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DES MOINES, Iowa – Despite hosting the RedHawk Invitational back in Oxford, four members of the Miami University women's track and field team competed at the Drake Relays Saturday to cap three days of action at the famed meet, held at Drake Stadium.
Senior Layne Baggett (Pittsburgh, Pa.) earned runner-up in the 100m hurdles final, clocking 13.47, which is the ninth-best time in school history and the second-best of her career (she shares the school record). She was just behind UTEP's Janice Jackson, who won in 13.26. Baggett finished ahead of runners from Mississippi, Michigan and Illinois, among others in the eight-woman final, while improving on her seventh-place preliminary time of 14.26.
In the 3K steeplechase, sophomore Elisa Frazier (Williamsville, N.Y.) placed 16th in a season-best 10:52.63, while junior Erica Howes (Fairfax, Va.) was 19th in 10:57.32. In the hammer throw, redshirt senior Samantha Gable (Greenfield, Ind.) placed 22nd (50.65m/166-2) to close action at the Drake Relays.
OXFORD, Ohio – While select RedHawks were competing at the Drake Relays, the majority of Miami's women's team was hosting the RedHawk Invitational, the second and final home meet of the year, at George Rider Track. The 'Hawks won the meet despite being short-handed, while claiming six event titles, including five individual events.
Miami totaled 216.5 points to win the meet while Dayton was second with 134 points. Cincinnati was third (110), just edging Mid-American Conference rival Ohio, which had 109 points.
Two RedHawks finished at the top in the long jump, as redshirt junior Ashley Zaper (Whitehouse, Ohio) won with a personal-best jump of 5.77m/18-11.25, which ranks her eighth in school history. Sophomore Jasmine Watts (Carmel, Ind.) was second with a leap of 5.70m/18-8.5, also a personal best. Zaper also earned runner-up in the high jump, and was the top collegiate finisher, clearing an outdoor personal-best 1.68m/5-6.
Another field event winner was freshman Amelia Strickler (Bay Village, Ohio) in the shot put, with a monster personal-best heave of 14.81m/48-7.25, which moves her up to third in school history. Sophomore Adaora Anunike (Galena, Ohio) took third in the shot put (13.42m/44-0.5) and in the discus, with a personal best of 47.00m/154-2, which moves her up to fifth in school history. She also claimed fifth in the hammer throw (48.27m/158-4) while Strickler posted a personal best of 47.76m/156-8 to place eighth.
On the track, freshman Laura Bess (Brownsburg, Ind.) captured the 1500m run in a personal-best 4:32.69, which ranks her 10th in school history. Senior Monica Fischer (Cincinnati, Ohio) and sophomore Jess Hoover (Hilliard, Ohio) placed third and fourth, respectively, though nearly simultaneously in 4:47.11 and 4:47.12. The RedHawks went 1-2 in the 3000m steeplechase as sophomore Alex Chitwood (Carmel, Ind.) won the race in 11:13.57, while classmate Sammi Vaughan (Mantua, Ohio) was second in a personal-best 11:59.40.
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Market Street is San Francisco's signature boulevard, an economic and social hub. As the city's transit spine and the final leg of the Bay-to-Beach Connecting the City route, Market Street may be the most important corridor for biking and transit. With thousands of daily riders, Market Street now carries more people on bike than it does people driving, further highlighting the street's importance as one of the city's most important bike routes.
The City is repaving Market Street in 2017 as part of the Better Market Street Project. The project began environmental review in early 2014, which will last two years and during which a final design will be chosen. The three proposed designs include a continuous separated bikeway from Octavia to the Embarcadero, a proposal to move all bikes onto a Mission Street bikeway, and a status-quo proposal with few bike improvements. The Better Market Street Project also considers pedestrian realm improvements and changes to the social and economic life of Market Street.
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and its members have come out strongly in favor of the continuous, separated bikeway on Market Street (option 2). This design is the best proposal for encouraging more people to bike on our most iconic street, supporting local businesses and activating the street. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is also working closely with the City, transit and pedestrian advocates, residents, and businesses to implement immediate improvements to Market Street while we wait for the Better Market Street Plan to be completed.
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- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
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Why Get Tested?
To determine whether deficiencies or abnormalities in complement system proteins are contributing to increased infections or increased autoimmune activity; to help monitor the activity and treatment of autoimmune diseases and immune complex-related diseases
When to Get Tested?
When you have recurrent microbial (usually bacterial) infections, unexplained inflammation or edema, or symptoms related to an autoimmune disorder; periodically to help monitor a known acute or chronic condition that affects the complement system
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
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The Test Sample
What is being tested?
The complement system is complex and composed of a set of more than 30 circulating blood proteins that work together to promote immune and inflammatory responses. Its principal role is to destroy foreign pathogens like bacteria and viruses. The complement system can also be activated when the body makes antibodies against its own tissues that it thinks are foreign (autoantibodies) as happens in autoimmune diseases. Complement tests measure the quantity or activity of complement proteins in the blood.
The complement system is part of the body's innate immune system. Unlike the acquired immune system, which produces antibodies that target and protect against specific threats, the innate immune system is non-specific and can quickly respond to foreign substances. It does not require previous exposure to an invading microorganism or substance and does not maintain a memory of previous encounters.
There are nine primary complement proteins that are designated C1 through C9. These components, in addition to the remaining proteins, work together in a cascade manner by activating, amplifying, breaking apart, and forming complexes that respond to infections, non-self tissues (transplants), dead cells (apoptosis), or inflammation.
Complement activation may be initiated in several different ways. These are termed classical, alternative or lectin pathways. However, the final product from all activation pathways is the same – the formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC). Complement activation causes several things to happen ("complement cascade"):
- The MAC binds to the surface of each microorganism or abnormal cell that has been targeted for destruction. It creates a lesion (hole) in the membrane wall and causes lysis, which is destruction of the cell by letting the contents out – like piercing a water-filled balloon.
- It increases the permeability of blood vessels, allowing infection-fighting white blood cells (WBCs) to move out of the bloodstream and into the tissues.
- It attracts WBCs to the site of the infection.
- It stimulates phagocytosis, a process in which microorganisms are engulfed by macrophages and neutrophils and killed.
