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This year's legal seminar keynote, David Israelite, is President and CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association and has emerged as a central player in copyright protection at a time when the digital landscape is as tumultuous as the NSA programs designed to monitor it. Since 2005 Israelite has been an extremely effective advocate for publishers, and the songwriters and composers they represent, gaining ground on everything from track downloads to ringtones. He even struck a settlement with YouTube over royalties for publishers concerning user-generated videos that feature copyrighted songs.
More recently Israelite and the NMPA have been a critical voice in the fight between ASCAP and Pandora, where the latter has sued the former for lower royalty rates in federal district court. "Another sad step in Pandora's escalating war against songwriters," Israelite, told Billboard. "While other digital partners are making voluntary deals, Pandora chooses to sue the very creators who make its business possible."
Israelite previously served as Chairman of the Department of Justice's Task Force on Intellectual Property and has brought invaluable experience from his time on Capitol Hill to the trade association's copyright advocacy. During that same time he was also the Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Attorney General of the United States.
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A Tulsan running for state schools superintendent raised more in six months than the incumbent has in a year and a half, campaign records show.
Challenger for Oklahoma schools superintendent position outraises opponent in campaign funds
Joy Hofmeister has raised a total of $257,909 through Sept. 30 while schools Superintendent Janet Barresi has raised a total of $236,605. Both are Republicans.
The incumbent's total includes $100,000 she loaned her campaign in June.
Barresi is focused on her educational reforms, not fundraising, and isn't concerned, her campaign manager said.
"The difference isn't all that great," Barresi's campaign manager, Sam Stone, said. "We know we'll be able to continue raising money throughout this campaign and … certainly we'll be competitive financially."
Stone also said, "There are an awful lot of Democrats lining up behind Joy and also some people … within the education establishment who have been fighting Janet's reforms from Day One. … They know that the Republican primary is … likely to decide this race so the forces against Janet are all lining up right now."
Barresi has faced repeated criticism since being elected in 2010 for such things as her leadership and the Education Department's handling of A-F school report cards.
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Barresi's latest campaign report was filed Friday with the Ethics Commission, records show. Hofmeister's latest report was filed Thursday.
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In an email to The Oklahoman, Hofmeister said: "People from communities all across Oklahoma have so warmly embraced my campaign. I've received donations from small businessmen, teachers, stay-at-home moms, and school superintendents alike.
"I think people are supporting me because they know I want to put students and families first, and make sure local school districts have control. The families in our school districts clearly know best how to educate their children, but today we are seeing more and more intrusion from Washington, D.C. That's not the right direction for our kids."
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What age did your children start riding on the trail a bike?
What age did your children start riding on the trail a bike?
It ranged from 3.5 to 4.5. Then they would continue to ride until about 7 or 8 when they would be independent enough on their own bike. Although for longer trips we will put them on the TAB if they can't handle it on their own.
My son turned three in Jan and I was thinking he seemed like he should be able to handle it this summer. Wife thinks its too young that I should wait until next year though. So he'll be 3.5 here soon.
My now 7.5 yr old went on at 5. Or was it 6. Anyway, yeah, now he either rides himself (at his speed, which is to say s-l-o-w-l-y) or on the TAB if time is of the essence. Still waiting on the 4 yr old. Could probably adjust it for her, and she is really eager to move up, but use it w/ big bro enough that I leave the bars set for him and put her in the trailer.
The riding on the TAB at 3.5 was very limited. They could not reach the pedals so it was very much a holding on for life ride, nothing too bumpy or fast. Had to stop often to give their hands a break from gripping so tight. I'd recommend having a trailer or seat that they can rotate into if you want to do longer trips for when they get too tired.
~5 years is when it seems I don't have to worry so much about them on the TAB.
ok, so maybe next summer would be better, he'll be 4.5 then.
The do make seatbacks for the tab. It essentially is like a chair back and it has straps and sometimes hand rails. It can give you a little piece of mind that they won't fall off. I honestly don't know where to purchase them though.
I started my older child at 4, when I bought the TAB, but he had to stop using it at 6 because he grew out of it too fast. My youngest is almost 4 now, and has taken a few short rides on the TAB with a seatback. Any bike shop can order the seatback.
Bikes use brakes to stop.
If your bike has breaks, don't ride it.
We bought our seatback at REI. Used it ONCE!
My first kid was 4.5 when we got it. She's 7 and still uses it (when we're pressed for time, otherwise she rides her own bike). I also have a 3.5 year old who uses it. The first time he used it he was 2.5--VERY young--but for only a very slow jaunt around the sidewalks near our house. He was enthusiastic to try it, seeing his big sister doing it, and he was able to hold on tightly enough that we could have the experience. Now that he's almost 4, we use it all the time with him, but he doesn't pedal and I attached a back rest (he, like many 3.5 year old boys has the attention span of a gnat, fell off once because he wasn't paying attention, and so it's helpful to have that support for him)
We started out transporting our daughter in a trailer at age 2. She tried a Trail-A-Bike at 5. Even though she no longer could sleep while being taken somewhere, there was no going back -- she absolutely loved it. Now, at 10, we are reaching the point where she will soon prefer riding along with us on a bike of her own. That means that the end is in sight for our Trail-A-Bike.
The Young Prince was starting at 4.5. He is just over 5 and still loves it. We have been getting him use to training wheels, but most bikes are so heavy that he can't pedel them for long and give up.
I'll be needing that for squirels and such....
