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Arian Foster said his back surgery "wasn't as major as it sounded."
Foster underwent a microscopic lumbar discectomy on November 13 to repair a herniated disc. He's already been medically cleared, a sign the surgery wasn't overly invasive. "That's why I rebounded so quickly," Foster said. "I also worked my ass off. I'm expecting to do bigger things and bounce back." Perhaps sitting out most of last season will actually do him some good. He remains on the RB1 radar as a clear-cut three-down back ahead of Andre Brown.


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A double-digit decline in comparable store sales and one-time charges associated with an income tax adjustment resulted in a $9.0 million net loss at Books-A-Million for the second quarter ended August 3. The net loss in last year's second quarter was just under $900,000. Total sale fell 8.6% in the most recent period, to $109.2 million, with comp sales off 12.0%. The one-time adjustments added $7.3 million to BAM's net loss.
Excluding the strong sales of the Hunger Games and Fifty Shades series plus sales of digital reading devices, comp store sales were down 3.8% in the quarter. The company opened four new stores in the quarter and closed two, ending the period with 255 outlets. Asked by an analyst if BAM would consider shrinking its store base, executives said they will continue on the current path which includes diversifying the business, but not, as CEO and president Terry Finley said, exiting the book business. BAM's diversification includes taking a majority ownership position in Yogurt Mountain and acquiring more commercial real estate. Within the stores, the core book business has stabilized and some new areas, like gifts and pop culture items, continue to do well, Finley said. Book categories that did well in the second period included diet & health, graphic novels, and a variety of children's categories. Finley said BAM will continue to experiment with the children's space.
For the first half of the year, BAM's sales were $213,2 million, down from $231.8 million in the first half of 2012, and the loss increased to $12.8 million from $2.8 million. BAM gave no third quarter guidance, but Finley said the publishing roster in the quarter is stronger than in the second quarter and that BAM's expects to do exceptionally well with Killing Jesus and a new title from the Duck Commander team.

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Bonnie Scott
A memorial service for Bonnie Ruth (Woodall) Scott, 75, of Lodi, who died May 11, will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at English Oaks Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1260 W. Century Blvd., Lodi.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society and Pals.
'Bill' Melchor Gandora
A funeral Mass for "Bill" Melchor Guillermo Gandara, 79, of Lodi, who died May 25, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Anne's Catholic Church, 215 W. Walnut St., Lodi. Burial will follow at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at East Harney Lane, Lodi. A recitation of the Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way, Lodi. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A reception will follow at his home.
Larry Hubbard
A memorial service for Larry John Hubbard, 65, of Galt, who died May 10, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church Chapel, 267 N. Mills Ave., Lodi.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the First Baptist Church Music Ministry, 267 N. Mills Ave. Lodi, Ca 95242.
Please sign the guest book at www.lodinews.com/guestbook.
Dorothy Fuller
A memorial service for Dorothy Fuller, 87, of Napavine, Wash. and formerly of Lodi and Stockton, who died May 7, will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at Lodi Memorial Park and Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at English Oaks Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1260 Century Blvd., Lodi. For more information, call Cynthia Pryor at 360-266-0591 or email email@example.com.
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Blogs Liberty and Power No Dictatorship as Long as This Can OccurSep 14, 2007 1:04 am
No Dictatorship as Long as This Can Occur
I offer an example of what I am talking about with links to two short videos. It is important to watch them in order (link one and link two). The first film is the latest internet sensation and its creator is currently enjoying a great deal of media attention. The second clip is a brilliant piece of political satire and I found both of them to be very funny.
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Keith Halderman - 9/17/2007
Why is it circular to say that one of the features of totalitarianism is massive censorship? This does not preclude other systems not defined as totalitarian from having that feature also. Dictatorship and even supposedly free societies often employ the same tactics as totalitarian societies but within word totalitarian is the word total so I think there has to be more than just practical control. In 1984 the rulers felt that it was very necessary that Winston not only obey Big Brother but that he love Big Brother too.
Anthony Gregory - 9/17/2007
And indeed, if that's not totalitarianism, then how much comfort should we take in knowing that so long as we can dissent, the most we will be subjected to is total control over our lives, no consistent rule of law, false imprisonments and enslavement?
Anthony Gregory - 9/17/2007
So you're defining totalitarianism purely in terms of expressive liberty? (Not actual liberty in belief, which cannot be stamped out the same was as expression.)
I don't know how useful that definition is, and it would seem then to be circular and nearly tautological to say we can't have totalitarianism without massive censorship, since, by definition, totalitarianism without massive censorship is impossible."
Let's say you have a slave system, tens of millions of people enslaved by the state, disappearances, a fascistic economy, conscription, midnight knocks on the door, detentions without trial and widespread torture and state terror — is it still not technically totalitarianism, so long as people aren't united in any doctrine any more specific than loyalty to the state?
Keith Halderman - 9/17/2007
I think for a society to be labeled totalitarian you have to have one person or at least one idea that demands total unquestioned loyalty. Patriotism in the United States, at least for today, is too ill defined to fulfill that role.
Anthony Gregory - 9/16/2007
Yes, Stalin was one of the very worst. Do you think things have to get nearly that bad for it to considered totalitarian?
Keith Halderman - 9/16/2007
I saw a movie some time ago with Tom Hulce playing Stalin's film projectionist and that incident was portrayed. I then looked up the events surrounding his death but I do not remember what it was exactly that I read. Your figure about the actual number of deaths is probably correct but it is still substantial. Your analogy with Old Glory is I think on the mark in that in that to the average Russian peasant Stalin and the country were one in the same. So criticizing him was the same as criticizing the country. In their minds when bad things happened it was because Stalin did not know about them.
Mark Brady - 9/15/2007
"Yet, when Stalin died over 1500 people were trampled to death in the effort to view his body. He was a god to the majority of the population."
Two thoughts. First, I can find an account that five hundred died. What is your source for "over 1500"?
Second, what exactly do you mean when you write "[h]e was a god to the majority of the population." Certainly there was a cult of personality and the personality was Stalin. Do you mean that the majority of the Soviet population regarded him in the same way that so many Americans pledge unquestioning allegiance to Old Glory?
Keith Halderman - 9/15/2007
I agree with both of you that ridicule definitely has significant limitations as to how useful it is in preserving freedom. Nevertheless, I think it can be effective at the extreme edge. The example that comes to mind is Stalin. There would not be much disagreement among the readers of this space that his government has a legitimate claim to the title of worst government in world history. Millions of people starved to death, they got in a major war they were unprepared for, and many people lived in constant fear while he was in charge. Yet, when Stalin died over 1500 people were trampled to death in the effort to view his body. He was a god to the majority of the population. Yes, there was some private ridicule of him but that sort of thing could land you in the Gulag or worse.
Contrast Stalin's position with that of George Bush, not many of even the people who support Bush think of him as god like. Also, if he began to use his Patriot Act powers against leading political opponents or the military's officer corps many people would have enough of a problem with that to do something about it. There are many things George Bush can not do that Stalin could have, yes because of the fear he instilled but also the reverence.
I would argue that a necessary pre-condition to Bush or any other American leader achieving god like status and becoming a 1984 style leader is the removal of videos like Leave General Petraeus Alone from the public sphere.
