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Methodist Hospitals and its physicians have established a Spine Care Center dedicated to the comprehensive treatment of spine-related issues. The Spine Care Center, located at Methodist's Southlake campus, is an innovative, multi-disciplinary collaboration of physicians and other clinicians specializing in neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery and physical therapy.
"Our physicians are well known for their expertise in the treatment of spinal disorders," said Methodist Hospitals' CEO Ian McFadden. "We now have a dedicated program to provide the highest quality care to patients suffering from spine-related issues. And, we are able to provide the care in an efficient and patient-friendly manner"
A cornerstone of the Spine Care Center is Priority Consult, a pioneering patient management system designed to improve the patient experience and enhance productivity for spine care providers. The Priority Consult process utilizes digital technology to review a patient's medical history and diagnostic test results to help direct patients to the most appropriate care, from non-surgical to surgical treatments.
"Priority Consult was developed because nearly 80% of spine patients are treated without surgical intervention," said Elian Shepherd, MD, Spine Care Center Medical Director. "By organizing the patient's medical history, clinical status and any completed tests and imaging in the early stage of evaluation, our spine care team can determine the most appropriate course of treatment - without the patient coming into the center - and recommend the appropriate treatment."
Institutions across the country with similar programs have directed approximately 65 percent of their patients to non-surgical treatment prior to the patient's initial appointment. Of that number, approximately 75 percent experienced a resolution of symptoms without ever needing to see a surgeon. These patients avoided the time and expense of an unnecessary appointment with a specialist while embarking on their care path much more rapidly.
Care coordinators help educate the patient and assist with coordinating treatment, pain management or therapy. In addition, care coordinators provide a vital communication link back to the referring physician, who is regularly updated regarding the status of the patients referred to Methodist Hospitals Spine Care Center.
Methodist Hospitals Spine Care Center, located at the Center for Advanced Clinical Studies, 200 E. 89th Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410, features a state of the art facility, innovative ancillary services and easy access to superior spine care. Patients can reach the Spine Care Center at 1-888-549-5648.
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As warmer days are upon us I thought it would be appropriate to do a Chic List focusing on Waterproof makeup! Although i'm not an advocate in wearing makeup while doing laps at the pool, we all know that there are moments when a bit of makeup by the water won't hurt, right? Especially with all those pool parties and spring/summer BBQs at the beach. Not to mention wedding season is also in full swing, and unfortunately if you are a tear jerker like me Waterproof Mascara and an Waterproof Eye color Base is a necessity. Yes, I am THAT girl who starts tearing as the bride walks down the aisle, then occasional sobbing as the couple exchange their vows. Another situation where waterproof makeup comes in handy? At the gym. I am now the girl who rolls out of bed and heads straight to the gym with no regards to how I look like, BUT there was a time in my life when I was single and ready to mingle! A little waterproof Lip & Cheek Stain never hurt, and of course Waterproof Gel to tame those crazy brows!
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I love pouch cooking. Why? Because it's easily prep-able in the morning, and you can just pop it in the fridge till you get home after a long day of school/work/errands and put it in the oven right before dinner. It makes cooking dinner a breeze! Also, it's a everything you need for dinner…protein from the fish, veggies mixed in, and usually I add some kind of carb or grain. This time I didn't, but served it with couscous (takes only 5 minutes to cook), so dinner was ready in no time. Also, individual portions make it harder to eat too much for all those people on diets or doing P90X. Continue reading
Hamud is a delicious lemony vegetable broth or sour sauce flavored with mint and filled with kibbe (haven't heard of kibbe yet? Look at all the things you can do with it!). It's a traditional Shabbat dish that we love eating on Friday night over rice. You see different families make it with different twists. Some people use citric acid, or sour salt to make theirs tart. I use fresh lemon juice. Continue reading
Braised Leeks
I bet you're all in the kitchen, getting ready for Shavuot? Well, my favorite part about this Shavuot is the dairy desserts, since it's our minhag to eat dairy during this chag, instead of the traditional meat holiday meals. But I'm not sharing a dessert with you now, we have plenty of those. I'm going to share a simple side dish instead. (Note: you can never have too many recipes for desserts! Especially ones loaded with cream and butter. But alas, we'll share those with you some other time.)
I'd like to introduce to you my new obsession: braised leeks!