We purchased the trail a bike compact model and he started on it at 2.5 years old. We obviously started out slow and I think the longest we went was 15 miles one day before he turned 3. We stopped at playgrounds and looked at a lot of scenery along the trail. My suggestion would be to buy the back rest. Definitely keep an eye on them with the mirror.
I think we got our first one when the kidlets were 4. They loved it so much we had to get a second one so both twins could ride at the same time.
WE DID IT! Our little family of four cycled 17,300 miles from Alaska to Argentina! The trip of a lifetime for sure. www.familyonbikes.org
Why not a tandem?
Bikes use brakes to stop.
If your bike has breaks, don't ride it.
I first bought the Adams model from REI when my son was 3.5. He was a bit young for it, could barely reach the pedals, got antsy back there, similar to what others have written.
Regarding the Adams bike itself --terrible clamp setup. It actually broke on us at the beach last summer and my son fell over while we were riding. Took him awhile to get over that. That's where REI's return policy came in handy. We traded in the Adams for REI's own Novara Afterburner, which has a much more sensible and robust clamp.
I did purchase a seat back for my son, and that has worked out beautifully. When he was smaller it gave him the option of letting go of the handlebars and I had extra peace of mind that he was strapped in. I suppose it's the kind of accessory you could get lots of places, but I found mine online at Sunrise Cyclery on Long Island. www.sunrisecyclery.com
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Also -- NC Courthouse Tour, using Amtrak to Charlotte
Trek 520 for commuting, touring, family rides and smiling at life.
At what point (size) is a kid too big for one of these things?
My daughter started riding a tab just before her 4th birthday. She couldn't pedal, but really wanted to. I wish that we had gotten the compact model because she would have been able to reach.


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Harefield Recovery Protocol Study for Patients With Refractory Chronic Heart Failure (HARPS)
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patients with chronic heart failure not due to coronary artery disease who require use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for refractory heart failure can recover sufficient heart function to allow the pump to be explanted. The study aims to avoid the need for transplantation in these patients by using standard heart failure medications to reduce the size of the left ventricle and then using the investigational drug, clenbuterol, to further improve left ventricular function.
Heart Failure
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Drug: clenbuterol
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Harefield Recovery Protocol Study (HARPS): A Nonrandomized, Open Label, Multicenter Evaluation of Potential Recovery of Heart Function in Patients With Refractory Chronic Heart Failure by Treatment With Combination of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), Drugs to Induce Maximal Reverse Remodeling and the Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor Agonist Clenbuterol.
- Percent of subjects who experience LVAD removal and subsequent freedom from mechanical circulatory support or heart transplantation for 1-year after explantation [ Time Frame: One year after LVAD explant or until transplant or death (if not explanted) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- The proportion of evaluable subjects meeting explant criteria and subsequently explanted [ Time Frame: Maximum 16 months after LVAD implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Safety and tolerability of clenbuterol [ Time Frame: 16 months after LVAD implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- To determine the time course of reverse remodeling on a left ventricular assist device during phase I (heart failure medications) and phase II (clenbuterol) of the HARPS protocol [ Time Frame: Up to 16 months after LVAD implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To determine the time course and sustainability of reverse remodeling following LVAD explantation [ Time Frame: 1 year after explantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To assess the biochemical, structural, cellular and molecular changes in the myocardium resulting from the HARPS protocol interventions [ Time Frame: Up to 28 months following LVAD implantation (up to 16 months after LVAD implantation plus 1 year after explantation) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To determine predictors of recovery of left ventricular function/remodeling and of LVAD removal [ Time Frame: Up to 16 months following LVAD implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To assess changes in body mass, lean muscle mass, muscle strength and maximal and submaximal exercise capacity [ Time Frame: Up to 22 months following LVAD implantation (up to 16 months following LVAD implantation and 6 months following LVAD explantation) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To assess changes in renal function and hepatic enzymes [ Time Frame: Up to 28 months after LVAD implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- To assess changes in quality of life, as measured by the EuroQoL (EQ5D) and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) questionnaires [ Time Frame: Up to 28 months following LVAD implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To assess changes in systemic inflammation, circulating progenitor cells and growth factors [ Time Frame: Up to 16 months following LVAD implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Intervention
Drug: clenbuterol
Clenbuterol 20 mcg tablets uptitrated from 20 mcg PO TID to a maximally tolerated dose not to exceed 700 mcg PO TID. Patients will then be switched to the equivalent dose of clenbuterol liquid 59 mcg/ml PO TID. Clenbuterol will be administered for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 12 months.
