic video in the Muslim world, stepped up.
"Secretary Clinton had originally been asked by most of the networks to go on," Rice told Williams. "She had had an incredibly grueling week dealing with the protests around the Middle East and North Africa. I was asked. I was willing to do so. It wasn't what I had planned for that weekend originally, but I don't regret doing that."
( WATCH: Obama fires back against Benghazi attacks)
But three sources close to the situation tell POLITICO that it was less a matter of fatigue, and more a matter of Clinton not wanting to go on the shows.
The aides said Clinton had a "default" policy of rejecting all Sunday requests.
None of the officials was willing to speculate on why the secretary wouldn't make an exception after such an extraordinary event — or whether Clinton had wanted to avoid a controversy that could have compromised her political future.
( POLITICO interview: Donald Rumsfeld weighs in on Benghazi, Hillary)
West Wing officials would have little compunction about asking Clinton's successor John Kerry to appear on the shows — but Clinton enjoyed a level of autonomy from West Wing meddling unique in the recent history of her department. Obama's top aides, deferential and wary of reigniting old tensions with his 2008 foe, didn't force the issue and scrambled to find a stand-in for Clinton.
"[Hillary] has a standing refusal [to do Sunday shows]. She hates them. She would rather die than do them," said one aide on condition of anonymity. "The White House knows, so they would know not to even ask her."
( Also on POLITICO: Paul rips both sides on Benghazi)
A logical fallback would have been National Security Adviser Tom Donilon — who, arguably, had a more comprehensive view of the crisis than Clinton, who had a narrower mandate.
But the low-key former aide to Vice President Joe Biden prefers to stay in the background and, like Clinton, was known to have a standing refusal to brave the Sunday show obstacle course.


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Marion County Special Education Committee services will offer a free screening for children birth through five years old on March 12 at the Marion Presbyterian Church. Parents can schedule appointments from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
At the screening children will be checked for learning, motor, language, and social development. Vision and hearing tests will also be offered.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Balloons coated with a drug used to open blocked stents in heart arteries restore blood flow and also reduce bleeding in some high-risk patients, new research shows.
Bare-metal stents, implanted to keep a blood vessel in the heart open during angioplasty, can narrow over time as scar tissue develops, which restricts blood flow and requires another procedure to widen the vessel, the researchers say. They were to present their findings Wednesday at the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
"Drug-eluting [emitting] balloons is, in my opinion, the therapy of choice in case of bare-metal stent restenosis and should be also considered in treating patients with stenosis of native coronary arteries, especially with a high risk of bleeding," said the lead researcher of both studies, Dr. Mariusz Zadura, a senior cardiologist at the Heart and Diabetes Center of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Karlsburg, Germany.
"Drug-eluting balloons are as effective in the daily practice in real life conditions in treating bare metal stent restenosis," he added.
In the procedure, a catheter with a drug-coated balloon is passed through the narrowed stent to restore blood flow. The procedure leaves behind the drug, which acts to prevent the stent from renarrowing.
For the first study, Zadura's team studied the responses of 84 patients who had narrowed bare metal stents reopened. The balloons used in the procedure were coated with the drug paclitaxel, a cancer drug also used to prevent blocking of arteries.
In all, 91 stented arteries were treated. After six to nine months, the balloon kept 85 of the arteries open.
New blockages occurred in six stented arteries, but only three patients needed an additional procedure, the researchers noted.
In the second study, the team followed 63 patients who were at high risk of bleeding. These patients were being treated with anti-clotting drugs for other medical problems, such as mechanical heart valves, atrial fibrillation and pulmonary embolism.
These patients also had narrowed stented arteries. Over six to nine months, drug-coated balloons were effective in keeping 69 of 73 narrowed arteries open.
Although narrowing occurred in four stents, only two patients needed another procedure, the researchers reported.
Using the drug-eluting balloon is better than using drug-eluting stents, according to the researchers.
