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Two of the three vehicles involved in a crash on the Garden State Parkway. The vehicles sustained catastrophic damage, State Police said, adding that seat belts likely saved the lives of those involved.
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At Cross Company our most important assets are our people. We know how important it is to have a comprehensive benefit package that will meet their needs. Cross Company offers extensive market-competitive benefits including:
Cross is a 100% employee-owned company. Through the ESOP, the company buys stock on behalf of eligible employees, allowing them to share in the company's success and save for retirement.
Being an employee-owner presents a unique opportunity for our associates to influence the value of their retirement. The ESOP is not a passive investment – associates have a vested interest in making sure their accounts' value grows. Their performance every day on the job contributes to achieving overall company goals and profitability, which in turn may help increase the value of the company and the shares in their account.
Committed to a Servant Leadership philosophy, the Cross Company executives proudly serve our associates! "We hire good people and then get out of the way." - Bill Cross
Steve joined Cross Company in 1995 as our Planning and Development Manager. In 1997 he became President of Automation. Effective December 1, 2008, Steve was promoted to COO, and then CEO on December 1, 2009.
Prior to Cross Company, Steve had a very successful consulting practice, served as Vice President Sales and Marketing for Pacific Scientific motion control division and Area Sales Manager for Eaton Corporation. He is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Jerry joined Cross Company in 1997 as our Controller. In 2005 Jerry was promoted into his present role following the retirement of our former CFO. Jerry spent seven years with Regional CPA firm, McGladrey and Pullen.
He graduated from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC and received his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2001. Jerry was awarded CFO of the Year for the Triad for mid-sized companies in 2012
Rock joined Cross Company in 1979 as Field Account Manager in our Fluid Power Division. His career with our company is one of steady progression into positions of greater responsibility. Rock was promoted to Regional Sales Manager in 1984, Vice President of Sales in 1995, and into his present role in 1998.
He received both Bachelor of Science and Master's Degree in Agriculture Mechanization from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Rock also attended the Young Executives Institute at the University of North Carolina.
Brodie joined Cross Company in 1976 as a Fluid Power Territory Manager. Since that time he has served Cross in other management roles including Fluid Power Industrial Products Sales Manager, Cross Hose & Fittings Division Manager, Cross Fluid Power Regional Sales Manager, and Director of Cross Engineered Systems.
In 2003 Brodie was promoted to Cross Instrumentation Group President. From 2011 through 2013 he served dual roles as Group President as well as V.P. Corporate Marketing. In March 2014 he relinquished his role as Group President to focus full-time on marketing. Brodie received his Bachelor of Science degree from Elon University in Elon, N.C. and his Masters in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina.
Bill joined Cross Company in 2006 as Regional Sales Manager, preparing for his eventual role as executive leader of our Automation Division. Bill was promoted to Vice President of Sales in 2007 and Division President in 2008.
Prior to joining Cross, Bill enjoyed a very successful career with General Electric. He joined GE in 1992 and progressed from field sales to VP of Sales and Marketing and eventually Sales Executive for their industrial market - including process automation, power, and drive systems.
He also spent three years with Allen Bradley in a sales role. Bill received his Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and his MBA from The University of Michigan.
Richard joined Cross Company in 2008 following Cross Company's acquisition of Innovative Controls. Prior to joining Cross Company, Richard co-founded Innovative Controls in June of 1991. Innovative Controls is a process automation systems integration company serving manufacturing facilities in the southeastern US.
Jason joined Cross Company in 2000 following the acquisition of Automatic Controls. Jason became President of Cross Company's Instrumentation Group in 2014. The Instrumentation Group is a manufacturer's representative and value added distributor of products and solutions that help customers measure, analyze, control, and safely operate their processes.
In his time with Automatic Controls and Cross Company, Jason has held numerous responsibilities in sales, operations, E-commerce, and management. Prior to his promotion, Jason spent 10 years as the Cross Company Instrumentation Regional Manager for the Tennessee Region.
He holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee. Jason resides in Knoxville, TN with his wife and three daughters, and is proud to be a part of the Cross Company family of Employee Owners.
In 1973, Rissa joined Cross Company in Greensboro in a clerical role and quickly progressed through other positions within the operation, including Operations Manager (Charleston, SC in 1978 and in Norcross, GA in 1982) and Regional Operations Manager in 1984.
In 1999 Rissa returned to Greensboro as Director of Operations for Cross Fluid Power and was promoted to her current role in 2010. Rissa attended Drew University in Madison, NJ.
Teri is the Vice President of Human Resources at Cross Company and has led Human Resources at the company since September 2009. She is in charge of developing and maintaining strategies for Employee Relations, Compensation, Employee Development, and Recruiting and Retention.
Teri has been a top level executive leader in Human Resources for over 25 years. Her previous experience included Burlington Chemical Company, Burlington Research, and Universal Furniture. She was certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources through the Human Resources Certification Institute in 1994. She continued to recertify and pursue continuing education in the field until she eventually earned the designation of Lifetime Certified Senior Human Resources Professional. Recently she earned certification as a Lominger Leadership Architect facilitator.
Teri says "Being an HR professional at Cross Company is the most satisfying position in my career. I am working with the best and most talented people imaginable to achieve extraordinary goals. What more could you ask for?"
Joe joined Cross Company in 2013 as VP of Information Technology and is responsible for all Information Technology services. Prior to joining Cross Company, Joe lead the Trade Finance engineering division of ACI Worldwide.
Prior to that he spent over nine years at Lash Group/AmerisourceBergen where he directed technology for all client programs and spearheaded corporate initiatives to transform the business.
Joe graduated from Belmont Abbey College with a bachelors degree in Business Administration and a minor in entrepreneurship.


