text:
Please enter your current email address to receive instructions on resetting your password.
Your password has been reset. Please check your email for further instructions.
You are sending a link to the page. Please completely fill out the form
Add an additional message below.
The URL for the page will automatically be added to your message.
TWO DAY-ONE NIGHT ($176.50 per couple) or THREE DAY-TWO NIGHT ($313 per couple) James River Plantation GARDEN WEEK Package - Tour and lodge at the Williamsburg Area's - James River Plantations. Including - lodging with Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation - Historic B&B Inn, National Register of Historic Places, including arrival mint juleps or cider and served candlelight breakfast in the 1790 Log Room. Including the "James River Plantation GARDEN OF ARCHITECTURAL DELIGHTS Progressive Tour" for two, featuring "Tours-by-the-Owners" of Piney Grove-1790, Ashland-1835 and Ladysmith-1857, and exterior visits to Dower Quarter-1830 and Duck Church-1917. (Not included - Fine area dining is availale nearby at Charles City Tavern, Courthouse Grille and the Blue Heron Restaurant) Prices are subject to change, tax not included
This facility meets ADA Accessibility Guidelines for wheelchair accessibility, including an accessible entrance,
access to goods and services, usability of rest rooms and accessible parking and drop-off areas. For additional
details, please see the ADA website.
Order your Free Virginia Travel Guide.
What's going on around Virginia? Subscribe to the Virginia eNews.
Thank You! For subscribing to the Virginia eNewsletter. You will begin receiving 2 email newsletters each month.
View Our Newsletter Archive
Online Travel Guide
Virginia Green
Weather Forecasts
Virginia iPhone Apps


text:
Burton Francis ran with the Stormers when the Cape franchise began their pre-season training schedule on Monday.
Francis, who recently parted ways with the Lions, was in Cape Town on Monday running through drills with the Stormers. Officially, the Stormers have contracted only three new players in Joe Pietersen (Bayonne), Deon Carstens (Saracens) and Gerhard van den Heever (Bulls), but Francis could potentially provide further cover for the Stormers in the problematic flyhalf position.
The Boland trio of Bolla Conradie, Elgar Watts and Clemen Lewis also trained with the team on Monday. Having a player of Conradie's experience in the greater training group will be a boon for the Stormers, and no doubt Watts's performance in Boland's title-clinching First Division campaign may have given head coach Allister Coetzee food for thought.
The Stormers recently lost promising flyhalf Lionel Cronje to the Bulls, and aside from Peter Grant, are lacking in experienced No 10s. Kurt Coleman has been exposed to Super Rugby while Demetri Catrakilis and Gary van Aswegen have played Currie Cup rugby, but none of the three, nor Watts for that matter, are established at Super Rugby level.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Water Quality Management Research
Research for Clean and Safe Drinking Water
Even as the quality of our water in the U.S. continues to improve, threats still exist. And new threats continue to emerge that could jeopardize our water systems. The quality of our nation's water resources is vital to the environment, human health, and the economy. EPA Researchers are providing the methods, approaches, and tools needed to assess, restore, and protect water resources and provide measurable improvements in water quality.
Source Characterization and Control Research
This research provides the techniques and tools to classify, control, and manage sources of water quality damage. The characteristics of a damaging source are changed. This helps to prevent, reduce, or eliminate harmful effects.
Watershed Management Research
This research looks at restoring watersheds as opposed to regulating pollutants, sources, or local governments and industries. Researchers diagnose and predict what damages water quality; and select protective measures, apply them, and evaluate their effectiveness.
| Air | Climate Change | Groundwater & Ecosystems Restoration | Land, Waste & Cleanup | Sustainable Technology | Water |
| Technology Assessments, Verifications and Transfers | ETV | Water Technology Collaboration and Transfer |


text:
Change currency:
Other country sites
Your Recent Searches
Your bag is empty
Free DELIVERY Worldwide*
Gift the naughty and nice with our lingerie and nightwear edit. Keep it cute with matchy-matchy sets from Stella McCartney and Elle Macpherson or kit your mates out every day of the week with multipacks. Indulged too much? Channel post-holiday laidback vibes in novelty onesies and cosy loungewear.
Refine By
Price Range
The celebrities named or featured on asos.com have not endorsed recommended or approved the items offered on site
©2015 asos.com Ltd
All rights reserved
Looks like you're in the US?
Visit your localized US site and shop in $USD & US sizing:
Cookie Use
ASOS uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.
If you continue we assume that you consent to receive all cookies on all ASOS websites.


text:
Jones County's local health board fired its new health director last week and, two days later, appointed Interim Director Angela Lee, who leads the Onslow County Health Department.
Kimberly Shill served as Jones County health director less than a month before her dismissal on Wednesday, Jones County Manager Franky Howard told The Daily News.
"She was terminated due to qualifications issues with the state's requirements," Howard said.
Lee, the Onslow County health director, was appointed Friday, he added.
All local health directors in North Carolina must be licensed to practice medicine or have relevant work experience and: a master's in public administration or a public-health related discipline or a bachelor's relevant to public health, according to N.C. General Statutes.
A local health board has 60 days to fill a director's vacancy before the state health director will make the appointment, according to General Statutes.
Shill was dismissed without severance pay, Howard said.
Jones County pays its health director $64,616 annually, but Lee will be paid a percentage of her earnings in Onslow County based on an agreement between the two counties, Howard said.
"We have an agreement with Onslow County that is based on a percentage of what she's paid over there," Howard said.
Lee's salary is $95,950 as Onslow County health director, Onslow County Manager Jeffrey Hudson said.
Onslow County spokesman Todd Lyman said an agreement is being drafted by Howard and Hudson that would tap funds from Jones County for Lee's interim service.
"Jones County would pay for this from their county's budget," Lyman said of the "mutual-aid request" from Jones County.
Jones County will pay 25 percent of Lee's salary in Onslow County with several stipulations. For example, Lee's service as interim director in Trenton will not exceed 90 days and will end as early as Jones County's health board fills the vacancy.
"She just cannot do the work of both counties for longer than that," Hudson said.
Jones County will end up paying Lee $922 each two-week pay period before taxes, Hudson said.
Lee earns $3,690 before taxes per pay period in Onslow County, he added.
In addition, Onslow County will charge Jones County 5 percent of Lee's $95,950 salary for "use of Onslow County equipment and facilities for Jones County," Lyman said.
She must keep dual time sheets, Hudson said.
"We imagine that she'll be using her office phone," Hudson said. "She's not to be located every day in Jones County. She's going back and forth."
The new role will extend Lee's current work hours, Lyman said.
"Ms. Lee will be expected to fulfill the needs of both Onslow and Jones Counties and is aware of the increased workload, including night and weekend work during the limited-term interim appointment period," Lyman added. "Her duties will increase substantially."
Howard said the draft agreement was sought upon the advice of the state health director.
In April 2013, Jones County Health Department did not pass accreditation review, which is required of all local health departments, Howard added.
He said Shill's termination was not the result of the now "conditional" status Jones County Health Department was levied during the review by a team from the N.C. Local Health Department Accreditation Board.
The staff of roughly 12 at the Trenton-based health department assumes many roles in a rural county with constant demand for services, Howard said.
And with high turnover — as that county competes with neighboring counties' departments — "you have to start over, it seems" with training to achieve accreditation, Howard said.
The accreditation review — of 41 benchmarks and 148 activities — became mandatory after standards were set in 2002, according to the N.C. Local Health Department Accreditation website.
"They look at everything from clinical services to board-of-health governance and minutes," Howard said. "Things that we were doing, but we just weren't documenting."
But the state did not conduct the reviews immediately.
April 2013 marked the first state accreditation review of Jones County Health Department, which has a $1 million annual budget, about half of which is drawn from that county's general fund, Howard said.
He added that marks a "pretty good chunk" of Jones County's roughly $14 million budget.
Onslow County learned June 20 that it achieved accreditation, according to information from the county.
"So that's a bonus," Howard said of Lee's expertise with the process that includes an announced visit by the state's team that spent about a week at the health department in Trenton. "We hope to piggy-back on that."
Howard said Lee has the credentials that the state requires of local health directors.
He said his county's high demand for services from the health department and limited staffing prevented its success in the review.
"The turnover, that caused some things not to get done on time," Howard said.
The agency has had to reduce programs, such as adult services amid limited funding and rising thresholds for operation, he added.
"The folks without insurance, they'll go to the health department for their care," Howard said.
Jones County Health Department is at 418 Magnolia Lane in Trenton. For information about services, call 252-448-9111. Onslow County Health Department is at 612 College St. in Jacksonville. For information about that department's services, call 910-347-2154.


text:
New album: Is Your Love Big Enough?
Artist: Lianne LaHavas
Label: Nonesuch
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
On the big list of things the world needs, as a rule songs about relationships rank somewhere between Kardashians and bacon-flavored Scope. An exception to that rule would be the debut album from Lianne LaHavas.
The well crafted, atmospheric pop songs on "Is Your Love Big Enough?" primarily were written by LaHavas and Matt Hales (who records his own work under the pseudonym 'Aqualung'). The sultry delivery and jazz-tinged instrumentation recalls Sade, Esperanza Spalding and Corinne Bailey Rae. Add in LaHavas's fluid Andy Summers-esque guitar technique and you end up with the most interesting hybrid in the current mainstream market.
Throughout "Is Your Love Big Enough?" the vocals are presented in an up close and largely untouched manner. LaHavas's intimate croon on "No Room for Doubt" is reminiscent of Astrud Gilberto's hushed vocal on "The Girl from Ipanema." "No Room for Doubt" also features a type of sympathetic guitar arpeggio LaHavas seems to have mastered.
The album's title track is a sly gospel rave-up that wouldn't have been out of place on an Amy Winehouse album. Every part of the song — the guitar, the percussion, the vocals — is spilling over with hooks that beg repeated listening. "Au Cinema" and "They Could Be Wrong" are the type of mysterious pop one would hope The Police could conjure up if they ever reunited, while "Gone" is just spitefully delicious.
Just when you thought it was impossible to hold the public's attention without an auto-tune or skankified video, Lianne LaHavas defies and overcomes current conventional wisdom. This isn't the type of tooth-free jazz pop one would expect to hear in a Starbucks on a Saturday morning. These songs and performances come from a true original that will hopefully be allowed to hang around for a while.
Classic album: Making Movies
Artist: Dire Straits
Label: Warner Bros.
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
Before Dire Straits started recording songs about MTV and microwave ovens, the musicians recorded songs about making movies and girls on skates.
Released in 1980 when new wave pop ruled the charts, the rock/jazz/country stew concocted by Dire Straits seemed an unlikely hit-making proposition. The success of the debut single "Sultans of Swing" in 1978 — released when disco and punk were trying to out-ugly one another — put the group on the map with rock audiences. The band's 1979 follow-up album "Communiqu é " fell a bit flat, so much was riding on "Making Movies."
Dire Straits was centered around vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Mark Knophler. Knophler's limited but engaging vocal style, Chet Atkins-inspired guitar work and wryly romantic songs put Dire Straits in a category by themselves. Much like The Who or Pink Floyd, Dire Straits' sound was so idiosyncratic they were tough to pigeonhole.
The sneering punk press at the time would have been hard pressed to throw stones at Dire Straits, as they weren't playing the same game.
Put simply, "Making Movies" fared better than "Communiqué " because the songs and production were far superior. Opening the album with "Tunnel of Love" — one of Knophler's greatest ballads — was in a sense the laying down of a quiet gauntlet. Most groups would start an album off guns blazing, but Dire Straits operated and existed in their own universe.
If opening the album with a ballad wasn't crazy enough, the second song (the classic "Romeo and Juliet") is also a ballad. The wistfulness dripping from these first two songs recalls the story-songs Bruce Springsteen made famous in the mid to late 1970s. Whereas Springsteen tapped into a Jersey Shore-type mysticism, Knophler had the Bard's most famous character ask Juliet, "You and me babe, how 'bout it?" — all accompanied by some of the tastiest finger-picked guitar ever recorded.
Things pick up with "Skateaway," replete with the typically Knophler deadpan vocal and lyrical guitar runs. "Expresso Love" and "Solid Rock" also qualify as top-notch rockers that serve as great counterpoint to the earlier melancholic songs. "Hand in Hand" is more notable as a showcase for Knophler's guitar and Roy Bittan's piano, while album closer "Les Boys" is probably the only rock song that took a satirical look at the German club scene.
"Brothers in Arms" will forever be heralded as the biggest Dire Straits album, but "Making Movies" has endured and deserves a listen.
Jon Dawson's album reviews appear every Thursday in The Free Press. Contact Jon at 252-559-1092 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Purchase Jon's book 'Making Gravy in Public' at The Free Press office or jondawson.com.