- It increases the solubility of the immune complexes and helps to clear them out of the blood.
Complement tests measure the quantity or the function (activity) of complement proteins in the blood. Complement components may be measured individually or together to determine whether the system is functioning normally. C3 and C4 are the most frequently measured complement proteins. Total complement activity (CH50 or CH100) can be measured if a health practitioner suspects a deficiency that is not measured by C3 or C4. CH50 measures the function of the complete classical complement pathway, C1 – C9. If this measurement is outside the normal range, then each of the nine different complement levels can be measured individually to look for hereditary or acquired deficiencies.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
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ORANGE – The ballerina sits at a piano and flips the sheet music to a favorite piece.
You would expect Bryn Watkins, dressed at this moment as one of the Spanish dancers from "The Nutcracker," to launch into something from Tchaikovsky or Prokofiev — something befitting a rising star in the tradition-drenched world of classical ballet.
Instead, the kid from El Modena High plays Simon and Garfunkle's "Bridge Over Troubled Water." After that, she bangs out "Rainbow Connection" (from "The Muppet Movie") and, finally, a stirring rendition of Coldplay's "Clocks."
Then, during a photo shoot, she playfully strikes a bodybuilder pose.
She can play piano but, clearly, her passion is ballet.
Dancing since she was a toddler, Watkins has earned, at 18, the right to be a snooty ballet diva. Last year, she pulled off a rarity: landing a paid apprenticeship in the American Ballet Theatre via audition tape, an almost unheard of route to the job.
Still, Watkins hasn't changed much. She's a jokey teen who cracks up at the memory of her junior and senior proms, when, she says, she made a fool of herself on the dance floor.
"I can't dance hip hop," Watkins says. "I can't move like a normal person!"
This partly explains why Watkins is considered one of the best teenage ballet dancers in the world.
What she does on stage definitely isn't normal.
"I'm so out of shape!"
Watkins, a toned 5-feet-7 inches and 110 pounds, says this as she limbers up before class at the Maple Conservatory of Dance in Irvine, which she's been attending since age 12. She places the side of her head against an outstretched leg that is resting atop a stationary handrail used for ballet exercises. To a non-dancer, the stretch looks painful. To Watkins, it's just warming up.
She is home for the holidays, nearing the end of a two-week stretch of pigging out and blowing off her usually vigorous training. In her mind, she is out of shape.
Charles Maple, the conservatory's owner and artistic director, slips into the studio. As he watches Watkins, he explains why she stands out even in a world where off-the-charts exceptional is the norm.
"When she dances, you almost feel the music coming out of her, and not the other way around," he says.
"She is the music."
Maple knows. Before launching his studio, he spent 10 years as a soloist at ABT in Manhattan, one of the world's great ballet companies.
He is also one of the reasons why, when Watkins is not visiting family in Orange County, she lives in a one-bedroom apartment with a communal bathroom in midtown Manhattan.
Last year, Maple sent an 11-minute audition tape of Watkins to a friend, the ABT's artistic director. Only five dancers worldwide make it into ABT's apprentice program, and they almost always get that spot after studying at ABT's own feeder school. The company didn't hold open auditions for the apprentice program.
Watkins, who had been offered a full scholarship to The Julliard School – a huge accomplishment in itself – wasn't optimistic about her chances to crack ABT.


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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To distinguish between skeletal muscle and heart muscle damage; sometimes to determine if you have had a heart attack (if the troponin test is not available); sometimes to monitor for additional heart damage
When to Get Tested?
When you have an increased creatine kinase (CK) level and your doctor wants to determine whether it is due to skeletal or heart muscle damage; sometimes at intervals to monitor heart damage
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) is found primarily in heart muscle cells. It is one of three forms (isoenzymes) of the enzyme creatine kinase (CK). These isoenzymes include:
- CK-MM (found in skeletal muscles and the heart)
- CK-MB (found mostly in the heart, but small amounts found in skeletal muscles)
- CK-BB (found mostly in the brain and smooth muscle, such as the intestines and uterus)
CK is released from muscle cells and is detectable in the blood whenever there is muscle damage. The small amount of CK that is normally in the blood is primarily CK-MM. CK-BB almost never gets into the blood, and CK-MB will typically only be present in significant amounts when the heart is damaged. A CK test measures the total level but does not distinguish between the three isoenzymes. When there is an increased amount of CK present in the blood, the CK-MB test can be used to determine whether it is due to heart damage or is more likely to be related to skeletal muscle injury.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is taken by needle from the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
The Test
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Schreiber, D. and Miller, S. (Updated 2011 March 29). Use of Cardiac Markers in the Emergency Department. [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/811905-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed December 2012.
Domanski, M. (2012 December 03). Prognostic Implications of Troponin T and Creatine Kinase, MB Elevation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Medscape Today News from Am Heart J. v 164(5):636-637. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/774259 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed December 2012.
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McPherson, R. and Pincus, M. (© 2011). Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods 22nd Edition: Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. Pp 489.
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Top 7 reasons to offer windshield repair services
1. Repair vs. replacement.
Replacement requires the removal of a windshield, while windshield repair does not. Windshield repair involves injecting a resin into the damaged glass, then curing that resin to create a strong bond, keeping the glass from cracking out. When properly executed, the windshield repair process will restore the structural integrity of the glass while improving the cosmetic appearance.
2. Insurance companies are billed directly.
Nearly all insurance companies waive the customer's deductible and pay for the full price of a windshield repair. If the deductible is waived, the insurance company can be billed directly, so there is no cost to the customer. This makes selling the service to the consumer very easy.
3. It is cost effective.
Although most windshield repairs can be performed with no out of pocket expense to the customer, a windshield repair costs only a fraction of the cost of a replacement. In the event the insurance company will not waive the deductible, the total cost of the repair is almost always less than the customer's deductible for a replacement.
4. It is a safe alternative.
Windshield repair doesn't require the removal of your damaged windshield, so the original factory seal remains intact. Maintaining the factory seal is generally much safer because you're preserving the integrity of the factory installation.
5. It is a quick process.
In many cases a windshield repair can be completed in 30 minutes or less. However, depending on the complexity of the damage, moisture in the damage, or multiple breaks, the process may take a bit longer.