We already know that I love leeks. Like in this lamb and leek hotpot, or this leek-fried rice. But those have other ingredients, in this recipe, the leek really is the star of the show! Continue reading
Mustard Jibben
Now that we have a baby, it's hard to go out as much as we used to (duh!), so we have to invite our friends over to our apartment instead. It's always nice to lure people over with some good food. On the weekends, husband can be on baby duty while I'm in the kitchen—and while I'm on baby duty, he can clean up; no complaints there! And this is how we maintain a social life with a newborn…
Couscous with Sauteed Greens and Tomatoes
I really like couscous, but it can get very boring. So I decided to layer it with some healthy stuff and make it sorta like a lasagna. I thought it was a hit! And so did Richie, who ate two bowls of it for dinner.
I was inspired to make this dish when my friend Danielle told me about a great couscous dish her mother made. Her ingredients were pretty much the same, but she used canned tomatoes and mixed everything together, more like a traditional couscous. When Danielle called it a couscous lasagna, I knew I had to try it. Plus, I'm on a healthy greens kick, so I was excited to use kale and spinach in the same dish. Continue reading
Grilled Lamb Chops
Lamb chops are not something you can make very often. They're very expensive for a very little bit of meat (maybe you're paying for the bone, so save it! Make stock!). That being said, they are a perfect "special occasion" food. Is it someone you love's birthday? Add a couple of lamb chops to make it extra special. Or, maybe you're celebrating your graduation after five years of graduate school? Whatever your reason for celebrating, these lamb chops are easy and amazing. Make sure to buy good lamb, too. Don't want to spend all that money just to have an okay treat. Continue reading
Aha – I got you! you're wondering why a kosher blog is featuring a sandwich with the main ingredient as bacon! Well, Jack's Gourmet has an awesome new-ish product on the market called facon, which is dry cured beef! I'm not sure how it compares to the real stuff, but I do know it's awesome. We baked it up to make it crispy and put it on a fresh, toasted sourdough bread with some lettuce and thick slices of tomato – voila! an easy, delicious, and filling dinner! Continue reading
Asparagus Custard Tart
Spring is here! And spring means asparagus is in season. No more boring roasted or grilled asparagus, we're going gourmet here. Now, gourmet doesn't mean hard. Actually, while there are a few steps in this recipe (you should read it over once before actually attempting it – you'll need to do a bit of juggling), it's quite easy! and impressive looking. Feel free to use store-bought pie crust or even puff pastry, as in the original recipe. Continue reading
Guest Post: Polow, Persian Basmati Rice with Dill and Pistachios
Adele's back to finish off her Friday night meal with some dressed-up rice, because what's a Shabbat dinner without rice in a Syrian household? Did you miss her chicken and braised carrots from earlier this week? Catch up!
I copied this recipe so long ago out of I-cant-remember-which cookbook, and have been meaning to make it ever since (ed note: we always do that! Do you?). So simple, so delicious. Continue reading
Guest Post: Ourt-Braised Carrots
Remember Adele? She made something to serve on the side of the ginger chicken. Check it out:
I thought I was making mechshi cusa (stuffed zucchini), but when I went to get it from my freezer, I realized that I had only had dairy meschi, not meat. I decided to braise baby carrots in the mechshi sauce I already made. They turned out so good!


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From the author of the New York Times bestseller Mind Wide Open comes a groundbreaking assessment of popular culture as it's never been considered before: through the lens of intelligence.
Forget everything you've ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture. In this provocative, unfailingly intelligent, thoroughly researched, and surprisingly convincing book, Steven Johnson draws from fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and media theory to argue that the pop culture we soak in every day - from Lord of the Rings to Grand Theft Auto to The Simpsons - has been growing more sophisticated with each passing year, and, far from rotting our brains, is actually posing new cognitive challenges that are actually making our minds measurably sharper. You will never regard the glow of the video game or television screen the same way again.
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"I sing of arms and of the man"
After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honour the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas – Augustus' legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, The Aeneid also provided Rome with a literature equal to the Greek. It tells of Aeneas, survivor of the sack of Troy, and of his seven year journey – to Carthage, falling tragically in love with Queen Dido; then to the underworld, in the company of the Sibyl of Cumae; and finally to Italy, where he founded Rome. It is a story of defeat and exile, of love and war, hailed by Tennyson as 'the stateliest measure ever moulded by the lips of man'.
David West's acclaimed prose translation is accompanied by his revised introduction and individual prefaces to the twelve books of The Aeneid.
For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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"Fagles's new version of Virgil's epic delicately melds the stately rhythms of the original to a contemporary cadence. . . . He illuminates the poem's Homeric echoes while remaining faithful to Virgil's distinctive voice."
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"Robert Fagles gives the full range of Virgil's drama, grandeur, and pathos in vigorous, supple modern English. It is fitting that one of the great translators of The Iliad and The Odyssey in our times should also emerge as a surpassing translator of The Aeneid."