text:
February 27, 2007
LAURINBURG, N.C.—St. Andrews Presbyterian College scored on 74% of their shots but No. 7 nationally ranked Pfeiffer University held on for a 16-14 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's lacrosse victory on Tuesday afternoon.
Freshman Kerrie Brown (Rochester, N.Y.) scored a game-high seven goals for the Lady Knights, who fall to 3-4 on the season and 0-4 in the CVAC. Senior Alycia Schwarz (Colorado Springs, Colo.) led the undefeated Lady Falcons (3-0 Overall; 2-0 CVAC) with four goals.
A senior Corey Whitbeck (Newark, N.Y.) goal just 1:54 into the game gave St. Andrews an early 1-0 lead. After Pfeiffer tied the game back up, the Knights took their final lead of the day on Brown's first goal in the 6th minute. The Falcons responded with three goals to take a two goal lead but Brown tied the contest back up at 4-4 with consecutive tallies.
The Falcons surged ahead 8-4 with the last four goals of the first half in the final five minutes.
SAPC came out of the intermission on fire and tied the game again at 8-8 with four goals in the first six minutes. Sophomore Kelsey Binggeli (Newark, N.Y.) had bookend goals between another pair of scores by Brown during the Knights surge.
After a Falcon senior Jenn Gappert (Annapolis, Md.) free-position goal, Whitbeck tied the game for the fifth time with her second goal of the day. Pfeiffer finally pulled ahead for good with five straight goals to take a commanding 14-9 advantage with 11:05 to go. However, the Knights once again rallied back.
Brown started the run with an unassisted goal and sophomore Katie Wright (Waterloo, N.Y.) added back-to-back scores to pull the Knights within two. Senior Brenna Clark (Wellington, Fla.) upped the Falcon lead to three but Binggeli and Brown answered for SAPC with a goal apiece. Brown's seventh goal of the game pulled the Knights to within one with just under five minutes left but St. Andrews was held scoreless from then on. Freshman Heidi Karaszkiewicz (Glen Burnie, Md.) added an insurance tally for the visitors in the 58th minute as Pfeiffer took the two-goal victory.
Sophomore goaltender Eryn McCaffrey (Cicero, N.Y.) once again had a strong performance in net for the Knights making a game-high 17 saves. Senior netminder Kristen Kibler (Crownsville, Md.) had three stops to earn her third win of the year for Pfeiffer.
Brown's seven goals was a season-high for the freshman. Brown also had two assists to tie the St. Andrews record for nine points in a game. Binggeli finished with a hat trick while Wright added an assist to her two goals. Sophomore Jitase Hall (Newark, N.Y.) chipped in with one helper.
Clark and freshman Ashley Hill (Ellicott City, Md.) each had three goals for the Falcons. Hill tied Schwarz with a team-high five points each adding a pair of assists. Gappert totaled two goals and one assist and sophomore Patricia Hunter (Rockville, Md.) notched two scores.
The Falcons will meet Mercyhurst in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, March 3 at 1 pm.


text:
Technology: Honors
- 16-weeks
- 3 credits
- Prerequisite: K201 or K204 with a grade of C or better and Business Honors or Honors College student
BUS-X 202 consists of two components: a lab and a lecture. The lecture provides an introduction to a range of technologies currently used in organizations including a broad understanding of how technologies are deployed, their impact and potential, and their strategic importance. The labs focus on technologies that transform data into usable information to enhance decision making. They rely heavily upon Microsoft Excel and, to a lesser extent, Microsoft Access to develop sophisticated data analysis and modeling tools. X 202 is the honors version of X 201, and it shares the same basic course content as X 201. However, its in-class applications and its projects and exams are more challenging than those in X 201.


text:
George Magruder Anderson PhD
Senior Research Scientist in the Child Study Center and Research Scientist in Laboratory Medicine; Director, Core Resource Laboratory of the Yale Interdisciplinary Research Consortium on Stress, Self-Control and Addiction; Director, Laboratory of Developmental Neurochemistry (Child Study Center)
Departments & Organizations
Office of Student ResearchChild Study Center: Yale Autism Program; Tourette's Syndrome & Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders; NIMH Research Training Program in Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training | Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) on Sex and Gender Factors Affecting Women's Health | Stress & Addiction Clinical Research Program | Laboratory Medicine
Research Interests
Stress response systems; Serotonin neurochemistry and psychopharmacology; Early biomarkers more...
- Ph.D., McGill University, 1978
Selected Publications
- Anderson GM. The potential role for emergence in autism. Autism Research, 1:18-30, 2008.
- Anderson GM, Scahill L, McCracken JT, et al. Effects of short- and long-term risperidone treatment on prolactin levels in children with autism.Biological Psychiatry, 61:545-50, 2007.
- Anderson GM, Jacobs-Stannard A, Chawarska K, Volkmar FR, Kliman HJ. Placental Trophoblast Inclusions in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 61:487-91, 2007.


text:
Amazon River Cruise
Experience one of the greatest voyages in natural history as you navigate more than 500 miles of the Amazon and its tributaries.
Tour Details
This trip was exactly what we were looking for - a good introduction to the nature, history and culture of the Amazon Basin in Peru. It served to whet our appetite for more explorations into the vibrant, colorful watery jungles of the Amazon."
Barbara T.
We loved the naturalists, the crew, the local food, and are convinced the boat was the best on the Amazon. We learned so much about the natural environment, had new experiences (I caught my first fish - 3 piranhas!), swam in an amazon tributary and identified over 130 birds and participated in a shaman ceremony. Our fellow travelers were interesting and we enjoyed meeting the Ribeneros along the rivers. Truly an unforgettable experience!"
Carol M.
The enthusiasm and knowledge of nature guides was second to none. They truly cared."
Dave R.
One of our best trips ever!"
Previous Journeys Traveler
- Journey from Bangkok to Bali: Following the Spirits
- Haydn Seek
- Smithsonian Journeys to Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand
- A Leopard Named "Hollywood"
The Peruvian Amazon River basin is an enchanting world of verdant forests and serene waterways. Here, you'll find an exceptional variety of animal life, including monkeys, pink river dolphins, and more than a hundred species of birds. On our small-ship adventure, spend seven nights navigating more than 500 miles of the Amazon aboard a new river boat featuring private balconies and air conditioning for each cabin. You'll enjoy access to the deep reaches of the pristine Pacaya-Samiria Reserve for the best chance of rare wildlife sightings. Plus, exciting daily expeditions on two 18-passenger excursion boats feature wildlife outings, school visits in local villages, rain forest walks, kayaking, and even piranha fishing! To enhance your understanding of this tropical wilderness, you'll be accompanied by a Smithsonian Journeys Expert throughout your program as well as knowledgeable local naturalist guides. An optional extension to Machu Picchu and Cuzco is also available. Come ring in 2016 on the mighty Amazon during our special New Year's Celebration voyage, December 26-January 3!
2015 Itinerary
Day 1 — Lima
Fly nonstop to Lima, Peru. You are met upon arrival and transfer to the Swissôtel for the night.
Day 2 — Iquitos, Embark
Tour historic Lima, a World Heritage Site, including the Cathedral and Plaza de Armas. Return to the airport for a short flight over the Andes Mountains to Iquitos, where we board La Estrella Amazonica. Tonight, enjoy a festive dinner and welcome remarks by your Smithsonian Journeys Expert. (B,L,D)
Day 3 — Amazon River, Río Ucayali
Awake to the ever-changing panorama of jungle life. Small villages dot the shoreline, and the channels that weave through the island mazes provide closeup views of a variety of marsh birds. Arrive at the junction of the Río Marañón and Río Ucayali. Turn into the Río Ucayali, home to gray and pink Amazon River dolphins. Set out aboard sturdy excursion boats into the dramatic Amazon wilderness. Learn about the lives of the Ribereño people as you explore a local village. Accompanied by your Smithsonian Journeys Experts and local guides who grew up along the river, stroll through gardens learning about medicinal plants and folklore, visit a school, or join in a game of soccer. Take an excursion in search of giant water lilies and elusive wildlife. (B,L,D)
Day 4 — Río Ucayali, Pacaya-Samiria Reserve
Try your hand at piranha fishing. Search for primates, sloths, and birds. Return to the boat and continue upriver, heading for the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve. The largest wetland reserve in the world, it provides the opportunity to view a variety of primates including monk sakis, red howlers, saddle-backed tamarins, and squirrel monkeys. (B,L,D)
Day 5 — Pacaya-Samiria Reserve
Explore this tangled realm of forest, rivers, and lagoons on foot and aboard excursion boats, seeing pink dolphins and wading birds such as jabiru storks, wattled jacanas, and horned screamers. Search for wildlife as we walk through an igapó (seasonally flooded forest), where plant life is very different from what is seen along the main course of the Amazon. On excursions with your expert naturalists, you may find Amazon parrots and black-collared hawks. Take-in a dramatic sunset on the river before a nighttime boat excursion, where we observe caiman, pootoos, and other nocturnal wildlife. (B,L,D)
Day 6 — Pacaya-Samiria Reserve
Board excursion boats for access even further into the heart of the vast wetlands. Along the narrow waterways find wading birds, as well as canary-winged parakeets and blue-and-gold and scarlet macaws. Primates are also fairly common, including noisy squirrel monkeys. Take a short hike once we reach the reserve's second checkpoint to explore the forest, and return to your riverboat through the maze of waterways. (B,L,D)
Day 7 — Río Ucayali, Pacaya-Samiria Reserve
This morning head downriver, with a wildlife excursion into Yanallpa Creek, looking for cream-colored woodpeckers and white-throated toucans. Meet a respected Shaman and visit a local village. At dark and from our excursion boats explore the banks looking for caiman, colorful poison dart frogs and mammals that are more active in the evening. Return to La Estrella for cocktails and dinner. (B,L,D)
Day 8 — Amazon River
Enjoy kayaking with your guide on a peaceful creek. Delve into the terra firma forest on a winding trail into the jungle. Large trees festooned with epiphytes, palms, woody vines, and a vaulted canopy add to the shadowed mystery of the tropical rain forest. Enjoy a festive farewell dinner aboard La Estrella Amazonica. (B,L,D)
Day 9-10 — Disembark, Iquitos, Lima, Depart
Disembark in Iquitos, where a city tour includes the Las Malvinas garden and school. Enjoy lunch and fly to Lima. Board overnight flights to the U.S. Arrive in the U.S. and connect with your flight home.(B,L)
Please Note: This itinerary serves as an example of a typical experience, and may vary based on wildlife sightings, water levels, and navigability. The order of events, tributary streams cruised, and villages visited is intentionally varied to reduce impact on any one area. Each departure is a unique and exceptional experience. The order of land-based activities may change based on air schedules.