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The waste generated from a typical windshield repair weighs less than 1 ounce and fits in the palm of your hand, making it an environmentally friendly service. By contrast, a typical windshield replacement generates more than 25 pounds of waste. That's 400 times more waste compared to a windshield repair.
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Jake's Corner
7/19/13 Clooney Going After Eva Longoria
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Friday, July 19, 2013
At the "Red 2" premiere earlier this week, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES was asked, quote, " Have you been mortified that your husband, in some ways, has become the poster boy for the dangers of oral sex?" She replied, quote, "Next question."
The Huffington Post website has compiled a list of offers that were made to various actresses to pose NUDE . . . and whether they accepted or not. JENNIFER ANISTON and ASHLEE SIMPSON both could have cleaned house. They were each offered $4 million to give up the goods, but both turned it down. --DENISE RICHARDS threw off her clothes for HALF that amount: $2 million. --DREW BARRYMORE and HEIDI MONTAG both accepted $1 million offers to bare their bodies. But MELISSA JOAN HART turned down that amount. --LINDSAY LOHAN turned down $750,000 . . . but then bit on a $1 million offer. --CARMEN ELECTRA posed nude for $500,000, but singer NELLY FURTADO turned down that amount. --JWOWW from "Jersey Shore" turned down $400,000 to show off her fake cans. --When TARA REID stripped, she collected $250,000. --JENNY MCCARTHY only banked $140,000 for being Playmate of the Year back in the day. But she's appeared in "Playboy" numerous times, so she's probably collected higher paydays from them. --KIM KARDASHIAN only made $110,000 when she posed for "Playboy", if you can believe that. Although they'd probably offer her MILLIONS now. And the Octomom, NADYA SULEMAN, came cheap. She took it off for EIGHT GRAND.
GEORGE CLOONEY reportedly tried to make a pass at EVA LONGORIA . . . while he was still with STACY KEIBLER. But she DENIED him. A source says, quote, "George told Eva that he was still with Stacy, but had plans to break up with her and was interested in being with Eva. [But she made] it clear to him that she would not date or be with him until he was completely single." If this hookup is going to happen, it probably won't be soon. Eva is now dating Ernesto Arguello, from the canceled NBC reality show she produced, "Ready For Love".
ANDY DICK was reportedly a DRUNKEN MESS at a party in the Hamptons last weekend. A woman who tried to help him by taking him back to her house quickly realized the error of her ways. She says Andy grabbed her breast, then he grabbed her husband's crotch and tried to kiss him.
7/18/13 Brangelina Wedding Spot?
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
The Huffington Post looked at all the various "hottest women" lists that have come out this year to determine which women are showing up the most, and in the highest positions. And they determined that JENNIFER LAWRENCE is the hottest woman of 2013. She's followed by MILA KUNIS and RIHANNA.
CORY MONTEITH was cremated this week following a private viewing in his home country of Canada. His girlfriend LEA MICHELE was among the mourners, but his father Joe Monteith was not. Joe and Cory's mother Ann are divorced, and there's obviously some bad blood there. But Joe says, quote, "I always loved both my sons and am going to miss Cory very, very much. I'm saddened at the fact that I couldn't have been there to see my son before he was cremated."
JUSTIN BIEBER has yet another tattoo. This one is a woman's eye, on the inside of his left elbow. He posted a picture of it along with the caption, quote, "Mom's always watching." It's not a replica of Justin's mom's actual eye. The tattoo artist who did it says Justin wanted an eye to REPRESENT his mother's, so he showed him some sample pics he had lying around, and Justin chose the one he liked.
EMMA ROBERTS was photographed Tuesday crying into the arms of her boyfriend EVAN PETERS. That was the same day that news leaked of her arrest earlier this month for ATTACKING Peters. Meanwhile, some pictures also emerged of Emma with bruises on her legs. There's no word if they were the result of the altercation.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie could be getting married at sea. Sources say the couple is looking into getting married on a British-based luxury cruise ship. They are apparently looking at the 49-passenger Hebridean Princess which normally sails around the British Isles with a focus on Scotland.
7/17/13 LiLo Getting $2 Million
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
CORY MONTEITH died from a lethal combination of HEROIN AND ALCOHOL. But the British Columbia Coroner's Office says there's no evidence that his death was, quote, "anything other than a most sad and tragic accident." Meanwhile, sources say that Cory would fall off the wagon whenever he returned home to Vancouver and hung out with old friends, who were a bad influence.
Sources say KATY PERRY only took JOHN MAYER back on the condition that he get rid of his old girlfriends' numbers, stop texting them and take her out on date nights more often.
FERGIE and JOSH DUHAMEL are having a BOY. Josh revealed it during a taping of "Live! With Kelly and Michael".
We don't know why this is only coming out now, but EMMA ROBERTS was arrested on July 7th for beating up her boyfriend, actor EVAN PETERS. She was released because he didn't want charges pressed. Peters reportedly had been BITTEN, and also had a bloody nose . . . but sources say BOTH of them were getting physical with each other.
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. tops this year's list of the Highest-Paid Actors in Hollywood. He banked $75 MILLION in the year between June 2012 and 2013. He's followed by Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Mark Wahlberg and The Rock.
You know how OPRAH WINFREY landed the first post-rehab interview with LINDSAY LOHAN? Well, word has it Lindsay is getting $2 MILLION to do it. You heard that right, $2 million . . . to answer Oprah's questions. TMZ's sources say Oprah's OWN network has been in talks with Lindsay's people for FOUR months . . . and the deal also has Oprah providing her with two fully-paid assistants and a stylist.
7/16/13 Chris Brown Probation Revoked
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
E! News says that "numerous amounts of alcohol" were found in the Vancouver hotel room where CORY MONTEITH died over the weekend. There were also other "substances", but there's no word yet what they were. Meanwhile, TMZ posted some of the last pictures of Cory ever taken. He was at a Vancouver coffee house on July 6th, a week before his death.
CORY MONTEITH and LEA MICHELE had their ups and downs . . . but "Us Weekly" says they were definitely together when he died over the weekend. A source says, quote, "Lea and Cory were planning on moving in together after he got back from Vancouver . . . They were 100% happy and together and in love at the time of his death. They never broke up."