Other Name: Spiropent
Detailed Description:
The hypothesis of this study is that patients with dilated nonischemic cardiomyopathy who require support with an implanted left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for chronic refractory heart failure can, with a specific two-staged medical regimen designed to enhance maximal reverse remodeling (an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, beta blocker, angiotensin receptor blocker, aldosterone antagonist and digoxin [stage 1]) and prevent/reverse myocardial atrophy (the β2 agonist clenbuterol [stage 2]), recover adequate left ventricular systolic function to allow LVAD explantation and subsequent intermediate-term survival without need for mechanical circulatory support or heart transplantation.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients with refractory symptomatic heart failure (NYHA Class IV, or Stage D) due to dilated, non-ischemic cardiomyopathy who meet the following criteria:
- Severe clinical heart failure with associated haemodynamic compromise resistant to intensive medical therapy and requiring LVAD implantation
- Duration of heart failure symptoms to be ≥ 12 months prior to LVAD implant
- Documentation of LVEF ≤ 40% at least 1 year prior to LVAD implantation
- LVEF ≤ 30% and cardiomegaly at the time of LVAD implantation as documented by radionuclide or contrast ventriculography or by echocardiography
- Nonischemic etiology confirmed by coronary angiography within two years of enrollment
- Listed for heart transplantation or plan to list for heart transplantation pending successful LVAD implantation in one of the participating centers, as per usual transplant listing policy at each participating center
- >= 18 years of age
- Body surface area >= 1.5 m2
- Have an implantable defibrillator in place or a commitment to implant an ICD prior to hospital discharge
- Have undergone insertion within prior 2 weeks or will be inserted with a Heartmate XVE LVAD with use of antimicrobial prophylaxis and drive line restraining belt
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not a heart transplant candidate
- Evidence of active acute myocarditis
- Pulmonary Vascular Resistance > 6 Wood Units
- History of previous CVA resulting in significant fixed motor deficit limiting ability to perform exercise testing
- Previous prosthetic replacement of aortic and/or mitral valve(s)
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- LVIDD < 5 cm by surface echocardiogram (restrictive cardiomyopathy)
- Irreversible multi-organ failure
- Underlying bleeding disorder, or platelet count < 75,000, INR > 2.5 (without Coumadin), or Hgb < 8.0.
- Pregnant or lactating women or unwilling to utilize two reliable methods of birth control for women of childbearing age
- Receipt of other investigational drug therapy during LVAD support
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00585546
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|Georgetown Hospital
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
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|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern University
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|Principal Investigator: John O'Connell, MD
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|University of Michigan Health System
|Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
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|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
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|Contact: Leah Sanuk 614-292-6789 firstname.lastname@example.com
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|United States, Pennsylvania
|University of Pennsylvania
|Not yet recruiting
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19014
|Contact: Kim Craig 215-662-6900 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Mariell Jessup, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Rohinton Morris, MD
|United States, Texas
|Texas Heart Institute
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
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|Principal Investigator: Roberta Bogaev, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Leslie W. Miller, MD
|Georgetown University
|Study Director:
|Keith D. Aaronson, MD, MS
|University of Michigan
|Study Director:
|Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD
|University of Michigan
|Responsible Party:
|Leslie W. Miller, MD, Georgetown University, Washington Hospital Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00585546 History of Changes
|Obsolete Identifiers:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|HARPS, (Not applicable)
|Study First Received:
|December 26, 2007
|Last Updated:
|October 27, 2008
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by University of Michigan:
heart failure
dilated cardiomyopathy
heart assist device
adrenergic beta agonists
heart transplantation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Autonomic Agents
Bronchodilator Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neurotransmitter Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Respiratory System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
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Compare the difference between dies and moulds
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Compare the difference between dies and moulds
By megan2008 on Nov 07, 2013 07:59 AM
Moulds (or molds) and dies are used to make a variety of objects with many different media.For instance, plastic plumbing pipes can me made in a mould; tools castings such as construction machinery castings and construction machinery castings are cast in dies.Moulds tend to be used to produce products that need to be hollow in the middle, whereas dies are used to stamp solid products out of media such as steel.
Liquid Moulds
Moulds help manufacture things like doorknobs.There are two halves to a mould; this allows a great deal of detail to go into the center of the mould.A liquid medium is poured or injected into a premade mould; once the liquid is injected or poured in, it is allowed to cool and the mould is removed. The end result is a single component that may in itself be the end product, or it can be made to have other things attached to it.
Solid Moulds
Solid moulds are used to shape pieces of media.The medium is heated and formed into whatever shape the mould is.For instance, makeup artists may use a sheet of plastic and a mould to give added dimension to an actor's costume; this is especially useful if they are making something that does not exist in real life. If they need to make an actor a mask, for example, they would design the mould, put in a piece of flat plastic, and then press the plastic into place around the mould.This process takes a lot of pressure that has to be carefully monitored to keep the plastic from getting too thin or too hot.
Dies are used to cut objects from media; a cookie cutter is a very simple form of a die.Dies are useful because they can cut many objects at once, increasing productivity.Fancy edged papers are cut by dies, as are machine parts such as washers.Street signs are also cut with dies. The main idea behind dies is that they are used to create other shapes, and two dies can be used at the same time to create complex shapes.
Die Casting
Tools and toys are often made with the die casting process. Molten metal is poured or injected into dies and allowed to cool. The die is then removed, and the product is ready for finishing.Die casting is a relatively fast process, which allows for faster production. It is not as refined as the moulding process, and die cast objecys may not be as strong as products made with an injected mould.
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Ever since I started making a conscious effort to look beyond big box stores for my home, I have been pleasantly surprised. Previously I felt all my thrifty attempts were failures. I never got great deals. I never found the good finds. I hardly went and tried, so the vicious cycle continued. Want to know what changed it? Accepting failure and thrifting frequently despite failure.
I realize thrifters don't score something amazing every time. They probably leave thrift stores empty handed far more times than they do with a great deal. The difference between them and me, is they kept trying where I had given up. Until now.
I have grown bored with new things for my home. I want to bring character, life, and interest into my spaces. You just can't do that with off the shelf home decor. DIYing and hacking off the shelf items can only get you so far. To truly add depth to a space I have come to believe you need something vintage, something with a story, something with some patina. To find those somethings takes a lot of looking and a lot of patience.