text:
Parks Canada
Home > National Historic Sites > Chambly Canal National Historic Site
The Chambly Canal, which opened along the Richelieu in 1843, played a leading role in the Quebec forest products
industry and in shipping these products to the burgeoning United States market.
For over a century, heavily loaded barges travelled the Canal, a distance of about 20 km. The nine locks allowed the barges to
bypass rapids and overcome a considerable difference in levels between the Chambly basin and the Upper Richelieu.
Today, this former communications route is used by pleasure boaters and tourists. Come on board and let yourself be carried away on the Chambly Canal.


text:
Remembering a fellow kayaker
WTOP's Jamie Forzato reports
Jump to main content.
Thursday - 7/11/2013, 7:25pm EDT
WTOP's Jamie Forzato reports
GREAT FALLS, Va. - Dozens of kayakers, friends, and family members gathered at Great Falls Park in Virginia to mourn the loss of 23-year-old Shannon Christy.
Shannon, from South Carolina, was staying at Jason and Patricia Beakes' home to train for this weekend's Great Falls Race. "We were out in the middle of the river for the Fourth of July watching the fireworks. And she was like, 'This is how it should be,'" Patricia Beakes says. "She was an amazingly beautiful, wonderful energetic spirit. She was always smiling she embraced life so fully."
Shannon's kayak overturned during a practice run on Thursday and she was swept underwater. Professional kayakers - including Jason Beakes - attempted a rescue but it was too late.
Organizers called off the race. Instead, her friends and family fastened flowers to their life vests and paddled down the river in her memory.
"Shannon is still out there and she is still playful; she's still smiling down upon us," says friend Pat Keller.
Her fellow kayakers say she will be remembered for her fearless spirit and love for the rivers - and that her memory will push them forward.
"To stop kayaking would not do honor to the sport she loved and the life she loved. So we continue on. We keep running the falls. And we keep boating," Patricia Beakes says.
"There is danger, but what we receive from playing in the waters and dancing with an element that is so much more powerful than us, it's worth - to me - going out again and again and again," Keller says.
Dozens of volunteers searched for Christy's body throughout the day and into the evening Thursday after an emergency call came in that two kayakers possibly needed rescue just after 4:15 p.m.
Montgomery County Fire says rescuers recovered Christy's body using ropes. Police detectives say Christy disappeared while going down the falls and was pinned underneath the water for some time.
Will Seeber, another kayaker who was with Christy on the water, reportedly saw her swimming at one point - still wearing her paddling gear - before she was swept away toward a deadly section of the river, according to an account of what happened on the website of Active Nature, a D.C.-area paddle instruction company and an organizer of the Potomac River Festival.
Soon after, Christy's helmet and life vest were seen floating in the water.
"The cause of Shannon's swim is unknown," the account says.
Jason Beakes, who also was on the river Thursday, tells ABC 7 Christy's kayak ended up in a dangerous spot where swimming would be a last resort to try to get to safety.
Seeber was able to alert onlookers and authorities about Christy's disappearance. Crews eventually retrieved Christy's body from where she was last seen, the Active Nature account says.
"She must have been absolutely desperate to do anything she could to get out of her entrapment," race organizer Chuck Thornton tells ABC 7.
Christy's death comes on the heels of two other recent Potomac River drownings near Great Falls. Ngo Tekwe Forchick, 19, drowned after swimming at Purple Horse Beach.
Army Specialist Vincent Crapps, 21, drowned after diving off a cliff near Bear Island.
Donations to the Shannon Christie Memorial Fund can be made here. Readers also can visit Christy's blog here.
See more in the news reports below:
DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG
An earlier version of this story attributed a statement about Christy being in the river without her life vest to police. The statement was made by a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman.
Follow @WTOP on Twitter.


text:
Hearing Evaluations
The first step in determining your hearing healthcare needs is a comprehensive audiologic evaluation. If you or a family member is in need of audiologic services, you are advised to check with your insurance plan for coverage options and exclusions. Some insurance plans, such as Medicare, require a physician's order and medical necessity to consider coverage of testing; however, many other plans allow direct access to an audiologist without a physician referral.
During your hearing evaluation, the audiologist will obtain a detailed case history including your hearing and ear-related concerns, current and past medical history, noise related history and family history. The case history is an important component to your overall evaluation. During your visit, the audiologist will review your history and then conduct a comprehensive audiologic evaluation.
Tests that will be conducted include:
- Case History
- Pure tone air and bone conduction testing to determine severity and type of hearing loss.
- Speech processing evaluation to evaluate your ability to understand speech signals. This will aid in determining the type of hearing loss, as well as guide treatment recommendations and realistic expectations for success with amplification.
- Immittance measures (tympanometry and acoustic reflexes). This test battery will help determine the function of your eardrum and middle ear space. These results are evaluated in conjunction with your hearing evaluation results to determine the origin of your hearing loss.
- Specialized testing such as Auditory Brainstem Response and Otoacoustic Emissions, as needed.
- Counseling, communication strategies, referrals and recommendations.
If your hearing results suggest you need additional evaluation and/or treatment, the audiologist will make those recommendations at this visit. Possible outcome may include a follow-up evaluation with your primary care physician, pediatrician, an otolaryngologist, and/or other professionals.
Talk to Someone or Make an Appointment


text:
Unfortunately Adrienne Vittadini AV4012S Rx Prescription Sunglasses is no longer carried by OpticsPlanet.
This model of Adrienne Vittadini eyewear has been discontinued and is no longer available. Choose from our current collection of Adrienne Vittadini Eyewear. OpticsPlanet is the leading online retailer with the best prices on the best brand of Sunglasses, Rx Eyeglasses, Eye Glasses Frames and Prescription Eyewear.


text:
Injury-prone flyhalf Butch James says the groin strain he picked at the Springbok training camp in Bloemfontein was not serious.
"I could have trained yesterday (Sunday) if I wanted to but I decided to rest and I'll be running again on Wednesday,†James told Daily News rugby writer Zayn Nabbi. "I've just strained my groin, nothing else. I think it might be because of the cold weather in Bloem, which my body isn't used to, but I'm pretty sure I'll be fine.â€
The 27-year-old said it was great to be back, both with the Sharks and Boks.
"I was just happy to be playing Super 14 and I never expected a call up this soon after my comeback,†admitted James. "It's a bonus that I've been selected for the Boks and the atmosphere is much better than the last time I was here,†he said.
James last played Test-match rugby in 2002 when he was part of the infamous Springbok team that lost 53-3 to England at Twickenham.


text:
Receive news and information about our funds and our firm.
The Funds' investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company. Please read it carefully before investing. A hard copy of the prospectus can be requested by calling 1-800-966-4354.
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Small and medium-capitalization companies tend to have more limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. Investments in foreign securities may involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risk and differences in accounting methods. A non-diversified fund, one that may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund, is more exposed to individual stock volatility than a diversified fund. A fund that concentrates its investments within one or a small group of industries may be more volatile than a fund that invests in a broader range of industries. Investments focused in the natural gas distribution and transmission industry may be adversely affected by rising interest rates, weather, and the wholesale pricing of alternative fuels. Investments in foreign securities may involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risk and differences in accounting methods. Real estate values (and the values of real estate-related securities) fluctuate with changes in general and local economic conditions and are particularly sensitive to economic downturns. IPO shares are subject to market risk and liquidity risk. The yields and principal values of debt securities will also fluctuate. Generally, values of debt securities change inversely with interest rates. Some Funds may invest a portion of its assets in lower rated, high-yielding bonds (commonly known as "junk bonds"). Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that the borrower will prepay some or all of the principal owed to the issuer.
The Hennessy Funds are offered only to United States residents, and information on this web site is intended only for such persons. Nothing on this web site should be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of any Hennessy Fund in any jurisdiction where the offer or solicitation would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
Privacy Policy Proxy Voting
Quasar Distributors, LLC, Distributor.