Before her talk show premiered yesterday, KRIS JENNER posted a picture of herself holding a baby on Facebook . . . along with the caption, quote, "Will you be watching today's first episode!? We have a special guest. You never know who will stop by our show today!" But despite what you were supposed to think it wasn't KIM KARDASHIAN'S baby. It was her makeup artist's kid.
CHRIS BROWN'S probation was revoked yesterday, and the end result COULD be a prison sentence of up to four years. Brown was placed on five years' probation after he beat up RIHANNA back in 2009. But he was recently charged with hit and run and driving without a valid license, following a traffic incident in May. Chris is free until his next hearing, which is on August 18th.
7/15/13 Cory Monteith Dead
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Monday, July 15, 2013
Actor CORY MONTEITH . . . who played Finn on "Glee" . . . was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on Saturday. He was only 31 years old. There's no official word on the cause of death, and police say there were no signs of foul play. The obvious suspect here is a DRUG OVERDOSE. Cory spent a month in rehab earlier this year. Sources say Cory was in Vancouver to visit his mother.
Not surprisingly, CORY MONTEITH'S "Glee" co-star and real-life girlfriend LEA MICHELE is devastated by his death. Her rep says, quote, "We ask that everyone kindly respect Lea's privacy during this devastating time."
As expected, HALLE BERRY and OLIVIER MARTINEZ got married over the weekend. The ceremony went down on Saturday at a chateau in France. About 60 people attended. There's no word if any celebrities were there.
JIMMY KIMMEL and his girlfriend Molly McNearney got married Saturday at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa near Los Angeles. This is Jimmy's second marriage.
JENNY MCCARTHY and NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK star DONNIE WAHLBERG are a couple. They hooked up recently, after flirting during Donnie's appearance on Jenny's VH1 series "The Jenny McCarthy Show".
OPRAH WINFREY has scored the FIRST post-rehab interview with LINDSAY LOHAN, who's expected to be a free woman again on July 31st. The interview will tape sometime next month, and will air shortly afterward on Oprah's OWN network. So, how did Oprah land the interview? Well, for one, she's Oprah. But more interestingly, she's also giving Lindsay her own eight-episode show. It's being called a "documentary series," and it will premiere on OWN sometime next year. There are no further details on the interview or the show at this time.


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RYAN VREDE, writing from Dublin, says Pat Lambie ran at flyhalf for the bulk of Monday's training session in a strong indicator that he will play ahead of Morne Steyn at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Lambie impressed throughout the Super Rugby campaign in the position and was exceptional in Currie Cup semi-final at Kings Park, where his tactical game management and goal-kicking lead the Sharks to the final.
It had been a straight choice between Lambie and Steyn for head coach Heyneke Meyer, who remained hopeful that Steyn would regain his confidence after dropping him for the home leg of the Rugby Championship. He believes Steyn's tactical kicking game is the best of his available flyhalves, but has acknowledged Lambie's growth in this facet of play, most recently at Monday's press conference which preceded training.
'You can't compare the Currie Cup and Tests but he showed great tactical awareness in winning the Currie Cup with the Sharks in 2010 as 19 or 20 year old. Suddenly I've seen some of that in him again and he is really improving and knocking on the door hard at the moment.'
Steyn is now unlikely to feature in the match 22 as Meyer doesn't see him as an impact player, with Elton Jantjies expected to provide cover on the wood.
Lambie has an opportunity to stake a serious claim for the shirt and will be acutely aware of the importance of a strong performance at the weekend. Johan Goosen remains Meyer's preferred pivot of those at his disposal, but with Meyer set to commit to a deputy for Goosen for the 2013 season and onwards towards the World Cup, Lambie has an inside lane.
'I know Morne will get back to his best soon,' Meyer said. 'Dan Carter said to me a couple of years ago that he went through a difficult time and went to France and came back a better player, which gives me confidence about Morne [Meyer was intimating that a break will have done Steyn good]. But you also want to see who is the next guy after Goosen.'
Meyer lamented that nearly a year into his reign he was still deciding between flyhalves.
'Because the three are young [Goosen, Lambie and Jantjies] the only way you'll see whether they have it or not is by playing them. The difficulty is that if your flyhalf isn't on song then you lose because he runs the whole game plan. I would have loved to have the opportunity earlier in my tenure to look at the 10s. But I didn't have that luxury. We're probably the only elite nation without an established 10,' he said.
He did, however, express delight at the new-found depth in a position that has historically been troublesome.
'I'm happy at what we have at present and then future looks good with Handre Pollard and others coming through,' he said. 'If you look at the last 10 years this is probably the best group of flyhalves we've had available. But how they respond in these conditions is key. They're all good at running and distributing the ball, but with the World Cup being in England you'll need guys who are tactically astute. They all have to work on that aspect of their games.'
Meanwhile, JP Pietersen is set to be reinstated on the wing after missing the Rugby Championship through injury. Francois Hougaard is likely to retain his place on the opposite flank.
Jean de Villiers and Francois Louw didn't participate in the contact session but the former ran freely and is expected to overcome a hamstring strain to start. Louw has a neck injury that is being monitored. If he fails to respond to treatment he will be replaced at openside flank by Marcell Coetzee, with Arno Botha coming onto the bench.
Adriaan Strauss will keep his place at hooker ahead of Schalk Brits, who will be used as an impact player. Elsewhere in the front row, Gurthro Steenkamp was a notable absentee at training, the prop picking up an injury in Toulouse's match this weekend. In the event of Steenkamp's injury precluding him from joining the squad, Leinster's Heinke van der Merwe will be called up.
Probable Springbok XV to face Ireland – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaco Taute, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermuelen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
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Game outlook
Havelock Rams vs. Concord Spiders
3A State Championship Game
When: Saturday, 11 a.m.
Where: Carter-Finley Stadium (Raleigh)
Coaches: Havelock – Jim Bob Bryant. Concord – Glen Padgett.
Records: Havelock – 15-0; Concord – 15-0.
Key players: Havelock – RB Derrell Scott, RB Taylor Woods, QB Travis Sabdo, WR Micheal Bowman, WR Matthew Boykin, LB Keion Joyner. Concord – RB Rocky Reid, QB Keenan Black, WR Myles Neils, LB Jerry Burk, LB Logan Sedergren.