Robert Higgs - 9/15/2007
I believe you are right on target, Anthony. Moreover, your point about freedom of expression (including the right to mock and ridicule the state publicly) can be generalized as part of a characterization of what I call participatory fascism, which I maintain is the end state toward which nearly every country has been gravitating since the breakdown of outright totalitarian collectivism.
This is the principal ground on which I part company with the life-style libertarians. They are optimists: they look around and see that people are freer than they used to be to indulge in deviant and previously condemned life styles, types of consumption (e.g., porn and outlandish attire), styles of "family" life, and sexual practices, and they conclude that the world is becoming steadily freer.
In contrast, I am a pessimist: I look around and see the state grasping ever greater amounts of people's earnings, issuing ever more outrageous regulations in countless areas of social and economic life, bringing everyone within an enormous system of surveillance and monitoring, claiming completely arbitrary powers, such as the denial of the writ of habeas corpus that you mention--an absolutely critical matter for the reasons you state. Raking in ever more enormous quantities of loot, imprisoning ever more political (because their "crimes" have no victims) prisoners domestically, killing and destroying people by the tens or hundreds of thousands routinely in the Middle East and, as the president chooses, elsewhere, the state ascends without any substantial check, because everybody with real political heft has been cut in on the deal. How anyone can look at this monstrous and growing apparatus of arbitrary exploitation, death, and destruction and imagine that we live in a free country escapes me.
Yes, any freedom is good, and we can all hasten to exercise our freedom of expression to mock and ridicule our masters. But, let us face the facts: they don't give a damn what we say. They are quite happy to settle for power and loot. Hell, the president even mocks himself from time to time, as if to mock our mockery of him!
Anthony Gregory - 9/14/2007
I fully agree that the right to ridicule is glorious and crucial to liberty. Yet I wonder if America could continue sliding toward totalitarianism even with the right to dissent mostly intact. What if 85% of the people believe that just because 15% are allowed to complain, they are free? There seems to be a danger of this in America. Sure, we can decry, for example, the prison-industrial complex, housing more inmates than any other state on earth, where rape and brutality are the norm. But our freedom to criticize it does not mean all of a sudden those prisons stop being the totalitarian rape rooms that they are. And for the million or so peaceful people locked within, I think totalitarianism is a fair enough description of what they are subjected to.
So long as most people support aggressive war, unjustified detentions, and torture, the liberty to dissent doesn't necessarily mean we're otherwise free. What if it is the only freedom we have left, as the state learns that the less repressive it is in this arena, the more it can get away with certain other things, since the American people assume they're free because they can complain? The state already avoids overbearing intervention in some areas so as to allow its continual expansion. It already, for example, resists taxing us as much as it would want to, since it knows if it raised taxes too much it would reduce funding for its imperial war machine. Why couldn't dissent be one of those token freedoms we're allowed to have even as in all other ways we continue to lose liberty and a dictatorship emerges? After all, if the state can jail people and torture them without habeas corpus, if it can bomb whole cities or draft young soldiers, how is there any true guarantee of individual liberty left, regardless of what people are allowed to say within their free speech zones? Especially with the loss of habeas, it seems to me the nominal legality of dissent is in practice jeopardized by the autocratic power to detain anyone for any reason. And in America's history, there have been moments of authoritarianism where dissent was nevertheless, to some extent, tolerated. Americans during WWII could dissent. But there were still internment camps and military slavery.
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Utilizing the same run course as in the past for the "final leg" of triathletes, we have introduced a duathlon for those who do not wish to get their toes wet. Duathlon consists of a 2 mile run, 10 mile bike, 2 mile run.
Run - 2 mile run - DUATHLON - new since 2016.
If you violate any of these rules, you will be banned from the race and no refund will be issued.
Water temperature in the past has been around 75 degrees.
Thank you.
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Run - 2 mile run - DUATHLON - new since 2016.
Swim - 1/4 mile - triathlon - in water start
Bike - 10 miles - Flat with some rolling.
Run - 2 miles - final leg. Out and back course.
Transition Area
Run - Duathletes, first leg only (near TA/Start)
Run - Final Leg for All
* Please allow at least 1 week after race date as we make every effort to provide finishing photos aligned with your results under results page at www.piranha-sports.com/results. Due to the flood of athletes coming across the finish line, athletes possibly not wearing bib # on front and/or it is not visible - not all photos are viewable. However, one may also go to http://photos.piranha-sports.com to browse and find their own photos (this is where swim and bike photos typically are posted). These photos are also free by "saving" or you may elect to purchase these photos at minimal prices. There is no guarantee your photos will be taken and posted. This photo service is a "free" service we provide above and beyond the expected entry fee as there is no other race organization that provides this service without extra charges.
· Address for Lake Nockamixon State Park is 1542 Mountain View Drive, Quakertown, PA 18951. Parking at Lot #3 and #4. Packet Pickup at Lot #1.
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Address for Lake Nockamixon State Park is 1542 Mountain View Drive, Quakertown, PA 18951. Parking at Lot #3 and 34. Parking at Lot #3 and #4. Do not park on the grass anywhere or your car may be towed and you will forfeit your entry. You must park in parking lots #3 and #4 or at the Marina Area/Visitor Center - no exceptions.
Race director/management may alter any part or distance of the event as dictated by event day conditions, such as weather.
Parking at Lot #3 and #4. Do not park on the grass anywhere or your car may be towed and you will forfeit your entry. You must park in parking lots #3 and #4 or at the Marina Area/Visitor Center - no exceptions.
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Patents by Assignee Benditalia S.p.A.
