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For the members' benefit, the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association has established relationships with leading organizations that support the HBA's mission: to further the advancement and impact of women in healthcare worldwide. The value of relationships with our alliance partners is significant and includes joint programs, reciprocal advertising, and discounts to events.
For those interested in participating in these cooperative opportunities, please contact the HBA director at large for alliances at email@example.com.
HBA Alliance Partners
BIO, billed as the most influential biotech convention in the world is coming San Francisco, June 6-9, 2016. There's no better place to connect with biopharma's top people and most innovative technologies than at BIO 2016. The ideas shared go beyond professional development. You'll benefit from invaluable education sessions, network with 15,000+ attendees, visit 1,800+ exhibitors and meet with 3,100+ companies through BIO One-on-One Partnering™. See how the everyday becomes extraordinary — register for BIO 2016 at convention.bio.org.
The HBA has held Meetups at BIO meetings for informal networking with current and prospective members; exchange of industry and career information and to further the advancement and impact of women in healthcare. The HBA Chicago chapter hosted in 2013, and the Boston chapter hosted in 2012, In 2013 the HBA RTP chapter hosted a joint meeting with Women in BIO.
CPhI Women's Networking Breakfast
8:30-11 AM, 14 October 2015, Novotel Campo de las Naciones, Madrid
After a successful launch in 2014, the 2nd edition of the CPhI Women's Networking Breakfast will be taking place during CPhI Worldwide in Madrid on the morning of Wednesday 14 October 2015.
Uniting female executives from the global pharmaceutical network, this event will celebrate female leadership and encourage empowerment within the industry. Hear from senior level speakers on their experiences of working in the pharmacutical and healthcare sector, their lessons for success, accessing the opportunities and overcoming challenges.
Speakers include:
Jolanda Groenhuijzen, past president of the HBA Europe chapter and managing director of MyLanda GMBH, formerly director at Novartis, Pfizer and AstraZeneca
Sharon Johnson, senior vice president - quality, product development and regulatory affairs at Catalent Pharma Solutions
Denise Johnston, global vice president – global sales, Nemera
Marlene Llopiz-Aviles, CEO, Investigacion Farmacologica y Biofarmaceutica, SAPI de CV, Mexico
Maximize your time at CPhI Worldwide by meeting your peers and expanding your network at this important networking event. Limited availability – to reserve your seat now for just €95 per person, please contact:
Oliver Brunetti, Audience Manager
American Heart Association Inc.
American Heart Association, Inc. (AHA) and the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association are working together to advance mutual goals. The HBA Metro Chapter's second annual charity golf outing in 2011 raised over $14,000 for the American Heart Association's (AHA) New York Chapter.
CPhI Worldwide
HBA is a supporting partner for CPhI Worldwide 2015 to be held in Madrid between 12 to 15 October. CPhI is a leading pharmaceuticals networking event, bringing together 2,200 exhibitors and more than 36,000+ attendees from 140 countries. The HBA is pleased to particpate in the Women's Networking Breakfast, a session that brings together women working within the pharmaceutical industry for a morning of networking and inspirational speeches on driving female empowerment and leadership on October 14.
The HBA launched a new leadership initiative for women in regulatory, medical, legal and compliance, in collaboration with the Drug Information Association (DIA). The inaugural event took place on June 26th in Philadelphia at the 2012 DIA Annual Meeting. There are many opportunities to participate in this initiative even if you are not attending the DIA. View the webpage for more details.
Dress for Success
The mission of Dress for Success (DFS) is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since 1997, Dress for Success has served more than 550,000 women around the world.
Starting in 2011, several HBA chapters have supported Dress for Success via chapter events. The HBA and DFS collaborated on a 2011 Rising Star class project. This project creates an opportunity for the year's class of Rising Star's to engage, interact and network with one another and their respective chapter, while giving back to their community, creating a legacy they can call their own. This was executed in cooperation with the HBA Greater Philadelphia and San Francisco Bay Area chapters. The results of this class project were presented at the 2011 HBA Leadership Conference. THe HBA Metro chapter, and the HBA San Francisco chapter have supported Dress for Success in their communities.
The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since 1997, Dress for Success has served more than 550,000 women around the world. To meet the need for services that would help women both find and keep jobs, Dress for Success established the Professional Women's Group (PWG) program, which offers women ongoing support as they successfully transition into the workforce, build thriving careers and prosper in the mainstream workplace. Once a woman joins the PWG she is a member for life, able to attend meetings at any affiliate throughout the world and can benefit from additional employment retention and mentoring programs. Dress for Success also has developed Career Center, an initiative that promotes confidence and professionalism by providing women career guidance, the chance to acquire technology skills and assistance in their job searches.


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Antony, Robert J. Like froth floating on the sea: the world of pirates and seafarers in late imperial south China. China research monograph; 56. Berkeley: Institute of East Asian Studies, 2003.
Antony, Robert James. Pirates, bandits, and brotherhoods: A study of crime and law in Kwangtung Province, 1796-1839. Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Hawaii. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, 1988.
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Bakken, Borge. Crime, Punishment, and Policing in China. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
Baumler, Alan. The Chinese and Opium under the Republic: Worse Than Floods and Wild Beasts. Albany New York: State University of New York Press, 2008.
Baumler, Alan. The Chinese and opium under the Republic: worse than floods and wild beasts. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2007.
Billingsley, Phil. Bandits in Republican China. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1988.
Booth, Martin. The dragon syndicates: The global phenomenon of the triads. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Incorporated, 2000.
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Chesneaux, Jean. Secret societies in China in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (trans. Nettle, Gillian). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1971.
Chin, Ko-Lin. Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise and Ethnicity. Studies in Crime and Public Policy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Chin, Ko-lin. Heijin: Organized Crime, Business, and Politics in Taiwan. East Gate Book. Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe Incorporated, 2003.
Chu, Yiu Kong. Triads as Business. Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia, 6. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Crime and social control in a changing China. (ed. Liu, Jianhong; Zhang, Lening F.; Messner, Steven). Contributions in Criminology & Penology Series, Vol. 53. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated, 2001.
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Dikotter, Frank. Crime, punishment, and the prison in modern China, 1895-1949. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001.
Dutton, Michael R. Policing and punishment in China: from patriarchy to "the people". New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
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Gilley, Bruce. Model Rebels: The Rise and Fall of China's Richest Village. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000.
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Hegel, Robert E.. True crimes in eighteenth-century China: twenty case histories. Seattle, Washington: University of Wasington Press, 2009.
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Keith, Ron. New Crime in China: Public Order and Human Rights. London: Routledge, 2005.
Keith, Ronald. New Crime in China: Public Order and Human Rights. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Kong, Chu Yiu. Triads As Business. New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.
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Lilius, Aleko E. I Sailed with Chinese pirates. New York: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1991.
Lo, Shiu Hing. The politics of cross-border crime in greater China: case studies of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2008.
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Martin, Brian G. The Shanghai Green Gang: politics and organized crime, 1919-1937. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1996.
Murray, Dian H. Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790-1810. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1987.
Murray, Dian H.; Qin, Baoqi. The Origins of the Tiandihui: The Chinese Triads in Legend and History. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1995.
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Nicaso, Antonio; Lamothe, Lee. Global Mafia: The New World Order of Organized Crime. Collingdale: DIANE Publishing Company, 2000.
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Ownby, David. Brotherhoods and Secret Societies in Early and Mid-Qing China: The Formation of a Tradition. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1996.
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Robinson, David M. Bandits, eunuchs, and the son of heaven: rebellion and the economy of violence in mid-Ming China. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2001.
Rogozinski, Jan. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pirates. Reprint. Collingdale: DIANE Publishing Company, 2002.
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Stapleton, Kristin Eileen. Police reform in a late-imperial Chinese city: Chengdu, 1902-1911. Thesis (Ph. D.) -- Harvard University, 1993. Microfiche HT 93807 Microfiche. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1994.
Sun, Yan. Corruption and market in contemporary China. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2004.
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Tai, Hsuan-chih. The Red Spears, 1916-1949. Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies; No. 54. Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, 1985.
