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ethics in health care
What are some ways health care providers can encourage people to put advance directives in place
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I cannot find the right fact sheets they are talking about if you could help me find them that would be great. Nichole
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Visit the publications link under the Gender, women and health section on the World Health Organizations Web site. You can use the following keyword search to visit the required Web page: WHO, GWH publications. Select the gender and tobacco fact sheet and the...
The solubility of compound A in ethanol is 0.8 g per 100 mL at 0°C and 5.0 g per 100 mL at 78°C. What is the minimum amount of ethanol needed to re-crystallize a 12.0 g sample of compound A? How much would be lost in the re-crystallization, that is, would remain in the...
ethics in healthcare
What are some ways you can share principles from the ethical code that governs you with others? How can a professional be sure to comply with code provisions that impact him/her?
Ms.Sue, I guess I need a starting point or some points to write about I'm not really sure how to go about this assignment. Thanks Niki
I need help writing a two page paper answering these questions about the topic Autonomy: Respecting the Autonomy of Old People Living in Nursing Homes. Please help. Discuss the major codes of ethics of the stakeholders involved in the issue and how these codes will affect the ...
I need help getting started on this question: In the healthcare field, different groups of healthcare professionals adhere to their own codes of ethics. Using any resources available to you, research two different codes of ethics for any two groups of healthcare professionals....
The rising number of uninsured patients has led to an increased reliance on the hospital emergency room for routine non-emergency care. The EMTALA is an example of a law that impacts who must be seen when presenting to the emergency room seeking care. How do the law and the me...
The rising number of uninsured patients has led to an increased reliance on the hospital emergency room for routine non-emergency care. The EMTALA is an example of a law that impacts who must be seen when presenting to the emergency room seeking care. How do the law and the me...
What is the history of Musee du Quebec and who founded it? thanks:)
What are some allegorys for the book Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution?? Thanks YOu :P
where did u get 7 from?
The treadmill display indicated that Joanna had completed 30% of her workout with 35 minutes remaining. How much time had she already spent on the treadmill?
sorry 9 for shorter and 15.58845727 for longer
did i do this right? The hypotenuse of a 30 ¨C 60-90 right triangle measure 18cm. What are the lengths of the longer leg and shorter leg? i got -> 9 for the shorter leg and 9¡Ì3 -> 15.58845727 for the longer leg is that right?
Post your response to the following question: What is the connection between habit and moral character? What is the connection between moral character and politics? Try devoting a paragraph to each. Demonstrate good use of the text! In order to do so, you might contrast what a...
what the angle between the tangents at T?
Which is the number haploÏde of an organism possessing 18 pairs of equivalent chromosomes?
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can you tell me somthing that queen nefertiti did that was important?
Two vessels are labeled A and B. Vessel A contains NH3 gas at 70°C, and vessel B contains Ne gas at the same temperature. If the average kinetic energy of NH3 is 7.1 10-21 J/molecule, calculate the mean-square speed of Ne atoms in m2/s2.
When 34.5 L ammonia and 39.5 L oxygen gas at STP burn, nitrogen monoxide and water are produced. After the products return to STP, how many grams of nitrogen monoxide are present? 4NH3+5O2->4NO+6H2O
How many grams of phosphorus react with 31.3 L of O2 at STP to form tetraphosphorus decaoxide? P4(s) + 5 O2(g) -> P4O10(s)
Project Management
How did it contribute to gross underbids and successive cost escalations
how do I convert (ln) y= a*b^x to base of e?? I have an equation i have found first of all using the same set of data which is y = 49.65e ^(-0.027x), and i now need to make the following equation match with that one; ln y = 3.93 x (0.99^x)
Maximum and Minimum
Its been awhile since I have done compleating the square, can you please help me? Determine whether the given quadratic function has a minimum value or maximum value. Then find the coordinates of the minimum or maximum point. 19.f(x) = x2 - 2x + 1 And how you would complete th...
Algebra- Maximum and minimum.
I dont understand how to find the maximum and minimum. Determine whether the given quadratic function has a minimum value or maximum value. Then find the coordinates of the minimum or maximum point. 15.f(x) = -x2 + 2x - 4 20.f(x) = 2x2 - 4x 19.f(x) = x2 - 2x + 1 30.f(x) = -3x2...
I had exactly the same assignment i am so stuck they do have hazard symbols i think but i cant find out what they are either
Predication for this sentence Our resolutions should begin at midnight on January 1. I'm not sure what you mean by predication, but I think "at midnight" and "on January 1" are redundant. Is that what you're after?? ?? One meaning for "predicat...