After a few recent successes I am inspired to keep trying. I tried a new vintage furniture dealer a few weeks ago and scored a great set of dressers. Looking forward to another retro sale this weekend. Then, I browsed antique stores for the first time. I found a few antique treasures for my future studio. Most recently I headed back to Goodwill for another try.
My previous trips to my local Goodwill have predominantly been disappointing. Our Goodwill never has furniture or frames or great lamps like I see so many others finding. But the reality is it never has those things when I go…on the rare occasion I go. More frequent trips at different times throughout the week might make a difference.
This past week I went on a Tuesday during my lunch hour. I must have been on to something, because there was no parking it was so busy. I thought for sure with the crowd everything would be picked over and there would be nothing left for me. Boy was I wrong. This will probably be sad to some of you avid thrifters, but this trip goes down in my history books as the best thrifting trip to date. I spent a whopping $12 for all the goodness below.
The first find was a couple mercury glass votive holders for 50 cents each. I have a thing for mercury glass (owls, mushrooms, candlesticks, ornaments, and my own DIY mercury glass). These reminded me of mercury glass votives available for $5-8 at West Elm. I think this pair was originally from Target.
The second find was this lone silver candlestick. It was covered in candle wax and in need of a good cleaning. The candlestick was $4. A bit pricey for a lonely candlestick. I bought it because the candlestick screws apart into several pieces, which will come in handy for a little DIY project I have planned for it. More info soon.
I found another baking pan to add to my budding vintage baking pan collection. I know, I know, this one is definitely not vintage, but it was only $2. It is much larger than the other pans I got at the antique store and has a different scallop. Since I plan to use all the pans as picture frames, I figured once I flipped this one over and added a picture to the center only the scalloped edges would be visible. It will mix in well with the actual vintage pans I found.
I also snagged this loaf pan. Again nothing too special, I just liked the length of it and the straight sides. It is a 12″ loaf pan. It was $1. The metal patina goes well with the other pans I am collecting. I will probably use this loaf pan as a basket of sorts on a shelf in my studio.
I could not pass up this corked ceramic jar. I have a thing for corked jars, too. He was only a $1.
The best find of the day was this jar. I walked by it the first time. The second time I passed it, I actually had to touch it to realize it was actually a glass jar with a yellow plastic lid. The shape was intriguing. I flipped it over to see the bottom said Heller Designs Inc. A quick google search revealed this was a pretty good find designed by Massimo Vignelli for Heller. I paid $2. Individual jars of this same size are selling for $17 and up on Etsy. This pop of yellow will be perfect in my studio.
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Megan says:
I totally agree with you on shopping thrift stores! I haven't done so in awhile due to funds and trying to use what I already have but I've definitely done this in the past. There's so much more character and interesting pieces than what you can find in a store today. I am addicted to mercury glass and the older pieces are so much better. Currently in my home I am working with finds from my husband's grandparent's home and my own grandparents' houses. My grandmother is dejunking her house in order to move into a nursing home at some point so we're getting a lot of cool things. Glassware, old tables, everything… I love auctions and will buy random pieces there too for super cheap. One of my favorite random buys was an enamel container that's white with black lettering, maybe 8 cups or so size, and it says "This N That" on it. So random but cute.
Jessvii says:
Congrats on your purchases! I love the votives you scored. However, I wanted to add to the discussion regarding Goodwill (and Salvation Army, etc.). Sometimes, it really depends on which particular store you go to – not the name of the store, but the specific location/manager/etc. I'm not sure who decides what to stock each store with, but I've definitely been to some "good" and "bad" Goodwills. At the good ones, I can always find at least one thing I must have. At the bad ones, I frequently find nothing. For example, there is a particular Salvation Army in my area that always has the best glassware, ceramics, pottery, etc. There is also a Goodwill that has never convinced me to buy even one piece of glassware. I think this same principle applies to TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Home Goods, Ross, etc. There are some "good" ones, and some that consistently disappoint. It's not just my particular taste either – at the Salvation Army I mentioned earlier, other people walk away with shopping cart loads of stuff! Meanwhile, at the Goodwill near me, people will be checking out with only one or two items. Therefore, if you can't find something at a thrifty store near you, try, try and try again at other places! I hope information helps.
Angela says:
Love all your new finds! My husband often gives me that puzzled ("not again") look when I bring home "treasures" during my thrift store hunting. But, it's amazing what some creativity and elbow grease can do for a find that may look like junk to some. Don't ya just love it when we find something and transform it into a beautiful decor piece or an addition to our collections?! And, for me … the hunt is part of the thrill! I could spend two hours sometimes in these stores and may only walk out with one item! :) Thanks for sharing this post!
Meredith says:
Hi. I've just recently stumbled across your site and have been very much enjoying it! I love finding things with great lines and then reusing them for another reason. It's satisfying knowing that I bought something for $1 and made it function and look like something that cost $20.
On the subject of thrift stores. You should look and see if you can find any thrift store "outlets" in your area. When I lived up in WI St. Vinni's had one in Madison called "Dig N Save" where they sent all of the things that didn't sell. Here in SC Goodwill has one. In these places things are priced by their weight, not by the individual item. For example, at Dig N Save in WI, all clothes were $1 a lb (there were certain days when they were .50 and for the month of November coats are $1… I scored a full length Liz Claiborne black dress coat.) All "household" and misc. items are .35 a lb. This means, all glass votive holders are .35 a lb. You know how many you can get in 1 lb??? Many! When I got married 5 years ago, I just kept going there off and on over a few months, and I'd pick up any small glass holders that had a certain look. By the wedding I had over 100, and it had cost very little money.
