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Ok I'll try it.but the value to make the arrows fly fast, higher or lower???do you know how to make new unic for clan faction such new cavalary,and other unit??????
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I learned mostly by using this site and by my own trial and error. I encourage you to do the same, there are a lot of dedicated modders at this site that can help you a lot more than I can. But in my opinion, making arrows fly faster is a bit much, but again, just my opinion.
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After the new patch the PFM doesn't seem to be working, I tried to edit the Patch5 file but it won't open, can someone tell me what's wrong with it?
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The parents of Austin Tice, a U.S. journalist believed to be in captivity in Syria, made an appeal for the release of their son on Monday Thirty-one-year-old Tice, a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, disappeared in Syria in August. In October the U.S. State Department said it believed Tice was alive and being held by the Syrian government. Marc and Debra Tice have traveled to Beirut to work on securing the return of their son. "We are the parents of Austin Tice a journalist who was last working in Syria and with whom we've had no contact since August 13. We are here today to appeal for information about Austin. Is he well? How can we contact him? And how can we return him to our family? If anyone who hears this has any information about Austin and especially what we can do to bring him home, please contact us," Tice's father Marc Tice said at a news conference in the Lebanese capital. "We ask whomever is holding Austin to please treat him well, keep him safe, and return him to us as soon as you can," added Marc Tice.
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A couple of weeks ago, Steve Cody wrote "You Don't Know Jack About Public Relations" in his Inc. column.
I know Steve. He and I both are cyclists and favor shipping our bikes to Counselors Academy every year so we can ride with a small group of friends.
I like him. A lot.
I respect the heck out of him for the agency he's built in the last 16 years.
But he's wrong about the difference between advertising and PR. Rather, he's describing publicity, and that's what is wrong with the perception of our industry.
We are not just publicists. It's ONE tactic we use in an overall communication program.
He started off the description of the differences between advertising and PR so well:
I believe far too many chief executives officers of the country's fastest-growing companies have no real clue how truly multi-faceted and more powerful public relations is than its marketing counterparts.
Totally agree!
But then it went off the rails:
Public relations, which is sometimes referred to as unearned media, is more of a dog's breakfast. It involves reaching out to an objective reporter, editor, or producer with the facts and figures about an organization, its products or services and hoping the journalist finds the information of interest to her readers, viewers, or listeners. But, and this is a huge but, it is entirely up to the journalist what is written and when it appears.
Let's put aside the fact he said PR is unearned media (it's earned media so we'll assume that's a typo), what he is describing is publicity – or media relations.
Our industry, for a very long time, has used media relations as the example when describing what we do because it's tangible. Just like you can hold or view an ad, you can hold or view a story a reporter has written or produced. But it's doing us a huge disservice.
There are many other tactics we use: Crisis planning, monitoring and listening, issues management, messaging, creating and telling stories, speaking engagements, content development, events, guerilla marketing, internal communication, social media, lobbying, audits, market research, community development, influencer relations, blogger relations, word-of-mouth, contests, trends development, and more.
Some of us even integrate what might be considered more traditional marketing: Email, database development, search engine optimization, trade shows, search engine marketing, inbound marketing, cultivate and convert leads, gamification, and mobile technology.
When you combine tactics such as these, you have an integrated marketing and communication program that drives results. Real results such as improved margins, shortened sales cycles, and increased revenues.
I agree with Steve that when you say you're in PR, people's eyes glaze over.
There's nothing more fun than going to a cocktail party with your charismatic, charming, extroverted husband who is in politics. People want to talk to him.
Me? The best they can come up with is, "What'd you think of the Super Bowl ads?" or "Do you watch Mad Men?"
We're natural storytellers…so why can't we describe what we do in an exciting, and more accurate, way?
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What *did* you think of the Superbowl ads….? 😉 Loved this post @ginidietrich – and the clarity you've brought to the PR – vs – publicity thing. Personally, I think PR people – and their worlds – are pretty interesting. I'm surprised people's eyes glaze over.
@belllindsay Maybe it's me…
@ginidietrich I didn't want to say………..
So I'm curious: what's the difference between PR and marketing? Is there one? Or between marketing and advertising? My perception as a student is that PR is about creating and maintaining an image, where as marketing is to sell a product. Is that true?