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Explore the grounds of Biltmore where new activities make it more than just a house tour.
Each day, thousands trace the velvet rope-lined passages weaving through one of America's grandest homes. Few, however, know that the total Biltmore experience begins outside. Through hikes, carriage rides, float trips, and rooftop views, discover what really brought George Vanderbilt to this land almost 120 years ago.


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Ligonier Valley High School welcome Rams mascot
At a recent boys basketball game, the Ligonier Valley High School cheerleading squad introduced the school's new Rams mascot. This is the first time Ligonier Valley has had a mascot since merging with Laurel Valley Middle/High School in 2010.
Cheerleader Emma Markle, a junior, said the squad purchased the mascot suit this year with funds received from the student council as well as from the squad's own budget. Juniors Caitlin Michaels and April Goodman entered tryouts to wear the suit and will contribute to pumping up crowds and promoting school pride.
"I'm so stoked. It's always been my secret dream," Michaels said. "When I was in middle school, I wanted to be the Mounties mascot. Then we became the Rams, and I wouldn't be able to do it. I thought maybe my senior year we could purchase a Rams mascot."
Michaels' wish came a year early, when she learned about the new Rams suit. Michaels earned the position by performing "Gangnam Style," a song and dance by South Korean artist Psy.
"I told Caitlin we had already purchased the mascot, and we were having tryouts in a couple of weeks," Markle said. "She was really good."
Both Markle and Michaels think the inclusion of the mascot has been a popular move with the students. Michaels said she has received a great deal of publicity since being named mascot. She also said that it has brought together the students from both schools, creating a kind of unity behind the Rams image.
"I think a lot of people like it. I think it's a new twist," Michaels said. "We haven't had a mascot for a few years because we consolidated. I think it shows support and how we have all bonded to become the Rams. We take pride in our school and who we are."
Peter Turcik is a freelance writer for Trib Total Media.
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Iron Samurai Watch for the Budget Conscious and Style Averse
The Iron Samurai watch, a spectacularly ugly bracelet-style watch made from "Samurai sword carbonized steel folded 1000x over," is available from Chinavision for a questionable $15. It also comes with one of the weirdest/funniest product descriptions I've ever seen. »


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currently running m960 cranks. 34t ring is close to the chainstay, but just clears. I want to go 36t in the front for more chain wrap.
I'm looking @ m785 XT 2x cranks and wondering if I'll have the clearance w/ a 36t ring. Any thoughts?
Other option is to use the outer holes on a 3x, but the m785s are pretty sexy.


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The AKILES DuoMac Custom Binding Machineis a unique, custom-built combo unit to do the work of two. There are 10 combinations available and you get to choose the binding style combination that is best for you!
10 binding combinations
- Wire (3:1) + Coil (4:1) = DuoMac-431
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- Two independent punching die sets allow you to punch & bind multiple styles and/or different pitches.
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November 28, 2015
Voter turnout in state constitutional amendment elections typically is not that high in Brazos County, and that trend is continuing this year.
"Right now, it's kind of low," said County Clerk Karen McQueen. "Presidentials, of course, they vote heavy the first day and all the way through for two weeks. It depends on what election, but it is kind of low right now."
Numbers show about 150 people have voted during the first three days, according to McQueen.
In 2005, the last constitutional election, some 3,000 voters cast ballots in early voting.
"I think people are just studying on [the amendments] a little more and hopefully, by the end of the week or next week, it'll start picking up as they make up their minds on how they want to vote," McQueen said.
Along with 16 amendments, voters in Brazos County can also decide on a $55 million bond to fund the further expansion of the soon-to-be-built jail. If approved, officials say they facility could hold inmates below capacity for 25 years.
In Bryan, voters there will decide whether senior citizens should have a tax freeze enacted.
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You should have an area that stays around 97 degrees under the lamp. I put a heavy duty thermometer about two inches above the floor attached to the stand to make sure it's somewhat accurate. If the temp is too low you will get serious problems, heat aids in digestion and they won't drink and get dehydrated REALLY fast if they are cold for too long.
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This Recipe
- Skill Level: Beginner
- Serves: 6
- Start to Finish: under 2 hours
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Nutrition Facts
- 214mg Sodium
- 114g Carbs
- 19g Fiber
- 7g Fat
- 1g Saturated Fat
- 4g Sugars
- 21g Protein
- 76mg Calcium
- 6mg Iron
The sweet potatoes and millet can be made up to two days ahead. Adapted from The Candle Cafe Cookbook by Candle Café.
Appropiate for: vegan, vegetarian, clean-eating diets
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 3 cups dry millet
- 1 tablespoon sweet white miso (can be found in Asian markets)
- 1 teaspoon umeboshi vinegar (can be found in Asian markets)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 cups canned black beans
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake the sweet potatoes for one hour, or until fork–tender. While the potatoes are cooking, put the millet and 8 cups of salted water in a large pot, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes, or until the water is absorbed. Set aside.
2. When cool enough to handle, remove the potatoes from their skins, place them in a large mixing bowl and mash them with a potato masher until smooth.
3. Combine the miso, vinegar, and cinnamon with the potatoes.
4. Meanwhile, combine the beans, garlic, onion, cumin, crushed pepper, and salt in a medium bowl and toss to combine.
5. Spread the olive oil along the bottom of a large baking pan or casserole dish.
6. Spread the cooked millet over the bottom of the pan, then spread the black bean mixture in an even layer over the millet. Top with the sweet potato mixture and spread evenly.
7. Bake the casserole for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool a bit before slicing into six servings. You can also make the casserole a day or two ahead, store in the refrigerator, and bake before serving.