Could someone help me with this question? Make up a set of 7 numbers having the following landmarks: mode 21 median 24 maximum 35 range 20. 15, 21, 21, 24, 27, 29, 35 The mode (21) is the number that occurs most frequently. The median (24) is a number in the middle of the dist...


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No. 3 FGCU to Face No. 2 Jacksonville in A-Sun Semifinal
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The FGCU volleyball team continues postseason play tonight (Nov. 20), against Jacksonville in an A-Sun Tournament Semifinal. The No. 3 seed Eagles (17-12, 15-5 A-Sun) will battle the No. 2 seed Dolphins (19-8, 15-5 A-Sun) at 7:30 p.m., in Alico Arena.
FGCU and Jacksonville are meeting for just the eighth time overall and for the first time in A-Sun Tournament action. FGCU leads the all-time series 4-3, with the Blue and Green falling to the Dolphins in both meetings this season. In the meeting at Jacksonville, held on Sept. 25, the Dolphins jumped out to a two-set advantage only to see the Eagles win sets three and four. Jacksonville recovered in the fifth set to pull out a 15-8 win in the deciding set. On Oct. 17 in Alico Arena, it was the Eagles who won the first two sets but the Dolphins turned in around starting in the third set, winning 25-11. A fourth-set win set up another tie-breaking set. Jacksonville completed the comeback by claiming the final stanza, 15-9.
Defending champion No. 4 Belmont (18-14, 13-7 A-Sun) will face No. 1 Lipscomb (26-3, 20-0 A-Sun) in the first semifinal match at 5:00 pm.
The championship match is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship tournament.
Tickets for the tournament are still on available at the FGCU Ticket Office. To purchase session/day passes please call the FGCU ticket office at 239-590-7145 or visit the website at www.fgcuathletics.com/tickets/default/.

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Bank 10-K: Our accountant has doubts that we can continue
It's becoming more clear why Greeneville-based American Patriot Financial Group was wrestling with its annual report.
The document, filed last week with the SEC, includes this statement:
Our independent registered public accounting firm in its audit report for fiscal year 2009 has expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Continued operations depend on our ability to meet our existing debt obligations and the financing or other capital required to do so may not be available or may not be available on reasonable terms. The potential lack of sources of liquidity raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.
Officials with American Patriot, whose bank subsidiary has a branch in Maryville, could not be reached for comment this morning.
Also from the 10-K:
At December 31, 2009, the Bank was undercapitalized. Management believes that the Company will need to raise additional capital to enable a return to profitability and to meet the standards set forth in the Order. In response to this decision, management is actively pursuing various strategic options, including the sale of its Maryville, Tennessee branch, a preferred stock offering and seeking a merger partner. In this regard, management is in active discussions with several parties in an attempt to achieve one of these objectives. While the Company plans to focus on the options described above, access to capital markets is extremely limited in the current economic environment, and there can be no assurances that the Company's efforts will be successful and result in sufficient capital infusion.


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A special Eurobarometer report on development aid and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), published today by the European Commission, reveals that 9 out of 10 Europeans express steadfast support for overseas aid despite the economic recession in Europe.
In response to a draft United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Outcome Document circulating today, Oxfam urges the UN to turn reams of nice words into an action agenda that genuinely delivers on fighting poverty.
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were set out in 2000 and agreed to by the 192 member states of the United Nations. By signing up to these targets, governments of the world have committed to working to lift around 500 million people out of poverty by the year 2015.
A broad coalition of NGOs, political organizations and trade unions today (7 September), called on EU Finance Ministers to recognize the merits of an European-wide Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), particularly as austerity measures begin to be felt throughout the EU.
As African leaders return home from the AU Summit, they must now take immediate action to implement the maternal and child health promises they have made here, a coalition of civil society organizations said today.
African governments must keep their promises to invest in healthcare, a coalition of organizations from across the continent said today, at the launch of the "Alternative Presidents Debate" at the African Union Summit in Kampala.
World leaders made no real commitments to ensure universal access to prevention, treatment and care for AIDS at this week's International AIDS conference in Vienna.
HIV and AIDS women's health advocates at the International AIDS Conference have criticized the lack of funding and policy support from international donors and governments for female condoms, which are a critical woman-initiated tool for fighting the HIV epidemic.
As preparations for the world AIDS conference in Vienna get underway, world leaders must take steps to provide immediate access to HIV and AIDS treatment, care and prevention for the millions of poor people who need it.