Patent number: 4514985Abstract: The master cylinder (10) comprises a seal cup (24) made from an elastomeric material assembled with axial and radial play around the head (18) of the piston (16). A stop ring (40) slidably received in the bore (14) permits to unseat the seal cup (24) from the shoulder (30) of the piston in order to connect the supply chamber (28) and the pressure chamber (26). When the piston (18) is displaced towards the latter, it displaces the stop ring (40) by the cooperation of two conical surfaces (54 and 56), the seal cup (24) being supported on a flat surface, composed of the radial shoulder (30) of the piston and the radial face 42 of the stop ring (40) substantially continuous.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1984Date of Patent: May 7, 1985Assignee: Benditalia S.p.A.Inventor: Leonardo Cadeddu
Patent number: 4398558Abstract: A safety valve for isolating a portion of a service conduit from a vacuum generator should a leak occur in that portion of the service circuit. The safety valve has a housing with a chamber therein. The chamber has an inlet port connected to the service circuit and an outlet port connected to the vacuum generator. A wall member located in the chamber is biased by a spring toward a first position whereby the vacuum generator is connected to the service circuit. Should a leak occur in the service circuit, air flow through the chamber acts on the wall to overcome the resistance of the spring and moves the wall to a second position to seal the chamber and thereby interrupts air flow through the chamber to the vacuum generator.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1981Date of Patent: August 16, 1983Assignee: Benditalia S.p.A.Inventor: Leonardo Cadeddu
Patent number: 4297846Abstract: The invention relates to a two-compartment reservoir for liquid, comprised of two superposed parts and provided with a transfer channel which opens into both compartments and which runs parallel to the plane of the liquid contained in the reservoir.The junction plane of the two parts of the reservoir is inclined, with respect to the bottom of each of them, at an angle ".alpha./2", which permits to manufacture with the same parts two types of reservoirs: the first one for horizontal installation and the other one for inclined installation, at an angle ".alpha.".Suitable grooves, provided in the walls, of the two parts cooperate in both cases to form the transfer channel parallel to the plane of liquid.The invention is particularly useful in hydraulic braking systems for automotive vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1980Date of Patent: November 3, 1981Assignee: Benditalia S.p.A.Inventor: Leonardo Cadeddu
Patent number: 4274521Abstract: The object of the invention is a synchronized hydropneumatic control of clutch and gearbox.In accordance with the invention a hydropneumatic servomotor clutch control has been provided which includes a jack the piston of which is assisted by a pneumatic motor and a master cylinder which feeds the said jack with hydraulic fluid and controls the feed of air to the said motor, characterized in that the control chamber of the said jack is connected to the hydraulic circuit for locking/unlocking the gearbox, the feed to the said circuit being carried out through a valve mounted in the piston. The admission of the hydraulic fluid from the master cylinder having as its effect during a first period the closing of the said valve, thus interrupting the admission of fluid into the said chamber, then the causing of the transfer of the fluid contained in the latter towards the circuit for the gearbox which becomes unlocked in synchronism with the clutch.Application to controls of clutch and gearbox of vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1979Date of Patent: June 23, 1981Assignee: Benditalia S.p.A.Inventor: Leonardo Cadeddu
Patent number: 4199949Abstract: A master cylinder for a vehicle braking system. The master cylinder including a housing defining a bore therewithin with a piston slidably mounted in said bore. The piston head and the housing bore define a pressure chamber in communication with at least one brake actuator. A conventional annular ring cooperates with the wall of the housing bore and with a radial surface of the piston head for controlling fluid communication between a supply chamber of the master cylinder which communicates with a reservoir and the pressure chamber. The annular ring has a lip which projects toward the radial surface so as to form a non-return valve which prevents fluid communication from the pressure chamber toward the supply chamber when the master-cylinder piston is out of its rest position.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1977Date of Patent: April 29, 1980Assignee: Benditalia S.p.A.Inventor: Leonardo Cadeddu
Patent number: 4128249Abstract: A sealing device is mounted in the bore of a housing in which a piston is slidably mounted. A fluid tight seal is mounted between a shoulder of the housing and a washer circumscribing the piston. The washer has an outer diameter substantially equal to that of the bore and comprises an outer annular groove in which at least one fixing element is disposed. Each fixing element comprises a tongue-shaped portion penetrating through a corresponding radial bore defined at the bottom of the annular groove. When the piston is inserted through the washer, the fixing elements are moved radially towards the outside of the washer through the tongue-shaped portions and penetrate into a facing annular groove formed in the bore.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1977Date of Patent: December 5, 1978Assignee: Benditalia S.p.A.Inventors: Ferruccio Manzini, deceased, Laura C. Manzini, administratrix
Patent number: 4099380Abstract: The hydraulic master-cylinder of the invention is of the kind having a valve ring made of elastomeric material mounted on the head of a piston adjacent to the pressure chamber. The master-cylinder further includes a safety valve in the pressure chamber. The safety valve is guided on the piston head and is adapted to sealingly cooperate with both one face of the valve ring and a shoulder provided on the piston head. The safety valve is biased toward the valve ring by a spring abutting on a stop fixed relative to the piston.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1976Date of Patent: July 11, 1978Assignee: Benditalia S.p.A.Inventor: Leonardo Cadeddu
Patent number: 4046977Abstract: A fluid reservoir is made of non magnetic material and comprises two chambers communicating with a common well. A float is disposed in the well and bears a permanent magnet, and a switch is disposed outside the reservoir. The switch is actuated by the magnetic field of the magnet when the float is at a predetermined level in the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1975Date of Patent: September 6, 1977Assignee: Benditalia S.p.A.Inventor: Leonardo Cadeddu
Patent number: 4017124Abstract: The invention relates to a failure detector for a dual hydraulic circuit such as a dual brake circuit in a motor vehicle. The detector comprises a movable piston assembly so as to define in a bore on opposite sides thereof two pressure chambers. Switch means are provided to make electrical contact when the movable assembly moves in certain direction from a central idle position due to pressure imbalance between the chambers. The movable assembly comprises a sleeve acting with the switch means and two resilient discs. The sleeve is mounted in a core fixed to a plug mounted in the bore and having the same axial length as the sleeve. The two discs are sealingly slidable along the bore and mounted in a fluid-tight manner on two axial projections attached to the opposite sides of the core and being smaller in diameter than the core.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1976Date of Patent: April 12, 1977Assignee: Benditalia S.p.A.Inventor: Leonardo Cadeddu


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"It is almost time again for the annual meeting of the Zion Cemetery Organization, a historical place on the Byler Road. In an article I wrote last year I gave somewhat a resume of its background, etc. In this article I will try to give something not given before but will include some of the same people. The COTTONs played such an important role in many respects that their names will come up again. George B. [COTTON], who was the organizer of this organization has been dead almost 18 years, but it has met every year since.
"The well kept plot where they are buried is enclosed by a low wall with white sand covering the graves. In addition to 'Aunt' Cynthia [COTTON], born December 25, 1812 and died July 28, 1916 (age 103 years, seven months, three days), there is her son George H. [COTTON], his three sons, Jesse, Rudolph and George B., who was in WWI, a grandson, William Bryan SIMPSON, who was killed in WWII, U.S. Air Corps, and several other relatives.
"Cassandra BLANKENSHIP, born 1802 was likely the wife of Samuel D. BLANKENSHIP, who deeded the three acres to seven trustees for the church and burial ground with the clause that if it ceased to be a church, it was to go back [to the family]. It did, and was organized as a cemetery association in 1941, with seven trustees. The Union soldiers [sic] buried here is: John KELLER, Co. [C], 18 Illinois Inf. USA, the Confederate J.W. HAMMACK, Co. D, 22 Georgia Inf. CSA.
"Many of the old ones of the MILLER family are here. Jacob G. [MILLER], born Sept. 16, 1826, his wife Rhoda, born 1825 have a son here, McAjahn [MILLER], called Cage, born 1850 and several grandchildren. Another son, Louis J. [MILLER] born 1857 and his second wife, Mary Ada ALEXANDER are buried at Cleveland, a short distance south of Zion. A history of Cleveland Church of Christ has recently been printed, done by Bara WHITSON LOWREY. There is in their cemetery a tomb stone with this unique inscription: Samuel S. CARSON, born 1839, died 1909, Preacher of the gospel, stranger from England. He was an orphan boy, who with [h]is younger brother, joined a sailing vessel working together for a time but became separated. Samuel eventually landed in America and spent much of his remaining years searching for his brother, but never found him. He spent his last years in the New River and Cleveland Communities, dying at 'Uncle' Jerry ENIS' who lived a stone's throw from Old Zion.