You do have to be willing to put in time, and you have to know you might not find anything. Just take your allergy pill if you don't like dust, and go for it! In most of these outlets they also have furniture for a set price. In WI I purchased a sold wood antique dinning room table that just needed a little TLC, all for $20. Look online for your area, and you may find even more treasures!
Julie Hale says:
Sign up for emails with your local Thrift Town or Savers, if they are close by. They actually offer special coupons and special on sales days. At Goodwill everything is a set price so somethings are reasonable under the system while others are not. They tend to have less expensive handbags sometimes real leather in the book bag section. Look at your favorite websites that you can't afford and make a want list. Then take the list with you before you thrift. Go before the day before big sales days. They will have the stock up for the sale without the insanity of the crowd, and you can use your coupons. Typically, you can't use coupons on sales days. You save almost the same amount but without the hassle. Certain times of years lend certain goods. Shop out of season. Buy summer in winter and so on. I have gotten awesome vintage peacoats in the summer for as low as $4.99.
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Great advice Julie. I had no idea they had sales and email lists. Thanks.
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Wrist-Top Revolution (continued)
For the namesake brand, head designer Tim Hale, a 15-year Fossil veteran, conducts style-scouting trips as far afield as Tokyo and Eastern Europe. But the ultimate determination takes place at the cash registers. Every week, Fossil combs sales reports, keeping track of which models (SKUs, in industry parlance) are selling best. The company overhauls its 500-model product line five times a year.
In The Blind Watchmaker, author Richard Dawkins classifies watches and other mechanical items as biological creatures. Fossil's methodology works like high-speed evolution - the strong creatures flourish, multiply, and evolve, while the weak wink out of existence. "You get the bottom 20 percent out of your inventory as fast as possible - into outlet stores, whatever," says Barnes. "You let the middle 60 percent sell through and you keep an eye on them. The 20 percent that are on fire, you figure out how to make those have babies."
Fossil will always be a fashion-first company, but hiring the tech-obsessed Brewer helped bring out its geek aspirations. Fossil purchased the patent for a color-changing mechanism that Brewer developed in grad school and hired him as a consultant to help apply the patent to watch faces. The result, known as the Kaleido, was Fossil's biggest seller in 1999. Meanwhile, Fossil executives were considering an idea to put a palmtop in a wristwatch. The Kartsotis brothers again turned to Brewer. He went to work full-time on a progenitor of the Palm PDA watch, known as the FX2001. It failed because, among other things, it was too big. But it taught Brewer important lessons about design.
With Brewer's new and improved lines, Fossil is trying to bring technology products into an untapped marketplace - lifestyle retailing. Nordstrom, Nieman Marcus, and Macy's aren't places you'd normally go gadget shopping. Such service-oriented retailers require a large markup to survive, which is tough to justify when warehouse-like CompUSA is selling the same product next door for 20 percent less. Fossil's answer: Give the lifestyle retailers something different. A low-end version of the PDA watch, under the Abacus brand and running about $200, will go to outfits like Best Buy, while a more fashionable, upmarket Fossil version will sell for $300 next to the high-style timepieces at Macy's. The SPOT watch will also be peddled under the Fossil, Abacus, and Philippe Starck brands - depending on the venue.
The multitiered merchandising strategy makes high-end retailers feel like they have customized products - the key to success in the fashion biz. "The companies that fail in fashion and apparel are the ones that show up and say, 'This is what you need to sell,'" Barnes says - a pretty fair description of how things work in electronics. "You have to become partners with your retailers. You have to actually test stuff in the marketplace and take your direction from there."
The paths that led to Fossil's two new lines started 1,700 miles apart. The PDA began in Brewer's Fossil office in 1999, when he licensed a read-only version of the Palm OS from Palm Source and tried to make it work in a watch. The Microsoft project was hatched in Redmond in mid-1999. A year later, Microsoft engineer Bill Mitchell brought the idea to Fossil.
Mitchell had just finished work on the scheduling software for Timex's DataLink watch, which imported data when held up to a PC monitor. Mitchell figured he could improve the DataLink by replacing the PC with a wireless transmitter. But that meant getting involved in hardware development, which would take money. He commissioned a concept video and showed it to a focus group, which loved the idea. He drew up a business plan and presented it, along with the focus group results and the video, to head of research Rick Rashid and Gates. He got his seed funding.
The idea behind Mitchell's watch is simple: Each FM station has an extra bit of room on its frequency capable of carrying data at a low throughput rate, about 12 kilobits a second. SPOT takes advantage of that extra bit of bandwidth to deliver information that a user would want - stock quotes, sports scores, weather, and of course, the correct time. Seiko tried something similar in 1994 only to realize that it couldn't get watch-sized receivers strong enough to pick up the signal. A half-dozen years later, that was no longer a problem.
Rather than spend millions in marketing dollars to persuade people to buy a Microsoft watch, Mitchell sought out a fashion partner. On his first visit to Fossil, he was impressed with the company's design obsession, right down to the way it had turned a sprawling office-park box into a stylish building. Mitchell says the wood-and-steel staircase behind the receptionist helped convince him to choose the company as a partner. "A few of the design guys we met at Fossil had come in on a couple of weekends and varnished that stairway themselves," he says. "Just because they wanted that look."