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Hi, im 20 y.o. and about 150. I am planning on doing the workout plan that wannabebig articles suggested, which is:
Day 1: Chest and Back
Dumbbell Incline Press 2x9-11
Close Grip Chins 2x9-11
Flat Dumbbell Flies 2x9-11
Wide Grip Pull Downs or Deadlifts 2x9-11
Decline Barbell Bench Press 2x9-11
Seated Cable Row or T-Bar Rows 2x9-11
Rest Day
Day 2: Legs
Squats 1x20
Leg Press 1x20
Leg Extensions 1x15
Hamstring Curl 2x9
Seated/Standing Calf Raises 2x25
(Do one of set of each)
Rest Day
Day 3: Biceps, Triceps, and Shoulders
Seated Dumbbell Press, Standing Dumbbell Lateral Raises, Front Dumbbell Raises
2-3x6 (supersetted)
Incline or Decline Skull Crushers 2x9-11
Incline Dumbbell Curls 2x9-11
Dips 2x9-11
Hammer Curls 2x9-11
Abdominals to be performed on any training day.
Weighted Crunches 3X12
Rope Crunches 3x12
Weighted Leg Raises 3x12
Stability Ball Crunches 3x12
but i want to focus on cutting and not actually bulking because i would really like to see a more defined abdominal before i bulk. I can slightly see a two pack on my upper abdomen in the right light but i definitely have a belly i must get rid of. Couple of Questions:
1. Should I be doing about 1-3 miles of jogging/running before each day ? I have heard of HiiT, should I do that instead of jogging?
2. How much calories/protein should i be eating and i have to be eating strictly clean stuff?
3. What should i eat before running/working out to obtain maximum fat burning.
To the original poster, at 150 lbs a cut would probly make you look skinny. I know you want abs, but they more than likely would be the 'skinny abs.' Like people said it's all about preference, that's just my 2 cents.
I would not jog everyday before a workout and as far as diet goes, I would check out the diet and nutrition section and read the stickies. Also, you should start tracking your foods on www.fitday.com (free membership.)
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Hey and welcome. You want to lose weight, so first get on your diet. For arobic work checkout http://www.crossfit.com/ instead of traditional cardio. Your diet doesn't have to be perfectly clean to lose weight. Just be mindful of what you put in your system. There is no magical food that is going to dramatically maximize fat-burning potential while working out. Consistancy is key. The calories you require is relative to your body. You're going to have to track the calories you eat and play with the amounts until you find out what makes your weight drop. 2000-2500 is a good place to begin. Read up on some of the other posts in here on macros (protein/fat/carbs). It'll help you out.
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can you please tell me why its not good to do aerobic exercise everyday? Should i only jog before a workout?
the reason i want to cut is because im pretty lean all over EXCEPT my a little on my best and freaking belly. it kind of bulges out a little and it bothers me (self conscious).
btw. i read some that its good to eat a small amount of protien before the actual workout because something about your body burning muscle and not fat? can you clarify for me?
I do aerobic exercise almost everyday and I feel great. If you are trying to gain weight, it means you have to eat a little extra to make up for the spent calories. Just don't overdo it. There is such thing as too much of a good thing. Cliche, I know.
Jog whenever you feel like it. Some people here get WAY too much into the fine-details of dieting and exercising. The truth is, the basics work. Always have; always will. The reason people suggest protein before a workout is to prevent your body from catabolising the muscle. How big of a difference does this really make? I don't know. Is it dramatic and the most important thing to your cut? No. Some people like to carb-load before a workout so they have energy. The only thing I can really say makes a huge difference is to have eaten 1-2 hours before you workout, so you have the juice to complete a strong workout.
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USAPL Meet PRs (Raw @154 lbs): 347 SQ, 242 BP, 507 DL, 1096 TOTAL
Gym PRs: 370 SQ, 270 BP, 510 DL
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Thanks for the help, Kiaran.
Few more questions.
When exactly does the process of fat burning occur? While you actually strain your muscle while running or pulling and pushing from weights?
Should I be running right before a workout to get my blood pumping and my muscles working first? or can the cardio be done any other time?
All day in accordance with your diet and training. Trying to burn fat in the gym is a bit pointless.When exactly does the process of fat burning occur?
http://wannabebig.com/article.php?articleid=292Should I be running right before a workout to get my blood pumping and my muscles working first? or can the cardio be done any other time?
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thanks for that hiit link. ill defnetly substitute it for my cardio.