"I understand John Tyler McCALEB, of New River, placed their marker here. William Asbury ELLIS, born 1835, who lived near Zion requested to be buried under a giant hickory tree which stood at the south edge of the cemetery. He and his wife, Luticia PORTER, are here but the tree has long since gone. Our school path to Mars Hill skirted the graves by only a foot or two. Sarah POWELL, born Laurens, S.C. 1791 and buried here, was an ancestor of Luticia's.
"'Uncle Billy' [ELLIS], as he was called, was a quiet man of mild demeanor but 'Aunt' Tissue was one, as we used to say, 'who's [sic] tongue never closed,' though a great, well-loved woman. One cold winter night while they were sitting by a big log fire, 'Aunt' Tissue, engaged in piecing on a quilt top, was chattering away on various and secondary subjects. Finally Uncle Billy, raising his eyes from staring into the fire said, 'Tish, you talk too much – you'll have a heap to answer for in the judgment' – pausing for a moment – 'that is, if you git there.' This was told to me by their son, Mr. Jim [ELLIS] whose humor must have come from Tish.
"Another man buried here is J.R. WEBB, born 1851, died 1914. He was known to imbribe [sic], on occasion and was a member of the Church of Christ.
"The day he was to be buried, Mr. Jeff OAKLEY, a dear friend of Papa DEAVOURS, who didn't care too much for, as he called it, the Campbellite Church, rode up to Papa's yard, called him out, and said, 'Catch out your mule and let's go down to Zion and see what Neil DOBBS does with Reefe WEBB.' Papa DEAVOURS, also a member at Cleveland, related this story of the funeral. On the way back home, they had gone quite a ways, neither saying a word. Finally Mr. Jeff said, 'Well, Hershel, Neil DOBBS just preached a real good sermon and just left old Reefe alayin "there!"' Mr. Jeff's first wife, Armanda FOWLER, a first cousin of H.U.'s is buried here.
"There also are FORTENBERRY, FREEMAN, EDMONSON, AREY, JENKINS, JOHNSON, TRAWEEK, BRASHER, DYER and BAILEY family names here and of course, the hog drover, from Williamson Co., TN., H.W. CHANEY, who died at the nearby camp grounds, in 1857, on the way to market at Tuscaloosa.
"Any who have connections with this place, are welcome to come the third Sunday in July. Lunch will be served at noon."
Source: Carrie Sawyer Deavours, "History of Old Zion," (loose newspaper clipping), 14 Jul 1982.
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Lewis Hamilton has sensationally claimed Nico Rosberg deliberately crashed into him in Sunday's controversial Belgian Grand Prix.
The incident occurred on lap two of the race at Spa-Francorchamps, with Hamilton leading after passing Mercedes team-mate and polesitter Rosberg off the line.
Approaching the right-hander Rosberg attempted a passing manoeuvre on Hamilton, only to seemingly back out. In doing so, it resulted in contact between the two for the first time, with Rosberg's right front-wing endplate clipping Hamilton's left-rear tyre.
It created a puncture that resulted in a long three-mile return back to the pits for Hamilton, ultimately wrecking his race in which he retired at the end of lap 39 of 44.
The incident resulted in a heated, angry meeting between Hamilton, Rosberg and Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff.
Hamilton said: "He basically said he did it on purpose. He said he did it on purpose.
"He said he could have avoided it. He said 'I did it to prove a point', he basically said 'I did it to prove a point'.
"And you don't have to just rely on me. Go and ask all those guys at the meeting."


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Ginger Biscuits Recipe
My English cousin in Yorkshire sent me this old-fashioned recipe for buttery ginger cookies (or "biscuits" if you're British). You'll love the taste!
- 2-1/2 cups biscuit/baking mix or self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup corn syrup or maple syrup
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1. In a bowl, combine baking mix or flour, sugar, ginger, soda and salt. Using hands, rub egg into mixture.
- 2. In a saucepan, warm syrup and butter; stir into batter. Let stand for 3-4 minutes, then knead. Roll heaping teaspoonfuls into small balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
- 3. Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes. Cookies will flatten and "crackle" when done. Yield: 3 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
2 each: 140 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 327mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
Reviews for Ginger Biscuits
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Reviewed Dec. 7, 2015
"Is this recipe right? How is the batter supposed to look? I am not sure that this is correct. Please let me know. They do taste good though."
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Whadya think of Thea and Thalia and how would you pronounce them? I like all the pronunciations I've seen of both but I say Thee-uh and Thay-lee-uh.
Love these names. I say Thee-ah and Ta-lee-ah. But I don't know if that is correct. It's just how I say them.
Thea is lovely as a nn for Althea. Very pretty :)
I say Thay-uh and Ta-le-ah.
I say TAY-a (like Téa) and TAH-lee-ya
I say THEE-uh and TALL-ya
Theeya and Tallya
I say (and adore) Thea thee-yuh (soft th as in thalidomide, not voiced as in the).
Thalia = TAH-lee-uh, but wouldn't question TAHL-yuh.
I say Thea like Thee-Ah and Thalia like TAHL-yuh though Ta-lee-uh isn't too bad.
I like Thea best out of the two. It's spunky to me.
I say Theeya but I think I got that from Nameberry because I've only known one Thea and she was a Tay-uh. I prefer Theeya.
I've never known a Thalia but in my head I say Tah-lee-ya. I love the sound of it but I'm not a fan of the silent H. It would def be mispronounced a lot.
I say Thee-uh
Thalia is a tough one. I follow the lead of the family member introducing me. I have heard Tahl-ya rhymes with Dahlia most often.


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Can you read Yiddish? Speakers sought for historical documents
Yiddish speakers are being sought in order to uncover some of the secrets of Jewish immigrants to London's East End in the late 19th and early 20th century.
As they built lives in this country, they set up Yiddish newspapers and workers began to organise themselves in unions representing trades such as the garment industry.
More than 1,500 pages of documents, written partially or entirely in Yiddish, that cover this period have already been digitised by the Modern Records Centre (MRC) at the University of Warwick. They include private letters, and pamphlets discussing industrial action from the Amalgamated Jewish Tailors', Machinists' and Pressers' Trade Union and the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers.
The archive also includes an assortment of issues of Yiddish papers, including the Polish Yidel — renamed Die Zukunft (The Future) in 1884 — and Hashulamith. The MRC has at least two more boxes of papers to go through, but the problem is finding someone who understands them. "We don't know what we've got because we can't read them," said Helen Ford, archives manager at the MRC.
"Translation will allow non-Yiddish speaking researchers to explore previously inaccessible materials," said Dr Ford. "Even if people only want to translate half a page, that would be great."
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What made you think that 'things' were slow ?
Did you compare the performance with a list or (de)queue ?
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If you care about performance, you need to articulate stronger requirements. If you actually do that, you will actually need to read some articles about the design trade-offs related to selecting containers.
It is possible to slow down things regardless of your choice of container: just pick a series of operations that plays to the weakness of each container. There is no universally optimal container (i.e. each container type supports some operations efficiently by some measure, and other operations inefficiently). It is also possible to hit program performance by unnecessarily creating (non-lazy) copies of entire containers.