Patients treated with drug-eluting metal stents need daily aspirin and other anti-clotting drugs for at least one year, which can increase the risk of bleeding, the researchers said.
However, they said, patients treated with a drug-coated balloon only need to take dual anti-clotting therapy for one month.
Dr. Gregg Fonarow, a professor of cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a spokesman for the American Heart Association, said that "drug-eluting stents significantly attenuate scar formation and the need for repeat procedures; however, dependency on prolonged dual anti-clotting therapy and late-stent thrombosis have led to investigations of alternative treatments."
In recent years, drug-eluting balloons have emerged as an alternative to drug-eluting stents to address blocking of arteries and avoid the need for prolonged dual anti-clotting therapy. Paclitaxel is used to coat the balloons and minimize cell growth, he said.
"Drug-eluting balloon technology has been demonstrated to be safe and potentially efficacious in small studies," Fonarow said.
"Both these patient series showed very good efficacy and safety. These promising findings should be further evaluated in prospective randomized clinical trials," he said.
The studies received no external funding, Zadura said.
Because the research was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
More information
For more information on angioplasty, visit the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.


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Monday, April 23, 2012
Erik Christensen, Wild Center
What does Erik Christensen, the new Center for the Minnesota Wild, like to do off the ice?
Play golf! Apparently Christensen holds a 2 (handicap). He plays a lot of golf, usually an evening round or two after morning training. Christensen claims to have a long drive as well as a soft touch.
What a guy!
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Never would have guessed that!
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Rhode Island Town Welcomes Taylor Swift With a Custom Corn Maze [PHOTO]
Taylor Swift got a warm (and yellow) welcome to Rhode Island! America's musical sweetheart famously purchased a mansion in cash in the state and the locals extended their hospitality and welcomed her with a custom corn maze message.
The folks at Manfredi Farms in Westerly were corny -- literally -- as they carved the message "Welcome Taylor" in the eight-acre corn maze. There's also a guitar graphic, nodding to the pop-country crossover queen's talent and the key tool of her trade.
Swift's oceanside manse is nestled about 15 miles away from the location and the custom corn maze is an engraved invite of the agricultural sort.
The farm offers plenty of fun, fall activities. It has a petting zoo, offers hayrides, pumpkins and more. Swift has confessed to enjoying the autumn season and all that it offers so maybe she can bake some cookies for the local kids going on the hayrides. She can invite her kitchen pal Kelly Osbourne to crash at her pad in the Ocean State so they can whip up a delicious batch of pumpkin-flavored treats for the kids to wash down with some fresh apple cider.
See the pic of T. Swizzle's welcome message in a corn maze below.


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I came across a '69 Z/28 for sale on line a few years ago that claimed to be the one that Chris Walken drove in "At Close Range". It was Dusk Blue though with a long story about how it was painted silver for the movie and then put back to blue. Did not ring true to me. I always remember that movie because I had a twin to that Z/28 when I was in high school!


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Doesn't it seem like just yesterday when the Heat were a team with one All-Star struggling to keep their heads above water in the playoffs.
Well, actually it was.
Then, barely 11 months ago, LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade on stage at American Airlines Arena for that smoke and laser light show. Which brings to mind a few other NBA teams that have made the rapid ascent from middling to championship contender.
1975 Golden State Warriors — In the previous season, the Warriors with Hall of Famer Rick Barry were a 44-38 team that didn't qualify for the playoffs in the 17-team league. The addition of rookies Jamaal Wilkes and Phil Smith and a splendid season and playoff run by Barry sent the Warriors on their way to what was considered the greatest upset in the history of The Finals. Not only did the Warriors beat the favored Washington Bullets, but swept them 4-0.