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The second printing of Hereville will be delivered on Thursday!
So just a reminder — you can order them here, either for $15 for an unsketched copy, or $30 for a copy with an original sketch on the title page. Here's an example of one with a sketch:
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People from around the world now enjoy playing games online that were once offered only in traditional casino halls in Las Vegas. There are a number of online casino sites around. Online casino is gaining popularity because of its numerous advantages. People can enjoy the pleasure of gambling in a relaxed atmosphere. What place could be much relaxing than the comfort of your own home? Online casinos are very convenient for anyone.
Many of the sites are developing features and offers that make for more interesting gaming. You may consider these tips first before risking your hard-earned money and have a better gambling experience. Getting involved in a bad online casino site cannot just ruin your fun, but ruin you financially.
• Find the best online casino that has a proven track record of fairness and ethical business practices. Get feedbacks from reviews and forums regarding the casino site you're eyeing.
• Make sure the online casino has been around for a few years prior to opening a new account. And they are licensed, a site offering online gambling should be a licensed one.
• Legitimate casinos should offer a lot of games for instance slot games, card games, poker and other casino games.
• Know if the casino can provide secure deposit methods and can deliver fast payment for your winnings.
• Make sure the software that these online casino sites are reliable. The graphics and sounds should be running smoothly.
• Check the security features of the site. You don't want to expose your identity to the cyber world.
• Level and quality of customer service provided by the online casino. You have to know if the casino has a 24/7 live chat, phone support, and email support.
• These casino sites should be secure and offers different payment methods.
These tips should certainly not frighten you out of taking pleasure in your online experience. As a player, you need to know these things in order to ensure that you will enjoy playing online casino games.
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Toshiba Regza new Z1 series LED TVs are LAN recording-capable
Toshiba unveiled 3 new Regza LED LCD TV series Z1, RE1 and HE1 in Japan. Among them the Z1 series (37″/42″/47″/55″) stands out with its LAN recording capability in addition to the USB recording. The 37- and 42- inchers are scheduled to be outed this year in early June followed by 47″ and 55″ models later in the month.
Specs-wise, the Z1 series feature full HD Clear LED panel, LED edge light, dynamic contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1, 2 x 10W speakers, Ethernet, 2 USB slots, 4 HDMI ports, SD/SDHC card slot, REGZA link, Windows 7 support, video-on-demand support…
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For only the fourth time since 1890, yesterday the Crown changed hands in the Netherlands as they welcome a new king. This event will be commemorated in Pella during the Tulip Time festivities this year. According to Dick Redman with the Tulip Time Steering Committee, Queen Beatrix abdicated the throne to her eldest son Willem Alexander, prince of the House of Orange. To honor and recognize the event, festival participants are asked to wear an orange ribbon. The ribbons are free and available at Hometown Variety, the Historical Society office, and the Vermeer Mill.
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Wallpaper haters gonna hate. I'm drawn to wallpaper like a design-loving moth to a design-y flame, in part because I admire the whimsical advances people have made with it. There are now varieties like temporary wallpaper, color-in wallpaper, tear-off design wallpaper, customizable art wallpaper, paintable wallpaper and this magnetic woodlands wallpaper by Sian Zeng.
The design itself has an enchanted feel to it, but I love the added aspect of being able to play with it, and change it with magnetic characters and dry-erase magnetic speech bubbles. It's like Zeng has created a cool new version of Colorforms. I think it'd provide hours of delight in a kid's room. (And maybe it'd prevent them from coloring on the walls themselves!)
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Uh-Oh! Spaghetti O's! Union - Delphi Talks Break Down!
Everyone agrees, whether a follower of the GM Death Watch or not, is GM needs — desperately, at that — for Union negotiations with Delphi to be cordial and effective. Well — word coming from negotiations between the embattled supplier and the just-as-embattled IUE-CWA, Delphi's second largest union, are not so good.… »


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Thong style flip-flops are a popular form of footwear for children. Health professionals relate the wearing of thongs to foot pathology and deformity despite the lack of quantitative evidence to support or refute the benefits or disadvantages of children wearing thongs. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of thong footwear on children's barefoot three dimensional foot kinematics during walking and jogging.
Thirteen healthy children (age 10.3 ± 1.6 SD years) were recruited from the metropolitan area of Sydney Australia following a national press release. Kinematic data were recorded at 200 Hz using a 14 camera motion analysis system (Cortex, Motion Analysis Corporation, Santa Rosa, USA) and simultaneous ground reaction force were measured using a force platform (Model 9281B, Kistler, Winterthur, Switzerland). A three-segment foot model was used to describe three dimensional ankle, midfoot and one dimensional hallux kinematics during the stance sub-phases of contact, midstance and propulsion.
Thongs resulted in increased ankle dorsiflexion during contact (by 10.9°, p; = 0.005 walk and by 8.1°, p; = 0.005 jog); increased midfoot plantarflexion during midstance (by 5.0°, p; = 0.037 jog) and propulsion (by 6.7°, p; = 0.044 walk and by 5.4°, p;= 0.020 jog); increased midfoot inversion during contact (by 3.8°, p;= 0.042 jog) and reduced hallux dorsiflexion during walking 10% prior to heel strike (by 6.5°, p; = 0.005) at heel strike (by 4.9°, p; = 0.031) and 10% post toe-off (by 10.7°, p; = 0.001).
Ankle dorsiflexion during the contact phase of walking and jogging, combined with reduced hallux dorsiflexion during walking, suggests a mechanism to retain the thong during weight acceptance. Greater midfoot plantarflexion throughout midstance while walking and throughout midstance and propulsion while jogging may indicate a gripping action to sustain the thong during stance. While these compensations exist, the overall findings suggest that foot motion whilst wearing thongs may be more replicable of barefoot motion than originally thought.