Ah, but Java has a bunch of standard library components too, including useful containers similiar to those available in the C++ standard library :)Quote:
Originally Posted by überfuzz
If I were programming in Java, I would consider the container to use based on similiar considerations of how the elements are to be inserted and how they are to be accessed. For example, if I want to map from keys to values such that the keys are sorted, I might go for TreeMap in Java and std::map in C++. If I just want to map from keys to values with the aim of accessing the keys as fast as possible, I might go for HashMap in Java and std::unordered_map in C++, with a suitable hash function.
I would not ask if HashMap might not be good enough such that I should implement my own hash table, unless after testing I really do discover that the general purpose HashMap is not good enough, yet a hash table is appropriate. This is why your question stunned me: it is like a Java programmer asking if he/she should implement a red/black tree instead of using TreeMap because TreeMap might not be good, even before having any evidence that a custom balanced binary tree implementation might beat TreeMap to satisfy performance requirements in this case... when it may well be that choosing HashMap instead is the way to go, or perhaps the performance requirements will already be met by TreeMap.
Yeah, then push_back will go from amortised constant time to constant time, at least until the size of the vector exceeds the reserved capacity.Quote:
Originally Posted by oogabooga
So far my asessment is still that std::vector is best, however I appear to have forgotten to ask more about how the data will be accessed.
Once you put something in there, do you intend to search for it at some point, or are you only ever just going to process the whole lot at once?
Also, will there ever be any duplicates?
oogabooga - Test runs showed: 220 seconds when I stored data or more precisely hits in the form of an integer with push_back in a vector. 177 seconds when I just counted hits. I'll couldn't see any significant different in performance while preallocating a bigger vector. (I don't remember how big i tried, but I'll try a real big and report back.)
Yeah, that coincides with Stroustrup's observation in his answer to the FAQ Why are the standard containers so slow?:Quote:
Originally Posted by überfuzz
You might also want to read the rest of that FAQ, though much of it does not apply in your case because you are storing objects of a built-in integer type.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup
By the way, what compiler are you using?


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'A Whole Lot of Trouble for a Little Bit of Win,' a New Exhibition by Conor Harrington
Conor Harrington's new exhibition A Whole Lot of Trouble for a Little Bit of Win is currently on show at The Outsiders in London. Conor was featured in our December 2012 issue. His new exhibition includes over 20 framed studies he has named Morning Glories as he paints them every day, first thing, when he arrives at his studio.February 08, 2013


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Oh hardy har har — it's April Fools' Day, aka the most annoying day for surfing news headlines in tech. The first of April is all about fun and games, but Google, Vimeo (er, Vimeow), the newly renamed Twttr, and more left us wishing their web hoaxes were real.
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The best part... The Author Richard G. Hubert is on-line to answer your questions!
Thanks to the people a Wiley Publishing for the books.
See the Book Promotion page for qualification details.
Everyone give Richard a warm JavaRanch Welcome.
I,M not sure to fully understand the scope of your book, and the table of contents I've seen does not help.
Is this a kind of "Core J2EE Patterns" or is it really dedicated to UML.
I know Rational has introduced some basic batterns in their tools (B. delegate, facade etc..). Is it the goal of the book to present these patterns from an UML point of view.
Is there a link somewhere where we could have a preveiw of one chapter ?
Please explain a little bit more what it deals with, the audiance targeted, and so forth.
Thanks in advance
/ JeanLouis
"software development has been, is, and will remain fundamentally hard" (Grady Booch)

Take a look at Agile OpenUP in the Eclipse community
I don't have a strong backgroung in java ee (yet) and I myself am still preparing for the SCJP2 exam
Can someone please brief me on the book?
Rajinder Yadav
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems. --Rene Descartes
Although it's not my 1st goal at the moment I'm quite interested about this topic. Suprisingly I got grandfathered into JCert 2A (OOA&D with UML)last week and have little experience with J2EE (all part of the CIW Enterprise Developer track).
Going into it after finishing SCJP and going to put this book near the top of my 'most wanted' books-list....
In that light I feel sorrow you're here now instead of over a few weeks. Sure got a lot to ask.
Erik Dark
Assuming Richard shows some kind of example/casestudy of his new Convergent Architecture techniques... is there any advice for applying his new technique in the modeling tools, e.g. Together, Rose...?
Sun Certified Java Programmer for the Java2(tm) Platform
IBM Certified Solution Developer, WebSphere 3.5
I'm an employee of Richard's and "filing in" for him for a few minutes until he gets online...
To address the question "what's the book all about": It is effectively a blueprint for appplying the principles defined within MDA and in the book "Business Engineering with Object Technology" by David A. Taylor.
The book is a step-by-step guide which takes you through the process of designing and implementing corporate architectural styles and IT systems using CA (Convergent Architecture) and MDA.
The intended audience includes, basically, anybody who is involved with any stage of the design or implementation of IT systems.
There's also a web site with information about the book: www.ConvergentArchitecture.com.
Originally posted by Doug Wang:
Hi Richard,
Welcome here!
I guess this book is intended to apply MDA with J2EE system development. Am I right?
[ March 06, 2002: Message edited by: Robert Turrall ]
The book contains extensive examples and advice about putting the prinicples described into practice using ArcStyler, an Architectural IDE for MDA (www.ArcStyler.com).
Originally posted by chris coleman:
A question regarding Richard's new book:
Assuming Richard shows some kind of example/casestudy of his new Convergent Architecture techniques... is there any advice for applying his new technique in the modeling tools, e.g. Together, Rose...?
One challenge of this book was that it doesn't fit into any of the existing categories. So the questions regarding "where does it fit" are quite legitimate. BTW the aspect of a new category its what the publisher and OMG saw when we concieved the book, and is what we are seeing in the the variety of reviews from analysts and on Amazon.
The short answer is: its the first book explaining the "why, and how" of MDA. That's why its in the OMG series, and since there are no books before it on MDA, there was no previous categorie to put it in. However, MDA is just part of the story: I also put a stake in the ground and define the "why, and how" of IT architectural style. I justify and define IT architectural style and then I demonstrate a particular architectural style in use: the Convergent Archticture (CA). Among other things, an architectural style defines its specific automation support: the Architectural IDE. This is where I explain and demonstrate MDA and UML in a concrete tool environment using CRC-modeling, Rose, JBuilder, ANT and several J2EE/EJB app servers. The point is not just to talk about architectural style and MDA but to also show what it really is in practice, how we automate its support and why this provides us with many high-ROI advantages at diverse levels of design and divelopment.
By popular demand, I've attached (below) the piece from this introduction that explains the chapters in the book. Sorry about the chaotic format due to cut-and-past from my manuscript.
Also, take a look at www.io-software.com/mda and www.ConvergentArchitecture.com for some other explanations and comments from others etc.
I'd like to finish here with a couple of quotes and a link that sum up the tenor and purpose of the Convergent Architecture:
"Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations we can perform without thinking"
- Alfred North Whitehead, Philosopher
"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and change amid order"
- Alfred North Whitehead, Philosopher
"Every seven years, we have torn up what has gone before and started again," he says. "There have been eight cycles of 'build and scrap' since 1946. The first cost $100m, equal to 7 per cent of business investment at the time. The last cost $2,000bn, or 47 per cent. The next would have cost $5,000bn but we have run out of money: we have come to the end of history as we know it." http://www.strassmann.com/
Paul A. Strassmann, former chief information technology executive for General Foods, Kraft, Xerox and the US Department of Defense
How This Book Is Organized
This book consists of two parts.