1977 Portland Trail Blazers — In the first six seasons of the franchise's existence in the Pacific Northwest, the Blazers had never even reached the playoffs. Then a team with third-year center Bill Walton got a huge boost when Maurice Lucas joined the team at the merger with the ABA and Jack Ramsay took over as coach. Lucas was the team's leading scorer and second-best rebounder. They added rookie guard Johnny Davis to a backcourt with second-year pro (and current Hang Time Grizzlies coach) Lionel Hollins and were poetry in motion moving the ball all the way to the championship and Blazermania was born.
1977 Philadelphia 76ers — The heavily-favored Sixers were the victims of the Blazers in The Finals. But the addition of Julius Erving from the ABA lifted the franchise to new heights. It had only been four seasons since the Sixers set an NBA-worst mark of 9-73 and in the previous season they lost in the first round of the playoffs. With Dr. J leading the way, the Sixers would reach The Finals four times in seven seasons and won it all in 1983.
1980 L.A. Lakers — Yes, the Lakers had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Yes, they were a playoff team. But when a rookie named Magic Johnson arrived in Hollywood, everything changed – the Lakers, the NBA, the game of basketball. It was the start of the golden age of the league as the Lakers went from 47-35 and third in the Pacific the previous season to winning the first of five championships in the '80s. And it all began with Magic's legendary 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals in the Game 6 clincher at Philly.
1980 Boston Celtics — While Magic was performing his tricks in L.A., a rookie named Larry Bird was working similar miracles on the opposite coast. The Celtics were 29-53 and last in the Atlantic Division the year before he arrived. In Bird's rookie season they went 61-21 and in Year 2 won the first of three championships in the decade.
1995 Orlando Magic — Call it Lottery Magic. First Orlando hit the jackpot for Shaquille O'Neal in 1993 and then struck it rich by winning again in 1994 and turning that pick into a deal for Penny Hardaway. By June of 1995, the Magic were the beasts of the Eastern Conference and advance to The Finals against the Houston Rockets.
2002 New Jersey Nets — Ever since they were forced to sell Julius Erving to Philadelphia on the eve of the first post-merger season in 1976, the Nets franchise seemed to be cursed. But the trade that brought Jason Kidd to the Meadowlands changed everything. Kidd was the point guard, the scorer, the All-Star, the leader that the franchise had so desperately needed and when he teamed up with a young Kenyon Martin and a rookie Richard Jefferson. After finishing just 26-56 the previous season, Kidd took the Nets on a rocket ride that produced back-to-back trips to The Finals.
2007-08 Boston Celtics — Just three seasons into his NBA career, Paul Pierce reached the Eastern Conference finals with Antoine Walker and a cast of young talent. That was the closest he'd come to a title until 2007-08, when Celtics president Danny Ainge followed up a miserable 24-58 Celtics campaign in 2006-07 with cache of blockbuster moves. First, he dealt Jeff Green, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West and a 2008 second-round draft pick to Seattle for All-Star Ray Allen and rookie Glen Davis. Three days later, he traded Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair and a 2009 1st round draft pick to Minnesota for former MVP Kevin Garnett. He also traded for Rajon Rondo on Draft day, added defensive stopper James Posey and sharpshooter Eddie House in the offseason and landed veterans P.J. Brown and Sam Cassell at midseason. It all culminated with a 66-16 season as the Celtics defeated the Lakers in The Finals — Pierce was named Finals MVP — as Boston nabbed its 17th title.


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Some time ago my father-in-law told me a story about his father enlisting in the Army in 1917. I seeking to document the story, I found the following information in "Ohio Military Men 1917-1918".
On October 3, 1917 Gus enlisted in the Army at Martin's Ferry, Belmont, Ohio. He went off to serve his adpoted country and had a formal photograph taken in his uniform. On December 14, 1917,Gus was discharged as an enemy alien. Gus immigrated from Hungary and the United States was at war with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Later Gus did become a citizen and register for the draft in WWII. Both of his sons served with the US Navy. His youngest son, John, made a career for himself in the Navy.
Name: Gustav. Gulhban
Serial Number: No Serial Number
Race: W
Residence: Martins Ferry, O.