Tanner, Harold. Strike Hard!, Anti-Crime Campaigns and Chinese Criminal Justice, 1979-1985. Ithaca: Cornell University East Asia Program, 1999.
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Wakeman, Frederic, Jr. The Shanghai Badlands: Wartime Terrorism and Urban Crime, 1937-1941. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Wakeman, Frederic, Jr. Policing Shanghai 1927-1937. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.
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How To Write Young Adult Fiction
Young adult fiction has virtually no boundaries. It is a popular genre of fiction and always will be because kids still love to read, even if there video games and social media distractions headed their way. Sometimes writing young adult fiction is seen as a step down from adult fiction, but there are also a number of great opportunities available. If you want to give it a try, then here are some tips on how to write young adult fiction for today's kids.
#1. You've got to get the point of view correct. This is the biggest issue in young adult fiction. Young adults think differently than older adults. They're going to have different levels of wisdom because they haven't lived long lives. It's really hard to get out of the practice of using hindsight as a character benefit when writing in this genre. You've got to get into the point of view where your characters don't really care what their parents or grown ups are doing. It's their world and they're going to be in charge of it.
#2. Be conscious about the age of your characters. Young adults tend to identify first with characters that are around the same age they are. This means if your main character is 13 years old, then this will be your primary reader. Kids also like to read stories about characters that are a little older than they are, but they don't like to read stories about younger kids. Following these observations, it is pretty safe to say that writing young adult fiction means you're writing for 6th-9th graders.
#3. Your characters need to learn, grow, and change. Every young adult fiction story is a coming of age story in some way. This is because kids who read these stories are in a place where they're doing the exact same thing. Each experience gives kids today a chance to evolve into someone new. If the characters in your stories aren't doing the same thing, then there will be a certain lack of authenticity found within your words and that can drive readers away.
#4. Your narrative will need to be spot-on. The sentence structures, vocabulary, and language of your characters must also match up with what the current trends are today for a young adult story to feel relevant. Now you do have some leeway within this genre by using historical characters or creating a fantasy world to change these trends so you can make them your own, but the plot structure will still need to be at the level of the targeted age. It is very important that your dialogue doesn't seem preachy or arrogant.
#5. You can talk about anything. Young adult fiction may not have two characters actively having sex, but that doesn't mean those characters aren't curious about their sexuality. You might not want a character shooting up some heroin, but being tempted by drugs can help you as the author give your young adult audience a chance to explore their own feelings on the subject. As long as you have the voice correct and your descriptions aren't overly graphic, you can discuss just about anything.
#6. Think about entertainment first, messages second. Your goal as a writer of young adult fiction isn't to provide answers. It's to raise questions that need to be asked so the reader can discover their own answers. Think about it like this: would you pay $20 to go see a movie that told you how you were doing everything wrong in your life? Of course not. So why would someone pay $10 for a book you've written that does the same thing?
#7. There's a happily ever after tucked in there somewhere. Even if the subject matter of your young adult fiction is dystopic in nature, it is important for kids today to see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. People want to experience hope today. Even if all you do is throw in a glimmer of a hope at the end for your main characters, you'll be able to avoid the sadness which other novels can cause readers. It's okay to give warnings, but also offer new possibilities. The goal is to let young adults see that they have the power to make choices for their lives instead of having it be dictated to them.
Knowing how to write young adult fiction can be somewhat challenging. Getting the voice right can be particularly difficult, especially for writers that have been working in other genres for some time. With enough effort, however, and the ability to raise meaningful questions within the context of a story, you can create a fictional world that many young adults are going to want to visit.


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Andy Hawkins
|Andy Hawkins
Hawkins as Texas Rangers bullpen coach
Born: January 21, 1960
Waco, Texas
|MLB debut
|July 17, 1982, for the San Diego Padres
|Last MLB appearance
|August 4, 1991, for the Oakland Athletics
|MLB statistics
|Win–loss record
|Earned run average
Melton Andrew "Andy" Hawkins (born January 21, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. A right-handed starter, Hawkins spent most of his career with the San Diego Padres, and also played for the New York Yankees and briefly for the Oakland Athletics.
Baseball career
He is known for being the first (and thus far, the only) San Diego Padres pitcher to win a World Series game. Hawkins earned a victory pitching in relief in Game 2 of the 1984 World Series, which the Padres lost to Detroit in five games. His best season was 1985, when he threw a career-high 228 2⁄3 innings, compiled an 18–8 record, (winning his first 11 starts) and finished with a 3.15 ERA. Hawkins is the first pitcher to win his first 10 starts since the advent of divisional play in Major League Baseball which started in 1969. In 3 career starts at Fenway Park, Hawkins managed a total of just one inning, giving up 18 earned runs in those starts.
No-hit game
On July 1, 1990, Hawkins pitched a game for the Yankees against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in which he allowed no hits, but lost the game having dominated the White Sox into the eighth inning, but after retiring the first two batters, Sammy Sosa reached on a fielding error by Yankees third baseman Mike Blowers. After Hawkins loaded the bases by walking the next two batters, Robin Ventura lofted a fly ball to left field. Rookie Jim Leyritz, fighting a blustery wind, had the ball glance off his glove for an error, allowing all three baserunners to score. The next batter, Ivan Calderón, hit a high fly ball to right field, which Jesse Barfield lost in the sun, dropping it for another error, allowing Ventura to score. The Yankees could not score in the ninth, giving Hawkins the loss despite not allowing a hit.
Major League Baseball does not consider this effort an official no-hitter, listing Hawkins as having only completed 8 innings pitched.[1] On September 4, 1991 the Committee for Statistical Accuracy, appointed by Commissioner Fay Vincent, changed the definition of a no-hitter to require that a pitcher must throw at least nine full innings and a complete game for the no-hitter to be official. Since Hawkins played for the visiting team, the White Sox never batted in the ninth inning, meaning Hawkins lost credit for a no-hitter. The game was also notable for being a double no-hitter into the sixth inning (and a double perfect game into the fifth), as White Sox starter Greg Hibbard also pitched very well.
A high-priced free agent in the second year of a three-year deal, Hawkins struggled for a very poor Yankees team in 1990.
On May 8, with just one win and an ERA of 8.56, Hawkins was offered his outright release, which he accepted, although an injury that night to pitcher Mike Witt changed his mind. Hawkins pitched much better in his next three starts, although he still had only a 1–4 record prior to the no-hit game.
In his next appearance, he faced the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium in the opening game of a doubleheader. Hawkins pitched a shutout into the twelfth inning but wound up losing 2–0 – the last time a starting pitcher has pitched in an MLB game into the twelfth inning or later.
In his following appearance, the Yankees lost a six-inning no-hitter to Mélido Pérez and the White Sox. Likewise, that game is not considered an official no-hitter, as the game was shortened to seven innings due to rain; Hawkins was still on the mound when the game was delayed, and then called off.
Hawkins was the bullpen coach of the Texas Rangers, having served as the interim pitching coach following the firing of previous pitching coach Mark Connor during the 2008 season.[2] Before being promoted as the interim coach, Hawkins was the pitching coach for the Oklahoma RedHawks. At the end of the 2015 season Hawkins left the Rangers. In 2016 Hawkins was hired on as the pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals AAA team, the Omaha Storm Chasers.