Part 1 covers the background, design and usage of the Convergent Architecture including its MDA concepts and its tool support using Rose/UML, JBuilder, and J2EE/EJB application servers.
Part 2 is a hands-on example applying the Convergent Architecture and its Architectural IDE, the Borland Application Server and the WebLogic Application Server.
The book proceeds with increasing levels of detail. The first part begins with the design and justification of IT-architectural style in general and moves on to explain each part of the Convergent Architecture in a logical manner. The coverage of the Convergent Architecture begins with an outline, or roadmap, and then drills down into the specific features of the roadmap. Each subsequent chapter in Part 1 then describes the design and justification of one of these features. It also explains how to apply this feature beginning at the level of individual projects on up to the level of corporate IT organization.
Chapter 1 introduces the concept of architectural style in general and its potential in the IT field. Analogies and examples are used from other industries to explain the significant advantages attainable through an IT-architectural style. It also defines IT-architectural style and its design--its structure, models, principles and relationships--and the application of a style in reality-scale situations.
Chapter 2 provides an overview and roadmap of the Convergent Architecture as an IT-architectural style. It describes how the concepts and design from Chapter 1 are applied in the Convergent Architecture. It also presents the anatomy and the "big picture" of the Convergent Architecture, introducing each stylistic feature and its advantages in real-world projects. Each feature is then detailed in the remaining chapters of the book.
Chapter 3 justifies and defines the Convergent Architecture Metamodel. This top level feature of the Convergent Architecture comprises the long-term vision and fundamental design principles of the architectural style.
Chapter 4 presents the Convergent Component Metamodel as a prime vehicle of the architecture. This is the first of three design models that visibly transport the principles from Chapter 3 into real-world modeling styles, techniques, tools and automated infrastructure mappings. It defines the application of Model-Driven Architecture and an architectural tool suites (the Architectural IDE) in the context of an architectural style.
Chapter 5 outlines the IT-Organization Model and its application of the Rational Unifies Process. This model constitutes a concrete reference frame for the business of building IT systems in the context of an architectural style. It defines the organization, workers, roles, tools and interactions of all stakeholders in the Convergent Architecture.
Chapter 6 presents the Development Process Model which complements the IT-Organization Model. This detailed development process constitutes an applied instance of the Rational Unified Process and its architectural tool support in the context of the architectural style.
Chapter 7 illustrates the integrated architectural tool suite and how it supports the architectural style as defined in Chapters 1 through 6--how it supports the component, organization and process models of the Convergent Architecture. The tool suite, known as an Architectural IDE, is described in detail. The chapter exhibits how the concepts of Model-Driven Architecture and the Convergent Architecture are applied using an available Architectural IDE (ArcStyler) that embeds and drives best-of-breed component tools such as Rational Rose, JBuilder and diverse J2EE/EJB application servers in the context of the architectural style.
Chapter 8 presents the extensive design detail of the modeling styles and the J2EE/EJB technology mappings that were introduced in Chapter 4 and shows how these leveraged by development organizations using the Architectural IDE.
Chapter 9 is a tutorial which applies the concepts of the Convergent Architecture (Chapters 1 through 8) in an end-to-end example using the Architectural IDE. It exhibits each step of the model-driven development process from the initial business design through to the generation, deployment and test of J2EE/EJB components including their Web services and Web front-ends.
Who Should Read this Book
A variety of readers will be interested in the topic matter covered in this book, each from a different perspective. The following reading sequence is recommended for each respective audience:
�CEO/CIOs and business consultants will find the message regarding IT-architectural style and Convergent Architecture in Chapter 1 through 3 of particular relevance. For the next level of detail, they should proceed to the introductions in Chapter 5, The IT-Organization Model, and Chapter 6, the Development Process Model.
�Chief architects, IT consultants, project managers, lead developers and those interested in the OMG Model Driven Architecture Initiative are the prime audience for the entire book.
�J2EE/EJB developers and Web service developers may want to first read Part II, the tutorial example, to get a hands-on feeling for development process and environment and then move to the chapters explaining the development process (Chapter 6), the Architectural IDE (Chapter 7) and the details on the Modeling Style and Technology Projections (Chapter 8). At some point, Chapter 2 may be important to provide the overall big picture and roadmap of the architectural style.
Tools You Will Need
The examples in Part 1 of the book as well as the hands-on tutorial in Part 2 use the following tools to demonstrate the model-driven approach and the integrated architectural environment:
*A J2EE/EJB application server: Borland Application Server, BAS 4.5, available from www.Borland.com or the WebLogic Server 5.x or 6.x, available from www.BEA.com
*Java IDE: JBuilder or JBuilder Enterprise versions 4 or 5 which includes the BAS app server. Available from www.Borland.com
*UML Modeling Tool: Rose 2001 or 2001A Modeler Edition or higher. Available from www.Rational.com
*Architectural IDE: The ArcStyler Architectural IDE, available from www.ArcStyler.com
Richard G. Hubert
Interactive Objects Software GmbH
Author of Convergent Architecture: Building Model-Driven J2EE Systems with UML (OMG Press)
Also, does this book follow 'pure' RUP to the letter, or does it allow some wiggle room? Does it discuss RUP stengths/weaknesses and/or compare to other process models?
CJP (Certifiable Java Programmer), AMSE (Anti-Microsoft Software Engineer)
Author of Posts in the Saloon
The list is basically a recommended list, chosen for reasons stated in the book itself (see the Chapter 7 description in Richard's posting above).
As far as RUP is concerned, I'd also refer you back to Richard's posting and to the book. RUP is part of the process, as is the choice of an implementation platform (app. server, IDE, etc.) but the whole concept of Convergent Architecture and Model Driven Architecture starts at a much higher level of abstraction... at the consideration of the architecture itself (not to be confused with an implementation technology - note the comparisons Richard makes in the book between IT architecture and classic architecture, as related to buildings). ArcStyler is the Architectural IDE which brings together other "best of breed" tools (much as an architect will bring together specialists such as electrical and heating engineers when conducting a building project) within an environment which enables you to implement and promote a specific architectural style from beginning to end.
A short word about ArcStyler support for other tools:
To use other application server platforms instead of those mentioned is, of course, supported by ArcStyler as the Architectural IDE platform. If your chosen implementation platform is a J2EE app. server, ArcStyler currently offers pure J2EE app. server support out-of-the-box. Specific vendor app. server support is delivered via MDA Cartridges which offer extended support for the more vendor-specific features in addition to the pure J2EE functionality. In addition to those already explicitly supported (and to the Java IDEs explicitly supported) further products will be supported with version 3.0 of ArcStyler...
A full technical briefing about ArcStyler and MDA is available on our web site and can answer a lot of these questions while putting RUP, etc. into context:
Just click on one of the "ArcStyler Technical Briefing" links...
Robert Turrall
Interactive Objects Software GmbH
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Comedian Celebrates March for Water in Firebaugh
Firebaugh - Free music and food for thousands in Firebaugh, courtesy of comedian Paul Rodriguez and California Latino Water Coalition, to thank those who support the fight for more water in the Valley.