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The Aeneid
One: The Trojans reach Carthage
Two: Aeneas' Narration—The Sack of Troy
Three: Aeneas' Narration continued—His Travels
Four: The Tragedy of Dido
Five: The Funeral Games
Six: The Visit to the Underworld
Seven: War in Latium
Eight: The Site of the Future Rome
Nine: Siege of the Trojan Camp
Ten: The Relief and Pitched Battle
Eleven: Councils of War: Pitched Battle Again
Twelve: Decision: the Death of Turnus
List of Variations from the Oxford Text
Glossary of Names
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Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Cooking techniques
Roasting is high-heat baking with very little moisture. Roasted foods get drier and browned on the outside by initially exposing it to a high temperature. This keeps most of the moisture from being cooked out of the food. Temperature is then lowered to cook the meat through. The flavors of both meats and vegetables are retained and enhanced by roasting. A typical roasting temperature is 425-450 °F, with an initial temperature of over 500 °F for a period of 15 to 20 minutes.
You can either roast in an oven or over an open fire. Spit-roasting is a variation where the meat is impaled on a spit and rotated as it roasts.


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SO who plows here? I notice on the youtuber they all recomend chains. I was wondering who may own the sears plow? a few locals are unloading some and curious about the quality. I figured I could rig up something to make it fit my john deere L111. The John Deere model is a bit pricey. Cheers |
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I believe that any ground engaging equipment should not be used on a lawn tractor. The extra stain of the load on the transmission can cause significant damage. As I understand what you want to do would place a significant load on the transmission. |
By all means, don't send a boy out to do a man's job! The current advertising gimmick, advertising a Garden tractor, is just that. Still belt driven, still only a grass cutter, still not strong enough to use for snow plowing! You might be able to plow several incches of snow, without damage, but heavy snow will usually be too much for even the current crop of so-called "garden tractors"! JMHO: Rusty Jones |
I owned the Sears 42" blade. Bought it with the purchase of a Craftsman DYS 4000 24hp/hydro/T10 lawn tractor. I prefer plowing to snowblowing as I end up wearing less snow and get a cleaner drive. The plow is not heavy duty. Even slight ramming with the plow will bend the mount. Chains are a must and wheel weights are recommended. You will not be able to push a full blade bite more than a distance of 20-30 feet if snow is over 1 to 2 inches deep of medium wet snow. Steel chains will tear up the surface of the drive. Rubber chains will protect the drive surface but they are only about 60% as effective as steel chains and will cost about $125. Can it be done? With proper planning, yes. I even plowed 14" of snowfall off 1800 sq ft of driveway. Took almost 4 hours, but I did it. I did this for 2 seasons. Both seasons we got below average snowfall. I no longer own the tractor as I could tell the plowing was too much for the transaxle. I could tell by the change in the sound/pitch that it was under stress and it was not worth ruining a perfectly good mower just to plow. I replaced it with a much larger, much more expensive scut just so I could plow without problems. Bottom line, I would not recommend plowing with a lawn tracotr and although I have no personal experience to base this on, except for extrapulation, I doubt that most hydro "garden tractors" would be able to handle it without damage to the tranny either (maybe a serviceable K70+?). Much more bang for the buck to keep the lawn tractor for mowing and buy a two stage snowthrower for winter. If my back and knees were better, that's the route I would have gone. |
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Here is what I've got. The aim of 'Virtual Airlines Vector' is to provide any Flight Simulator Pilot with free enjoyable information he might only otherwise acquire by searching into airline courses and manuals. Remember; learning is not compulsory, nor is survival. Therefore, what we have assembled here is a tailored series of ongoing and current videos that not only provide for the basic outlines of the flying world but also presents such insights - consistent with the Flight simulator - into ever increasing subjects such as weather, instruments, navigation, holdings, weight and balance, VOR, ILS and ADF approaches just to mention a few. Not withholding the brilliant tuition for the virtual pilot that is provided with the FS9 and FSx software, many questions are inevitably left unanswered in this activity that always has and still astounds. Not surprising, for it does take some years of required training and ground schooling for anyone to undergo before he is licensed to take a seat in the real front office. Here is what you will be receiving. On an approximate every ten day interval, an email will arrive in your inbox giving you access via a link to your - never available on YouTube - video page, from which you will be introduced to a variety of subjects directly related to the enjoyment of your best online hobby; Microsoft Flight Simulator. Included to this link you will also have access to all of your precedent videos, meaning that you will never need to imperatively save any of our emails nor will you lose out on any subject if for any reason you lost any of our emails. Our objective is not to overload or confuse, it's as simple as that. Now wait! You will also have a free member's access to our Blog where your requests, comments and questions will be answered as well as any further available information such as downloadable PDF eBooks for which a video may not be the most appropriate format. Here is what I want you to do right now. Simply fill-in your first name and email in the box top right-hand side on this page and you will immediately receive your first video after the confirmation email has been approved to by yourself. (Confirmation is needed only for the sake of avoiding spam or erroneous emails.) Obviously, you will always have a membership's opt-out option should this regretfully be your wish. I am looking forwards to seeing you as an active member of 'Virtual Airlines Vector' and in the mean time take care and understand that it is Attitude rather than Aptitude that determines Altitude.