History: Havelock beat Concord, 55-21, in the 3A state championship in Winston-Salem in 2012.
RALEIGH – The Havelock Rams won state titles at Wake Forest and North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
They will go for the sweep on Saturday at N.C. State's Carter-Finley Stadium.
That's where Havelock, the two-time defending 3A champions, will play Concord in the 3A state finals.
Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. in Raleigh.
The Rams are looking to become the 12th prep football team, since the state championship game was initiated in 1972, to claim at least three-straight titles.
The last to do it was Northern Guilford (2010-12), and before that Tarboro (2008-10), West Rowan and Reidsville (2007-09).
"It's still a special day, anytime you get a chance to play in a state championship," Havelock coach Jim Bob Bryant said. "This is a special moment for our coaches, community and our kids, especially for some of our young kids who have never been here before."
Havelock trailed Concord at halftime last season before rallying back to win 55-21 in the championship game in Winston-Salem.
"One of Concord's players said there is a lot of animosity toward Havelock, so I'm sure that will be front and center on Saturday at the game," Bryant said.
"They are undefeated for a reason. I think, by far, they are the best team we will play this year, but I think we are the best team they are going to play."
Both teams have first-year varsity quarterbacks.
Havelock is led by junior Travis Sabdo, who has 2,458 passing yards with 36 touchdowns to just five interceptions.
The Spiders (15-0) are directed by sophomore Keenan Black who has thrown for nearly 1,400 yards with 20 touchdowns and four interceptions.
Black engineered Concord to playoff wins over South Point and Gastonia Forestview.
"(Keenan) is a coachable young man who is an intelligent football player," said Concord coach Glen Padgett. "When the Lord has blessed you with athletic ability, and you are coachable and you learn the game and study the game, good things happen."
The Spiders no longer have 6-foot-7 pro-style quarterback B.J. Beecher, forcing them to change their offense a bit.
Running back Rocky Reid has more than 3,000 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns.
"They are more of a ground and pound team this year," Bryant said. "They spread you out to run. They have Rocky Reid, a big back, who runs hard and has rushed for more than 3,000 yards this year."
Havelock's defense is giving up just six points per game.
Sophomore Keion Joyner leads the Rams with 95 tackles, seven sacks, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries.
Senior Andrew Ramirez has a team-best 120 tackles and Akenno Godette has 9.5 sacks.
"We are excited about the opportunity, and the challenge, of playing a good Havelock team again in a state championship," Padgett said. "Havelock is kind of a bench-mark for a great many people in the state. They've lost one game in three years, and they've dominated their opponents.
"We are going to have to play great football."
The Rams' offense scored its season average in their 44-20 win over Eastern Wayne in the state semifinals.
The Rams have two 1,000-yard running backs -- Derrell Scott (1,934 yards, 22 TDs) and Taylor Woods (1,002, 14 TDs).
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First Known Use: 14th century
verb sub·lime \sə-ˈblīm\
Definition of SUBLIME
transitive verb
: to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
intransitive verb
: to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state
— sub·lim·able \-ˈblī-mə-bəl\ adjective
— sub·lim·er noun
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Examples of SUBLIME
- … models indicate that frost in most of the southern hemisphere is currently subliming, thinning the surface deposits. —William B. McKinnon et al., Encyclopedia Of The Solar System, 1999
- The cursory remarks of the large-minded stranger, of whom he knew absolutely nothing beyond a commonplace name, were sublimed by his death, and influenced Clare more than all the reasoned ethics of the philosophers. —Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, 1891
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Origin of SUBLIME
Middle English, from Middle French sublimer, from Medieval Latin sublimare to refine, sublime, from Latin, to elevate, from sublimis
adjective sub·lime \sə-ˈblīm\
: very beautiful or good : causing strong feelings of admiration or wonder
: complete or extreme
Full Definition of SUBLIME
a : lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or mannerb : of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worthc : tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality (as of beauty, nobility, or grandeur) or transcendent excellence
a archaic : high in placeb obsolete : lofty of mien : haughtyc capitalized : supreme —used in a style of addressd : complete, utter <sublime ignorance>
— sub·lime·ly adverb
— sub·lime·ness noun
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Examples of SUBLIME
- He composed some of the most sublime symphonies in existence.
- the sublime beauty of the canyon
- New Orleans is not just a list of attractions or restaurants or ceremonies, no matter how sublime and subtle. New Orleans is the interaction among all those things, and countless more. —Tom Piazza, Why New Orleans Matters, 2005
- Judging by the satisfied look that settles on both men's faces, the meal was sublime. —Kathleen Brennan, Saveur, November 2004
- Even when he is paying homage to her sublime beauty, he cannot resist inserting himself as the man responsible for unleashing that beauty's potency. —Zoë Heller, New Republic, 21 May 2001
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Origin of SUBLIME
Latin sublimis, literally, high, elevated
First Known Use: circa 1567
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- Synonyms
- amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, awful, eye-opening, fabulous, miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stunning, stupendous, marvelous, surprising, wonderful, wondrous
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verb sub·lime \sə-ˈblīm\ (Medical Dictionary)
Medical Definition of SUBLIME
transitive verb
: to cause to pass from the solid to the vapor state by heating and to condense back to solid form
intransitive verb
: to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state
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The health care nonprofit that leases CaroMont Regional Medical Center wants to buy it from Gaston County for $45.5 million.
But county commissioners say CaroMont Health needs to get its house in order before legitimate negotiations on the subject can begin, starting with hiring a permanent CEO.
CaroMont Health's most recent overture came last month. It's the latest in a series of offers the nonprofit has made to buy the hospital in the past year. And it's substantially higher than rejected bids of $12.8 million, and then $17 million, which CaroMont proposed in late 2012.
For such a deal to be seriously considered, Gaston County Commission Chairman Mickey Price said the purchase price would have to get a lot larger. And rather than simply sell to CaroMont, he said it would only make sense — and likely be required by law — to also solicit other suitors.
"I don't think $45.5 million is enough," he said. "That's a little low of a number."