@abipereira There is one. Marketing tends to work more toward sales. Some of the things I describe such as email, inbound, and SEO are marketing. Advertising pretty much encompasses everything that is paid: Ads, radio, TV, sponsorships. We're seeing a big shift of integrating the disciplines so you have some PR pros who also do marketing and vice versa. But, traditionally, your perception is correct.
@ginidietrich @abipereira Invariably, PR programs are funded out of the marketing budget — whether for internal PR headcount and/or agency support. In my mind, therefore, PR is a function of marketing, and as you so rightfully point out, Gini, is multi-dimensional and absolutely needs to be integrated with other marketing functions. The boundaries are only getting larger.
I find that people's eyes glaze over because they think PR is a dumb person's job. I'll never forget telling some guy I was in communications, and he said ah okay, and then he misheard me and thought I said I wrote code too. His eyes widened in approval and surprise and he said "Wow! You CODE?! That's so cool!" I said, "So NOW you respect me?" and he slunk off in shame.
I get asked, "Bad grammar must really make you nuts huh."
@jennwhinnem I love you! I would have wanted to say that, but wouldn't have had the cajones. LOL!
@Sean McGinnis @jennwhinnem My favorite is always, 'Oh. So you spin for a living?' Yes. That's why we named the blog Spin Sucks.
@ginidietrich @Sean McGinnis @jennwhinnem I thought you were just being a hipster Gini and doing the whole opposite thing with the 'sucks' part.
@ryancox Oh you're a funny one!
@jennwhinnem There was a time I did a lot of entertainment publicity. All I was good for, for certain people, was being the go-to girl if they wanted tickets to the hot new show in town. Those were the days…
@Shonali @jennwhinnem OH! OH! Can I get tickets?!?
@ginidietrich Only if you visit me first. @jennwhinnem
@Shonali @jennwhinnem At least you were popular then, right? LOL!
@Sean McGinnis As opposed to how WILDLY unpopular I am now? Gee, thanks, Sean! You sure know how to treat a gal right. :p @jennwhinnem
@KenMueller I hope the lines become blurred enough that it becomes about strategy for the business with the disciplines as tools underneath that strategy. Huh. Almost like I wrote a book on this very topic.
@ginidietrich Man I hope there are a lot of pictures. And a pop-up version. And scratch 'n' sniff.
@KenMueller There are. Geoff and I both drew stick men for you and jeffespo
@ginidietrich @KenMueller Stick people rule! I am looking forward to seeing them and doing a clap clap clap with a stick person version of Gini 🙂
@KenMueller Oh yes, we get all the love………but you damn sure love us when you need us, huh?
@ginidietrich Truth: My eyes glaze over when social media is the headline of a tweet. If the truth holds me incommunicado so be it.
@c__list So be it is right
Totally agree with the distinction between PR and advertising. What about the difference between PR and communications? They're often two separate departments, and I'm curious about your thoughts on that distinction (I come from the communications side).
@angelineevans I actually don't think there is a distinction. Too many people use "PR" for publicity and communication for the rest of it. The way we typically divide responsibilities with our clients is they handle internal and we handle external communication.
What do you think?
@angelineevans I think you're right. In theory, we're a PR firm. In practice, we're a marketing firm. We're much more focused on the things that drive sales than on media relations. I guess it just depends on the company and the internal staff.
I thought PR was when I get you coverage in the local paper and then hold a press conference to announce you got coverage. I am pretty sure that is how @Shonali made her millions.
Need to share this with my client's PR Intern
@HowieSPM @Shonali That is how she made her millions. And ruined it for the rest of us.
@ginidietrich @Shonali I bet if I tell her mother she will get grounded.
@HowieSPM @Shonali Let's tattle, then!
@Shonali I do the same! Two weeks ago I had lunch with a former Vistage colleague. When I told him what we're up to, he said, "OMG! We have to hire you. Right now." Going into the lunch, he thought we were "just a PR firm." When you shape the conversation around something that makes sense for the business owner, they really get it. When you talk about media relations, their egos take over.
@HowieSPM @Shonali And I thought PR was sending off a press release talking about how you gave Uggs to both teams in the super bowl. Silly me.
@ginidietrich wow! really! a difference!? When I stopped trying to explain it to my Mother, I pretty much stopped explaining period!