Question about strength increase.
I'm sorry but i tried searching strength and such but the results were endless.
The amount of weights i can lift, how much should it increase every week if i'm doing everything right ? 5 or 6 pounds every week?
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You should try adding 2.5 pounds or so a week. But listen to your body. Never sacrifice form for heavier weight. If you start to lose form or control, you're using too much weight.
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Last week I caught a yellowbelly watersnake.
While walking near the fishing pond at Claiborne West Park I nearly stepped on the serpent and so I did what comes naturally to me. I caught it.
Although we've had some cool weather, it looks like we will have more than our share of warm weather this winter and that means encounters with reptiles which do come out on warm days.
Big snakes seem to give people the creeps more than small ones but the fact is most of our big snake species are harmless.
Take the mud snake for example. They are black on tap and red on the bottom and can grow to nearly six feet in length.
Mud snakes are the source of the "hoop snake" legend in which a snake waits atop hills and when it sees someone riding by on a bike or strolling along, they grab their tail with their mouths and roll down hill after them.
In reality, the mud snake does have a very specialized tail that is very pointed and sharp and they use it to jab amphiumas and other amphibians they prey on. I know these are sharp by the way because one jabbed me a few years ago after picking it up off a dirt road near a big rice canal. It is a good thing the barb on the tail is just as benign as the other end.
There are four venomous snakes species in North America (and numerous subspecies) and all four are present in Southeast Texas.
The coral snake and timber rattlesnake are rare sightings but we do have many cottonmouths and copperheads both of which are pretty small.
Cottonmouths are the most aggressive and are far more dangerous than the typical docile copperhead. And due to the lowland habitats destroyed by Ike, they are the most likely poisonous snake to be encountered in debris. Most cottonmouths are from 18 to 24 inches but they can grow up to three feet long and should be avoided at all costs.
Diamond-backed water snakes grow to nearly six feet and are one of the most frightening non-venomous snakes because they look a lot like a cottonmouth. Several of the photos circulating on the Internet showing alleged huge cottonmouths are indeed this species.
Although they are not cottonmouths, they try very hard to be.
When alarmed, they open their mouth full and strike just like their dangerous cousin. These snakes and several other local water snakes will also change the shape of their heads to look like a cottonmouth as well.
This gets most of the ones spotted by local outdoorsmen a death sentence, especially when most people are far more concerned with cleaning their properties than enacting snake conservation.
And there are only two real ways to tell the difference between the cottonmouth and other local water snakes. One is to look them in the eyes. If the pupil is round, the snake is nonvenomous. If it is split, it is a cottonmouth. The other way is to look for fangs as water snakes have bunches of fine teeth while the cottonmouth has fangs.
Despite giving these identification tips, I do not think many people will get close enough to look or at least I hope not.
The most common large snake in the area is the rat snake (aka chicken snake), which attains lengths of over six feet, is common around barns, campsites, and does quite well in the city. In fact, I have removed two from my neighbor's garage over the last few years.
Rat snakes are excellent climbers and have been known to get into attics by climbing straight up houses. They will actually do you a favor by eating the rats have also sought refuge in human habitations. I would personally rather deal with the snake, but many would rather have a horde of rats to deal with rather than a single snake, even if it is harmless.
Don't think just because the calendar says "winter" that snakes will not be around. Its the temperature, not the date that affects their activities.
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Transocean owned the rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded and sank over BP's Macondo well. The accident killed 11 men.
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GLG Partners has confirmed positive client money flows are back on the agenda, reporting net sales of $2.2 billion in the second quarter in a trading statement which sparked a rise in the share price. The company also reckons strong performance among its funds has set the scene for more to come.
Barclays Capital last month predicted net inflows could reach as much as $50 billion in 2009, and GLG shows the numbers are starting to come through to support that theory. Of about 300 investors, BarCap found that some 80 percent were expecting to move back out of cash and into hedge funds this year.
The argument goes that investors burned by 2008 will get greedy again, and aggressively seek out the quickest route they can see to recoup the losses. If that theory proves true then perhaps investors were not as spooked as some have thought by the imposition of gates to redemptions when the crisis was at its height.
Longer term, it will be interesting to see if flows can recover enough to send total assets back to pre-crisis levels, because the revived love affair with hedgies is hugely vulnerable to fresh market wobbles, and is not universal. Trustees of the $40 billion Massachusetts' state pension fund on Wednesday voted to scrap its portable alpha strategy and slash absolute return fund allocations by a quarter.