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Women's Prayer & Evangelism Conference
September 5-6, 2014
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"…and he was with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord…" Acts 9:28
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Robert L. Riffle's The Tropical Look: an Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants is a brilliant and readable introduction, and does not require anything resembling true tropical conditions to pull off, fortunate considering your location. From Sunset: ZONE 18. Hilltops and Valley Floors of Interior Southern California |
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Rather than a tropical themed garden, I'd suggest you consider a waterwise garden. Most areas of SoCal are experiencing an extended drought (yeah, I know -- hard to imagine after this winter's rains!) and local municipalities and garden centers are encouraging homeowners to develop and install waterwise gardens, often offering rebates on plants to do so. A waterwise garden can be just as lush and colorful as one that is more tropical in feel - it is just a matter of careful plant selection. If you are unfamiliar with the plants or gardening in general, a landscape designer or consultant may be a very smart investment. Fortunately, these are not at all hard to come by in CA! Have you asked for any referrals from your local garden center? Often they can provide names of local designers they are familiar with or they might even provide design services themselves. The Sunset Western Garden Book is one of the best all around basic references for anywhere on the west coast. Every book store, garden center and Costco carries it. |
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[1435] Utility of PRDM1/BLIMP1 in Differentiating between Marginal Zone and Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
Mohammad O Hussaini, Cecelia Yeung, Anjum Hassan. Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Background: Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) are low grade B-cell lymphomas postulated to be of post-germinal center origin. While both follow a rather indolent clinical course, LPL carries a worse prognosis. Since plasma cell differentiation is frequently encountered in MZL, distinction from LPL is often difficult in clinical practice.
PRDM1/BLIMP1 has been cited as the "master regulator" of plasma cell differentiation. PRDM1 represses c-myc, as well as beta-interferon gene expression via PRDI promoter binding. Alternative splicing leads to 2 isoforms: alpha, a tumor suppressor, and beta, which lacks the ability to repress transcription. Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for PRDM1 has been shown to be useful in the discrimination of plasmablastic lymphoma from conventional diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Initial work from our department using RT-PCR has shown the PRDM1 transcript to be more commonly lost in LPL than MZL. We investigated IHC staining for PRDM1 as a practical marker to aid in differentiating between MZL and LPL.
Design: Cases of MZL and LPL from 2007-2010 in patients 18-99 years old were identified. An IHC stain for PRDM1 that recognizes both alpha and beta isoforms was optimized and cases were stained at 1:2 and 1:4 dilutions. Slides were manually graded for percentage staining. Two normal bone marrow core biopsies from patients with prior plasma cell neoplasm and eight benign tonsils were added as controls. The higher of percentage staining between dilutions was adopted. <5% tumor staining was considered negative. Statistical analysis was performed using a two-tailed Fischer's exact test.
Results: 21 lymphoma cases from 12 male and 9 female patients with a median age of 66 years were reviewed. MZL and LPL comprised 67% and 33% of cases, respectively. 40% of MZLs (4/10) but 0% of LPLs (0/7) showed positive staining for PRDM1 (p=0.255).
Both the bone marrow cores showed no staining (0/2). In all 8 tonsils, the mantle zone B-cells were clearly negative while tonsillar plasma cells showed positive staining.
Conclusions: The PRDM1 transcript may be preferentially lost in LPL compared to MZL and immunostaining for PRDM1 may be a helpful adjunct in the sometimes challenging differential of MZL and LPL.
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VALPARAISO — Stewart Hill has looked into some mighty strange things, like the South Bend man who, at age 12, was abducted by aliens while he was taking out the trash.
"They treated him quite well," Hill said of the "gray aliens" who took and returned the boy, adding aliens treat children better than adults. The boy's souvenir of sorts for his journey was an object in his ear, which eventually disappeared.
Hill, state director of the Mutual UFO Network of Indiana, was one of the presenters Saturday during a state meeting at the Valparaiso Public Library, which drew more than 30 people.