Enlistment Division: National Army
Enlistment Location: Martins Ferry, O.
Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1917
Birth Place: Hungary
Birth Date / Age: 27 4/12 Years
Assigns Comment: 21 Co 158 Depot Brigade to Discharge Private Discharge 14 Dec 1917. Alien enemy.
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Indian Leaf
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About This Animal
SIZE: 4 inch wingspan
RANGE: India to China
HABITAT: Heavily forested areas
DIET: Juice from rotting fruit
ON EXHIBIT: The Butterfly Garden in Ocean Journey
When resting this butterfly looks exactly like a dead leaf. The bottom of the hindwing is tapered mimicking a leaf stalk and it even has the veins of the leaf. This confuses predators.


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When I was a small child I was fascinated by this photograph. The children look happy, clean and fairly well attired but the exterior of the home looks forlorn and shabby. Was this the house the Wills family lived in? I can't remember my mother ever giving me an answer perhaps because she did not know - she was only 2 or 3 years old in the photograph. Unfortunately, I can only identify a few individuals in this photos. If you, dear reader, know a few others please share the identifies with me! The youngest child in the photo is Etta Wills born in September 1917 in Cohoes; she looks no more than two years old. If that is so, the photo was probably taken in Cohoes after the Wills family return there from living in Schuylerville, NY. My mother never identified the man seated in the center....it surely looks like a young John Albert Wills before the ravages of alcoholism. Who are the two young men standing on either side? cousins? neighborhood boys? And who is the more mature woman seated in the center of the children? Is that John's wife Libbie Bissonnette??? Her eldest daughter Celena with the bonnet and knitting in her hands is on her left. Next is Anna Wills. Is that Julia Wills with neatly parted hair and pretty plaid dress on the right side of Libbie? Or is that Julia next to Anna on the far right end? In the front row, from right to left: attentive Elizabeth Wills, unidentified boy, Johnny Wills, another unidentified boy, little Etta Wills, then a space and then a toddler in motion with her mouth open, head angled and knees askew - that is my mother! Two more children were still to come to the family after this photos was taken - Earl and Bobby.
Yes, there are many unknowns but one thing is certain...the Wills family was a poor family. John Wills was never "successful" in his photographic business and Libbie Bissonnette often took in laundry to survive. The house behind them is in desperate need of attention. Life was hard...but the children were clean and happy.


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Romance readers will recognize Southwest Florida resident Tina Murray from her published work Dead Palm Trees in Jackie Hofer's anthology Tree Magic and from her essays in the USF literary journal Palm Prints.
A recluse at heart, Tina has ventured her way into the publishing world after years spent in a wide range of pursuits. Insight gained, especially as an actress and artist, subsequently enhanced by degrees in art education, education, art and drama from the the Florida State University and the University of Miami, has fed her imagination for her debut romance novel A Chance to Say Yes. Now she enjoys the sunny shores of paradise as she prepares the sequel in her movie-star dynasty.
Q: Thank you for this interview, Tina. Can you tell us what your latest book, A Chance to Say Yes, is all about?
Poppy Talbot, an art dealer in wealthy Naples, Florida, must cope with her repressed love for drop-dead handsome Heston Demming, her old high-school boyfriend, who returns to town as one of the world's biggest movie stars. Should she tell him her secret—or not?
Q: Is this your first novel? If not, how has writing this novel different from writing your first?
A Chance to Say Yes, which is being released in a second edition, is my first published novel. Writing this novel was different from writing my first one and a half novels because, by the time I wrote A Chance to Say Yes, I had learned more about craft, the technique of writing fiction. I was very, very fortunate to have stumbled upon my publisher. He made me aware of ingredients missing from the recipe. Using what he and my editor taught me, I plan to go back and re-write my earlier works.
Q: How difficult was it writing your book? Did you ever experience writer's block and, if so, what did you do?