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Scientists at Windber Research Institute are trying to make it a little easier to improve your heart health.
The Cardiovascular Risk Clinic grew out of the Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease, which was offered through the institute's Windber Medical Center for several years.
Like Ornish, the clinic's participants were provided dietary, physical activity, stress management and medical education and support, said Darrell Ellsworth, senior director for the research institute's Cardiovascular Disease Reversal Project.
But Ornish's draconian program required participants to follow a strict vegetarian diet.
"This is easier to adapt," Ellsworth said. "It is not as strict as the Ornish program."
The Cardiovascular Risk Clinic does not require an enrollment fee, but participants are required to have several lab tests to measure progress. Although the tests are billed to insurance, there could be a co-pay, Ellsworth said.
Many participants choose to sign up for a gym membership for the clinic's physical activity component.
Windber was part of the research demonstrating the benefits of the Ornish program through reduced cardiovascular risk factors and improved health measures. Now, research is focused on its own risk clinic to see if the results are similar, Ellsworth said.
"We want to see if they can see comparable change in risk factors and molecular change," he said.
Participants are followed for five years, with blood tests and reports on lifestyle measures to see if they are able to maintain the improvements they achieve during the four-month risk clinic.
Blood tests measure insulin, leptin and c-reactive protein, which are associated with blood sugar and inflammation levels.
In addition, the scientists measure changes in the participants' genes by studying the RNA, or ribonucleic acid, produced in the cells.
"We do gene expression on thousands and thousands of genes," Ellsworth said. "We are really just looking at the RNA and what it means for cardiovascular health."
Results through the first three years are promising. Windber's team last year published results showing improvements in the insulin and leptin numbers, adding that "insulin and leptin are important markers of insulin resistance and vascular inflammation in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases."
The paper was accepted and published by the scientific journal "Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases."
"The program really is successful at reducing the plasma insulin and leptin levels," Ellsworth said. "They are really having beneficial effects on their cardiovascular health."
Another report on changes in gene expressions seen in the RNA will be published soon, Ellsworth said.
"What we are seeing there, the longer they continue, the more the genes change," he said. "Most of genes are involved in the body's immune response. Most of those genes are down-regulated, so it means the vascular system is doing a better job."
The program was launched in 2010 with open enrollment in the community. Although it remains open to the public, many participants are now coming through onsite wellness programs offered in partnership with Concurrent Technologies Corp. in Richland Township.
Metropolitan Life's Richland facility also is joining the program, Ellsworth said.
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This continues my prospect countdown. This is quite an interesting mix of players, for Minier to D. Romero, and the inclusion of Nate Roberts and Adrian Salcedo.
40. Amaurys Minier, 3B, SH, DOB: 1/30/96
2013 GCL: 119 PA, .214/.252/.455 (.707), 5 doubles, 2 triples, 6 homers, 6 walks, 29 strikeouts, 1 stolen base, 1 time caught stealing
There should be a fair amount of excitement surrounding Minier as he put up these numbers in the GCL before his 18th birthday. The slugging is impressive, so it is important to watch his contact rate when he moves up to E-Town in 2014. He could fly up this list if he starts out strong there.
39. Logan Darnell, LHS , DOB: 2-2-89
2013 AA/AAA (combined stats): 153.2 innings pitched, 3.22 ERA, 120/45 (6.2/2.5 career rates)
Darnell bounced back from a lackluster 2012 to pitch effectively. He has brought his strikeout rate up nicely in 2013 and could factor in as a lefty out of the bullpen if needed for the Twins or he could be a rotation piece if the Twins aren't especially active in free agency this offseason. He will start with Rochester to begin the season.
38. Levi Michael, SS/2B, SH, DOB: 2/9/91
Michael has now fallen from around the 20-25 range on my list to 38, and much of his continued presence on this list has to do with the hope that, when fully healthy, Michael can build upon minute improvements made so far and emerge as a legitimate prospect. His stolen base numbers were impressive this year, but not much else is, including his defense. Even though he hasn't really earned the promotion, the time has likely come to push Michael to New Britain to see if he can get on track.
37. Deibinson Romero, 3B/1B, RH, DOB: 9/24/86
2013 AA/AAA (stats from AAA): 358, .266/.369/.421 (.790) (.759), 15-1-10, 47-75 , 4-0
Romero is an adequate defensive third baseman and has also played first. His future looked very bright about four years ago but then the Twins soured on him and he has been a slow-mover in the system. That said, the Twins ought to be feeling tired with Trevor Plouffe, and especially with Trevor Plouffe at third base. Furthermore, he could be a nice RH bat off the bench. Finally, if Miguel Sano is not ready at the beginning of 2014, Romero could be the fill-in if the Twins either move Plouffe via trade or via position change.