text:
A 1000ml Bee bottle of Eau de Cologne with about 800ml. At an incredible price
Thread: Today I bought: January 2013
Christian Dior Granville
A 1000ml Bee bottle of Eau de Cologne with about 800ml. At an incredible price
Just picked up 50ml of Azzaro pour Homme at TJ Maxx for $19.99.
These 2 beauties arrived yesterday:
Last edited by The_Drake; 19th January 2013 at 11:43 AM.
Just ordered Yves Saint Laurent pour Homme Haute Concentration as a back up bottle.
This one is discontinued now and I want it always in my collection.
Aramis Havana (100ml) for $22
Burberry London (30ml) for $20
Givenchy Xeryus Rogue (5ml)
loving the 50% off sale at my local Perfumania!
Just ordered:
Hanae Mori HM
Dolce & Gabbana The One
Forgot to post my first purchase of the year:
Rive Gauche Pour Homme Intense by Yves Saint Laurent 60 ml (no box)
Just arrived in the mail:
Five O'Clock Au Gingembre by Serge Lutens
Finally gave in and ordered 125ml of Rive Gauche pour Homme
Seems like I'm spamming the forum with the purchases lol, but the internet keeps throwing me good deals. Blame the internet.
Been really weary lately. I usually go prepared, but wanted to buy something spontaneously from a house that I don't own yet. Found this JB by Jack Black! Love the mint and spice!
My Top 5!!!
1. 1740: Marquis de Sade, Histoires de Parfums
2. Sweet Redemption, by Kilian
3. Tirrenico, Profumi del Forte
4. Je Suis un Homme, Etat Libre d'Orange
5. Derby, Guerlain
"Coincidence is God's way of winking." --Me
"It's alright to flirt with the idea of giving up, so long as you don't." --Me
Vintage Jacomo de Jacomo edt
Vintage Etienne Aigner No. 2 edt
I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!
Blind bought Royal Vintage by Micallef 100ml to add to my collection. Thank you PalmBeach for bringing this to my attention.
I bought a 50 ml bottle as a gift for my assistant.
Got backup bottles of L'Artisan Cœur de Vétiver Sacré and Vanille Absolument since L'Artisan was having a sale and the latter was being discontinued, according to Perfume Shrine.
I don't know much about medicine, but I know what I like. -- S.J. Perelman
Last edited by ILikePeeps; 21st January 2013 at 12:27 AM.
I'm hopping on the L'Artisan Parfumeur sale since it ends today. Just bought:
Fleur de Liane by L'Artisan Parfumeur
Tom Ford Noir de Noir 50 ml
Thierry Mugler Pure Havane (Backup bottle)
A good day!
"All problems are illusions of the mind."
-- Eckhart Tolle
Al-Rehab Choco Musk
For Sale or Swap: Terre D'Hermes
The Edp to go with my Edt.
Current favorites_____Black Tourmaline_____Gucci Pour Homme II_____Memoir Man_____Tuscan Leather______Montale Aoud and Pine_____Sel Marin_____Invasion Barbare_____Tonka Imperial____Dior Homme Intense_____L'Humaniste____Santal 33_____Bois d'Argent_____Nio_____MFK Oud_____Lumiere Noire_____Bois d'Encens_____Cuir Ottoman
Dior Fahrenheit and Dreamer by Gianni Versace
Couldn't resist the CVS sale
Ed Hardy Man
Aura for Men by Jacomo
Kenneth Cole Black
Technically yesterday I finally bought:
Jean LaPorte Pomme Cannelle
Vintage obelisk bottle Givenchy Gentleman. Arrives Friday. Blind buy, fingers crossed!
Epic Man
Memoir Man
Ambre Sultan
Tobacco Vanille
Bois Du Portugal
Patchouly Noir
I Profumi di Firenze's "Ambra Griesa" and Jo Malone's "Lime, Basil, and Mandarin," both from wonderful and kind basenoters!
Halston Z-14 for $12.99 @ Marshall
My Top 10
1. Amouage Homage Attar
2. Serge Lutens - Muscs Koublai Khan
4. Serge Lutens - Ambre Sultan
5. Chanel Egoiste
6. 24 Gold by Scentstory
7. Amouage Epic Man
8. Amouage Jubilation XXV
9. Bond No. 9 New York Oud
10. Serge Lutens - Chergui
"A beautiful fragrance to the nose is like good jazz music to the ears, great food to the mouth, and Megan Fox and Jessica Alba to the eyes..."
Currently on my Rotation:
1. Cartier D'un Soir
2. Loewe Essencia
3. Bergamotto Marino
4. Herb Alpert Listen
5. Artisan
6. Bang
8. Pal Zileri No 18
9. TdH
0. Kenzo Homme
Hello I am newbie here
Nice to meet you all
I bought this :
love all scent
Just arrived: A*Men Pure Havane
...my third discovery of 2013...
Been dying to add some new bottles to my rotation, love all three.
L'Air du Desert Marocain
LAnonyme ou OP-1475-A
Edit: Called a Guerlain boutique or w/e ((416) 929-6114) for LIDGE; $76.11 USD total, . Also, she brought up samples.
Last edited by ILikePeeps; 25th January 2013 at 10:41 PM.
Guerlain L'Heure de Nuit
Complimentary atomizers set . Merci Guerlain!
Pure Soap (doesnt smell like Ivory soap at all..)
Christian Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum
forte, the edp; not the reg/orig(?) edt.
Last edited by ILikePeeps; 26th January 2013 at 05:56 AM.
Spicebomb. Got the last gift set on the shelf at my Von Maur. 1.7oz Edt, 1.7oz shower gel and 1.7oz AS balm.
I don't have a signature fragrance. My signature changes a little bit every day, why shouldn't my fragrance?
I tried this when I bought Jicky, I knew I'd be coming back for it...
My Top 5!!!
1. 1740: Marquis de Sade, Histoires de Parfums
2. Sweet Redemption, by Kilian
3. Tirrenico, Profumi del Forte
4. Je Suis un Homme, Etat Libre d'Orange
5. Derby, Guerlain
"Coincidence is God's way of winking." --Me
"It's alright to flirt with the idea of giving up, so long as you don't." --Me


text:
|Date added
|Set size
|Set Title
|Model name
|Most Discussed
Recently Added Movies Sets
Featured model : Azumi Mizushima
The sexy Azumi Mizushima has no problem getting this vibrator inside of her pussy when she´s spreading her pink lips open in front of the camera. She´s already soaked just by thinking of getting off for us. She peeks those big tits out to titillate us some more, as she plunges the sex toy inside of her, and then pulls it out and licks..
- 50%
- Movie size : 368 Mb
- Movie length : 12:37
Featured model : Yuma Asami
I am sure that there are a lot of guys in love with this super busty hot milf as she has the hottest body that a man could ever wish for. Usually this babe is having really hot hardcore action but she wanted to dedicate her sexy body to all of her fans out there and you will see her showing off her pink lingerie in front of the world where she pl..
- 50%
- Movie size : 114 Mb
- Movie length : 7:16
Featured model : Nana Ogura
Sweet and hot brunette japanese hottie Nana Ogura makes her guy to enjoy one truly hardcore fuck session while in the shower with her. She starts with deepthroat blowjob sesion and continued with arousing dick riding scene that makes the guy´s cock even harder. It all ends with a huge cum splash.
- 50%
- Movie size : 1002 Mb
- Movie length : 36:05
Featured model : Yui Igawa
Amazing wife Yui Igawa gets hard pounded by horny male that is eager to see her tied up on her knees reciving hardcore doggy style after giving full session of cock sucking. Skinny wife with hairy pussy and small tits loves the feeling and gives all her best to make the guy feel pleased.
- 50%
- Movie size : 1 Gb
- Movie length : 23:05
Featured model : Rino Akane
Watching Rino Akane´s hot teen body getting stripped naked by this guy is a sight to see, but it gets so much better in this hardcore video. She´s a great cock rider, as she starts off by riding him on the couch before taking him to the floor and squatting down on his dick. He takes her on the floor too, and bangs her snatch until he feeds her ..
- 50%
- Movie size : 2 Gb
- Movie length : 47:24
Featured model : JULIA
Here we have the very hot milf Julia for you looking completely hot and amazing in her very nice outfit. Here you will see this cock sucking maniac with huge boobs that hasn´t really triend anything kinkier. Here you will see this hairy pussy babe getting really excited afrer receiving some really nice fingerning and here you will see this wastin..
- 50%
- Movie size : 1 Gb
- Movie length : 28:22
Featured model : Japanese AV Model
With all of these sex toys around to entice her, this teen´s pussy is dripping because she´s going to get a deep dicking AND get to play with her favorite toys! She gets his pajamas off and gets his cock inside of her mouth before she slides it into her pussy while she´s riding him. She cums hard from the cock and toy combo, and makes him cum ..
Sexy teen rides cock and plays with sex toys to get creamp..
- 50%
- Movie size : 1 Gb
- Movie length : 45:14
Featured model : Yuzu Ogura
There´s a great view outside their hotel room, but an even better view inside when you check out Yuzu Ogura´s big teen tits and juicy ass. She spreads her legs open to get fingered as he gets his hand soaked before she soaks his cock with her mouth. In a great POV shot, we get to see her pussy being penetrated deep, as those big tits ke..
- 50%
- Movie size : 876 Mb
- Movie length : 46:39
Featured model : Yui Fujishima
Yui Fujishima must have put some time in on horseback riding, because she really rides this guy like she´s had a lot of experience, even though she´s just a teen. This big titted babe rides his face first, and grinds her pussy against his mouth in a 69 before getting on top and letting his dick disappear inside of her until his balls ar..
Riding Teen Yui Fujishima Rides His Face And His Cock To O..
- 50%
- Movie size : 758 Mb
- Movie length : 29:55
Featured model : Suzuka Miura
Stripped down to her sexy see through lingerie, Suzuka Miura grabs a hold of both of their dicks in this threesome and gets them ready to pound her mouth and pussy like she craves. She gets fucked hard here in this hotel room, even being bent over in the window and pounded from behind. She´s passed around between the two and has their cum sp..
- 50%
- Movie size : 1 Gb
- Movie length : 50:50
Featured model : Rina Osawa
Rina Osawa Pretty Asian teen enjoys sucking cock. She is an amateur with a nice ass and a nice mouth. She is on her knees and sucking his exposed cock while he enjoys her tight mouth sliding up and down his stiff shaft while she strokes him with her small hands and he thoroughly enjoys the headfucking!
- 50%
- Movie size : 444 Mb
- Movie length : 12:10
Featured model : Kazuho Mukai
Kazuho Mukai is an amazing Asian teen into some hardcore action on secret cam! She meets her horny guy and are soon naked and he is enjoying her busty form by fondling her big tits and fingering her wet slit. She is ready for more and he licks her pussy before she jumps him for a cock ride and a doggy style banging!
- 50%
- Movie size : 896 Mb
- Movie length : 36:24
@ Idols69.com we collected complete Japanese Pornstars database 4 you...


text:
Notify Me! The product you are searching for is out of stock. If you wish us to notify you when the product is in stock please submit your name and email.
|The Happy Hour Dickson DUEyes faetures an impact resistant flip up lens with a transparent green polycarbonate frame and a Happy Hour logo at the side arms. Jon Dickson signature shades. 100% UV Protection


text: Whats up, folks. Just found out that I'll be free to play tomorrow. Now I'm on a mission. It's Friday about 5:00pm and I'm looking for a ride! Down to 1 vehicle right now, and the wife needs it Saturday I need a resolution QUICK! Any help for some gas money? I live right off the Gene Snyder, but on the OTHER end, off the Westport Rd exit. PM me or give me a call 500-9084.