"Our reason for celebrating is to say thank you, but we haven't won yet, but we have made progress," says comedian Paul Rodriguez.
In April, thousands of people participated in a four-day, 30-mile march for water.
It began in Mendota, and ended at the San Luis Reservoir.
But their march is not over yet.
"The people that are here, we are the epicenter of the drought.{} If you had 40% unemployment in Los Angeles there'd be riots, people think we are insignificant, but we are the mouse that roars," says Rodriguez.
Emotions still run high about the subject, and some blame our elected officials.
During a taped interview with KMPH, a heckler interrupted Valley Congressman Jim Costa, saying "The Democratic Party is the one to blame... let the fish vote for you, let the fish vote for you."
Costa - who supports the march for water, turned away the heckler and security officers made sure he didn't bother the Congressman.
"We have communities here in the valley that have 30-40 percent unemployment.{} I understand the nation is going through a recession, but here it's a depression," says Rep. Costa (D) Fresno.
Costa says he is fighting for the Valley, trying to convince state lawmakers to ease the environmental restrictions that are preventing the valley from receiving much needed water.
From farmers to farmworkers, celebrities to lawmakers... Valley residents vow to continue their uphill battle of quenching the Valley's water needs.
"Water was brought to us before, now they take it away from us.{} They're taking away our livelihoods, now it's time for us to fight for that," said Joe Del Bosque, a farmer who attended the celebration.
The next step for the California Latino Water Coalition, taking their fight to Washington, D.C.
That march is still being planned.


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Denny's is offering a new Free Pancakes for Kids promotion during the month of September!
And you can also help donate to No Kid Hungry just by sharing their hashtag. Read on for the details.
According to their press release, kids ages 10 and under can enjoy Denny's pancakes for free every day in September from 4-10 p.m. with the purchase of one adult entrée at participating locations.
They have some new pancake options available including: Jr. Cinnamon Pancakes, Jr. Strawberries & Cream Pancakes and Chocolate Chip Pancakes.
"With families getting back into the groove of the school year, the month of September is the perfect opportunity for fans of Denny's to take advantage of our Free Pancakes for Kids offer," said John Dillon, @DillonJohnW, chief marketing officer for Denny's. "Not only is this a great way for our guests, including kids, to try our new pancakes, but it is also our way of inviting families to enjoy breakfast for dinner at an affordable price."
Denny's is also partnering with No Kid Hungry in September to raise money to help end childhood hunger. They have already donated more than $3.3 million to No Kid Hungry in the past.
Through Oct. 2, you can donate at Denny's restaurants nationwide with all proceeds going directly to No Kid Hungry. Every $1 donation provides 10 healthy meals and Denny's will provide a discount coupon redeemable at participating locations to those who make a donation.
Here's an easy way to send a donation to No Kid Hungry without having to spend any money. Denny's will donate $1 to No Kid Hungry if you share the hashtag #ShareMySlam on Twitter and Instagram. You can also contribute to the campaign at dennysnokidhungry.com.


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I have small breasts (barely A) and many fibroadenomas in one of them that are growing and I keep finding more. I will need to have them removed at some point and I'm wondering if, because it is a medical necessity, my health insurance will pay for me to get implants afterwards, as I will likely end up with almost no breast on one side.
When Will Health Insurance Pay for Implants?
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Coverage By Insurance Is Rare
Insurance companies and breast implant coverage
By law, insurance companies must pay for implants used in breast reconstruction associated with cancer. Everything else will be considered cosmetic and not be covered. Every insurance is different with the exception that they profit by not paying for health care services. There is a perverse incentive to collect premiums from consumers and not pay for care. You have to be your strongest advocate for your health. As a consumer, call your insurance company and make your case. I bet you doctor will arm you with all the medical documentation.
Breast implant coverage
If you have mastectomies for prophylaxis you are a candidate for reconstruction and your insurance company should cover that.
Learn more: http://www.stevenwallachmd.com
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Insurance coverage of breast implants
Health insurance companies usually only cover medical and surgical procedures which they deem to be "medically necessary". It is very unlikely that an insurance company will cover breast implants except in cases of reconstruction after cancer surgery. However, your surgeon may request pre-determination prior to your surgery by submitting the required documentation to the insurance company.
Insurance Coverage
Learn more: http://www.basuplasticsurgery.com/houston-breast-surgery/breast-augmentation/
When Will Health Insurance Pay for Implants?
You nee to write/call/ fax your insurance company to see if the certification/qualifications/predeterminations are or include implants for fibroadenoma removal. Also have a boarded PS write a letter for you. It just may help but I doubt it. But worth the try. From MIAMI DR. Darryl J. Blinski
$ave Your Money
It is difficult to predict how your insurance company will decide in this matter. It depends in large part on how your breasts look after the removal of the fibroadenomas. If there is a great deal of difference between the two sides, the chance of insurance coverage is greater. Coverage of breast augmentation also will depend on what the state of health care is in our country when you try to have your surgery. My best advice: Save your money to pay for breast augmentation yourself.
Submit insurance letter with supporting photographs documenting deformity
It is most probable that implants will NOT be covered for benign disease. However, if you have a compelling story and dramatic differences, consider having your general surgeon compose a letter with supporting photographs requesting a predetermination of benefits. Perhaps the reviewer would be sympathetic to your cause (unlikely) but it may be worth a chance if the difference is as pronounced as you state.
Learn more: http://www.bodysculptor.com/
Breast implants
Breast implants are covered by insurance mainly in the case of breast reconstruction in cases of breast cancer.
Breast implants are covered for breast reconstruction and?
Breast implant are covered by insurance for breast reconstruction, but also depending on the policy and review, implant may also be allowed for cases where 'medical necessity' has been established. We have had implant coverage in young women with developmental asymmetry including Polands's syndrome, and for rehabilitation after multiple breast biopsies and for individuals who have a simple mastectomy because they are breast cancer gene carriers. It never hurts to begin with a predetermination request to your carrier.
Best of luck,
Learn more: http://www.peterejohnsonmd.com
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Big Draw LA
The Big Draw LA event downtown today (in Grand Park) was a lot of fun! There were all sort of stations of activity, and lots of people were jointing in with drawing in various media, including making masks (so drawings and cut-outs) and making drawings on the concrete plaza area using strips of tape, which I thought was rather clever. (I forgot to photograph any of those, but look on twitter – and I presume instagram – under #thebigdrawla for things people have been posting.) One of the most interesting things was the construction made of drawings that people did on pieces of slate that lock together to make a larger structure. Have a look in the pictures below (click thumbnails for larger views). There were several, but maybe still not enough adults involved, in my opinion (at least when I went by). Perhaps this was due to a "I can't draw and it is too late for me, but there is hope for the children" line of reasoning? Bad reasoning – everyone can draw! Join in, all ages. There are events all around the city (see links below).
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COUNTY v SOUTHPORT (Today, KO 3pm)
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh has hit back at Southport boss Liam Watson ahead of their clash at Rodney Parade this afternoon.
The visiting manager appeared to suggest earlier this week that he believed the Exiles were no better than last season, when they finished a lowly 19th in the Blue Square Bet Premier.
