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Pirate Band shines at UIL competition
The Granbury High School Pirate Band excelled at University Interscholastic League solo and ensemble competition Saturday in Crowley. Fourteen soloists and two ensembles are advancing to the state contest in May. In all, students received 31 Division I superior ratings and 15 Division II excellent ratings.
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The NHS faces unprecedented financial pressures, and there are growing worries that patient care will suffer.
Professor John Appleby, Chief Economist at The King's Fund
New research has indicated that the financial squeeze is beginning to have an impact on quality and access to NHS and social care services.
Health think tank The King's Fund said pessimism is growing among local leaders in the NHS and social care, according its the latest quarterly monitoring report on service performance.
For the first time, the report includes a survey of directors of adult social services in English local authorities alongside its usual survey of NHS finance directors.
Both surveys suggest that the financial squeeze is beginning to have an impact on quality and access to services in some parts of the country.
A third of NHS finance directors report that the quality of patient care has worsened during the last year and more than a third of social services directors expect to have to cut services over the next year.
Professor John Appleby, Chief Economist at The King's Fund, said:
"The NHS faces unprecedented financial pressures, and there are growing worries that patient care will suffer.
"For social care, it will be increasingly difficult for councils to make further savings without directly cutting services or affecting quality.
"Health and care services have coped well until now, but it is clear that many organisations expect things to become much more difficult over the coming year."
While most NHS organisations are on track to meet financial targets, pressures are growing towards the end of the second year of the so-called Nicholson Challenge to find £20bn in productivity improvements by 2015.
The survey found that one third of NHS finance directors report that the quality of patient care in their area has worsened during the past year.
Two thirds were pessimistic about the financial state of their local health economy.
With local authorities grappling with the second year of a budget squeeze that will see an overall cut of 27 per cent in central government funding by 2015, directors of adult social services were also are pessimistic about the financial outlook.
Financial pressures are set to have a significant impact on access to services, with more than a third anticipating having to reduce services and nearly a fifth expecting to increase charges over the next year.
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The publications of American Studies faculty reflect their disciplinary and sub-disciplinary specializations. This page gives you a sense of the range of their research and scholarship. American Studies majors, by writing a honors thesis, enter the world of formal academic research.
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Paul Fisher's doctoral thesis treated American literary expatriates of the art world of the Belle Époque and was the basis for his book, Artful Itineraries: European Art and American Careers in High Culture, 1865–1920 . His research in American Studies has combined literature, art history, cultural history, and gender and sexuality studies. He often examines American internationalism and transnationalism, so his work is comparative as well as interdisciplinary. His most recent book, House of Wits: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family , looks at Henry, William, and Alice James in the light of social and cultural developments of their time as well as according to family dynamics underemphasized in previous accounts: mental illness, alcoholism, and sexuality. He is currently working on a study of John Singer Sargent and his patrons, focusing on the role of sexuality in the fin-de-siècle art world.
Michael Jeffries
The bulk of Michael Jeffries' published research is concerned with hip-hop culture. Articles and essays include pieces about hip-hop feminism and representations of love in hip-hop performances. His first book, Thug Life: Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-Hop is available from the University of Chicago Press.
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2011: Narratives of Transgression or Tales of Subversion? Gender and National Drag in Transnational Caribbean Performance
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2004: An American Asylum: The Effects of Immigration Policies on Cambodian Refugees
2004: Within Bounds but Pushing Boundaries: The Teachers at the Carlisle Indian School, 1879-1904
2002: A Car with a View: Roadside Culture and American Frontiers of the 1930s and 1950s
2002: Asian American Success: A Look at Subgroup Achievement Differences
2001: Virtuous Beginnings, Successful Endings: The American Dream in the Antebellum South
1999: Living Ghetto Fabulous: A Study of African-American Youth and Gangs
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Man Charged for Threatening School
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - An eastern Iowa man has been accused of trying to blackmail administrators who oversee a major high school football program.
Iowa City police say Daniel Lee Stone, of Solon, was arrested Wednesday after DNA evidence linked him to several letters that allegedly threatened administrators at Regina High School in Iowa City.
Administrators say they received letters last summer that claimed the school's football coaching staff was providing performance enhancing drugs to the student athletes. The letters made several demands in exchange for silence on the allegations.
An investigation into the letters' allegations turned up nothing.
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Thieves that broke into a building under construction looking to steal tools left empty-handed, even after getting past a steel door and alarm system, thanks to the heavy-duty KNAACK® Jobmaster® Chest which protected its valuable contents from the determined intruders.
The jobsite, a building under renovation near the Honey Creek Mall in Terre Haute Indiana, was secured at the end of the day in typical fashion – locks and dead bolts on both the front and rear doors of the building and a functioning alarm system. Sometime in the night, the would-be thieves entered the building from the rear, prying the outer steel door completely off its hinges, destroying the dead bolt and closer, after first removing the electrical meter on the exterior wall of the building.
Upon entering, the forceful intruders seemingly went straight for the KNAACK® storage box sitting in the middle of the foyer, assuming it contained valuable tools – completely ignoring other equipment on the second floor that had been left unsecured and in plain sight. With the chest padlocked to a stair rail with a vinyl-coated, cut-resistant cable, the thieves attempted to penetrate the KNAACK® Jobmaster® Chest by prying open holes around the lid of the chest in order to remove the contents.
While local police didn't know how long the would-be thieves worked at prying open the tool chest, intruders want to get in and get out with the equipment within about 5-10 minutes. "The box was pretty damaged when I found it the next day," said Ben Douglas, Equipment Manager for Garmong Construction Services, "We estimated the value of the equipment inside the box at approximately $3,000. When you add up the value of the tools inside the box, the amount of downtime, plus the whole process of filing an insurance claim for the stolen tools – well, the Jobmaster® paid for itself right there – many times over in fact."
Construction site theft is big business in the U.S. and Canada, with annual losses totaling nearly 1 billion dollars, as reported by the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI. In addition to the value of the materials and equipment taken, there are the indirect costs which greatly compound the financial consequences suffered by the contractor and/or building owner. Costly job delays, downtime for operators, higher insurance premiums, and the possible
cancellation of an insurance policy, with the accompanying risk of jeopardizing bonding and borrowing power, make jobsite security practices crucial for commercial construction firms.
"In fifteen years of selling, managing and purchasing construction equipment, I have seen several jobsites and storage devices broken into by thieves," Douglas adds. "This is honestly the first time I have seen evidence of a piece of security equipment perform better than advertised and greater than expected. I will forever be a Knaack customer.
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Sounders' Eddie Johnson gets call to play for U.S. national team in World Cup qualifying
Eddie Johnson was named to the U.S. national team Monday for two World Cup qualifiers, ending the forward's two-year wait for a call-up.
Seattle Times staff reporter
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Eddie Johnson was stuck at the airport Monday afternoon when his flight to join U.S. national team camp in Miami was delayed.
For the Sounders FC forward, the wait was surely no bother. Not after waiting two years for the call-up.
The anticipated news became official Monday, when U.S. Soccer announced Johnson was part of a 24-man roster for FIFA World Cup qualifiers Friday at Antigua & Barbuda and Oct. 16 against Guatemala in Kansas City.
"It's been a long road, a lot of hurdles I've had to overcome, a lot of adversity I've faced," said Johnson, who indicated on Twitter late Friday night that he got the call. "The good feeling about all of this is I get to share it with the people who believed in me."