In late summer, Mitchell hosted his seventh focus group, this time with real SPOT watches. They tested well, but the refining was just beginning: To date, Microsoft has convened more than 50 SPOT focus group panels nationwide.
While Mitchell was considering Fossil as a SPOT partner, Brewer was focusing on the first version of his PDA watch, the FX2001. By the summer of '99, he knew it was going to be big - too big. Decades of watch retailing show that the outer limits of watch size are as follows: 50 mm from top to bottom (the size of an average man's wrist), 40 mm across the face, and 15 mm thick, to allow a shirt cuff to slide across the watch without snagging. That's 30,000 cubic millimeters. Any more and a watch becomes, in Brewer's words, "a novelty or an outright joke."
The FX2001, with its hobbled Palm OS, was ready in time for Comdex 2001, which is not to say the world was ready for the FX2001. At 60 by 47 by 16 - almost 45,000 cubic millimeters - it looked like the top half of a cell phone glued to a watchband. Brewer's cocky grin fades when he talks about how the wrist PDA was received at Fossil headquarters. "The term 'boat anchor' was used a few times," he says.
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Dmitry Gromyko, who works in the greater Denver metro area, performed several handyman/contractor jobs for us around the house. Quality of his work is highly questionable and he refuses to stand behind the work that he does. (Unfortunately, Colorado does not require registration for general contractors.)Here is the list of the larger problems:1. Deck and handles are about 6 inches off the foundation.2. None of the fence gates open.3. Grout on the bathroom tile job cracked and w/ pinholes.Pictures in this album illustrate the job that was completed by Dmitry Gromyko on 12/21/06. The job was paid for by check on the following day. Dmitry did not clean up after the job and due to the holidays, we were unable to inspect his work until a couple of weeks later.When I contacted Dmitry Gromyko in the first part of January to take care of the problem, he said that he will come out to take a look at what has to be done and that he will let me know the following week, when that would be. Three weeks later, he still had not called back. I called him again and told him in no uncertain terms that he must do it before the coming weekend and he promised to show up on Thursday, February 8th. He also asked that I mark problem spots. At 12:30 at night on February 8th, Dmitry Gromyko emailed me to let say that he would not be able to make it on that day and that he would follow up to say when he would. As of today, March 9th, I still have not heard back from Dmitry Gromyko.This album was created to document Dmitry Gromyko's poor workmanship. It will initially document only the tile grouting work that he did in my bathroom. Close inspection revealed a deluge of problem spots (both pinholes and cracks). Tape markings indicate the larger more obvious problem spots. Both an overall view and problem details are illustrated. According to experts in the field, these are obviously the result of improper grout mixture. (Dmitry Gromyko used to much water). It is also possible that in several places insufficient force was used to press the grout all the way to the substrate. From the pictures it is obvious that the work must be completely redone.A link to this album will be emailed to Dmitry imminently. Should he choose to ignore this issue further and not show up to take care of the problem fully and to my ultimate satisfaction within the next 4 days, I will hire another contractor to take care of this problem and send Dmitry the bill. Should the bill not be taken care of within 7 days of being emailed to him or refused prior to that date, I will send out an email with the link to this album to a large number of other Russian-speakers in the Denver area on Baraban.Com email lists. Should Dmitry Gromyko continue to refuse to pay this bill, complaints will be filed with the state of Colorado Attorney General and a local Better Business Office. In addition, a small claims lawsuit will be filed. Other measures will also be taken, as appropriate.I am determined to make sure that Dmitry Gromyko mends his ways or gets no business in the market he currently serves!
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Your pool coping is the decorative edge that surrounds your pool. This area can be done a number of different ways to achieve the look you want.
Poured Concrete with Aluminum Edge
The most basic swimming pool coping is our poured cantilevered concrete using an aluminum edge. This is done by using an aluminum front form that is attached to the top of your pool wall. The concrete is poured into the aluminum form and smoothed on top. This gives your pool a very nice smooth edge that will match your poured concrete deck.
Poured Concrete with Stegmeier Forms
An upgrade to the basic aluminum edge is to use a Stegmeier form. This form is attached to the pool wall and the concrete coping is poured. Once the concrete is cured the form is removed to expose a beautiful coping edge.
Stamped Concrete
To give your coping a different color and look you can choose to do a stamped concrete coping or deck. After the concrete is poured rubber stamps are brought in and placed on top of the still curing concrete to leave an impression. After this, coloring agents and sealers are added to give you a beautiful unique look to your concrete coping.
Brick and Stone
To give your pool a more natural look you can choose to use natural stone or bricks as coping. These stones are set on top of the pool wall and secured. The joints are then grouted to give a natural flat very elegant looking coping.


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I don't know precisely what was said yet, but multiple folks have emailed me to let me know that my latest just came up on Science Friday, in the context of a discussion of science books of the year. And indeed, Storm World is already listed on the Science Friday website for today's show.
Please post if anyone heard the show and knows what was said…I'll link audio once it's available.
Other science books of 2007 that came up included "The Stuff of Thought" by Steven Pinker, "Einstein, His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson, and "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes.


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When Chris Brewster was a new schoolteacher and soccer coach, he was worried when a 14-year-old player disappeared from practices.
The other boys joked he would be back in a couple of weeks. He was.
When Chris Brewster was a new schoolteacher and soccer coach, he was worried when a 14-year-old player disappeared from practices.