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=no_hitter_loss
- ↑ "Rangers hire Mike Maddox and Assign Hawkins as Bullpen Coach". November 3, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)


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The Class of 1958
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Benson, Alan
Salem, MA
Bevilacqua, DonaldDonald Reynolds
Deceased 2007
Brooks, Wayne
Brown, SandraSandra Mclean
Punta Gorda, FL
Clay, DorisDoris Graham
Chase City, VA
Conery, Daniel
Conley, Joseph
Cook, MerrilynMerrilyn Cutter
Cortes, MaryMary Zoulias
Haverhill, MA
Cotoni, Dorothy
Dauteuil, Arthur Camil
Salem, NH
Denis, Marguerite
Dolan, Thomas
Chambersburg, PA
Durfee, Ernest
Gagnon, Philip
Greene, NY
Garlick, Jacqueline
Gifford, Leland
Deceased 1999
Hackett, William
Harvey, BerthaBertha Calixto
Kissimmee, FL
Hathaway, Richard
Appleton, ME
Haynes, Barry
Hilse, Karl
Derry, NH
Hiltz, Robert
Las Vegas, NV
Hodgkins, Donald
Jendraszek, Bernard
Jones, George
Sumner, ME
Jordan, Gerald
Peabody, MA
Keans, James
LaBonte, C. Joseph
Landford, LouiseLouise MacDonald
Brasstown, NC
Lawlor, Ellen
LeBlanc, Carol
Legere, Bradford
Georgetown, MA
Libbey, James
London, Jack
Lynch, Maurice
North Andover, MA
Marsella, Gary
Litchfield, ME
McCarthy, David
McGowan, James
McIntyre, Ed
McLean, MarthaMartha Rheaume
Morse, Eugene
Alma, CO
Murray, Edward
Vero Beach, FL
Ouellet, Arline
Parker, Arthur
Rand, Redford
Richardson, Chester
Richuits, Ronald
Robinson, Russell
Cookeville, TN
Rogers, Lorraine
Rollins, Richard
Gloucester, MA
Root, James
Jacksonville, FL
Sanborn, CarolCarol D'urso
Scoglio, Helen
Shannon, Hugh
Deceased 2006
Sharp, Judith
Short, John
Stanley, Harold
Stapledon, Janet
Turmal, M. Paul
Victoria, BC
Valliere, Ronald
Viens, Lawrence
Methuen, MA
Wade, Bruce
Wellington, Norman
Deceased 2011
White, Donald
Wright, Donald
Deceased 2001
Zalenski, John
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Molding Our Youth To Love and Respect Themselves and Others
Taking a deep look at the issues our teens face and how to overcome adversity and learn how to accept themselves as they are.
I have been speaking to our youth of all ages for over 20 years on how to learn to love who they are and accept themselves as an important part of this world. How to overcome the "unfair" things that happen to them on a monthly, weekly and daily basis. Our youth are struggling and have so much to fight against today with peer pressure, social media, unfit families, etc... and they need someone who they can look up to that has been through some tough times before. Through telling my story I have been able to reach thousands upon thousands of youth and have made lasting impressions that they will never forget. I love speaking at youth conferences, private and public schools, college and high school graduations. We owe it to our youth to help them all that we can because they will one day be teaching the next generation and I truly believe that we will help to make this world a better place.
Inspiring Your Mind and Touching Your Soul
A journey that will leave you inspired and motivated to maximize your life and help you to reach your potential while improving the world around you!
Imagine a 2-3 day conference and you have a final dinner or lunch... It's the perfect opportunity after a wealth-load of knowledge and information absorbed, to have myself come in and fire your audience up to get out there and produce like you know they can. Through my story of the difficulties and challenges that I have faced over my lifetime, we will dig deep into the emotions and hearts of your audience and let them experience something they will never forget. There were so many road blocks and doubts that were so difficult to press through but as long as we are breathing we have a chance. We will explore what your audience is struggling with in their home lives, their work lives and how we can stop the excuses that are clouding their way to being who they want to be and accomplishing all that they should be. Everyone needs a good old fashion kick in the rear every once in a while and I look forward to being just that for your audience.
Teambuilding: Becoming One Unit Despite Our Differences
Motivating and inspiring your staff to understand the importance of team work and the acceptance of each other.
Your group will hear my amazing story of perseverance and overcoming the trials and obstacles of life. As a business owner and in sales myself for many years, I have ability to touch an audience and make them forget about all of their problems and give them a new refreshed perspective on life and their jobs. We will examine what is holding them back from their potential and why they aren't where they want to be in their careers. We will address how they work with each other despite their differences and for one common goal. How to accept their peers and treat them with respect. Everyone needs a good old fashion kick in the rear every once in a while and I look forward to being just that for your audience.
Accomplishing Your Goals
What needs to happen inside yourself to dig deep enough to accomplish your goals?
Through my obstacles in life and the challenges I have overcome I have a unique outlook on how to set obtainable goals and reach your true potential. Life will deal us many cards and we must have the mindset to reach down within ourselves and find the motivation to fight to succeed in whatever field or goals we've set for ourselves. Through my life story we will touch on just that... and inspire your group to be fired up to get back to work or wherever life leads them next with a renewed passion. Everyone needs a good old fashion kick in the rear every once in a while and I look forward to being just that for your audience.
Why book Chad Porter?
Chad Porter is one of the nation's most inspirational and motivational speakers. He comes highly recommended by Corporate CEO's, Fundraising Executives, MLB, NFL and college athletes and coaches. He has been telling his amazing story of overcoming obstacles, perseverance, dealing with life's challenges, creating a better community, team building, building self esteem, accomplishing your goals, and inspiring hundreds of thousands for over 20 years. He is a father, a husband, a business owner and an inspiration. He's traveled the country speaking to corporations, small businesses, huge conferences, fundraisers, churches and youth groups, school children of all ages, sports teams (high school, collegiate and professional athletes), and countless others. His message spans all ages, lifestyle and interests. If you are looking for a speaker that will leave a lasting impression on your audience and produce for you measurable results you should look no further.
One thing Chad has learned over many years is that if you want to get the true potential out of your employees and coworkers... they have to be in a good place personally and have a drive within themselves to want to be a difference maker and have the ability to do just that. You have to get the fire in their belly to stop focusing on rejection, speed bumps and those life's obstacles that get in our way to being successful. How do we reach our potential and succeed in our field? It's impossible when you are hung up on those things out of your control and your mind is being utilized in places that it shouldn't. Chad's story and message is one that can lend perfectly to your goals of motivating your key employees to reach the potential that you know they have deep down in them. What excuses are they allowing themselves to not become who they really want to be? He has been firing up crowds for over 20 years and has been extremely fortunate to be blessed with the ability to not only survive and overcome this journey but to be able to share it in an incredible passion, humor and honesty that your audience will never forget. If you are looking to hire someone that your audience will be moved and inspired by and at the same time will walk away with new strategies on how to improve themselves and their worlds, you do not want to pass up the opportunity to bring him in. Your team or group will NEVER forget this experience and Chad has proven over the years to leave lasting impressions to everyone he has met and who have heard his story.


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At the south-western corner of this area, Ben Cruachan [3] and its two neighbours, Beinn Eunaich [4] and Beinn a' Chochuill [5] rise above the lower reaches of the Strath [6] of Orchy and the Pass of Brander. Ben Cruachan [3], with its many peaks connected by high ridges, is one of the finest munro in the south-west highlands. Going north-east to the head of Loch Etive [7], there is a splendid group of which Ben Starav [8] is the highest, but its lower neighbours Glas Bheinn Mhor [9] and Stob Coir'an Albannaich [10] are also fine peaks.
To their east Stob Ghabhar is a much-climbed peak at the south end of the Black Mount [11] range and the start of the classic traverse [12] to Clach [13] Leathad, Creise [14] and Meall [15] a' Bhuiridh along the crest of the Black Mount. To the north-west of Loch Etive, Beinn Sgulaird [16] and Beinn Fhionnlaidh are isolated peaks in the hinterland between Glen [17] Etive and Glen Creran, and at the head of Glen Creran, Sgor [18] na h-Ulaidh is the south-western outlier of the Glen Coe [19] peaks. The main range of the Glen Coe mountains is on the south side of the A82 road where it leaves Rannoch Moor and drops down into the depths of the glen.
The Buachaille Etive Mor [20], Buachaille Etive Beag and Bidean nam Bian [21] form a succession of parallel ridges with deep corries and passes between them whose walls rise in a series of steep rock walls and dark gullies. On the opposite side of the main road through the glen the Aonach [22] Eagach [23] soars up in a single sweep from the glen to its narrow pinnacled crest. The north-western outliers of the peaks in this section are the twin peaks of Beinn a' Bheithir which rise above their forested corries on the south side of Loch Leven at its junction with Loch Linnhe
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[6] http://munro-madness.com/glossary/term/433
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[11] http://munro-madness.com/region/black-mount
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[13] http://munro-madness.com/gaelic/clach
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[15] http://munro-madness.com/gaelic/meall
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[21] http://munro-madness.com/hills/bidean-nam-bian
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T-Mobile Sidekick Promo Video Out; Specs & Features Detailed
Not long ago, we had told you about how rejuvenated an avatar the Sidekick is coming with. Post all those press briefings and info that came about via insiders, the T-Mobile Sidekick is now before us in the form a promo video, anchored by none other than the person who knows the device very well.