36. Nate Roberts, LF/RF, LH, DOB: 2/25/89
Roberts played in one game in 2013 and he maintained his crazy HBP standard by getting plunked. This injury business is killing his career and hopefully he can have a healthy 2014. The Twins really just need to move him to AA and hope he is healthy--there is no point for him to play at lower levels at this point. There is significant potential here and it is a shame that it is going to waste.
35. Daniel Ortiz, OF, LH, DOB: 1/5/902013 AA: 521, .258/.301/.405 (.706) (.725), 27-4-12, 27-88, 1-4
Ortiz has a tendency to start out seasons very well and then get progressively worse as the season goes on. A great April was followed by consistent decline every month, with a bad August to wrap up the season. Ortiz is very much like Danny Santana, but with some more pop, less contact, and a lot less speed. He might be served best by starting out in New Britain again for 2014 and then work to earn a promotion to Rochester. It is hard, at this point, to imagine Ortiz as anything but a fourth OF, but it will be interesting to watch his power numbers going forward.
34. Adrian Salcedo, RHP, DOB: 2/5/91
2013 A+: 58.1 innings, 3.70 ERA, 54 strikeouts, 15 walks (7.2/1.8 career)
Salcedo will be 23 on opening day 2014 and he will likely be in New Britain. That isn't far off from the projection in 2009 and 2010 when Salcedo showed great promise. 2011 was a down year for the most part, and 2012 was a disaster with an injury. Salcedo was very effective in the bullpen in Fort Myers this year. The key question is whether or not the Twins view him as a starter or not. I honestly do not think so, and I believe he should be at the back end of the New Britain bullpen for 2014. Salcedo has appeared to right himself and this year is going to be huge for him.
33. Matthew Summers, RHS, DOB: 8/17/89
2013 AA/A+ (combined stats): 142.2, 3.09, 100/46 (6.7/3.2)
2013 was a season of solid improvement for Summers. He is inching his K rate up and lowered his walk rate. He is keeping the hits down both in number and literally--he gave up only three homers all year. If that stat is not a fluke than his future is promising as he climbs the ladder. 2014 should see him start in New Britain.
32. James Beresford, 2B/SS/3B, LH, DOB: 1/19/89
2013 AA/AAA (combined stats): 403, .306/.363/.346 (.708) (.671), 12-1-0, 30/51, 10/2
Beresford is a good defender in the middle infield and has been consistent with the bat, especially since 2010. He possesses no power and will survive if he hits well, draws some walks, and is surrounded by guys with big bats like Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, and Kennys Vargas. It is not clear why he hasn't played SS much more this year because he is likely going to make it either as a utility infielder (third base should be no problem for him) or as a starting SS. Beresford should start the season next year at AAA and try to improve his slugging somewhat before replacing Eduardo Escobar or Pedro Florimon if his play merits it.
31. Tyler Jones, RHR, DOB: 9/5/89
2013 A-/A+ (combined stats): 52.1, 2.58, 66/20 (10.8/3.5)
Jones improved on his 2012 numbers and could be a real force to be reckoned with out of the bullpen. He got hit a little in the FSL, but his stuff is very impressive. Should be a bi-level player again next year and be tapping at the Twins door in 2015 if all goes well.
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Fay & Terrell Voyles of Washita are happy to announce the recent marriage of their daughter, Martha Hudson of Washita to Robert Bollman of Chickasha, the son of Joy & the late John Bollman of Chickasha on Oct. 20, 2012 in the New Life Christian Church with Pastor Ezell Nelson officiating the ceremony.
Given in marriage by her daughter, Jessica Hudson, the bride was attended by her maid of honor, Angela Widener of Pocasset; bridesmaids Nancy Voyles of Washita and Judy Thomas, Lackland AFB, Texas; and flowergirl Rhio Thimas of Lackland AFB, Texas. The guestbook attendant was Brooke Brandt of Chickasha.
The groom's attendants included best man Roger Carr of Purcell; groomsmen Thai Le of Moore and Kenny Shelton of Oklahoma and ringbearer, Zachery Thomas of Lackland AFB, Texas. Ushers were John Bollman of Yukon and Steve Brandt from Chickasha.
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My house is very clean and neat.
My children are well-groomed.
My closet is semi-organized.
My purse is an atrocity.