Speaking to the Southport Visiter, Watson said: "Newport are doing well but we don't worry about them or going down there.
"I don't see an awful lot of difference from their side last season but give credit where credit is due.
"But we will go there and get at them."
The facts don't support that point of view with County riding high at the top of the table with six wins from nine games and an entirely different team from the last time Southport came to Newport.
The Sandgrounders were the visitors to Spytty Park in October last year for Edin-burgh's first match in charge after replacing Anthony Hudson.
And of the 16 players who made up the match day squad on that occasion only substitutes And-rew Hughes and Matthew Swan are still at the club.
Edinburgh is reluctant to be drawn into a war of words but admits to being mystified by Watson's comment.
"I'm not really interested in what other teams say about us – we'll just concentrate on ourselves and do our talking on the pitch," he said. "But I did see it and it's a strange comment and a bit of an insult really.
"The personnel has changed completely from last season and we're at the top of the league instead of the bottom, but each to their own."
Edinburgh was delighted with last week's 3-0 win at Barrow and has predicted that striker Danny Crow will be a regular scorer after breaking his duck with a brace against the Bluebirds.
"Any striker is desperate to score goals and I'm sure Crowy will be pleased to have got that monkey off his back," said Edinburgh.
"He's a fantastic footballer and he's already shown that with his all-round play and the amount of goals he's created, but there's no doubt I brought him in to score goals and I'm sure we'll see many more from him now.
"The two last week were superb, one a sublime chip and the other a poacher's goal.
"It was just a shame he missed out on a hat-trick with the penalty. Andy Sandell will remain as our penalty taker."
Edinburgh is not expecting Southport to follow the gameplan of previous visitors Stockport, who were more than satisfied with a 0-0 draw two weeks ago.
"I think Southport are hitting a bit of form so they'll probably be a bit more positive than Stockport were," he said.
"I hope it will be a bit more open but we've got to cope when teams come to our place and play for a draw.
"It's a sign of respect really and we have to be patient in order to overcome that challenge."
Edinburgh has a fully fit squad to pick from apart from long-term absentee Alan Julian and is likely to keep faith with the team that started at Barrow.
Julian has had what Edinburgh describes as a "setback" in his rehabilitation from a knee injury picked up in pre-season and the Exiles boss revealed that he will discuss a permanent contract with fellow goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley this week.
"Alan Julian is probably out for another four weeks now so I will sit down with Lenny and talk about making him a permanent fixture at the club," he said.
"Lenny has done superbly since he came in on a short-term deal and the board have given me their backing again to sign him up."


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Sometimes there's stuff you just don't want to (or have time to) do: research and book travel, plan a family member's birthday party, select the perfect holiday gift, schedule a dentist appointment. It would be nice to have a personal assistant to knock these things off of your to-do list, right? Enter Fancy Hands.


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As bad as Bridge-gate is for Chris Christie, it was excellent for the subjects of the scandals it displaced from the headlines. Below are five beneficiaries of . . . a traffic jam last September. What a crazy world!
Lis Smith: The greatest (worst) story of the Lis Smith–Eliot Spitzer romance was *The New York Post'*s epic recapitulation of the duo's topless hot-tub toe-sucking session. Wait, what topless hot-tub toe-sucking session? Exactly. Spitzer owes Christie an oral foot massage. [Shudders.]
Barack Obama: *Duty,*Robert Gates's contentious memoir of his time as Defense Secretary reportedly blindsided the White House. The Daily Mail reported that Obama staffers were "breaking it down and dividing it up in the West Wing. No one saw this coming." By the time the press did see it coming, they were no longer interested. Attentions had moved from Obama's skeptical and unenthusiastic view of the war in Afghanistan—since when is that revelatory anyway?—to Christie's very sure-footed and enthusiastic approach to press conferences. Obama owes Christie one photogenic walk around a New Jersey coastal town.
Roger Ailes: Gabe Sherman's new biography of the Fox News generalissimo includes dishy details like Ailes's alleged offer of an additional $100 a week to a prospective hire if she agreed to have sex with him whenever he felt like sex with her; plenty of intra-Fox cattiness; and evidence of Citizen Kane–levels of megalomania. Following a strong showing in headlines at the outset of the week, Ailes was largely replaced in headlines by another fleshy, controlling Republican. Ailes owes the gentleman in question, Governor Chris Christie, the unequivocal support of all Fox News shills.
__Target:__Target admitted that "names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses for up to 70 million individuals" were compromised in late November and early December. Good thing the time period between late November and early December is such an unpopular shopping time! Still: because those names do not include "Chris Christie," Target news has been relegated to the scroll-down section of aggregator sites.
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Overall, the wolf hybrid has been presented negatively by the press. Attacks by hybrids, often on children, are unfortunately sensational and make headline news. The public is given the impression that these animals are "genetic monsters": confused, even "schizophrenic" and "unpredictable". The press paints a picture of a dangerous "vicious" animal snarling and baring its teeth, figure 66. The truth is that the animals often receive blame for what essentially is not a "vicious animal" problem, but is a people problem. Figure 66 is not a "snarling" hybrid, it is a yawning hybrid.
For any number of reasons, people are attacked by pets. Canines can be especially dangerous around children whose behavior often mimics that of distressed prey. Popular reports such as was published by Animal People (1995) where wolf hybrids rank third in the number of serious attacks as reported in newspaper accounts, are a survey of the number of reports which have received publicity. Attacks by most breeds of dogs are not newsworthy, so they receive little public attention compared to a "wolf attack".
The result of all this negative publicity is a public which is becoming sensitive to the issue of hybrids. In some cases, animals are regulated or even banned.
Animals, such as those in figure 67, which were living on a roof-top in New York City, were confiscated when a reporter spotted them and followed up with a story about the animals.
The animal in figure 68 was located in a semi-residential area. The animal had just been acquired along with five others for breeding purposes. The owner claimed they were "safe" and that there was nothing to worry about. The neighbors were not completely satisfied with this, having read many reports of how "dangerous" hybrids could be. Although the neighbors were not against his owning the animals, they were very concerned about the risk posed by animals that were in insecure enclosures.
This animal, which looked like a pure wolf, was being kept in a small 2×4 welded wire mesh pen without a top or overhang. The photo was taken from an adjoining neighbor's yard. There was no perimeter fence of any kind separating the animals' enclosure from the rest of the neighborhood. This was one of several animals all acquired as adults about three weeks before this photo was taken. Residents were keeping their children inside for fear that they would just walk up to the enclosures and possibly be bitten. The presence of the animals made them feel trapped and unsafe.
Two days after this photograph was taken, this animal did get out, but was soon caught by the owner. Several of the other animals had escaped on a number of occasions. It was obvious that the containment was not secure. None of these animals were very social and he had a very difficult time handling them. They were not meant as pets, only as breeding stock. He bragged about plans of producing puppies and even offered the neighbors each a free puppy if they would allow him to keep the animals.
The owner did not check local ordinances and had exceeded the number of animals he could keep without a kennel license by six animals, the very six which he had just brought in. Public pressure eventually led him to return all the animals to the breeder. In this case, media publicity paid off for the benefit of the neighborhood, but as usually happens, not for the animals.
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