@estherbuchsbaum LOL!! After "Wag the Tail" came out, my mom called and said, "Is THAT what you do?" Um. No.
@ginidietrich hahahahaha! when I was an AE she thought I was an Accountant!!!
@estherbuchsbaum Oh moms. That's funny!
@ginidietrich you, ma'am, are highly retweetable if I may say so myself!
@Fungo83 That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me!
@PRceo Thanks!
Glad to see I wasn't the only one who thought his ideals of PR were a little off-base. To be sure, PR firms are morphing from the good ol' days, but we are information brokers; we are content developers; we are communications advisers. We can also be clients' secret sauce for an otherwise deadpan idea. But in all cases, we are COUNSELORS.
@SidMaxPR The last few years definitely have pushed our industry into a tailspin. More and more we're finding ourselves at the strategic (proverbial) table. I hope the entire industry comes along.
@ginidietrich @SidMaxPR I know we are getting through when other people in marketing and non-marketing roles are asking us for help on strategy. That is how I know we win.
@rpulvino That's so funny! I might reopen mine, too. We should compare notes.
@jackielamp You know what? That's a VERY good distinction. It wasn't until I started Arment Dietrich that I began to realize media relations is all about ego…and not about business growth. By itself, it doesn't do much. But integrated into an overall strategy, it ca really help you build something.
@QBryner This is going to be a good read!
How about just saying, "I make you want to buy things." That at least should be a conversation starter.
@Neicolec LOL!! I LOVE THAT!!!
@ginidietrich @Neicolec why does Kim Kardashian always come into the conversation here? I own everything she hawks he totally makes me want to buy things.
@HowieSPM You are crazy. #thatisall
@DougLeavy Mmmmmm…Twinkies.
Social interaction architect is marketing BINGO, too. But I like where you're going with it. When I'm on a plane (or someplace else I don't want to talk to the person), I say I'm in PR. But when it's a conversation I really want to have, and depending on the person, I describe what we do. PR just doesn't cut it anymore.
@ginidietrich Bingo… it's more like a triple-double-I-just beat-your-arse-down-in-Words-With-Friends buzzwords. :-)I'm the same way. I'd either say, "oh I do social media/online marketing" or I'd skip that crap and just say what I do.
@DougLeavy Ohhhh. Are you still upset you can't beat me at WWF?!?
@ginidietrich I know not which you speak of! Or is that a challenge?? My mind is a lot clearer this days… mwahahaha!
Maybe lead with you're a former UFC fighter turned nuclear physicists turned PR. Maybe that will give enough street cred.
@ryancox I think that's a great idea. I'll try that next time.
Just chiming in on that last comment… I think telling our own stories are the most difficult ones to tell.
I think it's the whole… hard to see the forrest when you're in the middle of it… kind of thing. It takes a lot of focus to tell your own story and keep it authentic and honest.
–Tony Gnau
@T60Productions It is the most difficult one to tell. Isn't that funny?
@ryancox If that's the case, you don't want to see me right now. I'm still in my cycling clothes…from riding this morning. Clearly I fit the stereotype.
@Leon I LOVE Mad Men! I won't roll my eyes. I think it's one of the best shows on television. And, Leon, you sure know how to make a girl feel good. Thank you!
@RichBecker Is PR about results? Read art. other day that ref'd $15k/mo with 0 guarantee. But I say, no results = no continue
@danemorgan It's unethical for a PR firm to guarantee results in terms of media placement. But that's not all they ought to be doing.
@RichBecker Sure, in terms of media placement. But, as you say … I'm reading folk who seem to think it's all juju.
@danemorgan Well, good PR is not juju. It's like strategic communication using non-paid communication vehicles. (That doesn't mean free.)
@RichBecker I guess in that respect it's really no different than a lot of what gets done as advertising… I like measurable things.
@danemorgan Sure, but there is a place for soft dollar outcomes, e.g. authority, awareness, positioning, etc. and special comm. projects.
@RichBecker Awareness and positioning strike me as measurable… Authority- less so, still. If I'm spending money, you want know it had eff.
@danemorgan Where most struggle IS in setting measurable objectives. Some, like the ones you are thinking of, just try to place stories.
@RichBecker That's what I liked about the link you posted. Seemed to be defining PR as something that had a responsibility toward the effect
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@danemorgan Thanks. And it does. Empty actions have no real effect. Planned actions make big waves, unless something unexpected happens.