The promotional stuff has been explained on video by T-Mobile's Product Manager Joe Fernandez, and see how convincingly he has presented the device in just about 1.43 minutes. If you haven't yet got to see that, go nowhere: We have it here for you (posted below).
The T-Mobile Sidekick video that plays in front of us makes us hit the replay button over and over again. The most striking visuals are those that let us know how the phone slides open with just a simple soft jab. We, for sure, like the way the phone opens.
Now, let's look at the rest of the features. Fernandez details the device and tells you how useful it would be to us – if at all we are going for it, that is. Once you open the phone to make the five-row QWERTY key board visible, you will see that the landscaped display has been positioned n such a way that is slightly tilted toward you. That's something made possible with the 'pop-tilt' hinge, making possible comfortable viewing angles.
We guess it's the Samsung 1GHz Hummingbird processor that's inside that makes the navigation and performance so very fast and hassle free. The fast, touch motion performances indeed make us think about going for a buy. The Sidekick comes with a user interface that is some form of TouchWiz, but we have a feeling that the UI has been customized for the SideKick 4G.
The 3.5-inch touchscreen and the five-row QWERTY enable easy text messaging, even if you want high volume text inputs. The Android 2.2 Froyo has taken the place of the erstwhile Danger OS and that makes the device even more alluring. The device also comes with a single front-facing VGA webcam.
The video explains the unending possibilities the Sidekick will offer when it comes to accessing the hundreds of thousands of apps in the Android Market. Entertainment is one major aspect the device will open up before you.
The video is a charmer, to say the least. The way all aspects are elaborated in a nutshell makes us wait for Spring to dawn. We just need to make up our mind as to whether we will buy the matte black or pearl magenta Sidekick.
Hit the play button below and you will realize there's lots more about the T-Mobile Sidekick. Let's also wait to see what kind of a price tag the device will carry along with it.


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So, here's the thing: I fricking love Starkid. For those of you who actually know me, this is as obvious as saying the sky is blue or the Pope's hat looks funny. If you have no idea what Starkid is, you're not alone. About half the people I tell about them have never heard of them, which makes me sad because they're just so fantastic. In a nutshell, they're a musical theater company. They're also Internet sensations, ridiculously talented, and the most adorable group of friends ever. Although Darren Criss is undeniably the most well-known of the Starkids, the names Joey Richter, Dylan Saunders, Lauren Lopez, Jaime Lyn Beatty, Brian Rosenthal, Jim Povolo, Brian Holden, Meredith Stepien, and Joe Walker will one day be just as well known. There are a number of other Starkids who are just as talented and will be just as famous, but I'm too lazy to list out every single one of them and went with just those who were on the tour.
Starkid has a sometimes terrifyingly devoted fanbase. For instance, this is the second time I've seen them in concert and both times, my best friend Caity and I spent the night before slaving away making cookies for them (this time, with Dani's help as well, yay!) and figuring out exactly what the perfect gift bag would be for them. This time, we also brought them some barbecue sauce (since they probably didn't get a chance to explore much of KC), a six-pack of Boulevard Wheat Beer (which was totally fine because everyone involved in the exchange is over the age of 21, except Dani, who never even touched the beer), and some coloring books and Mad Libs for the long bus rides. Some people (my parents, coworkers, friends, fiance, etc.) think we're crazy and oddly attached to these people that we don't really know at all. That may be true, but to most Starkid fans, we feel like we know them. They don't know us, but we certainly know them (which isn't as creepy as that sounds).
For me, Starkid is the key part of my self-care. When I can't deal with the world and the shit that goes on in it, I turn on a Starkid show or listen to an album and am instantly cheered up. Their shows (A Very Potter Musical, Me and My Dick, A Very Potter Sequel, Starship, and Holy Musical B@man) have these beautiful messages of friendship, love, and acceptance. Yes, a musical about a boy's relationship with his penis is actually incredibly touching when Starkid does it. Pretty much all of them put themselves out on Twitter and are gracious enough to allow the fans glimpses into their lives. When everything else might be going wrong, Starkid is always there to remind me that there is something right in the world.
So, all this being said brings us up to the day of the concert. Caity, Dani, and I prepared our gift bag to bring to them. Caity and I made matching T-shirts (the front side read "Somebody's Buddy," and the back said "Flying in the Friendship Ship KC Apocalyptour 2012"). We spent the whole day counting down the number of hours to the concert, while I kept texting Caity at work to remind her how close it was. Finally, we hopped in the car and drove downtown. After stopping at Quik Trip to try to remedy an unfortunate carbonated water explosion and screaming at my GPS as it seemed to take me all over the sketchy parts of KC, we finally made it there.
Caity and I were fortunate enough to have Golden Idol tickets (meaning we got to go in early and have a meet and greet with the Starkids), thanks to a graduation present from my parents. I wish I could remember the exact words we actually said to them, but it all went so fast and I was so flustered by trying to keep my cool that I didn't really get a chance to take it all in. Brian Holden was nice enough to also sign Caity's little sister's Superman shirt and I know I talked to Charlene Kaye for a quick minute about how much I love her new album and how I listen to it nearly every day on my way to work.
Then we headed into the theater. For those of you who have never been to the Uptown Theater, it has a very interesting decor inside. There are all these weird, half-naked statues up where the balconies are. There's faux candlelight and a really huge disco ball. As Meredith apparently described it, it has a very Hogwarts feel to it.
The concert started with Charlene Kaye, who while not necessarily a member of Team Starkid (in that she doesn't act in their productions), is a close friend of theirs and often does concerts with them. I first heard Charlene when she recorded a duet with Darren called "Dress and Tie." From there, I started listening to her other music and I completely fell in love with it. Her newly-released "Animal Love" is one of the best albums I've heard in a long time. During her set, Charlene primarily played music from that album, although she also brought out Dylan to sing "Dress and Tie" with her and sang Magnolia Wine from her album "Things I Will Need in the Past." The highlight of the set, though, was undeniably "A Million Years." Charlene asked for silence while she sang it and the crowd complied. Once the song got started, it was so beautiful that I hardly even breathed during the song. The crew turned on a disco ball (which Charlene described as the "biggest disco ball [she] had ever seen") and the room was bathed in the soft lighting from it. The song, which is all about finding your soulmate, nearly brought me to tears (and definitely made Caity cry a little bit). I found a video of a performance of it from another stop on the tour, where the audience also stayed quiet to allow her to sing. The video does allow you to hear the song, but hearing it live was even more hauntingly beautiful.
After a short break, Starkid finally came out to the deafening screams of all the fangirls (as well as the fanboys). The basic premise of the show was that the Mayan Apocalypse was coming and Starkid could only save the world by putting on an amazing show to please the Mayan deities. If the Mayan deities weren't pleased, then at least the crowd in Kansas City was having the time of their lives. They performed songs from all of their shows. As much as I love the Potter musicals, it was really nice to hear some of their other music. The greatest part of the show, though, was the interesting mash-ups they did. They would combine songs from several different shows and it worked so well together.
For me, the best was the mash-up of "Dark, Sad, Lonely Knight" from "Holy Musical B@man" and "Not Alone" from "A Very Potter Musical." Caity and I keep singing to each other the part of "Dark, Sad, Lonely Knight" where it goes "I wanna be somebody's buddy, somebody who can be my buddy back" and that was the inspiration for our shirts. So, we grabbed each other's hand during that song and sang it to each other. Then when they launched into "Not Alone" right after that, I just about started crying. "Not Alone" was my bridge into the Starkid fandom. Even though I knew who they were, I didn't really become a fan of theirs until after I got hooked on Darren's character on "Glee." Around then, I was having a really hard time and Starkid became my source of light and hope. "Not Alone" is my most played song on iTunes and I don't even know how many times I listened to it when I was first getting hooked on Starkid. There was one night in particular that I think I listened to it on repeat for two or three hours while I just sat in my room and cried. That song became my anthem and to hear it right after this other song that I've come to associate so much with my best friend just about moved me to tears.