Johnson, 28, was effusive in his praise for the Sounders for fostering a career revival, particularly after four difficult years in Europe and a failed deal with Mexican club Puebla last winter. Hearty thanks were extended to coach Sigi Schmid, the front office, teammates, fans and others.
U.S. men's national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann also gave credit to Schmid, a longtime friend, but offered most to Johnson.
"I think Eddie is back in that position because he worked very, very hard for it," Klinsmann said on a conference call. "If you watch his games and his drive, his hunger that he has, the way he chases defenders and the way he creates for himself and his striking partner's chances, the way he also finishes things off — that speaks for him."
Klinsmann said Johnson has been on the national-team radar for a while and the opportunity for these upcoming games was presented, in part, due to frustrations with regular forward Jozy Altidore, who was not called up.
Johnson was involved with the national team from 2004 through 2010 and has eight career goals in World Cup qualifying. Despite the experience, he said he'll feel like "the new guy" in his first involvement in a couple years.
Klinsmann disagreed.
"He's not a newcomer," he said of Johnson. "He was part of the program over the last 10 years or so. He had difficult times; he went through that. He had struggled in Europe, and Sigi found a way to get him back on track. It's exciting to see. ... I think he really deserves that call."
Were there times when Johnson doubted he'd get another call-up?
"I'd be lying if I said no," he said. "I think there's always doubt at some time in your career when things aren't going well."
Things are definitely going well in Seattle.
Johnson, who was acquired by the Sounders in a somewhat controversial preseason trade, leads the team with 14 goals, a franchise season record.
"Everyone asked me if getting called back to the national team was a goal of (mine), and yeah, it is," Johnson said, "but working hard and winning games in Seattle and trying to win MLS Cup, anything after that is just a bonus for me."
• Johnson is one of three Sounders called up during the international window, joining midfielder Mario Martinez (Honduras) and defender Adam Johansson (Sweden).
• Klinsmann said he wasn't bothered by Johnson pre-empting the announcement of his call-up on Twitter: "No worries at all from my end."
• Schmid indicated last week that there's a chance Johnson and Martinez could still be available in a big game Oct. 17 against Real Salt Lake despite coming a day after qualifiers. Johansson most likely won't be.
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A Drop of Light
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John Thomas Pelletier brings you a refreshingly vibrant, often humorous, and sometimes introspective picture of life in his first collection of poetry, A Drop of Light.
With his words, John captures the entire gamut of human emotions as he speaks so eloquently of special occasions and everyday matters; of parents and parenting, teaching and learning; of laughter, anger, sorrow and love—his life laid out in poems rich with expression.
His work has previously appeared in A Golden Morning: An Anthology of Canadian Verse, published by the Poetry Institute of Canada in 2004.


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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – World-renowned author Deepak Chopra will appear at Johnson County Community College on Thursday, Nov. 14, to talk about What Are You Hungry For?
That's the name of his latest book, which will go on sale in early November. In it, Chopra returns to his health and wellness roots with a new approach to weight loss.
Chopra will speak at 7 p.m. in the Carlsen Center's Yardley Hall. For tickets, which are $55 and $37.50, contact the JCCC Box Office at 913-469-4445 or visit www.jccc.edu/TheSeries. The event is presented by the JCCC Foundation's Nell Mitchell Lecture Series and co-sponsored by the college.
The ticket price will include a copy of the book that will be available for pickup that evening. Chopra will sign books after his presentation.
A booking agent for Chopra said that Kansas City is one of the few stops Chopra will
make on this national book tour. The college is the only place he expects to visit in the metropolitan area.
Chopra, an internist and endocrinologist, is the author of more than 75 books that have been translated into more than 35 languages. Among them is the New York Times best-selling Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul.
His new book focuses on the hungers that can be experienced physically, mentally and spiritually. It asks readers if they are hungry for food or love or self-esteem or perhaps security, acceptance or peace.
During his talk, Chopra will create a roadmap for "higher health," based on the latest findings in both mainstream and alternative medicine. Here are some of the questions he expects to address:
- Are we in the midst of a major paradigm shift in science?
- Is the universe becoming self aware in the human nervous system?
- Is the next stage of human development conscious evolution?
- Can we develop a higher awareness of who we are, what we yearn for and what we can ultimately do about it?
Chopra also expects to share practical ways to experience higher consciousness, transformation and healing.


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The latest, Brain+, which comes from Denmark, launched its free "brain-training regimen" app for the iPad and iPhone in the U.S. , Canada and the UK today.
The company says the series of fun and motivating mind-training games improve key mental capabilities in the areas of attention, memory, problem solving and planning and was developed in collaboration with leading brain scientists from Copenhagen University.
"We believe that to achieve the right amount of brain-training intensity and duration, you need to be engaged and immersed," said Brain+ CEO Kim Baden-Kristensen. "We achieve this by designing our exercises more like traditional mobile games and less like clinical exercises, whereas our competition utilize a more traditional exercise approach."
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POLICE in East Yorkshire arrested people suspected of being drunk and disorderly, assault and theft as officers continued their crackdown on crime.
Sgt Pete Rogers, of the Pocklington and Wolds Weighton Neighbourhood Policing Team, said priorities over the next month would be a crackdown on thieves who target Christmas shoppers.
Sgt Rogers said those arrested last month included a Pocklington man arrested for common assault in the town on October 6.
On October 18, a man was arrested and was subsequently issued with a caution following a theft at his place of work.
On October 19, two men were arrested for being drunk and disorderly and on October 21 a man from Pocklington was arrested for assault.
Meanwhile, Sgt Rogers praised residents in East Yorkshire after Hallowe'en festivities were enjoyed without any serious trouble. Trouble was kept to a minimum across thanks to the Your Mischief, Their Misery campaign, which involved high-visibility patrols by police.


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Green Day Announces Rescheduled Spring 2013 Dates
The rescheduled Green Day tour dates have been announced and will be starting on March 28th at Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL. The band has postponed the previously announced dates in January and February to be rescheduled for a later date.
The band were originally forced to cancel and push back their tour dates following frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's tirade at the iheartRadio Festival in September after getting their set cut short. He entered a rehabilitation center following the incident.
Armstrong thanked the fans in a statement for their support:
"Dear friends… I just want to thank you all for the love and support you've shown for the past few months. Believe me, it hasn't gone unnoticed and I'm eternally grateful to have such an amazing set of friends and family. I'm getting better everyday. So now, without further ado, the show must go on. We can't wait to get on the road and live out load! Our passion has only grown stronger."
In a separate statement, the band thanked fans for their support for Armstrong:
"We want to thank everyone for hanging in with us for the last few months. We are very excited to hit the road and see all of you again, though we regret having to cancel more shows."