@danemorgan A half-baked analogy for you: pursuing integrity is harder to measure than pursuing cash, even if cash might be an outcome.
@RichBecker pursuing the *perception of* integrity, perhaps. Integrity itself, you either do or don't. 😉
@RichBecker if the money isn't coming back in somehow, if there isn't SOME return… No business buying it…
@danemorgan You would be surprised what people will pay a PR firm that spins a good story but never delivers results.
@ginidietrich I've always seen PR having two distinct disciplines, marketing and corporate. They aren't that different. Marketing sells things. Corporate sells ideas or concepts.
That said, we'd be better off describing our profession by what we accomplish rather than what we do. People seem much more interested when I use that approach to describe how I've made a living.
@RickRice Uh, yes. People are MUCH more interested in the results than in a description of what we do.
@ginidietrich@RickRice You need to start telling people that you Make Companies Famous. Of course I'm stealing that from @Trace_Cohen
@AmyMccTobin @ginidietrich @Trace_Cohen The only problem with that Amy is that many of my clients don't want to be famous. Most of the calls I get are about keeping the headlines to a minimum which is fine with me. I charge more showing reporters there really is no story there. (These are not the droids you're looking for…)
@DaneMorgan It's funny you say that. I had the VERY conversation with a new business prospect the other day. He was lamenting that everyone else he had talked to wanted to charge $10K-$20K a month with no real results other than "stories" to speak of. I don't know who these people are, but I clearly need to charge more.
@bradmarley So do you write stories for the newspaper??
@Trace_Cohen Your dad had an agency? I didn't know that. I want to know more about this. Have you written about it somewhere? If you have, post the link here!
Have you tried the media ecologist line?
@ginidietrich He started TSI Communications and was one of the first investors in Pinterest http://pinterest.com/about/team/ (Brian Cohen).
And I've tried the line before and I just get a blank stare… I don't recommend using it anymore.
@Trace_Cohen SHUT UP! That's so cool. And, as we've established here, I LOVE PINTEREST!
@Trace_Cohen And in Marketing it's my job to make my client's COMPANIES famous. They're one in the same…except for when it comes to crisis management.
@AmyMccTobin Definitely a lot of overlap as PR is a function of Marketing.
@Suzi_C First, I don't mind at all. Thank you for sharing!
Secondly, you make an excellent point. Because my background is food and agriculture communication, I can go into pretty much any corn or soybean field and tell you which weeds are growing there, just by looking at them. I can also tell you how to control them. It's a neat party trick.
I also think that when people learn what I do that they are gravely disappointed I'm not wearing a voodoo mask and chanting. My brilliant chiropractor gets the same feeling. 🙂
@Suzi_C What? I wear a voodoo mask and chant. Every day.
@ginidietrich @Suzi_C We want video proof.
@ginidietrich Amen to that! I can't tell you how many times I've had to clear up that misconception lately.
@hopwood LOL!! That, literally, made me laugh out loud. And now I'm intrigued enough to go to your site.
@ginidietrich @hopwood Me too you faceless profile!!
@AmyMccTobin @ginidietrich You can imagine I'm even better looking than I really am 🙂
@ginidietrich Happy to be bringing some laughter into the world
@ginidietrich I really enjoyed your post! Couldn't agree more-PR is much more than publicity. Was also confused about "unearned"-wha? 😉
@katefhill I have to think it was a typo, right?
@ginidietrich i HOPE it was a typo – imo 'earned vs paid' is one of easiest ways to describe diff between ads & editorial to non-marketers
@shonali @ginidietrich I always thought the difference was that our PR clients paid their bills faster. The things I learn on Twitter!
@Robb_Wexler LOL!!!
@ginidietrich Thank you for the follow! Only 9,283 more and Twitter owes me a toaster.
@Robb_Wexler Wait! I didn't get a toaster!
@ginidietrich Crap! I wasn't supposed to mention the toaster. I"m in deep Twitter do do now.
@Robb_Wexler Sigh…you get all the good stuff
@ginidietrich Next up I'm going for.the autographed Kim Kardashian wedding calandar. It's only 72 days and is guaranteed to repeat.