Thongs (also known as flip-flops) are a common footwear choice for Australian children [1]. They are typically constructed from a rubber template which is loosely secured to the foot by a single V-shaped rubber strap extending from between the first web space to the base of the first and fifth metatarsals. Footwear is regarded as necessary apparel for foot comfort and protection. Due to their flexible and unrestrictive nature, thongs may be preferable to other children's footwear types, all of which have been shown to alter natural foot function [2], since the ideal footwear for a child's developing feet is believed to be that which allows natural motion of the foot [3,4]. In support of this view are reports that, compared to habitually shod children, habitually unshod children have stronger and healthier feet with less incidence of toe deformity [3].
Despite the possible advantage of thongs compared to other footwear options for children, there is no evidence that they are beneficial. Indeed, there are concerns that thongs may be harmful. In a recent survey of 272 parents of children, thongs were implicated by the parents as contributing to 15% of forefoot and 22% of rearfoot complaints [1]. Prolonged use of thongs has been linked to heel pain [5] and shin-splints [6]. However, there exists no empirical evidence to explain the mechanisms for specific pathologies, and no analysis of the effect of thong wearing on foot function in children. From studies of adults, thongs have been found to result in increased ankle plantarflexion at heel contact, compared to sneakers [7] and decreased plantar pressure at the rearfoot, forefoot and hallux, compared with barefoot [8]. Whilst the implications of these findings are unclear, the cushioning effect of a thong indicated by the decreased pressure challenges the commonly held belief of the need to claw the toes in order to maintain interaction between the barefoot and the thong. Other pathological mechanisms that are concerning because of their associations with symptoms in adults and may potentially occur in children who wear thongs include; that of plantar fasciitis with flattening of the longitudinal arch [9]; and foot pronation and reduced hallux dorsiflexion [10]; and medial tibial stress syndrome also known as shin-splints with excessive foot pronation [11] and rearfoot eversion [12]. However, there have been no studies of the effects on foot function in children to support or refute any concerns or harm in wearing thongs.
To our knowledge, no quantitative evidence to support or refute the benefits or disadvantages of children wearing thongs has been reported in the literature. The aim of this paper is to compare the kinematic effects of wearing thongs on children's feet with a barefoot control condition during walking and jogging using three dimensional motion analyses. It is hypothesised that, compared to barefoot, wearing thongs will see reduced hallux motion, greater midfoot dorsiflexion and ankle eversion.
Study participants were thirteen children (8 girls and 5 boys) between 8 and 13 years of age (mean age 10.3 ± 1.6 SD years) from the metropolitan area of Sydney Australia who volunteered in response to publicly displayed posters, press release and fourteen radio interviews. Power analysis using data from a previous footwear study [13] indicated that twelve participants would be necessary to achieve a significant difference with alpha set at 0.05 and power set at 0.8 with the effect size 0.62. This number is similar to Leardini et al's [14] protocol for measuring multi segment foot motion, which found meaningful differences with ten participants.
Inclusion criteria stipulated healthy children free of known foot deformity, and not requiring medical consultation for foot or leg pathology in the preceding six months, Beighton Score less than 5/9 to exclude hypermobile children [15] and a foot posture index (FPI) within 2 SD of normal to exclude excessively pronated and supinated foot types [16]. The University of Sydney Human Ethics Committee granted ethics approval for this study and a parent/carer of each participant gave written consent together with the child's informed verbal assent prior to participation.
Model, segment and joint angle definitions
Shank and rearfoot segments were defined using 3, 12 mm diameter, non-collinear reflective markers per segment (Figure 1). Motion of the shank was determined using markers placed on areas of minimal soft tissue movement at the proximal, distal and lateral shank. Motion of the rearfoot was determined using a detachable wand triad marker previously shown to be valid and reliable [17]. It consisted of an array of three markers mounted onto a rigid shaft that attached to the calcaneus via a flexible metal stirrup. The stirrup provided a large contact area around the calcaneus and was secured using double sided adhesive tape and strapping tape. Motion of the forefoot was determined with markers located at the navicular, first and fifth metatarsal heads. The first metatarsal segment was defined by the line from the navicular to first metatarsal head and the hallux segment by the line from the first metatarsal head to the marker located dorsal to first distal phalanx.
Figure 1. Images of the foot and leg with markers used for the definition of segments and their embedded axes.
The two joints of the rearfoot (talocrural and subtalar) were considered as a single universal joint with its centre located at the midpoint between the markers on the medial and lateral malleolus. The forefoot segment X and Y axes had their origin in line with the navicular marker and the Z axis in line with the rearfoot joint centre. The axis system origin for the shank segment was midway between the medial and lateral femoral condyles. All segment X axes were initially aligned with the laboratory -Z axis (down), segment Y axis pointing anteriorly (X axis of laboratory) and the segment Z axis pointing to the right of the participant (-Y axis of the laboratory). For the shank segment the X axis was subsequently aligned with the rearfoot joint centre.
The three degrees of freedom ankle joint angle was described using the joint coordinate system according to International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) recommendations [18]. The midfoot angle describing the angular relationship between the forefoot and the rearfoot used a similar joint coordinate system as that for the ankle. That is, the midfoot plantarflexion/dorsiflexion axis was the Z-axis of the rearfoot, the midfoot abduction/adduction axis was the X-axis of the forefoot and the inversion/eversion axis of the midfoot was the cross product between the Z-axis of the rearfoot and the X-axis of the forefoot.