The newly rescheduled dates are below:
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Mar 28: Allstate Arena – Chicago, IL
Mar 29: I Wireless Center – Moline, IL
Mar 31: Consol Energy Center – Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 01: Blue Cross Arena – Rochester, NY
Apr 03 Liacourias Center – Philadelphia, PA
Apr 04: Patriot Center – Fairfax, VA
Apr 06: Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Apr 07: Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
Apr 09: Dunkin Donuts Center – Providence, RI
Apr 11: Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON
Apr 12: Quebec Colisee – Quebec City, QC
The cancelled dates are as follows:
Jan 07: Resch Center – Green Bay, WI
Jan 10: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza – Wilkes-Barre, PA
Jan 11: Bryce Jordan Center – Penn State Univ. – State College, PA
Jan 18: Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, NH
Jan 25: Cumberland Co. Civic Center – Portland, ME
Jan 30: Wolstein Ctr. / Cleveland St. Univ. – Cleveland, OH
Feb 02: Alliant Energy Center Mem. Coliseum – Madison, WI
Feb 04: CenturyLink Arena – Omaha, NE
Feb 06: 1STBANK Center – Broomfield, CO
Feb 08: MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV
Tickets for all postponed dates will be honored at the new show dates, and all questions regarding this should be done at the original point of purchase. Refunds will be given for all cancelled dates and will be given at the original point of purchase. Additional West Coast dates will be announced shortly.
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Fantastic Dining Room Table
Got this table for 50% off. It is a beautiful oak colored dining room table. The legs on it are so different. The table is very sturdy and the surface will hold up to lots of activity. The only problem was that the shipping was expensive because of the weight of the table and I have to find chairs since it wasn't a set. But that's okay. I can go with a mix and match look. I definitely recommend this table. It's a beauty.
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This table is beautiful. The color is amazing and the detail is great, I definitely recommend the espresso color over the gray. The espresso color is very rich. My favorite part of the table are the legs. I looked at similar tables at other stores, but nothing compares to this one. It adds a lot of character to my dinning room for not a very high price, similar tables will go for triple the price of this one. It is really easy to put together, it took about half an hour. I had to order it in-store because this is a "custom" color, it was totally worth the wait!
March 6, 2013
I love this table! I searched everywhere for a solid table and kept my eye on this one for a while until I finally decided it was what I needed. I was right, I needed it. It is high quality and such a beautiful color, I wish there were matching chairs or at least a bench. I'm still searching for chairs :/ probably something upholstered. Excuse my bright blue dining room walls.
February 21, 2013
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I stalked this table for quite a while hoping that someone else would write a review. But I broke down and took a chance. What a find! It is rustic in texture, rich in color but has tons of character. I initially saw the weathered grey table in the store but the color did not fit my overall decor so I ordered the deep espresso color. It is very dark brown. The table is truly substantial and solid. It is actually longer than I had anticipated. One can easily fit two chairs comfortably on each side. I also have two upholstered head chairs at each end. Although they do not tuck all the way under the table, they fit well enough to look good cosmetically and my husband while over 6" tall finds it comfortable. It took only about 1 1/2 half hours to put together alone, but probably would take less time with two people. I have already had so many compliments on its uniqueness.
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Policy 1005.2-R
Interscholastic Competitions and Contests
Public Contests
1. The Board, upon the approval of the Superintendent of Schools, may offer financial support up to a maximum amount of 50% of the net cost of participation to any school from which individuals or teams are taking part in public contests or non-athletic interscholastic competitions within the Province.
2. Any support funds received from other agencies shall be included in the calculation of the net cost of participation upon which the Board's maximum contribution of 50% shall be based.
3. All requests for financial assistance shall be made by the principals of the schools in which competitors are enrolled.
4. In extraordinary circumstances the Board may grant financial assistance for participation in out-of-province contests; such requests must be approved directly by the Board.
National and International Competitions
1. Requests for financial assistance will be received by the Board of Education from groups of students or individual students who have won the right to participate in non athletic national or international competitions through school sponsored activities.
2. An amount will be budgeted each year in the operating budget to support these applications. It is the intention of the Board to provide funding support only for those groups or students who, as a result of qualifying, do not have sufficient time to fund raise monies in order to participate in the competition.
3. Funds allocated in the budget for such events will be used to assist with accommodation, transportation and registration costs only. In the event that the funding support applied for exceeds the available monies in the budget, reimbursement will be given to applicants for approved expenses on a pro-rated basis for the current school year.
4. Groups or individuals will request financial assistance using the appropriate form available through the offices of the school principal and the district Coordinating Principal.
5. Funds allocated in the budget for this policy will be provided through a Richmond School Board account. In order to be eligible to receive assistance, the Coordinating Principal must receive the completed application form and receipts from schools or individuals on or before June 10th of the school year.
6. Assistance for any given application will not exceed 50% of the approved expenses.
7. Decisions regarding the disbursement of funds will be made by June 20th in each school year.
Board Concurrence: 05 March 1990
Board Concurrence with Revision: 28 August 1995
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Black & Decker Corp. became the latest company to increase its quarterly dividend rate, boosting the payout by 75 percent to U.S. $0.21. In a press release, the maker of tools and other home-improvement products said the dividend is payable Dec. 26 to shareholders of record Dec. 12. Black & Decker had been paying a dividend at a $0.12-rate since 1996. A Black & Decker spokeswoman cited the change in the tax laws as the reason for the dividend increase; she also noted the company's payout ratio compared with its peers and other S&P 500 companies. The spokeswoman said Black & Decker wanted to "send a signal of confidence" in its long-term earnings and cash-generating capabilities. In the second quarter, Black & Decker's earnings rose about 15 percent as a restructuring cut costs. Despite weaker sales, income grew to $75.7 million, or $0.97 a share, from $66.1 million, or $0.81, a year ago.
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Atelectasis in Infants
Atelectasis is a collapse in part of the lungs. Normally, air passes through the airways into small sacs of the lungs. Oxygen from the air passes through these sacs into the blood. Carbon dioxide also passes from the blood to the sacs to leave the body. With atelectasis, these sacs are collapsed. Oxygen and carbon dioxide cannot pass through the collapsed sacs.
A collapse over large areas of the lungs can lead to serious problems. In infants, atelectasis may be:
- Congenital—present at birth
- Acquired—caused by an acquired condition
Healthy Lungs
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Atelectasis is not a disease. It is the result of a disease or abnormality in the body. It can be caused by:
- Blockage in the airways—as a result of inhaled stool during birth, an inhaled object, or a mucus plug that keeps air from moving into the lung sacs
- Lung infections—may cause fluid build-up that blocks air to the lung sacs
- Lack of surfactant (common in premature infants)—surfactant is a fluid that lines the inside of the lungs and helps them function properly
- Impaired breathing—air is not pulled deep enough into the lungs to open all sacs
- Damage to nerve and muscles that control breathing—may prevent coughing, deep breathing, or yawning
Last reviewedAugust 2014by Kari Kassir, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.


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But going head-to-head with the big boys at the outset isn't the best way to approach your market. As much as we hate to say it, your business probably won't blow Procter & Gamble out of the water-at least not right out of the gate.
The good news, though, is that you don't have to. "Don't compete," advises Weinzimmer. "Go after periphery networks." Sure, you're still technically in the same market, but your customers will come to you because they're looking for something different.
The e-card business, for example, is dominated by names like American Greetings and Blue Mountain Arts. Who would notice a small
e-card start-up out of Seattle? More people than you'd think: With a user base doubling every month, Phototunes.com targets customers seeking grown-up messages free of the saccharine verses found on many e-card sites. Founder Richard Duval takes a fresh approach with his selections, thanks to superb natural photography coupled with original jazz. "I wanted to [offer] something a little more sophisticated," he says. "I hate the cute."
Duval knows he shares the World Wide Web with a few Goliaths, but he also knows he offers a fun and different product. In doing research, Duval found that-of the 800 other e-card sites he visited-no one else offered original art with original, studio-quality music.