text:
I've found that cutting gluten is really helping with my heat-flashes and other menapausal issues but finding vegan, gluten-free recipes is a challenge - can anyone PLEASE direct me to some good recipes?
Happy Holidays!
Gluten free-Nourishing Meals: Healthy, Gluten Free Recipes for the Whole Family. Great Gluten Free Vegan Eats by Allyson Kramer
Vegetarian/Plant-Based Diet-Forks Over Knives.
If It Makes You Healthy by Sheryl Crow.
Powerfoods by the editors of Whole Living Magazine.
It's all good by G.Paltrow
All of these are available on Amazon.
It can sometimes be hard to find recipes that are specifically both vegan and gluten-free. The easiest thing to do can be to make substitutions in vegan recipes.
For grain-based dishes, good gluten-free substitutions include: brown rice, wild rice, quinoa, and millet. I'm not a big fan of buckwheat, but despite its name it doesn't have wheat and it's also gluten-free.
Also, many recipes that emphasize using whole, unprocessed foods are often gluten-free (even if they're not advertised as such).
If you stick with whole foods (including the whole grains listed above), beans, lentils, fresh veggies and fruits, and nuts & seeds, you can eat very healthily (and vegan) without any gluten.
Processed foods very often include gluten, and processed "gluten-free" foods are often not very healthy (they're often filled with high-glycemic flours, devoid of much nutrition).
The trouble with gluten is that it's often hidden and can be difficult to detect even when reading labels, as there are many ingredients within processed products that either contain gluten or have been processed with gluten.
If you go to either celiac.com or celiac.ca, these websites have lists of foods that commonly contain gluten as well as lists of foods that are naturally gluten-free. You don't have to have celiac to benefit from the wealth of info on these sites (I myself suspect I have a gluten sensitivity and have found these sites to be quite useful - just don't get too sucked in to all the other articles on the sites - it can lead to lots of time-wasting, lol).
All the best with the vegan gluten-free cooking!
I've never tried to eat gluten free. I've noticed an increase of articles about gluten. I just never thought I needed too.
I always felt it might be too hard to make that change but as I learn more I know I will have to change soon. I can't eat bread the same way.
When you know better you do better.
I found this article very informative.
There are 427 active user sessions right now.
home | contact
us | about us | support us | full disclaimer | privacy policy
PCRM Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-686-2210 | E-mail: email@example.com


text:
Edmonds teen's death prompts call for awareness
Edmonds student's cardiac death drives education effort
Genna Martin / The Herald
Melinda Truax looks at a photos of her son Matthew, a Meadowdale High School student who died suddenly in early September of a condition called "hypertrophic cardiomyopathy," which causes a thickening of the heart muscle.
Genna Martin / The Herald
Melinda and Jerry Truax of Edmonds, recently started working with the Nick of Time Foundation to spread the word about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an enlargement of the heart that often goes undiagnosed. The Truax's son, Matthew Truax, 16, died suddenly of the condition Sept. 13.
Genna Martin / The Herald
Melinda Truax wipes away a tear as she talks about her son, Matthew Truax, who died suddenly in September of a condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an enlargement of the heart.
Meadowdale High School student Matthew Truax died Sept. 13, five days before his 17th birthday, of a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which causes a thickening of the heart muscle and prevents it from pumping effectively.
Genna Martin / The Herald
Friends of Matthew Truax, who died of sudden cardiac arrest five days before his 17th birthday, made this birthday card for him.
Just five days shy of his 17th birthday, he was a young man coming into his own. He had experienced a growth spurt between his sophomore and junior years, suddenly gaining three inches in height. The transformation left his parents shaking their heads in smiling wonder.
He hadn't settled on a career path, other than knowing he didn't want to sit in an office all day working on a computer, said his father, Jerry Truax. "His goals were more immediate."
Matthew set a goal to earn straight A's in his junior year, climbing from the steady and predictable-for-him 3.4 GPA of his sophomore year. The academic achievement would put him on the path to join his 19-year-old brother, Michael, at Western Washington University.
Matthew drove off in his 1990 gray Honda that morning on his way to the 7:30 a.m. start of classes at Meadowdale High School.
In his third-period physical education class, Matthew was running the mile on the high school's track. A classmate noticed Matthew's pace had slowed. Matthew told him he had leg cramps. Moments later, Matthew collapsed.
About 9:30 a.m., Matthew's parents got a call from the school saying Matthew had passed out on the track. "I heard background conversations and someone said CPR," Jerry Truax said.
He turned to his wife, Melinda, and said, "Matthew's in trouble."
When they arrived at the high school, paramedics were preparing to take him to Swedish/Edmonds hospital. "By the time they got there, Matthew's heart stopped again," his mom said.
Emergency room staff worked for more than an hour trying to revive him. "When they stopped, it was a flat line," Jerry Truax said of the readout from a heart monitor.
A doctor turned to the couple, who stood nearby watching the efforts to save their son's life. "He pretty much said, 'We've been doing this for a while,'" Jerry Truax said. "I said, 'OK, we have to let him go.'"
Sudden cardiac arrest
By that evening, the Truaxes learned that their son, an avid soccer player and snowboarder, had a condition that caused an abnormal thickening of his heart muscle. It created an electrical instability in the heart, which can trigger sudden cardiac arrest.
Sudden cardiac arrest came to wider public attention in the 1990 death of Hank Gathers, who played basketball at Loyola Marymount University.
"I estimate that 100 to 200 young competitive athletes suffer sudden cardiac death each year," said Dr. Jonathan Drezner, a professor at University of Washington's Department of Family Medicine and past president of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
The death of 16-year-old Jackson High School student Nicholas Varrenti in 2004 led to the creation of the Mill Creek-based Nick of Time Foundation. Its mission is to spread awareness of the sudden cardiac arrest, in part through heart screenings conducted in high schools throughout the region.
The group has scheduled a Feb. 5 screening at Meadowdale High School to honor Matthew. Fundraisers are planned to help pay for the screenings at the high school, Melinda Truax said.
Heather Gutierrez, a clinical nurse manager at Swedish/Edmonds, said Matthew Truax's death hit emergency room staff unusually hard. Many of her coworkers have children the same age, she said. And a number of them have volunteered at Nick of Time events.
"There's not one of us who doesn't want to do something in honor of Matthew and for his family to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else in our community," she said.
The question is what, exactly, are the best next steps to take.
Motivated to act
Some Swedish/Edmonds emergency room staff want to teach CPR to kids, Gutierrez said. Some want to raise money to buy more automated external defibrillators -- better known by the three-letter shorthand of AEDs. Some want to sell T-shirts. Some want to volunteer at the Nick of Time heart screening event scheduled next year at Meadowdale High School.
"The hearts of all of us are with the mother, brother and that dad," Gutierrez said.
The Nick of Time Foundation has donated a backpack-style AED to Meadowdale High School so it can be at the ready during athletic events.
Edmonds School Board member Diana White had known Matthew Truax for years. She was his former Sunday school teacher at Edmonds' Holy Rosary Church. She said the school district is working with Swedish/Edmonds staff on what steps the district should take, such as whether athletes and perhaps even all students should be required to get an EKG test.
"When you make a requirement, that has a dollar figure associated with it," White said. "The big hurdle is how you do it."
Drezner, the UW physician, said his recommendation for every community is to have AEDs in all elementary, middle and high schools. "These devices should be on the walls in every school, just like fire extinguishers, and hope we never have to use either," he said.
1 in 250 at risk
Sudden cardiac arrest most frequently strikes those between the ages of 12 and 30, Drezner said. Boys and young male athletes are about four times more likely to be affected than their female counterparts. "But that doesn't mean girls are at zero risk and they shouldn't consider being screened," he said.
One of the highest risk groups is teen boys playing high school basketball, he said.
About 1 in every 250 young people has a heart disorder that has some potential for causing sudden cardiac arrest, Drezner said. Even when an electrocardiogram (EKG) test indicates there might be a problem, it doesn't mean you have a heart condition, he said.
If follow-up tests identify a problem, the treatment may include medication, surgery and, in some cases, modifying physical activity, Drezner said.
Once a community experiences a loss like that of Matthew Truax, it's going to be on the minds of parents, he said. "You'll be nervous about it. I don't want to scare people into thinking that this is reason for their son or daughter not to participate in sports."
But for specific groups, such as competitive athletes, he and other physicians recommend an EKG screening before they participate. The tests will soon be offered to the public for $50 at the new Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium.
Melinda and Jerry Truax say their son had no prior symptoms of heart problems. In fact, he participated in a 90-minute soccer practice the day before he died.
They hope that Matthew's death will save another's life.
"If Matthew had an EKG two years ago during his sports physical, I truly believe he'd be alive today," his mother said.
"We'll probably spend the rest of our lives talking about sudden cardiac arrest and doing everything we can to save another parent from having to go through this. There are thousands of parents out there, just like us, who think they have this perfectly healthy child."
Sharon Salyer: 425-339-3486 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Who should have an EKG?
EKGs are strongly recommended for:
•Anyone with a family member with cardiomyopathy or other hereditary cardiac disorder.
Anyone with a family member who suffered sudden cardiac arrest or death before age 40.
Anyone with potential cardiovascular symptoms, such as chest pain or passing out with exercise.
Teen boys, 14 years or older who are basketball players, the highest risk group of athletes.
The tests also recommended for:
•Male high school athletes of any sport.
All male and female college athletes.
They may be considered for:
•Female high school athletes.
Any student, active or inactive, who is interested in being screened.
Source: Dr. Jonathan Drezner, professor, University of Washington's Department of Family Medicine
Share your comments: Log in using your HeraldNet account or your Facebook, Twitter or Disqus profile. Comments that violate the rules are subject to removal. Please see our terms of use. Please note that you must verify your email address for your comments to appear.
You are logged in using your HeraldNet ID. Click here to update your profile. | Log out.
Our new comment system is not supported in IE 7. Please upgrade your browser here.