The network started having similar awareness events last year, though this was the first one in Northwest Indiana.
"We want to get greater interest in this area and recruit more field investigators for Northwest Indiana. We have a lot of sightings, but not a lot of field investigators," said David Henninger, a state section director from Greenfield.
Indiana has averaged more than 200 UFO cases a year for the past few years, Hill said, and there are between one dozen and two dozen here each year.
The meeting drew Timothy Wagner of Columbia City, a MUFON field investigator since 2008.
"Mostly it's lights in the sky, forms, that sort of thing. Sometimes it's close encounters, but they're usually not so close," he said, adding he hasn't investigated any cases involving entities — or beings — so far.
Hill, who lives in Elkhart, said he got involved in UFO investigations because he got tired of hearing about them.
"I wanted to see one of these incidents myself, and that's what we do," he said, adding the goal of the field investigator is to collect raw data.
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"Remember that movie, 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'? We get landings very rarely, but we have had a number of Category 2s, where someone sees an object that's pretty close to them," around 500 feet away, he said, adding most sightings are Category 1, orange balls of light, or OBOLs, and objects spotted in the sky.


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I live in WNY (14718). The deer killed my fugly 1970�s bushes. I wasn�t really ready to replace them, though that�s been in the plan. My house faces North. I�ve uploaded photos of the north/front and west side of the house. On the west side, there are no gutters. We get sheets of snow that drop there in the late winter. I�m thinking of just some kind of ground cover, hosta, or tall grasses there. I need deer resistant plants and would like it as low maintenance as possible. http://s1008.photobucket.com/albums/af210/jem1999/Landscape/ |
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OK, I can't resist; forgive me, but a gremlin if forcing me to pose the question: Would you like fries with that? I think if you spend a little time perusing this forum you'll get a better idea of the kinds of discussions we like to have here, and what help people can and cannot expect. Landscape design on command is not on the menu; we are not garden bots. You may also find discussions of the best way to landscape and layout properties similar to yours in something other than cookie-cutter, builder-driven format. If all you want is replacement plants, the best place to go is your local nursery, photo (and credit card) in hand perhaps. Finally, I don't see the urgency. Dead plants fill space just like live ones, and come to think of it, are the ultimate in deerproof, aren't they? So if you are wanting to savor the moment and enjoy the project, why not wait until you can, indeed, do that? KarinL |
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I feel your pain - deer wise. Our large herds are so urbanized they look both ways before crossing the streets. The annual in-city bow hunts take out between 6 and 700 a year, but they never seem to get the ones who eat their way through my yard. However, it's not so easy to simply ask at good local garden establishments - very knowledgeable staff shake their heads and admit anything growing is fair game depending on the severity of winters and availability of natural food and how quickly deer "remember" and establish a path to your yard. It is also easy for those who do not have deer problems to recommend throwing good money after bad in the hopes of eventually fooling nature. Reliably deer resistant in my yard which does not lend itself to fencing - ninebark, spirea, potentilla, alpine currant, spruce of all sorts, mugos, Northern Lights Azaleas, lilacs, crabapples, common snowball viburnum, ostrich ferns, nepeta, bleeding heart. Someone else's mileage may vary. It's work every fall, but I burlap wrap the arborvitaes worth saving to about the 8'mark. Ugly, sure, but so is replacing them. I leave bird netting on my yew hedge now that it has regenerated it's previous deer damage. Can't see the netting but when a deer nose hits it, interest is lost pretty fast. I don't design, but if I thought about what you're facing and eventually did rip out what's there - I wouldn't replace it. Probably paint or stain the foundation the color of the house and pull any planting away from the house itself. You've got plenty of yard for a conifer island which could also accommodate some blooming deciduous shrubs, and a scattering of anything but tulips spring bulbs. The bottom line to a nice landscape is - nothing's easy, nothing's inexpensive, and nothing's without a degree of precaution taking and maintenance. |
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WIKY Morning Show August 16, 2011
WIKY Morning Show August 16, 2011
**Shopping for groceries is something just about all of us have in common. Something else we have in common is that we just about all agree that food prices are going up –
According to a new survey by Rasmussen Reports, 93% of Americans say that they're paying MORE for groceries now than they did one year ago. And no one really thinks things are going to get better . . . only 3% think that, one year from now, groceries will be the same price or cheaper than they are today.
In a related story, Walmart is having a tough time turning around slumping sales. Here's the story from the Wall Street Journal –
Walmart is in the midst of its worst U.S. sales slump ever.