CaroMont leaders maintain the amount is more than the hospital's fair market value, which they say is closer to $17 million. Former County Manager Jan Winters said earlier this year that commissioners believe the building and land are worth closer to $100 million.
The CaroMont Health board of trustees voted June 1 to make the latest offer. It came in a June 6 letter from CaroMont Health interim CEO Doug Luckett and board of trustees chairman Spurgeon Mackie to Price and Winters. Price said a CaroMont official also contacted other commissioners to gauge their receptiveness.
County commissioners didn't formally reject the offer. But Price said it became clear through their individual communication that none of them are interested. In the last two weeks, commissioners have also fired their own county manager, and they have yet to pass a 2014 budget.
"I've heard nobody say anything that would indicate (commissioners) wanted to pursue that offer," he said. "I took that as, 'Leave it alone, we've got more to deal with right now.'"
Luckett said in a written statement the company will continue to work to improve its relationship with the county.
"We respect their decision," he said in an email.
Unique relationship
The $45.5 million offer is the latest development in a longstanding dispute about the lease between CaroMont Health and Gaston County.
The county owns the hospital building and all the land where it operates. CaroMont leases it for $1 a year. That lease was renewed in 2005 and expires in 2035. CaroMont owns the equipment in the hospital and the nonprofit company itself.
In recent years, county leaders who want more money to spend on education and other public services have come to believe their lease with CaroMont is outdated and unfair. CaroMont's nonprofit status allows it to receive refunds on state and local sales taxes, and the health-care company would not have to pay property taxes even if it owned the 186 acres where it does business here.
Gaston leaders have also watched other nearby counties negotiate sales or leases of their hospitals that net large payouts for the counties. Gaston commissioners have sought to convince CaroMont to offer a higher annual payment in lieu of taxes.
CaroMont has argued its nonprofit perks allow it to reinvest annually into improving health care here. Its leaders also tout the community benefits they offer by providing charity care and absorbing patients' bad debt.
Butting heads
The issue became a source of discontent between commissioners and former CaroMont CEO Randall Kelley from the time he arrived in January 2012. He was fired by the hospital board of trustees in April after leading a failed effort to rebrand CaroMont with a "Cheat Death" tagline.
County commissioners appoint 13 of the 14 members of the hospital board of trustees. Late last year, they appointed three new trustees who they believe are more receptive to their views.
CaroMont leaders, seeing that as an affront, have accused the county of trying to stack the deck and have argued that trustees cannot legally serve two masters. Three more hospital trustees' terms will end in December, and all eyes will be on the commissioners to see whether they appoint new people.
Luckett said since CaroMont doesn't own the land it occupies, planning for the future needs of the community is nearly impossible. Even strategic decisions regarding changes to the building are affected, he said.
"It would be like someone renting their home and paying for major upgrades and renovations that only benefit the landlord," said Luckett. "It isn't a fiscally prudent decision."
Luckett said the $45.5 million offer was made for the sake of maintaining CaroMont's independent status as a hospital system and focusing on the community's needs. He says it is more than the appraised value of the property, but the CaroMont board felt it was necessary to secure the future of the organization.
Should we sell? And how?
Gaston County Commissioner Jason Williams serves as the liaison to the hospital board of trustees. He questioned whether selling the hospital would be in the county's best interest.
The hospital belongs to county taxpayers, and the unique arrangement allows the public to have a say in its affairs, Williams said.
"I'm not sure they are ready to relinquish that input yet, especially in light of recent controversial events at the hospital," he said. "We have advised the hospital to focus on important health-care issues like the shortage of hospitalists, emergency department wait times, and searching for a new CEO before embarking in purchase or lease negotiations."
The county and CaroMont discussed a renegotiation of their lease for years, with little progress. After Kelley's firing in April, commissioners said they would put the talks on hold.
It's also unclear as to whether a simple county-to-CaroMont sale of the hospital would be possible. Public property worth more than $5,000 must typically be sold through a bidding process that allows multiple offers, theoretically serving the public's best interest, said Gaston County Attorney Chuck Moore.
"We have certain guidelines in play," he said. "When it comes to real property, there are statutes you have to follow."
Price said he's also under the impression a hospital sale would work that way.
"If we go down the road of looking to sell it, we'd have to look at all offers, from CaroMont and other parties that were interested," he said.
The county and CaroMont would also have to break the existing long-term lease, Price said.
No sale likely soon
Though Gaston commissioners have yet to pass a budget, they did vote June 27 to raise the county property tax rate by 3.5 cents. Some local residents who were aware of CaroMont's $45.5 million proposal have questioned why the county couldn't take that money and use it to avoid a tax increase.
Luckett said in an email the offer purposely coincided with the county's budget considerations, as the commission "explored ways to raise taxes or cut more county services in order to find balance."
Price said such a large sum would help, though it would be one-time money. Commissioners have already pondered how proceeds from a hospital sale might be spent, he said.
"I think some of the commissioners had in mind maybe spending a little of it, putting the rest in an investment portfolio and using the interest to pay down debt and do other things, but leave the principal alone," he said.
The sticking point, again, is that $45.5 million is too low, Price said.
Despite the hesitancy to sell until CaroMont has a new CEO in place and improves some of the hospital services, Williams said commissioners owe it to taxpayers to review any offers that might benefit the county.
"Once these issues are addressed, and the community has regained confidence in hospital leadership, we'll be happy to sit down and work with them on a purchase or (renegotiated) long-term lease," he said.
Luckett said CaroMont would prefer to settle the issue before a permanent CEO is in place.
"This would provide a clean slate for the incoming leader and would remove what has been a major distraction for the administrative leadership of CaroMont Health for many years," he said.
A stalemate may be brewing. But Price said commissioners don't feel compelled to sell.
"I guess we've got a lease in place," he said, "and we'll live with it until we can look at doing something about it."
You can reach Michael Barrett at 704-869-1826 or twitter.com/GazetteMike.
How does our deal compare?
Money wise, the contracts other counties have established to run their hospitals run the gamut.
CaroMontRegional Medical Center
$1 yearly lease agreement with Gaston County
IredellMemorial Hospital
$1 yearly lease agreement with Iredell County
CatawbaValley Medical Center
No dollar amount attached to lease agreement with Catawba County.