Experimental approach
Study participant characteristics were recorded (Table 1) and reflective markers applied prior to a standardised foot reference position being recorded. Participants practised walking and jogging along the seven metre walkway at a self-selected pace while visually attending to a distant line bisecting the lab to maintain direction and avoid targeting of the force plate. Participants then conducted five walking trials and five jogging trials in a straight line while barefoot, or while wearing simple, non-contoured thongs (Figure 2). The test order of barefoot and a thong condition was randomised between participants.
Video data were recorded at 200 Hz using a 14 camera motion analysis system (Cortex Version 1.1, Motion Analysis Corporation, Santa Rosa, USA). The initial right foot ground reaction force was measured using a force platform (Model 9281B, Kistler, Winterthur, Switzerland). Calibration of all fourteen cameras was completed prior to each session of data collection. Residual error for the motion analysis system, representing the accuracy with which the system could reconstruct marker location within the captured volume, was <0.5mm across all testing sessions.
Data processing
All trials were truncated at 20% prior to heel-strike of the right foot and at 20% after the right foot toe-off and time normalised to the right foot's stance phase. In accordance with previous literature, the kinematic data were smoothed at 5 Hz [19] for walking and 20 Hz [20] for jogging. Relative angles were calculated using KinTrak software (University of Calgary, Canada). The timing of heel contact and toe-off events was established from the vertical ground reaction force. For each participant and condition the mean of five trials was calculated. The ensemble mean and 95% confidence intervals across participants were computed. The confidence intervals were used to determine whether differences were significant between conditions for the continuous data.
Four events were used to define the three stance sub-phases: foot contact (heel contact to foot flat), mid-stance (foot flat to heel rise) and propulsion (heel rise to toe off). Foot flat and heel rise events were defined within stance phase using the minimum of the posteriorly directed and the zero-crossing of the anterior-posterior ground reaction force respectively.
Statistical analysis
For the primary discrete variable of the footwear condition thong to barefoot, a two by five nested repeated measures analysis of variance was used (SPSS Version 19, IBM SPS Inc, USA). Bonferoni adjustments to condition and gait were applied to test significant differences between footwear conditions and gaits walking and jogging over five trials. The threshold of p < 0.05 was set to determine the significance of range of motion value and mean difference.
Mean age, height, mass, Beighton Score, FPI, dominant leg and thong size for the participants are presented in Table 1. On average, during walking in barefoot and thong conditions, foot-flat occurred at 13 and 14 percent of stance and heel-rise at 54 and 53 percent of stance respectively. During jogging, barefoot and in thong conditions, foot-flat occurred at 20 and 22 percent of stance and heel-rise at 44 and 44 percent of stance respectively. Participant barefoot and thong ankle, midfoot and hallux range of motion (ROM) and walking and jogging velocity are shown in Table 2.
Table 2. Mean, p value and 95% confidence interval for the difference between the means for the joint range of motion and velocity over the stance phase for barefoot and thong while walking and jogging
At heel strike the ankle was 10.4°, (p; = 0.010, 95% CI [2.02, 18.73]) more dorsiflexed in the thong condition when compared to barefoot (Figure 3) and remained more dorsiflexed by 10.9°, (p; = 0.005, 95% CI [−4.04, 17.75]) throughout the contact phase (Figure 3). Over the entire stance phase, the ankle averaged greater dorsiflexion in the thong condition, although this difference was not significantly different at 5.3°, (p; = 0.122, 95% CI [−1.66, 12.32]). Ankle frontal and transverse plane motion in the thong condition closely followed that of barefoot throughout the stance phase.
Figure 3. Sagittal plane ankle motion in walking gait. Mean joint angles for barefoot (red) including 95% confidence intervals (red shading) and thong (blue dashed) including 95% confidence intervals (blue shading), including 20% before and 20% after stance (y-axis), while walking. Events foot-flat and heel-rise represented by the vertical red (barefoot) and blue (thong) dashed lines.
The pattern of midfoot sagittal plane motion (Figure 4) was similar between barefoot and thong conditions, although the thong condition demonstrated a trend towards increased plantarflexion throughout stance by 6.5°, (p; = 0.055, 95% CI [−0.156, 13.3]) (Table 3). Although not significant the following two observations were noted. During the contact phase, when thongs were worn, the midfoot was more plantarflexed by 5.4° (p; = 0.090, 95% CI [−1.00, 11.9]) than when barefoot. During mid-stance, the midfoot was more plantarflexed by 6.6°, (p; = 0.052, 95% CI [−0.065, 13.3]) when thongs were worn. The midfoot was more plantarflexed when thongs were worn during the propulsive phase by 6.7°, (p; = 0.044, 95% CI [0.205, 13.3]) (Table 3). Midfoot frontal and transverse plane motion in the thong condition showed no difference to barefoot through the stance phase (Table 3).
Figure 4. Sagittal plane midfoot motion in walking gait. Mean joint angles for barefoot (red) including 95% confidence intervals (red shading) and thong (blue dashed) including 95% confidence intervals (blue shading), including 20% before and 20% after stance (y-axis), while walking. Events foot-flat and heel-rise represented by the vertical red (barefoot) and blue (thong) dashed lines.
Table 3. Mean, p value and 95% confidence interval for the difference between the angle means over the stance phase for barefoot and thong while walking and jogging
Hallux sagittal plane position in the thong condition was less dorsiflexed prior to heel strike at −10% of stance by 6.5°, (p; = 0.005, 95% CI [3.76, 7.67]) at heel strike by 4.9°, (p; = 0.031, 95% CI [3.68, 7.78]) and at 110% of stance by 10.7°, (p; = 0.001 95%CI [3.49, 17.93]) (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Sagittal plane hallux motion in walking gait. Mean joint angles for barefoot (red) including 95% confidence intervals (red shading) and thong (blue dashed) including 95% confidence intervals (blue shading), including 20% before and 20% after stance (y-axis), while walking. Events foot-flat and heel-rise represented by the vertical red (barefoot) and blue (thong) dashed lines.