I don't want to spoil the other mash-ups because they still have several stops left on the tour and I know I enjoyed the concert even more because I didn't know what was coming. After the concert, Charlene was nice enough to draw something on my tote bag of hers that I bought. So now, about 24 hours after the concert, I am still insanely sore from standing up and dancing for so long. I got my voice fully back after screaming so much. I'm drained of energy from the emotions of the concert and the whirlwind trip to KC and back to Columbia. And I have a kickass tote with an awesome picture of a giraffe, as well as an autographed picture of all the Starkids on the tour. Basically, it was one of the best nights of my life and the best concert I have ever seen. Now, I just anxiously wait for my next opportunity to see them, whenever that might be.


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Overview of Upstream and Gas
George L. Kirkland, Executive Vice President for Upstream and Gas
Chevron Corporation
Overview of Upstream and Gas
San Ramon, California, May 28, 2008
I'm pleased to be here again to review with you Chevron's upstream and gas businesses.
As we highlighted in the video, we had an excellent 2007 — operationally and financially — and I will spend some time today discussing last year's accomplishments and also cover our plans for 2008 and beyond.
Slide: Positioned With a Strong Worldwide Portfolio
Let's look at Chevron's upstream business portfolio, the very foundation of our future growth plans. We have a strong position in nearly all of the world's key basins. The diversity and breadth of this portfolio gives us a competitive advantage.
Altogether we have a net daily production capacity of 2.7 million barrels of oil-equivalent and 11 billion barrels of proved oil and gas reserves.
Let me spend some time highlighting some of our key regions of the world.
First, let's look at Asia-Pacific.
Slide: Regional E&P Companies: Asia-Pacific
Chevron is the No. 1 producer in Thailand and Indonesia. In Australia, we are the largest holder of natural gas resources.
Slide: Regional E&P Companies: Europe, Eurasia & ME
We are one of the largest producers in the Caspian Region and we have strong assets in Europe and in the Partitioned Neutral Zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Slide: Regional E&P Companies: Africa & Latin America
In western Africa, we are among the largest deepwater leaseholders in Nigeria, and we are a top-tier producer in both Angola and Nigeria.
In Latin America we have solid positions in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Slide: Regional E&P Companies: North America
In North America, Chevron is the largest producer in the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and the San Joaquin Valley, and we are the largest leaseholder in the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and deep water combined. We have strong positions in the U.S. Mid-Continent, East Coast of Canada and the oil sands in Alberta.
Slide: Consistent Exploration Success
Production and reserves growth begins with exploration success. Over the past six years, our exploration program achieved a success rate of 45 percent.
In 2007, we have continued our recent success in exploration, last year adding approximately 1 billion barrels of new oil and gas resources to our portfolio. We had discoveries in western Africa, Asia and North America, and added significant resources in Canada and Bangladesh.
Let's look at some of the major projects we're pursuing that will be contributing to our growth plans.
Slide: World-Class Portfolio of Major Capital Projects
This map shows the location of 40 major capital projects in our queue, each representing greater than $1 billion in Chevron share investments.
Note the geographic diversity of these projects. These developments are key to bringing on new production to help meet the world's energy demand.
This is an exciting time. Let me spend a moment to highlight a few of our significant future projects.
Slide: Major Capital Projects: Asia-Pacific
In Asia-Pacific, let's start with the Gorgon natural gas project. We continue to achieve a number of project milestones. Last October, we received environmental approvals from the Australian federal government on our Gorgon development plans.
Also in offshore Australia, this past March we announced our plans for a new LNG project for the 100 percent-owned Wheatstone gas resource.
Earlier this year, we announced our decision to invest in the Platong II project. This new facility in the Gulf of Thailand will increase gas production by approximately 330 million cubic feet per day. First gas is expected in 2011.
And as referenced in the video, we announced a new partnership for the development of the Chuandongbei natural gas area in central China that will enable us to expand our presence in this important nation.
Slide: Major Capital Projects: Africa (Angola/Republic of the Congo)
In Angola's deep water, fabrication is under way on facilities for the Tombua-Landana project. We are scheduled for start up in 2009 with peak production of 100,000 barrels of oil per day by 2011.
And, as part of our global gas strategy, we announced the decision to invest in the Angola LNG project. Natural gas resources will be commercialized by collecting and transporting gas located offshore Angola to an onshore liquefaction plant.
In the Republic of the Congo, the Moho-Bilondo project came onstream last month. Maximum total daily production of 90,000 barrels of crude oil is planned in 2010.
Slide: Major Capital Projects: Africa (Nigeria)
In Nigeria, the deepwater Agbami project is nearing completion with first oil expected later this year. Peak production of 250,000 barrels of oil per day is forecasted one year after startup.
We are proceeding with the Usan deepwater project, which is scheduled for first oil in 2011.
Slide: Major Capital Projects: Latin America
In Brazil, we are moving ahead with our $2.8 billion deepwater Frade development. Construction is well under way on the processing facilities, and first oil is expected in 2009 with peak production of 90,000 barrels of oil-equivalent per day slated to occur in 2011.
Also in Brazil, the Papa-Terra project is progressing toward an investment decision in late 2008.
Slide: Major Capital Projects: Eurasia & Middle East
In Kazakhstan, the $7 billion Tengiz expansion is nearing completion. Once fully online later this year, we expect to increase production to 540,000 barrels of oil per day.
In Azerbaijan, Phase III of the ACG [Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli] project started up last month, eventually adding over 300,000 barrels of oil per day of new production.
Slide: Major Capital Projects: North America
As described in the highlight video, our deepwater Blind Faith project is nearing completion. First oil is expected later this year, quickly ramping up to a peak rate of 70,000 barrels of oil-equivalent per day.
Construction and installation activities continue at our deepwater Tahiti project, with first oil forecasted for third quarter 2009.
Fabrication is under way on the Perdido deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico, which should begin producing in 2010.
In Colorado, we are pursuing the Piceance Basin natural gas play where we have a great lease position in this highly prospective area.
And in Canada, the Athabasca Oil Sands Expansion 1 project is in the construction phase and is scheduled to start up in 2010.
In closing, 2007 was another record-setting year for our upstream and gas businesses. We have every confidence in our ability to grow profitably driven by success in our base business as well as completing the projects shown on this slide.
Slide: Our Continued Commitment to Earnings and Returns
Now I would like to introduce Mike Wirth, who will discuss our downstream businesses.
Read the Overview of Downstream by Mike Wirth
Cautionary Statement
Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information for the Purpose of "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
This presentation of Chevron Corporation contains forward-looking statements relating to Chevron's operations that are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about the petroleum, chemicals and other energy-related industries. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "schedules," "estimates," "budgets" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this presentation. Unless legally required, Chevron undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are crude oil and natural gas prices; refining margins and marketing margins; chemicals prices and competitive conditions affecting supply and demand for aromatics, olefins and additives products; actions of competitors; the competitiveness of alternate energy sources or product substitutes; technological developments; the results of operations and financial condition of equity affiliates; the inability or failure of the company's joint-venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; the potential failure to achieve expected net production from existing and future crude oil and natural gas development projects; potential delays in the development, construction or start-up of planned projects; the potential disruption or interruption of the company's net production or manufacturing facilities or delivery/transportation networks due to war, accidents, political events, civil unrest, severe weather or crude-oil production quotas that might be imposed by OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries); the potential liability for remedial actions under existing or future environmental regulations and litigation; significant investment or product changes under existing or future environmental statutes, regulations and litigation; the potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation; the company's acquisition or disposition of assets; government-mandated sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, changes in fiscal terms or restrictions on scope of company operations; the effects of changed accounting rules under generally accepted accounting principles promulgated by rule-setting bodies; and the factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" beginning on page 31 of the company's 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, such statements could be affected by general domestic and international economic and political conditions. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this presentation could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules permit oil and gas companies to disclose only proved reserves in their filings with the SEC. Certain terms, such as "resources," "oil-equivalent resources," "oil in place," "recoverable reserves," and "recoverable resources," among others, may be used in this press release to describe certain oil and gas properties that are not permitted to be used in filings with the SEC.