In lieu of lease payments, the hospital spends $500,000 per year to help staff school nurses in all the public schools, and pays for prenatal services that would otherwise be a responsibility of the county health department
CarolinasMedical Center - Union
$6 million yearly lease agreement since the 1990s, in addition to a $54 million up-front payment
And right next door
Cleveland County had been getting $1.45 million per year to lease its hospitals in Shelby and Kings Mountain to Carolinas HealthCare. Earlier this year, it sold both hospitals, along with other property, for $100 million.
Gaston County Commission Chairman Mickey Price said that figure has played heavily in his mind.
"If you want to compare, our hospital is bigger and think provides better health care," he said.
By comparison, CaroMont Health's recent offer to buy CaroMont Regional Medical Center for $45.5 million is inadequate, Price said.
"We thought it was a little low since we thought our hospital stood out more and was a better facility," he said.
CaroMont leaders have argued Cleveland County offers an unfair comparison. The county may own the hospital building and land here, but CaroMont contends that it owns the nonprofit business itself, as well as the equipment in the building.
"Carolinas HealthCare System is buying not just the land, but also the business and the buildings housing the business," a CaroMont website said earlier this year. "That's quite a different scenario than just buying land."
You can reach Michael Barrett at 704-869-1826 or twitter.com/GazetteMike.


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Retail dealer license application instructions
Print these instructions for easy reference while you complete each form. For a list of license requirements and links to download license application forms see Retail dealer license.
To get your license issued as soon as possible, make sure you complete all requested forms and include fees. Don't forget your phone number and mailing addressyour license will be delayed if Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) can't reach you.
You will need these dealer license application forms:
- Two copies of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Two Year License Application MV2186
- Entity/Owner Statement MV2844
- Business Facilities Statement MV2845
- Dealer Bond form MV2511 or Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Irrevocable Letter of Credit form MV1046
- Salesperson/Representative License Application MV2184
- Motor Vehicle Dealer Service Agreement MV2085
- Buyer's License Application MV2941 (optional)
- Salvage Buyer Identification (BID) Card Application MV2651 (optional)
Motor vehicle dealer two year license application (MV2186)
- Complete two copies of form (MV2186), pages 1 and 2.
- Legal name means your legal business name as it will appear on your license certificate.
- Trade name or DBA (Doing Business As) means a name your business is known by that is not your corporate or legal name. For example, Smith Automotive, Inc. DBA/John's Used Cars.
- If you are incorporated or organized as a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) in the state of Wisconsin, fill in the date of incorporation or organization under "Date Licensed in Wisconsin." (If you are incorporated or organized in another state or country, fill in the state or country your company is licensed in under "State of Incorporation or Organization.")
- If you will be selling new vehicles, list the makes in the space provided and include a manufacturer's certificate of appointment (franchise agreement) for each make. You may submit your franchise agreement on WisDOTs Manufacturer/Importer/Distributor Certification of Dealer form (MV2131) or on a similar form provided by the manufacturer.
- A branch sales location is a secondary location within the same municipality which has the facilities to operate independently from the main business location.
- A sublot is a secondary location in the same municipality which lacks indoor display and service facilities. Only used vehicles may be sold from a sublot.
- Answer all yes/no questions.
- If you don't own and operate your own service facility, complete the Motor Vehicle Dealer Service Agreement form (MV2085).
- If the business entity (sole proprietor, one of the partners in a partnership, corporation or LLC) doesn't own the business real estate, submit a copy of your lease.
- A sales tax seller permit is required. To obtain one, contact the Department of Revenue at (608) 266-2776 or on their website under sales and use tax.
- Remember to sign and date the dealer license application.
- Zoning and local permit approval must be signed on page two of the dealer license application. All applicants must have a local official complete Section A. If the business is located in a township, also have a county official complete Section B for county zoning approval.
- Provide directions to your business if the address on the form doesn't include a street name and number.
Entity/owner statement (MV2844)
Complete one copy of the Entity/Owner Statement (MV2844) for each person named on the dealer license application as an owner; partner; corporate officer or shareholder of 10% or more of the corporation; association member; or LLC member or manager. Be sure to fill the form out completely and answer all questions. You may use the back of the form if additional space is needed.
Business facilities statement (MV2845)
Form MV2845 - Fill out your business name and address. Check the box beside each item that applies to your location. Be sure to sign and date the bottom of the form.
$50,000 surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit
A Dealer Bond form (MV2511) is the only acceptable bond form you may submit to show that you have secured a bond. If you will be submitting an irrevocable letter of credit instead of a bond, your bank may complete the WisDOT Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Irrevocable Letter of Credit form (MV1046), or they may reproduce the form on their bank letterhead. For a list of insurance companies accepting applications for bonds, see Insurance companies that accept applications for bonds. The bond or letter of credit must be in force for the entire two-year license period. You'll need to keep the bond or letter of credit in force to renew your dealer license. If your bond or letter of credit expires or is canceled, WisDOT is required to suspend or revoke your dealer license unless a new bond or letter of credit is submitted on or before the date of expiration or cancellation.
Salesperson license application (MV2184)
Form MV2184 - Anyone who will be making out or approving retail sale contracts must have a salesperson license. Each dealership must have at least one licensed salesperson. "Salesperson" includes sales representatives, sales managers and general managers. Salesperson license applicants who have not been licensed as a salesperson in the last five years must pass a written exam. The exams are given at any DMV service center. If you need to take the exam, take your application form to the exam station. The $8 license fee and $5 exam fee will be collected by the examiner. Your exam results and application will be sent to WisDOT by the exam station. You can speed up the process by sending us a copy of your receipt from the exam station with your completed dealer license application packet. For more information on the salesperson license and exam see salesperson license.
Buyer's License Application (MV2941)
Form MV2941 - Motor vehicle dealers who employ or contract with individuals to buy motor vehicles held by wholesale auctions or other dealers on their behalf must apply for a Buyer's License. Buyer's Licenses are optional; you are not required to have one as a condition of being a licensed dealer.
Salvage Buyer Identification (BID) Card Application (MV2651)
Motor vehicle dealers are eligible to have Salvage Buyer identification (BID) cards for themselves and their employees. BID cards are optional; you are not required to have one as a condition of being a licensed dealer. If you wish to bid on vehicles offered for sale at salvage pools, you will need a BID card to do so.