I had no problems related to the material or the writing process. I did not experience writer's block while writing A Chance to Say Yes.
Q: How have your fans embraced your latest novel? Do you have any funny or unusual experiences to share?
Many fans have expressed enthusiasm about A Chance to Say Yes. They have become emotionally engaged with the characters, loving some, hating others. They ask for revenge in the sequels. Ah, wait and see, I tell them. The sequel, A Wild Dream of Love, will be out soon, and there will be a third book.
Q: What is your daily writing routine?
Ideally, my routine is to arise in the morning and work for a few hours. Realistically, that doesn't always happen. Sometimes, I write in the middle of the night. Morning and deepest night work best for me as a writer. These are the best times to mentally interact with the unseen world, if you will. In the morning, my mind is alert. In the wee hours, it's closer to a dream state. Afternoons and early evenings, however, are iffy, even problematic. If I've overslept, I just do the best I can. Mostly, it's a matter of having my mind free and clear of extraneous mental noise. My mind must be open to receive.
Q: When you put the pen or mouse down, what do you do to relax?
Lie down, put my feet up, listen to music for a few minutes. I go to Curves and do the workout. I go for a walk. See, I now type or keyboard standing up.
Q: What book changed your life?
A book that changed my attitude towards life was The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. It may be out of fashion, at the moment, but it helped me to understand one of life's basics: you choose your own thoughts.
Q: If someone were to write a book on your life, what would the title be?
Perhaps something akin to Oh! Now I Get It!, although I might lose the vulgarism and call it Oh! Now I Understand. Actually, I still don't understand, so that title is not accurate. I do have episodes where I connect the dots, but I never reach a full understanding of anything. I'll keep mulling this question.
Q: Finish this sentence: "The one thing that I wish people would understand about me is…"
Ouch. Let the list begin. Oh, you mean one thing. Okay. "…I take in a lot of information from the world around me, and I must have time to process it. If I don't have time, I jam up mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Then I reach tilt, overload, and I spin out. Hence, I am reflective, a trait common among writers.
Recently—I don't know, maybe I was flipping the channels or reading something—I came across a scene in which a man sitting at his desk was staring into space. A woman entered the room. Seeing him, she said, "I thought you were writing today." He looked at her and said, "I am writing."
Thank you for this interview. Tina. I wish you much success on your latest release, A Chance to Say Yes!
Thank you very much to As the Pages Turn for introducing me to your readers. Thanks to your readers for reading.


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|St. Alphonsus Church, New Orleans. Detail. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
In my last blog post, I explained how the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans Archives seemed pretty serious about their instructions for genealogists. If I want a copy of my 2nd grandparent's marriage record, I either need to give them the church they were married in or the address of the residence(s) of participants in the marriage {In my case, Daniel and Annie's }, and preferably the bride's address.
And all I had was the info on their returned marriage license that indicates that the marriage was performed in NOLA and the returned marriage license was signed by a Rev. Gleason. And I knew from family lore that Annie was a devout Catholic.
So, as suggested by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans Archives' page for genealogists, I attempted to consult the city directories for New Orleans for the time period around Daniel and Annie's New Orleans marriage in 1874. I did this by first surveying where all the directories are available to me {where I am located, a northern suburb of Houston}. And? If I could get it for free, that'd be nice. {Can I get an Amen?}
According to FamilySearch.org and the New Orleans' public library, there are 2 different city of directories for this time period - Sourds and Edwards. Sourds is available on Ancestry.com to which I have a subscription, but? No listings for "my" Daniel Vaughan or no listing for "my" Annie O'Brien. {There are others, but I ruled them out by following them in the later city directories and censuses for NOLA when I know and can prove that my Daniel and Annie were living in Galveston, Texas with city directories, censuses, and their children's baptismal records.}
I thought about ordering the films from the FHL, but I already have 4 films on order with them so I don't have to go meet {or bother} Brother Ed at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Archives.