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Our Michigan Stryker ABG II hip replacement lawyers are actively representing patient suffering from serious complications after having a Stryker ABG II hip implant. We are working with other national law firms to win the best settlement for our clients.
Patients who suffer from complications, such as metallosis, pseudo tumors, or have had to undergo a revision surgery after having a Stryker ABG II hip implant do have legal rights and may be able to sue the manufacturer. Often times these lawsuits result in significant settlements for the patient and seek compensation not only for the patient's pain and suffering but any medical costs incurred due to the complications as well as future medical costs associated.
Stryker ABG II Hip Replacement Recall
The Stryker ABG II modular-neck stem hip implant was released on the market in November 2009, however Stryker announced a recall of the device in July of 2012 due to high failure rates and serious complications resulting from the medical device. The voluntary recall took place at the same time of the Rejuvenate hip replacement recall, also manufactured by Stryker. Both hip systems are metal-on-metal designed devices. Stryker recalled the ABG II, claiming that the fretting and corrosion of the device "may lead to adverse local tissue reactions." In fact, it was recommended by Stryker that all patients who had the ABG II modular-neck stems implanted to speak with their doctors, particularly if you were experience any type of pain or similar symptoms.
What are the Stryker ABG II Hip Replacement Complications?
Symptoms that may indicate your Stryker hip replacement device is defective may include pain, difficulty walking, swelling, numbness and grinding/clicking/popping/squeaking. If a patient is suffering from these symptoms, they should be aware that their health is at risk. Some of the most common complications of the ABG II modular-neck stem hip implant, which the symptoms above may be indicating, include:
- Fretting and corrosion of the device
- Metallosis
- Fluid collection in the hip area
- Pseudo tumors
Many patients require surgery to remove a defective implant and then to replace it tiwth another artifical hip. This causes serious pain and suffering, diability, and exposes the patient to additional complications from surgeries, like post-operative infections. The effects of these defective hips can be catastrophic and life-changing.
How much Compensation can I get in a Stryker ABG II Lawsuit?
The amount of your settlement depends on a number of factors. These include the type or model of the hip, the medical complication you suffered from the defective implant, the type of treatment that you received (like removal of the device), and your prognosis. Other factors include your medical expenses and other economic losses.
In most mass tort lawsuits, like the Stryker hip cases, the parties will set a schedule that determines the settlement for each participant. The schedule includes the factors indicated above and often additional criteria to qualify for a settlement. In the past, many claims have settled in the range of $ 300,000 per plaintiff but this may change in future lawsuits.
What is Needed to Win a Michigan Stryker ABG II Hip Replacement Lawsuit?
If you or your loved one suffer from any of the complications listed above after getting a Stryker Rejuvenate Modular or Stryker ABG II hip replacement device implanted there may be legal ground to pursue a Michigan Stryker hip replacement lawsuit. The best proof an injured patient will need to pursue this type of lawsuit would be the manufacturer's stickers from hospital operative report or recall letter from Stryker or surgeon to client. Don't worry if you do not have this information. We will get your medical records and find the information in your chart. We will then determine if you have a case.
What are the Time Deadlines for Filing Defective Stryker Hip Lawsuits?
There are strict statute of limitations for filing a defective medical device hip implant lawsuit against manufacturers in Michigan.If you miss a deadline your case will be lost forever. For defective lawsuits, there must be a legal analysis of the particular facts of your case to determine your deadline. We will review your chart and let you know if you still have time left to join the lawsuit and get a settlement.
How Much are Legal Fees for a Stryker Defective Hip Replacement Lawsuit?
We will represent you in your Michigan hip replacement lawsuit under our No Fee Promise. This means that you will not be charged any legal fees whatsoever unless we obtain a settlement or recovery for you. You have absolutely no obligation for legal fees unless we win your case. If we do not obtain a settlement for you, you owe us nothing!
Contact Your Experienced Michigan Stryker Hip Replacement Lawyer
It is important when choosing your lawyer for your Stryker ABG II hip replacement case that you choose an attorney that has significant experience representing patients injured by a defective medical device. We work directly with other national law firms to win the best settlement for our clients.
Call our top rated defective medical equipment Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. legal team now at (888) 797-8787 if you suffer serious injuries or complications after getting a Styker metal-on-metal hip replacement implant.


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The HTC Sensation phone can be easily unlocked and by reading the instructions in this article, which will allow you to use it at 100% of its capabilities. By unlocking your phone you will be able to root it and add custom ROM firmware such as the latest Android release, Ice Cream Sandwich.
After you manage to unlock your HTC Sensation device, the warranty will be canceled, but then you will be able to root it and use custom ROMs and applications. This unlocking guide was made possible by XDA users jackmonter5, sieempi and xl VipeR lx. Please note that before moving to the tutorial guide you need to know that our website cannot be held responsible for any problems or errors you will experience after unlocking your Sensation device.
In order to correctly complete the tutorial guide you need to read the lines listed below and learn how to correctly configure your device and computer the unlocking process. Here's what you need to take into consideration before Unlocking your HTC Sensation phone:
- backup all the data that you have currently stored on your phone, but do it without using HTC Sync because this feature won't be detected after your Sensation has been successfully unlocked.
- make sure to save all your contacts, call logs, music and video files.
- backup the APN and MMS Settings so that after the unlock you will be able to browse the internet. Do it by going to Applications, then Settings, open Wireless and Networks then Mobile Networks and the information you need is listed under 'Access Point Names'.
- the minimum charge level left on you phone's battery has to be higher than 80%; this way the HTC Sensation won't power OFF during the unlocking process.
- the phone has to be SIM locked and rooted, because you will need to unlock it using Clockwork mod recovery.
I think that this is all the info that you need to know before moving to the tutorial guide.
How to successfully unlock your HTC Sensation phone that runs on Android:
- First thing you need is to download 'PG58DIAG for HTC Sensation' and save it on your PC.
- Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable.
- Now copy the file you've downloaded at step 1 in the root folder, the one that is located on your phone's SD Card.
- Remove the USB Cable to disconnect the phone from your PC.
- Enable USB Debugging option by opening Settings, then Applications and select Development where you need to tick the 'USB Debugging' box.
- Power OFF the Sensation phone.
- Now press the Volume Down key and then press the Power button to enter your phone into Bootloader mode/ H Boot mode.
- Press the 'Volume Down' key to enter DIAG and, when you're asked, place the HTC device horizontally and press the Power key to choose 'Clean S58 Data'.
- Now your device should have been successfully unlocked and you can check if the tutorial guide worked by inserting a different SIM card from another carrier.
- To complete this guide, you need to delete the file named 'PG58DIA' and restart your HTC Sensation.
Since you've managed to unlock your phone, it means that you are ready to restore all the data that you have saved before starting the unlocking process. In case you hit trouble while you're applying the instructions listed above, then please tells us by posting in the comments section and we should find a solution for you.
In case, after you have completed all the steps, your HTC Sensation is still locked then you will need to restart and apply all instructions from the beginning because you might have skipped a step or two and that might be the source of your problems.


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Make Foreign Language Learning a Full Part of Family Life--f rom early on!
Christine Pritt is a busy homeschooling mother of six children, living in Maryland. Several of the family students have already graduated from homeschooling (one moving on to Harvard!), and many of her older children have taken part in our AP Online classes over the years. I was always amazed to learn of the high level of foreign language ability all the Pritt kids had-- they were often taking multiple AP foreign language exams, doing extremely well on all of them. I wondered what the Pritt family 'secret' was-- and I was delighted to find out how Christine learned right along with her children, by starting early and immersing them in a world of active language listening and learning. I hope this article inspires many of you to think 'outside the box' about language learning-- and to gain confidence that you too can help your children really develop enjoyment in gaining this window on the world. And if you might be wondering what 'French comics' her kids might be addicted to-- you might want to take a look at this linke to a TIME Magazine article on the creator of the very popular Asterix cartoons http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1931169,00.html . My kids loved these when growing up learning French, and we had them in both book form and in video cartoons. I had to laugh, too, when Christine mentions that all of their 'kids' films were in foreign languages, as I remembered how my own daughter Hannah's first introduction to The Lion King cartoon film was via the FRENCH dubbed version she received as a prize for her fine showing one year in the National French exam for the early elementary level! (see www.frenchteachers.org/concours for info on this great program)
Many aspects of homeschooling have brought us pleasure and joy, but none so much, I think, as learning foreign languages with our children.