I will admit, I have always kept a messy purse.
It's not just the kind of messy that makes it hard to find things in. It's the kind of messy that makes it impossible.
Never will you hear me utter the words, "Can you go grab (random item) out of my purse for me?"
You will never hear me say this, because I know that this is a request beyond your capabilities as a normal human being. You will never find the item that I am requesting and this will cause me great duress (and probably make you want to stab me with a fork), so I will not even ask you to attempt it.
I am not sure why I have such a messy purse. I like to tell myself that it's because I don't litter, but this is obviously not the entire cause of the clutter.
I always have such good intentions with handbags. I buy them, they are new and shiny and clean and for about three weeks they stay like this, but then my hectic lifestyle gets the best of me and I begin to fill my purse with junk. I once weighed my bag on the animal scale at the vet's office. My cat weighed seven pounds, and my purse weighed nine.
Today I cleaned my purse and I would like to share with you its contents.
Oh, and remember — it's OK to judge.
Among the items in my purse, are:
The entire makeup counters of Sephora, Walgreens and CVS.
Four baby diapers in three different sizes.
Three cotton balls.
Two half eaten bags of sour patch kids.
Four nail files.
Thirteen black pens.
Nail Clippers, deodorant, toothpaste and various other person hygiene products.
Two chapsticks.
A wireless Internet Modem (I've been meaning to get that out of there).
Enough gum wrappers to make a life-size origami statue of Mount Rushmore.
Seventeen children's hairties.
Twelve children's hairbows.
Two pairs of winter gloves.
White athletic socks.
Three plastic jars of pretend baby food.
Two babydoll arms.
Two portable cell phone chargers.
Various pencils, markers and bits of crayons.
Scrabble, the board game.
Six bottles of nail polish.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A lot of Super Bowl spectacle each year has nothing to do with football, and Super Bowl XLVIII was no different.
After the Seattle Seahawks left for the locker room with a 22-0 score well on their way to a rout of the Denver Broncos and their first Super Bowl title, hundreds of people made their way to the field to set up for Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Within minutes, the crowd lit up with LED lights (shining from customized beanies handed out to more than 80,000 in attendance) and dozens of black-clad performers trotted out to the field with sparkling lights atop square panels.
The LEDs constantly changed colors, creating seamless aerial designs for spectators.
As the lasers and spotlights geared up, the 12th Man made themselves heard.
"Sea-HAWKS! Sea-HAWKS!" echoed through MetLife Stadium as if the Legion of Boom were taking the stage.
Mars kicked things off with "Locked Out Of Heaven," getting things off to an upbeat start. Word art and strobes flashed as Mars rattled off several popular hits, including "Treasure."
Soon the lyrics "Give it away, give it away, give it away now" started to crescendo through the speakers, as the Red Hot Chili Peppers took the stage with Mars.
The atmosphere briefly shifted from dance-club to rock-show, as the shirtless rockers came out and performed the familiar hit alongside the pop star, before Mars brought it home with a simple rendition of one of his debut singles, "Just The Way You Are."
He sang from a small blue stage at the center of the field following a tribute to soldiers and their families.
After the game, fans Craig Taylor and Carmen Robinson were overwhelmed by the Seahawks' Super Bowl win, and said the entertaining halftime show was an added perk.
The Seattle couple, who got engaged at a Seahawks game a year ago, loved the visuals.
"I loved all the lights," Robinson said. "The fireworks were the best."
Before the game, marching bands from Syracuse and Rutgers universities completed formations side by side, covering the field in orange and red.
Soulful sounds and classical music set the patriotic tone before kickoff.
Queen Latifah, a returning Super Bowl act, performed "America the Beautiful" before opera star Renée Fleming sang the National Anthem.
It was the first time the NFL incorporated opera into the Super Bowl entertainment lineup.
At a press conference last week, Fleming applauded the league for bringing her genre of music into the mix and "doing something different."
And the crowd responded well to the new direction.
The crowd erupted in applause several times throughout the song.
"I've never heard it sung any better," Fox Sports announcer Joe Buck remarked after the performance.
Outside the stadium, The Band Perry and Phillip Phillips warmed up fans before they took their seats at the Pregame Tailgate.
Not that they needed any warming up. Despite all the concerns about weather, the temperature hovered around 50 degrees most of the day.
Elsewhere on the outskirts of the stadium, the nearby Izod Center Arena held more performances by The Fray, Cindy Lauper and Doug Flutie.