Greater ankle dorsiflexion occurred in the thong condition at heel-strike by 10.2°, (p; = 0.003, 95% CI [2.25, 17.74]) and following toe-off at 110% of stance by 5.8°, (p; = 0.016, 95%CI [4.69, 6.09]) (Figure 6). Over the entire stance phase, ankle sagittal plane motion when thongs were worn was similar in pattern to barefoot jogging. This occurred despite a trend towards greater dorsiflexion throughout stance when thongs were worn 4.4°, (p; = 0.070 95%CI [−0.416, 9.23]) (Table 3). No difference was seen for ankle frontal plane or transverse plane motions when thongs were worn (Table 3).
Figure 6. Sagittal plane ankle motion in jogging gait. Mean joint angles for barefoot (red) including 95% confidence intervals (red shading) and thong (blue dashed) including 95% confidence intervals (blue shading), including 20% before and 20% after stance (y-axis), while jogging. Events foot-flat and heel-rise represented by the vertical red (barefoot) and blue (thong) dashed lines.
The midfoot was more plantarflexed during the thong condition in the sagittal plane during midstance by 5.0°, (p; = 0.037, 95% CI [0.37, 9.73]) and propulsion by 5.4°, (p; = 0.020, 95% CI [1.01, 9.84]) (Table 3) (Figure 7). The midfoot mean plantarflexion angle was greater by 4.6° (p; = 0.051, 95% CI [−0.031, 9.17]) over the entire stance phase when thongs were worn but not significantly so (Table 3). The midfoot was more inverted during the contact phase by 3.8°, (p; = 0.042, 95% CI [0.15, 7.40]) (Figure 8) (Table 3) and at toe-off by 4.6°, (p; = 0.008, 95% CI [3.44, 5.65]). Midfoot transverse plane motion in the thong condition showed no difference to barefoot throughout the stance phase (Table 3).
Figure 7. Sagittal plane midfoot motion in jogging gait. Mean joint angles for barefoot (red) including 95% confidence intervals (red shading) and thong (blue dashed) including 95% confidence intervals (blue shading), including 20% before and 20% after stance (y-axis), while jogging. Events foot-flat and heel-rise represented by the vertical red (barefoot) and blue (thong) dashed lines.
Figure 8. Frontal plane midfoot motion in jogging gait. Mean joint angles for barefoot (red) including 95% confidence intervals (red shading) and thong (blue dashed) including 95% confidence intervals (blue shading), including 20% before and 20% after stance (y-axis), while jogging. Events foot-flat and heel-rise represented by the vertical red (barefoot) and blue (thong) dashed lines.
Hallux sagittal plane motion was unaffected by thongs while jogging.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of wearing thongs on selected foot kinematics while children were walking and jogging using the barefoot condition as a baseline. Children adapted to wearing thongs with altered ankle kinematics during the contact phase while walking and jogging and midfoot adaptations during midstance while jogging. Hallux adaptations were observed while walking prior to and during weight acceptance and after toe off. Overall ankle, midfoot and hallux range of motion was unaffected while wearing thongs compared to barefoot.
Self-selected barefoot walking velocity (Table 2) in the present study is consistent with previous studies [21,22]. Thongs had a minimal effect on barefoot walking and jogging velocities. Barefoot walking joint angle ROM (Table 2), in the current study are consistent with previously reported literature for those papers that used the relative angle of the shank to the rearfoot to describe sagittal plane ankle ROM in children [22]. Since children's gait is considered to be mature by age four [23] and foot mechanics mature by age five [24], comparisons can be drawn between the current study and adult studies using the same joint definition models. Consistencies were identified between the current data and adult ankle ROM in the sagittal [19,25,26], frontal [19,25] and transverse planes [19,25] and the midfoot ROM in the sagittal [19,25] and frontal planes [19].
Only small differences were seen when children wore thongs compared to barefoot for the tested foot model. The overall pattern and range of joint angle motion for ankle, midfoot and hallux kinematics were comparable between barefoot and thong conditions during both walking and jogging (Table 2). Barefoot kinematics were altered when thongs were worn throughout various phases of the gait cycle, with these changes mainly occurring in the sagittal plane (Table 3). Participants wearing thongs exhibited more ankle dorsiflexion throughout the contact phase while walking together with midfoot inversion while jogging, more midfoot plantarflexion during midstance while jogging, more midfoot plantarflexion while walking and jogging during the propulsive phase (Table 3) and hallux dorsiflexion was reduced prior to and post stance phase while walking (Figure 5).
Ankle and midfoot adaptations occurred during the contact and midstance phases while wearing thongs compared to barefoot. Significant ankle dorsiflexion during walking (Figure 3) and jogging (Figure 6) combined with midfoot inversion during jogging (Figure 8) prior to and during the contact phase may be a compensatory mechanism necessary to retain thongs on the foot. This increased dorsiflexed and inverted position through loading may have implications for the tibialis anterior muscle, which has been shown through eccentric contraction to be a primary resistor of foot plantarflexion and rearfoot eversion during the first 10% of the stance phase [27]. Previously reported evidence of increased foot plantarflexion seen when wearing thongs compared to shod conditions [7] cannot be directly compared to the current study given their use of a two dimensional single segment foot model in which markers were placed on the outer surface of participants pre-worn shoes, and motion of the rearfoot segment were not measured.