@Robb_Wexler Whoa! Wait! I want one, too. Way more than the toaster!
@robb_wexler LOL! @ginidietrich
@shonali @ginidietrich One of my favorite books was on this topic: http://t.co/ee7jBhzH
@mrdancohen @ginidietrich The Rieses!
@shonali @ginidietrich Indeed! My PR career went through its toddler phase under their supervision.
@SpinSucks does not suck at all!! Great Job #pr
@mathiasulmann LOL!! Merci!!
@jenleopoldt that was a really good post #spinsucks
@armano @spinsucks Because the PR industry doesn't want to own up to what it really does?
@dbrazeal @spinsucks that's a stereotype. same as advertising is trickery and consultants overcharge and provide no value. Next please.
+1 RT @armano PR's PR problem: http://t.co/BQGcRChi Why can't the industry better describe what it does? Via @spinsucks
@ginidietrich Loved this! Great post.
@shannopop Thank you
@GiseleNMendez @ginidietrich good one ….. :_
@PointTide_Kor TY sir
A wise woman once said "What's the difference between PR and Marketing? There isn't one!!!!"Why on earth do we try to separate PR from Marketing/Advertising or whatever you want to call it.As far as unearned Media, he must have meant UNPAID Media.
@AmyMccTobin I think it definitely was a typo.
@ginidietrich Well, that makes me feel better about my little ole blog. Sheesh!
@jenniferriegert Thank you!
@TheRedDogInn I think you rock!
@lccrafton Thanks!
@JWalsh254 THanks!
@CommDuCoeur Ha!
@AnneODell 🙂
@kbloemendaal I was JUST thinking about you! How are you?
@ginidietrich I am great, am at #IBS2012 show in Orlando for the week 🙂 (loves to be thought of!)
@kbloemendaal Nice! Is it warm?
@ginidietrich About 78 🙂 I am in my hotel room with the windows and doors open while I catch up on a few things….
@kbloemendaal VERY nice!
@erinlrandall You should!
@AmyMccTobin You mean the crazies?
@ginidietrich That's right… with talk of face masks and chanting!!!
@AmyMccTobin Which, let's be real, might actually work
@ginidietrich No, but if I could GAG some of my clients AND chant… now that's more like it.
@ginidietrich Hey – WHERE the heck are the DMs on this new layout? Got you DM on my phone… will do, but can't find them in here. HELP
@AmyMccTobin LOL!! Are you using Twitter.com?
@ginidietrich YES… but everything changed. Anyway… I found it. 🙂 Read yours.
@shellykramer @ginidietrich Can you two get me on Oprah? 🙂
@JGoldsborough You should have asked two years ago. Too late now
@ginidietrich @jgoldsborough I'm sure I can fit him in. #Oprahofmyindustry #youhadtobethere 😉
@jgoldsborough @ginidietrich But OF course. We can also make a video go viral. INSTANTLY!!!
@ShellyKramer Does that mean we get to kick @jgoldsborough in the privates!


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Consequently, I would say that, here too, beyond this great vision of the suffering of the Pope, which we can in the first place refer to Pope John Paul II, an indication is given of realities involving the future of the Church, which are gradually taking shape and becoming evident.
I didn't make this up, its from the Vatican website, INTERVIEW OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI WITH THE JOURNALISTS DURING THE FLIGHT TO PORTUGAL
Yes, Pope Benedict contradicted the script written by the Vatican Secretary of State in 2000. In 2000, the Vatican Secretary of State stated the Third Secret was in the past. In 2010, Pope Benedict clearly contradicted the prior Vatican statement and said the Third Secret is still unfolding, and applies to the future.
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The previous paragraph was just an exercise of creative rhetoric intended to draw attention to the difference amongst soi disant traditionalists and while it could easily be misconstrued to be a personal attack against Bishop Emeritus Bendict XVI, that was definitely not my intent.
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Monday, 30 April 2012
alice apple cross stitch pattern - now available!
here. Its in PDF format and costs £3.50.
It took time to design each motif from scratch (filling in all those little squares!), however now its all finished I'm dying to get started on the next one!
Friday, 27 April 2012
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Making Magazine - alice apple feature
here with lots of how tos). I love the satchel on the front and the fabric its made from, I may have to make one as the pattern is included inside!