When it reports earnings on Tuesday, the retailer is widely expected to post its second straight year of declining domestic same-store sales.
Wal-Mart's struggles are the result of a misstep: To jump-start lethargic growth and counter the rise of competitors such as cheap-chic rival Target executives veered away from the winning formula of late founder Sam Walton to provide "everyday low prices" to the American working class. Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer by sales, instead raised prices on some items while promoting deals on others.
Company executives acknowledge having miscalculated and are adjusting their strategy again. The big question is how quickly the mammoth chain can turn itself around.
Wal-Mart's shift from its traditional core customer manifested itself in numerous ways. A foray into organic foods didn't catch on with discount shoppers. A push to sell trendy fashions like skinny jeans bombed. And an attempt to cut clutter in stores to attract higher-income customers wound up undermining Wal-Mart's appeal to its traditional audience.
The Bentonville, Ark., chain's up-market push, which began before the recession, succeeded in attracting some well-heeled customers, but at great cost. Wal-Mart lost its iron grip on U.S. households earning less than $70,000 a year—which made up 68% of its domestic business—to other discounters.
"The basic Wal-Mart customer didn't leave Wal-Mart. What happened is that Wal-Mart left the customer," said former Wal-Mart executive Jimmy Wright, who supervised the company's distribution networks from 1992 to 1998 before leaving to co-found consulting firm Diversified Retail Solutions.
Wal-Mart has shuffled top U.S. executives in the past nine months and is going back to basics—eschewing fashionable clothes in favor of socks and sweat pants, for example—it an effort to recover market share.
The company remains an unequaled force in retailing, and can't be counted out. Its overall sales continue to expand, largely thanks to a fast-growing international division that generates roughly a quarter of revenue.
Wal-Mart also continues to post stable earnings despite its domestic troubles and enjoys huge economies of scale that could help it bounce back at home faster than its critics anticipate.
**Cell phones are making us rude and stupid: A recent survey by Pew Research found that one in eight cell phone users admit that they sometimes pretend to use their phone to avoid interacting with people around them.
And while smartphones are great sources of information, many people now rely so heavily on them that when they have to rely on their own personal knowledge to do something, they're virtually helpless.
More than one in four cell phone owners say they've experienced a situation in the past month where they had trouble doing something because they didn't have their phone with them.
(--The survey didn't say what, but I'm betting most of the problems were with driving directions and knowing people's phone numbers.)
And even though we're useless without our phones, a lot of people complain about them too.
One in five cell phone users are frustrated with how long it takes to download information. Another 16% have trouble reading their phone because the screen is too small. And one in 10 people have trouble when they have to enter a lot of text.
What's the best reason to have a phone? 42% of us say that we use our phones to entertain us when we're bored. That's two percent more than people who say they have a cell phone in case of an emergency.
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This video supplied by NJM/CLI (www.njmcli.com) shows a line that includes many of the types of equipment found on the new packaging line at Schwarz Pharma, Seymour, IN.
Schwarz's powder-filling line is the focus of a feature article in the July 2008 issue of
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Major differences from this video versus Schwarz's operations include the fact that Schwarz currently runs primarily asymmetric 4-L containers at rates around 60 cpm that are filled in two stages—the first is linear, the second is rotary—on fillers that feature enclosures to improve cleanliness and product yields. However, Schwarz also plans to run smaller-size symmetric bottles similar to those seen in this video.
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Fifteen minutes outside of Providence, the bustle of city streets evaporates, leaving a silent, verdant landscape ideal for leisurely horseback rides. There stands Edinger Farm, which is open for riding until 9:30 p.m. throughout the year, providing riders with access to friendly farm-owned horses. Once situated upon steeds, beginners can explore the 80'x180' indoor ring while more seasoned riders leap obstacles. Or, visitors can take to the massive 180'x200' outdoor sand ring to trot gallantly and recharge their horse's solar panels.
Mocha's Pet Salon, named after the owner's dog, operates under the philosophy that pets should be groomed in a place that's as relaxing and stress-free as home. The salon's team strives to build a cozy environment where pooches feel comfortable while they're getting bathed, trimmed, cleaned, and pampered with oatmeal treatments. As a result, dogs of all shapes and sizes prance out of the salon's two locations looking, feeling, and smelling like a million bucks.
Dogs romp around 7,500 square feet of cushioned rubber flooring, nuzzling with new friends and learning off-leash etiquette like every toddler eventually must. This is the scene at Performance Plus K9 Activity Center during its Perfect Pups pet obedience course, a seven-week program that teaches pooches aged 8–18 weeks how to respond to easy commands and respect owners' homes. It's just one of the obedience courses that the dog-loving staff at Performance Plus offer—they also provide classes in competition obedience and agility. Plus, they recently added new services including grooming and boarding, so pups can stay all day.