Proud of his unique offering, Duval, 46, markets Phototunes as a sophisticated e-card Web site. "I never once thought to myself, 'OK, I've got a great idea and in three months, BlueMountain's out of business,' " he says. "That would've just been foolish." What he is doing is using his free e-cards to entice people to buy his art prints, smooth jazz CDs and deluxe multimedia e-cards. Although his company-like many e-businesses-has yet to reach profitability, Duval is planning to add corporate clients to his roster by providing them with Phototunes products to manage customer relationships.
Thinking about venturing into a market that's already buzzing with competitors? Wes Tyler, a managing member of Old Oak Partners, a small-business consulting and investment firm in Easton, Connecticut, advises entrepreneurs to first ask themselves these questions:
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Al Bacon threw up his arms in disbelief as he put down the phone.
"I don't get it," he said. "But we knew it would be a zoo in here today."
Bacon, owner of Al's Gun & Reel in Derry, turned to speak to the half-dozen customers purchasing firearms — the number he usually sees on any given day. But it was only 1:30 p.m., and approximately 50 customers had already stopped by his store.
"Where are these people coming from?" he said. "I don't understand. We've been out straight. My racks are drying out."
Local gun dealers say sales of firearms and ammunition are soaring following the shootings of 26 people at a Connecticut school Friday. It's a trend that's being mirrored across the country as veteran gun owners and first-time buyers flock to gun shops to buy rifles and handguns.
The local dealers said the huge increase in sales was partly due to people feeling a need to protect themselves after the shootings. But, perhaps the main reason for the surge, was the fear of tougher gun control laws, they said.
Once Frank Robertson, 32, of Bedford heard of others rushing to buy weapons, he said, he wanted to make sure he bought his new AR-15 rifle at Al's before it was too late.
Mason Walsh, 30, of Derry only needed ammunition, but he was afraid Al's would be sold out after hearing of the increased demand.
"I'm trying to get things before they are not available or go up in price," he said yesterday.
Robertson, Walsh and other customers said they could understand why people would want to purchase firearms before tighter gun control restrictions are adopted.
Lawmakers and anti-gun advocates across the country are calling for stricter laws and background checks after 20-year-old Adam Lanza gunned down 20 young children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Lanza, formerly of Kingston, then shot and killed himself.
It was fear for their personal safety that brought one Derry couple to Al's yesterday. The couple, who declined to give their names, said a recent break-in at their home prompted them to purchase a rifle and a handgun.
But it was the Sandy Hook shootings and the call for tighter restrictions that led them to buy weapons as soon as possible.
"We put a rush on buying a gun here because we are unsure what the government is going to do now," the woman said.
She said tighter gun control laws would make it more difficult for citizens to protect themselves.
Bacon agreed.
"It makes it more dangerous for everyone," he said.
Bacon said although he sympathizes with those affected by the Newtown tragedy, it was the act of an unstable person — not firearms — that was responsible for what happened.
"This child was a ticking time bomb," he said.
Other gun shop owners also said they have been flooded with buyers since Friday, including Bob Williams of Affordable Firearms in Pelham.
"It's been very, very brisk," Williams said. "Since it happened, you can't keep the stuff on the shelves. They are afraid they are going to stop selling them."
Williams said his business has doubled since Friday. People are eager to protect themselves while avoiding any tougher restrictions that could be implemented, he said.
The gun shop owners said both handguns and rifles are selling fast. Especially popular is the AR-15 semiautomatic, Williams said.
The increase in sales caused backups at stores because it was taking longer for the FBI to conduct background checks, store owners said.
Terry Goode, owner of Collectors Firearms & Militaria in Pelham, said he's seen a steady increase in sales since the tragedy Friday.
But he's seen an even bigger surge since President Barack Obama was re-elected in November because of the fear of tighter gun restrictions.
"There has been such an increase since the election," he said.
The substantial increase in gun sales after the shootings is no surprise to attorney Penny Dean of Gun Owners of New Hampshire.
"I think it's reasonable for people to say this could happen (here)," she said. "Tell me, what form of gun control could have stopped this?"
The Concord attorney said she's heard that a recent brutal home invasion in Bedford prompted many people in surrounding communities to buy guns to protect themselves.
She said the fear for personal safety and the chance for more restrictive laws are prompting people to buy firearms while they can.
Dean is critical of some lawmakers advocating for stricter controls.
"It's really sad for me to see people who want to ban these guns to try to do it for their own personal gain," she said.


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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Ferreira, Petrus Hendrik firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-02182009-111419 Document Title An overview of the new tax return form and tax system Degree MCom Department Taxation Supervisor
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- taxpayer
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- tax evasion
- tax practitioner
- tax form
- tax process
- tax return form
- tax return
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Date 2008-09-04 Availability unrestricted Abstract During May 2007 it was announced that individual taxpayers would receive simplified tax return forms, will not need to do any more calculations and will no longer need to attach supporting documentation for the 2007 year of assessment.
It was also announced that the tax system would be changed, making the turn around times for the assessment of tax returns faster.
The primary objective of this research was to determine what effect the new tax return form, as well as the new tax system, would have on the tax practitioner submitting their client's return.
It was considered impractical to compare this study to other studies done. It was therefore decided that a questionnaire would be sent out.
After considering all the research performed, it could be concluded that the new tax return form, as well as the new tax filing system, was welcomed by the taxpayer and the tax practitioner, and was a definite improvement, although some implementation problems were encountered.
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"People stop by for free coffee sometimes," he says, sliding a stepladder over the threshold. "But this is a working station. It's not like we're sitting around playing chess."
On cue, a grumpy customer enters the Conoco. "Two quarts of 10-30."
"We can do that," Jerry says, shuffling toward the garage and retrieving the oil. "You going to pour that on hotcakes in the morning?"
The customer frowns.
"'Cause that stuff is sure good on hotcakes," Jerry offers. "Mmm-mmm."
"Right on," the customer says, smiling. "Right on."
Jerry picks up the drill, steadies the ladder, continues his thought.
"We're a throwback," he says. "Whatever people want, we do. We'll check their oil, clean their windows, check their tire pressure, whatever."
On cue, a driver pulls an SUV up to the gas pumps, steps outside, reaches for the nozzle, then jumps a mile as Jerry's assistant, Fred Martinez, says, "Let me handle that for you, sir."
Fred pumps his gas, cleans his windshield, checks his tires.
The customer blinks.
"Um, thanks."
In this age of self-service, debit cards, mini-marts and fifty-cent air and water dispensers, customers aren't used to personal service. "They just look at you," Fred says. "Especially the younger ones. They have no idea what you're doing. They've never had full service before."
But that's how it is at Parkway Station, formerly A & B Conoco, and that's how it's been for thirty years. This is the last service station downtown, one of the last full-service stations left in Denver. And if the new managers have anything to do with it, that's how it will be for another thirty years.
"It's like the old days in here," Fred says. "Like walking into the past."
The station stands at 1201 20th Street, between the flashing "Live Ladies Live" sign of the Adult Video Library and the blue-and-green murals of High-Liters Decorating. It has two small service bays, one small lobby, three 1970s gas pumps and a lethargic German shepherd named Cody.
The waiting area boasts a drab metal desk, a drab metal drinking fountain, a drab metal file cabinet and a drab Formica counter. The file cabinet and tabletops hold an assortment of sunflower seeds, candy bars, corn chips and free coffee; the windowsills are lined with bottles of power-steering fluid and antifreeze. The room smells of grease and dust, and it echoes with oldies from a combination eight-track player, turntable and stereo.