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
cross stitch
Monday, 16 April 2012
new - alice apple mini mart
Etsy shop, each piece has been (painstakingly!) sewn and stuffed and the shopping bag is fully lined. I've also added some more fabric scrap packs, printed dolls and dolls house cushions!
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Happy Easter...
Sunday, 1 April 2012
a before and after
I always feel inspired by other people's furniture makeovers, so I've taken the decision to paint my once dark and worn 1970s teak display cabinet in a much more uplifting white and blue. For the main body I used "Batsman" and the top is "Polar Blue" both by Little Greene. I love 1950s kitchens and in my dream house I would have original 50s kitchen units in these colours!
The little 70's children's deck chair is one I picked up from the local market yesterday and the poster is one I've had for a few years. I never tire of it, so hard to believe it was originally designed in 1928!
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Hmm.... Overall it was good, but it more of a movie than a game. You only had to make three choices.
I mean no offense to the authors/creators of this, but the remake of this seemed to be more of a game than the original (This game). It has the same plot and such but I don't care for the animations, it was acceptable on both versions of it.
Because of the lack of game like factors, besides the three chances of a choice, I give it a 3.5.
I didn't mean to be rude in anyway, so if you took offense to my comment, I am deeply sorry. Thank you for creating this game, I'll be sure to play the rest of the series.
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Graphics are a little shabby and the voices seem muffled and like the person has a cold or talking through there nose. Other than all that this game is pretty charming and fun :) Awesome job, bros!!! Keep them coming, dudes!
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I remember being new to Newgrounds and somehow managed to find my way here. I was obsessed with the game and I really wanted to find out what happened to Joseph. I think around the end I was like "Nah." But overall this was a very fun and interactive story, gruesome at times but hey it's horror and no horror movie ever was clean. I have downloaded the soundtrack several times, though the file doesn't seem to like my phone very much so it keeps freaking out.
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Hey guys, got a NS Revolver and looking to put some all mountainish bindings on it to slay the park but be stiff enough to shred. Comfort is an issue since I recently broke my foot and I like to strap in tight.
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Flux doesn't have a switchable highback...If you want the SF45 with urethane it's called the DS45. The SF45's are a responsive binding but far from too stiff for the park. Check out scott vine in the new bear mountain movie rocking them in the park.
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A thin 50-year-old man with a history of diabetes and deafness and a family history of hearing dysfunction presented with new-onset headaches, psychiatric symptoms, and a seizure. He was found to have a right temporal lesion (Figure, A). Three months later, he developed aphasia, complained of headache, and had a convulsive seizure. This was followed by gradual improvement in his language and cognitive function throughout several months. A subsequent magnetic resonance image (Figure, B) showed a new lesion in the left temporal lobe. The results of magnetic resonance angiography of the head and carotid ultrasound were unrevealing. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed no thrombus or patent foramen ovale. Proteins C and S and antithrombin III levels were within the reference range. Factor V Leiden was not present and anticardiolipin antibody concentrations were not elevated. No cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis was identified, and polymerase chain reaction was negative for herpes. The serum lactate level was within the reference range. Mitochondrial DNA analysis revealed mutation A3243G, the most common mutation in patients with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes (MELAS).2
Imaging of the patient's brain. A, Brain magnetic resonance axial diffusion-weighted image shows the right temporal lesion. B, Axial fluid-attenuated inversion recovery image 3 months later demonstrates the old right temporal and the new left temporal lesions. The parieto-occipital regions, most often affected in patients with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes, were spared.1
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Tuesday's District 10 boys volleyball playoff highlights, May 20
Meadville ousts Fort LeBoeuf: At Meadville High School, the Bulldogs clawed their way to a 3-1 win over Fort LeBoeuf in the District 10 Class AA quarterfinals.
The host Bulldogs dropped the first game 25-18, but rallied to win the next three games by scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-23.
In the fourth game, the Bulldogs (7-6) overcame a six-point deficit before a hitting error by the Bison clinched the match for Meadville.
Kyle Rose and Sam Wyman had 12 kills apiece, while Tom Leech dished out 34 assists for Meadville.
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Cochranton 3, Maplewood 0: At Meadville High School, Logan Hergzberger recorded 11 kills and 15 digs to lead the Cardinals (12-2) over the Tigers (2-11) in the District 10 Class AA quarterfinals. The scores were 25-14, 25-9, 25-22.