The other boys joked he would be back in a couple of weeks. He was.
"He and his family had been deported to Mexico," Brewster said. "I don't know how he handled me yelling at him to run harder in practice when he could go home that evening and find his mom and dad deported or he could be picked up.
"From that day forward, I knew this was something we had to deal with."Brewster started the Santa Fe South charter school in 2001. By the nature of the school's location, the majority of students are Hispanic, either immigrants or first-generation Americans. The school does not keep track of whether students are living in the country legally, but educators estimate that up to 25 percent may be undocumented. "What we are seeing is a downturn in undocumented students because many were born here. It's the first wave of U.S.-born children to immigrants," Brewster said. Santa Fe educators don't shy away from talking about immigration and the effects the federal and state laws have on their students. The teachers come from varying political and ideological backgrounds, but they tend to have similar views on immigration legislation such as the DREAM Act, often telling stories about the students. "Our philosophy is the basic belief that education is a fundamental human right rather than a privilege of citizenship," Brewster said. "It's like food, water and medical care. Others don't see it that way. We look at it as an American ideal of defending those who cannot defend themselves. "Children are what we focus on. The nuance is about kids who didn't have a choice as opposed to adults who do have a choice." 'Weird place to be' After House Bill 1804 was passed in 2007 to crack down on illegal immigration, forums were held at the school. The first concern among parents was their children. "Parents were told to get an emergency plan together right away," Brewster said. "Let kids know what to do if they come home and you aren't there - where to go, who to call." And those plans have been put to use. "What a weird place to be in our country," Brewster said. "What do you do with a kid in school whose parents have been deported? They don't train you for that in principal school." Teacher Marcie Escobar grew up in Oklahoma and has taught at Santa Fe South for 10 years. She was drawn to the college preparatory curriculum and the opportunity to use her foreign language skills. About once every six months, she said, a student doesn't show up. "I had no idea this existed - that kids are forced to live in a subculture," Escobar said. "It's wrong. It's not cool. It's not OK. We're giving their kids a good education and we can start there." Escobar said teachers feel compelled to speak about the politics of immigration. "This is our population, this is our reality," she said. "Unless you see it, live it and experience it, it's hard to know." 'If I had the chance' Luis, 18, is an undocumented student who constantly questions his dedication to education. At age 12, he spent days walking through desert and tough topography to be with his parents in Oklahoma. He spent three days before that on a bus to get to the border. A friend of his father's helped get him into Arizona. He then spent a day waiting by a Dumpster for his parents. "It's very difficult to be in the desert for three or four days," he said. "It's risky. It's hard." Life since then has been one of keeping quiet and unnoticed. He claims being popular in school is discouraged. "We know until we have papers we have to be alert and never feel safe," he said. "You never feel completely well and always take precautions. Don't pull attention to yourself with what you do. They could take you away from your family." He continues to work on his English, struggling in conversation, but understands what is being said to him. "The school is really making changes for me, especially the teachers who are worried about you learning English and getting good grades," he said. Luis is not confident about immigration reforms to help him. He does not have a sponsor to apply for residency.
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NORMAN — Notre Dame came to Owen Field in 1957 and won a football game 7-0. Perhaps you've heard.
The Fighting Irish are back in town on Saturday night, armed with the same mission. Win a game 1957 style.
NORMAN — Notre Dame came to Owen Field in 1957 and won a football game 7-0. Perhaps you've heard.
The Fighting Irish are back in town on Saturday night, armed with the same mission. Win a game 1957 style.
Run the ball. Pass only if you have to. Don't mind punting. Make the other team punt.
That largely describes these Renaissance Fighting Irish, who bless Oklahoma by coming to town with more than a magic name and that glorious fight song and the haunting memories of Norman Conquests past.
Notre Dame is 7-0 and ranked fifth nationally and that, coupled with the eighth-ranked Sooners, makes this the game of the week in college football.
"They run the ball effectively," said OU defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. "They want to wear on you. They want to force the run game at you. Then try to hit some passes down the field.
"They play a very physical style of play. It's been a good formula for them."
No kidding. The Irish have been winning with 1957-type scores: 20-17 over Purdue, 20-3 over Michigan State, 13-6 over Michigan, 20-13 over Stanford, 17-14 over Brigham Young.
Notre Dame threw 19 passes against Michigan. Threw 17 against BYU.
That's leather-helmet football. And here's the scary part. It's also the kind of football Kansas State played on Owen Field five Saturdays ago. The Wildcats threw just 21 passes and beat the Sooners 24-19.
"Little of the Kansas State philosophy," Mike Stoops said. "Keep explosive offenses off the field. Don't let them have rhythm."
Of course, the Sooners lost to K-State because of three killer turnovers, two on the 1-yard lines, a 14-point swing that was too much to overcome against a stellar squadron.
"Our No. 1 goal for the last several weeks has been, you gotta protect the football," said OU center Gabe Ikard. "If we don't turn it over, with the way our defense is playing, we're going to have a great chance to win games."
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Bravo Leads Cable In Brand Recall And Opinion Lift Per Nielsen IAG
NEW YORK – November 10, 2009 – Bravo has partnered with Sprint as the first ever 360° multi-platform sponsor for "The Real Housewives" encompassing an on-air, online and mobile presence for the fifth season of "The Real Housewives of Orange County," airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The announcement was made by Susan Malfa, Senior Vice President, Ad Sales, Bravo Media and Oxygen Media.