"This place hasn't changed much in thirty years," Jerry says.
For that matter, neither has Jerry. On this day and most other days, he wears blue work pants, a blue work shirt, black work shoes. His front pocket holds an assortment of pens and an air-pressure gauge, and his back pocket holds a red grease rag. Jerry has been in the filling-station business for 43 years, thirty of them here. His secret to longevity? "An irresistible personality," he says. "People tell me, 'You're always happy. Even when it's freezing outside, you're having a good time.'
"And I guess I am."
Fred is just as affable. He wears the same uniform as Jerry, although he's added a Bushwhackers baseball cap to the ensemble. His grandfather and father both owned filling stations in Denver. After fifty years in the business, Fred handles a squeegee like an artist handles a paintbrush. "I've always liked messing with cars," he says. "We have pictures of me as a little kid standing up on an old milk carton, washing windows."
But the unquestioned veteran is Orvis Bjornsen: owner, founder and patriarch, who pumped his first gallon in 1946. Orvis now spends most of his time on golf courses and in bowling alleys, but not long ago he was sitting at his old desk, fidgeting with a clock, fighting a nasty cold and scowling at his wife, Myrtle, and daughter, Kay Crosier.
"Okay, then," he kept saying. "Are we about done here?"
At 83, Orvis still has a pipe-wrench grip and a full head of snowy hair. He also has a perpetual squint that makes him a dead ringer for Eddie Albert or Lloyd Bridges, depending on what his mouth is doing.
"They used to call him Whitey," Kay says, "even though he had blond hair."
"Well, now they have the right to call me that," Orvis grumbles.
Orvis grew up on a Nebraska farm, where he spent more days milking cows than he cares to recall. He taught school a while, moved to San Diego for a year, married Myrtle, and arrived in Denver in 1943. He stumbled into the service-station business after a buddy offered him part ownership of a Mobil station at 18th and Lawrence streets. Orvis already had a job in a Chevrolet parts department, but he jumped at the opportunity.
"I never thought I'd be in it long," he says. "But I had no real skills, and I had a family to support. Back then, you took anything you could get, and you were glad to get it."


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Join us in Los Angeles on October 6-8, 2010 for the 2nd National Grand Challenges Summit. The 2010 NAE Grand Challenges National Summit will bring together leading scientists and engineers, educators, policy leaders, innovators and corporate executives to address the 14 challenges articulated by the National Academy of Engineering. There will be six sessions that will be presented from the following perspectives: technology, innovation, business, policy, communication, education and a notable cast of panelists will advance the dialogue about addressing society's most critical needs. The entertainment and media capital of the world, the city of angels will play a gracious host to summit guests, speakers and sponsors at the ivy-league-inspired campus of the University of Southern California and the iconic, downtown Los Angeles Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Within striking distance of world-class museums, restaurants, sports venues, L.A. live - the city's newest premier destination for live entertainment - and much more, summit guests will find themselves in the very heart of this exciting city and its dynamic, downtown district.
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Travel by boat to the floating villages on Tonle Sap. Return to Siem Reap and visit Banteay Srei and Banteay Samre before climbing to the summit of Pre Rup in time for sunset.
Drive to the lesser visited temple of Beng Mealea. Explore the local markets and visit Artisans Angkor where disadvantaged youth are taught traditional Cambodian handicrafts. This evening enjoy dinner with an Apsara dance performance.
Leave Siem Reap today and travel to Battambang, stopping at the Puok District to visit the National Silk Centre.
This morning travel on a bamboo train, set up by villagers for the transportation of goods and people, to visit local villages and La Maison de Coco. This afternoon take in the views of the Prasat Banan Temple from Phnom Banan Hill.
Drive to the town of Phnom Penh, stopping at the 17th-century capital of Udong en route. You will also visit Kampong Chhnang Province to see traditional handmade pottery and climb Touch Hill to admire the scenery.
Today you will explore the recent dark history of Cambodia on a visit to the Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide. The museum is housed in the former school that was taken over by the Khmer Rouge and used as its main detention and torture centre. Continue to the infamous 'Killing Fields' of Choeung Ek. This will also provide you an insight of the brutality of the regime. Later today return to your hotel, the remainder of the day at leisure.
After breakfast, you will be picked up from you Phnom Penh hotel and transferred to Sihanoukville (approx. four hours drive) and check in to your hotel. The south coast of Cambodia offers pristine and unspoiled beaches. The most famous town is Sihanoukville, a perfect place to relax on the white beaches, swim in the blue water, enjoy the tropical climate and fresh seafood.
This morning at approximately 0900, you will be transferred to the pier where you will meet Ron, an American sailor who has made Cambodia his home for many years. Ron is an experienced sailor and has a small sailing yacht that is perfect for day trips in the Gulf of Thailand. Climb on board and let Ron take you to Cambodia's most beautiful archipelago Koh Rong. Enjoy fishing, swimming, and snorkelling or help Ron out sailing the boat while his wife prepares a delicious meal for you. The sailing time to Koh Rong is about 2 hours and upon arrival you are free to explore the magnificent island. It is a large island with countless white sand beaches. Ron knows where the best beaches are and will without a doubt give you the best tips on where to snorkel. Return to the mainland this afternoon and be transferred back to your hotel.
Today you will travel to the city of Phnom Penh, where you will visit the cave temple of Phnom Chhnork. At night when the sunlight fades and the neon lights appear along the river banks, a small cruise boat will take you out onto the river to take in the city from a different perspective. Witness the sun set over the Royal Palace and the Mekong River while enjoying a drink. A catered dinner from one of Phnom Penh's well established restaurants is served shortly after sundown. Enjoy a leisurely cruise while enjoying dinner and taking in the sights along the river bank including many local Cambodian families and friends socialising. Cruise back to the port and transfer back to your hotel.
Phnom Penh is nowadays a bustling city and its ochre-coloured colonial buildings, bustling squares, trendy cafés, and frangipani-lined boulevards create an atmosphere that is unlike any other city in Southeast Asia. Set out on a city tour to visit the National Museum, which houses Khmer art and sculptures and visit the Royal Palace. Women should cover their shoulders and both men and women should cover their knees). The palace was built in 1866 by the French for King Norodom and is also home to the Silver Pagoda, which received its name because its floor is made up of 5,329 silver tiles. The palace has been inhabited by kings at all times with the exception of the period when the radical Khmer Rouge party took control in 1975. Under its leader Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge seized power and declared 'year zero'.
Linna's Cooking School - Visit the Local Market - 9:30 – 10:30 We guide you through the local market located about 10 minutes away from school. Local markets are filled with unknown ingredients. Please feel the energy. Cooking Explanation - 10:30 – 11:00 Prepare the cooking. After receiving the lecture recipes, ingredients and seasonings to measure Cooking Practice - 11:00 – 12:30 Actual cooking by all participants. Do not worry if you are not good at cooking. We will guide you through Cooking is done. Now let's eat! Enjoy the food - 12:30 – 13:30


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"At the time it was great. We cemented it in a Sydney Travelodge. Travelodges in those days were posh places," he said.
Sigh. What romance.
Jason, who dated Kylie during the late '80s after their on-screen Neighbours romance as Scott and Charlene, revealed the pop princess chased him to start a relationship, only to dump him via a phone call for INXS frontman, Michael Hutchence, in 1989.