Nick Dickson also had a key role in the win as he recorded 24 assists. Chad Eisenhooth and Josh Vanderhoof recorded nine and eight kills, respectively.
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Beautiful car. Has needed a lot of work biggest complaint: it Burns oil a lot of oil I put oil in it every other day! Oil oil oil! This car should be recalled for the oil problem.
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Purchased from a friend with approx 175000 in '06. She did a lot of interstate driving so the miles where high but the car was in great shape. The only major issue has been leaking valve cover gaskets, but nothing else of importance for the past 6 years (time we've owned it and previous owner) the car has an amazing amount of cabin space is very comfortable for me even in the back seats (I'm 6'2") we average 27 to 29 mpg depending on how much in- town or highway driver.
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I've owned this car since 2002. Only owner and I took it back the dealership each time for a decent oil change service. For some reason unknown to us, our engine had to be replaced after about 50k miles. At first the dealership wanted to make us pay for it, but arguing with Corporate Nissan helped us get it for free (after warranty ran out.) Some other minor repairs but overall not a bad car except for the engine issue.
Lots of room in the back and a big trunk. Turns out this is a nice bonus for hauling a lot of stuff I never knew I had.
Only consider purchasing a 3.5L engine do not buy a 2.5L 4 cyl lemon!!! These engines have problems with pre-cat manifold, bolts from intake manifold can potentially enter the cylinders, crank/cam position sensors go bad, heating/AC problems. Other then that the car is great, really liked brakes and suspension, and gas mileage which varied from 21 to 27mpg. I bought the car around 75k-80k miles and it was already loosing oil since I fortunately noticed it right away after I bought it. Car had pre-cat replaced under warranty right before I bought it but the damage to engine from intake bolts or pre-cat was already done. The car mysteriously was losing 1qt of oil every week, after full
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My "used to have" 2002 Nissan Altima was a great looking car, even up to the end when I traded it in last week. The comfort and ride quality is excellent. Amenities with the vehicle are to a minimum but overall the car is very nice. However this car does have many issues. The car at 97k miles had been burning oil (a qt a week) thus flooding the motor to where it can't start. 02 sensors were bad, fuel pump went out twice, recalled gas tank, very cheap interior materials. However when the car did run, of which it did very well 90% of the times, it drove smoothly and quietly.
Bose radio, for 150w is excellent. Soft leather. Spacious cabin room. Adequate performance.
Of what Nissan did change for 2008 wasn't much better. They need to steer clear of that CVT as they've lost their market for customers. CVT is a love/hate thing. I personally hate it. Interior quality is still poor as well as the performance seemed to gotten worse.
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India and China have a strong growth story both in terms of GDP and Population. YUM Brands and McDonald's have had significant success in China. In 2011 YUM had 4500 restaurants in China that generated half of YUM's operating profits. China will have 2000 restaurants in China by 2013.
India is a far different landscape. The per capita incomes are still low but are fast gaining momentum. There is a large vegetarian population and red meat is still not an option. Infrastructure is poor in terms of cold storage and transport systems. There is also the "value conscious" customer who has a lot of alternate cheap options.
As the growth story unfolds, we see families work long hours and also embrace eating out as an option. MCD and YUM have been in the subcontinent for a decade or more and finally getting their act (or second act) right. Food Hygiene is finally a factor with the younger population. There is also the whole "Mall" centric lifestyle that has taken over the Tier I and Tier II cities in India.The Indian population is one of the youngest in the world and 60 percent of India's 1.2 billion residents are under the age of 30, and this is the sweet spot for fast food players. In India YUM now has 215 Pizza Huts, 156 KFC's and 3 Taco Bells. It is forecasting 2000 units with a total investment of $1 Billion by 2020, an investment similar to China in their early days.DPZ has been one of the more successful Pizza delivery chains with over 440 stores by end 2011. Their forecast calls for building 80 new stores in 2012. DPZ operates via its master franchisee Jubilant Food Works. They also have the rights for Dunkin Donuts and have plans to expand this chain. Their stock has been on a tear in the past year and is one of the hottest stocks to list in BSE since 2010.All these companies have localized their products, price, and formats. As this young nation embraces the western lifestyle I believe they should produce phenomenal returns.
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