An action to grip thongs may be present during midstance and in particular during propulsion with greater midfoot plantarflexion while walking (Figure 4) and to a greater extent while jogging (Figure 7). The midfoot was more plantarflexed during midstance phase while walking and more plantarflexed during the propulsive phase of walking and jogging (Table 3).
Anecdotally, clinicians have believed it necessary to claw one's toes to maintain thongs. This popular belief has been found lacking with hallux plantar pressure measures reduced when wearing thongs [8]. The present study confirms this outcome during the stance phase with hallux angular displacement remaining unchanged (Table 2) between conditions while walking (Figure 5) or jogging.
Reduced hallux dorsiflexion immediately prior-to and at heel strike while walking may indicate an action to grip and lever the thong to make contact with the heel in preparation for weight acceptance at heel strike (Figure 5). This adaptation may disrupt tensioning of the plantaraponeurosis with preload, thought to be important for midfoot stability in preparation for load acceptance [28] and increase demand of other midfoot stabilising structures including plantar intrinsic foot muscles [29,30]. Reduced hallux dorsiflexion seen at 110% of stance following toe-off while walking (Figure 5) has implications for hallux clawing during the swing phase of the gait cycle reducing ground clearance, known to be related to trips and falls [31] and thought to be a protective antalgic response of the symptomatic foot [10].
There were a number of limitations to the current study. Firstly, the inclusion criterion was restrictive. This limits the extent to which the findings can be generalized, and cannot be applied to those children with excessively flat or highly arched feet. Further research is required to substantiate the current findings. Our study considered the influence of thongs on children's kinematics in the immediate time after the thongs were put on and prior wear of thongs was not controlled for. Children were not separated into groups of habitual or infrequent wearers of thongs which may have an effect on condition familiarity and the individual methods to secure the thong. Future studies should include side-stepping tasks and should examine the inverse dynamics during prolonged wearing of thongs to better understand pathological implications of the processes necessary to maintain thongs and their effect.
Thongs had a minimal effect on walking and jogging at self-selected speed. The adaptations seen in this study may be necessary to maintain contact between the thong and the foot. In particular, increased contact phase ankle dorsiflexion, during walking and jogging with reduced hallux dorsiflexion during walking suggests a need to retain the thong during weight acceptance. Greater midfoot plantarflexion during midstance while jogging and propulsion while walking and jogging suggests a gripping action to retain the thong during stance. Reduced hallux dorsiflexion after toe-off during walking indicates a gripping action may be necessary during early swing. These adaptations may result in muscle overuse syndromes for rearfoot dorsiflexors and midfoot plantarflexors with prolonged thong wear, however further evidence is required to explore these areas. While differences were statistically significant, clinical importance is yet to be determined and so, overall, foot motion whilst wearing thongs may be more replicable of barefoot motion than originally thought.
Competing interests
The authors declare no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
AC carried out participant recruitment, data collection and analysis, statistical analysis, interpretation of results and manuscript draft. AG assisted data collection, statistical interpretation and editing the manuscript. AH and BV assisted in editing the manuscript. RS conceived the study, constructed the methodology, procedure for statistical analysis and interpretation and study overall coordination and helped to edit the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
I would like to acknowledge Caleb Wegener for his guidance throughout the research process and Raymond Patton for his technical expertise with the biomechanics lab.
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on your own.
alone under stone,
hale and broken.
on your own,
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The No. 16-seeded Istrouma Indians did the unexpected, but the No. 4-seeded Rapides Mustangs did what was expected in capturing a 72-61 Class 2A, first-round playoff win Friday night.
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"From everything I heard and from all the scouting reports, I expected that team here tonight," said Rapides coach Travis Broussard. "But they did some things different than what I was expecting, and that's a sign of good coaching." ...


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Seventy-eight years ago, the bloody crime spree of public enemy era outlaws and lovers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker came to a violent and bullet-riddled end on a desolate dirt road east of Shreveport.
All these years later, people are still fascinated by their lives.
On Sept. 30, there will be a live auction in New Hampshire of some things connected with the infamous couple, emailed Mike Graff for RR Auction.
"...included in this very special themed auction will be prized personal handguns of both Bonnie and Clyde," RR Auction Veep Bobby Livingston said.
Where did all this stuff come from? Many of the lots originate from the estate collection of the late author and collector Robert E. Davis of Waco, Texas, but there are a number of significant lots from the estate of Clyde's sister, Marie Barrow.
Let's take a look at a few of the 130 auction items:
Clyde Barrow's 10-karat gold Elgin pocket watch.
Bonnie Parker's leatherette cosmetic case.
Parker's personal, concealed Colt .38 snub-nose detective special revolver, found on her body taped to her inside thigh with white medical tape.
Barrow's personal Colt .45, recovered from his waistband.
Handwritten remarks by Barrow on the back of a candid snapshot photo of a small house on a platform surrounded by water.
"In authenticating some of the items, the RR Auction utilized the services of L.J. "Boots" Hinton, son of Ted Hinton, one of the posse members responsible for killing Bonnie and Clyde in Bienville Parish," the email stated.
Hinton is operator of the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum, Gibsland, who shares stories he gleaned from his father, the youngest man in the posse.
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Prior to Google, I was a research scientist at Facebook in Menlo Park, California. I worked on the Page Insights team, building a system for analytics on Facebook Pages, and then on the Location and Events team, working on data analysis and building various backend systems. I received my Ph.D. in May 2011 from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where I worked with Professor Tanya Y. Berger-Wolf in the Computational Population Biology Laboratory, part of the Computer Science department. You can find my thesis here, and on Amazon, where it is has been categorized under "Agricultural Sciences" for some reason unknown to me.Email: mlahiri @ gmail.com
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Pope Francis reached out an olive branch to the gay community Monday, saying that he won't "judge" gay priests.