text:
The Grand Prairie Arts Council presents Footloose at the Uptown Theater, 120 E. Main St.
8 p.m., Friday, June 14
2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Saturday, June 15
2 p.m., Sunday, June 16
8 p.m., Friday, June 21
2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Saturday, June 22
2 p.m., Sunday, June 23
To the rockin' rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score, FOOTLOOSE is one of the most explosive musicals in recent memory! When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he isn't prepared for the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher.
For more information about the GPAC, visit www.ARTSGP.com.
City of Grand Prairie, 317 College St., Grand Prairie, Texas 75050 | Tel: 972-237-8000 | Site Map | Raving Fans
©2012 City of Grand Prairie. All Rights Reserved | Website Created by Vision Internet


text:
Day In a Page
NewsNews RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
UKUK RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
Home News
WorldWorld RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
- Fifty refugees 'locked below deck' feared killed on sinking cargo ship
- 'It was like war. They trampled over each other to get out'
- Close-knit town where everyone had a relative or friend in the disco-cafe
- Eight dead, 200 injured in Dutch cafe fire on New Year's Eve
- Birth-swap girls ready to return to own parents
BusinessBusiness RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
ScienceScience RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
ColumnistsColumnists RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
EnvironmentEnvironment RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
SportSport RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
More SportsMore Sports RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
FootballFootball RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
Health & FamiliesHealth & Families RSS Feed - click to grab the feed
EU referendum: David Cameron's rules are a 'democratic disgrace', says French-born Scottish politician set to be denied a vote
The day that Britain resigned as a global power
SNP fury as HS2 finds 'no business case' for taking fast train service to Scotland
Australian man punched in the face for defending Muslim women from abuse on train
A nation of inequality: How the UK is failing to feed its most vulnerable people
David Starkey 'tells Amal Clooney to shut up and stop over-promoting human rights'
- 1 UK's biggest male rape charity Survivors UK has state funding slashed to zero despite 120% rise in men reporting sexual violence and seeking help
- 2 'Don't blame all men for rape' campaign backfires spectacularly
- 3 Isis burns woman alive for refusing to engage in 'extreme' sex act, UN says
- 4 Puerto Rico, island of lost dreams: People are leaving the debt-hit territory in droves as near neighbour Cuba's star rises
- 5 Charlie Charlie Challenge explained: not a Mexican demon being summoned — it's gravity
Discover Oman with Kate Humble
Storytelling is an integral part of Omani life and TV presenter Kate Humble tells her tale of how she discovered Oman.
Have a taste of Texas
From a safe career in fine dining to manning a 4.5 tonne custom-built smoker, David Carter has made BBQ his business. Read more...
The 20 best films to watch on Netflix right now
What did you have planned tonight again? These are the 20 best films currently available to stream on Netflix (UK). You're welcome.
Turkeys economic centre continues to shine
Win a 3 night trip to Istanbul thanks to Hilton Garden Inn
Discover the next generation adult toy
Be a part of the sexual revolution and help fund the next generation adult toy that has got people talking. Read more...
The Granite City that's made of stronger stuff
Win a 3 night trip to Aberdeen thanks to Hilton Garden Inn
Putting the 'dance' in church attendance
In Tobago, Sunday School is a street party and Harvest is more than an autumn festival. Read Andrew Eames adventures...
Quiz: Which character from The Big Bang Theory are you?
Take the i100 quiz!
Oliver Proudlock's top style tips
Watch the first video in our new series for tips on new trends and London's style scene.
Economic impact of sporting events
Major sporting events naturally make a big impression on the lives – and pulse-rates – of fans. But these occasions can also have a wider economic impact that goes on beyond the final whistle.
Is Frank Lampard responsible for a football revolution?
The advent of goal line technology came after years of debate, but even the harshest critic would be hard pushed to prove the system hasn't delivered.
What a Roman holiday adds to the bottom line
We've teamed up with Hilton Garden Inn to give away a fantastic 3 night trip to Rome
Enter the latest Independent competitions
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.


text:
It appears that the LA Galaxy will have three more seasons of Irish forward Robbie Keane.
In an interview with Sky Sports' Fantasy Football Show, the 32-year-old Ireland International stated that he has decided to extend his current MLS contract by signing a two year extension while also ruling out an offseason loan.
"It's been a long season, with the Euros and what have you so I've a few little niggles that need to be sorted out so I don't think at this moment in time it would be right for me to go anywhere," Keane said in the interview, video of which can be seen here. "I had another year left and they offered me a new contract at the end of last season so I've just signed a new two-year contract two days ago."
Based on Keane's comments, the Irish forward's contract would end at the end of the 2015 season when he would be 35-years-old. Keane is coming off a stellar 2012 that saw him score 23 goals and 10 assists in 37 games across all competitions.
During his interview on Sky Sports, Keane also revealed his best 11 players that he has ever played with. The list and Keane's rationalizations for his selections are quite interesting so be sure to take a look.
Before a knee injury felled him in late September, A.J. DeLaGarza was of the constants on the LA Galaxy in the starting XI and ahead of the 2013 campaign; he's hope for more of the same with the back-to-back MLS Cup champions.
During the 2012 MLS Regular Season, DeLaGarza racked up 30 appearances playing nearly exclusively at center back for the Galaxy before his knee injury on Sept. 30 effectively ended his season. In the seasons early months, DeLaGarza became LA's back four leader with Omar Gonzalez out after undergoing knee surgery. Although he admits it wasn't always easy, the 25-year-old emerged as a centerback despite playing alongside five different partners in central defense over the course of the season.
With such flux appearing unlikely next season due to health of Gonzalez and the emergence of rookie Tommy Meyer, DeLaGarza is preparing to step up again along the back line.
"I'm about to go into my fifth year right now and if I was in college, I'd be a senior and you'd be a leader," DeLaGarza recently told LA Galaxy Insider. "With these guys, we have Landon, Robbie and on a back line standpoint, myself, Sean and Todd were in [the lineup] day in and day out with a few other guys. I just need to do better from the start, it's not how you start, it's how you finish apparently. I think we'd take that start and take this finish, next year."
With an eye toward next season, DeLaGarza's lone goal for the offseason is to "stay healthy" ahead of a competitive 2013 preseason which will likely see DeLaGarza battle with Tommy Meyer for the starting spot next to Gonzalez.
That is not the only positional battle that is promised with the departure of David Beckham and continued questions surrounding Landon Donovan and Juninho among others. However, DeLaGarza is confident that LA can battle through any potential adversity—as they did in 2012.
"It happens every year, that's not to say that some players won't come back but it happens every year," said DeLaGarza. "We know that we won't have David…we don't know about Landon and a couple of other players, but whoever we have out there will do a tremendous job as we try to win a championship."
The question of whether or not LA Galaxy forward Robbie Keane will go on an offseason loan for the second consecutive year remains unanswered, but it seems certain -- or as close to certainty as you can get during the silly season of the transfer window period -- that he will not be joining the English premier League's bottom side Queen's Park Rangers, at least according to their manager Harry Redknapp.
Keane had been linked to Redknapp in December, but QPR's always entertaining manager told reporters on Friday that he would not pursue Keane, New York Red Bulls midfielder Tim Cahill or any other short term loan deals as he attempts to lift his club out of the relegation zone.
"They are both top players but it will only be a short- term loan and that's the problem," Redknapp said. "You take them for just six weeks but then you lose them at a time when you still have another 10-12 games to stay up. They'd improve any team but I'm not close to doing anything with them."
QPR are currently mired in last place in the EPL table, a full five points from safety, but are coming off a shocking 1-0 victory over fourth place Chelsea on Wednesday.
Below is more news and notes from Friday...
*Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi will join EPL side West Ham United on a one week training stint according to Yanks Abroad's Brian Sciaretta.
*Former Sporting KC man Roger Espinoza may make his EPL debut with Wigan Athletic as his deal became official on Friday.
*The Montreal Impact added yet another Italian to their squad on Friday by signing Andrea Pisanu on loan from Serie A side Bologna FC.
*The Colorado Rapids re-signed Haitian back-up goalkeeper Steward Ceus. The move comes a day after the Rapids bolstered their back line with the signing of Ecuadorian International Diego Calderon.
*Soccer by Ives is reporting that New Zealand International Ryan Nelsen may join the Toronto FC coaching staff. The report comes after England's Daily Mail linked him with a job at Ben Olsen's staff at D.C. United.
*Lastly, remember, U.S. national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann will reveal his January camp squad at 10 a.m. PT on Fox Soccer's Goals on Sunday show. The lineup is expected to be made up of MLS players and Scandinavian talent.
In a wild season that saw numerous changes along the back line, no player was more consistent than right back Sean Franklin. (Read my review of his season here)
The New Year is a time for new beginnings and reflection and one of the more interesting pieces that I found recently was this video created by U.S. Soccer looking back on all of the federation's goals in 2012.
Give the video below a gander and let me know which goal was the best.
Here are a few stories to get you through your Thursday.
2013 is U.S. Soccer's Centenary and as part of the celebration to commenrate the federation's 100 years, the federation website is looking back at some of the more interesting stories of those who have U.S. Internationals who collected just a single cap.
U.S. Soccer began their series with a look back at current LA Galaxy head coach and general manager Bruce Arena's first and only cap during a match against Israel in November of 1973. The then 21-year-old goalkeeper made a 45 minute stint in the USMNT's 2-0 defeat to the Israelis in Bersheeba, Israel.
*Frank Lampard's agent Steve Kutner told Italian website cittaceleste.it that the midfielder wil not leave Chelsea until the end of the Premier League season. Kutner told the Italian site that the midfielder's favored destination is a club in the UEFA Champions League. UPDATED: in an interview with BBC 5Live Radio, Steve Kutner denied that the interview had taken place. Clearly this isn't the last that we've heard of this situation.
*U.S. Soccer also takes a look at current LA Galaxy Under-14 coach Ante Razov in a "Where are they now" segment.
*Former LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham is reportedly close to a deal with Chinese club Shanghai Shenua according to the British tabloid, the Daily Mirror.
*Seattle Sounders FC forward Fredy Montero is reportedly off to Colombian club Millonarios on a six month loan.
*Those aren't the only move that is going on around MLS as the Columbus Crew inked defender Tyson Wahl after deciding that right back Sebastian Miranda would not return for the 2013 season. Meanwhile, the New England Revolution have signed Portuguese central defender Jose Goncalves on loan from Swiss side FC Sion.
*Former LA Galaxy midfielder Chris Birchall is returning to his native England after signing with League Two side Port Vale.
*MLS unveiled the preliminary list of Generation adidas signings have been unveiled. The initial list includes defenders Walker Zimmerman (Furman) and Andrew Farrell (Louisville), midfielder Mikey Lopez (University of North Carolina) and forward Jason Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University).
*Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl placed the LA Galaxy at the top of his MLS ambition Rankings.
Marcelo Sarvas arrived in Southern California with great fanfare from Costa Rican club Alajuelense and in his first season with the LA Galaxy, the Brazilian midfielder delivered on every promise. (Read my rating of the Brazilian here)
In his first season with LA, Sarvas notched 38 appearances over all competitions tallying two goals and two assists, both coming during the regular season. During last season, Sarvas earned most of minutes filling in for David Beckham during his Olympic absences.
With Beckham departing, Sarvas and his deft passing ability look to play a major role in the Galaxy starting XI next season. A challenge that Sarvas himself, is eagerly awaiting.
"It's not easy to lose David, but my job this year wasn't so easy because I had to replace David most of the time when I played," Sarvas recently told LA Galaxy Insider. "It'll be a new year, there will be new players and I'll have to fight for my spot on the team. We all know the job that I can do for this team and I hope that can show myself."
With preseason still several weeks away, Sarvas has returned to his native Brazil where he intended to spend time "eating his mother's cooking" while enjoying the company of his family by the beach. While in Brazil, he intends to meet up with his compatriot Juninho, who he formed a great partnership with over the course of the season. With Juninho's return still question, Sarvas hopes that his fellow Brazilian will return to Galaxy next season.
"I hope the best for him; if the best for him is to stay [with the Galaxy] then I hope he stays," said Sarvas. "He's my best friend here [in L.A.] and I would like for him to stay, but we know how life is in football. It's time for him [to decide his future], but I hope that he can stay."
Here we are, the final post on the LA Galaxy Insider for 2012.
From January 1 to December 31, the year has flown by in a whirlwind
Below are a few of my memorable moments of 2012....
*Breaking the story of David Beckham's return to the LA Galaxy in January during my time with my previous outlet Soccer By Ives.
*The incredible atmosphere during the CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals First Leg at the Sky Dome in Toronto and subsquently filing a story while standing on a tarmac.
*Trips to exotic locales like El Salvador, Puerto Rico and Portland.
*Conversations with members of the LA Galaxy staff, but most importantly the communications team.
*Watching David Beckham's remarkable two goals during LA's exciting 5-3 victory against the Portland Timbers in July. The first goal was my personal pick for LA Galaxy goal of the year.
*Then being in the stadium several days later as Jose Villarreal bagged his first professional goal with a tying strike against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
*The Western Conference Semifinal series against the San Jose Earthquakes
*Telling the inspirational stories of Rafael Garcia's son Izzy and Jose Villarreal's rise from Inglewood kid to LA Galaxy Homegrown Player.
*The intensity at The Home Depot Center during MLS Cup after Omar Gonzalez's tying goal.
*My appearances for Time Warner Cable SportsNet.
*The ability to interview David Beckham on camera after his annoucement that he was leaving the club.
*Talking to LA Galaxy supporters and other fans of MLS about the beautiful game and the ways to improve this website.
*But most importantly, the ability to hold the position as the LA Galaxy Insider and report about the club on a daily basis.
2013 promises to be another great year and I want to extend my appreciation to each one of the readers, who have made this beat possible.
According to a report by Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times, the LA Galaxy are deep in talks with Chelsea FC's Frank Lampard about a potential deal.
Baxter reports that the Galaxy have focused their attention on the 34-year-old Lampard after moving on from reported targets Ronaldinho and Kaka. After scoring two goals in Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Everton on Sunday, Lampard, who is out of contract at the end of the Premier League season told BBC Sport that he had not discussed a new deal with the Blues.
The report of the talks come as the transfer window opens on Tuesday, which will allow the longtime England international to reach pre-contract terms with a new club.
Share your thoughts on the report below.
The tragic school shooting in Newton, Conn. affected the United States and the World, and on Jan. 7, three LA Galaxy players including captain Landon Donovan are joining a group of American soccer stars to do their part to bring some joy to those who have suffered so much.
Donovan, Sean Franklin and Rafael Garcia have joined Houston Dynamo President -- and Connecticut native -- Chris Canetti's "Soccer Night in Newtown," an event open only to the townspeople of Newtown and the Newton Youth Soccer Club. Newton residents will be able to meet the players and play in small sided games with the soccer stars.
Also joining the three representatives of the Galaxy are 27 other MLS players as well as male and female U.S. national team stars.