This specialized kitty and doggie depot is a one-stop shop for all pet needs, including standard toys and treats, and an impressive selection of unusual merchandise. The stocked shelves include more than 200 stylish collars (many for $19.99), lovely leads ($19.99), and decorative bowls for dogs and cats (starting at $10.99).
The Barking Lot's doggy-sitters understand that canine parents like to check in on their pups throughout the day. Six days a week, they post Facebook photos of day-care dogs romping around the 8,000-square-foot, climate-controlled playground. Three days a week, they post YouTube videos of especially exciting moments, such as a game of chase in the large dog play area or a round of Red Rover in the small pooch zone. Dogs who spend the night snuggle into a comfortable kennel outfitted in fleecy bedding. Calming music plays as pooches snooze, and optional play times, cuddling, and even bedtime stories can keep pups from feeling homesick.
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The price of gas is continuing to pose a problem for businesses and individuals in 2012 and doesn't look set to ease in the short term. What are the drivers behind this?
Back in 2008, gas prices were already rising, but the drivers were primarily down to surging demand in emerging markets, a belief that oil supplies were limited and disruption to the efficiency of the supply network.
Geopolitics and global influence
In 2012, the main reason for rising gas prices seems to be geopolitical. In November 2011, the world suspected that Iran was developing its nuclear weapon capability. Since then, the West has responded with various sanctions designed to curb Iran's oil exports, which account for more than 50 per cent of the nation's government revenues. The objective was to cut revenue to Iran and effectively force a halt on its programme for nuclear development. However, Tehran responded to the perceived threat, conducting significant naval exercises in a bid to show power and threatening to block the Strait of Hormuz, which facilitates distribution for more than 35 per cent of the globe's oil exports.
Rising prices and restricted capacity
Oil prices across the globe have risen since December by an average of 20 per cent. This development has unfolded in the wider context of a tight world market for oil, where there is little spare capacity. Already, at least 500,000 barrels every day are prevented from entering the market due to Syria's civil war and disruptions in Yemen and South Sudan. Economic pressures therefore would naturally force a limited market to raise prices. However, the market is already operating under the expectation of further restrictions on supply, as the European and US sanctions against Iran begin to take effect and the likelihood of subsequent military action intensifies.
World news shaping gas prices
As the world reacts to such front-page news, there is very little that individual governments, not excluding Washington, can do to reduce gas pump prices. In fact, the picture would be even more challenging if it were not for a 20 per cent increase in oil output in the US since 2008. It is possible that more efficient oil pumping could help to get oil fields up and running more speedily, but lead times for such projects are still prolonged. Additional problems exist because of an outdated infrastructure, such as the out-of-date pipe system that flows between North Dakota and Canada.
As the market continues to respond to the anticipation of more difficult times, price manipulation and speculation continue to cause concern. Questions in the US are being raised about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and whether it can be used to counteract large disruptions that may threaten economic growth, or to control prices in the market. This is an issue that the government is attempting to solve.
The events in Iran are set to increase uncertainty. As sanctions continue to pressure the country's rulers, they will also place upward pressure on the global price of oil, with the possible effect that Iran will be able to maintain margins by selling smaller volumes of more expensive gas. At the same time, the higher price of oil could threaten a European and US economic recovery. The true offset could be achieved through a reduction in demand and consumption, particularly with China's growth targets slowing. However, a rebound in growth would translate to a subsequent rise in oil demand. The market is all to play for unfortunately, the results can be observed every time you fill up your car!
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When he was a young man courting prospective female mates, Jim Harbaugh likely talked to many free agents, as any good talent evaluator would. He continued this process even after sharing dinner with one of his potential signees several times, and inevitably when this woman discovered that he was still scouting the remaining talent in the free agent pool, serious questions were asked.
His response?
"I keep hearing it over and over. It's silly and it's untrue. It's phony. Even the perception that I was pursuing. I was evaluating."
It's a wise and effective evasion, and evidently a life-long strategy. Use multiple words that mean nearly the same thing to confuse the listener, and divert attention away from your misdeeds. Classic male propaganda.
The above quote is, of course, a slightly modified version of the odd, unprompted mini rant Harbaugh gave yesterday after the latest 49ers practice while speaking with reporters. For whatever reason he was eager to finally kill the rumors regarding the team's alleged pursuit of Peyton Manning earlier this offseason.
Here's the full version, straight from the head supervisor at the 49ers ministry of thought.