Some people think our success in teaching our children languages is due to our own backgrounds, but this is not true. I spoke a little German before I homeschooled, but I never really learned the grammar until I taught my children. Anyone can do this with consistency, patience, and most importantly, interest. Learning with our kids is one of the best fringe benefits of this job!
Start young. Preschoolers can listen to songs and stories in the foreign language. Don't worry that they don't understand everything; they are getting a feel for the sound of the language. Videos are another great resource. Recently some friends came over to work on science fair projects, and when I looked for a movie to keep their younger children occupied, I realized that all of our "kiddie" videos are in French and German. When our children were little and they got to watch a movie, they got a language lesson as well. I ended up putting in a German DVD for my little guests and they loved it!
We exposed our children to lots and lots of oral language when they were young. We listened to German children's songs in the car, and I put French cartoons on at naptime. In first grade, we began using simple books with audio. A few years later, we started writing and grammar exercises, and I had the children read out loud to me and translate.
In middle school, more systematic language learning began. By this point, the kids had a good grasp of how the language should sound, basic vocabulary, and quite a few pattern sentences they'd picked up from movies, stories and songs. We worked through an introductory college textbook, because the high school texts I looked at moved too slowly in the early chapters for students with background in the language. We also read out loud together and did conversational exercises. They wrote several short essays each week. When possible, we hired native speakers as tutors so our children could practice conversation.
In high school, they studied advanced grammar with my husband in preparation for the Advanced Placement test. They read authentic materials (novels, plays, newspaper articles), practiced listening and speaking, and wrote many, many essays.
Make language learning a family activity. Languages should be part of your lifestyle, not just a school subject. Many of our family's favorite movies are in French and German, we listen to German pop songs on road trips, and my boys are seriously addicted to French comics. Learning to speak foreign languages and appreciate other cultures has strengthened the bond between us and added color and spice to our lives.
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While only investigations will establish if kickbacks were paid and if so, to whom, my limited point for the moment is that the efficiency and alacrity with which the government pushed through the VVIP helicopter purchase was unusual — the sort of thing totally lacking in the purchase of anything for the armed forces. The AW 101s, the first of which are set to arrive later this year, will be operated by the IAF's Delhi-based Communication Squadron, and used for the executive transport of the President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and visiting VVIPs.
Corruption Cloud Over Indian VVIP Copter Deal, Probe Ordered
Sorry about this late post — was out all day yesterday. The MoD has ordered an inquiry into allegations that emerged last year in the Italian press (and then yesterday in The Indian Express) that Finmeccanica used corrupt practices to win a $700-million deal signed in Feb 2010 to supply 12 AgustaWestland AW 101 helicopters (image in IAF livery) for VVIP transport to the Indian Air Force.
In 2008, MAIL TODAY broke a story about how India's apex Cabinet Committee on Security had cleared the deal despite deviations in tender parameters. The Finance Ministry too reportedly objected to the deal, but was prevailed upon to approve it in the end. Days after the deal was signed, Sikorsky executives told me they would protest the decision, but only ended up writing a letter to the MoD asking for details of why the S-92 was rejected.
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For once I am happy that a deal is getting delayed. After all these copters are meant for the corrupt only…
And who believes that Rafale deal is above huge corruption? It's even a bigger scam
Mr. Ra
As these copters are to be used for the executive transport of the very very higher ups, so it is highly unlikely that anybody can make any compromise on the quality and capability aspects. Other aspects can only be ascertained by other methods.
Does it surprise anyone! People will still vote for them and then cry over their fate and the scandals all around.
There had to be something going on in the back for a deal to get through this quickly. I hope for a re-bid, and keep repeating this until babus have to walk to their destinations.
Now that I think of it, may be we can eliminate all security for them. This alone may cure them of any corrupt behavior that they may have. After all, babus wouldn't want the public to be mad so in the interest of their own safety they will start doing the right thing and begin representing the people who elected them in the first place. This would save the security money for country, people will be happy, government would become efficient and as a result babus will remain safe. Babus wear Dhoti and Lungi to make them count as a common man and a Ghandhian, right. Well, then they should stop using expensive cars and helicopters for their travel, why don't they travel like the common man they represent?
well, ain't karma a bitch !! I would love to see this deal hosed in good measure.
Contrast the efficiency with that of the Pilatus basic trainer deal where babus are dragging their feet since eternity jeopardizing the lives of fresh pilot recruits.
Better still let the choppers come and go down with a big political big wig, even better. That would be some good riddance of the scum called Indian politician.
"India's apex Cabinet Committee on Security had cleared the deal despite deviations in tender parameters"… What were the parameters… that were… bypassed…
To avoid such things, they should make the MMRCA process as a framework, for all the future purchases.
Mera Bharat Mahan!!!
you are the equivalent of the village idiot..
how many 'babus' are provided security???security is provided to the leaders elected by the people for the people are too stupid…if a cm or a pm is executed who do you think will riot??the same complaining common man..not some govt servant!!
I think India as a society is corrupt. Blaming Babis is one thing but in Bernard Shaw's word in democracy, government is a reflection of people they serve. So many Indians involve themselves in corrupt practices everyday. So many Indians get caught in US for frauds. Corruption is endemic on Indian psych
Finmeccanica is an Italian conglomerate. AgustaWetland is a 100%-owned Italian subsidiary of Finmeccanica. The operative word in both above sentences is ITALIAN.
It is now perfectly understandable that our government just went ahead and bought this thing in a flash without any proper evaluation process. Man, Quattrochi must love the insanely profitable wheeling-and-dealing-for-the-Indian-military part of his business, at least as long as his cousin is the supreme leader of this country.
Why is everybody so surprised?
From the Indian Express story: "Augusta Westland is one of Finmeccanica's most profitable subsidiaries. Another subsidiary, Selex Sistemi Integrati, which is also under investigation, recently won a 10 million-euro contract to supply radars and other equipment for India's first indigenous aircraft carrier under construction in Kochi."
So, corrupt ITALIAN companies are being corruptly handed down Indian military contracts one after another, through corrupt processes that involve little or inadequate evaluation. This ITALIAN hegemony over India is taking on disturbing proportions now, something must be done!
Let's not get carried away with politician bashing. There are certainly grounds for suspicion but let's not confuse that with the need for these products.
The issue is not whether you like Indian politicians. The issue is whether as a nation-state we believe that our leaders should be able to travel securely to do their jobs.
We Indians have come to equate Italian with Corrupt…but by that measure India should be equated with dirt…but i suppose that is racism
"The issue is not whether you like Indian politicians. The issue is whether as a nation-state we believe that our leaders should be able to travel securely to do their jobs."
What about the aam jawan or the joe bloe pilot recruit ? Does he not deserve the best equipment when he has the most important job of protecting the country's frontiers ? Why drag your feet in those deals ? I guess because the MOD babus and the various politician's sons & daughters are safely studying or working in U.S or Europe. They don't give a shit what the aam jawan gets. But when it comes down to the politician's safe transport nothing but the most expensive has to be selected never mind the procurement rules. Mera Bharat is better off without the scum of politicians.
India is not a small country nor I belive it cannot make it own arrangement.Throughout these years, the capabilities has been destroyed to favor imports and kick backs. Indian army is importing gun!!!What does that mean? This country do not have the ability to make guns!!!
These politicians have in destroying the capabilities of india's scientific communities and are traitors. They do not deserver high security.
If you want hi-fi gadgets, then build it for youself.
@annon 3.55 Pm
you mean to say protect the pseudo scientist and preservationists of DRDO !