text:
|Happy Nurses Week to our caring and compassionate All Children's Hospital nurses
Happy Nurses Week to our caring and compassionate All Children's Hospital nurses.
Nurses Week was first observed in 1954 to mark the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's mission to Crimea. In the 1980s, both the American Nurses Association and the U.S. Congress established May 6 as "National Recognition Day for Nurses." The week of observance concludes with Florence Nightingale's birthday on May 12th.
This year's Nurses Week theme at ACH is "Nursing Orchestrates Quality & Innovation in Patient Care." Throughout our organization, nurses are essential to quality, patient safety and delivery of innovative care. They play an integral role in these areas through participation in 100-Day Quality Workouts, Nursing Practice Councils, frontline leadership development training and a host of other activities.
Nurses at ACH are involved in all aspects of our mission through family-centered care, education and research, in quality resources, case management, leadership and advocacy. We thank them for the dedication and commitment they demonstrate each and every day and extend sincere wishes for a Happy Nurses Week.
|Pocket Doc Mobile App
|Maps and Locations (Mobile)
|Programs & Services
|For Health Professionals
|For Patients & Families
|Contact Us
|Find a Doctor


text:
New day. New Daily Deals. Get them before they are gone!
Can't find what you're looking for? Shop all ink and toner cartridges by brand
New Customer ? Start Here.
New day. New Daily Deals. Get them before they are gone!
Ladies shirttail scrub tops are poly blend fabric type with 65% polyester/35% cotton material and suitable for industrial laundering. Scrub top is casually styled with snap front closure, elastic back and two handy pockets.
This Web site is intended for use by US residents only. See International Sites. See our delivery policy for full details. Copyright 1998-2014, Staples, Inc., All Rights Reserved.


text: New Zealand. Oh - sorry - you want more than that? Sauvignon Blanc has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity in the past ten years or so, thanks almost entirely to our antipodean friends. Typically (and in a fashion which can be described as accurately, and a big ickyly) described as 'gooseberries and cat urine'. Some absolutely superb examples including Cloudy Bay on offer here.


text:
Radiation Therapy Center - Waterbury, CT
Waterbury Oncologist Doctors for Radiation Therapy
Type of Physician: Oncologist
What is a Oncologist?
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; the oncologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. These subspecialists decide on and administer chemotherapy as well as consult with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatment for cancer.
Specialty: Oncology (Medical)
Common Name: Cancer Doctor
Oncologist Doctors in Waterbury *
Smilow Cancer Hospital
Yale Brain Tumor Center
Milo Multispecialty Care Center
Smilow Cancer Hospital
Smilow Cancer Hospital
Smilow Cancer Hospital
Smilow Cancer Hospital
Smilow Hematology Clinic
Yale Brain Tumor Center
Yale Brain Tumor Center
Smilow Cancer Hospital
Smilow Cancer Hospital
Yale Brain Tumor Center
Yale Brain Tumor Center
Milo Multispecialty Care Center
Yale University/Yale Med Grp
Yale Breast Center
Yale Breast Center
Yale Breast Center
Yale Surgical Specialties
Yale Surgical Specialties
Oncology Associates
Oncology Associates
Oncology Associates
Oncology Associates
Oncology Associates Bridgeport
Oncology Associates Bridgeport
St Vincent's Med Ctr Cncr Ctr
Connecticut Multispecialty Grp
Hartford Specialists
Hartford Hospital Neurology
Western Connecticut Helth Ntwrk
Fairfield County Bariatric Sgcl
Norwalk Medical Group
Norwalk Medical Group
Fairfield County Surgical Specs
Waterbury, Connecticut
Radiation Therapy
What is radiation therapy?
In radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy), invisible high-energy rays are used to damage cancer cells and can stop them from growing and dividing. This ultimately can kill the cancer cells treated wit...
Other Related Radiation Therapy Articles
Emergency Contact for Waterbury
Nearby Waterbury Hospitals *
Saint Mary's Hospital
Waterbury Hospital
The Hospital Of Central Conn
Bristol Hospital
Southbury Training School
Gaylord Hospital
Midstate Medical Center
Masonicare Health Center
Griffin Hospital
Hospital Of Central Connecticut
Hospital For Special Care
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
New Haven Community Correction
Yale New Haven St Raphael Cmpus
John Dempsey Hospital
Connecticut Mental Health Ctr
Yale New Haven Childrens Hosp
Yale New Haven Hospital
Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hosp
New Milford Hospital
VA Connecticut Hlthcr Systm
Connecticut Valley Hospital
Whiting Forensic-Valley Hosp
Middlesex Hospital
Riverview Hospital For Children
Danbury Hospital
Institute Of Living-Hartford Hs
Connecticut Childrens Med Ctr
Milford Hospital
Hartford Hospital
St Francis Hosp
US Federal Correctional Inst
Hebrew Hospital
Mt Sinai Rehabilitation Hosp
Saint Francis Hosp & Med Ctr
St Vincent's Medical Center
Greater Bridgeport Mental Hlth
Bridgeport Hospital
Manchester Memorial Hospital
Sharon Hospital
St Vincent's Behavioral Health
Arms Acres
Putnam Hospital Center
Silver Hill Hospital
Green Haven Correctional
*Provider Directory Terms of Use:
The WebMD 'Provider Directory' is provided by WebMD for use by the general public as a quick reference of information about Providers. The Provider Directory is not intended as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any Provider contained therein. Inclusion in the Provider Directory does not imply recommendation or endorsement nor does omission in the Provider Directory imply WebMD disapproval.


text:
Academic Placement and Testing
Due to recent changes in TSI, testing will not be available to students at SOAR. If students arrive at SOAR and have not yet tested, we will not be able to accommodate them because we will not be able to place them academically.
Students who need to test to satisfy the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) are able to take the TSI test on campus. Before testing, students will be required to take a pre-assessment and visit with an Advisor.
In order to test in the Testing Center, you will need to schedule your exam at least 24 hours in advance to ensure that adequate time and resources will be available to you. To schedule an exam, please email email@example.com, or call 903.223.3072.
For more information about the Testing Center or for information about other tests offered (such as CLEP), please click here.