"Oh one other thing: There's a perception out there and it's an erroneous perception that we were flirting with Peyton Manning. I keep hearing it over and over. It's silly and it's untrue. It's phony. Even the perception that we were pursuing. We were evaluating. I've said all along that Alex Smith has been our quarterback. There's no scenario, other than Alex choosing to sign with another team, that we would consider him not as our quarterback."
Oh, he's not done yet. Brace for the backtrack…
"Were we out there seeing and evaluating if we could have them both? Heck yeah. We evaluate and eliminate the possibility. For further evidence, we would not have given any player out there in free agency a sixth of our salary cap, and let six or seven of our own guys go. Hopefully that sets the record straight. I don't want you to keep reporting the silliness and phoniness."
No, Jim, it's not phony. You're the phony. A big fat phony.
Sure, every team evaluates everyone, even players who don't seem to have any fit whatsoever. We saw this in the very early days of the Manning hunt, when pretty much every team was rumored to have interest.
But with the 49ers it went beyond that the second Harbaugh and the team's brass watched Manning workout. They were then finalists for Manning, which is why they delayed signing Smith for so long, and nearly lost him. There was a courtship, and there was legitimate and serious interest in Manning, something Harbaugh himself confirms mere seconds after calling the perception of a pursuit "phony."
Claiming that there could have been roster space for both Manning and Smith is just another case of gentle wording to build Smith's confidence and soften his hypothetical fall. If there was serious interest in having both quarterbacks and it was enough to make the 49ers "see and evaluate" Manning, then there was, well, interest, and more than enough interest to categorize it as "flirting".
If their evaluation evolved to the point that Manning was signed, then Smith would be gone. Harbaugh seems to either be in denial, or much more likely he's making a lame and ill-timed attempt to corral public opinion. Smith was aware of the possibility that he could be unseated, and that's why he hopped on a plane to Miami to explore another employment opportunity.
Harbaugh can use any word he wants, because they're interchangeable. Heck yeah he wanted Manning.
And now the links part of the links post…
- Rex Ryan is the worst kind of sports fan. He's a dirty team jumper, and even though he grew up as a Leafs fan–which is the least rewarding experience a person can subject themselves to–he surfaced in New Jersey last night with cushy seats for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, and he was proudly supporting the home team. Initiate gag reflex. [Deadspin]
- Mike Jenkins is still pissed that he's been demoted. But our handy desk-side dictionary indicates that there's a strong sense of obligation whenever a task is deemed to be mandatory, which is why Jenkins' agent says his client will attend the Cowboys' upcoming mandatory mini camp. [Charean Williams]
- Being Titus Young really sucks right now. [Detroit Free Press]
- Using Bills third-round pick T.J. Graham as the starting point, let's look back on the success or lack of success of recent third-round receivers. Together we'll discover that considering where they were drafted, an average year for a rookie at that point in the draft leads to fine production from a depth player. [Buffalo Rumblings]
- An NFL Films producer says that the Dolphins were the only team approached with a formal offer to be featured on Hard Knocks. This is another lesson in reading what's hidden between carefully chosen words, kids. [Boston Herald]
- The Redskins have signed Kirk Cousins, meaning he can now officially go about the business of never playing a meaningful snap in Washington. [Aaron Wilson]
- Duce Staley is well-versed in the rapid decline of a running back once bruises and bone busts mount. He's an assistant coach with the Eagles now, so maybe there's hope that LeSean McCoy's load will be lightened. [Paul Domowitch]
- Schematically, David DeCastro fell into the ideal situation in Pittsburgh. [Rob Rang]
- The ravens are still hoping that Terrell Suggs will return late in the season, and be available for limited deployment on passing downs. [Don Banks]
- The Cowboys' pass rush is suffering from a lack of success on the "money down." [Blogging the Boys]


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on December 17, 2008 Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship
Given the seemingly unceasing tide of bad economic news, Forrester's recent projections for the information technology (IT) market have to count as good tidings. Forrester is projecting business and government IT spending to grow by 1.9 percent in 2009. This is a big drop from 2008's growth rate of 4.8 percent, but it's still an (albeit small) increase. Forrester also projects a two percent rise in 2009 software sales, and little or no growth in computer equipment and IT services sales. This slowing performance is worrisome, but it is still strong when compared to the major downturns that occurred in the aftermath of the dot-com bust in 2001 and 2002 when the IT market absorbed declines of 15 to 20 percent.
Access a summary of the December 9, 2008 Forrester Research report, "US IT Market Outlook, Q4 2008," by Andrew Bartels.
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