Sprint will have a weekly on-air presence via tagged tune-in spots and billboards. Sprint will also be the exclusive sponsor of a weekly online webisode series called "A Day In The Life," where fans can experience the life of an Orange County housewife first hand, following each of the ladies during a typical day. "A Day In The Life" will air exclusively on BravoTV.com and will be promoted via a custom weekly on-air spot. Sprint will also sponsor The Real Housewives Mobile Fan Club, in which fans sign up to receive special access to the Housewives and show-related content on their phones including behind-the-scenes trivia and fun fact messages, exclusive bonus content, video and more.
"Bravo delivers real results for our sponsors and analysis of Nielsen IAG data has shown that brands that reach consumers on multiple platforms produce a greater impact," said Malfa. "The Real Housewives franchise is one of the most talked about shows on television today, with a passionate, engaged fan-base that drives ad effectiveness."
According to Nielsen IAG, Bravo earned seven out of the top 15 product placement spots based on brand recall in the third quarter of 2009, more than any other cable network. Bravo also produced 12 of the top 30 product placements on cable in the third quarter, ranked by Brand Opinion Lift among all measured respondents. The network saw remarkable results across a number of series including "Top Chef," "The Fashion Show," "Top Chef Masters," "Flipping Out" and "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."
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The Par-3 Course at Westwind Golf Course is a 9-hole par-3 golf course in Muskegon, Michigan. This 3-par layout will reward good shots and provide a fun golf outing for everyone. There is another course on this same property, the Westwind Course. Online tee times may be available at Westwind Golf Course or at nearby golf courses, usually offered at a discount from the normal rate.
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PAW PAW, Mich. (WZZM) - Van Buren County Sheriff's Deputies say that a man found slumped behind the wheel of a running car in a city parking lot had meth and marijuana in his possession.
Deputies were called to the municipal parking lot at Michigan and Kalamazoo Street in Paw Paw Thursday morning on reports of a man sleeping in a car and that the car was running. Police found the man slumped over the steering wheel of the car. When the man awoke, he refused to let police in his car, so deputies had a K9 unit sniff around the vehicle for evidence of narcotics. The dog indicated the presence of drugs and police seized the vehicle, finding meth, marijuana, and cash.
The 37-year-old Portage man was arrested and will be arraigned on Friday.


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Contracts for public funding to provide women's gender-specific treatment are administered primarily through the Managed Services Organizations, as the majority of funding for women's treatment comes from the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. Each MSO has a slightly different process for administering this funding, and the most accurate information is available directly from the MSO itself.
As a part of the contracts between DBH and the MSOs, MSOs are required to serve a specific number of pregnant women each year, and are also required each year to increase access to services for pregnant women.
DBH-licensed substance use disorder treatment programs are eligible to be licensed as providers of women's gender-specific treatment if they comply with the conditions set forth in the DBH Substance Use Disorder Treatment Rules, section 15.229.
Closely related to treatment rules, but not enforced through licensure at this time are treatment standards. In Colorado, the treatment rules constitute also treatment standards. There is however a national document that describes standards for women's treatment, and it can be accessed via this link: http://www.nasadad.org/index.php?base_id=2049
Monitoring and accountability is generally similar across federal, state and local funding. To monitor compliance with contracts (those between DBH and MSOs, as well as between DBH and providers (Special Connections)), a variety of activities take place. MSOs submit to DBH on an annual basis reports describing their activities that are required under their contracts. MSOs also monitor compliance of their providers with the terms of the MSO contract with DBH. This on-site monitoring is reported back to DBH, with documentation of any plans of correction that are imposed upon providers based upon this monitoring activity.
DBH also directly monitors the MSOs for compliance with their contract with us. This monitoring takes place on-site and is primarily fiscal in nature, as the MSOs do not provide any clinical services themselves. Clinical records and policies and procedures are monitored at the providers' sites, to ascertain the extent to which the terms of the contract between DBH and the MSO are complied with. These site visits result in written reports, which are generated by the contract monitoring team at DBH.
Examples of items for scrutiny would be things such as the involvement of family members in treatment, how pregnant women are assured priority admission to treatment, and the extent to which substance use disorder treatment is integrated with mental health and primary health care.
The Special Connections program was put into place via House Bill 91-56, and required the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to jointly manage a program for pregnant women at risk of low birthweight deliveries who had substance use disorders.
The Division of Behavioral Health receives Federal dollars from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) through the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Known as the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, a portion of these dollars is set aside to provide treatment and ancillary services for women experiencing problems with substance abuse. This funding, known as Specialized Women's Services funding, enables funded programs in Colorado to reduce barriers to treatment participation by women. These barriers include lack of transportation to and from treatment, childcare provided while the client is in treatment, gender-specific groups, linkages to medical care and family planning services, access to trauma services and family treatment.


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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Police have arrested a teen after he tried to break into a Lincoln School.
Early Wednesday morning, witnesses reported seeing a male, with a flashlight, on top of Brownell Elementary school.
Police Officer Katie Flood said officers arrived on scene and spotted the male by the northwest corner of the school. When officers approached the male, he ran but officers quickly apprehended him.
18-year-old Alexander Thiel denied attempted burglary but officers found a screwdriver and gloves on him and fresh damage on the roof. Flood said there was no entry gained and nothing was stolen from the school.
Thiel was lodged in jail for attempt burglary, possession of burglar's tools and fail to comply.
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