"I found out later from my manager that they had met up in Hong Kong and I did not take it easily," revealed Jason.
"For a male it's a difficult thing to deal with to be dropped by a woman, but not only a woman but someone of her status."
Heartbreaking? Yes. Harsh? That too. But Jason said he "moved on" and is now married to the "love of my life," Angela Malloch.
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Super Mario Bros. Question Mark Ring: a 1-Up in Fistfights
It's the classic question mark icon from the Super Mario Bros. games. I'm not sure if its classy enough to be used to propose to someone, but it could come in handy in a fight. And you know how often us geeks get into fisticuffs right?
Each sterling silver question mark ring is made to order and it takes about 12-15 business days to be made.
You can order the ring from SmilingSilverSmith for $49 (USD). They also make other punctuation rings, in case you're more of a Metal Gear fan.
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Wilcon Depot opens in Cebu
-A A +ATuesday, December 4, 2012
WILCON, a Manila-based construction depot chain, is bringing its business to Cebu.
Wilcon Depot Inc. chief operations officer and executive vice president Rosemarie B. Ong announced in a press conference the opening of its two depots located in Lawaan, Talisay City and along UN Avenue in Mandaue City.
The 8,000-sq.meter Wilcon Talisay will hold its grand opening on Friday, Dec. 7 while Wilcon Mandaue's opening is slated early next year.
Ong attributes Wilcon's entry to Cebu to the province's "very progressive economic activity with a lot of growing industries, namely: tourism, real estate and BPO."
Founded in 1977, Wilcon has established itself as a trusted and reliable company that architects, designers, engineers, and homeowners can go to for a wide variety of quality products, excellent service and customer relations.
At Wilcon, Cebuanos can expect a new shopping experience. Wanting to provide its customers with ease and comfort in shopping, merchandises are displayed in an organized environment.
Customers will be welcomed by knowledgeable sales personnel who can address customers' needs and inquiries in a comfortable and well-conditioned environment with a wide product selection.
Wilcon also has a Design Hub, where able staff will assist customers in transforming ideas into realistic figures in 3D, making it easier to come up with decisions and cost estimates.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on December 05, 2012.
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As you likely already know, the NHL's new playoff ad campaign "Because it's the Cup" is in full force. We've featured the spots before.
Unfortunately, the only teams who get ads made about them, are, well, playoff teams. Because of this, Down Goes Brown and Bloge Salming petitioned the League, and got them to make one about their Toronto Maple Leafs. ….Only it's slightly different.
This is "Because of the Cap." Leafs fans, this one may hurt a bit.
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It's time to configure your 2014 Porsche Cayman
With its configurator gone live, you can spend some time getting closer to the 2014 Porsche Cayman just unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show. There are no prices attached to any of the selections yet, but you'll be starting with either the $59,900 coupe with the 275-horsepower, 2.7-litre flat-six or the $72,900 Cayman S with the 325-hp, 3.4-litre flat-six. Both those prices are before the $1,085 for freight, mind you. (The configurator is the US build but CAD prices are listed above and on the Canadian site here.)
After that it's a matter of either/or, each page – Drive, Chassis and Lights, Interior and Exterior – allowing you to choose one of two options. For Chassis and Lights, for instance, you can either have the Porsche Active Suspension Management and bi-xenon headlights with the Porsche Dynamic Light System, or the ceramic composite brakes, torque vectoring and the Sport Chrono package with dynamic transmission mounts. Being so far in advance of the on-sale date, the configurator appears to be a way for Porsche to get a feel for which packages are in the most demand.
Reversing the usual order, frivolities like color and wheels come at the end, then you can click the video button and watch the Cayman of your creation rolling lower, longer, lighter and faster through the the computer-generated streets of Los Angeles. Don't take our word for it, head on over to the configurator and get to clicking.
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Hi ladies,
I didn't hear from my doc's office yet. I guess they are going to wait until I go postal on them. Maybe I will bring Diva N to kick butts! I am very disappointed with them. They have always been so prompt. I know it is the flu season but they can take time to call for my appt!!!!
Virginia I want to get in as soon as possible to get off these meds. I had a little pain today but it was manageable. I am sleeping now. It is cold everywhere. It is windy here too. Glad we have a wood furnace. So glad you friend with MS doesn't have to suffer anymore.
Sharon I hope ypu are not getting a back issue! Glad you had someone to clean for you.
Carol I even know about the Tindals. Good that you can see clearer. That is so cute of Belle to taste your drink and sneezed. She sure is entertaining!
Diva N I want you to go bust some knees and heads at the doc's office. I feel for you driving when it is icy and dark. I will not drive. I have had to pry my hands off the wheel when I had to drive in bad weather like that. Give yourself a pat on the back and pour yourself a big glass of wine!!! Who got the capsule out of the au naturale? Keep that snow your way!!
Marlene you are a font of information. I can't believe that 48 states are colder than Alaska. Wow!
Dee you will be doing a lot of nursing on your dh. That is a job cleaning and dressing his wound. Hope it heals fast.
Have a good one,
Looked at cars again today and really like the Hyundai Sonata Sedan. Priced it in Marion and then was talking to DS and told him to go look at it and see if he thinks it is OK. Well, I could get it for $2500 less in Springfield. Going back to dealer tomorrow to see if they will match it and if they don't I will be on the road again. That's 175 mi each way but for that kind of money, I will do it.
Can't believe they haven't even gotten the appointment yet, Karen. I would be tempted to go to the office & say I was going to sit until they do it. Then complain loudly. Bet the Dr. has to send info for them to get the appt and he is the one holding it up.
Dee, best wishes for you and your DH. Lots of luck with it.
Laureen - Tiz Friday. Enjoy the weekend. You too, Kim. If you tell me you have snow too I'll know you are a dirty liar.
Thanks, we went to Linda's visitation tonight. She was a well loved lady! There was a huge line and the very large parking lot was full. Still a long line when we left. Got to see her newest, week's old granddaughter.
Doris, definitely get the heated seats! This is the first time we have had them and they are wonderful in cold weather. Also good when your back is a bit sore. Have you looked at Toyota's? They had no interest but that might just be on vans.
Getting late - again. Getting a new computer and trying to clean out lots of junk before getting it transferred. The computer shop will build it but I haven't seen the specks yet. Getting Windows 8 but with a program that makes it "look like" Win 7.
Karen, sorry you didn't get your appt scheduled today. Must be something going on there! Glad you are getting sleep.
Dee, was this definitely not melanoma? That is deep on the head. Is it below the skull?
Nat, hope Paul gets good results from the tests. Glad he didn't have to endure a colonoscope. Have you always been the family driver? I don't drive when DH is in the car unless there is a medical emergency.
Hello to everyone! Laurene, enjoy your weekend even if you are trapped on the phone! Sharon, I'm jealous of your cleaning lady! We may get some snow tomorrow but at least it is not so cold. Just looked, 24 degrees. Gotta go!
Good morning,
Poor Dee's husband. That sounds painful. Was he drugged when they did this procedure. Hope the healing goes quickly with Nurse Dee's help.
Karen..if you present yourself at the ER will that get you attention quicker. That is what they do here. Sleep is good.
It is so rainy here and the house feels damp. I think that is why I am having back issues. I will be paying attention to this.