Motor vehicle dealer service agreement (MV2085)
Form MV2085 - If you don't have your own service department, complete the service agreement form with a nearby service facility. Disregard this form if you do have your own service department.
If the business entity (sole proprietor, one partner in a partnership, corporation or LLC) doesn't own the business real estate, submit a copy of your lease. The lease must name the business entity as lessee (tenant) and it must be valid at least through the two-year licensing period.
See the Motor Vehicle Dealer Two Year License Application (MV2186) for the correct fee amounts. You will need to write two checks--one payable to the Department of Financial Institutions for the dealer finance license and one payable to Registration Fee Trust for dealer and salesperson licenses and plates. The minimum you are required to pay includes the dealer license, at least one salesperson license, and at least two dealer license plates. Additional plates are available at $10 each.
Department of Financial Institutions
Motor vehicle dealer licensing law requires all motor vehicle and recreational vehicle dealers to pay a two-year fee of $20 to the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) for processing a dealer license. This fee is not refundable. If the dealership will have any involvement in originating finance transactions or consumer leases, whether you retain them or immediately assign them to a financial institution, the two-year fee is $100 for a dealer finance license.
The dealer finance license allows you to originate installment contracts and/or consumer leases and carry an amount financed up to a total of $100,000. If you do originate and carry sales finance contracts and/or consumer leases, you may want to contact DFI's Division of Banking to be sure you understand consumer credit and leasing laws. To get a copy of the laws or discuss any questions or problems you might have with the dealer finance license or consumer credit law, call DFI's Division of Banking at (608) 261-7578.
Before mailing your application materials
Check to be sure that:
- Two copies of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Two Year License Application form (MV2186) are completely filled in, signed and dated.
- The original $50,000 Dealer Bond form (MV2511) or Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Irrevocable Letter of Credit form (MV1046) is enclosed.
- An Entity/Owner Statement (MV2844) is completed and enclosed for each individual with an ownership interest.
- The Business Facilities Statement (MV2845) is completed and enclosed.
- You've enclosed at least one completed Salesperson/Representative Application form (MV2184) OR a copy of the fee receipt if the exam was required. (The exam station will forward the salesperson application to WisDOT.)
- You completed and enclosed a Motor Vehicle Dealer Service Agreement (MV2085) if you don't own and operate your own service department.
- A copy of your lease is enclosed if the business entity (sole proprietor, partner, LLC or corporation) doesn't own the business real estate.
- Two fee checks are enclosed; one payable to the Department of Financial Institutions and one payable to Registration Fee Trust.
Mail to the WisDOT Dealer Section at the address below.
What happens next?
The WisDOT Dealer Section will review your application for completeness, and conduct any necessary background investigations. WisDOT will contact you by letter or phone if we need more information to complete your application.
As soon as the information is complete, you'll receive your dealer and salesperson licenses, dealer plates, and a video tape and resource guide to teach you about the rules and regulations for motor vehicle dealers.
A complete application packet means your license can be issued sooner. Your license will be delayed if we have to return something to you or contact you for more information.
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Canines and homo sapiens have been cohabitating for about 13,000 years, but perhaps no time in that history have the sniffles and sneezes the relationship can incur been so much in the news.
President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is allergic to dogs. The president promised a dog to his daughters if he won the White House, and the first family's hunt has been widely documented.
There's a decent chance someone in your family also suffers from pet allergies.
Millions Suffer
"Allergies to pets with fur or feathers are common, especially among people who have other allergies or asthma. From 15 percent to 30 percent of people with allergies have allergic reactions to cats and dogs," according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. "The total pet population is more than 100 million, or about four pets for every 10 people."
You have to be exposed to develop the allergy, said Dr. Russell Hopp, a pediatric allergist at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. Hopp said cat allergies are about twice as prevalent as dog allergies.
"Each animal has a major allergen found in the dander, but the major allergen can also be in saliva, urine and hair, and the allergen is very airborne and tends to hang in the air a long time," Hopp said.
So even if you don't bring home a pet, a sufferer may be irritated in a home previously inhabited by animals.
Think Before You Adopt
But what if you know your child is allergic but really wants a pet anyway?
"It's foolhardy or stupid," said Hopp, who advocates avoidance for the 10 percent of children who are very allergic. "If children have dramatic problems with casual or intermittent exposure, that's a red flag. Don't introduce that pet into your environment. The child's personal history should be the guide to making a decision to whether a pet should be added to the house."
But children who have low-level symptoms will probably be OK with a pet, others say.
"My experience is that many allergies become less severe the longer they live with their pet," said veterinarian Dr. Anna Worth, president of the American Animal Hospital Association. "Having a pet as a member of your family is well worth a few sniffles."
Smart Shopping For Pets
So, like the first family, start by shopping for less-irritating pets. Hopp said poodles, miniature schnauzers, Maltesees, Italian greyhounds and Chihuahuas are reported to have less dander-producing potential. Worth said that, for cats, Cornish Rex are popular.
"Boy cats are worse than girl cats, neutered cats are better than non-fixed regardless of gender, kittens tend to have less allergen compared to adults," Hopp said. "It is roughly the same thing with dogs. Some cats make lots of dander and some don't make much, so each cat is its own experience."
Hopp suggests that any family narrowing down the hunt for a less-irritating pet should ask a shelter or seller for a trial run. Have the allergic child spend some time with the particular animal, either before the family takes the pet home or for a week's testing at the house.
Limit Exposure To Dander
Once the animal is home to stay, families can reduce irritation by bathing the pet regularly, doing thorough regular cleaning in the house -- especially carpets and furniture, since soft surfaces are most likely to hold onto the dander -- and keeping animals out of the allergic child's bedroom. Hopp recommends an air purifier in that bedroom.
Worth and AAHA colleague veterinarian Dr. Kate Knutson said bathing and good ventilation are the fundamentals. Keeping cats away from the face and washing hands after handling can also help.
As for the Obamas, the president told CNN's Anderson Cooper in February that the first family hasn't decided what type of dog to get, but will wait until spring. Obama said the family was "still experimenting" to find the right breed.