text:
Like any horse-crazy little girl, young Elizabeth Zarkos collected Breyer figurines of blood-bay Arabians, black Thoroughbreds, buckskin Mustangs and more. And, like any horse-crazy little girl, she soon discovered that the plastic-molded legs on those toys didn't hold up too well galloping around bedspreads and jumping over teddy bears.
But when her plastic horses snapped off a leg or two, instead of throwing them away and asking mommy for another, Zarkos used Scotch tape to bandage their broken legs and put them up on the shelf to recover.
Click here to watch a video of Zarkos and her horse rescue group.
Her father's career in resort management meant the family was often uprooted, so sometimes during packing up to move, her mother would "accidentally" lose the ones with lots of tape.
Still, Zarkos tried to keep all she could, because those horses were a constant in the life of this admittedly "ultra shy" girl, who says she struggled with constantly changing elementary schools, 11 in all. In high school at Newport Beach, she kept her drawings of horses in her notebooks to herself.
"I didn't want to set myself up for people to make fun of me, I guess," says the 37-year-old Lake Forest resident, who is now a teacher. "That's why when I get students who are a little bit off, I get it. I'm a little bit off, too. We can talk about weirdness together."
You don't have to be Sigmund Freud to see the roots of what led the little girl to be the woman she is today: Weekdays Zarkos teaches independent study in the Educational Options program in Orange Unified School District to teenagers who, for educational or emotional reasons, don't fit the standard high school routine. Then, each day after work and on every weekend, she dons her paddock boots and makes her way to a bare-bones stable in Trabuco Canyon.
There she trains horses, mucks stalls, tends wounds and teaches volunteers about horses as the founder of Hanaeleh Horse Rescue. Her mission is to find loving homes for abused, neglected or slaughter-bound horses. She does this with a finger crushed and mangled by a half-blind gelding and a back injury that means she's "only got so many rides in me a day."
At night she works to finish her doctorate in education at Chapman University, where she is writing her dissertation analyzing how counselors decide which students to recommend for continuation high schools.
By all accounts, her dedication to both horses and students is above and beyond.
"She is like this scaffolding, supporting and guiding them. It is almost undetectable how much influence she has. Human or animal, she helps them get on the right path and be better," says teaching colleague Alisa Kopp of Tustin "She helps everybody be their best selves."
Kopp nominated Zarkos as a hero because "she can't give this to someone else or turn it into a bag of horse feed. She passes on everything she has – her money, her education, her time – and yet when you ask her, she'll tell you she's living her dream," Kopp says.
Zarkos has given up a lot financially to keep the horse rescue afloat; donated her time and the equestrian facility to local pony clubs, Girl Scout troops and other community organizations; and give private riding lessons to budding horse enthusiasts. Donations and the $1,000 horse adoption fees pay for the stable rent, horse feed and other costs to maintain the rescue. But Zarkos still forks over up to $10,000 a year – down from the $20,000 it took when she began the rescue in 2004.
"She's single and could be going neat places and doing a lot for herself, but she doesn't," Kopp says, citing the modest condo where Zarkos has long lived and her small economy car that "she's had forever."
Where Zarkos does splurge is on her advanced college degree, but Kopp says even that is a means for her to be in a position to serve students better.


text:
September 9, 2013
CROCKETTSVILLE—It was another successful weekend for Chad Warrix and David Tolliver as thousands of people turned out for the sixth annual Crockettsville Charity Concert and Trail Ride Saturday and Sunday.
Janet Smith, chairman of the board for the event, said an estimated 22,000 people came out to participate in the charity event, with 156 ATVs participating in the trail ride on Sunday.
"We've raised $150,000 and still counting," Smith said. "We're still anticipating some money to come in."
The event was started in 2008, and has raised over half a million dollars for local causes like the Buckhorn Children's Center. Smith said this year the event will also be using some of the money raised to offer music scholarships to 12 local school districts.
"We think this is the biggest, the best event that we've had; it's the biggest crowd," she said. "I think this is about the most money that we've made."
Smith attributed the success of this year to the perfect conditions for an event like this.
"I think the weather contributed a whole lot," Smith said. "The weather was perfect."
Smith said the board wanted to thank everyone who made the event possible, including volunteers, artists, and participants.
"We had some great talent. Most of the artists, well, all of them, have been here before. they love the event, they love coming to Eastern Kentucky, and they love raising money for a good cause."
All photos by Cordis Bishop


text:
Texas Kincare Primer
Authored By: Texas Legal Services Center
- Contents
- Content Download - Texas Kincare Primer
What is Kincare?
Kincare occurs when a minor child does not live under the control of either parent, but rather is being cared for by a grandmother or grandfather, great-grandmother or great-grandfather, aunt or uncle, older sibling, or another relative.
Please see the link below for the entire and comprehesive Texas Kincare Manual!
Download - Texas Kincare Primer
- PDF File size: 1,643.94KB


text:
The Baystate Regional Sleep Program at Baystate Medical Center is the only facility in the region that offers pediatric sleep studies, under the medical direction of Dr. Anthony Jackson, chief of pediatric neurology. Because children are not just little adults, it is important that they be evaluated by a pediatric neurologist who is experienced in diagnosing children.
Long-term Video Monitoring (LTVM) is a specialized form of an electroencephalogram (EEG) in which a patient is continuously monitored on a video screen while brainwave activity is recorded. This allows doctors to observe brainwave activity during the time a seizure or spell occurs. Learn more
A polysomnograph is a test of sleep cycles and stages through the use of continuous recordings of brain waves (EEG), electrical activity of muscles, eye movement, breathing rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, chest and abdominal breathing, nose and mouth breathing, heart rhythm, and direct observation of the person during sleep. In addition, limb or leg movement is monitored, tidal C0² and expanded EEG for epilepsy. A video camera is used to record movements during sleep.
Respiratory sleep study tests are conducted 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (excluding holidays).
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
164 High Street
Greenfield MA,
Phone: 413-794-5600
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital
85 South Street
Ware MA,
Phone: 413-794-5600
Baystate Medical Center
Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Center
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield MA,
Phone: 413-794-5600
Contact Us


text:
Using threads and AtomicInteger
From Groovy you can use all of the normal concurrency facilities in Java and combine them with threads and closures as necessary. E.g. a (slightly modified) atomic counter from a Groovy example here:
The output will be something like this:
thread loop 1 main loop 1 thread loop 2 thread loop 3 main loop 2 thread loop 4 thread loop 5 main loop 3 thread loop 6 main loop 4 thread loop 7 thread loop 8
Fibonacci with Executors
A Groovy script to naively calculate the Fibonacci series inspired by the example here.
Note: a version using memoizing will be much more efficient but this illustrates using Java's built-in concurrency primitives from Groovy.
Which produces this:
Calculating Fibonacci sequence in parallel... n=8 => 21 n=9 => 34 n=10 => 55 n=11 => 89 n=12 => 144 n=13 => 233 n=14 => 377 n=15 => 610 n=16 => 987
If you want to convince yourself that some threads are actually being created, replace the last
each line with:
which will add something like the following to your output:
Thread[Finalizer,8,system] Thread[Reference Handler,10,system] Thread[TimerQueue,5,system] Thread[pool-1-thread-2,5,main] Thread[Thread-3,6,main] Thread[Thread-2,6,main] Thread[pool-1-thread-3,5,main] Thread[AWT-Shutdown,5,main] Thread[Signal Dispatcher,9,system] Thread[Attach Listener,5,system] Thread[AWT-EventQueue-0,6,main] Thread[DestroyJavaVM,5,main] Thread[pool-1-thread-1,5,main] Thread[Java2D Disposer,10,system] Thread[pool-1-thread-5,5,main] Thread[pool-1-thread-6,5,main] Thread[pool-1-thread-4,5,main] Thread[AWT-Windows,6,main]
Fibonacci with Functional Java
If you wish to make use of the functionaljava (tested with 2.1.3) library (see the link to the original example), you could use a Groovy program such as this:
More Information
See also:


text:
Log in | Sign up
Learning and development opportunities for Hampshire County Council staff and its partners.
How to build highly successful management and leadership skills - generic and profession specific
Targeted learning and development for anyone working in social care
How to develop business skills and improve service delivery
How to make best use of technology in your role
Targeted learning and development for anyone working in education
How to manage risk and stop our staff getting hurt at work or ill through work
Information, activities and courses for active leisure, lifelong learning, foster care and adoption, parents and guardians.
Hampshire County Council, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UJ
This page was last updated 03/06/2015. © Copyright Hampshire
County Council 2012.


text:
Watch these clips from the TV show and see how we all made them together...
So, what is an open collaborative production company?
Writers, musicians, illustrators, photographers, video editors artists of all kinds are invited to contribute their work to hitRECord. Once on the site, the hitRECord community collaboratively edits, builds upon, develops and remixes each others work to create songs, animation, short films, live shows, music videos you name it!
As certain community collaborations develop at hitRECord we figure out ways to get our artwork out into the world. Since 2010, hitRECord has put out works of publishing and music, gone on tour and screened at festivals. And now, we're working on producing a TV variety show!
Now, the point of hitRECord isn't to make money. A wise man once said "we don't make movies to make money; we make money to make other movies" and that's why hitRECord is a for-profit company. If and when we're able to earn money from one of our hitRECord productions books, live shows, vinyl records we split the profits 50-50 with the artists who contributed.
HarperCollins Pivot
we also make...
The Tiny Book of Tiny StoriesVolume 3 Out Now!
Move On The SunDouble Gatefold Vinyl LP
RECollection64 Pg. Book, Fold Out Comic, DVD, CD
Apparel CollectionsT-Shirts, Hoodies, Hats
Presenting The Fall FormalVideo, Audio & Images
Accessories & MoreTotes, Mugs, & More
PostersPosters from HitRecord events
Little Red Riding Hood: ReduxRetelling of Little Red Riding Hood


text:
Winter doesn't officially start for another 5 weeks, but freezing weather came earlier than expected thanks to an arctic blast that hit the south and northeast over the last few days. People from Florida to DC and even Texas saw temperatures drop from fair to freezing in a matter of hours. As discussed on the various news channels (including CBS) this week, experts say this may be the start of a very long winter. These unusually cold temperatures are affecting millions of people across the country and have many worried about what lies ahead.
The current blast is producing record-breaking lows and freezing weather that residents haven't seen (or prepared for) in quite some time. Considering these unpredictable weather patterns, it may be time to prepare for the cold winter ahead. Central heating systems are great, but when temperatures drop drastically with no warning, it's a good idea to have a space heater available for quick, directed heat in specific rooms. Most of these inexpensive heaters are about as efficient as you can get–and can help save you money by keeping your thermostat at a lower temperature.
Whether you're looking for a compact heater to place on your floor, a tabletop heater, or a heater that hangs from your wall, we have a variety of options for any room in your home. Here are a few good heater options depending on your needs:
- Convection Heaters: Looking to warm an entire room? Then a convection heater is definitely one to check out. Generally aided by fans, these heaters spread warmth across your room and are generally compact enough to move from room to room. So you can keep it in your bedroom when you sleep and then move it to your living room while you're watching TV.
- Infrared Heaters: Consider an infrared heater if you need direct heat to objects in your space. They're common for people looking to heat themselves and other direct objects–not necessarily an entire room. Just target yours right where you need it, and enjoy the warmth instantly.
- Garage Heaters: Working in garages when it's frigidly cold outside sounds like a ton of fun, right? Probably not. Glance over our selection of garage and workshop heaters to see if any of them can help you out this winter. With rugged exteriors and powerful heating capabilities, they can withstand the tough conditions in your garage–and you will too!
Regardless of how you do it, do your best to get through the crazy weather patterns hitting the United States. Have you noticed any surprisingly low temperatures in your areas? Have any suggestions to deal with it? Let us know in the comments below!