Doris..my sister has that car. She has loved it. I am still shaking my head that you were unscathed in this crash. I was in one snow storm crash years ago and we slid and spun on the highway before landing up down an embankment. I recall thinking "how are we going to get out of this." It was night time on Maine's I-95. Good thing a passer-by person saw the lights. Seems like they pulled us out quickly even without cell phone service at that time.
Virginia..condolences to you on your friend's passing.
Virginia, did your friend get to see the one week old granddaughter? Paul had the colonoscopy in Dec.
Dee , my bil has had several of those surgeries..
I hate driving in the snow, and always make regular doc appts in Oct/Nov or April, these had to be done at the last minute.
Snowing right now... they are predicting minus 8 on Tuesday. I need warm.
Karen, they had a camera following the capsule... It is an amazing camera, it can stop, make a right turn, go down a little more, then make a left turn, it has a little light on its head, so it knows where it is going... we were told it even has a tail light... The hardest part, is retrieving the camera....so we will have to go digging..
Gee, that camera would be great for searching in the back of closets or under the sofa for something you can't find. Remember that when you retrieve it.
Yes, Virginia, I did look at the Toyota Camry and that is what I was ready to buy until I saw this one. It has more bells and whistles than I need but I decided that I deserve to have them once in my lifetime. When they all break I will regret this move but who knows. I will make up my mind for sure when I drive it back to the dealer & then I will try to get the price down cuz I really don't want to drive up to the other place. This old broad is getting worn down.
I'll fill you in on the rest of this saga later.
Hope you are feeling better Karen but don't give up on pressuring them. I agree with the ER approach except then would you see the specialist? It's like throwing the dice.
What is a broad?
From what I understand, yes, these cameras are for internal matters, but they are working on a camera model for those vacuums, the kind that you have Doris, this camera will go on top of the vacuums, and it will sense the dirt with their little infra red antena. Don't know what year the cameras will be available.
I just googled another thing up, they are working on another special camera, similar to the one Paul had. This capsule is also swallowed, but the camera will monitor another substance, it will monitor the fat in your body, and will show you, how much you have to loose, and where you have to loose it. Wow, that would be great.
Morning. That God it's the weekend even if I'm on call. Means I didn't have to get up early, didn't have to go out in the cold this morning and don't have to go out today unless I want to! I'm sick of this weather and have another week to go at least! I'm thinking we got more snow again last night suppose to be 1-3 inches but haven't looked at the cars yet. We sill have at least 6 inches on the ground from before! Suppose to go up to the mid 20s today and back to -2 tonight. It's the wind chills that really get you. Think the wind is going to slow down. Hard to keep up with it all. Too depressing!
Virginia I am so sorry to hear of your loss of your friend, but at least she is not longer in pain and suffering. MS is such a horrid disease especially at the end and the end can be so long. To have a sharp mind in a body that can't do much of anything is a horrid thing. I often think we should have our funerals before people die instead of after, so they have the opportunity to see how many people cared about them and the difference they made in the world. Too often people don't realize how many people really cared. I too hope that she got to see her grandchild before she passed. It may have been what she was holding onto. Many people do that. I think Rick's aunt did it as she wanted to see her granddaughter and she passed at a very young age of mid 50s I think.
I don't know if I'd want a camera to tell me how much fat I need to lose. All I have to do is look into the mirror. Also don't want it telling where I need to clean cause I'm just not paying attention and don't need any reminders. As I told them in the Navy when they said we'd make good housekeepers after basic training, all it did for me was give me more ways to feel guilty cause I don't clean. Hope the camera is big enough so you don't have "dig" too much Nat!
Doris I don't envy you car shopping. I hate that stuff. Too many decisions to make. I agree though you should have the bells and whistles at least once in your life. They do last a lot longer than they used to. Glad you son can help you with it. Hope the dealership will match the price! I'm just so glad you came out of all of this unscathed.
Sharon, there are still a lot of good people in this world even with cell phones. I've seen a couple of accidents right after they've happened and people always stop and help while someone is calling for help. You are lucky you didn't hurt too up side down like that!
Karen I would keep calling the doctor's office too. I'm sure there are reasons they haven't gotten the appointment yet. As my boss says go into the situation with "good intentions". The neuro he wants you to go to may be on vacation. They may want more info before they decide to see you. Some of the neuros only work in the office a day or two a week cause the other days they are in surgery and making rounds in the hospitals. You want to get in with a good neuro not just any one. I wouldn't worry about getting hooked on the meds right now if they are controlling the pain. Always tell people that the body uses the medication differently when you are having pain than if you are using it to "get high".
Well today is a day to get a lot of paper work done so I can get my health care reimbursement money back, have some rebates to mail in, a letter to AT&T to mail since no one who can do anything about the problem will call us back. Also have work work to catch up on after being in the field for 2 days. Have another day next week too. Also have to do carpets this weekend cause Fion had a little problem Thursday night and "spread" in various places in the living room till I got a hold of him and we had to "cut it out". I should say I cut while DH held. He wasn't doing any cutting down there. LOL!
Will be back later today. Hope you all have a great day. Stay warm!
no, no Laureen, from what I read on google you don't have to look in the mirror anymore, just send in the camera, it will measure fat content, how many carbs you have taken, how many calories.
I wish they would invent a camera, that zaps me everytime some food goes down.
Two words, Karen; "squeaky wheel." Call a lot. Twice a day. Until they make your appointment.
I had that test for digestive pH called "Bravo" a little over a year ago ... you swaller that bad boy and it hitches to your esophagus with little fishing hooks or something, and it measures your pH levels for like two days, I think. I did not say "Bravo" about it because it is uncomfortable. And we've all had a camera up our buttinkus to check out what's going on with the lower digestive tract. But I haven't heard of a camera with a computer that will photograph your food intake and measure nutrition levels being out for use, yet. I think there is a prototype in Japan being developed but it is still flawed in some small but significant way.
Sister, I love both the Sonata and the Camry, and I had heated seats in my Caddy - loved that feature. I say "Go for it," with the amount of driving you do. Also - you are half right about my being a dirty liar.
Dee, I am so sorry your man is going through this, and sorry you are having to clean that thing. (I enjoy tending to surface wounds and actually have dreams where I inject lidocaine, remove dermotological problems, stitch it up, and say, "You should be good to go." That's so weird, I know.Virginia, I am so glad your friend had such a full and happy life. I hope that's how it is for me one day. I do hope she got to see the baby before she passed ... that would mean a lot to the parents.
I'd better go. It's starting to snow out there.
Yep Kimmie I had that thing that measured the pH too. Hurt like hockey sticks the first day. Didn't know if I'd be able to tolerate it for I think the 2-3 days it was in. Didn't want to swallow anything!
Nat is that what Paul had or did he have something that went "all the way" down. I think I've heard of those too. Haven't heard about the fat measuring ones, but I still think it's easier to just look in the mirror than to swallow a camera.
Oh Dee, now you get to be a nurse!!!
I called today and none of his nurses work on Sat. I will call back on Mon and maybe twice. I hope that they get tired of me. The doc wrote a script for one of his nurses who takes care of my appt. She has to be the nurse in his office with patient and other jobs. He might need to get another secretary to handle those. I had the pain return yesterday in my left leg but not so intense. I am really get tired of waiting. I will be okay if they just made the appt. No telling how long I will have to wait once I get the appt! Wait! Wait! Wait!!