So I checked out what my local genealogical library, Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, in Houston had on microfilm the last time I was there. In the online microprint database it indicated it had the NOLA city directories on microfilm, but didn't indicate from which publishers. So I went to Clayton.
And? They had both Sourds and Edwards.
And? Not one Daniel Vaughan or Annie O'Brien in either one of them.
So? I looked up the witnesses listed on their returned marriage license in the city directories. I only found a "Katie S. Lennon" listed several years after Daniel's and Annie's marriage {when they were already living in Galveston, Texas according to the Galveston city directories and their children's baptismal records}.
|St. Alphonsus Church, New Orleans (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This information matched the info that Finn so graciously found in that GenealogyBank.com newspaper article that he said indicated a Rev. Gleason {a deacon} had presided over a Father Duffy's funeral at St. Alphonsus Church in NOLA.
But? Is this the church where Daniel and Annie were married in 1874? So, I decided to find out quickly what I could about St. Alphonsus and the Catholic Church in NOLA for this time period. So, of course, I Googled it.
And these are the websites I found:
- Irish Changed the Face of New Orleans by Ryan Rivet from tulane.edu
- The Irish in New Orleans from neworleansonline.com
- NOLA History: The Three Churches of the Irish Channel by Edward on gonola.com
- The Founding of FOSA from the About Page of stalphonsusneworleans.org
- Irish Channel, New Orleans from Wikipedia.org
- An Ethnic Geography of New Orleans by Richard Campanella from journalofamericanhistory.org
- St. Alphonsus Church, New Orleans from wikipedia.org
- St. Alphonsus Parish - St. Mary's Assumption Church's from stalphonsusneworleans.com
St. Alphonsus Church parish in NOLA served the Roman Catholic Irish community in the Lower Garden District of NOLA, and that it was located right across the street from St. Mary's Assumption Church, which served the German immigrant community in this time period. If you have the time and inclination, please read all about this community in the above links. {Wow. I learned a lot.}
I also found in these links that while St. Alphonsus is no longer an operating church it is open for visits to the public 3 days a week and that the Irish Channel, which is where the Irish immigrants lived in the Lower Garden District in this time period, throws "the best" St. Patrick's Day Parades every year. You know what all this means right? I NEED to go back to NOLA for St. Patrick's Day. You know, for research purposes. ;)
|St Alphonsus Catholic Church (Photo credit: Traveling Mermaid)
Mail or email the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans Archives with the exact information they have so carefully and explicitly asked for when a genealogist is making an inquiry naming St. Alphonsus Church as the church Daniel in Annie were married in.


text: See You in Chicago December 11, 2012 04:29 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Sara Schafer Top Producer Editor Email Attend a conference designed for young farmers Young producers are a vital component of the future of farming. To help prepare this group of leaders for the challenges ahead, Top Producer, a sister publication of Farm Journal, is holding its annual Tomorrow's Top Producer conference on Jan. 29, at the Hilton Chicago hotel in downtown Chicago. Attendees will hear from leading industry speakers and have the opportunity to network with fellow young farmers and previous Top Producer of the Year finalists and winners. Geared toward farmers age 35 and younger, this event is held the day before the annual Top Producer Seminar begins. A day of learning. Topics to be discussed include marketing, succession planning, business management and new technology. Speakers will reveal what's ahead in farmland trends, how to build meaningful working relationships, the basics of commodity markets, and tips for balancing work and family activities. In addition to the Tuesday conference, attendees can sign up to visit the historic Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday morning as a special extension of the event. You'll be able to watch the opening bell activity, as well as visit with agricultural traders and marketing experts. Space is limited for this optional tour. Plan to join us. Registration is now open. The cost to attend is $169 (hotel fees are not included). Attendees of Tomorrow's Top Producer conference can also receive a discount to attend the Top Producer Seminar that follows. Visit www.TopProducerSeminar.com to register. Sponsors of the event are Agrotain, Farm Credit Services and SFP. Back to news