DRDO is but an extension of the corrupt Indian system.
Anon @ 9:30PM, that's not how I interpret the comments left at 3:55PM. He didn't say anything about DRDO, R&D does not have to be controlled by GOI, private companies can do it too. Only thing that has to happend is GOI needs to get it's behind out of things that it cannot manage. I am not criticizing LCA, ALH, etc. etc. DRDO has done a lot, but I think it could have done a lot more if it were managed privately and had healthy competition that would force it to do better and faster and cheaper.
then why isnt the pvt sector doing that..what is stopping them from building ..say an aircraft engine..if they build a good one even if the corrupt indian govt doesn't order it it will get export orders from the fair world!!!
the reason is pretty damn simple…unless you commit to buy it from them..its too much of an investment!!!
pvt companies in india dont invest as much in r&d (as companies outside india) even in sectors like automobiles or even as much as a pen!!…
Is Maino involved?
Instead of buying these expensive aw101 choppers India should buy additional 12 Mi17 choppers, which can be modified for vvip transport purposes.
Who is stopping them? The GOI is creating road blocks. Private sector cannot compete with the govt. They need to make money to be profitable. GOI does not need to make a single penny, and can operate in loss for decades if necessary, examples: Air India, Indian Airlines, Indian Railways, Indian Oil, etc. etc. Some of them have been making money recently, but if you look at their records for last few decades, you will know that no private company can survive the way they have over the decades. Why? Because GOI pays for it through the tax-payer's money. Private companies do not have that luxory. They must be innovative and efficient to be competative. As such they performe better than their private counter-parts. If the GOI removes the road-blocks and encourages competition, while privatizing all the current GOI organizations (or GOI funded) like DRDO and HAL, you will begin seeing Private companies wanting to invest more. Some of the shipyards are being offered ship building contracts, but if you look at what is being offerd, it still does not compare to what's being offered to GOI funded shipyeards. For airline companies, they are asked to fly for 5 years on the domestic sector before getting the permit to fly any international routes? But, a brand new foreign airline may fly to India without any such requirement. Also, air india can operate on loss and keep the prices down, the private companies cannot do that for long. This is why I say, competiting with the GOVT is not winnable. If you want better cost, and better product, create private competitiion. GOVT by it's nature is wasteful and inefficient. Again not criticizing the achievement of DRDO and NAL, they have done good for the country, but I still thing they could be better if they were under some of other private companies instead of the GOVT.
shiv watch this you wont regret it
[AI/IC…they were decent operations before they were merged with AI making profits and IC profitable on most routes and then saddled with an aircraft order that was about 60% more than what they wanted!!! of course the media wont play that part up!!]
even in sectors where the govt doesnt have a presence you dont seen any R&D investment by pvt firms….our pvt companies have some core competencies like manufacturing…R&D is not one of them and thats why the argument is rarely open up defence R&D sector (Again..unless what that implies is promise to buy from us..what does it mean)..its to privatise existing firms….they dont want to go through the same painful talent build up stage….
the global ship building business is a huge one..why do they need the GoI orders if they are so damn good
people will talk of US govt giving contracts to boeing and lockheed but they do that without realizing that these two firms get it not to develop expertise but because they already have it.
you are spewing ideology which while is fine for another debate…
shiv did u watch the video ?
The complete morons who aspire to a career of polishing government babu boots don't realise that private giants like Boeing, Airbus etc only developed their expertise in the first place BECAUSE THEIR GOVERNMENTS SUPPORTED THEM.
See projects like the Eurofighter and the Airbus A400M. One of the reasons keeping them funded is so important to the governments is to retain an advanced domestic aircraft-building and development capability.
There is no question of private sector not developing new innovations if the government fund them, because if they succeed there is big profit in it for them. If they fail the govt can just cut the funding or fine them, unlike the almightly DRDO, Defence PSUs, Ordinace Factories etc which enjoy assured funding and orders and don't have to worry about deadlines or punishment for failure and delays.
You boot polishers are the one spewing idealogy. You raise your children for a career of becoming shoeshine boys outside government buildings(Some may even get promoted to peons and get the honor of entering the building and serving chai to the divine babus) and close your mind to sheer common sense.
Unlike almost every other industry in India(where private companies kick the asses of your beloved PSUs) in defence the government is the sole customer, so unless the government supports the private sector through contracts and R&D sanctioned funding they cannot develop new products on their own as they would have no market for it.
Selling abroad is not an option as the international arms market is oversaturated and there are no guarantees of getting customers to recoup funds spent on R&D. Look at countries with developing private defence industries like Singapore, Turkey and South Korea. Only recently have they been able to break into the international market, till now they have only developed their expertise through products developed for and funded by their domestic armed forces.
"GOVT by it's nature is wasteful and inefficient" is ideology!!!Calling anyone who questions your ideology a moron is the classic signs of ideology!!
you can keep insulting others by using tough names but i am not coming down to that level
Boeing-the company that went on to become Boeing..they made aircraft and then demonstrated it for US armed forces..and then they liked it ..so ordered it!!
Airbus..it was not formed from scratch..it was a lot of smaller companies each respectable in their own area ….
they came with good products ..and govts bought them..not the other way around as the indian private sector would want one to believe!!!
forget selling arms abroad..in which sector do we export significant international technology??..(except IT and generic drugs)….and you want to look at cost -benefit ratios..lets see…just look @ how much our auto majors put down to develop new models of existing cars..(i am not saying its not worthwhile…they easily make back that money!!)
biggest leaps in technology often requites a govt to spend massively and through its own machinery….mankinds greatest achievements in technology ..the moon landing ..the atomic bomb (ok..not mankind's proudest display of technology)..
Moserbaer is one of the world's largest producers of optical media. Bharat Forge is one of the world's largest producer of forged goods. Both Tata and Mahindra Motors export tractors and commercial vehicles to over a dozen countries each.
You boot polishers are the one I should be asking this question: WHAT TECHNOLOGY HAVE OUR ALMIGHTLY DIVINE PSUs EXPORTED?
Meanwhile keep ignoring common sense and examples from other countries all around you, you need to focus on getting those babu boots clean after all, otherwise no tip.
Meanwhile private baniyas in Turkey, South Korea, Brazil, Singapore etc will keep developing cutting-edge products with government support and increasingly rise to compete with established American and European players. And some of these baniya products will even end up exported to India!
Largest & leading in technology..big difference!!..see if you can figure that out before you start trumpeting random facts!! you could have well mentioned IT sector too..
Shh. The babu will get angry and kick you in the face. Resume your shoe polishing. That is your main livelihood after all…
What, did he make you lick them clean? Yes, that must really be bleh.
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Though this computer I look at moves, lights up, and calculates it certainly doesn't have life.
I think when Jesus talks about us being dead in spirit, I assume he means we may be moving and calculating things, but we don't have life, life in His terms.
I think when we are dead in sin we start making everything a list of rules and calculations like a computer: CD goes in here and this is what you need to do in order for you to run smoothly. We are living off formulas which even depress us more because we realize it's harder than we think. I know I have come up with do's and don'ts in my own life and in the end I started applying them to everyone else and trying to force that list on others.
I think the Pharisees are a good example of this, they thought the key to life is following rules, when really the key to real life is following God/Jesus. They've bickered at Jesus and His disciples for not washing their hands, for healing on the Sabbath, for a lot of other things. But basically we need to be listening to the God of Love for how to treat this person.
I remembered at a car wash I worked at I was told to say 'hi' to anyone that came within 10 feet of me. I was asked to treat people with a formula and not to just handle the situation with love. Us Christians fall into the rut of treating people as a formula or project. We sometimes think that if we haven't mentioned our Christianity or faith with someone within the first week that we are doing something wrong.
I think God wants us to eventually see people as He sees them. That is why we need to love Him first so we know how He sees us and usually once we learn how He sees us, we relay that to others.
In John 3, Jesus explains the term born again as, "nobody knows where the wind will blow, this way or that way, just like those that are born again". It's a confusing verse, to me at least, but I think in the end He is talking about us dying to the law, dying to formulas, and being re-birthed in Love.
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