"If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?" the pope said.
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Cabela's Spring Boy Scout Challenge will again be held at the Reno store on Saturday, May 4 from 8:30am (check-in) to about 12:30pm at the store, located on 8650 Boomtown Road (I-80 Exit 4). This free and team-oriented event tests the Boy Scouts' skills and knowledge in a variety of timed and scored events.
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Cabela's also hosts a Fall Boy Scout Challenge on the state holiday Nevada Day, Oct. 25 and will host a similar event for the Girl Scouts tentatively on Tuesday, June 25 from 9:30 to noon.
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But, as you know, I've been having trouble with my TWH mare.
Today was my first lesson on her with a dressage trainer. She got me to be able to get her to pick up a trot, from a walk and keep going.
The only time this horse ever trots, is over poles.
I just found it interesting that letting her be lazy walking, and then asking, she paces. But getting her in form, she takes the trot right off.
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Recently 129 college and university presidents and administrators signed a petition to support a debate over whether the drinking age should be changed from 21 to 18. Jim Fell and Sanford Ungar talked about the pros and cons of changing the drinking age in the U.S., and they responded to telephone calls and electronic mail Mr. Ungar favors this debate to lower the drinking age while Mr. Fell opposes it. close
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The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office has positively identified 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday. Ten were children.
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Wisconsin Teachers Skip School
So, to wrap up the week with the Wisconsin school protests, let me outline some of the salient points-some of the things that stick out in my mind. What I seem to remember is that Wisconsin is $3.6 billion in debt, and the teachers are arguing for more spending, while the rest of the country cuts back. If these people bothered to educate themselves a little more, they would see that their economic policy is hauntingly similar to that of the USSR. Ignore reality, keep spending. Everything is "too big to fail," including government worker pension programs.
The next thing that sticks out in my mind is the image of teachers skipping work (skipping school if you will)- many of them bringing their own students-and getting fake doctor's notes to pretend like they were sick. Awesome. The irony is towering up to the sky. Isn't it students who are famous for feigning illness, in order to skip school? Wouldn't they jump at the idea of getting a fake doctor's note? Are these seriously the values that liberal teachers want to instill in kids? Ah yes, once again, the liberals are doing selfish things and passing them off as altrustic. They have done this so much since the 1960s, that it is ingrained in our culture. This reminds me of the time last November when Democratic lawmakers sought to bring young people to the polls by tempting them with the idea of legalizing drugs. I'm serious, this was their official strategy-look it up. Every single teacher and doctor who participated in this scam needs to be written up, and probably fired. When do we decide that we have given liberals enough leash, and they can't keep doing immoral things in the name of free speech? When do we say that it's not righteous protest anymore? Seriously, whoever reads this, join me in calling Wisconsin school boards and medical licensing boards.
The next point that sticks out in my mind, which I partially covered in the sphere of my previous argument, is the fact that many liberal teachers brought their kids to the protest. What kid in his right mind would go to the protest, and side against his teacher? Any kid who wants to pass, that is. As a 12-year-old, would you seriously go to a protest with your 40 year old teacher, speak out against him, and take up sides with the Tea Party, and against him at the protest? I wouldn't. I wanted to get into a good college pretty badly at that age, and I was ready to agree with whatever my teachers had to say. When they said "jump," I said "how high?" What I'm saying is that conservative parents should not be surprised if their children come home with a liberal slant on this issue. Spectacular.
So, let's back up, and get this scam straight-the teachers skip work for their own selfish reasons, bring their kids along so they can bring larger numbers to the walkout, pass it off as righteous protest, and then procure a fake doctor's note so they can skip work? Gotcha.
Then there's the economic side. In Wisconsin, teachers are compensated on average $78,000 for working 180 days, roughly 2/3 of a full work year for the average American. The average American makes roughly $50,000 for working a full year. We are also in the midst of a major recession-the worst since the Great Depression.
Added to all of this are the funny, stupid little tidbits like liberal teachers carrying signs claiming that "Hitler shut down unions too." Nevermind the fact that Hitler was a socialist, and heavily pro-union. While we're at it, why don't we nail that one to the wall? Hitler was a socialist. An economic left-winger. A socialist. Nazi is an abbreviation for NSDAP, which stands for National Socialist German Workers Party (National Sozialistsche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei in German). Yes, he shut down the unions he didn't agree with, but replaced them with ones that he did agree with. I don't think he ever advocated for ridding Germany of labor unions. The liberal Wisconsin teachers are up against Tea Party conservatives, who mostly want to eliminate public sector unions entirely, or at the very least their guaranteed pensions, and ability to collectively bargain. To sum it up quickly:
1. Fire all of the teachers who skipped work
2. Revoke the licenses of all the doctors who aided them, and
3. As in the private sector, fire all the people who won't stop whining about taking a pay cut.
I think I need to go lay down, the whole thing is making my head spin.


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|New horizons in treating disorders of hyperpigmentation in skin of color.
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|Pigmentary abnormalities are among the most common reasons why patients with skin of color visit a dermatologist. Hydroquinone has been a cornerstone for the treatment of hyperpigmentation; however, concerns regarding adverse effects have prompted a search for alternative agents. Some promising topical treatments include soy, licorice, rucinol, mulberry, niacinamide, ellagic acid, resveratrol, and dioic acid. Oral agents, primarily used for the prevention of postprocedural hyperpigmentation, include procyanidins, tranexamic acid, and Polypodium leucotomos. Advances in Q-switched lasers, intense pulse light, fractional photothermolysis, and the advent of tretinoin peeling add to the clinician's armamentarium for treating hyperpigmentation.
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