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Watching the results come in last night, the difference between those who supported President Obama and those who supported Mitt Romney was obvious. Personally, despite how I cast my ballot, I felt as if I didn't have a dog in the fight. I watched more or less as a dispassionate observer (and as someone determined to get some giggles out of Twitter). So it was interesting to me that President Obama's supporters seemed confident, assured, and jubilant that their candidate was going to be given a second term to grow his legacy. Meanwhile, those supporting Mitt Romney looked as if someone had died.
In a sense, there was a death in last night's election. The Republican party's decades long strategy may have produced a narrow margain in the popular vote, but the proof of the pudding was in the Electoral College tally: for Mitt Romney to win the presidency, an awful lot of blue states had to turn red. That didn't happen.
And if the GOP continues on the same path, it won't happen for a very long time.
Let me share some words with you from Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and quite the conservative fellow. This was from Dr. Mohler's blog post today:
"No party can win if it is seen as heartless. No party can win if it appeals only to white and older Americans. No party can win if it looks more like the way to the past than the way to the future. The Republican Party could not defeat a sitting President with a weak economy and catastrophic unemployment. As columnist George Will has said, a party that cannot win under these circumstances might need to look for another line of work."
Let me say, "Spot on."
I know plenty of people who feel like the GOP no longer speaks for them. They feel alienated from the party because of its stance on immigration, abortion, gay marriage and other issues, but mainly because they feel the party is the last bastion of old, rich, white people. Fair or not, that's the perception. And perception has a lot to do with how votes are cast.
Just ask Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock.
On the flip side, when you consider that President Obama just won with big majorities among minority voters (women, African-Americans, Latinos), you see a party - despite advancing some positions some consider too extreme - that a large number of people believe is inclusive.
You can lay this election result at the feet of people chasing entitlements, or folks being too ignorant to see the President's shortcomings; you can write it off to a weak GOP candidate, or the ill-timed issues of Superstorm Sandy; but when people sit down and take a look at the election, what they'll find is that in the swing states that mattered most on the road to the presidency, voters took a look at the GOP, its platform and candidate, and said, "No thank you."
The GOP needs to go back to the drawing board. Throw out its platform. Abandon the same-old, same-old. Take a long hard look at the new America and then take some time to re-think how their worldview best addresses the needs of our changing nation. Then, they need to go out and live accordingly. It may take a few election cycles to find candidates that can best reach the people in those key states. It may take some painful crashes and burns with the hardcore members of the party until the reality sets in.
But rest assured, as several pundits pointed out last night, the GOP won't be able to reclaim the White House as long as it only wins the states it's been winning the last few elections. To make inroads where it matters, the GOP is going to have to do some work.
The question is, will the Radical Right do the radically right thing?
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NORMAN — Oklahoma currently has 14 players signed for next season. Eight of them were selected in Major League Baseball's first-year player draft.
Obviously, all of them will not make it to campus in August. However, Sooner coach Sunny Golloway doesn't expect the class to change much because of the draft.
Two players — Leedey High School infielder Drew Ward and Alta Loma, Calif., pitcher Chris Kohler — were high picks. Ward was selected 105th overall in the third round by the Washington Nationals, is expected to sign a pro contract. Kohler was taken by the Oakland A's with the 103rd overall pick.
Golloway expects both to sign professional contracts.
He's holding out hope Jenks infielder Trey Michalczewski and Redlands, Calif., catch Jacob Nottingham will be in Norman in August.
Michalczewski was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round. Nottingham went to the Houston Astros in the sixth round.
"I think those two are 50-50," Golloway said. "The rest, we're gonna get."
The remaining four of the group should make up the bulk of the recruiting class. Golloway expects Alec Hansen, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound right-hander from Loveland, Colo. and Octavio Rodriguez, a 6-foot-4, 192-pound left-hander from El Paso, Texas, to compete for starting spots in the pitching rotation as freshmen.
Hansen and Rodriguez have both shown fastballs that can reach the mid-90s
He sees a similar scenario for shortstop Sheldon Neuse. The Fort Worth (Fossil Ridge), Texas, product has already been penciled in as the Sooners' starting shortstop.
Colleyville, Texas, outfielder Cody Thomas doesn't have a baseball scholarship. He was the quarterback in OU's 2013 football recruiting class. Nonetheless, Golloway gets him next spring and believes he could start in a corner outfield spot as a freshman.
"The recruits we have coming in, guys that were drafted in the 20s, are gonna show up on campus and those guys can flat pitch and flat play," Golloway said. "I expect freshmen to come in and win jobs."