Virginia my doc's office is two towns away and I don't think I want to go sit with sick people and get their flu or cold. I think I will call a couple of times each day until I get the appt. Glad to hear that your MS friend had a nice visitation. You can tell by the crowd that she was well loved by many.
Diva D I would probably be escorted out of the building by a security officer. I would make them mad and not get an appt for another week, I will call and be nice about it. I will let them know that I am in pain and hope that I can stir some feeling of sympathy for them to call right then and there for my appt. When we looked for a Ford Expedition around here, the prices were $4,000 more than up in Chicago area. I bought mine there and saved.
Sharon it will not be quicker going to the ER. They would check me and then send me back to my family doc and let him make the call. I would then have to pay the ER on top of that too! I don't pay for doc or when I am admitted to a hospital. That is covered by my insurance.
Diva N do keep warm! I would hate to have to get out in cold weather like that! It is amazing what these capsule cameras can do!!
Laureen I think that is more prudent to keep calling and maybe cry a little while telling the nurse that I am in constant pain and really need that appt. fast! I know that the nurses are very busy with this being flu season. The last time I went to his office there were sick people coughing all around me. I tried sitting as far from them as possible. I too was very thankful for the weekends when I was working too!
Kimmie I agree with you about the calling. Did you say that the Bravo was painful? I had one scheduled on the 8th of Jan but had to cancel it because of this sciatic nerve problem. I will rethink before rescheduling. I think the gastro doc just wants to make more money because I had a scope done and nothing was found.
Plus they won't let you take your Prevacid for the days you are using the Bravo! Ai caramba! That was tough. My result sort of pissed me off. The gastro guy said I have an uncommonly high level of acid, but not enough stomach to do the procedures that are typically performed, so he upped my Prevacid. Whoop-T-do. I had told him about the sleeve gastrectomy before! He should've known I couldn't have that.
I love technology, though, don't you guys? It's amazing to live in the day and time where we have electricity (thank God for my AC), vaccines for polio and measles, television, and the robotic arm surgery fella. Scopes are weird, but they are amazing, diagnostic tools, as well.
Not sure Laureen, he swallowed this humungous pill, with flashing head lights, and flashing tail...they took the apparatus on his chest out, but that little sucker is still a floatin away....
Kimmie, I think we have way surpassed the Japanese on this thingy...
thanks for the info tho...and thank goodness we have up periscopes.
Virginia, what do you mean, they will build the computer?
Am in depression...took all the ornaments off the tree, will take it apart tomorrow...sigh, will have one more "breakfast" with Kristin, with her lights on....
Virginia...it is so difficult to lose a friend...a really big cyber hug to you.
Nat..."building a computer" is what techs call it. That's what mine is...a "built" computer....I'd like to take a wrecking ball to it!!!
Kimmy...please send us a pic of the snowman you make!!!
Hey...saw a news article that said Texas is turning to ice!!! Maybe Kimmie and Marlene can have a Snowman Contest"!!! Can you imagine.
Doris...I'm glad that your old car was totaled...I know that sounds terrible, but let me explain. I was involved in a terrible accident in 1970. It was the Sat before Easter and a terrible snowstorm (BLIZZARD-ICE) came up. I was helping out in one of my Dad's flower shops and was working in a cool room without windows. Daddy came charging in and told me to get moving IMMEDIATELY cause it was going to be really bad. Well, I did that and about 5 miles along, I saw backlights ahead and >>>>like an idiot>>>hit the brakes. Well, I went flying down the slight grade and nearly smashed into the car in front of me. When I saw the back window filled with little kids faces, I made a sharp turn to the right and went down over the bank. When the car stopped the first person I saw was my father...he had been following me which I didn't know.
Anyway, the car was in really bad shape, but since it was a brand new vehicle, it was repaired instead of totaled. It looked the SAME, but I NEVER felt comfortable in that car again.
Right now something crazy is happening AGAIN with this computer...so I am going to hit submit and see what happens. The WHOLE PAGE just SHRUNK!!!??????? Rags
DD, you will love those heated seats. We get our cars with all the bells and whistles and have never had an issue with the gadgets on them. Happy shopping!
Thanks for all your concern for hubby. He is doing fine. One problem that is going to have to be addressed is he is getting irritation from the adhesive tape. I am using as little as possible. He was not sedated during this surgery, just numb. When it starts to wear off it starts burning and pulling. He has had so many of these. One on his leg on the front of his shin was down to the bone!! The reason this wound is so deep is it is a reoccurrence. They have to make extra sure it is all gone.
Off to the movies. BBL. Dee
We are going to go to the movies too. Going to go see the Jack Ryan movie we didn't get to see last week. Got some work work done, got the bills paid and did our health care assessments so we don't have to pay more for our health insurance. DH always gets irritated with their questions and I am much more honest with answers than he is. I already prepared him that he will have to talk with a coach again before April to keep the costs down. Last year I didn't have to which also irritated him. I probably won't this year either, but I've already had one call due to my "chronic diseases" so I told her I'd talk to her every couple of weeks. Just another way of holding my self responsible to do what I say I'm going to do.
I'm glad we have all the new methods of dealing with disease and hope we can discover even more ways to prevent/cure disease as long as we can be "functional".
Rags when Virginia said her computer was being "built" I knew your ears would perk up and eyes get big! LOL!
Karen hope you can get in quickly to the neuro and then get the tests done that I'm sure he'll want. Seems to always be a wait anymore.
Well should get ready to go to the show cause DH wants to have pancakes for supper tonight. But of course he said on the survey that he doesn't eat breads etc on "most days". He only remembers the days he doesn't! LOL!
May stop back afterwards will see how I feel. Have a good evening.
Sorry Ragsie, still don't understand what building a computer is. is it your getting a computer, then the tech transfers all the old data?
Dee, how was August, Ausage county?
Nat building a computer is deciding have a blank shell that you see on the outside and then they select the parts inside that you want. So you pick what kind of hard drive you have and what size it is. You pick the processor you want, you pick the part that gives you the colors on the screen. You pick the sound card that you want and if you want a DVD player or if you want floppy drive and how many ports you want and what kind of ports you want to plug things in. Then they install the software onto the parts inside the computer, such as Windows on the hard drive some type of notepad etc. After it is all built then they take the documents, pictures etc off of your old computer and put them on a dvd or something and then install them on your new computer. I found when they transfer stuff like my ancestory or my quicken (check book) the programs don't transfer over so you have to buy new ones and then move the back up information off of the DVD and onto the hard drive. When you buy a dell or go to best buy they have either bought them built or they build them themselves and its why some computers offer different size hard drives and different processors. I have an Intel Core I3processor. The processor is what handles the speed of the information loading up onto the computer. Hope that helps.
Well, I got the Hyundai Sonoma (or whatever the name is). Yep, got the bells and whistles as I figure it might be the last car I buy and cuz I do drive so much. I'm in s'field and will be back home tomorrow after a soccer game. (indoor soccer). Want to beat the next wave of storms. driving up today had sun, then rain, then sun, then sleet, then more sun and wet pavement. Plus the rental car was bouncing all over the place as the winds blew across the prairie. Strong winds.
Rags, when the screen gets real little or real big, press Control and Zero and it will go back to normal size. Or, in the extreme right hand corner there should be three horizontal lines. If you press on them, about half way down you can set how much to zoom. Do not press the control and the letter O but the number 0 with control.
Nat, heard they are trying out those cameras on the monkeys in South and Central America so they can tell which animals are eating too much fruit.